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MokokchUNG, AUGUST 20 (MExN): Seven school students were injured, one of them seriously, when a school bus coming from Clark Theological College, Aolichen to Mokokchung town met with an accident near Ungma village on August 20 at around 7:45am. The students are between six to nineteen years old. According to officials of Imkongmeren Memorial District Hospital (IMDH), the bus, carrying school children including four parents, turned turtle when the driver was trying to negotiate a curve. All the passengers were brought to IMDH for observation and first-aid. Seven of them were admitted in the hospital. According to IMDH Medical Superintendent, three students sufferened fractures on their shoulders and further informed that some of the serious cases would need operation. One of the injured was air-lifted to Guwahati for further treatment. Mokokchung Traffic police suspect that the mishap occured because of mechanical failure.

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Assam-nagaland Border row

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): Even as the economic blockade imposed on Nagaland

by Assam-based organization has been lifted, travelers from Nagaland have been advised not to travel through Assam due to prevalent tensions and a curfew. According to PTI, at least three persons have reportedly been killed and six others injured in fresh police firing on Wednesday in Assam’s Golaghat town. The Assam CM has ordered a judicial inquiry into the firing incident. An indefinite curfew has been declared in Golaghat since 3pm Wednesday. The Dimapur Superintendent of Police today informed travelers and the public “not to travel to Assam either Honey If you come back I via NH 39 (Newfield check gate) or NH 36 (Dilai will build a toilet for you. check gate) as the law and order situation in disYes, Honey. The best toilet tricts of Assam adjoining Nagaland is very tense.” in the city!

The Dimapur SP, in a notification, has advised travelers to avoid travelling through Assam till the situation becomes normal.

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7 students injured in school bus accident

3299 government schools in Nagaland

‘There’s a Gammy born in Africa everyday’

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UNTABA urges Centre to intervene The United Naga Tribes Association of Border Areas (UNTABA) has written to the Indian Home Minister urging for “intervention” into the border issue. It urged the Government of India to “prevail over” the Assam government to “withdraw the case of border dispute filed in the Supreme Court by it to impose artificial boundary between the two states against the wishes of the people and the government of Nagaland.” The UNTABA, in a memo to the Home Minister, demanded that the GoI urge the Assam government to “stop once and for all the illegal encroachment of traditional Naga lands through facilitating the settlement of people of questionable origins in all the border areas” and to further “evict” such people from the said areas. The UNTABA further demanded that GoI “prevail upon the Assam government to accept and acknowledge historical facts of the Naga lands…” and to work towards Kiren Rijiju to meet CMs of Assam and Nagaland today According to reports from IANS, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju is scheduled to meet the chief ministers of Assam and Nagaland and other senior officials over the border row between the two states. “I will meet chief ministers of Assam and Nagaland, chief secretaries and senior police officials tomorrow (Thursday),” Rijiju told reporters in New Delhi.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has also reportedly promised all help to CMs of both Nagaland and Assam. According to reports, the home minister has asked the chief ministers to take all precaution to restore normalcy in the area and to take administrative and security measures to deal with the situation.

• Economic blockade against Nagaland lifted • 3 killed in fresh police firing in Golaghat • Not safe to travel yet—advisory issued for Nagaland

Security personnel patrol the roads in Golaghat district of Assam (Left) Protestors burning a tyre as they block the National Highway in Golaghat district of Assam. (PTI Photos)

Ahoms and Nagas urged to uphold friendly relationship DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): A group of senior members from the Naga National Council (NNC) has stated that the “real troublemakers” and “land grabbers” in the AssamNagaland border are “illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and the Adivasis who are grabbing our land of Ahoms and Nagas.” In a press statement, the group alleged that most of the Ahom people’s lands “were and are grabbed by these outsiders” and today, “these land grabbers are trying to grab the traditional and ancestral land of the Nagas so this is the real problem between Assam and Nagas.”

While speaking out against the violence in the Nagaland-Assam border area, the statement urged, “We must make it clear that the Naga people and the real Ahom people of Assam

must maintain the traditional boundary drawn between Assam and Nagaland by our pioneers as a friendly and peaceful people in the past.” Expressing concern over the prevailing tense situation in the border, the group asserted, “Nagas and Ahoms are the real

tion.” It added, “This is too dangerous for our two people so let us rise up in time to defend ourselves and our land.”

Meanwhile, in reference to ULFA (I) Chairman, Dr. Abhizeet Asom’s statement on August 19, 2014, the senior NNC leaders asked the Chairman not to make “immigrants and outsiders his citizens” and also stated “the Nagas are not aggressors in this matter of serious concern.”

The statement was signed by Gen. (Rtd) Merentoba Ao, Senior Advisor, NNC; Maj. Gen. Yipenthung Lotha, Senior Advisor, NNC; Eshithung Lotha, Central Executive Council Memeber, NNC; Kiumukam Yimchungrii, President, Yimchungrii Regional Council, NNC and Zhavilhou Angami, President, Angami Regional Council, NNC.

Senior NNC leaders call “illegal immigrants” and Adivasis the “real troublemakers” and “land grabbers” indigenous and ethnic people of the vast land of Assam and Nagaland.”

It stated that the Nagas and Ahoms should always maintain friendly relationship as “we two will be neighbours forever and we must help each other to maintain strong relationship and unity for future good otherwise these outsiders are going to overcome us with their increasing population for domina-

PMO seeks report; MHA sends 1000 para-military forces

GUWAhATI, AUGUST 20 (PTI): While no fresh violence has been reported from the Assam-Nagaland border areas, the Indian Home Ministry on Wednesday submitted a report to the Prime Minister’s Office on the ongoing violence along the Assam-Nagaland border, where nine persons were killed and 10,000 people rendered homeless, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought details on it.

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Nripendra Mishra asked the Home Ministry to send details of the situation along the border in Golaghat district in Assam where violence erupted about a week ago after armed groups from Nagaland allegedly attacked villagers in Assam. “We have already submitted the report to the PMO,” Home Ministry sources said. The report was sent within hours of the PMO’s communication seeking details of the situation.

The Home Ministry has already sent around 1,000 paramilitary personnel to be deployed along the Assam-Nagaland border to defuse the situation.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and his Nagaland counterpart T R Zeliang will meet in Guwahati on Thursday to find a way out to resolve the dispute.

At least 18 protesters were also injured after police fired rubber pellets and resorted to lathicharge at Rangajan in Golaghat district on Tuesday. Police said a group of protesters turned violent and attacked the police and CRPF personnel deployed in the area following a road blockade agitation launched by them.

The protesters were agitating against alleged failure of the security forces to protect the people at Uriamghat against the attack by armed groups from Nagaland killing nine persons and rendering over 10,000 homeless last week.

nrHM employees to go on strike from today Of blockades and Morung Express News Dimapur | August 20

State-wide employees under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Nagaland will go on a strike from today (August 21) as they have remained unpaid

by Nagaland’s Directorate of Health and Family Welfare (DoH&FW) since April 2014.

“We are totally dependent on this salary. It is difficult to live in the city if we

don’t get paid for even one month—it has been five months and we are facing critical financial problems,” said a nurse working under the NRHM in Dimapur, who has, like other NRHM staff, been borrowing money from friends, family or lenders. In some cases interest has run high, and most of any salary, when paid, will go in paying debts.

NRHM employees from the State submitted a mem-

orandum to the NRHM Director on the issue on July 17 this year but the same was “not accepted,” informed NRHM employees, who number to about a 1000 in Nagaland State. “In how long will we be paid, or how much? There has been no written assurance from the State till date,” informed an NRHM doctor. Employees will now remain on strike from hospitals till they are either paid, or there is a

written assurance from the DoH&FW on the same.

Being contract workers, the contribution of NRHM technicians, nurses and doctors to hospitals round the State will be missed in no small measure.

“Patients will be badly affected—I feel pity for them,” said a nurse, herself in a pitiable condition without enough money to address even her basic needs. “We have been forced to go on a

strike,” noted a doctor, questioning the State’s role in the non-payment of salaries.

An official from the DoH&FW stated that sanctioning of the funds was delayed by the elections to the central government. While the first installment for the pending payments has been released by the Centre, it was informed, the files for disbursement of the salaries are doing the bureaucratic rounds at the State level.

Excise cautions against lifting NLTP Act

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DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): Nagaland state Commissioner for Excise, Maongwati Aier today cautioned that lifting of liquor prohibition in the state would “lead to more law and order problems.” The Excise Commissioner painted a grim picture of how “there will certainly be more crimes committed in the form of murders, kidnappings, rape, theft, disputes etc” and that the number of accidents through drunken driving “will increase tremendously” if prohibition is lifted.

Aier stated that more people would be tempted to drink liquor and liquor abusers would increase if prohibition is lifted. “The sale of liquor in the open market stores will adversely impact the students and youths,” he added and cautioned that the “efficiency of workers in the offices, institutions & factories will decline, which will adversely impact our economy.”

The Nagaland Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act, Aier claimed, has “done three good things.” The Excise Commissioner claimed that “there is no liquor shop displaying on the counters to tempt youngsters,” and that “it has reduced crimes and accidents considerably.” Another “good thing,” according to the Excise Commissioner, is that the NLTP Act has “created at least fear psychosis on the drinkers that they do not drink openly in an unruly manner.” He went on to declare that “without the Act, night hours would be unsafe for women, children, general public & business community.”

Stating that the issue is the “spiritual, social and upliftment of moral values,” he added that “no amount of government legislation is going to bring changes in our society; unless there is renewed mind and committed will among the public.” Aier called for

“civic sense among all the people that drinking liquor is banned in all Public places.” He further called upon the business community to refrain from selling of liquor in hotels, lounges and shops.

The Excise Commissioner asserted that the present attitude of people should change if prohibition is to be successful. He stated that drinking liquor in official functions and public places “is an offence as per NLTP Act 1989.” Aier further stated that the practice of sale of liquor in hotels/restaurant/ lounges done under the guard and protection of anti Social Elements should be checked vehemently by Police, Excise & Administration.

He also called upon the Church to “uphold the NLTP Act by cleansing each homes and Church through Crusades, Seminars, Awareness Camps and Personnel Counselling etc.” He proposed that both the church and Govern-

ment should give opportunities to the youth to divert their attention from drinking liquor in the form of sports and music and that liquor sellers should be given alternative employment opportunities. He termed prohibition as a “people’s war against social evil.”

Aier further proposed that that Municipal Councils should be empowered to cancel trade license of habitual offenders and that their shops should be sealed by the administration and Police. Further, the penalties for the habitual offenders should be more stringent and at least one year imprisonment should be awarded to the habitual offenders, he added. Informing that Cherry wine stores, Golu wine stores and four wine stores have closed down in Lahorijan, Assam due to complaints made through Public Interest Litigations; the Excise Commissioner called for NGOs to continue filing such PILs.

market tensions Morung Express News ing via Kohima.

Talking to The Morung Dimapur | August 20 Express, general secretary As news of the econom- of the Kohima Chamber of ic blockade, now lifted, Commerce and Industry spread through Nagaland, (KCCI), Dr. Seyievilie said, prices of vegetable and the KCCI, the Kohima other essential items also Municipal Cooperation skyrocketed in Nagaland. (KMC) and the district adHowever, uncertainty re- ministration did a “stock mains due to continued assessment” in all areas of tension.

Kohima. Apart from perA woman in Kohima ishable commodities, he complained that the pric- assured that the district es of potato and tomato has enough stock to last have doubled in last few for weeks, even months days. The most common and authorities are trying variety of fish, rohu, which their best to check price was selling at Rs. 120-130/ rise. While appealing to kilo, has skyrocketed to Rs. the public not to panic, Dr. 170-190/kilo in both Ko- Seyievilie said that an “arhima and Dimapur. Con- tificial scarcity” has been sequently, weekly house- created by “unscrupulous hold budget has doubled. elements” in the market, A daily wage worker in Di- leading to a price rise. mapur grumbled how his KCCI President, Chris weekly budget has shot Kire, stated that as far as up form Rs. 400 to Rs. 700 essential commodities per week due to the in- are concerned, the marcessant price rise. In the ket is unregulated. Pricmean time, besides ap- ing is fully dependent on parent discomfiture due the going rate in Dimapur. to bad roads, commuters While Kire claims that Koto Dimapur from Mokok- hima has “enough stock to chung, Tuensang, Mon last many days,” the KCCI and Zunheboto had to is in regular touch with its shell out between 50-100 counterpart in Dimapur bucks extra for transpor- and appealed the district tation due to increase in administration in Dimadistances while commut- pur to regulate any ‘third

party’ players.

The President of Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Hukivi Chishi also assured that Dimapur has enough stock of non perishable items, as well as fuel (petrol and diesel), to last at least two weeks.

However, he agrees with Dr. Seyievilie on price rise.

Interestingly, Chishi pointed out that the recent rise in price of potato and onion is not related to the recent border crisis but due to supply crisis from other states.

Talking to the Morung Express, the Price Control Cell of DMC said it will make “stock assessment” of wholesalers in Dimapur on Thursday and take necessary action if found creating “artificial scarcity.”

Meanwhile, the DCCI has appealed to Traders, Businessmen, Wholesalers and Retailers “not to take any undue advantage by hiking prices of essential commodities,” and extended cooperation to the district administration to curb any escalation in the prices, requesting strict action against opportunists.

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3299 government Diploma programme in tourism and hospitality management launched in DGC schools in Nagaland

Yitachu for rationalization of teachers, schools Our Correspondent Kohima | August 20

Parliamentary Secretary for School Education Yitachu today stated that rationalization of teachers as well as schools will be done soon. He said the department will be streamlined, adding that school education is the biggest department having over 27000 manpower and it has to function properly as it deals with human resources.

“The entire system has to be properly checked,” he said while addressing one day interactive session of the DEOs, SDEOs and JEOs

National Role Play & Folk Dance Competition

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MoKoKchUNG, AUGUST 20 (DIPR): District Level National Role Play & Folk Dance Competition, 2014 will be held at Mayangnokcha Government Higher Secondary School Auditorium, Mokokchung on August 22. In this connection, all Principals/ Head Masters of the participating schools in the town have been informed to send 50 students from class 7 to 10 to witness the programme.

PSU Assembly Speaker tenders apology

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The Morung Express LocaL ‘High time for Naga youths to be independent’

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PEREN, AUGUST 20 (MExN): The Peren Students’ Union, Nagaland Assembly speaker Haichenbeu Ndang has issued a clarifying that “the press release published on August 11 in regard to the immediate transfer of Project Director, DRDA Peren is considered null and void.”

The clarification stated that the Assembly speaker reaffirm his signature on the resolution of the Union and the press release issued by PSU on August 8. “I , as the Speaker of the Union Assembly of PSU, Nagaland sincerely apologized to the Union for damaging the good image of the union,” added Haichenbeu Ndang.

Plantation drive at Pungro village PUNGRo, AUGUST 20 (MExN): On August 18, Pungro village students’ Union undertook a tree plantation drive with an aim to create awareness on global warming among the public and in preparation of the Pungro village students’ Union 2020.

Pungro village Meritorious Award Committee initiated the plantation drive. All together 1000 ornamental saplings were planted within the village and important public places like CHC and NST station Pungro town, PHC, GPS, GMS, and community hall Pungro village.

The committee thanked LRD Kiphire for donating the saplings.

here at Zonal Council Hall.

He said there are 3299 government schools in Nagaland. 2045 GPS, 961 GMS, 252 GHS and 41 GHSS. Yitachu also said random creation of schools and upgradation need to be properly scrutinized.

The parliamentary secretary called upon the officers to work together in addressing the various problems surrounding the department. He also stated that the shortfall of the teachers will be addressed. On shortage of maths and science teachers, the parliamentary secretary said the department is also contemplating to work out modalities to engage some of the retired teachers as part time job.

Yitachu said the department will set up information or complaint box at

the directorate. The complainers need not to disclose their identity adding that the department will investigate on its own on getting any complaint. He hoped that such step would address certain issues and grievances.

Commissioner Secretary for school education M. Patton, IAS stated that there are around 500 shortages of maths teachers and 300 science teachers in the state. He said the department had already identified the school- wise shortage of teachers and it will act upon accordingly. He also stated that restructuring exercise of the department is under progress. On shortage of stationary and furniture, Patton asked the concerned schools to use grant-in–aid fund judiciously.

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): Community College, Dimapur Government College, on Wednesday launched the diploma programme in tourism and hospitality management, a UGC supported programme here at the college campus.

Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Hushili Sema, who launched the programme in her address said the launching of the diploma programme would go a long way in providing gainful employment to the educated unemployed youths of the state.

Hushili said it is high time that Naga youths also learn to be independent and not solely depend on their parents for their every need. She said Naga youths should give up their complacency and laid back attitude if they want to progress

and move along with the fast changing world. Stating that Nagas are known for their hospitality, the DC said Naga youths have bright scope in hospitality sector. She however said hospitality and skills would not fetch employment if a

person does not have the certification. Urging the students to uphold work culture, Hushili also stressed on the need to constantly upgrade oneself in any profession or vocation.

Convenor, Community College, Dr. Chandan Deb-

pants under the topic “Concept of RTE” in the first session and “Implementation of RTE” in the second session.

The speaker while briefing out the entire concepts and implementations of RTE in Nagaland, emphasized on the no corporal punishment, free and compulsory education for children 6-14 years of age, no detention, continuous comprehensive evaluation etc Jonah Domeh, President ZSU led the programme. Mr. Sarhünyi Krocha, Catechist St. Xavier Church Zhavame invoked God’s Blessings, Zhavame Women Society presented folk song, Pukru Movi & Friends with special song, Mr. Khopi Krocha, Speaker ZSU delivered vote of thanks and end up with benediction pronounced by Parliamentary Secretary for IT&C, Science and Technology, Technical Education and Taxes, Sarhünyi Rhi Chuch Secy. Tovihoto Ayemi launching the website www.nagalandchristianministries.org of Nagaland CRC Zhavame.

Christian Ministries Fellowship at Dimapur on Wednesday. (Morung photo)

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): Lieutenant General MMS Rai, AVSM, VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command accompanied by Kiran Rai, Regional President Army Wives Welfare Association, Eastern Command on a two days visit, arrived at Rangapahar Military Station on August 19.

Army Commander was briefed on the security situation in Nagaland and other states in the North East.

He also had an interaction with all officers in the station.

According to a press release isLieutenant General MMS Rai and others during the arrival at Rangapahar sued by the AR, on arrival, Army Commander was received by LieuMilitary Station on August 19.

tenant General SL Narasimhan, AVSM, VSM, General Officer Commanding, Spear Corps and Kamini Narasimhan. The Army Commander reviewed the operational preparedness, security situation and progress made in the development of infrastructure in the Spear Corps. He also visited the Counter Insurgency & Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte.

Kiran Rai, Regional President AWWA Eastern Command, interacted with all the families in station and took stock of welfare projects being run for welfare of families of JCOs and Other Ranks.

New Honda showroom in Dimapur inaugurated

Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Honda Cars India Ltd, Jnaneswar Sen inaugurating new Honda showroom in Dimapur on Wednesday. Managing Director, Ayida Honda, Dr. Ikheto Sema is also seen in the picture. (Morung photo)

presence in the region. “This inauguration is a part of our commitment towards expanding dealer and customer support networks across

the country,” he added.

Delivering welcome address, Managing Director of Ayida Honda, Dr. Ikheto Sema said that the show-

room would provide top of the line services where all equipments were available to meet the needs of Honda cars. Stating that it was his

dream to see more Honda cars in northeast, Dr. Ikheto thanked Honda cars for the support and confidence the company has shown in the business. “Our showroom boasts of best-inclass infrastructure and we are looking forward to provide world class service experience to our customers,” Dr. Ikheto said.

Later addressing media persons, Jnaneswar said that the company wanted to go closer to customers and give excellent service. He said Honda provides durability, quality and reliability in its cars which are also fuel efficient. Earlier, the Janeswar also unveiled Honda Mobilio in the showroom.

MagneSSa launches new products

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DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): MagneSSa – a leading company in wellness products launched two new products ‘SSensa Uteri Care’ and ‘SSensa Digestion Care’ in Dimapur of Wednesday.

Announcing the launching of the products, executive director, MagneSSa, K Firose Khan, said the two products, wholly natural organic herbal juice, are expected to make a huge impact in the overall Executive director, MagneSSa, K Firose Khan (Centre) wellness of the individual. and MagneSSa Channel Partner, Mrs. Kenei Sekhose (left) Khan said ‘SSensa launching two new MagneSSa wellness products in DimaUteri Care’ is a “one solupur, Wednesday. (Morung Photo)

nath, said Dimapur Government College is one among the 45 colleges in India to launch community college with the support of UGC. Debnath said the main objectives of community college are to make higher

education relevant to the community and learner, integrate skills into higher education and to provide employable and certified skills. Principal, Dimapur Government College, Kuholi Chishi chaired the launching programme.

