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Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves — Carl Jung

BJP highlights propeople social security & developmental schemes

China to protect South China Sea sovereignty PAGE 09

reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

Kohima | January 24

The Morung Express Poll QuEsTion

Vote on www.morungexpress.com sMs your answer to 9862574165 From the following options, which institution holds the most power in the present Nagaland state context? Why? • State Government • Tribe Organisation • Church • Others

Hindi teachers demand 8 month pending salary DIMAPUR, JANUARY 24 (MExN): The All Nagaland Hindi Teachers Union (ANHTU) has demanded the Nagaland State Government and the Department of School Education to release their 8 (eight) month salary before February 2017. A press note issued by the ANHTU reminded that the director of school education had assured during a meeting with ANHTU and CSS executive members on November 16, 2016 that it would “try with every possible effort to release their pending salaries within December 2016.” It however lamented that no action has been taken so far for payment of pending salaries to 1379 CSS Hindi teachers.

It has therefore cautioned that the teachers would take its own course of action to protect their fundamental rights if their pending salaries are not released at the stipulated time.

JCC convenes consultative meeting on Jan 25

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DIMAPUR, JANUARY 24 (MExN): The Joint Co-ordination Committee (JCC) has convened a consultative meeting on January 25 at the Chakhesang Hoho building at 3pm. Organizations asked to attend the meeting include: Ao Senso Telongjem, Dimapur, Western Chakhesang Hoho, Chakroma Public Organization, Lotha Hoho Dimapur, Western Sumi Hoho, Eastern Nagaland public Union Dimapur, Naga Council Dimapur, Dimapur union Colonies Chairmen Federation, Dimapur GBs Union, (Sardar), Dimapur District GBs Union, Dimapur Ao Youth Organization, Western Chakhesang Youth Association, Western Sumi Youth Front, Chakroma Youth Organizations, Dimapur Lotha Youth Organization, Youth Association of Nagaland, Dimapur ENPUD Youth Organization, Diphupar Youth Organization and all Naga tribe student leaders. The JCC has also asked the public to be ready to face any eventuality. It also appealed the public not to make “any journey programme, official engagements, parties, meetings etc with effect from January 27 to February 1, 2017.”

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nagaland cM calls for change of mindset

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“oh no,no,no, how can they fulfill their promises to give us clean air, city city,clean drinking water,improve quality of life ....without messing up my freshly painted wall. ?”

Liberty completes F1 takeover

Nagaland Chief Minister, TR Zeliang today expressed disappointment that despite changing mindsets in the world, Nagaland still continues to tussle over women’s reservation.

Speaking during the National Girl Child Day observation in Kohima today, Zeliang spoke of his visit to Kerala which has 55 percent reservation for women in urban local bodies.

He stated that reservation was provided through the people’s demand after witnessing that women performed better than men in their daily performances in municipalities.

“But today we try to implement this 33 percent reservation for women, men went against that.

Women were influenced to go against the reservation.

Before we took up this matter in the assembly, we had a meeting in this very hall for consultation with Naga Hoho, ENPO and every tribe organization,” he said.

During the consultation, the organizations and tribal bodies were asked on what they wanted to change in the Municipal Act, Zeliang informed. He added that the Ao Senden had asked for removal of land and building tax from the act, to which the government agreed.

The Angami Public Organisation (APO) meanwhile wanted the term Scheduled Caste to be removed. “We removed it.

And I said, in this very platform, ‘Government will not impose any tax henceforth, let the town council

propose whatever tax they want to levy from the people, and only government will give approval. This was taken to the Assembly and they have amended,” he stated.

He further lamented that the ENPO and the Lotha Hoho had initially welcomed 33% reservation but later changed their stand.

“So tomorrow, if we make any policy for the Girl child, today you may appreciate, but tomorrow you may object. We need to go forward with change of mindsets. With the change of time, we need to change our mindsets,” he said.

The Nagaland CM urged the people of Nagaland, tribe organisations and the groups opposing women’s reservation to reconsider their stand and said, “even if they cannot change their views and opinions on the issue, I request them to at least not try to impose their views and opinions on others through threat and intimidation.”

He added that despite the much talked about Article 371 A, in the prevalent situation some tribe organizations have started taking certain action against their own brothers and sisters. Zeliang viewed that such action “is not in our customary system.”

“Let us not misuse our unique customary system which is well crafted with great wisdom and handed down to us by our ancestors. As freedom loving people living in modern civilized society, let us respect each other’s views and opinion and refrain from taking the law into our hands,” he urged.

SEC says polls cannot be stopped DIMAPUR, JANUARY 24 (MExN): The Nagaland State Election Commission today stated that the election process for the ULB polls, which got underway from December 21, 2016 “cannot be stopped/postponed/deferred.” In a letter to the Commissioner and Secretary to the Chief Minister of Nagaland, the SEC stated that “the entire electoral process once set in motion has to be taken to its logical conclusion.

Therefore the SEC has no alternative but to complete the electoral process as announced.” This was in response to the Joint Coordination Committee’s memorandum calling for deferment of the polls, which was referred to the SEC by the Chief Minister.

enWo appeals for conduct of UlB polls

DIMAPUR, JANUARY 24 (MExN): The Eastern Nagaland Women Organisation (ENWO) has appealed to the various organisations opposing the ULBs elections, to reconsider their stand and let the elections take place peacefully.

The ENWO, in a press note, asked the ENPO, ENLU, ENGOA and the ENSF and tribe leaders to “stand by their women till the process of elections is over” as “women need their blessings and support to be able to take to take the mantle of leadership roles in the form of Town Councillors.”

The ENWO urged “Naga brothers who are opposed to Women’s Reservation to change their attitude towards women and start respecting their Mothers through whom they came,” and termed it “shocking for a Chris-

tian society like the Nagas that unchristian methods like banishment and excommunication of the candidates is taking place.”

“If our Naga Men truly respect their women, they must support the Reservation policy for Women in the ULBs because: Reservation of seats is the right instrument to empower women in the state as the power of decision making and leadership in society plays a vital role to empower a voice that is being constantly suppressed,” it added.

The ENWO further said that reservation for women will “also encourage and instil confidence in our women. Unless Reservation is granted, they would hesitate to come forward.” It lamented that in a 60 member assembly, not a single member is a woman “and yet we still claim that men and women are treated equally in Nagaland.”

It stated that women’s participation in the municipality level local self Government will enable better understanding of women’s problems, facilitating their uplift, will be helpful in handling matters like hygiene, sanitation, health, waste management and other civic issues.

Equal participation of every section of the society in the administrative process, especially at local level, such as a municipality is essential to a progressive society, the ENWO stated.

It further stated that “in a society where the concept of patriarchy has been deeply rooted, it becomes close to impossible for any woman to contest against a man.”

Therefore, it reasoned that the concept of reservation is important for truly empowering women in the state.

NM Act founded on ‘erroneous’ interpretation: Legal expert Morung Express news Dimapur | January 24

The current imbroglio surrounding the Nagaland Municipal (NM) Act 2001 and the reservation of seats for women in the Urban Local Bodies has given rise to two clearly audible counter narratives.

On one hand, the tribe organisations doggedly resisting the NM Act and its perceived implications on Naga customs and traditions; on the other, a seemingly determined Nagaland state government dispelling the apprehension as misconstrued citing the law will not violate the provisions of Article 371A. In the midst of the din, a third narrative, arguably, has emerged questioning the very foundation of the NM Act, and which at the same

time, allays the perceived fear of the tribe organisations.

This narrative comes from the legal fraternity of Nagaland state.

As per the interpretation of senior advocate and president of the Nagaland Bar Association (NBA), Tali Ao, the Government of Nagaland “erroneously” interpreted Part 9A of the Constitution of India while framing the Nagaland Municipal Act. Part 9A of the Constitution relates to establishment of Municipalities.

“The Nagaland Municipal Act was purported to have been enacted in consonance with Part 9A of the Constitution,” which spells out the procedure and grounds for establishment of Municipalities, said Tali in an interaction with a section of the media today in Dimapur. His NBA colleagues were also part of

the discussions.

The Nagaland state government’s flaw, according to him, pertains to the contents or provisions of Part 9A, which provides for establishment of civic bodies in areas, where the demographic composition is deemed cosmopolitan in nature.

Going by this interpretation, he argues that Nagaland is outside the scope of Part 9A and cannot be applied to Nagaland state, since it is pre-dominantly tribal or dominated by STs. Defending this interpretation, he cited Article 243ZC of Part 9A. “Article 243 ZC states that no part of Part 9A shall be applicable to the Scheduled Areas and tribal areas.”

While not undermining the issue of reservation of seats for women, he said that on the same

grounds, the invoking of Article 243T of Part 9A is invalidated.

Maintaining that the NM Act was enacted based on erroneous interpretation; he said that the state government should consider repealing the Act and substitute it with a law applicable to the socio-economic and social fabric of the state.

On the charge that the NM Act will infringe on the provisions of Art 371A, he said that there is no question of a civic law clashing with Article 371A. “Article 371A is absolutely outside the scope of civic law because it (the former) speaks only about customs and traditions.”

And even if an amended version of the NM Act do gets implemented, it will not violate Article 371 A, he added while stating, “It is purely a civic law which has to adapt to the needs of the society.”

NESO demands GoI intervention to resolve Manipur issue ENCSU warns teaching staff on

GUwAhAtI, JANUARY 24 (MExN): The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) has expressed concern towards the “suffering of the common people” of Manipur due to the prevailing situation. It has asked the Government of India (GoI) not to “shirk” its responsibility and demanded for it to “intervene and take the initiative to solve the issue and to bring all the parties involved to the negotiating table.”

These points were resolved at an emergency meeting of the NESO held here today with regard

to the “deteriorating situation in Manipur vis-à-vis the creation of seven new districts resulting in the imposition of economic blockade” since November 1, 2016.

The NESO consists of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF), All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU), Garo Students’ Union (GSU) and All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) representing eight major stu-

dents’ movements of the seven states of the North East Region.

The current meeting heard deliberations particularly between leaders of AMSU and NSF, leading to the resolutions.

In a press release from its President Samuel B. Jyrwa, Secretary General S. Prakash Singh and Advisor Dr. Samujjal Bhattacharjya, the NESO stated that the house resolved to meet the Union Home Minister, GoI, as well as the GoI Minister of State for Home to impress upon them to resolve the Manipur issue at the earliest.

National Girl Child Day observed in Kohima

‘It is only when women realize their full potential, we as a society will realize ours’ Morung Express news Kohima | January 24

Under the theme ‘My girl Childmy asset, not a liability’, the National Girl Child Day 2017 was observed on January 24 at Capital Convention Hall with Chief Minister TR Zeliang as the Chief Guest, and Minister for Social Welfare Kiyaneilie Peseyie, as the Guest of Honor.

Organised by the Department of Social welfare and the State Resource Centre for Women, the event witnessed young talents. The program was chaired by 9 years old Jentina Yaomei Shangkhu and special numbers were presented by 11 year old Benjongsola Jamir and 11 year old Ruovilhou Kense.

Outlining the state vision for the girl child, Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar emphasized on the need to focus on the basics like access to food, education, healthcare and a more caring environment at home and outside. “On

11 year old Mhobeni Ezung receiving the bravery award during the observation of the National Girl Child Day in Kohima on January 24. (Morung Photo)

growing up, she would have the opportunities for employment and the power to make decisions within the home and outside of it without discrimination or disadvantage,” noted Kumar.

On the healthcare of the mother and girl child, he stated that only 38 per cent of deliveries in Nagaland are institutional compared to 49 per cent of the country as a whole. “The immunization coverage is 33 percent which is almost half of the national average of 65 percent. So clearly we have a lot of

work to do in this area.”

While the girl child is faring well in the field of education, Kumar pointed out that there are districts in Nagaland where the literacy gap between males and females is higher than the state average. For the last three years, although the girls have outdone the boys in HSSLC, the pass percentage of girls in HSLC is slightly lower than that of boys.

Kumar, however noted that the State today takes pride on Naga women who have pro-

absenteeism from assigned duty

Additionally, the meeting reiterated its opposition to the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which “aims to recog- Appeals State nize all Hindu Bangladeshis as Government Indian Citizens.”

“The Government of India and Education should know and understand Department that the North East is not a dumping ground of illegal migrants to improve whoever they may be either Hin- infrastructure of dus or Muslims. The North Eastern Region will not take any bur- colleges in Eastern den of illegal foreigner who came Nagaland after 1971 as per Assam Accord,” the press release maintained.

DIMAPUR, JANUARY 24 (MExN): With the academic year set to begin, the Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) has appealed all the heads of colleges, teachgressed in all spheres of life. Cit- ers (assistant professors) and ing the full armed battalion of non-teaching staff (s) within women in Nagaland police, the Eastern Nagaland to be at their introduction of 33 percent res- respective posting place. ervation for women, and the A press release issued by setting up of the two full fledged ENCSU chairperson Longre women police stations, Kumar asserted that if a male bastion Chang and joint secretary like the Police can change, there Nokchem Angth on Tuesday is no reason why other spheres of stated that the union has received numerous complaints activities cannot change.

“It is only when women real- from many colleges of how ize their full potential, we as a so- government staff (s) posted ciety will realize ours,” he stated. in Eastern Nagaland were not Minister for Social Welfare, performing their duty and Kiyaneilie Peseyie urged for work only withdrawing their salary.

The union has therefore towards ensuring quality education to girls. “To also work towards requested those non-performher survival and her well being, ing staff(s) to be at their postlet us also give our best so that the ing place and discharge the various schemes which are spe- assigned duty regularly and cially meant for children reach sincerely, since the teacher, rethose who deserve the most. The garded as the Nation’s builder future of these girls lies in the de- and having a big role to play in cision we take today. Let us be the society should not comprocommitted to work for the benefit mise with the assigned duty.

At the same time, the of the children in general and our child in particular,” he appealed. union has also appealed those During the celebration, 11 teachers (assistant profesyear old Mhobeni Ezung re- sors) and staff (s) in deputaceived the Bravery Award for tion to re-think the purpose of rescuing her grandmother from their appointment, which is to drowning in 2014, at Wokha. teach and mould the students.

Ezung is also a recipient of the It lamented that the presNational Bravery Award. ent education system of the

state and particularly of Eastern Nagaland continue to remain below standard with the educational institutions becoming commercial institutions. Quantity education has taken over the quality system of education, it added.

The union further requested the politicians to release all the teachers/assistant professors who are on attachment/ deputation and if not, to appoint new teacher in their place since many of the colleges are functioning without sufficient teachers.

Further, taking serious note on the practice of proxy system by many teacher/assistant professors posted in Eastern Nagaland, the union has demanded that if the appointed cannot discharge his /her duty or cannot stay at a posting place, then they should resign on moral ground and give opportunity to the numerous unemployed youth willing to work diligently.

The ENCSU also appealed the government and the concerned department to look after the infrastructure of the colleges in Eastern Nagaland and give equal importance to all the colleges of the state.

“Only constructing the building alone does not make an institution but to make real educational institutions, it is required to have a basic infrastructure. When the rest of the people are enjoying all smart and latest infrastructure, our students have to enjoy all the odd facilities,” it pointed out.

In this connection, the ENCSU has cautioned that it will take its own course of action to protect and safeguard the rights of the students’ community.

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2.3 Iakh eligible children in Nagaland for polio vaccination Kohima, January 24 (mExn): Nagaland, along with other states in India will held first Round of Intensive Pulse Polio on Sunday, January 29. The Department of Health & Family Welfare is all geared up to administer Polio drops to over 2.3 Iakh eligible children from 0-5 years throughout the state in 2296 Polio Booths to be manned by 9184 health personnel and 459 supervisors along with vaccines and other logistics. “Special focus will be given to migrant population with an aim to prevent importation of polio cases,” informed Dr. L. Watikala, Principal Director Directorate of Health & Family Welfare in a press release.

While thanking everyone for their past cooperation, the department appeals all sections of the people, both government and non government agencies, including the security forces and police), organizations, churches and community leaders and especially parents of children below 5 years to come forward and ensure that all eligible children receive the ‘Two :Drops of Life’ (Polio Drops) on January 29.

For any further information contact the nearest Health Centre or the chief Medical Officer/District Programme Officer (RCH & UIP) of your district.

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BJP highlights pro-people social KVYO renovates security & developmental schemes Kohima Local Ground Kohima, January 24 (mExn): The BJP Nagaland today highlighted that the BJP led NDA government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched several pro-people social security and developmental schemes to create an equitable society.

BJP Nagaland General Secretary (Media) & Spokesperson, Jaangsillung Gonmei in a press release mentioned that among several schemes, meant to address the needs of people in urban and rural areas certain relevant schemes need to be given adequate attention as necessitated to bring an all round development.

While these are being implemented nationwide in varying degrees and progress with astounding successes, certain pockets of the country, lack the pace of gradual implementation, he added.

BJP State President Visasolie Lhoungu has appealed the people and government to avail of these facilities for the overall development of the state, the release stated. Lhoungu has ap-

Governor Acharya opens bank account to sponsor girl child

Kohima, January 24 (mExn): On the occasion of National Girl Child Day 2017, Nagaland Governor PB Acharya has opened a bank account in State Bank of India No. 35843617072 where the Cheque can be deposited –Rs 2500 per year per child and intimate Governor’s office by E-mail or over phone the sponsor’s name, number of girl child sponsor for education, Bank details and date of deposit.

PRO to Governor informed in a press release that Ministry of women and child Development Government of India also made an policy and programme to give strengthen which included Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Integrated child Development Schemes (ICDS) Integrated child protection Scheme (ICPS).

The Ministry also setup one stop centre to assist the women affected by Violence, Gender champion programme, programme in educational institution and also initiated mahila police Volunteers.

The Ministry of Women and child Development also initiated the Legal safeguard for the girl child such as Juvenile Justice Care and protection of children (Act 2015) Protection of child Marriage (Act 2006) Protection of children from Sexual offences (Act 2012) and also Pre- conception and Pre- natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act 1994).

pealed the people and government to avail of these facilities for the overall development of the state. While these central schemes are being implemented nationwide in varying degrees and progress with astounding successes, certain pockets of the country, lack the pace of gradual implementation.

It also added that in an ambitious bid to transform rural areas to economically, socially and physically sustainable spaces, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) with an outlay of Rs. 5142.08 crores in September, 2015. As the mission is to transform rural areas into an economically vibrant urban area, the Scheme has therefore been termed as “Rurban”. The Rurban Mission will thus develop a cluster of Smart Villages on the lines of Smart cities.

The release stated that the mission aims to create 300 such Rurban growth clusters over the

next 3 years, across the country.

The funding for Rurban Clusters will be through various schemes of the Government converged into the cluster.

The States would prepare Integrated Cluster Action Plans for Rurban Clusters, which would be comprehensive plan documents detailing out the strategy for the cluster, desired outcomes for the cluster under the mission, along with the resources to be converged under various Central Sector, Centrally Sponsored and State Sector schemes, and the Critical Gap Funding (CGF) required for the cluster.

The scheme through development of Rurban growth clusters aimed at catalyzing overall regional growth, would thus simultaneously benefit the rural as well as urban areas of the country, by achieving twin objectives of strengthening rural areas and de-burdening the urban areas hence leading to balanced regional development and growth of the country, the release added.

Longleng honour girl students with scholarship

LongLEng, January 24 (mExn): National Girls Child Day was celebrated on January 24 at DC’s Conference hall, Longleng. The programme was organized by District Task force on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Longleng with Shamthai Phom, President, Phomla Hoichem as special guest and attended by Government officials, NGOs, Phom Student Conference and Nehru Yuva Kendra volunteers.

