April 30th, 2015 by The Morung Express

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Do you know that our soul is composed of harmony?

—Leonardo da Vinci

Nagaland Police urges people to be vigilant of cybercrime

Rahul attacks Modi, says farmers integral to ‘Make in India’ [ PAGE 8]

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Barca on target against Getafe

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nagaland Police develops it system to curb vehicle thefts

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Our honest chairman appointed as Parliamentary Secretary? He will now devote his time to seeking money. Let`s pray for his poor soul.

Percy Warcloud Edwards dances during the grand entrance of the 32nd annual Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque N.M., in April, 2015. Warcloud Edwards is from Sacramento, Calif., and is a member of the Colville Confederated Tribe in Washington state. The three-day event was North America’s largest powwow, attracting indigenous dancers, drummers and singers from across the U.S. and Canada. (AP Photo)

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Low intensity blast at Marwari Patti

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DiMApUr, April 29 (MexN): A low intensity blast occurred on Wednesday evening at Marawari Patti here. According to the Dimapur police, the explosion happened at around 8:20pm near Jain Mandir, outside the gates of a travelling agency, Rhino Transport. No injuries or damage to property was reported except some ‘splinter-damage’ to the gates and walls of Rhino Transport. Preliminary investigations by the police showed the signs of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that caused the blast. Though a crowded place, no one could clearly state to the police if someone had fled the spot on a bike or autorickshaw, or placed it there earlier. The case is now being investigated.

Governor to donate 1 month salary for earthquake relief

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KOhiMA, April 29 (MexN): Nagaland state Governor, PB Acharya will contribute one month’s salary, amounting to Rs 1.10 Lakhs, towards the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the relief of the recent earthquake victims in Nepal and parts of India. Further the officers and employees of the Nagaland state Raj Bhavan will contribute an additional amount of amount of 1.40 Lakhs to the relief fund. A press note from the Governor’s Secretariat appealed to the public, “especially the well to do and affluent sections of the society,” to donate generously to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the cause. The amount may be sent to the Office of the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Nagaland so that the amount may be consolidated and remitted to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, it was informed.

NTTU against proposed ban on movement of timber laden trucks

DiMApUr, April 29 (MexN): Taking strong exception to reports on a proposed ban on movement of vehicles carrying timber products, the Nagaland Timber Traders Union (NTTU) today said it would approach the court of law on the “illegal restriction” imposed on the timber business. NTTU in a press release issued by the union president, Kevise Sogotsu, termed the proposed ban on movement of vehicles ferrying as a direct threat to timber traders and villagers depending on timber business as their source of livelihood. “NTTU and tree farmers have been faithfully paying tax to the state government and timber

trade has been in operation in the state of Nagaland as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court. Therefore, the question of banning of timber-carrying vehicles does not arise and is illegal,” the union said. The NTTU statement comes in the wake of demands made by various NGOs and civil societies and appeals to district administrations to ban movement of timber-laden trucks during the monsoon season, taking into account the deplorable condition of roads in all districts. “Timber trade in Nagaland is not an illegal trade and NTTU has been regularly paying royalty and other taxes to the state government. It is the duty of the state government to maintain and repair

roads from the taxes and royalties they receive. Why should the government or public only blame timber business for bad roads as there are other heavy vehicles plying on the roads,” NTTU asked. NTTU said in case any restriction on movement of vehicles carrying timber arises in any district, the union NTTU would approach the court to take cognizance on the restriction imposed on a legal business and take to task the district administration and police. “We also appeal to the Naga political groups to take the matter seriously as NTTU has always been trying to accommodate to the various needs of the Naga groups,” NTTU added.

Centre offers to send officers on deputation to NE states

New Delhi, April 29 (pTi): The Centre has offered to send its officers on deputation to north eastern states to help them overcome manpower shortage and execution of policy decisions. “I understand that you have acute shortage of officers at middle level due to low intake of officers in civil services from 1992 to 2006. “The state governments may like to utilise the experience of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officers at appropriate level on deputation basis,” Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Secretary Sanjay Kothari said in a letter to chief secretaries of Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. The CSS is one of the earliest organised services in the country and is an important constituent of the central government machinery. Officers of the service provide a strong

and permanent set up of middle level functionaries to the central government and contribute in policy formulation and its execution. “The arrangement will enrich the officers with the required field experience at ground level in the execution of various schemes and policies and make them understand issues in a better way which will in turn improve their capacities,” Kothari said. He has asked the state governments willing to take CSS officers on deputation to identify vacancy and tenure of posting and convey the same to the DoPT. “This department will circulate the vacancies among CSS officers and nominate a panel of selected officers for deputation to state government and you can choose the suitable officer from the panel,” the letter said. There are about 2,200 Group A CSS officers.

Hslc, Hsslc results to be declared at 1:00pm today KOhiMA, April 29 (MexN): The provisional results for the HSLC and HSSLC examinations 2015 are set to be declared on Thursday, April 30, at 1:00pm in the afternoon. A press note from the NBSE informed that the results will be available on the following websites: www.examresults.net; www.nagalandeducation.net and http://results. nagalandeducation.net. TheresultswillalsobeavailableviaSMS.Results for HSLC through SMS can be obtained by sending the text RESULT<space>NBSE10<space>ROLL NUMBER to 56263. For HSSLC results, send the text RESULT<space>NBSE12<space>ROLL NUMBER to 56263. Additionally, students can register on www.examresults.net for receiving results on their e-mail. It was further informed that www.examresults.net has launched a dedicated mobile app, in partnership with www.nagalandonline.in, for students to get their exam results. This will help students to access their results with ease. Students can download the app from the website or Google Play Store or go to the URL http://bit. ly/resultapp.

‘CPI (Maoist) making inroad to Nagaland for weapons’ Morung Express News Dimapur | April 29

Minister of State for Home Affairs, Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary on Wednesday said left wing extremist (LWE) outfit CPI (Maoist) is trying to establish a separate channel in Nagaland primarily to source weapons. The outfit has also developed close fraternal ties with other North-East insurgent groups like the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) / People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur. Both the outfits have agreed upon mutual cooperation in the areas of training, funding, supply of arms and ammunition. Disclosing this at the Rajya Sabha, Chaudhary also pointed out that the CPI (Maoist) was trying to establish organizational bases in the North East

with a view to forge relations with other insurgent groups to meet its military requirements. He said the Upper Assam Leading Committee (UALC) of the CPI (Maoist) is presently operating in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and have been involved in incidents of looting of weapons and extortion from local villagers. The UALC has also been engaged in recruitment and training of cadres for the outfit in Assam. These cadres have been utilized in extensive propaganda against mega dams in Assam. In this backdrop, Assam-Arunachal border has emerged as another theatre of Maoist activity. Likewise, the CPI (Maoist) is also making efforts to strengthen its influence in South India, particularly on the tri-junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and

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Cabinet approves enhanced punishment for bribery New Delhi, April 29 (iANS): In a bid to remove the fear of future harassment over decisions taken in good faith by policy-makers but assign stricter punishment for graft, the cabinet on Wednesday approved key changes in the anti-corruption law to be placed before parliament. Among the proposals in the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013, is a new definition of criminal misconduct and more stringent punishment for offences, both by the giver and taker. In addition to individuals, it also seeks to bring commercial entities within its purview. The minimum punishment is proposed to be enhanced from six months to three years and the maximum from five years to seven years. “The seven-year imprisonment brings corruption to the heinous crime category,” an official statement said after a cabinet meeting here chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The amendments also seek to make the law conform to the UN Convention against Corruption. In the existing act legislation, the guilt of the person is presumed for an offence of taking a bribe. The bill seeks to amend this provision to only cover specific offences. It also wants that an “intention” to acquire ill-gotten assets should be proved by the prosecutors. Earlier this week, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said the 27-year-old anti-corruption law needed a complete re-haul as it was not only preventing an honest decision-making process, but also leaving a lot of room for undesirable interpretation. “Does the 1988 act adequately distinguish between an act of corruption and one where honest error has been made,” Jaitley asked at an event of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). “This 1988 act fails the test,” he said, faulting the inference of words like corruption and gratification.

“In any economic activity, decisionmaking has to be quicker,” he said, alluding to recent events where former bureaucrats -- some of whom enjoyed impeccable record during service -were called in for questioning by probe agencies for decisions taken earlier, and charges filed against them. The new bill seeks to rectify that. “It is proposed to extend the protection of prior sanction for prosecution to public servants who cease to hold office due to retirement, resignation,” an official statement said on Wednesday, following the cabinet approval. “Further, prior sanction for inquiry and investigation shall be required from the Lokpal, or Lokayukta, as the case may be, for investigation of offences relatable to the recommendations made or decision taken by a public servant in discharge of official functions or duties.” The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 19, 2013. The related parliamentary standing committee submitted its report on February 6 next year. The views of the Law Commission were also incorporated. But the Bill could not be passed. In the new bill, proper definition of several terms has been proposed. For example, public function is defined as one that is performed in the course of employment and done so impartially, in good faith. Improper performance is breach of this expectation -- and relevant means one that is performed in good faith, in a position of trust. At the same time, the bill omits an existing provision where during trial, if a person makes a statement that bribe was given, it cannot be used against that person by the prosecution. This may deter bribe givers from appearing as witnesses in cases against public officials.

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Nagaland Police urges people to be vigilant of cybercrime KOHIMA, APRIL 29 (DIPR): The Nagaland Police Department has urged the people of the state to be vigilant against rising cyber crime cases. A press note from the SP (Crime), PHQ, Nagaland, M Tungoe, said that with the increase in the use of Internet and other computer networks, the chances of electronic crime has also risen. Cyber-criminals, he cautioned, can commit crimes against victims who are thousands of miles away. Cybercrime, he informed, can be prevented with a little technical advice and common sense. He listed out various precautions to be taken in order to protect oneself from cyber crime. Make sure your computer is configured securely When you are installing your computer at home, choose the right level of security and privacy for your new computer. Shield your personal information Exercise caution when sharing personal information such as your name, home address, phone number, and email address online. The following list contains some advice for how to share personal information safely online: Keep an eye out for phony email messages. Messages may be fraudulent if they contain misspellings, poor grammar, odd phrasings, URLs with strange extensions or that consist entirely of numbers, and anything else out of the ordinary. Don't respond to email messages that ask for personal information. Legitimate companies will not use email messages to ask for your personal information. Don't click on the links in these messages as they make take you to a fraudulent, malicious websites. When visiting a website, type the URL directly into the Web browser rather than follow a link within an email or instant message. Fraudsters often forge these links to make them look convincing. Education Hackers aren’t the only ones who can

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gain power from information. By educating yourself about the types of scams that exist on the Internet and how to avert them, you are putting yourself one step ahead of the cybercriminals. Practice safe shopping Be careful when you shop online. Be cautious when shopping at a site that you’ve never visited before and do a little investigation before you enter your payment information. When it comes time to pay, use a credit card instead of a debit card. Use comprehensive security software and keep your system updated Because hackers have a wide variety of ways to access your system and information, you need comprehensive security software that can protect you from all angles. Just make sure that you keep your security software up to date by selecting the automatic update function on your security control panel. And don’t forget to perform regular scans. Use strong passwords Strong passwords can go a long way in helping secure your information, so choose a password that is at least 10 characters long and consists of a combination of letters, numbers and special characters. Also consider changing your password periodically to reduce the likelihood of it being compromised. Use common sense Use common sense whenever you’re on the Internet. Never post personal information online or share sensitive information such as your credit/debit card number. Be suspicious Even if you consider yourself cyber savvy, you still need to keep your guard up for any new tricks and be proactive about your safety. And by adopting a few precautions and best practices, you can help keep cybercrime from growing. For more details visit http://nagapol.gov.in

Nagaland Police SMS based Vehicle Monitoring System launched

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SMS LOST to 8415900400 (In case only one vehicle is registered) and SMS LOST vehicle_ number to 8415900400 (in case more than 1 vehicle is registered) Morung Express News Kohima | April 29

Nagaland’s home minister Y. Patton on April 29 formally launched Nagaland Police SMS based Vehicle Monitoring System (NPSVMS) here. NPSVMS is an initiative of Nagaland Police to maintain a common repository of vehicular information, provide the public and the field personal an SMS gateway to report stolen vehicles and broadcast emergency messages to check posts all over Nagaland. The concept note of NPSVMS stated that vehicular theft is a serious concern for any society and with the rising number of vehicles on streets, the cases of thefts have also steadily increased. The north east also has the dubious distinction of being a place where stolen vehicles from other parts of the country are brought and used under fake credentials, often for antisocial purposes, it stated. In order to address this issue, Nagaland Police has developed an IT system. NPSVMS aims to maintain a common repository of vehicle information of all India transport database, national crime records bureau and stolen vehicles records, providing an SMS gateway to provide these information to field personnel cheaply and quickly, broadcast emergency messages to check posts and patrols and provide an SMS Helpline to the pub-

Home minister Y. Patton tries the system of NPSVMS during the formal launching ceremony at PHQ Kohima on April 29. (Morung Photo)

lic for quick reporting of vehicular thefts. This system will grant access for quick lookup initially to about 200 personnel of the police department which will gradually extend to more users. The NPSVMS system is a cloud hosted solution which guarantees 99% uptime and availability. The note said in most cases of vehicular theft, the 24 hours are the most crucial and failure to react within this timeframe often results in an unrecovered vehicle. The NPSVMS will provide a facility for the public to quickly inform the department of theft cases via SMS to a public hotline number

8415900400. Via this service, a registered person can simple SMS the keyword LOST to 8415900400 and the details of his vehicle would be instantly sent to all check posts in the state. In order to access this service, one must complete a one-time free registration process. Go to nearest police station and collect the NPSVMS registration form or download it from www.npsvms. com. Fill up with the personal details of the person submitting the form and vehicular information of all the vehicles he/she would want to link with. Visit the nearest

police station personally for verification with the original and copy of ID proof (passport/driving licence/PAN card/AADHAR/Voter ID), copy of registration certificates of the vehicles to be linked. A few days later, a confirmation SMS will be sent to the registered mobile number. To use the system, one can SMS LOST to 8415900400 (In case only one vehicle is registered) and SMS LOST vehicle_ number to 8415900400 (in case more than 1 vehicle is registered). Additionally one can type any information at the end of the SMS that might help the police.

Wildlife watchtower at Chizami inaugurated

World Malaria Day in Mkg MOKOKCHuNg, APRIL 29 (MExN): In commemoration of World Malaria Day on April 25, the District Health Society, Mokokchung organised a high school level painting competition for class 8-10. The programme, observed under the theme “Clean Environment, Free Malaria,” was held at Mayangnokcha Government Higher Secondary School. All together, 2 students each from 15 schools participated in the competition, where Arenla Principal, MGHSS gave a short speech. She encouraged the students to maintain clean environment and also challenged them for a free malaria zone. The competition was overviewed by Tarep Longchar, DMEIO and the winners were awarded cash prize and certificates.

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A woman selling organic vegetables brought from Pfutsero on the back of a pick-up truck as, according to her, was fined Rs. 100 without a receipt for sitting in the footpath near the main road at Supermarket, Dimapur even as some were seen selling flowers at the stretch on April 28. Hundreds of local and non-local vendors come to this weekly market on Wednesdays from across the state and Assam border to sell their perishable commodities. Photo by Imojen I. Jamir

CHIzAMI, APRIL 29 (DIPR): A wildlife watchtower and community-resting shed was inaugurated by Chief Conservator of Forests, Wepretso and Conservator of Forests Kocha Meyase in different locations at Chizami village on April 27. Both the officers of the Forest Department were a part of the High Level Monitoring Committee which is on a two day tour to Phek, thanked the villagers for cooperating with the department in conserving the forests. DFO Phek Rongsenlemla Imchen appreciated the village community for their cooperation and stressed on the sustainability of the conservation effort. Village Council Chairman, Chizami village acknowledged the DFO and her staffs for raising environmental awareness amongst the village community and guiding the community in the implementation of the Biodiversity Conservation Project at Ewu Forest, Chizami. It is pertinent to mention that Chizami village and 10 other neighbouring villages including Chizami Town had passed a common Resolution on October 6, 2014, concerning Wild Life Crime during a joint consultative meeting with Phek Forest Department.

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High Level Monitoring Committee officials, DFO Phek, forest staff and Chizami Village Community members after the inauguration of the Watch Tower on April 27. (DIPR Photo)

Steel Girder Bridge near CIHSR still “unsafe” Kohima DPDB adopt villages and wards

View of rusted girder over abutment.

DIMAPuR, APRIL 29 (MExN): In continuation to publication in local media by Deputy Commissioner Dimapur on February 27, pertaining to the Steel Girder Bridge near CIHSR (Referral Hospital) Dimapur, the Dimapur Division PWD(R&B) has stated that the commuters are not following the instructions given at the two ends of the bridge. Dimapur Division Executive Engineer PWD(R&B) Er Vizotuo Seletsu in a press release said that failing to comply with the given instructions, “the Division concerned should not be held responsible for any eventuality of disaster, as the bridge is weak and not safe for commuters.” In this connection, the public has been informed that an estimate amounting to Rs. 49.00 Lakhs was prepared for strengthening of the mid-

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piers and bridge and to come up with a temporary passage, which was submitted to the Government, but sanction has not been accorded till date. Therefore, in the interest of public safety it is informed that the bridge is not safe for commuters, if strengthening works, temporary passage are not constructed at the earliest with money sanctioned by the State Government. “In the event of lapse of time if any eventuality or disaster occurs, this Division should not be put to blame or held responsible,” added the EE PWD(R&B). He also informed that proposal for new construction is already approved in principle (concept) under CRF during 2015-16 for which the Division is in full swing preparing the detail project report for onward submission to the Ministry for early sanction.

KOHIMA, APRIL 29 (DIPR): As part of its Yearlong activities 201415, the Kohima DPDB has selected 4 villages and 2 Wards, one in each Assembly Constituency to be adopted by a committee consists of 10 district departmental heads with the concerned elected members as advisor. The committees will be headed by Executive Engineers with one member to be selected amongst the members as Member Secretary. The Board has earmarked an amount of Rs. 1.00 Lakh for each Committee for meeting the necessary ex-

penditure. Two best teams will be (Rural and Urban) awarded at the end of the year with an amount of Rs. 25,000/- each based on given criteria which is to be evaluated by Core Committee. The following Wards/ Villages have been selected for adoption during the year: Western Angami A/C-Thekrejüna; 9th Kohima Town-Naga Bazar; 10th Northern Angami A/C-Bayavü; 11th Northern Angami A/C-Tsiemekhu Bawe; 14th Southern Angami A/C-Pfüchama; 15th Southern Angami A/C-Khuzama.

