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The most violent element in society is ignorance —Emma Goldman
Iran talk hits final stage but deal elusive [ PAGE 9]
Insem-Genius Masters officially launched in Dimapur [ PAGE 2]
Paes & Hingis win mixed doubles [ PAGE 12]
670 million people in rural areas live on rs 33 per day
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On a late midsummer afternoon, as the scorching heat dips, a group of young cricket aficionados are seen playing at an open ground in Dimapur. With the mercury rising to alarming degrees, denizens of Dimapur prefer to remain indoors to protect themselves from the harsh summer heat. Photo by Caisii Mao
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New Delhi, July 13 (pTi): The Supreme Court today asked the Centre, Manipur government and the National Human Rights Commission to submit a comprehensive report on alleged fake encounter cases in the state, including 62 such cases where FIRs have not even been lodged. The court also rapped the state government for of course he is employed. not doing enough in the He work as an administrator matter, including providof a group on facebook! ing compensation, and said it was a fact that these The Morung Express were encounters, whether Poll QuEsTion “fake or genuine”. “Tell us what you (CenVote on www.morungexpress.com tre, NHRC and state govsMs your answer to 9862574165 ernment)have done since Do you agree with the Union 2012. Give us the latest reHome Ministry that conditions port of 2015. We are not in Nagaland State are concerned as what hapdisturbed and dangerous? pened in 2012,” the social justice bench, comprising Yes no others Justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit, said. “These are not natu-
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SC seeks report on the fake encounter cases in Manipur ral deaths then why you are keeping quiet. Don’t you think that this fact itself should have galvanized you,” the bench said, adding that earlier a three-member panel was appointed under the chairmanship of Justice Santosh Hegde because the “facts were not clear”. Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for Extra Judicial Execution Victims’ Families Association, said, “in all these 62 cases, not a single FIR has been lodged against any of the accused.” The bench, which has now fixed the PIL for further hearing on August 3, has asked Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh, representing the Centre, and the lawyers of NHRC and the state government to provide requisite information to the amicus curiae who, in turn,
‘life-saving’ rats trained to sniff out deadly landmines
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KohimA, July 13 (mexN): The Nagaland Contractors’ & Suppliers’ Union (NCSU) has expressed serious concern over the imposition of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) and Disturbed Area (DA) to the entire State of Nagaland. This it termed as “unfortunate” as Naga NGOs, various political groups and the Nagaland Legislators Forum are actively trying to bring solution to the Naga issue. As per a press statement from its president, Pele Khezhie, and general secretary, John Kath, the NCSU noted that AFSPA is for the “torture and harassment” of the “innocent public” and should be immediately revoked. Reiterating that Nagas need peace and development at this juncture, the Union appealed to the Government of India to “re-consider” its decision and revoke AFSPA and DA status in Nagaland State and “restore normalcy.”
will prepare a comprehensive chart of cases for the perusal of court. The court also said there were 3-4 options before it, including transferring of the probes in these cases to CBI. During the hearing, the bench also took strong note of objections raised by the ASG against the submission of the amicus curiae about the facts of the case. When the amicus was giving details of encounter killings in Manipur, the ASG objected to her submission saying she should be clear about the facts and figures. The bench took the ASG to task saying “here is the amicus who is helping the court and providing details of the cases. Then, you (ASG) give the names of the 1,528 persons killed. You (ASG) cannot object like this.
A rat undergoing training to detect mines eats a snack during a training session on an inactive landmine field in Siem Reap province, Cambodia.
Siem ReAp, July 13 (ReuTeRS): Pit, only two and with just one eye, needed only 11 minutes before he detected a deadly mine buried in a Cambodian field, work that humans with metal detectors could have taken up to five days to investigate. But Pit is not human. He is part of a team of elite rats, imported from Africa, that Cambodia is training to sniff out landmines that still dot the countryside after decades of conflict. “Under a clear sky, he would have been quicker,” said Hul Sokheng, a veteran Cambodian deminer, who oversees training of 12 handlers on how to work with 15 large rats to clear
Cambodia’s farmland and rural villages of bombs. “These are life-saving rats,” he said under rainy skies. Their work could prove vital in a country where unexploded devices, including mines and unexploded shells, have killed nearly 20,000 Cambodians and wounded about 44,000 since 1979, according to the Cambodian government. Pit is able to smell highly explosive TNT inside landmines, watched over by two handlers who tie him up to a rope as the one-eyed rat searches through the grass. Pit and his rat friends all Gambian pouched rats - were deployed to Cambodia from Tanzania in April by a Belgian non-profit or-
ganization, APOPO, to help clear mines. They’ve been trained since they were 4 weeks old. At the training field, Pit sniffed TNT scented objects, stopped, dug a little, and was rewarded by his handler with banana. “He knows his duty: search,” said Hul Sokheng. Landmines and explosive remnants of war have taken a severe toll on Cambodians. The Cambodian Mine Victim Information Service has recorded 19,684 people killed since 1979. Cambodia is still littered with landmines after emerging from decades of war, including the 1970s Khmer Rouge “Killing Fields” genocide, leaving it with one of the world’s highest disability rates. APOPO has used the rodents for mine-clearing projects in several countries, including Angola, Mozambique, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. One of the biggest advantages of using rats is that landmines pose no danger to them because the rats are not heavy enough to trigger an explosion. For their handlers, the rats are more than bomb detectors. “They are not just rats, they are like my brothers,” said 41-year-old handler Meas Chamroeun.
New Delhi, July 13 (iANS/iNDiASpeND): Seventy-five percent of rural households in India have a monthly income of less than Rs.5,000 ($79), 51 percent of households make a living from manual labour, 28 percent (over 50 million) of households do not have mobile phones or any form of communication. More than 70 million rural households face some form of exclusion, either from assets or socio-economic benefits, according to data released by the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) survey last week. As many as 833 million Indians, or 69% of the population, live in rural areas. The SECC report comes at a time when global credit rating agencies such as Moody’s have warned that slow growth in rural India may cripple the overall economy. Rating agencies have laid stress on speeding rural reforms. Rural Poor and Sources of Income More than half of rural households depend on manual labour for livelihood, and 75 percent of the rural population, or 133.5 million families, earn less than Rs.5,000 per month. “A preliminary analysis reveals a grim picture of rural areas with three in four rural households earning less than Rs.5,000 per month and almost 90 percent of households have incomes of less than Rs.10,000 per month,” Himanshu (he uses only one name), an ag-
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A farmer works in a paddy field at Reba Maheswar village, 56 kilometers (35 miles) east of Gauhati. India has released new socio-economic and caste census data that covers the period between 2011 and 2013 to show the wealth, living conditions and other details of the country’s 1.2 billion people. (AP Photo)
ricultural economist with areas alone live on Rs.33 the population of Indonesia. Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru per day (75 percent of ru- With 74 percent of families University wrote in Mint, ral households is around living on less than Rs.5,000 a citing the findings of the 134,373,569 households; month, this will not change Arjun Sengupta committee five members per house- immediately, which in turn (2007), which identified 77 hold gives us a total of will keep economic stanpercent of India’s popula- 671,867,845 people). dards depressed. tion as poor. Projects such as Ma“Overlooked by the Poor housing quality hatma Gandhi National media, these numbers are A little less than half Rural Employment Guarvery close to the estimates of the houses in rural In- antee Act (MGNREGA), of poor and vulnerable de- dia are kuccha (not solid). National Rural Livelihoods rived from other estimates Having a pucca (perma- Mission (NRLM), Pradhan based on the consump- nent) house is an indicator Mantri Gram Sadak Yotion surveys of the Na- of a higher standard of liv- jna (PMGSY) and Swachh tional Sample Survey Of- ing. Poverty and a low stan- Bharat Mission are the mafice (NSSO). Rs.5,000 per dard of living are reflected jor schemes for rural develmonth per household with in asset ownership. While opment in India. an average household size 71 percent of village houseRural India continues of five wouldefalso holds have mobile phones, to be trapped in a vicious meefmean ìpesvan e íelee !§!ê˛ˆÏ çl SÈyï˛y income of Rs.33 per may person motor circle of poverty. A clue to Wholesalers may contact Wholesalers contact refrigerators and CITIZEN UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER LTD. to break out of CITIZEN UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER LTD. are not per day in the rural areas, ” vehicles very the first step 147ñ Ù•ydy comày!¶˛ ˆÓ˚yí˛ñ ˆÜ˛y°Ü˛yï˛y ÈüÈ 700007 147, cenelecee ieebefOe jes[, JeÀueJeÀelee - 7 Ph. No. 033-2268-1396, 2271-2152 Ph. No. 033-2268-1396, wrote Himanshu. mon in rural households. that2271-2152 cycle comes from what Fax : (033) 2271-2151 Fax : (033) 2271-2151 Although itE-mail is not meant is called the graduation : citizenkolkata@gmail.com E-mail : citizenkolkata@gmail.com to be a comparison of pov- Education Levels model, a global experiment erty estimates, the SECC IndiaSpend recently re- that could become an antidata reveals that about 670 ported how rural India has poverty guide for Prime million Indians in rural more illiterate people than Minister Narendra Modi.
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New Delhi, July 13 (iANS): Nobel laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi on Monday said the Indian laws still do not define child labour in a definitive way and that ‘Swachh Bharat’ cannot be attained if children’s rights are not protected. How can the country be ‘Swachh Bharat’ (Clean India) if childhood is not protected and children do not have access to quality education, Satyarthi asked while lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ (Save girl child,
educate girl child) campaign. “Even if our country’s Gross Domestic Product is as high as 15 percent, it is still a challenge for India if children remain enslaved,” Satyarthi added while addressing a session on ‘Child rights and issues’ at the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “The Right to Education (RTE) Act has increased enrollment in schools, but drop-out rate has been equally high. This points to the need for quality education in our schools. The RTE is a fundamental right which opens
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Chief Minister of nagaland TR Zeliang is seen here with Tenyimi legislators and Tenyimi People’s Organisation after a Consultative Meeting held at the State Banquet Hall, Kohima on July 13. (Photo by CMO)
DimApuR, July 13 (mexN): Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang on Monday reiterated that the ongoing land dispute between the Mao Council and Southern Angami Public Organization (SAPO) should be settled amicably. He also called for preservation of Dzukuo area as it is a resource, not only for the Tenyimi people but for the entire Naga people as well. Addressing a consultative meeting convened at
his official residence in the presence of Tenyimi legislators and Tenyimi People’s Organization (TPO), Zeliang said the ongoing land dispute is a genuine problem which should be resolved according to customary practices. The chief minister pointed out that since the land dispute is between two Naga communities (Tenyimi), it should be settled without outside intervention. He also maintained
that the Nagaland state government was not ignoring the issue. He pointed out that “We want the tribes to settle the matter amicably within the family as per customary practices and traditional land holding system of the Nagas.” Zeliang also urged upon Tenyimi Public Organization (TPO), which has been entrusted to tackle the issue, to see that the matter is settled as per customary practices with
historical facts. He further espoused confidence that through TPO’s initiative, a conclusion will be reached for the greater interest of Naga people. Leaders of Angami Public Organization (APO), Chakasang Public Organization (CPO), Mao Public Organization (MPO) and others speakCITIZEN UMBRELLA ers at the meeting also expressed agreement to Wholesalers their may contact CITIZEN UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER LTD. settle the dispute accordH.O.: 147, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata-7 ing customary law. Ph.to No.Naga 033-2268-1396, 2271-2152 Fax : (033) 2271-2151 Several Tenyimi legisE-mail : citizenkolkata@gmail.com lators, while highlighting their opinion and views on the issue, said they were confident that the issue will be settled amicably if the public, elected leaders and public leaders come together and show their solidarity. All those present at the meeting unanimously endorsed the decision of TPO to settle the ongoing land dispute issue amicably according to customary practices.
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Insem-GenIus masters officially launched in Dimapur The centre will provide training to develop children's brain
Children demonstrating their ESP power at the launching of the ‘Insem-Genius Masters’ a unit of ‘Mid Brain Masters’, Malaysia, Dimapur on Monday. Morung Express News ing to children in the age is connected with the five Dimapur | July 13
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group of 7-15 years to develop their brain. International master trainer of MBM, MM Chai, who also attended the launching programme, in a brief introduction about the training course, said the mid brain, which is a bridge between the left and right brain, is very powerful as it
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CM propounds professionalism Our Correspondent Kohima | July 13
Chief Minister TR Zeliang recently told the members of Nagaland Finance & Accounts Service Association to display a high degree of professionalism in their day to day work. “Without a professional attitude, efficiency can never be achieved,” he told the staff and officers. According to Zeliang, the first and foremost meaning of professionalism, is total sincerity, discipline and commitment. Secondly, a professional attitude implies a desire to improve, to change and to achieve result. The third aspect of professionalism is to maintain high standards of integrity, he said. The fourth aspect of a professional attitude is constant updating of knowledge and skills, the chief minister added.
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Kohima, July 13 (mExN): Under the Rule 8 (1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, the Speaker of NLA has fixed July 21 as the date for holding the election of Deputy Speaker by the NLA members. A press note issued by N Benjamin Newmai, Commissioner & Secretary mentioned that filing nomination papers will begin with immediate effect till 12 noon on Friday, July 17; date of withdrawal till 9 am on Monday, July 20; date of election, July 21.
ENSU Kohima informs Kohima, July 13 (mExN): The Eastern Naga Students’ Union Kohima has informed all its sub-ordinate units that there will be a Federal Assembly at the conference hall, DUDA Guest House on July 18 at 11:00 am. A press note issued by Heno Lushing, Speaker has requested all the presidents and the representatives to attend the Assembly without fail. Action will be taken against those who fail to attend the Assembly, the release said.
Nagaland to observe World Youth Skills Day Kohima, July 13 (mExN): The Department of Employment & Craftsmen Training will organize celebration of World Youth Skills Day on July 15 from 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm all over the State. The celebration will be held in the respective district Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), informed nodal officer for the event and additional director, employment & craftsmen training, Y Vandanshan Lotha in a release. The main programme will be held at the Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training conference hall in Kohima, where the launch of “Skill India Mission”, unveiling of National Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Policy, 2015 and rolling out of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) by the Government of India, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi will be watched.
ANATU Dimapur/ Nuiland informs Dimapur, July 13 (mExN): Members of All Nagaland Adhoc Teachers’ Union (ANATU) 2013 (Dimapur/ Nuiland), who are yet to submit their appointment order and latest extension order, have been informed to submit the same on July 15 and 16. Members who fail to do so will be responsible for themselves, cautioned a press note received here. Contact 8974159758/ 9402831622 for more details. C M Y K
KCSU to organize seminar Kohima, July 13 (mExN): The Kohima Chakhesang Students’ Union (KCSU) will be organizing a one day seminar on career guidance on July 18 at CBCK conference hall, Kitsubozou, Kohima at 10:00 am. Prominent resource persons will be speaking on different subject matters, Wekhrope Marhu, President informed in a press note and requested all KCSU members to attend the seminar positively.
senses. Chai said the mid brain activation training would enhance a child’s concentration, memory power, creativity and imagination, logical thinking, emotion control, absorption capabilities, and also help balance the functioning of the left and right brains.
“This training is done in a fun-filled environment and involves blindfold training. Pioneer founder of ESP training was professor Makato Shichida of Japan and presently MBM Malaysia is one of the leading training providers of mid brain activation programme with centres all over the world,” stated a MBM press release. “After this training the children can do many activities like recognizing colours, reading, writing, playing different games while blindfolded,” the release added. In a live demonstration, children of the first two batches of ‘Insem-Genius Masters’ impressed the audience by arranging cards and dices in sequences while being blindfolded. ‘Insem-Genius Masters’ is located at house no. 131 (Annex), first floor, Duncan Basti, Dimapur with Imliganget Ozukum and Achila Ozukum as the directors of the Dimapur branch of MBM. Indian business associates Pallav Kejriwal, Nitesh Agarwal, Vikash Agrawal and international master trainer Rajesh Agarwal also attended the launching ceremony.
