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Power dept to take up Tizu and Zungki hydro project [ PAGE 2]

Gaza ceasefire holding as focus turns to longer term [ PAGE 9]

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Kyong Students reiterate position on oil exploration The Doctor finished the fullbody check up in 6 seconds. He said he was running late for work.

ENSF appeals to Chief Secretary Tuensang, augusT 27 (Mexn): The Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) today appealed the Chief Secretary (CS), Government of Nagaland to implement the 25% job reservation policy “in letter and in spirit” and maintain an exclusive “roster system” for six backward tribes of Eastern Nagaland in the “Job Reservation Policy” of the state. In a “reminder letter” to the CS, released to the media through its President, Shahsha L Menhahu, and Speaker, Mongko NC Chang, the ENSF stated that, the Federation is sending the present “reminderletter”totheCSoffice as they are yet to receive anyresponsefromaprevious representation regarding the issue. Further, the Federation alsostatedthat,manydepartments are not implementing the State government’s “Job Reservation Policy” either by advertising limited posts or by making backdoor “adhoc” appointment resulting in “lost opportunity” for the weaker sections. Again, such practices have deprived the “deserving” students from backward tribes their “Fundamental Rights to Equality of Opportunity”, it added. It, therefore, appealed the CS to give necessary directive the all departments to strictly implement the “25% job reservation” in all the departments as approved by the State Government.

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KsU: Any attempt to loot the nagas shall be resisted

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A child of a ragpicker drinks water from a plastic bag at a garbage dump in Guwahati, Wednesday, August 27. Some 800 million people in the country live in poverty, many of them migrating to big cities in search of a livelihood and often ending up on the streets. (AP Photo)

‘Streamline exam system to technical and allied courses’ NSF writes to the Chief Minister of Nagaland

KOHIMa, augusT 27 (Mexn): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has demanded the Government of Nagaland to streamline the examination system to various technical and allied courses conducted by the Technical Education Department vis-à-vis the recent B.Sc. Horticulture seat allocation imbroglio. In a representation to the Chief Minister of Nagaland signed by its president, Tongpang Ozukum, and general secretary, Esther Rhakho, the NSF noted “confusion in regard to nomination/selection of candidates against the seat allotted under State Reserved Quota and NEC Reserved Quota.” It informed that the State Common Selection Board in a meeting on December 10, 2010, agreed that Technical Education department will be the only Nodal Nominating department for study of various technical courses through State JEE. It was also recommended that a copy of the meeting minutes be sent to NEC as well as to all the HoDs under the Govt. of Nagaland for strict compliance. “However since no such information was notified or circulated to the Head of Departments or to North East Council

(NEC) there was confusion and misunderstanding between Technical Education and Horticulture department,” claimed the NSF. Moreover, it informed, there are other departments like Fisheries, Sericulture and Tourism which also receive letters from NEC for nomination of candidate to scientific study course under NEC reserved quota, “which it is learnt that the concerned department themselves nominates the candidates as it is being sponsored by the concerned department and not by Technical Education Department.” In the recent B.Sc Horticulture seat allotment imbroglio, the NSF stated that it detected “certain lapses and negligence on both Technical and Horticulture departments.” It has thus demanded that the Government “thoroughly investigate the root–cause for creating confusion and misunderstanding between the Technical Education and Horticulture department in allotting/nominating B.Sc Horti seat and bring out in white paper the lapses, neg-

ligence and misconduct of both the departments.” The Federation demanded for the Government to come out clear on “whether Technical department should select/nominate both State Reserved Quotas and NEC Reserved Quotas. If Technical department is entrusted to select/ nominate candidates for both State and NEC Reserved Quotas, then what about those departments which also select/ nominates candidates by themselves under NEC Reserved Quota. Government should unbiasedly apply the same yardstick to all the departments.” “In order to avoid such confusion and lack of communication between the departments in future, all Agri and Allied departments should be included in the State Common Selection Board as members,” the NSF stated, as also that the Government should “immediately convene a joint meeting of all the member departments of State Common Selection Board, Planning Department and all Agri and Allied departments to streamline the over-all selection/nomination system conducted by Technical Education department. NSF officials should also be invited to the joint meeting.”

WOKHa, augusT 27 (Mexn): The Kyong Students’ Union (KSU) has reiterated its position on the Oil exploration vis-à-vis the controversial award of an exploration permit to MOGPL. In that, it has stated that “Any attempt to loot the Nagas without following democratic norms and best practices shall be resisted today or in the days to come.” In a press release from its president, Amos Odyuo and general secretary, T. Phyobemo Kikon, the KSU stated again that it “does not have any discrimination against any oil firms willing to operate in Nagaland provided that the firm(s) are competent in all ways. The Union also makes it clear that there are no hidden agenda involved in the Union’s democratic resistance for the arbitrary award of permit to incompetent and inexperienced firm- MOGPL.” While the Union has stated that it remains steadfast in its approach that “the rich natural resources inherited from our ancestors are not blundered for cheap monetary gains,” it expressed disappointment of the “welfare government of the day,” which, as per the press note, “chose to respond to these legitimate demands of the people by imposing draconian laws and

using its military might to suppress the people’s movement, randomly assaulting peaceful student protestors and volunteers and forcefully launching the project amidst an environment of protest, mistrusts and objections.” The KSU expressed the reason, among others, it was opposed to the award of the exploration permit to the MOGPL is because it is the least qualified company “in terms of experience, resources and capability” if Section 12 of the Nagaland Petroleum and Gas Regulations were to be adhered to. “The Union cannot understand the motive behind the award of permit to MOGPL which was established only in 2012 having no experience in either upstream or downstream oil business anywhere in the world nor listed in any financial exchanges in the country,” it was informed. This is an indication, noted the Union, that the welfare government is “least concerned about the real welfare of the Nagas and the future generation, as the decision of the government in this matter is not guided by foresight nor determined by merit and efficiency.” The Union made it clear that it will give its “full support and cooperation for any healthy and inclusive development; but would not accept the version of development that Lothas has experienced in the past in the form of ONGC Changpang misfortune and the misadventures at Doyang Hydro Electricity Project.” The KSU once again stated that “while floating the EOI, the

government must invite only those companies that are fully integrated (deals with both upstream and downstream oil business), if not at least one company dealing with downstream activities must be contracted to operate refineries in Nagaland.” Highlighting issues of ‘production limits’ and the importance of setting up a refinery as well as a ‘Naga Petroleum Academy’ on Naga soil, the KSU also brought to front the necessity of ‘multiparty MoUs’ to be signed before the execution of project between the Government of Nagaland, the Apex Tribal Hoho, the Land Owners Union and the Company that incorporate employment policies, reservations and quotas thereof; minor contract concessions to the land owners; educational schemes and policies such as establishment of institutions, scholarships etc.; health care facilities; infrastructural development such as roads, housing, water and sanitation, power supply etc. It also asserted that ‘Environmental Impact Assessment’ must be made compulsory for all Oil and major Mining operations as stipulated by Indian Laws, and proper public hearings be conducted and reviewed before issuing the ‘No objection Certificate’ by the relevant agency in Nagaland. The KSU, finally, reiterated its earlier ‘ultimatum to debar the MOGPL from entering the soil of Wokha district to conduct any commercial activity.’ The Union stated it would “not be responsible for any loss or damage of property belonging to the company or its officials/employees.”

engineers abduction case: one arrested

DIMaPuR, augusT 27 (Mexn): Dimapur police today arrested one Longngoi Phom (35) in connection to the reported abduction of two engineers hailing from Andhra Pradesh from a hotel in Dimapur. The engineers were later released on payment of a ransom. A press note was issued by ASP/PRO, Dimapur informing about the case. Following a telephonic information from Deputy Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City (Andhra Pradesh) on the July 29, 2014, an enquiry into the reported abduction was carried out by Dimapur Police. Investi-

gation led to the identification of one Longngoi Phom as being involved in the “abduction for ransom,” informed Dimapur police. Police investigating the case arrested the accused from Darogapathar, Dimapur, Wednesday morning for his involvement in the crime. The accused, identified to be from Tamlu village (Longleng), during interrogation, admitted to the crime and claimed that the Company in which the victims were employed owed him money and even after repeated demands to settle the payment, the Company was not releasing the amount. “On fearing that the

Company was closing its business in Nagaland, he resorted to the abduction to force them to make the payment for which he involved some cadres of the NSCN (IM) and abducted the engineers and confined them,” stated Dimapur police. The next day, on July 30, 2014, after the Company made a payment of Rs.20,00,000, including the money the Company owed him alongwith interest, the two abducted engineers were released. In this connection, Dimapur East P.S Case No. 176/2014 U/S 365/364 (A)/ 120 B IPC was registered for further investigation, stated the press note.

FFE for positive change in electioneering practices

Bye-Election To 11th Northern Angami- II A/C Chizokho Vero Kohima | August 27

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In order to ensure free and fair election in the forthcoming byeelection to the 11th Northern Angami-II Assembly Constituency, Forum for Fair Election (FFE), 2014 for 11th NA- II A/C was launched here today and gave a clarion call to the people for mass participation in free and fair bye-election. The seat of 11th NA- II A/C has been vacant since former chief minister Neiphiu Rio’s election to Lok Sabha. The notification for holding bye-election to the A/C is expected soon. FFE was formed by like-minded persons from various walks of life, with a vision to elect representatives to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly through free and fair election, by making people aware of their voting rights and educating them about the basics of election process. The main objective is to let people elect the right representative for which the Forum made an appeal to the electorate to exercise their vote with conscience during byeelection. It also aims to bring an end the malpractices during election.

PLEASE DO • • • • • • •

Please do vote for God fearing, principled and capable candidate Please do cast your own vote to avoid proxy voting Please do vote with conscience Please do maintain one person one vote and secret ballot Please do exercise voting right with honesty Please do maintain Christian principle and ethical values Requests church leaders to boldly preach the right message about election and that malpractices are sinful • Requests village leaders to enforce strict rule to facilitate free and fair election

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Please don’t judge a candidate by his/her wealth Please don’t be influenced by money power Please don’t sell or buy votes Please don’t give or take money to influence vote Please don’t tamper your age or indulge in proxy voting Please don’t indulge in violence and don’t create nuisance Please don’t indulge in booth capturing

The Forum works as a team to facilitate all the intending candidates and to let them uphold their pre-election commitment. It stated that over the years it had experienced the ugly face of elections and the evil practices which are eroding society, such as booth-capturing, age tempering, proxy voting, the influence of muscle and gun power, buying/ selling of votes, intimidations, inter-village, inter-khel, inter-clan and group clashes, establishment of party camps resulting in social evils, rampant distribution of alcohol and other intoxicants, flashing

out false propaganda etc. “It is never too late to spread the message of free and fair election to our society that lives with a conscience,” the Forum said, adding it is the right time for the people of the constituency to bring a positive change in the electioneering practicesduringtheupcomingbye-election. FFE desires to instill two messages in the minds of the electorates throughthemovement.Firsttocreate awareness about democratic ideals, andsecond,reaffirmeveryelectorate about Christian principles. “This movement is not a movement of a few but it should be a

mass participation in free and fair election which will decide the fate of our leaders and ultimately, the people,” the Forum stated. The Forum appealed the electorate to adhere “Please do” & “Please don’t” to bring a change in the election practices. (See Box). Apart from using media in propagating the Forum’s vision and strategy, FFE will use churches and village organisation platforms to disseminate their message, to interact with elders/leaders of the constituency and to organise a common platform, if need arises. Earlier, dedicating the launching of FFE, Rev. Zawhevolie Mhasi, chairman, advisory board, ACRCC stressed on the need to give collective effort to bring positive change. Rev. Dr. Rachiilie Vihienuo, pastor UBC Kohima said corrupt elections result in poor governance, increased poverty, crime and social instability. He added that whatever malpractices happened in the past should not be repeated and must be put to stop henceforth. FFE core committee member Kekhriengulie Theiinuo briefed the background of FFE while Dr. Kevizakie Rio, FFE core committee member chaired the function. Medoneiu Usou, executive secretary PBCC pronounced a prayer while Ruokuovotuo Pfiisenuo, Naga Idol 2007 presented a special number.

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Power dept to take up Tizu and Zungki hydro project Our Correspondent Kiphire | August 27

In a major development and breakthrough for the power sector of Nagaland, the power department lead by Er Neiyie Neikha, EE Likhimro and Er V. Sakha EE Hydro today disclosed that the department would take up Lower Tizu Hydro project and Zungki River Hydro project . This was disclosed during the consultative meeting for land acquisition held with Deputy Commissioner of Kiphire Neposo Theluo at his official chamber on August 27. The Lower Tizu Hydro project falls under Kiphire district and Phek district while the Zungki River Hydro project falls under Kiphire and Tuensang district with a capacity of 35

MW and 30 MW respectively. Disclosing the detail structure of the dam, EE Hydro said that Lower Tizu Project, the height of the dam would be between 25-30 meters high and once it is constructed, it will submerge around 600 Hectares of land with an upstream submergence of 10-12 Kilometers length. For Zungki project, height of the dam is 35-40 meters. It will submerge around 1000 hectares of land with an upstream submergence of 15-16 Kilometers. However, EE Hydro said, “The consultant will be coming very soon to assist the final survey and only after that, we will be able to come out with the final picture.” On land acquisition,

Power department officials lead by Er Neiyie Neikha, EE Likhimro and Er V. Sakha EE Hydro during the consultative meeting for land acquisition held with DC of Kiphire Neposo Theluo at his official chamber on August 27. (Morung Photo)

the EE Hydro said that the picture as the department administration to be the The DC while chairdepartment feels the ad- faces lot of problem in ear- part of the project by giving ing the meeting with the ministration to be in the lier projects and asked the all logistic support. departmental officers and

the administrative officers asked the department to have consultative meeting with the DC of Phek, Kiphire and Tuensang in commissioner level as the proposed project touches all three district. On land acquisition issue, the DC suggested asking the opinion of the land owners whether they will agree to go for the measurement using modern equipments and not the measuring tap as it is time consuming for necessary compensation. The DC also assured the power department to give all logistic support for land acquisition process. However, he pointed out that the department has no work force for surveying the land of the proposed project and asked the department

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to bear the expenses for the work force. He also assured to send Administrative officers and DBs to witness land acquisition process. Briefing the meeting about the proposed project Er V. Sakha EE Hydro said that the department is in ‘hurry’ for both the project so feasibility report and DPR of both the project has been prepared and has been submitted to the higher authorities. Interestingly the department has already acquired ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the entire 12 village whose lands are to be affected under both the projects to go ahead with the proposed project though huge junk of land is to be submerged under water permanently for the sake of development.

MEx File IGNOU Regional Centre informs

Act in their respective village and town. All the Anghs, GBs, Chairman Village Kohima, august 27 (mExN): The Council, Students’ Union leaders and Office of the Regional Director, IGNOU KNSK (Women unit) leaders are requestRegional Centre Kohima has been re- ed to kindly cooperate. ceiving reports that some IGNOU Study Centres has been charging extra fees from the students other than the prescribed rates, for which an explanation has been sought from the concerned Study Centre/s. While informing this in Kohima, august 27 (mExN): Naga a press release, T.Iralu, Regional Director People’s Front, President Dr. Shürhozelie Kohima, Nagaland has advised the pro- Liezietsu has convened the Central Office spective learners to obtain correct infor- Bearers (Parent Body) meeting on Sepmation from the university website www. tember 9 at 11:00 am at the Central Office ignou.ac.in as well as from the Prospec- H.Qs. Kohima. NPF General Secretary K. tus. For further details, they may contact G. Kenye in a press release has requested all the concerned members to attend the the Regional Centre. meeting positively without fail on time.

NPF Central Office Bearers meeting

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(LEFT) Titled as "Old Age Beauty", this portrait of a 78 year-old Sumi woman is the winning photograph for the Worlds Photography Day organized by the National Academy of Photography and Persona-International at Nanda, Kolkata. Celebrating the 175th year of photography with World Photography Day, international photography exhibition was organized by National Academy of Photography & Persona International and the event displayed the work of more than 200 photographers. The photographer, Suchamayang Kichu (RIGHT) based in Kohima runs a home studio and believes that his “photograph wins many hearts.”

KBBB to observe Prayer NSBS&G meeting postponed Sunday for NLTP Act moN, august 27 (mExN): As decided in the executive committee meeting on August 13, 2014 all the churches under KBBB, Mon will observe Prayer Sunday on August 31 for the successful implementation of NLTP Act 1989 in Nagaland. After the church service, the village Council, Students’ Union, KNSK (Women Unit) and church leaders will have a joint consultative meeting about the strict implementation of the NLTP

Kohima, august 27 (mExN): Nagaland State Bharat Scouts and Guides, State Council Meeting scheduled on August 29 is postponed to September 30 at 10:00 am at Life Members Building Conference Hall, State Headquarters, Bayavü Hill, Kohima. John Tochimong, SOC(S) cum Officiating State Secretary NSBS&G in a press release has expressed deep regret for the inconvenience and requests all the State Council Members to attend the Meeting on the re-scheduled date positively.

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Kohima, august 27 (mExN): ‘International Youth Day cum Blood Donation Camp’ commemorated on August 20 at Baptist College, Kohima with the theme “Youth and Mental Health”. The highlights of the programme were blood donation camp, chat with experts on any issues: career, youth drugs and alcohol, HIV and AIDS and games and activities with various prizes for the winners. A press note informed that about 550 college students from different colleges attended the program. Dr. Kewe Lohe, Vice Principal, Baptist College,

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Kohima and Ayieno Kechu, Deputy Director (IEC) NSACS spoke on the occasion. Ainato Yeptho, Asst. Director (Youth Affairs) NSACS shared about the value of blood donation, as a blood donor. Blood donation camp, pledge signing, games and other activities on mental applications followed the inaugural program. Total 61 students donated blood. IEC materials, tee shirts and red ribbon badges were distributed to all the participants. As part of the event, NSACS’ “Make an Expression” contest (District level,

State level and National level) on Photography, Artwork, Poster, and Slogan writing competition was conducted; inviting entries for college students. The prizes for the Kohima district winners were given away during the program by Dr. L. Watikala, Project Director, NSACS. The winners of various competitions will be awarded Rs. 10,000, Rs 7,000 and Rs. 5,000 respectively for each category. The winners are requested to get in touch with Ainato Yeptho, Asst. Director (Youth Affairs) to collect their cash prizes and certificates.

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Awareness prog on construction workers and labourers held Morung Express News Dimapur | August 27

An awareness programme on registration of beneficiaries under Building and Other Construction Workers’ (BOCW) Welfare Cess Act 1996, organized by the State Department of Labour, was held here at Town Hall on Wednesday. Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, N Hushili Sema, who was the chief guest of the awareness programme in her address said GBs, colony and village council chairmen have a very important role to play in im-

Launching prog of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Students participating in the games and activities on mental applications during the ‘International Youth Day cum Blood Donation Camp’ commemoration on August 20.

