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Minor raped in Kohima Morung Express News Dimapur | August 12

A 14 year-old girl was allegedly raped in Kohima.

The incident, according to sources, occurred on the night of August 11. It came to light after the victim told her family, who later filed a police complaint. As per the sources, an FIR was lodged Friday afternoon after which the accused was arrested a few hours later by the police.

The accused, whose identity could not be ascertained, is reportedly an unemployed youth in his 20s. He allegedly lured the girl and committed the crime. The accused was stated to be in police custody at the time of filing this report.

ACAUT voices out against illegal tender permits KOHIMA, AUGUST 12 (MExN): ACAUT Nagaland today alleged that the Administrator of Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) was issuing so-called ‘Tender Permits’ on essential commodities to “few moneyed individuals, thereby abusing the system shamelessly.” A press note from the ACAUT said there is “no ground for issuance of Tender Permits and allowing a handful of individuals to monopolise one of the biggest markets in the state.” “This Tender Permit system is absolutely condemnable and the Administrator of KMC should immediately clarify as to who is behind this trying to introduce syndicate system failing which the KMC establishment shall not be above suspicion of having compromised itself,” it stated, and supported the KVYO’s demand to revoke all illegal permits within 7 days.

It also said the demand of Tuensang Town All Ward Union (TTAWU) demanding from the DC, Tuensang, for the cancellation of all ‘Agency Systems’ is justified and long overdue.

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Zhavame, one of the last villages under Phek district bordering Manipur state, is also one of the few villages in Nagaland that is home to a number of people who still hold on to their ancestral faith.

There are approximately 19 households in the village, (numbering about 30 people), who have not converted to Christianity, and still believe in their traditional or ancestral religion.

They are however, a fading generation. All their children have converted to Christianity, making them the last to hold on to their faith.

With the ancestral religion transcended by a ‘new faith,’ Athe, one of the last remaining believers in ancestral religion, underscore the importance of one’s ancestral belief, which she points out to this Correspondent, has a lot to do with the preservation of culture and tradition.

“Many of the traditional rites and rituals will disap-

pear after we are gone,” she states in a matter of fact manner, albeit with a wistful tone. “We even asked our children to join us but they have all refused and we cannot force them,” she adds.

“The traditional months that we use to adhere to is also crucial even in the practice of agriculture, she explains as one case in point, specifying the relationship of religion, which is linked to the agricultural cycles and other natural rhythms of the earth.

The performance of such rituals, now a dying practice and vanished from most of the Naga villages, was witnessed during a recent festival held in the village from July 30, 2016, which lasted for five days.

“Laoni” (also called Naoni) Festival is considered as one of the most prominent festivals by the Zhavame community at large, although with the advent of Christianity, the celebration of the festival has been confined in respective homes by feasting and with children setting up camps

A man carry out ‘Mila’ or traditional fire making during the Laoni Festival at Zhavame village under Phek district.

in different khels to mark the celebration.

For those who hold on to the old beliefs however, it means a series of rituals to be meticulously performed during the period of the

festival as laid down by their ancestors. On the first day, they refrain from eating rice and stick to drinking only local brew with a pinch of salt.

Each year, the rituals are

led by a couple (on rotation basis), and their adherence to it is believed to be crucial for the entire community.

The second day (which is also the most important day of the festival) begins

with the assigned couple offering the finest local brew wrapped in banana leaves to “the divine being.”

This is followed by ‘Mila’ or traditional fire making, another crucial act, as the success in the fire making determines how early they can eat after a day of going without food.

They are also forbidden to cook in their everyday fireplace, but a fresh traditional hearth is solely made for the ritual with three shapely stones to support an exclusive earthen pot.

Once the fire is lit, each member borrows the fire from there and takes it to their respective homes to cook for the day.

A cow is also slaughtered at the house of the couple performing the rituals for the year and is equally divided amongst them. For the next three days, they feast only on beef and local brew and eat rice only on the fifth day, which also calls for more rituals, and subsequently sums up the celebration.

‘Naoni,’ which literally means ‘completely

exhausted after working in the fields for so long,’ is a celebration to relax and rest, after all the hard work invested in their agricultural activities. In the olden days, the festival was celebrated with much fervor and gaiety comprising of different khels singing, drinking, feasting, and wearing new attires.

Regardless of their group being small in number, they have so far managed to remain uninfluenced by Christianity, and continue to diligently practice the rituals of this ancestral religion.

“We perform rituals in everything- be it birth, death, sickness or agriculture,” Athe points out, indicating how rituals are an integral element of their religion.

As their population diminishes with old age catching up on them- andwith no new members willing to join the dying faith, Athe is worried.

“Who is going to perform the last rites for the last member to die here,” she poignantly questions.

Still premature to introduce 33% reservation: Naga Hoho NSCN (IM) office Naga issue should be approached with DIMAPUR, AUGUST 12 (MExN): A day after the Nagaland Government announced the decision of the Cabinet to conducts polls to Urban Local Bodies (ULB) by granting 33% women reservation, oppositions have begun to roll in.

On Friday, the Naga Hoho, the first to register protest, said it was surprised over the decision of the Cabinet for approval of the election to the municipalities “without consulting the civil societies as one of the major stake holders within the state.”

In a representation addressed to the Chief Minister TR Zeliang with “plea for redressal on election to the ULBs,” the Naga Hoho mentioned its 4th Federal Assembly (2008-13) August 24, 2011 resolution that, “it is still pre-mature to intro-

duce 33% reservation in Naga society and therefore the house resolved to advocate women empowerment by creating various opportunities.”

Taking that a bone of contention, the Naga Hoho appealed the Chief Minister to keep the Cabinet decision in abeyance without issuing the notification until the “matter is settled amicably.”

Mention may be made here that the Nagaland Government on August 11, Thursday had announced the Cabinet decision to conduct election to ULBs with 33% reservation while maintaining that the state has not been able to avail the annual development funds granted by the centre for ULBs, which it said, was a great loss.

‘Talks are progressing in right direction with determination’

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 12 (MExN): In a joint communiqué, NSCN (IM) general secretary Th Muivah and interlocutor to the Indo-Naga peace process, RN Ravi on Friday sought to assure the Naga people that the talks between the two entities have been “progressing in the right direction with determination.”

It said the political initiative of the Government of India and NSCN (IM) to amicably resolve the Naga political issue has received a new urgency and impetus during the last two years.

“The talks have become more purposeful, less ritualistic, more forthright and far more frequent. In the last two years, we met more times than all the years before. It helped building unprecedented mutual understanding and trust.”

It recalled that Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modi’s statesmanship, his respect and love for the Naga people, their legitimate rights and aspirations and wisdom of the Naga leaders could lead to the historic Framework Agreement of August 3, 2015 which settles the political parameters of the final solution, adding “Within these parameters details are being worked out in earnest.”

Muivah and Ravi also admitted that the prolonged illness and unfortunate passing away of Isak Chishi Swu, chairman of NSCN (IM) adversely impacted the process and that his departure is a big loss for all.

Assuring that the talks have been progressing in the right direction with determination, the joint communiqué said, “We are closer than ever before to the final settlement and hope to conclude it sooner than later.”

ransacked at Wokha pragmatism and benevolence: SC Jamir Morung Express News Dimapur | August 12

The office of the NSCN (IM) ‘Wokha Town Command’ was ransacked by an irate crowd at Wokha town on August 12. The incident, as per the report, was the upshot of a case of ‘taxation’ involving two men alleged to be NSCN (IM) cadres.

According to the report, two persons were arrested by the police at around 5pm at Santsuphen some 15 km from Wokha Town towards Tseminyu. The two, identified as Renchamo Khuvung (33 years) and Ngachanpam Kasar (31 years), were reportedly collecting money from commercial vehicles proceeding to Kohima.

After report of the arrests spread, an agitated crowd gathered at the Wokha Police Station reportedly demanding the duo be handed over to the public. “The situation calmed only after elders intervened, who appealed for allowing the law to take its course,” said an eyewitness. The crowd then dispersed only to congregate at the NSCN (IM) Town Command office located at NST colony. The eyewitness said the office was ransacked while the crowd collected the stationery found inside the office and set it on fire at Wokha police point.

Wokha police while confirming the arrest of the duo stated that they had admitted to collecting money from vehicles under the command of one NSCN (IM) functionary, who was reportedly the ‘ZCO cum Town Command’ of Wokha town. According to Wokha police, the functionary, who remains at large, is also wanted by the police in another case.

While informing that the situation was under control with no report of any casualty, the Wokha police said that complaints were registered against the arrested duo as well as the one absconding. Other sources added that the public led by Wokha frontal organisations lodged the FIRs.

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 12 (MExN): Governor of Odisha and former Nagaland State Chief Minister, Dr SC Jamir today stated that “a great reconciliation and a permanent settlement to the decades old Naga political problem stares at everyone’s face.”

In a public statement released to the media today, Jamir said the Naga people need to reconcile with the political, economic, social and cultural realities of the world. “They have to first set their house in order by reconciling among themselves. No other external agencies but the Government of India alone can bail out the Nagas from their predicaments. There should not be any illusion about this reality,” he stated.

Regarding the Framework Agreement signed between the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India (GoI), Jamir stated that “the landscape and texture of Naga polity would be determined by the framework agreement, provided it is mandated by the people.” He however stated that “no attempt to find a solution to the long-standing Naga problem can be successful unless all sections of the people in the State were taken on board.”

The Odisha Governor further put forward certain suggestions to be considered. Regarding the differing opinions on ownership and transfer of land and its recourses between the state government and the centre, Jamir suggested that the latter adopt an accommo-

encsU stage protest to demand review of nsee-ii results Our Correspondent Kohima | August 12

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As part of its first phase of agitation, the Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) today staged sit-in-protest outside Secretariat Complex here and expressed its resentment against non fulfilment of its demand pertaining to NSEE-II result 2016.

Amongst the many placards reads ‘Review NSEE-II results 2016 immediately,’ ‘Justice has not been done to BTs in NSEE –II 2016,’‘We will not accept reservation with uniform cut-off mark,’ ‘Manipulation has deprived Eastern Nagaland of the opportunity to study technical course since the creation of Nagaland state’ etc.

Representatives from ENPO, ENSF and ENWO also addressed the gathering and extended their

Protestors holding placards at the ENCSU sit in Kohima on August 12.

solidarity.

Later, the Union submitted a representation to Chief Minister seeking his immediate intervention and necessary action “to address our demand mentioned in our memorandum which was submitted to Chief Secretary Nagaland on or before 15 August 2016, failing which the Union will

take extreme action even by disturbing in the celebration of Independence Day.” The Union stated that it had submitted two representations to the state government through the Director Technical Department and the Chief Secretary, Nagaland respectively.

The Union brought to the

notice of Chief Minister that the ENCSU is not in position to accept the reply from the Government of Nagaland, Department of Higher &Technical Education dated August 11 2016 addressed to the chairman ENCSU as “the government has failed to addressed our genuine grievances.”

The representation was signed by ENCSU Chairman, M Longre Chang and Joint Secretary, Nokchem Angth.

Earlier, the Union in its ultimatum dated 26/7/2016 addressed to the Chief Secretary, demanded that no counselling for the 201617 NSEE batch should be conducted without fulfilling the demands made by the ENCSU. It also demanded immediate review of NSEE results 2016 which was declared on July 15, 2016 by the Technical Department vide no DTE/ESTT-

2/12/2016-17 and allocate the 4 seats missing from the BTs quota to the candidates belonging to BTs, by conducting entrance re-examination solely for candidates belonging to BTs or award grace marks.

It also demanded that backlog seats from past 1 year i.e 201516 should be given back to BTs without any consideration in order to deliver justice to the candidates from the deprived areas.

The ENCSU asked the government to strictly implement government notification vide No.HTE/ RESERV/23-1/2012 (Pt) under reservation part II clause (a).

The Union also asked the government to strike out the Part III Selection Clause (d) from the same notification mentioned in the ENCSU ultimatum point no 4 as it is “against the BT reservation policy of the government.”

dative position in the matter since it “has an emotional connect with the people of Nagaland.”

He also recommended general amnesty for the men in the underground and an honourable rehabilitation package for them as part of the final settlement. Their services may be best utilised by recruiting them in special battalions of any of the paramilitary forces.

Other suggestions put forward included greater representation of the Nagas in Parliament, with two members each in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; a Pan Naga League and under it a Tribal Research and Cultural Centre with full Central assistance located in Dimapur.

He further stated that poor infrastructure and idle manpower are two most important factors that stand in the way of all round development of Nagaland. These cannot be tackled with the current level of funding, including Central assistance, available with the State Government, he stated, and therefore suggested that as part of the final settlement of the Naga problem, GoI constitute an Expert Group under the Niti Ayog to recommend a special economic package for the State to overcome the problems of poor infrastructure and unemployment.

He then said that the effects of India’s Act East Policy and its implications for the North East and Nagaland should also be taken into account while working out a final settlement of the Naga issue.

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Chief Secretary stresses on using technology Kohima, august 12 (DiPR): Chief Secretary of Nagaland, Pankaj Kumar interacted with trainees of the “Champions Skill Enhancement Programme” jointly organized by the Ministry of Information Technology, New Delhi, National Institute of Smart Governance (NISG), and the Department of IT&C, Government of Nagaland.

The trainees are from all the eight North Eastern states.

During the brief interaction at the Chief Secretary’s conference hall on August 11, the Chief Secretary highlighted how one should know what to do and then use computer to do the job faster. Pointing out that “we” are living in times where things are changing rapidly and computer has become a friend today, he said the arrival of internet and mobile has enabled us to communicate faster and that the available technology should be used to extend services to various departments. While mentioning the amazing features of online marketing, he also said that there is no reason why basic services like payment of electricity bill and water bill should not be made online in every North Eastern State. The Chief Secretary also said that since things are now changing very fast in both public and private services, all the North Eastern States should now try

to make online the various schemes Government departments are delivering and in doing so life will become easier.

Participants from Tripura mentioned that banking system is still concentrated only in few towns, due to which, it is very difficult to provide payment through online system. The Chief Secretary stated that banking sector still has lot of homework to do in all North Eastern States and unless they realize the importance of their service, especially in rural areas, the people in North Eastern region especially in remote areas will continue to suffer. Participants from Arunachal Pradesh highlighted that due to frequent landslide and narrow roads, underground optical fibre system is not going to work in Arunachal Pradesh. They placed special request to the Chief Secretary to raise this issue in various forums to give special provision for wireless and satellite connectivity in North Eastern region.

Representatives from Assam indicated that connectivity and online services are still restricted to few towns in Assam and lot of effort needs to be given to take various online services to rural areas. Participants from Manipur highlighted that the Computerization of Personal Information

System (CPIS) in Manipur was implemented particularly to address the issue of officers not reporting for duty to remote areas.

The Chief Secretary stated that most States in North Eastern region have problem of employees drawing their salary online without visiting the place of posting and this issue needs to be addressed seriously. The Commissioner & Secretary (IT&C), Nagaland mentioned that there are electronic technologies capable of handling this kind of issues.

Meanwhile, participants from Meghalaya stated that people in rural areas are still not aware of basic online citizen service and there is a need to conduct massive awareness programme. The Chief Secretary said that since there is huge awareness gap, we should start online services from places which are easier and then gradually spread the services to difficult areas.

All the participants felt that issues relating to connectivity problems in North Eastern region should be taken up jointly at the highest level.

The meeting started with brief introduction by Commissioner & Secretary (IT), KD Vizo and Professor JC Kapur, who is also the Course Director of National Institute of Smart Government (NISG).

NBCC takes Clean Election AKM cautions campaign to Phek, Pfutsero against harbouring

Dr. Khrüvolü Keyho, the first PhD holder in Tenyidie and Naga languages, launched her fourth book titled ‘Tenyidie Geizo Cabo Dze Kephrii’ (Thematic Study of Tenyidie Poetry) on August 10 at The Heritage, Kohima. It was launched by Chotisüh Sazo, Speaker, Nagaland Legislative assembly. Dr. Keyho in her message stated, “Through poetry we can recognize the deep knowledge and philosophy of the Tenyimia.”

The book presents the rich diversity of theme, style and technique of Tenyimia poetry. This anthology amply represents the classical and modern poetry of Tenyimia. Published by the Heritage Publishing House, Dimapur and written in Tenyidie language, the book is priced at 450 INR and available at leading bookstores in Kohima.

PheK, august 12 (mexN): The Youth Department of Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) conducted series of Clean Election campaign in Phek and Pfutsero from August 10-11. The colleges visited during the campaign were Phek Government College, Pfutsero Government College and Baptist Theological College. The campaign was also carried out among the church leaders and youth leaders of both the towns.

Dr. Botoholi, Education and Communication Secretary of NBCC and Dr. Hovithal Sothu, member, NBCC Clean Election Committee and Deputy Director, ATI were the resource persons for the campaign.

Dr. Botoholi pointed out the importance of birthright citing examples from the Bible. She encouraged the young students to dream for the future because they have the

potential to bring positive changes, informed a press release received here. She also pointed out that the main purpose of education is to make students contribute to the society.

Dr. Hovithal Sothu stressed on the importance of clean electoral rolls. He pointed out the malpractice of elections like bribery, booth-capturing and proxy-voting and challenged the young students to be change agents. He also challenged the church leaders and the theologians to have a clear foundation in the social issues of our land.

Olivia Thur, Assistant Election Officer, Phek also emphasised on the necessity of getting enrolled after attaining the age of 18 years and motivated the young electoral to vote.

The students and church leaders were also given an opportunity to sign the clean election pledge cards.

Health care establishments asked to register/renew license

Kohima, august 12 (DiPR): The Nagaland Health Care Establishment Authority, Health & Family Welfare in a public notice has stated that as per the provision of Section 4 of the Nagaland Health Care Establishment Act 1997, no person shall set up any health care establishment, including the ones run by any voluntary organization, except under valid license granted by the Nagaland Health Care Establishment Authority in accordance with the provision of the Act. Therefore, as per provision of section 3 of Nagaland Health Care Establishment Act 1997, all health care establishments have been directed to register and if already registered,

Financial Literacy Programme held for women

renew their license within three months from the date of issue of this public notice. Upon receiving the applications the authority will scrutinize the same and then consider and pass orders in accordance with sections 6, 7, 8 of the said Act. Health care establishments include: A general Hospital, maternity hospital nursing home, dispensary, clinic, sanatorium or an institution of any recognized system of medicine; any institution or centre by whatever name called where physically or mentally sick, injured or infirm persons are admitted either as in patients or out patients for treatment with or without the aid of oper-

ative procedure; and a clinic where patients are admitted for examination and treatment with or without the aid of operative procedures, it shall also mean a centre catering the radiological, biological and other diagnostic or investigative service with the aid of laboratory or other medical equipments.

Any violation, contravention or non compliance of the Act and rules made therein shall be punished as per provision of the Act. The application form for registration/license and renewal can be collected from Room No. 302 of the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Kohima.

DC Zunheboto prohibits gambling ZuNheboto, august 12 (DiPR): Deputy Commissioner of Zunheboto, T. Roy has cautioned that any person found indulging in any form of gambling in the town shall be penalized under the provision of law. This order has been issued based on notice brought to the Zunheboto administration that public are found indulging in gambling in the town causing public nuisance.

illegal immigrants

moKoKchuNg, august 12 (mexN): Affirming its stand on illegal immigrants, the Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) has cautioned that any individual or groups harboring illegal immigrants by creating syndicate for “self motivated interest and gains” will be treated as “traitors of the land.”

A press release from AKM President, L. Jemti Longchar and General Secretary, Bendangkumba Aier recounted that AKM had started the ‘Survival Nagaland’ in 2007 to safeguard the traditional, cultural identity, and ancestral land of the Aos. Through the campaign, the AKM ventured to educate and create awareness on the menace of illegal immigrants “who during those times had dominated the major economic spectra creating unwanted situation to both the local and genuine Indian businessmen,” the release stated.

