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india, Afghanistan lash out at Pakistan for cross-border terror

international and domestic tourists are seen taking photos and videos of cultural performances (not seen) at the ongoing Hornbill Festival at Kisama on sunday. As on December 4, the Hornbill Festival have attracted 63, 928 visitors. out of these, 757 were international tourists, 7,396 domestic tourists and local visitors formed the highest with 55, 776. (Photo by Manen Aier)

RBI to issue new Rs 50, Rs 20 notes soon, old notes valid

MuMBAI, DECEMBER 4 (IANS): The Reserve Bank of India on Sunday announced it will shortly issue new Rs 50 and Rs 20 notes bearing the signature of new Governor Urjit Patel, but existing banknotes of both denominations will continue to be legal tender.

The year ‘2016’ will be printed on the reverse of the banknotes, it said.

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shortly issue Rs 50 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, without inset letter in both the number panels, bearing signature of Dr. Urjit R Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, and the year of printing ‘2016’ printed on the reverse of the banknote,” the central bank said in a notification posted on its website.

On the Rs 20 note, it said: “Reserve

Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 20 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, with inset letter ‘L’ in both the number panels.”

The decision follows the November 8 demonetisation of high-value currency that has caused a major cash crunch, with the supply of new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes released proving insufficient for meeting the current demand.

AMRITSAR, DECEMBER 4 (IANS): An international conference on Sunday named Pakistan-based terrorist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad as grave threats to peace in the region after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unambiguously dubbed the neighbour as a terror sanctuary, sharing India’s concern over cross-border violence.

In a major diplomatic victory for India, the joint resolution adopted at the 6th ministerial ‘Heart of Asia conference - Istanbul Process on Afghanistan’ said among other terror groups propagating “high level of violence” were “the Taliban, Daesh (Islamic State) and its affiliates, the Haqqani Network, Al Qaida ... Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Tehreek-eTaliban Pakistan...”

Also called the Amritsar Declaration, the resolution said participating countries and groupings were “concerned by the gravity of the security situation in the region” and demanded “an immediate end to all forms of terrorism, as well as all support to it, including financing”.

Earlier, Ghani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in the presence of Islamabad’s top diplomat Sartaj Aziz at the start of the summit held in this Punjab city near India’s border with Pakistan.

While Ghani was unequivocal in asserting that Pakistan was the source of cross-border terror in his country, Modi didn’t name any nation but urged the world to act against “those who support, shelter, train

IMPhAl, DECEMBER 4 (NNN): The United Committee Manipur (UCM) has “appealed” the United Naga Council (UNC) to lift the ongoing economic blockade within 72 hours counting from the midnight of December 4. “Or else, the UCM along with the people will start a strong mass movement against the economic blockade,” it stated.

DIMAPuR, DECEMBER 4 (MExN): The NSCN (K) has claimed the attack on the Assam Rifles along the India-Myanmar border of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday.

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will only embolden terrorists and their masters.”

Aziz rejected the allegations and said it was unfair to blame Pakistan for rising terrorist violence in the region.

“It’s simplistic to blame only one country for the recent upsurge in violence. We need to have an objective and holistic view,” said the diplomat who advises Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on foreign policy issues.

The conference, attended by representatives of some 14 countries and international groupings -- 45 in all -was to find ways to help Afghanistan in its political and economic transition.

The strong remarks against Pakistan and the mention of the terror outfits in the declaration came as India has mounted pressure on Islamabad, asking it end terrorism emanating from across the border.

It is seen as India’s victory in seeking to diplomatically isolate Pakistan, a neighbour accused of using terrorism as a foreign policy instrument for decades.

Indian efforts to include names of the terrorist groups in the Goa Declaration of the October Brics summit had failed after China allegedly scuttled the move.

New Delhi alleges that the Lashkar and Jaish have been enjoying financial and logistical support from the Pakistan government and its agencies and were being used as tools to disrupt peace in India. Pakistan denies this.

UCM ‘appeals’ UNC to end blockade within 72-hour Income Disclosure Scheme bags Rs 67,382 cr unaccounted money The UCM said that due to the economic blockade imposed by the UNC the people of Manipur both in the hills and the valley are facing immense hardship. “We are hopeful that the United Naga Council will oblige to our request considering the hardship faced by the people,” UCM said.

The UCM added, “We will start

mobilising a mass movement with supports from the hills and the valley against the economic blockade” so as to bring respite to the hardship of the people of Manipur. It then asked the Manipur Government and the Central Government to bring an amicable solution “instead of indulging in the blame game on the impasse.”

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and finance” terrorists.

Aziz appeared shocked with the Afghan President’s blunt remarks.

Ghani said the Pakistan military was selective in fighting terrorists on its soil and sought to know what was being done to “prevent the export of terror.”

“The state-sponsored sanctuaries exist in Pakistan. As Mr. Kakazada, one of the key figures in the Taliban movement, recently said if they didn’t have sanctuary in Pakistan, they wouldn’t last a month,” he asserted.

Directly addressing Aziz, Pakistan’s de facto foreign policy chief, the President urged Islambad to fight militants rather than giving financial assistance to his country ravaged by decades of war and terrorism.

Ghani thanked Pakistan for its pledge to donate $500 million, but said: “This fund, Mr. Aziz, could very well be used for containing extremism because without peace any amount of assistance will not meet the needs of our people.”

“Afghanistan suffered the highest number of casualties last year. This is unacceptable. Some countries still provide sanctuary for terrorists.”

Modi was not as blunt as his Afghan guest.

“We must demonstrate strong collective will to defeat terror networks. Support for peace alone is not enough. It must be backed by resolute action,” the Prime Minister said.

“Silence and inaction against terrorism in Afghanistan and our region

Arunachal border area.”

One troop transport vehicle was completely demolished and reduced to ashes and all its occupants killed and none expected to survive, the NSCN (K) further claimed.

It also asserted that more than nine Indian soldiers including an officer were killed on the spot and several others inflicted with serious inju-

ries. There was no casualty or injury on the Naga Army, it stated.

On Saturday, reports from national media had stated that two soldiers were killed and eight other injured as militants, believed to be from the banned Naga outfit NSCN (K) ambushed a convoy of Assam Rifles along the India-Myanmar border in Arunachal.

NEW DElhI, DECEMBER 4 (IANS): The government on Sunday revised upwards the amount of black money disclosed under Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) to Rs 67,382 crore, even as it did not take into account two high-value disclosures.

“After final reconciliation, the revised figure of actual declarations received and taken on record was Rs 67,382 crore which had been made by 71,726 declarants,” the Finance Ministry said in a statement here on IDS 2016.

“On Oct 1, 2016, it was announced that declarations totaling Rs 65,250 crore were received from 64,275 declarants, subject to reconciliation,” it said.

The Income Tax Department did not take into consideration the Rs 13,860 crore declaration made by Ahemdabad-based Maheshkumar Champaklal Shah, which was reported prominently, as well as another made from Mumbai.

“Among the declarations received,

there were two sets of declarations of high value which were not taken on record in the above figure because they were found to be suspicious in nature being filed by persons of small means,” the statement said.

It said a family of four headed by Abdul Razzaque Mohammed Sayed, resident of Bandra, Mumbai, made a total declaration of Rs 2 lakh crore which was rejected by the Department as three out of the four PAN numbers were originally in Ajmer which were migrated in September 2016 to Mumbai, the place of the declarations.

“After due enquiry it was found that these declarants were persons of suspicious nature and very small means, and the declarations could have been misused,” the ministry said.

“Therefore, after due consideration, the Income Tax Department decided

by November 30, to reject these two sets of declarations of Rs 2 lakh crore and Rs 13,860 crore respectively.

Decoding the ‘afterlives’ of Rani Gaidinliu’s notebooks Morung Express news Dimapur | December 4

How can we read something that is not translatable and how do we reflect on the ‘afterlives’ of materials once they find their way back to the community?

These were the two pertinent questions which Dr. Arkotong Longkumer of Edinburgh University navigated during the 4th U.A. Shimray Memorial Lecture entitled ‘Prophetic Textuality: The Gaidinliu’s notebook as Language and History’ at Hotel Acacia in Dimapur on December 3.

Friends and family of the late Ungshungmi A. Shimray, a young Naga scholar and researcher from Ukhrul, who died in Bangalore on May 6, 2009, hosted the event.

The “magic books” According to Dr. Dr. Longkumer, the notebooks first came into prominence in 1932 when the British were trying to quell an uprising among the Zeliangrong people of Northeast India in the present states of Manipur, Assam, and Nagaland.

The Zeliangrong leader Jadonang and his distant cousin

Gaidinliu were at the forefront of this “uprising” with the motive to oust the British from the region, stopthespreadofChristianity,and to “reform” their own indigenous religion so that it would meet the challenges of the modern world.

In the late 1970s, this movement came to be known as Heraka. The notebooks were initially likened to mere “scribbles by an illiterate young woman” by anthropologist-administrator, J.P. Mills but it did not stop him from confiscating the same, allegedly uneasy over the influence it hold over her followers.

“Magic books of the sorceress Gaidiliu [sic] captured with her other property in March 1932,” JS Mill wrote after the confiscation.

Dr. Longkumer said it could also suggest that Mills took the power of Gaidinliu and the notebooks seriously- to prevent the spread of her influence. The action by Mills forever imprisoned the notebooks, rendering them dormant in the colonial museum.

Dr. Longkumer said he was also initially skeptic about the book.

A disciple of Gaidinliu, looking at the notebooks in laisong village, Assam, in 2014. ( Photo Credit: Arkotong)

books in their entirety, he added but considered it her artifacts through which she wrote her messages for her followers. “Her literary power gave her immense prestige and she used to send written messages to her adherents coupled with verbal messages to explain what they meant.”

After accessing photocopies of the notebooks, Dr. Dr. Longkumer said he reflected on the ‘Afterlives’ of the book and its ‘afterlives’ of the book after he pervasiveness took the copies to the Zeme comNo one possessed the note- munity.

The notebooks highlighted a number of theoretical issues in approaching texts, particularly since these were written in a language that is “untranslatable,” he added.

“What is the relationship between a text that is untranslatable on the one hand and its value to a community on the other?”

In this regard, he argued that Gaidinliu notebooks required many layers of interpretation that included different modes of communication, and how ex-

perience plays a central role in and prophecy to illustrate them understanding these dynamics. as a form of textuality.

One cannot approach the Different approaches Gaidinliu notebooks as a text for interpretation that simply involves reading and Dr. Longkumer examined writing but must be examined in the book under three interpre- relation to unfolding of the ‘hetations. First, as a form of “talis- guangram’ (kingdom in Zeme manic” power drawn from Chi- language), Dr. Longkumer surnese traditions representing mised. “legible” and “illegible” between the “spirit” and “human” world. Millenarian idea However since talismans Concluding the discussion, were often worn or digested to Dr. Longkumer described his dispel “demons” or to protect own role in bringing back the people from any untoward in- notebooks from Oxford and givcidents and the material script ing it to the Zeme community in itself is not thought to have this Haflong, Assam. He was very inpower nor can it be interpreted terested in the almost millenarior translated, Dr. Dr. Longkumer an response of some of the villagdismissed the notion. ers, who seemed to be waiting for Second- if it could be ex- the coming of better days. amined by focusing on “lost Dr. Longkumer observed cultural property” and analyse with some discomfiture that the notebook as a kind of “liter- his returning of the notebooks ary power.” But since they are was apparently considered as a untranslatable and were possi- step toward the coming of “the bly never intended to be trans- kingdom” by the some Heraka latable in the straightforward followers. sense, the idea held less sway, However, there was mixed Dr. Longkumer concluded. reaction. In rural areas, many Finally, he considered an al- considered Gaidinliu’s noteternative possibility by suggest- books as a “sacred retrieval”, ing that the notebooks evoke the while those in the urban areas importance of dreams, visions, were dismissive and skeptical.

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Young people take to streets protesting ‘Out of 140 PWDs, only 2 receive student scholarships’ Violence Against Women and Girls Peren District Disable Peoples’ Organization launched on WDD 2016

(LEFT) Two girls pass by the banner displaying the findings from a survey conducted by 12th standard students of Mt. Hermon Higher Secondary School and North East Network on 'How safe is our city for women and girls.' (RIGHT) Young people performing dance with the message of breaking the chains of silence, fear, discrimination and violence.

Kohima, December 4 (mexN): In observance of the 16 Days Activism Campaign against Gender Based Violence against Women and Girls, a collective of young people from diverse walks of life came together at Old MLA junction, Kohima to protest

against Violence Against Women and girls on December 3.

Photographs, paintings and banners conveying messages of gender stereotyping, gender based discrimination and violence against women were displayed along the street which was

coupled with music performances on themes of love, peace, harmony and liberation by the Desert King Entertainment group of Kohima.

Considering dance as a symbol of liberation from fear, discrimination, oppression and violence, a group of 55 young people performed dance

on the key message of the event ‘Break the chain’. A press release informed that the awareness raising event was organized by North East Network, Nagaland with the objective of raising wider awareness to the general public to stop violence against women and girls.

PereN, December 4 (mexN): District Welfare Office, Nokcharenla Longchar on the occasion of World Disability Day observed in Peren district, expressed surprise that when over 140 differently able-children were in various schools, only 2 persons were getting student scholarships.

Gracing the function held at Jalukie Town Hall on December 3, Longchar explained the various Government schemes and benefits for the differently able persons. She also assured to do everything from her part for the differently able-persons in the district.

A press release issued by PNF Chairman Joe Ngamkhuchung informed that over 120 Persons with Disabilities, accompanied by their parents attended the function. The day started with games for the PWDs, which saw enthusiastic participation from the young and the old PWDs. Fr. Anthony of Jalukie St. Xavier’s Church opened the games with a brief talk followed by prayer.

CO 36 Assam Rifles at Jalukie, under Col. Ranbir Singh Dhingra, fully supported the World Disability Day programme

and set up a colorful tea stall and provided snacks to all the participants numbering over 120. Col. Ranbir Singh Dhingra, in his brief address said it was the first acquaintance with PWDs and promised full support for any future programmes if informed in advance. Col Ranbir Singh gave away the prizes for the games.

Denis Elung, a public leader, NGO Adviser at Jalukie and an important member of Concern Citizens Forum of Peren District, gave an inspiring talk and called the PWDs “people loved by God” and said, “We cannot understand God’s plan and wisdom but what he plans is best for us.” He encouraged the PWDs to have faith and confidence in God’s providence and advised Parents for a good care of the children with disabilities.

He gave a cash donation of ten thousand rupees from the forum members.

On 2015 World Disability Day, Disablepeoples’ Parents Association (DIPPA) was launched. The President of the Association took a brief moment to talk about the organization.

The landmark of the 2016 WDD was the launching of the Peren District DPO (Disable Peoples’ Organization). The members prefer to name their Organization as “Differently Able People’s Organization (DAPO) Peren. The Chairman of the Organization, which manages a child development project under Lilianna Foundation in Jalukie, delivered the vote of thanks.

‘Serving God St. John Vianney Catholic Church celebrates 50 years wholeheartedly’

Former ES WSBAK, Rev. Dr. Phughoto Sema exhorting the congregation at Daniel village on Saturday. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Dimapur | December 4

“Why should be wholeheartedly serve God? Is it very important?”

These questions were posed and discussed by Rev. Dr. Phughoto Sema, former ES WSBAK during the ‘Akutuku Hoho’ organized by WSBAK at Millennium Hall, Daniel village on Saturday.

According to the speaker, people were called to service by God to understand His will and serve wholeheartedly. To substantiate his point, Rev. Phughoto drew reference from 2 Corinthians 8:12 of

the Bible, “For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.”

He said if a believer willingly gives God according to his/her capacity then only it was acceptable to the Lord and drove home the point on why wholehearted and sincere offering was important.

Rev. Phughoto expressed apprehension over the decreasing attendance in Churches and called upon church leaders and parents to work with renewed zeal to bring back the flock to the Lord.

He also lauded the initiative of the NBCC to start observing Persons with Disability Sunday on the third Sunday of November every year. He encouraged Churches to make provisions of wheelchairs, proper sound systems and translations for the hearing impaired. “In such a way, it will make everyone feel equal in the sight of the Lord,” he added.

Rev. Phughoto also touched upon the topic of clean election campaign and said that the initiative should start by the Church leaders from their own homes and lead the society.

The programme was attended by hundreds of Church leaders and believers.

meriema, December 4 (mexN): St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Meriema celebrated its Golden Jubilee with Most Rev Dr James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima as the main celebrant on December 4.

Rev. Fr. Carolus Neisalhou, Vicar General of the Diocese of Kohima and Rev. Fr. Peter Salew, Parish Priest of Christ King Kohima and many other priests concelebrated the Holy Eucharist. 16 Children received the Sacrament of the first Holy Communion. At the outset the Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Peter Salew, SDB,

welcomed all, Bishop, Fathers, Sisters, Catechists, Pastors of different denomination, invited guests and the faithful.

The Apostolic blessing and message from Pope Francis was read out by Neizolie Barnabas, Catechist of St. John Vianney Catholic Church. The Eucharist began with the lighting of 50 lambs, signifying fifty years of Christian lives.

Commenting on the reading of the day, particularly the gospel the Bishop in his homily said, “We must mend ruptures and frictions, face family

responsibilities, work honestly, and treat employees justly. Start from where you are. Our domestic and social lives must be put in order.” He called for rectitude and social consciousness saying, “We must abandon our selfish thirst for consumption and, instead, be filled with the expectation of Jesus' coming.

Let our life be changed with this jubilee celebration and become a new creation in the Lord by being fully people of God.” Fr. Thomas Toretkiu, Secretary to Bishop, Kohima in a press release said

Jubilee choir presenting songs during the St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Meriema Golden Jubilee celebration held on December 4.

that the Jubilee choir of the village led the singing. Jubilee gifts were presented to the invited guests. The

certificate of appreciation from the diocese of Kohima was presented to Neizolie Barnabas, catechist who

served Church for twenty five years. Barnabas proposed vote of thanks. Jubilee meal was served to all.

