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security on alert as curfew remains enforced in Kiphire

• Police platoon deployed as arson reported at Pungro on Monday evening • No violent incidents reported in Kiphire Morung Express news Dimapur | February 8

A kid playfully sits on a tree branch in a village at Tobufii village under Senapati district on February 8. Photo by Caisii Mao

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PWC to apprise central leaders on Naga issue our Correspondent Kohima | February 8

The Parliamentary Working Committee (PWC) of the Nagaland Legislators Forum on Naga Political issue in its meeting held here today unanimously passed resolution that all the members of the PWC will go to Delhi to meet the central leaders of various political parties to apprise them of the Naga political issue and seek their support for an early peaceful settlement.

The meeting, held in the committee room of Nagaland Legislative Assem-

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MelurI, February 8 (MexN): The Pochury Students’ Union (PSU) has appealed to all the Naga Political Groups (NPGs) to refrain from any factional clashes and misunderstanding in view of the ongoing HSLC/ HSSLC examination at Meluri center so that the exams go smoothly and peacefully without any untoward incidents. A press statement from Atsopu Pfithu, Vice President, and Luwe Joshou, Asst. Gen Secretary, further cautioned that PSU will show its resentment if any NPG fail to comply with the appeal. The Union also sought support and cooperation of the public for peaceful environment within and outside. It further appealed to the Power Department for regular supply of electricity so that students’ community in particular and public in general are not affected due to poor and irregular electricity. Meanwhile, PSU wished success to all the HSLC/HSSLC candidates and also asked the candidates to write the exams clean and fair without any malpractices.

bly (NLA), acknowledged and appreciated the joint efforts of the Naga Hoho and Eastern Naga Peoples’ Organization (ENPO), who on the request of the PWC of the Nagaland Legislators’ Forum went to Myanmar and met the authorized representative of the NSCN (K) and conveyed the desire of the state government, the Nagaland Legislators Forum and the Naga people for resumption of the Ceasefire Agreement between the Government of India and the NSCN (K). The two point resolution was signed by Chief Minister, TR Zeliang and NLA Speaker, Chotisuh Sazo.

A sense of uneasy calm returned to Kiphire town on February 8 following Sunday’s mob violence. The day passed without any untoward incidents as security was tightened, while most civilians chose to remain indoors.

“As of now, the situation is under control but tense,” informed the Additional SP of Kiphire on Monday evening.

The funeral of the two victims, who were shot dead on February 6 was held during the day. The DC Kiphire, Chumremo Odyuo stated that prohibitory orders enforced under Cr. PC 144 was temporarily relaxed for the duration of the funeral, which was held at 11:00 am. The order, prohibiting assembly of 5 or more people was promulgated at 3:30 pm on February 7 and will be in effect till

Vicious deeds of some must not lead to prejudice: NBCC

DIMaPur, February 8 (MexN): The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has today expressed distress at the “worsening situation in Kiphire and Shamator” following the February 6 killing of a couple.

Terming the killing as “most foul,” the NBCC expressed outrage that “four children have so suddenly lost their parents forcing them to face the future unprepared.” “In addition the killer’s obvious disregard for the possible dangerous consequences of their provocative crime is deeply disturbing in the given situation of long standing unresolved conflicts.

Countless families across Nagaland and beyond are carrying the four children in their thoughts and prayers that God will preserve their hearts and minds and the shock and grief they have sustained may not damage them,” it said.

The NBCC, it stated is “doing all the further notice.

The DC also stated that the situation was “under control, still very tense.”

He further expressed apprehension of violence resurfacing in the town as incidents of arson were reported from Pungro late on Monday evening. The DC quoting the ADC Pungro informed that at least 2-3 houses were targeted in the incidents which occurred around 9:00 pm.

Anticipating trouble, one platoon of armed police was deployed to Pungro

Church can do, paying the closest attention to the crisis fully conscious and the sensitive relationships that Kiphire people also contend with at all times.” It appealed to all communities to realize that “whatever our difference maybe, all of us are on the same boat and if the boat goes down all of us go down with it. Despite her limitations the Church calls upon all who care, to think and carry the task together so that our difficulties make us better human beings.”

The NBCC further urged the Nagaland State Government and its district authorities to act speedily with firmness and fairness in a manner expected of them.

“Vicious deeds of some must not lead to generalize prejudice and demonization of their entire tribes or communities.

Nothing is more dangerous for the Nagas at this time,” the NBCC asserted.

from Kiphire earlier in the evening, while level of alertness was heightened in Kiphire town. Kiphire town had in station 4 companies of NAP (IR), out of which one platoon was sent to Pungro, the DC added.

Members belonging to a community were reported to have left Kiphire town following Sunday’s violence. Confirming this, the DC said that the district administration as a precautionary measure had assisted in their evacuation and safe passage.

Meanwhile, Home Minister, Y Patton in press release received late Monday night appealed to all the communities “particularly Yimchunger and Sangtam to avoid any kind of mindless acts as it will only escalate problems and as we know that violence can never be the means to bring peace and solution.”

Assuring that the state police is “on the job to nab the culprits,” he stated “this is the time we all have to play our parts to restore peace and tranquillity.”

Hotel Saramati employees demand salary; unpaid since December 2014 NPMHR against violence & intolerance Morung Express news Dimapur | February 8

The employees of Hotel Saramati, Dimapur today made an appeal to the Nagaland state government to intervene as their salaries remain unpaid since December 2014. The employees told the media on February 8 that despite the Chief Minister’s September 2015 “verbal assurance” to look into the matter there has been no positive response till date.

Stating that they have been “victimized” and deprived of benefit despite working diligently, the aggrieved employees stated that the NIDC and the Nagaland State government as stakeholders of the hotel have the responsibility to look after the welfare of its employees. Reminding the authorities in concern to redress the pressing matter with utmost urgency by this month (February), the employees stated that they will have no other option but to take further course of action.

Hotel Saramati as a public sector undertaking is run by the Nagaland Hotels Ltd.

(NHL) with the NIDC as the holding company. With 25 rooms, one restaurant and a banquet hall, the hotel has 60 employees at present with a few resigning over the course of the last year, due to unpaid salaries.

Over-staffing and low returns have adversely affected the employees, who revealed that going by the number of rooms available and services offered Hotel Saramati requires no more than 40 staffers. Declining income and growing employee-count has tightened the purse strings, the employees said, while adding that whatever the hotel generates in revenue is barely enough to fulfil statutory tax due to the government.

“While we are not getting our salaries, development works in the hotel is going on,” commented one of the employees.

“It just goes to show that human resource development is being neglected. The government is neglecting the welfare of the employees.”

In addition to the employees of the hotel, the employees at the NHL office in Dimapur have also not received salary for over 7 months, it was informed.

DIMaPur, February 8 (MexN): The Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) today expressed concern at the recent spurts of violence in the form of killings and opposed all forms of violence and intolerance in Nagaland state.

A press note from the organization pointed out that due to efforts of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) “we have lived without deliberate violence for some time and have had respite from the almost daily occurrences of killings amongst ourselves, other than common lawlessness as is prevalent in any society.” “We looked forward to a future with hope that our present and future generations will get a life worthy of living according to God’s providence,” it said.

However, it recounted with sadness the February 6 killing of a husband and wife in Shamator, the case of a dead man found hung in Jalukie, the February 2 killing of Charlie Hangsing in Dimapur and the “oth-

er cases of rapes and crimes,” which have “occurred again only to destroy whatever hopes and dreams our society have come to embrace during the last few years.”

The NPMHR condemned and opposed all kinds of violence and intolerance that “denies the basic right to life and dignity of all human beings and particularly the Nagas in this case.”

“We also feel sad and hang our head with shame to say that all these state of affairs are happening again despite our experiences of the past, from which all of us ought to have learnt. But the powers that be, starting from the State Governments to the grass-root social institutions have all failed in upholding their responsibilities, beside mere statements of condemnations, including us, the human rights and other civil society organizations,” it said.

“So also the different Naga National groups and Governments, who are also responsible to protect the society and their people for whom

they are supposed to be fighting,” the NPMHR added.

It therefore urged the Nagaland State Government and its law-enforcing agencies to perform its “minimum basic duties” to book the culprits at the earliest while also urging the Naga National groups and Governments to “reign-in their cadres, who might be running amok and letting hell loose on fellow Nagas and countrymen in the name of national freedom or cause.”

The NPMHR also appealed to the “aggrieved Naga brothers and sisters” of Kiphire and Shamator towns and areas “not to take the unfortunate incident out of hand which may further aggravate the situation and endanger our own fellow communities.”

It urged them to rather “join hands to collectively book the culprits and award them befitting and permissible punishments.” The NPMHR reiterated its fervent appeal to “uphold the Naga filial bond and to shun all forms of violence.”

CM moots onetime grant for churches to fight HIV/AIDS Chizokho Vero Kohima | February 8

Expressing concern at the high prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in Nagaland, Chief Minister TR Zeliang today mooted setting a onetime grant for churches to continue carrying out awareness campaigns across Nagaland state.

The CM suggested that a fixed deposit of Rs. 5 to 10 crore can be worked out in favour of Legislators’ Forum on AIDS (LFA) Nagaland, where interest from the sum can be used for awareness campaigns. In this, he called upon the churches to formulate policy, assuring that the government will provide assistance. Apart from churches, he also encouraged that the campaigns reach out to temples and mosques.

Speaking at the annual general meeting of LFA here, Zeliang also stressed on the need to increase the legislators’ contribution on HIV/AIDS. Presently, 60 members of the House

contribute Rs. 1 lakh each under LADF for advocacy programmes in their respective constituency. Zeliang, who is also chief patron of the LFA also sought the support from bureaucrats to contribute.

He further requested doctors from the medical department to play a vital role to defeat HIV/AIDS, and sought active participation of every individual in achieving Zero Target by 2020.

He also stressed on the need to encourage people living with HIV who come out openly in declaring themselves as HIV positive.

Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) Speaker Chotisuh Sazo requested the churches to continue their awareness and sensitization programmes in the villages and hoped for continuous support in the fight against HIV/AIDS. LFA consultant Dr. Vinito Chishi stressed on the need to reduce stigma and discrimination, adding that proper counselling is the need of the hour.

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DisTriCT wisE HiV/AiDs sTATus

April 2006 to March 2015 April 2015 to Dec 2015 Tested Positive Tested Positive % Dimapur 1230336 6866 14610 561 3.48 % Kohima 88537 2382 9389 215 2.29% Tuensang 80002 2241 7834 141 1.80% Kiphire 22746 403 2527 34 1.35% Peren 31498 318 4325 49 1.13% Phek 33981 223 3584 33 0.92% Mokokchung 111406 1184 9852 70 0.71% Longleng 19402 59 1092 6 0.55% Zunheboto 47695 242 3752 19 0.51% Wokha 57501 218 5363 16 0.30% Mon 65509 141 7122 12 0.17% Total 681313 14277 69450 1156 1.66 Nagaland Baptist Kumar said that a meeting Accounts Dr. T.M. Lotha felt Church Council (NBCC) at the bureaucrat level will that awareness campaigns general secretary Rev. Dr. be convened to take stock of should be a continuous Zelhou Keyho meanwhile the situation and work out effort and also free drugs assured that the churches strategy for 2016, adding should be made available will work hard and hoped to that everything will be ex- in all the hospitals. Parsee results in few years time. amined for control of HIV/ liamentary Secretary for He also stressed on the need AIDS in the current year.

Tourism C. Apok Jamir also to teach compassion and Minister for School Ed- felt the need to apply corexhibit grace and love while ucation and SCERT Yita- rect method and strategy to dealing with HIV/AIDS. chu opined that one time bring HIV to zero level.

Rev. Dr. Shiwoto, Presi- fixed deposits be done with Parliamentary Secretary dent NCRC Nagaland sug- bank institutions under for Planning & Coordinator, gested that the issue of corporate social responsi- Evaluation, Monitoring Cell HIV/AIDS be included as bility to enable the church- and Taxes, Neiba Kronu; curriculum in all theologi- es to sustain their aware- Parliamentary Secretary for cal colleges of the state. ness activities.

Jails, Science & Technology Chief Secretary, Pankaj Advisor, Treasuries and S Hukavi Zhimomi; Parlia-

mentary Secretary for Higher & Technical Education, Deo Nukhu and several others also joined the interaction session.

Later, the meeting resolved that the LFA and churches will continue to work together and intensify its fight to tackle HIV/ AIDS. The other resolution included: churches to continue to carry out awareness campaign on mission mode, all churches to set up core group, to remove stigma and discrimination etc.

0.78 adult HIV prevalence rate in Nagaland Nagaland state has an adult HIV prevalence rate at 0.78% at present as per the NACO technical report. The general population prevalence rate (HSS) is at 0.88 %.

Out of 69,450 people tested during April 2015 to December 2015, 1,156 were found positive. Out of 6, 81, 313 tested during April 2006 to March 2015, 14, 277 were found positive. AIDS related deaths in Nagaland stood at 287 during 2015.

The Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) project director, Dr. M Kire informed this during the annual general meeting of Legislators’ Forum on AIDS (LFA) Nagaland here today.

The route of HIV transmission as per SIMS (April to December 2015) shows 89% through sexual route, 6% parent to child, 3% through blood to blood and 2% through syringe & needles.

Age wise distribution of HIV Positive in Nagaland shows 45.35% (25-34 years), 28.48% (35-49 years), 14.77 % (15-24 years), 5.47% (50 years), 5.94% (14 years) and below 14 years at 6%.

He also highlighted the various facilities provided

by NSACS. Dr. Kire requested the gathering for support and concerted effort in fight against HIV/AIDS in the state. He also sought for release of fund in time, while acknowledging that Nagaland is the first state in the NE to form an LFA, and the first NE state to form a State Council on AIDS.

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Four families rendered homeless in fire

Biblical reflections on HIV/AIDS book released Our Correspondent

Residents clear debris of what used to be their property, after the fire was put off at Neisatuo Colony, Dimapur on February 8.

DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 8 (MExN): Four families were rendered homeless after fire ravaged two houses at Neisatuo Colony, Dimapur on February 8.

The fire, which occurred around 10:30 am, spread

quickly engulfing two houses and partially damaging two adjacent houses, said one of the victims. Thatch structures with tin roofing, the houses were consumed by the flames in less than half an hour.

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Conference on rationalization of education KOHIMA, FEBRUARY 8 (MExN): The department of school education will be conducting one day conference on rationalization of education. The conference will be held at NBCC convention hall on February 11 at 10:00am. Minister for school education Yitachu will grace the occasion. In a press release, Director of School Education, Senthang has directed all the DEOs / DDEOs / SDEO / Principals / Vice Principals / Headmasters /AHMs/ JEOs/ SISs/EBRC-Employees/ ADCs SSA to attend the conference without fail. However, all the HSLC / HSSLC/ examination centre are exempted.

All the DEOs / DDEOs / SDEOs are directed to submit the incumbency list of all the SSA / RMSA teachers indicating their place of posting.

DC Wokha notifies WOKHA, FEBRUARY 8 (DIPR): Deputy Commissioner, Wokha A. Robin Lotha has informed all concerned that under the direction of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the registration of all arms licenses and generation of Unique Identity Number (UIN) under National Database of Arms Licenses (NDAL) is under process. All states are to complete the implementation by March 31 after which any arm license without NIN number shall become invalid. In this regard, all civilian under Wokha district possessing prohibited bore arms without licenses are therefore directed to submit details, and types of weapons to the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Wokha for further submission to the Government for regularization of their arms on or before 20th of February 2016.

Good Shepherd Ministry silver jubilee KOHIMA, FEBRUARY 8 (MExN): The Good Shepherd Ministry, Kohima is all set to celebrate its silver jubilee anniversary of Thanksgiving to God on February 12 at Middle PWD Colony, Kohima from 10:00 AM onwards. P.B. Acharya, Governor of Nagaland will grace the occasion as the chief guest. Jubilee memorial hall will be inaugurated by Rev. Dr. E. Renphamo Lotha, founder president. Rev. Dr. V.K. Nuh, general secretary FNBA will pronounce thanksgiving prayer and release the book. GSM website will be launched

by Dr. Ramachandram, director NIT.

Kohima street vendors told to use market sheet KOHIMA, FEBRUARY 8 (MExN): The Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has reminded the street vendors to use KMC's newly constructed market sheet at Kezieke and to stop vending on the street/ footpath immediately. A press note issued by Administrator Kovi Meyase, also stated many charcoals and firewood are imported to Kohima town without obtaining permit from the office therefore they are directed to obtain permit from the KMC office. Defaulters of these reminders shall be penalized without further notice.

The arrival of the Fire & Emergency Services prevented the flames from spreading to nearby residences. Cause of the fire was unclear while property damage was yet to be assessed.

No one was harmed.

Razouselie Lasetso mentioned that HIV/AIDS has Kohima | February 8 brought untold misery and Chief Minister TR Zeliang devastation to human life. today released a book en- Denial and silence have titled ‘Biblical Reflections perpetuated the virus to on HIV/AIDS for pastors, church leaders and caregivers’ authored by Rev. Dr. Razouselie Lasetso and produced by Legislators’ Forum on AIDS (LFA) Nagaland. This book was released during the annual general meeting of LFA here today at the Assembly Secretariat conference hall.

Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho, General Secretary Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) in foreword stated that this book will change the face of how we view the subject matter and respond to its crisis as pastors, church leaders and caregivers. “This book will go a long way in helping the church. Therefore, I reach all concerns of the recommend the book to all globe today. Now it is lurkthe church leaders who in ing everywhere. The relione way or the other are in- gious or cultural domains volved in church ministry are not precluded from in general and to pastors this threat. Therefore, reand counselors in particu- ligious and cultures canlar,” penned Rev. Dr. Keyho. not remain silent any lonIn preface, Rev. Dr. ger. They need to reflect

why this has come so and what can each community group do to stop this threat.

“LFA has a particular concern for addressing stigma and discrimination

on ‘love and compassion’ and ‘care and support’ as Jesus did for all and commanded us to do. Such a demonstration will help us to gain momentum to

which has posed as a major obstacle to prevention, blood testing, treatment, care and support. It is our high expectation that the “church” will come forward as the “Voice of the People” to fight stigma and discrimination and pass

reaching the Zero target,” penned LFA consultant Dr. Vinito Chishi.

Dr. Chishi added that LFA identified the churches as the best platform and channel to educate, discipline and communicate to members of their own com-

munity in towns and villages, for which it launched advocacy programme through Nagaland Development Outreach (NDO) under NBCC in 2013. This programme extends to all other denominations without exception and is being supported by LFA. Later, Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) speaker Chotisuh Sazo also released another book entitled “Guidebook on HIV/AIDS for pastors and church workers” contributed by the faculty of Oriental Theological Seminary and produced by LFA Nagaland. This booklet is intended as a practical tool for pastors and church leaders across all denominations in solidarity to address the challenge that HIV presents. It is also designed for civil society organizations that wish to work with churches.

“This booklet is an attempt to challenge our Naga churches and Christians to respond to the AIDS crisis facing humanity today,” penned Rev. Dr. Wati Aier in foreword.

Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board meeting held

MOKOKcHUNg, FEBRUARY 8 (DIPR): The Monthly meeting of Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) was held at ADC Planning Conference hall on February 8.

