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Villages must have say in coal mining
reflections
By Sandemo Ngullie
Study of coal mining areas in Nagaland and its impact on environment- Part 2 Our Correspondent Kohima | January 7
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Naga youth run over by train Morung Express news Dimapur | January 7
A Naga man was found run over by a train at Old Delhi Railway Station (ORDS) platform no-9 and recovered by railway police at around 2:20am Thursday morning. The victim has been identified as one Pangertemsu, aged 35 years, s/o Nebutoshi and hailing from Sungratsu village under Mokokchung district. All his belongings were found intact from the train platform, a Delhi police official said. The older brother of the victim, who resides in Midland, Dimapur was informed of the tragedy at around 3:30am. Family members said late Pangertemsu had recently quit a job in a private company in Mumbai and was there in Delhi for visa formalities, while adding that he was planning to go to Costa Rica for some other job prospects. It could not be ascertained whether the cause of the death was an accidental, homicide or suicide. Family members maintained that late Pangertemsu had no reason to commit suicide. His bodily remains will be arriving at Dimapur on Friday.
Special committee on NLTP to hold consultative meeting
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KOHIMA, JANUARY 7 (MExN): The special committee constituted to study the issues relating to implementation of the NLTP Act is scheduled to hold a consultative meeting with various organizations on January 15 at 11:00am at the conference hall of the Chief Secretary, Nagaland. A press note from the Commissioner of Excise, V Maria Yanthan informed that the meeting will be held with the DGP Nagaland police, Principal Director Health and Family Welfare, Project Director NSCACS, Director Kripa Foundation, President Naga Mothers’ Association, General Secretary NBCC, and the President Naga Students’ Federation. All the concerned departments/NGOs have been requested to attend the meeting positively along with the statistics relating to liquor and alcohol abuse encountered by the departments/NGOs in the last three years.
Villagers smoke fish beside the fire in the village of Umladkhur, in Meghalaya. (REUTERS PHOTO)
J&K CM Mufti Sayeed passes away; daughter Mehbooba likely to take over
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 7 (PTI): New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who crafted an impossible alliance with BJP helping it share power for the first time in the Muslim majority state, died here today after a brief illness. Sayeed, 79, breathed his last at AIIMS this morning after remaining on ventilator for the past few
days. A Congressman till 1987, Sayeed left the party and joined the ranks of V P Singh to become the only Muslim Home Minister when he was inducted into the cabinet of the National Front government in 1989. Sayeed, who was Chief Minister from 2002 to 2005 in coalition with Congress, played a leading part in PDP and BJP coming together to form the first ever coalition involving the saf-
fron party in the state. Sayeed’s daughter 56-year-old Mehbooba is expected to take over as the first woman Chief Minister of the state with PDP leaders throwing their weight behind her. But this will require the approval of BJP. The mortal remains of Sayeed were flown in a special Indian Air Force plane to Srinagar and are likely to be buried at his ancestral village in Bijbehara in
South Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh paid tributes to Sayeed at the Palam technical area before the body was flown to Srinagar. The Central Government announced that the national flag will be flown half-mast today across the country as a mark of respect to the departed leader, who has also been accorded a state funeral.
A Study of coal mining areas in Nagaland and its impact on environment, published recently by the Nagaland Pollution Control Board has observed that communities and villages must have a say in coal mining operations in the state. The study noted one of the unique features in Nagaland as the land holding system. Land in each and every part of Nagaland has an owner, be it in the form of an individual, family, clan, group or tribe which has the authority to do anything with its resources. “However in the absence of proper environmental guidelines and legislations such as the Nagaland Coal Policy, 2006 No11.1 & 11.2 which states that environmental management plan should be provided for controlling the environmental damage and restoration of mine areas; this poses a great problem in dealing with the people involved in coal mining business,” it said. “The land holding system in our state is peculiar and therefore, when a coal prospecting licence is sought for, an application may be supported with a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the concerned village council in the form of a resolution in public meeting,” it proposed. Presently, the Chairman/Secretary gives a No Objection Certificate but since the environmental impact will affect the whole community/village as well, the villages must have a say, it added. It further observed that “majority of the coal mines were seasonal, practiced unscientifically in most cases by the individual landowners or in collaboration with contractors and businessmen outside the state.” The study on coal mining was carried out in four districts- Mokokchung, Mon,
Longleng and Wokha, which comprises of 48 mining sites. This includes 12 mining sites in Mon district, 2 in Longleng, 5 in Wokha and 29 in Mokokchung district. The objective of the study was to know the impacts on various components of environment due to coal mining and to analyze the water quality around the coal mining areas and also other water bodies like river, pond etc. A preliminary field work was carried out in four districts from April –June 2014, where coal mining was reportedly active to locate, identify, and collect samples. It concluded that a range of environmental issues, such as ground subsidence monitoring, waste management, land rehabilitation, hazard and risk assessment, and socio-economic impacts on communities, have to be addressed before, during and after the mining operations. Past experiences have shown that many of the major environmental, health and safety problems related to mining can be mitigated if certain measures are taken. The study proposed that firstly, there needs to be developed an overall mining plan for all operation which provides for; (a) reclamation of the area of following mining; (b) mining practices which prevent or reduced soil erosion; and (c) contouring of mining areas to reduce runoff during the raining reason. Secondly, the unmanaged and direct disposal of tailing into the areas streams represents problem with the mining and processing activities. As with the environmental impacts of mining; these environmental impacts can be mitigated by reduced or terminate dumping of tailing in the region waterways; and development of pond areas prior to entry of tailing into streams or at the base of discharge areas, in order to control the majority of tailings. Thirdly, there is a need to put in place a programme to define the scope and potential of possible rehabilitation and reclamation projects to ensure that the environmental impact of the mining and processing activities, in the long term, is minimized and that areas can have alternative uses.
Economic independence is Bankmen’s January 8 strike to hit banking operations of utmost importance: Sazo Our Correspondent Chozuba | January 7
Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) Speaker, Chotisuh Sazo today stressed on the need to focus on economic independence, which he said is of utmost importance now. Sazo said this while addressing the 62nd general session of Chozubami Students Union here coinciding with the 69th general conference of Chakhesang Students Union (CSU). He said with the advancement of science and technology many new technologies have been brought to the state. Many of them have been adapted to local condition but we are yet to update ourselves with many technologies, he stated. “We have to improvise our traditional technologies and upgrade them into our benefit,” he said, adding that the main focus of every nation in today’s world is economic independence. Stating that the Chakhesang people have started to improve their economy through various means, he however lamented that they still lag behind people of other districts and thus continue to be under economically backward category. He also stressed on the need to change the attitude toward professional and commercialized farming to improve agriculture based economy. “From the approach
of getting merely general education we must move on to specialized education. Studies and trainings in various professional skills must be encouraged and supported beyond a certain level of education if we are to race with the rest of the world,” he said. A great task lies before you to take our community to a much higher level of economy, he told the students. He further cautioned that “our society is living in a potpourri of cultures which are of native, Indian and western origin. Some of such cultures are negative and even destructive.” Sazo lamented that Naga youth have inculcated negative aspects of outside cultures with the easy access to social media and internet. Stating that there a lot of positive trends in the non-indigenous forms of culture prevailing in Naga society, he said the youth must be encouraged to embrace them. Also stating that there are certain aspects of traditional culture which may not be in tune with the modern world, he however stated: “there is a lot that we can give to the world through the good side of our traditional culture, such as respect for the elderly, honesty, dignity of labour, sincerity etc.” “We must revive these virtues in our hearts and encourage the young to learn to appreciate them,” he encouraged.
CHENNAI, JANUARY 7 (IANS): Nearly 340,000 bank employees across the country will strike work on January 8 to protest the implementation of the new Career Progression Scheme (CPS), a leader of the All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) said here on Thursday. He said the strike will be in protest against the violation of the bilateral settlement by five associate banks of the State Bank of India (SBI), namely State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala, State
Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur and State Bank of Travancore. He said the five associate banks were bent on implementing the new Career Progression Scheme (CPS) for their employees in violation of a bilateral agreement with their respective unions. “It is the managements of the five banks that are on war path against the employees and not the other way round. At the last conciliation meeting, the chief labour commissioner (CLC) had
advised the bank managements to put on hold the implementation of the new service conditions,” AIBEA general secretary C.H. Venkatachalam told IANS. The strike will have a great impact on the banking public since January 9 will be a weekly holiday for banks. “The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) is regrettably silent on the matter. We have been forced to go on strike. The branch offices will not be closed but normal operations might be affected due to employees going on strike,” Venkatachalam said.
According to Venkatachalam, the five banks also want to abolish permanent cadres like sweepers and outsource labour activity which, it contended, cannot be done unilaterally. The AIBEA perceives uniform service conditions between the SBI and its five associate banks as a step towards merger. Venkatachalam said there already was uniformity in technology, branding, work procedure and use of ATMs by account holders of the six banks.
Wreathed Hornbills at Khar; Wildlife Division confirms If no disturbance is given to the birds, the return of the hornbills permanently to the area could become a reality, says Dimapur wildlife warden
DIMAPUR, JANUARY 7 (MExN): Wildlife Division, Dimapur informed on Thursday that the hornbill birds sighted at Tenemtsuyong forest area at Khar village under Mokokchung district are Wreathed Hornbills. The species of the six hornbill sighted in the densely forested area of Khar village was identified after staff of Dimapur Wildlife Division were deputed to confirm the reported sighting. On January 3, Khar Village Council had reported that six hornbill, in three pairs were sighted in their forest area, after more than three decades. Accordingly, the village council had also served prohibitory orders banning shooting of the birds. A press statement received from Wildlife Warden, Dimapur Wildlife Division, K Caroline said its forest staff was deputed on duty to Mangkolemba on January 5 for ground observation to confirm
Representational image of male and female Wreathed Hornbill.
the presence of the hornbill birds reportedly sighted by the locals of the area. The team went to Tenemtzuyong forest area along the route to Khar village where the locals had earlier sighted the hornbills. However, the team did not see the birds that day. But reliable information and tail feathers found in the area confirmed their presence and the species of hornbill. According to Dimapur wildlife division, the whole length of the tail feather retrieved from the
area was fully white, which is a distinct identifying characteristic of Wreathed Hornbill from other hornbill species found in Northeast India. It also observed that the reason for the arrival of the hornbills in the area was most likely in search of food resource and nesting cavities as their breeding season was approaching near. The topography of the forest area where the hornbills were sighted is virgin forest with steep cliffs, which is known to be the fa-
vored haunt of the hornbill birds. Therefore, if proper safety and no disturbance is given to the birds, the return of the hornbills permanently to the area could become a reality,” the press statement said. Further, in line with the effort of the administration of Mangkolemba sub division to ban the locals from hunting, Wildlife Warden, Dimapur has also discouraged the locals from hunting the hornbills. It also reminded that hornbills fall under Schedule-I of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and persons hunting such animals and birds can be imprisoned up to 7 years with fine of up to Rs 25, 000. There have been reports that initially more hornbill birds were sighted from the forested area. One of the birds reportedly was shot down by hunters from an adjoining village on December 30, 2015, Khar Village Council Chairman when contacted said. It is learnt that the carcass of the hornbill was reportedly seized from the hunter and handed over to the Forest department. ADC Mangkolemba, Wapang Aier said the ban on hunting of hornbill birds has been imposed on the three ranges falling under Mangkolemba sub division namely-Changkikong, Japukong and Tzurangkong which comprises of around 40 villages.
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NTTC leading in Technology – Innovation – Development Trainees on Machine
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Dimapur, January 7 (mExn): The Nagaland Tool-Room & Training Centre, Dimapur under Directorate of industries & Commerce, Kohima was established by the Government of Nagaland with the assistance of Government of India. It was formally inaugurated on August 9, 2006 by the then Minister Khekiho Zhimomi, Minister for Industries & Commerce, Sericulture and Border Affairs, offers Diploma in Tool & Die Making Course (recognized by AICTE, New Delhi) of duration four years (including one year apprenticeship in reputed companies). The objective of the centre is not only to give good education but also to ensure that the students get good job. The Centre conducts on a regular basis various activities like verbal/non verbal communication, resume writing, how to face interviews, how to develop a good presentation skill, time management etc keeping in mind, in developing their personality and to ultimately groom them up for placement in the industry. A session is included in each period a subject on personality development.
dustrial set-up (common facility centre) where the specialized Tools, Dies, Moulds, Jigs, Fixture are designed and manufactured. These tools are used for mass production for all Plastic components, Aluminum or any casting parts from kitchen utensils to space components, automotive, agriculture & industrial components, etc. State-of-the-art Production-cum-Training Centre with machines including Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing software (CAD/CAM), CNC Millings, CNC EDM, CNC WEDM, Jig Grinding, Injection Moulding Machines, Heat Treatment Units, conventional shop floor machines like drilling machines, surface grinding, cylindrical grinding, lathe machines, milling machines, welding machines, etc.
Scholarship
State Government Scholarship/Stipend for Technical Students: Students from Nagaland (Indigenous) undergoing 4 year course of Diploma in Tool & Die Making at NTTC, Dimapur are awarded @ 500 p.m. North Eastern Council NTTC as a tool room Tool Room is the in- (NEC) Scholarship: Diplo-
training block (Workshop, lab, class rooms)
ma in Tool & Die Making at NTTC, Students who has secured 1st Div in HSLC examination, can apply for NEC Scholarship @ 600 p.m. Students from North east states apply through their respective State Department of Higher & Technical Education.
Placement
Campus interview from various companies are arranged every year for the final year students for undergoing 1(one) year on the job training. Likewise, good number of passed-out students are placed in companies across the country. Students are interviewed at its Dimapur campus as well as on site by the Companies according to their performance. Companies expressed willingness to induct more students from theplacement centre in years to come. The average Training Allowance is between Rs. 8000/- to Rs. 15,000/- pm during a period of one year depending upon respective Company rules. During the visit to these Companies by NTTC Official to ascertain the performance of students, employers express sanctification and offering cent percent absorption. Fur-
NTTC to start DoNER’s 100% job-oriented trainings
Dimapur, January 7 (mExn): Since its establishment, Nagaland Tool-Room & Training Centre has created multiple job opportunities through various Career Development Programmes. As a skilled professional who has finished training, a good tool and die maker can find opportunities easily to work as machinists, computer control programmers and operators, supervisors in the industries. The Nagaland Tool-Room & Training Centre is starting the 100% job-oriented trainings for the unemployed youth of north eastern region, which is sponsored by Ministry of DoNER, Government of India. The training fees, food and lodgings are sponsored by Ministry of DoNER, Government of India and travelling allowance (to and fro) for trainees on producing ticket from home town to training place by bus/ sleeper class shortest route. “Preference will be given to candidates who are ready for job after receiving training,” said Er Petehetuo Miasalhou, Principal of Nagaland Tool-Room & Training Centre.
The 100% job-orienTed Trainings are The Following:
SN Name of the Courses Eligibility Duration Start Date 1 2 3 4 5 Diploma in Prog. & Operation ITI/Diploma/Degree 1 of Computer Numerically (Turner, Fitter, Machinist, 6 months 01/02/2016 Controlled (CNC) Machines. Grinder, Tool& Die) Certificate in Machine Operator 2 Class VIII 6 months 01/03/2016 (Lathe, Milling, Grinding,etc.) Certificate in Welding Fabrica3 Class VIII 6 months 15/02/2016 tion 4 Fitter (Machine Shop) Class VIII 6 months 15/02/2016 5 Desktop Publication Class X 6 months 11/02/2016 The duration of all the trainings is six months. The last date of confirmation is 10 days before start of each course. For further information contact via emailnttcdimapur@gmail.com or website: www.nttcdimapur.org.in and for enquiry: 9856084073/ 8413870785/ 9615850467. ther, they have expressed their requirement to absorb more students in their plant in the subsequent years. Therefore, it is expected that this group of professional student shall
certainly find good placement in companies, if they so desired, with good salary packages. The demand of Diploma students is high in the market both across the country and
abroad. The Institute has arranged Placement Interview with several companies for candidates undergoing various short term training programme.
need to revive traditional talents morung express news Dimapur| January 7
Noting the steady disappearance of various traditional and indigenous talents of the Naga people, Vikheho Swu, Minister for Roads & Bridges on Thursday encouraged reviving of Naga handicrafts and rearing of Mithun on a large scale. Speaking as chief guest at the 15th annual session of Sakipheto Range Students’ Union (SRSU) at Alato village, the Minister said that the most challenging thing that Naga people were facing today was “self sustenance.” He pointed out that people
of Sakipheto area were geographically placed at a rich spot with the National Highway passing through their area. “Such location gives you ample opportunity to try out various avenues for self sustenance and reliance,” he said and rue that the opportunity was not explored to the maximum. Expressing happiness to be attending the students’ programme, Vikheho observed that Naga people give immense importance to activities of student bodies but that the student leaders were lacking in managing their unions/associations. “Many people become student leaders to
earn undue source of income but that will not make you a leader for tomorrow. So we must choose the right path,” he advised the gathering. Vikheho also spoke about time management as a critical aspect in a student’s life and urged them to utilize their time judiciously. During the programme, various villages and students’ unions under Sakipheto Range presented cultural items and special song. On Friday, Kaholi Z. Wotsa, Advocate will be the speaker in the morning session. The annual session will culminate Friday evening with a bonfire and prize dis- students perform a cultural dance at alato near Dimapur during the annual session tribution. of srsU at alato on thursday. (Morung Photo)
Students urged to obtain the best education Funeral Service of I.Nochet Imcha
CHOZUBAMI STUDENTS’ UNION 62 GENERAL SESSION
nagaland legislative assembly (nla) speaker chotisuh sazo and others after unveils monolith of chozubami students’ Union 62nd general session on January 7. (Morung Photo) our correspondent Chozuba | January 7
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Time: 10:00 AM Date: 8th January 2016 Place: 66, Oriental Colony, Dimapur
Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) speaker Chotisuh Sazo today called upon the students to work hard and try to obtain the best form of education and lead the people in future. Addressing the 62nd general session of Chozubami Students Union here in coinciding with the 69th general conference of the Chakhesang Students Union (CSU), he said, today, we live in a globalised world, which is highly competitive and increasingly becoming borderless. “Science and technology are critical to the economic growth and to the uplift of the quality of life of our people,” he said. The changes taking place in the world today demand higher levels of innovation in order to improve our competitiveness, he advocated. With the shift towards knowledge-based economies, the ability of a nation to continuously enhance proficiency is science, technology and innovation has
become more urgent, he said and stressed on the need to response to those changes with new strategies and approaches. “The future is in your hands. It is up to you to liberate our community from being labeled “backward,” Sazo told the students. He said that backwardness is a state of mind and the wheels of revolution that can transport us out of it are in the hands of students. Sazo also challenged the students to “refine your worldview, to expand your visions and horizons, and to translate your visions and dreams into action.” He also stated that with the emergence of urbanization and the flow of rural population to urban areas even in the Naga society, “we have also seen the evolution of new ways of life.” The tradition of a close-knit society that we used to know is hardly seen anymore. The feeling of belonging, social responsibility and cooperative living has been replaced with the culture of selfish, individualistic motives among many people in our society, he said.