AKM acknowledged the people of the district irrespective of tribe, creed, caste and religion who have rendered their valuable resources and intellects towards the campaign.

“The initiative to start this noble endeavor was invoked through a resolution during the Ao Student Conference general convention and thus AKM stands firm till this day to fight this evil design,” it stated.

Freshers’ Day at Yemhi College

State coordination committee for leprosy elimination formed Participants with resource persons of the Financial Literacy Programme held on August 11 at DUDA Guest House, Kohima.

Kohima, august 12 (mexN): A one day ‘Financial Literacy Programme’ was organised for Self Employed Women Association (SEWA) of Rüsoma, Jotsoma, Chiechama and Tsiese Basa units. The programme was organised by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in collaboration with North East Network (NEN) at DUDA Guest House, Kohima on August 11,

2016.

Bendang Aier, AGM, NABARD, Kevi Hibo, Asst Manager NStCB, and Asenla, SMS, KVK, Kohima facilitated the sessions. Discussion on the importance of financial planning and presentations on Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) and social security schemes, namely Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri

Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) were the major highlights of the program. The participants were sensitized to take informed financial decisions and to avail financial products from banks to improve their quality of life.

This was followed by an interactive session where queries from the participants were responded to by the resource persons.

Kohima, august 12 (DiPR): Nagaland was the first state in the country to have achieved leprosy elimination (target set by WHO) in 1998. Despite this fact, Dimapur district still continues to have a high Prevalence Rate.

Government of India therefore has shortlisted Dimapur district along with some other districts with high Prevalence Rate where intensive Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) is to be undertaken from September 5 to 18, 2016. Towards this end, a State co-ordination committee was formed under the Chairmanship of Moang Aier, Secretary of Health & Family Welfare on August 11, 2016 with officials from Department of School Education, Social Welfare, Information and Public Relations, consultants from National Eradication Programme (NLEP) as members.

Farmers Field School on paddy launched NCC observes International Youth Day in Mkg

DimaPuR, august 12 (mexN): The Department of Agriculture, Dimapur district launched a season long Farmers Field School (FFS) on paddy under IPM (RKVY) at Zuvukhu village on August 11.

Master trainer of Integrated Pest Management Remphamo, DAO Dimapur, Janet Chishi, DPD (ATMA), and Chumyani Ovung, AFA were the resource persons.

They explained the integrated approach for pest management, where biological, mechanical and cultural methods of pest control are promoted, according to a press release. Identification and management of major pest such as rice stem borer, rice leaf folder, gall midge, rice case worm and

conservation of natural enemies were also deliberated.

The District Agricultural Officer (DAO) emphasized on minimizing the use of harmful agro-chemicals which in the recent past has given rise to numerous health hazards, pest resurgence, resistance to chemicals, pollution of environment and destabilization of bio-equilibrium. AgroEco-System Analysis (AESA) was conducted in the paddy field wherein harmful and beneficial insects were identified, recorded and possible control measures were drawn. Thereafter, Tricho-cards were released in the field. Altogether, 30 farmers have enrolled for the FFS.

moKoKchuNg, august 12 (DiPR): 25 NL (1) Coy NCC Mokokchung observed International Youth Day at its office complex on August 12.

During the short formal programme, Yapangla (GT, GHS Dilong) delivered a motivational lecture to the NCC cadets representing different schools and college.

She urged the youth to aim high in life by taking one step at a time with hard work, honesty and dedication.

OC NCC, Srinivas in his short speech maintained that we are living in a world where we want more peace and the only thing that can change the world is the

youth. The programme was chaired by Associate NCC officer (ANO), Tialiba while invocation was said by Deacon Lanu (MTBA).

Marking the commemoration, around 150 NCC cadets representing Government Higher Secondary School Mayangnokcha, Government High School Dilong, Queen Mary Higher Secondary School, and Fazl Ali College Mokokchung carried out the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan under respective ANOs in four locations, namely, Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital, Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Tongdentsuyong ward, and Chuchuyimpang.

Director, Higher Education, I. Alempokba releases Yemhi Memorial College bulletin on Friday. Chairman, YMC, Joshua Achumi (L) and Principal, YMC, M. Chetia (R) are also seen in the picture. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Dimapur | August 12

Yemhi Memorial College (YMC), Dimapur on Friday held its 3rd Freshers’ Day at the college premises with Director, Higher Education, I. Alempokba as the chief guest.

Alempokba encouraged the college management to stand firm against all odds since it was bound to face many ups and downs being an infant college. “However, to my judgement, the college is doing well,” he added.

Alempokba urged upon the teaching faculty to take the students to greater heights through their enthusiasm and tremendous

energy. He advised the students to prepare from now to save themselves from any undesirable frustrations in the future, adding “there is no substitute to hard work for all kinds of successes.”

Chairman, YMC, Joshua Achumi appealed to the teaching faculty to be committed to the students and transform their lives by guiding them in the right perspective.

During the programme, five students were awarded meritorious scholarships which were given away by the chief guest.

During the programme, Alempokba also released the college bulletin titled, ‘Yemhi Vista.’

Salesian College pledges ‘No’ to tobacco products

DimaPuR, august 12 (mexN): Dr. C Tetseo, District Oral Health Officer & Nodal Officer for National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), Dimapur has highlighted that one million people die every year in India due to tobacco consumption and Nagaland has the second highest prevalence rate of tobacco use in the country.

Speaking at the anti tobacco awareness programme organised by Salesian College of Higher Education (SCHE), Dimapur on August 12, Dr. Tetseo stated that tobacco is the only legally available consumer product which kills people when it is used entirely as intended.

Some tobacco products contain nicotine and carcinogens which in turn

Students and faculty of Salesian College of Higher Education take a pledge during the anti tobacco awareness programme on August 12.

cause cancer, blood pressure, diabetes, dental and oral diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, buerger disease, osteoporosis, and birth defects, it was pointed out.

In his take home message, Tetseo exhorted to stay away from tobacco so as to live long life, be free from its

related diseases and live a better dignified human life.

The other resource person of the programme was Medongunuo Pienyü, Social Worker (NTCP).

Dr. Fr. Policarp Xalxo, Principal of SCHE, thanked the resource persons and exhorted all the students to sensitize the people about

the harmful effects of the use of tobacco. At the end of the session, 250 students and faculty of SCHE took a pledge to say ‘No’ to tobacco products and say ‘Yes’ to good health and healthy habits. In view of making tobacco free campus, hoardings were put up and anti-tobacco committee was formed.

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Assam - first state to ratify GST bill Guwahati, auGust 12 (iaNs): Assam on Friday became the first state to ratify the Constitution amendment bill related with the Goods and Services Tax, following its passage by both houses of parliament this month.

"A historic resolution was passed in Assam Assembly as Assam became the 1st State to ratify the Constitutional Amendment Bill relating to GST," Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal tweeted soon after it was ratified.

"I am sure Assam will benefit from the GST through higher economic growth and better revenue collection," said the 53-year-old chief minister, who is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

At least 50 per cent of the states have to pass what is technically the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment) Bill, 2014, for the next steps of legislative action to follow, to ultimately introduce a pan-India Goods and Services Tax regime.

Teachers in Mizoram not been paid for months aiZawL, auGust 12 (tNN): Three groups of teachers in Mizoram have not received their salaries for months and have been facing immense hardships, leaders of the teachers' association said.

Hindi teachers employed under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), teachers working under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhijan (RMSA) and teachers under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) have not been paid for months.

Working under CSS, 1,305 teachers have not received any money this year.

"We have not received our salaries for 8 months," the association leaders said.

The 580 teachers working under RMSA have not been paid since May. Teachers working under SSA have not received their salaries since June.

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the meeting, the AAP leaders also assured her that she would be the party’s chief ministerial candidate in the polls, the report said quoting Manihar.

Manihar said the party team urged her to think over the request for some days and take a final decision.

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with the new bill.

The primary objective of the new bill, which may be called the Manipur Regulation of Non-Local People Act, 2016, is to regulate the entry of non-local people into Manipur. It also seeks to regulate the exit of non-local people from Manipur.

For the purposes of this Act, the state government said it will establish a Directorate of Registration of Non-Local People and tenants consisting of a director and as many officers and staff as it may consider necessary. Every non-local people entering the state should register himself or herself with the Directorate of Registration of NonLocal People.

For the second time Irom Chanu Sharmila who recently ended her 16-yearold fast declined an offer from the Manipur unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join the party and contest as its candidate in the upcoming state assembly polls.

AAP president Th Manihar Singh along with two other party leaders met Sharmila at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Imphal yesterday when they requested her to fight the polls on the party ticket, which was declined, Imphal Free Press said.

She reaffirmed her decision of contesting the 2017 assembly polls as an Independent candidate. During

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No. DHFW-5/23/Trg/Nsg/2009-10/

Dated, Kohima the th Aug’ 2016

Written Exam Result

As per the Written Exam conducted on 9th August’ 2016, the candidate qualified for Oral Interview are as follows: GNM qualified for interview in the order of Roll No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 19 21 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 55 56 57 60 61 63 65 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 76 79 80 81 82 83 85 87 88 89 90 92 93 94 95 96 98 99 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 110 111 112 115 116 118 121 123 124 125 127 128 131 132 134 135 136 137 139 140 141 144 147 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 157 158 159 160 161 163 164 168 169 170 172 174 176 178 179 181 182 184 185 186 187 188 190 191 193 194 195 196 198 199 200 202 204 205 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 223 224 226 227 230 231 233 234 236 237 238 239 242 243 244 245 246 248 249 250 251 252 255 256 257 258 261 262 263 265 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 275 276 277 279 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 292 294 297 298 299 300 301 303 305 306 307 308 310 311 312 313 314 316 317 319 321 322 323 324 326 327 328 329 331 332 333 334 335 337 338 339 340 346 350 351 352 353 354 356 359 361 363 364 367 368 371 372 373 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 383 384 385 386 388 389 390 391 393 394 395 397 398 399 402 404 406 407 410 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 424 426 428 429 431 433 435 436 437 439 442 443 445 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 455 457 458 560 461 462 464 465 467 470 473 474 475 477 480 481 Total = 333 All selected candidates should come along with their original documents for the interview 15 minutes before the commencement of the exam time given belowDate : 18th August' 2016 Time : 9:00 am onwards Venue : Para Medical Training Institute (PMTI), Kohima SD/- DR. L. WATIKALA Principal Director, Dir. of Health & Family Welfare Nagaland, Kohima

Office of the

FELICITATION

The Yimchungrü Union Kohima(YUK) is pleased like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the following candidates for their success in the recently declared NPSC result.

1. Mr. Hankiumong, Dy. SP. 2. Mr. Kumtsu, Sub- Inspector of Vigilance 3. Miss. Yangthrongla Yimchunger, Inspector of Taxes 4. Mr. Toking Yimchunger, Secretariat Assistant 5. Mr. Nongsheba Lamliu, Inspector of Industries/Extension Officer May our Almighty God continue to uplift and guide you in all your future endeavours.

(T. KEJINGKHUM) (KIUTSUTHONG YIMCHUNGRÜ) President, YUK General Secretary, YUK

AFFIDAVIT ANNEXURE-E

Dated: 11/08/2016

By this deed, I the undersigned Smti. NGANUO ANGAMI, previously called THENUOHENUO, D/o Mr. Neituo Angami and Smti. Geiu Angami, R/o of H.No: 113, Industrial Village.

Razhuphe Dimapur, P.S: West Police Station, P.O & District of Dimapur, Nagaland, solemnly declare: 1. That for and on behalf of myself and my husband, children and remitter issue wholly renounce/relinquished and abandon the use of my former name THENUOHENUO and in place thereof, I do hereby assume from this date the name NGANUO ANGAMI and so that I and my husband, children and remitter issue may be hereafter be called known and distinguish not by my former name but assumed any name of NGANUO ANGAMI, 2. That for the purpose of evidencing such determination declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds and writings and in all proceedings, dealings and transactions, private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever use and sign my name NGANUO ANGAMI as my name in pine and in substitution of my former name THENUOHENUO. 3. That I expressly authorized and request all people in general and relatives and friends in particular, at all times hereafter to designate and address me my husband, children, remitter issues by such assumed name NGANUO ANGAMI accordingly.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my former and adopted name of THENUOHENUO and NGANUO ANGAMI affix my signature and seal, if any this 8th day of June 2016.

Deponent Judicial Magistrate/Notary Public

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE NAGALAND :: KOHIMA

No. DHFW-5/23/Trg/Nsg/2009-10/

Dated, Kohima the th Aug’ 2016

Written Exam Result

As per the Written Exam conducted on 9th August' 2016, the candidates qualified for Oral Interview are as follows: FHW qualified for interview in the order of Roll No. 1 18 37 56 81 108 132 152 171 190 213 229 248 270 294 312 330 347 364

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No. NRCM(S)343/2016

Revised

DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

YIMCHUNGRÜ UNION KOHIMA

honey and Horlicks, her food after breaking the fast.

She appears to be in good health,” the report said quoting a well wisher who visited her at the hospital.

Sharmila is likely to stay at JNIMS for more days because she needs constant medical care, the report further quoted a source as saying.

Sd/- (KAVITO S. ZHIMO) VDB Secretary, Kulhopu Village Zunheboto.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

Sd/- (KAVITO S. ZHIMO) VDB Secretary, Kulhopu Village Zunheboto.

would enable her to work towards repealing the Act from the state.

The party had earlier requested Sharmila to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in 2014 on AAP ticket, but the offer was declined.

“Sharmila’s health condition is stable now. She has started eating banana in addition to gruel rice,

Village Development Board Kulhopu would like to thank and immense pride to Mrs. Holito S. Yeptho wife of Mr. Shikaho P. Yeptho (J.G.M.) and Akighini muqho, Lhomithi Baptist Church, Dimapur, Nagaland for sponsoring/conducting bible Seminar and other activities in our village on 9th to 30th July 2016. Our acknowledgement is not enough for your good work, may God almighty bless you all abundantly.

ISSUED IN THE INTEREST OF GENERAL PUBLIC

The Village Development Board Kulhopu would like to congratulate Mr. Shikato P. Yeptho S/o Late. Pihozhe Yeptho Kulhopu Village on his promotion to the post of Joint General Manager (JGM) Nagaland State Transport (NST) Kohima which bring laurel to our village and may almighty God continue to shower his blessing upon him and guide him in his future endeavors.

fast on August 9, saying she would join electoral politics and contest the assembly polls as an Independent candidate. However, she promised that she would always stand against Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).

She had said she would try to become Chief Minister of the state and that

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Hunger strike for ILP continues in Manipur iMPhaL, auGust 12 (NNN): A relay hunger strike under the banner of the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) continues in support of the campaign for introduction of ILP in Manipur. On Thursday, nearly 100 protesters from the Nightingale Nursing Institute, Porompat and All Manipuri Meitei-Pangal Traditional & Cultural Association took part in the relay hunger strike at the Keishampat Leimajam Leikai community hall in Imphal West.

Meanwhile, the state government on Wednesday finalized the draft of a new bill intended to safeguard the interests of the indigenous people of Manipur with the bill defining local people and non-local people. According to the new bill, local people are those who are citizens of India and who have been residents of the state of Manipur immediately before the attainment of Statehood on January 1, 1972. The state government has sought suggestions and opinions of the people in connection

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All selected candidates should come along with their original documents for the interview 15 minutes before the commencement of the exam time given belowDate : 18th August' 2016 Time : 9:00 am onwards Venue : Para Medical Training Institute (PMTI), Kohima SD/- DR. L. WATIKALA Principal Director, Dir. of Health & Family Welfare Nagaland, Kohima

TENDER NOTICE

Dated: 12.08.2016

The Director, ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun, Jharnapani, Nagaland invites sealed bids from eligible licensed contractors/agencies having EPF and ESI registration (as applicable) for Annual Rate Contract of the following job as listed below at ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Jharnapani campus and Porba Centre.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

This is for the notice of general public that a political party is proposed to be registered by the name of Nagaland Congress (NC). The office of the party is located at #202, Fellowship Colony, Near IMC Hall, Dimapur-797112, Nagaland. This party has submitted application to the Election Commission of India, New Delhi for its registration as political party under Section 29A of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951. Names/Address of the office bearers of the party are as follows:• President: Nino Rengma S/o Late Ghozukha Rengma, resident of Kandinu village under Tseminyu Sub Division, — Kohima, Nagaland • Vice President: Dako Phom S/o Late Pongngai Phom, resident of Kangching Village under Tamlu Sub Division, District - Longleng, Nagaland.

• General Secretary: Supongmeren Jamir S/o Late Shilumangyang Jamir, resident of Longsa Village under Mokokchung District, Nagaland.

• Treasurer: Z Lohe S/o Late Zanieyi Lohe, resident of Sakraba Village under Phek District, Nagaland.

If anyone has any objection to the registration of Nagaland Congress (NC), they may send their objection with reasons thereof, to the Secretary (Political Party), Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi -110001 within 30 days of the publication of this notice.

Sd/- Supongmeren Jamir, General Secretary Nagaland Congress (NC)

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India’s July retail inflation likely stayed above target neW DeLhi, AuGusT 12 (ReuTeRs): Soaring food prices in July probably kept India’s headline inflation above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) nearterm target, underscoring the challenge facing the next central bank governor.

Consumer prices are expected to have risen 5.90 percent last month from a year ago, faster than a 5.77 percent provisional gain in June, according to a Reuters poll of economists.

If Friday’s government data lines up with the forecast, July will be the fourth straight reading that tops the RBI’s target of 5 percent

by March 2017.

At his last monetary policy review on Tuesday, central bank chief Raghuram Rajan left key interest rates unchanged, flagging upside risks to the inflation target.

The former International Monetary Fund chief

economist is due to step down as RBI governor on Sept. 4, after a three-year term, to return to academia.

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has yet to pick a successor, it has bound the next governor with Rajan’s retail inflation target of 4 percent with a plus or minus 2 percent band for next five years.

Above-average monsoon rains this summer have raised hopes of a boost to farm output and an ensuing drop in food inflation. Already, there are early signs that prices for vegetables are edging down.

However, the outlook for core inflation remains uncertain due to a shrinking output gap and an expected pickup in demand-driven price pressures following full implementation of a major hike in government salaries and pensions.

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a difficult task in meeting bank hits the pause button. its inflation targets,” said But much will depend on Shilan Shah, India econo- who replaces Rajan. mist at Capital Economics.

“The appointment of a more dovish candidate as SALES-TAX the next governor would IMPACT SEEN raise the chances of further The roll-out of a sales monetary loosening,” Shah tax planned for next April said. is also expected to push up India’s statistics office inflation. A government- will release retail inflation appointed panel has sug- data and industrial progested a standard goods duction data at 1200 GMT and services tax rate of 17- on Friday.

18 percent but India’s states Analysts surveyed by want a higher level.

Reuters expect output at Morgan Stanley reckons factories, mines and utilia higher rate could push up ties to expand 1.5 percent retail inflation by as much in June from a year earlier. as 0.70 percentage points.

In May, contrary to a preEconomists don’t see dicted contraction, output much steam left in the rose 1.2 percent.

RBI’s current easing cycle, The industrial output in which the policy repo data are based on an old serate has come down by 150 ries not reflected in India’s basis points since January current gross domestic 2015, to its lowest in more product figures. As a result, than five years. analysts set little store by Most expect another those numbers as a guide cut of 25 basis points by De- to the economy’s broader cember, before the central health.

Wednesday market inaugurated in Tseminyu Tseminyu, AuGusT 12 (DiPR): ADC Tseminyu, Vikhweno Meratsu inaugurated a Wednesday Market at Y-Junction Tseminyu new town on August 10, which was initiated and organized by the Department of Agriculture and Tseminyu Administration.