Deputy Commissioner and Vice chairman DPDB, Sushil Kumar Patel presided over the meeting. In his welcome address, Patel seriously viewed those officers who were not present at the ceremonial Republic Day function on January 26 and asked them to explain the DC and Vice chairman DPDB, Sushil Kumar Patel gives a power point presentation on the usage and reasons in written form. He importance of Beta version of Digital Locker system under digital India programme. (DIPR Photo) also welcomed new DPDB

members namely SDO (C) Sachin Jaiswal, IAS, Project Director, DRDA, Liboni Humtsoe, District Horticulture Officer, Meyasashi and others who were recently transferred to Mokokchung.

DC & Vice Chairman made a Power Point presentation on the usage and importance of Beta version of Digital Locker system under digital India programme. He enlightened the members about its objectives and benefits of having digital locker system.

In the meeting, Chief Medical Officer, Mokokchung, Dr. Aka informed the

members about the preparations for observation of National De-worming Day on February 10 in the district. He said Mokokchung district has received 78,000 De-worming ALBENDAZOLE tablets and the same was distributed to all Angangwati centres and educational institutions in the district to cover all children in the age group of 1 to 19 years.

The meeting also forwarded a proposal for construction of 20 Km road from NH-2 Yaongyimsen to Longleng under Non Lapsable Central Pool Resources (NLCPR) to the government.

ATMA Kohima block conducts training Workshop on cluster

KOHIMA, FEBRUARY 8 (MExN): Training cum capacity building programme was conducted by ATMA (Agricultural Technology Management Agency) Kohima block on February 6 for the Farmers Interest Groups (FIGs) and Food Security Groups (FSGs) at the District Agricultural Office (DAO) conference hall, Kohima.

The programme was attended by members from two FIGs and one FSG from Khonoma Village and one FIG and one FSG from Jotsoma village respectively.

Altogether twenty four farmers attended the programme. The keynote address was delivered by Vizonyu Liezie, DAO and PD,

development conducted Morung Express News Dimapur | February 8

Participants from Farmers Interest Groups and Food Security Groups during the training cum capacity building programme conducted by ATMA Kohima block on February 6.

ATMA Kohima district.

In the technical session, the resource persons spoke on ‘Role and functions of FIGs & FSGs’ and

‘Pest & disease management in important vegetable crops.’ The resource persons for the programme were – Mhasikhotuo Mere,

A.O II and BTT Convener Kohima Block and Kethoneilhou Vimera, A.O II and BTT Convener Chiephobozou Block.

Food business operators informed to obtain licence

KOHIMA, FEBRUARY 8 (MExN): As per Regulation 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 of the Food Safety & Standards Regulation 2011, every business operators of food such as Pharmacies (selling food supplements, proprietary foods, etc.), Hotels, Restaurants, Provisions, Groceries, Home Based,

Canteens of Schools, Colleges, Offices, etc. have to obtain Food Safety Licence/Registration from the office concerned.

Therefore, Food Business Operators of Kohima District whose Licence/ Registration are valid up to March 31, 2016 are informed to renew before

the stated date in order to avoid penalisation as per the Food Safety & Standards Act, Rules & Regulations. Newly established food business operators who have not obtained the stated Licence/Registration are also informed to obtain it.

There will not be any

further reminders. Violators will be penalised as per the provision laid under the Food Safety & Standards Act 2006, Rules 2011 & Regulation 2011.

This was informed in a press release issued by Dr Avino Metha, Chief Medical Officer & Designated Officer, Kohima.

Regional Resource Centre on Cluster Development, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) organized a sensitization oneday workshop on cluster development at Book Marc conference hall, Dimapur, on Monday.

Senior project officer, IIE, Hemanta Rabha, in his opening remarks explained the main objectives of the workshop including schemes of the micro small enterprisecluster developmental programmes (MSE-CDP scheme), strategies taken by IIE towards cluster development and orientation of prospective stakeholders of cluster development.

The senior project officer also said the sensitization programme was organized with a view to understand the state government’s perspectives on cluster development and identification of new possible clusters in the North Eastern Region (NER).

Rabha said that the whole of NER has only 35 clusters whereas states like Gujarat, Tamil Nadu or Karnataka have more than 50 clusters in each state. He stressed on the need to set up more clusters in the Region and said though the Centre was pouring money in the Region, yet the NE states have not been able to implement the programmes and schemes.

Deputy director, DIMSME Dimapur, Tali Longkumer, in his power point presentation on the “Changing paradigm of MSME development-experiment in Nagaland for MSME clusters”, highlighted on the various hiccups and problems faced in functioning of MSME in the state.

This was followed by an open discussion on identifying probable clusters in Nagaland and adoption of resolution.

The workshop was sponsored by Development CommissionerMicro, Small & Medium Enterprise (DC-MSME), Ministry of MSME.

‘Angry Mother Soap’ launched Workshop on ‘art in education’ held

(Left) Akitoli Suu (3rd right), along with her parents and family members (Right) The interior of the Angry Mother Soap Co.’ selling locally made bathing soaps. (Morung Photo)

DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 8 (MExN): A new enterprise called ‘Angry Mother Soap Co.’ selling locally made bathing soaps was launched here

at Thilixu on Monday.

The shop has an array of locally produced fragrant soaps with labels like beer soap, tea tree, patchouli, milk bar, goat’s milk,

watermelon, grapefruit, black pepper and baby soap.

Akitoli Suu, the proprietor of ‘Angry Mother Soap Co.’ said all the soaps are

natural with no synthetic preservatives added to them. The manufacturing unit of the soaps is located at Hokhezhe village, some 25 kms from Dimapur.

DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 8 (MExN): A five days workshop on ‘Art in Education’ was conducted for the teacher trainees (B. Ed) of Unity College of Teacher Education from February 2 to 6.

The five day practical workshop was led by Wipawee Panjinda, Master in Fine Arts –M.FA (Sculpture) from Visva Bharati University. The workshop focused on introducing students to the field of Art education, practice of Art in understanding the self and as a form of self-expression for enhancing creativity, how the world operates with Art on the part of the teacher and on the part of community.

The teacher trainees were briefed on the chal-

Participants of the workshop on ‘Art in Education’ conducted for the teacher trainees (B. Ed) of Unity College of Teacher Education from February 2 to 6.

lenges and problems in were taught the Art of ‘cal- to immerse in the soul satimparting Art Education ligraphy’. The workshop isfying zest of creative exin Indian Schools and also gave the trainees a chance pression.

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Governor can't summon assembly session on his whims, fancies: sC new delhI, February 8 (IanS): The Supreme Court on Monday said Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa can't summon on his "whims and fancies" the assembly session to test the majority of Chief Minister Naban Tuki's government (since dismissed).

"You (governor) can't ask (the house to assemble) on your whims and fancies," an apex court constitution bench comprising Justices Jagdish Singh Khehar, Dipak Misra, Madan B. Lokur, Pinaki Chandra Ghosh and N.V. Ramana observed.

The court's observation came in the course of the submissions made by senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for 14 MLAs disqualified by Speaker Nabam Rabia, who defended the governor's action to summon an assembly session on December 16 at a community hall in Itanagar.

Dwivedi contended that if the governor is satisfied that the chief minister has lost the majority support in the assembly he could ask the latter to convene the assembly

session to prove his majority.

If the chief minister fails to do so, the governor has three options - dismiss the government under Article 164 (1) of the constitution, send a report to the president invoking Article 356 or call the session of the assembly. As Justice Khehar observed that the governor could not summon the assembly on his whims and fancies, Justice Dipak Misra observed that the "occasion has not arisen here (in the case of Arunachal Pradesh)".

In another poser, the bench asked Dwivedi: "Who has the primacy in such a situation?" As the senior counsel said that "primacy is with the elected government", the court asked if there was any discretion with the governor.

Dwivedi reiterated that if the chief minister failed to convene an assembly session, the governor in exercise of his discretionary power was entitled to call the assembly session. In a related development, Speaker Nabam Rabia has moved the apex court to seek

North east Briefs

NEZCC’s 'Octave Festival' to be held in Vadodara

Vadodara, February 8 (PTI): The annual 'Octave Festival', organized by the North East Zone Cultural Centre, Dimapur (NEZCC), would be held in Vadodara from February 10-14, a senior official said today. "'Octave - The Festival of the North-East', would be organized in Vadodara from February 10-14, in which at least 280 artistes from the eight states of North-East India would participate," Vadodara district Collector Avantika Singh told reporters. It is for the first time that the event is being organized in Vadodara, which is the cultural capital of Gujarat, she said, adding it would be held at Sir Sayajirao Nagar Gruh in Akota area of the city.

Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya would attend the festival on February 11, she said. "Rock band and other musical performances, exhibitions, theater shows, seminars, traditional dances, vegetarian food stalls, etc would mark the five-day event," Director of West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, M Furqan Khan said. "The region comprises eight states, namely Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim. Hence, the name 'Octave'," Singh said. "The festival was introduced by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India to provide a platform to the artistes and artisans of the North-East region to project their rich cultural heritage," she said.

The festival is being held since 2006.

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status quo in the matter.

Senior counsel Fali S. Nariman told the court that Deputy Speaker T. Norbu Thongdok had written to Governor Rajkhowa that he was the speaker and sought records pertaining to the speaker's office as custodian of the assembly. Nariman said the governor had sought legal opinion on Thongdok's plea.

Making it clear that it would not pass orders on a daily basis on the affairs of Arunachal Pradesh, the court said it will decide when Rabia's plea filed on Monday evening is put up before the bench.

Ask Centre to give list of seized docs Meanwhile, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the apex court that the offices of the chief minister and other ministers have not been sealed as contended by the petitioners who challenged the imposition of President's Rule in the state.

Rohatgi said documents and files allegedly taken into possession on the governor's instructions ran into one lakh pages, add-

ing that the petitioners, including Congress Party's chief whip in Arunachal Assembly Rajesh Tacho, should indicate what documents they required and the same would be furnished to them.

Making it clear that the list provided by the attorney general was not exhaustive, the court said that the petitioners would be provided with full details of the documents in the possession of the state and they would then indicate which documents were required. "You give the whole list. This is not the whole list. Give the entire list (of the documents connected with the matter before the court)," the bench told the attorney general.

The constitution bench is hearing petitions filed by the Congress leaders challenging Governor Rajkhowa's report to recommend the imposition of President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh, subsequent presidential proclamation and other matters rooted in the political imbroglio.

The hearing in the case will continue on Tuesday.

Irom Sharmila wants justice for July 23 Khwairamband killing Our Correspondent Imphal | February 8

Rights crusader Irom Chanu Sharmila today urged the people of Manipur to launch agitation to persuade the government of Manipur to deliver justice for Chungkham Sanjit Meitei and Thokchom Rabina Devi who were killed in an alleged fake encounter in 2009. Activist Sharmila, who has been on fast since 2000 demanding the Indian government to repeal Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA), was produced before the court of chief judicial magistrate, Imphal West.

She is facing charges under Section 309 of the IPC (attempt to suicide).

Sharmila said the people should not remain silent over the Sanjit-Rabina case

and urged them to launch a fresh agitation to seek justice. It was the right time to rise up together to start a sustained public movement against the ‘fake encounter’ and pressure the government, she said. An innocent bystander, Rabina Devi who was 7 months pregnant was also killed in the July 23 Khwairmab and incident in which Sanjit

Meitei, a former PLA activist was killed by commandos of Manipur Police.

The CBI-probed case resurfaced after Manipur Police head constable Thounaojam Herojit Singh, one of the accused, recently confessed to the media that he shot and killed Sanjit in a fake encounter as he was ordered by his seniors to execute the task.

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Bodo militant wanted by NIA killed in shootout GuwahaTI, February 8 (IanS): A Bodo militant -- who was wanted by the NIA for his involvement in the December 2014 massacre of Adivasi people -- was on Monday shot dead by security forces in Assam's Chirang district, officials said.

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On being challenged, the militant fired at them with an automatic weapon.

The security forces retaliated, injuring the militant. He was taken to the district hospital in Chirang, where he was declared dead. An AK56 rifle, some ammunition and Rs.31,000 in cash were recovered from the slaim militant, the official said.

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tually leaving no space for the heavy traffic, inviting criticism that the plan was outlandish and impractical. "We have waited long for the temporary markets," said Sushila, a fish monger. Sorojini, who sells handloom products at the market, told IANS that they have Hobson's choice.

Pishakmacha who sells consumer items said, "We have been sitting at the roadside all these days.

Many of us had fallen ill since we are exposed to sun, exhaust fumes and dust. Besides, there is a risk as the streets are very narrow and traffic is exceptionally heavy in these parts of the town. We had little choice."

Experts who visited Imphal to inspect the damaged marketing complexes recommended to the government not to allow the vendors to occupy these again. So far, the government has not intervened and the women vendors and customers are at great risk in case another major earthquake strikes the state.

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Chandel, February 8 (Mexn): Thousands of Nagas in Chandel, today bade farewell to the Naga freedom fighter Colonel Rtd Livingstone Anal, aged 42, Second in Command of AC, BN, Naga Army of NSCN (IM) who breathed his last at Delhi after a sudden illness on February 5. His mortal remain which was flown from Delhi to his native home town Chandel on February 7 was welcomed by thousands of citizens including various Naga civil societies under the aegis of Chandel Naga People’s Organisation and paid homage to the departed soul. The final funeral service of Late Livingstone held today at Maha Union Govt higher secondary school ground, Japhou where thousands of people - his friends, relatives, school mates, college mates, his colleagues, church leaders, chiefs, representatives and leaders of various Naga civil societies, ranks and files of Naga army paid their last respect. It also included Gun salutes by representatives of nine Naga tribes of Chandel district. Earlier, he was given was a given Guard of Honour by rank and file of the Naga armies at the Battalion head quarter of AC , BN, Naga Army, located at Phunchung village under Chandel P/S. Family sources said Colonel Rt Livingstone Anal was born in February 29, 1973 and has 24 years of services in the Naga Army after joining in 1992. He is survived by wife, three children,two brothers and three sisters.

IMPhal, February 8 (IanS): The women vendors of Ima Keithel, the iconic Mothers' Market here, started on Monday to re-occupy the two quakehit and unsafe buildings of the complex they have been advised not to enter.

The women said they will soon re-start their business in the two buildings of the Mothers' Market complex, which were severely damaged in the January 4 earthquake and rendered unsafe.

Over 2,000 women vendors were left without shops and their only means of livelihood since the buildings were damaged in the earthquake on January 4. These women then pinned their hopes on a state government plan to construct a temporary market for them at the Thangal Bazar area, which had to be scrapped after widespread protests led by local Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Khumukcham Joykishan.

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Leadership remains key challenge Zomato claims to break even in India operations for companies globally, says report MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 8 (PTI): Even as there has been an increase in leadership programme spending across the world in 2015, including in India, the overall capability gap has grown in companies, according to a report.

Deloitte’s 2015 Global Human Capital Trends report revealed that many companies treat leadership sporadically, confining development to a select few employees, failing to make long-term investments in leadership and neglect to build a robust pipeline at all levels.

Organisations around the world are struggling to strengthen their leadership pipelines, yet over the past year, businesses fell further behind, particularly in their ability to develop millennial leaders.

“Building leadership remains paramount, ranking as the number two issue in 2015. “Yet despite

the fact that nearly 9 out of 10 respondents surveyed cite the issue as important or very important, the data also suggest that organisations have made little or no progress since last year,” the report found. The study involved surveys and interviews with more than 3,300 business and HR leaders from 106 countries.

Indian companies have also ranked ‘learning and development’ as a

Maruti Suzuki begins Baleno shipments to Japan NEw DElhI, FEBRUARY 8 (PTI): The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has dispatched the first shipment of its premium hatchback Baleno to Japan where it will be launched next month.

It is for the first time that a model manufactured by Maruti Suzuki is being exported to Japan where its parent company Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) is based.

“I am convinced that the Baleno will be the success story of ‘Make in India’, and the significance of Maruti Suzuki as the global production base will further expand,” said Suzuki Motor Corporation President and COO T. Suzuki, who was here to take part in the Auto Expo.

The first consignment comprised 1,800 units and was shipped from

Mundra Port in Gujarat, where SMC is setting up a manufacturing plant to supply cars to its Indian arm. Maruti also plans to export the Baleno to over 100 global markets. The company and its supplier partners have invested Rs. 1,060 crore in the development of Baleno, which is being manufactured at the company’s Manesar plant.

Recently, around 200 dealers from Japan visited the Manesar plant to closely look at the manufacturing process of the product. In the domestic market, the car has been well accepted and currently the company has over 80,000 bookings for the model. It competes with the likes of Hyundai i20, Honda Jazz and Volkswagen Polo and is sold through the company’s new premium network of showrooms, Nexa.

TRAI rules against differential pricing for Internet services NEw DElhI, FEBRUARY 8 (REUTERs): The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday ruled against differential pricing for Internet services, in a setback to Facebook Inc’s plan to roll out free Internet to the masses in Asia’s third-largest economy. TRAI said that Internet service providers would not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different web services. Facebook’s Free Basics plan, launched in around three dozen developing countries, offers pareddown web services on mobile phones, along with access to Facebook’s own social network and messaging services, without charge. Critics had argued that allowing access to a select few apps and web services for free violates the principle of net neutrality - the principle that all websites and data on the Internet should be treated equal.

OPPO starts selling ‘selfie expert’ F1 in Delhi NEw DElhI, FEBRUARY 8 (IANs): Driven by positive response, Chinese device-maker OPPO Mobiles has started selling its mobile photography-focused devices F1 and F1 Plus in Delhi, with Bollywood and Telugu film actress Rhea Chakraborty becoming the first customer to own the “selfie expert”.

“I am so thrilled at being the first one to be able to use the ‘selfie expert’ OPPO F1. I love taking selfies and am sure that my new phone will help me take the best selfies every time I want to,” a company statement quoted Chakraborty as saying. OPPO offers an entire range of camera-phone devices starting from entry level to mid-range smartphones and the company considers Delhi an important maket.

“Delhi is one of the top markets in India in terms of technology adaptation, awareness, 4G connectivity, therefore it is a very important market for OPPO Mobiles and the first sale today is a reflection of our resolution to grow and long term commitment to the Indian market,” said Poppy Huang, CEO-Delhi, OPPO Mobiles India. The F1 features an 8 MP front-facing camera with a wide f/2.0 aperture lens and a 1/4-inch sensor, a sophisticated Pure Image 2.0+ photography platform offering OPPO’s Beautify 3.0 feature.

It also sports OPPO’s patented Screen Flash to make snapping selfies in low-light conditions, and can shoot selfies using hand gestures and spoken commands. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 series Octa-core processor with 3GB RAM and 16GB ROM. The F1 Plus sports a 13 MP rear camera along with interesting features like Slow Shutter, Double Exposure and Ultra-HD, the company said, without specifying the price of the devices.

long-term challenge.

Companies rating ‘learning and development’ as very important tripled since 2014, it said.

“But even as the importance of this issue rose, the readiness to address it went down. Only 40% of respondents rated their organisations as ready or very ready in learning and development in 2015, compared to 75 per cent in 2014,” it added. Culture

and engagement is another area that is considered a long-term challenge by companies in India.

In an era of heightened corporate transparency, greater workforce mobility, and severe skills shortages, culture, engagement and retention have emerged as top issues for business leaders, the report stated. “These issues are not simply an HR problem. Culture and en-

gagement is the most important issue companies face around the world.

