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Dimapur/Kohima/Chandel/ Tamenglong/Ukhrul | August 11

In a show of nonviolence and historical continuity, thousands of students all over the Naga areas in the Indian Union came together on Thursday to make it loud and clear, REPEAL AFSPA. Young students, their teachers and leaders came together at rallies organized in various district headquarters to ask for a stop to living under the violence of the Disturbed Areas Act (DAA) and the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), which was first enforced in the Naga areas in 1956.

Kohima The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) in collaboration with Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR), Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA), and Naga Hoho held the rally at Khuochiezie Kohima Local Ground.

“We say enough is enough.

We don’t want atrocities and brutality anymore. Stop pointing your gun barrel to our promising and innocent students,” said Subenthung Kithan, President NSF, lamenting that three to four generations have been ‘made to crawl under the shadows of death and psychological warfare’ because of AFSPA. Speaking at the rally, Neingulo Krome, Secretary General of NPMHR, said, “We as civil society organizations have exhausted almost every means of peaceful and democratic protest. Mahatma Gandhi said many years ago that; “an eye for an eye will make the whole world go blind”. But will it not be better for the whole world to go blind rather than watch innocent people vanish slowly under the piercing killing eyes of the Indian military?”

Krome wondered if the Government of India is aware that AFSPA is not only killing

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people but is also taking away the humanity of all Indian soldiers serving under the provisions of the Act. Reminding the students of the recent Wuzu incident and the Pangsha border killings of unarmed civilians and cadres, NMA President Abeiü Meru stated that throughout history, Naga youths and children have been “wiped away” on “mere suspicion” through fake encounters.

Calling upon legislators and parliamentarians to be the voice of the Naga people without prejudice and fear, to stand up for justice and peace, the NMA President urged the Governor of Nagaland to “prove himself as a man of peace and non-violence and put to stop to the rampant violence going on in our areas, even under his very presence.”

Naga Hoho General Secretary, Mutsikhoyo Yhobu, spoke on the history of AFSPA. “As long as it continues to be imposed, crimes like killing of innocent civilians, fake encounters, tortures, unwarranted detentions and harassment of innocent people will go on. The time has now come for us to not only withdraw AFSPA but also bury it for good,” he said.

A memorandum signed by all four organizations was sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, PB Acharya, Governor of Nagaland and Chief Minister TR Zeliang. The memorandum demanded for the repealing of AFSPA, justice and accountability for victims of the Wuzu incident, recall of armed forces from Naga inhabited areas as well as immediate repeal of DAA and AFSPA alongside the early settlement of the Naga political issue.

Dimapur Former NSF president and Editor of Ao vernacular daily, Tir Yimyim, K. Temjen Jamir called for a mass-based move-

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Assam bandh travel advisory

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DIMAPUR, AUGUST 11 (MExN): A 12-hour bandh has been called on August 12 from 6am-6pm at Raha town in Nagaon district near the NH-37.

The bandh has reportedly been called to demand the shifting of AIIMS from lower Assam’s Changsari in Kamrup to Raha in Nagaon. In this connection, Dimapur Police have issued a travel advisory to commuters to avoid travelling on the said route.

ment to urge the Government of India to repeal the AFSPA. Addressing a gathering organised by the Diphupar Nagaland Students’ Union at 4th Mile, Dimapur as part of the NSF rally against the AFSPA, Jamir called upon the citizens to take up the pen and flood the GoI and the Nagaland state government with letters.

Stating that there is not a single Naga family that has not been affected by the brutality of the Act, he said that no civilian can feel secure so long as the Act remains. “We’d like to tell the Government of India

that we live in peace and we’d like to continue living in peace,” he said.

He also questioned the wisdom of the GoI as in enforcing the Act only in Naga inhabited areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.

DNSU president, Sungkum Aier, addressing a separate rally at the Clock Tower said that the government has the right and the duty to protect its citizens but not at the cost of the Right to Life. According to him, extending the Disturbed Area Act and the AFSPA only uncovers the GoI’s apparent insecurity. “We

never asked for military protection. We want to live and learn freely as any citizen in a democratic country.” Representatives of the Naga Women Hoho Dimapur and the Naga Council Dimapur also addressed the assembly of students from over 40 schools and colleges at the Clock Tower.

TameNgloNg The Repeal AFSPA rally was organized by the Zeliganrong Students’ Union, Manipur under the aegis of the NSF at the Apollo Ground in Tamenglong District Headquarters in Manipur.

call” by the NSF, NMA and Naga Hoho. On an unusually hot day in Ukhrul, the rally was attended by thousands of students.

The rallyists began from the two ends of the town and walked several kilometers, converging at the Tangkhul Naga Long Ground for a brief public meeting. The meeting moderated by Aso Chihui began with the President of the Tangkhul Naga Long, Weapon Zimik, exhorting the gathering and reminding them of their responsibilities as the future of the society. Hungyohung Hungyo, a senior member of the NPMHR spoke on the AFSPA and how it came to be promulgated in Naga inhabited areas.

Hungyo stated that this law is an “outright challenge” to the United Nations Human Rights laws.

ChaNDel A mass rally on the issue was held at the Chandel District headquarters, organized under the aegis of the NSF by the Naga Students’ Union Chandel (NSUC) and its federating units. It commenced from Mini Indoor Stadium via Japhou Bazar towards DC Lamkhai and proceeded back to Mini Indoor Stadium.

Large number of students’ leaders, Civil Society leaders and students from different schools in and around District Headquarter took part in the protest rally.

Several placards with anti AFSPA slogans like ‘Repeal the AFSPA,’ ‘Indian armies leave us alone,’ ‘AFSPA – License to kill the innocent public,’ ‘AFSPA – Murder of Human Rights,’ ‘AFPSA State Sponsored Terrorism,’ etc. were displayed during the rally.

Prior to the Mass Rally, a public meeting was also held at Mini Indoor Stadium where various Naga students’ leaders spoke about the Act and its effects on Naga inhabited areas.

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NEW DElHI, AUGUST 11 (IANS): Parliament on Thursday passed the Central Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2016, that provides for bringing the northeastern state of Nagaland under the jurisdiction of Imphal-based Central Agriculture University in neighbouring Manipur.

The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The Rajya Sabha passed the draft legislation on Thursday without a debate.

The bill seeks to amend the Central Agricultural University Act, 1992, which was enacted for the establishment and incorporation of a university for the northeastern region. The 1992 Mr Phelps, can you give one act provides for the establishment of a medal to india on humani- university in the northeastern region tarian ground? for the development of agriculture, and advancement of research in agriThe Morung Express culture and allied sciences.

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Combo image of rallies held for repeal of AFsPA at ukhrul, Chandel, Tamenglong in Manipur state and Kohima and Dimapur in nagaland on Thursday.

More than 40 million people of India’s North East have been “forced to live under a military rule and an undeclared Emergency” for more than 60 years, said ZSUM Chairperson, Shangruh Gangmei, while introducing the Act to the students in attendance.

Explaining why DAA and the AFSPA take away the fundamental right to life, Gangmei brought to attention that the permission for enforcement of the Act is given by the Chief Minister of a State.

“The Indian State’s attempt to bring the people of the North East within the framework of the Constitution was increasingly being done through violent means that violated the letter and spirit of the Constitution. The opposition in Parliament had already criticized this law as a means to bring in an Emergency in violation of constitutional provisions,” said Seth Shatsang, President of the All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM), while addressing students at the rally.

Explaining the Act, he further stated that it grants army personnel impunity that encourages further lawlessness. The armies, Shatsang informed, are “well organized” along regional and ethnic lines; forces stationed in the Naga Areas “views the local population as aliens with little or no understanding of the various histories of their existence.”

Further, escalating tensions between different ethnic groups, arming of one over the other, cultivating informers and creating sarkari militants leading to mass killings as well as “secret killers” are a direct result of AFSPA,” he said. uKhrul The Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong (TKS) organized the protest rally against the AFSPA in Ukhrul District Headquarters today “as per the clarion

will be responsible for teaching and research in the field of agriculture for the northeastern state.

The premier institute in Manipur capital Imphal has been working towards promoting agro-economic development and research in agriculture and allied sectors.

After inclusion of Nagaland under the jurisdiction of Central Agricultural University, the College of Veterinary Sciences in Nagaland would generate the much-needed professional manpower in the fields of animal husbandry.

The new college would help familiarise the farmers with new techniques, thereby contributing to the production and productivity of domestic animals in Nagaland.

Even as the bill was passed, Congress members took a dig at the government and said the bill must be a money

bill since the establishment of university in Nagaland will involve expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India.

“I hope everyone realises there is expenditure involved in setting up university in Nagaland and by the definition of Leader of the House (Arun Jaitley), this is a money bill,” Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said.

Congress leader Kapil Sibal went ahead to ask Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien about his opinion if it was a money bill.

Congress leader Anand Sharma then said a view needs to be taken on the issue as every bill involves a money component. The Congress has blamed the government of converting bills into money bill to get past the Rajya Sabha, which does not have a role in passage of money bills. The ruling NDA does not have a majority in the upper house.

nagaland to conduct polls to ulBs with 33 percent women reservation KOHIMA, AUGUST 11 (PTI): The Nagaland Government has decided to conduct elections to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) under Nagaland Municipal Act, 2001 by granting 33 per cent women reservation.

The decision to this effect was taken during a cabinet meeting held yesterday, Chief Minister TR Zeliang said today at a state level function held here. He said the state has not been able to avail the annual developmental funds granted by the Centre for ULBs, which was a big loss.

Elections to the state ULBs have been pending for several years as the tenure of the first municipal bodies came to an end between December 2009 and March 2010.

Zeliang said the Joint Action Committee on Women Reservation of the Naga Mothers Association was fighting in the Supreme Court for 33

per cent women reservation, which has also led to withholding of the elections to the ULBs. Pointing out that while the apex tribal organisations in the state were against women reservation, the state cabinet after thorough deliberation decided that elections would be conducted to the ULBs with 33 per cent women reservation.

Zeliang informed that the dates for conducting the elections would be announced soon.

Meanwhile, the cabinet while deciding that there was no need for a separate Municipal Commissionerate in the state, has directed that the matter be taken up for review before the Gauhati High Court through the state Advocate General.

The cabinet approved the proposal of the Department of Municipal Affairs for setting up of nine Town

Councils, which include Bhandari in Wokha district, Chozuba in Phek district, East Dimapur in Dimapur district, Longkhim in Tuensang district, Mangkolemba in Mokokchung district, Pungro in Kiphire district, Tening in Peren district and Tizit and Tobu in Mon district.

It approved the setting up of five Urban Station Committees for Athibung in Peren district, Chessore in Tuensang, Chuchuyimlang, Tsudikong and Yisemyong in Mokokchung district.

The cabinet also approved creation of six new Sub-District Industry Centres at Atoizu in Zunheboto district, Mangkolemba and Tuli in Mokokchung district, Meluri in Phek district, Noklak in Tuensang district, and Tizit in Mon district by redeploying the existing staff under the department of Industries and Commerce.

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DIMAPUR, AUGUST 11 (MExN): Owners of oil/lubricants outlets in Pfutsero town under Phek district were detected cheating consumers by providing less quantity while purchasing the fuel, Pfutsero Town Voluntary Consumer Organization (PTVCO) revealed on Thursday.

There are no petrol pumps in Pfutsero town and consumers have to make do with these outlets to buy vehicle fuel.

This act of cheating was discovered during a joint inspection carried out by the Pfutsero Town Voluntary Consumer Organisation (PTVCO), ACAUT, Pfutsero Town Citizen Welfare Forum (PTCWF) and Colony Chairman Union on August 11, 2016 on commercial establishments in Phek town.

According to a press note issued by PT-

VCO, the joint inspection team also found that the outlets were selling the fuel at rates higher than what was set by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC).

A number of anomalies were also detected from other commercial establishments. In hotels and restaurants, the joint inspection team found that most hotels served only raw water for drinking.

In this connection, the hotels were instructed to use only boiled water or proper water purifier for drinking purpose. The team also viewed seriously that some tea hotels were being run without hygiene.

After the joint inspection, the team held a meeting wherein they decided to carry out similar inspections time-andagain. It has also sought cooperation and support from the citizens.

JKM tour against proxy teachers

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 11 (MExN): The Jangpetkong Students’ Conference (JKM) undertook a 2 week long expedition of its range with ‘No Proxy Teacher in Jangpetkong Range’ as the underlying mission objective.

A press note from the JKM informed that the tour began on July 19 and culminated on August 3. The team visited 26 government schools and interacted with the students, teachers, Village Education Committee (VEC) and village councils.

The schools have a combined enrolment of 1331 students.

One major problem highlighted was the rampant practice of appointing proxy teachers in schools. According to the JKM, the stakeholders pointed to shortage of teachers as one of the main problems. It revealed that in all the schools which were visited, there was shortage of teachers. This, the JKM said, further worsens the situation, taking into account the existing issue of proxy teachers.

“The lack of math, science, Hindi and MIL teachers was glaringly prominent in all the schools,” it added. Teachers getting transferred without following proper procedure

were also highlighted.

The JKM informed that there are “in total 11 proxy teachers currently teaching, who were appointed in place of genuine teachers in agreement with the VECs.” It added that proxy teachers were detected at Khar, Waromung, Dibuia, Mongchen, Yimchenkimong, Molungyimsen, Molungkimong, Luyong and Alongkima EAC HQs.” In this regard, the JKM asked the VECs to immediately terminate the proxy arrangements. It further expressed hope that the VECs would stand by their commitment given to the JKM. Meanwhile, the JKM also noted with concern the “lacklustre attitude of the teaching faculty in general in some of the schools.” It alleged that the Assistant Headmaster of CHS Dibuia, GHS Molungyimsen; Assistant Headmaster of GHS Molungkimong and the Principal and Vice Principal of GHSS Mangkolemba “have been absenting from work regularly.”

The JKM asked that these concerns be seriously addressed by all the stakeholders and in particular the Department of School Education.

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Teacher shortage blamed for poor HSLC results in Longleng district

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PSC serves 30-day ultimatum to Nagaland state govt to post required teachers in Longleng dis- Expressing deep concern trict government high schools over the huge amount goKohima | August 11

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 11 (MExN): The Phom Student’s Conference (PSC) has expressed regret on the poor performance of Government High Schools in Longleng District in the HSLC exams every academic year and blamed the Nagaland State Government and the Department of School Education for this apathy.

The PSC, in a press statement on Thursday pointed out that the nil results delivered by most of the government run high schools in the district is the direct impact of shortage or absence of subject teachers.

It questioned how positive results is to be expected when students appear for HSLC Exam sits without attending even a single class during the academic year because of lack of teachers.

The student’s conference went on to lament that despite research/findings being submitted to the state government after conducting spot verification of the schools and also taking into account the grievances pointed out by people at the grass root level, the state government had failed to address these problems satisfactorily while most remain untouched.

It also recalled that the problem of lack of teachers was highlighted for address to successive governments by organizations and other stakeholders from the district; to which, the PSC added, “the response of the state government is clearly shown by the nil progress of the schools particularly in the HSLC exams.”

Drawing attention to the acute lack of teachers in the government run schools, particularly subject teachers in Government High Schools, the PSU revealed instance that from the 12 GHS in Longleng District, there were not a single Math teachers in five (5) GHS, while the remaining seven (7) had only one each and required at least one more. Eight (8) GHS were without a single Science teacher and four of them had only one teacher each.

In this connection, the PSC has demanded that the required number of teachers should be posted in the schools by the state government within 30 days failing which it would “compelled to opt for any sort of steps to secure the rights of the deprived students of the district.”

Name of School GHS Tamlu GHS Yongnyah GHS Kangching GHS B/Namsang GHS Yaongyimchen GHS Pongo GHS Sakshi GHS Bhumnyu GHS Yongphang GHS Nyengching GHS Namching GHS Yachem

G/T Maths nil 1 (deficit-1) 1 (deficit-1) 1 (deficit-1) 1 (deficit-1) nil nil nil nil 1 (deficit-1) 1 (deficit-1) 1 (deficit-1)

G/T Science 1 (deficit-1) nil nil 1 (deficit-1) nil nil nil nil nil nil 1 (deficit-1) 1 (deficit-1)

Advocacy workshop for Tobacco free Schools

ing outside the state for import of livestock and other essential commodities, Nagaland Chief Minister, TR Zeliang today stressed on the need to attain selfsufficiency by 2025.

He said Nagaland Vision 2030 document with special focus on self-sufficiency in food production, livestock and others is on the verge of completion.

Addressing a state level watershed conferencemarking culmination of Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) Batch -1 here under land resources department, he said the state is spending Rs. 200 crore annually to import of livestock alone.

He said two to three thousand crore is also going towards RCC construction works in Dimapur alone.

On declaration of the year 2016 as “Year of construction workers,” with special focus for skill development and upgradation, he said that the government will train the youth on extensive manner.

He said that unless the Naga youth are willing to work, our money will continue to go outside the state.

He questioned the gathering that if the people

Chief Minister, TR Zeliang and others during a state level watershed conference marking culmination of IWMP Batch -1 in Kohima on August 11. (Morung Photo)

from other states can perform why not the Nagas.

“As long as we depend on import our economy will not grow,” he said and urged upon the people to come forward and put collective effort to attain self sufficiency in meat, egg, milk, vegetables, fruits etc.

He said a “people’s movement” is required to attain self sufficiency.

Sharing the success story of Rajasthan and Haryana in the “White Revolution,” the Chief Minister suggested starting a “Crops Revolution” movement in Nagaland, assuring support from the government’s side, provided concrete decision is taken by the people.

Towards this, he encouraged the farmers to identify proper crops based on suitability in their respective areas.

would be the future of our coming generation.” He said that the present stand of Nagaland government is that the Naga solution should be inclusive of all the stake holders.

Parliamentary Secretary for Land Resources, BS Nganlang Phom mentioned that watershed management is not only a hydrogical unit but also socio-political entity which plays a crucial role in determining food and economic security that provides life support services to the people.

He stressed that more importance should be given to rain water harvesting and added that understanding the hydrologic cycle is a key to the proper management of water which helps to understand the role and cycle on human impact.

Chief Secretary, Pankaj

members are paid and yet the Department was trying its best for fruitful implementation of activities under IWMP. Talking about rubber plantation, he said there were 66 lakh standing rubber plants which cover approximately 5 % of total cultivable area for rubber in Nagaland. Out of 66 lakh, 6 lakh trees are being tapped and has the capacity of generating more than Rs 50 crore annually, he added He said it was beneficial both economically and environmentally, to opt for rubber plantation and other alternatives such as kiwi fruit farming rather than jhum cultivation.

However, Kikheto expressed concern over how a jhum cultivators would sustain during the 6-7 years before latex tapping starts if one has to shift to rubber plantation.

A power-point presentation on the overall view of the watershed activities was presented by Land Resource Director Mhathung Yanthan.

Earlier, the CM released a book titled ‘Best practices and success stories of IWMP.’ The department also gave away awards for best performing villages, best farmers and best SHG. Further, a total of Rs. 3.66 crore watershed development fund was also handed over to 247 villages in this IWMP Batch 1 project.

Nagaland govt rewards best performing villages, farmers & SHGs Our Correspondent Kohima | August 11

The Nagaland State Department Land Resources today honoured 12 best performing villages, four best farmers and two best SHGs under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) project- 1 in Nagaland.

The awards were given away jointly

by Chief Minister, TR Zeliang; Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) Speaker, Chotisuh Sazo; Cabinet Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and the Chief Secretary during a state level watershed conference in culmination of IWMP, Batch -1 at NBCC Convention Hall, Kohima.

The award was in recognition and appreciation of the community’s sincerity, commitment and cooperation towards successful implementation of IWMP in the state. It carried citations and cash rewards.

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 11 (MExN): An advocacy workshop for the principals/teachers of tobacco free institutions was held in West City Building on August 10. The main focus of the workshop was the integration of tobacco control measure into institutional system. Resource persons were Rev Fr Anto Principal NEISSR Dimapur, Dr C Tetseo and Imkumla, Psychologist. Amongla Jamir, DEO gave exhortation and she also gave away the certificates to the participants.

All together 30 colleges and schools were represented. Dr C Award for best performing village Thekrujuma village: Thekrejuma vilTetseo informed that advocacy program for the 2nd batch lage is from Zubza Block of Kohima diswill be conducted in the 3rd week of August. trict. Thought naturally blessed, the village was deprived of development prior to IWMP, which is also due to its remote location. With the implementation of IWMP and active participation of the community, many positive developments have taken place within a short span of time.

In December 2013, Thekrejuma village was also selected as one of the 50 villages to be adopted y the SPEED programme.

Through this programme, the village has now become self sufficient and are learning to stand on their own feet for their sustenance.

