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Prohibitory orders lifted in Kiphire DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 12 (MExN): Prohibitory orders promulgated under CrPC 144 in Kiphire town was revoked on February 12. A district administration official from Kiphire informed that the Deputy Commissioner issued a notice today revoking an earlier order, which was passed on February 7 subsequent to the February 6 killing and resultant mob violence. The official said that the town has not witnessed recurrence of fresh violence for the past days. Businesses resumed after the passing of the revocation order, which took effect at 12 noon. In Pungro, there was also no report of any untoward incidents since the February 8 incidents of arson and vandalism. In Shamator, CrPC 144 continues to remain in effect. An official from Shamator stated that the situation was under control with no recurrence of violence since February 10.

Promoting Nagamese unacceptable: APO DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 12 (MExN): The Angami Public Organization (APO) on Friday said it will not accept the idea of promoting the “so-called Nagamese as one of the official language of the Nagas.” APO president, Dr Vilhusa Seleyi in a press statement said the idea of promoting Nagamese is unacceptable because the lingua franca has no literature and no origin, which therefore “does not have the merit to be called a language.” The APO also resolved to support the present status quo of English language as the official language and at the same time encourage Hindi, the National language for the benefit of future generation.

Corrigendum

Apropos to the news item which appeared in The Morung Express on February 12, wherein it was mentioned that the Tikhir Tribal Council (TTC) had attended the consultative meeting with the Ministerial team led by Home Minister, Y. Patton at Shamator on February 11. It is clarified that the TTC did not attend the meeting. The inadvertent error in reportage is deeply regretted.

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Conflict Response: A failure in Nagaland?

Morung Express News

terpreted and could aggravate the situation thereby putting lives and property As violence continue to un- at greater risk. dermine human security in Tuensang and Kiphire dis- Are Inquiry Commistricts of Nagaland, the role sions effective?

Since 2015, a number of of the Nagaland State government in tackling issues ‘commissions’ and ‘invesof conflict has come under tigation teams’ have been constituted by the Nagaquestion.

After the February 6 land state government.

Shamator incident where a Among others, this include couple was gunned down the SIT to probe to the Febin cold blood by unidenti- ruary 6, 2015 Tuensang infied assailants, various civil cident where two person society organizations, while were killed, Judicial Inquiry condemning the act, also Commission to the March blamed the State govern- 5 Dimapur lynching of a ment and the respective dis- man and the Commission trict administration on their of Inquiry to look into the failure to contain the chain July 16 Wuzu firing incident of violence that spread as involving security forces.

The outcome of these mobs went on rampage.

Many were infuriated ‘Commissions’ and SIT’ that the lawmakers at the remain unclear. FurtherState capital chose to ob- more, the findings have not serve the situation from a been made public either.

Hence, the announcedistance - and only deciding to step out when the sit- ment of the Nagaland State government on the formauation deteriorated.

The imposition of 144 tion of an Inquiry CommisCrPC did not pacify the sion to probe into the resituation and people were cent February 6 killing - in further incensed that the an apparent move to pacify Nagaland Home Minister the aggrieved parties did reached the area of conflict not help commiserate.

On the contrary, questo assess the situation only tions are being raised by on February 11.

In sensitive situations observers on the effectivesuch as this, every state- ness of such an exercise ment or (in)action can be which was becoming more misperceived and misin- or less ‘obligatory’ while Dimapur | February 12

IRB personnel seen on patrolling duty at Kiphire town, one of the areas affected by violence aftermath the brutal killing of a couple between Shamator and Kiphire on February 6 by unknown assailant(s). (Morung Photo)

arguing that a number of inquiry commission/committees have been set up by the State government in the recent past, without any concrete outcome coming out in most cases.

Instead, stakeholders ought to be equipped to identity and intervene to the early warning signs – such as the dimension, pattern and dynamics of the issue, observers felt. In this way, the situation can be addressed from its root cause.

“The most basic thing the State government

ought to know exactly is the problems within the respective district administration,” observed retired IAS, Khekiye K Sema.

According to the retired IAS officer, setting up such inquiry commission is just a clear reflection of a government not working. “I will not say it will solve the problem, it is just another way of explaining the inability of the State government in tackling the issue,” Sema said.

Given the background of the situation, the administration should have taken

pre-emptive measures to deal with any reactions following the ambush. Sema, therefore pointed out that it was “downright inability on part of the administration to understand the problem that came up.”

According to Sema, there are larger issues running into decades, which may or may not be connected to the present conflict, requiring immediate attention and one which successive governments have failed to sort out conclusively.

“This is an issue of laxity

and casualness of the State government which is suffering from indifference, Sema said.

In similar words, former president of Naga Mothers Association (NMA), Khesheli Chishi said simply setting up inquiry commissions during such conflict is not actually helping.

“If we look in the past Commission set ups, many have not achieved any result.

This, sometimes, instead of helping the people, angers them more because they see no result,” Chishi said.

The State government, according to the former NMA president, should not constitute ‘Commissions’ just to please the people- “If they are serious, they should go to the spot, identify what actually happened, find the root cause and take action.”

Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) secretary general Neingulo Krome also agreed that during such instances of conflict, the foremost step of the State government should have been to rush to the spot.

“Inquiry commission takes months to conclude; and it is pointless if they are not going to act on the finding,” he added.

Former chief secretary

Alemtemshi Jamir on the other hand said setting up inquiry commissions is essential and can actually help resolve conflicts, so long as the government have the will and determination to act on it.

Jamir also noted that the reason people take law in their own hands was because they lose faith in the system of justice - “and that’s when people start killing each other instead of taking it to court.”

“What is needed right now is effective communication between government and stakeholders, quick response to early warning signals, building synergies across all stakeholders and prompt action against defaulters,” Tali Longchar, a research scholar in Delhi summed up.

The displaced people

Another area of concern during such times of human conflict is the plight of the displaced people who continue to struggle in different aspects-physical, financial along with trauma even after the conflict has ebbed. It is not clear on the steps taken by the Nagaland State government to rehabilitate and resettle the 1300 displaced people affected by this present violence.

NBCC appeal for exercising restraint North East Region needs better connectivity with mainland: CM

DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 12 (MExN): Calling for peace initiative, Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), on Friday appealed to all the people affected by the February 6 incident and aftermath violence to exercise utmost restraint to prevent violence from spreading any further.

A press statement from NBCC said the prevailing situation at Shamator and Kiphire was deliberated during the ongoing 79th annual general council which is underway at the Nagaland Police Baptist Churches Council Mission Compound, Chumukedima since February 11.

It expressed grief that the premeditated murder of a wife and a husband on February 6 has not only claimed

precious lives but also rendered their innocent children orphans. The incident has also triggered off wide spread destruction and violence in the surrounding area, it added.

While every peace loving citizen is shocked and saddened by such an unpleasant development, the NBCC said, “we who have decided to follow Christ have not given up hope of a better tomorrow.”

“As our brothers and sisters in the affected area go through the dark moment of fear, anger, loss and uncertainty, we sincerely share their feelings and earnestly pray that this situation will give way to better understanding of each other and lay a stronger foundation for a lasting relationship,” the press statement read.

NBCC also asserted that it stands by the word of God and urged every individual and group involved in the situation to shun the path of violence and come to a negotiating table to reason together with a cold head.

“Violence only gives birth to more violence. Forgiveness, on the other hand, will pave the way for a peaceful coexistence and a harmonious society,” it said.

Naga Hoho, ENPO condemn

Meanwhile, Naga Hoho and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organization (ENPO) in separate statements condemned the February 6 brutal killing of a couple between Shamator and Kiphi-

re by unidentified miscreants.

Naga Hoho in a press statement also made fervent appeals to all citizens in the area to maintain peace and calm so as not to create more hatred among the communities.

Further, it urged the State Government to promptly intervene into the situation “as the February 6 incident was not the first incident” and also establish the truth behind the cold blooded murder and award befitting punishment to the culprits.

In the same line, ENPO –Central Executive Council (CEC) strongly urged the State Government to book the culprits and award befitting punishment as per the law, and bring justice to the unfortunate victim’s family without delay.

A shelter for downtrodden children Morung Express News

Currently, RHPPT is in need of a van, which could be used for transporting children to various schools. It solicits buying of used van from any person or organization at a nominal rate.

Dimapur | February 12

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The Rson Heart for Poor People Trust (RHPPT), Grace Colony, Lengrijan, Firing Range, Dimapur is one among the only few children homes in Nagaland which is run without any assistance from government or other agencies.

RHPPT was formerly known as Heart for Poor People Trust when Dr. Roland Lotha first established it in 1999. However, after the demise of his only son Rson in 2014, the word ‘Rson’ was incorporated with the nomenclature and the Trust got registered with the Government of Nagaland under Societies Registration Act of 1860 vide society registration (Nagaland Third Amendment) Act, 2008 (Act no 1 of 2009) Registration no 6845. Late Rson was serving in the Ministry of Defence Accounts, Principal Controller of Defence Accounts, New Delhi at the time of his death.

Having lost his only son and wife who pre-deceased her son, Dr. Roland went into depression with the constant feeling that he has lost the meaning and purpose for life. However, with intensive counselling and support from friends and relatives, Dr. Roland managed to come out of depression.

Thereafter, he became fully committed to social works especially towards the downtrodden children and freely

Children of Rson Heart for Poor People Trust (RHPPT), Grace Colony, Lengrijan, Dimapur.

gave away his entire residential building at Grace Colony, Lengrijan Dimapur which houses the present RHPPT. Donating the building constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 1.2 Crore approximately towards the welfare of downtrodden children was the first foundation for Dr. Roland, who is building several other similar homes in different places and districts. To work more actively for the poor children, RHPPT was also registered with the State Child Protection Society, Department of Social Welfare.

RHPPT presently shelters 25 children along with five staff to manage it.

Out of 25 children, 21 are being sent to different schools. The four other children are unable to attend schools due to physical disabilities. They are how-

ever provided various vocational training according to their own capacities.

The youngest child among them is two years old while the eldest is 19 years.

The 18 boys and seven girls are provided free clothing and food besides imparting them vocational courses like music, carpentry, tailoring and computer education. RHPPT also occasionally takes the children on exposure trips and facilitates their participation in various social functions in order to broaden their horizon. “During the course of RHPPT’s philanthropic activities across the state, it was found that most of the children left studies owing to poverty and in some cases, deaths of parents and divorce. The uncared children later become social misfits as they

grow up without direction and education gradually turning out to be anti-socials in their quest for survival and becomes a liability to the society,” Dr Roland said.

He said that RHPPT initiates to look after these uncared children enabling them to grow up with values and stand on their own feet to become an asset for the society and not a liability. One of the main objectives of RHPPT is to build shelter homes for the downtrodden children and provide them free shelter, food, clothing, education and various vocational courses.

Without help from any agency, RHPPT is currently constructing children homes in Longleng, Tizit, Sangtamtilla and Maova village, Medzhiphema. “The endeavour of RHPPT was made possible with individuals coming forward to donate land towards the cause which was also well appreciated by Governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya,” Dr. Roland said in gratitude.

Our Correspondent Kohima | February 12

Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang today said the integration of North East Region needs better connectivity with mainland India. He said connectivity can be of two kinds, firstly, connectivity by railway, roadways and by air and secondly, connectivity in terms of media connectivity through newspaper, TV, internet etc.

Inaugurating two day national conference on ‘Mainstreaming the North East’ at de Oriental Grand here, Zeliang said the main objective of the conference is to identify the constraints to economic development in the north east region.

While pointing out that at present both of the connectivity is in poor shape, Zeliang was optimistic that the new proposed internet broad band highway to the region via Cox Bazaar in Bangladesh would be completed early and substantially improve the internet connectivity in the north east.

He said this will in turn open up new avenues for BPO and other internet enable industries to come up in the NE region and provide employment opportunities for the youths.

Zeliang noted that till now, it is only a one way traffic, whereby students from the region go to mainland India for higher & technical education as well as for employment in the cooperate private sector.

On the area of mainstreaming through physical connectivity, the chief minister said priority should be on the construction of highways and railways within the region and connecting it with mainland India and the neighboring countries, so that the geographical isolation of the region becomes a thing of the past and transform into a place of strategic importance in terms of international trade and development. ] Zeliang also stressed on the need to open the land locked areas of IndoMyanmar, so that the people living in those border areas are also taken along in the process of mainstreaming.

“What we need in those border areas is not barbed wire fencing but construction of road along and across the border to unlock the land locked areas to promote trade and development and to promote trade and development,” he stated.

Zeliang argued that it is the ab-

sence of road and communication which makes these areas the perfect hiding ground for insurgents, “and unless we open up those areas through connectivity, the people will not be able to take part in the process of development and mainstreaming.”

The chief minister also expressed optimism that the conference will come up with practical ideas and strategies that can be translated to reality and result in mainstreaming India’s North East.

Professor Manoj Pant, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) said that the main target of the conference is to bring together all the North eastern states to bring out a solution for various problems faced by the people and to explore new ideas, production sector, issue of marketing, infrastructure, trade and industrialization.

The conference is being jointly organized by the Association of Environment & Development Research (AEDR) New Delhi, Punjab & Haryana Chamber of Industries and Commerce, Centre of WTO studies, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, PHD House, NECTAR and Government of Nagaland. The conference will conclude on February 13.

Food processing industries should be developed: Jyoti

Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Sadhavi Niranjan Jyoti stated that food processing industries should be developed with the support of local technologies so that local people gets employment, business and trade will grow, income of the people will increase.

Joyti, who was to address the national conference on ‘Mainstreaming the North East,’ could not attend due to other engagement. However her message was read out at the conference.

With north east being dependent on agriculture, she said growth can be achieved through agriculture related industries. Joyti also said there is lot of scope in Nagaland for growth of micro and small industries.

“Agriculture related industries can be established with low capital hence the Government of India wants that food processing industries should be developed,” she stated. The union minister of state also reminded that food processing industries is one of the integral parts of ‘Make in India’ campaign.

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RUNWAYS 2016: holiday package for HSLC & HSSLC students

DiMapur, February 12 (MexN): Don Bosco Dimapur has announced that a specially designed holiday package for HSLC & HSSLC students 2016.

The programme will be held at Don Bosco Institute of Development and Leadership (DBIDL), Don Bosco Higher Secondary School Campus, Dimapur.

The 10-day programme is geared towards personal growth and development. It includes personality development, career guidance, media education, time-management, conflict management, positive thinking, public speaking, awareness in drugs abuse and HIV, attitudes and aptitudes, interview skills, goal setting, dealing with change etc.

The programme starts on March 1 for the HSLC Students.

While for the HSSLC students it begins on March 14. Registration remains open at DBIDL. A discount of Rs. 500/- will be granted to those students registering before 20th February. For further enquiry dial 9402816166.

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

Displaced families in Pungro receive aid

Choral music and Christian leadership seminar from Feb 14-17 Morung Express News Dimapur | February 12

District Administration with the assistance of NGOs of Pungro Town distributes rice to the displaced families on February 12.

Kiphire, February 12 (MexN): The District Administration with the assistance of the NGOs of Pungro Town distributed 100 bags of rice on February 12, to all the displaced families of Yimchunger Tribe comprising of around 1300 persons who are presently taking shelter in Pungro Town.

While informing this in a press release, the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Pungro Sub-division, Kiphire said that many of the homes of these

people were burnt down by irate mobs at Kiphire Town in the aftermath of the killing of a young couple at Shamator.

“Since most of them could not retrieve their personal belongings, the District Administration with limited resources at its disposal is hard pressed in providing assistance,” he added.

In this context, the District Administration has appeal to all the concerned citizens to extend all possible help to these displaced families.

Believers in Dimapur would be treated to four days of Choral music and Christian leadership seminar from February 14-17 at Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo (DABA) by a team of 35 members led by Rev Diana Adour (daughter of Late & Mrs D. Haralu) from the Church of the Revelation, New York, USA. The seminar is being organized by a team of interdenominational Church leaders in the state headed

by Rev Moses Murry as the Convenor. Addressing media persons in Dimapur on Friday, Rev Moses said, “We want to strengthen our relationship with the Lord and we believe that God will bless the Naga people particularly citizens of Dimapur through this seminar.”

Organizers of Choral Music Festival and Christian Leadership Seminar during a press conference in Dimapur on Friday. (Morung Photo)

The programme and Additionally, on Febregistration is free and ruary 14, some selected open to all irrespective of members of the team from denominations.

New York will be conducting Children’s Ministry at Activities at DABA Diphupar ‘B’ Lotha Bap• Choral music from Feb tist Church from 7 am to 9 14-16 : 4 pm to 6 pm am. Thereafter, on the same • Leadership Seminar day, the team will be split from Feb 15-17 : 10 am to into seven groups and visit 12 noon New Life Bible College, Ao • Sunday School Teachers’ Baptist Church, Bethesda Seminar on Feb 15 : 10 AG, Neighbourhood Hinam to 12 noon di Church, Golden Crown

Good Shepherd Ministry Kohima Science College sign second MoU with SRRU commemorates Silver Jubilee Morung Express News Kohima | February 12

Established in 1990, the Good Shepherd Ministry (GSM) Nagaland commemorated its silver jubilee and thanksgiving on February 12 at Middle PWD colony Kohima.

A memorial hall called ‘Morung (Bachelors’ hall)’ was inaugurated by the Founder President of GSM Kohima Dr. E Renphamo Lotha who mentioned that the hall was built in the architectural style of Naga Morung.

“Today despite advancement of formal education, the old values are nowhere to be found. Consequently we have multidimensional problems both in the academic campuses as well as in the society. It is therefore considered necessary to renew them as far as possible.

Because even plants without roots are sure to be uprooted in due course of time,” said Dr. Lotha. With the vision, mission and programmes of the ministry, Dr. Lotha hoped to renew and practice the old cultural heritage of the Nagas in the memorial.

Jonas Yanthan, Chairperson and Founding Member, GSM in his speech talked about the need for zealous people to transform society and GSM continues to contribute to the change in its little contributions.

Governor of Nagaland and Assam, P B Acharya who was supposed to be the chief guest could not turn up. However, Motuo M. Sote, Additional Secretary to Governor, read out the message of the Governor. The Governor lauded the Ministry for not only encouraging spiritual and moral growth but also balanced growth. The Governor also stated that church and ministry has a special God given potential.

“In a world of individualism, consumerism and materialism, the Ministry aims to inspire the future generations the value of giving oneself to the service of extending kingdom of God rather than building one’s kingdom which shall perish,” said Dr. Lotha while delivering the presidential address.

With the motto “Abundant Life” the ministry focus on outreach, research, trainings, counseling, holistic developments, holistic health, peace missions, political transformation, literatures, publication, broadcastings, income generation, entrepreneurship development and capacity building.

A book titled “Wonderful works of God (Volume one)” written by Rev. Dr. E Renphamo Lotha was also released by Rev. Dr. V K Nuh, General Secretary, FNBA.

KohiMa, February 12 (Dipr): A team from Kohima Science College (Autonomous) Jotsoma visited Surindra Rajabhat University, (SRRU) Surin, Thailand to participate in the 11th Surin International Folklore Festival and Symposium (SIFFS) held from January 15 to 25, 2016.

A second MoU was signed during the visit. The major components of the MoU are cooperation in remote sensing application for the study of severe weather, capacity building by promoting training, faculty and student exchange and joint publications of research papers in journals. The Kohima Science College hope that this academic-cultural relationship would not only grow stronger but most importantly be helpful to young college students.

The first MoU was signed between the Surindra Rajabhat University, (SRRU) Surin, Thailand and Kohima Science College (Autonomous) Jotsoma on November 30, 2015 when the President, faculty and students of SRRU visited the college.

The MoU broadly covers areas of cooperation in natural science and cultural exchange.

