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Nagaland gets NE’s first apparel making centre Morung Express News Dimapur | April 5

Chances of us ever seeing Dimapur is zero, but keep looking a road might slither out of those hills.

75 villages in Nagaland remain un-electrified KohIMA, APRIL 5 (MExN): Out of 1,401 habitations/villages in Nagaland State, 1326 habitations/villages have been electrified in the state. 75 habitation/villages are yet to be electrified, according to the Nagaland Economic Survey 2015-16 brought out by State Economics & Statistics Department. In percentage terms, 94.64 per cent of the habitation/ villages in the state were electrified. Correspondingly, the percentage of un-electrified villages was 5.35 per cent in 2014-15 as against 5.85 per cent unelectrified habitations/villages in 2013-14.

NNC (NA) kilo kilonser passes away; condolence offered DIMAPUR, APRIL 5 (MExN): The NNC (NonAccordist) has expressed its condolence on the demise of its Kilo Kilonser, Hethena Kinnimi. Expressing pain and grief, a condolence message from the MIP of the NNC (N/A) described Late Hethena as a dedicated and sincere Naga leader who devoted all his life for the cause of the Naga nation. In his death, the Nagas have lost a tall figure in the history of the Naga struggle, the MIP stated. The entire rank and file of NNC (N/A), joining the family at this hour of grief, has prayed for eternal peace of the departed leader.

Nagaland covers only 48% under Mission Indradhanush

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NEW DELhI, APRIL 5 (IANS): Nagaland reported only 48 percent immunisation in two phases of the Mission Indradhanush programme, which aims to immunise children and pregnant women against seven dreaded diseases. According to the health ministry, Nagaland had one of the poorest performances in comparison to other Indian states in the first two phases of Mission Indradhanush rolled out in 2014 and 2015. “Mission Indradhanush has been very poor in northeast India. Nagaland had only 48 percent of coverage. The geographical conditions in the northeastern states are challenging,” said additional health secretary C.K Mishra. The objective of this mission is to ensure that all children under the age of two years as well as pregnant women are fully immunised against seven vaccine preventable diseases -- Diphtheria, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Polio, Hepatitis B and Measles.

The North East region’s first apparel manufacturing centre was inaugurated in Nagaland State today. The Apparel & Garment Making Centre (AGMC), funded by the Union Ministry of Textiles was inaugurated today at the District Industries Centre Complex, 6th Mile, Dimapur by Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge). A venture of the Textile Ministry’s Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) for the textiles and apparel sector, the project was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the state in December 2014. It is part of an ambitious mission of the Central government to establish an apparel making centre in every state of the North East with Nagaland as the first to have the centre established in the region. According to a brief on the working scheme of the AGMC, it has three units – two for production and one for skilling to be operated on “plug and play mode” for a period of three years.

(LEFT) Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge) Santosh Kumar Gangwar and Nagaland State Chief Minister, TR Zeliang at the inauguration of the apparel manufacturing centre in Dimapur today. (RIGHT) A view of the Apparel & Garment Making Centre.

The firms (beneficiaries) selected to use the facilities will exit after the expiry of the three-year period. The firms selected for the period are The Connect Studio, Pinnacle Creations and Gurgaon-based Technopak Advisor’s Pvt. Ltd. The latter of three will focus on skill development and training. It envisages involving a total of 600 workers and trainees. Wholly independent of government control, the production units will use the facility for commercial production for the open

market employing its own artisans or workers. It can also be used for converting locally produced handloom fabrics into fashion garments. Gangwar in his address shared a vision of turning Nagaland into a hub of garments manufacturing while aiding revenue generation in the state. “People think it is small, but there is much potential in the sector and we want to take it ahead,” he said, adding that the Central government is visualising to turn a 17 billion dollar garments sec-

tor into a 75 billion dollar industry. Stating promotion of entrepreneurship in garment making as key to this direction, he said that the project looks towards employing local entrepreneurs. Terming sericulture as another area where Nagaland shows potential, he said that the Central government has sanctioned three sericulture projects which will support silk production of the Eri, Muga and Mulberry variety from rearing to marketing. It is targeted to assist around

5000 farmers. “Development of apparel is closely attached to the development of handlooms in the region and we want to take them beyond the borders and showcase them to the world.” He expressed confidence that projects targeting employment generation would empower the youth of the region to set up independent business enterprise rather than look for jobs in the mainland. Gangwar also laid the foundation stone for a Muga P3 Basic Seed Station

at Kobulong, Mokokchung, and launched the newly approved Integrated Eri Silk Development Project under NERTPS for women empowerment and sustainable livelihood in Kohima district. Nagaland State Chief Minister, TR Zeliang while terming the setting up of the AGMC as “a milestone in the chronology of the economic development of Nagaland” expressed confidence that the facility will go a long way in empowering the youth and promoting entrepreneurship.

“Our people produced cotton but this tradition is disappearing today. Yet our youth have keen interest in fashion designing and fashion technology. I hope this centre will become a breeding ground of many successful entrepreneurs.” He further asked the farmers to revive the production of traditional cotton in the state. Zeliang had also underlined the need for a hostel attached to the AGMC for trainees in reply to which Gangwar assured to provide the necessary sanction.

SC favours JACWR on implementation of reservation ACAUT wants biometric EVMS for Nagaland Morung Express News Dimapur | April 5

Naga women appear to be on the verge of a victory on the issue of 33 percent seat reservation for women in the municipal councils and town councils - a fight which has been in the court of law for years. In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ‘revived’ the 2011 ruling of the single bench Guahati High Court of Kohima which had ruled in favour of the Joint Action Committee on Women Reservation (JACWR) and directed the Nagaland State Government to conduct elections to local bodies with implementation of 33% reservation for women. The 2011 ruling had quashed the decision of Nagaland Cabinet of postponing the elections in Municipal & Town councils while observing that, “…Issue of reservation of seats for Women in Municipal Councils and Town Coun-

cils and the ongoing peace process in the State have, if at all, a tenuous link. There was no material before the Cabinet that if elections are held there will be break down of law and order in the State…” The SC has stayed the order of the division bench of Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench of July 31, 2012 which had challenged the 2011 ruling and asked the state government to set up a committee to look into the claims and directed the municipal elections be suspended till the committee gave its recommendations. However, Nagaland government had refused to accede to the demands by withholding elections to local bodies, citing Naga customs and possible violence derailing the ongoing peace process. The state counsel had argued in court that the authorities tried to hold elections in one of the 19 councils (Mokokchung Town Council) on May 7, 2011, which was marred by large-scale violence which

forced the state to cancel the election. JACWR then had filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court against the Gauhati High Court Division Bench order, which put elections to the municipal/town councils in Nagaland on hold. Dr Rosemary Dzüvichu, advisor to Naga Mothers Association (NMA) and one of the petitioners, confirmed the news to The Morung Express. “We could not be there in person during the ruling today, however our lawyer Colin Gonsalves informed us of the judgment,” Dr Dzüvichu stated. The hearing was held at Court No-2 of the SC by a three bench judges in New Delhi. The SC also admitted the petition challenging the Nagaland Legislative Assembly decision that Nagaland should be exempted from the Part IX-A (Municipalities) of the Constitution while stating that it goes against Article 371-A of the Constitution. Dr Dzüvichu while hail-

ing Tuesday’s ruling as a landmark judgment in the fight for implementation of the 33% reservation said the closing judgment into the issue will be revealed once the hearing to the second petition is heard and disposed off. The hearing is expected to in a few days, possibly next Tuesday, the NMA advisor stated. The JACWR was formed in June 2011 by Naga women organisations of all tribes following the failure of the State Government to hold the long overdue municipal elections and implement 33 percent women reservation as per the Nagaland Municipal Act First Amendment, 2006. Only recently, in what appears to be a reconciliatory gesture, Nagaland Government through the voice of Chief Minister TR Zeliang had appealed to the women folks to accept 25% nomination to the Urban Local Bodies with full voting rights on an experimental basis to begin with.

DIMAPUR, APRIL 5 (MExN): The Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland today lent full support to the Chief Electoral Officer’s initiative to clean up the state’s E-Roll. Proposing that the ECI adopt Nagaland as a pilot project State to implement its clean E-Roll agenda, it further asked the ECI to consider introducing biometric EVMs during the next assembly elections in the State. “For starters, the State Election Commission should issue notices to all the government servants working in the Nagaland Civil Secretariat, Kohima, to immediately delete their multiple entries of names,” it added. A press note from the ACAUT stated bogus and multiple entries of names in the E-Roll is the “root of corruption in the State.” It said that both the Census 2011 figures as well as the E-Roll numbers are “incorrect,” while claiming that census population of Nagaland “cannot be more than 12 lakhs and the E-roll cannot be more than 7 lakhs.” “Any individual having more than 2 names in the E-Roll should be prosecuted and jailed as per the Representation of People’s Act. So far the State Election Commission

has failed to apply the full force of the law,” it added. The ACAUT said that village councils and chieftains/GBs are the “true repository of power at the village level” and hence the election commission “should reach out to this sector if at all clean E-Roll is to be a success.” Stating that solely depending on block level officer (BLOs) “will not bring about clean E-Roll,” the ACAUT said “no BLO can delete names in the E-Roll without incurring the wrath of the village councils.” It further urged unemployed youths drawn from all over the State “should be empanelled to assist the BLOs in identification of bogus/ multiple entries of names and ghost households.” The ACAUT also demanded that names of illegal immigrants should be struck off immediately and “illegal immigrants cannot be allowed to exercise political power.” While calling for the Aadhar Card to be “compulsorily linked to E-Roll,” it asked the ECI to appeal to the Supreme Court to make an exception for Nagaland, “given the state’s unenviable inflated E-Roll position.”

Chare town in darkness for 20 days SC asks BCCI to reveal funds given

to Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura

With no electricity, students worried with exam just around the corner

DIMAPUR, APRIL 5 (MExN): Citizens of Chare Town under Tuensang district has been living in the dark since March 17 after its transformer broke down and is yet to be replaced or repaired. A village electricity committee formed under the communitization programme transported the transformer to Dimapur for repair after collecting some amount from every household but there is still no news when it will restored, L Tia Sangtam, a concerned citizen of Chare town informed. Assurances were given that the power supply will be restored within a week but there is still no electricity in sight, Sangtam said. In the mist of the electricity blackout, students studying in the four educational institutions in the town are worried because their quarterly exam just around the corner. The stu-

Trying to concentrate on their studies under candle light in Chare town as a consequence of the breakdown of its transformer. (Photo: L Tia Sangtam)

dents are now confined to reading under the dim candlelight. However, the problem is not just about concentration to study under the candle light. “Many of the families here even can’t afford to buy candles for their children to study. Just imagine what it will do to the career of the students,” Sangtam pointed out. Looking for a way to impress upon the concerned department or those in the electricity committee to hasten in restoring electricity, Sangtam took

an image of students studying under the candle from his mobile camera and mailed it to the print media. “I thought the picture on how students are bearing the brunt of the power outage will speak to the authorities to take notice and restore the electricity at the earliest, the concerned citizen voiced out. Sangtam said there are more than 200 household in Chare town and this is not the first time that they have had to endure such long power blackouts.

NEW DELhI, APRIL 5 (AGENCIES): The Supreme Court today asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to reveal details of funds the BCCI has allocated to the states like Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura in the past five years. India’s apex court slammed the BCCI and accused it of doing nothing to develop cricket in the country. The BCCI came in for sharp criticism after it informed the apex court that allocation of funds to eleven states was zero. In a scathing attack on the activities of the cricket board, the apex court said, “BCCI has created a mutually beneficial society.” Questioning why eleven states were penniless, the court observed that the BCCI must have distribu-

tive justice. Why should these states go begging? the top court asked. “You (BCCI) have allocated Rs 480 crore in one year to state cricket associations for the development of cricketing infrastructure. In the past 20 years, more than Rs 2000 crore have been given approximately. “Have you monitored these funds as how it is being utilized. There is no credible monitoring mechanism to look at whether even infrastructure has been created or not,” a bench headed by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur had said. Criticising BCCI’s funds allocation process, the SC observed that funds have been distributed without a rationale like a “mutually beneficial society”. The apex governing body for cricket in the country sub-

mitted a list of funds to the SC that it had disbursed to state bodies over the last five years. The list shows that BCCI had not given any funds to eleven state cricket associations, including Bihar, during the period. “BCCI must have distributive justice, why are eleven states penniless? Why should these states go begging?,” the SC bench asked lawyers representing BCCI. The BCCI has 30 cricket body members, four associate members and three affiliate members. “Impression one gets is that once BCCI gives money to state boards without any rationale, they in a way corrupt them,” the SC observed during the hearing. The bench also questioned the procedure for fund allocation and whether it was done on face value.

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Contemplating to make India a developed nation through agricultural growth by 2020 Our Correspondent Tseminyu | April 5

Parliamentary Secretary for Housing Er. Levi Rengma today said by 2020 India is contemplating to make India a Developed Nation through agricultural growth. Speaking at the awareness programme on Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (Crop Insurance Scheme) here at Tseminyu Town Hall, Er. Levi said that acknowledging the importance of farmers role in nation building at the same time the difficulties been faced by our farmers and the support they badly needed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a brand new crop insurance scheme on January 13 this year. “This crop insurance scheme is called Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

which will be implemented in every state of India, in association with the respective state governments,” he said. This scheme will be administered under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, he said adding that the main motto of this scheme is to provide a more efficient insurance support to the farmers of the country and become a financial support to thousands of farmers. He said government has decided to provide low premium insurance cover to the farmers so that they can sustain even if the yield is damaged. With a total budget estimate for flooring this project is estimated to be approximately Rs. 17, 600 crore in the country, he said. Stating that a major

Parliamentary Secretary for Housing Er. Levi and others before handing over soil health card to the villagers during awareness programme on Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana at Tseminyu Town Hall on April 5. (Morung Photo)

portion of Indian citizens, mostly in rural areas depends on agriculture and farming, he said “ So it is very necessary to strengthen their crop insurance scheme so as to prevent them incur heavy losses eve if the crops gets damaged due to natural calamities and other unavoidable

circumstances.” He said there are several factors that result in poor production of crops in some regions. Worst case scenario is that the entire crop gets damaged and the cultivators have to go through heavy losses. Most farmers take loans for buying agricultural seeds,

fertilizers, irrigation facilities, pesticides and other agricultural machineries for cultivation of crops. But sometimes unavoidable natural disasters like draught, floods, fire, pest attack, etc. strike and destroy the crop yield. Then farmers choose the path of suicide as they become

unable to cope up with the burden of debt. He said there are alarming number of farmer suicide in India, which is a burning issue, not only in India, but also throughout the world. “As per reports of Home Ministry, reports of near about 3000 farmers’ suicide have been registered

in India, in the last three years itself. So the Centre has planned to bring back a new crop insurance scheme called Pradan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in the country and rectify the loophole, present the existing one,” he said. He said that it is a matter of concern to all that, the population of India is likely to be around 1.30 billion by 2020 and the country’s overall employment scenario is less likely to diminish significantly. “Hence, producing food to satisfy hunger and to provide employment for buying food is going to be one of the biggest problems the country and is likely to face in near future. With opportunities for area expansion being almost exhausted, additional food output of 4-5 million tons per annum will have to come primarily through

increased productivity,” the parliamentary secretary said. Later, Er. Levi handed over Soil Health Card to the villagers and also released a publication entitled “Inventory of Agriculture Kohima District.” He also inaugurated exhibition of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Tesophenyu. Chairing the programme, Dr. V. Akashe Zhimomi, programme coordinator KVK, Tesophenyu, Kohima said the PMFBY will be implemented by June this year. Vote of thanks was proposed by Khekhali Sema, SMS, Hort). The programme was followed by technical session. The speakers include; Dr. Rebecca, VAS, SDVO, Tseminyu, Akhrie Yhome, APPO, Kohima and Yichan Yanthan, branch manager, Vijaya Bank Tseminyu.

Kiphire DPDB monthly meeting held Morung Express News Kiphire | April 5

ICFAI University Nagaland held its Fete Day at the university campus in Sovima, Dimapur on April 5. Organised by the pioneers (first batch) of the Bachelor of Arts Department of the university, the students left no stone unturned to ensure that the event was a success. Flags lined the road leading to the university while balloons and flaglets decorated the campus. The Fete Day had games like obstacle race, treasure hunt beside food stalls, photo booths and DJ. A number of business houses from Dimapur – Skipper furnishings, iball, Tower Queen Beauty Parlour among others – also set up stalls. (Morung Photo)

‘From ordinary Naga to better Naga’

The monthly meeting of the Kiphire District Planning and Development Board was held on April 5 at the Conference Hall of the Deputy Commissioner with A. Chumremo Odyuo DC and Vice chairman DPDB with head of department and officers. Addressing the meeting, DC welcomed the gathering and reviewed the last meeting minutes. He highlighted about the LED distribution at Fakim, which is now the second LED village in the country under the initiative of the Kiphire Wildlife division. Addressing the meeting, Hemant Baskar IFS wild life

DC Kiphire A. Chumremo Odyuo DC and Vice chairman DPDB addresses the Kiphire District Planning and Development Board held on April 5. (Morung Photo)

warden Kiphire appealed the board members to disseminate proper information to villagers in case of wild life human conflict and asked the members to

MMC revises rate of vegetables

Secretary Finance, Government of Nagaland, Y. Kikheto Sema IAS addressing a gathering of Western Sumi Hoho meeting at Chekiye village on Tuesday. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Dimapur | April 5

“To make positive changes in our society, we should all strive to move on from being an ordinary Naga to a better Naga,” said Y. Kikheto Sema IAS, Secretary Finance, Government of Nagaland. He was speaking as chief guest at the general meeting of Western Sumi Hoho at Chekiye village, Dimapur. Lamenting about killings amongst Naga brethrens, Kikheto talked about respecting lives and urged the people to stop all such undesirable activities. The chief guest also emphasized on

preserving ancestral land and language, which he said, was the identity of Naga people. Further, Kikheto underlined the importance of giving women their due share and right place in the Naga society. Touching on the topic of Article 371 (a), he queried whether Naga people were utilizing the advantages of contents of the Article. During the programme, Sumi Hoho President, Toniho Yeptho also exhorted the gathering consisting of GBs, elders, bureaucrats and other leaders. Meanwhile, the Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) has called for a meeting of its office bearers and executive members on April 6 at 10:00 am at its office.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73-26

mokokchuNg, april 5 (Dipr): Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC) has revised the rate of vegetables in the town and it has been put into force with immediate effect. An order issued by Additional Deputy Commissioner and MMC Administrator Bendanglila said the price of potato has been revised at Rs 20 per kg while the prices of cabbage and green chilly have been revised at Rs. 20 and Rs 40 per kg respectively. The price of Green Chilly per kg in January 2016 was Rs 45. Following the latest revision it is cheaper by Rs 5 in Mokokchung town. The prices of Long beans, beans, ladies finger and bitter guard were revised at Rs. 50 per kg. The prices of Tomato, onion and Water melon were also revised to hover at Rs 30 per kg while the price of cucumber is Rs 40 per kg. The prices of tomato and onion become cheaper by Rs 5 and Rs 15 respectively following the latest revision by MMC.