Orakong village: Orakong village is regarded as the benchmark of IWMP implementation in Longleng district. The village is highly receptive to change, and exhibits a strong sense of cooperation and coordination among different village institutions. Active involvement of the community and stakeholders has led to creation of many feasible assets in the village through 25.09.1945 – 06.08.2016 the project. This cohesiveness has providWe would like to express our heartfelt ed ample scope for implementing IWMP appreciation to all the churches, loved ones successfully. and well wishers for your prayers and Tichipami village: This village is also generously during the prolonged illness known as Cardamom village of Zunheboand glorious home going of mom Alila Vito. to district. Introducing cardamom in the village through IWMP has brought about Loving family members and relatives massive change in farming system and has

In Grateful apprecIatIon

He said watershed development programme has a critical role to play in ensuring conservation and utilization of natural endowments such as water, land, animals and human resources in a harmonious and integrated manner for increasing agricultural productivity and enhancing peoples’ livelihood.

He congratulated the Land Resources Department for working with a focused approach and implementing the various programmes successfully by bringing about many positive changes for the people.

Meanwhile, dwelling on the Naga political problem, he said the Government of India is willing to solve the Naga political problem but stated that it is time to “question ourselves where we are standing and without solution what

Kumar said that IWMP has become an integral component of the new Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) from 2016-17.

Watershed management is essentially a multidisciplinary effort requiring involvement of the people as well as expertise cutting across several disciplines and has also the potential to increase the ability of the community to conserve natural resources, raise farmer income and build resilience to the changing pattern, he added.

Land Resources Secretary Y. Kikheto Sema said the central fund to the state for IWMP has declined during the last few years.

“After the 14th Finance Commission award and also launching of NITI Ayog, 10% extra devolution was given to Nagaland increasing it from 32 % to 42 %. However, in reality, it has not helped small states like Nagaland,” he said.

He said that the state received only Rs 27 crore under IWMP 2015 against total outlay of Rs 180 cr.

During the current year, against total annual plan outlay of Rs 264 cr, allocation for the state was Rs 28.20 cr which is hardly 10.66% of the total outlay, he added.

Kikheto said that out of such meager allocation, salaries of around 440 WSC

raised the standard of living. At present, more than 125 hectares of land are covered under cardamom plantation, bringing a huge return to the village earning a total income of Rs. 19 lakhs annually from the sale of cardamom capsules and suckers.

Chudi village: Like that of any other villages in Nagaland, Chudi village in Wokha district was extensively engaged in shifting cultivation. Initially, when rubber plantation was introduced by the department, only few household took up without knowing that this crop will one day become the backbone for sustainable livelihood for the entire village. Today, the entire Chudi village is into rubber plantation with 98, 500 standing trees and 16,000 tapping trees, harvesting Rs. 82.80 lakhs annually.

Longkitpeh village: Under Tuensang district, this village was adopted by the department in 2013 under SPEED. The active community activation and positive attitude that the community has in implementing IWMP and government programmes has brought about visible positive change in the village. The village has achieved total sanitation and boasts of being one of the cleanest and model villages in the district.

Pathso village: This village is under Noklak block in Tuensang district. Prior to the implementation of IWMP in 2009, the people were confined to the traditional way of farming giving them low economic returns. Some of the visible changes after IWMP are the changing cropping pattern, and choosing of right crop giving them better economic returns. Not only this Pathso Nokeng has shown overall improvement in all spheres of social, economic, health and sanitation.

Pishikhu village: Pishikhu village in Dimapur district is one of the 50 villages adopted by the department under SPEED. The community’s cooperation and receptiveness to IWMP intervention has brought about many positive changes in the lives of the people. This village is famous for the aluminium plate making unity set up by Dollovi Sema, which was sponsored by the department under livelihood and micro enterprise under IWMP. Salulamang village: This village is under Mokokchung district. Shifting cultivation was wide spread for their 98 households limiting the scope for sustainable development. However, with IWMP in-

tervention, things have changed as every individual in the village directly or indirectly benefitted from the various activities through the programme as beneficiaries under livelihood, micro enterprises and production systems or by engaging as wage earners in the plantations developed through the project. With the permanent cultivation through IWMP, people of Salulamang are now focusing more on permanent farming and not just on finding a government service. In addition to rubber plantation, orange, banana and several other mixed plantations are in progress.

Yingshikiur village: This village in Kiphire district is blessed with rich natural resources. The soil type of Yingshikiur village is defined by the availability of loose stone boulders in abundance which was lying un-utilized and scattered in the project area, making it difficult for cultivation.

With the intervention of IWMP the department imparted training and conducted field demonstration on the techniques of stone bunding by using the locally available materials resulting in increase of cultivable area in their field which was otherwise limited due to the presence of loose stone boulders scattered around the field. Encouraged by the benefits of building such structures, the farmers started to replicate the same in their own fields even outside the project area. The department has also planted 5000 alder trees along the stone bunds in the project area as planting of alter tree has its own benefits such as nitrogen fixation which also increase soil fertility as well as for timber and fuel wood.

Tsupfume village: Tsupfume village under Phek district is famous for producing Kiwi fruit in a large scale. Recognizing the favorable climatic condition and suitability of the soil for its cultivation, 12,000 saplings of Kiwi fruit were planted in the village though IWMP. The entire village comprising 363 households are engaged in Kiwi cultivation apart from growing other cash crops. In 2014, the farmers have generated a net income of about Rs. 2-3 lakhs. By 2015, the villagers harvested an overwhelming 5000 kg, indicating an increase of 100%.

Lamhai Dungki village: Lamhai Dungki village is under Peren district and is also known as the best rubber village of the district. With the humble beginning in the initial year and with intervention of IWMP, today, Lamhai Dungi has planted

more than 300 ha of rubber with 1,20,00 standing trees.

Tuimei Village: Tuimei village is under Mon district. With the implementation of IWMP, 34 households of the total 120 households have embraced tea cultivation covering 26 Ha with 2, 60,000 standing plants. In 2015, the village has harvested 40,000 kg of teach fetching Rs. 7, 20,000.

Award for best farmers Neituo Kense: He is a progressive farmer from Tuophema village of Kohima district. Prior to embracing Ginger cultivation through IWMP, Kense was engage in jhum cultivation apart from being a butcher for livelihood. In 2012, he journeyed with IWMP by planting 500 kgs of ginger and today he is earning Rs. 1.70 lakhs per annum.

Angshai Phom: He is an outstanding farmer from Yongam village under Lomgleng district. He is the man behind introducing large cardamom and successful implementation of IWMP in his village. His interest in cardamom has paved a way for him, to invent a simple yet very helpful cardamom tool, which can harvest about 60 to 70 kgs/day as compared to the handpicked method where one can hardy pick about 20 to 25 kgs/day. At present, he owns about 5.5 ha of cardamom plantation area, in which, he had intercropped large cardamom with black pepper earning an income of about Rs.3.5 lakhs per annum.

Hatwang Konyak: He is a successful tea cultivator from Phuktong village in Mon district. This successful tea cultivator initially started his tea plantation with 5000 numbers of tea saplings, supplied by the department in 2001. Over the years, through the intervention of IWMP, he had developed an area of 8.8 ha of tea plantation, having 75,000 numbers of standing tea plants earning an income of R. 3.60 lakhs annually.

Iriesibe: He is 60 year old man from old Jalukie in Peren district. Initially, he did not reap enough profit, but today, he has mastered the art of “Jaggery Making.”

A struggling farmer once upon at time, Iriesibe, has become a proud farmer earning Rs. 1.30 lakhs annually through sugarcane cultivation.

BEST SHG Kekhrie SHG of Sechuma village under Kohima district Zangna SHG of Mhainamtsi village of Peren District.

Speedways Electric vehicles showroom inaugurated Morung Express News Dimapur | August 11

Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) Administrator, H Atokhe Aye inaugurated Musafir Cargo Solutions dealing in electric vehicles such as e-rickshaws, cargo loaders, off-road scooters etc at The CBZZ Market Place, 4th Mile Dimapur.

Musafir Cargo Solutions is a branch of Speedways Electric which deals in manufacture of electric vehicles in the country.

Speaking at the programme, Atokhe lauded the initiative of Sandeep Agarwal in bringing Speedways Electric, a renowned brand in the manufacture of many types of electric vehicles. “Such kind of vehicles powered exclusively by electric power is eco-friendly and is also a cost effective solution to the environmental problems,” he said.

Atokhe said the e-rickshaws could serve as an alternative to existing autorickshaws adding “pollution is everywhere and using electric

DMC Administrator, H. Atokhe Aye test drives an electric vehicle at The CBZZ Market Place after inaugurating Musafir Cargo Solutions in Dimapur. (Morung Photo)

vehicles, wherever possible, is one of the best ways to reduce carbon emissions.” He expressed optimism that more awareness would be created on the advantages of using electric vehicles. Atokhe said that for mobility in cities like Dimapur, e-rickshaw public transport were not only eco-friendly but convenient too.

Proprietor of Musafir Cargo Solutions, Sandeep Agarwal said the company was in talks with banks to facilitate loan facilities for customers to buy electric vehicles. The inaugural programme was attended by renowned businessman, Chandu Agarwal, invited guests and a host of well wishers.

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Red Cross Society to shelter Sharmila Imphal, august 11 (IaNs): The Indian Red Cross Society will provide shelter to Irom Sharmila, who is being shunned by many in Manipur after she ended her 16-year-long fast against a draconian legislation. The Manipur branch of the Red Cross Society has decided to give her temporary shelter till the time Sharmila finds a lasting place to live in Imphal.

After friends and many supporters came out openly against her decision to end the fast, Sharmila said: "I do not plan to go home and meet my mother and others before my mission is successful."

The public animosity to a woman who for years was considered an icon and earned the sobriquet "Iron Lady" has stunned many. Police have brought her back to the J.N. Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal where she had been warded for 16 long years when she fasted against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. During the hunger strike, she took no food or water and was nasal fed. Although she is no longer in judicial custody, the government is "looking after her", an official said. L. Ranbir, the hospital's medical superintendent, clears reporters and supporters who want to meet her. Those who

he feels are opposed to her are not allowed to meet Sharmila.

Sharmila's dejection over the way many are treating her has affected her.

A hospital source said she often breaks down while talking to visitors. She says people have not understood her and perhaps want her as a "martyr".

Hospital sources told IANS that she was yet to resume taking normal solid food on medical grounds. But she has started consuming gruel rice, beverages mixed with Horlicks and milk. And she "is mentally and physically fine and there is no sign of fatigue and disorientation", a doctor said.

Manipur police bust international human trafficking racket, rescue 3 Newmai News Network Imphal | August 11

Manipur Police claimed to have busted a major international human trafficking racket and rescued three girls, including two minors.

Thoubal district police arrested two persons, including a woman, in connection with the racket which police claimed spreads into neighbouring Myanmar, Thailand and Singapore.

Briefing media at the office of Superintendent of Police, Thoubal district, Additional SP Rakesh Balwan said a team of police established a check point on the basis of credible information on August 10 at Kakching Lamkhai of Thoubal and arrested— Thangkhumi, 56, hailing from Moreh Ward No-3

under Chandel district and Lalbiakliana, 50, a resident of Khawmawi village in Churachandpur district.

The two accused were paraded before the media.

The police officer said Lalbiakliana, the driver, along with the three girls and his accomplice Thangkhumi was travelling in a vehicle which was intercepted around 4 pm yesterday. The duo has been remanded to 10-day police custody for further investigation, ASP Balwan added.

Balwan said they were taking the girls to Moreh town along Indo-Myanmar border and the beyond. He said the police have registered a case at the Women Police Station against the two accused under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1985.

The victim girls are be-

NOTICe NO.M-703/16/4546-47: Notice is hereby given that Shri.

Lt. Tokhei Sumi -Vrs- Angukali Zhimo R/o 5th Mile, Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50&51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below:The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites claims/objections concerning to the said land, if any & should be submitted to this court in writing on or before 11/9/16.

Schedule of Land and Boundary Name of Patta Holder: Lt. Tokhei Sumi Village/ Block No: Padumpukhuri Patta No: 23, Dag No: 101, Area: 01-03-07 Sd/- Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur: Nagaland

EX-SErVicEmEN coNtriButorY hEalth SchEmE (ECHS) EmPloYmENt NoticE For ECHS Polyclinic, Kohima only ECHS invites applications for panel/engagement of staff under various assignments (a) OIC Polyclinic (b) Medical Offr (c) Dental Offr (d) Lab Asst (e) Nur Asst (f) Driver (g) Female Attendant (h) Peon (j) Safaiwala (k) Chowkidar.

Application will be submitted to Station Headquarter ECHS Cell, Zakhama by 31st Aug 2016. The date of interview will be intimated to the shortlisted candidates.

For details please visit Station Headquarters ECHS Cell, Zakhama. Tele No: 0373-2231033, & (Toll Free):18003453856, www.echs.gov.in.

deCLArATION

Regd. No: 1113/2016

Date: 29-7-16

I, Shri. Mohitosh Sharma, age about -28 years, S/o Manojit Sharma, R/o. DMC-H/No- 68, Sharma Bhavan, Jain Bhawan, Jain Temple DMC-ward-17, Marwari Patti, Dimapur Sardar, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby affirm an oath and declare as follows: 1. That in my Academic Records my name had been entered/ recorded as Mahitosh Sharma, whereas in all my other official documents such as Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Bank Account, Birth Certificate etc, my name had been recorded as Mohitosh Sharma, which is my official name.

2. That the names Mohitosh Sharma and Mahitosh Sharma, refers to same person, i.e. me. And henceforth I shall address my name as Mohitosh Sharma for all official purpose and correspondence.

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Conference deliberates on ‘100% renewable energy future for NE’ Roughly 4.85 mn households – more than 50% of the region - do not have access to electricity

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tween ages 14-20, he said.

The ASP claimed there is involvement of a bigger gang in the racket, adding that most of the girls are from interior areas of the hill districts. “They brought the girls after paying Rs 5000 each to their families on the pretext of jobs in Singapore. The trafficking network also sends the girls to Bangkok where they are forced into immoral business, Balwan claimed.

The ASP urged upon all parents to stay away from such human traffickers involved in the international racket. He claimed many more people, including women, are involved in the network.

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Morung Express News Guwahati | August 11

Renewable energy has immense potential in the Northeast and the region can generate its entire electricity from renewable sources, according to Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

“Currently, renewable energy like solar and wind has very little penetration in our north-eastern states - even though there is a huge potential to meet a majority of the region’s energy demand from solar, wind and small hydropower,” said Deputy Director General, CSE, Chandra Bhushan, in his opening remarks on the first day of the CSE conference on the theme “100 % renewable energy future for North East” held at NEDFi complex on Thursday.

Manipur is, in fact, the only state in the region that has a solar policy, the CSE DDG said.

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The conference is aimed at expanding the role of renewable energy in the electricity mix, as well as in provision of energy access for the region.

According to CSE, of India’s 1.3 billion people, almost 240 million do not have access to electricity.

The International Energy Agency has further projected that India will have 147 million people without electricity in 2030. At present, renewable energy in the northeast refers only to small hydro power (less than 25 mega-Watts) – even though the region sits on potential reserves of almost 60,000 MW. To add to this, the north-eastern states have one of the lowest per capita electricity consumption rates in the country: there are still roughly 4.85 million households – more than 50 per cent in the region -- that do not have access to electricity. In fact, the per capita electricity consumption in the region is as low as some of the least developed nations.

The situation is compounded by the fact that the current government schemes to provide

In The Court of 1st Class Magistrate Jalukie: Nagaland AFFIdAvIT

Regd. No. 91 I Mr. Heirachube a resident of Jalukie town PO & PS Jalukie, Peren Dist. Nagaland hereby declared that the name Heirachube and Heirachube Zeliang is of same person. I hereby declared that my correct name is Heirachube and shall be use for all official purposes in the future.

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FeLICITATION

Yimchunger Union Dimapur (YUD) feels pride & happiness to convey its heartiest congratulation to Mr. L. Hankiumong son of Late. Longkhangba Yimchunger for his success at the recently concluded NPSC exam 2016 & selected to the post of Dy. SP. The Union also would to congratulate Mr. Shophukhiung Yimchunger son of Mr. Luyanba for securing Top 5th Position at the recently concluded NSEE exam to undergo MBBS studies. The Union extend its best wishes in their future endeavour.

S. Keoshu President, YUD

S. Mukam( Kamba) Exe. Chairman, YUD

NagalaNd Board of School EducatioN Kohima NOTIFICATION NO.23/2016

Dated Kohima, the 11th August, 2016

NO.NBE-28/Ad-NSE/2016-17/1972:: It is hereby notified that the examination for Financial Literacy Class IX will be held on 24th of August 2016. The schools offering Financial Literacy course are informed to note the following: 1. The examination will be conducted from 9:30 am to 11:30 am.

2. The question paper will consists of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ).

3. The result shall be submitted to the Board on or before 31st August 2016.

4. Toppers from each school shall be awarded a certificate of merit provided they score a minimum of 90% marks and above.

5. The Teacher from the State topper school shall be awarded a certificate of appreciation.

Schools in Kohima district are directed to collect the question papers from the Board's Office on 22nd August 2016 during Office hours.

Schools in Mokokchung and Dimapur districts are directed to collect the question papers from the respective designated school in the district on 22nd August 2016 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

The head of institutions or duly authorized official should collect the question papers of Financial Literacy.

(Rangumbuing Nsarangbe) Controller of Examinations

Public information on National Electoral Roll Purification 2016. (NERP) 1. Enroll your name in the electoral roll if you are 18 years of age and above as on 01/01/2016 through Form 6.

2. Voluntarily disclose and delete your name in the electoral roll through Form 7 if your name is registered in more than one place.

3. Delete entries of dead, shifted, absentees, bogus electors through Form 7.

4. Get your particulars in the electoral roll and EPIC corrected through Form 8.

5. You can transpose your name to another polling station within the same assembly constituency through Form 8A. 6. Replace your poor quality/mismatched photograph through Form 8.

7. Submit your mobile number and email address to your BLO for easy communication during election and getting information on electoral roll related activities.

8. Ensure one man one registration. Avoid multiple registrations.

9. Check your enrolment status through ECI web site www.eci.nic.in or www.ceonagaland.nic.in.

10. For any information, call toll free number 1950.

11. Enrollment at more than one place is a criminal offence punishable under Representation of People Act 1950 and Indian Penal Code with imprisonment or with fine or with both.

Issued by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland.

electricity are primarily based on grid expansion.

This model has so far not been able to provide electricity to the poor in the country, and may yet fail to do so.

It is in this context that CSE’s latest report Minigrids: Electricity for all assumes significance. The report was released and discussed at the event. The report presents a model centred on generationbased incentive and subsidy for setting up distribution infrastructure to ensure every household receives one unit of electricity every day. It is important to understand that the national grid and mini-grids would be complementary to each other.

“The model presents a strategy to provide universal access of electricity using renewable energy based decentralised distributed generation / mini-grids. It will enable the north-eastern states to leapfrog to a new clean energy future. This will also ensure democratisa-

tion of power generation”, Bhushan said.

The conference also presented CSE’s rooftop solar calculator. The calculator is an Excel-based model that evaluates the viability of solar power as an option for an individual’s electricity demand. It is designed for domestic consumers for all states of the country. The calculator assesses the power demand in any home and provides information on the solar system that could cater to this demand along with information on reduction in electricity bills and the time it will take to recover the money invested.

The conference was attended by most of the key players in the renewable energy sector, specifically from the northeast, including representatives from industry, nodal agencies such as the Solar Energy Corporation of India, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and their regional agencies as well as non-governmental organisations.

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Dt. Kohima the 11th August, 2016.

The Department of Technical Education Nagaland would like to give clarification in regards to the selection of MBBS and BDS candidates for the session 2016-17. That the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) conducted Nagaland State Entrance Examination-II (NSEE-II) on 2nd July 2016 to select candidates to fill up the State reserved seats in MBBS and BDS courses, whereby 1042 candidates appeared and 51 candidates could qualify as per the clause-5 of Graduate Medical Education Regulation 1997 of Medical Council of India (MCI), the minimum qualifying marks in the entrance examination are 50% for General and 40% for SC/ST/OBC for selection to MBBS and BDS courses.

Therefore in line with the MCI regulation and the Government Notification (on reservation and selection policy) NO.HTE/RESERV/23-1/2012 (Pt), dated, 30th May 2016, 45 candidates were selected for MBBS course and 5 candidates for BDS course under the State Reserved Seats. As per norms, the selection of candidates were made based on the merit list of NSEE-II 2016 result declared by NBSE, and according to the preferences exercised by the candidates.

It may also be stated that though 15% of the total seats per Course are reserved for candidates belonging to the Backward Tribes of Nagaland only 3 candidates could be selected under BT reservation for MBBS course due to the following reasons. As per clause-II (a) (reservation policy) "not more than one seat per tribe per course will be allotted to any Backward Tribes in a single year".