Their visit – which included a trip to Hornbill Festival, Mt Pulie Badze, and Jotsoma village – was reciprocated when a ninemember team from the college visited SRRU and participated in the SIFFS.

Team from Kohima Science College (Autonomous) Jotsoma with Deo Nukhu, Parliamentary Secretary, Higher Education and Governor of Surin. (Photo Courtesy: Kohima Science College)

Surin International Folklore Festival and Symposium The SIFFS is an annual programme of the SRRU held in January. Right now 21 countries are members of SIFFS. India is well represented with Gujarat, Delhi, Manipur University and Kohima Science College (Autonomous) Jotsoma as members. Dr. Lily Sema and Sungtinaro Jamir represented Nagaland as members of the 11th SIFFs Board meeting.

Dr Sanjay Sharma, Department of Physics, KSCJ, representing India (Nagaland), presents a paper on “Role of Weather Satellites in the Study of SpatioTemporal Variability of Rainfall: Fundamentals, Science and Applications.” Dr Sharma also runs an ISRO-funded research project in the college.

The team participated in the 3rd Surin International

Storytelling Festival with Dr Seyiekhrielie Whiso, English Department, presented the popular Mehouviu and Morusa, a Naga folktale from Mima village. The college also presents Easterine Kire’s Naga Folktales Retold – 1 to Director, Asia Studies Institute, SRRU. The Parade & Key of Surin City The Parade is one of the highpoints of the festival. All participating nations in their traditional attire (and musical instruments) take the parade which starts from Surin Railway Station (which still runs on metre-gauge and the platform so clean you could eat off the floor) to the Governor Place.

The Governor of Surin personally meets all the troupes and presents gifts to them followed by a photo opt.

Deo Nukhu, Parliamentary

Secretary, Higher Education was the Guest of Honour. He was later presented with the prestigious Key of Surin City and made honorary citizen of Surin. He was accompanied by Alempokba Imsong, Director, Higher Education.

Surindra Rajabhat University This university started as a college of Teachers’ Education in 1976 and upgraded to a fullfledged university in 2007. The sprawling campus has, among others, Academic Resource Center and Information Technology, Department of Public Health, Asia Studies Institute, Academic Services and Technology, Research and Development Institute, Intellectual Property Office, Museum of Ethnography, Textile Museum, and a Museum of International Costumes.

Theological College, Diphupar ‘B’ Lotha Baptist Church and Logos College at 9:00 am in the first venue and 10 am in the rest of the places mentioned.

The organizers have appealed to the believers to encourage people to participate in the seminar to be blessed and be a blessing to others. The team from New York will be arriving Dimapur on February 13.

Forest department conduct workshop on stress management DiMapur, February 12 (MexN): A one day workshop on ‘Stress Management for Managing Challenging Situation’ was organised by Forest Department in the forest Complex. All forest officers and forest staff attended the workshop.

PCCF & HoFF M Lokeswara Rao addressing the gathering said that the topic ‘Stress Management for Managing Challenging Situation’ is relevant to present society where people are living stressful life.

Speaking on the occasion, Param Preet Bhaiji said that stress has been defined as a leading cause of many health problems. Largely psychological, rather than physical in origin and therefore much more difficult to prevent and remedy, modern stress affects nearly all of us at some point in our lives.

Regardless of its origins, stress drains our physical, emotional and mental energy. Sister Priya said that one should have ice filled (cool) mind, sugar filled (sweet words) mouth, love filled heart the one will lead satisfies life.

Videos on stress management were played during workshop. Samom Khelen Singh ACF delivered vote of thanks.

Elderly persons take walk to the newly constructed Tizu Area Sports Complex at Khuza EAC HQ in Phek district. This was constructed by rural development department under MGNREGA Special Project 2015-16 under Phek Block, DRDA Phek. Morung Photo by Chizokho Vero

AG Nagaland uploads latest pension and GPF Final payment cases

KohiMa, February 12 (MexN): All retired State Government officers or officials are informed that pension and GPF Final payment cases settled up to the month of January 2016 have been uploaded on the AG Nagaland website.

Pensioners may log on to this Office web-site at www.agnagaland.gov.in by clicking at felicitation and Pension or GPF Felicitation or by directly clicking on the sticky note written “Click here to view list of settled Pension /GPF final payment cases.” The list has also been put up for display at the Public Relation Cell and can be view on any working days during office hours.

AG (A&E) request all retired Government employees once again to record their personal mobile numbers in the pension documents to enable this office to intimate them on the progress of their pension cases through SMSs. The SMSs will be triggered through pension database SMS gateway No.9402739265 and since this number is integrated with the system, pensioners are requested not to call this number but to note it down as all SMSs will be initiated through this number. SMSs will be sent during the

following stages.viz: When confirmation on the pension case is received; when the case is sent back to the department due to observation/objections; when the pension case is completed.

For immediate clarification and redressal of their grievances, aggrieved pensioners are requested to write directly to the Deputy Accountant General (A&E) Kahoto J Yepthomi via e-mail at kahoto_j@ yahoo.co.in or agaenagaland@cag.gov.in or through a handwritten letter on the address given below.viz: Kahoto J Yepthomi, IAAS; Deputy Accountant General (A&E); Office of the Accountant General (A&E); Kohima::Pin No.797001, Nagaland.

All Heads of Department in the State Government are requested once again to ensure timely submission of all retirement related documents (that is, six months before the date of retirement) to avoid harassment to retired officials at various processing stages. The office as of now has been fully sensitized and is geared to settle all cases within the stipulated two months period as per commitments given in the “Citizen’s Charter”.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

Bandh held in protest against proposed burial of nine Churachandpur ‘martyrs’ Our Correspondent

Organisation (KSO) president Haopu Haokip, who is also Treasurer of the JAC, told The Morung Express that a few individuals have opposed the planned burial service of the nine martyrs and that they had released a press statement saying the JAC and JPO have not yet taken any decision to perform the burial service of the martyrs.

“The reports published in the local newspapers are not genuine. We (JAC) have not released such a statement,” Haokip said.

However, cracks within the JAC have seemingly surfaced with Chief Convenor of the JAC, H. Mangchinkhup, telling The Citizen, an online news daily, that the

Imphal | February 12

A 24-hour Churachandpur town bandh was imposed by several social organisations on Friday to protest against the proposed burial service tomorrow.

A decision to lay the mortal remains of the nine protesters to rest on February 13 was taken in a meeting convened by a conglomerate of Kuki groups—United People’s Front (UPF) and Kuki National Organisation (KNO) at Churachandpur town on February 10. The Churachandpur JAC also attended the meeting.

Churachandpur branch of Kuki Students’

JAC has taken a decision to defer the burial. There will be no funeral until the government withdraws the controversial bills, he was reported as saying.

Haokip, though, is insistent that he speaks for the majority and claims that 95 percent of the members present during a meeting of JAC and JPO agreed to conduct the burial service on February 13.

He stated that the JAC did not call any meeting to defer the date of the funeral service and alleged that a handful of people within the JAC are now unwilling to go with the plan on the funeral service because they have some “unknown interest” against the “col-

lective decision”. “Majority of the JAC members are still agreeing to bury the body tomorrow,” Haokip added.

The nine protesters were killed in violent protests which erupted in the district shortly after the passing of the three ILP Bills in the state assembly on August 31. The bodies of the nine martyrs have been lying in the mortuary of Churachandpur District Hospital for the last 162 days as the JAC refused to claim them and demanding that the Manipur government withdraw the controversial Bills.

But the Manipur government is unlikely to fulfill the demand of the JAC and the tribal people. UPF and

KNO on the other hand reportedly convinced the JAC that the state government has agreed to compensate all victims, apart from constructing a martyrs’ park in their memory.

Stating that the funeral would go ahead provided there is no disturbance, Haokip expressed hope that the bodies of the martyrs will finally be buried. UPF and KNO recommended the proposal for laying the martyrs to rest on February 13 and entrusted the JAC, JPO and Innpis with the task.

Friday’s 24-hour strike hit a few areas of the town like New Lamka and New Bazar. No untoward incidents were reported.

Gaidinliu’s death anniversary: Tripura fast emerging Rongmeis asked to pay tribute as honey-producing state

Dimapur, February 12 (mexN): Rongmei Naga People’s organization (RNPO) is organising a programme to pay tribute to Rani Gaidinliu on her 23rd death anniversary at Luangkao village in Manipur’s Tamenglong district on February 17, 2016. The leaders of the apex body of the Rongmei people (RNPO) will gather at her tomb to pay a royal tribute at 11:00 am, a press release from RNPO official, G. Gwangphun, said.

The release further informed all the Rongmei people to remember and observe the death anniversary of Rani Gaidinliu in their respective places. Meanwhile, all the Rongmei leaders of the state unit councils, frontal organizations and public leaders have been asked to attend the anniversary positively.

There will be a solemn performance of homage to be paid to Gaidinliu in honor and recognition of her visionary struggle and valiant display of leadership during the hardest and darkest moment of the Rongmei people under foreign suppressive forces before the event of India’s Independence in 1947, the release stated.

Further, RNPO expressed that the Rongmei tribe is pleased and humbled to take note of the intent and ardent love and concern of the Zeme and Liangmai tribes in particular and the Nagas in general “for the goodwill gesture and expression of solidarity shown in honor of Rani Gaidinliu without any prejudices and reservation.”

“We are greatly indebted to all the Zeliangrong people and the Nagas in general for the commendable support and expressive cooperation shown toward our great national leader,” it added.

Tarun Gogoi vows to promote sports in Assam Guwahati, February 12 (iaNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has pledged to take up new initiatives to promote sports in the state, his office said here on Friday. He interacted with a number of sportspersons through Google Hangout on Thursday evening.

They discussed the development of sports infrastructure in the state.

Gogoi said his government would take up new initiatives to promote games like mixed martial arts, Rubik's Cube and so on. "I feel the more we promote new games in the state the better it would be. I personally take interest in sports and I think introduction of new games and their promotion would be a great thing," said Gogoi.

He also emphasized on the need of physical education. To take up sports and physical education not only as a hobby, but also as a dedicated profession, we have constituted the Lakshmibai Institute of Physical Education, he said.

Sports should not be limited to the cities only. Sports make people competitive, disciplined, productive, and at the same time promote team spirit, friendship and sportsmanship, he added.

The Western Chakhesang Wrestling Association Dimapur held the Sixth Wrestling meet on 10th February’2016 at Bade Village.

In the Sixth meet 39 Wrestlers to participate in this Wrestling meet.

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DibruGarh, February 12 (tNN): The Union minister of state for sports and youth affairs Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the region's first anti-doping centre at Dibrugarh Outdoor Stadium here on Thursday.

Sonowal said the centre, set up under the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), would help national and international sportspersons from the northeast.

"Our objective is to ensure dope-free sports in the country. It's necessary to eradicate the menace completely. The centre will implement the anti-doping rules laid down by World Anti-Doping Agency. Education and research on doping will be promoted," Sonowal said.

Sonowal, who is BJP's chief ministerial candidate, also laid the foundation of a Rs 12-crore project to upgrade and modernize the outdoor stadium. New galleries, a sports hostel, a media centre, an air-conditioned pavilion, new boundary walls, uninterrupted power supply facility, drainage, internal roads and parking facility will come up at the stadium.

The project, to be implemented under the National Sports Development Fund, will take two years to be completed. A grant of Rs 5 crore has been sanctioned as the first instalment, the minister said.

Simultaneously, Rs 50 lakh will be spent for the renovation of the indoor stadium.

Sports organizer and vice-president of Dibrugarh District Sports Association Debojit Dutta expressed hope that the newly-designed stadium would host national and international sports events.

"It was a long demand of sports lovers here. Today is an important occasion for us," he said.

The outdoor stadium has hosted seven Ranji trophy matches over the years but was plagued by poor infrastructure.

The last Ranji match played here was on December 17, 2006, between Assam and Madhya Pradesh.

The minister, who was accompanied

by Union sports secretary Rajiv Yadav, congratulated the Assam cricket team for qualifying for the Ranji Trophy semifinals for the first time.

3-day extravaganza on NE begins New Delhi, February 12 (pti): A three-day extravaganza showcasing socio-economic and cultural richness of the Northeast has began here today.

'Destination North East 2016' will showcase the richness of the Northeast, highlighting various aspects of the region and its people.

The event will also have cultural programmes to showcase the rich culture and folk dances of North East India, Minister for DoNER Jitendra Singh said inaugurating the 'Destination North East 2016' along with Minister of state for Home Kiren Rijiju.

The festival will showcase the inherent economic, social and cultural

strength of the Northeastern region at the national level, Singh said.

He said the region will be developed as a key destination for young entrepreneurs and Startups. He also said that North East festivals will be organised in Mumbai and Bangalore in the coming months.

Rijiju said the development has nothing to do with distance and location and the growth engine is built on the aspirations of people, not location.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said despite the geographical constraints, there is a growth momentum taking shape in the North-East.

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day extravaganza include Northeast's folk music, rock music by popular band, dance choreography, Bihu dance, folk fusion, crossover music and fashion show.

Competitions on quiz, dance (solo and group) and singing (Hindustani, Indian Pop, Western Pop and Classical) are also organised for school children.

During the event, organised by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, specific business summit consisting of sectors like tourism, agriculture, food processing, skill development and entrepreneurship, IT, handloom and handicrafts, livelihood, micro-finance and start ups will be held.

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and panchayats because this can be a very good income source for either educated or any illiterate person and it does not need much extra effort," said Gouri Das, Chairperson, Tripura Khadi and Village Industries Board.

"We mainly collect honey from the bee keepers and do processing. There are around 400 bee keepers. After processing the honey we also do marketing for the product. I oversee the entire processing work in the unit," said Netai Debbarma, the in-charge of Honey Processing Centre.

"Here we maintain the quality of the honey. There is huge demand of honey but the number of bee keepers is less as compared to the demand. Therefore, Khadi Board is trying to increase the number of bee keepers by organizing various training programmes and gradually it is increasing," said Subhankar Bhowmik, Chemistcum-Quality Controller.

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Tripura is fast emerging as a honey producing destination. It also generates employment for many.

The honey processing unit was established in 2015 by Khadi and Village Industries Board. The unit is now equipped with latest processing machineries to improve the quality of the product.

Recently, Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Giriraj Singh visited the honey processing unit and announced support to natural products.

The government is laying stress on training more farmers to start bee-keeping to increase the honey production.

"We have trained around 2,000 people for beekeeping in various villages. This year, our target is to train another 700 farmers. We have noticed high enthusiasm among trainees in various blocks

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IMF chief Christine Lagarde goes unchallenged in bid for second term Washington, February 12 (reuters): The IMF said Lagarde, the first woman to lead the IMF, was the only person nominated for the position. It added that the board will now hold meetings with Lagarde and aims “to complete the selection process, as soon as possible.

Christine Lagarde was virtually assured a second term leading the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday when nominations for the job closed with no challengers.

The IMF said Lagarde, the first woman to lead the IMF, was the only person nominated for the position. It added that the board will now hold meetings with Lagarde and

aims “to complete the selection process, as soon as possible.”

The US Treasury Department supported her re-appointment, adding to earlier endorsements and other signals of support from China, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Mexico.

“Christine Lagarde has done an exceptional job leading the IMF for the last five years, guiding the Fund at a critical time for the global economy,” US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in a statement.

“I’ve seen time and again her ability to bring people together on major global issues and drive toward solutions,” Lew added.

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job marks a stark contrast to 2011, when former IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s resignation amid a sexual assault scandal prompted several big emerging market countries to back their own candidate for the job, which has been traditionally held by a European.

During her tenure, Lagarde has overseen the IMF’s handling of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis and steps by the IMF to give a greater voice to China, Brazil and other big developing countries.

In a major nod to Beijing’s growing clout, the Fund included the yuan in its benchmark basket of currencies last year.

In December, the Fund also won approval by the

US Congress of a landmark reform program that shifted more voting power to emerging markets and expanded the IMF’s lending resources.

But Lagarde faces one potential complication -- a French court in December ordered her to face trial for negligence over her role in a payout of some 400 million euros ($434 million) to businessman Bernard Tapie when she served as France’s finance minister.

Lagarde has vowed to appeal the trial order and has said she acted in the best interests of the French state and in full compliance with the law.

The IMF board has reaffirmed its confidence in Lagarde’s ability to effectively carry out her duties.

ATMA Mkg undertake Inter-State exposure trip to Jorhat Mokokchung, February 12 (Mexn): Farmers of ATMA, Mokokchung undertook three days Inter-State exposure trip to Jorhat, Assam from February 8 to 10. The purpose of the exposure trip was to enable the farmers to gather more field experience and learn better practices in different farming system, especially on organic farming so as to motivate and encourage them to take up such improved activities.

The team lead by BTM, Toshimenla, visited MD’s Organic farm at Cinnamara, which is dedicated towards cultivating organic food production. During the exposure, the participants learned about preparation of Bio-intensive beds, vermi-compost and azolla cultivation, etc for organic farming using onfarm natural resources.

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products, which is a small scale processing unit, where different locally available fruits and vegetables are processed and value added.

During the visits, the participants got an opportunity to interact with different entrepreneurs and organic farmers and thereby motivates towards taking up organic farming. Altogether, 25 farmers comprising of livestock farmers, vegetable growers and progressive farmers from various categories of farming under Mokokchung District, participated the programme.

Farmers of ATMA, Mokokchung during the three days Inter-State exposure trip to Jorhat, Assam.

the importance of dairy farming for organic food production by visiting their dairy units which consists of 250 cattle and also interacting with the farmer group of Surabhi Dairy Cooperative Society.

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ACAUT questions NHIDCL, State government on 4-lane compensation Dimapur, February 12 (mexN): With regard to the 4-lane highway project from Patkai/ Chumukedima Bridge to Kushiabill village under Dimapur district, ACAUT Nagaland today stated that the decision of the National Highway Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) to pay compensation to the landowners on installment basis citing lack of funds smells fishy. “In all likelihood it smacks of conspiracy and the role of the State government in this whole sordid affair is also questionable,” a press release from Media Cell, ACAUT Nagaland stated.

It questioned the excuse of fund constraints as the project is already sanctioned and work was supposed to start from March

2016 as declared by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari during his visit to the State in November 2015.

ACAUT alleged that one of the great scams in the State is to deposit development funds or even salaries in the banks and usurp the interest money generated by delaying to release the money for as long as possible. “With the land compensation amount running into hundreds of crores of rupees, the possibility of delay on this count is too strong to be discounted,” it stated. The ACAUT Nagaland demanded that both the NHIDCL and State government immediately and clearly clarify on the vexed land/ building compensation controversy at the earliest.

It further claimed that

the 4-lane project was originally supposed to take off in 2004 and necessarily completed by now if the project amount hadn’t been pocketed by certain politicians. The GuwahatiShillong sector sanctioned much later is now completed, it added.

Meanwhile, it maintained that the resentment and agitation by the landowners against the reported decision to pay land compensation on installment basis is totally justified. “It is simply injustice that people whose homes are to be razed down should be paid in installments since they’d require every penny of the compensation amount to start their lives elsewhere,” it stated.

Also, pointing out that

the estimation of lands and buildings for compensation was done as per 2013, ACUAT questioned if in case the landowners demand rate revision in tandem with the present prevailing market rate, will the State government allow the project to be delayed or derailed on this count.

ACAUT Nagaland further demanded that the full compensation amount should be paid without any further delay and any entity derailing the project under whatever circumstances shall be held accountable.

It asserted that it will not allow lame excuses to derail the 4-lane project under any circumstances and it is prepared to follow the project at every step of the way to ensure a transparent process in its implementation.

Khriezephe village achieves 100% rural housing Morung Express News Dimapur | February 12

Khriezephe village has earned the distinction of being the first among 49 villages under RD Block Chumukedima to achieve 100 percent rural housing under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) scheme.

