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‘Ceasefire violations will not be tolerated’
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By Sandemo Ngullie
ITANAGAR, APRIL 7 (PTI): Sending out a strong message to insurgent groups active in the North East, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren NEW DELHI, APRIL 7 (ET): The Government has Rijiju today said the Centre silently extended the controversial Armed Forces Spewill not tolerate any viola- cial Powers Act (AFSPA) to almost the entire state of tion of ceasefire agreement. Arunachal Pradesh, citing a serious law and order situation inç all l districts of the state which border Assam. efmeefì“If pesvany e íelee group violates !§!ê˛ˆÏ SÈyï˛y The move comes close on the heels of the Union agreement, CITIZEN ceasefire UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER LTD. action CITIZEN UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER LTD. Ù•ydy ày!¶˛ ˆÓ˚ yí˛ñ ˆÜ˛y°Ü˛yï˛y Èüunder È 700007 the BJP government deciding Ministry 147, cenelecee jes[, JeÀueJeÀelee - 7 them. 147ñ Home will ieeb beefOe taken against Ph. No. 033-2268-1396, 2271-2152 Ph. 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So jawans were killed. campaign in Allahabad on April 7. The campaign launched Tuesday to coincide with World Health Day aims to cover by 2020 NSCN factions, he said, far, only three Arunachal districts -- Tirap, Changlang all children who are either not vaccinated or only partially vaccinated against seven preventable diseases. (AP Photo) cannot operate in the terri- and Londing -- were declared “disturbed” besides artory of Arunachal Pradesh eas falling within 20 kilometre wide belt in Arunachal which is against the cease- Pradesh bordering Assam. The new notification says NDFB (S) have now set fire agreement. “The group involved in up their General Headquarter and training camp the Tirap ambush has fled in Taga, Myanmar and are reportedly contemplatto Myanmar and the MHA ing to find out a new route for arms transshipment is chalking out strategies to from Myanmar via Chabglang district in Arunachal Morung Express news Ranjan Trivedi, and 3 other Patiala has been indulging Aaron University in Naga- counter such incidents,” he Pradesh. “The geographical terrain of Arunachal alleged accomplices.The in selling fake certificates in land during 2014 to which said adding action would be Pradesh puts the militants in advantageous position Dimapur | April 7 scam came to light when the name of the university. the Naga Students Fed- taken against those involved and is used by underground outfits as their safe heavIn this connection, the eration and Naga Students in it. “If they continue to vio- en,” says the new notification. The Global Open Universi- Mansa resident Tarlochan It adds that the law and order situation in all the late ceasefire agreement, ty, Nagaland (TGOUN) has Singh, who had a degree university had filed an FIR Union had intervened. With a view to stop such there will be repercussion districts of Arunachal Pradesh bordering Assam has vehemently refuted allega- from this university ap- at Diphupar Police Station continued “to be a matter of concern” due to violent tion of a fake degree racket plied for a Hindustan Pe- and subsequently arrested fake degree scams, the VC from our side too,” he said. being run by the university troleum (HP) gas agency, one Deepak Chatha from said he had submitted a repResponding to a ques- attacks by underground outfits. “There is presence Patiala while 2 other sus- resentation to the DIG, Pun- tion on peace talks with of NDFB (S), NSCN (IM), NSCN (K), ULFA (I), KLO, through its counseling cen- the daily reported. Following the allega- pects, Sandeep Bahri and jab to constitute a high level the insurgent outfits of the MPLF along the Assam-Arunachal border and KYKL, ters and franchises which appeared recently in a na- tion, TGOUN on Tuesday Sikandra Singh were ab- committee for thorough region, Rijiju emphatically ULFA, PLA and KCP are helping NDFB (S), ULFA (I) furnished documents and sconding. It pointed out that probe on the allegation and said no talks were possible and KLO for movement of men, material, infiltration tional daily. Hindustan Times on university verification re- the university, since incep- nab those involved. Ac- until the groups gave up and exfilaration,” the new notification says. April 5 published a report cords to local media main- tion, had no such records of cording to TGOUN a team violence and surrendered. wherein Mansa Police, taining innocence. In a charging fees for Bachelor of Punjab Police sent by SSP “They will have to sur- ed interlocutors to initiate Centre and NSCN (IM) was Punjab alleged that Naga- rejoinder, Vice-Chancel- of Arts and M Phil Degree Mansa had reportedly arrender with arms and come dialogues with the ultra signed for the first time in land Global University had lor Dr HN Dutta clarified as alleged, while adding rived in Dimapur and visto the negotiation table. We groups of the region. “We July 1997 and has been exissued more than 30,000 that fraudulent selling of that the university had al- ited the Global Open Uniwill provide suitable rehabil- have already directed the tended several times till fake degrees of graduate forged/fake certificate in ready discontinued M. Phil versity to investigate the and postgraduate courses the name of TGOUN was course in pursuance of the allegation. It informed that itation package for them and interlocutors to expedite July 2007 when it was exthe talk process for a per- tended indefinitely. The it will provide all relevant initiate dialogues,” he said. for prices ranging between ‘out of question’ and were UGC directive since 2009. Moreover there would manent solution to bring ceasefire with MynamarThe VC disclosed that documents and informaRs 9,000 and Rs 35, 000 committed by imposters at each. It said Punjab police Kolkota and Patiala. It al- the same ‘bogus’ Lotus tion related to the issue and be no more talks on the po- peace into the region,” he based NSCN (K) came into being in 2001 but the outfit had arrested the univer- leged that a society named Education Society had ap- was committed to root out litical level for which the added. Ceasefire between the had recently abrogated it. government had appointsity’s pro-chancellor Priya ‘Lotus Education Society,’ plied for establishment of such crimes.
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NSCN (K) issues public notice DIMAPUR, APRIL 7 (MExN): The NSCN (K) has issued a public notice informing all concerned that the group’s former CFSB Supervisor “Wangtin Naga has started issuing notices to HoDs, business community and sympathisers all over Nagaland to pay him donations and taxes usually levied by the NSCN/GPRN.” A press note from the MIP of the NSCN (K) cautioned all to “be aware of such criminal trickster at large using the name of NSCN/GPRN authority. Such is a quality of a person who claims to be a crusader of peace and reconciliation and has been fooling Nagas ever since.” The NSCN (K) added that it would not take into account any form of transaction with Wangtin Naga.
Swine Flu: Nagaland’s preparedness status to be reviewed today
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KoHIMA, APRIL 7 (DIPR): In connection with Swine Flu influenza and in order to review the preparedness status with the state health department and concerned agencies the Chief Secretary Nagaland will hold a review meeting on April 8 at 11am at the Chief Secretary Conference hall. The following officers have been requested to attend: Commissioner & Secretary Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Director Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Commissioner & Secretary IPR, Director IPR, Principal Director Health and Family Welfare, DC Kohima, DC Dimapur, SP Kohima, SP Dimapur, Chairperson KMC, Chairperson DMC, State Nodal Officer and IBST. The information was given through Commissioner & Secretary Health and Family Welfare, M Patton (IAS).
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MARCH 5 VIOLENCE: 3 year old kidnapped from Golaghat rescued in Dimapur CBI missing in action Morung Express news Dimapur | April 7
The Nagaland State cabinet had recommended a CBI inquiry into the March 5 lynching incident on March 18. However, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) still remains missing from the case. The Home Department of the Government of Nagaland had written to the CBI to initiate investigation. The Home Department refused to comment on the CBI’s response on the matter. The Nagaland police, with no clear direction on the issue, have decided to continue investigations. However, a chargesheet has not yet been filed in the case. Hope remains that it will be filed once the CBI takes over the case. The Nagaland (Dimapur) police have said that law and order problems in Dimapur began with the vandalism of shops at New Market on March 4. They have arrested 14 people related to the vandalism. On March 5, angry mobs dragged out the accused in an alleged rape case from Central Jail in Dimapur and lynched him. News of the rape allegation (on the ensuring night of February 23-24 in Dimapur) led to a students’ rally on March 4 from the heart of Dimapur town to the Dimapur DC’s office, which the students later barged into demanding for the accused to be handed over to them. When this was not complied with by the district administration, the students vandalised shops at New Market, assuming them to belong to illegal immigrants from Bangladesh (the initial assumption being the alleged rape accused was an illegal immigrant, which proved to be erroneous).
Of the 14 people arrested with regard to the March 4 vandalism, 11 had cases registered against them at the West police station, while 3 had their cases registered at the East police station, informed ASP/ PRO of Dimapur police, Shouka Kakheto. Police have arrested 59 people so far in connection with the March 5 lynching. Post Mortem reports of the lynched victim reveal that he died of a brain haemorrhage, informed the police today. Cases have been filed in the lynching case at East police station, West police station and Diphupar police station pertaining to IPC sections that amount to unlawful assembly, rioting, murder, attempt to murder, arson, assault on public servant, voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means, mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, punishment of criminal conspiracy etc. Reports suggest that nearly half of this number has been granted bail by the judiciary. According to Kakheto, many people accused of the lynching are still absconding. The police had released the photos of 32 people in the newspapers, who the police found linked to the lynching, of which 6 were arrested (who are part of the 59 arrested). None of these include women, who were part of the mobs on both March 4 and 5. The police said this is because of an investigation “strategy” they are following that will lead to more arrests in good time.
• Police arrest 14 related to March 4 vandalism • Lynched victim died of brain haemorrhage
Morung Express news the arrest of the abductors and the child rescued. Dimapur | April 7 According to the SuA three year-old child, perintendent of the Police, who was kidnapped from Golaghat, the abductors Golaghat was rescued in demanded a ransom of Dimapur. The abduction Rs. 1 crore for the release occurred on the night of of the child. The abducApril 4 at Furkating town tors were tracked down afand culminated in Dima- ter the police established pur three days later with that the ransom calls had
originated from Dimapur. A team of 100 Assam Police personnel in coordination with Dimapur Police arrested the abductors from Miya bazaar, Khushiabill on April 7, after three days of surveillance and rescued the child rescued unhurt, it was informed. The arrested abduc-
tors were identified as Mantu Das (36), Nitai Mazumder (26), Bijoy Debnath (32) and Uttam Kumar (45). Three of the arrested hail from Golaghat and one from Karbi Anglong. Further investigation is on to determine the involvement of locals in Dimapur.
For a cleaner and healthier Kohima our Correspondent Kohima | April 7
In a welcome move to make Kohima cleaner, healthier and greener, the Kohima Ao Baptist Arogo (KABA) youth department formally launched the KABA CARE (Creating Awareness for Restoration of Environment) mission here today with the motto ‘Caring God’s Own World’ (Col.1:16). The purpose of the KABA CARE mission is to encourage citizens of Kohima to protect the environment from destructions by promoting locally relevant environment friendly activities. KABA youth director, Tiatoshi Longkumer said KABA CARE is an action oriented programme to make a cleaner, healthier and greener Kohima. It plans to emphasis on a ‘People Clean Zone’ from Naga Hospital junction till TCP Gate for beautification purpose. It will create awareness for restoration of environment and good sanitary practices through billboards and poster campaigns, in collaboration with the Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) in the coming days. KMC administrator, Kovi Meyase has extended fullest cooperation and support towards the endeavour
The youth department of KABA undertakes a cleanliness drive at nHAK premises after launching KABA CARE in Kohima on April 7. (Morung Photo)
of the KABA CARE and at the same time acknowledged their initiative. Vikuo Rhi, youth secretary NBCC was also appreciative of the initiative and wishes other churches also follow the suit. KABA dedicates the year (2015) to work towards a cleaner and greener Kohima town through this initiative of their youth department. A street play propagating ‘Let’s keep Kohima Clean,’ ‘Don’t Litter,’ ‘Plant Trees Save Environment,’ was performed by the Creative Art
& Drama Committee of the KABA youth department. The function was compered by Moasenla Jamir while Metetla & Lipokzulu presented special numbers. Rev. M. Asangba Longkumer, Pastor KABA and Bendang, chaplain NHAK pronounced the invocation and benediction respectively. The launching service was followed by a cleanliness drive in the Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) premises.
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Artificial limb and calliper camp Dimapur, april 7 (mExN): Rotary Club of Dimapur organised a free artificial limb and calliper camp in association with Bharat Vikas Parishad during the month of March and April under the chairmanship of Rotarian Dr DR Sharma. A press release informed that about 20 people attended the measurement camp which was held on March 1 at Rotary Centre, Midland, out of which 13 people were found suitable for limb and calliper fitting. The fitting camp was held on April 5 and 12 beneficiaries were fitted with artificial limbs and callipers.
Chishi clan general meeting Dimapur, april 7 (mExN): Chishi clan has called a general meeting for genealogical research on April 11, 10:00 am at Hokivi Chishi’s residence at Lhomthi Colony, Dimapur. Therefore, all the clan members have been invited to be a part of the genealogical family meeting.
DC Mkg notifies mokokchuNg, april 7 (Dipr): Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung Sushil Kumar Patel (IAS) has notified that Sun Rise -2 ward, Changtongya town under Changtongya town Council, Mokokchung district is applying for change of nomenclature of Sun Rise- 2 ward to Sun Rise ward under the state Government of Nagaland. It further notified that objection if any regarding the change in nomenclature of the said ward may be submitted in written within 30 (Thirty) days from the date of issue of this notification to the office of the Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Nagaland.
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TuENsaNg, april 7 (mExN): The Indradhanush Mission to immunize all children and pregnant women in the district was launched on April 7 at District Hospital Tuensang. Chaplin Naong gave the invocation prayer and gave the first two drops of OPV (Polio) to a newborn child. All staffs of DPMU& Civil Hospital MS, Dr. CW Tongoe, CMO Dr. Pangjung Sangtam and DPO Dr. I. Temsu Longchar attended the launching. The District Health Society under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner will hold this Mission every month from April 7 for one (1) week for the next four (4) Months, to achieve fully immunized children and women in the district.
JUK general session on April 11 kohima, april 7 (mExN): Jakhama Union Kohima (JUK) is having its general session at State Academy Hall, Kohima on April 11 with Ketholeho Kulnu, Dr. Kechongol Sophie & Visoho Zao as speakers. Nagalkul Tase would chair the session, which is held once in three years, informed a release. Razouvizo Tetso would say the invocation prayer while Kezhokhoto Savi would pronounce the closing remark. A group song would be presented by the Jakhama women in Kohima and Jakhama students in Kohima. Nolvi Sophie & friends would present a special self composed song to mark the occasion. The President of JUK Ketholeho Kulnu and General Secretary Kezhokhoto Savi have asked every Jakhama, young and old, residing in Kohima to compulsorily attend the general session. Feast would follow at the State Academy premises. A new team of office bearers would also be installed on the day.
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Phek DPDB meeting at Tekumle phEk, april 7 (Dipr): The Deputy Commissioner & Vice Chairman DPDB Phek, Murohu Chotso has informed all the DPDB members of Phek District that the District Planning & Development Board meeting for the month of April 2015 scheduled on 10th April will be held at Tourist destination spot, Tekumle (Tizu river bank) which is about 15 kms away from Meluri Town. All the concerned members are requested to attend without fail.
SAYO team trek Dzükuo kohima, april 7 (Dipr): The Southern Angami Youth President (SAYO) Kekrühol Mekro and his colleagues trekked Dzükou valley from March 27 to 29 and surveyed the affected areas which caught fire on 10th March and destroyed several species of Rhododendron trees and Arundinania bamboo. They clean surroundings of the rest house and also adviced the care-taker of Dzükou to be more vigilant in future.
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mokokchuNg, april 7 (Dipr): Border districts joint coordination meeting between Mokokchung (Nagaland) and Assam’s Jorhat was held in the Jorhat DC’s conference hall on April 6. The meeting jointly presided over by the respective Deputy Commissioners of the two district, Sushil Kumar Patel, Mokokchung and Vishal Solanki, Jorhat reviewed the prevailing situation in the border areas of both sides and other issues having public interest and beneficial for both sides. The discussions laid emphasis on averting misunderstanding and sorting out all border issues through mutual discussions between the officers of the two districts. The meeting strongly felt that activities undertaking on both sides of the border such as tea plantation, setting fire on jhum fields and routine patrolling under taking by forest officials or other district officials should be brought
DC Mokokchung Sushil Kumar Patel presents a shawl to DC Jorhat Vishal Solanki. (DIPR Photo)
to the notice of the either side to prevent misunderstanding over such activities thereby creating suspicions among the people living on border areas. Deputy Commissioner Johat, Vishal Solanki and S.P Amanjeet Kaur shared
their concern over setting fire on Nagaland side as it threatens the plantation and forest on Assam side. Mokokchung DC, Patel and the SP, Aotemsu made it clear that setting fire on jhum fields on Nagaland side during February –
March is a regular activities undertaking by the jhum farmers otherwise they do not set fire randomly in the jungle. It was agreed that villagers on Nagaland side be asked to inform ADC Mangkolemba with regard to setting fire in their jhum
fields and the same information be passed, if necessary, to officials on Assam side. DC Mokokchung also shared his concern over overloaded coal trucks plying on Mokokchung-Mariani road. The two DCs address-
ing the closed door meeting opined that frequent join coordination meeting among border districts officials is the key to maintain peace in the border areas and sorting out all issues on the table without allowing it to go out of proportion. Aiming at removing misunderstanding over frequent patrolling of police personnel on border areas, the two districts SPs agreed that information on such exercise be shared and also agreed to instruct Officers-in-Charge of police posted closed to DAB to meet frequently and shared information. Earlier as a gesture of good neighbourly relations, officers from both sides presented their gifts to their counterparts. Winding up the meeting, D.C Jorhat announced that the next meeting will be held at Mokokchung and he requested his counterpart to invite officials from Wokha district to make the meeting more fruitful.
Mission Indradhanush in Kiphire launched Health Minister inaugurates Morung Express News Kiphire | April 7
Along with the rest of the country, the Mission Indradhanush was formally launched at Kiphire today at the office of the Chief Medical Officer Kiphire with Benjamin Longkap EAC Kiphire as the special guest on the inaugural programme. Addressing a short programme, Benjamin said that the project is a challenging one but active participation is very much needed in order to implement it. He said that some project starts with a lot of promises but later ends up with implementation problem. He however appeals the gathering to implement it properly for the benefit of the public. He further assured to extend its cooperation while the mission is underway. Dr. Anita Kumari National Consultant
who also spoke at the programme asked to identify the pregnant women and get immunization under this programme. She said that the main objective of this mission is to fully immunize the children and pregnant. Delivering a key note address Dr. Rebecca Y Sema DPO (RCH & UIP) Kiphire said that the objectives of Mission Indradhanush is to ensure high coverage of children and pregnant women with all available vaccines and to ensure that the partially immunized and immunized children are fully immunized as per the national immunization scheduled. Highlighting the Area of coverage she said that where there is no health units , no ANM posted for more than 3 months, high risk area such as construction, Brick plant, other migrant settlement and area with low RI coverage are to be covered under this mission within four months.