He said that it is the responsibility of educated youth and students to lead our people by example in choosing what is right from wrong, and in preserving, promoting and transmitting the aspects of our culture which are worthy of cherishing. Rev. Dr. Kethozelhou Keyho, general secretary NBCC and Seve R. Vadeo, president Chakhesang Students’ Union also shared greetings. Chozubami Students’ Union president Kiiniisayi Rhakho delivered presidential address. Akhrole Keyho, Ist runners-up, Kids for Fame 2013, Bozio Nienu & Phizolii Neinu and Alpha School presented special numbers. The inaugural function was led by Zasekhoyi Ringa while CBCC youth secretary Miiliivoyi Nienu invoked God’s blessing. NLA deputy speaker Imtikumzuk, NLA commissioner & secretary for N.Benjamin Newmai, Nagaland Bee-keeping and Honey Mission chairman Pusazo Luruo, SIRD additional director Velii-o Shijoh, 5th NAP deputy commandant Khriisa Keyho and several other dignitaries present on the occasion.
Nagaland to host Rotary District Conference
Dimapur, January 7 (mExn): Rotary Club of Dimapur is organising the 26th Rotary District Conference ‘Hornbill.’ The event will be held from January 8 to 10 at Urban Hatt, Dimapur. The inaugural programme will start at 3:00 pm. The Rotary District Conference will host more than 1500 delegates from various parts of the country for the first time in Nagaland. ‘Hornbill’ a three day event under the Chairmanship of Rtn (Dr) D R Sharma will witness a wide range of programmes with eminent speakers from various parts of the Country deliberating on various social, spiritual and motivational topics. Further focus will be laid on various flagship social projects of Rotary during the business sessions. “Hornbill as the name suggests has been crafted to reflect the rich Cultural heritage of Nagaland,” said the Host President Rtn. Temsusenla Kichu. A host of entertainment and cultural programmes comprising of internationally acclaimed artists including Tetseo Sisters, Alobo Naga, Abiogenesis (Moa & Aren) Band, Chakhesang Naga Group and National Band ‘Dhwani’ will be performing at the Conference. A special Fashion Show Choreographed by Esther Jamir will also be presented. The Host Club Conference Committee headed by DG Chandu Agarwal, Chairman Rtn (Dr) D. R. Sharma and Host Club President Rtn Temsusenla Kichu, at a press conference in Rotary centre Midland appealed to the Citizens of Nagaland to provide warm welcome and best of hospitality to the delegation of the Conference, as it has been our tradition in Nagaland. Conference Chairman further thanked the Government of Nagaland, Department of Handloom and Handicraft, District Administration, Dimapur Municipal Corporation, Police department and various local organisations for providing the support and all possible help in conducting the Mega Event. Rotary is an International organisation spread across 200 Countries, 35000 Clubs and more than 1.25 Million members. Rotary club of Dimapur Chartered in the year 1972 is the oldest Club of the state of Nagaland. RID 3240 comprises of entire north east and parts of Bengal upto Santinekatan with 79 Clubs and about 3000 Members. DG Chandu Agarwal from Rotary Club of Dimapur for the first time from Nagaland has been appointed as the Leader of the District for the year 2015-2016.
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Establish plea's maintainability, HC orders current security cover of CJ, other judges SC to deposed Arunachal Speaker New Delhi, JaNuary 7 (PTi): The Supreme Court today asked Nabam Rebia, allegedly removed by 14 rebel Congress and BJP MLAs from the post of Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker, to establish the maintainability of his petition challenging dismissal of one of his pleas by the Gauhati High Court. "How can you challenge it? This is an administrative order which you are assailing in SLP under Article 136 of the Constitution. You (Kapil Sibal) argue on maintainability," a bench comprising Justices J S Khehar and C Nagappan said. "Tomorrow is the last working day (in the High Court) before the vacation. A democratically elected government will be out," Rebia's counsel Sibal said, adding that either this
court or a division bench of the High Court should hear the matter. "How can you say as to what is coming," asked the bench. Rebia, who has challenged in Gauhati High Court various decisions of the Governor and Deputy Speaker including his removal from the Speaker's post, alleged the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court "erroneously rejected" his plea, filed on judicial side, in administrative capacity. He had sought recusal of Justice B K Sharma from hearing his plea. At the outset, the bench suggested to both parties that it may "request" the Acting Chief Justice to set up a division bench to hear the matter and the two judges, mentioned in the petition, will not be part of the new bench.
A battery of senior lawyers including A K Desai, L Nageshwar Rao and Vikas Singh, representing Deputy Speaker and political opponents of Rebia, opposed it. They said nobody was alleging anything against the judge concerned and setting up of a new bench cannot be done as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court was the "master of the roaster" who was well within his rights to assign judicial work to a particular bench. The bench then asked Sibal to establish that Rebia's plea before it is maintainable. Rebia was removed from the post of the Speaker by 14 rebel Congress MLAs, disqualified by the Speaker, and BJP MLAs on December 16 in an assembly session presided over by the Deputy
Speaker in a Community Hall in Itanagar. The Deputy Speaker, before removing Rebia from Speaker's post, had also quashed the disqualification of the rebel Congress legislators. Later, various decisions of the Governor and the Deputy Speaker were challenged by Rebia in Gauhati High Court which passed an interim order keeping in abeyance the decisions of Governor and Deputy Speaker till February one. Rebia has now moved the apex court alleging that he had filed an interim application on the judicial side by seeking recusal of Justice B K Sharma from hearing his plea in the High Court. However, the Acting Chief Justice, on January 4, "has erroneously rejected the Petitioner's recusal ap-
plication" which should have been decided by Justice B K Sharma whose recusal was sought, Rebia said in his petition. "Whether the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court committed an error by passing an administrative order on an application which was moved on the judicial side (as an interim application) for being listed before Justice B K Sharma? "Whether the Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court committed an error by taking unto himself the Recusal Application, which ought to have been listed for hearing before Justice B K Sharma," Rebia asked in his plea. He also claimed that the plea, filed in the judicial side, was decided by the Acting Chief Justice in his "administrative" capacity.
ShilloNG, JaNuary 7 (PTi): The Meghalaya High Court today directed the central and the state governments to extend Z and Y category security cover given to the chief justice and other judges of this high court even after their retirement in view of reported threat perception in the country. The direction came as Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh and one of the judges are to demit office later this month, after the HC issued orders and judgement in 'high risk cases' connected with insurgents in the state. A division bench of the Chief Justice and Justice T N K Singh directed the Joint
Secretary, Union Home Ministry, to immediately issue necessary orders to provide security at the place of residence of the Chief Justice and the judges after they demit the office and during their journey or shifting from one place to another. The order came following an affidavit filed MHA Joint Secretary (NE) Satyendra Garg that security cover for the chief justice and the judges will 'continue' till a fresh assessment is made considering their place of stay after they retire. The bench further directed that a fresh assessment be made "in consultation with the protectee" even as in the course of their movements from one place to another.
Gogoi announces panel for Assam tea tribes GuwahaTi, JaNuary 7 (iaNS): In a bid to woo the tea tribe communities ahead of the assembly elections, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said the government will set up a 'Tea Tribe Commission' to facilitate all-round development of the tribes. At a tea workers convention in Silchar, Gogoi said the tea communities
have been living in the state for decades, and were playing an inseparable role in strengthening the state's composite culture. "The proposed tea tribe commission will address all key areas of the community such as health, nutrition, employment etc," Gogoi said. The government will also set up a directorate to expedite educational develop-
ment and facilitate skill development of the tea tribes. "The government will formulate a policy called 'Bagan Ghar' to ensure housing to all tea workers," he said. The Assam government had recently asked tea gardens under the state-run Assam Tea Corporation Limited (ATCL) as well as private gardens to hike wages of workers.
Highlanders ride for peace, unity and tourism NDRF teams in Tamenglong to help quake victims DimaPur, JaNuary 7 (mexN): A diverse group of 24 Royal Enfield Bullet enthusiasts of Haflong have started a seven day tour-dehills of Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram from January 6 with the aim to promote peace and unity between 13 tribes and six non-tribes of Dima Hasao District. The tour will conclude on January 12. Organized by Highlanders group, the tour-de-hills
titled ‘Brotherhood Ride for Peace and Unity’ is cosponsored by NCHAC, Tourist Department of the Assam Govt, Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank and 22 Sector Assam Rifles, a press release received here informed. Highlanders group, established in August 2015, aims to promote peace and tourism in Dima Hasao District. The tour-de-Hills was flagged off by Subrata Tha-
osem, Chairman of NCHAC from Haflong Lake Shore on January 6. The flag-off was attended by Ihuing Pame, Executive Member Tourism, Brigadier SP Vishwasrao, DIG 22 Sector Assam Rifles, Amarendra Barua, DC Dima Hasao, Dr. GV Shiva Prasad, SP Dima Hasao and Vikash Manager of Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank. The Highlanders will be calling on the governors of
Meghalaya and Mizoram and the Director General of Assam Rifles and Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) during their seven day long ride. They will also be meeting local gaon buras and school children during their halts in Umrangso, Shillong, Silchar, and Aizawl. Aizawl Thunders, the Royal Enfield Bullet club of Aizawl and Highlanders will be teaming-up for a social cause in Aizawl city.
HC notice to Guv Acharya visits Handloom workshop Assam govt, GuwahaTi, JaNuary 7 (mexN): Nagaland GovCBI and ED ernor, PB Acharya, visited GuwahaTi, JaNuary 7 (PTi): The Gauhati High Court has issued notice to Assam government, CBI, Enforcement Directorate and some individuals on a PIL alleging corruption in Dima Hasao in allotment of quarries. A division bench of acting Chief Justice T Vaiphai and Justice M R Pathak directed the government on Tuesday not to hamper the ongoing investigation and the investigating team. According to a certified copy of the notice available today, the HC also directed the government to produce the status report before it on February 18. The notice was also issued to the DGP, the District Forest Officer and the SP of Dima Hasao, OC of Haflong police station and four private individuals.
a workshop on Handloom and Shitalpatti at Shilpagram in Panjabari, Guwahati on January 6. Organized by the NEZCC, the workshop, which commenced on January 4, is being held with an aim to promote women artisans and upgrade their skills with new design technique, developing diversified product and to grab the correct market. The workshop will conclude on January 10. According to a press release, Acharya, who is also Governor of Assam and Chairman of NEZCC, visited the textile weaving section department where he had a brief outlook of the ongoing work and interacted with the designer, master trainers and 15 artisans. Sharing from his ex-
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As part of the humanitarian response from the government to help earthquake victims, two teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) today distributed relief items in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. The NDRF personnel visited Kabui Khullen in Tamenglong and other parts of the district ravaged by the powerful 6.8 magnitude tremor that struck the state on January 4. Kabui Khullen near Noney was the epicenter of the quake. A 15-year-old girl was killed while many were injured and several houses destroyed due to the quake. Relief materials were given to the victims including those families who have been left homeless by the before dawn tremor. The NDRF teams were assisted by Assam Rifles personnel in the
humanitarian assistance. Manipur government has sanctioned Rs 2.40 crore to pay compensation to the earthquake victims. Manipur Chief Secretary announced that Rs 2 lakh would be given to the next of kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 each to those critically injured. He said the state government has sought additional Rs 20 crore from the Centre for the earthquake relief. On Thursday morning, a youth was killed and another seriously injured when they were cleaning debris inside a crumbled building in Leimakhong area in Senapati district. The building was damaged by the recent quake. Manipur Lions Club International District extended financial assistance of Rs 3 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Earthquake Relief Fund. Lions Clubs in North East are continuously sending monetary aid for the earthquake victims of Manipur.
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perience on the textile industry, Governor Acharya imparted his knowhow on the way a textile industry works. This, according to the press release, was really beneficial for the designer, master trainers and the artisans present in the workshop. Governor Acharya then visited the Handicraft department where he expressed much interest and
eagerness in the Shitalpatti work. The designer of Shitalpatti, Moushumi Saikia, briefed the governor on the work, its manufacture, weaving process and how the diversified products have come up, while also briefing him on the market value of the product. Later, the governor attended a short meeting cum discussion where he interacted with the others.
imPhal, JaNuary 7 (iaNS): Manipur has sought Rs.20 crore from the centre for the relief and rehabilitation of the people affected by the January 4 earthquake, a senior official has said here. However, the central government was yet to respond to the request, Manipur Chief Secretary Oinam Nabakishore said at a public function here on Wednesday evening. "For the time being, the Manipur government has sanctioned Rs.2 crore for providing immediate relief to the affected, with Rs.50
lakh each given to four worst-affected districts," he said. The chief secretary also said that a team of National Disaster Management Authority will visit Imphal on January 9 to assess the damage to two marketing complexes meant for women vendors. Teams of National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force on Thursday morning visited Noney and Nungba sub-divisions in Tamenglong district, where the quake's epicentre was located.
Most villagers whose houses collapsed were allegedly facing the winter chill without any government assistance. Villagers of Kabui Khullen, where the quake epicentre was located, complained that muddy water that spouted after the temblor had polluted streams and waterholes in the area. After the quake, union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said: "The Centre has sought a report on the damages. Once we get it, adequate assistance will be extended."
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KolKaTa, JaNuary 7 (iaNS): A team of experts from IIT-Kanpur hosted National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering (NICEE) will be leaving for quake-hit Manipur to study the performance of built environment in the disaster, an official said. "The NICEE will be conducting a field trip during the next few days. The primary objective of such reconnaissance visits it to study the performance of built environment. We usually travel to the affected areas after the initial phase of rescue and relief is over," Durgesh C. Rai Coordinator NICEE, IIT-Kanpur, told IANS on Wednesday. Experts from IITs in Guwahati, Patna, Bhubaneswar will also be a part of the trip. At least 8 people were killed and 120 were injured when a 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Manipur and the north-eastern region on January 4. The NICEE has noted: "Many recently constructed (reinforced concrete) RC and brick masonry buildings have collapsed in Imphal. There are also reports of damages to houses in rural areas as well."
Mizoram shows how to reduce child malnutrition among children, leading to undernourishment. India’s 40 million stunted and 17 million wasted children below the age of five are a challenge for a country whose health indices lag its economic growth. Poor sanitation makes for unhealthy children, susceptible to water-borne diseases such as diarrhoea, cholera and jaundice. The United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had set a target of halving the population without sanitation facilities by 2015. UNICEF launched the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme in 2006 to promote this goal. The Government of India has been focusing on improving drinking water and sanitation facilities across the country since 1999. The Total Sanitation Programme was launched in 1999 by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. It was changed to Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) in 2012 and renamed Swachh Bharat Mission in 2014. Rs 25,387.5 crore ($3.8 billion) has been spent on drinking
water and sanitation since 1999-2000, the data show. For comparison, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa sought more money, Rs 25,912 crore, from Delhi, to address the ravages of the state’s December 2015 floods. More than 93 million households still don’t have toilets Almost 90% of child deaths from diarrhoeal diseases are directly linked to contaminated water, lack of sanitation or inadequate hygiene, a UNICEF report said. India’s infant mortality rate (IMR) has come down from 66 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2001 to 42 in 2012 but it is still equal to poorer African countries, such as Senegal (42), Malawai (41) and Ethiopia (43). Only 47% households in India had toilets, according to the 2011 Census data, an improvement of 11 percentage points over 2001 figures. As many as 181.5 million rural households were surveyed in 2012 to assess the requirement of toilets in individual households; this survey served as the baseline for the Swachh Bharat Mission. As on December 22, 2015, 93.1 million households in rural India
had no toilets, according to government data. As many as 46% households in India defecated in the open as of 2013-14, according to data from the Rapid Survey on Children (RSoC). This was an improvement of nine percentage points from 2005-06 data, when it was
55% Mizoram’s progress reflected in healthier children. There the prevalence of stunting declined by 13 percentage points, and underweight children by five percentage points between 2006 and 2014. There has been little progress in sanitation facilities in the worst-perform-
ing states. Figures for stunting have only improved eight percentage points in Bihar, three percentage points in Jharkhand, and there was no improvement in Chhattisgarh. However, there was a decline of 10 percentage points in stunted children between 200506 and 2013-14.
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Delhi, JaNuary 7 (aGeNCieS): More than 93 million households still don’t have toilets Almost 90% of child deaths from diarrhoeal diseases are directly linked to contaminated water, lack of sanitation or inadequate hygiene, a UNICEF report said The north-eastern state of Mizoram has reported a 13 percentage-point decline in stunting (below normal height for the age) and five percentage points decline in underweight children (underweight and short), according to a new report. The reason: Improved access to sanitation. As many as 92% households in Mizoram had access to sanitation at the end of the 2011 Census, against 82% during the 2001 census, the India Health Report for Nutrition Security in India, 2015 released last month said. As many as 522 million people gained access to improved sources of drinking water between 1990 and 2000, said the report, published by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). Open defecation and inadequate hand washing have been cited as reasons for poor health
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India to counter ‘non-issues’ at WTO talks Maruti DZire AGS launched at 8.39 lakh
New Delhi, JaNuary 7 (ageNcies): The country had opposed the declaration made after the WTO’s ministerial conference in Nairobi last month The government is firming up a strategy to prevent ‘attempts’ by rich nations to introduce ‘new pro-corporate issues’ such as global value chains, digital economy, labour and climaterelated trade into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) deliberations and negotiations on mega free trade agreements, officials say. When the Doha Round negotiations (for a global agreement to lower trade barriers) resume at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, India will make it clear that discussions on any ‘new issue’ can take
place only after resolving all the outstanding matters related to the Doha Round talks, official sources told The Hindu. The development came after India had opposed the declaration brought out after the WTO’s ministerial conference (its highest decision making body) in Nairobi last month as it did not include measures primarily meant for improving trade prospects of developing and poor nations. The outstanding issues include an effective ‘Special Safeguard Mechanism’ (or a tool to help developing countries protect the interests of their poor farmers by temporarily increasing duties to counter farm import increase and
price fall) and a perma- the WTO talks at this stage, nent solution for the issue sources said. of public stockholding for These ‘new issues’ that food security purposes. the developed world is keen to introduce into the Two criTeria WTO’s Doha Round talks India will state at the include global value chains, WTO that any country e-commerce, labour, clipitching for the introduc- mate-related trade (such as tion the ‘new issues’ will environmental services and first have to ensure that goods), competition polithey meet two criteria. cies, investment pacts, govOne is to establish the ernment procurement and relevance of these issues state-owned enterprises, on in the context of trade all of which the rich nations and the other to ensure have superior standards or that there is a consensus rules than the developing among all 162 WTO mem- and poor countries. ber countries in taking up The developing nasuch an agenda. tions feel these standards Simultaneously, In- or rules might therefore dia will strengthen the al- become non-tariff barriliance of developing and ers, hurting their exports poor countries to put an to rich nations while the end to the attempts to in- latter will be able to inditroduce ‘new issues’ into rectly open up the devel-
World Bank cuts global economic growth outlook washiNgToN, JaNuary 7 (reuTers): The World Bank on Wednesday cut its global economic growth forecast for 2016, saying the weak performance of major emerging market economies will tamp activity overall, as will anaemic showings from developed countries such as the United States. Global growth should accelerate to 2.9 percent this year from 2.4 percent in 2015, the bank said, but that still represents a downgrade from its June forecast for 3.3 percent growth. The bank raised particular concern about the flagging performance of top emerging economies. “Given the size and global economic integration of the largest emerging markets - Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China, and South Africa, or the so-called BRICS - the simultaneous slowdown underway in all but one of them could have significant spillovers to the rest of the world,” the report said. The bank forecast the Russian and Brazilian economies would continue to contract in 2016 rather than return to growth as it had estimated in its previous outlook in June. Real gross domestic product in Russia could shrink at a 0.7 percent annual pace this year, it said. In June it had forecast 0.7 percent GDP growth for 2016. The bank estimates the Russian economy shrank by 3.8 percent in 2015.