The main objective of the adoption has two folds: To analyze and access the living condition of the Villages/Wards - be economy, education, health, social and create awareness and assist them in whatever way they can within their capacity and reach; To develop intimation and cooperation amongst the visiting team members so as to bring about changes in the district. The Kohima DPDB has been implementing this programme for the last three years and has already covered 18 villages so far.

Community hall at Phek Basa inaugurated PHEK, APRIL 29 (DIPR): The new village community hall of Phek Basa village was inaugurated on April 27 by Lt. BS Shekhawat, ‘C’ Coy Commander, 164 INF Bn (TA) (H&H) Naga. The hall was constructed under the project of OP SADBHAVANA FY 2014-2015. Speaking on occasion, the commander assured they are ready to help for the betterment of all for which he called upon the people/ villagers to cooperate for the welfare of the people. Head GB, Razouhu Kezo of the village also spoke on the occasion and thanked the Commander for his contribution towards the completion of the building during a short span of time. The VCC Cekuchiyi Chizo chaired the inaugural function, while Razouhu Kezo, Head Deacon, pronounced invocation prayer. All the village leaders and well-wishers attended the function.

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A team headed by the SDO (C) Tuensang HQ Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon IAS, EAC Shamator, DBs of Tuensang, Shamator, Panso and the land owners on April 28 visited the disputed area between Chandang and Yakhor villages for spot verification of the area. The team will submit their findings to the higher authority for necessary action. (DIPR Photo)

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Bodies of 6 Assam women killed in Nepal quake brought home

Northeast Briefs 2 NDFB(S) militants arrested Guwahati, april 29 (pti): Two NDFB(S) militants were arrested with arms and explosives in separate operations in two districts of Assam today. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the police and army caught one militant from Parbatjhora area of Kokrajhar district, a defense spokesperson said. The militant was identified as Sachin Brahma alias Lalawho and a 9 mm pistol and ammunition were seized from his possession. The militant was allegedly involved in extortion and providing information about movement of security forces, he said. In another operation, a militant of the same outfit was arrested from Sopay Rowmari in Bishwanath Chariali police district. The militant, identified as Dilip Boro, was allegedly involved in the killing of Adivasis in the district, Sonitpur Superintendent of Police Sanjukta Parashar said.

Guwahati, april 29 (the indian express): Bodies of six of the seven women pilgrims from Guwahati who were killed in the devastating earthquake in Kathmandu last Saturday arrived here on Wednesday afternoon with hundreds of people gathering at the LGBI Airport here as family members received them. The body of the seventh woman however is yet to be traced. Three persons from Assam – including a woman – continue to be missing. The seven women were among 26 people – which included only five men – who had gone in a group on pilgrimage to Nepal, and had checked into a hotel only about two hours before the earthquake struck. The hotel in which they had checked in had collapsed within a few seconds. Molan Chandra Nath, a male

Earthquake of slight intensity felt in Assam Guwahati, april 29 (pti): An earthquake of slight intensity measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale shook Assam in the early hours on Wednesday. Met office said the epicentre was in Sonitpur district on latitude 26.8 degree north and 92.5 degree east at a depth of five km, the office said. It was experienced shortly after midnight at 12:48am. No loss of life or property was immediately reported, a police official said.

Four dead, 98 critical after consuming hooch in Assam Jorhat, april 29 (pti): Four persons have died and 98 others, including 25 children, are battling for their lives after consuming illicit liquor in Jorhat district, police said on Wednesday. The victims, all tea garden labourers of Dholi Samaguri Tea Estate, complained of stomach ache and vomiting on Tuesday night after they consumed country liquor sold illegally inside the garden, Jorhat superintendent of police Amanjeet Kaur said. The victims were initially taken to a local hospital and later referred to Jorhat Medical College Hospital (JMCH) where one person was declared brought dead and two others died during the night. A woman died on Wednesday in the hospital. The condition of the remaining 98 persons was stated to be critical, JMCH superintendent Nilutpal Bhattacharjee said. Three persons have been arrested so far for allegedly selling country liquor without a license inside the garden and search is on to arrest some others, police said.

sam were there in Nepal on the day the earthquake rocked the Himalayan country. Six of them – all women –were killed, while three persons including a woman have remained untraced. Nine other persons were undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Nepal, while two have been admitted in a hospital in Delhi after they were airlifted from Kathmandu on Monday, the minister said. Twenty-three persons from Assam were still in Nepal but safe, the minister said, while about 100 others have returned, many of them on their own. The Assam government meanwhile has deputed Umesh Kumar, Additional Director General of Police, to proceed to Kathmandu in order to expedite search and safe return of the remaining people from Assam there.

new delhi, april 29 (the indian express): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China next month, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has sanctioned Rs 450 crore to state-owned telecom operator BSNL for ramping up mobile connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh. The mandate of the project, which was cleared last month, is to boost Arunachal Pradesh’s teledensity from one of the lowest in the country to close to 90 per cent within a span of 12 months and comes in the wake of the commencement of work to develop six airports in Arunachal Pradesh in February this year and the reported fast-tracking of road connectivity through the trans-Arunachal highway project.

the opinion that the people in the district were very low in sanitation and were drinking unclean water. "Lack of awareness about health issues among the people of the district was one of the main reasons behind high IMR," the report said.

Prime Minister Modi is likely to visit China from May 14 to 16. The focus on improving connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh is crucial ahead of the visit, considering that China lays claims on as much as 90,000 square km in the eastern sector, which includes much of the border state. If BSNL were to have undertaken the project on its own, without the fund infusion from the Centre, chances are that the retail tariffs could have shot up from an average of 70 paise a minute to up to Rs 6 per minute for the approximately 8 lakh telecom subscribers in the state. The provision of Rs 450 crore to BSNL means that the retail tariffs would remain unchanged. Alongside from the fund infusion, the CCS also granted BSNL the Right of

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Centre and Arunachal find middle ground on issue of imposing AFSPA new delhi, april 29 (et): The Centre and the Congress-ruled Arunachal Pradesh have found middle ground on the issue of imposing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act and have agreed to reduce the area of its applicability and keep the capital of the northeastern state out of its jurisdiction. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs will withdraw a month-old notification that had placed the entire area of 12 districts bordering the state of Assam

of India (Trai) figures from 2013, Arunachal Pradesh had a wireless teledensity of 47 (in terms of percentage of the population covered), well below the national average of 70, with only Assam (46) that has a worse record. The Trai figures suggest that close to 56 per cent of the villages in Arunachal Pradesh were uncovered by telecom service providers, the worst in the country by a distance.

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Lack of awareness, consumption of tobacco behind high IMR: ICMR aiZawl, april 29 (pti): Experts from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), who studied the situation in southernmost Mizoram's Saiha district where Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is extremely high, said lack of awareness and extensive consumption of tobacco products were the main reasons for high incidence of infant deaths. An official statement today said the ICMR team submitted its findings to the state health minister Lal Thanzara in which it was mentioned that there were still some pregnant women who neglected visits to health subcentres and other health facilities. The team also was of

member of the group had a providential escape as he had come out of the hotel to buy a bottle of mineral water about five minutes before the earthquake struck. Nath said he saw the hotel crumbling in front his eyes. Those whose bodies arrived here on Wednesday afternoon by flight through New Delhi were Rina Das (60), Bhanita Deka (61), Jayashree Bora (60), Bhumika Das (60), Hema Saikia (58) and Kalpana Adhikari (64). Of them the first four belonged to the same locality – Kali Mandir Path in Hengerabari, a locality close to Dispur, while the other two were from another locality called Narikolbari. The body of Padma Mazumdar (63) has not yet been traced. Assam rural development minister Rakibul Hussain said altogether at least 141 persons from As-

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Washington, april 29 (ians): The US State Department has approved the sale of $96 million worth of follow-on support for C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to India to enable the Indian Air Force to remain mission-ready for disaster relief and international humanitarian assistance needs like in quakehit neighbouring Nepal. Pentagon’s arm handing foreign military sales notified the US Congress of this possible sale to India last week saying the “proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.”

“This proposed sale of additional equipment and support will enable the Indian Air Force to sustain a higher mission-ready status for its C-130J fleet,” the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said.India needs this support for its Super Hercules aircraft to ensure its aircraft operate effectively to serve its transport, local and international humanitarian assistance, and regional disaster relief needs, the agency said. India, it said has requested for follow on support for 5 years for their fleet of C-130J Super Hercules that includes 8 spare AN/

ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispensing Systems and 6 spare AN/ALR-56M Advanced Radar Warning Receivers. It also wants to buy up to 9,000 flare cartridges, spare and repair parts, configuration updates, support and test equipment, publications and technical data, technical services, personnel training and training equipment. “This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the US by helping to strengthen the US-India strategic relationship,” DSCA said. It would also help “improve the capabilities of a

major South Asian partner which has been, and continues to be, an important force for economic progress and stability in South Asia.” The principal contractor will be the LockheedMartin Company in Marietta, Georgia, DSCA said. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale, it said.The proposed sale will also not require the assignment of any additional US Government or contractor personnel to India. There will be no adverse impact on US defence readiness as a result of this proposed sale, DSCA said.

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Cabinet approves TRAI to announce new parameters changes to Cos Act to tackle call dropping menace neW Delhi, april 29 (ians): To make it easy to do business in India, the union cabinet on Wednesday rationalised certain documentation procedures required for companies. The cabinet approved “doing away with the requirement of filing a declaration by a company before commencement of business or exercising its borrowing powers,” a cabinet communique said. It also approved “rationalizing the procedure for laying draft notifications granting exemptions to various classes of companies or modifying provisions of the Act in Parliament,” the statement added. These amendments to the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014 “will address issues related to ease of doing business and put in place a speedier process for approval of draft notifications for providing exemptions etc. from specific provisions of the Act to a class of companies,” the ministry of corporate affairs said in a statement here.

neW Delhi, april 29 (ians): India’s telecom regulator is likely to announce new parameters for improvement of quality of service for telecom operators in a month’s time to tackle call dropping and other problems being faced by customers, its chairman Rahul Khullar said here on Wednesday. He was speaking at the 2nd National Summit on ‘IT & Mobile Banking: Digital Transformation of Indian Banking; Enabling Financial Inclusion’, organised by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham). The department of telecom had on Monday called a meeting with the telecom service providers where it told them to improve quality of service and address incessant call drops.

Regarding the ongoing debate on net neutrality, Khullar said: “The consultation process on network neutrality is still on... till that consultation is complete, I will not make any statement.” Khullar also said that financial inclusion can be deeply achieved by harnessing new technology which does not cater exclusively to those who are already banked or those living in urban areas. “Do not delude yourself into believing that merely because technology exists, it will be suddenly harnessed for everybody’s good. The way it has worked so far at least, it has been harnessed for the good of a very few as it’s only those having devices and are electronically savvy who are in good shape,” he added.

EDP training for PMEGP beneficiaries 1.02 crore houses lying vacant in India, says CBRE housing, the significance unauthorised colonies and MuMbai, april 29 (LIG) with an income of Rs man Magazine said. According to the Min- of rental housing cannot urban villages,” he said. (pti): Even as the country 1.2 lakh. He further said the gov“Primary reason for this istry of Housing & Urban be emphasised enough,” faces a shortage of 19 million houses , around 10.2 supply-demand mismatch Poverty Alleviation (Mo- he said. Magazine opined ernment is currently workmillion completed units is the paucity of formal HUPA), Uttar Pradesh, that rental housing offers ing towards the promotion are lying vacant, which can housing options for low- Maharashtra, West Ben- a convenient and cost ef- of rental housing stocks be absorbed under rental income population with gal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil fective option for migrant through legislative support housing programme for low affordability levels. Nadu, Bihar, Rajasthan, populations, who may not including preparing Draft weaker sections, says prop- The lack of access to for- Madhya Pradesh, Karna- want to make long-term fi- National Urban Rental Polmal credit along with high taka and Gujarat constitute nancial commitment in a icy 2015 and Draft Model erty consultant CBRE. According to CBRE, priced home loans and about 76% of this urban city.”While the higher and Tenancy Act 2015. “A recmiddle income members ommended strategy will lie around 56% of the shortage debt, leave them with little housing shortage. “Despite a housing of these groups have the op- in addressing issues related of 19 million units, is from more than squatter colothe economically weaker nies, urban slums and un- shortage, around 10.2 mil- tion of hiring apartments to institutional implemensection (EWS) with an av- authorised settlements by lion completed houses are and bungalows in upmar- tation to encourage adoperage annual household way of affordable accom- also lying vacant across ket and middle class resi- tion of the policy at central, income of up to Rs 1 lakh, modation options,” CBRE urban India. Although the dential areas, the LIG and state and municipal levels During the training, resource persons while around 40 per cent South Asia Chairman and larger focus has tradition- EWS groups are left with in a time-bound manner,” DiMapur, april 29 (Mexn): All together 130 PMEGP beneficiaries from from different departments, banks, NGOs, in the lower income group Managing Director Anshu- ally been on ownership of hiring rooms and slums in Magazine added. different districts of the state successfully and successful entrepreneurs spoke on completed an Entrepreneurship Develop- diverse topics such as:- How to Become a ment Programme (EDP), at AIDA Hall Don Successful Entrepreneur; Risk Taking BeDosco School, Dimapur from April 15-28. haviour; Banking; Quality of a Good SalesThe EDP, a mandatory training pro- man; Project & Business Management; gramme for Prime Minister’s Employment Personal Development etc. The Nodal officer (PMEBP) OCKV, Y K Generation Programme (PMEGP) beneficiaries, was conducted by Indian Institute Shohe and Guwahati IIE course director, The agency which probes financial neW Delhi, april 29 (pti): Twitter, Facebook, Whatof Entrepreneurship (IIE), State Office Di- Biraj Das graced the valedictory function, neW Delhi, april 29 (pti): In crimes under two prime laws of the Pre- sapp and other social media platforms have been misused a major action against black money mapur and sponsored by office of the com- informed a press note from state coordihoarders and money launderers, the vention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on several occasions to spread hate campaign in the country, nator of IIE, Sani Pongen. missioner, Khadi & V.I Govt of India. Enforcement Directorate (ED) has at- and the Foreign Exchange Management government said. Minister of state for home Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudtached assets to the tune of Rs 9,003 Act (FEMA) along with some old cases hary said that several incidents of availability of inflammatory, crore and filed 173 charge sheets in the pending under the repealed Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) has bro- harmful and hateful content on various websites including financial year 2014-15. The agency, as part of its efforts ken all records of lodging complaints social networking sites hosted outside the country were also to crack down on illicit funds in India and prosecuting the accused of financial brought to the notice of the government. The Minister, however, said the government does not grant of continuous annu- and abroad, in the last year registered frauds, hawala and money laundering. neW Delhi, april 29 only up to March 2015. monitor or regulate content on social-media networking The decision to contin- al budgetary support for a mammoth 400% rise in the numbers (ians): The union cabiA report prepared in this regard, also net on Wednesday ap- ue with the pension on per- implementing the mini- of assets attached, over 500% increase accessed by PTI, has been submitted to sites. However, the Information Technology (Intermediary proved the continuation of petual basis was taken at a mum pension, which will in the number of criminal FIRs lodged, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Guidelines) Rules 2011 under Section 79 of the Information Rs.1,000 minimum month- meeting of the union cabi- be to the tune of Rs.850 over 600% more numbers of arrests black money and the Finance Ministry. Technology Act requires that the Intermediaries shall observe It issued a total of 492 attachment due diligence while discharging their duties and shall inform ly pension for pensioners net chaired by Prime Min- crore per year on a taper- made of people suspected to be inorders and got 355 confirmed from the the users of computers resources not to host, display, upload, volved in laundering crimes and more under the Employees’ Pen- ister Narendra Modi here, ing basis. The present proposal than 200% jump in the filing of pros- Adjudicating Authority of the PMLA, the modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information sion Scheme beyond the fi- an official release said. The cabinet also ap- is likely to benefit approxi- ecution complaints or charge sheets as first appellate body against an order is- that is harmful, objectionable, affect minors and unlawful in nancial year 2014-15. any way, he said. sued by the ED authority. proved corresponding mately 20 lakh pensioners. compared to the 2013-14 fiscal. Currently, it is effective

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The Morung Express

Thursday 30 April 2015

Dimapur

National Consultation on Women’s Interfaith meet in Kiphire promotes peace Reproductive Rights, Human Rights held Kohima, april 29 (mExN): A two-day National Consultation on Women’s Reproductive Rights, Human Rights and Using the Law was held on April 28 and 29 at NEILET, Meriema. A press release received here informed. Organised by the Women Studies Centre, Nagaland University, HRLN, Nagaland Chapter in collaboration with NMA and sponsored by the European Union, the two-day National Consultation deliberated with serious concern on Women’s Health, Reproductive Rights and Human Rights within the State of Nagaland. The consultation brought more than a hundred participants from 34 organisations including Women Leaders, Lawyers, Academicians, researchers and activists from across the States as well as from the country and beyond. Reports were presented by different organisations on the health scenario,

facilities, infrastructure, problems of Asha workers, Anganwadi workers etc. from the districts and far flung areas of Nagaland. Issues of NNP+, disabled and differently-abled persons, taking up Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and individual litigation were discussed. Legal experts from the HRLN included Senior Advocate Gyatri Singh, HRLN Mumbai, Kerry McBroom, HRLN, New Delhi, Debasmita, HRLN, Assam and health professional Dr. Narendra Gupta, Expert member on the Common Review Mission on NRHM were the resource persons. The second day’s deliberation was on Human Rights issues in Nagaland brought into focus by Dr. Rosemary Dzuvichu, Director, WSC and Co-ordinator HRLN, Nagaland. Rape and sexual violence against women, absence of Fast Track Courts, domestic violence cases which

are on the rise were flagged in the first segment of her lecture. Other issues raised during the deliberation included: Right to Food and the situation of the Public Distribution System in Nagaland, serious concerns on Mid Day Meals, absence of toilets, infrastructure, continuous non-release of salaries of school teachers, bad road conditions, lack of basic amenities like clean good water, trafficking of children and women and focus on discriminatory customary laws and social practices including the ongoing Municipal Election and women’s reservation case in the Supreme Court. Kekhrie Yhome, Visiting Fellow, NU, representing the NPMHR, revisited cases of army atrocities like the Oinam case and Jotsoma rape case by the Indian army and the Mukalimi incident. He also highlighted the trends of mob culture which, he mentioned, is a result of frustration caused

by the absence of justice. Concerns of social heath within the state and the generational gap were also raised. He further stressed on the need to celebrate successful mothers. Livika Sumi, representing the Legal Services Authority, Nagaland gave a resume of the work of the legal services provided in different districts in Nagaland and dwelled on Domestic Violence against Women and sexual violence. HRLN Nagaland Lawyer Zheviholi Swu drew the attention of the house to the rights of the disabled and the various laws which guarantee their rights. She also dwelled on the programs and schemes available for them. The last session of the two days consultation ended with a unanimous resolution to take up Plan of Actions for PIL’s on various issues raised in the two days meeting.