DC Mkg launches ‘Governance for all: empowering people’
mokokchuNg, april 7 (Dipr): Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel launched ‘Governance for all: Empowering people’ during the monthly DPDB meeting in the ADC (Planning) conference hall on April 2015. This ambitious scheme is expected to become the best platform and established channels to cater to the needs of the people in the district in totalistic manner and it was conceived by Patel himself aiming at apprising of various developments to the people and to make it an open channel for all HODs with various stake holders in the district. Under this scheme District Administration opened one Face Book Account in the name of ‘DC MKG’ (id:dcmkgchungoffice@yahoo.in). It shall be operated under the supervision of the DC Mokokchung. The interested people can send request for any information to the ‘DC MKG’ and based on the authenticity, the friendly request shall be accepted or summarily rejected. The aim of this Account is to have at least one person/household shall be connected to this group so that any information shall be passed on to every household of Mokokchung district. DC said it may take 5-6 months to get connected with every household in the district. DC is optimistic of connecting at least 30,000 house-
hold in near future. Mokokchung district has approximate population of 2 lakhs and around 38,000 household. Besides, DC Mokokchung shall have one Whatsapp group of all the HODs. This would help sharing of all relevant information across the departments. For the first month DC shall monitor its progress by himself and progress of this scheme shall be discussed in monthly meeting of DPDB and opinion of the house shall be considered. DC said this scheme would effectively used in dissemination of information, awareness campaign, border related issues/disaster management, law and order situation and elections. Making a presentation during DPDB meeting DC said that inspite of innumerable information technologies available in other parts of the worlds, this is the “only option available with us to use this technology which is available and for which our people are ready to adopt it without any training or cost”. Sushil Kumar Patel expressed apprehension that the area of utility of this unique scheme is large which cannot be predicted at present yet he is confident that this initiative would help the people as well as the state government. Patel said, this scheme does not require any money but it requires support from all walks of life.
AYUSH Hospital in Dimapur Morung Express News Dimapur | April 7
Nagaland minister for Health & Family Welfare, P Longon, today said that with the increase in new diseases, especially noncommunicable diseases and occupational related diseases, the ‘AYUSH’ system of medicine has a significant role to play in delivering health care to the masses. Calling for a fresh look on the ancient system of medicine, the minister said AYUSH is cost effective and therefore very suitable for an economically poor state like Nagaland. The H&FW minister who inaugurated a 10-bedded Integrated AYUSH Hospital adjacent to the Dimapur District Civil Hospital said, “The implementation of the National Ayush Mission in the state is a milestone in health care delivery system and would definitely benefit the people.” “Let us remind ourselves that unlike other state in the country, we have much better advantage for the development of AYUSH system of medicines as we have fresh air, fresh water, less pollution and our soil is rich in medicinal plants and herbs, which serve as raw materials for manufacturing and production of AYUSH drugs,” Longon said. The minister requested the state H&FW department to proceed for signing a MoU as well as write to the Union Ministry of H&FW to provide manpower so the people of the state can avail AYUSH ser-
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Nagaland minister for H&FW, P Longon, addressing the inaugural programme of the 10-bedded AYUSH hospital at Civil Hospital Dimapur, Wednesday. (Morung Photo)
vices at the earliest. State programme officer, AYUSH, Dr. Atoshe Sema, who presented a report on the newly inaugurated AYUSH Hospital said the State Health Society received a sanction of Rs. 254 lakhs under the centrally sponsored scheme for development of AYUSH hospital and dispensaries under NRHM 2011-12 as non-recurring grant for setting up of the 10-bedded Integrated AYUSH hospital in Dimapur. Dr. Sema also informed that the state’s share of 15% (Rs. 38.10 lakhs) is yet to be released. He further informed that presently, the state H&FW department has only six regular AYUSH medical officers. The state programme
officer requested the state government to consider creation of posts and appointment of technical personnel and supporting staffs for effective deliverance of the alternation system of medicines in the state. Mission director, National Health Mission Nagaland, Dr. Nandira Chankija, delivered the welcome address. Earlier, the minister who also inaugurated the State Institute of Health & Family Welfare (SIHFW) at Chumukedima, said the establishment of the institute would add opportunity to the medical fraternity to acquire more knowledge and upgrade skills in their profession to provide health care services effectively and efficiently.
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ILP verification Mokokchung Driving School launched CSU drive from April 9 Morung Express News Mokokchung | April 7
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Office of the Mokokchung Driving School, located near Government High School Dilong was inaugurated today by Regional Transport Officer of Mokokchung, Lanuakum. The driving school is an initiative of a local young entrepreneur, Yanger Namo, who conceived the idea of opening a driving school two and a half years back. The driving school is registered with the Government of Nagaland and has its own curriculum for learners offering comprehensive training programme to beginners as well as those who want to fine-tune their driving skills. “As an institute, Mokokchung Driving School will place extreme importance on making every student a responsible and safe driver,” says Yanger Namo, who is also the Managing Director of the driving institute. Apart from the practical driving sessions, which will be taught to student drivers during the mandatory 5 kilometre schedule per day per student, the school’s curriculum also includes fundamentals
Regional Transport Officer, Mokokchung, Lanuakum speaking at the inaugural of Mokokchung Driving School, April 7.
of traffic rules and regulations as well as various rules, offences and penalties under the Motor vehicles Act. Namo also says that the driving school is being opened with the objective of serving the people. Given the poor traffic planning, rabidly increasing number of vehicles in Mokokchung and lack of professionalism in driving and untrained drivers on the road, Namo noted that “safe
driving today requires a high level of competence” which his driving school aims to instil. Driving classes would start from April 13 at Mokokchung Driving School. As of now, the school does not charge any admission fee although it charges a sum of Rs.4,000/- as training fee. Offering a ‘5 days a week, no break-up class’ module, duration for a certificate course is slated for one month, supplemented by an
optional 15-day crash course. The school as of now has three ‘modified instructor vehicles’ with dual controls including dual brake and dual clutch. For someone with a sound financial background, realizing the dream of opening the driving school might not have taken as long as it did for Yanger Namo. A self-reliant and struggling entrepreneur, like scores of others in Mokokchung, Yanger Namo did not give up on his dream despite facing difficult financial constraints and, according to him, after a lot of prayers and support from friends and family, opened the doors of his modest office today with the grace of God. “Do it all for the glory of God,” he proclaimed. One of the three vehicles at the driving school was donated by the Governor of Odisha, Dr. SC Jamir while he procured the other two from his own savings. After many a sleepless night during the last two and a half years, Yanger Namo finally opened his office today with the wife of the Regional Transport Officer of Mokokchung registering herself as the first applicant.
phEk, april 7 (mExN): The Chakhesang Students’ Union will be conducting checking of Illegal Immigrants (ILP verification) drive from April 9 onwards in Phek town, Pfutsero town, Chizami Town, Chozuba Town and Chetheba Town. Therefore, ILP Holders are requested to get registered to the nearest town. The ILP holders are further requested to get more details from the following contact: Phek Town-8732897250; Pfutsero Town-9774496296; Chizami Town9089885690; Chozuba Town9402716454; Chetheba Town8575541387. The Chakhesang Students’ Union request all the ILP Holders to bring 2(Two) Passport Photograph and the supporting documents of their Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC). We further request all the ILP Holders to cooperate with the Union in checking the influx of Illegal immigrants. The CSU also request all the District Administration and the security force to support in the process of Checking of Illegal Immigrants drive. This was stated in a press release issued by CSU President, Seve R. Vadeo and General Secretary, Ngapunyi Krocha.
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After Assam, illegal influx raises Mizoram to declare “disturbed” areas and “unlawful” organisations hackles in Meghalaya, Manipur gUWAhATi, April 7 (eT): There is a great deal of discomfort in Northeast India on the issue of illegal influx of immigrants. While in Assam there is an engaging debate on the definition of Assamese, in neighbouring Meghalaya the issue of dubious voters has seen the influential Khasi student organisation stopping the enrollment drive for the electoral rolls. In Manipur, the ruling Congress government and NGOs are at loggerheads over the tenant bill issue. NGOs and the opposition Manipur People's Party (MPP) is demanding implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in Manipur. In Assam, following the Supreme Court's directive, the work of updating National Register of Citizens (NRC) is underway. In
2010, pilot project of updating the NRC in Barpeta and Chaygaon revenue circles was called off abruptly after four persons were killed and over several others injured in violent protest in Barpeta town. Recently, the speaker of Assam's legislative assembly, Pranab Kumar Gogoi, after consultation 50 organisations belonging to different ethnic groups, defined who can be called an Assamese, which was opposed by ruling Congress and opposition All India United Democratic Front. Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, signed in 1985 after a sixyear long student's agitation over the issue of illegal immigrants, provides for constitutional safeguard to Assamese people. Te government sought definition of Assamese to imple-
ment this clause. However, there were allegations that the speaker did not consult political parties and several organizations, including those representing the Hindi-speaking people. Sensing political turmoil over the issue, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said that he cannot accept the definition as political parties were not consulted. In Meghalaya, the Khasi Students' Union recently tried to stop the enrollment drive for the electoral rolls at the premises of the East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner's office. KSU activists wanted to close down the Public Facilitation Centre (PFC) to stop enrollment of what they termed as `dubious' voters. "There are several people who are bringing documents from Karimganj, Hailakandi, Dhubri
in Assam. It is difficult to prove that those who come to work here are genuine Indians because they cannot provide proper documentation," KSU stated. In Manipur, NGOs have rejected the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers (MRVT & MW) Bill 2015, which was passed by the state assembly recently. MPP president N Sovakiran said, "We demand immediate withdrawal of the MRVT & MW Bill, as it does not address the issues of the indigenous people in the backdrop of the large-scale influx of migrants into the state." MPP demanded implementation of a regulation to control the inflow of illegal migrants as is done in other states like Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram.
AiZAWl, April 7 (The inDiAn expreSS): A meeting of Mizoram’s top home department and police officials on Monday decided to declare certain areas bordering Manipur “disturbed” and also to declare the Manipur-based Hmar People’s Convention Democrats, a militant group, an “unlawful” organisation. This will be the first time either of these actions is taken within Mizoram since the end of the Mizo insurgency almost three decades ago. The moves have been triggered by the March 28 ambush on a convoy of three MLAs that killed three people and injured six others near Zokhawthiang village, which lies at the tri-junction of Assam-Mizoram-Manipur. The Mizoram government has blamed the Zosangbera
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Militant killed, joint ULFA-GNLA camp busted Shillong, April 7 (iAnS): A militant was killed in a gun battle when security forces busted a makeshift camp of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) outfits in Meghalaya on Tuesday, police said. The incident took place in Durama near the Nokrek peak, cvwhen the rebels fired at the security forces who were tracking them, East Garo Hills district police chief Davies Marak told IANS. Meghalaya's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos have launched a massive combing operation to neutralise militant activities in the Garo Hills. The identity of the killed militant was yet to be established. Five-six rebels were reportedly injured, Marak said, citing preliminary reports. He said they have not been able to communicate with the security forces there since the area was inaccessible. A pistol, an improvised explosive device (IED) and rations were seized from the training camp. The Durama hill range is a vast densely forested area used by rebels of both GNLA and ULFA as a safe sanctuary.
Mizoram protest frequent change in governors AiZAWl, April 7 (pTi): Mizoram students body Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) today picketed in front of central government offices to protest against the frequent change of governors in the state, which it called 'gubernatorial dumping ground of unwanted governors'. Except All India Radio and Doordarshan, which were exempted, all central government offices here remained closed for the day and black flags were hoisted in their premises by MZP volunteers. MZP had staged a protest demonstration in front of Raj Bhavan here on April 4 just before West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, given additional charge of Mizoram, was sworn-in. It is scheduled to stage another protest demonstration on the issue during President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to the state on April 9 and April 10 to attend Mizoram University convocation. MZP President Lalhmachhuana told PTI that a memorandum would be submitted to the President protesting against the frequent change of governor of the state. "If the Centre is going to continue to use Mizoram as a gubernatorial dumping ground of unwanted governors, we demand that the Constitution be amended to make a special provision which would enable governing of the state without a governor," Lalhmachhuana said. Central Committee of Young Mizo Association issued a press statement during the day condemning frequent change of governors and urged the Centre to immediately appoint a regular one for the state. Mizoram has had seven governors during the last nine months with many of them being sacked just a few days after being transferred to the state.
President to inaugurate North East festival neW Delhi, April 7 (iAnS): President Pranab Mukherjee will on April 11 inaugurate the northeast festival 'Songs and Dances of Northeast' showcasing the rich cultural ethnicity and diversity of the region, an official here said on Tuesday. The festival, intending to "enhance the multi-ethnic character of the country's capital and dispel impressions that it was hostile to outsiders, particularly people from the northeast", is an initiative by the Meghalaya government and the North Eastern Council. "The event has a special significance considering that more than 5,000 students from northeastern states are enrolled in various under-graduate and postgraduate programs in Delhi University, and an equal number are studying in JNU, JMI and other such institutions," an official statement said. "The event is conceptualized and designed to bind together the diverse culture and heritage of the northeast on a common platform and connect with rest of India," M. War Nongbri, director, art and culture, government of Meghalaya, said in the statement. Nongbri added that the northeast region is known for its diverse music, cultural richness, colours of traditions and the sweet melodies of folklore. The daylong festival will give visitors a taste of everything from the northeast -- from food and songs to dances and its culture. This festival will also host a discussion on 'Integrating NorthEast India through education' where speakers would discuss ways in which education can be used as an important tool.
that Hmar are anyway part of the Zo community spread over the southern part of the NE, Bangladesh and Myanmar. HPCD sympathisers, meanwhile, argue an ADC would mean no more than constitutional protection for tribal rights. Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana, who led Monday’s meeting, said the state will also set up new police posts headed by DSP-rank officers in four places in the HPCD’s demand area and facilitate advanced counter-insurgency training for the state’s police officers. The latter would be at the Indian Army’s Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, or CIJWS (located at Vairengte village and considered one of the best in the world) and also under the Assam Rifles, he said.
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Shillong, April 7 (pTi): Fourteen labourers hailing from Assam's Dhubri district died in their camp at a remote village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district after allegedly consuming poisonous wild fruits, police said on Tuesday. All the deceased were working at a road construction site at Umphung village, which is about 15 km away from Saipung in the district, they said. "We were informed of the incident yesterday and at present the post mortem is being conducted at Khliehriat, the district headquarters," East Jaintia Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) M K Dhkar said. The post-mortem is being conducted to find out the exact cause of death. All the deceased have been identified and are from Dhubri district, he said. Preliminary investigation revealed that these labourers had gone to the nearby jungle and collected poisonous wild fruits on Sunday afternoon. The same was grounded together and consumed before they all went to sleep on Sunday night. All the workers were found dead on Monday morning and the suspicion was that they had consumed poisonous fruits, police said.
faction of the HPCD for the ambush which, according to those present, lasted more than one-and-a-half-hours before MLA R L Pianmawia raised his hands and surrendered. The militants took away eight guns (six pistols and two AK-47 rifles) before disappearing into the jungle after Pianmawia and other police officers present at the scene pleaded they be allowed to take the wounded men to hospital and take care of the three bodies. The HPCD demands an autonomous district council for the Hmar tribe spread over northern Mizoram. The demand was rejected by both the state government and powerful Mizo groups that see it as a ploy to divide the tiny state on ethnic lines and who argue
In this January 26, 2015 file photo, smoke rises from a brick kiln on the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 6 blamed changing lifestyles that have come with India's economic development for rising pollution levels. With his government rolling out a new Air Quality Index for 10 cities, Modi urged Indians to curtail waste and conserve resources in order to prevent an environmental catastrophe. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)
Mission Indradhanush launched in North East AgArTAlA, April 7 (iAnS): The Mission Indradhanush, an immunisation programme, was launched on Tuesday in 33 districts of northeastern states to vaccinate children by 2020, an official said. The Mission Indradhanush, formulated by the union health and family welfare ministry, intended to expand immunisation coverage in India to at least 90 percent children in next five years. "The Mission Indradhanush was launched on Tuesday in 33 of the 91 districts in seven northeastern states. These 33 districts are part of the 201 districts in India where the mission was launched on the occasion of World Health Day," a health ministry official said here. According to the official, the mission would be implemented in eight districts in Assam fol-
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gUWAhATi, April 7 (iAnS): Former Bodo militant Bijoy Choudhury is among those contesting Wednesday's elections to pick a new body to govern Bodomajority areas in Assam. A former member of the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), Choudhury is a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is contesting from Mushalpur constituency of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Choudhury was among the hundreds of militants
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MuMBAI, AprIL 7 (ptI): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan today kept policy rate unchanged awaiting clarity on impact of unseasonal rains on food inflation even as he wanted banks to pass on benefits of previous two rate cuts. The repo rate, at which RBI lends to the banking system, will continue to be at 7.5% and the cash reserve ratio (CRR), which is the amount of deposits parked with the central bank, will remain at 4%. “Transmission of policy rates to lending rates has not taken place so far despite weak credit off take and front loading of two rate cuts. With little transmission, and the possibility that incoming data will provide more clarity on the balance of risks on inflation, the Reserve Bank will maintain status quo,” he said in the first bi-monthly policy review for 2015-16. Unseasonal rains and hailstorm have impacted rabi crops across North and Western India, raising fears of spike in food prices. Rajan, who has surprised with two rate cuts of 0.25% each outside the scheduled review meetings this year, however, affirmed his commitment to the accommo-
RBI’s unchanged policy rates trigger fall in Sensex MuMBAI, AprIL 7 (IANs): A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Tuesday reacted negatively to the central bank maintaining unchanged the policy rates in its first monetary policy review for the 2015-16 fiscal. The Sensex shed over 200 points or 0.71 percent in late-afternoon trade session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also fell during the late-afternoon trade session and was trading 66.65 points or 0.77 percent down at 8,593.25 points. The Sensex of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 28,582.33 points, was trading at 28,301.75 points (at 2.00 p.m.)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan arrives for a news conference after the bi-monthly monetary policy review in Mumbai April 7. (REUTERS Photo)
dative stance, but added that policy moves will be shaped by incoming data and added that transmission of rate cuts by banks will be his top-most priority. Apart from the transmission, other factors like food prices will also be monitored closely, he said, adding that the impact of the recent unseasonal rains will also be monitored closely. “Reserve Bank stays vigilant to any threats to the disinflation that is underway,” he said, expecting that the price rise
situation has so far faired according to its estimates. On the transmission mechanism, the RBI said it will encourage banks to move to the marginalcost-of-funds-based determination, which is “more sensitive to changes in the policy rates“. Only a few banks namely Union Bank of India and State Bank of Travancore have cut their base rates in the last 4 months by 0.10% each, as against the 0.50% cuts by RBI. The banks have held
on to the elevated rates even in the face of one of the lowest credit growths in recent years, which is hovering under the 10% mark till now. On the GDP growth, RBI estimated a 7.8% expansion in the current fiscal, stating that uncertainties on the arrival of monsoon and unanticipated global developments are major risk areas. On the external front, it said a moderate and uneven recovery is emerging, and flagged the slowdown in China, geopolitical tensions
-- down 202.71 points or 0.71 percent from the previous day’s close at 28,504.46 points. The Sensex touched a high of 28,641.08 points and a low of 28,274.36 points in the intra-day trade so far. Heavy selling pressure was observed in banks, healthcare, automobile, information technology (IT) and oil and gas sectors. The S&P BSE bank index shed 250.90 points, healthcare index declined by 160.21 points, automobile index was lower by 50.24 points and oil and gas index fell by 35.33 points. However, metal index gained 86.66 points, consumer durables index increased by 73.73 points and power index was up 8.42 points.
in the Middle East as downside risks. With speculation rife about a shift in US Fed’s stance to one of hiking rates, which can impact capital flows to the country, RBI said it will “watch for signs of normalisation of the US monetary policy”, but added that the country is better placed to fight any impact with its over $ 343 billion in reserves. Retail inflation increased to 5.37% in February from the 5.19% for previous month, but many analysts expect it to continue much
below the RBI’s January 2016 target of 6% range. Another factor which was supporting a rate cut included the range-bound core inflation, which is price rise without the food and oil components. The latest survey of household expectations may also be pointing towards a lower inflation, some watchers said. However, the impact of factors like unseasonal rains on food inflation was a key impediment to the expectations of a rate cut.