“About 87% of organisations cite culture and engagement as one of their top challenges, and 50% call the problem very important,” it said.

Organisations that create a culture defined by meaningful work, deep employee engagement, job and organisational fit, and strong leadership are outperforming their peers and will likely beat their competition in attracting top talent, it added. The report also said the human resource industry in India is highly complex, unorganised and fragmented and is dominated by recruitment, followed by research and outsourcing. Firms providing HR consulting, leadership development and learning services are usually global, dominating the homegrown ones.

NEw DElhI, FEBRUARY 8 (IANs): Leading online restaurant booking and food ordering application (app) firm Zomato on Monday claimed achieving break-even or operating profit in its business across India and five countries in South East Asia and the Gulf region.

Other countries are Lebanon, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Gulf and Indonesia and Philippines in South East Asia.

The start-up firm, however, did not disclose to the media at what revenue the break-even was achieved or other operational numbers.

“We have doubled our revenue year-onyear (YoY) over the last few years to post growth numbers this year (fiscal) as our business turned profitable in six of the 18 markets we operate,” Zomato founder and chief executive Deepin-

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Killing of couple condemned NSCN (IM) to intensify raids on criminal activities in Dimapur Dimapur, February 8 (mexN): Several organisations today condemned the killing of T. Alemba Sangtam and his wife Naro in Shamator on February 6 and appealed to the government to immediately arrest the people involved.

They also conveyed condolences to the bereaved family.

The Eastern Nagaland Legislators Union (ENLU) condemned the killing and arson which followed.

A statement issued by ENLU convenor, P. Longon stated, “At a time when the Naga people were yearning for peace in our land, such incidents should not hamper the peace and tranquility.” It called upon the communities to maintain peace and not to vitiate the situation. Further, stating that nobody should take law in their hands, it said the issue should not be made tribal in any manner. “All community leaders should come forward and help each other in resolving the problem. All must live as united Naga brothers and sisters for the betterment of our Naga

society.” ENLU also called upon the law enforcing agencies to immediately arrest the people responsible for the shooting and arson.

NPCC President, K Therie maintained that the government is fully aware of the tension and frequent killings that have taken place in the area. “The elected leaders are aware of the situation and it is the responsibility of the government of the day to maintain public order according to the Constitutional provisions,” Therie said in a press note. “However, the government has been sleeping over the problems of the area for too long.”

In a press statement, Nagaland GB Federation stated, “Such an inhuman, cowardly crime has brought shame to the Naga society and it deserves a strong condemnation from one and all.”

The Federation appealed to the Government of Nagaland to investigate and leave no stone unturned to bring justice to the victims and also ensure safety of the innocent public and

bring the situation under control. The statement further urged the GBs Associations of Kiphire and Tuensang districts to extend all possible help and cooperation to the district administration and do the needful to prevent further escalation of the situation.

It appealed to the public not to opt for any kind of destructive measure.

In a separate press note, Sangtam Union Chumukidema urged the State government to arrest the culprits and punish them as per the law without much delay. “Such kind of barbaric act by killing the innocent citizen travellers is totally unacceptable in the state while the government, NGOs and all the respected tribes are trying to bring peace and tranquility among the Nagas,” it added.

Sangtam Peoples’ Forum Dimapur District (SPFBB) also condemned the killing and appealed to the government agency to immediately arrest the accused and punish them as per the law of the land.

Meanwhile, Naga

Council Dimapur expressed shock that the incident happened in ENPO area despite the organization declaring its jurisdiction as peace zone. Stating that all organizations should warn perpetrators of such crime, the Council urged the tribal bodies concerned to assist the law enforcement agencies and administrator to immediately investigate the case and book the people responsible.

In a statement, Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) urged upon the law enforcing agencies to render all efforts and book the perpetrators of the incident, while appealing to all the citizens concerned to refrain from undertaking any activities which might further aggravate the situation rather than containing it. The Federation further impressed that with the ensuing HSLC and HSSLC examination, the conducive environment for the student community to prepare and appear for their examination should not be hampered under any circumstances.

ANPSTA Wokha appeals to conduct interview at the earliest Wokha, February 8 (mexN): The All Nagaland Pre-Service Teachers’ Association (ANPSTA), Wokha unit has drawn the attention of the Principal Director and Director of School Education, regarding the abeyance of interview in respect to the advertisement No ED/MISC-4/2015 dated Kohima 23rd January 2015 for the post of Primary Teachers.

In an open letter to the Principal Director and Director, O Grace Tungoe, President, and Zuchobeni Humtsoe, General Secretary said that the advertisement indicated 689 vacancies in eight districts, out of which, the eastern Nagaland applicants had their interview shortly after the advertisement. However, the remaining applicants of Wokha, Dimapur, Kohima

and Phek districts were denied the opportunity citing “certain reason best known to them,” the letter stated.

The unit asked the department concerned why the government is delaying to give appointments to the remaining applicants when it can give appointments to eastern Nagaland candidates. “If you are constrained to conduct interview for fear of paying sal-

ary to the appointees why backdoor appointments is in rampant?” it questioned.

The letter further highlighted that their interview has been kept in abeyance since February last year without citing any reason.

Stating that ample time has been given, the unit appealed to the authority to do the needful formalities for conducting the interview at the earliest.

Dimapur, February 8 (mexN): Office of the Crime Suspension Department (CSD), NSCN (IM) today informed that it will begin to observe and conduct raids on all forms of "criminal activities" in Dimapur.

A press release from CSD Secretary, Khekuto Jakhalu said that the main objective of the mission is to drive out all forms of illegal businesses in Dimapur.

“The business system has been running under the influence of heavy weight backgrounds and also so

called respective markets union,” it stated.

The secretary alleged that certain market unions have been encouraging and allowing “nonlocal” businessmen to “earn maximum profit by fooling local customers for their own benefit”. It maintained that the market is now competitively selling duplicate articles, foreign products without MRP and expiry date, adulterated food, mixedup brands in show room, duplicate motor parts and price default, banned

RPF assault case: RSZ demands non-bailable offence for accused TsemiNyu, February 8 (mexN): With regard to the assault on Senenlo Kath on February 3 at Dimapur Railway Station, the Rengma Selo Zi (youth organisation) today asserted that it will not remain silent until and unless the accused are booked under non-bailable offence.

It also demanded that the service of the personnel of the RPF involved in the crime be terminated immediately as “their continuance in the public service is a great threat in this civilized country.”

The organisation also questioned the “integrity” of the accused and authority of Railway Protection Force (RPF) for filing counter FIR against the victim who is still in coma in a Guwahati hospital.

In a press release issued by its general secretary, Shatilo Kent and president, Kenneth Rengma, Rengma Selo Zi (RSZ) further questioned the authority concerned as to why the main accused was granted bail from the magistrate under bailable offence when the victim is battling between life and death.

The RSZ appealed for justice to be delivered at the earliest in order to avoid elements that will lead to further complications in the days to come.

According to the release, the victim was attacked for the second time after he was released from the Government Railway Police Station after getting first aid, “which was an act of attempt to murder.”

Meanwhile, RSZ lauded the efforts of the Commissioner of Police Dimapur for initiating and expediting the matter.

NPCC for probe into PDS rice scam Phek women farmers go on exposure tour Dimapur, February 8 (mexN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has submitted a memorandum to the Nagaland state Governor, PB Acharya expressing serious concern at the recent exposure of alleged black marketing of ‘PDS Rice’ in Mokokchung.

This was exposed during a raid conducted by the district administration and police where suspected pilfered rice in huge quantity were found in private godowns.

A press note from the Working President of the NPCC, P Ayang Konyak said

that “in 2015 we have come across people making hue and cry on K oil distribution but the Food & Civil Supplies Department remained silent on the issue.”

The present issue, it stated is not an isolated case happening in the Mokokchung district, but the same practice is reportedly happening in Dimapur and other districts where PDS rice are hardly sold to the deserving people under ‘below poverty line’ and the PDS rice are sold in the open market at the exorbitant price.

It demanded that the Food & Civil Supplies Department has to take re-

sponsibility for the recent “scam” in Mokokchung, since “it is within their knowledge that the alleged suppliers are committing the mal-practices in dealing with PDS rice.”

The NPCC further demanded that the Governor immediately set up a High Level Enquiry Committee and take action against those officials from Food & Civil Supplies Department, Nagaland and the alleged suppliers who are involved in the PDS rice scam in Mokokchung district and the enquiry report be made public within a month’s time.

Public SPace

Open letter to Director, School Education, Nagaland

Sir,

As you are aware of the RTE Act 2009, an Act also known as the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 for all children of the age of six to fourteen years which was enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India also Subjected to the provisions of articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution, the provisions of this Act shall apply to conferment of rights on children to free and compulsory education where no school or person shall,

while admitting a child, collect any capitation fee and subject the child or his or her parents or guardians to any screening procedure in Govt. Elementary Schools.

Any school or person, if in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1),-(a) receives capitation fee, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten times the capitation fee charged. (b) subjects a child to screening procedure, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to twenty

five thousand rupees for the first contravention and fifty thousand rupees for each subsequent contraventions.

Sir, subjected to this Act, I would like to seek clarification on whether the department has issued any orders/notifications to Govt. schools for charging of capitation fees since I've come across schools where they are charging the Capitation fees amounting of Rs. 900/ Rs. 1100, Rs. 1300/ Rs.1500, Rs.1400/Rs.1600, Rs.1400/Rs.1700 for old/ new students at Grade V, VI,VII & VIII.

drugs etc. Some have also been bottling and mixing alcohol, re-stitching and pasting company price on footwear and clothes, repacking expired cement, mixing sand, putting fake documents on vehicles, pharmacies, etc, it added.

The CSD further said that it will check entire petrol outlets for adulteration, hotel and lounges for “immoral activities”, disco and restaurants which run beyond deadline. It warned that sudden raids will be conducted on isolated places like State

Stadium, Agri Expo (4th Mile), Chathe River and against any kind of criminal activities detrimental to the general public.

At the same time, it said enough personnel/ cadres will be deployed to enforce stern action against the “daylight robberies.” If anybody is found indulging in or committing illegal business in the market, the authority will take stern action upon the defaulter, it warned. The authority will also publish their personal details and photograph in the media, it was added.

MEx FILE Ao Senden, AKM serve final ultimatum to RMSA Dimapur, February 8 (mexN): The Ao Senden and the Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) today served a final seven day ultimatum to the RMSA State Mission Director for filling up of the 15 Ao language teacher posts. In response to a letter by the State Mission Director RMSA Nagaland, the two Ao bodies said that after thorough deliberation the reasons cited for re-advertisement,” the undersigned have decided not to accept any reasons but to totally stick to your advertisement No. SCERT/RMSA/EXAM/2013-2014/810, dated Kohima the 27th Jan. 2014, without any flexibility.” They cautioned that the organizations would be compelled to “resort to our own course of action” in the RMSA fails to fill up the posts within seven days.

ANAHTA calls emergency meet kohima, February 8 (mexN): All Nagaland Aggrieved Hindi Teachers’ Association (ANAHTA) has convened an emergency meeting on February 11, 10:00 am at Nagaland State Bharat Scouts and Guides office, Bayavü Hill, Kohima. Therefore, all the district representatives have been requested to attend the meeting without fail. A press release from ANAHTA officials also requested the members to bring membership fee of Rs. 500/-. For details, contact: 9862259002/ 8794271074.

K Therie condoles kohima, February 8 (mexN): NPCC President K Therie has expressed pain over the passing of Zheilo Puse, former GB, Zapami village. “He was one of the last surviving persons who knew the entire customs, culture and traditions,” Therie said of the deceased. “In his passing, we have lost an honest leader and the void created cannot be filled.” He further prayed that God comfort and console the bereaved family members in this trying and difficult time.

SASU presidential meeting ZuNheboTo, February 8 (mexN): Saptiqa Area Students’ Union (SASU) has convened its first presidential meeting on February 13, 10:30 am at the residence of Botoshe Chishi of Naga Bazar, Kohima. Therefore, all the executive members and unit presidents have been asked to attend the meeting without fail. SASU president, Atopu Achumi also appealed to the district administration not to allow any group or individual to organize party during the HSLC and HSSLC exam.

SIEMAT building inauguration

The women farmers from Phek district during the exposure tour.

phek, February 8 (mexN): Progressive women farmers from Phek district went on an exposure tour to ICAR (RC), Jharnapani and Meghalaya from February 5 to 7.

22 farmers from nine villages (Mesulumi, Thetsumi, Sakraba, Sekruzu, Dzulhami, Phugi, Zapami, Thetsumi and Pfutsero) participated in the tour jointly organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Porba, Phek and North East Network (NEN), Chizami.

The farmers interacted with the extension scien-

tists at ICAR (RC), Jharnapani and ICAR-KVK Ribhoi, Meghalaya, where they learned about various aspects of hill farming and the economic aspects, according to a press release. The farmers visited the livestock farms under ICAR(RC) NEHR–Barapani, Meghalaya and aquatinted themselves with the scientific rearing practices of rabbit, pig, goat and poultry. The farmers also visited the horticulture farms and learned about the prospects in floriculture, vegetable, and fruits cultivation in hills.

The team was led by Dr Debojyoti Borkotoky, Subject Matter Specialist (Animal Science), KVKPhek and Dolly Wotsa, Programme Assistant of NEN-Chizami, a prominent NGO working for the economic and social upliftment of women farmers.

The release said that the linkage programme concluded with a positive note from the participating farmers to practice and disseminate the feasible technologies to enhance productivity and profitability in crop and livestock farming.

Assam Rifles apprehend NNC (N/A) cadre Dimapur, February 8 (mexN): Troops of 32 Assam Rifles along with police representatives apprehended one NNC (N/A) cadre at Naga Gaon colony here on February 3 around 5:00 am. The cadre, identified as Kivika Awomi, is a Deputy Kilonser. A press

release from Assam Rifles informed that the Assam Rifles along with police representatives had launched a search operation in the colony based on specific information regarding presence of armed cadres. The AR alleged that “illegal/unauthorized arm and ammu-

nition and large number of incriminating documents” were found from the house of the cadre. One .22 pistol with magazine and eleven live rounds were recovered, it added. The apprehended cadre along with the recovered items was handed over to Sub Urban Police Station.

kohima, February 8 (mexN): The State Institute of Educational Management and Training (SIEMAT) building will be inaugurated on February 10 at SCERT Kohima at 11:00 am. The building will be inaugurated by Minister for School Education & SCERT Yitachu as the chief guest, while F.P. Solo, Commissioner & Secretary for SCERT & DSE will be the guest of honour. Senthang, Director, School Education and Thejawelie Gregory, Mission Director, SSA Nagaland will also speak on the occasion. Keynote address will be delivered by SCERT director Vipralhou Kesiezie.

The function will be chaired by Thejakhrielie Sekhose, Additional Director, SCERT, while vote of thanks will be proposed by Mego Iralu, Joint Director, SCERT.

Solid Waste Management Project inauguration kohima, February 8 (Dipr): The inaugural and commissioning of the Project “Solid Waste Management Facility” at Lerie, Kohima, which is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and assisted by the North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme (NERUDP)/ North-Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Programme (NERCCDIP) will be held on February 11 at 2:00 pm. Chief Minister of Nagaland, TR Zeliang will grace the occasion as chief guest and Adviser for Urban Development, S.I. Jamir will be the guest of honour.

JTYO condemns Jalukie, February 8 (mexN): Jalukie Town Youth Organization (JTYO) has condemned the murder of Heisuibe in Jalukie Town by unknown person(s) on February 7. “Such dastardly act against innocent citizen is highly intolerable and an outright challenge to the peace loving citizens of the society,” stated a condemnation note from JTYO President, Ireu Zeliang. JTYO stated that it will not remain silent, but assist the investigating agency to nab the culprit at the earliest. Meanwhile, the organization appealed to the citizens of Jalukie Town to co-operate with the police by providing clue, if any, so that the accused is booked. It further requested the police to seriously handle the case in order to prevent such incident in future.

Zbto DPDB discusses road condition, water scarcity

ZuNheboTo, February 8 (Dipr): The monthly Zunheboto District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) meeting was held on February Receipts for Admission & Notice for admission displayed by the School.

8 at DC conference hall I. Akum Aier, Kohima chaired by ADC, Nungsangmenla Imchen.

The Morung Express “Public Space” is to provide space for the opinions of At the meeting, Vice the people to be expressed and heard through this newspaper. Nonetheless, The Morung Express points out that the opinions expressed in the contents President, Sumi Hoho, published in the “Public Space” do not reflect the views and position of the Khehoshe Yepthomi spoke newspaper or the editor.

on the deteriorated road condition from Lumami to Zunheboto, which is the lifeline of the district for all essential commodities from Mariani and Jorhat.

He requested the board to look into the problems faced by the commuters and the general public.

On the problem of water scarcity in Zunhe-

boto Town raised by Sumi Hoho, Executive Engineer, PHED, Er. Kitoshe said due to ongoing road expansion, the pipe was dismantled at Keltomi village under Aghunato subdivision. The road construction is still under process, because of which, the pipeline could not be aligned and restored. In

this regard, the board requested the ADC, Aghunato and Aghunato Adhoc Town Council to look into the matter and report.

With regard to opening of a Tribal Hostel cum Coaching Institute, the board decided to verify the area first and forward the proposal in the next meeting. The board also wel-

comed new member, District Horticulture Officer, Chubatoshi.

The chairperson expressed her concern over the poor attendance and asked the members not to take the DPDB meeting lightly. She added that strict disciplinary action will be initiated against the absentees in the future.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 37

Is the Nagaland Govt Listening?

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iven the existing conditions and present state of affairs in Nagaland, one questions whether the Nagaland State government is listening to people’s voices, is attentive to their problems and genuinely understands the magnitude of the crisis it is faced with. The present Nagaland State government that prides itself in being “opposition-less” seems to be virtually non-existent when it comes to the art of governance. This has raised doubt on its ability to provide good governance and more precisely on whether it has the public trust and political will to meet the aspirations and will of the people.

From issues of basic infrastructural needs such as roads, electricity, water, quality health care, sanitation and effective drainage systems to critical policy issues such as climate change, environment, increasing unemployment, a failing education system that is seeing an alarming rise of drop-outs, to rampant illegal coal mining and dealing with a system that has become inherently corrupt, the Nagaland State government does not quite seem to be sure on how to address it, and even less clear on a pathway forward. This irony is not lost. An “opposition-less” government should be in a better position to tackle such critical issues of governance and provide decisive leadership. However, this government’s lack of a planned response raises questions of credibility and ability.

In recent times the agitations regarding unpaid salaries, scholarship issues, questions surrounding the freedom of the press in Nagaland, the murder of a prominent businesswoman and more recently of a young businessman, the alleged rape of a minor by a policeman, a man found suspended by the neck from the goalposts in a school in Jalukie, community conflicts and the prevailing violence and tension in Tuensang and Kiphire districts are some incidents which have further put to test the ability of the Nagaland State government to reflectively and decisively respond with wisdom and prudence.

Unfortunately, the knee-jerk reactions and flip-flopping approach has not helped in building public confidence. Furthermore, the eerie silence and the side-stepping stance of the Nagaland State government on many of these crises have only created the image of a weak and uncaring government. For instance, its primary response to a number of issues seems to focus around setting up ‘Committees’ to inquire and recommend measures, thus freeing itself of any political burden and responsibility. Behaving almost like a Naga civil society organization, it has confined its role to issuing public condemnations in the media. Without any concrete remedial measures that are demanded of a responsible government, the relevance of its approach needs to be questioned.