Clause-III (d) (Selection) of the same notification also states- "in case qualified candidates under Backward Tribes reservation are not available, then all such unfilled seats will be de-reserved and allotted to candidates under category-I while maintaining merit". Again, clause-III (b) (Selection) states- "only those candidates who secured the required minimum qualifying marks in the entrance examination shall be considered for selection".

(Er. Arjun Singh), Director

OBITuAry

Alila Vito, Co-Founder & Director, Christ For The Nations Bible College, Kohima Nukshilila (Alila) was born in 1945, the 5th of 11 children of Pangjungmeren and Chubanungla Jamir of Khensa village. Like many Nagas during the political turmoil, she grew up with fear and untold suffering and witnessed Khensa being razed nine times by the Indian army. On the other hand, revival fire was spreading among Nagas and Alila found Jesus, who gave her joy, peace and abundant life!

After her class ten, she dedicated her life to serve her Lord and Saviour and went for further training in the Word at Kohima Bible College. There she met and married her teacher Rev. Vitokhu on August 17, 1972. An Ao lady marrying a Sumi man in an Angami Revival Church is quite a testimony of our Father’s creative plan! Blessed with four children, God instructed them to establish Christ For The Nations Bible College in 1980.

The couple planted many prayer houses and churches in different states and countries like Myanmar.

Widowed at 47, she took on the mantle of her beloved husband to train disciples from different tribes, tongue and nations. One of the many songs she sang with her ‘darling’ Vito was I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go. Indeed, the Holy Spirit led her to walk on foot to some of the remotest places as well as fly several times to the USA and once to Japan teaching and preaching the Word. Her personal prayer was to see all her children serve the Lord. She is blessed with seven grandchildren.

Alila fought the good fight on her knees. She was a prayer warrior and a woman of deep faith and charity. Alila’s spiritual legacy continues and its full impact one will only see in eternity. Let us celebrate her as Heaven is!

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India’s farm-produce losses at Rs 92,000 crore, thrice the agriculture budget Charlie moloney IANS/IndiaSpend

Harvest and post-harvest loss of India’s major agricultural produce is estimated at Rs 92,651 crore ($13 billion), according to data published by the ministry of food processing industries.

The loss is almost three times as high as the new budget for the agriculture sector, which has seen an increase of 44 per cent from Rs 24,909 crore ($4 billion) in 2015-16 to Rs 35,984 crore ($5 billion) in 2016-17.

About 16 per cent of fruits of vegetables, valued at Rs 40,811 crore ($6 billion), were lost,according to an analysis of production data between 2012 and 2014, at wholesale prices, by the Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana (Punjab).

An earlier government study from 2015 estimated that five per cent to 12 per cent of vegetables were lost.

The food processing ministry also reported that seven per cent of meat, valued at Rs 3,942 crore ($590 million), was lost, about 60 per cent during storage.

Almost 7,000 cold stores were created under four central programmes between 2007 and 2014 to curb supply chain losses. These projects cost Rs 2,395 crore ($358 million). An additional 609 projects have been sanctioned and subsidy of Rs 660 crore($99 million) provided between 2014 and 2016.

The National Centre for Cold-Chain Development, a government organisation, has suggested that too much money is being spent on cold storages.

Three of five components -- pack houses, ripening chambers and reefer vehicles -- in the cold chain are almost entirely without funding, the 2015 “All India Coldchain Infrastructure Capacity (Assessment of Status and Gaps)” report said.

to transfer Rs 65,876 Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 7 with RBI cr surplus to government iris scanner and dual curved screen NEW DElhI, August 11 (IANs): Giving a refreshing look to its Note series, South Korean giant Samsung on Thursday launched its flagship device Galaxy Note 7 in India with iris biometric scanner for enhanced security, upgraded S Pen and a dual-curved screen. The Rs 59,900 device will be available in gold platinum, silver titanium and black onyx colours from September 2. The company also launched a new wearable portfolio with new Gear VR, Gear Fit2 fitness tracker and Gear IconX earplugs.

Galaxy Note 7 comes with a 5.7-inch QHD super AMOLED dual-curved display protected by the latest Corning Gorilla Glass 5.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is the first device in the Note family to be water resistant to a maximum depth of 1.5 metre upto 30 minutes.

The device is dust-proof and the display is 30 per cent stronger and 20 per cent more scratch resistant from its predecessor.

The new S Pen features a smaller 0.7mm tip and has an Air Command Translate feature that quickly translates any on-screen text with ease by simply placing the S Pen above the word.

The feature also include functions like magnify and

glance, etc.

The iris scanner provides an extra layer of security alongside the fingerprint scanner. The device has a “Secure Folder” to keep private information safe.

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Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar in ‘Forbes’ list of 100 richest tech tycoons NEW YORK, August 11 (PtI): Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and HCL co-founder Shiv Nadar are the only two billionaires from India in Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 richest people in technology, ranking in the top 20 ahead of Google boss Eric Schmidt and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

The ‘100 Richest Tech Billionaires In The World 2016’ list has been topped by Microsoft founder Bill Gates with an estimated fortune of $78 billion.

Premji ranks 13th on the list with a net worth of $16 billion and Nadar comes in on the 17th spot with $11.6 billion of net worth. Two Indian-American technology czars Symphony Technology Group CEO Romesh Wadhwani and founders of IT consulting and outsourcing company Syntel Bharat Desai and his wife Neerja Sethi are also on the list.

Forbes said Premji, who heads India’s third-largest outsourcer, Wipro has been on a buying spree in the past year to boost growth. Premji’s son Rishad, who heads strategy and sits on the board, also oversees Wipro’s $100 mil-

lion venture capital fund.

Nadar co-founded HCL, which is reportedly mulling a US listing, Forbes said adding that Nadar also owns HCL TalentCare, a skills-development firm that provides training to new graduates.

His latest venture is a $500 million fund to invest in start ups and US healthcare tech firms.

Wadhwani comes in on the 67th position with a $3 billion net worth. A recipient of the 2013 Forbes India Non-Resident Philanthropist Award, Wadhwani announced in 2015 that he plans to commit up to $1 billion to fund entrepreneurship initiatives in India.

Forbes said despite a tumultuous year for the stock market, “it was a good time to be a tech billionaire”.

The titans on Forbes’ second annual list of the world’s richest in technology are worth a combined $892 billion, 6% more than a year ago. Just over half of the 100 richest in tech are from the US, including eight of the top 10 richest on the list.

China has the second highest number of tech tycoons, with 19 people

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worth a combined $132.7 billion. The richest Chinese member is Alibaba founder Jack Ma, who is on the 8th spot and has an estimated net worth of $25.8 billion. Canada has five tech billionaires and Germany has four.Forbes said the second richest person in tech Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is also the biggest gainer on the list this year and has an estimated $66.2 billion fortune, an increase of $18.4 billion since this list was released last year. That puts him ahead of Oracle chairman Larry Ellison, who comes in on the 4th spot.

Ellison was also beaten by Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who climbed from fourth to third place thanks to a 30 percent jump in the value of Facebook’s stock; he is now also California’s richest person, another title that previously belonged to Ellison.

Only five women rank among the world’s 100 richest in tech, including Zhou Qunfei on the 33rd spot. She became a billionaire in 2015 after Lens Technology’s IPO, and has a net worth of $6.4 billion.

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NEW DElhI, August 11 (PtI): Bharti Airtel has acquired rights to use 4G airwaves of Aircel in seven out of eight telecom circles under their Rs 3,500-crore spectrum trading deal.

“With respect to the acquisition of rights to use 20 Mhz 2300 band BWA spectrum from Aircel, Bharti Airtel Ltd has now informed BSE that the proposed transaction has been successfully concluded for Orissa circle following the receipt of all necessary approvals and satisfying all the conditions,” the company said in a regulatory filing.

Airtel has entered into the Rs 3,500-crore deal with Aircel to acquire rights to use the latter’s 4G spectrum in eight telecom circles -- Tamil Nadu (including Chennai), Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Assam, North East, Orissa and and Andhra Pradesh.

Airtel already has completed the transaction in six circles of Tamil Nadu (including Chennai), Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Assam and North East. The spectrum trading deal related to the Andhra Pradesh circle is yet to complete. For Orissa circle, Airtel had to surrender 1.2 Mhz spectrum, worth around Rs 38 crore for approval as it breached the spectrum limit after taking into account Aircel’s spectrum.

The deal makes Airtel second largest holder of 4G spectrum in 2300 Mhz band after Reliance Jio Infocomm, which holds the 4G spectrum in all 22 circles of the country.

Meanwhile, the Department of Telecom has put all spectrum trading, sharing and liberalisation deal on hold till the end of auction scheduled to start from September 29.

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NEW DElhI, August 11 (IANs): With an aim to bring luxury viewing experience at an affordable price for the Indian customers, Japanbased Sanyo has unveiled a new range of budget LED TVs. The new Sanyo’s LED IPS TV range with four models -- 49-inch XT-49S7100F full-HD TV priced at Rs 34,990; 43-inch XT-43S7100F fullHD TV for Rs 24,990; 32-inch XT-32S7100F fullHD TV at Rs 17,990; and 32-inch XT-32S7000H HD TV for Rs 14,990 -- are now available for purchase in the country, company sources told IANS on Thursday.

The 49-inch XT-49S7100F full-HD LED IPS TV comes with A+ grade panel and is packed with features like reduced motion blur and noise reduction. In terms of connectivity, the TV offers two HDMI, two USB, one VGA, 3.5mm audio jack and produces 8W audio output.

A plain-looking TV with thin black bezels all round, it provides a seamless transition from one scene to another without any blurring thanks to the “Reduced Motion” feature. With the HDMI Sound Out feature, you can connect an external home theatre system to your Sanyo TV and control it with the TV remote.

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NEW DElhI, August 11 (IANs): Taiwan-based technology major ASUS will unveil Zenfone 3 smartphone with a first-ever 360-degree live streaming of the event in the country on August 17.

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MuMbAI, August 11 (PtI): The Reserve Bank will transfer to the central government its surplus profit of Rs 65,876 crore, marginally lower than the amount given last year. “The (RBI Central) Board approved the transfer of surplus of the Reserve Bank for the year 2015-16 amounting to Rs 658.76 billion to the Government of India,” the central bank said in a statement.

The amount was Rs 65,896 crore for the previous year.

RBI follows the July-June accounting year. The approval to transfer the surplus was taken at the 559th meeting of the Central Board of the RBI, chaired by Governor Raghuram Rajan, today. The Board reviewed the current economic situation, global and domestic challenges and policy responses and other specific areas in the working of the Reserve Bank. It also discussed the draft Annual Report of the Reserve Bank for the year 2015-16.

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'State Cabinet has no power to 54 vehicles recovered so far in 2016 regularize adhoc appointments' The HC Judgment allows thousands of contract appointments to lapse with immediate effect, say ACAUT Dimapur, august 11 (mExN): The Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) on Thursday said that “unfettered right” of the state government to make “illegal appointments” and the Cabinet practice of regularizing the same has been “taken away” with recent High Court Judgment.

The Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench on August 5 has given the legal sanctity to the Office Memorandum (OM) passed by the State Cabinet and notified on June 6, 2016 by the Government of Nagaland, stated in a press note from the Media Cell ACAUT Nagaland.

The Court gave the judgment after a Public In-

terest Litigation was filed by ACAUT against the government of Nagaland regarding “irregular and illegal” appointments to various departments.

Maintaining that the OM 2016 is a “partial modification” of OM 2001 and reads “in modification of OM dated 26.2.2001, it has been decided that no appointment shall be made on contract basis, henceforth,” ACAUT said that the HC judgment is very clear that all forms of “backdoor appointments have to be stopped, henceforth.”

The ACAUT further maintained that the Court’s Order is to be understood in relation to OM 2016, OM 2001, Dr. Atouzo Vs State of Nagaland and Umadevi case as the OM 2016 and the “Undertaking Affidavit” submitted by the Chief Secretary to the High Court extensively quoted from two aforementioned case.

“Not only are contract appointments banned, but by inserting Dr. Atouzo Vs State of Nagaland in the OM 2016, the State Cabi-

net has on its own volition notified that it has no power to Regularize Contract/adhoc appointments as per the verdict of the Hon’ble High Court, Kohima bench, when the court struck down the regularization of 19 Veterinary Assistant Surgeons (VAS), all illegally, by the Cabinet,” it further argued.

“The OM of 2016 also overrides the OM of 2008 and a controversial clause that says ‘Contract employees may be regularized by the department’s who have completed more than 3 years of service, (sic) on the basis of which successive State governments made tens of thousands of backdoor appointments,” ACAUT maintained.

In this connection, ACAUT pointed out that “thousands of contract employees” already appointed by the government in the years prior to the issuance of OM 2016 “cannot be regularized by the Cabinet/ P&AR Department” as OM 2001 clearly mentioned that “no contract appointment

can be more than 1 year” “It follows that there is no option but for the Government to clean the mess it has created and allow the thousands of contract appointments to lapse with immediate effect.”

“None of the contract appointments should be extendable beyond the permissible 1-year period and the departments should allow these to lapses, failing which contempt of court may be invited,” it added.

Such lapsed posts may be advertised and examination held in a free and fair manner as per the rules laid down in Uma devi Case as inserted in OM 2016, it said.

It further said that all instances of backdoor appointments post-OM 2016 may be reviewed by the departments and terminated with immediate effect and the Court has given liberty to ACAUT to “approach” the Court if the government “violates and refuses” to implement the clause as laid down in OM June 6, 2016.

It also implies that all contract appointments

have been banned and no posts coming under the purview of NPSC -including both gazetted and nongazetted - can be filled up through backdoor by the departments as was the case in the past, ACAUT highlighted.

“It is absolutely critical that the government stop the yearly but illegal extension of contract appointments with immediate effect based on the landmark judgment… and none of the contract appointments is extended beyond the permissible period,” it further asserted.

“This feeing up of the thousands of lapsed post can be filled up by genuine and deserving candidates from the unemployed youth community through competitive examination.”

The ACAUT Nagaland also cautioned all Head of the Departments that it will cross check all the departments for compliance and if necessary “will take recourse to legal action till it encounters satisfactory results.”

LHD condemns alleged assault Dimapur Bypass 4-lane road:

Dimapur, august 11 (mExN): The Lotha Hoho Dimapur (LHD) has vehemently condemned the alleged assault of its General Secretary and Chairman, Lotha Colony Council Renathung Ezung by three motorbike-borne miscreants on August 8. The “extremely untoward, excessive, and inhuman act” assault on a senior citizen without any rhyme or reason is yet another bitter jolt for the denizens of Dimapur in general and the Lotha community in particular, the LHD stated in a press note.

It is very unfortunate that even elderly persons, rendering voluntary social services for the wellbeing and security of the society and strive for calm and peaceful coexistence are acknowledged this way in broad daylight, it added. LHD further urged the concerned authorities adopted stringent measures to curb suchvactivities. Under no circumstances, the above action can taken as a stray incident, it maintained further appealing the authorities to expedite "immediate” and “befitting action" against the miscrants.”

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Types & Make

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Isaac Kronu and others during the inauguration of Mediethaza Marketing Shed at Leshemi village on August 6.

Kohima, august 11 (mExN): Mediethaza Marketing Shed was formally inaugurated at Leshemi village under Pfutsero Sub Division of Phek district recently.

This marketing shed was initiated by parliamentary secretary for planning & coordination, monitoring cell, evaluation and taxes Neiba Kronu for the benefit of the farmers and to encourage organic farming.

It was inaugurated by Isaac Kronu, Class- I contractor Nagaland on August 6.

Speaking on the occasion, he encouraged the farmers to make the best use of the provided facility and take it as an income generation point.

He also asked the farmers to sell fresh vegetables and other locally available products at reasonable

price.

The uniqueness of this Marketing Shed is that travelers/commuters can always pick any available vegetables or others items in this Marketing Shed even if the owners are not around.

The price tag is stick on every item and one can take the items even late hours by paying the amount on the provided box set aside.

further furnished the particulars of the seized vehicles for general information and also to enable the respective vehicle owners to claim the same.

Vehicle owners can report to the AVTS Dimapur for further actions, the PRO said.

Engine No.

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RECOVERED VEHICLES (TWO WHEELERS) Types & Make PULSAR 1800 CC PULSAR 150 CC PULSAR (Red/Black) PULSAR (Black) PULSAR 200 CC BAJAJ PULSAR 150 BAJAJ PULSAR 150 BAJAJ PULSAR 150 BAJAJ PULSAR BAJAJ PULSAR 180 BAJAJ PULSAR YAMAHA R-15 YAMAHA FZR YAMAHA R15 PLATINA BAJAJ PLATINA (Black) PLATINA (Red/Black) PLATINA BAJAJ DISCOVER (Red/Black) BAJAJ DISCOVER BAJAJ CALIBER SUPER SPLENDOR HERO HONDA HERO HONDA SPL TVS VICTOR TVS STAR CITY PLUS TVS APACHE Hero Honda Glamour

Kohima Police seize VDPO’s training held in Changtongya 7 kgs of crude opium

Mediethaza Marketing Shed inaugurated

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16 HONDA AMAZE (BLACK) 17 HONDA CITY 18 TATA INDIGO

Unclaimed body in dist hospital Dmp Dimapur, august 11 (mExN): An unattended ailing person whom the Dimapur Police shifted to District Hospital Dimapur for medical treatment succumbed to his illness on August 9.

The deceased was later identified as Ratan Gosh (45yrs) of Tinsukia, Assam was found near DMC Office, Dimapur on August 8, the Addl. Dy Commissioner of Police/PRO Dimapur, Nagaland informed in a press note

and 28 two wheelers.

The vehicles were seized after they were reported stolen, plying with fake registrations or tampered vehicle details etc, the Addl. Dy Commissioner of Police/ PRO Dimapur, Nagaland informed in a press note.

The Dimapur Police

RECOVERED VEHICLES (FOUR WHEELERS) January 2016 till date

The Head GBs/ChairDimapur, august eficiaries of the abovemen11 (mExN): The National tioned villages that the 3rd men/Convenor and memHighways and Infrastruc- phase payment of compen- bers of the concerned vilture Development Corpora- sation shall be paid at the lage/ward councils are tion Limited (NHDCL) has office of the Dimapur DC at hereby informed to be sanctioned the 3rd install- the time and dates as speci- physically present for identification of landowners and ment of the compensation fied below: 1.Chumukedima Town, beneficiaries during disamount for payment of land, building and other items Block-I (Plot No. 2 to Plot bursal of cheques of their for landowners affected by No. 21) on August 18, from respective village. Failing this, payment will be withthe proposed Dimapur By- 9am to 12:30pm 2.Beneficiaries who are held, the DC warned. pass 4-lane road from ChuMandatory documents mukedima/Patkai Bridge yet to collect compensato Khushiabill Village vide tion from the 1st and 2nd required to be furnished by F.No. NHIDCL/Nagaland/ installments: from 1- 2PM. beneficiaries are: ID proof, 20 In this regard, the DC Bank passbook, Passport 21 Dimapur Bypass/2015, dat22 has directed the con- photos (5 nos), Original 23 ed August 2, 2016.

Informing this in a press cerned affected landown- Land Documents (Jama- 24 release, the Deputy Com- ers/beneficiaries to come bandi/patta passbook etc). 25 This is for strict compli- 26 missioner, Dimapur, Keso- “in person” to collect their Union Minister for Agricul- nyu Yhome, has informed respective checques at the ance of all concerned, the 27 28 DC stated. ture and Farmers Welfare, all landowners and ben- specified time and date.

Radha Mohan Singh and the State Government of Nagaland for making "the dream of the students into reality."

The federation expressed its hope that the newly college, which will function under Central Agriculture Universi- Kohima, august 11 (mExN): Kohima poty, Imphal, would immensely lice on August 10 while conducting routine checkbenefit the Nagas, particular- ing and frisking of vehicles intercepted one Tata ly the student community.

Winger and recovered 7 kilos of crude Opium concealed in everyday milk packets.

A press note from the Kohima Police informed that one person identified as Neeraj Verma (33) was taken into police custody for possession of the illegal contraband and a regular case was filed at In spite of communica- Kohima South PS. tions, no one has come to In another incident Kohima police based on claim the dead body and the an F.I.R lodged at South PS by the Panchayat of same is lying in the Morgue PWD colony, Kohima arrested one habitual of- Dimapur, august 11 society informed. after completion of neces- fender namely Keneingusa @ Salu (56).

The main objective of the (mExN): Altogether around sary formalities, it said addPolice informed that the accused was found 25 people representing leaders event was to create awareness ing that the dead body will to be indulged in series of cheating and swindling and members from 8 VDPO among Differently Abled Perbe disposed off following cases; taking credit from shops in the name of units participated at the capac- son about different rights availexpiry of 72 hour as per laid prominent citizens, issuing false cheque to pay his ity building training held today able for them to stand for them, down provisions. it said. debt, borrowing money from others with excuses at Changtongya Town.

