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‘Let this catastrophe unite us’ Bandh relaxed, will continue to affect govt offices Thousands pay final respect as Jan 31 firing victims laid to rest Morung Express News Kohima | February 3

The bodies of late Bendangnungsang and late Khriesavizo, who were killed in the Dimapur police firing, were laid to rest on February 3 in Kohima near the Zonal Council Hall. The funeral service was led by Rev Dr Rachülie Vihienuo, Pastor, UBC while the Minister for the service was Rev Dr Vevo Phesao, President, KBPF. 22 year old Bendangnungsang from Aonukpu village was working in Chennai and had come to spend the Christmas holidays with his family at Diphupar. “On January 31, our younger brother was selected as a volunteer for the Ao community to join the common cause of the Nagas where he fell to the bullets of the police. It is said that there can be no greater sacrifice than one who lay down his life for one’s land and the people, and we see this exemplified by our late brothers. Let not this terrible tragedy revisit our land and our people. Let this catastrophe unite us and forge for a better society void of all evils that is rampant in our land,” said Lima, speaking on behalf of the family.

Khreisavizo from Chiechama village was the eldest son of Neimhalie Metha, Coconvenor of the National Political Advisory Council, GPRN/NSCN. Khriesavizo completed his bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Jaipur and was about to pursue his Masters in Urban Planning this year. He had recently been elected as the President of Angami Students’ Union Diphupar.

Z. Metha, who spoke on behalf of Khriesavizo’s family, urged the gathering to let the incident foster the unity of Naga society. “I request all present to make this time for better understanding and to resolve the crisis which is looming in front of all us. Let us not adopt violent means anymore. Let us negotiate and let our elected members listen to the sentiments of the people,” he said.

“After a few days, the call of the Naga people came so in answer to that he went with the intention not to kill, not to indulge in violence but to express the wish and answer to the call of the public. Both of them were young, they’ve paid their lives for the greater unity of the Nagas,” he stated.

A friend of Khriesavizo meanwhile recalled that he was passionate for the Naga cause and would often express his wish for all Nagas to unite.

Vikuo Rhi, from the NBCC expressed sadness that the failure to listen one another has resulted in one of the worst situations Nagaland has faced in recent times. He also stated that the deaths of the two youth were not in vain. “They deserve a decent burial today.

They are gone but let this be a new beginning in the era of Nagaland of understanding one another, loving one another,” he appealed.

AYO President Neinguvotuo Krose expressed anger over the heinous crime committed by the government and demanded that the Chief Minister and his cabinet minister to resign on moral grounds immediately. Vilhousa Seleyi, APO President stated that their lives have been taken for the society to become better. “We must remember this and we also must unite. Let’s change our hearts and pursue Naga unity.”

The coffin of Khriesavizo was carried by Ao youth and the coffin of Bendangnungsang was carried by Angami youth.

During the funeral service, a group of protestors attempted to stop the ceremony demanding that the two dead bodies not be buried until the CM and his cabinets resign. Following a huge commotion, Church leaders requested that the bodies be buried for the sake of the families and for the dead souls to be laid to rest. Rev. Dr. Rachülie Vihienuo while pacifying the angry protestors stated, “Not an inch of the demands will be compromised by burying the two bodies’ and that they will continue to assert their demands until it is met.”

NTAC meets Governor

A delegation of the Nagaland Tribes Action Committee met the Nagaland Governor at Raj Bhavan today with the demand that the CM step down taking moral responsibility for the January 31 incident in Dimapur and the subsequent violence in Kohima on February 2.

The Governor, in a statement assured that he would take action as per the Constitution to punish the wrong doers. He appealed to everyone to ensure peace and tranquility and not indulge in violence.

Dimapur, FEbruary 3 (mExN): The Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) has relaxed the indefinite bandh in place in Dimapur since January 31. While stating that normal life should resume within the Dimapur municipal area, the JCC informed this evening that the bandh henceforth will be effective only for government offices, including the district administration and nationalised/government-run banks. Government officials and their vehicles will also not be allowed to ply.

The police and essential government-run services including schools/colleges/training institutes, Fire & Emergency Services, power, medical services and personnel will be exempt. Youth were requested to volunteer in their respective jurisdictions.

missioner of Police, Dimapur should be suspended, not transferred. It also asserted that the Judicial Inquiry instituted by the state government to inquire into the incidents on January 31 in Dimapur and Longleng be impartial, unbiased and completed in a month’s time.

businesses establishments in Dimapur will resume normal business from February 4. A press note from the DCCI informed that business organizations in other districts have also resolved the same. It asked the district administration and police to keep vigil.

JCC is not a political institution

Tribute service in Mkg today

It meanwhile maintained that the JCC “is not a political institution.” Stating “no political party or agenda can erode or influence the stand of the JCC,” it stated that the JCC should not be targeted for the “political misadventure” of the government.

It further held the state government responsible for the events of January 31 in Dimapur and Longleng and the subsequent violence in Kohima. The state government by reversing the ‘Tripartite Agreement’ of January 30 has “crushed the Bandh to continue in Diphupar In Diphupar however, the JCC stated that sanctity of the NBCC,” the JCC said, while adding the bandh will not be relaxed. Commuters that this exhibits its apathy to the people’s voice. were asked to move in the village jurisdiction, in particular the highway, with caution as the DCCI to resume normal business The Dimapur District Chamber of Comarea “is still tense.”

The JCC further reiterated that the Com- merce and Industry (DCCI) has decided that

The total bandh in Mokokchung called by the AoSendentodayinconjunctionwiththe‘mourning day’ passed off peacefully. Ao Senden has informedthattherewillbeaonehourtributeservice at Police Point, Mokokchung from 8:00 tomorrow “in honour of the two martyrs,” and asked businesses during the period to close down.

Kohima shutdown for govt

The NTAC has meanwhile called for an indefinite shutdown of government offices and ban on plying of government vehicles till its demands are fulfilled. Private and government educational institutions besides shops and private vehicles have been exempted.

The Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) also intimated the same.

Atleast 21 offices burned in Feb 2 violence Morung Express News Kohima | February 3

The February 2 violence in Kohima resulted in atleast 21 government offices being burnt down and 11 government vehicles damaged.

4 vehicles belonging to officials of the DC office and 7 vehicles of the District DBs were damaged. Further the DC’s office and the adjoining offices such as the guardroom, North Treasury office, and DRDA project office were also vandalised.

“Some of us DBs and SDOs tried to push away the angry protestors but they outnumbered us and threw stones at us. Most of us were hit by stones hurled at us especially the SDO Sadar was seriously injured,” informed a DB. During the torching down of the KMC office and adjoining offices, some burglars were caught stealing items from the burning offices. The seized items includ-

List of Offices burned on Feb 2

• Kohima Municipal Council • Excise & Prohibition Office • Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) • State Investment Program Management and Implementation Unit (SIPMIU) • Nagaland State Legal Service Authority • Transport Commissioner • Regional Transport Office • Chief Information Commissioner • Zonal Council Hall

ed 4 computers, 1 television, a wall clock, two heaters, one printer and several multi-plugs. The burglars were caught and later

DAN Legislature Party backs TR as CM

Dimapur, JFEbruary 3 (mExN): The DAN Legislature Party today resolved • Kohima Press Club to support the Chief Ministership of TR • SSA Zeliang (List of legislators on Page 5). This • NNP+ was decided in an emergency meeting held • SIB (District Branch) today, where the party found no “ground • Consumer HelpLine or justification for the resignation of the • NEPED • National Informatics Chief Minister and his Council of Ministers on account of the recent developments on Center • Electrical Inspectorate the issue of ULB election in Nagaland.” The • Science and Technology resolution further affirmed that the DAN Legislature Party “shall continue to func• GIS Cell tion under the leadership of TR Zeliang, the • Sustainable DevelopChief Minister, Nagaland.” ment Forum Nagaland A 6-point resolution was adopted by • Disaster Management Cell (State Emergency 42 members of the DAN Legislature Party including the CM. Speaker of the NLA, Operation Center) Hitech equipments worth Chotisuh Sazo and the MP Rajya Sabha KG crores, life-detectors, Kenye were invited as special invitees, but did not sign the endorsement. A press note oxygen tanks were defrom the CMO informed that “many who stroyed in the fire. were not in and around the Capital could released informed Keneilezo not make it...there were others who were Sechü, Head DB, Sechü Zubza out of station and few who were undergoSDO office. The seized items are ing medical assistance.” under the custody of the DC. Full Story on Page 5

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CONDEMNATION OF JANUARY 31, 2017 INCIDENT CONTINUEs ASTD condemn “brutal act” of State government

Thousands pay tribute to late Bendangnungsang and late Khriesavizo as their mortal remains are carried by volunteers Dimapur, February 3 (mexN): The Ao Senso for the funeral service Telongjem Dimapur (ASTD) has vehemently condemned which was held at the “brutal act” of the State government, where the secuKohima on February rity personnel fired rounds, resulting in the death of two in3. The bodies of late Bendangnungsang nocent youths and inflicting injuries to several persons in and late Khriesavizo, Dimapur as well as in Longleng. The ASTD in a press note who were killed in the also slammed the State government of betraying the people Dimapur police firing, were laid to rest on Government vehicles damaged by protestors at Kohima and the Church leaders by taking a “U-turn on the tripartite agreement leading to the fall out of the violent incidents February 3 in Kohima Town on Thursday. (Morung Photo) in the various parts of the State.” Further, ASTD conveyed near the Zonal Council Hall. (Morung Photo) solace to the parents and bereaved family members of the

brave sons, who made the supreme sacrifices for the Nagas, and also prayed for the speedy recovery to those injured. The ASTD also appealed to all Naga tribes to work in unison and brotherhood so that to overcome such challenges which may be detrimental to the future generation.

Volunteers keep vigil at Sub-jail junction, Dimapur enforcing bandh on Friday. In the same junction on Thursday evening, people from the surrounding areas gathered and held a solidarity programme for the two slain youths.

(Morung Photo)

CMLOA supports ongoing “mass Naga public movement” Remains of the Superintendent of Excise & Prohibition office building in Kohima town that was gutted by fire on moN, February 3 (mexN): Chi and Mon Land Owners’ Association (CMLOA) has extended support Thursday night. (Morung Photo)

State government must Zeliang elders demand immediate resignation of CM February 3 of the popular opinion and and casualness in dis- fairs of the state,” the ZEF hold responsibility: NSA pereN, (mexN): The Zeliang El- forced to turn the situation charging his given duties.” Peren stated.

“During this short span “We urge TR Zeliang ders’ Forum (ZEF), Peren into bloodshed whereby

Dimapur, February 3 (mexN): The Naga Scholars’ Association (NSA) has expressed deep pain over the depressing and ugly turn of events in Nagaland leading to the death of two Naga youth, injury and loss of many properties.

NSA President, Dr. Zuchamo Yanthan and General Secretary, Dr. Gideon Shadang in a press statement said that the state government must hold responsibility of the chaotic situation and loss of life and property.

The grim situation in Nagaland following announcement of ULB elections 2017 with 33% reservation for women and consequent protests by various groups demanding postponement of the elections went totally unheeded and ignored. The situation appears to have gone out of hand where the Nagaland state government has become part of the conflict that turned violent, NSA stated.

While acknowledging the highly deserving but rather contentious issue of women’s reservation and the protests from various

Naga civil society groups, it is expected of a responsible government to have democratically pursued the election process to avoid causing much violence and havoc in Nagaland, the Association added.

“Therefore, we strongly condemn the irresponsible role of Government of Nagaland for the utter mismanagement and authoritarianism leading to violent situation in Nagaland,” stated NSA. It also added that the government should immediately address the issue to redress the chaotic situation and listen to the voice of the masses.

The NSA also appeals to the Naga civil society groups and individuals to restrain from violence but to seek a democratic and peaceful solution to the present imbroglio. Notwithstanding the rights of women, the Naga women, particularly the Naga Mothers’ Association have crucial role to play towards peaceful solution of the problem and pave way for mutual understanding of the issue.

has fervently urged TR Zeliang, Chief Minister of Nagaland to “have sense, honour, humility and immediately resign from public office owning moral responsibility for the turn of events and havoc created with the conduct of ULB election against the wishes

the lives of two youth were snapped off.”

ZEF Peren, convenor, Itingteibe Siang in a press release said that the Chief Minister has miserably failed to meet the aspirations and expectation of the people of Nagaland, “due to his personal greed

of Chief Ministership, he has done more damage than good. Whatever might be the physical and sentimental harms inflicted on the people of Nagaland, please do not blame the Zeliang tribe as a whole as we do not approve his way of managing the af-

to have sense of shame and responsibility over the whole situation under his stewardship, and pave the way for peace and normalcy by resigning from the post without waiting for more bloodshed in Nagaland,” stated the Zeliang elders.

and solidarity towards the ongoing “mass Naga public movement.” CMLOA President, O Kamzei and Assistant General Secretary, Nokban in a press release informed that the Association having unanimously resolved in the emergency meeting convened on February 3 has declared with “pride for having successfully boycotted the election to the Mon Town Council with an end to safeguarding Article 371A of the Indian Constitution which empowers the Nagas to live in tune with the age old Naga customs and traditions and as a protest against the government for the non-implementation of the 1964 agreement.” Also CMLOA vehemently condemns the merciless killings of the innocent Naga public by the autocratic state machineries and pray that their sacrifice does not go in vain in the history of the Nagas. Meanwhile, the CMLOA has extended solidarity and promises to lend every possible support to the ongoing “mass Naga public movement” till the same is resolved to a logical end.

Theological PPC demands suspension ZYF appeals to maintain calm and maximum restraint community appeals of police officer

imphal, February 3 (mexN): The Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZYF) has expressed concern regarding the unprecedented situation in Nagaland with large group of people protesting against the State Government wherein lives of two protestors were lost on January 31 and several others suffered injury due to security forces indiscriminate firing during the protest agitation.

The ZYF made an appeal to all sections of people of Nagaland to maintain calm and maximum restraint in the larger interest of peace and tranquility and try to resolve any issue through peaceful and constructive dialogue without resorting to violent activities by upholding the Nagas character and spirit of deep understanding and patience in dealing any serious issue so that normalcy to return at the

earliest in Nagaland State.

ZYF, President, Titus Kamei expressed that whatever initiative taken up by the Nagaland Government is hopefully for the betterment of the people and in the interest of development and progress of society.

The Front expressed expectation and hope that the unexpected and tense situation which have rendered the people to suffer would diminish soon and positive outcome replace the present situation with the Nagaland State Government coordinate the stake holders in all policies to be formulated in the days to come.

The ZYF has also extended condolences and share the grief and sorrow with the members of the bereaved families and pray for the departed souls to rest in peace.

Dimapur, February 3 (mexN): The Nagaland Theological Colleges Association (NTCA) called on the Government and the tribal Hoho to deliberate on the present issue in a “more mature and a rational manner and shun violence amongst our own people.”

NTCA President, Dr. Nzan Odyuo in a press release said that the theological community is hopeful and prays that God will grant wisdom to all the concerned leaders to come forth with an amicable solution so as to pave the way for peaceful co-existence in the Naga Society.

NTCA made request for a convenient passage of all the students who are busy preparing for the final exams both secular and theological schools and colleges.

Dimapur, February 3 (mexN): The Phom People's Council (PPC) has vehemently condemned the dastardly act of police personnel firing at innocent and unarmed public on the night of January 31 at Longleng Town and injuring nine innocent public. The PPC in a press release has demanded the immediate suspension of police officer, authority and personnel who gave the firing order that resulted in the injury to so many people.

“Otherwise, PPC will be compelled to take its own course of action,” the note added.

PHDD condemns senseless killing

Dimapur, February 3 (mexN): The Pochury Hoho Dimapur District (PHDD) has vehemently condemned the killing of two young Nagas in Dimapur on January 31 and injuring more than a dozen, while protesting the implementation of holding elections to Urban Local Bodies. “This high handedness attitude of the law enforcing agencies towards innocent agitators and protestors is very much uncalled for in any modern civilized society, for which the Pochury Hoho Dimapur District join hands with the rest of the Nagas in condemning the senseless killing of our two Naga brothers,” PHDD President Chirhotho Rasutho and Information & Publicity the highway to facilitate a Secretary Asu Nong Pochury stated in a condemnation smooth flow of goods and note. The PHDD also prays that God will provide the beservices. reaved families wisdom and solace and wishes an early It is noteworthy that Dimapur, February 3 (mexN): appeal of the CM and some individuals recovery to the injured. since the imposition of the The Chakhromna Youth Organisation regarding damage of properties is utterly Bandh the town is reel- (CYO) today said that had the government inhuman and senseless. “Human life is ing under huge shortage been sensitive enough and heed to the most precious and such materialistic concern and irrational Act (Municipal Act) of daily goods as the town voice of the people, the situation would can never be considered above our Naga not have taken such an ugly turn. is dependent on the goods “The present situation should never identity and culture. The state government Dimapur, February 3 (mexN): The Western Sumi bought and brought from be politicized by any political party for should take full responsibility for playing Hoho (WSH) has expressed its deepest condolences to Dimapur town. any cheap/petty political gains, because it with human lives for some cheap and dirty the bereaved families of the two slain youths during the The organisation prays is an issue which concerns the Nagas as a political ambition,” CYO added. unfortunate police firing on January 31 in Dimapur. “We that the innocent pub- whole and above party politics,” said CYO. The CYO reiterates its full support to pray for the departed souls to rest in peace and pray to lic and the resident of the “The whole issue was precipitated the Chakhroma Public Organization and Almighty to grant strength to the bereaved families to town be not made the vic- by the arrogant and irresponsible deci- other tribal Hohos in their charter of de- overcome the grief,” WSH President Zheshito Swu and tim at this juncture.

General Secretary Vikato K. Achumi stated in a press resion and action of the state government mands and shall firmly stand by it.

The organisation where it took a cowardly U-turn against Further, the CYO conveyed sincere and lease. Meanwhile, the WSH also condemns the action of hopes that the current im- the agreement signed with the NBCC and deepest condolence to the bereaved fam- law enforcing agencies which resulted in the death of two passe be solved at the ear- JCC which is total betrayal of the trust of ily of the two deceased youths and pray people and injury to several others. liest and that good sense the people,” stated a press release issued for solace and peace to the family members. It also wishes speedy recovery to all and God given wisdom by the CYO. prevail amongst the Naga The CYO said that at this present junc- the injured youths who are under medical ture, the seemingly deep concern and treatment. brethren.

