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Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions

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By Sandemo Ngullie

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A solution is possible now: nagaland cM Naga civil society endorse NLA resolution on Naga political issue Chizokho Vero Jotsoma | July 31

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Hello, Aunty, Uncle. Kene ka ase? I am the owner of your ancestral home. Here’s the patta.

Dimapur Police issues advisory

DiMAPuR, July 31 (MexN): Dimapur Police have issued a public advisory in view of the upcoming Independence Day celebration and possible sabotage activities by antisocial elements. A press release from the PRO, Dimapur Police requested citizens to be vigilant of unattended baggage lying in public places, suspicious items found along roadsides, items appearing to resemble IEDs, grenades or other explosives, etc. In the event of such suspicious items being found, citizens are requested not to handle such but inform the police immediately, the PRO added.

Absconding murder accused held in Dmp

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DiMAPuR, July 31 (MexN): The Women Cell of Dimapur Police, on July 29, arrested a murder accused from Kerala, who was hiding in Dimapur. A press note from the PRO, Dimapur Police informed that the accused, identified as one Abdul Hakeem, was “taking shelter” at Dimapur for the past two weeks since absconding from Kerala after allegedly murdering his wife and three-month old son. The accused was wanted by the Perumbavoor Police Station, Ernakulam, Kerala. He has been handed over to the Kerala police after necessary legal formalities.

28 human rights violation cases against army in NE Delhi, July 31 (PTi): There are 28 cases of alleged human rights violation - rape, torture, killing, disappearance and custodial deaths - against defence personnel pending in High Courts of NorthEastern States pertaining to year 2012 to 2015, the government said today. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said, during the last three years, only one Officer, three Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) and one Other Rank (OR) have been punished under departmental action for procedural lapses in Assam. He said that information related to cases filed in all the courts is not centrally maintained. “However, there are 28 cases of alleged human rights violation (such as rape/torture/killing/disappearance/ custodial deaths) against defence personnel pending in High-Courts of NorthEastern States pertaining to year 2012 to 2015,” he said.

Nagaland state Chief Minister, TR Zeliang today said that a solution to the Naga political issue is possible now as the GoI has acknowledged Naga history, while the Naga political groups have understood the difficulty of the Indian Government. “If both side understand each other’s difficulties, why this problem can’t be resolved?” he questioned. The Nagaland CM further revealed that while the Government of India (GoI) remains committed to bring out a formula for solution, they remain apprehensive that the Naga people may turn down any proposal, resulting in a deadlock and a breakdown of ceasefire. That is the fear of GoI and the intellectuals, he said, while addressing a press conference in Kohima today. “But that fear psychosis can be removed if we go for further consultations with Naga people not only in Nagaland but Naga people living outside Nagaland,” he asserted. Earlier, representatives of Naga civil society, after having discussed the Naga political issue at length today unanimously resolved to endorse the resolution

passed in the 9th session of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) on July 27. The discussion occurred during a consultative meeting organized by the Nagaland Legislators’ Forum (NLF) in Jotsoma today. “The meeting was successful and it was consensus,” said the CM. “We are quite happy and we will move further for another meeting for broader consultation,” he informed. The CM said that the meeting showcased the desire of the Naga people for an early solution to bring in peace, development and progress. He further claimed that the endorsement to the resolution passed by the NLA is an indication that people by and large want peace. “No tribe Hoho or civil society has disagreed with this resolution,” he said and termed it as a good sign for Government of India as well. The CM also informed that the next meeting would also include Naga people living outside Nagaland “so we can have broader based discussion.” Zeliang revealed that the interlocutor for the Naga peace talks would come back to Nagaland for further consultation. “Consultation does not mean that we will go to every door step or interlocu-

‘Include all stakeholders while finding solution to Naga issue’

Nagaland state Chief Minister, TR Zeliang and NLA speaker Chotisuh Sazo addressing a press conference at Jotsoma on July 31. (Morung Photo)

Key points of the NLA resolution on the Naga issue • • • • •

Integration of all contiguous Naga inhabited areas under one administrative umbrella Resumption of ceasefire between the GoI and the NSCN (K) Withdraw Disturbed Areas Act and AFSPA from Nagaland Naga political groups and civil society should work together for permanent peace Early resolution of the Naga political issue

tor will go to every household. But the intellectual group like the mass based civil societies elected by people be it Naga Hoho, or be it students community and Naga Mothers’ Association including ENPO, ENSF; they are all elected by the people. So talking to these groups is as good as talking to whole Naga peo-

ASU cautions Vet department

Demands that all lower grade posts at the District offices of Kohima be filled by ‘indigenous inhabitants’ of Kohima

KOhiMA, July 31 (MexN): The Angami Students’ Union (ASU) has submitted a representation to the Director of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry against the appointment of a cattle attendant at SCGF, Lerie under the Directorate of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry. The representation appended by ASU Presiden, Dievi Yano and General Secretary, Visaka Rino reminded that the union had earlier made their position clear that vacancies at the District Offices of Kohima, particularly the Department of Veterinary & Ani-

mal Husbandry ought to be filled by the indigenous inhabitants of Kohima district. Despite this information, the ASU lamented that an appointment was made in the department against the position of the ASU for the post of a cattle attendant at SCGF, Lerie. The ASU representation, while clarifying that it has no intention to offend any individual, however stated that “our assertion is that all lower grades especially III & IV post be filled by indigenous citizens as it is conventionally the norm in all districts of Nagaland.” The Union has demanded that the appointment order be cancelled within 15 days from the date of submission of the letter. In the failing to so, ASU cautioned that it would be compelled to initiate its own “democratic course of action.”

ple by and large,” he said. “Thiskindofconsultation and interface will bring us together and bring all of us closer to each and understand more about Naga political problem,” the CM added. The CM affirmed his government’s commitment to bring more people into the process so that the interlocutor and the Naga political

Manipur cabinet to extend ‘Disturbed Area’ status Our Correspondent Imphal | July 31

The Manipur state cabinet today decided to extend the ‘Disturbed Area’ status of the state for another six months by re-imposing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh here this evening, official sources said. But the details on the Cabinet meeting are awaited. The status would not apply to the seven assembly constituencies of Imphal areas. The Manipur Government withdrew the controversial AFSPA from the seven assembly constituencies in 2004. The seven constituencies would not be brought under the disturbed area status, they said. AFSPA was first imposed in the entire state of Manipur in September 1980 after declaring it as a disturbed area.

‘Landslides, road upgradation behind telecom problems in NE

New Delhi, July 31 (iANS): Stating that a Rs.5,336-crore project was underway in the northeast to upgrade the telecom infrastructure, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said landslides and road widening work were affecting services in the region. “Frequent disruption in optical fibre cable links are happening in northeast region due to road widening works and landslides etc,” Prasad, who also overseas the IT department, said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. “The total cost of the plan is Rs.5,336.18 crore (Rs.53.36 billion). The plan would be funded from the Universal Service Obligation Fund,” he said. “It includes providing 2G mobile coverage to uncovered villages and uncovered national highways in the northeast and to implement a scheme for reliability and redundancy in the transmission network at state capitals and district headquarters in the region.” To Syiem’s question on whether the central government was doing away with its earlier restriction on mobile towers within a 10-km radius of international borders, Prasad said according to the licence agreement for uni-

A part of the national highway connecting Dimapur and Kohima severely affected by landslides earlier this month. India’s Communications Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said landslides and road widening work were affecting services in the telecom sector in the North East.

fied licence, the “licensee shall ensure that the base station, cell sites or radio transmitters, as the case may be, to provide mobile telephone services near international border of India, wherever located and established, shall be as far away from such border as feasible”. “Based on licence agreement, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is providing as well as aug-

menting its mobile services along Indo-Bangladesh borders as per its techno-commercial considerations,” the minister said. He also said BSNL has signed an agreement with Power Grid Corporation of India Limited for leasing of 79 links of 10 gbps each for providing reliable connectivity to major cities including state headquarters in the northeast.

groups can gauge the minds of the people. He expressed hope that within the shortest period both the negotiating groups would understand each other’s problem. NLA Speaker, Chotisuh Sazo meanwhile informed that all the invited civil society organisations were present in today’s consultative meeting.

DiMAPuR, July 31 (MexN): The Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) today called for the inclusion of all stakeholders in the process towards achieving a solution to the Naga political issue. A press note from the NTC urged Nagas to be “open hearted,” while hoping that all Naga political groups and “genuine Naga public organisations” would be consulted, taking each other into confidence. It expressed desire for Nagas as a people to have consensus on all contentious issues and enter into an agreement for solution, while respecting the legacy of the Naga plebiscite. The NTC also demanded that any durable written agreement between the Nagas and the GOI should be the “common property of the Nagas as a whole.” “No matter how inconvenient it is considered to be, there is no alternative to openness and transparency. This is for the sake

of permanent peace post solution in the land,” it asserted. Stating that Nagas have a “high tendency to blame GOI for the inordinate delay in finding a permanent political solution,” the NTC however pointed out that “we have been miserably failing to introspect on our own ability and inability to prepare ourselves for the same solution.” “It is therefore imperative that we the Nagas become humble and sincere to complete the ground work by rising above internal bickering and be ready for ultimate solution in lieu of blaming one another and also others,” it added. The NTC further affirmed that Article 371(A) should be protected in the event of attaining a solution under the constitution of India. “If not for substantiation or enhancement of the existing status of this article, dilution or polarisation in any manner is not acceptable,” it said.

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The Battle of Thuda Phor & the politics of memory Morung Express News Kohima | July 31

In the aftermath of the July 16 Wuzu firing where two students were killed, the people of Phor (Wuzu, Phor and New Phor) recollects the Thuda post war of 1960 where the Indian Army killed their leaders, and burned down their village. The battle between the Indian Army and the Naga Army from August 24 to 27, 1960 is still imprinted in the memory of the people of Phor. “They burned all our houses and destroyed our livestock. We lived in the jungle for many days and slowly we came here and re-built our lives again,” says C Pitu Thurr, Wuzu, Village Council Chairman (VCC). The Thuda outpost was established in October, 1957 where the 3rd Assam Rifles were posted. They were replaced by the 14th Assam Rifles. On August 24, the Naga Army fired on the 14th AR Thuda Post at 5:00am and the battle continued till August 27. On August 25, an Indian soldier, Lance Naik Kalu Rai was shot dead by the Naga Army. In retaliation, Sergeant Major Sühoto was killed by the Indian army. By August 26, an Indian Air Force Dakota Plane dropped supply materials and ammunitions at the outpost for Indian troops. The Naga Army were however able to seize ten boxes of ammunition. The Dakota plane bearing No. DC-3, HJ233 was shot down by the Naga army, and landed at Zatshü, terrace field of Meluri. Nine crew members were held as prisoners and released only in 1963. On August 27, the Naga army finally withdrew due to heavy air strikes and continuous firing. The same day, the people of Phor fled to the forests fearing reprisal from the Indian Army. When survival became difficult, the villagers decided to set up a six member Peace Mission to talk with the Indian Army. Four leaders: Chüpuchu DB, Yetechu GB, Türüchu GB and Müghazü GB, who proceeded earlier never returned. The villagers later found out that their leaders were brutally tortured, with their hands and legs tied to the ceiling, where chillies were burnt and the leaders forced to inhale till their death. Later the other two members of the Peace Mission - the village Chief Türachu and Pastor Yutsüchu - were sent to get information about the four leaders who went ahead. When the two reached the outpost, they were shot down. The 14th AR then burned the whole village destroying houses, granaries, cattle and domestic animals.

Two other villagers - Nyupuchu and Yichüchu from Mokie village - were also tortured to death while on their way to visit relatives in Phor village. “Our leaders were tortured mercilessly by the Indian Army. They killed them as if they were animals. They did not even hand over the dead body but stuffed the bodies in sack clothes with chillies and dumped them in the jungles. We searched for days and found their bones,” recalled T Nyupuli, Pochury GB President. After the recent Wuzu killings, the people of Phor feel isolated and betrayed. “Why have they troubled us and made us suffer? Have we hidden the Naga nationalism here? Why has India done this to us? Have we the villagers here broken any law made by the Indian constitution?” they question. “In the paper, they said, it happened near Wuzu village but you can see, it happened in the heart of Wuzu village,” points out Joyson Pfithu, President, Pochury Students’ Union (PSU). VCC of New Phor, Chili says that “had the UGs and Army fired upon each other in our village, it would have been a different story. It would just have been an unfortunate incident, just our bad luck. But the firing happened at Avankhung. Do you know how many km is Avakhung from here? Why did they come here and shoot at the public?” Another village leader questioned the rationality of the AR who claimed to have gone to the village to prevent recruitment of minors. “If they have come for protection why did they kill us? Why?” asked the leader. “It’s a small village unknown to the world but that doesn’t mean that they suppress us and silence us. Justice has to be delivered. Tell the rest of the Nagas and the world, what the truth is, about the two children who were killed, a mother who was shot and injured. Tell them about what is unseen- the mental trauma inside the children,” exclaimed Pituo. A book published by the Phor Social Action Committee in 2010, The Battle of Thuda Phor (Purr) states that the final hearing was conducted at the session court of T. Aliba Imti AC-I Kohima where the case ruled in favour of the deceased leaders. Major Gorwalis and Subedar Rekha Singh Thapa of the 14th Assam Rifles were found guilty. They were stripped off their titles and uniforms in front of the respondents (who appeared in the court on behalf of the deceased) and were further punished with court martial for life imprisonment. Will the Wuzu killings be investigated in a similar manner?

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Kohima | July 31

Circular halo or 22 degree halo seen around the sun in Dimapur on July 19. There are many myths relating to the rainbow like circle around the sun or the moon around the world. Halos are an optical phenomenon produced by light interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere, resulting in a wide variety of colored or white rings, arcs and spots in the sky. Photo by Imojen I Jamir

Kma DPDB preparing detailed report on traffic problem Our Correspondent Kohima | July 31

Kohima deputy commissioner Rovilatuo Mor said the Kohima District Planning & Development Board is preparing a detailed report based on physical study to address traffic problem in the state capital Kohima.

He said the DPDB has begun the process of collecting all the vital data for traffic management, and proposed to have a drastic change in traffic system. Mor said this during the recent visit of parliamentary secretary for economics & statistics and municipal affairs R. Tohanba to the office of

P&AR invites applicants

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Kohima, July 31 (Dipr): The Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (P&AR) in a circular has invited applications from officers under the State government holding analogous post or immediate lower grade pay for filling up of the posts of Under Secretary in the Nagaland State Information Commission, Kohima in the Pay Band-3, Rs 1560039100/- with Grade Pay of Rs 6600/-. The period of deputation shall be for a period of 2 (two) years. Further extension shall be considered on the recommendation of the Commission. Interested candidates should submit the application to the Secretary, P&AR Department, which should be forwarded by their respective Controlling Officers of the Department. The panel of names received by the Department will be scrutinized by a Committee for consideration and appointment. The last date of receiving applications is August 29.

Land resources department bid farewell to joint director Morung Express News Kohima | July 31

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The department of land resources today bid farewell to its retiring joint director, Kikruyielie Pienyu. The event held at the conference hall of the directorate here was attended by officers from the directorate, districts and the Nagaland Bio Resources. Pienyu thanked all the department staff in the directorate and district offices for being friendly and working as family. Stating that retiring from the department is like moving away from family, he said he will miss the department. Pienyu expressed hope that even if he leaves the department, the spirit of living and working as team, and also learning as team always remain in the department. On a personal note, the

outgoing officer told the department staff and officials, “The best gift you are going to give me today is forgiveness. I could have done a lot, but in many areas I may have failed and seek forgiveness as well.” Director Mhathung Yanthan, who also spoke at the event, said the outgoing officer was sincere, efficient and a person who has a heart for all. He expressed that it is a blessing for everyone to see a retired life in good health Others who spoke on the occasion were Renben Lotha, joint director; N. Kehie, DPO Phek; Botovi, office superintendent. Hoto Yeptho, additional director, chaired the programme, Tsepelou and Lichanbemo Humtsoe presented special song.

An Eternal Memory

LATE DR. PEYALHOULIE SAVINO (AYAU) Died: 28.07.2015

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We little knew the memory that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, In death your love becomes a reality. God saw him getting tired, And a cure was not to be. So, he put his arms around him And whispered, “Come to Me”. With tearful eyes we watched him suffer, And saw him slowly fade away. It broke our hearts to lose you, You did not go alone; For part of us went with you, The day God called you come. A golden heart stopped beating, Hardworking hands put to rest, God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best. He left us treasured memories, Your love will remain our guide; And though we cannot see you, You are always at our side. We the bereaved family would like to express our sincere appreciation to all who stood by us during his sickness and at the time of his demise. Your love and support has touched us immensely. May the Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Loving Wife & Children

Kohima Municipal Council. DC said to ease traffic congestion, it is also looking into factor like building infrastructure, widening of road, construction of new circular road and ring road. He also stated that drastic change in matter of vehicular parking is also under preparation.

The total number of government employees in Nagaland as on March 2013 stands at 93,530, which accounts for 4.73 percent of the total State population (19,78,502) and 9.60 percent of total workers (9,74,122) in the State as per 2011 census. During 2012-13, there was an increase of 2159 employees in the State, according to Nagaland Economic Survey 2014-15 (Published by Directorate of Economics & Statistics), which was tabled in the assembly session here recently Out of 93,530 numbers of employees in 2013, Class- I employees constituted 4.16 percent, ClassII 2.81 percent, Class –III 67.57 per cent and Class-IV 25.46 percent. The survey said that regular employees are classified into permanent and temporary - permanent employees are those whose posts are confirmed while temporary employees are those whose posts are not confirmed. According to

Nature of Employment Permanent Temporary Contract & Deputation Adhoc & Work Charged Total

Class I 2390 1349 111 41 3891

Class II 1173 1292 93 68 2626

Class III 33546 24083 1591 3982 63202

the report, the percentage of regular post is highest in Class- I with 96.04 percent, while the percentage of regular post tends to decrease with the fall in the status of employees, i.e., Class-II with 93.87 percent, ClassIII with 91.18 percent and Class –IV with 70.33 percent. (See Box) The survey stated that the percentage of adhoc and work charged employees in the state is highest in Class –IV category of employees and accounts for 27.22 per cent of the ClassIV employees. Contract and deputation nature of employment are highest in Class-II category with 3.54 percent followed by 2.85 per cent in Class-I, 2.52 per cent in Class-III and 2.44 per cent in Class-IV category re-

spectively. Female employees constitute 22 per cent of the total employees and male 77.97 per cent. With the increase in the number of employees of the State government, the number of female employees had gradually increased till 2010-11. However, during 2011-12 there was decrease in the number of female employees by 63 persons. In the year 2013 as on March 31, the number of female employees had increased by 1026 persons thereby raising the total number of the female employees to 20, 605. Out of the total number of employees in the State, 93.24 percent of the employees are Schedule Tribes, while the remaining 6.76 per cent of the total

Class IV 5508 11239 582 6482 23811

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Total 42617 37963 2377 10573 93530

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Nagaland employees are from General, SC and OBC category. The survey stated that the age profile of state government employees is mostly young as 56.28 percent of the employees is in the age group of 26-45 years, 7.59 percent of the total employees is in the age group between 18-25 years, and 22.46 percent of the total employees in the age group between 46-60 years. About 13.67 percent of the total employees did not disclose their date of birth. The percentage of post graduate, graduate, PU/10+2, matriculate, under matric, and illiterate among the employees are 3.14 percent, 12.24 percent, 11.41 percent, 18.98 percent, 52.20 per cent and 2.03 percent respectively.