Kohima, august 27 (mExN): With reference to the Prime Ministers' Independence Day Address announcing the launching of the new scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana' on August 28 at 4:00 pm at the national level in Delhi, it has also been decided that looking to the national importance of the scheme it should also be simultaneously launched at State level and at each district on the same day. A press note issued by the Assistant General Mananger & Convenor, State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) Nagaland, stated that in Nagaland the State Level will be launching the programme at Banquet Hall, Hotel Japfü, Kohima on the mentioned date by T R Zeliang, Chief Minister.

plementation of the BOCW Act. The DC said Dimapur being the commercial hub of the state, maximum construction and development activities take place in Dimapur. However, most of the construction workers and labourers are migrants including illegal migrants. Hushili said GBs and colony and village council chairmen should work in coordination with the Labour Department to ensure that illegal migrants are not included as beneficiaries of the welfare scheme, as per the Act. Stating that there are

many instances where illegal migrant workers and labourers indulge in criminal activities, the DC also cautioned the GBs and chairmen to be aware of future consequences while issuing residential or other certificates to illegal migrants. Assistant labour commissioner, Dimapur, Imlisashi Jamir, in his keynote address said construction workers are those workers who are employed to do any skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled or manual, technical and supervisory work for hire or reward. “Basically, their employ-

ment is temporary in nature, they are unorganized workers. That once construction work is finished their employment ceases, they will definitely transfer to somewhere in search of job/employment. Their job/employment is insecure, even their lives are at risk while rendering their services,” Jamir said. He said the Government of India incorporated a subsidiary Act, the BOCW Welfare Cess Act 1996 to look after the welfare of these workers. “It was enforced since 2011 in our state and the department is trying its best to raise the welfare fund from all

construction/development works to provide welfare to all bonafide registered workers”, the assistant labour commissioner added. In the technical session, project officer, Directorate of Labour, Kohima, Chubayanger, explained in detail about the salient features of the BOCW welfare scheme, how to become a beneficiary, benefits under the welfare scheme including grant for purchase of tools, insurance cover, medical assistance, children education allowance and maternity benefits for women beneficiaries.

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NLTP Act: Govt to take action after consultation NBCC Committee submits memorandum to CM

NBCC Committee with the Chief Minister TR Zeliang at his residential office on August 27.

Kohima, august 27 (mExN): NBCC Committee consisting of 30 church workers from different association called on the Chief Minister TR Zeliang at his residential office on August 27, to discuss the government policy and implementation of prohibition act in Nagaland.

There was healthy exchange of views and opinion. Chief Minister also apprised the members that Government will take action only after consulting the tribal hohos, women organization, student’s bodies and civil societies. This consultative meeting is likely to be held in the month of

September 2014. They also submitted a memorandum expressing their stand and views on prohibition. A press release issued by Media Cell, CMO stated that the NBCC delegations also offer mass prayer for the Chief Minister and his Council of Ministers.

AKM free coaching underway

moKoKchuNg, august 27 (mExN): In a noble initiative to facilitate matric students in their HSLC examination, the Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) has started a fourmonth free coaching clinic for class 10 repeaters at Government High School, Dilong on Monday. The coaching will be given on four subjects: Mathematics by Swami of Town Hr. Sec. School; Science by Nikme of GMS Imrong, Ungma; English by Moasenla Walling of GMS Sungratsü; and Social Science by AKM Assistant General Secretary S. Shilukaba. A total of 40 students, 17

Students with the Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) members and others at Government High School, Dilong on August 25.

boys and 23 girls, have already signed up to avail this free coaching opportunity. In a short speech, AKM Vice president Akummeren encouraged the students to

make use of the opportunity provided by the AKM judiciously and hoped that they will repay the initiative of the AKM with success in their examinations. Earli-

er, Education secretary M. Pangnem chaired the program while Kikummeren, Associate Pastor, Kumlong Baptist Church, offered the invocation.

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UNC remembers ‘No Tax Campaign’ 1948 Newmai News Network Mao Gate | August 27

A high power committee would be set up by the Government of India (GoI) to translate the demand of Alternative Arrangement, pending settlement of the Indo-Naga issue into a political reality, according to L. Adani, president, United Naga Council (UNC). He was speaking on the occasion of the 66th Anniversary of Martyrs’ Day at Mao Gate today. Organised by the Mao Council under the aegis of UNC, the day was observed to honour Asiisii Hepuni of Punanamei, Mahriili Lohrii and Modo Kholi, both of Kalinamei who were shot dead on the spot and Daikho Hesho of Chowainamai Khullen and Obow Adani of Punanamei who

were grieviously wounded and later succumbed to bullet injuries from the indiscriminate firings of the Assam Rifles and Manipur police on August 27, 1948. A landmark in the history of political movement of the Nagas of Manipur - thus began the “No Tax Campaign” during Maharaj Kumar Priyobrata Singh’s term as Chief Minister of Manipur. The Nagas in Manipur refused to pay the annual House Tax to the Government of Manipur and under the aegis of the Naga National League (NNL) submitted their annual house tax to Charles Pawsey, D.C. of Naga Hills of Assam at Kohima. It was an act of defiance against the Authority of the State, under which the Nagas of Manipur had been placed without their con-

sent. It was also a means of putting pressure on the Indian Government for securing the merger of the Nagas in Manipur with the Naga Hills District. The Manipur Maharaja, Budha Chandra was in good terms with Sir Akbar Hydari, the then Governor of Assam, who was requested by the Maharaja to send a contingent of Assam Rifles to arrest A. Daiho. Sir Akbar Hydari, well known for his anti-Naga political stand, gladly approved and dispatched a contingent of 4th Assam Rifles along with State Police equipped with rifles and machine guns, to Mao Gate on August 27, 1948. The Assam Rifles took position in and around Mao Inspection Bungalow in war like fashion and indiscriminately fired at the

Civil society leaders preparing to lay wreaths during the 66th Anniversary of Martyrs’ Day at Mao Gate on August 27. (NNN Photo)

volunteers and students of the Mao-Maram Tribal Council (now Mao, Maram, Poumai, Thangal and Upper Zeliang) who were blocking the road leading to the residence of Daiho. The occasion marked the significance of Martyrs day, August 27, 1948

and brought out fair detail about how political consciousness developed among the Nagas who were once living in blissful isolation in the village republics and how the people started asserting the rights for self determination and desire to live together.

UNC chief L Adani narrated on the incident has now become an indelible landmark which consolidated the foundation of the political journey of the Naga people. He went on to say that the particular day was written down in the annals of history with the blood of

the martyrs and the many who were wounded. In the narrative of the tripartite talk process of the government of India (GOI), Government of Manipur (GOM) and the Nagas under the aegis of the UNC it mentioned that the last round of talk was held on February 6 this year and it was agreed that a high power committee would be set up by the Governemnt of India to translate the demand of Alternative Arrangement, pending settlement of Indo-Naga sue into a political reality. Adani mentioned that a communication has been received from the Government of India on August 7 saying that

Tripura wants us to Myanmar calls for political solution to NE insurgency leave: Bru leaders AIzAWl, August 27 (PtI): Even as an MHA-appointed committee travels to six relief camps in Tripura to study the living conditions there, leaders in these camps say the conditions have been abject because Tripura wants them to leave. The seven-member committee, headed by Additional Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, landed in Agartala on Monday. The panel was appointed on the orders of the Tripura High Court following a PIL which had complained about the “inhuman conditions” in the camps. The relief camps are mostly populated by rehabilitated Bru tribals who fled to Mizoram in 1997 following ethnic conflict. According to the court order, of the 21,312 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in these camps, each adult gets Rs 5 per day plus 600 grams of rice. Minors, meanwhile, get Rs 2.5 and 250 grams of rice. Each family is also given Rs 10 per month to purchase cooking oil. Residents of these camps are neither entitled to work under the MGNREGA nor are given farmland to earn a livelihood. The court had also observed that they are not being issued birth or death certificates. Calling the conditions “ridiculous”, the court had said, “Tripura expects that sooner or later these refugees will go back to their homeland. That may be true but we cannot lose sight of the fact that for the last 17 years this problem has not been resolved.” Bru leaders in the relief camps echo the HC’s view. “Their (Tripura government’s) aim is to make life as hard for us as possible so we will have no choice but to go home to Mizoram,”

said Bruno Masha, General Secretary of the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF). “In Tripura, tribals are a minority…The dominant community is Bengali. They are scared of us staying here forever. So the non-tribals often tell us to go home,” he added. Masha said the insufficient relief and the unavailability of employment has forced Brus in the camps to settle for any kind of work at low wages. “At times, we settle for Rs 100 for work a local can earn Rs 200 for,” he says.

NAYPYIDAW, August 27 (the NeW INDIAN exPress): Myanmar claims that bringing peace and stopping infiltration of insurgents is not just a security concern for India, but also for its government, but admits that the inaccessibility of the region makes it difficult to exert total control even as it urged New Delhi to also find a political solution to the insurgency. “Without bringing peace to the border, we cannot pursue economic development,” Myanmar’s Information Minister and Presidential spokesperson Ye Htut told visiting Indian journalists.

Incidentally, the Myanmarese leader said that Naypyidaw had also talked to Indian Army about the need to engage politically with the insurgent groups. “We had told them that it is our experience that there cannot be a military solution, only a political one,” said Htut, giving the example of Myanmar’s pact with

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By this deed I, the undersigned Zippora Yepthomi (new name) previously called Zipporah Yepthomi (old name) doing- Self-Employed and resident of H. No. 71, Thahekhu Village, Dimapur Dist., Nagaland solemnly declare. 1. That for and on behalf of myself and my husband and children and remitter issue, I wholly renounce/relinquish and abandon the use of my former name/surname of Zipporah Yepthomi and in place thereof, I do hereby assume from this date the name/surname Zippora Yepthomi, so that I and my husband and children and remitter issue may hereafter be called, known and distinguished not by my former name/surname, but assumed name/ surname of Zippora Yepthomi 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 transaction, private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever, use and sign the name of Zippora Yepthomi as my name/surname in place and in substitution of my former name/surname. Solemnly signed and sworn before me by the deponent.

Solemnly signed and sworn before me by the deponent.

Notary Public Dimapur, Nagaland

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In supersession of this office notification NO.DC/KPE/ LR-60/2012/518, dated Kiphire the 9th July 2012, publics are hereby issued inviting claims and objection, if any for the recognition of the proposed new village under the nomenclature Khaha village located under the jurisdiction of ADC Pungro under Kiphrie district. The total area of the proposed village as per the survey report is 1015 acres with the following boundaries; North :- Muvutang top hill (Mimi village) South :- Jutrrkhongzu top hill (Hokkomuti village) East :- Khaha Lapfu Top Hill (Lopfukhong village) West :- Trangloka Top hill (Khongkha Village) If no claims and objections is received within 30 days from the date of issue of this notice, the case shall be recommended to the government for recognition. (S.Tainiu) Deputy Commissioner Kiphire, Nagaland

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Sworn before Notary Public, Dimapur, Nagaland Regd.No: 2994/14, Dated on 27/08/2014

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AFFIDAVIT By this deed I, the undersigned Phengna H. Konyak (new name) previously called Phengna Konyak (old name) doing- LDA- Commissioner of Excise, Nagaland, Dimapur and resident of H. No. 60, Notun Bosti, Ao Khel, Dimapur Dist., Nagaland solemnly declare. 1. That for and on behalf of myself and my husband and children and remitter issue, I wholly renounce/relinquish and abandon the use of my former name/surname of Phengna Konyak and in place thereof, I do hereby assume from this date the name/surname Phengna H. Konyak, so that I and my husband and children and remitter issue may hereafter be called, known and distinguished not by my former name/surname, but assumed name/surname of Phengna H. Konyak. 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 transaction, private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever, use and sign the name of Phengna H. Konyak as my name/surname in place and in substitution of my former name/surname.

I Shri Dinsalak Sinbota Pamei previously called S.P.Dinsalak s/o Late Lungsamni Pamei doing religious/social activities and resident of House No- 234 New Jalukie, District Peren-797110, Nagaland solemnly declare That for and on behalf of myself/and my wife /children and remitter issue, I wholly renounce/relinquish and abandon the use of my former name of S.P. Dinsalak and in place thereof, I do hereby assume from this date the name and surname as Dinsalak Sinbota Pamei, so that I /and my wife / children and remitter issue may hereafter be called, known and distinguished not by my former name/surname, but assumed name/surname of Dinsalak Sinbota Pamei and father's name Late Lungsamni Pamei.

The Management of Queensberry Foundation cordially request and appeal to all the MEMBERS/INVESTORS under the following Branches: KOHIMA BRANCH, PHEK BRANCH, ZUNHEBOTO BRANCH, YAJANG BRANCH and CHANGKI BRANCH to attend the Consultative meeting on 30th of August 2014 at 11:30 AM at Anaki Conference Hall, Dimapur.

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kilometre-long border. He asserted that Myanmar had invested a lot of military resources on its border with India - with over 10 Regiments permanently based on some of the volatile sections. “The problem is that it is a mountainous areas, with very few people living there on our side. Also access to that area is very difficult, with very few allweather roads in that area,” said Htut, who is barely a month into his job.

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NSCN’s Khaplang faction. And Myanmar has all but finalised a historic nationwide ceasefire pact with 16 armed ethnic groups. The Myanmarese leader categorically denied the existence of insurgent camps on the South-East Asian nation’s territory and insisted that the ultras “criss-crossed” the 1,640

the process of instituting the committee on the Alternative Arrangement is in the last stage of finalization. Adani also informed that Nagas will be organizing rallies in all the Naga district headquarters under the aegis of the respective district organization on August 30. The programme was also attended by MLA Dikho, UNC general secretary Gaidon Kamei, ANSAM president Seth Shatsang, UNC vice president Warngam Anal, Naga Women president Tabitha and different civil society organizations, student leaders, church leaders, women leaders and rights activists.

AUTOCROSS & MOTOCROSS NFA Ground, Near NU Campus, Meriema 10:00am FLAG OFF 1. AUTOCROSS (final) 2. MOTOCROSS (qualifying)

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION NAGALAND: KOHIMA

No.DTE/TECH-A/6/2011

Dated, Kohima, the 27th August, 2014

NOTIFICATION FOR MBBS & BDS SEATS The State Common Selection Board has provisionally selected NSPMT 2014 candidates for undergoing studies in MBBS and BDS courses for the session 2014-15 Merit selection list is posted on the Department Notice Board and can also be accessed at the website: http//www.dtenagaland.org.in. All provisionally selected candidates are now required to submit their acceptance letter for courses offered to them to the office of the undersigned latest by 2nd Sept. 2014. Candidates who do not submit their acceptance letters on or before 2nd Sept. 2014 will be deemed to have declined their allotment and their seats will be offered to other candidates. Those who accept their allocated seats are informed to report in person, with 2 (two) recent passport size photographs, to the office of the undersigned on 3rd Sept. 2014 at 12:00 noon for first round of counselling and nomination against seats already received. The second and final counselling will be notified after receipt of the seats from GOI. Those who do not report for counselling will not be considered for nomination. (A. KATHIPRI) Director

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DIRECTORATE OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE ADVERTISEMENT Dated Kohima the 26th Aug.2014 NO.IND/TRG/25/95 (Vol-III) : Applications in plain paper are hereby invited for undergoing the under mentioned Training for the Girls of Nagaland starting from the month of September 2014 to be sponsored by the Department of Industries & Commerce, Nagaland Kohima. The Training course will be free of cost however no stipend or TA/DA will be provided. Name of Course Duration of the Course Place of Training

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Intake Capacity Qualification Last date for submission of application Date of Interview Place of Interview Date of commencement of Training

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Hair, Skin & Beauty care 6(six) months Nagaland Women Vocational Training Institute, Opp.Supermarket,Near NIDC Ltd. Dimapur 25 nos Class-VIII (Eight) passed

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and, when necessary, coercion. In a report prepared in 1881 for the Secretary of State for India, Viscount Cranbrook, it is concluded that “the existing policy has certainly not been unsuccessful .... year by year new villages are brought under subjection by tolerably peaceful means” (see pp.198-200). The author of the report, a functionary named Halliday, expresses “good hope that by slow but sure degrees, we shall bring these - not untameable - savages under our influence and afterwards under our control” (p.200). In the early days of direct British administration of the Naga Hills District, the primary object was to stop raiding, headhunting and murder. Other criminal acts received less attention, and native customary law was assumed to continue, and be administered through local leaders and institutional mechanisms. Thus, British officers operated under general instructions to preserve most of the customary law and practices of the hill tribes. Gradually, Naga customs were codified, and continued to be enforced, with the exception of those traditional practices that involved raiding, headhunting and violent clan feuds. Organized punitive expeditions by the British occurred occasionally when villages resorted to force against each other. Over time, the amount of lethal weapons among the Nagas was severely reduced, something which also contributed to a decrease in violence in the hill areas. Unfortunately, Dr. Means died before he was able to finish his work on the early history of the Naga Hills, something which accounts for the lack of an analytical final chapter underscoring the long developmental trends. Even so, the existing chapters contribute significant information about the formative years of the Naga region during the early colonial period. Achilla Imlong Erdican, whom Dr. Means entrusted with all his materials, has done a superb job of preparing and editing the manuscripts. She deserves our gratitude for her unselfish, time-consuming effort to get the book ready for publication.

By Ingunn Norderval Associate Professor (emerita), Ph.D. Political Science Previous member of the Oslo labor Party group of the City Council Gordon P. Means: Tribal Transformation. The Early History of the Naga Hills. Editor: Achilla Imlong Erdican. Prestige Books, 2013. With the publication of this book, a rich store of information about the early history of Nagaland is available to scholars interested in this area. Throughout the 19th century, when Great Britain expanded its control over India, the Naga Hills region was characterized by violence and clouded in mystique. Fierce tribesmen from many different clans fought each other as well as the various local authorities, whether Indian or British. British attempts to bring peace, law and order to the region were not met with gratitude by the tribesmen, and over the years, British policy vacillated between conciliatory approaches and more assertive punishment of those engaged in raiding, whether individuals, villages or tribes. On the whole, it was attempted to pursue a flexible policy whereby control over the area was gradually extended through a judicious system of collaboration

t all started on May 22, 2014 when the four of us from Sazolie College of Teacher Education, assigned to Govt. Middle School, Forest Colony, Kohima, for B.Ed. Macro Teaching, went to the school to meet up the Headmaster/ Head Teacher and all other teachers and make our appointments. After the deliberation, the official decision to start our Macro Teaching was scheduled on the 4th of August but we could, unfortunately, start only on August 6th as the school had an important examination for the students. Of course, we went to the school by August 4th. We found that the school was established on May 25, 2009 under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme and has some 257 students now from class A to class 7. August 6, 2014 was an important day for all of us as it was the first day of our practical teaching in real situation. We could feel deep down, the little nervousness and anxiety along with a sweet feeling of excitement and pride. As soon as we got to school, we were given the class routine to follow for the three weeks we were going to be in the school. The school starts at 9 O’ clock in the morning, but our classes start by 10 O’ Clock till 11: 30. We would say the days went by very well. August 13th was another important day as we had our extra-curricular activities. We organized Essay Writing competition for classes 6 and 7 students on the topics: 1, My Best Friend 2, My Hobby and 3, My School and Drawing Competition for class 5 students on Scenery of Nature as the theme.

