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We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools ‘World looking at India with hope’ [ PAGE 8]

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By Sandemo Ngullie

Sanjay Dutt returns to jail [ PAGE 11]

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Friday, January 9, 2015 12 pages Rs. 4 – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Children’s Festival & Carnival at Mokokchung underway Kohli creates [ PAGE 2] new records Egypt President sounds [ PAGE 12] call for reform in Islam [ PAGE 9]

2015 nagaland: A fresh start, same basic demands

Morung Express Feature

Roads “Leaving aside narrow roads the roads of our state are beyond pathetic. Even in uncivilized parts of India, such roads do not exist in today’s world,” says Merenchila Kichu, who also opines that the issue of roads is a serious matter which has been overlooked by subsequent governments and that the maintenance of good roads should be the focus instead of setting up resorts or grand festivals and concerts.

Another further suggests that roads are of topmost priority for Nagaland which has the potential for tourist destination. Emphasis should also be put on the maintenance of durable roads and reducing link roads.

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Kaito camp, Zeliang camp; this group that group. How do I know what`s happening? I am just a senior leader of the party. Ok?

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‘India needs to invest Rs.26 trillion on infrastructure’ NEw DElhI, JANUARY 8 (IANs): India needs to invest Rs.26 trillion during the next five years for all its infrastructure projects to give a fillip to the ‘Make in India’ project and to achieve a growth trajectory of 7-8 percent, a research paper said Thursday. The investment requirement for all the infrastructure projects was revealed by a research paper brought out by industry lobby PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Crisil Ratings. “Of the estimated Rs.26 trillion amount for infrastructure projects, close to 80 percent will be needed for the power, roads and urban infrastructure,” said Alok B. Shriram, president, PHD Chamber. “In urban infrastructure, municipal bodies are likely to need significant investments for constructing urban roads, expanding transport and revamping water supply and sewerage infrastructure.” The paper pointed out that 70 percent of the projected investments for infrastructure would have to be funded through debt, banks remaining the largest source of finance.

2014 for Nagaland was not just another year. The state saw the same government transitioning with new leaders, and the cycle continues into 2015. The state was grappled by a deficit of Rs. 1234 crore. 2014 also saw the retirement of some of the best bureaucrats in Nagaland. Come 2015, a preview of the demands and expectations of the Nagas in the New Year indicates that Nagas just want their basic needs settled.

Health Care and Education “I think the government should focus more on health care and education,” says Pusho C. Thai (24), a government servant who feels that in the present day, medicine prices are soaring high which makes it difficult for the poorer sections to afford necessary medical treatment. Therefore, there is a need for the health care system to be changed so that the public is able to access free medical treatment.

Students’ Rights Activist, Tohovi Swu, views that the Directorate of School Education (DoSE) should be strict with the proxy teaching system in every government school in the New Year. While asserting that the Non-detention policy is not quality-oriented, Swu urges for the need of a thorough

People of Nagaland seek basic needs, like roads, that governance here is not prepared to address (Morung File Photo)

study about implementation of Non-detention policy in the schools.

Education wise, the government must keep pace with private institutions and they should chalk out plans and provide free education to the poor, views Pusho C. Thai. He further points out that the Government should focus on nurturing the youths towards a more holistic and harmonic future.

Sanitation and organized markets For Merenchila Kichu (25), an MSc Student at SASRD Medziphema, sanitation is an essential priority that Nagas need to work towrads in 2015. “Trash bins can be put up in every corner and better system of garbage vehicles can be carried out.”

“Vendors system of marketing should not entertain inside the main

town,” views Tohovi Swu who also points out that the municipal or government should strictly inspect butcher shops. Sharing similar views, Kichu notes that street vendors sell their products in the busiest path or in the dirtiest areas. “This is food we are talking about. Not only is it inconvenient and unhygienic but also disturbs the traffic. So why not set up a proper market or bazaar for

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the people. Convenience and benefits for this are in numbers,” suggests Kichu.

Tohovi Swu further suggests that there should be sub-centres of Fire Brigades at Kohima town, discontinue the use of unregistered private vehicles as taxis in Kohima town as local taxi permits will be valueless and most importantly, sufficient water supply in the capital should be initiated by the PHED.

Reformation of the individual and society While asserting that the Morung system should be revived to keep Nagas rooted, Gugu Haralu, Social Missionary, firmly believes in doing away with old customary laws which she feels is dividing and breaking Nagas in this century and says, “It should be made inclusive of people, of a society and building humans and not dictating them. It is for the very purpose to nurture, build, strengthen, unite, grow and empower the citizens.”

Haralu, who has come to Nagaland after 28 years to

live and work with her people at Poilwa, believes that honest conversations without judgments, preconceptions and blame games are a must to heal the Nagas in the first place. “Learning to listen to one another, giving enough time and space to think, ponder and deliberate on any issue,” highlights Haralu. Further focusing on the clean election campaign, she asserts that changes come from individual decisions and once the masses from all sections decide not to be bribed or sell their votes, there will be a change in the election pattern.

“We are a socio-political-religious-economic mess,” remarks EAC Bodi Kapfo (27) while pointing out that the very nature of Nagas generosity extends to corrupt behaviour too, ‘we are corrupt so that our tribe will benefit if not ourselves.’

When most Nagas pay their allegiance to their own tribes, the young Administrator views that majority have no patriotic feeling as a Naga and asserts, “We need inter-tribal unity but more than that I think the younger generation needs an identity as a Naga to work for and to have a vision for.”

Kapfo hopes that the Naga identity becomes bigger and stronger so that we can work for common Naga welfare. “We Nagas need to be more ‘Naga’,” concludes Kapfo.

‘Ongoing political crisis is reminder of people’s destiny’ turmoil within nPf continues

DIMAPUR, JANUARY 8 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has stated today the “ongoing political crisis” in the State is a reminder for the people of Nagaland of their destiny, “to reap what they have sown during the last three successive assembly elections.”

“The sequence of crisis that has plagued the state with successive plan holidays, non release of salary to employees, record rate of corruption has paralyzed the state and therefore the present political crisis rocking the state are not accidental but out of willful act made by the citizens of Nagaland,” stated Joshua

Sumi, Member Secretary to the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the NPCC, referring to the problematic elections in the State.

Hitting out at the citizens of Nagaland for having given “so called mandate” to the NPF for three successive terms despite observing its “pathetic performance” and “lack of culture and integrity,” the NPCC noted that despite numbers and a “jumbo size ministry,” the NPF led DAN government “could not proceed further not because of external interference but bogged down by its own internal bickering and discord.”

It blamed the ongoing

crisis on the “lack of leadership, lack of discipline, lack of sense of duty and above all selfishness” that have “ultimately crippled every sphere of governance.”

“Even if the present crisis calms down by a compromise or through horse trading and decimation out of coercion,” stated the NPCC’s PAC, “the people of Nagaland will continue to suffer under the regime of NPF.” Pointing to the obvious, the NPCC also stated how “despite its utter failure to bring nothing except adding 12 years of dormancy to 18 years of Naga political peace process, it is unwise and senseless for the NPF and partners to reiter-

ate the promise of bringing early political solution.” In every election and in any crisis, noted the NPCC, the NPF and its allies “have the habit of promising solution to the protracted Naga political issue as if it could be sincere with such promise.”

Meanwhile, the Congress questioned the Nagaland BJP’s role as partner of the NPF in the present crisis. “Just the other day, the Nagaland BJP has officially announced its support to the dissident leader G Kaito Aye while today it has appealed to both the NPF camps to arrive at an amicable solution,” it stated, wondering about the logic of the same.

‘Paris attack reveals the fragility of free expression’

PARIs, JANUARY 8 (IANs): The deadly attack on a French satirical magazine office Wednesday is a tragic reminder that the freedom of expression is fragile and those who defend it may pay the ultimate price for doing so, Unesco Director-General Irina Bokova said Thursday.

Hooded gunmen dressed in black burst into the office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo Wednesday, killing 12 people in a coordinated strike with automatic weapons.

This attack was condemned worldwide by various agencies, who said it was an “assault on the universal right of freedom”.

“Never before has one media outlet been so deliberately targeted and its staff decimated in an act of such extreme violence,” Bokova said, condemning the attack.

“This cowardly attack stands condemned by the

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A pen is placed on a poster reading ‘I am Charlie’ between candles to commemorate the victims killed in an attack at the Paris offices of a weekly newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad in front of the French Embassy in Vienna, Austria on January 8. (AP Photo)

entire world. Those responsible must be brought to justice and punished. But beyond that, governments and civil society must remain firm before such ag-

gression, and refuse any attempt to undermine the hard-fought values that people everywhere hold so dear,” she added.

The assailants killed 12

people -- including Charlie Hebdo’s editor and three acclaimed cartoonists -and left 11 others wounded.

After the incident,

peaceful candlelight vigils were staged throughout France, and Bokova pointed how these demonstrations have reinforced how freedom of expression is cherished worldwide.

“The spontaneous demonstrations that this appalling crime has provoked across France and around the world -- the outpouring of sorrow and anger expressed by citizens from all faiths -- also reveal that freedom of expression is a right that is cherished, and understood by all as being at the heart of healthy, functioning societies,” she said.

“Charlie Hebdo championed this right fiercely, often drawing sharp criticism, threats and other attacks. But its journalists and cartoonists bravely held their ground, passionate in their conviction that freedom of expression must be defended against all odds,” she added.

DIMAPUR, JANUARY 8 (MExN): Eleven legislators calling for a change in leadership in the state have submitted their resignations from their respective assignments in the government led by Nagaland state Chief Minister, TR Zeliang.

The legislators include Benjongliba, Deo Nukhu, Kropol Vitsu, Longriniken, Merentoshi Jamir, Naiba Konyak, Namri Nchang, Neiphrezo Keditsu, Noke, EE Pangteang, Torechu and Vikho O Yhoshu.

Copies of the resignation letters, made available to the media, claimed that the Nagaland CM “no longer enjoys the support and confidence of the members of the house,” and that “the majority of the NPF and DAN legislators have elected Kaito Aye as the new leader of the NPF legislature party.”

Meanwhile several NPF divisions have expressed concern at the suspension orders issued by the NPF President to seven MLAs. Separate press statements echoing this view were issued by NPF divisions including the Dimapur division, 25-Mongoya A/C, 29-Jangpetkong A/C, 19Phek A/C, 1- Dimapur-1 A/C, 30 Alongtaki A/C and 5-Ghaspani 2 AC. The party divisions expressed concern at what was termed as the “autocratic action” of the NPF president and called for revocation of the suspension orders. They further extended support to what was described as the “leadership” of G Kaito Aye.

DAN co-rodination committee calls for ‘immediate settlement’ The DAN co-ordination committee has meanwhile called for an “immediate end” to what it termed as the “factional battle within the NPF.” A press note from the Secretary, DAN coordination committee, KG Kenye informed that the committee held a meeting which was attended by its Chairman; NPF Secretary General KG Kenye;

CM cautions against ‘cheap propaganda’ Nagaland state Chief Minister, TR Zeliang had on Wednesday assured that his government is “comfortable” and claimed that it has the “support of a good number of legislators from the NPF party and the DAN alliance.”

The Nagaland CM further alleged that “some elected in the dissidents group have been trying to influence the people with all cheap propaganda and psychological game plan through the media, claiming that they have more number to form the Government under a new leader.”

Refuting this, the CM appealed to the people of Nagaland state and “all my legislator colleagues not to sway away by such lies.”

Twelve legislators submit resignation from respective assignments President Nagaland BJP, M Chuba Ao; General Secretary, Nagaland BJP, K James Vizo; President JD(U) Nagaland, Mhonjan Lotha; member JD(U) Nagaland, K Yimso and acting president, NCP; TL Semdok.

“Taking into account the serious ramifications of the internal crisis in the NPF that will take a heavy toll on the developmental priorities for the state, the DAN partners urge for immediate settlement of the intra-party crisis,” stated the press note. It further noted that the “continuance and intensification of the crisis in the NPF will not only bring deleterious consequences on the NPF, but will spell doom on the full tenure of the current Assembly thereby inviting the avoidable President’s Rule which Nagas detest.”

NPF Peren extends support to Zeliang Meanwhile, the NPF Peren Division, in a statement signed by its president, Haigam Kauring and General Secretary, Teitu Iheilung has urged the legislators calling for leadership change to “release MLA from 6-Tening A/C, Namri Nchang from forceful confinement and give him the fair chance to meet the party workers and clarify his actual position.” The division further endorsed the suspension orders issued by the NPF President against seven MLAs and extended support to Chief Minister, TR Zeliang.

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Morung Express News Dimapur | January 8

Notwithstanding the consistent and acute shortage of electricity in Nagaland, streetlights at the stretch of 3rd Mile, Dimapur was found to be lit on even at 3 PM on January 6.

(Photo by Imojen Jamir)

KBKK 25th years celebration Kohima, January 8 (mExn): The 25th years celebration of Kohima Baptist Khriesariiii Krotho (KBKK) will be held from January 10 to 11 at Central Baptist Church, Bayavii Hill Kohima. The inaugural programme will take place at 10:00 AM on January 10. The service will be led by Visato Yhoshii. KBKK president Visedelie Theiinuo will deliver welcome address. The main speakers of the celebration includes; Vilodi Sakhrie, pastor Town Baptist Church Dimapur, Rev. Rachiilie Vihienuo, pastor Union Baptist Church Kohima and Visasieii Dolie, director Angami Baptist Nhichuko Krotho. The celebration will be marked by musical extravaganza, debate, quiz etc.

KPC 14th Foundation Day on Jan 20

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Children’s Festival & Carnival at Mokokchung underway

Our Correspondent Mokokchung| January 8

Based on the theme “Calling a new Generation”, the Children Evangelism Foundation, Mokokchung in collaboration with Kings’ Kid international (Youth With a Mission) has orga-

nized a three day children’s festival and Carnival at Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Mokokchung. The carnival features speakers and resource person from seven different countries, which includes India, Germany, Finland, Latvia, Russia, USA and Taiwan.

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The three day festival will feature spiritual teaching, workshops, stalls for face and nail painting, tattoo stickers, tricks and games etc for kids. The first day of the carnival saw around 800 kids participating from different churches in Mokokchung Town. The Children’s Festi-

val and Carnival is one of its kind in Mokokchung and it’s a festival which is open to all churches in town. The festival will conclude on 10th of January. The Children Evangelism Foundation is a kids ministry based in Mokokchung with Alemla Apong as the founder .

Emergency meeting of Graduate Teachers NTC condemns terror activities

Phek DPDB meeting on Jan 12

Monitoring Committee on NRHM constituted

PhEK, January 8 (DiPr): The visit and programmes of Kusumjit Sidhu IAS, Secretary Law & Justice Government of India at Phek District on January 9 and 10 is re-fixed on January 10 and 11. Venue and Event timing remains the same. All head of Offices/ Public leaders are kindly requested to take note of change made in tour itinerary.

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Resource persons and speakers from seven different countries at the ongoing Children's Festival and Carnival at Imkongmeren Sports Complex Mokokchung. (Morung Photo)

Kohima, January 8 (mExn): To discuss matter relating to legal directives being served to the education department, regarding the deprivation of seniority of Graduate Teachers (regularised on 16-01-2004), an emergency meeting is being convened at CANNSEA Office Kohima at 10 am on January 15.

According to a press note from the convener of the concerned graduate teachers, Kekuolhouth-

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Kohima, January 8 (mExn): The Kohima Press Club (KPC) will hold its 14th Foundation Day on January 20 in the conference hall of KPC, Kohima. The Press club invites all its members, former executives and members, patrons and well wishers to attend the programme. There will also be a gift exchange (Rs.500 and above) to mark the occasion. Meanwhile, the executive body of KPC had its first sitting for the year 2015 on January 7 and discussed matters pertaining to the welfare and annual activities of the club. The executive body also decided to urge the KPC constitution redrafting committee to submit its final draft at the earliest. An audit committee for 2014-16 was also appointed comprising of Atul Sharma as auditor general, Medou Dzeyie and Kuzhovesa Soho as committee members.

PhEK, January 8 (DiPr): The monthly Phek DPDB meeting for January will be held on 12th January 2015 at DPDB conference hall, Phek. After DPDB meeting there will be a meeting at 2:00 PM to chalk out the program for celebration of Republic day, on January 26, 2015 at Phek District Head quarter. Deputy Commissioner, Phek has requested all Head of Offices/Establishment and institutions to attend the meeting.

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The 37th general conference of the Aqahuto Area Students’ Union (AASU) was held from January 2-4 at Pimla village on the theme “True Education.”

According to a press release issued by AASU president, Hukheto Aye, the conference was graced by parliamentary secretary for Justice & Law, Jacob Zhimomi, as the chief guest and SDO (C) Dhansiripar, Albert Ezung, as guest of honour.

The chief guest in his address encouraged the students to seek quality education and to be truthful students.

Jacob lamented that the present Naga generation, especially the youth, is fond of imitating Western culture only in dressing and living style but not adopting the Western “work culture.”

The chief guest stressed on the importance of work culture and said that only through work culture can the younger Naga generation thrive and prosper.

SDO (C) Dhansiripar, Albert Ezung, who was the guest of honour, said the

need of the hour is “unity among the Nagas, irrespective of tribes and isms.” He also said that Nagas should give up the pursuit of searching for easy money and engage in honest labour.

President, Aqahuto Area Pastor Fellowship, Kiyezhe Chishi, also exhorted the students.

Seminars on “Adolescent health and HIV/AIDS” and “Sumi women and our society” were also conducted with administrator, Legislators Forum on AIDS, Miss Hukatoli Choppy and Esther Ayemi, advocate, as resource persons respectively.

Winners in the various competitions include: Lothavi Students’ Union (traditional fire making); Kiyevi Students’ Union (traditional hopping); Shokhuvi Students’ Union (traditional couple show) and Pimla Students’ Union (March Past).

More than 800 students from 14 units of AASU attended the conference.

Meanwhile, AASU has acknowledged the contribution of all participants and donors and well wishers for their physical and material help in making the conference a success.

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Kohima, January 8 (DiPr): The Government of Nagaland vide notification no NRHM/NL/15-22/2011-12 6670 dated 26th November 2014 has constituted the District Level Vigilance and Monitoring-Committee (DLVC) to monitor the progress and implementation of Nagaland National Health Mission, in pursuance to Government of India Order No. Z18015/3/2014-NRHM-II dated 16th October 2014.

The Committee constitutes the following members: Neiphiu Rio Member of Parliament XVI Lok Sabha – Chairman; members- All MLAs of the concerned

ie and secretary, Temjenyapang stated the Court has given directive to the department to take “necessary consideration” of several representations submitted earlier by concern teachers on the said subject matter.

In this context, all the concerned Graduate Teachers whose service seniority had been counted from 16-01-2004 are informed to attend the meeting mandatorily as their signatures in original

district Chairpersons/Chief Executive Officer / Administrators, Deputy Commissioners of all District, District Welfare Officer of the concern District, District Education Officer of the concerned District and Project Director, Rural Development of the concerned District Member Secretary & Convenor Chief Medical Officer of the concern District.