TueNsaNg, February 3 (mexN): The Yimchunger Tribal Council (YTC) has extended solidarity towards the Nagas for the greater cause and unity. YTC President, Keozhi and General Secretary L. Chuba Yimchunger also conveyed heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family pereN, February avoided if the security forc- conflict can be unresolved and bring about a progres- members who lost their precious life in Dimapur incies had shown restraint and when the two conflicting sive society.

3 (mexN): Zeliangrong group comes together and Meanwhile, ZBN on be- dent. Moreover, the YTC also lament the incidents of DiBaudi Nagaland (ZBN) valued human life.”

The Baudi in a press resit across the table for talk half of Zeliangrong people mapur and Longleng. while expressing deep to see the present imbroglio lease shared that the stake- with mutual understand- expressed deep condosurfacing out of ULB elec- holders should pave way ing in the spirit of brother- lence to the bereaved family members and pray that tion that has cost human for peaceful dialogue with hood.

Further, the ZBN ap- God almighty will comfort life unfortunately on Janu- due respect and mutual ary 31 at Dimapur, the ZBN understanding towards peals to the Government and also wished for speedy felt that “such ugly state of each other and give peace of Nagaland to listen to the recovery to the injured still Dimapur, February 3 (mexN): The Naga Women incident could have been a chance. It also said that no popular voice of the people undergoing treatment.

Hoho Dimapur (NWHD) stated that it is deeply disappointed with the Government of Nagaland on ULB “controversial” issues. NWHD, General Secretary, Vimenuo Angami in a press note stated that the NWHD appeal letter in January 27 echoed the sign of danger which could have been averted if Government and JACWR have given heed. “We cannot change the past but NWHD can press who have sacrificed their life for the on to usher in understanding among women, being Dimapur, February 3 the same. mothers to acquire peaceful environment in bringing “The loss of the two young lives and future generations. (mexN): The Indigenous MinorIt also prays “all the tribes of Naga- women to decision making body, in consultation with ity Tribes of Nagaland (IMTN) an their supreme sacrifice is the result of organisation of Kuki, Kachari, Garo the arrogance and mis-governance of land to work in unison to overcome the Naga council as men and women have to co-exist to bring and Karbi/Mikir tribes has con- the present State government, where challenges facing us today which may development,” NWHD statement added. Terming Janudemned the ‘highhandedness com- the government has failed totally and be detrimental to our future genera- ary 31 as “Bloody Tuesday”, NWHD made an appeal to all mitted against rightful citizens.’ While miserably in every front to govern the tions and any other issues in the days Nagas to restrain and maintain calmness to pave ways condemning the State Government state and ensure the rights of its citi- to come in regards to our State of Naga- to Naga leaders, tribal women and government to work land.” The organisation has conveyed on Municipal Act as early as possible to usher in favourfor “uses of brutality in the form of zens,” the organisation stated.

The IMTN also said that it gives deepest condolences to the bereaved able content. NWHD also fervently request churches to unleashing its state armed forces”, IMTN called every sensible people due respect and salute to the two families and wished speedy recovery to “continuously pray for understanding, peace and unity to progress in our land.” in the State of Nagaland to condemn brave martyred sons of Nagaland those who also were injured.

PTYO calls to dispel any fear or misgivings Present situation should never be politicized: CYO

pereN, February 3 (mexN): The Peren Town Youths under the aegis of Peren Town Youth Organisation held a meeting on February 3 at the Head Gaon Bura Office.

Given the volatile situation in the state and rising tensions amongst the citizens, the youths felt the need to dispel any fear or misgivings in the minds of the various delegates and guests as they come to attend the 80th Annual Session of the NBCC which is hosted by ZBCC at the ZBCC Mission Compound, Peren Town.

PTYO, President Deusoyi and General Secretary, Heluiteing in a press re-

lease stated that in the deliberations that followed, a clarion call was made upon the youths to be vigilant and avoid any kinds of misbehaviour or altercation to any of the guests which might bring unnecessary attention to the town and its people. It called upon the youths to ensure that the guests have a pleasant stay and that a stern warning for action towards anyone found indulging or committing nuisance to any of the guests.

Also PTYO makes a fervent appeal to the various state machineries, tribal bodies and particularly the NBCC for wise intervention to lift the bandh along

WSH condemns police firing

YTC extends solidarity

Govt should immediately Stakeholders should pave way for peaceful dialogue: ZBN step down: NPCC

Kohima, February 3 (mexN): The NPCC today stated that it is deeply concerned with the volatile situation that has gripped the state and the “continued blame game by the NPF leaders instead of addressing the situation at hand since they are all responsible for the past 14 years of NPF misrule that has snowballed into public uprising.”

NPCC, Media Cell in a press release said that the decision of the state cabinet on February 1, 2017 to completely withhold ULB election across the state is a case of ‘too little too late’.

“The loss of two precious lives along with many injured, huge damage to public property and the constant fear psychosis inflicted on the people could

have all been avoided had the state government listened to the voice of the people instead of confrontation,” NPCC stated.

Respecting the wishes and aspirations of the people, NPCC in all fairness had urged the state government on January 12, 2017 to postpone ULB election to develop consensus. “By disregarding the wishes of the people leading to total breakdown of government has lost all moral responsibility to be in power and should immediately step down and call for early election,” it added.

The NPCC also demands that the state government announce adequate compensation to the families of those killed and injured during the public agitation.

‘NWHD can press on to usher in understanding’

IMTN condemns ‘highhandedness committed against rightful citizens’

Saturday 04•02•2017

NORTH-EAST 3

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Tripartite talk A musician is building peace in Manipur held without with the help of some children & a guitar much headway Rohini Kejriwal Scroll.in

Newmai News Network Dimapur | February 3

The much hyped ‘tripartite talk’ involving the United Naga Council (UNC), the Government of India and the Manipur Government was held today in New Delhi over the new district creation issue and also on the follow up situation. However, the parties involved in today’s talk have decided to hold another round of talk again after the ongoing Manipur assembly election process is over.

Sources from New Delhi said that the Manipur government representatives requested the UNC leaders to lift the economic blockade in the meantime. The sources said that the Manipur Government representatives told the UNC leaders to consider the position of the former saying the election model code of conduct has been enforced that, nothing can be done at the moment.

The UNC leaders in their reply told the Manipur Government representatives that they can only decide on lifting the blockade only after the ‘presidential council meeting’ of the UNC. In this connec-

tion, the UNC is likely to hold meeting on February 7 in Senapati.

On the demand of the UNC leaders to release UNC President Gaidon Kamei and Information Secretary SK Stephen “unconditionally”, the Manipur Government representatives told the former that they will take up the demand with the “higher authority” back home in Imphal “very soon”.

The UNC team was led by its President Gaidon Kamei while that of the Manipur Government was led by Additional Chief Secretary Suresh Babu.

Meanwhile, a well placed source said the UNC is likely to lift the economic blockade after its 'Presidential Council meeting'. The source further said that there is 'very high chance' of Manipur Government releasing the two UNC leaders unconditionally any day.

Satyendra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in charge of North East represented the Government of India team.

The talk was held at North Block, New Delhi. The meeting started from 3:00 pm and continued till 8:00 pm.

Akhu Chingangbam remembers what it was like years ago when a threemonth-long blockade on the highways of Manipur led to a shortage of medical supplies, petrol and cooking gas all over the state. The hatred between the Meiteis and Nagas, two of the communities in the state, meant that both suffered during the blockade but neither was willing to help the other.

“It made me utterly sad,” Chingangbam, a musician, said. “In those days, I visited a children’s home in Senapati district to distribute medical supplies. I saw children from different ethnic backgrounds living together happily, singing their lungs out to one song.

They really didn’t care where they belonged and what caste or creed they were from. All I saw was innocence.”

The experience moved Chingangbam so much that he created a musical project to bring peace between the various ethnic tribes of Manipur, teaching children from various ethnic backgrounds to sing and play instruments.

Chingangbam named the project A Native Tongue Called Peace.

The Manipur-based musician is a familiar face in the North East: he is the face of popular folk-rock band Imphal Talkies, a unique group that focuses

on protest songs, reflecting the injustice and violence faced by his people in Imphal and Manipur.

Chingangbam’s lyrics and the band’s music are deeprooted in local culture and language – listening to them is a powerful experience.

In May 2015, the singer finally began A Native Tongue Called Peace with the support of Foundation for Social Transformation, a Guwahati-based group which funded the project for its first six months.

“I believe that humans across the world were born clean, unbiased, and innocent,” Chingangbam said.

“Each of us has a voice that comes from within and my voice happens to be peace.

It’s not just me, there are

many people out there looking for peace.”

Since its formation, A Native Tongue Called Peace has helped create a sense of community among Manipuri children.

Chingangbam said he rarely sermonises while teaching the children music.

“Peace is within them because they’re so young and innocent,” he said.

“I’ve seen a Meitei girl singing a Kabui song and a Tangkhul girl singing a Meiteilon song. This is rare because as you know, each community and each tribe has their own propaganda.

Singing a song from a particular community or tribe can often be seen as an act of ignoring one’s indigenous identity. We need to learn a lot from these chil-

dren.”

Chingangbam found that the songwriting process for A Native Tongue Called Peace was different from the work he did for Imphal Talkies. “For instance, I don’t want to use the F-word in a song here,” he elaborated. “Right now, we’re working on a song called Dream Keeper which has words like guns, bombs, and death. I sometimes wonder whether these words are even appropriate for a child to sing, but we live with these realities. The children have gone through so much that censoring these words just doesn’t make sense.”

Setting up A Native Tongue Called Peace came with its own set of challenges, most predictably,

Congress declares all 60 candidates for Manipur polls

ImphAl, FebRUARy 3 (IANS): The Congress on Friday declared 60 candidates for the Manipur assembly elections, fielding Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh from his traditional seat of Thoubal.

The list, released by party general secretary Madhusudan Mistry, came almost a month before the polls in the state. Manipur would witness a two-phased election on March 4 and March 8 for its 60-member assembly.

The ruling Congress is the first and only party in Manipur which has announced the names of all 60 candidates for the elections.

The Bharatiya Janata Party

(BJP) had announced the names of 31 candidates few days ago and is yet to come out with the remaining 29 candidates.

Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh told IANS that the policy is to give tickets to the sitting MLAs. However, tickets were given to those who have a bright chance to win. Two-time winner, Okram Landhoni, Chief Minister Singh's wife, is not contesting the elections this time. A few weeks back she had announced her retirement to make room for her son Surjakumar. He was given the party ticket from the Khangabok constituency from where his mother won for two consecutive

terms. Okram Henry, a nephew of the chief minister, also got the party ticket for the Wangkhei constituency. The sitting Congress MLA Yumkham Erabot had joined the BJP. Last time, Henry contested unsuccessfully.

Prominent Congress minister N. Biren recently resigned to join the BJP. In his place, another politician, N. Rajen was given the Congress ticket in Heingang constituency.

Thounaojam Shyamkumar, a TMC MLA, was one of the MLAs who had joined the Congress sometime back. Despite the police claim that he has a nexus with militants, the party ticket was giv-

en to him. Shyamkumar, however, denied the police charge.

The names of 60 candidates which were recommended by the state election committee was approved on Thursday by Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and Manipur Congress president T.N. Haokip had rushed to Delhi to have the list approved.

Congress leaders said that they are not expecting mass resignations as was the case with the BJP. The disappointed aspirants had resigned and joined some other parties. A party leader said: "Of 60 constituencies, there were single applications for the Con-

gress tickets in 41 seats. In case of the remaining seats, there is no dissatisfaction over the selection of the party candidates."

In the 2012 elections, the ruling Congress faced a ban from six insurgent groups. There was bloodshed to drive home the message that the armed groups mean business. However, the Congress scripted political history by winning 42 seats, something never done by any other party.

Besides, it is the only party which has been in power for three consecutive terms with Ibobi as the undisputed leader. No chief minister could even complete a five-year term before.

NSCN (K) cadre killed in Arunachal loNgdINg, FebRUARy 3 (IANS): A cadre belonging to the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang was killed and another injured during an exchange of fire with the Assam Rifles here on Friday, police said.

The incident was reported at Ozakho village in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh.

"The incident was reported around 12.30 p.m. The exchange of

fire was between Assam Rifles and NSCN (K). We are yet to get further information," Sandeep Goel, Director General of Arunachal Pradesh police, told IANS. Ozakho is located approximately 50 km from the IndiaMyanmar border.

This was the second such incident in the last one week. Earlier one soldier from the Sikh Regiment was injured during an exchange of fire with the NSCN-K.

Eros backs Assamese film, Parineeta excited

mUmbAI, FebRUARy 3 (IANS): Eros International, a global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, has ventured into Assamese cinema with the upcoming movie "The Underworld". And actress Parineeta Borthakur is "really happy" to be a part of it. Parineeta told IANS: "This is the first time in the history of Assamese cinema that an international banner is going to present an Assamese movie. I am really happy to see such a big step in Assamese cinema." Some of the biggest

Eros International's movies include Salman Khan-starrer "Bajrangi Bhaijaan", "Bajirao Mastani" and "Tanu Weds Manu Returns".

"I hope people love this film ('The Underworld') even more. Our first schedule got over on Thursday and the second schedule will start from mid of February." The film also stars Assam's musical icon Zubeen Garg, Biju Phukan, Nipon Goswami and Utpal Das. Directed by Rajesh Jashpal, the film's music has been composed by Zubeen.

Farmers work in a paddy field in Kothari village, Nagaon district, in Assam. (REUTERS)

Plans afoot to improve Cancer care at NEIGRIMHS Newmai News Network Shillong | February 3

The North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) is presently focusing on improving facilities to treat various forms of cancer and part of these efforts include the Regional Cancer Centre at the institute, the construction for which is underway.

This was informed by NEIGRIHMS Deputy Director (Administration), David Umdor on Friday during which, World Cancer day was observed at the Super Specialty Hospital.

Keeping in mind that the North East is widely considered as the ‘cancer capital’ of India, the Department of Surgical Oncology, in association with the departments of Oncology and Community Medicine, organized a Continuing Medical Education(CME) program on cancer awareness, which was attended by over 200 doctors and students of NEIGRIHMS on the day.

Also speaking at the event, Dr. Vandana Raphael, Director in charge and Dean, stressed on the need for students to be aware of cancer.

Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, Pro-

fessor of Head and Neck Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, addressed the gathering via Teleconferencing and stressed on the preventable cancers, which accounts for twothirds of all cancers, and the need to create awareness about the illeffects of tobacco, areca nut (also known as betel nut), alcohol and obesity. He said that simple techniques like visual inspection of the oral cavity, Clinical Breast Examination and Visual inspection of cervix with Acetic acid can detect oral, breast and cervical cancers respectively, thereby reducing mortality.

‘Is Cancer Curable?’ asked Dr Caleb Harris, Assistant Professor and HOD in charge of the Department of Surgical Oncology and explained, with anecdotes and data, that cancer is a spectrum of diseases, several of which can be cured.

He also stressed on the need to curb use of tobacco, betel nut and alcohol which are the major causes of cancer-related deaths.

Dr. Arvind Nongpiur, a psychiatrist, spoke about the process by which tobacco and betel nut cause addiction. The guest speaker for the program was Dr. RN Sharan, Professor of Biochemistry from the Northeastern

Hill University (NEHU). He has over three decades of research on Kwai- the form of betel nut indigenous to Meghalaya, and its role in causing cancer. He has proved these by studies done on mice. He suggested that efforts to reduce the consumption, if not totally stopped, are necessary.

Prof. GK Medhi, from department of Community Medicine, spoke on the efforts taken by the Government to reduce the use of tobacco, followed by a short presentation on the role of Palliative Care in treatment of cancer by Bilsheba Nengnong, Specialist Palliative Care Nurse.

funding. Initial support enabled Chingangbam to hire teachers, but now, it is all him. Using crowd-funding, he has managed to organise everything from classes to heart surgery for one of his students, raising Rs 1.5 lakh in two weeks. “The project takes place at only one children home with 65 children, but I’m planning to reach out to another home,” the artist said. “I’m looking out for funding to support the project, to buy music instruments and to hire teachers for the new home. I have a plan to make the project sustainable. I believe I’m wiser now.”

Apart from music, Chingangbam occasionally teaches the children dance, sketching, origami, and even mathematics and sci-

BSF man succumbs to depression, commits suicide TURA, FebRUARy 3 (NNN): A 27-year old Border Security Force (BSF) personnel who was posted along the international border shot himself with his service weapon allegedly after going into depression.

Constable Kamlesh Kumar Gujar (27) of Haryana who was posted at Kalaichar in South West Garo Hills (SWGH) district, belonged to the 26 Battalion of the BSF based at Praharinagar, outside Tura. BSF sources said that while on camp duty at Kalaichar BOP, Kamlesh shot himself at about 10:00 am this morning with his INSAS rifle allegedly due to family issues. The body of the BSF jawan was later brought to the Tura Civil Hospital for post mortem.

ence. A theatre workshop for the children is also on the cards.

As the intiative grows in popularity, Chingangbam has managed to rope in other independent musicians like Guru Rewben, Rudy Wallang and Rahul Ram to collaborate with the children. “These children have no idea who Rewben, Rudy or Rahul are but they are welcoming and they love to meet new people,” he said, describing the first time outsiders came to meet the children at their home. “They loved performing with Rahul. These collaborations are very much a part of the project and I want to bring in more artists. At the same time, it costs me a lot.”

In a tragic twist, Chingangbam found himself in a road accident last year, on World Music Day, which led to him losing his hearing in one ear. Nevertheless, Chingangbam believes life is too short for pessimism, particularly when surrounded by hatred, violence and conflict.

At some point, he said, you have to choose your happiness and the happiness of others over despair.

“Even when everything around me shatters, poetry and music have been the only constant things in my life,” he said.

“I believe in music. It has taught me how to live life.

So far, I’ve used music to tell my own stories. The children from ANTCP have changed my life.”

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Indian police bust $550-million Battered Toshiba seeks exit from internet scam that duped thousands UK and India in nuclear retreat

LONDON/tOKyO, FEbruary 3 (rEutErs): Toshiba Corp plans to withdraw from its lead role in projects to build nuclear plants in Britain and India, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, marking a retreat as it wrestles with an imminent multi-billion dollar writedown.