By Joe L. Coker, Ph. D. Baylor University United States

This was followed by some days off, namely: Naga Independence day, Indian Independence day, the weekend and Janmastami. We resumed our school on August 19th. Then, the 22nd of August, 2014 came, which was the concluding day of our beloved stay in the school. Honestly, partly to fulfill our obligation and partly to really say thank you to them, we had a common staff meeting with the teachers of the school. We wanted the meeting to be formal and very official but the teachers there wanted to make it sound informal and not really official. Guess what? It worked extremely well like for us Nagas, sometimes, being formal and on official matters, we don’t really shine as we ought to be. We appreciated the school and its faculty for the good works done and are doing in the school and also offered some suggestions for possible enhancement of the school and betterment of the students like building up library, getting science laboratory instituted and maintaining subject-teacher wise daily routine for the classes. With that, the aged old Pandora box got unbolted. Serious business followed then: 1. Library: If the state govt. and the Education Dept. cannot grant the funds, the possibility of having a library or even a sort of reading room in Govt. Schools in Nagaland cannot become a reality. There really are deserving students who have READ-

Dr. Gordon Means spent perhaps more time than any other historian to date researching the history of Nagaland. When he passed away in 2010, he left behind an almost-finished manuscript that drew upon over forty years of research into the history, politics, and anthropology of the Naga Hills area of northeast India. It was Dr. Means’ dying wish that this work on the history of Nagaland be preserved and published. Achilla Erdican has seen to it that those wishes were carried out, editing and publishing Dr. Means’ final work, and we are deeply indebted both to her and Dr. Means for making available this important survey of the early colonial era of present-day Nagaland. While most of the book centers on the era of growing British influence in Nagaland, it opens with a wonderful chapter providing an overview of the Naga tribal tradition. This includes an interesting discussion of social aspects of Naga tribal life such as religion, village culture, and tribal politics. This chapter establishes a helpful starting point for better appreciating the way in which the colonial era would reshape and permanently change tribal life in the Naga Hills.

ING as their hobbies. Why not give them chance in the schools? 2. Science Laboratory: Science lab??? Big question indeed… Even a globe they have in the school is issued after five years. They said they got no visits from the higher ups of the concerned authorities except once in all these years. Scientifically, Nagas have always been at the lowest order. Here, it must be the right moment to instill the scientific spirit and the inquisitive zest in our younger pupils. 3. Routine: Subject-teacher wise daily routine for the classes. We suggested drawing up a fixed time-table for specific subjects and teacher of the classes. Of course, there is a general time table for the specific periods but teachers go to the classes randomly at the present. This is due to one month trainings, one week seminars, five days workshops, three days conferences et cetera for which the Govt. Teachers are most often called to attend. I don’t say, these programmes are bad but are they really indispensably pertinent? Here, even if the routines are framed, they get to re-shuffle every time. So, structured routine doesn’t work at all in these schools. We talked little further. About the students who study in class 6 or 7 without really knowing how to even read, or hardly able to differentiate the difference between capital and small letters. We

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The remainder of the book focuses on the pre- and early-colonial period. It tells the story of the increasing role of the English government in the affairs of the Naga tribes after about 1850, from a policy of non-intervention to one of political influence then finally to direct British administration of the region. During the 1850s and 1860s the British government embraced a policy of noninterference with the tribes of the Naga Hills. Frequent raids on the Naga region by citizens of Manipur between 1855 and 1865, as well as inter-tribal raids within Nagaland, led to the end of this non-interference policy. Motivated to “pacify” the tribes of the region and end raids, the British employed violent and coercive measures such as punitive expeditions into the Naga Hills beginning in 1866. In an effort to “civilize” hill tribes such as the Angami, the English then began placing officers in the region to exercise “political influence” in the area. In 1841 and 1842 the British had implemented a rough and imprecise boundary between Manipur and Naga Hills, but as they began to involve themselves more in the affairs of the region, the need for clearly demarcated boundaries grew. A survey was ordered in 1869 and carried out in the early 1870s, and Means carefully traces the progress, setbacks, and violence that accompanied these expeditions (and his Appendix provides an exhaustive listing of all expeditions into the Naga Hills between 1827 and 1887). This process of surveying the region and establishing jurisdictional boundaries dominated British activity in the

Tribal Transformation: The Early History of the Naga Hills. By Gordon P. Means. Ed. by Achilla Imlong Erdican. New Delhi: Prestige Books International, 2013. 240 pp.

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mentioned about Remedial Teaching we all know about. But there seems to be a package in the RTE policies and SSA programme. There is supposed to be a special Remedial Teacher appointed by the concerned authority. But this is a ghost never seen and only talked about. The students who need them never get to be redeemed. It is also because of the RTE policies, these students cannot be refused admissions or even to lower classes but according to their age. How shall we help them then? And most importantly, many of our pupils in the govt. schools are the beloved Domestic Helpers of some aunties and uncles. I really don’t know, whether the guardians do care to see if these young pupils have future or not. Again, I pose how? The three weeks went by so quickly and so swift. In the midst of learning and teaching the students, we do believe they gained something really worthwhile from our presence. The rigorous exercise of teaching after thoroughly planning the lessons was indeed, a very rich experience for the students’ community and for the teachertrainees as well. The homework assigned to them and the corrections, plus the class tests and class works, besides the sing-song entertaining methods to get them to learn must have made some mammoth impact upon the students. This is our humble faith and hope of our teaching there in Govt. Middle School, Forest Colony, Kohima. James H.K, Trainee Sazolie College of Teacher Education

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region in the 1870s and 1880s, and attacks on survey parties by Naga tribes escalated the British desire to subdue and. control the region. Means’ record of the survey process makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the gradual growth of English colonial rule in the Naga Hills in the second half of the nineteenth century. Means’ prose is detailed yet readable, concise yet comprehensive. It is meticulously researched, with extensive reliance upon primary documents, especially correspondence from agents of the British government. Tribal Transformation will undoubtedly serve as a valuable text for students of Nag a history at both the secondary and university levels. It will be an invaluable asset to students of Naga history in particular, but also more generally to those interested in the gradual spread of British colonialism in India. The only regret to be expressed regarding this book is that Dr. Means’ demise after battling ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) came prior to the manuscript’s completion, leaving us without his concluding chapter on the development of colonial rule of the Naga Hills. With his death we lost a great scholar of Indian history, as well as a great friend to the Naga people. That is what makes this book – the legacy of his years of devotion and research – all the more valuable and worthy of wide readership. It will hopefully educate generations of future Indians about the history of the northeastern region of their country and inspire many of them to delve more deeply into the history of the Naga Hills.

CPO’s stand on various issues

he Chakhesang Public Organization, in its Executive Council Meeting held on 18th August, 2014 at Pfutsero, deliberated on various issues confronting the Community. The meeting seriously deliberated on the recent spate of violence in the district. The CPO observes with regret to note the recurrence of factional killings in the district when people in other parts of the state are living in a relatively peaceful atmosphere. And when the Chakhesangs, as a community, are an active supporter and agent of peace and unity in the larger Naga society, the CPO reiterates its commitment to uphold the principle of nonviolence and shall continue to work for the unity and reconciliation of the Naga political groups. As such, the CPO shall not hesitate to term any Naga political groups as anti-social and anti-national if any of them is found indulging in activities which not only disturb the fabric of society but also destroy the spirit of nation building. The CPO also reviewed the existing system of taxation by the Naga political groups. Due to multi-taxation imposed on the people by different Naga political groups, the socio-economic life of the people has been adversely affected. But more importantly and alarmingly, this practice of multi-taxation is found to be strangulating the very spirit of Naga nationalism. The CPO therefore makes its stand not to endorse this form of taxation and sincerely appeals to various Naga political groups to consider the sentiments and plights of the people lest it results in sabotaging the national movement itself. The CPO offers its deepest appreciation to those Naga political groups who have heeded to the cries of the Naga people and are ceaselessly working to promote the spirit of toleration and reconciliation. It is hoped that they will continue to progress in this direction to safeguard the interest of the Naga people and their aspiration. Sovenyi President, Chakhesang Public Organization

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For ages men ruled with weapons and bayonets, And lived within bars and manacles; For ages the strong hands of power, Trampled the liberties of the people. The soil drenched with human blood and tears, The sable shadow of aggression ruled the earth We have had coercion enough, Enough is enough.

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For many centuries reckless regimes held sway, Liberty has been driven from among men. We thrive on war and violence, Take from us the power of arms The hand of tyranny from among us, Give us back our birthright To control our own destiny, And the freedom to choose what is best for us. We have dreams for living out our lives, Our hope and aspirations for the future For us, our children and grandchildren too. The truth is, we are lost and confused Each trying to impose his/her will on the other. Have we become so blind and reckless? Can we not reason it out collectively? That the road ahead is paved only in unity? The utmost might is a unified voice, Can a house divided itself stand strong? Enough with the divisive diplomacy That keeps us fighting amongst ourselves, Enough with bloodsheds and killings, Let’s put our trivial differences aside And renew our journey together with one voice Together and united we can find a way.

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DDCF against shifting of DC office, Dimapur • Says conveyance will be ‘unaffordable and unbearable’ • Handling law and order situation from distance will be ineffective and unsatisfactory Dimapur, august 27 (mExN): The Dimapur District Citizens Forum (DDCF) has submitted a representation to the Chief Minister of Nagaland opposing proposed shifting of the Deputy Commissioner’s office and District Court, Dimapur to Chumukedima village area. “The highest public utility office in the district to be shifted to a village area where even the basic public transport facility is not available is highly irrational and against public welfare,” stated the representation dated August 25, signed by DDCF president, Joseph Lemtur and general secretary, KK Paul.

Moreover, it added, even travel by private conveyance, from Dimapur to the new location, for one way, is a journey of not less than one hour, and “the same is to be borne by not less than 70% of the total population in the district as against the convenience of sizable population mainly of people from the rural areas.” DDCF also highlighted that the three “Mauzas” in Dimapur are the only revenue paying lands in Nagaland, the rest being governed by the traditional tribal landownership rights. The DC Office, which is the Collector's Office in Dimapur, is rightly located within Dimapur Mu-

nicipality right from the time the office was manned by Sub-Collector when Dimapur was only a subdivision. Thus, it asserted, nothing rationality is seen behind the reason for shifting DC office from Dimapur municipality to a remote village area, and added if the same is allowed, it shall be highly detrimental to the rights and interest of the people of Dimapur. The letter, stating that DC office is a public oriented institution of the Government, more particularly in matters of indispensable legal necessities, such as, issue of various Certificates, it underlined that traveling be-

tween Dimapur and the new DC Office shall cost “unaffordable and unbearable expenses” for students and poor public. It was also stated that the Dimapur Municipal area is “the only cosmopolitan area where no single tribe exercises influence,” thus, irrespective of any tribe, every person is treated as equal in social life. The Dimapur Municipality, DDCF said, being the commercial capital of the State, supervision and control of law and order situation is the prime concern for the administrative authority of the district. “Handling such situation by sitting in such a far way

village area shall highly be ineffective and unsatisfactory for the people of Dimapur.” Further, DDCF expressed that it believes in development of the less developed area, however, “we are against shifting of more than half a century old public utility office to a village area at the cost of the people of Dimapur Municipality and its sub-urban areas.” The Forum expressed hope that the Chief Minister will look into the matter and the DC and Districts Courts Officers will be allowed to function in the present location without any disturbance.

Vehicle lifter arrested 14 illegal elephant tusks seized

Dimapur, august 27 (mExN): Dimapur Police mobile patrol recovered a stolen Mahindra Bolero and arrested one of the vehicle lifters on the night of August 25. A press release from Addl. Superintendent of Police/ PRO informed that the vehicle was stolen from Church Road here. The mobile police patrols on duty sighted the stolen vehicle proceeding towards Signal colony road. On being chased, the release said, the fleeing “thieves” lost control of the vehicle and met with an accident at Signal Basti. The accused had abandoned the vehicle and were fleeing on foot when one of the accused was apprehended, while his accomplice managed to escape. The arrested accused identified as Nipato Zhimomi (20), presently residing at Walford colony, Dimapur was produced at East Police Station, where a case was registered and further investigation taken up. Police is on the

lookout for the accomplice who Dimapur, august 27 is absconding, it added. (mExN): In yet another breakthrough against illegal wildlife DABA youth ministry lauded The Dimapur Police has trade in the North East region, the lauded the DABA Youth Minis- Nagaland Excise Department has try’s initiative to clean, touch, apprehended a person at Khuand beautify the landmarks in zama check gate transporting 14 Dimapur, especially the flyover Elephant tusks from Shillong to and traffic system, through Imphal. A press release from Beizo their exemplary project ‘Touch Suokhrie, ACF, i/c Kohima Forest Dimapur’. “Dimapur Police is Range informed that the accused touched by the magnanimity along with the seized items were and concern you have shown handed over to the Forest Departto improve the image of the ment officials by Katoho Sumi, Sutraffic system by cleaning and perintendent of Excise, Kohima on painting the flyover, traffic August 27. In this regard, a case has been islands, re-painting the traffic signs and putting up ban- registered at Khuzama Police ners and messages,” stated the Station under the relevant secpress release. Dimapur Police tions of Wildlife (Protection) Act, further congratulated the min- 1972. Elephant being a schedule istry for the noble and gener- I animal under the Act, the reous task it has initiated and ex- lease said, illegal possession of pressed belief that the message ivory tusk is an offence under will be heard and emulated in section 40(II) and 44 of the Act, the lanes and by-lanes of Di- which is punishable with imprisonment of 3-7 years. mapur and elsewhere.

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MEx FILE CM to inaugurate Dolphin Club building Kohima, august 27 (mExN): Nagaland’s Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang will inaugurate Dolphin Club Kohima office building cum Artefact Centre near Tsiera Hall, Lower L.Khel, Kohima village on August 28 at 10:00 AM. The function will be chaired by Dr. Ketshukietuo Dzuvichu while welcome address will be delivered by Dolphin Club president, Kethosituo Mepfhuo.

GPRN/NSCN welcomes 9 cadres Dimapur, august 27 (mExN): Nine people from different Naga Political Groups have joined the GPRN/NSCN. MIP, GPRN/NSCN in a press release today lauded the “bold and wise” decision of the members who joined its fold “having realized that the Naga solution with the GOI will only come about through the GPRN/NSCN under the leadership of President, Gen. Red. Khole Konyak, and General Secretary, N. Kitovi Zhimomi.” The new members are: Heno, R/ Secy., Khiamnugan region (NSCN IM); Shutan, Leacy, Khiamnugan region (NSCN IM); Pheniang, Khapur, Khiamnugan region (NSCN IM); Shou, Khapur, Khiamnugan region (NSCN IM); Nokuthung, Khapur, Khiamnugan (NSCN IM); Bem, Khapur, Khiamnugan region (NSCN IM); Corporal Pashu, Khiamnugan region (NNC/FGN); Xuzheto Chishi, Rajapeyu (NNC/ NA); and Pte. Hukavi (NSCN IM). Meanwhile, the MIP also informed that Dy. Secy. John Sangtam was expelled by the GPRN/NSCN, and was subsequently published in all leading dailies dated April 16, 2014. Therefore, it has reminded the NSCN (IM) to refer to the same before accommodating Dy. Secy. John Sangtam, “unless it (NSCN IM) is a hangout place for all anti-social elements.”

AR apprehends three cadres

The elephant tusks seized from Khuzama check gate.

According to the release, the arrest may further unfurl information about a network of illegal wildlife trade suspected to be taking place in this region. Beizo Suokhrie has

acknowledged the Excise Department, particularly Superintendent of Excise and Inspector of Excise Neiziezolie Angami for being proactive in the case.

Dimapur, august 27 (mExN): Troops of 19 Assam Rifles and police launched a joint operation in PR Hill, Kohima town and apprehended three NSCN (K) cadres. A press release informed that the accused identified as SS Capt N Sumi, SS 2nd Lt Bokato Sumi, and SS Pvt Mukam Yim were apprehended from a house in PR Hill alongwith huge cache of arms, ammunition, including one M-22 Rifle with two magazine and 59 M-22 rounds, one 9mm pistol with two magazine and thirteen 9mm rounds and one hand grenade. Electronic gadgets and documents like tax receipts and information slips were also recovered, it informed, adding that the apprehended cadres were handed over to Kohima (South) Police Station for further investigation.

ACAUT seeks CM’s intervention in NRHM imbroglio ‘Participate proactively Principal Director, Dimapur, august 27 agitating employees if they tribution of 10%, for which, es rendered by the NRHM School Education clarifies (mExN): Expressing dis- resorted to strike, which is the Central government professionals, it asserted the in economic partnership may that the National Rural autocratic and unbecom- has not released 90% of State cannot renege on this Kohima, august 27 (mExN): Principal Director, Health Mission (NRHM) ing of a democratic state.” the funds- “this being the agreement. between India and US’ Directorate of School Education, Kesonyu Yhome has ACAUT has also asked employees have been un- The NHRM employees, excuse of the Directorpaid for five months, the Against Corruption & Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland has requested the Chief Minister to intervene so health care services in the State are not affected, nor the employees victimized further. A press release from Media Cell, ACAUT Nagaland alleged that instead of redressing the problem, the Department of Health & Family Welfare “resorted to intimidation to dismiss the

whether doctors, nurses or clerical staff, are all young people in the forefront working tirelessly in both rural and urban areas, it acknowledged. “As far as their contribution to healthcare services is concerned, their commitment is no less than their regular counterparts, if not more.” Further, it stated that it is not the fault of the employees if the state H&FW department has not fulfilled their required con-

ate”- for which reason, the employees have not been paid till now. ACAUT also affirmed if the patients are suffering now, especially the rural folks, due to non availability of doctors and nurses, “it is entirely the fault of the government since no one can give free service for months at a stretch.” Further, stating that a contract must have been signed, whereby the State agreed to pay salary and numerations for servic-

the Directorate to clarify if NRHM employees posted in the Directorate at Kohima are getting their salaries. If so, “then it is nothing but cheap tactics of the Directorate bosses to play one section of employees against another for obvious reasons, further nothing can be more dishonorable than the certain Employees who in connivance with the Department are selling out on their comrades.”

NCSU closely monitoring SARDP-NE project

Kohima, august 27 (mExN): The Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers Union (NCSU) today stated that it is closely monitoring the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (SARDP)-NE project in Nagaland for the interest of the public and local contractors. The NCSU had written to Prime Minister of India (Dated 4.10.2011) and subsequently to Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) (three times during UPA government) for effective implementation

of the project pertaining to 2-lane construction of Longleng- Changtongya road, Mon- Tamlu- Merangkong road, Phek- Pfutsero Road and Zunheboto- Chakhabama, according to NCSU president Pele Khezhie. However, Maytas & Gayatris (JV) had failed to complete the project within the stipulated time, which expired on February 2014. Nevertheless, Khezhie asserted, the NCSU will continue to pursue with the authority concerned to expedite the work into a reality.

NCSU also clarified that the sole authority of the project is vested on MoRTH and Nagaland National Highway Chief Engineer, and not “so called agency” as reported in media. In this, NCSU stated that the local contractors should not be misguided by any agency. Meanwhile, the NCSU will be convening a consultative meeting with the civil societies, village councils, NGOs concerned for successful implementation of SARDP project in the state, it added.