Speaking at the inaugural program, ADC, Vikhweno said that our farmers should have earnings through their produces and called

upon the farmers to maintain the newly opened Wednesday Market by selling their indigenous products.

SDAO Tseminyu, Viwheto Thorie who conducted the program expressed gratitude on behalf of the farmers and Agri & Allied departments towards the ADC Tseminyu for her sincere efforts in supporting the opening of the Wednesday Market.

SDAO also reminded the farmers that

2nd round of Nat’l De-worming Day launched DimAPuR, AuGusT 12 (mexn): The second round of National DeWorming Day (NDD) was launched in Tuensang, Longleng and Kiphire districts. NDD is an initiative to help children live healthy by improving their overall well-being and nutritional status, and to reduce morbidities. During the program, children between the ages of 1 to 19 will be dewormed with the administration of Albendazole chewable tablets in all schools (government and private) and Anganwadi Centres.

In Kiphire, a District Level Steering Committee meeting was held on account of NDD at the DC’s Office Kiphire on August 9. A press release received here informed that the meeting was conducted under the chairmanship of Sedevikho Khro (DC Kiphire) and was attended among others by Dr. Tinuren-

la (Dy. CMO), Dr. Khelito (DTO), Rezulule (Addl. SP), Tsangkhuchu Sangtam (CDPO), Thomas Thonger (SS NST), Kipitong (SIS SDEO) and Atsachum (SHP Co-ordinator).

During the meeting, Dr. Tinurenla gave an overview of the programme and highlighted the activities which were to be carried out in the district. She urged the members to render their support for successful implementation of the programme.

Meanwhile, on August 10, NDD was launched at Saramati View Modern School premises where Dr Tinurenla gave an overview of the programme to the students and said that the early years of a child is the most critical and significant phase. The key area that needs to be addressed is the risk of parasitic intestinal worm infestation in

RTI training in Longleng & Z’boto Fundraiser held for poor people with HIV LonGLenG, AuGusT 12 (mexn): Trainings on RTI Act 2005 for Public Information Officer, Assistant Public Information Officer, NGOs and Educational Institution were held in Longleng and Zunheboto districts.

In Longleng, the training was held at Deputy Commissioner’s Office on August 11 and 12.

The inaugural was attended by Deputy Commissioner Longleng Y. Denngan Avennoho Phom NCS as Chief Guest wherein he highlighted that RTI has become an inevitable tool for good governance, transparency and accountability in all Government setup. He urged the trainees to not only get trained but deliver information as and when required.

Trainings were imparted by Lanunochet Pongen, Asst professor Yingli College; Thsingvi T Sangtam, Asst Professor Yingli College; and Konchem, Asst Professor Yingli College.

In Zunheboto, the training was held on August 11 at the DC’s Conference Hall.

Speaking as resource person, Block Development Officer (BDO), Suruhuto, Obed Sumi dwelled on the roles and responsibilities of PIOs and APIOs and appeal process. During the training, the officers were trained to deal with issues which concern with human rights, Below Poverty Line (BPL) and to render assistance to the applicants.

BDO, Satakha, Yaei Konyak dwelled on Record Management in RTI where he said that record management is needed to strengthen government system and to empower people. The officers were trained on clear work distribution among employees, regular updating of Suo Moto declaration and timely amalgamation of files etc.

The training was attended by Administrative Officers, Heads of Offices and NGOs.

Mithuns vaccinated against FMD Phek, AuGusT 12 (mexn): A vaccination cum health check up camp was organized by ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Phek at Middle Khomi village under Phek block on August 9. All 120 Mithuns of the village were vaccinated against Foot and Mouth Diseases (FMD) and health check-up was done. Mineral supplements, dewormers and first aid medicine were also distributed. FMD is a highly contagious disease of viral origin and known to inflict huge economic loss among the mithun farmers of the state. However, regular immunization against this dreaded disease gives protection from constant risk of exposure to this virus. The team was led by Dr. Debojyoti Borkotoky, SMS (Animal Science), KVK-Phek and Dr P.R. Dutta, ACTO, NRCM assisted by staff Rokongulie, Veterinary Field Assistant and Thupupoyi. FMD vaccines were provided by the Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Nagaland. Ear tags were applied to the calves and adult animals to keep proper records and identification. On constant motivation and demonstration by KVK-Phek, the mithun farmers of the village have taken to regular vaccination and other prophylactic care of their animals.

PeRen, AuGusT 12 (mexn): A fete day fundraise in aid of poor people living with HIV (cd4 count) was inaugurated in Peren district on August 11 with Dr M Tiala Longkumer, Dy. Chief Medical Officer as the Chief Guest. This is an initiative of District AIDS Prevention Control Unit (DAPCU) under the aegis of Chief Medical Office Peren District. The fundraiser will be held for 3 days till August 13.

A press note informed that the fundraiser is to provide and support the poor people living with HIV (cd4 count) in Peren District. A short inaugural program was held at Police Point Peren District. The program was chaired by Ngeuzeulungbe, Supervisor DAPCU and Shri Yangsai, Pastor Union Baptist Church pronounced the invocation.

Dr M Tiala Longkumer, Dy. Chief Medical Officer addressing the gathering during the inaugural program.

Addressing the gathering, Dr. Tiala highlighted that there are 145 people infected with HIV in the last FY in Peren District and most of the patients are from poor families and could not afford to support themselves in terms of medical cost. Peren District does not have a CD4

count machine and thus the patients have to be referred to Dimapur. Most of the patients could not even afford to go down to Dimapur.

She also expressed and extended her utmost appreciation to the District Administration for providing free accommoda-

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tion and the 18th Assam rifles Peren for providing the tents and all well wishers for contributing different items in support of this good cause.

The fete day has a variety of stalls, food stalls, interesting games etc. Spot testing for HIV and Malaria are also being done.

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In Tuensang District, the Chief Medical Officer, Dr T Pangjung Sangtam, along with the staff of Chief Medical Office and NHM Staffs Tuensang launched the programme at Govt. Primary School Station 1 Tuensang Town on August 10.

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Youths called to be ambassadors of peace International Youth Day 2016 observed in Kohima our Correspondent Kohima | August 12

The UN International Youth Day 2016 was commemorated at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here today.

The commemoration was organised by the Women Studies Centre Nagaland University and Department of English, NU in collaboration with the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth Development, Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and Rotary Club Kohima.

Resource persons from different backgrounds spoke on

relevant themes for the celebration under the United Nations theme of Eradicating Poverty and achieving sustainable production and consumption.

Former Chief Secretary Nagaland Alemtemshi Jamir spoke on Youth and Sustainable Development and encouraged the university students present to think of the larger picture.

He outlined the Sustainable Development Goals, agriculture, health, educational facilities, water, power, gender issues, climate change and good governance.

He highlighted international goals in the Naga context and encouraged them to think of reforming and restructuring.

Dr. A.J. Sebastian, Academic and noted youth animator, spoke on challenges for 2030 and dwelt on the vibrant energy of youth and outlined different strategies and experiences for success in life.

3 more stolen vehicles recovered Kohima, august 12 (mExN): The Anti-Vehicle Theft Squad (AVTS) of DEF Kohima while conducting routine checking at NH-29 have detained two Mahindra Pick-Ups and one Tata Mobile following a status check on the NCRB database.

According to a press release from the Kohima Police PRO, one of the seized vehicle B/R No. NL03A3204 with Chassis No. MA1ZN2GHKF1J88929 and Engine No. GHF1J49518, is confirmed to have been stolen vide Assam, Namrup Police Station Case No. 0023/2016.

The original R/No. is

AS23BC4814.

The second seized vehicle B/R No. NL08A9254, with Chassis No. MA1ZN2GHK01E43695 and Engine No. GH01E27917 is stolen from Assam, and is wanted in connection with Abhayapuri P.S case No. 0501/2014.

The original R/No. is AS19C4649.

The other vehicle B/R No. NL05G0265 with Chassis No. 374463LUZ948739 and Engine No. 497SP28DTZ833379, was also found stolen from Assam and wanted in connection with Dispur PS Case No. 0137/2010 and the original R/No. is AS01X9799.

He said failure means success because it gives a second chance to a youth to try again. He shared various personal experiences of young people who have become success stories today in their lives.

There is a hero, heroine in each one of you; all of you are angels created and blessed by God, he said.

Dr. Rosemary Dzuvichu, Director, Women Studies Centre, and President Rotary Club Kohima, spoke on the importance of Youth as Peace builders in a society ravaged by all kinds of conflict for decades. Bringing examples of peace work by youth in Nepal, Lebanon, she called upon the youth to be the ambassadors of peace.

“You are the intellectuals of the Naga society, the future leaders, who must learn to go beyond the narrow boundaries of tribe, village and state and think glob-

rights and Naga youth have seen such situations.”

Do not be voices only in social media with complaints every day, but learn to speak out, write to policy makers, meet them and be the changemaker, she urged the youth.

Underlining the importance of a gender equitable society, she said the youth of today must be gender friendly, have respect for their female counterparts and walk together as partners.

She challenged the University students and other youth present to form a group of Peace volunteers that could help and build healthier relationships amongst Nagas and be voices for Peace.

Prof. Pardeshi Lal, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema said that youth means energy, adding that they have potential to make impossible possible.

Nagaland Spelling Bee 2016 in Oct

Kohima, august 12 (mExN): The much awaited Nagaland Spelling Bee Championship 2016 will be held on October 6 and 7 at Capital Convention Centre. This was announced during a press conference held on August 12 with the Fountain Club at Ramietech Solutions, PR Hill Kohima.

One of the most anticipated competitions among the student community in Nagaland, the 5th edition of the Spelling Bee Championship will witness students from the 11 districts vie for the championship.

The Champion of Spelling Bee will win a cash prize of Rs. 60,000 while the runner-up will win Rs. 40,000.

The third and fourth will win Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively while quarterfinalists will pocket Rs. 5000 each apart from citations and trophies.

Vilekho Bio, Convenor, Organising Committee informed that the forms can be downloaded in the Club's website www.fountainclub. in or the media partner The also challenged the public Morung Express' website to come together and fight against the Act. He said the CPO fully supports the cause to repeal AFSPA stating that we Kohima, august 12 do not need this act to be ex- (mExN): The Chakhesang ercised in our land.

Public Organisation (CPO) Zaposhelu Venuh, Pres- held a Co-ordination meetident Chakhesang Mother’s ing on August 8 at CBCK Association (CMA) said (Kitsubozou) Jubilee hall through AFSPA, the wom- with all frontal organizaen folk had to endure more tions i.e., CSU, CYE, CMA, risk instead of living a nor- CGOA, CWA, CCO. mal life.

In a press release, CPO She assured that CMA will give full cooperation and support the rally to repeal AFSPA. Vezhehu Vero, President Phek Area Public Organisation (PAPO) also stated that since years back the Indian Kohima, august 12 armies had been torturing our innocent people under (mExN): NPF President, the banner of AFSPA. In Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu resentment to this act, the has convened the Central PAPO extended its full sup- Executive Meeting (CEC) port to CSU in repealing the meeting on August 24 at AFSPA. Neihite, President 11am in the central office Phek Town Youth Society HQs, Kohima. All CEC (PTYS) also extended full members have been disupport towards the repeal- rected to attend the meeting of AFSPA. ing without fail.

Phek rallies against AFSPA

PhEK, august 12 (mExN): The Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) under the directive of the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) organised a protest rally against AFSPA at Phek town on August 11 last.

The rally witnessed shouting slogans like “We don’t want Army rule," "AFSPA Draconian law," “Indian Armies leave us alone," "AFSPA inhuman act" Chairing the rally, Esther Rhakho, Tribunal General, CSU, called upon the masses to come forward and fight against the Act. CSU President Dode Nakro said: "In the name of AFSPA the Indian armies are randomly coming inside our own kitchen torturing and killing our people."

“Our Naga people have tolerated enough and it’s time we should come forward together to fight against this inhuman and draconian law,” he said.

Chakhesang Public Organization (CPO) General Secretary Mutsivoyi Kotso

ally,” she said.

She said culture is not static, so while preserving tenets of culture, university life must teach you to change with the changing times and be an important influence and guide for the community that you come from.

The role of youth in peace building is often ignored by the Naga society, but the reality of the decades of armed struggle has seen thousands of our youth join political groups and the best people to reach out for peace are the young people themselves, she said.

They must be included in policy making for the future because your voice matters.

She also said decision making must be inclusive of young voices. “We have seen that violent conflict arises from social exclusion, injustice, lack of development and violation of human

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The forms are also available at all SCERT (DIET) Centres; The Cornerstone Belho Complex, P.R Hill Kohima; Zoom Xerox, near SP office Dimapur; The Graffitti Peren, CYN Store Longleng; and SK enterprise Kiphire.

The last date of submission of the forms is September 23. The forms can further be mailed to fountainclubkma@gmail.com.

During the briefings, members of the club also discussed on the problems why the students are not able to compete in the national level. The participants' standard has still not

reached the national level where the participants are mostly below Class 8 whereas the competition in Nagaland includes only Class 8 to 12, thus making the champions ineligible for participation in the national level. However the Club stated that they are also making efforts so that the students can participate in the national level in the coming years.

The Nagaland Spelling Bee Championship was initiated by Fountain Club which today is jointly organised by the Club and SCERT with media partners The Morung Express,

NM Cable, and IT Partner Ramietech Solutions which develops the softwares for the competitions.

The first day of the competition will witness the Preliminary Stage where each Speller will be given 10 words to spell in 60 seconds. 32 competitors will be selected in the first stage. The second day will be the Final Stage where each Speller will be asked 5 words to be spelled in 90 seconds, where 16 Spellers will be selected.

Aspirants are encouraged to refer to the Oxford International Dictionary 2016 edition.

informed that all frontal organizations shared and highlighted their activities. The members had thoroughly deliberated various issue related to the community in particular and Nagas in general. The members also discussed the alarming threat of ille-

gal immigrants, the release added.

Besides, necessary related issues confronting the Chakhesang community were thoroughly deliberated. In this regard, the members resolved to have better co-ordination so as to protect and safeguard

the interest of the Chakhesang community in particular and the Nagas at large.

The newly elected office bearers of the Chakhesang Gazette Officers Association headed by Zhothisa Dawhuo as president was also feted during the meeting, the release informed.

BAN meeting on Aug 13 DimaPuR, august 12 (mExN): The Business Association of Nagas (BAN) has informed that there will be an Office bearers and Executive meeting on August 13 at 3:30pm at Syudio OURS, above ‘Anytime Fitness Gym’, ADC Court junction. A press note from the BAN asked all office bearers and executive members to attend without fail. “Absentees without written leave with valid reasons will be issued necessary notification. 2/3th attendance (normal Quorum) will be strictly adhered,” it added. The BAN also requested its advisors to join them for dinner at 5:30pm after the meeting.

MITE graduation day today DimaPuR, august 12 (mExN): The management, staff and student-teachers of Modern Institute of Teacher Education, Kohima has invited all the B.Ed passed out student-teachers, alumni and well wishers to the 4th Graduation Day Ceremony to be held on August 13 at 10:00 am at MITE Auditorium, Kohima.

Yitachu, Minister of School Education and SCERT will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest.

CondolenCe Messages nnaa: The Naga NERIST Alumni Association (NNAA) has mourned the demise of Er. Temsukaba Aier.

Late Temsukaba belonged to the 1987 batch (2nd Batch) of North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli, Itanagar, in the mechanical engineering department, and was working under Nagaland Bee Keeping & Honey Mission as Team Member, till he breathed his last.

A condolence note from NNAA said the untimely demise of late Temsukaba “had shaken and crippled the engineers’ fraternity of Nagas, particularly the Naga NERIST Alumni Association”. The Association conveyed its deepest condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace. dBa: The Dimapur Bar Association, DBA has expressed deep pain at the demise of late Chubayanger who passed away on August 6 at his residence in Dimapur.

A member of the Dimapur Bar since October 5, 2007, late Chubayanger was enrolled in the roll of Advocates of the Bar Council of India on April 9, 2002.

“The DBA in his demise has lost a proficient member who has contributed immensely towards the Bar as the Assistant General Secretary of DBA from the year 2013 till date,” the DBA wrote in their message. The DBA extended its sincere sympathy towards the aggrieved family and prayed for solace and strength during this time of grief.

Meetings & AppointMents KAPO Consultative Meeting Consequent upon certain claims to the usage of “Khezha/Kuzha” in respect of the “Area title”, the Khezhakeno Village Council has notified that “the decision to use ‘Kuzha Area Public Organization’ instead of the original usage as ‘Khezha Area Public Organization’ is not a unanimous decision.” In this regard, the Khezhakeno VC in a press release has stated that it is compelled to call a Consultative Meeting under the aegis of “Khezha Area Public Organisation” on August 17, 11am at Baptist Theological College Ground, Pfutsero. The VC has invited all original representative units/members to attend the same.

NPF CEC meeting on August 14

is a need on proper mechanisms to promote and establish knowledge-based and technology-driven enterprises, by harnessing the collaborative synergies of all the stakeholders Dr. OM S Tyagi, Senior Director, ASSOCHAM, in his welcome address outlined the need for organizing this conference. He said that that the Government of India has also been sup-

Kohima, august 12 (DiPR): The Car Pass and Invitation Card for Independence Day 2016 will be issued on August 13 at the Office of Deputy Commissioner Kohima. In this connection, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Lithrongla Tongpi has requested all the Joint Secretaries and above, AHODs, HODs, NGOs and Awardees to collect the car pass from the Office from 10am onwards.

DimaPuR, august 12 (mExN): The President of the Lotha Regional Council, NNC, Yilow Humtsoe has informed all the sub regions in Lotha Region to observe the forthcoming celebration of the 70th Naga Independence day in their respective region on August 14 “with honor and pride”. The press release from the LRC NNC President also extended greetings in Jesus’ name to all the Naga Countrymen.

CPO deliberates on issues confronting Chakhesangs

other agri-businesses.”

He stated said facilities need to be created for primary processing and secondary processing in the region by infusion of proper technology. “Proper marketing linkages between farmers and manufacturers have to be established, so also technological support. Agro-based economy has failed to flourish as it should due to limited utilization of technological and innovation,” he added.

The Governor said it is necessary to diagnose the problems in this region for providing an improved production and marketing environment and value- added economic benefits to the farmers through appropriate science and technological policies for various postharvest functions in food processing industries.

He further said that there

Issue of Car Pass for I-Day today

NNC Lotha Region informs

NCCAF executive meeting students and teachers of Christina Memorial Higher secondary school honoured the school chairman, o. alem (IPs Rtd) for receiving the Rashtriya gaurav gold Medal award and Jewel of India award 2016. The felicitation programme was held in the school auditorium on august 12.

‘Nagaland can become sunrise zone for agri-business’

DimaPuR, august 12 (mExN): Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya today said that Nagaland state possesses immense opportunities in food processing.

“There is a significant business opportunity in processing of fresh fruits, vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants, spices and herbs,” the Governor stated in his address during the inauguration of the conference on ‘Linking Prospective Food Entrepreneurs with Government Schemes & markets’ held in Medziphema today.

The conference was organised by ASSOCHAM and the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

The Governor stated that the state is endowed with various sorts of fruits, vegetables, and other agroproducts, and “has the potential to be a sunrise zone for food processing and

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porting budding entrepreneur through several incentives and schemes for the development of food processing Industry in various parts of the country especially in North east region.

Dr. R. K. Singh, Programme Coordinator, KV K Phek, Nagaland, said that there is a huge scope and opportunity for food processing industries in the country and epically

in north east region. MoFPI has been implementing central sector schemes in the country including North-East for providing modern infrastructure for food processing industries and also for development of Food processing sector in the state.