‘Understanding the differently abled people’

Kohima, July 31 (mExN): The Education and Communication department of Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) organized a programme called ‘Understanding the Differently Abled People’ from July 29–31. Held at Jubilee Memorial Center, Kohima, the programme aimed to create awareness in understanding and providing care and support to the differently abled people in the society, schools, churches and homes. During the inaugural service, Rev. Yamyap Konyak, Finance Secretary, NBCC pronounced the invocation. Greeting was brought by Dr. Atha Vizol, Commissioner, Department for Disability. Kedizelhou Rutsa gave a short testimony, while Cherry Blossoms Society and G. Rio School presented special songs. The inaugural program ended with a

sharing by Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho, General Secretary, NBCC on the topic ‘why understand abled people.’ The resource persons for the programme were Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho, General Secretary, NBCC, Dr. Y. Simpson, Special Educator, CIHSR, Dimapur, Rev. Dr. Ezamo Murry, former principal, Eastern Theological College, Rev. Dr. Cho-o, Associate Professor of Applied Theology, Oriental Theological Seminary, and Kedo Peseyie, Pastor, City Church. Topics dealt during the programme were ‘From my Heart,’ ‘Biblical Perspective on DAP,’ ‘Role of the Church,’ ‘UNCRPD’ and ‘Duties and Rights of Disability.’ The nature of the programme throughout was participatory and interactive which was accompanied by group discussions and presentations. There was also an experience sharing from

Business organisations’ meeting in Dimapur

Dimapur, July 31 (mExN): There will be a joint meeting of some business organisations in Dimapur on August 1, 10:00 am at EDBA office, Purana Bazar. Therefore, all the presidents along with a member of the unions listed below have been requested to attend the meeting without fail: East Dimapur Business Association (EDBA); Sand Stockist & Suppliers Union, Nagaland (SS&SU); Stone Crusher owners Union, Chumukedima; Brick Field owners Union, Dimapur; Truck owners & Drivers Union, East Dimapur; Boulder & Sand gravel Suppliers Union, Chumukedima; Chumukedima Chamber of Commerce & Trade Union. This was informed in a press release issued by EDBA general secretary Joseph Mero.

parents of special children by Bendangla Imsong and Nikule Doulo. According to a press release, one practical aspect of the programme was school visit by the participants. Four schools were visited - G. Rio School, Jo Foundation, Cherry Blossom Society and Tabitha Academy. Observations and reports were made by the four groups which visited the schools. During the closing ceremony, Vikuo Rhi, Youth Secretary led the service, while Dr. Joyce Angami read out the recommendations. A special song was performed by Jo Foundation, Kohima while Alemla Zhimomi, shared her testimony. Dr. Botoholi said the vote of thanks and the program ended with words of encouragement and prayer by Khrieno Moa. The organizing committee members were Dr. Joyce Angami, Advisor

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Students at G. Rio School during one of the groups' visit to the school.

NAPAD (convener), Daniel Thong, Proprietor, Jo Foundation, Purnima Kayina, Administrator, Cherry Blossom Society, Neikule Doulo, President, ENABLE Nagaland, Khrienuo Moa, Managing Director, GRS, Kapochu-o Naleo, Secre-

tary, NAPAD, Rev. Dr. M. Savi, School Coordinator, NBCC and Dr. Botoholi, Secretary, Education and Communication, NBCC. The volunteers during the program were Vitoni, Kakivi, Hito and NBCC Staff. The Educa-

tion and Communication department of NBCC has thanked all the organizations, schools, associations under NBCC, churches, families and individuals who had supported and participated during the programme.

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Health committees in Peren trained on community action on health & nutrition

pErEN, July 31 (mExN): Nagaland Health Project (NHP) conducted three days training for the Health Committees of Community Health Centres (CHC) Jalukie, Mhainamtsi SC & Nkwareu and Ngwalwa village under Peren district on “Community Action on Health & Nutrition (CAHN)” from July 20-22 at Jalukie Town. In the inaugural function, Dr. Atoshe Sema, Addl. Project Director, NHP, highlighted about the project. He pointed out that NHP is first of its kind in Nagaland, which is supported by the World Bank and the project is to complement and not to replace any program that is being undertaken by the Health Department. He stressed on the importance of availing medical facilities available

to them and also urged them to be responsible and commit to the project. Dr. Thomas Keppen facilitated the training, which had resource persons from SPMU, NHP & DPMU, NHP. The participants were enlightened about Nagaland Communitization Act 2002, Result Based Financing (RBF), health related indicators and composition of health committee structure at each level (VHC, HSCMC & HCMC) and development of Action Plan during the 3 days training. Nagaland Health Project (NHP), being implemented by the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, is for duration of six years. The overall goal of the project is to address priority bottlenecks to improve the supply, utilization and quality of health and nutrition services in Nagaland

through investments in several sectors, a press release informed. The project will contribute to Nagaland government’s overall development plans to improve health and nutrition services and outcomes, complementing (and not replacing) state and central (NRHM) government health programs, it added. The project aims to strengthen the Village Health Committees (VHC) by providing incentives through Result Based Financing (RBF), and provide alternative energy (solar), water & sanitation and improve information and communication system in various health facilities of Nagaland. The project is being implemented in Jalukie block and Noklak block on pilot basis for the first year and will later be scaled up to all districts of Nagaland.

Changs celebrate Naknyulum in Tuensang

TuENsaNg, July 31 (Dipr): Naknyulum, one of the most important festivals of the Chang tribe, was celebrated at CKS Hall, Tuensang on July 31. President of Khiamniungan Tribal Council, Mongchua Khiam was the Naknyu Guest and the General Secretary of ENPO, Amai Phom was the Special Invitee. Highlighting that Nagas in general and Eastern Nagas in particular have a rich and vibrant culture, the Special Invitee maintained that it will be good for the tribes if the government set up a Cultural Research Centre in Tuensang. With this, he stated, the peculiarity of the rich culture and tradition can be preserved. He encouraged the people of Tuensang to be responsible and act as a good parent to the rest of the Eastern Nagas so that

Chang women display a traditional game during the Naknyulum festival celebrated in Tuensang on July 31. (DIPR Photo)

the other tribes would look upon them as a guide. Meanwhile, the Naknyu Guest Mongchua Khiam stated peace will lead to advancement and modernization and unity will help progress the society. Both peace and unity should be

upheld to achieve the progress of society, he added. He also urged the Chang community to celebrate the festival with greater meaning. Kongkin (musical mouth organ) was displayed by the CTS (Chang Women Union), while Lole Band enchanted

the gathering. The significance of Naknyulum was highlighted by Yimtsusangla, Advocate and Women Coordinator, CCSU. The programme was also attended by Commandant, 23rd Assam Rifles and his wife, dignitaries and special invitees.

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Manipur development project spells doom for 11 villages, 12,000 people Imphal, July 31 (IaNS): One person's manna is another person's poison. This adage couldn't ring more true for the people of Manipur whose fate has been divided along the line of development. The construction of a multi-purpose dam that promises a better life for people in one part of the state has spelt doom for nearly 12,000 people in 11 villages whose homes will be submerged in the waters and be lost forever. The Mapithel dam of the Thoubal multi-purpose project in Phayang has been the eye of a storm for the locals for a long time now - since its inception in 1980. But now that the end is nearing and the result is there for all to see, those affected have been raising a

last cry for help. Construction of the dam means blocking the Thoubal river, leading to the water-level rising and submerging 11 villages in the vicinity, along with fertile paddy fields, forest land and historical relics like some of Manipur's oldest churches. One such church, the Chadong Baptist Church, which was built in 1935 and is claimed to be one of the oldest in the state, held an emotional prayer service last week before it went under water. In a memorandum to the chief secretary of Manipur, the religious heads of the affected villages and others wrote: "While trying to provide benefits to the valley districts, more than 12,000 people who are in the project upstream are

adversely affected and displaced with no means of future survival." The 66-metre-high and 1,074-metre- long dam is aimed at utilising the water resources to provide irrigation to 21,860 hectares of cultivable land in the Thoubal district as well as generate 7.50 MW electricity and supply water to the capital city, Imphal. This "positive" development has, however, not gone down well with the people of the affected villages, mainly because they will in no way reap the benefits of this project but lose a lot in the bargain instead. "There has been no proper resettlement and rehabilitation programme for the affected villagers. There has been no impact assessment on the socio-

economic and religious perspective," the memorandum said. "The Mapithel mountain, located across the dam, will become inaccessible for forage of edible plants, roots and mushrooms necessary for future survival when a reservoir is created," the memorandum added. Chadong, one of the affected villages, is known for its soil fertility and its organic food products like mushrooms and bamboo shoots make their way to markets in Imphal and elsewhere. The Thoubal river, often called the river of strength because of its strong undercurrents, also sees community fishing in the Chadong area - a much celebrated event. "All of that will now become history,"

lamented Ngayeimi, a villager in Chadong, echoing the sentiments of others. Most people in the affected areas are farmers and they fear the uncertainty of the future. "The future looks bleak. What will I do, I am a farmer..." asked Bosco, another villager who has a family of five, including three children, to support. Villagers also claim that after years of protest, the state government did agree to give compensation, "but only few have been given this till now". "All we want is that our plight should be first redressed, then the construction," the memorandum read, reflecting the irony of how development can have different definitions for different people.

Tussle between Tripura HC and Move to build rail lines govt over law secretary continues along China border agartala, July 31 (IaNS): The conflict between the Tripura High Court and the government over removal of Law Secretary Datamohan Jamatia from his post continues with the law minister shooting off a fresh letter to Chief Justice Deepak Gupta. The state government had expressed its inability to relieve Jamatia of his responsibilities. A contempt of court case against Jamatia is pending in the Supreme Court. A high court notification, issued on July 14, transferred Jamatia and posted him as a district and sessions judge of Unakoti district. The court also asked him to take over the new assignment on August 3 and asked Chief Secretary Yashpal Singh to choose a new law secretary. Last week, Law Minister Tapan Chakraborty, in a letter to Chief Justice Gupta, expressed the state government's inability to relieve Jamatia as law secretary as he is looking after various pending cases in the Supreme Court and upcoming elections to local bodies. The fresh letter came after the high court on July 23 turned down the law minister's plea and stick to its decision. Minister Chakraborty said: "Yesterday (Thursday), I have sent another letter to the chief justice to retain Jamatia in his post at least for another six months." Chakraborty, however, refused to divulge the contents of the letter. An official with the law department, on the condition of anonymity, told IANS:

AZSU (AMN) elect new office bearers DImapur, July 31 (mexN): The 39th Dimki Session-cum-Election of the All Zeliangrong Students’ Union (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) was held on July 31 at Thuizang, Sangaithel, Village Manipur. The Dimki was attend by the members of Zeliangrong Students’ Union Assam, (ZSUA) Zeliangrong Students’ Union Manipur (ZSUM) and Zeliangrong Students’ Union Nagaland (ZSUN). Various Zeliangrong organizations leaders, former leaders of AZSU and well wishers were also present. The AZSU election commission elected the following executive members for the tenure of 2015-2018: Nchaheing Kompoing as President; Hulangbo Niumai as Vice President; Benjamin Gondaimei as General Secretary; Ilungbam Rangkau as Finance Secretary; Anamle Kuame as Assistant General Secretary; Herahungbe Pame as Information & Publicity Secretary; Itumgaing Newme as Socio & Cultural Secretary; and Ketoreiyang Pamei as Public Relation Secretary. For the five remaining post which are laying vacant, the election committee empowered the incumbent executives to induct members durting the first Dimki Session of this Union which will be held on August 24 at Dimapur, Nagaland. This was informed by the Chief Election Commissioner of the AZSU (AMN).

"The minister told the chief justice that Jamatia has been looking after the state government's appeal to the Supreme Court against the high court's dismissal of 10,323 government teachers by an order on May 7 last year." "Besides, the law secretary's service is urgently required by the state government in smoothly conducting elections to various urban local bodies, including Agartala Municipal Corporation, in December and elections to 527 village committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council in March next year," the official said quoting the letter. A division bench of the high court in April wanted contempt of court charges to be framed against Jamatia for making a derogatory remark about the judiciary in an official note to Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. Jamatia, who denied making any derogatory remarks against the high court, filed a petition before the Supreme Court against the high court decision. The official said the law minister also raised questions over the appointment of Unakoti District Session Judge Gautam Debnath as officer on special duty (OSD) in the high court. "The high court may appoint OSD but the post has to be created by the state government before any posting is made, as otherwise financial and other complications will arise in future," the law minister said in his letter.

New DelhI, July 31 (IaNS): The government has initiated a move to build four strategic railway lines along the international border with China, it was announced on Friday. Out of the four railway lines, three are in the northeast and one in northern India, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha told the Rajya Sabha. "The ministry of defence has identified four strategic lines along the India-China border," Sinha said in a written reply. The four lines identified are Missamari in Assam to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh via Tenga (378 km); Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh to Rupai in Assam via Tezu (227 km); North Lakhimpur in Assam to Silapathar via Bame in Along district of Arunachal Pradesh (249 km); and Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir via Manali (498 km). "The railways ministry has requested the ministry of defence to convey approval to carry out final location survey at a cost of Rs.345 crore (Rs.3.45 billion) and provide the necessary funds," Sinha said. According to the minister, none of these projects has so far been sanctioned. "The time of completion and cost cannot be ascertained till completion of the final location survey and detailed geo-technical studies, as all these projects pass through very difficult terrains of the young Himalayas," he said.

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Assam completes construction of 91 percent of school toilets guwahatI, July 31 (IaNS): With Assam completing construction of 91 percent of school toilets under the "Swachh Vidyalaya" programme, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday directed the authorities concerned to expedite the completion of toilets in all schools by August 10. Funds for the construction of school toilets were provided by the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), public sector undertakings and the corporate sector. Under the Swachh Vidyalaya programme, Assam has completed construction of 33,154 toilets out of 35,725, and the construction of the remaining 2,571 are going on in full swing. At the national-level, Assam's rate of completion is 91.84 percent as against Bihar's 72.41 percent, Haryana's 84.68 percent and Madhya Pradesh's 88.07 percent, according to the statement. Gogoi's directive came at a review meeting in which he said that to make the state

clean and healthy, construction of toilets at schools must be completed at the earliest, according to an official statement. Friday's meeting was attended by Education Minister Sarat Borkotoky and other senior officials. In Assam, under SSA and RMSA, 26,662 toilets have been constructed out of the targeted 26,809. Gogoi directed the authorities concerned to complete the construction of the remaining 147 toilets by August 10. Under corporate sector, out of the total 79 toilets, construction of 66 toilets have been completed and the construction of the rest 13 will be completed "very soon", the statement added. In schools under the PSU sector, construction of 642 toilets have been completed and the construction work of 2,218 toilets is underway. The chief minister directed the state education department to write to the ONGC and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited for not starting work on construction of 193 toilets.

Tripura governor slammed for tweets on Yakub Memon agartala, July 31 (IaNS): Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy's tweets on 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon, who was hanged on Thursday, evoked sharp reactions on Friday on the social networking site. "Intelligence officials should keep a tab on all (except relatives and close friends) who assembled before Yakub Memon's corpse. Many are potential terrorists," Roy tweeted on Thursday hours after Memon was hanged in Nagpur Central Jail in Maharashtra. "Governors ought to be concerned about security of state. Intelligence keeping tab on Yakub's mourners is preventing terror. Better than cure," he wrote. Criticising his tweets, a Twitter user said: "Shame on you Mr governor! You betrayed constitutional values by these tweets."

Roy responded in another tweet: "As a governor he was supposed to be 'concerned' about security." "When I suggested 'intelligence keeping a tab', I mentioned no community. So how come I'm accused of being 'communal bigot'?" he added. The governor told IANS here: "In my tweet, I have said intelligence officials should keep a tab on all, except relatives and close friends, who assembled before Memon's corpse. If they, other than relatives and close friends, does not support terrorists and terrorism, why they assembled there?" Without directly commenting on the governor's tweets, Tripura's ruling Communist Party of IndiaMarxist spokesman Gautam Das told IANS: "The government has taken elaborate security measures in Nagpur and else-

where yesterday (Thursday) in connection with Memon's hanging. Whether governor has any information about any threat?" In Kolkata, former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee said: "A governor holding constitutional position should not comment like this. Such public comments might create problem." Amidst a controversy over his Hindutva ideology, Bharatiya Janata Party's former West Bengal unit president Roy took charge as the 16th governor of Leftruled Tripura on May 20.

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Indian Skills Academy inaugurated Uber to invest $1 bn in India to expand services

DIMAPUR, JULY 31 (MExN): Introducing Indian Skills Academy, a promising venture initiating revolutionary training procedures in the zone founded by a group of professionals who had vivid experience in the training and skill building sectors. Anjan Chowdhury founder Managing Director of the organization, has had 21 years of experience in the field of hospitality, aviation, soft skills and personality development training. He is the first ever hospitality trainer to represent hospitality experiential training in the UK recently under UKIRCI (UK India Education and Research Initiative) in the City College Plymouth UK. On the event of the launch of his academy he says, “Assam and North East is a zone, over flooded with talents from the younger generation. The skin, the glamour, integrity and allied components makes this zone an already promising one. All they require is finesse’- communication skills, professional competency, grooming and self skill identification”’

Attendees of the inauguration ceremony for Indian Skills Academy.

Mamta Agarwal taking over as the chairman of the group was flabbergasted with the inception of Indian Skills academy. Fouder CEO of the group Sanjeev Medhi assured that Indian Skills Academy would be one of the only leading training academies in the next few years to come. He said that,” Indian Skills Academy is the first ever academy which will be spearheaded by people who are exorbitantly skilled and trained in train-

ing sector, apart from many brands that my partner and the Managing director Anjan Chowdhury has been conducting since the past many years. Skill development is the only call of the hour now. And to contribute to the skilling industry, we have come forth” Assam Education Minister, Sarat Borkotoky congratulated the team of Indian Skills Academy on their venture. Anjan Chowdhury also compiled his experiential

expertise as a book called the SKILLFINITY which was released by the Borkotoky. On the event of the book release, Chowdhury said his book is an attempt to prolifically customise persona enhancement matters. Indian Skills Academy is equipped to train candidates in the most revolutionary way. It is the first ever training academy that has conceptualised Cosmetology as a mandate in Personality Development. Dr Sudeepta Dutta Das,

renowned Cosmetologist of Guwahati would work jointly as Cosmetology partner in grooming candidates of the academy. Smile Correction and Oral Hygiene is the second mandate that will customise Indian Skill Academy’s behavioral training in personification. Galileo from Travelport is an exclusive CRS partner who would train students in online reservation systems, etc. AITKEN SPENCE a leading international chain of five star hotels has endorsed itself to be the exclusive placement partner in the field of hospitality. Grooming, styling, personality development classes, and many more exciting sessions that assures Indian Skill Academy’s students to acquire 360degree makeover. The academy is affiliated under Karnataka State Open University that will offer BSc in Airline Hospitality and Travel Studies. The open University would offer valid affiliated short term diplomas as well in the respective trades. As a trainer, Chowdhury also spoke about his intentions of initiating inflight training to his students.