The terms and condition of the committee will be: 1. To review the progress of implementation of the annual district health action plan under NHM and provide guidance 2. To review the release of funds by the Centre and States, utilization

is required in the legal paper for protection of seniority.

The press note also informed that “as per legal sanctioned” there is no provision for protection of seniority for those who failed to turn up for the said meeting and the organizers shall not be held responsible for the same. For further details, concerned teachers may contact: +91-9436650749/+919436215297/+91-8014889277.

thereof and unspent balance.

3. To undertake regular monitoring visits to the fields, visit to the peripheral health facilities and assess their performance including drug availability.

4. To ensure that a fully functional management structure is in place and is properly utilized.

5. To ensure constructive engagement and particular of all concerned Departments in the District for multi-sectoral intervention.

6. To recommend corrective measures to ensure that the program objectives are achieved and services delivered in an effective as well as efficient manner.

Calls on government to safe guard citizens

Kohima, January 8 (mExn): The Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) today expressed that it “is disturbed by the terror campaign of some miscreants that are attempting to disrupt the peace and tranquility of the people in the State of Nagaland by the elements from outside the State posing serious threat to life and security of the peace loving citizens.”

A press statement issued

by NTC Media Cell expressed shock to learnt that the two IEDs recovered from the car had white papers stuck on them mentioning the dates and time when the bombs were to be exploded. One was to be exploded on January 25 at 10 am and the other one on January 26 at 7 am.

It has been reported earlier that a person sustained serious injury when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded while he was reportedly trying to plant the same at Eros Lane, near Blue Hill station, Dimapur Monday night and two more IEDs were recovered from the

vehicle near the site. The injured person was identified as Longjam Ojit Meitei (30) son of L. Joykumar Meitei, from Sapinghot, Makha Leikai, PO Lamlong, Lamlai PS as given in his driving license.

The NTC while lauding the prompt and effective action of the police and the district administration for identifying the perpetrator and follow-up actions to prevent recurrence of such dreadful elements, the NTC urge the State Government to be highly alert and vigilance towards such terror mongers.

The NTC also apprise all concern citizens to be vigilance and proactive towards curbing such elements threatening life and security of the citizens from within and outside. “The State and its peace loving citizens cannot allow such elements to use Nagaland as safe haven to thrive their terror activities,” NTC stated.

Further, NTC condemn all kinds of terror activities which intends to intimidate and create fear in the minds of the civilians.

The NTC urge the State to take responsibilities and take all necessary measures to safe guard the citizens.

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Nido Tania case: victim's father moves HC over dropped charges nEw DElhI, January 8 (PtI): A Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh and father of Nido Tania, a youth who died early last year after he was allegedly beaten up by some persons at Lajpat Nagar here, has moved the Delhi High Court against the trial court's decision to drop the charges under the SC/ST Act against the accused.

Nido Pavitra has moved the high court seeking quashing of the September 25, 2014, order of the sessions court which had held that no charge could be framed against the accused under the relevant provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

19-year-old Tania, a BA first year student in a private university here, had an alter-

cation with some shopkeepers at Lajpat Nagar market here on January 29, 2014, after they made fun of his hair style.

Following the altercation, the shopkeepers had allegedly thrashedhim.Hewasbrought dead to AIIMS the next day.

The death of Tania had evoked outrage among the people of the northeast living in the national capital who alleged police had failed to protect him.

Initially, the police had booked the four adult accused, Farman, Pawan, Sunder Singh and Sunny Uppal, under section 302 (murder) of IPC after the postmortem report showed Tania died due to injuries on his head and face caused by a blunt object. The agency had also invoked charges under the SC/ST Act. However, during filing of the charge sheet, CBI

had dropped the murder charges against the accused, saying Tania's killing was not premeditated but a result of an altercation over breaking of a glass counter of a shop in the market.

Three minors, who had also allegedly assaulted Tania, are facing an inquiry before the Juvenile Justice Board here. "It is humbly submitted that the trial court had adopted wrong interpretation of the law and refused to frame charges against the accused persons under the provisions of the SC/ST Act despite the fact that the entire assault which resulted in the untimely demise of a young man was unequivocally and clearly motivated by the accused perceiving the deceased as belonging to Scheduled Tribe," the petition, filed by Advocate Prashant Mendiratta, said.

Sikkim: Tourists stranded due to heavy snowfall gangtok, January 8 (PtI): Around 270 tourists were stranded on the 17 Mile while returning from Tsomgo and Nathula to Gangtok due to heavy snowfall but they have been rescued, an official said today.

The tourists were stranded at 17 Mile last evening when heavy snowfall made the road back to Gangtok unmotorable. The East district administration and Superintendent of Police D B Giri, helped by the Border Roads Organisation and Army units, rescued all the stranded tourists and found them accommodation at facilities available in the area.

All the stranded tourists were escorted back to Gangtok this morning when clear weather thawed the roads, the official informed. Out of 270 stranded tourists, 240 are Indians and 30 were Nepalese nationals, the official said.

No tourist traffic was allowed up to Tsomgo from Gangtok today in light of the still heavy snow in the higher reaches.

istrative Reforms and Training Commissioner KR Meena in a statement yesterday said that the state cabinet had thoroughly considered the matter of the inquiry report and sent it to the Commission, who as a follow-up suspended four officials-- Joint Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Private Secretary and PA to Joint Secretary.

The state government has provided the necessary man power for conducting the examinations, he said adding, the cabinet had also decided to initiate criminal proceedings against the person involved in the matter through Special Investigation Team (SIT).

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9 January 2015

aIzawl, January 8 (EnS): Mizoram’s 18-yearold alcohol prohibition law will be relaxed from January 15 after the government on Thursday issued a notification that will put into force the rules of a new liquor legislation.

The notification issued on Thursday states that the rules framed for the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition and Control) Act 2014 will be implemented from next week.

Under the new law, whoever is above the age of 21 years and who has been issued a permit to buy and consume alcohol will be able to buy a limited amount of alcohol from wine shops — six bottles of hard liquor and ten bottles each of beer or wine per month.

The partial lifting of prohibition has pitched the Congress govern-

ment against the powerful church and mass-based voluntary organizations, who are against the move.

About a dozen Aizawl neighborhood authorities, known as Local Councils, have also pledged to disallow the sale of alcohol in their jurisdictions although most are ruled by opposition parties.

The government has insisted meanwhile that the new law does not lift prohibition but merely regulates the sale of alcohol in the state and based it’s argument on the legislation’s title which includes “prohibition and control”.

The government’s argument is that the new law will not only reduce the risk of continued deaths from consumption of illicit alcohol, but also bring in much needed revenue into the state coffers.

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Hunger strike in Arunachal over APPSC paper leak Itanagar, January 8 (PtI): Irked over the "unresponsive" attitude of the state government in resolving the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) paper leakage mess, civil service aspirants today began a 72-hour hunger strike demanding dissolution of the present Commission.

The state government had already instituted a magisterial inquiry into the anomaly and forwarded the report to the Commission for action but the aspirants were not satisfied with the action taken and demanded President's intervention on the issue, a senior government official said.

The state government had ordered a magisterial inquiry in the question paper leakage pertaining to General Studies Paper-II of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Combined Competitive Examinations (APPSCCE) (Mains 2014) and appointed a senior APCS officer Hento Karga to inquire into the matter of the alleged leakage.

The report, as submitted by the magistrate, broadly recommended cancellation of the said paper and to conduct examination along with other papers as soon as possible, the official said.

It also recommended a criminal proceeding against the persons involved and suspension of four senior officers of the Commission till submission of preliminary report of either police investigation or inquiry officers under CCS conduct rules.

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1. It is now a conclusive fact that the unanimous majority leader of the NPF Legislature Party is Shri. G. Kaito Aye. A majority of the NPF Legislators have unanimously elected him to be the Chief Minister of Nagaland.

2. Since Shri. Kaito Aye has the overwhelming support of the NPF Legislators, it is mandatory that the present leader Shri. T. R. Zeliang, who has lost the confidence of the members, should step down in a graceful manner in the greater interest of the people of Nagaland.

3. In fact, the same yardstick which was applied when Shri. T.R Zeliang was elected as the leader at the Kaziranga resort in Assam, and Shri. Noke had withdrawn his candidature in a magnanimous manner in the greater interest of the people and the party should be applied even this time.

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5. The suspension order did not have any constitutional validity and moreover it was not endorsed by any Disciplinary Action Committee nor was any opportunity given to the Members as show cause notice. It was an arbitrary order issued in a dictatorial and autocratic manner which is totally against the democratic principles and traditions of the cock symbol party.

6. The action of the President is most unfortunate and has divided the party at a time when the party should have kept away from interfering with the independent status of the NPF Legislature Party. WE should respect the sanctity of the Honorable elected Members and allow inner democracy to prevail under all circumstances. Even the NPF constitution has no control or authority over the conduct of the NPF Legislature Party.

7. We welcome the statement of support and solidarity expressed by the majority of the NPF units of the assembly constituencies for the leadership of Shri. Kaito Aye and their voice represents the voice of the grass root NPF workers in every nook and corner of the State. We also welcome the support extended by the Nagaland BJP and the BJP MLAs to the leadership of Shri Kaito Aye by respecting the majority decision of the NPF legislators.

8. We extend our wholehearted support to the leadership of Shri. Kaito Aye and we are confident that he will be able to provide a stable government with a positive and constructive partnership with the Government of India which will strengthen the peace process and usher in accelerated all round development of the State.

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Matters Of Public Concern And Importance!

1. Once again, our people are reminded with a biblical instruction to maintain sanitation as God commanded the Israelites while they were living in their makeshift tents for proper disposal of the waste materials failing which the holy God would not dwell with them He being a Holy God( Deut 23:1314). Church members are to be disciplined to follow such instruction/commandment.

Even the secular /national approach to sanitation was given by M.K. Gandhi –‘Sanitation is more important than Independence’(Sovereignty), equalizing the gravity of the indispensable part of the two values of guidance in our life. Also, in the word of PHED, ‘Sanitation is for health, development and dignity of labour’. By reading through these lines, let us see that steps are taken on (a) Who are responsible for cleaning the Kohima Local ground (Khuochiezie) after 2 months of Winter Mela and Winter Bazar supervised by the District Administration through KVYO/KMC/KCCI (b) The local vegetable vendors at Phoolbari area are easily or frequently driven away by the concerned authority (s) but not the nonlocal vegetable vendors near Nagabazar road entry, who are blocking the movements of the pedestrians and are also polluting the heart of Kohima City (c)

The KMC garbage or collection areas, if not removed /cleaned with manimum of more than 2 days, may be dropped /thrown to the compound by the public (d) Public should be educated / instructed to throw their waste materials only packed in big polythene or sack during KMC collection time.

2. Secularism is good for peaceful co-existence of all the religious groups but stressing too much on it, sometimes leads to equalising all religious founders including Jesus Christ as one of the gods which is a compromise of our Christian faith. Therefore, while supporting secularism for India, we must share our faith with the Indian political leaders like Dr. Billy Graham who could led late Mrs. Indira Gandhi to accept Jesus as her personal Savior and Lord during the dinner, invited by her in early 1980s, as testified by the Graham’s information of records. The only regret was that she (Mrs. Gandhi) was assassinated before she could share her new found faith in Jesus Christ to her countrymen. As the flame of God in Billy Graham could convert Mrs. Gandhi, by convincing her with a request “Give me your God, I need Him”. A Spirit-filled God’s servant can also change Mr. Narendara Modi, the Prime Minister of India, and we have to pray for it. There may be with

the principle of “hate sin but love the sinner” or “it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness” (motto of MRA).

The BJP workers in Nagaland must have strong faith in God or a discerning spirit lest the religious principle of the BJP/ BHP/RSS are implemented in our state quantity Christians as per Christian statistics /percentage in Nagaland but is very less quality Christians which lead to blocking or damaging of our own Christian testimony of activities /principle which is a kind of Christian persecution to ourselves be it against NTLP or ridiculing the statement of NBCC to send out ten thousand missionaries /volunteers with the Gospel. These oppositions are not initiated but by our own Naga Christian but not by other religious groups.

3. We studied in Political Science that there are three organs of Govt viz legislative, executive and the judiciary. Each one has its own powers and functions but they should be interdependent as they are on the same body as govt. and thus a ‘theory of separation of powers’ comes into but also to know that when their powers and functions are mixed up, we will have the weakest Govt. which is very true in case of Nagaland State where even the appointment of a Grade IV Staff is controlled by the legislators. When

a group of professions including politicians could not maintain their professional ethics, people from other professions, may have to interfere so also of other professions. Very sorry that there has been a tug of war within the NPF/DAN partners pertaining to the govt. on leadership issue or in principle due to lack of wisdom from God and intolerance in them in them.

We blame the underground factions but there are more factions in the state politicians even within one political party.

It must be a chance for them to realize their limitations by humbling themselves and come to repentance before God to be wiser in future knowing that ‘failure is the pillar of success”. We wish a popular and stable govt. very soon above the party colour, tribalism for the sake of good governance to deliver the goods to the public.

Perhaps some of our politicians are missing their professional ethics and thus we have a weak or unstable govt. these days.

Whoever or whichever political party is in ruling, we have to beg fund from Central govt. by adjusting ourselves remembering that the state Ex-Cheaquer should be taken care of or the Central govt. should have confidence is us that we are faithful enough in stewardship of financial managements. Since 2003, I have been insisting to

businEss Govt says coal reforms to go on after workers end strike New Delhi, JaNuary 8 (reuters): India will stick to its plans to open up the coal industry to private firms and sell a stake in state-run Coal India Ltd(COAL.NS), despite the resistance by mine workers, the country’s coal and power minister said on Thursday.

The five mineworker unions of the world’s largest coal miner called off a five-day strike in its second day on Wednesday, after coal and power minister Piyush Goyal assured them a committee would be formed to address their concerns. The strike had been seen as a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to push through tough economic reforms.

Mineworkers fear the entry of private companies will pressure Coal India to reduce costs, eventually leading to pay and job cuts at the inefficient state behemoth that accounts for about

80 percent of the country’s total output.

Coal fuels 60 percent of India’s power production and worker strikes have previously crippled power plants.

“If they have any concerns they are always open to further discussions and dialogue.” Goyal told a news conference. “(But) there is absolutely no change in any of our plans.” Goyal said increasing competition is key to meeting demand for cheap coal and realising Prime Minister Modi’s goal of supplying roundthe-clock power to India’s 1.2 billion people by 2019.

The country still has 280 million people living without power in 56 million homes, Goyal said. In late December, Modi resorted to a rarelyused executive decree to implement coal reforms that would allow an auction of coal mines and lead to private companies commercially mining the

fuel for the first time in 42 years.

The government is also looking to divest a 10 percent stake in Coal India in a sell-off drive to meet its budgetary needs. Goyal said he hoped the formation of the committee will help Coal India workers air their views so that they “do not have to go on strike again”.

S.Q Zama, secretary general of the Indian National Mineworkers Federation, said that though Goyal did not agree to consider reversing the decision on commercial mining, workers were relieved that the government will not fully privatise Coal India as many had feared. The first two days of the strike led to a production loss of about 1 million tonnes for Coal India, which normally produces about 1.4 million tonnes a day during this time of year. Goyal said the unionised miners have promised to help make up for the loss.

our politicians to give us a good parliamentarian a man of caliber, integrity, visionary, commitment and selfless, accommodative with Cabinet Rank unlike the present Parliamentary Secretary status for School Education, this being the human resources development department which is basic to all other development departments. May be there are some politicians from other professions or with wrong attitude are playing or have joined politics giving problems to their partymen due to their reckless statements irrespective of ruling or apposition bench as I often observe NLA sessions since 1980s.

Whoever becomes the Hon’ble CM, he or she needs a good set of Advisors for a balanced and lasting govt. but not like childish play or narrow minded game as being observed. The electorate of all constituencies will have to say something on right direction to their elected members as “democracy is the Govt. of the people and by the people” as defined by Abraham Lincoln. It is not to be cut off from the people, far away from the people and buying the people (voters).

4. The poor economic growth of our State even after attaining 60 yrs may be attributed to policy–makers, bureaucrats, wrong educational policy (only bookish but not produc-

tive education –like agriculture or industrious/productive as workers but not consumers alone. The Chinese system of education is stressed on:a) Love of the country b) Love of the people c) Love of science d) Love of socialist system (for India it will be love of democratic system e) Dignity of labour and thus, the country has become a self-help one country unlike our State.

5. Where is the CANSSEA Executive which has given a misleading statement to support the 2009 Retirement Act which is also one cause of emptying the State Ex-chequer due to heavy pension payment to the retirees on 35 years length of service but not even upto 38 years or 60 years on superannuation as demanded by the NGSEF. Can CANSSEA/UEEN save the State Ex-chequer or solve unemployment problem by supporting the 2009 retirement Act to some extend like the NGSEF has been taking up challenging it (CANSSEA) either to apologize/withdraws its misreading statement or impeached as the President and its team by an RTI case filed on the 20th Nov’ 2014 by the NGSEF. We are happy that both our leaders –T.R. Zeliang and G. Kaito are aware and in support of reviewing and amendment of the 2009 Retirement Act when approached at dif-

ferent times by the NGSFF delegates since June, 2014. And in the midst of its struggle to get favour from the govt. CANSSEA without knowing the head and fail of the issue, should not disturb the decision-makers to take the right step of decision by the Cabinet for an approval of the Hon’ble Governor and the NLA at the earliest as an Ordinance. This is also in view of providing good governance by enforcing central office discipline to its servants both Juniors and Seniors as well instead of expending maximum amount of money in the existing vehicle procurement and other luxurious maintenance without rendering good and efficient service to the public and its govt. In August-September,2014 one of the senior most media persons termed the senior employees as “lazy, inefficient and insincere” without any substentative evidence which the general public or his own younger brother are in support of the NGSEF. Actually, no one should generalize all senior employees with a negative comment without a strong and heavy enforcement of office discipline on public servants (office-goers) by the AHoDs/HoDs and even CANSSEA to its affiliated members.

Ruovihulie Angami, Rtd. Joint Director of School Education, Nagaland

The broader picture

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here has been lots of to and fro in every home in Nagaland and the social media is abuzz with the topic of the present political crisis in our State. People from both sides of the aisle have been giving their piece about who or how the next Government will look like. That is healthy in a democracy and needed.

From all the feedbacks and comments I have heard its either Rio is masterminding this to return to State politics by proxy as he did not get the ministerial post in the Centre. Or it is the incompetence of the incumbent that has led to this rebellion. And all sorts of theory on why this is happening including some ridiculous ones are floating around. But beyond the narrow reason’s as to why

the crisis has evolved in the way it has, is anyone looking at the broader picture.

In my opinion the broader picture is this.

Since the BJP swept to power in the center it has been trying to undermine regional parties all over India. Regional parties especially their junior allies are at great peril. In Maharashtra it has already sidelined the Shiv Sena by wresting the C.M ship. In Punjab it is already at loggerheads with the Akalis. All over India the trend is BJP sidelining their allies as the majority party or the strongest opposition. The only part of India where they have so far been unable to make a dent is the Eastern parts where the North East is included.