Employees offered voluntary retirement scheme as per the 2007 pay scales New Delhi, JaNuary 7 (ageNcies): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the closure of the iconic HMT Watches and offered a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) to its employees as per the 2007 pay scales. Two other unviable units of the public sector company, HMT Chinar Watches and HMT Bearings, are also to be shut down. The movable and immovable assets of these companies will
New Delhi, JaNuary 7 (NDTV auoT): Earlier we had reported that Renault India will be increasing the price of its small car Kwid in India in January 2016. Confirming the report, the French carmaker recently revealed the new prices for the popular entry level car, which has now gone up by 11,000. According to the revised prices, the Renault Kwid will now be retailed starting at 2.60 lakh to 3.64 lakh. The Renault Kwid has been one of the most important car launches in 2015, mainly considering the fact that the car set a new benchmark in the small car segment. With its class-leading feature and highly aggressive pricing, the Renault Kwid became an instant success, especially for its low price point, starting at 2.56 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). But the prices were introductory and Renault had announced that it would later be increasing the price of the car. Based on the new prices, the base variant of the Renault Kwid has gone up by nearly 4000, whereas the price for the top-of-the-line RXT Option variant
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be disposed of as per the government policy, an official statement said after the decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “With a cash assistance of Rs. 427.48 crore, the three loss-making subsidiaries of HMT, namely HMT Watches, HMT Chinar Watches and HMT Bearings will attain closure after separation of about a thousand employees through attractive VRS/VSS and settlement of their dues,” the statement said. The Cabinet also gave its nod to the closure formalities of five public sector units (PSUs) under
the Heavy Industries Ministry. These include units of the Tungabhadra Steel and Hindustan Cables for shutting down which the government had earlier given an in-principle approval. The decisions to shut down the loss-making PSUs have been taken on a case-by-case basis after the assessment of prospects for revival. While the chronically sick companies are disinvested or closed down, those having the potential for a turnaround are revived. In all, there are 31 Central enterprises under the Department of Heavy Industry of which 12 are making profits and the remaining 19 are incurring losses.
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New Delhi, JaNuary 7 (NDTV auTo): Maruti Suzuki DZire has finally received the Auto Gear Shift (AGS) transmission. It gets a price tag of 8.39 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) and is offered only on the top-end ZDi variant of the sub-compact sedan. One must note, it is the fourth Maruti Suzuki car, after Celerio, Alto K10, and WagonR, to receive the AGS transmission. Mr R S Kalsi, Executive Director Marketing & Sales, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, “Auto Gear Shift, a two-pedal technology, enables customers to drive with comfort and convenience, especially in congested city conditions. This convenience is available to them at an attractive price, without any compromise on fuel efficiency. Maruti Suzuki introduced the AGS technology in India with Celerio and we currently offer it in Alto K10 and WagonR also. It has been very well accepted by customers. We are delighted to now offer Auto Gear
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In Brazil, GDP is forecast to decline by 2.5 percent in 2016 compared with an earlier estimate for growth of 1.1 percent, the World Bank said. The Brazilian economy likely contracted at a 3.7 percent rate in 2015. China GDP growth was estimated to slow to 6.7 percent in 2016 from an estimated 6.9 percent in 2015. In June the bank had estimated 2016 growth of 7.0 percent. The South African economy should grow at a modestly faster rate in 2016 than last year - 1.4 percent compared with 1.3 percent - but substantially slower than the 2.1 percent growth forecast in June. Of that group, India was the only one expected to see notable improvement in economic performance from 2015 - advancing at a 7.8 percent rate in 2016 versus 7.3 percent in 2015. But even there, the bank nipped its 2016 estimate by 0.1 percentage point from its earlier forecast. The bank also trimmed its outlook for the United States and other developed economies. The U.S. economy should grow by 2.7 percent, down from an earlier estimate of 2.8 percent but up from 2015’s 2.5 percent. Estimates for growth in the euro zone were trimmed by the same amount, to 1.7 percent from 1.8 percent previously, although that would mark a modest acceleration from 2015’s estimated 1.5 percent rate.
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has been increased by 11,000. That being said, one cannot deny the fact that the Renault Kwid is still a value for money car. The Kwid is still undoubtedly one of the best looking cars in its segment, offering some class-leading features like spacious cabin, touchscreen infotainment system with navigation and Bluetooth & AUX connectivity. The car also offers a best-in-class boot space of 300-litres and ground clearance of 180mm. Renault also offers an array of optional exterior features and interior trim choices for customers to choose from. Under the hood the Renault Kwid comes with a 799 cc, 3-cylinder petrol engine that efficiently churns out 53.2bhp and develops a peak torque of 72Nm. The engine comes mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox and returns a striking mileage of 25.17Km/l, making it the most fuel efficient petrol car in the country. Moreover, the Renault also plans to introduce a powerful 1.0-litre petrol engine along with an AMT unit, which will be unveiled at the Auto Expo 2016.
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Shift technology in DZire diesel as well.” The new Maruti Suzuki DZire variant will continue to be powered by the 1.3-litre DDiS diesel engine that develops 74bhp along with 190Nm of torque. Interestingly, the DZire’s AGS variant delivers a mileage of 26.59 Km/l, which is the same as that of the variant with manual transmission. Till date, the country’s largest carmaker has sold over 11.5 lakh units of the DZire, thus making it the only sedan in India to have sold over a million units.
Netflix launched in India with free onemonth subscription MuMbai, JaNuary 7 (iaNs): After much anticipation, popular American on-demand video streaming service Netflix has made its way to India, that too with a free one-month subscription. After the first month, users can choose between three packs -- the basic pack for Rs.500, the standard pack for Rs.650 and the premium pack for Rs.800, according to Netflix’s official website. The basic plan allows one person to stream series and movies in standard definition. The standard plan allows two people to simultaneously stream Netflix and in high definition when available. The premium plan allows a maximum of four people to simultaneously stream TV series and movies. Additionally, select titles will be available in Ultra HD 4K to those who are using compatible devices. Users can cancel their subscription anytime they want. The Netflix service went live in India, among 130 other countries, during a keynote by cofounder and chief executive Reed Hastings at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 on Wednesday. “Today you are witnessing the birth of a new global internet TV network. With this launch, consumers around the world -- from Singapore to St. Petersburg, from San Francisco to Sao Paulo -- will be able to enjoy TV shows and movies simultaneously -- no more waiting,” Hastings said in a statement. “With the help of the internet, we are putting power in consumers’ hands to watch whenever, wherever and on whatever device,” he added. Netflix is available on virtually any device that has an Internet connection, including personal computers, tablets, smartphones, Smart TVs and game consoles, and automatically provides the best possible streaming quality based on available bandwidth.
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51st changkikong Kaketshir Mungdang-Day 2 Waromung (moKoKchung), January 7 (mExn): Minister for School Education & SCERT, Yitachu today harped on truth in the society and added that only when there is truth in the society then love and concern emerges in the society. Speaking as the chief guest on the second day of the 51st Changkikong Kaketshir Mungdang (CKM) conference at Waromung, the Education Minister asserted that truth is the only way in life and added that we should practice and lead a truthful life. While reiterating that government jobs have reached a saturation point, Yitachu asserted that “no government in the world can solve unemployment problem by giving government job”. In this connection, the minister questioned, “if no country can do it (to solve unemployment problem by giving government job), can the Nagas do it?” He asserted that it
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Delegates and invitees thronging the stalls opened by the different village units at the 51st CKM General Conference at Waromung on Thursday, January 7.
would be wrong to think that the government is always there to create opportunities; instead, people should understand that opportunities should be
created by themselves in close tandem with the government. While urging the students to lead a truthful life, Yitachu asserted that ‘truth
is the only way’ and added that truth is the ‘seat’, the ‘chair’ of God’. He therefore encouraged the youths to lead a life based on truth for a prosperous and prospec-
tive life. Meanwhile, in a first of its kind activity, the Changkikong Kaketshir Mungdang (CKM) held a one-to-one interaction with the chief guest, Yitachu - Minister for School Education & SCERT – with the delegates of the CKM delegates. The different villages raised one question each to the chief guest on the topic of education. The chief guest gave a patient hearing to the queries to the questions put up by the participating villages who asked questions about quality of education, the need to revamp the educational system, the problem of educated unemployed etc. The Minister responded to the queries much to the satisfaction of audience. Meanwhile, Naga Hoho president, P Chuba Ozukum delivered a solidarity message during the programme while Naga Orpheus Hunt winner Wabang Longkumer delivered a special song.
CM condoles Mufti’s passing
Kohima, January 7 (mExn): Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang has expressed deep shock to learn of the demise of Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed at New Delhi on Thursday morning. In a condolence message, Zeliang recalled the numerous contributions made by late Sayeed to the nation and stated, “Sayeed had a charming personality and commanding aura whose very presence had a soothing effect during the volatile situation in the State of Jammu & Kashmir.”
Referring to late Sayeed as a “Pragmatic person,” “a seasoned politician” and “an outstanding Statesman”, Zeliang pointed out that it was late Sayeed who demanded that the Union Government start unconditional dialogue to solve the Kashmir problem. This, Zeliang maintained, was keenly observed by the Nagas who have also gone through half a decade of political turmoil. “In this era, where regional political parties have begun to dominate national politics, Mr. Sayeed was an undisputed figure in Jammu & Kashmir
whose political decisions were taken seriously by the nation as a whole. He was a leading light in the political firmament of the country, and the vacuum created by his demise will be difficult to fill up,” Zeliang stated. “I, on the behalf of the Government and the people of Nagaland, join the Nation in mourning the death of a great Statesman and pray to the Almighty to grant solace and comfort to the bereaved family members at this hour of sorrow and grief. May his departed soul rest in eternal peace,” the chief minister’s message concluded.
NGBF appeals for GBs to cooperate with State on Shamator matter Dimapur, January 7 (mExn): The Nagaland GBs Federation (NGBF) has appealed to the GBs of the Yimchungrü and Tikhir communities to cooperate with the State administration and play a vital role to bring peace and settle the matter amicably. In a press release signed by President of NGBF, Shaleem Konyak, General Sec-
Our Correspondent Chozuba | January 7
Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) President Seve R. Vadeo said the current generation has inherited so much good from “our forefathers and our elders and as Chakhesangs, we are proud to have so much positive virtues which have been attributed to our community, attributes like- courage, hard working, honesty, etc.” Vadeo said this in his presidential address on Wednesday during the 69th general conference of Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) at Chozuba. The conference will conclude on January 8. For a change, this time round, the CSU had not engaged any politician or bureaucrat as the chief guest for the conference. It featured various experts as speakers and resource persons, who talked on different subject matters. Vadeo said while mentioning positive attributes of yore, “It is also saddening that we have also inherited some iniquitous practices which have become det-
69 general session of Sungratsü Senso Mungdang held Mokokchung | January 7
Mao women folk presents traditional dance during the annual Mao Chiithuni Celebration at 6th Mile organized by Mao Union Chumukedima on January 7. A. Daili, President Mao Hoho Nagaland graced the festival as the Chief Guest.
Parliamentary Secretary for Geology and Mining, Dr. Imtiwapang Aier on Thursday clarified why the eight Congress MLAs joined the DAN government. He disclosed that to support the Naga political issue and to bring an honourable solution at the earliest they joined the TR Zeliang led opposition-less government.
Dr. Aier conveyed this message during the 69 general session of the Sungratsü Senso Mungdang, held at Senden Salang , Sungratsü village under Mokokchung district. Dr. Aier further disclosed that they participated in the government as Congress MLAs to strengthen the party and also to bring honourable solution for the Naga political issue. He, however, added that the induction
into the Naga People’s Front-led DAN Government under the leadership of T R Zeliang came with suspension notice from the party which compelled them to a difficult situation to join the NPF. The Parliamentary Secretary assured the people of Sungratsü a rostrum for the village. He also disclosed that he is initiating some central developmental projects for the range.
Main speaker L Bendang Lemtor (IPS) spoke on the topic “A Citizen rights and its duties”. He said that rights and duties are two sides of the same coin. He pointed that people these days seek for more rights neglecting their shared duties for their society. “There is no free lunch in life. Rights will not be given in free… if rights are given then duty will follow with it,” Lemtor stated.
Public SPace 1. Nagas are not demanding Independence from India, Burma or even the UNO. Based on the fact that the declaration of independence over one’s own territory is the prerogative right of every nation on earth, Nagas declared their independence on August 14, 1947. 2. In this act of independence declaration, Nagas were not asking India or Burma’s permissions as to whether they could hoist their flag, as the lands over which they declared their independence never ever belonged to any Indian Kings or Burmese Kings in human history. In fact, prior to August 14, 1947, no Burman King or Indian King had ever even set their feet on Naga soil. 3. Their declaration of Independence on 14th August 1947 was simply a political and legal action to declare to the world that they would continue to exercise their independent status which was temporarily suppressed in 30 % of their territories by the British Colonial
power from 1880 to 1947. 4. Nagas declared their independence on the basis of their continued occupation and defense of their ancestral lands which dates back as far as the B.C. era. These records are found both in secular historical records as well as Naga oral historical records. India and Burma too, declared their independence on 15th August 1947 and Jan 4, 1948 based on the same fact of their continued occupation of their ancestral lands which dates far back into the B.C. era. As such, they too did not ask China or Thailand’s permission to declare their independence as declaration of independence over one’s own territory needs no permission from any neighboring country. 5. Naga declaration of independence was never a demand for a state within the Indian Union. It was also never a demand for a shared sovereignty with India. Far from it, as far as Nagas are concerned, sovereignty of a nation has to do with the singular entity of the nation concerned. To be sovereign is to be self governing. To be
sovereign is not to be duel governing. As such, the moment a nation surrenders its singular sovereignty for a dual and shared sovereignty with another nation; both the nations have nullified their own unique sovereignties. Nagas never declared their independence on August 14, 1947 for such a self nullification of their own unique sovereign history, geography and national identity. 6. All that Nagas are asking from India and Burma is that they withdraw their occupational Governments and forces from Naga territories because Naga lands or Nagas do not belong to either Burma or India. Peace and good neighborly relationships will follow only if this “withdrawal” is executed by both the Indian and Burmese Governments. 7. Nagas are only asking India, Burma and the U.N. to recognize Naga Independence which was declared on 14th August 1947. This declaration was not done in secret but communicated to the U.N. Headquarters at Salt Lake, New York on the same day.
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rimental to the progress of our people.” He said not only do we need to join the educational movement which operates under the assumption that knowledge is the most powerful tool, “we have to create lasting, relevant social changes for the community.” He said that there is nothing more critical than the quality of one’s personal education and their ability to communicate such ideas effectively and constructively to others. Armed with education, we must take up action on those conventions which are wrong but yet have been left unaddressed, he added. Touching on the conference theme “Zeitgeist: the spirit of the time,” Vadeo said Zeitgeist movement is about the sharing of human knowledge and our technical ability to not only solve problems, but to facilitate a social system that actually optimizes our potential and well- being.” This 69th general con-
ference is being hosted by Chozubami Students’ Union. The main speakers of the conference include V. Lucas Meyase, Rtd Director School Education, Dr. Zavise Rume, President All Nagaland Counselors’ Association, Rev. Dr. Phuveyi Dozo, President United College of Missions & Theology and Tavehii Thingo, President Chakhesang Cultural Organization. Armstrong Pame, Joint Secretary Tribal Affairs & Hills, PHED, Government of Manipur and Rozelle Mero, Managing Director, The People Channel, acted as resource persons for the seminar while Aolemla Imsong and Muletolii Vero were resource persons for the workshop on “Social Responsibility.” Among others, the conference also witnessed cultural dance competition & folk song competition, union assembly etc. Election of new executive council will take place on January 8.
WSSU meeting on January 9 Dimapur, January 7 (mExn): The Western Sumi Students’ Union (WSSU) has convened a meeting on January 9 at 10:00 a.m. at the office of the Western Sumi Hoho, 3rd Mile Chekiye Village. All the executives, planning board committee, programme committee and reception committee of the 37th Biennial Conference are requested to attend the meeting without fail.
CBCC youth fest from Jan 15 Kohima, January 7 (mExn): The youth department of the Chakhesang Baptist Church Council (CBCC) is all set to hold its youth fest from January 15 to 17 at Chozuba town. The youth fest will be hosted by Chozuba Area Baptist Youth Department. The speakers of the youth fest includes: Rev. Dr. Vezopa Tetseo, Executive Secretary CBCC, Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho, General Secretary NBCC, Rev. Dr. Razouselie Lasetso, Professor ETC Jorhat, and Vikuo Rhi, Youth Secretary NBCC. The three day long youth fest will be marked by camp devotion, self evaluation service, theme song and indigenous competition, inspirational service, camp devotion, covenantal service, youth celebration, committal service, launching of youth year 2016 etc.
JBCCTK Conference from Jan 9 Kohima, January 7 (mExn): The Japfuphiki Baptist Church Council Thepfuko Krotho(JBCCTK - Men department) will hold its First General Conference at Jakhama Baptist Church on January 9 and 10 with Rev. Zapovil Sophie, President ABCC, Rev. Ketsozeho Sale, Pastor Neise Angami and Kehovi Tase as speakers. Talent Night will be held on January 9 while singing competition both choir and solo will be held on January 10 afternoon. Rev. Puthavil Neikha, Dr. Dietho-o Yhoshu, Rev. Dr. Mechiehol Savi and Mr. Saphrul Pucho would be speaker for the seminar on various topics. Delegates are requested to reach the venue and register on January 9 at 8.00 a.m., a press release received here informed.
A simple reiteration of Naga political facts Kaka D. Iralu
“We, the Nagas are traditionally, customarily inter-woven which were practiced by our fore-fathers since time immemorial. Therefore, keeping in view of our rich legacies, both the brothers should settle the differences with the help of genuine effort rendering by our State Govt.,” the Federation affirmed.
CSU President salutes forefathers, elders
Dr Imtiwapang on 8 Cong MLAs joining DAN Our Correspondent
retary, Shikuto Zalipu and I&P Secretary, Akhu Naga, the NGBF urged the communities concerned to “refrain from any actions which may create displeasure and condemnations.” According to the NGBF, the Yimchungrü and Tikhir communities should resolve the problems “based on traditionally bonded relationship.”
