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CM on four-lane road Our Correspondent Kohima | August 9
Chief Minister TR Zeliang today said the construction work for four-lane road project between KohimaDimapur will start after the ending of the rainy season this year. Talking to media persons here, Zeliang said that work order is expected to be issued soon and once this is done, work will begin. In this connection, Zeliang called for cooperation from the people for effective execution of the project.
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Protect our rights, our lands! Morung Express News
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Celebrating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9, students and faculty of Kohima College gathered at the college auditorium in their traditional best. Jointly organised by the Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) in collaboration with Kohima College Alumni Association and supported by the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), the event was held at Kohima College under the theme ‘Protect our Rights, Our Lands!’ “As we celebrate this International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we are doing so fully conscious of the fact that it was our elders and leaders of the Naga Political movements, starting from the Naga Club to the present day Naga political Groups who have protected our rights, our lands and kept it safe and secured through their self-less sacrifices during the most crucial and painful period of our history. And today, we are basking in the glory of their achievements, notwithstanding pending an honorable and acceptable solution, juxtaposed with factionalism and uncontrollable internal contradictions,” said Neingulo Krome, NPMHR Secretary General. Stressing on the theme ‘Protect our rights, our lands,’ Krome stated that the lands of Indigenous Peoples are not only being exploited but forcefully taken away. In the case of Nagas, they are able to assert their rights, although faced with opposition from occupational
Young Naga boys watch others perform as they wait for their turn to present a traditional dance during an indigenous festival held recently in Mokokchung. (Morung Photo)
forces, but ultimately acknowledged and recognized, he said. He reminded that even if the principles of the Naga Political Movement do not recognize or accept the imposition of Indian laws and its Constitutional legality over the Nagas, the fact remains that Naga way of life and their lands and its resources are protected under Article 371 A of the Indian Constitution. Speaking on the UN’s theme, ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Education’, Neilezo Tep, Vice President of Kohima College Alumni Association asserted that education is the strongest way to empower and strengthen. He encouraged students not to embark on artificial ideas of the outside world but instead think locally and
introspect on the happenings around one’s society. “We know what is happening, knowing the reality let us not be complacent. Maintain the balance of assimilation. The more we assimilate, the more we compromise. Let us fight to preserve our identity. Let us be firm on our roots,” he called out. Marina Kenglang, a Peace Activist from Changlang District shared on the problems faced by indigenous peoples in Arunachal Pradesh due to the influx of outsiders. “Our lands have been taken away by outsiders, in some cases arbitrary actions by Government of India and in some cases due to the low population of the IPs. Though Arunachal Pradesh has provisions to protect the
indigenous rights like PRC and ST certificates, people can only own land if they possess ST certificates,” said Kenglang. Meanwhile, on concerns regarding the loss of indigenous dialects in Naga families and homes, Betoka Swu from NPMHR urged young students to take the responsibility of preserving one’s own dialect. “The younger generation has to take up the challenge. We have to be practical,” noted Swu, while suggesting that simple tasks like texting through one’s own dialect can go a long way in passing on and preserving one’s indigenous dialect. Later, a discussion with the faculty and students was held during which concerns on Article 371 (A), AFSPA and preservation on Naga culture were discussed.
Tahamzam (SenapaTi), auguST 9 (mexn): The Naga people in Manipur, meanwhile, celebrated the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples at Thangal General Memorial Ecological Park in Senapati district under the theme ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Education.’ The United Naga Council (UNC), Naga Women’s Union, Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights (South) and the All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur came together here to pledge that “We, the Naga people” will never be “deterred” because “the Nagas have the right to unify their divided ancestral homeland and live together as a dignified family as any other people.” With the firm belief that as indigenous peoples of the world, the Naga people “will continue to assert for our inherent right to selfdetermination and self-government while respecting the same of others in good faith,” they pledged. The organizations significantly also pledged to protect and promote universal human rights and entitlement “particularly within our own communities, without prejudice toward race, colour, gender, disability, language, religion, creed, national origin, property, age, or other status.” (Refer to page 3 for complete pledge)
Right to Education
Gaidon Kamei, President of the UNC, while delivering his keynote address highlighted Article 14 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which stated
that “Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning.” Despite this and more provisions, he noted that t h e right to indigenous education continues to remain a challenge. A gap remains “not only in terms of access to opportunities but also in regard to quality and cultural appropriateness and relevance of curricula,” he noted, giving examples of Hindi and Manipuri, or even the history of other empires, being made compulsory subjects while local languages have not yet reached the classrooms. He also stressed on the system of education in Naga Morungs that went ‘beyond four walls.’ They imparted real life knowledge that focused on values and principles “underpinning our identity and history.” The songs and stories taught in Morungs reflected education on the lived environment—the forests, animals, spirits, as well as “our struggles and victories.” The loss of these is “a greater threat to our survival as a people than the thousands of guns pointed at us,” observed the UNC President. The program also heard from Prof. A Lanunungsang Ao who urged the need to bring proper awareness on the rights of the Indigenous Peoples from a grassroots level, with the UNDRIP translated into all Naga languages.
Court rules on ACAUT PIL Nagaland CM urged to assist disease hit Naga areas of Myanmar
Tells Nagaland govt to uphold notification banning contractual appointments Morung Express News Dimapur | August 9
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The Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court ruling on the PIL filed by the Against Corruption And Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland on contractual/illegal appointments has told the Government of Nagaland to uphold the standing executive order dated June 6, 2016 imposing total ban on contractual appointments to governmental posts. The PIL filed in October 2016 involved as many as 10 departments as respondents and the final ruling was passed on August 5, 2016. As per the judgment, the court based its ruling on the June 6 government notification. “… There is no reason for this Court to doubt the intention of the Government in this regard. As such, no further direction is called for at this stage. This Court hopes and expects that henceforth, the Government of Nagaland would scrupulously adhere to the criteria laid down by notification dated 6/6/2016 in the matter of appointment made in public offices,” read the court order. It however came with the rider that the petitioners would be at liberty to approach the court “in the event there is any violation of the clauses contained in this notification dated 6/6/2016.” Members of ACAUT Nagaland at a media briefing today in Dimapur termed the judgment as having not only reinforced the government’s standing order but has also given legal sanctity to its move to check illegal appointments. From ACAUT legal team, advocate K. Lun Tungnung viewed the judgment as a victory for the people. He said, “We have come to a point where we have today legal sanctity to check contractual appointments.” While the judgment may have
come as a respite, Member, ACAUT consultative body, Khekiye K. Sema asserted that the ACAUT will not rest the matter here. “As for the Office Memo (Notification), we have still the legal right to appeal if the government does not follow up,” he said. P. Leonard Aier, who was also part of the 3-member legal team, held that the ACAUT’s stand on corruption has been vindicated. According to Aier, there is on record several instances of the state government issuing notifications banning appointments, which flout accepted norms. The notifications date to as far back as 1976, 1994, 1996, 2001 and the latest being the one issued in June 16, 2016. Emphasising the importance of the 2016 notification, Aier said that while all the orders were executive decisions in essence, the latest one has legal binding to it. On this, Sema commented that such notifications have been issued rampantly over the years, but are rarely implemented. While ACAUT member, Dr. Khekuga Muru said that the government should respect its own decision as well as the court judgment. “We will be seriously watching whether the notification merely becomes a piece of paper or gets implemented.” The ACAUT Nagaland further reminded that there have been instances of backdoor appointments even as the PIL was heard in court. Maintaining that the ACAUT wants all backdoor/illegal appointments terminated, Sema said, “We intend to get the facts and figures. We will collect all the information that is required.” It also appealed all professional unions linked to the government machinery to thoroughly understand the significance of the judgment. Commenting on the fuel adulteration exposé, Sema said that the Chief Minister keeping mum on a matter “that hurts us all is uncalled for and unfair.” As the head of the state government and as the Minister in-charge of the department that handles subsidised kerosene for public distribution, he said that the CM is answerable and morally bound to respond.
DimapuR, auguST 9 (mexn): The Council of Naga Affairs Eastern Nagaland, Myanmar has written to the Nagaland State Chief Minister, TR Zeliang, seeking help for the outbreak victims in the Naga areas of Myanmar. While acknowledging the Nagaland CM for reaching out to the outbreak victims in eastern sector “as confirmed to us by Naga Hoho, NSF and NMA,” the Council of Naga Affairs said that the Government of Myanmar “was unable to respond quickly even if they were informed since the early stage.” Informing that the Government of Myanmar had on August 6 claimed
the outbreak was “under control,” it informed that meanwhile, the death toll has hit 41 as of August 8. It further cautioned that reports of 9 villages under infection could be more “as we are informed that the villages under Yinchung Tract under Lahe Tsp are also already infected with this killer disease - measles.” It expressed concern that the death toll, unfortunately, is expected to exceed the figure issued by the Government of Myanmar. “As per the government’s figure, more than 200 people are under infection, but this figure might not reflect the ground reality either.
The latest report is that at least 13 villages under Lahe, Namyun townships and Donhi sub-township are already affected and the confirmed information of the infected ones from Namyun Tsp alone shows 183 whose blood samples are still awaited,” the Council of Naga Affairs stated. It further lamented that donations that are being collected in Myanmar from well-wishers “are also short of the needed amount because the expenditure soars up due to transportation problem in the affected areas.” It informed that the villagers in Lahe and Namyun Tsps have been seriously affected not only in terms
of sickness but also their livelihood as they could not go into the fields for already months. “And more seriously, the quarantine period will go on till a certain amount of time - until the outbreak comes under total control, meaning that their sustainable health and food security are also under a great threat as a consequence. This critical situation highlights that the villagers are in need of not only medicines but also good food, nutritions, hygienic materials and basic needs,” it added. Therefore, it sought help from the Nagaland CM. “Your act of kindness will always be remembered in our hearts and history,” it appealed.
Tension in Arunachal capital as Irom ends 16-year-long fast ex-CM Kalikho Pul takes own life
iTanagaR, auguST 9 (ianS): Tension gripped the Arunachal Pradesh capital on Tuesday after former Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, unseated on July 13 by a Supreme Court ruling, committed suicide, police said. Pul, 47, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his official residence. Incumbent Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein confirmed to IANS that Pul had committed suicide. “We have also recovered a suicide note from the room where the former Chief Minister committed suicide. I am not in a position to divulge much at this moment,” said a senior police official. Hundreds of people, including supporters of Pul, took to the streets as news of the suicide went viral and shouted slogans against the present government led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu. The agitated crowd gathered in front of the Chief Minister’s residence and destroyed a coffin brought for Pul. The demonstrators defied the security forces guarding Chowna Mein’s house and entered and vandalized it. They also destroyed some parked ve-
hicles. Some of them demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to find out what forced Pul to kill himself and demanded the resignation of the Khandu government. Pul was widely admired for his compassionate approach towards the needy. He was known for high probity in public life and honest politics. Khandu called an emergency cabinet meeting and has announced a three-day mourning. Although Khandu became the Chief Minister on July 16, Pul was yet to vacate the Chief Minister’s residence as his house was being renovated. A Congress leader, Pul took office on February 19, unseating then Congress Chief Minister Nabam Tuki. Later, Pul and his supporters joined the People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA), a regional outfit. After the Supreme Court reinstated the Tuki government, Pul and his supporters returned to the Congress and supported Khandu to become the Chief Minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi also condoled Pul’s death.
Indian human rights activist Irom Sharmila addresses a news conference in Imphal, August 9. (REUTERS)
imphaL, auguST 9 (ianS): Manipuri activist Irom Sharmila on Tuesday ended her 16-year-long fast against imposition of the “draconian” AFSPA in her state and announced that she wants to join politics and become Chief Minister one day. Sharmila, who has been on fast unto death since 2000 to demand lifting of the Armed Forces (Special
Powers) Act (AFSPA) from Manipur, got emotional as she licked some honey to mark the ending of her fast. Earlier, doctors removed the nasal feeding tube that was used to forcefeed her. Speaking to reporters, including from the foreign media, Sharmila said she will use everything in her power to create a positive society and the “foremost
will be removal of this draconian (AFSPA) law.” The AFSPA gives sweeping powers to security forces. “I want to be the CM of Manipur to help the people,” she said. Earlier, Sharmila told a court that she wants to end her fast. She was released on bail on Tuesday. She told newspersons that she will contest the 2017 assembly elections from Khurai Assembly constituency as an independent. Doctors are not allowing her to eat normal solid food immediately. It was announced that Sharmila will stay in hospital for the next three days under medical supervision. During the time, she will be administered solid food gradually and her health closely monitored. Sharmila began her hunger strike in November 2000 following the killing of 10 civilians by security forces. She was arrested by the Manipur government the same year on charges of attempting to commit suicide. She has always denied the charge, saying she is using the fast as a weapon.
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National De-worming Day launched in Nagaland
Children ride on a wooden cart in Shamator under Tuensang district. Unlike in urban places, children in rural areas have less access to modern facilities for recreational activities and cart riding is one common indigenous game for them. Morung Photo/Chizokho Vero
Hovukhu village clarifies on Foot Hill Road issue
DImaPuR, august 9 (mExN): Reacting to the news item ‘Foot Hill Road: Rengma Hoho seeks Sumi Hoho’s intervention’ published on August 4, Hovukhu village today stated that accusing Hovukhu village of derailing the Nagaland Foothill Road Project is “rather amusing.” A rejoinder issued by H Viniho Achumi, Head GB, Hovukhu village said that Hovukhu village had objected the original alignment of the Foothill Road project in Niuland-Rengmapani sector due to many genuine reasons and that it was done in the interest of all the stakeholders. It explained that the village had objected the ‘Rengmapani to Old Ralan via
Hovukhu’ route opted by the Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) as it will outstretch the road to 17 kilometres. The alignment suggested by Hovukhu village to reach Old Ralan, the rejoinder said, is only 5 kilometres (Hovukhu to Old Ralan). It was also pointed out that there is one SSB check post and a CRPF check post (stationed by Assam) in Rengmapani. The route which Rengma Hoho is talking about has to go past these check posts, the Head GB of Hovukhu village added. The rejoinder also claimed that whenever there is Nagaland-Assam dispute/tension, travelers from the seven districts of Nagaland safely commute on
the road suggested by Hovukhu village as they are harassed and manhandled by Assam Police and CRPF personnel while traversing through Rengmapani. Achumi further recounted that on April 25, 2016, NFRCC had invited Hovukhu village to a meeting and requested for NOC. Accordingly, Hovukhu village gave their assent and donated the land that stretches 3 kilometres to construct the segment of the Foothill Road. “However, Hovukhu village is now vilified due to its stand to fulfilling the true objective of ‘Naga peoples Project’, i.e. to benefit all 10 border tribes equally and ensure safety and convenience to the commuters of the Foot Hill Road,” he added.
kohIma, august 9 (DIPR): The second round of National De-worming Day (NDD) was today launched in Nagaland at Ruzhukhrie Government Higher Secondary School here. Mission Director, National Health Mission, Dr. Yankho Lotha highlighted that National De-worming Day is an initiative of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, where all children between 1 to 19 years of age are targeted to receive treatment for parasitic intestinal worm through schools and Anganwadi centers. He said the first NDD was implemented in 11 states in February 2015, where 89.8 million children in the age group of 1 to 19 years were de-wormed. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends de-worming of all school age and pre-school age children with a global target to eliminate morbidity due to worms (soiltransmitted helminths) in children by 2020 and the Government of India aims to cover at least 90% of all children through the National De-worming Day programme, he stated.
The 2nd round of National De-worming Day was launched at Ruzhukhrie Government Higher Secondary School, Kohima on August 9. (Morung Photo)
Dr. Lotha explained that Nagaland is observing the second round of NDD to de-worm all children in the age group of 1-19 years on August 10 followed by a Mop-up day (MUD) on August 17, 2016. Children who missed de-worming on August 10 will be de-wormed on the Mop-up day. He said that all schools and anganwadi centers will be the implementation sites, with the objective to improve the overall health, nutritional status, access to education and quality of life of children. Dr. Lotha also declared that Nagaland will observe the whole month of August as de-worming month to
achieve 100% target. He said that the target beneficiaries of NDD will include children in the age group of 1 to 19 years, children enrolled in all government and government-aided schools, children enrolled in private schools, children registered at Anganwadi centers and unregistered and out-of-school children in Anganwadis and schools respectively. Regarding the major activities on NDD, he explained that in schools, teachers will administer one Albendazole tablet to all school enrolled children and record the same in the attendance register while Anganwadi workers
will administer Albendazole tablet to all children of 2-5 years and out-ofschool children/adolescents and record the same in the register. Children between 1-2 years will be given half a dose of Albendazole tablets. He also mentioned that key stakeholders in the NDD programme are the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Human Resource & Development (Education), Ministry of Women and Child Development (Social Welfare), Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (PHED), and Ministry of Panchayati Raj (Deputy Commissioner)
asks students to Leadership skill seminar for school management DNSU attend AFSPA, DAA protest
ko h I m a , au g u s t 9 (mExN): A one day seminar on ‘Leadership Skills for School Management’ was organized by Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) in collaboration with Headword Publishing Company for the principals of Higher Secondary Schools/Colleges on August 9 at Capital Convention Centre with Commissioner & Secretary, School Education & SCERT, FP Solo as the chief guest. FP Solo in his speech cited history and said that changes, transformation and reformation can be brought about by leaders. In Nagaland, he stated, the scenario is different where everyone wants to be a leader rather
State level watershed conference kohIma, august 9 (DIPR): Chief Minister of Nagaland TR Zeliang will grace the State Level Watershed Conference & Culmination of Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) as the chief guest on August 11 at the NBCC convention hall, Kohima. An overview of the watershed activities will be presented by, Director, Land Resources, Mhathung Yanthan, while Secretary, Land Resources, Y. Kekheto Sema will chair the programme. Other highlights of the programme include handing over of watershed development fund, release of book on ‘Best practices in success stories of IWMP’ and awards.
than a follower, which explains why there are many factions and groups, both in the underground and over ground organizations. Preachers do not seem to practice what they preach and therefore in Nagaland context, perhaps leader should lead by doing and not by preaching and thus leaders of the institution should lead rather than preach, he stated. The chief guest also pointed out that a leader is somebody who inspires, motivates others and gets things done and to do that a leader must win trust and confidence of others. “We can win the trust only when we do things fair, just and in a transparent manner,” he said. Stating that “we” need to
egos aside in order to develop their institutions and bad attitude by Principals as leaders is a major disability,” he said. He stressed on reinventing oneself as teachers and principals, stating that fear as a human trait affects an individual in the most negative sense and keeps them from trying and doing things and therefore suppressing growth and progress. The fear of failure is passed on to the students which leads to a negative reaction, he added. Barry noted that the stakeholders in the field of education are government and its policies, Board of Education, Management/Principals, which are the most important, and authors
and publishers. He further stated that the four pillars of a school are Management, Administrative team, Teachers and Parents. He advised that principals must communicate and connect with the other administrative staffs, teachers and also parents, while teachers should open their channels to parents even on ordinary days and not only on ParentsTeachers meetings. NBSE chairperson Asano Sekhose said the objective of the seminar was to empower the principals for effective management of the educational institutions. She said head of the school is the key person to develop the ability of the children.