KiphirE, april 29 (mExN): Peace Channel Kiphire held an interfaith meet at Hopongkyu Memorial Hall, Kiphire, on the theme “The role of religion and spirituality in promoting universal human value.” T. Lankonsen Tsanglao, SDO (C), Kiphire, was the chief guest on the occasion while Hemant Kamdi, Wildlife Warden, Kiphire division, was the guest of honour. Greeting the congregation, Lankonsen said that everyone desires peace and added that it should be the bounden responsibility of everyone to spread peace. He suggested parents to teach their children on peaceful existence with one another at home for a better society. Citing instances of religious tension elsewhere in India, the SDO (C) claimed, “Nagaland does not face religious tension except on tribal line.” He further expressed optimistism that such interfaith meet would promote peace in the district. Reading out lines from

the Bible and the Koran, the guest of honor and Wildlife Warden, Kiphire, Hemant Kamdi, who is himself a Hindu, urged everyone present to promote peace to all living beings including wildlife. He said peace would come by saying no to violence and promoting love with others. Victor Yhome, Convener of People’s Forum for Peace, Kohima district said, “Coming together from different background is the need of the hour.” Saying that simply sitting at home and talking of peace would not materialize, he urged the gathering to come out of their homes

One arrested Rise & Shine: National Baptist with drugs Youth Conference 2015 held

Nagaland witnesses early arrival of monsoon this year. Due to incessant rainfall, school children shelter under umbrella as they witness silver jubilee celebration of Pochury Day at Meluri under Phek district recently. (Photo by Chizokho Vero)

Dimapur, april 29 (mExN): A cache of 980 capsules of Spasmoproxyvon and 30 Nitrosun was found in the possession of a woman on April 28 by the Excise personnel of Dimapur District. The woman, identified as Ngabu of 7th Mile Dimapur, was subsequently arrested by the Excise personnel led by Mainshila Aier AIE along with constables, Kavito and Jungshi, and was forwarded to court for trial. According to a State Excise Dimapur District press note, in the month of April, the department have detected and registered 101 offence and seized 2493 bottles of assorted liquor, 15 kgs of Ganja, 1191 capsules of Spasmoproxyvon and 39 tablets of Nitrosun which are kept in the ‘malkhana’ and will be eventually destroyed.

UTNA Kohima 'unhappy' with new nursing service rule Kohima, april 29 (mExN): The Kohima Unit of the Unemployed Trained Nurse Association, (UTNA) Nagaland, has expressed displeasure over the recent Government re-amendment of nursing service rules, according to which 50% of service entry will be from competition through NPSC and 50% by direct appointment through batch wise merit list. The union stated that this is “totally against” the interest of the Unemployed Trained Nurses Association Nagaland as most of

them have already become “overage” and “unfit for competitive exam.” Stating that the department has been giving more and more nursing training while not creating a single post, the UTNA Kohima unit maintained that this was only increasing the number of unemployed nurses and asked that the Government to stop recruiting individuals/person into the nursing profession until it fulfills the demand of UTNA Nagaland. The unit also warned

the Goverment would be solely responsible for whatever action UTNA Nagaland takes up. The Kohima Unit also expressed strong support to the demands of UTNA Nagaland to revoke the re-amendment of nursing services rules 2014 and for post creation, promotions and up-gradation of nursing post in the district hospital/CNC/MC and other health unit. The unit also urged each and every unemployed trained nurse to be prepared and ready for the call of UTNA Nagaland.

and speak to other people. Victor informed that the Peace Channel is ten years old and works with three mechanisms – Information, Formation and Transformation for the people. He attributed politics as one of the reasons that divide people in modern India but maintained that religious institutions like churches, temples etc., should be institutions of peace. “No religion should think selfishly but should have respect and love for better society,” he maintained. The second session was a panel discussion where, Rev. Fr. Benny Varghese, Parish Priest of St. Peter’s

Parish Kiphire, and the Secretary of USBLA Kiphire, Rev. T. Tsangkhuchu, spoke on the topic “Peace building in the interreligious perspective” and “The role of civil society in peace building” respectively. Members of different Christian denominations, Hindus and Muslims attended the programme. Ridila Sangtam chaired the programme, Azikiu Abraham, District Coordinator Peace Channel Kiphire delivered the welcome address, song and dance was presented by students of Holy Cross School and Cambridge School, Kiphire, respectively.

MEx FILE NSCN (K) informs businesses establishments, HoDs Dimapur, april 29 (mExN): The NSCN (K) has informed all business/commercial establishments and head of departments under Dimapur District to deal with its military Finance In-Charge Col. Akaho Zhimo through the numbers 8119014887/9436249157 for any financial matters. A press release from Khekaho Rochill, Secretary NSCN (K) informing this stated, “Any transition payments done without the consent of the mention contact numbers is null and shall not be accept by NSCN-K.” The Secretary NSCN (K) stated that many elements in Dimapur are collecting tax and donations posing as NSCN (K) officials taking advantage of the current situation. “Henceforth, NSCN-K have adopted alternative steps to tackle all such maniacs carrying out the collection drive under the banner of NSCN-K under Dimapur District,” the secretary stated.

Rengma Youth representing NBCC at National Baptist Youth Conference 2015

Dimapur, april 29 (mExN): The National Baptist Youth Conference 2015 was held from April 23 to 26 under the theme ‘Rise & Shine’ (Isaiah 60:1) at Lunglei, Mizoram. Hosted by Baptist Church of Mizoram (BCM) and organised by the Baptist Youth Fellowship of India (BYFI), the main speakers, among others, included, Rev. P. Bony Resu, General Secretary, Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF) and Rev. Dr. Vesekhoyi Tetseo,

President, Asia Pacific Baptist Youth Fellowship. A 26–member Youth Choir from the Nagaland Baptist Churches Council (NBCC) participated in the National Baptist Youth Conference. The NBCC Youth represented by Council of Rengma Baptist Churches presented a choir song in the community worship and a cultural item at the Cultural programme. The conference also saw a new team of BYFI being elected for the ten-

ure 2015-2019. Following are the names and offices of the new team: President – Vikuo Rhi (Nagaland); Vice President – Rev. S. Henry (Maharashtra); Secretary – Rev. Liachunga (Mizoram); Asst. Secretary – Rev. Salem Bikram Kumar (Bengal, Orissa); Treasurer – Thingrim Sangma (Lower Assam); Advisor – Rev. Samuel Lalremsanga (Mizoram) immediate past president; Executive Members- All Convention Youth Secretaries.

RFS celebrates foundation day phEK, april 29 (mExN): Royal Foundation School, Phek Town celebrated its foundation day on April 27 in the school. Parents, teachers and the school leaders lighted candles commemorating the 17th year. Lütsülü Hoshi of class LKG and Deo Pukar Yadav were the youngest student and the most senior teacher respectively to light candles. BB Chetri, a senior teacher highlighted about the school progress and achievements during its 17 years’ journey. He told the

students that without discipline and good manner, they cannot shine in life. Earlier, Hrüdzüo Khrasi of class 8 narrated a paragraph on his love for the school. Amidst cheers from students, he declared that his school is the best and he would always strive to keep his school flying high. He also urged his fellow students to do the same. In the concluding celebration, the school headmaster expressed gratitude to all parents, teachers, students and well wishers for

their continuous support. He noted that many students are excelling and have promising future. He also sent best wishes and prayers to all students who had studied in Royal Foundation School. He further thanked the school proprietors Dr. K Hoshi and his brother Chovoneyi Hoshi for their long sighted visions and their incessant care for the school with big dream for the society. The school was inaugurated by Wizabo, the then Deputy Commissioner of Phek on April 27, 1999.

KDAFTTU informs Kohima, april 29 (mExN): Stating that some members are yet to submit their membership fee till date, the Kohima District Adhoc Fixed Trained Teachers Union (KDAFTTU) has informed them to submit the same on or before May 9. It is applicable to all those members who have obtained professional trained certificate and have completed three years and above of continuous service. A press note from the union President, Renbemo Kikon and Treasurer, Neithonuo Yhome further informed those teacher who are yet to enrol as members to do at the earliest while submitting their membership fee. For further information contact: 9862692081 /9856770856.

JUK executive meeting Kohima, april 29 (mExN): The Jakhama Union Kohima (JUK) will be hosting a dinner-cum-executive meeting on May 1 from 4.00pm at the residence of its general secretary Kezhokhoto Savi, at Lower Chandmari, Kohima. Chief Engineer, Police Engineering Project, Nagaland Er. Khupi Natso will exhort the gathering. A press note from JUK president, Ketholeho Kulnu and general secretary Kezhokhoto Savi further said that the advisory board of Jakhama Village Council, rresidents of Jakhama Gazetted Officers Krotho, Sanitation Forum, Jakhama Thenuko Krotho Kohima & Jakhama Students’ Union would attend the meeting. The outgoing and in-coming executive members of JUK are to attend the meeting without fail, the press note added.

NPA general meeting Dimapur, april 29 (mExN): The Nagaland Pharmacists Association (NPA) will be having a general meeting on May 15 at Dimapur District Hospital Chapel Hall from 10:00 AM. A press note from association secretary, Khele Thorie said the meeting is called for election of the new office bearers and to discuss the progress of the Cadre Review which is pending in the Department. All the Pharmacists are requested to attend the meeting without fail.

God's Faithfulness: Rengma Nagas Contest on Innovative Science Lecture held commemorate 108 years of Christianity TsEmiNyu, april 29 (Dipr): A Commemoration Service to mark 108 years of Christianity among the Rengma Nagas was held at T. Zisunyu village ground on April 28 with the theme “God’s faithfulness.” The first convert among the Rengma Nagas was Late Lokhin Nsü, who converted to Christianity on April 28, 1907. The significant commemoration service began with the administering of Holy Communion for 126 newly baptised youngsters. The Holy Communion was conducted by Rev. L. Tsela, Pastor T. Zisunyu Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. Kethozelho Keyho, General Secretary, NBCC, who was the speaker, lauded and praised God for his faithfulness and said that 108 years ago, there

was only one Baptist/convert Christian by the name Late Lokhin Nsü among the Rengma Naga but now thousands of Christian are with us at present and even many more outreach missionary works has been successfully done by the Rengmas. Rev. Keyho prayed and urged upon the Rengma people to continue to celebrate “God’s faithfulness.” Earlier, the invocation prayer was offered by ordained ministers from the Rengma community. Commendation gifts were awarded to the descendants of Rengma Christian pioneers during the celebration service. A historical account on the first Rengma convert, Late Lokhin Nsü, was presented by Rev. Andrew Sep, Director Nagaland

Missionary Movement. Dr. Atsi Dolie, Executive Secretary NBCC, and Pelühiwalo Apong, Executive Secretary CRBF, greeted the gathering. Rev. M.K Loring, Senior Pastor, Sovima Baptist church unveiled a monolith in honour of the completion of 108 years Christianity during the commemoration service. Rev. Asinlo Khing, Mission Director, Rengma Baptist Mission, delivered the welcome address while Gwanilo Khing, Principal, Mount Terogvü Theological College delivered the vote of thanks. Rev. G. Khing, Director, Asian Soul winners was the leader of the commemoration service. More than 2500 attended the commemoration service.

Kohima, april 29 (mExN): In an “extended observance” commemorating the National Science Day, the District Education Officer, Kohima organised and conducted a “Competition of Innovative Science Lecture” at Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Kohima on Tuesday April 28. The District Education Officer, Kohima, in a press release, informing this stated that the competition witnessed intense participation from students of 14 schools vying for the best three positions through excellent presentation of lectures on the theme of the National Science Day 2015, “Science for Nation Building.” Earlier, chairing the programme, Kaitunchap Newmai, Junior Education Officer, District Education Office, Kohima, delivering the introductory speech,

The capacity packed audiance at the commemoration of National Science Day 2015 at Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Kohima on Tuesday 28th April.

stated that the National Science Day is observed every year to commemorate the discovery of the phenomenon of scattering of light commonly known as the “Raman Effect” by one of the most prominent Indian scientists in history, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, more popularly known as C.V. Raman, on February 28, 1928. To commemorate and honour this achievement,

the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) in the year 1986 proposed to celebrate 28th February as National Science Day. The Government of India approved the request and therefore since 1986, the country has been celebrating this day as National Science Day, Newmai informed. The spirited students of Little Flower Higher Sec-

ondary School, Kohima enthralled the gathering with a beautiful welcome song befitting the celebration and captivating everyone present on the occasion. The competition was judged by Rahul Chakraboty and Imsuyanger – both Lecturers of Modern College, Kohima. Puturen Sungti Amer, Class 10 of G. Rio Higher Secondary School, Kohma, was adjudged the winner of

the contest edging out Neiphreno Kintso, Class 10 of Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Kohima and Kaiso Anthony, Class 8 of St. Mary’s Cathedral Higher secondary School, Kohima. The District Education Officer, Kohima, Mary K. Dzüvichü gave away cash awards and certificates to the winners and participants. The participating schools include: Rüzhükhrie Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Northfield School, G. Rio Hr. Sec. School, Don Bosco Hr. Sec. School, Baptist High, Mezhür Hr. Sec. School, Ministers’ Hill Baptist Hr. Sec. School, Chandmari Hr. Sec. School, Dzüvürü Public School, Mt. Sinai Hr. Sec. School, Little Flower Hr. Sec. School, Fernwood School, Model Hr. Sec. School and St. Mary’s Cathedral Hr. Sec. School.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express THursDAy 30 APrIl 2015 volumE X IssuE 116 By Aheli moitra

Melting into Kathmandu

athmandu is a city dedicated to communities and art. It is an ode to heritage and modernity, cradling both and producing aesthetics that seem like a dream. It has its broken ways of struggling political structures; it has its firm lanes of historicity. Lit by the moon, horizoned by the snow-peaked Himalayas, falling in love in, and with, Kathmandu is a feeling one always melts in memory of. The city has three essential parts—Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur—urban centres of old Newari habitation. They built these old parts of the city with great love and respect for their traditions. The lanes—that swoon into each other—are dotted with Buddhist and Tantric art work in brick and bronze. Till date, communities use these spaces to unravel their daily lives. From exquisite stone carved windows, one can look into sunken courtyards built in 6th century AD that serve as water collection and chit-chat points, water pouring out of intricately carved stone gargoyles. They are a marvel of architecture, history, art and science. Surrounding these courtyards are other community spaces for prayer, performance and the bazaar. Here, you can eat the best of daal-bhaat-sandeko or the most delicious of risottos. In today’s Kathmandu, old architecture and traditions have not been forgotten, yet modern amenities and luxuries have been embraced within these structures. The people of Nepal have accepted changes from traditional systems to modern markets with élan. A political struggle has sought to shed entrenched injustices, both past and present. Nothing, and no one, is prohibited. You can be the embodiment of contradictions, you can be the calmest of Buddhists, you can be both. In that, no matter the troubled land and politics they inhabit, the people of Nepal find the time to sing and dance together. The destruction of these community spaces in the recent earthquake is a collective and personal jolt to the people. A poet friend, camping under the beautiful and cold Kathmandu skies, said he cried walking through the heritage rubble around, at the thought of villages disappearing into cracks. Once the community came together under those tents to avoid more tremor damage, some merry making was back. Once the dead have been mourned, it is important to look at strengths, hold hands, sing a duet, shed a tear together, pick up pieces and slowly begin to rebuild, with or without aid. In the more difficult parts of South Asia, such as the Naga areas too, these qualities are essential. Given the geographical segregation of these peripheries, they are prone to environmental, developmental and political disasters. Without the psychological comfort of cultural context, communities are lost. Without modern technology, the growing population of, say, Kohima or Dimapur, will not be able to deal with damage. It is important in such scenarios to treat the lived space as a zone of shared humanity, not a continuous war between insider and outsider. In the days to come, Nepal will have an example to set, and the rest of us, a neighbour to learn from. Suggestions for help to Nepal may be sent to moitramail@yahoo.com

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Mazie Nakhro, Ph.D

Seeing the Invisible God through the Universe What does God say? Psalms 8 In our Milky Way galaxy alone, we have about 200 billion stars; our sun and planets are just a tiny part of it. In addition to this, there are over one billion other galaxies in the universe. Yet all the spinning stars in the universe do not accidentally fall into each other and explode. According to the Bible, it is God who created all these as a plaything in His fingers (Ps. 8:3), and they exist because He holds them together by the power of His hands (Isa. 40:26; Col. 1:16-17). When man is compared with the heavenly bodies, he is just a speck of dust. Yet God has “put him in charge of everything” He has made (Ps. 8:6). The American Experiment Wernher von Braun (1912-77), known as “The Father of the American Space Program,” was one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. His knowledge enabled America to land on the moon. In 1958, von Braun’s team launched the Saturn V rocket with 12 American astronauts on the way to the moon. In an article von Braun published in May 1974, he wrote: One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that there must be a design and purpose behind it all…. The better we understand the intricacies of the universe and all its harbors, the more reason we have found to marvel at the inherent design upon which it is based…. To be forced to believe only one conclusion--that everything in the universe happened by chance--would violate the very objectivity of science itself…. What random process could produce the brains of a man or the system of the human eye? …. They [evolutionists] challenge us to prove the existence of God. But must we really light the candle to see the sun? …. They say they cannot visualize a Designer. Well, can a physicist visualize an electron? …. What strange rationale makes some physicists accept the inconceivable electron as real while refusing to accept the reality of a Designer on the ground that they cannot conceive Him? Okay, so now what? For a moment, let us assume that there is no God: No Almighty hand had made a thousand billion stars. They made themselves. And no power keeps them on their steady course. Even the earth spins itself to keep the ocean from falling off towards the sun. The earth tilted itself so that we get seasons. All these wonders around us are accidental. Or, are they? Doesn’t it make more sense to believe that these wonders could be the works of a super-cosmic power we call God? Taken from the book “Breakfast with the King: The 100-Day Devotional” by Mazie Nakhro