DC Dimapur informs
Lialo Swu, a student of Octet School of Music performs a musical piece during a concert on January 7. The Octet School of Music, Thahekhu on Wednesday held its 1st annual concert at Thahekhu with its students performing various vocal and musical pieces. Established in 2015, the school is run by Ikavi Jimo. The annual concert was organized with the objective of promoting its students and providing them an exposure. (Morung Photo)
Dimapur, January 7 (mExn): Dimapur Deputy Commissioner, Kesonyu Yhome, has informed all Administrative Officers and Heads of Department under Dimapur District that a meeting is fixed on Tuesday, January 12, at 11 a.m. in the Conference Hall of the Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur to chalk out the programmes for the celebration of the ensuing Republic Day on January 26. All concerned are requested to attend the meeting, a press release from the DC stated.
Neiphiu Rio condoles Nochet, Mufti’s passing
Dimapur, January 7 (mExn): Nagaland Lok Sabha MP, Neiphiu Rio, has condoled the passing of Nochet Imcha and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Sayeed. Rio expressed deep pain and sadness to hear of the untimely demise of late Nochet Imcha who passed away in New Delhi on January 6. Calling late Nochet as “one of the founding leaders” instrumental in the formation of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland, Rio stated that over the years, he had made positive con-
tributions in all aspects and was always concerned for the welfare of the people. “Late Nochet was a hard working and sincere person who still had much to contribute towards our society. His demise is a heavy loss and we will all miss his vibrant energy and enthusiasm in our common endeavors of working for the people,” Rio stated. “My family joins me in conveying our deepest condolences to the members of the bereaved family and we pray to Almighty to let his soul rest in peace,” Rio’s condolence message concluded.
In a separate message, Rio expressed shocked to hear of the demise of Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, late Mufti Sayeed. The Lok Sabha MP remembered late Sayeed as “one of the tallest leaders” in the State of Jammu and Kashmir and “a recognized leader” even at the national level. “He was a symbol of regionalism and never wavered from his principles and ideologies. He has made significant contributions towards peace, unity and nation building throughout his political career which spanned sever-
al decades,” Rio’s message stated. “As the sitting Chief Minister of J&K and being one of the most seasoned leaders, he still had much contributions to make towards the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the nation. The void created by his demise will be difficult to fill and the State of J&K and the nation as a whole has lost a leader who has positively contributed towards the growth of India,” his message added. Stating that late Sayeed’s contributions will be remembered by the
country, Rio added, “His message of peace, understanding and healing touch needs to be pursued in order to bring about permanent peace and brotherhood not just in the State of Jammu and Kashmir but throughout the country.” “On my own behalf and on behalf of the State of Nagaland, I extend deepest condolences to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and to the members of the bereaved family. We pray to Almighty God to let the departed soul rest in eternal peace,” Rio’s message concluded.
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The Power of Truth
The Morung Express Xivolume issue 6 X issue 185 Thursday 9volume July 2015 By dr. sao Tunyi
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John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus
The Reunification Guessing Game
A FRUSTRATED GENERATION When will Korea reunify? Or is that the right question to ask?
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hat I am about to describe here may be offensive to some, simply common knowledge not worth writing about to some, or disagreeable to some who may argue that it is only my private individual perception. How do we describe the generation of today? It is not easy because no two people are the same and we all have our own experiences which inform how we would generalize a generation. But as I look at the people around me and assess how people speak, behave, or think, I think a kind of pattern emerges which marks our generation. Although our interactions are limited to the people we come in contact with, the internet has provided a good platform where we can observe the behaviour of people that we don’t even know. What people post in facebook are not all true about them, but they surely tell something about the type of people they are. I think one emerging trend which is a matter of concern is that there is a group of young people who are very difficult to deal with. With the risk of offending, this is how I would describe the young generation. There is a generation of half-educated, middle-middle class, unemployed and angry young men and women who are turning into cynics, nihilists, and anarchists. They are educated enough to understand the news headlines and billboard signs, but not enough to critically analyze, weigh and measure, or think through the issues and factors beneath the surface. They are too restless to stay and listen to the various sides of an argument. They run wild in the internet demolishing the government, defaming the politicians, and unleashing their rage and frustration on others. The sun rises in the morning on them and sets in the evening leaving them behind with nothing being accomplished for the day, yet they won’t take any blame or responsibility. The problem is always something else (e.g. government), or someone else (e.g. politicians). In our Naga society, life is not easy except for a small privileged group. After having finished school and college, life is still uncertain for the majority of the people. In the past, it was more straightforward; you and everyone will be farmers. But the expectations of young people have changed. In competitive exams, there are limited seats and only the best will get selected. In the government sector, if you are not well connected, you cannot get even an assistant job. If you want to start a business, you need capital money but your parents can’t help you and you don’t want to start small. For the privileged, it is much easier. One can start well by going to a good school, ending up in a good college/university. For competitive exam, one can afford the best coaching centres. If one wants to start a business, there is huge resource to start with. Many times, everything is laid out on a platter by parents. The privileged group enjoys a lot of ‘indirect-Reservation’ in this sense. Although one may come out in a competitive examination in unreserved category, all the privileges in the background amounts to a position of advantage over other people. A competitive examination in this sense is actually not a level playing field for everyone. The opportunities and resources meant for the people are grabbed and siphoned off from the privileged at the top. All of these add up to the frustration of the average young men and women, turning them into critics and cynics. But despite the circumstances and where one is at the moment, it is time for the angry young men and women to face up to oneself and see what one is actually made of, and what one is going to do about it. The biggest problem may not be out there. The biggest battle may have to be fought within. Dr. Sao Tunyi works as an Epidemiologist at Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Kohima. Feedback can be sent to saotunni@ yahoo.co.in, or visit his blog www.thatchhouse.blogspot.in
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Obesity 'linked to cancer rise'
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ising levels of obesity and unhealthy weights could be linked to 670,000 extra cases of cancer in the next 20 years, a UK report predicts. If current trends continue, experts say, almost three in four adults could be overweight or obese by 2035, bringing a host of health issues. The Cancer Research UK and UK Health Forum report says TV adverts for some food should be banned before 21:00. Health officials say they are committed to tackling childhood obesity. 'Tipping the scales' Recent studies suggest obesity is linked to several cancers - including oesophageal (gullet), womb, and bowel tumours. And being overweight has long been associated with conditions such as diabetes and coronary heart disease. In this study, researchers used a computer modelling system, together with historical and current health data, to predict the impact of obesity over the next 20 years. Their work suggests a rise in the number of people who are overweight or obese would contribute to 4.6 million additional cases of type-2 diabetes and 1.6 million extra cases of heart disease by 2035. And experts estimate this could lead to an additional £2.5bn in costs to the NHS for 2035 alone. Sugar tax The report recommends a number of ways to tackle this problem, including introducing a 20p per litre tax on sugary drinks and a review of how food is advertised online. Experts behind the report say they have taken into account that increases in obesity have started to slow in the past few years. But they also say one of the major challenges they faced was an inability to take major future changes - such as new drugs or technologies - into account. Prof Susan Jebb, at the University of Oxford, said while interventions to curb obesity were welcome, the report overlooked the need to fund support for people who were already overweight. She added: "Most people know that smoking causes cancer, but fortunately, most people in the UK now don't smoke. And for them, managing their weight is the single most important thing they can do to reduce their risk of cancer." Department of Health officials said they had already brought in a ban on adverts featuring junk food during children's TV programmes and would be launching a childhood obesity strategy shortly. Why is obesity linked to cancer? There are a number of theories behind the link, including: • Fat tissue can produce an excess amount of certain hormones that may disrupt normal growth of cells • Obesity may lead to tissues becoming inflamed, which in turn may increase the risk of them becoming cancerous • Fat may disrupt the actions of proteins designed to keep a check on cell growth Source: NHS Choices
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iam Neeson recently donated $1,515 toward Korean reunification. The actor, who will be playing General Douglas MacArthur in an upcoming movie about the Korean War, wanted to do something to signal his support for improved inter-Korean relations. Along with his donation, Neeson predicted that the two Koreas will reunify within the next five years. Everyone has his or her own prediction for Korean reunification. Futurologist George Friedman thinks it will happen before 2030 while Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group believes that reunification may be just around the corner. The CIA predicted that reunification will take place in 1015 years – but that was in its global survey published in 2000. Oops! Indeed, the CIA’s crystal ball rarely reveals the future very accurately. It failed to anticipate the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the disintegration of the Soviet Union, or the Arab Spring uprisings. So, when it comes to guessing the date of Korean reunification, Liam Neeson probably can’t do any worse than America’s top spooks. But how useful is it to play the reunification guessing game? Back in the 1970s, it made some sense to speculate about when the two Koreas might reunify. The two countries had roughly the same economic status, similarly undemocratic systems, and rather conservative and insular societies. There were even highlevel discussions at that time between the respective leaderships about what a confederation of the two systems might look like. Today, however, the two Koreas live on different planets. North Korea remains autocratic while South Korea has become democratic. Social life south of the DMZ is modern and open to the world while life in the north is relatively isolated and parochial. In the economic realm, meanwhile, the two countries have experienced perhaps the greatest divergence. The gross national income of South Korea is now 44 times that of North Korea. The trade volume of the south is 144 times that of the north. So, because of these stark political, social, and economic differences, the question of when the two countries will reunify is largely irrelevant. Government representatives from Pyongyang and Seoul met in mid-December and couldn’t agree on anything, not even on whether to meet again. For the time being, then, forget about any discussions on even the tiniest steps toward reconciliation (much less reunification). Given its unlikely prospects in the
short term, reunification represents an abstract aspiration for most Koreans. One day, as if by magic, reunification will simply happen. Miracles, by their very nature, defy prediction. As for the scenario of North Korean collapse followed by absorption into the South, those predictions have proven equally inaccurate. The North Korean regime has survived the collapse of Soviet-style Communism, the loss of trade on preferential terms with its erstwhile allies, a devastating collapse of agricultural and industrial production, an ensuing famine, the death of the father-and-son duo that ruled the country for more than half a century, and an equally long-lasting set of sanctions that have only reinforced the country’s own tendency to fall back on self-sufficiency. North Korea’s juche system, in other words, doesn’t have a clear expiration date. North Korea specialist Andrei Lankov argues that North Korea’s collapse will come unexpectedly and South Korea should prepare for this eventuality. “Maybe the best way to describe this situation is to compare North
Korea’s geopolitical neighborhood to a large city where disastrous earthquakes are known to be possible,” he writes for NK News. “In such a city, all responsible authorities should remember that another quake is likely, so all necessary preparations have to be made and all necessary plans have to be drafted and systematically kept up to date.” The topic of reunification, then, swings between these two extremes. It falls into the realm of magical thinking or the realm of disaster preparedness: miracle or catastrophe. For Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun, however, reunification was something altogether different: a pragmatic policy choice. They believed that gradual reconciliation between the two Koreas would help North Korea eventually achieve sufficient economic parity with the South to make reunification feasible. North Korea is eager to restart some of the key aspects of that earlier reconciliation policy, like the Kumgangsan tourism project. If such projects resume, the North might more enthusiastically embrace key elements of the South’s priority list, like divided family
reunions. Sure, the Kim Jong Eun regime could collapse. But, like an earthquake, it’s not something to try to precipitate or wish for: the negative consequences for everyone in the region would be immense. At the same time, reunification as an aspiration is a useful concept, the closest thing that Koreans all over the world have to a common civic religion. But I think the question “When will the two Koreas reunify” is not the right one. Instead, we should be asking, “When will the two Koreas reconcile?” And by reconciliation, I mean even the smallest steps toward mutual understanding and joint cooperation. Reconciliation – like the nuclear deal between the United States and Iran or the diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Havana – doesn’t require regime collapse or even much in the way of mutual admiration. By all means South Korans should prepare for the possibility of North Korea’s collapse and dream of a distant future of reunification. In the meantime, however, it might be more useful to prepare for and dream of something more mundane: reconciliation.
Adapt or perish: the new normal for civil society shannon N. Green
As space for civil society closes, donors and civil society leaders are realizing they cannot take public support for granted
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ivil society organizations (CSOs) all over the world are under significant pressure. Armed with smart phones and connected like never before, civil society actors have found new ways to organize, demand greater government accountability, and inject their voices into policy debates. As citizens’ voices have grown louder and more influential, many governments have responded by cracking down on civil society. According to CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, in 2014, there were serious threats to civic freedoms in at least 96 countries around the world. One of the primary tactics governments are using to repress civil society is the stigmatization of activists and organizations. Governments from Egypt to Russia have conducted smear campaigns to turn public opinion against CSOs and portray them as “foreign agents” or “undesirables”, intent on destabilizing society. Perhaps of greater concern, well-established democracies have taken steps to silence and demonize organizations that dare to speak out against government policies or priorities. India, for instance, has attempted to discredit Greenpeace, the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations that have opposed mining, nuclear and power projects, suggesting that these organizations are undermining the “national interest
and security” by creating obstacles to economic development. Kenya has characterized human rights organizations that have been critical of the government as “evil society” and resorted to crude imagery that “casts rights leaders as traitors and money scavengers chasing foreign cash.” As such narratives have gained traction, donors and civil society leaders have come to realize that they cannot take public support for granted. There is a growing consensus that developing positive narratives and conducting strategic communications campaigns are crucial elements of the pushback against closing space. Yet, CSOs (and the donors who support them) need to approach messaging with the same degree of sophistication and rigor that marketing or advertising firms apply to selling products and services. First, the message must come from a credible messenger. Social science research has shown that if the messenger is not viewed as trustworthy or authentic, attempts to provide corrective information that counters strongly held views will likely be ignored, or worse, harden those views. Second, the message must be compelling and framed in a way that will resonate with the target audience. It is not enough for a message to appeal to someone’s values and emotions—it must also emphasize opportunities for action or other solutions in order to be effective. Finally, the message must be crafted with a specific audience in mind and disseminated on platforms that will maximize the likelihood that target groups consume the message. Public opinion polling and focus
groups are essential to crafting narratives that will enable human rights organizations to more effectively accomplish their goals, which, in turn, strengthens their credibility and demonstrates their contribution to society. Organizations like Equally Ours in the United Kingdom have conducted detailed research, including surveys, to understand how people understand and react to different messages. Based on their findings, they generated guidance for how organizations should talk about human rights in order to build support for human rights principles and prevent the further deterioration of human rights protections. However, surveys are not a panacea to improving the public’s perception and support for human rights and human rights organizations. According to Nat Kendall-Taylor, CEO of the Frameworks Institute, “While polls help researchers formulate hypotheses, without controlled experimental components, they do not tell us how messages will work to shift, change or channel public opinion and increase support.” Additional research is required to test the impact of strategic communications campaigns on individuals’ perceptions, attitudes, and behavior. There, too, public opinion surveys and focus groups, social network mapping, and other innovative monitoring and evaluation techniques that have been applied to other disciplines, like public health, could help enhance the effectiveness of messages. There are a number of challenges to developing empirically-based approaches to messaging. For one, surveys, focus groups and experiments are expensive, time consuming, and require technical expertise that most donors
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and civil society groups do not possess. At a time when funding for democracy, human rights, and governance programs is declining, donors are reluctant to channel resources into research instead of concrete projects with more certain impacts and beneficiaries. Conducting surveys can also be politically fraught and attract unwanted opposition from partner governments. Donors are sensitive to the perception that they are collecting intelligence or meddling in the internal affairs of other countries. Finally, there are cultural barriers to adopting data-driven approaches to communications. CSOs, particularly with a longstanding presence in society, often assume that they know what the public and their constituencies are thinking and what they want. A lot more work needs to be done to persuade civil society actors about the value of using public opinion surveys to better understand their constituents’ views, needs and priorities. As restrictions on foreign funding, barriers to registration, intervention in CSOs’ internal affairs, and other forms of harassment become the new normal, donors and civil society are going to have to adapt to survive. A key component of building the resilience and sustainability of the sector must be to help CSOs build public support for their work and for the freedoms of association, assembly, and expression that underpin their operations. Evidence-based and data-driven strategic communications campaigns are not a silver bullet and will not, alone, turn the tide of closing space. However, investing in such efforts can help improve the efficacy and overall image of civil society, making it harder for governments to crack down on CSOs without provoking a public backlash.
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Waste management through FROM THE VALLEY: VEGETABLE CULTIVATION IN BAGHTY Vermicompost intervention Introduction: India with its varied agro climatic zones is amenable to grow a wide variety of food crops and horticultural products. These crops form a significant part of the total agricultural produce in the country comprising of cereals, pulses, cotton, fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, flowers, ornamental plants, medicinal and aromatic plants, spices, condiments, plantation crops and mushroom. The agriculture sector in India contributes about 17 percent of country’s GDP and provides employment to approximately two third of the population. The Indian commodities are facing tough competition in the international market when it comes to quality, pesticide residues, varieties with more shelf life, packaging etc. This implies that Indian produce need to be more competitive to face the international competition which again demands the maintenance of quality standards throughout the value chain including good agricultural practices. Horticulture plays a significant role in Indian Agriculture. It contributes 30% GDP from 11.73 % of its arable land area. India is the second largest producer of both fruits and vegetables in the world (52.85 Mt and 108.20 Mt respectively). Fruits and vegetables are of immense significance to man. However a considerable amount of fruits and vegetables produced in India is lost due to improper post-harvest operations; as a result there is a considerable gap between the gross production and net availability. Furthermore, only a small fraction of fruits and vegetables are utilized for processing (less than 1%) and exported (Fruits – 0.5% and Vegetables – 1.7%) compared to other countries. There is lack of basic as well as specialized infrastructure such as cold storages, refer vans, cool chains, ripening chambers etc. Also there is a missing link between production and research system and international consumers.