This is where Nagaland matters in the big scheme of things. With Rio and Kai-

to unable to effect a change in leadership within the NPF leadership their only option left will be to defect if they can muster the requisite Numbers. In this scenario their best option will be to join the BJP as they will be promised all sorts of things by the centre if they can form a BJP Govt. in Nagaland. With Rio getting a coveted ministerial post in the center all will be hunky dory for our fickle politicos as for them power and not ideology matters above all else. If this plays out as I fell it will it will be the biggest coup for the BJP in terms of P.R and making a dent in the Eastern parts of India.

Ruling a Christian State will be a dream come true for any BJP strategist in terms of propaganda and projecting their inclusive agenda.

Personally I hate the BJP

and everything it stands for but I must admit reluctantly that they are way above the rest in terms of strategy and having a long term agenda. I am just a layman giving his opinion with no knowledge in politics except as an observer so this might be utter nonsense but we must study the happenings in our State in context of what is happening all over India and not through the narrow lenses we the Nagas are prone to look at things.

Whatever happens I hope the Naga public will look at the long term consequences of this churn and not make it a fight between personalities and tribal affiliations. Our future may be at stake.

Kuknalim AoTemjen Jamir, Dimapur

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

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crime Statistical Report Wake up from Slumber: SN takes on recent events of Kohima Police for 2014 Kohima, January 8 (mExn): The total number cognizable offences registered by Kohima Police last year (January 1 to December 31, 2014) was 256 out of which a total number of 247 male and 14 females were arrested and booked under relevant sections of law.

In a press communiqué, the Sub – Divisional Police Officer & PRO, Kohima, Atu Zumvü NPS informed that out of 256 cases registered, 227 cases have already been disposed and 29 cases are under 'pending investigation'.

Category-wise, Theft (75), Extortion (28) and Cheating & Forgery (17)

constitutes the highest numbers of case registered.

Further, the total seizures under NDPS/D.C Act and NLTP Act were:- 1184 Kgs of contraband ganja 37,534 and capsules of spasmo proxyvon worth Rs. 50 lakhs (approx); and 9575 bottles of IMFL of various brands worth Rs. 20 lakhs (approx.)

The police also seized 23 pistols, 8 rifles, 1 hand grenade (Delay K-75), 33 detonators and 763 live rounds of ammunitions of various caliber.

The full items of Crime statement recorded in the year 2014 are classified into various crimes as follows:

CRIME HEAD Murder Attempt to Murder Culpable Homicide not Amounting to Murder Rape Kidnapping/Abduction Robbery Burglary Theft Extortion Cheating/Forgery Other IPC NLTP ACT NDPS ACT DC Act Hurt Arms Act Foreigners Act Cyber Crime Total

TOTAL CASES REGISTERED 03 06 05 08 04 08 13 75 28 17 22 23 11 05 08 18 01 01 256

Dimapur, January 8 (mExn): Reacting to the incidents that occurred on the past few days, the Survival Nagaland today called upon the Nagas to wake up from its ‘slumber’ and stay vigilant to events manifisting around them.

A press note from the Public Relations Cell, Survival Nagaland (SN)while vehemently condemning by recent IED explosion reportedly by outside elements at Eros lane, Dimapur, maintained that Dimapur particularly has become a “safe haven” for all types of anti-socials and criminals from outside.

Why and how Dimapur has become a “free-for-all” place and whose fault it is, the SN wondered adding that the district adminis-

tration, GBs, Chairmen, Churches, student bodies and NGOs should ponder and all work out some “modalities in unison” to check such occurance in future.

Again, censuring the assault on Abel Tepa, the Advisor Angami Students Union Chakroma Region,

by Vicky Singh (reportedly from Karimganj, Assam), who was allegedly involved in ferrying of illegal migrants to the state capital, the SN called upon the Transport Department, Taxi Association and local authorities to check and control the issue of license and vehicle permit in Naga names.

“The Kukidolong and areas beyond the Chumukedima gate and also the state capital and other

Changki Village Council notifies Chingkao Chingpong- a new village inaugurated moKoKChunG, January 8 (mExn): The Changki Village Council has issued a notice informing all concerned that without the specific clearance and formal approval of the Changki Village Council, “no written publication either in the form of article, book, pam-

phlet, poster in any print media, or posting through electronic platform of any kind, touching on the founding history, clan system or historical narration of Changki polity, church, customary laws, practices and clan nomenclature may be brought out by anyone.” The notice ap-

pended by Changki Village Council chairman, Lendimenba Amri and secretary Imodangba Pongen further informed that violation of the same by anyone shall attract customary actions by Changki Village Council in accordance to Changki customary laws and practices.

mon, January 8 (Dipr): PS to Minister of RD & REPA, Pangloi Konyak, inaugurated a newly recognized Chingkao Chingpong Village under Mon District on January 6.

In his inaugural speech, Chief Guest said, the day was a historic day for Chingkai Chingpong Village, as their long cherished

dream comes into a reality. He said, establishing a new village is a signed of new thoughts and progress, therefore urged the people of the village to maintain peace and tranquility.

Short speeches were delivered by DPO, RD Mon Manching Konyak, on behalf of RD Department and said, development depends on

WASU 41st biennial general BJP ST Morcha Phek lauds protest January president, Kuvethizo and his tenure, he had failed to conference on January 13 Dimapur, (mExn): The BJP ST Mor- general secretary Thüpusü- retain the good showmanKohima, January 8 (mExn): The Western Angami Students’ Union (WASU) is all set to hold its 41st biennial general conference on January 13 at Khonoma under the theme “Each one, teach one”.

The present Minister for social welfare, Kiyanilie Peseyie will be the chief guest while Salhoutuonuo Kruse, advisor Angamimiapfii Mechii Krotho will be the guest of honour.

The inaugural function will start at 10:00 AM. WASU advisor Rokophrezo Rocus Rino will chair the function while Mesasielie Meyase, president Khonoma Students’ Union will deliver welcome address.

Presidential address will be delivered by WASU president Kedoroko Casavi. Greetings will be shared

by Zakie Khate, president Angami Students’ Union

and Dolhunyii Chasie, chairman Khonoma Village Council. Special numbers will be presented by Vikhotsono Zhiinyu, finalist Ist Naga Idol and Visedelhou Terhiija, finalist Naga Talent Promo 2012.

Vote of thanks will be proposed by WASU speaker Neilhouvilie Senotsu.

Competition hours have been scheduled at 12:30 PM. Savilie Krunilie, president Western Angami Public Organization will exhort the gathering.

WASU deputy speaker Keneiviu Sechii will chair the valedictory function, starting from 3:00 PM onwards. Guest of honour Salhoutuonuo Kruse will speak on the topic “Gender equality and responsibility.”

Keneilhounuo Dziivichii, finalist Kids for Fame 2011 will entertain the gathering with a special number.

cha, Phek District has lauded the BJP Dimapur District, ST Morcha for their “manifested” stands against the spirits of redundancy in the Leadership pool at the apex governing governance making body.

A press note signed by BJP Phek District ST Morch

o stated that it “affirmed” the move as a genuine and extended unflinching support to the Protest Rally staged against the overdue “ad hoc” President Dr. M. Chuba Ao. It alleged that the State BJP head term as the ad hoc President expired on January 2 and added that during

ship in the ST Field,vividly classified in his “protracted leadership in the Office”.

It further stated that it is positively looking forward for a new dedicated leader, who will “prioritize his concentration for the welfare of ST Morcha and the upliftment of our people.”

NEZCC gears up for ‘Maati Ke Rang’ Festival Dimapur, January 8 (Dipr): Hectic preparations are on at the NEZCC Dimapur Complex for hosting the ‘Maati Ke Rang festival’, the first of its kind in the North East Region.

Speaking to DIPR, Director NEZCC, Lipokmar Tzudir informed that Maati Ke Rang is considered to be one of the largest festival of the Government of India (GoI) under the Ministry of Culture.

First Phom Priest ordained

Explaining that the Ministry of Culture, GoI recognizes every tribe and every region as a distinctive body of knowledge, Lipokmar expressed optimism that the festival will trigger greater cultural respect and appreciation of one another.

At least 10,000 visitors from in and around Dimapur as well as from other states are expected to attend the festival. Under the

Ministry of Culture, there are seven zonal cultural centers and all the zonal centers will be representing with their respective artist.

Confirmation of participation from around 600 artist has already been received and some have already arrived, Director, NEZCC informed.

Union Ministers, senior officials from GoI and hosts of dignitaries will be present during the festival.

Peren students begin tour Dimapur, January 8 (mExn): A contingent of 17 students and 3 teachers from Peren set out on a 14-day tour of Delhi, Jaipur and Agra on January 8. The tour was organised by the 18 Assam Rifles, 6 Sector, IGAR (North) under the Military Civic Action programme and as part of the

National Integration Tour.

During the 14-day trip, the group will meet the Prime Minister, the President and will visit schools in Jaipur, the 18 Assam Rifles said.

The tour was ceremoniously flagged off at the 29 Assam Rifles’ station in Dimapur on Thursday by the Commander, 6 Sector, Assam Rifles.

people wisdom and knowledge and urged the people of the village to make proper use of Government fund and schemes for village development. Konyak Union President S. Manlip Konyak, Akang Chingkao Chingnyu village and Head GB Chingkao Chingha village.

H Mongnyei chaired the inaugural programme while the welcome address was delivered by Acting Chairman C/Chingpong Village.

Folk song and dance were presented by C/Chingnyu male group and C/Chingpong women, Chingkao Chingha Students' Union, Chingkao Nyaho Youth, and C/Chingpong Youth.

remaining districts of Nagaland which are all ILP enforced zone are now becoming fully swarmed

by IBI population taking over all business activities because of our Nagas love of easy money and lack of dignity of labour,” the press note added.

The recent killing in of French journalists in Paris and rally staged by the German people to address anti-immigration issue should be a wake-up call for the Nagas, the SN argued.

Meanwhile, the Survival Nagaland has also

questioned the FGN how one of its tax collector, Pavito Sema arrested recently by the police, does not resemble the physical features of a Nagas.

“Is Pavito a real Naga by blood?” it posed.

It will be more harm than good if the NPGs keep on recruiting IBIs and other non-locals as their tax collector and other rank, it stated further questioning, “Whether the Naga National Movement belongs to and is really for the Nagas or any foreign, external or irrelevant faroff unrelated people.”

SNIC 2015 underway at Patkai Dimapur, January 8 (mExn): The Special National Integration Camp (SNIC) for 2014-15 was formally inaugurated by GOC 3 Corps on January 6 at Patkai Christian College, Dimapur. SNIC camps are organized annually at six different locations throughout the country, to reach out to the people in remotest corners of the country with the objective of fostering a spirit of unity amongst the cadets, cutting across regional, religious, linguistic and cultural barriers, and provide them an opportunity to learn from each other`s culture and traditions.

A total of 600 NCC cadets and NCC officers from different parts of the country, including 147 cadets from the North East region are attending the SNIC camp at Patkai.

A press note from the ongoing camp stated that at the inaugural function, Lt Gen Bipen Rawat, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM informed the cadets that he himself was a NCC cadet in junior division which has been very helpful in shaping his career. He also brought out the challenges facing the nation and that this country has a lot faith in the youth in tackling the challenges ahead.

The chief guest also congratulated the Cadets for the spectacular Guard of Honor presented to him and praised the cadets for the immense talent exhibited in the cultural extravaganza, showcasing unity in diversity and traditions of all parts of the county including that of Nagaland.

The camp will continue till January 14.

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SOME ANGAMIS INTROSPECTING

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e do not see ourselves as others see us.

Are we Angamis forgetting this truth? Whether we are aware or not, others now associate Angamis with the tragic weakening of the NNC which has led to the paralysis of the Naga National body which all Nagas love and value most dearly. The perception has gained ground that, much of the

chaos and bankruptcy of the present political situation is because of shortsighted miscalculations of Angamis. Are we taking this lightly?

Whatever the compelling political reasons we may think we are seeing, Angamis will be doing damage to the Naga Story which will be hard to repair.

If, because of unresolved issues within our

leaders, we bring destruction to inter-tribe relations and our political future, Angamis will regret the consequences of today’s recklessness.

We will be failing ourselves and our community if we continue to remain silent for personal reasons.

Rev L. Shohie Mhasi, Dr Satuo Sekhose, Zapuvisie Lhousa, Niketu Iralu, Dr. Dietho-o Yhoshü, Kuolachalie Seyie’ Pheluopfhelie Kesiezie.

CVC on signing of Good Behavior Bond To, The Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung Nagaland Sub: SIGNING OF GOOD BEHAVIOR BOND U/S 108/109/110 Cr.P. C. Sir, On reaching Changki Village, we read the written form which you handed to us and verbally ordered us to sign and submit the same in your office by 7/1/2015. The form you gave us reads as follows: “Bond for good behavior (Cr.PC 108/109/110)"

Whereas, I_________________, inhabitant of Changki Village, Mangkolemba SubDivision of Mokokchung District have been called upon to enter into a bond to be of good behavior to Government and all the citizen of India and restrain myself from committing any act which is harmful to the peace and tranquility in Changki village and Mokokchung District as a whole and which might endanger the physical safety of common public.

I hereby bind myself to be of good behaviour to Government and all the citizen of India to not commit any act in contravention to establish directives for maintaining Law NNC: The NNC has expressed its deep sorrow and sad- and Order during a term of two months till 6th March 2015 and in case of my making ness over the demise of Angamienla Ao, daughter of Late default therein as per 109, 110 of Cr.PC. I hereby bind myself to forfeit to Government Alemyangba of Longmisa village of the Ao Region,at Mo- the sum of Rs. 3 lacs only, which will be deposited on or before 20th Jan. 2015, Date 6th Jan. 2015. kokchung on January 1.

Condoling the demise on behalf Central Office Bearers of the NNC, the Secretary of Naga National Council Sl. No. Name Designation Signature (NNC), Nagaland L Kaiso in a press note stated that Late Angamienla was a staunch and dedicated leader, who We cannot, and will not sign the so-called Good Behaviour Bond for the following rendered valuable national service in defence of a sovereign Nagaland. She had been holding the post of the Vice reasons: 1. Changki Village Council is a statutory, customary body constituted by the State President, Naga Women Federation (NWF), NNC, from Govt. through Statutory Laws framed by the State Govt.; and we administer the the March 10, 1985 till the time of her demise. affairs of our village according to our Customary Laws and Practices as provided “She had sacrificed her all, and in losing her has creunder Article 371(A) of the Indian Constitution. ated a large vacuum which will be difficult to fill in,” the press note added.

2. Formal appointments may be made by the Government, but we are selected The NNC also conveyed its heartfelt sympathy to the by the village according to our own Customary Laws and Practices through a bereaved family members, relatives and friends, and ofdemocratic process. For your information, people with criminal record are not fered prayers of “protection, guidance and solace at this made Chairman, G.B or members of the Changki Village Council. hour of grief” and eternal peace for the departed soul.

3. We cannot sign the ready-made good behavior bond you gave us to sign, because by no stretch of the imagination, can we be construed as criminals intending to SBTA: The Sümi Baptist Theological Association (SBTA) commit sedition (Section 108 Cr.PC); we have absolutely no intention of conceallamented the death Late Ilika, who was serving as an Asing our presence or committing any criminal offence, cognizable or non-cognisociate Pastor Youth at Aotsakili Baptist Church on Dezable (Section 109 Cr.PC), and since none of us has ever committed any criminal cember 24; Late Phushito of Yezami, a retired Pastor from offence, we can never be construed as habitual offenders (Section 110 Cr.PC.) Asukhuto Town Baptist Church on December 28; and 4.

We take serious note of the fact that without showing the slightest regard for Late Rev. Shikaho Jimo from Vishepu, Pastor at Vekuho our village Customary Laws and Practices, you ordered us verbally to sign the New Baptist Church on January 5.

Good Behavoiur Bond and return the same to you, without assigning any reaIn a press note, Information & Publicity Secretary of sons whatsoever, or giving us the opportunity to respond to your Show Cause SBTA, Tokato K. Yeptho maintained that all of them had Notice, thereby treating the respectable, law-abiding leaders of entire Changki “fought the good fight of faith” and has diligently comvillage like common criminals. pleted the race.

Yours faithfully, “The President and colleagues of SBTA seeks God’s (IMODANGBA PONGEN) peace and solace for the bereaved family and may their Secretary souls find an eternal until the day Christ returns in glory,” Village Council Changki Date.Changki, the 7th Jan. 2015 the press noted stated.

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(Third from left) Rev. Fr. Charles Ongdok Phom, the first Priest from Phom community during the ordination held on January 8.

Kohima, January 8 (mExn): The Bishop of Kohima, Most, Rev. Dr. James Thoppil ordained Rev. Fr. Charles Ongdok Phom, the first Priest from the Phom community, under Longleng district, at Holy Cross Church, Yongnyah, on January 8. The Newly ordained priest took his motto: “The Lord is my portion and cup.’

A press release issued

by Fr. Thomas Toretkiu, Bishop’s Secretary, Kohima said that the Bishop in his homily thanked his mother for offering the eldest son to the church. He also highlighted the role of the priest as one of lifting Jesus to the people so that Jesus may draw them to Himself and be saved. At the beginning of the service Rev. Fr. Sunny, the parish priest of Longleng extended a warm and hearty welcome to all.

Reverend Deacon Charles Ongdok Phom was brought to the Church by

his Mother and relations with Phom traditional songs and dances. The deacon was presented by his Mother representing his father late N. Longvang and community representatives for ordination after praying over him and removing the traditional dress, indicating that he is being set apart for God’s work. After the ordination rite, the newly ordained priest continued the Holy Mass, at the end of which he gave his first priestly blessing to the people.

Rev. Fr. Charles Phom is the Second child of late N. Longvang Phom and Inong Phom from Yonggnyah village under Longleng district. He has four brothers and four sisters.

He joined the Seminary in Jalukie and finished his Class XII from St. Xavier Hr. Sec. School, Jalukie. He did one year of orientation course at Chabua, Assam

and did his Philosophy studies and graduation from Salesian College, Dimapur. He also completed his Theological studies at Oriens Theological, College, Shillong.

Nikashe DC Longleng K. Sophie, SP Longleng, Libunthung, former DC Longleng and Director DUDA, Lungang, Tamglu Ang were the special guest for the Ordination.

Rev. Fr. Francis, the Parish priest of Sharmator and Francis, anchored the commentary and felicitation program, in which special items were presented by the choir, and Yongnyah nyuthu, Longleng. There were speeches from Bishop, Rev. D. Vangpong Phom Excutive Secretary NCRC (Phom) Sub-Council & Mission Secretary NCRC. M. Palong Phom on behalf of the family thanked all.

The auspicious day ended with the community meal.