The special guest highlighted on the significance of National Girls Child Day and spoke on the importance of girl education and women empowerment. Two meritorious girl students namely Nyumeila Phom and Esther Moithei Phom were awarded with scholarship under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme. Further, cash incentives were also given to eleven female children born at the District Hospital, Longleng.

The programme was

Shamthai Phom, President, Phomla Hoichem speaking at the National Girls Child Day celebrated on January 24 at DC’s Conference hall, Longleng.

chaired by Kevingoto Kulnu EAC Sakshi. Short speech was delivered Longleng DC Y. Denngan Avennoho Phom, NCS and Chairman of District Task force Beti Bachao Beti Padhao. Special song was presented by Ch-

ingyau Phom and friends, while Lejei Phom of Good Shepherd School, Longleng recited the poem written by Bina Gupta ‘Dreams of Today’s Girl Child.’ Temsusenla SDEO Longleng proposed the vote of thanks.

View of the newly renovated Khouchiezie (Kohima Local Ground) by Kohima Village Youth Organization. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | January 24

The renovation of Khouchiezie (Kohima Local Ground) by Kohima Village Youth Organization (KVYO) has been received well by many. Parliamentary secretary of youth resources & sports, lotteries and music task force Khriehu Liezietsu formally dedicated the completion of the renovation work on January 23 last.

Speaking on the occasion, Liezietsu appreciated KVYO for carrying out the renovation works and urged upon them to continue to do yeoman service to the citizens of Kohima. He also called upon the KVYO to come forward and extend their co-operation and support to the government in overall development of the state capital.

KVYO president Medozhatuo Rutsa thanked all the donors who helped KVYO to carry out the renovation works effectively. The renovation covered VIP dais and traditional touch painting on rostrums. It also levelled the ground surface and painted the galleries, dug up the underground drainage and repaired the drainage system, put up a new electricity wiring on the ground floors rooms, re-fabricated both the gates.

Rutsa said that KVYO has decorated the wall on the rostrum with the picture of Angami traditional gate and the frontal top of the rostrum decorated in the style of the Angami traditional house.

He also made a request to the DC Kohima to lay down rules and regulations while allotting the ground to various organisations, fix a timing to play in morning and

evening, make sure that the ground staff be present during practice time and also that KVYO be made a member of Kohima District Sports Council.

Also speaking on the occasion, Kohima deputy commissioner Rajesh Soudararajan lauded the KVYO for the works done in the local ground and assured to look into the request given by them.

He also sought cooperation of KVYO for further improvement of Kohima local ground. Former DC Kohima, Rovilatuo Mor and now secretary Home also expressed happiness to KVYO for their initiation and effort towards the improvement of the local ground.

Kohima Village Council chairman Medoselhou Keretsu was appreciative that “Kikie” was put on the rostrum. According to the Angamis, a person who hosts a grand feast for the entire village is awarded with a “Kikie”, which is a sign of the highest order of respect and glory. “A glorious “kikie” like the one we are seeing on the rostrum today has been a long felt need and I am grateful to the KVYO for their thoughtful deed,” he said.

Keretsu also challenged the other organizations to contribute to the society in a positive way.

He also complimented KABA youth in clearing up and painting all the pedestrians crossing bridges in Kohima town last year and termed it as a “noble gesture.”

Also stating that Kohima smart city development is fast approaching, he requested all the authorities and organizations to cooperate with the government “so that our dream to transform Kohima town into a smart city will be realized.”

Training on utilization of soil and land resource held State Election Commission notifies

Kohima, January 24 (mExn): Soil & Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) in collaboration with Soil and Water Conservation Department, Kohima organized three days short course training programme from January 18 to 20 at the Directorate of Soil and Water Conservation Conference Hall, Kohima.

The training is aimed towards development of trained manpower for effective utilization of soil and land resource database for Integrated Watershed Management Plan. About 25 trainees of field officers and field staff took part in this training programme.

T. Nungsang Ao, Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Department of Soil & water Conservation graced as chief guest, stated a press release received here. The training programme start-

Kohima, January 24 (DiPr): The State Election Commission in a notification issued that in partial modification of the notification the Government of Nagaland has agreed to depute 35 (thirty-five) Senior Officers of the Government of Nagaland to be deployed as Observers during the ensuing General Election to Municipal and Town Council in the State vide order NO.PAR-4/17/2004

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Name Merio Tsanglao, IAS Dellirose M Sakhrie, IAS Imjung Panger, IAS Alan Gonmai, IAS Orenpomo Kikon, NCS Peter Lichamo, NCS

dated Kohima the 20th December, 2016.

The State Election Commission, Nagaland, hereby appoint the following Senior Officers against the respective Municipal

Designation Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Addl. Secretary Addl. Secretary

Department Sericulture Social Welfare Geology & Mining Horticulture Excise Municipal Affairs

Council and Town Council as ‘Election Observer’ in the ensuing Municipal and Town Council Election in Nagaland.

It is further informed that there will be an ori-

Municipal/Town Council Jalukie Town Council Tseminyu Town Council Wokha Town Council Tobu Town Council Longkhim Town Council Aboi Town Council

entation program for the Observers, including the Reserve Observers on January 24 at 11:00 am in the Conference Hall of the Office of the Commissioner, Nagaland.

KMC direct traders & shop owners

T. Nungsang Ao with resource officials and trainees during the three days short course training programme held from January 18 to 20 at the Directorate of Soil and Water Conservation Kohima, January 24 (mExn): KMC AdminConference Hall, Kohima. istrator Kovi Meyase in a press release stated that all

ed with a brief welcome address by E. James, Joint director, Department of Soil & Water Conservation. Dr. S. Roy Chowdhury, Head and soil Survey Officer, SLUSI Kolkata centre described the need and objective of the training pro-

gramme.

The training programme covered the different aspects of soil survey using remote sensing and GIS technique and use of soil and land resource data base for catchment area treatment including one

day field trip on soil profile study at Phesama village.

The training concluded on January 20 after distributing certificates to the trainees. Imkongneken Ao, Director, Soil & Water Conservation Department gave the valedictory speech.

the traders and shop owners selling tobacco products under Kohima Municipal Jurisdiction were directed to put signage on their shops. However, despite several reminders during checking, certain shops selling tobacco products have not adhered to the directives given. In view of this, seizure of licenses and other penalties shall be enforced with immediate effect.

Poultry show-cum-competition in Wokha WoKha, January 24 (mExn): On the occasion of Animal Welfare Fortnight Celebration 2017 Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer Wokha will be organising a poultry show-cum-competition on Republic day (January 26). Interested Poultry farmers may participate in the exhibition-cumcompetition. Competition category will be on local/desi (cock & hen) and kuroiler cock/hen. Dr Benmeren Jamir, CVO, Wokha in a press release stated that prizes money will be given to the first and second winners.

Parliamentary Secretary for Planning & Coordination, Evaluation & Monitoring Cell and Taxes Neiba Kronu launches Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based file tracking/management system in Kohima on January 23. This is the first of its kind in the country.

Starting this with the planning department, Kronu wishes to see this system is also adopted by finance, PWD, education and medical departments. (Morung Photo)

‘Operation Clean Wokha’ winners announced

WoKha, January 24 (mExn): Team Metamorphosis, Wokha has announced the winner of the ‘Operation Clean Wokha’ which was launched on April 25, 2016.

Team Metamorphosis with its implementing partners has been consistently monitoring the implantation of the programme right from the day it was launched. The final inspection was carried out on December 4, 2016, stated a press release from the Team

Metamorphosis President Thungdemo Kyong.

The marks were given on the basis of ‘area of coverage and consistency of efforts rendered’ by the colony or institution.

The winners for the 2016 Operation Clean Wokha have been declared as follows: Under the category of colonies Suren colony was adjudged as the best colony followed

by Molonsu and Upper Zuvotong colony in the third place. Rachan colony

which has won the title for the best colony four years ago was considered for a consolation prize. Under the category of institutions, Mt. Sinai School was adjudged as the best/cleanest institution followed by Libemo Memorial School (LMS) and Government Higher Secondary School in the third place. Isaiah Ability School, Perennial Montessori School and Little Angels School were considered for the consolation prizes for their efforts and

consistency.

The prizes will be given on January 26 at the Republic day function. The battle for the best institution was very tough as many of the authorities share the vision for a better earth. Operation Clean Wokha is a program which will be carried for at least four years.

These winners have emerged as champions from among the 27 (twenty seven) colonies and more than 30 (thirty) schools and higher secondary schools.

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ambush convoy along Govt ready to talk to UNC in New Delhi, says Ibobi Militants Manipur-Assam highway Newmai News Network Imphal | January 24

The Manipur government is ready to take part in the proposed tripartite talks in New Delhi involving the former, Centre and United Naga Council (UNC), Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has said on Tuesday.

“The government is ready to talk to UNC leaders but the schedule is yet to be fixed. I hope the date for the talks would be decided after the upcoming Republic

Day,” Ibobi Singh told a press conference at the CM Secretariat here.

However, the Chief Minister made it clear that either he or his deputy will participate in the meeting if the meeting is presided by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

“If the meeting is presided by the Union Home Secretary, then the Chief Secretary or the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) of Manipur will be sent to attend the tripartite talks,” he further said.

He said Imphal shall be the

venue for such talks but at the same time holding this proposed meeting in New Delhi does not matter to the state government.

Ibobi expressed concern over the current shortage of goods supply to the state due to the road blockade and said the state government was making efforts to ensure transportation of essential commodities through Imphal-Jiribam route (NH-37) twice a week.

He said that besides being a narrow highway, the NH-37 has weak bridges preventing unin-

terrupted flow of essential commodities to the state from Jiribam adjacent to Assam. Makru bridge and Barak bridge on NH-37 have been experiencing weak condition for quite a long time.

The Manipur Chief Minister then hit back at BJP and termed as baseless the allegations levelled against his government over the current blockade by the saffron party. “The people need a serious introspection on the BJP’s claim that there would be a blockadefree Manipur if the party comes

to power after the state assembly polls,” Ibobi Singh said.

Manipur, which has a 60-member House, will go to polls on March 4 and 8.

BJP Manipur Pradesh general secretary and lone party MLA Thongam Bishwajit Singh yesterday chided the Ibobi headed Congress government over the present blockade issue, saying the creation of seven new districts by the state government was solely responsible for the ongoing blockade.

NF Railway gets New AGM CJNCSD decries ‘political witch-hunting’

MaligaoN, JaNuary 24 (MexN): Lokesh Narayan has taken over the charge of Additional General Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway (open line) on January 23, a press release from the NFR informed. Narayan an officer of 1980 batch of IRSEE (Indian Railway Service for Electrical Engineer) graduated in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology; Roorkee and joined the Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) in 1980. Narayan has held several important assignments. He was the Additional Divisional Railway Manager in Bombay Central of Western Railway and before being handed charge of AGM NFR, he was holding the post of Chief Electrical Engineer of North Central Railway, Allahabad.

'Dimasa's rice wine qualifies for GI registration' BeNgaluru, JaNuary 24 (iaNS): The "Judima" traditional rice wine, a popular alcoholic beverage of Assam's Dimasa tribe -and an integral part of the community's social and cultural life -- is a fit candidate for geographical indication (GI) registration, a don at New Delhi's Indian Law Institute says.

In a report published in the Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, Assistant Professor Jupi Gogoi has urged the Judima producers to form an association and file for GI registration to protect the traditional knowledge and promote the wine's trade for the community's economic development.

Under the international agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), the GI tag is assigned to a product that has a specific geographical origin and possesses qualities or a reputation that are unique to that place. The GI recognition gives local producers exclusive brand protection.

"If Judima is registered as a GI, it can go a long way in maintaining the cultural

identity of Dimasas as well as bringing economic prosperity to the tribe."

To produce Judima, the Dimasa tribe uses a glutinous rice called Bora that is indigenous to the region and the bark of a plant called Thembra (Acacia pennata) collected from forests surrounding the region.

The powdered bark is mixed with rice flour and some water and made into a dough that, on fermentation, yields the beverage. The uniqueness of this product lies in the use of Thembra.

New Delhi, JaNuary 24 (MexN): The Joint Naga Civil Societies, Delhi (CJNCSD) has termed the arrest of a Naga man by the Manipur Police Commando as “political witch-hunting”. The man identified as Sangthuanang Pamei of Tamenglong district is a staff at UBI Bank.

Asserting that this is not the first instance that the ruling dispensation has attempted to criminalize the hill tribal communities, the CJNCSD in a press statement claimed that the State Government under O. Ibobi Singh has been targeting and arresting innocent tribal civilians in an effort to “browbeat” the hill tribal into giving “obeisance” to the dictates of the dominant community.

The CJNCSD statement ques-

tioned as to whether every innocent civilian with a “hill tribal” identity automatically becomes a political “suspect” and whether every innocent tribal civilian with a tag of “Naga” identity becomes a prime “NSCN (IM) suspect” in the eyes of the present ruling dispensation.

Alleging that a large number of innocent tribal civilians have been incarcerated in the state police lockup under false and fabricated charges, the CJNCSD further categorized the continued incarceration of the United Naga Council (UNC) President Gaidon Kamei and Information Secretary Stephen Sangkhui as part of the same “dangerous political project”. “CJNCSD observes that the present Government has been con-

stantly brutalizing the ethno-political culture of the multi-ethnic State for mere electoral mileage and regrets that no fairer sense of governance has ever struck the conscience of the ruling dispensation to win the hearts of the people,” the Delhi based Naga civil societies stated.

While batting for ushering in of normalcy within Manipur, the CJNCSD called for observing rules of democratic governance and respecting the people’s voice of the Nagas rather than pushing the situation into further chaos and uncertainty. It also reiterated the demand for immediate and unconditional release of all detained political prisoners affirming that this is the “necessary precondition” to solve the present political impasse.

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NOTIFICATION In the interest of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland, I am pleased to appoint Mr. VANTHUNGO ODYUO, State Secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Nagaland as a member of the DAN Co-ordination Committee from the date of issue of this order.

(Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu) Chairman DAN.

vehicles were halted during this time." As the security personnel, escorting the vehicles, retaliated, the militants fled. Additional forces were rushed to launch a combing operation.

The militants are believed to have fled to the mountains, a security personnel added. Some weeks back, two drivers were injured in a similar attack while some vehicles were also damaged as the militants fired from automatic rifles. However, no arrests were made.

There have been ambushes of police personnel in the Imphal-Moreh sector of the Trans Asian Highway-1, claiming lives of some personnel and injuring several others.

Recently, tribal militants also opened fire killing a civilian and injuring three others in Noney district along NH-37. The Manipur government has said that despite its request for 60 companies of central paramilitary forces, only 29 companies were sent to Manipur to escort vehicles along NH-37.

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Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension of Late.

Yangerjungba Ao has filed by Smti. Mongjensangla (wife) R/o H.No.112, Kirha Village, Dimapur: Nagaland for possession of : 1. Pension Benefits 2. Bank Account Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said day of 23.02.2017.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this 24th Jan, 2017.

iMphal, JaNuary 24 (iaNS): Suspected armed militants on Tuesday ambushed a convoy of trucks and oil tankers along a national highway that connects Assam with the Manipur capital, a police officer said.

There were no casualties despite fierce exchange of fire between the security forces and the tribal militants near Khongkhang around noon, the officer said. About 300 trucks and oil tankers proceeding from Jiribam, adjacent to Assam, under armed escort of Central Reserve Police Force and Seema Suraksha Bal personnel were attacked along NH37, the officer said.

The militants chose a difficult section of the highway with numerous hairpin bends to launch the stealth attack on the commercial vehicles.

One loaded oil tanker was punctured by bullets but did not explode.

A driver present on the scene said: "It took over 30 minutes to plug the bullet holes, as petrol was gushing out of the tanker. The

Smti. S. Yeheli of New Colony, Zunheboto Town has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate declaring that her husband Late K. Sukhevi Sema has expired on 15-12-2016.

It is hereby notified that if no objection to issue this certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30(thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the certificate shall be issued, and no further complaint will be entertained for issue of the same.

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Dated : 24th January, 2017

THE 7TH NATIONAL VOTERS’ DAY MESSAGE

Along with the rest of the country, Nagaland too, celebrates its 7th National Voters’ Day on the foundation day of the Election Commission of India that is 25th January 2017, in the state capital, all Election Districts and the sub-divisions under the theme ‘Empowering Young and Future Voters’. The state level NVD is celebrated at Zonal Council Hall, Kohima with Sri Pankaj Kumar, IAS, Chief Secretary to the government of Nagaland as Chief Guest with presence of AHoDs / Heads of security organizations like DGP, 164 Territorial Army (Naga) Assam Rifles, 93rd Bn. BSF, CRPF, 15 BRTF, Rajya Sainik Board, NCC Group Hqs, and Scouts & Guides, political parties, NGOs and the election machineries. Among others, the newly registered young voters shall be felicitated. Heads of Departments also organize brief NVD functions in respective offices and, inter alia, share the NVD Message of the Chief Election Commissioner of India and undertake NVD Pledges by the employees.

The National Voters’ Day is held with objective to increase enrolment of voters, by using this occasion to make universal adult franchise a complete reality and thereby enhance the quality of Indian democracy. The day is also utilized to spread awareness among voters regarding effective participation in the electoral process. In this regard, the newly registered voters in the latest revision are felicitated in a brief ceremony to inculcate in them a commitment to democratic electoral process which shall lead to greater participation. This will also serve as a reminder to all other eligible electors in the polling areas towards their responsibility to participate in the electoral process.

The Election Commission has set action plan to achieve following goals in the next two decades: (a) Increasing electoral participation through voter registration and turnout, (b) Increasing qualitative participation in terms of ethical and informed voting and (c) Providing continuous electoral and democracy education to the people.

Hence, on this day, pursuing the above, the Election Department also gives special focus on all eligible citizens particularly people from marginalized groups and segments, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), Third Gender, Service Voters and Non Resident Indians (NRIs), domestic migrant labourers besides women and youth to come forward to register names in the electoral roll and exercise franchises in the next opportunities. The 7th NVD is celebrated today to achieve the goals of the Election Commission such as: a. All eligible citizens get enrolled; b. No person register in more than one place and multiple registrations are surrendered, if any; c. No errors and ghost-electors remain in the electoral roll; d. All Persons with disabilities (PwDs) in the electoral roll to be identified for special facilitation on day of poll, e. All registered electors to be issued with Voter Id Cards / EPICs, and f. Regular updates of electoral rolls are done for accuracy.

On this day awards are given to winning officers and states/ union territories that excel in Best Electoral Practices both in National and State/ Union Territory levels. Among them Nagaland too is marching with steady progress.

The NVD is held in partnership with recognized national and state level political parties, civil administration, heads of defense services, police, border road organizations, local bodies, academic institutions, civil society groups, public sector undertakings, government departments, media and all partnering agencies etc.

We appeal to all concerned to come forward and join hands with the Election Commission of India at national, state and district levels and make the NVD a successful platform to serve the people better in the days / years to come.

Let the National Voters’ Day serve as a reminder to all eligible voters in the country of their responsibility to participate in the electoral process and to inculcate in them a commitment to democratic electoral process that leads to greater participation.

Today, as we celebrate the 7th National Voters’ Day along with the rest of the country, your participation and support to the department will go a long way in strengthening our resolve of making voter’s education and electoral awareness messages more accessible to the members of our public institutions and the masses.

On this day we once again remind all concern including the government machineries, leadership of political parties, NGOs and every citizen to rededicate ourselves to pursue towards the call for greater participation through qualitative participation in terms of ethical and informed voting for a stronger democracy.