Dimapur Phom Union members during the celebration of Monyu festival held on April 2.

Dimapur, april 5 (mExN): The Dimapur Phom Union celebrated Monyu festival on April 2 at the treasurer's residence Heang Phom. The programme was chaired by the office bearers and the welcome address was delivered by A. Pongshi Phom, President. N.T. Thamlong Phom Vice-

Lt. K. Mahtre. Yim on 1- 4-2016 We extend our special thanks to :1. Yimchungrü Baptist Church Kohima. 2. Yimchungrü Baptist Women Department Kohima. 3. Yimchungrü Union Kohima. 4. Yimchungrü Student Union Kohima. 5. South Traffic Kohima. We regret our inability to mention the entire individual by name but it is our humble prayer that our almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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President exhorted the gathering by briefly describing the significance of Monyu. He also called upon the gathering to change the mindset and try to work for achieving the equality of gender because even in the Monyu tradition the sisters and daughters are given special treatment by shovering them with love and honour

during the festivities. He was of the view that society cannot advance progressively unless the women are given equal rights and freedom. The programme was enthusiastically graced by Tamlu cultural troupe and Dimapur Orangkong Union with Folk dance and beating of logdrum.

Training on organic farming at Litsami Village DSSU to organise NPSC/UPSC crash course Dimapur, april 5 (mExN): In an effort to encourage and motivate Sumi students to take up competitive exams more seriously and also to help them in making preparations for the competitive exams, Dimapur Sumi Students Union (DSSU) will be organising a one month NPSC/UPSC Crash Course in the month of May at the science centre with Prof. A K Singh, Former RAO member for IAS Study Delhi and of Scholars Study Circle as the resource person. Along with the Resource person, NPSC/UPSC Qualified Young Sumi officers will be interacting with the students and give inputs and suggestions to make

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perintend NST highlight the activities of the department and said the department has suspended three services in the district due to bad road and other prob-

Dimapur Phom Union celebrates Monyu festival

e the bereaved family members would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all individuals, Churches, Organization and well wishers who stood by us physically, materially, financially and spiritually during brief illness and sad demise of our beloved.

inform the office if there is any human wild life conflict in the district. While giving the presentation of the department, Thomas Station su-

lems. Taking part in the discussion, the DC suggested if the department can procure small vehicles it may be beneficial for places where the road is not viable for big vehicles. Wennyei Konyak, ADC Pungro briefed the house of the status of Pungro subdivision which qualifies the need to have Sub Division Planning Development Board (SDPDB). He also asked the medical department to provide mosquito net as the sub division is prone to sickness related to mosquito. The house also welcomed Ngurthanthuangi SDEO and S Aphak Konyak Dy Commandant VG to the board. The Board approved opening of Private College at Pungro.

preparations for the competitive exams. In a press note by DSSU President Tovika K Chishi and General Secretary Steve Chophy stated that the crash course is free of cost and will be limited only to 100 Sumi students which will be done on first come first basis. They also stated that certain percentage out of the hundred seats will be for students in higher secondary level. DSSU informed that forms will be issued on April 19 and 20 at Science Centre, time 11.00 a.m onwards. For more information interested students may contact the following numbers 9089285588(PRESIDENT) / 9774357991 (GS).

Participants with others during the one day farmers training programme on organic farming held at Litsami Village on March 15.

ZuNhEboto, april 5 (mExN): The Department of Agriculture, Zunheboto conducted one day farmers training programme on organic farming under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana at Litsami Village on March 15. The programme was chaired by District Agriculture Officer, G. Kiyevi Ayemi. The technical session was conducted by L. Kivika

Chophi, Agriculture Officer where he highlighted the objectives of the scheme where Organic Farming is promoted through adoption of Organic Village by cluster approach and participatory guarantee system certification. A brief explanation on the operation guidelines under PKVY was highlighted. The method and use of Biocomposting, Vermicom-

posting, application of Biofertilizers, Bioagents under organic farming was also explained to the farmers. A total of 30 farmers covering 50 acres from Litsami Village has been adopting for organic farming. The farmers of Litsami Village extended the happiness to the Department of Agriculture for organiz- As part of International Women’s Day celebration, Yes Bank, Dimapur Branch organized a mediing Organic Farming for the cal camp for women personnel of Dimapur Traffic on Monday. Programme was held at Traffic first time in their Village. Control near Railway Station wherein Dr. B.K. Sethi was the main resource doctor.

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Nido Tania case: HC raise question over special court

New Delhi, April 5 (pTi): The Delhi High Court today raised questions over the jurisdiction of a special court conducting trial in connection with the death of Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania, asking how it could hear the case when the charges under the SC/ST Act against the accused were dropped. "Whether a designated court, set up to hear matters under special acts, could hear the case once the charges under the SC/ST Act were dropped against the accused persons," Justice P S Teji asked the

CBI and the counsel for the accused persons. When the designated court itself has discharged the accused, how can it conduct the proceedings, the judge added. It orally observed that the designated judge for trying the cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, should not have kept the matter before it unless and until there was a specific order. "The case should have been ordinarily transferred before an Additional Sessions Judge," the judge said. The

agency and the counsel for the accused persons told the court that the issue raised by it has not been challenged before any court. The court then listed the matter for further hearing on August 24. The court's query came during the hearing of a plea filed by the father of 19-year-old Tania, who was killed in January 2014 after he was allegedly beaten up by some persons at Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi. Tania's father Nido Pavitra and CBI had moved the high court seeking quashing of the September 25, 2014,

order of the sessions court which had held that no charge could be framed against the accused under the provisions of the SC/ST Act. Initially, police had booked the four accused -- Farman, Pawan, Sunder Singh and Sunny Uppal, under section 302 (murder) of IPC after the postmortem report showed Tania died due to injuries on his head and face caused by a blunt object. The agency had also invoked charges under the SC/ST Act. Presently Farman is in judicial custody, while the others are out on bail.

Moderate 5.4 magnitude RASHTRA BHASHA HINDI TRAINING INSTITUTE (R.B. HINDI COLLEGE) quake jolts North east Hindi Nagar, Padumpukhuri Dimapur: Nagaland

ShilloNg, April 5 (iANS): A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, rocked the north-eastern states on Tuesday, an official said. The tremor was felt at 1.12 p.m. with its epicentre located in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, said an official of the Regional Seismological Centre in Shillong. "We felt the earthquake in the district, but we have no immediate reports of any casualty or damage," East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Cyril Diengdoh told IANS. "I have alerted all the BDOs (Block Development Officers) to send me an immediate report," he said. Seven of the north-eastern states -- Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur -- are considered by seismologists as the sixth major earthquake-prone belt in the world.

Manipur reshuffle row: Ministers claim majority support

imphAl, April 5 (iANS): Ministers in Congressruled Manipur say they have majority support in the party -- and so don't want to be axed at the behest of dissidents. They claim the backing of 26 of the 48 Congress legislators, making it clear it is they and not the dissident legislators who should be appeased. A minister who did not want to be named told IANS: "We have submitted a memorandum by 26 CLP (Congress Legislature Party) members requesting the high command not to reshuffle the ministry as the next elections are round the corner. "There is an excellent ministerial team under the leadership of (Chief Minister) Okram Ibobi Singh. If a reshuffle is done now, it will trigger political instability." In view of the development, Okram Ibobi and Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam have called off their trip to New Delhi to meet party president Sonia Gandhi. The chief minister and his deputy were to discuss with Sonia Gandhi a reshuffle of the ministry that would have involved dropping some ministers and inducting in their place some of the dissidents. Another minister pointed out that a new Congress state president was appointed on the demand of the dissidents. One cabinet minister was shown in local TV channels as saying that a reshuffle shall never take place. He withdrew the statement later. The dissidents, however, held a "victory dinner" to celebrate the appointment of T.N. Haokip as the new party president in Manipur. Sources said Haokip will try to stem the tide at his own level. If he succeeds, the chief minister and the deputy chief minister shall not go to the national capital. One dissident legislator said: "The party president (in Manipur) has been replaced. This was one of our four demands. We are hopeful that the high command shall not ignore our other demands."

Mob catches two men after bomb set off Our Correspondent Imphal | April 5

An angry mob attacked and injured two suspected militants here last night after they hurled and exploded a hand grenade in the courtyard of Chairperson of Imphal Municipal Corporation (IMC). The explosion took place in the courtyard of Aribam Nimai Sharma around 9:20 pm. No one was injured in the blast. The assailants were waylaid by a large number of locals who turned into an angry mob and severely thrashed them near the spot. A police team came to the scene was obstructed by the mob in their attempt to take away the attackers. A scuffle ensued between the locals and police who later whisked away the assailants from the site. Reports said three persons, including a woman, set off the bomb. The woman fled the spot after the explosion. The trio came in a black Bolero Storm jeep. The motive behind the attack could not be confirmed yet. The Porompat Police Station has started investigations into the incident. RK Napoleon, resident of Sagolband Tera Amudon Akham Leikai under Imphal West and Angom Punilkumar from Porompat Thawanthaba Leikai in Imphal East who were caught by the mob are being interrogated by the police over the explosion. The police seized the vehicle which was also damaged by the mob. One gun license along with a small arm belonging to RK Napoleon was also recovered from the vehicle. Earlier, unidentified persons placed a bomb at the residence of Aribam Nimai Sharma representing Ward Number 18, Yaiskul Constituency in Imphal East. A large number of residents from Brahmapur Aribam Leikai, Brahmapur Lalji Lakpa Leikai and Brahmapur Bheigyabati Leikai staged a sit-in at the Youth’ Club Brahmapur ground denouncing the blast today. In a seperate incident, unknown persons exploded a hand grenade at a residence in Lamphel Sana Keithel Pukhri Achouba under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West yesterday around 11:30 pm. No casualties were reported in the blast which damaged a car parked inside the garage of Thounaojam Biseshwor Singh. No group has claimed responsibility. Three militants held A sergeant major of PLA (People’s Liberation Army) and two women cadres of Kangkleipak Communist PartyNoyon (KCP-N) were arrested by police during separate counter-insurgency operations at Heirok Champrathong in Thoubal district and Pungdongbam area in Imphal East conducted on April 2 and 3, according to an official release. Two separate cases have been registered at the respective police stations over the arrests, the release informed.

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The President Nagaland Peoples Front Mokokchung Division, Nagaland Sub:- Resignation from the Party Membership

Sir, On the subject cited above, we the undersigned having lost all confidence on our elected leader Dr. Benjongliba Aier in his inability to strengthen the party, we choose to resign from both primary and active membership of the NPF Party. Therefore, we hereby lay down our resignation on this day the 4th April 2016. The Signatories along with the name, village and designation are given as below:1. Shri. Monglu (Japu Village) President, NPF 30th Alongtaki A/C 2. Shri. Watikaba (Longphayimsen Vill.) Vice President, NPF 30th Alongtaki A /C 3. Shri. Limatoshi (Moayimti Vill.) Secretary, NPF 30th Alongtaki A/C 4. Shri. Watimongba (Akhumen Vill.) Secretary, NPF 30th Alongtaki A/C 5. Shri. Tiakumzuk (Chungtiayimsen Vill.) Vice President NPF Youth wing 30th Alongtaki A/C 6. Shri. Imlimoa (Longtho Vill.) Secretary NPF Youth wing 30th Alongtaki A/C 7. Shri. Imsongmeren (Longphayimsen Vill.) Advisor, NPF 30th Alongtaki A/C

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Coffee wars: S Korea’s cafe boom nears saturation point or about 17 per 10,000 people, Seoul has more coffee shops per capita than Starbucks’ hometown Seattle, at 15 per 10,000, or San Francisco, at 14.7, according to city of Seoul data and research providers FindTheHome and FindTheCompany.

SEOul, april 5 (rEutErS): South Korea’s coffee shop craze is frothing over. In fashionable retail and commercial districts of southern Seoul, nearly one in every two buildings boasts a coffee shop - evidence of a boom that has delivered dizzying growth for the likes of Starbucks and local chains. But now the market is getting even more crowded, as convenience stores such as 7-Eleven offer 1,000 won (87 cents) cups, and smaller players are feeling the heat. “We declared an emergency situation, gathered all employees eight times to debate strategies,” Moon Chang-ki, CEO of mid-priced coffee chain Ediya, the country’s largest operator by

location with about 1,800 stores, told reporters recently. “If we sell at that price, our store owners won’t earn any margins.” To compete, Ediya says it has instead focused on improving the quality of its coffee, and actually raised prices last year. Other chains have responded to growing competition by cutting back on store numbers and staff, or expanding overseas. The number of chain and stand-alone coffee shops in South Korea more than tripled to about 49,600 in 2015 from 12,400 in 2011, according to Korea Contents Media - far faster than overall consumption of coffee, which Koreans have been drinking for decades. With more than 17,000 coffee shops in a city of over 10 million,

Toyota, Microsoft to collaborate on connected-car technology tOkyO, april 5 (iaNS): Japanese carmaker Toyota on Tuesday announced it will collaborate with US tech giant Microsoft to improve services for cars connected to the internet in the future. The auto giant has set up a new company called Toyota Connected to create these services and develop products for drivers and distributors based on advanced cloud-based data analysis, EFE news reported. Among the products under consideration are policies adapted to each driver, based on a study of their driving patterns. The company, based in Texas and with an initial investment of around $5.5 million, is primarily owned by Toyota Media Service, a subsidiary of the Japanese group, and Microsoft, which has a 5 percent stake. The company, which was founded by Bill Gates, had first invested in Toyota Media Service in 2011. Toyota already sells internet-connected automobiles in Japan although they are limited to a few Lexus models and some other high-end models. The firm aims to expand the number of cars with data communications systems for sale in the US and Japan initially.

India fourth country with highest Downadup malware attacks NEw DElhi, april 5 (iaNS) India is the fourth country that has most number of attacks by the Downadup malware family, a report by Finland-based online security and privacy company F-Secure, said. It added that besides India, this threat was most frequently detected in Finland, France, Germany, Italy and Norway. F-Secure Threat Round up Report 2015 details the trends and events in global cyber threats that hit consumers and companies last year. In 2015, Downadup was the most frequently detected type of malware in computers in Finland, France and Germany. India is the fourth on the list while Italy and Norway follow the suit. According to the report, the computer worm, which was first discovered in 2008, is now recognised as one of today’s most widepread malware infections. Downadup is a computer worm that infects unpatched Windows machines (including various versions of Windows Server) and then invades exposed networks attached to infected devices. Downadup’s combination of different tactics gave it a sophistication beyond other computer worms known to researchers at the time, making it one of history’s most invasive families of malware. At one point, Microsoft had offered a $250,000 reward for information regarding the worm’s authors, the report said. While many antivirus products can detect and remove the infection for individual consumers, it is still quite challenging to purge the worm once it infects large networks, such as those run by telecommunication companies or global enterprises.

pEAK coffEE South Korea’s per capita coffee consumption has nearly doubled since 1990 to 2.3 kg (5 lb) per person, according to the International Coffee Organization - still roughly half the 4.5 kg that Americans consume. Revenue growth at coffee chains in the country slowed to about 8 percent in 2014, however, from more than 20 percent annually between 2008 and 2012, analysts say. While the number of new coffee shops in Seoul increased, so did closures, according to city data. Brewed coffee sales at 7-Eleven, run by Lotte Shopping’s Korea Seven Co Ltd, jumped 88 percent in 2015 after it introduced drip coffee early last year costing about a dollar, almost one-fifth the cost of an average Starbucks cup. McDonald’s Corp stores cut coffee prices to 1,500 won from 2,100 won early last year, and have seen sales of the beverage almost triple, the company told Reuters.