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Responsibility

By Grace Paley

It is the responsibility of society to let the poet be a poet It is the responsibility of the poet to be a woman It is the responsibility of the poet to stand on street corners giving out poems and beautifully written leaflets also leaflets you can hardly bear to look at because of the screaming rhetoric It is the responsibility of the poet to be lazy to hang out and prophesy It is the responsibility of the poet not to pay war taxes It is the responsibility of the poet to go in and out of ivory towers and two-room apartments on Avenue C and buckwheat fields and army camps It is the responsibility of the male poet to be a woman It is the responsibility of the female poet to be a woman It is the poet’s responsibility to speak truth to power as the Quakers say It is the poet’s responsibility to learn the truth from the powerless It is the responsibility of the poet to say many times: there is no freedom without justice and this means economic justice and love justice It is the responsibility of the poet to sing this in all the original and traditional tunes of singing and telling poems It is the responsibility of the poet to listen to gossip and pass it on in the way storytellers decant the story of life There is no freedom without fear and bravery there is no freedom unless earth and air and water continue and children also continue It is the responsibility of the poet to be a woman to keep an eye on this world and cry out like Cassandra, but be listened to this time.

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Mazie Nakhro, Ph.D

Day 4: The Beginning, of Nations from One Family Thought-Provoking Question: If God has brought about the many nations of the world, is the Naga people one of them?

What does God say? Read Genesis 10:1-7, 21-32 The origin of the nations of the world can be traced back to the three sons of Noah. The name of his first son Japheth, meaning, "extend" indicates the nature of his descendants. He is given this prophetic blessing: "May God extend the territory of Japheth" (9:27). From somewhere around the mountain of Ararat, Japheth's children possibly migrated toward the Nordic regions and they came to be known as the European people and the Indo-Aryans. The fact that they are fair-skinned indicates that they came from the cooler and cloudier climates in the north. The lower concentration of the melanin pigment in the skin accounts for their pale skin.

The name of Noah's second son Ham means "hot" and indicates that the children of Ham possibly migrated to hot regions such as Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and South Pacific regions. As they moved to the tropical climate in the south, the melanin in their skin probably became more concentrated, so that their darker skin could protect them from sunburn. These are primarily the Africans and the Dravidians."

Noah’s youngest son is Shem from whom came the Jews (Isaac’s children) and the Arabs (Ishmael's children). But from Shem also came, among others, the children of Joktan (10:26-30). The Joktanites were numerous and they departed from their Hebrew sibling at Masha, somewhere in the Iranian plateau or in west Asia: They migrated “toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.” These are possibly the Mongoloid peoples in the east.

Okay, so now what?

We Nagas are part of the Mongoloid people group. God has brought us to this part of the Himalayan foothills called the Naga homeland. The Nagas at least our ancestors, were a proud, self-sufficient and independent people.

Since the very early twentieth century, we have been divided by artificial boundaries laid by the British. But it is an irrefutable fact that, we share a common history of migration, culture, and political struggles. Based on these common experiences and ethnic identity, we belong to one another and we are all equals. Thus, as fellow Nagas, we all must share the joy of each other's achievements and also bear the shame and suffering of one another. We have an obligation to each other and to the larger community of our people. Such an understanding is absolutely essential to the building up of our Naga people group.

Prayer: Dear God, who delights when You people dwell together in peace: Grant that our walk of tribalism may be crumbled, suspicions disappeared, and hatred healed so that we may live as one family. Amen.

Taken from the book “Breakfast with the King: The 100-Day Devotional” by Mazie Nakhro

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I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity. A medieval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of people and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today.”

Salman Rushdie

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cylindrical canister of tear gas arched its way through the air and landed with a soft thud right at their feet. The gray can let out a muffled popping sound and the CNN correspondent team who stood immediately adjacent to the smoldering device knew they were in trouble. “Tear gas” they mumbled to no one in particular. Their tone was almost in disbelief. What came next was a clumsy, then desperate, attempt to find a way to vacate the area as they became overwhelmed by the noxious gas.

The burning haze couldn’t have been a surprise.

For weeks, major news outlets predicted that civil unrest could arise in the State of Missouri when the St. Louis County Grand Jury decision regarding the indictment of a Ferguson police officer involved in the fatal shooting of a local citizen was announced.

In preparation for this event, media networks moved hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment into the area throughout the month of November. Satellite uplinks established. Private security personnel hired. Correspondent teams dug into positions all over the city. The intent: to broadcast events from the ground as they unfolded.

Yet when the situation intensified as clashes between the police and demonstrators began in Ferguson that night in late November, the viewer experience was ultimately reduced to listening to a studio news anchor at a desk describe the events from hundreds of miles away. The anchors struggled to regain contact with their colleagues, but those responsible for sharing on location commentary, images and video stood unprepared and flat footed--surrounded in a cloud of gas. Fortunately, a majority of domestic lawful protest assemblies do not reach the point of velocity which requires aggressive police action.

But for the minority that do experience escalation that evokes an active response from law enforcement agencies, there are several ways a journalist on the ground can ensure their overall personal safety, with the goal of maintaining the ability to remain immersed in the story.

It’s important to note that the suggestions which follow are geared towards events involving local law enforcement engaging in crowd control tactics and not a full out armed military conflict. But there are common risks which are typically associated with both activities and the protective measures remain relatively the same.

If widespread violence or illegal activities are observed, police are trained to first initiate crowd dispersal using oral commands and directives as part of what is called the graduated-response theory. Those who refuse to take heed can find themselves among the first wave of arrests.

The first targets for detention are typically those that appear to be organizational leaders or the most outspoken. There are several ways to aim to avoid being a target of detention by police during this phase of operations. If you have media credentials, ensure they are displayed or easily accessed. Use equipment as props to quickly and visually identify yourself as a journalist (e.g, turn on camera lights, hold up the microphone and speak, even if no recording is taking place at the time). This should provide you with some time needed to capture the dispersal process as law enforcement will not focus on you as primary or immediate threat.

Independent journalists not on assignment should carry government issued identification, business cards, and examples of past work in lieu of credentials. Independents should also mail a certified letter to law enforcement officials indicating

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HE annual ritual of the New Year’s resolution — I’ll lose 10 pounds, get my finances in order, be more patient with my family, feel more grateful — misses the point.

We try to steel our wills to do what we already know we should be doing.

Kick-in-the-pants reminders, however stern, are missed opportunities for genuine self-renewal. (Not to mention that the shelf life of any motivational juice we generate in January tends to expire in February.)

The turning over of a new year is an opportunity to create ourselves anew.

How? The key, I suggest, is in shifting our understanding of the choices we make.

For many people, the most important choices in life are sources of agony, dread, paralysis — even depression or suicide. It doesn’t have to be like this.

A hypothetical example: Eve works as a textbook editor at a Boston publishing house and was approached by a small but prestigious imprint on the West Coast that was looking for a fiction editor. The job would be a big promotion, with a significant raise, and Eve had always wanted to work in fiction.

But Eve is in crisis. Should she move her husband and young daughter from their cozy life in Boston, her home of 15 years, to the wilds of California? If she stays, will she be forsaking the opportunity of a lifetime? If she moves, will her new boss turn out to be a jerk? Will her child be bullied at school? What if her husband can’t find a good job? Will the family quarrel, the marriage dissolve, her boss fire her for being incompetent, and she and her child end up on food stamps in a homeless shelter?

Many people are like Eve and see

intent (but not necessarily seeking permission) to cover events in that jurisdiction. Although this letter may not keep you from being detained at the scene, it could prove helpful in a court hearing to show you had good faith journalistic intentions from the outset and possibly be beneficial towards building a wrongful accusation defence.

If the oral directives from law enforcement are ineffective and the crowd becomes more agitated, or there is isolated unlawful behaviour, the next graduated-response method used is non-lethal force. In its simplest form this involves law enforcement implementing physical barricades and using physical restraint including the use of batons. If the situation continues to escalate, the odds are good that more advanced methods will be invoked.

One of these advanced methods is the employment of the long range acoustic device, or LRAD. This piece of equipment is a sonic weapon, an acoustic bullet of sorts, used to disperse crowds by transmitting directed tones at a volume above 140 decibels, an extremely painful level that the World Health Organisation has identified as able to cause acute mechanical damage to the inner ear. And taking into consideration that the US Center for Disease Control rates an operating jackhammer at only 110 decibels – it’s understandable that those exposed to the LRAD will not be able to withstand the pain to remain in the area of its operation.

The effectiveness of the LRAD can be greatly diminished by the use of commonly found industrial earplugs. Triple flange insertable earplugs should be sufficient for short term exposure. This type of earplug is designed to block approximately 30 decibels. The goal: reducing the pain from the device while still allowing you to hear and be aware of your surroundings while also being discrete about your counter measures. Since the LRAD could cause permanent hearing loss, maintain some sort of hearing protection at the ready at all times.

Another advanced method that garners the most attention is the use of tear gas. The most common form used by law enforcement is a chemical compound called o-Chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile. This compound is typically referred to as CS, the official NATO classification.

CS is designed to irritate the skin, eyes and upper respiratory tract. The areas most susceptible are moist mucous membranes. In the example of the CNN crew, several comments were made about their masks being ‘inferior,’ since they were still overcome with CS while wearing the mask. But in this case, it wasn’t the equipment, it was, unfortunately, simply operator error.

The first rule of defeating CS is to have your protective gear donned before the cloud reaches your location. (Avoid being persuaded by others who claim a cloud could be just white smoke used for screening – a popping sound followed by a white cloud should always be assumed to be CS). The mask must be kept inside its mask carrier until it is going to be used to avoid pre-contamination. Ensure the mask is ready for immediate wear in accordance with the manufacture’s instructions before you arrive at the scene. It also advisable to practice donning the mask so that it becomes second nature to slip on when under duress. Wearing the mask around the neck or holding it in your hands only exposes it to contaminants in the air, which are then trapped against your skin when it is pressed against your face. This was another critical error made by CNN correspondent Don Lemon who prepared his mask by stowing it on top of his head.

Gas masks also require a tight seal to the facial skin. For maximum effectiveness, males should be clean shaven from the lower jawline through the neck. Beards or dense facial hair will prohibit the mask from sealing properly. This is the primary reason US military members are prohibited from growing beards (which is secondary to the often assumed aspect of merely appearance).

For women, hair should be worn in up in a bun so that the mask’s head retention straps can be cinched as close to the scalp as possible to ensure a proper mask seal on the face. Lastly, contact lenses must be avoided in the field since CS particles can lodge between the lens and the eyeball -- further exacerbating the duration of irritation.

Since standard eyeglasses will not typically fit under the mask, consider a mask which allows for custom prescription eyeglass inserts.

Another difficulty with CS is it will remain persistent in your clothing and on equipment. Discard contaminated clothing into a sealed plastic bag and later allow them to air out upwind. Or discard them altogether. Also consider your team members or family. Riding in a car after exposure with contaminated clothing will eventually overtake your fellow riders, especially if a window is open.

Although some popular do-it-yourself remedies exist, such as using apple cider vinegar or lemon juice soaked rags wrapped around the nose and mouth, there is no substitute for a properly utilized gas mask. If you have been exposed without proper protective gear, no CS antidote exists to reverse the effects immediately. The Canadian Medical Association states that the best remedy is simple —fresh air and time (typically 20 minutes to an hour).

Further steps, however, can be taken to expedite this process. It is the recommendation of the manufacturers of CS to irrigate the eye to dislodge, dilute, and wash away the irritant. The US Army recommends this be done by flushing the eyes with water or saline solution. Tilt your head towards one shoulder and pour from near the bridge of the nose outwards, repeating for the other eye.

Lastly, there is the threat of non-lethal bullets.

Formally known as ‘blunt impact munitions’, these are not bullets per se, rather rubber balls or pellets that are also used to subdue individuals through pain infliction. Another variant consists of pliable ballistic sacks filled with a dense material, the so called bean bag round. Contrary to their name, these munitions can be quite lethal. If shot from a distance of five yards or less, these rounds can cause fatal injuries such as skull fractures, kidney ruptures or blunt chest trauma leading to a heart chamber rupture, for example.

The best protection measure against this dispersal tool is simple, avoid being a target for one.

If properly trained, law enforcement will take well aimed, directed shots at the abdomen and extremities. Therefore, expect non-lethal rounds to be directed towards those who are committing the most egregious unlawful and violent activities. Take extreme care to not find yourself standing near or directly behind probable targets.

A journalist on the ground is the best source for accurate reporting. By sacrificing some of your own personal safety you ensure that events are professionally documented as they occur on the ground.

But as the CNN crew realised in Ferguson, crowd dispersal tactics seldom discriminate. Taking a proactive approach in improving your own personal protective posture not only reduces the risk of bodily injury but also permits you to stay with your story.

Resolving to Create a New You ruth Chang INYT their choices as, in essence, problems of computation. But choosing between jobs is not like computing the distance between Memphis and Mumbai. The view of choice as a matter of calculating maximal value is assumed in costbenefit analysis, government policy making and much of economic theory. It’s even embedded in the apps you can download that purport to help you decide whether to buy a new car, get married or change jobs.

At the heart of this model is a simple assumption: that what you should choose is always determined by facts in the world about which option has more value — facts that, if only you were smart enough to discover, would make decision-making relatively easy.

But the assumption is false. When we compute distances, there are only three possibilities: one distance is more than, less than or equal to another. Similarly, when we compute value, there are only three possibilities: one thing is better than, worse than or just as good as another. But we shouldn’t assume that goodness is like distance.

Values don’t have the same structure as facts.

Options can be “on a par” — different in value while being in the same overall neighborhood. If your alternatives are on a par, you can’t make a mistake of reason in choosing one instead of the other. Since one isn’t better than the other, you can’t choose wrongly.

But nor are they equally good. When alternatives are on a par, when the world doesn’t determine a single right thing to do, that doesn’t mean that value writ large has been exhausted.

Instead of looking outward to find the value that determines what you should do, you can look inward to what you can stand behind, commit to, resolve to throw yourself behind. By committing to an option, you can confer value on it.

Of course, this isn’t to say that you should commit to being a first-class jerk, pedophile or murderer. That’s because being a jerk is not on a par with being a good person.

When we choose between options that are on a par, we make ourselves the authors of our own lives. Instead of being

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led by the nose by what we imagine to be facts of the world, we should instead recognize that sometimes the world is silent about what we should do. In those cases, we can create value for ourselves by committing to an option. By doing so, we not only create value for ourselves but we also (re)create ourselves. Eve might resolve to make her life in Boston. Someone else, in her shoes, might resolve to start a new life in California. There is no error here, only different resolutions that create different sorts of people.

So Eve, faced with her choice, should reflect on what kind of person she can be. Can she be someone who abandons a contented life for a new adventure? A choice between alternatives that are on a par is a precious opportunity to create the sort of person she can commit to being, by committing to being that sort of person.

Many of the choices we face in the new year will be between alternatives that are on a par. Our task then is to reflect on what kind of person we can commit to being when making those choices. Can we commit to forgoing a much-needed new car and give the money to charity instead? Can we commit to staying in a secure 9-to-5 job rather than starting the business we’ve always dreamed of? Can we commit to having a parent with Alzheimer’s move in with us, rather than paying to put her in a nursing home?

So in this new year, let’s not do the same old, same old; let’s not resolve to work harder at being the selves that we already are. Instead, let’s resolve to make ourselves into the selves that we can commit to being.

Ruth Chang is a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, whose TED talk, “How to Make Hard Choices,” has been viewed more than 2.8 million times.

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Dr. C. Rajkhowa r. Chandan Rajkhowa an eminent Veterinarian has retired on 31.12.2014 from service after serving for two terms as the Director of the prestigious institute National Research Centre on Mithun (NRCM) located at Jharnapani, Medziphema, Nagaland. Dr. Rajkhowa hails from Sibsagar district of Assam, obtained masters degree in Veterinary Science from the erstwhile Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Veterinary Parasitology. He cleared the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) exam in 1977 and joined ICAR Research complex for North East Hill Region where he served in various scientific capacitates up to March 2002 and during this period he received doctorate degree in 1990 from AAU. On 15th March 2002, he joined ICAR Research Complex, Nagaland Centre as Joint Director and simultaneously took the charge of Director of NRCM on 26th March 2002. On 27th December 2004 he was appointed as Director of NRCM and successfully completed ten years of service as Director in the same institute.

On 26.12.2014, I (Tasvina R. Borah, Scientist) had the opportunity to talk with the dynamic, composed, contended and pious academician, know his thoughts and views, his experiences, the heights NRCM scaled under his guidance and his vision about agriculture in Nagaland. For our readers here are some excerpts from the talk with Dr. Chandan Rajkhowa, retd. Director, NRCM.

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Q: Sir, how do you view the agricultural scenario in Nagaland?

A: In hill agriculture the concept of farming system with livestock and horticulture as components is very relevant in Nagaland. Earlier people were engaged at subsistence level agriculture; of late they are oriented towards production. During 2003-2004 effort was made to mobilize farmers on cluster basis and activities initiated on commercialization of passion fruit and maize in Peren district. Seeing the success of this activity I have a strong belief it won’t be difficult to mobilize the Naga farmers for different commercial agricultural activity on cluster basis because in Nagaland there is a very strong village administrative system.

Moreover, the initiative taken by ICAR Nagaland Centre and NRCM through the technology transfer programme has helped in changing the mindset of the people about modern scientific technology.

Q: Sir, what strategies would hold well for the integrated farming system (IFS)?

A: With proper planning for IFS i.e. by choosing the right crop in the right area along with livestock and fish component, shifting cultivation can be transformed into a settled one thereby the conservation of soil and nutrients of hill states can be maintained. Instead of replacement of jhum, effort should be made to enrich the traditional system of cultivation by addressing the issues related to soil health and erosion. The role of horticulture and livestock is very important in agricultural productivity, so effort should be made to replace the present stock with high quality germplasm as well as scientific management of these resources. The logistic support to the farmer is a very vital component along with scientific monitoring and surveillance of the newly initiated programmes need to be taken up in an organised way to build in confidence among the farming community for sustaining higher productivity. Some of the agricultural activities on minor products need to be identified and can be placed as a commercial activity for generating extra income by the farmers. The recent approach by ICAR Res. Complex, Nagaland Centre for development of different Farming Systems modules for small and marginal farmers is a very appropriate thinking. If it can be successfully transferred and translated it will bring a total revolution in the field of agriculture in future days to come.

Q: What are the salient achievements of NRCM till now and their relevance for the mithun farmers?

A: The institute has success story of roping in a non govt. organisation known as Entrepreneur’s Associate for promoting mithun rearing and simultaneously conserving the forest and thereby encouraging young entrepreneurs. Mithun is reared in forest based farming system and the institute has identified more than 260 plants which have been botanically planted, chemically analysed and nutritionally evaluated and for few, the propagation is standardised to rejuvenate these forests. The protocol of preservation of semen and cryo preservation of embryo, estrus synchronization procedures, artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer technology standardized. These methods help in preserving, conserving and propagation of quality germplasm. Moreover open nuclear breeding stock has been started in farmers field in Nagaland and will be starting in Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. Identified various disease and parasites encountered by this animal in various localities and has

standardized the health calendar for their control. To offer cheap quality total mix ration this institute has developed different feed blocks by incorporating locally available nutritious tree leaves and agro industrial bye products. Conservation of fodder by different means have been standardized to utilize during lean season. Areas specific mineral mixture depending upon the need of the animal has been prepared and initial trial in the institute farm and farmer’s field shows very encouraging positive result. Mithuns are also evaluated for draft capability so that they can be used for draught purposes. Standardized the protocols of value added products of milk, meat and hide of mithun and filed more than 8 patents. Genetic characteristics of mithun have been done and genetic distance between mithun, Thotho cattle and Gaurs has been established. The institute technology injection programme as well as TSP could bring in awareness and implementation of modern technology in mithun rearing for higher productivity. The institute is in the process of development Mithun based IFS so that farmers get benefit from all the resources they can maintain in a Mithun rearing area.