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Soil Nutrient Mapping of Nagaland released
Dimapur, July 13 (mExN): ‘Soil Nutrient Mapping of Nagaland’ was today released at Integrated Extension Training Centre (IETC) campus, Medziphema. Speaking at the release ceremony, parliamentary secretary for agriculture Benjongliba Aier maintained that soil is the most important component for healthy and productive cropping, thus, healthy and proper management of soil is essential. “In this regard, assessment of soil fertility
status with the help of advanced technology is a prerequisite to achieve higher crop production,” he said in his speech which was released to the media. The work of the Soil Nutrient Mapping of Nagaland started on April 3, 2012 and completed in October, 2014. Congratulating all officers who worked tirelessly during the last 3 years for the successful completion of the important work, the parliamentary secretary
conveyed gratitude to the Director, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur and his team of officers for successfully completing the task which was entrusted to them. He stated that the work will be highly useful for the farmers of Nagaland in determining the nutrient contents of the soil in their respective farmland. “It is a big step forward in removing a critical gap in nutrient deficiencies in the State. The soils of Nagaland are
village, Phek village, Meki village, Bethany-1 Colony Phek Town, Hebron-1 Colony Phek Town and Hebron-2 Colony Phek Town. The board also approved the change of nomenclature of Losami to Losatephe, extension of 10 bedded CHC Meluri to 30 bedded and construction of staff quarters - 2 for doctors and 8 for nurses. The Board also approved reconstruction of x- ray and two dark rooms and decided to recommend to the govern-
provisions under NSSS & MGNREGS and present status of available provisions. They also highlighted different schemes provided and guaranteed by the government for its citizens. “Having heard from the resource persons the participants came to know that the villagers are not receiving their due share and they are deprived of their right,” stated a press note issued by NK Joseph, Secretary, CSCF Peren District. “The participants were surprised to know that when the Central Government had guaranteed to its poor
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Nicky Kire assures to boost eco-tourism in Mima, Jakhama
Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate Change Neikiesalie Kire planting a sapling during his visit to Mima and Jakhama villages on July 13.
Kohima, July 13 (mExN): Heeding to specific requests from villagers, Dr Neikiesalie Kire, Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate Change visited community forests of Mima and Jakhama villages on July 11. He was accompanied by NN Zhasa, IFS Principal Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Imtienla, IFS Secretary, and other officials of Department of Environment, Forest
& Climate Change. During their visit to Mima, the minister and his team had first-hand exposure to various activities of beekeepers’ organisations of Mima, including the technicalities of design and maintenance of traditional beehives. The villagers also explained to the delegation about their ambition to have basic minimum infrastructure for ecotourism to make their venture
more diversified and sustainable. The minister then visited forest area along the foothills of Japfu range being conserved by a clan/community from Jakhama village. The villagers sought the department’s intervention to take up necessary activities to restore the natural forests in the proposed conservation area which form a significant part of the ecologically fragile foothills of Japfu mountain range. Highlighting the eco-tourism potentials of the areas visited, Kire promised the villagers to include the areas under suitable schemes and asked the department officials to plan and propose appropriate activities to bring them under a feasible Eco-Tourism Circuit so as to make them sustainable, ecologically and economically. He further suggested that various other line departments, namely Tourism, Honey Mission, Horticulture, Agriculture, etc. could also be involved in the proposed areas to muster resources to promote appropriate income generating activities and create necessary infrastructure for the same. C M
ment. The meeting also approved and recommended for creation of police post at EAC Headquarters Razeba. Other agendas included demand for opening of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) training center at Phek HQ and opening of Vijay Bank at Pfutsero, which were approved to be recommended to the government. Departmental activities were presented by the Urban Development and Industries and Com- Children of Bright Morning Star Children’s Home, Kohima present special number during the inauguration of Perizie colony welcome gate on July 11. (Morung Photo) merce at the meeting.
CSCF Peren District concerned GPRN/NSCN Angami Region over irregularities in MGNREGS warns against illegal activities
p E r E N, J u ly 1 3 (mExN): The Social Concern Committees of Kuki Baptist Association, Liangmai Baptist Association, Zeme Baptist Association, and Zeme Baptist Church Council have together formed Church Social Concern Forum (CSCF) Peren District. The forum held a consultation programme on National Social Security Schemes (NSSS) on June 30 at ZBCC conference hall. The resource persons L. Meru, Sr. Coordinator CASA, NEI-Guwahati and Zieba Hiame, DPO-DRDA Peren district shared on government
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mostly acidic, one of the reasons being due to heavy rainfall in the State.” Benjongliba further said that the DAN government under the leadership of TR Zeliang is doing the best possible to bring all round developments and progress at all levels in the State despite the limited resources. Citing the trainees’ hostel inaugurated at the IETC Campus in the morning, Benjongliba urged “we should make the best use of all these properties as our own.”
Phek DPDB meeting approves several agendas
phEK, July 13 (Dipr): The monthly meeting of Phek District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) for the month of July was held at DPDB conference hall here on July 10. Vice-chairman DPDB and Deputy Commissioner Murohu Chotsu chaired the meeting. The board awarded cash prize along with certificate to the villages and colonies of Phek district, namely Chozuba, Enhulumi village, Mesulumi
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citizens 100 days wages in a year, the people of Peren district were paid only of one and half day wages. It has become a big concern how it has happened,” the release added. In the second session, the Forum discussed about future plans and selected the following persons as office bearers for three years term: Gwangbeu – Convener; NK Joseph – Secretary; Chungminthang Singson – Finance Secretary; Asungbe – Legal Advisor; Executive Secretaries of KBA, LBA, ZBA and ZBCC as Advisors.
Kohima, July 13 (mExN): The GPRN/ NSCN, Angami Region has cautioned that it will not tolerate any kind of illegal activity or business that is against the welfare of the society. In this regard, the Region authority has requested other region authorities not to seek contributions/ donations from individuals, association and state government departments within Kohima. A press release from Zeneituo Angami, CAO Angami Region further directed the region members
to desist themselves from all kinds of illegal activities and also seeking financial contributions for their own benefit. It warned that any person who does not comply with this directive shall be dealt with a “stern hand.” The citizens of Kohima have been requested to inform the Region authority through the mobile phone 9615384408 about any person or group that vitiates the peaceful atmosphere of the Region. The GPRN/ NSCN, Angami region further requested the citizens to stand united for peace,
progress and prosperity of all Nagas and a culmination of an honorable solution. Meanwhile, it expressed gratitude to all the citizens of Kohima for their support and contributions toward the ongoing peace talk between the Government of India and the GPRN/NSCN for an honorable solution for all the Nagas. The Region authority further asked all its citizens to continue their support and pray that a conducive atmosphere prevails in the state capital Kohima for peace and tranquillity.
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World Population Day observed in Nagaland
ZuNhEboto, July 13 (mExN): Nagaland along with the rest of the country observed World Population Day with a State level programme at Zunheboto District Hospital on July 11. Shinavas, SDO (Civil), Zunheboto graced the event as chief guest, where he encouraged to utilize the available resources in a good way and educate the people to access health services provided by the department. Addressing the officials of health department and representatives of Zunheboto Women Hoho and Gaon Buras, Shinavas said that investing in young people today by promoting healthy habits and ensuring education and access to health services and social security coverage for all is the best investment to improve the lives of future generation. Speaking on the importance of Family Planning, Dr. John Sweyievisa, Additional Director, Department of Health & Family Welfare emphasized on propagation, sensitization
and creating awareness on Family Planning to the people at the grassroots level. He also briefed the officials and well wishers on the importance of spacing which is being emphasized upon during this year’s observance. He also reminded the health workers to rededicate themselves in recordings and reporting which are an important component of every activity of the department. The World Population Day was preceded by a "Mobilization Fortnight" from June 27-July10, which was held with an aim to create awareness on population control and generating demand for family planning during Population Stabilization Fortnight scheduled from July 11-24. During the Population Stabilisation Fortnight, free services like vasectomy for men and tubectomy (sterilisation) for women, IUCD/ Copper-T and distribution of condoms, ECP and counseling will be made available in all the government hospitals.
Phek focuses on family planning
Murohu Chotso, DC Phek and Dr. K.Vikato Kimini, CMO along with the participants.
phEK, July 13 (mExN): District Health Society Phek observed World Population Day on July 11 under the theme ‘The key to happy family, Three years spacing between two children’ at the conference hall of Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Phek. Speaking on the occasion as chief guest, deputy commissioner of the dis-
trict Murohu Chotso called upon the doctors, nurses and health workers to educate and give awareness to the public on family planning to check population growth. He also emphasized on the importance of institutional delivery to ensure safety of both the mother and child. Dr. K. Vikato Kinimi, CMO, Phek gave an in-
troductory speech on the theme ‘The key to happy family, Three years spacing between two children’. He maintained that “to have a happy life we need to have a small family.” The CMO also focused on awareness of family planning. Earlier, the program was chaired by Dr. Kolhitso Khalo, DPO (RCH & UIP) Phek, invocation said by
Thupuciyi, Pastor, PTBC and vote of thanks given by Azenuo Mere, DCM, Phek. The program was attended by president of Phek Town Mothers’ Association Zaposhelu, doctors and nurses, DPOs and health workers under different vertical programmes and staffs of CMO Phek. IEC materials on Family Planning were also handed out.
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What brought James Bond to Assam after World War II Among the daring British journalist Ralph Izzard's many adventures was a chase for a creature called the buru in India's northeast that was much-feared but never sighted Anu Kumar Scroll.in
gion in the late 1940s, also wrote about the buru.
The buru was a most unusual creature. Bluishwhite in colour, it was around 15 feet long. Its fishlike skin had no scales; instead it had rows of spines along its sides and back. It came with a triangleshaped head ending in a snout. It walked on short stumpy legs and defended itself ably with its sharp teeth, claws and a powerful tail that also gave the buru its peculiarly amphibious characteristics. The buru had a hoarse bellowing call. This description of the buru first appeared in a book written by the Austrian anthropologist Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, although he had never seen or heard it himself. All he had heard were the origin stories of the Apatanis, who lived in the remote river valleys of former Upper Assam, an area now in Arunachal Pradesh, where the buru played an important role and where he did his fieldwork in the mid-1940s after the World War II had just ended. The British zoologist and agricultural officer, Charles Stonor, who visited this re-
The buru in myth Centuries ago, the Apatanis travelled through the passes of the Himalayas to settle in this region. In their oral narratives, this region was then a swampy lake in the midst of high mountains, drained by rivers. The silt made the area fertile and this is where the Apatanis chose to settle down as agriculturists. Their settled way of life was different from other ethnic groups around them, such as the Miris and the Nishis, who lived by hunting and shifting cultivation. To clear the lake, however, the Apatanis had to fight the buru, whose amphibious nature enabled it to hide away in the waters. The burus could be dangerous adversaries. According to one story, a hunter who had once killed a young buru young died at the hands of its angry mother, who chased him and, with one swipe of her immense tail, forced him into the swamp where he drowned. Still, the ancient Apatani warriors were a brave lot. They took the help of brass plates as shields in
their fight against the buru. This bravery, as Fürer Haimendorf noted first-hand, brought them into frequent skirmishes with other groups such as the Nishis. The original James Bond These accounts drew the attention of the British correspondent of the Daily Mail, Ralph Izzard, then living in Delhi. Izzard, who had a rather adventurous life as a reporter, frequently worried about there being nothing to explore any more. Izzard had actually doubled up as a secret service agent on many an occasion. In 1936, he was in Berlin, ostensibly working for the Daily Mail, when German soldiers looking for spies surrounded the restaurant he was in. A friendly waitress stowed Izzard away in the lava-
tory, where he did debate the possibility of flushing his passport down to avoid detection and possibly imprisonment. But the soldiers, dissuaded by the friendly restaurant staff, soon dispersed. During the war years in the secret service, Izzard devised a plan to capture one of the Nazi encryption machines called the Enigma. His hoped to wreck a captured German bomber on the French coast, and get the rescued soldiers, dressed in Luftwaffe uniforms, to infiltrate the Nazi secret service. But before Izzard’s Operation Ruthless could be carried out, a German Uboat was captured, and an Enigma machine was soon in British hands. In Buenos Aires, Izzard’s boss, Sir Ian Fleming, watched him playing poker with Nazi of-
ficers. This was soon after the war, when the Nazis were on the run and some had fled to friendly South American nations. This scene inspired Fleming and was immortalised in the first James Bond book, Casino Royale. Izzard’s search for the Buru Soon afterwards, Izzard found himself in India. He reported for the Daily Mail on the trauma of Partition. When he read about the buru, he exchanged letters with Charles Stonor, who admitted that he had not seen the creature either but merely said that if the buru indeed existed, it was a reptile “of the size of an ox, with a prominent snout.” Stonor surmised it was “either a primitive kind of crocodile, or even a dinosaur." It was this speculation that would fuel the new pseu-
doscience called cryptozoology, dedicated to animals rumoured to be in existence but never seen. Accompanied by Stonor, Izzard travelled to Upper Assam, determined to traverse the old Apatani trails in search of the Buru. They hacked and slogged their way through the forests, endured heavy rain and the endless bites of leeches and mosquitoes. Izzard later described this expedition in a book, written in 1951, called Hunt for the Buru. Izzard never caught sight of the buru and consoled himself with the fact that it was winter, the time when the buru hibernated in the mountain caves around the valley. Izzard wrote of at times glimpsing the strange shadows on the surface of the water, but these came to nothing. The lake that had once been
case of snow blindness. Some months later, Izzard would set off on another adventure with his friend, Stonor, to find the Yeti. This time as well, he failed to find the mythical creature but he did manage to write another book, The Abominable Snowman Adventure.
the buru’s rumoured home was now so shallow that it could not even, as Izzard wrote, have “concealed as much as an otter”. Despite this, Izzard’s thirst for adventure remained unquenched. Two years later, as Sir John Hunt prepared for his expedition to Mount Everest, Izzard was determined to get a scoop for his newspaper, despite the fact that Time magazine had secured the rights to report on the expedition. It was in Kathmandu’s British Embassy that the team had camped first, meeting reporters and hosting press conferences. Izzard secured a memorable interview with Tenzing Norgay, who complained of the poor facilities accorded the Sherpas, who did most of the gruelling work associated with expeditions. This made Izzard unpopular with Hunt, who declared him an “enemy of the expedition” and refused to share any information with him. Undaunted, Izzard set out on his own, without a compass or a map, to work out the route taken by Hunt as he headed out for the Everest. Izzard walked from Kathmandu to Tengboche, a trekking distance of a week, and it took him another three days to locate the base camp. One of Hunt’s colleagues wrote later of how despite the freezing temperatures Izzard was nattily dressed in a sports jacket, but his lips were blue and his eyes inflamed in a clear
Buru in pseudoscience The elusive buru continued to intrigue those associated with cryptozoology. To them, it appeared to be a kind of monitor lizard or komodo dragon, a large lizard found in Indonesia. These creatures were common to southeast Asia. Mythical creatures similar to the buru appear in stories from Iran, which talk of the dragon called “ahi”. The ancient Vedas also record that the asura Vritra was known as “ahi”. As a dragon, he held the waters captive and caused drought before he was killed by Indra. The International Society of Cryptozoologists finally ceased to exist in 1998. Ralph Izzard, however, went on to work in west Asia for many years. With his wife, Molly, he wrote a book based on their long years in Lebanon, where he had a firsthand glimpse of conflicts in Cyprus, Egypt and Palestine. Another book, Smelling the Breezes, tells of the Izzard family’s – the couple and their two sons and two daughters – 300-mile expedition across the hills of Lebanon. It was a journey on donkeys and their cook accompanied them as interpreter.
Manipur Cabinet decides to withdraw controversial ILP bill 7 things you must know about the ongoing protests in Manipur Nitin Sethi Business Standard
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Manipur Cabinet today decided to withdraw the controversial Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill 2015 (MRVT & MW Bill) and decided to hold a special assembly session on July 15 to introduce a fresh ILP bill. The development comes after Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh Government decided yesterday to withdraw the MRVT & MW Bill in the wake of intensified public protest spearheaded by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit (JCILPS) in the past few days demanding withdrawal of the bill to replace it by a ‘tough one’ to safeguard the indigenous peoples. The Cabinet meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. The Cabinet discussed the prevailing situation in the state arising out of the ILP protest. A meeting of the Business Advisory Committee will be held tomorrow at
11:00 am at the Manipur Legislative Assembly Secretariat to fix the number of sittings of the proposed special House session, official sources said. ILP agitation in Manipur turned violent, leading to Government crackdown against protesters. A 16-year-old student was killed and many were injured in police action on July 8 here. Besides, a number of young agitators were hurt during the protest which witnessed exchange of slingshots with police. Some police personnel were also injured in fighting pitched battles with stone-throwing protesters in many parts of the state. Police used tear gas canisters and rubber bullets in suppressing the agitation. They also resorted to baton charge to control them during which many were injured, some of them critically, who are still undergoing medical treatment at different hospitals. The Manipur Government imposed an indefinite curfew in Imphal East and Imphal West on July 8
in the aftermath of the killing of student protester Sapam Robinhood. On Monday, curfew was relaxed for 7 hours in the two districts. ILP protesters continued to stage rallies and sit-ins in many parts of the state. Roads were blocked by protesters in many areas in support of ILP. The joint public action committee, formed against the killing of Robinhood, blocked Dinku Road. The JAC has pledged not to claim Robinhood’s body until JCILPS demands are met by the Government. The committee yesterday announced a state wide dawn to dusk general strike on July 14, Tuesday to lodge fresh protests against the failure of the Chief Minister to translate his promise into action. Ibobi had earlier assured the committee that the MRVT & MW Bill would be withdrawn. However, the committee in a statement urged the people to continue with the ILP agitation in a democratic way.