By contrast, local chain Cafe Droptop, with about 225 shops, cut about 20 percent of its workforce at the end of 2015. Another chain, Coffine Gurunaru, with about 100 shops, incurred combined operating losses of 2.5 billion won ($2.2 million) in 2013 and 2014 after being profitable in the previous two years, filings show. “Even fried chicken restaurants and pubs are adding coffee, trying to be a cafe, while espresso machines are spreading in offices,” said Lee Kyung-hee, who heads the Korea Business Strategy Institute, a consultancy. “The coffee industry is fighting a war without borders.” goiNg AbroAD Starbucks entered the market in 1999, and is widely credited with starting the country’s habit for splurging on higherquality coffee and creating a cafe industry SK Securities said was worth about 2.5 trillion won ($2.2 billion) in 2014. Starbucks Coffee Korea, a 50-50 joint venture between the world’s biggest coffee chain and South Korean hypermarket operator E-Mart, now has 860 stores, putting the country behind only China and Japan as the company’s biggest markets in Asia, with sales more than

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NEw DElhi, april 5 (pti): The strike against one per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery continued for another day despite huge losses to the industry traders. Jewellers and bullion traders in several parts of the country, including in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata kept shutters down for the 35th day on Tuesday. Vice-president of the All India Sarafa Association, Surinder Kumar Jain said the industry has been losing business due to ongoing indefinite strike, and workers including artisans involved in the trade have the “crisis of bread and butter now.” “Manufacturers and dealers of gold jewellery are agitated against the government’s move,” Jain added. Tamil Nadu, however, struck a contrarian note, where most jewellery showrooms were open for regular trading. Meanwhile, jewellery manufacturers are likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to demand rollback of the budgetary proposal. “We have a meeting with the Prime Minister

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Kohima, april 5 (mExN): The first round of Mission Indradhanush phase-3 will be held from April 7–13 in six districts of Nagaland (Kohima, Dimapur, Tuensang, Mon, Wokha, and Kiphire), which come under high focus districts. This was informed during the meeting of State Task Force for Immunization on Mission Indradhanush phase-3 conducted on April 5 at IDSP conference hall, Directorate of Health and Family Welfare. The meeting, chaired by Senti Ao, Secretary, Health & Family welfare, was attended by Director of Health, Director of Family welfare, Mission Director of NHM, SPO NHM, IEC Bureau, Asstt. Director of Social Welfare, ASHA Nodal Officer, RRC-NE and

UNICEF representative, SMO, WHO SIO & CCO and other staff. The Mission Indradhanush phase-3 will continue for four months till July 2016 (7 days activity) in hard to reach areas so as to reach the unreached target population. The target population for the six districts is 10,942 for 0-2 years, 7179 for 5 years, and 1953 pregnant women. SMO, WHO shared the monitoring findings, where he spelled out that children are hugely left out during the immunization sessions hampering the indicator of immunization coverage due to following reasons: There is 50% awareness gap, 20-25% AEFI apprehension, no Micro plan in place, four key messages were not disseminated after the immunization. He

further urged to update the existing micro plan. UNICEF consultants, Nagaland also shared the activities being carried out to address some of the issues highlighted in the meeting. With the support from UNICEF, one day sensitization workshop for the senior health staff on Social and Behavioral Change Communication and four days in-house training were given to the district staff to address the awareness gap and AEFI apprehension through the workshop. He also said that 2 days training workshop on routine immunization on micro planning was also conducted on March 29-30 in Wokha district and the same proposal has been incorporated in the financial PIP. Mission Director of

NHM and Director of Family Welfare stressed on the importance of giving regular incentive to the ASHA for the activities they carry out and the importance of briefing the program activities to the Deputy Commissioner. Dr. Visasieü Kire, SIO presented a PPT on State preparedness for Mission Indradhanush phase-3. She said that she had received micro plan from all the districts for Mission Indradhanush. Vaccines and IEC materials have been distributed to all the districts and fund released to all the six districts for the first round. She also highlighted that the immunization coverage in the phase 1 is 90 % and phase 2 is 92 %. She shared the role and responsibility of DC, Education and Social Welfare departments.

Naga representative in Myanmar Silent protest highlights needs of Naga areas in Kiphire today Dimapur, april 5 (mExN): Myanmar’s Mandalay Division Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint invited the Naga tribe for the parliament meeting on April 4, where ministers from all the states and divisions attended. A press release received here informed that during the time, the media interviewed one of the Naga representatives (Naga Literacy and Cultural Secretary) Wang Yu, who highlighted several needs of the Naga people in Myanmar. He stressed on the need for peace and harmony in Naga areas, the need of education, to improve transport and communication, and to open a Naga museum where foreign tourists will be permitted to visit Self Administered Naga region without limiting the foreign tourists visit to only during the Naga Festival

Season. Meanwhile, the release informed that the Naga Yuya, Literacy and Cultural organization, all elected MLAs from National League for Democ-

racy (NLD) representing different tribes and ministers of all Tribe Affairs also celebrated the victory of NLD candidates in the November 8, 2015 election on April 3.

KiphirE, april 5 (mExN): The Seyochung Village Council (SVC) will hold a silent protest on April 6 at Kiphire HQs against failure to respond to their ultimatum submitted to Deputy Commissioner, Kiphire. In a letter addressed to the Deputy Commissioner, Kiphire, the Seyochung Village Council stated, “We had submitted an ultimatum demanding revocation of your order dated 1st April 2016, however no positive response has been communicated to us by the district Administration. Having been deprived justice, we have now resolved to display our resentment through democratic means by way of holding silent protest.” The letter was signed by Head GB Seyochung Village Chothrise Sangtam and Chairman Seyochung Village Council Chokhaba Sangtam.

MEx FILE Skill up-gradation on cutting, Rural camp: NEISSR students to learn rural tailoring for women, girls realities, conduct activities at Kangching village Chakhesang church leaders' meet Dimapur, april 5 (mExN): Center for Empowerment of Women and Child (CEWC), Signal Angami Village, Dimapur, run by Kenourhe Thenumiapfüko Society, provides training on cutting and tailoring, dress designing, cosmetology and music with hostel facilities for unemployed dropout girls to make a difference in their lives, to pursue their livelihoods, to empower themselves through economic self sufficiency, and build self esteem for social well being. Through the same programme, North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi) sponsored three months skill up-gradation training on cutting and tailoring under CPLT activities for twenty beneficiaries from January 18 to March 31. The training enabled unemployed women and girls to enhance their skills and confidence level by making them self reliant. Apart from the regular training, the CEWC also imparts to the beneficiaries work ethics, dignity of labour, and motivational sessions. During the closing of the three months training, the Branch Manager Vimeyiel Richa along with Detono Tepa (AM) gave away the “Certificates of Participation” to all the participants. Stating that NEDFi’s support has been invaluable not only to the training centre but more importantly to the beneficiaries, the CEWC hoped that this type of training will go a long way in empowering the weaker section of the society.

Dimapur, april 5 (mExN): Students of North East Institute of Social Science & Research (NEISSR) began their ten-day travel to Kangching village in Longleng district for their rural camp on April 5. 43 students from second semester and four faculty members representing different tribes and communities from different parts of the country are part of the team. According to a press release from NEISSR, the objectives of the camp are to expose the students to rural areas, help them understand rural lifestyle and realities. It is also an exercise to help the students experience group living, sharing and adjusting with fellow students, the release said, adding different activities like medical camp, awareness programmes, cleanliness drive and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), a study of village structure and functioning and analysis etc., will be done to help the students and the villagers during the rural camp respectively. The other objectives of the ru-

ral camp are to understand the rural social system with special reference to disadvantaged population; to know the nature of government intervention in relation to the issues encountered by the disadvantaged population in the region, the related structures of decision making and intervention; to develop the capacity to critiques the interventions of both voluntary organizations and the government agencies in relation to the disadvantaged population, the release added. During the course of the rural camp, the students are expected to do home visits in the village in order to know about the rural life and the challenges associated with it. The home visit will also enhance the students to identify dynamics that influences the life of rural population. Students are also expected to take up survey during the rural camp on issues like health, education, transportation etc. in order to develop a common understanding on the said themes. Discussion with

different groups like children, youth, women, adult and elderly is another important activity of the rural camp. Through these activities, students are expected to study the social, economic, cultural, political aspect of the village. Further, the students will be engaged in making different types of maps that will highlight the social, structural as well as profile of resources available in the community, according to the release. The social work trainees are also expected to organize camps for awareness generation on issues like health, education, nutrition, government aid and schemes and programmes. During the stay in the village, the students will be engaged in community cleaning and all other activities pertaining to the same. Sports and cultural events are also another important component of the rural camp, where students will organize sports and cultural events in collaboration with local youth, youth clubs and voluntary organization.

Applicants invited for teachers' award Kohima, april 5 (mExN): All heads of both Government and private education institutions under the District Education Officer, Kohima have been informed to forward cases of eligible and deserving teachers fulfilling the under mentioned criteria for: State Award Teacher 2016 1. Teachers who have developed an innovative approach to teaching 2. Teachers who have achieved a certain level of excellence in their profession 3. In teaching profession for a minimum period of 15 years Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) inducted its new office bearers on April 4 at its office premises. Seen here is the outgoing president of MCCI, 4. A recipient of District Award for Teachers Moasangba Jamir handing over the presidential file to the newly appointed president Financial Assistance from the National Tsukti Longkumer.

Foundation for Teachers Welfare 1. Permanent disability of the teacher 2. Prolonged treatment for his/her own ailment or ailment of wife/ children/ husband/ dependent parents 3. Untimely death of the incumbent 4. Natural calamity of devastating nature for which grant/relief was not received from any other sources. A press note issued by Vamu Lohe, District Education Officer, Kohima has informed that the format of recommendation can be obtained from the DEO office with immediate effect during office hour and the same, duly filled along with four recent passport size photographs, can be submitted latest by May 10.

National Science Day in Wokha Training of trainers on large cardamom cultivation WoKha, april 5 (mExN): National Science Day 2016 was observed at Government Higher Secondary School Wokha on March 31 with T. Chonbenthung Lotha, SDEO Wokha, as the guest of honour. The day was observed with the theme “Raise Public Appreciation on Scientific Issues for the Development of Nation”. The guest of honour shared about the importance of scientific knowledge, issues in this fast advancing world and urged the stu-

dents to be disciplined and hardworking in their studies to achieve their goals. The programme was sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology. A press release from DDEO, Wokha informed that Epibeni Abigal M. Kikon of Libemo Memorial School, Longshibeni K. Patton of Gilgal High School, and Mharhomo of Libemo Memorial School were adjudged first, second and third winners respectively during the progamme.

Kohima, april 5 (mExN): One-day “Training of Trainers on Large Cardamom Cultivation” under convergence of Rural Development and Horticulture Department, Kohima District was held at DRDA conference hall here on April 5. The keynote address was delivered by Kevipodi Sophie, PDcum-DPC, DRDA, Kohima, who emphasised on the importance of large cardamom cultivation under the convergence scheme. He stressed that farmers cannot

get good return at a very short period of time. Mishento Ghap, District Horticulture Officer, Kohima urged the farmers to seriously take up the project considering the suitable climatic and soil conditions in the district. Resource person Senti Longchar from Horticulture Department highlighted on “Nursery Raising Techniques of Large Cardamom” during the technical session. According to him, plants propagated through seeds have more advantages

than those propagated through suckers because of the high risk of the spread of viral diseases in large cardamom plantations through suckers. Vevotalu Rhakho, Field Officer, Spices Board of India spoke on “Large Cardamom Plantation Techniques in Nagaland” and also spoke on the importance of pollination of the crop through bumblebee. The training program concluded with an interactive session with the farmers.

Ao Baptist church youth directors trained on GiY Dimapur, april 5 (mExN): The Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (ABAM) youth directors’ training was held from March 31 to April 4 in Delhi with the theme GiY (Generation Internet Youth). The resource persons were Pastor Jeremy from Delhi and Toshi Sanglir, youth secretary, ABAM. Altogether 64 youth pastors from different churches under Ao Baptist churches (ABAM) attended the GiY training at the Navinda retreat center. Speaking on the topic ‘Mentoring the millennium generation’, Pastor

Jeremy covered 3 major areas- Serving an example; Shepherding a soul; and Skilling for service. The entire sessions covered new areas where the youth directors were challenged to think bigger and break the shackle of traditional approach to God's ministry. He incorporated the understanding of Ministry to the church and Mission in the world. The highlight of the session was built on the model starting with Church membership, maturity, ministry, mission, and magnification. Group discussion was part of every session which

drew attention and made the trainees think deep in order to bring out the best. Developing and equipping lay servant leaders and instilling responsibility and making them visionaries in God's field was an integral part of the training. Pastor Jeremy bought in various Biblical references and highlighted that teaching everyone in the church is an utmost focus of the ministry. Speaking on ‘Reaching out to GiY (Generation Internet Youth)’, Toshi Sanglir emphasized that when one changes what he/she believe, they change what

they do. GiY are those born during 90's. The session covered- Who are Giy; How do they differ from the rest; What is digital addiction; Why it's urgent; Digital intervention detox. The speaker highlighted that GiY is a topic which emerged from the West and it has encroached and influenced our society and needs proper attention. “Today's kids are not bad, but they are different. Technology addiction is a new problem, and that, if addiction is a disease then, digital addiction is a disease as well,” he pointed out. He further maintained

that today's youth leaders need to address, understand and study the digital world which in certain terms creates social impairment. Stating that the digital world is challenging, youth leaders need to learn, change the content of demonstration in order to move along with the fast changing world and youth. The last session had group discussion based on issues affecting today's youth and what needs to be done to bring change and awareness. Social degradation, servanthood leadership, health problem, social dis-

connection, self confinement, anti-Christ trend, identity degradation, complete lose of interaction between child-parent, church going and spiritual downfall, and many more were the issues discussed and deliberated. A session was also held on the ABAM Youth ministry manual which was discussed in groups for better functioning and betterment of ABAM YM. The youth pastors also attended the Delhi Ao Baptist Church devotional service, where they had a fellowship with the church members.

Kohima, april 5 (mExN): The Chakhesang Public Organisation is organising Chakhesang Church Leaders' Meet under the theme ‘Unity in Christ’ on May 4, 10:30 am at Phek Town Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho, General Secretary, NBCC as the speaker. All the ordained ministers, pastors/ catechists, women pastors, youth directors from different denominations have been requested to attend the said program. Present and former Chakhesang legislators, former CPO office bearers, officials of all the Chakhesang frontal organisations, Executive members, Area/Range office bearers and well wishers have also been invited to be part of the program in a press release issued by Wekhrope Marhuh, Press Secretary, CPO.

Graduate Teachers’ meeting in Bhandari WoKha, april 5 (mExN): There will be an emergency meeting for regularized Graduate Teachers posted in Bhandari whose names are included in the Graduate Teachers’ seniority list 2015 on April 9, 10:00 am at EBRC Hall, Bhandari. Therefore, Convenor A Steve Kithan has requested all to attend the meeting without fail.

Philimi-Tsungiki community fishing postponed WoKha, april 5 (mExN): The annual community fishing between Philimi and Tsungiki villages, which was fixed on April 8, has been postponed. A new date will be fixed and notified later on, informed a press release issued by Doyang Union Philimi-Tsungiki.

Seminar at Tesophenyu church Kohima, april 5 (mExN): One day seminar will be organised under the aegis of Tesophenyu Group Union Kohima (TGUK) on the theme “Big Village, Think Big” on April 9, 9:40 am onwards at Tesophenyu Lorinyu Baptist Church. CT Rengma, Shingato Jemu, and Er. Chengato Kath will be the resource persons. The Animator of the seminar, David Jemu, has requested all church workers, council members, special invitees and various organisations to attend the programme positively. For further information, one can contact: 9856070376/9856128093.

South Nagas’ meeting on April 9 Kohima, april 5 (mExN): A general meeting of South Nagas’ Union of Nagaland State will be held on April 9, 11:00 am at the conference hall of People-InNeed Foundation Society, opposite Hotel Saramati, Super Market in Dimapur. Therefore, all the presidents, secretaries, advisors and representatives of federating unit tribes of South Nagas have been informed to attend the meeting positively, informed a press release from General Secretary of the Union, LK Peter Anal.

Rilan village silver jubilee Dimapur, april 5 (mExN): In view of the silver jubilee celebration of Rilan village in Dimapur district scheduled for April 9, the Rilan village council and the villagers in a press note have invited all well wishers to come and bless the village. LVC chairman Nribemo Ovung has also appealed to all concerned within Rilan village jurisdiction to maintain peaceful environment so that the villagers could celebrate the jubilee in a befitting manner. The LVC has also informed all to respect the sentiments of the villagers at such times by not creating any unwanted situation at the border area.

NNC (N/A) condoles Kohima, april 5 (mExN): Core Committee (CC) of Naga National Council (Non-Accordist) has expressed shock at the untimely demise of Hethana Ayeh, Home Kilonser under the leadership of President Kiumukam Yimchuger and General Secretary Hangping Zeliang on April 4. Convenor of the Core Committee Kheniho Achumi remembered Hethana Ayeh as one of the sincere and dedicated leaders. Meanwhile, the CC Secretary KT Jimomi stated, "We salute him for his good conducted" and prayed to almighty God for his soul to rest in peace.