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Army Commander briefed on security situation

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): A new showroom of Honda cars was inaugurated at Dimapur by Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Honda Cars India Ltd, Jnaneswar Sen on Wednesday.

Ayida Honda Dimapur is the first Honda cars showroom in the state and the third in the Northeast, the other two being in Guwahati and Dibrugarh.

Ayida Honda will deal in Sales, Service and Spares of all Honda cars.

Speaking after inaugurating the showroom, Jnaneswar Sen said Nagaland was a growing market and expressed the company’s delight to enhance its

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DC Dimapur, Hushili Sema, speaking at the launching of diploma programme in tourism and hospitality management at Dimapur Government College, on Wednesday. (Morung Photo)

Zhavame Students’ Union conducts RTE seminar

PhEK, AUGUST 20 (MExN): With the motive to update the latest educational system of the Government under Right to Education Act, Zhavame Students’ Union conducted a seminar on “Right To Education” in Nagaland. Sponsored by Village Council and VDB, the seminar was held on August 18 at VDB Hall Zhavame Village, with Zavise Rume, Associate Professor Guidance and Counseling Cell, SCERT, Kohima Nagaland as the resource speaker.

The seminar was attended by various organizations ie the Village Education Committee, Village Council, Women Society, VDBs, Parents, Teachers, Youths and Students. All together 207 members took part in the programme. The programme engaged active interaction from the partici-

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tion” for all uterus related diseases and problems. He said ‘SSensa Uteri Care’ is formulated from unique, rare and exclusive herbs which are most needed for women to balance the hormone system, purify blood and also to strengthen the reproductive organs. He said the key benefits of Uteri Care include regulation of menstrual cycle, control of non infected white discharge, to relieve poly cystic ovaries syndrome and increase in hemoglobin level. Khan said 5ml-10ml of ‘SSensa

Uteri Care’ taken everyday would go a long way in preventing the 15 types of uterus diseases.

‘SSensa Digestion Care’ boasts of supporting the body’s natural mechanism to eliminate toxins, maintenance of normal liver functioning and stimulating liver and regeneration of damaged cells.

MagneSSa has so far launched 10 wellness products including Organic White Tea, SSmero Premier Protein Powder, SSmero Nutritional Shake Mix Vanilla, MagneSSa

Health SStrips, SSmartz Memory, Sparkle Gel and MagneSSa 24/7. The MagneSSa Channel Partner (MCP) for Nagaland is Mrs. Kenei Sekhose.

Khan also informed that by the end of 2014, the company is targeting to export its wellness products to seven countries. “Our vision is by 2015, every household will have MagneSSa products”, the executive director said.

After Dimapur, the two new wellness products will be launched in Kohima and Imphal this week.

NHTU executive body meet on Aug 27 KohIMA, AUGUST 20 (MExN): The All Nagaland Hindi Teacher Union (NHTU) called an executive body meeting on August 27 at Union Head Quarter Office Bayabü Hill Kohima at 11:00 am. The Union President requests all Units President attend the meeting along with one senior most Hindi Teacher from their Unit without fail. NHTU President Rometo Sema in a press release said that the meeting will discuss regarding re-structuring of Department of School Education and other issue such as seniority.

Career guidance on August 23 KohIMA, AUGUST 20 (MExN): A one day career guidance under “NCYM 2014 Thrust Theme Employability” will take place on August 23 at Abraham Hall, Catholic Centre, D.Block Kohima under the aegis of Pochury Catholic Youth Association, Rengma Catholic Youth Movement, Sumi Catholic Youth Movement and Chakhesang Catholic Youth Association.

The programme will start from 8:30 AM onwards.

Rekha Rose Dukru will brief the introduction of the seminar “Employability” while Rev. F. Sojan Xavier, NCYM youth director will exhort the gathering. Kesonyü Yhome, principal director school education and Neichute Doulo CEO Entrepreneurs Associate Nagaland will be the resource persons of the programme.

They will speak on the topic “Elite Career” and “Enterprising life” respectively. The inaugural function will be chaired by Veluhu Anthony Vero.

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Chare village changed to Tsaru village KohIMA, AUGUST 20 (DIPR): The Home Department General Administration Branch-I in a notification dated Kohima the 19th August 2014 stated that the village name of Chare village has been changed to Tsaru village under Tuensang district with immediate effect. The notification was issued with the approval of Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India vide letter No. 11/12/2013-M&G dated 25th July 2014.

CSUD silver jubilee officials meet

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DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): Chakhesang Students’ Union Dimapur (CSUD) has convened all the Silver Jubilee Officials consultative meeting on August 23 at Chakhesang Hoho Building, Chakhesang Colony, Dimapur at 12:00 pm. CSUD General Secretary Khemvu Mekru in a press release also informed that there will be Official Photo Session for the Jubilee Souvenir therefore, all the officials have to attend the meeting compulsorily.

DC Mkg on recognition of village MoKoKchUNG, AUGUST 20 (DIPR): Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung, Muruho Chotso has notified that Chubarongpang Village under the administrative jurisdiction of ADC Tuli Circle, Mokokchung District is applying for recognition of its village, with an Area of 512 Hectare/1266 Acres bordering Tsusangra Nullah, North, Merangkong Village Jurisdiction South, Longpangtsupuyong Nullah East and NH-61 in the West. The Deputy Commissioner has therefore informed that objection, if any, regarding the recognition of the said village may be lodged to his office within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of the notification otherwise the matter would be treated ‘No objection’ and shall be forwarded to the Government for necessary action.

DFP observes Sadbhavana Divas IMPhAl, AUGUST 20 (DIPR): Along with the rest of the nation, the Directorate of Field Publicity (Nagaland, Manipur region) today observed the Sadbhavana Divas at the DFP Office in Imphal. Addressing the function, DFP Director (N&M), Dr. Engam Pame called upon the gathering to create a sense of belonging among all communities. Indicating that North East and especially Manipur as a cauldron of multiple communities, he stressed on the need for peaceful co-existence among different communities. Highlighting on the objective of Sadhbhavana Divas, Dr. Pame recalled that the day is being commemorated to promote goodwill, communal harmony, national integration and a sense of belongingness among the citizens of India. During the gathering, the Director DFP also administered the Sadbhavana pledge to the gathering while the pledge in Hindi was administered

by FPO Senapati, Jitendra Kumar Pradhan.

Induction training of elementary teachers KohIMA, AUGUST 20 (MExN): A 30 days induction training of elementary teachers will start from August 26 for the districts of Kohima (at DIET Chiechama), Dimapur (at DIET Dimapur), Phek (at DIET Pfutsero), Wokha (at DIET Wokha). For other districts it will start from September 16.

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Assam: 3 killed in police firing in Golaghat; indefinite curfew imposed GolAGHAT/JoRHAT, AUGUST 20 (PTI): Three people were killed and six injured in police firing in Assam's Golaghat town today when a mob tried to set ablaze the deputy commissioner's office and a police station and targeted a hospital, after which indefinite curfew was clamped in the areas.

The mob was protesting Tuesday's police action at Rangajon where people were allegedly dragged out of their homes and beaten up. The police fired tear gas shells to control the mob of over 1,000 people at Erengapara Chariali in Golaghat town marching to the DC's office and police station to set them on fire.

When the protestors began throwing stones at the police while reaching within 300 metre of the two buildings, the police opened fire killing three persons and injuring six, police said.

Golaghat district Superintendent of Police Siladitya Chetia told reporters that the police tried to halt the protestors as per prescribed rules but had to perform its duty of controlling the situation when they remained defiant.

Gogoi blames union home minister for border problem GUWAHATI, AUGUST 20 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today accused Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh of failing to provide security along the state's border with Nagaland and accused the Centre of not taking the recent violence there seriously.

Addressing a press conference here, Gogoi said "Yes, I am responsible as the state CM for what is happening along the border. But why are you not blaming Rajnath Singh?

Why are same charges not being made against the union home minister for failing to give protection?"

The Assam-Nagaland border, he said, is a disputed subject and the area is controlled by the Centre with the help of CRPF, a 'neutral' force which failed to provide security to the people and properties there.

"Police had to take action as the mob was targeting public service and public utility buildings and Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital in the town." "Also, civilians were injured in stone-pelting by the protestors warranting the firing," he said.

The incident occurred when local TV news channels were beaming live the situation in the area. Some policemen received minor

But the Centre, he said, is not taking the issue seriously at all. "It is a very serious issue but the way they are handling it, is not serious."

He condemned the police action against protesters at Rangajan area of Golaghat district yesterday and said the government will order an inquiry by Additional Chief Secretary Subhash Chandra Das into the incident that left 22 civilians and seven police personnel injured.

District police had earlier put the figure of injured at 18, including women, in the firing of rubber pellets and lathi charge when protestors turned violent and attacked police and CRPF following a road blockade agitation yesterday.

Gogoi said "A few policemen might be at fault but for that the entire force cannot be blamed. The As-

injuries in stone-throwing, the sources added. The injured were admitted to the hospital, they added.

Earlier in the day, protestors, armed with bamboo sticks, attacked a police patrol on NH-37 at Moinapara in Golaghat injuring an assistant sub-Inspector and two constables and set ablaze a police vehicle and three trucks, police said.

The protestors told newsmen that people were

sam police is still one of the best police force in the country."

The police, he said, lathi charged and used rubber bullets when protesters became violent following the rescue and release of nine Nagaland police personnel who were illegally confined by villagers since August 15.

"Despite all these, people in the border still have confidence in Assam Police and not in the central force. They want replacement of the CRPF by Assam Police.

"If the border is given to me, I will show how to protect people," Gogoi claimed.

The chief minister said one of the protestors named Ajit Tanti had died at Rangajan when he was run over by a vehicle. "Still we will give Rs 5 lakh to his family as an ex-gratia amount.

on Tuesday dragged out of their homes by police and CRPF and fired upon.

Mobs also blocked the highway at Borsapori, Borjuri and Kuruwabahi early this morning with burning tyres and tree branches.

The demonstrators, shouting slogans against Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, said they would continue with their protests against the "unprovoked" police action till the government

protected them against attacks from Nagaland.

Gogoi, on his part, accused Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh of failing to provide security along the state's border with Nagaland and that the Centre was not taking the violence seriously.

"Yes, I am responsible as the state CM for what is happening along the border. But why are you not blaming Rajnath Singh?”

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The Assam-Nagaland border, he said, was a disputed subject and the area was controlled by the Centre with the help of CRPF, a 'neutral' force which 'failed' to provide security to the people and properties there.

The Centre, he charged, is not taking the issue 'seriously'. He condemned the police action against protesters at Rangajan yesterday and said the government will order an inquiry.

"A few policemen might be at fault but for that the entire force cannot be blamed. The Assam police is still one of the best police force in the country."

"People in the border still have confidence in Assam Police and not in the central force. They want replacement of the CRPF

by Assam Police ... If the border is given to me, I will show how to protect people," Gogoi claimed.

The current protests were a fallout of the killing of nine persons on August 12 at Uriamghat in the district in firing by alleged miscreants from neighbouring Nagaland. Over 200 houses were torched rendering 10,000 people homeless.

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UNC's position on interlocutor

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (NNN): The reported appointment of a retired Special Director of Intelligence Bureau R. N. Ravi as the interlocutor for the Indo-Naga peace talks has irked several Naga organisations including the Naga Hoho and the United Naga Council (UNC).

On August 18, the UNC had apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appoint an interlocutor with acceptable credentials and disposition to ensure that lasting peace is brought about through an honourable and acceptable settlement of the Indo-Naga issue at that earliest possible time.

In its missive to the Prime Minister signed by its president L. Adani and general secretary Gaidon Kamei, the UNC said that the media reportage on the appointment of Ravi as the next interlocutor has come as a damper to the spirit of the Naga people who have prayerfully upheld the Indo-Naga peace process all through the 17 long years of ceasefire.

"Going by the articles RN Ravi has written and placed in public domain, 'Chasing a chimeric peace' (The Hindu on November 15, 2012) and

'Nagaland--Descent into chaos' (The Hindu on February 23, 2014), it is clear that he holds in disrespect the Government of India's declared recognition of the unique history and situation of the Nagas and views the Naga situation only from the law and order perspective. A person who is critical of the Government of India's cease fire with the Naga 'political groups', when the very purpose of signing a cease fire is to bring about a solution, will not facilitate solution but will become a part of the problem," the UNC missive to the Prime Minister mentioned.

It appealed to the wisdom of the Government of India to appoint an interlocutor with acceptable credentials and disposition to ensure that lasting peace is brought about through an honourable and acceptable settlement of the Indo-Naga issue at that earliest possible time.

Earlier on August 11, the Naga Hoho had expressed its displeasure over the appointment of Ravi, a retired Special Director of IB as the Centre’s new Interlocutor for political negotiations with Naga political groups.

Irom Sharmila set free, says will ‘Assam losing Rs 200 crore annually due to floods’ continue struggle against AFSPA IMPHAl, AUGUST 20 (IANS): Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, on indefinite fast in Manipur for nearly 14 years, walked free Wednesday with tears in her eyes, promising to fight to end the anti-terror act AFSPA. Sharmila, 42, was released a day after a district sessions court asked the Manipur government to release her from the makeshift jail set up in a hospital since November 2000. "The fresh air is inspiring," the "Iron Lady", as she is popularly known, said after being released.

She told reporters: "I will continue my struggle until the tough (anti-terror) act is repealed. I am crying because I am emotional. My struggle proves that I am right, justice has been upheld finally." "I need people's support," said Sharmila, a recipient of many awards.

Imphal East District Sessions Judge A. Guneshwar Sharma while passing the judgment Tuesday on a petition filed by Sharmila said it was just a claim that she wants to commit suicide. "No proof was established against the allegation of the authority.

Hence, she cannot be kept

8th LNKR General Conference

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): The All Liangmai Students’ Union (Liangmai Naga Katimai Rauangdi) Manipur and Nagaland has, in a press release, informed that the 8th LNKR General Conference will be held at Ntu village from January 20-23, 2015 for which the LNKR appealed to all Liangmai frontal organisations and churches to note the schedule programme in order not to collide with the conference.

There will be various competitions such as Liangmai Miss Contest, Liangmai Idol, cultural programme, fashion shows, literary sessions, besides “dimki” session, the release from Liangkebou Pamai, Vice President, LNKR informed.

The LNKR has invited and requested all Liangmai residents in Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and other metropolitan cities to prepare and attend the conference.

Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu. (File Photo)

under arrest and should be freed immediately," the judge added.

Sharmila has been on an indefinite hunger strike since Nov 4, 2000, demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, (AFSPA) after killing of 10 civilians allegedly by the paramilitary Assam Rifles at Malom near Imphal Nov 2, 2000. She was charged with attempting to commit suicide. Under this charge, she can be kept in custody for a year at

a stretch.

In view of her ill health, Sharmila was lodged in a special ward of the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal where one room, where she was confined, was declared a sub-jail. Sharmila was released and re-arrested every year (as the law allows detention only for 364 days) and force-fed thrice a day.

Despite her request to the Election Commission, she was not allowed to vote

AFFIDAVIT

Regd.No: 935/14 Dated: 03/01/14 I SHRI. THEJAVIZO KEHIE, S/o Smti. Vitseizoü Kehie, R/o Middle P.W.D Colony, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That VITSEIZOÜ KEHIE is my natural mother and has been entered the same in some of my official documents.

3. That my mother’s name is also entered as VITSEIZOÜ SOLO in my other documents.

1. That both the names VITSEIZOÜ KEHIE and VITSEIZOÜ SOLO are my mother's name and belongs to one and the same.

2. That this affidavit is sworn to declare that my mother's name VITSEIZOÜ and VITSEIZOÜ SOLO belongs to one and the same person.

3. That the statements made from Para 1 to 5 are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing herein has been concealed.

Deponent Solemnly affirmed and declared by the deponent on this 03rd day of Jan 2014.

Notary Public, Dimapur: Nagaland

AFFIDAVIT

Regd.No: 934/14 Dated: 03/01/14 I SHRI. THEJAVIZO KEHIE, S/o NEIKEDOSIE KEHIE, R/o Middle P.W.D Colony, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That NEIKEDOSIE KEYHIE is my natural father and has been entered the same in some of my official documents.

3. That my father’s name is also entered as NEIKEDOSIE KEHIE in my other documents.

1. That both the names NEIKEDOSIE KEYHIE and NEIKEDOSIE KEHIE are my Father's name and belongs to one and the same.

2. That this affidavit is sworn to declare that my mother's name VITSEIZOÜ and VITSEIZOÜ SOLO belongs to one and the same person.

3. That the statements made from Para 1 to 5 are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing herein has been concealed.

Deponent Solemnly affirmed and declared by the deponent on this 03rd day of Jan 2014.

Notary Public, Dimapur: Nagaland

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE The Headmaster, Staff and Students of Government High School, Kigwema is saddened to learn the sudden demise of Lt. Noble Eapen son of Mrs. Mariamma Eapen, Sr.Graduate Teacher (Math) who expired on the 13th August 2014 at his home town Kerala after a brief illness. We share your grief at the loss of your beloved son and extend our sincere sympathy and pray upon God’s abundant solace to you and your family. May you take comfort in our Almighty God’s grace and unfathomable love & mercy at this time of inexpressible grief.

With Deepest Sympathy Headmaster/Staff/Students GHS, Kigwema: Kohima Nagaland

in the elections because the law does not allow any citizen in custody to cast vote.

The AFSPA, against which Sharmila has been fighting, provides unlimited powers to the security forces to shoot at sight, arrest anybody without a warrant or carry out searches without hindrances. It also insulates the security forces from legal processes for any action undertaken under the act.

The AFSPA, described by critics as "draconian law", also allows army and paramilitary soldiers operating in "disturbed areas", declared by the home ministry under the AFSPA -- to take any action suitable for them while dealing with separatists or insurgents.

The AFSPA is in force in whole or in parts of Manipur, Tripura, Assam, Nagaland besides Tirap and Changlang districts of Arunachal Pradesh and in Jammu and Kashmir.

GUWAHATI, AUGUST 20 (PTI): Assam suffers an average loss of Rs 200 crore every year due to devastating floods with nearly 40 per cent of the state's total land declared as floodprone by the government.

According to the Economic Survey, Assam for 2013-14 tabled in the Assembly during the ongoing Budget session, the average annual loss due to flood in Assam is to the tune of Rs 200 crore and in 1998, the loss suffered was about Rs 500 crore.

During 2004 it was about Rs 771 crore, the document said.

"The flood-prone area of the state is 31,500 sq km as assessed by the Rastriya Barh Ayog which is about 39.58 per cent of the total land area of Assam. This is about 9.4 per cent of total flood-prone area of the whole country," it said.

The survey said the flood-prone area of India as a whole stands at about 10.2 per cent of the total

ANNEXURE (E)

AFFIDAVIT

Regd.No: 507/14 Date: 18/8/14 By this deed I, the undersigned Vitseizoii Kehie previously called Vitseizoii Solo doing housewife and resident of middle P.W.D Colony, Kohima solemnly declare: 1. That for and on behalf of myself and my children and remitter issue, I wholly renounce/ relinquish and abandon the use of my former surname of Solo and in place thereof, I do hereby assume from this date the surname KEHIE so that I and my children and remitter issue may hereafter be called, known and distinguished not by my former surname, but assumed surname of KEHIE. 2. That for the purpose of evidencing such my determination declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds and writings and in all proceedings, dealings and transactions, private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever, use and sign the name of KEHIE as my surname in place and in substitution of my former surname.

3. That I expressly authorize and request all persons in general and relatives and friends in tar, at all times hereafter to designate and address me, my children, and remitter issue by assumed surname of KEHIE. 4. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my former and adopted surname of Solo and affix my signature and seal, if any, this 18th day of August 2014.

Signed sealed and delivered by the above name.

Date: 18/8/14 Former name: Vitseizoü Solo In the presence of Name: Kevirhükho Kehie Name: Vitseizoü Kehie Address: Medziphema Town Address: Middle PWD Colony Kohima-797001 Notary Public, Nagaland

area of the country.

"Records show that average annual area affected by flood (in Assam) is 9.31 lakh hectares. The flood protected area of the state is 16,500 sq km (16.5 lakh hectares) till date," the survey pointed out.

Besides, the scale of the problem has grown with massive erosion, which stands at an average rate of 8,000 hectares every year in the state with a total of 4.27 lakh hectares of land having been washed away since 1950.

The two main rivers Brahmaputra and Barak with their 48 major tributaries and innumerable sub-tributaries are the reasons behind the state's re-

curring problem that also damage roads, bridges, schools, communication systems, houses, crops, livestock and other facilities, leaving an adverse impact on the development of the state.