Scenario of post harvest losses: Post harvest losses in fruits and vegetables are very high (20-40%). About 1015% fresh fruits and vegetables shrivel and decay, lowering their market value and consumer acceptability. Minimizing these losses can increase their supply without bringing additional land under cultivation. Improper handling and storage cause physical damage due to tissue breakdown. Mechanical losses include bruising, cracking, cuts, microbial spoilage by fungi and bacteria, whereas physiological losses include changes in respiration, transpiration, pigments, organic acids and flavor. Recycling of fruit and agricultural waste is one of the most important means of utilizing it in a number of innovative ways yielding new products and meeting the requirements of essential products required in human, animal and plant nutrition as well as in the pharmaceutical industry. Waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste materials. Concern over environment is being seen a massive increase in recycling globally which has grown to be an important part of modern civilization. The consumption
Optimum conditions required for vermicomposting: Conditions Temperature Moisture Content Oxygen requirement pH
Requirements 15-200 C (Limit 4 -300C) 30-40 % Aerobic 5-9
by 30 days indicating a healthy sign. habits of modern consumerist lifestyles are causing a huge global waste problem. f. Cover of feed substrate: This is required for reducing moisture loss and Industrialization and economic growth also to save worms from extra movehas produced more amounts of waste, ment. Moist gunny bag helps in conincluding hazardous and toxic wastes. servation of moisture. There is a growing realization of the negative impacts that wastes have had on the g. Shade: A thatched roof shed preferably open from all sides should be erected local environment (air, water, land, huin East-West direction length wise to man health etc.). Thus, Vermicompostprotect the site from direct sun light. ing can play an important role in converting the post harvest waste from fruits and h. Harvesting and storage: When the vermicompost are ready top layers vegetables into vermicompost for ecoappear somewhat dark brown granunomic utilization of the waste and further lar as if used dry tea leaves have been widening the scope for its recycling. spread over the layer. At this point watering should be stopped for 5-7 days. Vermicomposting: Compost should then be scrapped Vermicomposting is simple low cost, from top layers gently and left undislow energy biotechnology of multiplying turbed for 6-24 hrs which will force the earthworms by providing them optimum adult earthworm to move downward. conditions for rapid multiplication by The above material is further sieved feeding bio-degradable materials availto avoid any adult / coccons being reable in every household every villages, moved, dry in shade for 12 hours and every town municipality in India. pack it at convenient size for storage. What wastes can be used for vermi- Advantage in applying vermicompost: 1. Vermicompost is rich in plant nutricomposting ? ents and provides almost all the essen1. Wastes materials from livestock and tial elements. poultry such as farm yard manure (FYM), poultry droppings and pig ma- 2. Encourage new shoots and leaves and promote plant growth. nure etc. 2. Agriculture wastes (Straw, maize 3. Improves soil structure, soil aeration, water holding capacity. stalks, fruits and vegetables wastes and waste products from vegetables 4. Prevents nutrient losses and increases fertilizers use efficiency. and fruits processing industries), 5. Minimize pest and diseases incidence weeds and plant debris. in crops. 6. Does not have bad odor or side effect, Steps involves in vermicomposting: free flowing, easy to handle and store. a. Selection of site: Site should be selected at higher elevation free from water Method of application: 1. Field crops: -Apply 1.5-3 t/ha one stagnation, red ants and termites. week before sowing or planting of the b. Collection of wastes and sorting: Colcrops. It can also be top dress in standlection of animal wastes and bio-deing crops as it is friable. composable waste from Agriculture, fruits and vegetable. Proper sorting of 2. Fruit crops: Apply 1-3 kg/ plant followed by light incorporation. compostable and non compostable materials like plastics, stones, glass ce- 3. Vegetable crops: Apply 40-60 gm/plant encircling the base of the plant or seedramic and metals are required. ling followed by light incorporation. c. Preliminary treatment of composting material: Separated compostable materials are chopped spread in a layer up Conclusion: A huge amount of agricultural wastes to 1 feet, exposed to sun for a day or two after that spread or mixed with animal are generated at every stage of the food dung in a ratio of 3:1 and water it alter- supply chain such as harvesting, transpornate days for 15 days to make the materi- tation, storage, marketing and processal soft, less bulky and readily acceptable ing. Due to their nature and composition, they deteriorate easily incurring huge exto earthworm for vermicomposting. d. Filling of the vermin beds/tanks: Fill penditure in disposal but also cause foul the preliminary treated waste materi- smell resulting in adverse effect on human als layer by layer in the bed/tank to its health, hygiene, and environment. Thus vermicomposting can be the answer not capacity. e. Watering: Water management is most only for reducing the huge expenditure in important criteria in vermicompost as disposal but also to effective manage vegworms required moisture for their sur- etable and fruit wastes in producing nutrivival. Too little water yields the worms ent rich compost for reuse in productive and too much chases them away. Wa- purpose and earn additional income. Shri. Z. James Kikon tering and monitoring of red ants in SMS (Soil Science) the unit should continue till harvest. ICAR, KVK Dimapur Juvenile earthworms should appear
Weather based integrated agro advisory (January) Total rainfall of 9.6 mm was received in Dimapur district during December month. Total rainy day was 1. Crops
Rice (storage)
Vegetables
Pulses
Orchard
AdvisoRiEs Rice should be stored in gunny sacks on wooden platforms that allow free passage of air between grain sacks and the floor. Low temperature and low moisture content are necessary for storing rice grain for long period. Before storage, ensured that the bags are clean, dry and well stitched to keep the loss as low as possible right from the start. • Apply light and frequent irrigation to vegetables and always eradicate weeds. • Earthing up in potato makes the tubers less prone to frost damage as the covering of plant parts beneath the soil surface with a layer of soil provides protection against frost. • In regions prone to frequent frosts, raising of permanent wind breaks / shelter belts on the windward side is advised. Apply light and frequent irrigation to protect the crops from cold / frost injury. Dry soils are poor heat conductors, store less heat and therefore result in a higher risk of frost.
Keep the fields weed free as the weeds blocks the sunlight and heating of the soil during daytime. Using white paint on trunks of fruits tree reduces winter trunk damage.
Livestock
• Livestock should be provided with extra hay/forage/feed to double
the calories for normal body heat maintenance during extremely cold conditions. Vaccination of animal for FMD. Animals may preferably be grazed between 11.00 AM to 3.00 PM to avoid exposure to extreme cold conditions of early morning and late evening • For piglets, pen should be maintained at 24ºC to 28ºC until the piglets is three or four days old and at 18ºC to 22ºC until the piglets are approximately six weeks old. Heat lamps should be hung 45 cm from the floor and suitably protected. • Artificial heating through lighting of electric bulb during night time to protect the poultry birds (day old to 25 days old) from low temperature. Avoid dampness, litter should be periodically changed. Provide clean and fresh water daily. Vaccination of birds as per the recommended age. • Due to gradual decline of water level in ponds, fishery owners are advised to take out excess fishes from their ponds and sell. Agro Meteorological Field Unit ICAR, Nagaland Centre
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Field Day organized by ATMA Sanis Block at Mrs. Anna Humtsoe vegetable field.
aghty valley consists of Soku, Makharong, Upper Baghty and Baghty village, it falls under the Sanis Block of Agro Ecological System-II, which covers a geographical area of 385 sq km. Baghty is located at the foothills of the Wokha District, home of the Lotha Naga tribe. From this beautiful valley comes the story of a really dedicated farmer, Mrs. Anna Humtsoe. For nearly a decade, she has been cultivating vegetable crops in less than a hectare area of land. In the year 2007, the Department of Horticulture recognized Baghty valley as a vegetable village and a group of 15 members was
formed under the chairmanship of Mrs. Anna Humtsoe, to engage in cultivation of vegetables all year round. At present, her vegetable cultivation encompasses an area of 1.4 ha where the annual production has been about 150 quintals which is sold to neighboring areas like Soku, Wokha, Doyang and Merapani. The net annual income generated from all the crops was estimated at Rs.1,00,000. The driving force behind this success is her sincerity and hard work and willingness to learn new approaches. With the inception of the Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Sanis block team members
assisted in her endeavor on various occasions giving her technical assistance on package and practices of vegetables, distributing varieties of vegetable seeds as per their needs. Besides that, members have undertaken study tours and training programs to different places to equip them with further technical knowledge. She has been privileged to travel far to Gandhi Nagar to receive the Best Farmers Award, 2013 with other ATMA nominees during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Agricultural Business Summit. Courtesy: ATMA, Department of Agriculture Government of Nagaland
Popularization of garden pea cultivation under ricepea cropping sequence at Wokha District of Nagaland tion programme, Dr. Sanjay Kumar Ray, SMS Area covered (ha): 2.0 Sponsored by: TSP (Tribal Sub Plan)-Project (Soil Science), highlighted the importance of double cropping as a garden pea after paddy rishi Vigyan Kendra, Wokha, ICAR for Wokha District and he also elaborately Research Complex for NEH Region, spoke about the nutritional value of garden Nagaland Centre, organized training pea and how it improves soil fertility as a lecum frontline demonstration (FLD) gume crop. Further, he also gave an idea about programme on “Popularization of garden pea the scientific cultivation method of garden pea cultivation under rice-pea cropping sequence including seed rate, seed soaking, optimum at Wokha District of Nagaland” under TSP spacing, intercultural operations and use of project at Khumtso, Chukitong, Koio, Wokha, optimum dose of pesticides. He also distribHumtso, Riphum and Longsachung village uted 200 kg garden pea seeds to cover an area of Wokha district from 19th to 24th Novem- of 2 ha, and neem oil as insecticide to the parber, 2015. Altogether hundred and three (103) ticipants at free of cost. Courtesy: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Ray farmers including 27 male and 76 female were SMS (Soil Science) benefited through this demonstration proKVK, Wokha gramme. During the training cum demonstra-
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CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF IMPORTANT POULTRY DISEASES
Ebibeni Ngullie, SMS (Animal Science), KVK, Dimapur
• Transmission: Egg borne and air borne E. acervulina, and E. mivati; the species im• Mortality: upto 5-10 % portant in breeder and egg- layers are E. bur• Signs: Respiratory signs, dairrhoea and soiling netti and E. necatrix • Age: All ages of poultry are susceptible to inof vent 1. Fowl Typhoid fection, but the disease usually resolves itself • Lesions: Milky fluid in pericardium. Air sac • Cause: Salmonella gallinarum around 6 – 8 weeks of age. The birds are most thick and cloudy • Age: All ages (common in adults) sensitive between 3 – 5 weeks of age, when the • Transmission: Egg borne and ingestion of • Treatment: Tetracycline powder @ 1g/litre of coccidia oocysts are the most numerous in fewater contaminated feed and water ces or litter. • Mortality: 10-50 % • Transmission: Contaminated feed, water, lit• Signs: Loss of appetite, ruffled feathers, droop- 6. Ranikhet Disease/New Castle Disease ter or soil • Cause: Paramyxovirus ing of wings, sleepiness, greenish diarrhoea • Mortality: can range from mild to severe, de• Lesions: Liver enlarged and bronze coloured • Age: All ages pending on the species of coccidia involved • Treatment: Furaltadone@ 0.5-1g/litre of water • Transmission: Infected feed, water and air (0-50 %) • Mortality: 50-90 % for 7 days • Morbidity: 100 % • Morbidity: 0-100 % 2. Pulloum Disease or Bacillary White Diarrhoea • Signs: Respiratory signs, ruffled feathers, • Signs: Bloody diarrhoea, soiling of vent, weight • Cause: Salmonella pullorum loss, paleness, ruffled feathers, huddling, degreenish watery diarrhoea, paralysis of one or • Age: Mostly baby chicks pression both the limbs, Tremor, twisting of the neck, • Transmission: Egg borne • Lesions: Red or white speckled appearance of drop in egg production in layers • Mortality: May be upto 90 % the intestinal wall (coccidia colonies), thick• Lesions: Haemorrhages in proventriculus and ened intestinal wall, intestines and ceca may • Signs: dead in shell chicks, drowsiness, ansubmucosae of gizzard and severe enteritis of balloon and be filled with fluid, blood, and tisorexia, gasping, whitish diarrhoea, soiling of the duodenum sue debris. vent and sudden death • Treatment: There is no specific treatment, • Lesions: Chicks - Enlarged liver with white however antibiotics should be given to check • Treatment: Amprolium soluble powder 20 % @ 60 gm/50 litre of water for 7 days spots secondary bacterial infections Adults – misshaped, discoloured ova • Vaccination: Lasota vaccine @1 drop in the eye • Treatment: Furaltadone@ 0.5-1g/litre of water or nostril in first week of life. R2B General Measures for for 7 days Mukteshwar vaccine @ 0.5 ml IM or sub cut in Prevention of Poultry Diseases • Provide ample quantity of clean drinking wa8th and 18th week. ter 3. Infectious Coryza • Offer good quality balanced ration/feed • Cause: Haemophilus gallinarum 7. Fowl Pox/Avian Pox • Avoid feeding of mouldy feed • Age: All ages groups (severe in adults) • Cause: Avipox Virus • Transmission: Air borne • Age: Mild in adults but severe in young chicks • Don’t make sudden changes in feed • Mortality: low, morbidity: High • Transmission: Direct contact, wounds or in- • Maintain good ventilation in poultry house • Avoid overcrowding • Signs: Facial swelling, purulent ocular and nasect bites • Keep deep litter dry by frequent turning and sal discharge, swollen wattles, sneezing, dys- • Mortality: May be upto 50 % in chicks periodical change. pnoea, drop in egg production of 10-40 % and • Morbidity: High inappetance. • Signs: Scabs or wart like lesions on featherless • Avoid exposure to inclement weather • Lesions: Acute catarrhal rhinitis, sinusitis, airparts of the body such as comb and wattles in • Regular cleaning of feeders and waterers saculitis and conjunctivitis the dry form, the wet form is characterised by • Proper cleaning and disinfection of brooders, brooder houses, incubators & poultry house • Treatment: Sulfamezathine @ 30ml/litre of plaques in the mouth and upper respiratory regularly water for 5-7 days tract, reduced appetite and poor growth or • Control of rodents, wild birds and insects egg production. 4. Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) • Treatment: Broad spectrum antibiotics like • Restrict the entry of visitors in the farm as far as possible • Cause: Mycoplasma gallisepticum Terramycin poultry formula @ 5 gm/4.5 lit • Age: All ages (severe in young chicks) of water. Local application of antiseptic oint- • Keep birds of different age groups separately • Select genetically resistant strains • Transmission: Egg borne and air borne (slow ments. spread) • Vaccination: Fowl Pox Vaccine on 6th and 16th • Identification, segregation and treatment of sick birds • Mortality: 30-40 % in chicks week of life, by cutaneous scarification/wing • Disposal of dead birds by burning or burial • Signs: Respiratory rales, nasal discharge, web method • Use of coccidiostats in feed particularly for coughing, reduced appetite and drop in egg starters and growers production (upto 50 %) 8. Coccidiosis • Lesions: Cheesy material of air sacs Serious protozoan disease of young stock • Regular deworming is essential for control of worms • Treatment: Tetracycline powder @ 1g/litre of upto10 weeks of age. It is most common in water or tylosin @ 1 g/litre of water for 7 days birds reared in deep litter system. Disease out- • Periodical spraying of poultry house to control ectoparasites break occurs in warm and humid climate and • Disinfection of incubator by fumigation with 5. Air sacculitis and Collibacillosis damp litter conditions. KMnO4 (17.5g and 355 ml formalin/100 cubic • Cause: E.coli • Cause: The species important in broiler producfeet area). • Age: Chicks (5-10 weeks) tion include Eimeria tenella (90%), E. maxima,
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THE MORUNG EXPRESS
Congress party rebuffs idea of GST Bilateral talks: Ball in breakthrough after govt raises hopes Pakistan's court, says india New Delhi, JaNuary 7 (iaNS): India on Thursday said the ball was in Pakistan's court on continuation of the resumed bilateral talks, following the terror attack on the IAF base in Pathankot in Punjab. "As far as we are concerned, the ball is in Pakistan's court. The immediate issue is Pakistan's response to the terrorist attack and the actionable intelligence provided to it," external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in a media briefing. "The terrorist attack on the Pathankot air base has once again put renewed focus on the challenge posed by cross-border terrorism," he said. Seven security personnel were killed in the attack on the Pathankot Air Force Station by six terrorists. All six terrorists -- suspected to be from Pakistan -- were killed by security forces. Stating that the Indian government's Pakistan policy was clear and consistent, Swarup said India wanted friendly relations with all its neighbours, in-
An Indian security personnel stands guard on a building at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base at Pathankot in Punjab on January 5. (REUTERS Photo)
cluding Pakistan. "We have extended our hand of friendship to Pakistan but we will not countenance cross-border terrorist attacks," he said. According to the spokesman, the decision to start a comprehensive bilateral dialogue followed after a "constructive" meeting between the national security advisors
Seven-day mourning declared as mark of respect to Sayeed SriNagar, JaNuary 7 (PTi): Jammu & Kashmir government announced a holiday on Thursday and a 7-day mourning period as a mark of respect to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who died on Thursday morning. The flags atop buildings of constitutional authorities and the State government will fly at half-mast during the mourning period, an official spokesman said. A holiday has been declared today as a mark of respect to the Chief Minister, who breathed his last at AIIMS in Delhi. The flags will fly half-mast during the seven-day mourning, the spokesman said. Meanwhile, all Kashmir University and Board of School Education (BOSE) examinations scheduled for today have been postponed, officials said. He said fresh dates will be notified in due course of time. The Central University of Kashmir exams have also been postponed, A University official said. Similarly, board exams scheduled for Thursday were also postponed, officials of JKBOSE said. An official said all official functions of the state government scheduled for Thursday have been cancelled or postponed in view of the death of the Chief Minister.
Rural education scenario is worrisome: Katheria ahmeDabaD, JaNuary 7 (PTi): Union Minister of State for HRD Ram Shankar Katheria today expressed concern over the quality of education being imparted in rural parts of the country and admitted that there are crores of children, who are still deprived of primary education in India. "We are facing numerous challenges. There are crores of people in India who do not have a house. There are crores who still do not get clean drinking water. Similarly, there are crores of children who do not go to school. The education scenario in rural India is worrisome," he said. The minister was speaking at the 19th Nirma International Conference on Management held at Nirma University here today. In his address to the students, Katheria, who is the MP from Agra, gave example of Uttar Pradesh to make his point. "In UP, there are only two primary school teachers as against the required strength of five (every school). And out of those two, only one comes to school. Where are we taking our country if such a scenario prevails?" he said. Under the mid-day meal scheme, food is provided to poor children in schools. Children come to school carrying their plates. Education is not imparted to children in schools and they only talk about what food they will be served in the school, the minister said. "We must talk about these issues. There is no point in concealing the truth and running away from discussing these issues. We have been talking about compulsory education, but, time has come to focus on quality of education," Katheria added.
Will drop case if you sweep roads: HC to molestation accused mumbai, JaNuary 7 (iaNS): In a unique punishment, the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed four youth from Thane, who stand accused of molestation and attempt to murder, to sweep public roads every week for 6 months, in return for quashing police proceedings against them. The 4 accused -- Ankit Jadhav, Suhas Thakur, Milind More and Amit Adhakle -- had moved the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of the case of molestation and attempt to murder lodged against them in October 2015. Police said that during the Dussehra procession in Thane last year, the four in an inebriated state misbehaved with some women and assaulted one person who intervened. Subsequently, police in Naupada lodged a first information report, charging them with attempt to murder and molestation. The four accused made the plea on grounds that they had amicably resolved the issue with the complainants. A division bench comprising Justice R.V. More and Justice V.L. Achiliya said the court will quash the case in return for community service. The court directed the 4 to sweep public roads in Thane for 8 hours every Sunday for the next 6 months under the supervision of a police officer.
of the two countries in Bangkok on December 6 "in which the central concerns of terrorism, peace and security, tranquillity along the Line of Control were discussed". "Our prime minister (Narendra Modi) had a conversation with the prime minister of Pakistan (Nawaz Sharif). During that conversation, our
prime minister very strongly urged the prime minister of Pakistan to take action," Swarup said. "Actionable intelligence with regard to the terrorist attack and the links with the perpetrators in Pakistan have been provided to the Pakistani side. The Pakistani prime minister promised prompt and decisive action. We now
await that prompt and decisive action." There was a thaw in India-Pakistan relations following a seemingly impromptu meeting between Modi and Shartif on November 30 on the sidelines of the Paris climate summit. On December 6, Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart Naseer Khan Janjua met in Bangkok. Two days later, Sushma Swaraj landed in Islamabad to attend the Heart of Asia conference on Afghanistan. On December 9, Sushma Swaraj announced that Modi would visit Islamabad in 2016 to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit. India and Pakistan have since agreed to start a comprehensive bilateral dialogue. It was when the stage was being set for the foreign secretaries to meet this month in Islamabad that the terrorists mounted the attack on the IAF base at Pathankot.