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IN FOCUS The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 93 By Dr. Asangba Tzüdir

Hornbill Exposed

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

C O M M E N T A R Y

Andrew J. Nathan, Rana Mitter, Pamela Kyle Crossley, Dominic Meagher Foreign Policy

Xi’s Ill-Advised Quest for Blind Obedience

he recent disclosure through RTI on the huge losses incurred by the Department of Tourism, Govt. of Nagaland, on Hornbill festival was not only revealing but has also put a huge question mark on the making and the celebration of the ‘festival of festivals.’ Such losses incurred do not present a prospective picture at a time when the state budget is running in huge deficit. NPCC, who filed the RTI, disclosed that the public exchequer incurred a loss of Rs. 11 crore, 87 lakhs and 99 thousand during the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 respectively with only a meager earning of Rs. 7.01 lakhs as revenue. More surprising is the fact that the report did not include the entry fee of 2010, 2011 and 2012 which is a source of govt. revenue. More shocking reports is being ‘awaited’ as the RTI being filed by NPCC is yet to receive any reports for the years 2013 and 2015 and this has already raised suspicious eyebrows. Now that the reports given under the RTI is not complete, the Tourism department should be pressed upon through RTI so that the ‘awaited’ reports are also made public in order to make a concrete assessment of the losses. Hopefully, it does not end in ‘records missing.’ On the credibility of the report, what is more appalling is the fact that the report showed a total of 1,72,013 tourists for the year 2014 including both domestic and international and that the revenue collected from entry tickets as per treasury challan amounted to a paltry sum of Rs. 3,14,916 which means that an impossible rate of Rs. 1.83 per head was collected. This is in fact a telling revelation through a small window opening about the state of dirty internal affairs. The number of tourists visiting the festival also raises suspicion and in spite of the ballooned figures of attendance, one have clearly witnessed a drastic decline in the number of people attending the festival over the years; so also the ‘benefits’ of our local entrepreneurs needs to be properly assessed. But what needs to be seriously thought about is the fact that the loss incurred is something which cannot be blindly ignored. Well, the celebration of Hornbill festival is seen in the larger interest of Naga unity and also with the objective of “reviving, protecting and sustaining the richness of the Naga heritage and traditions” besides giving a space for the local entrepreneurs. The celebration of Hornbill festival has only ended up in multiple blows with huge losses incurred as revealed through the RTI, without even serving the supposed objective for which Hornbill festival is organized. Of course, there is ‘blind entertainment and celebrations.’ There were suggestions about reducing the number of days and with the general air of feeling that, the festival is slowly becoming a huge burden, a lot of ‘remodeling’ needs to be done starting with the overall planning of the festival. On the losses incurred, if Hornbill is to come out of such heavy losses, then there has to be a proper observation where the working mechanism needs to be constantly put under scanner considering the fact that, as per 2014 records, on an average an impossible amount of Rs. 1.83 being accounted from entry tickets. Such statistics proves that records have not been properly maintained and thereby it is imperative that there is proper book keeping of records that should be ‘air tight’ and ‘tamper free.’ For a government that earnestly and passionately talks about ‘accountability’ and ‘transparency’, stringent measures needs to be adopted to curb corruption happening at every level within the system. For Hornbill festival 2016, a sum of Rs. 500 lakhs has already been earmarked which will most probably go down the drain without hardly any returns in terms of revenue if it is not properly accounted for. In the present context, such policies of accountability and transparency seems herculean and daunting because, as long as our ‘Naga condition’ and mentality thinks about scratching each other’s back along with the attitudinal trend of ‘the juice is worth the squeeze’ the dirt will only keep mounting…which is indeed as very sad reminder that we have failed as humans, as moral beings. (Dr. Asangba Tzüdir is an Editor with Heritage Publishing House. He contributes a weekly guest editorial to the Morung Express. Comments can be mailed to asangtz@gmail.com)

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Timothy Gardner Reuters

Climate change threatens hearts, lungs but also brains

limate change can be expected to boost the number of annual premature U.S. deaths from heat waves in coming decades and to increase mental health problems from extreme weather like hurricanes and floods, a U.S. study said on April 4. "I don't know that we've seen something like this before, where we have a force that has such a multitude of effects," Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told reporters at the White House about the study. "There's not one single source that we can target with climate change, there are multiple paths that we have to address." Heat waves were estimated to cause 670 to 1,300 U.S. deaths annually in recent years. Premature U.S. deaths from heat waves can be expected to rise more than 27,000 per year by 2100, from a 1990 baseline, one scenario in the study said. The rise outpaced projected decreases in deaths from extreme cold. Extreme heat can cause more forest fires and increase pollen counts and the resulting poor air quality threatens people with asthma and other lung conditions. The report said poor air quality will likely lead to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths, hospital visits, and acute respiratory illness each year by 2030. Climate change also threatens mental health, the study found. Post traumatic stress disorder, depression, and general anxiety can all result in places that suffer extreme weather linked to climate change, such as hurricanes and floods. More study needs to be done on assessing the risks to mental health, it said.Cases of mosquito and tick-borne diseases can also be expected to increase, though the study, completed over three years, did not look at whether locally-transmitted Zika virus cases would be more likely to hit the United States. President Barack Obama's administration has taken steps to cut carbon emissions by speeding a switch from coal and oil to cleaner energy sources. In February, the Supreme Court dealt a blow to the White House's climate ambitions by putting a hold Obama's plan to cut emissions from power plants. Administration officials say the plan is on safe legal footing. John Holdren, Obama's senior science adviser, said steps the world agreed to in Paris last year to curb emissions through 2030 can help fight the risks to health. "We will need a big encore after 2030 ... in order to avoid the bulk of the worst impacts described in this report," he said.

China’s president wants a level of deference that Communist Party members are no longer willing to give

danger — from himself. Observers will puzzle over whether the head of the CCDI, Xi’s close comradein-arms Wang Qishan, knew about this document in advance. Even if he did not, the fact that it appeared on the website of the party’s own enforcement arm suggests that Xi’s most fervent supporters are the ones most worried about the path he has taken. I do not, however, expect Xi to back down. More often than not in Chinese history the remonstrator lost his head. When his warnings came true, so did ince assuming office in 2012, Chinese Pres- the leader who ignored them. ident Xi Jinping has swiftly consolidated power, stifled dissent, and tightened his Rana Mitter, professor of history and politics control over the ruling Communist Party of modern China at Oxford University: Although we don’t know much about the provthrough a massive anti-corruption campaign. His ambitious foreign policy, along enance of these papers, they do seem to reflect a widwith what many see as sincere attempts to rid the coun- er sense of nervousness about the direction of travel try of graft, has made him popular at home, while open that marks many conversations these days in Beijing. criticism of Xi’s policies has become dangerous, even What I wonder is: How large is the constituency they represent? Do they speak for a significant majority for those in positions of power. But in late February and early March, two re- or minority of the wide population, or even of some markable documents emerged from China. The sections of it? And what sort of China do they advofirst was the essay titled “A Thousand Yes-Men Can- cate as an alternative? Certainly there is unhappiness in many Chinot Equal One Honest Advisor” — available here in nese circles that the current leadership is centralChinese and translated here into English — which izing too much power. One does not have to go far appeared on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s pow- to find professionals, in particular, increasingly erful anti-corruption watchdog. The essay invoked concerned for their autonomy of action: academlessons from Chinese history to warn that without ics who are constrained about their research, jourtrusted advisors to offer criticism, leaders can make nalists given long internal lists of topics that they grave mistakes. The second document was an open cannot address, and lawyers warned off politicalletter calling for Xi’s resignation, penned by a group ly sensitive cases. Foreign scholars will note that describing themselves as “loyal party members.” many sites where they could easily carry out obChinese police have detained a Chinese journalist servational fieldwork have now been shut down; connected to the letter. In this ChinaFile conversa- having opened up steadily, China feels as if it is tion, experts discuss the significance of these docu- shutting down again in significant ways. All of this ments, and what they portend both for Xi’s future is alarming for liberals — as it should be. Yet one of the disconcerting realities in China toand for China. day is that some aspects of the current crackdown are not unpopular. The continued crackdown on corrupAndrew J. Nathan, professor of political tion, in particular, continues to attract a great deal of science at Columbia University: Xi has been getting a lot of push-back: from laid- approval; I have heard people remark frequently that off and unpaid workers; from academics unhappy the crackdown is of course political and factional in about constraints on what they can teach; from nature, but nonetheless note that those under attack neighboring countries worried about China’s new are frequently known for having become rich with assertiveness; and now, apparently, even from his no clearly visible means of support. China’s authorities continue to keep its entrepreneurs on their toes own supporters inside the party. It was not unexpected that he would concentrate by keeping the law vague or hard to comply with, alpower in his own hands. The party wanted a strong lowing plenty of space for retrospective prosecution leader to deal with all the challenges it confronted when a plutocrat steps out of line politically. It’s unsimultaneously — rising corruption, a slowing econ- fair but has proved effective. My own preference would be for a China with a omy, a growing debt overhang, the need for military reform, slippage in Beijing’s control of Tibet, Xinji- much freer and more liberal environment, and for ang, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and a perceived en- that to happen soon. However, little in the docucirclement by the United States and its allies — and it ments here guarantees that their authors necessarily chose Xi to play this part. His efforts seemed to have want the same thing. Instead, the CCDI document suggests that its authors are worried about party stapleased the party elite. Until now. Evidently he has gone too far in creat- bility under a more personalistic rule, although they ing a cult of personality that has sought to place him do mention periods of relative openness in the past. Presumably if the leadership returned to the more beyond criticism even by cronies and elite supporters. China is no longer a country of peasants. The collegial style of the 1990s and 2000s, they would be party is no longer an organization of semi-literate satisfied; little there indicates a move to a more open ex-guerrillas. Even in its slick modern version, re- system overall, as opposed to a limited space for displete with online cartoons and rap songs, the old- cussion within the party. These documents suggest fashioned leader cult has become anachronistic. The an internal conflict which will be fascinating for ChiChinese New Year TV extravaganza featuring paeans na-watchers to observe. But the kind of government to Xi was widely panned. When Xi told party mem- for which Xi’s opponents are speaking up may not be bers that they could not “irresponsibly discuss the that much more attractive for those who would want center,” he was asking for a degree of blind obedi- a more liberal China. ence that today’s educated and opinionated party member is not prepared to provide. His demand that Pamela Kyle Crossley, professor of history the media revert to its Mao-era role as the “tongue at Dartmouth College focusing on modern and throat” of the party drew ridicule, including a China and the Qing empire: The emergence of an executive office as aggresstinging retort from Ren Zhiqiang, a well-connected sive as Xi’s presents China’s ruling class with a test entrepreneur and party member. Xi, or his people, of whether it can or cannot remain intact. The party cracked down on Ren. And the documents before us network of families and enterprises has retained its seem to be the next stage in this train of events. position through a series of rapid-fire external chalI assess the document on the website of the CCDI as more significant than the open letter. Asking a lenges — frequent public disorder, a bubble-andleader to resign, as the letter did, is a sign of opposi- burst economy, and escapes from predicaments in tion, and in a party of 86 million it is not necessarily managing the currency and mounting environmena sign of danger that a few members have ideas of tal disasters. But whether it can survive an internal their own. The CCDI document, however, is an act challenge from an executive bent upon wresting of remonstrance: Although it emanates from a pos- power from it is a question. That is an elementary historical theme. Ambiture of loyalty to the leader, it presents a more serious challenge. Chinese political tradition gives great tious rulers had to pursue control of their civil and value to “loyal remonstrance,” in which one warns military elites apace with tightening their grips on a powerful figure as a way of serving him, at the risk society and economy. The winners in those struggles of one’s head. Remonstrance comes from within the are big in the history books — in China, they include leader’s camp, rather than from opponents. And, as Han Wudi, Tang Taizong, the Kangxi and Yongzheng the historical and literary allusions in the document emperors of the Qing — but are a tiny minority in the suggest, it comes about when the leader is in great string of historical executives. Most emperors knew

better than to challenge entrenched elite power. Of those who tried the most spectacular losers are also always good for a paragraph in the textbooks too, since the struggles they precipitated led to fatal rupture of their empires. The People’s Republic of China is not an empire and the party general secretary, one of Xi’s titles, is not an emperor. But the party elite has some resemblance to traditional ruling classes. One is that it shows little or no collective awareness of the toll of its own excesses upon its ability to remain coherent and dominant. Xi planned carefully for his assault on elite complacency, putting his loyalists in place even before he assumed office. He has used campaigns against corruption to target some of his potential challengers and has imposed sobering penalties upon them. He is reducing state subsidies to inefficient industries that do nothing but channel public wealth into the coffers of the elite. These documents more than suggest that those threatened intend to strike back. Will Xi join the winners – like earlier party leaders Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping — who increased their control at the expense of the elite? Or will he join the list of hapless state leaders who attempted a coup against immovable elites and ended not only losing his personal battle but also destabilizing the government? I agree with Andy that Xi has gone too far to back down now. Xi has invoked nationalism to legitimate his aggrandizement and to discredit critics at home and abroad. Rivals within the party, lawyers, journalists, and academics are accused of sedition if they criticize Xi and with contemning some mythical Chinese essence if they discuss democracy. Party elites who wish for their own reasons to discredit Xi will champion free speech as a necessary part of their counterattack. We should expect that their enthusiasm for dissent will wane quickly if they succeed in curtailing Xi’s power — the way Deng’s invocation of the Democracy Wall movement in 1978 preceded his persecution of Wei Jingsheng in 1979. I agree with Rana that a struggle against repression does not in itself produce liberalization. Dominic Meagher, political economist focusing on relations between China and Australia: I want to address the implications of this apparent push-back against Xi for policymakers in other countries, such as my own, Australia. The key question is: What is the marginal effect on expectations of China’s policy direction? China is scheduled to appoint a new government next year. Will Xi lead it, or is it possible that he retires and a new leader takes over? My view right now is at least 85 percent chance that Xi is reappointed, but last week it was a 97 percent chance. If we knew for sure that the letter was written by powerful top-ranked leaders opposed to Xi, then our expectations for his continued leadership beyond 2017 would have to be revised down further. But there are many possible explanations for where this letter came from and we can’t rule those out. The individual impact of one event shouldn’t be overstated. If there are continued noises in this vein that appear to come from high places we should begin revising up expectations of a change at the top. Because of the importance of perception in China’s brand of politics, repeated signals like this should have increasing impact, especially if they appear to come from multiple sources. Besides the question of leadership, there are a raft of individual policy issues that should be considered. Depending how you count, there are 16 specific charges in the letter, alleging Xi’s actions caused terrible outcomes (from a party perspective). This should increase our expectation of policy change in all these areas, but until we hear corroborating noises from other sources it should only be slightly higher. The policy areas raised include everything from collective leadership of the standing committee, to Premier Li Keqiang’s independence, the “one country two systems” policy, foreign policy aggression, the cult of personality, one belt one road, and party control of the media. It really is worth reading just for the pleasure of such a polite but comprehensive take-down (thrice raising concern for the safety of Xi’s person and family gives the letter a darker tone). The charges are hard hitting and not easily rebutted. Together it amounts to a serious document that must surely have circulated widely at the recent annual legislative sessions called the Two Meetings, despite being almost instantly removed from China’s Internet. Even if only one or two of the points became widely held views it could indicate important changes of policy direction for China.

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UNIFORM CIVIL CODE - A DISTANT DREAM The moot point is whether India is prepared to have a Uniform Civil Law. Should all the personal laws be done away with? Religion must be restricted to the spheres, which legitimately appertain to religion and the rest of life must be regulated, unified and modified in such a manner that we may evolve, as early as possible into a strong consolidated nation – KM Munshi The term ‘Civil Code’ means to cover the entire body of personal laws governing individual’s right relating property, personal matters like marriage, divorce, maintenance, adoption and inheritance. Currently

there are different laws governing these aspects for different communities in secular India. For Instance, the laws governing inheritance or divorce among Hindus would be different from those pertaining to Muslims or Christians and so on. Uniform Civil code in India is the proposal to replace the personal laws based on the scriptures and customs of each major religious community in the country with a common set of laws governing every citizen. These laws are distinguished from public/civil laws. Public/civil laws refer to an act that applies to public at large, as opposed to private law which concerns private individual rights, duties and liabilities etc. If you saw a man running away from a store with a few stolen products under his arm, he is violating public law. He committed the crime of theft, and that affects everyone. On the other hand, if your neighbour filed suit against you

because you disturbed his peace by loud music late at night, you may be violating private law. You infringed on your neighbour’s right to peaceful sleep at night. Essentially, the difference between public law and private law is whether the act or acts affect society as a whole or an issue between two or more people. Personal laws were first framed during the British rule, mainly for Hindu and Muslims citizens. The British feared opposition from community leaders and refrained from further interfering within this domestic sphere. The demand for a uniform civil code was first put forward by women activists in the beginning of twentieth century, with the objective of women’s rights, equality and securalism. Till independence in 1947, a few law reform were passed to improve the conditions of women, especially Hindu widows. In 1956, the Indian parliament passed Hindu code bill amidst significant opposition.