To address this, the flood control activities in Assam started mainly after the announcement of National Water Policy and subsequently 'Outlines plan for flood control in Assam' along with various comprehensive plans were prepared and the priority areas were identified, the Economic Survey said.

The State Water Resources Department has been implementing numerous flood management

schemes from the beginning of 2nd Five Year Plan and are continuing till now, running into several thousands of crores, the document said.

The government has undertaken some new initiatives to get rid of this problem such as using space technology for project planning, using geo-synthetic material for construction of flood management structure, reclamation of eroded areas, selective dredging and setting up of a river study centre.

The geographical area of Assam is 78,438 sq km, of which 56,194 sq km and 22,244 sq km fall under the Brahmaputra and Barak valleys respectively.

NAGALAND GIS & REMOTE SENSING CENTRE PLANNING & CO-ORDINATION DEPARTMENT New Capital Complex, Kohima : Nagaland : 797004

FELICITATION The officers and staff of Nagaland GIS & Remote Sensing Centre (NGISRSC), Planning & Coordination Department extends heartiest congratulations to Er. M. Kithan, Project Co-ordinator, NGISRSC for receiving the prestigious Governor’s Gold Medal on the occasion of the 68th independence day celebration, 2014, in recognition of his services in the field of GIS & Remote Sensing in the state.

We take immense pride for the outstanding achievement. It is also a great source of encouragement and calls for rededication to deliver the best services to the Geospatial users in the state.

WE WISH HIM SUCCESS IN ALL THE FUTURE ENDEAVOURS. Nagaland GIS & Remote Sensing Centre Planning & Co-ordination Deptt.

Nagaland : Kohima

NAGALAND

UNIVERSITY

(A Central University Established by an Act of Parliament 1989) School of Engineering &Technology And School of Management Studies D.C.COURT JUNCTION: DIMAPUR-797 112, NAGALAND.

ANNEXURE (E)

NU/SETAM/ESTT/G-1(P-II)/2013-536

AFFIDAVIT

Regd.No: 506/14 Date: 18/8/14 By this deed I, the undersigned NEIKEDOSIE KEHIE previously called NEIKEDOSIE KEYHIE doing housewife and resident of middle P.W.D Colony, Kohima solemnly declare: 1. That for and on behalf of myself and wife, children and remitter issue, I wholly renounce/ relinquish and abandon the use of my former surname of KEYHIE and in place thereof, I do hereby assume from this date the surname KEHIE so that I and my wife, children and remitter issue may hereafter be called, known and distinguished not by my former surname, but assumed surname of KEHIE. 2. That for the purpose of evidencing such my determination declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds and writings and in all proceedings, dealings and transactions, private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever, use and sign the name of KEHIE as my surname in place and in substitution of my former surname.

3. That I expressly authorize and request all persons in general and relatives and friends in tar, at all times hereafter to designate and address me, my children, and remitter issue by assumed surname of KEHIE. 4. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my former and adopted surname of KEHIE and affix my signature and seal, if any, this 18th day of August 2014.

Signed sealed and delivered by the above name.

Date: 18/8/14 Former name: NEIKEDOSIE KEHIE In the presence of Name: Kevirhükho Kehie Name: Neikedosie Kehie Address: Medziphema Town Address: Middle PWD Colony Post Box-97 Kohima-797001 Notary Public, Nagaland

Date: 24/07/14

WALK-IN -INTERVIEW Applications are invited for walk-in-interview for appointment of the following Guest Faculties in the various Academic Departments of the School of Engineering and Technology, Nagaland University, Dimapur. The engagement will be upto till 20th Dec 2014. The selected candidates will be paid @ Rs 1,000/(Rupees One Thousand only) per lecture subject to a maximum of Rs 25,000/(Rupees Twenty five thousand only) per month. The interview is scheduled on 28/08/2014 in the Office Chamber of the Dean, SET & SMS, D.C. Court Junction, Dimapur - 797112. The applicants have to produce all the original documents in support of their qualification/experience on the date of interview.

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Subject Specialization

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English Physics Mathematics Electronics & Communication Engineering

M.A English with NET M.Sc. with NET M.Sc. with NET Preferably M. Tech

Time 10.00 a. m.

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(D. P. CHATURVEDI) Dean, SET

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public discoursE

Thursday 21 August 2014

The Adivasi Problem In Ralan Area

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he recent violence and arson in Ralan area have created lot of misconceptions and misgivings about the Lothas inhabiting the area. To set the record straight, the issue here is one of tenancy problem and not border problem as perceived especially by the Assamese media.

It may be recalled that the temporary Adivasi settlements in Ralan area have been the ancestral land of the Lotha Nagas villages under Ralan area cultivated rapeseed & mustard and other crops in these areas since time immemorial. However, by the 1970s some Adivasis came into this area as labourers. They remained as tenants paying taxes to the landlords.

Gradually this group swelled into numbers and before the Ralan area people could react, they started building villages and stopped paying taxes to the Lotha landlords.

The problem compounded when the Adivasis of the area harboured the terrorist organization AANLA some years back and started to threaten

tober 2010 by razing them to ground. They were neither compensated nor rehabilitated. And now that the Adivasi population have crossed 70 lakhs ie. 20% of Assam population, the government is trying to push them toward the borders of and within Nagaland.

Ethnic cleansing by the Bodos have also compelled the Adivasis to drift towards our border. . It is estimated that there are around 40 lakh Adivasis along the entire stretch of Assam –Nagaland border The Assam government and media is well aware of this fact. But they are feigning ignorance as far as the Adivasi problem in Ralan area is concerned, and making it a border issue. Assam government and media should be level headed while addressing this issue instead of aggravating it by making false propaganda and feeding wrong information to the centre.

The centre must also realize that these Adivasis can only be rehabilitated from where they have come i.e Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, MP

the peace loving people of the area. It reached intolerable heights when these emboldened Adivasis backed by AALNA /maoist group blank fired indiscriminately well within the village premises of Tontangolanrhu last month. The Ralan area people only reacted when the Adivasis went too far by surrounding Ronsuyan village on 12th August 2014 and managed to burn few houses of the village located adjacent to CRPF camp To trace the root of this Adivasi problem, they first came and settled in Assam as tea labourers in 1880s. Assamese tea planters have no doubt benefitted from their labour not forgetting the British. However, as these group swelled in numbers, not all could be accommodated in the tea gardens and they spread out in search for greener pastures occupying even forest reserves. How can one forget the action taken by Assam Forest Force to eliminate 59 Adivasi villages from the Lung sung Forest Reserve of Kokrajhar district in Oc-

Paddling The Word Of God

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uite some years ago a very healthy young completely Naked Sadhu walked up to Kohima bare foot from Dimapur with CRP Armed Guards a decent distance behind him. I happened to be traveling to Dimapur from Kohima that day. I passed the Sadhu near Zubza Assam Rifle Camp in the morning at about 10. The naked Sadhu appeared completely at ease and happily interested in his walk, He never showed any sign of uneasiness at his interesting attire or complete lack of it.

I glanced at him, and for fleeting instant looked at the God’s architecture; I saw the genuine mark of a God’s male Gender and realized he is no fake exhibitionist. He looked at me interestedly. He did not appear out to attract publicity or to grind his Axe like Guru Ramdev who also visited Kohima to teach his Yoga to Christians in Nagaland. When I saw the attractive figure of the naked Sadhu, I thought some Hindu Organizations are out to attract Nagas to their fold: nothing bad in itself.

Rallo Patton In the naked Naga Society, Ralan village, Wokha District however no sane person goes

and Bengal. These states must share equal responsibility because partly the Adivasis have been uprooted from their forest settlements in the name of industrial development and no rehabilitation was given whatsoever. And the north east region should never be considered as dumping ground for these homeless people As for the people of Ralan area, we are law abiding citizens of India and we are simply honoring article 371 A of the Indian constitution whereby we Nagas have been given absolute rights over our land and natural resources. And since our traditional lands have been under threat from the Maoist Adivasis, we were compelled to take whatever actions were necessary. The question of resettlement of the Maoist backed Adivasis in our area does not arise at all and if they intend to do so, they will have to bear the consequences and take the onus of inciting violence.

The Morung Express

about naked in the Public unless one is completely out of his or her Senses. If some mad persons go about naked in the Village, some elderly women would take some cloth and cover him compassionately.

The Sadhu stayed in the Jain Temple at Kohima for a few days. I never came to know who or what Organization brought him to troublesome Nagaland.

If some Religious Organizations brought him to draw the Interest of Christian Nagas, they did not succeed and the interesting Sadhu left quietly without creating any ripple in the Nagas. If any Hindu Organization try to bring Hinduism to the Nagas, that is quite understandable; there is no restriction, but to hoodwink others without genuine concern for the people; just Safronization, would smack of Religious Paddling.

One Naga Woman Reverend is said to have distributed the Holy Bible to each and every MP of the present Parliament. This is a private personal action of one person. She has every liberty, but if a Chief Minister or a Public Figure were to distribute Scrip-

Few suggestions submitted before the CM of Nagaland

ture Books to people publicly in a Public Institute or in other Public Places, it would be highly Non-Apolitic.

When a renowned Christian Theologian was posted as the Governor of Nagaland, the energetic Governor visited Churches in Kohima on Sundays. One Sunday the Governor visited a Church in Kohima Village and expected to be given the Pulpit to make a short Speech. A short Time was given him but the Pulpit was not given and he had to make a short speech from the front of the common general floor of the Building.

It is very necessary for Public Servants to show the Secular Stance to the Public in Public Places and Public Activities. The Governor is a public Figure; he has every liberty to follow any Religion he likes, but it was unbecoming for the Governor of Nagaland the other day, to distribute Religious Books publicly in a Public Institution at Dimapur, it smacked of Paddling the word of God, perhaps for selfinterest!

Thepfulhouvi Solo

poETry Soon it will be Dawn

tution of India and while the the Nagas for burnt down yond Rs.1000’s of Crores, the from the side of the Tenyimis in 1. The Government must uplift Government is trying to develhundreds of their villages, Govt. used to pay Crores of order to live as a family in Jesus the Naga Customary Law comop the land of Nagas, the rights raped their womenfolk, killed rupees to them monthly is not Christ. pletely by establishing Naga of the Nagas should not be dethousands of their innocent less than an extortion case.

Tribal Customary Law Court 5. While the present connecting prived. Modify the conditions lives, destroyed their proper- 12. Let every section of people or roads within the States are to (NTCLC) in each of the Naga of NSDZ and keep the land of ties including their worship any NGO go to Court first for be repaired immediately, why Tribal Headquarters with GBs, Nagas intact. places etc. And for which, the justice if any grievances arise it is so urgent to construct the DBs and Tribal Leaders.

GOI must pay adequate Comand then after called bandh said NFHR7 And why some 7. That the National Highways 2. Compilation of the 14 Naga which falls within the Indian pensation to Nagas so that the if your rightful demand is of the Nagas are claiming the Tribal Customary Laws may be Country belongs to the Cenway of Amicable Settlement is not fulfilled in time. Othersaid proposed road will be initiated but the Codification tral Government the GOT open. wise, bandh is not a culture of the border road between the of the Naga Customary Laws as must keep its National High- 10. Unless the Indo- Naga politiNagas.

Nagas and Assam before the a Booklet should not be done way Open for 24 Hrs. And there cal issue is settled, The Nagas 13. Prohibition Act on Liquor is original boundary of both the hastily. As because, there are shall be no authority in the should not try to divide ournothing to be continued in Nastates is settled? The construcsome different system of the hand of any State Govt and the selves from the oneness of galand which is now deeply intion work for the said NFHR is Naga Customary Law practicpeople for calling bandh on Nagas but jointly fight for our volved in bribery and corrupbetter to keep in abeyance till es even between the Tenyimis any National Highway within Common Goal. And if any tion system. As because, the the boundary pending case in and non-Tenyimis in Naga inthe Country side. sections of Naga people form head of the concerned departhabited area (N.I.A). the Supreme Court of India is NGO’s and separated the Nament and most of the staffs are 3. By the grace of the Almighty, the finalized. That the promised 8. The long pending of Indo- Naga land of Nagas about 5000 Sq. political issue must be settled gas and cut off the way of their netted out the mosquitoes but land of Tenyimis has become mile which area presently unat earliest if possible during integration as well as the road easily to swallow the Camel at the Rest House of the Nagas. der the occupation of Assam your Chief Minister-ship. And of the Nagas Independent Deany moments instead of enHowever, if non-Tenyimis must be returned to Nagas in which, the 50 Points Draft for mand, who will take responsiforce the Prohibition Act Lift claiming the land of Tenyimis first as per assurances given Hon’ble Settlement and Acbility for the divided House of the Failure NLTP Act and give as Naga Common land or as by the GOI. Or the price of ceptable to both the Nagas and Nagas? United we stand but appropriate punishment to Government land, it will be the said area of land must be GOI is prepared and submitdivided we fall. drunkards with fine and imwrong and baseless. Do not paid to Nagas so that the othted it to the President as well as 11. All Work Charges and Adprisonment. remove any Land Mark which er development will come up the Prime Minister of India rehoc appointed services must your Forefathers have set. peacefully. spectively with Memorandum be done away and stopped TL Angami 4. In order to keep the strategy of for early settlement. such illegal practices in every Founder and First President Tenyimis into the right records, 6. The Government should not try to give any development over 9. The Government of India Department in future. As beVillage Chief (GB) the friendship between the Tethe land of Nagas in against (GOI) must tender her uncause, though the Nagaland Federation of Nagaland and nyimis and ENPO, and all oththe Article 371A of the Consticonditional apology before deficit figures went high beAdvisor of Tenyimi Union er Naga tribes shall be initiated

With my shovel I dug for the treasure, not knowing I was digging a pit.

He sat and watched me in leisure; digging deeper into darkness.

The angels pulled me back for my safety, adamant I still walked into the bog.

He made what was ahead pretty, The mist like a veil before my eyes.

He beckoned me into the unknown, Bedazzled i still trudged on.

Suddenly into madness I was thrown.

My life turned into a moonless night.

From below wafted up stench, Of corpses who went before me.

Desperate I hid myself inside a trench, Terror still followed me in.

In the mist I heard his Eerie cackles, Victorious and joyful he was.

On my knees I wept in my shackles, defeated and with all hopes gone.

My feet felt the icy bones, my heart felt the stinging blows.

Up ahead I heard some moans, dying and becoming prisoner of Hades.

Facedown I cried to my Father, My sins I confessed in sincerity.

On my ears I felt the brush of a Feather, He heard me! The Angels are here.

Soon it will be dawn!

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21 August 2014

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Call for awareness of welfare schemes NPCC seeks clarification from BJP

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): Members of the Consultative Committee, Food Corporation of India (Nagaland) has called for awareness on the various welfare schemes of the state and central governments. In a press conference today, members of the committee, Tangit Imsong and H. Kisheto Chishi, stated, “Know the schemes provided by the ministry and avail the facilities.”

Nominated as members of the State Level Consultative Committee, FCI (Nagaland) by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs FCI Food and Public Distribution, New Delhi, the committee plays the role of protecting the interests of producers as well as consumers and advises FCI on various matters relating to procurement of food grains, storage, and distribution.

The members giving a detailed account on the total allocation for the various welfare schemes to the state government for all 11 districts informed that 21,590 quintals of rice and 5170 quintals of wheat were distributed to Below Poverty Line (BPL) per month.

The monthly allocation for Above Poverty Line (APL) was 43,830 quintals of rice and 18500 quintals of wheat, while for AAY, the monthly allocation stood at 13,380 quintals of rice and 3260 quintals of wheat. For Annapurna, the half yearly allocation from October 2013 to March 2014 was 4036.20 quintals of rice. (Annapurna is a scheme for aged people.

Those above 65 and BPL can register and get 10 kgs of rice every month.)

Informing that the ministry also provides food grains to welfare institutions and hostels (orphan-

ages, old age homes etc.), the members informed that the half yearly allocation from October 2013 to March 2014 for the institutions was 1040 quintals of rice and 446 quintals of wheat. New scheme has not been sanctioned yet, the members informed.

For SC/ST/OBC hostels, the monthly allocation of rice stood at 1880.75 quintals, the members informed.

Further, the members apprised that the allocation for Mid-day meals under the education department was 14607.40 quintals (quarterly). They also apprised of a programme for underprivileged adolescent girls under the Social Welfare Department called SAPLA. Another nutritional programme mainly for women and children called Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP)

was allocated 36700 quintals (quarterly). The members on a lighter note informed that although it was a wheat-based nutritional programme, the beneficiaries were given rice as most people generally preferred rice. Additional BPL rice is also allocated as per the request of the state government but there is no fixed allocation for this, the members stated.

“We are visiting all the godowns to the level of the fair price shops to entertain public complaints and to see whether the public are satisfied with the quality of rice,” the members stated and added that they would be conducting their inspections all over the state in a phased manner.

Stating that a report on the inspections will be sent to the consumer affairs ministry, the members appealed to the public to

bring forward grievances.

“If any complaint is there with regard to the quality of food grains or malpractices in distribution, bring forth the matter to us.”

“As of now, we have come across various problems faced by the FCS department which will be taken up to the higher ups,” the members briefed and informed that the problem was related to distribution.

The members however expressed pleasure at the quality of rice being distributed stating, “We went to few of the fair price shops, and got reviews saying that the quality of rice has improved. Grade ‘A’ rice is being distributed in all schemes.”

When questions on fair price shops being closed and anomalies in schemes were raised, the members said, “We do not have any idea yet.”

Slams Nagaland BJP for comparing RSS with Naga Hoho

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today reminded that the BJP “had done nothing” regarding the Indo Naga Political Issue, when it was in power from March 1998 till May 2004. A press note from the NPCC stated that “instead of blaming the UPA government, the state BJP should strive to show that they can bring positive changes to the state...”

It further slammed the BJP Nagaland for “defending the activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),” and stated that the Nagaland BJP has gone “overboard to project the RSS as a mass based public organization like the Naga Hoho.” It urged the Nagaland BJP Unit President, M Chuba Ao to clarify on the said statement.

It further condemned the Nagaland BJP President’s “contention that the BJP is only opposed to forced conversion through appeasement or inducement” and termed this language as “often spoken by communal and fascist forces to target the Christian mission workers...” “Despite many state govt’s enacting anticonversion laws, one is yet to come across any person being convicted under this draconian law aimed primarily to curtail the humanitarian works of the Christian missions,” it added.

It called upon the BJP to “remember the promise made by the then BJP President and present Union Mister Nitin Gadkari to create a separate state for the Eastern Nagas if the BJP comes to power after 2014 Lok Sabha elections.”

The NPCC appealed for all citizens to “stay firmly rooted to one’s own upbringing and beliefs without being swayed by the false hope propagated by the agents of communal forces...” It alleged that the “mission of the BJP is not to defeat but to finish the Congress, indicating a clear sign of their disdain for parliamentary democracy while exposing their fascist mindset...”

On tension in the border area, the NPCC appealed to the Assam Chief Minister to “rein in different organisations that have repeatedly hijacked the writ of the state by resorting to total blockade on entire state of Nagaland...” It further reminded the Assam government that “localizing the conflict areas will be a better alternative in containing the situation and restoring normalcy...”

Consultative meeting held for Clean Election WDCCI informs to maintain prices NNC Information & Publicity KohIMA, AUGUST 20 (MExN): In the State electoral roll, 63,700 multiple/double entries and 3,874 cases of images of non-local appearing against local names have been detected, informed Sentiyanger Imchen, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Nagaland during a consultative meeting held on August 19. State department of election held the consultative meeting on “Clean Electoral Roll for Clean Election and SVEEP” with political parties, civil societies and Church bodies at Hotel Japfü, Kohima.

Vikheho Swu, Parliamentary Secretary for Election, Irrigation and Flood control while giving the keynote address focused on the need for a clean election for reformation in the State. Swu further stated how Nagas have a misguided and wrong concept of elections, and take pride in wrongdoings during election. “The selfsustainability of the Nagas goes side by side with what is going on in our society,” stated Vikheho Swu, who felt the need for economic sustainability among the Nagas for a cleaner election. Swu also suggested focusing on 11

constituencies for the conduct of clean election.

The consultative meeting opened up various perspectives of the malpractices of Nagas during elections and concluded that each individual and departments concerned were all responsible for the corrupt practices in the elections held over the years in Nagaland.

Participants pointed out how the clean election initiative was a good campaign; however, it could not be implemented well in the grassroots level where “politicians manipulate church leaders for their vote banks.” NBCC suggested that including youth in all decisions of elections will be crucial for clean election, followed by mandatory voting of all eligible citizens.