Tohanba graces Medumneo festival in Chessore Our Correspondent Chessore | August 9
Parliamentary Secretary for Economics & Statistics and Municipal Affairs R. Tohanba graced Medumneo, the premier festival of Yimchumgrü Nagas held at Chessore village public ground on Monday. Tohanba called upon the people to take the festival as an opportune time to develop cordial relationship with one another and maintain the spirit of oneness. He also called upon the Yimchungrü community to make friendship with other tribes and also seek their blessing to move forward. He further called upon them to maintain peace and tranquility. Referring to the competitive world, he stressed on the need to frame prop-
CONGRATULATIONS DR. CAROLINE MANINEE The Punanamei Village Council, Punanamei Women Society and Punanamei Youth and Student's Union would like to express their heartiest congratulations to DR. CAROLINE MANINEE for successfully defending and completing her Thesis, “Regionalism in contemporary Global Context: A study of India's Role in New Regional Organisation with reference to IBSA, BRICS and SCO” under the supervision of DR. AJAY GUDAVARTHY, from center for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She was the official observer of BRICS in Academic forum Moscow and now she is the head of Public diplomacy from BRICS international forum from India. She is the daughter of (Late) Nipuni Moses IFS and (Late) Rebecca Athia, Senior Lecturer. We wish her God's choicest blessing and all the success in her future endeavor. Sd/H. Athihe Ariina Chairman Punanamei (Robvedzii) Village Council
win over the trust of the teachers, students and parents to bring out changes and improvements in the schools and institutions, Solo further called upon all to build stronger education. We need to put the system in place so that the functioning of the institution does not depend on the wings of the head of the institution, he added. Meanwhile, resource person Barry O’ Brien maintained there should always be room for improvement. Accepting that there is need for improvement is half the battle won, he stated. Barry further said that attitude is a problem not only with teachers in India, but around the world. “Educationists need to put their
Sd/Tokho Athishu Secretary Punanamei (Robvedzii) Village Council
Parliamentary Secretary for Economics & Statistics and Municipal Affairs R. Tohanba and his wife join folk dancers during Medumneo festival at Chessore village in Tuensang district on August 8. (Morung Photo)
er plan and at the same time asked the people to have a positive attitude. He informed the gathering that the Ministry of Road Transport & High-
ways, Government of India had recently announced a new National Highway touching Yimchugrü area. The new NH stretching 200 km is Showuba- Gu-
zunyu- Pughoboto- Aghunato- Shamator- NoklakPangsha. He asked the people of Chessore to cooperate with the implementing agency
for the successful execution of the new NH. Earlier, the people of Chessore pleaded the Parliamentary Secretary to construct a rostrum at Chessore village public ground. Municipal affairs director Zambemo Ngullie, Yimchunger Tribal Council vice president, head GB Chessore village and Fr. Francis Yimso also spoke on the occasion. The programme was chaired by Chessore Village Council Chairman L. Chuba, while GB K. Lakiumong delivered welcome address. Significance of Medumneo was given by K. Throngkiuba. A. Akhum, president, Public Forum Chessore Area proposed vote of thanks. Cultural dance and Medumneo feast also marked the celebration.
DImaPuR, august 9 (mExN): As per the directives from the office of the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), the Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) has directed all the schools/ institutions/ universities within its jurisdiction (from class 8 till master degree) to compulsorily attend the mass protest rally against Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and Disturbed Area Act (DAA) on August 11, 9:00 am at Clock Tower, Dimapur. A press release from DNSU Education Secretary, Daneil Semp and President, Sungkum Aier requested all the students to reach City Tower by 8:30 sharp.
DC Mokokchung directs mokokchuNg, august 9 (DIPR): Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel has directed all the Government servants posted within Mokokchung Town to attend the Independence Day function on August 15 at Imkongmeren Sports Complex. The ceremonial function will commence at 8:40 am. The DC further directed all the district heads of offices to take the attendance of their respective staff on Independence Day and submit to DC’s office for onward submission to the Government for necessary action. The DC also informed all the village council members and GBs union of Ungma village, Mokochung village, Chuchuyimpang village, Khensa village, GBs of Mokokchung town and the functionaries of wards organization of the 18 wards and all the public of Mokokchung Town to attend the function.
ADC Pughoboto notifies Pughoboto, august 9 (DIPR): ADC, Pughoboto Avelu Ruho has notified for proper maintenance and streamlining of the allotment of the ground in Pughoboto to different NGOs/ individuals/ organisations etc. An order issued prohibited use of any intoxicating/illegal substance within the ground premises. The conduct and maintenance of law and order during any event organised at the ground shall be the sole responsibility of the organizers, it was stated. The ADC further notified that loss or damage of Government property shall be compensated in full by the concerned individual or group. The hiring charge for the ground has been fixed at Rs. 500 for a day and Rs. 100/- for subsequent days to a maximum for Rs. 1000/-. Allotment will be strictly on first come basis subject to availability. Allotment can be cancelled at any time in the event of the dates coinciding with government functions. The ADC also directed that the ground should be cleaned and tidied after the end of each programme.
Y Patton encourages students to set targets
Wokha, august 9 (DIPR): Home Minister Y. Patton today maintained that college is the most important stage in a students’ life for building a better future for the individual concerned and also for the society where he belongs. Speaking as chief guest at the 42nd Fresher’s Social of Mount Tiyi College, Wokha, Patton further stated college is a period where one has to take things seriously and meaningfully. Stressing on the importance and value of time, he said that perfect management of time is equally important for every person and that more emphasis should be given by students by setting aside specific time for specific purpose including time for oneself, family, friends and society. He also encouraged the students to set targets or
objectives to be achieved in life at this stage and work towards it. “We have to be very clear about what to do or what we are doing in order to strive for excellence,” he said, adding that problems may stand in the way while pursuing success in life but these problems are not permanent. He told the students that anything is possible only if one is determined with a clear conscience. “You should not study to earn but to learn because what you learn today is what you will become tomorrow,” he added. The Minister also called upon the college authority to give equal importance in imparting extra-curricular activities to the students as college is the most crucial stage for developing personality of the students. He said that they should be given maximum opportunities
to explore their innate talents and promote personality development so that they can build strong leadership qualities which are essential for building a strong and better Naga society. Lauding the pioneers for the sacrifices, he said because of them the college had survived a very crucial situation in its initial period. It was due to the unrelenting efforts and sacrifices rendered by the pioneers that Mt. Tiyi College has achieved thus far and now it is providing Degree Courses in various important departments, he stated. He further appealed to the faculty, non-teaching staff and the students’ community to give their best to elevate the image of the college further. The Minister assured to blacktop the college road from the college gate till the
Home Minister Y Patton with faculty of Mount Tiyi College, Wokha and others on August 9. (DIPR Photo)
college campus within this year. He also assured to take up the grievances shared by the college authority to the concerned department
and higher authority. The function was chaired by Asst. Professor Khyopenthung, while welcome address was pro-
posed by Principal MTC, Dr. Abeni Lotha. Vote of thanks was delivered by Vice Principal. MTC, Janbemo Lotha.
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NEFIS calls for mass movement against AFSPA ‘End of Irom Sharmila’s epic fast does not relieve Indian state of its duty to repeal AFSPA’ Delhi, auguSt 9 (Mexn): North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) has called upon the masses to take up the struggle against the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Hitting out at the Indian Government, NEFIS in a press release stated that despite the 16-year fast by Irom Sharmila demanding the removal of the draconian act being one of the most peaceful mode of resistance, the Indian Government “remained apathetic” and continues to “perpetrate brutalities”. Wishing its best to Irom Sharmila, who put an end to her epic fast today, NEFIS stated, “The need of the hour is to unleash a massive people’s movement against AFSPA.” Irom Sharmila began her fast as a mark of protest against AFSPA, the
provisions of which have been used by the Indian Army to use draconian measures including killings and encounters, against Indian people. The act gives soldiers sweeping powers to arrest or interrogate people in "disturbed areas" or states dealing with separatists or insurgents. “However, this ending of fast does not relieve Indian State of its duty to repeal the draconian AFSPA act,” the forum maintained. “The state should ensure that she gets regular health-checkups, as the coming months are crucial for her well being and make arrangements for her proper rehabilitation,” it also added. Seeking to clear misgivings among people that Irom Sharmila’s decision to withdraw her fast and enter electoral politics will jeopardize
the movement against AFSPA, NEFIS expressed belief that everyone is free to chalk out one’s strategy and wished her the best. “But we also believe that the electoral politics will not yield any gains for the movement,” it added. NEFIS cited the interim observation of the Supreme Court (SC) condemning the large scale killings in Manipur in the guise of self defence while dealing with insurgency or militants as unacceptable, and stated the observation of the SC has already given a moral vindication to the people’s struggle against AFSPA. “The scrapping of this draconian AFSPA act, as the final aim of our struggle will remain and Supreme Court’s observation will act as a moral font for the mass movement in the coming future,” the forum maintained.
Expedite Indo-Naga dialogue: NPUCL urges Ravi Delhi, auguSt 9 (Mexn): Members of the Naga People’s Union for Civil Liberties (NPUCL) met and apprised R.N. Ravi, Interlocutor of the Indo-Naga Peace Talk, and Chairman, Joint Intelligent Committee, on August 8 at his office in New Delhi and urged his office to expedite the Indo-Naga political dialogue for long and lasting solution. Led by NPUCL President Kahorngam Zimik, the delegation comprised advocates, professors teaching in various universities in Delhi, senior Naga activists and research scholars, a press release informed. The NPUCL
acknowledged the cooperation extended in granting bail to Naga political prisoner, Anthony N. Shimray. The delegates shared their concerned that amidst assurance for early solution in the long 19 years of cease-fire and negotiation process, an honourable settlement of the Indo-Naga issue has not taken place till date, and therefore urged for expediting the settlement of the Indo-Naga issue. The members expressed their fears that if the process is allowed to prolong indefinitely, it might get derailed without any honourable solution. It was also high-
lighted that, with the demise of a tall Naga leader, late Isaac Chishi Swu, former Chairman of NSCN (IM), Nagas are in the state of urgency to see the logical conclusion of the talk. In response to the concern shared by the members, Ravi, thanked the delegates for calling his office to share valuable observations on the ongoing talk. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is very keen to solve the protracted Nagas issue like him and that there has been a “significant progress” in the negotiation. Now the atmosphere is optimistic and we should achieve it, he said.
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Date 09/08/2016
Medum Neo the premier festival of Yimchunger was celebrated on 6th August 2016 with fully boom and gaiety at Y.B.C. compound Tuensang Town. The festival was sponsored and also the Chief Guest of the Medum Neo (festival) Shri. R. Tohanba Parliament Secretary Municipal Affairs, Economics & Statics Nagaland Kohima. The co-sponsored and the Guest of Honour Medum Neo Shri. T. Kejong Chang Parliamentary Secretary Horticulture, DB's & GB's Affairs Nagaland Kohima. The Yimchunger Union Tuensang Town would like to thanks a lot to our dynamic leaders for sponsored the Medum Neo 2016. Once again, we would like to acknowledge the Deputy Commissioner Tuensang. S.P, SDPO. Tuensang, Director, E.E. and SDO(Housing) of Municipal Affairs Nagaland Kohima, EEPWD (R&B) for your kind valuable co-operation, Media persons from different news agencies for coverage the events and publication. The apex organisations ENPO Leaders, CKS, YTC and the Yimchunger organisations of Tuensang Town Y.B.C, Youth Deptt (YBC), DB'S, GB's, YSUTT, Yimchunger Arihako (YWO), the participants of the programme for your contributions for the great success of the Medum Neo. Z. ZHELO YIMCHUNGER, General Secretary. YUTT Z. KUSHANG YIMCHUNGER, President. YUTT
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Nagas have “legitimate aspiration” and we should all work together to achieve the aspiration, the release mentioned the interlocutor as saying. With much appreciation for Naga elders leading the talk, on their maturity, toughness and intelligence, Ravi also appealed the delegation and Nagas to spread awareness on the Naga issue to its neighbours and others, the NPUCL stated in its release.
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LOST NOTICE I, NIEVI T YEPTHOMI of Samaguri Village, Puranabazar am applying for duplicate copies of my marksheet of Class 12 (Science) CBSE 2016, Transfer Certificate, Migration Certificate and Character Certificate as I have lost it. School: Bhajanlal Kamakhyalal Bajoria School, Shillong. Roll No: 3630675 Contact: 9774195129 TENDER NOTICE NO.: EL/RNY/TN/ 09/2016-17 DATED: 04-08-2016 OPEN Tenders in sealed covers are invited for the following works: SL. No.1, Tender No.:- RNY/EL /T-11/2016-17. Name of work: Residual electrical works in connection with gauge conversion under Senior Section Engineer/ Electrical/ Rangapara North. Tender value : ` 2,70,17,727/; Earnest Money: ` 2,85,090/-; Cost of Tender Document : ` 10,000/- (` 500/- extra by post). SL. No.2, Tender No.:- RNY/EL /T-12/2016-17. Name of work: Residual electrical works in connection with gauge conversion under Senior Section Engineer/ Electrical/ Rangiya. Tender value : ` 1,92,72,566/-; Earnest Money: ` 2,46,370/-; Cost of Tender Document : ` 5,000/- (` 500/- extra by post). SL. No.3, Tender No.:- RNY/EL /T-13/2016-17. Name of work: Electrical works in connection with (i) At Archipathar-Provision of FCI siding (Full rake facility) (ii) At GUMTO- Provision of new BG Doimukh IOCL siding. Tender value : ` 52,23,969/-; Earnest Money: ` 1,04,480/-; Cost of Tender Document : ` 5,000/- (` 500/- extra by post). SL. No.4, Tender No.:- RNY/EL /T-14/2016-17. Name of work: Hiring of 1 (One) no. TATA Sumo/ Mahindra Bolero vehicle (Brand new) for use of Sr. Divisional Electrical Engineer, Rangiya for two years. Tender value : ` 9,95,767/-; Earnest Money: ` 19,920/-; Cost of Tender Document : ` 2,000/- (` 500/- extra by post). SL. No.5, Tender No.:- RNY/EL /T-15/2016-17. Name of work: Hiring of 1 (One) no. TATA mobile vehicle (Two seater) for Sr. Section Engineer/Electrical/ Rangiya for carrying of materials and maintenance of electrical assets for two years. Tender value : ` 10,31,977/-; Earnest Money: ` 20,640/-; Cost of Tender Document : ` 2,000/- (` 500/- extra by post). Tender document will be available from the office of the Senior Divisional Electrical Engineer/ N.F. Railway, Rangiya from 26-08-2016 and upto 09.00 hrs. of 14-09-2016. Tender will be received in the office of the (i) Sr. Divisional Electrical Engineer, Rangiya (ii) Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer (WS), New Bongaigaon (iii) Chief Electrical Engineer, Maligaon upto 13.00 hours of 14-09-2016. Tender will be opened at 15.00 hrs. of 15-09-2016 in the chamber of ADEE/RNY or Sr.DEE/RNY. Detailed Tender Notice and Tender Document are available at www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in. Sr. Divisional Electrical Engineer, Rangiya NORTHEAST FRONTIER RAILWAY
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day observed in Senapati Senapati, auguSt 9 (Mexn): The United Naga and peace, security and prosperity are strengthened Council, Naga Women’s Union, Naga Peoples Movement when the inherent right to self-determination of all for Human Rights (South) & the All Naga Students’ Asnations are respected and protected. sociation, Manipur observed, along with the rest of the • We believe that the Nagas have the right to unify their world, the International Day of World’s Indigenous Peodivided ancestral homeland and live together as a ples on August 9 at Thangal General Memorial Ecologidignified family as any other people. cal Park, Senapati District under the theme- “Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Education”. We, therefore, to live up to our ideals within our communities and with others, make the following pledges: 1. We, as one of the indigenous peoples of the world, will continue to assert for our inherent right to selfdetermination and self-government while respecting the same of others in good faith. We, the Naga people, are on a long journey seeking for victory over injustice and have endured unspeakable 2. In pursuit of our right to self-government, we will toil to develop our democratic system of government pain and humiliation. In our journey, we have seen and uphold our cultural and political identity. the most heroic acts and sacrifices from our brothers and sisters. We have come a long way because we con- 3. Recognizing and respecting our profound relationship with our land, we affirm our unshakable continue to be inspired and our experiences nurture our viction to protect our lands, territories and resources wisdom. (beneath and above the earth) as good stewards for We are not deterred and will never be, because: the well-being of the members of our communities • We believe that the Almighty has placed us in the boand the world. som of Mother Earth as stewards and as protectors of 4. We will strive every day of our life for the recognition, all living beings, including our mountains, rivers and protection and promotion of universal human rights forests. norms and entitlements for all, particularly within • We believe that we are driven by the founding values our own communities, without prejudice toward of our community life and guided by the spirit and race, colour, gender, disability, language, religion, wisdom of our ancestors who walked the path of juscreed, national origin, property, age, or other status. tice. • We believe in the universality of human rights and 5. We will strive every day of our life for the unification of our divided ancestral homeland, healing of our recognizing and protecting the equal and inalienable broken homes and oneness of the Naga family. rights of all members of the human family promotes 6. We will strive daily to honour this pledge, knowing freedom, justice and peace in the world. that the world will be a better place because of our • We believe that every individual is entitled to equal collective effort. dignity and respect, without prejudice toward race, colour, gender, disability, language, religion, creed, national origin, property, age, or other status. We believe that every thought and act of such prejudice is NOTICE harmful to humanity. Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of • We believe that all nations—big or small—are equal;
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NAGA STUDENTS’ FEDERATION Protest Rally against AFSPA
Date : 11th Aug, 2016 Time : 11:00 am Venue : Local Ground, Kohima Chairperson: Enoli Rosemary Dzüvichü
Sequence 1. Invocation
: Fr. Anthony Dukru Vice Principal St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama
2. Presidential Note : Eno Subenthung Kithan President, NSF 3. Speech
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4. Vote of Thanks
: Eno. Kenneth Mao
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Followed by Submission of Memorandum to the Hon’ble Governor of Nagaland
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Google unveils SD card support, Wi-Fi only mode for Maps New Delhi, AUgUst 9 (iANs): In addition to saving an area of Maps for offline use later, users with Android device that supports SD cards can save downloaded maps to an external SD card (if the device supports them) and free up storage space for storing other stuff. Users can also choose to save on mobile data by taking Google Maps completely offline, the company said on Tuesday. Once users switch to “Wi-fi only”, Google Maps app will work completely offline. If users need to see what the traffic is like or update their offline maps, they can easily switch back to online mode by changing their setting or finding the nearest Wi-Fi.
Lenovo Vibe K5 Note in Rs 100 crore club in a jiffy New Delhi, AUgUst 9 (iANs): Chinese smartphone major Lenovo on Tuesday announced that its Vibe K5 Note device has become the fastest selling smartphone to reach Rs 100 crore revenue since its launch on August 1. About 30 per cent of the K5 Note consumers also opted for the TheaterMax accessories in the inaugural sales, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. K5 Note comes with the TheaterMax controller along with the ANTVR glasses, features 5.5-inch full-HD display with a 178-degree wide viewing angle, 64-bit octa-core 6755 processor clocked at 1.8GHz and houses 3,500mAh battery. The smartphone sports 13MP phase detection auto focus(PDAF) rear camera and a 8MP wide angle 1.4m pixel selfie camera and also supports USB On-TheGo(OTG). For gaming enthusiasts, Lenovo has tied-up with Amkette to bring the Evo Pad 2 as a precision controller for TheaterMax gaming. The Lenovo K5 Note is exclusively available on e-tailer Flipkart. The 3GB RAM variant comes for Rs 11,999 and 4GB RAM edition costs Rs 13,499.