HC Biswas , Assistant General Manager, NABARD Nagaland Regional Office said that the weather and availability of water in the region are conducive for food cultivation and is especially suitable for growing horticultural.

There is also a need for partnerships for training and competence building, marketing, processing, projects and infrastructure development to accelerate growth and development of Food processing Sector in this region, leading to more jobs, incomes and

opportunities for the people of this region, he added.

Prof. B.K. Konwar, Vice Chancellor, NAGALAND University stated that food processing industry especially agro-horticultural based has been identified as a thrust area of development. Bamboo, Fruits and vegetables, like banana, pineapple, orange, papaya, lemon, potato, sweet potato, tapioca chillies, turmeric, onion, ginger, bamboo shoot and jack fruit, have good marketing scope in this region if properly harvested, processed and packaged, he added. However he lamented that due to lack of transportation in sufficient well-equipped cold storage facilities and processing of farm produce, the surplus produce often spoils and wasted, and therefore there is a need to look at those issues.

An executive meeting of the Nagaland Community Conserved Areas Forum (NCCAF) will be held with all the affiliated CCAs and supporting agencies on August 17, at the Conference Hall, Hotel Eastgate, near War Cemetery, Kohima at 10am to deliberate on its activities and for showcasing it through various forums. A press release from the NCCAF has requested all concerned to attend the meeting positively.

Dorians Society Dorians Society Dimapur has convened its 19th Annual General Meeting on August 13, 3pm at Hotel Saramati, Dimapur. Therefore, all the Dorians and associate members have been requested to attend the same without fail.

PNMK raising day Poumai Naotoumai Me Kohima’s (women organization) 9th raising day cum seminar will be held on August 13, 9:30 am with the theme “Women position in the society today” at Poumai Baptist Church Kohima. Ashipri Zho, advocate, will be the resource person. All the Poumai women living in Kohima town have been requested to attend the programme with traditional attire.

Teachers' Day token flags Additional Director & HOD, Directorate of School Education, Wonthungo Tsopoe has directed all the SDEOs and DDEOs/DEOs to collect Teachers' Day token flags between August 17-24 from Room No. 38 in the Directorate of School Education, Kohima without fail. All the Heads of both Government and private schools have also been requested to collect the tokens from their respective District Education Officers (DEOs)/Sub-Divisional Education Officers (SDEOs).

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The age of enTanglemenT Why humans should think about technology the way field biologists examine the living world

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undreds of thousands of air travellers were delayed by a major, system-wide network outage at Delta on Monday morning, a problem that’s becoming increasingly common in a world run by interconnected and aging computer systems.

Even as flights resumed, Delta couldn’t immediately say what caused the outage. It’s possible the company may never fully know.

When a similar blackout grounded United Airlines flights last summer, the airline eventually pinpointed the cause as a router issue that degraded network connectivity for various key applications. But understanding and correcting the cause of one kind of outage doesn’t protect against another. Just one month before the router issue, United had to halt flights due to “automation issues.”

Such large-scale technological failures aren’t just massively inconvenient, they’re potentially dangerous, especially as machines increasingly handle crucial operations across a variety of industries. Complex systems are redefining the ways in which humans think about and interact with technology, a dramatic shift in perspective that poses its own risks. That’s the argument at the heart of Samuel Arbesmn’s new book, Overcomplicated.

“When the world we have created is too complicated for our humble human brains, the nightmare scenario is not Skynet—the self-aware network declaring war on humanity—but messy systems so convoluted that nearly any glitch you can think of (and many you can’t) can and will happen,” writes Arbesman. “Complexity brings the unexpected, but we realize it only when something goes wrong.”

Here we are in an era in which prevailing cultural attitudes toward technology are deeply at odds with how that technology actually behaves. While people marvel or sigh at computing systems with a mix of reverence and fear, Arbesman writes, they fail to appreciate that technology’s messy imperfections are both inevitable and, to some extent, comprehensible.

At the same time, we’re being forced to confront a kind of radical novelty in technology, a seemingly inexorable push toward complexity that the theoretical physicist and computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra once described as “conceptual hierarchies that are much deeper than a single mind ever need-

ed to face before.” That was in 1988. Three decades later, the technological world is far more intricate still. As a result, almost everything humans do in the technological realm, Arbesman writes, “seems to lead us away from elegance and understandability, and toward impenetrable complexity and unexpectedness.” We’re living, he says, in an age of Entanglement.* “Most people think about understanding as a binary condition,” Arbesman told me in an interview. “Either you understand things completely or not at all.” That viewpoint is dangerous when it’s applied to technology today, because there’s simply no way to understand everything. (Or, as Arbesman puts it in his book: “The vast majority of computer programs will never be thoroughly comprehended by any human being.”)

Instead, he argues, people should be acting as technological naturalists, approaching complex digital systems the way a biologist would examine living systems. Doing so will require people to rethink what it means to understand technology, and at what scale: When attempting to understand a complex system, we must determine the proper resolution, or level of detail, at which to look at it. How fine-grained a level of detail are we focusing on? Do we focus on the individual enzyme molecules in a cell of a large organism, or do we focus on the organs and blood vessels? Do we focus on the binary signals winging their way through circuitry, or do we examine the overall shape and function of a computer program? At a larger scale, do we look at the general properties of a computer network, and ignore the in-

Lions are introverts, and knowing that could save your life Nury Vittachi

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dreamed that TV wildlife guru David Attenborough was narrating a film about my life: "And for the 49th time, the runt of the group attempts to climb out of the pit but does a dramatic face plant into decomposing warthog poop.

Let's see if he gets up this time."

Yet I remain fascinated by animal news stories. A reader just sent me one about a team of Australians who flew to Botswana recently to paint eyes on cows' bottoms. I showed it to an illustrator colleague and she said: "Artists have to take whatever jobs are available, cow bottoms, whatever."

The article said that they were painting pairs of eyes on bovine buttocks to stop lions eating them. The big cats apparently turn away from what they see as ugly "faces", thinking: "She looks like a cow's behind, she's got enough problems without us mauling her."

A similar trick has long been used in India. Woodcutters wear ugly masks with big eyes on the backs of their heads to deter lions.

"That poor man's so deformed he's got two faces," the retreating beasts say. "Probably give us indigestion."

The scientific thinking behind this is that lions are known to hate being stared at. Lions are introverts.

If you are cornered by a lion in the jungle, quickly offer to take it to a cocktail party where it won't know many people. The lion will back off speedily, mumbling excuses about having to shampoo its mane.

When I mentioned this to a naturalist friend, she told me about the Foureye Butterflyfish, which has two huge fake eyes at one end, and a real face at the other end. Approaching deep-sea predators stop and think: "OMG, that fish is eating with its anus" and are so fascinated/ disgusting they forget to attack.

Incidentally, National Geographic writers found a giant sea cucumber which eats with its anus. Where I live, some human fans of colonic irrigation treatments have wheatgrass nutrient drinks inserted from below, wasting the time of the people who toiled to make them taste good.

But returning to fake eyes, many butterflies have evolved quite realistic eyes on their wings, which seem

to work, judging by the complete lack of lion-versus-butterfly fighting videos on YouTube.

These tales of smart animals coincided with the arrival on my desk of a travel report containing proof of the astonishing scale of human stupidity. In the US alone, humans left US$765,000 in small change in trays at airport security gates last year, it said.

A colleague has just pointed out that this could be 765,000 travellers each leaving a few coins, or Donald Trump alone forgetting to pick up his pocket change. Whatever. It's still stupidity.

But of course not everyone appreciates the good qualities of animals.

I remember going to a zoo in China some years back where the little name plate outside each cage had words like "Evil" and "Edible" on them. This seemed a bit insensitive, especially since humans are very evil and technically edible, too. Especially if unmasked and approached by lions.

Column done, time for a break.

And if the office canteen is serving wheatgrass drinks, I think I'll just drink it the old way; so move along, nothing to see here.

Of hacking, love and healthy cooking (Books This Weekend)

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lick through an interesting story of a hacker, read the difficult love affair of a spoiled diva, learn some easy-to-prepare recipes that can help in fighting depression and get an interesting guide to queue-jumping. This is what the IANS bookshelf offers its readers this weekend.

1. Book: Digital God; Author: Nikhil Kumar Singh A runaway child from the most powerful family in Hyderabad, Kanu is a 22-year-old hacker. His mission in life is to destroy his uncle and take control of Sathyamev Computers, a billion-dollar company originally started by his father.

Together with the beautiful journalist Darshu, who is crusading against corruption, Kanu sets out to expose a mega financial scam at Sathyamev. His only weapons are his ingenious computing skills.

pocrisies. Gayatri sees Viraj only as a means to an end. For Viraj, Gayatri is the epitome of all that he despises.

So, when their paths cross, it is a battle of feisty wills and desire.

Will Gayatri and Viraj prove to be each other's salvation or annihilation? This is a tumultuous love journey of two wrongs who might just make everything right.

3. Book: Cooking For Happiness; Author: Kornelia Santoro Can you fight depression by simply eating right? Yes, you can.

By sheer intelligence. Nourish your brain with pumpkin soup, roasted chicken, Mexican beans served with brown rice and seafood risotto.

In this book, the author builds upon years of scientific research and her own experiences to explore the ways in which food affects the mind.

She shares with us her culinary secrets through 100 easy-to-prepare recipes that will both nourish your 2. Book: Rightfully Wrong Wrong- brain and help you fight those dreadfully Right; Author: Varsha Dixit ed lows. They will reduce your stress A rich spoiled diva, Gayatri, is levels, elevate your mood and in the fighting to establish herself even process, make you want to eat more. though her tyrant father pushes her into a life not of her choice. Viraj is a 4. Book: The Good Indian's Guide genius who shuns society and its hy- To Queue Jumping; Author: V. Ra-

ghunathan In a nation of a billion people, there is no escaping queues. We find ourselves in one every day -- whether to board the flight for a Tirupati darshan or if we are less fortunate to fetch water from a municipal tap.

We no longer wait for years for a Fiat car or a rotary-dial phone but there are still queues that may last days, like those for school admissions.

And then, there are the virtual ones at call centres in which there's no knowing when we will make contact with a human.

So if you can't escape them, can you beat them? Mercifully, yes. And, if so, how can you jump queues better?

Which excuse works like a charm?

How should you backtrack if someone objects? Does it help to make eye contact? Are we generally accommodating of queue-jumpers and why?

More importantly, what does queue-jumping say about us as a people? Does it mean we lack a sense of fairness and basic concern for others? These are questions of everyday survival that bestselling author V. Raghunathan first throws up in The Good Indian's Guide to Queue-jumping.

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dividual machines and decisions that make up this structure?

None of these questions has a straightforward answer, and yet the tendency not to pose them at all, Arbesman cautions, has left humans in a perilous and vulnerable place.

Abstraction in computing—and the elegance of interfaces like the ones that make MacBooks and iPhones so user friendly, for instance—has made machines delightful and easy to use, but has also created a huge gap in comprehension that didn’t exist in the early days of personal computing. (In the beginning, if you wanted to mess around with a computer, you had to learn to speak its language; not the other way around.) One of the best illustrations of this change is embodied by the progress bar, an example Arbesman gives in his book as a “small interface inno-

vation” designed to soothe computer users with what seems like a small window into the opaque process of updating software. “Think back to the last time you installed a new piece of software,” Arbesman writes. “Did you know what was going on? Did you clearly understand where various packages were being placed in the vast hierarchy of folders on your hard drive, and what bits of information were being modified based on the specific nature of your computer and its operating system?

Unlikely.”

Not only are users shielded from complexity, but systems themselves are orders of magnitude more complex than their predecessors. As a result, there’s an overwhelming cultural tendency to outsource technological expertise—to assume that someone out there understands the complexities of machine systems—so that you don’t have to.

“But there are many situations where no one understand these things,” Arbesman told me. “We can no longer feel that we can just pass off understanding to someone else. It’s incumbent on us to have a better understanding of these systems.”

Arbesman is not saying you need to dismantle your iPhone and build it from scratch, or only use apps that you created yourself. (Although, hey, if that’s your thing, great.) But he is saying that active curiosity—and a certain degree of futzing with the technological systems we encounter— is culturally overdue. “The need to have a more calm, tinkering approach to technologies is going to be very, very important,” he said. “I think also the idea that we need to build in the understanding from the outside that our systems are going to be buggy.”

“Especially now, if people realize more explicitly that we’re in this new age of incomprehensibility,” he added. “That abdication of responsibility is too easy, to say, ‘Oh, I don’t know what I’m doing. Everything is magical and I don’t understand it.’”

There’s also nothing magical, by the way, about the approach that Arbesman is advocating. On the individual level, taking on a more actively engaged level of curiosity about one’s interactions with technology isn’t going to prevent the next massive airline systems outage. But maybe, in concert with an emphasis on making and collaborating and bug reporting and embracing other values of the open web, individuals can help reorient the cultural attitude toward technology away from entanglement and back to a place of enlightenment.

The end of Brawn The future of work will require a lot of empathy and intellect, with a steadily declining need for brute burliness

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here are three dimensions to modern work: “people, brains, and brawn,” according to a new paper by economists Grace Lordan and Jörn-Steffen Pischke. Some people like their job because it brings them into contact with other people. Others value their work most for the intellectual stimulation. And for some, the chief reward is physical: the tactile satisfaction of twisting metal, setting a stone, digging the earth. (Several jobs combine these characteristics, while others lack all three.)

For several centuries, the U.S. labor market was a brawn economy, where men dominated the most important industries. Farming was an industrial monolith until the nineteenth century, when it passed the baton to manufacturing. But the twenty-first century is no country for old muscles, or young ones for that matter. The future of the economy is a lot of people workers, a lot of brain workers, and a steadily declining amount of brawn.

The occupations most suited to interpersonal skills include therapists, nurses, and healthcare assistants, according to Lordan and Pischke. All are among the occupations that will add the most workers in the next decade, according toprojections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten jobs that are projected to grow the fastest include: personal care aides, home health aides, physical therapists, and nurse practitioners.

This kind of work is growing at the expense of more physically onerous labor. Mining and manufacturing—the two sectors most represented in Lordan and Pischke’s brawn category—were the only major industries to lose jobs in the last twelve months, a period when the economy added a net 2.4 million new workers. Together, M&M lost about 160,000 jobs in the last year.

Education and health services, by comparison, added about 640,000 net new jobs.

In the summer of 2016, when all news seems to percolate through the filter of the presidential election, the labor economics of brawn takes on new meaning in the context of the Trump phenomenon. It feels like a microcosm of the contrast between the economy Obama, Clinton, and others point to—a historically steady recovery—and the

economy that Trump describes— bleak, rusted, sundered by trade and technology.

On the one hand, the U.S. private sector is in the midst of its longestever continuous expansion, and the U.S. has recovered from the Great Recession faster than many rich countries in Europe. But national averages overlook the discrete experience of many cities that are lagging behind, particularly in areas that have lost the most manufacturing and mining work—the Brawn Belt of Appalachia and the Midwest. Cleveland's workforce is shrinking, Toledo lost 4 percent of its businesses between 2008 and 2012, and 61 percent of Detroit's adults aren't working.

Trump’s coalition is not purely a reflection of labor market changes.

(Racially spiked attitudes toward immigration and trade seem to unite them more than any economic detail or policy.) But it is striking that Trump continues to perform strongest among the very demographic that has historically performed America’s brawny jobs: the marrow of the old-fashioned bluecollar workforce, men without a college degree, particularly white men.

Down seven points in national polling, Trump still leads among white men without a college degree by an astonishing 40 points.

It’s well known among economists that not all is well in the maledominated workforce. The share of non-working men in their prime working years, between 25-54, has doubled since the 1970s, and onein-six prime-age men in America are either unemployed or not looking for work. This is a complicated trend, with disperse and tangled roots, including mass incarceration and dis-

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ability insurance policy. But one likely contributor is that the job categories growing the fastest include work that have historically been done by women. “Women have always been dominant in occupations which score high on ‘people’ (e.g. teaching, nursing, and social work),” Lordan and Pischke write. Meanwhile “the ‘brawn’ factor” is associated with traditional blue-collar occupations that are in secular decline.

It was perhaps inevitable that the debrawnification of American work would trigger a national identity crisis, with unpredictable eruptions.

"Some of the decline in work among young men is a mismatch between aspirations and identity," Lawrence Katz, a professor of economics at Harvard University, told me in 2014.

"Taking a job as a health technician [or social worker, or nurse] has the connotation as a feminized job. The growth has been in jobs that have been considered women’s jobs— education, health, government.”

Trump is performing the role of a medieval physician, identifying a sick patient and prescribing a purported remedy that would hasten its death.

He has encouraged his followers to see explicit connections between the decline of muscular U.S. industry and the rise of non-white threats both within the United States and without. Men displaced by the transition to a soft-skill economy deserve economic protection, like income support and and moving vouchers, rather than hyperbolic promises of the benefits of protectionism. If the future of the U.S. belongs to empathy and intellect, perhaps national leaders ought to think about using one or both of those virtues to solve the problem of the end of brawn.

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ReMeMbeRing KAliKho Pul K Dhiraj Sinha | The Wire

alikho Pul, who passed away on August 9, had set a unique example of how education coupled with the power of democracy can have a transformative impact.

In the mid-1980s, Pul was a student of Hawai Middle School in Lohit, Arunachal Pradesh. He was a lot older than the rest of the students of his class. It was hard to know then that the seemingly unassuming student, who would come to our house every week, play in our backyard and do his homework in our drawing room, would one day rise to become one of the longest serving finance ministers of the state and one of the youngest chief minsters of independent India.

The beginning of Pul’s life was as dramatic as his end.

He was born in Walla Basti, a village close to Hawai circle on July 20, 1969. In those days and until the late 1980s, Hawai was geographically cut off from the rest of India for most of the year.

The only way to reach it was by trekking on foot from Hayuliang, which took about two to four days along the banks of the roaring Lohit. There was a CRPF camp along with posts of the Indian army stationed there permanently since the Sino-Indian war of 1962. Food was dropped by aeroplane when the weather was fine during summer, for the army as well as civilians.

Patients had to be airlifted in case of emergencies, but when the weather was bad, death was the only option. Stories of cloudbursts and villages being

washed away were common. It is not surprising then that Pul’s parents died early, leaving him all alone.

Poverty around Hawai, one of the most sparsely populated regions of India, was extreme.

But Pul’s family was even poorer. He spent his days looking for firewood for his aunt, in the high hills around Walla Basti. Eventually he ran away from home and took up a job as a carpenter at the city’s district craft centre, which was a couple of miles away.

One day, Ram Naresh Prasad Sinha, the headmaster of Hawai Middle School, called someone for repair work at the school and Pul turned up. His dedication towards work and attentiveness to detail left the headmaster impressed. He advised Pul to join the night school that he managed for adults. I still remember him taking a lantern and a torch at night so that he could teach a group of enthusiastic learners, aged between 14 and 70.

Pul excelled at his lessons and soon, the headmaster felt that he could be admitted to regular school provided he left his job as a carpenter.

Sinha had a policy of offering admission to anyone who wanted to learn, irrespective of age. On Sunday mornings, there would often be a large crowd comprising people aged between 5 and 18 years who wanted to start school from the first standard. At times, it was difficult to distinguish between the parents and the wards.

When Pul expressed his desire for regular admission, Sinha immediately agreed. However, there was an additional prob-

lem besides his job: he was too old for the first standard and getting admitted to the sixth or seventh standard was not only risky, but illegal as well and could have potentially jeopardised his career.

Around that time, the education minister and the district commissioner had come on a visit. Sinha, who was an English teacher, called Pul at home and prepared a fine speech for him and said that he would be considered for regular school if he delivered the speech well. Pul’s brilliant speech left the minister impressed. Sinha put his case before the minister, requesting him to formulate some general policies in the state towards admission of students from night school to regular school without the need of school leaving certificates.