A government - any government - worth its name must be able to protect its citizens and uphold their rights with confidence, with responsibility and with certainty. The Naga people are in need of a dynamic, confident, responsive and people centered government. How long will it take for the Nagaland State government to wake up, listen to the people, seize the crisis as an opportunity to change and bring change, to act with responsibility, to provide value based leadership and facilitate a vision that enables the people to progress and develop with dignity?

This must begin with the Nagaland State government mustering the political will to humble itself and listen to the people!

lEfT WING |

Vikas Datta IANS

'Middle East situation like pre-Independence India'

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he current turmoil in the Middle East is due as much to sectarianism as the legacies of colonial rule, and the situation is quite like the Indian subcontinent in the decade prior to Independence, says regional expert Vali Nasr.

"Colonialism not only decided maps of the modern Middle East, but also fostered sectarianism in the internal structures it set up - the Alawites in Syria, the Christians in Lebanon under the French, and so on.

"Colonialism and sectarianism conflicted with secular nationalism... sectarianism in the Middle East was like communalism in India during its freedom struggle and can be understood the same way... the issue of majority and minority rights,” Nasr, the dean of the School of Advanced International Studies at US' Johns Hopkins University, spoke to IANS in an interview during his India visit for the Jaipur Literature Festival. "The violence in Iraq is similar to the violence seen during the Partition of India," he said.

Nasr, a foreign policy advisor to the Barack Obama regime (2009-11) and a scholar on politics and Islamic activism in the Arab world, as well as Iran and Pakistan, and sectarian identity in Middle East politics, notes sectarianism, between Sunnis and Shias, was not on points of theology but on distribution of power. This was especially relevant in countries like Iraq and Bahrain which had Shia majorities but without any power, he noted, adding the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 and then the Arab Spring further opened the door to sectarianism. "The Arab Spring began a demand for democracy but what after that? That is the key issue," said Nasr, citing another parallel with the Indian subcontinent's example where the struggle against British rule also saw a bitter contest between the Congress and the Muslim League on the shape and nature of the political dispensation to follow.

Nasr contends rise of groups like the Islamic State is among attempts by Sunni hardliners to reverse Shia Iran's gains in Iraq.

But this comes at a time when Iran, long seen by the western world as the source of instability in the Middle East, is now being needed to manage the same instability, he said. This image of Iran stemmed from the historic Shia-Sunni conflict, which however took shape of a proxy war after the 1979 Iranian Revolution raised a Shia threat for Sunni powers, especially Saudi Arabia which has had a relationship with the US, predating the US-Israel alliance. "This proxy war between Shias and Sunnis, or between Iran and Saudi Arabia, even extended to south Asia and is still going on in Pakistan," said Nasr, who also spent some time in the sub-continent in the late 1970s.

Nasr noted the founder of the Jamaat-e-Islami and a proponent of propagating "true" Islam was not violent himself, but his "children have become more intolerant". On Iraq, he noted Shias and Sunnis look on its post-2003 politics differently - the former see it as the first modern Shia Arab state, but the latter were disturbed at the loss of a country that contained the Shia "threat" - and through the US, seen as their reliable ally against Khomeini's Iran. Matters were further complicated by the Arab Spring "which did to several Arab states what the US Army had done to Iraq - broke down the state", he said, noting the implosion in several authoritarian Sunni states, taken to its logical conclusion -- of democracy and elections -- would have disturbing consequences for Sunnis, especially in places like Bahrain given Iraq's example. "That is why the IS, which is trying to roll back Iranian gains in Iraq, and wrest Syria for the Sunnis, has struck a political resonance with its goal of a Sunni caliphate," said Nasr.

C O M M E N T A R Y

LK Sharma

Writers get bouquets, not brickbats The business model of the Jaipur Literature Festival will be studied as a case study

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he Jaipur Literature Festival passed off peacefully! The formulaic beginning, used for surcharged political rallies in India, is appropriate for this literary meet because of the ongoing furious debate on the freedom of expression and rising intolerance.

For five days, Jaipur saw a large gathering of writers many of whom have been damned as anti-national subversives by the political activists loyal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The campaign against writers began when dozens of them returned their literary awards in protest against violence against writers. One of them had been killed by a mob. A rationalist thinker met the same fate. Another writer felt so disturbed by threats that he “killed” the writer in himself, declaring that he was abandoning his cherished vocation for ever.

Some citizens became the victims of prejudices against a particular religious community or caste.

Some vigilante groups started dictating what to eat, what to wear and whom to marry.

While reports of violence continued, several political leaders and others denied that there was any intolerance. Those talking of intolerance were charged with sullying India’s image. To utter the word “intolerance” is to get categorised as “anti-Modi”. He or she faced a verbal onslaught and in some cases, physical or financial harm. No one has been spared, not even the most popular film stars. Senior members of Mr. Modi’s ruling party keep hitting out at the writers and warning them to “keep off politics”. The cyber army deployed against the writers uses stronger words.

The wave of spontaneous, un-coordinated protests by writers with no shared ideology was seen by the leaders of Mr. Modi’s party as a conspiracy to defame the Government. It was described as “manufactured dissent”. The writers were called the agents of an opposition party. Some were blamed for not having protested when individual freedom was curtailed in the past during the Congress regime even though they had protested. In every TV discussion, the question “where were you when…?” was raised.

A speaker hit back by ridiculing this question. Where were you when Sita was abducted by Ravan, the demon-king, he asked.

The tirade against the protesting writers had gone on for weeks when the Jaipur Literature Festival was held. The speakers belonging to this maligned community must have breathed a sigh of relief that no one obstructed their entry into the festival. The festival was held amid heightened security. The police presence was large. Some entry cards had to have photographs this year. Fortunately, the mischief-mongers who insult writers did not turn up outside the venue.

In the festival, no speaker was jeered; no one’s face was painted black. Lovers of literature do not do such things but nothing prevents a determined group to sneak into such events and snoop on their target!

Ironically, it helped that Rajasthan is ruled by Narendra Modi’s own party. The State Government wanted the show to go on and made it clear that it was fully behind the festival. Generally, if the Government gives the right signals, the mischief-mongers can be kept at bay.

The Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ms. Vasundhara Raje Scindia, is far from a typical member of Mr. Modi’s Hindu nationalist party. Coming from a feudal family and being a public school product, she combines tradition with modernity. As a book lover, she could discuss Lolita or the Gita. She inaugurated the festival after a warm handshake with Margaret Atwood. She declared that she felt privileged to be able

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ndia has rarely been as much disgraced as by the assault on a group of Africans in Bengaluru, the country's vaunted Silicon Valley.

Yet, this city, which is supposed to represent a cosmopolitan ambience, witnessed two of the worst examples of behaviour for which Indians are becoming infamous.

One is an old trait - an intense colour consciousness which is seen in the search for fair brides in matrimonial advertisements and the sale of creams assuring the user of becoming "fair and lovely". The second abominable feature of the present-day social life is a relatively new phenomenon - the sadistic targeting of women exemplified by the rising instances of rape, including of small girls.

Related to this cruelty is the growing propensity for violence, which can make the environment seem like a tinderbox, ready to burst into flames at any moment. The shocking incidents of "road rage", which can lead to murder, are an example of the prevalence of an atmosphere of hostility and intolerance.

In Bengaluru, "road rage" was behind the assault on a Tanzanian woman, for the attacks followed an accident in which a woman died after being hit by a car driven by a Sudanese man. While his car was burnt, the arsonists were apparently waiting for the appearance of other Africans on the scene - the city has more than 10,000 African students to vent their anger on them.

The most hapless victim of the mob violence was a 21-year-old Tanzani-

Stephen Fry

Margaret Atwood

to personally greet the Canadian author. For a moment, it seemed as if all recent trespasses by the writers are forgiven. And lest his opponents in the party blame her for hobnobbing with the anti-national elements, she listed the economic benefits of the event that brings shoppers and tourists to Jaipur from all over the world!

The writers may have been pleased even more by the large responsive audiences who applauded attacks on the rising intolerance. One film director who finds his creativity constrained by the fear of mobs and police cases said democracy was a joke and freedom of expression was a joke.

A TV reporter called him brave for making such a daring statement after knowing what two eminent film actors had to go through because of their milder remarks about intolerance. The organisers were fair and had invited even those who would criticise the protesting writers. These included a Hindi film star and a bureaucrat according to whom, by commenting on intolerance, a famous film star had diminished India’s brand image!

But unlike in the TV studios where the anchor incites adversarial debates, in the festival the speakers were willing to listen. Dialogue won over rhetoric. The writers got an opportunity to explain their roles. A Hindi writer said just as birds get the wind of a coming earthquake, writers are able to record advance warnings about the developing fault lines.

Eloquent statements were made about social concerns getting reflected in prose and poetry with reference to a range of protest literature. The Progressive Writers’ Movement generated a lot of literature on the themes of poverty, inequality and oppression that provoke writers. Returning an award in protest is a tradition that was followed by Tagore against the British. One of the writers said apart from expressing their disagreement in words and returning awards, what can they do to fight intolerance? The discussion was timely since powerful political elements are seeking to demolish the credibility of writers.

Surprisingly, this time there was no literary spat.

No Hindu God came in for a critical analysis and no one recited the Vedic hymn that questions the Supreme Being’s ability to know everything. Still those engaged in the crusade against writers on behalf of the ruling party should have come to the festival

to take notes on the ignoble personal lives of some major English writers. They would have got ammunition. There was enough provocation for a moral vigilante group to disturb some sessions. Much was said in favour of the same-sex relationship. British writer Stephen Fry certainly went back convinced that India is still a tolerant nation because every time he used an unprintable word, the women and men in the audience cheered him. The dirty words were used in a proper context – while speaking on his literary hero -- Oscar Wilde.

The literature festival provided some more positive signs. French economist Thomas Piketty who unmasked the true face of Capitalism in his bestseller and warned India against growing economic inequality was treated like a rock star.

His two sessions heard complex economic arguments about growth and inequality and from the cheering audiences one could guess which side they are on. The loudest response came to his criticism of the privatisation in the health and education sectors.

This may disappoint the economists supporting Mr. Modi. It is said that the Indian middle class does not care about inequality if it grows in the process of development. Those cheering the French economist were young men and women belonging to the middle class.

Prime Minister Modi may have noticed that the literature festival included a discussion on two of his favourite projects: Clean up India and Make in India! Some themes and speakers mystified the purists who sought an answer to the age-old question: What is Literature? But it is all for a good cause. The sponsors make the enjoyment of pure literature on such a massive scale possible. And they expect something in return. The festival casts its net wider and wider in the belief that those who come for one thing may stay on for another. The business model of the festival will be studied as a case study by the management schools.

The two writer-directors have been able to yoke together the rival Hindu Goddesses of wealth and wisdom.

One can give only a few glimpses of a festival that runs six simultaneous sessions for five days and is attended by a crowd that can fill the Wembley Stadium.

The freedom of speech was just one of the dominant themes but because of it one returns from this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival with the hope that it will not be easy to tamper drastically with the idea of India.

India disgraced: Sustained campaign required to cure social biases Amulya Ganguli IANS an student who was not only beaten along with her friend, but her clothes were torn, "leaving me without a top".

So much for an attitude of respect for women in which many Indians take ostensible pride.

The most shameful part of this appalling incident was that it happened on a busy thoroughfare in the presence of the police, according to the girl, but no one - not even the police - came to the rescue of her and her friends. In fact, one passer-by who tried to help the girl was also beaten up.

What is evident from this h i d e ou s e p i sode is the animu s t owa rd s people who are black, which can only be compared with the kind of "white racism" which prevailed in America and the West in the earlier centuries but which is slowly dying out there. However, as the Bengaluru incident showed, this racism is seemingly thriving among the hordes of the rowdies who usually tend to gather within minutes of an accident, eager to batter those involved in the mishap.

It is not only the blacks who are

disliked but anyone who looks "different" like, for instance, the people from the Northeast who are tauntingly called "Chinkis" because of their Mongoloid features.

In August 2012, hundreds of people from the Northeast fled from Bengaluru following attacks on some of them, so much so that special trains had to be arranged for the exodus. In October 2014, too, there were sporadic attacks on them.

No less disgraceful than the latest episode itself was the inordinate delay of the Karnataka government in responding to it. It took Chief Minister Siddaramaiah all of four days to indicate that he was aware of what had happened and that, too, only after his boss, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, sought a report from him.

Otherwise, the ministers and the police have been busy denying the racial angle or the fact that a woman was stripped. Instead, they tried to depict the incident as a case of road rage.

While customary police inefficiency, ministerial obfuscation and public brutality are part and parcel of

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daily life, it is necessary to look into the causes of racism which made US President Barack Obama write on in his autobiography, Dreams from my Father: "These Asians (are) worse than the whites. Think we got a disease or something."

The relevant factors in this context are that Indians have four major ancestral groups, according to a study conducted by the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics in Kalyani, West Bengal. They are the Indo-Europeans (mainly in the north), the Dravidians (south), the Tibeto-Burmans (the northeast) and the Austro-Asiatic (central and eastern India).

Historian Romila Thapar says in her book, Early India, that there is "evidence of the Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-European family having been brought to northern India from beyond the Indo-Iranian borderlands".

It is possible that the ancient prejudice of the "Indo-European family" in favour of the lighter skin has become ingrained among Indians in general.

As long as the preference remained confined to marriages and beauty parlours, it could be treated with amusement. But it is evidently the large-scale arrival of black students and visitors in a globalized era which has brought out the crude and violent negativity of the "fair and lovely" concept.

Only a relentless campaign laced with sarcasm against such ideas by admired role models - sports persons, film stars, pop musicians - might be able to cleanse the deep-rooted bias in the Indian psyche.

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Latin America is the world's most unequal region. Here's how to fix it Global leaders met at the Annual Meeting in Davos to discuss how to improve the state of the world and address its most pressing challenges. What can Latin America experience bring to the table?

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s the global refugee crises continues to worsen by the hour, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is quick to point out that when he took office in January 2007, the international appeal for funds for humanitarian emergencies was only about 4.0 billion dollars annually.

“Now, we need more than 20 billion dollars,” he said last week, underlining the tragic turn of events worldwide: over 60 million people either displaced internally or who have fled their home countries becoming refugees virtually overnight.

And there are about 40 countries – out of the 193 UN member states – which are engulfed in “high-level, medium-level and low-level crises and violence,” he added.

A new study by Oxfam International, titled “Righting the Wrong,” says tens of millions of people receive vital humanitarian aid every year, but millions more suffer without adequate help and protection, and their number is relentlessly rising.

“Far too often their suffering is because their governments cannot, or intentionally will not, ensure their citizens’ access to aid and protection.”

In addition, says the study released January 26, international aid has not kept pace with the rising tide of climate-related disasters and seemingly intractable conflicts, and promises to help affected people reduce their vulnerability to future disasters and lead their own humanitarian response have not yet been kept.

As a result of the growing crises, the United Nations and several of its agencies continue to put out appeals for funds with monotonous regularity, but the responses are few and far between.

Ban said some donors are cutting 30 to 40 percent of their funding.

“This is an understandable situation.

But it is not a zero-sum game”.

“Development aid and humanitarian aid, there must be an additional budget and money for those people. This is what I have been urging.”

The largest single funding appeal is for Syria – amounting to over $3.2 billion for 2016 – as it struggles with a five year old conflict where more

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lobal leaders met at the Annual Meeting in Davos two weeks ago to discuss how to improve the state of the world and address its most pressing challenges among which the global inequality crisis, which has come to the fore in recent years in the wake of the economic and financial crisis of 2008-2009. Inequality is growing at an alarming pace and poses a serious risk to economic growth, the fight against poverty and social stability.

For evidence of the destructive impact that extreme inequality has on sustainable patterns of growth and social cohesion, we need look no further than Latin America and the Caribbean.

Although the region achieved considerable success in reducing extreme poverty over the last decade, its still-high levels of income and wealth inequality have stymied sustainable growth and social inclusion. In Latin America and the Caribbean, inequality is preventing a return to an inclusive growth trajectory in the face of daunting external conditions. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) projects the region’s growth to be 0.2% for 2016.

Although income inequality has fallen in recent years, Latin America remains the most unequal region in the world. In 2014 the richest 10% of people in Latin America had amassed 71% of the region’s wealth. If this trend continues, according to Oxfam’s calculations, in just six years’ time the richest 1% in the region will have accumulated more wealth than the remaining 99%.

From 2002 to 2015, the fortunes of Latin America’s billionaires grew by an average of 21% per year - an increase that Oxfam estimates is six times greater than the growth of the whole region’s GDP. Much of this wealth is held offshore in tax havens, which means that a sizeable portion of the benefits of Latin America’s growth are being captured by a small number of very wealthy individuals, at the expense of the poor and the middle class. This extreme income concentration and inequality is also confirmed by analysis of the tax data available on personal income in selected countries of the region.

Safeguarding the advances the continent has already achieved and ensuring inclusive and sustainable growth must be a priority for all the countries in the region. That is why ECLAC and Oxfam are committed to working together in order to promote and build a new consensus against inequality. There is no silver bullet, but there are measures

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which can be taken, which together can make a big difference - and tax reform is a good place to start.

Poorly designed tax systems, tax evasion and tax avoidance are costing Latin America billions of dollars in unpaid tax revenues - revenues which could and should be invested in tackling poverty and inequality. Additional revenues are key for public investment in reducing some of the region’s historical gaps such as its highly segregated access to quality public goods in education, health, transport and infrastructure.

Many countries’ tax systems depend heavily on consumption taxes that place the burden on low- and middle-income groups. In addition, the region’s tax systems tend to be biased towards labour income instead of capital gains and usually lack any property and inheritance tax, thus increasing wealth concentration, which is even greater than income concentration. Revenues from personal income tax are relatively low, particularly from the highest-income groups. ECLAC calculates that the average effective tax rate for the richest 10% amounts to only 5% of their disposable income. As a result, the tax systems of Latin America are six times less effective than European systems at redistributing wealth and reducing inequality.

Governments are also letting multinational companies off the hook when it comes to taxes, thanks to overly generous discounts on income tax rates in many countries across the region. By some calculations, the effective tax burden for multinational companies is half that of domestic firms.

Adding to this are the appalling rates of tax avoidance and evasion on the continent, with corporate income tax losses ranging from an estimated 27% of potential corporate income tax revenues in Brazil to roughly 65% in Costa Rica and Ecuador. ECLAC estimates that evasion and avoidance of personal and corporate income tax cost Latin America more than $190

billion, or 4% of GDP, in 2014.

An archaic and dysfunctional international tax system also provides wealthy companies and individuals with ample scope and opportunity to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.

With the critical loss of revenues from commodities and many countries’ economies now stagnating, the people of Latin America simply cannot afford for such a large proportion of the continent’s income and wealth to go untaxed. Ensuring everyone pays their fair share of taxes according to their means is absolutely essential if we are to finance sustainable and inclusive growth, not just in Latin America but across the world.

In order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, all governments will have to take concerted and coordinated action to build a tax system fit for the 21st Century. Governments must put in place more progressive tax systems at home, and they must strengthen global and regional cooperation to reduce harmful tax competition between countries and prevent the “race to the bottom”.