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India’s Rajan calls on govt to set up monetary panel soon; holds rate MUMBA, AUgUst 8 (ReUteRs): At his last policy review as head of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan kept key interest rates unchanged on Tuesday to cool inflation running near two year highs, while also pushing for policy panel to be formed in time for a review in October. The decision to hold the repo rate INREPO=ECI at 6.50 percent had been widely expected after consumer inflation INCPIY=ECI accelerated to 5.77 percent in June, near the top of the Reserve Bank of India’s 2-6 percent range, and above its target of 5 percent by March next year. “It is appropriate for the Reserve Bank to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at this juncture, while awaiting space for policy action,” RBI Governor Rajan said in his statement. The much admired former International Monetary Fund chief economist is due to step down on Sept. 4 after a three-year term to return to academia and family living in the United States. During that time he steered India out of its worst currency crisis in two decades and, helped by tumbling oil and commodity prices, succeeded in halving inflation from double-digit levels prevailing when he took over
at the bank. “We managed to move the needle forward a little bit,” Rajan told reporters, as he looked back warmly on his time at the RBI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has still to pick a successor, while senior official told Reuters last week that candidates are being shortlisted for a six-member monetary policy committee. Rajan had championed the introduction of an MPC, so that future rate decisions would no longer be left to the discretion of RBI governors. The government last week formally adopted Rajan’s consumer price inflation target of 4 percent with a plus or minus 2 percent band, having convinced the government that it will anchor policy in a country with a history of volatile prices. “My hope is the next monetary policy statement (on Oct. 4) will be by the proposed Monetary Policy Committee,” Rajan told reporters in prepared remarks ahead of a news briefing. Whoever takes over from Rajan will need to follow through on efforts to clean up bad loans hobbling Indian banks, so that they can finance the investment needed if India is to hold onto its place as one of the world’s
fastest growing major economies. “ACCOMODATIVE STANCE” Rajan said the RBI’s policy stance should remain “accommodative”. But he expected “upside” risks to his March inflation target, citing a hike this year in the salaries of millions of government employees and sticky core inflation. Rajan has lowered rates by 150 bps since January last year to their lowest in more than five years, but economists doubt whether the current easing cycle has much further to run. Most expect the next RBI governor to provide another 25 bps cut in the policy rate by the end of the year, before holding steady through 2017. “To instigate more consumption and good credit growth, you could have RBI cutting at least once before the year end,” said Sanjeev Bhasin, an executive vice president in markets for India Infoline. In contrast to most economists, bond markets are betting the next RBI governor might take a more relaxed view on timelines to meet the 4 inflation target. Ten-year bond yields have slumped 33 bps since Rajan unexpectedly announced his departure.
BIRTHDAY GREETING Dear Atshu Soho!!! On this Day the 10th August 2016 (7th Birth Anniversary) you have successfully travelled 2555 days against all odds and obstacles. We really felt glad and proud while watching you in your 7 years journey that you have been keeping yourself like a blooming Rose even in the midst of the thorns. Your entry in to our family has brought Love, Peace, Oneness, Trustworthy etc that we deserve for a long time. May you continue to live like a blooming flower that generously feeds insects with its enlightened fragrance at all free. “A very Happy Birth Day Atshu Soho”. -Lots of Love from loving Parents, Bros & Sis
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o, no… it’s a soft launch.” “What launch?” “Soft launch, …you are a former banker and now a financial adviser, you don’t know what soft launch is?” “Let me come over to your office and discuss.” My friend was trying to sell lifestyle villas overlooking the Brahmaputra. They have recently tied up with a real estate company from Kolkata and have accrued more than 100 acres of land located at a 15-minute drive from the railway station. In the first phase, they are taking bookings for 130 independent villas, all duplex and in the river front. I saw the miniature model and was impressed. And when I went through their brochure, I couldn’t believe that I was in Guwahati. I also thanked myself for not bringing my wife with me. “Are you trying to convert Guwahati into Dubai?” I asked my friend. “Ha-ha, we are trying.” I was offered a special price, because it is a soft launch. He also dropped me the names of who’s who from Guwahati, who have booked the villas and when I was talking to him, his phone kept on ringing. Everyone wants a pie of Guwahati’s latest and most prestigious address. And who will not? The project has villas, apartments, schools, a hospital, shopping complex, banks, wellness centre, etc. You name it and they have it. I felt as if I have reached my Shangrila. But I still couldn’t understand the soft launch. Later, I was explained that before the project is made known to the public, it is offered to very close friends and family. The innermost circle, the power players. I felt like a superhero. I was offered a villa along with 130 others. But I still couldn’t understand the soft launch. Like any Bollywood blockbluster getting over, it also did. I never saw the project nor heard any talk about it. I don’t know who are the superheroes who have invested in it, looking only at a brochure and an empty plot of land. This summer, when I was chatting with my sister, who is a Supreme Court lawyer, I was told about the length of the problem. We, in North-East, are also aware of the problem. The skirmish between the builder and the buyer, not to forget the landowner. But this kind of relationship is not healthy for anyone, be it the builder or flat buyers. Ultimately, a home is the biggest asset or investment for any Indian middle class family. To safeguard home buyers and to promote much needed transparency, a new bill was passed in Delhi. Let’s check what this Real Estate Regulation and Development Bill, 2015 holds for a home buyer. • First, the bill safeguards the timely completion of a project and also its delivery. For any violation, strict punishment will be imposed to the promoter, which might include hefty fines, apart from a jail term. • The bill also defines the carpet area as net usable area of an apartment. Therefore, from now on, a flat buyer will be charged for only the carpet area of his apartment. This will give a much needed respite to the home buyers, as developers quote a super build-up area and buyers end up paying at least 20 to 30 per cent more. • The highlight of the bill is that a promoter may face three years of jail term if violations are made. Real estate agents may also face jail terms. Any misleading advertisement from the promoter may end in imposing a fine of ten per cent of the project cost. Repeat offenders will be jailed. • No project can be sold without obtaining all the clearances needed. Hence, the idea of pre-launch or soft launch is redundant now. This will effectively curb any fund raise before putting any brick on the ground. • Seventy per cent of the home buyers’ payment money is to be deposited in a separate bank account and has to be use for that particular project. This will prevent transferring of funds from one project to another by the promoter. • All projects will be needed to be registered with the regulatory authority giving all relevant details, including floor plans and land status, which will be uploaded in the website of the regulatory authority for all to view. • The developer will be liable for any structural defect that might appear in the structure for the initial five years and they can’t alter any design without the consent of two-thirds of the buyers. (reach the writer @ 99541-39393)
New Delhi, AUgUst 9 (Pti): Government today said the top 100 borrowers of public sector banks owe nearly Rs 14 lakh crore to them. “The amount outstanding for top 100 borrowers of public sector banks as on March 31, 2016 was Rs 13,71,885 crore,” Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. The gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) of the public sector banks increased Rs 2.16 lakh crore in 2013-14 to Rs 4.76 lakh crore in 2015-16, he said. Reserve Bank as part of the ongoing supervisory assessment process carried out an Asset Quality Review (AQR) excercise to examine the assessment of asset quality at bank’s system level and deal with the cases of divergences in identification of NPAs
or addition provisioning across banks at the central office level, he said. Besides, it was envisaged to ensure early finalisation and communication of divergence in provisioning giving banks more time to plan the additional provision over the remaining quarters, he said. The wilful defaulters as a percentage of GNPAs as on March 2016 was 16.09%. In another reply Gangwar said NPAs of the scheduled commercial banks have risen from 5.43% in March 2015 to 9.32% in March 2016. The sectors that have high incidence of NPA are mainly infrastructure, steel and textiles, he added. Replying to another question, Gangwar said, the guiding principle for the consolidation process of banking in India was suggested by Narasimham Committee.
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harassed in Mokokchung Pughoboto DoSE on fee reimbursement Grocers LADF approved MCCI asserts to safeguard for Post Matric Scholarship traders’ rights
DIMAPUR, AUGUST 9 (MExN): The Directorate of Higher Education, Nagaland today issued a clarification on the issue of full fee reimbursement for PMS-ST (Post Matric Scholarship) students. A press note from the DoSE stated that the ENSF (Dimapur Unit) had signed MOU with private college and university like DJ College, Delhi and Mewar University, Rajasthan which was purely a private affair or business between the two groups. “The Department of Higher Education came to know only when problem surfaced between the two groups due to non reimbursement of fees in full,” it added. It lamented that the two signatory groups “blames” the implementing Government department for non-release of full fee reimbursement to the students who were sent by the ENSF (Dimapur Unit) on their
own arrangement following their MOU, “while the Government has released scholarship to those students as per the existing rates that is common to all the students except those that comes under PRORATA.” The directorate informed that if students are sent by any department through departmental exam, the concerned department is responsible to bear the PRO-RATA which covers all the other expenses of the students besides the maintenance fee and the obligatory fee. However, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of PMS (ST), the implementing department “strictly adheres” to the rate of fees fixed by the State Government. Therefore, it informed that the Department cannot give full reimbursement of fees not only to students of Mewar University but also to the students studying in other
colleges and universities. It also revealed that the present funding pattern is such that; the Central share is 90% funded by the Government of India and the State share is 10% funded by State Government. Therefore, the decision to fix the rate of fees totally depends upon the State Government. The Directorate further confirmed from other neighbouring NE states that, such similar cases were also there in their respective states but unless the students were being sent by the Government, department or through the State Government initiative, the students are not being paid full reimbursement. It then informed that the State Government had already constituted a committee headed by the Chief Secretary as the Chairman and discussed the matter relating to reviewing of
Scholarship rate paid to the students under obligatory fees. “The Committee had already agreed to enhance the obligatory fee component. The Department is waiting for the issue of the order,” it said. The Directorate also clarified that in the recent meeting cum workshop held at Delhi on July 29, organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the representatives of Nagaland during the discussion hour raised this very issue and “it is confirmed in the presence of Joint Secretary and Director, Ministry of Tribal Affairs that under PMS-ST Scheme, Students cannot claim for full reimbursement of fees but only as per the rate fixed by the State.” The Ministry reportedly also instructed the department concerned to send all complaint related matters to the Ministry through proper channel for further necessary action.
MokokchUNG, AUGUST 9 (MExN): The Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce and Industries (MCCI) has expressed shock and dismay that small time “innocent grocers” in Mokokchung Town are being “harassed and exploited by abusive individuals on flimsy grounds almost on a daily basis, often taking matters beyond reasonable bounds.” A press release from MCCI President, Tsukti Longkumer and General Secretary, Limalenden Longkumer pointed out that the general perception of the populace of late seems to be that every grocer in Mokokchung Town is selling “adulterated rice” and called it a “gross misjudgement” of the situation. “The grocers are being accused, without any evidence, of adulterating rice with “PDS rice” and are
often being abused and victimized for no fault of theirs at all,” it said. As a custodian of preserving traders’ rights, MCCI declared that it is committed to best serve the people “but we shall take our own stand when our rights are being violated or abused.” It further cautioned that anybody accusing a trader of selling “adulterated rice” without any evidence can be taken to task for slander and defamation. It highlighted that there are natural causes like precipitation and humidity that may deteriorate the quality of rice or any product. Also, MCCI noted that grocers selling rice in Mokokchung Town are neither the producers nor manufacturers of rice but mere traders buying from dealers and agencies and reselling them to customers. Therefore, packaging and manufacturing defects, if any, should not be misconstrued as “adulterated rice,” it added. The release also stated
that rice buyers are given absolute liberty to choose and pick any bag of their choice in any grocery and when a buyer is satisfied with the product of his choice and makes purchase, the transaction ends there. Therefore, the MCCI and the grocery traders selling rice have resolved that rice bags once purchased by a buyer after being satisfied with the quality of the product in the first place shall not be accepted back if returned by the buyer under any circumstances whatsoever, the release stated. MCCI asserted that they will not shy away from safeguarding their rights while they respect the customers and their consumer rights. Further, MCCI reminded all in concern that “we stand for ethical business practises in the service of the people. As such, any trader found indulging in unethical and illegal business practices prohibited by law shall be dealt with sternly.”
PUGhoboTo, AUGUST 9 (DIPR): The monthly Pughoboto SubDivision Planning & Development Board meeting was held at the ADC office on August 9. After the review of the last meeting minutes, the house approved the Local Area Development Fund (LADF) for the current year 2016-17 with an amount of Rs.98.75 lakhs. SDEO Pughoboto Watisangla highlighted about the absence of an official driver attachment and the house decided to write to the higher authorities for necessary action. The ADC & Vice Chairperson SDPDB Pughoboto, Avelu Ruho said that government officials’ attendance during the Independence Day is mandatory. Absentees’ salaries will be deducted to be deposited in their head account through treasury challan. Final completion of works for the Independence Day celebrations at the ground was set for August 13.
Modern College literary & cultural fest Power Dept seeks patience from consumers Condolences for Kalikho Pul MokokchUNG, AUGUST 9 (MExN): The Nagaland State Department of Power today informed electricity consumers in Mokokchung that the present power crisis in the town is due to the damage sustained by one of five MVA, 33/11KV power transformer in Mokokchung Power house. A press note from the department informed that the damaged transformer is being repaired at Dimapur central store and will Students and faculty of Modern College Kohima. take approximately 2 weeks kohIMA, AUGUST 9 painting, cooking compe- ing such an event was to let as it involves a tedious pro(MExN): Modern College tition etc. were organized. the students reflect on their cess of rewinding of core, A press release in- cultural roots and promote placement in heat chamKohima held its Cultural and Literary Fest with the formed that Nini Lun- the importance of literature theme “Reflections” at the galang recited some of her in life, the release added. college Smart Class on Au- poems and interacted with The results of the competigust 4. Renowned poet, the students and shared tion were The daylong event Nini Lungalang graced as her early experience in the literary guest at the oc- writing and how her love came to a close with distri- kohIMA, AUGUST 9 casion, where variety of ac- for reading inspired her to bution of cash prizes and (MExN): Affirmative Custivities such as poetry writ- become a poet. Students certificates to the winners tomer Experience (ACE), ing, flower arrangement, also recited their original in various categories of an initiative of Entrepreneur Associates (EA) supfolk song, photography, poems. The aim of organiz- competitions. ported by Directorate of Underdeveloped Area (DUDA), Government of Nagaland was launched on August 9 at the Training benefit the people. He re- the meeting shared Poten- and Research Centre, EA gretted that some schemes tial Linked Credit Plan, a office, Kohima. ACE is a flagship procould not be included to be document prepared by implemented during the NABARD for the district gram under BADP – Cayear under common pool as for the year 2017-18. He pacity Building Program funds are very limited. said the document aims 2015-16 which will start The Chairman took a to move closer to agricul- on August 10, 2016. ACE, strong note of officers who ture prosperity by ensur- a customer service cenMokokchUNG, AU- are ‘irregular’ in the DPDB ing credit flow to agri & al- tric training for the retail GUST 9 (DIPR): The meeting and cautioned lied sectors, MSME, social and hospitality sectors, monthly meeting of Mo- that they should refrain infrastructure etc with the plays the dual function of kokchung District Plan- from such irregularity. En- cooperation of financial being both a training and ning & Development Board couraging all the members institutions and all the de- placement portal. It is a holistic 90-hour program held in the conference hall to attend the meeting reg- partments. The meeting also de- spread over 30 working of ADC (Planning) on Au- ularly, the chairman said gust 8 has approved the Lo- that participation by all the cided to forward represen- days that imparts training cal Area Development Pro- members in the discus- tation received from the on employability skills, ingramme (LADP) schemes sions not only help to ar- Governing Body of Mokok- formed a press release refor the year 2016-17. The rive at good decisions but it chung Law College to the ceived here. Chief Guest KS Anden meeting was chaired by also help members to gain government for setting up DPDB Chairman and Par- confidence in the decision of government law college Konyak, Director, DUDA, during his address asked liamentary Secretary, In- making in later stage who in Mokokchung Town. DC & Vice Chairman, the trainees to put their dustries & Commerce, are going to become head of the department. DPDB Mokokchung Sushil sincere efforts in their Amenba Yaden. District Development Kumar Patel reviewed the training and to practise In his speech, Yaden said the LADP has prioritized Manager, NABARD, Mo- preparation for the Inde- what they have learned. schemes to be taken under kokchung, Sanasam Ama- pendence Day celebration He also urged the traincommon pool which would rjit Mangang who attended in Mokokchung town. ees to lead a purposeful
ber for removing moisture and testing. The department then revealed that a team of manufacturing engineers from Crompton Greaves were deputed to Mokokchung Power House to assess the quantum of repair works required to restore the defective protective equipment and devices. The required parts are reportedly being arranged on credit and restoration work will start immediately on the receipt of spares. The department also appreciated the AWUM in handholding with the de-
partment for collection of revenue in the town, “as one of the best practices in the state.” It however informed that revenue generated from electricity bill cannot be utilised by the department for any purpose but gets remitted to the government exchequer as state revenue. It asked the consumers and citizens of Mokokchung to bear with the department till the system is fully restored. It assured that despite fund constraints, the department is making every effort to restore supply.
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Resource person V. Ashu Theyo, Legal Aid Counsel addressing the patients during the legal awareness programme held at Kripa Foundation.
ing or selling ganja, brown sugar, opium and other prohibited drugs will be liable to maximum punishment of 20 years. Ashu did a case study on the cause of addiction for patients and urged them to adopt healthy habits in order to fight the harmful habits, informed a press release
received here. Panel Lawyer Sunjib Rana highlighted on the “Rights of Prisoners”. He stated that anyone who is arrested for any offence has a right to be represented by a lawyer and the arrested person has a right to remain silent after his arrest and 3rd degree punishment is pro-
hibited to be used against the arrested person. He further said that the arrested person has to be produced before the Judicial Magistrate within 24 hours of his arrest and only then police can plead for remand of the arrested person. Speaking on the topic “Laws of Consent, Confi-
ful and promising leader, who could have taken the region to great heights.” Zeliang on behalf of the people and the Government of Nagaland conveyed sorrow and heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and the people of Arunachal Pradesh. In a separate condolence note, NPCC President, K Therie expressed sadness at the death of Kalikho Pul. Therie remembered Pul as a man who followed his heart. “He was compassionate, hardworking and committed to what he believed in and served the people selflessly for over two decades,” Therie said. “It is an irreparable loss for the people of Arunachal Pradesh and his contributions to the state will be remembered.” All the rank and file of NPCC conveyed deepest sympathies to the bereaved family members.