(N.MOA AIER) Chief Electoral Officer(O), Nagaland: Kohima

0600 hrs : Hoisting of National Flag in all Government Offices, Institutions/Public & Private Buildings 0850hrs : Review of Parade by DGP, Nagaland 0900 hrs : 1. Governor arrives, takes salute and inspects the Parade 2. Address by the Governor 3. Presentation of Awards 4. March Past

PARADE CONTINGENTS: Parade Commander - Smti. Alongla Sangtam, Deputy Commandant, 4th NAP - Tiajungla Ao, Assistant Commandant, 4th NAP Parade 2ndI.C. 1. 164 Territorial Army Naga Regiment 2. 93rd BSF, Chedema 3. Assam Rifles Mahila Contingent 4. 78th Bn CRPF, Zubza 5. DEF, Kohima 6. 4th NAP Bn, Thizama 7. 10th NAP (IR) Bn, Zhadima 8. 15th NAP (IR) Bn, Chumukedima 9. Home Guards 10. Ex-Servicemen 11. NP Central Brass Band, Chumukedima 12. 24 Nagaland Independent Coy NCC, Kohima 13. 1st Nagaland Girl Bn NCC, Junior Wing, Kohima 14. 1st Nagaland Girl Bn NCC, Senior Wing, Kohima 15. 1st Nagaland Air Squadron NCC, Dimapur 16. Bharat Scouts & Guides 17. Regimental School 4th NAP, Thizama 18. 3rd Assam Rifles Pipe Band

CULTURAL PRESENTATION: 1. Konyak Cultural Troupe, Kohima 2. Rengma Cultural Troupe, Kohima

INAUGURATION OF EXHIBITION STALLS BY THE CHIEF GUEST NB: 1. Distribution of Sweets at the Parade Ground by Nagaland Police Service Association.

2. Visit to Institutions by various Charitable Organizations (1200 hrs on ward)

PROGRAMME (EVENING)

1500 hrs : Inter ward Tug-of-War: Kohima Municipal Council 1600 hrs : Prize Distribution 1630 hrs : Band Display & Beating of Retreat 1. Nagaland Police Brass Band 2. 9th Assam Rifles Pipe Band

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IDBI Bank is looking for Managers The IDBI Bank Limited has released an employment notification inviting candidates to apply for the positions of Deputy General Manager, Assistant General Manager and Manager. The last date for the submission of online application is February 20.

The IDBI Bank Limited has released an employment notification inviting interested, eligible candidates to apply for the positions of Deputy General Manager, Assistant General Manager and Manager.

Vacancy details Total posts: 110 Name of the posts: Deputy General Manager: 13 Assistant General Manager: 17 Manager: 81

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1 taxpayer owes 11% of India’s ‘Where Even RBI doesn’t know’ individual income tax in 2014-15

New Delhi, JaNuary 24 (iNDiaSpeND): An unnamed taxpayer owed the government Rs 21,870 crore (over $3 billion) for the assessment year 201415, which was 11 per cent of the income tax to be paid by all Indians, according to 2016 data, the latest available, from the Income Tax Department.

While three individual taxpayers declared business incomes of over Rs 500 crore, two individual taxpayers declared long-term capital gains of over Rs 500 crore in 2014-15 (for the year 2013-14). The names of these taxpayers are not made public.

The richest 1 per cent Indians own 58 per cent of India’s wealth, and 57 billionaires have the same

wealth as the bottom 70 per cent of India, according to data published by Oxfam India, a think tank.

In comparison, the top 1 per cent in the US accounted for 19 per cent of income and 38 per cent of taxes paid, US government data show. It is not possible to say what proportion of income and taxes are similarly paid by Indians because the government does not release such data.

The wealth of 388 people equalled that of the poorest half of the world’s population in 2010, and this has narrowed to only 62 in 2015, according to recent data from Oxfam.

India had 36.5 million individual taxpayers who declared taxable income of Rs 16.5 lakh crore and were

Eligibility criteria Educational qualification: Those interested in applying for this post should have pursued graduation with first class in any stream from a recognised university or graduation in BSc agriculture or veterinary science or in any allied courses in agriculture from a recognised university Or Graduation in law from any recognised university/ institution.

Master’s degree in law would be preferred or graduation with first class from a recognised university MBA/ME/MTech (regular/fulltime) is preferable or graduation with first class in any discipline from a recognised university New Delhi, JaNuary 24 (pTi): CA/ CFA/ CS / ICWA/ MBA/ME/MTech (regular/full- Cabinet today approved a pension time) is preferable. scheme for senior citizens under which insurance behemoth LIC will provide a guaranteed return of 8 per Age limit: • Deputy General Manager: The age of the candidates cent for 10 years, as part of government’s social security and financial applying for this post must not exceed 45 years.

• Assistant General Manager: The age of the candidates inclusion programme. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister applying for this post must not exceed 40 years.

• Manager: The age of the candidates applying for this Narendra Modi gave its post-facto approval for launching of Varishtha post must not exceed 36 years.

Relaxation in age will be provided as per the govern- Pension Bima Yojana 2017 (VPBY 2017), an official statement said. ment norms.

“The scheme will provide an asSelection procedure: The candidates will be selected on the basis of an online test followed by a personal interview.

liable to pay Rs 1.91 lakh crore as income tax -- an increase of 23 per cent and 37 per cent, respectively, over assessment year 2013-14.

In 2014-15, over 36 million Indians declared a salary income of nearly Rs 9.8 lakh crore ($144 billion), the equivalent of 7 per cent of gross national income of Rs 134.2 lakh crore in 201516, followed by business income of Rs 5.6 lakh crore ($82 billion) and income from other sources at Rs 2.4 lakh crore ($35 billion).

The maximum tax payable (Rs 43,964 crore) was in relation to income below Rs 150,000 annually, followed by a tax payable of Rs 17,926 crore in the tax slab of Rs 550,000-950,000.

The tax liability of individuals, Hindu undivided

families (HUF), companies and other entities in assessment year 2014-15 was Rs 446,719 crore, an increase of 13 per cent from the previous year.

There were 64 taxpayers with a tax liability of over Rs 500 crore in 2014-15 with a total tax payable of Rs 113,068 crore, which was 25 per cent of the total tax payable of Rs 446,719 crore.

The collection of income tax (including securities transaction tax) increased nine times to Rs 2.9 lakh crore in 2015-16 from Rs 31,764 crore in 2000-01, Income Tax Department data show.

Just two states -- Maharashtra and Delhi -- accounted for 53 per cent of all direct taxes collected in 2015-16.

Cabinet clears pension scheme for seniors with 8% return

Pay scale: • Deputy General Manager: The selected candidates will be getting a monthly salary of Rs 19,000 to Rs 43,500.

• Assistant General Manager: The selected candidates will be getting a monthly salary of Rs 25,700 to Rs 47,400.

• Manager: The selected candidates will be getting a monthly salary of Rs 33,600 to Rs 53,900.

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The differential return — the difference between the return generated by state-owned LIC and the assured return of 8 per cent per annum would be borne by the government as subsidy on an annual basis.

VPBY-2017 is proposed to be open for subscription for a period of one year from the date of launch, the statement said.

The pension scheme, the release said is a part of government’s commitment for financial inclusion and social security.

‘Use Aadhaar e-KYC to verify mobile users’

New Delhi, JaNuary 24 (The hiNDu): TRAI How to apply: Interested, eligible candidates are required to apply at has also recommended that the use of Aadhaarthe official website, www.idbi.com . based e-KYC be permitted for outstation customers.

Important dates: Submission of online application will begin from Feb- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) ruary 1.

The last date for the submission of an online applica- has recommended the use of Aadhaar-based e-KYC tion is February 20.

Examination (tentative) will be conducted on March for verification of existing mobile subscribers.

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sured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8 per cent per annum for ten years, with an option to opt for pension on a monthly/ quarterly/half yearly and annual basis,” it said.

The scheme will be implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in the current financial year to provide social security during old age and protect elderly persons aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions.

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“Aadhaar linked e-KYC service provides a robust mechanism to verify the identity of a person electronically and instantaneously from the source itself, based on the biometrics of a person. Thus, it takes care of the issues relating to fake or forged identity proof and manual entry into the system etc,” the regulator said in a statement.

TRAI has also recommended that the use of Aadhaar-based e-KYC be permitted for outstation customers. “DoT may work with TSPs (telecom service providers) to evolve a

and the possibility of significant number of working SIMs, which may have been acquired on fake/ forged identity, cannot be fully ruled out. The owner of such fake identity would not even be aware that SIMs are working in his/her name,” Trai reasoned.

Stating that it had received several cases from state police departments where it had been found that hundreds of SIM cards have been obtained using fake documents, TRAI is of the view that the existence of such SIM cards posed a real security challenge.

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“Customers will also have an option to get similar free unlimited calls for 3 months by paying a lumpsum amount of Rs. 439,” noted a statement by BSNL. The customers will also get 300 MB of data as part of the offer. “Customers are

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However, this process should be optional to the service providers as well as mobile subscribers,” the regulator said.

It added that as e-KYC verification could not be made mandatory, “a scheme could be formulated to encourage the existing subscribers” to undergo the e-KYC process.

“The existing paper-based KYC is not robust enough

MuMbai, JaNuary 24 (iaNS): The Reserve Bank of India has admitted it has no confirmed data of the number or value of fake currencies detected since the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, a RTI query has revealed. “We presently don’t have the confirmed data on this query,” said a reply from the RBI’s Department of Currency Management (Forged Note Vigilance Division), to prominent activist Anil V. Galgali.

In a pointed query, Galgali had asked RBI to provide details of the number or value of the fake currencies detected post-demonetisation, the name of the banks, dates, etc, between November 08-December 10, 2016.

“However, the RBI has made it clear that nearly 11 weeks later, it has simply no data available on this crucial aspect.

So the government’s claims to demonetise as a weapon to kill fake currency is proving hollow,” Galgali told IANS. He pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that demonetisation would help wean out counterfeit currency notes and choke terror fundings. “The RBI’s replies make it obvious that the government has failed in this endeavour or raised the bogey of fake currencies merely to implement demonetisation. Its now up to the PM to declare the figure/value of counterfeit notes recovered, in national interest,” Galgali said.

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Wednesday 25•01•2017

NAGALAND

Nagaland stresses on ANTCN urges govt to proceed CEO participation in electoral process with ULB elections process Dimapur, January 24 (mExn): The All Naga Tribes Council of Nagaland (ANTCN) has urged the Government of Nagaland to go ahead with the process of urban local bodies’ (ULB) elections for the benefit of the Naga people in general.

The Council deliberated the issues pertaining to the municipal and town councils elections, particularly Article 371 (A) vis-à-vis women reservation at its 4th executive body meeting held on January 23 at its president’s residence in Dimapur.

A press release from Vitohe Sumi, President and P. Thong, General Secretary of ANTCN pointed out that the Nagas have had enough discussion on ULB elections; whether to allow the State government to conduct the same with women reservation or not to allow “for the reason of its misgivings that our rights guaranteed under Article 371 (A) could be infringed upon.”

It maintained that Article 371(A) is a special provision given by the Government of India to the Naga people, a special right. “In this provision the traditional land holding system of our

ZTYO supports demand to defer ULB elections ZunhEboto, January 24 (mExn): The Zunheboto Town Youth Organization (ZTYO) has expressed firm support to the Joint Coordination Committee’s (JCC) demand to defer urban local bodies’ (ULB) elections in the state.

In an appeal to the Nagaland State government, ZTYO stated that “going against the wishes of the people is a clear breakaway from the principles of democracy.”

Citing the example of NPF press statement which warned of “strict disciplinary actions” to its ticket holders should they withdraw nominations heeding the calls of their respective tribal organizations, ZTYO Nagas is well secured. Our culture, custom and usages are well secured. The resources of our land are well secured. Everything that comes under the purview of Art 371(A) is secured.”

Women reservation on the other hand, it said, is a constitutional provision under Article 243(T) Part IX A since 1993. “The Government of Nagaland is only an implementing agency of this constitutional provision. This constitutional

Media Cell stated that “a clear divisive policy being played is apparent now with several organizations excommunicating intending candidates of their community.”

ZTYO stressed it is imperative for the State government to initiate necessary consultative process involving all the stakeholders to ensure that certain amendments are made before the implementation, rather than adamantly forcing through the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 against the wishes of its citizens.

Reiterating its stance on civic body elections, ZTYO reaffirmed that it will heed the call of Joint Co-

provision is to be followed by all Law abiding citizens of India including the Naga people. Nagas should come out clearly indicating the clause under which article of the Naga Law that the process infringes our rights,” ANTCN stated.

Pointing out that the Naga people in totality fall under reserved category, i.e.

Scheduled Tribe, it asserted “we” cannot deny this privilege. “Opposing the constitutional provision giving

ordination Committee to enforce an indefinite bandh within its jurisdiction should the state government fail to accept the people's appeal.

ZTYO also reminded the State government to abide by the Chief Minister's statement that “Elections would not be held in places where there is opposition.”

Affirming that it stands by the stance of its apex organization, Sumi Hoho, a co-organising member of Joint Coordination Committee, the youth organisation further warned that the State government will be held solely responsible if any untoward incident occurs during the enforcement of the bandh.

33% reservation to women in ULBs Election by vested interest group of people is their individual opinion which has been politicized in the pretext of women reservation,” the Council said.

It further reminded that Nagaland as the 16th State of the union of India has the constitutional obligation to follow the provisions as laid by the Indian Constitution.

Meanwhile, the release questioned, “Why some group of people is against

holding of ULBs election only in Dimapur District?”

“If CNTC, NTC, JCC are against 33% reservation of women and not ULBs Election, why are they protesting against conduct of election including the 67% unreserved seats? The respective tribal Hohos should prevent their women candidates alone and not the entire candidates of the ULBs. This proves that it is politicized and the drama is run by vested interests,” it added.

Dimapur, January 24 (mExn): The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) for Nagaland State today issued a statement to commemorate the 7th National Voters’ Day (NVD), where he conveyed the importance of participating in the electoral process and the need for it to be ethical.

A press note from the Nagaland CEO, N. Moa Aier informed that in the state, the day (January 25) will be observed in the state capital, all the districts and subdivisions under the theme ‘Empowering Young and Future Voters’.

The state level observation will be held at Zonal Council Hall, Kohima with Pankaj Kumar, IAS, Chief Secretary to the Government of Nagaland as Chief Guest.

Among others, the newly registered young voters shall be felicitated. Heads of Departments will also organize brief NVD functions in respective offices and, inter alia, share the NVD message of the Chief Election Commissioner of India and undertake NVD Pledges by the employees.

National Voters’ Day is held with an objective to increase enrolment of voters, by making universal adult franchise a

National Deworming Day held a meeting on January 23 in the DC’s office here. The meeting informed that the 1st phase of IPPI is scheduled to be

ENNG condemn Jan 22 attack on AR convoy

launched on January 29 in the district, where all the children between 0-5 years irrespective of previous polio status will be administered polio drops.

Republic Day directives

Business community under MCCI informed mokokchung, January 24 (mExn): All members of the business community under Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce & Industries (MCCI) have been informed to attend the Indian Republic Day celebration at Imkongme-

ren Sports Complex, Mokokchung on January 26.

All business establishments and shops are to remain closed on that day till 12:00 noon or till the formal function is over. Further, MCCI informed that it has been brought to its notice there

are certain group(s) delivering demand notes to shops and businesses in Mokokchung. Hence, all members of MCCI have been warned not to pay any tax or donation to any group without the knowledge and consent With the initiative of ATMA Zunheboto block, a field day on weed management was conducted for farmers by Chubatsur Jamir, BTM, Zunheboto block at Asukho village of MCCI office.

DC Mkg asks govt employees to attend R-Day celebration mokokchung, January 24 (Dipr): In view of the Republic Day celebration on January 26, Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel has informed all the government servants posted within Mokokchung Town to reach Imkongmeren Sports Complex before 8:30 am on January 26, failing which, strict

disciplinary action will be initiated against them. All the district head of offices have been directed to take the attendance of their respective staff and submit the same to the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung for onward submission to the government for necessary action.

Meanwhile, all the village council members and GBs

District level exhibition-cum-sale event mokokchung, January 24 (mExn): A one day district level exhibition-cum-sale event will be organized by the Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Mokokchung in commemoration of the 68th Republic Day celebration on January 26 at Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Mokokchung.

The exhibition will commence after the cultural

union of Ungma, Mokokchung, Chuchuyimpang villages, GBs of Mokokchung Town and the functionaries of all the 18 wards and the public of Mokokchung Town were informed that the Republic Day celebration will commence at 8:40 am at Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Mokokchung. All were requested to attend the function.

than one place and multiple registrations are surrendered, if any; no errors and ghost-electors remain in the electoral roll; all Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the electoral roll are identified for special facilitation on day of poll; all registered electors are issued with Voter ID Cards/ EPICs; and regular updates of electoral rolls are done for accuracy.

On this day, awards are given to winning officers and states/ union territories that excel in Best Electoral Practices both in National and State/ Union Territory levels.

The CEO appealed to all concerned to come forward and join hands with the Election Commission of India at national, state and district levels and make the NVD a successful platform.

“On this day we once again remind all concerned including the government machineries, leadership of political parties, NGOs and every citizen to rededicate ourselves to pursue towards the call for greater participation through qualitative participation in terms of ethical and informed voting for a stronger democracy,” the CEO urged.

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Fist phase of IPPI to be launched on Jan 29 in Mkg mokokchung, January 24 (Dipr): Mokokchung District Task Force Committee on Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) and

complete reality. The day is also utilized to spread awareness among voters regarding effective participation in the electoral process, the CEO said.

The Election Commission has set action plan to achieve following goals in the next two decades: (a) Increasing electoral participation through voter registration and turnout; (b) Increasing qualitative participation in terms of ethical and informed voting; and (c) Providing continuous electoral and democracy education to the people.

The Election Department, the CEO stated, also gives special focus on all eligible citizens particularly people from marginalized groups and segments, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), Third Gender, Service Voters and Non Resident Indians (NRIs), domestic migrant laborers besides women and youth to come forward to register names in the electoral roll and exercise franchises in the next opportunities.

The 7th NVD is celebrated to achieve the goals of the Election Commission such as all eligible citizens get enrolled; no person register in more

on January 23. She highlighted about the disadvantages of weeds in cultivated area, its adverse effect on crops and its control measures-prevention, cultural, mechanical and biological methods. 11 farmers participated in the programme.

One accused of running gambling business with fake license

Dimapur, January 24 (mExn): Three individuals today alleged that a non-Naga resident of Lahorijan in Assam has been running gambling businesses with a fake permit/ license in various parts of Nagaland “under the very nose of the law enforcement agencies.”

“After Longleng district, Naginimora Town etc., the illegal business is still being run at Aghunato Town, Akuluto Town & Zunheboto Town defying or daring the government standing order probably backed by some local goons,” stated

a press release from Ngonlem Konyak (NGO), Ngonyei (NGO), and Avit Yeptho, ACAUT Member.

Maintaining that the gambling activities surely tantamount to criminal activities inviting legal actions, it stated, “Unfortunately, the hesitation from the law enforcement agencies to shut down these illegal businesses subsequent to the government ban is unknown.”

“However, if these outlets are not shut down and the kingpin arrested immediately, the public may assume that the law en-

forcement agencies are benefiting from these illegal businesses and ultimately make a mockery of themselves and such government orders,” it added.

They further questioned the Government of Nagaland/ Directorate of Nagaland State Lotteries and law enforcers of Zunheboto district “for failing to shut down these illegal business houses and also for their reluctance to book the culprit operating these activities openly without any inferences from the government agencies.”