Block Development Officer (BDO), Chumukedima RD Block, K Yamao Konyak, inspected the successful implementation of the flagship programme in the village on Friday and held a brief interaction with the villagers.

In his address, the BDO congratulated the villagers for achieving a milestone in implementation of the centrally sponsored scheme.

Yamao impressed on the need to maintain transparency and accountability in implementation of centrally sponsored schemes such

BDO Chumukedima RD Block, K Yamao Konyak, along with villagers during inspection of the 100 percent rural housing under IAY scheme at Khriezephe village, Friday.

as IAY and MGNREGA. He also highlighted the success story of IAY implementation in Chenwetnyu village, the first village in Mon district to achieve 100 percent rural housing. The BDO said there should be cooperation and understanding among members of the Village Development Board (VDB), GBs, and the villagers if the village wants to witness all round development

Yamao attributed the success of the IAY implementation in Khrizephe village to the “IAY model village” initiated by former Project Director, Asangla T Aier.

VDB secretary, Khriezephe village, K James Vizo, apprised the visiting BDO on the past developmental activities undertaken through centrally sponsored schemes like MGN-

REGA and IAY including construction of a mini dam for irrigation purpose, construction of community building and installation of street lights. He also informed that besides the existing roads, five new roads were constructed under MGNREGA. Head GB of Tenyiphe village Nolase Zhotso also spoke on the occasion.

Khriezephe village council chairman, Jonah Kemp, chaired the function.

Khriezephe village Head GB, L Seyie, proposed vote of thanks.

Indira Awaas Yojana is a social welfare flagship programme, created by the Indian Government, to provide housing for the rural poor in India. This scheme, operating since 1985, provides subsidies and cashassistance to people in villages to construct their houses themselves.

Shamator killing: Demand for arrest of perpetrators grows Dimapur, February 12 (mexN): The Rurur Village Council (RVC) has condemned the killing of Alemba Sangtam and his wife Narola on February 6 in Shamator. The council stated that the incident has created fear psychosis among the citizens of the area since it happened in Rurur jurisdiction. RVC also condemned the allegations of the village council and its citizens being responsible for the incident.

In the event of untoward incidents occurring to its citizens, “stern action” would be initiated against the person responsible for updating and wrongfully alleging in various social media, the village council warned. The council also appealed to the law enforcing authority to arrest the culprit(s) without delay and bring permanent solution to the prevailing situation. The council also extended condolences to the bereaved family on behalf of its citizens and prayed that truth and justice be dispensed.

ENSUD: The Eastern Naga Students’ Union Dimapur has also condemned the killing and appealed to the law enforcing agencies to expedite the case and bring the perpetrators to justice. The Union also appealed to the public in Kiphire and Shamator to maintain peace in order to avoid untoward incidents as it will only create more hindrance to innocent public and the student

the concerned department only on February 12 at 1:30pm which was then immediately put up to higher authority for release. The fund is expected to be released at the earliest, Sema added.

The Finance Department has termed it unfortunate that NNagaDAO took the issue to print and social media accusing the State government without clarifying the facts and circumstances of the matter with the concerned department.

It also maintained that the letter addressed to the Principal Director, Health & Family Welfare was written with the intention of releasing the funds at the earliest for the implementation of the programme rather than to mislead or to be condemned.

“Indian Christianity: An Alternative Reading” released at Clark Theological College Morung Express News Mokokchung | February 12

“Indian Christianity: An Alternative Reading” by Dr. Roger E. Hedlund was released at Multi- Purpose Hall, Clark Theological College (CTC) on February 12

by Rev. Dr. Takatemjen, Principal, CTC. The book is published jointly by Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action, CTC and Christian World Imprints, New Delhi.

Rev. Dr. Takatemjen said that of all the books published by CTC, “Indian Christianity: An Alternative Reading” is one of its kind since it’s a work of an international writer and it will be distributed internationally.

He thanked the author for forwarding the manuscripts and for having trust in CTC. During the book release, an introduction of the book was given by Rev. Dr. Marnungsang, Associate Professor of History of Christianity and Dean of Post-Graduate Studies, CTC. He said that the book is well-documented and supported by rich and authentic sources, covering the first to the twenty first

ary 12 (mexN): The Tikhir Tribal Council and Tikhir Students' Union have jointly condemned the arson at Shamator Town following the February 6 killing of a couple in Shamator. Around 19 to 20 houses were vandalized and burned down, alleged a press release issued

by TTC General Secretary, Tothong Philip and TSU General Secretary, Temong

Kohima, February 12 (mexN): The Eastern Nagaland Gazetted Officers' Association (ENGOA) has appealed to the leaders and citizens of Kiphire district and Shamator area to work for a sense of calm. “While others are watching the present impasse that has gripped Kiphi-

tions expressed shock that despite Public Forum Shamator Town's appeal to Tikhirs to return to Shamator Town, the recent outbreak of violence in Kiphire had resulted in burning of houses.

They offered sympathies to the dispersed families and expressed hope that God will provide fair refuge to all without bias against any tribe.

Chief Minister expresses grief Kohima, February 12 (mexN): Chief Minister of Nagaland TR Zeliang today expressed grief at the demise of Ngangshikaba Aier this morning at his native village Yajang 'C' in Mokokchung district.

“An ardent educationist who had dedicated his life for the intellectual transformation of a few generations of his area, Aier will be fondly remembered by thousands of his former students who are now strong pillars of the Ao as well as the Naga society,” stated Zeliang in a condolence note addressed to Parliamentary Secretary Benjongliba Aier. “He had a

puNgro, February 12 (mexN): Pungro Area College Students’ Union (PACSU) has expressed pain over the killing of Alemba and Naro on February 6 and the series of sporadic violent incidents that followed.

In a press release issued by its president, Achung Jangleh, PACSU said that among the thousands displaced and dislodged in the violence, students have been affected the most. “The student community on the brink of appearing HSLC and HSSLC exams were left deeply traumatized and with no study materials,” the president added.

The union also condemned the “rash decision” of the security forces, which fired at “innocent” civilians at Shamator on February 9. Five people were shot at and scores left thrashed by the security force, it alleged. Among those community, particularly those appearing exams.

ANHTU: Condemning the killing, the All Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Union has called upon law enforcing agencies to expedite the investigations and bring the perpetrators to justice at the earliest.

SSUK: The Sangtam Students’ Union Kohima (SSUK) has expressed outrage and anguish over the killing of the innocent couple and condemned the same. A press note from SSUK President L Horiba and General Secretary Kokvila Sangtam conveyed endorsement of the stand taken by three apex Sangtam organisations to arrest the culprit(s) within a stipulated time.

NMVSU: In a condem-

shot at was a Cl-X student, Richard, thus rendering him incapable of writing the HSLC exam, the release added.

On the security forces’ claim that they fired blank shots, PACSU questioned how blank shots fired in the air could hit the victims on the torso, hand or head. In this regard, it demanded a thorough investigation of the identity of the erring personnel without any hesitation. The union also expressed regret that the security forces used other means like lathi-charge, tear gas, etc.

PACSU also extended support to the public ultimatum served to the Government by the Yimchungrü Tribal Council and urged the Government to deliver justice within the stipulated time. The union also extended full co-operation to the Inquiry Committee and law enforcing agencies in tracing the culprits.

nation note, New Monger Village Students’ Union stated that such “cold blooded murder” will only bring hatred and violence in society and should be condemned by all. It further conveyed firm support to the stand taken by three apex Sangtam organisations to arrest the culprit(s) within a stipulated time and appealed to the government to fulfil the demand at the earliest.

BJP: Condemning the incident at ShamatorKiphire, BJP Nagaland President, Visasolie has appealed to all to restrain from anything that might deteriorate the situation. At the same time, he asked all to give all the efforts necessary to normalize the situ-

ation and take measures to prevent such occurrences in future. “The culprits of the crime should be duly apprehended and booked for trial under appropriate laws. Crimes of such nature should not be pardonable as a preventive measure,” BJP stated. “However, any society should not take the law in its own hands but repose their faith in the modern justice system and seek appropriate justice through law.” It stated that the State government should deliver appropriate justice as soon as possible to dissipate the situation. Meanwhile, it suggested that alternative arrangements may be made soon for the affected students who were unable to appear their HSLC exam.

ENGOA appeals for calm in Kiphire, Shamator

TTC and TSU condemn arson Finance department responds to NNagaDAO Shamator, Febru- Y Tikhir. The two organizaDimapur, February 12 (mexN): In a rejoinder to the Network of Nagaland Drugs and AIDS Organization (NNagaDAO), Nagaland Finance Department on Friday clarified that the Government of India had sanctioned an amount of Rs 257.79 lakhs which was credited to the State government account vide RBI on February 5, 2016 and the statement received on February 6.

Subsequently, an amount of Rs 145.01 lakh against the same sanction letter was credited to the State government on February 9 and the statement received the next day, February 10.

Informing this, Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Y Khiheto Sema said the file for release of the amount mentioned above was received from

PACSU questions security personnel’s action

passion to impart education to his people, and he strongly believed that proper imparting of knowledge to his students was more important than allotting them certificates.” Zeliang further stated that Aier was one of the few teachers that earlier generation of Nagas came across whose zeal, passion and dedication to impart quality education knew no bounds. “A remarkable personality, Aler's life story and life style should be one emulated by modern-day teachers all over the State.”

Meanwhile, the CM conveyed condolences to the bereaved family.

re district and Shamator area, the leaders and citizens of the district and area are expected to behave maturely and not be swayed by rumours and incite animosity and violence further more,” stated a press release from ENGOA General Secretary, Dr. MC Longai Phom and President,

Er. Changkei Konyak.

“It is a fact that Nagas draw security from one's tribal identity and so it is important to ensure that we respect each others' identity and not polarise one's attitude and behaviour with negativism and outside influence,” it added. Pointing

out that the worst affected in the turmoil are the students appearing HSLC and HSSLC exams, women and children, ENGOA appealed to the tribal leaders concerned to contain the situation in the spirit of maturity and understanding and ensure that peace prevails in the land.

Atleast 1267 Yimchungrüs displaced: YTUK puNgro, February 12 (mexN): The Yimchungrü Tribal Union Kiphire (YTUK) has put the number of Yimchungrüs displaced from Kiphire town at 1267 (and counting) following the killing of a couple in Shamator on February 6. The number of families dislodged totals 234 with some of the displaced seeking refuge at Pungro in the immediate aftermath of the killing and subsequent violence, a statement from the YTUK said.

The statement from YTUK President, C. Neoji Yimchungrü and Executive Chairman, Lunso Yimchungrü, added that as many as 354 of the displaced are students and 189 government employees. The number of students appearing HSLC, class XI promotion, and HSSLC was tipped at 109.

The YTUK further accused the security forces of remaining “mute spectators” while its members were attacked and their properties destroyed by mobs during the violence. According to the YTUK, more than 210 residential houses, vehicles and properties amounting to

List of properties destroyed • Bolero Pick-Up: NL-07-5514 (Burnt) • Mahindra Bolero: NL-02C-5823 (Burnt) • Mahindra Armada: NL-01-9275 (Burnt) • Maruti Van: WB-X02-4285 (Burnt) • Maruti Gypsy: NL-01C-0655 (Burnt) • Maruti Eeco: NL-01H-4756 (Burnt) • Maruti 800: NL-03-4693 (Missing) • Maruti Suzuki Alto 800: AS- 01BD-2654 (Missing) • Bajaj Discover 135cc: NL-01E-7401 (Burnt) • Maruti Van: NL-01C-6096 (Burnt) • 1 sawmill burnt.

• 4 Rice mills demolished.

• Yimchungrü Baptist Church Kiphire (YBCK) Women Building and documents demolished.

• YBCK Youth Pastor Quarter, documents and Youth Office demolished.

• Phuvkiu Baptist Church Women Building demolished.

• YBCK Child & Sunday School fund and documents untraced.

• Yimchungrü Tribal Union Kiphire cash- Rs. 16,730/- and documents untraced.

• Yimchungrü Students’ Union Kiphire Silver Jubilee Planning Committee cash- Rs. 90,453/- untraced.

• Yimchungrü Students’ Union Kiphire cash Rs. 53,250/- with documents untraced. crores of rupees have been destroyed (see box).

While the Kiphire district administration informed that there was no report of any violence on February 12, the YTUK in the statement said that a residential building of one of its members was demol-

ished during the day.

“The Yimchungrüs presently are left with nothing but nakedness, homelessness, hunger, trauma at the grip,” it lamented.

“Most importantly, the students appearing exams are deprived of study materials and basic amenities.”

Abundant Life: 79th NBCC Annual Council begins Morung Express News

Dimapur | February 12 Rev. Dr. Takatemjen, Principal, Clark Theological College releasing the book “Indian Christianity: An Alternative Reading” by Dr. Roger E. Hedlund (right) on February 12. The 79th Annual Coun-

century of Christian history in India. The book clearly projects the rich heritage of Indian Christianity, he added. He further stated that the book will definitely offer new insights to the readers and will be a great informative read.

The book has 15 chapters with 181 pages and it will be distributed worldwide by the Christian World Imprints.

The author and his wife Thea June were present at the book release, where the former gave a lecture on

“Indian Christianity”. Dr. Roger E. Hedlund is a missiologist, a teacher and a writer. He came to India in 1974 as a missiologist and a teacher to teach at Union Biblical Seminary, Yavatmal. At present, he is the Director of the MIIS, which is a direct outgrowth of the Church of Indigenous Origin Project, to initiate the study of Indigenous Christianity as a field for academic research in Indian universities and colleges.

Dr. Hedlund lives in California.

cil of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) got underway at Nagaland Police Baptist Church Association (NPBCA) Mission Centre, Chumukedima.

The three-day council held on the theme “Abundant Life” is hosted by NPBCA and the inaugural function and worship service on Friday night witnessed around 500 delegates from various church associations under NBCC and guests from abroad.

President NBCC, Rev. Dr. Mar Atsongchanger, in his message underlined the

Oriental Theological Seminary choir presenting a special number in the opening function and worship of the 79th Annual Council of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council.

sharp contrast of the theme “Abundant Life” (John 10:10) with contemporary Naga society. Rev. Mar said though Nagaland prides itself as a Christian state with 90 percent of the population being Christians, yet the percentage is “shock-

ing” taking into account the manner in which Nagas are running the affairs of the state and their own lives.

He said Nagas own palatial buildings and expensive cars but the road condition in the state is probably one of the worst

in the world. He also said though Nagas profess to follow the teachings of Christ, yet tribal clashes and internal conflicts never cease.

“Is it not shocking?

How are we experiencing the Christian life? Where

do we start the ‘abundant life’?” Rev. Mar asked and reminded that Nagas should be mature in terms of religion since Christianity came to Nagas 143 years back.

He said the moot question is “how are we actualizing the Christian-ness in our life.”

General Secretary NBCC, Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho, led the “Roll call and adoption of programme” and Executive Secretary, NPBCA, Dr. Hukashe delivered the welcome note.

Oriental Theological Seminary choir and quartet from Lotha Baptist Church Kohima presented special numbers.

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Not Another Net-Neutrality Story Adrienne Lafrance

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he web may be lovely, dark, and deep, but most of us don’t actually venture very far into it.

Back in 2013, Nielsen reported Americans visited an average of 90 different domains per person each month. That’s a startlingly low number— equivalent to about three domains each day—and one that crept down over the years, even as people spend more and more time online overall. I suspect the average person visits even fewer domains today, as tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, and Google increasingly design interfaces—walled gardens of engagement and advertising—aimed at discouraging their users from visiting other sites.

That’s part of what’s so interesting about the recent decision by officials in India to block what’s called “zero-rating” or “sponsored data”—the practice of exempting certain kinds of Internet use from counting toward a person’s data plan. The move effectively bans a Facebook program called Free Basics, a suite of lightweight versions of popular sites—including,

of course, Facebook—that don’t eat up data the way visiting other mobile sites does. The idea is to give people an affordable way to get online, but it has long been criticized by advocates for net neutrality as a way of giving an unfair advantage to certain websites.

If you offer only a certain group of websites for free, the argument goes, doesn’t that give an unfair advantage to those sites?

You don’t have to actively block or throttle your competitors to destroy them. (Free Basics is billed as open, meaning anyone can add their website to the platform, but Facebook still sets the guidelines that dictate use.)

Then again, if you have a choice between a Facebook-curated miniInternet and no Internet at all, isn’t something better than nothing? Maybe not.

Some critics have drawn parallels between Facebook’s role as a gatekeeper and Britain’s colonization of India. “I’m sorry for the inconvenience caused by us Indians in not accepting something that is vehemently against free speech and the open internet … ” one Reddit user remarked last year in an AMA with

Facebook suffers a blow from regulators in India, proving that the fight for an open web is more than an abstraction.

Chris Daniels, a Facebook vice president working on Internet.org, the larger program that includes Free Basics. “We've been stupid with the East India Company. Never again brother, Never again!”

At stake in all this is access to critical stores of information and human knowledge for billions of people. Here’s how the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India summed up its decision this week: These differential tariff offerings have positive as well as negative impact.

On the one hand, it may appear to make overall Internet access more af-

fordable by reducing costs of certain types of content and enabling people who have so far not been able to use Internet services and content, to access at least part of the Internet.

This could have the benefit of expanding and accelerating Internet access, as first-time users of the free Internet could experience its benefits and start paying for full access.

On the other hand, differential tariffs result in classification of subscribers based on the content they want to access (those who want to access nonparticipating content will be charged at a higher rate

than those who want to access participating content).

Which brings us to another part of why what’s happening in India is so fascinating. The concept of net neutrality is so snoozy-wonky because it’s so often described in theoretical terms.

It’s no mistake, then, that the Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, treated net neutrality as an abstraction as he pushed for Free Basics last year. “Most of the folks who are pushing for net neutrality have access to the Internet already,” he said in a Q&A with college students in Delhi, according to local

reports. “I see these petitions going around on net neutrality, and that’s great.

We need to mobilize on the Internet to push for this stuff. But the people who are not on the Internet can’t sign an online petition pushing for increased access to the Internet.”

India’s decision this week demonstrates that the implications of net neutrality (or not) are playing out in the real world and have the potential to affect billions of people. As Tech Crunch put it late last year, Facebook sees itself as a stepping stone, but it’s still acting like a gatekeeper. “One

side thinks it’s helping the disadvantaged,” John Constine wrote, “the other thinks that assistance is too dangerous to accept.”

The decision also has profound business implications for Facebook. Its goal isn’t just to help 4.9 billion people around the world get reliable and affordable Internet service; Facebook wants Facebook to be a key portal through which two-thirds of the global population first experiences the Internet.

That may sound like a cynical way of interpreting the ambitions and values of a project that Zuckerberg has said is a way of fulfilling people’s fundamental social and economic right to access the web. (“This isn’t about Facebook’s commercial interests—there aren’t even any ads in the version of Facebook in Free Basics,” he wrote in an oped for the Times of India late last year.) But it would also be foolish for Facebook not to consider the potential for growth as the global Internet-connected population swells. And Zuckerberg isn’t foolish.

There are implications for other countries, too.

Part of Facebook’s strategy for global expansion just failed, or at least suffered

a serious blow, in a key country. Here’s how Kevin Roose, a writer at Fusion, puts it: “If a group of activists could successfully reframe Free Basics as an insidious land grab, rather than an act of corporate largesse, and mobilize a country against it, what’s to stop them from resisting elsewhere?” And as Ingrid Burrington wrote for The Atlantic in December, various mobile carriers in the United States offer “free” video streaming as a way to attract customers—free, in that data use doesn’t count toward a person’s monthly allotment.

“It really seems too obviously out of line to be true,” Burrington wrote, “Mobile carriers are literally partnering with large media companies to subsidize data-devouring streaming services, while what might be considered the ‘open Internet’ remains a paid service.”