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Great expectations of an English Teacher in Nagaland Teaching is one of the most demanding jobs in today’s world. When it comes to teaching English Literature, the experience becomes even more challenging. In this week’s column, the writer sums up the problems faced by English teachers in Nagaland. The goal of a teacher should, in the end, be to inspire students so that their performance matches what we expect of them.

he first thing I tell anyone about myself is that I am an English teacher. There is a certain level of pride, which I cannot help but feel with exuberance, over having fulfilled this childhood dream of mine. To be candid, my childhood dream was actually to become a doctor and practice medicine. Quaintly enough, this delusional fantasy of mine started dying away the day I learned that to become a doctor, I would need to cut open dead bodies. So perhaps English was really my second love. As a teenager, the poems and novels I would read in class spoke to me; they took me into a fictional world where there was beauty and hope. I would walk with Michael Henchard, weep with ElizabethJane, laugh with the Bennet sisters, and hunt with Crusoe, because as I always say, ‘When has reality been kinder?’ Once when I attended a workshop meant for researchers in the American Consulate, Kolkata, a man diligently asked me what my subject was. When I said ‘English’, he was of the opinion that it must be a very easy subject to teach since there is no right or wrong, that poems can be interpreted in as many ways possible, and most importantly, the presence of notes online. I frowned but did not want to engage in a pointless debate with a man who was so firmly rooted in his beliefs. Later as I reflected on his views, I realized he had been wrong. Teaching Englishto graduate students in Nagaland has not been a bed of roses. In fact, there is no bed at all, metaphorically speaking of course. There are a number of challenges which an English teacher faces here which would be actu-

-Anjan K Behera, Assistant Professor, Department of English ally unheard of in other parts of India. The biggest problem faced by English teachers in Nagaland is the reluctance of students to read the texts prescribed to them. When I started teaching, I tried to force the first batch of students I taught, to read the work by themselves so that we could discuss the larger themes and aspects of the novel in class. No one could go beyond the first chapter. Eventually, I had to resort to discussing the summaries of these novels and dramas in class first so the students would be able to make any sense of the discussions which would follow. The result is that many classes are simply devoted to giving out the summaries of the prescribed works. It is a necessary evil. There are several problems with this method of teaching. First of all, the student does not actually read the texts, hence grasps the teacher’s interpretation of the particular piece. Novels are meant to be read, never narrated. I have often come across two or three students each year who would actually read the novels, but would feel embarrassed to admit it in front of their classmates. This makes me feel old, for in my college days, the one who would feel embarrassed were the ones who had not read the novels beforehand. Trends are changing. Another reason cited by students for not reading is, they say, their inability to comprehend the text fully. I always tell them, read with a dictionary on the side. This will drastically improve their vocabulary as well. Reading improves language skills as well as a person’s imaginative power. In the end, however,it is the

duty of the teacher to complete the syllabus on time. Under the pressure of meeting deadlines, conducting and evaluating tests and assignments, perhaps it becomes easier to just give the summary rather than risk losing time and waiting for the students to read the novel. More effort is thus put into teaching, but what is the end result? Are we creating students who will always rely on someone else to know what’s happening in a novel? Isn’t this method of teaching defeating the very purpose of studying novels as a text? Perhaps I am an idealist, but these are questions which often haunt my mind. Another problem rampant in Nagaland in relation to teaching English is the heavy reliance of the students on guidebooks and online notes. I am never ashamed to admit that I too used guide books and online notes during my graduation; but guide books were only used as guides, and online notes like a lighthouse to passing ships (forgive the usage of this odd metaphor, what else can you expect of an English teacher?). When an entire state uses the same guidebook, the answers become suspiciously similar and may be incorrectly branded as ‘copied’ answers. Guidebooks should be used by students to see the kind of questions that can be framed, and the basic structure of corresponding answers. Most students, unfortunately, end up memorizing the answers. I do not think examiners anywhere would appreciate mugged up answers. A creative personal interpretation of the subject matter is what is expected. Poor vocabulary creates precarious situations in studying English. The reluctance to work on one’s vocabulary and im-

prove it proves toxic to studying English. As a language, English is very potent and is growing in terms of new words and phrases each year. Many students in Nagaland have poor vocabulary and language skills. Perhaps over exposure to Korean movies is to blame? Or is it because students don’t read anymore? Students need to expand their vocabulary so as to avoid times when a question in an examination had not been attempted simply because the meaning of the statement wasn’t understood. This is only part of the reason. For this matter even reading Tinkle can help. Having a good vocabulary will go a long way; after all, won’t it be beneficial to be well versed in one of the most important languages of the world? How can these issues be tackled? Here are some of my own solutions. To polish their language skills, I make my 4th Semester Honours students maintain a 30-day journal which is basically the first novel they end up writing in first person narrative. The results are always good and show a gradual improvement in writing style as the days go by, much like Anne Frank’s Diary. As they become writers themselves, a sense of appreciation towards novelists and novels evolves. To encourage reading novels, I make my 5th Semester Honours students attempt a critical analysis of novels. The previous batch studied Easterine Kire’s Mari. This year I plan to recommend her award winning novel When the River Sleeps. This enables students to develop a sense of original critical thinking and appreciation for novels, and inculcates a spirit of research, without hindering the progress of the syllabus. My

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Odisha readies pioneering plan to combat deadly heat

Bhubaneswar | April 5

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rom stopping work at brick kilns on very hot days to issuing five-day advance warning of heat waves, Odisha is readying a pioneering action plan to prepare for increasingly deadly summer heat, officials said. Last summer, several states saw week-long June temperatures that topped 47 degrees Celsius, creating the country's deadliest heat wave since 1998. That year, 2,541 people died, more than 2,000 of them in Odisha, according to the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), maintained by the Brussels-based Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). Although Odisha's 2015 heat death toll was much lower, at 67, the state government is now preparing a comprehensive action plan to deal with heat stress, aiming for zero casualties from heat waves. The plan has Bhubaneswar, the state's major city, as its focus, and is based on the Indian city of Ahmedabad's heat resilience initiative, begun in 2013. "These regional heat preparedness and disaster response activities together represent a growing movement to respond to climate threats with strong adaptation strategies that connect and empower vulnerable communities and ultimately save lives,” said Kamal Lochan Mishra, an officer of the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority. One focus of the plan is poorer workers whose jobs require them to be outside during very hot periods, such as employees at construction sites, brick kilns and stone-crushing units. The plan, due out soon, looks at “scaling-up and institutionalising protection” during extreme heat for members of the “economically weaker population that work outdoors”, Mishra told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. New guidelines and warnings will be issued and followed up with strict labour law enforcement at construction sites, factories and worksites under the government rural wage-employment guarantee programme, Mishra said. Mapping is underway to identify vulnerable working

populations and outdoor work locations, he said. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM Supported by the national meteorological department, Odisha also plans to create a broader and more refined heat early warning system to help build resilience to heat waves. India’s meteorological department now provides a five-day heat forecast to more than 100 Indian cities, increasing their capacity to warn residents and prepare. Starting in May, the meteorological department will also issue a “heat index” reading for the first time. Factoring in humidity as well as temperature, the index will more accurately indicate the genuine level of discomfort felt during summer heat. Temperature and humidity levels, considered together, will determine the threshold for heat wave alerts, Mishra said. Although temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius for two consecutive days are considered a heat wave, a 37-degree Celsius reading accompanied by high humidity can also result in heat-stress disorders, officials said. Bhubaneswar experiences up to 85 percent humidity in the summer, with Odisha’s coastal regions facing even higher humidity.

A villager with his bicycle walks on the banks of the Kuakhai River on a hot summer day, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Files

In the long run, the plan also calls for using more sunreflective white roofs and energy conserving green buildings, as well as promoting clean energy technology. Even the Similipal tiger sanctuary in Odisha’s northern Mayurbhanj district has developed plans to deal with dried up watering holes in extreme heat periods. "We pool hill-stream water by blocking the water flow. In other areas watering holes are replenished by tankers,” Rajesh P. Patel, administrative chief of Mayurbhanj, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. HOSPITALS TO TIGERS "Odisha treats heat wave as a calamity at par with cyBetter technology will help make sure warnings are clones and floods,” Mishra said – though victims of heat communicated in time, officials said. Temperature fore- waves still cannot seek federal compensation as India’s govcasts and heat alerts will be sent as bulk messages on mo- ernment does not accord heat waves disaster status, he said. bile phones, including to the media for wider broadcast. Electronic screens at busy traffic intersections and mar- URBAN COOL? ket places also will display the information, officials said. Odisha’s capita Bhubaneswar, in particular, has suffered As well, the Odisha State Disaster Management Au- worsening heat in recent years, according to a 2014 vulnerthority is developing a website and a mobile phone app ability analysis by the U.N. Development Programme. Both that would not only provide heat alerts but also help users the average maximum summer temperature and the numidentify, via maps, heat shelters and drinking water avail- ber of hot days are on the rise, the analysis found. ability along highways throughout the state. "Increasing concrete structures and diminishing Heat treatment wings also are planned in hospitals, green cover has turned Bhubaneswar into an urban heat and heat alerts would trigger early morning shifts for island,” said Sarat Chandra Sahu, the chief of Odisha’s schools and offices and restricted public transport to meteorology department. The city recorded 47 degrees avoid the 11.30 am to 3.30 pm peak heat period. Celsius in May 2013 – its highest-ever temperature – but

Bharat Mata Ki Jai' comments not Flaws in National Air Quality government authorised: Naidu Index: Greenpeace India NEW DELHI, AprIL 5 (IANs): Union Parfliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the views expressed by various individuals on chanting "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" are not authorised by the government, and added he doesn't agree with it himself. Asked about the statements that came from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, yoga guru Ramdev, and Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh leader Bhaiyaji Joshi, Naidu said he is "not in agreement" with them. "Has the government issued any circular?" he asked. Joshi had said those who consider this land as

their mother should say "Bharat Mata Ki Jai". Fadnavis said people not saying "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" should leave India, while Ramdev said he would have "beheaded" those who refuse to chant "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" were it not for the law of the land. Naidu stressed that raising the slogan should be taken positively, and said, "Bhagat Singh said 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' at the gallows". He, however, clarified it was not mandatory, and the government was not of the view that every one should chant that slogan. "In a democracy, people will say so many things. At the end, what the government decides is binding on all," Naidu told reporters at an interaction at the Indian

Women Press Corps. "Their views are not authorised by government," he said. Asked about Fadnavis' statement in particular, the union minister said: "Did the chief minister pass any legislation on it?" The debate on raising the "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" slogan has taken the centre stage following pro- and anti- comments from several quarters. Opposition parties have criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh over the statements. Influential Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband recently issued a fatwa that it was not proper for Muslims to chant "Bharat Mata ki Jai".

NEW DELHI, AprIL 5 (ptI): Greenpeace India today said "flaws still remain" in the National Air Quality Index (NAQI), launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a year back, while accessibility of data on air pollution continues to be "skewed". The NGO said "sadly" NAQI continues to be plagued by several discrepancies in the investment in infrastructure and the existing system is far from being reliable both in collection and dissemination of data. "One year ago, when the Prime Minister launched the NAQI platform to monitor the air quality in major urban centres across the country on a real-time basis,

Greenpeace had welcomed the initiative with caution and flagged a few limitations... "...its limited scope, lack of transparency, and above all, lack of vision to make air quality data widely available and useful to citizens. On the first anniversary of the launch, a Greenpeace analysis of the current status of the Index reveals that several systemic flaws still remain," the NGO said in a statement. It said that the accessibility of data on air pollution continues to be "skewed". NAQI was launched to monitor air quality in 10 cities and there were plans to expand it to 46 cities. However, as on April 2 this

India sacks some foreign-funded health experts; health programmes may suffer

NEW DELHI, AprIL 5 (rEutErs): India is firing dozens of foreign-funded health experts working inside the government, seen as part of a broader clampdown to reduce the influence of non-government organisations (NGOs) on policy. The loss of these professionals, most of whom are Indian nationals, has raised concerns that signature programmes to combat HIV/ AIDS and tuberculosis may suffer just as they face funding shortages due to slow bureaucracy. A shortage of technical experts has for years forced India to turn to the World Health Organization (WHO) and aid groups like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to manage large-scale public health schemes. Of the nearly 140 people who run India's HIV/AIDS programme, 112 are consultants seconded from foreign organisations. Some are engaged in planning and monitoring of prevention activities in high-risk Indian states. Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government ordered 45 of them to be removed from service by June as they had served more than three years, according to health ministry officials and a document seen by Reuters. By December, 70 of these experts will leave, while others, who have worked for less than three years, face a government screening committee to decide whether they are needed. "It's like questioning our integrity just because we are foreign funded," said an HIV/AIDS con-

The WHO and UNICEF did not respond to requests for comment.

A patient displays a bottle of medicine at an office of HIV/AIDS activists in New Delhi in this file photo dated October 13, 2014. (REUTERS)

sultant who worked in the health department for three years and is now looking for a job. The programme has won global acclaim for sharply reducing annual new HIV infections, but the rate of decline has slowed in recent years. India recorded 86,000 new infections last year. S. Selvakumar, a joint secretary in the finance ministry who signed off on clarifications to the new policy rules in January, said he did not know why consultants working in the government were being removed. He said the finance ministry received a request from the cabinet secretariat to compile a list of government consultants last May. Two other finance ministry officials said the move was driven by fears that foreign agencies could

use their consultants to influence policy in New Delhi. "Their loyalties would be divided," said one. The security of information was also a concern, the other officer said. More than 500 consultants work across the Indian government, about half in the health sector alone. Some are from Britain's Department for International Development (DFID) and the United Nations' UNICEF. A spokeswoman for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation did not comment on the government's decision, but said it would adhere to the directive. A DFID spokesman said the department had "not received any complaints from the government of India about data theft or undue influence on policies."

FIXING THE SYSTEM The move on consultants employed by government departments but who get their salaries from the parent organisations comes at a time when the government has tightened controls on foreign NGOs operating in India. Last year it froze funding and cancelled licences of thousands of non-profit organisations for not declaring international donations. The government said it was seeking to bring transparency to the functioning of these entities. The new rules apply only to government workers funded by global aid agencies, and not to all those associated with international groups. A senior government source said the new policy on consultants working in the government will help streamline the older, loosely regulated system and ensure they have proper approvals. Nearly 70 experienced consultants in the tuberculosis programme risk losing their jobs following the government order. India accounts for almost a quarter of global TB cases and the most deaths - 220,000 in 2014. Keshav Desiraju, a former health secretary, said consultants play a vital role in running public health schemes but are not involved in policy formulation. "Consultants do a lot of data work, and it will be immature to suggest they can influence government policy," he told Reuters.

year, NAQI monitors only in 23 cities. Overall, there are only 39 monitoring stations in 46 cities limiting the scope of the Index drastically, it said. "This number appears woefully inadequate in the context of the air pollution crisis India is facing. China, in response to a similar crisis, has as many as 1,500 monitoring stations. NAQI can be a powerful tool if implemented in its true spirit. "It continues to be plagued by several discrepancies in the investment in infrastructure. The existing system is far from reliable in both, collection and dissemination of data, with no agreed steps for how the data will be utilised," said Sunil Dahiya, Campaigner, Greenpeace India.

other summer days are now coming close. The loss of green areas will make protecting people from extreme summer heat harder, said Piyush Rout, an urban planner and co-founder of the non-profit Local Governance Network. "The heat mitigation plan talks of increasing poorer people’s access to cool areas, parks and lakes – besides airconditioned libraries and malls – in Bhubaneswar, but … streams and lakes are choking from squatter colonies or waste dumps,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. He said he also feared efforts to force factories and construction sites to adjust their work day during extreme heat could be hard to enforce. "To build a strong surveillance and monitoring system to ensure implementation could pose a major challenge,” he said. Contractors likely “will either violate the ban or incur losses – they’ll likely find shortcuts,” Rout said. Mishra said paying for the new activities to reduce the threat of extreme heat should not be a particular problem, as expenses are relatively low and being spread across departments. That should make the plan possible to replicate in other states, he said. "Much of the implementation cost of the heat action plan will be mainstreamed and absorbed within planned expenditure of concerned departments and there is no external funding”, except for creating the plan, he said.

Academicians divided over minority status of Jamia, AMU NEW DELHI, AprIL 5 (ptI): With the NDA government contending that no institution can have both a minority status and be a central university, academicians stood divided over the move to revoke the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia. While some academicians said that the "minority tag" restricted certain sections of the society from having smooth access to higher education, others said it will not only infringe on the right of the Muslims but will also be against the Constitution. "There is a provision in the Constitution about minority character being granted to institutions and it must be upheld," Jamia Vice Chancellor Talat Ahmad told PTI. S K Sopory, former JNU Vice Chancellor, said, "Minority tag or not is a different issue but the primary objective should be that accessibility to higher education should not be restricted. There is already adequate reservation in central universities. Giving them a minority status indeed restricts the benefit to any particular section." "The Supreme Court in similar cases has not ruled out possibility of a central university being a minority institution. It has merely said that from the provisions of the 1920 Act of AMU Act, it is unclear whether it is a minority institution," said Faizan Mustafa, Vice Chancellor of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. "The apex court has consistently held in a number of cases that minority institutions cannot be taken over by the government. There can be no nationalisation of minority universities".

Bihar imposes complete ban on sale of liquor

pAtNA, AprIL 5 (IANs): The Bihar government on Tuesday imposed a complete ban on sale of any kind of liquor in the state. “Liquor will not be sold in any bar, pub or hotel from now onwards. We are placing a complete ban on its sale in the state. Women and kids have created an environment in favour of this ban,” Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told reporters here. The state assembly last week passed a law banning sale of country-made liquor, but the chief minister announced that a ban would be in place on sale of Indian-made foreign liquor too. “Only the army cantonments which are run with their own rules

will continue to have liquor served,” the chief minister added. “The ban will be in place with immediate effect, and the government will issue a notification in this regard in some time,” Kumar said. He said the government will provide better employment opportunities to those who are rendered jobless due to the liquor ban. The chief minister added that the government will create other avenues of income for sectors that are likely to get affected after imposition of the ban. With the move, Bihar becomes the fourth state after Nagaland, Manipur and Gujarat where sale of any kind liquor is completely banned.