KCCI supports KVYO kohIMA, AUGUST 9 (MExN): Kohima Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has conveyed support to Kohima Village Youth Organisation (KVYO) in its appeal to the Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) regarding the issue of Tender Permit of essential commodities. “The spirit of free enterprise must be expressed and that healthy competition must prevail in the market so that it will bring about lower Trainees of ACE with EA officials and others. prices and better quality products which will ultimately benlife so that people from the The program was at- efit the consumers,” KCCI stated in a press release. It further border areas will look up tended by dignitaries of affirmed that it will leave no stone unturned to promote free to them and follow their DUDA, Zakie Angami, Proj- and healthy enterprise within its jurisdiction. footsteps. ect Officer (BADP), Manlen Ela Susan James, Lead Konyak, Superintendent Trainer, EA in her intro- (Estd), Malang Phom, Ad- Meetings & AppointMents ductory note said that the ditional Director, trainees Lokayukta Bill committee meeting trainees will be the first of ACE and staff of EA. ambassadors of the trainIt was reported that 25 Er. Levi Rengma, Parliamentary Secretary for Housing program. She stressed trainees who will undergo ing, who is also the Chairman of the Select Committee on the unfortunate cur- ACE training were selected on the Nagaland Lokayukta Bill, 2015, has convened rent status quo of cus- from the border areas of a meeting on August 18 at 11:00 am in the Committee tomer service in the State Nagaland. Room of the Assembly Secretariat in connection with and exhorted the trainees The program was the examination of the Nagaland Lokayukta Bill, 2015. to utilize the training for chaired by Yutho Sangtam, Therefore, all the concerned Committee members have self-improvement and to Administrative Coordina- been requested to attend the meeting. bring changes in the re- tor, EA, while vote of thanks tail and hospitality sec- was given by Thejazevi Ritors in Nagaland. irhia, Coordinator (SKILLS). NPF Central Youth Wing meet There will be an emergency meeting of the NPF Central Youth Wing on August 10, 12:00 noon at NPF Central Headquarter office to discuss “various important and urgent matters relating to the NPF Youth Wing affairs.” A press release from NPF Central Youth Wing Vice-Presdentiality and Discrimina- to keep confidentiality of the ident, Achamo Kikon has directed all the members to attion,” Panel lawyer Neiteo personal health records of tend the meeting without fail. Further, members assigned Koza said that based on the patients at all cost unless with various responsibilities and assignments have been the autonomy and bodily larger public interest arises, requested to bring the report and present in the meeting. integrity, every person has where concealing the facts a right to determine what will bring harm to the comSocial work in Tseminyu should be done to his body. munity at large. She said that consent is deMeanwhile, Neiteo EAC Tseminyu, Shelley Katiry has informed that in view fined under Contract Act as stated that though there is of the celebration of Independence Day on August 15, when two or more persons no comprehensive laws for there will be a social work at RSA ground, Old Tseminyu agree upon the same thing the HIV/AIDS infected per- town for all the departments of Tseminyu Hq on August and the same issue. son, a good number of land- 13, 8:00 am onwards. All the departments’ employees Neiteo further stated mark judgments have been have been requested to participate in the social work that all kinds of medical passed by the Supreme without fail. treatment and surgical pro- Court and the High Courts cedure involve interference prohibiting discrimination DRSU freshers’ Meet with the body therefore con- against them. A patient sufsent is required. Consent can fering from any ailment has Under the theme “Be the Responsible Change”, Dimabe given by any adult and in a right to get treatment and pur Rengma Students’ Union will have its Freshers’ Meet the case of minors and men- no person can be denied on August 13 at 31 Arena Amphitheatre, Tetso College, tally challenged, the parents employment in the public Sovima from 10am onwards. The Union has requested or guardian can give before sectors just because he/she all the Rengma students from Class XI and above who any medical treatment or is suffering from HIV/AIDS are either residing or studying in Dimapur to attend the surgical procedure is con- and person living with HIV/ meet without fail. Meanwhile, all the parents/guardians ducted, she added. She also AIDS can use a pseudonym were requested to send their children/ward to the funcmentioned that as per the before the courts if they do tion. It also invited all the other students’ bodies in DiMedical Council of India not want to disclose their mapur to attend the function. Act, doctors are mandated identity, she stated.
Legal awareness held for Kripa Foundation patients kohIMA, AUGUST 9 (MExN): Kohima District Legal Services Authority (KDLSA) organised a one day legal awareness programme for the patients at Kripa Foundation, Kohima with Legal Aid Counsel V. Ashu Theyo, Panel Lawyer Sunjib Rana, and Lawyer Neiteo Koza as resource persons. Speaking on the Narcotic Drugs Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act and Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act, Legal Aid Counsel V. Ashu Theyo said that with the enactment of NLTP Act in Nagaland, the buying, selling or consumption of liquor is totally prohibited in the state and the breach of the provisions of the Act will invite heavy penalty. He also said that as per the NDPS Act, any person consum-
kohIMA, AUGUST 9 (MExN): Chief Minister of Nagaland TR Zeliang today expressed grief at the tragic demise of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Kalikho Pul this morning in Itanagar. Zeliang in a condolence note recounted that he had the opportunity to closely interact with Pul after he took over as the Chief Minister of Arunachal, and that he was most impressed with his enthusiasm, zeal and dedication to transform his State so that the common people could prosper and live a better life. “Having risen to the august position from very humble beginnings, he knew the problems faced by the rural mass, and he was determined to change the face of rural Arunachal Pradesh,” Zeliang said. “In his death, not only the people of Arunachal Pradesh, but the entire Northeast has lost a youth-
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THE MORUNG EXPRESS
The Power of Truth
The Morung Express volume Xi issue 219 By Dr. Asangba Tzüdir
‘Framework Agreement’
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year since the signing of the ‘framework agreement’ between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM), as an epilogue behind the larger ‘interest,’ two ‘tricky’ developments have taken place. It is tricky because of the kind of GoI’s application of their ‘suspect technique’ with the Naga political issue over the years. Firstly, Anthony Shimray, has been ‘conditionally’ granted bail by a special court in Delhi. The district judge Amar Nath gave the relief to the NSCN (IM) leader after NIA did not oppose his bail application saying that his bail was “important in the interest of peace negotiations between NSCN (IM) and the Government of India”(zeenews.india.com). Secondly, ExBSF Director General Pathak has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Ceasefire Monitoring Group (CMG) for a period of one year from the date he takes charge and will operate from the state capital Kohima. Readers will be left open for further perusal. Though the contours are slowly emerging, the interest surrounding the ‘framework agreement’ has been the ‘hidden contents’ of the ‘framework’ of which the General Secretary of NSCN (IM) Mr. Muivah said that the ‘framework agreement’ would have to be kept a secret to “save the course of the talks.” “Time will come [when it will be shared with the public]. It is a secret because until a complete settlement is done, some secrecy will have to be maintained.”(Vijaita Singh, ‘NSCN has not given up on sovereignty, says Muivah.’ The Hindu, 8th July 2016). In an article by Z. Lohe, which appeared in this paper titled, “Why keep concealing the contents of framework?,” the interlocutor Mr. Ravi stated that the contents of the framework were shared and deliberated with the 60 Nagaland legislators on 27th August 2015. He also stated that Mr. Ravi had “collectively invited all the Tribal Hohos” and briefed and deliberated for over four (4) hours on 8th December 2015. As such, he asserts, “How can it be said that the contents are secret?” Here we have Mr. Muivah saying that the contents need to be kept a secret while Mr. Ravi says that the contents are no more a secret. In addition, we have the Government of Nagaland promising to step down in the event of finalization of the ‘agreement’ and the Chief Minister of Nagaland recently adding that “What India can provide to Nagas should be accepted” by the Nagas not knowing exactly the outcome of the offer. What can be conclusively drawn is the melting point that, it is working towards a ‘final settlement’ and that the contents will be disclosed to the public only when the agreement between the GoI and the NSCN (IM) is finalised. This brings us to the larger question of what is a ‘framework agreement’. Can an ‘agreement’ be made based on a framework? A framework agreement is an agreement between two parties that recognises that the parties have not come to a final agreement on all matters relevant to the relationship between them. (wikipedia.org). So, we have here what is generally known as ‘framework agreement,’ an agreement signed though clearly not finalised. Thus, underlying the ‘framework’ there are ‘principles’ on which negotiations are being made currently, rather than agreed. So, more aptly, the Naga Political journey is ‘working’ on certain ‘principles of negotiation’ based on which a ‘final solution/settlement’ is to be arrived at. The question of integration and sovereignty lie at the core of the ‘principles of negotiation’ and their status will be based on the outcome of the negotiations. The statement made by Home Minister Kiren Rijiju and also the speech by Rh. Raising in the interactive Meeting at Sungratsu, Mokokchung requires careful scrutiny by reading between the lines. Firstly, the Minister of state for Home Kiren Rijiju triggered the issue in The Hindu last year that the NSCN (IM) had given up its demand for sovereignty and the rebel outfit wants “a solution within the constitution of India.” This was followed by Mr. Muivah saying that, “NSCN (IM) has not given up on sovereignty.” Secondly and most importantly, the speech delivered by Rh. Raising is more loaded. The speech laid the concept of NSCN under fourteen (14) points, one of which is the Peace Process that culminated into the ‘Framework Agreement.’ For purpose of discussion, four bullet points are reproduced. • The ‘Framework Agreement’ is based on the uniqueness of Naga history and the political position of the Nagas. • It is founded on the universal principle of democracy that sovereignty lies with the people. And that sovereignty of the Nagas lies with the Naga people and the sovereignty of India lies with the Indian people. • However, it is mutually agreed that the two people will share sovereign power in some areas. • It is also agreed that the two people will co-exist as two entities/equals. (Source: Eastern Mirror, 24.07.16) A year has passed since the signing and one may be tempted to come to a logical conclusion regarding the reasons for the ‘framework’ in not being finalised. The contours are emerging but the ‘principles of negotiation’ seem to be paradoxically loaded and needs to be deliberated in clearer terms. The events that unfolded the creation of Nagaland statehood is chiselled in our memory. The ceasefire came with a ‘time for peace.’ It is now ‘time for dialogue’ which should be founded on the universal principles of democracy within an ‘all-inclusive’ approach towards the ‘principles of negotiation.’ The question is whether such form of dialogue is possible even as we ponder upon the larger predicament of where Naga Nationalism is headed. (Dr. Asangba Tzüdir is Editor with Heritage Publishing House. He contributes a weekly guest editorial to the Morung Express. Comments can be mailed to asangtz@gmail.com)
S O U N D BITE “We need to have some tough love conversations with the leaders of countries who pretend to be our friends, but who also collaborate with our enemies” Donald Trump
C O M M E N T A R Y
Dr. MunishRaizada
Hillary versus Trump: Who will be the winner? U
S presidential elections are hardly 3 months away. Voting will take place on Tuesday, November 8. Tuesday after the very first Monday in November is observed as Election Day in USA. USA is a Presidential system of Democracy unlike India which follows Westminster or parliamentary type of democracy.In USA, President is elected every 4 years and each President can hold maximum 2 terms. Weird but true, in the strongest democracy of the world, i.e., America, the President is not elected directly by a popular vote. A citizen casts the vote for an ‘elector’ and the latter in turn elects a President. Out of 538 electors, a presidential nominee needs 270 votes to be the winner. Another interesting contrast between Presidential system of democracy and Parliamentary democracy is that in USA, President constitutes the executive branch and the Congress functions as the legislative branch. In the 2 party system of American democracy, the presidential nominee from each party is not thrust upon by so called "High Command" (in fact, there is no high command in parties here). A presidential aspirant has to seek a win through primary contests (called Primaries or caucuses) within his own party- a form of inner party democracy that is missing in India. In India, one party that came close to preaching this concept (they named it Swaraj) was Aam Aadmi Pary but as soon as Arvind Kejriwal came in to power in Delhi, he bluntly took a U turn and systematically killed this concept. Today AAP symbolizes the most lethal form of High Command culture where 3-4 sycophants are running the whole show (this merits another topic of discussion). Thus after months of rigor, virulence, theatrics and politicalrhetoric, we now have 2 Presidential nominees in the fray: Donald J Trump is the Republican (or GOP- Grand Old Party) nominee and Hillary Clinton is the Democratic Party nominee. It does not mean that no one else can contest. Libertarian Party has nominated New Mexico former Governor Gary Johnson as their Presidential nominee and Green Party last week announced Jill Stein as their nominee. Libertarian Party- an extreme champion of individual liberty, limited governance and pro-market economy is hoping to entice voters dissatisfied with Trump and Clinton. This election is one of the most divi-
sive elections in the US history. Credit goes to Mr. Trump for running an unconventional campaign characterized by ‘politically incorrect’ views on several issues that USA faces today. Donald J Trump is a multibillionaire businessman. Although, politically inclined since years, he never jumped into active politics prior to this.He is trying to use tag of being an outsider from the political establishment of Washington to his advantage by championing that things need to change and they must change NOW. A successful businessman, Trump has been maintaining that the country needs a politically incorrect perspective on various pressing matters. His pet refrain is that the country needs a man outside of Washington establishment who can look at the problems from a common man's perspective. He has struck the right chord with the masses by venting out his feelings on issues illegal immigrants, Islamic terrorism (it may be noted that President Obama has steadfastly refused to link terrorism with Islam) and why the USA is trying to be the chieftain of the world ratherthan taking care of its own pressing issues at home. His priority for job creations in USA is also finding echoing sentiments in the public. Even though highly polarizing figure, but Mr. Trump was truly able to arouse a mass mobilization of voters across the country during the Republican primaries. He amassed as many as 13.3 million votes in the GOP pri-
Who will win? The National Polling Average on New York Times website, as of August 8, shows Hillary Clinton grabbing 46 % votes and Trump 39 %. One of the major determinants of Presidential election outcome is how much funds you can generate. In the previous month of July, Hillary campaign raised 80 Million USD compared to 72 million raised by Trump. On that aspect, Trump may be lagging behind. But to be fair to Billionaire Trump, he never seriously sought donations until last couple of months. American political pundits say that Trump is not only lagging behind on the money trail and but also on organizational mobilization that it is not possible for him to catch up with Hillary. But on ad spending also, Trump’s approach has been careful. His campaign is in no mood to spend too much when the ‘media is already paying him great attention anyway’. In addition many feel that Trump has also alienated women voters, Black and Hispanic voters. How much can he woo middle class white voters will largely decide his outcome. In addition, he cannot imagine a victory without winning Swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. It may be noted that Pennsylvania has never voted a Republican candidate in last 28 years and Ohio has the siting Republican Governor John Kasich who lost out in the Republican primaries and has refused to endorse Trump thus far. I had written in another article that Democratic Party is more heterogeneous in terms of social, racial and ethnic representation, and Republican Party represents supremacy of whites and Christianity. Thus, Clinton will continue to rant usual Democratic Party ethos and woo Hispanic and Black voters and talk of middle path. In Republican domain, the discussion this time is not happening on abortion and gay rights,thanks to the uncharacteristicRepublican Partycandidate Trump who is talking of jobs, ‘making America Great again’ and his vigorous outbursts on illegal immigration, and radical Islam. The possibility of Americans having a first ever female president does not seem have ignited passions. Hilary cannot count on this alone! Trump is a wild card candidate and that sums up all. Watch out!
maries, a highest so far. This is unprecedented despite the fact that he chose not to focus on a cadre based party mobilization and decidingto spend less on advertisements. Trump is not a typical republican candidate and thus to compensate this, he has chosen Indiana Governor Mike Pence who famously declared: “I’m a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order.” Hillary Clinton on the other handhad tough primaries too. Although, she always seemed like in a winner in Democratic Primaries, the avowed "socialist" democrat Bernie Sanders gave her a protracted competition. Bernie was able to mobilize the youth of the country by playing socialist tunes before finally sitting down in support of Hillary Clinton. The republican opponent Trump pounced upon this by stating that Bernie had been a victim of electoralmaneuvers of Democratic primaries and should contest as an independentratherthan sitting in the support of Hilary. Hillary Clinton carries big name as well as a baggage of liabilities. Having been the first woman of the country due to her husband serving as President, Hillary also served as Secretary of state during first term of Obama. Trump has been constantly calling her ‘Crooked Hillary’ due to her alleged involvement in email sever scam and the fact that she must carry accountability for the failures of American intervention in the Arab world and ISIS becoming so pow- The author is a Chicago-based columerful in last several months. nist. Twitter @drMunishRaizada
Indigenous peoples put struggle for Self-determination over Education Phoebe Braithwaite
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ndigenous peoples around the world continue to struggle for self-determination over their education, as highlighted by recent protests against proposed education reforms in Oaxaca, Mexico, which have left several indigenous teachers dead. “For indigenous peoples, these educational reforms impose hostile cultural practices that put individuality at the centre – not cooperation, not teamwork, they do not put the common good over personal achievement,” René González Pizarro, a teacher and member of the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE), from an indigenous Mixe background in the state of Oaxaca told IPS. “The reforms do not take into account the general public – they follow the logic of markets,” added Pizarro. Teachers across Mexico, especially in the southern states – with some of the highest levels of poverty and largest indigenous populations – have been protesting educational reforms proposed by President Enrique Peña Nieto’s . Nieto’s reforms continue a pattern of laws and policies aimed at eliminating unions, including teachers unions. Nieto also proposes to bring in standardised testing which teachers fear will disadvantage indigenous and other marginalised students. “Education systems have to change, first and foremost to empower indigenous cultures and identities – and to generate peaceful intercultural processes later,” Álvaro Esteban Pop Ac, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the UN told IPS. Beginning to view integration’ from the opposite perspective is, he says, “the big challenge. There’s talk of intercultural exchange from mestizos
[mixed race people] and whites to indigenous people, but not vice versa. Oaxaca is the second poorest state in Mexico after Chiapas, and arguably has the highest proportion (65.73%) and diversity of indigenous inhabitants. During the first week of June, teachers and their families camped out in tents throughout the city of Oaxaca, filling many tarpaulin-covered streets and its entire central square, or Zócalo. The atmosphere was tense and resolute, but peaceful, as teachers in their thousands gathered to protest the reforms and organise themselves in the face of proposals which look set to further exclude the country’s poorest and most rurally-dwelling citizens, many of whom are indigenous. Less than three weeks later, on 19 June, after mounting tensions as roads were blocked protesting the arrest of union leader Rubén Nuñez, violence broke out in the municipality of Nochixtlán between police and protesting teachers. Police killed at least six people and wounded over a hundred more. “The degree of violence carried out by state and federal police left several dead. Most were Mixtec indigenous populations from around Nochixtlán, and part of the contingent already there supporting the teachers’ resistance, or were people who came to Nochixtlán after hearing of the police raid,” Pizarro told IPS. “State violence against social movements in Mexico is common and armed violence against indigenous resistance is a constant in Mexico’s history,” he said. Álvaro Pop made a statement at the time of the attacks, condemning them and saying, “any educational reform must consider… ethnic and cultural
diversity, as well as the social and economic reality of the country.” The killings are the latest in a long history of state-perpetrated violence, which has come into renewed focus since 2014, with the enforced disappearances of 43 students from Ayotzinapa Escuela Normal in Iguala, Guerrero, on their way to commemorate 1968’s Tlatelolco massacre of around 300 students. The school has a history of leftwing activism, and its students, most of whom are indigenous, learn to teach with a focus on interculturalism and bilingualism. “The worst part is not simply the armed violence, but a politics of silencing,” Pizarro said. “Both in the case of the 43 disappeared from Ayotzinapa, and in the case of Nochixtlán, as well as in other situations, their indigenous origins, the group’s indigenous composition, have been effaced.” “Nobody talks of the 43 as indigenous… but as a ‘normalistas’ or simply as ‘students’. There is talk of Nochixtlán as an educational struggle, which invisibilises the support of the Mixtec and Triqui people who were there, who turned up to help on the Sunday and organised themselves to speak out about the police’s aggression against the community,” he said. Alfredo Saynes-Vásquez is an anthropologist from the Universidad Nacional Autonóma de Mexico (UNAM). He is Zapotec, an indigenous group in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and speaks the Zapotec language. His work focuses on the effects of globalisation and dominant, urban cultures on traditional ecological knowledge. Saynes-Vásquez also works with primary and secondary school children,
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encouraging new generations to learn about their particular environments and history – and the importance of understanding how language “has a political charge. Nobody can avoid this political charge, including in its syntactic usage.” Still, he says, “knowing about your history and locale is not sufficient to defend oneself against the state.” “There is a process of homogenisation, to make people all the same, have them talk only one language,” SaynesVàsquez told IPS. “To know your locality is a form of resistance, which proposes different values from those of the public administration.” Article 14 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples declares that “indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems”. This right is enshrined in a number of human rights instruments, as well as by Mexican protective bodies and under Article 2 of its constitution. Almost ten years since the UN declaration was first made, it may seem a fragile tool in the face of obstacles apparently insuperable and injustices so deeply ingrained. “We are at the beginning,” Álvaro Pop says. “We all need to do more, both states themselves and the United Nations system. It’s a short time, from 2007 to today, we are only about to reach ten years. The problems are enormous; the tragedies are immense.” But, Álvaro Pop counters, “it has the ability to be a tool of empowerment; it has the standing to bring issues to the attention of authorities, and it generates a critical analysis of national legislation and how it might be harmonised within international structures.” “We need more investment in indigenous territories, providing indigenous people with more freedom and greater ability to decide their destinies.” Finally, says Àlvaro Pop, “we need new ethics in the accumulation of wealth.”