Dimapur, January 24 (mExn): The Eastern Naga National Government (ENNG) has condemned the attack carried out on an Assam Rifles convoy by the United Liberation Front of West Eastern South East Asia (UNLFW) on January 22, 2017. A press statement issued

by Khaung Waung Mossang, Home Minister, ENNG alleged that the attack was carried out in order to disrupt the Naga traditional culture festival in Nam Pawng town which takes place every year in January.The ENNG stated that the firing incident disrupted the festive mood with Naga people coming to attend the festival facing communication problems due to blockade of the road by the Indian Army. It therefore cautioned that such "anti-social act" will not be tolerated by the people.

JIC on Wuzu firing incident cross examines witnesses Dimapur, January 24 (mExn): The Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) regarding the July 16, 2016 Wuzu firing incident undertook a trip to Meluri HQ on January 17, 2017 and cross examined individual witnesses at the DB’s Court on January 18, 19 and 20. A press note from the Secretary to the Judicial Inquiry Commission informed that the team cross examined 17 individuals from Wuzu and Phor villages. The inquiry team returned to Dimapur on January 21.

DMC voters asked to collect voter slip Dimapur, January 24 (mExn): All the voters of the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) election who could not collect their voter slips from their respective polling stations on January 23 and 24 have been informed to collect their voter slips from the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur on January 27 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. A press release from Elizabeth Ngully, Additional Deputy Commissioner & Returning Officer, DMC informed that in case a voter is unable to come personally, the same can be collected by any of the adult family members or the head of the household. Any of the following documents may be used for authentication: Aadhaar card, ST/Indigenous certificate with photograph issued by the government, driving license, EPIC, government issued identity cards, bank pass book with photo, PAN card.

lettuce, honey, vermicompost, vermi wash, roselle, green leafy vegetables and many more will be up for sale. Wild apple juice and tomato seedlings will also be available for free distribution along with demonstration on use of pineapple juice extractors. Books, leaflets, folders, technology Excise Mobile Squad seize liquor packages in electronic form etc will be available for sale Dimapur, January for all round development and Darogajan attended Dimapur, January 24 (mExn): The Special Surveillance team of Excise Mobile Squad seized a conand free distribution. the annual session, which 24 (mExn): The Sumi of the state as a whole. signment containing 630 bottles of assorted liquor on H.K. Khulu, retired Ad- was chaired by outgoing Council East Dimapur January 23 from the National Highway, Dimapur. In this held its annual general ses- ditional Chief Secretary, chairman of the council, connection, one accused was arrested and charged unNSCB to open stall at New Secretariat Plaza sion on January 23 with the who also spoke on the occa- Tohoshe Awomi and was der relevant section of the NLTP Act 1989, informed a Dimapur, January ucts, especially the techno uisite documents, namely theme ‘Sumi ye Sumi shi- sion urged Minister Tokhe- recorded by outgoing gen- press release from Superintendent of Excise (MS), Ka24 (mExn): The Nagaland driven cashless banking. address proof, ID proof in- aye kimiye mayesa’ at Pura- ho and the concerned citi- eral secretary, Kughato toho Sumi. The seized articles were deposited in the State Cooperative Bank During the occasion, it will cluding Aadhaar card, PAN na Bazaar Village Council zens to give emphasis on Chophy.

According to a state- Excise Mobile Squad Malkhana, Dimapur. the development of proper (NSCB) will open a stall at facilitate the opening of new card and two passport sized Hall.

Minister for PHED drainage and sewerage sys- ment issued by outgoing New Secretariat Plaza, Ko- accounts including ‘zero’ photograph. This was stated Tokheho Yepthomi ad- tem in East Dimapur area. chairman, a new team of NBA calls meeting hima on the occasion of the balance accounts. Public in a press release issued by Exhorting the gather- office bearers for the tenure Dimapur, January 24 (mExn): The Nagaland 68th Republic Day on Janu- can open new accounts by General Manager (Account dressed the gathering. ing, Vihoto Achumi, Gen- 2017-2019 was also elected Bar Association (NBA) will hold a meeting on January He vouched for unity and ary 26 to showcase its prod- submitting self attested req- & MIS), AK Deb. communal harmony with- eral Manager, Industry, during the session. The 27, 12:00 pm at its office located at Deputy Commisin the community and also encouraged the Sumi com- new team consists of Chair- sioner’s office, Dimapur. The meeting has been called to maintain brotherhood munity of East Dimapur man - Dr. Hitoka Achumi; to discuss the proposed tour of the State in the month Traffic regulations for Republic Day in Kohima with other communities to be the torch bearers of Vice Chairman - Tovishe No vehicle will be al- buses. Heavy vehicles will for the growth and prosper- peace and unity in the so- Achumi; General Secretary of February, 2017, informed a press release from V. Hukohima, January kavi Zhimomi, General Secretary, NBA. All executive 24 (mExn): In view of the lowed to be parked by the not be allowed to ply in ity of Naga society. He also ciety.

- Tokihe Awomi; Joint Secmembers have therefore been requested to attend the 68th Republic Day celebra- roadside from 6:00 am on- Kohima Town till the pro- urged the people to coopSumis of Purana Bazaar, retary - Kiyento Zhimo; and tion at Secretariat Plaza, wards on January 26 at the gramme is over. All loading erate with the government Naharbari, Darogapathar Treasurer - Inakhe Yeptho. meeting positively.

Kohima on January 26, following routes: From and unloading of goods in new traffic regulations will BSNL Telephone Exchange Kohima Town should be be enforced as part of the till Classic Island; From Raj completed by 6:00 am and Bhavan till M.S Classic Is- heavy vehicles will not be security arrangement.

Sr. Superintendent of land; From Classic Island allowed to be parked along Dimapur, January 24 the Naga national movement at as a man of honesty and outgo- Showuba Students’ Union also Police, Kohima in a press till Assembly Secretariat via the ‘D’ Block road, the re- (mExn): The Western Yimchun- a young age with “an ideology ing who was loved by all, WYSU expressed deep sorrow at the lease added. gru Students’ Union (WYSU) has like any true freedom fighters to acknowledged “his death is the sudden demise of Z. Yansomong, release informed that only Razhü Point.

While anticipating pos- expressed shock and dismay over dedicate for the struggle of Naga loss of Yimchunger community Deputy Kilonser, NSCN/GPRN. Heavy vehicles will not vehicles with appropriate car passes will be allowed be allowed to ply from High itive co-operation from the the sudden demise of Z. Yanso- sovereignty,” the union said in a in particular and Nagas in gen- The union through its president, entry to the Secretariat School junction to Assem- public, the release said the mong, Deputy Kilonser of GPRN/ condolence message. It further eral.” The union also conveyed Kihomong conveyed sincere conPlaza. Parking outside the bly Secretariat via Sanuoru Police will tow away the NSCN under Law & Justice, on stated that the deceased always condolences to the bereaved dolences to the bereaved fammain gate of the Secretar- subway during the Repub- defaulting vehicles and the January 24. A native of Sotokur encouraged the students with family members and prayed that ily and prayed that God will give them the strength and courage to iat plaza will be free for all lic Day programme except charges will be borne by the village and permanent resident his presence and advised when- Almighty will grant solace.

In a separate message, the overcome the grief. government departmental vehicle owners. of Showuba Village, he joined ever needed. Describing him public. events. Along with agri and allied departments, various farmer groups and individual farmers from different blocks will participate in the event. A number of agriculture exhibits will be displayed while products such as anthurium (potted plants & cut flowers), pineapple, Kinnow and Khasi mandarin, mosambi, lemon, pomelos, betel nut, banana, broccoli, cabbage,

Sumi council East Dimapur holds general session

Condolences for GPRN/NSCN Deputy Kilonser

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wednesday 25•01•2017

IN FOCUS The Power of Truth

The Morung Express

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

C O M M E N T A R Y

Garga Chatterjee

False generalization of Hindi-belt Depressing problems as ‘national’ problems volume Xii issue 23

By Dr. Asangba Tzüdir

Uncertainty

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n the aesthetics of ‘beauty,’ certainty is beautiful while uncertainty is romantic. Conversely, the Nagas are going through a certain kind of uncertainty which has created crises and put the Nagas in a very depressing situation. This depression has somehow blinded and overshadowed the form and content of the crux of the issue with a need for quick answers and fixes; at least for the time being, so as to ease the disturbed minds searching and waiting for answers from a situation of uncertainty. Some quick fix answers are needed as temporal measures to ease the emerging tension as a step towards delving into the larger root aspects concerning the ‘provisions’ under Article 371A of the Indian Constitution which is yet to get necessary warrant.

Like a satirical ritual, in the controversial turn of events surrounding the ULB elections, the sights and sounds of those basking in the glory of blind celebration; and the ‘ayes’ and ‘hurrahs’ to emotionally charged statements makes the situation more depressing. These are clear identifiers that informs of our inability to engage the merited issues analytically which lie at the core of our identity, of rights and life.

The tussle between the Apex bodies and the Government continues, and in its latest move, the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) has issued an ultimatum to the Government of Nagaland to defer the ULB elections in Nagaland State by January 26 and thereby fulfill what it considers as the “will and aspirations of the people.” On the other side, the Joint Action Committee on Women Reservation (JACWR) has said that women empowerment is real grudge for those opposing polls and that Naga women’s right to participate in the electoral process has been violated.

Considering the direction of the present crisis, it is important that the government listen and respond by way of postponing the ULB elections, not necessarily to the “will and aspirations of the people,” but on a more pressing note, to the demands of the situation in view of the perceived threats and danger that has the potential to spark violence.

Even as the people wait for the response of the government, a quick fix is necessary to have a proper re-evaluation of the root issues and knowing the situation and circumstances under which the state of Nagaland came into being.

It is time for Nagas to critically analyze the various facets of identity and the predicament that makes one a ‘Naga.’

A discursive review is thus paramount to sincerely address the ‘provisions’ under Article 371A of the Indian Constitution. A lot of conceptual clarity is desired in order to study the present crisis.

(Comments in any form can be mailed to asangtz@gmail.com)

lEfT WING |

Morgane Le Cam Thomson Reuters Foundation

An entrepreneur dishes up a hunger solution

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mall black cylinders simmer in two pots, emitting a pungent and smoky smell. This is not someone's kitchen, however. It's the offices of FasoPro, which double as a caterpillar laboratory.

Kahitouo Hien, a tall, slim man, walks hastily from one room to another, wearing a white t-shirt with an unusual slogan: "Small caterpillars, big pleasure". "Caterpillars are made up of over 60 percent protein," Hien explained.

"They are among the most nutritious foods available in Burkina Faso."

According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation, acute malnutrition in the northern Sahel area of Burkina Faso stands at 9.4 percent for children under five, close to the 10 percent level that is considered a serious emergency.

A lack of food and of diverse nutrients - caused by poor harvests as a result of drought and resulting low incomes is behind the problem. Hien, however, aims to change that.

In 2015, he set up an improvised laboratory in Burkina Faso's capital to industrialise the production of shea caterpillars - insects that feed on shea tree leaves.

Traditionally eaten by members of the Bobo tribe in the west of the country, caterpillars are now sold at markets throughout the country as a tasty treat. But no one had thought of industrialising their production until now, Hein said, despite the fact that "there's a market out there."

FROM STUDENT TO ENTREPRENEUR Hien decided to start his business while studying engineering in 2011. "I wrote a business plan on caterpillars because I've been eating them since childhood," he said, smiling broadly. "My tutor encouraged me to take part in U.C. Berkeley's Global Social Venture Competition."

He went on to win the prize for best social start-up in 2012. Armed with the prize and his degree, Hien worked on developing his business for two years before finally selling his first caterpillars to market traders in 2014.

"It didn't start off well," he recalled. "Our price - 3,000 CFA francs (about $5) for one 500g pack of fresh caterpillars - was just too high." He came up with a solution the day his steriliser broke down. "Bags of fresh caterpillars were piling up and the insects were drying up," Hien said. "We had to find a way to shift them."

In January 2016, he launched a new product: dried caterpillars. At 650 CFA francs (about $1) for a 70g pack, the crunchy caterpillars were an instant hit, said Hien, who now employs six people in his business. "We sold 30,000 units last year, and hope to hit 100,000 this year," he said.

His venture gained 42,000 euros ($45,000) in 2016 after winning a French competition rewarding social initiatives.

NEXT STEPS While developing his company, Hien still pursues his first passion: research. For several months, his team has been working on ways to breed the caterpillars in a controlled environment, rather than in nature.

"Once mature, caterpillars normally hide in the ground to grow - a stage that is only possible in porous soil," Hien explained. "Yet with soils drying up, caterpillars are becoming rarer."

While initial results are encouraging, the company needs more funds to finish its research, he said. Still, the road ahead does not scare him.

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ecently, India’s Union Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh chose to pontificate on the need for reproductive sterilization in the Indian Union using the Hindi term “nasbandi”, thus bringing back the memory of the draconian sterilization initiatives during the emergency regime of Indira Gandhi.

He used the term Hindi term “nasbandi” for rhyming effect with “notebandi”, the Hindi term for demonetization. In fact he said as such – that demonetization had to be followed up with sterilization. In making his point, he evoked the idea of the “country”. He also said that all sections of society should adopt the practice of sterilization. To be fair, he did not speak of forced sterilization. He marked out “population explosion” as a problem and laid out his prescription to solve it. While he is free to suggest solutions, however outlandish, to a “population explosion” problem in the “country”, there is another problem. There is a population explosion problem in the country only if by country he means his homeland Bihar. The Indian Union does not have a “population explosion” problem. Let me explain what I mean.

It is fashionable in Delhi’s power circles to characterize this or that as a “national” problem. The Indian Union is a federal union of extremely diverse and different ethno-linguistic nationalities, whose achievements and failings also differ. Thus, all such cases of “national problem” need to be analyzed carefully because, more often than not, characterization of something as a “national problem” by such powerful people from the Delhi power circuit leads to “national” policies to provide “national” solutions. And that affects a huge number of peoples who people like Giriraj Kishore don’t have in mind when he evokes the “national”. Probably because his idea of his “nation” stems from his backyard that may be his “nation” but is not everybody else’s nation. So let’s look at his so-called “national problem” called “population explosion”.

Total fertility rate (TFR) is a good measure of future population growth trends. TFR is defined as “the number of children who would be born per woman (or per 1,000 women) if she/ they were to pass through the childbearing years bearing children according to a current schedule of age-specific fertility rates”. A TFR less than 2.1 is generally considered to be a below replacement rate, which means, when TFR falls below that number and that is sustained, in future the population actually decreases. In areas with very high mortality, the replacement TFR

rate can be somewhat higher. What is the TFR scenario in different states of the Indian Union? West Bengal's Total Fertility rate is 1.64, which is among the lowest in the world - same as Netherlands, Canada and Denmark. The Dravidian homelands do not have a problem. Tamil Nadu and Kerala are similar to West Bengal at around 1.7. Andhra Pradesh (including Telengana, since post state division data is not still available), Karnataka and Maharashtra are around 1.8, comparable to Belgium, Finland and Norway. All of these are better than USA and UK. Thus, these states and most others, which comprise the whole of the Deccan peninsula and the East, do not have a “population explosion” and thus do not share the “national problem”. If anything, they have the opposite problem – of having TFR below replacement level.

However Giriraj Singh claimed that the Indian Union “adds population equal to Australia every year.”

That is also true but only partially.

Some do and they add so much that it reverses the first world level TFRs of the above-mentioned states when the Indian Union as a whole is considered, which has a TFR of 2.34. So who is doing this adding? Only 6 states in the Indian Union have Total Fertility Rates more than 2.34. They are - Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

All of them have Hindi as the primary official language. I mention that because the language ties them into a cultural sphere that is the source of the so-called “national problem”. Thus Giriraj Singh’s “national” problem is a Hindi belt problem. Hence, if solutions are to be sought, it is to be sought by breaking it down to these politicalcultural units and then identify what exactly about them is problematic.

And that is where it gets tricky.

This Hindi belt population growth is a drag on the meager resources of the economy, whose revenues are disproportionately generated by states that do not have a population problem.

Moreover, when Hindi belt problems arise, what Delhi does is a huge transfer of funds from non-Hindi states to Hindi states to solve a Hindi national problem. It is also useful to see why this problem becomes a “national problem” in BJP leader Giriraj Singh’s mind. The 6 problem states contributed to 60% of the seats won the BJP in 2014 while seat-wise, all the seats in these states (not only those won by the BJP) make-up less than 37% of the total number of LokSabha seats. This means that the problem states have an undue hold on the composition of the Union legislature. Hence, it is not

unnatural that this disproportionate hold on the Union government leads its functionaries to use the "idea of India" and “nation” to falsely generalize the problems and then devise ways for the non-problem states to pick up the bill when it comes to paying for the solution to such problems.

There is another aspect to this.

Since no internal migration controls exist between the states of the Indian Union, the economic and social gains that come with a low TFR are denied to the low TFR states. The high TFR states thus send across people to low TFR states, thus burdening low TFR states with the problem of high TFR states that Giriraj mischaracterized as a “national” one. In fact, such is the scale of the problem that among the top 10 linguistic groups in the Indian Union only Hindi speaking people’s population percentage as a proportion of the total population of the Indian Union has increased every decade for the last 5 decades. Apart from the economic costs, this aspect along with uncontrolled migration has grave consequences for the distinct socio-cultural fabric of almost all non-Hindi states. It is the problem that does not speak its name due to political correctness but now is so acute that someone as close to BJP as NDA partner Telugu Desam’s supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has highlighted the TFR differences as a huge source of problem.

However, Giriraj Singh’s apparently sudden observations on “population explosion” have a more sinister dog-whistle element. Because, just two months before voicing his concerns about “population explosion”, the same Giriraj Singh suggested that Hindus should increase their population by producing more children! Thus, what he had in mind was a Muslim population growth issue that he chose to couch in terms of a “national problem”. However, Giriraj Singh perhaps doesn’t know due to his Hindi belt centric view of his “nation” that Muslim population growth rates in most non-Hindi states are lower than the Hindu population growth rates of the 6 main Hindi belt states. Thus, if we combine his October prescription and his December concern with actual population growth trends, the only population explosion that might please Giriraj Singh is that Hindi-speaking Hindus, given that group also happens to be the BJP’s primary support base.

The false generalization of Hindi belt problems as “national” problems goes beyond this specific episode. Take the example of Indo-Pak rivalry. It is not uniformly popular. There are anti-

Pak Hindi films but no one has heard of an anti-Pak Bhojpuri or Bangla film.

There simply is no market. More often than not, looking at things always from an Indian Union wide perspective often hides more than it reveals about the question at hand. This was also evident during the recent English New Year molestation cases in Bengaluru and Delhi. Following those unfortunate events, media was abuzz with the talk about the behavior of “Indian” men in urban centres. Delhi is so much off the charts compared to other major metros (which happen to be nonHindi majority) when it comes rate of reported rape, stalking, child rape, abduction, work-place sexual harassment and much more, that a characterization of the men in Kolkata or Chennai (both cities whose reported rape rates are more than 20 times lesser than Delhi!) in light of the behavior of men in Delhi is doing them a huge disservice in front of the world.