PM launches Stand up India to promote financial inclusion

NoIDA, AprIL 5 (ptI): Giving a push to government's financial inclusion programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the Stand-up India scheme under which 1.25 lakh bank branches will provide loans up to Rs 1 crore to SC/ST and women entrepreneurs. At a function, which was organised to mark birth anniversary of dalit leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram, Modi flagged off 5,100 e-rickshaws. Explaining the contours of Stand-up India programme, Modi said this will help in creating 2.5 lakh entrepreneurs throughout the country as every bank branch will be required

to provide two such loans ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore without collateral for setting up a new enterprise. Stressing that it is not possible for the government to provide jobs to everyone, the Prime Minister said the scheme will convert "job-seekers into jobcreators...This scheme is going to transform the lives of people from dalit and tribal communities." Stand up India, he said, aims to empower every Indian and enable them to stand on their own feet. The scheme was announced by Modi in his Independence Day address. Modi also took a dig at the Congress by pointing out that no previous government had organised

any function on the birth anniversary of Jagjivan Ram, who as agriculture minister did a lot to usher the green revolution and was defence minister at the time of 1971 war. "It is unfortunate that contribution of such people is being ignored," he said. Speaking at the function, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said his ministry, which is usually associated with big business houses, in the last two years has tried to work for the betterment of the poor people. He recalled various schemes of the government like Jan Dhan Yojana, insurance and pension and MUDRA Yojana to promote financial inclusion with the view to empower the poor.

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Panama Papers probes opened, China limits access to news on leaks BEIJING/HONG KONG, APRIL 5 (REutERs): Authorities across the globe have opened investigations into the activities of the world’s rich and powerful after a cache of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed possible wrongdoing using offshore company structures. The “Panama Papers” have cast light on the financial arrangements of high profile politicians and public figures and the companies and financial institutions they use for such activities. Among those named in the documents are friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin and relatives of the leaders of China, Britain, Iceland and Pakistan, and the president of Ukraine. Leading figures and financial institutions responded to the massive leak of more than 11.5 million documents with denials of any wrongdoing as prosecutors and regulators began a review of the reports from the investigation by the U.S.-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and other media organizations. Following the reports, China has moved to limit local access to coverage of the matter with state media denouncing Western reporting on the leak as biased against non-Western leaders. France, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands are among nations that have

commenced investigations, and some other countries, including the United States, said they were looking into the matter. Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian law firm at the centre of the leaks, has set up more than 240,000 offshore companies for clients around the globe and denies any wrongdoing. It calls itself the victim of a campaign against privacy and claims media reports misrepresent the nature of its business. In a printed statement given to Reuters by a staff member at Mossack Fonseca’s Hong Kong office on Tuesday, the firm said it has never been charged with or formally investigated for criminal wrongdoing in its nearly 40 years of operation. “We do not advise clients on how to operate their businesses. We don’t link ourselves in any way to companies we help incorporate,” the firm said in the statement. “Excluding the professional fees we earn, we don’t take possession of clients’ money, or otherwise have anything to do with any of the direct financial aspects related to operating these businesses.” Mossack Fonseca also said it supports international initiatives requiring greater transparency of newly incorporated companies and trusts and has implemented such measures as part of its own due diligence. The staff at the office declined to answer questions.

The Hong Kong government said in a statement that its Inland Revenue Department has taken note of the recent release of the documents and will take “necessary actions” based on any information it gets. It will not comment on individual cases or disclose the course of action because of secrecy provisions in Hong Kong tax law, the government said.

DENIALS & BACKLASH Credit Suisse and HSBC, two of the world’s largest wealth managers, on Tuesday dismissed suggestions they were actively using offshore structures to help clients cheat on their taxes. Both were named among the banks that helped set up complex structures that make it hard for tax collectors and investigators to track the flow of money from one place to another, according to ICIJ. Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam, who is aggressively targeting Asia’s wealthiest for growth, said his bank was only after lawful assets. Speaking at a media briefing in Hong Kong, he acknowledged the bank uses offshore financial structures, but only for very wealthy customers with assets in multiple jurisdictions and did not support their use for tax avoidance or allow them without knowing the identities of all those concerned. “We do not condone structures for tax avoidance,” he said. “Whenever

there is a structure with a third party beneficiary we insist to know the identity of that beneficiary.” Separately, HSBC said the documents pre-dated a thorough reform of its business model. Both banks have in recent years paid large fines to U.S. authorities over their wealth management or banking operations. The reports on leaks also pointed to the offshore companies linked to the families of Chinese President Xi Jinping and other powerful current and former Chinese leaders. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, when asked if the government would investigate tax affairs of those mentioned in the Panama Papers, told reporters at a daily news briefing the ministry would not comment on “these groundless accusations”. Searches for the word “Panama” on Chinese search engines bring up stories in Chinese media on the topic, but many of the links have been disabled or only open onto stories about allegations directed at sports stars. The Global Times, an influential tabloid published by the ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily, suggested in an editorial on Tuesday that Western media backed by Washington used such leaks to attack political targets in non-Western countries while minimizing coverage of Western leaders.

Icelandic leader resigns over Panama Papers revelations LONDON/REYKJAVIK (REutERs): Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is to step down after leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed his wife owned an offshore company with big claims on collapsed Icelandic banks, his party said. Gunnlaugsson became the first prominent casualty from the revelations in the so-called Panama Papers, which have cast light on the financial arrangements of an array of politicians and public figures across the globe and the companies and financial institutions they use. Earlier on Tuesday, Gunnlaugsson had asked Iceland’s president to dissolve parliament in the face of a looming no-confidence vote and mass street protests over the revelations. The deputy leader of his Progressive Party, Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, told reporters the party will suggest to its coalition partners in the

that the government tackle tax havens, saying it was time Cameron stopped allowing “the super-rich elite” to dodge taxes. “There cannot be one set of tax rules for the wealthy elite and another for the rest of us,” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said. “The unfairness and abuse must stop.” He said Britain had a huge responsibility since many tax havens, such as the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, are British overseas territories, while others such as Jersey or the Isle of Man are British crown dependencies. Cameron has cast himself as a champion in the fight against tax evasion in Britishlinked territories. But he was put on the spot by the leaks, which named his late father and members of the ruling Conservative Party among the list of clients who used Mossack Fonseca’s services. Cameron said he ABUSE MUST STOP” In Britain, the leader of the op- did not own any shares or have offposition Labour Party demanded shore funds. Independence Party that he should become the new prime minister. With the fallout from the leaks reverberating across the globe, British Prime Minister David Cameron came under fire from opponents who accused him of allowing a rich elite to dodge their taxes. And in China, the Beijing government dismissed as “groundless” reports that the families of President Xi Jinping and other current and former Chinese leaders were linked to offshore accounts. Thousands gathered outside the Icelandic parliament in Reykjavik on Monday to protest about what the opposition said was Gunnlaugsson’s failure to disclose a conflict of interest over his wife’s offshore company, which has big claims on Iceland’s collapsed banks.

Suu Kyi’s state counselor bill passes vote despite military protest Bangladesh ex-PM surrenders to court over bus attack YANGON, APtIL 5 (REutERs): Myanmar’s military lawmakers made clear their opposition to a bill to create a powerful new presidential advisory role for Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday by refusing to take part in a lower house of parliament vote on it. The bill, which creates a state counselor position enabling Suu Kyi to work in both in the executive and legislative branches of government, passed in the lower house but not before raising tension between the military and Suu Kyi’s party. “The term ‘state counselor’ in the name of the bill is tantamount to mean that he or she can exercise both the executive and legislative powers, therefore it is against the constitutional provisions,” said military member of the lower house Brigadier General Maung Maung. He was reiterating the concern voiced by military members of the upper house on Monday that the bill was unconstitutional. “It is important to make sure this bill is in confor-

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (L), Myanmar’s commander-in-chief, shakes hands with National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (REUTERS File Photo)

mity with the constitution,” he said. Suu Kyi, who led her National League for Democracy to a sweeping election victory in November, is barred from becoming president under the military-drafted constitution because her children are not Myanmar citizens. She has vowed to govern from “above the president”. Under the constitution, the military, which ruled for nearly 50 years after seizing power in 1962,

holds a quarter of seats in parliament and three important ministries. Near the end of the parliamentary session, military lawmakers stood en masse in an apparent sign of protest against the bill’s passage. Lower house speaker Win Myint, admonished the officers, telling them to be seated and that they already had a chance to discuss the bill. The bill will make its way to the president’s office, where it is likely to be

Nepal risks fresh turmoil over flawed constitution: ICG says KAtHMANDu, APRIL 5 (REutERs): Nepal risks more turmoil if it fails to address the demands for greater representation of minority ethnic Madhesis in the new constitution, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Tuesday in a report that drew criticism from the government. More than 50 people have died in protests since September in the Tarai, or Madhes, a region in Nepal’s southern plains bordering India, overshadowing the first post-monarchy constitution. The charter was the final condition of a peace deal between the government and Maoist rebels, which ended a decade-long rebellion in the Himalayan nation in 2006. But many Madhesis want the region, which is home to half of the country’s 28 million people, to become an autonomous state within Nepal and not be broken up into parts of six of the seven federal provinces as envisaged in the new constitution. The ICG said in its report (www.crisisgroup.org) the depth of social

discontent, lack of fruitful negotiations and disillusion among the Madhesis with the parties that represent them was creating room for radical positions. “Forcing acceptance of a flawed constitution could end the political transition and trigger unmanageable new conflict,” the ICG, an independent non-governmental organisation, said. Information and Communication Minister Sherdhan Rai was critical of the report, which he said contained “unnecessary” comments. “We are ready to negotiate and address genuine demands of the Madhesis,” he told Reuters. But Upendra Yadav, from Madhesi Front which organised protests, said the government was unlikely to convene early talks. Several small Madhesi groups have given the government until April 12 to address their demands, warning of fresh action after a five-month border blockade caused severe fuel shortages.

quickly signed into law by President Htin Kyaw, a handpicked confidant of Suu Kyi. Earlier, during a meeting of the parliament’s combined houses, two new cabinet ministers were approved. Suu Kyi, who originally held four cabinet positions when the government took power on Friday, relinquished the energy and electric power and education portfolios. Myo Then Gyi, a former rector of the University of West Yangon, was confirmed as minister of education. Pe Zin Tun, a civil servant who served in the energy ministry under the previous government, will lead the reorganized ministry of energy and electric power. Suu Kyi retained the foreign affairs portfolio and the role of minister of the president’s office. The Nobel laureate was set to hold her first official meeting as foreign minister with China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, later on Tuesday.

DHAKA, APRIL 5 (REutERs): A former Bangladeshi prime minister surrendered to a court on Tuesday in connection an arrest warrant over a deadly fire bombing attack on a bus. She was granted bail, a prosecutor said. A court issued a warrant for opposition leader Khaleda Zia on March 30 in

connection with the attack on the bus last year as her supporters tried to enforce a transport strike as part of efforts to bring down the government. Khaleda, 70, surrendered before the court under tight security in the capital, Dhaka. “The court granted her bail considering her age and physical

condition,” public prosecutor Abdullah Abu told reporters. More than 120 people were killed and hundreds injured last year during opposition transport blockades and strikes aimed at toppling the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Two people were killed and 30 injured in the

bus attack that Khaleda is wanted for. Khaleda did not speak to reporters at the court. She has not commented publicly on the warrant against her and 27 leaders and activists of her Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The party has dismissed the accusation as politically motivated.

Islamic State militants use mustard gas in attack on Deir Zor airport: Syrian state TV AMMAN, APRIL 5 (REutERs): Islamic State militants attacked Syrian army troops with mustard gas in an offensive against a Syrian military airport in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor that borders Iraq, state media said on late Monday. Syrian state media did not disclose how many casualties were sustained in the latest drive by the hardline fundamentalist Sunni militants to capture the heavily defended airport located south of Deir al Zor city, whose main neighbourhoods are under the militants control. “The terrorists fired rockets carrying mustard gas,” a statement said on state owned Ikhbariyah television station.

Deir al-Zor is a strategic location. The province links Islamic State’s de facto capital in Raqqa with its fighters in Iraq. Reuters could not independently verify the media reports. Amaq news agency, which is close to the militants, had earlier said Islamic State fighters had launched a wide scale attack on Jufrah village near the airport in which it said two of its suicide bombers rammed their vehicles into army defences causing “tens of dead”. “The battles continue on more than front and posts and we pray to Allah (God) victory for his Mujahdeen (holy warriors),” an official statement by the militants said. The UK-based Syrian Observato-

ry for Human Rights, a monitor which tracks violence across the country, said the militants had advanced with heavy aerial strikes aimed at repelling their offensive. The Syrian army backed by heavy Russian air strikes was able last January to drive back the hardline militants from several villages near the airport but has so far failed to dislodge them. Separately, the Observatory said fighting flared on several frontlines in the major northern city of Aleppo which is divided between government and rebel held sectors. Rebel shelling of Kurdish YPG outposts in Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood caused several casualties, the monitor said.

Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark wants to be next UN chief

uNItED NAtIONs, APRIL 5 (REutERs): Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said on Monday she would campaign to be the next U.N. secretary-general, pledging to improve transparency and touting her leadership experience in a bid to become the first woman to head the world body. New Zealand submitted a letter on Monday to the president of the 193-member General Assembly formally nominating Clark, who heads the U.N. Development Programme, as a candidate to succeed Ban Ki-moon as secretary-general. Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, will step down at the end of 2016 after two five-year terms. The top job at the United Nations has always been held by a man, since the body’s inception 70 years ago, and there is a strong push for a woman to be elected. “I’m seeking election on the basis of the skills that I have, and I would expect in the

Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and current Administrator of the United Nations Development Program, speaks during an interview in New York April 46. (REUTERS Photo)

21st century to be given equal consideration to any male applicant,” Clark, New Zealand prime minister from 1999 to 2008, told Reuters in an interview. At least 53 countries, led by Colombia, want a female secretary-general. Several civil society groups are also lobbying for a woman to lead the organization.

New Zealand’s prime minister, John Key, said Clark has the right mix of skills and experience for the job. “There are major global challenges facing the world today and the United Nations needs a proven leader who can be pragmatic and effective,” he said. “Helen Clark has a vast amount of experience in international affairs which will

be hard for other candidates to match.” Clark is currently up against seven candidates, including three other women: U.N. cultural organization (UNESCO) Director-General Irina Bokova of Bulgaria; Croatia’s former foreign minister, Vesna Pusic; and Moldova’s former foreign minister, Natalia Gherman. The other four candidates are former Macedonian Foreign Minister Srgjan Kerim, Montenegro Foreign Minister Igor Luksic, former Slovenian President Danilo Turk and former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, who is also a former Portuguese prime minister. Clark’s candidacy will come as a major blow to ambitions of former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who has been reported to be eyeing the top U.N. job. The 15-member U.N. Security Council, including veto powers China, Russia, the United States, Britain and France,

will recommend a candidate for election by the General Assembly later this year to succeed Ban. “The biggest challenges (facing the United Nations) are the changing nature of the peace and security issues they are not what the U.N. was founded to deal with,” Clark said. “It requires a new set of tools.” The General Assembly will hold a series of informal public meetings with each candidate next week. “Coming from New Zealand, we live in a very diverse region, we have a very diverse country, so trying to reconcile differences, bridge gaps, has been in my DNA,” Clark said. “Those are very valuable skills here at the U.N.” She said transparency was very important. When asked if she would like to see a U.N. freedom of information policy, Clark said: “Yes, I would like to see these policies operating ... through the organization.”

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psG v Man city 'el cashico' is also a Gulf clash Pughoboto Departmental Badminton Tourney underway

DohA, APril 5 (AFP): The Champions League quarter-final between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City on Wednesday is not just a contest between two of Europe's richest clubs, it is also a battle of honour between Qatar and Abu Dhabi. The English Premier League and Ligue 1 champions are emblematic of the domination of wealthy foreign owners in modernday football. Between them they are estimated to have spent more than 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) on players, according to sports industry studies. The football clash has sparked interest across the Middle East. Adding to the spice away from the football pitch, political relations between World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, of which Abu Dhabi is one of the seven constituent emirates, have until recently been poor. "Yes, you can say there is competition to see who

has the best team," said Qatari football fan, Mohammed Al-Jazali, talking of the competition between Qatar and UAE. "It is like seeing if my BMW outperforms my neighbour's Mercedes." The tie has been dubbed "El Cashico", the "Oil and Gasico" and even the "Abu Derby" by inventive fans on social media. It is clear that without Middle East involvement, this fixture would almost certainly not be taken place, and definitely not in the Champions League. Under Gulf ownership the two teams have been propelled into Europe's elite, uncharted territory for both sides. Before Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) took ownership in 2012, PSG had most notably won two Ligue 1 titles and a UEFA Cup. They are estimated to have spent more than 550 million euros since on transfers. Turbo-charged by Gulf wealth, PSG have won four consecutive league titles,

and are bidding, like City, for their first Champions League semi-final. Chairman Nasser AlKhelaifi, who also heads up beIN Media, has made it no secret his aim for PSG to win the Champions League. Similarly, City had last won a major trophy in 1976 and had been in the third tier of English football as recently as 1999 before being taken over by Abu Dhabi United Group, led by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in 2008. In those eight years they have doubled to four the number of English league titles they have won since being formed in 1880. City are said to have spent one billion euros on players under their Abu Dhabi owners. Now PSG are estimated by Deloitte to be the fourth most valuable side in the world with an estimated revenue of 480 million euros. Manchester City are not far behind, the sixth most valuable club side, with a wealth of 463 million euros,

say Deloitte. "Qatar's project is much bigger," added Jazali. "It helps to get Qatar's image out there more effectively for the World Cup." UAE-based City fan Chris Newbould disputes this, and pointed to Sheikh Mansour's investment in the city as well as the club. "Our guys have done it in a different way to the typical Qatari approach," he said. "They have regenerated east Manchester, the (youth) academy is probably the best in the world. They seem to be in it for the long-term and I can't definitely say Qatar will do the same."

Off-pitch rivalry

Beyond football, there is also a political aspect to this thoroughly modern clash. In March 2014, the UAE withdrew its ambassador from Qatar in protest at Doha's support for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, although the envoy has since returned.