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Do you think 'Clean and Fair' elections is possible in nagaland?
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doubt! Maybe a better election than the previous held elections but a complete 'Clean and Fair' elections may take us years. Much has been done by various organizations, churches and concern groups/individuals and for which they deserve our applause! "Kudos to them." But, there are still some willing to sell themselves at any rate. A special class for the candidates/politicians before the election can be helpful - teaching them few lessons on 'How to Conduct elections in a Clean and Fair means'.
Thujonieyi (Jojo) Khamo Billy Graham Road, kohima
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or me, there is not even 1% chance for “Clean and Fair election” in Nagaland. I haven't seen more corruption than Nagaland anywhere in India. I don't see any possibility because 95% including the leader and the public are corrupt. We are too deep rooted in corruption which has affected all areas of social and economic development where both public and the contesting candidates are equally guilty of corruption. It’s high time the churches take a more proactive role against corruption.
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aga politics is commonly identified in way of money and muscle power, alcoholic power, gun culture, 'ism' politics, abuse of power and position, impersonation and booth capturing. Thus, fair elections do not exist in Nagaland. Practically speaking, we usually don't vote for someone who deserves to be a candidate but mostly vote base on one’s related tribe/denomination/family/clan. However, to some extent, it can be minimized if the Election Commission takes proper steps to check
proxy/bogus votes (one man one vote), and properly implement PR Act 1950.
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Civil Services Prelims 2016 Paper Analysis
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AS Prelims Cut off is one of the main topics of discussion after the IAS prelims Exam. The IAS aspirants and the coaching institutes keep giving hypothetical cut off marks for the IAS Prelims Exam which is beyond the reality. The cut off marks depends on the level of difficulty of the question paper and the overall preparation of the IAS aspirants. The second preposition is very difficult to ascertain. On the basis of average preparation and the previous year trends we deduce the Cutoff marks with IAS Prelims analysis. We have arrived to a conclusion that this year the Cut off marks for the IAS Prelims Exam will increase to greater than 110 Marks for the general candidates and rest of the cut off marks will increase accordingly. The nature of questions was direct from the text books and current affairs and the dificulty level was rather moderate baring one or two questions.
ulling the leg of competent and ambitious leaders is the present trend by the rich; this is the reason why our society seems to be waning in certain perspective despite efforts. If we do need our society to be deliberately progressive and ‘second to none’, our instinct should allow mindset to shun malpractices and allow those proficient and dexterous individuals to lead our people. Consistent efforts are needed to better those extremely least advantaged and impoverished section of people. Indoctrinate ideas of transparency with humanity to elect deserving figures. In a nutshell, let’s condemn proxy votes, money power and influence of alcohol. cut-Off Marks for Prelims 2016 If Nagas would keep in mind some of these The IAS Prelims General Studies doctrines, YES! Clean and Fair election is pos- Question Paper was of Moderate Diffisible in Nagaland!!! culty level and not so hard but the keepNiekhoyi Rhakho ing in mind the details asked in the CurBurma Camp, Dimapur rent Affairs questions and the questions having the obvious answers the Cutoff es, I strongly believe clean and fair elec- for the IAS Prelims Exam General Studtion is possible in Nagaland. If we, from ies will rise from the last year. the grassroot level are true, honest and dedicated in our actions, we are sure that the said issue is sure to see it's fruit because just as Prelims analysis The UPSC IAS Prelims Exam 2016 has the fruit mirrors the condition of its tree so also our representatives reflects us. If we don't sell been conducted on 7th August, 2016. IAS our rights like this to enjoy those few notes for a Prelims General Studies Paper I was conday or two but sacrifice our selfish ends to enjoy a long prosperous government, I am sure we will experience clean and fair elections in our state.
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IAS Prelims 2013 2014 2015 EXPECTED General Studies (out of 400) (out of 385) (out of 200) 2016 General 241 205 107.34 110 +/-10 OBC 222 204 106 107 +/-10 SC 207 182 94 95 +/-5 ST 201 174 91.34 92 +/-5 iaS Prelims exam 2016 GS Question Paper: Break-up of Questions serial no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Topics Indian Polity Geographical Phenomenons and Indian Geography General Science and Technology Ecology and Environment Social and Economic Development History of India And Indian Freedom Struggle Art and Culture Government Programs+Missions+Schemes Current Affairs and Miscellaneous
ducted in the first session and the General Studies II CSAT in the Second. It is very important to understand the process of Examination with the correct information and Analysis. It is a trend that the number of person who appears in the IAS Prelims Exam is around 50 % of the Number of Total Applicants. The Aspirants are more curious to know the whole analysis of General Studies Paper I and Paper II. As usual the General Studies Paper I was much surprising for the aspirants because it did not followed the trend of asking questions from static portion of the various subjects and was tilted towards the Current Affairs Topics and Economy topics. Around 48 questions were asked from the Current Affairs and 45 questions appeared from Jagranjosh’current affairs
no of questions 5 4 9 13 13 13 4 10 29
section itself. The usual trend of asking questions from Geography was missing. The aspirants who didn’t cover the Current Affairs topics of last at least 6 months, the Paper was quite terrifying for them. The General Studies Paper I consist of almost of 48 questions from the dynamic or Current Affairs section alone while the only 50 questions has been asked from the static portion which is quite different from the previous trend of asking questions in IAS Prelims Exam. However, there are reasonable number of questions has been asked from Science and Technology, Environment and Ecology and Government Schemes and various policies. Source: Jagranjosh.com http://www.jagranjosh. com/articles/ias-prelims-question-paper-analysisand-cutoff-1470655482-1
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ntil and unless some miracle happens and make our place upside down, there won’t be any fair election in our society.
Senti Jamir
Nuton bosti, Dimapur
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The Legend of Mehoviü and Morüsa [Angami-Naga Folktale]
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orûsa was a handsome and wealthy. Above all, he was a great warrior. Such qualities made him popular not only in his village, but he was known by young and old even in the neighboring villages. He 1. what is the theme of the 2016 rio Olympics? was unmarried. [A] Peace for inner soul However, there was no girl in [B] World peace and Environment his village who could measure [C] Nothing can achieve without peace up to his expectations of a wife of a great warrior like Morûsa. [D] Live sports, live freedom So his female relatives began to 2. which portal has been launched by the reserve gather news of young eligible, nubile girls in the neighboring Bank of india ( rBi) to curb illegal money villages and learn that there’s an pooling by firms? exceptional girl called Mehou[A] Tez [B] Savdhan viû in another village. [C] Chetavani [D] Sachet Now Mehouviû and Morûsa were oblivious of each other’s 3. who is the newly elected Prime Minister of appearance. But she has heard nepal? of him. In fact, she had had [A] Khadga Prasad Oli dreams that she was eating and [B] Pushpa Kamal Dahal/ Prachanda [C] Khil Raj Regmi [D] Baburam Bhattarai
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drinking at Morûsa’s place. After some time, the household of Morûsa sent representatives to Mehouviû’s place and attained the consent of her parents to give her hand in marriage. A date was fixed, whereupon Mehouviû would go to Morûsa’s village. This information about the specific date was given to the bridegroom’s household. Now he does not know Mehouviû nor to which village does she belong. Morûsa decides that the day before his betrothed reaches his place, he will go for head-hunting so that he will serve his village to the ceremonial feast of rûprie*. He wants his bride to see with her own eyes the prestige and honor that he enjoys as a warrior in his society. However, Morûsa was at
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lost as to where he would go hunting because his village had made friendly pacts with its neighboring villages. But due to ill-luck, that day, he could not find warriors with whom he could combat and whose head he could take home. So he was compelled to turn his steps towards villages in search of casualties. In this way, he entered a village, but all he could find was only little children whom he didn’t want to kill. Then he saw a girl alone in her house doing household works. So he entered into her house, killed her and severed her head. Triumphantly, he carries the head home, and in the evening, he invited his entire village for the ceremonial feast. The people gather around his front yard feasting and anticipating the
coming of Morûsa’s bride. Time passed but Morûsa’s bride did not turn up. Soon the terrible news came that Mehouviû had been killed and beheaded by a warrior when she was alone in her house that day. It so happened that since she was going to be married, Mehouviû had stayed home that day so that she could sort out her belongings and finish the necessary household chores before leaving her parents home for her husband’s village. It was in this condition that Morûsa found her and beheaded her. The truth then dawned; the warrior was none other than Morûsa himself who had gone and killed his own wife-to-be and had borne the head home. Morûsa realized to his anguish that he
had no other to blame for this tragedy but himself. * A ceremonial feast that follows a successful head-hunting
Background Amongst the many themes, both at personal and universal levels, the above folktale reflects the glory and as well as the tragic consequences of head-hunting practice in the olden days. It also reflects the Aristotelian concept of ‘hamartia’ in a tragedy. Here, vanity is the tragic flaw which brought about the downfall of the protagonist. It conveys the universal moral lesson that pride goes before a fall. Compiled and translated by kevizonuo kuolie Research Scholar, Department of English, nagaland university, kohima in 'Journal of Literature, Culture and Media Studies', Vol-i number 2 (winter) July-December 2009.
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We live in times where people are obsessed with ‘success’ and ‘fame’; hence, we come across numerous platitudinous catch phrases and titles—be it on new media, books, magazines, internet ads, or large billboards, etc.—such as ‘How to be successful?’, ‘Keys to success!’, ‘How to attain wealth and success!’, ‘Guides to success’, and so forth. Yet, in the midst of such commotions, we become so parochial in our efforts to succeed that we begin seeking easier ways or ‘shortcuts’ and, in the process, forget the two essential aspects of success: Hard work and Passion.
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ard work, a key to success, is a well-known adage. Parents, teachers, as well as others, guide a child to work hard so that the child can achieve good scores. Though a little bit of luck invariably plays a positive role, I believe that hard work is the key to success. In fact, if only luck is to be considered, no one would work but just wait till their luck shines up. But this is not the case. Today we see that technology has improved to such an extent that a person can have a lunch in Paris and dinner in New York on the same day. There lie great contributions from people like the Wright Brothers and Henry Ford in inventing means of transportations, which were the result of their hard work and great efforts. If these people had waited for the D-day and luck to shine on them, we probably would still be using firewood to cook instead of using electrical ovens, consider flying a dream, and the world would not have been globalized. A person can excel in his career due to hard work. If he sits at home, no one would offer him a job unless he initiates the job searching process. Promotions come because of hard work. Luck does not lie in the picture. Students excel only
- Kinitoli aye, asst Professor, Department of History ter the graduation say that they weren’t goes side by side with hard work, and that lucky enough to get good marks, or the is passion.Passion is understood as an inevaluators must have been very strict. tellectual, emotional, and physical drive But again these are merely excuses that that generates positive action. We each can’t be given preference. Innovation are passionate about something, and it does not happen without hard work. is this passion that gives us a purpose in Hard work is what translates vision and life, and we thereby pursue our goals in life. Whether one loves playing sports, ideas into results. We definitely need to work smarter listening to music, or spending time with too. But work smarter and harder. They their family, the most important element go together. It’s true that by working becomes the satisfaction and joy derived smarter and being more productive with from the activity. Passions predetermine your time, you may not have to work as the personality and behavior of a person. hard to enjoy success. Those who adopt Without any passion, our life would rethe motto of working smarter, not harder, semble emotionless mechanical things, will eventually be left in the dust by the dead and deprived of any expressions. competition. The best are always striv- However, if a wrong passion is harbored, ing to get better. They are always pushing the end result might just as well be gravely themselves beyond their comfort zone. disastrous. Those with a passion for mateThey are always innovating and improv- rial prosperity might be prone to unethiing. Always remember Darwin’s theory cal behaviors, while those with a passion for alcoholic drinks may waste away their of evolution. When you work hard, people notice, life. Be passionate about the right thing! maybe not right away, but eventually, and you will be rewarded. The key is to We need to believe that we can do it betdo your best every day and strive for ex- ter, have the desire to make it happen, cellence in all that you do. Rewards come and always hunger for success. However, to those who are humble and hungry; before the much-awaited success comes humble, as in, you are striving to learn, our way, we need to have the undying grow, and improve every day, and hun- energy to go through all odds that are going to come our way. Have the mindset to gry with a passion to be your best.
Don’t be scared to take risks when you pursue your passion. Have the stamina to keep the fight going, and bear the sufferings that come along with it. If practicing for hours on the guitar makes the skin of your fingers break, or dancing the ballet to the tune of the nutcracker gives you ugly toes, your passion for these says ‘so be it’. Being passionate is being invested wholly towards fulfilling your dreams. The time, the efforts, the costs, the blood and sweat; it all counts. Always remember that passion calls in for changes, overcomes difficulties, generates actions, and inspires others. I end my article with this quote from the 2006 American biographical drama film ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’- “Don't ever let somebody tell you...you can't do something. Not even me. Alright? You got a dream...You gotta protect it. People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you can't do it. If you want somethin', go get it!” 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. The editors are Dr. Hewasa Lorin, Anjan Behera, Dr. Salikyu Sangtam, Nivibo Yiki, and Kvulo Lorin. For feedback or comments please
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Holy cows & Hindu crusaders cloud Modi's reform drive
AGRA, AuGust 9 (REutERs): Two miles down the road from the white marble walls of the fabled Taj Mahal, a heavyset man crouches in the dirt of a cow shed and explains how the future of India belongs to him. Digvijay Nath Tiwari is commander of a vigilante group that claims 5,000 members in the northern city of Agra, and which cultivates informants, swarms shop owners, ambushes trucks at night and metes out extra-judicial violence, all for one cause: protecting the holy cow, an animal held sacred by Hindu beliefs. Across the country, hardline Hindu groups have made headlines after being captured on video insulting and beating men they accuse of involvement in cow slaughter. "Retaliation is important at times," said Tiwari, as he sat with 17 men squeezed around a straw mat on the shed floor. His cell phone contained photographs of stick-wielding men rushing to the aid of fallen cattle. Local police say they cannot stop Tiwari's actions, laying the blame partly on lax laws. The "gau rakshaks", or cow protectors, are inflaming tensions among India's religions and castes. They risk undermining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to focus on eco-
Digvijay Nath Tiwari (L), the commander, and other members of a Hindu nationalist vigilante group established to protect cows, are pictured with animals they claimed to have saved from slaughter, in Agra on August 8. (REUTERS Photo)
nomic advancement, even as the right-wing Hindu nationalist forces that got him elected promote their own agenda. The implications reach far beyond the winding alleyways of Agra. Social and religious stability are key to future assumptions of prosperity in India, currently the world's fastest expanding major economy. "India will remain one of the strongest growth stories in the region," a Goldman Sachs strategist said in April, echoing the sentiment of many foreign investors. Yet such outlooks built on macro-analysis risk missing a ground truth: if
RBI cautions public against email frauds MuMbAi, AuGust 9 (iANs): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday cautioned the general public against emails that claim to provide monetary rewards from the central bank on the pretext of phony schemes. "If you get an email from me or any future governor promising to transfer a large sum of say Rs 50 lakh to you if only you send a small transaction fee of Rs 20,000 to a specific bank account, delete the email," Rajan said at the post-policy press conference held here. The RBI Governor spoke after the third bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2016-17, which was held here at the Mint Street. "The reality is such emails are not from me and the RBI does not give out money directly to ordinary citizens, even though we print plenty of it," he cited. Rajan asked the public to examine and not fall prey to such emails. "While the emails usually contain very convincing reasons why you have been chosen to receive money, ask yourself why I cannot simply deduct Rs 20,000 and send you Rs 49.8 lakh," he explained. Rajan, who kept the key policy rates unchanged in his last monetary policy review, also announced the start of a year-long public awareness and consumer protection campaign.
Central government wants independent judiciary: Minister NEw DElhi, AuGust 9 (iANs): Stressing that the Narendra Modi government wants an "independent judiciary" in India, Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said that weaker communities must have representation in the country's judiciary."This government is totally dedicated to independent judiciary. We don't wish to have any veto (power) on judiciary," the minister said while replying to a debate under the an attention calling motion in the Rajya Sabha on appointments of judges in high courts and the Supreme Court of the country. Ravi Shankar Prasad also agreed to suggestions of the members from across party lines that weaker sections of the society must have some representation in judiciary as they tend to get discriminated against."There must be a constant endeavour to have judges from these communities," the minister added. He also said that there was no impasse between the government and the judiciary over appointment of judges.