In a Facebook post on Monday, Zuckerberg wrote that he is “disappointed” but committed to keep working toward connectivity goals in India. In his earlier essay, for the Times of India, he was less restrained: “Who could possibly be against this?”

Why you cannot keep How India tackles adverse drug cockroaches out of your home reactions - by ignoring data Charu Bahri IANS

W The insects are miniature transformers that can compress to half their size and still run really fast. The creepy little buggers might even inspire a new generation of search and rescue robots Ed Yong

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ockroaches get everywhere.

There they are, somehow, against all odds, in that room that looked to be totally sealed from the outside world, in that cupboard you swore was tightly shut. Now, Kaushik Jayaram and Robert Full from the University of California, Berkeley have discovered the secret behind their feats of infiltration.

By confronting American cockroaches with an ever-narrower series of crevices,the duo found that although this insect typically stands 12 millimeters tall, it can squeeze through gaps of 3 millimeters—the height of two stacked U.S. pennies.

It does this by squatting down and then compressing its body by half. It is the world’s worst Transformer: instantly changing shape from a cockroach into a much flatter cockroach. Delightful.

Even worse, the compressed cockroaches are still disarmingly fast.

Even though their legs are splayed and their bodies are squished, they can still scuttle at 60 centimeters per second. “Scale that up to human size, and it’s like 70 miles per hour,” says Full. “They can run at high speed inside your walls and ceilings.” Hallelujah.

This ability seems doubly extraordinary because cockroaches, like all insects, have rigid exoskele-

tons. Soft-bodied animals like worms or octopuses can intuitively squeeze through tight spaces—just watch this octopus go— but it’s less obvious how a roach does it. “It’s not just crunchy, rigid parts,” explains Full. The exoskeleton consists of hard plates connected by soft, flexible membranes that act as hinges. Even the solid parts are variable, with some sections being 10 times less stiff than others.

The result is a creature that can change shape without sacrificing its infamous indestructibility. Joy untold.

To test just how compressible the exoskeleton is, Jayaram and Full “performed a series of dynamic compressive cycle tests on living animals.” In other words, they squished roaches beneath a metal piston. They found that when the insects squeeze through the tiniest of crevices, they experience compressive forces around 300 times their own body weight. They can actually withstand 900 timeswithout suffering any damage whatsoever, or even slowing down. Good job, evolution; now, go home.

“It’s a nice lesson in humility,” says Daniel Goldman from the Georgia Institute of Technology. “These animals are not simple in any way, shape, or form—and especially not in their shape or form.”

Full specializes in the physics of animal movements. He discovered how geckos stick to walls and

steer while falling, and how octopuses walk on their tentacles to mimic coconuts. And he has been investigating cockroaches for over 14 years, looking at how they run, fly, and climb. He has shown that they can swing under ledges like a pendulum to instantly disappear from sight, run upside-down on a branch, flip themselves up with their wings if they land on their backs, run having lost four of their legs, and climb having lost their feet. Full has even stuck tiny jetpacks onto them to see how they cope with being blasted to the side while climbing—very well, it seems.

Full’s team then takes what they learn from real animals, and builds robots that have the same skills.

For example, Jayaram has now constructed a compressible cockroach bot, which looks like a yellow woodlouse, and folds in much the same way as its living counterpart. It stands 75 millimeters tall, and can be squashed to just 35 millimeters.

These bioinspired bots are physical models that allow the researchers to check that they’ve understood the animals they’re studying. “We can try a bunch of different legs and bodies and say: What does it tell us about the animal?

Are we missing anything?” says Full.

But the robots also have practical uses. Picture RoboRoach scuttling through the rubble of a collapsed building

to track down survivors, squeezing through cracks without taking damage or losing speed. Jayaram is now working on making RoboRoach smaller and autonomous, and Full has been talking to first-responders at disaster sites to see what their needs are. “Imagine having a swarm of these and throwing them out to get information as fast as possible,” he says.

The study helps to rethink locomotion in robots, says Cecilia Laschi from the Biorobotics Institute in Italy. She and others have been building soft robots, inspired by flexible animals like octopuses and jellyfish. Eschewing hard shells and skeletons, these machines use floppy and stretchy materials instead.

But these creations often sacrifice speed and strength in the service of pliability. Cockroaches don’t. “People are modeling slugs and worms for soft robotics, but we think these cockroaches are the way to go,” says Full. “They have appendages like ours, and muscles that can generate a lot of force.”

Jayaram and Full “are serving as biology translators, who can give us roboticists ideas on how to really build systems with some of biology’s features,” saysHowie Choset from the Georgia Institute of Technology. “When I was done reading their paper, I wanted to build a robot with these capabilities for search and rescue!”

ith 10 percent of 3.63 trillion medicines popped worldwide in 2015, India is the world’s third-largest medicine market. It stands to scientific reason that these drugs will have side effects.

Yet, in 2013, India reported no more than two percent of globally occurring adverse drug reactions (ADRs), jargon for side effects of medicines, logged in Vigibase, maintained by the Uppsala Monitoring Centre, a World Health Organisation collaborating centre for international drug monitoring.

It isn’t as if drugs have fewer side effects in India.

Serious effects were seen in 6.7 percent of patients, a 2014 study reported. Other studies have cited drug side effects as the reason for 3.4 percent of hospital admissions in India, 3.7 percent hospital readmissions and 1.8 percent mortality. In the developed world, adverse reactions are believed to be the fourth-leading cause of death.

Within India, the ADR reporting rate (ADRs reported per million population) has almost doubled in the last three years to 40, but it is lower than 130, the average ADR reporting rate for high-income countries, and clearly disproportionate to the country’s population and medicine consumption.

In other words, India addresses the problem of adverse drug reactions by ignoring or not reporting the data. That could prove costly, said experts, if it isn’t already.

Ignoring Indian data makes drugs more unsafe

Reporting the side effects of a drug could help determine if the medicine should stay or be pulled off shelves. A medicine labelled safe for clinical use after trials could still be found to be dangerous – as happened with Rofecoxib, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a runaway success after its 1999

launch.

Between its launch and 2004, Rofecoxib reportedly caused between 88,000 and 140,000 cardiac events. This forced Merck, the drug’s maker, to voluntarily withdraw it from the US market, in turn prompting a ban in India, although no significant cardiac event was reported as a side effect.

In 2004, pharmacovigilance in India existed only on paper, although formal monitoring began 18 years before that, in 1986, and India signed up to the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring in 1997. Reporting was lax until the launch of the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India in 2010.

Carelessness, insensitivity among reasons for India’s poor reporting of side effects

Some key reasons behind India’s poor track record in reporting ADRs: Nurses, who are most likely to see a patient suffer a side effect, are expected to inform the treating doctor but seldom do.

“Doctors in India are careless in prescribing medicines, because they know they will not be held accountable for their actions, and are equally careless about reporting ADRs,” said Kunal Saha, a US-based doctor who has waged a decade-long legal battle after his wife Anuradha Saha died of side effects of a drug overdose when she was being treated for a skin allergy in 1998.

Settling Saha’s case, the Supreme Court ruled that medical negligence includes not informing patients about the possible side effects of a drug.

“Physicians prescribe new drugs at the behest of medical representatives even without reading the drug pharmacology, driven by the promise of gifts, despite this being illegal,” said Saha. “Patients are prescribed excessive doses, unwarranted drugs or unwarranted combinations.”

Some doctors don’t know that drug side effects should be reported to any one of 150 ADR monitoring centres across India,

nor are they adept at recognising a drug side effect.

Half of India’s population depends on drug stores not run by pharmacists, and on doctors holding alternative medicine qualifications who aren’t permitted to prescribe allopathic medicines in many states.

Scarce data preclude regulatory action on questionable drugs

Drug side effects in India are scarcely reported, even in scientific literature.

A 65-year-old woman with cardiovascular disease developed chest pain after being put on Nimesulide, a popular painkiller, for fracture-related pain, as this 2003 study reported. Swapping Nimesulide with an alternative, Ibuprofen, quickly alleviated the chest pain.

A 78-year-old man with heart disease was prescribed Nimesulide for a wrist injury. He developed breathlessness, blue pallor and restlessness, and quickly succumbed to further complications, another 2004 study reported.

On the Naranjo scale — a scale developed by Canadian pharmacologist Claudio Naranjo and others to assess the causality for an adverse drug reaction — the complications the 78-year-old patient developed after taking Nimesulide scored two, indicating the drug could ‘possibly’ have been the cause of cardiac artery insufficiency, a shortage of blood in one or more coronary arteries.

Nimesulide has been available in India since 1997. It currently sells as Nice (listed as a ‘top brand’ on Dr Reddy’s Laboratories) and Nimulid MD (on Panacea Biotech).

Nimesulide has never been licensed for use in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

Over a decade later, a group of experts ruled that Nimesulide adversely affects the liver in children and should not be prescribed, said Gupta. So, Nimesulide was banned for children in 2011 (the Panacea website still lists Nimulid MD Kid as being available.)

Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

To ban or not to ban: India needs datadriven action

Reporting adverse drug reactions makes the experience of a few physicians available to the entire country.

Or, the manufacturer could be asked to add further information on the drug label or insert.

For instance, in 2015, Indian authorities recommended the inclusion of advisory notes mentioning hepatotoxicity, haemorrhage and cardiovascular events as possible side effects of Sunatinib Malate, an anticancer drug, and cardiac dysfunction as a possible side effect of Pazopanib HCl, another anticancer drug.

However, sometimes in India, a drug ban has been reversed in court or by the regulatory authority.

Watch out for side effects with a slow onset

Side effects are usually thought of as an immediate adverse drug reaction. That’s not always the case.

For instance, a blockbuster diabetes drug, Metformin, reduces the absorption of Vitamin B12 from dietary sources, according to a 2014 study.

“A deficiency of vitamin B12 can, in turn, cause mental disabilities, slowness, forgetfulness, and, most significantly, exacerbate the onset and progression of diabetic neuropathy, a disease of the nerves that commonly occurs in advanced diabetes patients,” said study coauthor, Atul Gogia, consultant, Internal Medicine, at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.

While his finding has not led Gogia to change his prescriptions for diabetes patients, it has made him more conscious about the potential impact of his prescriptions.

“Vegetarian diabetes patients could especially be at high risk of developing vitamin B12 deficiency because of the combination of their diet and prescription,” said Gogia.

“Now we get patients’ vitamin B12 levels tested and prescribe them supplements if needed.”

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Indians think Africans are 'frauds & prostitutes' so why do they still come to India to study?

Itika Sharma Punit & Omar Mohammed

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Quartz

n the morning of Feb. 06, a few hundred African students gathered on the steps of Bengaluru’s Town Hall, a striking, colonnaded building at the heart of the sprawling metropolis best known as India’s Silicon Valley. Holding posters, some printed and most handwritten, and shouting slogans, they were protesting the assault on a Tanzanian student who had alleged that she was stripped and beaten up by a mob on Jan. 31.

It was a heartfelt outcry over violence against Africans that is becoming all too commonplace in India. But there was also a strange air of amusement and bewilderment at the protest site. The policemen sniggered, speaking among themselves. Some passersby openly laughed, entertained by the sight of a group of agitating African students. Others simply walked by, unperturbed.

In many ways, those reactions reflect the reality that African students in India must contend with: A selectively racist nation that, at once, has the potential to fulfil their dreams, but which could also turn into their worst nightmare.

Janeth, who only gave her first name, decided to leave Tanzania and read for an undergraduate degree at Bangalore University in 2012 because of the solid reputation of Indian institutions in accounting and finance, her subjects of choice.

“My experience was not bad,” she told Quartz, “50-50.” Her experience with fellow students was problematic, and she did face racism, especially from the general public. “They think Africans are into fraud and prostitution,” she said.

Even landlords, who sometimes speak with potential tenants on phone, often deny apartments on realising that they were speaking to an African. “I don’t want Africans,” the typical landlord would say, Janeth recalled. “Africans are rude and have too many friends.”

There was a time when Africa’s best and brightest stayed at home for their higher education. The likes of Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, Tanzania’s post-independence leader Julius Nyerere, and Namibia’s first presi-

dent Sam Nujoma, were all educated at African universities.

But underfunding and mismanagement, coupled with what the Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani called the “NGO-isation of the university”, has stripped Africa’s centres of higher learning of their reputations. In fact, a 2015 list by the Times Higher Education, a British publication, named only five African institutions among the top places for research.

So, those African parents who can afford it, send their children abroad for studies. India, known for quality education that is also inexpensive compared to Europe or North America, is attracting a fair share of these students.

India’s higher education sector has boomed in recent years, led by world-class, state-funded institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institutes of Management, besides a number of well-run private universities and colleges. The country’s higher education system is now one of the largest in the world, with over 26 million enrolled in tertiary education.

But studying here isn’t without its challenges, particularly for African students.

Abigail, who also gave only her first name and refused to reveal her nationality, came to India four years ago.

“I came to India because I love India. I used to watch a lot of Indian movies. In Africa, we are so crazy about India and Indian movies. Most of us come here because of the way they (Indians) portray themselves through their movies,” the researcher at Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science explained.

“But when we come here, we see something different and it is re-

ally really disappointing,” Abigail added.

During her time as an undergraduate student at Bangalore University, Abigail was shaken by the news of the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old woman physiotherapy intern on Dec. 16, 2012, in New Delhi. The victim later came to be known as Nirbhaya, the fearless one or braveheart, in India.

“After the braveheart incident,” Abigail said, “I felt that if Indians don’t respect women of their own country, who are we to demand respect?”

That sense of fear persisted, along with an increasing realisation of the barriers—language, for instance—that widen the chasm between Indians and Africans.

“They can’t express their feelings to us because we don’t understand their language,” she said.

That’s likely a far cry from the image of India that Bollywood once helped construct in Abigail’s mind.

But it’s not that African students who come to India don’t have an inkling of what’s in store. Even then, the subcontinent outdoes itself.

A Tanzanian alumnus of Hyderabad’s Osmania University, who requested anonymity, had heard of discrimination that African students faced in India. Yet, it didn’t faze her. Because “racism is all over the world, including in places like the UK,” she explained.

At university, she never felt discriminated against by her professors, who she said always treated her fairly. But it was different when it came to commoners. “Someone may leave their seat on a full bus to avoid sitting next to you,” she said.

The attitude often even permeated into fellow students. “They think black people are poor. They don’t believe Africa is developed,”

she explained. “Their racism is because they don’t have exposure.”

That version of Africa wasn’t entirely different from what A V Madhusudhan had heard of while growing up in Bengaluru. But, before launching Just Practicals, his education startup that works with African students, Madhusudhan travelled through the continent. Those journeys changed his perception.

“I feel Indians need to gain knowledge about Africa. That’s what’s missing,” he told Quartz at the protest outside Bengaluru’s Town Hall. “Once we educate ourselves about Africa, I am sure we will understand these students better.”

But Africa’s affection for Indian education may already be fraying.

Anecdotal information collected by Madhusudhan suggests that, after a rise in African students coming to India between 2008 and 2014, the numbers are tapering off. There were about 10,000 students from African countries, according to an Indian government survey based on data between 2010 and 2012.

However, Madhusudhan estimates that about four times that number of African students actually remain in the country.

“Over the last year or so, the students who go back to Africa from India are talking about how India is probably not the best place to go to,” he explained. “So African students are looking at other places, like China, which they think would be better for them.”

Still, there are those who have succeeded in India. It’s been 16 years since Charles, who also gave his first name, left Kenya and moved to Bengaluru. He read for an undergraduate degree in law at the Visveswarapura College of Law, following it up with a master’s degree, also in law. He is now a PhD student in Mysuru, about 150 kilometres from Bengaluru.

“I am not saying that we are never at fault. Sometimes we are.

But what happens is that when you try to talk and discuss something that’s happened, people will not listen to you,” Charles told Quartz, while taking a break from leading the slogans at the protest in Bengaluru. “Maybe because we are foreigners, people just conclude that we are wrong.”

“We love India and if you go to any country in Africa, Indians are loved,” he added. “We need to see something of that sort in India, too.”

‘I do not know where my time goes’: Five steps to manage your time better Siddhartha S

If you are happy with the way you utilise your time, I suggest you to stop reading any further. You have already mastered the art of time management and this article might add no value to your life. But if you feel like the majority of people who suffer from the “I do not know where my time goes” issue, then this could be the best advice you will ever get in your life. Do not let the simplicity behind these ideas fool you because truth was always meant to be simple.

Here are five tips worth trying if you are looking to take charge of time in your life. Do not just believe me, but I hope you give them a try for certain number of days before you choose to discard them.

1. Document your time: The fastest way to change a bad habit is to observe it for long period of time. Your mind automati-

cally begins to get into action mode.

Every morning ime is the fibre our when I get up I life is made up of. It just take 5 minis the only great levutes to write what eller in the world. All the I plan to do today people on this planet have in my personal been equally blessed with life and profesthis resource. While multisional life. Every ple how-to manuals manuevening when I als exist on how to manage retire to sleep, I your money, mastery of spend 5 minutes time is a subject often igagain on the list nored in life. and tick what I In the age of materialdid or missed.

Repeat this act for hundred ism, we humans have masdays you can change any tered the art of wasting what habit your wish you change. is obvious just because it Lazy people say to-do lists is something intangible. do not work, but do this for I know so many people hundred days and see how who tell me that they do much time you can genernot know where their time ate for yourself and your goes. They get up, get ready loved ones. What gets meafor work, go to work, come sured gets monitored and back from work, watch telewhat gets monitored gets vision in zombie mode, go accomplished. to sleep and then repeat the 2. Set goals: Goals are same cycle five days a week, the emotional reasons that 52 weeks a year and, maybe, provide direction to your for decades of their life. life and meaning to your mundane tasks. Always set weekly, monthly and yearPoetry ly work goals. What do you plan to achieve over the next one year at your workA sonnet for my Valentine place? Do you have clarity on the kind of employee My beloved, you are Heaven’s blessing! your organisation wants In you my being find rest, you to be? Committed emHeart so strong, voice so soothing, ployees who are problem Is where my heart finds rest. solvers are a rare breed.

In deep darkness you comfort Every organisation values With hugs, kisses and prayer. them because they knows Always by my side as fort; that if they do not value the With promises everyday growing stronger. talent, some competitor Those roses that you sent speaks of your love, will. Track your progress, Listening to my long stories speaks of your care, take regular feedback and Everything about you is way better, much above partner with your employer Than me, keeping us alive in your care. in your career goals.

Thank you my love, my Valentine 3. Create a ritual: What For love so pure, for being my Valentine. are the rituals you follow?

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habit of doing, you are also in the habit of not doing.

What are your work rituals?

Do you believe in upgrading your work skills regularly?

When was the last time you did something to become a better and more efficient worker? Are you always looking for better, faster and more effective ways to solve your work-related tasks or do you apply the same solution to every problem.

4. Stop doing what does not fulfil you: All the success stories in this world fall in two categories — do what you love or love everything that you do. You will achieve more within your limited time if you belong to one of these two categories. If you hate your work, every second will be like slow death. Learn to master your emotions and develop the skills that are needed to succeed in your profession.

Remember bosses respect and notice smart people.

It is the inefficient who get slaughtered first. A productive worker will always have multiple job offers to choose from. Become the most valuable talent in the industry.

5. Live in a state of

flow: Avoid overthinking and take action. You are not supposed to know everything about the future.

It is good to have a plan but then come back to the present moment and start executing the plan. People live in their own mental imagery and then get disappointed if life does not turn out to be their way. Always handle your work problems with a smile and curiosity. Action is better than inaction and little thinking is better than overthinking.

Thinking has a purpose but do not make it the only purpose of your life.

I feel ashamed to admit that after monitoring my daily routine, I realised that I was spending more than 30 per cent of my productive time on things that did not matter to me. What are your returns on the asset called time? The good news is that your future depends on your present not your past.