Homestays to boost Kerala’s tourism industry Govt seeks Parliament nod for additional 40,822-cr spending

THIRUvANANTHAPURAM, JULY 31 (IANS): Kerala’s tourism industry will get an additional boost as the government will not only streamline homestay operations but promote them as well, said a minister. Homestay enables visitors rent rooms from local families. “What we have found out from our various tourism road shows that are held across continents is that there is a good demand for experiencing the village life of our state and for that the best product that we can offer is homestays,” Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar told IANS. He said there are around 1,000 homestays that are registered with the department. “We are in the process of streamlining homestay operations. We have already reduced the electricity tariff that was previously under commercial category to a lower category,” said Kumar. In a matter of five years, the total rooms that are available has doubled and crossed the 80,000 room mark. There are teething issues and the state government is doing their best to overcome them, said M.C. Sivadathan, director of Kerala Homestay and Tourism

Society (Kerala HATS), an NGO, which looks into the issues faced by homestays. “We are all waiting for the state government to come out with a government order where clear-cut guidelines are laid out. One lacuna in the present set of rules is the unrealistic charges that are being levied as annual tax by the local self governments who charge as high as 60 per cent of the total area of the house.” “This is too high because we already pay tax to the government. We have met with the chief minister and others and expect that they will come up with a realistic figure, said Sivadathan. Homestays charge as low as Rs.300 to Rs.5,000 a day, depending on the facilities that are offered. K. Punnoose, who lives in a 130-yearold ancestral home in Kottayam said that he will be glad to offer homestay facilities as both his children are married, and this would be an activity that would keep his wife and him busy. “I am waiting for the government to come out with a clear homestay policy. The Kerala village life is a much sought after by many foreigners and it not only brings extra money to the home stay owner, but also the village community,” said Punnoose.

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Tomato (Nasik)

Tomato (Shillong)

Rs. 28

Rs. 35

Green Chilly

Rs. 25

Rs. 30

Dry Chilly(Long)

Rs. 100

Rs. 110

Dry Chill(Best Quality)

Rs. 120

Rs. 130

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Carrot

Rs. 75

Rs. 80

Cabbage

Rs. 10

Rs. 15

Beans (Long)

Rs.15

Rs. 20

Beans(Local)

Rs. 55

Rs. 60

Ladies Finger

Rs. 20

Rs. 25

Brinjal

Rs.10

Rs. 15

Squash

Rs. 25

Rs. 30

Bitter Gourd

Rs. 20

Rs. 25

Cauli Flower

Rs. 30

Rs. 40

Potol

Rs.15

Rs. 20

Radish

Rs.15

Rs. 20

Mero

Rs.10

Rs. 15

Pumpkin

Rs. 10 Per kg

Rs. 15 Per Kg

Bottle Gourd

Rs. 10 Per kg

Rs. 15 Per kg.

Peas(Motor)

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Capsicum

Rs. 80

Rs. 90

Garlic(Best quality)

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Rs. 90

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Palang Saag

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Cucumber

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Onion

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Rs. 40

Lemon(Nimbu)

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Potato

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Uber operates in 57 countries, with an estimated value of more than $40 billion. But it has tangled with transport authorities across the globe, along with attorneys seeking to deem Uber drivers as employees entitled to benefits. In India, Uber has been at odds with authorities in the capital, New Delhi, where the government banned its services after an Uber driver was accused of rape in December. But a court revoked the ban this month. After the incident, Uber tightened its driver screening and in-app safety features. It has also modified its global business model to accept cash payment in some Indian cities. The company on Friday said it aimed to attain 1 million rides daily in India within six to nine months. An industry source said Uber now records 200,000 trips daily.

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NEW DELHI, JULY 31 (PTI): To meet expenditures, governmenttoday sought Parliament’s approval for an additional Rs 40,821.88 crore as the first batch of supplementary demands for grants for 2015-16, which includes Rs 12,010 crore meant for PSU bank recapitalisation. However, the net cash outgo will aggregate to only Rs 25,495.24 crore, while the rest of the amount would be matched by savings and enhanced recoveries. The first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants 2015-16 was tabled in Parliament today by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The additional outlay towards bank recapitalisation will be Rs 12,010 crore. The government has also sought a token Rs 100 crore for establishment of MUDRA Bank. The 2015-16 budget had provided Rs 7,940 crore towards recapitalisation of PSU banks. With the additional outlay, the total outlay towards bank recapitalisation would go up to Rs 19,950 crore in the fiscal. The government has also sought the Parliament’s nodforinjectingRs800croreasequityinfusioninstate-carrier Air India and an additional Rs 4,000 crore towards Integrated Child Development Scheme and other programmes of the Ministry of Women and child development. An additional Rs 2,685 crore has been sought for Prime MinisterNarendraModi’spetprojectSwachhBharatMission and other schemes of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. For Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) it sought Rs 1,153 cr. Another Rs 1,000 crore has been sought for development of Chennai and Bangalore Metro Projects and Rs 400 crore for clearing the pending subsidy claims towards import of edible oil, sugar mills and interest subvention.

NEW DELHI, JULY 31 (REUTERS): Uber Technologies Inc will invest $1 billion in India in the next nine months, as the online taxi-hailing company looks to expand its services in its biggest market outside the United States. Uber said it would use the additional investment to improve operations, expand beyond the 18 Indian cities where it now operates, and develop new products and payment solutions. “We are extremely bullish on the Indian market and see tremendous potential here,” Amit Jain, president of Uber India said in a statement on Friday. “Uber has grown exponentially in India.” Uber said India and China are its priority markets. It had said last month that it would invest more than $1 billion in China this year as it looks to rev up growth in the world’s second largest economy.

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'Recommend deserving candidates for PMEGP loan' WoKha, July 31 (mExN): The Wokha District Entrepreneurs’ Association (WDEA) has made an appeal to the selection committee/board of the PMEGP interview to recommend only genuine, aspiring, un-employed and deserving candidate, especially locals. PMEGP interview for the current year is scheduled to be held on July 30-31. According to a press release from the association, the appeal was made following a joint meeting at Hotel Hornbill, Wokha with the District Chamber of Commerce & Industries and ACAUT Wokha Unit on July 28. WDEA suggested that the board undertake proper verification of documents and project viability and genuineness of applicants capable for setting up of a unit, thereby accomplishing his or her vision for the recovery of loans in due process. Earlier on June 15, 2015, the association in a memorandum to legislators, district administration and district industries centre had called for members

1 August 2015

WasU sets code of conduct

Dimapur, July 31 (mExN): The Western Angami Students’ Union (WASU) have produced a code of conduct for students under the jurisdiction of Western Angami region. In a press release, the union stated that the code of conduct was necessitated as it has been brought to light that various detrimental activities are being blatantly committed by students both outside and inside many institutions. According to the code of conduct, any student in uniform found indulging in “immoral activities” or found taking intoxicants or any form of abusive substances shall be penalized and strictly dealt with. WASU took exception to some Government school teachers being irregular and paying little or no concern for the students. The union cautioned that it will thoroughly check and monitor such practices and initiate necessary action. Further, WASU prohib-

from the business community as well as civil societies to be included as observers for transparency during the selection/interview. Stating that no benefit or aid provided by the government agencies have trickled down to the genuine individuals at various levels so far, the association cautioned that it will no longer stand and watch any misdoings “whether intended or not by any individual or groups.” “WDEA will walk extra mile to make positive things happen for the benefit of all and especially for the genuine entrepreneurs/ beneficiaries,” the association maintained. Further condemning the “random collection” imposed on its members by way of issuing of forms and submission of project report even before selection of the beneficiaries, the association made a “sincere appeal” to the authority to refund the same in the event applicants do not get selected for the scheme. With regard to the cost of forms and the high cost of available project report, it was informed that Dimapur, July 31 ACAUT would intervene. (mExN): Dimapur Police, over the past fortnight, have seized a considerably large cache of IMFL from in and around Dimapur. Accordthe citizens of Nagaland ing to a press release from to benefit from the free Dimapur Addl. Dy. Comeye camp. The Samaj has missioner of Police/PRO, also requested all the well- four persons have been arwishers, particularly the rested in separate incidents executive members of the while investigations are on Bengali Samaj to be pres- to arrest more. ent by 9:30 a.m. on the ocOn July 18, Police percasion. sonnel manning Newfield

WASU’s code of conduct: - Any student in uniform found indulging in any immoral activities shall be penalized both inside and outside the school. - Any student in uniform found taking any intoxicants or any form of abusive substances shall not be tolerated. Such defaulting students shall be seriously dealt with. - Students are advised to dress appropriately and decently. - Any student in uniform found roaming and loitering about, during school hours shall be thoroughly checked and monitored. - Students forming themselves into gangs and involving in gang fights shall be seriously dealt with. Such practices must be discouraged by parents, teachers and the public by reporting any such gang activities. - If any incident occurs of threatening and disrespecting the teachers, the Union shall not tolerate and stern action shall be initiated against such insubordinate students. - Any cases of abuse amounting to harassment of students shall not be tolerated by the Union. - Some private institutions and hostels are managed by individuals for profit and business leading to astronomical rates of fees with little or no facilities. It is also learnt that, imposition of fines against failed subjects and absentees are prevalent. Therefore, it is strongly cautioned that necessary action will be initiated against such practices. - It is learnt that some Government school teachers are not regular in school paying little or no concern for the students. Therefore, it is cautioned that the Union will thoroughly check and monitor such practices and necessary action will be initiated. - Sale of tobacco or any other intoxicant products is strictly prohibited in and around educational institutions. Violators are liable to any action by the union for the welfare of the students. ited the sale of tobacco and other intoxicants in and around educational institutions and cautioned violators that they would be liable to any action by the union.

WASU has requested students, teachers and public of Western Angami region to comply and adhere with the set code for the welfare of the student

fraternity. Further, WASU urged its units to monitor and notify the Union’s Office of any such cases or noncompliance to the above mentioned norms.

Dimapur Police seize large cache of IMFL

Free Eye Screening Camp today Dimapur, July 31 (mExN): A free eye screening camp is being organised by Bengali Samaj at Railway High School, Dimapur on August 1, Saturday, from 10 a.m. onwards. In this regard, the Bengali Samaj has requested all

Saturday

Check Gate intercepted one Bolero B/R. No. NL109408 and seized 14 cases of assorted IMFL. In this connection, a case has been registered at West Police Station and two persons namely Sangte Konyak and Akum Yimchunger have been arrested. On July 21, Dimapur Police personnel intercepted one Hyundai i20 vehicle and seized 16 cases of assorted IMFL. In this con-

nection a case has been registered at West Police Station and one person – Nipato Yepthomi has been arrested. On July 29, Dimapur Police personnel intercepted three Mahindra Scorpios after hot pursuit near Kushiabill area. The occupants escaped abandoning the vehicles B/R. No. NL06-2641, NL070627 and NL03-1276. 4330 bottles of assorted IMFL

PGC holds Freshers’ day Dept of YRS pays respect to late Asst Director Dimapur, July 31 (Dipr): The Department of Youth Resources & Sports paid tribute to Assistant Director, Kivigho Rotokha who passed away at Dimapur on July 31 after a brief illness. A short obituary function was held at Multipurpose Hall A, I.G. Stadium, Kohima. Parliamentary Secretary for YRS, KhriehuLiezietsu, department staff and a host of well-wishers attended the function.

Commissioner and Secretary, Menukhol John, speaking on behalf of the department, described Kivigho as a person who does his duties with his best ability and added that the Department has lost a great team player. Former Director YR&S and now Secretary, Rural Development Department, Kelei Zeliang said that during his directorship, he entrusted Kivigho with the responsibility over

were recovered from the vehicle. A case has been registered at East Police Station and investigation into the case is being carried out. On July 31, staff of Women Cell, Dimapur intercepted one Maruti Alto B/R. No. AS01AQ-3956 at Purana Bazar and seized 10 cases of assorted IMFL. One lady has been arrested in this connection and the case is being investigated.

Sangmai C. Imlong, ADC Pfutsero, and Principal PGC launching the PGC Book Club.

Kohima, July 31 (mExN): The 33rd Freshers’ day of Pfutsero Government College was held today with Sangmai C. Imlong, ADC Pfutsero as the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, Imlong spoke on the importance of studying and dwelled on the theme of the day 'Towards a New Horizon'. Principal of the college spoke on the importance of utilising the 3 precious years of college life. He stated that the past cannot be re-lived and stressed on

focusing in correcting the present and working diligently. In what could be a first for the state, the college also launched a Book Club on the occasion. With the objective of cultivating the habit and love for reading, the book club was launched by the Library Department along with English Department. Earlier, Weri Mero and Meweu Mero were declared as Freshers’ King and Freshers’ Queen respectively.

Global Shapers, Kohima Hub to be launched today Kohima, July 31 (mExN): The World Economic Forum will launch the Global Shapers, Kohima Hub in Kohima on August 1. The Global Shapers Community is a global network of local communities based in the world's major cities. These communities are called Hubs and are composed of young people who are exceptional in their potential, their achievements and their drive to make a contribution to their communities. Global Shapers collaborate and undertake activities that generate a positive impact and improve the state of their communities. The inaugural session

of the launch will be held at 10:00 am at Jubilee Memorial Centre, Lerie, Kohima. This will be followed by delegate reception and networking. The second session will follow immediately which will be a round table discussion and interactive session with all the participants on the theme: "Shaping SustainabilityEnvisioning, Educating, Creating and Investing to a future we want" comprising of the following thematic areas - Education, Rights, Political Inclusion and Accountability, Environment and Natural Resources, Unemployment, Health, Urban Development, Corruption

surance scheme for Rs.2 lacs at just Rs.330 per annum, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) – an accident insurance scheme for Rs.2 lacs at just Rs.12 per annum, and Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) – a loan scheme. Rhosietho Nguori, SDO(Civil), Jalukie exhorted participants to avail of the social security schemes saying that the schemes are quite affordable and one of the best to secure the future of the family. Ruvilie, District Project Manager, NRLP, also en-

MEx FILE Two ‘Tatar’ join NNC Dimapur, July 31 (mExN): Yimchungrii Regional Council NNC has informed that two Tatar – namely S. Royimkiu and S. Throngso – from NNC NA (Kiumukam) have joined the “Parent Body” NNC under the leadership of Z. Royim Yimchungrii and V. Nagi to strengthen the Naga Cause. A press release from the YRC Midan Peyu, Kiurunkiu Yimchungrii, welcomed the two to the parent body (NNC).

Two arrested with IMFL Dimapur, July 31 (mExN): Personnel of Excise Narcotic Cell manning Chumukedima Excise Check Gate on July 29 recovered 125 cases of beer and 25 cases of rum from a Zunheboto bound truck bearing Regd. No. NL06A-3250. According to a press release from the Deputy Commissioner of Excise, the liquor was found concealed by construction materials like sand, bricks, cement and MS rod. In this connection, two persons namely, Vishie, 22 years, and Kivishe, 20 years, both from Zunheboto Town were arrested as per the NLTP Act.

Dr. Toshimanen Ozukum HoD of Municipal Affairs Kohima, July 31 (Dipr): The Government of Nagaland has allowed Dr. Toshimanen Ozukum, Additional Director, Directorate of Municipal Affairs, to function in the capacity of Head of Department. This notification will be effective till such time the cadre management of the officers and staff of the Directorate of Municipal Affairs are streamlined and finalised.

Dog owners in Middle PWD informed Kohima, July 31 (mExN): In reference to Kohima Municipal Counicl and PWD Colony Kohima Panchayat directive regarding the stray/domestic dogs loitering in and around the colony, the Middle PWD Youth Organisation and the Panchayat has warned all dog owners that all stray or domestic dogs loitering in the street alone will be shot. A press note issued by the Chairman, Middle PWD Panchayat, and President, Middle PWD Youth Organisation, stated.

Dr. Longrineken appointed DAN chairman Kohima, July 31 (Dipr): The Government of Nagaland has appointed Dr. Longrineken, Member of Nagaland Legislative Assembly as Chairman of Development Authority Nagaland (DAN), Dimapur with immediate effect.

CondolenCe messages

DSO Zunheboto, YRO Zunheboto, Administrator I.G Stadium and Assistant Director at one go because he was “efficient, sincere and trustworthy.” Kohima Sumi Hoho, Kohima Sumi Officers Union and NSACS among others also conveyed condolences during the function. The mortal remains was then taken to his home town in Zunheboto for the last rite and burial.

CAYSA: The Chokri Area Youth Sports Association (CAYSA) has expressed sadness over the demise of late Velahü Puro of Kikrüma Vilage who passed away on July 29 at Kohima. In a condolence message, the association described Puro as a “cheerful, peaceloving citizen” and stated that he was the first individual champion of NWA in 1972 and a founding father of the association. CAYSA stated that his death has created a vacuum in the association and further conveyed condolences to the couraged participants to bereaved family. avail the schemes and said that these are government schemes and not like the ponzi schemes of the past where many were cheated. Chenio Lotha, Trainer, Dimapur, July 31 Centum Learning Ltd., gave (mExN): 26 final year stua PowerPoint presenta- dents of Nagaland Tool tion on Atal Pension Yojana Room & Training Centre, (APY) – a pension scheme Dimapur have joined 7 from Rs.1000 to Rs.5000 p.m. manufacturing companies plus lump sum amount to in Pune for a one year Onnominee up to Rs.8.5 lacs. Job Training programme. Following the proAccording to a press regramme, enrolment forms lease from the Centre, the for PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY students are expected to get were distributed to the par- offers for regular placement ticipants. in the same companies fol-

Mega camp on PMSSS held at Jalukie JaluKiE, July 31 (mExN): A mega camp on the Pradhan Mantri Social Security Schemes (PMSSS) was held at Town Hall, Jalukie on July 29. 386 participants attended the programme which was organised by State Bank of India, Lead Bank Office, Dimapur. S.Besii Bosco, CM, SBI, RBO Dimapur welcomed the participants and briefed the gathering on the purpose of the camp. Bosco also gave PowerPoint presentations on Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJJBY) – a life in-

Dimapur

KSH: The Kohima Sümi Hoho has expressed shock at the demise of Kivigho Zhimomi, Asst. Director Sports and Youth Resources. Late Zhimomi was actively involved in supporting the Kohima Sümi Hoho and the Sümis in general, the hoho stated in a message. Further conveying heartfelt condolences to the family, the hoho prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace. Art & Culture Dept: The Director of Art & Culture, Vevo Sapuh and officers and staff of the Department have conveyed

deepest condolences at the sad demise of Haidwaraing, Peon. A condolence message from the Director stated that late Haidwaraing was a sincere and dedicated employee of the department and further extended deepest sympathy to the bereaved family. ANSTRSU: The All Nagaland State Transport Running Staff Union has mourned the demise of Yanchu Chang, Driver, on July 29. The union extended condolence to the bereaved family and further prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

Young Naga apprentices join Pune industries lowing the apprenticeship. The 26 are students of Diploma in Tool & Die Making (3+1 year course) which was introduced in the year 2007 by the Nagaland Tool Room & Training Centre, under the Department of Industries & Commerce, with the support of the government as a job-oriented training programme.