Q: Sir, please narrate your experience of working in this region.

A: Inspite of having limited resources and difficult terrain the farmers of NEH region have been trying their level best to sustain the agriculture produce in the hill states through their hard work and meticulous planning. With strong support and scientific intervention the tribal population will not only be able to enhance the production of agriculture but will also generate employment and will thereby solve the critical economic as well as socio-political issues of the hill states. My experience of almost 13 years stay in Nagaland was a very pleasant one. The support and help I got from different personalities of various field has helped me to pursue my mission of working for the farmers in a very effective way. The love and affection given by the people of Nagaland in general and farmers in particular has given me an intense feeling of recognizing Nagaland as my second home. The hospitality of the people has influenced me to such an extent that there was no room for missing my family members during my stay.

Tasvina R. Borah: Thankyou sir. It was a great experience to have spent some time with you. We wish you a happy and healthy new phase of life after retirement with the dawn of a prosperous and happy new year ahead.

MUSHROOM CULTIVATION AND LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT Tasvina Rahman Borah Scientist (Plant Pathology) and Dipika Deori SRF ICar, nagaland Centre

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ushrooms are by now an accepted ideal food item, rich in protein, low in fat and carbohydrates and an efficient tool for recycling of organic wastes. In India mushrooms have been exploited for commercial cultivation since long.

However, the country is yet to make a mark in global mushroom market.

The decreasing trend of arable land and increasing food demand necessitates food production which not only augments the deficits but is also nutritious and easily available. Mushroom along with other microbial biomass like yeast, algae and single cell protein (SCP) are often referred to as alternative sources of food. However, among this mushroom cultivation is unique as it is the most efficient and economically viable biotechnology process for the conversion of lignocelluloses waste materials into high quality protein food.

Mushroom growing is an ecofriendly activity as it utilizes the wastes from agriculture, poultry, brewery, etc. and in turn produces fruit bodies with excellent nutritional and medicinal attributes. There is ample scope for mushroom industry to thrive here successfully and can become a lucrative business for the unemployed rural youth, housewives and an additional income source for the farmer.

Edible/Cultivated Mushrooms: The following four edible mushroom species are grown extensively; i) Button mushroom (also called as White button, European button or Temperate mushroom) requires temperature below 200C. Commonly cultivated species are Agaricus bisporus and Agaricus bitorquis. ii) Oyster mushroom grows best with a temperature range of 22-280C. The common species are Pleurotus citrinopileatus, Pleurotus florida, P. cornucopia, P. flabellatus, P. ostreatus, P. sapidus, P. sajor-caju (grey oyster) and P. eous (pink oyster). iii) Paddy straw mushroom (also known as Chinese mushroom or Tropical mushroom), grows well at temperature 200C to 350C. The commonly found species are Volvariella volvacea, V. diplasia and V. esculenta. iv) Milky mushroom (Calocybe indica) is grown at higher range of temperature between 280C to 350C. Whereas, some edible species of mushroom like, Shitake (i.e. Oak tree in Japanese) (Lentinula edodes), Guchhi (Morchella sp.) and Black ear (Auricularia auricular) are gaining popularity because of their export oriented value, the species like, Giant fungus (Stropharia rugosaannulata), Enokitake (Flammulina velutipes), Jelly fungus (Tremella fuciformis),

Nameko (Pholiota nameko), Black poplar (Agrocybe aegerita) and Truffle (Tuber melonosporum) are not much popular either due to the complications involved in the technology or non availability of raw materials. About twenty edible species are generally cultivated in world out of which 4-5 species are produced in sizeable quantity. Some mushrooms can be grown for ornamental purpose at home e.g., Polyporous sp. found on dead twigs of trees is used as decorative items in homes.

Cultivation method of oyster mushroom Cultivation of oyster mushroom can be done by following methods, viz; I) Polybag culture/ polythene bag method and II) Cube culture method. The most convenient is Polythene bag method.

I. Polybag culture / Polythene bag method Materials required: (i) Paddy straw (ii) Trays (iii) Spawn (Mushroom seed) (iv) Water boiling drum (v) Chaff cutter/bumphak or Hachette (vi) Sprayer/ hand spray (vii) Transparent poly bags (Size: 40- 45 cm X 60 cm). (viii) Single hole punch machine (ix) Garlic extract (x) Jute thread.

Methodology: A. Substrate preparation (i) Collect good quality paddy straw (golden yellow in colour without blemishes or spots) and chop 2 kg dry straw with a hand chopper/ chaff cutter (about 5 cm long) for one polythene bag. (ii) Soak the straw overnight (6-8 hours) in cold water; the 2 kg dry straw becomes 4.5 kg/ 5 kg in weight. (iii) Put the soaked straw to hot water treatment (70-800C) for 30 minutes.

Boiling makes straw free from all contaminants and the cellulose is easily broken down by the mushroom fungus. (iv) Remove the straw from the boiled water and allow to cool by spreading on a clean floor. Squeeze or drain out the excess water. (v) Spray garlic extract mixed with water (3-5 ml/ litre of water) on the boiled straw. One litre of garlic solution is sufficient for 5 kg of boiled straw.

B. Making the polythene bag ready (i) Fold the poly bags (mushroom bags) of 40 cm x 60 cm size length wise twice and perforate with a punch machine at a distance of about 10 cm between the holes.

The sizes of the holes are about 5 mm in diameter. A polybag should have 15-20 no. of holes for proper ventilation. (ii) Tie the closed end of the poly bag with a piece of jute thread to give a round flat bottom to the bag.

C. Making the spawn ready (i) Spawn is used at the rate of 3 % i.e. 30g per kg of straw. The whole packet of 200g spawn is used in making one bed with 2kg of straw.

(ii) Break the lumps of planting spawn on a plate and divide into four equal parts of 50g each.

D. Spawning (i) Fill the bag with a layer of 10 cm straw. Make the layer slightly compact by pressing with the palm and to a height of about 4-5 cm. (ii) Spawn the straw layer with 50 gm of the spawn, sprinkle more amount of spawn towards the sides and little less in the centre. (iii) Likewise with a total of five layers of straw and four layers of spawn in between, fill up the polythene bag. Once the bag is filled up, tie the open end of the bag with a piece of jute thread. A label with the species name and date of spawning or preparing the bed should be tagged to the bed for record.

E. Spawn running Place the mushroom bag in a cool and dark place, safe from rodents and other insects, for spawn run. More appropriately, the mushroom bag is to be kept in the spawn running room for spawn run which is completed within 15-18 days at 25oC temperature. Completion of spawn run is indicated with white to cream coloured mycelium mat covering the entire straw.

F.Mushroom bed opening Remove the polythene bag after completion of spawn run to allow space for fruiting. Open the mouth of the bag; hold the bag upside down with right hand and place the other hand on the open end below, remove the poly bag with slight thrust. The same poly bag can be reused after washing with mild detergent and drying in shade.

Mushroom house or Cropping room or Growing room Mushroom cultivation is mainly done indoors to protect from heavy rains, direct sunlight and heat. A well constructed mushroom house is essential for commercial production. The choice of material, size and design depends on need of the grower. A low cost thatched house made up of bamboo mats allowing diffused sunlight and proper cross ventilation has been reported successful elsewhere. Usually the size of cropping room is 3 m x 6 m.

G. Cropping Place the mushroom bed on racks or hang it like pots in the mushroom house. Keep the bed moist by spraying water. Watering is done as and when necessary with the touch of the hand.

Harvesting the fruit bodies should be done sometime (8-10 hours) after watering and then commence watering only after harvest.

Mushroom fruit bodies come up after 5-7 days in clusters. In the initial stage these tiny fruit body clusters are known as pinheads. The pinheads grow into fully developed fruit bodies after 3-5 days of their appearance. These fruit bodies should be harvested just before they attain maturity

i.e. when the caps start to open outward.

The pileus margin when starts curling upward or down ward indicates over maturity of the fruit bodies. It is possible to obtain complete food value, medicinal values and taste by consuming mushroom in fresh condition i.e. harvested at the right stage.

Harvest fruit bodies by holding the stipe between the thumb and forefingers and twist it clockwise. Scooped out any portion of the stipe left in the bed to prevent saprophytic growth of other fungi and bacteria. Trim stipe/stalk of the fruit bodies to remove the adhering straw particles. Pack the fruit bodies in 250 gm or 500 gm packets as per requirement either in perforated poly bags or paper bags. Value addition can be done with attractive packaging, label and recipes.

Mushroom production and entrepreneurship development: Nagaland, is one of the suitable places for mushroom production/cultivation.

There is potential for mushroom industry to thrive in the state and provide lucrative job opportunities especially to the rural youths and farm women and generates an extra income for the farmers. The climatic conditions along with the availability of the cheap raw materials make Nagaland one of the potential areas for cultivation of different types of mushroom and hence, the prospect of building up a thriving cottage industry is tremendous. However, the mushroom production is still in its infancy and only a small fraction of the farming community is engaged in small scale seasonal production of mushrooms.

The availability of quality spawn and marketing aspects are the major areas that need to be explored and learned about.

Improper product promotion, misconception that mushroom as a whole are poisonous, lack of knowledge about its nutritional and medicinal value, shorter self life, lack of processing facilities, transportation problems and high price are the major problems in the marketing of mushrooms. The NGOs, Co-operative Societies, the State Department of Agriculture or individuals with sound knowledge on mushrooms can take the initiative to procure quality spawn from reliable sources for the farmers and develop organized marketing for disposal of produce of these mushroom cultivators.

Mushroom processing unit is another big avenue in itself, which will be more profitable and also employment generating.

To set a mushroom based industry; there should be regular supply, which in turn is dependent on round the year cultivation.

Organic compost is one of the prime inputs in organic Agriculture as practiced in the state. Spent mushroom beds, can be used for vermicompost production along with other organic household wastes. Vermicompost production can thus, be another source of income. In the present hour of global food crisis, if the loopholes are properly mended, the mushroom industry would provide better options for employment and income generation.

 Light irrigation on every alternate day may be given for better establishment and proper growth of the vegetable crops followed by mulching.  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.  During the month of January and February, for citrus trunk borer repeat injection of 3 to 5 ml of carbaryl or 2 ml petrol or chloroform into the bored hole with the help of a disposable syringe or insert the cotton swab soaked with the above solution in the bored hole and then plug it with wet soil/mud, gives effective control of borers.  In case of citrus leaf miner, to reduce its infestation, prune only the infested shoots during winter from the inner canopy.  When an infected ginger field is harvested, implements used like dao, spade, basket, fork etc. should be thoroughly washed before storing or using it in another field. Treat the ginger and turmeric rhizomes for seed with solution containing Quinalphos 0.075% and Mancozeb 0.3% for 30 minutes and dry under shade and store properly.

Livestock

• Crossbred animals are more susceptible to various diseases associated with change in climatic conditions. These animals and their calves are likely to get diarrhea due to internal parasites.

Seek immediate advice from the nearby veterinary clinic.

• animals should be preferably grazed between 11.00 aM to 3.00 PM to avoid exposure to extreme cold conditions of early morning and late evening.

• Cover poultry house with gunny bags/ polythene sheet to prevent the exposure of animal to cool nights. Heating through artificial lightning during night may also be given to chicks which are less than 21 days old. Chicks require higher temperature for their survival. Temperature exposure at hatching is to be reduced by 20C per week for good growth of the chicks. range of relative humidity for the development of chicks should remain between 55 - 60%.

• Good ventilation provides a comfortable environment, dusty environment irritates the respiratory tract of the chicks, besides dust is carrier of diseases.

• at birth, pigs require a temperature around 330C. as the suckling pigs gain weight, they begin to tolerate lower temperatures.

Artificial lightning should be provided.

Agro Met Field Unit ICAR, Jharnapani. Medziphema

Greetings Dear Readers

At the onset we from ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre thank you and the Morung Express for the support provided to complete successful year of communication on various aspects of agriculture.

We wish you all a very Happy, Prosperous and Successful New Year. Hope in this year our farming community will flourish further, harvest a good yield and march towards surplus economy for themselves and the state.

Joint Director and the staff ICAR Res. Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre

The Morung Express in collaboration with the ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Nagaland Centre will be publishing articles with regard to Agriculture and the farming community on the first Friday of every month.

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

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Friday 9 January 2015

Mamata asked to clarify Trinamool leaders’ role in terror group funding KolKata, January 8 (IanS): BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh Thursday asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to clarify the role of a Trinamool Congress MP and other state politicians in alleged money exchanges linked to Bangladeshi terror groups, ahead of her visit to the country.

“We want India to have good relations with Bangladesh and you want the same. We welcome that. Will you please explain if Pakistan shelters an Indian citizen who is involved in acts of terror.. will India have a good relation or hostile relation?” Singh told the media here.

Banerjee is scheduled to undertake a three-day visit to Dhaka from Feb 19 to 21 on an invitation by the Bangladesh government. Her visit comes at a time when speculations are rife that Saradha Group which went bust after the exposure of the chit fund scam, has funded Islamists in Bangladesh.

The Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary asked Banerjee, also the Trinamool supremo, to clarify her stance regarding the role of Bengal politicians in funding Bangladeshi terror outfits.

“You are going to Bangladesh. Will you be specific in replying this? Will you clarify this before you step into the soil of Bangladesh? What is the role of your TMC MP? “What is the role of your Bengal politicians vis a vis money exchanging hands with the Bangladeshi terror groups? Will you explain, what is the relationship of your TMC MP with the Bangladesh terror groups?” said Singh who was referring to certain media reports.

“It has been written in newspapers that the money transferred was used to promote terror activities in Bangladesh? Is this not going to be an embarrassment, for which the national government is already embarrassed,” he wondered.

The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the Saradha scam, has arrested three Trinamool leaders state minister Madan Mitra, Rajya Sabha member Srinjay Bose and party vice president Rajat Majumdar.

A number of other Trinamoool leaders have faced grilling from the CBI and other central agencies looking into the multi-crore-rupee graft which is said to have affected 1.7 million people in Bengal.

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‘World looking at India with hope’ GanDhInaGar, January 8 (IanS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the world was looking at India with “immense hope and optimism”, and he firmly believed the 25-million strong Indian diaspora was a big strength.

India can make a global impact by reaching out to them, Modi said here at the inauguration of the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the world’s largest annual gathering of people of Indian origin. Modi also said that he had fulfilled his promise to the diaspora of merging the Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards.

“I can say with pride that what I have promised I have done,” he said on the merger of the two cards and granting of lifelong visas to the holders. His statement ignited loud cheers at the Mahatma Mandir convention venue. He called upon the Indian diaspora to unite as a positive global force.

Modi recalled that exactly 100 years ago, a NonResident Indian, Mahatma Gandhi, returned to India to serve the people. Today, he said, he was welcoming NRIs from across the world

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in Gandhinagar on Thursday, January 8. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is an annual event to mark the contribution of overseas Indian community in the development of India. The three day event began in Gandhinagar on Wednesday. (AP Photo)

as a Non-Resident Gujarati.

The event is being held in Gandhinagar Jan 7-9 to mark the centenary of the return to the country of India’s “sarva sreshtha pravasi Bharatiya” or foremost Indian diaspora member, Mahatma Gandhi, from South Africa.

The prime minister said

NRIs were present in more than 200 countries. “India is global because of you,” he told the gathering. He said Indians had travelled in the past around the world in search of opportunities or to gain knowledge and exposure.

“Today, opportunities beckon you in India,” he said. He said the world was

looking at India with hope and optimism and times were changing quickly. India, he said, was rising with great strength. The prime minister called upon NRIs to forge and take pride in a common identity and heritage, and to use this strength collectively.

Modi said he had met representatives of 50 coun-

tries since assuming office in May last year, and he could say with confidence that all nations today feel that their goals can be met in partnership with India. This, he said, was a rare opportunity and it was now upto everyone to use this opportunity for India’s benefit.

He mentioned the support of 177 of the 193 na-

tions to India’s resolution at the UN on declaring an International Day of Yoga. He urged the diaspora to contribute to India’s success in any way possible.

He mentioned the project to clean river Ganga and make it a source of economic empowerment for 40 percent of India’s population. He said he was sure all NRIs would be inspired to contribute to this cause.

Earlier, he welcomed Guyana President Donald Ramotar, South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and Mauritius Vice Prime Minister Showkutally Soodhun who were on the dais with him.

He recalled how festivals like Holi and Diwali were celebrated in Guyana. He said Jan 8 also happened to be the founding day of the African National Congress.

He said Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary was observed in Mauritius with greater vigour than even in India. A PBD Kendra is coming up in New Delhi and would be inaugurated soon, he said.

Modi proposed an online quiz competition for the diaspora youth on the subject “Bharat Ko Jano” (Know India).

BSP leader hails Paris Govt fires employee who Tharoor’s domestic help questioned in Pushkar’s murder attack, declares Rs 51 skipped work for 24 yrs cr prize for gunmen new DelhI, January 8 (reuterS): Even in India, where government jobs are considered to be for life, A.K. Verma was pushing it. Verma, an executive engineer at the Central Public Works Department, was fired after last appearing for work in December 1990.

“He went on seeking extension of leave, which was not sanctioned, and defied directions to report to work,” the government said in a statement on Thursday. Even after an inquiry found him guilty of “wilful absence from duty” in 1992, it took another 22 years and the intervention of a cabinet minister to remove him, the government said.

India’s labour laws, which the World Bank says are the most restrictive anywhere, make it hard to sack staff for any reason other than criminal misconduct. States, led by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, have recently changed the law to make it easier to hire and fire staff, in a move welcomed by industry leaders but opposed by labour unions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cracked down on rampant absenteeism by making New Delhi bureaucrats sign in at work using a fingerprint scanner. The results are publicly available online - at www.attendance. gov.in - in real time.

new DelhI, January 8 (IanS): Taking forward its probe into the murder of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, Delhi Police Thursday questioned their domestic help Shri Narayan Singh but said they had not yet called the MP for questioning. Singh, who had been interrogated by police twice earlier, was Thursday again called for questioning, police said.

The special team investigating the murder of Pushkar took Singh to an undisclosed location in south Delhi, an official said. Tharoor’s staff had Wednesday night received a call from police asking Singh to join the probe. “Shri Narayan was in Himachal Pradesh. He came here today (Thursday) morning and left for the police station,” a staff member at Tharoor’s residence here told IANS. Pushkar was found dead in her south Delhi hotel room Jan 17, 2014 in mysterious circumstances. Police registered a murder case earlier this

month based on a final medical report by AIIMS which said she died due to poisoning. Singh was present at the hotel when Pushkar died.

Police officials said that they are likely to call other members of Tharoor’s staff as also hotel staff for questioning in the next few days. Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi told the media that Tharoor has so far not been asked to join the investigation.