The PRO further in- to purchase coffin stating that his mother has exIt was also initiated ot creThe training for VDPO’s formed that Officer-in- pired, although she is still alive.

(Village Disable People’s Or- ate awareness about various Charge, Sub Urban Police “Moreover the Panchayat and Youth Organisa- ganization) was organised by opportunities to earn their Station, Dimapur can be tion of PWD colony, Kohima have served him many Grace Society’s CBR (Commu- livelihood as well economic contacted if there is any warnings in the past but he did not pay any heed till nity Based Rehabilitation) pro- empowerment and indepenclaimant. he is caught by the police,” the police added. gramme, a press note from the dence, it added.

NSF welcomes new Veterinary College Kohima, august 11 (mExN): The Naga Students Federation (NSF), the apex student body of the Nagas, has welcomed the inauguration of the College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Jalukie, Peren on August 6.

A release issued by the NSF president, Subenthung Kithan lauded the BJP-led NDA Union Government,

Dimapur, august 11 (mExN): The Anti- Vehicle Theft Squad (AVTS) of the Dimapur Police has seized a total of 54 different categories of vehicles so far in 2016, a police official said today.

The recovered vehicles included 26 four wheelers

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Date of recovery 28-02-16 13-03-16 23-07-16 15-03-16 29-03-16 16-03-16 20-04-16 05-12-16 28-05-16 05-10-15 17-03-16 28-05-16 28-09-12 28-03-16 03-01-16 04-03-16 18-06-16 28-03-16 03-02-16 07-10-15 26-05-16 26-04-16 10-03-16 19-05-16 15-03-16 12-04-16

Date of recovery 25-01-16 20-02-16 26-02-16 12-03-16 20-02-16 16-03-16 24-03-16 27-08-15 27-08-15 30-03-16 18-06-16 16-03-16 03-05-16 01-05-16 12-02-16 10-03-16 10-03-16 23-03-16 25-02-16

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NSCN (R) appoints new Chaplee Dimapur, august 11 (mExN): The NSCN/ GPRN (Reformation) has today informed that it has officially appointed Newell, deputy Kilonser as the new Chaplee and all matters related to finance will be handled by him.

All officials financial matters assigned by A. Langkhuh Konyak, the former Chaplee Kilonser stands invalid with effect from August 11, the NSCN (R) informed in a press note. The former Chaplee Kilonser NSCN (R) had joined NSCN (IM) recently.

Car pass for Independence Day Kohima, august 11 (Dipr): All the Heads of Departments, NGOs and Awardees have been informed to collect car pass, invitation cards for Independence Day celebration on August 12 and 13 from the Office of Deputy Commissioner Kohima. This was informed by Additional Deputy Commissioner, LithronglaTongpi.

SETAN clarifies

Apropos to the news item published on Morung Express dated 06/08/2016 shall be read as following: 1. Vigilance commission has detected a total of 180, 149 as SET Helper and 31 bogus SETs respectively.

2. 360 are found genuine and not as reported.

3. No teacher are trained till now, to obtain prescribed salary 4. No official or verbal information not to go for training

Governor, others condole late Adyanthaya

Dimapur, august 11 (mExN): The Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya and many others have expressed their sorrow over the untimely demise of Harish K. Adyanthaya, after a brief illness at Bengaluru on August 9. Among other positions, he was the General Secretary of Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries.

In a message to the Lt. Adyanthaya’s wife Sangeeta, the Governor said he was shocked and saddened by the untimely demise and also recollected his close and long association with her husband. His contribution to the welfare of people as an active social worker and businessman will be remembered forever, he said.

“I convey my heartfelt condolences to you and other members of the family and pray the Almighty God to grant them strength to bear

the irreparable loss,” the Gov- Joseph Sumi and Advisor ernor said his message.

Nungja Aier said in a press note. “While conveying our BAN: The Business Asso- deepest condolences to his ciation of Nagas (BAN) ex- bereaved wife, children and pressed its anguish over the other family members, we untimely demise of Lt. Ady- also pray to the Almighty anthaya. “He was an able God for the eternal peace of person who has contributed the departed soul.” immensely for the welfare of the society. BAN extends its DDSC: The Dimapur Disheartfelt condolences to the trict Sports Council (DDSC) bereaved family member and has also condoled the death prays that that may his soul of Lt. Adyanthaya. He was rest peacefully with heavenly also a member of DDSC. father,” BAN Chairman Thun- He was a social worker who gbemo Murry stated in a con- avoided public glare and dolence message. contributed silently for the uplift of our younger generDCCF: The Dimapur Con- ations in the fields of games cerned Citizens Forum and sports, said DDSC (DCCF) said that it was President & DC Dimapur “shattered” on hearing Kesonyu Yhome and DSO, the news of the death of its Dimapur & DDSC SecreJoint Secretary Lt. Adyan- tary, Nyuvitho Nyuthe said thaya. He was a man in the in a condolence message. service of the people and At this hour of grief, we exwas involved with different press our condolences to organizations to serve this his wife, Sangita Adyanpurpose, DCCF President thaya, children and other

family members and pray thaya. Words are difficult to for the eternal peace of the give solace at this moment of loss to your family. We departed soul, it added. convey our heartfelt conMCD: The Muslim Council dolence and pray for the Dimapur has expressed sad- peace of the departed soul, ness over the sudden demise the NCD further condoled of Lt. Adyanthaya. MCD ac- in a condolence note issued knowledges his contribution through its General Secreto the business community tary Thsapongkyu Sangtam. and the society as a whole and will always be remem- Tovihoto Ayemi:MLA & bered & hope that will inspire Chairman NIDC Ltd Toviall of us forever, the MCD said hoto Ayemi has also conin a press note issued by its veyed his pain over the deGeneral Secretary A. Jalil Ta- mise of Lt. Adyanthaya. He padar. “At this hour of grief, was a renowned businesswe pray to the almighty to man and a social worker provide strength & console who was always ready to the family members and for help when it comes to the the departed soul to rest in welfare of the society and the heavenly abode,” it added. the people at large, Ayemi said in his message adding NCD: Dimapur has lost a his contributions would be promising social worker fondly remembered. “At this who rose from a humble hour of grief and sorrow, I background and worked extend deepest condolencfor the common man, the es to the bereaved family Naga Council Dimapur said and pray for the departed on the demise of Lt. Adyan- soul to rest in peace.”

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IN FOCUS The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 221

By Witoubou Newmai

Dealing with the influx

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n James Joyce’s Ulysses, a young history teacher by the name of Stephen Dedalus leaves a room rather abruptly because one of his seniors ignores him. The setting is in Dublin. One of the senior colleagues by the name of Mr. Deasy runs after Stephen Dedalus asking him to wait for a moment. Stephen halts, breathing hard and swallowing his breath when the senior colleague tells him, “I just wanted to say this—Ireland, they say, has the honour of being the only country which never persecuted the Jews. Do you know that?”

“No”, replies Stephen Dedalus. “And do you know why?” asks the senior colleague. Stephen Dedalus frowns sternly on the bright air and asks, “Why, sir?” The senior colleague answers, “Because Ireland never let the Jews in.”

One may think the Ireland way of dealing with things may not suit the affairs of today's world. But when available mechanisms to contain the influx of migrants, especially from Bangladesh, cannot produce the desired effect, employing of invidious strategies by desperate people will become inevitable. The 1983 Nellie Massacre of Assam was one display of desperation by local people.

The sad part is that migrants have become the workforce of the Northeast Indian region today---things have come to such a stage where the fate and fortune of many local politicians and local businesspersons have come to depend on the migrant workers.

It is time we realise together that if the issue is not addressed urgently, the whole structure of our culture will get altered.

The recent representation of Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) to the government is worth recalling in this regard---"The immense concentration of lakhs of people in the tiny state like Nagaland from outside and particularly those of the illegal immigrants has posed serious threats to the economy, the faith, the culture and the tradition, the politics and to the very existence of the indigenous people of Nagaland. At this rate, the indigenous Nagas of Nagaland will become secondary citizens and servants to the floating population in all respects sooner than expected".

In the wake of the rising sea levels due to global warming, the pace of migration from Bangladesh to the Northeast India region is going to get accelerated. According to the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-6): Regional Assessments, in three decades' time a large area of Bangladesh will be submerged and as a result more than 25 million people will be displaced.

In the Northeast Indian region, we see today various organisations with one form of campaign or the other swarming in the streets ‘to protect the indigenous people’ although proponents of policies in our society are irretrievably far from consensus in their approach even as this basic existential issue is getting more complex by the day. Survival Nagaland (SN) in the State of Nagaland, a conglomerate of 14 NGOs in Meghalaya (they called themselves simply ‘Pro ILP Group’) and Joint Co-ordination Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) in Manipur feel today that whatever mechanism that is at hand is not serving its worth in curving the inflow of ‘outsiders’ into the states. So these groups indulge in acts which are abhorrent to ‘outsiders’. For the local organisations and activists, this is the only way they can respond to ‘outsiders’ inflow. On the other hand, the ‘outsiders’ think otherwise on the campaign of the local people. For the neutral observers, each side digs out the biggest worm from the other.

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G.B.S.N.P. Varma IANS and IndiaSpend

Cool data visualisation reveals the extent of global warming

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wo newly-released spiral visualisations of globalwarming data reveal how human activities are linked to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations and rising temperatures.

Visualised by Robert Gieseke of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Malte Meinshausen of the University of Melbourne, the animated GIFs (Graphic Interchange Format) and interactive versions show how atmospheric CO2 concentration has increased 40 per cent since 1850 and twothirds of the carbon budget that the world can use to limit global warming to 2 degrees C has already been consumed.

Spirals were used as early as the 1880s by Antonio Gabaglio, an Italian statistics professor. Edward Tufte, an American statistician and professor emeritus at Yale University, who pioneered data visualisation, described it as "the whole world of seeing and thinking, bringing together how seeing and therefore thinking could be intensified".

Speaking of their current work, Gieseke told IndiaSpend: "Visualisations have always been an important tool to make complex and large data understandable and to be able to spot trends-here we tried to make the (global warming) chain visible and make it intriguing to the viewer."

The current visualizations are an extension of a popular animated graphic, spiraling global temperatures from 1850 to 2016, created by climate scientist Ed Hawkins, an associate professor at the University of Reading in the UK. Hawkins used what is called the spiral style, which mirrors the widening circles spawned by a stone plonked into a placid lake.

"When we saw the original spiral by Ed Hawkins, we were working on new datasets with concentration and emissions data, so we looked into visualizing them in the spiral style and putting them together," Gieseke said of their effort.

Hawkins, meanwhile, spurred by the interest in the temperature visualisation, has added the Arctic sea ice volume and updated global temperatures spiral. His work is detailed in the Climate Lab Book.

When the three visualisations -- temperature, concentration, and carbon-budget spirals -- are juxtaposed and viewed together, the connection between human-induced emissions, carbon-dioxide concentrations -- represented as "carbon space" -- and increase in the global mean temperature becomes clear.

The Paris climate change conference last yer reaffirmed "the goal of limiting global temperature increase well below 2 deg C, while urging efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 deg C".

On December 1, 2015, IndiaSpend reported how the world had used up two-thirds of its carbon budget for a 2-deg-C temperature rise and on June 29, 2016, reported how CO2 concentration levels breached 400 parts per million (ppm), a level that will endure for our lifetime.

Gieseke and Meinshausen have made the spirals interactive in the web version: You can pause, jump to specific years by moving your mouse over line charts at the bottom and observe changes in concentration and temperatures.

For instance, the interactive carbon budget -- the amount of carbon you can still burn and yet keep the temperature below 2-degrees-Celsius rise -- shows the speed with which it is spent.

"Over a hundred years, from 1850 until the 1950s, CO2 emissions rose from about 2 gt (Giga tonnes) of CO2 to 10 gt of CO2 per year," said Gieseke. Within 50 years, yearly emissions tripled to 30 gt of CO2 per year in 2000. That figure is now up to 40 gt of CO2 per year.

Despite the clear human influence on the atmosphere, Gieseke is optimistic. "Our emissions from fossil fuels are the main cause of climate change, but if we act quickly it's still possible to stop the trends visible in the spirals."

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C O M M E N T A R Y

Baher Kamal

African Farmers Can Feed the World, If Only…

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an African farmers feed the world?. Apparently the answer is “yes.” Bold as it may sound, this statement is based on specific facts: Africa is home to 60-65 per cent of the world’s uncultivated arable land and 10 per cent of renewable freshwater resources, and it has registered a 160 per cent increase in agricultural output over the past 30 years.

This data was provided in July this year by the NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa’s Development), which is the technical body of the African Union (AU), and it reminds that the global population continues to soar, to approach around 10 billion by 2050.

“We’ll need to boost agricultural production by at least 70 per cent,” the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) consequently alerted.

NEPAD goes further and states that, given Africa’s share of the global population is forecast to rise from 15 per cent to 25 per cent, there’s a mounting appreciation that farmers on the second-largest continent –after Asia– will have to play a key role if this boom is to be managed successfully.

“We can and would be happy to feed the world,” said Raajeev Bopiah, general manager of the East Usambara Tea company, which produces over 4 million kilograms of tea a year on its 5,000 acres of land in Tanzania, NEPAD tells. “We just need the knowledge and the funding.”

Roadblocks There are a number of hurdles to boosting the fortunes of Africa’s farmers, says the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency), which is the AU implementing body that facilitates and coordinates the development of the continentwide programmes and projects, mobilises resources and engages world’s institutions, regional economic

communities and member states.

“One of the biggest obstacles is the messy system of tariffs and inflexible border policies that govern relations between many of the continent’s 55 states.

Only 13 countries offer visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry to all Africans, according to this year’s Africa Visa Openness Report.

Businesses in landlocked nations in particular complain that shifting their produce across frontiers to ports is such a fraught exercise that they often incur huge losses in the process, the technical bit of the African Union reminds.

“Transportation in Africa is so hard. It’s expensive and sometimes risky,” NEPAD quoted Ahmad Ibrahim of African Alligator, a mostly Ugandan firm that started off hauling carpets and elevators before moving into the sesame and peanut trade. Ibrahim says border waits “can be long, and goods perish.”

Regional economic bodies like the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have enjoyed some success in harmonising customs forms and improving at least a few crossborder transport links, but many say they don’t go far enough, says NEPAD in its report titled “African farmers say they can feed the world and we might soon need them” .

“Within their own states too, governments have exhibited a tendency to inadvertently stymie trade.

Tanzania’s inconsistent tax regime, for example, has bounced farmers from one tax bracket to another.

Those charged with balancing the books say it’s hard to plan far in advance for fear of finding oneself on the hook for unexpectedly high bills.”

“There’s no guarantee that it will remain constant for a long time, and that hurts. You can’t plan longterm when new taxes are imposed without taking into consideration what is affordable and what isn’t,”

NEPAD quoted Raajeev.

Shoddy infrastructure also haunts large swathes of the continent. The transport network in northern Tanzania is so poor that Bopiah’s tea-producing company is severely limited in the weight of goods it can haul on the 70km journey to the port at Tanga on the Indian Ocean.

“You can’t transport more than four tons in a truck on mud roads-as opposed to the 20 tons I could do on proper roads. It’s costing me five times more!”

Bopiah said.

In the most egregious recent example of the pitfalls of overwhelmed harbour facilities, at least 10 ships carrying 450,000 tons of emergency wheat for drought-stricken parts of Ethiopia earlier this year were kept waiting out at sea for weeks because the port at Djibouti couldn’t cope with the volume of incoming cargo, NEPAD reports.

And FAO adds that a shortage of silos and an erratic power supply also forces many food producers to turn to expensive diesel-fuelled generators in order to fire their water pumps and greenhouses. Some 30 per cent of all food produced across the world is lost to spoilage or waste.

A lack of adequate storage means “the continent loses food worth 4 billion dollars annually as post-harvest loss,” says Richard Munang, a senior official at the UN’s Environment Program. “Inefficiencies along Africa’s agro-value chains are the basis of food problems.”

By upgrading and expanding facilities, while also boosting low electricity output, Africa could fast become food self-sufficient, just to start with.

Beyond infrastructure issues, corruption continues to undermine the hard work of small landholders and large agribusinesses alike. For companies that must haul their wares long distances or navigate bribe-happy transport hubs, it all cuts deep into their bottom line.

Farmers also face limited funding opportunities.

Most countries on the continent lack agricultural banks and commercial banks tend to see agriculture as an overly risky bet. “They think the gestation period is just too long,” Bopiah said.

“For example, if you want to plant a certain crop, it could take five years for it to start paying itself back.”

Deprived of access to proper loans, many farmers are unable to buy some of the tools or chemicals that might enable them to boost their yields. In a continent where wheat yields can be as low as 1-1.5 tons per hectare (in comparison to 3 or 4 tons elsewhere), these limitations are intensely problematic.

As far as leading African agronomists are concerned, Africa is playing a desperate game of catch-up, according to the technical body of the African Union.

“We don’t have the time [that] developing countries had in the 60s. Today in Africa, not only do you have to produce better, but in a globalised world, you have to sell better too,” said Ousmane Badiane, Africa Director at the Washington D.C-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), NEPAD reported.

“With a quarter of people in Sub-Saharan Africa currently going hungry, the stakes are desperately high, and states will have to deploy the full arsenal of modern tools if they’re to feed not only themselves but booming populations elsewhere.”

Now there is an additional huge hurdle challenging the capacity and willingness of African farmers to feed the world: a monster called climate change.

Dying in pain in the global South Diana Guarnizo

Throughout the developing world, people are dying in pain due to an inability to access proper medication.

But the problem is about much more than money

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ll of us have been close to the pain of a loved one at one point or another: a grandmother with cancer at home, a father with multiple sclerosis, a brother with a chronic respiratory disease. They usually get their pain medication every four hours, and if the pain increases, they can call the nurse and ask for more. In the world of palliative care, we often don’t even hope for them to get better; we simply hope our loved ones will die in peace, that their last moments are pain free. But what if pain medication were not accessible in your country? What if the legal or logistical requirements made it impossible to acquire them? What if doctors simply do not prescribe them in your country? Most of us would argue that pain relief should not be a luxury exclusive to developed countries, but the reality in many developing countries is that thousands of people are dying in unnecessary pain.

Access to medication to alleviate symptoms and pain is an essential element of palliative care. Palliative care seeks to improve the quality of life of patients facing chronic or terminal illnesses, alleviating their pain and other types of physical, psychosocial and spiritual problems. Far from a refined commodity in certain health systems, these pain medications have been recognized as a requirement of human

rights. Various documents written by UN Special Rapporteurs against torture and on the right to health have emphasized that the lack of access to pain medication violates fundamental rights to health and the protection from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.

According to the numbers provided by the Pain & Policy Studies Group regarding information offered by the The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) on global consumption of morphine, or consumption per person in 2013, countries like Austria, Canada, Denmark, the United States and New Zealand make up the largest portion of consumption in the world. Other countries, including Switzerland, Australia, the United Kingdom, France and Iceland, also registered high levels of consumption, above the global average of 6.27mg per capita. In Latin America, the country with the highest consumption level is Argentina, which is close to the world average. All other countries in the region are below the average. The following map shows worldwide morphine consumption in the world for the year 2013. Countries marked in dark blue are those with the highest consumption.

According to a Global Access to Pain Relief survey, more than five billion people live in countries with little or zero access to pain treatment, including 5.5 million terminal cancer patients. The following map highlights the countries with the greatest number of people that die without access to pain treatment. Countries marked in dark blue are those with the greatest number of deaths without access to

pain treatment.

In spite of growing demand for these drugs and the importance of pain relief as a human rights issue, access to opioid-based medications is still severely limited in the global South. Although morphine is on the list of essential medications recommended by the World Health Organization, and its production is relatively inexpensive (because there are no patents), access to it is generally restricted due to both national and international policies.

In Latin America, various difficulties impede peoples’ access to this type of medication. Lack of knowledge on the part of doctors and healthcare providers regarding pain treatment contributes to the low prescription of this medication. For many doctors, they are simply not trained to consider palliative care: only in two countries in the region, Chile and Cuba, is palliative care included in the university curriculum as part of healthcare training. Medical prejudice against opioids, fearing that their consumption will become addictive, is another reason that doctors do not prescribe them, even though it is demonstrated that addiction occurs in very few cases. Even if it does, given the fact that we are discussing terminal illnesses, this is arguably irrelevant. Although there are debates regarding the use of opioids for illnesses other than cancer, their use for the treatment of cancer and other terminal illnesses is widely accepted. Yet patients and their families also have the same prejudices, fearing to accept a prescription for opioids due to the myths regarding their use.