A couple of months later, Pul joined the sixth standard at Hawai Middle School, and was given a place in the hostel where food, clothing and shel-

ter were provided by the government. He still faced a problem: his family members were dependent on his earnings and thus he thought of leaving school. So Sinha spoke with the circle officer and arranged a job for Pul as a night watchman. Pul was not obliged to do the job as there was some form of implicit understanding with the circle officer.

The school headmaster had always stressed that every student must learn to deliver speeches in public. In that environment, Pul honed his eloquent style. By the time he reached the eighth standard, the headmaster made him the general secretary and he was responsible for organising school activities. He also had the additional responsibility of procuring the hostel rations from the general store. This, again, had to be managed from the government authorities who collected the rations during air drops. There was a point when

the weather remained bad for months, and finally, when the plane dropped food items and kerosene tanks, Pul strongly put forward a case for larger portions of rations for the students.

He had even had a mild altercation with Sinha at the time.

Despite several decades having passed, my memory of Pul in school is still fresh. On one occasion, he was about to lose a badminton match and was on the verge of tears.

Victory for him, was closely linked to survival. His personality was one that carried an element of melancholy, tempered by a gravity of someone who has seen suffering.

Additionally, he had a quality of reliability about him. Perhaps, it was these characteristics that helped him climb the ranks of student politics during his college years, when he was elected general secretary of the union. Unlike other student leaders, who resort to machismo, Pul’s personality

was different; he carried an element of intellectual aura and brilliance.

In 1995, we heard about Pul defeating Khapriso Krong, the former education minister, in the election. Krong was the same minister who had received a welcome speech from Pul some 12 years earlier. Since then, Pul emerged as a winner in each election and worked in various capacities, as a minister in different departments – finance, tax and excise, and health and family welfare. One of his major contributions was his transformation of Hawai from a sleepy village with barely two or three shops, into a major administrative and business hub located along the last frontier of the Sino-Indian border. The region around Hawai was carved out as a separate district called Anjaw, with Hawai as its headquarters.

Meanwhile, Pul had lost touch with the headmaster who kept getting transferred from one remote village to the other, as he opposed the local leaders’ political activities in school. Ironically, most of them were his former students, some of whom had become MLAs. They were keen to exercise their influence in domains that were best left to teachers. In the late 1990s, Pul bumped into the headmaster at the Arunachal secretariat and immediately took him to his office. He called the education secretary and rebuked him for causing Sinha trouble.

Despite becoming a minister at the age of 27, Pul saw several ups and downs in his career. He was considered a popular leader, but also per-

ceived as a threat by new chief ministers. The vagaries of Arunachal’s politics must have affected him. Several years later, in 2004, I began research on explosive detection technology with the department of engineering at Cambridge University. After the Central government refused to help me, I called up Pul, who immediately agreed to provide support. Unfortunately, the government collapsed the very next day!

Around a decade later, when he became chief minister, it was a great moment for us, the students of Hawai Middle School. It is a pity that the happiness was short lived and that he had to step down following the Supreme Court verdict. On August 9, when my wife told me of a former chief minister committing suicide, my heart sank. I was sure it was him. Even in school, he was prone to occasional emotional vulnerabilities. That he would take such an extreme step, however, was unimaginable.

During his formative years, Pul would reach school quite early. He would be softly admonished by the headmaster, “Kalikho, you have come early!”.

The headmaster passed away on July 25, 2009 and seven years and 15 days later, perhaps, in some remote cosmic corner, Pul received the last, soft rebuke from his teacher, “Kalikho, you have come early again!”

Dhiraj Sinha was a schoolmate of Kalikho Pul at Hawai Middle School in the mid80s. He is known in academic circles for his discovery of the Explicit Symmetry Breaking mechanism of radiation.

IMPACT 5000 by 18 district tour begins

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nemployment amongst the youth in Nagaland has been on the rise.

In the past, young people study only to get a job in the Government sector and these jobs are saturating every year. Nagaland has the highest school dropout ratio in the country. The ones that manage to graduate are also unemployed or even unemployable. There are thousands of graduates each year; however, only a few hundred jobs are available. This is a serious concern for young people and the state,and if we cannot provide opportunities and alternatives for our young people in Nagaland, the consequences will be dangerous.

One of the mechanisms to create an opportunity for young people of Nagaland is the IMPACT 5000 by 18 campaign, which is a five-year joint programme of YouthNet and Government of Nagaland, launched in 2013. For the 2016-2017 Impact campaign, YouthNet has partnered with Accenture’s

‘Skills to Succeed’ global initiative through Quest Alliance. Quest Alliance is a nonprofit trust working to bridge the education and skills divide by enabling self-learning for young people 10-35 years old. It is an organization that is fuelled by research, strengthened by partnerships and driven by innovation and technology.

Through this partnership YouthNet plans to visit the 11 districts in Nagaland in the months of August, September and October this year which will be followed by a year-long skill development training program in various sectors.

The campaign focuses on entrepreneurship, career awareness, skill building and livelihood for the youths of Nagaland, and aims to help over 3,000 youths make informed career decisions about their future, train and provide jobs to 300 youths over the year, build business acumen skills of over 100 entrepreneurs and connect them to better opportunities,

and help 20 top start-ups from across Nagaland with mentorship, information and guidance to develop their enterprises.

During the district tour, YouthNet through their young ambassadors will also advocate with the local communities to advocate for clean and fair election which is the epicenter for any progress and development of the state.

The IMPACT 5000 by 18 district tour will reach out to about 4000 young people who will comprise of students, drop outs, unemployed youths and entrepreneurs. This is an important step to empower our students to move beyond traditional professions, propagate the importance of Dignity of Labor, encourage the youths to take up skill development training and address the urgency of the need for a healthier and stronger private sector and thereby facilitate socio-economic prosperity of the youth and the state.

YouthNet

Moving into AR tiMes Rushen Chahal

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ugmented reality (AR) is not a new phenomenon for geeks, but certainly a novel experience for the masses as they are now witnessing the technologies moving from tactical to practical application. The very application of augmented reality technology is an enriching experience and very soon we will witness people walking around in malls, on roads and in factories wearing VR headsets.

The landscape has been radically altered with Pokemon Go, and its acceptability across the young population has expedited the oncoming wave of e-transformation.

The integration of virtual reality with brick and mortar businesses is now nearing fulfilment.

Digital business, or rather marketing, would now have a new meaning and we will certainly see many new phraseologies being deployed by marketers. Augmented reality, currently being deployed in gaming, will bring in new marketing formats, starting with the retail industry and then moving into other sectors in the B2C domain. The core reason for this is generic formats that can be tweaked a little to suit each and every player.

It will take some time for the technology to reach the B2B domains as deployments of tailored solutions are developed.

E-commerce and m-commerce will now witness a radical change in thought and actionables, and, in one year’s time, we will see online retailers deploying e-tools enabled with augmented reality features.

Future prospects Gamification of the elements for product and process will take off and live demos will certainly be a holistic immersing experience. The oncoming concepts are mes-

merising.

There are a few good startups in India that are into the development, sale and manufacture of VR headsets. This market is likely to boom in the next three years, and hence, these companies now need to develop good products and move up the value chain from the beta versions that they now have in the market. They need to have VR headsets that no longer cause eye fatigue and can be worn for longer periods of time.

Students in engineering colleges and technical courses can certainly chip in with

startups to cash in on the huge opportunity that is coming in. By the next year, technology business incubators will have a few startup companies with business models offering services, hardware and software for the VR world.

Gaming technologies and software will now be actively used to build interactive/ augmented reality solutions for businesses and a lot of money will flow into this sector.

It will also provide computer science students with a new high-paying segment to fall back upon and many regular apps and games will be transformed into augmented reality GUI’s (graphical user interface). Mobile phones will have much bigger batteries and 6 to 8 GB of RAM as standard configu-

ration.

A simple example is an e-shop where you can walk around with mobiles and VR headsets pointed at display racks and the business offering targeted discounts/offers to each customer. The price model would be tailored to suit each buyer rather than having a bold universally applicable 50 per cent off sale tag. While visiting the Taj Mahal, one could actually walk with Shah Jahan as he takes a stroll on the lawns of the Taj or attend Akbar’s Diwan-e-Am or Diwan-e-Khas while on a visit to the Red Fort. One could even decide to fight in the Battle of Plassey or walk with Mahatma Gandhi on his Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi and live the experience.

History will no longer be a theoretical subject.

3D imaging will now get a new lease of life as content will have to be developed to offer a completely immersive experience. You could walk up Mount Everest with a virtual climbing expedition whose real climb has been documented using 3D cameras.

While learning engineering, you could participate in building a car at the Maruti plant or grow trees in real-time while playing farming-related games rather than just clicks — which the current gaming platforms deploy.

Students with ADHD or learning disabilities, or even slow learners, would now be able to better relate to the practical aspects of learning and their retention would certainly be much higher, thereby giving us a much better and competitive workforce.

We may also see Facebook radically changing the home page and bringing in Augmented reality elements within the next one year.

Career opportunities for students with creative skills are now opening up and those possessing knowledge of essential IT tools have bright prospects in the next five years.

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Why are we at this rally? Not Sure!

Hopong Chang: To NSF and different organizations which organised the rally at City Tower, Dimapur on August 11 against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), here is a note. Next time you call the students for rally, please make sure it is well organised and prepared. This time, we all saw how the students were in shock and how they responded to the rally.

3 things that happened at the rally: 1. Majority of the students attended the rally just because their schools and college authority sent them. The spirit of willingness was Zero. (Yes, everyone should attend the rally because it’s a fight against common problem but why were the students never highlighted in advance?)

2. Majority of the students didn't even know what was the rally all about, and for some, they don't even know what AFSPA means or what it is (maybe because of the ignorance on the part of the students, but I think they should be given a brief detail about it in advance because not all of the students are well aware of all these kinds of Movements/Agendas/problems within the state) 3. 40% of the students attended and saw or heard nothing because they were in the back stage ... this is because of the negligence on the part of the organising bodies.

We felt like we attended just to see a truck.

Dear NSF, we appreciate the initiative and your sincerity towards fighting for a cause but next time you are going to organise a rally, please don't drag in the students without preparing well. We all know that in a city like Dimapur, any rally can take a big turn from good to bad in a split second, especially when there are students involved. I do not need to give an example; we all know our past very well.

This kind of badly organised rally can deeply impact the students, be it in a good way or bad way and we all want it to affect the society positively right?

Renponi K Naga: Schools without textbooks, teachers without salary, students starving for scholarships..... Call rally for these things also sometimes.

Jonah Achumi Naga: If some unfortunate thing had happened during the rally, NSF sure would have all run away and disappeared like last time. True leaders never run away. True leaders finish what they start. True leaders never discard their people. True leaders never wash their hands to save their own skin and let others suffer. True leaders stand and fight for justice till the end. So many students suffered because of them and now they

come again to seek for students' support.

What a shame! But remember NSF, many parents, guardians and relatives, wellwishers have also now got a dark spot on their heart against you for abandoning them like rats deserting a sinking ship. If you don't come and solve it the tide may turn against you soon. Cowards die many times before their death.

Peter Rutsa : The UGs are no longer like before in pulling the trigger on us or upon each other. Freedom of Expression is at its height. Let us admit that in the last 5 to 6 years human rights violation by our National workers have come down very very drastically. We are at relative peace.

Atrocities by the Indian armed forces have also decreased. Taxation and extortion are the two main issues creating animosity between public and few NPGs. AFSPA is just an armour rarely used by Indian army as well. However it should be removed for it is like a black flag hovering above our heads. Its removal will help in building trust.

Neikhonuo Solo Walling: I've a cousin who attended the rally yesterday in Kohima. When I asked her what is it for, she smartly replied "to chase I-M (NSCN) away" and I was like "aink..!!!! why? What? " Ignorance on her part, but yes they should be briefed and should willingly give support for the cause not simply because they are obliged to by the authority.

Kuholy Chishi: No doubt the rally was for a good cause but, students should not be used for show of majority. NSF won’t it be great if you guys can rally like this for the welfare of students and teachers who are facing lots of problems? But, I guess you guys are least bothered. Can you guys at times forget the political issue and get back to the very issues that you are supposed to be handling? I seriously hope you guys have not forgotten your students, you called out for rally and got into trouble..if at all you guys are not aware let me tell you some of them are yet not out of the woods. NSF has lost its Glory so, I hope you realise that and work towards it and regain the love and respect we once had for you. SSA teachers pay has already been cleared from the center but, here they are looooong due. If you guys can see to it, I am sure we all will appreciate.

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Modi flags terrorism, Balochistan atrocities at Kashmir meet New Delhi, August 12 (iANs): Atrocities committed by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan and the Kashmir it holds need to be exposed to the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday at a meeting to discuss ways to defuse a deadly unrest in the Kashmir Valley.

Modi told the all-party meeting that the roots of tension in the Kashmir Valley lay in cross-border terrorism sponsored by Pakistan.

"Terrorism is the basis of tension in Kashmir and it is being supported by a neighbour," Modi said, according to Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressed the media.

Friday's meeting followed the death of 56 people and injuries to thousands in clashes between security forces and protesters in the Kashmir Valley after the July 8 killing of rebel commander Burhan Wani.

"Pakistan forgets that it is bombing its own people. The time has come for Pakistan to tell the world why it has been committing atrocities on people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Balochistan," the Prime Minister said in the meeting that lasted for about four hours.

The valley has been in a lockdown amid continuous curfew and separatistcalled shutdown for the past five weeks amid daily pro-freedom rallies despite strict restrictions. The normal life has been on a

LS passes resolution on Kashmir, appeals for peace New Delhi, August 12 (Pti): Voicing concern over prolonged curfew, violence and loss of lives in Kashmir, Lok Sabha today unanimously passed a resolution, appealing for urgent steps to restore order and peace in the valley while asserting that there can be no compromise with the country's integrity and security.

In the resolution read out by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, the House appealed to all sections of the society in Jammu and Kashmir to restore the confidence among the people in general and youth in particular. The House "conveys its deep sense of anguish and concern over the loss of lives and critical injuries caused by the deteriorating situation," it said. Amid thumping of desks by members from all sides, the resolution asserted that the House "is of the firm and considered view that there cannot be any compromise on unity, integrity

and national security.

"It is equally an imperative that urgent steps are taken to restore order and peace for the alleviation of the sufferings of the people," it said. The resolution was read out by the Speaker after opposition parties suggested that she instead of Home Minister Rajnath Singh should propose it. Leader of Congress Mallikarjun Kharge demanded that the House pass a resolution on Kashmir where the situation was turning complex.

The House should appeal that the whole nation is united on the issue, Kharge said which was promptly agreed to

by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Earlier Congress chief whip Jyotiraditya Scindia was seen having some discussions with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Home Minister, apparently over the issue of adopting the resolution.

SC for Srinagar youth autopsy under DJ supervision New Delhi, August 12 (Pti): The accordance with the law and ordered that

Supporters of Kashmiri lawmaker Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, shout slogans from a police ve- Supreme Court today ordered that ex- the entire exercise be completed within hicle after being detained during a protest in Srinagar against the recent killings in Kashmir on August 12. (REUTERS Photo) humation and autopsy of the body of a three weeks before posting the matter for

standstill with educational institutes, shops, businesses, banks and offices closed in the weeks of unrest.

The Home Minister said all the participants at the meeting felt that normalcy had to be restored in the valley. But Modi stressed that "there cannot be any compromise on national security".

"We have to win the confidence of the people in Jammu and Kashmir.

The central and state governments are committed to address all the genuine grievances of the people and restore peace there.

But we will not lower the guard against terrorism

and anti-India activities," Modi said.

Informed sources, however, told IANS that there was no consensus in the meeting on how to resolve the tension in the valley. Most opposition parties urged the government to start a dialogue with all stakeholders, including separatist leaders, in Jammu and Kashmir.

But the government appeared to have shot down the proposal to talk to separatists.

"All parties were of the same approach and there will no compromise on terrorism or separatism," Jaitley said. "As far as the

dialogue is concerned, it is already on with mainstream parties, traders and civil society (in Jammu and Kashmir)."

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who also attended the meet, assured the government "full cooperation" on "any positive step in the endeavour of solving the Kashmir issue".

Azad, who headed the state government at the start of a similar Kashmir unrest in 2008, said there was a need to find where the problems in the valley started.

"If there is a mistake we

must correct it," Azad told reporters, adding his party "will be satisfied when peace is restored" in the valley.

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said he urged the government to talk to all stakeholders in Kashmir. "We have done it in the past. We have to do it again." CPI's D. Raja also stressed on the need to have "talks with all stakeholder". Earlier, the Lok Sabha adopted a resolution appealing for peace in Kashmir and expressing "serious concern over the prolonged turbulence, violence and curfew".

26-year-old man, who was killed allegedly by police at Tengpora in Batamaloo area of Srinagar on July 10, would be carried out under the supervision of the District and Sessions Judge. Abdul Rehman Mir had alleged that his son Shabir Ahmad Mir was killed by police at his home on July 10 while the Jammu and Kashmir Police had claimed that he died during protests in the Valley.

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi assured the court that the probe would have the highest level of transparency and that the authorities would leave no stone unturned to get to the bottom of the case.

The bench comprising justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy said that the District amd Sessions Judge of Srinagar would be at liberty to have the assistance of officers of his choice for the impartial exercise of carrying out the exhumation and autopsy.

It said that all steps would be taken in

Cow vigilantes should be declared Don't try to bring judiciary to grinding halt, terrorists: Vemula's online diary Delhi, August 12 people who eat beef should im- is gauged with your hatred for SC tells government New (iANs): Back in December mediately be declared a nation- other countries. Just curse a fel-

New Delhi, August 12 (iANs): The Supreme Court on Friday sharply criticized the Modi government for sitting on the recommendation of its collegium on the appointment and transfer of judges in High Courts, almost bringing judiciary to the state of collapse.

Asking if by sitting on the recommendations of the collegium, the government was trying to bring the judicial institutions to a "grinding halt", Chief Justice T.S. Thakur told Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi that it would be forced to intervene judicially and call for every file sent to the government for clearance by the collegium. "Don't force us to ask where the files are. Don't force us to judicially intervene. Don't try to bring this institution to a grinding halt. That's not the right thing to do," Chief Justice Thakur told the Attorney General.

Pointing to a chart before him, Chief Justice Thakur said: "We have a chart here detailing the list of collegium recommendations for appointments and transfers. We can give it to you. There are 75 names of High Court judges recommended by the collegium. These include names for appointments and transfers of HC judges, including Chief Justices. There is nothing on them from your side so far." Seated with Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Chief Justice Thakur appeared unrelenting even as the Attorney General made repeated assurances that the concerns expressed by the court would be taken up at the highest level in the government.

Pointing out that there was some kind of "logjam" in the appointment of judges to higher judiciary, Chief Justice Thakur told the Attorney General: "If you have a problem with a name suggested by us, send the file back to us. We will look into it." One such instance where the recommendation of the top court collegium has not been acted upon so far by the government is of the transfer of the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court Justice K.M. Joseph as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. Despite top court collegium recommending his transfer in early May, the government is yet to issue his transfer orders.

The top court bench headed by Chief Justice Thakur gave vent to its anguish over the dilly dally approach of the government in clearing the names for appointment of judges to the high courts on a PIL by a 1971 war veteran who has expressed concern over ever rising vacancies in high courts. Things went cold between the top judiciary and the government after its constitution bench on October 16, 2015 struck down as unconstitutional the Constitution's 99th Aamendment that put in place the NJAC and the NJACA Act, 2014. Pointing out that with four million cases and High Courts functioning at 44.30% of the sanctioned strength of judges, Chief Justice Thakur asked Attorney General Rohatgi to immediately address the issue as "whole situation is getting very difficult."