As I wrote in one of my books ‘60 keys to Success’, information does not change people, realisation does. Observe, realise and change what you wish to change.

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The only movement it hopes to stir is the one raised by the voices of the Nagas every step of the way, amassing perhaps to mass consciousness one day. www.facebook.com/groups/thenagablog

The need for a Naga goodwill mission to our neighbours Marc P Gangmei: Everyone loves peace and peaceful co-existence with our neighbours. And as Nagas are mostly Christians, Nagas must be the first to reach out with sincerity. We must be accountable before God, India and the rest of the world, if 'what we fear most' might come.

Nobody will like to give out land and resources to others. We know and the Britishers know well that the Kohinoor diamond belongs to India. But the Britishers are reluctant to return it to India. Same is the case with Nagas’ neighbours.

Technically speaking, if Nagas really want integration 'what we fear most' must be realized to convince India and the rest of the world that Nagas nor her neighbours can live peacefully with each other unless Nagas are fully integrated. In the process, India's as well as international's interventions will mold Naga Integration. Peace will always triumph and come after 'what we fear most.'

But the above thought is just my individual human thought and analysis regarding and solving Naga political issue. However, I believe Nagas and her neighbours can find a more humane and amicable lasting solution through dialogue. Therefore, what we need now first is a goodwill mission to our neighbours.

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A few lines for our young Nagas on the verge of pursuing or completing their courses Yanpvuo Yanfo Kikon: Sometimes it pains me to see sooooo many young Nagas who come back straight home after completing their degree courses and end up unemployed. Here is a sad but true reality check - There are no job opportunities in Nagaland for specialized fields, we the fortunate generation are left to create our own opportunity out here! Either that or go running after some politician to arrange a job for you, where you sit behind some desk for the next 30 years without even realising what your purpose in life is? Why do you settle for the ordinary when God made you to become extraordinary...

After you graduate, you will never regret if you choose to work outside the State and get some good experience + exposure in any industry without considering salary as the most important factor. Get the skill, work experience and knowledge which will give you such a powerful edge to become employable in any part of the world! Once you have this very valuable work experience, YOU CAN DO and YOU CAN BE anything you wish to be!!!

You only have one life to live....Be bold, be an explorer, taste the struggle and experience the corporate lifestyle outside our comfort zone! You are young, don't be weak heartened or lazy to choose the easy, laid back life back home where you will have to settle with a boring job or worse, do nothing and live out of your parent's struggles... Never settle for the ordinary, because every single one of you has the potential to become extraordinary! Look for inspiration from those who struggled on their own and made it big globally from our own State, like our design legends Filafi Fithu, Atsu Sekhose, Seyie Putsure of Seyie Design, the Bamboo pioneer and architect Richard Belho founder of Zynorique, our musical prodigy Nise Meruno, Retail King Zaren Odyuo, or the IT pioneer Ben Imchen, cofounder of Falcon AVL System, the team from Gorilla Marketing branding our organic products giving us wonderful brands like Amonar Tea or even our brother from Karbi Anglong Kiri Pirri founder of the premium Travel company Eurosia and so many other role models. Let them inspire you!!

BE A HUSTLER AND AN EXPLORER! THE WORLD OUT THERE IS YOURS TO EXPLORE, LEARN, GAIN AND BECOME AN EXPERT IN YOUR OWN PASSION AND FIELD!!! If need be, look out for MBA courses after getting good work experience because that will give you an additional boost not only to earn but also ideas and network to build your business empire back home in the future. Once you come back with the knowledge and experience, you are spoiled for choice on what to start here in Nagaland..The business opportunities and potential industries which you can pioneer is immense!!! There are so many things to do and very few people doing it... So before you decide to move back home, think on these words which come from the bottom of my heart. You will never regret it!! If you are a parent or an uncle or an aunt, encourage your children or nephews/nieces to venture out, explore the world, then maybe come back and contribute something to our society in the future!

Bongliba Sangtam: Today absence of hard work is what I find in our society. From my own point of experience, hard work and a pre plan is very much important in one’s life to be a successful person in any areas. Why Naga people don't want to work outside where there are many opportunities from which we can learn and gain experience. It’s not about the money that you get in your work place, but it is the knowledge you gain. We should not expect great things when we have never tried doing small things. And why our people always want to try only NPSC Exam. Do we not have any other options when so many things around us, where we can really become a great person. I always consider FARMING as the best job and most respected among others where everyone can easily learn and gain huge profit. Today youngster are too shy to take up the field job, which they don't know that it is the best job one can work and help the society. 'Do what you love and love what you do'

Retirement age for Naga politicians Sebastian Ezung: Guys this has been in my mind for a long time; however, due to time constraints, I was not in position to put up this topic for discussion. However, we the younger generation of intellectuals should give a thought and give suggestion which in turn should be implemented in our society. As of now there is no age limit for politicians and of course the constitution of India nor Election Commission of India have any binding for person who have crossed the age of 70 to contest in the elections to the legislatures.

However, looking from the perspective of developing society, I would like to suggest that there should be an age limit for our politicians. Let's say 70 years.

My point to support this move is, if a person who has crossed 60 years can retire from government service, why not set limit for politicians? The reason for retiring people who have crossed 60 years is well argued that they are mentally, physical unfit to take decisions unlike when they were younger. Of course, it may not be applicable to all, but generally that is the concept. So my point of contention is, are politicians different from the rest of us?? There is no logic that a person beyond the age of 70 can well govern or take fine decision for us. In my view those who have crossed 70 years of age should be discouraged from contesting to the legislatures. The reason is, there used to be a generation gap with the younger lots. What we younger generations think or like to act doesn't make sense to them. Our thinking and their thinking doesn't match at all. Their mindset is too primitive comparing with this generation. Guys add your inputs and suggestions.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Naga Blog.

Readers may please note that, the contents of the articles published on this page do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

JNU students union prez SC refuses to quash criminal arrested, sparks outrage proceedings against Sonia, Rahul neW deLhI, FeBrUAry 12 (AgencIes): Expressing its keenness to appear "fair to all", the Supreme Court on Friday refused to quash criminal proceedings against Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi and other Congress brass in the National Herald case, but expunged remarks made by the Delhi High Court pinning "criminal intent" on them even before the trial has started.

A bench of Justices J.S. Khehar and C. Nagappan also granted the accused Gandhis and Congress leaders exemption from personal appearance in the Magistrate court for future hearings.

Justice Khehar said their appearance would only create more "chaos" and cause more inconvenience than convenience. The accused, who are out on bail in the case, were scheduled to appear before the trial court on February 20.

Personal exemption was granted despite objections raised by BJP leader and complainant Subramanian Swamy, who quoted the 2011 TGN Kumar versus State of Kerala Supreme Court ruling, which mandated that it is the exclusive prerogative of the

National Herald case: Congress President Sonia Gandhi with party Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressing the media at the party office in New Delhi. (PtI Photo)

magistrate to grant exemption to the accused from personal appearance.

"These are prominent persons Mr. Swamy... They will not run away. If they go to court, there will be chaos. What is the difference now? Either we will grant them exemption or the magistrate will do so on their application..." Justice Khehar said.

"It is a chaos they create.... I go to court alone and I don't carry people with me to court," Dr. Swamy said.

"Mr. Swamy is so powerful that he can go alone and still create chaos," Kapil Sibal, who is appearing for the Gandhis and others, pitched in.

Mr. Sibal argued that the essential ingredient in the offences of cheating and criminal breach of trust - two allegations foisted against the accused in the case - is that only the aggrieved person has the locus standi to file a complaint in court.

"Here Swamy has not been allegedly deceived.

There is not a whisper of a complaint from the millions of Congressmen about their leaders," A.M. Singhvi, who is also appearing for the Gandhis and others, argued.

"I cannot be sent to trial without even a statement from a victim," Mr. Sibal said.

"We will not like to say anything. Our limited call is to look into what the Delhi HC judge has said. Now the judge had said something.

We are not happy with what the judge said. There may

be a trial and the remarks of the judge has now prejudiced the trial," Justice Khehar said.

The bench said it would do nothing to intervene with the current trial proceedings in the case and granted the accused side liberty to raise "all issues" troubling them in the case at the time of framing of charges post investigation.

Justice Khehar pointed out that even the Delhi High Court order had said that issues could be raised at the stage of framing charges before the trial court.

On December 7 last, the High Court's Justice Sunil Gaur, in a detailed order, refused to quash summons issued to the accused by the trial court.

The High Court also went on to make caustic remarks on the alleged involvement of Ms. Sonia Gandhi and Mr. Rahul Gandhi and how the case had dragged the reputation of the "legendary" Congress party into the mud. The judge had further observed that there was evidence of criminal intent against the accused.

The High Court order led to the personal appearance of the accused in the trial court, which granted them unconditional bail.

neW deLhI, FeBrUAry 12 (PTI): JNU students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested today in a sedition case over an event at the varsity's campus against hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, sparking massive outrage among students and criticism from non-BJP parties which dubbed it as an "emergency-like" situation.

While Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Rajnath Singh advocated strong action against those who were involved in the alleged "anti-India" act, the students continued with their protests on the campus for the third day today, saying they are being "witch-hunted". The students said their parents are asking them to quit the university in view of the "vitiating atmosphere" at Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU).

The arrest of Kanhaiya, a day after police filed a sedition and criminal conspiracy case on complaints from BJP MP Maheish Girri and ABVP members, was later remanded in three-day police custody by a local court.

After the arrest, the varsity students and teachers protested outside the Vice Chancellor's office demanding the administration's intervention into the manner in which students are being compared to "terrorists" and picked up from campus by policemen in plain clothes.

Equating the events with an "emergency-like situation", CPI-M Sitaram Yechury said, "The question is that do you know who raised the slogans? Take action according to law against them. When you

don't know then how are you arresting all the student leaders? "...Male police are going and raiding girls' hostels.

Only during the emergency we saw this happen. That is the sort of Emergency State they are reducing our country to again.

This time it is the BJP," he said.

Questioning the filing of sedition case, Congress leader Kapil Sibal asserted that it was a very serious charge and the BJP government should think before taking action under it.

On its part, the JNU administration said the university holds the right to free debate but condemns its use as a platform for activities that violate the Constitution and the laws of the land.

"While the JNU community upholds the right to free debate on campus, the university strongly condemns its use as a platform for activities that violate the Constitution and the laws of the land. However, there could be aberrations where fringe sections misuse the freedom provided," the newly appointed Vice Chancellor Jagdeesh Kumar said.

US working with Supreme Court asks Rajendra Pachauri expected to be India to bring Mumbai charged over sexual harassment, court hears states to respond attackers to justice Centre on MGNREGA WAshIngTon, FeBrUAry 12 (IAns): Reiterating that it would continue to work with India to bring those responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks to justice, the US says it has encouraged collaboration between Pakistan and India on the case. "Obviously we've been, over the years, working closely with and cooperating with the Indian Government in its investigation," of the Nov 2008 attacks, State Department Spokesperson Mark C. Toner told reporters Thursday.

"We're committed to doing all we can to assist the Indian Government in pursuing every possible lead to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack to justice." He was responding to a question about Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Headley's testimony to a Mumbai court about the nexus between Pakistani army and its spy agency ISI and the attackers' handlers.

Toner noted that Headley, who is undergoing a 35 year sentence in Chicago for his role in the attack, provided testimony via a video link to the Mumbai court.

"The victims of that attack included not only Americans, Indians, but also citizens of other nations," he said.

"We're going to continue to work with India to make sure that those responsible are brought to justice."

Asked if the ball was not more in Pakistan's court as those responsible were roaming freely in that country, Toner said: "Well, we've worked and encouraged that kind of collaboration between Pakistan and India on this particular case." Asked to confirm a report that India and the US are planning to have a joint patrol in the South China Sea, Toner said there were no such plans at this time.

"The United States and India do have a shared vision of peace, stability, and prosperity in Asia," he said.

"We're committed to work together with others in the region to achieve our shared goals in an open, balanced, and inclusive security structure." "But at this time, I can say there's no plans for any joint naval patrols," he said adding, There were no plans for naval patrols in the Indian Ocean either.

In Goa, peacock may well be termed a vermin PAnAjI, FeBrUAry 12 (IAns): Forget that the beautiful peacock is the national bird and protected under the wild life laws of the country. In Goa, it may well be termed a vermin and culled ruthlessly. Goa's Agriculture Minister Ramesh Tawadkar sees in the peacock a farm nuisance that like monkeys and wild boars causes severe damage to crops and "should be declared a vermin" and culled periodically. Tawadkar told IANS on Friday a committee of government officials is considering what to do. "We have said in the last assembly (sitting) about monkeys and wild boars creating a nuisance for farmers and that a committee would be formed to assess and declare them as vermin," he said.

"Some farmers aid that peacocks also were damaging their crops in fields in hilly areas. The committee will also assess whether peacocks should be declared vermin or nuisance species," Tawadkar said. The Goa agriculture minister, however, hastened to add that no species of animals or birds, including the peacock, have yet been declared a vermin. Peacock is India's national bird and is a protected species under the Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. During last month's winter session of the Goa legislative assembly, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar had assured that wild boars, monkeys and other wild animals who disrupt agricultural and horticultural activity and destroy crops would be classified as vermin soon. "Time has come to classify some of these animals as vermin. Monkeys and wild boar regularly destroy fields," Parsekar said.

IPCC Working Group III Chairman Rajendra Pachauri attends a news conference to present Working Group III's summary for policymakers at The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Berlin April 13, 2014. (ReuteRs File Photo)

neW deLhI, FeBrUAry 12 (ThoMson reUTers FoUndATIon): Police are expected to charge renowned climate scientist Rajendra K. Pachauri with crimes related to sexual harassment within the next two weeks after a year-long investigation into the case, a Delhi court heard.

The former chief of a United Nations climate panel was accused last February of sexual harassment by a 29-year-old researcher working at the Delhi-based think-tank The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) where Pachauri was Direc-

tor General.

Police told the Delhi High Court - which was hearing a plea on Thursday by the woman's lawyer against granting Pachauri anticipatory bail - that their investigation was near completion and they would present a charge sheet within the next 15 days.

"If the court feels the charges are very serious, it is possible that they will reject Pachauri's request for anticipatory bail and then he could be arrested," said Prashant Mendiratta, lawyer for the complainant.

The woman claims

Pachauri, 75, began harassing her soon after she joined the non-profit thinktank in September 2013 via email, Whatsapp and text messaging, but Pachauri persisted despite her requests that he stop.

Pachauri - who quit as chair of the Nobel-winning U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) over the allegation denies the charges and has accused the complainant of using the media to sensationalise the case.

But Mendiratta said pressure was mounting on Pachauri as a second former TERI employee on Wednesday told Indian media she was also sexually harassed by the scientist between 2003 and 2004.

The woman, who cannot be named under Indian law, claimed that Pachauri had harassed her and many other employees.

"There has been a pattern to his sexual harassment. Not just me but a lot of female colleagues. His harassment was a topic of corridor gossip," the woman told New Delhi Television (NDTV).

"He would stand very

close, try to kiss or hold me, call me on weekends.

When I complained to TERI, I was laughed at," she said, adding that this why she did not lodge a police complaint.

Pachauri's lawyer Ramesh Gupta said that all the allegations being made by both women were false and fabricated.

"I know the police will file charges against my client, but it is all false allegations," Gupta told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "My client is being victimised. This is all concocted."

Pachauri headed the think-tank for more than 30 years. An internal inquiry committee of the think-tank found Pachauri guilty of misconduct and the organisation said it was removing him as director general. However he continued in the role until earlier this week, when he was appointed as TERI's executive vice-chairman.

Some students at TERI University who are due to graduate on March 7 have refused to accept their degrees from Pachauri, who is the university's chancellor.

neW deLhI, FeBrUAry 12 (PTI): The Supreme Court today asked all states to inform the Centre about the money spent by them in the current financial year so far in implementing the national rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA. The bench also asked the states to apprise the Centre about their further financial needs to continue with the social welfare scheme to ensure that the benefits reached drought-affected people.

It also asked them to elaborate the current status of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

A bench of Justices M B Lokur and R K Agrawal asked the states to inform the concerned ministry whether they were following the Centre's direction to provide minimum 150 days of employment under MGNREGA. "We direct the states to respond to the Centre within three weeks," the court said, adding that central government will collect data from all the concerned states.

The bench further asked Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to see whether the state governments were also complying with the provisions of the National Food Security Act and the Drought Manual or not.

The court's direction came on a PIL which alleged that the scheme has not been implemented in majority of the states, specially in drought-affected areas.

It said parts of states like Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana and Chattisgarh have been hit by drought and the concerned authorities were not providing adequate relief.

Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner, sought court's direction to appoint local commissioner in each of states, to keep a watch whether the welfares schemes are implemented.

Push to "Make in India" threatens vulnerable workers: Activists

MUMBAI, FeBrUAry 12 (ThoMson reUTers FoUndATIon): Efforts by the Indian government to boost manufacturing and encourage startups may put vulnerable workers at greater risk, activists say, amid pressure from investors to smooth the path of doing business.

The "Make in India" week kicks off on Saturday, aimed at luring greater investment to increase output and create more jobs in industries including electronics manufacture and textiles and apparel.

A separate effort to boost startups exempts them from some inspections and taxes for at least three years.

"There's already a lot of pressure to amend existing laws to make it easier to fire workers or prevent them from unionising," said Gayatri Singh, a co-founder of the Human Rights Law Network in Mumbai.

"It's dangerous to exempt businesses even more.

A worker makes auto parts on a machine inside a workshop in Faridabad. (ReuteRs File Photo)

There are large numbers of child workers and bonded labourers; without checks and balances, we won't know what's going on."

India is regarded a lowcost manufacturing hub for industries ranging from autos to textiles. Protection for workers is lax and legisla-

tion poorly implemented.

Millions of workers contend with archaic labour laws and are confined to the so-called informal sector, with poor training and few benefits in businesses that often flout laws concerning safety or the employment of underage

workers.

There are 5.7 million child workers in India between the ages of five and 17, out of 168 million globally, according to the International Labour Organization.

More than a quarter of them work in manufactur-

ing, confined to poorly lit, barely ventilated rooms embroidering clothes, weaving carpets or making matchsticks.

Even adult workers are not protected. Almost half the world's enslaved workers, or about 16 million, are in India, many working in poorly regulated industries such as brick kilns or small textile units.

In the automotive industry, which has drawn large global brands including Honda Motor and Suzuki Motor, more than 1,000 workers, most below 23 years of age, are injured seriously in the automotive hub of Gurgaon and Manesar in northern India alone every year, according to a report by non-profit organisations Agrasar and Safe in India.

"Most enterprises remain in the informal sector for fear of compliance with the laws and this is bad for labour because they get no benefits," said Prashant Narang, an advocate at the Centre for Civil Society in

New Delhi.

"The policy should be to simplify labour laws and promote formalisation of the economy."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has focused on efforts to draw more foreign investment and make it easier for businesses to set up shop. India ranked 130 of 189 countries on the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business index from last year, well behind its peers including Brazil, China and Russia.

Meanwhile, activists and labour unions have long called for a higher minimum wage, better working conditions and more training for workers.

"Using people as a mere physical resource to reach the goal of becoming a manufacturing giant is no way for the country to progress," said Prerit Rana, a cofounder of Delhi-based non-profit organisation Agrasar, that helps rehabilitate injured workers. "We need a better manufacturing model."

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In Myanmar, slum eviction highlights Aung San Suu Kyi’s military challenge YANGON, FebruArY 12 (reuters): Days before democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi led her lawmakers into parliament as Myanmar’s government-in-waiting, Ei Than watched bulldozers sent by the military destroy her house in a slum on the outskirts of Yangon.