SC declines to seek status report of probe into alleged NEET-II leak NEw DElhi, AuGust 9 (iANs): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a plea urging it to call for a detailed status report from the Uttarakand Police of its investigation into alleged leakage of the NEET-II question papers in the state. Refusing to step in and monitor the investigation, a bench of Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice L. Nageswara Rao said: "We don't want to monitor. We have asked the central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to have an open mind" and see the material emerging from the investigation by police. The petitioner, a student who had appeared in NEET-II, had also urged the court to direct the Central Board of Secondary Education to conduct a re-examination if prima facie the allegations of paper leakage were found to be correct on basis of status report submitted by Uttarakhand Police. Holding that the "court can't be loaded" with cases, it permitted the petitioner to approach the Uttarakhand High Court if there was fresh material in support of his contention. Rejecting the plea, the bench noted that on July 24 itself - when the alleged leak was reported - the full board of the CBSE had examined the papers sent to it by the state police and found that they had nothing to do with the question papers of the NEET-II. Besides this, the court also noted that the all the material sent by the Uttarakhand Police to CBSE was also looked into by the Oversight Committee headed by former Chief Justice R.M.Lodha and it too found no foul play.
the right-wing groups empowered by Modi's rise do not stop antagonizing minorities, then the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) plans for nurturing that growth will not easily come to pass. CHANGING FOCUS Cow slaughter is illegal in most of India, an overwhelmingly Hindu nation. However, it had long been tolerated under the Congress party, which ruled the country for most of its independent history and prides itself on protecting Muslims and lower castes who ply the meat and leather trade. Now the Hindu nation-
alist BJP is in power, and that is changing as vigilante groups gain prominence. And Modi, while saying he's concerned, has been either unwilling or unable to halt their more extreme actions. The prime minister was trained and nurtured by hardline Hindu organisations that were instrumental in his rise from the son of a train station tea seller to leader of the world's biggest democracy. Once at the helm, however, he has focussed on more pragmatic and inclusive economic issues: spurring growth and creating enough jobs for a rapidly expanding workforce. These initiatives could
to sit on the road and eat a concoction including cow dung. They were reportedly Muslims, and the footage was taken during Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting. While the BJP does not bank on the support of many Muslims, it does want to secure the votes of the Dalits, a caste formerly known as untouchables. Together, the two groups account for about 30 percent of India's population, a major consideration with important state elections due next year and a national ballot set for 2019. Chandra Bhan Prasad, a prominent Dalit writer and adviser to the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, compared the violence to that of Ku Klux Klan racism in the United States. "It's like India's version of KKK – the past was great DALITS FEEL so long as these blacks were UNDER SIEGE The violence of cow under our thumb, society vigilante groups this year, was beautiful. So, how to some of it caught in dis- control these Dalits?" turbing videos on the Internet, has unsettled minority "COW NOT JUST AN ANIMAL" groups. The Rashtriya SwayamOne clip from Gujarat shows four men, shirtless, sevak Sangh (RSS), the natied to a bumper being tion's umbrella right-wing whipped with rods. The vic- Hindu organisation which tims were Dalits, or Indians helped create the BJP, does at the bottom of the caste not appear willing to tackhierarchy who traditional- le cow protection forces, ly take away cow carcasses blaming outlaws for causwhich can then be used for ing the trouble. "The cow is not just an leather. In another, from Hary- animal. We have an emoana, two people are made tional and religious attachbe derailed by a narrower, Hindu nationalist agenda aimed at protecting symbols made sacrosanct by religious texts and countering a perceived threat of foreign influences. In a speech on Saturday night in New Delhi, Modi lashed out at the cow protectors. "I feel so angry at times. Some people who are engaged in anti-social activities for the whole night wear the mask of 'gau rakshaks' in the day," he said. A senior aide to Modi, who is approaching the halfway mark of his fiveyear tenure, said at the end of July that while the leader is aware of the social and economic implications, "we cannot do much to stop cow protection forces ... cow protection is integral to our core support base."
ment to it and we want to make it the centre of our economic activity," said a senior RSS leader in New Delhi, who asked not to be named so he could speak more frankly. "Vigilantes are instructed to follow the rules and they are a disciplined force. We admire their work." Champat Rai, a leader of the Hindu activist Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), or World Hindu Council, a group formed by RSS leadership which oversees cow groups, was more direct. "I am a cow patriot and want to free cows from the slavery of Muslim butchers," he said. "It's better we shed our blood to save the blood of cows." In Agra, some 220 km (135 miles) south of New Delhi, there has already been bloodshed, and the threat of more to come. One prominent Dalit businessmen in the city, H.K. Pippal, said recently at his shoe factory that he had a plan should the cow protection gang try to interfere with his operations and the cow leather it uses. "I am very powerful, my workers could kill them." Tiwari, the cow group leader, blames the butchers for much of the problem. "It's not just that the butchers get beaten," he said. "They attack us and threaten to kill us. It is a serious clash." Tiwari acknowledged having four criminal cases
pending against him, but said he was innocent in all of them. In February this year, the vice president of the VHP in Agra, who was also a senior member of Tiwari's group, was surrounded by a group of five Muslims while walking from a temple to his furniture shop, according to a police report. The men had previously been targeted by the cow protectors for allegedly dealing in beef, according to Tiwari. One of them boasted: "You think that you are a big leader, we'll teach you a lesson today," said the police report. A pistol shot rang out and the VHP official, Arun Mahour, fell dead in one of the oldest and busiest markets of Agra. A mob of young Hindu men set out for a Muslim quarter, said the police officer in charge of the area, S.K. Sharma. Soon, thousands of people were in the streets, Sharma said. "This almost became a riot between the Hindus and Muslims." The fallen Hindu leader left behind two sons, aged 12 and 16. Asked about the family's future, his widow, Rajni Mahour, covered her face with the edge of a white sari and caught her breath for a moment. The way forward, she said, was clear: "My family says that we should know to lay our life down for religion."
India's focus on SCS will harm ties: Chinese Daily MGNREGS assets and works The tabloid said instead products exported to China fects to Sino-Indian ties and to be geo-tagged: government bEijiNG, AuGust 9 (iANs): India's focus on of being worried over fall- amid the ongoing free trade potentially set up obstacles the South China Sea will harm its ties with China and create obstacles for Indian businessmen, said a state-run daily on Tuesday. In an editorial, the Global Times said India should "avoid unnecessary entanglement" with China over the dispute of South China Sea during the upcoming visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
ing exports to China, Indians were more focussed on the South China Sea. "India may want to avoid unnecessary entanglement with China over the South China Sea debate during Wang's visit if the country wishes to create a good atmosphere for economic cooperation, which would include reducing tariffs on made-in-India
talk known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership," the daily said. Wang is to visit India India from August 12-14 where he will discuss the upcoming G -20 summit in China and BRICS Summit in India. "It is puzzling that India is focusing on the South China Sea issue at this moment, a move that might risk unnecessary side ef-
for Indian exporters hoping to increase their presence in China, now the world's second-largest importer." "Considering that India does not face territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea, is it worth letting the South China Sea issue become another factor that will impact India's cooperation with China? India should consider this."
Bill on road safety introduced in LS amid objections NEw DElhi, AuGust 9 (iANs): The Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, which the opposition opposed on the technical ground that the draft bill was not circulated among the members in advance. The bill proposes hefty penalties for violation of traffic rules and up to Rs 10 lakh as compensation in case of road fatality. A penalty of Rs 10,000 for drunken driving and Rs 2 lakh compensation for hit-and-run cases is proposed in the proposed law. Extending their in-principle support to the bill moved by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, members like Mallikarjun Kharge (Congress), Saugat Roy and
Kalyan Banerjee (both Trinamool) and Mohammad Salim (CPI-M) said they wanted to study the bill properly as it related to improving road safety. Among other things, the new bill provides for holding a guardian/vehicle owner guilty in case of a road offence by juveniles and cancellation of the vehicle's registration. "A detailed discussion has to be done. Nearly 79 clauses are there in the bill. We are very enthusiastic to support all the proposals of the minister (Gadkari) because he is taking some interest to improve road safety. So we do not want to block him. But we should go according to the rules," Kharge said while supporting Saugat Roy, who opposed the very introduction of the bill.
"We would like to bring amendments to the bill. Let the bill be circulated today (Tuesday). The scrappy work of the (Road Transport) ministry should not be condoned by Parliament," Roy told Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Mahajan, however, allowed its introduction, saying all issues related to the bill could be raised during the debate. Communist Party of IndiaMarxist member Salim said he got a copy of the bill only in the morning. "It is a voluminous bill and we require to apply our minds as we are all stakeholders," he said amid interruptions. Officials say India accounted for one of the highest accident rates globally at 5 lakh per annum, in which 1.5 lakh people are killed.
NEw DElhi, AuGust 9 (iANs): The Centre will "geo-tag" all assets created through works carried out under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) since 2006, Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Tuesday. "This has been decided as per the directives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who, during a recent review meeting of MGNREGA, underlined the need for online recording and monitoring of assets to check leakages and for effective mapping of resources," Tomar told reporters here. "Geo-tagging" is the process of adding geographical identification metadata to a medium such as a website. In the context of MGNREGS, geo-tagging will help users find a wide variety of location-specific information about an asset. The Department of Space will help upload online data about all works and assets related to natural resource management, water harvesting, drought proofing, sanitation, agriculture, check dams and irrigation channels, he said. To ensure smooth implementation of "Geo-MGNREGA," the government will train 2.62 lakh functionaries in 628 districts across the country in six stages, Tomar said. Gea-tagging will enhance transparency, ease identification and monitoring, and help perform additional developmental works on existing assets like creating watershed and drought-proofing irrigation facilities, the minister said. "The moot point is to keep track of MGNREGA assets and to promote transparency. Once we know where the assets are and what and where are the gaps, it will be easier to address them," Tomar said. The pilot projects started on August 1 in 28 Gram Panchayats, he said. The local district officials and Block Development Officers (BDOs) have been made main coordinators for geo-tagging of images so that these are not misused, an official said.
10,932 companies default on PF payouts Nikhil M. Babu IANS/IndiaSpend
It should have taken 30 days for Sanjaya Kumar (27) from Odisha to withdraw his father's provident fund of Rs 40,000, the postemployment, rainy day retirement stash that companies must compulsorily deduct from salaries. Instead, more than 1,825 days have passed since Kumar's father Krushna Chandra (53) died in 2011. "Please help me withdraw PF money, my mother is worried about losing it," said Sanjaya, in a complaint posted on an online forum. More than 10,000 companies - including 1,195 state-owned - nationwide have defaulted on provident-fund payments: 2,200 companies owe at least Rs 2,200 crore-to the EPFO, the portion of employee salaries they should have deposited. The numbers of defaulting companies and institutions is growing. There were 10,091 defaulters in 2014-15, rising to
'56% employees apprehend poor pension benefits' NEw DElhi, AuGust 9 (iANs): More than half of Indian employees anticipate that they will be up against a less comfortable retirement than their parents' generation, a survey by global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson said. According to the 2016 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey, 56% of Indian employees still fear that they will be worse off than their parents in retirement, although employees' satisfaction with their financial situation in the country has increased 9% since 2013. The study said as many as 46% of employees expressed concern when questioned about their current financial state, and more than one in three stated that their financial problems negatively affect their lives. “The growing insecurities of employees around long-term financial stability demands the immediate attention of employers,” said Kulin Patel, Director, Willis Towers Watson India. The study of over 2,000 employees found that almost 54% worry about their future financial state, whereas 52% of employees think that they are less effective at their work due to financial problems. 10,932 by December 2015. Online consumer forums are flooded with complaints like those of Kumar's, as hundreds of employees who have quit or retired from a company are deprived of their provident fund. "We get lots of complaints from workers who have been denied their provident fund and also complaints of collusion between EPFO officials and employers," said All-India Trade Union
Congress secretary and EPFO trustee D.L. Sachdev. A detailed questionnaire sent on June 29, 2016, to the Central Provident Fund Commissioner and the Central Vigilance Officer of EPFO and reminders on August 1 went unanswered. In Budget 2015-16, the government decided to tax a part of provident fund. But widespread nationwide protests -- some violent, especially in Bangalore --
forced the government to rescind the decision. The rainy day solution, hobbled by defaulting companies Provident funds are meant to provide financial security to salaried employees, who must contribute 12 per cent of their monthly salary with the employer contributing 13.6 per cent. Companies or institutions with more than 19 employees deposit the provident fund of
each with the EPFO, which in turn deposits the money in an employee account that earns 8.8 per cent interest from the government, which invests the provident fund in government securities and corporate bonds. While employe es can withdraw the entire amount after retirement or two months after resigning from a job, the EPFO allows partial withdrawals to pay for a home, education, marriage or an illness. Establishments that deduct contributions from employees' salaries, but do not deposit it with EPFO are termed defaulters. Tamil Nadu, including Pondicherry, has India's largest number of defaulting companies (2,644), followed by Maharashtra (1,692) and Kerala, including Lakshadweep (1,118). The Airports Authority of India tops the list of defaulting institutions with a Rs-192-crore default, followed by HBL GLOBAL, Mumbai, and Ahluwalia Contracts India Limited, Delhi, with Rs 64.5
crore and 54.5 crore, respectively. By region, Thiruvananthapuram leads with 247 defaulters, followed by Kolkata with 173 and Bhubaneswar with 115. The EPFO'S role as a custodian of employee savings faces deeper problems. The number of EPF cases pending settlement in 2015-16 increased 23 per cent over the previous year. Although 228 police cases were registered, 14,000 inquiries started against defaulting establishments and Rs 3,240 crore was recovered in 201415 from defaulters, the EPFO was short of 6,000 employees on March 31, 2015. There has been a fourfold increase in cases filed by EPFO to prosecute defaulting employers over the four years ending 2015, from 317 in 2012-13 to 1491 in 2014-15. As many as 322 corruption cases were ongoing or concluded against erring EPFO officials between 2012-February 2015. Since then, corruption cases have dropped: 167 in 2012, 75 in 2013, 72 in 2014 and 8 till February 2015.
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Indian cold pills pour over remote border to fuel Myanmar narcotics boom TAMU (MYANMAR), AU g U s T 9 ( R e UTeRs): Five years ago, when cold pills first trickled across Myanmar’s untamed border with India, many local officials were baffled. Where was this medicine going, and why were smugglers so interested in it? Today, the cross-border trickle has become a torrent and everyone knows why the Indian-made pills are so valuable: they are bound for secret laboratories in lawless eastern Myanmar that churn out most of mainland Southeast Asia’s methamphetamine, or “meth”. Cold pills contain pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient of meth, a highly addictive drug whose eversoaring popularity is rattling governments across Asia. In recent months the Philippines has elected a president on a platform of harsh action against drug dealers, Indonesia has resumed executions of drug traffickers after a yearlong hiatus and Thailand is wrestling with a soaring prison population. Myanmar’s current boom in meth production would be impossible without a recent surge in pseudoephedrine smuggled from India’s huge and ill-
Police in Myanmar’s Tamu district show a test kit used to identify pseudoephedrine in Myanmar’s Chin State, near the border with India where huge quantities of Indianmade pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient for the highly addictive drug methamphetamine, or “meth,” is smuggled over the border into Myanmar May 11, 2016. Picture taken May 11, 2016. (REUTERS File Photo)
regulated pharmaceuticals sector, say police and narcotics experts. The uninterrupted flow of the drug is highlighting a disconnect between countries in tackling a meth epidemic that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) calls Asia’s “number one drug threat”. “It’s big, big business,” said Ye Htut, a former advisor to Myanmar’s ex-President Thein Sein. He attributed a property boom in Kalay, the largest town
in this otherwise impoverished region, to the profits made from smuggling pseudoephedrine. Meth is sold in pill form as “ya ba”, a Thai name meaning “crazy medicine”, or as a more potent, crystalline substance known as “crystal meth”, “ice” or “shabu”. Each Indian cold pill can make one “ya ba” and costs only a few cents to produce. By the time it has crossed the border and reached Mandalay Myanmar’s northern capi-
tal and a major smuggling hub - the pill’s value has increased roughly tenfold. Across mainland Southeast Asia, the UNODC estimates the meth trade was worth about $15 billion in 2013. CROSS-BORDER ROUTE The rugged and ethnically diverse region straddling the Indian border ranks among Myanmar’s poorest, with no industry and modest infrastructure. Its main road is a two-lane highway linked
by rickety bridges and plied by ox carts. It is here that Myanmar police have been finding thousands of the cold pills, hidden in rice sacks, packed into truck chassis or spilling from the luggage of cross-border bus passengers. In one bust here in midJune, police intercepted a car carrying more than 60 kg (130 lbs) of Indian pseudoephedrine - enough to make more than a million “ya ba” pills. Global demand for methamphetamine has created “new precursor chemical entrepreneurs in India”, said the U.S. State Department in a 2015 report. Experts believe many criminals who once smuggled drugs now prefer precursors, which offer high profits but much lighter penalties. Myanmar police say China is also a major supplier of pseudoephedrine. But with tighter controls there, and with greater demand for the chemical as meth use booms, drug producers have increasingly turned to India. Pseudoephedrine is a controlled substance in India requiring all handlers to register with the authorities. In practise, the trade is poorly monitored, with Indian offi-
cials complaining of weak intelligence-sharing between government agencies and rare prosecutions of offenders. Raw pseudoephedrine is made in a handful of Indian factories, then moved through a network of wholesalers, drug makers, distributors and drugstores. It gets pilfered at every point along the way, say experts. In a statement to Reuters, India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said seizures had dropped after the country’s narcotics laws were changed in 2013 to define pseudoephedrine as controlled. And indeed, police in Kalay and Tamu, Myanmar’s two main districts bordering India, seized only 400 kg of pseudoephedrine last year, down from more than 3.5 tons in 2013. But that may well be because smugglers have found novel ways to avoid detection. “It’s highly likely that traffickers have just shifted approach,” said Jeremy Douglas, the UNODC’s Asia-Pacific head. Tamu district alone had more than 80 unofficial crossing points along its 125-km (80-mile) border with India, said Douglas, making it almost impos-
sible to monitor. The Indian Embassy in Yangon did not respond to a request for comment on the problem. DRUG PROBLEM Already the world’s second-largest producer, after Afghanistan, of opium and its derivative heroin, Myanmar is now also reporting record-breaking seizures of meth. In May, police intercepted a truck in northern Myanmar carrying 21 million ya ba pills worth an estimated $35 million. The booming drugs trade poses a challenge to the fledgling government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Rapid urbanization in the commercial capital Yangon is creating the kind of slums that have fuelled the increase in meth abuse in countries such as Thailand and the Philippines. Health experts are braced for an explosion in domestic meth use. Meanwhile, police in Mandalay, a transit point between the western frontier with India and the rebel-dominated eastern borderlands, say they are still making record seizures of Indian-made pseudoephedrine. Greater regional integration, aided by Indian
and Myanmar road-building programmes, promised to boost both trade and trafficking, said the UNODC’s Douglas. “India and Myanmar are cooperating to some extent but they’re not doing a lot of joint operations or intelligence-sharing,” he said. Myanmar police said most large drug and precursor shipments were smuggled through Moreh, the Indian border town opposite Tamu. They have arrested scores of couriers or “mules”, but said they needed India’s help to arrest the ringleaders. An Indian man suspected of arranging a large pseudoephedrine shipment in 2013 sought refuge on the other side of the border, said Tamu police chief Major Soe Naing. “Cooperation with India is quite weak so we haven’t been able to catch him,” he said. The NCB said Myanmar had not presented evidence that smuggling kingpins were hiding in India, or even that the pseudoephedrine it had seized was Indian-made. “It is coming from other countries too,” said a top NCB official, who asked not to be named because he wasn’t authorised to speak to journalists.
Pakistani lawyers go on strike after dozens killed in attack Record new HIV cases in Philippines prompt call for action JAKARTA, AUgUsT 9 (THOMsON ReUTeRs FOUNdATION): The Philippines has posted a record number of new HIV infections, prompting campaigners to call on authorities to step up efforts to battle the potentially deadly disease. A total of 841 new cases were recorded in June, the highest ever monthly figure since the country’s first reported case in 1984, according to the health department’s latest statistics released this week. Over 90 percent, or 777 cases, were transmitted through sexual contact, the majority of them among men who have sex with men. Injecting drug users accounted for 60 new cases and the remaining four were cases of mother-to-child transmission. New cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which can lead to AIDS have been rising in the Philippines, bucking the international trend which shows new
infections falling. “This is a cause of concern for us,” Gerald Santos from Manila-based campaign group Project Red Ribbon told the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Tuesday. “But to look at it with the
ing awareness about HIV before it is too late,” added Santos, the group’s treasurer. The Philippines saw new infections double between 2001 and 2012, according to a U.N. AIDS agency (UNAIDS) report in 2013 which showed the epidemic was also expanding in Indonesia and Pakistan. Increasing infections among injecting drug users sharing contaminated needles combined with low condom use and high fertility rates have raised concern over “downstream” HIV infections - when the virus spreads to people not typically at risk of HIV, like children who acquire the virus through mother-tochild transmission. There have been 34,999 HIV cases in the Philippines since record-keeping started in 1984, with 83 percent diagnosed in the last five years, according to the health department. Globally, some 36.7 million people are living with HIV, according to UNAIDS.