Retain our special status: NE states to tell Modi New Delhi, July 13 (The AsiAN Age): The Niti Aayog’s governing council meeting on July 15, to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is likely to be stormy with all eight Northeast states determined to insist on the continuation of their special category status. All eight chief ministers, regardless of party affiliation, will urge Modi to not take away the special category status from them, specially after the 14th Finance
Commission’s recommendation to raise the transfer of taxes to states from 32 per cent to 42 per cent, sources told this newspaper. The sources added that prior to the Niti Aayog meeting, the CMs of the five Congress-ruled states — Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam, Mizoram and Meghalaya — may internally discuss the issue with party president Sonia Gandhi. The major contention of the Northeast states is that due to geography
they suffer from economic-infrastructural deficiencies. This makes it difficult for them to cull out even their share of funds to meet the expenses of Central schemes. These states fear with the Centre having accepted the 14th Finance Commission’s recommendations, it is possible their special category status could be taken away. A state is given this status so that it gets a higher share of Central resources to bring it at par with developed states.
1) What led to the protests? A few groups in Imphal, the capital of Manipur, have for long been demanding an imposition of ‘Inner Line Permit’ in the state. They have also been demanding the withdrawal of the Manipur Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015. Recently, protests and rallies escalated on the streets of Imphal and spread to all four districts in the plains. The police tackled the protests with a rough hand. A 16-year-old schoolboy, Sapam Robinhood, dies after being hit by tear gas shells on July 8. The Congress government in the state immediately imposed an indefinite curfew in the Greater Imphal area, comprising two districts of Imphal West and Imphal East. In reaction, the protesting groups imposed a general strike. Since then, violence has escalated as people continue to protest on the streets, fighting pitched battles with the police. Due to this, more citizens have been injured, some critically. Several policemen have been injured too. 2) Was the violence avoidable? Some observers suggest it was possible if the state government had reacted better, and more urgently. There is also a history of armed state forces using violent tactics with greater impunity than they would in, say, Delhi. There is no proof that the Centre intervened in time to control the protests. The crisis in Imphal also fell on the blind spot of the mainstream Delhi-based media for days and then found a footnote mention in some outlets. 3) What is the Inner Line Permit? The Inner Line Permit regulates the entry of non-domicile citizens into a restricted region. The British used this to safeguard their revenue-generating regions in the Northeast against raiding tribal communities from the hills. Today, ILP is seen as a way to protect the demographic, cultural, political and social integrity of the small tribal populations in the hill states. At present, it is imposed in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland. Arunachal Pradesh recently tightened its ILP system. Of about 2.7 million people in Manipur, about 700,000 are
of non-Manipur origins. 4) What is the Manipur Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015? The Manipur state assembly passed the Bill claiming it addressed issues that the demand for ILP had raised. But the governor has not given ascent to the Bill and the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of groups demanding ILP has deemed it ineffective. The state government has now promised to withdraw it through a special session of the state Assembly. 5) Will this bring the protests and curfew to an end? The JAC has said it will continue protests till the Assembly session to withdraw the Bill is held and a proper timeline for ILP is decided. The curfew imposed on July 8 continues to be in place, though it has now been lifted for some parts of the day. The JAC has called for a general strike in Manipur on Tuesday. 6) Is the demand for restricting free movement of Indian citizens in Manipur xenophobic? There is a palpable fear of small communities being inundated by outsiders. This has previously happened in Sikkim and Tripura. In the latter, tribal people now account for a small minority and have politically lost control of the state. There also are streaks of xenophobia that play in to the demand, but there are progressive voices in the state that look at ILP and such demands as symptoms of real issues surrounding possible tribal marginalisation. 7) Many photographs show women in similar traditional dresses protesting along with students and youth. Who are they? In the Meitei community that dominates the valley region of the state, they are called the Meira Peibi — literally, women with torches. It is a traditional network comprising almost the entire adult woman population in the Meitei community, known for being leaders as human rights defenders in the valleys of Manipur. Their clanging of electric poles in a locality is taken as a warning of trouble and call to all. They can always be trusted to be at the forefront of any protest against state-sponsored violation of rights.
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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata dies of tumor Yuri Kageyama
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In this July 15, 2008 photo, Satoru Iwata, President and CEO of Nintendo Co. Ltd., speaks at a news conference where Nintendo unveiled an enhancement for its Wii Remote controller and new games at the E3 Media and Business Summit in Los Angeles. (AP File Photo)
in the leadership team along with Genyo Takeda, who is also in the game development field. Iwata had been poised to lead Nintendo through another stage after it recently did an aboutface and said it will start making games for smartphones, meaning that Super Mario the plumber would soon start arriving on cellphones and tablets. The falloff in appetite for
game machines in the past few years was partly because people are increasingly playing games or doing social media and other activities on smartphones. Nintendo has repeatedly had to lower prices on gadgets to woo buyers. Until the recent shift in strategy, company officials including Iwata had repeatedly rejected the idea of developing games for mobile devices, a market that they
brushed off for years as irrelevant. In March, Nintendo announced an alliance with Japanese mobile game company DeNA Co. to develop games for mobile devices. The company returned to profit in the fiscal year ended March 2015 after several years of losses. Nintendo pioneered game machines since the 1980s, developing one of the first machines and the hit Game Boy hand-held machine. Its main rivals in the business are Sony Corp. with the PlayStation machines and Microsoft Corp. with the Xbox One machine. Both companies have done better in adapting to the era of online and mobile games. Iwata succeeded Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ruled over the Kyotobased company for half a century, transforming it from a traditional playing-card company to a technological powerhouse. Yamauchi died in 2013 at 85. Iwata was picked, with Yamauchi’s blessing, and Yamauchi remained adviser for many years. Iwata had been employed at an innovative software company before he was recruited as Nintendo chief. He was tapped as president at a surprisingly young age, in his early 40s, for a Japanese company. Iwata was a respected and popular figure in the game industry, partly because he was relatively more approachable
than executives at other Japanese companies, who tend to be aloof and rigid in demeanor. As news of Iwata’s death spread online, condolences and virtual tributes emerged on social media and on Miiverse, Nintendo’s online community where users can post notes and drawings created with a Nintendo 3DS or Wii U stylus. “Halo” and “Destiny” developer Bungie posted a quote from Iwata’s 2005 talk at the Game Developers Conference on Twitter: “On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.” Iwata remained a presence in Nintendo promotional materials up until his death. While he had been absent from the Electronic Entertainment Expo for the past two years due to his health, Iwata appeared in both human and puppet form in a humorous video presentation streamed June 16 during the gaming expo. Miyamoto, the Nintendo game designer, said he was shocked and saddened. “We will upkeep the development approach that we built with Iwata, and we in the development team hope to keep working as one to build toward the future,” he said in a statement. A funeral service will be held on July 17. He is survived by his wife Kayoko. The company declined to disclose other details of his family.
Greece reaches deal with creditors, avoids euro exit BRUssels, JUly 13 (AP): After months of acrimony, Greece finally clinched a bailout agreement with its European creditors on Monday that will, if implemented, secure the country’s place in the euro and avoid financial collapse. The terms of the deal, however, will be painful both for Greeks and their radical left-led government, which since its election in January had vowed to stand up to the creditors and reject the budget cuts they have been demanding. Before it can get 85 billion euros ($95.07 billion) in bailout cash and support for its banks to reopen, the Greek government will have to pass a raft of austerity measures that include sales tax increases, reforms to pensions, and labor market reforms. Greece will be on a tight timetable to implement its reforms - a reflection of how little its creditors trust the government to honor a deal. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras infuriated his European partners last month when he called for a popular vote against economic reforms the creditors has proposed.
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not facing financial collapse. Greece’s banks, which have been shut for two weeks, were still closed on Monday and limits remained on cash withdrawals. Without a deal, they faced the prospect of collapse within days as they are steadily drained of money. When the banks will be able to reopen will depend on whether the European Central Bank decides to increase emergency credit to Greek banks now that a bailout deal with Greece has been clinched in principle. It was unclear whether the ECB would make such a decision on Monday or after Greece passes its first batch of reforms. The creditors said they would help Greece in the short term deal with its debt repayments since any bailout agreement was not imminent. Greece will need help making a 4.2 billion euro debt repayment on July 20. It is also in arrears on about 1.5 billion euros owed to the International Monetary Fund since June 30. If the talks had failed, Greece could have faced bankruptcy and a possible exit from the euro.
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MUMBAI, JUly 13 (ReUteRs): India is meeting stiff resistance in its drive to make the buying of gold jewellery more transparent and to channel demand into paper gold to stop the metal being used to hide billions of dollars of undeclared ‘black money’. The jewellery trade says the Narendra Modi government’s plans to trace gold deals is unworkable and won’t deter holders of black money, or hundreds of millions of Indians outside the tax net, from buying gold to keep their wealth away from the prying eyes of the authorities. If the proposals fail, gold inflows will continue unabated in a country that accounts for nearly a fifth of global demand and stymie Modi’s effort to create a new asset class that could lure savers and back investments. To track larger gold deals, this year’s budget declared that, from June 1, customers would have to disclose their tax code, or Permanent Account Number (PAN), for purchases above 100,000 Indian rupees ($1,580). But jewellers - many of whom voted for Modi - have protested, delaying the new rule. “No jeweller will refuse to sell just because the customer doesn’t have a PAN card. He will find a way to ensure the customer leaves the store with jewellery,” said Bachhraj Bamalwa of the All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation. A Reuters poll of a dozen jewellers and dealers found that black money generates nearly a quarter of annual gold demand that totalled some 900 tonnes that is worth nearly $34 billion at current prices. Two-thirds of gold demand comes from rural areas where jewellery is a traditional store of wealth. Under Modi, India has opened 160 million new bank accounts but half are idle, suggesting old habits die hard. And, in a country of 1.25 billion people, only 140 million have PAN cards. The finance ministry’s tax department has forwarded the so-called ‘notification’ that would put the PAN card rule into effect to higher authorities, but “no decision has been taken so far”, a senior official said. “The final decision probably needs political approval as it could have wider ramifications,” added the official, who was not authorised to speak on the record. BLACK MONEY FLOW To try and divert some of the estimated 300 tonnes of annual demand for gold bars and coins to paper gold, the government also plans to issue bonds linked to the bullion price. That’s not an attractive option for people who park illicit wealth in physical gold, however. “It is easier to hide unaccounted money in gold compared to other asset classes like property or shares. Such people are unlikely to switch to gold bonds,” says Daman Prakash Rathod, director at Chennai-based wholesaler MNC Bullion. The government has also proposed a gold deposit scheme to mobilise some of the 21,000 tonnes of gold held by households and temples. EASY TO OVERRULE Though the formal notification to enforce the PAN card rule has yet to be issued, jewellers have already found ways to beat it, by issuing many small invoices or writing informal receipts. It’s a reminder that ill-conceived regulation can have unintended consequences, as happened after India raised import taxes on gold to 10 percent in a series of hikes to August 2013. The duty failed to curb demand, but revived smuggling networks which, the World Gold Council estimates, imported 175 tonnes of gold in 2014. The best way to curb gold demand is by reducing black money in circulation; not by restricting gold trading, says a Dubai-based bullion supplier who, like other market players, requested anonymity. DIMAPUR Civil Hospital:
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The Morung Express
Tuesday 14 July 2015
MoD and MSDE sign MoU Sheer act of notoriety with evil to increase employability intension: NPF on Kohima firing
kohima, July 13 (mExN): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) was signed today to facilitate strategic partnership on skill development and entrepreneurship for supporting skill development initiative to contribute towards Nation Building and “Make-in-India” initiative. The MoU was signed between the Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar and his counterpart from MSDE. Sunil Arora in presence of the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Minister of State for MSDE (Independent Charge) Rajiv Pratap Rudy. Speaking on the occasion, the Defence Minister said that the MoU will provide Impetus to using the skills of servicemen for the country when they retire from the Armed Forces. The servicemen will also take to civilian life some rare skills which they acquire during their service life. The Minister of State for MSDE also said that there are differences in nomenclature of jobs in certain cases that the servicemen do in the Armed
Forces and in the civilian field and these need to be aligned. The MoU will boost employability and acceptability of Ex-servicemen (ESM) by the industry for those service personnel who are on the verge of retirement or already retired. Moreover, to enhance their employability, these training facilities initiated by the Director General Resettlement (DGR) will be aligned with the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) developed by the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs). The signed MoU, will provide an opportunity for the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factories (OFs) to participate in skill development initiatives. As per Ministry of Human Resources Development Scheme in schools which are run by the Ministry of Defence (excluding Sainik Schools), it will also introduce vocational education at 9 12 class in a phased manner. The MoU signed will train and provide gainful employment to approximately 3 lakh ESM/their family members in five years starting from this financial year. It will also make avail-
able skilled youth to DPSUs and OFs by using their infrastructure, CSR funds, establishment of Centre(s) of Excellence and Development of Model ITIs etc. At the apex level, a steering committee chaired by the Defence Minister and Co-Chaired by the Minister of State for Skill Development will provide necessary policy direction for the implementation of this ambitious scheme. The Executive Committee for this scheme to be chaired by the Defence Secretary and Co-Chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will oversee the smooth roll out of the clauses of the MoU. For the successful execution of the scheme, three separate implementation teams have been formed. While the DGR will head the ESM resettlement team, the DPSUs related components will be looked after by the Joint Secretary (ES), Department of Defence Production and respective education boards of Army, Navy and Air Force will lead their respective education component. This was stated in a release issued by Lt Col Emron Musavi, PRO (Def), Kohima.
ANGTA (1999-04) informs member Dimapur, July 13 (mExN): All Nagaland Graduate Teachers’ Association (ANGTA), 199904 batch, has informed all Adhoc regularized GTs to contact and submit their appointment order, regularization order and the court fee Rs. 2000/- within 1 month period to their district representatives. The representatives are:-Kohima – Martina (GHSS Kohima, 9856162884);Dimapur-
Neizevotuo (GHSS Dimapur, 8413869775); Zunheboto – Phuto Chishi (GHS, Kilomi, 9436076972); Mokokchung – Imkongsashi (Mayangnokcha GHSS, 8014059352); Wokha – Nimathang (GHS Sanis, 8415834337); Phek – Neihete (GHSS Phek, 8732892685); Peren – Paunamdile (GHS Peren, 9436803276); Tuensang – Yongkong Chang (DEO Tuensang, 9612370195); Kiphire – Tsupongla (SDEO,
Kiphire, 9612512292); Mon – Welu (GHSS Mon, 9612772030); and Longleng – Lome (GHS Nyengching, 9862833471) In a press release, ANGTA President Neizevotuo Nakhro further cautioned that failing to comply with the information will be one’s own responsibility. It has also appealed its members to cooperate with ANSTA and SE during the process of arranging seniority list.
kohima, July 13 (mExN): The Naga Peoples’ Front today termed the July 9 Kohima firing incident “not merely as an act or routine notoriety of mindless miscreants” but a sheer act of notoriety by unscrupulous hooligans with evil intension for personal gains at the cost of threatening some people and disturbing the peaceful ambience “It is a deliberate act disturb the tranquil atmosphere and create panic and commotion at a junc-
ture when the State Government as well as peace loving people are striving for peace, harmony and progress,” maintained the NPF in a press condemnation issued by its Press Bureau. Unidentified miscreant(s) had fired gunshots at the Kohima residence of Dr, Imtiwapang Aier, Parliamentary Secretary, Geology & Mining, Government of Nagaland, on July 9. “Despite the Government’s effort towards building up a social and political order to create an
environment conducive for all round progress, it is unfortunate that unscrupulous miscreants continue to unleash their evil attempts to cause unrest and commotion through such nefarious and barbaric acts,” it added. Calling for the most stringent action, the NPF condemned the “cowardly and senseless acts” in the highest form and further appealed the people and authorities concerned to trail the perpetrators and book them without fail.