Ei Than was one of around 2,500 people thrown off military-owned land at Mingaladon in a mass eviction that gives a glimpse into the challenges Suu Kyi faces in sharing power with the armed forces after nearly 50 years of iron-fisted junta rule.

The land, on the edge of the commercial capital, is owned by Myanma Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL), a sprawling military-owned conglomerate that entrenches the armed forces’ grip over swathes of one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies.

Suu Kyi’s party won a resounding election victory last November, but must still work with the military because of its continued hold over key cogs of the government machinery.

During the 20 years Ei Than had lived on the land, she had no idea it was owned by the military: like many migrants to the country’s biggest city, she built her house on vacant land.

“It was just scrub and bushes when we moved here,” she said, breastfeeding an infant in a flimsy shelter covered in plastic sheeting that was erected nearby after the eviction.

Colonel Tin Aung Tun, minister of security and border affairs for the Yangon Regional Government, said he did not know what the land, surrounded by an industrial park housing many military-owned

A homeless woman sleeps with her baby insider their temporary shelter beside a street in Yangon February 4. (REUTERS Photo)

manufacturing plants, would be used for.

“These lands belong to the government,” said the colonel, who, as the senior military official responsible for the area, oversaw the evictions. “I had to carry out my duty.”

He said those evicted had been offered food, water and temporary shelter at a nearby paint plant.

Some had only moved to the site recently in the hope of compensation, he added.

BUSINESS EMPIRES The eviction at Mingaladon took place on Jan. 26, less than a week before winning election candidates from Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) were sworn in as lawmakers. When a lengthy transition is completed by the end of March, they will form the party’s first majority government.

Land disputes are a difficult legacy of military

rule. Rights activists have accused the military and army-linked enterprises of numerous land grabs in recent years.

The NLD has for years worked to support those who have faced forcible evictions, and is compiling a list of land disputes.

It is unclear how the party plans to resolve such disputes, given the likely military opposition.

Local NLD members believe the military timed the Mingaladon eviction to avoid any potential opposition from the new government.

“I think they wanted to get this done before the transition,” said Nyunt May Tha, chairperson of the NLD in Mingaladon Township, whose son now sits in parliament.

MEHL is one of two powerful military business empires that account for a large chunk of the economy and are involved in everything from growing tea,

manufacturing cigarettes and brewing beer to jade mining and banking.

They help fund the military and the pensions and welfare provided to former soldiers, but they do not make their accounts public and their revenues are not shared with the government.

Major Win Myint, manager at the nearby MEHLowned Myanandar water purification plant, told Reuters the firm owned the land but said he did not know what plans the military company had to develop it.

A local government official declined to comment beyond confirming that the land belonged to MEHL. MEHL did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment on the eviction and what it planned to do with the land.

LANDLESS Myanmar’s junta-drafted 2008 constitution reserves a quarter of seats in

parliament for the armed forces, along with control of home affairs, defence and border affairs ministries, whose ministers are chosen by the army chief, not the president.

The Mingaladon evictions were carried out by the General Administration Department (GAD), which runs unelected local governments and reports to the home affairs ministry, according to a copy of the order seen by Reuters.

The day after the order to vacate expired, bulldozers arrived. With them were about 200 policemen and around four times as many other men, some carrying sticks, according to a Reuters witness.

“Nothing can be done while the military is still in charge of the General Administration Department,” said Nyunt May Tha. “We’ll only be able to get over this if Daw Suu Kyi can talk to the military and fix it.”

Government officials told the newly homeless people they would receive compensation and be rehoused. But two weeks after the eviction, those Reuters spoke to said they had received no help.

Hundreds of rickety shelters line a track running through a nearby industrial park. Inside, people cook on portable stoves and eat and talk by candlelight. Some say they moved to Yangon after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar’s central delta in 2008.

The few possessions Ei Than owns are scattered on the floor, where a dozen dusty children crowd around a portable DVD player.

“We are sad, we have nothing,” she said. “We don’t know if we will get any help or not.”

Britain says missing bookseller involuntarily removed to China HONG kONG, FebruArY 12 (reuters): Britain said on Friday that a missing Hong Kong seller of gossipy books on China’s leaders had likely been “involuntarily removed” to China from Hong Kong, constituting a “serious breach” of a longstanding bilateral treaty between the U.K. and China.

China’s Foreign Ministry gave no immediate response to a faxed request from Reuters for comment on the British report.

In a six-monthly report to parliament on the state of freedoms in the former British colony, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond wrote that Lee Bo, a British passport holder who disappeared from Hong Kong in late December, was likely taken to China against his will.

“Our current information indi-

cates that Mr Lee was involuntarily removed to the mainland without any due process under Hong Kong SAR law,” Hammond wrote in a foreword.

It was the strongest indication so far by London, that Lee, who surfaced in China last month, was abducted, though Hammond didn’t specify by whom, how, or give any further details.

“This constitutes a serious breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong and undermines the principle of “One Country, Two Systems” which assures Hong Kong residents of the protection of the Hong Kong legal system,” Hammond added, referring to the 1984 treaty that paved the way for Hong Kong’s 1997 return to China.

China has previously said Hong Kong’s autonomy was fully

respected and no foreign officials had the right to interfere.

Besides Lee, four of his bookselling associates have also gone missing over the past few months including Gui Minhai, a Swedish national who disappeared from the Thai seaside resort town of Pattaya late last year and who last month made a tearful confession on Chinese state television to a fatal drink-driving incident over a decade ago.

Chinese authorities indicated last week that three of the five Hong Kong booksellers who went missing were being investigated for unspecified “illegal activities” China’s reluctance to provide information and its refusal to allow British and Swedish envoys access to Lee and Gui - a breach of international conventions - is fuelling a diplomatic crisis, several senior

diplomats told Reuters.

“The unexplained disappearance of five individuals associated with a Hong Kong bookstore and publishing house has raised questions in Hong Kong,” Hammond said.

The case has raised concerns among Hong Kong’s large number of ethnic Chinese who carry foreign passports, and the apparent inability of foreign governments to get access to them should they get into trouble with China. There are now around 3.7 million British passport holders in the city of 7.2 million.

“We urge the authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing to take the necessary steps to maintain confidence in the system and the sanctity of the rights, freedoms and values it upholds,” wrote Hammond.

Major powers agree to plan for ‘cessation of hostilities’ in Syria MuNICH, FebruArY 12 (reuters): Major powers agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid humanitarian access to besieged Syrian towns, but failed to secure a complete ceasefire or an end to Russian bombing.

Following a marathon meeting in Munich aimed at resurrecting peace talks that collapsed last week, the powers, including the United States, Russia and more than a dozen other nations, reaffirmed their commitment to a political transition when conditions on the ground improved.

At a news conference, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged the Munich meeting produced commitments on paper only. “What we need to see in the next few days are actions on the ground, in the field,” he said, adding that “without a political transition, it is not possible to achieve peace.”

Russian Foreign Min-

ister Sergei Lavrov told the news conference that Russia would not stop air attacks in Syria, saying the cessation of hostilities did not apply to Islamic State and al Nusrah, which is affiliated with al Qaeda. Islamic State militants control large parts of Syria and Iraq “Our airspace forces will continue working against these organizations,” he said. The United States and European allies say few Russian strikes have targeted those groups, with the vast majority hitting Western-backed opposition groups seeking to topple the government of President Bashar al-Assad government.

Lavrov said peace talks should resume in Geneva as soon as possible and that all Syrian opposition groups should participate.

He added that halting hostilities would be a difficult task. But British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said ending fighting could only succeed if Russia stopped air strikes sup-

porting Syrian government forces’ advance against the opposition.

Diplomats cautioned that Russia had until now not demonstrated any interest in seeing Assad replaced and was pushing for a military victory.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday raised the spectre of an interminable conflict or even a world war if powers failed to negotiate an end to five years of fighting in Syria, which has killed 250,000 people, caused a refugee crisis and empowered Islamic State militants.

OPPOSITION GROUP CAUTIOUS Syria’s main opposition group welcomed the plan by the world powers on Friday. It cautioned, however, that the agreement must prove to be effective before it joins political talks with government representatives in Geneva.

Russia’s intervention on the battlefield on behalf of Assad since last October

has swung the momentum in the fight between the government and opposition forces. The latest advance over the past two weeks has seen government forces and allies rout rebels and come close to encircling Aleppo, a divided city half held by rebels for years.

The first peace talks in two years between belligerents in Syria fell apart last week before they began in the face of the advance by Assad’s forces. A senior French diplomat said: “The Russians said they will continue bombing the terrorists. They are taking a political risk because they are accepting a negotiation in which they are committing to a cessation of hostilities. If in a week there is no change because of their bombing, then they will bear the responsibility.”

Washington is leading its own air campaign against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria and northern Iraq, but has resisted calls to intervene

in the main battlefields of Syria’s civil war in the west of the country, where the government is mostly fighting against other insurgent groups.

The communique of the plan reached in Munich said the powers had established a ceasefire task force, under the auspices of the United Nations, co-chaired

by Russia and the United States, and including members having government and opposition groups.

The communique added that sustained humanitarian aid would begin this week to various besieged areas of Syria. “Humanitarian access to these most urgent areas will be a first step toward full, sustained, and unimpeded access throughout the country,” the joint communique added.

The Assad government for years has repeatedly promised humanitarian access but has rarely lived up to its promises. Western-backed rebels have also been accused of that.

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Neem extract shows promise in pancreatic cancer treatment New YOrk, FebruArY12 (IANs): A natural extract derived from Neem tree could potentially be used to treat the highly lethal pancreatic cancer, says a team of researchers including Indianorigin scientists. The results revealed that nimbolide, an active molecule isolated from Neem tree (Azadirachta indica), can stop pancreatic cancer’s growth and spread without harming normal, healthy cells. “The promise nimbolide has shown is amazing, and the specificity of the treatment towards cancer cells over normal cells is very intriguing,” said Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy, associate professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso in the US. Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers with 94% of patients dying within five years of diagnosis.

The cancer grows quickly and there are currently no effective treatments avail-

able. In the study, Lakshmanaswamy and colleagues observed that nimbolide was able to reduce the migration and invasion capabilities of pancreatic cancer cells by 70% -- meaning the cancerous cells did not become aggressive and spread.

And that is promising, the researchers said. In humans, this migration and invasion -- or metastasis -- of pancreatic cancer to other regions of the body is the chief cause of mortality. Nimbolide treatments also induced cancer cell death, causing the size and number of pancreatic cancer cell colonies to drop by 80%. “Nimbolide seems to attack pancreatic cancer from all angles,” Lakshmanaswamy said. What is more, the Neem compound did not harm healthy cells in both the in vitro and in vivo experiments. While the results are promising, Lakshmanaswamy said there is still a long way to go before nimbolide can be used to treat pancreatic cancer in humans.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NAGALAND : KOHIMA NOTIFICATION

Dated Kohima, the th Feb, 2016.

DSE/RMSA/18-12/2015-16:: In the interest of the public service the Governor of Nagaland is pleased to order transfer and posting of the following Assistant Head Masters (AHM) and Junior Education Officers (JEO) as Assistant Head Masters (AHM) under the School Education Department with immediate effect: Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111

Name of Officer

Present Designation

Rose Mary Jamir H. Kanili Chishi Joseph Ganmei Atoli Chophi Shibu Kachari Lokho Chobow Thechano Patton Dr. Yapangchang Ao John Lotha Ram Kayas Singh C. Amongla Rewati Ravan Misra Hoshito Elias Eapen P.J Kanai C.H Sen Alexender A Somnath Jha Mathew K.M S. Bohoto Basukinath Jha Medokhrieu Kieno Mhasinilelie Agao Seb Mary Neilhouvonuo J. Kikatemsu Yhunlonyu Tep Khriezovonuo Solhi Visasielie Suhu P. Nyunle Phom Thangchio Kikon Rajan Dutta Shib Shankar Thakur Panchu Thakur Lalan Prasad Singh Mohit Kanti Sen J. Anungla Lkr I. Alemmeren Longchar L. Kumzuk Jamir Tsuktemchila Toshimenba T. Watimeren Purlemla Zulutemla Akangnungsang T. Imtikala Jamir S. Akala Pongen I. Sashimongla Asa Neikha Tinu Mayang R. Benjungyapang Nekensangla T. L. Toshi Longchar Meyisangla R. Amongla Jamir Repamenla E. Leakba Konyak Navnit Kumar Bhargava Y. Hokiye Shikhu Wekong Konyak Om Prakash Imtisangla B.Takukumba Kiengau Nda Chusi Heimi C. Benrie Enni P. Lohe Chachie Keneiwelie Shuya Vikionyu Ram Pukar Prasad Abraham N.T MD. Kamaluddin Imkongmar Zacharia Thomas Neikhozolu Dwarikanath Tiwary Probin Borgohain Mathew K.J Visakho Swuro Shievozo Nieno Ikiesappe Ilunglungle T. Apila Anar Tiarenla Sangtam T. Lirila sangtam K. Kotoli Chishi Tovikha Jakha T. Hetoshe Sema R. Lokomong Sangtam Y. James Humtseo Bunyi Boni Zholia Rukuvito Kikhi Lasang Ozukum Subhas May Benerjee Mhapemo Lotha Nmyamo Jami Z. Chanbemo Kikon Nzinyimo Lotha Rapheal Zuponthung Nchumbemo Jami N. Enibemo Yanthung Y. Zubenthung Y. Daniel Lotha Kaitumchap Newmei Z. C. Katovi Sema Chishi Toholi Sema K. Nagahoni Yeptho Y. Mughaho Zhimo Z. Bohoto Sema M. Hekuto Keneth Jakha Nanigopal Saha N.Toyevi Sema

JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO AHM, GHS Noksen JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO AHM, GHS Pholami JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO AHM, GHS Thetsumi JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO AHM AHM, GHS Aghanato AHM, GHSS Shamator JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO AHM, GHS Zuketsa JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO AHM, GHS Asuto JEO JEO JEO JEO JEO

Designated as AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM

Place of Posting GHS Burma Camp Dimapur GHS Thaheku GHS Kushiabil GHS Khaghaboto GHS Moava GHS Piphema GHS Naga United Village GHS Aghunaga Village GHS Sovima Village GHS Nito Village GHS Sarbura GHS Sitimi Town GHS Chomi GHS Phisami GHS Mimi GHS Solumi GHS Phelongre GHS Seyochung Village GHS Longya GHS Kuisam GHS Khonoma GHS Diki Dihoma GHS Tseminyu New Town GHS Jakhama GHS New Market Kohima GHS Kandinyu GHS Mezoma GHS PWD Kohima GHS Kangching GHS Yotan GHS Nian GHS Yongphang GHS K. Khel GHS Bhumnyu GHS Yongyah GHS Yimsenyong GHS Kahr Village GHS Molungyimsen GHS Saring Village GHS Phangsang Village GHS Dubuia GHS Molungkimong GHS Lirmen GHS Yaongyimsen GHS Longmisa GHS Unger GHS Longjang GHS Sumi Mokokchung GHS Longkhum GHS Mongsenyimti GHS Changtongya GHS Changdang Village GHS Tzudikong GHS Chuchuyimpang GHS Alongtaki GHS Loakkun GHS Shangnyu GHS Chingkao Chingnyu GHS Mon Town C GHS Tizit Village GHS Mon Village GHS Totokchingnyu GHS Lilen GHS Poilwa GHS Ntu GHS Mesilimi GHS Khulazu Basa GHS Middle Kho GHS Kamaleah GHS Phokhungri GHS Pholary GHS Thevopisu GHS Akhegwo GHS Phek Town GHS Suutsu GHS Lozaphuhu GHS Kanjang GHS Khuza GHS Ketsapo GHS Chaba GHS Tonglongsor GHS Yangpi GHS Hakchang GHS Noklak Village GHS Chipur GHS Konya GHS Longthrok GHS Huker GHS Angangba GHS Manko GHS Sangkor GHS Chingmelem GHS Yamhon Old GHS L. Longidang GHS Mekokla GHS Changsu GHS Yimpang GHS Longsa GHS N. Longidang GHS Longtsung GHS Rachan GHS Ralan GHS Kilomi GHS Sahuboto GHS Asukika Zunheboto GHS Asuluto GHS Apukito GHS Xamunuboto GHS Sapoti GHS Tizu Island GHS Lazami

2. The Handing and taking over of charge must be completed by 15th Feb, 2016.

Sd/(F. P. SOLO), Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Nagaland.

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SPORTS/ Public diScOuRSe

Runguzumi (A) wins Phek volley tournament Our Correspondent Kohima | February 12

The Phek district open volleyball tournament under the aegis of Phek District Volleyball Association (PDVA) concluded today at Tizu Area Sports Complex, Khuza EAC HQ under Phek district. Runguzumi Volleyball Club (A) emerged as the champion while Runguzumi Volleyball Club (B) stood runners-up. Thehephu Youth Association and Khuzami Youth Association bagged 3rd and

4th position respectively. Mulusayi Medeo of Runguzumi Volleyball Club (A) and Seveta Ringa of Runguzumi Volleyball Club (B) were declared as best spiker and best setter of the tournament respectively. The Tizu Area Sports Association (TASA) sports meet also concluded today. Razouvolie Dozo, Project Director DRDA Phek graced the closing ceremony as the chief guest and gave away prizes to the winners. The closing function was chaired by Meyieselhou Venuh while Shezonii Lohe proposed vote of thanks.

Cannavaro sacked by Saudi side

Singapore, February 12 (reuterS): Italian World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro has been sacked as manager of Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr after a four-month spell in charge, the Asian Football Confederation said.

Cannavaro's final game was Thursday's 4-3 loss to Najran that left the defending champions well off the pace in sixth place in the table with 10 games remaining. The former Italian defender, who led his country to World Cup success in 2006 and played for Juventus and Real Madrid, only managed six wins in his 14 games in charge of the Saudi side, who kick off their Asian Champions League campaign later this month. It was a second successive curtailed managerial stint for Cannavaro, whose coaching debut with Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande ended early last year after only a few of months in charge.

Benzema admits to lying over sex tape – report

pariS, February 12 (reuterS): Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has admitted to lying to fellow France international Mathieu Valbuena over a sex video at the centre of an alleged blackmailing attempt, Le Parisien reported on Friday. The French daily quoted extracts from Benzema's hearing with a judge on Jan 28 in which the player reportedly said he did not watch Valbuena's sex tape after telling the Olympique Lyonnais forward that he did. "I should have told him I had not seen it," Benzema was quoted as telling the judge. "I was showing off, I was acting...It's like when you describe a movie you have not seen. I have never seen that video."

Benzema, who has been under formal investigation since last November, has also been suspended indefinitely from the France team. Benzema approached Valbuena about the tape during a France training camp last October. Valbuena was quoted as telling a French judge last November: "He told me he had seen it, he swore on his daughter's life, telling me it was hot." Benzema's lawyer was not immediately available for comment.

Arsenal face new fan protests London, February 12 (aFp): Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger appealed for fans not to stage protests during Sunday's top-of-the table clash against Leicester City as new supporter anger erupted. A walkout by 10,000 Liverpool fans and subsequent about-turn by the club on price rises, put the spotlight on the super-rich league where a single ticket at Arsenal can cost close to 100 pounds ($145). Leicester fans are now furious that Sunday's game at Arsenal has been brought forward to suit television coverage. Some have threatened to enter the stadium five minutes after kick-off in protest at money lost on travel and accommodation. Arsenal supporters' group REDaction backed the action and have called on home fans to applaud Leicester counterparts when they enter the ground. Wenger said everyone should be inside the stadium for kickoff. "You can protest before and after, but during the game, you want everybody to be there," he said adding that every moment should be savoured.