Global drug policies have also played a role. The international drug

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control regime incorporates obligations to guarantee access for medical uses, but in practice, states adopt controls to prevent trafficking and unlawful use, which are often excessive. In the majority of Latin American countries, it is common for these medications to be prescribed only by special order, issued by central health offices, with their transportation requiring reinforced security measures. All of this increases the cost of distribution. Although there are efforts within the United Nations to change these policies, there have been no significant changes to date.

Frequently, governments import or acquire less medication than required because they calculate the consumption based on historical data, which does not represent the real need of patients. There are also no effective distribution mechanisms for these medications within countries, which means that the little access to opioids that exists is concentrated in urban centers.

A world without pain is possible.

Medications to address the pain exist and are produced at a reasonable price.

More than an economic issue, the difficulty is in the absence of knowledge and training of medical professionals, prejudice against their prescription, and excessive barriers that states and anti-narcotic agencies impose on their distribution. Fear and prejudice cannot continue to be the guide for the construction of policies regarding access to opioids in the world. States and medical professionals can do much more to reduce the gap that impedes access to these medications, making death a more dignified and humane process.

Diana Guarnizo is a researcher and social rights coordinator at the Center for the Study of Law, Justice, and Society (Dejusticia).

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Does poverty cause crime?

Andy West

Socio-economic determinism is inadequate as an explanation of criminality

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high-rises you get less burglary but more violent crime, whereas in the suburbs you get more burglary.’

Although this makes sense to me, I ask him if the people burgling suburban houses might be those living below the poverty line. ‘It’s complex and nuanced’, he says. ‘Not having enough money isn't the thing I see causing crime. Pain, trauma and neglect in childhood are more influential factors. Some of those might relate to poverty and some might not.’

Assuming that people in poverty are more likely to neglect their kids, he says, is a slander against the poor. ‘We need to ask if poverty impacts on good child supervision, good conditions for care giving and people setting boundaries for their kids’, he told me. ‘Poverty might mean parents work several jobs so can’t supervise their kids. Or poverty could mean parents live on benefits and spend a lot of time with their children. So before we say poverty causes crime, we need to ask what does poverty entail for different communities?

Poverty matters in lots of little ways, both good and bad.’

This sounds plausible but I’m not entirely sold. Surely if the same kids who live in poor communities were to live in more affluent areas, their futures would be different, and they would be less likely to be criminals?

By way of a response, Gash tells me about an experiment in New York, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago where this actually happened. In Moving to Opportunity, 5,000 families were subsidised to move from poor to affluent areas.

The results were surprising. Ten years on, the boys in those families were 20 per cent more likely to have been excluded from school than those who stayed behind.

They were also more likely to have been arrested, though interestingly they were less likely to have been arrested for violent crime. In this case, moving poor kids to rich areas didn't make them less likely to be criminals, but it did change the type of crime they were likely to commit.

I’m not ready to concede that poverty does not cause crime, but Gash’s work has made me consider the possibility that the relationship between the two is more complex than I had thought—and that

my story about my father is too crude. As his image fades away, perhaps I’ve been falling back onto an ideological story to make his picture seem more vivid than it really is. I wonder afresh, what was my father’s real story? So I ask Gash, ‘If poverty doesn't have the degree of influence on crime I thought it did, then what is crime about?’

He tells me about the importance of small things. Drunk people often get into fights over taxis on a Saturday night, so more taxis, not more police, might be the answer. Motorbike thefts in Germany fell from 150,000 in 1980 to 50,000 in 1986.

Why? Because a road safety law made it obligatory to wear a helmet. Most motorbike thieves don't carry helmets. Opportunists find inconvenience tedious. Theft in poor areas goes up when welfare benefits are paid monthly, so payments could be staggered instead.

Small changes, with a sensitivity to the situation, can have a big impact he says.

‘If I haven't had enough food or sleep and somebody violates my honour code then I’ll tip. Everyone has a tipping point. Reducing crime is about knowing how not to trigger those tipping points.’

For Gash it seems, the difference between offending and not offending is often a matter of these small margins. I’m reminded of Albert Camus’ book The Outsider, in which the central protagonist Meursault didn’t plan to murder anyone, but on that particular day he happened to be carrying a revolver that he’d taken off of his friend Raymond so that Raymond wouldn't do anything reckless with it.

Then a character Camus refers to as “the Arab” pulled a knife on Meursault on the beach. Meursault wanted to walk away, “But the whole beach throbbing in the sun, was pressing on my back,” and so he shot the Arab dead.

In the cafe, Gash finishes his coffee. As he is getting his stuff together to leave I ask him, ‘If our tipping points can be changed by such small things, by taxis and helmets and sunshine and the like, then do you think we all have the freewill to commit or not commit a crime regardless of our circumstances?’

Gash puffs out his cheeks and lets out a long sigh. ‘To a degree’ he says. ‘Two

people in the same situation can act differently. Addiction, for example, has a relationship to anti-social behaviour. But then there’s the so called “Giro Junkie”— those who will go through withdrawal waiting for their benefits and not steal.

Everyone has their own code, even when doing bad things. For example, a man will cheat on his wife, but “only” with prostitutes. Some honour their code and some don’t.’

I envy his seeming belief in the power of freewill, and wish I could take the view that the difference between me and my father lay in how we chose to act. But as an explanation, that’s not enough. I need a story as complex as my feelings are convoluted.

Gash and I say goodbye, both scratching our heads with fresh questions. My assumptions about crime, poverty, politics and freewill have been bought under scrutiny. Although I don't take what he says as a reason to care any less about economic inequality, I don't want to bulldoze his empirical insights for the sake of my own political agenda. Reducing poverty might help with the problem of poverty but, as with the Moving to Opportunity experiment, it won’t necessarily cure society of as many ills as I‘d like.

Cycling home from the cafe, I’m more aware than normal of patrol cars.

I see two police talking to a man on the side of the road. I’m always relived it’s not me. Stopping at a red light, the gap between me and my father now feels bigger and smaller at the same time: bigger because without a ‘poverty equals crime’ story, the photographs of him bleach even more. He becomes less recognisable, and more of a stranger.

But it’s precisely because he is unknown to me that the gap also feels smaller.

The mysteriousness of him means that I can’t quite dispel my sense of being on a suspended sentence; it’s not just the poor who—like Camus’ character Meursault—can have one bad day with grave consequences.

The car behind me honks its horn, interrupting my thoughts. I look over my shoulder and the irritated driver is pointing to the traffic light. It has changed to green.

It’s Time for a North-East Renaissance

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y connection -better still, my kinship- with the North East is indirect, or second-hand, for the most part. It is compacted of interfaces with the young men and women who studied in St. Stephen’s College, where I taught English Literature -and later served as Principal- for 42 years.

A few things, in this regard, may be briefly stated1. I have noticed, especially, in the last ten years, the academic potential of students from the N-E, registering a significant improvement.

2. At the same time, the educational facilities -including the stature of existing educational institutions- have not improved to the extent that explains in full the improvement I notice in the promise these students hold.

3. St. Stephen’s has always been blessed with the best talents from the N-E. The College, in turn, has had the singular privilege of nurturing administrative and political leadership all over the N-E in the last half century or more.

4. In my experience, students from the N-E are deeply affectionate, lovably spontaneous and inherently artistic.

They take to four-part harmony, like fish to water. Music is the medium through which they express themselves best.

5. Barring commendable exceptions, students from the N-E do not study very hard. With a little more effort they

Strengthen democracy, hug a spy John Lloyd

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was 12 years old when I got a letter from my father saying that he was due to serve a three month prison sentence for getting caught for drunk driving, having already lost his licence for the same thing the previous month. He had done stints of a year or two before, and although I haven't seen him since, when I try to imagine him today I think of him in jail. Fraud and violence were characteristic of his behavior—whereas my criminal record consists of the £20 fine I got for running a red light on my bicycle.

Objectively I’m innocent compared to my father, but subjectively it feels like I’m serving a suspended sentence for crimes myself. Like many other people, I need to know that I’m not like my dad, but it’s been 20 years since I’ve seen him.

His photographs are bleached, and I don't know enough about him to know why we are different. So I tell myself that I didn't have to endure the degree of hardship that he did growing up in Liverpool 65 years ago. Perhaps the scarcity of his early life made transgression seem necessary, whereas living within the law hasn't caused me any real disadvantage.

Holding fast to this sort of socio-economic determinism makes me feel a little more immune from inheriting the sins of my father, since if his crimes were borne of a poverty that I haven’t shared then I won’t be part of his sin either, or so goes my own personal lore. Not wanting to be like him has shaped my politics: I believe that if government supported people in poverty more effectively then there would be less people in his situation, and less crime.

With only old memories and fading photographs to go on, I’ve developed an amateur preoccupation with criminology. Recently I found myself re-examining my beliefs because of Tom Gash’s book Criminal: the truth about why people do bad things. Gash is a crime policy advisor and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government who questions the causal link between poverty and crime. For example, he writes that between the 1960s and the 1990s, GDP in the US and the UK went up and relative poverty remained constant, yet crime went up too. During the 1990s inequality soared but crime actually went down.

I wonder what these statistics really say about poverty and crime, so recently I met with Gash in a London cafe for a conversation. Thinking of my father, I ask him, ‘Surely places like Broadwater Farm and Baltimore are more crimogenic than Hampstead or Rhode Island?’

‘Geographically,’ he replied, ‘some of the poorest estates have high crime rates.

But most crime happens in retail areas and places where people go out drinking. Violent crime, for example, peaks on pay day when people go out spending on drink and get into fights. Where there are

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can do a lot better. Industriousness is as much a habit as laziness is. It can be cultivated. But it needs to be incorporated as a value in the warp and woof of the culture of the N-E. It deserves to be.

6. It is customary for most young men and women, to lose themselves culturally and morally, after taking to Delhi.

Students from the N-E hold their own, better than most others. But this also means that they remain a bit insular. It does not help to stay confined to one’s own small circle. It prevents us from growing up and enlarging our experiential orbits. To stay true to one’s own faith and culture, it is not necessary to marginalize oneself. It is a far greater thing to be in the midst of everything and, still, to keep the core of one’s being intact.

The observations listed above, are sketchy and incomplete. But they can convince a dispassionate observer that between the scope of the N-E and its current level of performance, there is a gulf, which needs to be bridged.

I call upon all Stephanians, and through them, all those in authority in the N-E, to take up this historic task in right earnest. This they must do, both for their own sake and for the sake of the people they are called upon to love and to serve.

Why should, let’s ask, young men and women have to come to Delhi for quality higher education? This is inexcusable, especially in respect of the states in the North Eastern region, where Christianity is the main influence. All through its history, Christianity has pioneered ed-

ucation. Christian priests and missionaries educated Europe. As Max Weber points out, Europe would not have woken out of its slumber of backwardness, but for the spread of Christianity. Now, it cannot be that Christianity can be a catalyst for growth and human empowerment -the spiritual and cultural Renaissance of humankind- everywhere else except in the North-East. Faith is the touchstone that proves the mettle of a people. I dare say that pockets of the N-E may be numerically Christian, but they are not as spiritually Christian as they need to be and deserve to be. As already noted, the potential of the people is truly exciting.

In my travels through the N-E, it occurred to me that a comparatively laidback pace of life prevails everywhere. This is not a bad thing in itself. But, if, on this count, the work culture becomes lackluster, it is a problem. The day people of the N-E become hardworking, they will begin to outshine the rest of India. This much I firmly believe.

This laid back way of life is, one way or another, related to corruption. The easygoing way of life, and the proclivity to indulgence, is bred by easy money. Any gulf between work and reward corrupts and cripples. It is surprising that this is hardly understood; not only in the N-E, but in the rest of India as well. We are to live out of the sweat of our brow. Hard, honest work alone nourishes our soul and builds our stature and character. North-East needs to urgently bridge the gulf between “having” and “being,” working and earning.

The time to choose is come: either you “have” much acquisitions, or you “be” good and happy human beings, which is what Jesus meant when he said, “You are the light of the world”. This light must now shine from the N-E. Spirituality is all about being fully, richly human. It is in this light that the biblical tradition defines “purity”. To be pure or holy, is to be perfectly developed.

“Be you perfect,” Jesus said, “even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Whatever falls short of this mark is ‘impure’. Most religions understand ‘impurity’ in terms of ‘actions’. Impurity is a matter of what one does, or what happens to a person. The biblical faith understands purity in terms of ‘being’. The question is not if you are doing wrong or corrupt deeds. The question is if you are mindful of your duty to be perfect. Evil and corrupt deeds will necessary overtake us, so long as we are, willfully, luxuriating in imperfection.

When I think of the N-E, it is the image of a bud that surfaces in my mind. A bud is a sign of promise. It is also a symbol of vulnerability. It can get cankered and not unfold itself into loveliness and fragrance. It can, on the contrary, blossom and spread abroad the quality of its being so as to enrich and ennoble the world around. I have firm faith that the N-E will blossom. How I wish, it happens in time for me to be able to see it!

The author is a former Principal of St. Stephen’s College and the founding member of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions and the Delhi Minority Commission.

Reuters

f there’s anything we’ve learned from horrors like the nightclub shootings in Orlando, the truck attack in Nice, and the beheading of a priest in Rouen, it’s that our security services are far from perfect.

We have learned, for example, that Adel Kermiche, one of the killers of Father Jacques Hamel, wore an electronic tag because he had been recognized as potentially dangerous, but a judge had allowed it turned off for four hours, time Kermiche used to murder the priest.

Clearly, there is no obvious path to ensure security for European or North American states, currently the targets of choice for jihadists. But what we’re seeing now is a shift in attitudes toward intelligence-gathering services.

“Public opinion in Belgium, France and other European countries threatened by jihadist attacks has swung dramatically toward security,” write two U.S. security experts, Michele Flournoy, a former undersecretary of defense, and Adam Klein of the Center for a New American Security.

The attitude we in free societies take toward the security agencies is a critical part of our security. In the past year, while researching Journalism in a Time of Terror, an upcoming book for the Reuters Institute, I interviewed past heads of the West’s three main external intelligence services: John McLaughlin, (briefly) head of the CIA; Pierre Brochand of the French DGSE, and Sir John Scarlett of the UK’s MI6. All stressed their agencies’ adhesion to democratic norms – necessary, in their views, for their existence.

McLaughlin agrees that the secret services fit awkwardly into democracies, but says it is clear that they are necessary to protect democratic practices. Yet, observing that leaks and revelations have caused large expense and disruption, he ended by asking the news media, a little despairingly, “How hard do you want my job to be?”

Scarlett also asked a rhetorical question. When pressed on the potential the services had for suborning democratic life, he asked, “Who would do it? Where do we get our staff? The same, generally liberal society as anyone else.”

Brochand, in the French tradition of the intellectual as state official, said that the DGSE he commanded from 2002-2009 suffered from a lack of trust, and “if you think about it, the sole real asset of an intelligence service is its credibility, which stems from trust.” Society has become “individualistic” and has called for “transparency” everywhere, even in services that could not grant it. “We tried to show [journalists] we were not the monsters they expected us to be, but devoted professionals, doing our best in a difficult world.”

There are differing ways to react to terrorist violence. They range from Donald Trump’s demand -- based on his belief that one in four Muslims are violent jihadists -- that Muslim entry into the United States be temporarily suspended, to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s flat refusal to close the door on refugees. From Catholics and Muslims coming together in Rouen Cathedral last Sunday to mourn the murder of Father Hamel, to a crowd in Nice booing French Prime Minister Manuel Valls after a minute’s silence for the 84 killed by an Islamic State supporter who drove a truck through the city’s crowded oceanfront promenade.

Separation and inclusion; forgiveness and anger. The attitudes presently co-exist, but there’s little doubt that the separation-anger response will win out if the spate of violence that marked July in France and Germany continues, and grows worse.

The French National Assembly’s commission of inquiry into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, after six months of hearings, debate and drafting, harshly criticized the “superabundance of acronyms” that characterize the country’s many security services. It called for a streamlined, centralized and more powerful security organization. The head of the external security service, Bernard Bajolet, conceded that the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, in which some 130 were killed, showed failures of both his own and the internal service for failing to pick up either the foreign or the domestic signs of the planning for the massacre.

The German government’s attitude of continued openness has had strong public support but is dependent on an abatement of terrorist incidents. Even now, the right-wing, anti-immigrant groups Pegida and Alternativ fur Deuschland are organizing rallies, though substantial rather than huge. Meanwhile, allies within Merkel’s own governing party – such as Joachim Herrmann, the Bavarian interior minister – argue that “there can no longer be uncontrolled entry into the country.”

Merkel’s is a gamble on patience, decency and, above all, luck.

The suspicion and anger shown, especially in Germany, after the publication of Edward Snowden leaks on U.S. spying is now much diminished. European states, including Germany, have quietly admitted that they have sought to bug U.S. officials and institutions as assiduously as Washington had bugged theirs; and that, in hunting down those whom they believe pose risks, they ask for information gathered by the National Security Agency.

We can now assume the seriousness of the militants’ ambitions; their possible acquisition of weapons of mass destruction; the attraction they have for some, especially young Muslim men, and their deliberate efforts to worsen relations between the settled and recent immigrant populations. As Philip Bobbitt has written, “terrorism itself might become a threat to the legitimacy of those states that depend upon the consent of the governed.” We need to enfold the secret services, in the front line against that threat, fully and explicitly within the institutions of the democratic state. The relationship between them and civil society will, and should, be at times scratchy. But they are as important as a free press.

Readers may please note that, the contents of the articles published on this page do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

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Lok Sabha discusses atrocities on Dalits, opposition flays government New Delhi, August 11 (iANs): The government came in for strident attack in the Lok Sabha from the opposition which claimed that the Dalits had lost confidence in it.

A CPI-M member even urged the Prime Minister not only to give statements on the Dalits but also act in the matter.

On their part, BJP members defended the government, citing several schemes initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Dalits, and said the opposition was raising such issues since the Dalits were coming closer to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Initiating a discussion on the atrocities on Dalits, Communist Party of India-Marxist member P.K. Biju from Kerala claimed a substantial increase in atrocities against the Dalits whereas the community had not seen any improvement in their condition on education and social parameters.

Biju, representing Alathur constituency, said over 37 per cent of the Dalits in the country live below the poverty line while at least one Dalit is attacked every 18 minutes.

Dalit Minister abused, AAP alleges police inaction

Dalit forced to cremate wife's body in front of house

New Delhi, August 11 (Pti): The Aam Aadmi Party today questioned "police inaction" in the case where an MCD official had allegedly hurled casteist slurs at Delhi Social Welfare Minister Sandeep Kumar, saying it only establishes BJP as an "anti-dalit" party.

AAP Delhi Convenor Dilip Pandey said the authorities were sitting on the complaint filed by Kumar against an MCD engineer five days ago although any such act committed by an AAP leader would have invited immediate police action.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently shed crocodile tears over the assaults on dalits. Even the official who used such words against Kumar knows that he will get away despite using such words," Pandey told reporters.

Kumar, in his complaint, had accused the engineer of using "casteist word" against him and mentioning Dr B R Ambedkar in a "derogatory" manner during a sanitation inspection at H Block of Sultanpuri on July 27.

Pandey also alleged that the BJP-ruled MCDs have passed a "non-cooperation resolution" against the Delhi government. While the AAP extends financial assistance to the civic bodies, they adopt such hostile position, Pandey said.

MoreNA (MADhyA PrADesh), August 11 (iANs): A Dalit man in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district cremated the body of his wife in front of his house, claiming he was not allowed to use the cremation ground by upper caste people.

The man, identified as Bablu, claimed the cremation ground has been encroached upon by "upper caste" people. However, the local administration says the land was illegally occupied by the Dalits. The incident happened in Garhi village of Morena's Ambah town on Tuesday. When Bablu arrived at the cremation ground with his wife Pooja's body, he was told he cannot cremate the body as the land belongs to the so-called upper caste people.

Dalit villagers said they all face the same problem as the "upper castes" have started farming on the land meant for cremation. Sub-Divisional Magistrate (revenue) D.C. Sandhi told IANS that there was a cremation ground for Dalits in the village, but it was being illegally occupied by a few people of the same community and denied that Bablu was stopped from using the ground.

The authorities have begun the process to remove the encroachment from the cremation land, he added.

"You have enough provisions to protect the Dalits in the country, but who will protect us?" he asked and urged Modi to emerge as a "true custodian" of the people.

Referring to Modi's statement that he (Prime Minister) and not the Dalits be attacked, the Marxist MP said such

statements only reflect that the issue of attacks on the Dalits is serious.

"I request the Prime Minister not to confine (himself ) to only giving statements but also show action," Biju said. There is a need for "political will" to control incidents of violence and atrocities against the Dalits, he said.

Congress member K.H. Muniyappa said that atrocities against the Dalits have increased ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government came to power at the Centre.

"The community has lost confidence in the present government. This will be reflected in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections," he said.

He demanded special schools for Scheduled Castes and Tribes students on the pattern of Navodaya Vidyalayas.