Such a move would leave Toshiba’s U.S.-based Westinghouse focused on the much narrower field of nuclear reactors and services, rather than civil engineering for nuclear power plants, or their construction, the sources said.

But it would throw into question the future of a key plank in Britain’s plans to replace ageing nuclear reactors, and the future of India’s biggest nuclear project to date.

Toshiba became one of the nuclear sector’s biggest players with the purchase of Westinghouse in 2006, the height of a short-lived boom. But the industry was left battered by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and Toshiba’s woes have only deepened - first with a 2015 accounting scandal and now damaging cost overruns at U.S. projects.

Sources familiar with the matter have said the write-

down on the U.S. business - set to be detailed on Feb. 14 when Toshiba reports earnings could be around $6 billion, wiping out the group’s shareholder equity.

NuGen, a Toshiba-led venture with French utility Engie, was set up to build three AP1000 nuclear reactors designed by the Japanese conglomerate’s Westinghouse unit at the Moorside site on the coast of Cumbria.

But the $15 billion-$20 billion investment is now an impossible financial burden for Toshiba to help shoulder, one of the sources said, adding it

in which it currently has a 60 percent stake, but would take a firm decision once it had completed the sale of a stake in its memory chips business.

That sale was announced last month but started on Friday.

All three sources with knowledge of the matter declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak to the media.

A Toshiba spokesman said it was reviewing all its nuclear power business outside Japan.

“Nothing has been decided at this time, including the impact on our Moorside nuclear project.” NuGen declined to comhad not yet notified the UK ment. government.

Two of the sources said En- OUT OF INDIA gie also wants to pull out of NuIn India, Westinghouse has Gen, as new Chief Executive Is- also been in talks with stateabelle Kocher does not want to owned Nuclear Power Corpoinvest in new nuclear projects. ration of India about a contract Engie declined to comment. to build six AP1000s, a project That could leave Britain strongly backed by both Prime searching for new backers.

Minister Narendra Modi and “It has to be someone with former U.S. President Barack a big cheque book. The real Obama. question for London is to what The three sources said that extent should this be a private was now almost impossible. sector venture anyway,” said “The Indian government one veteran adviser. was happy to have one sole One of the sources said counterpart, but this cannot Toshiba was considering a full continue,” the first source said, exit from the NuGen project, adding that either an Indian

civil engineering group or a foreign, possibly American, group would have to step in to negotiate, oversee and eventually finance the project.

Westinghouse would instead just provide nuclear equipment, the source said.

Representatives for India’s state-run nuclear body and the Ministry of External Affairs did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Westinghouse has traditionally been a builder of nuclear reactors, not entire nuclear power plants including steam turbines, generators and transformers.

But as tightening safety regulations following Fukushima made building nuclear plants more expensive, nuclear reactor builders and their shareholders have been increasingly forced to take on the civil engineering side too.

The source said Westinghouse will return to its roots as a nuclear specialist, while Toshiba will stop taking on projects to build entire nuclear plants just so that Westinghouse can sell its AP1000 reactors.

“Toshiba will withdraw from being a general contractor for nuclear plants,” the source said.

NEW DELHI, FEbruary 3 (rEutErs): Indian police have busted an internet scam in which around 650,000 people lost a combined 37 billion rupees ($549 million) after sending money to a company that promised they would earn cash by clicking on web links, police said on Friday.

Police, who described the pyramid-style scheme as one of India’s biggest ever, said they had arrested three ringleaders on the outskirts of New Delhi, the capital, and seized more than 5 billion rupees ($74 million) from bank accounts.

“They learned that if you give some money back to members, the investments would go up exponentially,” Amit Pathak, head of a police cyber crime unit in India’s populous northern state of Uttar Pradesh, told Reuters.

The men ran a series of websites that promised would-be subscribers a chance to earn five rupees ($0.07) each time they clicked or liked web links sent to their mobile phones, police said.

The unsuspecting investors each paid thousands of rupees into the company’s bank accounts to join the scheme, but the web links they received were fake.

The company running the alleged scam had operated for years, but earned almost all the money over a few months from

last August, after it began to distribute some of the proceeds, using the beneficiaries to draw in more investors.

Police said the ringleaders had not yet appointed lawyers as the chargesheet was still being prepared.

When police raided the company’s head office in the city of Noida they found 250 passports of employees and members who had been rewarded with a holiday to Australia.

The scammers planned to film the holiday and then post it online as promotional material to lure more subscribers.

The alleged mastermind spent some of the proceeds on houses, cars and celebrity parties. Pathak said it would take time to trace most of the money, and several bank employees were believed to be involved.

“It’s a very big task for us. We have brought in the income-tax department, and other government agencies, to trace the money,” Pathak said.

Cyber crime in India, home to the world’s second largest number of internet users, jumped 350 percent in the three years to 2014 as criminals exploited booming smartphone use, a study by auditing services firm PwC and industry lobby group Assocham showed last year.

Demonetisation: RBI to soon decide on ASUS to launch Indian IT firms to meet Trump officials on visa reform concerns India’s IT firms, led by gramme sent shares in IT FEbruary would dramatically inscrapping weekly withdrawal limit too Zenfone 3S Max MuMbaI, 3 (rEutErs): Indian IT crease the costs for the In- Tata Consultancy Services companies tumbling this leaders will meet dian companies employing (TCS.NS), Infosys (INFY. week.

NEW DELHI, FEbruary 3 from Rs 50,000 earlier. The limit on on February 7 sector NS) and Wipro (WIPR.NS), An Indian consultant both U.S. lawmakers and them.

(FINaNcIaL ExprEss): Say- withdrawals from ATMs had also ing that the remonetisation exercise is nearly complete, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das in an interaction said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon decide on lifting the weekly withdrawal limit too. He added that “Only a few withdraw Rs 24,000 in a week or Rs 96,000 in a month from savings bank account.” This comment comes in the wake of RBI on January 31 removing all limits on cash withdrawals in ATMs from current accounts. The withdrawal limit on savings accounts, however, was left at Rs 24,000 in a week.

RBI had also said that banks may impose their own operating limits. Earlier, on January 16, RBI had raised the limit on cash withdrawals from current accounts, cash credit accounts and overdraft accounts to Rs 1 lakh per week

been enhanced to Rs 10,000 per day per card from Rs 4,500 earlier.

PM Narendra Modi had banned Rs 500 and Rs 100 notes on November 8 in an exercise that targeted black money as well as sought to push India towards a less cash and more digital payments adapted country.

As far as the black money fight is concerned, the authorities have zeroed in on Rs 4.17 lakh cr suspicious deposits by 18 lakh people post note ban, CBDT Chairman Sushil Chandra has revealed. Of the people whose data the income tax department now has, email and SMS queries have been sent to 13 lakh people today, he added.

The rest of the 5 lakh people would be receiving SMS and emails tomorrow for clarification under the “Operation Clean Money”.

NEW DELHI, FEbruary 3 (IaNs): As an addition to its ZenFone 3 Series, Taiwanese mobile manufacturing company is set to launch its first smartphone of this year on February 7 via web streaming. Zenfone 3S Max runs on the very fresh Android Nougat 7.0 (with ZenUI 3.0) for the Indian users and is equipped with Octa-core 64bit processor coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage expandable up to 2TB. Encased in a metal body, the device comes with a 5,000mAh battery, 13MP primary camera and 8MP selfie-shooter. With a mammoth battery, the device stays awake as long as you surf, watch movies or play games and lets you experience faster and better Android Nougat 7.0 operating system from Google which is only available in very few devices at a moment. The 13MP primary camera has fast-focusing abilities and produced good details, capturing natural colours and skin tones in pictures.

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Earlier in the week, Nasscom warned that a bill, introduced last month

by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California, unfairly targets some of its members and will not solve a U.S. labour shortage in the tech sector.

Chandrashekhar told Reuters that the visit would also seek to emphasize the “the economic partnership that is being built between the two countries.”

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“Immigration concerns were a risk item, always there, but they are more pronounced now,” said a senior executive at L&T Technology Services (LTEH.NS), who declined to be named.

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Avoid any more violence: KBPF DAN Legislature Party endorses govt’s

koHIma, FEbruary 3 (mExN): The Kohima Baptist Pastor’s Fellowship (KBPF) today made an ‘earnest appeal’ to the public to avoid any more violence of any kind and seek peaceful means of protest for an honourable solution.

The appeal from the KBPF stated: “we as Church

leaders confess our failure and indifference to our God given task of teaching and equipping our Church members to live and act like Christ in the world. Therefore we call for renewal, repentance and rededication of all Church leaders.”

It encouraged political elected members to look

beyond political party power struggles and see the greater need and aspirations of the people. The present elected leaders of the state, the KBPF said, have failed to be sensitive to the voice and struggles of the people. It asked them to put the welfare of the people first and “do

the right thing.”

It further urged civil society organisations and tribe hoho leaders to reason together irrespective of tribe or group “under the guidance of God,” and provide a clear and definite direction for a peaceful solution, and for the greater good of Naga society.

Centre asks Assam Rifles to ensure safety of Nagaland CM Fair to ask what happened to Naga Accord, Yechury to Modi

NEW DELHI, FEbruary 3 (PTI): The Centre today asked Assam Rifles to ensure safety of Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang, amid ongoing violent protests in parts of the state protesting 33 per cent reservation for women in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).

Yesterday, violent mobs went on the rampage in the Nagaland capital vandalising and setting on fire government offices and vehicles, prompting deployment of five columns of army to bring the situation under control.

"I have talked to the Director General, Assam Rifles and told him that the Nagaland Chief Minister and his residence have to be saved," Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said.

He also appealed agitating people to shun violence.

NEW DELHI, FEbruary 3 (IaNS): After violent protests in Nagaland against 33 per cent quota for women in urban local bodies, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Friday questioned the Modi government over the Nagaland peace accord.

"Nagaland is burning. Fair to ask what happened to the 'Naga Accord' (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi signed with great fanfare on live TV,"

"We understand the sentiments of the people, but this is no way that you attack the cabinet and vandalise government (institutions)," the Minister said on the sidelines of a function here.

He asked people to understand the attempts made by "some forces" who are trying to provide tool to

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Expressing concerns over the situation in some northeastern states, Yechury accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of being focused on power grabbing.

"Besides Nagaland, Manipur troubled. Situation in Assam volatile. Security concerns in Arunachal Pradesh.

And BJP focused solely on grabbing power."

the agitation. Rijiju said central forces have already been deployed there to ensure safety of people.

"We are sad for all those who have been killed in police firing. We appeal to the people there to follow the due process and ensure proper last rites for the dead bodies," Rijiju said.

He said that the Centre would provide any support sought from it by the Zeliang government. "If the state government seeks any other support, we are ready to provide it. Nagaland is a sensitive state and it is important to ensure law and order there at any cost," the Minister said.

One NSCN (IM) cadre apprehended PErEN, FEbruary 3 (mExN): 36 Assam Rifles apprehended one NSCN (IM) cadre during an operation launched along with police representative at Peren district’s Khelma village on February 1. The cadre was apprehended with one 9 mm pistol and two 9 mm ball rounds, according to a press release from Assam Rifles. He was identified as Sumlienthanh Sumtinkha (38), Assistant Political Officer (APO) of KTU region. The apprehended person along with the recovered arms and ammunition was handed over to Athibung Police Station, Peren district for further investigation, the A fallen tree kept to block the road to restrict vehicular movements near the Dimapur release added.

Airport gate on February 3. (Morung Photo)

NPCC meeting on Feb 6 Dmp citizens rush to Assam for supplies koHIma, FEbruary 3 (mExN): A meeting of Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) office bearers has been convened on February 6, 11:00 am at Congress Bhavan, Kohima.

A press release from Yona Konyak, General Secretary (Admin), NPCC has requested all Vice-Presidents and General Secretaries of the party to attend the meeting positively.

Tetso College postpones intercollege political science fest

DImaPur, FEbruary 3 (mExN): PolitiCo: Inter-College Political Science Festival organized by the Political Science Department of Tetso College, which was scheduled on February 4 (Saturday), has been postponed due to the

current situation in Nagaland. The festival has been rescheduled to February 11, 2017 (Saturday).

For any queries or more information, institutions or individuals may contact the Convenor at 7085895726 or email admin@tetsocollege.org.

DImaPur, FEbruary 3 (mExN): With essentials running short due to the state wide bandh which entered its sixth day today, the border towns of Lahorijan and Khatkhati in Assam reaped benefits of the bandh in Dimapur as people rushed to these spots to stock up on essentials, including food and fuel and for withdrawal of money from ATMs. On Friday, vehicles with Nagaland state registration started lining up at the gas stations in these two places.

Employees at the gas stations informed that vehicles from Nagaland started lining up since morning. The gas station at Lahorijan ran out of fuel by noon, while

the one near the CRPF base in Khatkhati also witnessed a lot of vehicles, mostly from Nagaland. There were also long lines of people from Dimapur seen at the two ATMs in Khatkhati.

While the Dimapur municipal area remained calm, bandh volunteers were stationed from Diphupar gate till Chumukedima, with roadblocks set up on the National Highway. Presence of police and IRB personnel was visible at the major intersections of Dimapur town area, but there was no security presence after the Airport junction. The CM’s residence at 2 ½ Mile continued to witness a large presence of security personnel.

NSUD demands free, fair enquiry into youths’ killing

NEW DELHI, FEbruary 3 (mExN): Naga Students’ Union Delhi (NSUD) today condemned the January 31 killing of two youths in Dimapur by police and “State repression and suppression of dissenting Naga masses,” while in the same breath decried the subsequent violence (not the intention) as equally condemnable “because the democratic and legitimate demands could have been sought…with sustained and peaceful means with tact, diplomacy and democratic forms of protests and demonstrations.”

“Because, violence of the sort we have seen then gives the State the longer end of the stick with even more powers at its disposal, to use brute force to jus-

tify or further its agenda or purported ‘Constitutional obligation’ of conducting elections to ULB,” it added.

In a press statement, the Union stated that the episodes following the killing of the two Naga youth and injuring of many and the consequent destruction of State (public) and “private” properties was an unnecessary and avoidable outcome. “The collateral damage in the destruction of properties by what may have been unleashed by a handful of misguided youth was disproportionate to the three demands that were partially met – the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections being declared null and void...”

The NSUD maintained that no situation or circum-

stances, however grave they might be, warrant taking the lives of innocent and unarmed youth, who were merely expressing their democratic rights and aspirations as rights holders. It is the duty of the democratically elected and conscientious leaders in the Government to proactively and purposefully engage with all stakeholders on issues that have real or perceived ramifications, it stated.

“The manner, haste and pace of the contents and processes leading up to the ULB elections and beyond, smacked of an ulterior motive or hidden agenda, even if there were none,” the students’ union further alleged.

NSUD opined that

emerging and long-term interests of Nagas are best served discussing unresolved issues internally without inviting forces and verdicts outside the Naga family, as it is a family matter which requires dialogue and constant adjustment from both the parties.

“And this is only plausible if the State and the various Naga peoples’ institutions provide enabling and facilitating spaces to a crosssection of Naga society, including women,” it added.

Meanwhile, the NSUD joined others in demanding immediate justice, fair compensation to the bereaved families of Khriesavizo Metha and Bendangnungsang Longkumer and a free, fair and unbiased inquiry.

decision to nullify all process of ULB polls

koHIma, FEbruary 3 (mExN): An emergency meeting of the DAN Legislature Party was held at the State Banquet Hall, Kohima on February 3 to take stock of the latest situation in Nagaland.

According to the resolution of the meeting released to the media by the Chief Minister’s Office, the DAN Legislature Party expressed its deep regret and anguish at the death of two Naga youths, Khriesavizo Metha of Chiechama Village and Bendangnungsang of Aonukpo village, on the night of January 31 in the “unfortunate incidents of violence” in Dimapur and conveyed deepest condolences to the families of the deceased.

The DAN Legislature Party also expressed serious concern at the violent incidents arising out of the opposition to ULB elections in the State, which is being spear-headed by various tribal bodies in Nagaland, the resolution added. It also endorsed and welcomed the State Government’s decision to nullify the entire process of the ongoing ULB elections in Nagaland.

At the same time, the DAN Legislature Party acknowledged that “the recent exercise undertaken by the DAN Government to hold elections to ULBs in Nagaland with 33% women reservation was done with a good motive and intention to give better administration and development to our towns, and also to fulfil its con-

stitutional duties, and to implement the law of the land.” There was no intention to dilute the provisions of Article 371-A of the Constitution, but it was rather an attempt to protect it, the Party noted.

While the DAN Legislature Party recognised the democratic right of anyone to protest or show their displeasure, it felt that this should be done only in a non-violent and democratic manner, the resolution said. Therefore, the DAN Legislature Party appealed to the people of the State to refrain from all kinds of violent agitations.

Further, the DAN Legislature Party expressed gratefulness to the JACWR for withdrawing their Special Leave Petition from the Supreme Court, and assured that it is committed to have wide consultations with stakeholders on the issue in the near future so that the matter is brought to a logical conclusion amicably.

The 42 members of the DAN Legislature Party who endorsed the 6-point resolution are: Chief Minister TR Zeliang, Social Welfare/ Parl.

Affairs Minister Kiyanilie Peseyie, Home Minister Yanthungo Patton, PHE Minister Tokheho Yepthomi, H&FW Minister P Longon, Power Minister Kipili Sangtam, Forest, Environment & Wildlife Minister Dr. Neikiesalie Nicky Kire, RD/REPA Minister CL John, Mechanical, NH/ Election Minister Nuklutoshi, TPT/

Civil Aviation/IT&C/ BA Minister P Paiwang Konyak, School Education/ SCERT Minister Yitachu, Roads & Bridges Minister Y. Vikheho Swu, Urban Development Advisor SI Jamir, DUDA/LMCP Advisor Thongwang Konyak, Cooperation/ R&R Advisor Imtilemba Sangtam, T&A/ L&E/ Skill Dev Advisor Dr. TM Lotha, NBDA Advisor Naiba Konyak, Advisor to CM Merentoshi R. Jamir, Parliamentary Secretary Kejong Chang, Parliamentary Secretary Deo Nukhu, Parliamentary Secretary Neiba Kronu, Parliamentary Secretary R Tohanba, Parliamentary Secretary Dr. Benjongliba Aier, Parliamentary Secretary EE Pangteang, Parliamentary Secretary BS Nganlang, Parliamentary Secretary Shetoyi, Parliamentary Secretary L. Khumo Khiamniungan, Parliamentary Secretary Er. Levi Rengma, Parliamentary Secretary Er. Picto, Parliamentary Secretary N. Jacob Zhimomi, Parliamentary Secretary Pukhayi, Parliamentary Secretary Amenba Yaden, Parliamentary Secretary YM Yolow, Parliamentary Secretary Toyang Changkong Chang, Parliamentary Secretary S Chuba Longkumer, Parliamentary Secretary Hukavi Zhimomi, Parliamentary Secretary Dr. Imtiwapang Aier, Parliamentary Secretary Eshak Hessum, Parliamentary Secretary Khekaho, MLA Tovihoto Ayemi, MLA Kuzholuzo Neinu, NLA Deputy Speaker Imtikumzuk.