NTTC expressed confidence that people would slowly take to working in manufacturing companies outside the state. “There is no dearth of employment scope for the tool & die makers in manufacturing companies in the country with promising scope of career growth and salary packages after their initial years,” NTTC maintained.

'Village Level Organization' launched at Totok Chingnyu

moN, July 31 (mExN): Under the Nagaland State Rural Livelihood Mission (NSRLM), a platform for the poor called ‘Longha Sheiko Khong’, an organization of women SHGs at Totok Chingnyu village in Mon, was launched as ‘Village Level Organization’ on July 30. Totok Chingnyu is located 12 km away from Mon town. M Temjen Longchar, District Program Manager, NSRLM Mon, while exhorting the SHGs said SHG movement is not just for poverty eradication; it has a great role in empowerment of women. He said empowerment of women has brought immense reformation in social, economic as well as political sphere in modern India. He exhorted that understanding each other, maintaining honesty and putting confidence among the members are the main pillars of SHG. In due course of time, the SHG members will

VLO members along with NSRLM staff after the launch of ‘Longha Sheiko Khong’ VLO at Totok Chingnyu on July 30.

see growth even in leadership, he said and advised that SHG members should be selfless and dedicated to serve or fight for the cause of society. He also released the bye law of VLO and handed over to the organization’s president. Atan Konyak, young

professional under NSRLM Mon, spoke on Village Level Organization (VLO) and informed that a bye law of the VLO has been brought out in Konyak language for the SHGs to know the rules and regulations. She said the main objective of VLO is to address common issues which cannot be han-

dled by a single SHG. VLO acts as a financial intermediary along with providing services to the SHGs, such as bookkeeping, auditing, bank linkage and other line departments. VLO acts as an agency to address issues faced by the community in the area of health, education, market-

ing, etc. and bring social change and development in the village. A VLO consists of three components: office bearers, executive body and general body with powers and functions to abide, where details are being made available in the bye law. Meanwhile, Rajuselie Lhousa, District Program Coordinator (Financial Inclusion), NSRLM Mon, said that the practice of SHG system has given an opportunity for women to learn from one another, update livelihood skills and develop leadership and contribute to the society as well. He expressed hope that the society will very soon see brighter social atmosphere through the committed role of women in the SHG movement. He advised the SHGs to carefully handle their small savings/ corpus and utilize them solely for livelihood promotion and income generating activities. He also shared about ‘financial inclusion’ activi-

ties which will reach their door-step soon. M. Hangsa Konyak, BPM, Mon RD Block, chaired the meeting. Short speeches were delivered by Angtong Konyak, VC Chairman, Mongkham Konyak, President, VLO. Others who spoke in the interactive session were Ngamlem and Pheiya. The village council members, church leaders and Village Angh attended the function. The VLO has been established in Totok Chingnyu with a team of dynamic members to manage the office, a press release informed. The office bearers, elected for a term of 2 years, are: Mongkham, President; Ngamlem, Vice President; Shikmeth, General Secretary; Shonglem, Asst. Gen Secy.; Pheiya, Finance Secretary; and Toilan, Treasurer. Totok Chingnyu, one of the biggest villages in Mon district, has 32 SHGs under the umbrella of NSRLM.

People, life, etc... Saturday | 1 auguSt, 2015

Inside the 2015 Man Booker Longlist

The Atlantic

self-pitying” mother. James Wood at The New Yorker describes the book as a “more conventional novel than anything Enright has written,” with the author understanding adulthood “as a kind of aberration that befalls families: siblings must grow up, but their maturity is oddly irrelevant to the atavism of the family unit.”

he long list for the Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards, was announced Wednesday. For the second year, the prize was open to writers of any nationality who publish books in English in the U.K., and this year five American writers made the list of 13 contenders, chosen by five judges from a Marlon James, pool of 156 total works. The U.S. is, in fact, the most well-repre- A Brief History of Seven Killings sented country, with other entrants hailing Michiko Kafrom Great Britain, Jamaica, New Zealand, kutani at The Nigeria, Ireland, and India. There are three New York Times debut novelists and one former winner on describes the Jathe list, and women writers outnumber men maican author’s seven to six. From dystopian and political novel as being novels to a multitude of iterations on the “like a Tarantino family drama, the selections capture the evremake of ‘The er-changing human experience in very difHarder They ferent ways. Come’ but with From here, the selections will be whita soundtrack by tled down to a shortlist of six books, to be Bob Marley and announced on September 15. The wina script by Oliver ner will be announced at the ceremony in Stone and WilLondon on October 13. Until then, here’s a liam Faulkner, guide to the 13 works on the long list: with maybe a little creative boost from some primo ganja.” Bill Clegg, Tackling subjects like Jamaican politics and Did You Ever Have a Family poverty, race and class, and the complicated relationship between the U.S. and the CaribThe Ameri- bean by using the 1976 assassination attempt can writer’s on Marley as a jumping off point, the cacophnovel about a onous novel is “sweeping, mythic, over-thewoman strug- top, colossal and dizzyingly complex.” gling with the aftermath of Laila Lalami, an explosion The Moor’s Account that killed her family inIn her third spired a new novel, the Moliterar y ficroccan Amerition imprint can author at Simon & Lalami retells S c h u s t e r. a famous acThe tragedy, count of the which takes disaster that multiple perstruck a Spanspectives over many years, is Clegg’s first ish conquistawork of fiction, but he’s a longtime figure in dor setting sail the publishing world and has written two for the New memoirs, one in 2011 about his addiction World in the to crack cocaine (Portrait of an Addict as a 16th century Young Man) and one a year later about his from the perexperiences in rehab (Ninety Days). Kirkus spective of a Reviewscalled the novel “an attempt to slave. Even though the fictional memoir is map how the unbearable is borne, elegant- more stately and slow-moving than other ly written and bravely imagined.” fast-paced adventure tales, NPR’s Alan Cheuse finds it “richly rewarding” and “a huge Anne Enright, The Green Road step up from the writer’s first two works of fiction.” By reconstructing an erased historiThe Irish novel- cal perspective, Lalami’s storytelling fights ist and former win- “a primal struggle over power between the ner’s latest book strong and the weak, between good and is a family drama evil, and against forgetting,” writes Jeffery that jumps through Renard Allen for The New York Times. “Laltime, f o l l o w - ami sees the story as a form of moral and ing four siblings spiritual instruction that can lead to tranas they grow up, scendence.” leave their home in County Clare, and Tom McCarthy, Satin Island come back decades later to spend In February, Marc Mewshaw wrote in The Christmas with Atlantic, “Through an accumulation of pierctheir “monstrously ing observations, idle ruminations, and a manipulative and dense system of symbols, Satin Islandcrystal-

Bravo, Microsoft

Will Oremus

’m typing this article on a Microsoft Surface tablet, using Windows 10. That's important for two reasons. First, Microsoft released Windows 10 in some 190 countries on Wednesday, and for desktop PC users, it's an enormous improvement on its predecessor, Windows 8. Microsoft, whose dominance in the desktop operating system market was called into question for the first time in decades by the Windows 8 debacle three years ago, is back in business. Second, it's significant that I'm typing this on a tablet because that's something I've never done before. Writing an article, for me, requires constantly switching between a word processor, Evernote, Slack, and numerous browser tabs. Every time I've tried to do it on a tablet—whether on an iPad, a Surface, or an Amazon Fire—the experience has been so frustrating that I've given up. Not this time. If Windows 8 was the first operating system to turn your desktop computer into a tablet—an idea whose time has not yet come, and may never—Windows 10 is the first to let you turn your tablet into an honest-to-Godfunctional PC. (Thankfully, for beleaguered desktop users of Windows 8, it also lets

lizes into a magisterial ethnographic portrait of our overstimulated, interconnected, simulacra-addicted times.” His take on the fourth novel by McCarthy, a Brit, which follows a corporate anthropologist’s failure to complete a comprehensive study of “the tribe otherwise known as mankind, circa 2015,” is that the reading experience corresponds to the protagonist’s troubled task of piecing together a complete picture of our age. “Satin Island hovers between the alien and the familiar, packaging experimental literature in a candy coating of easily digestible (and often slyly funny) narrative,” he writes. “Nevertheless, it retains, thanks to the self-referential enigma of its symbols, a certain inexhaustibility.” Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen

In a compelling debut novel that combines the traditional English novel form with the Nigerian oral storytelling tradition, Obioma writes about four brothers who find out that the local prophesier has predicted that the eldest brother will be killed by one of his siblings. The political history of Nigeria provides the backdrop for this mix between family narrative and Bildungsroman. As Helon Habila writes in The Guardian, “The Fishermen is an elegy to lost promise, to a golden age squandered, and yet it remains hopeful about the redemptive possibilities of a new generation.”

the rhetoric-spouting characters that often occupy war novels, O’Hagan gives his reader an intimate and precise portrait of mental disintegration and the desire to forget.

novel that takes on the largest questions and still shines in its smallest details,” successfully humanizing some of India’s most urgent political problems.

Marilynne Robinson, Lila

Anna Smaill, The Chimes

Lila occupies the same small-town world of Robinson’s previous novels Gilead (2004) and Home (2008), and details the life of a minister’s second wife, from her neglected childhood to the love, marriage, and pregnancy that unexpectedly come her way. With the theme of loneliness at its heart, Robinson’s novel “resists the notion of love as an easy antidote to a lifetime of suffering or solitude, suggesting that intimacy can’t intrude on loneliness without some measure of pain,” writes Leslie Jamison in The Atlantic of the book. “Robinson’s determination to shed light on these complexities—the solitude that endures inside intimacy, the sorrow that persists beside joy—marks her as one of those rare writers genuinely committed to contradiction as an abiding state of consciousness.”

Smaill’s dystopian debut tells the story of a totalitarian regime that uses music to inflict amnesia on its subjects, with the plot crystallized through a young outlaw who has the ability to see others’ memories. The New Zealander poet manages to remain fresh and original in a genre with many distinguished precursors, but Smaill manages topoignantly convey her wider premise: “that a society must retain a diverse shared past if it is to have a cohesive future.”

Anuradha Roy, Sleeping on Jupiter

Anne Tyler, A Spool of Blue Thread The American writer takes as her subject four generations of a middle-class American family, with its upstarts, black sheep, and dysfunction, an everyman topic that could makeA Spool of Blue Thread a cliché. However, as Rebecca Pepper Sinkler writes in The New York Times, “Tyler has a knack for turning sitcom situations into something far deeper and more moving. Her great gift is playing against the American dream, the dark side of which is the falsehood at its heart: that given hard work and good intentions, any family can attain the Norman Rockwell ideal of happiness—ordinary, homegrown happiness.”

The story of a young woman’s return to the temple town where she was abused and traumatized as a child, the Indian writer’s novel exposes “the endless, treacherous hypocrisies of Indian society” through viscerally evoked images and haunting atmosphere. Meen Kandasamy writes for The Guardian, “Roy has used the most potent weapon in a writer’s arsenal—the form of the novel, with its ability to simultaneously be universal and particular—to boldly unmask the hidden Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life Andrew O’Hagan, The Illuminations face of Indian spirituality and the rampant The British sexual abuse in its unholy confines.” Garth Greenwell writer’s fifth in The Atlantic has novel explores Sunjeev Sahota, called the Hawaithe close con- The Year of the Runaways ian American writer nection beYanagihara’s novel, The British writtween the plawhich follows four er’s second novel toon leader of men over three decenters around three British infantry cades of friendship, young Indian miin Afghanistan “the most ambitious grant workers whose and his grandchronicle of the solives are constrained mother, an elcial and emotional by Indian society, derly woman lives of gay men to which despite its in Britain who have emerged for modern aspirations, is losing her many years.” Yanagis still weighed down ihara avoids the familiar narratives of gay mind to deby bigotry. “Saho- fiction, such as the coming-out story or the mentia. In The ta is a writer who AIDS novel, but maintains a strict attention New York Times, Dani Shapiro describes knows how to turn a to her characters’ inner lives, remaining in the novel as “both a howl against the war phrase, how to light the queer-coded aesthetic tradition of meloin Afghanistan and the societies that have blindly abetted it, and a multilayered, deep- up a scene, how to make you stay up late at drama, sentimental fiction, and grand opera. ly felt tale of family, loss, memory, art, loy- night to learn what happens next,”writes In doing so, she accesses “emotional truths alty, secrecy and forgiveness.” Rather than Kamila Shamsie in The Guardian. “This is a denied more modest means of expression.”

Windows 10 is the first operating system to embrace the future of computing

you turn your PC back into a PC.) In short, Windows 10 is the operating system Microsoft should have released three years ago. But it isn’t just an improvement on its predecessors. It is, as of today, the most versatile and forward-looking operating system in the world. That’s because it is the first to recognize and embrace the future of computing: a world in which all your devices are just different-sized screens running the same software. That is not to say that Windows 10 is the best operating system out there. It’s far too soon to declare anything like that. It lacks the instant appeal of either OS X or iOS, the openness of Linux, or the lightness of Chrome, and its mobile app ecosystem remains a wasteland compared with Apple’s and Google’s. We don’t yet know just what it will look like on phones or whether anyone will be persuaded to use it on them. Besides, any number of bugs and shortcomings is likely to arise in the coming days and weeks as the masses begin to adopt it on their desktop PCs. But Windows 10 does get two very big things right. For desktop users, it restores the familiar, utilitarian layout of Windows 7, including the desktop Start menu, while incorporating some of Windows 8’s

more futuristic elements. And for those using tablets and hybrid computers, it makes switching between a touch-based interface and the classic desktop environment surprisingly seamless. It manages to do both of those things within the confines of a single operating system, something neither Apple nor Google has accomplished. Bravo, Microsoft. It is also fast, easy to use, reportedly secure, and thoughtfully designed—virtues that are never a given when Microsoft releases a new OS. Aesthetically, it is neither aggressively ugly nor aggressively bland. And although Microsoft is playing catch-up to Apple on many key features of its operating system, it has leapt ahead on a few others. Most interesting of those is its ability to adapt to different types of devices. It has been clear for years that PCs, tablets, and phones are converging on similar sets of features and functions— email, calendar, voice and video calls, Web browsing, productivity—as processors continue to shrink. Apple has regarded this convergence warily, cautiously allowing its desktop operating system to adopt elements of iOS while keeping the two separate. Microsoft regarded this evolution first with arrogance and dismissal and then with panic once it became clear

that tablets and phones really were a threat to Windows’ future. The panic led to Windows 8, which shoehorned desktop PC users into an interface that was built for tablets. With Windows 10, however, Microsoft has embraced the convergence while respecting key differences between the mobile and desktop use cases. It does this with an elegant feature called Continuum, which is best appreciated when you’re using a tablet with a detachable keypad, like Microsoft’s own Surface Pro 3. Use the tablet without the keypad, and Windows 10 will present you with a touch-optimized home screen populated by Windows 8–style live tiles. Native apps like Mail and the Edge browser will function like mobile apps, and you can download other mobile apps from the Windows Store. By default, apps will run fullscreen, like they do on an iPad, although you can still multitask by swiping across the screen into “task view.” Buttons are big and easy to press. Snap in a keypad, and everything changes. The classic Windows desktop appears, and the live tiles retreat into the Start menu. Open windows sprout their familiar title bars and shrink out of full-screen mode so that you can drag

them around and switch between them more readily. And those same native apps, including Mail and Edge, morph into desktop applications, optimized for a track pad and keyboard rather than a thumb or a finger. Out with the big buttons, in with the little icons. Me a nw h i l e, b o t h modes benefit from the thoughtful incorporation of some features borrowed from mobile OS design. Gone is Windows 8’s runic Charms bar, a source of exasperation for countless desktop users. In its place is the Action Center, a take on Apple’s Notification Center, which collects recent Mail messages, Facebook notifications, and other timely bulletins, along with some key settings. Another phone-inspired feature that works surprisingly well in Windows 10: Cortana, Microsoft’s version of an intelligent personal assistant. On the desktop, Cortana serves as an all-purpose search hub. It can find your own files and apps, like Apple’s Finder. It can search the Web via Bing. And, like Siri, it can take commands, answer questions, or just banter with you for a bit. You can type your queries into its search bar or interact with it via voice. (It responds to the greeting, “Hey Cortana.”) Other nifty Windows 10 features were clearly

designed with traditional desktop users in mind. One of the best, and most overdue, is the ability to create and toggle between multiple virtual desktops, each hosting a different set of open windows and apps. So, for instance, you can fill one desktop with work and the other with personal stuff. Then there’s the Start menu, which in desktop mode acts sort of like a mini Windows 8 within the classic desktop environment. Here live tiles find their true calling, not as hyperactive, oversized icons on a busy home screen, but as nifty little widgets within a customizable pop-out menu that easily stows away when you don’t want it. You can pin both modern (touch-based) apps and classic applications to the Start screen, and resizing or reconfiguring them is no sweat. There is still some awkwardness involved in an operating system that attempts to accommodate desktop and mobile users equally. Most third-party apps don’t yet pull double duty. So, for instance, you’ll have to download both Evernote Touch and the Evernote desktop application if you want the best experience in each mode. There are also elements of the touch interface in Windows 10 that will feel just a

little too desktop-y for iPad adherents. Finally, the Windows Store is a work in progress. It isn’t always immediately evident which apps will work in which environment. And Microsoft faces a challenge in convincing developers that it’s worth their time to develop apps that shift between mobile and desktop as seamlessly as they ought to. The company has had particular trouble attracting mobile developers, given Windows Phone’s vanishingly small market share. It’s that last problem— the phone problem—that will continue to dog Microsoft even if Windows 10 proves to be a hit with the company’s loyal desktop users. An operating system that can adapt to all of your computers is great in theory. But it will fall far short of its potential if Microsoft can’t persuade people to run it on the ones they keep in their pockets. Still, the return of a strong Microsoft desktop OS is cause for celebration in itself. That it doubles as a serviceable touchbased OS is an impressive achievement and another sign that Microsoft is regaining the thirst for innovation it seemed to have lost years ago. It’s also a shrewd hedge against the death of the PC, whose demise has been laugh-

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ably overhyped but may yet be on the horizon. It’s also worth noting that, as my colleague Lily Newman explains, Microsoft is billing Windows 10 as “the last version of Windows.” What that means is that Microsoft will deliver future software updates automatically, rather than releasing an entirely new system every few years. That approach might have its drawbacks, but if nothing else it should allow Microsoft to focus on just one operating system at a time, rather than supporting several simultaneously. Windows 10 will come as a free update to anyone already running Windows 7.1 or 8. For those still running Vista or XP—and dare Microsoft hope that some OS X users will make the switch?—it will cost $119 for the Home edition and $199 for Pro. Windows 10 isn’t perfect, but it works well enough as both a desktop and tablet operating system that at times I forgot which mode I was in. And that’s how it ought to be. Forcing people to keep track of which mode they’re in and adjust their behavior accordingly is the type of mistake Microsoft has always made in the past. Finally the company’s designers seem to realize that it shouldn’t be the user’s job to adapt to the software. It should be the other way around.