“We have not served any formal legal notice to anyone. The investigation officer is yet to get more information and, only after that, he will decide which person is to be examined,” Bassi said. “As of now, no notice has been given yet because there are many facets to investigate,” he added.

Tharoor, in a letter to Bassi dated Nov 13 that became public knowledge Wednesday, said a Delhi Police officer attempted to implicate him and Singh in the murder of his wife.

However, Bassi denied the allegation.

Tharoor is undergoing ayurvedic re-

juvenation treatment at a centre at Thrissur in Kerala.

Perumbayil Ayurveda Mana (ayurveda centre) owner Sajeev Kurup told IANS Thursday that Tharoor was busy finishing his book and he was undergoing a 14-day general wellness programme for ailments like frozen shoulder and stiffness. “He was here for a week in September and then he was told to undergo a 14-day in-house therapy. His present 14-day therapy started Dec 26,” Kurup said.

Kurup added that the treatment of the Lok Sabha member from Thiruvananthapuram will be over by Friday and he should be out of the centre in the evening. A day before her death, Pushkar and Tharoor issued a joint statement denying reports that they had a row over his alleged affair with a Pakistani journalist.

Tharoor was then a minister in the government of then prime minister Manmohan Singh. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in May last year.

Focus on diseases having high prevalence Income tax dept withdraws case against Jaya among tribals: Panda new DelhI, January 8 (PtI): Tribals who constitute 8 percent of country’s population account for nearly 50 percent of malarial deaths and 70 percent of brain malaria cases, Tribal Affairs Secretary Hrusikesh Panda said here on Wednesday.

Panda said major health issues for the tribals are different from those affecting the mainstream like hypertension. Diseases like malaria and sickle cell anaemia are more prevalent among tribals but as a result of less focus they are in the bottom line of indication.

“It’s not that the tribal people suffer from any kind of special health diseases. The incidents of some diseases are very high for the tribals although they constitute 8 percent of the population. “They have about 30 percent of the total malaria cases, 70 percent of brain malaria cases and 50 percent of malarial deaths,” Panda said addressing a seminar jointly organised by the ministry of tribal affairs and the Indian Council of Medical Research.

Panda also flagged concern over the high rate of sickle cell anaemia among the tribal population which he said was a result of lack of awareness at the lower level of health services to identify sickle cell traits. “The treatment for sickle cell anaemia is not very good but what can be done is measures like identifying the sickle cell traits when it is not a full blown disease.

“We sanctioned funds and advised for some kind of a card system in which you test all the kids in the schools for sickle cell but it turned out that many district Chief Medical Officers did not know what a sickle cell test was,” Panda said.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the day-long seminar, Panda listed specific advisories like asking people to undergo sickle cell test before marriage as preventive steps.

“If marriage advisories are brought out that a person with trait of sickle cell doesn’t marry another person with the same trait... Steps like these may prevent such diseases,” the Secretary said.

Malnutrition among tribals was also a major issue at the seminar which experts said was largely an outcome of the eating habits of tribals said to be largely devoid of vegetables.

“Nutrition is an issue because of their food gathering habits. Their food sources have disappeared with the reduction of forest areas and the practise of growing vegetables is not very common among tribals.

“They will have to be taught to grow vegetables now because consumption of green leafy vegetables is very important to prevent diseases like fluorosis,” Panda said.

The seminar, which was attended by Indian Council of Medical Research DG V M Katoch and more than a dozen experts from all over the country, had sessions on maternal and child health, nutrition, malaria and sickle cell anaemia among others.

chennaI, January 8 (aGencIeS): It will be one court battle less for the unseated chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa, as an economic offences court in Chennai on Thursday allowed the income tax department to withdraw four separate cases registered against her and her friend N Sasikalaa for wilful failure to file returns.

The income tax department had filed a criminal case against erstwhile Sasi Enterprises and its partners — Jayalalithaa and Sasikalaa Natarajan — for their failure to file returns for two consecutive years (1991-92and 1992-93).

On Thursday, special public prosecutor for the IT department Ramaswamy filed a formal petition before the additional chief metropolitan magistrate (economic offences) “for getting consent of the court to withdraw from prosecution and not to pursue the prosecution proceedings any further against the accused.”

Since the offence under Section 276 (C) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was compounded by the competent authority, it is

allowed, said additional chief metropolitan magistrate Dakshinamoorthy.

After perusing the orders passed by the director-general of Income Tax (Investigation) Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, dated December 26, 2014, the judge said: “The case against the accused is dismissed as withdrawn from prosecution under Section 321 of the CrPC. The accused is discharged from the charges.”

The 18-year-old income tax case picked up momentum after the Supreme Court had fixed a six-month timeframe for the additional chief metropolitan magistrate (economic offences) in Chennai to complete the trial. On July 30, both the accused filed compounding petition before the IT department to end the litigation out of court.

Now that IT returns case is behind her, only two more cases are staring at Jayalalithaa - disproportionate assets cases appeals pending before Karnataka high court and a Rs 2-crore birthday gifts case investigated by the CBI.

lucKnow, January 8 (aGencIeS): While the entire world is condemning the deadly terror attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris, Bahujan Samaj Party leader Haji Yakoob Qureshi has justified the shootout and said people disrespecting Prophet Mohammed deserve death.

Qureshi said the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo had been repeatedly mocking the religion which is why the attack was carried out.

The BSP leader, after the attack, praised the attackers and declared a prize of Rs 51 crore for them. The politician had also courted controversy in 2006 when he shot to limelight after he announced a similar prize money for anyone who would kill the Danish cartoonist who drew a caricature mocking the Prophet.

This time too, Qureshi has announced to reward the Paris attackers with the same amount for attacking Charlie Hebdo’s office.

Heavily armed men shouting Islamist slogans stormed the Paris headquarters of a satirical weekly on Wednesday, killing 12 people in cold blood in the worst attack in France in decades.

An Indian tourist uses a selfie stick to take a photograph in front of the historical Red Fort monument in New Delhi on Tuesday, January 6. Selfie sticks have become popular among tourists because you don’t have to ask strangers to take your picture, and you can capture a wide view in a selfie without showing your arm. (AP Photo)

Khalistani terrorists find favour with Akalis; BJP differs

new DelhI/hyDerabaD, January 8 (IanS): Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Thursday urged union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to get released 13 Sikh prisoners, mostly Khalistani terrorists and supporters, who were “languishing” in prisons despite completing their sentences.

But the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which runs the central government, differed on this issue with the Akali Dal, its alliance partner in Punjab. Badal, who is also the Shiromani Akali Dal president, led a party delegation that appealed to the union home minister to direct various state governments holding Sikh detainees to release them. He said that some of these prisoners were “aged and even blind”.

The detainees had “completed their required sentence and are eligible for release under the premature release poli-

cy”, he said. Badal told reporters after meeting the home minister in New Delhi that he sought their release on “humanitarian grounds”.

“There are many prisoners who have served their sentence...

There are people who are 80-90 years old. Some of them are blind.

They have been in jail for 25-30 years,” he said, adding his party sought their release “on humanitarian grounds” He emphasised that the demand did not make the Akali Dal “anti-national”.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had earlier written to his counterparts in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Karnataka and Gujarat, the Delhi lt governor and Chandigarh’s administrator seeking “premature release” of the prisoners. BJP president Amit Shah however told reporters in Hyderabad that the BJP did not agree with the Akali Dal demand.

“The BJP doesn’t agree with this,” he told a news conference, when asked about the request from its ally. Badal, who was accompanied by senior party leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar, said Rajnath Singh had promised to go through the list of prisoners submitted by him. Badal refused to share the list with the media.

Briefing the home minister, Badal said that there were 182 life convicts in jails in Punjab who had undergone the minimum sentence and could be considered for premature release subject to prescribed policy parameters. He said that “there was a sentiment in Punjab that those detainees, who had already completed their sentences and were eligible for premature release, should be released forthwith”.

“When a prisoner spends

more than the stipulated period in jail but is still not released despite eligibility for the same it causes resentment amongst his near and dear ones and also gives rise for agitation among particular sections of society,” Badal told Rajnath Singh.

Badal pointed out that while the Punjab government could not move the cases of premature release of the 13 detainees in other states, it could not exercise the power of remission in case of the 182 prisoners in Punjab jails following a restraining order passed by the Supreme Court in July 2014.

He said that the Punjab government had decided to move an application before the Supreme Court to allow it to exercise the premature release policy for all lifers who have completed their required sentence and were eligible for remission.

“Our party is only endorsing

the sentiments of the Punjabis and no one should try to label it as an anti-national party. The same yardstick has been used by the centre to free some convicts earlier. Our national credentials are impeccable. The SAD has not only participated in the freedom struggle but was also in the forefront in the fight against emergency,” Badal claimed.

The 13 detainees in other states include Waryam Singh (Uttar Pradesh), Gurmeet Singh (Rajasthan), Daya Singh Lahoria (West Bengal, but lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail), Lal Singh (Gujarat, but lodged in Nabha jail in Punjab), Gurdeep Singh Khaira (Karnataka), Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, Paramjeet Singh Bheora and Jagtar Singh Hawara (all three lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail), Gurmeet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Lakhwinder Singh, Subeg Singh and Nand Singh (all lodged in Chandigarh).

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France mourns as hunt deepens for 2 attackers

PARIS, JANUARY 8 (REUTERS): French anti-terrorism police converged on an area northeast of Paris on Thursday after two brothers suspected of being behind an attack on a satirical newspaper were spotted at a petrol station in the region.

France’s prime minister said on Thursday he feared the Islamist militants who killed 12 people could strike again as a manhunt for two men widened across the country.

Two police sources said that the men were seen armed and wearing cagoules in a Renault Clio car at a petrol station on a secondary road in Villiers-Cotterets some 70 kilometres from the French capital.

Amid French media reports the men had abandoned their car, Bruno Fortier, the mayor of neighbouring Crépy-en-Valois, said helicopters were circling his town and police and anti-terrorism forces were deploying en masse.

“It’s an incessant waltz of police cars and trucks,” he told Reuters, adding that he could not confirm reports the men were holed up in a house in the area.

A policewoman was killed in a shootout in Paris earlier in the day, but police sources could not immediately confirm a link with Wednesday’s killings at the Charlie Hebdo weekly newspaper that marked the worst attack on French soil for decades.

National leaders and allied states described the assault on Charlie Hebdo, known for its lampooning of Islam and other religions as well as politicians, as an assault on democracy. The bells of Notre-Dame cathedral rang out during a

People pay tribute to the victims of the satirical newspaper “Charlie Hebdo”, in Marseille, southern France on Thursday, January 8, a day after masked gunmen stormed the offices of a satirical newspaper and killed 12 people.

French police hunted Thursday for two heavily armed men — one with a terrorism conviction and a history in jihadi networks — in the methodical killing of 12 people at a satirical newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad.

Placard reads “I am Charlie”. (AP Photo)

minute’s silence observed across France and beyond.

Many European newspapers either re-published Charlie Hebdo cartoons or mocked the killers with images of their own.

Montrouge Mayor Jean-Loup Metton said the policewoman and a colleague were attending a reported traffic accident when Thursday’s shooting occurred. Witnesses said the assailant fled in a Renault Clio and police sources said he wore a bullet-proof vest and had a handgun and assault rifle.

But one police officer at the scene told Reuters he did not appear to resemble

the Charlie Hebdo shooters.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls was asked on RTL radio after an emergency cabinet meeting with President Francois Hollande whether he feared a further attack.

“That question is entirely legitimate, that’s obviously our main concern, and that is why thousands of police and investigators have been mobilised to catch these individuals.”

Armed And Dangerous Police released photographs of the two French nationals still at large, calling them “armed and dan-

gerous”: brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, aged 32 and 34, both of whom were already under watch by security services.

Late Wednesday, an 18-year-old man turned himself into police in Charleville-Mézières near the Belgian border as police carried out searches in Paris and the northeastern cities of Reims and Strasbourg. A legal source said he was the brother-in-law of one of the main suspects and French media quoted friends as saying he was in school at the moment of the attack.

French social media carried numerous reports

of police helicopters across northern France. Police tightened security at transport hubs, religious sites, media offices and stores.

There were scattered, unconfirmed reports of sightings of the assailants and police increased their presence at entry points to Paris. One police source talked of a type of “psychosis” setting in with various reports and rumours, but police had to take each of them seriously.

The defence ministry said it had brought in an additional 200 soldiers from parachute regiments across the country to Paris to take the number of mili-

tary patrolling the capital’s streets to 850.

France held a day of mourning for journalists and police officers shot dead by black-hooded gunmen using Kalashnikov assault rifles. French tricolour flags flew at half mast.

Tens of thousands took part in vigils across France on Wednesday to defend freedom of speech, many wearing badges declaring “Je Suis Charlie” (I Am Charlie) in support of the newspaper and the principle of freedom of speech.

Britain’s Daily Telegraph depicted two masked gunman outside the doors of Charlie Hebdo saying to each other: “Be careful, they might have pens”.

Many German newspapers republished Charlie Hebdo cartoons.

The attack raised questions of security in countries across the Western world and beyond. Muslim leaders condemned the shooting but some have expressed fears of a rise in anti-Islamic feeling in a country with a large Muslim population.

France’s Muslim Council called on all French Muslims to join the minute of silence and said it was issuing a call for “all Imams in all of France’s mosques to condemn violence and terrorism wherever it comes from in the strongest possible way.”

Police sources said the window of a kebab shop next to a mosque in the town of Villefrance-surSaone was blown out by an overnight explosion. Local media said there were no wounded.

Security services have long feared that nationals drawn into Islamist

militant groups fighting in Syria and Iraq could return to their home countries to launch attacks - though there is no suggestion that the two suspects named by police had actually fought in either of these countries.

Britain’s Cobra security committee met on Thursday. London’s transport network was target of an attack in 2005, four years after 9/11. There have been attacks in countries including Spain, Kenya, Nigeria, India and Pakistan that have raised fears in Europe.

Islamist militants have repeatedly threatened France with attacks over its military strikes on Islamist strongholds in the Middle East and Africa, and the government reinforced its anti-terrorism laws last year.

A total of seven people had been arrested since the attack, he said. Police sources said they were mostly acquaintances of the two main suspects.

One source said one of the brothers had been identified by his identity card, left in the getaway car.

Courting Controversy Cherif Kouachi served 18 months in prison on a charge of criminal association related to a terrorist enterprise in 2005. He was part of an Islamist cell enlisting French nationals from a mosque in eastern Paris to go to Iraq to fight Americans in Iraq and arrested before leaving for Iraq himself.

The gunmen stormed the journal’s offices on Wednesday killing journalists, including its founder and its current editor-inchief, and shouting “Allahu Akbar!” (God is Greatest).

They then escaped in a black car, shouting, according to one witness, that they had “avenged the Prophet”.

Charlie Hebdo has published numerous cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad. Jihadists online repeatedly warned that the magazine would pay for its mockery.

Charlie Hebdo’s lawyer Richard Malka said the newspaper would be published next Wednesday with one million copies compared to its usual print run of 60,000.

Satire has deep historical roots in Europe where ridicule and irreverence are seen as a means of chipping away at the authority of sometimes selfaggrandising political and religious leaders and institutions. Governments have frequently jailed satirists and their targets have often sued, but the art is widely seen as one of the mainstays of a liberal democracy.

French writer Voltaire enraged many in 18th century France with caustic depictions of royalty and the Catholic Church. The German magazine Simplicissimus in its 70-year existence saw cartoonists jailed and fined for ridiculing figures from Kaiser Wilhelm to church leaders, Nazi grandees and communists.

“Freedom assassinated” wrote Le Figaro daily on its front page, while Le Parisien said: “They won’t kill freedom”.

The last major attack in Paris was in the mid-1990s when the Algerian Armed Islamic Group (GIA) carried out a spate of attacks, including the bombing of a commuter train in 1995 which killed eight people and injured 150.

Khmer Rouge tribunal Sri Lanka edgy as voting ends in tight presidential election restarts genocide trial COLOMBO, JANUARY 8 (RE- ders had been given for 800 of- attack in Paris by suspected Is- observing, the election commis- power in the hands of the presiUTERS): A night of suspense lay ficers to be deployed overnight lamist militants at the offices of sion voiced confidence the poll dent’s family.

PHNOM PENH, JANUARY 8 (AP): Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge tribunal restarted genocide hearings Thursday against the former regime’s most senior surviving leaders, with the first witness being called to testify against the ailing octogenarians.

Proceedings had been postponed since November after defense lawyers threatened a boycott because they said they were still working to appeal an earlier verdict.

Khieu Samphan, the 1970s regime’s head of state, and Nuon Chea, a right-hand man to communist group’s late leader, Pol Pot, were sentenced to life in prison in August after being found guilty of crimes against humanity. They are now on trial on separate charges of genocide against minorities, and rape and forces marriages — the first time such accusations have been put to trial.

Some 1.7 million people are estimated to have died from starvation, disease and execution due to the group’s extremist policies, and there is growing concern that the two men could die before the genocide trial can be completed.

Thursday’s hearing ended early, at midday, because Khieu Samphan, 83, was dizzy and suffering from high blood pressure. Nuon Chea, 88, did not appear in court and watched the proceedings via a video link from a holding cell due to his poor health.

The witness who testified on Thursday, 55-year-old Meas Sokha, was one of several dozen survivors who are expected to give their accounts before the court.

ahead for Sri Lanka as voting ended in a closely fought presidential election that could hand Mahinda Rajapaksa an unprecedented third term or bring to power a rival who has vowed to root out corruption and political decay.

Supporters of Mithripala Sirisena, a former government minister who deserted the president and crossed sides to become the opposition’s candidate in November, said figures showing a high voter turnout suggested a popular clamour for change.

“This means there is a strong sense that people need a change,” said Rajiva Wijesinhe, one of more than two dozen lawmakers who defected from the ruling party in the run-up to Thursday’s election on the Indian Ocean island.

But it was far from clear who would emerge the winner and, adding to tension as election officials prepared to count millions of votes, a police source said or-

outside Rajapaksa’s official residence in the capital, Colombo.

The source, who gave no reason for the tighter security, said the deployment would include 250 elite force personnel.

Sri Lanka does not have a history of unrest over disputed elections. However, a sitting president has never before been ousted and the prospect of this uncharted territory has fanned speculation that the result would be distorted or even that the military might take control if Rajapaksa looked set to lose.

Rajapaksa won handsomely in the last election, surfing a wave of popularity that sprang from the 2009 defeat of ethnic Tamil separatists who had waged a crippling war against the government for 26 years.

Reminding voters of his triumph as polling booths opened, state-controlled television showed clips of Wednesday’s

a satirical weekly newspaper and then switched seamlessly to old footage of the Sri Lankan war.

“When we see these images we also remember the history of terrorism in Sri Lanka,” one announcer said.

Although his popularity has waned, Rajapaksa called the election two years early, confident that the perennially fractured opposition would fail to find a credible challenger. But he did not anticipate the emergence of Sirisena, who dined with the president one night and turned on him the next day.

Election officials said the turnout from an electorate of about 15 million was provisionally 65-80 percent. A result is expected to emerge in the early hours of Friday.

would be free and fair.