Likya group host pre-Christmas at LBCD

Katibenla, National Awardee 2015 for "Best Creative Child with Disability" presents a song during the ABAM (Ao Baptist Churches Association) Differently Abled Sunday observed on December 4 at Mokokchung Town Baptist Church. Katibenla is also a member of Khensa Disability People Organization, CBR program implemented by Care and Support Society.

DimaPur, December 4 (DiPr): Lotha Baptist Church Diphupar celebrated pre-Christmas on December 4 in a befitting manner which was hosted

by Likya group comprising of eight females.

LBCD Associate Pastor, Yimtsu Yanthan who was the speaker of the day extended Christmas greetings and exhorted the congregation to celebrate Christmas with renewed spirit and a clean heart.

Associate Pastor Wopansao Ovung invoked God's blessings while Mhalo Tsopoe read the scripture. LBCD Choir presented a special rendition adding more colours to the programme. The Pre Christmas programme was led by Pastor LBCD, Lim-

Lotha Baptist Church Diphupar celebrated pre-Christmas on December 4, hosted by Likya group. (DIPR Photo)

hathung Lotha while benediction was pronounced

by Deacon, Nrinimo Humstoe followed by grand preChristmas feast.

It may be mention that the entire Christmas programme 2016 of LBCD is being hosted by Likya group comprising of eight

females. With commitment and dedication, the group has worked for 2 years by raising income in the form of providing catering services during weddings and other social functions.

They also made delicious Naga ethnic cuisines, dish wash, surf and flowers

for sale with the vision to host LBCD Christmas programme 2016.

LBCD has more than 1000 plus baptized members with more than 400 household and a total population of approximately 2000 members counting both young and old.

Between the Poet and Her Pencil: Bondina Elangbam

An exclusive interview

by Ayangti Longkumer for The Morung Express

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orn in the beautiful valley of Imphal, Bondina Elangbam has inherited both the Meitei and Mao-Naga cultures of her parents and this cross-cultural bonding and conflicts at times is also reflected in The kids of ‘Little Kingdom- God’s Little Army of Disciples’, the children church of Sinai Ministry Dimapur performing a her poems. Between the Poet and Her special play at the advent Christmas service of The Lighthouse Church on December 4. The play was titled ‘A beautiful Pencil is her first collection of poems, the foreword of which has been written Christmas Play’ and based on the story of Jesus.

by Kangana Ranaut, the award winning Bollywood actress and will be launching it this year end. Painting is her passion, she loves writing short stories and poems too. Her poem, My Fear has Bondina Elangbam also won the Winner’s title in the VarIt has helped me in certain ways sity Week of NEHU, Shillong in the year 2010. She received her Doctorate degree but it isn’t an advantage because poin English literature from North Eastern etry is about one’s creativity and anyone can be a poet without having to Hill University (NEHU), Shillong. go through certain studies.

What is the central theme of your book and how long did it take for Quite recently in one of the interviews, you stated that you are not you to complete it?

It’s about life as a whole and the a feminist, which made an uproar elements involved in it. It took few among the readers. Were your years for me to compile this poetry words misinterpreted or there is a reason behind your choice of not collection. being a feminist?

The Delhi Ao Baptist Church Choir was declared winner of the annual event North East India Choral Competition, organised I would say, the term feminist has

by The Tangkhul Christian Charitable Trust Delhi on December 3. The 5th edition of the annual choral competition was held When it comes to writing poetry, do at Indoor Stadium, University of Delhi which witnessed participating of 12 choirs from various North East Church in Delhi. you feel there were add advantages of been put out of context so many times The Delhi Ao Baptist Church Choir walked away with the running trophy and a cash prize of 3 lakhs. being an English literature student? and that’s the reason why I wanted to

stay away from the tag since I am a female writer. But I strongly believe in equality of women in all sectors, I am definitely a feminist in its essence but I believe more in equality without having to be tagged by a “term”.

Which identity of yours has defined you the most as a poet and to your poetry?

An unconventional woman inclined towards the artistic facets of life defines me as a poet and my poetry.

Apart from being a poet, you are an excellent painter, how do you connect these two fields?

Thank you for the compliment.

See, my poems are about life and the various occurrence one experiences in life. My painting again is about the varied elements in life, the different emotions and various other aspects of life. Life in its essence connects the two and in one or the other way it is intertwined.

What are the future projects you are considering to engage on?

I’m currently working on a collection of short stories, hopefully with collaboration. In this book, I would like my readers to get a glimpse of the rich culture and the love and friendship that exists between the diverse communities of the region that I belong to.

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UNC asks Manipur Govt to stop use of force Police seize 37 bank passbooks, Newmai News Network Senapati | December 4

The United Naga Council (UNC) has asked the Manipur Government to stop "using force against the innocent people" along the highways. "For how long the Manipur Government can use force against the people who are carrying out a democratic movement?" it asked.

The United Naga Council (UNC) while reiterating its position to Newmai News Network this evening stated that the economic blockade is not intended to target the general public but "we are expressing our opposition to the plan of the Manipur Government to create Sadar Hills and Jiribam districts". The UNC said that the Manipur Government should declare its position "loud and clear" to the people on the issue of Sadar Hills and Jiribam “instead of remaining silent."

According to the UNC, the Manipur Government's failure to send its representatives on November 15 to New Delhi for talk points to the latter not wanting to resolve the issue peacefully.

"When the Government of India invited the UNC and Manipur Gov-

Tripura CM meets family of soldier killed in Jammu aGartala, December 4 (IaNS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Sunday met the family members of Chittaranjan Debbarma, who was killed in a terror attack on an army camp near Jammu on November 29.

"The Chief Minister visited the residence of Debbarma at Gaishing Para and talked to his wife Namita, parents and other relatives," a Khowai district administration official said. Gaishing Para is 80 km north of Agartala.

The official said that the Chief Minister, accompanied by Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Chairman Ranjit Debbarma, asked the Khowai District Magistrate and Collector to take up all relevant matters of the slain soldier with the Indian Army authorities for their immediate resolution.

"Our brave Tripura soldier Chittaranjan Debbarma was martyred while protecting our country. We stand with his family in their tough times. The state government would always stand by them," Sarkar later told the media. Two officers and five army soldiers, including Debbarma, were killed last Tuesday when terrorists stormed a military base at Nagrota near Jammu. Three attackers were also gunned down. Debbarma's last rites were performed at Gaishing Para village in West Tripura with full military honours and in the presence of thousands of villagers and his family members.

ernment to hold talk on November 15, we (UNC) went with a hope to resolve the issue peacefully but the Manipur Government did not send its representatives," the UNC alleged, adding, "It is the Manipur Government which is trying to create more trouble in the state." The UNC also alleged that the Manipur Government was discreetly trying to declare Sadar Hills and Jiribam as districts on October 31. "But its plan was exposed by the Nagas," said the UNC, and asked, "So, who is to be blamed for the prevailing situation in Manipur?"

The UNC further asked the Manipur Government to uphold the Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on the issue and to also honour the assurance given by the Central Government through the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The UNC also accused the Manipur Government of "working very hard" to paint the Nagas "in a bad light".

The Naga body further demanded the unconditional release of its president, Gaidon Kamei and its Information Secretary, SK Stephen. "They are not criminals," the UNC asserted.

Naga-imposed blockade hampers Manipur's construction works: Ibobi

Imphal, December 4 (IaNS): Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh said on Sunday that a United Naga Councilimposed blockade on National Highways No.2 and No.53 is slowing down construction work in the state and urged the Centre to persuade NSCN (IM) to call off the blockade.

The Chief Minister contends that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), which is holding negotiations with the Centre, is backbone of the United Naga Council (UNC) in the state.

The UNC enforced a blockade on National Highways 2 and 53 on November 1 in protest against the Okram Ibobi Singh government's move to upgrade Sadar Hills and Jiribam to full-fledged districts, allegedly without consulting the Nagas, who inhabit the areas.

Various construction works, including the construction of Integrated Check Posts near the international border with Myanmar as part of the legalised

border trade infrastructure, have been stopped, according to officials.

The constr uction stopped as the prices of building materials have almost doubled due to drop in supplies. A bag of cement which was sold at Rs 420 before the blockade is now available at Rs 850.

"Trucks loaded with building materials are stranded for weeks. In case of the NH 2, they stayed in the mountain highway for more than one month. The transporters exact extra charges, including for food and other expenses of the drivers and cleaners. Due to these additional expenses, prices have to increase," Ram Prasad, a shop owner, said. Meanwhile, there is no indication that the blockade will be over soon. The Centre had arranged a tripartite meeting recently. However, the Manipur government did not take part in it. The Nagas also have been demanding an "alternative arrangement", contending that they no longer want to stay "under the communal government of Ibobi".

GuwahatI, December 4 (hINDuStaN tImeS): Assam farmer Jintu Bora could well be the rustic version of Gujarat’s Mahesh Shah who declared Rs 13,860 crore under the income-tax disclosure scheme.

Barely 24 hours after Shah told a Gujarati news channel that the money “belongs to other Indians”, the police in central Assam’s Majuli district raided Bora’s house in Madhupur village.

The raid on Saturday evening yielded 37 passbooks of nationalised banks and post office, 44 ATM cards, 34 cheque books and more than 200 blank cheques besides Rs 22,380 in cash, a laptop and blank stamp papers.

“Bora said he had been keeping the passbooks, ATM cards and other documents as sureties against loans given to other villagers, but we are not totally discounting the possibility of black money having

been parked through these accounts,” Vaibhav Chandrakant Nimbalkar, Majuli’s superintendent of police, told Hindustan Times.

Bora, an investigating officer said, could get away with lighter punishment because scrapped highvalue banknotes were not recovered from him. “We are questioning him to find out who parked how much money in the accounts in his possession,” he said.

Property dealer Shah,

who had declared a whopping Rs 13,860 crore of undisclosed wealth under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS), appeared on a television show on Saturday night and claimed the money did not belong to him, only to be held by income tax officials for questioning.

Shah’s disclosure under the Centre’s IDS, which ended in September, accounts for over 20% of the total Rs 65,000 crore declared under the scheme.

WII formulates project to conserve Gangetic River Dolphin GuwahatI, December 4 (ptI): The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has chalked out a project to develop a conservation action plan for the Gangetic River Dolphin to save the national aquatic animal from extinction.

"The project is aimed at ensuring a recovery plan of the Gangetic River Dolphin and their habitat in the country and engage stakeholders in conservation of river ecosystems," WII Director Dr V B Mathur said here today.

The project would de-

velop monitoring protocols for River Dolphins and river fauna, quality assessment of river habitat and assessment of invasive species and involve stakeholders in River Dolphin and associated aquatic animal conservation.

The project with a duration of five years would be carried out in partnership with respective state forest departments, national and state academic institutions and NGOs, Mathur said.

The first stakeholders meet was held here yester-

day to chalk out an agenda to take forward the project for conservation of dolphins, which has been declared globally endangered due to rapid rate of their population decline and habitat reduction and in India it is in the highest legal protection status in Schedule-I of the Wildlife Protection Act. Mathur pointed out that the project was part of the Endangered Species Recovery Plans (ESRP) of four endangered species - Great Indian Bustard, Dugong, Manipur Deer (Sangai)

and the Gangetic Dolphin initiated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

It was funded under the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Advisory Council (NCAC).

"The goal of the ESRP is to maximise the long-term survival of species in the wild through a planned and logical framework to be implemented through multistakeholder partnerships in which local communities play a key role," he said.

Homestays, ropeway to change the face of Manipur tourism

Imphal, December 4 (IaNS): If you want to explore the raw beauty and rich culture of Manipur, one of the eight northeastern states, but are unsure about where to stay, here's some good news for you.

Manipur's Tourism Department, in collaboration with private players, has come up with an innovative idea to attract more holidaymakers: state-funded homestays in far-flung corners.

And the state government is also mulling a ropeway over the Loktak Lake, northeast India's largest fresh water lake.

"Whenever people talk about Manipur, it's about the law and order problem.

It has to be changed as the state has a lot of things to offer in terms of tourism and culture. Here there are eight hill districts which are remote but their beauty is very distinct and unexplored," Manipur Tourism Director N. Bandana Devi told IANS. Manipur

is a mosaic of ancient traditions and rich cultural patterns. There is much to explore in the hills like adventure sports, culture, natural beauty, beautiful landscapes and the like.

"Homestays are going to be a big boon for Manipur tourism and will change the face of the industry here," a confident Bandana said, adding: "We are inviting tour operators, hospitality firms and other private players to set up homestays in the hilly region of the state."

Homestays would, beside offering a chance to explore the kaleidoscopic beauty, local cuisine and culture, give a distinct feeling of seeing Manipur from the local perspective.

"Tourists will be able to explore local cuisine, local culture and pristine beauty of the place at homestays in different parts of the state. We have found out a few places for homestays but it has to be increased manifold. It should not be

Artists performing Manipur's traditional dance. (IANS Photo)

restricted to a few selected areas. We are exploring more places for homestays," Bandana said.

She said that only 10 per cent of the tourism potential had been realised and 90 per cent remained to be done. "We have planned that every month we will identify one new place which is very remote from Imphal and develop that

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area into a tourist destination. There we could explore for homestays and ethnic tourism. Different tribes of Manipur live in the hills, which are yet to be explored," she said.

Last year, 146,169 domestic tourists and 3,250 international tourists -mainly from Japan and South Korea -- visited Manipur. Bandana hoped that

with the help of homestays, these numbers will rise.

She said that the department has tied up with several tour agents or operators for homestays. Tourists can approach these government-approved tour operators for booking homestays.

"We will make it online but it will take another year.

We have five to six home-

stays in Senapati district, more than 10 homestays in Bishnupur district near Loktak lake and a few in Ukhrul," Bandana said.

Besides homestays, the state government is coming up with several other measures to boost tourism. For instance, Loktak lake, on whose southwestern shore lies the Keibul Lamjao National Park, is home to the endangered Sangai deer or brow-antlered deer that is native only to Manipur.

"Loktak lake is a major tourist attraction. We are planning to go for a cablecar ropeway project. A detailed project report (DPR) is under preparation in this connection," Manipur Tourism Special Secretary N. Ashok Kumar told IANS. "There are three-four hillocks in the Loktak lake area. We want to connect these through the ropeway which will certainly boost tourism. We are also mulling some water sports activities in the lake in the near future," he added.

This apart, the Manipur Sangai Festival is also organised to boost tourism by attracting more people from across the country.

"With the festival, we try to establish cultural exchange which is needed for bridging the gap between the people of Manipur and other parts of the country," Ashok Kumar said.

There is also the Swadesh Darshan Scheme under which there are two circuits. The Krishna circuit showcases several Vaishnavite temples in Imphal, including the Gopinath temple and the Shree Shree Govindajee Temple.

The other is the northeast circuit connecting Imphal (Kangla fort surrounded by a moat), Khongjom (where the British and the Manipuri people fought a war), the Moreh border town with Myanmar, and Moirang, where the flag of Indian National Army (INA) was unfurled for the first time on April 14, 1944.

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ATMs easy target for hackers: Experts New Delhi, December 4 (iANS): At a time when serpentine queues continue to grow outside ATMs across the country following the demonetisation move, a top executive of Intel Security has warned that ATMs in India are susceptible to security breaches.

Intel Security, with its McAfee product line, is the world’s largest dedicated security technology company. In banks, a breach can happen at multiple levels -- like at an ATM, data centre, network or through mobile banking. “The ATM today is an easy target for hackers to hit a network,” Anand Ramamoorthy, Managing Director, Intel Security, South Asia, told IANS in an interview.

ATM attacks have affected several countries in the recent past. A hacker group called Cobalt targeted ATMs across Europe last month and remotely attacked the machines using malicious software that manipulated the systems which led the machines to automatically dispense huge amounts of cash.

Banks in India will have

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According to experts, banks need to work towards gradually enabling EMV chip and PIN-enabled card acceptance and processing at ATMs to enhance the safety and security of transactions.

“It is time that magnetic-stripe cards issued

by banks for ATM transactions are replaced at the earliest. While the affected banks are blocking debit cards to minimise the impact, the already ongoing replacement of mag-stripe cards with EMV chip cards will help the banks and consumers,” Atul Singh, Regional Director-Banking and Transport (India Subcontinent) at the digital security giant Gemalto, told IANS earlier.

EMV -- which stands for Europay, MasterCard and

Visa -- is a global standard for credit cards that uses computer chips to authenticate (and secure) chipcard transactions.

“We have seen a big focus on ATM attacks in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, including India. ATMs in underdeveloped countries are particularly vulnerable as those countries still have old ATM software and are running Windows XP. This makes them the perfect target for an easier score,” USbased cyber security com-

pany FireEye said recently.

In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently urged people to “embrace e-banking, mobile banking and more such technology”, but Ramamoorthy warned that as mobile banking becomes popular, it will involve greater risks.

“You have to become aware as you become more digitised,” noted Ramamoorthy, adding that mobile has become more of a financial gateway and its implications are huge for the country.

Earlier this year, following a malware-related security breach, the State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and YES Bank blocked millions of debit cards that were compromised in one of the biggest data breaches in the financial sector. “To protect ATMs from cyber attacks in the future, Intel Security has deployed an ‘Embedded App’ control which not only protects ATMs at the site but also the network which it is connected to,” Ramamoorthy said, adding that the app is set for an update in 2017.

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“Investigation being conducted by the Income Tax Department across India into the sudden surge in cash deposits in Jandhan accounts have revealed various inconsistencies,” a Finance Ministry statement said on Sunday. Undisclosed money worth about Rs 1.64 crore has already been found in Jan Dhan accounts, it said. The money has been deposited by persons who have never filed returns, with their income being below the taxable limits, it added. The money has been detected at Kolkata, Midnapore, Ara (Bihar), Kochi and Varanasi, the statement said, adding that Rs 40 Lakh has been seized from one such account in Bihar.