BJP members Udit Raj and Arjun Ram Meghwal defended the government, saying the Modi government had initiated schemes for the social and economic uplift of the

community.

"The root cause of the atrocities is the social thinking of the people and until it changes, the problem cannot be addressed," Udit Raj said.

He said it was Modi who categorically made it clear that the NDA government is against people involved in hooliganism in the name of cow protection.

The BJP member blamed the judicial system for not taking up atrocities cases promptly and said such a situation had encouraged the people to commit unlawful acts against the Dalits.

Meghwal, Minister of State for Finance, said the Modi government is focused on the economic uplift of the Dalits. " ' Mu d r a Yo ja n a' , 'Stand-up India' and 'Startup India' programmes are initiated for the economic uplift of the Dalits. No previous government thought of this. The social uplift of the community is not possible if they are not economically sound," he said.

The minister said the opposition parties are raising such issues because the Dalits are coming closer to the BJP.

Life remains crippled as Kashmir Rajya Sabha passes bill to increase maternity leave tronically at the time of joining.

Delhi, August 11 benefit to women. shutdown extended till August 18 New The bill also facilitates 'work from Speaking during the debate, (iANs): The Rajya Sabha on Thurs-

sriNAgAr, August 11 (iANs): Normal life remained crippled in the Kashmir Valley for the 34th day in a row on Thursday and is expected to remain the same for at least a week again after separatists extended their dawn-to-dusk shutdown call till August 18. In a joint statement, the separatist leaders -- Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yaseen Malik -- asked people to open their businesses from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on all these days except for August 15 when there will be complete 24-hour shutdown. Authorities are likely to impose curfew and restrictions to foil these marches, the way they did on Thursday. The separatists had asked people to march to "martyrs" graveyad in Eidgah of Srinagar. Dozens of sympathizers of separatists were detained as they tried to defy curfew and march towards the Eidgah. A police spokesperson said here that the situation in the valley remained normal barring few stone-throwing incidents at some places. The Kashmir Valley has been on the boil for the past 34 days following the July 8 killing of popular rebel commander Burhan Wani. Some 56 people, have been killed and thousands injured in the weeks of street demonstrations and clashes between security forces and protesters.

day passed a bill to increase the maternity leave to 26 weeks from the present 12 weeks.

The bill provides for maternity leave of 26 weeks to women for two surviving children, and also includes the commissioning and adopting mothers.

The surrogate mothers have, however, been left out, a point which was objected to by several opposition members. They sought Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya's assurance that the government will examine it and take action.

The minister assured the house he will examine the issue. The bill, which will now go to the Lok Sabha, will lead to the ratification of International Labour Organisation convention number 183 that provides for at least 14 weeks of maternity

home' for nursing mothers once the leave period ends and has made creche facility mandatory in respect of establishments with 50 or more employees.

Employers will have to allow women employees to go to the creche four times during duty hours, which will also include her rest period, the bill said. Speaking before the bill was passed, Dattatreya said a maternity bonus of up to Rs 3,500 will also be given to women staff.

The minister also said that employers cannot fire a woman on ground of pregnancy.

"The law will benefit more than 1.8 million workforce in this country," Dattatreya said.

The bill also requires employers to inform women about the maternity leave benefits in writing or elec-

Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said the maternity leave is not a holiday, as many people feel.

"This is not a holiday... it is a very stressful time for a woman," Gandhi said.

She said that although her ministry recommended eight-month maternity leave, but the Labour Ministry felt the period of 26 weeks was sufficient.

Participating in the debate, Rajni Patil of the Congress said some companies are not willing to employ married women because then they will have to be given maternity benefits.

"Maternity benefits should be extended to employees in the unorganised sector too," Patil suggested.

She also pitched for paternity leave for men.

Delhi HC rejects pleas seeking cancellation of Kanhaiya Kumar's bail New Delhi, August 11 (iANs): The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected two pleas seeking cancellation of the sixmonth interim bail granted to JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar, stating that "the investigation cannot be interfered with or intervened in any manner by any stranger".

"This court does not find any substance to cancel the bail granted to the respondent/accused (Kanhaiya Kumar) and to issue notice to the respondent/accused for cancellation of bail. Thus, the applications are dismissed," the court said.

The court was hearing two pleas that sought cancellation of the bail granted to Kanhaiya Kumar, claiming that Kumar had violated the bail conditions imposed by the Delhi High Court. While granting the bail to the student leader on March 2, the court had warned him against participating "actively or passively in any activity which may be termed as antinational".

The court said that it is on the investigating officer to take a decision on cancellation of the bail on the basis of material collected during the probe, and said that the application of a stranger cannot be

entertained without any substantial set of facts and circumstances or without sound principle of law.

"A stranger does not have any access to the proceedings particularly when the investigation is already in progress to prepare the report and submit the same before the court," Justice P.S. Teji said. "The investigation cannot be interfered with or intervened in any manner by any stranger and the investigating officer is to take decisions regarding the conduct of the investigation and the accused."

It observed that Delhi government on the instructions of

the investigating officer categorically stated that the "state (police) is not for cancellation of the bail".

Of the two petitions, one has sought direction for initiation of perjury proceedings against Kumar for allegedly filing a false affidavit to obtain the bail. The alleged speeches made by Kanhaiya Kumar have been noticed by the petitioners from television or newspapers and they have no personal knowledge of the speeches, the court opined.

"Even the petitioners are not aware whether these speeches were declared anti-national by any court of law or whether such

speeches are the subject matter of any prosecution before any court of law," the court said. "Alleging the speeches as anti-national is the personal perception of the petitioners and nothing has been brought forth to establish that such speeches were actually made or that the same were declared anti-national by any court of law."

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on sedition charge over taking part in a controversial event on Kashmir, held in the university campus on February 9.

AIR to end regional funds across India, news in Hindi, English to continue DiMAPur, August 11 (MexN): The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has decided to stop funding regional news unit of the All-India Radio across the country over lack of funds. However, news in Hindi and English will continue to be broadcast.

The decision to shut down the AIR vernacular unit in the city of Pune has provoked a surge of opposition from political parties, while also evoking a sharp tinge of nostalgic regret among local populace. The Marathi news was a popular and eagerly anticipated segment. For many across the State, the AIR Pune’s (Akashwani) 10-minute iconic morning broadcast in Marathi at precisely 7:10 every morning acted as the guide to important events not only in Maharashtra, but across the country as well, according to The Hindu news report.

Opposing the move, the Maharashtra Navrirman Sena (MNS) staged a protest near the Pune AIR office, while the Shiv Sena said it would raise the issue in the Rajya Sabha. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress have also opposed the decision.

AIR vernacular unit in Kozhikode is also facing the threat of closure. According to PTI, the local flavoured news bulletins of the five decade-old news division of AIR Kozhikode are immensely popular among radio buffs in northern Kerala.

The local flavoured news bulletins from AIR have been an integral part of the lives of conventional radio buffs in seven districts of north Kerala and Lakshadweep for the last 50 years, PTI reported.

The Ministry has similarly decided to shut the vernacular units in the cities of Allahabad, Bhuj, Dibrugarh, Indore, Dharwad and Coimbatore.

400 children fall ill after consuming deworming medicine JAlPAiguri, August 11 (Pti): About 400 students of various schools of Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal fell ill today after being administered medicine in view of the National Deworming Day. District chief medical officer (health) Prakash Mridha said reports of school children falling ill was reported from Moynaguri, Dhupguri, Moamari, Jalpaiguri and other places.

About 300 children have been admitted to different hospitals in the district and state Tourism Minister Goutam Deb and Mridha himself visited the children.

All of them complained of uneasiness, sweating, stomach ache and vomiting. Many of them rushed back home and were taken to hospitals by their family members, while many were shifted by the teachers. However, the condition of none of them is serious, sources in the hospitals said.

Mridha said the deworming medicine was instructed to be given to the children after their midday meal in school and the reason for their falling ill is being probed.

Govt to refer Citizenship Amendment Bill to panel New Delhi, August 11 (iANs): The opposition on Thursday opposed the moving of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, in the Lok Sabha, compelling the government to say it will refer it to a Parliamentary panel.

The government had listed the bill for consideration and passing.

Soon after the papers were laid on the table of the House after question hour, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan allowed BJD's Bhartruhari Mahtab to raise his objections regarding its introduction.

"This bill needs proper scrutinization. Specific amendments have been listed in it. It needs a proper discussion. I would request the government to form a joint committee and refer the matter to it and it should discuss the matter in a time bound manner," Mahtab said.

The Congress, Left and Trinamool Congress also raised their objections and urged the government to refer it to a Joint Parliamentary Committee or the Standing Committee.

Congress member Jyotiraditya Scindhia said: "We support this bill but there are many shortcomings... So, the matter should either be referred to a Joint Select Committee or Parliamentary Standing Committee."

The Citizenship Act, 1955, provides various ways in which citizenship may be acquired.

Mohammad Salim of CPI-M and Sudip Bandopadhyay of Trinamool also made a similar demand.

Responding to the objections, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said: "If members wish to refer the bill to a Joint Committee of Parliament, the government has no objections."

Tortured for amusement, killed for ivory, elephant is the most exploited animal August 12 is World Elephant Day New Delhi, August 11 (iANs): Despite elephantheaded Ganesha being widely worshipped across India, at least 100 elephants die every year in the country, with many poached for ivory and many more captured and sold to traffickers.

Incidents of cruelty against elephants are many. The most recent being the rescue of a "begging elephant" from Uttar Pradesh after five decades of slavery, and also the seizure of 536 kg ivory in Kerala.

Years of exploitation has made the Asian elephant an endangered species, while their African counterparts too have become vulnerable.

On World Elephant Day on Friday (August 12), the torture faced by this majestic animal that is behind many a joy ride, circus performance and even temple blessing calls for more sensitivity towards treatment

A rescued elephant recuperating. (IANS Photo)

of the elephant and enforcement of established norms, say experts.

"It takes about six months of consistent torture to break an elephant calf's strength and courage in order to domesticate it -- thereby making it fit for sale," Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder of animal conservation organisation Wildlife SOS, told IANS.

For a juvenile elephant the degree of the torture is three times more in order to "break it".

After this "orientation" -- which involves starvation, piercing of the ears with hot iron rods and pulling a rope through the pierced holes to restrict its movement, these animals are sold to circuses, temples, the timber-lifting

trade or safaris for further training and service.

This is where it faces more beatings and undergoes painful training where bullhooks or elephant goads are used to jab it near the neck and head, in order to control it.

"Many owners who claim that they care for their animals do not tell the whole truth. They cannot manage elephants

without using an ankush or a bullhook, which is extremely cruel and is illegal to use," Kartick says, referring to the case of Rambo Circus in Pune, where four elephants, including one which was blind, were rescued in June. However, they were returned to the circus due to legal loopholes.

"Several states in North America have prevented the performance of elephants by banning the use of bullhooks on the grounds of cruelty. Circuses cannot train elephants without these cruel tools of torture," he added.

According to elephant biologists, without the methods of torture it may take up to six years for a calf to become submissive.

"They are being trafficked and poached from everywhere.

Be it West Bengal, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh or North-east," Shekhar Kumar Niraj, Head TRAFFIC, WWFIndia, told IANS. He estimates the annual fig-

ure of elephant poaching to be around 30.

As per the Union Environment Ministry, there are over 30,000 elephants across 16 elephant states in India. About 4,000 are in captivity.

In Southeast Asia, nearly 40,000 Asian elephants are distributed across 13 countries.

As per a 2010 report by Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF) most of the elephants in India are illegally acquired. The experts often find forged paperwork as the easiest way to legitimise the trade.

"Kerala, like Bihar, sources its elephants mainly from Assam through Bihar's Sonepur mela," the report stated. Kerala has the maximum number of captive elephants.

It is estimated that at least 800 elephants were sold in Bihar, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan between 1997 and 2002.

Rajasthan's Amber area in Jaipur is also considered a hub of elephant trafficking.

The trade goes on despite existing laws such as Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960; the Performing Animals (Registration) Rules 2001; The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972; and Recognition of Zoo Rules, 2009.

Animal experts say that by the time elephants are rescued, they develop psychological disorders and are unfit to be released in the wild due to the extensive damage done to them.

One such common disorder is swaying the trunk.

"Sometimes by the time we reach the elephant after overcoming legal hurdles, it's too late," Kartick said.

With over 22 rescued elephants, Wildlife SOS runs two elephant conservation and care centres in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, and in Haryana.

In India, less than 100 elephant corridors remain in the wild, with many dysfunctional and all shrinking, restricting the movement of elephants -- providing a perfect ground to hunt them, say experts.

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Clinton blasts Trump for ‘casual inciting of violence’ Trump calls Obama, Clinton ‘co-founders’ of Islamic State

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks as secret service officers work to control a protestor during a rally at Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa on August 10, 2016. (REUTERS Photo)

WASHINGTON, AuGuST 11 (ReuTeRS): Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Wednesday accused Republican opponent Donald Trump of inciting violence with his call for gun rights activists to stop her from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices.

Clinton’s comments added to a growing outcry over Trump’s remarks on Tuesday at a North Carolina rally, which some interpreted as a call for violence against his White House rival. His remarks also fuelled widespread concerns about his ability to stay on track.

“Words matter, my friends,” the former U.S. secretary of state, who rarely engages in direct back-and-forths with her Republican rival, said at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa. “And if you are running to be president or you are president of the United States, words can have tremendous consequences.”

“Yesterday, we witnessed the latest in a long line of casual comments from Donald Trump that crossed the line,” she said, citing “his casual incit-

ing of violence.”

Trump insisted in an interview with Fox News that his remarks were a call for political, not physical, action.

“There is tremendous political power to save the Second Amendment, tremendous,” the New York businessman said. “And you look at the power they have in terms of votes and that’s what I was referring to, obviously that’s what I was referring to, and everybody knows it.”

The U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment guarantees a right to keep and bear arms. “I can’t think of anything remotely comparable to it.

No one tells a joke about the opponent getting shot. I’ve never heard it,” said Bob Shrum, a top aide for Al Gore’s presidential campaign in 2000 and John Kerry’s in 2004.

REPUBLICANS SHAKEN High-profile Republicans and rank-and-file voters appeared shaken on Wednesday after a string of Trump misfires, struggling with how to best reject his divisive candidacy. Some

Warmer climate may cut dengue spread, says study SYdNeY, AuGuST 11 (IANS): A new study has revealed that the transmission of dengue is likely to decrease in a warmer climate, countering previous projections that climate change would cause the potentially lethal virus to spread more easily.

Dengue is the world’s most prevalent mosquitoborne disease, with more than 200 million people each year becoming infected.

The results of the study indicated that dengue epidemic potential may come down in conditions of climate warming as mosquito breeding sites become drier and mosquito survival declines.

Dengue epidemiology is determined by a complex interplay between climatic, human host, and pathogen factors, the researchers said.

“While climate change generally poses a major threat to humanity, it also may reduce the incidence of dengue in some areas,” said David Harley, Associate Professor at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia.

Previous studies have suggested that climate change will increase transmission of mosquito-borne diseases globally.

“There is significant concern in countries on the margin of the tropical areas where dengue is mainly found that with global warming dengue and other mosquitoborne viruses such as Zika will encroach and become common,” Harley said.

The findings, published in the journal Epidemiology and Infection, are also relevant to other mosquito-borne viruses, including Zika, because the mosquitoes that carry dengue also transmit the Zika virus.

For the new study, the team used a mechanistic virus transmission model to determine whether climate warming would change dengue transmission in Australia or not.

Assange to be questioned in Ecuadorian embassy LONdON, AuGuST 11 (IANS): Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be questioned by Swedish prosecutors inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, a media report said on Thursday.

The Ecuadorian attorney general delivered a document agreeing to a request by the Swedish prosecutor to question Assange over a rape allegation, which he denies, the Guardian reported.

“In the coming weeks, a date will be established for the proceedings to be held at the embassy of Ecuador in the UK,” a statement issued in Ecuador said. Assange has been living inside the embassy for more than four years and has been granted political asylum by Ecuador.

“Ecuador’s foreign ministry reiterates its commitment to the asylum granted to Julian Assange in August 2012, and reaffirms that the protection afforded by the Ecuadorian state shall continue while the circumstances persist that led to the granting of asylum, namely fears of political persecution,” the Guardian quoted the statement as saying.

Assange had earlier offered to be questioned inside the embassy but Swedish prosecutors have only recently agreed. The whistleblower sought asylum to avoid extradition to Sweden because he feared he would then be sent to the US and put on trial for releasing secret American documents.

WASHINGTON, AuGuST 11 (ReuTeRS): Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called President Barack Obama and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton “co-founders” of Islamic State on Thursday, in remarks certain to ignite fresh criticism of his campaign style.

The New York real estate developer has previously criticized Obama and Clinton, secretary of state from 200913, for how the United States pulled out of Iraq after the war, saying it helped create the militant Islamist group that has seized swaths of Iraq and Syria. The idea that a sitting U.S. president created a militant group determined to kill Americans and other Westerners took that criticism to a new level. Trump first made the assertion in a speech Wednesday night in Florida. He repeated it in an interview Thursday morning with CNBC. His remarks followed a troubled week for the Republican candidate.

Party leaders urged Trump to focus on

pledged to withhold their endorsement and others backed Clinton.

Some, including MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, a former Republican congressman from Florida, called for party leaders to replace Trump on the ticket.

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll taken Aug. 5-8 - before Trump’s latest controversy - showed that nearly onefifth of 396 registered Republicans said they want Trump to drop out of the race and another 10 percent said they “don’t know” whether the Republican nominee should or not.

Clinton’s campaign, seeing an opening, has moved to bring disenchanted Republicans into the fold by announcing an official intraparty outreach effort on behalf of the Democratic nominee.

Clinton’s campaign now has a website for Republicans and political independents to sign up to pledge their support, listing 50 prominent Republicans and independents who have endorsed her.

On Monday, 50 Republican na-

the campaign to beat Clinton after he drew strong criticism for a persistent confrontation with the family of Muslim American soldier who died in Iraq and for his initial refusal to support prominent Republican candidates in their primary races.

Recent opinion polls have shown Trump losing ground to Clinton, a former U.S. senator and first lady, in the race for the Nov. 8 election. An average of polls by RealClearPolitics has Clinton 7.7 percentage points ahead, at 48 percent to his 40.3 percent. “He (Obama) was the founder of ISIS. And so was she. I mean I call them co-founders,” said Trump, who says he opposed the Iraq war. “He shouldn’t have gotten out way he got out. It was a disaster, what he did,” he told CNBC. Obama had opposed the Iraq war and campaigned for the White House in 2008 on a promise to end it. The United States pulled out combat troops in 2011.

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS or ISIL, had its roots in

tional security officials signed an open letter questioning Trump’s temperament, calling him reckless and unqualified to be president.

Other top Republicans, including Senator Susan Collins of Maine this week, have disavowed Trump but said they cannot back Clinton.

James Rohrscheib, 74, a registered Republican and retired U.S. Navy officer from Washington state, told Reuters the reality is the Nov. 8 election will be a “tough one.”

“I’m in a quandary as to who I am going to vote for,” Rohrscheib said.

Trump has dismissed the defections and criticism as an unsurprising reaction of the so-called Washington elite to his drive to change the status quo. One group that appears unswayed is Trump’s donors. Reuters interviewed nine major Trump donors on Wednesday, and not one said his Second Amendment comment had given them pause.

Trump Texas fundraising cochair Gaylord Hughey called the interpretation of his remark as con-

the al Qaeda insurgency that arose after the United States led an invasion of Iraq in 2003. Known for its brutality, the group in 2014 declared an Islamic caliphate in Syria and Iraq, where fighting continues to rage.

Clinton spokesman Jesse Lehrich, in response to Trump’s comments, pointed to U.S. advances against the militant group in Libya this week. “FYI – U.S.-backed militias retook ISIS’s stronghold in Libya today thanks to Obama-authorized air strikes,” he said in a tweet late on Wednesday.

Trump did not back down, asking on CNBC: “Is there something wrong with saying that? Why - are people complaining that I said he was the founder of ISIS? All I do is tell the truth, I’m a truth teller.” Supporters of Trump, who has never held elected office, like the combative and often insulting style that has drawn him wide criticism, including from some in his party. He said that if that style costs him the election in 90 days, he goes back to a good life.

doning violence “ridiculous” and “ludicrous.” “It’s just another issue the press has really twisted to make headlines,” Hughey said.

But Mike Smith, a Republican voter and Reuters/Ipsos poll respondent, said the support Trump is still receiving from Republicans “almost seems obligatory rather than voluntary.”

“I’m almost at the point where I think I’m going to vote for Hillary. I don’t like her,” said Smith, a 74-yearold retiree who lives in Clearwater, Florida. “But Mr. Trump is making me very nervous.”