“The government should double their efforts in spreading awareness about HIV before it is too late” glass half full, it also shows awareness is at an all-time high, meaning more people are aware of HIV and are getting tested.” However, he said the actual number of new infections could be higher, as stigma associated with HIV prevents at-risk group from getting tested. “The government should double their efforts in spread-
IsLAMABAd/QUeTTA, AUgUsT 9 (ReUTeRs): Pakistani lawyers staged a nationwide strike on Tuesday after dozens of colleagues were slain in a suicide bombing that killed at least 70 people at a hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta. Medical staff said up to 60 of those slain in the bombing at a government hospital were lawyers who had gathered to mourn the assassination earlier on Monday of the president of the Baluchistan Bar Association, Bilal Anwar Kasi. Islamic State was one of two Islamist militant groups to claim responsibility for the atrocity, although officials and analysts said they had doubts over whether the Middle Eastbased movement was behind the blast. It was the latest, and deadliest, in a string of attacks against lawyers in Pakistan, seen by some militants as an extension of the government and so legitimate targets. “How weak and pathetic are these people who target hospitals, where women and children, where patients, go to get treatment?” Ashtar Ausaf Ali, Pakistan’s attorney gener-
al, said on Tuesday at a protest outside the Supreme Court in the capital Islamabad. Supreme Court Bar President Ali Zafar called for the government to do more to protect lawyers. “Lawyers are relatively more vocal against militancy and they are fighting cases against people accused of terrorism, so it would make sense that they are being targeted,” said Ali Malik, a Lahorebased lawyer. “An attack on lawyers makes a mockery of the law enforcement agencies, it undermines the promises of the state against terrorists and breeds fear among vulnerable citizens.” DOUBTS OVER CLAIMS The bombing in Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan province, was initially claimed by Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban that is fighting to overthrow the government and impose strict Islamic law. Later, however, Islamic State said one of its fighters carried out the attack, in what would mark an escalation in the ability of the group, or its regional off-
shoots, to strike in Pakistan. “A martyr from the Islamic State detonated his explosive belt at a gathering of justice ministry employees and Pakistani policemen in the city of Quetta,” Islamic State’s Amaq news agency reported. Some Pakistani analysts were skeptical. “The ISIS claim seems very unconvincing,” said Imtiaz Gul, director of the Center for Research and Security Studies in Islamabad. “The claim of responsibility by Jamaat-ur-Ahrar is more credible,” said Muhammad Amir Rana, head of the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies. He noted that Jamaat had sworn loyalty to Islamic State’s Middle East leadership in 2014, but later switched back to the Taliban. “Every time they have carried out an attack, they have taken responsibility independently (of Islamic State),” Rana said. It remains unclear what ties, if any, Jamaat has to Islamic State, whose leadership is a rival to both the Taliban and al Qaeda over claims to represent the true Islamist Caliphate. In September 2014, Jamaatur-Ahrar rejected the Pakistani Taliban during a leadership
struggle and swore allegiance to Islamic State, also known as Daesh. By March 2015, the group was again swearing loyalty to the main Pakistani Taliban. The reason for its return to the fold remains murky, but Jamaat also never specifically disavowed Islamic State. Only last week, Jamaat was added to the United States’ list of global terrorists, triggering sanctions. Baluchistan, which borders Afghanistan, is home to many militant groups, most notably sectarian outfits who have launched a campaign of suicide bombings and assassinations of ethnic Hazaras Persian-speaking Shi’ites who mostly emigrated from Afghanistan and are a small minority of the Shi’ite population in Sunni-majority Pakistan. “Many groups based in Baluchistan have an anti-Shia agenda, so they find ideological linkages with ISIS,” said a military official who was based in Quetta until 2015. “But is ISIS present there to a degree that they can carry out this kind of well-planned, premeditated attack? I don’t think that is possible.”
Japan warns China of deteriorating ties over East China Sea dispute T O KYO / WA s H I N g TON, AUgUsT 9 (ReUTeRs): Japan warned China on Tuesday that ties were deteriorating over disputed East China Sea islets, and China’s envoy in Tokyo reiterated Beijing’s stance that the specks of land were its territory and called for talks to resolve the dispute. The diplomatic tussle comes amid simmering tension as China builds on outposts in the contested South China Sea, including what appear to be reinforced aircraft hangars, according to new satellite images. Ties between Asia’s two largest economies have been strained in recent days since Japan saw a growing number of Chinese coastguard and other government ships sailing near the East China Sea islets, called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. The flurry of Chinese incursions into the waters follows a period of sustained pressure on China
over its activities in the South China Sea, and China’s criticism of what it sees as Japanese interference in that dispute. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida called in Chinese ambassador Cheng Yonghua for the second time since Friday and told him China was trying to change the status quo unilaterally, the Japanese foreign ministry said. Kishida told Cheng the environment surrounding Sino-Japanese ties was “deteriorating markedly”, the ministry said. The Chinese diplomat said after the meeting that he had told Kishida the islands, which are controlled by Japan, were an integral part of China’s territory and the dispute should be resolved through dialogue. “I told him ... it is natural that Chinese ships conduct activity in the waters,” Cheng told reporters. Dozens of Chinese vessels sailed near the islands on the weekend raising alarm in Japan. Cheng was called in by Japanese Vice
Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama last Friday over the incursions into what Japan see as its territorial waters. The United States, its Southeast Asian allies and Japan have questioned Chinese land reclamation on contested islands in the South China Sea, particularly since an international court rejected China’s historic claims to most of that sea last month. China has refused to recognise the court ruling on a case brought by the Philippines. Japan called on China to adhere to it, saying it was binding, but Beijing responded by warning Japan not to interfere. RAPID CONSTRUCTION Satellite images taken in late July over the South China Sea show that hangars constructed on Fiery Cross, Subi and Mischief Reefs in the Spratly islands, have room for any fighter jet in the Chinese air force, the Washingtonbased Center for Strategic
and International Studies (CSIS) said. The think-tank said in a report there was little evidence that China had deployed military aircraft to the outposts, but the “rapid construction” of reinforced hangars suggested that was likely to change. “They are far thicker than you would build for any civilian purpose,” Gregory Poling, director of CSIS’s Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, told the New York Times, which first reported on the new images. “They’re reinforced to take a strike.” A U.S. navy commander said it had not been confirmed that the hangers were for military use, but uncertainty about them could add to tension. “That increases the angst and the uncertainty, that lack of transparency, and that is generally destabilising as opposed to a stabilising action,” U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Scott Swift told reporters on a visit to the Chinese port
A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 2012. (REUTERS File Photo)
city of Qingdao. China claims most of the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have overlapping claims.
The United States has urged China and other claimants not to militarize their holdings there, prompting repeated denials from China that it is doing so. Instead, China has blamed U.S. patrols and exercises for ramping up
tension. “China has indisputable sovereignty over the Spratly islands and nearby waters,” China’s Defence Ministry said in a response to a request for comment on Tuesday. “China has said many
times, construction on the Spratly islands and reefs is multipurpose, mixed, and with the exception of necessary military defensive requirements, are more for serving all forms of civil needs,” it said. Former Philippines President Fidel Ramos said he was optimistic about what he has described as an ice-breaking trip to Hong Kong during which he hoped to meet experts and officials in an effort to rekindle ties with China soured by the dispute. “The idea is to use the South China Sea as a place to save lives, but not to kill people or to destroy lives,” he told reporters. Separately, relations between China and another U.S. ally, South Korea, have been strained in recent days by a decision by South Korea and the United States to deploy an advanced anti-missile defence system, to guard against North Korean attacks, that China fears could be used against its military.
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SSP Basketball C’ship concludes
DimAPur, August 9 (mexN): Sainik School Punglwa Inter-House Basketball Championship 2016-17 concluded on August 8 with Melak House lifting the trophy. Tizu House and Saramati House finished second and third in the event respectively. Sanjay Gaekwad, Principal, gave away the certificates and the trophy to the players, a press release received here stated. The Basketball championship at Sainik School Punglwa is played under
two categories, Junior and Sub-junior. The Junior category championship for the students of Class 10th and 11th was held in the month of April while the Sub-Junior category for the students of Class 6th to 9th started on August 1. In each category six houses competed and gave their best to lift the trophy. In the Sub-Junior Basketball final that was played between Melak and Tizu, on August 8, Melak House won the tough fought match and became the champion.
The overall championship in basketball is decided by combining the points scored in both the categories of the championship. This time the overall championship was bagged by Tizu house. Cadet Rokozobei Nisa of Melak House was adjudged the best player in the sub-junior category while Cadet Himangshu Mirda of Tizu house was the best player in the Junior category. Japfu House held the title of champion in the Junior category by defeating the Patkai House.
sania ends partnership with Martina, teams up with strycova
New Delhi, August 9 (Pti): In an unexpected development, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis have decided to end their astonishing partnership that took the tennis world by storm last year when they won nine titles including the year-end WTA championship. Sania and the Swiss great began their partnership last year in March with a bang, winning three titles on the trot -- at Indian Wells, Miami and Charleston. Sania became world number one in partnership with Martina when they won the Charleston event. Sania also enjoyed her first ever women's doubles Grand Slam title by winning the Wimbledon in company of Martina. Later, the pair also won the 2015 US Open. "Yes, the partnership is over. They have not got the desired results in last five months. You see, they have lost to players outside top-100 and it reflects that something is wrong. But is a regular phenomena, you can change partner if results are not coming," a source
close to Sania told PTI. Sania will now play with world number 21 Barbora Strycova from the Czech Republic while Martina has teamed up with Coco Vandeweghe of the United States of America. Sania's partnership with Barbora will at the Cincinnati event while she is set to play with American Bethanie-Mattek Sands at New Haven before again uniting with the Czech at the US Open, the last Grand Slam of the season. "It was question of availability and also Barbora Strycova has a good backhand, so they also compliment game wise," the source added when asked about the choice. Sania and Martina had carried their red hot form into the 2016 season by winning four events on the trot, including the Australia Open, their third Grand Slam together. They stitched together an incredible 41 match winning streak which ended this year in February at Doha where they lost to
Martina Hingis (left) and Sania Mirza pose with their trophies after defeating Vera Dushevina and Barbora Krejckova in their doubles final of the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2016. (EPA/FILE Photo)
Russians Elena Vesnina and Daria Kasatkina. However, for a world number one pair, the results in the last five months have not been encouraging. After winning four titles at the start of the season, they have managed to
win only one title (Rome) after that in three finals. They also failed to defend their Wimbledon crown. Last month's Montreal event happened to be their last tournament together, where they lost in the quarterfinals.
In all they won 14 titles, including three Majors, together in 16-month long partnership. The Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati will begin on August 15. Both Sania and Martina are playing in the Rio Olympics.
Argentina coach in Barcelona Archer Atanu advances in men's individual event Brathwaite becomes rio De JANeiro, August 9 (iANs): West Indies captain on Lionel Messi mission Indian archer Atanu Das entered the men's
BueNos Aires, August 9 (AFP): Argentina's new coach Edgardo Bauza arrives in Barcelona on Tuesday on a mission to convince Lionel Messi to reverse his early international retirement and come back to the national team. Bauza, who started the job on August 1, left Buenos Aires on Monday night on a Barcelona-bound flight. The 58-year-old coach says his number one job is convincing the five-time World Player of the Year to return to a national team where he has endured a string of disappointing losses in big tournaments. Messi, 29, abruptly announced his international retirement on June 26, after Argentina lost the Copa America final to Chile.
The Barcelona star, who missed a crucial penalty, left the pitch in tears after the match, saying: "For me, the national team is over." But Bauza, who formerly coached Brazilian club Sao Paulo, has said he is optimistic he can get him to change his mind. "I hope that the chat I'd like to have with him will help convince him to stay with the team," he told Fox Sports a day after landing the job, saying he had only ever imagined coaching the team with Messi part of it. Bauza, who took over from Gerardo Martino, is due to announce his squad on Friday for Argentina's next qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. They play Uruguay on September 1 and Venezuela on September 6.
individual 1/8 eliminators with a 139-135 win over Cuba's Adrian Andres Puentes Perez at the Rio Olympics here on Tuesday. In a thrilling best of five sets encounter that lived up to its billing, Das edged out his opponent 28-26, 29-26, 26-27, 27-28, 29-28 at the Sambodromo. The fight between the two inspired opponents was very tight. Das grabbed a two set lead hitting three perfect 10 shots out of his first six attempts when Adrian managed two. But the Cuban managed a turnaround hitting two consecutive 10s in the fourth set two make it two sets each. But in the all important final set, Das kept his focus intact and hit two successive 10s to confirm the contest in his favour. Das will next face South Korea's Seungyun Lee in the 1/8 Eliminators on Friday. Earlier on Tuesday, Das beat Nepal's Jitbahadur Muktan 88-76 in the pre-quarterfinals. Das began on a booming note, winning the first three of the best of five sets 29-26, 29-24, 30-26 . He started hitting two perfect 10s out of
Indian archery team member Atanu Das on Day 4 of the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. (Reuters)
his first three shots in the first set. JitBahadur only managed one perfect 10 score in the first round. Das maintained his good start in the second set, again hitting two 10s to pile up the pressure on his Nepali com-
petitor. Das kept his best for the third and final set as he hit bull's eye thrice to close out the match with three perfect 10 shots. Das scored a total of 683 points to enter the Round of 32 in a creditable fifth place.
New Delhi, August 9 (AgeNcies): West Indies on Tuesday named their ICC World Twenty20 hero Carlos Brathwaite as the new captain of the shortest format of the game. Brathwaite replaced controversially sacked Darren Sammy. The 28-year-old all-rounder will have his first assignment as the captain of the Caribbean team later this month, when West Indies play India in a two-match Twenty20 international series at Fort Lauderdale in Florida. The new captain memorably smashed four sixes in the final over against England to win this year`s World T20 final in Mumbai. Sammy, who was sacked on Friday after a six-year spell in charge, that claimed he was dumped in a 30-second phone call from chairman of selectors, Courtney Browne. Andre Fletcher, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Evin Lewis, Jason Holder, Johnson Charles, Kieron Pollard, Lendl Simmons, Marlon Samuels, Samuel Badree, Sunil Narine
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A specter haunts Nagaland “protect our rights, our lands”
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ifteen minutes of Assembly session! A master stroke or an act of stupidity and naivety? Guess we’ll leave that to our own imaginations! However, there is no denying the fact that there could be no ultimate mockery than that (Yes, not the first time). All problems and issues of importance have been brushed at once under the carpet. Such impunity and arrogance on the part of the Nagaland state legislators. No one to answer to, nothing to be held accountable for. Ah! Talk about life’s many blessings! It’s a one way street for all of them. For want of words (and also because I ain’t got much of a choice either..unfortunately) , allow me the unnecessary honor of addressing them as ‘our leaders’. Our leaders are of the most incapable breed and stock of all there is. They are nothing less than the feudal lords of Medieval Europe and zamindars of pre-independence India. All they do and yearn for is exploit the masses-day and night. This is what they live for-fatten themselves and their families. They go to sleep every night devising new means of extracting money and wake up in the morning with a solution to it. So, in between all these, how do you ever think or possibly imagine that there will be any sort of development and progress in our beautiful little cursed land? Anyway, the less said about them, the better. So, let me abruptly stop here. All roads lead to Rome and all problems in Nagaland lead to one source-the public. You see, we are what is wrong with our Naga society. We have allowed our leaders to exploit us. Everything they are today is all because of us. The only way to stop such practices is to do the reverse of what we have been doing to them. Basically, there is a need to reform ourselves. We can’t go on building bridges and burning them down at the same time. There has to be a start somewhere. What better time than now? The idea is to stop selling your precious vote to the highest bidder. Your vote could be up for grabs but not for sale. If only you realized what your single (and precious) vote could do! You have every power and right in the world to determine your fate with your vote. Ah! The beauty of democracy indeed! If you want good roads, good universities, good colleges and a good transport system, start utilizing your right to vote. Don’t even think of selling it. The moment you sell it, your future is compromised. Your right to
vote is your right to life-a life of dignity and self-respect. No force on earth can stop you from voting. And also, please don’t sell your precious vote to the candidate who showers you with unlimited MC Rum and pork. The fate of Nagaland will be determined by our votes, by us-the common man. Whether the future looks rosy or bleak, it all depends on us. They come to us with promises of jobs and money but that is simply not the way of getting things done. If you so care for our future generation, start doing the right thing. If we continue to be rotten to the core, soon there will be nothing left of us and Nagaland. Our land will be exploited by outsiders and we will be slaves on our own land. Seems farfetched? Didn’t think so either! Let us stop this madness together. For, change is the only thing in this world that is constant. Step by step, things can change for the better. Let us not be on the wrong side of history where our future generation condemns us to the depths of hell. Let us be the change that we desperately want to see. There is no shortcut out of this misery that we are suffering from currently. The NBCC can do all it wants but change can never be forced upon. It must be realized by us on our own. For all we know, the general attitude of the Naga public toward the NBCC is that of skepticism and cynicism. The NBCC has failed to live up to its name and reputation and naturally, people are upset and feel let down. Most Nagas want to know the stand of the NBCC on taxation by the NPGs on the Naga public that is so crippling our homes and the economy. So far, nothing concrete but then again, nothing surprising. But, enough of NBCC! As mentioned earlier, Nagaland needs change and ever so desperately. Changewhere we are more responsible, our representatives are more accountable and where we have a transparent system in order for our society to have an all-round development and progress. Yes! This is indeed possible and it has to come from us. We need to do it for ourselves; to secure our present and future, to secure our land and our future generation. Rise up, for we have nothing to lose but only the chains of bondage! For all the sacrifices that we make-big or small-our future generation will look back on us with appreciation and might even probably say,” We are what we are, because of who they were”. Long Live Nagaland! I Longkumer
Keynote Address by Neingulo Krome, Secretary General, Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights and Executive Council Member of Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples celebration held at Kohima College, Kohima, Nagaland on the 9th of August 2016.
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o United Nations-system body has ever adopted a definition of the concept of “indigenous peoples”. The prevailing view today is that no formal universal definition of the term is necessary, given that a single definition will inevitably be either over- or under-inclusive, making sense in some societies but not in others. For practical purposes, the commonly accepted understanding of the term is provided in the Jose R. Martinez Cobo’s Study on the Problem of Discrimination against Indigenous Populations. The working definition reads as follows: “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them. They form at present non-dominant sectors of society and are determined to preserve, develop and transmit to future generations their ancestral territories, and their ethnic identity, as the basis of their continued existence as peoples, in accordance with their own cultural patterns, social institutions and legal system.” They are called Tribal Peoples, First Peoples, Native Peoples, etc. and by many other names where the Indigenous Peoples constitute about 5% of the world’s population, yet account for about 15% of the world’s poorest people. Asia is home to two-third majority of the world’s Indigenous peoples, which accounts for more than 200 million out of the estimated 370 million indigenous peoples across the world, where Nagas constitutes about 4 million. International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on August 9 every year to promote and protect the rights of the Indigenous Peoples, which was first pronounced by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 1994 marking the date of the 1st Meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the SubCommission on the Promotion and Protec-
tion of Human Rights in 1982. When the United Nations declared 1993 as the International Year of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, with the theme; “New Partnership”, Nagas also observed and celebrated the International Year along with the rest of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, through a yearlong series of events, which culminated, with the Celebration of the NAGA WEEK from December 1-5, 1993. As a prelude to the celebration of the Naga Week, NPMHR and NSF conducted local level phase-wise discussions with Naga representatives from various walks of life from different Naga areas and elaborately studied the contents and relevance of the Preambular and the Operative Draft Declaration on Indigenous Peoples as agreed by the UN Working Group in their first reading. Thereafter, we defined our status as Indigenous Peoples and submitted our own prerogative, and I quote just two points out of 6+ points submission; and they are; “We, the Nagas, an indigenous people of Asia would like to point out that our situation does not fall under the category of the draft declaration. Our case is different and distinct in itself while the problems of most of the other indigenous peoples relate to recognition of their rights within nation states and they seek redressal of their problems with Governments concerned, our case is an indigenous people under forced occupation and seeking recognition of their right of place as a sovereign state.” “We would like to point out that Nagas are one of the indigenous peoples in the world who had conceived and lived by our own concept of distinct people and sovereignty since time immemorial. Although our country was not a nation in the western concept when the British conquered part of our land, it is true that we governed ourselves according to our own concepts of state-craft, customs and traditions. It was only in the 1950s that out of necessity to make the rest of the world understand our nationhood that modern form of Government was adopted. And unlike many indigenous areas in the world, we are still majority in our own country and we exercise full local self-governments. Our customary laws still prevail today.” As we celebrate this International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we are doing so fully conscious of the fact that it was our elders and leaders of the Naga Political movements, starting from the Naga Club to the
present day Naga political Groups who have protected our rights, our lands and kept it safe and secured through their self-less sacrifices during the most crucial and painful period of our history. And today, we are basking in the glory of their achievements, notwithstanding pending an honorable and acceptable solution, juxtaposed with factionalism and uncontrollable internal contradictions. However, if we look at our situation and compare our status with other struggling Indigenous peoples of the world, we are still in a much better position than many of them. Today we are celebrating this day on the theme “Protect our rights, our lands” as lands of Indigenous peoples everywhere are not only being exploited but forcefully taken away. But fortunately for us Nagas, our lands still belong to us and nobody can take them away from us if we decide not to do so. We are also able to assert our rights in any which way although faced with opposition from occupational forces, but which is ultimately acknowledged and recognized.’ And even if the “Principles” of the Naga Political Movement do not recognize or accept the imposition of Indian laws and its Constitutional legality over us, the very fact remains that Naga way of life and their lands and its resources are protected under Article 371 A of the Indian Constitution, which is also just an abstract from the 16 – Point Agreement – which again is a luxury when compared with other Indigenous peoples in many parts of the world, including those in India itself. Therefore, based on the fact, that India has signed Ceasefires with Naga Political Groups and held Peace Talks and political negotiations even in the past, and are continuing to do so even now which has sustained for 19 years with ground-breaking admissions and agreements on its part in between, if a political settlement is to be made, will it not be above all the piece-meal appeasements of the past that Nagas have rejected during the past several decades of our political struggle. This I think the present Naga generation ought to know and speak out at the right time. For too long, those of us who claim to be championing the cause of your future have stifled your voices with our petty differences, prolonged the human sufferings of the Naga people in general and has denied the growth of the society to its fullness. Take your future into your hands and join the youth of the world who are now saying – “nothing about us without us”.