US Consul General meets CII and YI, Nagaland Chapter

Kohima, august 27 (mExN): In a round-table interaction with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Young Indian (YI), Nagaland Chapter in Kohima on August 25, US Consul General, Helen LaFave advised the business communities of Nagaland to leverage growing ties between the US and India and strive to “participate proactively” in the emerging economic partnership between the two. A press release issued by CII-Kohima Branch stated that, the members of the business community highlighted the “appropriateness” of US’ initiatives in education as an Industry in Nagaland as it was the American Baptist missionaries who first introduced education among the Nagas. In her reply, LaFave said, the IITs, a success story and pride of India, were formu-

lated on structure of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with the active support of the US, and such collaborative efforts can be explored towards “establishing such institutes which will churn our skilled manpower to drive the economic enterprises within the state.” She also assured the gathering that, she would do her best to facilitate students and faculty exchange programmes “amongst the educational institutions” on a regular basis. The members of CII and YI, Nagaland also suggested the Consul General that, while the US firms might not have any “immediate takeaways” by setting up shops in Nagaland, such initiative would generate huge dividends in the long run as India opens up and looks towards the ASEAN countries through the gateways in the Northeast, the release added. The members also requested the Consul General to explore possibilities of engaging with their US counterparts for mutual benefits.

AKSSA calls govt attention Fashion Clarion Call - Seminar held on policy implementation

Dimapur, august 27 (mExN): The Ao, Kyong and Sumi Students' Association (AKSSA) has welcomed the Government of Nagaland’s decision to hold a “consultative meeting with civil societies for discussion in connection with Nagaland Special Development Zone (NSDZ).” In a representation to the Chief Minister of Nagaland, convenor of AKSSA, N. Akok Lkr, its secretary, Nihoyi Kinny, president of Ao Students’ Conference (AKM), Jemdimenba, president of the All Sumi Students’ Union (SKK) and president of the Kyong Students’ Union, Amos Odyuo, have stated that the AKSSA have “gone through the contents of the concept note prepared by the government (on NSDZ) and after lengthy deliberation had observed several loopholes on the modali-

ties which may have serious implications upon the indigenous people of the state in future.” While appreciating the “policy of the government for urbanisation and industrialisation of the state,” AKSSA reminded that “it should not be at the cost of the innocent people. We anticipate that if NSDZ is implemented in this form, within no time the Nagaland state may face the same situation as that of Assam and Tripura from the hands of illegal immigrants and mighty people from the mainland.” The students’ body urged upon the Chief Minister that a “brainstorming session be held before taking further steps by inviting all stakeholders particularly the Nagaland Tribe Council (NTC) which have pointed out various anomalies to be rectified as the

same represent the voice of the people of the state.” In a separate press release, the AKSSA condemned the “the acts and omissions of Priyadarshi Chatterjee” who, according to the body, “posed as the official of the human rights commission by protecting the illegal immigrants and tried to sabotage the mission on Survival Mokokchung.” In its executive meeting, the AKSSA appreciated the “prompt action of the district police in arresting and putting the imposter behind the bar.” The house also condemned the “atrocities meted out by the State machineries upon the peaceful demonstrators of the Kyong students' union on 21st July 2014 and urged upon the state government to be people friendly and to protect the democratic rights of its citizens.”

clarified to all the DEOs and SDEOs and all Graduate Teachers that the “Tentative Seniority List” of Graduate Teachers, which has been issued from the Directorate, is solely for new inclusion, if any, and rectification of particulars. The recent publication by the DEOs and SDEOs is not the “Draft Seniority List”, he stated. Therefore, he has directed all DEOs and SDEOs concerned to initiate accordingly alongwith necessary supportive documents which are to be submitted to the Directorate through the respective DEOs on or before September 17, 2014. The DEOs and SDEOs have been directed not to publish such “misleading” instruction.

DEOs & SDEOs informed Kohima, august 27 (mExN): Director for School Education, Zaveyi Nyekha has requested the following from all DEOs/ SDEOs for A.G Audit as early as possible: A quittance roll of 1379 Hindi Teachers appointed during 2012-13 for the year 2012-13 and 2013-14; Joining reports of all 1379 Hindi Teachers (SDEO/ DEO wise); Performance certificate from the Head of Institute indicating that the appointed teaches are performing their duties sincerely and drawing their pay and allowance during the period 2012-13 and 2013-14 and have not availed leave without pay during the period.

ZBCC for strengthening NLTP Act Dimapur, august 27 (mExN): Zeme Baptist Churches Council (ZBCC), Nagaland has reaffirmed its support to the Nagaland Baptist Church Council’s stand on Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act 1989. “The Council’s firm decision still stands and that is to continually support for what is right,” stated ZBCC Nagaland president Heikwetgwang Pwetlang and executive secretary Izieteilung Teirieng in a press statement. “Whatsoever people may say, but ‘right is right and wrong is wrong’ likewise ‘evil is always evil’ even if everyone is doing or in support of it. We cannot compromise “good with evil” by the support of majority.” The Council further asserted that “the evil and harmful effects of alcohol in Naga society neither can be shrunk by lifting the NLTP Act nor by debating.” Therefore, it has appealed to the “Naga Christians in authority” to strengthen the implementation of NLTP Act rather than lifting it.

Physical verification of pensioners conducted Resource person and others with participants of the seminar on “Fashion Clarion Call” in Kohima on August 27. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | August 27

The department of fashion technology, The Global Open University, Kohima Campus today conducted a seminar here on the topic “Fashion Clarion Call.” Around 80 participants from the department and students from Mezhur Higher Secondary School, Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Mount Hermon and others joined the seminar. The objective of the seminar was to create awareness about the fashion industry and profession, scope and career options available. The seminar also highlighted

the present scenario of fashion industry in Nagaland, national, and international. Tolika Assumi, Masters in Fashion and Textile Design, Nouva Academia Di Belle Arti, Milano, Italy acted as the resource person and talked on the seminar’s topic “Fashion clarion call.” Rosou Rhi, faculty member (FT), TGOUN made introduction of the fashion department, while welcome address was delivered by Imlikokla Longkumer (AAO). Dr. Imotemsu Ao, director cum Registrar TGOUN also spoke on the occasion. Vote of thanks was proposed by Kuthonulu S.Venuh, F.I.C, Fashion Technology Department TGOUN, Kohima.

moKoKchuNg, august 27 (Dipr): Treasury Officer, Mokokchung, Toshizenba has notified that in exercise of the power under Central Treasury Rule NO 367 & 368 physical verification of Pensioners was conducted successfully with the active co-operation of all the Pensioners concerned. However, some Pensioners were left unverified, and they have been requested to report to Treasury Office, Mokokchung on or before September 10, 2014, after which, all unverified/unclaimed pension cases will be closed and forwarded to Accountant General Office as per the existing CTR Rule 371-A. They have also been requested to bring Identity Card “D” duly renewed from the Pensioner Association Office and Life Certificate signed by a 1st Class gazette officer or Council/Ward Chairman which is to be presented to the auditor to confirm the continued existence of the Pensioner. It mentioned that no pension payment shall be released without verification.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express THursDAy 28 AuGusT 2014 volumE IX IssuE 236 By Aheli moitra

Externality of development

small urban inter-ethnic community in the depths of Maharashtra has been working over the years on improving its locality. In the small area available to it, the community has been able to begin the task of setting up a rainwater harvesting mini plant. Being an extremely dry area, it had to begin with allocating some community land towards planting a large number of trees, planning the space in a way that allowed for maximum ground water restoration. As the temperature in the area cooled down over the years, water scarcity slowly inverted and brought the significant realization that people’s participation in governance is key to improving lives. More initiatives were taken up by the people along with their local government representatives—politicians and bureaucrats were taken into the loop, with the consideration that the space being developed was co-owned and co-inhabited by all. Today Aurangabad is one of the best developed towns in Maharashtra down to the micro level. State representatives and citizens participate equally in sharing ideas and implementing them. The State, on its part, created platforms that citizens can approach without intimidation or cynicism—local MLAs are easily approachable, funds available for development are made known and creative ways to win-win solutions are sought after. What makes Kohima or Dimapur such exceptions then, despite the much-publicized Nagaland’s pet project of communitization? Governing bodies and the governed care little for each other, for one. In the severe lack of money in the economy, government funds, meant for equal distribution to all, are looked on as ways of filling up the long chutes of individual pockets. Whoever is able to gain access to the information on the funds, through whatever means, is able to take advantage. The rest are reduced to agitating bodies consistently having to lay claim to basic rights. Clearly lacking in the Government of Nagaland and its senior workers is a sense of ownership towards the Government itself and a sense of sisterhood with the masses. Problems are squarely blamed on the Government of India though the two are meant to be the same unit with different roles. Neither creates a platform to interact with the people except when ‘people’s consultations’ are called for. Exceptional measures that always keep the people, and their voices, at a distance. Self determination of a people, an ownership of their present and future, remains elusive through the current system in place—development is just an externality that someone else is responsible for. The past few years of agitations by Nagaland Government employees for basic entitlements and other citizens for social justice should be understood carefully by those running the State machinery. As long as the Naga people are made to rely on external imposition and bribery, no true progress will be possible. Roads, or a culture of work, are not built through external ideas of integration with another political entity but through reliance on the community and strengthening it by enhancing its real political participation towards its future. It is from here that localities, towns, cities, nations are built. Comments may be sent to moitramail@yahoo.com

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Allen Imsong

Nagas and Rock Music

hen we were young, rock concerts were the biggest happenings in town. It came only once or twice a year. So you can imagine the anticipation and sparkle in the eyes of every boy. Never heard of MTV then and VH1 was not born yet. Our expectations and demands from the bands were simple, clear and raw. The lead vocalist should sing and sound exactly like the original singer; nothing more nothing less. So, great imitators became instant hit. But the ultimate award for best vocalist was reserved for the one who could sing the highest pitch. Only cover versions then. In fact we thought Nagas don’t compose ‘rock’ songs. The lead guitarist was the next important member. Actually the fate of the band greatly rested on his fingers. Just as the vocalist, he should play exactly as we have heard on ‘tape’ records. Modifications and alterations were not allowed. If he misses, he has to wait for another concert to prove. Cruel huh! By the way we just assumed that there was no guitarist in Nagaland who could play Deep Purple’s Highway Star! Next was the drummer! Well, there was only one criteria – the one who could play the fastest “rolling” (beats) was the ultimate hero. Our ears were not yet penetrated by the sounds of Tamas and Pearls. Just beat crazy. However, the overall rating of the band was based on one last thing: stage movement (performance). Sadly to our dismay, there were not much stage movements. Maybe they were so scared to err coz we were damn good critics! Jokes aside, some of them were damn good; great talents even by today’s standard. No supporting gadgets and equipments like now. The sound was ‘organic’ - rustic, unrefined but beautiful. I tell you, there is nothing like the raw guitar sound and I’m still in love with it. So the bands came and went leaving our young hearts wanting for more. Glad they came – we had something to talk about whole year round and keep us busy. Those who were lucky enough to catch our hearts were eulogized beyond their capacity. What to do – the other boys were not there at the concert and after all exaggeration is human nature. Well, we had a band too, me and three friends. And let me make an honest confession: the most difficult lead break for our young fingers was Scorpion’s Always Somewhere. After much practice one of us was able to play it finally and we were all in awe. We thought all the girls would go gaga over him ha! Those were the days of our lives, musically - Just a sneak peek. Queer and funny but that was it. Young and glee and breaking free! It’s all gone now but always afresh in my heart. Now look, how far we have come! In fact when I compare then and now, my eyes get moist with joy. Our boys are on TV 24x7 and the whole world watching! We have internationally educated and trained musicians. We have guitarists who can move their fingers at almost invisible speed and drummers playing like machines. All glory and honour to God! And lastly, wherever they are, I salute those pioneering bands who have laid the foundation. After all, every glory has a humble beginning. Thank you for the joys and funs you have brought into our lives when life was so dry. Thank you for the music!

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Daniel Ozarow Source: Al Jazeera

Let's end this madness in the Global Debt System in a new era of economic emancipation for the vast majority of the world's population.

A woman walks by a graffiti that reads in Spanish "Vultures," in reference to the dispute between the Argentine government and a U.S. hedge fund, known locally as "vulture funds," in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday, August 4, 2014. The full graffiti reads "out vultures." The collapse of talks with U.S. creditors sent Argentina into its second debt default in 13 years and raised questions about what comes next for financial markets and the South American nation's staggering economy. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Out of the hardship of Argentina's imposed default comes the possibility to end debt dependence once and for all

rgentina's debt default imposed by US Judge Thomas Griesa and his earlier court rulings in favour of vulture funds NML Capital and Aurelius, will have enormous ramifications for the global debt system. The ruling effectively declares that the rights of a handful of wealthy investors to earn enormous profits supersede those of a sovereign nation to protect its citizens under international law. The decision has also set a legal precedent: Now that investment funds know that they can successfully appeal to the courts to claim millions of dollars in profits on their original outlay, any incentive they once had to restructure the value of their bonds following debt defaults has now been removed. This will not only drain the already depleted treasuries of indebted nations, it will also create farreaching instability in the global financial system, as the IMF has warned. However, the damage caused by a lack of regulation of speculation is not a concern for only poorer nations. Indeed, vulture fund activity has recently intensified closer to home with Aurelius' investment in the UK's Cooperative Bank having forced it to abandon its mutual structure in 2013, and Elliot Management's CEO Paul Singer squeezing huge payments from the Greek government during the eurozone crisis by threatening to create a mass default of banks across Europe. An unregulated debt system for and vultures Yet while citizen groups like Jubilee Debt Campaign have successfully encouraged the British Parliament to approve a landmark law that restricts vulture funds from suing the poorest countries in UK courts, the current rules of international financial capitalism remain massively stacked against those nations. The vultures' growing lobbying power over elected representatives and the media mean that their potential to inflict political damage upon opponents leaves ever-fewer regulatory checks and balances available. Neither President Barack Obama nor the United States Congress has shown the political will to introduce similar legislation. Recently the US State Department refused to accept Argentina's lawsuit against it at the International Court of Justice for violating its sovereignty, illustrating the futility of existing global governance institutions. As the burdon of national debts continue to impede growth, development, and poverty alleviation in

lcohol Prohibition is an issue that has been heatedly discussed everywhere in the state, and It is important that we see the impact and the outcome of prohibition of alcohol in our state. We all know that it was started with a good cause, and we still believe that having a dry state would have greater impact in developing and moving towards a socially cleaner state. Unfortunately we have seen that this had failed in application. Alcohol is available more than ever and is continuously rising in demand. This article does not cover the downside of consumption of alcohol and what harm it does to that person and the environment around that person nor this article is not meant to encourage or discourage anything in regards to consumption of alcohol rather this is just an understanding of the possible outcome that we are facing as a result of the prohibition. Prohibition and Crime: America, the world’s most powerful nation could have implemented an effective prohibition back in the 1920's but what happened as a result of prohibition, we all know, it gave birth to the strongest and the most well organized crime network in the history of USA, led by one of the biggest gangsters in the united States, “Al Capone” who once said "All I do is supply a public demand (Alcohol)". Prohibition was ratified as the 18th constitutional amendment in USA, illegalizing the production, distribution, and consumption of alcoholic beverage. At the end it did not curb the desire of the citizens from consump-

the world's poorer countries, they remain trapped in a historical cycle of dependence upon the institutions of western financial capital, like the IMF, the Paris Club, and hedge funds - which also locks them into a politically subservient relationship with G8 countries. Yet in terms of how national governments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America might seek the necessary finance to pay their bills while also upholding their central role as health, education and, social protection providers, many have learned lessons from the irrevocable damage created by these western lenders' 1990s free market conditionality. They refuse to go back. A challenge to western financial hegemony However there are two emerging avenues which may end this relationship of dependence and provide new-found economic sovereignty for such countries: The first - favoured by many left-leaning Latin American "pink-tide" governments - involves significantly reducing reliance on western lenders by pursuing alternative and ostensibly less-harmful sources of finance. This politically expedient move has gained credence following last month's foundation of the New Development Bank by the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), as well as favourable lending terms from the regional Americas fund BancoSur and, most importantly, the increasingly influential role in global finance of the People's Bank of China. However, there are two problems with this strategy. On the one hand, as China asserts its political and economic authority in the Global South through foreign direct investment, bilateral trade deals, and loans, it presents the danger of repeating old relationships of dependence. On the other, this option will do nothing to help countries like Jamaica, Pakistan, El Salvador, Philippines, and Tunisia to escape from historical debt burdens. With developing countries' total outstanding external debt having doubled to $5 trillion since 2005, the system will keep generating debt crises regardless of who plays neoliberalism's "banker". Without fundamental change in the rules of the game, even those countries like Ghana, which initially benefited most from debt cancellation in 2005, are heading back towards high debt payments. But a second, more congenial option exists: Press for the establishment of an International Debt Court under United Nations auspices, with a specific brief to regulate against harmful speculative practises committed against states and conduct public audits to determine the amount of debt in each country that can be deemed "illegitimate" due to the illicit actions mentioned above. In this way, a large proportion of national debts could be legally written off, ushering

Striking debt illegitimacy while the iron is hot But how realistic is this possibility? To start with, it is important to highlight the unprecedented groundswell of global solidarity for Argentina against the vulture funds. This includes support from the 134 nations in the G77+China - which affirmed the right of sovereign states to negotiate debt-restructuring efforts - as well as the BRICS, the Union of South American Nations, and a plethora of internationally respected economists, politicians, and NGOs. This momentum must be seized upon to openly challenge the legitimacy and indeed legality of both external debts themselves and subsequent speculative investments made in them on the table of casino capitalism. Indeed in Argentina's case, debt origins can be traced to the brutal military dictatorship of the 1970s and 1980s. Accrued unconstitutionally and immorally by a genocidal regime that "disappeared" 30,000 of its own citizens, Judge Jorge Ballesteros' ruling in the Olmos Case in 2000 found the debt to be "fraudulent and arbitrary", having been accumulated following 400 separate corrupt, fraudulent and illegitimate acts. The basic legal principle is that no illicit action can later serve as the basis for a legal act such as NML and Aurelius' bond purchases. On that premise, all the successor debt falls, nullifying the value of investments made in it including the vulture funds' bond purchases after Argentina's 2001 economic crisis. Then there is the fact that several countries have already performed public debt audits and have not only survived, but boast thriving economies today. For example in 2008 Ecuador's President Correa established a Commission which found 70 percent of its debt to be illegitimate. Through partial default and selective buyback, the country's debt burden was slashed by $3bn. It currently stands as one of the fastest-growing economies in the region. In Iceland, people voted to refuse to take on their banks' foreign debts and have gained immensely, with the economy booming and unemployment down to 2 percent. Meanwhile in France, a citizen's audit found 60 percent of its public debt to be illegitimate. Public debt audits are feasible and refusing to pay does not mean financial Armageddon, especially if conducted by a supranational authority. Then there is the matter of whether the world's leading countries would agree to such an arrangement. Here one can look to the World Bank's international investor dispute regulator, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Distputes, and the International Criminal Court, which both operate successfully in the absence of full ratification by major global powers. In the latter instance, half of the world's nations, including the US and China, are not party to the treaty acknowledging its authority. Growing public support in the Global North for an international debt court would surely soon force the remaining G20 nations to join. Finally one must ask whether the "losses" incurred by such debt right-offs would strain the existing financial system. Despite normative assessments about the desirability of such a scenario, nothing could be further from the truth. The hedge and private equity funds which have speculated on such debts are not shareholder companies. Losses would thus be largely confined to multimillionaire fund executives, while the global benefits of growth, job creation, poverty reduction, and wealth redistribution that result from debt burdens being vanquished once and for all would be truly unimaginable. Establishing such a court is worth a try. The people of the world have nothing to lose but their (debt) chains. Daniel Ozarow is a lecturer at the Middlesex University Business School and focuses on how the "new poor" respond to economic shocks and downward social mobility, taking Argentina as a case study. He is also a Coordinator at the Argentina Research Network in the United Kingdom.