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Assam CM recalls matrimonial MP Papu Yadav vows to be voice of NE, Nagaland alliance between Nagas and Ahoms Our Correspondent

Kohima | December 4

KOHIMA, DeceMber 4 (NePS): When Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal came to Kohima to grace the grand Hornbill Festival 2016 on December 1 he came with a message to remind the people of Nagaland that their Ahom King married a Naga girl many centuries back. Thus, the name of Naginimora Town under Nagaland’s Mon District bordering Assam came into being, he informed.

Although many people heard about the name of “Naginimora” under Nagaland’s Mon District, many have not known still the actual story of it as to how it came about. According to elderly Konyak people, they said that one of their women was married to an Ahom Raja (King) in between the 16th and 17th Centuries. The name of the Ahom King was Godadhar Hingho who came and took refuge in Wakching Village and grew up in their Morung. Later he even took the local name (Konyak) as “Pongyong Tekshai.”

Later, the Ahom King fell in love with a Konyak girl called Watlong Wangya from Tanhai Village under

Mon District. He finally married her. She became the “Queen” and known her as “Dalimi” in Assamese, the Konyak elderly people said.

The Naga Queen’s final wish was that after her death, her body should be buried in Konyak land. The Ahom Raja fulfilled what his Naga Queen wished for by finally burying her death body in Konyak land and that place was since known as “Naginimora.” Today Naginimora has an ADC Head Quarters under Nagaland’s Mon District.

There are historical artifacts used by the Ahom King and his Konyak Naga Queen in Tanhai Village.

A historic monolith was erected in Tanhai Village in memory of Ahom King Godadhar Hingho and his Konyak Naga Queen Watlong Wangya.

Assamese people and the Konyaks used to organize many cultural programs at Tanhai Village in commemoration of the Ahom King and the Konyak Naga Queen.

The State Government should develop this historic Tanhai Village particularly by constructing

Member of Parliament from Bihar, Rajesh Ranjan (Papu Yadav) today expressed concern that there is less development in north eastern states and vowed to be the voice of the north eastern states and especially the state of Nagaland.

Talking to media persons on the sideline of gracing Hornbill Festival (Culturally Yours event) at Kisama today, he expressed that the state of Nagaland is still lagging in development.

He expressed his concern that the state is yet to have engineering college, medical college, IT, MBA. Yadav said provided he got a written note, he would raise his concern for the

MP Yadav and wife with others at Ao Morung in Kisama on Sunday. (Morung photo)

development of the state in the area of farmers development and education sector in the next parliament session.

Referring to his visit to Nagaland, he praised the rich culture and tradition of the Nagas, adding that he was impressed by “loving attitude” of the people.

He also stressed on the need to have peace and

unity for all round development of the state.

MP Ranjita Ranjan, wife of Papu Yadav termed the Hornbill festival as “inspiring.’

NCSU interacts with Lok Sabha MPs The Nagaland Contractors’ & Suppliers Union (NCSU) hosted Rajesh Ranjan (Papu) Yadav and his wife Ranjeet Ranjan,

Naga Shisha Hoho 25th year thanksgiving A monolith erected at Tanhai Village in Memory of Matrimonial relationship of Ahom King Godadhar Hingho with his Konyak Naga Queen, Watlong Wangya.

a Museum to showcase the historic pieces used by the Ahom King and Naga Queen. This Village could become one of the most

attractive tourist circuits in the region, besides it will strengthen the bonds between the Assamese and the Nagas.

KOHIMA, DeceMber 4 (MexN): The 25th year thanksgiving programme of the Naga Shisha Hoho will take place from December 6 to 7 at Naga Shisha Hoho Prayer Centre, Kutsapo village under Phek district.

The speakers of the programme will be Rev. Dr. Wati Aier, FNR Convener,

Rev. Dr. Z.K. Rochill, senior Auxiliary Secretary, The Bible Society of India and Rev. Dr. Vezopa Tetseo, executive secretary Chakhesang Baptist Church Council.

Greetings and release of souvenir will be done

by Rev. Dr. V.K. Nuh. NMA president Abeiii Meru will also share greetings at the programme. Goodwill

messages will be shared by different Naga political groups.

Meanwhile, the Naga Shisha Hoho extended invitation to all Naga political groups, FNR, Naga Hoho, NMA, NSF, NPMHR, ENPO, NTC, CNTC, ENSF, church leaders, prayer warriors and one and all to the programme.

both Members of Parliament during their visit to Kohima for the Hornbill Festival, the Festival of Festivals at Naga Heritage Village Kohima, Nagaland.

The NCSU officials and members led by President Pele Khezhie had the opportunity to interact with both of them over lunch at Ao Morung in Kisama.

NCSU General Secretary, John Kath in a press release stated that both the MPs expressed their concern on the lack of progress in the State and assured to take up concerns of development before the Parliament.

The NCSU expressed hope that the two MPs will be the ambassadors of the Naga people in projecting and promoting us before the rest of the country and the world.

Lost and Found A mark sheet of HSSLCE (Arts Stream) belonging to Shekivi Swu was found near Dhobinala, Dimapur. The rightful owner may contact 9856435083 with other related documents.

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The celebration, hosted at the resident of Shingnyu Khiam Ex-MLA and Vice President NPF Central, Burana Bazar B, was observed with warmth and gaiety, NPF Media & Press Bureau said in a press release.

The programme was presided by TL Merry, Press Secretary, NPF Media & Press Bureau and started began with invocation by Pedse Shingyu while General Secretary NPF Central

greetings and participating in the discussion hour, the main theme of the speakers focused on a united, cohesive team method of striving in upholding and promoting the party programmes and responsibilities, it said.

Members were all praise for Nchumo Kikon GS, Shingnyu VP and Toshila Sangtam and Hetoli Achumi, General Secretaries; Women wing Central for their successful preparation of the advent Christmas, it added.

Meanwhile, with the

resume the ‘chain get together’ of Dimapur based NPF Central office bearers that was in practice when TL Merry VP was in charge Dimapur Division.

In this connection, Basu Damani volunteered to host the next get together meet, with Mahendra Thaosen, Working President, Minority Wing, NPF Central, Pushika Awomi, Asso.

Press Secy. and Press Officer to CM and Ex-MLA Atovi Sumi and others in waiting, the release added.

The programme concluded a mass prayer.

ganisation known as the Anti-Corruption & Crime Investigation Front (ACIF), Nagaland Unit today claimed “illegal flesh trade” is becoming a flourishing business in Dimapur.

It was discovered during a recent “surprise

pur, ACIF Media Cell (AM) said in a statement.

The trade is allegedly operated from the premises of the hotel “running as a part of a brothel under the name and style of hotel,” it added.

ACIF further claimed that minor girls are also en-

whose identity may also be in question.

In this connection the ACIF urged the district administration to intervene for the necessary step for closure of the hotels involved in the “illegal practice (Business)” after verification.

NStCB Tseminyu inaugurates Henbenji Farmers’ Club

TSeMINyu, DeceMber 4 (MexN): The Henbenji Farmers’ Club was inaugurated by Puhovil, Branch Manager of Nagaland State Cooperative Bank (NStCB), Tseminyu branch at Henbenji Village Council Hall on December 3.

The branch in a press release said that tresently, the Club has eighteen nondefaulting members to banks and is linked to Nagaland State Cooperative Bank, Tseminyu branch.

The Club is attached to KVK Kohima, Tesophenyu and supported by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NATop 7 contestants of the Naga Chef Season 4 underway at the Hornbill Festival held at Kisama. The winner of the Naga Chef Season 4 will walk away with a cash prize of Rs. BARD). Their members have also been formed 3 lakhs. (DIPR Photo)

into three Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) for accessing credit from banks. In this regard, they will be facilitated and monitored

by Development Wing of Council of Rengma Baptist Churches (CRBC), Zumpha for credit linkage and ensuring proper end use of loan, including repayments.

The meeting was chaired by Nnole Cheng, Chief Coordinator of the Club and attended by G. Kent, Agriculture Officer, Puhovil, Branch Manager of NStCB, Bendang Aier, AGM, NABARD, Dr. GwazenloTep and Dr. G. Tsela, both Veterinary Assistant Surgeons (VAS) as resource persons.

Lauding the objective of Henbenji Farmers’ Club to bring about “development through credit”, the resource persons also called upon the members to maintain strict financial discipline, transparency in work, develop long term relationship with various development agencies including banks and adopt new technologies in their fields for increasing production and productivity in the light of GoIs resolve to double the income of farmers by the year 2022.

Discussion on calendar of activities of the Club and conduct of Base Level Orientation Programme were the other highlights of the day.

KOHIMA, DeceMber 4 (MexN): Prof. Rahul Ramagundam, the authorized biographer of George Fernandes, former defense minister of India will be visiting Nagaland from December 10 to 14 to collect information about the role played by George Fernandes in the political, social and economic life of the north eastern states in over 40 years of his public life. He will be accompanied by Michael B. Fernandes, ex-MLA/MLC of Karnataka.

A release received here said that Prof.Rahul will be happy to meet and interact with as many people as possible who were as-

sociated with George Fernandes regardless of their political affiliations and receive from them oral accounts, anecdotes, reminiscences, originals or copies of correspondence between them, reports, newspaper clippings and photographs of events involving him,, documents, publications etc, which may throw light on the contribution made by him in the political and economic life of the people in the region.

Those wishing to meet Prof. Rahul and Michael during the visit to Nagaland have been asked to contact Thenucho Tunyi, former home minister Nagaland.

ATMA-Dimapur Kuhuboto Block conducts demo

The story of Bee Keeping Kuzhovesa Soho Kohima | December 4

One could gain tremendous knowledge just by observing the activities of bees and ants, which could be utilized for exploring a new era of human lives and no doubt can be added to the latest trend of technologies.

Interacting with this freelance journalist, Venuta S. Venuh, a local bee research expert from Phek Town, maintained bees have an attitude of exposing themselves to become the most reputed families as that of advanced nations if an observer could make a good comparison.

He explained in details about how bees work and sacrifice for the sake of their baby bees. “I having adequate interest started observing the bees, how it performed its duties from its initial stage till a time comes for harvesting, since my youthful days,” he said.

Friends call him ‘Bee Doctor’, in other words a man who keeps on doing research in bee keeping with sincere efforts.

Narrating the story of bee keeping with an expe-

rience of almost 5 decades, Venuh revealed that March is a month where bees hunt for their home; however, there are lots of chances a mother bee/layer bee will be killed by spiders. Stating that bees are naturally of two types - seasoned and whole time bees, he said, seasoned bees are fierce in nature, hard working, sacrificial, exposing its specialities even at the cost of giving its lives.

Focusing on the lives and nature of King Bee (Pfide) which comes under seasoned bee category, Venuh said, King Bee family is further classed into 2 types. One of them is Chükri bee which has more working specialities, but has shorter lifespan. The Chükri bee usually can be found in the region where there are oak trees. It would soar high in the month of August demonstrating its skills and reaching its zenith and in the meantime enabling its keeper (owner of the bee) to observe a clear flying in the air, however in September, from big to small, all working bees would maintain low flying. Thurikri bee has longer lifespan, but vulner-

The harvested bees displayed in a market for sale.

able in nature during its infant stage. The mother/ layer bee of Thurikri unlike Chükri bee do not gave birth until the male bee which stays with her become mature enough.

The working system of a king bee is worth to be observed, Venuh stated, adding that every working bee perform certain assignments. Grouping themselves, some would go in search of feeding products for baby bees insects, water (honey) tree mole for extending its hive etc, some would clear the ground level of the internal home (these group of bees would do decorative envi-

ronment by arranging mud pieces outside in a beautiful arrangement etc). Some few would guard their entrance with fierce attitude and make sure that no other bee interferes.

March-April is the season for the mother/layer bees to settle their families, while between last part of August and before September 10 is the best season for harvesting the King bee.

However, for the Thurikri bee it can be gainfully harvested even in the month of October till 1st part of November, Venuh added.

The baby bees need a month to become a workable bee, however a work-

ing bee has a guaranteed lifespan; it can never live longer than a month. Nevertheless, bees have the nature of fast multiplication of offspring; it immensely increases its family members every new day, said Venuh.

He further went on to say that King bees as mentioned earlier having short duration of its lifespan, one should not confuse that all species of King Bee vanish at a time. Though the working bee die earlier, the bee who fasted themselves to become mother/layer bee for the next season live a longer period. It would fast for 3 months from November to January, where it would deliver an infant bee during the last part of January and thereby die out.

When asked whether he finds any way out to take up a nursery project of a King bee, Venuh confidently responded, “If one is determined to give their 100% effort or in other words joint efforts, there is a possibility.” He said that to carry out the project at least a few hectares of land having a good environment with enough plantations of oak tree is required. Food products

and other various requirements can be supplied to them in the form of artificial treatment. There is even possibility of providing the bees an artificial home, added Venuh.

When queried on how he faced gain and loss while confining such long years observing the nature and lives of bees, Venuh disclosed, “Financially and materially I spent enough dues as I deserve, however, on the other hand I gained a lot and I found enough satisfaction with what I pursued on for the last 5 decades.”

Having deep concern for bee keeping, Venuh wished that the department concerned (i.e., sericulture department) will give unflinching support to the lovers of bees in order to motivate them professionally and commercialize the bees and their products.

Stating that if bee keeping is properly taken up by the government agencies and the bee products are supplies on regular basis, the same can become the highest demanded curry/ cuisine items in almost all the standard restaurants across the nation.

Resource person and ATMA officials along with the participants during the demonstration held on Soil health management under changing climate scenario.

DIMAPur, DeceMber 4 (MexN): ATMADimapur Kuhuboto Block conducted Demonstration on “Soil health management under changing climate scenario” and “Joint visit of ATMA & KVK to Soyabean cultivation” held at Ghokito village, under Kuhuboto Block, Dimapur on November 25. Resource person for the programme was James Kikon, SMS (KVK) & BTT member, ATMA-Dimapur, Kuhuboto Block.

He began his topic with an awareness of soil health management which is very important to the production of healthy agricultural products. He illustrated to the participants that Soil testing is the only way to determine the available nutrient status in soil or soilless media and the only way you can develop specific fertilizer recommendations. Yield and economic return can be optimized when fertil-

izer rates accurately address the needs of a crop.

Potential soil and water pollution can be minimized when nutrient application is geared to the needs of a particular crop.

Soil test also determines effective fertility, composition and characteristics such as the acidity or pH level and is also used to mimic the function of roots to assimilate minerals. He also demonstrated on the basic steps for the collection of soil sample and how to differentiate a good nutrient soil from the bad ones plus specific recommendations as to the kinds and rates of fertilizers to apply for each crop.

A press release stated that the programme concluded with joint visit of ATMA and KVK to soyabean cultivation. Altogether 16 farmers attended the programme. The programme was chaired

by Akavi Holo, BTM (ATMA), Kuhuboto Block.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 334

By Dr Asangba Tsüdir

Women and Political Participation

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his paper had earlier raised a question on whether one would agree on the view that corruption will decrease if more women take active part in Nagaland politics. Such question gives an understanding that women are less corrupted than men are. It has also been the ‘contention’ that corruption in the state will decrease provided women are given opportunities in state politics. This question comes at a time when the issues related to 33% reservation for women have been a much debated topic even after the government’s approval. The question also seemingly draws women on the lines of submission or denial in politics, that, within a patriarch setting, it can even be employed as a tool to reinforce and attest it as one that seeks to disprove the ‘validity’ of the question in negating women out of politics, though it may just be another opinion seeking question without having any intended conclusions.

Since ‘time immemorial’, women have been at the receiving end of being bracketed within a patriarchal setting. The sad reality is that women still continues to be constrained by traditional modes of thinking informed through a rigid patriarchal system. The existence of such system creates, among other phallocentric constructs, a dichotomy between the private and the public which has undermined the role of women in the public domain. Today, in their quest for self-assertion in claiming their rights and in not having the same political status as compared to men, their quest for a political identity along with the need to fight corruption towards a better society have given impetus to the voice of the women in their struggle for political participation. It has found a leeway through reservation and not through equality. The government’s approval of the municipal election with 33% reservation for women has been seen by the womenfolk, with some exceptions, as a gateway to women’s political participation. However, it not only places women within a ‘category’ called ‘reserved’ but such reservations defeats the very meaning and purpose of gender equality. But in their struggle for political participation, within a patriarch setting, it is happily accepted as something much more than just being a consolation which only time will tell.

In the evolution of education and technology and new modes of thinking, a crucial factor is the need for women in decision making at all levels of socio-political and economic activity without any reservations and at the height of political participation and decision making, the more pronounced concern is the need for women to stand in the general elections and to politically engage as state legislatures. This takes us to the ‘will’ of the women in the sphere of politics. The ‘political restrictions’ and a mindset often patronized by patriarchy can be some reasons why the political aspirations among women is very low. A space that most women find it uncomfortable or offensive to be associated with is the kitchen. But, in tracing the root base for building equality, the kitchen is the institution where social, political, cultural and moral tenets should be build. Only this can pave the way for dismantling the patriarchal constructs towards a ‘gender-equal’ society. On an urgent plane in consideration of a society with hardly any vision, it is time to break out for both genders and share the spaces with the ‘will’ to work responsibly in building a democratic society.

Drawing once again on the opinion poll question, it raises pertinent concerns related to corruption at a time when politics and corruption seem to go hand in hand. That, corruption is not a gender based issue. It is a moral issue.

(Dr. Asangba Tzüdir is Editor with heritage publishing House.

He contributes a weekly guest editorial to the Morung Express.

Feedback and comments can be mailed to asangtz@gmail.com)

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Thomas Franks Our Better World

It wasn't that hard to be friends

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enthil and Sok Hwee: an uncommon friendship that helped a migrant worker feel at home in a foreign land.