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What regional-language students face in English-medium colleges Aarefa Johari

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or students who complete class X in regional language schools, stepping into an English-medium college in an Indian city can be a daunting experience. If coping with classes and examinations isn’t hard enough, there are also the taunts, sniggers and patronising attitude of “English” students to contend with. In a new research project conducted by Pukar, a Mumbai-based urban research collective, a group of eight college students have explored these struggles faced by their peers from non-English medium backgrounds studying in English-medium institutions. The students, from the Dr BMN College of Home Science, were fellows of Pukar’s annual Barefoot Research Programme in which around 10 youth groups from different colleges and organisations are inducted and trained intensively on various aspects of conducting field research. The groups spend one year working on research topics that are close to their own lived experiences and help them explore their local socio-political contexts. Along with other projects on issues such as menstrual taboos, the challenges faced by single mothers and familial acceptance of transgenders, the study on the problems of non-English medium students was released at an exhibition in Mumbai on July 25.

‘They laugh at our pronunciation’ “The biggest challenge for vernacular-background students is the negative perceptions of students from English schools,” said Rukhsar Khan, a third-year student of food science and nutrition at Dr BMN College. Rukhsar, who studied in Urdu up till Class 10, is one of the three students in the eight-member research group who didn’t have English as a first language in school. Over the past year, the researchers conducted interviews and focus group discussions with 40 students from both English and vernacular backgrounds, along with interviewing a few faculty members from their college. Many English-medium students, they found, subliminally perceive English as a language of status and tend to view non-English students as less intelligent. A lot of this is conveyed through “disapproving looks” and other non-

verbal communication. Many vernacular background students reported strong feelings of under-confidence because of this attitude towards them. “During class presentations, when English-medium students make mistakes in pronunciation, it is not seen as a big deal. But when one of us pronounces something wrong, there are always some people who laugh, tease or taunt us,” said Deepali Adsul, one of the research group members who studied in a Marathi school. “This has a bad effect on our confidence, which is already low.” Many of the students they interviewed reported receiving prejudicial comments connecting their attire to their language competence. “Just because I wear a burqa, people have assumed that I come from an Urdu school, even though I have not,” said Bushra Girach, another group member. ‘Language is not identity’

As with many colleges keen to bridge the language gap among students, Dr BMN College divides the first-year English class into two batches – a regular class and a separate batch for students from vernacular schools, who are taught “lower level English”. The aim of the latter, says vice principal Mala Pandurang, is to provide some extra English coaching to those who may not be able to cope with their college courses otherwise. “English is a tool of social mobility and impacts employability, because the markets, unfortunately, do discriminate on the basis of language,” said Pandurang. “We want to give our students the added advantage, and as an English teacher, I believe that the separate attention is helpful.” But as the Barefoot Researchers group found, the experience of being in the “lower level English” class can often be unpleasant for students. For one, the segregation

is open, which often leads to snide remarks by English-medium students. Deepali also believes that the separate class can sometimes be patronising, teaching vernacular students basic English language concepts they have already learnt in school. “Sometimes I feel we would learn more by sitting in the regular English class,” she said. In their report, the group has recommended options such as holding an English entrance test for all students when they join college. “That way, vernacular students who are good at English don’t need to be in the lower level class and the English-medium students who are weak at the language can benefit from the extra English coaching,” said group member Zainab Cutlerywala. There are, in fact, several English-medium students who feel more comfortable in their mother tongues, says Zainab. “In our first year, we were given a chance to make creative group presentations in class through poetry, puppetry and art, and none of the groups chose to present in English,” she said. In their report, the group’s final recommendation is for both English and non-English students. “Vernacular students should believe in themselves and not let others’ perceptions affect their confidence,” said Rukhsar. “And English-medium students should learn to empathise with us, because language should not become identity.”

Believe in the power of affirmations Siddhartha S

Fighting another man’s war I see you Walking down the street, single file Your gun no longer slung over your shoulder It’s strung tautly in front As you clutch it tight Like a brother, second skin Ready to AFSPA anyone Who makes a suspicious move. An old man standing on the curb Lifted his hand To scratch his ear And I saw your trigger finger twitch. You walk past me In a long line of olive-green Blending in with our monsoon green hills, tear soaked by heaven’s rain And so mortal, You file past I mutter under my breath “Father keep them safe, So that others may be safe from them.” I’m not your enemy That young girl was not your enemy She was only 13, a curious little schoolgirl Who will never wear her uniform again. The boy was not a man yet, never will be now. You walk on Looking for an imaginary foe In the ever moving crowds And every stranger’s face you see Takes you further and further from home. They are not the enemy. Your real enemy is closer to you Closer than you want to believe It lives inside you, taking up residence So it can stalk your moments and your nights Your enemy is the fear that drives you Far from home to be cannon fodder For another man’s war. Go home, boy Go home, angry young men Why should you widow your mothers’ hearts Fighting for something as senseless As another man’s war? The men who started it have long gone To meet their ancestors Food for worms, all their great schemes Lie in dust, the lies they left behind The claims they made over lands not theirs Like minefields to trap such as you In this dead man’s war. The AFSPA is a hungry minotaur That feeds on the blood of the young, You’re no different from the gunless There are no victors here, only victims. Go home boy, Go home angry young men There’s no grace at the end of a gun.

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read it somewhere that by the time we are 18-year-old, we have been told 148,000 times phrases like: “No, you cannot do it” “It is very difficult, tough or impossible” “You do not have the skills or talents” “It is not worth the effort” “This will not give you happiness” No wonder, we feel so fearful while trying out anything for the first time. People give up on so many goals and dreams just because someone else talked negatively about them or their passions. Take charge of your internal communication. It is almost foolish to expect others to say positive things to

encourage us about our goals, dreams and passions. However, one thing which is completely in our hands is to motivate ourselves about our mission. What we say to ourselves about our goals determines whether we will take any action towards their fruition or give them up at the sight of first failure. We can always design an affirmation around our goals and keep repeating it to ourselves all through the day. This is like taking a vitamin pill of confidence and positivity. Over a period of time, our subconscious mind accepts our affirmation and a lot of creative ideas and opportunities begin to show up in our lives. Three things to remember while creating an affirmation for yourself: 1) Keep it short like a mantra, so that you can memorise and repeat it quickly. Ideally, it should

be about one sentence long. 2) The words used in the affirmation should have an emotional connotation for you and should come straight from the heart. 3) The affirmation should be positive in nature, and should not contain and negative mentions. It should be about ‘what you want to happen’ and not about ‘what you do not want to happen’. For example, ‘I want to be rich’ should be used instead of ‘I do not want to be poor’. Remember, how you talk to yourself reflects in your feelings. Your feelings create your behaviour and your behaviour creates your results. (The author is a professional motivational speaker and the bestselling author of 5 books like Love Your Momdays and retire young, 60 Keys to Success with NLP and many others)

Would items of transport kindly behave themselves Nury Vittachi

by one about a mysterious train which went on a 45- km journey from Bogor, Indonesia, a few years IANS earlier, with the empty drivers' cabin locked from think people would not complain about GM inside. I remember railway officials scoffing at the stuff if genetically modified people did use- theory that a ghost had commandeered the train, ful things like give noisy kids "airplane mode" preferring the more scientific line that a god had buttons on their foreheads. "Vibrate only" during temporarily materialized in the cabin. scheduled hours would also be helpful. A frequent flier in our group told us about a And if my wife is not reading this, can you kind- fighter pilot in East Germany in 1989 who thought ly make a "Skip to end and agree" button appear his engine didn't sound right and so used the ejecsomewhere whenever she says: "We need to talk?" tor seat to leave. The plane recovered and flew on Thank you. for about 700 km, crossing East and then West GerYour narrator was thinking about air travel many. Air traffic controllers were asked to work out and technology after being told a recent true story where it would land so that the place could be evacabout a pilot who was uated. They answered hand-cranking the pro"Belgium". It's hard to I bought a car recently and it's so peller of his plane only evacuate a whole counto see the engine fire up hi-tech that the only people who can try. Unless it's Canada, and the empty aircraft in which case you can operate it are my children take off without him. just put the population No one was hurt when into a bus to a remote it landed some hours later, because this happened bar to spend the evening drinking Molson, which in Canada, a country the size of the Jupiter, but is what they do anyway. with only about 100 inhabitants, mostly centenarTravellers need not fear pilotless planes. A piian moose-herders. lot once told me that big passenger planes have so Of course, the diametric opposite of Canada is much technology now they can land themselves. Macau, which is so small and crowded that if you I believe it. I bought a car recently and it's so hithrow a glass of water out of the window, 65 people tech that the only people who can operate it are my will complain that their clothes are wet. You don't children. "Press the red thingy and turn the wheel," need to use the ground floor lobby of central Ma- they call out from the back seat. cau hotels; you just crowd-surf in and out of your Truth be told, technology is often poorly guestroom window. thought through. Take digital clocks. How am I The report about the plane flying itself popped supposed to resist pressing the snooze button up in a conversation I had at an airport, but was if it doesn't give me an electric shock? Oh well, topped by a Sri Lankan who told a tale of a ghost next time I'm late, I'll blind my boss with technoltrain which travelled 12 kilometres with no one ogy. "Sorry, I messed up; my head was in airplane driving two years ago. That story was aced in turn mode."

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What ails Nagaland University? Kayl Kaylee: Disheartened to write this against the once scam ridden and lethargic NAGALAND UNIVERSITY. Hello Mr Controller of Examination! Can you hear me? You and your team can never publish results in time which is always a drawback for Naga students wanting to go out for further studies. The delay has affected many students as they had to get admitted to the 5th semester and then find that they have failed in more than 2 subjects, thereby having to pack up for home. Time, money and mental wellbeing of students wasted and are exasperated. This time round, the fourth semester results are such shocks for many students as most have failed unexpectedly in honours papers and in some general papers getting marks below 20% and even to one digit numbers? The students must be given a chance to re-evaluate those papers as we learnt that marks below 20% cannot be re-evaluated. Delay in declaring results, want of good cut off marks outside Nagaland are all factors that ought to be looked into by anyone in the NU who loves Naga students. The Examination branch is advised to visit Nagaland Board of School Education and learn all these qualities that are so necessary to run and manage examination system. Don't take these things lightly because you are ruining thousands of lives by mentally, economically and physically harming the Naga students and discouraging them. NSF and ANSU can help the future generation from getting totally damaged by using their good office to check the anomalies. Nokchem Angth: This is a serious matter for all us especially to students. We can't led this drama continue anymore. The NU isn't infant to make such a shame errors in entering a mark. We are not claiming ourselves as intelligent or brilliant students but we can't also compromise with our rights because however dull students we may be but we don't deserve single digit mark in semester system. Therefore, the NU has to clarify at the earliest. I know that some colleges are yet to receive their mark sheet but I'm sure the same error will occur to them too. So the students who are yet to get should pressurize your head and claim soon. And do necessary before it’s late. On the re-evaluation rules issued by University. The rules are nothing but just to kill the lives of thousand students. 1. They have given 30 days to students to fill up the re-evaluation form whereas, there IS NO TIME BOUND FOR EVALUATION PROCESS. OH! Come on, we are no more kid! If there shall be no time bound than how can students continue their class? In case, even after evaluation if he/ she fails than will university will re-pay their fees being paid by the students? 2. When you have even awarded single digit mark, you are restricting the students to go for re-evaluation with less than 20%. Don't kid us, dear paralyzed University! 3. After making such mistakes you are threatening the students not to award any scholarship, medal etc. if one goes for evaluation? So this means, you want to give away those awards to those who don't deserve? We are not corrupted so we want those awards to be awarded to deserving person. 4. You made mistakes and you are asking Rs 300 per paper to poor and helpless students? Shame money monger party! NU please grow up and do your duties responsibly. To ANCSU, ENCSU, NSF, ENSF; you all have sleep enough and now is time to call a spade a spade. We appreciate your good works for the students' community. However, when it comes to such issues, we can't see any fruitful action being taken by you all. Every year, this issue arise and your authority take in your hand but what is wrong that the same mistakes is been repeated? I think there must be something wrong in your fight too. You are apex and we are only to follow you but if this trend continues, you will see the rise of public that will question you so please stand for the truth and please do not compromise in anyway when you are fighting for Students career. We support you but we also against you in one or other way, mind it, dear leaders! One of the important institutions when it comes to education of the state neglecting their duties is a serious issue for all of us. NU is trying to kill and murder the thousands of students’ lives every now and then but ironically, we remain silent. But this year, should be the Year of Reformation, and it is possible if only the victimized students come out to the streets and stand courageously. Time for us to walk the talk fellow students! Sawoto H. Yesca: NU massacres students when it should be moulding them. Timothy Thong: NU, what are you up to? When the university came to our state, we were so excited that our children can study to whatever level they want staying at home. Not all parents can afford sending children elsewhere. But totally shocked to see how you are playing with the many lives. Give ample time for re-evaluation and set the record straight. Yanpvuo Yanfo Kikon: So many students have been affected this time...And our students losing a few months because of some careless university staff is unacceptable!!!! Students should all gather at the earliest and push for a transparent, detailed investigation into this matter and punish those responsible if the root cause of this entire fiasco is identified. A strict Timeline should be given to resolve this or else the career of our students are at stake!!! If found guilty, suspend the sloppy irresponsible official and if demands are not made, even the university head is answerable and liable. 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Parliament logjam continues, all-party meeting on Monday New Delhi, July 31 (iaNS): With even the second week of the ongoing monsoon session of parliament almost washed away, the Narendra Modi government has called an all-party meeting on Monday to end the logjam over the Lalit Modi and Vyapam issues. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha witnessed uproarious scenes on Friday, facing several adjournments and verbal spats even outside the houses as well, with both the government and the opposition blaming each other for the stalemate in parliament. Th e g ov e r n m e nt, meanwhile, said it had called an all-party meeting on Monday to discuss the standoff. Opposition protests began in both houses soon after they met for the day. In the Lok Sabha, opposition members put up placards and moved near the speaker's podium, shouting slogans like "Pradhan mantri jawab do (prime minister please reply)" and "We want justice". Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu asked the speaker to take action as "they (opposition parties) are doing it again and again". Though the protest-

After uproar, India ups budget for some social welfare sectors New Delhi, July 31 (ReuteRS): The government on Friday sought parliamentary approval to raise federal spending on social welfare, months after opposition lawmakers and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's own officials slammed his cuts in spending. Modi's finance ministry plans to raise the budget for women and child welfare, as well as sanitation programmes, by around 40 percent, a government document tabled in parliament showed. Modi in February redirected funds from social programmes towards infrastructure, asking states to fill the gap. He hoped this would fasten the pace of economic growth, but critics said it could endanger the country's most vulnerable. The changes, once approved, will come as a relief for Modi's women and child welfare minister, Maneka ing members went back to their seats while Home Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement on the terror attack in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, they were back near the speaker's podium as soon as he had finished. This prompted the home minister to say that the Congress was not serious about terrorism, triggering yet another verbal duel between the treasury and the opposition

Gandhi, who had protested after her ministry's budget was more than halved to $1.62 billion. The new proposal put her budget at $2.24 billion. The bulk of additional funds will go to a child welfare scheme that provides free food to 85 million children. Gandhi had warned the finance minister of political fallout if the focus on malnutrition was reduced. The government also proposed to increase the budget for the drinking water and sanitation sector by 43 percent to $1.39 billion. Health officials had also complained about a shortage of funds in the sector. The main health department will see its budget rise by 2 percent, while the budget to fight HIV/ AIDS will see a nominal increase of $1,500. The HIV prevention programme has been suffering funding shortages in several states.

benches. "Neither the country, nor parliament should look divided on terrorism which is the biggest challenge to the country," Rajanth Singh said. The Lok Sabha saw several adjournments through the day, before it was finally adjourned at 3.30 p.m. Similar situation prevailed in the Rajya Sabha, where Congress leader Anand Sharma said "the prime minister responds

While unveiling the new policy shakeup in February, the government said lower federal welfare spending would be compensated for by giving state governments a larger allocation of tax revenues. But many poorer states complained, saying they were facing net losses under the new policy. Modi's government had denied social budgets were being squeezed, saying India was going through a reset of the fiscal architecture by providing states more money. Naresh Saxena, an adviser to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), welcomed the move but called for more focus on social sectors. "It is a sign that the central government has to take on the majority of the burden for helping the most disadvantaged groups," Saxena said. "Still, social spending is too low."

to our demand for accountability". In a repeat of the proceedings on other days in this session, the government and the opposition were not on the same page on how to take up the discussion, and the upper house witnessed a din throughout. After seeing several adjournments, when the house met at 2:30 pm, the opposition and the government agreed to suspend

the day's private member business for the next session, prompting Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien to say that the two sides must sort out their differences. The house was adjourned for the day shortly afterwards. The government later blamed the opposition for the disruptions, while the Congress said government was at fault. "The government is always willing to find a rea-

sonable way out of this impasse. We are ready for an all-party meeting," union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu told the media here on Friday. "We wanted an all-party meeting today (Friday). But the Congress leaders for reasons best known to them - are still to confirm their participation. I have been talking to the leaders of various parties, including the Congress, for more than a week now and urging them to ensure normal functioning of parliament," the minister said. "Now, we will convene the all-party meet on Monday," Naidu added. Congress leader Anand Sharma, however, said the stalemate in parliament was because of the "obduracy and arrogance" of the prime minister and his government. "The opposition is doing its duty by raising issues that are in the public domain. Parliament has a responsibility to ensure the accountability of the government," Anand Sharma said. "We have made a very reasonable proposition to the government... Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) in particular has till today made no effort," he added.