S.D. Jain Higher Secondary Sports underway

DimAPur, APril 5 (mExN): The Annual Sports of S.D. Jain Higher Secondary School Dimapur got underway at DDSC Stadium, Golaghat Road, Dimapur on April 4. Ajay Sethi, School Secretary and Managing Director of NIIT Dimapur inaugurated the Annual Sports week by hoisting the School flag.

In his address, he encouraged the students to develop the fighting spirit during the sports week to prepare oneself to face the tougher challenges in future life. He also told the students to never give up on one’s own goals set in life irrespective of whatever may happen in between. Vikas Jain, Joint Secretary of the school

lighted the symbolic replica of the Olympic Torch. The other highlights of the Opening Ceremony were Contingent March Past, Oath taking, cultural song and dance performances by the students. The welcome address was delivered by Reji Abraham, Principal of the school. The event will conclude on April 7.

AR Football Championship

DimAPur, APril 5 (mExN): Headquarters 9 Sector emerged champions in the Assam Rifles Inter Sector Football Championship in a tense and pulsating final at No. 3 Training Battalion Football Ground, Shokhuvi, as they beat Headquarters 6 Sector 05 – 01 to annex the championship. A total of 12 teams representing the 12 Sectors had participated in the tournament which was held from March 14 to 23. Col Vivek Kochhar, Offg Commandant, ARTC & School presented the coveted DGAR Soccer Championship Trophy and Runners up Trophy to the teams and Gold, Silver & Bronze medals to the players. Headquarters 5 Sector finished in 3rd position. Rifleman K Kipgen with 7 goals of Headquarters 6 Sector was awarded the Best Scorer and Rifleman L R Sanga of Headquarters 27 Sector was awarded the Best Goal Keeper of the tournament.

The Indo-Naga Conflict And The Battle Between Truth & Pragmatism

Kaka D. Iralu

n the title of this article, I did not pit (put) the word “lies” against the word “truth” because in Naga politics, the word “Lies” has taken cover behind the word “pragmatism.”In Naga politics today, the truth is not reigning over us but lies masquerading as pragmatic truths. And since political lies are cleverly camouflaged under the umbrella of pragmatic truths, Nagas are not aware that they have been living under the shadow of “Pragmatic Lies” for all the past 56 years i.e. from the establishment of statehood in 1960 to 2016). But what is “Pragmatism or “The pragmatic option”?”Here we will first deal with Pragmatism as a philosophical school of thought. Secondly, we will examine how this philosophical thought, applied to politics, had affected modern man and particularly Nagas in their own political context. Pragmatism is an American philosophy that developed in the 1870s under Charles Sanders Peirce and further developed by later twentieth century Philosophers like William James and John Dewey. According to Pragmatism, the truth or meaning of an idea lies in its observable practical consequences rather than anything moral or social. This means that an ideology or proposition is true, if it works satisfactorily to one’s advantage. It also means that unpractical ideas are to be rejected. In Pragmatism “whatever

works, is the truth.” It also asserts that because reality changes, “whatever works” will also change with the changing realities. Thus, truth must also be changeable and no one can claim to possess any final or ultimate truth. Pragmatism focuses on a changing universe rather than an unchanging one. As the 20th century drew to an end, pragmatism was applied to Politics, Education, Psychology, Economics and even Law. (In the field of Law, it brought about catastrophic consequences, but we have no time for that in the present article) In the field of politics, “expediency” (the advantageous), rather than historical truths, became the deciding factor in settling political disputes. One proponent of the pragmatic philosophy, K. B. Clark even said “pragmatic men of power have no time or inclination to deal with social morality."Political deals and settlements thus began to be done on pragmatic reasons rather than moral political truths. For those who understand Philosophy, it may be interesting to go one step backwards into history before the dawn of Pragmatism, and dwell on what Hegel (1770-1831) had said. This is important because pragmatism was built on what Hegel had said. Now, Hegel said that truth is not absolute in itself but that truth can only be derived from a synthesis of the truth and its oppositefalsehood. He presented his idea in the form of a synthesis. He argued that truth

should not be accepted as an absolute entity (thesis) but that truth should be a synthesis (Mixture) of “truth” (Thesis) and its opposite “falsehood” (Antithesis). What Hegel had propounded was therefore, that truth is relative (Not absolute) and tentative (Not final). Then came along Peirce and Dewey and said “Well in that case, whatever works should be the truth and not what is right or what is wrong.” Thus was born the famous modern political word of “Stating the politically correct thing” which ultimately meant-the workable thing and not necessarily the morally right thing. In the end, the politically workable thing became “the politically correct thing!” Karl Marx, the founder of the communist socialist political ideology also built his political theory on Hegel’s constantly changing and fluctuating relative concept of truth in the march of history. THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PRAGMATIC IDEOLOGY INTO NAGA POLITICS. The first batch of educated Nagas introduced this pragmatic political ideology into Naga politics when they signed the 16 Point Agreement with India in 1960. This pragmatic Nagas must have thought that it would be far more advantageous (Pragmatic) for them to settle down under an Indian financed state then to fight the might of India, insisting on the truths of their political rights. Tragically, this move undid all that the Nagas had achieved un-

"Ties have improved markedly since... March 2014," said Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, a fellow for the Middle East Rice University's Baker Institute. "Emir Tamim has been a regular visitor to the UAE and has patched up relations that came under unprecedented strain during the rule of his father and in the immediate aftermath of the Arab Spring." British academic and author Christopher Davidson said the days of both states funding such expensive overseas projects as PSG and City may be over because of the slump in energy prices. He conceded there are warmer relations between the Gulf state rivals, but questioned how long that will last. "(There is) no trust at all between the two, with only their shared interest in maintaining a US alliance binding them together," he said. "Either regime would relish a chance to topple the other whenever the opportunity arose."

der the NNC, FGN and the Naga army through out 14 years of systematic and heroic resistance (1946-1960). In a real sense, the deaths of nearly 200,000 Nagas who had died in that heroic resistance were nullified. This, at the time when A.Z. Phizo had finally reached London with a documented record of India’s invasion of Nagaland and all the atrocities committed on the Naga nation. (Phizo reached London on June 12, 1960 and addressed the world press on July 26, 1960. But on that same day of July 26, 1960, the Naga People’s Convention met Nehru in Delhi and signed the 16 Point Agreement with India) As for Naga history from that point on, it will require volumes of books to recount all the Indian and Naga treacheries and trickery that have brought us to the present political and economic mess. And in the midst of all these corruptions, presently, some Indian leaders are again secretly talking with some Naga leaders to find a pragmatic solution to the 69 year Indo- Naga political conflict of invasion. As for the rest of the Nagas, the question will be: Will you accept another pragmatic solution or continue to defend the political truth that Nagas are not Indians and Nagaland is not Indian Territory. Here, Fidelity to the truth or Compromise with the pragmatic alternative will be the test of the hour. And your response will reflect your Christianity as to whether you are a disciple of the Way the Truth and the life.

Pughoboto, APril 5 (DiPr): The 4th Pughoboto Inter Departmental Badminton Tournament got underway at the Indoor Stadium on April 5 with ADC Pughoboto, Avelu Ruho inaugurating the two day event. Speaking on the occasion, Avelu said that organizing such a meet is to unify officials from various departments, to know each other and

work in coordination for the welfare of the people. She underlined that people need to play in the natural ground and expressed that exercise is the endorphin to stay healthier. Altogether 16 departments are participating in the event. The ADC also stated that the Pughoboto SDPDB meet has been postponed again to April 12 due to some engagements of the

Minister for Roads & Bridges and SDPDB Chairman, Pughoboto, Y. Vikheho. The inaugural function was chaired by EAC Ghathashi, Sulanthung. Special song was presented by Government High School Pughoboto. Physical Education Teacher GHS Pughoboto Hokiqhe and other supervised the tournament. The first match was played between APRO team and the PWD team.

NIELIT Sports: District administration beat NIELIT Chuchuyimlang

Mkg district administration team in red jersey led by the DC (middle standing) and the NIELIT team in blue jersey seen posing for lens. Our Correspondent Chuchuyimlang | April 5

The Mokokchung district administration defeated National Institute of ELearning and Information Technology (NIELIT) Chuchuyimlang in cricket by 18 runs at a special match organized on Tuesday during the ongoing two days sports event of NIELIT held at the proposed “Nathwar Takkar stadium” Chuchuyimlang. The district administration was represented by Deputy Commissioner Sushil Kumar Patel, EAC Chuchuyimlang Meyazungba, EAC Ongpangkong Livitoli Sukhalu, EAC Hq R. Daniel Angami, EAC Kobulong Throngdiba Tongpi, EAC Nukshimatong, and other administrative staff. NIELIT was represented

by its joint director Daniel Meren, other faculty and student members. NIELIT student Tiasunep got the man of the match award for obtaining the highest runs and catches. NIELIT which has an enrolment of 321 students for the current academic year was divided into four computer operating system software names including Android Gamers, Symbian Flyers, Meego Troopers and Linux Kernel as four groups for various activities in the annual sports event. The event was preceded by a brief inaugural programme where the deputy commissioner delivered a short speech. He appreciated the growth of NIELIT Chuchuyimlang in leaps and bounds from a humble

beginning. He also appreciated Ao Sanen Pongen, Chairman of Chuchuyimlang Village Council and all his colleague Council members for donating land free of cost for various developmental purposes in Chuchuyimlang. Joint director of NIELIT gave some highlights of the institute and its activities down the academic years. He also appreciated the Chuchuyimlang Village Council for donating land freely for the upcoming NIELIT multi complex and also for all the support and cooperation extended to the institute. Munindra Nath Borah and Tiamoa were among the NIELIT staff lead event managers. The event began with invocation by Yashimeren, staff of NIELIT.

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The little known 2nd WW at Viswema, Nagaland

t the break of dawn; on an early April 1944, Lt. Mr. Puhocho Kennao went to the Phe-eso water source at Kevudzu to fetch water when to his shock he came face to face with some unknown people in uniform and heavily armed. He nor his villagers had seen such people before. He went hurriedly and raised an alarm. Later the people came to know that they were the Japanese Army who had come for war. The Japanese army then stationed at the compound of Lt..Mr. Pusa Kechu initially and then to surrounding places of Viswema village which is 21km south of Kohima in the Kohima-Imphal road NH-39 (now NH-29). The people became unsafe and many fled to the north and eventually went to Jakhama village for refuge. By March 1944, the Japanese were getting the heat from the Americans in the Pacific region and feeling the crunch of resources as it was fighting a multi-pronged war. They were desparate for victory. During this time the idea of the Indian National Army under the leadership of the great Subhash Chandra Boss; gave the much needed hope that once the Japanese and the INA could reach Bengal via Dimapur rail and air head in Nagaland; the tide of war could be turned to their favour and ultimate victory over British India. There was famine the previous year in Bengal; and the people

were angry with the British Raj and it was expected that the people will join them. However, things were not to go as smoothly as they thought. The Japanese advance meet an unexpected surprise at Sangshak village, Ukhrul district, Manipur where a terrible battle took place from March 2226, 1944, and saw men of the 50th Indian Parachute Brigade holding out for several days against wave upon wave of Japanese attacks on their position in the village. The villagers suffered immensely. The battle delayed the advance of the Japanese 31st Division towards Kohima and of the 15th Division towards Imphal by a critical few days in the early stages of the Japanese offensive in 1944. After the battle of Sangshak, the Japanese army advanced towards Kohima through many routes- One by the National Highway 39 (now NH-29) connecting Imphal and Dimapur through Viswema and Kohima, Here they made their camped at Viswema and proceeded to attack Kohima, which is known as the Great Battle of Kohima, marking the defeat of the Japanese in the 2nd World War. In Kidima Village there was a fierce battle and the trenches still remains testimony. Today a Cross; symbolizing the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ stands to proclaim His Grace and forgiveness at the spot of the battle at Prayer Park, Zero point, Kidima. Subhash Chandra Bose him-

self advanced till Chozuba and today a memorial had being erected indicating his visit. (There may be many more skirmishes around Kohima which needs to be studied)

Monument albeit of the 2nd Bn of The Royal Norefolk Regiment at Mohonkhola, Kohima where Viswema is mentioned.

When there is a battle, the local populace suffers immensely as they become defenseless and bears the brunt of the soldiers tempers besides the bullets and bombs. Some of the injured were taken to the temporary British military Hospital at Peducha for treatment.Therefore, bringing this war to our village by the joint forces of the Imperial Japanese and The Indian National Army under the leadership of Shri. Subhash Chandra Bose fills us with melancholy, because it brought death and destruction. Elders of Viswema village recounts the horrors’ of war and that after every visit by a british “yellow”

twin engine plane from Dimapur; which I presume is a reconnaissance survey plane, shelling of the village takes place to pounce the Japanese who had occupied the village. Snipping, gun battles and hand to hand fights followed. Deaths occurred, houses and granaries destroyed and that was why the Viswema people fled to neighboring Jakhama village only to return after the defeat of the Japanese Army in the famous battle of Kohima and retreat towards Imphal/Burma; to a destroyed / flattened village by the end of June 1944 to reconstruct it. Many British and Japanese soldiers died during the battles in Viswema. I am not suggesting that we should demand apology from the parties but that we should all remember that when elephants fight; the grass is trampled and should not be forgotten. Today a monument stands albeit neglected of this account where a Cross had been erected by the 2nd Bn of The Royal Norefolk Regiment and in scripted “April-June 1944, G.P.T. RIDGE, ARADURA SPUR, VISWEMA” besides the NH-29, Mohonkhola, Kohima. During the war, Mr.Charles Pawsey; the then Deputy Commissioner of Kohima who refused to leave Kohima is said to have assisted in rebuilding the village for which the old people admire him greatly. Rusovil John, Viswema rusoviljohn@yahoo.co.in

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Morgan Freeman Wants to Make a Film in 'Fascinating India'

e has twice played god on screen, and now he’s taking the small screen route to explore ‘the story of god’ in a documentary series for which he paid a maiden visit to India last year. One of American cinema’s most recognisable figures, Morgan Freeman, says he’s fascinated with the “differences” that the country has to offer and that he’d love to return to film a movie. “I would primarily like to go to India and make a movie. I’d like to be there for a while. Some time ago I had a great idea, a great movie idea. It wasn’t mine, it was someone else’s. It wasn’t well thought out, but it was such a great idea and I would really like to do something like that in India,” Freeman told IANS in an interview during a conference call with select Indian media.

During his tryst with India for National Geographic Channel’s “The Story of God”, he visited Bodh Gaya and Varanasi -- cities which are of religious significance -- to bring forth the nation as a melting pot of myriad religions, faiths beliefs and traditions. “India is an endlessly fascinating place when you go from place to place to place to place and you see the differences. For instance, all the places we were in, Bodh Gaya and Varanasi, had fascinating differences. I think you would probably find that all over India,” added the 78-yearold in his distinct baritone. Freeman, who has left a lasting impression with his persona in movies like “The Shawshank Redemption”, “Seven”, “Bruce Almighty” and “Million Dollar Baby”, visited seven countries of civilisation, and how it for the series in a quest to has shaped the evolution find out how religion has of society. He visited iconic placevolved through the course

es like Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, Mayan temples in Guatemala and the pyramids of Egypt. In In-

John Lennon letter fails to sell at auction

he earliest known letter written by John Lennon, which was estimated to be worth between £30,000 and £40,000, has failed to sell at auction. The fold-out note, penned by Lennon when he was 11 years old, thanks his Aunt Harriet for presents she sent him, including a book about ships. Lennon sent the thank you note shortly after Christmas 1951 to his mother Julia’s younger sister. It was put up for sale in the Beatles and Rock ‘n’ Roll Memorabilia Auction. In the letter, which has a few grammatical errors, the young Lennon says how much he is enjoying reading a book about famous ships. He wrote: “Dear Harrie Thankyou for the book that you sent to me for Christmas and for the towel with my name on it, And I think it is the best towl (sic) I’ve ever seen. “The book that you sent to me is a very interesting one. I am at the bottom of page 18 at the moment. The story is famous Ships its all about a man called Captain kidd the pirate. “I am on the second chapter, the first chapter is called the Victory and the second is called the Mary Celeste. “Thank you for the red jumper that you sent to me. “I hope you have a happy new year. Love from John x” The letter was formerly the property of his cousin David Birch, Harriet’s son, and was being sold by Chorley-based TracksAuctions.com. Source: BBC

Farah Khan makes Jackie Chan dance Bollywood style

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ollywood’s ace choreographer Farah Khan, who has made the biggest names of Bollywood including SRK, Aamir dance to her tunes, choreographed Hollywood’s martial arts fighting actor Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan will be seen dancing on a desi track for his upcoming Indo-Chinese movie Kung Fu Yoga. A few days ago, Farah Khan had flown to Jodhpur in Rajasthan with her choreographer friend Geeta Kapoor to make Jackie Chan dance on a special Bollywood number, which will be a part of his upcoming movie. Farah Khan took to Instagram to share an image with Jackie Chan sitting on a sofa. The actor had shot for the song wearing a traditional dhoti kurta in one of the picturesque location of the city palaces. She wrote: “Who could think!! Jackie Chan can dance Bollywood!!” The special song will also be shot in Beijing. Directed by Stanley Ton, Kung Fu Yoga, which is slated to release this October, also stars the desi munda Sonu Sood and Amyra Dastur in the action-adventure. Source: The Indian Express

Pooja MishRa slaps Rs 100 cr defamation case against Sunny Leone

“B

ig Boss” season 5 contestant and model Pooja Mishra has slapped a case against film star Sunny Leone in the Bombay High Court demanding Rs 100 crore compensation for allegedly “defaming her”. “Adjourned...beyond vacation,” said Justice Naresh Patil, who was sitting in a division bench, when the matter was called out before the court. The petitioner was not present. Pooja contended in her petition that she was a popular contestant of TV show “Big Boss 5”, and Sunny had entered the show much later. She alleged that Sunny had given defamatory interviews in a section of

the media, and this was done out of “malice and jealousy” towards her. Pooja also alleged that Sunny had attributed motives against her in an impugned article in a city newspaper and said her reputation had been damaged in public eye, because of which she had to break her fixed deposits and withdraw her savings, thereby suffering losses to the tune of Rs 70 lakhs. The petitioner urged the court to issue process against Sunny Leone under IPC sections 500 (defamation) read with 120(b) (conspiracy). The matter is expected come up for hearing in June 2016 after summer vacations of the high court. Source: PTI

dia, though, Freeman said he could not put his mind “around the traffic” in Varanasi, one of the oldest cities in the country which he found “extraordinary”. “For me, I was a little surprised by India... I was trying to understand how people associate with one god to another. It was completely interesting and new.” Those sentiments also describe his journey into some of the world’s key religious sites, ruins of ancient civilizations, and in cutting-edge science laboratories for the six-part series which will go on air on April 15. Freeman, Lori McCreary and James Younger are the executive producers of the series. While religion is often seen as something that divides, the series illuminates the similarities among different faiths.