However, the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) said there had been two explosions in the ethnic Tamildominated north of the country and another targeted at the house of a Muslim businessman in the south. No injuries were reported.

CMEV said there were also several incidents of assault, threat and intimidation “allegedly by ruling party politicians and their supporters”.

The economy has flourished since the war ended and many voters - especially ethnic Sinhalese Buddhists who represent 70 percent of the population - believe that sticking with Rajapaksa would keep living standards on an upward path.

However, many complain CORRUPTION AND AN AU- of high living costs, rampant THORITARIAN STYLE corruption and an authoritarWith thousands of monitors ian style that has concentrated

On foreign policy, Rajapaksa has cold-shouldered neighbouring India. He has also fallen out with Western countries that want an international investigation of suspected war crimes and criticise his record on human rights, turning instead to China as a strategic and investment partner.

Sirisena, who would lead a potentially fractious coalition of ethnic, religious, Marxist and centre-right parties if he wins, has pledged to abolish the executive presidency that gave Rajapaksa unprecedented power and hold a fresh parliamentary election within 100 days.

He has also promised a crackdown on corruption, which would include investigations into big infrastructure projects such as a $1.5 billion deal with China Communications Construction Co Ltd to build a port city.

Egypt President sounds call for reform in Islam

CAIRO, JANUARY 8 (AP): Egypt’s president opened the new year with a dramatic call for a “revolution” in Islam to reform interpretations of the faith entrenched for hundreds of years, which he said have made the Muslim world a source of “destruction” and pitted it against the rest of the world.

The speech was Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s boldest effort yet to position himself as a modernizer of Islam. His professed goal is to purge the religion of extremist ideas of intolerance and violence that fuel groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State — and that appear to have motivated Wednesday’s attack in Paris on a French satirical newspaper that killed 12 people.

But those looking for the “Muslim Martin Luther” bringing a radical Reformation of Islam may be overreaching — and making a false comparison to begin with. El-Sissi is clearly seeking to impose change through the state, using government religious institutions like the 1,000-year-old al-Azhar, one of the most eminent centers of Sunni Muslim thought and teaching.

Al-Azhar’s vision for change, however, is piecemeal, and conservative, focusing on messaging and outreach but wary of addressing deeper and more controversial issues.

Al-Azhar officials tout a YouTube channel just launched to reach out to the young, mimicking radicals’ successful social media outreach to disenfranchised youth. They proudly point out that clerics in the videos wear suits, not al-Azhar’s traditional robes and turbans, to be more accessible.

Young people “have a negative image toward this garb,” said Mohie Eddin Affifi, an alAzhar official. “As soon as they see it they don’t listen.”

In a more ambitious effort, religious school textbooks are under review. Affifi said texts outlining rules for slavery, for instance, have been removed.

It’s a problem across the Muslim world: State religious institutions are burdened by stagnation and heavy control by authorities.

For decades, al-Azhar has lost credibility in the eyes of many Muslim youth who see it as mouthpiece of the state rath-

er than an honest interpreter of religion. More appealing to some young men and women searching for identity in a rapidly changing world are calls for a return to the roots of the faith, including from the extremists of al-Qaida and the Islamic State.

In his Jan. 1 speech at alAzhar addressing Muslim clerics — held to mark the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday — elSissi called on them to promote a reading of Islamic texts in a “truly enlightened” manner to reconsider concepts “that have been made sacred over hundreds of years.”

By such thinking, the Islamic world is “making enemies of the whole world. So 1.6 billion people (in the Muslim world) will kill the entire world of 7 billion? That’s impossible ... We need a religious revolution.”

Radicals — and el-Sissi’s Islamist political opponents who have wide religious followings — angrily denounced el-Sissi, saying he was trying to corrupt the religion. Even secularists, who would normally promote a more modern interpretation of Islam, frowned at el-Sissi’s statist approach to such a complicated

issue. “A state-approved revolution,” questioned Amina Khairi, a columnist in the generally prostate newspaper al-Watan.

And even state religious officials pushed back against the use of the word “revolution” or the idea of dramatic change.

Affifi, from al-Azhar, told the AP that el-Sissi didn’t mean changing texts -- something even el-Sissi quickly made clear in his speech.

“What the president meant is that we need a contemporary reading for religious texts to deal with our contemporary reality,” said Affifi, who is secretary general of the Islamic Research Center. The center is an Al-Azhar body responsible for studying Islamic issues and for providing preachers to explain religious affairs to the police, military, schools, government and private companies. It is also responsible for censorship.

He said al-Azhar has already been working for months on such a campaign, following calls for modernizing the faith that el-Sissi has been making since his May presidential election campaign. Committees have been examining textbooks

used in the large network of grade schools and universities that al-Azhar runs across Egypt to remove things that have “no place in modern life.” Texts on slavery and on refusing to greet Christians and Jews, for example, have been removed.

Affifi said positions on issues like slavery, jihad and dealings with non-Muslims were adopted by scholars five centuries ago in a particular historical context. “These were opinions of scholars, these interpretations are not sacred.”

There is also a push to encourage a nationalism that officials see as moderating religious sentiment. El-Sissi this week attended Christmas services for Egypt’s Orthodox Coptic Christians and declared that Egyptians should not view each other as Christians or Muslims but as Egyptians.

The sheik of al-Azhar has launched a campaign in schools and universities promoting the message that “love of nation is part of faith,” said Affifi. Al-Azhar also plans to introduce a new Islamic culture course in all of Egypt’s universities, Affifi said.

For el-Sissi, the impetus for his modernization campaign is not only the violence wreaked by extremist groups around the Mideast and the world. It’s also rooted in his political rivalry with the Muslim Brotherhood.

El-Sissi, then head of the military, led the overthrow in July 2013 of an elected president from the Brotherhood, and since then Egypt has cracked down hard on Islamists, with hundreds killed in street clashes and thousands jailed.

To counter Islamists’ claims of religiosity, el-Sissi has presented himself throughout his rise as a pious proponent of a moderate, mainstream Islam.

At the same time, his government has shown little tolerance for dissent of any kind.

That raises a key problem with the “religion revolution” — state control over religious reform could just stifle it. Al-Azhar has always claimed to be the bastion of “moderate” Islam, but it has moved to silence progressive and liberal re-interpretations just as often as radical ones.

“Any religious modernization will ultimately be against al-Azhar, since it is the con-

servative fortress in the system,” said Amr Ezzat, religion researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights. The “authority of religion over modern life and law is what needs to be reviewed. What we need is freedom to have more than one religious discourse to enrich discussion, because as it is pluralism is outlawed.”

State control of al-Azhar makes those most vulnerable to militancy least likely to listen.

If the sheik of al-Azhar speaks out against radicalism — as he often does — “no one who is remotely inclined to a violent interpretation will be impressed by that,” said H.A. Hellyer, a fellow at the Centre for Middle East policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington. “They will say: You are just an ally of the state, instead of a genuinely independent figure.”

Like Ezzat, he says only independent voices can present a counter-narrative to militant thought. But al-Sissi shows no sign of allowing that, Hellyer said. His idea for the faith “is something rather docile to the needs of the state rather than independent,” Hellyer said.

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Gerrard completes move to LA Galaxy

LOS ANgELES, JANUARY 8 (REUTERS): Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will join LA Galaxy in July on an 18-month deal, the Major League Soccer club announced on Wednesday.

"I’m very excited to begin the next chapter of my career in the United States with LA Galaxy,” Gerrard told the MLS club's official website. "The Galaxy are the most successful club in Major League Soccer history and I am looking forward to competing for more championships in the years to come," he added.

"I am committed to helping the LA Galaxy compete for trophies and to having an impact in Los Angeles and I will give my all for the club. In the meantime, I will continue to give everything for Liverpool for the remainder of this season before joining up with the Galaxy," said Gerrard.

Former England captain Gerrard has spent his entire career at Liverpool, making nearly 700 appearances and winning the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup. "We’re very pleased to acquire a player of Steven’s calibre, experience and character,” LA Galaxy head coach and general manager Bruce Arena said. "He is one of the most decorated players in the world and will join our team with a wealth of success playing at the highest level of the sport.

Steven will be an excellent example to our young players and we’re excited to add him and his leadership to an already talented roster," said the former U.S. national team coach.

Kobe welcomes Gerrard to LA

Steven Gerrard (AP File Photo)

LOS ANgELES, JANUARY 8 (AgENCiES): Steven Gerrard's switch from Liverpool to LA Galaxy has been given the thumbs up by basketball superstar Kobe Bryant. Gerrard will officially join the Galaxy in July, and five-time Championship ring winner Bryant moved to welcome the midfielder to the StubHub Center ahead of the transfer.

The LA Lakers star told their official website: “What can I say, man? Welcome to Los Angeles. Welcome to la la land. Hopefully that means bringing another championship to the Galaxy. “I’m looking forward to getting out there and watching you do your thing.

“I’ve been a fan of yours for a very, very long time [because of your] versatility and aggressiveness and leadership. Enjoy and kick some ass in the process."

Gerrard won't be loaned: LA Galaxy

LOS ANgELES, JANUARY 8 (iANS): Los Angeles Galaxy president Chris Klein says loaning midfield maestro Steven Gerrard to a European club in the Major League Soccer (MLS) off-season has "never been discussed". Former England captain Gerrard, 34, will move to the United States at the end of the season after 25 years at Liverpool, reports bbc.com.

Frank Lampard, 36, signed for New York City after leaving Chelsea, but then joined Manchester City on a short-term deal before extending his stay.

"Gerrard's focus will be

LA Galaxy," Klein told BBC Radio 5 live Thursday.

He added that the Reds captain will make his debut Jult 17 against San Jose.

Gerrard, who has won 10 trophies at Liverpool, including the Champions League in 2005, becomes the second England captain to join LA Galaxy.

David Beckham played for the MLS side between 2007 and 2012.

"Signing Steven ranks right up there and we're very excited about it," said Klein. "The attention it has created has been incredible. He's a worldwide name and people are very

excited." Beckham was followed to the MLS by other big-name signings from the Premier League, including Tim Cahill, Jemain Defoe and Robbie Keane. Former Liverpool defender and the MLS side head coach Steve Nicol said Gerrard's signing will be another huge boost for the American league.

"It is on a par with Thierry Henry and David Beckham.

Gerrard is a world superstar, it can't be any better for the league," Nicol said. "He is in a position where his football is world-class. His touch, vision and control and what he will do for the football team is incredible."

Chelsea seek to regain momentum as Man City surge

LONDON, JANUARY 8 (REUTERS): Stuttering Chelsea retained their Premier League lead by virtue of the alphabet heading into the new year but will need a quick riposte at home to Newcastle United on Saturday to hold Manchester City at bay.

Jose Mourinho's side gleaned a mere four points from nine during a frenzy of holiday fixtures and a humbling 5-3 loss at Tottenham Hotspur on Jan. 1 meant champions City restored parity at the top having at one stage trailed by eight points.

An easy FA Cup win over second tier Watford offered Chelsea a breather, but they host managerless Newcastle knowing their margin for error between now and May is miniscule.

Buoyant City, who are level on points

(46), goal difference (25) and goals scored (44) with Chelsea, are away at struggling Everton on the same day, looking to continue a blistering run which has yielded 26 points from the last 30 on offer.

After Mourinho's side had threatened to run away with it earlier in the season, the title race now effectively starts from scratch with an 18-match sprint. Chelsea's stumbles have happened away from home with losses to Newcastle and Tottenham and a draw at Southampton. They have been immaculate at home though, winning nine out of nine in the league.

John Carver remains in temporary charge of mid-table Newcastle after Alan Pardew left for Crystal Palace and he will be wary of a Chelsea

backlash as he tries to stake his claim for the job on a full-time basis. "I'd be a fool if didn't want to be head coach of this football club," Carver, who could have first-choice keeper Tim Krul back, told the Northern Echo.

City will be boosted by the imminent return of Premier league top scorer Sergio Aguero as they travel to face an Everton side who have lost four consecutive league matches. Edin Dzeko and skipper Vincent Kompany are also expected to be available.

Third versus fourth meet at Old Trafford on Sunday as Manchester United host Southampton while in-form Tottenham, up to fifth, are Pardew's first league test as Palace manager on Saturday. Sixth-placed Arsenal host Stoke City on Sunday.

Hawks keep up form surge with 96-86 win

ATLANTA, JANUARY 8 (AP): Atlanta provided a riposte to those assuming this season's NBA champion will come from the Western Conference by recording its ninth-straight win over such opponents with a 96-86 victory over Memphis on Wednesday.

The Hawks moved 2-1/2 games clear atop the Eastern Conference standings while one of their chief rivals in that race, Chicago, suffered a heavy homecourt defeat at the hands of struggling Utah.

League-leading Golden State overcame a slow start to beat Indiana, while Houston comfortably beat a Cleveland team that is floundering in the ongoing absence of LeBron James.

Atlanta's Jeff Teague scored 25 points, including a 3-pointer during a 10-0 scoring run that broke open a game that had been locked 84-84 and sent the Hawks to their 20th win in 22 games.

Mike Conley's 17 points led Memphis, which remained in a virtual tie with Dallas for the Southwest Division lead.

Houston roared past Cleveland in the fourth quarter to notch a 105-93 road win. James Harden scored 21 points while Dwight Howard had 17 points and 19 rebounds for the Rockets.

The Cavaliers played their sixth straight game without LeBron James, who is due to return in a week from a strained back and knee.

Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 38 points for the Cavaliers, who lost their fourth straight at home, while J.R. Smith didn't score in 19 minutes in his Cleveland debut after being traded from New York.

During the game, Cleveland announced its second big trade in three days, acquiring center Timofey Mozgov from Denver in exchange for two first-round draft picks.

Golden State's Klay Thompson scored 40 points to help the Warriors shake off a slow start and beat Indiana 117-102.

Thompson made 14 of 25 shots, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range, and Stephen Curry added 21 points and a season-high-tying 15 assists to help the Warriors stretch their home winning

Atletico beat Madrid 2-0 in Copa

BARCELONA, JANUARY 8 (AP): Fernando Torres made a winning return to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday as the Spanish league champions secured an impressive 2-0 victory over city rival Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey. Midfielder Raul Garcia converted a 57th minute penalty in the first leg match of the Copa's last 16, before Jose Gimenez headed Atletico's second goal in the 76th. Torres, who supported Atletico as a boy and went on to make 244 appearances for the club, was applauded as he went off in the 59th minute at Vicente Calderon Stadium. Four minutes later, Madrid sent on Cristiano Ronaldo to try and spark a comeback.

Torres returned to Atletico on loan from AC Milan during the winter transfer window. Wednesday was his first win with Atletico over Madrid after nine previous attempts in his first stint in Spain, though he did beat Madrid twice with Liverpool.

"It feels good, as it always does when you beat a rival," Torres said. "I'm happy for many things, for my return, for the team's victory, and for the great atmosphere in the stands."

The victory showed how times have changed in the Spanish capital since Torres last played here in 2007. Then, Atletico was mired in what would prove to be a 14-year winless drought against Madrid

Atletico's Fernando Torres, right tries to shoot on goal by Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos during a round of 16, 1st leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday January 7. (AP Photo)

that ended in the final of the 2013 Copa del Rey. Atletico has now beaten Madrid in the cup, the league and the Spanish Super Cup since it lost to Madrid in the Champions League final last season.

In the league, Diego Simeone's team has also pulled to within one point of Madrid, which has a game in hand, as it tries to defend its title. Atletico visits Barcelona on Sunday

with both teams level on points behind the pacesetters. Madrid, meanwhile, has lost back-to-back games after finishing 2014 with a Spanish record 22win streak.

"Madrid can't lose, and we have lost two," Madrid defender Marcelo said.

"Now we have to analyze what why we lost so it doesn't happen again." Elsewhere in Wednesday's cup action, Villarreal beat Real Socie-

dad for a second time in a month with a 1-0 victory.

Denis Cheryshev scored the winner in the 72nd minute as Villarreal extended its unbeaten run to 12 games in all competitions.

Alvaro Negredo converted a penalty four minutes from time to give Valencia a 2-1 win at home over Espanyol after Christian Stuani had canceled out Jose Gaya's opener for the hosts. Quique San-

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Simeone got the type of match he wanted, a physical test that annulled Madrid's individual talent and saw 10 yellow cards handed out by the referee.

Sergio Ramos had Madrid's best chance just seconds after kickoff when a corner kick set him up to send in a powerful header that goalkeeper Jan Oblak did well to turn away.

Torres was most active at the start with his runs at Madrid's defense before fading as Atletico looked to Antoine Griezmann to lead its attack. Gareth Bale volleyed Marcelo's long pass past the post as Madrid pushed earlier in the second half, but it was Atletico that struck first when helped by Ramos — who brought down Garcia in the area. Madrid didn't improve with Ronaldo on the pitch, and Atletico turned to its most dangerous weapon of set pieces to double its advantage.

Gimenez, the 19-yearold centerback starting for the injured Miranda, maneuvered through the melee to the near post where he thumped in substitute Jorge "Koke" Resurreccion's corner kick. The second leg will be played at Real's Santiago Bernabeu stadium next week.

Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) scores as Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (33) defends in the second half of an NBA basketball game on January 7, in Atlanta. (AP Photo)

streak to 13 games. The Pacers pulled ahead by 11 points early and gave Golden State a rare fight despite center Roy Hibbert limping off with a sprained ankle in the first quarter. The Warriors roared back to tie it at 50 at the half, opened the third quarter with a 14-1 run and made the game look easier than it really was with the final margin. Solomon Hill scored 21 points for Indiana.

Utah used a strong defensive effort to win 97-77 at Chicago. Derrick Favors had 20 points and 11 rebounds while Gordon Hayward had 18 points for the Jazz, which has more road wins than home wins this season.

The Jazz held the Bulls to a season-low point total on just 28-of-84 (33.3 percent) shooting. The Bulls were averaging 103.1 points.

Jimmy Butler contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who were held to their lowest score of the season — 26 points below their average — due principally to shoot-

ing at just 33.3 percent.

Detroit stretched its outof-the-blue winning streak to seven with a creditable 108-95 win at Dallas. D.J. Augustin scored 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter while Greg Monroe had 27 points and 18 rebounds for the Pistons. Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points for the Mavericks, who had won their previous six.

The Clippers beat the Lakers 114-89 in the allLos Angeles clash, making it nine losses in ten games against its city rivals for the 16-time league champions.

Blake Griffin scored 27 points and Chris Paul had 24 for the Clippers, who led by 10 after the opening quarter, stretched it to 22 points at halftime and were up by 36 going into the fourth. Jordan Clarkson scored 14 points for the Lakers.

Sacramento snapped a run of 12 straight losses against Oklahoma City by beating the Thunder 10483. Rudy Gay scored 28 points and Darren Colli-

son added 24 for the Kings.

Kevin Durant scored 24 points for the Thunder, who shot just 32.6 percent.

Charlotte's Kemba Walker scored 31 points, including a tiebreaking three-point play with 1.4 seconds left that led the Hornets to a 9894 victory over New Orleans.

Washington won 101-91 over the New York, handing the Knicks a 13th straight loss; a new record worst in the team's 69-year history.