Problems best solved outside UN Security Council: India uNiteD NatioNS, July 31 (iaNS): Solutions to global problems are best found outside the Security Council in forums like the General Assembly that are democratic, inclusive and transparent, India declared on Thursday. Speaking at a Council debate on peace and security challenges of small island developing states (SIDS), Permanent Representative Asoke Kumar Mukerji said that in dealing with their problems, "it is clear effective international cooperation on the concerns has been most viable outside the UN Security Council" where "a democratic, inclusive and transparent approach" can be taken. Asserting that "we must look beyond the Security Council in redressing the concerns", Mukerji gave the example of international anti-piracy efforts. Although the Security Council tried address the piracy issue through two resolutions, "it has been through a much wider grouping, the 60-member Contact Group on Piracy off the coast of Somalia, that the security and economic concerns related to piracy have actually been addressed", he said. This effective "democratic and transparent approach" could be the model for broader international cooperation to tackle piracy concerns of the SIDS under the framework of the General Assembly, he added. Another example he cited was the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas, which came about after decades of General Assembly negotiations, effectively deals with issues like illegal exploitation of natural resources and illicit fishing, he said. India has long been critical of the functioning of the Security Council which is dominated by the five vetowielding nations, China, Britain, France, Russia and the United States. Pushing for reforming and expanding it, New Delhi has faulted it for not being open or democratic and for not adequately consulting other members who are directly affected or who are helping deal with issues on which the Council mandates. Mukerji said that India has been working with SIDS on development, infrastructure building and climate change adaptation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) for dialogue with the Pacific SIDS and forum will be meeting next month in India, he said. Turning to a matter of dire urgency to the SIDS, Mukerji said that they "are at the frontline of the threat from climate change and sea level rise, the worst sufferers of a global problem they did not contribute to". Therefore, he said, the international community should support their climate change adaptation initiatives and give them priority in distributions from the Green Climate Fund.

'Stateless' enclave dwellers finally getting a country '24,771 dowry deaths West Bengal flood toll 39 DiNhata (weSt beNgal), reported in last 3 yrs' as heavy rains continue July 31 (iaNS): Having been "stateless" for 68 long years, more than 51,000 enclave dwellers will finally have a country of their own, when at the stroke of midnight Friday-Saturday, the historic exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh takes place. Decades of isolation and deprivation has given way to hope and ecstasy as almost all the houses inside the enclaves have prepared some kind of celebrations to mark the historic day when finally they will unfurl the flag of a country they call their own. There are 14,000 people living in 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in Indian territory, with a total area of 7,110 acres, while there are 37,000 people living in 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh, with a total area 17,160 acres. The 111 Indian enclaves are located in the Bangladesh districts of Lalmonirhat (59), Panchagarh (36), Kurigram 12 and Nilphamari (4) while all the 51 Bangladeshi enclaves are situated in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal. The swapping is in pursuance of the inking and exchange of documents of the Land Boundary Agreement on June 6 in Dhaka, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. The LBA was first inked in 1974 by then Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. "The day has arrived when we can

New Delhi, July 31 (Pti): A total of 24,771 dowry deaths have been reported in the country in past three years with maximum of them occurring in Uttar Pradesh with 7,048 deaths. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, women and child development ministry Maneka Gandhi said that 8,233, 8,083, and 8,455 cases were registered under section 304B of the Indian Penal Code (Dowry Death) in the country in 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively. Uttar Pradesh is followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh with 3,830 and 2,252 deaths during the same period. As per National Crime Records Bureau data, the country has recorded 3.48 lakh cases of cruelty by husband or his relative and West Bengal tops the chart with 61,259 such cases in past three years, followed by Rajasthan (44,311) and Andhra Pradesh (34,835).

A villager carries harvested rice on his cycle at Dashiachora, in Kurigram enclaves, Bangladesh. Bangladesh and India are going to officially exchange the adversely possessed enclaves Friday midnight where the 2 neighboring countries will implement the Land Boundary Agreement in line with a deal signed in 1974. (AP Photo)

proudly say we are Indians, we will no more have to hide behind fake identities to get our children admitted in schools or avail medical services. July 31 is surely our independence day," said Ruhul Sheikh of Mosaldanga enclave in Cooch Behar. The Bharat Bangladesh Enclave Exchange Co-ordination Committee (BBEECC), an organisation fighting for the rights of the enclave dwellers, has planned several celebrations at the Mosaldanga enclave on Saturday to mark the historic occasion. "As part of the celebrations, we will light 68 candles to mark the years the enclave dwellers have remained stateless. Besides, a documentary will also be

Maggi ban: Bombay High Court verdict on Monday MuMbai, July 31 (iaNS): The Bombay High Court will deliver its verdict on Monday over food multinational Nestle India's petition challenging the orders of FSSAI and Maharashtra's FDA banning its products last month for containing toxic substances. Nestle has contended that its products do not contain lead in excess of permissible limits and also challenged the tests conducted by the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). The food regulators reiterated that the lead content detected in Maggi during tests by renowned labs was detrimental to public health. A division bench, comprising Justice V.M. Kanade and Justice B.P. Colabawala, here on Friday reserved its order till August 3 (Monday). Both the parties also failed to reach a consensus to the court's suggestion to conduct new independent tests before the court verdict. Nestle's lawyer Iqbal Chagla said the company was ready for the fresh tests, but these should be conducted in the presence of a renowned scientist on the (product) samples available with the company. However, FDA's counsel Darius Khambata wanted at least one of the samples to be included from the lot collected from the state. Chagla argued that while three Maggi variants were tested, the regulators banned all the nine variants, and rejected FSSAI's allegations that the company destroyed evidence by burning Maggi stocks. On June 5, the FSSAI banned all nine variants of Maggi noodles from the market following reports about lead and monosodium glutamate content higher than permissible limits in the products. The FFSAI order said the samples had been found unsafe and hazardous for human consumption and asked it to stop further production, processing, imports, distribution and sale.w

screened highlighting their struggle," said BBEECC assistant secretary Diptiman Sengupta. However, Sengupta expressed concern that people with criminal antecedents could use the moment to become citizens of a particular country to escape the law keepers of the other nation. "There are criminal cases either in Bangladesh or India against many of the enclave dwellers. So they could use the occasion to get citizenship of one of the nations where they would not have to face legal action. The BBEECC has already handed over lists of such people to both India and Bangladesh authorities."

KolKata, July 31 (iaNS): The death count in West Bengal floods has gone up to 39, with many areas in six districts inundated, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Friday, even as the met department predicted heavy to very heavy rainfalls in parts of the state over the next 48 hours. However, bringing some relief, cyclone 'Komen' weakened into a deep depression, triggering moderate rainfall of 21.3 mms since Thursday night in the city and surrounding areas. "Thirty people have died so

far in the flood situation due to various reasons like electrocution and snake bites," Banerjee told the media after reviewing the situation at a meeting with the state disaster management committee. The chief minister said stretches in Burdwan, Birbhum, Hooghly, Howrah, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts were submerged. "We have decided to give ex-gratia payment of Rs.4 lakh to families of those have lost their lives due to floods," she announced.

Frequent monsoon drought likely in India: Scientist Kochi, July 31 (iaNS): The rapid warming of the equatorial Indian Ocean region and cooling of atmosphere over the Eurasian continent centred around China would lead to frequent monsoon drought years in India in the coming decades, a scientist warned on Friday. The emission of sulphate aerosols owing to the human actions causes the cooling of the atmosphere in the region and

this phenomenon directly affects the monsoon in India, said P.V. Joseph, scientist at Nansen Environmental Research Centre-India (NERCI). Joseph was addressing the Indo-EU joint workshop here jointly organised by Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies and NERCI under the INDO-EU MARICLIM project. "We are going to face difficult times in the future. The cooler upper tro-

pospheric temperature in the Tibetan plateau region and the regions to the north (central China) was associated with frequent monsoon droughts over India during the three decades from 1961 to 1990. "The temperature of this region is having strong decreasing linear trend from 1950 that is feared to cause frequent monsoon draught years in the country in the coming decades," said Joseph, a former direc-

tor of the India Meteorological Department. Joseph, who undertook a study on the monsoon variability under the INDO-EU MARICLIM project, also said that the moisture content of the atmosphere over the Arabian sea has been continuously decreasing for the last 50 years. His study was based on the collaborative research initiatives between the European Union and India.

Four Indians abducted in Libya, two are released New D e l h i / h yDeRabaD, July 31 (iaNS): Four Indian nationals were abducted in Sirte in Libya where the Islamic State group holds sway. Two men were released on Friday, the government said. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted: "Four Indians abducted in Libya - I am happy we have been able to secure the release of Lakshmikant and Vijay Kumar. Trying for other two." Of the two men released, one belongs to Raichur and the other to Bengaluru, said officials. External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweted: "Welcome news from Libya. 2 of the 4 detained Indians brought back safely to University of Sirte. Our efforts continue for the remaining two." Earlier, Swarup said the Indian mission in Tripoli came to know at 11 p.m. on July 29 that four Indian nationals who were returning to India via Tripoli and Tunis were "detained" at a check

point, 50 km from Sirte. In a statement, he said two of them are from Hyderabad and one from Raichur and one from Bengaluru. Three were faculty members at the University of Sirte and one was working at the Sirte University branch at Jufra, he said. The Islamic State is suspected to have carried out the kidnapping. The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments on Friday said they were making all efforts to seek the safe and early release of two men from the state who were among the four Indians kidnapped. Andhra Pradesh NRI Affairs Minister Palle Raghunath Reddy said the state government was making efforts with the help of the Indian government and Libya to secure release of Balram, a native of Srikakulam district in north coastal Andhra. One of them, Gopikrishna, is from Hyderabad. Balram is from neighbouring Andhra. Family members of

A policeman stands outside the residence of one of the four Indian nationals who was detained near the Libyan city of Sirte, in Hyderabad on Friday, July 31. (AP Photo)

Gopikrishna said they had no information whether the four were kidnapped by ISIS or some other group. Relatives and friends of Gopikrishna gathered at their residence in Nacharam in Hyderabad after learning about the kidnapping. Gopikrishna has been

working as an assistant professor at University of Sirte since 2007. According to family members, he has been coming home on leave every year for 45 to 50 days. Kalyani, wife of Gopikrishna, said he spoke to her on Wednesday over phone and informed that

he was coming home via Tunis. He also told her not to worry as his mobile phone will be switched off during the two-and-half hour long journey from the university to Tripoli. "There was no phone call from him after that and yesterday we came to

know about this incident," she said. "We came to know that they were stopped and taken into custody while car driver was sent back. We don't know what happened after that," a family member said. The family members also contacted Indian embassy in Tripoli. The embassy officials told them that the issue will be sorted out in a day or two. The kidnapping comes even as the fate of 39 Indians kidnapped in June 2014 from Mosul in Iraq remains unknown. The 39 were kidnapped by the Islamic State militants. The government maintains the men, all labourers from mostly Punjab, are still alive. The Indian government had last year issued an advisory asking its citizens to leave Libya. Libya has been hit by continuing violence with various militias and factions battling it out for control since Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed in 2011.

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Wing part could help solve what happened to MH370 SAINT-ANDRE, July 31 (AP): A barnacle-encrusted wing part that washed up on a remote Indian Ocean island could help solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries, as investigators work to connect it to the Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished more than a year ago. The surprise discovery of the debris on a rocky beach stirred hopes and emotion among families of the missing, after a year and a half of grieving and frustration at a lack of answers, despite a wide, deep and expensive multinational search effort in the southern Indian Ocean, the China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Even if it is confirmed to be a long-awaited first clue to the disappearance of Flight 370, there’s no guarantee investigators can still find the plane’s recorders or other remains. French authorities moved the plane piece from the beach to the local airport on Reunion, and will send it next to the city of Toulouse, where it may arrive Saturday morning, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office. Toulouse is the hub of Europe’s aerospace industry, with the headquarters of Airbus and a network of hangars and plane facilities. The plane part will be analyzed in special defense facilities used for airplane testing and analysis, according to the Defense Ministry. Air safety investigators, including one from Boeing, have identified the component found on the French island of Reunion as a “fla-

Workers for an association responsible for maintaining paths to the beaches from being overgrown by shrubs, search the beach for possible additional airplane debris near the area where an airplane wing part was washed up, in the early morning near Saint-Andre on the north coast of the Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Friday, July 31. A barnacle-encrusted wing part that washed up on the remote Indian Ocean island could help solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries, as investigators work to connect it to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that vanished more than a year ago with 293 people aboard. (AP Photo)

peron” from the trailing edge of a Boeing 777 wing, a U.S. official said. The official wasn’t authorized to be publicly named. Flight 370, which disappeared March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board, is the only 777 known to be missing. The unsuccessful search for the plane has raised concerns worldwide about whether airliners should be required to transmit their locations continually via satellite, especially when flying long distances over the ocean. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, whose country is leading the search for the plane in a remote patch of ocean far

off Australia’s west coast, expressed hope Friday that the part would help solve the baffling mystery that has left the families of those on board in an agonizing limbo. “Nothing has been confirmed, but obviously this is, by far, the most encouraging sign so far,” Abbott told Sydney radio station 2SM. “We have long thought it went down somewhere in the Indian Ocean and, at last, it seems that we may be on the verge of some confirmation.” If it turns out to be part of the Malaysian plane, that could bolster the theory that the plane deviated from its path between Kua-

la Lumpur and Beijing and turned south into the Indian Ocean. And it would put to rest speculation that it could have traveled north or landed somewhere after being hijacked. The discovery has changed the life of Reunion environmental worker Johnny Begue. He told The Associated Press that he stumbled across the plane part on Wednesday morning, while collecting stones to grind spices. “I knew immediately it was part of an aircraft, but I didn’t realize how important it was, that it could help to solve the mystery of what happened to the Malaysian jet,” Begue, 46, told

The Associated Press. He said he called several of his workmates and they carried the wing fragment out of the water so that it would not be battered by the surf against the volcanic rocks that make up most of the beach. Begue also discovered a piece of a suitcase about 2.5 meters (8 feet) away, he said, though it’s unclear whether there is any link to the plane wing. Authorities wouldn’t comment Thursday on whether Begue was the first to report discovering the component. Colleague Teddy Riviere corroborated his account, and praised him for the discovery.

Members of Begue’s soccer team kidded him on his new fame in local media. Australian officials expressed skepticism on Friday that the suitcase was associated with the wing part. Australian Transport Minister Warren Truss noted that there did not appear to be any marine life attached to the suitcase, indicating it probably hadn’t been in the water for long. But he dubbed the wing part a major lead in the investigation. “There’s strong evidence to suggest that the wreckage found on Reunion Island does come from a Boeing 777,” Truss told reporters on Friday. “That has not yet been confirmed, but the pictures that are available for people to examine are certainly consistent with the parts from the wing of a Boeing 777. “ The wing piece is about 2 meters (6 feet) long. Investigators have found a number on the part, but it is not a serial or registration number, Truss said. It could be a maintenance number, which may help investigators figure out what plane it belongs to, he said. The fact the part was found 4,200 kilometers (2,600 miles) from the current search site does not mean officials are looking in the wrong place, said Australian Transport Safety Bureau Chief Commissioner Martin Dolan, who is heading up the hunt. Conversely, it gives them reassurance that they’re in the correct spot, given that ocean modeling predicted that currents would eventually carry any floating wreckage to the Afri-

can coast. The discovery is therefore unlikely to alter the seabed search, he said. “There’s been a lot of public doubt about whether we’re searching in the right place,” Dolan said. “We remain highly confident in our work defining the search area.” Malaysian authorities, meanwhile, were headed to Reunion and Toulouse. “We have had many false alarms before, but for the sake of the families who have lost loved ones, and suffered such heartbreaking uncertainty, I pray that we will find out the truth so that they may have closure and peace,” Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a statement. A French law enforcement helicopter is scouring the waters around the island in hopes of spotting more debris, and U.S. investigators are examining a photo of the debris. The wing part was found on a desolate, rocky beach in the small town of Saint-Andre and was transferred to the civil aviation authority’s offices in the island’s main airport, a local police official said. Flaperons are located on the rear edge of both wings, about midway between the fuselage and the tips. When the plane is banking, the flaperon on one wing tilts up and the other tilts down, which makes the plane roll to the left or right as it turns. The piece could help investigators figure out how the plane crashed, but whether it will help search crews pinpoint the rest of the wreckage is unclear, given the complexity of the currents in the southern Indian Ocean and the time

that has elapsed since the plane disappeared. The last primary radar contact with Flight 370 placed its position over the Andaman Sea about 370 kilometers (230 miles) northwest of the Malaysian city of Penang. Reunion is about 5,600 kilometers (3,500 miles) southwest of Penang. There is precedence for large objects traveling vast distances across the Indian Ocean. Last year, a man lost his boat off the Western Australia coast after it overturned in rough seas. Eight months later, the boat turned up off the French island of Mayotte, west of Madagascar — 7,400 kilometers (4,600 miles) from where it disappeared. If the part belongs to Flight 370, it could provide valuable clues to investigators trying to figure out what caused the aircraft to vanish in the first place, said Jason Middleton, an aviation professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. The nature of the damage to the debris could help indicate whether the plane broke up in the air or when it hit the water, and how violently it did so, he said. But the sister of a Flight 370 passenger says she is skeptical of the new find. “It has been more than one year, and now they claim to have found debris of MH370 on an island? We don’t accept this. We do not believe what they claim. The finding does not constitute anything,” Dai Shuqin told The Associated Press. Her sister Dai Shuling and five members of her family were on the plane.

Former top Chinese general suspected of corruption Music improves stitching prowess of plastic surgeons

Guo Boxiong. (AP File Photo)

BEIJING, July 31 (AP): China has expelled a former top general from the ruling Communist Party over corruption accusations as President Xi Jinping’s campaign to root out graft in the government and military churns onward. Guo Boxiong, a former vice

chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission, will be prosecuted under the armed forces’ justice system, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. Xinhua said Guo, 73, is accused of accepting bribes to grant promotions and other benefits for oth-

ers as a vice chairman of the commission that is led by China’s head of state. Further details weren’t given, although prosecutors have focused on the selling of ranks and positions, and the embezzlement of military funds as they attempt to clean up corruption in the world’s largest standing military. Guo’s expulsion, a key precursor to prosecution, “illustrates the unswerving will to punish corruption,” the military newspaper People’s Liberation Army Daily said in a front page article on Guo. “Each and every breach of party discipline will be severely punished regardless of the size of the individual’s power or the height of their position, with zero tolerance and no going soft,” the paper said. Military corruption is believed to have thrived under Xi’s predecessors, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, whose civilian backgrounds never lent them much influence over the general staff. Xi, in contrast, is the son of one of the former comrades-in-arms of communist China’s founder Mao Zedong and himself served briefly as a uni-

formed officer. That seems to have given him the necessary clout to go after senior figures, including Guo’s former fellow military commission vice chairman, Xu Caihou, who had been indicted on charges of taking bribes and brokering promotions prior to his death from cancer earlier this year. Their positions on the commission allowed Guo and Xu, who both retired in 2012, broad powers over who rose up the ranks and received the juiciest positions, which in turn put the recipients in position to profit from their own rent-taking. Some top generals are reported to have accumulated stunning fortunes in both cash and gifts including golden statues of Mao Zedong and cases of expensive liquor stacked to the ceiling in secret underground caches. Such practices are believed by some to have sapped the PLA’s morale and battle worthiness, and Xi has relentlessly driven home the need for officers to keep their hands clean during recent visits to military units.