The meeting also resolved to delete all duplicate electoral rolls, cross check and remove the enrollment of non-locals enrolled in Naga names, commemorate Voters’ Day on January 25, and penetrate in schools, colleges and churches for clean election. The meeting further recommended on the use of pledge cards to be distributed to people for ethical voting practices.

Possible duplicate electorate detected: Dimapur 3439 Peren 894 Kohima 128 Pughoboto 834 Phek 2802 Mokokchung 2224 Zunheboto 9969 Wokha 12399 Mon 17234 Longleng 581 Tuensang 11136 Kiphire 2060 Total 63700 State Electorate (As per final published E-Rolls): 2011 - 13,38,559 2012 - 12,24,501 2013 - 11,92,377 2014 - 11,74,663 State voter turnout: 2009 - 90.26% 2013 - 90.57% 2014 - 88.25% Non local image/ photo against local name in the ERoll: Total of 3874 cases has been detected in the current roll in Nagaland.

Source: CEO Nagaland

WoKhA, AUGUST 20 (MExN): The Wokha District Chamber of Commerce & Industry (WDCCI) through a press release issued by its President Aben Ngullie has informed every business establishment within the District to maintain the prices of different commodities during the

economic blockade called on Nagaland. The Union has warned that any business establishment taking advantage of the prevailing situation will be dealt with seriously. The office has also assured the consumers not to panic as enough essentials commodities have been stocked in the market.

GPRN/NSCN notifies DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): GPRN/NSCN has notified that Anovi Achumi of Hevishe village is a mere public and is not associated with the GPRN/NSCN in any or whatsoever manner. “His existence was made known only when it was reported that he is collecting tax in the name of GPRN/NSCN with a bogus challan,” MIP, GPRN/NSCN

stated in a release. According to the release, Anovi’s house was raided two times, but he was found absent on both instances, and “he now is reportedly being sheltered at Hebron Camp.” However, it affirmed, “nothing shall impede or deter us, but we shall pursue it and be on the look out to promptly apprehend him (Anovi Achumi).”

Truck meets with accident in Kiphire KIPhIRE, AUGUST 20 (MExN): A truck loaded with APL rice met with an accident today few kilometers from Seyochung town. The ill-fated truck, loaded with 7-8 tonnes of APL rice which was on its way to Seyochung ADC

Hq, rolled down the road around 400 metres. Two persons were injured and are admitted in District hospital Kiphire. The injured are stated to be out of danger. Mechanical failure has been stated as the cause of the accident.

Wing validates meeting

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 20 (MExN): Information & Publicity Wing, Naga National Council (NNC) today informed that the Central Executive Council meeting called by NNC on August 23 at Council Headquarters “stand valid”, but “one L. Kaiso from Kohima Transit Camp is trying to sabotage the said meeting and this is not a good intention.”

In a press release, the Information & Publicity Wing stated, “Everybody in the homeland and abroad knows that Information & Publicity Wing, NNC is under the leadership of Z. Royim Yimchungrü and V. Nagi so there is no confu-

sion in this matter. Under this Information & Publicity Wing, the NNC issues Press Releases, Press Statements, etc. for many years now and this is well known to one and all except L. Kaiso.”

The NNC further informed all the CEC members of different Regions to attend the said meeting without fail to discuss very important issues confronting the NNC as well as to “resolve National interest for the Nation.” Further, informing that there will be other meetings like press conference and NGO leaders’ meeting, it asked the members to be prepared to stay longer this time.

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Brief history on the progress of the Foot Hill Road

T

he NFHRCC is constituted by 10 Tribal Apex Hohos but the door is open for others. The proposed project came through Ao Senden originated from Ao SensoTelongjem, Dimapur. The Foot Hill Road (FHR) is a unique and extra ordinary project initiated by the common people to fulfill people’s aspirations to complete the historic project which has been neglected for the last 40 years. Therefore, it is called “People’s Project.”

Because of its unique place, it cannot be equated with any other normal project.

The NFHRCC is firm on its commitment to fulfill its stated mission, safeguard the interests of the people and the project and guarantee quality work. A chronological recount of events thus far: Firstly, the Committee met the then Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Neiphiu Rio who assured that his government will take up the project on priority and that the government will provide the required financial assistance.

Thus, the government agreed to sanction an initial amount of 40 crores.

Secondly, the land owners agreed to part their land without compensation.

Thirdly, the Naga Political Groups agreed to exempt taxes.

Fourthly, the popular government was requested not to take any cuts and commissions except mandatory deductions, and it was agreed in principle.

Fifthly, the joint meeting on 13-07-13 at Saramati Hotel, Dimapur with border MLAs resolved that the project will not allow politicizing in any form.

Sixthly, joint declaration with Nagaland Contractors and Suppliers Union to cooperate with each other for

contract work with regard to the Jeepable (trace cutting) is Tenders by PWD (R & B) De- or insists about Department 2. The mention Work or- the Cabinet Sub-Committee the NFHRCC conceded as the foot hill road project. concerned. partment from 15th October norms and rule of law on any der issued be cancelled and agrees upon to do the need- requested.

We are pleased to for- 2013 to 21st April 2014 (with- work order on any project. given to the NFHRCC rec- ful with respect to point No. 2 In view of the above, we PRESENT STATUS: The NFHRCC placed the ommended contractors for within 3 days with effect from are firm that Nagaland Foot The NFHRCC would like ward the glaring work order in 6 months period) amount20th August 2014 and that the Hill Road will not be subjectto re-iterate that we stand issued by PWD (R & B) De- ing to ` 85,67,87,000/- (rupees following four charters of de- execution partment on many major eighty five crores sixty seven mands with the Second Cabi3.

Defamation cases be same yardstick shall apply to ed to corruption in order to firm and committed to fulfill projects through Table Tenlakhs and eighty seven thounet Sub-Committee meeting withdrawed forthwith Yachang ‘C’ and Mon sectors safeguard quality workmanthe aspiration of the People’s der in response to RTI filed by sand) only.

Looking at the on 19th August 2014 at Hotel 4.

Compensation to infor issue of work orders. Upon ship at all cost. Our recomProject of Nagaland Foot Hill NFHRCC. The enclosed An- said record, there is no justi- C’More, Kohima: jure persons on the day of three other points, the Cabi- mended contractors will not Road Construction.

1. Removal of Azo on cor- Bandh on 30th June 2014 net Sub-committee sought be allowed to be induced to Since the meeting with nexure – I below is the Work fication whatsoever, that the Order issued through Table Department concerned talks ruption In the second meeting, for more time upon which pay commission. the Cabinet-subcommittee on 28th June 2014 failed to produce any result, DimaAnnexure-I pur bandh was held on 30th Work Orders through Table Tender issued under different schemes by PWD (R &B) from 15th October 2013 to 21st April 2014 June to express democratic (six months period) from Addl. C.E. (PIO) Kohima, Nagaland through RTI right which was supported by Naga Civil organizations, and Sl. Date of 15 Improvement & MainM/s. Jayzee Construction Work Allotted to Work Value the subsequent allegations of No. Name of the Work Scheme issue tenance of road from (NPW/Cl-1/561) SPA 11.02.2014 94,61,000.00 corruption of the Hon’ble 1 Maintenance & Repair Haowon Thai & Sons Xukihe Village to Minister for Road and Bridgof Noklak Town Circu- TFC 15.10.2013 (NPW/Cl-1/433) 94,35,000.00 Phuhoto Village Jn. es (PWD) Shri Kuzholuzo lar Roads 16 Improvement of Sucho M/s. Netsozu Tunyi SPA 12.02.2014 47,15,000.00 2 Upgradation of road M/s. A.N.K. Construction Old British Road (NCSU No. 3452) (Azo) Nienu for asking comfrom Alongchen to (Class – I Regd. Constrctor) 17 I mp rove m e nt o f M/s. Tupu Construction mission, retracting our earlier Mangkolemba via Imroad from Nikuto to SPA 20.02.2014 (NPW/Cl-1/482) 47,14,000.00 stated stand was not possible.

NLCPR 18.11.2013 16,95,00,000.00 pur, Mopungchuket, Xukhepu The democratic and peaceful 18 Upgradation of road M/s. T. Shuya Omngchem (15 Km : bandh turned ugly because from D.C. Complex, (NPW/No. 258/99) Phase-I) SPA 20.02.2014 1,88,36,000.00 of the full incitement of the 3 Construction of road M/s. Pfüdilhu & Sons Chumu HQ to KhuvuHon’ble Minister Shri Azo from Chen to Wangti NLCPR 22.11.2013 (Regd. No. NPW/Cl-1/12) 24,50,59,000.00 ru Bridge Nienu who moved around 19 Improvement of Road M/s. Zakhai & Co. (23.10 Km) with his muscle men and 4 MR of Town Roads at M/s. R. K. Construction from NH-29 to Tsei- SPA 21.02.2014 (NPW/Cl-1/773) 41,72,000.00 TFC 12.12.2013 75,44,000.00 provoking volunteers. One Kiphire (NPW/Cl-1/582) pama Village 5 MR of Tening Town M/s. Engineering Station 20 Construction of road M/s. V.V. Khamo Enterprisof the 16 persons arrested TFC 12.12.2013 94,30,000.00 Roads (NPW/Cl-1/447) from Pusachodu to SPA 25.02.2014 es (NPW/Cl-1/728) 94,30,000.00 was armed with unlicensed 6 MR of Town Roads at M/s. Sansam NH-150 .22 pistol with four round of TFC 12.12.2013 94,29,000.00 Mon Town (NPW/Cl-1/421) 21 Improvement of NEC M/s. Oriental Agency ammunition, one magazine, 7 Widening and RepairM/s.

T. Imo Imsong Road to Chida Lake (NPW/133) 1 2 /2 feet of wooden clubs SPA 25.02.2014 41,72,000.00 ing of Khar – MangTFC 18.12.2013 (NPW/Cl-1/601) 94,29,000.00 at Khezakheno under and 1 litre of diluted whisky kolemba Link Road Pfutsero whose name was revealed 8 Construction of FootM/s. Trident Enterprises 22 Improvement of road Lemjen Imsong to the NFHRCC members by hill Road connectivity (Cl-1/158, NPW) from NH-61 to Kileng- SPA 03.03.2014 (NPW/Cl-1/548) 94,29,000.00 Superintendent of Police, Di(MI Project to Reng19.12.2013 16,72,64,000.00 men Village mapur only after filling RTI. mapani via Merapani 23 Maintenance & Repair M/s. Hill Pioner Agency Mr. Khotso Yalie, 40 years of Chazouba Town to TFC 03.03.2014 (NPW/Cl-1/638) 1,41,44,000.00 – Length = 62 Kms) 9 Construction of FootM/s. Nagaland Steel EngiBRO Jn. who was arrested with arm neering Works 24 Construction of RCC Haowon Thai & Sons hill Road Connectivity was not our volunteer.

(Longtho to Changki 19.12.2013 (Cl-1/138 NPW Contrac- 85,55,000.00 T-Beam Girder Bridge (NPW/Cl-1/433 We want to state that 05.03.2014 8,44,30,000.00 Agri Link Road Junctor) over River Lang on there seems to be different tion) Length = 2.48 Km Noklak New Pangsha interpretations on Table ten10 MR of road from KenM/s. S.P.N. Enterprise Road (41.00 m span) TFC 17.01.2014 94,43,000.00 der and NIT by the Departuozou to ‘T’ Khel (NPW/Cl-1/756 25 Improvement of Road M/s. Fithu & Fithu ment of Road and Bridges 11 MR of road from AradPremier Enterprise from Veterinary Office (NPW/Cl-1/544) SPA 10.03.2014 56,58,000.00 on Table Tender and NIT. If hura to NH-29 via NST TFC 17.01.2014 (NPW/Cl-1) 75,43,000.00 to Phek College via Huthe commitment given by Garage vechiyu Residence Aiko Enterprises 26 Maintenance of road M/s. Fithu & Fithu the concerned Department 12 Construction of Road from Shozukhu to SPA 29.01.2014 (NPW/Cl-1/883) 1,41,14,000.00 from Weziho to Letsam SPA 16.04.2014 (NPW/Cl-1/544) 80,15,000.00 is a “mistake” as stated by Hevishe via Phor EAC HQ the Commissioner & SecreM/s. Vezokho Chotso 27 Improvement of road M/s. Ahovi Swu tary at the meeting convened 13 MR of road from NH to Chizami New Town – TFC 29.01.2014 (NPW/Cl-1/739) 34,37,000.00 from Pughoboto to SPA 21.04.2014 (NPW/Cl-1/775) 47,15,000.00 by your committee on 28th Widening & WBM Asukiqa via Natsumi June 2014 at Ashok Japfu 14 Improvement of road M/s. L. Kecha & Co. Hotel, there is no justifica(Rupees Eighty Five Crores Sixty Seven Lakhs and Eighty Seven Thousand) only. from Khuzami to Run- SPA 10.02.2014 (NPW/Cl-1/549) 47,14,000.00 tion to insist on NIT as far as guza Issued by NFHRCC

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express THursDAy 21 AuGusT 2014 volumE IX IssuE 229

By Aheli moitra

News fasting

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or a little more than a month, I was on a ‘news fast’. While news followed me everywhere, I did everything in my ability to avoid it.

First came the newspaper. The natural instinct to binge on it first thing in the morning had to be resisted—standing on the terrace, contemplating the Western Ghat monsoons on a glass of fruit juice was preferred. The computer and its allied services were avoided altogether. News on television was treated as the plague—after listening to Arnab Goswami talk on ‘shock journalism’, the motivation to avoid news on TV sparkled further. Apparently, his work had given rise to a “trickle down social impact” by introducing shock therapy to ‘journalism’. The poor ‘lower’ masses of the country are still at the mercy of services to “trickle down”—even news media will not break this hegemony. Best avoided.

The news fast was a hit. My focus turned to the actual living out of my citizenship—looking at government systems first hand. It turned to the actual living of life. There was space and time for understanding the emotional blizzards of a family and the one next door’s. Poverty could be understood not just in terms of governance but through the heart. What could be done? A million different possibilities existed if I looked beyond news. Sympathy was slowly taken over by empathy.

It suddenly seemed as if there was not a dearth of good news though rarely found in the news media.

While news has empowered people in a way much needed in a democracy, and aroused us into action, it has also made us think, in many instances, that reading tragic news and shaking our heads in collective disapproval is often all that is needed for life and politics to succeed. The news media has helped and egged on many positive actions on varied discrimination—yet it has also pushed many citizens and free individuals far from the field, into dens of mere reading and hearing; into inaction.

Being a journalist, it is ill advised to write an editorial to put us out of business, so please do not permanently disown news.

A little distance, however, could go some way in understanding our neighbourhoods, through our worldviews, as opposed to the media’s. It might seem these days that all there is to know about life and style and politics is in the news but that is not true.

We observe our daily reality and make news of it in our heads— keeping away from mass produced news, and observing the ones that need attention, could even get us up on our feet to do something on reading the rare item that needs us.

A news fast once a month, or a month in a year, could help.

The urban elite especially so.

Does fasting help? Let us know at moitramail@yahoo.com

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Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer

scientist kept quiet about flu blunder

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U.S. government scientist kept silent about a potentially dangerous lab blunder and revealed it only after workers in another lab noticed something fishy, according to an internal investigation.

The accident happened in January at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

A lab scientist accidently mixed a deadly strain of bird flu with a tamer strain, and sent the mix to another CDC lab and to an outside lab in Athens, Georgia.

No one was sickened by bird flu. But unsuspecting scientists worked with the viral mix for months before it was discovered. CDC officials have called the incident the most worrisome in a series of lab safety problems at the government agency, long regarded as one of the most respected public health agencies in the world. Earlier this summer, a lab mishandled anthrax samples and both the bird flu and anthrax labs were shut down.

"We all feel horrible this happened," said Dr. Anne Schuchat, who oversees the CDC's Influenza Division — which includes the lab where the bird flu accident took place.

Because of employee privacy rules, she said she could not name the lab scientist or the leader of the scientist's team, who were both faulted in the investigation report released Friday.

She said disciplinary actions are taking place, but she did not provide any details.

CDC's release of the report is one of many signs the agency is trying to make things right, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University. But he added that the CDC should at least disclose any disciplinary measures, to reassure the public that the agency is taking the matter seriously.

According to the report, the lab scientist was doing work with both bird flu strains — the deadly form and a tamer version. Lab rules call for them to be handled separately, and the tasks should take at least 90 minutes. The CDC investigation found the work was completed in 51 minutes. That's a clear indication the scientist took short-cuts, Schuchat said.

The lab scientist told investigators that the work was done in the proper sequence, but noted being rushed to finish the job and attend a meeting. CDC officials say it's possible the scientist worked on both strains at the same time.

In February, some of the mixed virus sample was sent to another CDC lab in Atlanta. In March, a shipment of it went to a U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory in Athens. For a study, the bird flu virus was given to chickens. The chickens died, prompting USDA staff to take a hard look at the sample and detect the deadly strain.

The USDA lab notified the CDC lab in May, and the CDC lab confirmed the finding. But the CDC team leader didn't report what happened to supervisors or anyone else, reasoning that the viral mix was at all times contained in specialized laboratories and was never a threat to the public, the investigation report said.

CDC officials were only notified in June after the second CDC lab reported a problem with its sample. Two weeks later, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden was notified. Frieden ordered the flu and anthrax labs closed, an internal review and other steps. The anthrax lab director resigned last month.

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"The time demands... the world will not wait for us. We have to run ahead of time. That is why whatever we do, we should try hard to do it before time. It should not be so that a project is conceived in 1992 and in 2014 (we say) it will take some more time. The world will go ahead."

Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India

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C O M M E N T A R Y

Benito Z. Swu

Why? And again why?

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ow long can we Nagas afford to marginalize ourselves by being too individualistic in our socio-eco-political arenas. In today’s Nagaland integrity definitely has taken a beating and the back seat as well, as we very easily justify ourselves in the namesake of the greater good. The greater good for today.

What about tomorrow? And for whose greater good? Why are our leaders never ever compromising and ceasefiring and atleast a little bit sacrificing as we pave the road for the next generation to step in. Why don’t our leaders amen to the very truth that the coming generation after them will have no other alternate but to step into the very track and direction which they take today. Why can’t we agree to the very fact which we all know that what we do today as policy matter is never right, and deep down is well aware that we would never actually want the future generation to inherit. Why do our leaders in the name of power politics very easily sacrifice our ethics, our religion and our uniqueness at the altar of power and justify it with modernity, development and being in tune with the times. Why do we get labeled as doubting Thomases when we are only but just imitating our leaders who all in the first place are always apprehensive and no amount and number of times is enough to alley that fear. Why do our leaders always harp on us being unique every now and then, but never display that side of uniqueness. If that uniqueness of being unique is what we are seeing today, then it is better not being unique. Why do our leaders never have that humility of laughing at their own expense and shortcomings and thereby display their humane self but is always ever there and waiting to belittle their contemporaries and assumed adversaries.

Why do our leaders not realize that regionalism for Nagas is not just for the sake of being a member of a regional political party, but a way of thinking and living which runs in our veins and which needs to be prioritized if not for ourselves then atleast for the generations to come. Why do our leaders, just at the drop of a hat become political prostitutes and justify it as political expediency and a part and parcel of power politics in a democracy. Very true, but then where does that leave us.

There is no constitution of any nation on earth which covers the entirety of do’s and don’ts. But there is the conviction and conventions that covers all – the unwritten constitution. Even in the third world countries of Asia and Africa the lawmakers make it a point never to breach or question those con-

ventions. We Nagas, very sadly does not allow our conscience and morality to police us and as such is doing a very big dis-service to the No.1 religion of the world, which as a matter of fact is the No.1 pre-requisite obligation of our Christian faith.

When Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the then President of the BJP had initiated the idea of Rio leaving the state for a bigger role in the Union Cabinet in the event of the BJP coming to power and again directly or indirectly blessing the formation of the NERPF, it signaled the coming of age of the BJP as a true legitimate National party of a secular and the second largest democratic nation of the world. However

bowing down to Baal, but as a part and parcel of the organization we will have to amen to any programme or agendas of the organization to which we belong. Being ‘friends’ and ‘becoming one’ are two very different entities, like chalk and cheese. There should never be any confusion or doubt about it. We share, we rejoice, we party together, we cry and laugh together, we share the good and the bad times, we even sleep together, but ultimately his soul is his and my soul is mine. Just as I cannot take care of my friend’s soul, he too cannot take care of my soul. Christianity and Islam are the only two religion which propagates the soul either ending up in hell or paradise after the

“Why can’t we agree to the very fact which we all know that what we do today as policy matter is never right…?” when the gross misgovernance of the UPA government guaranteed a very huge mandate for the BJP, it showed up its true color leaving us in the lurch.