Filming Sok Hwee's and Senthil's story of friendship reminded me to see migrant workers as people. Not migrants, not workers, not an economic necessity or worse. It reminded me to be grateful for my own friendship with Mahes. I met Mahes at a neighbourhood Lantern Festival party in 2010. He didn't speak much English then, and I didn't speak Tamil. I'm still amazed at how we were able to talk to each other.

If our friendship were a photo album, it would make for a great tourism advertisement. We've taken funny photos with the animals at the zoo. Mahes screamed on one of the roller coasters at Universal Studios. We held hands while skating at Marina Bay Sands. We bought those nice photos at the Singapore Flyer where they put you inside different sunset scenes inside the Flyer.

Mahes and I have even visited the Istana, the president's official residence, together with a small group of Indian friends.

SIMILAR Ours is an unusual friendship, but it feels like it shouldn't be all that unusual. I'm from the US; he comes from India.

We're about the same age and we both graduated from university. I have a so-called professional media job while Mahes, despite his degree in mathematics, works in construction as a lorry driver. We're concerned about similar things: future, finances and family. We often hang out at coffee shops to talk.

He's visited my apartment and I've visited the container where he lives. He's one of the only people I get to celebrate holidays with, here in Singapore.

The first time we celebrated Christmas together in 2010 was also the first time I ate Indian food with my hands. And that was when I made Indian Bru coffee so strong that I'm sure neither of us will ever forget. Just ask him.

In July 2011, when he turned 25, we celebrated Mahes' birthday for the first time in his life. Apparently celebrating birthdays isn't such a big thing in his family. Mahes faces things that I will never face, and I can't do much for him, but there are simple things I can do, like helping him to apply for jobs or update his CV. But perhaps the most important thing we can do is simply be a friend to each other.

I felt this most acutely when Mahes' supervisor, Raj, committed suicide right outside Mahes' container in July 2013. It deeply affected him – and me - and I was glad to be there for him as he gradually got over the trauma. I'm so glad for my friendship with Mahes. I know I'm better for it. And I'm looking forward to spending Christmas with him again.

Sok Hwee and her friends welcome anyone who would like to help in the English classes, whether as facilitators or support crew working behind the scenes. The classes, run by Agape Community Services, are held on Saturday evenings at a migrant worker dormitory near Yishun in Singapore. Originally catering only to Tamil-speakers, the classes now help workers from China and Myanmar as well.

C O M M E N T A R Y

Tharanga Yakupitiyage Inter Press Service

Journalists honored for their Courage, Resolve J

ournalism has become one of the world’s most dangerous professions, making the courageous achievements of this year’s four International Press Freedom Award winners particularly meaningful.

The four winners from El Salvador, India, Turkey and Egypt were honoured for their courageous achievements by the Committee to Protect Journalists at the 26th International Press Freedom Awards on November 21.

“These awardees are truly remarkable journalists, all of whom have carried out their work with the knowledge that doing so puts them in real danger,” said CPJ’s Board Chairman Sandra Mims Rowe.

“It is heartening to see such resolve, and to know that even under the most threatening conditions, journalists will always find a way to do their job,” she continued.

Since 1992, CPJ found that 1220 journalists have been killed, the majority of whom were murdered with complete impunity. In 2015 alone, nearly 200 journalists were also imprisoned worldwide.

Can Dündar, one of the awardees and chief editor of Turkish daily newspaper Cumhuriyet, was arrested in November 2015 and sentenced to 6 years in prison after publishing a report claiming Turkey’s intelligence service’s plans to send weapons to Syrian rebel groups.

Dündar, who was arrested on charges of disclosing state secrets, espionage and aiding a terrorist group, told IPS of the importance of press freedom.

“It is our right to write, and the people’s right to know. We are not only defending a profession, but we are defending the people’s right to be informed,” he said.

“This award is a kind of message from the world to us that they are aware of our struggle,” Dündar continued.

According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF)’s Press Freedom Index, Turkey is ranked 151st out of 180 countries. Since the election of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2014, more than 1800 cases were opened against journalists and cartoonists for insulting the leader.

The country’s media crackdown has only deepened since the coup attempt in July as the Turkish government has allegedly used its state of emergency and anti-terror laws to shut down over 100 news agencies and imprison approximately 120 journalists. Óscar Martínez, another awardee and investigative reporter from El Salvador, also highlighted the important role of media to IPS, stating: “Only in countries where the press can exercise its right to freely inform is it possible to illuminate those dark corners [of societies] that would otherwise stay in the dark.”

One such dark corner is the ongoing violence in El Salvador. The Central American nation is now the world’s most violent country that is not at war, with over 6,500 murders in 2015 alone. After reporting on extrajudicial killings by police, Martínez received death threats and was forced to temporarily flee the country.

Though CPJ’s award can help the press freedom cause, Martínez added that governments must ensure and provide real protection for journalists.

Malini Subramaniam similarly reports on abuses by police and security forces and extrajudicial killings, but in India’s “Red Corridor” where a five-decade long conflict between Maoists and the govern-

Burton Benjamin memorial Award recipient Christiane Amanpour with iPFA honorees malini subramaniam, Óscar Martínez, and Can Dündar at the International Press Freedom Awards on November 22, 2016, New York.

ment has persisted.

Working in the Indian State of Chhattisgarh, first as a development worker then as a journalist, Subramaniam told IPS that she saw indigenous residents, known as adivasis, caught in the crossfire without essential services or a voice.

“These stories were not coming out…I realised that these stories need to be told,” Subramaniam told IPS, adding that the dangers of telling the story did not matter to her.

Due to her critical reports on human rights abuses, Subramaniam has had to cope with numerous instances of police interrogation and harassment, eventually forcing Subramaniam to leave the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh.

However, Subramaniam noted that she is just one of the journalists that faced such perils there.

According to CPJ, at least four journalists are imprisoned in the Central Indian state, and other journalists including a BBC correspondent have been forced to flee the area for fear of reprisal.

“It’s not just about an individual, it is about the larger field,” Subramaniam told IPS. “This award will sort of amplify the situation that is there in Bastar as far as reporting is concerned, what’s happening to the journalists that are there and as a message to the government of India to wake up,” she continued.

CPJ also honoured Mahmoud Abou Zeid, an Egyptian photojournalist who has been in prison since August 2013.

Zeid, who is also known as Shawkan, was arrested while covering clashes between Egyptian security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Among the charges he faces is weapons possession, illegal assembly and murder.

Egypt is the second largest jailer of journalists in the world, only second to China, CPJ found.

Attending the awards ceremony on behalf of

Shawkan was his childhood friend Ahmed Abu Seif.

“I still sometimes want to wake up and for somebody to tell me that it is just a dream,” Seif told IPS, adding that it hurts him that Shawkan is not there himself to receive CPJ’s award.

“This award means a lot for recognising a journalist behind bars. It’s also a sign to tell the Egyptian government that…even if you don’t recognise him as a journalist, we do,” he continued.

The fight for press freedom is not limited to countries like Egypt and Turkey, but also continues to remain an issue in the United States.

Receiving the Burton Benjamin Memorial award was Christiane Amanpour who pointed to the perils American journalists face and may continue to face after President-elect Trump assumes office.

“I never in a million years thought I would be up here on stage appealing for the freedom and safety of American journalists at home,” she told attendees, pointing to a tweet by President-elect Trump that said “professional protesters” were “incited by the media.”

She particularly noted the issues U.S. media faced while reporting the presidential campaigns in balancing neutrality and truth, but said that this cannot continue.

“I learned long ago, covering the ethnic cleansing and genocide in Bosnia, never to equate victim with aggressor, never to create a false moral or factual equivalence, because then you are an accomplice to the most unspeakable crimes and consequences.

I believe in being truthful, not neutral and I believe we must stop banalising the truth,” she said.

She added that the media can either contribute to a more functional system or to deepen the political dysfunction.

“This above all is an appeal to protect journalism itself…we have to stand up together–for divided we will all fall,” she concluded.

Is Carter right that Obama should recognize Palestine?

Juan Cole

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CommonDreams

immy Carter wrote and NYT op-ed on November 28 in which he called on Barack Obama to arrange for the UN Security Council to recognize Palestine and pass resolutions reaffirming the illegality of Israeli squatting on Palestinian land in the West Bank.

Carter points out that there are 600,000 such Israeli squatters on stolen Palestinian land. He knows that likely Trump’s election marks the end of the US cover story that it is working toward a two-state solution.

With all due respect to Carter, who deserves a lot of respect, there is no evidence whatsoever that the US has done anything at all to implement a two-state solution. Washington has occasionally hosted Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, but when the Israeli side insulted the US Secretary of State and the president and refused to cease aggressively colonizing Palestine even while they supposedly were parlaying over it, the US just acquiesced in Israeli intransigence.

The Wikileaks cables from 2006 and 2007 show US embassy officials slavishly following Israeli policy initiatives like the boycott on Gaza.

Carter is speaking out because a Trump policy on Israel-Palestine puts in doubt the legacy of his Camp David accords of 1978-79. Indeed, if the occupied Palestinians end up living in the hell of a decades-long Apartheid under the Israeli jackboot, then Camp David looks more and more like just a sepa-

rate peace in which Egypt extricated itself from further confrontations with expansionist Israel, receiving back the Sinai, and leaving the poor weak Palestinians and Lebanese to their oppressive fate.

Not only is it right to rescue millions of Palestinians from statelessness, but resolving this issue would resolve 70% of America’s terrorism problem in the region.

So how plausible is Carter’s proposal to Obama?

Oh, it could easily be done. The other members besides the US of the UN Security Council (Britain, France, Russia, and China) would be perfectly happy to pass a resolution condemning the Israeli squatting on Palestinian territory, if they were sure the US would not simply veto it, as it almost always does.

The US itself could present a resolution, and I’ve heard that Obama’s team have crafted one as a contingency.

The trick is political will. The US would have to avoid exercising its veto.

It always vetoes resolutions sanctioning or criticizing Israeli aggression and colonization.

Each president behaves in this way because the Israel lobbies have traditionaly helped fund political campaigns (John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt estimated that these lobbies provide as much as a third of the campaign funding for the Democratic Party.) You wonder if all this will change with the new Bernie Sanders and Don-

ald Trump models– crowdfunding a campaign on the one hand and just having a billionaire buy the presidency with his own money. Sanders could take a more even-handed stance on the occupation of the stateless Palestinians precisely because he did not owe any big donors anything. In contrast, Hillary Clinton was deeply indebted to fanatical Israel-firsters like Haim Saban, and her speeches on the Mideast might as well have just been written by the Netanyahu government of Israel. Trump took a little money from Sheldon Adelson toward the end but not much, I think it was like $3 mn., which presumably did not buy much.

So the danger is that if Obama lifts his standing veto on UNSC resolutions on the occupied Palestinian West Bank and Israeli colonization policy, singleissue pro-Israel lobbies will decline to support the Democratic Party in 2020.

Obama, as the leader of the Democratic Party, can’t very well chase away a third of the party’s funding for the next presidential race. (Even though, as I said, Sanders and Trump have introduced new models that could allow the sidestepping of single-issue lobbies like AIPAC).

But this juncture is special, and Carter is right that Obama could take the lead here. First of all, where are the pro-Israel donors going to go? To Trump? Can they really trust someone who is openly appointing known Neofascists and white supremacists?

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So this is the one time where Obama could probably cross the Likud Party without harming Democratic Party fundraising down the line. Of course there is also the issue of the pro-Israel vote in Florida and elsewhere, but they couldn’t stop Trump in Florida or Pennsylvania so they are not as crucial as AIPAC keeps proclaiming.

So it seems to me that Obama can indeed act, and what I hear is that he is actively contemplating this step.

Trump would not easily be able to reverse a UN Security Council resolution that imposed sanctions on Israel for breaking international law by its galactic theft of Palestinian territory and its demotion of the Palestinian people to stateless objects of foreign military rule.

He could go back to vetoing new resolutions, but was done would be done.

In fact, if Obama does not do what Carter is calling for, he could end up having no legacy at all. The Iran deal is fragile, as is Obamacare, and those were his only real achievements aside from a slew of executive orders that can be reversed by the incoming administration.

But of course the fate of 12 million Palestinians is rather more important than whether one politician is remembered for anything in the history books.

Juan Cole teaches Middle Eastern and South Asian history at the University of Michigan. His new book, The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East (Simon and Schuster), will officially be published July 1st.

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The Morung Express POLL RESULTS

Do you agree with the view that corruption will decrease if more women take active part in Nagaland state politics? Why?

ling corruption. On the whole Some of those who voted men are power mongers and so YES had this to say: there is greater tendency to be • Yes, I tend to agree that corruption will more corrupt. Also men are tradecrease if more women were to parditionally viewed as the provider ticipate in active politics. Look where for the family and this increases the men has led us to. We are in a very sorry state of affairs. It is true that we their tendency to abuse financhave women leaders like Jayalalita, Raje es. Women on the other hand Scindia and so on who have not set the are traditionally seen to manbest bench mark. But still than I think age financial resources to meet there are Naga women who can provide the family needs. All these have better leadership and address corrupconvinced me that more women tion in our state. participation in Nagaland poli• Yes. because women can be a great poltics will increase opportunities itician not in nagaland but the whole to check corruption. It will not world..they can change the world with eradicate corruption but it will love and honesty. so i say yes to women reduced it.

• Yes. Corruption in Nagaland is because • Maybe, if they genuinely (as the system itself is corrupt. This is bein very very honestly) work to ing abused by the Naga leaders that we bring a real change. Else, men have. I am sure if there are more womor women, if they follow the same old en who become leaders at different levtracks our society will remain the same. els, they will do a better job in solving • Yes. They will be more conscientious the problem. Our Naga men have too and sincere. much obligations to their clansman and villagers and tribe. Their ego and Some of those who voted pride does not allow them to say No. NO had this to say: But things will change with more active • To say that corruption will decrease if women participation. more women take active participation • Corruption knows no gender. It is not in Nagaland state politics is immature gender specific. It can corrupt both thinking. Gender is not the issue in Namen and women. Still than I say yes begaland state’s corrupt political system. cause our society has not to experience The cause of corruption is not because active involvement of women in state of patriarchal system but erroneous politics. I am inclined to think they will social and political system fostered do better in the same way that women by faulty mindset of both the people bureaucrats in our state are doing a in power and general public. Women much better job than their male counparticipation in politics can bring genterpart. Women bureaucrats in Nagader equality to some extent but will not land are more efficient, dedicated and necessarily reduce corruption in the less corrupt. general socio-political and economic • Yes, we need Naga women endowed system of Nagaland state. with POSITIVE THINKING to tackle • No. All are same. myriad issues currently confronting us. • No. there might be some but this is not a Merely shouting for reservation and means to reduce corruption but for emdisplaying a holier than thou attitude powerment of women and women are against another gender will not solve no angels, and men will act as corruptproblems. Take for example, the menace ed guide to accomplish their individuof prostitution in Dimapur. Naga women alistic goals. This reservation is no difwho want to be a public leader cannot ferent that the backdoor appointments feign ignorance and put her head in a that has prevailed Nagaland. bush like an ostrich. She must initiate a • Corruption is gender blind. Moreover, campaign calling all Naga women and the recent inclusion of women in deciChristian organisations and set up counsion making system has nothing to do selling centres for the women in distress with the reduction of corruption but who were forced by circumstances. This acknowledging the progressive trend of is one of the many burning issues, Naga so-called feminism. women of calibre and guts must come • No.. if they wanna join then they should out and clean up. The swatch Bharat orjoin by fair means but this 33 % reserganised by some politicians taking up vation will bring chaos and misunderbrooms in front of the media is but an standing... example of EYE-WASH. Let's be realistic • No. Whether men or women, each inand take the bull by the horns. dividual must uphold values of com• Yes....when we broaden the base of remon Naga interests with a vision for the sponsibility for accountability. End of future. In our day and age, we just canit all....any decisions for better future not take every one for granted. Didn't are based on a wager eventually. For they say politics is the last refuge of the better or for worse. Better we hope for scoundrels, regardless of the gender? yes possibility and course correction Women of easy virtue might be amongst if shortcomings arise. Present opposithe first to approach for party tickets. tion seems limp timid scared etc anti We have to weed them out, and choose change negative......behind facades of some few good ones to give them an opculture and BS. Current situation is toportunity to prove themselves. tally retrograde and unacceptable to • No... Even Adam fall in Eve's trap. me. Totally Ostrich burying head in the • No. Because we have examples... jayaforest of sands lalita, mayawati, mamata, indra gandhi, • Women, let us ask ourselves...if given sonia gandhi etc.. perhaps it will increase corruption. a chance...in today's scenario....CAN WE NOT SAY, "YES! WE WILL BRING • No. Corruption is something that goes far deeper than societal, economic or CHANGE. YES! WE WILL DECREASE political factors, let alone the gender THE CORRUPTION. YES, WE WILL, IF of the individual. It is an intrinsic propGIVEN A CHANCE!?" erty of humans that must be overcome • Anything can happen in politics but by steadfast commitment and hardcore comparing to men folk, women's inhonesty. To expect a particular group volvement may hopefully help to eradiof people to be naturally less corrupt is cate some forms of corruption but not unrealistic. Each individual candidate just any woman. must be scrutinized as it is the duty of • Yes. While corruption knows NO genthe voters. 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No question of decreased or increased in Corruption even if the entire populations of womenfolk's take active part in politics. To built / break /change a society does not depend on gender. Its all to • do with our mentality and how true are we to change a society. We talk about change change but just by giving good public speech or writing eloquently on social medias will never bring any change until we try to change ourselves first. And by creating divisions and hatreds amongst our fellow citizens no one can bring any change rather it will lead to more destructions in everything.

Hope that we womenfolks stand true with integrity so that in the future we won't be eating our own vomits back.

Might /money n fame are all passing .....

Only Gods wisdom and guidance will help nagas bring a change in our corrupted society.