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Superman Chinese director Zhang Yimou Rare comic book sold for defends casting of Matt Damon nearly $1 million A
rare copy of a Superman comic book sold for nearly $1 million this week. The 1938 comic book marks the first appearance of Superman, and is considered a gem among comic book fans, according to Heritage Auctions. It was expected to sell for $750,000 but fetched $956,000. About 100 copies of the comic book are believed to exist decades after production. "Few copies of this comic survive, let alone come to auction with such a bright cover," said Lon Allen, managing director of comics and comic art at Heritage Auctions The comic book sold Thursday was part of a collection owned by a fan who bought it in the 1990s for $26,000, Dallas-based Heritage Auctions said. When it first came out in 1938, Action Comics #1 cost 10 cents. Source: CNN
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elebrated Chinese director Zhang Yimou has defended his choice of casting Hollywood actor Matt Damon as his film’s lead saying the role was never conceived for a Chinese actor. He was responding to a criticism by an Asian-American actress, Constance Wu. Damon of the Bourne franchise will star later this year in the $150 million Chinese-Hollywood fantasy movie The Great Wall, an English-language movie set in China involving menacing supernatural monsters. Constance, who stars in a US comedy series centered on immigrants called Fresh Off the Boat, posted on Twitter last
week: “We have to stop perpetuating the racist myth that a only (sic) white man can save the world.” “Our heroes don’t look like Matt Damon,” her post read, listing alternatives such as Pakistani schoolgirl turned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi and South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela. The Great Wall is the first English-language movie by Zhang Yimou, the director of the romantic Kung Fu drama House of Flying Daggers, and the opulent opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
“For the first time, a film deeply rooted in Chinese culture, with one of the largest Chinese casts ever assembled, is being made at tent pole scale for a world audience. I believe that is a trend that should be embraced by our industry,” Zhang said in a statement posted on Entertainment Weekly’s website on Thursday. “Our film is not about the construction of the Great Wall. Matt Damon is not playing a role that was originally conceived for a Chinese actor. The arrival of his character in our story is an important plot point,” he was quoted as saying. Zhang said actors portraying the movie’s other four “major heroes” are
Chinese. The casting of Damon hasn’t sparked any controversy in China, where producers are increasingly entering into coproductions with American and other movie makers to improve their filmmaking techniques, and where the government is pushing for Chinese films to be global hits. Hollywood has been drawn to China by the country’s deeppocketed financiers and its box office that is now the world’s second biggest. The Great Wall is due to be released in December in China and in early 2017 in other countries, including the United States.
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eteran actor Michael Douglas" son Cameron Douglas is starting a charity to help drug addicts. The 37-year-old actor, who is the son of Michael and his ex-wife Diandra, was recently released from prison after almost seven years behind bars for drug offenses, and is said to be determined to get his life back on track, having landed a job at Source: AP a production company, hiring
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an acting coach and penning a book about his time behind bars, reported Female First. According to his friend, Noel Ashman, he is also "starting a charity that he's very passionate about to help others who are drug-addicted." "He learned his lesson and he's now laserfocused. The whole experience taught him how important time is and he doesn't want to waste any more of it," Ashman said. Source: PTI
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show’s music in Los Angeles next week might make the loss a little less bitter. A full orchestra will perform the music at the Hollywood Palladium on Monday, and composer Ramin Djawadi will take questions alongside cast member
Isaac Hempstead Wright, who plays Bran Stark. The event will also feature an interactive exhibit. Attendees will be able to walk through the Hall of Faces, see the Iron Throne, view costumes from the latest season, and examine
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Arya’s sword Needle. Last month, HBO said the fantasy-thriller phenomenon will be coming to an end after Season 8. Game of Thrones won’t be back with its seventh season until next summer. Source: AP
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riyanka Chopra who is filming the second season of her American TV show can only do one Hollywood and one Bollywood film next year. It's been six months since Priyanka Chopra's last Bollywood release, Jai Gangaajal, hit the marquee. While initial reports indicated that she was tapped to play the late astronaut Kalpana Chawla in a biopic, PeeCee herself admits that she has not signed the film. Don 3 is not in the pipeline at the moment, either. "My schedule is watertight till March, 2017 as I am contractually bound to wrap up the second season of Quantico. It would be great if season three comes along as it's a progressive show, which airs in 200 territories worldwide. I get to interact with an audience that may have never known me through my feature films," the 34-year-old actress-producer reasons. Even weekends are dedicated to the American TV show as she gears up for visits to South Africa, Germany, Berlin and China to promote the dubbed versions of the series soon. From four-six films a year to one show, how is she handling the change in pace? "I am not just an actress or a producer, I am an artiste
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and I love the variety -a little drama, a little humour, a little action -of several projects, at once. But now, I am reduced to acting in one film at a time and I'm creatively frustrated," she confides. Her first Hollywood film, the Seth Gordon-directed Baywatch, has her sharing screen space with Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario and Pamela Anderson. It hits screens globally next summer. But PeeCee hasn't signed any new films in the
West either. I am not only saying no to Bollywood films. I have also turned down more than six Hollywood films. I am rejecting films across industries. I'm going to pick the best and do only one film from each side next year. Even that would mean pushing myself against time. But I'm a 70mm girl who can never give up Hindi films. Main toh apni TV series bhi 70mm pe dekthi hoon," she signs off with a chuckle.
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Pogba 'back home' at Man Nagaland govt gives Rs. 58 lakh United in world-record transfer cash award to 305 sports achievers ManCHesteR, august 9 (aP):P Emerging from the shadows, Paul Pogba - a red devil emblazoned on the side of his head - removed his hood, looked straight into the camera and uttered the words Manchester United fans had been waiting to hear: “I'm back.” With that 26-second video teaser released by United early Tuesday, the France midfielder became the world's most expensive footballer at around 105 million euros ($116 million) and England's biggest club made another statement of intent during its latest offseason of heavy spending that moved close to $200 million. Pogba left United four years ago when he was 19 - and virtually for nothing when his first contract with the club expired. He says: “I
State government will leave no stone unturned in providing better sports infrastructure and facilities in the years to come, TR assures Our Correspondent Kohima | August 9
In this image released by Manchester United, new signing Paul Pogba poses in the club's red home shirt for 2016/17.
just went for a holiday. I've come back home.” This was the new Man United at work: Breaking the world transfer record, announcing a signing after midnight local time to suit foreign audiences and
in a series of glitzy videos, including one with a grime artist where Pogba produces some impressive dance moves. United will hope the 23-year-old Pogba saves his best work for the football field.
Volleyball Super League held at Chessore
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CHessoRe, august 9 (Mexn): The 2nd Volleyball Super League was held on August 5 at Chessore Village with H. Mukam, Advocate, DAC Member, Member Secretary, Legal Cell, BJP Nagaland as Chief Guest. Organized by the Initial Star Club of Chessore Village, the tournament was sponsored by the Chessore Village Council on account of Yimchunger Medumnio Festival. In his speech as chief guest, Mukam encouraged the gathering not to play
The state’s Department of Youth Resources & Sports today rewarded 305 sportspersons achievers in 15 disciplines with a total cash award of Rs. 58 lakh. This cash award was in recognition of the sportspersons from Nagaland who have excelled and brought laurels to the state in their respective disciplines. Badminton coach T. Imtisungit Ao was decorated with the best coach award amounting to Rs. 1 lakh. The award was given away jointly by Chief Min-
sports simply to mark an occasion but instead urged them to persevere in order to achieve their goals. James Tokiumong, an eminent personality of Chessore Village, spoke on the brief significance of Medumnio Festival and maintained that Chessore, being the biggest village of the Yimchunger tribe, if united cannot be shaken by any external force. The valedictory function on Au- new deLHi, august 9 (Pti): gust 8 was graced by Youngkimong, Asst The Supreme Court appointed JusTeacher GMS Huker as Guest of Honour. tice RM Lodha Panel today categorically instructed BCCI to implement a 15-step reform by October 15 ranging from constitutional reforms to lowing the resignation of Martin Jol and principles of awarding various conhelped the Dutch club win four consecutive tracts, including lucrative TV rights. As per instructions, BCCI secreleague titles from 2011 to 2014. The Dutchman resigned in May af- tary Ajay Shirke met the panel memter Ajax failed to win the Eredivisie title bers and also carried a letter on befor the second consecutive season. Inter half of president Anurag Thakur, came fourth in Serie A last season, failing who cited his 'Leave of Absence' as to qualify for the Champions League for the Parliament is in session. the fifth consecutive time. They will begin "The BCCI has been given a spetheir new Serie A season under De Boer, cific timeline by the Lodha Panel to who would be unveiled at a press confer- implement 15 specific steps related ence later on Tuesday, against Chievo Ve- to constititional amendments by rona on Aug. 21. October 15. The honorary secretary,
laurels to the state. He mentioned that the government of Nagaland has instituted the cash awards in the year 2006-07 with the sole intention to recognize and encourage sportspersons in the State. While expressing his gratitude, he also called upon the winners not to rest on their achievements, but instead to strive harder in order to achieve greater
Implement 15 steps by October 15: Lodha Panel instructs BCCI
De Boer replaces Mancini at Inter Milan
MiLan, august 9 (ReuteRs): Inter Milan have appointed former Ajax Amsterdam manager Frank de Boer as their new head coach on a three-year contract replacing Roberto Mancini, the Italian club confirmed on Tuesday. Mancini parted company with the Serie A side by mutual agreement on Monday even though his contract had been due to expire in June 2017. "De Boer will join the Nerazzurri on a three-year contract and will take charge of first team training this afternoon," Inter said in a statement. De Boer joined Ajax in December 2010 fol-
ister T.R. Zeliang, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Resources & Sports, State Lotteries & Music Task Force, Khriehu Liezietsu, and Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar at the award ceremony here at Indira Gandhi Stadium. Zeliang expressed immense pleasure to felicitate and give awards to meritorious sportspersons and coaches who have brought
heights in the coming days. He assured that the State government would leave no stone unturned by providing better sports infrastructure and facilities in the years to come. Keeping in mind the role of coaches in determining a sports person’s achievement he quoted the adage, “Behind every successful man is a woman”. “Likewise, behind a very successful sportsperson is a coach,” he said. Youth Resources & Sports Director Asangla Imti said the state government has instituted cash award to encourage sportsperson and coaches so that they reach out for higher goals and strive for excellence. It consists of cash awards along with certificates for sportspersons who have represented the state and brought laurels in various international, national and zonal level
Ajay Shirke, has informed the panel that a first compliance report of the steps that are being taken will be submitted to the panel by August 25," a source close to the Lodha panel told PTI on conditions of anonymity. Asked about the steps that need to be taken, the source stated that it primarily pertains to the amendments in the articles of Memorandum of Associations (MOA). "It refers to amendments in Memorandum of Association (MOA), the documents of the state cricket bodies' constitution, principles of awarding contracts," the source added. According to sources close to the panel, secretary Shirke again spoke
about practical difficulties in implementation of a few of the recommendations upheld by the Supreme Court in its verdict. It was learnt that Shirke did mention about practical difficulties in implementation of some of the reforms (namely one state, one vote, age cap of 70 years, nine-year tenure and three-year cooling off period). According to sources, the panel members told Shirke that nothing can be done as there is a "sanctity of a Supreme Court judgement. The BCCI secretary did inform the panel that the Board will be seeking a review petition. The meeting lasted for around one and a half hours.
recognized tournament in sports discipline as categorized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and in line with the Nagaland sports policy. Coaches contributing to the success of the team and individual, sportsperson and impart training with devotion to motivate the youth in the pursuits of sports activities get a cash awards of Rs. 1 lakh, scroll and blazer. The cash award for meritorious sportsperson was formalized in the year 2006-07 wherein 137 number of sportsperson were given recognition. The last cash award event was held during 2012-13. “Today, the state and the department in taking up the achievers with effect from 2013-14 till March 2016 comprising of 617 awards to 305 sports persons in 15 disciplines and one coach from badminton discipline,” she said.
Manchester City sign John Stones London, august 9 (aFP): Manchester City have signed England defender John Stones from Everton, the Premier League club confirmed on Tuesday. Stones agreed a six-year contract with City and is reported to have cost £47.5 million ($61 million, 55 million euros), making him the second most expensive defender in history. "I'm absolutely delighted to sign for City and now the deal's done I'm looking forward to the next stage in my career," Stones told City's website. "I've obviously seen what's going on here at the Etihad, it's an ambitious club with a great manager so I can't wait to get stuck in and help achieve the goals."
First Brazil gold medal spurs lastminute ticket sales at Olympics
Rio de JaneiRo, august 9 (ReuteRs): Brazil's first gold medal has boosted Olympic ticket sales and organisers expect attendance to pick up in coming days, although some venues including the Copacabana beach volleyball arena are still struggling to fill seats. Judoka Rafaela Silva, who grew up in Rio's notorious Cidade de Deus favela, burst into tears on Monday as she held up her medal to a roaring crowd as the Brazilian national anthem played.
“There is nothing better for ticket sales than when the country wins its first gold,” Games spokesman Mario Andrada told reporters on Tuesday. “Brazilians, as has been widely said, are late buyers, but it's impossible to resist when you have the Games at home,” he said. Some 100,000 new tickets were taken up on Monday, much better than the average of 10,000 per day about two weeks before the Rio 2016 Games kicked off. Around 82 percent of tickets available for Monday
were sold, Andrada added. “We wish we could have done this before but we're not complaining, we're looking to the future and we're going to sell more and more,” he said. A late surge in attendance could help compensate for a shaky start, with organizers admitting this week that only Friday's Opening Ceremony had sold out. Even iconic venues like beach volleyball on Rio's famous coastline have seen a good chunk of seats stay empty, although Brazilian crowds tend to
show up late and trickle in and out of events. Prices for the Rio tickets range between $10 and about $1,150 for the Opening Ceremony. More than half the tickets cost $17 or less, about half the price of London 2012 tickets. But for many poor people in Brazil, a developing country, those prices remain cruelly out of reach. The Latin American powerhouse is also struggling with its worst recession since the 1930s and there is strong opposition to hosting the Games amid
India win 2-1 against Argentina in men's hockey
Chinglensana Singh (IND) of India (C) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal. (REUTERS)
Rio de JaneiRo, august 9 (ians): A gritty India beat Argentina 2-1 in a men's hockey pool match at Rio Olympics here on Tuesday. Chinglensana (8th minute) and Kothajit Khadangbam (35th) were the scorers for India. Gonzalo Peillat (49th) reduced the margin for Argentina at the Olympic Hockey Stadium. It is India's second win in three Pool B matches, after beating Ireland 3-2 and getting beaten by Germany 1-2. Both teams started off on a cau-
tious note but it was India's S.V. Sunil and Ramandeep, who first made a clinical penetrations inside the Argentine defence to take first penalty corner of the match in the opening minutes. Success came few minutes later when the India got their second penalty corner as Chinglensana fired them into the lead with a powerful strike. Argentina, however, counter attacked and made a dangerous move into the scoring zone but India
deflected the danger and survived the first quarter without surrendering the lead. In the second quarter, India maintained the tempo and continued to keep ball possession, just like they did in the opening quarter. Argentina then changed their strategy and slowed down the pace of the game as a result India attacked through right the flanks but could not increase their lead. The last 10 minutes of the second quarter saw Argentina making the moves but Indian custodian and skipper P.R. Sreejesh did well to deny them any opening in the scoring zone. The game went into half time with India leading 1-0. Argentine players came out stronger after half time but it was India who scored in the initial minutes as Kothajit Khadangbam scored a field goal in the 35th minute of the third quarter to make it 2-0. The last quarter saw both teams pressing hard with long balls but this time, Argentina proved superior and scored a goal in the last 10 minutes of the game. With the minutes ticking down, Argentina sharpened the attack, won several penalty corners, keeping India on tenterhooks. But they failed to break India's defence allowing India eke out a 2-1 win.
the crisis. In addition, long delays at security checkpoints on the first day of full competition frustrated spectators, some of whom missed the competitions they had wanted to see. Not even Brazil's soccer team in their first match at the Games attracted a capacity crowd and on Sunday the women's sevens tournament was played in front of at Paul Omba Biongolo of France and Abdulkadir Abdullayev of Azerbaijan compete during best half-filled 15,000-seater men's heavy boxing. (REUTERS) Deodoro stadium while only a few thousand spectators watched the women's cycling road race.
Cuban class act in Rio leaves one boxing pro standing Rio de JaneiRo, august 9 (aFP): Just one professional boxer was left standing at the Rio Olympics after journeyman lightweight Carmine Tommasone from Italy was sent packing by a street-smart Cuban on Tuesday. Tommasone, 32, was one of three professionals controversially admitted to the Games for the first time in Olympic boxing history and celebrated with a comprehensive victory at the weekend. But he had no answer to the elusive Jorge Lazaro Alvarez in front of a paltry crowd, allowing the slippery Cuban to reach the latter stages of the competition in Rio with a fully deserved unanimous decision. Only Thailand's Amnat Ruenroeng -- who spent time in a Thai jail for robbery -- remains of the professional trio who made it to Rio, after Hassan Ndam Njikam of Cameroon lost in a debatable decision to a Brazilian boxer on Saturday.
North and South Korea gymnasts at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have shown the world a brief moment of unity, in the form of a selfie. This photo of Hong Un-jong (left) and Lee Eunju (right) has been hailed as iconic and representing the true spirit of the Games. (Reuters)
Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera (COL) reacts to winning the gold medal during the men's weightlifting 62kg group A in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. (USA TODAY Sports)
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