The Dry and Wet State tion of liquors, instead this great demand for and simultaneous illegalization of alcohol opened up new market for organized crime to develop and monopolize the scale and consumption of alcohol in the USA. Prohibition could mean opportunity to make money for some groups and individual with vested interest. When something that has a market value that has high demand becomes illegal, it always becomes inevitably associated with crime. This theory could apply to anything. It just opens doors to black market business, and the same that is worth less outside becomes double just by crossing the border, It creates an artificial inflated value for that product that is so huge that persons with vested interest tends to believe and conclude that it is worth committing crime and even murdering people in order to control this market. In Short prohibition is almost like a gift of revenue to organized crime. And if you ask anybody associated in this business if they want liquor to be legalized it’s plain simple that they don’t want it stopped, they want liquor to be illegal so that illegal activities would entail and make them richer, in fact why would any mega business that’s dealing with 800-1000 crore per year (in Nagaland)would want it stopped, they

simply just want that the madness continues so that they continue to get rich. They don’t want it stopped just the same way as the other legal institutes and organizations; the only difference is that they have totally different interests. Result of Unregulated Market: Alcohol has become an unregulated market in which anything can happen and which eventually would become impossible for any organization to control. And without control it’s hard to regulate areas of concern like keeping it out of the hands of our children. Could there be a better way of determining children from drinking? Like in other states and countries where liquors are legal and there are age restrictions for consumption and sell of alcohol. Buying alcohol has become as easy as buying a bottle of water. Now it is available in every corner, every junction, even near schools and religious institutions, and is available at any time, any day and available to any customer, both young and old. And if we can’t control the sale of a product how would it be possible to keep it away from children. Could we find a way to control and regulate the market just like in other states?Is there a way we can eliminate the high crime levels;and apply strict laws like "No sale of alcohol to under-

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age" and "No drinking and driving" which would effectively determine decrease in road accidents?So far we have no such laws being implemented because alcohol is considered illegal. A person that consumes liquor will find no matter what, and the state where alcohol is legal is just few minutes away so it’s not impossible not to find alcohol, as far as this is concerned we cannot legislate morality. One person can say it’s immoral to legalize just as much as someone could say it’s immoral not to legalize it. This issue will never end anywhere, what we need is to have a rational policy debate by talking about the consequences and the outcome. At the end of the day it lies with our moral responsibilities.To know what is right and not to do what is wrong, the free will instilled upon man by God it cannot be controlled by any law, eventually we decide what we do, whetherit’s good or bad and this knowledge of good or bad starts early at home, religious institutions and schools where we learn about moral science, “alcohol is injurious to health and environment around you” should rather be taught, now if we look at other cultures and religions, they teach this at an early age in their own respective institutions which is why when they grow up they are socially responsible individuals. It would be great if we could implement a sustainable alcohol policy that would be good not only for today but for tomorrow that would result in creating a spiritually sound, Disciplined, structured and law abiding society. -The Youth Whisperer (facebook.com/youthwhisperer)

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28 August 2014

PERSPECTIVE NEWS ANALYSIS, FEATURE AND DISCOURSE

My Take on FIFA World Cup 2014 A

fter about a month of battling it out under the hot Brazilian sun, the ever-consistent Germans were crowned the World Champions for the fourth time. From the start of the tournament, Germany looked impressive, formidable and was certainly the team to beat despite the fact that the host nation Brazil were tipped to be the favorite to win their 6th World title on home soil. Germany might not have boasted of any world or European player of the year in their squad… but when it comes to big tournaments, Germany has always played the best football as a coherent and cohesive team. As is rightly said by someone “Football is a game which you play for 90 minutes at the end of which Germany wins”. For a long time now, Brazil has been hailed as the greatest footballing nation on the planet. But after this year’s world cup, a big question mark has emerged over this often repeated statement. Of course, Brazil is still the only nation with five World Cup titles under its belt. But Italy and Germany are not far behind with four titles each. And when it comes to making the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the world cup, Brazil is nowhere near Germany. The FIFA World Cup comes every four years and it is rightly said that four years is more than enough for a new soccer superstar to emerge from Brazilian soil. This time it was Neymar….but a new Brazilian star may already be in waiting to over-shadow him by the time the next tournament comes. On the contrary, Germany cannot boast of such extra-ordinary natural individual talents emerging from its soils every now and then or every four years. In fact, I cannot recall any German footballer winning the coveted ‘World Footballer of the Year’ title in the last 10 to 15 years. But I believe that football is a team game and individual brilliance may save you sometimes but not always. And this is the reason why the German football team can never be ruled out when it comes to big tournaments like the World Cup or European Cup. This is so because Germany is usually the one team that always reminds us how football is to be played as a team. Thus whether it is Christiano Ronaldo, Lionell Messi or Neymar they are playing against, the German team has always been able to sideline and overshadow the extraordinary brilliance of these individual talents. When the era of Lothar Matheues, Rudi Voeller, Andreas Brehme and Jurgean Klinsman ended in the 1990s, many thought that it might take a very long time for Germany to impress again in the world stage. But we have been proven wrong. In 2010, Germany came into

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the World Cup with three young players, namely Mesut Ozil, Sami Khedira and Thomas Mueller, and the whole world once again saw in them potential World Cup winners. Many openly proclaimed that Ozil, Khedira and Mueller were the finds of the 2010 tournament. And now (2014) we realize why they were proclaimed so. We talk about the Brazilian Samba, the Spanish short passes, the Italian defense and the Argentinean talents. But when Germany is out there in the field playing their modest and unassuming team soccer, all of these will be nowhere in sight. For instance, Brazil has been hailed as the greatest footballing nation on the planet for a long time now. But during this year’s semifinal match, it was Germany who stole the show and made the Brazilians forget how to play soccer. More than 80 years ago, Adolf Hitler propounded that the German race was a superior race and he tried to woo the Germans on this propaganda. And while watching the Germans play in this year’s world cup, I

was forced to wonder whether there was indeed any truth in this theory of Hitler. When it comes to football on the big stage, many a times the Germans do play like a superior race. This time around also, especially in their matches against Portugal and Brazil, the Germans played like a superior race from another planet. The three most talked about players in the build-up to the tournament were Ronaldo, Neymar and Messi. And it is interesting to note that Germany played against all Portugal, Brazil and Argentina and totally eclipsed these football geniuses. If we recollect the Germany-Portugal match, it is hard even to remember that Christiano even played in the match. Neymar did not play in the Germany-Brazil encounter, but I doubt whether he would have made any difference even if he had played in the match. In the final match also, credit goes to the Germans for keeping Messi quiet through out the 120 minutes. I became a fan of Diego Maradona and Argentina when I watched my first FIFA World Cup in 1990. It was

Germany who beat my team in the final that year. In the subsequent World Cups also, I always cheered for Argentina and looked for a team that would beat the Germans. But in the previous two world cups also, it was Germany who eliminated Argentina. Therefore, this time around when Germany and Argentina reached the final, I knew I was in for something special and I really wanted Messi’s team to have their revenge for all those knock-out punches delivered by Germany in the previous tournaments. But unfortunately the result did not turn the way I had wanted. I certainly am not a fan of Germany. But here I am forced to write about them and praise them as well because they have impressed me also this time around. They demonstrated that they were in Brazil for nothing else but only to play and win. They came to Brazil neither with flashy hairstyles / tattoos nor with some new ways of celebrating goals or for any individual glory. They simply came to play as a team, score goals and take away the most coveted cup and that was exactly what they did. The Germans also impressed me with some of their utterances. In the semi-final match against Brazil when they were leading 5 – 0 at halftime, they decided in their dressing room that they would not try to humiliate Brazil further by scoring more goals in the second half. Before their final date with Argentina, when they were asked to comment on the big match ahead, the Germans responded quite impressively. They did not say they would beat Argentina; they also did not praise Messi or Argentina, they also did not boast on their previous records or say that Germany is better than Argentina. But they said that their only focus was to go out there and get the job done. I guess that was the best way to convey one’s commitment and self-confidence without demeaning the other party. Coming to the goal scored by Germany’s wonder boy Mario Gotze in the final match against Argentina in the 113th minute, I wonder whether we actually realize how difficult it would be to score like that under such intense environment. To run into the penalty box with such lightning speed, then control the ball with one’s chest and put it down to one’s left foot and then shoot it into the back of the net in the blink of an eye is really exhilarating, amazing and unbelievable. We talk about Messi, Christiano and Neymar but I wonder how many times these players have scored a goal like that with such speed, control and precision…in the end it was a goal worthy enough to win the World Cup…..

The Significance of Martyrs’ Day – 27th August, 1948

A Narrative

efore the advent of the British into the Naga Country, the Nagas lived in Village republics and were free from any external interference and domination. With the coming of the British, boundaries were redrawn arbitrarily to suit their administrative convenience and also to keep the allies of the British in good humor. As a consequence, the Naga territories were placed in the different states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland in India and some part in Burma. During the First World War in 1914-1918, Nagas rendered their service in the Labor Corps of the British force and went to France as British subjects. This journey across the land and seas fostered the concept of Naga Nationalism. In 1918, the Naga Club was formed by the union of educated Nagas and the foundation of future Naga Politics was thus laid. Naga politics and the fight for their rights, land and people 1) The Naga Club submitted a memorandum to the Simon Commission at Kohima on 10 January in 1929 demanding in clear terms that the Nagas should be left alone as before when the British leave India. 2) In 1930-32, the “Naga Raj” movement was launched by Haipou Jadonang, a Zeliangrong Naga and Rani-Gaidinliu, his cousin sister in the then Tamenglong sub-division to free the people from the yoke of the colonial rule. The former was hanged by the British on 29th August, 1931 at Imphal Central jail and subsequently Rani Gaidinliu was arrested and jailed. 3) The Nagas of Manipur were independent of the Manipur Raja before the advent of the British. Even after the British came, they were administered by the political department of the British Crown. The Manipur Raja and his Darbar administered only the valley area till 15th August 1947. 4) As the departure of the British became imminent, Naga leaders, both in Manipur and in the then Naga Hills District of Assam began to seriously ponder over their political future. Thus the Naga National Council (NNC) was formed by the Naga people in February 1946 to fight for their rights, land and people. 5) On the other hand, in September 1946, the Naga National League (NNL) was organized to consolidate the Nagas of Manipur in order to bring together the Naga people separated by colonial boundaries. The members of the Working Committee of the NNL were as follows – 1. Athikho Daiho : President 4. Hepuni Prajii : Vice-Secretary 2. Ng. Thaiso : Vice-President 5. Kapani Kashiprii : Treasurer 3. N. Modoli : Secretary 6. Kholi Puni : Assistant Treasurer 6) In the same year (1946), the Government of British India proposed the creation of a North Eastern Frontier Province including Manipur, Tripura and Assam. Hijam Irabot, the Meitei leader, quickly formed an organizing committee with himself as the Chairman and opposed the creation of the North Eastern Frontier Province and instead demanded a Legislative Assembly for Manipur for which a memorandum was submitted to the Governor General of India. 7) To the dismay of the Nagas, against their wishes to live together with their brethren of the Naga Hills of the then Assam, the Government of India decided to grant a Legislative Assembly in Manipur. At this juncture, Mr. F. F. Pearson, President, Manipur State Darbar hurriedly constituted the Manipur State Constitution and the Manipur State Hill Peoples (Administration) Regulation Drafting Committee to work out an interim administrative arrangement for Manipur before the lapse of the British Paramountcy. Mr. A. Daiho and Mr. Tiankham, representatives of hill tribes in the Committee pointed out that the draft constitution should incorporate the following clause - “the principle of equality and freedom as applied to all without distinction of caste, creed and race shall include the right of any section of hill people to secede at the end of five years period should the condition within the constitution not be satisfactory”. Mr. A. Daiho and Mr. Tiankham made it clear that if the clause was not incorporated they would not be party to the constitution. When the draft Constitution was submitted to the Maharaja of Manipur on 15/5/47, Mr. F. F. Pearson, Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, drew the particular and personal attention of the Maharaja to the dissension of the representatives of the hill tribes. 8) Shortly after, in June 1947, the 9 Point Agreement was signed between the NNC and Sir Hydari, the Governor of Assam. Clause 6 of the Agreement, provided for the integration of the contiguous Naga areas into one administrative unit and Clause 9 provided for the right to determine their political future after an interim period of 10(ten) years. The Government reneged on the terms of the agreement. 9) A Naga delegation met Gandhiji on 19 July 1947 at Bhangi Colony, New Delhi and told him of their resolve to declare their independence. Gandhiji told the delegation that “Nagas have every right to be independent. We did not want to live under the domination of the British and they are now leaving us. I want you to feel that India is yours. But if you say that they are not mine, the matter must stop there. I believe in the brotherhood of man, but I do not believe in force or forced unions. If you do not wish to join the Union of India, nobody will force you to do that”. When his attention was drawn to the threat posed by Sir Akbar Hydari to use force against the Nagas if they refused to join the Union of India, Gandhiji exclaimed! “Sir Akbar Hydari is wrong. He can not do that……. I will come to the Naga Hills; I will ask them to shoot me first before one Naga is shot”. Assured by Gandhiji’s words, the Nagas declared their Independence on 14th August 1947, one day earlier to the Indian Independence day.

10) After 15th August 1947, when the paramountcy was transferred to the Maharaja of Manipur without the consent of the hill people, the NNL stated the Nagas of Manipur will not remain with the Meiteis since the latter had never conquered the Nagas and declared that it would be impossible for the Nagas to preserve the best of their culture, tradition, customary laws and political practices should the Naga people and their land be split up and placed under different influence and politics. The NNL expressed their strong desire to merge with the Naga Hills District of Assam through the BOYCOTT of the preparation of electoral rolls in Naga areas. 11) The President of the NNC wrote in his letter dated 26th August 1947 to the Maharaja of Manipur that the “right of secession “(from Manipur) demanded by the hillmen at the end of five years should be accepted for paving the way for goodwill between the hills and the valley and also the State and the NNC as a whole. 12) In the memorandum dated 24/1/48 addressed to Sardar Patel, Deputy Prime Minister of India, the NNL along with Naga chiefs and headmen stated that the Nagas of Manipur will accept nothing short of consolidation of contiguous Naga areas under one administrative unit by the Government through the immediate provincial authority. 13) Shortly after, another Memorandum dated 9/3/48 was submitted by the President NNL to the Ministry of States, Government of India stating that, since no response to the persistent submissions made to the successive Governors of Assam and Government of India had been forthcoming and also because of the innumerable tactics of the Manipur State Government to suppress the rightful demand of the Nagas and other hillmen, a no-tax campaign would be launched and they would desist payment of revenue to Manipur State but pay the same to any such authority as may be determined by the provincial Government acting on behalf of the Central Government. 14) In spite of the democratic demand for consolidation of contiguous Naga areas under one administrative unit and the explicit opposition to the Manipur State Draft Constitution by the tribe representatives, the General Election under the Manipur State Constitution Act 1947 was held in June 1948. The Nagas boycotted the election. 15) The “NO TAX CAMPAIGN” 1948: A landmark in the history of political movement of the Nagas of Manipur. Thus the “NO TAX CAMPAIGN” was launched when Maharaj Kumar Priyobrata Singh was the Chief Minister of Manipur. The Nagas in Manipur refused to pay the annual House Tax to the Government of Manipur and under the aegis of the NNL submitted their annual house tax to Charles Pawsey, D.C. of Naga Hills of Assam at Kohima. It was an act of defiance against the Authority of the State, under which the Nagas of Manipur had been placed without their consent. It was also a means of putting pressure on the Indian Government for securing the merger of the Nagas in Manipur with the Naga Hills District. “27th August 1948 “MARTYRS’ DAY” : The Manipur Maharaja, Budh Chandra was in good terms with Sir Akbar Hydari, the then Governor of Assam, who was requested by the Maharaja to send a contingent of Assam Rifles to arrest Mr. A.Daiho. Sir Akbar Hydari, well known for his anti Naga political stand, gladly approved and dispatched a contingent of 4th Assam Rifles along with State Police equipped with rifles and machine guns, to Mao Gate on 27th August 1948. The Assam Rifles took position in and around Mao Inspection Bungalow in war like fashion and indiscriminately fired at the volunteers/ students of the MaoMaram Tribal Council (now Mao, Maram, Poumai, Thangal and Upper Zeliang) who were blocking the road leading to the residence of Mr. A. Daiho. In the firing, the followings were shot dead/grievously wounded by the Assam Rifles:

Name 1. Mr. Asiisii Hepuni 2. Mr. Mahriili Lohrii 3. Mr. Modo Kholi 4. Mr. Daikho Hesho 5. Mr. Obow Adani 6. Mr. Kaisii Mathibo 7. Mr. Obow Ashiho

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Status Volunteer (shot dead on the spot) Student (shot dead on the spot) Student (shot dead on the spot)

Volunteer (succumbed to injuries) Volunteer (succumbed to injuries) Volunteer (expired 12th Aug, 2013) Student (still alive)