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f I told you that we could save the lives of, say, 10 million people, mainly by doing things we already know how to do, that would get your attention, right? Well, it turns out that this is the number of people the world can save from dying of tuberculosis over the next 15 years. The figure comes from a study published in The Lancet that looked at what’s possible if the world invests more in global health.” Bill Gates Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Viet Thanh Nguyen NYT

Our Vietnam War Never Ended

HURSDAY, the last day of April, is the 40th anniversary of the end of my war. Americans call it the Vietnam War, and the victorious Vietnamese call it the American War. In fact, both of these names are misnomers, since the war was also fought, to great devastation, in Laos and Cambodia, a fact that Americans and Vietnamese would both rather forget. In any case, for anyone who has lived through a war, that war needs no name. It is always and only “the war,” which is what my family and I call it. Anniversaries are the time for war stories to be told, and the stories of my family and other refugees are war stories, too. This is important, for when Americans think of war, they tend to think of men fighting “over there.” The tendency to separate war stories from immigrant stories means that most Americans don’t understand how many of the immigrants and refugees in the United States have fled from wars — many of which this country has had a hand in. Although my family and other refugees brought our war stories with us to America, they remain largely unheard and unread, except by people like us. Compared with many of the four million Vietnamese in the diaspora, my family has been lucky. None of my relatives can be counted among the three million who died during the war, or the hundreds of thousands who disappeared at sea trying to escape by boat. But our experiences in coming to America were difficult. When I first came to this country, at age 4, I was taken from my parents and put into a household of American strangers who were supposed to care for me while my parents got on their feet. I remember a small apartment, or maybe a mobile home, and a young couple who did not know what to do with me. I was sent on to a bigger house, a family with children, who asked me how to use chopsticks. I’m sure they meant to be welcoming, but I was perplexed and disappointed in myself for not knowing how to use them. As for Vietnam, it is both familiar and strange. I heard much about it as I grew up in San Jose, Calif., in a Vietnamese enclave where I ate Vietnamese food, went to a Vietnamese church, studied the Vietnamese language, and heard Vietnamese stories, which were always about loss and pain. My parents and everyone I knew had lost homes, wealth, relatives, country and peace of mind. Letters and photographs in Par Avion envelopes, trimmed in red and blue, would arrive bearing words of poverty and hunger and despair. My parents had left behind my older, adopted sister, whom I knew only through one black-and-white photograph, a beautiful girl with a lonely expression. I didn’t remember her at all. I didn’t remember the grandparents who passed away one by one, two of whom I never met because they had stayed in the north while my parents had fled to the south as teenagers in 1954. My father would never see his mother again, and not see his father for 40 years. My mother would never see her parents again, and not see her sisters for 20 years. And the violence they sought to escape caught up with them. My father and mother opened a grocery store and were shot and wounded in a robbery on Christmas Eve, when I was 10 years old. I was watching cartoons, waiting for them to come home. My brother took the phone call. When he told me what had happened I did not cry, and he shouted at me for not crying. I would not return to Vietnam for 27 years because I was frightened of it, as so many of the Vietnamese in America were. I found the Vietnamese in America both intimate and alien, but Vietnam itself was simply alien. How I remembered it

South Vietnamese fled Saigon in April 1975 with the help of the American military, as Communist forces from the north entered the city.

was through American movies and books, all of them in the English language that I had decided was mine at some unspoken, unconscious level. I heard broken English all around me, spoken by refugees whom I couldn’t help but see through American eyes: fresh off the boat, foreign, laughable, hateful. That was not me. I could not see how I could live a life in two languages equally well, so I decided to master one and ignore the other. But in mastering that language and its culture, I learned too well how Americans viewed the Vietnamese. I watched “Apocalypse Now” and saw American sailors massacre a sampan full of civilians and Martin Sheen shoot a wounded woman in cold blood. I watched “Platoon” and heard the audience cheering and clapping when the Americans killed Vietnamese soldiers. These scenes, although fictional, left me shaking with rage. I knew that in the American imagination I was the Other, the Gook, the foreigner, no matter how perfect my English, how American my behavior. In my mostly white high school, the handful of Asian students clustered together in one corner for lunch and even called ourselves the Asian Invasion and the Yellow Peril. Such stories are common among the Vietnamese people I know. For many, like the southern Vietnamese veterans who will not find the names of their more than 200,000 dead comrades on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the war has not ended. That is because they are not “Vietnam veterans” in the American mind. Our function is to be grateful for being defended and rescued, and many of us indeed are. The United States welcomed hundreds of thousands of refugees from Southeast Asia in the years after the war. You would be hard pressed to find a more patriotic bunch than us, from the law professor who helped write the Patriot Act to the scientist who designed a bunker-buster bomb for the Iraq war. You can also count among our numbers

many veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But at the same time these Vietnamese Americans fought for America, they also struggled to carve out their own space in this country. They built their own Vietnam War Memorial in Orange County, Calif., home of Little Saigon, the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam. It tells a more inclusive story, featuring a statue of an American and Vietnamese soldier standing side by side. Every April, thousands of refugees and veterans and their children gather here to tell their own story and to commemorate what they call Black April. This Black April, the 40th, is a time to reflect on the stories of our war. Some may see our family of refugees as living proof of the American dream — my parents are prosperous, my brother is a doctor who leads a White House advisory committee, and I am a professor and novelist. But our family story is a story of loss and death, for we are here only because the United States fought a war that killed three million of our countrymen (not counting over two million others who died in neighboring Laos and Cambodia). Filipinos are here largely because of the Philippine-American War, which killed more than 200,000. Many Koreans are here because of a chain of events set off by a war that killed over two million. We can argue about the causes for these wars and the apportioning of blame, but the fact is that war begins, and ends, over here, with the support of citizens for the war machine, with the arrival of frightened refugees fleeing wars we have instigated. Telling these kinds of stories, or learning to read, see and hear family stories as war stories, is an important way to treat the disorder of our military-industrial complex. For rather than being disturbed by the idea that war is hell, this complex thrives on it. An associate professor of English and American studies and ethnicity at the University of Southern California, and the author, most recently, of the novel “The Sympathizer.”

Two eras of revolution, and the next M The passing of the bipolar cold war

any things changed with the end of the cold war. The meaning of revolution was one of them. The class-based revolutions infused with nationalism, and the nationalist revolutions infused with class-related elements, retreated. Democratic revolutions advanced. The transformations in central-eastern Europe, together with the fall of military dictatorships in Latin America and Indonesia and the end of the apartheid regime in South Africa, were evidence of this shift. Language also moved on. Freedom replaced liberation, and peaceful or nonviolent change replaced revolutionary violence; human rights supplanted national interest or the class's role, activists succeeded freedom fighters or comrades. Instead of tightened fists symbolising militant action, the new revolutions were named after flowers and colours. The geopolitical movement was profound. The Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China had once been the sponsors and referencepoints of revolutionary action. The United States now took on this role, corresponding with the rise of democratic agendas. The new rebels across the world now lost no opportunity to declare that they sought to emulate the west's political fabric. Their existing leaders enjoyed courting Washington, while those still languishing in the prisons run by remaining dictatorships welcomed praise and endorsement from US diplomats and politicians. More importantly, opposition figures struggling for change against repressive authoritarian regimes were ready to invite US intervention, even if this ignored the principle of national sovereignty long

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brought a new kind of revolution. But it too is changing as American policy and global politics move on

championed by anti-imperialists. Just as the (now past) Soviet era had undergone various phases, moving from a more “right-wing” to a “left-wing” one for example, so did the American era. The interventions under Bill Clinton reflected the change, though these were limited (as in the Balkans) and in general reflected more a taking of the world’s pulse after the cold-war's bipolarity. This period was followed by the radical and heavy-handed phase under George W. Bush, with the two major wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In turn came a non-interventionist phase under Barack Obama, with limited air campaigns (such as in Libya) and drone-strikes, the main feature of this president's approach.

Iraq), the quasi-revolutionaries of the American era accuse the White House of selling out and conspiring against their revolutions (Syria is the main current example). Here, there are signs of a major mutual misunderstanding. The revolutionaries tend to exaggerate the principles and ethical calculations that underlie their actions. They also underestimate both the cost a government has to pay for intervention (where accountability to the voters and consideration of their wishes are essential) and these governments' strategic calculations and limits (again just as the Soviet Union was forced to refrain from backing certain revolutions). For their part the Americans, after Bush’s "internationalist" adventures, became hostage to revolutionary models that are fundamentally based on peaceful and largely cost-free change. The Obama doctrine, as the New York Times's Thomas Friedman calls it, also responds with peaceful engagement meant to ripen conditions for a prospective revolution. By tearing down

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An old-new model The parallels continued. Just as some Soviet-era revolutionaries criticised the Kremlin and accused it of betraying their revolutions (as happened in 1930s Spain, 1940s Greece, and 1970s

walls with Cuba and Iran, for example, the United States seeks to expedite change in these countries while guaranteeing in advance that any revolutions would be peaceful. This effort can be see as the American equivalent of what Marxists used to term “maturing the objective conditions” for revolution, which would reduce the need for and costs of intervention and its accompanying violence. But can peaceful gestures, openness, and de-escalation - joined by reassurances that the US has closed the book on its cold-war behaviour - work in countries like Cuba and Iran to reproduce what happened in central Europe? Elsewhere, the tension between the United States and prospective new revolutions could last for some time. The mutual distrust among allies, and major misunderstandings between them, ensure this. The US has lost enthusiasm for revolutions that require its substantial input of resources and risk, depriving these of a universal sponsor and reference. Bad luck has become their lot, again exactly like those betrayed and abandoned in the Soviet era. The critics of today's would-be revolutions that portray them as American-made miss the fact that under Obama they face a shortage, not a surplus, of American support and enthusiasm. A resemblance to the experiences of central-east Europe has become a strict condition for these. Even more, critics miss that they themselves still stuck in the era of Soviet sponsorship of revolutions, applying the outdated criteria of the cold war. The world and its revolutions have moved on, but dogma is eternal.

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30 April 2015

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Someday in the distant future, I hope you’ll read this letter and smile indulgently at my worst fears

Knowledge as wealth in today’s knowledge-based economy

Tom Engelhardt

Foreign policy in Focus

onsider my address book — and yes, the simple fact that I have one already tells you a good deal about me. All the names, street addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers that matter to me are still on paper, not in a computer or on an iPhone, and it’s not complicated to know what that means: I’m an old guy getting older. Going on 71, though I can hardly believe it. And that little book shows all the signs of where I’m headed. It wasn’t true a few years ago, but if I start flipping through the pages now, I can’t help but notice that the dead, with their addresses and phone numbers still beside them, are creeping up on the living, and that my little address book looks increasingly like a mausoleum. Age has been on my mind of late, especially when I spend time with you. This year, my father, your greatgrandfather, who died in 1983, would have been 109 years old. And somehow, I find that moving. I feel him a part of me in ways I wouldn’t have allowed myself to admit in my youth, and so think of myself as more than a century old. Strangely, this leaves me with a modest, very personal sense of hope. Through my children (and perhaps you, too), someday long after I’m gone, I can imagine myself older still. Don’t misunderstand me: I haven’t a spiritual bone in my body, but I do think that, in some fashion, we continue to live inside each other and so carry each other onward. As happens with someone of my age, the future seems to be foreshortening and yet it remains the remarkable mystery it’s always been. We can’t help ourselves: We dream about, wonder about, and predict what the future might hold in store for us. It’s an urge that, I suspect, is hardwired into us. Yet, curiously enough, we’re regularly wrong in the futures we dream up. Every now and then, though, you peer ahead and see something that proves — thanks to your perceptiveness or pure dumb luck (there’s no way to know which) — eerily on target. The Future Foreseen Back in 2001, before I even imagined a grandson in my life, I had one of those moments (and wish I hadn’t). It was sometime just after the 9/11 attacks when, nationwide, Americans were still engaged in endless rites in which we repeatedly elevated ourselves to the status of the foremost victims on the planet, the only ones that mattered. In those months, you might say, we made ourselves into Earth’s indispensible or exceptional victims. In that extended moment of national mourning (combined with fear bordering on hysteria), the Bush administration geared up to launch its revenge-fueled global wars, while money started pouring into the national security state in a historically unprecedented way. It was a time when the previously un-American word “homeland” was being attached to what would become a second defense department, secrecy was descending like a blanket on the government, torture was morphing into the enhancement of the week in the White House, assassination was about to become a focus (later an obsession) of the executive branch — and surveillance? Don’t even get me started on the massively redundant domestic and global surveillance state that would soon be built on outright illegalities and rubber-stamp legalities of every sort. In October 2001, I had no way of grasping most of that, but it didn’t matter. I peered into the future and just knew — and what I knew chilled me to the bone. I had mobilized decades earlier as part of the antiwar movement of the Vietnam era, which was in its own way a terrible time. But when I looked at where our country seemed to be heading, as the president promised to kick some ass globally and American bombs began to fall on Afghanistan, I had no doubt that this was going to be the worst era of my life. I wasn’t, of course, thinking about you that October and November. You were then minus 11 years old, so to speak. I was, however, thinking about your mother and your uncle, my children. I was thinking about the world that I and my cohorts and George W. Bush and Dick Cheney and George Tenet and Donald Rumsfeld and the rest of that crew were going to leave them. In a quiet way I had done good work — so I felt — since demobilizing (like so many Americans) from the Vietnam era. In my spare time as a non-academic, I had written a very personal history of the Cold War of which I was proud. I had been a book editor for two publishing houses, specializing in bringing into the world works by what I used to call “voices from elsewhere” (even when they came from here), including, to name just two, Chalmers Johnson’s Blowback and Eduardo Galeano’s Memory of Fire trilogy. But when I somehow stumbled into the future in all its grim horror, more of that work didn’t seem like an adequate response to what was coming. I had no sense that I could do much, but I felt an urge that seemed uncomplicated: not to hand your mother and uncle such a degraded country, planet, and new century without lifting a finger in opposition, without at least trying. I felt the need to mobilize myself in a new way for the future I’d seen. At that point, however, my knack, such as it was, for previewing the years to come failed me and I had no sense of what to do until TomDispatch more or less smacked me in the face. (But that’s a story for another day.) This April, more than 13 years after I first began sending missives to the no-name listserv that turned into TomDispatch, it’s clear that, in my own idiosyncratic way, I did manage to mobilize myself to do what I was capable of. Unfortunately, I’d have to add that, all this time later, our world is a far more screwed up, degraded place. A Fragmenting Reality Stretch anything far enough and it’ll begin to tear, fragment, break apart. That, I suspect, may be a reasonable summary of what’s been happening in our twenty-first-century world. Under stress, things are beginning to crack open. Here in the U.S., people sometimes speak about being in a Second Gilded Age, a new era of plutocracy, while our politics, increasingly the arena of bil-

lionaires, seem to second that possibility. Looked at another way, however, “our” Second Gilded Age is really a global phenomenon in the sense that ever fewer people own ever more. By 2016, it is estimated that 1 percent of the people on this planet will control more than 50 percent of global wealth and own more than the other 99 percent combined. In 2013, the 85 richest people had as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion, while in certain regions inequality seems to be on the rise. (Whether China and India are major exceptions to this is an open question.) Dark money is rampant not just here, but globally. Though you don’t know it yet, you’re already living in an increasingly lopsided world whose stresses only seem to be multiplying. Among other things, there is the literal fragmentation going on — the collapse of social order, of long established national units, even potentially of whole groupings of states. Astonishingly enough, from Ukraine to Greece, Spain to France, that mood of fragmentation even seems to be reaching into Europe. Across much of the Greater Middle East and parts of Africa, fragmentation has, of course, been the story of our moment, with nations collapsing, wars endemic, extremism of every sort on the rise, and whole populations uprooted, in exile, under almost inconceivable pressures — and for much of this, I’m sad to say, our country bears a painful responsibility. In these years, I wrote repeatedly (not to say repetitiously) on the subject; about, that is, a group of mad American visionaries who had dreams of establishing a Pax Americana in the Greater Middle East by force of arms and then lording it over the world for generations to come. In the name of freedom and democracy and with a fundamentalist belief in the transformational power of the U.S. military, they blithely invaded Iraq and blew a hole in the heart of the Middle East, from which the fallout is now horrifically apparent in the Islamic State and its “caliphate.” And then, of course, there was our country’s endless string of failed wars, interventions, raids, assassination campaigns, and the like; there was, in short, the “global war on terror” that George W. Bush launched to scourge the planet of “terrorists,” to (as they then liked to say) “drain the swamp” in 80 countries. It was a “war” that, with all its excesses, quickly morphed into a recruiting poster for the spread of extremist outfits. By now, it has become so institutionalized that it wouldn’t surprise me if, in your adulthood, Washington were still pursuing it no less relentlessly or unsuccessfully. In the process, the president became first a torturer-in-chief and then an assassin-in-chief and, I’m sorry to tell you, few here even blinked. It’s been a nightmare of — to haul out some words you’re not likely to learn for a while — hubris and madness, profits and horrors, inflated dreams of glory and the return, as if from an earlier century, of the warrior corporation and for-profit warfare on a staggering scale. All of this happened in a country that still bills itself as the wealthiest and most powerful on the planet (though that power and wealth have proven ever harder to apply effectively) and all of it happened, despite obvious and honorable exceptions, without much opposition. If this is a Second Gilded Age — .01percent of Americans, 16,000 families, control 11 percent of all wealth (as they last did in 1916) and 22 percent of all household wealth (up from 7 percent three decades ago) — it is also, in the words of historian Steve Fraser, an “age of acquiescence.” This has been true for the return of plutocracy, as well as for the growth of a national security state that has, like those billionaire plutocrats, gained power as the American people lost it. If that state within a state has a motto, it might be this singularly undemocratic one: Americans are safest and most secure when they are most ignorant of what their government is doing. In other words, in twenty-first-century America, “we the people” (a phrase that I hope lasts into your time) are only to know what their government does in their name to the degree that the government cares to reveal it. That shadow government could never have gained such power if it hadn’t been for the trauma of 9/11, the shock of experiencing for one day a kind of violence and destruction that was common enough elsewhere on the planet, and the threat posed by a single phenomenon we call “terrorism.” The Islamic extremist groups that come under that rubric do indeed represent a threat to actual human beings from Syria to Pakistan, Somalia to Libya, but they represent next to no threat to what’s now called the American “homeland.” Of course, some whacked-out guy could always pick up a gun and, inspired by a bizarre propaganda video, in the name of one extreme organization or another, kill some people here. But mass killings by those with no ideological animus are already, like death-by-toddler, commonplace in this country, and no one thinks to organize trillion dollar “security” systems to prevent them. That the fear of this one modest danger transformed the national security state into a remarkable center of power, profits, and impunity with hardly a peep from “we the people” has been a kind of bleak miracle of our times. What were we