Nagas would not have experienced this gross injustice had we not been stigmatized as a people who flip-flops and dances to tunes. Such betrayal would have been unthinkable had Nagas reflected the true spirit of Nagaism and had learned the politics of thinking and speaking alike to the outside world even though our differences at home could not allow us to even have an eye to eye contact. And what do we have now? Instead of the Nagaland BJP which is a constituent of the ruling dispensation even resigning in en-mass, we are forced to watch the spectacle of fellow Naga law makers groveling and singing hosannas to the BJP, begging to be painted saffron and then boasting about it. Let it be known – loud and clear: Nagas cannot stoop so low and then blame it on politics. This is what the unwritten constitution is all about.

This is the unspoken convention.

What is the point of sending out missionaries for outreach programmes to preach to the unreached about what life and Christianity is all about when we are literally forsaking our core beliefs on a platter at the blink of an eye. Yes, it is very much selling our soul. We may not be practically or physically prostrating and groveling or

death on earth. It is another story that the orthodox Muslim clergy has macabrely twisted the way and the door to paradise. As for the Hindus, they believe in reincarnation. You are not a good man, you are a sinner and you will end up reincarnated as a stray dog scavenging the garbage dump. And therein lies the tragedy. Without being even a little aware, it is only too late when we realize that our soul has already been sold. In the Old Testament, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to King Nebuchadnezzar "Even if the God we serve does not save us from the blazing furnance we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up". This incident happened much much before the time of Jesus. Today in this New Testament time God is not going to send any angel to save our life and soul. He has already sent His only Son. Maybe one day we will have a nomenclature by the style of a "The United Tribes of Nagaland". But the idea or any other ideas can fructify only if we become aware to the basic fact that we are indeed very different and that regionalism unites us just as much as tribalism divides us. I believe the ideal Naga society will be that society where there is a bi-party system with a regional political party occupying the treasury benches while another regional political party warms the op-

position benches, by design and not by law, as we are and must always remain a democracy. Or we can even go the Dravidian way as in Tamil Nadu where the state is always ruled by either the DMK or the AIADMK leaving no space for any other third party except for, as a fringe player. In such a scenario we automatically will command respect and this is what Nagas should strive for. Regionalism is in itself a religion.

Think a little bit deeper into it and we see that just as religion is independent which does not allow any other to tinker into its core beliefs, so is regionalism which reflects only exactly what we are. The basic instinct of not just human beings but any living organisms including microscopic organisms is to move, search and place itself in a more secure and comfortable position. The only difference is that human beings have the power of reasoning, thinking and acting. Is humans were to follow only its basic instinct, then we are no better than the animals. The superduper chartbusting international hit of a movie "Basic Instinct" is in itself a lesson for us. If we follow just our basic instincts then we definitely are no better than the lead characters of the said movie played out by Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone.

The BJP will have to honor its words.

It has to walk the talk. Infact, circumstances provided the BJP leadership a golden opportunity to display not just to the Nagas but to the nation and the world at large that it means business and remains true to its words. The goodwill the BJP could have gained or will gain would have or will have remained unparalled. But on the other hand, the BJP and the Congress who wastes no time and misses no opportunity to belittle each other, not even sparing a yawning or a blinking of a Rahul eye, is able to reach a meeting point and come to a consensus when the issue is that of the Nagas. Somebody has to inform the BJP to stop this hypocrisy.

Just because our present crop of leadership seems to be failing us does not at all mean that we will be ushered like lambs to the slaughter. The movement for change is churning all over the world and we are not immune to it. So be it, if individuals are to be sacrificed, but we will march ahead. Dear leaders, fathers & mothers, grandfathers & grandmothers, uncles and aunties, it is not for the younger generation to pull up their socks and fold their sleeves.

They are already doing it. It is for you all to hold the torch and light the way. The complacency and the hesitant desire to maintain the status quo is becoming a little bit transparent.

The first Christian Convert among the Zeliangrong & Inpui

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he first messenger of good news of salvation to the State of Manipur was Rev. William Pettigrew. He landed at Imphal on January 6, 1894. Within five years of ministry, he began to organize Churches and Schools and started reaching the people with gospel to almost every part of Manipur. The first convert from the Zeliangrong and Inpui communities was Mr. Namrizinang Pamai of ChaKhuak kiu village ( now extinct). As known to every body that Zeliangrong is comprised of Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei including Inpui.

The later was not included in the common nomenclature may be because of technical difficulties. Mr. Namrizinang Pamai was also known as Maipak which means Victor. It was the name given by Meitei Maharaj for his excellent and successful performance and achievement in his career as a royal soldier. Mr. Namrizinang had only two offspring. They were Mr. Chalinlung and Kaninglung. The youngest son Mr. Kaninglung Pamai was interviewed by Mr. ID. Kaipisinang accompanied by Hudabou Pamai on 19 November 2000 AD. At his Tamenglong residence at 9.30 PM. The felt need of the interview was the LIANGMAI 2000 AD CELEBRATION to commemorate the unfailing guidance of Almighty God through out the last century at Tening town, Nagaland on 12 to 15 December 2000.

The excerpt of the interview is reproduced here below for the information of all concern.

ID. Kaipisinang:- Apow, uncle, I heard that Namrizinang (Maipak) was the first convert among the Liangmais.

What comment do you have? It is also heard that he is your father. Is it correct?

Kaininglung Pamai:- Namrizinang, Maipak is my born father. My grand father’s name was Dikhinang and great

grand father was Masanwangbou.

ID.Kaipisinang:- What is the name of your forefather’s village and where it is?

Kaninglung Pamai:- My forefather’s village name was Chakhuak kiu. It is between Aling and Puichi village. Now it had been deserted. Chakhuak kiu was Liangmai village. When the people came to that place in search of suitable site for their village, they found a herd of Chakhuakreng, smaller kind of hornbill. Thus the village was named after the bird, Chakhuakreng, called Khuak kiu village.

ID.Kaaipisinang :- How and why Cha Khuak kiu village had been deserted? Kindly describe.

Kaininglung Pamai :- My forefather’s village, Khuak kiu was a rich village. There was plenty of food grain and they lived happily and leisurely.

In one particular year, seven families constructed one Chakiwky, a decorated house each and threw feasts of merit in the village. All the villagers were engaged in the construction works and enjoyed the feasts. They made rice ball and played a game of throwing the rice ball at one another as a part of celebration.

While enjoying the feast, they could not clear jhume fields and forgot the seed sowing season. A seasonal creature locally known as tiet tietpui cried out telling the message of seed sowing season. The jhume field was not ready for cultivation. By hearing the sound of the creature, they woke up from their slumber of enjoying the feast of merit. Hurriedly they cut the jhume field but the same could not be burnt properly and failed to sow the seeds in time. As a reason of delayed sowing, they failed to get good harvest. Besides

this, there was epidemic in the village.

Many had died because of the famine and epidemic. After many had died, my grandfather Dikhinang took my father, Namrizinang and left for Imphal.

They lived at Keishamthong village in Imphal. When my father, Namrizinang grew up and attained adulthood, he was recruited to Meitei’s Maharaj soldier. My father had good health and good looking and could do anything successfully whatever was assigned to him. In everything he did successfully and was all the time on victory. He was therefore given the title Maipak means victorious.

ID.Kaipisinang :- How many offspring does your Father had?

KaninglungPamai:- My Father had only few children. To his disappointment, every child born could not survive and died one after another. While my father was disheartened, he met a British who told him that if he believe in Jesus Christ, he would have heirs to inherit him.

My father talked to himself that if he could have offspring by conversion to Christianity, there was nothing harm and thus took decision to embrace the new faith and was baptized by Rev. Fox on the 6th December 1914. After becoming Christian, a son was born to him on 27th December 1914. The son was christened as Chalinlung David.

The son was also known as Kaphunlung in Rongmei with the meaning of a seed being sown in his lineage. After my brother Kaphunlung David, I was born. My father named me Kaninglung signifying the wish of God in my birth.

I was also called Stephen, my second name. Like that we were only two in my father’s family.

ID.Kaipisinang :- Why don’nt you re-

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settle in your old village Chakhuak kiu?

Kaninglung Pamai :- To resettle to my forefather’s village, we entered the site and had formal re establishment and the program was administered and led the rededication prayer by Rev. Simon in 1960. However, we could not pull on there because of bad road communication. Therefore, we had settled at Tamenglong.

ID.Kaipisinang:- Where is the exact location of Chakhuak kiu village?

Kaninglung Pamai :- The exact location of my old village is near the present Bakua village.

ID. Kaipisinang :- Your father lived at Keisamthong and you lived at Tamenglong, so you had become Rongmei. What do you think?

Kaninglung Pamai :- In Imphal Muslims live and speak Meitei language but they are not Meitei. It is just like that.

ID.Kaipisinang :- Lastly, we Liangmai people are going to observe 2000 AD. Celebration. What message do you want to convey to your people?

Kaninglung Pamai :- Tell the people that there should not be any thing that divides between one another, let the Kingdom of God be established here on earth to live a peaceable life.

After the interview was over, Mr. ID.Kaipisinang requested Kaninglung Pamai, to pray for him. Kaninglung Pamai sang “Revive thy work, Oh, Lord”.

He read Psalm 127: 1-2, Matthew 20:16 and Jeremaiah 31:22, and prayed for ID. Kaipisinang. In his prayer he uttered that,” son of Kailinchapbou of Namtiram village came and enquired about Namrizinang, the first Liangmai Christian convert and I had told him so. Let his writing of that event glorified you name Amen. (Concluded) K. Daimai Nagaram, Imphal

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PERSPECTIVE NEWS ANALYSIS, FEATURE AND DISCOURSE

In Gaza, emotional wounds and trauma of war remain unhealed Karin Laub

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Associated Press

hahed Quishta was curled up in an armchair one late afternoon during the Gaza war when a shell slammed into her living room. Shrapnel pierced the 8-year-old's head and neck, and she died minutes after arriving at a hospital.

Her funeral was held before nightfall, in line with Muslim tradition. Her family couldn't host a customary three-day wake, typically attended by hundreds of people, because streets remained dangerous during ongoing fighting between Israel and Gaza militants.

Almost a month after her death from what her father says was an Israeli tank shell, her family remains paralyzed by grief.

Sister Rojina, 14, can't sleep in the room they shared, spending nights on a mattress in the hallway. Her mother Nisreen, 38, takes clothes from Shahed's closet from time to time, crying as she inhales the lingering scent. The Quishtas are among thousands who suffered a loss during the current Israel-Hamas war, the third in Gaza in just over five years. The emotional wounds, though sometimes hidden, can be seen in the grim statistics of the con-

flict. Close to 2,000 Palestinians were killed, including 459 children, and more than 10,000 people were wounded since fighting began July 8, according to U.N. figures. About 20 percent of Gaza's population of 1.8 million people has been displaced, including about 100,000 whose homes were destroyed or damaged beyond repair.

Based on these numbers, "the psychological effects (in this war) will be much higher than in the previous ones," said Dr. Iyad Zaqout, who runs the community mental health program of Gaza's main aid group, the U.N. Relief and Works Agency. Children are especially vulnerable because they can't put their experiences into context yet, he said. The U.N. estimates that about 373,000 children in Gaza need direct psychological intervention because they've witnessed violence, lost a relative or have been displaced. Such children often display one or more of a range of symptoms, including bedwetting, nightmares, irritability or clinging to parents.

In the last major round of fighting in Gaza in the winter of 20082009, about 18,000 of some 190,000 children at-

tending U.N.-run schools required counseling, Zaqout said. Several hundred still haven't recovered, he said, adding that repeated exposure to trauma — a given in Gaza — compounds the problem.

Some 100 U.N. trauma counselors now visit several dozen crowded U.N. schools that have been turned into shelters for those who fled or were made homeless by the fighting. Several private groups providing trauma relief have also sprung up in recent years, though the demand continues to outstrip available treatment.

The counselors offer psychological "first aid" to those at the shelters. Children are usually accessible, eagerly joining playgroups in school courtyards or picking up crayons to draw what they saw in the war. At least 30 percent of the children at the shelters will need longer-term treatment, Zaqout estimated.

Adults are often reluctant — especially men. On a recent morning, counselor Kamel Kahlout from the Gaza branch of a U.S.based group, the Center for MindBody Medicine, persuaded about a dozen men to join him in therapy session at the Abu Hussein

school, a shelter in the Jebaliya refugee camp.

Kahlout led them through a simple breathing exercise and asked them to close their eyes.

Many found it difficult to sit still, with the noise from the crowded courtyard outside. When asked to share their concerns, the men stuck to politics, avoiding the personal. The men need more time to open up, he said.

Those at the Abu Hussein school have gone through particularly rough times. On July 30, three Israeli artillery shells slammed into the school crowded with some 3,300 people, many of them sleeping. The shells, which Israel says came in response to mortar fire nearby, killed 17 people.

Among those who witnessed the attack was 11-year-old Moath Sweilem. Asked later to describe the shelling, Moath talked about dead donkeys near the main gate, also killed in the attack, and wounded children brought to his family's sleeping area by his mother.

"I was scared when it happened," Moath said. Moath has become more aggressive, said his mother, standing on the edge of the courtyard filled with noisy children waiting to have their faces painted by aid group volunteers.

Those near the front started pushing and shoving as adults tried to separate them. Moath emerged from the scuffle with a triumphant smile. He had a goatee and the word Gaza, in Arabic, drawn on his face.

Shahed Quishta was the middle child of

five. Shahed and her sister Rojina shared a room that now stands empty because Rojina can't bear to sleep there alone. Shahed's school bag is still filled with notebooks from third grade, including those from English class with vocabulary lists written in a neat script. Her report card notes that she was third in her class.

During the war, Shahed was scared, like the others. Her aunt Dareen, who lives on the ground floor, designated a "war room" away from windows and doors to reassure the children. They often stayed there when they heard shelling from Israeli tanks.

Israel has fired thousands of tank and artillery shells toward what it said were targets linked to militants during the war, though a majority of those killed were civilians, according to Gaza health officials. Hardest hit were towns near the border with Israel, including here in Beit Lahiya. Gaza militants have fired more than 3,000 rockets and mortar shells at Israel in the same period.

Two weeks into the war, on July 22, Shahed was playing with her cousins downstairs. Around midafternoon, she returned to her family apartment on the second floor.

She settled into the armchair with her tablet computer. Her father, Mouin, was napping on a mattress nearby in the living room. The shell hit at 4:15 p.m., her father said. He awoke to a huge cloud of dust and smoke that obstructed his view of Shahed critically wounded on the armchair. He grabbed his wife and children and ran downstairs, only to find that Shahed had not been accounted

for. He raced back upstairs and found her. She still was breathing faintly, but died less than half an hour later.

Almost a month later, the living room remains almost unchanged.

There's no back wall. The other walls and the armchair are peppered with holes from shrapnel and debris covers the floor. The family keeps it locked most of the time.

Shahed's parents find comfort in their faith, saying every death is preordained and that they will meet their daughter in heaven.

Still, Shahed's mother can't shake off her sadness. She cries when she holds Shahed's clothes or watches a video of her prancing in a white dress for her kindergarten graduation. Rojina said she tries to stay strong to avoid burdening her mother.

On Saturday, Shahed's younger brother Mohammed and several cousins attended a playgroup with some three dozen neighborhood children put on by World Vision, an international Christian aid organization. As a warm-up, they sang a version of "If You're Happy and You Know It," finishing each verse with clapping, fist pumping or stomping.

Mohammed, who had witnessed the explosion that killed his sister, was reserved at first, but eventually got swept by the enthusiasm. Majd, an 11-year-old cousin, said he enjoys going to the group, but misses Shahed. "She was our leader," he said.

This Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 photo shows a portrait of Shahed Quishta, 8, in the living room where she was killed while sitting in the armchair, seen in the background, on July 22, and a piece of shrapnel from the the Israeli tank shell that slammed into her home. Almost a month after her death, her family remains paralyzed by grief. (AP Photo)

Direct attack on the Christian in line of NLtP Act 1998

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he writer as a politician wanted to express the inner feeling of choosing the right thing at the appropriate time without any fear and favors. Because, Nagaland is a Christian state and it is mostly dominated by the Baptist denomination. Before the WATCHMAN TEAM meet at the city Tower, Dimapur and take decision to oppose the lifting up of NLTP Act. Let us take the issue of NLTP very seriously and stop playing a BLAME GAME. For such game is not at all good for the society. Therefore let us find out the meet point. The divided opinion of the public in general and the Government against the church body is too much far from the real Naga society. Let us know the ground reality, practical, pragmatic and direct to approach the real problem base on the facts and figures of Christian Naga society. Whether is it correct to say the dry state as the wettest dry state in our society or not. Let us not draw a conclusion merely relay on the hypothetical mind-set. Let us verify the issue with concrete examples of Naga style of living at this very juncture and find out a meeting point so as to actively involve oneself in it and get a lasting solution of this dangerous social disease. The dominant role imposed by the various church bodies and likeminded organizations to dictate the Government to their own thinking line will just lead the society more confusion and only lead to an imaginary world of saint land, which is very much artificial and that society may heading toward a dreaming land.

The writer felt very much for the government and its machineries; because the Government and the

church are the two side of the same coin. SERVICE TO MAN IS SEVICE TO GOD. The different components in one physical body should not criticize one or the other component just when failure is made. We share the same defeat and responsibility is whether like it or not we own the blame of unsuccessful achievement.

Therefore Nagas as a whole must accept the defeat and restart the line approach of tackling the problem by renewal of our concrete participatory role of action plan. Fifteen years of failure is a long period; the church itself knows the ground reality of the Naga society. Else the church workers must look back their own kids and kins in the society. The society cannot change and catch-up with other advance society in one struck of magic unless each and every person realizes the menace of the society and willing accepts the reality of life without imposition. Our Naga society lies there whether like or not.

We are not living in a saint land.

To quote from the Holy Bible, it reminds us the way we chose the right or wrong way of life. Why in the Bible Jesus Christ was crucified instead of BARNABAS, the criminal and ragged person and the most learned judge PILAT pronounced the decision and washed his hand before in front of the crowd as a sign of following the peoples voice (Mtt.27:11-24) Why PETER the most devoted and faithful disciple among the twelve disciples failed to call His Lord and Master’s name before the soldiers before the cock crow?

(Mtt.26:69-74) As per the Jewish law, why the prostitute was not stone to death and spared her life just because of

Jesus Christ intervention in the incident.(John 8: 1-11). Above all, why Jesus Christ came into the earth with human flesh and blood; advocate the love and mercy of humankind and controlled the society above the existed law of the land by doing miracles after miracles.

Why the Lord Jesus Christ differentiates between the wealth of Government and the church and said that it should not mix-up together.

When Nagaland state has been hardly managing the monthly salary of all Government servants of various categories without the central assistance at this juncture, why should we pour KEROSENE and let it burn the society, just trying to convert the state into a saint state. In that case the Government must dissolve and we must live in a leaderless society visionless and futureless society. That saint land philosophy is not practicable and not relay on the truth of the society. Because the Naga society had been tested and experienced enough for more than 15 years. But it become a fatal exercise and faced a complete failure in Government attempt. That very long period the church and the saints have been slumbering and wake-up just now? They might be busy for arranging a missionary out-reach program of 10.000 missioners sent-out missions to the whole world to reach the good gospel to the unreached pockets of good gospel. Why the Nagaland Legislative Assembly appointed a Legislative Assembly Chaplain and invoke God’s blessing in each and every assembly sessions for the past so many years? At that time that chaplain ever put such agenda in the assembly and the discussed the issue in the assembly or not. Why in that condition the politicians never take note of the

prohibition bill and wake-up all on a sudden to create a social havoc having no meeting point at this juncture. Our CLEAN ELCTION DRIVE way back in 2010 also met a total failure; rather the Christian community faced a fatal blow, when corruption and buying voters increased more than the last consequent assembly elections in Nagaland. This is a glaring and vivid example happened just now and memory still prevailed. Let us initiate only what practicable and pragmatic, which are at the reach of our own level of imagination.

Don’t expect the other society can save our soul by taking the example of other success stories. Let our people wake up by themselves and choose the right course of action at the appropriate time and realize the doom of the society if we linger on this situation of chaotic nature. Just staying aloof from the ground reality and directing the other capable bodies to cover the load of burden and play a dominant role can solve the problem. Let our people in general voice together with the conviction and will-power to fight the social evils together in a mass movement basis. If so there won’t be no pioneer and no follower but all are in the same level and will certainly change the society into a better place of living, having no prejudice and no criticisms. That is the very longing society still Nagas are searching and wanted a peaceful living of all population on equal opportunity in all walk of life. Such is the foundation of classless society created by the living God for the Nagas even before the Christianity came over to our land.