Many other male and female volunteers and students received injuries from bullets, rifle butts and boots of the Assam Rifles and Manipur Police on that day. The indiscriminate firings and use of violent force dispersed the demonstrators and the two leaders viz. Mr. A. Daiho of Song Song village and Mr. N. Modoli of Tunggam village along with Mr. Kaikho Dili of Tadubi and Mr Athikho Sibo of Song Song were finally arrested. All the dead bodies, injured persons and arrested leaders were herded away to Imphal in the Assam Rifles convoy. The Naga brethren from the neighboring Naga Hills district, who had come to show their solidarity with the Nagas of Manipur, followed the convoy till Kangpokpi. After being kept at Imphal Central Jail, Mr. A. Daiho and Mr. N. Modoli were shifted to Dum Dum Central Jail as political prisoners. 16) Though the campaign was forcibly suppressed the seeds of political aspiration sown during that critical time never died. Having realized the futility of the non-violent movement to secure their inalienable right to live together with the rest of the Naga people, the Nagas of Manipur took to arms and became a part of the mainstream armed movement spearheaded by the NNC. The armed conflict that followed saw the signing of the first Indo-Naga Cease-fire which came into effect from Sept. 6th 1964 and lasted till 1967. It was operational in the entire Naga inhabited areas of the north east region. The 1st Cease-Fire period saw 6 rounds of talks between the Nagas and the Government of India (GoI) which could not proceed with concrete prog-

ress due to lack of political vision and will of the latter. Thus armed conflict between India and the Nagas continued over the decades and has finally culminated in the second Indo-Naga Peace Process marked by the second Indo-Naga Cease-fire that came into effect on 1 August, 1997, which today offers to bring about a lasting and honorable solution to the Naga issue based on the recognition of the unique history and situation of the Nagas. 17) The inherent and organized expression of the desire of the Naga people to live together also continued as a civil movement of which the United Naga Integration Council movement of the 1970s has been well documented. On 4th Aug.1972, in the joint agreement signed between All India Congress Committee and Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee on one side and United Naga Integration Council on the other side, the Congress Party stated that it does not oppose Naga integration movement nor considers the Naga integration movement as anti-party, anti-national, anti-state or an unconstitutional activity. The demand of the Naga people for integration of the contiguous Naga areas into one administrative unit also finds clear mention in the 16 Point Agreement of 1960. 18) Over the years public declarations have been made and memorandum demanding Naga integration have been persistently submitted and pursued by the Naga people. On 11th & 12th March, 1999, the Naga Hoho, the apex tribe based organisation of all Nagas, during its 6th Session at Dimapur passed the resolution on Naga Integration as follows – “The Naga Hoho put it on record that it stands committed for integration of all Naga territories and its people under One Political roof; and also it considers the present Nagaland state as a temporary measure Pending Final political settlement of the Naga peoples aspiration which shall be a bounden duty of the Naga Hoho to strive for.” On 8th and 9th August, 2001 the first Naga Peoples’ Convention (NPC), the apex decision making platform of the Nagas of Manipur was held at Tahamzam (Senapati) and declared “…that our identity and history have to be defended and preserved at all cost, and the firm political stand of the Nagas of Manipur is to uphold the resolution of the Naga people for integration of all Naga areas under one administration”. The 2nd NPC was convened on 4th of November 2005 at Tahamzam which reiterated the 8-9 August, 2001 Declaration and to further the realization of the declaration, the NPC also declared the Launching of Non-cooperation and Civil disobedience movements against the Government of Manipur. In the subsequent “Declaration and Memorandum” submitted to the Prime Minister of India on December 15, 2005 at New Delhi, the Chiefs/ Chairmen/Headmen of Naga villages in the present state of Manipur stated in no uncertain terms “…that any honourable solution to the Naga peace process must begin with the unification of the Naga areas.” The 3rd NPC of the Nagas in Manipur was convened on 1st July, 2010 at Tahamzam in the wake of the imposition of ADC Act, 2008 (3rd amendment) and election thereof, the ban on entry of Th. Muivah, the Naga negotiator to his native place and indiscriminate firings yet again by Manipur state forces at Mao Gate of 6th May, 2010 in which 2 students, Mr. Dikho Loshou and Mr. Neli Chakho were shot dead and hundreds injured. The 3rd NPC established the position of the Nagas on the basis of the unmistakable facts that it is impossible to protect their right to life, land, time-honored institutions, customary practice and values under the administration of the dominant and communal Government of Manipur (GoM), and that their history with it, has clearly confirmed the harsh reality that the GoM has never recognized and respected the identity and dignity of the Naga people. It was declared the Nagas will sever all political ties with the communal Government of Manipur and because of the severance of ties; the vacuum in governance and administration created thereby must be filled with an alternative arrangement by the Government of India in consultation with the Naga people at the earliest possible time. Consequent to this declaration and submission of the demand to the GoI, the latter initiated the democratic process of dialogue at the tripartite level of the GoM, GoI and the Nagas of Manipur under the aegis of the UNC on the demand for an alternative arrangement outside the communal GoM pending settlement of the Indo-Naga issue and it has logically progressed to a stage where a high powered committee would be set up by the GoI to translate the demand into a political reality. Thus, in the political movement of the Naga people, particularly in Manipur, the issue that was brought to a crisis on the awesome day of 27th August, 1948 has great significance. It consolidated the political consciousness of the Nagas in Manipur and provided a firm foundation for the peoples’ movement for protection of their history, their land, their identity, their traditional institutions and culture and most importantly for their collective and undivided future as a people. While we observe this day in respectful memory and honor of those who suffered and made the ultimate sacrifice for the integration of all Nagas sixty six years ago during the No-Tax campaign , the Mao Students’ Union had perpetuated this day in memory by observing it as “The Martyrs’ Day”. Being a landmark in the history of political movement of the Nagas in Manipur in particular and all Nagas in general, the observation of “Martyrs’ Day” was taken up by the UNC with the Mao Council as the Local Organizing Committee since 27th August 2005. May this day of our collective remembrance of those who gave their lives, blood and tears on 27th August, 1948 strengthen the resolve, the sense of direction and unity of purpose of the Nagas to live together as a people with dignity and honor.

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PM approves committee to review obsolete laws New DelhI, August 27 (IANs): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday approved the constitution of a committee to identify obsolete laws, an official statement said. The committee will submit its report within three months, so that a comprehensive bill can be introduced in the winter session of parliament, based on its recommendations. The committee will examine all Acts recommended to be repealed by the Committee on Review of Administrative Laws, which was appointed by the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1998. “The prime minister has expressed concern that out of the 1,382 Acts recommended for repeal by that committee, only 415 have been repealed so far,” the Prime Minister’s Office said. “He has called for a focused and result-oriented exercise to systematically weed out archaic laws and rules. The committee will also examine acts and rules which may have become obsolete within the last 10 to 15 years.” The committee will be chaired by PMO Secretary R. Ramanujam. Former secretary of the legislative department V.K. Bhasin will be its other member.

On ‘Air India Day’, airline’s site crashes over ‘tickets for Rs 100’ offer New DelhI, August 27 (tNN): Air India’s website crashed on Wednesday, on a day the national carrier is celebrating ‘Air India Day’, unable handle the heavy traffic following its ‘tickets for Rs 100’ offer. Air India is selling tickets for Rs 100 (taxes extra) for five days from today — to commemorate the merger of erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air India on this day in 2007. Some users who tried to go to the website got a ‘Service unavailable’ message. For others, the page would not load. “On this occasion Air India is launching the Air India Offer for its travellers. Under the scheme tickets will be offered for Rs 100 apart from all applicable taxes. The sale of these tickets will be made only through the Air India website for five days from August 27 to 31 2014 for travel between August 27 and September 30, 2014, only,” an AI statement said. This is the first time the airline is celebrating ‘Air India Day’. A function was also held to celebrate the day and also to award the meritorious employees of Air India.

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PMO, BJP back Rajnath after he threatens to quit New DelhI, August 27 (IANs): The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and BJP president Amit Shah Wednesday came out in support of Home Minister Rajnath Singh after he threatened to quit over charges of unexplained misconduct levelled against his son. Upset over “rumours” that his son Pankaj Singh was not fielded in the coming assembly bye-elections in Uttar Pradesh due to alleged misconduct, Rajnath Singh said he would give up politics if any of the allegations were proven to be true. An emotive minister said there were “rumours about me and my family” for 15-20 days. “I thought the rumours have no basis so (they) will settle down. However, I am seeing the rumours have only intensified. “If any allegation, big or small, is prima facie proven against me or my family members, I will quit politics and sit at home,” he told reporters here. In no time, the PMO and Shah issued separate statements dismissing the reports as baseless and motivated. But it was not clear what exactly were the allegations. The PMO said

Opposition targets govt over reports about Rajnath’s son

New DelhI, August 27 (PtI): The opposition on Wednesday targeted the government over media reports that claimed Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s son had been ticked off by the Prime Minister for alleged misconduct, with Congress questioning what the allegations are about. Congress General Secretary and Media Department Chairperson Ajay Maken said that the Prime Minister’s Office had tweeted to say that rumours against Rajnath Singh’s son are plain lies. “The strange thing is that when as opposition party Congress has not levelled any allegations against his (Rajnath’s) son, so the country and the Congress party reports in recent weeks linking Modi’s apparent displeasure over “the conduct of some union ministers and alleged misconduct of the home minister’s son” were “plain lies”. “The reports are plain lies, motivated and constitute a malicious attempt at character assassination and tarnishing the image of the government,” the statement said. “Those indulging in such rumourmongering are damaging the interest of the nation.

want to know Rajnath Singh ji,.... Prime Minister you should first of all tell what are the allegations against the son, that you are denying,” Maken told reporters here. Referring to the Home Minister’s statement that he would quit politics if any misconduct on his or his family’s part is proved, he said the Congress party wants to know what the allegations are. “With a lot of humility, the Congress party also wants to know from Rajnath Singh, that when it, the principal opposition party had not levelled any such allegations, then who has made these allegations,” Maken said. CPI leader D Raja said the clarification by the PMO and the Home Minister was “too late and

These reports are strongly denied.” Shah said the conduct of all BJP ministers was of the highest level. In a statement in Hindi, he said there were “baseless and imaginary rumours” regarding Rajnath Singh and his son. “As the party president, I believe the conduct of all our ministers is of the highest standard, and such propaganda is baseless. “As far as Rajnath Singh is concerned, he is one of our seniormost ministers...

too little” as reports have been appearing in national dailies for days together. “Without any fire, there cannot be any smoke. It shows there are lot of things.... There is internal strife....The politics is changing,” he said. Raja said it is RSS which dictates what BJP should or should not do. JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, however, came out in support of Rajnath Singh and said the Home Minister is spotless. Similar views were expressed by NCP leader D P Tripathi. “It is good that the PMO has clarified. I have known Rajnath Singh for so many years. He is not the kind of person who would even think of such a thing. Forget about doing it. Even his fam-

I strongly condemn the rumours and feel personally hurt by them.” Pankaj Singh, 36, is a second-time general secretary of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. He was reportedly keen on fighting the Lok Sabha polls from Ghaziabad which was vacated by his father, a former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and a former BJP president. But the seat was allotted to former army chief V.K. Singh. Pankaj Singh then reportedly voiced his desire to

fight the bye-election from Noida but didn’t get the ticket. Insiders say Rajnath Singh feels a ministerial colleague was to blame for the “rumours”. Asked if political rivalry was hurting him, he said: “I will say nothing.” The Congress took a jibe at the home minister. “The Congress will like to know what allegation is Rajnathji and his son facing which are being denied,” party leader Ajay Maken

‘Toilets key to improving child health in India’ New York, August 27 (IANs): Building toilets and reducing open defecation is the key to significant health benefits for young children in India, a promising study by an Indian-origin researcher shows. A team of researchers led by Sumeet Patil from School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, and the Network for Engineering, Economics Research and Management in Mumbai conducted a randomised trial in 80 rural villages in Madhya Pradesh. The idea was to measure the effect of India’s total sanitation campaign - an initiative to increase access to improved sanitation throughout rural India - on household latrine availability, defecation behaviours and child health.

A total of 5,209 children aged under five years and 3,039 households were involved in the study. “We found that the campaign intervention increased the percentage of households in villages with improved sanitation facilities by an average of 19 percent,” Patil said. In the intervention villages, an average of 41 percent of households had improved latrines compared to 22 percent of households in the control villages. The intervention also decreased the proportion of adults who self-reported the practice of open defecation from 84 percent to 73 percent. “However, the intervention did not improve child health as measured on the basis of multiple health out-

ily members would never think of such a thing,” said Tripathi. Samajwadi Party (SP) also came in support of the Home Minister with party leader Gaurav Bhatia saying that “nobody has any doubts regarding the impeccable reputation Rajnath Singh has”. “But, at the same time, the clarification does not help, rather it complicates the whole issue. The clarification itself relies on rumours. So the greater question today that everyone is asking is that what were the rumours,” he said. “The people want to know about the rumours. Definitely we have seen that there has been centralisation of power in the BJP....,” Bhatia said.

comes, including growth, prevalence of gastrointestinal illnesses and anemia,” Patil emphasised. “Despite the limitations of the present study, the results underscore the challenge of achieving large levels of improvements in sanitation to deliver the expected health benefits within the rural sanitation programme,” he said. According to Clarissa Brocklehurst from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at Chapel Hill in North Carolina, “If generations of children are to be saved from stunted growth and ill-health that poor sanitation causes, then addressing sanitation must be one of India’s highest priorities”. The study appeared in the A decorated elephant walks on a street carrying the mahout, or handler, and branches with fresh journal PLOS Medicine. leaves in Allahabad on Wednesday, August 27. (AP Photo)

said. “We also want to ask who (hurled) these allegations on the home minister since the Congress has not done so,” he said. Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury said the episode betrayed infighting in the BJP. “The infighting is quite evident.” Janata DalUnited chief Sharad Yadav came out in support of Rajnath Singh. “He is a clean and honest politician. These allegations cannot be true, they are baseless,” Yadav said.

Lalu undergoes three surgeries

MuMbAI, August 27 (IANs): RJD chief Lalu Prasad Wednesday underwent a marathon 6-hr-15-minute-long surgery here to treat his heart condition, doctors said. His condition was said to be fine. “We performed three procedures on him - for an aortic valve replacement, an aortic repair and repairing a 3mm hole in the heart,” heart surgeon Ramakanta Panda told IANS after the surgeries. Lalu Prasad is now in the intensive cardiac care unit and is likely to be discharged within 10-12 days, said Panda, the chief of the Asian Heart Institute at the Bandra Kurla Complex here. “He tolerated the surgeries very well and I think he may be fit for part-time political activities in a fortnight and fulltime in a month,” Panda said. The RJD president was admitted to the hospital Monday, and was diagnosed Tuesday with aortic stenosis necessitating the surgeries.

Cabinet empowers road transport SC questions PM on ministers with criminal past ministry to amend project agreement New DelhI, August 27 (IANs): The cabinet Wednesday approved a proposal to empower the road transport ministry to amend the model concession agreement (MCA) and the mode of project delivery, as per its requirements. The decision was taken by the cabinet committee on economic affairs, which was chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to a statement: “Users of National Highways from all over the country will benefit due to expediting of implementation of road infrastructure projects in the country.” “This will also help uplift the socioeconomic condition of entire nation due to increased connectivity with far flung areas leading to increased economic activity.”

The CCEA took the decision to provide the road transport ministry with contract amend powers so that it can remove impediments pertaining to procedural complexities. The CCEA statement said that against the ambitious target for award of 9,500 kms of road length for the financial year 2012-13, only 1116 kms could be awarded during the year by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and only 1,436 kms against the target of 4,030 kms for the year 2013-14. “On analysis after consultations with all the stakeholders in the sector, it has been concluded that this shortfall is primarily attributable to an overall economic slowdown resulting in lack of availability of debt and equity in the market,” the statement further said.

New DelhI, August 27 (IANs): The Supreme Court Wednesday said the prime minister was not expected to make people facing heinous charges ministers although there can be no bar on who is taken into the ministry. A constitution bench said this in a majority verdict by Chief Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Dipak Misra and Justice S.A. Bobde. Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph gave separate judgments but concurred with the majority view. Chief Justice Lodha, Justice Misra and Justice Bobde said that while interpreting article 75(1) of the constitution, disqualification cannot be added to prevent a person facing heinous and serious offences including corruption from becoming a minister. The court said this while examining the scope and purpose of articles 75(1) and 164(1) of the constitution.

In 2005, a man named Manoj Narula moved the court regarding ministers with criminal past. In March 2006, the matter was referred to the constitution bench which heard it this year. Speaking for the majority, Justice Misra said: “The prime minister, while living up to the trust reposed in him, would consider not choosing a person with criminal antecedents against whom charges have been framed for heinous or serious criminal offences or charges of corruption to become a minister... “This is what the constitution suggests and that is the constitutional expectation from the prime minister. Rest has to be left to the wisdom of the prime minister. We say nothing more, nothing less.” The majority judgment said what was valid for the prime minister was also applicable to chief ministers. Justice Lokur said in a separate

judgment: “Not only is the quantum of sentence relevant but the nature of the offence that might disqualify a person from becoming a legislator is equally important.” He said the offences and the sentence to be awarded for the purpose of disqualifying a person from being elected to a legislature were matters for parliament to debate and consider. But Justice Lokur said: “This being the position, the burden of appointing a suitable person as a minister in the central government lies entirely on the shoulders of the prime minister and may eminently be left to his or her good sense.” Justice Joseph said: “I am of the firm view that the prime minister and the chief minister will be well advised to consider avoiding any person in the council of ministers against whom charges have been framed by a criminal court in re-

spect of offences involving moral turpitude and also offences specifically referred to in the Representation of the People Act.” While conceding the prime minister’s prerogative to select his ministers, the majority verdict said: “We cannot be oblivious of the three concepts: constitutional morality, good governance and constitutional trust.” Saying the prime minister has been regarded as the “repository of constitutional trust”, the court said the use of the words “on the advice of the prime minister” cannot be allowed to lose their significance. “In a controlled constitution like ours, the prime minister is expected to act with constitutional responsibility as a consequence of which the cherished values of democracy and established norms of good governance get condignly fructified.”

Global trash burning more polluting than expected

New DelhI, August 27 (AP): Rampant trash-burning is throwing more pollution and toxic particles into the air than governments are reporting, according to a scientific study estimating more than 40 percent of the world’s garbage is burned. The study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology attempts the first comprehensive assessment of global trashburning data, including carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, mercury and tiny particulate matter that can dim the sun’s rays or clog human lungs. “Doing this study made me realize how little information we really have about garbage burning and waste manage-

ment,” said lead researcher Christine Wiedinmyer of the government-funded National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Boulder, Colorado. “What’s really interesting is all the toxins. We need to look further at that.” It also presents the first country-by-country index of rough emissions estimates for both carbon dioxide and toxic pollutants linked to human disease, though researchers acknowledged the index is a “first draft” based on estimates and so some measures could be off by 20-50 percent. “There is a lot of room for improvement in the index,” Wiedinmyer said, but expressed hope it would still help policymakers set agendas to clear the

air. “Most health regulations are based on the total mass of particles in the air, based on their size. But that’s not getting at what the particles are made of. That can have different health impacts as well as different impacts on the climate.” While many governments tally emissions from incinerators, trash that is burned in backyards, fields and dumps is mostly unregulated and unreported. Researchers pulled together existing data on population, per capita production of trash and official reports on waste disposal to calculate how much garbage is burned around the world each year. The answer: 41 percent of our global 2 billion-ton annual out-

put goes up in flames. China and India were found to have the most trash burned by residents, while China, Brazil and Mexico burned the most at garbage dumps. Much of the world’s air pollution can be blamed on burning garbage, including discarded plastics, busted electronics, broken furniture and food scraps. According to the study, 29 percent of global particulate matter called PM 2.5, which can penetrate deep into the lungs, comes from such fires, as well as 10 percent of toxic mercury emissions. China’s trash-burning emissions, for example, are not reflected in official data for slightly larger PM10 particulate matter, though the study shows those

emissions are equal to 20 percent of what’s reported. The study also showed that global trash burning releases about 5 percent of the world’s man-made emissions of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas. Many countries simply do not estimate carbon emissions from burning trash. Sri Lanka’s unreported carbon dioxide emissions from open burning alone are about equal to what it reports from all other activities, according to the study. Other small developing countries in Asia and Africa may be releasing more through burning. Regulations and laws alone are often not enough to curb the practice. In India, where burning

trash is illegal, hundreds of thousands with no garbage pickup have no other choice for disposal. And as temperatures dip in winter, they often have few other options for keeping warm, and many spend their nights huddled around noxious blue flames coming off humble pyres of burning plastic bags, rubber tires and whatever else they can find handy to burn. Scientists not affiliated with the study agreed the data needed to be treated with care, given the estimates made on both how much waste is generated per person in a country, and then how much of that is burned. “Reliable estimates are hard to come by in developing countries. To estimate further the pro-

portion of waste burned is pushing the envelope too hard,” said Prof. Arun K. Attri of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Environmental Sciences. However, the study was still useful for raising attention to the “emerging crisis humanity is already facing,” he said. “The findings should get the ears of individuals who frame the policies ... Open burning of waste is harmful, and it is well known and does not require rocket science to understand.” Butchaiah Gadde, from Thailand’s King Mongkut*s University of Technology, also cautioned against assuming all trash-burning emissions went unrecorded. “This may be true for some countries, but not for all,” he said.