New Delhi, JaNuary 7 (reuTerS): The Congress party on Thursday rebuffed suggestions of a breakthrough on a landmark tax reform, hours after the government said it had accepted the demands set by the main opposition party to back the measure. The proposed goods and services tax (GST), India's biggest revenue shake-up since independence in 1947, seeks to replace a slew of federal and state levies, transforming the nation of 1.2 billion people into a customs union. Supporters say the new sales tax will add up to two percentage points to the South Asian nation's economic growth. The Congress party, the original author of the tax reform, has opposed what it calls the "flawed" version now before parliament, where it has been able to block a key constitutional enabling amendment in the Rajya Sabha. "The government is using optics of meetings and
is not serious about GST," senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal told reporters. His comments came after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said the government had agreed to accept the oppo-
was still waiting for written proposals from the government. Congress wants the government to cap the GST rate at less than 20 percent, scrap a proposed state levy and create an independent mechanism to resolve disputes on revenue sharing between states. The political slugfest between the two sides has ensured that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's selfimposed deadline of April 1 for the GST's launch will be missed. While Jaitley has yet to set a new date for the rollout, aides say passage of the constitutional amendment bill in February's budget session of parliament would allow them to implement it by October. Yet even that deadline, which would fall in the middle of the tax year, appears optimistic, say economists. "There is still a substantive legislative process that has to be completed," said Aditi Nayar, an economist at ICRA, the Indian arm of rating agency Moody's.
The proposed goods and services tax (GST), seeks to replace a slew of federal and state levies, transforming the nation of 1.2 billion people into a customs union. sition party's demands. Naidu also said the government was willing to bring forward the next parliament session to pass the proposed goods and services tax (GST) bill if Congress backed the measure. The minister met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday to convey the government's decision. Gandhi did not assure him of her party's support, however. "Sonia said they (Congress) will discuss among themselves and take a final decision," Naidu said. But Sibal said the party
Will not be cowed down by is threats, says Owaisi hyDerabaD, JaNuary 7 (iaNS): MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said that he will not be cowed down by threats from Islamic State, and continue to speak out against it as it has nothing to do with Islam. A day after somebody tweeted on his wall asking him to shut his mouth and leave democracy, the Hyderabad MP, who moves around without any security, said he would not seek protection in the wake of threats. "I receive such threats everyday. I will live as long as Allah wills," he said. Stating that IS' ideology is devilish and based on hatred, Owaisi said there was need to finish this ideology.
"They don't know mercy. They don't know the meaning of mercy. They massacred 1.5 lakh Muslims including scholars," he said, pointing out that all Islamic scholars in India and abroad have have condemned IS actions and urged people to be cautious. The MP said Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) had taken a political stand that it is against all anti-national forces. An alleged IS sympathiser had tweeted "It's better for you to shut your mouth on Islamic State if you don't know the truth, Islamic State will invade India soon." To this Owaisi replied "Sir you are a bloody Takfiri, if you want to debate on Evil ISIS I am ready you will not be able to
counter my Theological Points." "You can dream so keep dreaming Takfiri read book on ISIS will bring y out of Darkness of ISIS Allah give Taufeeq," Owaisi added. He said he replied as he would not have kept quiet on the rubbish of invading India. The IS sympathiser then tweeted asking Owaisi to leave democracy. "Your Disgrace for Muslims of India. Opposing Islamic state will lead you to hell only repent before end." Owaisi told reporters that this itself shows that IS thinking is devilish. "The power of sending somebody to hell or heaven rests solely with Allah. It's not in the hands of any human being," he added.
IS does not represent Islam: Geelani SriNagar, JaNuary 7 (PTi): Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has denounced the Islamic State against the backdrop of repeated display of its flag in Kashmir, saying it is a terrorist organisation which does not represent Islam. “ISIS, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and other like groups does not represent Islam. Daesh (alternate name of ISIS) is a terrorist organisation which is killing innocent people and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan is weakening Pakistan internally,” the Kashmiri separatist leader has said. His remarks came against the backdrop of repeated display of ISIS flag by some youth during protests in Kashmir since the last few months. Geelani, while addressing a seminar on ‘UN resolutions on Kashmir’ here, also termed as a “futile exercise” the present IndiaPakistan dialogue process. He hit out at the Centre, saying it was talking about dialogue but at the same time terming Kashmir as India’s integral part. “This rigidity have neither benefited them in the past nor will it benefit in the future. India is participating in dialogues just to buy time and it has no interest in the resolution of the disputes,” the Hurriyat leader said.
BJP using British Raj's 'divide and rule' policy: Hardik Do more to rescue women ahmeDabaD, JaNuary dent R.C. Faldu, said his fight jailed hundreds of us. Don't in Gujarat, farmers are being trafficked to Goa, charity 7 (iaNS): The BJP was insti- was not only to demand res- be under the illusion that driven to commit suicide, gating clashes between Hin- ervation in jobs and educa- you (Anandiben Patel) will higher education has become tells India government dus and Muslims by adopting tion but also for the abolition continue to enjoy power for exorbitantly expensive. The the "divide and rule" policy of the British Raj for the party's political advantage, Patel reservation agitation leader Hardik Patel has said. Hardik Patel said this in a letter sent on Thursday to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel. The 22-year-old Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener, who has been leading an agitation for reservation for the Patel community, sent another letter to members of his community to give up the indefinite hunger strike to press for his release from custody. Patel's letter to the chief minister, a copy of which was also sent to state BJP presi-
of discrimination between men and women and between rich and poor. Patel,whohasbeencharged with sedition and is under custody, said members of the community had made sacrifices for the rise of the BJP in Gujarat in the last two decades but now at least 80 of them were serving jail terms since the 2002 communal violence. He said he was surprised by the chief minister's recent remarks accusing the agitating Patel members as selfish. "The BJP has made use of Patel votes and money to come to power. Now that the party has come to power, its government has killed as many as 10 Patel youths and
long," he warned. "Patels are now united. We are neither the pocketborough of the BJP nor are agents of the Congress. We will throw out those who have betrayed the community. "The BJP has still not risen above strife between Hindus and Muslims and between upper castes and lower castes," he said. He, however, apologised to the chief minister for "any mistakes" that he might have committed during the proreservation agitation. He said his agitation was a reaction to growing unemployment and poverty in the state. "There are thousands who are forced to go without food
reservation agitation by the Patel youths was a reaction to all this," he said. Hardik Patel said that though the chief minister was herself a Patel, she unleashed police on the Patel youths and sent them to jail. "She is not a Patel," he said. By withdrawing some cases against the pro-quota agitators, he said it was like first slapping them on the face and then apologising for the slap. Meanwhile, Anandiben Patel held a meeting with some of her cabinet colleagues and Patel leaders over reaching an agreement on withdrawing cases against the agitating Patel youths who were still behind bars.
mumbai, JaNuary 7 (ThomSoN reuTerS FouNDaTioN): A prominent charity in India's beach resort state of Goa called on the government on Thursday to do more to rescue thousands of women and children who are trafficked to the popular tourism spot every year for sexual exploitation and forced labour. Home Ministry data show more than 5,000 women and children were rescued from various forms of modern day slavery in Goa in the first 10 months of 2015. But charities and police working to end human trafficking in the western coastal state disputed the data, saying they believed the number of victims rescued was much lower. Almost 36 million people are enslaved worldwide - trafficked into brothels, forced into manual labour, victims of debt bondage or even born into servitude, according to the 2014 Global Slavery Index. Almost half of them - 16 mn - are in India, where slavery ranges from bonded labour in quarries and kilns to domestic servitude and prostitution.
India's progressed, but welfare remains a concern: Amartya Sen New Delhi, JaNuary 7 (iaNS): India has progressed during the 25 years of liberal economic reforms but some central issues still remain an issue, notably in the education and healthcare spaces, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has said. "Any progress that happened here and there has to be viewed in the context of the larger failure to address the central issues," Sen told IANS here, on the sidelines of the NDTV and TCS Nobel Solutions Summit on Wednesday evening. "The basic neglect of education and healthcare and the idea that India could become a great world leader in the field of economy with unhealthy, uneducated labour force is profoundly mistaken," said the sof-spoken welfare
economist, commenting on the 25 years of reforms since July 1991. "The previous government was spending less. But the current government is spending even
lesser," he said. "This is very unfortunate." According to the 82-year-old Harvard professor who was conferred the Nobel for economics in 1998, one of the main flaws
of reforms -- initiated by his friend and former prime minister Manmohan Singh when he held the finance portfolio -- was that it confined itself to some narrow goals. While it was, indeed, desirable, the focus was on removing, to some extent, the intrusion the of government on matters of business and economic decision-making that often proved to be counter-productive, resulting in limited gains for the country as a whole, he added. "That was a positive thing to do, but I only wish the reforms had been more complete than it has happened. On the other hand, it needed more positive things for the government to be done," said Sen, also the recipient of India's highest civilian award, the
Bharat Ratna, in 1999. "For things that the government can do, rather than intruding into businesses and going much more into providing education, healthcare, social security and environment care and so on -- that did not happen," he said. "So it's a very mixed record." But he also listed some positive outcomes -- such as the cut in fuel subsidies and elimination of of rich from getting doles for cooking gas and the attempts to spend more money on sophisticated scientific research. But how does he react to the perceptions of an economy being governed by the stock markets? In contrast to a stament made by Manmohan Singh at the peak of the se-
curities scandal of 1992 that he does not lose sleep over stock market movements, Sen the perception of any economy must be sensitive to the market. But he said the problem does not lie in how the markets move, but whether they also take note of the non-market factors like how people's lives are changing, is preventable illness and morbidity being addressed, whether environment is being protected, and are children getting good edication. "The problem isn't to take the note of the market, that's a natural thing to do, but to confine your attention only to the market," said Sen, also the Master of Trinity College at Cambridge, who is considered an authority on welfare economics.
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S Korea seeks US strategic weapons SEOUL, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): South Korea is in talks with the United States to deploy U.S. strategic weapons on the Korean peninsula, a South Korean military official said on Thursday, a day after North Korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen nuclear device. South Korea also said it would resume propaganda broadcasts by loudspeaker into North Korea from Friday, which is likely to infuriate its isolated rival, in response to its fourth nuclear test. The United States and weapons experts voiced doubts the device North Korea tested on Wednesday was a hydrogen bomb, but calls mounted for more sanctions against it for its rogue nuclear programme. The underground explosion angered China, which was not given prior notice although it is North Korea’s main ally, pointing to a strain in their ties. The test also alarmed Japan. Its prime minister, Shinzo Abe, agreed with U.S. President Barack Obama in a telephone call that a firm global response was needed, the White House said. Obama also spoke to President Park Geun-hye of South Korea to discuss options. A South Korean military official told Reuters the two countries had discussed the deployment of U.S. strategic assets on the divided Korean peninsula, but declined to give further details. After North Korea last
Trade uninterrupted at China-N Korea border
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signs a document regarding the test of a hydrogen bomb, in this still image taken from KRT video and released by Yonhap on January 6. (REUTERS Photo)
tested a nuclear device, in 2013, Washington sent a pair of nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers on a sortie over South Korea in a show of force. At the time, North Korea responded by threatening a nuclear strike on the United States. South Korea, technically in a state of war against the North, said it was not considering a nuclear deterrent of its own, despite calls from ruling party leaders. The United States is highly unlikely to restore the tactical nuclear missiles it removed from South Korea in 1991, experts said. The test was a “grave violation” of an August agreement by the two Ko-
reas to ease tension and improve ties, a South Korean national security official, Cho Tae-yong, said in a statement. “Our military is at a state of full readiness, and if North Korea wages provocation, there will be firm punishment.” The United States is limited in its military response for fear of provoking an unpredictable regime in Pyongyang, said Anthony Cordesman, a defence policy expert at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies think-tank. “Any escalation in this region, any over-reaction can easily lead to not only a
conflict between South and North Korea, but drag China and the United States and Japan into a confrontation,” Cordesman said. A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman called for a resumption of socalled six-party talks between the two Koreas, China, the United States, Japan and Russia aimed at curbing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. “We are worried about how things are developing,” the spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, told a briefing when asked if U.S. weapons to South Korea risked inflaming the situation. Asked about a suggestion from U.S. Republican
TUMEN, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): A day after North Korea said it exploded a nuclear device at a site near the Chinese border, security was tighter but there was no obvious sign Beijing’s anger at the test had translated into any action to stem trade with its isolated neighbour. China is North Korea’s main economic and diplomatic backer, and expressed anger with Pyongyang for the test. Beijing said it had not received any prior warning. Security was tighter than usual and officials were skittish on Thursday at Tumen, a border crossing on the remote northeastern end of the frontier, but trucks were regularly crossing the bridge across the frozen Tumen River that divides the two countries. Uniformed military personnel, as well as plainclothes police, dotted the boundary and prohibited tourists and locals from taking photos of North Korea. Chinese children ice skated at presidential front-runner Donald Trump that China could do more to rein in North Korea, Hua said: “What constructive efforts have they made?” Hours after the nuclear test, the U.N. Security Council said it would work immediately on significant new measures against North Korea. Diplomats said that could mean an expansion of sanctions, although major powers might baulk at an all-out economic offensive. U.S. congressional sources said Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives were considering a vote as soon as next week to impose stiff-
a pond overlooking the border, but very few North Koreans could be seen in the village on the other side. Security officials briefly detained 2 Reuters reporters near the border and ordered them to leave by train. China has signed up for tough United Nations sanctions on North Korea and insists it follows them, including carrying out border inspections, but China also provides large amounts of aid off the books to Pyongyang, experts and diplomats say. Still, a nuclear-armed North Korea is not something Beijing wishes to see. The official China Daily newspaper said in an editorial there would be “no tolerance and compromise” from Beijing when it came to North Korea’s pursuit of a nuclear arsenal. China fears North Korea’s nuclear programme destabilises its neighbourhood and gives the United States a pretext to send weapons and forces to the region. But many Chinese experts fear that if China pulled back
support for its neighbour, it could destabilise the country and send a flood of refugees into China. Xie Tao, a North Korea expert at Beijing Foreign Studies University, said if China dramatically changes courses with North Korea it would raise questions about historical mistakes made by the Chinese Communist Party. At the border, however, the concern was more about the environment. “I’m worried about the health impacts. The test was so close to us, and a nuclear bomb is a dangerous thing,” said a man surnamed Liu outside a train station in Tumen, just about 200 km (120 miles) from North Korea’s nuclear test site. “Right now I feel a little afraid,” said Piao Yanjin, 23, an ethnic Korean student at Yanbian University in Yanji, a nearby town. “If they’re going to carry out even larger-scale nuclear weapons tests, this will definitely harm our lives. We should definitely think of more ways (to prevent it),” Piao said.
er punishment on foreign nuclear test but the Obama companies doing business administration disputed with North Korea. the hydrogen bomb claim. “The initial analysis SURPRISE is not consistent with the North Korea has a long claim the regime has made history of bellicose rhetoric of a successful hydrogen against the United States and bomb test,” White House its Asian allies but its asser- spokesman Josh Earnest tion that it had tested a hy- told reporters. The test drogen device, much more took place two days ahead powerful than an atomic of what is believed to be bomb, came as a surprise. North Korean leader Kim North Korea also said it Jong Un’s birthday. was capable of miniaturisNorth Korea called the ing the H-bomb, in theory device the “H-bomb of allowing it to be placed on justice”, but its state news a missile and threatening agency also said it would the U.S. West Coast, South act as a responsible nuclear Korea and Japan. state and would not use its The U.S. State Depart- nuclear weapons unless its ment confirmed North sovereignty was infringed. Korea had conducted a The impoverished state
boasts of its military might to project strength globally but also plays up the need to defend itself from external threats as a way to maintain control domestically, analysts say. Hydrogen bombs use a two-step process of fission and fusion that releases substantially more energy than an atomic bomb. However, it will likely take several days to determine more precisely what kind of device was set off as a variety of sensors, including “sniffer planes”, collect evidence. A U.S. government source said Washington believes North Korea had set off the latest in a series of tests of atomic bombs.
Truck bomb kills 65 at Saudi will collapse if it keeps Trump threatens to pull $1 bln Libyan police training centre sectarian policies: Iran Guards investment if he is banned from UK MISRATA, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): At least 65 people were killed on Thursday when one of Libya’s worst truck bombs in years exploded at a police training centre in the town of Zliten, local officials and hospital sources said. No group immediately claimed the attack, but the bombing was one of the deadliest since Islamist militants started expanding their presence in the chaos that followed the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Mayor Miftah Hamadi said the bomb detonated as recruits were gathering at the police centre in Zliten, a coastal town between the capital Tripoli and the port of Misrata. Witnesses said residents were ferrying victims to Misrata hospitals in ambulances and cars, many with shrapnel wounds. Medical sources said 65 people had been killed, including some civilians, though one official said
between 50 and 60 had died. Since the NATO-backed revolt ousted Gaddafi, Libya has slipped deeper into turmoil with two rival governments and a range of armed factions locked in a struggle for control of the North African state and its oil wealth. In the chaos, Islamic State militants have grown in strength, taking over the city of Sirte and launching attacks on oilfields. Islamic State fighters this week attacked two major oil export terminals. In February last year, three car bombs hit the eastern Libyan city of Qubbah, killing 40 people in what officials described as a revenge attack for Egyptian air strikes on Islamist militant targets. Western powers are pushing Libya’s factions to back a U.N.brokered national unity government to join forces against Islamic State, but the agreement faces major resistance from several factions on the ground.
DUBAI, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): The deputy head of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) told Saudi Arabia on Thursday it would “collapse” in coming years if it kept pursuing what he called its sectarian policies in the region. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Sudan and Djibouti broke off ties with Iran this week, the United Arab Emirates downgraded its relations and Kuwait and Qatar recalled their ambassadors after the Saudi embassy in Tehran was stormed by protesters. Tensions between Shi’ite Muslim power Iran and the conservative Sunni kingdom have spiralled since Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, an opponent of the ruling dynasty who de-
manded greater rights for Saudi Arabia’s marginalised Shi’ite minority. “The policies of the Saudi regime will have a domino effect and they will be buried under the avalanche they have created,” the IRGC’s second-in-command, Brigadier General Hossein Salami, was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency. “If the Saudis do not correct their path, their regime will collapse in coming years.” Salami compared Saudi policies with those of Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi president overthrown by U.S. forces in 2003. “The path the Saudi regime is taking is like the one Saddam took in the 1980s and 90s. He started a war with Iran, executed prominent clerics and top officials,
suppressed dissidents and ended up having that miserable fate.” Saddam, a Sunni, was hanged in 2006 after being convicted of crimes against humanity for the killing of 148 Shi’ite villagers after a failed assassination bid in 1982. Salami called Riyadh’s decision to cut ties with Iran “irrational and hateful” and said the violence in Iraq and Syria were “the direct results of Saudi’s sectarian policies in the region”. Iran has accused Saudi Arabia of using the attack on the embassy as an excuse to sever ties and increase sectarian tensions. The IRGC promised “harsh revenge” against the Saudi royal dynasty for Nimr’s death, saying it would “cost Saudi Arabia dearly”.