RESET ABANDONED Republican strategist and Trump supporter Ford O’Connell said Trump has “dug himself a deep hole” with voters and to win the election he will need to “make it a referendum on Hillary Clinton and the ‘rigged system.’”

Trump sought to do just that by using an economic policy speech in Detroit on Monday to correct a series of missteps that included a prolonged

clash with the parents of a fallen Muslim American soldier. But his remarks Tuesday undermined that effort.

“If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks,” Trump said at the rally in North Carolina.

“Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know,” he continued.

A federal official familiar with the matter denied a media report that the U.S. Secret Service, which investigates threats against presidents and candidates, had formally spoken with the Trump campaign about his remark.

Trump’s comment and the resulting backlash occurred as Reuters/Ipsos polling showed some 44 percent of 1,162 registered voters believe Trump should exit the race, and that as of Tuesday, Clinton led Trump by more than 7 percentage points, up from a 3-point lead late last week.

Strategists and Trump detractors agreed that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to remove Trump from the Republican ticket.

Myanmar soldiers admit to killing five villagers YANGON, AuGuST 11 (ReuTeRS): Seven Myanmar soldiers on trial for murder have admitted their involvement in the killing of five villagers in northern Shan State, according to witnesses at an unprecedented court martial.

In a highly unusual move, the army invited 15 residents from the remote village of Mong Yaw, where the killings took place, to witness the court martial at a nearby military base on Tuesday. Four of them have described the proceedings to Reuters.

“The judge read the murder case reports and asked for confessions from the soldiers, who admitted they were responsible,” said Sai Kaung Kham, a

Mong Yaw villager who has been helping the families attending the military trial.

Military officials did not respond to requests for comment, and it was not possible to independently verify the testimony at the closed proceedings in the northern city of Lashio.

In July, in a rare public admission of wrongdoing by the still-powerful military, intelligence chief Mya Tun Oo told reporters the army was responsible for killing five men from Mong Yaw and said the culprits would be prosecuted.

Witnesses had previously told Reuters that soldiers rounded up dozens of men from the village, in an area riven by a long-running ethnic insurgency, on June

25 and led five away. Their bodies were found in a shallow grave a few days later.

Both the news conference by one of the country’s most senior generals and the invitation to villagers to attend the military trial were unprecedented.

The army has occasionally acknowledged troops have been at fault in previous incidents, but has usually done so in vaguely worded official statements.

The response this time suggests a heightened sensitivity about the military’s image as it tries to present itself as a responsible partner in Myanmar’s democratic transition and seeks closer ties with Western counterparts.

Military representa-

tives contacted in the capital Naypyitaw and at the Northeast Command in Lashio did not respond to multiple requests for comment about the trial.

KNIFED TO DEATH Myanmar’s armed forces have often been accused by human rights groups of abuses during decades of conflict with ethnic armed groups in the country’s lawless border zones, but campaigners such as Amnesty International say it is extremely rare for soldiers to be held to account.

Mong Yaw lies in a distant corner of Shan State, where thousands of people have been displaced by decades of fighting between the military and ethnic in-

surgents.

Three officers and three lower-ranking soldiers have admitted murdering the villagers, according to the witnesses present at the court martial.

The seventh serviceman, the highest-ranking of those on trial, said he did not order the soldiers to “kill” the villagers, but to “clear them out”.

The soldiers said they had arrested and interrogated five men and found two of them were related to a local ethnic armed group.

They said they asked their superiors for further instructions, villager Sai Kaung Kham said.

The low-ranking soldiers then proceeded to kill the villagers, acting on

orders, the witnesses at the trial said.

“They were worried that if they let the three villagers go back, they would tell others they had been tortured,” the soldiers told the court martial, according to Sai Kaung Kham.

Before killing them, the soldiers dressed some of the men in camouflage trousers, Sai Kaung Kham and other witnesses said.

It was not clear when the court martial would end. Aye Lu, the wife of Aik Sai who was one of the men killed, said that at the court martial one of the soldiers admitted knifing her husband to death.

“I want to see those who killed my husband sent to jail,” she said.

Philippines president targets online gaming MANILA/HONG KONG, AuGuST 11 (ReuTeRS): After unleashing a crackdown on drugs, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is turning his guns on a booming online gaming industry, abruptly scrapping one firm’s 13-year monopoly this week and denouncing its billionaire chief as a corrupt oligarch.

Until recently, Filipinos could gamble in licensed online cafes, as well as casinos, but Duterte refused to renew the exclusive licence of the operator of more than 300 such cafes, Philweb Corp, after its permit expired on Wednesday.

“With the strong and repeated pronouncement of the president, there is no choice,” Andrea Domingo, head of Pagcor, the state regulator of casinos and online gambling, told Reuters.

Last week, Duterte, nicknamed ‘the Punisher,’ singled out Philweb’s chairman, Roberto Ongpin, one of the richest men in the southeast Asian nation, as an example of an oligarch who benefited while the poor suffered.

Annual economic losses from halting Philweb’s contract and closing down e-bingo outlets would be about 10 billion pesos ($214 million), said Pagcor, which is a gaming operator in addition to its role as regulator.

The Philippine gaming industry is one of Asia’s most freewheeling, attracting scores of

online foreign companies over the last decade to set up servers aimed at overseas punters, and has lured investments of billions of dollars in casino resorts.

“I doubt if anyone expected what happened,” said a former top official at Pagcor, who asked not to be identified as he was not allowed to speak to the media.

“It is not quite clear what the president really wants and what the endgame is.”

Duterte declared war on online gambling soon after being sworn in on June 30, saying, “Online gambling must stop. It has sprouted here and there. This is out of control.”

Philweb’s shares lost more than 50 percent to hit lows not seen since 2008 after Ongpin resigned last week, telling shareholders he hoped his action would help get the company’s licence renewed.

Philweb has started winding down operations and is working with Pagcor to retain the jobs of its 5,000 employees.

“As we wind down the operations over the next few days, we will have to assess what that means for our operations in the short term,” its president, Dennis Valdez, told reporters.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at the wake of a soldier killed in an encounter with communist rebels at a military Camp Panacan in Davao city, in southern Philippines on August 7. (REUTERS Photo)

special freeport zones that issue licenses to foreign online gaming firms, Domingo added.

The Philippines is the base for most Asian international online gambling operators, who hold licenses issued by its Cagayan economic zone. These operators, forbidden to accept bets from locals, have been allowed to keep operating. “It’s business as normal for REGULATOR ALSO LOOKING now,” said Joe Pisano, chief execINTO FREEPORT ZONES utive of Jade Entertainment and Pagcor is also looking into Gaming Technologies, based in the activities of the Philippines’ the capital, Manila.

But Duterte’s position on online gaming hosted in the Philippines for bettors from overseas remains to be clarified, Pisano added. However, as the Philippines looks to boost tourism, its burgeoning market for integrated casino resorts, touted as a new Asian hotspot after Macau and Singapore, is unlikely to be targeted, industry executives and Pagcor said.

Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada is expected to open a $3-billion casino resort in Manila’s

Entertainment City by year end.

That will add to the flashy properties of Melco Crown’s City of Dreams Manila and Philippine billionaire Ricky Razon’s Solaire property, controlled by Bloomberry Resorts Corp, which have already opened.

“We are there to bring in foreign tourists and foreign dollars,” said a Manila-based casino executive who declined to be named, as he was not authorized to speak to the media. “Electronic gaming can never take credit for that.”

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Carmelo powers USA over spirited Messi leads Barcelona to win over Sampdoria Aussies on basketball court

USA forward Carmelo Anthony (15) grabs a rebound against Australia during men's basketball preliminary round in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 1. (USATODAY Sports)

Rio de JaneiRo, august 11 (aFP): With the United States in danger of losing for the first time since 2006, NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving took command Wednesday to subdue stubborn Australia at the Rio Olympics.

The Americans outlasted the upsetminded Aussies 98-88 as Anthony scored a game-high 31 points, 14 of them in the fourth quarter, and Irving sank 12 of his 19 in the last period.

"At the end of the day I was in my zone," Anthony said. "My teammates found me when I was open."

The Knicks star is seeking to become the first three-time gold winner in men's Olympic basketball. His 31 points leave him as the all-time USA scorer at the Games with 293 points, surpassing LeBron James.

San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills helped keep Australia in the preliminaryround game with 30 points.

The Americans improved to 3-0 in Rio and 83-1 under coach Mike Krzyzewski, who took over not long after the last US loss at the Olympics, a 2004 semi-finals defeat to Argentina that still stings.

Australian teams are 0-19 against the US, but the full-game test they posed may fuel belief among other teams that the US squad can be threatened and perhaps denied a third consecutive gold medal.

"We're a bit disappointed. We lost," star Aussie center Andrew Bogut said.

"We had every opportunity to win the game. That's an attitude change. We have a different feeling now and we want to keep that going." The Aussies have four NBA champion players and established themselves as perhaps the Americans' biggest rivals for gold.

- 'It got real' Asked if the game was a USA wake-up call, US guard Paul George said: "It definitely got real." "We're probably going to

see them again and we've got to do a better job of matching them," he said.

The Americans did not shoot well in the first half and trailed for significant stretches in the game.

But they scored the first nine points of the third quarter for a 58-54 lead and stayed in front until Joe Ingles' lay-up put Australia ahead 72-70 with nine minutes to play. A 10-2 US run, including eight points from Anthony, made it 80-74 and the persistent Aussies never got closer than four after that.

Bogut had 15 points for Australia and Matthew Dellavedova 11 points and 11 assists. "A few mental lapses in the last quarter but we understand what we need to do to beat a great team like the USA," Mills said. In other Group A play, four-time NBA champion Tony Parker hit a game-winning jumper with 31 seconds remaining to give France a 76-75 victory over stubborn Serbia.

Parker, 34, Mills' Spurs teammate, capped a game-ending 10-2 run by the French.

"It's awesome," Parker said. "It's not everyday you hit a game-winning shot. It was great." The victory leaves France, which lost its opener to Australia, at 2-1 in Group A, with Serbia falling to 1-2.

"We had a rough start," Parker said.

"Now I feel we're back to our identity and we're playing a lot better."

The victory means France, which has yet to face China or the Americans, is likely to finish third in the table and face a possible semi-final against the USA. In a battle of winless teams, Venezuela outlasted China for a 72-68 win, dealing a potentially fatal blow to China's hopes of advancing.

Nestor Colmenares lead the Venezuelans, now 1-3, with 16 points, while China's Yi Jianlian had 18 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.

Village Education Committee (the other side of the coin)

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he Nagaland Communitisation of Public Institutions and Services Act 2002 passed by the Nagaland Legislative Assembly had brilliantly empowered the VEC on Administration of the Public Elementary School, its Academic Concerns and the Financial or Maintenance of School’s Accounts. There is a popular quote which says, “With great power comes great responsibility”; the capacity and question of the delivery of expected responsibilities by the VECs in the villages have to be examined sincerely and honestly.

Definitely, there are some villages that would not be in a position to have such qualified and verified team to run the Public School with all the legal authorities vested upon them. This would certainly reverse the excellent policy of Communitisation of Public Institutions. There are standing examples yet unofficial records with regard to misappropriation of funds, granting substitute teacher(s), almost nil enrolment in the school, politicising of the selection or election of the VEC/CEC Chairman, wrong representatives or unproportionate representatives of the VEC members etc. committed by the VECs. There are some villages that cannot shoulder the responsibilities in managing the Temple of Learning despite orientations and instructions from the implementing agencies. In other words, some villages are not matured enough to effectively implement the concept of communitisation which in actual term required qualified individuals and prolific leaders to make it successful one and rather not cultivators nor a self-styled village school masters to run the formal educational institution at their own fashion. The concern department is silent in these matters and issues. Sometimes, the situation is like the compass of the ship is given to a group of persons who do not know how to operate and let the ship go astray in the mighty ocean or letting the villagers to experiment and drive the school bus packed with students and teachers on board irrespective of their mechanical knowledge and skill of driving. It is not to underrate the rustic wisdom nor challenge the implementing agencies at the higher level yet and true enough that in some villages, VECs are terrible! School buildings are good shelters for village cows, students are without study materials or out of school, village teachers compete to cultivate paddy with fellow villagers, interested only in funds or runs after school building constructions and other facilities etc. and does nothing or knows very little about the teaching learning process and students-teachers welfare which is the core importance of learning outcome. Such are the situations which directly or indirectly delay the students and teaching community for educational progress and social change in the village level. Communitisation of the public school is too costly affair to let the rural people ruin their own Temple of Learning at the expense of their own ignorance. A mechanism must be formulated to check this perplexity before this kind of environment hatch and raise another generation of idiots. The sanctity of the Temple of Learning is to be considered and by doing so RTE and New Pedagogy can be smoothly implemented.

Jetilo Apon, Tseminyu-Nagaland

BaRcelona, august 11 (ians): Argentine superstar Lionel Messi scored two goals and assisted the third as Spanish football champions FC Barcelona beat Italian side Sampdoria 3-2 to win the Joan Gamper Trophy.

Played annually in honour of Barcelona's Swissborn founder Gamper, the match marks the end of the

pre-season for the Catalan club, who were looking to rebound from a 0-4 loss to Liverpool last weekend in a friendly at London's Wembley stadium, Efe reported here Wednesday .

Andres Iniesta combined with Messi and Luis Suarez to give Barcelona a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute of Wednesday's contest in

Isinbayeva to run for ARAF chief

Brazil find form, just in time

Moscow, august 11 (ReuteRs): Yelena Isinbayeva is to run for president of the Russian athletics federation (ARAF), the double Olympic pole vault champion said. Isinbayeva, who is unable to compete at the Rio Olympics due to a doping ban on Russia's athletics team, said on Thursday in an interview with the ARAF's official website that she wanted to help her country's athletes return to elite competition.

The 34-year-old, who won gold in Athens and Beijing, is hoping to replace Dmitri Shlyakhtin when he steps down in November. "The ARAF has a difficult path ahead in trying to return to international athletics," she said. "The fact that I was not allowed to compete in the 2016 Olympics will help me to try and make sure that the ARAF is a member of the IAAF again. "I want our athletes to take part in international competitions.

The chance to help Russian athletes return to the elite is a huge motivation for me and will be some sort of compensation for not being able to compete in Rio," she added.

Rio de JaneiRo, august 11 (ReuteRs): After going two games without a goal and being booed off the field by their own fans, the Brazilian men's soccer team found their scoring touch at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday with a 4-0 win over Denmark that sealed their place in the next round.

The host nation, who have never won the Olympic title, came into the competition as favourites but were heavily criticized after 0-0 draws against South Africa and Iraq.

However, the win over Denmark, which sealed top spot in Group A and a quarter-final against Colombia in Sao Paulo on Saturday, could be a fresh start, said striker Gabriel Jesus.

"I'd be lying if I didn't say it wasn't a relief," he added, after grabbing Brazil's second goal. "I was under pressure, not just because I hadn't scored but because the team hadn't scored. But we played well and we got all three points.

"Today we had more spirit and we made it easy in the end. We managed to score goals, which was something that we hadn't done before. "We man-

front of more than 72,000 spectators at Camp Nou Stadium here. Taking a great ball from Iniesta, the Argentine great lofted it overhead to Suarez, who made no mistake with the header.

Messi put his side up 2-0 just five minutes later, taking advantage of a defensive breakdown to direct the ball into an un-

guarded net.

The visitors clawed one back in the 23rd minute, as a poor pass by Iniesta led to a goal by Sampdoria's Muriel. Barcelona boosted their advantage to 3-1 with a beautiful goal from Messi off a free kick in the 34th minute. The hosts' dominance carried over into the second half. Samp-

doria's second goal came in the 77th minute, when Budimir scored from close range after Messi and several other Barcelona starters had left the match. The Italians pressed for the equaliser, but Barcelona neutralised every threat and came close to scoring again before the final whistle.

Gabriel Barbosa of Brazil kicks the ball to score Brazil's fourth goal against Denmark. (REUTERS)

aged to find each other and I think teamwork is where we excel. We deserve to be congratulated for the way we played. "As from tomorrow we start thinking about the quarter-final."

Coach Rogerio Micale opted for all-out attack against the Danes and his strategy paid off. Brazil took the lead after 26 minutes when Douglas Santos

crossed low from the left and Gabriel Barbosa poked the ball home from close in.

Gabriel Jesus doubled their lead 14 minutes later when he arrived at the back post to slam home a cross from the right.

Luan made it three in 50 minutes when he capped a nice move by side-footing home another low cross and Barbosa justified his

nickname "Gabigol" when he fired home a loose ball after 80 minutes.

While the win was a welcome one, there was still much work to be done, said Renato Augusto, one of the senior players in the squad. "We haven't won anything," he added. "It's another psychological point passed. We work bit by bit and we'll get there."

ssp volleyball championship concludes

Punglwa, august 11 (Mexn): Sainik School Punglwa Sub-Junior Inter-House Volleyball Championship 2016-17 culminated on August 10 with Tizu House overcoming Doyang House in a highly competitive match to emerge as winners in the SubJunior category.

Earlier, Patkai House defeated Doyang House to emerge as champions in the Junior category.

However, the overall championship was bagged

by Doyang house which bagged runners-up in both Junior and Sub-Junior categories.

Lobsang Sherap of Tizu House was adjudged the best player in the sub-junior category while Khroku Ritse of Patkai House was the best player in the Junior category.

public discourse

A brief backgrounder on the works of NPMHR on AFSPA

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et me begin by saying that NPMHR as a human rights organization right from its formation started to protest against and to fight for the removalof the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958, the Nagaland Security Regulation of 1962, Assam Maintenance of Public Order, 1953, and others which were earlier called “Black Laws” but wasrephrased to “draconian laws”. And the first task NPMHR took upon itself was to organize a Human Rights Week at Kohima from December 10 – 15, 1978, commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations, and organized a huge Public Rally, inspite of disapproval by the Government of Nagaland and the imposition of 144 CrPCin Kohima town, prohibiting the assembly of 5 or more people in any part of Kohima town.

This was followed by documentations of human rights violations, touring and visiting places where human rights violations were being committed at that very point in time. NPMHR then submitted a Memorandum to the President of India on the 24th of October 1979, which was signed and endorsed by 12 other organizations. And on the 14th of April 1982, NPMHR submitted a letter of complaint to Justice Chinnappa Reddy of the Supreme of India asking for a sympathetic hearing to the grievances and helplessness of the ordinary Naga villagers with an opening letter that says; “It is with profound grief and anger that we are writing to you of the mass atrocities which are being committed on our ordinary Naga people by the armed forces of the government of India. Genocide, rape, illegal detention, desecration of our churches, educational institutions, insult and torture of our respected elected and religious leaders, women and youth, collective fines, forced labour, looting of villages have been going on over the last thirty years because of the stationing of

armed forces inside our villages and countryside by the Government of India thus virtually making us prisoners of the military”, which continued with a long list of cases of Sexual Assault on Women, Desecration of Religious Institutions, violations of Educational Institutions, Forced Labour and collective fines, Abductions etc.

The Supreme Court then converted this Complain letter into a Writ Petition and immediately notified both the state Governments of Nagaland, Manipur and the Union of India on the 19th of April itself, to explain to the court, specially on the para of Abduction and to immediately furnish the whereabouts of the missing person with the hearings fixed on the 19th of July 1982. And when the respective Governments could not provide any clue to the whereabouts of the abducted and missing persons, namely; C. Paul of Huining Village, who was an Assistant Pastor and C. Daniel also of Huining Village, who was the Village School Headmaster, the Supreme Court of India penalized Government of India with imposition of fines and directed the Government to pay a sum of Rs. 1 lac each to the families of Paul and Daniel.

Again in 1987, NPMHR filed and Writ Petition in the Guwahati High Court challenging the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and demanding justice for the death and destruction of so many innocent lives, properties and villages under “Operation Bluebird” following the Oinam incident.

The hearings of the Petition took five years to complete which went through a 10,000 pages of evidences, testimonies and other documents from 1987 to 1992. But shockingly, after the completion of the hearing and before aJudgement could be pronounced, the Government of India transferred both the two Judges out of Guwahati High Court in a first of its kind which was never heard before nor after that. Thereafter, the case has been lying in cold storage ever since.

However, in 1991, the Attorney-General of India was questioned for two days, i.e. on the 26th& 27th of March at the United Nations Headquarters in New York by an 18 - Expert Members of the Human Rights Committee, on the question of the promulgation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in some parts of North East India, when India submitted its 2nd Periodical report under Article 40 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, where NPMHR could attend as an observer. This was yet another moral victory after the 1984 Supreme Court verdict where Government of India was punished with fines. During the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993, which was held in Vienna, Austria, at the United Nations, Human Rights activists from all over world demonstrated against 10 worst countries with bad human rights record by writing the names of those countries in big chart papers, laid them on the ground and shouting slogans, trampled on the names of those countries, which included India, and NPMHR again was a witness to this event.