People talk about the churches set-ups in each and every nods

and corner of the Naga remote villages. Material developments in the churches alone cannot lead the way to salvation. Our soul winning mission is become minor at this juncture, when compare to churches assets. Advance societies become so developed and the churches are all out to catch-up such stage of self reliance and self dependent churches without pulling the poor and down trodden church members. It is also a fact that church member’s participation in the church becomes more and more thinner when compare to the initial period of Christianity in our society. This could be the reason for the member’s heavy schedules in a heterogeneous life style of living and many folds of professions and careers. We are living in the world of materialism. Our wants are limitless and we are almost controlled by our greediness in collection of tithes, project wise budgets, missionary special offerings, relief funds and many others church members contribute their best. But we miserably failed to achieve our targets and still a long way to go in life. Sometime the church workers are living in another land beyond common member’s reach. Politician and Bureaucrats is also the same Christian, who think for a better and peaceful society like the church thinks. Whenever church functions are there all people rush to the function with their best dresses and make-ups and still the aroma to the church is there in the society. This a good sign for a progressive society.

Let the communist theory RELIGION IS THE OPIUM OF THE MASS dominate in the society by spreading the good aroma to all church lovers for a better place of living.

Lastly, life is short attempt great

things and achieves great things in trusting our living God, the creator and sustainer of life so as to heal the society. Let us all don’t play a dominant role and a blame game. Wait for the general public to wake-up from their slumbering stage of life and equalize the church way of thinking level. When there is same intellectual level of our life approach; there comes the mass movement and active participation in our own level of capability and capacity. Only then our destiny of life can be achieved without any hurdles. Then only we can have a peaceful and equal life even in the eye of the lord and savior Jesus Christ. Let our society choose the right thinking process as per his/ her individual conscience by experiencing the goodness or the badness of life without any disturbances.

Maturity will come only after certain attainment of age. Our society only launched to this stage of life from very primitive, naked and head hunting life and still such mentality not totally erased in our mind-set. Let our people of 80 % Christian population proclaim God our creator and sustainer of life in true spirit of loving and caring for each other in deeds. So that, the land NAGALAND FOR CHRIST can makes a place in the society. Let us have a meeting point to each and every problem in the society, instead of creating deadlock and far sighted imaginative world of differences. Let us not curse the darkness, but light the ray of hope to each and every person and shine brightly amidst the restless and turmoil world of temptation. Emotional attachment and feeling of oneness and togetherness is the greatest in a well-knitted society of Christian.

K. Ritse, Pfutsero Town

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Pak envoy defends meeting Kashmiri leaders

‘Indian Army doing enough to stop Chinese incursions’

New Delhi, August 20 (AP): Pakistan’s ambassador to India defended his recent talks with Kashmiri separatists on Wednesday, saying that including them in a dialogue is the only way to find a lasting peace between the South Asian rivals.

Abdul Basit spoke to reporters in New Delhi two days after India called off diplomatic talks with Pakistan because he had met with separatist leaders from the disputed region.

India said the meeting undermined efforts to thaw relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

But India has tolerated such meetings in the past, which suggests the country’s new government is taking a harder line against Pakistan.

India and Pakistan have fought three wars since gaining independence from Britain in 1947, two of them over Kashmir. Both countries control parts of the Himalayan region and claim it in its entirety. That dispute is at the heart of the lingering animosity between the rivals.

India had warned Basit against meeting with separatist leaders, saying it would jeopardize the foreign secretary-level talks that were to be held in Islamabad on Aug. 25.

Despite the warning, Basit went ahead with the meeting in New Delhi, prompting India to declare his actions as “unacceptable” and call off the talks on Monday.

India and Pakistan had agreed to hold the talks in May when Pakistani Prime

New Delhi, August 20 (iANs): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday said Chinese patrol guards did come within the Indian boundary, but the Indian Army’s “approach” has been sufficient to stop them from encroaching Indian land.

Asked about reports of incursion by Chinese soldiers into Indian territory in Ladakh, the minister said: “The army chief has clarified in detail the reports are not accurate.” He, however, said Chinese patrol did enter the “perceived” Indian boundary.

“There have been cases where Chinese patrols were getting into areas perceived as our territory,” Jaitley said on the sidelines of laying the foundation stone for the new Indian Navy headquarters.

Chinese soldiers were not being allowed to encroach upon Indian land and the “approach taken by our forces is enough”, he said. He said Indian forces took “adequate action” and “didn’t allow them to encroach on our territory.

The approach taken by our forces is enough”. Reports Tuesday said the Chinese troops entered 25-30 km into Indian territory in Burtse area of Ladakh, pitched tents and held up flags that read “This is Chinese territory, go back”.

Indian Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag Tuesday denied the report. Jaitley, in response to a question during the recently concluded parliament session, had spoken on the same lines.

“There is no commonly delineated Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China. There are areas along the border where India and China have differing perception of the LAC. Due to both sides undertaking patrolling up to their respective perception of the LAC, transgressions do occur,” Jaitley had said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

The defence minister Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a new headquarters building for the navy here, adjacent to the DRDO headquarters in the vicinity of South Block. Jaitley also said a plot has been sanctioned for expansion of the army headquarters.

‘India, Pakistan only two stakeholders in Kashmir issue’

Pakistan’s Ambassador to India Abdul Basit speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondence Club in New Delhi on Wednesday, August 20. (AP Photo)

Minister Nawaz Sharif attended the inauguration of his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi.

The meeting in Islamabad between the foreign secretaries was to discuss the resumption of a formal dialogue between the two countries.

Talks between India and Pakistan to normalize relations between the often hostile neighbors went into a deep freeze after a 2008 attack by Pakistani terrorists on Mumbai, India’s financial hub, in which 166 people were killed.

The two countries began to take tentative steps to resume the peace dialogue but they came to an abrupt halt once again after two Indian soldiers were beheaded in border hostilities in January 2013.

But in a surprise move

just before he was sworn in as prime minister, Modi invited his Pakistani counterpart to his inaugural ceremony. The two leaders signaled their intention to improve relations by agreeing to restart the long-stalled discussions to resume peace talks.

Basit told reporters that Pakistan’s diplomats in India have been meeting with Kashmiri separatist leaders for decades because the people of Kashmir are at the heart of any lasting peace between the two countries.

“The objective of interacting with Kashmiri leaders is precisely to talk to all the stakeholders to find a viable, peaceful solution to the problem,” Basit said.

Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin rejected Basit’s description of separatist

2G money laundering case: Raja, Kanimozhi, Dayalu Ammal get bail New Delhi, August 20 (iANs): A special court here Wednesday granted bail to former telecom minister A. Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, ADMK chief M. Karunanidhi’s wife Dayalu Ammal and others in a money laundering case related to the allocation of 2G spectrum.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini allowed the bail pleas of Raja, Kanimozhi, Dayalu Ammal, Swan telecom promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. Ltd. (KFVPL) directors Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal, Bollywood producer Karim Morani, Kalaignar TV director Sharad Kumar and P. Amirthan, who were chargesheeted by the ED in the case.

The court granted bail to all of the accused and asked them to furnish a personal bond of Rs.5 lakh and two sureties of the same amount each.

However, the court dismissed Ammal’s plea seeking discharge in the case. The court granted her bail observing that she is a woman, aged and infirm, suffering from various age-related diseases and as such presently unable to make an appearance in court despite being desirous of it, which is indicated by the

presence of a battery of lawyers on her behalf.

The court observed that Raja and Kanimozhi are appearing before it regularly for the last three years. It added that they have cooperated with the trial. “There is no possibility of accused fleeing from justice or tampering with any evidence or witness and there is no likelihood of accused committing the offence again,” said the court.

It viewed that sending them in custody again would serve no purpose in the eyes of law. The court directed the nine accused to appear before it on each date of hearing and surrender their passports, while allowing Ammal’s plea for permanently exemption from personal appearance on account of her sickness.

The companies named in the case are Swan Telecom Pvt. Ltd. (STPL), Kusegaon Realty Pvt. Ltd., Cineyug Media and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Cineyug Films), Kalaignar TV (KTV) Pvt. Ltd., Dynamix Realty, Eversmile Construction Company Private Limited, Conwood Construction and Developers (P) Ltd., DB Realty Ltd. and Nihar Construction Pvt. Ltd. The accused have been booked under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

leaders as “stakeholders” in resolving the Kashmir problem.

“There are only two stakeholders in Kashmir — India and Pakistan,” Akbaruddin told reporters.

Although the planned talks were called off, Basit said all was not lost. “We agree it is a setback,” he said.

“But leaders in both countries are committed to resolve all issues through a peaceful dialogue and we shall persevere. This setback should not discourage us to take our talks forward.”

However, he cast a shadow on a possible meeting between Modi and Sharif on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month.

“I am not aware that any formal announcement on a meeting had been made,” he said.

New Delhi, August 20 (iANs): In a clear rebuff to Pakistan, India’s external affairs ministry Wednesday said that following the Simla Agreement of 1972, India and Pakistan were the only two stakeholders on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and “none else”.

Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin wrote on Twitter: “Following Simla Agreement there are only 2 ‘stakeholders’ on the issue of Jammu & Kashmir - India & Pakistan. None else.” “An approach different to the one laid down in the Simla Agreement & Lahore Declaration does not yield results in IndiaPakistan relations,” he said.

On Pakistan’s high commissioner saying that he met the Hurriyat leaders because they were the representative of the people of Jammua and Kashmir, and stakeholders in the Kashmir issue, Akbaruddin said the Simla Agreement “is a principle which is the bedrock of our bilateral relations. This was reaffirmed in the Lahore Declaration of 1999 between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee”.

He said Pakistan had given assurance to India “at the highest level, that they were committed to a peaceful dialogue on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and they would not allow Pakistan or territories under its control to be used for terrorism against us”.

“We know now, particularly after the Mumbai terror attacks and the manner in which Pakistan has pursued subsequent investigations and trials, that this assurance had no meaning and that an approach that is different to the one laid down by the Simla Agreement and Lahore Declaration does not yield results.”

The response was in reaction to Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit saying that his meeting with Kashmiri separatists Monday and Tuesday was “a long-standing practice” and “it is important to engage with all stakeholders”. Basit said his meeting with the Hurriyat leaders was “to find a viable solution to the Kashmir issue”.

Basit also stressed on the need to look at the Kashmir issue “dispassionately and in a more realistic manner”. India has called off the foreign secretary-level talks scheduled for Aug 25 over Basit holding talks with Kashmiri separatist leaders despite Islamabad being asked not to.

Government notifies change in CS prelims; English marks not included

New Delhi, August 20 (Pti): The marks obtained for questions on English language comprehension skills, asked in second paper of the civil services (preliminary) examination, will not be included for grading, according to a notification issued by the Centre.

“The merit on the basis of preliminary examination shall be drawn using aggregate marks obtained in Paper-I out of 200 and marks obtained in PaperII out of 200 minus the total of the marks allocated to the questions on English language comprehension skills,” the notification said.

There are two compulsory papers of 200 marks each in the civil services preliminary examination. These paAn Indian boy plays with a dog near idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha, displayed for sale by a wayside ahead of the upcoming Ganesh Chaturti festival, in Alla- pers are also known as CSAT I and CSAT II. This year’s civil services prehabad on Wednesday, August 20. (AP Photo)

Badaun teenage girls were not raped: DNA report

New Delhi, August 20 (Pti): In a new twist in the Badaun killings case, the Hyderabad-based Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) has ruled out sexual assault on the teenage girls whose bodies were found hanging from a tree in May. CBI sources said it is crucial information from one of the most reputed government labs which has cleared a lot of doubts about the theory of the cousins being sexually assaulted before being killed and the needle of suspicion is now on the family members. The sources said they are not ruling out honour killing angle.

The sources said the report has ruled out sexual assault on the victims and

it will now be sent to a three-member medical panel for forming an opinion on the mysterious killings. They said with sexual assault being ruled out, the accused clearing the lie-detection test and inconsistencies in the statements of eye-witness, the suspicion is now on the family members. The sources said they are not ruling out honour killing angle in the matter but have not concluded anything so far.

Sources in the CBI said that the agency will not exhume the bodies now as the report from CDFD has given them enough forensic evidence which could help them crack the case. The findings of CBI are in sync with the observations of Uttar Pradesh DGP A L Banerjee who had claimed that the rape of one of the victims was not confirmed and property could be one of the motives behind the crime.

Delhi to impose fine for public urinating, littering

New Delhi, August 20 (iANs): Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day call for the launch of a ‘Clean India’ mission, local authorities in the capital began a sanitation drive that will include fining people for urinating in public or littering the streets, much like in other countries.

“Our sanitation workers clean the areas early morning, which are again dirtied by shopkeepers around 9.30 a.m.

Such shopkeepers will be given a warning by our workers and subsequently fined up to Rs.1,000,” North Delhi Corporation Mayor, Yogender Chandolia, told IANS. Modi, in his Independence Day ad-

liminary examination is scheduled to be held on Sunday.

The notification, issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, makes it clear for the candidates not to attempt nine questions of 22.5 marks asked in the English section of the prelims’ second paper.

“Questions relating to English language comprehension skills of class X level, which are printed in English only, shall not be evaluated for gradation or merit and therefore, need not be attempted by the candidates,” it said.

A controversy had recently erupted over the pattern of civil services preliminary examination as students demanding change in the pattern of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT), Paper II had taken to the streets waging a violent agitation.

dress, had stressed the importance of cleanliness in daily living and stated he wanted every village and city to launch a cleanliness campaign. Chandolia said those seen urinating outside public urinals - a common sight in the city - will be fined.

“Our sanitation inspectors will be on the field and keep a vigil on those indulging in such acts. Such offenders will first be slapped a fine of Rs.200 which can go up till Rs.1,000,” Chandolia warned. “It is a great step. Few irresponsible citizens have turned the entire city into one giant urinal, making it almost impossible to walk on footpaths. Just hope it is implemented properly,” Vishi Luthra, a marketing professional, told IANS. On being asked, officials of the east and south corporations said that they will also be launching similar drives soon.

Congress has never sacrificed its principles for power: Sonia New Delhi, August 20 (Pti): Making a strong pitch for women’s reservation in Parliament and state Assemblies, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said her party will put “full pressure” on the NDA government to pass the bill on the issue as soon as possible.

Addressing a conference of Mahila Congress in Delhi, she accused the Narendra Modi government of copying the schemes and programmes of the UPA government and rued that despite doing so much, the Congress-led alliance lost in the Lok Sabha polls as people got misled by false promises.

“We had done so much but still people got misled as some persons laid a trap. Our work, our achievement got aside and those showing false dreams marched ahead,” Gandhi said at the first such large gathering of party workers after the elec-

tion debacle.

On the occasion of 70th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, the Congress President said empowering women was one of the two priorities which the Congress leader had pursued ever since he had become the General Secretary of the party.

He believed that no country can move forward by ignoring half of its population, she said.

Listing a number of steps taken by Rajiv for women empowerment including reservation for them in panchayats and setting up of a national commission for women, the Congress chief said that the late Prime Minister also wanted that women should get representation in Parliament and Assemblies. She, however, regretted that nobody took the issue forward after Rajiv’s death.

Unfortunately the bill could not get passed in Lok Sabha

‘Cong committed to women’s reservation bill’ New Delhi, August 20 (iANs): Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said her party was committed to the women’s reservation bill that seeks to provide 33 percent reservation to women in parliament and the state legislatures.

She was speaking at a function ‘Sankalp Diwas’ organised here by the All India Mahila Congress to commemorate former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary. Her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi also spoke at the function and called for empowering women. He said the Congress will field women candidates in elections wherever possible.

“Congress passed the women’s reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha. For some reason, it could not be passed in the Lok Sabha,” she said addressing women party workers here.

Sonia Gandhi said though her party was in opbecause of some political parties, she said, noting that the Congress-led UPA government took up the issue when it came to power in 2004 and ensured

position now, it was committed to the women’s reservation bill and would put pressure on the NDA government for its passage in parliament.

“We will put full pressure on this NDA government to pass the bill,” she said.

Her son and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi called for a “tsunami of women members in the Congress”. “We have to transform the organisational structure of the Congress. There has to be a tsunami of women members in the Congress,” Rahul Gandhi said. “Wherever there is a possibility of fielding women candidates in elections, we will field them,” he said. He also said police action alone cannot end the oppression of women and argued that when women get empowered, the attitude of men towards them changes and they give more respect. “We will have to give more power to women...,” the 44-year-old leader said.

passage of the measure in Rajya Sabha. “Today, we are in opposition but Congress will not withdraw from its commitment to women’s reservation and we

will build full pressure on the NDA government to pass the bill as soon as possible,” she said.

The 18-year journey of the Women’s Reservation Bill has

been marked by high drama and roadblocks in each outing in Parliament before the historic measure cleared the first legislative hurdle in March 2010 when Rajya Sabha passed it during a sitting which saw marshals being used.

The bill seeks to reserve 33 percent of the seats in Parliament and legislative Assemblies for women. “All Congress-ruled states have given 50 percent reservation to women in local bodies while no BJPruled state has done so”, Congress spokesperson Shobha Oza had earlier claimed.

Taking a dig at the Modi government, Gandhi said that those who have come in the government today were showing a different picture to the people as per their old habits.

“They are implementing the same schemes brought by the UPA government,” she said.

Noting that victory and defeat were part of life, she said, “The real thing is that one should stick to principles and Congress has never sacrificed its principles for power.” Asking women congress workers to raise the issues of women’s exploitation in a big way and help the victims in getting justice from police stations and courts, she said that they should not leave any stone unturned to bring back “victory and glory to the party”.

“Notwithstanding the fact that our struggle is for a longer period, we may have to work hard. But if all of us work unitedly, the day is not far away when Congress will regain its peak,” she said. Regretting that incidents of female foeticide, domestic violence and rape “make our head hang in shame”, she said that “we have to raise our voice against such crimes”.

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Israel, Gaza militants trade fire after talks fail

GAZA CITY, AuGuST 20 (AP): Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets and Israel responded with airstrikes on Wednesday after Egyptian efforts to mediate a lasting truce in the monthlong Gaza war collapsed in a hail of fire a day earlier.

One of the Israeli airstrikes appeared to have targeted the home of Mohammed Deif, the Islamic militant group’s elusive military chief, who has escaped numerous Israeli assassination attempts in the past. It was not immediately clear whether he was there at the time of the attack.

The fighting resumed Tuesday when Gaza militants fired rockets at Israeli cities just hours before a temporary cease-fire was set to expire, prompting Israel to withdraw its delegation from Cairo and launch retaliatory airstrikes. Since then at least 10 Palestinians have been killed and 68 wounded, Gaza Health Ministry official Ashraf alKidra said.

The Israeli military said it carried out some 60 airstrikes on Gaza targets, and that Palestinians had fired at least 80 rockets at Israel since the temporary truce collapsed. About 2,000 reserve soldiers who had been sent home two weeks ago when fighting seemed to have simmered down were called up for duty again Wednesday, the

A Palestinians youth inspects the remains of his family makeshift home, which was destroyed by the Israeli army in the West Bank village of Aqaba in the northern Jordan Valley on Wednesday, August 20. Palestinian security sources said the Israeli army destroyed at least three makeshift homes which the army said were illegally built in the area. (AP Photo)

military said.

The breakdown in talks and the resumption of violence marked a bitter ending to nearly a week of Egyptian-led diplomacy meant to end the war, which has reduced entire Gaza neighborhoods to rubble and claimed more than 2,000 lives, mainly Palestinians.

The violence left the Egyptian mediation efforts in tatters and raised

the likelihood of a new escalation. Palestinian negotiators said the talks were finished.

Three people — two women and a two-yearold girl — were killed in an airstrike on a house in Gaza City, al-Kidra said. In Cairo, Moussa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas leader, said the dead included the wife and a child of Deif.

There was no immediate confirmation from Hamas

leaders in Gaza.

Israel has not formally commented on the strike but local media quoted an anonymous official as saying it was meant to hit Deif.

Yaakov Peri from the centrist Yesh Atid party, a former director of Israel’s security service, said he doesn’t have any details about Deif but that his house would have only been hit for a reason.

Hiroshima hit by landslides

HIROSHIMA, AuGuST 20 (ReuTeRS): At least 36 people, including several children, were killed in Japan on Wednesday, when landslides triggered by torrential rain slammed into the outskirts of the western city of Hiroshima, and the toll could rise further, police said.

Seven people were missing after a month’s worth of rain fell overnight, loosening slopes already saturated by

those dug out of the debris were two brothers, aged eleven and two, whose house was struck as they slept.