LONDON, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has threatened to cancel over 700 million pounds ($1 billion) of planned investments in golf courses in Scotland if Britain slaps him with a travel ban. The threat from Trump, owner of two golf courses in his mother’s homeland of Scotland, comes as British lawmakers prepare to hold a debate on a petition signed by over half a million people calling for him to be barred from the country after his proposal to stop Muslims entering the United States. The debate will be held on Jan. 18 but will not be followed by a vote. Only interior minister Theresa May can issue an order banning entry into Britain and Prime Minister David Cameron has said he does not favour barring Trump. The Trump Organisation said in a statement that a ban would
result in him pulling developments worth 500 million pounds at a golf complex in northeastern Scotland, and a 200 million pound revamp at a resort in the country’s southwest. “Any action to restrict travel would force The Trump Organization to immediately end these and all future investments we are currently contemplating in the United Kingdom,” the group said in a statement. Trump’s comments on banning Muslims from entering the United States in December prompted international outrage and led to him being stripped of two Scottish honorary positions. The proud, half-Scottish billionaire’s once-harmonious relationship with Scotland was soured further when he was blocked by a top court in his bid to stop a wind farm being built near his Trump International Golf Links course in Aberdeen.
In besieged Syrian town, peace talks seen as pointless BEIRUT, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): Warnings of widespread starvation are growing as pro-government forces besiege an opposition-held town in Syria and winter bites, darkening the already bleak outlook for peace talks the United Nations hopes to convene this month. The blockade of Madaya, near the border with Lebanon, has become a focal issue for Syrian opposition leaders who told a U.N. envoy this week they will not take part in talks with the government until it and other sieges are lifted. At least 10 people have died of starvation in Madaya in the past six weeks, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. Opposition activists say the number of dead is in the dozens although Reuters could not independently confirm the reports. “We were living on tree leaves, on plants, but now we are struggling in a snow storm and there are no more plants or leaves,” said Majed Ali, 28, an opposition activist who spoke to Reuters by phone from Madaya. “I was 114 kilos before the siege. Now I am 80.” Madaya residents make do with water flavoured, where available, with spices, lemon,
Activists claim to have evidence of Russian cluster bombs in Syria MOSCOW, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): A group of Russian activists said on Thursday they had evidence that Russian aircraft deployed in Syria were armed with cluster bombs, challenging official denials. Last month, the international rights group Human Rights Watch said recent evidence on the ground suggested that Russia had either dropped cluster bombs in Syria, provided a new batch to the Syrian airforce, or both. Russia’s Defence Ministry denied HRW’s allegations. But the Conflict Intelligence Team, a group of Russian investigative bloggers, on Thursday published photos and video footage taken from Russian media and the defence ministry which the group said showed the munitions at the Hymeymin airbase in Syria, which is used by the Russian airforce. A duty officer at the defence ministry on salt and vinegar, said Abu Hassan Mousa, the head of an opposition council in Madaya. Where rice or powdered milk are available, the prices can reach some $300 a kilo, residents said. With half a metre of snowfall this week, furniture, doors and wooden fixtures and fittings are being burnt to heat homes, said Ali, the opposition activist. “Negotiations have no meaning all the time we are be-
Thursday said it could not immediately comment on the report because of a public holiday. Cluster munitions are containers that explode in the air to distribute smaller bombs over a large area. Russia is not a signatory to a 2008 United Nations treaty, which bans their use because of their indiscriminate nature and the threat to civilians posed by unexploded bomblets. Conflict Intelligence Team said in its report that as a successor to the USSR, Russia is bound by a Geneva Convention that prohibits indiscriminate attacks that harm civilians. The group said the photos and film footage showed RBK-500 SPBE-D, RBK-500 SHOAB-0,5 and RBK-500 AO-2,5RTM cluster bombs on Russian aircraft deployed in Syria. Russia began a large-scale aerial bombing campaign in Syria on Sept. 30, targeting opponents of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad.
sieged, all the time we are hoping for a cup of milk for a child. What are we going to negotiate over? Our dead?” he said. MONTHS WITHOUT AID Blockades have been a common feature of the nearly fiveyear-old war that has killed an estimated 250,000 people. Government forces have besieged rebel-held areas near Damascus for several years and more recently rebel groups have blockaded loyalist areas
including two villages in Idlib province. The fate of Madaya, where the World Food Programme (WFP) says the lives of 40,000 people are at risk, may be linked to those villages. The areas were all part of a local ceasefire agreement agreed in September but implementation has been halting. The last aid delivery to Madaya, which happened in October, was synchronised with
a similar delivery to the Shi’ite villages -- al-Foua and Kefraya. Ali described the people of Madaya as hostages held as a bargaining chip for al-Foua and Kefraya. Aid agencies were hoping for easier access to the area following the ceasefire deal concluded under U.N. supervision. “WFP is deeply concerned about the reported humanitarian situation in Madaya, which has been besieged for many months, now threatening the lives of nearly 40,000 people,” WFP spokeswoman Bettina Luescher said in response to a question from Reuters. “Madaya was last reached on 17 October with 3,900 food rations -- enough to feed over 19,000 people for one month,” she said. “Since then, no more food assistance or humanitarian supplies made it to these areas as was planned.” A U.N. commission of inquiry has said that siege warfare has been used “in a ruthlessly coordinated and planned manner” in Syria’s civil war, with the aim of “forcing a population, collectively, to surrender or suffer starvation”. The blockade of Madaya began about six months ago when the Syrian army and its Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, started a
campaign to reestablish President Bashar al-Assad’s control over areas at the Syrian-Lebanese border, including the town of Zabadani. A source who is close to Damascus and familiar with the situation in Madaya denied civilians had been prevented from leaving, and said the number of people in the town had been exaggerated. But the Britain-based Observatory says 15 people including children had been killed while trying to flee, either shot dead or killed by landmines planted to enforce the blockade imposed by government forces and Hezbollah fighters. Syrian officials could not be reached for comment. Aid agencies say access to Madaya was requested six times in 2015, but provided only once. AWAITING ANSWERS A U.N. Security Council adopted on December 18 setting out a road map for peace talks calls on the parties to allow aid agencies unhindered access throughout Syria, particularly in besieged and hard-to-reach areas. A newly formed opposition council set up to oversee negotiations has told U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura that this must happen before the
talks he plans to hold on January 25. They also told him that before negotiations, Assad’s government, which has military support from Russia and Iran, must halt the bombardment of civilian areas and barrel bombing, and release detainees in line with the resolution. “We find that it will not be possible to start negotiations while bombardments continue on civilian areas and residents,” Riad Nassan Agha, a member of the opposition body, told Reuters. “We must also show our people certain accomplishments.” “We are awaiting answers from Mr Di Mistura.” Pro-government forces surrounding the town, be lieved by locals to be Hezbollah fighters, have offered food in exchange for weapons handed in by rebel fighters, residents say. A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross said it hoped to deliver aid to both Zabadani and Madaya, and al-Foua and Kefraya in the coming days. “We have been receiving quite concerning reports from Madaya, but also from al-Foua and Kefraya about the situation of the people there, as in all besieged areas in Syria,” Pawel Krzysiek, the spokesman, said.
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2nd Open Phieda competition at Jakhama KOhimA, JANUARY 7 (mExN): The Vikehiekezhii Krotho Jakhama will be organizing its 2nd Open Phieda Competition on January 12 at Champion School Ground Jakhama. Kevipodi Sophie, project director DRDA Kohima will grace the occasion as the chief guest. Entry fee for each player is Rs. 100 and last date for registration is January 11. A cash reward of Rs. 10,000, Rs. 7000 and Rs. 4000 will be given to Ist, 2nd and 3rd position respectively. For further details, contact Kikovi Kirha (President) 9436005103/Kevikhiizo Khatso (General Secretary)9862403345.
Chakhroma Group 'D' wrestling meet held KOhimA, JANUARY 7 (mExN): Mezhülhoukho Krose was crowned as the Champion of Chakhroma Group 'D' Naga Style Wrestling Meet held at Local Ground, Medziphema Town today. Rokotsizo Krose emerged as the 1st runner-up while Neivikhotuo Chüsi and Rovikholie Niphi won the 2nd and 3rd runner-up respectively. It may be noted that Megolelhu Krose has sponsored all the prizes of the meet conducted today. Meanwhile, the organising committee of Group 'D' has informed that all the winners of the meet as well as those selected today will represent Group 'D' in the forthcoming Chakhroma Sports Association Wrestling Meet to be held at Medziphema Town from January 14-15. The full list include Mezhülhukho Krose, Rokotsizo Krose, Neivikhotuo Chüsi, Rovikholie Niphi, Mezhiesilie Nakhro, Seyiesalie Nakhro, Kethovi Krose, Neiriakolie Siamvü, Keviselie Terhüja, Savizo Kweho, Visakholie Nakhro, Kedokhotso Kweho, Jisusilie Chüsi, Vikehiekho Kimho, Zeneilie Krose, Keneilhukho Meyase, Kikrukhrielie Kuotsu and Ketholezo Keyho.
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LONDON, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): Gareth Barry's performance in Everton's Capital One (League) Cup semi-final win against Manchester City on Wednesday night has led manager Roberto Martinez to describe the midfielder as "one of the best English players ever". Barry provided the cross from which striker Romelu Lukaku sealed a 2-1 victory for Everton with his 19th goal of the season. "I have never seen a player with such an incredible professionalism as Gareth Barry," Martinez told the BBC. "For me, he is one of the best English players ever. He could reach 600 Premier League appearances this season." The Spaniard credited Barry's influence for the number of young players that had successfully transitioned to Everton's first team in recent years. "The reason we have so many developing young players is there are leaders in the mould of Gareth Barry. It is no coincidence when we have Gareth Barry around them," Martinez said. "Gareth is one of those players who gets underrated." Barry joined Everton on a free transfer from Manchester City at the start of the 2014-2015 season after spending a part of the previous season on loan at the Merseyside club. The 34-year-old has racked up 582 PreFootball Soccer - Everton v Manchester City - Capital One Cup Semi Final First Leg - Goodison Park - 6/1/16. Everton's Rom- mier League appearances so far in an 18-year career that began at Aston Villa. elu Lukaku reacts after sustaining an injury. (Reuters) LONDON, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): Everton's 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the first leg of their Capital One Cup (League Cup) semi-final came at a cost with the trio of Romelu Lukaku, Tom Cleverley and Seamus Coleman sustaining injuries during the contest on Wednesday. Striker Lukaku, the joint topscorer in the Premier League on 15 goals, headed home the winner for the Toffees before
hurting himself, and manager Roberto Martinez is hoping the in-form Belgian will be back in action soon. "Romelu took a knock to his ankle and he will need assessing. I don't know if he will be available at the weekend but I don't expect anything too serious," the Spaniard told the club website(www. evertonfc.com). Everton finished the game with 10 men after Coleman
tweaked his calf muscle late in the game, with the manager having used up his substitutions. "Seamus is probably the most serious of the three. He has pulled his calf and that type of injury usually takes three or four weeks to fully recover," Martinez said. Cleverly suffered a recurrence of the calf injury he picked up against Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend. The midfielder had to sit out for more than two months
due to a ligament damage before returning to action in November and has only 11 league appearances so far this season. "Tom picked up a knock to his calf against Spurs and it flared up at half-time," Martinez said. The manager is also not setting too much store by Wednesday's win, as a 1-0 victory by City (after extra time) in the return leg will be enough to send Manuel Pellegrini's men through.
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Real Madrid's new coach Zinedine Zidane attends a news conference at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, January 5. (REUTERS)
BARCELONA, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): All eyes will be on new Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane and on how he delivers his brand of attacking football spearheaded by the 'BBC' in his first match in charge against Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga on Saturday. So far the quietly-spoken Frenchman has given little indication of the way he plans to breathe new life into a side that boasts plenty of talent but failed to perform in big games under former coach Rafa Benitez. "The idea is to play with the three of them," Zidane told reporters as he explained the roles of top-notch forwards Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo, known in Spain as the 'BBC'. "It is important to see attractive football and that is the line I will look to go down. Attacking and balanced." Benitez was never able to win over the dressing room with his studious approach following the departure of the more easy-going Italian Carlo Ancelotti in the close season. Fans and the media also criticised the Spaniard for being too defensive and Zidane will now need his three leading performers to show more willingness to track back. Real's attacking trident are as prolific with league goals as Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez at Barcelona but it is in other facets to their play that the difference shows. Both trios have hit 35 La Liga goals this season but the perception is that Real's players have been less willing to defend. Former France great Zidane's illustrious career as a player demands the respect of the squad even though this is his first stint as a top-flight coach. Third-placed Real are four points behind leaders Atletico Madrid, who are away to Celta Vigo on Sunday, and two adrift of Barcelona who host Granada on Saturday. It was the first time since February that a side comprising Messi, Neymar and Suarez failed to score as Barca drew 0-0 with Espanyol last weekend but they quickly got back on track with a 4-1 win over the same opponents on Wednesday in the King's Cup. A magical Messi display saw him score twice and set up goals for Gerard Pique and Neymar as Barca strolled to victory in the last-16 first leg clash.
KOhimA, JANUARY 7 (mExN): D. Khel clinched the Men’s football event at the ongoing 62nd KVSA meet, 2016, organized by Kohima Village Youth Organization(KVYO). D. Khel edged out L. Khel by 3-2 in an exciting final match here at local ground, Kohima on Thursday. L. Khel stormed into the lead in the 2nd minute of the game through the boots of Mhasibeituo, while D. Khel restored parity in the 6th minute from Keviphretuo to level 1-1. Four minutes before the lemon break, Mhasibeituo again put the L.Khel into the lead in the 36th minute, while Zapungulie for D.Khel netted the equalizer goal in the 65th minute to level 2-2. The match winner for D.Khel was netted in the injured added Keviphretuo by through a spot kick conversion. Earlier on Thursday D. Khel beat T.Khel by 2-1 in first semifinal match and in the second semi-final match, D.Khel piped out P. Khel by a solitary goal. Final match for basketball and volleyball today D. Khel will play with T. Khel in the women’s basketball final, while D. Khel will take on L. Khel in the men’s final basketball on Friday. Men’s final match will be played at 9.00 am, while women’s final match will be played at 10.30 am. In volleyball men’s D. Khel will play with T. Khel in the final match, while D. Khel will take on P. Khel in the women’s final basketball on Friday. Women’s final will be played at 9.00.am, while the men’s final match will be played at 10.30 am. All the finals matches will be played in local ground, Kohima. Meanwhile Badminton, Chess
Medal tally T.Khel – 11 Gold medal – 7 Silver medal – 7 Bronze medal = Total =25 D.Khel – 6 Gold medal – 2 Silver medal – 7 Bronze medal = Total =15 P.Khel – 3 Gold medal – 4 Silver medal – 3 Bronze medal = Total =10 L.Khel – 2 Gold medal – 9 Silver medal – 1 Bronze medal = Total =12 and Table Tennis finals matches T.Khel emerged the fastest man will also take place on Friday at In- of the 62nd Kohima Village Sports door Stadium Kohima. Association(KVSA) meet, 2016. On Thursday in the final of Medoneituo Sekhose fastest the 100 meters, Medoneituo runner of 62nd KVSA meet,2016 Sekhose clocked 12.00 seconds Medoneituo Sekhose of to win the Gold medal beating
"It (the first-leg win) means nothing. We had to win our first leg and we'll now have to prepare for a very interesting second leg," said Martinez whose team are currently 11th in the Premier League. Everton face Dagenham & Redbridge F.C in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday and return to Premier League action against third-placed Manchester City on Wednesday.
the defending champion MenuoKhrielie Solo also of T.Khel , who had to contend with Silver medal with a timing of 12.06 seconds and the third palce went to Seyievizo Kire of D.Khel at the time of 12.12 seconds.
LONDON, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): Aston Villa suffered another setback in their desperate Premier League survival fight when winger Adama Traore was ruled out for 10 weeks with a foot injury on Thursday. Traore was injured in the 3-1 defeat by Sunderland last week -- a result that left the Midlands club marooned at the foot of the Premier League, 11 points adrift of safety. Villa's website said Spaniard Traore, signed from Barcelona last year, had broken a bone in his foot. "It is a big blow," manager Remi Garde said. "He is a nice weapon to have but he's going to be out for quite a while." Traore's absence underlines Villa's need for urgent reinforcements in the transfer window. "The group has been suffering for a long time now, since the beginning of the season," Garde, who hopes to get his first win as Villa manager in this weekend's FA Cup tie against fourthtier Wycombe Wanderers, told a news conference. "We need fresh players to regenerate this group. Sometimes the spark needs to come from outside. Hopefully this is what will happen in the transfer window." Attracting players to a club that looks destined to drop out of the Premier League could be difficult though. "If I can attract the first one, maybe the others will follow," former Arsenal midfielder Garde, who took over from sacked Tim Sherwood in November, said. One player Garde hopes to sign on loan this month is Arsenal right back Mathieu Debuchy, confirming on Thursday that he had spoken to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger about a possible deal.
Arsenal begin quest for rare Cup treble Drogba undecided on playing future
LONDON, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): FA Cup holders Arsenal, who have lifted the trophy a record 12 times, begin their bid on Saturday to become only the third club in history and the first in 130 years to win it three years running. The Gunners, top of the Premier League, have not lost in the FA Cup since defeat by Blackburn in the fifth round in 2013 and they will seek to preserve that record against Sunderland at the Emirates. Leicester City, second in the Premier League, face fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane and thirdplaced Manchester City go to top-flight rivals Norwich City. Arsenal have only lost
once to Sunderland in their last 22 meetings, in an FA Cup fifth-round tie in 2012. Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce said this week, however, that he will be forced to change his struggling team, accusing the Premier League of devaluing the FA Cup by scheduling league fixtures next week. "Of course, I'm going to make changes for our Cup tie at Arsenal on Saturday," Allardyce said. "If you want us to respect the FA Cup, don't put Premier League fixtures on in the midweek just after New Year." Spurs, the eight-times FA Cup winners who beat Leicester in the 1961 final, will be eager to avenge a 2-1 fourth-round loss to the Foxes last year.
Manchester City face a tricky tie at erratic Norwich after losing 2-1 to Everton in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal on Wednesday. Norwich are 15th in the Premier League but they have won three of their last four matches and nearly held City to a draw at the Etihad in October before the hosts sealed a late 2-1 win. The other all-Premier League ties are Crystal Palace against Southampton, beaten in seven of their last nine matches, and Watford against Newcastle United. One top-flight club pleased to switch their attention to the Cup will be Aston Villa, last season's FA Cup runners-up, who have not won a league match since the opening
day of the season and are bottom of the table. Besides that win at Bournemouth, their only victory was in the League Cup against midlands rivals Birmingham City and they will be wary of an upset against fourth tier Wycombe Wanderers. The Merseyside giants both face potential fourthtier banana skins with Liverpool travelling to Exeter City and Everton facing strugglers Dagenham & Redbridge at Goodison Park. Premier League champions Chelsea, Cup winners four times since 2007, take on third-tier Scunthorpe United at Stamford Bridge and 11-times winners Manchester United renew an old rivalry with third-tier Sheffield United at Old Trafford.