Following these events and in the subsequent years, NPMHR went on to attend United Nations Meetings such as the Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Permanent Forumon Indigenous Issues, Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Human Rights Council, besides the many other International, Regional, Sub-regional and other meetings where the issues of AFSPA were raised repeatedly. India will again be subjected to its 3rd Cycle of Universal Periodical Review in early part of 2017, under the United Nation’s Human Rights Council at Geneva, for which human rights organizations of North East India have also prepared a joint submission where many issues of common concerns are raised including the promulgation of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in North East India.

On the other hand, following complaints, protests, resentments and so

many anger against this AFSPA, the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on Extra-judicial, Summary or Arbitrary killings have also visited some of the AFSPA affected areas in North East India in 2012 and strongly recommended for the repealing of this Act. Government of India’s own Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee have submitted its report 11 years ago and recommended for the repeal of AFSPA with concluding remarks that says; “this Act for whatever reason, has become a symbol of oppression, an object of hate and an instrument of discrimination and high-handedness”. It added that a procedure “established by Law” that claims to be fair, just and reasonable should not have become a symbol of oppression”. These views were further substantiated by UN bodies such as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, etc. who opined that only by repealing the Act can such violations be put to an end. Merely amending the Act is not enough.

I want to conclude by saying that we as civil society organizations have exhausted almost every means of peaceful and democratic protest. And on the part of the Government of India, trying on the patience of the civilian population beyond its limits may not be the best answer. Mahatma Gandhi said many years ago that; “an eye for an eye will make the whole world go blind”. But will it not be better for the whole world to go blind rather than watch innocent people vanish slowly under the piercing killing eyes of the Indian military?I also wonder if the Government of India is aware that AFSPA is not only killing the victims but is also taking away the very humanity of all Indian soldiers who are serving under the provisions of the Act. May God help us !

Neingulo Krome, Secretary General, Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights

Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

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Avoid elephant rides: Neil NitiN Mukesh

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n the occasion of World Elephant Day on August 12, actor Neil Nitin Mukesh is raising awareness about the suffering of the animal, often used for tourist joyrides. In his second campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, Neil is seen lifting a blindfold from his eyes, next to the words: "Don't be blind to their suffering. Elephants used for rides are beaten and chained."

Neil told IANS: "When I was child, I used to enjoy going on ... elephant rides. Then one day, an incident happened. I saw the elephant being ill-treated which affected me as a child. "Since childhood, we have been getting Lord Ganesha at home, so it was hypo-

critical and contradictory. We worship Lord Ganesha (yet) we torture the animal we worship. So it started off from there." The "Wazir" actor added that "somewhere personally, it came to me where I thought this needs to be voiced".

A PETA-commissioned investigation of elephant training in Nepal and an Animal Welfare Board of India-authorised inspection of elephants used for rides in Jaipur has revealed that these animals endure constant physical and emotional abuse. When they are just two years old, baby elephants are torn away from their mothers and are either tied up between trees with heavy chains and ropes or are confined to a tiny wooden enclosure.

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son," she captioned a photo of herself taking Hindi classes in Mumbai.

Zhu Zhu also shared on location photographs of Ladakh, in which she is seen enjoying the beauty of the region. The actress started her career as a VJ

and tasted fame with winning a local singing contest in Beijing. She was also a part of Hollywood film "The Man with the Iron Fists," which had Russell Crowe in the lead role.

"Tubelight," scheduled to release on Eid next year, is Salman and Kabir's third film together. The duo have previously worked on 2015 drama "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" and YRF action-romance "Ek Tha Tiger".

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News iN brief Sonakshi denies engagement rumours

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ila Kunis and her husband Ashton Kutcher have an estimated combined net worth of $170 million. But the 32-year-old actress insists her kids won't grow up with a sense of entitlement. The brunette beauty told Australian radio hosts Kyle and Jackie 'O' Henderson on Monday morning, that the couple will be 'teaching [their children] from a very early age that, "mommy and daddy may have a dollar but you're poor".'

Mila also revealed that she discussed with Ashton how they would raise a child before they even started a family. The Ukrainian-American beauty went on to describe how the couple are 'self-made' successes despite their extremely poor upbringings.

She said: 'We both came from pretty solid poverty backgrounds and grew up very poor. Nothing's been handed to us.'

Mila recalled having tomato soup for dinner and said it's bittersweet that their children will never know what it's like to struggle. 'On one hand it's beautiful, they'll never know what it's like to have ketchup soup for dinner but they'll never know how to appreciate things,' the That '70s Show star said.

Mila and Ashton wed in July last year, however they first met on the set of That '70s Show in 1998. The couple share one daughter, 22-month-old Wyatt Isabelle, and they are expecting their second.

Source: IANS

Chinese star Zhu Zhu makes Bollywood debut irected by Kabir Khan, the film is currently been shot in Ladakh.

The 32-year-old actress posted several pictures of her work trip to India on her Instagram account.

"Having my first Hindi les-

Mila Kunis says her and Ashton Kutcher's children won't grow up spoilt

ctress Sonakshi Sinha on Thursday shot down rumours that she has said "yes" to a proposal from her rumoured beau Bunty Sachdev. Sonakshi tweeted: "Thanks Mirror for informing my family, friends and me about my future plans, but no. You are STILL smoking that same stuff?!? Please stop immediately."

The actress, daughter of veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, is in the middle of promoting her new film "Akira", in which she will be seen in hardcore action scenes. Presented by Fox Star Studios, "Akira" is directed by A.R. Murugadoss, who had previously directed Sonakshi in the film "Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty". "Akira" will release on September 2.

Charlie Sheen urges other HIV infected stars to come forward

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S actor Charlie Sheen, who opened up about being HIV-positive last November, has recently appealed to the other celebrities suffering from the fatal disease to come forward to help lift its stigma. In an interview with German Playboy, the 'Two and a Half Men' star said the popular people, who are infected with the AIDS, have a responsibility to speak out, reports the Daily Mail.

"There is a lot of prejudice against HIV-positive people and I hope to change that. It would be good if more celebrities announced that they are infected with HIV. That would help

Rakhi Sawant reveals reason for wearing ‘Modi dress’

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ontroversy’s favourite child Rakhi Sawant grabbed headlines and eyeballs at a recent event for wearing a black dress with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pictures printed on questionable areas. She wore the dress to a pre-Independence Day party in the US that was organised by the Federation of Indian Americans to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence.

Pictures of the dress made their way online where it eventually faced the wrath of internet trolls.

When asked why she picked the choice of clothing, Rakhi said that it was her ‘love for Modi ji’ that inspired the creation. Talking to an online portal, she said that she loved the PM and just as the Prime Minister had a right over his citizens, the citizen also have a right over him.

She went on to say that she was celebrating India’s Independence in America and that she was representing both India and the Prime Minister. She further added that she was representing PM Modi in President Obama’s country.

things," said the 50-year-old actor.

The 'Platoon' actor went on saying how people praise him for accepting his medical condition and being open about it. "People approach me on the street and congratulate me on having the courage. But it's like whether I want to or not, It is important to teach about sexually transmitted diseases," he said. Sheen also disclosed that he had left all his badboy ways and now intends to make productive use of his life. "I want to stay healthy and do good. I want to make peace with the past, live in the present and look toward the future," he said.

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JLo to star as drug lord Griselda Blanco

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ctress-singer Jennifer Lopez is set to star as notorious Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco in an untitled TV movie for HBO. The film focuses on the rise and fall of Blanco, who came to be known as 'The Cocaine Godmother' and who revolutionized the US drug trade during the 1970s and 1980s and became a powerful female cartel member.

Lopez will star in and executive produce the project via her Nuyorican Productions banner alongside company topper Elaine GoldsmithThomas and the singer-actress's manager Benny Medina, reports hollywoodreporter.com. "I've been fascinated by the life of this corrupt and complicated woman for many years,” Lopez said in a statement.

“The idea of teaming with HBO felt like the perfect fit for finally bringing Griselda's story to life.” For Lopez, the HBO movie comes as production continues on season two of "Shades of Blue", which she also executive produces.

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Indian Chef wins US-based culinary show

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arthi Sampath, the Chef De Cuisine (head chef) of Michelin-starred chef Vikas Khanna's Junoon Restaurant here, has won the American competition-based reality show "CHOPPED". She was announced the winner during the show's episode that went on air on Tuesday on Food Network.

Reacting to her victory, Sampath said in a statement: "Firstly, I feel relieved. It was one of the toughest things I have done in my life. Cooking a dish in 20 minutes and then being subject to criticism is not easy."

"I feel accomplished and I am so excited for this new journey I am going to start. I feel like I am one step closer to my goal of inspiring women in India and across the globe." Sampath's foray into the culinary world began with an exploration of flavours found in the diverse kitchens of Mumbai and eventually led to her current position as Chef De Cuisine at Junoon.

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Archers Deepika, Night of individual firsts in Rio pool Bombalya bow out

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mers won the silver medal and defending champion Nathan Adrian of the United States the bronze.

Balandin said he had also flown in 'under the radar.'

"I think the whole of Kazakhstan is celebrating right now," he said of his 200m breaststroke win.

Belmonte won the 200m butterfly after an individual medley bronze on Saturday.

She won two silvers in 2012 in the 200m butterfly and 800m freestyle.

In the heats for Thursday's women's 100m freestyle final, Australia's Campbell sisters Bronte and Cate will swim against each other after winning gold together in the 4x100m relay.

Michael Phelps was also back in action in the heats for the 200m individual medley, after winning two golds on Tuesday to take his career haul to 21.

Phelps, 31, is bidding to become the first swimmer to win the same event at four consecutive Olympics.

He and old rival and U.S. team mate Ryan Lochte were the fastest qualifiers.

Lochte, who has 12 Olympic medals to Phelps' 25, is swimming the 200 IM as his sole individual event in Rio.

Bombayla Devi and Deepika Kumari

Deepika Kumari and Bom- ika gaining her confidence bayla Devi were beaten with three straight nine in their 1/8 Eliminations pointers, but the Chineseround of the Women's Indi- Taipei scored perfect 30 to vidual category, ending In- clinch the issue. dia's campaign in women's Deepika defeated the archery at the Rio Olympics higher ranked Kristine The team of Allison Schmitt, Leah Smith, Maya DiRado and Katie Ledecky won gold in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay. (USA TODAY Sport) here on Thursday.

Esebua of Georgia in the fancied team mate Cam- swimming Olympic chamrio DE JaNEiro, au- Balandin winning Kazakh- the final.

Deepika went down to 1/32 Eliminators before "I think I was prepared eron McEvoy to take his pion since Ian Thorpe won gust 11 (rEutErs): stan's first medal and title in Taipei's Ting Tan Ya 80-87 getting the better of Italy's First time Olympic win- the sport at a Games, free- for any circumstance, first individual Olympic gold at the 2000 Sydney (27-28, 26-29, 27-30) at the Guendalina Sartori of Italy ners, including Austra- style phenomenon Ledecky whether we were ahead gold medal after claiming Games aged 17.

Sambodromo arena. in the 1/16 Eliminators on or behind. I just knew that bronze in Sunday's 4x100m "I have definitely flown lian teen Kyle Chalmers in provided consistency.

Later, Bombayla lost to Wednesday.

Swimming the anchor these three girls were going freestyle. under the radar," said the the 100 metres freestyle, Alejandra Valencia of MexBombayla gave a fight Trailing seventh at the Australian of a win that plundered three of the leg of the 4x200m freestyle to put me in a good position ico 102-104 (26-28, 26-23, to her Mexican opponent. four golds in the Rio pool relay, the American reeled to finish it out and I knew I turn, Chalmers powered took him by surprise.

27-28, 23-25). Deepika was She began the contest "I flew under the radio on Wednesday but there in the Australian women could do it," Ledecky said. through the field in the meeker of the two in their poorly, barely managing a "It's so easy to get up last 50 metres to become at the trials, I stayed away was no getting past Katie and brought home her contrasting defeats.

7 to lose the first set 26-28. third gold of the Rio Games. and swim fast when you're the first Australian man to from the media and just did Ledecky.

The 22-year-old startShe improved in the It also gave Missy swimming for three other win the event since Mike my own thing.

On a night of novelty, ed the match with a nine second set, hitting two nine Franklin, the now-strugpeople."

Wenden at the Mexico City "Coming into this, I with Mireia Belmonte bepointer, following it up with pointer to square the conOlympic debutant Games in 1968. didn't think it was possible," coming Spain's first wom- gling 2012 sensation, a first an eight and 10. test.

She began the third set The victory also made he added of the victory. en's Olympic swimming gold of the Games after she Chalmers swam fast for But the cumulative 27 confidently with a perfect swam in the heats but not himself, eclipsing betterhim Australia's youngest Belgium's Pieter Timgold medallist and Dmitry points in the first set were 10 but Alejandra upped not enough for her to win her game, hitting two 10s as Tan Ya-Ting proved su- to claim it 28-27. That tilted perior to take the first set. the contest in the MexiShe scored 10, nine, nine to can's favour as the Manimake it 28. In the second puri's aim fell apart, hitting set, Deepika totally lost 6,9 and 8 in her final three her rhythm and scored 26 attempts of the fourth set to Indian boxers have overnight been been done," Sandhu said.

The Indian Amateur Boxing points to lose the set 26-29. surrender the contest. given new jerseys after InternaThe third set saw Deep(IANS) tional Olympic Committee (IOC) Federation had been banned by the objected to the lack of the country's AIBA in 2012 for "possible manipulation" in its elections. Indian boxers name on the reverse side.

"There was no question of being have been given ad hoc permission banned. After all we played the first to fight from time to time.

The federation had held elecday with the jersey without India's name on it," said G.S. Sandhu, box- tions since then but they were not ing head coach, here on Thursday. accepted by the AIBA. New elec- India’s badminton campaign at the Rio Olympics got off The IOC objected that Indian tions have been announced to be to a mixed start, with Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnapplayers were going into the ring held after the Olympics. pa, as well as Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy, losing On Wednesday evening, Sandhu without the "IND" showing on their their respective women’s and men’s doubles group stage back. According to the norms, all was heard screaming at the officials players must sport the name of the responsible for the lack of jerseys openers on Thursday. PV Sindhu opened with a win, country on their jersey. with India's name on it. This hap- however, defeating Laura Sarosi of Hungary. In hockey, "The issue is resolved now, but pened after the match which Manoj the Indian men’s team had several late chances to equalit's an unnecessary controversy Kumar won against his Lithuanian ise but failed to capitalise, losing to the Netherlands 2-1. since we did have two bouts before counterpart Evaldas Petrauskas by India remain in contention for a quarterfinals berth. Guttoday without the name," Sandhu a split decision in the Round of 32 ta and Ponnappa lost to Japan’s Misaki Matsutomo and told IANS. of men's Light Welterweight (64kg) Ayaka Takahashi 15-21, 10-21 while Attri and Reddy lost to Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan 18He said India had been under a category at Riocentre Pavilion.

Officials were in a tizzy on 21, 13-21. Boxer Shiva Thapa was beaten by Cuba's Robeiban from International Boxing Association (AIBA) and players from Wednesday evening with number of sy Ramirez in his men's Bantam weight (56kg) category. the country were not allowed to use calls being exchanged on "possible Shiva was on the backfoot from the very beginning of the the name in some of the matches ban" by the IOC of the Indian boxers. contest in Pavilion 6 at the Riocentro and was well beaten earlier.

"If there was a possibility of a on points, losing all three rounds. The Cuban completed "We were under the impression ban, how is it that our boxers had the rout with a 30-26 margin.

(AGENCIES) that the same norms would be ap- two successful bouts before today," Matyas Szabo (GER) competes against Daryl Homer (USA, right) in the men's sabre individual quarterfinal plicable. However, after the minis- Sandhu asked. ter gave directions, the needful has (IANS) at Carioca Arena 3 during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. (USA TODAY Sports)

Indian boxing contingent embroiled in jersey controversy

Sindhu wins; men’s hockey team, Shiva Thapa lose

Golf under way at Rio Games after 112-year absence

rio DE JaNEiro, august 11 (aFP): Brazilian professional Adilson da Silva hit the first Olympic golf stroke in 112 years Wednesday in Rio, smacking the ball off the opening tee and into the first fairway.

The swing completed years of work to return the sport to the Olympic lineup, a place it had not enjoyed since Canada's George Lyon won the 1904 St. Louis Olympics title.

World number 288 Da Silva, 44, shook hands with first-group playing part-

ners Graham DeLaet of Canada and An ByeongHun of South Korea before being left alone on the tee.

After a couple of practice swings, he walked up and fired his historic shot.

A field of 60 will compete over 72 holes of stroke play for a gold medal and berths in all four 2017 major championships, with the final round on Sunday over the 6,245-yard, par-71 layout designed by Gil Hanse alongside a nature park.

Burrowing owls, capybaras -- the world's largest

ASU exhibition football match Kohima, august 11 (mExN): The Angami Students' Union (ASU) official's and the four range official's (i.e., NASU, SASU, WASU and CSU) will have an exhibition football match on August 13 at Medziphema Local Ground at 4pm. The Union has requested all the units, subordinates bodies, seniors and well wishers to come and witness the match.

PDRA informs PErEN, august 11 (mExN): The Peren District Referees’ Association (PDRA) invites interested persons for induction to football referee under Peren District. For technical, from the age group of 20 to 30 years with educational qualification of up to Class 10, and for non technical, from the age group of 20-35 years with graduation in any discipline. To avail application forms, contact 9436823800/9862326801. Last date for form submission is August 27.

rodents -- alligator-like caimans and even a nine-foot crocodile can be found along the course, although they typically shy away from players.

The field includes six major winners -- current British Open champion Henrik Stenson of Sweden, Ireland's Padraig Harrington, England's Justin Rose and reigning Masters champion Danny Willett, two-time Masters winner Bubba Watson of the Unit- Brazil's Adilson da Silva hits the first Olymgolf stroke in 112 years in Rio de Janeiro, ed States and Germany's pic on August 11. (AFP Photo) Martin Kaymer.

Rio OC threatens to cancel Vijay Goel's accreditation

Miffed with Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel's entourage, Rio Olympic organisers have threatened to cancel his accreditation if unaccredited people accompanying him do not end their "aggressive and rude" behaviour.

"We have had multiple reports of your Minister for Sports trying to enter accredited areas at venues with unaccredited individuals. When the staff try to explain that this is not allowed, they report that the people with the Minister have become aggressive and rude and sometimes push past our staff," Sarah Peterson, who is Continental Manager for Rio 2016 Organising Committee, said in a letter to Indian Chef-de-Mission Rakesh Gupta. "Despite previous warnings, it would seem that even today the same incident occurred at the Rio Olympic Arena (Gymnastics venue) and Carioca Arena 3," she added. "Should our protocol team be made aware of further examples of this type of behaviour, the accreditation of your Minister for Sports will be cancelled and his privileges at the Olympic Games withdrawn," she said.

(PTI)

Legendary Pakistan batsman Hanif Mohammad dies

Karachi, august 11 (aFP): Former Pakistan batsman Hanif Mohammad, player of the world's longest Test innings, died Thursday in a Karachi hospital after a prolonged illness, doctors said.

The 81-year-old was famous for his dogged batting in Pakistan's nascent years in international cricket, having opened as a schoolboy for the country's first Test against India in Delhi in 1952.

Short in stature Mohammad -- one of four brothers who played for Pakistan and a former national team captain -- hit a still unbeaten record of 337 in a marathon 970-minute stay at the crease against the West Indies in Barbados in 1958.

That record earned him the epithet of "Little Master", which stayed with him for an illustrious career that lasted until 1970 during which he played 55 Tests. Mohammad surpassed Donald

Bradman's record for the highest first class innings, scoring 499 for Karachi against Bahawalpur in January 1959 -- a record which West Indian Brian Lara broke by scoring 500 not out for Warwickshire county against Durham in 1994.

Mohammad died while under treatment at the private Aga Khan hospital after suffering multiple breathing and liver problems, having undergone an operation for liver cancer three years ago.

"Hanif has been declared as dead just now," a hospital spokesman confirmed to AFP. Earlier in the day, local media reported that Mohammad had died before he had officially been declared dead by the hospital.

Hospital sources said that Mohammad's heart had stopped for some minutes in the afternoon, but that a team

of doctors revived him before he died hours later in the evening.

Mohammad's three brothers -- Wazir, Mushtaq and Sadiq, as well as his son Shoaib -- also played for Pakistan.

The Pakistan Cricket Board and former Pakistan players expressed their condolences.

"We are saddened by the death of (the) legendary Hanif and it's a great loss to world cricket in general and Pakistan cricket in particular as he was an icon who served the country in its early years," said a PCB message.

Former Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram said he was saddened by Mohammad's death.

"He was seen as the pioneer of Pakistan cricket and his death has left a big void...as he was always willing to pass his advice to youngsters and I also benefited from him in my early days," Wasim told AFP.

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