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Gaza ceasefire holding as focus turns to longer term gAZA/JERuSALEM, AuguSt 27 (RE utERS): An open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza war between Israel and the Palestinians held on Wednesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong criticism in his country’s newspapers over a campaign in which no clear victor emerged. On the streets of the battered, Hamas-run Palestinian enclave, people headed to shops and banks, trying to resume the normal pace of life after seven weeks of fighting. In Israel, sirens warning of incoming rocket fire from the Gaza Strip fell silent, but media commentators voiced deep disappointment over Netanyahu’s leadership during the most prolonged bout of Israeli-Palestinian violence in a decade. “After 50 days of warfare in which a terror organisation killed dozens of soldiers and civilians, destroyed the daily routine (and) placed the country in a state of economic distress...we could have expected much more than an announcement of a ceasefire,” analyst Shimon Shiffer wrote in Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel’s biggestselling newspaper. “We could have expected the prime minister to

go to the President’s Residence and inform him of his decision to resign his post.” Netanyahu, who has faced constant sniping from far-right members of his coalition government demanding military action to topple Hamas, made no immediate comment on the Egyptian-mediated truce deal that took effect on Tuesday evening. Palestinian health officials say 2,139 people, most of them civilians, including more than 490 children, have been killed in the enclave since July 8, when Israel launched an offensive with the declared aim of ending rocket salvoes. Israel’s death toll stood at 64 soldiers and six civilians. Israel said it dealt a strong blow to Hamas, killing several of its military leaders and destroying the Islamist group’s cross-border infiltration tunnels. But Israel also faced persistent rocket fire for nearly two months that caused an exodus from a number of border communities and became part of daily life in its commercial heartland. The ceasefire agreement called for an indefinite halt to hostilities, the immediate opening of Gaza’s blockaded crossings

Palestinians with their belongings drive a motorbike back to their house in Gaza City’s Shijaiyah neighborhood on Wednesday, August 27. (AP Photo)

with Israel and Egypt, and a widening of the territory’s fishing zone in the Mediterranean. A senior Hamas official voiced willingness for the security forces of Westernbacked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the unity government he formed in June to control the passage points. Both Israel and Egypt view Hamas as a secu-

rity threat and are seeking guarantees that weapons will not enter the territory of 1.8 million people. Under a second stage of the truce that would begin a month later, Israel and the Palestinians would discuss the construction of a Gaza sea port and Israel’s release of Hamas prisoners in the occupied West Bank, possibly in a trade for the remains of two Israeli

soldiers believed held by displaced in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, the officials said. Israel has said Hamas bears responsibility for civilian Destruction casualties because it operThousands of homes in ates among non-combatthe Gaza Strip have been ants and uses schools and destroyed or damaged, mosques to store weapons and the United Nations has and as launch sites for rocknamed a panel to investi- ets. gate possible war crimes “Today we declare the committed by both sides. victory of the resistance, toThe Palestinian Cen- day we declare the victory ter for Human Rights said of Gaza,” Hamas spokes540,000 people had been man Sami Abu Zuhri said

after the truce was announced. Many of the thousands of rockets fired at Israel were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, a partly U.S.-funded project hailed by many Israelis as an example of their nation’s high-tech capabilities. But short-range mortar bombs rained down on farming communities and towns near the Gaza border. Israel gave a low-key response to the ceasefire, saying it would facilitate the flow of civilian goods and humanitarian and reconstruction aid into the impoverished territory if the truce was honoured. “We have no problem with civilian support for Gaza,” said Mark Regev, a spokesman for Netanyahu. “We don’t want to see Hamas rebuild its military machine.” Nahum Barnea, one of Israel’s most popular columnists, expressed concern “that instead of paving the way to removing the threat from Gaza, we are paving the road to the next round, in Lebanon or in Gaza”. “The Israelis expected a leader, a statesman who knows what he wants to achieve, someone who makes decisions and en-

gages in a sincere and real dialogue with his public,” he wrote in Yedioth Ahronoth. “They received a seasoned spokesperson, and very little beyond that.” Ben Caspit, writing in the Maariv daily, said there was no victory for Israel in a conflict that resulted in “a collapsed tourism industry (and) an economy approaching recession”. But defending Netanyahu, Alex Fishman, Yedioth Ahronoth’s military affairs correspondent, wrote: “It can be said to the credit of the prime minister and the defense minister that they discerned the pointlessness of this confrontation from the first moment, and seized every opportunity for a ceasefire.” And Housing Minister Uri Ariel, a member of the far-right Jewish Home party in Netanyahu’s cabinet, said he did not think the coalition was in any immediate danger of fracturing over the Gaza war. The United States and United Nations urged both sides to comply with the terms of the agreement. “We are all aware that this is an opportunity, not a certainty,” said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. “We have been down this road before and we are all aware of the challenges ahead.”

Rooting out Islamic State UN panel: Global warming human-caused & dangerous will not be easy: Obama

CHARLOttE, AuguSt 27 (REutERS): President Barack Obama vowed to punish the Islamic State killers of American journalist James Foley on Tuesday but said rooting out the militant group in Iraq and Syria will not be fast or easy. As Obama spoke, the United States was moving ahead with surveillance flights over Syria to identify targets for a potential presidential order to launch air strikes against Islamic State targets in what would be a direct US military intervention into a country embroiled in a three-year civil war. “America does not forget. Our reach is long. We are patient. Justice will be done,” Obama told veterans gathered at a convention of the American Legion in Charlotte, North Carolina. Obama, who ordered air strikes against the militant group in Iraq and is considering them for Syria, said he would do whatever is necessary to go after those who harm Americans. “Rooting out a cancer like ISIL won’t be easy and it won’t be quick,” he said. ISIL is the acronym the United States uses for Islamic State. Launching air strikes into Syria would add an unpredictable element to a civil war that Obama has taken

great pains to stay out of a year after stepping back from attacking the government of Syrian President Bashir al-Assad for using chemical weapons on his own people. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said there was no plan to coordinate with the Syrian government on how to counter the threat from Islamic State. Syria has appealed for coordination. “As a matter of US policy we have not recognized the Assad regime as the leader of Syria. There are no plans to change that policy and there are no plans to coordinate with the Assad regime as we consider this terror threat,” he said. Obama was provoked into action by the release of a graphic video last week showing the beheading of Foley by Islamic State fighters. A decision by Obama to launch air strikes in Syria did not appear to be imminent. Earnest said the crisis in the region caused by Islamic State’s rapid war advances could not be solved by US military power alone and would require the involvement of other countries. “Resolving the situation in Iraq related to ISIL is not something that can be done only using American military might,” he said. “It will

require the involvement of other governments in the region that have blatantly obvious interests in the outcome.” General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said last week that Islamic State would eventually need to be addressed on “both sides of what is essentially at this point a non-existent border” between Syria and Iraq. Dempsey’s spokesman confirmed on Monday that options against Islamic State were under review and stressed the need to form “a coalition of capable regional and European partners.” He said Dempsey was working with US Central Command, which is responsible for American forces in the Middle East, to prepare options to address Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria “with a variety of military tools including air strikes.” Obama is due to meet with Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday to discuss a range of issues, including Iraq. Earnest declined to say whether a presidential decision would be announced after the meeting. “I wouldn’t prejudge at this point when the president would act or even at this point if he will act,” Earnest said.

WASHINgtON, AuguSt 27 (AP): Global warming is here, human-caused and probably already dangerous — and it’s increasingly likely that the heating trend could be irreversible, a draft of a new international science report says. The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday sent governments a final draft of its synthesis report, which combines three earlier, gigantic documents by the Nobel Prize-winning group. There is little in the report that wasn’t in the other more-detailed versions, but the language is more stark and the report attempts to connect the different scientific disciplines studying problems caused by the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas. The 127-page draft, obtained by The Associated Press, paints a harsh warning of what’s causing global warming and what it will do to humans and the environment. It also describes what can be done about it. “Continued emission of greenhouse gases will cause further warming and long-lasting changes in all components of the climate system, increasing the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems,” the report says. The final report will be issued after governments and scientists go over the draft line by line in an October conference in Copenhagen. Depending on circumstances and values, “currently observed

impacts might already be considered dangerous,” the report says. It mentions extreme weather and rising sea levels, such as heat waves, flooding and droughts. It even raises, as an earlier report did, the idea that climate change will worsen violent conflicts and refugee problems and could hinder efforts to grow more food. And ocean acidification, which comes from the added carbon absorbed by oceans, will harm marine life, it says. Without changes in greenhouse gas emissions, “climate change risks are likely to be high or very high by the end of the 21st century,” the report says. In 2009, countries across the globe set a goal of limiting global warming to about another 2º F (1ºC) above current levels. But

the report says that it is looking more likely that the world will shoot past that point. Limiting warming to that much is possible but would require dramatic and immediate cuts in carbon dioxide pollution. The report says if the world continues to spew greenhouse gases at its accelerating rate, it’s likely that by mid-century temperatures will increase by about another 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2ºC) compared to temperatures from 1986 to 2005. And by the end of the century, that scenario will bring temperatures that are about 6.7 degrees warmer (3.7º C). “The report tells us once again what we know with a greater degree of certainty: that climate change is real, it is caused by us, and it is already causing substan-

tial damage to us and our environment,” Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann wrote in an email. “If there is one take home point of this report it is this: We have to act now.” John Christy of the University of Alabama, Huntsville, is in the tiny minority of scientists who are skeptical of mainstream science’s claim that global warming is a major problem. He says people will do OK: “Humans are clever. We shall adapt to whatever happens.” While projections show that the world will warm and climate will change, there’s still a level of uncertainty about how much, and that makes the problem all about how much risk we accept, said MIT climate scientist Kerry Emanuel.

This August 19, 2014 file photo shows flash flood waters from the overrun Skunk Creek flood I-10 in northwestern Phoenix. Global warming is here, human-caused and can already be considered dangerous, a draft of a new international science report says, warning that it is increasingly likely that climate change could be irreversible. (AP File Photo)

No sign of quick end to Ukraine conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, as Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, center, looks at them, prior to their talks after after posing for a photo in Minsk, Belarus on August 26. (AP Photo)

MINSK, AuguSt 27 (AP): Ukraine’s president said Wednesday that Vladimir Putin accepts the principles of a peace plan for Ukraine but the Russian leader insisted that only Kiev can reach a cease-fire deal with the pro-Moscow separatists. Following meetings between Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Po-

roshenko that included a one-on-one session that stretched into the night, there was no indication of a quick end to the fighting that has engulfed eastern Ukraine. “This is not our business,” Putin said of any cease-fire plan. “This is Ukraine’s business.” Russia “can only help to create an atmosphere of trust for this impor-

tant and necessary process,” Putin said. “We in Russia cannot talk about any conditions for the cease-fire, about any agreements between Kiev, Donetsk, Luhansk,” the two rebel regions. Although Poroshenko told reporters that he had secured support for a peace plan from leaders who attended the summit and Putin called the sessions “overall positive,” the first substantial encounter between the two leaders did not produce a breakthrough in efforts to end the fighting. If anything, there were signs of spreading violence. For the past two days, heavy shelling hit an area of southeast Ukraine that had escaped the intense fighting of recent weeks, and Ukrainian officials said the proRussia separatists it has been battling were aiming to open a new front. The meeting in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, also came on the same day that Ukraine said it captured 10 Russian soldiers who had come over the border. Putin did not directly address the allegation but appeared to tacitly recognize it and suggested that the soldiers simply had become lost. “I haven’t received a report from the defense ministry and the general staff yet, but the first thing I have heard is that that they were patrolling the bor-

der and may have found themselves on the Ukrainian territory,” Putin said. Shortly after becoming president in June, Poroshenko put forth a peace plan that included an amnesty for those not accused of serious crimes and called for some decentralization of power to the region. Early Wednesday, he said “I can say that the logic of this peaceful plan was finally supported by all, without exclusion, of the heads of state,” according to the Interfax news agency. However, Putin said there was no specific talk about implementing a ceasefire because Russia is not a party to the conflict. Moscow is accused by Kiev and the West of arming and supporting the rebels — a charge the Kremlin denies — and it is not clear how much it is willing or able to try to pressure them into ending the fighting. Besides their face-to-face talks, Putin and Poroshenko also met Tuesday with the presidents of Kazakhstan and Belarus and top European Union officials. The presence of the other two presidents highlighted one of the difficult issues of Ukraine-Russia tensions: Their countries are part of a trade bloc with Russia, and Moscow fears that Poroshenko’s determination to pursue closer ties with the

EU will hurt Russia’s economy. Controversy over whether Ukraine would join the trade bloc was at the heart of the events that set off Ukraine’s crisis. Former president Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to pursue closer ties with Russia set off protests that eventually drove him from power. After his ouster, the Crimean peninsula, overwhelmingly ethnic Russian, was annexed by Moscow in March and the next month saw the beginning of a separatist rebellion in two eastern Ukrainian regions that are heavily ethnic Russian. The battle to put down that rebellion, which Kiev and Western countries say gets equipment, fighters and other support from Russia, has left more than 2,000 civilians and 700 Ukrainian troops dead. In his opening statement at Tuesday’s meetings, Putin argued that Ukraine’s decision to sign an association agreement with the 28-nation EU would lead to huge losses for Russia, which would then be forced to protect its economy. Putin also said the conflict “could not be solved by further escalation of the military scenario without taking into account the vital interests of the southeast of the country and without a peaceful dialogue of its representatives.”

Ukraine wants the rebels to hand back the territory they have captured in eastern Ukraine, while Putin wants to retain some sort of leverage over the mostly Russian-speaking region so Ukraine does not join NATO or the European Union. Russia has called frequently for Ukraine to federalize — devolving wide powers to the regions from the central government in Kiev. Poroshenko has resisted that move but he could agree to give the regions some expanded powers. Poroshenko also has spoken against holding a referendum on Ukraine’s joining NATO. Putin has so far ignored requests from the rebels to be annexed by Russia, unlike in March, when he annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. But Associated Press journalists on the border have seen the rebels with a wide range of unmarked military equipment — including tanks, Buk missile launchers and armored personnel carriers — and have run into many Russians among the rebel fighters. Ukraine’s anti-rebel operation said on its Facebook page that 10 soldiers from a Russian paratrooper division were captured Monday around Amvrosiivka, a town near the Russian border. Ukraine’s posting included videos of five of the men.

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LONDON, August 27 (AP): In just his third match in charge of Manchester United, Louis van Gaal oversaw one of the most humiliating losses in the club's illustrious history on Tuesday. The record 20-time English champions timidly capitulated to MK Dons, losing 4-0 to the third-tier club in the second round of the League Cup. Hired to halt the decline under David Moyes in the post-Alex Ferguson era, Van Gaal had already endured a loss and a draw in his first two Premier League matches before one of three possible routes to silverware ended in Milton Keynes. A second-string United was playing in the League Cup second round for the first time since 1995 because Moyes failed to qualify for Europe during his only season in charge. He was replaced by the coach who led the Netherlands to third place at the World Cup. Although Van Gaal made 10 changes from the team that drew at Sunderland, several international players including Danny Welbeck, Javier Hernandez and Shinji Kagawa were deployed. Van Gaal kept his cool in public after the game and did not tear into his team's performance, despite poor defending that gifted goals to the Dons and the fact that United needed around 70 minutes to manage a shot on target. "We didn't have the luck to score but at least we have created a lot of chances," Van Gaal said. "You don't have to forget we have nine injuries and we had a very young team, I have seen them trying to their utmost best. You can't expect more of the players." Van Gaal urged fans to

Van Gaal says Di Maria won't provide instant fix

MK Dons' Antony Kay, left, tussles with Manchester United's Javier Hernandez during the League Cup Second Round match at Stadium:mk, Milton Keynes, England, Tuesday, August 26. MK Dons defeated Manchester United 4-0. (AP Photo)

trust him to turn around the fortunes of a team that won the Premier League by 11 points in 2013 before Ferguson retired after more than 26 years in charge. "(Supporters) have to believe in our philosophy," Van Gaal said. "We are building up a team and you can't make in one month not in one year of course. It's very disappointing but I hope they shall maintain

their confidence in the club and in our philosophy because that philosophy takes time." A United side featuring David Beckham lost 3-0 to third tier side York at this stage in 1995, going out of the then two-legged second round 4-3 on aggregate. Nineteen years on, the humbling result took the gloss off United's prematch announcement that it had broken the British

transfer record by signing Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid for 59.7 million pounds ($99 million). With a summer spending spree that has now hit $215 million, Van Gaal will be expected to quickly restore United to the elite of English football and ensure that Tuesday's result becomes a long-forgotten blip. "You have to analyze the problem and then you

have to take your matches," Van Gaal said. "We know exactly what we are doing." Benik Afobe, a striker on loan from Arsenal, and Will Grigg were gifted the openings to each score twice on a memorable night for the Dons, which was originally Wimbledon FC. The 1988 FA Cup winners as Wimbledon controversially uprooted 90 kilometers (56 miles) from south London to Mil-

ton Keynes, a large commuter town north of the capital, and was renamed a decade ago. "I'm a little bit shocked to be walking off and seeing the score line," Dons manager Karl Robinson said. "It's ridiculous. It's something that dreams are made of for these players. We work hard here and you've seen a youthful energy in the team ... this is a game for Milton

LONDON, August 27 (REutERs): Manchester United's new winger Angel Di Maria will not change the course of their troubled season straight away following his British record transfer from Real Madrid, manager Louis van Gaal said on Tuesday. The Dutchman was speaking after United's humiliating 4-0 loss at third-tier Milton Keynes Dons in the League Cup second round had compounded their terrible start to the campaign. "I think that he (Di Maria) can contribute and that is very important but we don't have to expect that from tomorrow our world has changed," van Gaal told Sky Sports after the Argentina international signed for 59.7 million pounds ($98.77 million). "He has to adapt to the culture of England, the culture of the Premier League and the philosophy of Manchester United. "He shall contribute very much in our way of playing. He is a creative player. I can change the system with Di Maria. He can play as a winger and he can also play in midfield," he added. The experienced Van Gaal has yet to fashion a win during his three competitive matches in charge of United this season. Their thrashing by MK Dons followed a 2-1 defeat against Swansea City, United's first opening day loss at home since 1972, and a 1-1 draw against Sunderland in the Premier League. Van Gaal praised the reaction he got from the Old Trafford faithful during the reverse to Swansea and urged them to remain patient as he looks to reshape his struggling team. "(The fans) have to believe in our philosophy," he said. "We are building up a team that you cannot make in one month or even one year. "It (Tuesday's defeat) is very disappointing but I hope they shall maintain their confidence in the club, and in our philosophy because that philosophy takes time. "We know exactly what we are doing. We have lost in the Capital One Cup, and so tonight has cost us the chance of a trophy, and that is disappointing." United's next game is a trip to promoted Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday. Keynes as a city." United wasn't the only Premier League to be beaten by lower-league opposition, with misery also for West Ham and topflight newcomers Burnley and Leicester. Sheffield Wednesday of the second tier won 1-0 at Burnley, while Leicester went down 1-0 at home to fourth-tier side Shrewsbury. New signing Enner Valencia

missed a penalty for West Ham as the London club lost a shootout 5-4 to Sheffield United of the third tier. West Bromwich Albion narrowly avoided a similarly embarrassing shootout exit by beating Oxford 7-6 after a 1-1 draw in normal time. Jack Cork and Graziano Pelle scored their first goals for Southampton in a 2-0 victory at Millwall, while Newcastle beat Gillingham 1-0.