Managing Director, NHHDC LTD, Er. S Temsulong Jamir in a press note has invited interested Artisan, NGO’s, Apex Societies, SHG’s etc to apply to its Project Cell, NHHDC Ltd., Half Nagarjan, Dimapur, on or before July 17 during office hours to participate at the Bazaar. The stall shall be provided free of cost with Lump sum Daily Allowances to each stall, the press note added.
MEx FILE DEO Dimapur informs Dimapur, July 13 (mExN): All the staffs under the establishment of District Education Office, Dimapur are informed to submit their first appointment order and regularization order (Xerox Copy) to the DEO office during office hours on or before July 20 for onward submission to the Directorate of School Education Nagaland Kohima. The Deputy District Education Officer, R Amongla Jamir in a press notification stated that the office will not be held responsible for any outcomes may arises due to non-submission of the docuiments.
LFA Committee meeting deferred Dimapur, July 13 (mExN): The LFA Executive Committee meeting which was scheduled for July 17 been deferred to July 28, between 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Committee Hall in the NLA Secretariat Complex. The postponement is due to non availability of Chief Minister and the Speaker, the Chief Patron and Patron respectively, informed a press note from Dr. Vinito L Chishi, LFA State Consultant.
phEk, July 13 (Dipr): Principal of DIET, Pfutsero, Atula Wai has informed all teachers in charge/ head teachers of GPS/GMS under SDEO Chozuba, Pfutsero, Meluri and Phek that SCERT would be conducting orientation programmes on revised guidelines on CCE (Non-detention Policy) for selected elementary teachers. For SDEO Chozuba and Pfutsero, the programme will be held on July 16 and for SDEO Meluri and Phek at DIET Pfutsero on July 17. All the teachers in charge/ head teachers of government schools have been asked to confirm the names of selected teachers from their respective SDEO office and all the selected teachers have been informed Vanaraja chicks being distributed to the beneficiaries at a ‘training on poultry man- to attend the programme at 10:00 am without fail. agement’ conducted by ICAR, KVK, Longleng on July 3. 2000 chicks were distributed along with Antibiotic powders, and vitamins to the 50 SHGs of Pongo, Yongphang, Yangching, Sakshi and Aoching villages under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) programme. Demonstration on poultry management, housing with locally available materials, feeding and prevention of common diseases of poultry birds for five villages under Sakshi block of Longleng District were held with Dr. Lily Ngullie, SMS Animal Science, KVK, Longleng as resource person
ANDMSA Dimapur unit meeting
Dimapur, July 12 (mExN): The All Nagaland District Ministerial Service Association (ANDMSA), Dimapur Unit has convened its first general meeting on July 17, 10 AM at Town Hall, Dimapur. A press note from Head Assistant and Member, Ghokheli requested all the concerned ministerial staff, LDAs,UDAs, SDHAs and Has of Dimapur to attend the meeting positively. For individual were identi- further details , contact: 9656900140/9862499342. fied as identified as Khumamthem Rajen Singh (30 CASU executive emergency meeting yrs) R/o – Mairanthem Leikai, Bishenpur (Manipur) Dimapur, July 13 (mExN): The Coco Area Stuand Thenden (25 yrs) Vil- dents' Union will be holding an executive emergency lage – Sekmai, , Dist – West meeting July 18, 10 AM at its Sessional banker residence, Khrimtomi village. All the executive members, advisors, Imphal (Manipur). Accordingly, a regular unit president, representatives have been requested to case was registered against attend the meeting positively. the duo Khuzama P.S Kohima. Co-operative societies’ meeting
Two arrested with contraband times kohima, July 13 (mExN): Kohima police manning the inter-state check gate at Khuzama have today intercepted one Tata Mobile (AS01EC-7409, Chassis No. MAT478012D9D09771) and recovered 250 Kilos of contraband ganja worth approximately 2.50 lakhs in the street market. The
seized contraband ganjas packed in 25 pouches were detected from a secret compartment/ scheme body of the seized Tata Mobile. Two people were arrested in this connection. The Sub–Divisional Police Officer & PRO, Atu Zumvü in a press note stated that the arrested
kohima, July 13 (mExN): The All Nagaland Co-operative Societies Federation held its executive meeting on June 23 and decided to hold its Annual General session on July 25 at Red Cross Campus at 11:00 am. All district level cooperative societies and different cooperative societies have been requested to attend the general session without fail. A press note issued by RK Mekro, President further requested the district cooperative society organizations to nominate an active member to represent the district in the forthcoming term of All Nagaland Cooperative Societies Federation as office bearers.
kohima, July 13 (mExN): The Angami Students' Union will begin the first phase of its educational tour from July 14 in the Western Angami Area. According to a press note from ASU Secy Education Tsi-u Seyie, the schedule for the tour are as follows: July 14- 10:00 am :Kiruphema; 12:00 Noon: Mengujuma. July 15-10:00 am: Sechüma; 12:00 Noon : Sechü Zubza. July 17-10:00 am : Dzülekie; 12:00 Noon : Khonoma. July 20 -10:00 am : Mezo Basa;12:00 Noon : Mezoma. July 20 - 10:00 am: Jotsoma.
kohima, July 13 (mExN): The Nagaland Handloom & Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. Dimapur (NHHDC)’s Craft Bazar at Golaghat District AASU Ground, located near Golagaht Govt. Bezbaruah Higher Secondary School, Golaghat has been re-scheduled from July 2231 due to some unavoidable circumstances. The Additional Director, Industries & Commerce &
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NHHDC invite participants for Craft Bazaar at Golaghat
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USGOU CONDOLES Training on system of rice intensification organised by DAO, Mokokchung was held at Kinunger and Chungtia Village under Mokokchung District on July 7. Farmers along with resource person Dr. Lanunochetla, Subject Matter Specialist, DAO Mokokchung, and AFAs are seen in the photo. (DIPR)
NABARD hosts FLAP at Leshemi Village Dimapur, July 13 (mExN): Keeping in view its mandate for Financial Inclusion, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Regional Office, Dimapur conducted a Financial Literacy Awareness programme (FLAP) at LeshemiVillage,
under Pfutsero Block, Phek District on July 11. It was conducted in collaboration with ChakhesangWomens Welfare Society (CWWS), Pfutsero. “The aim of the programme was to create awareness among the masses regarding the vari-
ous financial products and services that are offered by Banks to general public,” a press note informed. The programme was attended by S Amarjit Mangang, NABARD, Phek; RokhoAngami, NSCB, Pfutsero Branch; Lily Medo, CSP, SBI, Pfutsero; and Zechete-
u Nusory, Programme Coordinator, CWWS, Pfutsero as resource persons. During the programme the bankers shared the importance of Banking, Savings, Financial Planning, various benefits under PMJDY and various GOI Pension/Insurance schemes.
Expressing shock at the demise of ‘legendary father’ Yangkimong Sangtam, head GB of Kiphire town and president of Kiphire District GB's Association, the United Sangtam Gazetted Officers’ Union (USGOU) has offered condolences to the family of the deceased. “He (Yangkimong) was a cultured and traditional man who preserved and protected the traditional, cultural, social tradition and customary practices of the land and a person who inter-mediated the Sangtam historical legacy to the present generation,” stated a condolence note issued by USGOU president V. Kashiho Sangtam. The Union further acknowledged that the death of the centenarian man is a great loss in terms of preserving the historical legend of Sangtam community. “His death has created a vacuum which cannot be replaced.”
Inauguration of B.Ed, KVK Dimapur holds training on Citrus, Pineapple M.Ed programme held kohima, July 13 (Dipr): The State College of Teachers Education Kohima induction cum inauguration of 2-year B.Ed and M.Ed programme was held at SCTE premises on July 8 with Additional Secretary Higher & Technical Education, Kenilo Apon, as the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest lamented that Nagas hardly got through competitive examinations like UPSC, Medical, or Technical Entrance Exam. Citing that in 2013, only 1 lady from the State managed to secure qualifying marks, he wondered whether it was due irresponsible teacher or because of their dissatisfaction with their profession. He urged the gathering, especially the trainee teachers, not to be negligent in their duty or their habits, saying teachers have the responsibility to bring up the
younger generation. He also stated that with the new curriculum, the State will definitely benefit through strengthening of the whole institute. He also assured SCTE that the government would look into their grievances if any. Principal-in-charge of SCTE Kohima, Dr. Bendangyapangla aslo stated that the new curriculum will be starting from the month of July. She furher said that many things are changing in education and with the new curriculum, the activities in the class will be filled with excitement through the new learning process. With this, she expressed hope that when the students go out from the SCTE, they would bring changes in every corner of the State. Sharing on behalf of the students, Toshienla and Rose spoke on their expectations from the B.Ed and M.Ed courses.
Dimapur, July 13 (mExN): KVK Dimapur conducted a three day training programme from July 8 to 10 at the Fruit Processing Unit, ICAR Complex, Jharnapani, Medziphema. During the programme, the coordinator urged the trainees to utilise the processing facility for preparation of their product by paying nominal fee for wa-
ter and electricity to the office of Joint Director. The resource persons for the programme were V. Kenny Rhetso, SMS (Home Science) and Vinika K. Aomi, SRF (DBT). The training started with the basic information about value addition and later with the practical demonstration on Pineapple squash, Assam Lemon – Ready to serve
(RTS) and Assam Lemon carbonated drinks. During the training sessions, Dr. T. Madhan Mohan, Adviser, DBT, Govt. of India, Dr. B. Ravindran, Director, Institute of Life Science, Bhubaneshwar, Dr. Abhijit Mitra, Director, NRC Mithun, Jharnapani, Medziphema, and other distinguished guest visited the Citrus processing unit on July 8 and were
impressed and satisfied with the progress of the unit. On July 9, Dr. K.M. Bujarbaruah, Vice Chancellor, AAU Jorhat, also visited the unit and held interactions with the staff and trainees. He also emphasised that farmers should take the advantage to get knowledge and practice since the processing unit is available in this Institute.
Young Nepalis posing for lens during the 201st Bhanu Jayanti, a celebration in the memory of the Great Nepali writer and poet Bhanubhakta Acharya, at Town Hall, Mokokchung on July 13. The event was organised by The Gorkha Students’ Union, Mokokchung with Yimyapangla Jamir, BDO, R.D. Block as the Chief Guest.
Benjongliba attends nat'l agri conference Governor extends Bhanu Jayanti greetings Dimapur, July 13 (mExN): Union Minister for Agriculture had invited parliamentary secretary for agriculture Dr. Benjongliba Aier along with 10 other ministers of Agriculture from NDA-ruled States to attend the National Conference on Agricultural Markets at Hubli, Karnataka from July 8 to 10. On July 9, a "National Workshop on Unified Agricultural Markets — Karna-
taka Model" was organized by Karnataka Ministry of Agricultural Marketing, followed by a Gala Cultural Show, a press release from the PS to Benjongliba said. On July 10, an educational tour was also held where various successful APAICs in Karnataka were shown along with interactions with farmers. They were shown the "On Line Market System" with the main tag line "My Produce — My Price".
The APMCs are installed with automated cleaning, sorting and packing equipments, assaying laboratories to provide machine cleaned produces for traders in order to fetch better prices to the farmers. Secretary of Agriculture & Horticulture, CM Tsanglao; Director of Agriculture, Bendangyanger and Jt. Director of Agriculture (Marketing), Ikuto Zhimomi, had accompanied him.
kohima, July 13 (mExN): Governor of Nagaland has extended hearty greetings and best wishes to the Nepali community of Nagaland on the occasion of Bhanu Jayanti, birth anniversary of the ‘great’ poet late Bhanu Bhakta Acharya. The day is celebrated with gaiety and happiness as a symbol of valuable and unity, said the governor in a note. The governor recount-
ed that Bhanu Bhakta Acharya was born in Nepal in 1884, made Nepali language a common tongue to almost 61 Gorkha tribes before the Nepal monarch Prithvi Narayan Shaha had declared the Gorkha language, now Nepali as a national and palace language. “All the 61 Gorkha tribes preach their culture, tradition and religion and also communicate in
a common tongue today due to the contribution of the poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharya,” he said. The poet also translated Ramayan in Nepali language and has many great literary works to his credit. “May this auspicious occasion bring peace, prosperity and progress and strengthen fellowship among the people of the State,” the governor wished.
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The Power of Truth
The Morung Express TuEsDAy 149 July 2015 volumE X IssuE 191 THursDAy 185
‘Disturbed’ & ‘Dangerous’
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he Government of India through its Home Ministry has declared Nagaland State as a “disturbed area” effective beginning June 30, 2015, for a further period of one year. The gazette notification from the Home Ministry says that the Central government is of the opinion that all of Nagaland State is in such a “disturbed” and “dangerous” condition that the use of armed forces to aid civil power is “necessary.” By virtue of being declared a “disturbed area”, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 will continue to give the Indian Armed forces the power to search, raid and arrest without warrant throughout Nagaland. Furthermore, the Act empowers a non-commissioned officer to shoot-to-kill any person on mere suspicion and provides immunity from any legal proceeding. While this pronouncement is not new to the Naga reality, given the fact that Naga people have been living under the AFSPA for close to six decades, the decision of the Indian government is nonetheless disappointing as it betrays its political will and commitment towards peace. Ironically, on July 1, 2015, the London based human rights organization Amnesty International in its report on Kashmir stated that the AFSPA has “fuelled a cycle of impunity for human rights violations.” It adds that “this lack of accountability has in turn facilitated other serious abuses.” Hence, by not addressing human rights violations committed by its armed forces in the name of “national security,” Amnesty points out that “India has not only failed to uphold its international obligations, but also failed its own Constitution.” On July 5, 2015, the AFSPA completed 25 years of being enforced in Jammu and Kashmir. This same Act, which was introduced in 1958, was primarily enacted by Indian Parliament to quell the Naga movement. The scope and parameters of the relationship between the Indian government and the Nagas has often been defined by the ‘carrot-and-stick’ policy, in which, development is the carrot and the AFSPA is the stick. In a strange and twisted way, development and AFSPA converge to become mere tools in the theater of counter-insurgency. The long standing experience of the Naga people with the AFSPA indicates that the Act is not only detrimental to democratic values, but counter-productive to the very rationale for which it was introduced in the first place. Similar observations have been made in other parts of the North East region and in Jammu and Kashmir as well. While the Nagas do not necessarily view themselves as being ‘disturbed and dangerous,’ the Indian government has decisively put the whole of Nagaland state – including its citizens – under this category. Hence, innocent civilians, who constitute the majority of the population will continue to live under the constant shadow of militarism. Human experience has shown that political conflicts cannot be addressed through military means and can only be resolved through political means. Military force and draconian legislation such as the AFSPA have only succeeded in marginalizing political issues and undermining the political process, at the cost of much human life and suffering. It would be prudent for Indian policy makers to carefully re-examine and reconsider their position and provide an opportunity to seek creative ways of addressing and transforming the Naga question in ways that will also nurture the growth of India’s democratic values.
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Fatima Al-Ajel Save the Children Yemen
Yemeni children's message to world leaders to stop the war
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hildren have been through a lot in Yemen, even prior to recent events. Since the start of the airstrikes at the end of March, I’ve been wondering how children who have lost their homes and been displaced are coping with this new situation. During a visit to a school in which displaced children and their families are now sleeping in Sana’a, it hit me how difficult the situation really is for them. Every child in Yemen has a story to tell about his or her experience with war and conflict. As soon as I arrived at the school the front door was opened by a little girl, who welcomed me with a big smile. Already, my own sense of sadness caused by this conflict was lifted just seeing how resilient this girl was by showing me a brave face. I entered and walked around the classrooms, which have now become homes to 42 families. I chatted to a few of the families, who described the difficult experiences they had been through during the airstrikes and bombings of their homes in Noqoom and Faj Attan areas. One family, which had six children who were full of energy, caught my eye. I walked over to them and started chatting to the mother who was combing her daughter’s hair. She welcomed me to her classroom, which now served as her home, and all her children sat around us. I introduced myself to her and asked if her and her family could share their story with me. “We are the most unlucky of the people who have been displaced, because we were forced to move five times in three months. We were one of the first families who had to move during the first days of the war because our house is in the airport area which was one of the first places which was bombed. It’s been so difficult,” said the mother. Once their mother had finished speaking the six children all started to speak at once, like they suddenly had the confidence to express their stories to me. I could tell that they were speaking from the heart as they remembered every moment they had been through. I spent more than an hour listening to them. With tears in her eyes, 7-year-old Asma’a said, “I hate military planes because they kill people and children but I like normal planes. The normal Yemeni planes are nice because they take people to nice countries.” Her brother, Asam, 9 years old started to remember the moment they ran away from home when it was impacted by an airstrike, “We ran away with our neighbours at midnight and we were running in the street trying our best to escape from the explosion and bombing.” Asma’a then started to speak about how world leaders should stop this war. “You know what, Geneva is supposed to stop this war. That’s what my dad said. I like Geneva!” I asked her if she knew what Geneva meant and she said, “No I don't but I know it is something good which can stop the war and then I will be able to go back home. Everyone is waiting for this to happen. It means that soon I will be able to go back home and then back to school.” As I listened to this 7-year-old girl, who was forced to leave her home and live in a classroom, yet is missing out on her education, it dawned on me what a big responsibility we have to protect the children of Yemen. It is really sad that Asma’a’s faith in “Geneva” turned out to be futile. I hope that if world leaders could hear stories of violence and fear from the children of Yemen, like that of Asma’a, they might agree to take some action to stop this war and seek a negotiated solution.