No...it has not decreased and will not decrease,I said so because I believe women have been taking active parts in politics,atleast controlling the scene from the background..

I believe many women are actively involves in politics (Woman wing bi ase, • mahila bi ase, wives of Ministers, MLA, politicians bi ase nahoi?). Never heard • of them voicing against corruptions.

It's either men don't gives importance to women politicians or women don't gives importance to politics. It depends on person not sex/gender.

During election women are always money bag carrier. So i dont see corrup- • tion decrease with women contesting.

Change, Honesty and Dedication doesn't come from ' gender ' but from ' individual' so, I will not say women actively involved in politics will decrease corruption.

Some of those who voted No. Corruption has no gender. But if OTHERS had this to say: we have more women participation • Corruption free or not, i don't want to in politics, we will surely get a differcomment on that. But in work wise, ent perspective to the men dominated women are more accountable on finbusiness. It is no denying that women ishing what they have started. No womare better with attention to details so I en will leave a work half done. So if you suppose we can expect changes at the want your state to progress, then add grassroots level of the society, if not at women in politics, in town planning, bigger levels. and all the decision making to make our No. Not until men who are already into state to at least look presentable. At the politics stop being corrupted first. moment whether you like it or not our No. And definitely, in the short term, state looks like a garbage dumb emawe are not going to see any reduction in nating vile odour. So you want change? corruption level. Experiences around "Include women". Corruption is not a the world show that it's not gender but gender issue but a moral issue. the environment/culture that primar- • Not sure about corruption free....but ily influences one's tendency for cor33% of the ward will not talk to each ruption or not. Within the context of other if there is any political socio or Nagaland, Naga women, who enter economic misunderstanding between public life, are at risk of getting instituthem...lol tionalised into the prevalent patriarchy, • Corruption is not immune to gender... further working to maintain the illiberal • If you take a women to a shopping mall, social structure. The main reason beyou will find out the answer. ing the fact that Naga women are still • Women have more b***s with regard

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to everything so it will depend on the caliber, education and moral strength of the individual concerned whether to stick to the straight and narrow or to go all out and make a killing. So can't really say if there will be less corruption if women join politics. Hopefully there will be more conscientious candidates whether male or women joining politics so that there will be a welcome change in governance.

Love of money can be underneath cancer to any gender if it is not valued biblical standard and law as supreme. Also culturally the view of conventional a Naga women needed shift gear worldview of Man. in bottom line, we need both masculine and feminine nature of the person to manage our home Nagaland.

Can't say. Generally women are more prudent and trustable in relationship but can't say when it comes to politics.

Both genders are equally responsible for corruption as long as some women are still married to corrupted leaders.

But, yes, they've every right to partake in policy making. Nothing against reservation.

It's not about gender. The one who can courageously be Accountable will stop corruption.

If one look at the basic structure of a family, the head is usually the earning member of the family. In any case, whoever becomes a politician cannot be the earning member of the family. Since Man in our society is the earning member of the family, Women should be in a better position to become a politician and reduce corruption. POLITICS IS NOT A BUSINESS Men are no saints neither are the women, corruption has been rooted from the beginning and so, here i cannot either agree or disagree for so many opinions varies with very few minded women who are capable to change the whole new chapter if voted to power, still then I cannot say it out. Leaving for the days to come.

Politics is the number one social work.

Social workers hardly have time to make money, or say big money. Politics to Nagas is the biggest investment and the best entrepreneurship.

While there are some women whom I really wish to let them enter politics as they have the brain as well as the courage to tackle social issues, there are some women whom I prefer will never enter politics as they are prone to corruption. You see, its not about gender but depends on the individual as a human being to be corrupted but to do good thing. ..a women's sensible, gentle and loving touch will make lots of difference if she can create a system where others will dread corruption because of her presence. In short , we women without entering politics also can decrease corruption if we let our father, husband and son stop bringing corrupted money at home instead of welcoming and counting the notes and displaying it through foreign tours, blonde hair ,big diamonds ,SUV cars etc or big church offerings. Even if we enter politics to decrease corruption, the majority will be men who will be the maximum Corruptionist. So, at the end of the day it will not be about the few women in politics to decrease corruption but the majority of men in politics and the majority of women not in politics in whose hand this solution to decrease Corruption based on moral values lies.

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This stunted status of women is further compounded by the still conservative and bigoted Naga culture where women are considered half-wit and incompetent in matters related to public affairs, which, laughably, most Nagas vehemently deny! The hypocrisy in the public proclamations by Naga Intellectuals that Naga Culture is empowering for women is embarrassing! The benefits of Affirmative Actions are severely limited by the level of society's consciousness and acceptance of women's value as human beings first. Unfortunately, Nagas, including modern city folks, are yet to grow out of their primitive mindset and atavistic behaviour, where women's values, right and dignity are relegated in the periphery of their moral and political consciousness!

Impossible! Corruption or for that matter, the good and the bad always go together and there can never ever be any better state of things or improvement simply because women become active (even super-active) in politics. There have been stories going around that some states have seen improved governance since women were empowered to run political affairs but it must be noted that those tales are yet to be fire-tested and nobody knows the final outcome.

Yes, along the course of history, there's been instances where, under exceptional circumstances, women too were able to lead but that's a different story altogether. Men and women are totally different and so also, duties and responsibilities. It's rather impractical to usher in a change that will not lead us anywhere.

To top it, we don't need any reservation because everyone has the right to exercise power and contest, provided he/ she is capable and eligible accordingly.

No. Corruption has no gender. Look at Hilary Clinton No man and woman are equally corrupt, exception to few numbers in nagaland at present as such woman does not justify to be anti-corrupt in general and as a matter of fact man and woman of integrity is lesser day by day. May the good LORD intervene.

No. no way that corruption will decrease or increase if women take active part in politics. However, as done by traditional lovers of yore; we must learn to eat from the plate !

ore than 20 years ago I had a lively discussion with a leading German politician who complained that Terre Des Hommes, the child rights organisation I was leading at the time, interfered with national politics. He abhorred our advocacy and campaigns and demanded that we “leave politics to the politicians”. This politician’s perspective was firmly rooted in a traditional understanding of democracy shaped in the 19th and early 20th centuries: once every four or five years people would undertake the often arduous journey to a polling station, cast their votes and return home, most of them leaving politics to the politicians until the next election.

Since that conversation, the growth of digital communications means that politicians have lost their monopoly on politics. Representative democracy as we know it is under enormous pressure every-

citizens or, from my perspective, between citizens and their governments, is underway. The Internet has provided each individual with more and better means to inform themselves, to control politicians, to voice their opinion, to seek the support of others and to form powerful political alliances. The space for civic participation has grown enormously and power has shifted away from traditional political structures and actors.

But politicians have not only lost power to the individual: as a result of accelerated globalisation they have also lost power to supra-national institutions such as the European Union and global ones, especially multi-national companies. What we observe today—and what many of us suffer from—are the responses of traditional political elites to their loss of power in both local and global directions: they try to reduce our space for political participation and they foster aggressive nationalism.

Arguments such as, “We need to stop terrorism” or “We need to preserve our culture and/or religion“ or “We need to secure our living standard” are used around the world to justify discrimination against foreigners or minorities, and to restrict the rights of citizens.

resentative democracy, which depends on empowered politicians, to direct democracy based on empowered citizens, politicians find that their role as intermediary between people and politics is shrinking dramatically. But politicians are not the only ones suffering from disintermediation: civil society organisations are experiencing a similar erosion of their traditional role as intermediaries. Service delivery Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) such as CARE or Save the Children are facing a situation where donors can support organisations in the global South directly without having to go through a Northern CSO, and campaigning CSOs such as Greenpeace or Amnesty need to react to the fact that activists can find each other on social networks and don’t need a well-established intermediary any longer.

Seen from this angle, both traditional politicians and traditional CSOs are part of an old world that is about to be replaced by very different forms of civic participation.

This is in stark contrast to the perspective of most CSOs who see traditional politics as the problem and traditional CSO activities as (part of) the solution. The next generation of civic activists—the ones who create

dinosaurs that will go down together with traditional politics.

New and different resources for new and different actors The search for new business models in our sector is often driven

by CSOs looking for new income streams to fund traditional activities. In doing so, they overlook the fact that funding for traditional activities often dries up because those activities are no longer considered relevant and effective. Thus the search for new business models should start with the search for new approaches to a specific challenge or opportunity.

In regards to the fight for civic rights, the first question should be: how can we conduct the fight for civic rights most effectively?

The occupy movement, the Arab Spring, citizens’ resistance in Turkey and other recent events have shown that people use social networks and other means of digital communication to organize the fight for their rights. To the chagrin of many CSOs, these organisations were not even asked to contribute, and, in some cases, they were as surprised by events as other actors in the dominant order. On the other hand, nearly all of these popular movements were unable

ments. Usually the dominant elites reclaimed control, further reduced the space for citizens’ participation and increased oppression.

How can the achievements of popular movements be secured and turned into stable progress towards just and fair societies? One possibility is to bring progressive and wellorganised parts of the old order to the fore, offering their support to the people at a grassroots level, helping them to stabilise their achievements and turn these into a better future.

However, such a coalition for rights and justice will require massive changes on the part of traditional CSOs: they will have to turn themselves from closed, branded and defended entities into open platforms serving the frontline activists.

The second question, then, is: what resources do we need to pursue our strategy?

We deliberately do not ask about funding here but about resources: money may not be our main problem. Many of the wellestablished CSOs have impressive budgets but far less impressive strategies. Supporting a large number of individual projects may make the status quo more tolerable to the poor and oppressed but it rarely helps with overcoming ex-

times of disintermediation, CSOs need resources such as access to and credibility with frontline activists, legitimacy and strategic importance in the eyes of popular movements, the ability to mobilise and support people in the fight for their rights and many other non-financial resources. CSOs may no longer need the large budgets they administer at present, and they may not be able to raise large budgets in the future: becoming much more effective in fighting poverty and exploitation may not go down all too well with many of the CSOs’ traditional donors, specifically those that aim to maintain the present order.

In his recent piece, Ed Rekosh listed a number of possible new business models to secure these resources—but in the end credibility and legitimacy with the people fighting for their rights is our most essential resource, and we generate that by providing effective support. If we are truly effective in our work, we will know exactly who our friends and enemies are. This may reduce the range of potential donors, compared with CSOs options today, yet it’s still good news for activists: money need not decide the fight for people’s right to participate

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Afghan president says Taliban wouldn't last a month without Pakistan support

AMRITSAR, deceMbeR 4 (ReuTeRS): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday that the Taliban insurgency would not survive a month if it lost its sanctuary in neighbouring Pakistan, urging its neighbour to take on militant groups on its soil instead of giving Kabul financial aid.

Ghani's remarks, made at an international conference in the northern Indian city of Amritsar not far from the border with Pakistan, suggested tensions were rising with Pakistan after Ghani attempted to improve relations with Islamabad when he took office in 2014.

Pakistan said while violence had increased in Afghanistan , blaming another country for it didn't help.

Violence has spread around Afghanistan and the Taliban's ability to conduct coordinated high profile attacks in the capital Kabul has piled pressure on Ghani's Westernbacked government to provide better security to a war weary people.

Last year, Afghanistan suffered the highest number of civilian casualties and military related deaths in the world, Ghani told the Heart

Don't blame one country for terrorism: Pak's Aziz

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with other representatives in Heart of Asia conference, Amritsar. (MEA Photo)

of Asia conference aimed at getting regional players together to help stabilise his country. "This is unacceptable... Some still provide sanctuary for terrorists. As a Taliban figure said recently, if they had no sanctuary in Pakistan, they wouldn't last a month," he said.

Analysts say Pakistan has historically backed the Afghan Taliban as a hedge

88 trains delayed, thirteen cancelled due to fog in Delhi New delhI, deceMbeR 4 (IANS): At least 13 trains were cancelled and 88 trains were running late due to dense fog on Sunday morning, railway officials here said.

"At least 88 trains were running behind schedule and at least 38 trains were rescheduled," a Northern Railway official told IANS. "The entire North India has been effected by the heavy fog today (Sunday)," the official said. The 22823 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was running 22 hours behind schedule and 12303 Poorva Express was running late by 29 hours, the official said. According to officials, at least 88 trains were running late by more than two hours.

The official further said that the railway has rescheduled 12 trains on Sunday. Among 13 cancelled trains were 12310 Patna Rajdhani Express, 12393 Sampoorna Kranti Express, and 22811 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express.

Meanwhile, according to the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which manages operations at the Indira Gandhi International airport here, no flight was cancelled on Sunday.

Woman dancer shot dead for refusing dance with drunk chANdIgARh, deceMbeR 4 (IANS): A 22-yearold dancer at a marriage function in Punjab's Bathinda district, was killed when a drunk man, enraged at being refused a dance, fired at her from close range, police said on Sunday. The victim, Kulwinder Kaur, had refused to dance with a guest who was drunk and was carrying a weapon freom which he fired at her in a rage.

Police have registered a case of murder and booked four people, including the alleged killer, the marriage palace owner and two friends of the killer. Station House OFficer (SHO) Daljit Singh said that the accused was absconding after the incident. The incident took place late on Saturday evening during a marriage function at Aashirwad Marriage Palace in Maur Mandi town of Bathinda, nearly 200 km from here.

Kulwinder Kaur, who was reportedly two months pregnant, fell on the stage even as her colleagues of the dance and orchestra troupe continued their performance. They realised only moments later that she had collapsed. Carrying of weapons is banned under law during marriage functions and at marriage palaces.

In an incident last month, a self-styled godwoman, Sadhvi Dev Thakur, and her accomplices had gone on a firing spree during a wedding function near Karnal town in neighbiuring Haryana, leaving a woman guest dead and two others injured.

Frustrated Delhiites protest with 'ATM pooja' New delhI, deceMbeR 4 (IANS): Frustrated over "No Cash" messages displayed outside banks and ATMs, residents of an east Delhi locality on Sunday organised a 'pooja' of an ATM, praying that it dispenses some cash.

The unique worhip was organised in east Delhi's Jagatpuri area, where over 50 local people went to the State Bank of India ATM and worshipped the cash dispensing machine.

Bhola, a resident of the area, told IANS: "The ATM of the SBI has not been dispensing cash since demonetisation, so we performed its pooja, so that it dispenses some cash." "We did this to highlight the problems the people of Jagatpuri area are facing since the government demonetised currency notes," the man in his 30s said.

Another man, Punit Tiwari told IANS, "Earlier, we used to see couples and elders going for morning and night walk, but nowadays we can find couples running their vehicles on the streets looking for the ATMs with cash." On November 8, the government demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes to curb black money and corruption.

People have been queuing up at branches of banks, ATM kiosks and post offices to withdraw cash, which has been in short supply for over three weeks now.

against the influence of archrival India, with whom Pakistan has fought three wars, in its backyard. Pakistan denies this and instead said it is itself a victim of terrorism and that fighters of the Tehrik-i-Taliban, one of the main groups carrying out attacks inside Pakistan, were operating from Afghanistan.

Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan's top foreign policy adviser,

said it was true that there had been an upsurge in violence in Afghanistan.

"We need to have an objective and holistic view rather to blame one country," he told the conference.

The number of people displaced by conflict in Afghanistan this year has surpassed half a million people, the United Nations reported last month, the highest num-

ber since it began compiling such statistics in 2008. On top of the Taliban, Islamic State has claimed responsibility for attacks targeting minority Shi'ites in Afghanistan where sectarian violence has been rare.

Ghani said there were 30 militant groups identified by the UN that were trying to establish a base in Afghanistan. "I don't want a

AMRITSAR, deceMbeR 4 (IANS): Reiterating that his country "is committed to lasting peace in Afghanistan and the region", Pakistan's de facto foreign policy chief Sartaj Aziz on Sunday said only one country cannot be blamed for rising terrorist violence in the region.

"The first and foremost in our view is continuing violence and acts of terrorism claiming scores of human lives. This needs to be addressed urgently and effectively through collective efforts," Aziz said at the 6th ministerial 'Heart of Asia Conference - Istanbul Process on Afghanistan' in this Punjab city near India's border with Pakistan.

"It's simplistic to blame only one country for the recent upsurge in violence.

We need to have an objective and holistic view," Aziz said at the two-day conference. Earlier, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, in his blunt remarks in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narenblame game, I want clarifications on what is being done to prevent the export of terror," Ghani said, calling it an undeclared war on Afghanistan.

"We thank Pakistan for their pledge of $500 million assistance for reconstruction of Afghanistan. I hope you use it to fight terrorists and extremists in Pakistan." Pakistan had made the pledge earlier this year.

Ghani's remarks, the strongest in recent months, come as India has simultaneously mounted pressure on Pakistan to end what it too calls cross-border terrorism in the disputed territory of Kashmir.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said regional players had to act against not only the militants but their sponsors. "It must be

Jayalalithaa suffers cardiac arrest, under observation: Apollo Hospitals

cheNNAI, deceMbeR 4 (IANS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening and is being treated by a team of specialists at Apollo Hospitals, the hospital said.

In a statement issued here, the hospital said: "She is being treated and monitored by a team of doctors including cardiologists, pulmonologists and critical care specialists."

It is learnt Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao is returning here on Sunday night from Mumbai.

The evening saw hectic activity at Apollo Hospitals with senior officials and others assembling there.

Some of the AIADMK cadre assem-

bled outside the hospital broke down on hearing about the news and were fervently praying for her well-being.

The 68-year-old AIADMK supremo was admitted to the hospital for treatment of fever and dehydration on September 22. The doctors later said she

needed a longer hospital stay as she was suffering from infection, and put her on respiratory support.

According to Apollo Hospitals, a team of specialist doctors -- cardiologists, respiratory physicians, consultants for infectious diseases, diabetologist and endocrinologist -- treated her.

Recently Apollo Hospitals Chairman Pratap C. Reddy told media that Jayalalithaa is returning to normalcy and all her vital organs are functioning well.