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean could also strengthen property tax schemes or reintroduce inheritance tax. All nations must also work together, under the auspices of the United Nations, to overhaul the international tax system so that multinational companies and rich individuals can no longer exploit tax loopholes or hide their wealth in tax havens to avoid paying their fair share of tax.

So what can the political leaders and decision makers from the private sector and civil society take from the Latin American experience? The lesson is that tackling inequality must be part of a new social compact to improve the state of the world, and building a fairer tax system must be part of any plan to tackle inequality and boost inclusive growth.

UN Fighting Losing Battle Over Global Humanitarian Crises Thalif Deen Inter Press Service

than 220,000 have been killed, 7.6 million displaced and nearly 4.0 million described as refugees.

The UN children’s fund UNICEF has appealed for $2.8 billion to provide assistance to about 43 million refugee children worldwide; the World Health Organisation (WHO) is seeking $76 million to meet the health emergencies arising from El Nino which has triggered disease outbreaks and water shortages affecting about 60 million people in seven high-risk countries: Ethiopia, Lesotho, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

At the same time, the World Food Programme (WFP) is appealing for $41 million to feed nearly 2.5 million people facing hunger in the Central African Republic.

Last week the UN launched an $885 million plan to meet the needs of 30,000 Yemenis fleeing their warravaged country into Somalia—with more expected in 2016.

And the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, along with 65 other non-governmental organizations (NGOs), last week appealed for $550 million for food, water, shelter and medical care for refugees making their way to Europe.

In Syria, both government and rebel forces have blocked humanitarian access to parts of the country depriving food and water to nearly 181,000 residents in besieged towns and villages, while 4.5 million Syrians live in”hard-to-reach” areas.

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said using starvation as a tool of war is a clear violation of international humanitarian law and constitute war crimes.

The Oxfam study says the international humanitarian system—the

vast UN-led network in which Oxfam and other international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs), the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, and others play key roles—is not saving as many lives as it could because of deep design flaws that perpetuate an unsustainable reliance by aid recipients on international donors.

Despite these flaws, much has been accomplished in the past 70 years.

“Courageous aid workers have saved thousands of lives and provided vital services such as health care, water, and protection to millions."

“But today’s system is overstretched, and humanitarian assistance is often insufficient, late, and inappropriate for the local context,” warns Oxfam.

Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, US Secretary of State John Kerry said in order to create a stronger and more sustainable funding base for UN humanitarian appeals, “we are seeking commitments to regular contributions from at least 10 new nations.”

“In tandem with that effort, we will seek at least a 30 percent increase in financing for global humanitarian appeals, from $10 billion in 2015 to $13 billion this year,” he added.

Asked for a response, Oxfam America President Ray Offenheiser told IPS Kerry’s comments about the United States renewed focus on strengthening the international response to the global refugee crisis show critical leadership and Oxfam welcomes them.

The refugee crisis is being brought on by the seemingly intractable conflicts raging as well as increasing natural disasters and climate change, which is being further exacerbated by this year’s Super El Nino.

We must also work together to address the root causes of the refugee crisis and invest more in making sure communities are better able to respond when disaster strikes.

Oxfam has been calling for the international community to meet appeals, resettle refugees, and allow refugees to work and do more to support countries hosting refugees.

We need to look beyond the issue of resettlement, which is vitally important, to holistically address what we can do to improve the situation for refugees and their host communities.

In terms of employment, the international community needs to do more to work with countries to develop policies that allow refugees to support themselves financially and contribute to the economy of their host community. It is in everyone’s best interest for refugees to be able to find stable and legal employment – not only is it their right to work, it will lead to more successful and stable communities.

In its study, Oxfam asks: “How do we right this wrong?”

By shifting more power, resources, and responsibility from the international actors—UN agencies, wealthy donor countries, large INGOs, and the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement—to local actors, including Red Cross/Red Crescent local chapters, national governments, national NGOs, local NGOs, community-based groups, and other civil society organizations.

It’s a huge task, admits Oxfam. But today, only a small fraction of funding is given directly to local actors.

More often, local humanitarian aid workers take direction from the international humanitarian community, which tends to relegate them to the role of subcontractors, rather than equal partners.

This role leaves the local actors in no better position to prevent or respond to the next crisis.

In addition, donors and national governments are investing too little in prevention and risk reduction efforts that could diminish the need for humanitarian response, Oxfam said.

ince independence we hear India is developing country. When are we going to hear India is emerged country? The phase is slowly moving forward to compete with digital world. In order to compete with digital world, we need to transform our country into a digitally empowered knowledge economy. As result of high and forward thinking of our prime minister, a pan India Programme called “Digital India” has been proposed in the Budget 2014.

Background of Digital India Programme: Even though India is known as a powerhouse of software, the availability of electronic government services to citizens is still comparatively low. Digital channels for delivery of sales and service are the new normal. While a billion Indians are still discovering the power of Internet and convenience of Digital Services, there are 200 million Indians for whom Online is THE ONLY way to transact. The National e-Governance Plan approved in 2006 has made a steady progress through Mission Mode Projects and Core ICT Infrastructure, but greater thrust is required to ensure effective progress in electronics manufacturing and e-Governance in the country. The Digital India vision provides the intensified impetus for further momentum and progress for this initiative and this would promote inclusive growth that covers electronic services, products, devices, manufacturing and job opportunities. India in the 21st Century must strive to meet the aspirations of its citizens where government and its services reach the doorsteps of citizens and contribute towards a long-lasting positive impact. The Digital India Programme aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy by leveraging IT as a growth engine of new India.

What is Digital India? Digital India is an initiative by the Government of India to ensure that Government services are made available to citizens electronically by improving online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity. It was launched on 1 July 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The initiative includes plans to connect rural areas with high-speed internet networks.

Digital India Programme Includes various schemes worth over Rs 1 lakh crore like Digital Locker, e-eduction, e-health, e-sign and national scholarship portal. The programme includes projects that aim to ensure that government services are available to citizens electronically and people get benefit of the latest information and communication technology. The Ministry of Communications and IT is the nodal agency to implement the programme.

Three Visions and Nine Pillars: There are 3 vision areas and 9 pillars that provide foundation for Digital India. There are solutions that support these pillars and are enabled by technology that is viable and feasible.

The three visions are • Digital infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen • Governance and Services on Demand • Digital Empowerment of Citizens (Digital literacy) Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen: The government is planning to provide high-speed internet connectivity to 250,000 Gram Panchayats, which will be a core utility for digital inclusion. The citizens will be provided with a digital identity which will be unique, lifelong, online, and valid. There will be easy access to Common Service Centers and a shareable private space for every citizen on a public cloud.

Governance and Services on Demand: Under this vision, all the government departments will be seamlessly integrated with high-speed optical fiber, which will improve inter operability of these organizations and will result in real-time service delivery from online or mobile platform. Apart from this, the government is planning to make all citizen entitlements portable through cloud for easy and country-wide access and to digitally transform the services for improving ease of doing business in India. The government also plans to use the power of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for decision support systems & development.

Digital Empowerment of Citizens: This vision is to empower citizens through digital literacy and universal access to digital resources. e.g. all documents/certificates to be available on cloud and in Indian languages.

Government also wants to provide collaborative digital platforms for participatory governance. e.g. My Gov website for crowd sourcing ideas.

Nine Pillars are (Which is called Primary objectives of Digital India Programme) i) Broadband Highways ii) Universal Access to mobile phones iii) Public's Internet Access Programme iv) e-Governance – Reforming government through Technology v) e-Kranti – Electronic delivery of services vi) Information for All vii) Electronics Manufacturing – Target NET ZERO Imports viii) IT for Jobs ix) Early Harvest Programmes.

Cyber Security in Digital India: Government of India started the Digital India initiative to transform citizens’ life through digital medium - to establish robust platform of modern technologies to connect citizens to achieve necessary services at common service centers like training, capacity building, registration, grievance redressed, technical support, enrollment in government schemes. This is the new era in which the Government is looking forward for every citizen to have access to Internet and ensure good governance via e-Governance by implementing the ‘Digital India’ initiative.

With such ambitious initiatives and growing security concerns, security has become one of the most important focus areas which need to be looked from the perspective of protecting citizen information, government agency details and critical infrastructure. There have been several incidences of cybercrime on corporate and individual level in the past few years. Putting the data of 1.2 billion people on the cloud could be risky and could threaten the security of individuals and the nation. In digital age, we need to ensure that ecosystem is secured from various cyber threats and espionage as they are growing at an exceptional rate. With threat landscape fierce as never before, robust framework needs to be established for cyber security and this also motivates the need to understand the root cause, and implement a proactive approach in order to avoid any high impact to the government or organization’s vision and business.

Thus, Digital India aims at making technology central to enable change. By creating this kind of economy, cyber security will be one of the key concerns of the initiative since the impact of losing the data gets higher when moving towards a digitized economy. Cyber-attacks at this level would not only affect the public safety of citizens, but also the commercial integrity of organizations and ultimately, global existence and competitiveness of India. Hence, the Digital India project demands very strong network security at all levels of operation.

Conclusion: India would become a very powerful digitally connected world. This would lead to a good architecture for electronic delivery of service. The Digital India project provides a huge opportunity to use the latest technology to redefine the paradigms of service delivery. A digitally connected India can help in improving social and economic condition of people living in rural areas through development of non-agricultural economic activities apart from providing access to education, health and financial services. However, it is important to note that ICT alone cannot directly lead to overall development of the nation. The overall growth and development can be realized through supporting and enhancing elements such as literacy, basic infrastructure, overall business environment, regulatory environment, etc. Further, Security should be the most important area at all level of operation for the digitally empowered knowledge economy of the country.

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Headley exposes Pak's role in 26/11 terror strike

MuMbai, February 8 (iaNS): Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley on Monday revealed a goldmine of information for Indian authorities on various aspects leading to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, while deposing via video conference from a US jail before Special TADA Court Judge G.A. Sanap here.

Among the stunning disclosures was a hitherto unknown fact that two unsuccessful attempts were made in Mumbai in September and October 2008 which failed, before the final strike at multiple locations in south Mumbai on November 26-29, 2008.

He spilled the names of officials connected to the Pakistan Army and spoke of their role, its dreaded Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the LeT and others who were involved in the conspiracy, planning and execution of the 26/11 attacks which killed 166 people and injured hundreds more.

"Headley has made several sensitive revelations. We are satisfied with the evidence," said a pleased Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam.

Headley also named LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and his close associate Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi -- both suspected right from the beginning since the investigations were launched by Indian agencies after the attacks.

Naming two people directly linked with the Pakistan Army and the ISI -- Major Iqbal and Major Ali -- Headley unravelled how he was arrested by the Pakistan Army around 2002

Headley Timeline: From terrorist to approver

Tourists are silhouetted against the backdrop of the Taj Mahal hotel, which was one of the targets of the November 26, 2008 attacks, in Mumbai. (REUTERS/Files)

when he was going to meet a drug smuggler to make arrangements to send arms and ammunitions consignments to Kashmiri groups fighting the Indian Army.

The two army majors also supervised his two-year-long training by the LeT at a camp in Muzaffarabad, which is in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), he added.

Admitting he was a functionary with the LeT, Headley identified a picture of his main contact in the terror group - Sajid Mir - and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and said he was "inspired" by Saeed's fiery speeches to join and was trained by the terrorist group in 2002.

Both Saeed and Lakhvi used to address these terror training camps, while others like Abu

Furkad, Sanaullah, Abu Hanzala, Abu Saif, Abu Fahadullah and Abu Usman were his trainers, he said.

In those two years, he was given leadership training, how to handle AK-47 assault rifles, bombs and explosives.

To a query by Nikam on "sophisticated weapons training", Headley said if an AK-47 was sophisticated, then he was trained to operate it.

About the motive behind joining the LeT, Headley said he wanted to assist the Kashmiris fighting against the Indian Army in the border state.

But, when he desired to join the Kashmiris, Saeed dissuaded him and said he had another "important assignment" for him in mind.

On the two unsuccessful at-

New Delhi, February 8 (iaNS): David Headley grew up in a strict Pakistani boarding school before becoming a barman at his family tavern in Philadelphia in the US and making contacts with Pakistani spy agencies who made him play a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

In 1998, he was jailed for two years for smuggling heroin into the US from Pakistan. After the jail term, he went to Pakistan to conduct undercover surveillance operations for the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

November 26-28, 2008: Ten Pakistani terrorists sail into India and kill 166 people over three days at multiple targets. Headley confessed to have scouted each of these targets earlier.

tempts to wreak havoc in Mumbai that year, Headley said 10 terrorists were to strike in the first attempt in September 2008, but the terrorists' boat hit some rocks in the Arabian Sea, resulting in loss of weapons and ammunition, but those on board survived as they wore life jackets.

The second attempt came in October, with the same people involved as in the first, but that also failed for unknown reasons, before the third and successful attack was executed on November 26 that year, he said.

Headley provided details of his passport with an American name and spoke of his 7-8 trips to Mumbai and one to New Delhi between 2006 and 2008 before the 26/11 attacks.

The trips included seven via Pakistan and one via the

February 2006: Headley changes his name from the Muslim Daood Gilani to give himself an American identity, apparently to enter India and other countries easily.

2006-08: He visits India five times from September 2006 to July 2008 to video various potential targets for the terrorists.

March 2009: Even after the Mumbai carnage, Headley returns to India for his sixth trip to plot another attack, with possible targets being the National Defence College in Delhi and Chabad houses in several cities.

October 3, 2009: Nearly a year after the Mumbai carnage, Headley, on his way to Pakistan, is arrested at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

December 2011: India's Na-

UAE. He made yet another trip to Mumbai on March 7, 2009, after the terror attack was successfully executed.

Sajid Mir, his LeT handler who had advised him to change his name even in the passport, had told him to make general video shoots of various locations in Mumbai.

To a question by Nikam, Headley named one person -Raymond Sanders, a visa consultant, who helped him procure Indian visa in Chicago.

However, Headley said most of the information on his visa application was false -- except his birth date and place, mother's name and nationality and the passport number -as he did not want to blow his cover or get detected by Indian agencies.

Earlier, Headley, 56, said he was born on June 30, 1960, in the US and shifted to Pakistan later where he changed his name to Daood Sayeed Gilani, which was appreciated by Hafiz Saeed and others in LeT. Flanked by three people at an undisclosed location in the US -- his attorney John, US attorney Sarah and a person identified merely as Bob -- Headley was administered the oath at 7.30 a.m. and Special Public Prosecutor Nikam started firing questions at him.

"The evidence coming out today could be very significant," said eminent lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani, who is helping out Headley's attorneys in connection with the procedural issues pertaining to Indian laws.

Another LeT functionary,

Zika vaccine claim: Don't harass innocent Muslims, Bukhari tells Modi

Hope or Hype?

beNgaluru, February 8 (iaNS): An Indian biotech company's "breakthrough" claim that it has developed two "candidate vaccines" against the Zika virus - while being hailed as a 'made in India' product - has alarmed some virologists.

Krishna Ella, managing director of Hyderabadbased Bharat Biotech, announced last week that his company is probably the first in the world to file a "global patent" for its vaccines against the virus that is suspected to cause birth defects and neurological problems and is terrorizing Brazil and other countries in South America. The company said it started work on the vaccines a year ago using "live" Zika virus. But, despite repeated requests from IANS, neither Ella nor the company's spokesperson revealed from where or when the company got this virus.

"It is a serious question," said Kalyan Banerjee, a renowned virologist and former director of the National Institute of Virology in Pune, a premier laboratory under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

"Normally one should not import any exotic virus into the country under any pretext," Banerjee told IANS in an email. "Only the government of India's biotechnology board or a similar body is authorized to give permission to import.”

"It is amazing how the said laboratory obtained the live virus, particularly when there is no record of isolation of Zika virus from the Indian subcontinent," Banerjee said.

The Zika virus is spread by the Aedes Aegypti species of mosquitoes that are abundant in India.

But inquiries reveal that the vaccine maker failed to follow the standard procedure for importing the live Zika virus whose potential threat to newborns forced the World Health Organization on February 1 to declare a global emergency.

"We did not import the virus and Bharat (Biotech) got it themselves," ICMR director general Soumya Swaminathan told IANS in an email to a query if the company sought its permission to import.

"There are safety concerns with Zika virus vaccine -- so all steps in regulatory approval need to be followed," she said.

Apart from its reluctance to reveal the source of the virus used to develop the vaccines, the company has declined to give details about the global patent it claims to have filed in July 2015.

A search of the Indian Patent Office website for Bharat Biotech's patent applications, or the company's own website, does not show any specific filing for the Zika virus. Some scientists are impressed and at the same time intrigued - by the Indian company's foresight in trying to develop a vaccine for a disease that was not yet there.

According to a report in the journal Science, "less than a year ago, Zika seemed too trivial for anyone to bother developing countermeasures", and Brazil reported its first case (microcephaly) of Zika virus only in May 2015.

"But Bharat Biotech says it started work on the vaccine as early as in 2014 and filed for patents for two vaccines in July 2015 itself," said one medical researcher who did not want to be named. "This defies credibility."

But Bharat Biotech has dismissed this argument saying the company was already developing vaccines for chikungunya and dengue and it was natural to work also on a vaccine for Zika virus which too is spread by the same species of mosquito.

Although the Indian company has an early start in vaccine development, bringing the vaccine to the market will be years away, experts say. There is no monkey model yet to enable comparisons of candidate vaccines and human trials have to be done in endemic countries like Brazil, not in India.

New Delhi, February 8 (iaNS): Prominent Muslim leader Syed Ahmed Bukhari on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said innocent Muslims must not be harassed in the name of fighting the Islamic State terror group.

Security agencies must be more transparent while detaining terror suspects, the Shahi Imam of the 17thcentury Jama Masjid here told Modi during their half-hour meeting at the prime minister's residence.

“I urged the prime minister that while detaining people for terrorist activities or suspected links with the Islamic State, special care must be taken to ensure that the lives of innocent Muslim youth and their families

are not ruined,” Bukhari told IANS. “Don't spare those who have actually indulging in terror activities, but there is no point detaining people on the basis of mere suspicious social media activity.

“Instead, if a youngster appears to be getting attracted to the IS through his social media activity, he should be counselled and not just put behind bars,” he added.

He said a large number of Muslim youth were languishing in jails on terrorism charges. “The prime minister assured to look into the matter and said he will not let injustice done to anybody. He liked my proposal on lectures in universities and colleges to sensitise youngsters on the evils of

terrorism,” the Shahi Imam said.

Bukhari also took up the issue of the minority character of the Aligarh Muslim University and the Jamia Millia Islamia.

He told Modi that the government's stand in the Supreme Court on their minority character had created grave concern among the Muslims. “We urged the prime minister that the government should review its stand. He promised to consider the issues, and said his government won't take any step that may put communal harmony at stake,” Bukhari said. Bukhari said he would lead a delegation to meet the prime minister on the Jamia and AMU issue after the budget session of parliament.

Meteorite or Blast? Indian scientists investigate suspected death in Tamil Nadu

CheNNai, February 8 (reuterS): Indian scientists are investigating whether a man was killed by a meteorite, which if confirmed would be the first recorded death from falling fragments of space rock in almost 200 years.

Jayalalithaa Jayaram, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, has said a bus driver at a college in her state was killed by the meteorite and awarded 100,000 rupees in compensation to his family.