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A secret to IS success: Shock troops who fight to the death
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earded and wearing bright blue bandanas, the Islamic State group's "special forces" unit gathered around their commander just before they attacked the central Syrian town of al-Sukhna. "Victory or martyrdom," they screamed, pledging their allegiance to God and vowing never to retreat. The IS calls them "Inghemasiyoun," Arabic for "those who immerse themselves." The elite shock troops are possibly the deadliest weapon in the extremist group's arsenal: Fanatical and disciplined, they infiltrate their targets, unleash mayhem and fight to the death, wearing explosives belts to blow themselves up among their opponents if they face defeat. They are credited with many of the group's stunning battlefield successes — including the capture of al-Sukhna in May after the scene shown in an online video released by the group. "They cause chaos and then their main ground offensive begins," said Redur Khalil, spokesman of the U.S.-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units, which have taken the lead in a string of military successes against the IS in Syria. Though best known for its horrific brutalities — from its grotesque killings of captives to enslavement of women — the Islamic State group has proved to be a highly organized and flexible fighting force, according to senior Iraqi military and intelligence officials and Syrian Kurdish commanders on the front lines. Its tactics are often creative, whether it's using a sandstorm as cover for an assault or a lone sniper tying himself to the top of a palm tree to pick off troops below. Its forces nimbly move between conventional and guerrilla warfare, using the latter to wear down their opponents before massed fighters backed by armored vehicles, Humvees and sometimes even artillery move to take over territory. The fighters incorporate suicide bombings as a fearsome battlefield tactic to break through lines and demoralize enemies, and they are constantly honing them to make them more effective. Recently, they beefed up the front armor of the vehicles used in those attacks to prevent gunfire from killing the driver or detonating explosives prematurely. Those strategies are being carried over into new fronts as well, appearing in Egypt in last week's dramatic attack by an IS-linked militant group against the military in the Sinai Peninsula. Andreas Krieg, a professor at King's College London who embedded with Iraqi Kurdish fighters last fall, said IS local commanders are given leeway to operate as they see fit. They "have overall orders on strategy and are expected to come up with the most efficient ways of adapting it," he said. The group "is very much success oriented, results oriented." That's a strong contrast to the rigid, inefficient and corrupt hierarchies of the Iraqi and Syrian militaries, where officers often fear taking any action without direct approval from higher up. IS fighters are highly disciplined — swift execution is the punishment for deserting battle or falling asleep on guard duty, Iraqi officers said. The group is also flush with weaponry looted from Iraqi forces that fled its blitzkrieg a year ago, when IS overtook the northern city of Mosul and other areas. Much of the heavy weapons it holds — including artillery and tanks — have hardly been used, apparently on reserve for a future battle. Iraqi army Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi said IS stands out in its ability to conduct multiple battles simultaneously. "In the Iraqi army, we can only run one big battle at a time," said al-Saadi, who was wounded twice in the past year as he led forces that retook the key cities of Beiji and Tikrit from IS. Even the group's atrocities are in part a tactic, aimed at terrorizing its enemies and depicting itself as an unstoppable juggernaut. In June 2014, the group boasted of killing hundreds of Shiites in Iraq's security forces, issuing photos of the massacre. It regularly beheads captured soldiers, releasing videos of the killings online. It is increasing the shock value: Recent videos showed it lowering captives in a cage into a pool to drown and blowing off the heads of others with explosive wire around their necks.
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arlier this year, Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign lost count of its experts. In the months before she began her second run for the White House, Clinton spent hours quizzing economists, lawyers, educators and activists about everything from executive compensation to the latest research on lead paint. By last fall, the number of experts she had interviewed hit 200 and her team stopped keeping track. The Democratic front-runner isn't an incumbent, and even with competition that's resolute but still far from offering a serious primary challenge, Clinton has a luxury few candidates enjoy: time to hit the books. The results have started to emerge, and Clinton plans to add to them by releasing a new domestic policy proposal nearly every week this summer. To be sure, politics are at play as Clinton shapes her agenda. She is sidestepping foreign affairs, which has consumed much of the early debate among Republican White House hopefuls eager to paint the former secretary of state with President Barack Obama's record on the world stage. She is not yet offering specifics on subjects where consensus among Democrats and independent voters will be harder to find: trade, limits on executive pay, regulating the country's finance industry, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. What Clinton debuts in the coming weeks will form the core platform of
In this photo released on June 23, 2015, by a website of Islamic State militants, Islamic State militants patrol Khazer, Iraq, near Mosul. The group's conventional and guerrilla tactics carried it to an overwhelming sweep of northern and western Iraq in 2014, capturing Mosul, Iraq's second-biggest city. Shortly thereafter, IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a "caliphate" spanning its territory in Iraq and Syria. (Militant website via AP)
The number of IS fighters in Iraq and Syria is estimated between 30,000 to 60,000, according to the Iraqi officers. Former army officers of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein have helped the group organize its fighters, a diverse mix from Europe, the United States and Arab and Central Asian nations. Veteran jihadis with combat experience in Afghanistan, Chechnya or Somalia have also brought valuable experience, both in planning and as role models to younger fighters. "They tend to use their foreign fighters as suicide bombers," said Patrick Skinner, a former CIA officer who now directs special operations for The Soufan Group, a private geopolitical risk assessment company. "People go to the Islamic State looking to die, and the Islamic State is happy to help them." The group's tactics carried it to an overwhelming sweep of northern and western Iraq a year ago, capturing Mosul, Iraq's second-biggest city. Shortly thereafter, IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a "caliphate" spanning its territory in Iraq and Syria. In May, it captured Ramadi, capital of Iraq's vast western Anbar province, in a humiliation for Iraqi forces. In Syria, it seized the central city of Palmyra. The elite shock troops were crucial in the capture of Ramadi. First came a wave of more than a dozen suicide bombings that hammered the military's positions in the city, then the fighters moved in during a sandstorm. Iraqi troops crumbled and fled as a larger IS force marched in. "The way they took Ramadi will be studied for a while," Skinner said. "They have the ability to jump back and forth between traditional (military operations) and terrorism." He said a similar combination of suicide bombings ahead of ground forces was used in last week's Sinai attacks in Egypt. Since US-led airstrikes in Syria and Iraq have made it more difficult for the group's forces to advance, IS has lost ground. Iraqi troops and Shiite militiamen retook areas to the south and northeast of Baghdad, the oil refinery city of Beiji and Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit north of the capital. In Syria, Kurdish fighters backed by heavy U.S. airstrikes wrested the border town of Kobani from the IS after weeks of devastating battles. More recently, IS lost Tal Abyad, another Syrian town on the Turkish border. Despite that loss, IS shock troops attacked Kobani last month. Around 70 of them infiltrated and battled a much larger Kurdish force for two days, apparently
on a mission not to retake the town but to cause chaos. They were all slain, but not before killing more than 250 civilians, including roughly 100 children, and more than 30 Kurdish fighters. At the same time, they attacked the northeast Syrian city of Hassakeh, driving out thousands of people and still holding out in parts of the city despite continued fighting. Last week, they carried out a bloody incursion into Tal Abyad, again fighting until they were all killed but demonstrating their relentlessness. "We are still nursing our wounds in Kobani," said Ghalia Nehme, a Syrian Kurdish commander who fought in last month's battle. "From what we saw, they weren't planning to leave alive. It seems they were longing for heaven," she said. The use of suicide bombings has forced IS's opponents to adapt. Al-Saadi defied his own Iraqi military commanders who demanded a fast assault to retake Beiji. Instead, he adopted a slow, methodical march from a base near Tikrit, moving only a few miles each day while clearing roads of explosives and setting up barriers against suicide attacks. It took him three weeks to go 25 miles to Beiji, fighting the whole way and fending off more than two dozen suicide attacks, then another week to take Beiji, but he succeeded with minimal casualties. IS also has adapted, and recently began using remote controlled aircraft fitted with cameras to film enemy positions. It is believed to have agents within the military. It also has superior communications equipment, using two-way radios with a longer range than the Iraqi military's, said Maj. Gen. Ali Omran, commander of Iraq's 5th Division. Omran said that when the extremists figured out the military was listening in on its radio frequencies, it switched to more secure lines but continued using the infiltrated frequencies to feed the military false information. Even IS supply chains are robust. Its fighters' rations often include grilled meat kebabs and chicken, better than what Iraqi troops eat, Omran said. But IS has its vulnerabilities, noted Skinner. It has no air force. And its open, state-like organization gives an opportunity for spies to infiltrate, something the group clearly fears given the many killings of people it suspects of espionage. It also faces internal strains, trying to control and direct its multi-national personnel. "We think of them as this spooky faceless organization that runs seamlessly," Skinner said. "I imagine it's probably the hardest organization to run, because it's staffed with unstable, violent people."
Hillary reaches out (and out and out!) for 2016 policy ideas lisa lerer Associated Press her campaign and, should she win the nomination and the presidency, her administration. It's an agenda Clinton describes as that of a "pragmatic progressive," centered on families and focused on economic growth, innovation and income inequality. Already introduced: proposals for paid family leave, free community college, universal pre-kindergarten, lowering student debt and job retraining. Still to come: ideas about taxes, climate change, education, wages, Wall Street and business regulations, which she's given the more politically palatable name of "corporate responsibility." "There is genuine curiosity and interest in exploring all of this from Clinton and her team," said Felicia Wong, head of the liberal Roosevelt Institute, who has urged Clinton to aggressively counter income inequality. "But the details will matter a lot." Most especially to those who wanted Sen. Elizabeth Warren to get into the
race and are now packing town halls held by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent running for the Democratic nomination from Clinton's left. Clinton's challenge is to craft positions that will satisfy that grassroots segment of her party, but won't also vilify the wealthy — particularly the donors she'll need to pay for a campaign expected to cost $1 billion. So while Clinton consulted progressive champions, including Columbia University economist Joseph Stiglitz and New School labor economist Teresa Ghilarducci, she's also talked with Democrats with close ties to Wall Street, such as former Treasury chiefs Robert Rubin and Larry Summers. It's a reach-deep approach aimed in part at correcting mistakes made during Clinton's 2008 campaign, which was criticized by some Democrats for being too insular. Aides began pulling together briefing books last year. Her campaign
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says work by Harvard University sociologist Robert Putnam, the author of a book on childhood poverty and the "opportunity gap," and Brookings Institution fellow Isabel Sawhill, who studies the decline of marriage and income inequality, particularly influenced Clinton's early thinking. Since then, Clinton's research has continued in meetings, phone calls and emails with individual and larger groups of unpaid, informal advisers. Some have known the Clintons for decades, while others who are newer to the circle. Harvard Professor Raj Chetty, an expert on social mobility, guided Clinton through slides on research into how children in certain areas of the country are more likely than others to get ahead. Heather Boushey, president of the liberal Center for Equitable Growth, provided data on the economic impact of the growing number of female breadwinners. Those who have met with Clinton say she often questioned whether their policy ideas can be "scaled up" to a national level and also used the gatherings to run her own ideas past outside experts. The results of the research are evident in the campaign. While talking about race relations during a visit to an African-American church in Missouri last month, Clinton detailed the impact of lead paint poisoning on young children. A speech to a Latino organization in Las Vegas earlier this month featured data on how many words children hear by the age of three.
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All he did was ask to go home A fisherman’s journey home after 22 years as a slave
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ll he did was ask to go home. The last time the Burmese slave made the same request, he was beaten almost to death. But after being gone eight years and forced to work on a boat in faraway Indonesia, Myint Naing was willing to risk everything to see his mother again. His nights were filled with dreams of her, and time was slowly stealing her face from his memory. So he threw himself on the ground and roped his arms around the captain's legs to beg for freedom. The Thai skipper barked loud enough for all to hear that Myint would be killed for trying to abandon ship. Then he flung the fisherman onto the deck and chained down his arms and legs. Myint was left for three days to burn in the searing sun and shiver in the nighttime rain, without food or water. He wondered how he would be killed. Would they throw his body overboard to wash up on shore, like the other corpses he'd seen? Would they shoot him? Or would they simply bash his head open, as they had done before? He was never going to see his mother again. He would simply disappear, and she wouldn't even know where to look. Every year, thousands of migrant workers like Myint are tricked or sold into the seafood industry's gritty underworld. It's a brutal trade that has operated for decades as an open secret in Southeast Asia's waters, where unscrupulous companies rely on slaves to supply fish to major supermarkets and stores worldwide. As part of a year-long investigation into the multibillion-dollar business, The Associated Press interviewed more than 340 current and former slaves, in person or in writing. The stories told by one after another are strikingly similar. Myint is a thin, soft-spoken man with the wiry strength of someone who has worked hard all his life. Illness has left his right arm partly paralyzed and his mouth clenched into a forced half-smile. But when he breaks into laughter, you see flashes of the boy he once was, despite all that has happened in between — a 22year odyssey recounted by Myint and his relatives. He comes from a small village off a narrow, dusty road in southern Myanmar's Mon State, the oldest of four boys and two girls. In 1990, his father drowned while fishing, leaving him as the man in charge at just 15. He helped cook, wash clothes and care for his siblings, but they kept sliding deeper into poverty. So when a fast-talking broker visited the neighborhood three years later with stories of jobs in Thailand, Myint was easily wooed. The agent offered $300 for just a few months of work — enough for some families to survive on for a year. He and several other young men quickly put their hands up to go. His mother, Khin Than, wasn't so sure. He was only 18 years old, with no education or travel experience. But he kept begging, arguing that he wouldn't be gone long and relatives already working there could look after him. Finally, she relented. Neither of them knew it but, at that moment, Myint began a journey that would take him thousands of miles away from his family. He would miss births, deaths, marriages and the unlikely transition of his country from a dictatorship to a bumpy democracy. He would run away twice from the ruthless forced labor on a fishing boat, only to realize that he could never escape from the shadow of fear. Yet on the day he left home in 1993, all Myint saw was promise. The broker hustled his new recruits to grab their bags immediately, and Myint's 10-year-old sister wiped tears from her cheeks as she watched him walk down the dirt track away from their village. His mother wasn't home. He never got to say goodbye. Thailand earns $7 billion a year from a seafood industry that runs on labor from the poorest parts of the country, along with Cambodia, Laos and especially Myanmar, otherwise known as Burma. Up to 200,000 estimated migrants, most of them illegal, work at sea. Their catch ends up halfway around the globe in the United States, Europe and Japan — on dinner tables and in cat food bowls. As overfishing decimates stocks near Thailand's shores, trawlers have been forced to venture farther and farther into more plentiful foreign waters. The dangerous work keeps men at sea for months or even years with fake Thai identity documents, trapped aboard floating prisons run by captains with impunity. Though Thai officials deny it, they have long been accused of turning a blind eye to such practices. After easily skirting police at the border with Thailand and being held in a small shed with little food for more than a month, Myint was shoved onto a boat. The men were at sea for 15 days and finally docked in the far eastern corner of Indonesia. The captain shouted that everyone on board now belonged to him, using words Myint would never forget: "You Burmese are never going home. You were sold, and no one is ever coming to rescue you." He was panicked and confused. He thought he would be fishing in Thai waters for only a few months. Instead the boys were taken to the Indonesian island of Tual in the Arafura Sea, one of the world's richest fishing grounds, stocked with tuna, mackerel, squid, shrimp and other lucrative species for export. Myint spent weeks at a time on the open ocean, living only on rice and the parts of the catch no one else would eat. During the busiest times, the men worked up to 24 hours a day, hoisting heavy nets rippling with fish. They were forced to drink foul-tasting boiled sea water. He was paid only $10 a month, and sometimes not at all. There was no medicine. Anyone who took a break or fell ill was beaten by the Thai captain, who once lobbed a piece of wood at Myint for not moving fish fast enough. Nearly half the Burmese men surveyed by the AP said they were beaten, or witnessed others being abused. They were made to work almost nonstop for nearly no pay, with little food and unclean water. They were whipped with toxic stingray tails, shocked with Taser-like devices and locked in a cage for taking breaks or attempting to flee. Sometimes, the men said, the bodies of those who died were stashed in the ship's freezer alongside the fish. Workers on some boats were killed for slowing down or trying to jump ship. The Burmese fishermen said others flung themselves overboard because they saw no escape. Myint spotted several bloated bodies floating in the water. By 1996, after three years, he had had enough. Penniless and homesick, he waited until his boat returned to Tual. Then he went into the office on the dock and, for the first time, asked to go home.