Japanese girl’s WWII job: waving goodbye to kamikaze pilots Yuri Kageyama & Miki Toda Associated Press

s young army pilots took off on suicideattack missions in the closing days of World War II, the schoolgirls in this southwestern Japanese town waved handkerchiefs and branches of pink blossoms. “Remembering that still makes me tremble,” said Chino Kuwashiro, now a tiny 86-year-old with a stooped back. “We waved and waved until we couldn’t see them anymore. Why did we have to endure such sorrow?” She and the other girls were called Nadeshiko, after the fragile pink flowers seen as a symbol of femininity in Japan. They were ordered to take care of the pilots at the army base in Chiran. Their jobs included cleaning, doing the laundry, sewing on buttons, and saying goodbye. The 100 or so girls had their jobs for barely a month in the spring of 1945, but the farewell ceremony, in which some were ordered to take part,

is etched painfully in their minds. Only about a dozen Nadeshiko women are alive today. Chiran served as the takeoff spot for 439 pilots on suicide-attack missions, many of them also teenagers. Japan surrendered four months later. Kuwashiro broke into tears as she pointed to the green-tea groves and pumpkin patch where the runway once stood. The planes tipped their wings three times in a farewell salute — a bomb hung from one wing, a fuel tank from the other. Japanese here say Chiran today highlights the horrors and extremes of war, and want their town of 10,000 to be designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. They have yet to gain even the approval needed from the Japanese government, but an exhibit thousands of miles away suggests there are powerful lessons in the lives lost here 70 years ago. Photos, letters and poems from the pilots of Chiran are now on exhibit, for the first time outside Japan, on

the battleship USS Missouri, berthed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The items are from the Chiran Peace Museum, which is devoted to the suicide-mission army pilots. Though such Japanese pilots in World War II are generally known as kamikaze, that name applied specifically to navy pilots. Their army counterparts, like those in Chiran, were called tokko. Those who refused to fly to their deaths were imprisoned. “I have a big smile, Mother, as I am about to carry out my last, and first, act of filial love. Don’t cry. Please think I did good,” wrote Fujio Wakamatsu, 19, in one of the letters on display. Michael Carr, the president and chief executive of the Battleship Missouri Memorial, said that instead of recoiling at the stories, visitors are moved by the Chiran exhibit, which runs through Nov. 11. “It shows that we are all people who share the same love for our family, love of country, and obligation to duty,” he said. “We need to continually highlight and

remember history so that people can learn from it and move forward with a perspective of tolerance, dignity and peace.” A corner of the Chiran museum is devoted to Nadeshiko, and includes a video with interviews made in the late 1980s. Reiko Akabane, a Nadeshiko who died in 2006, said in the video that she went up to one of the pilots before his departure, to return change from the money he had given her to mail a letter to his parents. Instead of taking the coins, Shinji Sakaguchi took out his wallet and handed it to her as a keepsake. Another pilot who was standing by, Nobuo Taniguchi, regretted that he had nothing to give her. He stooped down and picked up two small smooth rocks. “These are the last stones that were under my feet,” Akabane recalled him as saying. The wallet and rocks are on display at a small cottage-like building called Firefly Hall in Chiran. It’s a replica of a restaurant run by Tome Torihama, a wom-

an many pilots came to see as their mother figure, and it was built by Torihama’s grandson in 2000. The source of the building’s name is a 19-year-old pilot named Saburo Miyagawa. He had promised Torihama he would come back as a firefly, and right about the time his plane sank into the ocean, a particularly big glowing bug flew into the garden of Torihama’s restaurant. The firefly is an image often used in Japan to symbolize the kamikaze and death because of its association with love, poetry and a very short life. “They were all people who went straight to heaven,” said Torihama in the museum video. “They were all gentle. I wanted to make them all my children.” The pilots confided their deepest fears to Torihama and some Nadeshiko. Torihama died in 1992, at 89. According to the museum, when the girls went to pick up the pilots’ pillow cases to wash, they found they were drenched in tears.

NEw yoRk, July 31 (IANS): Plastic surgeons stitch faster and better when their favourite music is on during operations, says a new study. “Our study confirmed that listening to the surgeon’s preferred music improves efficiency and quality of wound closure, which may translate to health care cost savings and better patient outcomes,” said one of the study authors Andrew Zhang, assistant professor of surgery at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the US. Stitching prowess and speed is especially important for plastic surgeons. For the study, fifteen plastic surgery residents were asked to close incisions with layered stitches on pigs’ feet obtained at a local food market. Pigs’ feet are widely accepted as similar to human skin.

The residents were not informed of the purpose of the study. They were asked to do their best and to notify the researchers when they completed a closure. The day after the first incision closing exercise, the residents were asked to do another repair using identical technique with the music either being turned on or off, in opposition to the first closure. The average repair completion time for all residents was seven percent shorter when their preferred music was playing. This effect was magnified as the experience of the surgeon grew. Playing their preferred music led to a 10 percent reduction of repair time for senior residents as compared to an eight percent time reduction seen in the junior residents. The study appeared in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION NAGALAND:KOHIMA

NO.HED GRANT-IN-AID/2011-12/

NOTIFICATION

/Dt.Kohima the 31st July,2015

Eligible Private Secular Colleges and Government permitted Theological Colleges are hereby informed to download Grant-in-Aid forms through the Department website:www.htenagaland.com Last date for submission of filled up forms : 20th August,2015 to the Directorate of Higher Education, Nagaland, Kohima. Forms will not be accepted after 20th August,2015. DR. NORBERT NORAHO Director

D/E8SEC/LETTER/letter to contractor/7

EXECUTION 1/2015

NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE WHY EXECUTION SHOULD NOT BE ISSUED

TO, M/S RHINO CONSTRUCION & AGENCY MR L. METHA, H.NO. 314, PWD COLONY LOWER (NEAR LOTHA CHURCH), KOHIMA N/L-797 001

Whereas, Union of India has made application to this Court for execution of decree in Suit No. Arbitration Award of 2014 this is to give notice, that you are to appear before this Court on 10th day of August 2015 to show cause why execution should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal of teh Court this 21st day of July, 2015. Sdxxxx District & Sessions Judge, Kohima, Nagaland (With Seal)

GOVERNMET OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE NAGALAND :: KOHIMA

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CLARIFICATION

Dated Kohima, the 31st July 2015

In connection with the direction of the YAA (Yimchungrü Akhreu Arihako) to obtain ‘NOC' from YAA to all Yimchunger candidates for the Recruitment Rally for Constable (GD) at NAPTC Ground Chumukedima, on 03.08.2015. 1. The Department do not require nor consider any NOC issued by any organization /authority, except for those documents mentioned in the original Advertisement. 2. All Yimchunger candidates whose applications have been accepted will be permitted to appear for the Recruitment Rally. For information to all candidates. Sd/(L. L. DOUNGEL) IPS, Director General of Police, Nagaland, Kohima

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i never thought i'd take 400 test wickets: steyn

DHAKA, July 31 (ReuteRs): Fast bowler Dale Steyn was delighted after becoming the second South African to reach 400 test wickets on the opening day of the second and final match against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Thursday.

The world's top-ranked test bowler brought up the milestone when he had opener Tamim Iqbal caught at first slip by Hashim Amla for six and his next target is Shaun Pollock's national record of 421 wickets. "I would’ve been happy if I had taken just one wicket in my international career," Steyn told reporters after picking up three for 30 as Bangladesh ended the day on 246 for eight. "It’s enough to play and take wickets for South Africa and then I managed to get 400. I never thought that would happen ... ever in my life." Steyn, who is as laid back off the field as he is fiery on it, said he would not dwell on his personal landmark. "I have never been a stats person," added the 32-year-old. "It's nice to have these numbers but I have had a lot better moments in my cricketing career. "Winning games for my country has always been objective number one so the job's not over yet." Steyn bowled 16.1 overs in searing heat and on a wicket that offered little pace and bounce. "I love what I am doing right now, even if it’s in 40 degree heat and the ball is staying ankle high," he said. "It’s not bouncing and ... it’s very slow but I would rather be here than anywhere else." Steyn was disappointing in the 2015 Indian Premier League for Sunrisers Hyderabad but said he had benefited from spending some time away from the game. "There was a period when I actually didn’t want to have a ball in my hand, I think I just needed maybe two or three weeks off to get that love back again," he explained.

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Former state wrestling champion laid to rest

KOHIMA, July 31 (MexN): Former Nagaland Wrestling Champion, Vinocho Phinyo, was today laid to rest in Kidima village, his ancestral home with Reverend Father Sadu Chenackal, Administrator of St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama administering the funeral rites. Condolence messages from different organisations were read out during the funeral.

Naga Wrestlemania registration extended

KOHIMA, July 31 (MexN): Registration for NagaWrestleMania 4 (King Of The Ring Series 2015), has been extended to September 30. The event is organised annually by 3E Nagaland under the aegis of Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA). Seniors comprise of 3 weight categories – LightSeries Lightweight Middleweight Heavyweight King Of The Ring Junior (below 14 yrs)

weight, Middleweight & Heavyweight categories; and juniors comprise of only one category (below 14 years as on 31st October 2015). Registration will be done at the following places: Youth Snooker Café & Restaurant, Near Jagdish Bus Counter, Jalukie, Peren; Universal Sports,

Church Road, Dimapur; Life Centre, Near Co-operative Bank, Pfutsero Town; 3E Office, Dzevi Building, Opposite UBC, Kohima; and Sportsworld, Taxi Stand, Kohima. Interested wrestlers may also download registration forms at www.3enagaland.org or #3enagaland on facebook.

priZe sTrucTure & reGisTrATioN Fees Champion Runner-up Semi-finalist ` 50,000 + Belt ` 30,000 ` 10,000 x 2 ` 50,000 + Belt ` 30,000 ` 10,000 x 2 ` 50,000 + Belt ` 30,000 ` 10,000 x 2 ` 75,000 + Belt & BIKE ` 50,000 ` 20,000 x 2 ` 10,000 + Belt ` 5,000 ` 2,000 x 2

Regn. Fees Juniors – ` 200 Seniors – ` 500 Forms – ` 50 (Free regn. for nonwrestling tribes)

TR to grace 39th Inter District & State Open Badminton C'ship

KOHIMA, July 31 (DIPR): Nagaland Chief Minister, T.R. Zeliang will grace inaugural ceremony of the Yonex-Sunrise, 39th Nagaland Inter District & State Open Badminton Championship 2015 at the District Sports Council Stadium Zunheboto on August 4 at 10:00am. Parliamentary Secretary for Jails, Science & Technology, S. HukaviZhimomi will grace the function as Guest of honour. Highlights of the inaugural programme included invocation by Academic Dean, NTC, NiholiShohe, welcome address by DC Zunheboto and Chairman, DSCZ and Convenororganisation committee, TemsuLongkumer, Presidential address by Minister, R&B, Y. VikhehoSwu, special number by Home Evangelist SBCZ, Kheshepu K. Shohe and the programme will be chaired by Co-convenor, Organising Committee ZhekughaAssumi.

public discourse

Government should enforce guidelines in coal mining

e have been seriously discussing on the coal mining issues – whether there are legal or illegal – taking place in Nagaland particularly in Mon district. The random coal mining sans following guidelines has destroyed the environment and eco-system in and around the coal mining areas. The mining has also caused severe damage to the land resources of the area. We must know that we have to clear the forest where the mining is going to take place. Such activities lead to massive deforestation. Areas of forest will also be cleared in order to build the mining facility and laying roads. While doing so, many organisms and animals lose their natural habitat too. In the process, many organisms and animals start perishing themselves

as they sometimes are not used to immediately other neighboring forest environment. The Government might have been issuing licenses to the contractors/companies with complete guidelines. But they have hardly checked whether they have been carrying out as per the guidelines. As per the reports coming in from the Mon district, these contractors/companies have failed to properly close the areas after mining, thereby affecting the environment of the surrounding areas. Several water ponds have been there as a result of rampant illegal mining. The water collected in these ponds is polluted due to producing chemical composition in the mining area. Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang in his Budget Speech presented in the Assembly on July 23 also admitted the continued

extraction of coal in the State in a faulty and dis-organized manner. He further said, “In order to effectively control and generate better revenue as well as to give more benefits to the land owners, the State Government has made amendments to the Nagaland Coal Policy and Rules to ensure that all lease holders get registered with Taxes department so that they are brought into the tax net.” On the contrary, reports have been pouring in for quite some time of the rampant illegal coal mining taking place in the Mon district. There are allegations that many coal mafias from outside the State have been involved in all these illegal coal mining activities with the help of locals. These illegal coal mining activities have been allegedly continuing without being checked. Locals have

been employed as cheap miners, besides it is reported that they have been working without equipment necessary during mining works. If the Government wants the coal mining to continue, they should strictly enforce the guidelines so that no environmental pollution is there. They should also see that the health and wages of mineworkers are properly taken care of. Safety should be priority for the mineworkers and they should try to improve the safety areas for them (mineworkers). We should carefully monitor whether they are provided with all these necessary equipment. Although mining is a very money-making business and creates employment avenues, we should not forget that such activity severely affects our environment. Zeliang in his Bud-

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get Speech made it clear that the amended Nagaland Coal Policy and Rules would ensure setting up of integrated “coal stockyards and depots” at important exit points, which, according to him would check “illegal mining, rationalize coal mining and increase revenue of the State.” He, however, stated that the Village Councils had been empowered to “check illegal mining, protect the environment and collect Naga Commission.” But illegal mining seems to be continuing unchecked. The Government should immediately investigate into illegal coal mining activities as they have been gravely harming their ecological system and also other lease holders as to whether they observe proper guidelines. We should not talk of losing revenues only. Oken Jeet Sandham

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aving received Zero response from the Government in tackling the Burden of Hepatitis C in the State, the Hepatitis Coalition of Nagaland (HepCoN) demonstrated the need of addressing the issue by conducting statewide awareness campaigns and workshop across eight Districts of Nagaland in observance of the World Hepatitis Day 2015 on July 28. The HepCoN, with Technical support from NUN, initiated this self-sponsored programme with an aim to create awareness about Hepatitis C (HCV) and to advocate for availability, accessibility of HCV service and affordable drugs for treatment, which also was the theme selected by HepCoN and read as “availability, accessibility, affordability”. Kohima: In Kohima, a workshop was organized at RRTC hall, Kripa Foundation, with representatives from people living with Hepatitis C (PLHCV), NNP+,FPAI, Kripa Foundation, KUN and various PNGOs. It was a groupd of experts who brainstormed to generate certain strategy to address HCV. A Brief welcome note and introduction of the workshop‘s objective by shared by Ketho, Secretary HepCoN and Coordinator NUN. Objective includes, Identification and understanding of key issues relating to HCV, Development of relevant approach to issues identified, come about in developing realistic strategy for availability which also includes Drafting of RTI to the Health Department on HCV. He also announced the other awareness programs going on in Mon, Mokokchung, Wokha, Kiphire, Phek, Zunhebot, and Tuensang District. At the outset, Ketho shared about resentment towards the Government for not demonstrating its leadership in addressing the Issue of Viral Hepatitis C in the State. It has been repeatedly highlighted in many platforms by HepCoN and other NGOs/Networks, about the disease burden in the state, yet the Govt has “Zero response” except for sanctioning medical Re imbursement for its employees. “Only this support will not serve the purpose”, he added. The workshop held an intensive brainstorming session in identifying key issues and challenges. Basing on these identifications, the group has brought out certain strategy which will be submitted to the Govt for further implementation of the Strategies. The participants of the workshop also resolved to submit and RTI to the Health department, and accordingly the RTI was drafted during the workshop. Mon: Along with the rest of the World, the World Hepatitis Day was jointly organized by Mon Users’ Network, Nagaland Users’ Network and HepCoN on 28th July 2015 at OST Center, District Hospital Mon on the theme “Availability Accessibility Affordability”. Sashi, Secretary of MUN briefly shared on the concept of observing the World Hepatitis Day 2015 at Mon. Longyim Tzudir, DPO, DAPCU in his short speech, acknowledged the organizers for taking the initiative to make people aware on Hepatitis by

observing the worldwide event at Mon. He also expressed his optimism that MUN along with the partners will continue to spread awareness on Hepatitis in the district. Special songs were presented by two groups i.e. Member Chahwang and Member Yanyam & friends respectively. Dr.Wungyong,OST Nodal Officer Mon, while sharing on the topic ‘All about Hepatitis’, he had specifically explained on Hepatitis B and C. He also shared on the route of transmission and dangers, and how to take precaution. He concluded his speech by stating ‘Get tested yourself and stay safe’. After the program, 45 blood samples of IDUs and 4 from General Population were collected which will be sent to Kolkata ICMR laboratory for testing. MUN also sought the collaboration of NUN and HepCoN to continue conducting Hepatitis (HCV) testing for Mon District. The programme which began with invocation by Ms.Angoi, Nurse while Mr.Wanto pronounced a benediction