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KoLKAtA, AprIL 7 (ptI): To fight the persistent rainfall scarcity, the Indian tea industry is gearing up to embrace comprehensive water management with the help of Israeli expertise. “Crop shortfall due to rainfall scarcity has become a major issue confronting the tea industry now,” Indian Tea Association (ITA) Secretary-General of M Dasgupta told PTI. In such a scenario, irrigation was becoming an important factor for which an Israeli firm had been asked to make a presentation before the industry captains, he said. The Israeli firm, Netafim, had shown interest and would be making a presentation soon on comprehensive water management ranging from micro-drip irrigation to rain water harvesting, the ITA official said. The tea gardens had been witnessing no rainfall during the period October to March. This, he said, was causing stress in the existing
bushes and also giving a slow start to new season owing lack of moisture. Dasgupta said that the replantation exercise which almost all the tea gardens were carrying out has come under threat. To start with, the association has picked ten gardens located in North Bengal, Cachar and Brahmaputra Valley for a comprehensive water management programme on trial basis to be funded by Solidaridad, an NGO. Depending upon the results, the programme would extended to other gardens as well. He said that the industry would then approach the Tea Board for funding as the 12th plan had approved schemes for water management. Till mid-March 2015, production of tea in Assam Valley, Cachar, Dooars and Terai was already down by 5.85 million kilos over the same period last year.
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India’s 2015 wheat output could fall by 4-5% NEW DELHI, AprIL 7 (rEutErs): India’s wheat output prospects in 2015 appeared to have been hit by unseasonal rains during the harvest season, farm minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Tuesday. “There’s some initial reports that suggest wheat output could drop by 4-5 percent due to unseasonal rains,” Singh told a conference of state representatives. In February, the farm ministry’s initial estimate put this year’s wheat production in the world’s No. 2 producer at 95.76 million tonnes compared with 95.85 million tonnes in 2014. India bought up to 80,000 tonnes of Australian wheat in recent deals, the biggest such imports by the country in five years due to unseasonal rains.
Amazon, Flipkart may be roped in to expand rlys parcel biz NEW DELHI, AprIL 7 (ANI): E-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart have reportedly been approached by the Indian Railways to give a much needed push to the latter’s parcel business. According to a report, the railways are planning to introduce a special scheme to attract online retailers that use road transport to transfer heavy volumes. According to a report appearing in the Economic Times, the railways earns around Rs.2,100 crores from its parcel business, and this has the potential to go up to Rs.5,000 crores by 2018 if the railways manages to tap emerging businesses. If this e-commerce initiative takes off, the railways could reduce its existing financial woes and use any surplus for the upgrade and modernization of rail infrastructure. India’s e-commerce market will grow to USD 100 billion by 2020 from USD 3 billion in 2013, according to a report by Morgan Stanley. The railways do feel it can offer significant cost advantage, particularly over long haul transport.
Your call rates may rise 6-7 paise/minute NEW DELHI, AprIL 7 (AgENcIEs): The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India expects the aggressive bidding witnessed in the recently concluded spectrum sale to drive the costs of telcos by 12-15% as it disputes the government’s estimates that call rates will rise by just 1.3 paise a minute. “Cost increases will have to be passed through to the consumers in some form. The cost impact varies from 6 paise to 7 paise a minute,” Trai chief Rahul Khullar told ET in his first interview after the spectrum auctions ended on March 25. “I think it (the increase) will go through voice tariffs at present.” Currently, the average realisation for voice and data services is about 48 paise per minute. Khullar’s comments come almost two weeks after a bitterly fought auction of 2G and 3G airwaves ended, netting the government a record Rs 1.1 lakh crore. The starting prices for the 2G bands of 800 Mhz and 900 Mhz, set by the government, were 17% and 23% higher than what Trai had recommended. He said the steep bidding levels will hurt operating margins this financial year, which started April 1. Moreover, the high costs will crimp investments on rolling out new networks or even on upgrading existing networks, thus hurting call and data services.
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NPF (N) youth wing on inducting Cong MLAs Dimapur, april 7 (mExN): The Central Youth Wing of NPF led by Noke today cautioned that if the present framework of inducting opposition Congress MLAs to the TR Zeliang ministry is “not taken sensitively for the sake of the party future, keeping aside political gain or loss,” the NPF party is “likely to face a battle next to Waterloo in 2018 elections and that Darkest History will repeat generation after generation.” The press & media cell of the youth wing in a press release stated that the forthcoming reshuffle is going to “imprint uncountable saddest stories to tell in the future NPF party politics if the speculation of inducting some of the Congress MLAs as cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary secretaries becomes reality.” Stating that in politics, there is no greater enemy than the opposition party, the NPF youth wing (N) called it unfortunate on the part of the oldest surviving regional party of In-
dia (NPF) to surrender the party past glories and people’s mandate to its nearest political rival (Congress) “at the cost of some selfish leaders momentary benefits.” It further stated that “giving political shelter and comfort to the opposition party or political enemies to run people’s mandate majority NPF home is purely a sign of weakness for minority CM and some of the party workers who misguided him this far.” It added, “It was an intentional design to finish NPF party principles which are inscribed by the father of the NPF party A. Kevichusa and other Naga political luminaries since 1963.” Meanwhile, it pointed out that time and again, the NPF legislatures and party leaders have proclaimed to the Naga people that NPF party strongly stands for the long cherished Indo-Naga political solution, however, presently; some party legislatures and party leaders are shifting the track for personal gain and switch-
ing towards the opposition Congress by showing indifference. The press & media cell further termed the “changing color of the onetime regionalist leader Dr. Shurhozelie” as one of the most regrettable stories. “He was the supreme commander of the NPF Army during the political war against the Congress, back rock of Naga society and now he is going in favor of that back rock of Naga society by selling all his tireless efforts and commitments given to the people,” it added. The NPF youth wing maintained that it is the collective responsibility of the NPF legislatures, who are with “minority” CM and party followers of the “former” president Dr. Shurhozelie to retrospect seriously to reclaim the glory of NPF party that was built with togetherness some years back and also pave sufficient ways to the patiently awaited IndoNaga peace process without any hindrance for the interest of the Naga people.
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Crime News Unidentified woman dies in hospital
8 April 2015
Nagaland launches ‘mission indradhanush’ Special immunization drive in six districts from April till July Our Correspondent Kohima | April 7
‘Mission Indradhanush,’ a special drive to vaccinate all unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) was formally launched here today by Minister for Health & Family Welfare, P Longon, as part of a nationwide programme. Declaring the launching of ‘Mission Indradhanush’ in Nagaland at a function held here at the Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima (NHAK) premises, the Minister said that the mission was launched nationwide in December
2014. He said the main objective of "Mission Indradhanush" is to provide full immunization coverage in the country from 65% to 90% in the next five years. Commissioner and Secretary for Health & Family Welfare, M Patton meanwhile stressed on the need to give their best efforts to achieve the target of the mission. Dr. Nandira Changkija, Mission Director NHM informed that the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, launched Mission Indradhanush in December 2014 to achieve 90% of the immunization coverage in
the country by 2020. Stating that at present Nagaland state registers less than 45% immunization coverage, Dr. Changkija said the department will cover every area of the state under this mission. Under this mission, the Government of India has selected six districts as high focus districts in Nagaland state. They include Kohima, Dimapur, Wokha, Kiphire, Tuensang and Mon districts. Special Immunization drive will be conducted in these districts on the seventh day of the month for seven consecutive times, which will continue for four months starting today.
Amenba stresses on officers' attendance
moKoKchuNg, april 7 (Dipr): The monthly meeting of Mokokchung District Planning and Development board was held in the ADC (Planning) conference hall on April 7. The meeting was presided over by WoKha, april 7 (Dipr): SDO therefore cautioned that any busithe new DPDB Chairman, (C) Wokha, Mhomo Tungoe, has in- ness establishments found selling MLA Amenba Yaden with formed that many business estab- goods above the actual MRP would an urge to all the members lishments under Wokha district have invite necessary action as per the Leto actively participate in the been found to be selling various con- gal Metrology (Package Commodideliberations with all serisumer goods above the Maximum ties) Rules and even cancellation of ousness as the DPDB is the Retail Price (MRP). The SDO has the trade permit. highest decision making body in the district. Delivering his maiden speech as chairman, Amenba said it was a privilege for him to head the DPDB and sought cooperation from all the members. He also laid stressed Dimapur, april 7 shifted to Civil Hospital, said. The unidentified on regular attendance of all (mExN): A non-Naga however, on April 7 around woman was wearing multi the members in the DPDB. woman (approx 60 years), 5:00 am, the hospital au- coloured tops, brown top, He said regular attendance who was found lying un- thority informed that the one gold colour nose ring, conscious near Punjab Ho- patient passed away while one brass colour finger tel on April 6 around 8:30 undergoing treatment. Ac- ring and one brass bangle am, died at Civil Hospital cordingly, the Women Cell on the left hand, the rehere on April 7. A press re- personnel conducted all lease added. Anyone with lease from PRO, Dimapur legal formalities and the knowledge about missing police informed that the same was shifted to Civil person fitting the above victim was “suspected” to Hospital morgue for Post given description has been Dimapur, april 7 have become unconscious Mortem Examination and asked to contact Dimapur (mExN): Mar Gregorious Orthodox Church, Dimapur due to illness and she was identification, the release Women Cell. observed Holy Week from March 29 to April 5. Rev. Fr. PS Varghese, Vicar and Principal of MGM Hr Sec School, led the Passion Week servicWoKha, april (Dipr): es, informed a press release. Wokha police on April 7 The Church observed around 4:00 am intercept- Palm Sunday, also known as ed one Maruti car bearing Hosanna Sunday, on March registration number AS- 29, the remembrance day of 02B 3209 at Zero Point area the triumphant entry of Jeand recovered illegal IMFL sus to the city of Jerusalem. from it. In this connection, On April 2, Maundy Thursfive persons were arrested day was reminisced with the and a case was registered celebration of Holy Euchaat Wokha Police Station rist early morning. On Good under Section 44 NLTP Friday, worshippers attendAct, Case No.16/2015. The seized consignment included 315 bottles of MC Rum, Honey Bee (Brandy) - 3 cases, MC Whisky - one case, and MC rum (Quar- moN, april 7 (Dipr): In order to facilitate the ter) - 2 cases. general public on electoral roll and voters education, the Deputy Commissioner, Mon Honje Konyak informed that three Voters Dimapur, april 7 (mExN): One per- AIE Lanuyanger arrested Nath under the Registration and Educason identified as PC Nath was arrested for NDPS Act 1985. A case has been registered tional Centers (VRECs), illegal possession of ganja (40 kg) from his in this regard and the accused has been namely (i) DC office comresidence at Burma Camp here. A press forwarded to the judiciary, the release plex, Mon HQ, (ii) ADC release from Superintendent of Excise & said, adding the Mobile Squad personnel office, Naginimora, and Prohibition, Gokeho Yeptho informed will continue to maintain strict vigilance (iii) ADC office, Tobu have that based on a tip off, the personnel of Ex- at the entry points to curb the inflow of been revived and made functional with immediate cise Mobile Squad under the command of banned and prohibited substances. effect for the public. These centers will also serve as helping desk and first hand information centers in carrying out NERPAP actively. The ADC & ERO, Mon Kohima, april 7 will be the officer in-charge (mExN): Personnel of and Pangteang, LDA, AEO North Police Station, Kooffice Mon will assist him at hima nabbed one person VREC Mon HQ. The ADC & for illegal possession and transportation of contraband ganja on April 7 at BSF Camp here. According to a press release from Sub–Divisional Police OfKohima, april 7 ficer & PRO, Kohima Po(mExN): The Altrura Socilice, Atu Zumvü, 120 kg of ety (AuS) conducted a one marijuana (ganja) was reday seminar on ‘Neighborcovered from the car the hood Youth Parliament” accused identified as A. at Viyito Village, Niuland Neli Pfoze (42) was drivunder Dimapur district on ing. The police personnel April 6 last. had acted based on speSpeaking on the occacific information received number HR-26Y-3656) was case vide Kohima North PS sion as the main speaker, from a “reliable source” intercepted while coming case No. 0033/2015 U/S 20 Megosielie Kruse, President regarding transportation from Senapati and pro- (b)(ii)(c) NDPS Act was reg- Altrura Society stressed of suspected contraband, ceeding towards Dimapur, istered against the accused on the need to create mass and the vehicle (Maruti the release said. Further, it for conducting further in- awareness on total sanita800 bearing registration was informed that a regular vestigation. tion in the society. He called
SDO (C) Wokha informs businesses
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would be immense help to officers, who are expected to become HoDs later. During discussions, SP Mokokchung, Aotemsu who is also the president of Mokokchung Football Association, sought cooperation from all the members towards ensuing Veteran Football tournament which is scheduled to commence from April 14 at Imkongmeren sports complex, Mokokchung. He also thanked HoDs for their generous donation for the tournament and reminded others to do so as the host Mokokchung Veteran Football Association is making best efforts to make the tournament a grand success despite meager fund with the Association. He said about 250 veteran footballers are expected
to participate from 10 districts. Opening of sub Divisional Horticulture Office at Tuli, change of nomenclature of Kinder Garden School to Little Garden School Tuli, Joint District Level vigilance and Monitoring Committee meeting to be held at Mokokchung on April 10, laying of rail road to Tuli and registration of Purjem society, Kangtsung were discussed in the meeting and decided to forward approval of the DPDB to the concerned departments. The meeting also discussed the problem of parking space in the town and shifting of NST buses and private transport operators to ISBT. With regard to ease parking problem, the meeting decided to constitute a committee.
Mar Gregorious Orthodox SHGs in Church observes Holy Week Kohima ed 6-hour long service. trained Father Varghese re-
IMFL seized in Wokha
minded that “while participating in all these prayers and remembrance, we are assimilating our life with the life of our Lord Jesus; we are trying to live with him” In his devotional address on Good Friday, he stated, “One can wash his sins, but only the blood of Christ could wash it clean, so try to understand the redeeming economy of Christ and live according to the commandments of our Lord.” On Easter Sunday, the service was held from 4:30 am to 8:30 am.
DC Mon informs on NERPAP
Excise personnel arrest one
One arrested with ganja
ERO, Naginimora will be the officer in-charge for VREC Naginimora and he will be assisted by Lemnyu, LDA, and for Tobu, ADC & ERO Tobu will be the officer incharge and he will be assisted by Shellen Konyak, LDA. The Deputy Commissioner further informed that Special Camp for NERPAP (National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication) will be conducted every month as scheduled below. The 1st Special Camp will be on April 12, the 2nd Special Camp on May 17, the 3rd Special Camp on June 21 and the 4th Special Camp on July 19. The final compilation report to the DEO by AERO is July 25, 2015, and DEO to CEO is fixed on August 8, 2015.
Kohima, april 7 (mExN): The office of District Horticultural Officer, Kohima organized a need-based programme on importance of low cost mushroom cultivation as requested by the Self Help Groups (SHGs) under Kohima district on March 31. Qhutovi Wotsa, District Horticulture Officer, Kohima, in a keynote address on the topic “Importance and value of mushroom cultivation” highlighted the various advantages of oyster mushroom cultivation. He informed that it is easy and cheap to grow mushrooms, which give ultimate return to the growers. Resource person for the technical session, Chozule Kikhi, Deputy Director, Horticulture, deliberated on the technique and methods of low cost mushroom production for income generation. Meanwhile, Chonbenthung Kithan, HEA, demonstrated on mushroom cultivation. The purpose of the training was to apprise the new mushroom growers as well as the extension personnel about the developments in mushroom production through training and demonstration. All together 30 growers attended the training.