"A meteorite fell within the college premises," Jayalalithaa said. The man "sustained serious injuries and died while on the way to the hospital".

Jayalalithaa, a former film star, left tight-lipped local officials struggling to explain the mystery blast at the engineering college that left a small crater and broke windows.

The bus driver was standing on a

patch of grass near the college cafeteria when he was killed, while two gardeners and a student were injured, officials said. A dark blue stone resembling a diamond was found at the scene.

Government officials at first suspected the blast was caused by explosives accidentally left after building work. However, investigations found no evidence of explosive material at the site.

"When no evidence of explosive material was found, we moved to the theory that it might be a meteorite," said a district official who asked not be named. "It is not confirmed yet as samples need to be analysed."

A team from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics was expected to visit on Tuesday to collect samples.

G. Baskar, the principal of the college in Vellore district, was working in

tional Investigating Agency files charges against Headley, his Pakistani-Canadian accomplice Tahawwur Rana, Lashkar founder Hafiz Saeed and seven others for conspiring to attack India.

January 24, 2013: He gets 35 years in prison in a court in Chicago for the Mumbai attack and a foiled attempt to strike at the office of Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper that published caricature of Prophet Mohammed.

December 10, 2015: The special anti-terror court in Mumbai pardons Headley after he agrees to be an approver in cases related to the 2008 attack.

February 8, 2016: Headley testifies before a special court in Mumbai from a US prison through video conference.

his cabin when he heard an explosion.

"It was a sound like nothing I've ever heard before," he said. "There was no smell at all, no fire, nothing."

The last reported death from a meteorite strike was in 1825, according to a list kept by International Comet Quarterly, a scientific journal.

Simon Goodwin, an astrophysics expert from Britain's University of Sheffield, said meteorite deaths were rare because the rocks usually burn up when passing through the Earth's atmosphere or land in the ocean or hit remote areas.

"When you look at the fraction of the Earth's surface that is heavily populated, it's not very much," he said.

In 2013, a meteorite exploded over central Russia, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged buildings and injured 1,200 people.

Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, who is now facing trial in the 26/11, appeared through video-conferencing from Arthur Road Central Jail, appeared irked by Headley's revelations and was seen taking notes.

At a previous hearing on December 10 last year, the special TADA court judge had pardoned Headley and made him an approver in the case, subject to certain conditions.

Headley had already confessed to his role in the offences in the US for which he is seving a 35-year sentence.

The five-hour court proceedings -- which will resume on Tuesday -- were held here amidst tight security with over 100 policemen deployed in and around the Mumbai City Civil and Sessions Court.

6 held for 'unauthorised' travel in car with defence sticker KolKata, February 8 (iaNS): Six people were arrested on Monday for travelling in a defence ministry vehicle without valid documents in West Bengal's Burdwan district, police said. The car bearing a plate with the words "Government of India Ministry of Defence - OFB (Ordinance Factory Board) Kolkata" was seized by police and six of its occupants arrested in the early hours of the day on the national highway 2 in Jamalpur. "All of them had neither any documents to support their association with the defence ministry or the OFB, nor was there any documents of the car," Superintendent of Police Kunal Aggarwal said. Identified as Salim Akhtar, Sheikh Asrafuddin, Shakil Ahmed, Sheikh Irfan, Sheikh Shah Rukh and Sheikh Abu, all the 6 are residents of Kolkata. Besides getting in touch with Kolkata Police to get details of any criminal antecedents, police have also informed the defence ministry about the incident. According to a defence ministry official, the car was hired by the OFB for 'routine purposes' but the contract ended in November 2015 and was not renewed.

Railways launch take-away bedrolls New Delhi, February 8 (iaNS): Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has launched a personalised takeaway bedrolls scheme, where passengers can take away bedrolls home after their journey. "Initially, the supply would be at Chennai Central Railway Station and Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station but later the scheme will be extended to other stations, amd across the country in phases," an official statement said on Monday.

Launched in Chennai's East Tambaram Railway Colony, the scheme comes in two types. One offers a bedroll kit packed in a non-woven fabric bag consisting of one pillow and two cotton bedsheets at Rs.140 The other costing Rs.110 offers a single blanket in a non-woven bag.

Six killed in Hyderabad factory blast

hyDerabaD, February 8 (iaNS): Six employees were burnt to death when a reactor exploded in manufacturing unit of a pharamceutical firm in Maheswaram on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Monday, police said.

Two others were injured in the explosion that occurred in Asita pharma and drugs factory in Mankhal industrial area of Maheswaram in Ranga Reddy district around 6 a.m. The explosion caused a huge fire. Six employees who were working near the reactor were burnt to death. The injured were rushed to a hospital.

Net Neutrality: Industry lauds TRAI, Facebook, operators disappointed

beNgaluru, FebHighlights of the TRAI Order: ruary 8 (iaNS): - No discriminatory tariffs for data services on the basis of content Institutional and in- No contract that has the effect of discriminatory tariffs for data content services - Internet has to be made available to large number of people without discrimination dividual users of the - No differential charges based on source, destination, application and content internet on Monday - Exception only in the case of grave emergencies hailed the regulator's - Tariff on exceptions need to be reported to watchdog within seven days favourable order on - Fine of Rs.50,000 per day for each act of contravention with Rs.50-lakh cap net neutrality while - Differential pricing disadvantages small content providers - It creates entry barriers and stifle innovation social network Face- It can turn service providers into gatekeepers book and cellular op- It goes against the freedom of speech, expression and media pluralism erators cried foul.

- Ruling may be reviewed after two years or earlier "We congratulate - Consultation paper evoked sizeable number of responses from individuals TRAI (Telecom Reg- Responses also from 15 operators, 8 associations, 42 institutions. ulatory Authority of sics is to bring more people on- chairman Sanjeev Bhikchandani India) for enshrining the principles of net neutrality line with an open, non-exclusive said the favourable ruling would and non-discriminatory access, and free platform," a Facebook help address concerns of startups on lack of level-playing field. which was highlighted in our spokespersons told IANS. Upholding net neutrality, Terming the order a big win submission to it," IT industry representative body Nasscom presi- TRAI on Monday said no to dis- for consumer and net neutrality, dent R. Chandrashekhar said in a criminatory pricing of data con- Rajya Sabha lawmaker Rajeev tent as against the offerings by Chandrasekhar lauded TRAI statement from New Delhi.

Expressing disappointment Facebook's Free Basics and Air- chairman R.S. Sharma for standing up for consumers. over the telecom watchdog's tel Zero.

"No service provider shall of"This is a powerful and posiorder, Facebook, however, said it would continue its efforts to fer or charge discriminatory tar- tive first step as days of telcos coneliminate barriers and give the iffs for data services on the basis trolling regulations and regulatounconnected an easier path to of content," TRAI said in its order. ry policy is over and it's consumer Nasscom's internet council to the fore," Chandrasekhar said internet. "Our goal with Free Ba-

Motorists ride past a billboard displaying Facebook's Free Basics initiative in Mumbai, India, December 30, 2015. (REUTERS/Files)

in a statement here.

Echoing Facebook, Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) director general Rajan S. Mathews, however, regretted that the watchdog rejected upfront differential pricing without

defining net neutrality.

"We expected that they will see our recommendations before coming out with the regulations. It (Free Basics) was a tool to connect the billion of unconnected people in India," Mathews contended.

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Taiwan quake toll could exceed 100

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH & TRAINING NAGALAND :: KOHIMA

NO. SCERT/NMMS-1/2010

Dated Kohima, the 8th February, 2016

RESULT OF THE NMMSS 2015-16

The under mentioned candidates are declared qualified for Awarding Scholarship under the National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme for 2015-16.

Sl. Name No 1 Akumlong Kiutu

Rescuers carry a survivor out from the site where a 17-storey apartment building collapsed after an earthquake hit Tainan, southern Taiwan on February 8. (REUTERS Photo)

TAINAN, FebruAry 8 (reuTers): Rescuers pulled out alive an eight-year-old girl and her aunt from the rubble of a Taiwan apartment block on Monday, more than 60 hours after it was toppled by a quake, as the mayor of the southern city of Tainan warned the death toll could exceed 100.

The official death toll from the quake rose to 38, with more than 100 people missing.

The girl, named as Lin Su-Chin, was conscious and had been taken to hospital, Taiwan television stations said. Her aunt, Chen Mei-jih, was rescued shortly after.

The quake struck at about 4 a.m. on Saturday (2000 GMT Friday) at the beginning of the Lunar New Year holiday, with almost all the dead found in Tainan’s toppled Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building.

Rescue efforts are focused on the wreckage of the 17-storey building, where more than 100 people are listed as missing and are suspected to be buried deep under the rubble.

Earlier, Wang Ting-yu, a legislator who represents the area, told reporters that a woman, identified as Tsao Wei-ling, was found alive, lying under her dead husband. Their two-year-old son, who was also killed, was found nearby.

Another survivor, a man named Li Tsung-tian, was pulled out later, with Taiwan television stations showing live images of the rescues. Several hours later, Li’s girlfriend was found dead in the rubble.

Tsao and Li were both being treated in hospital.

Tainan Mayor William Lai said during a visit to a funeral home that rescue efforts

had entered what he called the “third stage”.

“There are more fatalities than those pulled out (alive), and the number of fatalities will probably exceed 100,” Lai told reporters.

Rescuers continued to scramble over the twisted wreckage of the building as numbed family members stood around, waiting for news of missing relatives.

Taiwan’s government said in a statement 36 of the 38 dead were from the Weiguan building, which was built in 1994.

President-elect Tsai Ing-wen, who won election last month, said there needed to be a “general sorting out” of old buildings to make sure they were able to cope with disasters like earthquakes.

“There needs to be a continued strengthening of their ability to deal with disasters,” she said.

Outgoing President Ma Ying-jeou, speaking to reporters at a Tainan hospital, said the government needed to be a better job in ensuring building quality.

“In the near future, regarding building management, we will have some further improvements. We will definitely do this work well,” Ma said.

Reuters witnesses at the scene of the collapse saw large rectangular, commercial cans of cooking-oil packed inside wall cavities exposed by the damage, apparently having been used as building material.

Chinese President Xi Jinping also conveyed condolences to the victims, state news agency Xinhua reported late on Sunday, and repeated Beijing’s offer to provide help.

China views self-ruled Taiwan as a wayward province, to be bought under its control by force if necessary.

Nepal: Madhesis call off blockade over charter KATHMANDu, FebruAry 8 (reuTers): Nepal’s ethnic minority groups lifted a four-monthold blockade along a major trading point with India on Monday, saying it didn’t want ordinary people to suffer anymore, but vowed to carry on with its campaign against the new constitution.

The Madhesi Front of four small parties based in the Tarai lowlands launched the strike in September to force Nepal’s major political parties to amend the new charter and give them a greater role in the power structure.

But the strike has led to a severe fuel shortage, and last week traders, fed up with the prolonged closure of the border crossing, burned the tents of the Madhesi activists and removed the barriers they had placed on the open border with India.

“We have called off the protests at the border, transport strike and closure of government offices,” said Sarbendra Nath Shukla of the Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party, part of the Madhesi Front. Trucks began moving through the main border point at Birgunj for

the first time in more than four months on Friday after the traders chased away the protesters.

Nepal made changes to the constitution to ensure greater participation of the Madhesis in parliament but the community leaders said the amendments failed to address their central fear of redrawing the provincial borders in a way that would divide them.

Shukla said the Madhesi Front would try to rally the public against the new charter with signature campaigns and public meetings.

Myanmar presidential vote is set for March 17 as transition talks drag on NAyPyITAW/yANGON, FebruAry 8 (reuTers): Myanmar’s parliament will begin its election of the new president on March 17, cutting very close to an April 1 deadline, suggesting talks between Aung San Suu Kyi’s victorious party and the military are likely to take longer than planned.

But a top military lawmaker on Monday denied that Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) and the armed forces were discussing provisions to change the constitution and allow the democracy champion to become the country’s new president.

Senior NLD members had told the media they would hold presidential elections in February, but the parliament on Monday decided the process would start two weeks before the new government is scheduled to begin its term, on April 1.

“I hereby announce that the meetings of the three presidential electoral colleges will be held effective March 17,” joint chamber speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than said in parliament.

The NLD swept the historic Nov. 8 election, securing some 80 percent of elected seats in parliament, or enough to push through its president.

That kicked off a lengthy transition process during which the military and the NLD have been locked in negotiations,

most probably over the shape of the new government and transfer of power, but details of the talks have been murky.

“There is no discussing between the military and NLD about Article 59 (f ),” Brigadier General Tin San Naing, the spokesman of the military caucus in parliament, told Reuters on Monday.

The article, which bars anyone with foreign children and spouses from becoming president, is seen as being aimed at Suu Kyi, whose children are British.

It could only be amended with the army’s approval, Tin San Naing added.

“The article can’t be suspended. It’s against the constitution. It has already been discussed in the parliament so it should not be proposed and discussed again.”

The article had been “put in the constitution intentionally, to protect our people from foreign invasion,” he added.

Under the junta-drafted constitution, parliament chooses the president. Each of the two chambers nominates its vice-presidential candidate, while the military MPs, who are guaranteed a quarter of the seats, nominate the third.

Once the candidates are in place, a joint-chamber session picks the president for a five-year term. The two losing candidates become vice-presidents.

MOKOKCHUNg DiSTRiCT Roll No. Name of school 116160003001

2

Anand Prathan

116160003002

3

Baliba

116160003003

4

Pritam Kumar

116160003006

5

Putusunep

116160003007

6

Thangpong S Longshe

116160003008

7

Tsongtsam

116160003010

8

Akangrepla

116160003012

9

Bendangmongla Imchen 116160003013

10 Naongla

116160003016

11 Sangroyangla

116160003017

12 Tiainla

116160003018

13 14 15 16 17

116160003019 116160003020 116160003021 116160003027 116160003045

Aloto Dal Mahadur Prathan Lily Tiakaba Sangtam Imsulnla T Longkumer

18 Nagatoli V Zhimomi

116160003049

19 Yashisangla Imsong

116160003051

20 21 22 23 24 Sl. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

Suyimchula Amendangla Temjenjungla Imlikokba Nokai Name

116160003056 116160003058 116160003059 116160003065 116160003068 KOHiMa DiSTRiCT Roll No.

Keneisazo 116160001003 Rüüselie 116160001007 Banu Rai 116160001010 Menolhoukho 116160001011 Viputuo 116160001012 Medoneino 116160001013 Monita 116160001014 Ruuseno 116160001017 Seketounuo 116160001018 Vingukhono 116160001021 Shitolu Wotsa 116160001023 Thejakhrienuo Temi 116160001028 Vikuoneinuo 116160001029 Ponam Kumari 116160001032 Kevingunuo Khezhie 116160001036 Tsoiniu Meyo 116160001040 Joseph Hautinthang 116160001043 Duilulei 116160001045 Imtila Rudi Thonger 116160001047 Neha Kumari 116160001048 Vidya Dani 116160001052 Neelam Thakur 116160001054 Sulika Assumi 116160001057 Lemtsi Lushing 116160001059 Ruovizo Chielie 116160001065 David Konyak 116160001068 Japho 116160001069 Kobam 116160001071 Lumsomong Quinker 116160001072 Khekivi Shohe 116160001077 Kevikieno Rikha 116160001078 Keniesezou Chielie 116160001080 Thujuzolu 116160001082 Keyovinu Sachu 116160001084 LimekaJ imo 116160001089 Chasurou Thro 116160001090 Neikethonuo Seizietsu 116160001094 Pangmei Phom 116160001095 Heurangdailie 116160001097 Letuonuo 116160001099 Tosanglemla 116160001103 VilinoKhro 116160001104 Seyiekhrienuo 116160001105 Ruth Patton 116160001106 Khriesanuo 116160001107 Khriezovinuo 116160001108 Setongla Sangtam 116160001109 Wajile Kath 116160001112 Kekhrievituo 116160001117 Enohba Thongru 116160001119 Paudeipeung Neumie 116160001122 WOKHa DiSTRiCT Sl. Name Roll No No 1 Lichumthung Ovung 116160010001 2 Arena S Lotha 116160010002 3 Janbeni E Kikon 116160010004 4 Eloyo T Tsanglao 116160010005 5 Elhibani Patton 116160010006 6 Esther Y Kikon 116160010007 7 Eyilobeni Patton 116160010008 8 Esther Limbu 116160010009 9 Khyolano B Ezung 116160010010 10 Khonzani T Yanthan 116160010011 11 Lojanbeni V Kikon 116160010012 12 Mhonrhoni Kikon 116160010013 KipHiRE DiSTRiCT Sl. Name Roll No. No 1 Sulila T Sangtam 116160007002 2 Atongla 116160007008 3 Tsarochumla Sangtam 116160007010 116160007014 4 A Aliba Sangtam 5 Limsangmong K 116160007015 6 Athrili Sangtam 116160007016 7 Jungliba Sangtam 116160007018 8 Throngpipa 116160007019 9 Lichomong 116160007020 10 Sitsala Anar 116160007022 DiMapUR DiSTRiCT Sl. Name Roll No. No 1 Kekhriepinuo 116160002001

Mayangnokcha, GHSS Mayangnokcha, GHSS Mayangnokcha, GHSS Mayangnokcha, GHSS Mayangnokcha, GHSS Mayangnokcha, GHSS Mayangnokcha, GHSS Mayangnokcha, GHSS Mayangnokcha, GHSS Mayangnokcha, GHSS Mayangnokcha, GHSS Mayangnokcha, GHSS GMS, Kumlong GMS, Kumlong GMS, Kumlong GMS, Pongentola GHS, Mokokchung Vill.

GHS, Mokokchung Vill.

GHS, Mokokchung Vill.