A child’s red school bag, covered in mud, lay in the debris. Houses had been pushed 100 metres (yards) by the landslide in the worst-hit area, where thick, knee-high mud hampered rescue efforts. “The rain was just pouring down and the street in front of my house turned into a river,” a man in his 70s told national television NHK. Hiroshima city authorities issued an evacuation advisory notice about an hour after the first landslide on Wednesday. “Something went wrong in our analysis (of the situation) ... We failed to issue an evacuation advisory ahead of the disaster. Looking back, I believe this is something we need to amend,” an official at the city’s fire department said.

The soil in the area was of a kind that absorbed water until it suddenly loosened and slid, increasing the danger, disaster management experts told NHK. Cities in land-scarce Japan often expand into mountainous areas, leaving such development vulnerable to landslides.

About 240 mm (9 inches) of rain fell in the area in the 24 hours up to Wednesday morning, a record-breaking level equivalent to a month’s worth of rain in a usual August, the Meteorological Agency said.The force of the landslide crumbled asphalt roads, while streams of mud tore through neighbourhoods, turning houses into piles of twisted wreckage. Boulders In this aerial photo, a survivor is lifted by a rescue helicopter from an area with a diameter of as much as three devastated by a massive landslide in Hiroshima, western Japan on Wednesmetres (yards) lay scattered around. day, August 20. (AP Photo) heavy rain over the past few weeks.

“There was rain and thunder all night, beating down so hard I was scared to go outside,” a resident told Fuji TV. “Great big drops. I’ve never seen anything like this.”

Helicopters clattered overhead, lifting out survivors, as rescue workers searched through mud and piles of stones in residential areas about 5 km (3 miles) from the city centre. Among

“If there was intelligence information that Mohammed Deif was not at home then the house would not have been blown up,” he told Army Radio.

“With the assumption that Israel was behind this, it shows its intelligence capabilities...and it is an important indication that no head of the Hamas military wing is immune to a targeted killing,” he said.

He said a security cabinet meeting would be held Wednesday afternoon to discuss developments.

Twenty-one people were wounded in a separate airstrike that hit a building that houses offices of Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV station, al-Kidra, of the Hamas run Gaza Health Ministry, said.

Air raid sirens wailed in southern Israeli cities Wednesday morning warning of incoming rockets from Gaza.

There were no reports of injuries, though a piece of a rocket that was intercepted near Tel Aviv fell on a busy road Tuesday night.

Israel’s civil defense authority meanwhile ordered the reopening of public bomb shelters within 50 miles (80 kilometers) of Gaza.

Egyptian security officials said Cairo was still pressing the two sides to agree on a cease-fire. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.

More than 2,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed since the war began on July 8, according to Palestinian and U.N. officials, and tens of thousands of people have been left homeless.

Israel says the number of militants killed was much higher, and it blames Hamas for causing civil-

ian casualties by staging attacks from residential areas. Sixty-four Israeli soldiers, two Israeli civilians and a guest worker from Thailand have also been killed.

Hamas is seeking an end to a crippling IsraeliEgyptian blockade tightened when it seized power in Gaza in 2007, while Israel wants guarantees that the Islamic militant group will disarm.

In nearly a week of indirect talks, Egypt appears to have made little headway in resolving the differences. Late Monday, it secured a 24-hour extension to a temporary truce to allow more time for a last-ditch attempt to reach a longerterm deal.

On Wednesday the Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed “deep regret” over the breaking of the cease-fire. It said in a statement that it “continues bilateral contacts” with both sides aimed at restoring calm and securing a lasting truce that “serves the interest of the Palestinian people, especially in relation to the opening of the crossings and reconstruction.”

An Egyptian compromise proposal calls for easing the blockade, but not lifting it altogether or opening the territory’s air and seaports, as Hamas has demanded.

While the plan does not require Hamas to give up

its weapons, it would give Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, whose forces were ousted by Hamas in 2007, a foothold back in Gaza running border crossings and overseeing internationally-backed reconstruction.

Abbas’ involvement would minimize friction with Israel and allow large amounts of international aid to flow into Gaza for reconstruction.

The disagreements have focused around the lifting of the blockade, with Hamas pushing for far more dramatic concessions than Israel is willing to offer.

The Gaza blockade has greatly limited the movement of Palestinians in and out of the territory of 1.8 million people, restricted the flow of goods into Gaza and blocked virtually all exports.

Israel says the blockade is needed to prevent Hamas and other militant groups from getting weapons, but critics say the measures have amounted to collective punishment.

The latest round of Gaza fighting was precipitated by Israel’s arrest of hundreds of Hamas members in the West Bank in the aftermath of the abduction and killing of three Israeli teenagers in June. Their deaths were followed by the slaying of a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem in what was a likely revenge attack.

Washing with anti-bacterial soap may not be a good idea

NeW YORk, AuGuST 20 (IANS): Next time when you buy an antibacterial soap for a germ-free day for your kids, check if the soap contains a widely-used chemical or not.

Handwashing with antibacterial soap may expose people, especially health workers, to unsafe levels of a chemical that can interfere with hormones to cause developmental problems in foetuses and newborns, says an alarming study.

Triclosan, a synthetic antibacterial agent, is found in thousands of consumer products, including soaps, cosmetics, acne creams and some brands of toothpaste.

Exposure to triclosan, currently under review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), can cause health problems, researchers say.

“Antimicrobial soaps can carry unknown risks and triclosan is of particular concern. Our study shows that people absorb this chemical at work and at home, depending on the products that they use,” said Paul Blanc, a professor of medicine at University of California San Francisco.

During the study, researchers analysed urine samples from two groups of 38 doctors and nurses - three fourths of them women - at two hospitals. The first hospital used an antibacterial soap containing 0.3 percent triclosan while the other used plain soap and water. Researchers found that workers at the first hospital had significantly higher levels of triclosan in their urine than workers at hospital.

The scientists also asked the participants if they used a popular commercial toothpaste containing triclosan.

While those who did had higher triclosan levels than those who did not, the researchers found that washing with antibacterial soap accounted for even higher triclosan levels than did brushing with the toothpaste.

“If non-triclosan-containing soaps are available, use them,” Blanc suggested, adding that just plain soap and water is a pretty good alternative. The study was published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Sakari Momoi, a 111-year-old Japanese retired educator, poses for a photo after receiving a certificate from a Guinness World Records official, left, in Tokyo Wednesday, August 20. Momoi was recognized as the world’s oldest living man on Wednesday, succeeding Alexander Imich of New York, who died in April at the age of 111 years, 164 days. (AP Photo)

Islamic State beheads journalist; another at risk

WASHINGTON, AuGuST 20 (AP): In a horrifying act of revenge for U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq, militants with the Islamic State extremist group have beheaded American journalist James Foley — and are threatening to kill another hostage, U.S. officials say.

The White House must now weigh the risks of adopting an aggressive policy to destroy the Islamic State against resisting any action that could result in the death of another American. It will also confront the potentially necessary step of pursuing the Islamic State in Syria, where President Barack Obama has resisted launching airstrikes or deploying significant American firepower.

U.S. officials confirmed a grisly video released Tuesday showing Islamic State militants beheading Foley. Separately, Foley’s family confirmed his death in a statement posted on a Facebook page that was created to rally support for his release, saying they “have never been prouder of him.”

“He gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people,” said the statement, which was attributed to Foley’s mother, Diane Foley. She implored the militants

to spare the lives of other hostages.

“Like Jim, they are innocents. They have no control over American government policy in Iraq, Syria or anywhere in the world.”

Foley, 40, from Rochester, New Hampshire, went missing in northern Syria in November 2012 while freelancing for Agence France-Presse and the Boston-based media company GlobalPost. The car he was riding in was stopped by four militants in a contested battle zone that both Sunni rebel fighters and government forces were trying to control. He had not been heard from since.

The beheading marks the first time the Islamic State has killed an American citizen since the Syrian conflict broke out in March 2011, upping the stakes in an increasingly chaotic and multilayered war. The killing is likely to complicate U.S. involvement in Iraq and the Obama administration’s efforts to contain the group as it expands in both Iraq and Syria.

The group is the heir apparent of the militancy known as al-Qaida in Iraq, which beheaded many of its victims, including American businessman Nicholas Berg in 2004. The video released on websites Tuesday appears to show the increasing sophis-

tication of the Islamic State group’s media unit and begins with scenes of Obama explaining his decision to order airstrikes.

It then cuts to a balding man in an orange jumpsuit kneeling in the desert, next to a black-clad militant with a knife to his throat. Foley’s name appears in both English and Arabic graphics on screen. After the captive speaks, the masked man is shown apparently beginning to cut at his neck; the video fades to black before the beheading is completed. The next shot appears to show the captive lying dead on the ground, his head on his body. The video appears to have been shot in an arid area; there is no vegetation to be seen and the horizon is in the distance where the sand meets the gray-blue sky.

At the end of the video, a militant shows a second man, who was identified as another American journalist, Steven Sotloff, and warns that he could be the next captive killed. Sotloff was kidnapped near the SyrianTurkish border in August 2013; he had freelanced for Time, the National Interest and MediaLine.

One U.S. official said the video appeared to be authentic, and two other U.S. officials said the victim was Foley.

This undated image shows a frame from a video released by Islamic State militants Tuesday, August 19, that purports to show the killing of journalist James Foley by the militant group. Foley, from Rochester, N.H., went missing in 2012 in northern Syria while on assignment for Agence France-Press and the Boston-based media company GlobalPost. (AP Photo)

All three officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the killing by name.

Several senior U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the situation

said the Islamic State very recently threatened to kill Foley to avenge the crushing airstrikes over the past two weeks against militants advancing on Mount Sinjar, the Mosul dam and the

Kurdish capital of Irbil.

Both areas are in northern Iraq, which has become a key front for the Islamic State as its fighters travel to and from Syria. Since Aug. 8, the U.S. military has struck at least 70 Islamic State targets — including security checkpoints, vehicles and weapons caches. It’s not clear how many militants have been killed in the strikes, although it’s likely that some were.

The Islamic State militant group is so ruthless in its attacks against all people they consider heretics or infidels that it has been disowned by alQaida’s leaders.

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists estimated Tuesday that about 20 journalists are missing in Syria, and has not released their nationalities. In its annual report in November, the committee concluded that the missing journalists were either being held and threatened with death by extremists, or taken captive by gangs seeking ransom. The group’s report described the widespread seizure of journalists as unprecedented and largely unreported by news organizations in the hope that keeping the kidnappings out of public view may help in the captives’ release.

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Champions League Arsenal held, Leverkusen wins

Besiktas's Pedro Franco, left, and Olivier Giroud of Arsenal fight for the ball during their Champions League play-off first leg soccer match in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, August 19. (AP Photo)

LONDON, August 20 (AP): Arsenal held on with 10 men to draw 0-0 at Besiktas in the Champions League playoff round Tuesday, while Bayer Leverkusen is better placed to reach the group stage after winning 3-2 at FC Copenhagen. Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey was sent off with 10 minutes left in the first leg match in Istanbul after being shown a second yellow card for tugging Oguzhan Ozyakup's shirt.

"For me it's unbelievable to get the second yel-

low card when you see the kind of fouls they have made today. It's not serious," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Britain's ITV television.

The London club, which has played in every group stage since the 1998-99 season, still nearly grabbed a late winner when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's shot was turned onto the post. The highest-scoring match of the night was in Denmark with Leverkusen holding the away goals advantage going into next

Wednesday's home leg.

The other matches saw Athletic Bilbao draw 1-1 at Napoli, Red Bull Salzburg beat Malmo 2-1 and Steaua Bucharest edge Ludogorets Razgrad 1-0.

At the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, a familiar face nearly embarrassed Arsenal from the kickoff. Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba lobbed the ball from the halfway line and it was looping into the top corner until goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny pushed it onto the crossbar.

With striker Olivier Gir-

oud lacking cutting edge in front of goal and new signing Alexis Sanchez denied

by Tolga Zengin's save before halftime, Arsenal rarely looked like repeating its 3-0 victory across Istanbul against Fenerbahce in last year's playoff round.

Besiktas came closest in the second half when Olcay Sahan curled a shot wide after breaking into the box. And, after Ramsey's red card, Besiktas coach Slaven Bilic also saw red in a heated conclusion on the touchline. "It's one of the

most physical games we have played in the Champions League," Wenger said.

"We had the chance to win the game, but unfortunately we couldn't do it."

Next week at the Emirates, although Ramsey will be suspended, Wenger is set to deploy German World Cup-winning trio Mesut Ozil, Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski again after their break.

"They will be without Ramsey who for me is the top man in the team," Bilic said. "We are still alive and we go to the Emirates with even more confidence ... we have a plan we have a dream." In Copenhagen, Stefan Kiessling took just five minutes to put Leverkusen in front, but the hosts hit back with Mathias Jorgensen nodding in an equalizer from a corner and Daniel Amartey heading them in front in the 13th minute.

Parity was restored in the 31st when Karim Bellarabi knocked the ball into the net and Son Heung-min secured Leverkusen's valuable away win just before half time after meeting Hakan Calhanoglu's throughball.

In Austria, goals from Franz Schiemer and Jonatan Soriano looked to have given Salzburg a clear cushion going into the second leg until Emil Forsberg pulled one back for Malmo in the 90th minute.

Iker Muniain's away goal could also prove decisive for Bilbao even though Gonzalo Higuain ensured Napoli drew 1-1 at home.

The only goal of the night in Romania took until the 88th minute to come, with Alexandru Chipciu, who had already missed a penalty, striking into the net this time for Steaua against Ludogorets of Bulgaria.

New Indian football league all set to take shape

NeW DeLhi, August 20 (AP): Retired batting great Sachin Tendulkar will lead a clutch of former cricketers and movie stars in promoting the start of the Indian football league.

Tendulkar and former India captain Sourav Ganguly are among team owners in the Indian Super League, which will have its draft for foreign players in Mumbai on Thursday when 49 big names will be available for eight franchise teams.

Former Arsenal midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg and ex-Newcastle United striker Michael Chopra, who is of Indian origin, will be among the top names featuring in the draft for the

October-December tournament. The tournament schedule has not yet been announced.

A similar process for Indian players was completed last month and the teams are allowed to contract two international players directly and five each from the draft in their squads of 22. Tendulkar and Ganguly have been part of promotional events for their franchises Kerala Blasters and Atletico de Kolkata, which are based in two of the more footballcrazy parts of the country.

Former India football captain I.M. Vijayan feels the likes of Tendulkar are not just cosmetic additions but take

keen interest. "I have had discussions with him (Tendulkar)," Vijayan said ahead of the draft. "I've been impressed by his knowledge of soccer, his ideas about the game, and eagerness to know more about it.

Tendulkar is a co-owner along with business group PVP ventures while Ganguly co-owns the Kolkata team as part of a consortium that also includes Spanish league team Atletico Madrid. Bollywood actors Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and John Abraham are among the other co-owners of teams in Pune, Mumbai and Shillong, respectively.

The tournament, featuring mostly semi-retired

stars, might be easier to market in India due to the presence of cricketers and actors, but how will it change the standard of the game in a country which is ranked 150th in the world?

"I can't say that ISL has come in and it will change Indian football and we are going to qualify for the World Cup," retired star Bhaichung Bhutia said. "But it definitely is not going to damage Indian football."

Noted Indian football writer Jaydeep Basu feels the only benefits of the tournament will be getting spectators to the ground and improvement of infrastructure at the eight venues. "How can you improve

the standard of the game with an 11-week league?"

Basu said. "People have been working on the game for years around the world and if only money could help improve the game, countries of the middleeast would have been multiple world champions."

The ISL is being organized by IMG-Reliance, which is also the main sponsor of the All India Football Federation after agreeing a 15-year marketing contract in 2010. The Super League is an additional tournament after a national I-League tournament run by the AIFF which features several foreign players but no big names.

ATMA functionaries of Zunheboto along with agri & allied officers and farmer friend of representative village visited farm schools of agri & allied dept. from August 11 to 13 in different blocks. The main purpose of re-visitation was to evaluate the performance of existing farm schools and also to strengthen them based on the principle of “Learning by doing with main focus on farmer to farmer extension.” During the visit, outstanding farm schools were again re-identified and kept as farm schools for the current year.

KVK Longleng showcases technology for farmers

LONgLeNg, August 20 (MexN): Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Longleng put up an exhibition stall at public ground, Longleng on August 15 to showcase technology suitable for farming community of the district.

A press release informed that Parliamentary Secretary, Land Resources and Natural Calamities, B.S. Ngalong Phom, the chief guest of the event visited the KVK stall along with Deputy Commissioner and other departmental officials of the District.

Dr. Manoj Kumar, Programme Co-ordinator (i/c) explained about the functions and activities of KVK in brief. He also explained

the transfer of technology to the farming community for their livelihood improvement. A model of 3-tier system, alternate scientific technology to Jhum was showcased. The 3-tier system includes forestry, horticulture, and agriculture.

“Alder based farming system (Alder + Large cardamom) and integrated farming system is important for livelihood improvement and maintaining the soil fertility for higher productivity and income,” he stated.

Model on low cost scientific pig sty unit, low cost scientific poultry unit, and low cost scientific cow unit; diseased sample of brown spot of rice, leaf blight of

maize, bean anthracnose, leaf spot of chilli; okra (Cv. Arka Anamika) and king chilli; implements such as maize sheller, adjustable row marker, wheel hoe were displayed.

Dr. Lily Ngullie, SMS (Animal Science), E. Lireni Kikon, SMS (Plant Protection), and K. Lily Rangnamei, SMS (Horticulture) explained on their respective discipline exhibits to the visitors of the stall.

Under the assistance of Thungchano S. Ezung Programme Assistant (Home Science), Hetphu SHG of Hukphang Village exhibited and sold processing on jackfruit chips, pineapple and pears jam, the release added.

NEDFi Kohima Branch conducts business meeting

KOhiMA, August 20 (MexN): North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd., Kohima Branch along with Entrepreneurs Associates, which is the Business Facilitation Centre for NEDFi conducted its first business meet for the financial year 2014-15 at the EA Training and Research centre in Kohima on July 31.

Many entrepreneurs and business owners running various types of micro enterprises in Kohima attended the meeting.

A press note stated that Thsepong Chirr from EA chaired the meeting and he welcomed the gathering and explained the purpose of the meeting including the benefit that the attendees would gain from attending such an event. Neichute Doulo, CEO and Coordinator of EA also addressed the crowd by encouraging each one to thrive in working towards the growth of their business and availing the support given by esteemed organisations like NEDFi. In the meeting, NEDFi Branch Manager, Jianthailung highlighted the various schemes and activities that NEDFi has been doing in the region. North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) is a Public Limited Company registered under the Companies Act 1956

which provides financial assistance to micro, small, medium and large enterprises for setting up industrial, infrastructure and agri-allied projects in the North Eastern Region of India and also Microfinance through MFI/ NGOs. He informed the entrepreneurs that besides financing, the Corporation offers service in consultancy and advisory, BFC, training and skill development, marketing linkage, exposure visits, research and development centre on MAP, entrepreneurship training, nodal agency for central subsidy etc. The Branch Manager also informed the gathering that NEDFi has planned more such business meets in Kohima as well as other Districts of Nagaland so that more potential entrepreneurs would benefit from the schemes of NEDFi. The objective of the business meet was to promote the various potential local entrepreneurs in up scaling their business by educating them on the huge support that NEDFi is providing to local entrepreneurs and business people in the region. During the meeting various queries related to the documentation process, eligibility requirements, schemes and projects sanctioned

by NEDFi were cleared.

Atletico quietly retools to defend Spanish title

bARCeLONA, August 20 (AP): It's rare for a champion not to even qualify as a candidate to defend its title. But Atletico Madrid must be considered a long shot to hold onto its Spanish league crown after losing several players while Real Madrid and Barcelona both bolstered their already spectacular squads.

In Atletico's favor is coach Diego Simeone, the man who proved to be a master at the art of forging a team that is more than a collection of its parts.

Here are five things you should know about Atletico before it opens its Spanish league title defense at Rayo Atletico's Raul Garcia, center, celebrates his goal with his teammates during a Spanish Supercup first leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Vallecano on Monday. stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 19. (AP Photo)

New Attack Atletico Madrid has had to acquire a new set of forwards after losing its entire attack this offseason.

Atletico may have beaten Chelsea in the Champions League semifinals last spring, but Jose Mourinho's club took a particularly sweet sort of revenge by plucking away leading scorer Diego Costa along with talented left back Filipe Luis and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

Striker David Villa also left

to play in the United States while forward Adrian Lopez was sold to Porto.

In their place Atletico signed Mario Mandzukic from Bayern Munich, France's forward Antoine Griezmann and Mexico's Raul Jimenez. Griezmann should prove to be an upgrade on an aging Villa thanks to his speed, but the main goal-scoring duties will fall on Mandzukic.