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MEx FILE NPF (Noke) clarifies Kohima, april 7 (mExN): The press & media cell of NPF (Noke) today informed that the MLAs who had filed replies addressed to the Speaker in response to the petition filed for disqualification of elected members made some typographical/clerical errors in the affidavits, wherein the name of the Naga People’s Front was printed as Naga National Front party. Therefore, the members and President Noke Wangnao and Legislature Leader G Kaito Aye have already written to the Speaker submitting correction of the typographical/clerical errors in the affidavits, the press & media cell stated in a release, which was issued to “clarify misconception that had been created due to the typographical/clerical errors of the nomenclature of the party.”
Tokugha Sukhalu appointed as Vigilance Commissioner Kohima, april 7 (mExN): The Governor of Nagaland has appointed K Tokugha Sukhalu, IAS (Rtd.), as Vigilance Commissioner in the State Vigilance Commission, for a period of five years or till he attains the age of 65 (sixty five) years, whichever is earlier, with effect from the date he assumes charge of the office. This was informed in a notification issued by department of personnel and administrative reforms (vigilance branch).
BJP district presidents informed Dimapur, april 7 (mExN): As directed by the national convener of BJP’s Maha Sampark Abhiyan (Mega Contact Programme), the district BJP presidents (except Mokokchung, Phek, Wokha, and Longleng) have been reminded to nominate two BJP members to be appointed as district convener and co-convener for onward submission to national convener. Dr. K Hoshi, State Convener, Maha Sampark Abhiyan, in a press release further directed the district conveners to appoint mandal convener and coconvener and submit the list to the district convener for onward submission to State convener. Full contact number of nominated members should be given, Dr. Hoshi informed, adding last date for nomination is April 10.
USSC meeting with village leaders KiphirE, april 7 (mExN): The United Sangtam Students’ Conference (USSC) today held a meeting with Village Council Chairmen and VDB Secretaries under Kiphire district. During the meeting, the USSC urged the village leaders to give priority to education and directed not to allow substitute teachers in the schools. Highlighting the role of VECs, the USSC asked the gathering to select educated unemployed youths, who are settling in the village. Chairing the meeting, the USSC Executive Secretary Justin Khatomong T asked the village leaders to implement the village funds judiciously and properly execute the work as per the government norms. During the meeting, the house resolved to endorse for strict implementation of VEC and School not to compromise on education sector. K. Tsilise Sangtam, Vice President of USLP also spoke at the programme. USLP and USSC officials and Sangtam village leaders from Kiphire district attended the meeting.
Dimapur Bar Association meeting Dimapur, april 7 (mExN): The Dimapur Bar Association (DBA) has informed its members that the general body meeting will be held on April 10, 1:00 pm at DBA Hall. In a press release issued by its secretary, A Hukavi Zhimomi, DBA informed that the meeting is being called to deliberate on the adoption of the amended constitution of the association, including other agendas. The DBA specifically informed all those who have applied for enrolment in the association to attend the meeting for approval of their applications. Further, DBA informed that it has received a notification from the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim with regard to the format of declaration in the Certificate of Practice (COP). Therefore, it requested all those who have already submitted their application forms to contact its office for further rectification and verification at the earliest.
Govt schools under Dimapur dist informed Dimapur, april 7 (mExN): All the Government Higher Secondary Schools, Government High Schools, Government Middle Schools, and Government Primary Schools under Dimapur district have been informed that “Sensitization on maintenance of Data” will be held on April 10 at Town Hall, Dimapur. A press release from Deputy District Education Officer, Dimapur, R Amongla Jamir informed that the programme is being initiated by Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, and all participants’ attendance is mandatory. The school authorities have been directed to depute two teachers as per Composite School. Reminding all concerned to attend the programme without fail, which starts at 9:30 am sharp, the DDEO stated that attendance will be seriously viewed.
WSBAK to organize GBs prayer fellowship
Dimapur, april 7 (mExN): The Western Sümi Baptist Akukuhou Küqhakulu (WSBAK) is organizing GBs’ prayer fellowship from April 10-11 at Aküvüto Mission Centre. Therefore, Rev. Dr. Hevukhu Achumi, Executive Secretary, has requested all the pastors under WSBAK to encourage the GBs in their respective local churches to attend the programme and be blessed. All the GBs were further requested to reach the Mission Mhasileto Medoze, ad- Centre by 10:00 am on April 10. visor, AuS also talked on the topics “Pre School Ed- SAKK executive meeting on April 11 ucation’, ‘Educating School Dropouts’ and ‘How To- Dimapur, april 7 (mExN): The Sumi Aphuyemi bacco is injurious to health’. Kiphimi Kuqhakulu (SAKK) is holding its executive Earlier, the programme meeting at the residence of Yeghoto Chishi of Chishiwas chaired by Visakuo- limi at Fancy Market, Old NST Kohima on April 11 lie Medom, advisor AuS. at 10 am. The president and his colleagues of SAKK Meanwhile, S Vikiye Zhimo, have informed all the Advisors, Action Committee Head GB, Viyito village ex- and SAKK Constitution drafting committee to attend pressed gratitude to the or- the meeting without fail. The union will be discussing ganizer for conducting such the upcoming activities and 44th biennial General seminar for the benefit and Conference of SAKK. welfare of the villagers.
Altrura Society conducts seminar upon the villagers to adopt good sanitary practices. Also, touching on consumer rights, he expressed regret that 80% of the Nagas are still unaware of consumer rights and are being exploited by businesspersons and shopkeepers. Kruse asserted a time has come for the people to know consumer rights and at the same time urged upon the youth to check the malpractices.
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The Power of Truth
The Morung Express WEDnEsDAy 8 APrIl 2015 volumE X IssuE 94
A Prayer for my Children Geoffrey Philp
When you find yourself in a faraway land surrounded by men, animals that mutter strange sounds, do not be afraid: neither you, your parents, nor your ancestors have ever been alone. So trust the earth to bear you up, follow the wind as it leads you through valleys clustered with trees heavy with fruit – some that seem familiar enough to eat, but you still aren’t sure they are the same as the ones you left on the other side of the river that you’ve now forgotten. Eat. Feast on the bounty. Feed the fire that burns away the knot in your stomach, sets ablaze the horizon, all that your eyes can see – that has been promised to you since your cry pierced the morning air: your parents bathed you with kisses, baptized you with caresses, swaddled you in care before you uttered your first words to the moon, sun, stars, wobbled your first steps into unknowing – all the while rising into your inheritance. And if you awaken under the branches of a cotton tree, cradled in its roots, draw a circle around yourself and all those whom you love, cross yourself three times before you step over the threshold. Welcome the ancestors, all the kindly spirits who have followed you, your parents across many seas, oceans, and deserts; entertain them with strong drink and soft food: rice, yams, bananas, the ever present rum to bless the hands that have lifted you up, and sanctified the place you now call home.
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Mazie Nakhro, Ph.D
Some Injustices Spark Good Revolution What does God say? Read John 12:23-33 The Jewish authorities and the Romans tried to suppress the works of the Lord Jesus. But He would not be deterred or give up doing what He came to do. Then, the enemies accused Him of religious offense and plotted to put Him to death. But knowing that dying for a good cause was not something to be viewed negatively, Jesus said, “I tell you for certain that a grain of wheat that falls on the ground will never be more than one grain unless it dies. But if it dies, it will produce lots of wheat.” A few days later, the enemies put Jesus to death, hoping that His movement would now end for good. Instead, His death resulted in the beginning of something much bigger and more powerful. The American Experiment In 1765 and 1767, the British government passed laws imposing intolerable taxes on the American colonists without their representation in the British Parliament. This stirred up much anger in the hearts of all the settlers who had fled to North America. When the people resisted the high command, the British soldiers started using force on them and arbitrarily seizing their personal properties. Then in March 1770, the crisis culminated in the deaths of five American colonists at the hand of the British soldiers. In response, the men of Marlborough, Massachusetts, made this declaration in the early part of 1773: Death is more eligible than slavery. A free-born people are not required by the religion of Jesus Christ to submit to tyranny, but may make use of such power as God has given them to recover and support their laws and liberties…. [We] implore the Ruler above the skies, that He would bare His hands in defense of His Church and people, and let Israel go. On December 16, 1773, a band of American patriots threw the cargo of 342 chests of tea from a British East India Company ship into the Boston harbor. The British government responded by closing the port of Boston, enacting more intolerable laws, and charging John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Joseph Warren, and Benjamin Church with the Crime of Treason. This resulted in inflaming the people to such as extent that they rallied behind the revolutionaries in the 13 colonies and thus sparked the Great Revolution. Okay, so now what? Death for a good cause is not a waste. It can be a seed that brings new life and freedom. Taken from the book “Breakfast with the King: The 100-Day Devotional” by Mazie Nakhro
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Ryan Dagur The Guardian
Indigenous turn to ‘ecotourism’ to protect their ancestral forests
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hen Lukas Alfario Surya Dewanto arrived at the remote Sui Utik hamlet deep in the forests of West Kalimantan province last year, he wasn’t sure what to expect. A student at the University of Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Dewanto and his friends had little understanding of indigenous culture and life. After two months of living with local families, however, Dewanto has come to appreciate the unique site. The hamlet, which borders the northern part of Malaysia’s Sarawak state, is a stunning place: ancient trees and the forest canopy; birds, bears, snakes, and deer roam freely alongside fresh streams. “We came here to feel how to live in the middle of ancestral forests and to get to know the local people that have protected the forests for years,” said the 23-year-old. “I want to go back there someday,” he added. Whether that is possible depends on the indigenous Dayak Iban’s ability to protect their sacred land. Already, Sui Utik is the only community in Kapuas Hulu district’s Batu Lintang village that hasn’t sold their trees or turned their land into palm oil plantations. Instead, the villagers have banked on ecotourism, hoping that by attracting students, locals and foreigners alike, they can convince the world of the importance of protecting their land. Strong commitment Over the past decade, a number of companies have come to the hamlet and surrounding areas to collect woods. With them, they brought Malaysian ringgit to lure the indigenous residents. “We refused it. It was only the Sui Utik hamlet that rejected it. Almost all other communities living in other hamlets of the village as well as other villages accepted it,” said Raymundus Remang, 42, a community leader. For the indigenous Dayak Iban living in Sui Utik, it has been a tradition that they only use about a third of their 9,500-hectares of ancestral forests for crop planting. They let the rest of the ancestral forests grow as they are — making it an appealing locale for loggers. “Although we are told that we will be given money, we don’t want it,” he said. Thanks to their strong commitment, massive trees such as gaharu or agar wood and ulin or Borneo ironwood can only be seen in Sui Utik. Neighboring hamlets and villages only have few small trees. Worse, they are covered with palm oil plantations. “We need money, indeed. But we don’t need to sell our ancestral forests. We love our ancestral forests so much,” Remang continued. Unlike many of their neighbors, the villagers have held on to their traditional beliefs, including one that says destroying nature will only create a catastrophe. “If any activity of illegal logging comes in, the existing order will vanish. We don’t want our next generation to see damaged nature because of their parents’ deeds,” said Remang. “We bring our children and grandchildren to our ancestral forests. We teach them how to protect our ancestral forests. We also tell them how important the effort is,” he added. The community also calls on every member to plant trees starting as a young child. This has become an obligation. It’s hoped that this will allow for an ample supply of wood when they grow up and need to build houses. For young indigenous men like Verdianus Muling, 23, such an obligation is never a burden. “We will take care of our ancestral forests,” Muling said. “If we destroy our forests, we will have to face the impact,” his friend Inam, 31, added.
In Indonesia's Sui Utik hamlet, the Dayak Iban hope to avoid the fate of their neighbors among other things, the correct time for planting trees, growing rice and cutting timber. Traditionally, before cultivating their land between September and October, the Dayak Iban hold a ritual in which they slaughter a chicken to be given to so-called guardians of the land. A similar ritual is held before cutting down trees. Before cutting down trees, a prayer is offered: “have mercy on us, we have to cut down trees as we need woods”. Sanctions, meanwhile, depend on the gravity of the violation. If someone steals fruit from trees planted on a neighbor’s land, for example, he must give at least one sack of rice to the owner of the land. A tribal leader is the one who decides the sanction. “We respect this customary law. We even introduce it to our children and grandchildren,” Apay Janggut, a 44-year-old tribal leader, said. Apay is a common honorific in the Iban language. The 304 people living in Sui Utik stick to the rules closely. Each of the hamlet’s 30 families is allowed to cultivate at least three hectares of land for a three-year period. After that, they must move to another piece of land and leave the old one, a tactic that protects and preserves the ancestral forests. The forests, in turn, provide all that the community needs. They hunt for animals, go fishing, and search for herbal medicine. “Our forests have everything that we want,” Apay Salim, another tribal leader, said.
Deforestation Forest comprises 60 percent of Indonesia’s land area, which makes it the third largest area of tropical rainforest in the world. However, deforestation is an ongoing threat. Recent reports have found that Indonesia may have the highest rate of forest loss in the world. Between 2000 and 2012 more than 6 million hectares of forest was lost, according to a University of Maryland study published last year and headed by a former Indonesian forestry official. When in comes to deforestation, indigenous people comprising more than 500 communities in Indonesia play a significant role in protection and prevention. And what the Sui Utik hamlet community has done has won praise from Zenzi Suhadi, a forest campaigner with the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi). “Sui Utik shows that indigenous people make an effort to protect their ancestral forests for generations,” he said. According to Suhadi, 58 million out of 130 million hectares of forest in the country — Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua islands — have been turned into palm oil plantations or gold and manganese mines. “I don’t know the exact number of permits for the plantations and mining. But it’s more than 10,000,” he added. Customary law In having avoided such fates, the hamlet serves as To protect the forest, indigenous villagers institute a complex traditional law — violations of a correction tool for the local government. “People which entail sanctions. The customary law regulates, living in Sui Utik show that indigenous people have
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hen you are faced with the task of moving an object but find it is too heavy to lift, what is your immediate and most natural response? You ask someone to help you lift it. And it makes all the difference. And so in the face of unprecedented economic, ecological and human rights crises, we should not hunker down in our silos, but rather join together and use our collective power to overcome the challenges. The recent World Social Forum (WSF) in Tunis, showed that ‘Another World Is Possible’ if we work collectively to address the structural causes of inequality. It is for this reason that the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has pledged to work together with ActionAid, Civicus, Greenpeace and Oxfam. The gathering of approximately 70,000 activists in Tunis, the various workshops held on alternate economic models – including an AWID-led session on ‘Feminist Imaginations for a Just Economy’ – the protests against shrinking spaces for dissent and the calls for social justice are critical in a world where the economic, ecological and human rights crises are interconnected and getting worse. This is the power of the World Social Forum (WSF). This 13th edition, held for the second time in Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, is a reminder, and a call to action that it is people power that will change the world. Changing the world, especially where women’s rights and gender justice is concerned, means recognising and bringing visibility to the interrelatedness of issues. While in the past 20 years there have been notable achievements for women’s rights and gender justice,
a local wisdom, which can help them survive if it is preserved well,” said Agapitus from the Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), an umbrella of indigenous communities in the country. Development of ecotourism The indigenous people’s effort in protecting their ancestral forests in Sui Utik has driven GreenIndonesia and AMAN to jointly develop an ecotourism initiative. Besides the hamlet, the initiative involving six communities of indigenous people from across the country is also developed in other areas with indigenous communities such as Bali, East Nusa Tenggara, Jambi and Maluku. Through the program, women weavers from all over Indonesia connect, share knowledge, and keep their traditions alive. The communities work with many local plants to create unique colors and pay close attention to maintaining the environment where the vegetation grows. According to Yopie Basyarah, program manager at GreenIndonesia, the initiative aims to reenliven the culture of the indigenous people. “We try to develop everything purely coming from the indigenous people in Sui Utik. We don’t want to do things that we want, but we always ask the indigenous people about what they want,” he said. In January, GreenIndonesia joined a tourism program held in Oslo, Norway, to introduce the initiative. “We wanted to introduce Sui Utik hamlet to the world. What impressed us during the program was that so many people said that they wanted to visit Sui Utik,” he added. Dozens of Norwegians have promised to visit the hamlet in June. Support for the development of ecotourism in the hamlet also comes from the local Catholic Church. “The initiative is in line with the indigenous people’s effort in making nature their best friend,” said Father Marchadius Markus Golo of St Martin Parish in Benua Martinus. The community sees nature as something which cannot be separated from their Catholic faith, said Father Golo. Nearly all members of the indigenous community are Catholics. “They see nature like they see the body and the blood of Christ. The land is like the body of Christ, and the water is like the blood,” he said. The indigenous people have such way of seeing things because they view nature as something given for free by Almighty God. “This is their faith, and with this faith they have the commitment to protecting their ancestral forests,” he added. In Kapuas Hulu district, 51.6 percent of its 3.1 million hectares of land is a conservation area. Only 20 percent is given to palm oil plantation companies. “We don’t want to force the indigenous people like those in Sui Utik hamlet to accept palm oil plantation companies. They already have a commitment to protecting their ancestral forests,” Deputy District Head Agus Mulyana said. But ecotourism is far from a guaranteed salvo. Konkordius Kanyan from Lembaga Bela Banua Talino, a local NGO dealing with agrarian issues, stressed that indigenous people would likely face challenges with the development of ecotourism. “Ecotourism will bring changes when everything is measured with money. The indigenous people in Sui Utik must be able to maintain their cultural values which they have kept for so long,” he said. Residents, however, remain hopeful that their chosen path will succeed. “We feel happy [with ecotourism] as we can earn money from so many visitors coming here. This helps us,” Remang said. For Remang and other members of the hamlet, turning their protected forests into an ecotourism attraction may well be the best way to improve their lives. “People come to Sui Utik, and it makes us believe that what we have chosen so far isn’t wrong,” Remang said.