Yes, rapes occur everywhere and one rape is a rape too many. And rape is a common global problem and so is patriarchy but attitudes differ and so do the consequences due to those differences. Delhi with a reported rape rate that is 47 times greater than the rate of Kolkata and 9 times greater than the rate in Bengaluru do not share the same set of problems. Because rates matter. Because it means that a woman in Delhi is 47 times more likely get raped than a woman in Kolkata. And hence, it is more useful to talk about Delhi’s men separately from Kolkata or Chennai’s men. Because if we mischaracterize the problem under the garb of the practically meaningless term “Indian men” that puts Haryana and Mizoram in one basket, we will end up advocating a similar set of solutions for men who rape at a rate 47 times higher. The idea of the “national” needs to be relooked in the face of the real differences in the real world. Decentralized policy making which in turn means state specific policy making can lead to the maximum benefits out of policy interventions. However, from the tendencies of the present Union government through its imposition from uniform policies via Delhi based technocratic bodies like Niti Ayog, it is clear that in its pursuit of the “national”, it has anything but real people and their real differences in mind. This has to be rationally countered by pointing to the diverse realities and trajectories of the various states of the Indian Union. So, next time someone tells you about something national, ask him or her to break it down to the level of states and then make your own conclusions.

It’s Time We Get Serious About Organic Farming Ken Cook

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onventional farming and food production practices in this country are creating serious environmental and public health problems. Every day, an industrial farming system spinning out of control confronts all Americans with serious challenges. Among these are the explosion in toxic algae blooms in sensitive waterways, cancer-causing pesticides on foods we feed our children, the rapid spread of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, and, of course, contaminated drinking water, all courtesy of corporate agribusiness.

Thankfully, we have an alternative: organic.

Study after study shows organic food is better for our health, and organic farming is better for our environment.

Organic milk has higher concentrations of beneficial nutrients than its conventional counterpart, and organic foods can have higher levels of antioxidants and far fewer, if any, pesticide residues than conventionally grown crops. In addition to the notable consumer benefits, organic farming consumes far less energy and can reduce water pollution, increase biodiversity, promote healthy soils and sequester significantly more carbon than conventional farming.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has been advocating for organic food and farming for more than two decades, with much of our research documenting how the practices and finished products of both conventional and organic agriculture influence our

health and the environment.

In that time, I have worked alongside many pioneers and have seen organic farming grow from a fledgling movement available to few, into a nearly $40 billion a year industry. Organic is now the fastest growing segment of the U.S. food industry with some of the country’s largest retailers struggling to keep up with customer demand and keep their store shelves stocked.

Despite years of double-digit growth, far outstripping that seen in the conventional food sector, the number of certified organic farms in the U.S. is struggling to keep pace with soaring consumer demand. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2012, fewer than 1 percent of American farms were classified as organic.

This has forced many organic food companies in the U.S. to turn to foreign suppliers to meet customer demand.

There is no reason why we cannot be meeting the surging demand for organic foods here at home, growing and producing it ourselves. However, if we are going to grow more organic food in this country we will need more organic farmers. That means recruiting new farmers, and helping existing farmers transition to organic.

Easier said than done.

We will need to provide farmers with technical assistance to help them transition to organic. We will also need to invest in more science and research to ensure that organic and transitioning farmers are armed with high yielding, regionally adapted seeds, designed with organic systems in mind.

Now, you don’t have to be a D.C. lobbyist or congressional staffer to know that the purse strings on Capitol Hill have been pulled tight in recent years, and funds supporting agriculture are tethered closely to the interests of Big Ag, not organic. While EWG will continue to call on Congress to make serious investments in organic in the next farm bill, there is a lot that can be accomplished in the interim if the organic community pools its resources, and approves an organic research and promotions program.

That is why EWG supports the organic check-off program.

The principle of a check-off program is simple: Producers of a particular commodity pool their resources, and collectively invest in research and promotion of that commodity.

These programs are authorized by Congress and directed by industry-driven boards overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While this sounds simple, it hasn’t always worked out in the best interest of producers.

EWG is fully aware that farmers have been burned by past check-off programs, and we are glad that so many in the organic community have been part of productive discussions about the organic check-off currently under consideration. After all of those discussions one thing is clear: The organic check-off is not your father’s check-off.

It is the first such program that is not based on a specific commodity, but rather on the notion that if everyone pitches in a little, the organic community can address its shared

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research, education and promotion needs together.

With the funds raised every year from the check-off, the organic community would be able to provide transitioning farmers with greater technical assistance and training to bring more acres into organic production. It would also be able to fill in the research gaps left every year by limited federal research dollars that all too often skew toward outdated and damaging industrial farming practices. And, the checkoff will ensure that the organic sector has an opportunity to educate consumers about organic and promote its benefits in the same way that major commodities like milk and pork were able to do with the “Got Milk?” and “Pork. The Other White Meat” campaigns, respectively.

To be clear, both Congress and organic food companies will also have to do their parts to increase funding for research and promotion of organic in the years to come. But that shouldn’t stop the organic community from supporting the organic check-off program and taking organic to the next level.

After all, EWG not only believes that organic farming can help feed the world, we believe that organic systems and practices may be the only way to do so sustainably. However, the footprint of organic on the agricultural landscape and in Americans’ shopping carts must grow significantly if we are to realize organic’s full potential to feed the planet in ways that enhance the environment and public health.

Ken Cook is president and co-founder of Environmental Working Group

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Busting some UPSC exam myths Atul Roy

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he challenging Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is spread over an entire year, divided into three extremely competitive stages, in which anything can go wrong at any stage leading to one’s failure.

This must sound scary to over seven lakh aspirants who will be sitting for the exam. While beginning their preparation, many students have partial knowledge about the exam, its nittygritties and preparation strategy. Confused by half knowledge and filled with fear, many of the students start believing in myths floating around. Here are some things aspirants should avoid.

Myth: IAS officers/aspirants should know everything about every topic/ subject under the sun. reality: No, they do not. But since this is a generalist exam, they are supposed to be generally well read, with a balanced outlook towards issues. Moreover, the syllabus of the exam is huge, covering many subjects. So, an IAS aspirant is generally much more aware than others. What is required is a general understanding of the topic and conceptual clarity. The exam does not require one to be an expert in a topic, rather, aspirants should have general awareness and analytical skills.

Myth: I need to remember a lot of facts to clear CSE. reality: No, the exam does not test factual knowledge at all. It tests your understanding, conceptual clarity and analytical skills.

However, some facts are considered to be the basis of building perspective, which are important to know. So, you should know a few basic facts such as size of the GDP, demographic data, and so on, but it will be easier to remember them once you understand their significance.

Myth: You need to be a topper throughout to clear the exam. reality: Although being a topper helps, it does not guarantee you success in this exam. What is required is general awareness, logical reasoning and good

A file photo of candidates appearing for NCS, NPS, NSS and Allied Services Examination conducted annually by the NPSC. Job security, social status and remuneration have made this yearly exercise the most sought after examination in Nagaland.

writing skills. If you can develop those, you can clear this exam even if you had a second division in Class X or XII. Yes, you might have to explain in the interview as to why you scored less, but it is not held against you if you have a valid reason.

Myth: You cannot clear the exam without the help of a coaching institute. reality: Wrong. In the new era, one can make use of various great resources, such as mobile apps and websites.

Coaching centres do have a study plan that they enforce on you, but it cannot guarantee success and they charge an astronomical fee, which many aspirants cannot afford. It is important to first understand where you stand and how much you need to improve. Once you know your study objectives, you can decide between self-study or joining a coaching institute.

Myth: Writing skills cannot be improved, so one should read now and directly write in the exam hall. reality: This is one of the biggest mistakes one can make. Writing at home and writing in the exam hall are two entirely different scenarios. There is so much pressure in the exam hall that you can find it hard to think about new points. So, if you do not practice, you

would not be able to finish the paper on time. Writing skills improve slowly, hence, it is more important that you practice regularly. Consistent writing practice helps in honing articulation which leads to better expression, and, ultimately, better marks.

Myth: You must attempt more than 90 questions to clear prelims. reality: This is not true. Another myth that has been made popular by some of the ‘hacks’ and ‘shortcuts’ floating in the market is that if you attempt more questions it is easier to get more marks.

It doesn’t work like that. To attempt more number of questions correctly, one needs to have a certain level of “intuition”. And that level of intuition comes from years of reading and internalising information which helps in creating links between topics.While a well-read person may attempt a disproportionately large number of questions and still manage to get them correct, not everyone can do it.

So, one should attempt only those questions one is reasonably sure of, and not because someone gave you a hack. You need to practice and figure out a strategy that works well for you.

Myth: One needs to study 16 hours a day to clear.

Reality: Let’s face it. No one can study for

16 hours per day for an extended period and not crash. Moreover, it is not the hours that matter, rather the quality. So, you have people who clear by studying for four to five hours a day alongside a job, and people who have studied for 12 hours per day continuously for months.

You must find your balance.

Myth: You need to read many books on a single topic to gain absolute “mastery” over the subject. reality: First, “mastery” over any subject is a super ambitious target, in case of UPSC exam. Second, it is always better to understand a single book in great depth rather than reading multiple books to understand a topic. Also, even though you have read and understood something, it takes time to get internalised as you are going to study many new topics.

If you don’t make notes and revise, you might not be able to retain them effectively. If you genuinely understand a topic and want to expand your knowledge and/or build more perspective, reading more books can certainly help.

Myth: One must read standard books from cover to cover and make notes on every topic in the syllabus. reality: Absolutely not. Apart from NCERTs and some books, nothing is required to be read cover to cover. Though reading and acquiring knowledge is almost always helpful, it is far better to adopt a topic-wise approach. Break down the syllabus in keywords and try to cover them from relevant sources and books. Also, making notes is important.

But they shouldn’t become an end-inthemselves. They should aid in your understanding and help in effective revision. Making a mind map is far better, and so is scribbling on the margins, than making traditional notes.

To sum up, we know you face a daunting task. But we hope that you’ll enjoy the learning experience instead of becoming anxious and burning out.

Focus on the mantra of “Read, Revise, Internalise.” It is also important not to blindly follow any advice that is doled out to you, including this one.

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Schools should provide equal opportunity to both genders from the beginning

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ifferences between genders can be improved if educational institutes like schools provide equal opportunities to children, experts say.

"Gender equality in schools is not only about equal numbers of girls and boys in classrooms, it is also about equal opportunities and avenues available to both resulting in equal participation and achievements," said Renu Golwalkar, Head, Gender Equity and Diversity at NGO Care India, told IANS. According to the experts, schools should avoid negative gender role stereotyping in any form and all types of sports, vocational courses and subjects should be promoted for both girls and boys for.

"Most schools see equality as access. Gender needs to defined in school from the very grassroot level and needs to accepted holistically," Saswati Banerjee, Sesame Workshop in India added.

Golwalkar also mentioned that teachers are the torchbearers who play a major role in promoting equal participation and motivation of girls and boys in classroom activities, raising personal aspirations for a career among girls and their parents.

"There has to be an understanding among teachers how to integrate the other gender and not resort to stereotyping.

There also needs to be higher awareness against bullying," Banerjee added.

There is also need to develop and nurture leadership and initiative among children, especially girls so that they (The writer is head, UPSC exam can prevent gender based viopreparation community, Gradeup) lence and promote gender eq-

uity in their own lives, the experts suggested.

"The first step is to ensure that all children are given a fair start at life with the care, nurture and love they need to thrive. The government is taking steps to support this with the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign and almost all the states have schemes in place as well," Antara Ganguli, a Gender and Development Specialist with Unicef.

Parity in the number of books on women and men achievers and on themes around positive gender roles should make up the library, the experts commented.

"Schools can do a 'Gender Audit' of their libraries to see how they promote gender equality through books. Text books should be reviewed from a gender lens to ensure that they promote a positive gender role and spread messages of equality and mutual respect," Golwalkar noted.

The experts also pitched that proper infrastructure like separate toilets for girls in schools is necessary to reduce the high rate of school dropouts, particularly in the rural areas.

"School dropouts among adolescent girls is highly attributed to the unavailability of separate functional toilets in schools. This hampers their ability to complete their education. Girls dropping out of school are more likely to be married before 18 years of age as compared to girls who continue their schooling," Golwalkar pointed out.

She also mentioned that schools need to promote and nurture a safe and secure environment, especially for girls, so that they can exercise their constitutional right to education.

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Is India truly Democratic?

We live in a democratic country, India. We know that a representative government signifies a government of and by the people and for the people. However, how many of us have felt that the maxim: a government ‘for’ the people has often been overlooked.

Anjan Behera asks some critical questions that make one question the true notion of what a democracy really is.

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“India is a democracy. D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-Y. India is a democracy.”

n school, I had to memorise that India is a ‘democracy’. I hated the word. The spelling was much too complicated for me to remember.

Years later, I understood what it really meant; that the Indian government was of the people, by the people, and for the people. We had a say in the running of the country; a shared responsibility in making India realise its full potential and soar towards an optimistic future. We are all shareholders…at least that’s what my 6th-grade teacher explained to us.

Of late, I cannot help but wonder, is it enough to just call ourselves a democracy? We know that our government is of the people and by the people, but is it really ‘for’ the people? Are we taken into account, are our lives considered when huge decisions are made at the centre which affects everybody?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made everyone’s heart skip a beat in 2015 when he said that he had signed a ‘historic’ Peace Accord with the NSCN. The only thing that I believe makes this peace accord a historic one is the fact that no one knows the details of the accord! Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in a parliamentary session stated that the Prime Minister had not consulted with any of the Chief Ministers under whose jurisdictions the NSCN functions. It’s an accord which (being an

nothing about it. Why the secrecy?

I like Narendra Modi. He is like a dramatic character of an Ekta Kapoor soap opera who loves making shocking announcements out of nowhere. In November 2016, our Prime Minister in an unscheduled televised address told the nation that all `1000 and `500 were worthless from here on (cue the thunder, and zoom in on all faces). An article published by the DNA newspaper attributed 55 deaths to demonetization. Apart from disrupting everyday life, the government now, to a great extent, controls how we spend our own money. The ones who are actually suffering are the common people, the ‘janta’ who thought that the government was for them.

We are not as independent as we might think we are. Banning beef in several states of ‘secular’ India, and actually investing state resources to uphold this law is absolutely ridiculous.

Yes. Rape by a spouse is not a punishable offence in India, but beef eaters in many states are liable to be imprisoned for more than 5 years, as well as pay hefty fines. Makes one perfectly speechless! The law protects cows in India, and yet those who are raped by their husbands lie in the dark, writhing in pain, keeping their mouths shut since the law doesn’t even recognise what happens to them is a crime. Ac-

wives. Marital rape is thus seen as an act of violence, and a punishment not worthy of the crime is meted out.

When it comes to rape, male survivors have it worse. Indian law does not even recognise male rape. This does not mean that men in India have not been raped. It’s more common than one might assume. There are several reported cases on online news portals and many other unreported ones. Yet, the Supreme Court of India found it more necessary to pass laws making which made it compulsory for movie theatres in India to play the national anthem. This was done with an aim to make Indians more patriotic. Yes, because listening to Jana Gana Mana just a few minutes before Sunny Leone starts gyrating on-screen totally makes everyone patriotic! The Indian legal system is yet to punish a criminal guilty of raping a man, and yet, according to a report published by NDTV, 20 had been arrested for not standing up while the national anthem was being played in a movie hall, within two days of this law being passed.

We need to set our priorities right!

In August 2016, the Union Cabinet of India cleared a draft bill which denied homosexuals from having surrogate children. Sushma Swaraj, the Minister of External Affairs stated, “We do not recognise live-in and homosexual relationships….this is against our

2012, according to which, there were about 2.5 million gay people recorded in the country, and these are only the ones who are out of the closet. There are thousands of others who keep their identities hidden for fear of discrimination. Are we really going to close our eyes and ignore the LGBT community?

What good are traditions if they make people miserable, and for no good reason? If we are truly a democracy, with a government ‘for’ the people, why is homosexuality still criminalised in India?

India is the largest democracy in the world, and while we are better off than North Korea in terms of the rights given to citizens, we have a long way to go. Yes, the Indian Government is of the people, and by the people, but not always is it ‘for’ the people, and that I feel is a huge violation. Rules are good, but if these rules are actually hindering progress and everyday life, what good are they? Instead of pelting us down with water cannons and tear gas, listen to our demands!

So they may teach children in schools that ‘India is a democracy’, but I know the truth, and so do you!

Degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express. Degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. Tetso College is a NAAC Accredited UGC recognised Commerce and Arts College. The editors are Dr. Hewasa Lorin, Anjan Behera, Dr. Salikyu Sangtam, Nivibo Yiki,

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Akhilesh hits campaign trail, lashes out at Modi and Maya

SulTanPur, January 24 (ianS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav kicked-off the assembly poll campaign for the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday and urged the people to vote him back to power, so as to take forward the development work initiated by him.

Addressing two backto-back public rallies here, the Chief Minister said that while the BJP government at the Centre had only made false claims, the BSP government before the SP government only worked for making parks of stone and erecting statues.

The more the 'Cycle' (SP symbol) pedals ahead, the more the state will speed up on the path to prosperity, he told the gathering, which intermittently raised slogans in his favour.

"Jai Akhilesh, Jai Akhilesh" cried the crowd -with a fair sprinkling of youth -- every time the 43-year-old Chief Minister batted for the party.

This was his first rally after he took over as the National President of the party after ousting his father Mulayam Singh Yadav following a protracted feud within the family and the ruling party.

Congress names Priyanka as 'star campaigner' for UP polls lucknow, January 24 (ianS): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, will be campaigning for party candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the state assembly elections. Her name figured in the list of 40 star campaigners released by the Congress on Tuesday.

This will be for the first time that Priyanka would be electioneering in the state, beyond the family fiefdoms of Amethi and Rae Bareli, where she has canvassed for her mother and brother Rahul Gandhi in the past too.

Only a few days back, Priyanka successfully stitched up an alliance with the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in the state where Congress got 105 seats and the SP 298. She will be campaigning in Amethi, Rae Bareli, Chandauli, Ghaziabad and Saharanpur.

The other high-profile star campaigners named by the Congress include former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila DixThis was also his maiden rally since he sealed an electoral pact with the Congress. Both parties are contesting the staggered assembly polls together with an "aim to stop the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from

it, UPCC Chief Raj Babbar, Congress National General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Janardan Dwivedi, Ahmad Patel, Kamal Nath, Pramod Tiwari, Mukul Vasnik and Sanjay Singh.

The list also names Pradip Mathur, Nirmal Khatri, P.L. Punia,

coming to power".

Alluding to the alliance's secular credentials as a formation, the Chief Minister also said that if the people will give their blessings to the combine and they come to power, the

Ashok Gehlot, Bhupendra Singh Hudda, Salman Khursheed, Kumari Shailja, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Manish Tiwari, Rajeev Shukla, Sachin Pilot, Deepender Singh Hooda, Shakil Ahmad, R.P.N. Singh, Naseeb Singh, Shobha Oza, Zuber Khan, Rana Goswami, Avinash Pandey and film actress Naghma.

state will see furtherance of the development agenda while protecting the secular credentials of the state.

"Now the 'Hand' has held the 'Cycle'," he said with a chuckle.

"Dilli ki Sarkaar (Modi

government) has only fooled people with false hopes and in reality done nothing other than making people stand in long queues outside banks and ATMs to take out their own money," he said and pointed out

how many people died in the serpentine queues even as the Prime Minister made fun of people.

"Everyone was branded a 'beimaan' (corrupt) while you were standing in lines to take out your hard earned money," he said while taking a dig at the Prime Minister's statement last year post-demonetisation that the drive had forced the corrupt to stand in queues outside banks to take out petty amounts.

Yadav also took on the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and sought to remind the people how his predecessor Mayawati had created huge monuments and wasted public money. "Do you want such a government again?" he asked the people as they responded with a "No".

Crediting the present SP government of not only fulfilling the promises made in the 2012 election manifesto but going a step ahead by rolling out projects like Metro Rail in Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi, completing the 302-km-long Agra-Lucknow Expressway and giving pension of Rs 500 per month to 55 lakh poor families under the Samajwadi Pension Scheme.