She was shifted out of Intensive Care Unit as there were no health complications, he had said.

Reddy also said Jayalalithaa can go home whenever she decides to do so.

SC's national anthem order: Experts have different views New delhI, deceMbeR 4 (PTI): The Supreme Court order directing cinema halls to play the national anthem before screening to "instill committed patriotism and nationalism" has received mixed reactions from legal experts with a few terming it as "judiciary's over-enthusiasm" and others saying playing it and respecting it won't cause any harm.

While former Attorney General and noted lawyer Soli Sorabjee said courts cannot direct the public to stand up and do anything, senior advocate K T S Tulsi said judiciary should not go into the areas which does not belong to it.

However, Meenakshi Lekhi, a lawyer and BJP MP from New Delhi constituency, has no reservation on the Supreme Court order saying respecting the anthem "causes no harm".

"National anthem is sung at various places like schools, public functions,

events etc. What's the harm in playing it at another venue? It causes no harm and it is natural to stand up when the anthem is played," she said.

Tulsi and senior advocate K K Venugopal were of the view that this order could lead to law-and-order problem as it would be difficult for theatre owners to make people stand especially children and elderly viewers or those who are physically challenged.

Sorabjee, who termed the order as judiciary's over enthusiasm, said, "They can give directions to the executive government to amend the acts. But they can't give directions by themselves to stand up, to do this, do that."

Lekhi said the law is clear about the national anthem as it was already mentioned in the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act. "The court had just read the law,"

dra Modi, unequivocally named Pakistan for promoting terrorism in the region.

Aziz said Pakistan had "been making serious efforts for facilitating peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban that have not yet produced positive results". "We need to make an objective evaluation of our efforts for peace and stability in Afghanistan."

Aziz said his government stood in solidarity with the elected government and people of Afghanistan in furthering the objective of peace, stability and development.

"In our view, there is no military solution to the Afghan conflict and all our efforts should be to achieve a politically negotiated settlement through an Afghan-led Afghan-owned process." Advocating the need to promote connectivity across the borders, the diplomat said Pakistan was committed to enhancing facilitation for transit of Afghan goods through Pakistan.

she said, adding that people living in the country must abide by the law of the land.

Meanwhile, Tulsi reminded the judiciary that its primary responsibility is "adjudication".

"Courts must think through on what is their jurisdiction.

Their primary responsibility is adjudication. Adjudication is getting delaying for decades and we are going into areas which don't belong to us," he said.

"I don't agree with the judgement at all. Firstly it's not the function of the courts to decide what public behaviour is ought to be. It will create a huge problem to ensure that the national anthem is not disrespected," Tulsi said, adding some persons may even overreact and may result in a fist fight when a disabled-man or somebody chose not to stand up.

backed by resolute action.

Not just against forces of terrorism, but also against those who support, shelter, train and finance them."

Islamabad has rejected the Indian allegations and said it was ready to hold talks with India on the dispute over Kashmir, but no talks are planned with Aziz while he is in Amritsar, Indian officials said.

Indian-origin student sues Oxford varsity for boring teaching loNdoN, deceMbeR 4 (PTI): An Indian-origin student has sued Oxford University for "boring" teaching which allegedly resulted in him getting a second class degree and in turn led to loss of earnings in his career as a lawyer. Faiz Siddiqui studied modern history at Brasenose College at the university and accuses its staff of "negligent" teaching of his specialist subject course on Indian imperial history, which led to him getting a 2:1 back in 2000, the High Court in London heard this week.

A judgement is expected later this month. Siddiquis barrister Roger Mallalieu told the judge that the problem came down to four of the seven staff teaching Asian history being on sabbatical leave at the same time during the 1999-2000 academic year, The Sunday Times reported. Siddiqui believes he could have had a high-flying career as an international commercial lawyer if he had not got lower grades.

He singled out the "boring" standard of tuition that Siddiqui had received from David Washbrook, an expert on the history of southern India between the 18th and 20th centuries. Mallalieu claimed that the eminent historians teaching had suffered from the "intolerable" pressure of the staff shortages on the course.

"There is no personal criticism of Washbrook.

Our target is on the universitys back for allowing this to happen," Mallalieu told the court. Siddiqui, who trained as a solicitor after college, suffers from depression and insomnia, which he links to his "disappointing examination results", and has said he has a "fundamental inability to hold down any professional day job for any significant length of time".

Oxford University argues that the claim is baseless and should be struck out because of the number of years that have passed since Siddiqui graduated.

Julian Milford, the universitys barrister, denied that Siddiquis case had any substance but admitted that "circumstances were difficult" during that year. Siddiquis legal team claims he is "only one of a number of students who no doubt have proper cause for complaint against the university in relation to this matter"

Mahesh Shah, others being probed for 'false declaration': FM Income Tax department rejects declarations of Rs 2 lakh crore and Rs 13860 crore from Mumbai and Ahmedabad

New delhI, deceMbeR 4 (IANS): The Income Tax Department has initiated inquiries against Gujarat businessman Mahesh Shah and four other persons for making "false" declarations under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) "to determine the intention" behind their action, an official statement said on Sunday.

Mahesh Shah, a businessman from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, recently created a sensation by declaring a whopping Rs 13,860 crore in unaccounted wealth under the IDS that ended on September 30.

Shah went underground on November 29 and appeared at the ETV studio in Ahmedabad a week later only to claim that the declared money did not belong to him and he was used as a front by some businessmen and politicians to declare their money.

Besides, an inquiry was ordered on the family of four -Abdul Razzaque M. Sayed, his son Mohammed Arif Abdul Raz-

Need clear tax laws to prevent black money creation:Niti chief MuMbAI, deceMbeR 4 (PTI): Terming taxation laws in the country as "ill-defined", Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya today called for removing ambiguities in them so as to do away with "discretion of the tax officer". He also said that demonetisation of high value currency is just one step to combat black money, and more needs to be done.

"Tax reform is really important to curb black money," he said at a panel discussion here. "More simplification means reduction and presumably elimination of the many exemptions under the existing laws. Also, we need to spell out many of these rules and laws explicitly. In our case the tax laws are often ill-defined.

That of course leads to scope for discretions," he added. He said tax reforms like reduction in stamp duty are necessary to stop generation of black monzaque Sayed, his wife Rukhsana Abdul Razzaque Sayed, and his sister Noorjahan Mohammed Sayed -- residents of Mumbai's Bandra who filed a total declaration of Rs 2,00,000 crore, according to the Finance Ministry

ey in the system and that this should be done at the earliest following the demonetisation of high value banknotes. "Demonetisation is one of the steps to stop creation of black money but a lot more needs to be done," said the academic-turned planner.

Underlining the need for removing ambiguities in tax laws, he said: "We have to go back, start looking at those tax laws, if there is a way to make them precise enough so that it is not left to the discretion of the tax officer but the law itself is clear enough that the taxpayer can figure out rather than having to negotiate with the tax officer."

Calling for the need to bring in reforms related to stamp duties to stop black money, Panagariya said: "Stamp duties vary widely across the states and there is need to look at that. If you keep the stamp duties too high, that encourages under the table real estate transactions." .

statement.

Among the declarations received, the Income Tax Department found these two sets of declarations "suspicious" and did not take them on record, which showed a total declara-

tion of Rs 67,382 crore made by 71,726 declarants as on October 1, it said.

"These declarations from Mumbai and Ahmedabad were kept pending for investigation about the genuineness of the

same and were not included in the total value of declarations announced on 1st October, 2016.

After due inquiry, it was found that these declarants were persons of suspicious nature and very small means and the declarations could have been misused," it added.

"Therefore, after due consideration, the Income Tax Department decided by November 30, 2016, to reject these two sets of declarations of Rs 2,00,000 crore and Rs 13,860 crore. The department has since commenced enquiries against these declarants to determine the intention behind these false declarations," said the statement.

An Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) was announced in the Union Budget 2016-17 under which declaration of undisclosed income or asset could be made by agreeing to pay 45 per cent of the declared amount as tax, surcharge and penalty.

The scheme closed on September 30 this year.

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Rebels tell US they won’t leave Aleppo BEIRUT, DEcEmBER 4 (REUTERS): Rebels in Aleppo have told the United States they will not leave their besieged enclave in the city after Moscow called for talks with Washington over their withdrawal, signalling they will fight on even as their top commander was wounded.

A Syrian military source said the army aimed to take full control of Aleppo within weeks, after seizing swathes of the city’s rebel-held east in an advance poised to deal a major blow to the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad.

With more than 30,000 people uprooted by the latest fighting, residents who fled eastern Aleppo for government-held areas early in the war began returning to the Hanano district recently captured from the rebels to inspect their homes.

Under relentless attack, the rebels may have no choice but to negotiate a withdrawal from their shrinking, besieged enclave in eastern Aleppo, where tens of thousands of civilians are thought to be sheltering.

The Western and regional states that have backed the rebellion appear unwilling or unable to do anything to prevent a major defeat for the opposition fighting to topple Assad.

Restoring full control over Aleppo would mark the biggest triumph yet for Assad in a war that spiralled from protests against his rule in 2011. The campaign waged by the Syrian army and its allies in Aleppo is one of the most ferocious of the war, with hundreds reported killed in recent weeks alone.

Russia, whose air force has helped the government close in on eastern Aleppo this year, said on Saturday it was ready for talks with the United States over a full withdrawal of rebels from Aleppo.

Speaking to Reuters from Turkey, senior rebel official Za-

karia Malahifji said groups fighting in Aleppo told U.S. officials on Saturday they would not leave the city.

The U.S. officials had asked the rebels “do you want to leave, (or) do you want to be steadfast”, Malahifji said.

“Our response to the Americans was as follows: ‘we cannot leave our city, our homes, to the mercenary militias that the regime has mobilised in Aleppo’,” said Malahifji, the head of the political office of an Aleppo rebel group.

“They listened to the response and did not comment,” he said, adding the rebel groups had reiterated calls for humanitarian corridors to be opened for the delivery of food and medicine into eastern Aleppo and the evacuation of the wounded.

The United States has yet to comment on the proposal made

by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday for talks on the withdrawal of all rebel fighters “without exclusion” from Aleppo.

ARMY EXPECTS TO TAKE EASTERN ALEPPO “IN WEEKS” The rebels said the Russians had retreated from proposals agreed at talks with rebel groups in Turkey that would have resulted in jihadist fighters leaving the city, a ceasefire and humanitarian aid deliveries.

The Syrian army, backed on the ground by an array of militias including Shi’ite groups from Iraq, Iran and Lebanon, has vowed to crush the rebels in Aleppo.

“The expectation is weeks,” the military source said, referring to the timeframe for taking back the whole city.

“The Syrian Arab Army will continue to implement its missions until the elimination of the terrorists and the recovery of control over all the eastern districts,” he said.

Pro-Damascus sources have

Fleeing Aleppo fighting, Syrians describe terrifying choices

Syrians walk over rubble of damaged buildings, while carrying their belongings, as they flee clashes between government forces and rebels in Tariq al-Bab and al-Sakhour neighborhoods of eastern Aleppo towards other rebel held besieged areas of Aleppo, Syria November 28, 2016. REUTERS

previously said the army aimed to take back all of Aleppo by the time U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. The reason was to mitigate the risk of a shift in U.S. policy on Syria, though Trump has indicated he could end U.S. support for the rebels.

The United Nations estimates that close to 30,000 people have been displaced by the latest fighting, 18,000 of them leaving to government-held areas, a further 8,500 going to the Kurdish-controlled neighbourhood of Sheikh Maqsoud and the rest moving within rebel-held areas.

U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura has said more than 100,000 people may still be in the rebelheld area. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britainbased group that reports on the war, said it could be as many as 200,000 people.

Food and fuel supplies are critically low in eastern Aleppo,

where hospitals have been repeatedly bombed out of operation.

The rebels, including foreignbacked groups, say they have been abandoned to their fate in a war against better armed enemies including the Russian air force and Lebanon’s highly trained Hezbollah.

PEOPLE INSPECT HOMES In another blow to the rebels, the head of a new rebel alliance was seriously wounded on Saturday, rebel officials said.

Abu Abdelrahman Nour will be replaced as head of the “Aleppo army” he was appointed to lead last week.

The army and its allies have opened numerous fronts against the rebel-held east in what rebels see as an effort to deplete their ammunition and men. Malahifji said the rebels could remain steadfast for “an excellent period” of time.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the army or its allies were attacking in at least eight places. It says rebels have lost more than 60 percent of the area they held until recently.

Rebels say the amount captured is less.

Observatory Director Rami Abdulrahman said the pro-government forces were seeking to drive another wedge into the rebel-held sector from Aleppo’s ancient citadel southwards.

The government took journalists to the recently captured Hanano district of northeastern Aleppo on Sunday, using a road through the city centre that was reopened two days ago.

A Reuters journalist said buses leaving from western Aleppo were bringing a steady stream of people to inspect homes they had not seen in years. Russian military trucks also delivered aid to the captured eastern districts of eastern Aleppo.

BEIRUT, DEcEmBER 4 (REUTERS): As Syrian government forces advanced into Aleppo’s rebel-held alSakhour district, Hasan al-Ali said he faced the choice of staying put and being caught by the army, or fleeing into a shrinking rebel enclave under relentless bombardment.

A father of three children, he opted for the latter, though food, fuel, water and medicine are running critically low in rebel-held areas, such is his fear of the Syrian government that insurgents have been trying to unseat for more than five years.

“I didn’t take anything with me. I took the kids, ran to my car, and left... We took the decision at the final hour, because the army could have swooped in at any moment,” the 33-year-old said, speaking in eastern Aleppo.

But as some fled deeper into Aleppo’s remaining rebel districts, others decided instead to risk a perilous crossing of the front lines into government-held parts of the city, seeing it as a safer option than staying with the outgunned rebels. “I hope Syria will return to the way it was, and people get back security and peace like before,” said Abed al-Salam Ahmad, who crossed to the government sector with his wife and six daughters after their house was hit by a shell.

The former construction worker said conditions were so bad that even animals would not endure them, and that inhabitants were badly treated by east Aleppo’s rebels something the rebels deny. The divergent paths chosen

by Ali and Ahmad illustrate the terrifying choices that have faced civilians fleeing one of the most ferocious battles of the Syrian war, with President Bashar al-Assad poised for his biggest triumph of the conflict so far. Both the rebels and the government have accused each other of manipulating Aleppo residents’ fears to their own advantage.

STARVATION Since the army swept through the northern part of the rebel enclave a week ago, capturing several large, populous districts, at least 30,000 people have fled across the front lines from the rebel areas, the U.N.’s relief coordinator OCHA said. The U.N. envoy for Syria said on Saturday there may still be more than 100,000 people in rebel-held areas. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it could be as many as 200,000.

For those remaining in districts held by rebels, conditions are worsening, aggravated by the shortage of basic goods and the constant danger of bombardment in civilian areas and fighting near the quickly shifting front lines.

“We had a lot of starvation. They were giving us every day or two days a bag of bread, so five loaves of pitta bread,” said a woman who gave the name of Um Ali, or ‘Ali’s mother’, who had fled to the government sector from her home in Jeb al-Qubba district. After the army has finished checking the identity papers of her and her family, she hopes they can move in with her brother in a western district of Aleppo that is in government hands.

Iran vows ‘firm response’ unless Malaysian PM urges intervention to stop Philippines vice president quits Obama stops sanctions renewal “genocide” of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims cabinet, citing plot to ‘steal’ job DUBAI, DEcEmBER 4 (REUTERS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Sunday that Barack Obama block an extension of sanctions passed by the U.S. Congress, saying Tehran would otherwise “firmly respond”. In a speech to parliament, Rouhani denounced legislation passed by the U.S. Congress to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for 10 years as a violation of Tehran’s nuclear deal with six major powers. The deal curbs Tehran’s nuclear programme in return for the lifting of international financial sanctions. “America’s president is obliged to exercise his authority by preventing its approval and particularly its implementation ... and if this gross violation is carried out we will firmly respond,” Rouhani said in the speech, carried live by state television.President Obama is ex pected to sign the legislation into law, the White House said on Friday.

The U.S. Congress move was a blow to Rouhani, a pragmatist who engineered the diplomatic opening to the West that led to the nuclear deal.

U.S. officials have said the ISA renewal would not infringe the nuclear agreement. U.S. lawmakers have also said the ISA extension would make it easier for sanctions to be quickly reimposed if Iran contravened the nuclear deal. On Sunday, 264 lawmakers in Iran’s 290-seat parliament issued a statement calling on the government to implement counter measures, including relaunching nuclear enrichment halted under the atomic deal, the official news agency IRNA reported. The diplomatic thaw between Washington and Tehran over the past two years looks in jeopardy with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump taking office next month. He said during his election campaign that he would scrap the nuclear agreement.

KUALA LUmPUR, DEcEmBER 4 (REUTERS): Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called for foreign intervention to stop the “genocide” of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar on Sunday, as he joined thousands of Rohingya protesters in Kuala Lumpur.

Muslim-Majority Malaysia has been increasingly critical of Myanmar’s handling of violence and allegations of state abuses in northern Rakhine state, which has driven hundreds of ethnic Rohingya to flee across the borders to Bangladesh.

It described the violence as “ethnic cleansing” on Saturday.

Najib called on the United Nations, the International Criminal Court and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to intervene.

“The world cannot just sit by and watch genocide taking place,” he told the crowd.

Najib’s attendance came despite warnings from Myanmar that Malaysia risked violating the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) principle of non-interference in other members’ internal affairs.

In response, Najib said ASEAN, which agreed to declare itself a single community last year, had also

pledged in its charter to uphold basic human rights.

He also accused Myanmar leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi of inaction, saying that she had declared the Rohingya issue offlimits during bilateral discussions.”How can this be?

We should be allowed to discuss everything,” he said.

The gathering, organised by Najib’s ruling United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, attracted around 10,000 people, mostly Rohingya.