Challenging the power of the one percent lydia Alpízar Durán CommonDreams there is still so much more to be done. At the centre of the current global crisis is massive economic inequality that has become the global status quo. Some 1.2 billion impoverished people account for only one percent of world consumption while the million richest consume 72 percent. The levels of consumption in the global North cannot be sustained on this planet by its peoples or the Earth itself. They are disappearing whole ecosystems and displacing people and communities. The challenges are not only increasing, but also deepening. Many women and girls, trans and intersex people continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and vulnerability throughout their lives. These include the disproportionate impact of poverty, religious fundamentalisms and violence on women, growing criminal networks and the increasing power of transnational corporations over lands and territories, deepening conflicts and militarisation, widespread gender-based violence, and environmental destruction. Women have been caretakers of the environment and food producers for
centuries, and are now at the forefront of its defense against habitat destruction and resource extraction by corporations. Violence against women who defend the earth occurs with impunity, at precisely the moment when ‘women and girls’ are also receiving the attention of various corporate philanthropic actors as drivers for development. Government and institutional commitments to address inequalities for the most part have been weak. And while people’s mobilisation and active citizenship are crucial, in all regions of the world the more people mobilise to defend their r ights, the more the civic and political space is being closed off by decisionmaking elites. This year’s Political Declaration from the United Nations’ 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59) is just the latest example. Twenty years after the Beijing Declaration – the most progressive ‘blueprint’ for women’s rights of its time and the result of 30,000 activists from around the globe putting pressure on 189 participating government representatives – women’s rights and feminist groups were shut out of the CSW ‘negotiations’ with the result that the
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Declaration is weak and does not go far enough towards the kind of transformative change necessary to truly achieve the promises made in Beijing. The forces of justice, freedom and equity are being relentlessly pushed back. There is an urgent need to strengthen our collective voices and power, to further expand our shared analyses and build interconnected agendas for action. The WSF contributes to doing just that. At this year’s WSF, there was a diversity of feminist activists in attendance and the systemic causes of global inequalities were addressed in intersectional ways linking new relationships to land, and land use to patriarchy, food sovereignty, decolonisation and corporate power. These connections make the struggle seem huge but also make possible solidarity between movements. As a global network of feminist and women’s rights activists, organisations and movements, AWID has been working for over 30 years to transform dominant structures of power and decision-making and advance human rights, gender justice and environmental sustainability. In all that we do, collaboration is at the core. I strongly believe that we cannot achieve meaningful transformation unless we join together in all of our diversity. So for AWID, joining with the struggles for environmental sustainability, just economies and human rights, is another step in a long trajectory of working with and for other movements. Together we can take bolder steps, push each other further, and draw upon our combined knowledge and collective power to amplify our voices. Working together is the only way to reverse inequality, and to achieve a just and sustainable world.
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Musicians challenge the rising inequality and untouchability Pushpa achanta
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n early April 2015, three courageous and revolutionary musicians from Kabir Kala Manch — Sachin Mali, Ramesh Gaichor and Sagar Gorkhe — will have completed two years of unjust incarceration in Maharashtra, a western-Indian state. Kabir Kala Manch, which means Kabir Arts Forum, is a young cultural troupe whose songs and plays often critique the state. They were among the performers at Horata, a cultural resistance festival that the media and arts collective Maraa organized in Bangalore in October and November 2014. But the Bangalore police expressed concerns about the participation of the Kabir Kala Manch, accusing them of being involved in “anti-national” activities. In fact, the location of their show had to be changed to venue that could accommodate police presence. “Since December 2014 and even earlier, there have been assaults on the freedom of expression — a constitutional guarantee — of writers and singers like me,” said Sarath Naliganti, a young Dalit political activist, who also sang during Horata. “But the Indian government is hardly curbing the rising frequency of such unacceptable actions.” For the last 30 years, Sambhaji Bhagat, a frequent co-performer with Kabir Kala Manch, has been singing at various protests against the increasing indifference of the state and society towards the socio-economically marginalized. His songs highlight the violence faced by Dalits, who are considered to be outside India’s caste hierarchy and even treated as untouchable in India. Bhagat pens verses about the excesses of the corrupt in the government and the few people who enjoy privileges at the expense of the majority. “We are cultural politicians,” Bhagat said. “Our role is to counter injustice with justice and healing, war with peace, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love. The medium and methods used to convey the message are important as they could determine if the communication is correct and complete.” Bhagat strives to ensure that the study of the history of Dalit struggles and their past cultural and political icons are included in the school curriculum. This proven to be a crucial task due to the increased misrepresentation or exclusion of indigenous people and Muslims — under the pressure of Hindu fundamentalists — from academic discourse.
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y friend Imran called the other day with an urgency in his tone, “My dear friend, let’s meet.” Being very busy, as it was the last week of the financial year, I hesitated. But he insisted on meeting. Sensing his urgency, I invited him over for dinner, asking him to come only after nine. When I reached home, well past nine, I saw him and his wife comfortably chatting with my wife. After I settled down, he began, “Bondhu, you know we have only one daughter and how much we love her. She is only 13 now but we want to keep aside some money for her marriage.” Financially successful Imran is a first-class government contractor by profession. Their only daughter Jena is studying in a reputed boarding school. Although rich, by virtue of his hard work, his bank balance sometimes dips to the five figure marks, as in every business there are bound to be ups and downs. He had recently received a huge payment from the government, and was, therefore, thinking of keeping aside some money for his daughter’s future. He is so eager that
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“I am going to the Galapagos Island to live as long as I can and die there,” was the response of a grand old man whom this writer met while travelling from Ecuador to Peru. As Confucius believes, “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated”, and this old man was soon on his way to fulfilling his dream of leaving behind the complicated for a simple good life.
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Simple yet powerful Since its inception, members of Kabir Kala Manch, a 13-year-old group of around 10 young musicians belonging to socially and financially marginalized households from Pune, a city near Mumbai, have been writing and performing meaningful songs and plays. They fearlessly urge listeners to oppose government policies promoting privatization and economic liberalization that perpetuate India’s vast socio-economic divide. Combining pain with satire, they have stirred the conscience of many about the adverse impact of globalization. The Kabir Kala Manch is also considered a symbol of peaceful resistance, as it performs regularly across the country in slums, university auditoriums and theater venues. However, a couple of its recent shows were nearly cancelled or interrupted by people who believe the group threatens national security because it openly critiques the state. Different members of the Kabir Kala Manch have been imprisoned since 2011 on exaggerated charges of political extremism under the draconian 1967 Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Apart from Gaichor, Gorkhe and Mali, the imprisoned include Sheetal Sathe — Gorkhe’s cousin and Mali’s wife, who is a Dalit — and Deepak Dhengle, a 39-year old Adivasi, who belongs to an indigenous tribe. Sathe and Dhengle were released in July and January 2013, respectively. “Deepak, who co-founded the group in 2002, is a self-taught playwright, singer and drummer,” said Rupali Jadhav, Gorkhe’s wife and a member of Kabir Kala Manch. “Actually, none of us ever trained in music or the performing arts.” As a girl raised in an economically backward neighborhood called basti in Hindi, Jadhav faced opposition from her parents and brother when she wanted to study economics, as none of them pursued higher education and college would be expensive. Consequently, she started a part-time job to fund her education. After she met Gorkhe and they decided to marry, they left their respective families, who criticized their ideologies and relationship. Jyoti Jagtap is another Kabir Kala Manch member and is Gaichor’s wife. She was inspired to join the group eight years ago, after watching the
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troupe perform at a cultural event as an undergraduate student. “As we all rely on the support of our spectators, most of us in the Manch do various jobs,” Jagtap said. “A few of us work with non-profit organizations educating and assisting socio-economically disadvantaged communities in availing basic rights and entitlements.” Personal and public liberation Another performer at Horata was 29-year-old Aruldass Vijaya, a Dalit singer, drummer, painter and performer in Bangalore. Growing up in a low-income neighborhood, he has protested slum demolitions, street vendor evictions and water privatization in Bangalore through his songs and plays in Kannada and Tamil for over a decade. Vijaya also trains socioeconomically oppressed youth in theater and music and counsels them against petty crimes, substance abuse and quitting school. “By learning and practicing various art forms, many youth and I have avoided robbery, street fights, chemical abuse and idling and increased our self-worth,” Vijaya said. “Music and acting allow the young to express their struggles and aspirations and also relate to others on a different plane.” Naliganti leads the Dalit Bahuj Cultural Association, a four-year old forum involving a few hundred youth. They join from local colleges and organize literary and theater events focusing on former and current Dalit, Islamic and female political and social icons. The association features Naliganti’s unique and stirring music in its popular efforts to build interfaith and inter-caste harmony and hosts public festivals promoting Dalit culture and food — like beef, which is affordable and eaten by many Dalits, Muslims and Christians, but avoided by some Hindus who worship the cow. “I hail from a family of musicians who earned their living from hard daily-wage labor,” Naliganti
said. “Since my teenage years, I have been highlighting the challenges and successes of Dalits, Muslims, women and transgendered people through my compositions.” Among the other performers at the Horata festival in Bangalore were Meera and Kaladas Deheriya, a Dalit singer and poet couple whose songs portray the harsh realities of contract laborers and urge them to demand their rights. “Being from a caste with an extreme socioeconomic disadvantage, I have survived in utter poverty,” remarked Kaladas Deheriya. “As a contract worker in the municipality of Raipur [Chattisgarh’s capital] and at other factories, I have faced grave exploitation with minimal pay for maximum work. The couple, who now sing with their teenaged son Geet Kumar, have been active in various social movements nationally and in Chhattisgarh, a central Indian state, over the last 15 years. “Instead of remaining silent,” Kaladas Deheriya explained, “Meera and I have been organizing women and male workers by meeting them outside factories through the Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha, a federation of mine, cement, agricultural and other workers unions with hundreds of members that was launched in 1982.” Meera Deheriya also supports women workers in fighting specific issues such as sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the workplace. “We have been enlightening laborers about fundamental human and labor rights, and social entitlements through regular discussions, songs and street theater,” she said. “This has helped the workers pressure employers for better wages and address labor law violations with some success. However, we must intensify our campaigns, as India’s labor laws are becoming employer-friendly at the expense of the lowest worker.”
lump sum investment he came loaded with his cheque book, ready to put a heavy amount in that very instance. And being a businessman and a risk taker he is interested in putting his money in equity only. With the recent Bull Run his investments in mutual fund has generated handsome returns in the last one year. Therefore, his optimism is justified. But putting a lump sum amount, at one go, in an equity mutual fund is not the smartest of ideas. So when I ask Imran about Systematic Investment Plan, he showed no interest. His problem is, in his line of work, a steady bank balance is a rare phenomenon. So he wants to keep aside ten lakhs rupees for his daughter’s marriage. Now in a situation like this, what will you do? How to go about it? We all know that the equity market is a volatile market. What will happen after one year no one knows. But pundits who study the market say that even if the market dips, it rebounds within three to five years. Their theories are based on the historical study of the market. So the idea is,
even if you have a large sum of money to put in equity market, you should stretch it over five years and invest periodically. In this case, the investor can take the help of a Systematic Transfer Plan, in short, STP. What the investor will do is keep his lump sum
amount in a long-term Debt Mutual Fund and request an STP to an Equity Mutual Fund for the next five years. And after five years, the balance in his Debt Fund will become zero and the money will be invested in the Equity Mutual Fund with the same advantage of an SIP. Instead of putting the money in only one Equity Mutual Fund, he can go for four different kinds of Equity Mutual Fund. Ideally, 25 per cent should go for a large cap fund, 25 per cent to a mid cap and 25 per cent to a multi cap fund. Rest 25 per cent can be a mixture of balance/ debt and gold ETF. Since the time horizon is more than ten years, the investor can let the investment remain in the said portfolio till he needs the money, in this case, his daughter’s marriage. But he needs to monitor the performance of the fund at least once every year. One caution the investor needs to take is not to take unnecessary advice from the agents to shift from one fund to another. Agents earn money if they sell a product, and therefore, advice their clients to shift from one fund to another, at the cost of the investor.
hen I was traversing down the road of Ecuador to Peru, I met this “grand old man” who was 75 years old from the United States. I wasn’t at my best when I saw him that day. I was rather disappointed that one of my dreams of backpacking around the rest of South America came crashing down on me. When I went up to get my breakfast, all the tables were occupied except for this one table where this old man was sitting alone. Although I wasn’t in the mood to talk, I joined him and asked where he was going. To my utter surprise he said, “I am traveling alone”. Before I could gather myself, he gave me yet another jolt but of a far more unusual kind with these words, “In fact, I am going to the Galapagos Island to live as long as I can and die there.” Apparently he bid farewell to all his beautiful children and grandchildren so as to live and complete his dream – a rustic comfort in a natural setting. He didn’t leave any sort of inheritance to his kids; he didn’t seem to be affluent as we normally think of the Americans. But he certainly appeared satisfied. He shared his little-big secret: his satisfaction comes in the fact that all his children turned out to be content, independent and happy people. Contrary to my expectation that a conversation about death over breakfast would sadden him, rather he seemed pretty peaceful and happy with his decision. My whole perspective about life changed that day. After months of living a hippie kind of life in Montanita Ecuador- a place that makes simplicity of life so much easier - I realized how fulfilling life is when it is simpler, when you surround yourself with positive and engaging people, when you don’t need a lot of stuff to make you happy; the less we have, the more attention we can give to those we own and truly need. What a stark contrast life in Nagaland is! Life is so hard. Often I am made to wonder if returning back to Nagaland has been the right decision at all. I tend to be frustrated easily when people for no reason take so much pleasure in judging others for what type of car you drive and so on and so forth.. Once while I was window shopping with a friend, it pained me so much to see how a teenage girl was bullying her mother into buying her a leather jacket, the cost was almost Rs. 6,000. Her reason is that all her friends owned one. The more astonishing part was that her mother didn’t protest much. She bought it for her along with some other stuff. The total bill was more than Rs. 10,000 and it wasn’t even Christmas! (You have to excuse me for judging but I have to make a point here). Can we Nagas really afford such a lifestyle? And yet this lifestyle seems to rule our society today. For instance, look at life in even the fringiest part of Kohima where even the stairs are so steep and the condition of living so challenging? But from one of these houses, anytime of the day, you will see a youngster coming out looking like a million dollar celebrity. Is this the reason we so willfully embraced modernity? Whenever I think of this, I get stupefied. Nagas do have a good aesthetic sense and we do have to appreciate or celebrate our sense of style. And no, I’m not condemning anyone for buying all these fancy stuff. What ails me is the kind of society we are creating for ourselves where we try to fit in when we don’t look like a million dollar worth celebrity. In these 3 years of teaching experience in Nagaland, I’ve never met a parent who personally came asking about the progress of their children, besides the parents-teacher meeting day which happens once a year. I am not even talking about those Naga youth studying or working outside of our state, especially those who live lavishly with their parents’ hard earned money. Don’t we suppose it’s high time we take some time to really assess what is happening to our youth? Suppose we Nagas become very rich in future, will we be happy if our society is run by lazy and inefficient people? Instead of being busy hoarding wealth for the future of our children, why don’t we slow down a bit and spend quality time with them, motivate them to work hard, teach them to become independent individuals, to appreciate and to enjoy the simple things in life, and to be content with what they have? Probably then we wouldn’t have to deal with all these social problems we are facing in Nagaland. Especially alcoholism – which I believe is sabotaging our land and our future. To satisfy our wants is limitless: the more we have the more we want. The houses will never be big or luxurious enough. It doesn’t matter how much you have, when money is the motivator, you always need more. I still think about this ‘grand old man’ and feel envious of him and all his accomplishments. He isn’t someone who had a luxurious life, but he loved his wife dearly during the worst of times, believing in their children and encouraging them to love, learn and live independently. He didn’t leave any inheritance but he did give them the biggest gift of life; he provided them quality education to pursue their dreams. To end with a moral on the lesson from this man’s story, he did not add to the woe of the society by producing a bunch of dependent specimen; rather he lived simply and contributed a bunch of hard working successful children towards securing the future of the society and nation. “degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express. degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. Tetso College is a naaC accredited UGC recognised Commerce and arts College. 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Twenty wood smugglers killed in Andhra, activist dubs it massacre
hyDerAbAD/CheNNAi, April 7 (iANS): Police said they shot dead 20 smugglers of red sanders, a rare wood with huge demand globally, in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Tuesday, but a rights activist called it a massacre. The police said they opened fire after coming under attack from the smugglers in Seshachalam forest in two places within a kilometer's radius in an area about 500 km from Hyderabad. The victims, poor tribals, hailed mainly from Tamil Nadu. D eputy Insp e ctor General of Police M. Kanta Rao told IANS that over 100 smugglers and labourers engaged in felling the trees attacked the police, forcing them to open fire in self defence. "They attacked our personnel with sickles and other sharp-edged weapons," Rao told IANS. He said the incident happened between 5 and 6 a.m. Eleven people were killed at Pacchinodu Banda and nine near Etagunta. "We are ascertaining the number of policemen injured," Rao said. Classified as endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, red sanders fetch Rs.25 lakh a tonne abroad. It is used mainly in aphrodisiac drugs and to make musical instruments
Killing of red sanders smugglers serious violation of human rights: NHRC New Delhi, April 7 (pTi): National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to Andhra Pradesh government seeking a report on the killing of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers by police in the state, observing that the incident "involved a serious violation" of human rights of individuals. NHRC Member Justice D Murugesan observed the opening of firing cannot be justified on the ground of "self defence" since it resulted in the loss of lives of 20 persons. According to an NHRC statement, notices have been issued to the Chief Secretary and the DGP of Andhra Pradesh calling for report explaining the act of police and forest officials within two weeks. The matter will be taken up for hearing in the camp sitting of the Commission to be held at Hyderabad on April 23. The notices were issued after the Commission took suo motu cognizance of media reports that 20 alleged red sandand furniture. The forests have witnessed clashes between red sander smugglers and police. In May 2014, police killed three smugglers in Chittoor district. Over 3,000 smugglers were arrested and 2,025 tonnes of red sanders were seized in 2013. But on Tuesday, the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) alleged in Chennai that the killings by the Andhra Pradesh Police was a massacre, and said the police personnel must be tried for murder.
ers smugglers were killed in firing by a joint team of special police and forest personnel in the Seshachalam forests of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, in the early hours today. Police and forest officials claimed they opened fire as the smugglers attacked them with stones, axes and knives. The matter was immediately brought to the notice of Justice D Murugesan who is in Thiruvananthapuram in connection with a camp sitting of the Commission. The Commission has also noted that a similar incident was reported from the bordering districts of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in December, 2014 wherein Andhra Pradesh forest officials were seen physically torturing and assaulting a man in a naked position and reports are awaited from concerned authorities and the issue is under consideration of the Commission, the statement added.
"It is a massacre... planned murder by the Andhra Pradesh Police. They should be tried for murder," S. Balamurugan, general secretary of the PUCL Tamil Nadu unit, told IANS. He urged the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh governments to take act fast so that around 100 people remaining in the Andhra forests were saved. Balamurugan said that landless tribals from Tamil Nadu are lured by smugglers to cut the precious trees. The labourers got paid around Rs.300.