With high courts functioning with less than 50% of their sanctioned strength, consequently affecting the hearing of appeals, Chief Justice Thakur said people were languishing in jails waiting for the hearing of their appeals. "Should we deal with the issue judicially? Should we fix accountability?" he asked, pointing out that the process for the framing of memorandum of procedure can go on, but the appointment of judges can't wait. The Attorney General urged the court not to issue notice on the PIL by Lt. Col. Anil Kabotra, assuring that he would soon revert to the bench.

The tussle between the top judiciary and the Modi government came out in open on April 24 during the conference of Chief Justice of the High Courts and the Chief Ministers when Chief Justice Thakur made an impassioned appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear the names recommended by the top court's collegium for the appointment of judges.

2015, well before politics over bovines took centrestage in India, the late Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar from University of Hyderabad, wanted cow vigilantes to be declared terrorists and sent to rehabilitation, according to his online diary published by Juggernaut Books.

In the book "#CasteIsNotARumour: The Online Diary of Rohith Vemula", collated and edited by journalist Nikhila Henry, Vemula, comes down heavily on cow and caste politics in the country.

“If any organised movement has claimed lives like these Gaudals, those organisations would have been declared terrorist sects by now," says a Facebook post on December 12, 2015.

Vemula, the face of the ongoing Dalit agitation across the country, committed suicide on January 17, 2016 following following his expulsion from the hostel and public spaces on university campus.

The book, a compilation of his Facebook posts from 2008 to 2016, serves as a critique on Indian politics.

“People who believe that cows are their mothers and kill

al threat and must be sent to rehabilitation asylums,” he wrote.

The book gives a glimpse of the political ideology, wit and the romantic side of the 26-year old scholar, who found beauty in female company, loved campus explorations and hummed the "Jungle Book" theme song.

Pulling no punches against the left, right and the centre, Vemula's dark humour could take on the mightiest, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “On the lines of Mussolini, the Indian loony is living up to his expectations,” he wrote on May 26, 2015.

With his sarcastic comments on Independence Day, the student leader paints the sorry state of an unequal India.

“Even after 67 years of Independence there are class differences and caste discrimination but we should ‘Love our Nation'.

If you are a Muslim, it is better to not get into an argument with a Hindu and if you are a Dalit, never look at any Savarna personh eye-to-eye. All this might trigger massive communal violence.

‘Independence Day Greetings!'.

You should love your country and your love for the country

low Pakistani and you will be regarded as nationalist,” reads his post on August 15, 2013.

From nationalism, patriotism, and marxism to feminism, Vemula voiced his fearless opinion on every issue on his Facebook wall. A staunch critic of the right wing poltics, he tore apart its cultural chauvinism and the politics of hatred.

“Today, Saffron blankets are spread over our conscience and we are doomed to believe that light is impossible. But the truth will come out like a shining RED sun in the BLUE sky and on that day, at that moment, the saffron darkness will have to die,” he wrote.

From Modi to then HRD Minister Smriti Irani and Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechuri, Vemula criticised everyone from US presidential nominee Donald Trump to former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Vemula was also vehement in his criticism of the 'impassivity' of the Indian Left parties and he questions their faiure to adress the caste reality of the country.

further hearing on September 5. The bench observed that it is a serious matter and such a situation should be handled with humane approach and extreme sensitivity.

The court passed the order after perusing the report submitted by the state police on the circumstances leading to the killing of Shabir Ahmad Mir. The report, which was filed in a sealed cover, also contained the order of the District Magistrate who had directed exhumation and autopsy of the body of the victim.

The Attorney General requested the bench that the matter be taken up after the postmortem report comes out and also that the father of the victim should join the investigation. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the victim's father, said that the detailed FIR was lodged within 20 minutes of the incident which is an unlikely thing to happen.

Left abandoned on footpath, another accident victim dies in New Delhi New Delhi, August 12 (iANs): In a shocking case, an ice-cream vendor hit by speeding car in central Delhi was taken away by the erring driver on pretext of treatment but abandoned on a footpath to die, police said on Friday. Victim Amrit Lal of Kali Bari area in central Delhi, died on the footpath of Peshwa Road in central Delhi after he was dumped there by the errant driver, who has since been arrested, police said.

According to eyewitness Sunil Kumar, with whom the victim worked, Amrit was crossing the road near the GPO area around 9.30 p.m. on August 9 when a speeding Toyota vehicle hit him and dragged him for several metres.

"After hitting Amrit, the driver, in his mid-20s, came out and asked the crowd to let him take the victim to hospital for treatment," Kumar told IANS. "After he left with the victim, we went to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital to check his condition but didn't find him there." The errant driver Surjeet, 25, was arrested after the police found the details from the vehicle's registration number given by the eyewitnesses. In a similar case, 32-year-old Matbool, a resident of West Bengal, bled to death on Wednesday morning after he was hit by a speeding goods auto-rickshaw driven by a milk distributor in west Delhi's Subhash Nagar area. Matbool was left unattended for over 90 minutes.

SC gives diesel vehicles reprieve in Delhi New Delhi, August 12 (ReuteRs): Supreme Court handed a reprieve to the auto industry on Friday, ruling that new diesel vehicles can be allowed on the streets of the national capital as long as a 1 percent "green" tax is paid. The news was welcomed by the auto industry after a series of lower court rulings banned diesel vehicles, both new and old, on concerns that their exhaust fumes were contributing to Delhi's deepening air pollution crisis.

The Supreme Court allowed the registration of large diesel vehicles with an engine capacity of 2 litres or more in Delhi and the surrounding National Capital Region, according to Harish Salve, a lawyer connected to the case. India's highest court will decide later on whether to impose the so-called green cess on diesel vehicles with smaller engines, Salve added.

The Supreme Court had temporarily banned the sale of large diesel cars in Delhi last year and said it was mulling the additional tax.

Productive monsoon session passes GST bill New Delhi, August 12 (iANs): Parliament passed the historic Goods and Services Tax bill during its "productive" monsoon session that concluded on Friday, with the opposition seeking to corner the government on a range of issues like price rise, the Kashmir situation and atrocities on Dalits.

The Lok Sabha saw productivity of 111 per cent and the Rajya Sabha 100 per cent during the session that had 20 sittings.

"I am happy that productivity in the Rajya Sabha was about 100 per cent and for the Lok Sabha about 111 per cent. Monsoon Session was productive. Thanks to all parties and members for their constructive support," Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said after the two houses were adjourned sine die.

The passage of the GST Bill came as a big relief to the government as it had been pending in the upper house -- where the government lacks majority -- for over a year due to lack of consensus on the demands put forth by the Congress.

T h e f a r- re a c h i n g amendment to the Constitution in this regard, which was passed unanimously in the two houses following walkout by the AIADMK, will pave the way for a pan-India goods and services tax regime and create a unified market across the country by doing away with a multiplicity of central and state levies.

While the Lok Sabha passed 13 bills during the session, the Rajya Sabha passed 14 bills. The two houses also adopted resolutions on the prevailing situation in the Kashmir Valley.

Both Lok Sabha Speak-

er Sumitra Mahajan and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari termed the session productive.

"I am glad to say the session was highly productive.

There were debates of national concern and discussions on many subjects," Ansari said in his valedictory remarks.

Mahajan noted that the Lok Sabha lost over six hours and 33 minutes due to interruptions but it sat late for over 18 hours to discuss various important issues.

The session saw unprecedented controversy following Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker Bhagwant Mann uploading a video on the social media that showed him crossing security barricades in his car.

A nine-member panel was set up to look into the issue and its term has since been extended.

PRS Legislative, a non-

profit organisation, which tracks work of Parliament, said the government was able to get approval for 14 of the 15 bills it had planned to get passed during the short session that commenced on July 18.

"The highlight of this session was Parliament's focus on debating issues related to Dalit atrocities, SDGs (sustainable development goals), Kashmir and the draft education policy. In addition, Parliament passed key legislation like the GST and compensatory afforestation. Looking at the number of working hours of both houses and bills passed, the monsoon session has been productive," said Trina Roy, Programme Officer, PRS Legislative Research.

However, she said, it was not the only parameter to look at while understanding Parliament's

functioning.

"It should be kept in mind if adequate debate and scrutiny was undertaken during the passage of these bills," she added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the discussion on the GST Bill in the Lok Sabha.

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi participated in the debate on price rise in the Lok Sabha and strongly attacked the government. Congress members also took potshots at the government over the demand for a special status to Andhra Pradesh.

Fifty-nine elected, reelected and nominated members joined the Rajya Sabha during the session.

Navjot Singh Sidhu, a BJP leader and nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, created a flutter in political circles by resigning from his membership. He is

speculated to join the Aam Aadmi Party.

It was also the first session after the reshuffle of the Union Cabinet. Compared with some of the previous sessions, there were fewer disruptions.

"Perhaps, everyone has realised that stalling parliamentary proceedings helped nobody," BJP member in Rajya Sabha Satyanarayan Jatiya told IANS. The bills passed by parliament during the monsoon session include Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill,the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill and Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill.

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Series of blasts hit resort towns in South Thailand

HUA HIN, AUgUst 12 (ReUteRs): A series of blasts hit three of the most popular tourist resorts as well as towns in southern Thailand on Thursday and Friday, killing four people and wounding dozens, days after the country voted to accept a military-backed charter in a referendum.

Four bombs exploded in the upscale resort of Hua Hin, about 200 km (125 miles) south of Bangkok on Thursday evening and Friday morning, killing two people and wounding at least 24.

Other blasts hit the tourist island of Phuket, a resort town in Phang Nga province, and Surat Thani, a city that is the gateway to islands such as Koh Samui in Thailand’s Gulf.

Hua Hin is home to the Klai Kangwon royal palace, which translates as “Far from Worries Palace”, where King Bhumibol Adulayadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch, and his wife, Queen Sirikit, have often stayed in recent years, until both were hospitalised.

Friday was a public holiday in Thailand to mark the queen’s birthday, which is celebrated as

Mother’s Day. No group has claimed responsibility, though suspicion could fall on groups fighting an insurgency in Muslim-majority provinces in southern Thailand.

SEVEN ATTACKS Police had intelligence an attack was imminent, but had no precise information on location or timing, national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda told reporters in Bangkok on Friday. “We just didn’t know which day something would happen,” he said.

Since Sunday’s referendum on the constitution, there have been attacks in seven provinces using improvised explosive devices and firebombs, Chakthip said.

The devices were similar to those used by separatist insurgents in southern Thailand, but that did not conclusively show they were the perpetrators, he said.

Police ruled out any links to international terrorism, as did Thailand’s Foreign Ministry, which said in a statement on Friday: “The incident is not linked to terrorism but is an act of stirring up public

As Earth swelters, global warming target in ‘danger’ of being missed OsLO, AUgUst 12 (ReUteRs): The Earth is so hot this year that a limit for global warming agreed by world leaders at a climate summit in Paris just a few months ago is in danger of being breached.

In December, almost 200 nations agreed a radical shift away from fossil fuels with a goal of limiting a rise in average global temperatures to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times while “pursuing efforts” for 1.5C (2.7F).

But 2016 is on track to be the hottest year on record, also buoyed by a natural El Nino event warming the Pacific, according to the U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization. The first six months were a sweltering 1.3C above pre-industrial times.

“It opens a Pandora’s box,” said Oliver Geden, of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.

“The future debate about temperature targets will be about overshoot.”

Many climate scientists say the Paris targets are likely to be breached in the coming decades, shifting debate onto whether it will be possible to turn down the global thermostat.

Climate scientists will meet in Geneva from Aug 1518 to plan a U.N. report about the 1.5C goal, requested by world leaders in the Paris Agreement for publication in 2018. Overshoot is among the issues in preparatory documents.

Developing nations see overshoot as a betrayal of commitments by the rich and a recipe to worsen heatwaves such as in the Middle East this year or a thaw of Greenland’s ice sheet that could swamp island states by raising global sea levels.

“There is a risk that ‘overshoot’ is a slippery slope towards lower ambition,” said Emmanuel de Guzman, secretary of the Climate Commission of the Philippines, which chairs a group of 43 emerging nations in the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF).

OLYMPICS CAMPAIGN Backing that view at the Rio Olympics, some athletes have signs saying: “1.5 - the record we must not break” in a campaign partly run by the CVF, whose members includes Bangladesh, the Maldives and Guatemala.

Developing nations say overshoot lets world leaders pay lip service to 1.5C while failing to act on pledges made in Paris for a trillion-dollar shift from coal and other fossil fuels towards renewable energies.

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump doubts climate change is caused by human activities and has said he will pull out of the Paris Agreement if elected. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton strongly backs Paris.

The 1.5C threshold could be in jeopardy within five years on current trends of world greenhouse gas emissions, led by China and the United States, and 2C within about 25 years, according to U.N. calculations of the amount of carbon that can be emitted into the atmosphere.

Brazilian scientist Thelma Krug, who will lead the Geneva meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said a “wholesale transformation” of economies and society will be required to achieve the Paris targets.

The IPCC report will look at both the damage to nature from a 1.5C rise and ways to rein in rising temperatures.

Many IPCC scenarios in recent years discuss ways to extract heat-trapping carbon dioxide from nature. If applied at a wide enough scale, such “negative emissions” could reduce temperatures after an overshoot. But there are many pitfalls.

The simplest natural aid - planting trees that absorb carbon dioxide from the air to grow - would probably require too much farmland to be feasible. Industrial technologies for extracting carbon from the air are costly and in their infancy.

Draft documents for the 2018 report by the IPCC also mention more radical solutions, such as spraying chemicals into the upper atmosphere to dim sunlight through “geo-engineering”.

“It’s hard to avoid overshoot. It’s more a question of the size,” said Glen Peters, a scientist at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research in Oslo.

The Paris text is vague about the temperature ceilings and does not say whether 1.5C or 2C refers to temperatures in one year, over a decade or longer.

disturbance.”

Thai authorities beefed up security at tourism spots, airports and on public transport in Bangkok, while Thai junta chief and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha expressed frustration about the motives for the attacks.

“Why now when the country is getting better, the economy is getting better, and tourism is getting better? We have to ask why and who did it,” he told reporters.

TRAVEL ADVISORY The attacks are bad news for Thailand’s tourist sector, which has been one of the few bright spots in a sluggish economy.

Tourism accounts for about 10 percent of gross domestic product and Thailand was expecting a record 32 million visitors this year.

Australia issued a travel advisory saying Australians should “exercise a high degree of caution” and warned: “Further explosions in any part of Thailand are possible.”

Two blasts on Friday morning in Hua Hin came after twin explosions on Thursday. One of those was near a bar in a narrow alley in the town late on Thursday, killing one Thai woman and wounding 21 people, Krisana said.

Ten of those injured in the Hua Hin blasts were

foreigners, Krisana said, and eight of them were women.

The two explosions in Hua Hin late on Thursday were detonated by a mobile device, police said. The first took place 20 minutes earlier and about 50 metres from the second, but injured nobody.

Such twin blasts are common in the three Muslim-majority southernmost provinces of Thailand, where a long-running insurgency intensified in 2004, with more than 6,500 people killed since then.

The three provinces near the border with Muslim-majority Malaysia soundly rejected the referendum on the new mil-

itary-backed constitution, which passed convincingly in most of the rest of the country in Sunday’s vote.

Violence has occasionally spilled over to areas outside the three provinces, which were part of a Malay sultanate until it was annexed by Buddhistmajority Thailand a century ago.

Hua Hin, Phuket and Phang Nga are far from the usual conflict zone, where attacks are typically aimed at the security forces and government representatives, not tourists.

In a separate incident on Friday, media reported two bombs had exploded in the southern province of Surat Thani, killing one

person and wounding five.

That came after a blast in Trang, also in the south, on Thursday, in which one person died and six were wounded.

No one was killed or seriously wounded on Friday in two blasts in the beach town of Patong on Phuket island or the two explosions in the beach province of Phang Nga. Authorities also defused two explosive devices in Phuket on Wednesday, police said.

The head of Interpol in Thailand, Police Major General Apichat Suriboonya, told Reuters it appears the bombs were meant more to send a message rather than cause death and destruction.

“But the thing is, if you observe the bombs, they are not targeted to kill people but to send a message to some groups. It could be a domestic issue.”

Small bombs have been used frequently for attacks during periods of unrest over the past decade of political turmoil but have been rare since the military seized power in a 2014 coup in Thailand.

The latest bombings came almost a year after an attack on a Hindu shrine, crowded with tourists in central Bangkok, killed 20 people and wounded more than 120. Police have accused two ethnic Uighur Muslims from China for the Aug. 17, 2015, attack.

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great event takes place in the fullness of time. And that time is determined by the Almighty. This I believe is going to happen in the history of Nagaland and for its people. The signs of the times show that this is the most momentous moment for the Nagas to act now or never. A great reconciliation and a permanent settlement to the decades old Naga political problem stares at everyone’s face. This great act is the great reconciliation and it is to be crafted by one and all. It is true that the Nagas are confronted with too many complex challenges and at present they are in a fix to which way to embark upon. They have to reconcile with the political, economic, social and cultural realities of the world.

They have to first set their house in order by reconciling among themselves. No other external agencies but the Government of India alone can bail out the Nagas from their predicaments. There should not be any illusion about this reality.

The third of August, 2015 marked another important milestone in the long and tortuous struggle of the Nagas for an honourable settlement of the vexed Naga political problem. The peace accord signed between the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India in the presence of the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister was declared by the P.M himself as “historic.” The “framework agreement” for peace, as it was described later in official circles, has been received by all sections of people in the State with a sense of cautious optimism. Having suffered from decades of violence, bloodshed and disruption to their normal lives, they now sincerely yearn for peace to prevail and the fruits of development to be reaped. But the Naga people ask- “What is this Framework Agreement of 3rd August 2015 ?” What is its significance and its salient features? It is obvious that the landscape and texture of Naga polity would be determined by the framework agreement, provided it is mandated by the people. Since this accord was signed in the presence of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, it is presumed that Naga solution will be within the Constitution of India. In other word, sovereignty and integration will not figure in the framework. The government of India should also come out clearly as to whether the framework was signed between two different political entities or otherwise? Shared- sovereignty is another issue that needs to be expounded further by the government of India to enlighten the Naga public. In a democratic country like India, while working out any frame-work for the political future of the people, it shall have to be in their knowledge and with their consent. In 1959, the Naga Peoples Convention which was held at Mokokchung town, deliberated freely the 16 Point memorandum to the presented to the Government of India for three days after which it was unanimously approved by the representatives of the sixteen tribes of Nagaland. Why not follow the same democratic procedure for the framework agreement also. Should an attempt is made to keep the content of the framework agreement secret from the stakeholders would it not amount to trample on their constitutional and legitimate rights? In a democratic polity, where the people are supreme, they can neither be ignored nor taken for a ride.

An historical perspective: It must be remembered, however, that this agreement is but one among a series of such accords arrived at between the Government of India and representatives of the Naga people including, at times, sections of the Naga Underground. That, in spite of all these efforts, permanent peace has eluded the State is a pointer to the complexities of the problem and its dimensions. It is, therefore,

necessary to delve a little into the historical background of the problem and understand why a permanent solution to it has proved elusive. Throughout their history, the Nagas have been proud of a fierce sense of independence, a distinct identity and a rich tradition and culture. The uniqueness of this identity was acknowledged by none other than Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who, in a statement on the 5th of August, 1946 had declared, ‘’ Widest possible freedom and autonomy should be granted to the tribal territories so that the tribal people may move onwards in accordance with their respective traditions and customs…. I do not understand why an administrative and judicial system should be imported into the Naga territory from outside. The Nagas should have full freedom to administer themselves with the help of rural panchayats and tribal people’s courts.”