thinking when we let them spend something like a trillion dollars a year on what was called “national security” in order to leave us in a world that may have little security at all? What did we have in mind when we let them fund their blue-skies thinking on the weaponry of 2047, instead of on the schools, energy sources, or infrastructure of that same year? I could pile up such questions endlessly, but if what we ceded to them is still of interest to you 20 or 30 or 40 years from now, and you have the luxury of looking back on our times, on the origins of your troubles, I’m sure you’ll find a clearer view of all this in the histories of your moment. I have no way of imagining what the United States will be like in your adulthood, and yet I can sense that this country is changing in unsettling ways. It’s being transformed into something that your greatgrandfather would have found unrecognizably unAmerican. If we can’t yet speak of “fragmentation” here, phrases like “political polarization” and “gridlock” are already part and parcel of our new billionaire way of life. What exactly all this is leading to, I’m not sure, but it doesn’t look either familiar or good to me. It certainly doesn’t look like the American world I’d want to turn over to you. America on the Couch You haven’t set foot in school, barely know how to use one of those ubiquitous silver scooters, and can still embrace the magical thinking of childhood — of announcing, for instance, that you’re “hiding,” even in plain sight, and then assuming that you can’t be seen. So I know that it’s a little early to bring up the seemingly unhinged nature of the affairs of grown-ups. Still, if this country of mine, and someday yours, could be put on the couch, I suspect it would, in layman’s terms, be diagnosed as “disturbed” (on an increasingly disturbed planet). Worst of all, we can evidently no longer see what actually threatens us most — which isn’t a bunch of jihadis, but what we are doing to our ourselves and our world. Put another way, if we’re not significantly threatened by what we’ve dumped all our money and energy into, that hardly means there are no threats to American life. In fact, I haven’t even mentioned what worries me most when I think about your future: the increasing stress under which life here and elsewhere is being placed by the exploitation and burning of fossil fuels. In any case, I had the urge to put all this “on the record,” though I have no way of knowing whether that record has any permanence, whether in the world of 2047 you’ll even be able to access what I’ve written. In other words, I have no idea whether you’ll ever read this. I do fear, however, that if you do, it will be from a more fragmented, unhinged, stressed-out version of the planet we’re both on today. I’m aware that our responsibility was to provide you and all other children with what you minimally deserve — a decent place to grow up. For that record, then, I want to say that, despite my own best (if modest) efforts, I feel I owe you an apology. In ways I find hard to express, I’m sorry for what is and what may be. It’s not the country I imagined for you. It’s not the world I wanted to leave you. It’s not what you deserve. Nonetheless, I still have hopes for you and your moment. As a wonderful writer of my time once pointed out, the darkness of the future is a kind of blessing. It always leaves open the possibility that, against the madness of the moment, the genuine decency, the lovability I see in you, that anyone can see in just about any child, has a shot-in-the-dark chance of making a difference on our planet. And more specifically, however much this may be an “age of acquiescence” when it comes to wealth and war, it hasn’t proved so on the subject that matters most: climate change. Against the forces of genuine criminality and wealth, despite a tenacious denial of reality funded by companies that have profited in historic ways from fossil fuels, a movement has been forming in this country and globally to save humanity from scouring itself off the planet. From pipelines to divestment, its strength has been rising at the very moment when the price of alternative energy systems is falling rapidly. It’s a combination that offers at least a modicum of hope against the worst pressures to fragment and, in the end, simply destroy this planet as a welcoming place for you and your children and their children. So let me just end this way: someday in the distant future, I hope you’ll read this letter and that, given the ingenuity of our species, given the grit to resist madness, given whatever surprises the future holds, you’ll smile indulgently at my worst fears. You’ll assure me — or at least whatever trace of me is left in you — that I had a typically human inability to imagine the unpredictable future, and that in the end things never measured up to my worst fears. I hope, despite what we didn’t do, that you have the opportunity for a life of wonders, the kind that everyone on this planet deserves. Your loving grandpa, Tom

n the United States of America, college graduates earn at least $10,000 more per year than students who fail to graduate or who graduate with low grades. So, over the course of a career of 40 years or more, students who do well in college will have earned up to $400,000 more than students who don’t do well. If the cost of not studying is so high, why don’t so many students take studying seriously? On a given night, a student has to choose between studying and other activities like watching TV, going to a party, or even attending an evening church service. They choose one of these activities over studying because they assume that they can study tomorrow or the next day, but tomorrow they face the same choices and make similar decisions. As a result, they do not study enough to meet their long-term goal of graduating with high grades. Why do college graduates earn more? The obvious answer would seem to be that a college education provides skills that increase productivity. As such, they are more likely to get hired. Employees see a college education as a signal that graduates possess certain desirable characteristics: self-discipline, the ability to meet deadlines, and the ability to make a sustained effort. Even if these characteristics may not be directly related to a particular job, employers value them because they are important ingredients for success in any endeavor. Or, as someone puts it half-jokingly, “The purpose of college is to show employers that you can do well at something that’s boring and hard.” Does the course you take in college affect your future earning? Daniel Hamermesh and Stephen G. Donald of the University of Texas have studied the determinants of the earnings of college graduates 5 to 25 years after graduation. They discovered that business and engineering majors earned more than graduates with other majors. They also discovered that “a student who takes 15 credits of upper division science and math courses and obtains a B average in them will earn about 10 percent more than an otherwise identical student in the same major … who takes no upper major division classes in these areas.” Allow me to share about two young Indian gentlemen who work in Dallas as IT professionals. The first one is a Marwari Christian. He was working in the IT section with a major fortune 500 retailer in Dallas from 2008 till July of last year. But knowing that he could make more money with another company, he joined a mid-size financial firm. As an IT professional, getting a job wasn’t a problem. Then, his old company wanted him back and promised to pay him up to $85 an hour. The other young gentleman is from Andhra Pradesh. Two years ago he graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas. Soon after his graduation, the same University offered him full scholarship for his Ph.D. studies and also gave him a well-paid job to do research within the campus. Today, he drives one of the latest Toyota models and lives with his lovely wife in a brand new house they just bought a few months ago. As for those who are still too young to take up jobs but aspiring to make a lot of money down the road, I would say this to them: Pursue the career lines that will have great demands tomorrow. These linesmay not be physical labor like agricultural works or doing construction by hand, although some of these manual jobs will always exist and certain people must continue to do them. But today, we live in a very different era: the digital age. For example, many of the works once done by hand are being replaced by computers and machines. According to James Canton, a renowned global futurist, today IT is driving more than two-thirds of labor productivity worldwide; more than 2.5 billion people are connected online; and the total technology and communication spending worldwide is exceeding $5 trillion. Indeed, IT is radically changing every industry---from manufacturing, to financial services, to healthcare, and to communication services.Some industries are becoming entirely webenabled, from stock trading, to online auctions, to supply chains. There is a free flow of information and financial transactions across international borders. Thus, all enterprises in advanced countries are now turning to the Internet for conducting at least part of their business. Yes, these are happening through the Internet at the touch of a button and operating in real time, for less than the cost of a phone call. This is the emerging knowledge economy of the 21st century. So, it is important that we are aware of these trends that will create opportunity for our young people in the future so we can prepare them accordingly. But, unfortunately, most of our schools and colleges in Nagaland are not adequately preparing our children for the 21st century high-tech jobs. Our current education system is not in sync with the demands of the modern time. We are more focused on teaching our children about the past rather than preparing them for the future. To create a future-ready generation, we need more science, more innovation, more entrepreneurial skills, more high-tech education, and a more global outlook. What about those amongst us who already have the appropriate skills and knowledge but are notyet making high earnings? I’m sure there are still countless lucrative jobs and numerous business opportunities available out there. For example, here’s one huge business opportunity that has the potential to create a lot of jobs and generate high earnings in Nagaland: TV program productions and Cable network services. This could mean coming up with at least 5 local channels that will cover subjects of public interests such as music, sports, standup comedy, movies, talk-shows, culinary arts, kids programs, Bible teaching, and so forth. Hopefully, this can’t be too hard: even an enterprising person can run cable wires along trees to a few thousand homes, beam programs from a room, and possibly collect at least Rs. 150 per month from each subscriber, plus make extra money from advertisements. But to make this a successful enterprise, we need knowledge workers, especially graduates in the fields of IT and mass media communication. Granted, not every one of us will be interested to have an IT job or be in mass media communication services. That’s perfectly normal. There are many other career fields that offer lucrative jobs or high earnings. But they all have this need in common: knowledge workers.

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'One Stop Centres' for women facing physical violence New Delhi, April 29 (iANS): The government will establish 'One Stop Centres' (OSC) aimed at providing legal, medical and psychological support to women facing physical violence. The money for the centrally-sponsored scheme would come from the 'Nirbhaya Fund', a statement said here on Wednesday. These centres will be established across the country to provide integrated support and assistance under one roof to women facing physical violence, both in private and public areas in a phased manner. In the first phase, one OSC will initially be established in each state and Union Territory to facilitate access to an integrated range of services, including medical, legal and psychological support. The OSC will be integrated with 181 and other existing helplines. The process for setting up these centres began on April 1, 2015. For the implementation of the scheme, guidelines have been formulated to support the stakeholders or agencies who would be involved in the implementation process. Besides guidelines for state, district and grassroot level functionaries have also been issued, the release said.

India announces e-tourist visa for 31 more countries New Delhi, April 29 (iANS): India's e-tourist visa scheme, earlier known as tourist visa on arrival, will be extended to 31 more countries from May 1, it was announced on Wednesday. The central government said the facility, started on November 27, 2014 to 45 countries from nine designated Indian airports, is being extended to 31 more countries, including Canada and France. "This facility is being extended to 31 more countries from May 1," it said in a statement. "New countries are Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Cayman Island, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominic an Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Georgia, Grenada, Haiti, Holy See (Vatican), Honduras, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Paraguay, St Kitts and Nevis and Seychelles." With the new addition, the total number of countries under the scheme will go up to 76. The scheme will be extended to more countries in a phased manner, the statement said, adding the government was committed to extend it to 150 countries by the end of this financial year.

Mamata directs all employees to report for duty on strike day KolKATA, April 29 (iANS) In a bid to foil the strike called on Thursday by the Left Front and the BJP, the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal has issued directions to its employees to compulsorily report for duty on the day of strike. "All state government offices, including those provided with grants-in-aid by the state government, would remain open and the all the employees should report for duty on that date (April 30). No leave would be granted to any employee on that date," says the memorandum signed by state principal secretary H.K. Dwivedi. "The governor has been pleased to decide that absence of employees on that date will be treated as 'dies non' (a day which cannot be treated as duty for any purpose) and no salary will be admissible unless such absence is covered by the grounds as mentioned in Finance Department Memorandum," it says. The directive came a day after Trinamool Congress supremo Banerjee slammed the BJP and the Left Front for hindering Bengal's progress by resorting to strikes and threatened administrative action against those who participated in the "disruption".

New Hindi course for government employees New Delhi, April 29 (iANS): The government has decided to introduce a new practice-based Hindi course for employees of all ministries, central government departments and public sector undertakings to help them carry out office work in the language. The course aims to make all those who possess a 'working knowledge of Hindi' proficient enough to carry out their official work in Hindi, a senior official said. This programme will be implemented from the financial year 2015-16. The course classes will be conducted by the Central Hindi Training Institute/ Hindi Teaching Scheme, Department of Official Language during office working hours. The course will be mainly based on practice, in which 80 percent of training time will be scheduled for practice and 20 percent to discuss the theoretical aspects of the course.

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Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi, says farmers integral to 'Make in India' New Delhi, April 29 (iANS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on problems in the agricultural sector, asking him to visit Punjab and learn about the plight of farmers who are integral to the government's flagship 'Make in India' initiative. The government hit back, asking him to visit his own constituency first. Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha during zero hour, a combative Gandhi said that his recent meeting with farmers in Punjab's wholesale grain market revealed the reality of the country's wheat bowl, where "farmers are crying and Haryana agriculture minister says those (farmers) who commit suicide are cowards". "Government says there should be 'Make in India'... It is our government, your government, but not farmers' government," he said. "Our prime minister is on a tour of India, he must also go to Punjab. He will know what is happening... Farmer growing wheat is also 'Make in India'," he said taking a jibe at the prime minister and his key policy. The jibe triggered an uproar in the lower house

After criminal jibe on farmer suicides, Haryana minister retracts

ChANDigArh, April 29 (iANS): After terming farmers who commit suicide as "cowards" and "criminals under law", a senior Haryana minister retracted his statement on Wednesday and said that committing suicide was a sign of "weakness" and the state's farmers were brave. Agriculture Minister O P Dhankar, who had courted controversy after he said on Tuesday that farmers committing suicide were "criminals under the law", on Wednesday changed his tone and said that farmers were a brave community. "The people of Haryana are brave. They don't commit suicide. Committing suicide is a sign of weakness. Haryana is a land of the brave. Here, suicides are condemned," he said. However, he added that committing suicide was a crime under section 309 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Dhankar also said that his statement was being twisted by vested interests to play politics over the issue. Dhankar, who was earlier a BJP activist for farmers' rights, and used to condemn the earlier UPA government for not doing much for farmers which was leading to increasing suicides, had on Tuesday said that the farmers who A farmer rests as his family members harvest a wheat crop in a field at Mannana were committing suicide were running away from their responsivillage in Punjab April 22, 2015. (REUTERS Photo) bilities and leaving their families and children with liabilities. with members of the ruling alliance protesting the comments and hitting back at the Congress vice chief, leading Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the house briefly. Jumping to Modi's defence, Food Processing Induistries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said though Gandhi has visited Punjab, he was yet to visit his own constituency, Amethi, in Uttar Pradesh. "Some people have come back and to reinvent themselves, they are playing a drama here. They

should do so in Amethi," she said. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that the Modi government is "doing the work which you (the Congress-led UPA) didn't do for the nation". Intervening in the discussion, Paswan said that the government has for the first time given a "value cut" as far as the quality of grain is concerned. "We have increased the import duties and have also compensated farmers," he said. He assured the house

that all of farmers' grain would be bought at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). "By just visiting the mandi (wholesale market), they are trying to becomes martyrs," he said in a dig at Gandhi. "You should thank the prime minister and the government for the support being given to farmers," he said. Gandhi, during his visit Punjab - the food bowl state of the country - Tuesday, had also questioned the prime minister on his 'Make in India' campaign

and asked the the central as well as the Akali Dal-BJP alliance government in the state to help farmers and labourers who are India's "spinal cord". "The prime minister talks about 'Make in India'. No one does more 'Make in India' than the farmers of Punjab... The beginning (of 'Make in India') should be done from them. "When the poor do 'Make in India', is it not 'Make in India'? Is it something else?" he asked. In a move aimed to mount pressure on the gov-

ernment over the agrarian crisis, the Congress vice president traveled to grain markets in Punjab's Sirhind, Khanna and Mandi Gobindgarh towns on Tuesday in the second class compartment of a train to interact with farmers about the problems they are facing with procurement and lifting of wheat stocks. He criticised the Modi government and the state government for being indifferent to the problems of farmers. Farmers across Punjab are protesting the tardy lifting of wheat stocks.

High Court declines to suspend beef ban in Maharashtra MuMbAi, April 29 (iANS): The Bombay High Court on Wednesday declined to suspend certain provisions of a recent Maharashtra law banning beef consumption, its possession or transportation even when slaughtered outside the state. A division bench of Justice V.M. Kanade and Justice M.S. Sonak felt no suspension could be granted till the final hearing of a bunch of public interest litigations challenging the ban on beef in the state, and fixed the next hearing for June 25. One of the petitioners, Mutton Butchers Union Sarvashramik Sangh secretary Vijay Dalvi, said they were opposed to the ban as it affects not just the consumers but also farmers, traders,

the leather industry and many other stakeholders. The court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government to file its detailed affidavit on the issue within four weeks and permitted the petitioners and intervenors to file their rejoinders later. Early March, after President Pranab Mukherjee granted assent to the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2015, the beef ban was enforced in the state, including on sale or possession of beef, with stringent penalties. The slaughter of cows was already prohibited in the state under the Maharashtra Animal Presevation Act, 1976. The new act now also bans slaughter of bulls and

bullocks, previously permitted on a fit-for-slaughter certificate. Three PILs challenging the azct's Section 5(d) and 9(a), which prohibit possession, transportation and consumption, contended that this even bans transportation of beef from other states and sought an injunction on these (sections). The high court also directed the state not to initiate any coercive action against traders found possessing or transporting beef till the pendency of the petition, or for three months, whichever is earlier, though FIRs can be lodged. Adopting a lenient view, the judges observed that the act was introduced suddenly and the traders did not have reasonable time to dispose of their stocks.