Rio says allegations are totally false

DImaPur, FEbruary 3 (mExN): Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Neiphiu Rio today expressed shock at NPF Youth Wing accusing him of being the mastermind behind the current chaos in Nagaland and termed the allegation “totally false”.

“It is ridiculous to blame somebody else for their own blunders. There is no doubt in the minds of the people that the State Government and NPF leadership is completely responsible for the total breakdown of law and order and their attempt to pass the buck holds no water,” Rio stated in a press statement.

Noting that the need of the hour was for the Government to take the people into confidence, he accused the government of failing to do. “The NPF leadership should not talk about the people’s mandate as every right thinking citizen of the State knows whose mandate this Government is enjoying,” he added.

“By blaming me or anybody else for the chaos which they have created, the NPF leadership is undermining the wisdom of the civil societies and tribal hohos. This is a mass people’s movement and it is based on the clarion call of the traditional institutions

and to say that Rio is responsible is completely untrue and exposes the mindset of the NPF leadership.”

Rio recounted that in 2012, when he was Chief Minister, the tribal hohos, civil societies and mass based organisations had vehemently opposed the conduct of ULB elections in Nagaland on the pretext that doing so would infringe upon Article 371 (A) of the Constitution.

“Heeding to the call of the people, the Nagaland Assembly instituted a Select Committee of which TR Zeliang was the Chairman and Dr. Shurhozelie was a member amongst other members. This committee recommended to the Assembly to move a resolution not to conduct ULB elections as it would infringe upon Article 371 (A).

Accordingly the Nagaland Assembly passed a unanimous resolution, supported by even the opposition, rejecting conduct of the elections and implementation of reservations for women,” he said.

After Rio’s departure, according to the statement, the State Government made its intention clear that it would conduct ULB elections which was opposed by the civil societies, traditional institutions and tribal hohos.

“The hohos made appeals

and even issued ultimatums to the State Government. On the eve of the assembly session too, the hohos had issued ultimatum and warning to the government, but it apparently fell on deaf ears and a resolution was passed in the assembly revoking the 22nd September, 2012 resolution against the wishes of the people and passed a resolution accepting Part IXA of the Constitution for 33 percent reservation on 24th November, 2016.”

Even after the resolution was passed, different sections of Naga society voiced their resentment and appealed to the government to do a rethink.

However, it said, the State Government issued notifications to conduct the elections to which the masses responded with peaceful protests and agitations. “The State Government instead of initiating dialogue and understanding by taking the people into confidence decided to undertake the path of confrontation and antagonized all the sections.”

It further reminded that the civil societies welcomed the mediation of the Church and signed an agreement with the State government to withdraw the agitation with the State government assuring that it would postpone the ULB

elections, “but to everyone’s surprise the Government went back on its word and once again betrayed the commitment, including the Church.” This, he said, resulted in final provocation of the people causing deaths of two persons and injury to dozens in police firing.

Stating that he has regard for the rank and file of the NPF, especially the youth, as they all belong to the same party, Rio asserted he does not believe that “the committed cadre of the party will issue such a press statement blaming me and even the civil societies and hohos for the crisis. Rather it is the NPF leadership which has misled the party to make such utterances.”

He also clarified that this statement was not issued against anybody, but it is aimed at bringing out the factual position of the decision taken during his tenure as Chief Minister “when we passed a resolution to protect Article 371(A) by listening to the voice of the people, whereas the present government had revoked the Assembly resolution of 22nd September, 2012 and passed a resolution on 24th November, 2016 against the wishes of the people which has resulted in bloodshed and loss of precious lives.”

Ao Senden’s JCC responds

mokokcHuNg, FEbruary 3 (mExN): Responding to the allegation of NPF Youth Wing that the destruction of NPF office, Mokokchung and burning of effigies of Chief Minister and NPF President were carried out by the supporters of MLA Imkong L Imchen, the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) of Ao Senden today maintained that the Aos stand firm for the rights of the Nagas without any political color or inclination to anybody. The allegation was made by the NPF Youth Wing in a press statement published on February 3.

A rejoinder from A. Bendangnukshi Jamir, Convener and N. Bendang Jamir, CoConvener of JCC, Ao Senden clarified to all that the Aos under the banner of Ao

Senden resolved to observe mourning period starting from February 1 in respect of the two youths who were shot by police on the night of January 31 in Dimapur.

“The entire episode unfolded when the tribal bodies raised their voices against the decision of the state government to conduct ULB polls in the state unilaterally nullifying the agreement signed between the JCC and the state government and NBCC,” it added.

Asserting that whatever move or actions unfolded aftermath were carried out without any political colors or inclination to anybody, the JCC of Ao Senden challenged the NPF Youth Wing or for that matter anyone who wishes to clarify to come to its office and do so.

NSF appeals koHIma, FEbruary 3 (mExN): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has appealed for “free passage” to all activities pertaining to educational institutions.

“Irregularities in functioning of schools and colleges taking undue advantage of the presence of social unrest will be a huge loss for the student communities as the examinations for classes

10, 11 and 12 will be commencing from February 14, 2017,” a press release from NSF Education Secretary Imtiyabang stated. The Federation urged students preparing for examinations not to panic but rather concentrate on their studies and do their best. The Federation also extended its best wish- Image of the Office of the Commissioner, Kohima, one es to all students gearing up of the government buildings vandalized by protestors at for the NBSE examination. Kohima Town on February 2.

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Stay protected from Cancer

February 4 is World Cancer Day. Here, top experts provide a plan to stay protected Kathakoli Dasgupta

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ancer is caused when cells multiply and spiral way beyond control, spurred by a mutation (defect) in the genes. It can be inherited or triggered by physical factors (hormones or inflammation, for example), or even environmental influences such as harmful chemicals. However, experts say that only a small percentage of cancer is inherited.

More often than not, the interplay between our lifestyle choices and environmental factors determine our risk of cancer.

Being well-informed and attuned to your body and the whys and wherefores of cancer can help you prevent it summarily. We have here critical information and insights about top cancers in Indian metros. Update yourself and build a defence plan with life-saving advice from experts.

Lung Cancer Stub the butt already! "Smoking tobacco, in any form, is a major risk factor for lung cancer. Passive smokers are also at risk," says Dr Raj K. Shrimali, consultant radiation oncologist, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata. Avoiding tobacco smoke at any age significantly lowers the risk.

"Other risk factors include diesel exhaust-even radon and asbestos (if working in an associated industry)," adds Shrimali.

LOOK OUT FOR persistent cough, hoarseness or wheezing, shortness of breath, sputum streaked with blood, weight loss and chest pain.

Diagnosis X-ray, followed by a CT scan and a biopsy.

Rx "Once diagnosed, it is classified into non-small cell and small cell lung cancer. The former is more common-surgery is suggested for early stages (I & II); radiation therapy and chemotherapy may be used after surgery to kill micrometastatic cells. These are also typically the first-line treatments, for advanced tumours when surgery isn't feasible," says Dr Ullas Batra, a consultant medical oncologist at Delhi's Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre.

Targeted therapy with drugs such as erlotinib and crizotinib (for EGFR mutation) and geftinib (for ALK+ mutation), usually used in stage IV, can work remarkably well in some patients. "Small cell lung cancer spreads rapidly. Chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment. However, in patients with limited stage disease, radiation therapy must be added to chemotherapy early for better control (most cases) or cure (14 per cent cases)," adds Shrimali.

Good to Know The symptoms of lung cancer and TB being similar, a large number of patients are put on antitubercular treatment for six to nine months, by which time the cancer has usually advanced, says Shrimali. Do get a second opinion, especially if you smoke.

Mouth Cancer "Tobacco (both chewed and smoked), betel nut (paan masala) and alcohol are the top risk factors for this aggressive, but avoidable, cancer. Tobacco and alcohol are synergistic and potentiate each other's actions," says Dr Deepak Sarin, head and neck onco surgeon at Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon. Some mouth cancers, however, have no identified causes.

LOOK OUT FOR difficulty and pain in swallowing, pain in the mouth or pain/lump in the neck.

"Since there is no effective screening

programme to catch it early, watch out for tell-tale signs like a mouthulcer that doesn't heal in over three weeks or a white/red patch inside the mouth or lips, especially if you use tobacco or drink heavily," says Dr Moni Abraham Kuriakose, professor and director, surgical oncology, Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre, Narayana Health City, Bengaluru.

Diagnosis Outpatient biopsy Rx "Surgery is the primary treatment modality. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy are adjuncts," adds Kuriakose.

Good to Know Swallowing and speech therapy along with psychological counselling may be needed to help overcome post-surgery challenges, says Sarin.

Prostate Cancer It develops in the prostate, a gland of the male reproductive system. Experts attribute the steady rise in cases of prostate cancer in the past decade to the availability and awareness about the PSA (prostatespecific antigen) test. Risk increases with age, typically striking after age 60, as does family history, according to Dr Sudhir Rawal, medical director and chief of surgical gynae urooncology at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre.

LOOK OUT FOR low urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). "In early stages patients may not show symptoms. But as the cancer progresses, patients may display LUTS: increased frequency, urgency, pain, poor stream, terminal dribbling and incomplete voiding. In very advanced stages, it can cause back pain and weakness in the lower limbs," says Dr Abhay Kumar, consultant urologist and uro-oncologist at Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Kolkata.

Diagnosis Clinical examination via the PSA test, an MRI and biopsy.

"Once diagnosed, patients are classified into high-, intermediate- and low-risk groups. Treatment is chosen based on age and risk category," says Rawal.

Rx An 80-year-old low-risk patient may not be advised follow-ups with the doctor, as his chance of dying from prostate cancer is negligible. Typically, surgery (removal of the prostate) or radiation therapy with hormone treatment is used for low- and intermediate-risk scenarios. A combination of surgery, radiation and hormone therapy is used for metastatic and high-risk disease; hormone therapy and/or chemotherapy is used according to primary burden and response/resistance to the hormone therapy.

Good to Know When it comes to family history, the closeness of the relation (father, brother), the age at

which the relative was diagnosed with prostate cancer and the number of family members diagnosed together determine the risk, explains Rawal.

ple sexual partners; smoking (it can damage cervical cells, making them vulnerable); the HIV infection and sexually transmitted infections.

LOOK OUT FOR pain or bleeding during or after intercourse, unusual and persistent vaginal discharge, unexpected spotting or bleeding. There may be no obvious symptoms in its earliest stages.

Diagnosis Screening tests include Pap smear, HPV DNA test and VIA. Confirmation is done through colposcopy and biopsy.

Rx Precancerous lesions can be treated by simple OPD procedures like cryotherapy, cold coagulation and LEEP. Cancer in the early stages is treated using surgery or radiation.

In advanced stages, radiation with or without chemotherapy or advanced chemotherapy is used.

Good to Know "Pap smear or a liquid-based Pap test can catch pre-cancerous lesions. Since precancerous stage of cervical cancer could last up to 15 or even 20 years, these simple tests can save lives. Ideally, screening should start at the age of 21 (depending upon sexual acti-vity). An HPV test is recommended in combination with a Pap test from the age of 30 years.

Screening should be repeated every one to two years. However, if three consecutive smears are negative, the interval between the screenings can be increased to five years," says Dr Rupinder Sekhon, senior consultant, gynae-oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi. "HPV vaccine protects against HPV types 16 and 18, responsible for over 80 per cent cervical cancer cases in India," says Dr Neerja Bhatla, professor, department of obstetrics and gynaecology, AIIMS, New Delhi, and chairperson, committee for gynaecologic oncology, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO). It is recommended for young girls (aged 10 to 14 years, especially before initiation of sexual activity). At this age, two doses at 0 and six months are sufficient. "Don't skip your Pap smear even if you have taken the vaccine as it doesn't protect against all strains of the virus," she adds.

Breast Cancer The incidence of breast cancer is on the rise. However, it is one of the curable cancers if detected early.

Detected and treated in Stage I, the survival rate is over 90 per cent. The cancer is categorized depending on the tumour size, grade (how fast the tumour is likely to grow) and stage (how far the tumour has spread).

You can screen for breast cancer yourself by doing a breast self-examination (BSE) regularly after age 20. Mammography is advised for screening after ages 40 or 50, depending on risk factors.

LOOK OUT FOR any changes such as redness, discharge and feel for lumps. Follow BSE with an evaluation by a gynae every few years up to age 50. If you have a family history of breast cancer, you may need frequent monitoring.

Diagnosis Doctor-performed physical examination to look for any abnormality, followed by ultrasound, mammography and/or MRI. FNAC (fine-needle aspiration cytology, a diagnostic procedure) is used to confirm malignancy.

"All breast cancers are not the same. There are about 20 different types, each of which behaves differently. So receptor tests (such as oestrogen receptor assay test, progesterone receptor assay test, HER2 assay test) are also done as part of the diagnostic process to ascertain the type of cancer and choose the most effective medication," explains Rosina Ahmed, senior consultant, breast onco surgery at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata. Rx "Based on the results, surgery and/or radiation therapy is used in combination with chemotherapy, hormone therapy and/or targeted therapy," says Dr Ramesh Sarin, senior consultant, surgical oncology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.

Good to Know "The earliest symptom of breast cancer is most commonly a painless lump, not breast pain," cautions Ahmed. "The latter is almost always physiological Ovarian Cancer The ovaries are small organs and innocuous." tucked deep inside the pelvis and inaccessible to physical inspection.

Cervical Cancer It is caused by persistent infec- This is one reason why ovarian cantion with high-risk types of the hu- cer is detected at an advanced stage man papillomavirus (HPV), which when chances of survival are poor.

LOOK OUT FOR abdominal can be transmitted during sex and is compounded by other factors such distension and pain, urinary freas poor genital hygiene (among both quency, post-menopausal bleeding, women and their spouses). Known loss of appetite, non-specific gastrorisk factors include first sexual en- intestinal symptoms like frequent counter at a young age (<18 years); bouts of indigestion.

Diagnosis Pelvic examination, multiple pregnancies; having multi-

transvaginal sonography and a blood test for CA-125 level for women with a strong family history.

"This translates to two or more ovarian cancers in first-degree relatives; 1 ovarian and 1 breast cancer (at age <50) in first-degree relatives; 1 ovarian and 2 breast cancers (at age <60) in first-degree relatives; 1 ovarian and 3 colorectal cancers (at least 1 at age <50) in first-degree relatives; documented mutation of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. Women of this profile have at least a 10 per cent lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer," says Dr Rajendra Kerkar, professor and head, department of gynaecological oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.

Rx Treatment of ovarian cancer is multidisciplinary and includes both surgery and chemotherapy.

Radiotherapy is generally not used in the majority of cases and is reserved only for a few highly selected cases.

Good to Know "In about 10 per cent of ovarian cancer cases a genetic mutation called BRCA1 and BRCA2 is responsible," says Dr Shalini Rajaram, director and professor at UCMS and GTB Hospital, Delhi.

Genetic tests are recommended in appropriate cases as they provide information useful for the further management of the patient and also for assessment of cancer risk in family members like children and siblings. Other risk factors include age (being above 60 or younger in the case of some Indian women), early onset of periods, late menopause, not having children or having been treated for infertility.

Your Defence Plan Recent research led by a team at Stony Brook University, US, and published in the journal Nature found that environmental factors and behaviour account for 70-90 per cent of cancer cases. Here are healthy habits that can keep you safe.

Ban tobacco in all forms.

According to the WHO, it is the single greatest avoidable risk factor for cancer mortality worldwide. Say no to tobacco in all forms including e-cigarettes. "While the data to establish the link between e-cigarettes and smoking is insufficient, studies show that toxic and carcinogenic components are just about half the level below conventional smoking, based on duration and intensity of vaping," says Dr Manu Raj Mathur, associate professor and senior research scientist at Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi. Passive smoking is dangerous too. "Non-smokers who live with a smoker and inhale second-hand smoke increase their risk of lung cancer by 20-30 per cent," Mathur adds.

Drink moderately; choose red wine over others.

Alcohol contains nitrosamine-a carcinogen that ups the risk of cancers of the oropharynx, oesophagus, stomach, colorectum, liver and urinary bladder, says Dr S. H. Advani, senior consultant, medical oncology, Fortis Hospitals, Mumbai.

Load up on fresh fruits and vegetables.

"Fruits and vegetables are rich in cancer-fighting antioxidants. They are also loaded with fibre, which helps to pass toxins out of your system through your stool," says Advani. In fact, a diet low in fruits and vegetables is linked with a higher incidence of colon cancer. Get five servings a day to stop cancer. Switch to organic produce to dodge harmful chemicals and pesticides.

Stay physically active.

Regular exercise has a positive

effect on hormones. Balanced hormone levels help protect against cancer. Besides, staying physically active will help you lose weight. Being overweight is a big risk factor for several cancers. The American Cancer Society recommends at least 30 minutes a day of dedicated exercise above and beyond the usual activities of daily life five or more days a week to reduce cancer risk. Aim to keep your BMI between 18.5 to 25 kg/m2.

Breastfeed for safety.

Breastfeeding can provide some protection against uterine, cervical, ovarian and breast cancer. In fact, a 2015 study published in the US-based Journal of the National Cancer Institute stated that women who breastfed their babies had a 30 per cent lower risk of recurrence and those who breastfed for at least six months or more conferred a slightly larger reduction in risk. "Having children before the age of 30 can also reduce your risk of getting breast cancer," adds Dr Ramesh Sarin.

Don't forget water.

Drinking plenty of water may reduce the risk of bladder cancer by diluting the concentration of cancer-causing toxins in urine and helping to flush them out quickly.