It should be remembered that the Naga movement for independence preceded the freedom of India as, along with the freedom movement of the country, the Nagas were also demanding a separate homeland for themselves. Thus, when the Simon Commission visited Kohima, the Nagas submitted a Memorandum on 10th January, 1929 stating that they should be left alone to determine their own future after the British left India.

With no sign of either the British or the Indian leadership agreeing to their demand for independence, the Naga National Council was born in 1946 and almost an entire population rallied under its banner. What followed was unimaginable violence and bloodshed that gripped the Naga Hills for years.

The Nine Point Agreement of 1947: Amidst all this, the first serious attempt towards peace was made through what is called the Nine Point Agreement of 1947, popularly known as the Akbar Hydari Agreement, arrived at between then Governor of Assam and representatives of the NNC. The Agreement stipulated a fair degree of devolution of powers and authority to the NNC in matters relating to the executive and judicial domains and land in particular, but fell through over differing interpretations of clause 9 regarding the period of validity of the Agreement.

The 16-Point Agreement of 1960: This Agreement is, without doubt, the most epochal of all efforts towards finding a permanent solution to the Naga political problem.

It led to the creation of Nagaland as the 16th State of India, quite unlike other States which came into being on the basis of recommendations of the States Re-organisation Commission. Here was a State born as a result of a political agreement between the Government of India at the level of the Prime Minister of India and the Naga People’s Convention representing the Naga people. In addition to Statehood, the Agreement ensured special constitutional safeguards for the rights, customs and traditions of the Nagas through Article 371 A of the Constitution of India.

Unfortunately, this arrangement was not acceptable to certain sections of the people, particularly in the underground, who continued to harbour aspirations for a sovereign and greater Nagaland. Since there was no let-up to violence, a ceasefire agreement was arrived at in 1964 with the Underground Federal Government followed by six rounds of political talks but to no avail.

The Shillong Accord, 1975: Then came the Shillong Accord of 1975 signed between the Governor of Assam and Nagaland on behalf of the Government of India and representatives of the Underground.

This was rejected by a faction of the UG which broke away to form the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) in January,1980 and vowed to continue an armed struggle for independence and integration of all Nagainhabited areas into a sovereign entity called Nagalim. Later, in 1988, the NSCN itself split

Measles vaccination should be compulsory for all children above 9 months

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f the recent measles outbreak in Myanmar is to be taken seriously, measles Vaccination should be compulsory for all children above 9 months of age and on a war footing.

The recent measles Vaccination drives taken up by the health department comes as a breather and alleviates any reason to panic, although one must be watchful. Studies indicate that more than 99% of persons who receive two doses of measles vaccine develop serologic evidence of measles immunity.

Measles is a viral infection caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family and it is normally passed through direct contact and through droplets in the air. The virus infects the mucous membranes, then spreads throughout the body. It starts with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and sore throat. It’s followed by a rash that spreads over the body.Over about 3 days, the rash spreads, eventually reaching the hands and feet. The rash lasts for 5 to 6 days, and then fades.

Most measles related deaths are caused by complications associated with the disease. It is more common in children under the age of 5 years. The most serious complications include encephalitis (an infection that causes brain swelling), severe diarrhoea and related dehydration, ear infections, or severe respiratory infections such as pneumonia. Severe measles is more likely among poorly nourished young children, especially those with insufficient vitamin A, or whose immune systems have been weakened.

There is no specific antiviral treatment for measles infection.Severe complications from measles can be avoided and treated through appropriate supportive care in the hospital.

Children in developing countries diagnosed with measles should receive two doses of vitamin A supplements, given 24 hours apart. Vitamin A supplements have been shown to reduce the number of deaths from measles by 50%.

Nutritious food and good hygiene (bathing regularly and hand washing) is key to prevention and early recovery from measles.

Dr. Akumtoshi, MD pediatrics FICM Treasurer Indian Academy of Pediatrics- Nagaland

into two warring factions, one led by the late Isak Chisi Swu and Th. Muiva and the other

by S.S. Khaplang. Ceasefire agreements were entered into with these two groups in 1997 and 2001 respectively and were in force until March 2015 when the one with the Khaplang Group was unilaterally abrogated by the group itself.

A Lesson to be learnt: There is an important lesson to be learnt from all the efforts for peace briefly outlined above- that no attempt to find a solution to the long-standing Naga problem can be successful unless all sections of the people in the State were taken on board. This sobering experience should also be brought to bear on the current phase of dialogue with the NSCN (IM). This is not to doubt the sincerity of the Government of India to hammer out a lasting solution to the Naga problem but to impress on the need for transparency and inclusion. The people of Nagaland realise that the Central Government headed by a visionary Prime Minister and commanding a massive popular mandate is in a unique position to offer to them an honourable settlement acceptable to all.

They have a vital stake in any final settlement and should, therefore, be part of the dialogue through a representative mechanism reflecting various shades of opinion. It is similarly incumbent on the NSCN (IM) to take the people of the State into confidence on the contours of a final settlement being negotiated by them with the Government of India.

Suggestions to be considered: While the shape of a final settlement will depend on the process of dialogue currently on and the extent to which it embraces various shades of opinion, it may be necessary to make a few worthwhile suggestions to be considered at this stage. i) Point 7(4) of the 16-Point Agreement provided inter alia that no Acts of Parliament shall apply to the State of Nagaland in relation to the ownership and transfer of land and its resources unless the same has been ratified by the Legislative Assembly of the State.

This provision was further reinforced by Article 371 A of the Constitution. In later years, there have been differing interpretations of the exact scope of the phrase “land and its resources”-whether minerals and natural gas would come within its ambit. The Government of Nagaland and its legal counsels have given an affirmative opinion on the subject while the Central Government has taken a contrary view. It is recommended that the latter adopt an accommodative position in the matter since it has an emotional connect with the people of Nagaland. Besides, absolute ownership over land and its resources and the concomitant right to exploit minerals and gas will have a positive bearing on the financial position of the State which is resource-starved. A clear endorsement of the State’s position in this matter should accordingly be part of the final accord. ii) The other important part of the final settlement should be declaration of a general amnesty for the men in the underground and an honourable rehabilitation package for them. Their services may be best utilised by recruiting them in special battalions of any of the paramilitary forces. iii) In view of the increase in population and the need for greater representation of the Nagas in Parliament, the State should have two members each in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. iv) A Pan Naga League and under it a Tribal Research and Cultural Centre should be set up with full Central assistance and located in Dimapur in Nagaland.

Political Settlement with a robust Economic Package: At the time of signing of the 16-Point Agreement in 1960, it was clearly recognised

that Nagaland as a State would not be economically self-reliant. Clause 11 of the Agreement thus stipulated thatTo supplement the revenues of the State of Nagaland there will be a need for the Government of India to pay out of the Consolidated Fund of India as Grants-in-aid as follows: 1) Lump-sums as may be necessary each year for the development programme of Nagaland.

2) A fixed recurring sum (annual subvention) for meeting the costs of administration of Nagaland.

Fifty six years after the signing of the Agreement, the situation has not changed much and Nagaland continues to be a woefully revenue-deficient State of the Indian Union. No doubt, with liberal assistance from the Centre, the State has made appreciable progress in the sphere of infrastructure and social sector development. Yet, Nagaland lags behind its sister States in many spheres. An important reason for this has been its rugged and mountainous terrain spread over 16,579 sq. km and its relative inaccessibility from the mainland.

Nagaland has 11 districts. Of these, four, namely, Tuensang, Mon, Kiphire and Longleng are quite far-flung (with the first three sharing long international borders with Myanmar) and economically backward.

Three other districts, namely, Phek, Zunheboto and Peren have also pockets which can be called underdeveloped i.e Meluri in Phek; Aghunato and Satoi in Zunheboto and Tenning in Peren.

Agriculture which is the mainstay of people’s livelihood is primitive relying mostly on ‘jhum’ cultivation and is, therefore, not productive. Although, some areas in Kohima and Phek districts have beautifully developed terraced fields, slash-and-burn cultivation is the norm in most parts of the State. It is no surprise, therefore, that Nagaland depends on imports from other parts of the country to meet its food grains requirements.

With no industries and a weak services sector, the State’s revenue base is understandably very low. To compound matters, Nagaland has nearly 100,000 government employees whose salaries and wages account for 44.54% of its revenue expenditure and 30.66% of the total expenditure on the Consolidated Fund as per 2015-16 BE. The total outstanding liabilities of the State stood at a whopping Rs 8285.00 crores in 2014-15 (RE). (Source: Economic Census-2016, Directorate of Economics and Statistics).

In the field of education, the State can be said to have done well in terms of spread, although quality needs a lot to be desired. This is due to a lack of adherence to qualifications at the time of initial recruitment and absence of orientation and training thereafter. The percentage of literacy at 79.5 compares very well with the rest of the country. However, what is worrisome is the large number of educated unemployed youth numbering about 80,000.

For a small State like Nagaland, this is a sizeable number and the problem, if not tackled early, might be explosive. In fact, the problem of unemployment for the State as a whole is quite endemic with the non-working population accounting for 50.77% of the total. (Source: Economic Indicators 2013, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Nagaland) The State’s public health coverage in terms of spread is good with 11 hospitals and 543 CHCs, PHCs, Sub-Centres. However, making qualified manpower and life-saving drugs available in remote areas remains a huge challenge.

The situation relating to rural water supply can be considered to be satisfactory since almost all villages have their own catchment areas and source of supply. The problem, however, is quite acute in urban areas, particularly during the winter months.

Nagaland faces an acute crunch with regard to power. As against its own installed capacity of 26.34 MW, the State’s current peak demand is 120 MW. This is met from the NE grid. However, in view of difficult terrain and adverse weather conditions, there are problems in transmission and the supply of power is very irregular. Also, seventy five of its villages/ habitations are yet to be electrified.

Road connectivity remains one of the biggest hurdles to the State’s development. Of the total road length of 12032 kms, 828kms are National Highways and are maintained either by the Border Roads Organisation or the State PWD. Of the remaining 11204 kms, 7673kms remain unsurfaced making them near inaccessible during the monsoon months.

The narrative above clearly brings out the two most important factors that stand in the way of all round development of Nagalandpoor infrastructure and idle manpower. It is also obvious that these cannot be tackled with the current level of funding, including Central assistance, available with the State Government. It is, therefore, suggested that as part of the final settlement of the Naga problem, Government of India constitute an Expert Group under the Niti Ayog to recommend a special economic package for the State to overcome the problems of poor infrastructure and unemployment.

India’s Act East Policy and its implications for the North East and Nagaland: At the 12th ASEAN-India Summit held in Myanmar in November 2014, the Prime Minister announced India’s resolve to transform its Look East Policy to Act East Policy. One of the main pillars of this policy shift would be enhanced connectivity between India and the ASEAN countries, not just by land and sea but also by air. Institutional, digital and people-topeople connectivity was to be the other pillar of the policy. This would mean free movement of people; particularly professionals; creation of regional value chains to increase economic inter-dependence for mutual benefits and recognition of each other’s educational qualifications and degrees and such like. Once this policy gets implemented fully, the North East in general and Nagaland in particular will witness heightened economic activities with businessmen and multi-national companies coming in to the region in large number along with scholars, students and tourists. There is a genuine fear that this may lead to a submergence of local identities, inter-marriages among local girls and outsiders and religious conversions. Any final accord on the Naga political problem, therefore, should take cognizance of this likely problem and provide adequate safeguards.

Naga Aspirations and Changing Reality: Like all indigenous peoples of the world, the Nagas had a dream and an ideal. This does not mean that today’s generation in Nagaland is averse to change. It has been witnessing the emergence of India as a global economic and political super power and wants to be part of this success story. For nearly sixty years, the Nagas have learned to live with the reality of Indian democracy, participating, in record numbers, in election after election and braving bullets in the process. By and large, they are inclined to shed their past ideological baggage and face up to reality. All they want after years of violence and bloodshed is peace in and development of their beautiful homeland. This provides the Government of India with a unique opportunity to at last find a lasting solution to the Naga political problem. This is possible, if it is approached in a fraternal spirit as a dispute in the family and resolved with a sense of pragmatism and benevolent accommodation by the big brother.

It may be prudent for all concerned parties to learn from the following sage saying: “We may not be able to change the direction of the wind but then we can always adjust our sails.”

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coin always has two sides. In the earlier opening chapter of the same captioned header, the dialogue was on "selling our votes" during the election as the 'epic centre' of downfall of our Naga society. This downward trend being experienced on the other side of the coin has a lot to do with the spiralling Christian moral values in us all.

The first generation Nagas could hardly boast of having sufficient academically qualified intellectuals. They were however, a worthy generation intimately moulded by Mother Nature with a steady growth of maturity and integrity solidly founded on ancestral code of honour and honesty.

As compared, the present generation of Nagas are growing too old, too fast before balanced maturity takes hold, despite an overflow of classroom bred intellectuals.

The dwindling human qualities of honour, honesty and integrity within the Naga community can hardly escape our attention. This write-up is therefore an exercise to help ourselves to try and understand the drastic paradigm shift that has had a crippling impact on the political health of the Nagas.

Our post headhunting political leaders were first generation Christians too. The euphoria of being fresh Christian recruits reasonably groomed respectable Christian value system in their overall outlook.

Similarly the first generation Christian voters elected their leaders primarily for their upright, trustworthy qualities...'free of cost'. Since the voters retained their rights, they expected much from our leaders. Our leaders too did deliver much in return by honestly laying the foundry of an all-round development we now enjoy.

Consider this fact: The Nagaland State budget indicated under Foreign Affairs

Ministry during 1963-64 (then still referred to as Naga Hills-Tuengsang Area) was only Rs.4.04 crores. It was within such a meagre budget that critical infrastructures like Inter-District roads, High Schools, Hospitals etc. were constructed. Many of the works done during their times are still standing proudly and being use even after more than half a century has gone by. Take a case example of the Minister's Bungalows in the Old Minister's Hill at Kohima...these residences was constructed roughly during 1964-65-66 and is still being lived in by our present Ministers. It is a clear testament of honesty and integrity prevalent in their days. The contractors did not have to seriously bribe the Ministers, the Secretaries, and the Engineers to get their work order or supply order. The contractors therefore used quality materials for construction that still withstand the test of time. Many Controlling Officers in the bureaucracy during those formative years were even served official explanation letters for their inability to spend their allotted departmental budget and surrendering money. One is not attempting to paint an abnormal picture that the Politicians, the bureaucrats, the Technocrats and the Contractors of that era were angels... certainly not...but the factual ground reality as described may now sound like a fairy tale of another planet, wouldn't it? It brings out a stark contrast of their honesty and integrity being positively superior to our present day Politicians, Bureaucrats, Technocrats and Contractors. Our present day politicians belong to a "self-help group" unabashedly masquerading behind 'purchased' leadership with Bureaucrats and Technocrats comfortably working in 'I scratch your back, you scratch my back' syndrome of a well oiled machine

being noticed in their style of governance or the lack of it. Our Contractors are sandwiched between them all helplessly paying heavy bribes through their every pore to bag a contract order that is non-transparently awarded to the highest bidder. In the aftermath they use sub-standard materials and produce sub-standard work that needs repairs even before completion. The negative impact is all encompassing. Is this present deplorable scenario not worth a rewind to the ways of old?

Is it worth selling our souls and our human dignity to create a vicious cycle of 60 'human-looking' self-indulgent Ali Babas who can't restrain themselves from helping themselves at the cost of the common man they claim to represent?

There's got to be a determined common resolve amongst the voting masses not to 'sell votes' and the contesting candidates 'not to buy votes'. Placing our votes in the open market encourages 'buyers' just as much as the existence of 'buying candidates' encourages 'sellers'.

Nagas have enjoyed democracy without responsibility for much too long. We now must invoke accountability even for ourselves. No amount of rules or regulation can stem this vicious tide of 'buying' and 'selling' as long as the voters fail to realise the mass destruction consequences their uninstructed action leads to. Teaching the slow-learning masses and spreading this awareness is therefore, the all-important focus each concerned individuals and groups must now be engaged in before time runs out on us.

In Nagaland context, the potent strength of younger generation, visible everywhere across the globe, has never positively been channelized for any constructive purpose in a sustained manner

thus far. The time for this 'sleeping giant' to awaken even in Nagaland is now... canvassing to establish a transparent system of governance that will fulfil their dreams of a fair 'merit-based' opportunity in every sphere. Given the motivation, I do believe our younger generation is as good as any elsewhere. It is about time therefore, for our younger generation, roaring in the social media, to step out into the real world as a united group(s) and stand physically and practically with NBCC and other NGOs and staunchly champion the cause of 'clean election' by starting an awareness campaign in their respective village first and work their way outwards to Range and constituency levels. In the final hours, the youth would ultimately have their own democratic choices amongst the contesting candidates without doubt but as long as each camp ensures that the other camp is not selling or buying votes in their respective villages, we could see a marked reduction of vote selling and buying. Change will only come if we are willing to sacrifice and work for it individually and collectively.

What say youngsters? Are you ready for the challenge? Are you prepared to take a step at a time and help clean-sweep Nagaland together! Then start the campaign in your own village! The rest will eventually fall in place along the road.

We have our share of unwanted complications that we generate for ourselves.

Part III on the same subject of 'Collective Responsibility' will subsequently follow concerning the unholy nexus between the Political Parties and our NPGs. Till then this is a sign out.

Khekiye K. Sema IAS (Rtd); Upper Forest Colony; Kohima; E-mail ID: kksema@gmail.com

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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Illuminating the stage with Shiu Lights Akangchila Longchar Morung Express News

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atching Michael Learns To Rock (MLTR) on-stage in Nagaland was surrealistic and one of the best moments for me. I literally had goosebumps!” says Samuel Shiu, who hails from the Khiamniungan tribe of Nagaland. Never did he imagine that one day he would be working up close and personal with his favourite musicians and big names from the entertainment industry.

And that’s not all; He has worked with Jennifer Batten (guitarist for Michael Jackson), Bollywood singers, NEZCC European Orchestra (2015), Hillsong concert, Hornbill Festival, International Culture-Mix Festival (2011), Miss Nagaland shows, fashion events and corporate events, and the President of India. He has also worked with Delhi based ‘Wedding, Ferns and Petals (FNP)’ the pioneers

of social expression.

Samuel works as a stage lighting designer under his brand name “ShiuLights”.

He creates lighting scenes that provide mood and dynamics for live concerts, weddings, fashion shows and special parties. Presently one of the few that provides professional stage lighting services in Nagaland, ShiuLights makes

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yet to be taken up fulltime in Nagaland-so Shiulight was born.

“I can’t express how my friends, musicians and contemporaries from the event and production houses have helped me out. They helped me land projects, shared knowledge and kept referring my name to their clients. I have never felt the need to advertise myself, and for this, I am very grateful to so many people. My brother who works with me helps me with the stage visuals and design. He is a very talented artist and I’m glad to have him working with me,” he adds.

“ShiuLights is young and we have a long way to go, so we are dedicated to excel our product and services more. In future, I wish to expand and hope my work and name goes beyond Nagaland.” For this reason, Samuel decided to incorporate his surname to his brand so as to represent his tribe and put it out there.

“Being in this field, it gave me an opportunity to meet lots of dynamic and incredible artists. Having to know different people and discovering their amazing talents is the key fun part of my work which helps me to keep on moving forward and most importantly, I get to observe and notice the first hand transition in the overall quality of our music industry then and now, that something which is very exciting and not all are privilege to be part of. Comparing the quality and performance 10 years back, we have now a better performing artists, there are

more original products and the recording are improving, overall, our musician are giving their best to their music.

Since, he gets to be closer to all the musicians and artists, he opines, “Personally I can see great changes in the trend and much quality musicianship in the State. But also, even in this young struggling music industry, we have lots of problems and lacking tones of promotions. But these stumbling blocks should not discourage us and stop doing what we do. Instead, take those challenges to improve and advance toward

night after remaining in hospital for over a week with critical head, chest and torso injuries, Xinhua news agency reported. Authorities were yet to interview the French driver who is recovering in a hospital, and any charges will rest with evidence from forensic investigators.