The court also urged the state not to intrude on citizens' privacy if they were found in possession of beef in any form, but declined a blanket ban on the provisions of the new act. Counsel for one of the petitioners, Aspi Chinoy argued that such a ban on consumption of beef violated the fundamental right of a person to have food of his choice. Advocate-General of Maharashtra Sunil Manohar countered that consumption of beef is not a fundamental right of a citizen and the state could regulate a person's fundamental right to have his choice of food. Manohar pointed out that the state legislation can regulate consumption of any animal flesh, saying there is already prohibition on

consumption of meat of wild boar, deer and other animals. "Five states, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana have allowed import of beef despite a ban on slaughtering those animals," Chinoy pointed out, saying in Maharashtra the government has not yet contemplated regulation on beef imports. Under the new Act, only slaughter of water buffaloes, which yields Carabeef, considered an inferior quality meat, has been allowed. Beef traders have contended that the move to ban beef in the state will render thousands of people in the trade unemployed and also hike the prices of other non-vegetarian products like mutton, chicken, and fish.

Concept of marital rape cannot be applied in India: Government New Delhi, April 29 (pTi): Concept of marital rape cannot be applied in India as marriage is treated as a sacrament or sacred as per mindset of the Indian society, government today said. "It is considered that the concept of marital rape, as understood internationally, cannot be suitably applied in the Indian context due to various factors, including level of education, illiteracy, poverty, myriad social customs and values, religious beliefs, mindset of the society to treat the marriage as a sacrament," Minister of State for Home, Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said. He was replying to a written question of DMK MP Kanimozhi in Rajya Sabha who asked the Home Ministry whether Government will bring a bill to amend the IPC to remove the exception of mari-

tal rape from the definition of rape; and whether it is a fact that UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against women has recommended to India to criminalise marital rape. She had also said that according to United Nations Population Fund that 75% of the married women in India MEA and Ministry of Women and Child Development have reported that UN Committee against Women has recommended to India to criminalise marital rape. "The Law Commission of India, while making its 172nd Report on Review of Rape Laws did not recommend criminalisation of marital rape by amending the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code and hence presently there of Saturday's earthquake hold on to a cable as a military takes off with evacuees is no proposal to bring any amendment to Survivors from Kathmandu to New Delhi during a midnight rescue mission by Indian Air Force, in Kaththe IPC in this regard," hesaid. mandu, on Wednesday, April 29. (AP Photo)

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ndian Universities have drawn a blank in 11 of the 36 subjects ranked by â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;QS Top Universities 2015â&#x20AC;&#x2122; list released in Bangkok. In agriculture and medicine, neighbouring Pakistan has performed better than India with three entries in agriculture and one in medicine -- both areas where Indian universities have failed to emerge among the top 400 in the world. The best global performance by an Indian University in any subject was by the University of Delhi, which was ranked 17th globally in the subject of Development Studies. Differing from the tradi-

tional ranking of universities, this one considers individual subjects and bases the position on academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact. QS ranks universities worldwide every year and is deemed to be one the leading ranking institutions. In medicine, agriculture and forestry, no Indian university could make it to the top 400. The three universities from Pakistan which are among the top 200 in agriculture and forestry are University of Agriculture - Faisalabad (among top 100), Arid Agriculture University - Rawalpindi, and Quaid-i-Azam University - Islamabad (both among top 200). In medicine, Pakistanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aga Khan Univer-

sity is listed among the top 400. Other Asian countries whose medical universities have come out on top include Thailand with five universities, Malaysia with four, and Lebanon, Iran, Indonesia and the Philippines with one each. Asian leaders in this field are Japan with 25 universities and China with 11. The eleven subjects where no Indian university figures in the top 400 include accounting and finance, agriculture and forestry, architecture and built environment, communication and media studies, dentistry, economics, education, law, linguistics, philosophy and veterinary sciences. Surprise Indian entries include Shanmugha Arts

Science Technology and Research in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, which came within the top 100 in the arts and design category. The only other Indian Institute in this category was IIT Bombay. The University of Hyderabad was among the top 250 in English language & literature, while both Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University came among top 250 in History. IITs continue to be top performers outclassing traditional universities like Panjab University, Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University. IIMs did well in Business and Management Studies with IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIT Delhi, IIM Calcutta and IIT

Bombay making the grade in the global top 250. Engineering and Science subjects where Indian universities, particularly IITs and Indian Institute of Science generally performed well, included chemistry, computer science, chemical engineering, civil engineering & structural engineering, electrical & electronic engineering, mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing engineering, material science; and mathematics. The 36 subjects analysed by QS Top Universities were across the five categories of arts and humanities, engineering and technology, life science and medicine, natural science and social science.

DU, Jamia include third gender category in student application New Delhi, April 29 (pTi): Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia have announced inclusion of a third gender category in all kinds of student application forms. "It is notified for necessary compliance by all concerned that in all application forms to be submitted by students for different purposes, a third category as "others" will be added against "gender" of the students in addition to male/ female," DU Registrar said, in a communication to all department heads and college principals. The varsity had last year announced inclusion of transgender in admission forms for post-graduate courses. However, from this year DU has planned to include the category in all official forms including those for job vacancies, hostel applications and undergraduate admissions.

Jamia Millia Islamia has also introduced the transgender option in the gender column of its online admission form this year. "We have also introduced the category under the 'Spouse's Name' for applicants who are married. Earlier, the forms asked for 'Husband's Name' if the applicant is a married woman," Jamia spokesperson Mukesh Ranjan said. After the Supreme Court acknowledged the transgenders as the 'third gender' last year, the University Grants Commission (UGC) had notified transgenders as the third gender to enable them to avail benefits of all scholarship schemes and fellowship programmes in higher educational institutions. Bangalore University was the first to modify its application form to include the category in 2010.

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Indonesia executes 8 for drug smuggling Sparks anger from Australia and Brazil

Profiles of drug traffickers executed

Angelita Muxfeldt, left, a cousin of Brazilian death row convict Rodrigo Gularte, touches Gularte’s coffin at a funeral home in Jakarta on Wednesday, April 29. Indonesia brushed aside last-minute appeals and executed eight people convicted of drug smuggling on Wednesday, although a Philippine woman was granted a stay of execution. (AP Photo)

CilaCap, april 29 (reuters): An Indonesian firing squad executed eight drug traffickers, including seven foreigners, in the early hours of Wednesday, sparking condemnation from Australia and Brazil who had made final, desperate pleas to save their nationals. The mass execution cements the hard line on enforcing the death penalty adopted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo as part of his war on drugs, an approach criticized by the United Nations as applying doublestandards. Four Nigerians, two Australians, a Brazilian and an Indonesian were executed in a forest clearing near the prison, as family members held a candle-light vigil within earshot of the firing range. “All eight were executed at the same second at 0035 hours,” Indonesian Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo told reporters in Calicap, off the prison island of Nusakambangan in Central Java. A ninth prisoner from the Philippines was spared at the last minute, apparently as part of a

deal between Jakarta and Manila to seek more information and go after drug syndicates operating in the region. Both Australia and Brazil oppose capital punishment and have railed against Widodo’s move to step up the pace of executions, after a five-year moratorium, since coming to office last July. Australia said it was recalling its ambassador to Jakarta, a step already taken by Brazil over the execution of another prisoner in January. The south American country is now considering what further action it will take. Indonesia shrugged off Australia’s diplomatic response. “It is just for a while, a month or two, to signify protest,” Vice President Jusuf Kalla told reporters. Australia has deep commercial and political ties with its big neighbor, but has said the executions would not impact trade relations. Brazil, too, will be wary of jeopardizing valuable defense contracts. Widodo’s steadfastness on the executions, which has strong public support at home, stands

in contrast to a series of policy flip-flops since he took office six months ago. Palace insiders and government officials portray him as sometimes out of his depth and struggling to get around entrenched vested interests. No Blindfolds Charlie Burrows, religious counselor to the Brazilian convict who was with the prisoners before their execution, said all eight had refused blindfolds before they were shot. Their families lit candles as they watched the procession of cars taking the prisoners to the execution site, the Sydney Morning Herald reported, adding many became hysterical when gunshots rang out a short time later. “The good thing is all prisoners were executed together while praying and singing. Before that they hugged each other, saying goodbye,” Christina Widiantarti, a lawyer for the Brazilian convict and a witness to the execution, said. Rupert Colville, U.N. human rights spokesman in Geneva, criticized Jakarta’s use of the death

Indonesia early Wednesday executed eight people convicted of drug smuggling, according to foreign governments and local media reports, although a Philippine woman was granted a stay of execution. Here are short profiles of the seven foreigners and one Indonesian who were executed at a high-security Indonesian prison island: • Myuran Sukumaran, 34, and Andrew Chan, 31, Australia, arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle more than 8 kilograms (18 pounds) of heroin to Australia as part of a group dubbed the Bali Nine. • Martin Anderson, 50, Nigeria, arrested in Jakarta in 2003 with 50 grams (1.8 ounces) of heroin. • Jamiu Owolabi Abashin, 50, Nigeria, arrested in 1998 at Surabaya airport with about 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of heroin. He was originally sentenced to life in prison, which was reduced to 20 years by the High Court, then changed to death by the Supreme Court on appeal by prosecutors. • Sylvester Obiekwe Nwolise, 49, Nigeria, arrested in 2003 on arrival at Jakarta airport from Pakistan with 1.2 kilograms (2.6 pounds) of heroin. • Okwudili Oyatanze, 45, Nigeria, arrested in 2001 on arrival at Jakarta airport from Pakistan with about 2.5 kilograms (5.5 pounds) of heroin. • Zainal Abidin bin Mahmud Badarudin, 50, Indonesia, arrested at his home in 2000 with about 59 kilograms (130 pounds) of marijuana. • Rodrigo Gularte, 42, Brazil, arrested in 2004 on arrival at Jakarta airport with about 6 kilograms (13 pounds) of cocaine hidden in several surfboards.

penalty. “Indonesia appeals for clemency when its own nationals face execution in other countries, so it is incomprehensible why it absolutely refuses to grant clemency for lesser crimes on its own territory,” he said. Military deal at risk Recalling an ambassador is a step rarely taken by Australia, and never previously taken over a prisoner execution. “We respect Indonesia’s sovereignty but we do deplore what’s been done and this cannot be simply business as usual,” Prime Minister Tony Abbott told reporters in Canberra. “I want to stress that this is a very important relationship between Australia and Indonesia but it has suffered as a result of what’s been done over the last few hours.” But he cautioned against a trade or tourism backlash. While critical, Brazil, which has a $5 billion trade surplus with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, will also be wary of losing a

major military export deal to Indonesia over the executions row. The Brazilian government said in a statement it was shocked by the news, which marked the second execution of a Brazilian in Indonesia in 3 months despite President Dilma Rousseff’s personal humanitarian appeals. Brazil’s foreign ministry said it was evaluating ties with Indonesia before deciding what action to take. Indonesia said earlier it was reviewing the purchase of a 2nd batch of Brazil-made Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano aircraft and an order for multiple rocket launch systems after Brazil refused to allow Indonesia’s new ambassador to take part in a credentials ceremony. In Manila, Jose Rene Almendras, secretary to the Philippine cabinet, told reporters that the case against the Filipina took a dramatic turn just hours before her scheduled execution when a woman involved in the affair went to police in the Philippines. She said the two countries had a common interest in going after the bigger syndicates.

Saudi King Salman replaces heir and next-in-line to rule

In this May 14, 2012 file photo, Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef waits for Gulf Arab leaders ahead of the opening of Gulf Cooperation Council, also known as GCC summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday, April 29, removed his half-brother from the post of crown prince and named his nephew, the country’s Interior Minister, in his place. The post of crown prince secures Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as the most likely successor to King Salman. (AP File Photo)

riYadH, april 29 (reuters): Saudi King Salman appointed Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef as his new heir on Wednesday and made his son, Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman, second-in-line to succeed in a dramatic reshuffle in the world’s top oil exporter. By making Mohammed bin Nayef, 55, crown prince, and Mohammed bin Salman, who is thought to be in his early 30s, deputy crown prince, the Saudi monarch has set the kingdom’s succession in stone for decades and strengthened his branch of the dynasty. He also replaced veteran Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, who had served in the role since October 1975, with the kingdom’s Washington ambassador Adel alJubeir, the first non-royal to hold the post.

The changes come at a moment of unprecedented regional turmoil, as Saudi Arabia navigates the messy aftermath of the Arab spring and has departed from decades of backroom politics by launching a military campaign in Yemen. In a decree published by state media, King Salman said the decision to replace his half-brother Prince Muqrin with Mohammed bin Nayef as his heir and to make his own son deputy crown prince had been approved by a majority of the family’s Allegiance Council. Salman succeeded his late brother King Abdullah, who died on Jan. 23. The new crown prince has been interior minister since 2012, and headed the kingdom’s security forces for a decade before that, a period in which he crushed an al Qaeda upris-

ing in Saudi Arabia and developed close ties with the United States. Mohammed bin Salman, the new deputy crown prince, has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the ruling family’s power elite, moving from a job as head of his father’s personal court to become the third most senior man in Saudi Arabia. As well as being appointed defence minister, a role that has made him the most prominent face of Riyadh’s campaign in Yemen this month. He was replaced on Wednesday as head of the royal court by Hamed al-Sweilam, the decree said. Power Shift The replacement of Muqrin, the youngest son of Saudi Arabia’s founder King Abdulaziz Al Saud, cements a big shift away from princes favoured by the late Abdullah.

Muqrin, who had previously been the Saudi intelligence chief, was appointed deputy crown prince by the late king in 2013 and automatically became Salman’s heir when Abdullah died. However, his mother was a Yemeni, which analysts said undermined his position with some members of the family. The decree also appointed Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Khalid alFalih as Health Minister and chairman of Aramco and made Labour Minister Adel al-Fakeih economy and planning minister, replacing him with Mufrej alHaqbani. Internal reshuffles in Saudi Arabia often move oil prices as stability in the world’s biggest petroleum exporting country is key to global supplies. Of particular interest to oil markets was Falih’s appointment. His new post of chairman is

Aid reaches epicenter, Nepal toll tops 5000 GuMda, april 29 (ap): Hands pressed together in supplication, the Nepalese women pleaded for food, shelter and anything else the helicopter might have brought on an in-and-out run Wednesday to this smashed mountain village near the epicenter of last weekend’s mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people. Unlike in Nepal’s capital, where most buildings were spared complete collapse, the tiny hamlets clinging to the remote mountainsides of Gorkha District have been ravaged. Entire clusters of homes were reduced to piles of stone and splintered wood. Orange plastic tarps used for shelter now dot the cliff sides and terraced rice paddies carved into the land. “We are hungry,” cried a woman who gave her name only as Deumaya, gesturing toward her stomach and opening her mouth to emphasize her desperation. But food is not the only necessity in short supply out here be-

yond the reaches of paved roads, electricity poles and other benefits of the modern world. These days, even water is scarce. Communication is a challenge. And modern medical care is a luxury many have never received. Gumda is one of a handful of villages identified as the worst hit by Saturday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake, from which it will almost certainly take years to recover. As in many villages, though, the death toll in Gumda was far lower than feared, since many villagers were working outdoors when the quake struck at midday. Of Gumda’s 1,300 people, five were killed in the quake and 20 more were injured. As the helicopter landed Wednesday with 40-kilogram (90-pound) sacks of rice, wind and rain whipped across the crest of the mountain. Seeing the conditions, the U.N. World Food Program’s Geoff Pinnock shouted over the roar of the propellers, “the next

shipment has to be plastic sheets. These people need shelter more than they need food.” About 200 villagers huddled under a few umbrellas and plastic tarps as they waited to receive the aid, some with runny noses and chattering teeth. With the erratic Himalayan weather, aid workers are worried about keeping people warm, fed and safe. With 8 million Nepalese affected by the earthquake, including 1.4 million needing immediate food assistance, Pinnock said the relief effort would stretch on for months. Nepalese police said Wednesday the death toll from the quake had reached 5,045. The disaster also injured more than 10,000, police said, and rendered thousands more homeless. The U.N. says the disaster has affected 8.1 million people — more than a fourth of Nepal’s population of 27.8 million — and that 1.4 million needed food assistance. Planes carrying food and other

supplies have been steadily arriving at Kathmandu’s small airport, but the aid distribution process remains fairly chaotic.’ About 200 people blocked traffic in the capital Wednesday to protest the slow pace of aid delivery. Police arrested dozens of people on suspicion of looting abandoned homes as well as causing panic by spreading rumors of another big quake. Police official Bigyan Raj Sharma said 27 people were detained for stealing. But in a sign that life was inching back to normal, banks in Kathmandu opened for a few hours Wednesday and stuffed their ATMs with cash, giving people access to money. Thousands of people lined up at bus stations in the capital, hoping to reach their hometowns in rural areas. Some have had little news of family and loved ones since Saturday’s quake. Others are scared of staying close to the epicenter, northwest of Kathmandu.

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China says will hunt down serial bribers BeiJiNG, april 29 (reuters): Chinese authorities will hunt down individuals and organisations which engage in serial bribery, especially in cases which cause serious public anger or accidents, state media said on Wednesday, as the government takes on deep-rooted graft. The country’s top prosecutor, as part of broader efforts to fight corruption, will focus on “enormous, long-term and serial” bribery as part of a new campaign it is leading, the official Xinhua news agency said. “(We must) seriously punish bribery which occurs in the selection of officials, and seriously punish bribery which severely harms the people’s interests and leads to mass incidents or serious accidents,” Xinhua said, citing a meeting held by the prosecutor. About 90,000 “mass incidents”, a euphemism for protests, occur each year in China, triggered by corruption, pollution, illegal land grabs and other grievances. Another focus will be to go after corrupt officials accused of bribery who have fled abroad, Xinhua said. President Xi Jinping has embarked on a sweeping campaign against deep-seated graft since taking office two years ago, vowing to take down powerful “tigers” as well as lowly “flies”. Many of the senior officials who have been felled, including the powerful former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang, have been implicated in bribery as part of the accusations against them.