“I have been asked if my beliefs changed. I’d say no. But affected personally? Absolutely! Learning these different cultures around the idea of god was very fascinating,” said the Academy Award winning star, who found himself in a “spiritual limbo dealing with Hinduism because for one thing, it seems to be a tough religion”.

Is he a god-fearing person? “No, no. The god I believe in doesn’t scare me, so I’m not god-fearing at all,” Freeman told IANS, adding that “if the job comes along, the script is right, and the money’s good”, he will play god again on the big screen. And every once in a while amid his busy schedule, Freeman finds time to do documentaries such as this as he feels there’s “an obligation to make positive Did “The Story of God” af- changes in the world”. Source: IANS Interfect Freeman’s personal view beliefs about the Almighty?

Judi Dench gets eighth Olivier Award

t was a pretty big hint that Dave Bautista shared over the weekend when a photo of him holding an origami unicorn emerged. The actor has delivered the exciting news himself and confirmed that he is indeed joining the “Blade Runner” sequel in an important supporting role. In a Twitter video posted on Monday, April 4, Bautista said, “As speculated, I am proud and privileged and honored to announce that I am joining the cast of the new Blade Runner. I’m very excited about this project and very grateful that I was able to bring this news to you myself. I couldn’t be more proud. Another dream come true.” The “Guardians of the Galaxy” star joins Harrison Ford who is reprising his role as Rick Deckard. Ryan Gosling and Robin Wright were also announced as part of the cast though their roles are yet known. There’s also two other major female roles yet revealed and cast. Source: AceShowbiz

Nicole Kidman is a good gambler

eteran actress Judi Dench has won a recordbreaking eighth Olivier Award after picking up the Best Supporting Actress prize on its latest edition. The actress picked up the award for her role as Paulina in The Winter’s Tale at the ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House, and her win means she has now been honoured more than anyone else since the awards, which recognise excellence in theatre, began 40 years ago. But the 81-year-old star joked she was livid to have won, as it meant she had lost a bet with her grandson. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m absolutely livid as I had a bet with my grandson... and I’m never going to be able to forget it. She went on to praise the really fantastic company and crew and stage management, and added of the award It’s lovely to have, but in actual fact it belongs to all those people just as much as it belongs to me. Gypsy was the big winner with four prizes, including best actress in a musical and best supporting actress in a musical for Imelda Staunton and Lara Pulver respectively, as well as best musical revival and best lighting design. In celebration of the ceremony’s 40th anniversary, the finale saw 15 past Olivier winners, including Maria Friedman, Ruthie Henshall and Jill Halfpenny, perform What I Did for Love, which features in the firstever Best New Musical winner, A Chorus Line. Actor Michael Ball was the evening’s host. Source: PTI

ctress Nicole Kidman’s husband Keith Urban thinks his wife is a very good gambler, but she says she is very cautious. She’s very good. She’s disciplined, he said. However, the 48-year-old actress says she is always cautious with her money and only bets a little amount. Well I’m not very good. I have a little amount of money, I go and bet that and then I’m done. I’m that kind of gambler, I’m not going to bet the house, Kidman told etonline.com. The actress adores her husband’s passion when it comes to his work. She spoke about the 48-year-old star’s upcoming LP, and said It is such a crazy good album. I’ve been living with all the songs -- and even the songs that didn’t make the album. I’ve seen the work he puts into it and the love. He’s a musician, so every little tiny detail is all him, and I love that. I love that he’s passionate about his music. Source: IANS

‘The Huntsman Winter’s War’ to release on april 22 in india

ctors Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron starrer The Huntsman Winter’s War, a dark fantasy adventure film, will release in India on April 22. Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, the film, which is a prequel to 2012 film Snow White and the Huntsman,

also stars Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain. Long before the evil Queen Ravenna (Theron) was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya (Blunt), suffered a heartbreaking betrayal and fled their kingdom. As the two evil sisters

prepare to conquer the land, two renegades - Eric, the Huntsman (Hemsworth) who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden lover Sara (Jessica Chastain) - set out to stop them. The film will be released in India by Universal Pictures India. Source: IANS

Rolling stones plan to release new album this year

he Rolling Stones are planning to release a new album, possibly this year, guitarist Ronnie Wood said Monday. The British rockers last released a studio album in 2005, but Wood said they have been in the studio and recorded some new material and some blues covers. “We went in to cut some new songs, which we did,” the 68-year-old Wood said. “But we got on a blues streak. We cut 11 blues in two days. “They are ex-

Dave Bautista Confirms ‘Blade runner 2’

tremely great cover versions of Howlin’ Wolf and Little Walter, among other blues people. But they really sound authentic.” When asked when the new material would be released, Wood said only: “This year.” “When we heard them back after not hearing them for a couple of months, we were, ‘Who’s that? It’s you,’” Wood said. “It sounded so authentic.” The Rolling Stones, which star te d as a blues band in 1962, just

wrapped a tour of Latin America with a free show in Cuba on March 25. The band then headed to London for Monday’s opening of “Exhibitionism,” a vast exhibition of the group’s history at the Saatchi Gallery. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Wood arrived together at the gallery, but Richards wouldn’t go into any detail on the recent recording sessions. “There’s one coming,” the 72-year-old guitarist said

of a new album. “I can’t say no more. My lips are sealed.” The Stones have released 22 studio albums in Britain and 24 in the United States. “A Bigger Bang” was the last, and the band toured the album in 2005, ‘06 and ‘07. They resumed touring in 2012 to mark the band’s 50th anniversary, but have only released a couple of new songs since then. “We’re a working band,” Wood said. “We’ll be working again before the end of the year.” Source: AP

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Higuain banned for four matches milaN, april 5 (rEutErs): Napoli's bid for the Serie A title suffered a setback on Tuesday after striker Gonzalo Higuain was banned for four matches for reacting angrily to being shown a red card during his team's 3-1 defeat by Udinese on Sunday. Higuain, Serie A's top scorer with 30 goals, errupted in anger when he was given his marching orders in the 75th minute for a second bookable offence. He pushed the referee and loudly argued with the official before being removed from the pitch by fellow players. Higuain was also slapped with a 20,000 euro ($22,740.00) fine, the

Serie A league's disciplinary committee said in a statement on its website. Higuain's ban means he will miss second-placed Napoli's matches against Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Bologna and AS Roma. With seven games left in the

season, Napoli trail leaders Juventus by six points. The disciplinary committee also suspended Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri for one game "for challenging the work of the match officials with offensive expressions."

Spanish league denounces anti-gay insults at Ronaldo maDriD, april 5 (ap): The Spanish league has denounced anti-gay slurs directed toward Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo during Saturday's match at Barcelona. The league says in a statement that it will send a report

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to the Spanish government's committee against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport. The league specifically refers to anti-gay slurs against Ronaldo and insulting chants against Real Madrid heard during a mo-

ment of silence for Dutch great John Cruyff before kickoff on Saturday. Gay rights groups in Spain have also denounced the slurs. Ronaldo scored the winning goal in Madrid's 2-1 victory.

LeBron tops Power 100 list for third straight year toroNto, april 5 (rEutErs): LeBron James and Stephen Curry grabbed the top spots on the Horrow Sports/MVPindex Power 100 as the NBA dominated the rankings released on Tuesday with 24 players on the list that evaluates an athlete's brand and marketability. It marked the third consecutive year that James, who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, topped the list while Curry, who led the Golden State Warriors to an NBA title last year, shot into second place from 45th. World number one tennis players Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams and former NBA Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder rounded out the top five. "Steph Curry made the biggest jump on and off the court of any athlete we've seen, frankly in any statistical analysis," said Rick Horrow, owner of Horrow Sports Ventures. "When you look at the count, 24 of the 100 (athletes) are basketball players and seven are in the top 25, including one and two. So

you have the opportunity to rise to the top of the list if you are a star basketball player." The concept for the list was created in 2009. MVPindex joined last year to provide a social media component. On-field results comprise 50 percent of athletes power ranking while the other half is based on off-field attributes: primarily social media presence (including reach, engagement, and conversation). The list focuses on longestablished sports and the U.S. market specifically with 44 of the 100 spots taken by NFL and NBA players. Boxers and mixed martial arts fighters are included in the list while soccer players are omitted as Horrow said it is impossible to get a fair on-field ranking for them because of overlapping international federations and national teams. Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, was the best-ranked National Hockey League player at number six despite a diffi-

cult year that saw him under investigation by police on rape charges that were later dropped. NFL players occupied the next two spots with Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown at number seven followed by Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. Former world number on golfer Rory McIlroy and James Harden of the NBA's Houston Rockets closed out the top 10. The most noticeable trend on the latest list was a strong move by the NBA into the top 10 combined by a drop-off in NFL players considering quarterbacks had occupied five of the top 11 spots in last year's list. Tiger Woods, once a fixture in the top 10, failed to make the list after falling steadily from second place two years ago to 76th last year. Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant, who will retire at the end of the current NBA season, also slid further down the list as he dropped to 84th place compared to 36th place last year.

romE, april 5 (rEutErs): An Italian prosecutor has requested a sixmonth suspended prison term and an 8,000-eurofine ($9,085) for Italy coach Antonio Conte over his alleged role in a match-fixing case, Conte's lawyer said on Tuesday. Conte, who has already served a ban imposed by the Italian soccer federation (FIGC) in connection with the 2011 case but has always denied any wrongdoing, is accused of "sporting fraud" by prosecutors in the northern city of Cremona. The prosecution request came just a day after English Premier League champions Chelsea named Conte as their new coach for next season. He is due to take the Italian national side to the European Championship, which will be held from June 10 to July 10 in France. The Cremona case focuses on alleged wrongdoing in 2011 when Conte was in charge of Siena soccer club in Serie B. The prosecutor has cited one particular match played against Albino Leffe, saying Conte knew of match-fixing ef-

Italy prosecutor seeks sixmonth jail term for Conte – lawyer forts. Conte's lawyer, Leonardo Cammarata, denied this. "Antonio Conte denies any wrongdoing and any knowledge of an attempt at

match-fixing," Cammarata told Reuters. He confirmed that prosecutor Roberto Di Martino had called for both a six-month suspended

sentence as well as a fine for Conte in a closed-door hearing in Cremona. The defence is due to make its final statement to the court on April 11 and a

verdict is due in mid-May, Cammarata said. A Chelsea spokesman said the club would not comment on an ongoing investigation.

Nagas’ Sports Meet held in Delhi

Exhibition match between Naga Students Leaders & Nagaland House Staff New Delhi

NEw DElhi, april 5 (mExN): The Nagas Unity in Delhi, Naga Students Union Delhi (NSUD), Eastern Nagaland Students Union Delhi (ENSUD), Ao Students Union Delhi, Lotha Students Union Delhi and Nagaland House Staff Delhi jointly organized the Nagas’ Sports Meet from April 1 to 4 at Jawaharlal

Nerhu Campus Ground New Delhi under the theme “One Nagas One Sports”. According to a press release from Nagaland House New Delhi PRO Kuolie Mere, the students were divided into 9 teams with 2 (two) tribes in each team and Nagaland House Staff as one team. Shilloi House compris-

ing Tangkhul and Tarao claimed the champions’ prize in Men’s football while Chathe House comprising Poumai and Moyon claimed runners up. In Men’s volleyball, Tereguvu House comprising Zeliangrong and Chiru were champions while Shilloi House were runners up. In Women’s volleyball,

Chathe House defeated Shiroi House (comprising Lamkang and Rengma) to claim the champions’ prize. The overall team champion was won by Shilloi House. Many other games like arm wrestling, tug-of-war, basketball, high jump and long jump were also played. According to the press

release, the Naga Students in Delhi came together for the combined sports meet after a gap of 16 years. The unity and integrity among the Naga Students and the whole Naga Community was displayed with more than two thousand students participating in the sports meet, the release informed.

El Clasico win buoys Real's 3rd 10-Northern Angami T20 Bash 2016 Bale for Wolfsburg mission

wolfsburg, april 5 (afp): Real Madrid star Gareth Bale says their El Clasico win over Barcelona has given the Spanish giants the perfect confidence booster for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final, first-leg, at Wolfsburg. Real used to have a terrible record away to German opposition in Europe, but their run to winning the 2014 final, when they claimed their tenth European crown, changed all that. Having thrashed Schalke 6-1 in Gelsenkirchen two years ago in the last 16, they routed Bayern Munich 4-0 at the Allianz Arena in the semi-finals en route to beating Atletico Madrid in the final. This time around, Zinedine Zidane's Real are clear favourites for the quarterfinal first leg at Wolfsburg's Volkswagen Arena, especially after Saturday's 2-1 victory when Cristiano Ronaldo scored their late winner at arch rivals Barcelona with 10 men. Ronaldo has found the net in all six knockout ties played against German sides and, with 13 goals to his credit this season, he is

just four short of breaking his record in a single European campaign. Madrid are in the quarter-finals for the sixth time in a row, while Wolfsburg are in the knock-out stages for the first time. Real are on their best run of the season after ending arch rivals Barca's 39game unbeaten run with their sixth succesive win and are in no mood to suffer an upset in Wolfsburg. "I said mentally this win (against Barcelona) puts us in a great position, but we have to keep working hard," said Bale. "The win builds confidence for the rest of the season. "But there's a long way to go in the Champions League and La Liga and we still have to keep fighting all the way," he added with Real chasing an 11th European crown. Brazil midfielder Casemiro said Real will take nothing for granted at Wolfsburg. "In this round, there are no easy teams," said the 24-year-old. "Wolfsburg defend well, they have quick players in attack and we need to respect them, but we will re-

spect them playing our football, playing well and being Real Madrid." Real's top form is juxtaposed by Wolfsburg's recent results with the German Cup holders winless in their last three games since beating Gent at home in the last 16.

Wolfsburg's 'biggest game' They were thumped 3-0 at Bayer Leverkusen last Friday, causing director of sport Klaus Allofs to confess they are not living up to the their Champions League status in Germany's top flight. Nevertheless, the hosts have a chance to pull off a shock victory in what coach Dieter Hecking has decribed as "the biggest game in the club's history". "We are looking forward to the game, we have nothing to lose," said Wolfsburg's Germany midfielder Julian Draxler. "I think that's a plus point for us. "We have already shown we can play well against top teams, but a lot of things must come together."

Wolfsburg need to recapture the form which led to their 3-2 win at home to Manchester United in the group stages last December which eliminated the Red Devils from the Champions League. "We need to show why we are in the quarter-finals, the pressure is all on Real, but our performance has to be better than it was at Leverkusen," said Hecking. Wolfsburg need no extra motivation with Draxler a self-confessed Ronaldo fan while forward Maximilian Arnold dreamed of playing against Madrid as a child. Nevertheless, Wolfsburg will need to step up their performance to prevent the dream tie against Madrid becoming a real nightmare at home to Real. Zidane is expected to name the same full-strength team which started at the Camp Nou with French international Raphael Varane the only injury absentee with a calf injury. Wolfsburg are without left-back Sebastian Jung who tore a knee ligament against Gent and is out for the season while midfielder Daniel Caligiuri has a groin injury.

Kohima, april 5 (mExN): Lower Bayavü Giants and High School Daredevils will fight for the championship prize of the 3rd 10-Northern Angami T20 Bash 2016 on April 6. The two teams registered wins in their respective semifinal matches on Tuesday at Kohima Village Ground, Ziekezou. Giants defeated North Block Warriors by 20 runs

while Daredevils beat T. Khel Knights by 14 runs in two closely fought semifinal contests. Giants electing to bat had managed to score 155/5 in 15 overs with Ato (56 runs) leading the scoring. In the run chase, Warriors could only manage 135/8 in 15 overs with Wabang (46 runs) offering some sort of hope. Ato was later declared

man of the match. In the second semifinal, Daredevils electing to bat managed to score 160 for the loss of just 1 wicket in the stipulated 15 overs. Anga (70*) and Inito (49) getting the runs without much fuss. Knights’ run chase was led by Imli, who scored 74 from just 43 balls and was assisted by Keviselhou, 31 from 13. How-

ever, their despite their mammoth efforts, the run chase fell short by 14 runs with the completion of the stipulated 15 overs as the Knights only managed 146/7. Anga was awarded the Man of the match. Final April 6: Lower Bayavü Giants vs High School Daredevils (11:00 am)

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