LONDON, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has said he is discussing his future with Major League Soccer team Montreal Impact but that retirement talk was premature. French media reported on Wednesday that the 37-year-old Ivorian was to quit playing and join the coaching staff of Premier League champions Chelsea under interim manager Guus Hiddink. "Lovely to receive these messages but I have not yet announced my retirement and am still in discussion with @impactmontreal about my future," Drogba, who has a contract with Montreal Impact through to December, posted on Twitter. British media reported last month that Chelsea's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich was keen to offer Drogba a position on the team's coaching staff. Hiddink was appointed last month after Chelsea dismissed Jose Mourinho following a dismal start to
their title defence. The Blues are 14th in the Premier League after 20 games, 13 points off the Champions League qualification spots. Drogba joined Montreal in July after two stints with Chelsea where he
scored 164 goals in all competitions over nine seasons. The Canadian club have previously stated their wish for the striker to see out his contract. Drogba also had spells in between at China's Shanghai Shenhua and in Turkey with Galatasaray.
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he Force Awakens has unseated Avatar to become the top film of all time in North America, Disney says. The studio says the JJ Abrams film earned enough on Wednesday to pass the $760.5m (£520m) taken by Avatar over its lifetime. Avatar, however, still holds the global sales record, AP news agency reports. Last month, Star
Wars: The Force Awakens became the fastest film to take $1bn (£674m) at the global box office. The film also scored the biggest US Christmas Day box office takings in history with $49.3m. And it also smashed the record for the biggest box office debut weekend globally, with ticket sales of $529m. The seventh instalment in the Star Wars series of
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ctor Sylvester Stallone says there's "nothing" good about getting older. The 69-year-old has not enjoyed achieving senior citizen status and would rather have his youth than the wisdom that comes with age, even though he accepts he is more wise these days, reports deadline.com.
Asked the best and worst things about getting older, Stallone said: “The best thing about getting older is...nothing. There's zero good in getting older. He further explained: "I like that every day I forget something new. You do benefit from wisdom and I think your soul grows a little bit, and you become a bit more toler-
ant, and more forgiving. “I remember my father, who was a very tough man, on his deathbed. His final words to me were: 'Just learn to forgive. Just don't be angry. Just learn to forgive.' I went, 'Wow, OK.' So there is wisdom, and you understand that you should try to really enjoy the ride while it's still spinning."
Prince George starts nursery in style in a John Lewis coat
movies is due to open in China on Saturday which, analysts say, will give the film another significant boost. The latest film returns to "a galaxy far, far away" some 30 years on from the action of 1983's Return of the Jedi. It sees original trilogy stars Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher reprise their Han Solo and Princess Leia roles alongside younger newcomers.
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he first day at nursery is a big deal for every child, but especially when you’re a prince. That day came for Prince George today, and he did it in his usual style; totally nonchalant and enviably put-together for a two-year-old. His outfit of choice
consisted of a pale blue rucksack (that set Twitter alight with its cuteness), as yet unidentified, and a navy quilted jacket with brown cord elbow patches and tartan lining from John Lewis. But before mothers of little boys everywhere rush to the high street department store to snap up
an identical one, it’s no longer available. A handout picture released by Kensington Palace on January 6, 2016 shows Britain's Prince George of Cambridge on his first day at the Westacre Montessori nursery school near Sandringham in Norfolk, eastern England
Dolce & Gabbana 'Rock On 2' to release on November 11 Reveals First Hijab and Abaya Collection F
arhan Akhtar-starrer "Rock On 2", the much-awaited sequel of the 2008 musical entertainer "Rock On!!", will hit the screens worldwide on November 11. Ritesh Sidhwani, who is producing the second part of the hit film with Farhan, made the announcement via Twitter. “Hello sharing the
release date of #RockOn2...1/11/2016 @ FarOutAkhtar @rampalarjun @ShraddhaKapoor @ Purab_Kohli @ShujaatSaudagar. #RockOn2 releases 11/11/2016 @ShashankSArora @ItsPrachiDesai," Sidhwani posted. "Rock On!!", a rock musical, launched the acting careers of Prachi Desai and Farhan. Farhan even pro-
duced the film, which also stars Arjun Rampal, Luke Kenny and Purab Kohli. Written and directed by debutant filmmaker Shujaat Saudagar, the film has Shraddha Kapoor joining the cast to play the lead role along with Farhan for the first time. The second instalment of the film, which has been shot in Meghalaya capital
Shillong, which is often referred as India's rock capital, is said to take forward the story in a more musical and fun way. "Rock On!!", which had blockbuster music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, was about the fate of a fictional Mumbai-based rock band Magik, members of which reunite after a decade-long split.
I don’t have cancer: India's first transgender band launched
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oted playback singer Sonu Nigam today launched YFilms' transgender music group 6-Pack Band. The Bollywood star has lent his voice to one of the songs of the group. Sonu said he had a great experience singing with the band, something he wanted to do from a long time. "We are taking one step at a time. There are total six songs. I felt very happy singing with them. They were singing my songs all the time, they have a very good vibe. I really enjoyed their innocence and childlike energy," the singer told reporters here. 6-Pack Band comprises six transgenders singing original songs, including a cover version of Grammywinner Pharrell Williams' hit "Happy". Sonu added he felt pained to see transgenders being stereotyped in society. "When I was a child, I used to think what if I was born in a planet where people like me were in minority and others were majority...
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What would happen to me, my family because of that. "It used to sadden me very much, that is there no way we can't give them (Transgenders) a respectable job, proper business... Why can't it happen that we see them at normal places. Why do we see them on the streets, at marriage. Till when this will go on. It used to pain me a lot," he told re-
porters," Sonu told reporters here. The band has been curated by music-director Shamir Tandon, who said they chose the popular "Happy" song to launch the band as English songs have a wider reach. "The idea was to transcend boundaries, so we thought instead of doing a Hindi song lets do an Eng-
lish one. They are always happy despite the fact that people abhor them, disrespect them. 'Happy', we hope, will be heard by everybody in the world." The opening voice over of the song has been done by actress Anushka Sharma. Y-Films plans to release all the six music videos in the coming months.
olce & Gabbana has unveiled its first hijab and abaya collection. The designer released photos of the high-end fashion pieces over the weekend though Style.com/Arabia. The hijabs and abayas — the latter of which are the full-length, sleeveless dresses worn by some Muslim women — come mostly in black and beige, although the Spring 2016 collection offers garments with daises, lemons and red roses. The items come in
Priyanka Chopra wins for ‘Quantico’ at People’s Choice Awards
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fter Janet Jackson halted her "Unbreakable" tour on doctor's order late last year, rumor recently emerged claiming that she might have throat cancer. On Wednesday, January 6, the singer herself debunked the report in a video posted on Twitter. The 2-minute clip opens with a portion of "The Great Forever" from Jackson's comeback album "Unbreakable". "Sources say but where ya gettin' it/ Don't create the truth you like," she sings before a statement from her flashes on the screen. "Remember... believe it when you hear it from my lips. The rumors are untrue. I do not have cancer. I'm recovering," it reads. "My doctors have approved my concert as scheduled in Europe, and as I promised, the postponed shows will
be rescheduled. Thank you for your prayers and love." Though no new dates have been set, Jackson will reportedly return to the stage very soon. According to Extra, her doctors have cleared her to tour Europe starting on March 30. Jackson's "Unbreakable" tour was launched in Vancouver last August. The diva announced last month that she had to delay a bunch of dates on her tour because she "must have surgery soon." Rumor about her having cancer was started by RadarOnline which reported that doctors found a tumor on the singer's vocal chords. "If the tumor is cancerous, it could mean the end to the 'Control' singer's career, as she would be required to have immediate surgery followed by months of radiation treatment," the outlet claimed.
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ollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra has won the Favourite Actress in a New TV series award at the People's Choice Awards (PCA) 2016 here for her lead role in American TV thriller series "Quantico". The 33-year-old, who plays the role of an FBI agent named Alex Parish in the show, was competing against actresses like Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele and Marcia Gay Harden in the category. Hollywood actor Vin Diesel presented her the award on Wednesday evening. Priyanka is said to be the first South Asian actress to win a People's Choice award. "Quantico" co-writer Sharbari Ahmed posted on Twitter: "Congratulations @priyankachopra ! the FIRST South Asian Actress to win a PCA"
Currently in its 42nd edition, the popular American awards show recognises the people and the work of popular culture, where votes are given by the general public. After winning the award, Priyanka took to Twitter to thank all for supporting her in her debut TV series. "I am so fortunate! Thank you to everyone who voted for me at the #PCAs! My #PCManiacs- I am nothing without you! Big love," she tweeted alongside a photograph of herself with the trophy. Priyanka looked stunning at the awards gala in her glittering gold and silver dress designed by American fashion designer Vera Wang. Her makeup was done by Stephanie Barnes. She posted a photograph of Barnes's makeup station on Twitter just before the show.
The National Award winning actress, best known for her roles in films like "Andaaz", "Aitraaz", "Krrish", "Fashion" and "Mary Kom", was last seen on the silver screen as Kashibai in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2015 film "Bajirao Mastani". Bollywood celebrities like Nimrat Kaur and Sunny Leone later congratulated Priyanka over making India proud again. Nimrat, who played a pivotal role in American TV series "Homeland", tweeted: "Brilliant and so incredibly well deserved! So so proud of this tigress! A first of many more to go @priyankachopra." Sunny wrote: "@priyankachopra wowy wow! Congrats! Party hard tonight!" Priyanka will next be seen onscreen in forthcoming Bollywood film "Jai Gangaajal", which is slated to release on March 4.
sheer georgette and satin weave charmeuse fabrics and are laced at the hems, Style.com reports. In October, clothing retailer H&M made headlines for its ad campaign that featured Muslim model Mariah Idrissi who wears the hijab. “It always feels like women who wear hijab are ignored when it comes to fashion,” said Idrissi in an interview with Fusion. “Our style, in a way, hasn’t really mattered, so it’s amazing that a brand that is big has recognized the way we wear hijab.”
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FIFA ethics judges announce proceedings against Valcke Federer sails in Brisbane, ZURICH, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): FIFA's ethics judges announced on Thursday they had opened formal proceedings against suspended Secretary General Jerome Valcke over alleged corruption involving World Cup ticket sales, one of many scandals now surrounding soccer's governing body. The announcement came after an ethics investigation into the case recommended a nine-year ban for Valcke, former right-hand man to FIFA president Sepp Blatter who himself has been banned for eight years. Valcke, who is suspended pending the final outcome and has denied wrongdoing, has been invited to submit evidence to the panel, FIFA's inde-
pendent Ethics Committee said in a statement. Valcke was one of the most powerful men in FIFA and responsible for ensuring that preparations for the last two World Cups, in South Africa and Brazil, were completed in time. Even so, his case has been overshadowed by the turmoil which has engulfed FIFA in the last year, with criminal investigations into the sport in both the United States and Switzerland. Altogether, 41 people and sports entities, including top FIFA officials, have been indicted by U.S. prosecutors for offences including corruption, fraud and money laundering.
WORLD CUP TICKETS FIFA's own ethics committee has banned numerous officials including Blat-
ter and European soccer boss Michel Platini and is still investigating the conduct of others. "The adjudicatory
chamber has studied the report carefully and decided to institute formal adjudicatory proceedings against Mr Valcke," said Thursday's statement. The allegations against Valcke stem from former Israeli football player Benny Alon telling a news conference in September in Zurich that he had agreed in 2013 to pay cash to Valcke to secure plum tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. FIFA controls the rights to sell all the World Cup tickets and Alon said the plan was then to sell the tickets to fans at a markup and split the proceeds with Valcke. Alon said the deal fell through
and he never paid the football official. Valcke was placed on leave by FIFA in September following the allegations and initially suspended for 90 days in October when the ethics committee started its investigation. That suspension was extended for another 45 days on Wednesday. Valcke has had a checkered career at FIFA. He originally joined in 2003 as marketing director but was fired in December 2006 for his part in botched sponsorship negotiations with credit card firms MasterCard Inc and Visa Inc. He was re-hired as Secretary General eight months later and credited with the success of the 2010 and 2014 World Cup tournaments.
Chris Gayle facing expulsion over MDCA tournament 2016 new claim of indecent exposure
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MElbOURNE, JANUARY 7 (IANS): The West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle could be expelled from the ongoing Big Bash League if Cricket Australia’s investigations into an alleged act of indecent exposure during last year’s Cricket World Cup prove the incident actually occurred, according to media reports. Following Gayle’s onair flirtations with Channel TEN reporter Mel McLaughlin, a Sydney Morning Herald report said on Wednesday that a woman "who requested anonymity" had since claimed the West Indies batting star had indecently exposed himself to her in a dressing room at the Sydney Cricket Ground last February, reports CMC.
The Australian woman said she entered the dressing room thinking it was empty only to discover Gayle, who dropped his towel to partially expose his genitals while asking: "Are you looking for this?" Gayle’s management group, Insignia Sports International, has rejected the claims. “Chris denies the allegations published by Fairfax Media... there will be no further comment from Chris or his management at this stage,” a statement said on Wednesday. However, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported that if the claims of indecent exposure are substantiated, Gayle could find himself “sacked and banned” from the Big Bash. The left-handed Gay-
le, one of the main drawing cards in the tournament, has already been fined Australian dollars 10,000 (US$7,000) by the BBL for his ill-advised onair antics with McLaughlin. Following a whirlwind 41 for Melbourne Renegades that helped set up a five-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes on Monday at Bellerive Oval, Gayle told the shocked reporter: “I wanted to have an interview with you as well, that’s why I’m here.” He added: “I get to see your eyes for the first time, it’s nice. Hopefully we can win and go for a drink after. Don’t blush, baby.” BBL head Anthony Everard said Gayle’s behaviour had no place in the Twenty20 tournament.
MOKOKCHUNG, JANUARY 7 (MExN): Titans CC and Team Bendangsunep registered easy wins on the third day of the MDCA tournament played at Imkongmeren Sports Complex today. Titans defeated DC XI by 57 runs in the first match of the day. Titans batting first scored a mammoth 170 runs with Rohit contributing 74 runs and Longsa contributing 19 runs. Alemwapang took 3 wickets for the DC XI team while Tsukmen and Sushil Kumar took 2 wickets each. Chasing the huge target DC XI were bowled out for 128 runs with Noksang and Sushil Kumar scoring 29 and 23 runs respectively. Merenti was the Titans pick of the bowlers scalping 3 wickets and Rohit chipped in with 2 wickets. With today's win, Titans CC became the first team to make it to the Quarter Finals of the 2016 edition. In the second match of the day, Team Bendangsunep beat Sovran by 7 wickets. Sovran batting first were bowled out for just 68 runs with only Lensanir reaching the double figure. He scored 11 runs. The chief destroyer with the ball for Team Bendangsunep was Imnayanger(4/12) who blew away the Sovran top order with his tight line and pace attack. Chasing the small target of 69 runs, Team Bendangsunep finished the match in just 11 overs losing 3 wickets in the process. Sonu top scored with 33 runs. Imliwati took 2 wickets while Jonathan took 1 wicket for Sovran.
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Crawford crushes Petkovic
Switzerland's Roger Federer in action against Serbia's Novak Djokovic. (Reuters)
NEW YORK, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): Roger Federer took 55 minutes to dispel all injury doubts with a 6-2 6-1 routing of unheralded German Tobias Kamke in the second round of the Brisbane International on Thursday. Media speculations swirled around the fitness of the world number three less than two weeks before he launches his bid for a fifth Australian Open title and the Swiss maestro dismissed them by dropping only three games in a lopsided contest. "I'm going to do my best to stay injury free and give myself a chance to win another grand slam," Federer said after setting up a quarter-final against Grigor Dimitrov. Bulgaria's Dimitrov came from behind to beat Viktor Troicki 5-7 7-6(6) 6-2, while big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic battled through to the last eight with a 6-7(2) 6-1 6-4
win over Croatian Ivan Dodig. In the women's draw, American qualifier Samantha Crawford continued her breakout run by storming into her first WTA semifinal after pummeling Andrea Petkovic. The 20-year-old Atlanta native, ranked 142nd in the world, blasted 22 winners against the befuddled German in a 6-3 6-0 rout to further enhance her reputation. "It happened fast. I was trying to not think about it too much, not psych myself out," the former U.S. Open junior champion said. "Right after I won, on the on-court interview I was like shaking, and then in the locker room I was like sitting for just like a little bit. "But yeah, this is awesome." Crawford is playing in just her sixth WTA Tour event and her strong showing at an event which has seen the top seeds suc-
cumb to injuries should bring her inside the top 100 for the first time. The American, who spent time growing up in China and speaks fluent Mandarin, has yet to drop a set in Brisbane after dispatching another rising talent Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the second round. She faces twice Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka who trounced U.S. Open finalist Roberta Vinci 6-1 6-2. Germany's Angelique Kerber also booked a semifinal spot with a 6-4 6-4 victory against Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. At number four, the German is the highest seed remaining after injury robbed the tournament of Maria Sharapova, Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza. In the last four, she takes on Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro who rallied past American Varvara Lepchenko 4-6 6-4 7-5.
Warner hits quickfire ton, rain-hit test drawn
SYDNEY, JANUARY 7 (REUTERS): Australia's David Warner lit up the fifth day of the weather-ravaged third test against West Indies with an 82-ball century before the dead rubber contest petered out in a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Thursday. A draw and a 2-0 series victory for the hosts was always on the cards after all but 11 overs of day two and the entirety of days three and four were washed out. Australia captain Steve Smith, however, said he had offered his West Indies counterpart Jason Holder a deal which would have set up the chance of a result but was turned down. West Indies, who had resumed on 248 for seven, were dismissed for 330 to bring up lunch before Man of the Match Warner launched his assault in front Australian batsman David Warner celebrates scoring a cen- of 6,000 fans attracted to the tury against the West Indies on the final day of their third ground by free entry. It was a typically aggrescricket test in Sydney January 7. (REUTERS)
sive display of batting from the local lefthander, who had notched up 122 not out to help Australia to 176 for two when the players shook hands on the draw. The 29-year-old hit two sixes and 14 fours in his 103-ball knock, heaping more indignity onto a West Indies bowling attack which took just 12 wickets over the series. He reached his 16th test century when he swept the ball down leg side for three runs before leaping into the air in his now traditional celebration of the milestone. Joe Burns was the tourists' 11th victim, departing for 26 and all-rounder Mitch Marsh made 21 after being promoted up the batting order. Spinner Jomel Warrican claimed both wickets. Peter Nevill scored seven not out in his only batting opportunity of the series, another illustration of Australia's dominance.
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