The Australian pageant

David Ayer's 'Suicide Squad' accused of stealing style

community was mourning the loss of the girl who was "so mature, so happy and full of life". "She was a beautiful, amazing girl both inside and out and she could have done anything she wanted to," current Miss World Australia Madeline Cowe said.

Source: IANS

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Artist of the Week

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Hillstar NOW SHOWING rustam

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s Charisma has been chosen the Indihut Artist of the Week. An all girl band, 90's Charisma was formed in the year 2016. The band comprises of three vocalists Khrielasanuo Linyü, Chubamenla Imsong and Thejangunuo Tehrüja.

The band first started their journey by recording their school music album for two consecutive years.

Their song “Start All Over” was released on indihut on July 23. The song is about reviving from a hurtful experience and letting go of the past.

90’s Charisma band also wishes to show a pathway not to give up on their dreams and do what they love which always keeps them alive, moving and holding on to their dreams and abilities.

Before forming the band, all three preformed individually for various events and programs. Not forgetting their love for Christ. They took active parts at their church ministry. Though their friendship is distant in terms of their careers, music has always proved to be the heart of what binds them as one.

The "90's” in the name denotes that all three were born in the 90's and "Charisma" indicates their fun loving nature as friends.

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SRK detained at US airport, US diplomats apologize

outh African raprave group Die Antwoord's member Yolandi Visser has accused director David Ayer of stealing the group's style in “Suicide Squad”.

Visser took to Instagram, accusing the film's director David Ayer of ripping off the group's style. She also posted a comparison video, reports variety.com.

“Yes David Ayer u jockin our style,” Visser captioned the video. She went on to state that Ayer called her group member Ninja “so it looks ok when you bite our black and white graf style and our opening sequence to ‘Umshini Wam'”, refer-

the future. And also, I would like to tell all the musicians, don’t be afraid to make mistakes and keep on learning from those mistakes and give your best.”

There are many success stories of inspiring and talented people like Samuel Shiu in Nagaland, ones that must be told and heard.

Stories, where the Naga youth had started from the bottom of the ladder, with no financial support or formal training to hone their craft, but simply through years of their own hard work, determination and struggles, they have made it. Let us all shine the lights on ShiuLights and give him a round of applause.

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Miss World Australia finalist dies following car crash

Miss World Australia finalist died after a car crash with two French tourists who were driving on the wrong side of the road, the media reported on Friday.

Elyse Miller-Kennedy, 17, Queensland state's entrant to the 2016 Miss World pageant, died on Thursday

your production, and you, look like a star!

And it never started out with this much sophistication, he laughs and says, “I started from the bottom of the ladder. I started my career in my early teens as a sound system guy and used to go to shows in a van loaded with sound gear.”

The eldest of six children, Samuel narrated how he had to give up his education because his father had taken ill. His father’s salary was not enough to support everyone’s education alongside his medical bills and with a heavy heart, he decided to start working.

In 2004 he joined ‘Music Channel of Nagaland’. After some years, he left this and started working for ‘Tribes Music’ based in Dimapur.

This was where he really got his big break and started his career under the mentorship of the proprietor. He then, slowly started building his name and brand ‘ShiuLights’ which was finally launched in 2013.

Working in this field for close to ten years, Samuel is a familiar face- working behind the scenes and always with a smile and a positive attitude. He felt that Nagaland had reached world class levels when it comes to music, musicians, instruments and equipments. So he started taking an interest to explore the field of lighting production which was

B ring to one of their music videos directed by Harmony Korine.

“Cara Delevingne and Jared Leto told us how much you were talking about us on set but you never asked our permission to rip us off. And when Ninja texted you sayin wassup wif dat u said nothing like a scared little bi**h,” she posted. With the images Visser incorporated in her post, she asserted that Ayer used their style for his interpretation of the Joker and Harley Quinn. Die Antwoord has previously accused Lady Gaga of ripping off their aesthetic.

Source:IANS

ollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained at a US airport. After US diplomats apologized, the actor said he respects protocol but being stopped is "a tad inconvenient". "I fully understand and respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks," Shah Rukh said in a tweet posted on Friday morning. The actor flew into Los Angeles for personal reasons, a source close to SRK said. US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Biswal tweeted: "Sorry for the hassle at the airport even American diplomats get pulled for extra screening!"

In response, Shah Rukh tweeted: "No hassle ma'am.

Respect the protocol, not expecting to be above it. Appre-

ciate your graciousness, it's just inconvenient." The US ambassador to India, Richard Verma, also apologized to the superstar. "Sorry for the trouble at LAX ... We are working to ensure it doesn't happen again. Your work inspires millions, including in the US," Verma tweeted. To him, Shah Rukh wrote: "No trouble sir, respect the protocol and not expecting to be above it. It's just a tad inconvenient. Thanks for your concern." The actor, whose mil-

lions of fans are spread across the world and is one of the highest paid actors of Hindi cinema, kept himself entertained during the detention.

"The brighter side is while waiting caught some really nice Pokemons," he posted.

This is not the first time Shah Rukh was detained at a US airport. In 2012, he was detained at New York for two hours when he had arrived to visit Yale University, where he was honoured as a Chubb Fellow.

In 2009, he was stopped at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, and was released after two hours at the intervention of the Indian consulate in New York.

Back then, he had said he was "really hassled at the American Airport because of my name being Khan. "I felt angry and humiliated... It is a Muslim name and I think the name is common on their checklist."

Source: IANS

Rihanna to receive Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

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inger Rihanna is to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28.

The 28-year-old, who will also perform live at the show in New York City, will be recognised for her "decade-long impact on music, pop culture, fashion, film and philanthropy", reports femalefirst.co.uk. "Honoured to take the VMAs stage as your Video Vanguard Award recipient live from NYC on August 28,” Rihanna tweeted after the announcement was made by MTV officials. Previous recipients of the award include stars like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Kanye West. "Rihanna's unparalleled output of hits have spawned some of today's most memorable music videos from 'Umbrella' to 'We found love,' 'Diamonds' and her most recent collaboration with Drake on 'Work',” MTV officials said. Rihanna has previously won two Video Music Awards and sold more than 61 million albums. The singer is currently busy on her Anti World Tour.

Source: IANS

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Ethiopia's Ayana shatters world record to win 10,000m

Almaz Ayana (ETH) of Ethiopia poses next to a display with her timing after setting a new world record. (REUTERS)

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Ayana ran boldly from the start and halfway through the race she surged away from the leading pack, injecting staggering pace to finish in 29 minutes 17.45 seconds. Her

time was 14 seconds inside the 29:31.78 set

by China's Wang Junxia in 1993. Kenya's world 10,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot tried in vain to keep up with Ayana but had to settle for silver while Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba, the defending Olympic champion, grabbed bronze. All three women ran inside the old Olympic 10,000m record.

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tanu Das let slip chances in his men's individual recurve pre-quarterfinal to bow out of contention and draw curtains on India's fruitless campaign in archery while rifle shooters Gagan Narang and Chain Singh got eliminated in the 50m prone event on yet another dismal day for India in the Rio Olympics.

Shooting amid heavy rain, Atanu went down 4-6 to World No.8 Lee Seung-Yun, who had already helped South Korea win the team gold at the event, by losing two sets and winning one while the rest two ended in ties.

The Indian lost 28-30, 30-28, 27-27, 2728 28-28 to bring to an end the country's medal-less campaign.

Women archers Laishram Bombayla Devi, Deepika Kumari and Laxmirani Majhi have already bowed out of contention after losing in both the women's team and individual events.

Das seemed to lose his nerve on a couple of occasions and missed out on capitalising on positions of strength against the

world No.8 Korean who shot a hat-trick of perfect 10s in the opening set.

Atanu responded quite well with three successive 10s of his own to unnerve Lee and draw level in the match by taking the second set. The third set ended up being a tie before Lee nosed ahead by grabbing the fourth set.

In the decisive fifth set, Atanu and Lee were tied 19-19 after the first two shots. Lee managed a 9 off his final arrow and Atanu needed to go one better to take the match into a shoot-off. But Atanu could only strike a 9, which was enough to tie the fifth set 2828 but insufficient to save the match. The script was no different in another precision sport, shooting, where seasoned Narang and Chain Singh flopped in the prone position of the 50m rifle event.

While Narang, who won the London Games bronze in 10m Air Rifle, signed off 13th with a total score of 623.1, Singh was way down at 36th with a score of 619.6 in the qualification round.

(PTI)

Recall Goel from Rio, Cong MPs ask PM

NEw DElhi, august 12 (pti): Amid controversy surrounding Sports Minister Vijay Goel during his visit Rio Olympics, Congress members today asked the Prime Minister to "recall" him from Brazil as the prestige of the nation was involved.

During the Zero Hour, Pratap Singh Bajwa of Congress said since last evening, all national TV channel were showing the "conduct" of a minister, apparently referring to Union Sports Minister Goel. Goel has gone to Brazil in connection with the ongoing Olympics.

Bajwa wanted to raise the issue as a 'point of order', but Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said "that is an allegation and not a point of order".

Bajwa who was being supported by

other Congress members said the issue involves "the prestige of nation". He alleged that the organisers have termed it as "a shameful conduct of the Sports Minister".

"We request the Prime Minister to recall him. It is the prestige of nation which is involved," he said.

Goel has rejected allegations of misbehaviour levelled against his entourage by the Organising Committee stating that nothing of that sort has happened.

Yesterday, Sarah Peterson, who is Continental Manager for Rio 2016 Organising Committee, in a letter to Indian Chef-deMission Rakesh Gupta, threatened to cancel Goel's accreditation on grounds of misbehaviour and trying to enter venues with his entourage without valid passes.

Dimapur Taekwondo C’ship today

Dimapur, august 12 (mExN): The 15th Dimapur District Taekwondo WTF Selection cum Championship 2016 will be held on August 13 at State Badminton Indoor Stadium, Near DC office Dimapur. In this regard, a press release from the Dimapur District Taekwondo Association has requested all participants to report to the venue by 7.30am.

LeBron set to ink $100m deal with Cavaliers

los aNgElEs, august 12 (aFp): LeBron James has agreed to a three-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which will likely make him the highest paid player in the National Basketball Association. "I just want to let you all know I'm re-signing back with the Cleveland Cavaliers, my hometown team," James said on his website Uninterrupted.

"I can't be more excited than this opportunity once again, man, to defend our crown, defend our title... just get the band back together." The three-time

NBA champion did not release details of the contract but US sports broadcaster ESPN reported that it was worth $100 million and would pay him $31 million in the first year and $33 million in the second, making him the league's highestpaid player for the first time in his career.

James has signed a pair of one-year deals with the Cavaliers over the past few years.

Nothing is official as the three-time NBA finals MVP isn't expected to sign the new deal until next week when he returns to Cleveland for a charity event, ESPN said.

Man Utd loan Januzaj to Sunderland

maNchEstEr, august 12 (aFp): Belgian winger Adnan Januzaj has joined Sunderland on a season-long loan from Manchester United, his new club announced on Friday. The move will reunite Januzaj, 21, with Sunderland manager David Moyes, who gave him his United debut in August 2013.

Januzaj is the third United player to have

joined Sunderland this week, after fellow 21-year-olds Paddy McNair and Donald Love signed on permanent deals on Thursday. Sunderland have also signed Senegalese centre-back Papy Djilobodji.

Sunderland open their Premier League campaign at Manchester City on Saturday, when all four new signings could make their debuts.

Pogba banned for Man United opener maNchEstEr, august 12 (aFp): Manchester United's new signing Paul Pogba is suspended for his side's Premier League opener at Bournemouth on Sunday, England's Football Association announced on Friday. The 23-year-old France midfielder was booked twice while playing for Juventus in last season's Coppa Italia, incurring a one-game ban that

has been transferred to England. Having only just returned from his holidays after Euro 2016, Pogba was doubtful to feature against Bournemouth anyway. Pogba returned to United earlier this week in a deal worth a reported 89 million pounds (105 million euros, $116 million) that made him the world's most expensive player. He left United for Juventus in 2012.

Michael Phelps triumphs again as China drawn into doping storm

rio DE JaNEiro, august 12 (aFp): Michael Phelps blew away the competition in the Olympic pool for the 22nd time but doping reared its ugly head again Friday when Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi was revealed as the first major case of the Rio Games.

Chen's failed test after narrowly missing a bronze medal in the women's 100 meter butterfly was announced as athletics headed into the Olympic spotlight needing an antidote to its own doping scandals.

Phelps was magnificent again in retaining his 200m individual medley title, leaving old rival Ryan Lochte stranded in fifth place. Even second place Kosuke Hagino was nearly two seconds back.

Afterwards, the 31-yearold wagged four fingers to show his four gold medals so far in Rio. That has taken him to an incredible 22 Olympic titles and 26 medals overall. "I say this a lot, but every single day I'm living a dream come true. As a kid I wanted to do something that no one had ever done before and I'm enjoying it," said Phelps.

Simone Manuel of the United States and Penny Oleksiak of Canada shared a dead heat victory in the women's 100m freestyle.

Manuel is the first AfricanAmerican woman to win an individual Olympic swimming gold.

But the spotlight quickly turned to 18-year-old Chen, who won a world championship gold medal last year in the 4x100

Michael Phelps won gold in the men's 200-meter individual medley. (USA TODAY Sports)

medley team. The Chinese Swimming Association said Chen tested positive for the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide after Sunday's 100m butterfly final, China's official Xinhua news agency reported.

Chen came fourth just 0.09 second behind bronze medalist Dana Vollmer of the United States.

Diuretics can be used to mask other banned substances. The CSA said Chen, who was due to take part in 50m freestyle heats on Friday, had asked for a second test on the sample to be carried out and a hearing in the case. The CSA said it has

"demanded full cooperation from Chen in the investigation." "The CSA resolutely opposes use of banned substances," it added.

But alongside the storm that has engulfed Russia over accusations of "statesponsored" in two World Anti-Doping Agency investigations, China has also been accused by some rivals. Australia's Mack Horton called Sun Yang, China's most successful swimmer, a "drugs cheat" this week, setting off a social media firestorm in China.

- Hole-in-one The United States strengthened its lead in

the Olympic medals table finishing Thursday with 16 golds, five ahead of China.

Simone Biles added the women's all around gymnastics title to victory in the team event.

The 19-year-old is chasing five gold medals in Rio, and few would bet against the 1.45m (4ft 9in) Texan adding to her tally in the apparatus finals to come.

Golf started its return performance at the Rio Games. Australian Marcus Fraser was the early pacesetter with a 63 in the first Olympics round since the 1904 Games in St. Louis. England's Justin Rose

marked the occasion with a hole-in-one.

Rugby also made its return and Fiji's sevens team hammered Britain 43-7. The South Pacific nation's first ever gold medal sparked wild celebrations at home.

The specter of doping also loomed over the athletics competition, which starts Friday. The International Olympic Committee confirmed that a second Kenyan coach had been sent home from the Games for a doping offence.

Media reports named the offical as sprint coach John Anzrah, saying he had attempted to impersonate an athlete during a doping test.

Athletics starts at the Rio Olympics on a mission to win back fans after the Russia and Kenya doping scandals of the past year.

With Usain Bolt looming as the biggest draw of the Olympics, three athletics golds will be won on the first day at the Olympic stadium.

Ethiopia's 10,000 star Tirunesh Dibaba, 31, will become the first woman to win three consecutive golds in an individual athletics event if she retains the crown won in London four years ago.

New Zealand's Valerie Adams could also become the first woman to three titles if she can get the shot put title before Dibaba. The women's 20km race walk will also be decided while Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce starts the heats as she bids for a hat-trick of 100m sprint victories.

U.S. closing in on milestone 1,000th Olympics gold medal

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riple jumper James Connolly won the United States' first gold medal at the 1896 Summer Games and it is expected that on Sunday or Monday a still unknown American will claim a milestone 1,000th gold to bookend 120 years of Olympic domination.

To underscore the United States' status as the Olympics undisputed superpower, at the current rate of winning medals (going back to 2000) it will take almost a century and 21 more Summer Games for the next nation to reach the 1,000 gold plateau, with China finally hitting the mark in 2100.

The 1,000 medals would also represent almost one-quarter of the total gold awarded at the Summer Olympics with no other country even reaching half that number.

The U.S. arrived in Rio

Simone Biles of the U.S. competes in the final of the Women's Individual Artistic Gymnastics at the 2016 Rio Olympics at Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro on August 11. (REUTERS)

sitting on 977 gold and, according to Olympstats. com, the former Soviet Union with 473 ranks second with Germany a distant third with 288.

"I was at the Casa Italia

event the other night and they were approaching their 200th gold medal, I think they have one more to go, so it just goes to show the scale of accomplishment our athletes have

achieved over the many years," said United States Olympic Committee chairman Larry Probst.

With the U.S. medal machine already humming, piling up gold in the swim-

ming pool and gymnastics, the milestone could go to one of the Rio Games biggest names like Michael Phelps or Simone Biles or it could belong to an unknown competing in men's GrecoRoman wrestling or sailing.

It would seem likely the historic moment will come in the pool or athletics stadium with those two sports accounting for more than half the U.S. gold production.

Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever, has made the biggest individual contribution, chipping in with 22 golds and counting.

The United States' Olympic domination has not been all-encompassing.

No American has ever stood atop the podium in field hockey, triathlon, badminton, handball, table tennis and modern pentathlon as well as polo and lacrosse, which are no longer on the Olympic programme.

(Reuters)

South Korean gymnast 'awed' by selfie fame

sEoul, august 12 (aFp): South Korean gymnast Lee Eun-Ju, who found herself in the international spotlight after taking a selfie with a North Korean competitor in Rio, said Friday she was surprised by the extraordinary response to such a simple act.

A snapshot of Lee and North Korea's Hong UnJong posing for the selfie on Lee's phone swiftly went viral on Twitter, with many hailing the image as a perfect illustration of the Olympic spirit.

The photo has been tweeted and shared hundreds of thousands of times, with the likes of IOC president Thomas Bach describing it as a "great gesture."

In a radio interview with South Korean broadcaster KBS on Friday, the 17-yearold said the decision to grab a selfie with Hong had been totally spontaneous.

"I saw her and asked to take a picture together as a

North Korean gymnast Hong Un-Jong (L) and her South Korean counterpart Lee Eun-Ju pose for a photo after the women's artistic gymnastics event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on August 7. (AFP Photo)

souvenir," Lee said.

"I didn't expect such a huge reaction so I'm still awed by that," she added.

Lee was only nine when Hong -- 10 years her senior -- became the first female North Korean gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal in Beijing in 2008.

The two had never met

before Rio, but Lee said she had been impressed watching Hong compete on television.

The photo of the two athletes resonated at a time of growing tension between North and South Korea who technically remain at war since the 195053 Korean War concluded

without a formal peace treaty.

Civilian communication between the two countries is almost non-existent and South Koreans are forbidden from travelling to the North without prior permission.

The international sporting arena offers one of the

rare opportunities for some North-South bonding, although the level of interaction is usually dictated by the prevailing state of relations.

In the past, the two nations have fielded joint teams for some sporting events and they marched together under one flag at the 2000 and 2004 summer Olympics.

That initiative ended in Beijing due to heightened tensions on the divided Korean peninsula.

"I don't really know about politics, but I don't think we have a terrible relationship with North Korea," Lee said in another interview with local media.

"We mingle and say hello with athletes from other countries, so why can't we (North and South Koreans) do that?" she asked.

Lee was eliminated in the preliminary rounds of the gymnastics competition in Rio and said she hadn't spoken to Hong since.

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