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I In this May 16, 2015 photo, former slave fisherman Myint Naing, center, speaks with relatives and neighbors in Mon State, Myanmar after being gone 22 years. Myint, 40, is among hundreds of former slave fishermen who returned to Myanmar following an Associated Press investigation into the use of forced labor in Southeast Asia's seafood industry. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
His request was answered by a helmet cracking his skull. As blood oozed out, he used both hands to hold the wound together. The Thai man who hit him repeated the words that already haunted him: "We will never let you Burmese fishermen go. Even when you die." That was the first time he ran away. On islands scattered throughout Indonesia's Maluku chain, also known as the Spice Islands, thousands of migrant fishermen who have escaped or been abandoned by their captains quietly hide out in the jungle. Some start families with local women, partly to protect themselves from slave catchers. It's risky, but one of the only ways to find a semblance of freedom. An Indonesian family took mercy on Myint until he healed, and then offered him food and shelter in exchange for work on their farm. For five years, he lived this simple life and tried to erase memories of the horrors at sea. He learned to speak the Indonesian language fluently and acquired a taste for the food, even though it was much sweeter than the salty Burmese dishes his mother fixed. But he couldn't forget his relatives in Myanmar or the friends he left behind on the boat. What happened to them? Were they still alive? Sometimes Myint quietly visited other runaway Burmese slaves on the island to talk about home, bringing a big bag of vegetables he grew himself. "He was a bit afraid to go around," remembered Naing Oo, another former Burmese slave in Tual. "It was very brutal on the fishing boats." In the meantime, the world around him was changing. By 1998, Indonesia's longtime dictator Suharto had fallen, and the country was moving toward democracy. Myint wondered if maybe things were getting better on the ships too. In 2001, he heard one captain was offering to take fishermen back to Myanmar if they agreed to work. He was determined to find a way home. So, eight years after he first arrived in Indonesia, he returned to the sea. Right away, he knew he'd fallen into the same trap again. The work and conditions were just as appalling as the first time, and the money still didn't come. If anything, the slavery was getting worse. Thailand was rapidly becoming one of the world's biggest seafood exporters, and needed more cheap labor. Brokers deceived, coerced or sometimes even drugged and kidnapped migrant workers, including children, the sick and the disabled. After nine months on the water, Myint's captain broke his promise and told the crew he was abandoning them to go back to Thailand alone. Furious and desperate, the Burmese slave once again pleaded to go home. That, he said, was when the captain chained him to the boat for three days. Myint searched wildly for something, anything, to open the lock. Working it with his fingers was useless. Then he managed to fashion a small piece of metal into a makeshift pick and spent hours trying to quickly and quietly unlatch freedom. Finally, there was a click. The shackles slid off. He knew there wasn't much time, and if he got caught, death would come swiftly. Sometime after midnight, he dove into the black water and swam to shore. Then he ran without looking back, in clothes still weighted by sea water. He knew he had to disappear. This time, for good. The slave trade in the Southeast Asian seafood industry is remarkable in its resilience. Over the past decade, outsiders have begun to take notice, and the U.S. government slams Thailand in annual reports year after year for pervasive labor abuses in fishing. Yet it continues, and it seldom lets go of the lives of those it ruins. After he ran the second time, Myint hid alone in a bamboo shack in the jungle. But just three years later, he fell ill with what appeared to be a stroke. His nerves seemed to stop firing properly, leaving him easily chilled despite the oppressive tropical heat. When he became too sick to work, the same Indonesian family cared for him with a kindness that reminded him of relatives back home. He had forgotten what his mother looked like, and knew that by now his favorite little sister would be all grown up. They likely thought he was dead. What he didn't know was that his mother was like him: She never gave up. She prayed for him every day at the little Buddhist altar in her family's traditional stilt house, and asked fortune tellers year after year about her son. They assured her he was alive, but in a faraway place difficult to leave. At one point, another Burmese man told the family that Myint was fishing in Indonesia and married. But Myint never wanted to be tethered to the country that had destroyed his life. "I didn't want an Indonesian wife, I just wanted to go back home to Myanmar," he said. "I felt like I lost my young man's life. I just thought that all of this time, I should have been in Burma having a wife and a proper family." After eight more years in the jungle without a clock or calendar, time began to blur. Now in his 30s, he started to believe the captain had been right: There really was no escape. He couldn't go to the police or local officials, afraid they might hand him over to the captains for a fee. He had no way to call home. And he was scared to contact the Myanmar embassy because it would expose him as an illegal migrant. In 2011, the solitude had become too much. Myint moved to the island of Dobo, where he had heard there were more Burmese. He and two other runaway slaves farmed chilies, eggplant, peas and beans until the police arrested one in the market and put him back on a boat. The man later fell sick at sea and died. It was yet another reminder to Myint that if he wanted to survive,
he needed to do it carefully. One day in April, a friend came to him with news: An AP report linking slavery in the seafood industry to some of the biggest American grocery stores and pet food companies had spurred the Indonesian government to start rescuing current and former slaves on the islands. To date, more than 800 have been found and repatriated. This was his chance. When the officials came to Dobo, he went back with them to Tual, where he was once a slave — this time to join hundreds of other free men. After 22 years in Indonesia, Myint was finally going home. But what, he wondered, would he find? The flight from Indonesia to Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon, was a terrifying first for Myint. He walked out of the airport with a small black suitcase and a donated hat and shirt — all he had to show for his long time abroad. Myint was coming back a stranger to his own country. Myanmar was no longer ruled by a secretive military government, and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was free from years of house arrest and in Parliament. The currency was baffling. He struggled to convert 15,000 Indonesian rupiah into about 1,000 Myanmar kyat, both roughly $1. "I feel like a tourist," he said, sweat dripping down his face and chest. "I feel Indonesian." The food was different, and so were the greetings. Myint kept shaking hands and touching his heart the Indonesian way, instead of bowing with his hands in a prayer position like a Burmese. Even the words seemed odd. While he waited with other former slaves for the bus to Mon State, they chatted not in their native Burmese, but in Bahasa Indonesia. "I don't want to speak that language anymore because I suffered so much there," he said. "I hate that language now." Yet he continued to slip in and out of it. Most of all, just as the country had changed, so had he. He had left as a boy, but was returning a 40-year-old man who had been enslaved or in hiding for more than half his life. And he was the only one from his village to come back at all. When he reached his home state, Myint's emotions started to fray. He was too nervous to eat. He fidgeted, running his hands through his hair and constantly rubbing the heart-shaped abalone pendant around his neck. Finally, it all became too much, and he started to sob. "My life was just so bad that it hurts me a lot to think about it," he choked out. "I miss my mom." He wondered if he would even recognize his mother and sister, or if they would remember him. An hour later, he slapped his head in frustration as he tried to remember which way to go. The roads were now paved and lined with new buildings. He rubbed his palms on his pants and squirmed in excitement when he recognized a police station. He knew he was close. Finally, the car he was riding in turned into a small village. He called a phone number that he had gotten only the day before. Seconds later, when he saw a plump Burmese woman — on the same road that had led him away so many years ago — he knew immediately it was his little sister. They exploded into an embrace, and the tears that spilled were of joy and mourning for all the lost time apart. "Brother, it's so good that you are back!" she sobbed. "We don't need money! We just need family! Now you are back, it's all that we need." But his mother was missing. Myint anxiously scanned the road as his sister frantically dialed a number. And then a small, frail figure with gray-streaked hair began to run. When he spotted her, he howled and fell to the ground, burying his face in his hands. She swept him up in her arms and softly stroked his head, cradling him as he let everything go. They wailed and wept so loudly, the whole village emerged to see what seemed like a ghost. "That guy's been gone for 20 years," one man said. Myint, his mother and his sister walked arm-in-arm to the simple stilt house of his childhood. At the front gate, he crouched on his knees, and they heaved water with a traditional tamarind soap on his head to cleanse away evil spirits. As his sister helped wash his hair, his 60-year-old mother turned pale and collapsed against a bamboo ladder. Then, suddenly, she grabbed her heart and began to gasp for air. Relatives and neighbors fanned her and fetched water and a lime to smell, but her eyes rolled back into her head. Someone yelled that she wasn't breathing. Myint ran to her, dripping wet, and blew three breaths into her mouth. "Open your eyes! Open your eyes!" he screamed, beating his chest with both hands. "I'll look after you from now on! I will make you happy! I don't want to see you sick! I am back home!" She slowly revived, and Myint took a long look into her eyes. He was finally free to see the face from his dreams. He would never forget it again. WHERE THIS STORY CAME FROM: Myint Naing's story comes from interviews with him, his family, his friends and other former slaves, and through following his journey from a makeshift camp set up for rescued men at an Indonesian port in Tual, Indonesia, to his home in Myanmar. He's among hundreds rescued and returned to their families after a yearlong AP investigation exposed extreme labor abuses in Southeast Asia's seafood industry. Reporters documented how slave-caught fish is shipped from Indonesia to Thailand. It can then be exported to the United States and cloud the supply chains of supermarkets and distributors, including Wal-Mart, Sysco and Kroger, and pet food brands, such as Fancy Feast, Meow Mix and Iams. The companies have all said they strongly condemn labor abuse and are taking steps to prevent it.
nternet has become a part of library environment today. It has added a great value to the library and information services. According to Greyz, “with the expansion of Internet a new class of electronic documents has emerged”. Internet is playing an important role in transforming the library system and the way in which we view the library resources and the library services. With the help of web based library services in developed countries, users are attended around the clock. Internet provides links to various library sites, specializing in almost every topic and they can be accessed directly from any part of the world. As the libraries are going web based more and more libraries ‘are becoming accessible via libraries ‘web pages. With an Internet connection, a student in any university of India can browse through the documents in computer of US National libraries or elsewhere in the globe. The Net therefore, provides instant access to billions of information sources which include books, reports, journals video films, sound recording and wide variety of others sources. The library and information professionals have a vital role to play in organizing the information and bridging the information gap. Internet has created some of the following new and different service operations. a) By designing clearly organized, easily accessible and well published library web sites librarians can extend the traditional librarianship to the use of information technology and seize a leadership role in both fields. b) The Libraries can initiate Bulletin Board Service which gives complete information regarding services, products, and various events organized by them. c) Ready reference service can be provided with greater speed and in much shorter time. d) Books and journals can be ordered online, technical processing of the documents too can be done without much effort. e) E-mail services can be used for delivering information to the users and communicating with the fellow information professionals. f) E-SDI services can be used for delivering information to the users. g) Access to various databases and OPAC of other libraries located in remote areas can be provided. Internet has thus integrated nearly all library activities, e-mail, discussion through list serves, support reference service through search of remote databases, exploiting the catalogue of other institutions, participation in inter-library loan (ILL),ordering books and journals, inter-library loan establishing home page, etc.
Under these circumstances resource sharing and cooperative functioning of the libraries through internet has also become a vital. The utilization of facilities by them largely depend on getting internet connection and exploiting its services and resources for providing better access to global information. The scope is unlimited or rather limited to the imagination of library professionals. Librarians acting as custodians of information have gone through a dramatic change and from providing document to their clienteles have switched to be information providers. The role of librarian as information organizer and a navigator has gained importance in the internet era. The library professionals need to focus and seize new opportunities and demonstrate how the tools of internet can be gainfully harnessed for improving library services. Internet can be viewed as the biggest library in the world in which information is not properly structured and organized; there are no standardized rules of classification or access. Recent/current literature shows that the best search engines on the internet allows access to only approximately 30% of the information corresponding to search. This underlines the inadequate methods used to access information despite the best available search engines.’ Moreover, there is no guarantee that same query expressed in the same language using various search engines will give same results. The information on the internet is stored in an unstructured way with innumerable databases, each having its own searching interface, also the volatile nature of sites, lack of information on these sites will come in the way of accessing the internet. Taking into account the current and foreseeable increase in the number of documents or the web sites on the internet, these issues will become the crucial problems in access to information. It is therefore, important to seek a definition of catalogue, indexes and thesauri and help of library professional which would provide homogeneous access to information and data. Internet has many other drawbacks like lack of comprehensiveness, coverage, the inability to distinguish between popular material and research work, lack of controlled vocabulary and also a casual approach of the web page designer often makes the web databases more difficult to search. Librarians can play a greater role in identification, listing, and classifying information sources and providing systematic approach to accessing the required information. This way they can take rightful place as human agent along site the search engine in searching the internet. In the due course of time the librarians will have to develop new indexing methods and evaluation techniques to tab information from the internet and also establish the classification modes in an open way to allow for those additions of new categories of document that may differ from original priorities. Hence, the uncertainties raised by some people that internet may be a threat to library and library science profession is no longer true. The scope is only limited to the imagination of library professionals. All that is required by the today’s professionals is a thorough understanding of change in concept of librarianship and psychological willingness to look upon the internet and the WWW as an opportunity and respond to the challenges of information resources management and information infrastructure development for harnessing the benefit of the much talk about internet technology in context of the libraries.
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Modi visit: India, Tajikistan to boost anti-terror cooperation
D u s h a n b e (TajikisTan), july 13 (ians): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India and Tajikistan have resolved to intensify cooperation in combating terrorism as well as in the spheres of defence and connectivity as he held talks with President Emomali Rahmon here, the last of his stops on his Central Asia tour. Both sides also inked agreements on culture and human resource development. In his media statement after holding talks with Rahmon at the Qasr-eMillat (Palace of Nations), Modi said both countries are bound by deep historical, cultural and civilisational links. "Tajikistan is nearest to India among all Central Asian countries. We are separated by a narrow corridor. Our linguistic links are the closest in Central Asia." He said Tajikistan is the last stop on his visit to the five Central Asian countries, "but, we sometimes save the special one for the last". Speaking on terrorism, Modi said both nations are "located in the proximity of the main source of terrorism. Combating terrorism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon inspecting the guard of honour during the welcome ceremony in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. (PTI Photo)
and extremism has always been an important and productive area of cooperation. At a time of growing threat of terrorism, we have resolved to intensify our cooperation further." He said both have agreed to strengthen defence cooperation, "it is a strong pillar of our strategic partnership". Modi said both sides have discussed measures to tap the rich potential in trade and commerce and encourage joint ventures and investments. Both have tasked the Joint Commission to meet soon and
Vyapam scam: CBI team reaches Bhopal, meets STF officials bhopal, july 13 (ians): A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team reached Bhopal on Monday to probe the Vyapam scam and met officers of the special task force (STF) probing the scam. According to sources, CBI officers discussed the case with STF members Kamal Maurya and Rajesh Chandel. During the discussion that was held at the CBI office, some documents were also handed over to the agency's officials. The 40-member CBI team reached Bhopal and began investigations as per Supreme Court guidelines. The STF was formed by the Madhya Pradesh government on August 26, 2013. Later, in April, 2014 the Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered the setting up of a special investigation team (SIT) headed by retired Madhya Pradesh judge Chandresh Bhushan to monitor the STF probe. On July 9, the Supreme Court handed over the Vyapam case to the CBI.
finalise a concrete roadmap to expand trade and economic ties. On connectivity, Modi said that it is vital for realising the full potential of trade and commerce between the two countries. Both have agreed to promote the International North South Transport Corridor, that seeks to connect Mumbai with St. Petersburg. Modi said he hoped both nations could establish a direct link to promote prosperity across the region. Modi conveyed India's
appreciation for Tajikistan's continued support for India's candidature for permanent membership of a reformed UN Security Council. He said with India becoming a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation it would add a new dimension to the bilateral partnership. He also thanked President Rahmon and Tajikistan for their support in making the International Day of Yoga on June 21 a huge global success. He also invited Rahmon to visit India.
The Programme of Cooperation (POC) between India and Tajikistan for the years 2016-18 is for exchange of expertise in protection, preservation and promotion of cultural heritage, exchange of information and experts and organisation of cultural days. Both sides also inked a Exchange of Note Verbale (NV) for setting up computer labs in 37 schools in Tajikistan. Modi, who arrived here on Sunday evening, returns to India after concluding his eight-day Central Asia tour.