New vaccine can improve HIV treatment loNdoN, april 29 (iaNs): A vaccine has been found to boost a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patient’s immune system and increase effectiveness of antiretroviral drugs in a phase II clinical trial, researchers have reported. “We prove for the first time that antiretroviral therapy may be intensified by a vaccine,” said lead researcher Barbara Ensoli from the Italian National AIDS Centre at the Istituto Superiore di Sanita in Rome, Italy. “These results open new scenarios to investigate, namely whether this vaccine may help with virus control where patients have low adherence to antiretroviral therapy, simplify treatment, and reduce transmission of the disease,” Ensol noted. When people are first diagnosed with HIV they are put on antiretroviral drugs, also known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). These drugs can stop the virus reproducing almost completely. When taking HAART, however, it is known that the virus can still replicate at low levels and accumulate in a latent form in what are called “reservoirs”. The new study has now found that a vaccine that targets the viral protein “Tat”, which is produced early on in HIV infection, can increase effectiveness of these drugs used in current HIV treatment. The researchers conducted a Phase II clinical trial that injected 168 HIV-infected patients with the vaccine that contained either 7.5 micrograms or 30 micrograms of the Tat protein. The participants received the vaccine once a month over the course of either 3 or 5 months. The patients also continued on HAART treatment. Patients were followed for 3 years (144 weeks). It was found that the vaccine induced production of anti-Tat antibodies. A significant growth of CD4+ T cells was also seen, which is a sign of the immune system’s strength. The study was published in the open-access journal Retrovirology.

a position previously held by veteran Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi, who remained in his post. Traders said they were closely observing who would become Aramco’s new CEO and whether oil minister Naimi’s position would be affected. Naimi, who is 79 years old and has been oil minister since 1995, was seen as crucial in Saudi Arabia’s decision last November to not cut production in support of crude prices, which have halved since June 2014.

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bayern loses to dortmund in German cup

FRANKFURT, ApRil 29 (Ap): Bayern Munich's bid for a trophy treble ended on Tuesday when the holders lost 2-0 on penalties to 10man Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup semifinals, after missing four spot-kicks in the shootout. The match went into extra time after Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and canceled out Robert Lewandowski first-half goal and the two teams were deadlocked 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes. Just two days after securing the Bundesliga championship, Bayern lost one of the two titles it won last season. Pep Guardiola's team is also in the Champions League semifinals and faces Barcelona in the first leg next week. "I am very proud of my team, we played very well," Guardiola said. "I congratulate Dortmund." Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saved Mats Hummels' shot from the spot to revive his team's hopes, but took the next

shot and crashed it against the crossbar. Captain Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso took Bayern's first two penalties but both slipped and sent their shots wide and high. Ilkay Gundogan and Sebastian Kehl converted for Dortmund and goalkeeper Mitch Langerak then saved Mario Goetze's shot by diving to his right. Langerak, an Australian who is usually a reserve, has never lost in four matches against Bayern. Neuer, who had produced a couple of big saves late in the match, needed to score to keep Bayern alive but fired high at the crossbar. Bayern had won in the quarterfinals on penalties against Bayer Leverkusen but Guardiola's team looked spent physically and mentally at the end of Tuesday's match. "We played a much better second half and had some great chances but Manuel produced some super saves," Dortmund's outgoing coach Juergen Klopp said. Klopp could now end his seven-year

spell in Dortmund with a title despite a poor season in the Bundesliga. Dortmund's rival in the May 30 final in Berlin will be either Wolfsburg or thirddivision Arminia Bielefeld, who play Wednesday. Lewandowski put Bayern ahead in the 29th. Shinji Kagawa gave the ball away with a bad pass on a Dortmund attack, Mehdi Benatia sent a long ball down the field and Lewandowski raced alone toward the goal, chipping the ball with his left foot over Langerak. The ball hit the post and bounced back to Lewandowski, who slotted home past Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Langerak, who were both slow to react. Early in the second half, Lewandowski hit the crossbar and the ball bounced back to Thomas Mueller, who tried to get by Marcel Schmelzer. The Dortmund defender handled the ball but Bayern did not get the penalty call. "We were lucky there, but I am not apologizing," Klopp said.

Mansuria Kung Fu conducts Belt exams

DiMApUR, ApRil 29 (MexN): A belt exam of the International Mansuria Kung Fu Nagaland branch, Kohima district was conducted today at DC office compound under its master Kangkang Lungalang, Chief instructor Nagaland. The students who were

Dortmund equalized in the 75th, when substitute Henrikh Mkhitaryan squared the ball to the far post and Aubameyang slid to chip it into the net. Neuer punched the ball out but it was well over the line. Neuer saved shots by Mkhitaryan and Marco Reus as the 90 minutes drew to a close, while Bastian Schweinsteiger missed with two headed attempts in extra time, first sending the ball high and then drawing a superb save from Langerak with his leg. Dortmund's Kevin Kampl, who came on in the 83rd, picked up his second booking for an unnecessary foul in the 108th and was sent off. Arjen Robben came on in the 68th for Thiago Alcantara, but his comeback after five weeks out with an abdominal injury lasted only 16 minutes as he hobbled off with a calf injury. Klopp and Guardiola embraced before the shootout, but Guardiola Bayern's Robert Lewandowski, right, and Dortmund's Sokratis, center, challenge for the ball during the German soccer cup was clearly downbeat after (DFB Pokal) semifinal match between FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday, April 28. (AP Photo) the loss.

Hull boosts hopes with win over liverpool

HUll, ApRil 29 (Ap): Michael Dawson's first-half header gave Hull a 1-0 victory over Liverpool on Tuesday that pushed the northeast England club closer to Premier League survival. The Hull captain timed his move to perfection to power home a cross from Ahmed Elmohamady in the 37th minute. "In that moment we didn't defend well enough," Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said on the club website. "Where it counts in that final third we just couldn't make the breakthrough." The loss is a further blow to Liverpool's hoping of qualpromoted with certificate and degree included: Brown Belt: Krishna ifying for the Champions Kurma, Bharat Kumar Limbu (Assistant Instructor), Purple Belt: Namdingwangbe Haralu, Ecusile Haralu, Kevisanuo Kesiezie and Kethosituo Kesiezie.

League for a second successive season. Liverpool is seven points behind Manchester United, which is fourth in the final qualification spot for Europe's elite competition. "We wanted to be in that top four, but it was always going to be very, very difficult for us with how the season mapped itself out with the squad, injuries and whatnot," Rodgers said. The win moved Hull four points clear of the relegation zone with four games to play. Hull was unrecognizable from a side whose run of six games without a win looked to make the team relegation certainties as recently as last week.

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KKR's Narine banned from bowling off-spinners in IPL

MUMbAi, ApRil 29 (iANs): Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) rightarm spinner Sunil Narine has been banned from bowling off-spinners in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) for a suspected illegal action, a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) release said on Wednesday. He is, however, free to bowl using his other deliveries in his arsenal, the release added. He was also not banned from appearing for his IPL team in the ongoing tournament. "Narine's bowling action for his offspinner contravenes Law 24.2 (as read with Law 24.3) of the Laws of Cricket and, therefore, the player is now banned from bowling the off-spinner in matches organised by the BCCI, including the IPL," Anurag Thakur, BCCI secretary, said in a statement. "He may, however, continue to bowl

Liverpool, without captain Steven Gerrard whom manager Brendan Rodgers indicated was being rested for the increasingly inconsequential run-in, looked rudderless and ill-equipped to cope with the Hull's attacking intent. Liverpool did briefly threaten through the energetic Glen Johnson down the left, while Philippe Coutinho came close when he scythed a shot which forced a fine reflex save from goalkeeper Steve Harper. But the sporadic threat summoned by Liverpool did not faze Hull, which showed the character that secured points Hull City's Dame N'Doye reaches for the ball with Liverpool's at Anfield, Manchester City Martin Skrtel, above, during the English Premier League soccer and Arsenal this season. match at the KC Stadium, Hull on April 28. (AP Photo)

his other deliveries," Thakur added. Narine was reported by the match officials for a suspected illegal bowling action for certain deliveries during an IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Visakhapatnam on April 22. Narine subsequently appeared for a biomechanical analysis of his bowling action at the Sri Ramachandra Arthroscopy and Sports Sciences Centre (SRASSC) in Chennai. Following a scrutiny of the report of his action, the BCCI has banned him from bowling a particular delivery. The BCCI release added that if Narine attempts to bowl the banned "off-spinner", the on-field umpires are entitled to call "No ball" and issue a report after the match. That would result in Narine getting suspended from bowling in BCCI-organised matches.

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lAs VegAs, ApRil 29 (Ap): Jon Jones has been stripped of his UFC light heavyweight title and suspended indefinitely following his arrest in New Mexico on a hit-and-run that police say left a pregnant woman with a broken arm. The UFC announced the extraordinary penalties Tuesday night for violations of its athlete code of conduct policy following Jones' latest arrest in a string of misbehavior. "Got a lot of soul searching to do," Jones posted on his official Twitter account Tuesday. "Sorry to everyone I've let down." UFC President Dana White and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta apparently met with Jones in Albuquerque before making their decision, which deprives the promotion of a major star. Jones is widely considered the world's best pound-for-pound mixed martial artist. "He's very disappointed. He's upset," White told Fox Sports, the

UFC's official broadcast partner. "He wanted to go down as one of the greats, or the greatest ever. He's disappointed, but it is what it is. It was the decision we had to make." Jones was scheduled to face No. 1 contender Anthony Johnson at UFC 187 in Las Vegas on May 23, headlining one of the promotion's biggest shows of the year. Instead, No. 3 contender Daniel Cormier will face Johnson for the title. Cormier lost to Jones in January, several weeks after Jones tested positive for cocaine use. Cormier was scheduled to fight on a card in New Orleans on June 6, but agreed to take his second straight title shot on 3 1/2 weeks' notice. Jones' talent and personality have made him one of the sport's most prominent figures and a staple of the UFC's major pay-per-view shows. He became the youngest champion in UFC history in March

2011, and he defended the 205-pound belt eight times. Earlier Tuesday in Albuquerque, the 27-year-old Jones made his first court appearance with his lawyer, but left without speaking to reporters. He faces a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injuries. Jones was released Monday on a $2,500 bond. A judge did not impose travel restrictions on Jones. According to police, witnesses said that Jones ran from a crash Sunday that hospitalized the pregnant woman but quickly came back to grab "a large handful of cash" from the car. Authorities say the accident occurred in southeastern Albuquerque when the driver of a rented SUV ran a red light. Officers found a pipe with marijuana in the SUV as well as MMA and rental car documents in Jones' name, according to the police report.

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Where are we heading? State high powered committee constituted for Swachh Bharat Mission

othing much about the importance of our Nagas origin or forefathers has been emphasised by our historians in high school social sciences text books, nor is it contained in college history books. So, when we think about our own history, it becomes something like a mystery as there are no written records available with us. Well, leaving aside this very history, we have things to ponder as to where we are heading to... What are our children going to read about our forefathers in the near future. This isn't a joke at all That patty-field located somewhere Merapani- Mariani- Namsa foothills, the tharon( lumber milll) situated at the banks of Tizu river, the Japfu or Saramati' outskirts, the famous Dimapur railway station and colony.. Exactly! These places will soon become a part of our future Naga history.. Our succeeding generation will surely read history with these very places being mentioned several times, which in turn might be named, ' The places of Naga Origin '. Indeed, we are not very far from

that junction of never return journey like the Mission MarsOne, where we will be addressed Non-Nagas or Hybrid/amalgamated Nagas as our fathers, uncles and grandfathers, etc. Whereas, when we think deeper into it, one could draw an ocean of imaginations about a scenario where we would be forced to beg our own Non-Naga family members like this way Uncle Khan, Ami ke apuni laga ghor te rent pohibo tebi na. Baba Singh, Ami ke apuni laga taxi jolabo tebi na. Dangor Baba Rai, Ami ke sweeper hoilebi appointment tebi na. Choto Uncle Prasad, Ami ke mati olop kinibo tebi na. Ami ke apuni laga pagan te hazira lagabi na. Yes, what more? Sad! Dear Nagas, it is never too late to turn back the course from where we are headed to.. May Almighty grant us divine wisdom to save our succeeding generations from becoming beggars and refugees in our own beautiful Nagaland N Athungo Ngully Kohima: Nagaland

he Urban Development Department in a notification stated that as provided at Para 11.2.1 of the Guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, the Governor of Nagaland has constituted the State High Powered Committee (S-HPC) for the management of SBM (Urban) at the State level with immediate effect. The S-HPC will consist of the following members:i. Chief Secretary ii. Secretary, Urban Development Department iii. Director, Urban Development & State Mission Director (SBM) iv. Representative of Home Department v. Representative of Housing Department vi. Representative of School Education Department vii. Representative of Tourism Department viii. Representative of Health & Family Welfare Department ix. Representative of PHE Department x. Representative of Ministry of Ur-

ban Development xi. Addl. Director, Municipal AffairsThe functions of S-HPC will include the following:i. Preparation, approval, and online publishing of State Sanitation Strategy (SSS) for Nagaland and City Sanitation Plan (CSP) for all cities covered under SBM (Urban). ii. Finalisation of the Concept Note of the Urban Sanitation Situation before submission to the SBM National Mission Directorate. iii. Empanelment consultants of repute and experience for: (a) Preparation of DPRs under SBM (b) Conducting independent review and monitoring during execution of projects. iv. Empanel reputed Institutes like IITs, NITs, State Technical Universities etc. for appraisal of DPRs. v. Sanction projects relating to Solid Waste Management recommended by the ULBs. vi. Plan for additional resource mobilization. vii. Plan for fund flow in the short, medium and long term. viii. Recommend proposals for release of installments of funds for projects under the Mission.

ix. Monitor outcome and O&M arrangements of projects sanctioned and completed under the Mission. x. Review the progress of Capacity Building, IEC, and Public Awareness activities under the Mission and approve their annual action plan. xi. Address violation of norms and conditions. xii. Ensure convergence of action for sanitation in the State and bring about inter-departmental coordination for this purpose as and when required. xiii. Ensure timely audits of funds released and review the "Action Taken Reports" on various Audit reports of the Mission and other similar reports. xiv. Review legal issues, if any. xv. Take up any other matter relevant for the efficient implementation of the Mission, or means referred to it by the SBM National Mission Directorate. xvi. The S-HPC will also function as the State Level Review and Monitoring Committee (SLRMC).

The Urban Development Department in a notification stated that as provided at Para 11.2.2 of the Guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, the Governor of Nagaland has designate the SBM State Mission Directorate (SMD) in the Urban Development Department for the management of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) at the State level with immediate effect. The Director, Urban Development, Nagaland is designated as the State Mission Director (SMD) and shall be the Member-Secretary of the State High Powered Committee (S-HPC) for the Swachh Bharat Mission in the State. The SMD will create/notify a uniform structure across the State for the planning, designing, project preparation, appraisal, sanction and implementation of sanctioned projects under the Mission at the ULB level in line to the advisories issued by the National Mission Directorate from time-to-time. The Mission Directorate shall be supported by a dedicated Project Management Unit (PMU) on an outSBM SMD designated under Ur- sourced basis. ban Development department (DIPR)

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Newsin Brief Let's help Nepal, says Big B

ollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is asking his fans and followers on micro-blogging site Twitter to donate liberally to quake-hit Nepal. "HELP earthquake victims in Nepal and in India! How and where does one do that? PM Relief Fund?? or some media or where? Indicate," Big B tweeted on Wednesday. The 72-year-old expressed grief over the loss of lives and destruction caused by the 7.9 magnitude quake in the Himalayan nation on Saturday. "Magnitude of earthquake in Nepal is massive... Reach out HELP," the star wrote.

National Film Awards to be given out on May 3

resident Pranab Mukherjee will present the 62nd National Film Awards at Vigyan Bhawan on May 3. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore will attend the award ceremony, the information and broadcasting ministry said on Wednesday. Since 2012, the prestigious National Film Awards ceremony is held every May 3 to commemorate the release date of the first Indian movie Raja Harishchandra, a silent project by Dadasaheb Phalke. The winners list this year is balanced vis-a-vis the Hindi and regional movie worlds, with Haider, Queen and Mary Kom sweeping awards from Bollywood.

Mukesh Khanna appointed new CFsI chairperson

ctor Mukesh Khanna, who is known for his iconic role as Shaktimaan on the small screen, has been appointed the new chairperson of the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI). Mukesh filled in the position after actor-director Amole Gupte, who took the position in 2012, resigned in June 2014. Confirming the news, CFSI CEO Shravan Kumar said: "Amole Gupte had resigned as the chairperson a while back, and now, Mukesh Khanna has been appointed as the new chairperson of CFSI." Mukesh played Shaktimaan in the 1990s superhero series by the same name, and he is also remembered for his portrayal as Bhishma in ‘Mahabharat’.

Arjun Kapoor's 'wakau' channel!

ollywood's younger generation star Arjun Kapoor, has impressed one and all with his dashing personality and acting prowess. The actor, who is rising high on the popularity charts, has a huge fan base—thanks to his drooling female followers. The actor, now will be seen on 'Wakau'—a mobile channel through which his fans can know him a little better. Arjuin took to micro-blogging site Twitter and posted: “Dont pakao only Wakau !!! Now u can get to know me a little bit better http://on.fb.me/1Oy85rr #OnlyOnWakau Stay tuned...”

snoop Dogg praises British royals

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apper Snoop Dogg has praised British royals, saying he's only allowed in Britain because Prince Harry and Prince William persuaded Queen Elizabeth II to let him stay. The 43-year-old American rapper claims that when he was about to get kicked out of England, Queen Elizabeth II granted him permission to stay, telling him that her "grandbabies" loved his music, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "When they tried to kick me out of England, the Queen made a comment that her grandbabies loved Snoop Doggy Dogg, and he had done no wrong in Britain, so she gave me permission to be here." "Those grandbabies grew up to be Prince William and Harry, so I had influence on them, and they had influence on their grandmother, which enabled me to get into this beautiful country. They love my music, and it is what it is. There's a mutual love and respect," he told Observer magazine.

11 Entertainment salman Khan adopts a family in Johnny Depp and wife Amber Heard headed for a split? Kashmir Thursday

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Salman pleads not guilty in arms case

ollywood actor Salman Khan pleaded "not guilty" on Wednesday in an arms case in a court in Rajasthan's Jodhpur city. Salman was in Jodhpur to record his statement under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code in the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in the 17-year-old case. On Wednesday, the actor was present in the court along with his counsel and answered the questions posed by the court. Salman and a few other Bollywood stars were accused of poaching blackbucks on the midnight of October 1-2, 1998, during the shooting of Hindi movie "Hum Saath Saath Hain". Two blackbucks, a protected animal under

the Wildlife Protection Act, were killed on the outskirts of Kankani village near Jodhpur. Salman is accused of carrying and using illegal arms in that incident. He is also alleged to have been carrying arms with expired licence. Salman said he has been falsely implicated in this case by the officers of the forest department. "I am innocent and I have done nothing wrong," Salman told the court. The court asked him if he wanted to present any witness in his defence, to which Salman nodded positively. "The court has now posted the matter on May 4 for further hearing," Hastimal Saraswat, counsel for Salman, told IANS over phone.

ule in Kashmir ended, after A source has been which he could fly down quoted in the report as sayto Mumbai and work with ing that, "Salman assured him. him that he and his family

would never want for anything again." Gowhar adds, "Upar khuda hai, neeche Salman Khan."