Drink at least eight cups (about two litres) of liquid a day, suggests the American Cancer Society.

Breakthroughs to Defeat Cancer Cancer research made more progress in the last year. Here, some of the big ones to watch out for.

Ocean-floor cure Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, in collaboration with Steba Biotech, have developed a new treatment, 'vascular-targeted photo-dynamic therapy' (VTP) using a light-sensitive drug WST11, derived from the ocean bacteria. Men with low-risk prostate cancer (early and localized) could benefit from this drug. When injected into the bloodstream and activated with laser, it destroys tumour tissue, while leaving the healthy tissue unharmed. Research published in The Lancet Oncology found that two years after the treatment, 49 per cent of 413 patients with low-risk prostate cancer went into complete remission compared with 13.5 per cent in the control group who were given no treatment.

Lifesaving DNA tests DNA tests (treatment based on targeted gene sequencing or using the patient's whole genetic profile) can shrink tumours at six times the rates of conventional medicine.

This is the first major study that examined the advantages from treatments based on genetic profiling.

Experts think that treatment on the basis of DNA tests could become the norm in the next five years.

Just a blood test Last year, Australian and French scientists got closer than ever before to creating a blood test for breast cancer detection. They discovered that the presence of isotopes carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 in certain proportions in a tissue sample can reveal whether the tissue is cancerous or not. It may still be several years away from being used in hospitals, but the test can help with ongoing monitoring as well as detect breast cancer.

To join the fight against cancer, you can make a donation atwww. cansupport.org or volunteer your time. You can also join the Reader's Digest team on 5 February 2017 at Rajpath for the 10th Walk For Life event to show your support and spread awareness about cancer. Register online atwww. walkforlifeindia.org

Afghan girls fight prejudice with martial arts

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n a snowy mountaintop to the west of Kabul, a group of Afghan girls practise the flowing movements of Wushu, a sport developed from ancient Chinese kung fu martial arts, stretching and bending and slashing the air with bright swords.

In a country where women's sport is severely restricted, the Shaolin Wushu club in a part of Kabul that is home to the capital's Hazara ethnic community, is a rare exception.

Sima Azimi, the 20-year-old leading the practice session, says Wushu teaches self-defence, but just as important, "it's really effective for body and soul".

She learned the sport in Iran, where she won a gold and bronze medal in competition, and she has been teaching in Kabul for about a year, encouraged by her father, with whom she trains at the

club's gym.

"I am working with Afghan girls to strengthen their abilities and I love to see Afghan girls improve the way other girls have improved in the world," she said.

"My ambition is to see my students take part in international matches and win medals for their country."

Martial arts of all kinds are popular in Afghanistan, but it is a notoriously hard country for women, and the girls of the Shaolin Wushu club face regular harassment and abuse in addition to the normal dangers of life in Kabul.

"The biggest challenge we faced is insecurity," said 18-year-old Zahra Timori.

"Most of the time, we can't go to the club due to insecurity."

Her friend Shakila Muradi said she hoped that sport could help create a more peaceful climate in Afghanistan in defiance of the daily reality the girls face.

"There are many people harassing us

but we ignore them and follow our goals," she said.

When possible, training goes on in a gym dominated by a poster of Hussain Sadiqi, a Hazara martial arts champion who fled to Australia in 1999 and later worked as a film stuntman.

So far, all the girls in the club are Hazara, a Persian-speaking, mainly Shi'ite group who have faced a series of attacks claimed by Islamic State militants over the past year.

Their generally more liberal social traditions give the girls more room to move outside the home and practise sports but Sima's father, Rahmatullah Azimi says he hopes to see girls from other ethnic groups join in as well.

He said he worries about his daughter's safety but said it was a joy to see her train other girls.

"I am really happy that I helped, encouraged and supported Sima," he said.

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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Understanding Management Studies Wapangla Imchen, Assistant Professor/Head of Management Department

What exactly is Management about? Is it necessary only for large corporate companies? Is it required only for private enterprises or for businesses only? These are some thoughts that may cross the minds of many. However, we opine that these are only a part of the wide area of management. In this series of short papers, C-Edge College with the initiative of Management Department will draw out and illustrate the necessity and applications of management skills & its studies.

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n my eight years teaching experience in Nagaland, I have come across various instances where most people have hesitation, uncertainty and even regrets (for not being able to study it because of no proper guidance or lack of knowledge about the existence of the subject) when it comes to management studies. But, let me tell you, I always find it a great joy to explain and enlighten them about the benefits and significance of studying management. For me, such occasions have become a normal routine especially here in our state. Because, let’s face it: management is relatively a new discipline, or shall I consider it as ‘a new subject’ from the perspective of our state curriculum, and it is quite fair for people to have doubts about it. Hence, this will be a continuation of my passion to share with those who would want to know more about the importance of studying management.

Management can be studied in the under graduate level (in many institutions) as BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) or in some universities as BBM (Bachelor of Business Management). It can be studied further in the post graduate level which will be known as MBA: (Masters of Business Administration). These are professional courses and have the same relevance as any other courses like BA, B.Sc., B.Com or MA, M.Sc., M.Com. Etc. Students from any discipline with 10+2 qualification can study BBA. Similarly, students with degree qualification in any discipline including BBA can study MBA through such entrance exam as MAT, ATMA, IBSAT, XAT, CAT, etc. One main feature which can differentiate management studies from others is: within the three years degree course or two years post graduate course, the stu-

dents get to study different optional subjects from other disciplines too in addition to the major management subjects. It is very interesting to know that management courses/ programmes have subjects which touch on varying areas such as from psychology to economics, to simple mathematics, to computers, to communication, to law. Together with that, as of now, according to the Nagaland University syllabus, students can avail specialisation from any two of the three major management subjects: Marketing Management, Financial Management & Human Resource Management.

starts/runs a business. Yes, those options are there, but there are also tons of other career opportunities for those with management as their educational qualifications which we will take up in detail in the next issue.

Sociologists have defined the present century as a ‘society of organisations’. It is true in the sense that organisations have pervaded all parts of our lives. They range from business organisations, to education, hospitals, semi-public and public organisations and even the church. These are the organs of modern society – hence society is

The Nagaland University Programmes for Management *There can be various programmes in other universities and institutions BBA - Bachelor Undergraduate 10+2 qualification from of Business Course any discipline Administration MBA – Masters Degree course from Post Graduate course of Business any discipline Administration I have come across some people who question whether a person with management educational qualification will be able to find a government job or not? Will they be able to write civil services or other relevant competitive examinations? My answer is always the same: a) public sector/government departments have realised the need for management qualified personnel in their organisations and have started recruiting people with management skills; b) many management graduates have cracked civil service examinations with good ranking. Ironically, there has been a misconception about the career options for those who study management – that they meanly either work in a private company or

dependent on the quality of its organisations. Simultaneously, for organisations to function, they need to have means to achieve their purpose. This is where management comes in – without proper management, the organisation cannot achieve their objectives. Courses in management studies are important because without the skills needed to compete with competitors and deal with external changes it is easier to fail than to succeed. Thus, the significance of management skills is quite obvious for businesses and also equally clear for educational institutions, hospitals, research institution, public sector organisations and such to function optimally.

Management studies can be an

additional benefit for an individual to achieve a more effective as well as efficient outcome wherever they may be based. The course itself in theory as well as in practical brings out the proficiency disciplinary attitude in one. Coincidently, recently, I read a book titled as ‘Vote of Confidence’.

The author Aashti Bhartia through personal interviews, constituency visits and interactions with the managers and various people within the politicians’ circle drew a picture of around 17 of India’s upcoming young politicians. The most striking point that I came across in the book was that most of these young politicians have management degrees with work experiences in various multi-national companies. These young politicians show the competencies and efficacy in running their constituencies, ministerial departments and so on. It is observed that apart from their personal attributes, it was the impact of their educational discipline and work experiences which probably made them stand out from their other counterparts.

Similarly, I would also like to stress that management skills are used not only in the business environment but it can be used on a day to day basis of a person’s life. Management studies allow an individual to understand every aspect that makes up the organisation – whether government or private; and also the processes involved in different decision making at every level. This ultimately ensures that one is capable of making the right decisions in times of crisis and uncertainty, or even, can help better predict future crisis. Most importantly, management studies impart the people skill (managing people) which is necessary and vital in every aspect of a human life.

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very January, I do a digital tuneup, cleaning up my privacy settings, updating my software and generally trying to upgrade my security. This year, the task feels particularly urgent as we face a world with unprecedented threats to our digital safety.

We are living in an era of widespread hacking and public shaming. Don’t like your political rivals? Beg Russia to hack them, and their emails mysteriously show up on Wikileaks. Don’t like your exspouse? Post a revenge porn video. Don’t like your video game opponents? Find their address online and send a SWAT team to their door.

And, of course, the US government has the capability to do even more. It can spy on much of the globe’s Internet traffic and has in the past kept tabs on nearly every American’s phone calls. Like it or not, we are all combatants in an information war, with our data under constant siege.

So how can ordinary people defend themselves? The truth is you can’t defend everything. But you can mitigate threats by reducing how much data you leave exposed for an intruder to grab. Hackers call this minimizing your “attack surface.”

The good news is that there are some easy steps you can take to reduce the threat. Here is what I am doing this year: Updating Software Every year, I ditch old buggy software that I don’t use and update all the software that I do use to its most current version.

Exploiting software with known holes is one of the ways that criminals install ransomware — which holds your data hostage until you pay for it to be released.

Making Passwords Longer This year, I’m working to lengthen my passwords to at least 10 characters for accounts that I don’t care about and to 30 characters for accounts I do care about (email and banking). After all, in 2017, automated software can guess an eightdigit password in less than a day.

Most importantly, don’t re-use passwords. You don’t have to think of unique passwords yourself — password management software such as 1Password, LastPass will do it for you. EFF technologist Jacob Hoffman-Andrews makes a very good case for password management software being the best defense against a phishing attack. (Phishing is how the email of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, got hacked).

Securing Communications The good news is that it’s never been easier to send encrypted text messages and make encrypted phone calls on the phone apps Signal and WhatsApp. However, please note that WhatsApp has said it will share users’ address books with its parent company, Facebook, unless they opted out of the latest privacy update.

Of course, people who receive your

E messages can still screenshot and share them without your permission. On Signal you can make it slightly harder for them by setting your messages to disappear after a certain amount of time. In WhatsApp, you can turn off cloud backups of your chats, but you can’t be sure if others have done the same.

Protecting Mobile Web Browsing The websites that you browse are among the most revealing details about you. Until recently, it was hard to protect mobile web surfing, but this year there are a lot of good options for iPhones. You can use privacy protecting standalone web browsers such as Brave or Firefox Focus, or install an add-on such as Purify that will let you browse safely on Safari.

In an excess of excitement, I’m currently using all three!

Of course, blocking online tracking also means blocking ads. I hate to deny worthy websites their advertising dollars, but I also think it’s unfair for them to sell my data to hundreds of ad tracking companies. Brave is building a controversial system that pays publishers for users’ visits, but it remains to be seen if it will work. In the meantime, I try to subscribe or donate to news outlets whose work I admire.

Reconsidering Installing Cameras and Microphones at Home As Internet-enabled devices — ranging from smart hairbrushes to voiceactivated speakers — invade the home, criminals are finding new ways to penetrate their defenses.

Hackers have spied on women through the women’s webcams and used networks of online cameras and other devices to bring down the Internet in Liberia. Like many people including the Pope and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, I have covered the cameras on my computers with stickers and magnetic screens to avoid peeping Toms. But until device makers heed the Federal Trade Commission’s security recommendations for internet-enabled devices, I won’t introduce new cameras and microphones into my home.

Dropping Dropbox You wouldn’t leave your most sensitive documents in an unlocked filing cabinet, so why do you keep them in cloud services such as Google Drive and DropBox? Those companies have the keys to unlock your files. One option is to password protect your files before uploading them. But I prefer a cloud service that encrypts for me. In my usual overkill approach, I’m using Sync.com to synchronize files and SpiderOak for backup.

Opting Out of Data Brokers Fears that President Donald Trump might build a Muslim registry prompted thousands of Silicon Valley tech workers to sign a pledge stating that they wouldn’t participate in building any databases that profile people by race, religion or national origin. But only three of the hundreds of data brokers that sell lists of people have affirmed that they would not participate in a registry. Two other data brokers told a reporter that the price for such a list would range from about $14,000 to $17,000.

It’s not easy to remove personal data from the hundreds of data brokers that are out there. Many of them require you to submit a picture of your photo ID, or write a letter. But if you do it — as I did two years ago — it is worth it. Most of the time when a new data broker emerges, I find that my data is already removed because I opted out from the broker’s supplier. I compiled a list of data broker optouts that you can use as a starting point.

Deleting Some Data Consider whether you really need to store all your old emails and documents.

I recently deleted a ton of emails dating back to 2008. I had been hanging onto them thinking that I might want them in the future. But I realized that if I hadn’t looked at them until now, I probably wasn’t going to. And they were just sitting there waiting to be hacked.

Taking a Deep Breath The size of the problem and the difficulty of the solutions can be overwhelming. Just remember that whatever you do — even if it’s just upgrading one password or opting out of one data broker — will improve your situation. And if you are the subject of a hateful, vitriolic internet attack, read Anita Sarkeesian’s guide to surviving online harassment.

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ver wondered why the sound of people chewing food, breathing off, a pen clicking repeatedly irritate you? It may be because of an abnormality in the emotional control mechanism which causes the brain to go into overdrive on hearing such trigger sounds, say researchers led by one of Indian-origin.

The findings showed that the brains of people with such condition -- known as misophonia or hatred of trigger sounds -showed a physical difference in the frontal lobe between the cerebral hemispheres -- with higher myelination in the grey matter of ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC).

“For many people with misophonia...for the first time we have demonstrated a difference in brain structure and function in sufferers,” said Sukhbinder Kumar at Newcastle University in Britain.

Further, the study, published in the journal Current Biology, also showed abnormal connections between this frontal-lobe area and an area called the anterior insular cortex (AIC) -- known to be involved in processing emotions and integrating signals both from the body and outside world.

In misophonic participants, the trigger sounds increased activity in both brain areas, while in normal participants, the increase was seen only in the AIC, not in the frontal area.

This reflects an abnormality of a control mechanism between the frontal lobe and AIC, the researchers said.

“We now have evidence to establish the basis for the disorder through the differences in brain control mechanism in misophonia. This will suggest therapeutic manipulations and encourage a search for similar mechanisms in other conditions associated with abnormal emotional reactions,” added Tim Griffiths, professor at Newcastle University.

The trigger sound was also found to evoke a heightened physiological response with increased heart rate and sweating in people with misophonia, the researchers noted.

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hile we proclaim to be a Christian State we tend to showcase the best examples of being Christians to the rest of the country and the world.

If people around the world search 'Nagaland' in Google, they will be shocked to see mostly negative, sad, horrifying images of hatred and violence. Is this how we want to portray ourselves to the world?

We the younger generation should thank our leaders for cursing us with the sad reality we live in today. We are even ashamed to say we are from Nagaland if we go out of the State because now people know about Nagaland not for good, positive things but only for sad and depressing things.

How did our elders manage to turn our beautiful State into such a sad place to live in?

Youths today are deeply saddened and frustrated by the manner in which our leaders are leading this generation into our darkest ages. While students are preparing for the most important exams, we have seen how their minds are totally disturbed with all the hatred and violence around them. Instead of acting like responsible leaders and sitting down to resolve issues, our leaders on both sides - The Government and our Tribal leaders allowed our youths to solve their political problems out in the streets with violence and even fuelled by alcohol thereby leading to the loss of two precious souls.

Even after their death, instead of giving them a burial, it was heart breaking to witness how we the Christians still continued to use their dead bodies in this political conflict.

As a forum of young intellectual Nagas who will soon manage the affairs of our State, it is our appeal to the leaders of today to stop hating one another simply because we belong to different tribes, political parties etc so that we can be easily divided and ruled but to open our eyes and minds to start working towards unity and a brighter future for our generation.

All our leaders should repent to God and the people for the mess they have created; and work together for transforming our State. Let God and wisdom be your guide, not money and hatred.

We the youths will live in the future which you are creating for us today. If you wish to be remembered in history, then work for the unity and welfare of our people. The future generations will either use your names to bless or curse.

So choose your side in history to bless us with a happy, sustainable, progressive future for your children and your grandchildren. The youths are hopeful that sanity comes in and rationality will prevail among our leaders today so that we the public can also look to see inspiring leaders to lead this generation from turmoil to progress and prosperity.

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

Lament for the Lost This is a cry of the bereaved to all you sons marching on the war-path; remember, you too were born of mothers and will one day become fathers like the ones leading you now.

Spare a thought for the parents and loved ones of the two gone-away souls confined within the perishable boxes, and buffeted over rough roads far away from their final resting places.

Spare them a thought, o you young ones, they were your peers, and you men, just pause and think, they could have been your own sons.

Think of the bereft mothers who’ve lost their sons but cannot mourn them within the sanctuary of their own homes, cannot caress them for a last time and whisper a tearful prayer maybe even hum an old lullaby.

O you fathers and brothers restore dignity to your slain, who met their Maker following your refrain.

Do not diminish them in their demise.

Give back to the families their right of customary mourning, lest what’s left of the precious lives within the disintegrating boxes turn into sodden earth, before receiving the Grace of farewell prayers amidst faltering strains of haunting hymns, and the heart-rending wails of grieving mothers.

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In Punjab, jobless youth take a chance with anti-establishment party AAP

TeONa, February 3 (reuTerS): Twenty seven-year-old Rupinder Kaur Ruby is a political novice but her message is clear: jobs for young people.

Grabbing the microphone, the law student tells a few hundred supporters in a dusty village square in Punjab that the ruling parties have failed them.

"Punjab is not in a good place. And the youth are the most affected. They want to fight back," she said, raising her fist to cheers, as the crowd covered her in garlands before heading off to canvass for votes in a state election on Saturday.

Ruby is one of several inexperienced candidates her Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party is fielding to tap anger among an increasingly aspirational but frustrated youth, and to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his party heads into five state polls over the next month starting with Punjab.