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Government wants foolproof coastal security system: Rajnath panaji, july 13 (ians): The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government wants to ensure a foolproof coastal security system for the country, union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Monday.The minister said that senior members of parliament, who are on the parliamentary consultative committee attached to the home ministry, had given suggestions on the issue and his ministry will give these serious thought and take a call on the same. Rajnath Singh was talking to reporters here after chairing a meeting of the parliamentary consultative committee attached to the union home ministry to discuss coastal security. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijuju was also present on the occasion. "Today (Monday), we had a meeting of the parliamentary committee on coastal-related issues. Our government wants a foolproof coastal security system," the home minister said. "Our senior members of parliament gave suggestions and our home ministry will take a call on them after giving it a serious thought," Rajnath Singh added.He pointed out that to strengthen the coastal security, one must first consider the country's coastline as "vulnerable and then work towards
Russians, Israelis in coastal Goa need surveillance: MP panaji, july 13 (ians): Activities of Russians and Israelis in two coastal villages in Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar's assembly constituency were "suspicious" and need surveillance, a parliamentarian said on Monday. Goa's Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik said this to union Home Minister Rajnath Singh who was in Goa to attend a meeting of the parliamentary consultative committee attached to the union home ministry to discuss issues related to coastal security. "Morjim and Mandrem are two villages where Russians and Israelis are very active from various points of view. I also requested to keep vigil on some of the elements," Naik said, adding that the home minister took note of the issue. The villages are located in Mandrem assembly constituency, from where Parsekar has been elected for the last decade and a half. The two places are popular with Russian tourists and host a large chunk of the one lakh-odd Russians who visit Goa every year. plugging the gaps". "We have ensured coastal security to a large extent, but we want to ensure no loopholes anywhere. Whatever loopholes are there, we will decide on plugging them," he added. The Indian mainland has a coastline of approximately 5,700 km. If one considers the coastline of island territories, the Indian coastline adds up to around 7,500 km. The committee also discussed issues related to maritime security, including the security apparatus on the coast, offshore and high seas. Rajnath Singh also said that the national
committee on strengthening maritime and coastal security will review timely implementation of various proposals and key issues/ matters pertaining to maritime and coastal security. He also underscored the need for effective coordination among central ministries and agencies and state governments and union territories having a coastline. The meeting was also attended by Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, union home secretary L.C. Goyal and other senior officials of the MHA and Indian Coast Guard.
Can we commit suicide, farmers ask government
nagpur, july 13 (ians): In a bi- revenue department officer) to subzarre development, seven debt-ridden mit to them a memorandum, seeking farmers, among them three women, their "clearance" to commit suicide. They got an official acknowlin Maharashtra's Wardha district have sought the administration's "permis- edgement to their "suicide permission letters" from the amused ofsion" to commit suicide. "The situation has become so bad ficials, which they submitted to the that these 7 peasants have approached collector's office and got another acthe district officials requesting their knowledgement, Tiwari said. As per government norms, the green signal to end their lives," said Kishore Tiwari, president of the Vi- farmers are entitled to an aid of darbha Jan Andolan Samiti, an NGO around Rs.4,000 per head for crop losses they suffered due to hailworking for farmers' rights. Kishore Ingale, Bhanudas Wa- storms, droughts and floods last year. "For over six months, the money dadkar, Pankaj Gawande, Shankar Khadse, and the women farmers - remains locked up in bank accounts Kundabai Lonkar, Kamala Warhade as the district authorities are not and Vasanta Gingavkar - from Wa- clearing the disbursal. This is now dad village, have been running from forcing the farmers to write letters pillar to post since January for the aid and ask for 'clearance' before compromised by the Maharashtra gov- mitting suicide," Tiwari said. In the meantime, the current dry spell in Jammu and Kashmir police personnel present an honor guard at the Martyr's Graveyard in Srinagar, ernment, he said. Indian controlled Kashmir on Monday, July 13. Parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir remained under chennai, july 13 (ians): A large part of the wreckAround 10 days ago, these farmers the state has damaged around 70 curfew to stop a rally by separatist groups in memory of the day in 1931 when the region’s Hindu king age of an Indian Coast Guard aircraft that went missing wrote letters and simply walked down percent of sown crops, and claimed ordered more than 20 Kashmiri Muslims executed in a bid to put down an uprising. July 13 is observed last month has been recovered from the Bay of Bengal to the local tehsildar (government 23 lives in the past 12 days. as Martyrs' Day in the state. (AP Photo) but there is no sign of its three crew members, the defence ministry said on Monday. In a statement issued here, the ministry said that more than a month after it went missing, the aircraft's wreckage was found at depth of 990 metres 17 nautical miles south east of Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu. new Delhi, july 13 related to environment, wildlife ernments of Assam, West Bengal The recovered wreckage includes the flight data re- (ians): The central government and forests for the Ken-Betwa link and Bihar. corder, the cockpit voice recorder, two engines, propel- on Monday sought the coopera- project were in an advanced stage Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu's Fi- lucknow, july 13 (pTi): Police has sought a certified copy of lers, tail, tail cone, parts of the airframe, parts of the fuse- tion of the states with sufficient of processing. nance Minister O. Panneerselvam the tape recording of the conversation between Samajwadi Party lage and part of the landing gear. These were recovered water resources for inter-linking "I hope that with all statutory urged the central government to (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and senior IPS officer Amfrom the sea bed by Reliance Industries Ltd vessel Olym- of rivers. clearances available, we will be start work on inter-linking of pen- itabh Thakur. pic Canyon's remotely operated vehicle. "Police has sought a certified copy of the tape recording in con"I urge states with sufficient able to start actual execution of insular rivers immediately. Meanwhile there is no news of the front portion of the water resources to appreciate the work on the project by the end "It is our earnest request nection with the complaint lodged by IPS officer Amitabh Thakur aircraft, including the cockpit, and the search for it still national need for inter-linking of this year. The government will that work at the ground level be at the Hazratganj kotwali against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam continues.The Dornier aircraft with pilot Deputy Com- of rivers with a spirit of goodwill be implementing this national started immediately to interlink Singh Yadav", IGP Law and Order A Satish Ganesh said. mandant Vidyasagar, co-pilot, Deputy Commandant and cooperation," Sanwar Lal Jat, project as a model link project the peninsular rivers," he said at To questions on developments on the complaint given by Subash Suresh and navigator/observer M.K. Soni went union minister of state for water of the inter-linking of rivers," the meeting. Thakur on Saturday, the IG (Law and Order) said "SSP, Lucknow missing on the night of June 8 while returning to its base at resources, river development and he added. Panneerselvam said Tamil Rajesh Pandey has said that a certified copy of the tape recording Chennai airport after a surveillance sortie along the Tamil Ganga rejuvenation, said while Jat said preparation of the de- Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayala- has been sought from the complainant and any further step will be Nadu coast and Palk Bay. chairing the fifth meeting of the tailed project report on the Par-Ta- lithaa was of the view that in the taken only after getting it verified". Thakur had filed a complaint with the police on Saturday after special committee on inter-link- pi-Narmada link was in the con- inter-linking projects, the rights cluding stage and was expected to of use of water flowing from the releasing the text and audio recording of a voice purportedly that of ing of rivers. existing inter- state agreements Mulayam Singh Yadav threatening him on phone of serious conse"This mega project will go a be completed in July. He said his ministry would should not be disturbed and that quences on Friday. An FIR was registered against senior IPS officer long way in enhancing water and food security of the country," the soon be taking up planning of the the aim should be to increase Amitabh Thakur on July 10 accusing him of rape, hours after he Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga availability of water to deficit lodged a complaint against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh new Delhi, july 13 (ians): The Supreme Court on minister said. Yadav for allegedly threatening him. link in consultation with the gov- states like Tamil Nadu. Jat said the various clearances Monday allowed Italian marine Massimilano Latorre accused with his colleague Salvatore Girone of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012 after mistaking them for pirates - another six months to stay home in Italy on health grounds. Chief Master Sergeant Latorre's plea for extension was not opposed by the government. Ordering the extension, islamabaD, july 13 (ians): During the meeting with have several challenges ranging "Kashmir, of course, tops the list hostility, Aziz said. starting from July 15, a bench of Justice Anil R. Dave, Jus- Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Modi, Aziz said, Sharif too sought from outstanding issues like Kash- of outstanding issues, but there "Peace and tranquility on the tice Kurian Joseph and Justice Amitava Roy asked Latorre Sharif during his meeting in Rus- information on the progress mir to terrorism to poverty and low are other important issues like Line of Control (LoC) and Workto file an undertaking, within a week, that he would abide sian city of Ufa told Indian Premier made on the Samjauta Express human development," Aziz said. Siachen, Sir Creek, water and in- ing Boundary is in the interest of by the conditions. both countries," Aziz added. "People are yearning for terference in Pakistan." Narendra Modi that more infor- blast trial in India. The court had on September 12, 2014 allowed Latorre mation is required to expedite the The top diplomat reiterated He said that Kashmiris have Aziz reiterated that the meet- peace so that their governments to go to Italy for four months for treatment, recovery and 26/11 Mumbai attacks trial, a top ing between Sharif and Modi, can focus on a socio-economic suffered for three generations. that both sides have also agreed to rehabilitation after he suffered a brain stroke, and on Jan- diplomat from Islamabad said on which was held upon the Indian agenda to improve the quality of "Their right to self determine revive Track II dialogue to explore uary 14, had extended by three months, till April 12, his Monday.Nawaz Sharif's key advi- premier's request, was cordial life of millions of people living in their destiny has not been grant- ways of resolving issues that have stay for his recovery after heart surgery. ed. Pakistan has stood by Kash- been lingering for a long period of sor on national security and for- and both leaders shared a vision South Asia," he added. On April 9, the court had allowed Latorre to contin- eign affairs, Sartaj Aziz was quot- of having peaceful, neighbourly Aziz reiterated that the infor- miris in their legitimate struggle. time and need to be resolved in orue to stay in Italy for another three months, a period that ed by Dawn Online as saying at a relations between Pakistan and mal discussion between the two Sharif affirmed our principled der to enhance peace in the region. would end July 15. According to Dawn Online, press briefing here that the "addi- India in order to create the nec- leaders was "not the formal start position in clear and unequivocal The government had February 24, 2014, informed the tional information" was required essary space in which both coun- of a dialogue process". However, terms during his annual speech the top diplomat said that the court that it was not invoking the anti-piracy law, Sup- to expedite the trial of Mumbai at- tries can focus on the economic he said, the meeting served the at the UN General Assembly. We National Security Advisers from pression of Unlawful Act against the safety of Maritime tacks accused in Pakistan. purpose of achieving an under- would continue to extend politi- both sides will meet in New Delhi welfare of their people. Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Law He added that the July 10 standing that tensions and hos- cal, moral, and diplomatic sup- and Islamabad to address India's During Modi's meeting with (SUA) against Latorre and Girone. concerns regarding cross-border Sharif in Ufa, the Indian side re- meeting achieved one major ob- tility between the two countries port to our Kashmiri brethren." In the wake of this decision, the marines and the Ital- portedly sought the voice sample jective -- reducing tensions in or- need to be reduced in order to enThe Sharif-Modi meeting terrorism and Pakistan's conian government has taken a position that once a case is of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the der to create an environment for gage in dialogue pertaining to bi- also provided an opportunity to cerns pertaining to hostile statenot made out under this law, then the jurisdiction of NIA alleged mastermind behind the meaningful talks on all issues sig- lateral issues, including Kashmir. identify areas in which the two ments made by Indian ministers as an investigating agency also goes and they have chal- Mumbai terror attacks who is out nificant for both countries. "We all know what those out- countries could promote more as well as India's support to insurlenged its continuation in the role. "Our country and our region standing issues are," Aziz said. cooperation in order to reduce gency in Balochistan. on bail in Pakistan.
Wreckage of missing Coast Guard aircraft recovered
Centre seeks states' cooperation for river inter-linking Police seeks certified copy of tape recording conversation
SC allows Italian marine to stay home for another six months
Need more information to expedite 26/11 trial: Pak
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Iran talk hits final stage but deal elusive VIENNA, JuLy 13 (AP): Disputes over attempts to probe Tehran’s alleged work on nuclear weapons unexpectedly persisted Monday, diplomats said, threatening plans to wrap up an Iran nuclear deal by midnight — the latest in a series of deadlines for the negotiations. The diplomats said at least two other issues still needed final agreement: Iranian demands that a U.N. arms embargo be lifted and that any U.N. Security Council resolution approving the nuclear deal no longer describe Iran’s nuclear activities as illegal. They demanded anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the negotiations publicly. With few signs that Iranian or U.S. negotiators were prepared to give ground, the high-stakes game of brinksmanship looked set to force a fourth extension of talks since the current round began 17 days ago. A temporary nuclear deal between world powers and Iran is set to expire at midnight Monday Vienna time (6 p.m. EDT), and diplomats had hoped to complete and announce a final agreement before day’s end. But they warned there was no guarantee, and some said the talks could stretch into Tuesday despite little appetite from anyone for another extension. “There should not be an extension in the talks,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mo-
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, 2nd left, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, 3rd left, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, centre in red, US Secretary of State John Kerry, 4th right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, meet at a hotel in Vienna Monday July 13. (AP Photo)
hammad Javad Zarif said in remarks carried by Iran’s official IRNA news agency. He called for diplomats to continue negotiating as long as necessary. Grim-faced foreign ministers from the six countries negotiating with Iran declined to answer questions about another possible prolongation of discussions as they gathered for a group meeting at the 19th-century Viennese palace hosting the talks. One diplomat described the latest delay as unexpected, saying negotiators expected to resolve the remaining disputes by late Sunday. A deal would place long-term limits on Iran’s nuclear program. The United States also wants to en-
sure the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency has wide-ranging authority to investigate nuclear arms allegations after being stalemated for a decade. IAEA chief Yukiya Amano returned from Tehran and talks with Iranian leaders early this month saying a new plan had been drawn up to aid his probe. And diplomats had cited progress within the Vienna negotiations on the issue. But the debate about how much access U.N. experts should be given has publicly continued, with top Iranian officials saying military sites and Iranian nuclear scientists would be off limits to IAEA monitors. Iran insists it never worked on such weapons. It may be opposing any
mention of concessions on the matter in the final, public documents describing the overall nuclear deal. Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Abbas Aragchi, told reporters in Vienna that the talks are at their “final breathtaking moments (but) certain issues still remain.” He said he could not guarantee an agreement would be reached either Monday or Tuesday. In Brussels, French President Francois Hollande said the sides are near agreement but “a gap” remains. The foreign ministers of Russia and China, who had left the talks last week, both returned to the Austrian capital late Sunday. Most other foreign ministers of the seven nations at the ta-
ble also were in Vienna by Monday, in place for any announcement. “The foreign ministers are gathered to bring negotiations to a conclusion,” said Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat. “We believe there could not be further delay.” After more than two weeks of see-saw developments, including threats from both the United States and Iran to walk away, senior officials at the talks began to express optimism Sunday that a deal was within reach. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said twice he was “hopeful” and met again with Zarif on Sunday evening. Afterward, foreign ministers and senior officials from the five perma-
UNESCO backs Jordan as Jesus’ baptism site as debate goes on AL-MAGHTAS, JuLy 13 (AP): For years, Christian pilgrims have waded into the Jordan River from both its eastern and western banks to connect with a core event of their faith — the baptism of Jesus. The parallel traditions allowed Jordan and Israel to compete for tourism dollars in marketing one of Christianity’s most important sites. But now UNESCO has weighed in on the rivalry, designating Jordan’s baptismal area on the eastern bank a World Heritage site. The U.N. cultural agency declared this month that the site “is believed to be” the location of Jesus’ baptism, based on what it said is a view shared by most Christian churches. The decision drew cheers in Jordan, where the number of tourists has dropped sharply since the 2011 Arab Spring and the rise of the Islamic State group. Israel has kept silent while a Palestinian official said the western baptismal site, located in an Israeli-occupied area sought for a Palestinian state, should have been included. It also raised eyebrows among
some scholars. It “has nothing to do with archaeological reality,” said Jodi Magness, an archaeologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Experts who reviewed the Jordanian application for UNESCO acknowledged that there is no solid archaeological evidence confirming that “Bethany Beyond the Jordan,” also known as al-Maghtas, Arabic for baptism, is the authentic site. However, the Jordanian site is of “immense religious significance to the majority of denominations of Christian faith, who have accepted this site as the location” of Jesus’ baptism, the experts wrote in their recommendation. Jesus’s baptism is recounted in New Testament passages as the beginning of his ministry. John 1:28 hints at a possible location, the eastern bank: “These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.” The debate over the baptism site comes at a time of regional turmoil, including the rising threat from Islamic militants who have
NKorea media confirms purging of defense chief SEOuL, JuLy 13 (AP): North Korea has officially confirmed the purging of its defense chief two months after Seoul’s spy service said he had been executed for disloyalty to leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean official said Monday. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service told lawmakers in May that People’s Armed Forces Minister Hyon Yong Chol was killed by anti-aircraft gunfire for talking back to Kim, complaining about his policies and sleeping during a meeting. The North’s state media has since not mentioned Hyon or his disappearance. But over the weekend, the country’s official Korean Central News Agency named army general Pak Yong Sik as the armed forces minister in a dispatch about a meeting with a Lao military delegation. South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-Hee told reporters Monday that this confirmed Hyon’s replacement and purging. Since taking power upon the death of his dictator father Kim Jong Il in December 2011, Kim has orchestrated a series of executions, purgings and personnel reshuffles in what outside analysts say is an attempt to bolster his grip on power. Some experts say repeated bloody power shifts indicate the young leader is still struggling to establish himself. South Korean officials say 70 North Korean officials have been executed since Kim’s inauguration. The most notable execution before Hyon’s happened in 2013 when Kim had his uncle and No. 2, Jang Song Thaek, executed for alleged treason. Pak, known as a top official at the General Political Bureau of the Korean People’s Army, is considered one of Kim’s closest associates and is among the officials who have accompanied Kim on various public activities mentioned in state media.