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T discussion to his exit happened quickly. Meanwhile, ABC has issued a statement saying that the actor has decided to "pursue other interests," downplaying rumors that his character was killed off because Rhimes and Dempsey had been constantly in disagreement over his absences. He has been missing in a large part of this season's episodes. "Grey's Anatomy" has been on ABC for 11 years, and many of its original stars have since left the show.

and drug addiction that has steering them towards ‘stranger tides’, while others suspect a cheating scandal. New reports state that Johnny’s bisexual wife, has been cheating on him with her girlfriend Io Tillet Wright. The 29-year-old is an artist, director, photographer, writer, film maker and activist and reportedly stayed in the couple’s guest house for a short while before Depp began feeling uncomfortable. The two ladies were spotted around town club hopping, while Johnny was away shooting for his upcoming film.

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A Ambrosia, Behati Prinsloo, Lily Aldridge and Lindsay Ellingson in this year's much-anticipated catwalk show, which is rumoured to be taking place in November. "The expanded Angel lineup gives Victoria's Secret the largest group of contract models in its history and the most powerful collection of established and emerging models in the world," label officials said.

he Booty hitmaker recently launched her new business venture, which aims to empower and educate women about wellness through supplements and tracking tools, and as part of a new #BeTheGirl campaign, Lopez is urging females to become healthier and a more confident version of themselves. The 10-week programme kicks off in June (15), and along the way, Lopez and fitness experts will share nutritional advice with participants, while also passing on recipes and personalised fitness plans from BodyLab. Participants who shed at least 10 pounds in the challenge

The news follows the departure of both Doutzen Kroes and Karlie Kloss, who announced they had hung up their wings earlier this year. Doutzen ended her contract with the company at the end of last year after being offered a new "business opportunity", while Karlie is ending her collaboration with the brand when her contract runs out later this year to focus on her "myriad commitments".

will be entered into a contest to win one of five grand prize trips to meet Lopez in New York City. Lopez urges her fans to take part in the health challenge in a statement which reads: "I'm asking the women of America to join me this Spring in the #BeTheGirl challenge so together we can work, motivate and empower each other to be the best version of ourselves. "When I eat, you eat. When I sweat, you sweat. When I run, you run. Let's kick start a healthy lifestyle together with the BodyLab line of products, free App and online tools."

udrey Hepburn beat Princess Diana, David Beckham and Kate Middleton to claim the most stylish Brit of all time title. In the survey of 2,000 people, the 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' star bagged over a quarter of the votes, becoming number one style icon, the Mirror reported. Born in Belgium, Hepburn had British nationality and had spent some of her childhood in England. She had begun her career as a London chorus girl. While Princess Diana came second on the list, former England captain David Beckham came 3rd, highest in the males on the list. Majority of the top ten positions

were claimed by women and only three spots were acquired by men. The top ten stylish Brits include: 1. Audrey Hepburn (27 per cent) 2. Princess Diana (23 per cent) 3. David Beckham (17 per cent) 4. Kate Middleton (15 per cent) 5. Twiggy (10 per cent) 6. Queen Elizabeth I (10 per cent) 7. Sean Connery (9 per cent) 8. David Bowie (8 per cent) 9. Victoria Beckham (8 per cent) 10. Kate Moss (8 per cent)

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wo months after tying the knot (twice), Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s relationship is reportedly on the rocks. The couple have been plagued with reports of a riff developing between the two who married in a secret ceremony in February. Several reports doing the rounds online state that Johnny and Amber, who met on the sets of ‘Rum Diaries’, are heading for a divorce just months after their white wedding. Some reports suggest that it is the ‘Pirates of The Caribbean’ star’s drinking

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ctor Ranveer Singh will do a rap for mothers on a new TV show "Thank-you Maa", which will go on air during Mother's Day next month. Ranveer, 29, who is recuperating from shoulder injury, will don wigs and imitate the mothers from various backgrounds including Punjabi, Gujarati mom, Sindhi and American to bring fun to the act. "Thank-you Maa", dedicated to all the mothers for all their love, on Star Plus will also have performances by celebrities like Shakti Mohan, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Gurmeet Choudhary, Aditya Narayan, Aditi Sharma, Salman among others. "Mother's Day is round the corner, and this year Star Plus is leaving no stone unturned to tribute all the mothers. The dapper Ranveer Singh will be doing a special act for the Mother's Day special- Thank-you Maa. "He is an excellent rapper and for the first time he will be doing a rap for all mothers which the audiences will surely love," a spokesperson of the channel said in a statement. The "Lootera" star has earlier rapped for his stint during a TV commercial. "Thank-you Maa" will be aired on May 10.

etailer of lingerie Victoria's Secret has promoted 10 of its existing models to Angel status. The names include models Elsa Hosk, Sara Sampaio and Lais Ribeiro. Models Stella Maxwell, Kate Grigorieva, Taylor Hill, Martha Hunt, Jac Jagaciak, Romee Strijd andd Jasmine Tookes have also all been promoted to Angel status and will join existing beauties Candice Swanepoel, Adriana Lima, Alessandra

what an incredible 11 yrs, I love you all." In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actor stated that he believed that this was done at the right time, but acknowledged that he understands the reactions from fans. "Shepherd is a beloved character. People don't want to lose him. He's been in their lives for over 10 years. But it goes on, and it will evolve." The actor said that he knew of his character's fate as early as February. The

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ccording to a report in Mumbai Mirror, a family of six in the remote village of Diyaroo in Anantnag district are convinced that Salman Khan has changed their destiny. It started when the family's 75-year-old matriarch, Zaina Begum, met the actor while he was filming in Pahalgam with an 'application' for help. Zaina Begum has been struggling, with her 40-year-old widowed daughter Dilshada Jaan, to raise four grandchildren, who moved into her modest home after the untimely demise of their father. Salman, whom Zaina describes as "a saviour, a messiah," immediately, put her eldest grandson, 18-year-old Gowhar Ahmad Bhat to work on the sets, so that he could take some money home for his mother and grandmother as well as his three sisters. According to a source present on location, Salman told the lad that he could be with the unit till the sched-

Grey's AnAtomy fans launch Victoria's Secret announces 10 new Angels petition to bring McDreamy back R

fter a shocking exit last week in which Patrick Dempsey's character, Dr. Derek Shepherd, was killed off on "Grey's Anatomy," fans rallied behind the actor by creating a petition on Change.org. They are hoping his character is brought back to the show. According to the petition, which was initiated by a fan named Courtney Williams, viewers have invested in Dempsey's character, also known as McDreamy, for over a decade. Killing him off came as a shock. "Why would you do us like this? Dedicated and die-hard fans! We DO NOT deserve this!" Williams wrote in the petition addressed to the show's creator, Shonda Rhimes. "It's like you've killed the President of Grey's Anatomy!" she added. In her plea to Rhimes, and Dempsey himself, Williams states fans "are not sleeping nor eating because of this tragic turn of events". The petition has since been gaining ground after it was opened, and will soon reach its goal of 10,000 signatures. Immediately following the airing, Dempsey took to Twitter to air out his emotions. He wrote: "I want to thank all the fans,

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Barca on target against Getafe Pacquiao, Mayweather

Barcelona's Neymar, from Brazil, centre, controls the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between F.C. Barcelona and Getafe at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 28. (AP Photo)

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BarcelOna, april 29 (ap): Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Getafe 6-0 on Tuesday to stay on course to reclaim the Spanish league title. Barcelona's ninth win in 10 rounds provisionally lifted it five points clear of Real Madrid before the second-place side hosts Almeria on Wednesday. There will then be four rounds left. Messi converted a ninth-minute penalty earned by Suarez to get Barcelona rolling at Camp Nou before setting up the Uruguay striker's first goal. Neymar was next to get onto the score sheet before Xavi Hernandez and Suarez both struck

before halftime. Messi scored again just after the restart for his 49th goal in 49 games in all competitions this season. "When this team is playing at this level, it makes it difficult for any rival," Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said. Also, David Moyes' Real Sociedad fought back with 10 men for a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao in a Basque Country derby, while lastplace Cordoba moved one step closer to relegation after losing 1-0 at Levante. Messi closed the gap with Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo with his 38th league goal. Ronaldo leads the domestic competition with 39 goals. Suarez also continued his strong finish to his first

campaign with the Catalan club by scoring his 13th and 14th goals in his last 15 appearances, while Neymar netted his fourth goal in his three-game scoring run. Barcelona's attacking trio broke the 100-goal mark for the season, with Neymar adding 32 and Suarez 21 to Messi's haul for a combined 102 goals. Their goals have put Barcelona in contention for three titles this season. Positioned to dethrone Atletico Madrid in the league, Barcelona has reached a Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich and the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao. "I don't know if there is a key (to our success), there is

Real, Atletico facing transfer bans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; reports

Madrid, april 29 (aFp): Spanish giants Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid could be banned from registering new players for a year for irregularities in the signing of minors, Spanish radio station Cadena SER reported on Wednesday. Barcelona are currently banned from registering players after they were handed the same ban for similar reasons a year ago. The Catalan giants unsuccessfully appealed that ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), however, the appeal did delay the application of the ban until January which allowed them to sign seven players, including Luis Suarez last summer. The same route of appeal would be open to both last season's Champions League finalists. "We are not in a position to comment on any proceedings that are ongoing. No further information can be provided for the time-being," said a FIFA spokesperson when contacted by AFP on Wednesday.

Real Madrid confirmed in January that FIFA had asked for information pertaining to 51 players in their youth system. Cadena SER also reported that Madrid's unusually busy January transfer window had been carried out with one eye on a possible ban. Madrid signed Norwegian prodigy Martin Odegaard, 19-year-old Marco Asensio from Mallorca and Brazilian under-21 Lucas Silva in January. Madrid also announced that Porto right-back Danilo will join the club in the summer. Under FIFA rules the signing of foreign players under the age of 18 is not permitted apart from in three exceptions. Firstly, that the parents of the player relocate to the country for non-football reasons, that the player is aged between 16 and 18 and the transfer takes place within the European Union or European Economic Area, or that the player lives no further than 100 kilometres from the club's headquarters.

the complete commitment of the team, our fans, everyone," Suarez said. "We are obliged to achieve important things and we are facing the critical stretch of the season." Luis Enrique rotated his starting 11 with the pacesetters playing their second of three Liga games in an eight-day span as the season reaches its conclusion. But with Barcelona's starstudded strike trio intact, Getafe never had a chance as the goals came in bunches to quickly put the result beyond doubt. Messi chipped in his spot kick "Panenka" style to start the rout when Suarez was tripped by Alvaro Arroyo just inside the area. After Barcelona goalie Clau-

dio Bravo backtracked to swat away Fredy Hinestroza's lob, Suarez used an acrobatic effort to sweep in Messi's lobbed pass in the 25th. Barcelona's pressure led to Mehdi Lacen losing the ball three minutes later, and Suarez laid it off for Neymar to cut back and slot in Barcelona's third. Xavi curled in a long strike on the half-hour mark before he set up Suarez with a deft back-heeled touch, with Suarez using one touch to curve home his shot in the 40th. Messi added his second two minutes after halftime with a strike similar to Suarez's, except he beat goalie Vicente Guaita from the right side of the area as he lifted the ball into the far side of the net. Hinestroza was denied a consolation goal by the woodwork in the 71st. The loss left Getafe in 13th place, right behind Sociedad. Bilbao went a goal up and benefited from an extra man after Sociedad defender Mikel Gonzalez was shown a straight red card for fouling Aritz Aduriz, giving the striker the chance to convert a penalty in the 52nd. But left back Alberto de la Bella looped in a difficult shot eight minutes later to equalize for the visitors at San Mames Stadium. Levante moved six points from danger after Victor Casadesus set up striker David Barral for the 41st-minute winner, keeping Cordoba winless in 16 rounds.

divided in fight buildup

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. speaks during an arrival ceremony Tuesday, April 28, in Las Vegas. Mayweather will face Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight boxing match in Las Vegas on May 2. (AP Photo)

las Vegas, april 29 (reuters): Four days before they meet in the ring for their highly anticipated showdown, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather marked the start of fight week at different events on Tuesday, with the Filipino southpaw a notable absentee from the 'Grand Arrival'. While Las Vegas resident Mayweather greeted his fans in typically flamboyant fashion at the MGM Grand Hotel's official ceremony, Pacquiao conducted his own fan rally elsewhere earlier in the day. Pacquiao's long-time promoter Bob Arum felt his fighter owed it to his legions Bengaluru, april of supporters in the United 29 (agencies): Royal States to host a public rally at the nearby Mandalay Challengers Bangalore's Bay hotel, where he and his (RCB) explosive opener entourage are staying this Chris Gayle achieved week. "There are 70,000 another world record in Filipinos living in Southern Twenty20 cricket durNevada, and they've obviing their match against ously been very supportRajasthan Royals (RR) ive of Manny," Arum told in IPL 2015 on WednesReuters after Pacquiao had day night. The big-hitting been welcomed to Las VeJamaican, who already gas by hundreds of excited, holds the record for most raucous fans. sixes in IPL history with "We felt that we owed over 200, completed 500 them this type of a rally and sixes (in 201 T20 games) we felt that we couldn't do it here (at the MGM Grand) tonight at the M Chinnasbecause Floyd, quite propwamy Stadium. On April erly, would have objected. 13, Gayle had hit his 200th "So rather than cause any six in IPL, against Sunrisproblems, we went to the ers Hyderabad (SRH) at the same ground. Gayle is the first player to hit 500 sixes in the his- Mandalay Bay where Mantory of Twenty20s. The next best is far away - Kieron Pollard with ny is staying and we did it 348. The 35-year-old Gayle hit one six during his brief 10-run (off 4 balls) knock today. He hit a four and a six (down the ground over long-off) in the opening over of the match from Tim Southee but was out off the next ball after setting a world record.

500 sixes: Chris Gayle sets World Record in T20 cricket

there and he (Mayweather) did his thing here. The timing was good so the press could be at both events." NO AGREEMENT Mayweather, however, did not agree when he spoke to reporters after treating several thousand fans to performances by stand-up comedian Ricky Smiley and the Southern University's "Human Jukebox" marching band at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. "He (Pacquiao) should have been here with me," said the American. "So many different sponsors and networks came together to make it possible. It was the professional thing to support this. "The bar is always set so high for Floyd Mayweather. If I didn't show up to the 'Grand Arrival', it would be front page (news)." The undefeated Mayweather (470), who is guaranteed $120 million from a megafight that is expected to be the richest of all time, oozed confidence as he predicted his record would remain

perfect. "I truly believe I am the smarter fighter," said the 38-year-old. "Pacquiao is reckless. Everybody's game plan (against Mayweather) is to come forward and throw lots of punches. It hasn't worked in 19 years and 47 fights." Earlier on Tuesday, Pacquiao promised that his "killer instinct" was intact as he prepared for Saturday's welterweight showdown. "My confidence is different than for other fights," the 36-year-old told reporters after his arrival at the Mandalay Bay rally was preceded by a colorful display from Filipino singers and folk dancers. "I am not nervous. I am excited. I have something to prove. I like being the underdog because my killer instinct is there, my focus is there." Pacquiao, a 2-1 underdog for a fight expected to earn him more than $100 million, told the cheering fans at his rally: "Don't be nervous. I know I'm going to win the fight in the ring, so relax."

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Rockets complete series win over Mavs

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HOustOn, april 29 (ap): The Houston Rockets moved into the final eight of the NBA playoffs with a 10394 victory over Dallas on Tuesday, completing a 4-1 series victory over the Mavericks. They may face another Texan rival in the next round, as San Antonio edged the Los Angeles Clippers to take a 3-2 advantage in that series. Houston's James Harden scored 28 points and Terrence Jones had 10 of his 15 in the fourth quarter for the Rockets, who buried the memory of last season's exit from the first round of the playoffs at the hands of Portland. "We've worked extremely hard through a lot of adversity through the season," said Dwight Howard, who missed half the season with injuries. "To make it to the next round is big, but the job is not complete." The Rockets bounced back from a lackluster performance in a loss in Game 4 to head to the Western Conference semifinals for the first time since Yao Ming starred for Houston. Howard had 18 points and 19 rebounds to help the Rockets dominate inside and Josh Smith scored 20 points. The Mavericks couldn't get going from long-range, going just 5 of 26 on 3-pointers. Monta Ellis led Dallas with 25 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 22. "It just felt like every time we were right there we didn't get enough Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) shoots after being fouled by Dallas Mavericks' J.J. Barea (5) during the second half of Game 5 in the first round breaks to really make it a game," Nowitzki said. of the NBA basketball playoffs on April 28, in Houston. (AP Photo)

The Mavericks didn't lead after early in the first quarter, but a 7-0 run got them within three with about 5 minutes remaining. Then Jones took over, making a three-point play followed by a corner 3 to push it to 94-85. Dallas scored the next four points before Harden swished a 3-pointer under heavy pressure to make it 97-89 with 2 1/2 minutes left and the Rockets were not under threat from then. Nowitzki led Dallas with 14 rebounds, but Tyson Chandler had just six. "We dug ourselves in a hole by falling down 0-3," Chandler said. "It was an uphill battle from there." San Antonio's Tim Duncan scored 12 of his 21 points in the second half to guide the Spurs to a 111-107 victory against the Clippers. Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points for the defending NBA champion Spurs, who took a series lead with their second straight victory at Staples Center. San Antonio's lead dwindled to one point in the final minute after the Clippers made a desperate 7-1 run, but Blake Griffin missed a leaping shot with five seconds left. DeAndre Jordan tipped it in, but was called for basket interference; a ruling upheld on video review. Griffin had 30 points and 14 rebounds, but missed two free throws with 39 seconds to play. Los Angeles missed 16 free throws overall while getting pushed to the brink of elimination. Game 6 is Thursday in San Antonio.

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