Sammy calls for mediation in T20 row KingSton, February 12 (reuterS): West Indies captain Darren Sammy has called for mediation to settle a contractual dispute that threatens to wreck the team's chances of winning next month's World Twenty20.

With the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) standing firm in its stance that players must sign the offered contract by Sunday or be replaced, Sammy's position could open the door to a resolution. It is the clearest indication yet that Sammy's 15-man squad does not want to boycott the World Twenty20, which starts in India on March 8.

"As captain of the (Twenty20) team, I wish that we can settle this matter and focus on preparations for the tournament," Sammy wrote in a letter to WICB chief executive Michael Muirhead. "I want to state on behalf of the players that we want to play and will represent the West Indies to the best of our abilities."

Sammy said mediation was the best way to settle the matter, if the board would not "consider our request to double the match fees (of $6,900), share 50 percent of sponsorship fees and award 100 percent of prize

money to players." This came after Muirhead confirmed to Reuters that the WICB selection panel, chaired by Clive Lloyd, was mandated to select a new team if the current squad, which includes Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo, did not sign by Sunday's deadline. Sammy, who referenced the fiasco of the abandoned Indian tour in 2014 after a similar row over contracts, said it was the "arrogance and high-handedness of the board" which had caused the problems.

"You cannot continue (to) force players to be represented by a body that they are not members of and do not want to represent them," he said, adding that 14 of the 15 players in the squad were not members of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA). WIPA is the exclusive collecting bargaining agency for West Indies players. "Any issues you or a particular group of players may have with the representation you receive from your association are best taken up with WIPA," Muirhead told Sammy via email. West Indies won the 2012 World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka and are currently ranked the second in the world in the format.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

(The common Journey and Destiny of Nagas) 1. INTRODUCTION History is going somewhere, as it came from somewhere. So also, Nagas are going somewhere. Over the years, much water has flown down the river under the bridge ever since we launched our MOVEMENT. We are where we are because of what our ancestors and leaders have achieved in the past. Our proper response to the present will determine what we shall be tomorrow. Hence, this article, with an overall perspective born out of genuine concern for our people.

2. ORIGIN Our forefathers were exposed to the modern world during the Great World Wars.

Returning home from the First World War in the early 20th century with burden as well as vision for our people, they founded the NAGA CLUB in 1918 (two more years to a centenary from now). This was followed by some significant milestones in our journey, such as the Memorandum to the Simon Commission in 1929, formation of N.N.C. in 1946, declaration of Independence in 1947 (ahead of India, Pakistan, Burma), the Plebiscite in 1951, Political Cease-Fire Agreement following the intervention of the Naga Peace Mission in 1964, etc.

3. MEANWHILE Our people were placed in different states and countries against our wishes and without our consent. But our history, identity and authentic political rights were never buried by these devises or developments.

Our journey continues. It is still on and will continue for generations.

nists? Dog-eat-dog games never produce good results, nor are paper and media tigers genuine tigers in the true Naga spirit.

7. GRATITUDE Grateful let us all be, remembering the magnificent vision and tremendous sacrifices made by our pioneers to give us a VINTAGE HISTORY, INDISPUTABLE IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND. Let us not do anything to weaken our past achievements.

May today’s efforts to take us forward in any manner of progressive, transitional or interim arrangements be a good chapter in our NAGA BOOK as a whole. We all know the FINAL or the END or FINISHING is still far ahead of us since all our desired and envisaged dreams and goals cannot be achieved in a step or two by one generation alone.

Our past history and developments clearly teach us that. The Naga Book MUST have many chapters contributed by many leaders at different times and in different manners, each chapter leading to the next in our JOURNEY OF COMMON HOPE (thanks to the FNR for these healing words). Our struggle has churned out a repository of beautiful and inspiring words resulting from our battered conditions, which also include SHED NO MORE BLOOD (from our Naga mothers), NAGAS ARE ONE (Naga Hoho motto), FOR A UNIFIED LIM AND GLORY OF THE NAGAS (NSF), etc. The sonnet of Dag Hammarskjold rings meaningfully here – “For all that has been, THANKS, To all that shall be, YES.”

Also not forgetting what William Shakespeare, the Bard, aptly uttered once – 4. ATTEMPTS “Beggar that I am, Many means and methods were tried I am even poor in thanks” and applied to appease to cool down the heat for normalcy to prevail in the interest of 8. THE UNAVOIDABLES the common citizens.

(The Course of Human Life) a)Past: Many things have gone wrong, but 5. PARTIES (Naga Regional not everything. Taking inventory of all that and Indian National) has gone wrong and blaming one another Various political parties (regional and nawill not further our common journey. Let tional) began to put in sincere efforts for runus come of age and get wiser. Players and ning governments in public interest. But their doers cannot be expected to never make methods of operation were quite different mistakes. It is easy for spectators to comfrom one another. Amongst all parties, here is ment, “They should not have” or “They a glaring observation about one particular reshould have done this or that”. No regrets gional party, formed and launched out of exiover spilt milk. gency by some patriotic and visionary states- b) Present: There are always some good men with a clear manifesto, keeping in mind people in all groups and vice versa. We the Naga struggle and functioning as the prinhave seen enough of opportunists fishcipal state agent for peaceful and amicable ing in troubled waters, and also enough political solution/settlement. No small sacriof ‘Expedients’ and ‘Pragmatists’ out to fices were made by those senior leaders most get anything for themselves, spewing all of whom have gone unsung. This very party, kinds of fickle justifications for their unwith its symbol of the Cockerel, changed nojustified actions. These are all mere “SITUmenclature on several occasions out of neATIONAL ETHICS” propounded by selfcessity. Somehow, it has generated appealing centred people. The river of TRUTH and charm and interest to the people, particularly TRANSPARENCY will flow on. Like no from rural villages. Perhaps its elegance and scientist can tamper with facts, no politiflavour evoked positive response from villagcian can run away from truths. It is evident ers and from some townsfolk, because the that nothing escapes the eyes and ears of sound of cockerels crowing “THE DAWN IS the seemingly naive public, the common BREAKING!” is a delight in the morning and citizens, who invariably form the best jury greatly enamoured by one and all. After facand judge. ing many waves of changes and storms of c) Oppositionless Governments: We have ups and downs from within and without, this already seen one such government folparty survived with its banner now flying over lowing the 1998 general election in Nato places outside the state. Will it continue to galand, delivering goods to themselves, grow and crow in all villages and places when going against “SOLUTION, NOT ELECthe dawn breaks in to see the light of day?

TION”. That very vehicle, without brakes of pressure groups, and without any speed6. PARTIES (Naga National) breakers in a crowded road, we all know Today we have many Naga National parhow it ultimately ended or evaporated. The ties or groups/factions, each having enough present state government may look like a reasons to stand its ground. But the objecprettified ‘galho’ or like a namby-pamby tive is ONE since all have their origins as offkind of Kakistocracy to some eyes, but it shoots of the original political INSTITUTE, is unavoidable for survival. We should which includes all Nagas wherever they are. not forget that where sacrifice, principle We are one people and our struggle-journey, and meaning are lacking, performance or as well as our destiny, is also one. Why are show is at a premium. It could also turn out there so many NOMENCLATURES? If unity to be a blessing in disguise to all, teaching of different groups is not possible or practius not to be reckless representatives uncal at this juncture, why don’t we, instead, all aware of the huge public mandate in famove forward TOGETHER as catalysts and vour of a particular manifesto. Whatever protagonists, complementing and suppleit may be, we are now on the threshold of menting one another wherever necessary a new era or development, provided the from our own camps, and not as antago-

Indo-Naga political dialogue bears some good fruits for all our people wherever they are. d) Permanence: Nothing is permanent in the realm of politics and nations. Great kingdoms, magnificent civilizations, strong governments or powerful dictators and autocratic leaders come and go. Unprecedented changes or upheavals happen because we are not in control. Those who think they are, betray their own selfrespect and faith. All things do not always turn out our way. The only abiding reality is God whose order comes through the moments for His people. A divine purpose sweeps through everything. Contrary to all appearances, God is at work and He is good. We should not forget that so many prayers ascend regularly to the Throne of Grace on our behalf. Therefore, we need no political prophets or fortune-tellers at this time to tell us what will happen in the coming years. We all know who holds the future, at least. Period. e)Democracy (after all): Our world is rich in various types of governments, such as communist governments, autocratic and dictatorial governments, fanatical religious governments, etc. We are fortunate to be in a democratic set-up, modelled along the lines of British or European system of parliamentary democracy, where the will of the people is supreme. Let us not forget that our forefathers and foremothers, illiterate as they were, were described by outsiders as democratic ‘Par Excellence’. Together we can work towards the best form of democracy by evolving our own Naga style of governance and reform all the existing election systems. Our ancestors did that through consensus, and we are their descendants. Such a great scope we have. f) Playing god: God himself invites us to come and reason together. No one should refuse to come and reason together with his/her own people. Let us do away with icy-cold hearts – rigid, obstinate and unmoveable. The MOST MOVED MOVER (God) is working inside us all, imploring us to travel in the SAFE ZONE, and not otherwise. None can rise or shine at the cost of one’s own people. May the tribes of those who made great sacrifices in the past increase. May the local media and journalists continue to play more constructive and regenerative roles more creatively and aggressively in the days to come.

9. CHANGE Only change is permanent. Man can change and change for better. I firmly believe that all our present leaders, state or national, can and will change for the better. This much trust and confidence I have in them. After all, they are our leaders and will continue to lead us. No perfect or ideal leader exists anywhere. We all can learn and grow bigger in hearts.

“To live is to grow, To grow is to change, To grow fully is to change often” - John Henry Newman 10. CONCLUSION Let us all respond well this time. After all, all of human history, as the great historian Arnold Toynbee said, can be written in a small little formula of two words: CHALLENGE and RESPONSE. There are people around us (neighbours) and also in distant places, who are sympathetic, understanding, and willing to offer their good-will for our welfare. We have so much opportunities within, without and above/beyond us.

Let us live and let live. If we reverse LIVE, it is EVIL. If we reverse GOD, it is DOG. We are all carrying the tag or label of “IMAGEBEARERS OF GOD” in us. All will be well if we finish well. Can we? Shall we? We can. We shall. Or what else?

Dr. Dietho-o, ‘South Corner’ A.G. Colony, Kohima

St. Stephen's Is All About Children of Privilege Revd. Dr. Valson Thampu

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y becoming the 12th Principal of St. Stephen's is the freakiest event in the educational history of India. It was insanely improbable, to put it mildly.

I had resigned and left St. Stephen's in 2003. Prior to that I had resigned as Vice Principal and Head, Dept. of English in 1996 and as Chaplain in 1992. It seemed as though I had turned my back on the College forever.

But not quite. I returned to St. Stephen's as Principal (OSD) in May 2007 only to resign again in March of 2008. I wonder if there is a comparable history of a person becoming Principal twice of the same institution, the two tenures being sandwiched by resignation from the same post. That's by way of an aside.

I returned to St. Stephen's primarily to seek answers to two questions that had been bothering me for some time. (a) I had travelled all over the country for three decades, addressing administrators of educational institutions. Whenever I exhorted them to keep the "sanctuary of education uncompromisingly clean" the response was invariably cynical. None believed it possible.

So I had to test it out on the ground.

I did. Here is my finding. It is difficult.

Very difficult. But possible. The price is high; but it is worth paying. And it has to be paid in the coin of unpopularity and prolonged, low grade persecution.

My absolute conviction is that corruption and pursuit of excellence cannot go hand in hand. (b) The second question pertains to the compatibility of social justice and academic excellence. There is a dogmatic assumption

in nearly all relevant quarters that the two are incompatible and mutually exclusive. It was something I could not accept blindly from anyone; for I had been poor and my socioeconomic deprivation was the fire in my belly that made me want to kick the stars. Given my experiences, I could not separate passion for excellence from commitment to social justice.

Hence it was that I took my life in my hands in 2007 and enunciated an admission policy the first of its kind in the history of the College - and carved a little niche for social justice. This made me, only too predictably, a traitor to a segment of the alumni and a fall guy for the media.

Prophets of Doom, led by Ram Guha, predicted the premature "burial" of St. Stephen's several kilometers underground in quick time.

Sadly for them, nothing of the sort happened. Instead, the College went from strength to strength. When I became Principal in 2007, the College was not listed among the top 5 colleges in the country either in sciences or humanities. By 2010, we became first in Sciences. And by 2013 we became first in sciences and humanities, for the first time in the 17 years that the India Today survey had been in existence.

I have always been somewhat disappointed with the academic culture of the College.

We were prestigious. But that prestige was not founded firmly on sound academics. St. Stephen's was - barring proverbial exceptions - a sort of club for the leisure class. Children of privilege, having had the benefit of public school education, walked into St. Stephen's, bringing with them a baggage of class-and-caste importance which rubbed off on the College. So Mani Shakar Iyar is right in a sort of way when he argues that the sheen of the College is entirely because of students and that Principals and teachers don't count. Children of privilege

do. They decide, arbitrarily, that St. Stephen's is a secular, liberal institution. This "liberal tradition" is then equated almost wholly with the "spirit of irreverence" and "exploit". So, in one instance under-wears were hung on the Cross over the dome of the College and diurnal cafe raids would be conducted as applauded demonstrations of male virility. [If a poor boy steals an unda (egg), it is theft; if the children affluence steal dozens of undas it is fun. There you have the leisure class funda.]

Various stories, presumably of a humorous flavour, used to be invented, many of which were attributed to Amin saheb who, irrespective of their merit, never seemed to either deny or acknowledge them. He only smiled.

It always puzzled me that many of these stories and nuggets struck me as inane, whereas most others found them excrements of sheer genius. A case in point is the cheap reference to the Hindu college as "the college across the road," which always struck me as a sentiment of bad taste. But each time this inanity was uttered by anyone there was hilarious laughter, which left me wholly behind. So most people came to the conclusion that I had no sense of "Stephanian humour," which I regret not.

But this one I do regret. I am yet to come across an alumnus who has told me that he used him time and opportunities fully while in College. Without exception everyone has told me, "I wish someone had told me to take my academics a little more seriously. Sadly, no one did." This niggling reality is then covered up with the Stephanianism, "Real learning takes place outside the class room."

But had anyone counseled them to the contrary, he or she would have been dismissed as a bore. And who wants to be unpopular? These are days when teachers go to any extent to secure popularity. There is

this colleague of mine who, when two of his students were caught with psychedelic drugs, tried to run away with the contraband. He capped it, by getting the poor constable on the ridge-beat suspended for apprehending the law-breakers. Can such heroic expressions of solidarity with students fail to be popular? (Of course it never became a "controversy"; for the Principal was not involved.)

I began with the rough estimate that St. Stephen's had not fulfilled even 50% of its academic and institutional potential. I was keen to bridge the gulf between promise and performance. Constraints of space will not allow me to go into details. I have made an effort. Whether I succeeded in it or not is not for me to tell. My assessment today is that St. Stephen's falls short by 75%.

I have enjoyed my crackling, scintillating relationship with the media. There never was a dull moment. I wonder what I would have done without this sharp, searing stimulation! Died of boredom, perhaps? I did not have to, and I am grateful. Contrary to popular perception or assumptions, controversies or public abuses don't trouble me. There is something healthy about controversies. When abuses come from fellow Stephanians even that is a sort of honour!

If a controversy is genuine we can learn from it.

If it is bogus, it gets quickly discarded and a new one is manufactured. So, there was a veritable succession of controversies! Splendid.

I leave with a heavy heart. The establishment of higher education is in shambles.

There are very many aspects to it. I hope to write in detail about the issues and challenges involved. For the time being it suffices to say that accountability and discipline need to be re-established, at least to a rudimentary extent, in academia.

I really wish the media would play a more

constructive role in bringing about an educational renaissance in this country. Nothing is of greater importance or urgency than this. I don't see anyone else doing this.

Certain elements among the Alumni have been a corrosive embarrassment. Fortunately, they can be counted on one's fingers. But the way they have conducted themselves towards their Alma Mater is an undying shame.

Among them I shall remember forever a retired bureaucrat who came to the College only to flash his middle finger to the institution three times in full view of the embarrassed lady students who were his hapless onlookers. If this is the outcome of education, we shall serve the country better by refraining from it. At least we can remain noble savages!

Yet another thing that pains me is the attitude to poor students and physically handicapped students as well as faculty. This has, thank God, improved in the recent years. The presence of the poor was barely tolerated in the past. This has been the most inhuman aspect the snobbery and social elitism that corrupted St. Stephen's. It is a frontal insult to the soul of the College which was founded for the poor, a fact that now sounds so very strange!

I am happy, nonetheless, as I leave. Happy to have been able to survive; for no one gave me a ghost of a chance to last even 3 months.

Happy to have realized several of my goals; though it was a lonely journey all the way.

Happy to have impacted a few lives, though this sounds a bit presumptuous and politically incorrect to claim. I am happy, most of all, to leave, making room for a successor who, I am convinced, will take good care of the College, especially its spiritual foundation.

(Valson Thampu is the Principal of St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi. He retires later this month.)

Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

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Yodelling his way through cancer: CJ, the Kishore Kumar of Nagaland Morung Express Entertainment

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f you have heard this song (Chiechama) currently doing the rounds on social media, you know what follows.

The singer has the best tea of his life, falls for the one from Chiechama who made it and then loses her, but not the hope—his voice yodelling away into the Naga hills.

That’s Chuba Jamir for you, or CJ, as he is popularly known. Without a day’s professional training in music, CJ has raised a yodelling storm at many a party—from the neighbourhood friend’s Christmas to the President of India’s reception.

Also known as the Naga Kishore Kumar for the uncanny resemblance of his voice and diction to the legendary artist, CJ has had a similarly difficult life of flourishing in a multi-lingual music world, a few heartbreaks, and then fighting cancer with a national championship goal. This is his story.

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Dimapur CJ does not like to reveal his age—his voice does not betray him either. Born sometime in the 1960s in Mokokchung Town (though he hails from Longkhum village in Mokokchung district), CJ descended to Dimapur early in life. Third of four siblings, he is an eclectic character—once you’ve met him, it’s hard to forget him.

Business prospects in Mokokchung at the time were modest. So, his parents, KT Yanger and Alila Yanger, brought the family to Dimapur in the 1970s.

Here, their Bengali neighbourhood facilitated a keen ear for music, with every household practicing their musical instruments morning and evening. “That culture is gone now,” CJ frowns, lamenting over the push-abutton mobile technology that allows for little effort to be put into music.

“My parents decided to move to Dimapur at a time when Naga people were too scared to settle down here due to the heat, mosquitoes and snakes,” he narrates over a cup of tea at a humble rented apartment in Hill View Colony. “Pythons,” he warns, lest we confuse the fear for that of small snakes.

“Dimapur was very peaceful in the 70s,” CJ goes on to explain, mapping how New Market was the municipality’s then dumping ground; there was nothing more than ‘Church Road’ by way of a town. “We never asked another person their tribal affiliation or which community they belonged to; unlike now, there was a greater sense of camaraderie,” he says of Dimapur.

His parents, both sporting enthusiasts, started a gymnasium in Dimapur— the Nagaland Youth Gymnastic Club in 1978-79 at Circular Road. Martial arts,

weight lifting, boxing and other sports have ever been a part of life. Till date, CJ doesn’t miss out on keeping fit for even a day.

Music and language But his love for music awaited discovery. He brings out a diary from 1982 where lyrics of Hindi and Bengali songs are

Chuba Jamir, or CJ, the Kishore Kumar from Nagaland (seen here in Dimapur), refused to let cancer defeat him. He has now resolved to take part in a national powerlifting championship, while continuing to compose and sing originals. In the older pictures, he is seen with various celebrities after concerts he gave all over the country, as well as in Nagaland.

carefully noted down. His dream was to “cut a record” of these songs one day.