'Health and fitness levels of India to ratify Doha pact, sends powerful signal Delhi, January 24 Framework Convention on Climate environmental protection and clischool children is dropping' new (ianS): Setting an example for oth- Change (UNFCCC) which binds a mate justice," an official statement

MuMbai, January 24 (PTi): The fitness and body mass index (BMI) levels of school children in India -- regardless of age, gender, region or city -- continued to be far from satisfactory, according to the 7th Annual School Health and Fitness Study 2016 by EduSports. The study revealed that every third child has an unhealthy BMI, and only schools with more than three sessions of physical education had fitter children.

The nationwide study covered 1,69,932 children in the age group of 7 to 17 in 326 schools across 86 cities in 26 states. It assessed fitness parameters, like sprint capacity, flexibility, lower and upper body strength, abdominal strength and BMI. The comparative study found that 69% girls have a healthy BMI compared to 62% boys. At least 51 per cent girls had desired levels of flexibility against only 45% among boys.

However, boys showed stronger lower body strength than girls, while both tied scores in other fitness tests measuring abdominal strength, sprint capacity and upper body strength.

The fitness levels of children in metro and non-metro cities were similar. Only 66% children in metros had a healthy BMI against 65% in non-metros. The percentage of children with unhealthy BMI has increased from 20 per cent last year to 33% this year. This trend needs to be reversed to have a healthy generation of children, it said.

A third of children in all 5 regions have unhealthy BMI scores: 37% in Central, 36% in East, 39%t in North, 37% in South and 34% in West. The weighted scores for these regions across all fitness parameters do not vary a lot. This reinforces the view that children across the country show lack of fitness.

The study revealed that schools with a sustainable, structured sports and physical education sessions have improved children's fitness.

The study showed that schools with a structured, ageappropriate sports programme witnessed a substantial improvement in health and fitness levels, compared to schools which don't have a structured sports programme.

Research also showed that active children have greater attention spans and perform better academically.

er nations, especially the first world, to contain global warming, India on Tuesday approved the ratification of the Doha Amendment that binds certain developed countries to reduce their emissions of Green House Gases (GHGs) till 2020.

The decision to meet the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol was taken by the Union cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Kyoto Protocol, that was adopted in 1997 and came into force in February 2005, is an international agreement under United Nation

certain group of "developed countries" (listed under Annexe-I) of its total 192 parties to reduce their emissions.

While the landmark Paris climate change agreement -- COP21, that entered into force in November 2016 (during COP22), is for the post2020 period, the Kyoto Protocol is like the pre-2020 agenda to contain climate change.

"In view of the critical role played

by India in securing international consensus on climate change issues, this decision further underlines India's leadership... to global cause of

Reject discrimination against the girl child: Modi new Delhi, January 24 (ianS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the promotion of gender equality and ensure equal opportunities for the girl child. The Prime Minister, who initiated the gender awareness campaign "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao", said this in a tweet marking the occassion of National Girl Child Day. "National Girl Child Day is a day to celebrate the exceptional achievements of the girl child, whose excellence in many fields makes us proud," Modi said in a tweet. He said that it was imperative to reject discrimination against the girl child and ensure equal opportunities for them. "Let us reaffirm our commitment to challenging stereotypes based on gender and promote sensitisation as well as equality," the Prime Minister tweeted.

Now passport services at Head Post Offices new Delhi, January 24 (ianS): The services of Passport Service Kendra will now be available at all Head Post Offices across the country, it was announced on Tuesday. "Every district Head Post Office (HPO) will extend the services of Passport Seva Kendra," Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh told the media. Singh spoke in the presence of Minister of State for Telecommunication Manoj Sinha. This is the first time the External Affairs Ministry will share the powers it has under the Passport Act with another ministry. The pilot project for this joint venture between the External Affairs Ministry and the Department of Post will be inaugurated on Wednesday at the HPO at Mysuru in Karnataka and at Dahod in Gujarat. "After the success of the pilot project, in the next two or three months we will expand it to other HPOs. Slowly, we will try to cover HPOs in every district," Singh added. "In the first phase, 38 districts will be covered," said minister Sinha. He said the staff of the postal department would be trained by the External Affairs Ministry. The country now has 89 Passport Seva Kendras -- as extended arm of the 38 Passport Offices.

Can't seek votes on religious, caste grounds, EC reminds parties new Delhi, January 24 (ianS): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday reiterated that political parties cannot seek votes in the name of religion, caste etc. as it will amount to a "corrupt practice sufficient to annul the election" under the electoral laws. In a letter addressed to the office bearers of all recognised national and state political parties, the EC referred to a January 2, 2017 Supreme Court ruling that said that an appeal to voters in the name of religion, race, caste, community or language is "impermissible". The poll panel has asked the parties to "suitably brief and inform their lower formations and party cadres and all their candidates about the ruling of the Supreme Court" and ask them to desist from any activities that would amount to soliciting votes in the name of religion, caste, etc. in any manner, "in their own interest and in the interest of the party". "Such appeals may also fall within the ambit of sub-paras(3) and (4) of Part-l of the Model Code of Conduct," the EC warned.

said. India ratifying the Kyoto Protocol will also encourage other developing countries to follow suit.

The first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol was between 2008 to 2012 and the second period - the Doha Amendment - which was adopted in 2012, was to enter in action in 2013 to 2020. It is yet to enter into force as it requires 144 ratifications out of the 192 parties to the Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol is the commitment of the developed countries - the major cause of global warming due to their higher emis- new Delhi, January 24 (ianS): The CBI on Monsions, to bring these down. day arrested four former IDBI Bank officials, including a former Chairman, and four former executives of nowdefunct Kingfisher Airlines in its ongoing probe into the Vijay Mallya loan default case, officials said. A senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official requesting anonymity told IANS: "The agency on Monday arrested BCI has started the verifi- of advice in his speech: former Chairman of IDBI Bank Yogesh Agarwal from cation process. But it is not "Everyone needs a good, Delhi and three other former employees -- S.K.V Srinivaonly about people with false competent lawyer, be it the san, O.V. Bundelkhand and Sridhar -- from other places." degrees, but also those with Prime Minister or a judge "The four former employees of the Kingfisher Airlines, no degrees. These people of the Supreme Court." He who were also arrested included its former CFO A. Ragwork without a licence. They urged BCI to train young hunath, Shailesh Borkar, Amit and A.C. Shah," the official go to court and practice lawyers to make them un- said. Earlier in the day, the CBI raided at over 11 places in without any authority. We derstand the profession and Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai. need to start much before, its work ethics and asked right from the institutions," the apex lawyers' body to the CJI observed, saying improve the quality of legal BCI's Certificate and Place institutions by training and of Practice (Verification) helping litigants and mak- new Delhi, January 24 (ianS): The Union CabiRules must root out unruly ing the lawyers competent net on Tuesday approved the Indian Institutes of Manand criminal elements from enough to discharge their agement Bill, 2017, granting the institutions complete the legal fraternity. obligations towards society. autonomy. The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister NaThe CJI, who as a young While welcoming the rendra Modi, approved the bill, under which the IIMs lawyer defended Justice V CJI and other dignitaries, would be declared as institutions of national importance Ramaswami during his im- BCI chairman Mishra ex- and provided statutory powers. The bill enables the IIMs peachment proceedings tended his support to the to award degrees instead of diplomas. Being autonomous bodies registered under the Societies Act, the IIMs

by Parliament, had a word CJI-headed collegium. so far were not authorised to award degrees and have been awarding Post-Graduate Diploma and Fellow Programme in Management. While these awards are treated as equivalent to MBAs and Ph.D, respectively, the equivalence is not universally accepted, especially for the Fellow Programme. The Bill also provides for adequate accountability by the IIMs. The annual report of the institutions ploy children, Pratham would be placed in Parliament and the Comptroller and 800 children in 2016.

Children are common- pasted "thank you" stickers Auditor General (CAG) would audit their accounts. The ly trafficked to Mumbai on the shop walls, giving management of these institutions would now be boardfrom other parts of India - shopkeepers a little praise driven. A greater participation of experts and alumni in the 'board' is amongst other important features of the bill. particularly the northern and sense of pride.

"Through this cam- Provision has also been made for inclusion of women and states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar - to work in factories, paign we wanted to identify members from Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in roadside tea stalls and gro- shops that employ children the board. The bill also provides for periodic review of and appreciate those who the performance of institutions by independent agencery stores. cies, and placing the results of the same in public domain.

Stepped up efforts by don't," Bhamre said.

Shops where child police, non-governmental organisations and other workers were found will be government departments reassessed in a few days.

"We need to maintain and greater vigilance on railway platforms has led pressure or the numbers to a gradual drop in child will go up again," said Patil new Delhi, January 24 (ianS): As much as 69 workers, activists and po- of the Mumbai police.

The International La- per cent of the total income of political parties over a lice said.

The drop in child labour bour Organization in 2015 period of 11 years came from unknown sources, said was clear, said Pratham estimated there are 5.7 mil- a report released on Tuesday by an NGO working toproject director Kishor lion child workers in India, wards electoral reforms. According to the Association out of 168 million globally. for Democratic Reforms (ADR), while the total income Bhamre.

More than half of In- of 48 national and regional political parties between "The numbers are few 2004-05 and 2014-15 stood at Rs 11,367 crore, sourcgiven that we focused dia's child workers are em- es of as much as Rs 7,833 crore of it were untraceable. on roadside eateries and ployed in agriculture and Trilochan Sastry, Founder Member of ADR, said: "The grocery stores that have a quarter in manufactur- income from known donors was Rs 1,835 crore (16 per traditionally employed ing - embroidering clothes, cent) and income through other known sources, such children," Bhamre told weaving carpets or making as sale of assets, membership fees, bank interest, sale the Thomson Reuters matchsticks. Children also of publications and party levy, was Rs 1,698 crore (15 work in restaurants, shops per cent)." "However, the remaining income of Rs 7,833 Foundation.

As a perk for shops and and hotels and as domestic crore, which works out to 69 per cent of the total income, eateries that did not em- workers. does have sources to attribute," he added.

CBI arrests ex-IDBI chief, 7 others in Vijay Mallya loan case

45 per cent of lawyers fake? Checking is on new Delh, January 24 (Toi): The number of fake lawyers across the country may well touch the halfway mark, if the Bar Council of India's two year old verification drive is to be believed. Earlier this week, BCI chief Manan Kumar Mishra announced before Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and other senior Supreme Court judges that its ongoing drive had already cut the number of genuine lawyers to 55-60% of those roaming court corridors across the country.

"The number of practicing lawyers is about to come down to 55-60% after the

completion of the verification process. This will certainly improve the quality of our legal profession," Mishra told a gathering of lawyers and judges at a function held to felicitate CJI Khehar. Citing figures, Mishra said: "... as per the 2012 election statistics of BCI, we had almost 14 lakh voters, but since this verification process has started, we have received only 6.5 lakh applications."

Voters are lawyers enrolled with various State Bar Councils to practice law in respective trial courts and the state's high court. The figures left CJI Khehar troubled. "I am so happy that

IIMs get complete autonomy

Crackdown and vigilance drive down number of child workers in Mumbai Roli Srivastava Thomson Reuters Foundation

The number of children working in Mumbai's roadside food stalls has plummeted in recent years, activists and police said, attributing the decrease to a crackdown and heightened vigilance in train stations where children are trafficked into the city.

Pratham, an Indian charity focused on education, mapped 200,000 shops across Mumbai over a week in January and found 500 child workers in as many shops.

Most of the 500 child workers worked in restaurants or roadside stalls, lived on their own in Mumbai, and did not go to school.

Pratham counselled and warned shop owners to release the children and alerted the police, who are conducting rescues and have so far freed 10 children.

NHRC asks Maharashtra to explain deaths of 500 tribal schoolgirls MuMbai, January 24 (ianS): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Maharashtra government to explain reports of sexual abuse and mystery deaths of over 500 tribal girls in state-run ashram schools, an official said here on Tuesday.

Taking cognizance of media reports, the NHRC has sent a notice to the state Chief Secretary seeking his detailed report in the serious matter within six weeks. The NHRC said that the media reports "are indicative of violation of right to life and dignity of the girl students of the schools and also highlights the negligence and apathy of the authorities."

The media has reported last week that the authorities maintained menstruation records of the minor girls and conducted pregnancy tests on them whenever they missed their period or "In earlier raids, we would find eight to 10 children in each shop, but now the numbers have gone down to one or two," said

returned from vacations, and this unethical practice was carried out without parental consent.

The matter was exposed when a tribal girl, who came home for Diwali vacation, complained of stomach pains and later she was found to be a victim of sexual abuse at school.

Another 12-year-old girl also alleged similar sexual abuse by a sweeper of the same school in Khamgaon, Buldhana district, which houses 70 girls without a single female superintendent. According to official figures there are around 1,100 state-run or aided tribal residential schools in Maharashtra catering to 2.3 lakh male and 1.6 lakh female students.

In the past 15 years, over 1,500 students including 700 girls have died and sexual abuse is suspected to be a reason behind these deaths, the NHRC noted.

Pravin Patil, a deputy police commissioner in Mumbai.

"This drop is possibly the effect of a major crackdown we did in 2015 when

over 1,000 children were rescued and cases registered against their employers."

Police rescued nearly

Sources 'untraceable' for 69% income of political parties

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China to protect South China Sea sovereignty BEIJING/WASHINGTON, JANuAry 24 (rEuTErS): China said on Tuesday it had “irrefutable” sovereignty over disputed islands in the South China Sea after the White House vowed to defend “international territories” in the strategic waterway.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer in his comments on Monday signaled a sharp departure from years of cautious U.S. handling of China’s assertive pursuit of territorial claims in Asia.

“The U.S. is going to make sure that we protect our interests there,” Spicer said when asked if Trump agreed with comments by his secretary of state nominee, Rex Tillerson. On Jan. 11, Tillerson said China should not be allowed access to islands it has built in the contested South China Sea. “It’s a question of if those islands are in fact in international waters and not part of China proper, then yeah, we’re going to make sure that we defend international territories from being taken over by one country,” he said.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular news briefing on Tuesday “the United States is not a party to the South China Sea dispute”.

China claims most of the South China Sea, while Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Brunei claims parts of the sea that commands strategic sealanes and has rich fishing grounds along with oil and gas deposits.

China’s sovereignty over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea was “irrefutable” Hua said. But China was also dedicated to protecting freedom of navigation and wants talks with nations directly involved to find a peaceful solution.

“We urge the United States to respect the facts, speak and act cautiously to avoid harming the peace and stability of the South China Sea,” Hua said.

“Our actions in the South China Sea are reasonable and fair. No matter what changes happen in other countries, what they say or what they want to do, China’s resolve to protect its sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea will not change,” she added.

BAR ACCESS TO ISLANDS Tillerson’s remarks at his Senate confirmation hearing prompted Chinese state media to say at the time that the United States would need to “wage war” to bar China’s access to the islands, where it has built mili-

‘World must not miss early signals of any flu pandemic’ GENEVA, JANuAry 24 (rEuTErS): The World Health Organization called on all countries on Monday to monitor closely outbreaks of deadly avian influenza in birds and poultry and to report promptly any human cases that could signal the start of a flu pandemic.

Different strains of bird flu have been spreading

across Europe and Asia since late last year, leading to large-scale slaughtering of poultry in certain countries and some human deaths in China. Experts fear the virus could mutate to spread more easily among people.

Nearly 40 countries have reported new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in

poultry or wild birds since November, according to the WHO. “The rapidly expanding geographical distribution of these outbreaks and the number of virus strains currently co-circulating have put WHO on high alert,” Margaret Chan told cy’s executive board.

The world is better prepared for the next influenza

pandemic - following the H1N1 “mild” pandemic in 2009-2010 - “but not at all well enough”, she said.

Chan said that under an agreement with drug makers, in return for countries sharing virus samples from which a pandemic vaccine would be derived, WHO is promised 350 million doses of vaccine for distribution.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy. (ReuteRs File Photo)

tary-length air strips and installed weapons systems.

Tillerson was asked at the hearing whether he supported a more aggressive posture toward China and said: “We’re going to have to send China a clear signal that, first, the islandbuilding stops and, second, your access to those islands also is not going to be allowed.”

The former Exxon Mobil Corp chairman and chief executive did not elaborate on what might be done to deny China access to the islands.

But analysts said his comments, like those of Spicer, suggested the possibility of U.S. military action, or even a naval blockade. Such action would risk an armed confrontation with China, an increasingly formidable nuclear-armed military power.

It is also the world’s second-largest economy and the target of Trump accusations it is stealing American jobs.

Spicer declined to elaborate when asked how the United States could enforce such a move against China, except to say: “I think, as we develop further, we’ll have more information on it.”

Tillerson narrowly won approval from a Senate committee on Monday and is expected to win confirmation from the full Senate.

RISK OF DANGEROUS ESCALATION Military experts said that while the U.S. Navy has extensive capabilities in Asia to stage blockading operations with ships, submarines and planes, any such move against China’s growing naval fleets would risk a dangerous escalation.

Aides have said that Trump plans a major naval build-up in East Asia to

Parliament must vote before UK can trigger Brexit, top court rules it process to scrutiny from lawmakers, the majority of whom had wanted to stay in the EU. However, the main opposition Labour Party said it would not block Brexit although it would try to amend the legislation. Media reports have suggested that up to 80 Labour lawmakers (MPs) in the 650-member House of Commons lower chamber would ignore Corbyn and vote against triggering Article 50, while the small Liberal Democrat Party said it would oppose Brexit unless there was a second referendum on the final deal.

counter China’s rise.

China’s foreign ministry said earlier this month it could not guess what Tillerson meant by his remarks, which came after Trump questioned Washington’s longstanding and highly sensitive “one-China” policy over Taiwan.

Washington-based South China Sea expert Mira Rapp-Hooper at the Center for a New American Security called the threats to bar China’s access in the South China Sea “incredible” and said it had no basis in international law.

“A blockade - which is what would be required to actually bar access - is an act of war,” she added.

“The Trump administration has begun to draw red lines in Asia that they will almost certainly not be able to uphold, but they may nonetheless be very destabilizing to the relationship with China, invite crises, and convince the rest of the world that the United States is an unreliable partner.”

Bonnie Glaser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank called Spicer’s remarks “worrisome” and said the new administration was “sending confusing and conflicting messages.”

Dean Cheng, a China expert at the conservative Heritage Foundation, said Spicer’s remarks showed the South China Sea was an important issue for the Trump administration.

He said it was significant that neither Spicer nor Tillerson had been specific as to what actions would be taken and this left open the possibility that economic measures - instead of military steps - could be used against China and firms that carry out island building.

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LONDON, JANuAry 24 (rEuTErS): British Prime Minister Theresa May must give parliament a vote before she can formally start Britain’s exit from the European Union, the UK Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, giving lawmakers who oppose her Brexit plans a shot at amending them. By a majority of 8 to 3, the UK’s highest judicial body decided May could not use executive powers known as “royal prerogative” to invoke Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty and so begin two years of divorce talks.

“The referendum is of great political significance, but the Act of Parliament which established it did not say what should happen as a result,” said David Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court. “So any change in the law to give effect to the referendum must be made in the only way permitted by the UK constitution, namely by an Act of Parliament.”

However, the judges did remove one major potential obstacle for the British government, saying May did not need the approval of the UK’s devolved assemblies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland before triggering Brexit. May has said she intends to invoke Article 50 before the end of March but the ruling means she must now first bring forward urgent legislation before she can go ahead.

In its ruling the court said such a bill, which is likely to be put to parliament either later this week or next week, could be a “very brief statute”.