Atletico has succeeded in signing good strikers each time it loses one to a

bigger club. Sergio Aguero, Radamel Falcao, and Diego Costa have all triumphed and then promptly packed their bags. Now Mandzukic will have to fill the void left by Diego Costa and his team-leading 27 goals in the league last season.

"We know that Mandzukic and Griezmann don't have the same characteristics as Costa," said coach Diego Simeone. "We will have to discover how to exploit the characteristics of each one."

Simeone's Mojo Coach Diego Simeone has led Atletico Madrid from one title to the next.

In 2012 it was the Europa League and European Super Cup. Then came the Copa del Rey in 2013. Last season Atletico ended its 18-year wait for the Spanish league title before it came close to adding the European Cup. Simeone's ingrained the mantra "going forward game to game" in his players, while rejecting comparisons with

Real Madrid and Barcelona because of their bigger budgets and squads packed with high-profile players.

Now as champion, it will be seen if Simeone sticks with the same message, and if so, if it still has the same motivating effect on his players. "For us 'go- Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers' Union (NCSU) team led by President Pele Khezhie visited ing forward game to game' the inmates at AIDS Hospice of Mt. Gilead Home Kohima on August 15 on account of 68th still works" said Atletico de- Indian Independence Day. fender Diego Godin. "It's part of our training. Nothing is going to change."

Glass Half Full Yes, Atletico Madrid saw both its attack and goal gutted after winning the Liga title and reaching the final of the Champions League. But the beauty of Atletico's title last season was that the credit had to be shared equally throughout the pitch. So even though it lost its leading scorer in Diego Costa and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, it did well to keep together a set of midfielders and defenders that embodied the spirit of sacrifice preached by coach Diego Simeone.Besides Jorge "Koke" Resurreccion, Atletico will still count on Arda Turan and Raul Garcia, giving them three midfielders all capable of creating chances for others and scoring on their own.

Farmers encouraged to adopt scientific tech

ZuNhebOtO, August 20 (MexN): With an aim to adopt greater scientific technology in traditional cultivation of vegetables and spices and to promote home scale preservation, a two-day training was held for Self Help Groups from Lazami village, Zunheboto involved in farming activities. The training was organized by Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), DAC, GoI, Medziphema on August 12 and 13 at CIH. Addressing the programme, Dr. Lallan Ram, Director, CIH, Medziphema emphasized on the importance of improved production technologies in vegetables and spices and to utilize the surplus

yield from their farm to make value added products which could be useful for income generation instead of wasting. He also stated that the objective of the training will only be fulfilled if any of the participants implement the technologies learnt after the training programme.

On the first day, the participants were trained on improved production technologies in tomato, onion, ginger and Naga king chilli

by Arvind Singh, Technical consultant, Sentiyangla, Horticulture Specialist and Yongkongtula, Assistant Horticulture Specialist, CIH. Practical on layout, preparation of nursery bed, seed treatment, seed sow-

ing in pro trays, application of manures and fertilizers and transplanting of seedlings in main field were done at CIH farm. On the second day, hands on demonstration on preparation of chilly pickle, pineapple squash, tomato sauce and ginger candy were presented by Manzar Hussain, Post Harvest Technologist and Yongkongtula, Asst. Horticulture Specialist, CIH, Medziphema.

Reading materials on cultivation practices and preparation of value added products were distributed to all the participants.

Feedbacks from the participants were also delivered.

Altogether, 20 participants attended the training.

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‘There’s a Gammy born in Africa everyday’

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Hugh Jackman’s wife and adoption advocate Deborra-Lee Furness breaks her silence on the Thailand boy ‘abandoned’ by his Australian parents

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eborra-Lee Furness broke her silence on the controversy surrounding baby Gammy, who was allegedly 'abandoned' by an Australian couple in Thailand.

Gammy, who has Down syndrome, was allegedly abandoned by David and Wendy Farnell with his surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua while the couple took his healthy twin sister, Pipah.

The case caused outrage in Australia and around the world, especially after Mr Farnell was revealed to be a convicted child sex offender who served time in prison for a string of offences against girls as young as seven.

Based in New York, the Aussie actress, 58, who is an adoption advocate, told Daily Mail Australia that there were many special needs children across the world. While she didn't know all the facts about Gammy's case, she said a safe home should be found for him 'as soon as possible'.

'You know what? Baby A model displays a creation by a Gen Next designer during the first day of the Gammy happens every Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India, August. 20, Wednesday. (AP Photo)

minute in Africa,' Ms Furness said. 'There are so many special needs children that families don't have the physical or emotional resources to care for those kids. 'They are abandoned vulnerable children and they're the kids that we need to find families for. 'So I would say for baby Gammy, we need to find him a family as soon as possible.'

The wife of Hollywood star Hugh Jackman, who has adopted two children with her husband, made

the comments before a speech launching 'Adopt Change' as part of the National Adoption Awareness Week. When asked what her opinion was on the controversial topic of Thai surrogacy, she said she couldn't pass judgement on surrogacy.

‘We [Adoption Awareness] address abandoned and vulnerable children and we service adoption surrogacy is another thing

but it shows that people are natural human urges who want to love a child so there’s obviously a huge need to parent children so let’s try and get all the kids that need that love altogether,' she said.

Ms Furness, who is Australia’s most high-profile adoption advocate launched the Adopt Change campaign at Hilton Hotel in Sydney on Wednesday. She said the organisation will

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advocate throughout the year and continue to keep all the issues surrounding abandoned vulnerable children and adoption in the forefront of the public's awareness.

'For decades, people weren’t talking about adoption and we didn’t have a system that worked properly and after years of what we’ve been advocating, we now have the politicians talking and creating new legislation,' she told Daily Mail Australia.

'There’s new legislation in NSW and hopefully that will be harmonised over all the states. We’re talking with Tony Abbott’s office. He has said he wants to create a better system.

'So pursue the adoption - we’re working on it and we’re gonna make it work more expediently and make sure that it’s ethical.

'If we do step up and we do adoption better, we need centres of excellence to provide pre and post adoptions support.

'I’d like to see this all over Australia to support the families, the children, the relinquishing parents to support everyone in this journey. 'That’s the mistake we’ve made in the past because we didn’t have support for families who had to devour this very complex journey,' she said.

Johnny Depp teams Calvin Harris named highest paid DJ Harry Styles Declined Movie Role up with daughter O Johnny Depp is teaming up with his 15-year-old daughter Lily-Rose for his next movie 'Yoga Hosers'.

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he 51-year-old star will appear opposite 15-year-old LilyRose in upcoming comic book movie 'Yoga Hosers', and the pair are onboard alongside another fatherdaughter combination in Kevin Smith, who will direct the motion picture, and his 15-year-old daughter Harley Quinn Smith.

and formidable creatures man has ever encountered two 15-year-old girls.'' LilyRose and Harley will play two teenage yoga enthusiasts who go up against a villain threatening to spoil their big party plans.

Kim Leadford, CEO of StarStream Entertainment - which is financing the film - said ''The timing couldn't

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tronic Cash Kings list with his huge $66 million (£39.8 million) earnings in the past 12 months, $20 million more than he earned to reach the summit last year.

Putting his success partly down to luck, the modest music mixer told Forbes ''The rise of dance music has been astronomical in the last three years. I happened

‘MarDaani’ first YRF film to get ‘AdulTs only’ certificate

to be in the right place at the right time.'' Calvin who has recently split from singer Rita Ora - beat off competition from the likes of David Guetta, who was second on the list with $30 million earnings in the past 12 months. Tiesto was narrowly behind in third with $28 million after recently ditching his Ibiza residency.

ne Direction frontman Harry Styles turned down the offer of a role in a movie. Director Harvey Weinstein revealed that he offered the heartthrob singer a role in his new movie Tulip Fever, but that Styles turned it down because of touring commitments.

Harry Styles turned down the offer of a role in Harvey Weinstein's 2015 film Tulip Fever Weinstein revealed to the MailOnline that the role was then offered and accepted by ‘Glee’ star Matthew Morrison, and that the first scene he shot was of that character kissing Cara Delevingne, who just happens to be Styles’ exgirlfriend.

Tulip Fever is set for release in 2015 and features a starstudded cast, including Christoph Waltz, Judi Dench, Zach Galifianakis, Tom Hollander and even Prince Harry’s ex Cressida Bonas.

When asked what made him ask Styles to play to the role, Weinstein replied “he's like Errol Flynn, he's got that swashbuckling charm. Definite star potential. I think he'd be great. No question.”

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Kevin, who has also written the screenplay, told Hollywood Reporter ''People always ask me, 'Are you ever going to make a comic book movie' ''This is it - but instead of yet another dude saving the day, our antiheroes are the most feared

be more perfect as so many production companies are struggling to find content to fill a serious void in the market of female superheroes and anti-heroes. And it's pretty exciting to have their dads making the film with them.''

he much awaited Rani Mukerji-starrer film `Mardaani` has landed itself an `A` certificate, leaving the producers unhappy. This will be the first Yash Raj Films flick that has got an `adults only` certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

According to reports, Aditya Chopra himself had a word with the Board representatives about the certificate. He tried to explain to the officials that the subject was such that it should be seen by everyone of the age of 12 years and above.

But, the authorities turned a deaf ear to his request.

As p er rep or ts, `Mardaani` has some scenes and dialogues that compelled the censor board to pass off the film with an `A` certificate only. However, YRF chief Aditya Chopra reportedly wanted that a strong message that the film wants to convey should reach all, especially girls in the vulnerable age group of 12 years and above. Directed by Pradeep Sarkar `Mardaani` is based on human trafficking. It is all set to hit the silver screen on August 22.

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ctress Julianne Hough, who had won season four and five of ‘Dancing with the Stars’, is reportedly going to judge the reality show.

Hough had quit the show after the eighth series in 2009 to pursue a music and film career. Now, she is likely to take up a new role as a permanent panellist on the upcoming 19th season, reports tmz.com.

The 26-year-old star, who was seen as a guest on the 13th and 14th series, has been offered the chance to take up the fourth judging position alongside current panellists Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli. In October last year, Hough she had filled in for Goodman as a guest judge.

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Pak stun arch-rivals Real draws with Atletico in Super Cup India, level series

Real Madrid's James Rodriguez from Colombia, fights for the ball with Atletico Madrid's Joao Miranda from Brazil, left, during a Spanish Super Cup soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Tuesday, August 19. (AP Photo)

MADRID, August 20 (AP): James Rodriguez scored in his Spanish debut as Real Madrid earned a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Super Cup on Tuesday.

Rodriguez came on for Cristiano Ronaldo in the second half at the Santiago Bernabeu and found the back of the net in the 80th minute after he pounced on a loose ball in the penalty area following an attempt by Benzema. Raul Garcia equalized for Atletico in the 87th from a corner.

Throughout the first half, Atletico held Madrid in check by dominating the midfield with disciplined tackling and ensuring at least two players shadowed forwards Gareth Bale and Ronaldo every time a pass was made to them. Rodriguez joined Xabi Alonso, Toni Kroos and Angel Di Maria in Madrid's midfield and was brought on by coach Carlo Ancelotti after Ronaldo had been seen holding and rubbing his left leg late in the first half. Di Maria had come on in the second half for Luka Modric.

"He did well," Ancelotti

said of James. "All the second half the team played with greater speed and intensity, looking for chances from the wings. He scored and that'll give him more confidence." The match was preceded by a tribute to Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano, who died in July. A string quartet played as the club displayed large photographs of the forward and the silverware he helped win to the crowd.

Tennis player Rafael Nadal, who this week said he will not be defending his US Open title, watched the match from the VIP stand.

"Kroos is an important player and a great signing for Real Madrid," Nadal said at half time. Madrid began with captain Iker Casillas in goal. He was tested twice in the first 15 minutes by shots from Saul Niguez and Mario Mandzukic.

Atletico played a physical game throughout and defender Guilhelmo Siqueira was the first to be shown a yellow card after fouling Bale on the right touchline in the 13th minute. Alonso was booked in the 39th for a clumsy tackle from behind

DAY 3 (AUG 20) RESULT Mele FC beat Vanguard FC 5-1 Hurricane Boys beat Tsosinyu United FC 5-3 Brotherly Club beat New Market-B 3-0 Nagaland Police beat Kohima Bible College 7-0 DAY 4 (AUG 21) FIXTURE 10 am: Invictus FC vs Little Youngeters 11:40 am: Kezekevi FC vs Chetheba Town Students’ Union 1:30 pm: Chizami Boys FC vs Phonix FC 3:30 pm: Colt United Boys vs Koinonia Baptist Church

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stan's goalkeeper Muzamil Husain.

Chhetri set up debutant Haokip Thonhkosiem to score in the 37th minute, only to see his attempt saved by Husain. Francis Fernandes then squandered a golden opportunity to score off the rebound.

A minute later Pakistan went ahead when Kaleemullah swept home a free kick after being brought down by Indian midfielder Lalrindika Ralte just outside the box.

India swarmed forward in the second half in an increasingly desperate bid to find an equaliser but could not breach a determined Pakistani defence.

Their hopes were finally extinguished when Hussain poked the ball home after a solo run into the Indian penalty box.

The players hugged and shook hands on the final whistle before the Pakistani team took a victory lap, waving their national flag.

The teams are next set to compete in the Asian Games starting in South Korea next month. India are 150th in FIFA's world rankings while Pakistan Lalrindka Ralte, right, and Pakistan's Mehmood Khan collide as they attempt to take control of languish further down in the ball during the last match of the two-match friendly soccer tournament between India and 164th spot.

Pakistan in Bangalore on August 20. Pakistan won the match 2-0 to level the series. (AP Photo)

I would still be in denial, admits Armstrong

FRANcE, August 20 (AgENcIEs): Lance Armstrong says he would never have revealed his doping history had he not been forced to confess by the US Anti-Doping Agency's investigation.

Armstrong won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times between 1999 and 2005 but is now serving a life ban from the sport after being found by USADA in October 2012 to have been part of "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen".

Speaking to CNN, Armstrong said: "Once you say 'no' you have to keep saying 'no'. If this stuff hadn't taken place with the federal investigation, I'd probably still be saying 'no' with the same conviction and tone as before. But that gig is up."

However, Armstrong said "there has to be totally no bull****" when planning his new book, insisting it would be completely honest. "I need to write a book and it needs to be pretty raw," added Armstrong.

"The book needs to be pretty intense and transparent.

It has to be the right book, the right tone.

"I'm fully committed to putting it all out there.

I don't blame anyone for thinking, 'I don't trust this guy with all his bull**** for 10 years'." Armstrong is also facing a $100m lawsuit from the US Federal Government which claims to have been damaged by their association and investment in Armstrong's US Postal team, for whom he rode from 1998 to 2005.

"I'm very confident that that's a winner for us," said Armstrong. "I don't think

anyone can truly argue the US Postal Service was damaged. They made a lot of money in the deal and got what they bargained for.

"I worked my ass off for them and I'm proud of it.

Furthermore, there wasn't a technical relationship between myself and the U.S Postal Service."

Armstrong's long-term coach Johan Bruyneel was handed a 10-year ban in April for helping to organise widespread doping, including the trafficking and administering of doping products. Although Armstrong claims to be leading a "positive and free" life after confessing, he said he would not have come clean even for the sake of his children. "Well, that's a conversation for my kids," added couldn't change the story.

Armstrong. "But there was "My therapy is riding a lot of stuff in that lie, not my bike, playing golf and simply me saying, 'no'. I having a beer. I haven't got-

ten around to it [therapy].

I get it totally, but it's not something that's taken place yet."

Barcelona appeal against transfer ban rejected: FIFA

20TH CLASSIC CUP 2014

VIsAKHAPAtNAM, August 20 (tNN): Telugu Titans defeated Delhi Dabang 45-26 on Tuesday to make it three straight wins in the Pro Kabaddi League match at the Port Indoor Stadium.

There was no stopping the hosts, playing their final league match of the Vizag leg before the caravan moves to Jaipur for the next stanza beginning Wednesday.

The Vizag team moved up to fourth place with 33 points and kept their hopes alive for a knockout berth. They have played 11 matches in all and registered five wins, two draws and lost four games.

Rahul Chowdary and Deepak Nivas Hooda stole the limelight for the Titans, who were also well served by the solid tackles of de-

on Atletico's left winger Jorge "Koke" Resurreccion.

The referee calmed tensions when he punished Sergio Ramos and Mandzukic with a yellow card each in 60th after the two players fell from an aerial challenge with flailing arms.

Atletico's 30-million euro ($40-million) signing, Antoine Griezmann, came on for Niguez in the 57th minute and Cristian Ansaldi came on seven minutes later for Siqueira.

Rodriguez earned a free kick in the 67th which Bale took and Atletico goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya punched out straight to Kroos, who miskicked and skied the ball. Kroos then stabbed the ball weakly in the 75th minute, giving Moya an easy catch, and Benzema headed over the bar three minutes later.

The Bernabeu erupted with protests from its fans as Atletico midfielder Mario Suarez appeared to handle the ball in injury time, but the referee did not award the sought-after penalty.

The second leg is to be played Friday at Atletico's Vicente Calderon Stadium.

BANgALORE, August 20 (PtI): Pakistan pulled off a surprise 2-0 win over India Wednesday, with a late goal from Saddam Hussain ensuring them a share of the spoils in the first football series between the arch-rivals for almost a decade.

Pakistan's captain Kaleemullah put his side ahead in the 38th minute and a scrambled shot by Hussain in the 89th minute silenced the 5,000 Indian spectators at the Bangalore Football Stadium.

The home fans had been hoping for more of the same after India won the first match on Sunday 1-0, at the start of the first series between the South Asian neighbours since India toured Pakistan in 2005.

India suspended all sporting ties with Pakistan following the deadly 2008 attacks on Mumbai, blamed on militants from across the border. However the two countries have played each other in a variety of sports in the last few years, including cricket.

India came close to opening the scoring when a dipping long-range effort by skipper Sunil Chhetri was palmed away by Paki-

fender Sachin Singade.

With the support of a vociferous home crowd, the hosts got off to a good start with two points, courtesy Rahul Chaudari and captain Rajguru's tackle.

Chaudari logged points at will and with Deepak Hooda, the second most expensive player in the 'B' category, and Sukesh Hegde played havoc with the Delhi team.

With Chaudari, Hooda and Hegde in their element, Titans were up 20-12 at half time. Rajguru's tackle. Chaudari logged points at will and with Deepak Hooda, the second most expensive player in the 'B' category, and Sukesh Hegde played havoc with the Delhi team. With Chaudari, Hooda and Hegde in their element, Titans were up 2012 at half time.

ZuRIcH, August 20 (REutERs): Barcelona have lost an appeal against a decision to ban them from the transfer market for two consecutive windows, soccer's world governing body FIFA said in a statement on Wednesday.

As a result, Barca, who were found guilty of breaching rules on the international transfer of under-18 players, will be banned from registering players during the next transfer window in January as well as the 2015 summer window, FIFA said.

FIFA also rejected Barcelona's appeal against a 450,000 Swiss francs (493,637 dollars) fine and have been given 90 days to regularise the situation of all the minor players concerned, the governing body said. The ban was originally imposed in April and would have covered the current transfer window, followed by the next one in January.

However, Barcelona appealed later the same month and the ban was lifted pending the outcome of the disciplinary process.

The Catalan club, hugely proud of its Masia academy, said it would take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

"Barcelona cannot accept in any way a decision which attacks the sprit of our Masia, an example in human, sporting and academic development, recognised around the world," it said in a statement. Since the ban was temporarily lifted, Barca have signed Uruguay forward Luis Suarez, Belgium centre back Thomas Vermaelen, France defender Jeremy Mathieu, Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic, Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo and Germany stopper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The first four players alone cost about $200 million.

"The FIFA Appeal Committee has decided to... confirm in their entirety the decisions rendered by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee in the respective cases relating to the protection of minors," said FIFA in a statement. "FC Barcelona is to serve a transfer ban which will see the club prevented from registering any players at both national and international level for two complete and consecutive transfer periods, starting with the next registration period (January 2015)."

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) also lost its appeal against a 500,000 Swiss francs fine, FIFA said.

"The RFEF has been ordered to pay a fine of CHF 500,000 and granted a period of one year in which to regularise their regulatory framework and existing system concerning the international transfer of minors in football." FIFA, which did not give any further details of which rules had been broken or which players were involved, allows the international transfer of under-18 players in only rare circumstances.

They are permitted if the player's parents move to the club's country for reasons not linked to football or if the transfer takes place within the territory of the European Union or European Economic Area, and the player is between 16 and 18. The former rule has led to concerns that rich clubs could arrange for the player's parents to move to their country, and get jobs, behind the scenes.

In the latter case, clubs must ensure that the player is given a full education or training that would allow him to pursue a career outside football, as well as football training "in line with the highest national standards." In addition, the player must not be younger than 16.

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