GMS, Imrong Ungma GMS, Imrong Ungma GMS, Imrong Ungma GMS, Imrong Ungma GMS, Imrong Ungma Name of school GMS, Kiruphema GMS, Kiruphema GMS, Kiruphema GMS, Kiruphema GMS, Kiruphema GMS, Kiruphema GMS, Kiruphema GMS, Kiruphema GMS, Kiruphema GMS, Kiruphema GHS, New Market GHS, New Market GHS, New Market GHS, New Market GHS, New Market GMS, Merhulietsa GMS, Midland GMS, Midland GMS, Midland GMS, Midland GMS, Midland GHS, PWD GHS, PWD GHS, PWD Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS Rüzhükhrie, GHSS GHS, Chedema GHS, PWD GHS, PWD Name of school GHSS, Wokha GHSS, Wokha GHSS, Wokha GHSS, Wokha GHSS, Wokha GHSS, Wokha GHSS, Wokha GHSS, Wokha GHSS, Wokha GHSS, Wokha GHSS, Wokha GHSS, Wokha Name of school GHSS GHSS GHSS GHSS GHSS GHSS GHSS GHSS GHSS GHSS Name of school GHSS, Chumukedima

2

Guddu Goswami

116160002003

3

Hanrumong

116160002005

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44

Kevichuno Mero 116160002020 Niepusino T Mero 116160002021 Kipfhengulie Chuzho 116160002022 Lothunglo Odyuo 116160002023 DilBahadur Pradhan 116160002028 Jyoti Giri 116160002029 Lek Kumar Rai 116160002031 Lika Chishi 116160002033 Kambo Awomi 116160002035 Kiniy Kinimi 116160002039 Helen B Ovung 116160002040 Janglenmoi Chonglol 116160002055 Nungshijungla Imsong 116160002057 Medovino Rurhia 116160002061 Chingyang Phom 116160002062 Robina Begum 116160002063 Obed Rongphar 116160002064 Manpal Konyak 116160002068 Rodit Jigdungsa 116160002074 Humsrung Difoesa 116160002076 Lairepdi Girisa 116160002079 Ringki Jigdungsa 116160002082 Seinia Difoesa 116160002083 Desmai Haflongbar 116160002084 Bishal Giri 116160002085 Tipu Rahman 116160002089 Raja Babu 116160002091 Sorikumla 116160002092 Lirese Sangtam 116160002093 Rahul Das 116160002094 Kheno Seb Rengma 116160002095 Mareelung 116160002096 Vinaito Chishi 116160002097 Pronab Ghosh 116160002098 Shongkai 11616000299 Lina 116160002100 Rovita Singh 116160002102 Neihoukhonuo 116160002103 Sephen Buyao 116160002105 Yimtsula Yimchunger 116160002109 Akuna Newmais 116160002112 TUENSaNg DiSTRiCT Sl. Name Roll No. No 1 Tumong B 116160006001 2 Laam T 116160006002 3 Khadila 116160006005 4 Kohdila 116160006006 5 Risela Sangtam 116160006007 6 Tsusangla 116160006012 7 Teamiu P 116160006014 8 Hemso P Shiu 116160006019 9 Longkoi L 116160006022 10 Leing S 116160006023 11 Temhoi P 116160006024 12 Mary A 116160006025 13 M Hantsuba 116160006026 14 Puham H 116160006028 15 Langshe 116160006030 16 Longkhoi 116160006031 17 Puniane P 116160006032 18 Neoldu T 116160006035 19 Chiu P 116160006037 20 Muno P Shiu 116160006040 21 P Sulim 116160006041 pHEK DiSTRiCT Sl. Name Roll No. No 1 Lojupee Katiry 116160004001 2

Ngunga

116160004002

3

Nila Pojar

116160004003

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Zuwieui Nyuthe Kutsiku Trakha Kutapu Thurr Achinlo Thuer Kuvezhu Nakro Uere Khamo Nonelu Nakro Vephino Vezhu Nobalu Kezo Mhashesu Therie Nevevolu Swuro Vehusu Nakro Nekukhono Rusuh Verhrilu Therie Sheta Velu Therie Mutuku Vezhu Mhashevelu Tsutso

116160004004 116160004005 116160004006 116160004007 116160004008 116160004009 116160004010 116160004017 116160004018 116160004019 116160004020 116160004021 116160004022 116160004023 116160004025 116160004027 116160004029

GHSS, Chumukedima GHSS, Chumukedima GMS, Seitheke Basa GMS, Seitheke Basa GMS, Seitheke Basa GMS, Seitheke Basa GMS, Seitheke Basa GMS, Seitheke Basa GMS, Seitheke Basa GHSS, Nuiland GHSS, Nuiland GHSS, Nuiland GHSS, Nuiland GHSS, Medziphema GHSS, Medziphema GHSS, Medziphema GHS, Sarbura GHS, Sarbura GHS, Sarbura GHS, Sarbura GHS, Dhansiripar GHS, Dhansiripar GHS, Dhansiripar GHS, Dhansiripar GHS, Dhansiripar GHS, Dhansiripar GHS, Dhansiripar GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GHSS, Nagarjan GMS, half Nagarjan GMS, half Nagarjan Name of school GMS, Nokyan Noklak GMS, Nokyan Noklak GHSS, Longkhim GHSS, Longkhim GHSS, Longkhim GHS, Thonokuyu GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak GHS, Noklak Name of school GHS, Kamaleah Lephor GHS, Kamaleah Lephor GHS, Kamaleah Lephor GHSS, Meluri GHSS, Meluri GHSS, Meluri GHSS, Meluri GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami GHS, Pholami

The qualified candidates are directed to: 1) Open Bank Account in their own name in a Nationalized Bank which has Core Banking facility. 2) Submit a photocopy of Class-8 Passed Marksheet and Schedule Tribe/ Schedule Caste Certificate. 3) Furnish the particulars/ information in the given format to the Nodal Officer, NMMSS, SCERT, Nagaland: Kohima, on or before 20th March, 2016. Incomplete particulars will not be accepted.

Format for National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme 1. Full Name : 2. Gender : (Male/Female) 3. District : 4. State : 5. Pin Code : 6. Bank Name : 7. Bank A/C No. : 8. IFSC Code of SBI Branch : 9. Parental Annual Income : 10. Fathers Name : 11. Date of Birth of the Student : 12. Caste Category : (SC/ST/OBC/General) 13. Religious Minority : (Muslim/Sikh/Christian/Buddhist) 14. Name of the School Studying Presently : 15. Month of Enrollment in class –9 : 16. Year of Enrollment in class -9 : 17. Class Studying Presently : Signature principal/Headmaster SD/VipRaLHOUKESiEZiE, Director, SCERT, Nagaland: Kohima.

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walkout no Fan eyes large windfall if Leicester complete fairytale Fans excuse for Liverpool:

LONDON, FEBRUARY 8 (REUTERS): Leicester City fan Leigh Herbert will pocket a cool 25,000 pounds ($36,000) if his team complete their fairytale run and win the Premier League title.

Herbert placed a five-pound bet on Claudio Ranieri's men to lift the trophy at the start of the season at odds of 5000/1. The Foxes are five points clear at the top with 13 games left following Saturday's 3-1 win at Manchester City and the 39-year-old carpenter feels he is on the verge of a "life-changing" win.

Herbert, who placed the bet in August while on a camping holiday, has refused bookmaker William Hill's 3,200-pound cash-out offer.

"I am going to hang in there, I believe in fairytales," he said.

The bookmaker will have to pay out more than 2 million pounds if Leicester win the title, with the biggest potential windfall of 140,775 pounds going to a customer from Guildford.

The victory over Manchester City caused Leicester's odds to win the league to be cut to 2/1, joint-favourites with third-placed Arsenal.

‘Pressure now on rivals’ The pressure is now on Leicester City's title rivals to remove the Foxes from the top of the Premier League table, manager Claudio Ranieri said after Saturday's thumping 3-1 league

victory over Manchester City.

A brace from defender Robert Huth and another strike from winger Riyad Mahrez meant Leicester managed to open up a five-point gap with second-placed Tottenham Hotspur.

"The pressure was on us at the beginning because our goal was to maintain our Premier League status, but now the pressure is on the other teams who spent a lot of money to win the Premier League and Champions League," Italian Ranieri told British media. "It is important for us to stay concentrated and keep our feet on the ground.

"That is important because, for the first time in their lives, they are doing something special. It is important not to look behind you."

Ranieri admitted his team could be affected by the pressure of the title race but urged his players to use their experience of being in the relegation dogfight last campaign to their advantage. "Pressure, it could be a problem, but it is important we stay calm... What they experienced last season may help because it was a big pressure for them," said the former Chelsea manager.

Leicester will look to dampen third-placed Arsenal's title hopes when they travel to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, knowing a victory would pull them eight points away Football - Manchester City v Leicester City - Barclays Premier League - Etihad Stadium - 6/2/16. Leicester City fans celebrate from Arsene Wenger's men. at the end of the game. (Reuters)

Jordan Henderson

LONDON, FEBRUARY 8 (REUTERS): The walkout by home fans in the 77th minute over rising ticket prices is no excuse for Liverpool's 2-2 Premier League draw with Sunderland on Saturday, captain Jordan Henderson has said.

Liverpool seemed cruising to three points thanks to second-half goals from Roberto Firmino and Adam Lallana but the Black Cats stole a point after scoring two goals in the final 10 minutes of the game.

Liverpool's hopes of breaking into the top four this season appear bleaker after the draw, as they sit ninth, 12 points behind fourth-placed Manchester City with 13 games left.

"No, I don't think you can make that as an excuse. We are focused about what is happening on the pitch.

I don't think anything else will bother us," Henderson told British media when asked if the mood around Anfield affected the players.

"We can't make that as an excuse.

We have to take responsibility as individuals and a last 10 minutes like that was not good enough."

Liverpool travel to take on West Ham United in the replay of the fourth round of the FA Cup on Tuesday before their away fixture at bottom side Aston Villa in the league on Sunday.

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THe NeW NAGAlANd cAlliNG THrouGH YouNG NAGAs

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he newness of Nagaland is felt every day. For decademany old and young Nagas remained swept away by trend of competition in numerous illegal activities both in Government and Non-Governmental sectors without anticipating what future would bring upon the entire Nagas. When foreigners say ‘Nagaland is the corrupt society’ Nagas need not justify that every society is corrupted. The density of brokenNaga society has reached the peak of explosion where plague would not spare both poor and rich. The state is known as the highest primary school dropout, the least growing state, numbers of incomplete common buildings and projects, state of insufficient money with luxurious wedding and festivals.

However, prior to any invincible plague that seemingly appears, young Nagassubstantially introducing new ways of administrating the society through transforming the innovative mindsetinto praxis to rectify the wrong going society under the desolation leadership of many political and church leaders. Despite the complexity of decision making to become leader in the current Naga society, there are young people ardently emerging with leadership responsibilities in tangible endeavors to replace the former leaders. To imagine the society leading by young people appears ineffable for history making in the globe.

The evolution of politicsfor social transformation in Asia starts from four neighboring countries namely India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Myanmargradually have made impact on many provinces towards prospecting better leadership for social transformation. The Indian National Congress founded in 1885 ruled the country for almost three decades and remained as the forefront of the nationalist party. The last ruling party under the president-ship of Sonia Gandhi which controlled 70 % of seats in parliament ((Encyclopedia. 2008) was superseded by Modi who sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India on 26th May 2014. Regardless of good or bad change of political leadership in India, this seemingly appeared a threshold for the Asian political transformation. This political transformation became epidemic in the few Asian countries based on the deterioration leadership of former political party measured by the observation of the common people.

Common people observation repercussions in Indonesia by choosing ‘man of the people’ for the poor performance of the former President Mr. SusiloBambangYudhoyono who remained stagnant during his 10 years of president-ship from 2004 until October2014.

His political leadership failed to provide the necessity of the common people,needs and expectations. Subsequently, Jokowi, the new

president of the country who is known as the ‘man of the people’ emanated to new political shift and sworn his presidentship on 20th October, 2014 (BBC NEWS. 2014) which today majority Indonesians regardless of differences in religion and ethnicity feel the true democracy in the country in many aspects. The chain of this political transformation spread over Sri Lanka when common people voted Mr. MaithripalaSirisena with 70% vote on 8th January 2015 which is considered as the birth of new democratic alliance and considered as the tightest ever presidential election in the post-independent history of Sri Lanka (Fernando. 2015). The political transformation in Asia did not stop here; it further travelled to one of the most military rule nation namely Myanmar. With approximately of 55 million inhabitants the country became democratic nation from the British rule in 1948. Subsequently the nation was ruled by military which brought darker world since 1962 until November 2015 (Gaens. 2013). November 10, 2015 election has marked a key step in the national transition from the decade military rule. Long waited citizens of Myanmar have obtaineda space for sufficient breathof democracy today under the leadership of the lone women Aung San SuuKyi. This wave of political transition in the Asian countries has motivated provinces like

Bihar in India where people select opposition leader. In Nagaland a recent launched of the AamAadmi Party on 30th January 2016 led by young people who are known as committed to change the Naga political system to evict corruption gradually makes people today feel the political transition in the Naga society to bring new Nagaland. There is speculative anticipation that 2018 state election would appear as the toughest battle for the existing political leaders. In addition, many young people have opted for self-reliance profession for sustainable subsistence which emerges as adversaries to what common people historical insularity of proportioning government job as the only security of life.

The amount of citizens who stand against corruption outnumber day by day on social media and local media. However, there are predominant young Nagas who are still in dilemma to choose between corruption and anti-corruption. If the power of few Nagas who stand against corruption engenders day by day, the impact upon the predominant dilemma young may take place soon; if not it will remain unprecedentedculture in the Naga society.

The implicit weakness of the Nagas in general is failure to recognize many effective people who eminently work in respective village and town for social transformation in

sustainable development, self-reliance, innovative entrepreneurs, and skill development and so on. Nagas have the trend to display or give more important to exhibit social evil phenomena faster andramification as common illnesswhich pays more attention on bad news than good news. Changing mind to change society has become a contagious slogan every day that proliferates more negative focused. Society does not change with change of mind exclusively; by in large social change constitutes with encompasses of change of mind that rationalizes, soul resonances, heart that feels, eyes that see, ears which listen and mouth that instills words. If change takes place in the integration of the entire human body, the ramification of it reveals in praxis of hands and legs that implement every act for social change.Similarly, integrity among the Naga young people is inevitably a current calling for social transformation. Most significantly, young people shouldrelinquish every day complains culture in social media about corruption. Instead rationalize individually or in group to focus more on obliterating the culture of complains. Subsequently, elevate to visualize action oriented activities to challenge any corruption prevailing in the society and share more about achievers than failures.

Lemwang Chuhwanglim Researcher & Activist

The irreplaceable bridal Walk Bias protest on Nagamese must

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n life strange things happen. They can be striking and funny too. If you everhave noticed this, I bet, you will feel funny about it - that seasons come and go.Maybe this is not something new anymore and soit rarely strikes our mind unless the romanticist rings her poetic bell. Well, we have just witnessed a decorative season filled with weddings all around. If you may ask me what really stands out here, my quick answer would be this - The Bridal Walk. Again, if you may ask me why, my witty reply would be simple - why not?

We live in a world where we still fall short of something very crucial. The struggle of women and their place in the society is underachieved. Likewise, our society is no exception to it. Unfortunately, even whentheir voice isheard, it is often so because of certain political bargainingand not because they deserve it. This is something we need toponder upon. For now, however, the focus is primarily on the treasured hour of the bride.

The bride in her soft voice says, “Yes! This is my candid moment. I shall, in all elegance, walk triumphantly and flawlessly.”

Perhaps this is something very special to every bride – a walk to remember once in a lifetime.

Let us briefly consider the concept.

The bridal walk is widely practiced across the Christendom world. It is symbolic in nature. It represents the start of a new phase of life for the bride and the bridegroom. Initially, the bride walks towardthe bridegroom. The resultant effect is the declaration of the two as ONE – beyond mathematical formula. Naturally, they become wedded couple. In the bridal walk, the bride followsthe music carefully and steps in accordingly. This is probably the rough picture we havedrawn on the bridal walk. However, going by the ethos of one’s oral tradition, the inquisitive child would stillwant to hear more from the silverhaired grand mom or dad. Therefore, the grandma/pa would sip a bit of brew from the brown bamboo mug and twist the story this time around.

To manufactureany consumer’s product, it requires a lot of raw materials. Likewise, the build-up of the present story requires at least four essen-

tial questions;who will do the walking? where to walk? how to walk? And finally, when to walk?The response to these questions will play a significantrole in arriving at a desired destination. To bring to fruitiontheirreplaceable bridal walk, it is necessary that we formulate apremise.

For this let us coin an imaginary term, say, “Veil of Inclusion.”The good news is that under the “veil of inclusion” the bridal walk is extended to every willing person – women and men, married and unmarried.More importantly, there will be a necessary breaking of barriers in terms of physical, social, andritual boundaries.

Inresponse to the first question, eventually everybody gets equal space to do the walking. Unlikethe public servicesexaminations, the eligibility criterion is minimal. People from all walks of life; young and old, including widows, orphans, differently abled, coloured, race, caste, tribes, creed, refugees, vendors, and the unnoticed in the present-day mainstream culturewillbe included. In other words, the sociological categories such as gender, age and status remains negligible.

Where do we walk then? Since our Cathedrals are filled, I think, one might need to walk into the chaotic and corrupted streets. Some maystep upon the potholes road without usingScorpio&Bolero.

Some may walk along the modern ghettoised corridors. If need be one may be prepared to walk compassionately along themetropolitan slums and the homeless. Others may walk inside the closeddoor top brass ministerial abode. Still others may choose to walk across the highly sensitised zone marred by perennial conflicts. Some may have to even climb the tall walls of barricaded patriarchy and oppressive regimes in order to reclaim justice. Watch out, however, these are radical walks.

On the question of How and When to walk; it can be quite challenging. The reason is partly due to the presence of multiple voices. The music is of diverse kind.

Nevertheless, each bride will hear the music accordingly. Therefore, one may choose to follow the drumbeat and not be swayed by the crowd or intimidated by the societal pressures. As for the time or the

day of the bridal walk, we can say, now is the budding season. For a generation like ours the bridal walk remains a necessity.

Perhaps there is one condition, i.e., it entails our unswerving commitment.

Think of few people who had walked in their times. William Wilberforce walked inside the terribly hostile British Parliament to present the bill against slave trade.Martin Luther King Jr., the dreamer,walked across the United States to uproot the rampant racial discrimination.South African BraveheartNelson Mandela walked steadfastlyto eradicate brutal apartheid. Constitutionframer B.R. Ambedkar walked into the muddy Indian Caste field with the mission to uplift the oppressed and the dalits. The Albanian born Mother Teresa walked out of her comfortable dreamland, Europe, to be with the destitute until her last breath.

Hearing &visually impaired Helen Keller miraculously walked against the “normal” tide.TeenagerAnne Frank left her unforgettable “Diary”as she walked past theNazi Concentration Camps.

Most notably, Jesus of Nazareth, clothed in humility, walked in and aroundvolatileGalilee and radicallychanged the entire course of human history. The legacy continues.Quite evidently,many reformers have persistently walked into the brahmanical soil to combat the practice of sati, dowry, child marriage& female infanticide.

Similarly, few peacemakers, women & men, stepped into the erstwhile frontier hillsto reconcile the warring Naga villagesand brought an endto the inglorious headhunting.Many morehave walkedmeticulously by rather keeping alow profile. Behold, multitudes of bride havedelightfully walked past the sea of darkness throughout the seasons.

Dad would often say, “Son, I cannot be in your shoe.” After he walked away, I realise what he meant. Except for the brideherself, no other person can do the walking in her place. That is why it is irreplaceable. If there is a worthy bride ever, it would be you and me. Why notwalk alongside today?For thistemporal lane is just awalkable distanceaway from the wide-stretched eternity’s shore.

Thepfulhoukho Kuotsu, New Delhi

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ruest to our inherent nature, suspiciousness is the biggest Achilles heel where we never try to introspect ourselves umpteen time becomes the victim of our own creation.

No wonder, Nagamese is your daily bread and butter but you very often tend to put it at backburner could be as good as questioning the fidelity of your loyal wife when, she had given her everything for your comfort and cause. This is because, you speak and communicate in Nagamese in your everyday activities but you bluntly denied the usefulness of it.

What a shame! Surely, God must have told you not to use Nagamese but again you cannot do without it and still using for all communicational purposes.

What a sin! It’s O.K. everything is fair in the land of protest (Protestant Nagaland) No doubt, without critic no public interest can be concretized however, irrational critics become double jeopardy to public interest and that’s where many good projects failed to see the light of the day.