Malaysia summoned Myanmar’s ambassador last week to express concern over the crackdown on Rohingya. It also cancelled the national soccer team’s friendly under-22 matches with Myanmar in protest.

Rohingya Society in Malaysia president Faisal Islam Muhammad Kassim said he appreciated Malaysia’s efforts to find a solution to the crisis.

“We want the Malaysian government to (send a) message to the Muslim world and the Western countries, to pressure the Myanmar government to solve this Rohingya issue,” he said. The violence in Myanmar is the most serious bloodshed in Rakhine since communal clashes in 2012 that killed hundreds.

Italy votes in referendum with PM Renzi’s future at stake

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks during the last rally for a “Yes” vote in the upcoming referendum about constitutional reform, in Florence, Italy on December 2. (REUTERS Photo)

ROmE, DEcEmBER 4 (REUTERS): Italians were voting on Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reform that will decide the political future of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who has promised to resign if he loses.

Financial markets and Europe’s politicians fear victory for the opposition ‘No’ camp could cause political instability and renewed turmoil for Italy’s battered banks, pushing the euro zone towards a fresh crisis.

About 51 million Italians are eligible to vote on Renzi’s plan to drastically reduce the role of the upper house Senate and claw back powers from regional authorities. By noon, 20 percent of citizens had voted, the Interior Ministry said, more than the 17 percent who had cast ballots by the same time in May 2014 for the European Parliament election.

Italians living abroad have voted by post over the past days and the ballots flown to a hangar

on the outskirts of Rome.

With all the opposition parties lined up against the reform, a victory for Renzi would be a surprise and represent an enormous personal triumph for Italy’s youngest prime minister who often appeared to be fighting the campaign single-handed.

Renzi, 41, voted mid-morning in his Tuscan home town of Pontassieve, but made no comment.

All surveys published in the month before a blackout was imposed on Nov. 18 put the ‘No’ camp ahead.

Private polls have continued to be conducted in the last two weeks and bookmakers say ‘No’ remains the clear favourite to win.

However, in the final days of frenetic campaigning Renzi insisted the public mood was changing, focusing his attention on the millions of Italians who said they were undecided.

Pippo Nicosia, a stall-holder at Campo dei Fiori market in central Rome, said he would vote ‘Yes’ but had no doubt about the result. “’No’ will win, everything will collapse so we might as well all go on holiday,” he said.

TURNOUT Turnout, expected to be 5060 percent, could be crucial.

Pollsters say lower participation could favour Renzi, as hostility

to his reform is strongest among young voters and those in the poor south, segments of the population that often don’t bother to vote. The referendum does not require a quorum to be valid.

A turnout above 60 percent could also make the result more unpredictable as it would suggest many voters who said they planned to abstain ended up going to the polls.

“It’s very hard to decide,” said 36-year-old Luca Di Giovanni, who runs a newsstand in Rome.

“Yes is a vote for change, which should be good, but the issues are complicated and I’m not sure that I trust Renzi.”

With bookmakers’ odds suggesting a roughly 75 percent chance of a win for ‘No’, speculation is rife about what Renzi will do in the event of defeat.

He is widely expected to resign and has said he will play no role in any unelected “technical” government President Sergio Mattarella may try to put in place. Some of his allies have urged him to stay in power regardless of the result.

“I voted ‘Yes’. I have really had enough of these continuous changes of government. Renzi isn’t the best but all the others aren’t any better ... but probably ‘No’ is going to win,” said Giorgio

Valentini, after voting in Rome early in the morning.

The result of exit polls will be announced as soon as voting ends and the count begins at 11 p.m. (2200 GMT). After around 30 minutes, the first projections of the result will be announced on the basis of actual votes counted.

If the result is not close, the winner could be clear after the second projection, some time between midnight and 1 a.m. In a very close race, the winner may not be known until the count is completed, probably between 2 and 3 a.m.

Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan sought to calm nervous markets on Friday, saying there was “no risk of a financial earthquake” if ‘No’ wins, though there may be “48 hours of turbulence”.

Market jitters have concentrated on Italy’s banks, saddled with 360 billion euros ($380 billion) of bad loans, and most specifically on Monte Dei Paschi di Siena, its oldest and third largest lender.

The bank needs to raise 5 billion euros ($5.3 billion) by the end of the year to plug a capital shortfall or risk being wound down. Government officials say potential investors may be deterred by political instability if ‘No’ should win.

Leni Robredo gestures as she talks to her supporters during a campaign rally in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines May 4, 2016. (REUTERS File Photo)

mANILA, DEcEmBER 4 (REUTERS): Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo announced on Sunday she would resign from her cabinet post, citing “major differences” with President Rodrigo Duterte and suspicions that a plot was underway to unseat her from the number two job. Robredo is refusing to step down as vice president but said she decided to quit as Housing Secretary after receiving a text message from another minister, telling her on Duterte’s behalf to “desist from attending all cabinet meetings” from Monday.

The president and vice president are elected in separate contests in the Philippines and Robredo was not Duterte’s running mate.

“I had been warned of a plot to steal the vice presidency. I have chosen to ignore this and focus on the job at hand,” Robredo said in a statement.

“But the events of recent days indicate that this plot is now being set into motion,” she said, describing her cabinet exclusion as “the last straw”.

Robredo gave no details of the alleged plot. Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco confirmed in a radio interview he sent the text message, citing Robredo’s “irreconcilable differences” with Duterte.

Robredo said she had clashed with Duterte over his policies, including his war on drugs, which has killed over 2,000 people in the past five months, and his push to reinstate the death penalty.

She has not been shy about criticising him, including over his “improper” public remarks about her appearance and private life.

Robredo, 52, a former lawyer and social activist, said she joined the cabinet because she believed helping the poor was one thing she and Duterte could agree on.

“From the very beginning, the president and I had major differences in principles and values,” she added.

Robredo came from the party of previous president, Benigno Aquino. She defeated by a narrow margin Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late dictator overthrown in a 1986 revolt.

Her election in May was dogged by allegations by Marcos Jr that the vote count was rigged to ensure the Robredo’s Liberal Party had a stake in Duterte’s executive.

Robredo was especially critical of last month’s burial of his father at a “heroes’ cemetery”, saying it was an insult to the memory of those who suffered under the martial law Marcos imposed in 1972, in what was one of the darkest chapters of Philippine history.

Duterte supported the burial of Marcos, who was widely accused of brutality and plunder and enriching his cronies and family, which remains influential in politics.

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'Role is to restore United Smith record century leads Aussies to victory DNA and build future'

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. (Reuters)

London, december 4 (reuters): Manager Jose Mourinho said his job was to restore Manchester United's DNA and build the future for the club, which has struggled after the trophy-laden 26-year spell under former boss Alex Ferguson.

Despite several promising performances under Mourinho, United are currently seventh in the Premier League table. A lack of killer instinct in front of goal has seen them win only two of their last 10 league matches.

"I am here to build the future, and build the future with a certain DNA, with a certain style. It is one of the items (of the job)," Mourinho, who succeeded Louis van Gaal as United manager in the summer, told British media.

"But there are others, and some other items are also related to football results, objectives and targets. So I would not be just happy with that.

"I demand a lot from myself, I demand a lot from the people that work with

me, I demand a lot from the players, and I like the clubs to demand a lot from myself, too. So I cannot say that I would be just happy with that item. I want more."

United, who have drawn their last four league games at Old Trafford, are 14 points behind leaders Chelsea but will hope to close the gap when they visit Everton later on Sunday.

Mourinho said Chelsea beating Manchester City 3-1 on Saturday was the least of his worries as he is focused on ensuring United rise from their "false position".

"I am not going to do the mathematics. I am not going to be worried about that. We are in a situation at the moment where we cannot be thinking about the Manchester City v Chelsea result or another result. I don't care," he said.

"We lost eight points at home that we did not deserve to lose. With those eight points, I think we would be third, just behind the leaders, so I think it is a false position."

sYdneY, december 4 (AFP): Steve Smith hit a record-breaking century and took two superb catches as Australia beat New Zealand by 68 runs in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one-day series opener in Sydney on Sunday.

The Australia skipper smashed 164, the highest one-day international score at the Sydney Cricket Ground, to lead Australia to 324 for eight.

Man of the match Smith struck 14 fours and four sixes in his seventh ODI century after winning the toss to give the Black Caps a tough target to chase down.

The Kiwis were dismissed for 256 in 44.2 overs.

Smith's knock, the seventh highest by an Australian in a ODI, surpassed South Africa's AB de Villiers 162 at the same ground in last year's World Cup. It was also the jointhighest by an Australia captain. Ricky Ponting also made 164 against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2006. Smith underlined his man-of-the-match qualities with two decisive catches in the Black Caps innings. It was his throathigh catch at slip that got a big breakthrough, dispatching New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson

for nine.

He later latched onto a flying one-handed screamer to dismiss BJ Watling for six off Mitchell Marsh, hurling himself to his left in the gully for a stunning catch.

Opener Martin Guptill raised his 11th ODI century with a six off Marsh over long-on off 93 balls and was his side's major hope of reeling in Australia's huge target. But leg-spinner Adam Zampa coaxed Guptill into a false shot to find fielding substitute Glenn Maxwell at mid-wicket and was on his way for 114 off 102 balls in the 33rd over.

Jimmy Neesham put on 92 runs for the third stand with Guptill before he holed out to Hazlewood off Mitchell Starc in the 22nd over. Smith's top-ranked team suffered a 5-0 ODI series drubbing in South Africa in October and earlier looked shaky again when reduced to 92 for four in the 21st over.

But Smith, who could have been out three times, led a swashbuckling recovery and thwarted opposition bowlers to put his side in the ascendancy.

"I had a bit of luck, but you have to take that and make the most it," Smith said after his innings.

"Nice to get a big score

on my home ground. I love batting here, it's a great place to play and great to play in front of my family."

Smith was finally out three overs from the end when he skied Trent Boult to Colin Munro at midwicket.

Smith was supported by 52 from newcomer Travis Head, who was dropped

by Matt Henry on nine, while wicketkeeper Matt Wade clobbered three sixes off a Jimmy Neesham over on his way to 38 off 22 balls.

Smith gave New Zealand two chances in Boult's third over. BJ Watling missed a leg-side catch on 13 and one run later Boult's leg before wicket appeal was turned down by the umpire.

New Zealand inexplicably did not call for a review, which showed the Australian captain would have been out. Smith had a third 'life' on 152 when Munro dropped him at square leg.

David Warner attacked debutant paceman Lockie Ferguson, smashing two boundaries off the youngster's first over before he inside-edged on to his stumps for 24 off 29 balls.

Head put on 127 for the fifth wicket with Smith, before he was caught and bowled Steven Smith made the highest ODI score at the SCG, Australia v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Sydney, low down by Boult.

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Hamilton off the hook as Mercedes start driver search

London, december 4 (reuters): Mercedes will not punish triple world champion Lewis Hamilton for defying orders at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix, the team's non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has said.

In the wake of team mate Nico Rosberg's dramatic retirement five days after winning the title, the Austrian recognised the situation had changed.

"There is no need to say anything to Lewis," he told the Mail on Sunday. "We have no problem about how he raced in Abu Dhabi.

We have drawn a line under it." Hamilton had ignored

orders to speed up after he deliberately slowed the race while leading in an attempt to 'back up' Rosberg and give others a chance to overtake.

The Briton could only win the title if Rosberg finished off the podium. In the end Hamilton won at Yas Marina for his 10th victory of the year but the German held on to finish second.

Rosberg then stunned the sport by announcing his retirement on Friday, leaving champions Mercedes with a headache.

The search for a replacement will start on Monday and Mercedes bosses have already re-

Niki Lauda at the German Grad Prix 2016, Hockenheimring, Germany. (Reuters)

ceived a rush of calls from fill the vacancy by the end would-be candidates. Lau- of the year.

"He's a huge loss...and da told BBC radio on Sunday that the team hoped to now we have to find a bet-

ter man than Nico," he said.

"We have to think about it and contact everybody and research who we are going to put in the best car in Formula One. "By the first test in February, when the new car is ready, we certainly need a driver there. But I can assure you it will happen earlier because whoever it is, we have to train him on the simulator...I think we should have a decision before the end of the year."

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Williams' Valtteri Bottas have all been highlighted in media speculation but 22-year-

old German reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein remains the bookmakers' favourite.

Hamilton has said he does not care who comes in but whoever it is must be able to "stand the heat".

"We need someone with good values to come in and represent the team in a positive way, a good work ethic, consistency so we can win the constructors' championship," he told reporters at the FIA end of season prize-giving in Vienna. "In terms of challenging for constructors' titles, which is the team's first goal, we need to make sure it's equally as consistent as we were before."

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bArceLonA, december 4 (iAns): FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has asserted that his team deserved to win and blamed the players for wasting chances following the draw against arch-rivals Real Madrid at the Nou Camp Stadium here.

Barcelona had taken the lead eight minutes into the second half here on Saturday evening thanks to a Luis Suarez strike. But Real Madrid managed to snatch a point from the 'El Classico' when Sergio Ramos found a last minute equaliser. "In the second half, we were the better side, but

we didn't manage to get the second (goal) and they ended up equalising. That said, we deserved to win.

"It is not the best result for us. It was a very even first half and a second that we were better, we created chances.

We continued looking for the second to avoid being levelled, but we were unable to do so," a bitter Enrique said after the match.

"In the first half we saw two good teams trying to control the ball, an equal duel without real chances, with a lot of tension and evenness. The second was different, we created chances, we took the lead

via a set play, and then we continued having the ball, wanting the second goal and controlling the game.

"Madrid, in a very characteristic play from them, drew level, and we paid the price for not killing the game with the chances we had," the former Spain international was quoted as saying by the FC Barcelona website. Following Saturday's result, Real Madrid continue to lead the Spanish top flight standings with 34 points from 14 matches.

Barcelona are at the second spot with 28 points, one ahead of third placed Sevilla.

KohimA, december 4 (mexn): The 10th International Hornbill Naga Wrestling Championship 2016 is all set for December 7 at the Amphitheatre, Naga Heritage Village, Kisama with prominent wrestlers from the three Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA) constituent units Angami Sports’ Association (ASA), Chakhesang Wrestling Association (CWA) and Zeliang Wrestling Association (ZWA) including Poumai from Manipur state and tourists from abroad.

The 10-day Hornbill Festival showcases several Naga traditions and way of life.

The Hornbill Naga Wrestling Championship which is organized by the Nagaland Wrestling Asso-

ciation (NWA) and sponsored by the Department of Tourism, Nagaland was started in the year 2007 to subsequently become an annual event. It has extended its horizon since then as aside from the NWA constituents, wrestlers from the Poumai and Ao tribes as well as tourists has participated.

In 2009, the 1st Naga-Korean Wrestling championship was organized concurrently with the championship. In view of increasing interests from tourists, the NWA named the championship as “International Hornbill Naga Wrestling Championship” in 2015.

With the NWA having celebrated its 25th Tournament Anniversary early this year, it is expected that, the 10th edition would ob-

served with a difference.

As per the NWA, 36 prominent wrestlers from the three NWA constituent units have so far registered to vie for the 2016 championship.

The registration for both local and international wrestlers will continue till December 7.

The 10th edition champion will win a cash prize of Rs. 80,000 while the runner-up will receive a cash prize of Rs. 50,000. The losing semi-finalists will receive Rs. 20,000 each, the losing quarterfinalists Rs. 5,000 each, while the losing pre-quarter-finalists will receive Rs.2,000 each along with citations.

The day long championship will have Advocate Timikha Koza, president, Tenyimia Pub-

lic Organization as the chief guest. Hangcheu Zeliang (ZWA), Kezhalelie Kerütsü (ASA) and Surhoneyi Soho (CWA) will officiate as the referee, while Hukhoneyi Soho, Chisazo Dawhuo, Kikhwesul Thokhwe and Visakhoto Krose will be the members of the Jury Board. NWA general secretary Vekhozo will chaired the inaugural function, Rev. Fr. Anthony R. Dukru, Vice Principal, St. Joseph College, Jakhama, will invokes God’s blessing, presidential address will be delivered by NWA President, Neivikuolie Khatsü, Pholami Cultural Troupe will present indigenous special presentation, while NWA Technical Secretary Visakhoto Krose will administer oath to the wrestlers.

Indian Aces start-off 2016 campaign with a win over Japan Warriors Sex abuse claims at 55 English football clubs: Report

new deLhi, december 4 (Pti): The Indian Aces start-off 2016 IPTL campaign with a comprehensive 30-17 win over hosts Japan Warriors at the Saitama Super Arena.

The Indian frachisee's Kirsten Flipkens outmuscled Kurumi Nara 6-2 in the women's singles even after her return to the tournament.

The Mixed Doubles contest was a more competitive one as the duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna prevailed 6-5 against Jelena Jankovic and Jean-Julien Rojer.

The Legends set between Australian Mark Philippoussis and Russian Marat Safin ended up with the former was turning out to be more effective than the latter, winning 6-3.

Men's Doubles action didn't disappoint either with a great clash between Feliciano Lopez-Ivan Dodig and Jean-Julien Rojer-Fernando Verdasco, with the former pairing emerging victorious with a 6-2 scoreline. The match

ended up with a Spanish derby between two great friends, Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco.

The Indians made a five out of five with a Lopez 6-5 win on a shoot-out.

"Mark served pretty well. I had a few chances but it is the way it is. We finished last last year so hopefully we won't do it again this year. It was just the first day and I think everybody

was a little bit nervous. Kurumi was playing under a lot of pressure probably because she wanted to delight the home crowd. I am sure she will be more relaxed during the next matches," Safin was quoted saying in a PTI report.

"I want to say thank you to the fans. It is really nice to see people that still remembers you from the old days and they cheer you up

no matter if you are winning or losing. They are still there. It is very cute to see," he added.