That opens up the Brex-

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Mason making 'excellent Wenger hit with misconduct charge Ryan progress' after skull fracture

London, January 24 (aFP): Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was charged with misconduct by England's governing Football Association on Monday after an alleged altercation with the fourth official during Sunday's 2-1 Premier League win over Burnley.

The veteran French boss was dismissed from his technical area by referee Jon Moss after being angered by the award of a stoppage-time penalty to Burnley, having allegedly verbally abused fourth official Anthony Taylor.

Wenger, 67, then tried to watch the closing minutes of the match in the tunnel at north London club Arsenal's Emirates Stadium and television pictures then showed him pushing Taylor when asked to move back.

Arsenal eventually won the match 2-1 after Alexis Sanchez scored an even later stoppage-time penalty following Andre Gray's

the tunnel area and making physical contact with the fourth official amounted to improper conduct.

"He has until 6:00pm (1800 GMT) on 26 January 2017 to respond to the charge."

Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger (2nd left) is sent to the stands by English referee Jonathan Moss (left)during the English Premier League match between Arsenal and Burnley at the Emirates Stadium in London on January 22. (AFP Photo)

spot-kick equaliser that cancelled out Shkodran Mustafi's opening goal for the title-chasing Gunners.

Wenger, Arsenal's manager since 1996, apologised for his behaviour after the match but that did not prevent him being charged by the FA on Monday.

"Arsene Wenger has been charged for misconduct following Arsenal's

game against Burnley on Sunday (22 January 2017)," said a statement issued by the FA. "It is alleged that in or around the 92nd minute, he used abusive and/or insulting words towards the fourth official.

"It is further alleged that following his dismissal from the technical area, his behaviour in remaining in

- 'Nothing bad' Following the victory, which saw Arsenal move up into second place in the Premier League, Wenger expressed "regret" for his behaviour.

Asked in particular about television pictures that showed him pushing Taylor, Wenger replied: "I regret everything. I should have shut up, gone in and go home. I apologise for that.

"I was sent to the stands.

I didn't know if I was sent to the stands but I was sent out. I thought I could watch it from the corridor, you know. I went inside and watched it on television.

"Look, it was nothing bad. I said something that you hear every day in foot-

58th NASA Meet 2017 underway at Botsa Our Correspondent Kohima | January 24

The 58th Meet of the Northern Angami Sports Association (NASA) got underway at Botsa on January 23.

Addressing the inaugural function as chief guest MLA Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsu, chairman NSMDC Pvt. Ltd challenged

the youth to choose one particular sports discipline where one has potential to excel for livelihood and fame.

He expressed happiness that the youth from Northern Angami area are doing well in sports and encouraged them to climb the ladder higher and make the community proud and known by others.

Athletics and games are being played at Botsa while wrestling will take place at Khuochiezie (Kohima Local Ground) on January 27.

Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Resources & Sports, State Lotteries and Music Task Force Khriehu Liezietsu will grace the wrestling meet as the chief guest on January 27 at 9:00 am.

Neivolie Zashumo is 55th SASA wrestling champion Our Correspondent Kohima | January 24

Neivolie Zashumo of Phesama village emerged as wrestling champion of the 55th Southern Angami Sports Association (SASA) Meet on January 23 at Jakhama Local Ground.

He defeated two time SASA champion Visevo Zashumo from Phesama village. Keselvi Mekro of Viswema village and Keneisalie Sale of Kigwema village bagged the third and

fourth positions respectively.

The champion won cash award of Rs. 80,000 while the second, third and fourth position holders were awarded Rs. 60,000, Rs. 40,000 and Rs. 20,000 respectively.

Earlier, inaugurating the 55th meet, MLA Er. Vikho-o Yhoshu who was the chief host called upon all the participants to maintain strict discipline which is very important to excel in one’s sporting career.

He urged them to embrace

the spirit of sportsmanship and bring laurels to the area in general and village in particular.

SASA president Ketoupuzo Lhoushe delivered presidential address while administration of oath was done by SASA Wrestling Secretary Zaprani Mekro. Special number was presented by Diethozo Thakro.

Meanwhile, track & field events, marathon race, bamboo walk marked day two events.

Football, volleyball and indoor games will commence on Jan 25.

ball. Overall nine times out of 10 you are not sent to the stand for that.

"If I am, I am (suspended), and I should have shut up completely. I was quite calm the whole game, more than usual, but just (not) in the last two or three minutes."

Wenger, who faces the prospect of a fine and a touchline ban, was not the only member of the Arsenal set-up in disciplinary trouble on Sunday.

Gunners midfielder Granit Xhaka was sent off for a reckless lunge on Steven Defour that left Arsenal a man down for the final 25 minutes against Burnley.

It was the ninth time the Swiss international has been sent off for club and country since 2014.

Xhaka, having already been shown a red card while on Arsenal duty against Swansea earlier this season, will now miss the Gunners' next four games through suspension.

London, January 24 (aFP): Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason is making "excellent progress" after fracturing his skull but will remain under close observation in hospital, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old suffered serious injury when he accidentally clashed heads with Chelsea's Gary Cahill in the 14th minute of the 2-0 loss at the Premier League leaders on Sunday.

Mason was rushed to the nearby St Mary's Hospital in west London and underwent surgery.

"The club can confirm that Ryan Mason continues to make excellent progress after sustaining a skull fracture in Sunday's game against Chelsea," said a Hull statement.

"He will continue to be closely monitored by staff at St Mary's Hospital over the next few days, whilst also remaining in contact with our medical team to

Ryan Mason (right) required surgery after a clash of heads with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill. (AFP Photo)

assess his progress."

Hull said they would only release more information when there are changes to Mason's condition, adding: "We also ask that people respect Ryan and his family's privacy whilst he remains in hospital."

Hull announced Monday that Mason was conscious and able to speak following a visit by captain Michael Dawson and club officials.

Chelsea representatives -- including Cahill and Blues captain John Terry

-- visited him hours after Sunday's match.

Following the collision between Cahill and Mason, medical staff from both clubs sprinted out to attend to the two players, with referee Neil Swarbrick halting play for close to 10 minutes as they each received onfield treatment.

Central defender Cahill returned to his feet and scored Chelsea's second goal, a header, but Mason left the field on a stretcher while receiving oxygen.

Warriors stunned by Heat, Cavaliers tumble to Pelicans

Los angeLes, January 24 (aFP): Dion Waiters scored a last-gasp three-pointer as the Miami Heat stunned the Golden State Warriors 105-102 to snap the NBA pace-setters' seven-game win streak.

Waiters on Monday led the scoring with 33 points as Miami notched their fourth consecutive victory in a dramatic finale at the American Airlines Arena.

It was the second straight game that Waiters had scored a career-high 33 points.

"These are the moments you want to live for, especially against a great team like that," Waiters said. "I'm in a zone right now," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra agreed with Waiters assessment of his performance.

"He's not scared," Spoelstra said. "He wants those moments as much as anybody. He's been pestering me on those kind of deals, wanting those opportunities in the fourth quarter. He and I go at it all the time."

The Heat were made to

sweat for the victory, and came within a whisker of surrendering the initiative after the Warriors put together a 12-3 scoring run to go within one point with just over 21 seconds left.

The Heat improved to 15-30 with the win while the Warriors fell to 38-7.

Kevin Durant led the scoring for Golden State with 27 points while Klay Thompson finished with 22 and Stephen Curry 21.

- 'We were soft' "We did not lose this game in the last three or four minutes -we were soft tonight," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "We did not execute defensively...they were the smarter and tougher team tonight."

In New Orleans meanwhile, LeBron James posted a triple double and Kyrie Irving exploded for 49 points yet the Cleveland Cavaliers duo still finished on the losing side against an inspired Pelicans who ran out 124-122 winners.

New Orleans had gone into

the game missing injured star Anthony Davis.

But Terrence Jones proved a more than able deputy, pouring in a career-high 36 points while Jrue Holiday produced 33 points and 10 assists to seal victory despite a dogged Cleveland fightback.

The defeat was the Cavs' sixth in their past 10 games, and left them on 30-13. The Pelicans improved to 18-27 with the win.

"We've got to figure it out.

It's been a crappy 2017 so far," said James, who finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.

"I'm not complaining, but right now we're just trying to get out of a hole," James added.

"Coach'll figure it out, and we've got to figure it out as far as minutes, too. We've just got to be better as a team."

- Westbrook triple "It's not about how many minutes I'm playing right now or being fresh down the stretch.

We've got to be good right now, and we're not winning."

Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry meanwhile was happy at how his team had bounced back after a 143-114 drubbing on Friday by the Brooklyn Nets, the worst team in the NBA. "I just thought it was a game that we competed like crazy and played hard and then got a lead, knowing at some stage they were going to make a run," Gentry said of Monday's win.

Elsewhere Monday, Russell Westbrook delivered a jumper with 1.4 seconds left on the clock -- and his incredible 22nd triple-double of the season -as the Oklahoma City Thunder shaded the Utah Jazz 97-95 in Salt Lake City.

Westbrook finished with 38 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. Victor Oladipo scored 18 points while Enes Kanter added 14 off the bench.

The Thunder win ended Utah's six-game winning streak and saw Oklahoma City improve to 26-19. Utah are 29-17 for the season.

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ULB election is now beyond the power of the state government to stop, postpone or defer Yitachu

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Minister School Education & SCERT Nagaland Kohima.

take this humble opportunity to write for public consumption on the subject Article 371 A in relation to Article 243-T of Part IX A with the implementation of 33% Women Reservation. Commendable views and opinions from various walks of life have been expressed.

However the reason as to why Government took such a decision to go for the ULBs election was poorly highlighted in the public domain.

The Article 371 A is the only Special Provision for the Nagas inserted in the Constitution of India by the Constitution 13th Amendment Act.1962.The Special Provision is sacred, supreme and dear to the Naga people, the provision which does not required to be reproduce here.

Now, the question arises who should implement the Special Provision and powers contend in the Article 371 A of the Indian Constitution in terms of legislation, executive, interpretation, governance, regulating and enforcement. The answer is founded in the Constitution itself.

Only the Constitutionally constituted Authority alone can legislate, execute, interpret, govern, regulate and enforce the provision for the Naga people.

Under the Constitution of India, the following constitutional established authority alone can implement the provision of Article 371 A. Firstly, the Union, that is the Central Government, i.e the President, Council of Ministers, both Houses of Parliament and the Supreme Court with all its machinery under their control, details of which forms Part V of the Constitution of India.

Secondly, the State i.e the State Government of Nagaland i.e the Governor Nagaland, Legislative Assembly, the Council of Ministers and High Court with all its machinery details of which forms Part VI of the Constitution of India.

Thirdly, the Panchayats which

forms Part IX of the Constitution of India from Article 243 to 243-0 and by virtue of Article 243-‘M’ (2) (a); the State of Nagaland does not apply.

However, the Government of Nagaland by enactment of the Nagaland Village Area and Regional Council Act 1972- the Village level i.e, the village councils are the constitutionally established Authority at the local self Government level to implement and enforce the power contend in Article 371 A. Fourthly, the Municipalities which forms Part IX A of the Constitution of India from Article 243-P to Article 243-ZG. The state of Nagaland by the Municipal and Town Council Act 2001 with its amendment 2016 incorporating 33% Women Reservation is a constitutionally established Authority in the urban areas applicable to those towns which fulfills the criteria to be recognized as Municipal Council and Town Council.

Fifthly, the Co-operative Societies which forms Part IX B of the Constitution of India from Article 243-ZH to Article 243-ZT. The Nagaland Cooperative societies Act (Amendment 2005). The various Co-operative societies have the power to resolve the disputes as per the provision of Article 371 A of the Constitution of India.

Therefore, to implement the power and functions contend in the Special Provision for the Nagas under Article 371 A of the Constitution, the constitutionally empowered established Authority for the time being is only the Union of India, the state of Nagaland, the Village Councils of Nagaland, the Municipal and Town Councils of Nagaland, the Co-operative Societies of Nagaland.

Now the question as to why the Government of Nagaland of the day decided to go ahead with the Municipal and Town Council election on 1st February 2017.

The Municipal and Town Council Act 2001 was enacted and passed.

The Act was implemented by conducting election in 2004 in the entire state of Nagaland except for Mokokchung and the election were also conducted without 33% Women Reser-

vation since the provision was not inserted in the Act. The Honorable Guwahati High Court in 2005 passed a judgement directing the State Government to implement 33% Women Reservation over a petition filed by a women candidate in Dimapur (East) Town Council. The State Government did not go for appeal and instead took up the act for Amendment in 2006 inserting 33% Women Reservation in the Municipal and Town Council Act 2001.

Election was announced in 2009 with 33% Women Reservation, however the Naga Hoho and the tribal organizations objected and in the process not a single nomination was filed and the Government has postponed the election which was followed by various consultation with the Tribal Hohos, NGOs, Civil societies including various women organization. The state government have to find a way out to constitute the ULBs and nominating members was taken up, however it could not receive acceptance for proper funding from the Ministry and even the pressure to enforce High Court judgement has become a matter of great concerned. The state government in its effort to balance and to bring an amicable resolution with the Tribal Hohos and women group on the one hand and the High Court on the other resulted to passing a Resolution in the Assembly in 2012 whereby making Article 243-T of Part IX A not applicable to the state of Nagaland on the ground that it infringes Article 371 A of the Constitution of India.

Consequence upon the Resolution in the Assembly, the women group challenge the Assembly Resolution in the Supreme Court through a Special Leave petition which was admitted and pending for final disposal. In the mean time, the Government Advocate in the Supreme Court are being honest enough to suggest that the arguments that Women Reservation of Article 243-T of Part IX A inserted by Constitution 73rd & 74th Amendment 1992 infringes Article 371 A does not formed a winnable ar-

gument and suggested that the best way out would be negotiate with the women group and bring about amicable resolution to withdraw the case.

When the Advocate fighting for the Government are not confident and feeling uncomfortable to argue, there is nothing much the state government could take the alternative approach to the issue. The Government on its part made several attempts with the women group as well as the Tribal bodies and when all these attempts failed to bring about amicable resolution to the issue, the Government is left with very limited options.

Option 1: To wait for the Supreme Court judgement. This would mean the government could only resort to delay tactics and finally end up losing the case and in the process given away overwhelming power to the Court to interpret the limit of power of Article 371 A of the Constitution of India for wrong reasons and thereby eroding the Special Provision for the Nagas. This situation would also mean giving power to the court to enact and implement the provision in totality.

Option II: To pre-empt Court decision by going ahead with the ULB election. By opting this Option-II the Special Leave petition in the Supreme Court will become infractious and it takes away the power of the Court to make any reference, observation, remarks pertaining to Article 371 A and thereby protecting and preserving the sanctity of Article 371 A. The Government had several round of discussion and opted for the Option- II to pre-empt the Court decision by bringing Amendment in the Municipal and Town Council Act 2001 by incorporating 33% Women Reservation through the Amendment of 2016 when all options to bring about amicable resolution failed. The Election Commission was accordingly asked to proceed with the conduct of ULB election. The Election Commission accordingly proceeded with the Notification for the conduct of the ULB election. This decision on the part of the Government is aimed at protecting and pre-

serving the sanctity of Article 371 A and thereby avoiding any interpretation of Article 371 A by the Court for wrong reasons.

As far as the Municipal and Town Council Act 2001 is concerned is already an existing Act and implemented. That means only 33% reservation for women is the issue. In this also going by the opinions and views expressed by the various organization, the issue is not very clear. Whether we are opposing women participation or against women presence in the decision making body. By suggesting that women should be given nomination even to the extent of voting right that means the women participation is not opposed. The women reservation is a National policy brought about by 73rd & 74th Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 to empower women belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe in Municipalities for a period of 10 years and further extended for a period of 10 years in 2012 and will end by 2022 unless further extended. Empowering women if the Nagas says is against religious, social customary practices, civil and criminal justice then what about MGNREGS Act which provides 100 days Right to Employment to the citizens of the country. Right to employment envisage in this MGNREGS Act is not our culture, tradition, customary, social or religious practices of the Nagas as provided by Article 371 A. There are countless of such innovative policies and programme which does not infringe Article 371 A but only empowers its citizens growth economically, so is the women empowerment, right to girls education, even establishing the Department of Women Development does not in any way infringes Article 371 A rather such an innovative and positive steps will only strengthen Article 371 A. Even the State Assembly is not the customary and social institution of the Nagas but by the Constitution 13rd Amendment Act 1962 the state of Nagaland with Special Provision under Article 371 A was created to promote, protect and preserve the religious or social practices, customary

laws and procedures, administration of civil and criminal justice involving Naga Customary law, ownership and transfer of land and its resources, similarly the local self government are established in the villages known as Village Councils and in the urban municipalities by our own State Municipal and Town Council Act 2001 are known as Municipal Councils and Town Councils.

In conclusion, Part VI of the Constitution of India with special reference to state of Nagaland; Part IX of the Constitution of India the Panchayats, for the states of Nagaland, Village Councils; Part IX A of the Constitution of India the Municipalities, for the state of Nagaland the Municipal Councils and Town Councils; Part IX B the Co-operative societies of the Constitution of India, for the state of Nagaland, the Nagaland Cooperative societies Act (Amendment 2005) and since the Nagas fall under the category of Scheduled Tribe Part X of the Constitution of India all these Constitutional Provisions are enabling provisions to strengthen Article 371 A when it comes to the Nagas and the state of Nagaland. Just going against the state government decision is not enough but as stake holders it is required to analyse and examine and the circumstances leading to the state government to make such a decision. The state government have taken several level of discussion with various stake holders and also within the government established set-ups to arrive at this decision approving the Election Commission to conduct election to the ULBs in the state of Nagaland.

The process for conduct of ULB election is in progress and the completion of the process is now beyond the power of the state government to stop, postpone or defer except to allow the completion of the process by the Election Commission, by virtue of Article 243-ZG even the courts are barred from interfering in the electoral matters except by an election petition to the authority constituted as provided by law.

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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‘Star Wars’ eighth episode titled ‘The Last Jedi’

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Angelina Jolie to donate Mon Guerlain salary to charity

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he eighth instalment in the popular "Star Wars" franchise has officially been titled "Star Wars: The Last Jedi". Production banners Disney and Lucas film announced the name on Monday, reports variety.com. "The Last Jedi", written and directed by Rian Johnson, follows the events of 2015 film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens".

The film stars Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie and Andy Serkis.

The cast also includes late actress Carrie Fisher, who died on December 27 last year. The actress, who played Princess Leia Organa, had wrapped up shoot- that they won't digitally Last Jedi" will release on ing before her death. Lucas recreate Fisher in upcom- December 15, 2017. film said earlier this month ing movies. "Star Wars: The Source: IANS

MLA Er. Vikho-o Yhoshii releases an album entitled “Lu Jakhara,” a Richa Productions during the opening ceremony of Southern Angami Sports Association (SASA) 55th meet on January 23 at Jakhama Local Ground. It contain eight songs- Lu Jakhara, Nhicu Khriesa, A Keneithopfu, A Khawa Hiecie, A Vie Chucie, A Dieyie, Kekho Ketho Zote and Dziikou. (Morung Photo)

Milla Jovovich reveals her long-held

passion for Resident Evil video games

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illa Jovovich thinks the success of the 'Resident Evil' franchise is based on the cast and crew's passion for the video game series. The 41-yearold actress has starred in all of the movie adaptations of the popular video games, and she believes that her enthusiasm for the storylines has been central to the success of the franchise.

She shared: ''I played the game with my younger brother, Marco, and that's how I found a connection with him in a way that he liked. ''Suddenly it's like four hours later and we've been playing and I'm like, 'Oh my god I'm addicted to this game.' So I came into the film as a fan of the game.