Mokokchung: Program for 'World Hepatitis Day 2015' was organized by Mokokcunhg Users’ Network (MKGUN) in collaboration with HepCoN & NUN at Alongmen Ward Community Hall on the 28th July 2015. Aaron Anthony chaired the program, while the Significant of the day by delivered by Lanu Kichu (GS MKGUN). He spoke about the importance of the day and the need to create awareness at all levels. A representative from Achievers Group, shared his testimony about living with the Virus. Dr. Akum OST Centre, Mokokchung gave a technical brief on Hepatitis. The program was followed by Light Refreshment. Kiphire: Along with the rest of the World, the World Hepatitis day 2015 was observed at the Survivors office, Kiphire. President of Kiphire District Users Network (KDUN) Moaba chaired the meeting. Highlights of the meeting include, Speech on the significance of the day by Throngso (PM, IBAPWO), a speech on the theme “availability, accessibility, affordability” was given by Tsiatsüvi, DAPCU. She stressed on the importance of the district having basic services like antibody testing, IECs and general awareness on viral hepatitis, further paving the way for accessible and affordable services. A session on Hepatitis and treatment was delivered by Dr. Lawrence (MO, Kiphire dist hospital). In his session, he shared about the basics of Hepatitis, mode of transmission and its preventive measures. In conclusion the vote of thanks was pronounced by Lemlise (president, Survivors) Following this formal program, the Members of KDUN also conducted a street outreach campaign in the main town, where a sizable number of Information pamphlets on Hepatitis B and C was distributed to the public. Phek: In commemoration of the world hepatitis day, phek users’ network in collaboration with NUN and HepCoN organized a program at Espoir office, Pfutsero town. The program

he Lotha Hoho, herein issues this press statement that it had been amply publicized through news papers, media and official endorsements to all Tribal bodies, government functionaries including the Governor and the Chief Minister that `Kyong Hoho' has been replaced by Lotha Hoho through a general meeting held at Playground, Wokha on 28th November 2014 under the banner of all the frontal organizations, villages and public of the District. Ignoring this mandate of the Lothas, Government of Nagaland inviting the nonexistent, Kyong Hoho to the 31st July 2015 Jotsoma Consultative meet is viewed by

was attended by members from the drug using community, representatives from the Block development office, Chizami and lightway society targeted intervention program. The program was chaired by Mr. Vekhoto puro, president Espoir society. Mr Teisove, nurse for the targeted intervention program shared the significance of the day further stressing on the mode of transmission, the importance of viral hepatitis epidemic and why it has become a glaring issue for the state. Vetsolo koza from the block development office, chizami gave a brief exhortation emphasizing on the importance of testing and also encouraged the users community to take the lead in bringing about favorable and qualhe undoubtedly successful Act of ity HCV programs.22 participants attended the 1989 states, “To totally prohibit program. Phek users’ network in commemorapossession, sale, consumption tion of the world hepatitis day organized a street and manufacturing of liquor in, outreach campaign at three major points in the and of import, and export thereof in the town. Information pamphlet on viral hepatitis was distributed to the public at DC junction, state of Nagaland". Marking 25 years of NLTP Act 1989 hospital junction and city tower point. in Nagaland is indeed one's pride, as, we Tuensang: Dr. Toshi, Medical Official ART and have seen its impact on the people of NaOST address the World Hepatitis day Held at galand. If there has been any prosperity the Drop in center of IDS, Tuensang Town. In and peace, it is all for this very Act of NagaHis address, he mentioned about the Types of land Liquor Total Prohibition Act of 1989. Various Viral Hepatitis with special focus on None can describe to its fullest of the imHepatitis C. He said that this disease spreads pingement of the act, for it has been a boon through Sharing of Needles and Syringes most- for the Nagas. Broken families have been ly apart from Other risk behaviors where blodd restored and friends have contrived closer. contacts are made such as blood transfusion, What more can one ask of it? unsafe sex etc. He encouraged the audience Myriads of Nagas from all walks of life to practices safe methods and be responsible have handed in their efforts in implementin helping to prevent the spread within the so- ing of the Act. Be it the VVIPs (Ministers, ciety. Around 30 representatives from TDUN, MLAs) or other bureaucrats or the comIDS, FDS attended the program which was or- mon people. All of us are indebted to the ganized by Tuensang District Users Network success of the NLTP Act 1989. along with NUN and HepCoN. At this milepost, let us not forget to reAfter the program, the organizers also dis- member the stalwarts who stood by the tributed Hepatitis B and C related information Act, so as to, not let the Act go in vain. materials to the public at Taxi stand and Public ground. THE BUREAUCRATS: If there had to be a Altogether 7 people volunteered to undergo medal for achievers for this Act, it should the Hepatitis C testing during the program. solely go to the bureaucrats of Nagaland for their drudgery. The pencil-pushers of Zunheboto: The Zunheboto Users’ Forum, Eureka Nagaland have given their hearts and souls Foundation, and Kripa foundation, Zunheboto in in the enforcement of the Act. Had there joint collaboration with HepCoN and NUN orgabeen any back- fence talk of any minister nized the world Hepatitis day at the Kripa CCFZ rehab center. Members from NGOs, ZUF and Kripa or MLA owning a liquor distillery on the Rehab Staff attended the program. Hutoi Chophy outskirts of Nagaland, the culprit should gave an introduction to the gathering about World be adjudged to capital punishment. For, Hepatitis day. The program also kick start a Free one can never dream of ministers or MLAs owning a liquor distillery close to Nagatesting program for Viral Hepatitis C. land not even a Naga on that matter. Wokha: The World Hepatitis Day was observed at Dr. Motsuo Memorial District Hospital, THE POLICE: Had there been a rating for wokha. The Program was organized by Wokha the policemen on this? I would rate them Users’ Network (WUN) along with NUN and 5 out of 5. For, they have been the cornerHepCoN. The program discussed about the im- stone of this Act. The policemen even deportance of creating awareness about HCV, Its nounce salary hike or promotion on the mode of transmission and how it is prevented. base that any form of liquor be not passed Information pamphlets relating to the basics of or imported to the state of Nagaland. They Hepatitis B and C were distributed to the partic- are known for refusing huge amounts of ipants. The program was attended by members bribe even for a bottle of liquor, for, they of WUN, OST and NUN TI projects staffs. duly respect and honour the Act and the Ketho Angami, Kohima faith imbedded by the Nagas in them.

the Lothas seriously. The Lotha Hoho, therefore makes known to all that any decision arrived at the Jotsoma Consultative meet will not be binding on Lotha Tribe in any manner. Further, a meeting of such magnitude should have been deliberated separately by all the federating Tribes first before convening such consultative meet. In other words, each Tribe should have been given time to deliberate over the matter before taking up at the State level. Mhao Humtsoe Chairman Lotha Hoho Mhondamo Ovung General Secretary Lotha Hoho

Commemorating 25 years of NLTP Act 1989

Is there any bottle of liquor found, they smash it right in front of the culprit, to remind the others too, that the NLTP Act 1989 is still prevalent. Oh! How proud are we of the Police Force of Nagaland. We can hold our heads up high on their behalf. THE NSCN: Be it IM, K, the Unification and so forth, they not only provide security from foreign military advances but they seem to be concerned of our health too. They are at every nook of the state smashing liquor bottles on the shiny blacktopped roads of Nagaland. They warn and educate the denizens of the state of the ill effects of consuming liquor products even on the highways of Nagaland apart from counseling their own fellow patriots. Oh! How fortunate are we? Apart from the mentioned, there are so many other pressurizing groups of Nagaland who are to be accounted for the success of the Act over the years. Not forgetting the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), which has been the backbone of NLTP Act right from its inception. The members not only go about preaching on the negativity of consuming liquor but acts as the sole perpetrators of the high class people of Nagaland who consume liquor, like the Ministers or MLAs. If there is any Naga politician or bureaucrat heard of consuming liquor, the Council immediately work on it by reprimanding the individual, for there is none that can go against NBCC. The other associations too, like the Naga Mothers' Association and the other Women Organizations of different Naga communities are also to be acknowledged for the success of the Act. Since the inception of the NLTP Act 1989, he Nagas have escalated in every aspect of life. We are more improvised economically, and socially. This, thus, sends out a message to the other inhabitants of India not to dream of coming to Nagaland with the mindset of thriving in liquor business, for, we Nagas are bonded by the NLTP Act 1989, and you can never even think of Nagas going against it. Thank You NLTP Act 1989. Adilen Kipz, Dimapur

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Angelina Jolie has been meeting with refugees in Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma.

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ngelina Jolie met with a 90-year-old refugee in Myanmar. The 'Maleficent' star is making her first visit to the country formerly known as Burma in her role as a United Nations Refugee Agency Special Envoy, and one of her first appointments was at Ja Mai Kaung Baptist refugee camp in Myitkyina, where she met with the woman, who has been displaced 10 times due to

unrest. Angelina - who is also there in her capacity as co-founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative - arrived in the country with her 11-year-old son Pax yesterday (29.07.15) and has a busy schedule during her four-day visit. It includes an introduction from House Speaker Shwe Mann, gatherings with Myanmar-based activists, and a meeting with President Thein Sein.

Speaking at the start of her trip, she said in a statement: ''I am looking forward to meeting with many people including women's groups, civil society, displaced people and youth, to learn firsthand from them about their concerns and hopes for the future of their country.'' Before arriving in Myanmar, the 40-year-old star - who also has five other children with husband

Brad Pitt - stopped off in Cambodia, the birthplace of her eldest son Maddox, 13. While there, she visited two of her charities, the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation and the Maddox Chivan Children's Center, and started production on her next directorial effort, an adaptation of genocide survivor Loung Ung's book 'First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia'.

Hulk Hogan's Paid the Price for Racist Rant

wayne 'The Rock' Johnson has defended Hulk Hogan after he was sacked by the WWE for making racist comments. The 'San Andreas' actor and fellow wrestling champion was "pretty disappointed" when he first heard that the 61-year-old wrestler - whose real name is Terry Bollea - had been dropped for using the 'N-word', in a 2007 sex tape as he speculated about his daughter sleeping with a black man, but he now thinks he has "paid the price". Speaking at a Television Critics Association panel at the

Beverly Hilton hotel he said: "I've known Terry for years. My dad helped train him in Florida in the 1970s, and even my uncle. I didn't know him to be a racist. Not justifying what he said but we've all talked trash, especially in private, and he's paid the price." Hulk has since made an apology for using "offensive language" and said "This is not who I am". In an audio statement on PEOPLE magazine he said: "Eight years ago I used offensive language during a conversation. It was unacceptable for me to have used

Elli AvrAm to do

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mArilyn monroE biopic? to continue for three more seasons: HBO M icky Virus sensation Elli Avram, who threw a big bash here to celebrate her turning 25, said she wanted to be part of a biopic on screen siren Marilyn Monroe. The SwedishGreek actress, who appeared in Hindi film Mickey Virus and participated in the Indian reality TV show Big Boss, said she was “overwhelmed” at the love she got at Wednesday’s party for which her family flew all the way from Stockholm and from Bollywood. Daisy Shah, Sooraj Pancholi, Karanvir Singh Bora, Manish Paul, Varun Sharma and VJ Andy, Mukesh Chabbra and many others attended the party. ”I am just overwhelmed with the wishes and love. It is a special day for me, we are celebrating and enjoying,” she said. When asked about whose biopic she would like to be a part of, Elli thought for a while and finally took the name of the one of the most beauti-

that offensive language; there is no excuse for it; and I apologise for having done it." He then said he was "disappointed" in himself for using language "inconsistent" with his "own beliefs". He added: "This is not who I am. I believe very strongly that every person in the world is important and should not be treated differently based on race, gender, orientation, religious beliefs or otherwise. I am disappointed with myself that I used language that is offensive and inconsistent with my own beliefs."

Network insists Kit Harington's character Jon Snow ‘is dead’

ful woman on celluloid. “I would like to do a Marilyn Monroe,” she said. “Playing Marilyn Monroe would be an interesting and fun character to do actually.” Elli, whose Hindi diction has improved tremendously since Micky Virus, is working on her next big venture Kis Kis Ko Pyar Karoon opposite Kapil Sharma. “Kis Kis Ko Pyaar Karoon trailer will be out on August 13, and the movie will release on September 25,” she said. Abbas-Mustan directed rom-com Kis Kis Ko Pyaar Karoon is a debut movie for TV stand-up comedy king Kapil Sharma.

ame Of Thrones fans may only have a few more seasons to enjoy the HBO fantasy saga. HBO programming chief Michael Lombardo said on Thursday that the drama series' producers are leaning toward three more seasons after the just-concluded season five. 'I'm always hoping they're going to change their minds, but I think that's what we're looking at right now," Lombardo told a Television Critics Association meeting in Beverly Hills. Asked about the possibility of a prequel series, Lombardo said he believed there's 'enormous story material' to be mined for such a project. The current focus of showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss was season six of Game Of Thrones, he said, which is in production now for 2016.

Lombardo, noting that the drama has included violence as a thread since it started, said the producers have been careful about not overstepping boundaries while remaining true to the storytelling. 'I support them fully artistically,' he said. Voters in the Television Academy weren't swayed by the controversy, making Game of Thrones the most-nominated series last month for the upcoming 67th Primetime Emmy Awards. It received 24 nods for the September awards, including best drama series. Lombardo was asked if the popular character of Jon Snow, played by 28-year-old English actor Kit Harington, was actually a goner after appearing to die in the season five finale in June. 'Dead is dead is dead. He be dead. Yes,' said Lombardo. 'Everything I've seen, heard and read, Snow is dead,' Lombardo added.

h e c re a t o r o f 'Friends' has blasted the cast's $1 millionan-episode contracts as "ridiculous". The six stars of the popular sitcom - Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer - famously negotiated the huge pay deal for the later series of the show, but Marta Kauffman thinks the figure is "unrealistic". Marta - who is now working with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin on 'Grace and Frankie' - said on a panel at the TCA Summer Press Tour: "A million dollars an episode is kinda ridiculous. Let's be honest, that's a lot of money. "There's something unrealistic about it. Not everybody is going

to get a million dollars an episode. So I think actually what we're all doing [now] is actually more reasonable and makes more sense." Marta believes the current climate is very different, so salaries aren't as high. She said: "It's such a different situation, because ratings are connected to advertisers. That was a case where the cast knew how valuable the show was to the network in terms of the advertisers. There are no advertisers on Netflix... "When an actor is doing 13 episodes, they have many weeks left that they can pursue movies and theatre and other stuff. So I think that really helps people not feel like they have to get a car every time they do an episode." Matt recently insisted

it didn't matter whether or not he and his co-stars were "worth" the staggering sum, but they would have been "stupid" not to negotiate the terms of their contracts. He said: "Were we worth $1 million? To me, that's such a strange question. It's like, well, that's irrelevant. Are you worth it? How do you put a price on how funny something is? We were in a position to get it. "If you're in a position in any job, no matter what the job is--if you're driving a milk truck or installing TVs or an upholsterer for a couch -- if you're in a position to get a raise and you don't get it, you're stupid. You know what I mean? "We were in a position and we were able to pull it off. 'Worth it' has nothing to do with it."

Ashes: England hammers Australia Bell steers England to victory, hosts take 2-1 lead

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BIRMINGHAM, JULY 31 (REUTERS): Ian Bell guided England to an eightwicket victory over Australia in the third test at Edgbaston on Friday to put the hosts 2-1 up in the series with two matches to play. Bell (65 not out) and Joe Root, with an unbeaten 38, anchored the chase after England were set to 121 to win on the third day at Edgbaston where a dominant performance banished memories of a heavy defeat at Lord's. England lost Alastair Cook (7) and Adam Lyth (12) to set a few nerves on edge but Bell, dropped on 20 by Australia captain Michael Clarke, made his second 50 of the match to spark raucous celebrations after Root hit the winning runs. The hosts took command on day one when Australia were shot out for 136, James Anderson, who will miss the next test with a side strain, taking six wickets -- a feat matched by the recalled Steven Finn in the second innings. "It's been a fantastic three days," Cook said. "I don't think the pitch was

England’s Joe Root, left, celebrates with Ian Bell after England beat Australia by 8 wickets during day three of the third Ashes Test cricket match, at Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, Friday, July 31. (AP Photo)

140 all out but the way Jimmy bowled, backed up by Steve was fantastic." Victory at either Trent Bridge, in the fourth test which starts on Aug. 6, or

The Oval in the last match would guarantee England winning back the Ashes which they so dismally surrendered in a 5-0 loss in Australia in 2013-14. Eng-

land's celebrations will be tempered, however, by the major blow of losing Anderson, possibly for the rest of the series. Australia's tail wagged on Friday, adding

97 to their overnight total before they were dismissed for 265 just before lunch. England had hoped to quickly take the three remaining second-innings wickets but Australia pushed their lead to 120 before Moeen Ali removed Mitchell Starc. Starc had led Australia's resistance with some big hits in his 58, sharing an eighth-wicket stand of 64 with wicketkeeper Peter Nevill (59) who held up England for 147 balls in compiling a maiden test half-century. Finn eventually made the breakthrough when Nevill was caught down the leg side, the paceman taking a test best 6-79 after a two-year absence from the side. Clarke, who admitted his poor form with the bat was a big cause for concern, said credit must go to England. "I was proud of how the boys fought," he said. "I think around 180-200 would have given us a chance but England played well. "Our goal is to win the series, I still believe we can do that. We have to play well but it's pretty simple."

Yanren Jamio from Nagaland and teammate Siddartha Santosh, in their Maruti Gypsy, participating at the Force Gurkha RFC India extreme Offroad driving Competition which concluded in Goa today. Yanren and his teammate finished second runners up in class in class and 6th in overall position. C M Y K

Beijing selected to host 2022 Winter Olympics

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KUA L A LU M P U R , JULY 31 (AP): Beijing was selected Friday to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, defeating the bid from Almaty in a surprisingly close vote to become the first city awarded both the winter and summer games. Beijing won the secret vote of the International Olympic Committee by 4440, with one abstention. The vote was conducted by paper ballot, after the first electronic vote experienced technical faults with the voting tablets. The Chinese capital, which hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, came in to the vote against the city from Kazakhstan as the strong favorite, despite its lack of natural snow. Beijing was seen by IOC members as a safe, reliable choice that also offered vast commercial opportunities in a new winter sports market of more than 300 million people in northern China. "They chose certainty

Residents celebrate after Beijing is announced as the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics at the ski resort region of Chongli where the Nordic skiing, ski jumping, and other outdoor Olympic events will be held in northern China's Hebei province on July 31. (AP Photo)

in Beijing," IOC vice president Craig Reedie of Britain said. "But I don't think anybody would have believed that the result would have been that close." Almaty had hoped to bring the games to Central Asia for the first time, but

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was a lesser-known quantity and viewed as a riskier choice by IOC members. Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov made a last-minute impassioned plea for the IOC to be "brave" and give the games to his country, but it wasn't

quite enough. "Gee, you wouldn't have picked that close result a few months ago," IOC vice president John Coates of Australia said. "That address by the prime minister today was brilliantly crafted. I think

that's why it got close. But the size of China, the number of people that are going to be introduced to winter sport now, those were all factors." The contest was a study in contrasts between the world's most populous nation and a former Soviet republic seeking to establish itself on the world stage. China's political and economic might was a big advantage against its northwestern neighbor, which became independent in 1991. "Just as with the Beijing 2008 Summer Games, the Olympic Family has put its faith in Beijing again," the bid committee said. "This will be a memorable event at the foot of the Great Wall ... that will further enhance the tremendous potential to grow winter sports in our country, in Asia and around the world." Almaty bid vice chairman Andrey Kryukov said the city would consider bidding again.

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LONDON, JULY 31 (REUTERS): Arsenal forward Theo Walcott and Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla have signed new contracts with the Gunners, the Premier League club said on Friday. England international Walcott, who has scored 76 goals in 302 appearances since joining Arsenal from Southampton in 2006, has signed a new four-year deal at the Emirates. The 26-year-old had one year remaining on his previous contract but he ended the last campaign strongly, netting a hat-trick against West Bromwich Albion on the final day of the season before scoring in the FA Cup final win over Aston Villa. Spanish international Cazorla, 30,

joined from Malaga in 2012 and has made 148 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 27 goals. "We're delighted to have extended the contracts of Santi and Theo. Both are top quality players who are hugely important and influential to our squad," manager Arsene Wenger told the club's website. "As well as their huge contributions on the pitch, they both have a great deal of experience and are very popular off the pitch. "We're very pleased with them both signing contract extensions, as it provides our squad with further stability of quality." FA Cup holders Arsenal play Premier League champions Chelsea in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday.

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