“I am methodical. It is essential for me to get the diction right if I am to sing in a new language.” So his friends in Dimapur helped him to meticulously polish his pronunciation and diction, particularly Bengali and Hindi. From music to languages, CJ listened and

picked them up.

By now, CJ has crooned in ten languages, with six being regular fare—Ao dialect, English, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Assamese, Nagamese, Punjabi, Marathi and Tamil. In 1984, he took part in ‘Naga Nite’, a singing competition hosted by the Art & Culture Department of the Government of Nagaland,

sang a multi-lingual medley and bagged a prize. This was the first time he also heard the famous Methanielie— “singer par excellence,” describes CJ—perform on stage. In 1989, CJ became the first Naga person to win a national level singing talent show on TV—‘Lehar Lehar Sangeet’—where his antidowry Punjabi song won him more than a few fans.

“Singing is synonymous with the Nagas thanks to the Church,” where children pick up music at a young age, he notes. But languages and genre continue to remain a barrier. “I was ridiculed in Nagaland for singing in Hindi. Today Bollywood songs are everywhere, and even a Naga Hindi voice hunt,” remarks CJ of Nagaland’s re-

ception of his talent.

Nagamese, he says, became popular 1980s onwards. Though it existed, people migrated lesser, remaining restricted to their own districts, communicating locally most of the time. Even in Dimapur, the Marwaris or Punjabis remained confined in their pockets of town. Nagamese was created by everyone

trying to communicate with each other using existing languages as a crutch.

“Everyone has their own Nagamese, and it belongs to everyone,” CJ articulates.

Eventually, it was language that took him places beyond Nagaland. “After 1989, there was no prospect of music in Nagaland.

But linguistic adaptation

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allowed me to mingle with various cultures in various cities around India,” the musician reflects. “Language is the first bridge between people.”

In the ensuing years, he started an NGO called the Socio-Economic & Ecological Awareness Forum, and later computer institutes in Dimapur, Kiphire and Tuensang. Small development

contract works kept him financially secure.

Couple of decades later, in 2009, a page named ‘A Tribute to Kishore Kumar from Nagaland’ was marked off his 1982 diary as ‘Achieved’ when he “unofficially” released his first ever record by that title (in Mumbai). CJ’s voice and diction matched the leg-

endary artist so much so that the ‘Kishore Kumar from Nagaland’ was born.

Photos around his house showcase him alongside Dr. SC Jamir, Tina Ambani, Mahesh Bhatt, Pranab Mukherjee, Jaswant Singh, Nikhil Kumar, Neiphiu Rio, all after small concerts he did everywhere. CJ had hit popularity. He made a few lakhs from selling his record.

State functions were vying for him. NDTV and Doordarshan showcased him on national television. CJ was a sensation of sorts.

Cancer and conquering it The Naga Kishore Kumar, however, was doing badly on the personal front.

Two marriages had fallen apart. As he hit popularity on the music front, he began to hit depression on the personal one. In 2012, when he first came to know of his mouth cancer, he hoped and prayed it would kill him. But it only made it worse for him to live with.

In 2013, he composed and sang ‘Chiechama’ apart from a number of other songs, all recorded first on a simple desktop at home.

By 2014, cancer’s fourth stage had caught on—all the paan and gutka chewing was now chewing into him. The pain and rot was

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becoming visible to his family. His mother and sister admitted him to the AIIMS in New Delhi, and then Apollo, where his treatment began.

The singer’s right cheek and jaw were completely removed—he could no longer speak clearly, leave alone sing. Later some re-constructive surgery was done by grafting skin and bones from his forearm to the face.

“One day I had had enough and began to do some push ups in the hospital room. When the doctor came in, he ordered me to stop immediately. I was not supposed to do anything physically strenuous. If the cancer relapses, I would die they said. That was a challenge for me,” declares CJ, his cheeks gone but cheekiness intact.

The recovery from surgery was so painful that he decided to take up the challenge—he began weight training again at the Dimapur Gym Club in order to enter a veteran powerlifting championship. “I began to work out so rigorously at the gym that instead of just my face and neck, my whole body ached. Now I can lift weights up to 300 kilos, bench press 150 kilos and do 180 kilo squats,” with the hope that he will bag a prize in the 75-kg category.

He has already begun to compose and sing new tracks, and even give performances, before a plastic surgery procedure for his face begins soon in New Delhi. A song has also been made, he reveals, for a new love interest who he wishes to marry soon, and start a new chapter in life.

“By the grace of god and the never-say-die attitude I inherited from my mother, I have been able to face these trials. Don’t ponder on the miles to cover, just take your first step,” says CJ in a message to those struggling, as well as the youth. “Trust in god means being positive in life. Keep the hope alive!” his twisted face beams.

While we wish CJ luck for his days ahead, we hope the music community of Nagaland and the State Government recognizes the Kishore Kumar from Nagaland for the CJ he is—there are few ambassadors who yodel their way through the light of their own creation. Chuba Jamir is one of them.

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Activist Anil Galgali sought details under RTI on a reinforced cementconcrete ramp constructed outside the actor's landmark bungalow which was used for parking his vanity van, leading to an outcry early last year.

Following a campaign by various citizens and activists, the municipal commissioner initiated action

and a notice was slapped on Shah Rukh on February 6, 2015.

After the notice period ended, the BMC started the demolition on February 15 of the ramp which falls outside the bungalow on the junction of HK Bhabha Road and Mount Mary Road.

Activists had alleged that by constructing the ramp for private use, Shah Rukh had also encroached on a portion of public land.

After the demolition, the BMC served a demand notice of Rs 193,785 on the actor as costs towards the razing of the illegal structure, or face prosecution.

In order to close the issue, the actor quietly made

S the payment through a cheque for the entire amount, Mr Galgali said.

When the ramp came up in late 2014, locals had complained that it blocked

access to the famous Mt Mary Church steps from the Bandstand side where the actor's bungalow is located.

Source: NDTV movies

tar couple David and Victoria Beckham were said to be spending over six months of 2016 on separate continents. A representative for Victoria has slammed it as "nonsense". Fashion designer and former Spice Girl Victoria, 41, was allegedly preparing to embark on a tour of Italy, France and Hong Kong - where she is opening a brand new store. She was also reportedly due in both Milan and Paris for their fashion weeks.

However, dailystar.co.uk contacted Victoria's representative who said: "This is nonsense. Victoria will not be in Hong Kong for two months (just five days) she is not going to Milan or Paris fashion weeks and David has no

scheduled visits to Miami currently in the diary."

"All rubbish."

Ex-England football captain David spends a lot of his time at their Los Angeles home, and was reportedly due to spend more time in Miami. A source had allegedly told The Sun: "Despite the scrutiny their marriage has come under, they're not doing more things together. In fact, if anything, it's getting worse. "They're only going to be in the same country half of the time this year.

"It's hard to see how they will manage to make it work."

The couple are due to mark their 17th wedding anniversary in July.

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Sunderland terminate Johnson's contract

london, February 12 (agencieS): Sunderland sacked Adam Johnson on Thursday night, a day after they were left stunned when he pleaded guilty to charges of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl and grooming. Not much more than 24 hours after the 28-year-old former Middlesbrough, Manchester City and England winger had admitted kissing a child and grooming her over the internet but denied two further charges of sexual activity, the struggling Premier League club terminated his contract. It is understood club officials had been shocked by his admission of guilt after being led to believe he would plead not guilty to all four charges. Board members immediately began consultations with lawyers which concluded with his rapid dismissal. In a brief statement Sunderland said: “In light of Adam Johnson’s guilty pleas, the club has today terminated his contract with immediate effect. The club will make no further comment.”

FIFA court bans Valcke for 12 years

Zurich, February 12 (aFP): A FIFA tribunal on Friday banned former secretary general Jerome Valcke for 12 years for misconduct ranging from involvement in a World Cup ticket scam to "sightseeing" travel at the expense of the world body.

FIFA's ethics committee tribunal said that Valcke, who was fired last month, was banned "for 12 years from all football-related activities". The 54-year-old Frenchman had previously denied any wrongdoing after he was implicated in the sale of black market sales of tickets for the 2014 World Cup.

India bans Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf

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neW delhi, February 12 (reuterS): Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf was handed a five-year ban by the Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Friday over his involvement in an illegal betting scandal that blighted the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Controversy plagued the sixth edition of the lucrative Twenty20 league with former India paceman S. Sreesanth and two other Rajasthan cricketers arrested on suspicion of accepting money to concede a fixed number of runs. All three were given life bans by the BCCI. The Chennai and Rajasthan franchises were subsequently suspended from the IPL for two years after key officials from both teams were found guilty of illegal betting. The investigating Mumbai Police also named Rauf in the chargesheet but the umpire's lawyer said his client had done nothing wrong. "Asad Rauf has been banned for a period of five years from umpiring or playing or representing cricket in any form or anyway being associated with the activities of the Board and its Affiliates," the BCCI said in a statement on Friday.

Steve Waugh hits back at Warne jibe

Sydney, February 12 (Pti): Steve Waugh on Friday hit back at Shane Warne after the legendary spinner reignited a long-running feud between the two by calling the former Australia captain a selfish cricketer. In his reply Waugh said he was just doing his job as a captain when he dropped the leg-spinner in 1999 for a Test in the West Indies. Earlier this week, Warne blasted Waugh as “the most selfish cricketer I have played with”. The grudge was related to Waugh’s decision of dropping Warne from the playing XI for the final Test on a tour of the West Indies 17 years ago. “As a captain, that is the hardest thing to do. But it’s also why you’re the captain, because people expect you to make the tough decisions for the benefit of the team,” Waugh was quoted as saying by Triple M commercial radio.

Oscar commits to Chelsea

london, February 12 (reuterS): Chelsea midfielder Oscar has said that he has no reason to leave the club and was keen to add to his trophy haul with the Premier League champions. "I want to stay here for a long time. I want to win more games, more trophies, because I love Chelsea, I love the fans," the Brazil international, whose contract runs through to the end of the 2019 season, told Chelsea TV. "I don't have (a reason to) change the club.

Everyone likes me here and I'm very happy here."

Monza future still uncertain, says Ecclestone

london, February 12 (reuterS): The future of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza remains uncertain after this year with Formula One's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone saying on Friday that a deal had become more complicated. The historic circuit near Milan, which has been on the calendar every year bar one since the championship started in 1950, will host Italy's only race in September but has no contract beyond 2016. "It's Italian. A lot of conversations at the moment and not much action," the 85-year-old Ecclestone told Reuters when asked about ongoing negotiations. Media reports indicated one sticking point was over financial guarantees for circuit improvements. "I don't know what's going to happen," Ecclestone said. "There's no deadline.

They can take as long as they like, provided it's by the end of this month."

India thrash Sri Lanka to level series

ranchi, February 12 (Pti): India regained their winning touch with a spectacular all-round display as they thrashed Sri Lanka by 69 runs in the second T20 International to level the three match series here today.

Shikhar Dhawan (51 off 25) smashed his maiden fifty in T20 Internationals to fire India to 196/6 and the home team’s strong batting effort came despite Thisara Perera’s hat-trick in the penultimate over of the innings.

The other notable performances in the Indian innings came from Rohit Sharma (43 off 36), Hardik Pandya (27 off 12) and Suresh Raina (30 off 19). Sri Lanka could never recover from a poor start and ended at 127/9 in 20 overs.

The visitors made a mess of the steep chase by losing their first three wickets for 16 runs.

Star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin struck in the first legitimate ball of the innings with Dhoni pulling off a split second stumping to send back Tillakaratne Dilshan. Ashwin had started his spell with two wides.

Old horse Ashish Neh-

MS Dhoni, captain, of India stumps Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka during the second Paytm T20 Trophy International match between India and Sri Lanka held at the JSCA Stadium, Ranchi on February 12. Photo by BCCI

ra had Seekkuge Prasanna on the very first ball of his opening spell before inducing an edge from opener Danushka Gunathilaka to leave Sri Lanka tottering.

Chamara Kapugedera (32) and captain Dinesh Chandimal (31) shared a brisk 52-run stand for the

fourth wicket before Ravindra Jadeja got rid of them in successive balls to dash all hopes of a Sri Dhoni displayed another quickfire stumping to send Chandimal back in the dressing room.

Earlier, Sri Lanka put the hosts in to bat for the

second game in a row and Indian openers were on fire from the word go. Unlike the greenish deck for the first T20 in Pune, the dry pitch here aided the strokeplay they are known for.

Pacer Kasun Rajitha, who troubled the famed Indian batting on his in-

ternational debut in Pune, proved to be expensive this time. The 22-year-old bowled short and wide on the very first ball of the match and Rohit comfortably dispatched it to the point boundary.

Dhawan got going with a couple of delightful sixes. He flicked pacer Perera over mid-wicket before sweeping spinner Sachithra Senanayake in the following over for another maximum. There was no stopping Dhawan after that as he got to his maiden fifty in 22 balls.

Rohit did not mind watching Dhawan demolishing the opposition bowlers from the other and by the end of six overs, India had to raced to 70 for no loss.

Sri Lanka badly needed a breakthrough to stop the onslaught of the dangerous opening duo and it was provided by pacer Dushmantha Chameera, who had Dhawan caught behind with a sharp and straight rising ball. The southpaw thoroughly entertained the Ranchi crowd with his cracking innings that comprised seven fours and two sixes.

Hazlewood, Siddle spoil McCullum celebrations

Wellington, February 12 (aP): It was supposed to be Brendon McCullum's day but it was opposing captain Steve Smith who made the right moves as Australia ended day one of the first Test against New Zealand comfortably in control in Wellington on Friday.

Smith called correctly at the toss, made New Zealand bat on a green wicket and within two sessions the innings was over for 183.

Australia at stumps were 1473, 36 behind New Zealand, with Smith making 71. Usman Khawaja was not out 57 with Adam Voges on seven.

Voges was bowled by Doug Bracewell in the final over of the day only for umpire Richard Illingworth to call it a no-ball. Replays indicated it was a legitimate delivery.

When New Zealand batted, Josh Hazlewood and Peter Siddle did the damage for Smith as they ripped through the top order in conditions ripe for seam and swing.

Their cause was helped by some injudicious shot selection, including by McCullum, who saw his 100th Test celebrations fall flat when he was out for a duck.

He did not get forward far enough to a Hazlewood special that came back, took an inside edge and deflected off the pads to David Warner at third slip.

After McCullum had received a rousing ovation when he walked to the middle, there was silence

Brendon McCullum of New Zealand kisses his daugher Maya McCullum before his 100th test during day one of the Test match between New Zealand and Australia at Basin Reserve on February 12 in Wellington. (Getty Images)

when he walked off after facing seven deliveries.

That the New Zealand innings lasted 48 overs was thanks to lusty tail-end hitting with the last three wickets contributing 86 after Hazlewood and Siddle had reduced the side to 97-7.

All seven dismissals came from edges to the cordon behind the wicket with wicketkeeper Peter Nevill snaring four catches including a superb one-handed diving effort to remove Kane Williamson down the leg-side.

New Zealand were reeling at

51 for five in the 12th over before a determined knock by Corey Anderson, who with BJ Watling went about stopping the tumble of wickets.

Anderson then featured in a 10-over stand with Mark Craig that produced 40 runs and Craig, who had a Mitchell Marsh delivery hit his stumps but not dislodge the bails, put on 46 with Trent Boult for the 10th wicket.

Craig was unbeaten on 41 at the end with Boult out for 24.

New Zealand had a glimmer of hope that their cause was not lost

at the start of the Australian innings when Tim Southee snapped up two early wickets.

Joe Burns went in the first over without scoring and David Warner followed soon after for five.

But Smith and Usman Khawaja then took control and proved the pitch was playable as they put on 126 for the third wicket.

Smith offered a chance on 18 but was dropped by Craig at second slip. Craig, however, made no mistake with the second offering from the Australian captain taking a return catch off his own bowling.

ASA Wrestling Meet culminates Morung Express News Kohima | February 12

The 44th Angami Sports Association (ASA) Wrestling Meet concluded today at Kohima Local Ground.

The closing function was graced by Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsu, MLA and Chairman, Nagaland State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd, as guest of honour.

In his address, Keditsu advised sportspersons to dream big in order to reach the top level of competition. Reminding the achievements of some Naga sportspersons like Dr. T. Ao (Football) and archer Chekrovolü Swuro, Keditsu called for committed and dedicated sportspersons.

Expressing hope on Naga youths to shine in sports, he urged the sportspersons to wholeheartedly participate in sports.

A total of 22 Naga wrestlers have been selected to represent ASA at the forthcoming Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA) meet scheduled from March 10-11 at Kohima Local Ground.

The selected wrestlers are Mhasilhousie Nagi, Rovilhoulie Pier, Zase-

vikho Meyatsu, Zasevito Chüsi, Menuosetuo Yiese, Rokosielie Khawakhrie, Neiphretuo Zhünyü, Vizobeilie Punyü, Sabi Gwirie, Megosier Khate, Petekuolie Nipu, Visevo Zashümo, Seyiesalie Nakhro, Keduovilie Zumu, Khriekethotuo Mepfhüo, Sahovi John Phinyo, Kikruvilie Zumu, Kekhriekolie Khawakhrie, Zasituo Tsükrü, Vitsoto Vitsu, Visietso Krose and Swedevil Vitsu.

In Naga wrestling, The selected ASA wrestlers posing for lens with Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsu, ASA office bearers Western Angami Sports at Kohima Local Ground on February 12.

Association (WASA) Freestyle Sub-Junior 2nd - Rokolhoubeiü Nakhro (CSA) emerged as the group (Boys) Free Style Senior point winners with a total 46 Kg Men of 98 points, while North1st - Mhiesikhoto Chase (WASA) 57 Kg ern Angami Sports As2nd - Diezelhoulie Kuotsu (CSA) 1st - Kepekhoto Miasalhou (WASA) sociation (NASA) stood 50 Kg 2nd - Beizo Phira (SASA) 1st - Kepekuolie Rhitso (WASA) second with 77 points.

2nd - Vitsokholie Zhünyü (WASA) 61 Kg Chakhroma Sports Asso54 Kg 1st - Rokovoto Khawakhrie (WASA) ciation (CSA) secured 39 1st - Ngopisa Kuotsu (WASA) 2nd - Khriesavizo Kiso (SASA) points and Southern An2nd - Kevikhrietuo Chüsi (WASA) 65 Kg gami Sports Association 58 Kg 1st - Megovizo Visienyü (WASA) (SASA) achieved 37 points.

1st - Petekhrietuo Kuotsu (WASA) 2nd - Thepfülhoulie Niphi (WASA) A total of 30 free style 2nd - Bedulhou Tepa (SASA) 70 Kg wrestlers including senior 63 Kg 1st - Rokosielie Khawakhrie (WASA) category (Men & Women) 1st - Khriekethozo Keretsü (NASA) 2nd - Rokonguto Chase (WASA) 2nd - Kekhrieselie Rüpreo (NASA) 74 Kg and sub-junior category 69 Kg 1st - Neisakuolie Nipu (WASA) (Boys & Girls) were also 1st - Rokokhoto Lhousa (WASA) 2nd - Vizobeilie Punyü (WASA) selected.

2nd - Kikruvilie Khawakhrie (WASA) 86 Kg Meanwhile, a new 76 Kg 1st - Rokotsizo Krose (CSA) team of ASA office bearers 1st - Kevigwelie Kuotsu (WASA) 2nd - Vizakietuo Suohu (NASA) for the tenure 2016 to 2020 2nd - Rokozhalie Sirie (WASA) Freestyle Senior has been elected headed by Freestyle Sub-Junior Women Viliehu Nguzhü as the presGirls 48 Kg ident and Er Zale Neikha as 49 Kg 1st - Solengonu We-o (SASA) 1st - Megolhoukhono Theyo (CSA) 2nd - Dziesekhrieü Zumvü (NASA) the general secretary.

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