"They are not aware of the risks. The labourers think that cutting trees is a petty crime," he said. "Earlier too, several people who had gone the forests to cut trees in Andhra Pradesh have vanished without any trace." Andhra officials said the police Task Force and forest officials continued to comb the forests for smugglers and labourers who reportedly escaped. Police sounded an alert in adjoining districts to prevent the smugglers from escaping. The officer said they were yet to iden-
tify those killed but they were all believed to be from neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Police and forest depar tment p ers onnel launched joint operations on Monday night following a tip that smugglers had entered the forests. Director General of Police J.V. Ramudu met Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Hyderabad and briefed him about the massacre. In Andhra Pradesh, red sanders grow mainly in the Seshachalam hill ranges spread across Kadapa, Chittoor and Kurnool districts and in parts of Nellore district. The area under red sanders is estimated to be 4.67 lakh hectares. Red sanders helped Andhra Pradesh earn over Rs.1,000 crore from global auction last year. The government in December 2014 auctioned 4,160 tonnes of red sanders logs seized from smugglers in recent years. Forest officials said there was a good response to the auction. They also conducted pre-bid meetings and roadshows in China and Japan where the rare wood enjoys huge demand. The state plans to use 30 percent of the proceeds from the sales to protect the natural red sander forest. The remaining money may be used to finance the government's scheme to waive off farm loans.
5 accused trying to flee gunned down in Telangana hyDerAbAD, April 7 (iANS): Police shot dead five terror accused as they tried to escape from their custody in Telangana's Warangal district on Tuesday when they were being brought to Hyderabad, police said. Policemen opened fire when the accused tried to snatch a weapon from a policeman in the vehicle near Pemburti in Jangaon mandal of Warangal district, about 80 km from here. Viqaruddin Ahmed and his four associates, involved in the killing of two policemen and several other extremist offences, were killed in the incident that took place between 10 and 10.20 a.m. A police official said the accused attacked policemen and tried to snatch weapons when the vehicle was stopped to enable them to attend nature's call. In the scuffle, there was an exchange of fire in which five accused were killed, Deputy Inspector General of Police Malla Reddy said. A policeman fell on the ground in the scuffle and sustained minor injuries. There were 17 policemen escorting the accused involved in several offences. The police identified them as Viquaruddin, Mohammed Zakir, Syed Amjad, Izhar Khan and Mohammed Haneef.
AFSPA suggests govt is run with the help of Army: J&K minister JAmmu, April 7 (pTi): A Jammu and Kashmir minister on Tuesday claimed there was no need of laws like the AFSPA which give an impression that the state was being run with the help of army. A Jammu and Kashmir minister on Tuesday claimed there was no need of laws like the AFSPA which give an impression that the state was being run with the help of army. "There is no need of such laws which give impression that you are running a state with the help of army," J&K Education Minister Naeem Akhtar told re-
porters in Jammu. "We are doing everything through democratic means, be it elections or setting up of a civilian government here. And now we are holding civic elections democratically and empowering panchayats. "Even after that if there is a need for such a law, I do not feel that it matches the democratic spirit and democratic system of this country," Naeem said. "Such incidents (terror attacks) take place even as the AFSPA is in force in the state. It is not that attacks have stopped because we have the AFSPA for the last
25 years," he said. "What administrative measures we need to take, what legal protection we need for the security forces and how we have to get out of this? That is a long drawn battle," he said. On the NC's efforts to revoke the controversial act, he said, "Omar Abdullah talked about revoking it within three days. It is not like that. This issue needed a debate at the national and state levels and the debate is on." The minister said the PDP-BJP government "would try to take everybody on the board while we talk of AFSPA revocation.
An exile Tibetan Buddhist monk wears a mask in the likeness of Buddhist leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche who has been in a Chinese prison since 2002 on charges of “inciting separatism”, while another activist holds a placard during a street protest in Dharmsala on Tuesday, April 7. Tibetans gathered in Dharmsala to demand the release on medical ground of Tenzin Delek who was given a death sentence by a Chinese court which was later commuted to a life imprisonment. (AP Photo)
Govt working out details to increase pictorial warning on tobacco products New Delhi, April 7 (pTi): Government today said it is working out details for increasing the size of pictorial warning on tobacco products from the present 40 per cent to 85% after the date for its implantation was "extended", an issue which sparked a major row. "Government is working on increasing the size of the pictorial warning from 40 to 85% as the date for its implementation has been extended. But nothing can be said on its ban as it is a policy matter," said Health Secretary BP Sharma after inaugurating a health screening camp on the occasion of World Health Day.
The Centre had stayed the decision to increase the size of pictorial warnings on tobacco products, which was to come into effect from April 1, after a parliamentary panel, looking into the guidelines for sale of tobacco, said that it needs more time to deliberate on the issue. Comments of some of the members of the panel including BJP MPs Shyam Charan Gupta, a beedi baron, and Dilip Gandhi, that there was no Indian scientific evidence that links smoking with cancer had triggered outrage. Health Minister J P Nadda, however, had insisted that the
government was committed to its stand on increasing the size of pictorial warning and curbing tobacco consumption in all its forms. The Health Ministry has joined hands with the World Health Organisation to celebrate World Health Day whose theme this year is 'From Farm to Plate, Make Food Safe'. Speaking on the occasion, Sharma urged people to make food safety a priority. The objective of WHO this year is to drive collective government and public action by taking into consideration all sectors and departments like agriculture, health, education and trade.
Kerala Police launches drive against hidden cameras
Indian police officers look at the bodies five prisoners who were shot dead by police after the vehicle from which they allegedly tried to escape is brought to a government hospital at Janagam, Warangal district, Telangana on Tuesday, April 7. Police were transferring the five men from Warangal city to a court in Hyderabad. (AP Photo) ThiruvANANThApurAm, April 7
While Haneef, an Ayurvedic doctor was from Gujarat, other accused hailed from Hyderabad or other parts of Telangana. The bodies were later shifted to a hospital in Jangaon, where an autopsy is being conducted. The accused were arrested in 2010 after a series of attacks on police in Hyderabad. According to police, Viqaruddin had links with various ter-
ror outfits and was involved in several incidents. He had also floated militant outfit Tehreek Galba-e-Islam (TGI). Viqaruddin and his associates had attacked policemen in the old city of Hyderabad between 2008 and 2010 to avenge the police firing on people protesting after the bomb blast at historic Mecca Masjid in 2007. The attacks on the anniver-
National Green Tribunal bans diesel vehicles older than 10 years New Delhi, April 7 (pTi): The Tribunal directed the Transport department of Delhi government and other concerned authorities to prepare a comprehensive data of registration of all such vehicles which are 10 or more years old. In a significant step to improve ambient air quality, the National Green Tribunal today held that all diesel vehicles which are more than 10 years old will not be permitted to ply in Delhi. Noting that diesel is prime source of air pollution in Delhi, the Tribunal said the situation is so alarming that people have been even advised to leave Delhi due to adverse effects on health. "A number of countries like Brazil, China, Denmark etc are in the process or have prohibited diesel vehicles or are in the process of doing away with them and imposing stringent taxes on the vehicles.
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"We have already noticed that certain stringent measures need to be taken to ensure that residents of Delhi do not travel closer to ill-health with each breath they take. Thus, we di-
the capital. "All authorities and the state have utterly failed to comply to the directions of the Tribunal. Authorities have not even initiated action for compliance. "Due to the increasing pollutants of air, the life of residents of NCR Delhi is becoming more vulnerable to various diseases and the greatest sufferers are young children," it said. "It has been pointed out that diesel is the prime source of bringing air pollution in Delhi. Diesel fumes cause damage to the lungs, brain and can cause even cancer. The situation is so alarming that medically people have been even advised to leave Delhi," the Tribunal said. The Tribunal's direction came while hearing a petition of Vardhaman Kaushik who had contended that "the level of particulates in Delhi is rising manifold".
Government and other concerned authorities directed to prepare a comprehensive data of all such vehicles rect all diesel vehicles, heavy or light, which are ten years old will not be permitted on the roads of Delhi and NCR," a bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said. The Tribunal directed the Transport department of Delhi government and other concerned authorities to prepare a comprehensive data of registration of all such vehicles which are 10 or more years old. It slammed the authorities for not complying to its orders of November 26, 28 and December 4 last year to better the air quality standards of
sary of the blast had kept Hyderabad police on tenterhooks for long. Police claimed that they had also shot dead a policeman in Gujarat in 2007 while looting a bank. The incident occurred close on the heels of a gunfight in Nalgonda district on Saturday in which two operatives of banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and a policeman were killed.
(pTi): In the backdrop of the incident involving Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani where a camera was detected facing the trial room in a Goa outlet, police have launched a drive to inspect garment shops and hotels in the Kerala capital to prevent such occurances. Under the initiative titled "Operation Dignity", inspections were carried out in about 15 shops in the city yesterday, police said. "In the first day, we conducted inspections in around 15 shops. Though nothing suspicious had been found, we are planning more surprise checks in the coming days," Latha L, the Women
Cell Circle Inspector, told PTI. The Cyber Cell experts are also assisting the police in finding out if any cameras are hidden in shops and hotels, they said. The squad, led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Zacharia George, comprises four circle inspectors, including that of a Women Cell besides Cyber Cell officials. Police said the drive was envisaged to protect the dignity of women as well as to check the misuse of teachnological gadgets.Besides the trial rooms, security and safety installations in the shops would also be brought under the scanner, the official said.
'112' proposed as single integrated emergency service number for India New Delhi, April 7 (pTi): A single number '112' can be used for all emergency phone calls across the country, including for the police, fire and ambulance, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) proposed today. Similar to the ‘911’ all-inone emergency service in the US, the government can integrate all-existing emergency numbers such as 100, 101, 102 and 108 into the proposed '112' helpline number, the TRAI said in its recommendations on emergency number. “Authority recommends that number 112 be adopted as the single emergency number for India. This new number may be popularised extensively through a public awareness campaign by the Government," the TRAI said. The regulator suggested existing emergency numbers such as 100, 101, 102 and 108 can be retained as secondary
numbers. If any call is made to these numbers, the call should be directed to the new single emergency number 112, TRAI said. People will be able to make calls on 112 from their mobile or landline phones even if their outgoing call facility has been debarred or the service is temporarily suspended. An SMS-based access to new emergency number, in which telecom operators may be asked to provide location information of the device from where SMS has been sent, can also be provided, the regulator said. TRAI also recommended setting up of Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) to handle people's call in distress. Under the new system, the regulator has asked government to set up Response Management System under PSAP which will coordinate for despatch of emergency service.
The PSAP is suggested to have various systems, including a facility to automatically direct incoming calls to a free call taker and location tracking system having an interface to plot incoming location information on a map showing all nearby landmarks and resources and display on a monitor. Responding resources like PCR vans, Fire engines and Ambulances should be fitted with GPS to transmit location information to PSAP, it said. TRAI has recommended that PSAP operators should be able to handle calls in Hindi, English and local languages. Under the new system when an emergency call will be made, PSAP should get access to location of caller automatically from database of telecom operator and immediately direct concerned emergency service, be it police, ambulance or fire brigade to reach the spot, it said.
For this, four regional databases, one each in metro city, containing subscriber details of telecom operators should be set up in the country. These regional databases should be interconnected and each of the telecom operator and PSAPs should be mandated to connect to the nearby regional database centre, it said. The regulator has recommended that BSNL may be directed to set up or hire and maintain infrastructure (data centre) wherein the subscriber database provided by all telecom operators is installed and updated. BSNL will be responsible for managing the confidential databases and also ensure confidentiality and secrecy of the data, the regulator said. TRAI has also recommended that access to emergency facility should not be allowed from mobile handsets or devices which do not have a SIM.
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For Afghan women, violence remains entrenched despite gains
In this Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015 photo, a 17-year-old Afghan girl speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Kabul, Afghanistan. For the past year, she has lived in a shelter in Afghanistan’s capital, after escaping a lifetime of sexual abuse first by her father since the age of nine, then by a man who purported to help her. Her story is extreme, but it typifies the problem of violence against women, which activists say remains deeply entrenched in the country despite efforts at change. (AP File Photo)
KABUL, APRiL 7 (AP): For for a new life away from the the past year, the 17-year-old sexual abuse that turned her has lived in a shelter in Af- family inside out. Her father sexually abused ghanistan’s capital, hoping
her from when she was nine years old and let his friends to do the same. She didn’t tell anyone, she said, because she didn’t understand what was happening to her. But any pretense of family normality imploded when medical examinations revealed that her brother was infertile and her father was also the father of her brother’s sons. She then fled from her home village, in northern Afghanistan, and made her way to Kabul. There, she was taken in by a taxi driver and his family. But after a few days he and his friends — all heroin addicts — locked her up with three other girls and used them as sex slaves, she said. “I came across to the same thing I was running from. Every day a new man used to come to me,” the teen told The Associated Press. The AP does not identify victims of sexual abuse. The teen said she was speaking out in hopes it would prevent abuse of others. The girl’s story may be on the extremes of brutality, but rights workers say violence and abuse against women remains one of Afghanistan’s most deeply entrenched problems, even as the government tries to build greater rights for women. Even measuring the extent of abuse is difficult. In 2014, for example, the
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission received 2,026 reports of violence against women, up from previous years. But Hussain Mohsen, of the group’s investigation department, said variations from year to year are usually just technical blips and that the problem in general is more pervasive. “The violence is so high and was high in the past as well,” Mohsen told AP. Out of all the violence reports the group receives from women, less than 10 percent concern sexual violence, a reflection of the powerful taboos against discussing it. Sexual violence “is usually kept secret. For this reason most incidents of sexual violence remain unreported,” the group said in a March 8 report. The reports said violence against women “is one of the most serious human rights issues” facing the country, ranging from physical and sexual violence, “honor killings” and immolation. Amnesty International released a report on Tuesday detailing an increase in violence and abuse directed at women rights activists. They face threats, violence, sexual assaults and killing as they go about their work, and yet their complaints are consistently ignored by Afghan authorities despite legal protections, it said.
“The lack of protection is simply shocking,” said Salil Shetty, Amnesty’s secretary general. In Afghanistan’s deeply conservative society, girls and women are often regarded as inferior to men and are forced to live within narrow social strictures. Many do not leave their homes are not permitted to work and are married off young to earn money for their families. Many are born, live and die as virtual prisoners, first of their fathers and then their husbands. The closed atmosphere gives broad license for abuses of women — almost always with impunity. During the 1996-2001 rule of the Taliban, woman were banned from school or work or from leaving their homes unless accompanied by a male relative — and while those rules have been lifted since their fall, the overwhelming social restrictions remain. Governments since the Taliban ouster have struggled to make progress. President Ashraf Ghani made protection and expansion of women’s rights a platform of his election campaign in 2014 and has helped forge a public profile for his wife, Rula, as first lady, something not seen in recent Afghan history. She has spoken out publicly, both at home and abroad, on behalf of women’s rights. Still.
Pakistan’s growing nuke arsenal, South Asia’s biggest concern: NYT WAshington, APRiL 7 (iAns): Noting that “Pakistan, with the world’s fastest-growing nuclear arsenal, is unquestionably the biggest concern,” in South Asia, a leading US daily wants major powers to turn their attention towards it after finalising the Iran deal. Citing several recent developments, the New York Times said in an editorial that “These investments reflect the Pakistani Army’s continuing obsession with India as the enemy.” It was, said the influential US daily, “a rationale that allows the generals to maintain maximum power over the government and demand maximum national resources.” The Times cited Pakistan’s plans to purchase eight diesel-electric submarines from China, which could be equipped with nuclear missiles, and test-firing a ballistic missile that appears capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of India. It noted that a senior adviser, Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, reaffirmed Pakistan’s determination to continue developing short-range tactical nuclear weapons whose only purpose is use on the battlefield in a war against India. “Pakistan now has an arsenal of as many as 120 nuclear weapons and is expected to triple that in a decade,” The Times said. “An increase of that size makes no sense, especially since India’s nuclear arsenal, estimated at about 110 weapons, is growing
more slowly.” “Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has made it clear that Pakistan can expect retaliation if Islamic militants carry out a terrorist attack in India, as happened with the 2008 bombing in Mumbai,” it noted. “India, a vibrant democracy, has focused on becoming a regional economic and political power,” Times said In contrast, “Pakistan has sunk deeper into chaos, threatened by economic collapse, the weakening of political institutions and, most of all, a Taliban insurgency that aims to bring down the state.” “Advanced military equipment - new submarines, the mediumrange Shaheen-III missile with a reported range of up to 1,700 miles, short-range tactical nuclear weapons - are of little use in defending against such threats,” it noted. “Even more troubling, the Pakistani Army has become increasingly dependent on the nuclear arsenal because Pakistan cannot match the size and sophistication of India’s conventional forces,” it said. But “Pakistan is hardly alone in its potential to cause regional instability. China, which considers Pakistan a close ally and India a potential threat, is continuing to build up its nuclear arsenal, now estimated at 250 weapons,” it said. “This is not a situation that can be ignored by the major powers, however preoccupied they may be by the long negotiations with Iran,” the Times concluded.
promises to include women in government have yet to be fulfilled in the numbers the president originally pledged, leading to doubts both about his sincerity and his ability to rally political support for the cause. New laws have been passed, but ensuring they are applied is a tougher prospect, and there remains resistance in parliament to the laws protecting women from violence. Still, experts and activists say efforts to change attitudes ingrained over centuries are showing results. “Afghan women have made a huge amount of progress since 2001. Millions of women have sent their daughters to school, studied themselves, gone out to work, participated in elections, or even just started leaving the house freely — none of which they could do under the Taliban,” said Heather Barr, senior researcher on women’s rights in Asia. Still, she said, activists for women’s rights have been killed, violence against women goes largely unpunished, and half of girls still don’t go to school.” Mohsen, of the AIHRC, said that at least more women now know more about their rights. “There were so many awareness programs by different government and non-government
Cambodian soldiers swear during a send-off ceremony inside the Royal Cambodian Air Force in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Tuesday, April 7. Cambodia held the send-off ceremony on Tuesday for military personnel to participate in United Nations mission in Mali and South Sudan. (AP Photo)
A little vigorous exercise can help you live longer MeLBoURne, APRiL 7 (iAns): If you are planning to join the gym for years and always scheduling your early morning jogging for tomorrow, make up your mind fast as a large study has found that even small amounts of vigorous activity could help reduce your risk of early death. Physical activity that makes you puff and sweat is key to avoiding preventable early death, the findings of the large Australian study of middleaged and older adults showed. “The benefits of vigorous activity applied to men and women of all ages, and were in-
dependent of the total amount of time being spent active,” said lead author Klaus Gebel from James Cook University in Queensland, Australia. “The results indicate that whether or not you are obese, and whether or not you have heart disease or diabetes, if you can manage some vigorous activity it could offer significant benefits for longevity,” Gebel noted. For the study, the researchers followed 204,542 people for more than 6 years, and compared those who engaged in only moderate activity (such as gentle swimming, social tennis, or household chores) with those
who included at least some vigorous activity (such as jogging, aerobics or competitive tennis). The study classified participants into separate groups: those who reported that none of their physical activity was at a vigorous level, and those who reported that up to 30% or more of their activity was at a vigorous level. The mortality rate for those who reported upto 30% vigorous activity, was nine per cent lower than those who reported no vigorous activity. For those whose exercise routine was vigorous for more than 30% of the time, the rate of mortality was reduced by 13%.
organizations, which were so effective,” he said. The case of the 17-year-old at the Kabul shelter showed the incremental advances and how far there is to go. Neither her father nor the taxi driver were arrested over the reported abuse — a sign of the near complete impunity for offenders. Still, the teen is one of the lucky ones in that she found shelter from her abuses. Shelters for women are new, opening in the past decade, and remain few — with likely only around a dozen nationwide. Their creation remains stigmatized, with religious conservatives regularly describing them as brothels. Few women who run away from abusers find shelter. If they are found by police, they can end up in prison — ostensibly for their own protection — or often are sent home under arrangements by local arbiters intent on maintaining the status quo. When she was trapped in the taxi driver’s Kabul house, the teen managed to call a friend in her home town, who then helped her find a place in the shelter. Now, she said, “I am more relaxed and I am not forced to do what I don’t want to do anymore, and secondly here I can continue my studies, all opportunities are here and I can move on with my studies.”