A lot of other people that are also working on the film were also fans of the game. ''So you have this core team that love the source material and I think that is so important, because

ctress Angelina Jolie will reportedly donate the entire salary that she earns from her being the face of new fragrance campaign, Mon Guerlain to charity. The 41-year-old star has not disclosed the name of the charity she will hand over the funds to, reported FemaleFirst.

It is also been said that Jolie may give the collected amount to the UN Refugee Agency, of which she is a Special Envoy or the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.

The scent has been named, "Notes of a Woman" and Jacques Guerlains spokesperson said, "We create perfumes for the women we admire." The perfume endorsement is Jolies first huge campaign since she filed for divorce from Brad Pitt.

Source: PTI

it's not just another Hollywood video game adaptation that's going nowhere because the people are just doing it to make a buck.

With this team however there's a real honesty.''

Milla who stars as Alice in the movies said she initially joined the franchise because she thought it would be ''fun''. She told Channel24: ''The first movie wasn't even about getting paid. We were just doing an independent European action-horror flick and it was fun for us and exciting to be part of the 'Resident Evil' world and zombies and the undead.''

However, the actress admits to being surprised to have made as many as six 'Resident Evil' movies. She said: ''I never thought we would be making a number six.

We have a good time making these movies and as long as we're having fun and we're excited about it, it will translate onto the screen.''

11 years old Benjongsola Jamir presenting the song ‘If we hold on together’ during the National Girl Child Day 2017 observed on January 24 at Capital Convention Hall Under the theme ‘My girl Child- my asset, not a liability.’ (Morung Photo)

Now ShowiNg revIseD TICKeT rATes (silver) : `.120 (Gold) : `. 200 (recliner) : `. 400

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he 61-year-old actor and his girlfriend Rosalind Ross welcomed their son Lars Gerald Gibson - their first child together - into the world over the weekend, his representative confirmed to PEOPLE on Monday night (23.01.17). According to

the publication, Lars was born in Los Angeles and weighed in at 5lbs and 5oz.

A source said: ''They're thrilled and Lars is adorable. Their family is all around them and Mel is over the moon. They're home and everybody is healthy and happy!'' Lars comes as the ninth child for

the 'Braveheart' star, who already has Hannah, 36, Christian, 34, Edward, 34, William, 31, Louis, 28, Milo, 26 and Thomas, 17, with his ex-wife Robyn Moore whom he divorced in 2011 - as well as seven-year-old Lucia with his ex-girlfriend OKSANA GRIGORIEVA. Previously, the star joked that he no longer reacts to the news that he's going to become a father again as he's ''too old to get nervous''. He said: ''What's one more? I'm just there to catch. I'm too old to get nervous. I think my adrenals are worn out so I don't even react anymore.''

Despite his ever-expanding brood, the 'Expendables 3' actor admits

he's not the perfect father all the time but hopes he's doing a good job more than not. He said: ''As a parent, everybody screws up. ''There's no such thing as a perfect parent and it's so easy to mess up. But hopefully I've screwed up less than most.''

Meanwhile, both Mel and Rosalind were said to be ''so excited'' about the news of their first child together. A source said previously: ''Mel and Rose are so excited about the baby.

Mel loves being a dad and he and Rose can't wait to be parents together. The last two years have been some of his happiest years he's ever had.''

Source: Contactmusic

‘La La Land’ bags 14 Oscar nominations

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ollywood romantic musical comedydrama film "La La Land" has picked up 14 Oscar nominations, it was announced here on Tuesday. "Lion", which is set in India and Australia, has received six nominations for the prestigious Academy Awards, which will be handed over to winners in a star-studded ceremony on February 26 here.

"La La Land", which won seven Golden Globes earlier this year, has been nominated in categories like Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ryan Gosling), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Emma Stone) and Best Directing (Damien Chazelle).

"Lion" that tells the true story about an Indian boy who falls asleep on a train only to wake up and realise he is miles away from home in a strange land where he does not speak the language, has received six nominations. Indianorigin British actor Dev Patel won an Oscar nomination for featuring in "Lion", helmed by Garth Davis.

While it is a time for celebration for Dev, India's Oscar-winning music maestro A.R. Rahman couldn't make

it to the nominations list.

Celebrities like Terrence Howard and Brie Larson joined Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs to reveal the 89th Oscars nominations in two batches.

Among the top categories, Gosling will vie for Best Actor in a Leading Role with Casey Affleck ("Manchester by the Sea"), Denzel Washington ("Fences"), Viggo Mortensen ("Captain Fantastic") and Andrew Garfield ("Hacksaw Ridge").

Stone will compete against Isabelle Huppert ("Elle"), Ruth Negga ("Loving"), Natalie Portman

("Jackie") and Meryl Streep ("Florence Foster Jenkins") for the Best Actress in a Leading Role trophy.

To win Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar, Dev will have to defeat Mahershala Ali ("Moonlight"), Jeff Bridges ("Hell or High Water"), Lucas Hedges ("Manchester by the Sea") and Michael Shannon ("Nocturnal Animals").

For Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Viola Davis ("Fences"), Naomie Harris ("Moonlight"), Nicole Kidman ("Lion"), Octavia Spencer ("Hidden Figures") and Michelle Williams ("Manchester by the

Sea" will have to fight it out to be victorious.

"La La Land" will face a tough competition from "Arrival", "Hacksaw Ridge", "Hidden Figures", "Lion", "Moonlight", "Fences", "Hell or High Water" and "Manchester by the Sea" to receive the Best Picture honour.

"Land of Mine (Denmark), "A Man Called Ove" (Sweden), "The Salesman" (Iran), Tanna (Australia) and Toni Erdmann (Germany), on the other hand, will battle it out win the Best Foreign Language Film award.

Best Directing nominees are Denis Villeneuve ("Arrival"), Mel Gibson ("Hacksaw Ridge"), Damien Chazelle ("La La Land"), Kenneth Lonergan ("Manchester by the Sea") and Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight").

In the Best Animated Feature, the competition is between "Kubo and the Two Strings", "Moana", "My Life as a Zucchini", "The Red Turtle" and "Zootopia".

In the music category, "Jackie", "La La Land", "Lion", "Moonlight" and "Passengers" are up against Best Original Score award.

(Source: IANS)

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Liberty completes F1 takeover Kenekhoyi is Chetheba Wrestling Champ lonDon, January 24 (rEutErS): Bernie Ecclestone's 40-year reign as Formula One's commercial supremo ended on Monday with the sport's new owners Liberty Media replacing the 86-year-old Briton with American Chase Carey.

Signalling the end of an era, Liberty said in a statement that it had completed the acquisition of Formula One and appointed Chairman Carey to the additional role of Chief Executive.

Ecclestone will become 'Chairman Emeritus', with Liberty saying he would remain "available as a source of advice for the board of F1".

Liberty also named two managing directors -- former Ferrari technical director and ex-Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn for motorsports and former ESPN executive Sean Bratches for commercial operations.

Both roles had been widely signalled in media reports.

"I’m proud of the business that I built over the last 40 years and all

achieve this," he said.

The takeover, valued at $8 billion including debt, has been broadly welcomed in a sport featuring famous car brands such as Ferrari, McLaren and world champions Mercedes and which has the Monaco Grand Prix as its jewel in the crown.

that I have achieved with Formula One," Ecclestone said in the statement. "I am sure that Chase will execute his role in a way that will benefit the sport."

Liberty Media president and CEO Greg Maffei said Carey, 62, would lead the business from now on and thanked Ecclestone for his "tremendous success" in transforming Formula One into a $1 billion business.

"There is an enormous opportunity to grow the sport, and we have every confidence that Chase, with his abilities and experience, is the right person to

HUGE POTENTIAL Carey has spent his time since September familiarising himself with the sport, and has made clear that fundamental changes need to be made to the business model.

Formula One currently lacks a marketing department and has derived much of its revenue from television rights and race hosting fees, with Ecclestone making the deals.

"F1 has huge potential with multiple untapped opportunities," said Carey.

"I have enjoyed hearing from the fans, teams, (the sport's governing) FIA, promoters and sponsors on their ideas and hopes for the sport. We will work with all of

these partners to enhance the racing experience and add new dimensions to the sport."

Ecclestone took the F1 circus to new destinations, such as Azerbaijan and Bahrain, that were prepared to pay handsomely to host a round of the championship even if they lacked the motorsport heritage of historic European circuits.

He has controlled every aspect of the paddock, however, and teams and fans have long chafed at the lack of a digital strategy and the focus on maximising profits rather than developing the sport.

Liberty, owned by U.S. cable TV mogul John Malone, has emphasised the importance of traditional European venues and wants to expand in the Americas.

"My days in the office will be somewhat quieter. Maybe I'll come to a Grand Prix. I still have lots of friends in Formula One," Ecclestone had told Germany's Auto, Motor und Sport before the announcement.

"I have enough money to be able to afford to visit a race."

phEk, January 24 (mExn): Kenekhoyi Rhakho representing Rülüba ward today emerged as champion of the 30th Sühkrünye Wrestling Meet 2017 at Chetheba Town Local ground.

Kenekhoyi displayed an agility and prowess with impeccable defense against younger, lighter, fitter and strong contenders before overpowering Keveto Medeo in the final to lift the championship – his second title at the wrestling meet.

Keveto who was a title contender for

the championship gave a tough fight in the final but Kenekhoyi proved a bridge too far.

Meanwhile Khrünuzo Nyekha and Mhasekho Rhakho bagged the 3rd and 4th position respectively.

Khruzota Swuro defeated Khrukedu Nakro to win the Junior category, while Vecukho Nakro and Keduzo Nakro bagged 3rd and 4th position respectively.

Yobazu ward emerged as the group champions and pocketed Rs 10000.

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Deukwaram (Peren) | January 24 C M Y K

The first Peren District level volleyball tournament in memory of Late Haiziurangbe kick started here at Deukwaram Village, some 20 km from Jalukie town, with Masangum Hiekha, PS to Nagaland chief minister, TR Zeliang, as chief guest in the inaugural programme.

Altogether 16 teams from different villages and towns under Peren district are taking part in the 5-day tournament, which will culminate on January 28.

Addressing players and vil-

lagers from different villages, the chief guest reminded the sportspersons that the human body is like a machine. “If you (sportspersons) abuse your own body by indulging in intoxicants or wrong food habits, then you will be damaging your body and health and can no longer participate in games or sports,” he reminded.

Masangum also said in sports and games, winning or losing doesn’t matter in the long run. “In the end what matters or count is whether you or your team has exhibited your talents and lived up to the

sportsmanship spirit,” he said.

Alluding to politics and current state of affairs in the State, the PS to the chief minister cautioned that as honest and sincere Naga citizens, one should never believe or succumb to rumours, which was destroying the very fabric of Naga society. “Ultimately the truth and what is right will prevail,” Masangum said. In the run up to the municipal ULB polls and the forthcoming general assembly election, Masangum also appealed to the villagers and electorate or Peren assembly seat Masangum Hiekha (Centre), along with players and organizers of the first Peren to remain united so that they can District level volleyball tournament in memory of Late Haiziurangbe, in the inmarch forward together. augural ceremony held at Deukwaram Village, Tuesday.

State level Khelo India concludes C-Edge College’s 5th Sports Meet commences ‘Promote sporting culture among Nagas’ Our Correspondent Kohima | January 24

Special Guest C Tinu Pongen in a photo session with some of the students before the exhibition match.

Dimapur, January 24 (mExn): CEdge College’s 5th Sports Meet kicked off today under the theme “One Team, One Dream”.

According to a press release, special guest on the occasion, retired Badminton Coach for Nagaland State & Former International Referee, C. Tinu Pongen, in a short speech urged the students to stay dedicated and to play wholeheartedly.

During the opening ceremony, Aloli H Kinny, Assistant Professor & former member of the College Sports Committee gave a short introduction on the Sports Meet following which President of the College, Er. Moa Aier delivered the

welcome address.

To keep the spirit of team work and sportsmanship, an oath of Pledge was presided by the Games and Sports Secretary, Hantsukiu Yimchunger, BA VI Semester, while the Sports Discipline was read out by the Games and Sports Convener, Imsuakum Longkumer, Assistant Professor.

One of the special additions to this year’s Sports Meet is the introduction of five different Naga traditional games as part of competitive sports. The Sports Meet kicked off with two Doubles Badminton Exhibition match among the special guest, the President, the faculty and two students of the college.

A two day long state level ‘Khelo India’ concluded here today at Indira Gandhi Stadium organized by Department of Youth Resources & Sports Nagaland under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Altogether, 282 boys and girls under 14 and 17 years from 11 districts joined the tourney. The tournament was marked by football, volleyball, table tennis and badminton.

L. Kire, Commissioner & Secretary for Youth Resources & Sports gave away the prizes to the winners.

The winners will represent the state at the forthcoming national level Khelo India in Chennai this year.

Earlier at the opening ceremony on January 23, chief guest Parliamentary Secretary, Youth Resources & Sports, State Lotteries & Music Task Force Khriehu Liezietsu said ‘Khelo India’ is an opportunity for the state to harness talents

from every nook and corner of the state who will feature in the national teams.

He urged upon the participants to participate effectively to translate ‘our dream’ to promote a sporting culture among the Nagas to make it a reality.

Liezietsu also informed that the department is sending players in 10 sports discipline during the year 2016-17 to represent the state and compete in the national level. They are football, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, taekwondo, athletics, Judo, wrestling, archery and boxing.

‘Khelo India’ National programme for development of sports which is rooted to Gujarat’s Khel Mahakumbh Sports festival was launched on November 15, 2016 and is aimed at providing a holistic sports development to make India play irrespective of social, cultural and physical boundaries.

The Khelo India revolves around three objectives to identify talents from grass-root level, to

mangkolEmba, January 24 (mExn): Mangkotsürong Sporting Club ‘B’ of Nokphu defeated Thor Clan Club of Mangkolemba to win the 9th Open Volleyball Tournament at Mangkolemba which was played from January 18 to 20. Altogether, 8 teams competed in the annual tournament organized by the Falcon Club of Mangkolemba. The champions walked away with the running trophy and Rs. 70,000 while the runner up were awarded Rs. 40,000.

Veteran Football tourney postponed

kohima, January 24 (mExn): The Nagaland Veterans Football Association (NVFA) has informed all the district units that the 8th edition of the Inter District Nagaland Veterans Football Tournament which was scheduled to be held in Phek Town from January 31 to February 3 has been deferred and will now be held from March 7 to 10. All District Associations are requested to confirm their participation on or before February 18, a press release from the NVFA informed. For further information, contact: 9436010185 / 9436006286 / 9436643089.

help create sports infrastructure and to prepare sports persons to win medals in the international events/arenas as making International mark in the field of sports has a great bearing on the national moral and prestige.

Under Khelo India, 21 sports disciplines have been identified for competition out of which the states/UTs has to select 10 sports disciplines for conducting block, level, district level, state level competition to tape out the hidden talents of the country.

WASA 54th wrestling meet in Kohima today

Khelo India winners Football Under 14 Champion: Peren Runner up: Zunheboto Football Under 17 Champion: Dimapur Runner up: Longleng Volleyball Under 14 Boys Champion: Kohima Runner up: Wokha Volleyball Under 17 Girls Champion: Kohima Runner up: Tuensang Volleyball Under 17 Boys Champion: Kohima Runner up: Kiphire

nEw DElhi, January 24 (ianS): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is mulling renaming itself as Football India, AIFF President Praful Patel said here on Tuesday. The AIFF on Tuesday launched the first ever women's professional league which is to be contested by six teams at the Ambedkar Stadium here from January 28.

The two-week Indian Women's League (IWL) will be a beginning of a new era in country's women's football, Patel said.

"Simply IWL doesn't have any mention of football. It is named AIFF Indian Women's League, which refers to football. We may later rename the league as Football India IWL but for that we have to rename AIFF as Football India. All though a decision is yet to be taken, but it may be announced soon," Patel said on the sidelines of the launch of inaugural Indian Women's League.

kohima, January 24 (mExn): The 54th Wrestling Meet of the Western Angami Sports Association (WASA) will take place on January 25 at Kohima Local Ground.

The inaugural function, commencing from 9.30 AM onwards, would be graced by Dr. Kedozeto Punyü, president, Angami Gazetted Officers Krotho (AGOK).

A total of 56 wrestlers from the four units under WASA will be vying for the ultimate title. The selected wrestlers will represent WASA at the forthcoming Angami Sports Association (ASA) sports meet scheduled in February this year.

AIFF mulling renaming itself Football India

‘We have so much potential when it comes to sports’

Naga MMA fighter Kario Issac Maheo speaks to The Morung Express; encourages youth to ‘chase your dream!’

Shührazhüo A. Mao Dimapur | January 24

Winner of India's first Super Fight League challengers, Kario Issac Maheo (33), recently made a comeback to the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) cage after a long break from sports due to injuries and personal reasons. Kario, who has played sports all his life, made an entry into SFL as the underdog without any training in MMA but eventually reigned supreme.

An interview published in February 2014 had informed readers that Kario made his debut in MMA on February 8, 2014 when his opponent broke his arm in the first round but Kario managed to fight through for two five minute rounds and landed a couple of

hammer fists in the last moments of round two and won via Technical Knock Out. He is an alumnus of St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama.

Kario is now the Captain of the Goa Pirates, one of the 8 teams competing in the SFL. In an interview with The Morung Express, he talks about the SFL, his return to MMA and what he wants to inspire among Naga youth.

The Morung Express (MEx): You have returned to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) after a long time.

Why the long break?

Kario Issac Maheo (KIM): I look at fighting as the ultimate expression of sports between two human beings. My life has revolved around sports and I couldn’t find another way of living. Also, (right now)

pick myself up. That was the bigger fight than any physical fights I ever had.

MEx: What about your current position in the SFL? KIM: I am a team member and fighter of Goa Pirates, one of the 8 teams in the SFL league. Owner is Preeti Mahapatra of Mahapatra Universals and brand ambassador is Jacqueline Fernandez. I got a direct entry like a lot of other prominent fighters.

MEx: What was the selection procedure?

KIM: It’s actually quite a long and complicated process, but I can tell you that the SFL was looking for prominent fighters in the country. I guess I am one.

Kario Issac seen here in his last SFL fight on Sunday, January 22, held at Siri Fort, New Delhi MEx: You have expressed (Photo courtesy Facebook) problems with the SFL orMMA is exploding in terms ing and I am privileged to About the break…I have ganization before… of growth and fan follow- be a part of this movement. had my downs and had to KIM: In the past I had dif-

ferences with them but it’s all over now and I’m happy to be associated with them.

They are promoting and doing the right thing. I can also say that I am happy with the amount they pay.

MEx: Is SFL going in the right direction in terms of Indian MMA? KIM: In the words of SFL owner, Bill Dosanjh, they wanted to provide platform for the best MMA fighters in India. There are trials which are conducted for upcoming fighters from time to time. It is a good promotion.

MEx: What do you think about Naga fighters or other young Naga athletes?

KIM: I have always said we have so much potential when it comes to sports among our people. We should encourage sports

as a career choice too. Not necessarily MMA, it’s a little extreme. But I want to set an example in my own way.

MEx: Any last words for fans back home?

KIM: I do want to pass on a message. Not last words but yeah, a thought-I have a perspective on life I would like to share…Sam Sheridan, author of ‘The Fighter’s heart’ said we all fight for something in our lives. I fight not because I like violence but because to me, it’s the ultimate sport. I am simply chasing a childhood dream of being a professional sportsperson. In one sentence….my message would be ‘Chase that dream!’

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