A strong showing by AAP, which won a handful of seats in Punjab in the 2014 general election and governs the city-state of Delhi, would serve as a mid-term warning for the still-popular Modi as the

Rupinder Kaur Ruby, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate, speaks to reporters at Teona village, in the northern state of Punjab on January 27. (REUTERS Photo)

economy fails to fulfil expectations.

The young in Punjab have been hit hardest by factory shutdowns, amid allegations that corruption has hastened the economic decline of a relatively rich state of 28 million people

CBSE discontinues open-book exams for class IX and XI New Delhi, February 3 (PTi): Two years after it was introduced, CBSE has decided that students of class IX and XI can no longer carry textbooks to examination halls from this academic year as, the board said, this practice was hindering development of students' critical abilities. The Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to discontinue Open Text Based Assessment (OTBA) as negative feedback has been received from schools about the system, board officials said.

"Based on discussion with various stakeholders the board has decided to withdraw OTBA from the Scheme of Studies in Classes IX and XI from the Session 2017-18 after we got feedback from schools that the system was hindering the development of critical abilities of students," a senior board official said.

OTBA was introduced by CBSE in Class IX for Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science and final examination of Class XI in a few subjects such as Economics, Biology and Geography from March, 2014.

Under OTBA, students were provided text materials four months in advance and they were allowed to carry the case studies during the examination. The students were allowed to refer to their notes or textbooks while answering questions. The focus was not on rote-learning, but on applying that information critically.

Minors rescued from child marriage in Hyderabad hyDerabaD, February 3 (PTi): Police today rescued a minor boy and girl after their marriage was allegedly performed at Pedda Amberpet here on February 1 by their parents. The boy aged 16 and the girl 13 have been rescued following the alleged marriage and their parents have been taken into custody after they were found performing other customary rituals, said a release issued by Rachakonda police commissionerate today. Both the children will be sent to rescue home after producing them before Child Welfare Committee, the release said, adding a case is being registered under Child Marriage Prohibition Act.

Toddler moves NGT against air, noise pollution by school New Delhi, February 3 (PTi): A toddler, along with her mother and grandmother, has approached the National Green Tribunal alleging noise and air pollution due to the activities of a reputed private school here operating in a residential area, causing health problem to the residents.

The residents of Ashok Vihar Phase-IV sought shifting of DAV Public School from the residential colony and direction to the Ministry of Environment and Forest and various authorities, including DDA and Delhi Police, to restrain the institution from using loud speakers, bell whistles, amplifiers and drums.

After giving a brief hearing to the petitioners, a bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar issued notice to the ministry, Delhi Police, the Central Pollution Control Board, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, DDA and the school on the plea. The bench sought response of all the respondents on the plea and listed the matter for further hearing on March 8.

Advocate Isha Malhotra Chavan, representing the toddler, a 21-month-old girl, along with her mother Dr Parul Sharma, claimed that due to the noise and air pollution caused by the school, she was suffering from irritability and sleep disorder. She was also lacking playing area.

Advocate Meena Chaudhary Sharma, Dr Sharma's mother, argued that the residents have made several complaints to the police and the pollution board against the school's activities but in vain. Advocate Meena Sharma, who appeared before the tribunal in a wheelchair, said she was a patient suffering from diabetes and disturbed sleep pattern and cannot rest in her house due to the noise coming from the school the whole day.

bordering Pakistan.

Unemployment tops voter concerns there, according to a recent poll, and young people are less and less willing to work their parents' fields in the state known as India's "bread basket".

GENERATIONAL SHIFT Most recent opinion polls show Congress, India's main opposition party, in the lead in Punjab, ahead of AAP which has been criticised by rivals for failing to flesh out how it would boost employment

were it to come to power.

But Ruby's party is most popular among the young, reflecting a generational shift in India that poses a problem for Modi as newer parties seek to capitalise on the lack of jobs.

Nearly two-thirds of In-

dia's 1.3 billion people are under 35 - a demographic "bulge" that will create the world's largest working-age population before 2050.

Despite average annual economic growth of 6.5 percent between 1991 and 2013, India added less than half the jobs needed to absorb new entrants into the workforce.

The incumbent Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party that rules Punjab alongside Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, and Congress, have governed the state alternately for decades with a focus on Sikhism, the state's dominant religion, and farm subsidies.

Those priorities resonate less among the young, and now all the main parties are promising free smartphones and 2,500 rupees ($37) a month for the unemployed.

"The other parties are all the same," said 30-yearold Jaskaran Sharma, who works as a truck driver in the Middle East and was helping with Ruby's campaign in between jobs.

"She is energetic, and young people understand the system," he told Reuters in the village of Teona.

Punjab's official unemployment rate in 2015/16,

Bill in LS to make holding of scrapped notes punishable New Delhi, February 3 (PTi): Government today introduced in Lok Sabha a bill that provides for holding, transfer and receiving of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes a criminal offence, punishable with a minimum fine of Rs 10,000.

The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, which seeks to end the liability of RBI and the government on the currency notes demonetised in November last, was introduced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley amid stiff opposition by Trinamool Congress, which called it "illegal" and "anti-national".

Once passed by Parliament, the bill will replace an ordinance promulgated on December 30 last which provides for a fine of Rs 10,000 or five times the cash held, whichever is higher, on holding of more than 10 banned 1,000 and 500 Rupee notes.

The bill states that the government took the demonetisation decision on the recommendations of the RBI's central board to eliminate unaccounted money and fake currency notes from the financial system.

Apart from aiming at ceasing the liability on old notes, the bill also provides that an Indian citizen, who was outside the country between November 9 and December 30, will be entitled to tender the demonetised noted within the grace period under rules provided by the RBI. It also prohibits the holding, transferring or receiving of these notes from December 31, 2016.

It also seeks to impose penalty for contravention of the ordinance, which it will replace, and to confer power upon the court of a first class Magistrate to impose penalty.

The ordinance provided for amend-

ing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934 to provide legislative support for extinguishing the central bank and government's liability on the demonetised banknotes that are not returned.

"The main objectives of the ordinance are to provide clarity and finality to the liability of the RBI and the Government of India for the specified bank notes (of 1,000 and 500); to provide an opportunity to those persons who were unable to deposit the SBNs within the time provided; and to declare holding, transferring or receiving SBNs as illegal, with provisions for penalty for contravention of any of the provisions of the Ordinance," it said.

Those keeping the junked notes for "study, research or numismatics" purposes would be exempt from penalty provided they hold not more than 25 number of such notes irrespective of the denomination. .

Can't rule out more surgical strikes: Rajnath New Delhi, February 3 (iaNS): Home Minister Rajnath Singh said India may go for more cross-border surgical strikes, if the need arises, to safeguard its territories.

On September 29 last year, Indian Army commandos carried out crossborder raids deep inside Pakistan-administered Kashmir to destroy the militant launch pads, some 10 days after militants attacked an army base in Uri on September 18.

In an interview with CNN News18, to be aired on Friday, Singh said: "Pakistan is our neighbour. If it

changes for good, we may not need such a step again.

But if terror organisations or others target India, we can't guarantee that surgical strike will not be repeated."

The Home Minister also said the recent house arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed was an "eyewash", and if Islamabad is really serious about tackling terror, it should pursue legal options, chargesheet Saeed and put him behind bars.

Rajnath Singh said nabbing fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who is said to be hiding in Pakistan, was just a matter of

time. "I am confident that we will succeed in getting him back. It is just a matter of time," the Home Minister said.

While Singh took a hard line towards Pakistan, he was more measured when it came to China. He refused to criticise it for repeatedly blocking the designation of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a terrorist at the United Nations.

"Maybe, China did not support us because of their own internal compulsions.

But I am hopeful they will support us in future," he said.

Interestingly, the Home Minister also steered clear

of any negative comment over US President Donald Trumps' decision to put a blanket ban on the entry into US of travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries -- a decision that has attracted widespread flak.

Singh only said President Trump must have taken such a decision after "assessing local terror situation". Talking about assembly elections in his home state Uttar Pradesh, Singh expressed hope that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would win over 250 of the 403 assembly seats at stake.

at 6 percent, was above the national average of 5 percent, according to the Labour Bureau, although economists say the figures do not reflect the true picture.

Levels of underemployment are higher; only 17 percent of Punjab's population earns a regular wage.

VOLUNTEERS AAP, which scored surprise wins in local elections in Delhi in 2013 and 2015 on a broad anti-corruption platform, is led by 48-yearold Arvind Kejriwal, a former tax inspector who hopes to expand into other regions by channelling anger over unemployment.

AAP workers like Ruby, daughter of a local government retiree, have built young teams to fan out across villages and campaign door-to-door.

"We depend on our volunteers. This is a groundup campaign," she told Reuters over tea and biscuits, while young men snapped photos with her.

Ruby has the lowest declared wealth, at 175,000 rupees ($2,600), of any candidate in the state, according to reports. The 10 poorest candidates are from AAP, although the party has

also chosen several well-off politicians as candidates.

"The youth are looking for change, and for that they are going to take a risk with AAP," said Ashutosh Kumar, a professor of political science at Panjab University.

The ruling party, led by the wealthy Badal family, still commands support among older generations and better-off farmers, while Congress is attracting voters who see AAP as inexperienced.

Sitting outside the office of his SAD party in the Badal heartland of Lambi, landlord farmer Bagga Singh said Kejriwal was a "traitor" who had fooled people.

The protest vote boosting AAP would peter out, he predicted, because the Badals had established skill centres, curbed corruption and job creation would soon pick up.

Still, he acknowledged more needed to be done.

"Young people don't want to work in agriculture. The margins are down and they don't want the hard work," the bearded 70-year-old said, wearing a pink Sikh turban. "They want to sit in an air-conditioned office."

Malaria causing superbugs can enter India, warns scientist beNgaluru, February 3 (iaNS): Detection of malaria parasites resistant to the frontline artemisinin (ART) combination therapy in some south Asian countries should worry India, Govindarajan Padmanabhan a top biochemist and malaria researcher at the Indian Institute of Science here has warned.

"Africa and India can as well be the superbug's next destination and, if it spreads, this will pose a disaster," Padmanabhan said adding: "Sri Lanka is supposed to be malaria-free and it too should start worrying." The British journal "Lancet Infectious Diseases" had recently reported that P. falciparum malaria parasites resistant to both ART and its widely used partner drug, piperaquine, are now spreading quickly throughout western Cambodia, southern Laos and northeastern Thailand.

The study, by researchers at Mahidol University in Thailand and Oxford University, warned that "the consequences of resistance spreading further into India and Africa could be grave if drug resistance is not tackled from a global public health emergency perspective". Artemisinin, also known as qinghaosu -- extracted from the "Artemisia annua" plant -- is a powerful and perhaps the only really effective anti-malarial at present. But because ART has a very short half-life, the World Health Organisation had insisted that it should only be used as a combination with another long-acting anti-malarial.

Thus came the combination therapies: ART-lumefantrine, ART-meflaquine, ART- Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (ART-SP) and Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ).

Padmanabhan said that over the years, the malaria parasite had developed resistance even to many combination therapies, except DHA-PPQ, that had remained very effective. The ART-curcumin combination is unique, with potential advantages over the known combination therapies, Padmanabhan said. In trials carried out on mice, three oral doses of curcumin following a single injection of artemisinin to infected mice were able to ensure almost 100% survival of the animals.

In addition to having a direct killing effect as an anti-malarial, curcumin is also able to prime the immune system against malaria parasites in mice "rendering the combination to act like a therapeutic vaccine", Padmanabhan said. "Thus, this combination has unique potential to prevent parasite recrudescence and relapse.

Besides it is cheap and no resistance against it is known since it is a dietary supplement."

70% cancer patients in India consult doctor at terminal stage New Delhi, February 3 (iaNS): India continues to remain the largest contributor to cancer deaths at 2.2 million every year, of the global figure of 8.8 million, mainly due to 70 per cent of cancer patients consulting the doctor at the terminal stage, say doctors.

As the disease initially does not present itself, doctors said that rural India suffers the most as at least 70-80 per cent of patients do not even approach hospitals at the end stage.

"In the hinterland diagnosis is always late and if diagnosis is late then cancer related surgeries are done late. Cancers of the prostate, which is the second most common in India, do not lead to pain, the basic

symptom of cancer, leading to late diagnosis," said S.P Yadav, a urology surgeon and Managing Director of Gurgaon-based Puspanjali Hospital.

Yadav, who gets 40 prostate cancer cases every year, said in many cases people even in their late 50s and 60s do not approach hospitals despite suffering from prostate cancer for 7-8 years. The result is that the cancer get advanced.

According to doctors, at advanced stages only 30 per cent of the cases can be cured. However, they too have a chance of relapse.

"Those who approach in the first stage of cancer most often have 85 per cent chances of cure; in stage 2,

there is 60 per cent chance of cure, stage 3 falls to 30 per cent and those who start treatment at stage 4 will not survive for more than 5 years," said Ramakant Deshpande, Onco Surgeon and Vice Chairman of

cancer deaths in India.

The doctors said women should avail of cervical cancer screenings like Pap smear Test which is a very cheap test and can be done at any hospital or nursing home.

cer, all females who are above 40 years of age should undergo mammography test annually. As 60-70 per cent of cancers detected are sporadic it is always better to have periodic health checkups done," said Ajay Kolse, Consultant Radiation Oncologist at Mumbai's Holy Spirit Hospital.

On blood cancers, doctors said there are certain types of blood cancer that can be healed with specialized targeted therapy. With it those in stage 4 can survive for more than seven years as well.

"For Adenocarcinoma, genetic mutation or similar abnormalities there are a few other special techniques like using laser or

February 4 is World Cancer Day Asian Cancer Institute.

"The increased number of patients who approach the doctor only after they reach advanced stages is based on the malignancy," said Deshpande, adding that cancers of oral cavity and lungs and prostate in males and cervix and breast in females account for over 50 per cent of all

The World Health Organisation says cancer is diagnosed in more than 14 million people worldwide each year, and kills approximately 8.8 million. Around two-third of the deaths are in low-middle income countries where diagnosis is inadequate and treatment late.

"Regarding Breast Can-

robotics, this along with surgery helps the patient to survive with least change in their quality of life and this helps increase survival rate for prostate cancer or vocal cord cancer," said Kolse.

Adwait Gore, Oncologist at Zen Hospital, Mumbai, said: "Cancer is one of the top causes of death due to lifestyle, food habits, stress life and much more. One should not ignore things like lump even if they are not malignant."

"If cancer is detected in the early stages there is a very high chance of survival. One should be aware of any unusual changes they notice about their bodies.

People should not ignore this symptom because of the cost for the treatment," said Gore.

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North Korean defector sees ‘crack in elite’ in report of minister’s dismissal

SEOUL, FEbrUary 3 (rEUtErS): North Korea has dismissed its minister of state security, a key aide to the reclusive state’s young leader, Kim Jong Un, South Korea said on Friday, in what a high-profile defector said would be another sign of a “crack in the elite” in Pyongyang if true.

Kim Won Hong was removed from office as head of the feared “bowibu”, or secret police, in mid-January apparently on charges of corruption, abuse of power and human rights abuses, Jeong Joon-hee, South Korea’s Unification Ministry spokesman, said, confirming media reports.

Jeong did not say how the South knew of Kim’s ouster. But he said there could have been further dismissals in the North where the ruling Workers’ Party’s powerful Organisation and Guidance Department was investigating the ministry of state security.

“There is always a possibility that purges continue as part of constantly strengthening power,” he told a briefing, adding punishment for Kim could be more severe depending on the outcome of the investigation, but he had been dismissed and demoted from the rank of general to major general.

Kim Jong Un became leader in 2011 after the

US defense secretary warns NKorea of ‘effective & overwhelming’ response if nuclear arms used

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the construction site of Ryomyong Street, in this undated photo released

by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 26. (REUTERS Photo)

death of his father, Kim Jong Il, and his consolidation of power has included purges and executions of top officials, South Korean officials have said.

Last year, North Korea’s vice premier for education was executed for not keeping his posture upright at a public event, South Korea said.

Thae Yong Ho, North Korea’s former deputy ambassador to London who has defected to the South, told Reuters he was not surprised by the news.

“I cannot confirm if the reports are true or not, but

this kind of power struggle is quite normal in North Korean history. Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un’s style of control is always one of collective surveillance that checks the power of each organisation.

“Kim Jong Un has killed too many high officials and there are a lot of complaints and dissent amongst the high elite because of it. If the demotion of Kim Won Hong is really true, then that’s another sign of a crack in the North Korean elite group.”

It is difficult to indepen-

dently verify news about top officials in the North, which has angered the West with a series of missile and nuclear weapons tests in defiance of U.N. resolutions and sanctions.

Some reports of executions and purges have proved inaccurate.

North Korea rarely announces purges or executions, although state media confirmed the 2012 execution of Kim’s uncle, Jang Song Thaek, widely considered the country’s second most powerful leader, for factionalism and crimes

damaging to the economy.

A former defence minister, Hyun Yong Chol, is also believed to have been executed in 2015 for treason, according to the South’s spy agency.

It said he was killed with an anti-aircraft gun.

Impoverished North Korea and the rich, democratic South are technically still at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty.

The North regularly threatens to destroy the South and its main ally, the United States.

SEOUL, FEbrUary 3 (rEUtErS): U.S. President Donald Trump’s defence secretary warned North Korea on Friday of an “effective and overwhelming” response if it chose to use nuclear weapons, as he reassured South Korea of steadfast U.S. support.

“Any attack on the United States, or our allies, will be defeated, and any use of nuclear weapons would be met with a response that would be effective and overwhelming,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said at South Korea’s defence ministry, at the end of a two-day visit.

Mattis’ remarks come amid concern that North Korea could be readying to test a new ballistic missile, in what could be an early challenge for Trump’s administration.

North Korea, which regularly threatens to destroy South Korea and its main ally, the United States, conducted more than 20 missile tests last year, as well as two nuclear tests, in defiance of U.N. resolutions and sanctions.

The North also appears to have also restarted operation of a reactor at its main Yongbyon nuclear facility that produces plutonium that can be used for its nuclear weapons program, according to the U.S. think-tank 38 North. “North Korea continues to launch missiles, develop its nuclear weapons program and engage in threatening rhetoric and behaviour,” Mattis said.

North Korea’s actions have prompted the United States and South Korea to respond by bolstering defences, including the expected deployment of a U.S. missile defence system, known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), in South Korea later this year.