Denver's Ty Lawson scored 23 points to lead the Nuggets past Orlando 93-90.

Boston won 89-81 at Brooklyn, with Avery Bradley scoring 21 points for the Celtics.

Phoenix won 113-111 at Minnesota, which has also lost 13 straight, with Gerald Green scoring 15 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Suns to the narrow victory.

Milwaukee's Brandon Knight and Khris Middleton scored 18 points apiece, leading the Bucks past Philadelphia 97-77.

IGS gets runner-up in football tournament KOhimA, JANUARY 8 (mExN): Indira Gandhi Stadium (IGS) Academy Girls Football team on Wednesday lost 0-2 to Imphal East Football Association, Manipur in the final of the 1st North East Women open championship played at Jorhat.

IGS team had to be contend with the runner-up trophy and prize money of Rs.30,000, while the champions, Imphal East Football As-

sociation, walked away with Rs.50,000 and running trophy.

The tournament, played by 10 teams, started on December 28, 2014 conclude on January 7.

The tournament was organized by Ranjit Club of Jorhat, an affiliated unit of Assam Football Association. The Fair play trophy award with Rs.10,000 was bagged by Jampui Jala Play Centre, Tripura. The IGS team was led

by Ropfu Meyase, team manager cum coach and 17 players.

Rokoseno of IGS Academy Girls Football team was awarded player of the tournament while Dorothi Orea of Jampui Jala Play Centre, Tripura, got the award for the highest goal scorer. Kashmina of Imphal East Football Association , Manipur, was adjudged best player for the final match.

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DimAPUR, JANUARY 8 (mExN): In the on-going 3rd All India Police Archery Championship 2015 being held at Guwahati, the Nagaland Police archers added to their medal tally. The state police team’s tally stands

at 2 Gold, 6 Silver and 3 Bronze medals.

Thupuvoyi Swuro secured the highest medal tally winning 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze, while Keziengunuo Theunuo won 1 Silver after winning 1 Gold med-

al on the first day of the Championship. Chekrovolu led the team event which included Keziengunuo Theunuo and Velasulu Swuro to win Silver medals while Vetolu Nienu won 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medal.

Blue Star CC lifts DDCA Cup

DimAPUR, JANUARY 8 (mExN): Blue Star CC lifted the DDCA InterClub Cricket trophy defeating Super Caps CC by 57 runs. The tournament being held at the DDSC was organized by Dimapur District Cricket Association.

Blue Star winning the toss elected to bat and were all out for 140 in 23.2 overs. Deepak, with 37 runs, top scored for the team. Imliwati (19),

Wahid (15), and Michael (13) were the other batsmen who contributed to the score. Imran picked up 3 wickets while Upender and Firoz picked two each.

In the runchase, Super Caps were bowled out for 84 runs in 23 overs. Imran (17), Nayan (16), Upender (15), and Rajdeep (10) were the only batsmen who reached double figures. For Blue Stars, Imliwati returned with figures

of 3/7, while Michael and Wapang picked two wickets each.

Imliwati Lemtur, who scored 133 runs and picked up 10 wickets, during the tournament was awarded the player of the tournament.

Meanwhile, DDCA has informed all clubs, which has joined the DPL (4th edition) tournament to be present at DDCA office on January 9 at 10 a.m. for drawing the fixture.

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'He didn't just write a check!' Charlize Amy Adams struggles to hold back the tears as she presents Ben Affleck with Humanitarian Award at People's Choice

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hey're starring together in the forthcoming action flick, Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. And Ben Affleck seems to have made a lasting impression on his on-screen paramour, Amy Adams. The 40-year-old actress had nothing but heartfelt praises for the 42-year-old hunk, as she presented him with the Favorite Humanitarian Award at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Indeed Amy seemed to

be struggling to hold back the tears. 'The same qualities that make my friend Ben Affleck a phenomenal actor, director, and writer are also what make him an extraordinary humanitarian,' the redheaded beauty said about Ben, who was honoured for his work with the Eastern Congo Initiative, which he founded in 2010.

'He puts his heart and soul into everything he does. When Ben heard about the crisis in the eastern Congo - where over five

million people have died due to violence and disease - he didn't just write a check,' Amy went on, while holding back tears.

'He dove in head-first, completely immersing himself in the problems, meeting with the Congolese leaders and ex-warlords, child soldiers and refugees to comprehend everything he could about the issues that plagued the area.

'It's making it possible for kids to go to school, helping businesses flour-

ish, and giving millions of abuse victims a voice to finally be heard, all thanks to Ben. 'In his words, this is a country of survivors. Helping them survive and thrive is his legacy,' the Golden Globe winner continued to say about her esteemed colleague and his 'gamechanging' foundation.

The Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI) is an advocacy and grant-making initiative wholly focused on working with and for the people of eastern Congo. They envision an eastern Congo vibrant with abundant opportunities for economic and social development, where a robust civil society can flourish.

The Oscar winner dived into philanthropy after realizing 'that a life lived for yourself is not much of a life.' 'There's no guarantee when you set out to change the world that you'll be in any way successful,' the father-of-three said in a taped segment, continuing, 'except it's absolutely guaranteed that you'll change yourself and that I have found to be true.' Though, Ben still struggles with being called a humanitarian.

After humbly thanking 'astonishing actress,' Amy, for her introductory speech, he said: 'I've been called a lot of things in my life, but I'm not sure that "humanitarian," until recently, has been one of them.' He explained, 'I've had the privilege of working alongside so many incredible people in the Congo and all over the world who, I assure you, are far more deserving.'

It seemed to be a big night for Ben. The husband of Jennifer Garner also took home the award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor for his lead role as Nick Dunne in Gone Girl. He will next be seen as Bruce Wayne/Batman in the new Superman movie, as Amy takes on the role of Lois Lane.

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harlize Theron took a stand to ensure she got paid the same as co-star Chris Hemsworth for 'The Huntsman'. The 39-year-old actress was initially set to be paid less than her co-star for appearing in movie, which is due out in 2016, but she negotiated and will now get more than $10 million

for her appearance. An insider explained: ''Charlize insisted that she get paid the same money as Chris.

She has a great track record, so she got the same deal.''

Another source told the New York Post's Page Six column: ''One knock-on effect from the Sony hacking scandal is that there will

be more sensitivity about equal pay for actresses and hiring practices at movie studios.'' 'The Huntsman' is a prequel to the 2012 hit film 'Snow White and the Huntsman', which also starred Kristen Stewart.

Meanwhile, Aaron Sorkin claimed recently women's on-screen roles have a lower ''degree of difficulty''

than men's. The 53-yearold producer said Meryl Streep and Dame Helen Mirren are two of the only female stars who can hold their own among the top male actors. He said: ''Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep can play with the boys but there just aren't that many tour-de-force roles out there for women.''

Sanjay Dutt returns to jail

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ollywood actor Sanjay Dutt Thursday returned to Yerawada Central Jail in Pune to serve the remainder of his term after the the Maharashtra government, unwilling to court further controversy, rejected his application seeking an extension of his furlough by 14 days.

Home ministry officials said that they were awaiting a reply from the police department on the reasons behind Dutt's fresh request for extension of furlough, made Dec 27. Before leaving home in Mumbai this afternoon, Dutt had told media

persons that his application for extension of his 14-day furlough, which began Dec 24, was still under process.

During his leave of absence from the jail, Dutt spent time with his family -- wife Maanyata, son Shahraan and daughter Iqra -- as well as his string of friends from the Hindi film fraternity. A special screening of Rajkumar Hirani's controversial movie "PK" was also organised for Dutt, who also features in a cameo in the Aamir Khan-starrer.Dutt also welcomed the New Year with a party at his residence.

Earlier, Minister of State

for Home Ram Shinde had raised questions about the repeated furlough granted to Dutt and sought to know the status of such furlough applications by other prisoners and whether they had also been granted the same.

In February 2014, the Bombay High Court has also commented on the diligence in granting the actor's requests for furlough which was not visible in case of other convicts who applied for leave.

The actor earlier took leave on medical grounds in October 2013 for 28 days, followed by similar leave for 28

days in December 2013, to tend to his sick wife Maanyata -- a move which sparked protests. His wife’s prolonged illness prompted him to seek further parole in January 2014 for another 28 days.

Dutt was convicted for illegal possession and destruction of an AK-56 army assault rifle during the 1993 Mumbai communal conflagration before the March 12, 1993 serial bomb blasts in the city.

Following a Supreme Court directive, he surrendered on May 16, 2013, and was moved to the high-security jail in Pune to serve the remainder of his 42-month sentence.

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Shayna Laughman uses the Toshiba Virtual Fitting Solution at the Toshiba booth during the ongoing International CES, in Las Vegas. The technology superimposes clothing over live video to show you what the clothes look like on. (AP Photo)

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eyonce has been recently slammed by an animal rights group for clicking a picture with tiger's cub on her trip to Thailand. Dr Jan Schmidt-Burbach, a wildlife expert from World Animal Protection, said that tiger's health and well-being should not be sacrificed for a photo opportunity, and such photos encourage the animal cruelty industry, the Daily Star reported.

Burbach further explained that many tourists unwittingly contribute to the suffering of wild animals, and their "once in a

lifetime" photo means a lifetime of misery for that animal.

The animal rights organization authority mentioned that the tigers that are being used for these photos are often crammed into tiny cages or chained to the floor for long periods, and the little babies are also forcibly removed from their mothers to be fed artificially by tourists.

The 'Drunk in Love' singer was seen with husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy in a picture posing with a tiger cub while visiting a Thai zoo on her vacation.

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centuries in his first three innings as captain • India reached 342 for five after Australia declared on 572 on Wednesday • Kohli was undefeated on 140 at the close of play on day three in Sydney SYDNEY, JANUARY 8 (AP): Virat Kohli marked his elevation to India's captaincy by smashing his fourth century of the series on Thursday, leading the visitors to 342-5 after day three of the fourth test, trailing Australia's total by 230 runs.

Lokesh Rahul also scored his maiden century and Rohit Sharma made 53 as India moved to the brink of avoiding the follow-on.

Kohli, who was appointed captain when Mahendra Singh Dhoni suddenly retired after the third test, produced an unbeaten 140 to go with his twin centuries in the first test and his highest score of 169 in the third test.

Kohli's four tons in the series matches the effort of Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith, who is the heir apparent to the injured Michael Clarke as permanent captain, and as young leaders they may be establishing a longstanding rivalry.

"It's been a hundred feast this test series and to see them both play and the way they've captained their sides has been excitAna Ivanovic of Serbia reacts after she lost a point in her quarterfinal match against Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during ing times ahead for both the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, countries," Australia coach Darren Lehmann said.

Australia, Thursday, January 8. (AP Photo) The 26-year-old Kohli BRiSBANE, JANUARY has 639 runs for the series 8 (AFP): Top seeds Maria and passed Rahul Dravid's Sharapova and Ana Ivarecord of 617 runs in a senovic booked their places ries (2003-04) by an Indian in the semi-finals of the batsman in Australia.

Brisbane International in Rahul — playing his secvastly contrasting fashion ond test after a poor debut BRiSBANE, JANUon Thursday. in Melbourne with scores ARY 8 (AP): Roger FeWhile world number two Sharapova cruised derer survived a close of 3 and 1 — reached his past Spaniard Carla Suarez call in his first match milestone with the aid of an Navarro 6-1, 6-3, Ivanovic of the season, needing incorrect bat-pad decision, was forced to recover from three sets Thursday to a missed run out chance a horror start before edging reach the Brisbane In- and a dropped catch which Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. ternational quarterfi- was partly caused by interSharapova was in omi- nals. The 17-time Grand ference with a TV camera nous form on Pat Rafter Slam winner held off suspended above the field.

"I'd say I'm more relieved Arena as she overpowered Australian wild-card enthan proud of myself," said Suarez Navarro in just 68 minutes. The top seeded try John Millman 4-6, Rahul. "It was a nightmare Russian hit 32 winners in 6-4, 6-3. "I'm sweating debut and it didn't make my the match, 20 of those from like crazy," Federer said. forehands, as she set up a The weather was reasemi-final against unseed- sonably mild for subed Ukranian Elina Svitoli- tropical Brisbane, where na. Sharapova was all busi- Federer lost in the final ness on Thursday against last year. It was the hot a player who beat her in reception from the No. 2014. "I'm always a little bit 153-ranked Millman that aware of girls that I lose to. troubled him for a while.

I certainly know that she's Federer, who had a firstcapable of playing really round bye and delayed well, plays defence great his opening match until and makes you hit a lot of Day 5 of the tournament, balls," Sharapova said.

"Especially on a slow- made an uncharacteriser court like here, you just tic 19 unforced errors in don't want to give her that the first set and finished much time. "I thought I did with 38 for the match. a good job of that -- maybe made a little bit too many three service games to unforced errors in the be- lead 5-0 and 40-30 before ginning, but then got a faltering, surrendering her good rhythm and finished next two serves. Ivanovic strong." Svitolina earlier came storming back but came from a set and 0-3 Kanepi at last managed to down to upset third-seed- hold to take the first set in iSLAMABAD, JANUed German Angelique Ker- 43 minutes.

ARY 8 (AP): Pakistan's However, the momen- legendary cricket star and ber 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

The 20-year-old was tum had swung ever so politician, Imran Khan, staring a second round slightly to the second seed, tied the knot Thursday, exit in the face when Ker- who levelled the match ending weeks of speculaber had a break point to go in a tight second set, then tion about whether one of ahead 4-0 in the second set. broke Kanepi once in the the country's most famous But the German hit a third to set up a semi-final bachelors was getting marsimple forehand long and against American Varvara ried for a second time.

Svitolina began to claw her Lepchenko. "I was feelKhan married Reham way back. "I was not really ing the ball well at the start Khan, a former BBC journalthinking about the score, I but I just missed some ist who now hosts a talk show was just trying to play every easy points and some putsingle point as the last one," aways," Ivanovic said. "But on Pakistani television, durshe said. "That was the only I'm happy with the way I ing a ceremony Thursday at thing I was thinking about, fought back and nearly got his house on the outskirts of to find my rhythm to play, there. I was happy with my the capital, Islamabad. Party composure in the second. officials said it was a simple just rally with her."

"It was a great test, not ceremony.

Kanepi, the 2012 BrisKhan, who led Pakistan bane champion, came out only physically but also blazing in her quarter-fi- mentally." Lepchenko end- to the World Cup in 1992, nal against Ivanovic. She ed the run of Alla Kudryavt- was previously married to British socialite Jemima broke the Serbian's first seva 7-5, 7-5.

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Aerial TV camera causes concern SYDNEY, JANUARY 8 (AP): What is a bird's-eye view worth? That's the question television executives and cricket officials were confronted with Thursday after a camera suspended above the field distracted Australia captain Steve Smith as he attempted to take a catch during the fourth test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground. India opener Lokesh Rahul, on 46, skied a Shane Watson delivery high in the air behind the stumps, just before the lunch interval. Smith ran back from slip to take the catch but reacted angrily after putting down the chance, pointing toward the wires of the aerial camera.

Smith was immediately seen to mouth a profanity followed by the word 'wire' and was still gesticulating a few overs later when briefly discussing the incident with umpire Richard Kettleborough. Rahul, who was on 46 at the time of the dropped catch, reached his maiden test century shortly before tea and was finally dismissed for 110 after the interval.

A joint statement from Cricket Australia and host broadcaster, the Nine Network, which appeared on the Cricket Australia website confirmed that Smith had been distracted by one of the wires. "We (Cricket Australia & Nine) have spoken about the matter involving Spidercam and the dropped catch before lunch and it's clear the ball did not hit the camera or its supporting wires," the joint statement read. "Captain Steve Smith was distracted by one of the wires in his eye line." "Both CA and Nine will continue to work together on the use of Spidercam in the broadcast coverage and will take on board any player feedback as necessary."

"As it stands, if any player has a concern about the placement of Spidercam they can ask the umpires for it to be moved." The camera, which is suspended from wires attached to light towers and can maneuver over the playing area at varying heights, was subsequently moved away from play, near the boundary rope.

"It wasn't ideal where it was positioned for that particular ball," Australia coach Darren Lehmann said. life easier coming here. I just kept telling myself the only way from here is up."

Mitchell Starc (2-77) toiled on a placid SCG pitch to finally remove Rahul for 110 caught and bowled.

Shane Watson (2-42) trapped Ajinkya Rahane lbw for 13, before having Suresh Raina (0) caught behind next ball to reduce India to 292-5 and revive hopes of enforcing a follow-on. Wriddhiman Saha was 14 not out with Kohli at stumps, having added 50

for the sixth wicket.

Australia did have opportunities to take more wickets, but missed a simple run out chance and dropped two catches during day three.

Rahul, when on 46, skied a Shane Watson delivery high in the air behind the stumps. Smith ran back from slip to take the catch but reacted angrily after putting down the chance, pointing toward the wires of the aerial camera. Cricket Australia and the host

India's Virat Kohli raises his bat after making 100 runs against Australia on the third day of their cricket test match in Sydney, Thursday, January 8. (AP Photo)

broadcaster, the Nine Network, later released a joint statement confirming Smith had been "distracted by one of the wires in his eyeline."

"It wasn't ideal where it was positioned for that particular ball," said Lehmann.

"I like watching it, but they have to get the position right when the bowlers are bowling." Kohli's only mistake came on 59 when he edged a Starc delivery with the second new ball to Smith at third slip, where the captain dropped the sharp chance

above his head. "A couple of tough chances, but you still have to take those on wickets that will deteriorate on days four and five," said Lehmann.

"We needed to speed up the game today, so a little bit disappointing. But there's still a lot of time in this game."

In the first session, Lyon appealed for a bat-pad catch off Rahul but it was turned down by the umpire. Infrared video replays showed the ball had lightly flicked Rahul's glove before hitting his thigh and popping up

for Joe Burns to catch. Lyon did bowl Sharma for 53 next over, catching the bottom edge as Sharma attempted to sweep. Australia should have removed Rahul on the next ball. At the non-striker's end, he began running for a single when the ball deflected off wicketkeeper's Brad Haddin's leg to short fine leg, but turned back, slipped over and scrambled back to his crease before fielder Starc or Haddin were aware of the simple run-out opportunity at the bowler's end.

imran Khan marries ex-BBc journalist

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Khan and has two sons.

His new wife reportedly has three kids from a previous marriage. Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is the third largest party in the parliament, and he has been one of the most vocal opponents to the current government.

Pakistan has been abuzz for weeks about the remarriage and in a press conference earlier this week, Khan promised to share some good news with the country. His former wife, Jemima, with whom he had an amicable divorce, said on Twitter that she hoped Imran would be happy in the new phase of his life.

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showed photos of the couple in formal Pakistani wedding attire. Imran wore a gold-colored achkan, a knee-length coat for formal occasions, and white pants, called salwar. His bride wore a more elaborate, silver-colored wedding outfit.

Little is known about their romance, although Reham Khan has interviewed the politician on her talk show.

Weddings in Pakistan are often elaborate affairs but PTI officials said only close friends and relatives were invited to the ceremony and that instead of a reception, food and clothes would be distributed to poor families.

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