Exhumation of Iraq’s Camp Speicher victim mass graves begins BAghdAd, APRiL 7 (ReUteRs): Iraqi forensic teams began on Monday excavating 12 suspected mass grave sites thought to hold the corpses of as many as 1,700 soldiers massacred last summer by Islamic State militants as they swept across northern Iraq. The mass killings last June of Shi’ite soldiers from Camp Speicher, a former U.S. base outside the Sunni city of Tikrit, has become a symbol of the brutality of Islamic State fighters and their hatred for Iraq’s Shi’ite majority. The deaths showed Iraqis that the Islamic State fighters, who have also attacked ethnic and religious minorites as well as fellow Sunni Muslims opposing them, were a threatening new kind of foe. The images of Shi’ite soldiers being machine-gunned in their hundreds, posted online by the jihadists, could rank as the deadliest single act of bloodshed during a decade of periodic sectarian war in Iraq. The exhumation of burial sites on the late dictator Saddam Hussein’s presidential compound came days after Islamic State militants were driven from the city by Iraqi forces and Shi’ite paramilitaries. “We dug up the first mass grave site today. Until now we found at least 20 bodies. Initial indications show indisputably that they were from the Speicher victims,” said Khalid al-Atbi, an Iraqi health official working with the forensic team sent to Tikrit. “It was a heartbreaking scene. We couldn’t prevent ourselves from breaking down in tears. What savage barbarian could kill 1,700 persons in cold blood?” he asked. Survivors of Speicher have described to Reuters their ordeal last June as the Iraqi military chain of command unraveled and Islamic State’s Sunni fighters descended on Tikrit, rounding up Shi’ite soldiers for slaughter. The victims’ families, who often grow angry at Iraq’s political class for failing to provide them proper answers, have wondered for months about the fate of their friends and loved ones. “The only positive thing is the victory in Tikrit,” said, Ali Hamad, whose cousin Kamal went missing at Speicher. “We are happy. At least the families will soon know the fate of their sons and cousins,” he said.
Malaysia revives detention without trial with new law KUALA LUMPUR , APRiL 7 (AP): Malaysia revived detention without trial when lawmakers approved an anti-terror law Tuesday that the government said was needed to fight Islamic militants, but critics assailed as a giant step backward for human rights in the country. The Prevention of Terrorism Act bill was passed by Parliament’s lower house in the wee hours of the morning after hours of debate, with 79 votes in favor and 60 against. The law allows authorities to detain suspects indefinitely without trial, with no court challenges permitted. The government said the measure was needed because dozens of Malaysians have been arrested since 2013 for suspected
links to the Islamic State group. Authorities on Sunday arrested 17 people, including an Indonesian militant, accused of planning to rob banks and attack police stations and army camps to obtain weapons. Critics said the new law was a revival of the Internal Security Act, which was repealed in 2012. New York-based Human Rights Watch called it a “giant step backwards for human rights” in Malaysia, and said it raised concerns that the government will once again use the law to intimidate and silence vocal critics. “By restoring indefinite detention without trial, Malaysia has reopened Pandora’s Box for politically motivated,
abusive state actions that many had thought was closed when the abusive Internal Security Act was revoked in 2012,” the group’s deputy Asia director, Phil Robertson, said in a statement. Home Minister Zahid Hamidi, however, said the new law was crucial to curb the rise of Islamic militants. “This is a real threat, and prevention measures are needed,” he said during the debate. It will take weeks before the bill becomes law, as it needs approval from the upper house and royal assent by the king, but those are considered formalities. National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the 17 people, aged from 14 to 49, were arrested during a secret meeting Sunday to
plot attacks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s biggest city, and in the administrative capital of Putrajaya. The group was planning to kidnap several high-profile individuals, rob banks for money, raid police stations and army camps for weapons, and procure more firearms from another terror group in a neighboring country, Khalid said in a statement Tuesday. The senior member of the cell is a man who was arrested in 2001 under the former Internal Security Act and has undergone militant training in Afghanistan and Indonesia, Khalid said. Another key member is a 38-year-old religious teacher. Khalid said both men were in Syria last year for
militant training and returned to Malaysia in December. “The aim for this new terror group is to form an Islamic state in Malaysia,” he said. Also arrested Sunday were two army personnel, a security guard who has access to firearms and an Indonesian militant who is skilled in handling weapons, Khalid said. The government has proposed another new law, to be debated by lawmakers this week, that would empower authorities to suspend or revoke the travel documents of any citizens or foreigners believed to be engaging in or supporting terrorist acts. Other proposals would increase penalties for terrorrelated acts.
In this Wednesday, March 25, 2015 photo, Malaysia Police special force unit aim their weapons during an exercise against a terrorist attack at a police training camp in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia revived detention without trial when lawmakers approved an anti-terror law Tuesday, April 7, that the government said was needed to fight Islamic militants. (AP Photo)
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s the Indian Premier League (IPL) facing an existential crisis as it enters the eighth year? The answer from its governing council will be a loud 'No', the franchises feebly joining in the chorus. Despite all its myriad problems and ongoing investigations, it will survive with course corrections. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), whose property the IPL is, will always be sitting pretty with its coffers overflowing, getting its share of broadcast rights and central sponsorship money, besides the franchise fee varying from owner-to-owner. The booty is good enough for it not to kill the goose. The franchises get their share of TV rights too and they are in no danger of being exposed to any serious commercial risk. But then, they will have to pay players, organise so-called home matches by hiring stadia from local associations. They will also have to manage the nitty-gritty of making sure that the stadium got uninterrupted power and water during match days by greasing the palms of the officials. All this totes up to close to Rs.200 crores ($32 million) a year. Most franchise owners have deep pockets. Not to worry about making big money, some of them made enough by regularly getting into the play-offs, semifinals, final and winning the title. Ask any franchise owner, he might put up a brave office to project his corporate status, but he has to go out and sell the branding opportunities available to him, T-shirts and logos. Still, what must be a concern for both BCCI and franchises is what has happened to Hyderabad's Deccan Chargers, who quit failing to stabilise even after the first five seasons and winning the IPL in South Africa in 2009, or to Sahara Pune Warriors, who pulled out after two seasons, and to Kochi Tuskers Kerala, who were thrown out after just one edition for breaching contractual obligations. This has exposed the financial structure of the franchises and also the flaws in the bidding process. After throwing Lalit Modi out, the board tried to put all the IPL ills at the door of the man who conceived the grandiose project and ran it as a corporate head for three years. But the officials who forced him out themselves faced more severe charges of corruption. The Supreme Court had to intervene and pass strictures against the board’s functioning and the running of IPL. The recent turn of events at the BCCI elections and the subsequent composition of subcommittees point to a change of wind and new equations. The IPL was launched in 2008 with the promise that the franchises would break even within three or four years. Though
not many are really looking at huge profits, some of them are happy with the mileage their businesses get from the world’s richest league organised by the richest board. Other countries also tried to replicate the idea. Australia’s Big Bash and the Caribbean Premier League caught the eye but they are like jam for players who rake in startling sums. The biggest worry for the governing council of the league is the future of Sunrisers Hyderabad, who replaced Deccan Chargers, in view of the travails of its owners Sun TV after some of its properties were attached by the Enforcement Directorate in the Aircel-Maxis deal being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The franchise has been captained by Kumar Sangakkara, Cameron White, Shikhar Dhawan and Darren Sammy in the last seven years under two owners and David Warner is the new skipper. There were no takers for someone like Sangakkara this year! The frequency at which the players are changing their loyalty makes it difficult to build brand value. It appears the film stars have better camp followers than players in the IPL. Only last year’s finalists, Kings XI Punjab, sensibly retained more or less their entire squad as did champions Kolkata Knight Riders, only releasing Jacques Kallis to bring him back as mentor. If Royal Challengers released Yuvraj Singh, they also grabbed Dinesh Karthik from Delhi Daredevils and Sammy from Hyderabad, who also surprisingly lost Aaron Finch to Mumbai Indians. Even though the franchises hired coaches from overseas, Sanjay Bangar of Punjab being the lone exception, seven of the top-10 earners - Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina - are Indians. The three overseas stalwarts are Dale Steyn, David Miller and Chris Gayle. Another heartening feature is that legspinners are in demand. Amit Mishra, Piyush Chawla, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma and Rahul Sharma are retained despite some harsh treatment at the hands of the batsmen, paying some of them substantial salaries. A new face Konganda Charamanna Cariappa, 20, is added to the list of exciting bowlers by Kolkata. Finally, Rahul Dravid yet again spoke up for keep tabs on nefarious IPL activities. He feels stricter laws can check malpractices, but what he does not seem to realise is law alone can do little unless implemented with a firm hand. Only players can catch their offending colleague just as some senior players informally complained to the board about the shady dealings of a couple of their teammates years ago. Thus, the sooner the course corrections, the better it would be for the IPL. (Veturi Srivatsa is a senior journalist. The views expressed are personal. He can be reached at v.srivatsa@ians.in)
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Former women cricketers part of IPL commentary team
Lisa Sthalekar
Isa Guha
MuMbAi, April 7 (iANS): Anjum Chopra, Isa Guha, Lisa Sthalekar and Melanie Jones, four former women cricketers from around the world, will be part of the 26-member strong commentary team that will bring Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 live to global audiences.
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This move comes at a time when women are showing keen interest in cricket, IPLT20.com reported on Tuesday. Anjum is a former Indian batsman and captain and has earlier been an in-studio expert for many tournaments over the years.
Former England fast bowler Isa, has been active in the media with her live commentary stints on radio and TV and as a studio expert. Lisa is an Indian born former Australian all-rounder who has played eight Tests and 125 One-
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Day-internationals (ODI) along with 54 Twenty20 Internationals. Melanie, who hails from Victoria, played five Tests and 61 ODIs for Australia between 1998 and 2003. She also captained Surrey in the English County Championships.
Sunil Narine is an asset: Gambhir
KolKAtA, April 7 (pti): West Indies offspinner Sunil Narine got the full backing of his Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir who termed him as an asset and said there can be no backup for the mystery bowler. Narine got a clean chit for his suspect action two days before the start of IPL8 Twenty20 cricket tournament from the bowling review committee of the BCCI. "He's an integral part of KKR, he will always be an integral part... Even if he bowls a straight ball, he will be an asset for us and will always remain an asset. That's the confidence we have on Sunil (Narine). We never thought that we needed a back-up spinner for him," Gambhir said when asked whether they strengthened their spin line-up in the auction with suspense prevailing over the Trinidad off-spinner. "There can never be a backup for Sunil. I always maintain even if he bowls a straight bowl it will be an advantage. That's the aura he has had on the opposition over the last three years." Narine was reported for suspect action in last season's CLT20 and went on to miss the recently concluded World Cup. Narine went back to the nets to rework on his action
and was cleared by the ICC after his bio-mechanical test in Loughborough but BCCI took a retest at the the Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai before giving a green signal two days ago. Gambhir said they were always confident to get Narine back, especially after remodelling his action. "He was pretty confident as well. I'm happy for him. Hats off to him that he's changed his action in such a short span of time. I'm very happy for him,
having known the success he has achieved for KKR," he said. Gambhir sounded confident that Narine would come back strong. "He's a quality player, a quality individual and a tough guy. All these things will come to his advantage. In such situations, first you need to be tough mentally to absorb whatever has happened and come back strong. He has showed how mentally tough he's in the past." Kolkata had
bought KC Cariappa during IPL auction this year and Gambhir said: "The strategy to pick little known players like KC Cariappa and Kuldeep Yadav was to groom them alongside senior pros like Narine, Brad Hogg. "They were never for back-up. Yes, we want different spinners, and we have based out entire team on that because if you see most of the wickets in India turn and start gripping especially in the later half of the tournament. That's the
strategy. "At the same time it would be nice to have spinners who can always complement Sunil. Someone like Cariappa, Suryakumar Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav to have Sunil and Brad Hogg around them, will always help. It will help develop Indian cricket. "People and commentators talk a lot about the franchises and it's about walking the talk and we have done that. We don't want people to talk about us and rather show it for the better of Indian cricket. I think we have done that pretty well over the last few years and we'll continue to do that. It's about developing off the field as well," he added. On their 2.4 crore acquisition in Cariappa who's yet to play a Ranji Trophy match, Gambhir said: "We have never picked him thinking that he will be a match-winner fo us. We wanted to groom and develop him alongside Sunil for the betterment of Indian cricket. He's young as well. He'll learn a lot from Sunil. "I am yet to see him in a match so I don't know whether he would be a game changer. But obviously he's different. We will see over the course of time, how he shapes up along with Kuldeep. Hopefully they will play a big role."
Inter School U-16 Cricket tourney State Junior Sepak-takraw team win medals India's boxing coach beaten up
DiMApur, April 7 (MexN): In the opening day of the Inter School Under-16 Cricket Tournament organised by the Dimapur District Cricket Association at the DDSA Stadium, Ramjanaki HSS crushed Namghar HSS by 104 runs. In the day’s other matches, Christian HSS defeated Bronson School by 1 wicket and Millenieal Vision School defeated Railway HS by 17 runs.
New Delhi, April 7 (ht): Four people were detained on Tuesday after Hemlata Gupta, one of the coaches of boxing champion Mary Kom, filed an FIR against the employees of a city-based restaurant for allegedly assaulting her and members of her family over the alleged theft of a mobile phone, Ambamata police said. The incident occurred when Gupta went for dinner with her family to Ambrai restaurant in Udaipur on Monday and lost her mobile phone worth Rs
10th NA-I T20 Bash final today Our Correspondent Kohima | April 7
The final of the second edition of the 10th Northern Angami-I T20 Bash 2015 will be played on Wednesday, April 8 at Kohima Village Ground, Ziekiezou. The grand finale will take place from 12:00 noon onwards. All the players of the 16 teams have been informed to come in uniform for the grand finale. DGP band will perform live music during and after the final match. The champions will pocket cash prize of Rs. 50,000 along with trophy while the first runner-up will receive Rs. 30,000. This tournament is organized under the theme ‘Bat for Unity’ by Brotherhood Group under the initiative of Khriehu Liezietsu, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Resources & Sports, New & Renewable Energy and Music Task Force.
DiMApur, April 7 (MexN): The Nagaland Sepak-takraw Junior Team participated in the 18th Junior National Sepak-takraw Championship at Jodhpur, Rajasthan from March 28 to 31. The State Junior boys won Gold in double events while the girls won Silver in regu event and Bronze in team event.
Saina, Srikanth - signs of India's success in badminton
New Delhi, April 7 (iANS): The twin victories at the recent India Open Superseries here were extraordinary moments for Indian badminton. When Kidambi Srikanth followed his senior compatriot Saina Nehwal atop the podium at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, it reflected India’s rapid progress in the sport. Until recently a country with few journeymen in the top-100 of the world rankings, India has made a sensational shift in producing world-beaters. Eight years ago, it would have seemed improbable that India would produce a Superseries champion. However, the country today not only has the women’s singles World No.1, but also a line-up of singles players hungry for and capable of winning titles at the highest level. Several factors have contributed to the phenomenon. Pullela Gopichand’s All England
victory in 2001, broadcast live on television, caught the attention of a young generation of Indians. Not long thereafter, the Badminton Association of India (BAI), together with the Badminton World Federation (BWF), started bringing big events to India such as the Badminton Asia Championships
(2005) and the India Open Grand Prix Gold (2008). These events treated local fans to some of the world’s best badminton action and players -- live and direct. “What’s transpired in Indian badminton over recent years is a great example of how one sport can capture a country’s imagination and how vital sup-
port can help it to flourish, and for that sponsors like Yonex-Sunrise -- which now title-sponsors the India Open - must be highly commended,” said BWF secretary general Thomas Lund. Such initiatives ultimately paid rich dividends two Sundays ago with Saina and Srikanth’s victories, a rare instance of two
non-Chinese home players winning Superseries titles. For Saina, a burden was removed from her back as she had never performed to her satisfaction or to her potential in her country’s biggest tournament. Srikanth’s triumph heightened speculation that he is among the next generation of super stars in men’s singles while proving his China Open win last year was not a one-off wonder. His success suggested that he could well be ready to challenge China’s Chen Long for the top spot in the world rankings, something he is not afraid to acknowledge. “I’ve always carried it in my mind and it’s good to have that ambition to be on top. I won’t get it this week but if I carry on playing well, definitely one day I will be there," he noted. Having compatriot Saina’s trailblazing example to follow is surely inspiration enough.