The two sides reconfirmed that commitment on Friday. China, however, has

objected to THAAD, saying it is a direct threat to China’s own security and will do nothing to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table, leading to calls from some South Korean opposition leaders to delay or cancel it.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang reiterated China’s opposition, which he said would never change.

“We do not believe this move will be conducive to resolving the Korean peninsula nuclear issue or to maintaining peace and stability on the peninsula,” Lu told a daily news briefing in Beijing.

South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Mattis’ visit to Seoul - his first trip abroad as defence secretary - sent a clear message of strong U.S. support.

“Faced with a current severe security situation, Secretary Mattis’ visit to Korea ... also communicates the strongest warning to North Korea,” Han said.

Once fully developed, a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) could threaten the continental United States, which is about 9,000 km (5,500 miles) from North Korea. ICBMs have a minimum range of about 5,500 km (3,400 miles), but some are designed to travel 10,000 km (6,200 miles) or more.

Former U.S. officials and other experts have said the United States essentially has two options when it comes to trying to curb North Korea’s fast-expanding nuclear and missile programs - negotiate or take military action.

Neither path offers certain success and the military option is fraught with huge dangers, especially for Japan and South Korea, U.S. allies in close proximity to North Korea.

After clash, Knights of Malta China: ‘Silk Road’ push Myanmar army killed and raped reaffirm their loyalty to pope will counter ‘isolationism’ in Rohingya ethnic cleansing: UN rOME, FEbrUary 3 (rEUtErS): The Order of Malta, the ancient Catholic order of knights which is now a worldwide charity, on Thursday sought to reassure members and donors that a recent showdown between its former leader and the Vatican had not weakened its loyalty to the pope.

At the same time, senior members of the Order, which was founded in 1038, acknowledged that the highly public clash led by its former top Knight, Grand Master Matthew Festing, had hurt donations.

Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager, the Grand Chancellor of the aristocratic order, was reinstated last Saturday. He had been fired in December by Festing, who accused von Boeselager of turning a blind eye to the use of condoms in aid projects in the developing world.

“The order reaffirms its loyalty to the Holy Father. Let me reassure our members and everybody that the government of the order is and will remain at the service of the Holy Father. Our devotion to the teachings of the Church is irrevocable and beyond question,” von Boselager told a news conference.

Festing, backed by conservative Cardinal Raymond Burke, had stood up to the pope, saying the pontiff, who pushed for von Boselager’s reinstatement, could not intervene in the internal affairs of the

Rome-based institution that has sovereign status and is run like a small country.

Festing lost his battle with the Vatican, which said the condom issue was just an excuse by Festing and Burke to wield more power. Von Boselager has said he shut down the programs that distributed condoms as soon as he could after he found out.

“What the order has experienced was a government crisis brought about by an act illegal under the constitution. We are grateful for the Holy Father to have provided guidance that led to a swift solution,” von Boselager said. The future role of Burke, the institution’s “patron,” or chaplain, who has openly challenged the pope on a host of doctrinal issues, was not clear.

The pope is due to name his own delegate to help run the order until a new Grand Master can be elected in several months. Von Boselager said the delegate will be the only interlocutor with the Vatican, effectively side-lining Burke.

The all-male top leaders of the Knights of Malta are not clerics, but they take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience to the pope. Dominique Prince de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel, the Order’s health minister, said the crisis had led to a drop in donations, including a fall of about 30,000 euros in a recent fundraising campaign in France.

SHaNGHaI, FEbrUary 3 (rEUtErS): China’s top diplomat said the country’s ‘Silk Road’ push would help boost international cooperation at a time when the risk of “isolationism” is growing.

The ‘One Belt, One Road’ scheme, promoting infrastructure projects along historical land and sea trade routes, is helping “align China’s development with that of other countries”, State Councillor Yang Jiechi said in a commentary on Friday in the official China Daily newspaper. Yang said the “shared benefits” of the Silk Road plan contrasted with the rise of “louder voices against globalisation” and a shift towards “isolationism, outdated thinking and fragmented trade agreements”.

That comes as China has been playing up its role as a steadying force from global trade to climate change amid a turbulent start by new U.S. President Donald Trump, whose first days have been marked by media feuds and protests.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, as a keynote speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, offered a vigorous defence of globalisation and signalled Beijing’s desire to play a bigger role on the world stage.

Trump, meanwhile, has signed an order withdrawing the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, threatened trade curbs on southern neighbour Mexico, aimed barbs at China and imposed a temporary travel ban on refugees.

China is hosting an international conference on its One Belt, One Road scheme in May, seen as a chance for Beijing to showcase its leadership of global infrastructure and investment.

GENEVa, FEbrUary 3 (rEUtErS): Myanmar’s security forces have committed mass killings and gang rapes of Rohingya Muslims and burned their villages since October in a campaign that “very likely” amounts to crimes against humanity and possibly ethnic cleansing, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday.

Witnesses had testified to “the killing of babies, toddlers, children, women and elderly; opening fire at people fleeing; burning of entire villages; massive detention; massive and systematic rape and sexual violence; deliberate destruction of food and sources of food”, the report said.

One woman told U.N. investigators how her 8-month baby boy had had his throat slit. Another was raped by soldiers and saw her 5-year-old daughter killed as she tried to stop them. “The devastating cruelty to which these Rohingya children have been subjected is unbearable,” U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein said in a statement.

Around 66,000 people have fled from the Muslim-majority northern part of Rakhine State to Bangladesh since Myanmar’s military launched a security operation in response to attacks on police border posts on Oct. 9, the U.N. report said. The U.N. humanitarian office has recently put the figure at 69,000.

The U.N. report was issued in Geneva after the investigators gathered testimony last month from 220 Rohingya victims and witnesses who fled the “lockdown area” in Maungdaw in Rakhine for the Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh.

The plight of the stateless Rohingya, of whom some 1.1 million live in apartheid-like conditions in Rakhine, has long been a source of friction between Myanmar and Bangladesh. Myanmar has denied almost all allegations of human rights abuses in northern Rakhine and says a lawful counterinsurgency campaign is under way.

While denying observers and independent journalists access to the conflict area, officials have accused Rohingya residents and refugees of fab-

ricating stories of killings, beatings, mass rape and arson in collaboration with insurgents who they say are Rohingya terrorists with links to Islamists overseas.

Zeid called for a robust reaction from the international community and said Myanmar must accept responsibility for committing grave human rights violations against its own people.“What kind of hatred could make a man stab a baby crying out for his mother’s milk? And for the mother to witness this murder while she is being gang-raped by the very security forces who should be protecting her – what kind of ‘clearance operation’ is this?” he asked. “What national security goals could possibly be served by this?”

Bangladesh is determined to relocate Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar to an island in the Bay of Bengal, a Bangladeshi minister said on Wednesday. Critics say the island is uninhabitable.

The minister said the move was temporary and Myanmar would ultimately have to take the Rohingyas back.

Pirates, cyclones and mud - Bangladesh’s island short-term solution to Rohingya crisis tHENGar CHar, FEbrUary 3 (rEUtErS): The island is two hours by boat from the nearest settlement. There are no buildings, mobile phone reception or people. During the monsoon it often floods and, when the seas are calm, pirates roam nearby waters hunting for fishermen to kidnap for ransom.

Welcome to Thengar Char, a muddy stain in the murky waters of the Bay of Bengal, identified by Bangladesh as a short-term solution to the humanitarian crisis unfolding on its border with Myanmar, across which some 70,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled.

Those refugees, escaping an army crackdown on insurgents that began in October, have joined more than 200,000 Rohingya already living in official and makeshift camps, straining resources in one of Asia’s poorest regions. Bangladesh says the refugees bring crime and a risk of disease.

The influx has prompted Dhaka to revive a plan - much criticised by humanitarian workers when it was first proposed in 2015 - to move thousands of people to this uninhabited island about 250 km (150 miles) northwest of their

border camps.

While most experts dismiss the scheme as impractical, a Bangladeshi minister told Reuters this week that it was determined to push ahead, adding authorities would provide shelters, other facilities and livestock.

Local administrators, however, say they have not been informed, and when Reuters visited the island the only signs of activity were a few buffalo lazily grazing on the yellow grass along its shores.

“We have only heard bad things about the Rohingya. If they work with the pirates and get involved in crime - we don’t want them here,” said Mizanur Rahman, 48, the administrator of Might Bangha village, the closest settlement to Thengar Char.

Rahman added, however, that if the Rohingya were “good people”, they should be helped on humanitarian grounds. Others from the village echoed that sentiment, saying they were fellow Muslims and deserved assistance.

The crisis is the biggest challenge facing the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, straining Myanmar’s relations with the countries of the region host-

ing large Rohingya populations such as Bangladesh and Malaysia, but also the United States.

About 1.1 million Rohingya live in apartheid-like conditions in northwestern Myanmar, where they are denied citizenship. Many in Buddhistmajority Myanmar regard them as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, while the authorities in Dhaka say they are Myanmar nationals and must ultimately go back.

PIRATES AND MACHINE GUNS It takes about two hours by boat from Rahman’s village on the coast of Sandwip - one of the largest islands in an archipelago in southern Bangladesh - to Thengar Char.

Reuters journalists were escorted there by a fishing boat and a coastguard vessel carrying seven officers equipped with Chinese-made machine guns to stave off potential pirate attacks.

Villagers complain criminals roam the nearby waters, seizing vessels, stealing the catch and releasing fishermen only after receiving a ransom.

Thengar Char is flat and featureless, covered by bushes, grass and windswept trees.

Bangladesh coast guards patrol in a vessel, near the Thengar Charan island in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh on February 2. (REUTERS Photo)

It emerged from the sea about 11 years ago, off Sandwip’s western coast, one of the myriad of shifting, unstable islands formed by sediment in the mouth of the mighty Meghna river.

While Thengar Char looked calm on a sunny winter afternoon, the main objection voiced by aid agencies to Ban-

gladesh’s plan is the area’s unforgiving climate.

“These areas are cyclone and flood-prone,” said Quamrul Hassan, a meteorologist at the Bangladesh Weather Department, adding that the islands in the Bay of Bengal were “especially risky” to inhabit.

“Average rainfall during the monsoon season in the coastal

areas is more than double that of the other parts of the country.”

Many people living on the islands are regularly evacuated during the cyclone season to shelters built on the coast, said local journalist Saleh Noman.

He thought the relocation plan wasn’t realistic.

“There is a similar island in

the area and it took some 40 years for it to develop. Bet even now it’s all very basic,” said Noman.

There are currently around 30,000 Rohingya living in camps run by the United Nations near border with Myanmar, while tens of thousands more are crammed into slums that have grown up around them, without proper sanitation or healthcare.

The Rohingya from those settlements sometimes find employment, but most are sustained by local villagers and rations quietly distributed by international aid agencies.

“We can operate here, but we can’t really talk about it,” said one aid worker based in the border region.

Rohingya refugees Reuters spoke to did not want to stay where they were - but neither did they want to be moved to Thengar Char.

“We left everything in Myanmar,” said Abu Salam from Kya Guang Taung, a village in northern Myanmar that was destroyed in the crackdown.

He crossed the border in December.

“That’s where our home is.

If only we could get citizenship, we would like to go back.”

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Warriors clobber clippers again, milestone win for spurs' pop

Los AngeLes, FebruAry 3 (AFP): Stephen Curry scored 29 points and Kevin Durant added 26 as the Golden State Warriors extended their dominance over the Los Angeles Clippers with a 133-120 victory.

The Warriors beat the Clippers for the ninth straight time, despite the injury absences of Draymond Green, Zaza Pachulia, Shaun Livingston and David West.

Green was held out with a left shoulder contusion suffered in Wednesday's home win over the Charlotte Hornets.

"We've got a deep team and all the guys fit into their roles and execute our game plan, our identity, every night no matter who suits up," Curry said after the Warriors won their fifth straight.

They shot 52.5 percent from the field, and while their 14 three-pointers didn't approach the stunning 21 they put up against the Hornets, it was still an impressive follow up.

"We'd rather be healthy," Curry said. "But to have a showing like this in a back-to-back, with so many guys out, is a big-time night."

Curry's only three-pointer in the first half was his 200th of the season, making him the first NBA player to hit 200 or more from beyond the arc in five straight campaigns.

He finished with three treys, connecting on 11 of 23 overall from the floor and also handed out 11 of the Warriors 38 assists.

Durant had 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Warriors. Klay Thompson scored 21 points as seven Golden State players scored in double figures.

Blake Griffin scored 31 points and pulled down eight rebounds, but the Clippers have now lost five of their last seven.

In San Antonio, coach Gregg Popovich tied the league record for most career wins with a single club with the Spurs' 102-86 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Popovich's 1,127 victories with the Spurs tied the mark of former

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Sports Minister promises all help to cancer-stricken boxer Dingko

of any active coach in the league, characteristically downplayed the achievement.

"When you get all those wins it's just a longevity thing more than anything," he said."So I'm thankful for having the job for a while."

Kawhi Leonard led seven Spurs players in double figures with 19 points.

That matched his lowest point total in his past 10 games, but that hardly mattered as the Spurs' balanced attack got the job done.

Dewayne Dedmon added 13 points while Patty Mills, David Lee, Davis Bertans and Danny Green contributed 12 each.

- Wizards work home magic In Washington, John Wall scored 16 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as the Wizards ran their home winning streak to 16 games with a 116-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bradley Beal drained five threepointers en route to 23 points for the Wizards, who haven't lost at home since a December 6 setback against Orlando.

Since December 1, the Wizards are an Eastern Conference-best 23-9 including six straight wins and 13 victories in their last 15 games.

Even so, their arena was packed with Lakers fans, a fact not lost on Wall.

"Hearing the crowd get up and make big Lakers chants just made me mad," said the point guard recently selected for a fourth straight NBA AllStar team. "I do what I have to do to try and get a win for us."

After the Lakers closed within three points on a layup by Jordan Clarkson with 1:49 to play, Wall drained a brace of mid-range jump shots to rebuild the lead.

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors shoots a lay up against the LA Clippers "We gave ourselves a chance to on February 2 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images) win against a very good team," Lakers Utah coach Jerry Sloan, who was Western Conference titles in 1997 coach Luke Walton said. "John Wall being the player he is stepped up and at the helm of the Jazz from 1988- and 1998.

2011 and took them to back-to-back Popovich, who has the most wins made some huge shots."

People’s Voice

istory is a constant reminder of our present world. It is not only a few facts of the past but it tell the realities of the people in the past.

It is not even a history of the rise of empires but it is also the stories of the fall of empires.

The main player in the empire building and its collapse are not actually the kings and the queens, but the people who builds and rebuilds. The kings and queens are in the hands of the people. I am not talking about democracy as understood today where a few elected representatives run the so called sarkar-government and execute everything against the will of the people in the name of democracy.

Rather it is exactly a kind of kleptocarcy-a sarkar of thieves clothed in democratic clothing. This is not the kind of democracy that is in the hands of the people. But a revolution powered by people’s power before whom the power of bullet becomes useless.

The present people’s uprising in our state is not a new trend in history. It was and will be, provided that sarkar continues to neglect the people’s aspiration. As long as sarkar overlook the people’s will, people’s movement is the only option. The past is a clear reminder - the 1848 European Revolutions, often called as “Spring of Nations”,or “Year of Revolution” or “Springtime of the Peoples” whatever name it may be, it talks about people’s movement against regimes that keeps people in the periphery in the sarkar agenda.

Often the economic imbalance resulting to unemployment of the masses and when the poor stomach is deprived by corruption or by the hands of the regime, a revolution is imminent and this is not only a single problem but sum of all social problems though it has an explosion point. It is the result of an outburst of the people’s anger against imprisonment of people’s rights through unjustified action.

To learn from the history, the books on people’s revolutions in the recent past are lying in our shelf. Some are yet to finish for the lessons to be learned. The Iranian Revolution of 1979- “The Islamic Revolution” or “1979 Revolution” as it is named, are hissing in our ears about the overthrow of monarchy by the people who experience economic crises.

On the other hand the regime or the sarkar is seen by the people as oppressive, brutal, corrupt, and extravagant. The Philippine Revolution of 1986 or popularly known as “The People Power Revolution” or “Yellow Revolution” lies in the same line with any other revolution, the vocabulary may be different whether the word is Monarchy or President or Regime it talks about a history of people’s agitation against repressive regime of decades rule or suppression of people through extravagant life style of the sarkar. Though the barrel sounds of the sarkar become louder than the people’s voice, the message is loud and clear. Graceful exits are rare in people’s

revolutions, sarkar powers do not come simply and easily rather it comes only with the people’s power. However, people’s power does not simply dance over the music of cronies of the regime who are too rich, while the people are getting poorer. The music of the regime and the dance of the people should go hand and hand. However it is observed that it did not. People can determine for themselves that it is neither by monetary power nor by fraud means of the regime which hold together a sarkar.

The causes of all the people’s movement may differ from person to person, from perspective to perspective but the crux of the problem is always related to denial of opportunities, failure to provide humanly life and deaf ear to the people’s voice. What is needed to turn a million people’s grumbling discontent into a crowd on the streets is a spark to electrify them. The present ‘unprecedented’ people’s movement of demonstrations and protests in our state speaks in volume about the people’s power to the state player. The protests may spark from a single and negligible one such as protest of teacher for salary or women reservation. However it is only the cap of the ice-berg that immersed in the ocean of social corruption. A chain of unrest is going on in the state as peoples lose their fear of oppressive, autocratic ruler and take to the street demanding fair play in economic opportunity. The present Naga social climate is going through a rough weather as it can be termed as “day of rage”.

It is observed that, years of unbalance rule of law, growing economic inequality and rampant corruption as the main factor behind the people’s uprising. Most of the protesters are youth who are educated and unemployed. These young people are in dilemma as the sarkar do not invest much in job creation due to corruption in enormous scale. These young people age below 30 makes greater percentage in the state’s population chart, these young people are lost in their own land due to the failure of the Sarkar to provide employment, offer education and skill-sets matching job. This group of population is termed even by International Labour Organization as “lost generation”. They do not want to lose themselves in their own land as a stranger, they want a future- future that makes them a true citizen. But they are angry over massive corruption- the thief of people’s treasury. The protesters’ deep hurt in this situation is about the hopeless future and lack of dignity. The logic of the present people’s movement is about inequality and corruption in all social level. There is massive corruption and people find themselves unemployed so they have no future. This is the reason the land of festivals is now becoming a land of upheavals.