Well, we never seemed to have had an iota of faith in others because of our suspiciousness on others even if their intention may be for our good cause. Similarly, as and when the Prime Minister of India Narendra Mody hinted Nagamese as a viable option for common language for the Nagas, all hell broke loose instantly, accusing him of trying to disrobe our identity by imposing lingo-franca Nagamese on the Nagas. Thus, the good intention of the honorable Prime Minister was put at stake, was for the fact that “leopard will not change its spot” that we become the victim of self-defeating. The fact here is a different picture, finding our lingual diversities, empathetically the honorable Prime Minister of India only hinted that Nagamese can be promulgated to the status of a language if we desired so but never arise the question of imposing something against our wills. Otherwise, under this circumstance he has the right to say; “Take it or leave it” if so, we will be the biggest loser isn’t.

Here it is imperative to understand that most of the languages and their scripts have certain fundamental derivation from some existing languages and scripts, for instance; Assamese has many similarity with Bengali, Hindi with Bhojpuri, Tamil with Malayali etc. So also the script derivation such as Hindi from Sanskrit, Assamese from Oriya, Manipuri from Bengali etc. Do you know? The most popular roman script too had taken many centuries to

evolve into the present status of script. That, it was the Phoenician who invented the first 22 letters, out of which the Greek took 15 letters and added 9 of their own letters to make an alphabet of 24 letters.

Later, the roman borrowed 18 letters of the Greek and added 7 more letters of their own to make an alphabet of 25 letters. In the process the Anglo-Saxon took all the 25 letters and adding two new ones and then later dropping one. That’s how we have 26 letters in roman script today. So also the English language is heavily laced up with many national languages as cited by many in their write-up.

Therefore, here the virtue of pragmatic ideas can only be well understood by person who had walked the distance and person who had carried the load through that distance. So is the article write up of Rev. N.Khashito Aye on “Nagamese becoming common language in Nagaland & Burma” Dated 7th Feb. 2016 that containing full of practical ideas and practical experience cannot be simply swept under the carpet by the intellectual Nagas.

Never mind, if somebody doesn’t like this pidgin Nagamese but at the same time they shouldn’t also over-ride the majority public interest, then I am not the right person to stop them from expressing their ideas within the ambit of “Freedom of expression” but humbly request them to understand the nuance as; “Understanding the basic is easy but appreciating the nuance takes years.”

Nevertheless, Nagamese as it is may not be suffice enough to qualify for a language status but if at all it has to be promulgated to the status of a language, there should be a committee under the banner of “Nagamese Literature Committee Nagaland” comprising of literature scholars and tribe’s prominent representatives that may be directly attached to S.C.E.R.T. with the SCERT Director as its Chairman. So that within stipulated time a basic structure be brought out and put through public scrutiny. Thereafter only the next step of imparting in school and colleges can be taken up. Of course it may take time but the entity is worth undertaking if at all we have to come to a logical conclusion. Well, my Naga brethren; please think and act positively for the greater Glory of our Posterities.

N.Haisoyi Ndang Author & Founder Naga Script Joint Secretary; North East India Literature Council Zeme

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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Taylor swift to perform at Grammy awards Oscars 2016: Here's what the

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inger Taylor Swift will perform at the upcoming 58th Annual Grammy Awards on February 15 here.

The Recording Industry Association of America revealed the news on their official Twitter page on Sunday, reports dailymail.co.uk.

“It's true. Taylor Swift will return to the Grammy stage for a performance at the 58th Grammys,” read the post. Swift is nominated for seven Grammy Awards, including the coveted Album of The Year as well as Best Pop Vocal Album for 1989. Her hit single, “Blank

space”, is nominated for both Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year.

The last time Swift performed at the awards show was in 2014. Last week, the Grammys revealed additional performers including Rihanna and Justin Bieber.

The Jungle Book Trailer Mowgli is back with his army of wild

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he Jungle Book trailer, the Jungle Book Movie Trailer, The Jungle Book, The Jungle Book Film trailer, The Jungle Book Film, The Jungle Book Live Action, Mowgli, Bagheera, Shere Khan, Baloo, Kaa, Idris Elba, Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken, The Jungle Book Series, Entertainment news ‘The Jungle Book’ trailer introducing 12-year-old Neel Sethi as Mowgli, shows the Indian-American boy running for his life while surviving among various species of animals in a jungle.

‘The Jungle Book’, a tale of a man-cub, who is raised by the family of wolves in the jungle, is the epic story that many of you have seen through different animated series in your childhood.

Well, the classic animated story of Mowgli is back with a new live-action adventure directed by Jon Favreau, which is based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories.

‘The Jungle Book’ trailer introducing 12-year-old Neel Sethi as Mowgli, shows the Indian-American boy running for his life while surviving among various species of animals in a jungle.

Well known Hollywood stars have lend their voices to the characters to make them come alive – the fearsome tig e r S h e re Khan (voice of Idris Elba), panther-turnedstern mentor Bagheera (voice of Ben Kingsley), the free-spirited bear Baloo (voice of Bill Murray), Kaa – a python (voice of Scarlett Johansson) and the smoothtalking King Louie (voice of Christopher Walken).

The all-star cast also includes Lupita Nyong’o as the voice of the fiercely protective mother wolf Raksha, and Giancarlo Esposito as the voice of wolf pack’s alpha male Akela. The live-action wild adventure is all set to hit the theatres on April 22.

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xpensive vacations to Israel and Japan, sessions with celebrity fitness trainer and a one-year supply of Audi A4 rentals are some of the gifts that Oscars nominees will receive this year.

Created by Distinctive Assets, the gift bag this year, valued at $200,000, also includes personalised M&M's, diet gummy bears for weight loss option and beauty packages.

While the bag isn't officially endorsed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, losing nominees have been scor-

ing the gift haul for years, reported the Wrap.

The gifts in this year's bag range from $55,000 to $11.

Some of the items in the bag may include Haze Dual V3 Vaporizer, Explore Is-

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batch have been named visiting fellows for a top London university, according to a report. Both actors have been appointed, along with nine others, in the roles at Lady Margaret Hall of Oxford University, editors at the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper report.

The college's principal, Alan Rusbridger, explained the 11 visiting fellows will connect students with their "worlds", and would be encouraged to drop in to eat with the students and meet

imum, we'd like them to drop in occasionally at college, eat with us and meet informally with a variety of the community," he explained.

"We'd like them to do one thing a bit more structured.

It could be a conversation or debate, a performance, a lecture or seminar, a form of outreach - or something we haven't thought of. We can imagine fascinating

interactions or collaborations between them."

Watson attended the prestigious Brown University in the U.S. and Oxford in England, and Cumberbatch studied for a degree in drama at Manchester University, and he also has

Rusbridger added that he has already offered the visiting fellows, including Watson and the Sherlock star, a place to stay at the university.

"They are welcome to come and stay in college if they'd like a place temporarily to think or work," he said. "And some have already suggested other ways in which they might engage with a body of 700 incredibly smart students and tutors in order to stimulate their own thinking or work in progress."

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ctress Karisma Kapoor on Saturday avoided questions related to the controversy surrounding her divorce and also said that she wasn’t ready for films now Present at the Nykaa. com Femina Beauty Awards, Karisma was asked about the ongoing reports related to her divorce, but before the question could be completed, she said: “No comments, thank you,” and walked away.

According to reports, the divorce petition filed by her husband Sunjay Kapur claimed that she had married him for his money and that she had failed not only as a wife and daughter-in-law but also as a mother. He also claimed that she didn’t

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allow their kids, whose custody battle is going on, to meet him.

Karisma’s lawyer had said that they’ll tell the court he was causing great harm to the children by spreading false stories and by talking about the issue in public. Karisma was last seen in ‘Dangerous Ishqa’, a film which was hyped as her comeback.

About hardly being spotted nowadays, she said: “I selectively leave the house. I think family is most important and my kids are most important. So I’m very happy being at home, so now you’ll ask me if I’m going to do a film, but I’m not ready to do a movie, and whenever I feel like doing it, I will do it.”

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Indian wrestlers win 14 out of 16 gold in SAG McCullum heads into ODI

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SHILLONG, FEBRUARY 8 (AGENCIES): Indian grapplers simply annihilated their opponents, scooping 14 gold medals out of a total 16 on offer as the wrestling competition in the 12th South Asian Games ended here on Monday.

Despite being represented by a second string team, the home wrestlers proved too strong for their South Asian neighbours as they grabbed five more gold out of six on offer, besides a silver, on the concluding day today at the R G Baruah Sports Complex.

Indian wrestlers thus ended their campaign with a whopping 14 gold and two silver. India won gold in all the eight women’s categories, while their men counterparts won six gold and two silver.

Pakistan won two gold.

Shilpi Sheoran began the gold count for India today as she beat Farzana Sharmin of Bangladesh in the women’s 63kg final bout. Rajani and Nikki made all-gold affair for Indian women in the Games by defeating Bangladesh’s

Shirin Sultana and W Weerasingh of Sri Lanka, respectively in the 69kg and 75kg categories.

Among men, Mausam Khatri and Pardeep won a gold each in 97kg and 74kg respectively, while Mandeep had to settle for a silver as he lost to Pakistan’s Zaman Avwar in the 125kg final bout.

Pietersen won't be selected for World Twenty20 - Morgan

IND vS SL, FIrSt t20: Upbeat India face depleted Sri Lanka

LONdON, FEBRUARY 8 (REUtERS): Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen will not be recalled for this year's World Twenty20 in India, captain Eoin Morgan was quoted on Monday as saying.

Pietersen, 35, has not played for England in any format since 2014 but has been in good form recently in club Twenty20 tournaments in Australia and Pakistan. "That door is completely shut, Kevin will not be picked. That's from me," Morgan told the Daily Mail.

South African-born Pietersen, a former England captain and member of the side that won the World Twenty20 in 2010, was dropped in 2014.

England director of cricket Andrew Strauss explained the decision at the time by saying there was a "massive trust issue" with Pietersen. The pair had fallen out over text messages sent by Pietersen to South African players during a 2012 test series when Strauss was captaining the team. Pietersen responded to Morgan's comments on Twitter. "Interesting he's saying it's HIS call! Very interesting! Hmmmmm," said Pietersen, who is England's second highest run-scorer in Twenty20 internationals. Morgan, top of that list, has led a revival in England's one-day fortunes since their dismal first-round exit at last year's 50-over World Cup. They lead hosts South Africa 2-0 in the current fivematch series.

In the 2010 edition, India had won three gold and a silver in men’s wrestling while Pakistan had won two gold and a silver.

Meitei wins gold in Wushu Meanwhile, Punshiva Meitei clinched gold and Swachaha Jatav got the silver for India in the men's and women's Wushu com-

petition respectively.

India now have two gold, one silver and one bronze in their basket from Wushu. Meitei scored 18.60 points in the Wushu Taolu Nanquan and Nangun all-round to emerge as the winner while the silver went to Yubaraj Thapa of Nepal who had a score of 17.66.

Chinappa clinches gold in Squash Star player Joshna Chinappa clinched the gold medal in women's individual squash after beating Maria Toorpaki Wazir of Pakistan in a tense and ill-tempered summit clash to make up for India's disappointment in the men's event.

Top seed Chinappa, ranked 14th in the world, recovered from one set down to beat second seeded Wazir 10-12, 11-7, 119, 11-7 at the brand new squash facility at the RG Baruah Sports Complex in Guwahati.

With Chinappa's gold, India has so far won three medals in squash with Sourav Ghosal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, having grabbed a bronze each after losing to their Pakistani opponents on Sunday.

Chinappa, one of the few top Indian players to have opted to play in the SAG, thus gave some solace to the team management after men's players failed to reach the final.

PUNE, FEBRUARY 8 (PtI): again Ajinkya Rahane and Manish up are seasoned bowlers -- pacer Boosted by their 3-0 clean sweep of Pandey who played a match-winning Nuwan Kulasekara and spinner RanAustralia Down Under, a confident knock in the final ODI in Australia but gana Herath -- to make the attack apIndia would seek to continue their did not figure in the subsequent T20s. pear a bit thin on paper.

In fact, Pandey would be very eaTo fill up for the lack of experiwinning momentum when they take on a depleted and new-look Sri Lan- ger to stamp his class in the T20 for- ence in the squad, the Lanka selecka in the first of three T20 Internation- mat too ahead of the Asia Cup and tors have recalled veteran Dilhara World T20 events for which he has Fernando at the age of 36 after putals here on Tuesday. ting the tall and well-build pacer in After the comprehensive series not found a place in the squad.

In bowling too, the same attack cold storage in 2012. triumph in Australia, these three Fernando was selected in the matches would certainly act as the that figured in the series in Australia, springboard for the hosts to begin including Bhuvneshwar Kumar who is squad on the basis of his recent form their preparations for the Asia Cup T20 not part of the Asia Cup or World T20 in a domestic T20 competition where he picked up 11 wickets in Championship which is befour games. His inclusion is ginning in Bangladesh later TEAM a gamble that the Lankans this month and the World Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Rohit Sharma, will be hoping pay off on this T20 in March-April in India.

Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish short tour which concludes India will also look to Pandey, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik at Vishakapatnam on Februwin the T20 series to retain Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, ary 14. their number one position Dilshan, who is expectJasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, in the ICC T20I Champied to be available from the onship table, which they Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pawan Negi. second game in Ranchi on achieved after sweeping MATch coMMEncEs AT 7:30 pM (IsT).

February 12, has been covaside Australia last week. ered by the inclusion of newThe hosts will definitely miss their Test captain Virat Kohli squad, would be seen although he comer Niroshan Dickwella, who was who was in glorious form in the T20 may not be among the first choice for adjudged the best batsman of the Suseries in Australia, as well as in the seam-up stuff in the presence of Ash- per T20 provincial tournament which preceding ODI series Down Under ish Nehra and Jasprit Bumrah, who concluded recently in the Emerald Isle. had impressed with his unorthodox Apart from Dickwella, pacer Duwhich India lost 1-4. shmantha Chameera and legspinner Even in the absence of a top shot action and extra pace in Australia.

With the matches being held in Jeffrey Vandersay, who played on the like Kohli, who has been rested by the selectors before the more important conditions favouring the slow bowl- recent New Zealand tour, are newAsia Cup and the World T20 events, ers more than the pace men, India are comers to India along with left-arm the home team's batting strength expected to go in with their regulars seamer Binura Fernando.

Seekuge Prasanna, Thisara Perlooks pretty formidable for the new- Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravinlook attack of Sri Lanka, the defend- dra Jadeja, along with the vastly ex- era and Milinda Siriwardana are the perienced Harbhajan Singh who did all-rounders in the squad which has ing World T20 Champions.

India vs Sri Lanka 2016, 1st T20I: not make the playing 11 in the three some others such as Danushka Gunathilaka, Dasun Shanaka, Asela GuSquads, date, time, TV listing, live games Down Under.

Also left-arm spinner Pawan Negi, naratne, Kasun Rajitha and Sachithra streaming In Rohit Sharma, who was also the highest Indian buy in the IPL auc- Senanayake, who are largely unfamilin top form in Australia, and Shikhar tion, is also in the squad and he would iar to the Indian fans.

Sri Lanka arrived here two days Dhawan who took time to get going be itching to make the playing XI. On the other hand, the visitors, ago and practiced yesterday at the Down Under, the home team has a set of right-left openers who have re- who are being led by batsman Dinesh stadium while Indian players assempeatedly given the side great starts Chandimal, will be without their reg- bled only yesterday.

This will be the first time the two and they could be a handful for the ular T20 captain Lasith Malinga and largely inexperienced Lanka bowling Test skipper Angelo Mathews for the sides face each other in the shortentire series as they are nursing a knee est format since the final of the 2014 attack on the Indian batting tracks.

The riches are evident in the rest injury and a groin strain respectively. World Twenty20, which Sri Lanka of the batting order with the likes of Experienced all-rounder Tillakaratne won in April, 2014. The venue, which Suresh Raina, captain Mahendra Dilshan has also been ruled out of the acquired Test status last November, is to host only its third International Singh Dhoni and the recalled Yu- opening game due to a hand injury.

Also absent from the visitors' line- match, and only its second T20I. vraj Singh, present along with the fit-

retirement with NZ victory

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum pulls the ball away for six runs during the third one-day international cricket match against Australia at Hamilton on February 8 in Hamilton, New Zealand. (Getty Images)

HAmILtON, FEBRUARY 8 (REUtERS): New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum ended his oneday international career with a series victory over Australia on Monday with his side sealing a 55-run win in the deciding third match at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

New Zealand, who were all out for 246 in 45.3 overs, managed to dismiss Australia for 191 in 43.4 overs to give them a 2-1 series win that helped them retain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, which is played for between the two countries in one-dayers.

The 34-year-old McCullum is retiring from all international cricket at the conclusion of the two-test series against the same opponents.

The win, however, was marred by a surreal period of play when the crowd appeared to influence a decision on the field.

All-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who took 3-34 in

New Zealand's innings, appeared well-set on 41 with his side 164-5 in the 34th over before he hit a delivery back to bowler Matt Henry.

Henry half-heartedly appealed for a caught and bowled but it was turned down.

The giant television screen at the ground then showed a replay that created a huge uproar from the crowd who thought it had cannoned into Marsh's boot before popping back to the bowler.

Umpires Ian Gould and Derek Walker then asked third umpire Sundaram Ravi for a review after they also saw the replay and heard the crowd reaction.

Slow-motion cameras showed the ball had not hit the ground before Henry took the catch and Ravi told Gould to give the Australian out, which caused an angry outburst from Marsh and his batting partner Matthew Wade.

The tall-right hander, who was man of the match

in the second game in Wellington on Saturday with 69 not out and 2-30 in Australia's four-wicket victory, had put his side back in control of the outcome.

Marsh and George Bailey (33) combined for a 59run stand after the visitors had slumped to 94-4 in the 19th over.

Once Marsh was dismissed, however, the Australians fell apart with Corey Anderson grabbing two victims as their last five wickets fell for 27 runs.

Earlier, McCullum and Martin Guptill had again got New Zealand off to a rollicking start, racing to 84 in 9.3 overs before the captain became the first of Marsh's three wickets when he was dismissed for 47.

New Zealand's batsmen, again all got starts, but for the third time in the series were dismissed just when they needed to push on.

Guptill scored 59 and Grant Elliott added 50 for the hosts, who lost their last five wickets for nine runs.

Russia says Blatter, Platini to be invited to World Cup

mOSCOW, FEBRUARY 8 (REUtERS): Disgraced world soccer president Sepp Blatter and the sport's European head, Michel Platini, will be invited to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Monday.

Blatter and Platini, the two men at the top of the world's most popular sport, were banned by soccer governing body FIFA for eight years in December over a spate of corruption scandals on their watch that, among other things, raised questions about Russia's right to host the tournament.

Mutko told Russia's RSport news agency on Sunday that Blatter and Platini were appealing against their bans and still permitted to attend soccer events.

"Formally, the suspension prohibits them from any

Combination file photograph of FIFA President Sepp Blatter addressing a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland June 2, 2015 and UEFA President Michel Platini (R) attending the 65th FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland, May 29, 2015. REUTERS/Files

position in football. But on the other hand, how is that an outstanding player like Michel Platini can't go to the football?" Mutko was quoted as saying. "We will invite them, I see no problems with the events we are hosting."

President Vladimir

Putin has called Blatter "a very respected person" who had done much for the development of global soccer, fostered it as a form of cooperation between countries and peoples and therefore should get the Nobel Peace Prize.

U.S. prosecutors have charged 41 entities and people including soccer bosses from across the Americas in a case they say involves $200 million in bribes and kickbacks tied to the marketing of major tournaments and matches.

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