40,000. When Gupta went to inquire about her phone from the restaurant staff, the latter allegedly beat up Gupta and her husband Anoop after an altercation. Assistant sub inspector Ram Lal Gurjar, the investigating officer, said four people, including the restaurant's manager and three waiters were detained on Tuesday. Police are investigating the matter. He said the mobile phone was also recovered from the compound of the restaurant on Monday night. Gupta, who has
coached six times world boxing champion Mary Kom, is a native of Jhunjunu and is based in Delhi. The 30-year-old boxing coach had come to Udaipur on April 4 on holiday. Besides her husband, she was being accompanied by her father-in-law and mother-in-law. Talking to reporters, Anoop Gupta said the matter went out of control when he threatened to call the police. Soon, around 40 people, including the restaurant staff and drivers, assaulted them, he alleged.
I-League: Sporting Clube de Goa hold Royal Wahingdoh
MArgAo, April 7 (pti): Sporting Clube de Goa and Royal Wahingdoh played out a goalless draw in the 15th round of the Hero ILeague, played at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda here. It was a thrilling contest as both teams played an attacking game, but Sporting dominated in the first half managing to get as many as six chances. Royal Wahingdoh came back strongly in the second and had a couple of close chances but failed to convert the chances. Royal Wahingdoh defense did well with goalkeeper Nikhil Bernard denying Sandesh Jhingan, Odafe Okolie and Mahmoud Al Amna from scoring. The woodwork, too, came to the rescue of the visitors when Jhingan header came off the cross bar in the second half. Royal Wahingdoh, who are having a dream run this season, were surprising subdued in the first half, and the only time they tested the rival keeper was late
in the first half. It was when a stunning shot by Bekay Bawar from top of the box was collected by keeper Ravi Kumar. However, the visitors looked a different side in the second half as they went into the attack and came close to scoring on at least three occasions with Jackichand, Densil Theobald and Beekay Bewar. Sporting went all out in the dying minutes in search of the elusive goal, but they
were reduced to 10 men in the 89th minute when Jovel Martins received a double booking from referee Rahul D'Sa for a foul on Beekay Bawar. Sporting has remained at the bottom of the table with just seven points from 13 matches, while Royal Wahingdoh are placed second with 22 points from 13 matches. Other results: Bengaluru 1 – 1 Mumbai Pune 1 – 0 Salgaocar SC
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Taylor Swift' s e s i r p r u s ay b'd
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-- a lot of you probably know this -- her favourite all time band in high school and still is Dashboard Confessional," Swift said. In the second video, she adds: "I'm just asking a random question. Do we have anyone here named Chris Carrabba? Is there a Chris Car-
Classic K-Dramas to catch up on k-drama mom. But then there's also a paranormal complication. The characters played by Hyun Bin and Ha Ji Won keep switching bodies and literally get a chance to walk in each other's shoes.
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oliday weekends and spring break can be a great time to study the classics, the k-drama classics that is. If you're new to k-drama you may have missed a few of the popular dramas that are now dubbed classics. They're classics because they are so enjoyable, so you may want to add them to your list.
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“Boys Over Flowers": Often described as the "gateway drama" because it has started so many viewers on their k-drama obsession, this drama has a quirky fun story, a feisty heroine and some favorite k-drama actors before they were so famous. The drama stars Lee Min Ho, Kim Bum, Kim Hyun Joong and Kim Joon as four rich boys who rule a private school. Bully Lee Min Ho meets his match
in the student Geum Jan Di played by Gu Hye Sun and the rest is k-drama history.
“Coffee Prince": Yoon Eun Hye plays a girl who must disguise herself as a boy to get a job. She is hired by a coffee shop owner, played by Gong Yoo, and begins to spend time with him. He finds himself falling in love and wonders if that means something about his own sexual orientation. Give it a few episodes and you might fall in love with the drama as deeply as Gong Yoo falls for Yoon Eun Hye.
“my lovely kim Sam Soon": If you enjoyed Hyun Bin in "Jekyll, Hyde and I" or even if you didn't, this drama is worth a watch. In this Korean spin on "Bridget Jones Diary," Kim Sun Ah plays a pudgy (by k-drama standards) pastry chef with boyfriend troubles who goes to work for a restaurant “Princess Hours": In owner played by Hyun Bin. this drama, the writers It also stars Korean-Ameri- imagined what it would be can actor Daniel Henney. like if Korea still had a royal “Secret Garden": This family. And they also wondrama also stars Hyun Bin, dered what would haponly this time as an arro- pen if the Crown Prince, gant entertainment com- played by Joo Ji Hoon, pany owner who falls for a married a commoner. As poor stuntwomen, played the princess, Yoon Eun by Ha Ji Won. The usual k- Hye breathes some fresh drama problems compli- air into the stuffy palace cate their relationship, in- but her impulsive nature cluding the disapproval of also creates some protocol his deliciously despicable problems.
Edith is a gift for our family
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scar winning actress Cate Blanchett said that she and her family feel "utterly besotted" to have adopted daughter, Edith, in their life. Cate, 45, and husband Andrew Upton adopted her earlier this year and the actress is glad her three sons Dashiell, 13, Roman, 10, and Ignatius, six, have welcomed their new baby sister with open arms, reported Vogue magazine. "She's more beautiful in real life. It's extraordinary. It's been an absolute gift and
we're utterly besotted. They've been extraordinary. I remember spending hours and hours on a Saturday afternoon with my siblings in a whole separate universe and coming downstairs to my parents and their life would have continued and they had no idea what we'd been up to," she said. "Not that it was devious, but it was just apart from them. I find it extraordinary, glimpsing them becoming a unit and a very welcoming unit. I'm very proud of them," she added.
Jeremy clarkson
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Sky EntErtainmEnt: nagaland is looking forward to your gigs, how is the preparation going as you get ready to come here? nEil ZaZa: Things are going great! i just finished up touring in italy last week and i am preparing some special songs for my fans. i can’t wait to get to india! Sky EntErtainmEnt: What are some things you are looking forward to? nEil ZaZa: i think the most important is playing for my fans. i have felt such great love and support from them over the years and i will finally get the chance to perform and meet them in person. i’m so excited about this. also, i can’t wait to have authentic indian food. i can’t wait! SE: Will this be your first visit to india? nZ: yes, i have travelled all around the world, but i have never been to india. This will be so special to me. SE: What would be the reason of you being a vegetarian? nZ: i know that being a vegetarian is a personal choice and my decision is based on two reasons. One, i feel healthier and better when i don’t eat meat. my body responds better to eating vegetables and not meat. it works for me and now if i eat meat i actually get sick. The second is that i love animals and there is a lot of cruelty to animals in the food process. Those are my two reasons. SE: What music are you listening to these days? nZ: to be honest, i haven’t been listening a anything lately as i have been working on my new CD. When i work on a new project my mind is so focused on my music and what i am trying to do that i don’t want to listen to anything else because i feel it will influence what i record.
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eremy Clarkson will not face prosecution over the attack on a Top Gear producer which led to him being sacked from the hit BBC show. Police had opened an investigation into the incident, which took place at a hotel in Hawes, North Yorkshire last month after Clarkson had been filming Top Gear in the area. However, after the victim Oisin Tymon said that he did not want to press charges, officers have now decided to drop the probe without taking action against Clarkson. A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: ‘North Yorkshire Police has now completed its routine enquiries following the incident at Hawes involving Mr Jeremy Clarkson, and we will not be pursuing this matter any further. ‘North Yorkshire Police takes a thorough and victimled approach to all investigations. ‘Last week, the person at the centre of the incident, Mr Tymon, said that he did not wish the police to take action on his behalf. ‘However, at that point we still needed to speak to some members of the public who were present at the time of the incident, who had been affected by the event, and whose views also needed to be considered. ‘Now that all the interviews are complete, we have properly established that there is no need for further police action.’ The incident, described as a 'fracas' by BBC officials, occurred when Clarkson discovered that the hotel where he was staying could not serve him a hot meal following a day's filming. An official report found that the 54-year-old presenter punched Mr Tymon in the mouth before being dragged away by a witness, causing the producer to go to A&E for emergency treatment. He also verbally abused him for 20 minutes, blaming Mr Tymon for failing to ensure that he could get a steak at the hotel.
SE: What are your expectations regarding this upcoming tour? nE: Good times, good food, great people! i can’t wait to experience india! i can’t wait to play “i’m alright” for my fans! SE: What message do you have for your fans out here? nZ: i can’t wait to see you! i know that you, the fans, of india really love and are passionate about music. i love that about you and can’t wait to share my music with you! Neil Zaza’s concert is scheduled to be held on April 10 at IMC hall in Dimapur. Gates open at 4 pm.
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Creative Art & Drama Committee of Kohima Ao Baptist Arogo (KABA) youth department performs street play during the launching ceremony of KABA CARE at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) on April 7. (Morung Photo)
explains why he loves to use female vocals
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ust last month, Cressida Bonas emerged from the shadows of being famous for dating Prince Harry to show off her first true love: dance. Now, she's showing off her modelling skills for Mulberry, the British brand which has taken her under its stylish wing by signing her up as its latest ambassador. Bonas, 26, was photographed by Robert Fairer inside an old courthouse in Clerkenwell, central London, modelling pieces from the Somerset-based brand's spring/summer 2015 collection. She recently starred in a viral video which showed her dancing as part of Mulberry's Digital Stories project, which spotlights emerging talent from the worlds of fashion and style, film and theatre, art and design, digital and new technology. Bonas honed her dance moves at the prestigious Trinity Laban Dance Conservatoire in the capital. Miss Vogue cover girl Bonas, the youngest daughter of aristocrat Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon and entrepreneur Jeffrey Bonas, starred in the mini film alongside up-and-coming actor Freddie Fox. With Georgia May Jagger starring in the brand's current advertising campaign, and model Cara Delevingne's bag collection generating strong sales, Bonas is in good company by uniting with the brand. Later this year the photogenic blonde will make her film debut in Tulip Fever, alongside Delevingne, Christoph Waltz and Alicia Vikander.
rabba? Is there?" Shrieks and cheers erupt as Carrabba, 39, reveals himself. The third video sees Swift, Abigail, and the party guests singing along passionately as Carrabba sings and strums his guitar.
Cressida Bonas models for Mulberry
Calvin Harris
inger Taylor Swift gave her friend from high school Abigail the "most magically memorable night" by planning a surprise performance of a special guest at her 25th birthday party. Swift organised a surprise performance from Chris Carrabba, the lead singer and guitarist of Dashboard Confessional, Abigail's all-time favourite band since high school in Nashville, reports dailymail.co.uk. The "Shake it off" hitmaker documented the surprise on photo-sharing website Instagram in three separate videos. She can be seen standing on a raised platform with the birthday girl, among a large group of guests, as she makes a special announcement. "One thing that I think is really important that you know, if you don't already know this
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ooking through Calvin Harris’ last two albums, you can see that there’s definitely a preference for female vocalists over male. While established artists like John Newman, Exampe and Tinie Tempah make appearances, tracks like “Pray To God,” “Outside,” “We Found Love,” and “Sweet Nothing” perfectly demonstrate how flawlessly female vocals can add to a track. In a recent talk with NME, a discussion about his studio time with Rihanna on “We Found Love” dug up some interesting perspective from the Scottish producer. While Harris has previously alluded to his preference for female vocals, he goes into just a bit more detail herein. “They’re always at the perfect frequency to play in a club. A good, soaring, high-mid female vocal bounces off the walls nice-
ly, and it doesn’t interfere with the bass or drumbeat. “It’s basic science. A man’s voice is likely to interfere with the bassline which is why you don’t hear many classic dance tracks with a male lead.” I would agree that perhaps a lot of “classic” tracks are lacking male vocalists, but artists like Tiesto who have taken vocalists like Matthew Koma under their wings have begun to realize the potential that males have for vocals. Many male producers are beginning to add their own vocals to tracks, as well, Calvin included. Alvin Risk, Crywolf, and Tristam are notorious for using their own vocals, and Porter Robinson too on his latest album. We won’t decry Calvin’s love of female vocals, though. They’re absolutely awesome. In the interview, Calvin Harris also described how it
was like working with Rihanna and how she found him “strange”: “She thought I was kind of funny, this strange guy making cool music, or I guess what she thought was cool. I’d never been around someone who was doing shows so big, such a huge iconic presence. I kept my head down. Then I saw her at the last show and she told me she wanted to do a song like the one I was playing.” He also had to ask to get credit on his own song. The fact he had to ask, is kind of messed up. When talking about having to ask for credit, Calvin Harris stated: ”I was like, ‘Look, this is my song. I’ve done everything. Would you consider putting my name on it?’ And she did which is very gracious of her. It was just a mad dream come true. It made the sort of impact I hadn’t even thought could be possible. It was crazy.”
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Kolkata Knight Riders versus Mumbai Indians
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IPL 8 officially open after star-studded event
FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2012 file photo, China's Liu Xiang rests on a hurdle after falling in a men's 110-meter hurdles heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London. Liu confirmed his retirement on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 citing age and injuries 2 1/2 years after his last race. Liu became the first Chinese man to win Olympic gold in athletics at the 2004 Athens Games in the 110-meter hurdles, in a then-world record time. He set another world record in 2005, and won at the world championships in 2007. (AP Photo)
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KoLKAtA, ApriL 7 (iAns): Reflecting the grandeur and exuberance of Indian festivities, the glitzy and technologically stunning opening of the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL8) began here on Tuesday at the
Salt Lake stadium amid a replay of magical moments of the previous editions of the league. The stadium erupted in celebrations even though thundershowers led to an hour-and-a-half delay. The rain clearly failed to dampen the
spirits of the nearly 15,000 patiently waiting cricket fans. As the audience waited for the star performers -- Hrithik Roshan, AnushkaSharmaandShahidKapoor--tofire up the show, captains of the seven of the eight teams took the Marylebone
Cricket Club (MCC) Spirit of Cricket pledge by signing a bat. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner was not present, and his teammate Shikhar Dhawan stepped in to sign the bat on behalf of the Australian.
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Heavy downpour delays IPL opening gala
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Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez (11) takes aim for the basket around his twin brother, Portland Trail Blazers center Robin Lopez (42) in the second half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, April 6, in New York. (AP Photo)
neW YorK, ApriL 7 (Ap): Brook Lopez dominated twin brother Robin with 32 points and nine rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets beat the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 10696 on Monday in the only game on the NBA schedule. The Trail Blazers left LaMarcus Aldridge and others home for the makeup of a game that was postponed
by bad weather on Jan. 26 and couldn't stop Brook Lopez, who shot 15 for 25 from the field. Deron Williams added 24 points and 10 assists for the Nets, who closed in on a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference by winning for the ninth time in 11 games. They are in seventh place in the standings, one game ahead of Boston and two
games up on Miami and Indiana. Damian Lillard scored 36 points for the Trail Blazers, who had won two in a row. Meyers Leonard had 17 points and 15 rebounds, while Robin Lopez had just eight points and seven boards. Besides Aldridge, Portland was without forward Nicolas Batum and backup center Chris Kaman.
KoLKAtA, ApriL 7 (iAns): As forecast by the Met office, heavy rains lashed Kolkata on Tuesday evening, throwing into uncertainty the Indian Premier League (IPL) gala inaugural ceremony featuring Bollywood heart-throbs Hrithik Roshan, Anushka Sharma and Shahid Kapoor. The ceremony stage at the Salt Lake stadium had to be covered with water-proof sheets following the heavy downpour, triggering disappointment among hundreds of youngsters who had gathered at the venue to catch a glimpse of their favourite cine and cricket stars. Among the attractions of the event is a light and laser show, but the inclement weather might play spoilsport. All eight IPL team captains will be present at the function to take the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Spirit of Cricket pledge. Gautam Gambhir, captain of defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, will put the trophy back in play, signalling the start of the 2015 season.
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Man City's title hopes in tatters after defeat at Palace
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London, ApriL 7 (reuters): Crystal Palace left Manchester City's hopes of retaining their Premier League crown in tatters after a 2-1 win at Selhurst Park on Monday to leave Manuel Pellegrini's side trailing a distant fourth in the title race. The defeat kept City nine points behind leaders Chelsea and seemingly now in a battle to finish above Arsenal and Manchester United. Chelsea, who have eight matches to play, have 70 points, followed by Arsenal on 63, Manchester United on 62 and City on 61. That trio all have seven matches remaining. Impressive Palace defended resolutely to withstand early City pressure before taking the lead through Glenn Murray after 34 minutes. He swept in from close range after Scott Dann's shot bounced off goalkeeper Joe Hart's leg into his path. The goal stood despite City claiming Palace had been offside in the build-up, but there was no argument about Palace's second three minutes into the second half. Fernandinho brought down the outstanding Murray 20 metres from goal
Manchester City’s David Silva, left, competes for the ball with Crystal Palace's James McArthur, center, during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Selhurst Park Stadium, London, Monday, April 6. (AP Photo)
and Jason Puncheon swept his curling free kick over the wall and past Hart into the corner of the goal. Yaya Toure gave City some hope with a thunder-
ous drive after 78 minutes but although Palace dealt his team what could be a fatal blow to their title hopes, Pellegrini was not conceding the race was over yet.
"We lost to an offside goal and a beautiful free kick and we did not take our chances," he told Sky Sports. "We are not talking about the title now, or
Chelsea. We are just trying to win our games. We have seven games left they are all very important, there are 21 points and all we must do is win our games." City came to Palace after a run of patchy form with only four wins in their last 13 matches in all competitions and were almost dealt an early blow in the second minute when Wilfried Zaha blasted his angled drive over. City soon settled with David Silva and Sergio Aguero combining well up front, and Aguero came close to opening the scoring after 19 minutes but saw his shot cannon away off the foot of Julian Speroni's right-hand post. The match also had echoes of Liverpool's visit to Selhurst Park 11 months ago when they were leading 3-0 with 11 minutes to play, only for Palace to end their title hopes by drawing 3-3. Palace manager Alan Pardew told Sky: "We showed diligence, character and resilience tonight. We had two quality moments for the goals -- it was a shame we did not have more offensive moments tonight, but we will have other games when that happens."
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