The special feature in the present people’s movement is not in a barrel that produces bullets and blood but the collective

public discourse

people’s voice against the state tyranny. Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of non-violence has a greater share though not in its fullness. In fact Gene Sharp- “The Politics of Nonviolent Action” found out one hundred ninety eight methods of non-violence on the study of Gandhi’s theory. To give a justified answer to these two social ingredients - violent and non- violent revolution is not a simple task and even I do not wish to cook that recipe but interestingly in every people protest the voice of people is loud and clear, and that do not simply die down unless the regime criminate anti-people affairs.

While all these people’s upraising penetrate to our kitchen even our study table is not spared, do we need to do a guess work by opening our Naga political text book at least for cursory reading? The answer is probably neutral because we have century old British political professor in our political science class who has been teaching ins and outs on the topic ‘divide and rule’.However, with endless tsunami of corruption in all sarkar affairs do we need a social and political earthquake?

Is it possible in a democratic state? Or does it happen only in a kleptocartic state? If it is legal (of course not) to robe and use extravagantly the people’s resources by a few who runs the sarkar than it becomes justified for the masses to revolt against the denial of their rights. Once it is said by people’s supporter that to trickledown revolution, the answer lies not in the excesses of capitalism or communism. But it could well spring from people’s movement. Is it not a wake up call when sarkar is cornered by people’s protest, failure in dialogue with people’s group? The present situation is very grim at a time when people’s representatives so called MINISTER who runs the Sarkar are in the black market to sale the people’s stomach to build their personal empire. No wonder these few, who run the sarkar, act like sarkar, talk like sarkar, eat like sarkar. But the masses of people are not blind and by the time the people get sick of this, the sarkar will sink in the ocean of people’s power never to rise again.

Revolution can be taken place in any levels, any degree and any forms as long as sarkar blurs the people’s future by corruption and creating economic disparity and unemployment. And it can take place anywhere and to any person who plays as sarkar.

An individual home may turn to another “city tower event” (Dimapur) no matter even if you could convert it into “church colony” through mercenaries. No matter whether non-violent or violent protest, it is the voice of the people’s power. By then your court yard will turn into another public Square and even if you turn it to a “church pulpit” people will not be worried for that. And finally your friend will be your adversary and they will freeze you. What do you expect to profit from corruption? Venom with special blend of food flavor, I guess.

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new DeLhi, FebruAry 3 (iAns): A couple of days after reports emerged of 1998 Asian Games gold medallist boxer Dingko Singh's battle against liver cancer, Sport Minister Vijay Goel on Friday assured the pugilist of all possible help for his speedy recovery.

A helpless Dingko was compelled to sell his house in Imphal for Rs 10 lakh to raise funds for a surgery last month, during which 70 per cent of his liver had to be removed.

In a series of tweets, Goel said the government will take care of all the financial needs of the Manipuri boxer.

"Dingko Singh has been provided initial financial aid and he has been assured that whatever his needs are will be taken care of," Goel said in his first tweet.

"Dingko is also a SAI (Sports Authority of India) coach in Imphal. DG @Media_SAI visited him and promised him all possible help. We pray for his speedy recovery," Goel said in another tweet.

Dingko, a former Navyman and father of two, has reportedly received Rs 50,000 as advance from the SAI. The 38-year-old Dingko's chemotherapy cycle will begin soon.

F1 teams should not dismiss Liberty's stake offer - Mercedes' Wolff ViennA, FebruAry 3 (reuters): Formula One teams should consider Liberty Media's invitation to take a stake in the sport and should not reject it out of hand, Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff said on Friday.

"This is an idea which one shouldn't dismiss easily," Wolff, a shareholder and team boss of world champions Mercedes, told Austrian magazine Trend.

"Talks about this have only just begun and will probably last over the coming months," added the Austrian.

Liberty Media said last month it hoped the competing teams, reduced to 10 after Manor folded in January, would buy a stake in the sport follow-

ing the U.S. based media company's takeover and had reserved $400 million of shares for them.

The shares will be retired if not issued to teams within six months of the takeover, which completed on Jan. 23.

Some of the smaller privatelyowned teams, such as Sauber and Force India, are unlikely to participate since they operate on very tight budgets.

Wolff also said in the interview that Liberty, which has ambitious plans to grow the sport in the Americas, should think about making races more affordable for fans. "Liberty Media will certainly have to tackle the topic of ticket prices," he said.

Pietersen pulls out of IPL auction new DeLhi, FebruAry 3 (AFP): Former England captain Kevin Pietersen ruled himself out Friday of the lucrative Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, saying he needed a breather after a packed schedule in recent months.

Pietersen, 36, played for the Rising Pune Supergiants franchise in the 2016 edition but could only manage four games before missing the rest of the competition with a calf injury.

"FYI - I won't be going into the

IPL auction. My winter has been too busy with all my travel & I don't want to spend April/May away too!," Pietersen announced on Twitter.

The explosive batsman plied his trade in South Africa's domestic T20 competition last year before playing a big part in taking Melbourne Stars to the semi-finals of Australia's Big Bash League.

The tenth edition of the IPL is scheduled to begin in the first week of April and the auctions should take place at the end of this month.

The Missing Link

James Pochury

ne is not very sure if women's reservation issue could have been the major trigger, for the fierce opposition and boycott calls and the subsequent episodes leading to the cold-blooded killing by shooting of two Naga youth and destruction of public and private property in Nagaland. One feels, though, that during the later stages, other issues like taxation, land, revenue and the undercurrents related to territorial and self determination aspects (self rule rather than being ruled by alien people, institutions and systems) would have been the rallying point for massive people’s mobilisation and assertion. But one thing is sure: that the current structure and system of governance is failing the Nagas. Their aspirations and voices are crushed. We need to come to terms with it. To self-determine the kind of state structure Nagas need that is in line with Naga traditions.

The “democratically” elected Government, whose bounden duty it is to feel the pulse of its electorate, sadly appeared to care two hoots about the clear writing on the wall (the Naga Spring of sorts, minus the ugly violence) and kept asserting its purported Constitutional mandate to go ahead with the Municipal and Town Council elections. Power, it is said indeed, is about Who decides what, when, where and how. Power to execute the Municipal Act of 2001, which is now called the Nagaland Municipal (Third Amendment) Act 2016, legislated by, as some call it the “Indian puppet” Nagaland State Assembly.

Here is the crucial missing link, though, and unless this is addressed squarely and sooner than later, Nagas will invariably continue to assert their rights for justice and oppose perceived or real moves or acts of injustice, inequity and inequality.

In the current format, that is failing the Nagas, we know for a fact that ULB is a law. Any future governments will have to implement it, particularly when money is tied to it – hardly matters if Nagas’ short and long term interests are respected, protected and promoted. But sadly, going by the past rhetoric and the depressing state of affairs, there is but only dishonesty, public apathy and dependence on duty bearers and Govt. doles and handouts to live with. Could we afford to live the way we have in an ailing “State”,with systemic failure of governance on all fronts?

If the following statement is not rhetoric, what is?

The Legal Cell of NPF on January 22, 2017 in Morung Express stated that, “there are rumours being spread that anything and everything will be taxed once municipal and town council election is allowed to be held.

This is totally misleading and contradictory to what is actually happening on the ground”. Now look at the rhetorical cat that is out of the bag...as it further stated that, “the role of ULBs will be crucial and mandatory with the Smart City in the offing”.Far from it! The role of ULBs will be drastically, if not completely, annihilated.

Under Smart City project, the elite Nagaland state bureaucrats and the multinational corporate representatives would rule the roost, sidelining the elected ULBs. A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) would be created and registered as a Company. There will be two conditionalities that would be legally binding. 1. The SPV will have 50% of the seats represented by members of Multinational Companies (invariably with little

to no level playing field for Naga entrepreneurs and companies) and, 2. That the state has to give it in writing and sign on the dotted lines that the democratically elected Municipal and Town Council members would have to abide by the decisions of the SPV. In such a scenario, how has the Legal Cell of NPF envisioned a “crucial” and “mandatory” role for ULBs? The SPV will run roughshod as has been the case in Bangalore but thanks to social movements that thwarted Karnataka Government’s experiment to privatise water by bringing in the concept of Greater Bangalore (that included Bangalore city and eight urban local bodies).

The decision-making and implementation of works under the smart city project will be done by a SPV. “As per the provisions of the project, councillors will have to transfer their constitutional rights of making decisions to the SPV. The SPV, which is unaccountable to the people, has been allowed to usurp the powers of the local government (ULB),” said Kshithij Urs, the CoConvenor of the Forum for Urban Governance and Commons. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/ bangalore/%E2%80%98Smart-city-project-threat-todemocracy%E2%80%99/article14399871.ece As of today, legally, all the Constitutional provisions should be read with Article 371-A. Therefore, the Constitutional provisions of the formation of Government of Nagaland, i.e., the Nagaland Legislative Assembly itself have to be reframed so that it is modified as per Naga ethos. The moot question is what kind of state structure do Nagas want that is in line with Naga traditions? Traditional bodies (Hohos and youth organisations) are citing apprehensions that the relevant Municipal Act and CM’s remark that ULB election is a “Constitutional Obligation” would infringe on 371A (contentious issues like land, taxation, revenue and women as administrators).

The missing link that has to be addressed is that all the provisions in the Constitution should be followed in such a manner that it fulfils or is compatible with 371-A. Otherwise; we will continue to have a representative democracy (accountability rituals limited to election cycles) that does not have any link with the traditional structures of governance. A situation marked by neither the elected nor the electors listening to each other. One can imagine the scene of loot and plunder, of land alienation and diversion, when Smart City project comes.

The irony is that even our tribal councils that are supposed to be organically representing their respective tribes down to the Khel and Clan levels are today not “traditional bodies” in the strictest sense of the term. The elected Hoho/Council leaders are in many instances backed by electoral party politics. This has to change, urgently.

Hereditary bodies, on the other hand, in the case of most, if not all Naga areas in Manipur, have Govt. recognised Village Authorities that are to a large extent organically linked to the village adults of every village household. It is another matter that in Manipur, Nagas are fighting a far repressive, divisive and communal regime.

In solidarity with action, a common Pan-Naga fight for survival and dignity is the need of the hour. Nothing magnificent comes without struggle and sacrifice.

May the events unfolding in Nagaland be the sacrificial seed in the watershed moment of Naga history to turn the tide in its favour. Feel the winds of change.

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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Jolie Says Travel Policy ‘Should Be Based on Facts, Not Fear’

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ngelina Jolie penned an op-ed in the New York Times Thursday with her personal perspective on President Donald Trump's recent travel ban directed at seven countries with predominantly Muslim residents.

She focused her essay on the "men, women and children caught in the fury of war," who will most be affected by this ban and whom she says are "far from being terrorists, they are often the victims of terrorism themselves."

Trump's order, which went into effect last Friday, suspends immigration and admission of refugees from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen into the U.S. for at least 90 days.

But Jolie added that she

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understands the "justifiable" move to secure America's borders in this current climate, but she believes that "our response must be measured and should be based on facts, not fear."

She added that she sees refugees as already "subject to the highest level of screening of any category of traveler to the United States."

The actress' children were all born abroad, three adopted from Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam, but are all American citizens.

She said she wants more than anything for America to be a safe place for them and all American children, as well as provide opportunity to others.

"I also want to know that refugee children who qualify for asylum will always have a chance to plead their case to a compassionate America," she said.

The 41-year-old humanitarian advocate made her plea, in part, based on her experience as an ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She said only the "most vulnerable people are put forward for resettlement" in America, including torture survivors, women and children.

"I have visited countless camps and cities where hundreds of thousands of refugees are barely surviving and every family has suffered. When the United Nations Refugee Agency identifies those among them who are most in need of protection, we can be sure that they deserve the

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safety, shelter and fresh start that countries like ours can offer," she wrote.

She added that she believes closing America's borders is like "playing with fire."

"We are lighting a fuse that will burn across continents, inviting the very instability we seek to protect ourselves against," she wrote. "What will be our response if other countries use national security as an excuse to start turning people away, or deny rights on the basis of religion?"

Trump has argued with reports calling this a "Muslim ban," saying personally and through his White House spokesman Sean Spicer that the ban wasn't meant to target one religion.

Jolie cited the high percentage of Muslim citizens in these seven countries, adding, "If we create a tier of second-class refugees, implying Muslims are less worthy of protection, we fuel extremism abroad, and at home we undermine the ideal of diversity cherished

by Democrats and Republicans alike."

"If we Americans say that these obligations are no longer important, we risk a free-for-all in which even more refugees are denied a home, guaranteeing more instability, hatred and violence," she continued. "Shutting our door to refugees or discriminating among them is not our way, and does not make us safer.

Acting out of fear is not our way. Targeting the weakest does not show strength."

rithik Roshan's 'Kaabil' has been enjoying a steady run at the box-office. While the movie kicked off at the theatres with a bang over the extended weekend, it has understandably slowed down over the weekdays.

'Kaabil' made Rs 5.25 crore on Day 9 (Thursday) and its total collections now read an impressive Rs 90.63 crore. The Sanjay Guptadirected film clashed with Shah Rukh Khan's ambitious project 'Raees' as the two films released together on January 25. 'Kaabil' is said to have got 40 per cent of the screens in comparison to SRK's 'Raees'. While 'Raees' has already zoomed past the 100-crore mark, Hrithik's film is heading towards making an entry into the coveted club. The good news is that both the films have made their mark at the box-office. In fact, 'Kaabil' has become the first Hindi film to be screened in Pakistan, after the ban on Bollywood releases was lifted.

Proud producer Rakesh Roshan even took to Twitter on February 1 to announce,

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"Yes it's true! Kaabil releasing tonight in Karachi & shows starting tomorrow across Pakistan". The team of 'Kaabil' is even planning to host a success bash soon.

Hrithik recently posted a video on Twitter, inviting all his fans across the country to join him in the celebration.

Here's a low down of 'Kaabil' box-office collections till date: Day 1 Rs 10.43 Cr Day 2 Rs 18.67 Cr Day 3 Rs 9.77 Cr Day 4 Rs 13.54 Cr Day 5 Rs 15.05 Cr Day 6 Rs 6.04 Cr

Day 7 Rs 6.10 Cr Day 8 Rs 6.10 Cr Day 9 Rs 5.25 Cr Hrithik Roshan invites fans to the success bash of ‘Kaabil’ Hrithik Roshan's 'Kaabil' is going strong at the box-office and the actor has decided to share his joy with his fans. The actor had a little surprise for all his fans across the country - Hrithik posted a video on Twitter, sending an open invite to all of them to party with him. Attributing the film's triumph to the viewers, Hrithik declared that the 'Kaabil' success bash stands open to all fans. The

party will be attended by his father Rakesh Roshan, his co-star Yami Gautam, the film's antagonists Ronit and Rohit Roy, and director Sanjay Gupta. All that the fans have to do is post a picture or a selfie with the film's ticket and the hashtag 'Celebrate Kaabil' on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Based on a lucky draw, 500 lucky fans will be invited to the bash. Hrithik ended the video by playfully improvising on the popular "Aayega na, darega to nahin" line from 'Kaabil'.

Source: The Times of India

Kylie Minogue ‘calls off engagement to actor fiancé Joshua Sasse over cheating suspicions’

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ylie Minogue has dumped her fiancé Joshua Sasse over suspicions that he was getting too close to a co-star, it was claimed last night.

The devastated pop queen, 48, is said to have kicked the 29-year-old Brit actor out of their West London home. She is believed to have asked him to leave because of his relationship with 34-year-old Spanish actress Marta Milans.

Source: ABC Last weekend, Kylie was

seen without her engagement ring for the first time in a picture posted on social media by a pal, songwriter Grace Barker. And it emerged last night she had suspected Sasse had been unfaithful. A source said: “Kylie is absolutely devastated, totally heartbroken.”

The Aussie singer is said to have been convinced Sasse was “the one” but is now believed to no longer trust him. The actor is said to have bonded with New York City-based Marta

while filming TV rom-com No Tomorrow in Vancouver, Canada last year. An insider on the show, which has since been axed, said it was well-known the pair “had been close for a number of months”. Kylie is thought to have had a series of arguments with Sasse before travelling to Paris Fashion Week two weeks ago with her photographer friend Katerina Jebb.

When Kylie returned, she is understood to have asked Sasse to leave the home.

He is now said to be living with his parents in Leominster, Herefordshire. Kylie’s friends are believed to have had doubts about the couple’s relationship from the start, with Sasse being almost 20 years younger than the pop icon.

The pair met on the set of US TV show Galavant in summer 2015. They quickly became an item and got engaged just months later when he proposed on holiday. Kylie, who beat breast cancer in 2005, has been pictured looking gaunt in recent months, appearing to cry at a Sydney hotel with a friend in November. The break-up means yet more heartache for the I Should Be So Lucky singer, who has dated a lengthy list of famous men. The singer

previously dated former Neighbours co-star Jason Donovan, musician Lenny Kravitz, late singer Michael Hutchence and had a long term relationship with actor Olivier Martinez, who she dated until 2007. In 2008, she met her boyfriend of five years Spanish model Andres Valencoso while filming an advert for her perfume. After four years together, she joked that the relationship was a “record”. "Sound the alarm, four years - I think it's a record!" she told Jonathan Ross.

When she was single back in 2015, she said her problem might be that she's been dating men who are "too good-looking". "I would like to find someone. I’m a romantic. I’m not conventional. I don’t think even as a kid I dreamed of a wedding day or a wedding dress but I do like being in love. She added to Event magazine: "I don’t mind grey hair, I don’t mind bald or balding. I don’t even mind a bit of a paunch.

Maybe too good-looking is where I’ve been going wrong!" Kylie's spokesperson declined to comment.

A spokesperson for Joshua has been contacted for comment.

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ctress Dakota Johnson says she has paid a "surprise" tribute to her mother and actress Melanie Griffith in the upcoming film "Fifty Shades Darker". Johnson has reprised her role of Anastasia Steele in the sequel of "Fifty Shades of Grey". She says she will be surprising her mother with some scenes in the film, reports etonline. com. "There is a moment, a little surprise moment especially for my mom in this movie," Johnson said on "Today" show. Griffith has vowed never to watch her daughter in any of the steamy films, and so Johnson knows her mother is unlikely to see the tribute for herself. "Maybe she'll see this one specific little clip," Johnson added.

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