Mark Philippoussis said," I am really happy with the way I played today. It was very important to get the points right at the beginning because Marat is a very strong player. I was very pleased with the team outcome and how everybody played."

London, december 4 (AFP): Fifty five league and non league clubs have been referred to police in the child sex abuse scandal that has shattered English football's image a source told The Observer newspaper on Sunday.

In other developments English football's embattled governing body the Football Association (FA) have been accused in The Sunday Mirror by Russell Davy, a former Charlton Athletic youth goalkeeper, of not replying to his letter in 1986 warning them of abuse by scout Eddie Heath.

Heath had moved onto Charlton after being dismissed by Chelsea -- not for child abuse but for 'spending a lot of his time in his office, decorating and cooking meals for the schoolboy players' -- who made a controversial payment in 2015 to Gary Johnson, a player abused by him in the 1970's, but under condition of a gagging order.

Johnson has since

gone public and the club -- whose payment according to the Sunday Telegraph was authorised by owner Roman Abramovich's senior adviser Marina Granovskaia and two other board members -- issued a profuse apology to him on Saturday.

The size and scale of the fast-developing scandal, though, has been laid bare in The Observer with already a third of British police forces holding their own investigations which has so far seen only former Crewe Alexandra youth scout Barry Bennell, already jailed three times for child abuse, charged last Tuesday.

Heath and another former scout Frank Roper -who has been accused by former England international Paul Stewart of abusing him and in the Sunday Mirror by ex-Leeds United striker Jamie Forrester of introducing him to another paedophile -- are beyond the reach of the law as they are both dead.

"We can confirm that 55 clubs in total have been referenced," a source at the National Police Chiefs Council -- which is in charge of organising the Hydrant Operation which looks into cases of long ago sex abuse -- told The Observer.

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) also told The Observer that youth players may still be in danger judging by the calls to their football abuse hotline.

"We have had a few bits of information, allegations where children might be at risk now," John Cameron, the head of the NSPCC helpline told the newspaper.

Davy, now a father of two and a floor layer living on the Canary Island of Lanzarote, broke his 30year silence to tell The Sunday Mirror Heath preyed upon him for two months when he was 15 beguiling him and his family he could become England's number one goalkeeper.

Davy, who never made

it into the professional ranks falling victim to a serious cocaine habit and served a six month sentence for assault in 1983, says he has no idea what happened to his letter to the FA which he wrote in 1986.

"Counsellors (for his drink and drugs addictions) told me it's like when you're grieving over your dead parents, you need to put a letter on their grave to get closure," he told the journal.

"So I did actually write a letter to the FA telling them what had happened to me, naming Eddie Heath as the person who had done it and naming Charlton Athletic.

"I begged them to investigate so it wouldn't happen to any youngsters coming through the ranks. "But I never got any reply back or any response. I don't know if it was thrown in the bin but I did write it.

"It makes me angry. I was abandoned then and I still feel like nobody cares.

"I just want answers."

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“Culturally Yours” attract large visitors

day 5 highlights Culturally Yours “Culturally Yours,” daily cultural performances by various Naga tribes continues at Kisama. December 5 schedule with title of performance as follows; Morning session: 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon.

Mezoma Village Cultural Troupe (Angami)-Tati Pfhe, Wokha Village Cultural Troupe (Lotha)- Folk song, Ekranipathar Village Cultural Troupe (Dimapur) Garo- Jaktong SI Ka, Tuensang Village Cultural Troupe (Chang)- Yan Souyuba, Phaijol Village Cultural Troupe (Kuki)- Folklore, Angangba Village Cultural Troupe (Sangtam)- Oh-oh-Ah-Oh-He, Phoyisha Range Cultural Troupe (Pochury)- Tusipa, Chingdang Village Cultural Troupe (Konyak)- Keangshup Hem, Nsong Village Cultural Troupe (Zeliang)- Folk song.

Afternoon session 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Waromong Village Cultural Troupe (Ao)- War Dance, Kithagha Village Cultural Troupe (Rengma)- Folk song, , Pholami Village Cultural Troupe (Chakhesang)- Taha Kutho Li, Orangkong Village Cultural Troupe (Longleng, Phom)- Anshek Khaibo, Sangphur Village Cultural Troupe (Yimchunger)-Sangkumg Lukhi, Yehemi Village Cultural Troupe (Sumi)- Tsutixe, Kachari Cultural Troupe, Purana Bazar (Dimapur)-Goral Dabrainal and Pathso Noken Cultural Troupe (Khiamniungan)Zuichong or Shikhou. * Demonstration of horticulture machineries, online registration of farmers and exhibition cum sale of flowers continues- 8:30 AM at Kisama * Exhibition cum sale of handloom & handicraft continues at Kisama- 8:45 AM * Hornbill International Photo Fest continues- 9: 00 AM to 5:00 PM at Kisama * Naga Chef competition 2016 at Kisama continues10:00 AM. * Craftscape 2016 at NHV Kisama- a portfolio on Naga crafts traditions continues at Kisama @ 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM * Traditional fire making competition at Kisama @ 12:00 Noon * 4th Hornbill Riders’ Meet from Khezhakeno and culminates at Kisama @ 2:00 PM * Fancy Dress competition for Group A & B at 12:00 noon at Children Park. * Hornbill night carnival continues.. 6:00 PM onwards * Hornbill International Music festival- 4th Hornbill Choral Competition 2016 at Stage 1 at 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

(Left)Pathso Nokeng Cultural Troupe representing Khiamniungan tribe performing “Khaozao Sey Sumai” (Center) Papu Yadav, his wife (both MPs), Air Marshal C. Hari Kumar and others at the Culturally Yours event held on Sunday. (Right) Sangphur village cultural troupe representing Yimchunger tribe demonstrated (Ku Lukhi), the ritual of head hunting.

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aily cultural extravaganza performances billed as “Culturally Yours” today attracted large number of visitors here. The morning session was graced by Papu Yadav and his wife (both MPs) and Air Marshal C. Hari Kumar AVSM VM VSM AOCin-C EAC in the afternoon.

Yimchunger tribe demonstrates head hunting practice

The Sangphur village cultural troupe representing Yimchunger tribe demonstrated (Ku Lukhi), the ritual of head hunting. Before head hunting expedition is carried out, an elder will draw lot (Azan). If the signs are positive a cock will be strangled and the ritual chief (Wuhkenopuh) will take an egg and throw it towards the village which is to be raided. If enemies are killed, they severe the heads and hands and legs and place them inside the log drum which is then beaten ceremoniously.

The next day the severed heads and limbs are tied to the branches of a particular tree (Mekutung) and hung up on a tall bamboo pole.

“Khaozao Sey Sumai”

The Pathso Nokeng Cultural Troupe representing Khiamniungan tribe performed “Khaozao Sey Sumai” to the delight of the visitors. “Khaozao Sey Sumai is one of the main festivals of the Khiamniungans, an integral part woven in the fabric of the social life. It is a post harvest festival of thanksgiving for bountiful harvest, for blessing the village with young men and women, blessing their livestock and granting success in all activities throughout the year. It is a time to forgive, renew friendship ties and forge new relationships through friendship treaty between individuals, clans, khel and villages by sharing wine from one Khaotsao (bamboo rice beer mug) and food in one plate.

During the occasion, the warriors announce their achievements in warfare by declaring the number of enemy heads they have taken.

This is done so, to challenge and encourage others to do much better in the following year thereby promoting healthy competition.

Khaotsao Sey festival marks the end of the year and the ushering in of the New Year. It is a time of complete rest with plenty of wine, food and meat and a daylong celebration with folk dance and singing. It

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“Pitau Lim”

The Nsong Village Cultural Troupe (Zeliang) performed “Pitau Lim” (Butterfly dance). This dance is inspired by the graceful movements of the butterflies in flight. The attractive colours and graceful flight of the butterflies bring cheer to the people especially after the hard labour in the fields.

Other cultural troupes performed in today’s programme includes Chingdang Village Cultural Troupe (Konyak), Waromong Village Cultural Troupe (Ao), Phaijol Village Cultural Troupe (Kuki), Kithagha Village Cultural Troupe (Rengma), Phoyisha Range Cultural Troupe (Pochury), Pholami Village Cultural Troupe (Chakhesang, Mezoma Village Cultural Troupe (Angami), Tuensang Village Cultural Troupe (Chang), Yehemi Village Cultural Troupe (Sumi), Wokha Village Cultural Troupe (Lotha), Kachari Cultural Troupe, Purana Bazar (Dimapur), Orangkong Village Cultural Troupe (Longleng, Phom), Ekranipathar Village Cultural Troupe (Dimapur) Garo and Angangba Village Cultural Troupe (Sangtam).

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Chelsea humble Manchester City, Pache, Khriena champs of Hornbill Half Marathon Arsenal back in title reckoning

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New Delhi, December 4 (ageNcies): Antonio Conte's Chelsea produced a stunning display of pressing game in an illtampered Premier League game against Manchester City to take all three points even as fellow title contenders Arsenal found their missing mojo against West Ham on Saturday.

The gameweek 14 of 2016-17 season started with an early kick-off at Etihad Stadium with City hosting a confident Chelsea. After enjoying majority of the possession, a Gary Cahill own-goal helped Pep Guardiola's side take lead just before the break.

But the visitors responded in style, scoring two quick goals at the hourmark by an ever impressive Diego Costa, and ten minutes later by Willian. Belgian play-maker Eden Hazard killed the game with a stoppage time goal with packed home crowd booed the match referee.

It was Chelsea's eight straight win.

The game, however, ended with a pitch brawl involving City striker Sergio Aguero. The Argentine committed a wild lunge to Chelsea defender David Luiz resulting in a sendoff. In the ensuing melee, Aguero's team-mate Fernandinho also got send-off for grabbing Cesc Fabregas.

Both the players no face multiple games suspension. But the home side will feel somewhat undone by poor decision making from referee Anthony Taylor, who missed a nasty foul on Aguero by Luiz earlier in the game. It was only one of the many glaring misjudgments from the referee.

The win helped the Blues, with 34 points, extend their lead at the top of the league table by three points from Arsenal, while City have slipped to fourth with a deficit of four points.

The win helped the Blues, with 34 points, extend their lead at the top of the league table by three points from Arsenal, while City have slipped to fourth with a deficit of four points.

In London, Arsene Wenger's Gunners revived their title chances by thrashing Hammers 5-1 with Alexis Sanchez proving his worth with a timely hat-trick.

In a high-paced game at Olympic Stadium, Mesut Ozil opened the scoring in the 24th minute from a Sanchez assist to give visitors the lead after a nervy start. With a goal lead, Arsenal started playing free flowing football then came Sanchez double strike in a space of eight minutes. The Chilean first scored in the

72nd minutes off a Shkodran Mustafi assist, which was followed with a brilliant solo effort.

Andy Carroll scored after three minutes to make it 1-3 for the home side, but from the restart, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored within a minute to put the game away from the Hammers.

Sanchez completed his hat-trick in the 86th minute. Slaven Bilic's side have now suffered eight defeats in 14 outings, and are staring at elimination bracket with 12 points at 17th.

In day's other fixtures, Tottenham Hotspurs blanked Swansea City 5-0 at the White Hart Lane to end their losing run. Spurs now occupy fifth spot with 27 points, while the Swans remained at the bottom with nine points.

Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen hit a brace each with Son Heung-Min scoring the other goal in the romp.

But it was a dreadful outing for defending champions Leicester as they suffered a 1-2 defeat at Sunderland with Robert

Huth's own-goal proving the difference between the two struggling sides.

For the home side, veteran Jermain Defoe scored the all-important second goal, even as Shinji Okazaki scored a late goal for Claudio Ranieri's side to give the scoreboard a dignified look.

For a change, Black Cats manager David Moyes celebrated the win, their third of the season, despite the team still in the relegation bracket with 11 points, at 18th.

The Foxes have 13 points, and are now placed 15th.

At Bet365 Stadium, Stoke City ride of two firsthalf goals from Jonathan Walters and Marc Muniesa to beat Burnley 2-0 and register back-to-back wins. With 19 points, they are now ninth in the table, while Burnley dropped to 14th.

West Brom continued their own revival with a hard-fought 3-1 win over ten-man Watford 3-1 at The Hawthorns. The win helped them keep pace with midtable teams and are now sixth with 20 points.

For Watford, it was their second successive defeat.

With 18 points, they sit at 10th place.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace registered their first win in eight games with a 3-0 victory over visiting Southampton at Selhurst Park.

Christian Benteke scored a double, while James Tomkins hit his third of the season to help Andrew Pardew finally avoid criticism, at least for now.

Three points at home helped Palace to 13th place with 14 points, while the Saints dropped to 11 with 17 points.

Today, Jurgen klopp's Liverpool will travel to 12th place Bournemouth knowing well enough that all three points will help them leapfrog Arsenal to second place.

India beat Pakistan to lift Women's Asia Cup title

baNgKoK, December 4 (iaNs): India defeated Pakistan by 17 runs to retain the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup title at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground here on Sunday The Bangkok win was India's sixth Asia Cup victory in as many meets. India last won the title at Guangzhou, in China, in 2012.

Opting to bat first, India scored 121/5 with veteran Mithali Raj scoring a brilliant unbeaten 73 runs.

Apart from her, lowerorder batswoman Jhulan Goswami (17) was the second top scorer for India.

India refused to play a bilateral series against Pakistan between August 1 and October 31 in the sixth round of the International

Cricket Council's (ICC) Women's Championship calendar recently.

The ICC docked six points from India as a pun-

ishment.

For Pakistan, Anam Amin scalped two wickets while Sana Mir and Sadia Yousuf took one wicket

each.

In reply, Pakistan started off the run chase on a good note as openers Ayesha Zafar (15) and Javeria Khan (22) scored 24 runs in four overs.

Middle order batswoman Bismah Maroof also played a crucial role by scoring 25 runs. But apart from them no other player contributed much as they could manage 104/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

For India, Ekta Bisht scalped two wickets while Anuja Patil, Jhulan, Shikha Pandey and Preeti Bose contributed with one wicket each.

Winners of the 6th Hornbill Half Marathon Our Correspondent Kohima | December 4

Pache Khiamniungan reclaimed the Hornbill Half Marathon title in the men’s category. Khiamniungan clocked 1:08:56, the best time so far, to triumphantly complete the 21.0975 km route of the 6th edition of the event two years in a row. Khriena Tero won in the women’s beating the 2013 winner Sagolsem Premila Devi from Manipur.

In the 11.9 km Great Hornbill Run for students of Class 10 & below, Keneisao Theünuo took the boy's title and T. Tsuchoi, the girl's title.

The third category, Special Lap social

cause/charity event for persons with special needs under the theme "Hornbill for all" saw participation from 45 differently abled students of Cherry Blossoms School and Tabitha Enabling Academy.

The special students were joined by Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Resources & Sports, State Lotteries, Music Task Force, Khriehu Liezietsu, sportspersons, teachers, ASU and AYO community leaders, state celebrities and others to complete the Special Lap – a short distance run along New Secretariat road.

All participants with various disabilities were awarded certificates and gift hampers .

Team from Nepal wins Kohima Downhill 2016

Winners and participants of the Hornbill Mountain Biking Festival - Kohima Downhill 2016 at the Heritage Village on December 4.

Kohima, December 4 (mexN): Team Gnarly from Kathmandu, Nepal won the Hornbill Mountain Biking Festival - Kohima Downhill 2016 held at Phemasa village on December 4. The 2 km downhill race was started by Native Station in association with Alaphra Group and supported by Tourism Department with Psynyde Bikes (Performance Bikes and Components) from Pune as the official biking partner.

The prized distribution ceremony was held at the World War II Museum, Heritage Village where the winners were handed the prizes by officials from the Tourism Department, Art & Culture and patrons.

A press release informed that the winners received cash prizes worth Rs.1 lakh and Starkenn bikes worth over Rs.80,000.

Seniors: 1st Prize - Suman Tamang (Team Gnarly, Katmandu, Nepal) 2nd Prize - Shakar Yakthumba (Gyanodaya team, Katmandu, Nepal) 3rd Prize - Gautam Taode (Giant Off Road Racing Team, Pune, Maharashtra) Female 1st Prize - Jordi Basu, Nagaland 2nd Prize - Lunili Awomi (Team Native Station, Nagaland) Juniors 1st Prize - Meguo Benny Metha, (Team Native Station, Nagaland) 2nd Prize - Apshai Griffith Niangti (Shillong Downhill Race Team, Meghalaya) 3rd Prize - Ronan Bazeley(Shillong Downhill Race Team, Tribe Fiction Apparel, Meghalaya)

CONMEBOL to award Copa title to Chapecoense

chaPeco, brazil (reuters): Five days after most of their squad were killed in an air crash in Colombia, Chapecoense have been told they will be named Copa Sudamericana champions.

"CONMEBOL (South American football's governing body) is going to declare Chapecoense winners of the Copa Sudamericana," the club's acting president Ivan Tozzo was quoted as saying on the TV Globo website (globoesporte.globo.com).

"In addition Chapecoense will receive the two million dollars in prize money." Tozzo was speaking after a wake was held at the club's Arena Conda in southern Brazil. More than 50 victims, who included players, officials and reporters, of the air crash were honoured at the wake.

Monday's disaster, which killed 71 passengers and crew, shocked football fans all over the world and

A Crystal Palace fan holds a banner in respect of the victims of the Colombia plane crash containing the Chapecoense players and staff before the game between Premier League Crystal Palace and Southampton at Selhurst Park. (Reuters)

plunged Brazil into mourning. A BAe146 regional airliner operated by Bolivian charter company LAMIA had radioed that it was running

out of fuel before smashing into a hillside outside Medellin. Six people survived, including three members of the club, en route to the

Copa Sudamericana final against local side Atletico Medellin, the biggest game in Chapecoense's history.

Earlier in the week, At-

letico led calls for the Copa to be awarded to their opponents. Chapecoense have never won the trophy before.

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