Everton signs striker Samuel Eto'o on 2-year deal Raina and Jadeja inspire india in Cardiff

India romp to massive 133-run win by D/L method against England in 2nd ODI to lead series 1-0

cARDIff, August 27 (AgENcIEs): India capped off a comprehensive 133 run victory in the second One-Day International (ODI) to go 1-0 against England. The packed and lively Cardiff crowd were treated to Suresh Raina‘s magnificent whirlwind century for India, making England bowlers look like bits and pieces ragged Indian Premier League (IPL) cricketers propelled the visitors to a fighting 304 for six in seaming conditions in Cardiff. In what was Raina’s first century away from home, the southpaw’s flicks, drives and the use of his powerful bottom hand was in full display and after all the excellent initial work from James Anderson and Chris Woakes. England crumbled under the belligerent counter-attack by Raina, who was well supported by skipper MS Dhoni during his stay at the crease while India posted a mammoth total of 304 for six. During England’s chase, Indian pacers Mohammaed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohit Sharma were neat and accurate. This frustrated the England batsmen, who constantly kept losing wickets and folded out quickly. After pacers made the initial inroads, Ravindra Jadeja and co from the spin department ran through the English middle-order, whoses woes with spin bowing continued for some more time. England’s chase was delayed before the start of their innings and had to chase a revised target of 295 in 47 overs. Alastair Cook struggled to get things under way and debutant Alex Hales was left with a lot of work to do. Hales made an excellent impact on debut, striking the ball gorgeously on the up and struck some handsome boundaries to keep England in the hunt. The batsmen around him though, left a lot to be desired and were constantly throwing wickets away with the run-rate mounting. It was Shami, who got India in command with a double strike early on. Then Bhuvneshwar got Joe Root out to a peach of an inswinger and England were on the mat at that point. Then it was the Jadeja show completely and the batsmen fell like nine pins. Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes stemmed the rot and stiched a nice little partneship but both batsmen were out trying to clear the ropes. England made a flying start to the game and there were back-to-back maidens to start proceedings for England. Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma were pegged back by some impeccable bowling by Anderson and Woakes. The seaming conditions had left India like spider on a hot plate. Then India started to lose wickets. First it was the impatient Dhawan, who tried to go for a big heave and ended up nicking it to keeper Jos Buttler. Raina’s superb return to form, defying his critics in spectacular fashion and getting India to a scintillating thrashing.

LIVERPOOL, August 27 (AP): Everton strengthened its attacking options by signing Samuel Eto'o on a two-year deal on Tuesday after the striker was released by Premier League rival Chelsea. The 33-year-old Cameroon international, who scored 12 goals in 35 matches in his only season at Chelsea, is available to make his debut against the west London club on Saturday. "I was impressed about the hunger he still has," Everton manager Roberto Martinez said. "For someone who has achieved nearly everything, he still has the desire he had at 15 when he went to Spain and showed what he could do. For many reasons he has

got a point to prove. "We are very excited and I think Everton is the perfect home for him. The fans will make him ready and feel sharp but we have

got to be a bit patient with the fitness levels and make sure he is back to his best." Eto'o is joining an Everton side which finished fifth in the Premier League last

season. "I have been very impressed by the style of play Everton adopt," Eto'o said. "I could see straight away that at this club I will have the opportunity to play football." Before his move to English football, the striker won two Champions League titles, three Spanish league trophies and one Copa del Rey during a five-year spell with Barcelona. He then joined Inter Milan in 2009, helping the Italian club win the Serie A title, the Champions League, the Coppa Italia (twice) and the Club World Cup. Voted African Footballer of the Year four times, he also helped his national team win the African Cup of Nations twice.

peren district badminton association

PEREN, August 27 (MExN): There will be meeting of Badminton Association Peren District circles representative and all the executive should attend the meeting without fail at Jalukie ‘B’ Village resident Namrai President PDBA on August 31 at 11.00 am.

8th Inter school Table Tennis Tournament held in Mkg

MOkOkchuNg, August 27 (MExN): The 8th Inter - School Table tennis Tournament under the aegis of the Mokokchung District Table Tennis Association (MDTTA) was held at the Multi-purpose sports complex. Imsusenla, SDEO Mokokchung graced the inaugural function as the Chief Guest. Speaking on the occasion, Imsusenla highlighted the importance of games and its positive effects on the life of a student. She urged the players to learn the proper spirit of competition and learn to accept defeat and victory as well as to let sports and games help in the all-round development of the mind. At the valedictory function, the vote of thanks was proposed by Sendonglemba, Convenor organising committee, president MDTTA Wati and Treasurer MDTTA Ayim gave away the prizes to the winners. Around 50 players from various schools participated in the tournament. India's Suresh Raina hits four runs off the bowling of England's Ben Stokes during their One Day International cricket match Moasangba sponsored the tournament. at the SWALEC cricket ground in Cardiff, Wales, Wednesday, August 27. (AP Photo)

Winners of the 8th Inter-School Table tennis Tournament on August 26.

RESULT OF 8th Inter school Table Tennis Tournament 2014

Under 13 Boy’s (Singles) Runner-up: Kutto V. Assumi & Tsuka V. AsWinner: Imtisoba (GMS, Mopungchuket) sumi (Straightway School) Runner-up: Kutto V. Assumi (Straightway School) Under 19 Boy’s (Singles) Under 13 Boy’s (Doubles) Winner: Anungdanger (CMHSS) Winner: Tongpangshilu & Nzanbemo(NCRS) Runner-up: Imtitenzuk (CMHSS) Runner-up: Imlikumzuk & Limso (CMHSS) Under 19 Boy’s (Doubles) Under 16 Boy’s (Singles) Winner: Anungdanger & Imtitenzuk (CMHSS) Winner: Soyimmeren (CMHSS) Runner-up: Imkongwapang & Akumlong Runner-up: Imkongtoshi(CMHSS) (Town Hr.sec School) Under 16 Girl’s (Singles) Winner: Putusenla (GMS, Mopungchuket) Runner-up: Imkumnaro (Straightway)

Team Event Champion: Winner: Govt. Middle School, Mopungchuket Runner-up: Clark Memorial Hr. Sec. School, Impur

Under 16 Boy’s (Doubles) Winner: Suliba Sangtam & Nungsangmanen(NCRS)

Overall champion: Clark Memorial Hr. Sec School Impur Best Disciplined School: Children School

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$1000 reward offered for finding Suri Cruise’s lost dog

the front gate, TMZ.com reported. Holmes and Suri have issued 50 reward posters and a pet Amber alert to notify the houses in the area about Honey, who is also known as Maple and weighs 10 pounds. The duo adopted the pup a couple of weeks ago from a Studio City rescue shelter, before moving into their new Los Angeles house.

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he ‘Harry Potter’ actor - who is currently in a relationship with his ‘Kill Your Darlings’ co-star Erin Darke - has admitted he only looks for love with fellow movie makers as they already understand the demands of the industry. He told The Mirror newspaper: “If you’re in a film and you’re an actor and your girlfriend is not an actor and you say, ‘Right, I’m going away for four months and, no, I won’t see you at all during that time’, that could go down really badly. “The other person would just say, ‘Well, why don’t you just not take the job?’, whereas another actor would understand that’s just not something you would do.” The 25-year-old hunk also revealed he felt instantly connected to Erin, 29, after they met on the set of the movie

ctress Sofia Vergara has hit back at criticism following her "sexist" skit at the Emmy Awards, saying she was merely poking fun at herself. The “Modern Family” star was slammed for posing on a rotating platform while the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences president Bruce Rosenblum gave his annual speech at the ceremony at Nokia Theatre Monday night. "I think it's absolutely the opposite. It means that somebody can be hot and also be funny and make fun of herself," contactmusic.com quoted her as saying. Sofia slammed the "sexist" claims as "ridiculous" and pointed out she was aware who started the barrage of abuse, but did not name names. "I think it's ridiculous that somebody started this - I know who she was who has no sense of humour (and should) lighten up a little bit,” she said. She wore a strapless white gown while she was posing on the rotating platform.

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he’s played glamorous roles and a girl-nextdoor in several of her past films. But Priyanka Chopra, who will be seen playing boxing champion M.C. Mary Kom in a biopic, says essaying an athlete in a film was almost unthinkable for her. “Mary Kom” has thus, taught her a valuable lesson. “I never thought I will play an athlete or I can become an athlete. I didn’t know anything about sports. Besides, who

Sofia Vergara arrives at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, August 25 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

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would have thought that a girl can develop muscles and biceps, but that happened with me,” the 32-year-old said here Tuesday in an interview. “I learnt that if you are adamant to achieve something, anything can happen and you can do anything. This was a very inspiring thing for me,” added the National Award winning. “Mary Kom” marks the directorial debut of Omung Kumar and it hits theatres Sep 5.

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DDK Kohima to telecast 2nd episode of “Backyard Buzz”

he 2nd episode of “Backyard Buzz” – a program on the local music scene produced by the Native Trax Society (NTS) will be telecast on 30/08/14 (Saturday) from 6:00 to 6:30 pm on Doordarshan Kohima. The program is being supported by the Music Task Force (YRS) led by Khriehu Liezietsu, Parliamentary Secretary, MTF and New & Renewable Energy. This episode of “Backyard Buzz” will put the spotlight on ‘Vivace’ – an all-girl band from Nagaland. VJ Imli Lee aka Déjà vu will discuss various topics with the band such as their music and future plans

last year. He explained: “We just got on immediately. It was one of those instant things where you’re like, ‘Oh, I really like this person.’ “You just have a connection with somebody and then suddenly it’s incredibly easy to talk to them - one of those sort of situations.” Daniel is also keen for his superstardom to not interfere with their relationship and credits Erin’s talent and not their public romance for her becoming more successful. “She’s an actress, and I knew as soon as she experiences any success, if she’s even remotely linked to me, people will say, ‘Well that only happened because of going out with him. “People are quick to make those judgments and I wanted to make sure they can never make them about her, because I know how hard she’s worked to be where she is.”

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Never thought I’ll play an athlete: Priyanka Chopra

atie Holmes’ daughter, Suri Cruise, has lost her 1-year-old Chihuahua mix, named Honey, and a reward of 1000 dollars has been announced for its return. According to a source, the 8-yearold and her mother took the pup to a friend’s place, from where the pooch, who wasn’t wearing a collar, ran out of

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and what makes them rank among the top ten girl bands from the region. In addition to this, viewers will be treated to fresh new music videos by local artistes like Moba Inggang and Best B4 24 months – both former nominees of the Music Awards of Nagaland and Atsa Lang Roths (guitarist of Incipit band), , In order to showcase local singers and bands/ groups in future episodes NTS invites those interested to send their music videos for consideration and review. In case of any queries, NTS members can be reached @ 9856201694/ 9856819202 or through email to native.trax@gmail.com.

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essica Alba is known for her sexy screen roles and status as one of the world’s most desirable women, but the actress says she is a “prude” in real life. Alba says she’s really different from the sex symbol label that has been attached to her over the years. “I never slept my way through Hollywood, so I never felt like I compromised. Apparently people do it, I didn’t. I felt like I never compromised myself because I’m a prude. I don’t know. I grew up Catholic. In my head I’m always thinking, ‘Oh God, can my grandma see this’,” Alba told Entertainment Weekly magazine, reports people.com. The 33-year-old says the sex symbol label was confusing for her many a time. “I’m kind of a prude, and I didn’t really understand. They would always ask me provocative questions about my sexuality, my this or that. Sometimes I would lie and say something that wasn’t true to make myself seem more interesting than I was,” said Alba.

he auditions and screening round of the first season of ‘YOU KNOW YOU GOT IT” has ended with the judges picking 20 top contestants from all over Nagaland and the neighboring States. The contestants now enter the third phase where a grueling battle of talented voices will compete to avoid the elimination on the 5th of September at Di-

mapur Town Hall, Nagarjan. The contestants will be performing under the theme “Billboard top 100 hits 2014”. This show is powered by Crescendo, Hers&Hers, Pixel craft, Raindrops Entertainment, Mobile Planet, Tribes Music and media lab, Hiyo Café, stylist partner Marie Klarie and the event created by Finishing Touches.

Military training for Harry Styles Henry Cavill does Ice Bucket as Superman

arry Styles is apparently following a military fitness plan on the advice of Clint Eastwood. The One Direction star was talking to Clint about a career in Hollywood and the legendary filmmaker gave him tips on getting into shape for potential action roles, reported the Daily Star. Harry then signed up for Krav Maga, a self-defence system developed by the Israeli armed forces which involves wrestling, boxing, street-fighting and martial arts. A source said of Clint and Harry’s chat: “They discussed movie projects and then got on to the subject of achieving an action hero’s physique. “Clint had plenty to say on what Harry should do if he ever wanted to be considered leading man material.” Harry, 20, has also got his bandmates Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson to try the tough work-out. The insider said: “Louis and Liam are also raving

about KM now. They’ve even been having a body competition - comparing their biceps over Instagram!” Clint isn’t the only Tinseltown legend who apparently thinks Harry has a shot at a silver screen career, as last week it emerged that film boss Harvey Weinstein offered the curly-haired

singer a part in his new movie Tulip Fever. Harry had to turn it down because he was too tied up performing with his bandmates, but movie mogul Harvey still has his eye on the singer. “He’s like Errol Flynn, he’s got that swashbuckling charm,” he said. “Definite star potential.”

enr y Cavill stayed in character as Superman to take the Ice Bucket challenge. The craze involves tipping a bucket of icy water over your head to raise awareness for ALS, the US charity that supports research into motor neurone disease. The actor was one of the latest stars to take part, and did it in his superhero costume on the set of the upcoming Man Of Steel sequel, Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice. A video on Vimeo shows Henry sitting alongside his co-star Amy Adams, who is dressed conservatively as her alterego Lois Lane. Amy explained that she had been nominated by her partner and Henry had been challenged by several people - meaning he wouldn’t escape with just one bucket of the freezing water. As crew

members tipped the buckets of freezing water over the pair, Henry admitted his cape and spandex hadn’t protect-

ed him from the chill, saying into the camera: “I’m so cold!” Other stars who have taken part so far include Tom Cruise, Robert Pattinson, Oprah Winfrey, Simon Cowell, Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Bieber, Will Smith, Dave Grohl, Sarah Jessica Parker and Lindsay Lohan.

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Federer hits season 50 as teen duo rock us open Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-1, 6-0.

sindhu enters 3rd round, Jwala-ashwini pair out COPENHAgEN, August 27 (IANs): India's teen sensation P V Sindhu stormed into the third round of the World Badminton Championship with a straight game victory over Olga Golovanova of Russia in women's singles match here today. Sindhu, seeded 11th, took 40 minutes to prevail over her Russian opponent 21-12 21-17. She will next take on sixth seeded Yeon Ju Bae of Korea. The men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy B stunned 15th seeded Japanese duo of Hirokatsu Hashimoto and Noriyasu Hirata 21-19 21-19 in 44 minutes to advance to

the third round. Manu and Sumeeth will face the winner of the match between Korea's Yong Dae Lee and Yeon Seong Yoo and Aussie pair of Raymond Tam and Glenn Warfe. However, it was curtains for women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa after they lost their second round match to fifth seeded Chinese combination of Qing Tian and Yunlei Zhao without putting up a fight. The world No. 7 Chinese duo outplayed the Glasgow Commonwealth Games silver medallist combo of Jwala and Ashwini 21-16 21-8 in just 31 minutes.

20th cLassic cup 2014

AUGUST 27 MATCHES RESULTS 4th NAP FC beat Twenty 14 FC 3-1 via tie-breaker Orion FC beat Junior Anchor 8-0 Addax Club beat Young Boys FC 2-0 Status Quo FC beat Koubru SC Imphal 4-1

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MATCHES FOR AUGUST 28

HQ IGAR(N) vs Chedema FC @ 10:00 am Barak FC vs Twenty XI FC Viswema @ 11:40 am Kohima Village Youth Organisation vs Orion FC @ 1:30 pm Billy Graham FC (B) vs DEF Kohima @ 3:30 pm

(LEFT) Roger Federer reacts after winning the first set against Marinko Matosevic during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament. (RIGHT) Petra Kvitova returns a shot against Kristina Mladenovic during the opening round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday, August 26 in New York. (AP Photos)

NEW YORK, August 27 (AFP): Roger Federer claimed his 50th win of 2014 on Tuesday as the 17-time major winner got his campaign for a record sixth US Open off to a battling start. The great Swiss, playing in his 60th successive Grand Slam event and bidding to become the oldest major winner in over 40 years, defeated Australia's Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) to register his 23rd win in 24 night matches in New York. "It was a bit more difficult than I thought it was going to be in the third set," said Federer who had been cruising with a break in the third before Matosevic briefly rallied. Federer next faces another Australian, big-serving Sam Groth for a place in the last 32. "Marinko has got a big game. He serves and volleys so it gave me a chance to hit some good passing shots." Second seeded Federer, who hit 10 aces and 41 winners and was cheered on by basketball legend Michael Jordan, found himself sharing the headlines on the second day at Flushing Meadows with teenage upstarts CiCi Bellis

and Borna Coric. Bellis, ranked at a lowly 1,208 and aged just 15, caused the biggest upset when she knocked out Australian Open runner-up, Dominika Cibulkova, the 12th seed, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to become the youngest player to win a match at the US Open since Anna Kournikova in 1996. "I went into the match thinking it was going to be such a great experience, but I never thought I would come out on top winning," said Bellis who, as an amateur, had to pass up the $60,000 prize money to avoid jeopardising a college sports career. Coric, the 17-year-old world number 204 who was junior champion in 2013, also made a stunning Grand Slam debut with a convincing 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 win over 29thseeded Czech Lukas Rosol, the man who dumped Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon two years ago. The upset put Coric into a second-round clash with historymaking Victor Estrella Burgos, the Dominican Republic's first Grand Slam participant who is making his US Open debut at 34. "It's an amazing feeling," said

qualifier Coric, who arrived in New York with the goal of making it into the main draw. "I said to myself, 'If I achieve that, that's going to be perfect'." Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova breezed into the second round with a 6-1, 6-0 rout of French number 73 Kristina Mladenovic. The third-seeded Czech didn't surrender a service break in the 54-minute contest, breaking Mladenovic five times. Canadian seventh seed Eugenie Bouchard, the Wimbledon runner-up, eased past Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-2, 6-1, slamming the brakes on her post-All England Club final slump which had brought her just one win coming into New York. Bouchard is one of four Canadians in the main draw this year, the most since 1989 and is aiming to keep up her record of having made at least the semifinals at all the majors in 2014. Former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, the eighth seed, eased past Alison Riske of the United States, 6-3, 6-0 in a tie which featured eight breaks of serve.

Australia's Samantha Stosur, the 2011 champion, went through with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Lauren Davies of the United States, firmly erasing the nightmare of her 2013 first round exit to US teenager Victoria Duval. However, another former champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 2004 winner was dumped out 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) by New Zealand's Marina Erakovic who won her first US Open match at the fifth time of asking. Victoria Azarenka, the runner-up to Williams for the last two years, defeated Japan's Misaki Doi 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 6-1 as the 16th seed looks to resurrect a season wrecked by a left foot injury which restricted her to one event in six months in the first half of 2014. Two-time men's semifinalist David Ferrer, the Spanish fourth seed, was also a Tuesday winner, beating Bosnia's Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. America's top hope, 13th seeded John Isner saw off compatriot Marcos Giron 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) as he bids to end the United States' 11-year wait for a men's Grand Slam title.

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