destroyed ancient artefacts. Jordan’s tourism minister, Nayef alFayez, told UNESCO that Jordan is sending a message of tolerance. The kingdom’s Hashemite rulers “who are the direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad ... are the same ones who are protecting one of the holiest sites of Christianity,” he said. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict also looms in the background. The Israeli-run site, known as Qasr alYahud, is located in the West Bank, one of three territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war and sought by the Palestinians for a state. The baptism site is in a part of the West Bank that remains under full Israeli military occupation. Extending the World Heritage designation to Qasr al-Yahud would benefit the Palestinians if they ever win statehood, but calling for this now might upset their ally, Jordan. A Palestinian Tourism Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk with journalists, said both banks of the river should
receive the same treatment, but that “it’s not easy for us to defend a site we have no control over.” The Israeli-run site has attracted larger crowds than its Jordanian counterpart, in part because it is on the classic Holy Land pilgrimage trail. On a recent morning, the western site was filled with pilgrims while the eastern one, a few meters away across the muddy waters, stood largely empty. Ukrainian pilgrims pulled white robes with baptismal motifs — available at a gift shop for $8 — over swimsuits. On a slope above them, South African worshippers sang “Glory, Glory Hallelujah” to the sounds of an acoustic guitar. For decades, such scenes were unimaginable. The river once formed a hostile border, and tensions eased only after a 1994 peace treaty. Over the years, Israel granted access to pilgrims on religious holidays, and opened Qasr al-Yahud for daily visits in 2011 after removing nearby mines, though thousands remain buried in the area.
GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND
DIRECTORATE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION NAGALAND: KOHIMA
PRIMARY TEACHERS INTERVIEW RESULT Dated Kohima, the th July 2015
NO.ED/ELE-PT/APPT/11/2015: The following candidates have been selected in the interview for Primary Teachers under School Education Department. Sl. District Roll No. of successful candidates No 1 Kiphire 63, 37, 65, 52, 2, 9, 16, 50, 118, 11, 20, 92, 77, (Sangtam) 6, 40, 3, 1, 46, 8, 19 & 10 2 Kiphire 77, 72, 18, 81, 79, 25, 67, 43, 85, 104, 121, 33, (Yimchunger) 88, 13, 97, 86, 122, 108, 89 ,39 ,74, 82, 123, 130, 131, 73, 126, 69, 110, 119, 51, 128, 65, 49, 46, 54, 10 & 44 3 Tuensang 27, 62, 68, 44, 10, 1, 4, 2, 95, 99, 100, 14, 51, (Yimchunger) 96 & 55 4 Tuensang 56, 49, 44, 64, 25, 63, 4, 41, 51, 20, 3, 45, 18, (Khiamniungan) 47, 27, 37, 43, 30, 55,50 & 65 5 Mon 793, 801, 58, 150, 805, 15, 802, 155, 816, 369, 800, 200, 806, 56, 787, 811, 16, 426, 180, 32, 669, 815, 1, 810, 386, 803, 375, 8, 392, 758, 387, 464, 121, 217, 87, 796, 147, 812, 498, 771, 389, 22, 378, 228, 809, 432, 54, 413, 190, 797, 554, 483, 565, 496, 535, 826, 549, 493, 819, 430, 509, 23, 176, 334, 18, 5, 451, 778, 35, 470, 145, 140, 506, 144, 733, 82, 527, 478, 177, 30, 185, 326, 138, 312, 305, 605, 456, 746, 690, 273, 86, 405, 618, 548, 291, 683, 122, 287, 687, 319, 158, 327, 212, 745 & 49. The detail result with names can be seen at the Directorate of School Education, Kohima, Nagaland. Any clerical mistake can be authenticated from the original office copy. (ZAVEYI NYEKHA) Director
nent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany held a group dinner. A deal would culminate nearly a decade of wearying negotiations. The pact would impose verifiable limits on nuclear programs so that Tehran cannot modify them to produce weapons. Iran, in return, would get tens of billions of dollars in sanctions relief. In the U.S., the Obama administration is under pressure from skeptical members of Congress and close American allies who feel the accord isn’t stringent enough. On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said a nuclear deal would force the Jewish state to “defend itself, by itself.”
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Colombia says to deescalate war if rebels uphold ceasefire HAVANA/BOGOTA, JuLy 13 (REuTERS): Colombia pledged on Sunday to de-escalate military action against leftist guerrillas if the rebels uphold their unilateral ceasefire, providing a breakthrough in peace talks that had been threatened by an escalation of battlefield violence. President Juan Manuel Santos said he would analyze the situation in four months to decide if talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) would continue. In a joint statement with FARC rebels in Havana, the Colombian government said it would enact “de-escalation of military actions” beginning July 20 as long as the FARC maintains a ceasefire it called for that date. Santos called the announcement “an important step to advancing toward agreement.” The two sides have been engaged in peace talks in Cuba for 2-1/2 years in an attempt to end Latin America’s longest war, which has killed some 220,000 people and displaced millions over 50 years. But the talks have been overshadowed by an increase in fighting this year. Santos has said he would like to reach a peace agreement in 2015, and the two sides pledged on Sunday to work “without delay” toward a deal. “We will be vigilant about what has been agreed today,” Santos said in a televised address. “In four months from now, depending on how the FARC meet (the agreement), I will take the decision of whether to continue with the process or not.” To accelerate talks, they agreed to alter the structure, putting all remaining issues on the table at once instead of adhering to one topic at a time. With the peace process in peril, the FARC on Wednesday called a unilateral ceasefire starting July 20, the sixth such ceasefire it has called during the course of the talks. The FARC has long advocated a bilateral ceasefire, which the government has rejected saying the group has used previous attempts at such truces to rearm. However, amid concerns that talks were floundering, media in Colombia began speculating Santos might soften his stance. Santos has to balance his desire for peace with skepticism from right-wing opponents back home, who mistrust the FARC and accuse Santos of going soft after his predecessor, Alvaro Uribe, had weakened the rebels with a military offensive. The government emphasized that de-escalation was not tantamount to a government ceasefire, and that the armed forces would respond based on FARC actions.
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DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION NAGALAND : KOHIMA
NO.DTE/MHRD/CSAB-NEUT/1/2014-15
Dt. Kohima, the 13th July’2015
NOTIFICATION In continuation to this office notification dated Kohima, the 2nd July 2015, the Department of Technical Education hereby inform JEE Main appeared candidates desirous of availing the State Reserved Quota, to visit the website of CSAB NEUT-2015 at www.csab.nic.in. Seat Allocation Schedule under CSAB NEUT-2015 is as follows. Sl. No EVENT 1 Online Provisional Registration and checking of domicile and category certificates by State Centre (Engineering and Architecture) 2 Registration and choice filling (Pharmacy Course) 3 Filling up of choices (Engineering & Architecture) 4 First Round of Seat Allotment 5 Reporting at the Reporting Centre against 1st round of allotment 6 Second Round of Seat Allotment 7 Reporting at the Reporting Centre against 2nd round of allotment 8 Spot Round to be declared by State Centre
DURATION 9-14 July, 2015 13-19 July 2015 17-20 July 2015 (5:00 pm) 24 July 2015, 5:00 p.m 25-30 July 2015 , 5:00 p.m 3rd August 2015, 10:00 a.m 4-9 Aug, 2015 10th August 2015
Candidates who get seat allotment during the 1st or 2nd round should report to the Reporting Centre, i.e. Directorate of Technical Education Nagaland, Below New Secretariat Complex, Thizama Road, Kohima 797004, within the stipulated period for availing provisional admission. Candidates are required to carry the original documents and one set of self-attested copies of all the documents for verification at the time of reporting to the Reporting Centre. Candidates are required to submit one passport photograph identical to the one pasted on the JEE (Main) 2015 application form and Demand Draft of Rs. 2000/- drawn in favour of ‘NIT Patna CSAB 2015’, payable at Patna. (A. Kathipri), Director.
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India look to brownwash Zim
HaRaRe, JuLy 13 (IaNs): After suffering two back-to-back defeats against a second string Indian side, Zimbabwe know they have to somehow clinch the third and last One-Day International (ODI) and avoid a brownwash to carry some momentum into the Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) as the two teams lock horns here on Tuesday. The hosts have already lost the series but going into the dead rubber they would still have their tails up as they gave the mighty Indians a run for their money in the first game here on Friday at the Harare Sports Club. It was a thriller in which the visitors pulled of a breathtaking victory, only by four runs. Elton Chigumbura Brazil's Flavia Lopes performs on the balance beam during women's artistic gymnastics team competition in the Pan Am Games in Toronto on July 12. (AP Photo) scored a valiant unbeaten 104 but failed to take his side home. However, their batting did click, and with the leather they restricted India to only 255/6. In the second ODI two days later, India put on a be a warning to his rivals. LONDON, JuLy 13 (ReAt no point in his near formidable total of 271/8. uteRs): In the era of Rogthree hours of combat The hosts however, failed er Federer and Rafa Nadal, against Federer did he to hunt down the total as it is easy to downplay the ever truly look in danger achievements of Novak of ceding the Wimbledon Djokovic until you glance title that he claimed in a far at the names he left in his closer contest against the wake by claiming a ninth same player last year. Even major title and third Wimwhen Federer pinched the bledon crown on Sunday. second set, it was because Andre Agassi, Jimmy a large helping of good forConnors, Ivan Lendl, Fred tune came to his rescue Perry and Ken Rosewall with Djokovic passing up MuMbaI, JuLy 13 -- names that trip off the seven set points before the (IaNs): The Board of Contongue like a Who's Who of trol for Cricket in India Swiss levelled the match. undisputed greats -- all sit After that, however, it (BCCI) suspended Mumbehind the Serb on tennis's was only going one way and bai cricketer Hiken Shah honours board of grand Djokovic was in no time with immediate effect on slam champions. chewing on the Wimble- Monday after finding him Yet for so much of his cadon turf in his now familiar guilty of breaching its Antireer he has been mentioned celebration. "I was assured Corruption Code. in a second breath after the that's it's gluten free, it's not virtues of Federer and Nadal The BCCI said Shah processed, completely or- made a "corrupt" approach have been extolled. It is only ganic and natural," the Serb to one of his colleagues from now, as Federer's ageing quipped. legs begin to creek and Nadfirst-class cricket, who plays Djokovic stopped short in one of the Indian Preal's battered body lets him of ranking his own position down, that Djokovic is getin tennis's historic panthe- mier League (IPL) teams. ting the recognition that his on of talents -- that job was Shah is a left-hand batsman incredible talents deserve. left to his beaten opponent, and leg-break bowler who His largely dominant whose 17 slams mean, by made his debut for Mumbai 7-6(1) 6-7(10) 6-4 6-3 vicnumbers alone, he tops the in domestic cricket in 2006 tory over Federer showed tree. "Novak played not only but has since struggled to that his current stranglegreat today but the whole be a regular member of the hold on the men's game two weeks, plus the whole team. He has played 37 first is tight and at 28 years old, year, plus last year, plus the class matches, scoring 2160 there are many more miles year before that. So he de- runs at an average of 42.35 in the tank. "I feel good. I serves it," a magnanimous with six centuries. don't feel old. I have hopeFederer told the crowd. "He's fully many more years in "His involvement in clearly making a big name any form of cricket, affilifront of me," he said. for himself, having won as ated with the BCCI stands "I'm going to try to push many times now as he has my own limits and see how suspended till the time the far I can go really with titles Wimbledon Champions Novak Djokovic of Serbia, left, and Serena Williams of the US, in these different slams. "I'm and with myself playing on dance on stage at the Wimbledon Champion dinner, at the Guildhall, London, Sunday, sure he still has many more disciplinary committee of the BCCI passes approprigreat years ahead of him." this high level." And let that July 12. (Thomas Lovelock, Pool Photo via AP) ate orders," the BCCI said in a statement on Monday. Shah is the second Mumbai player to have been suspended by the country and I would like BCCI over corruption. AllDefender O'Dea has ward to accepting the fresh statement on Monday. MuMbaI, JuLy 13 "It will be a new ex- to learn more about the rounder Ankeet Chavan (IaNs): Indian Super represented Ireland at the challenge. "The ISL has become perience, a new chapter, footballing environment was suspended for life for League (ISL) franchise Under-21 and senior levMumbai City FC on Mon- el, earning 20 caps since extremely popular back I've spoken to players in the country," he added. his involvement in the 2013 Mumbai FC have al- Indian Premier League day roped in two foot- his 2009 debut. He started in Spain and there was who played in the ISL last ballers - Spaniard Juan his career with Irish gi- a lot of buzz in the foot- year and it was fantastic," ready named French foot- (IPL) spot-fixing scandal. Aguilera Nunez and Ire- ants Celtic in the 2006-07 ball world about Nicolas O'dea said in the release. ball star Nicolas Anelka as Chavan played for Rajast"It is another experi- the marquee player-cum- han Royals in the IPL. land's Darren O'dea - for season. Since then, he Anelka joining Mumbai Mumbai Cricket Associthe second edition of the has won the Scottish Pre- City FC in the inaugural ence and something I'm manager and bought Incompetition, starting on mier League twice, Scot- season of the ISL last year. looking forward to get- dian football team's cap- ation (MCA) joint secretary tish Cup, and the Scottish I am really pleased to ting started here, I am go- tain Sunil Chhetri at the P.V. Shetty termed Shah's October 3. have joined Mumbai City ing to give my 100 percent ISL auction for Rs.1.20 suspension as "shocking Nunez, a central mid- League Cup. Both players were excit- FC and I am looking for- to ensure the team has a crore. Mumbai will be- and disappointing". "It is a fielder, played for Greek club Platanias FC from ed to get a new opportunity ward to a new experience successful campaign in gin their ISL campaign real shock for us. It is very dis2012 to 2015, scoring 2 to further their careers and to play in India and for the second season of the against FC Pune City on appointing to have another Mumbai player involved goals in 82 appearances. said they were looking for- Mumbai," Nunez said in a ISL. India is a fascinating October 5.
djokovic hungry for more
pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar kept chipping away at the wickets and finally ended up with figures of 4/33. India won by 62 runs. Going into the third ODI, the men in 'tomato red' shirts would know they have to play out of their skins to clinch the contest, as the non-regulars in the Indian side will be trying to grab hold of anything and everything that comes their way to cement their places in the team which could mean some blazing cricket from the visiting outfit. The head-to-head also favour the Indians as they have clinched 47 out of 59 games and lost only 10. The newest Indian skipper Ajinkya Rahane has so far led his side well. He has kept his cool and brought in the bowling changes as and when they were required. He has also been amongst the runs with scores of 34 and 63. Others in the top order have also performed to their potential. Baroda batsman Ambati Rayadu smashed his way to 124 runs in the first ODI and then followed it up with a
knock of 41 but he will miss the rest of the tour due to an injury. Kerala wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has been called in as his replacement. The bowling has been a little wobbly at times, but nonetheless they have delivered the goods when required, Bhuvneshwar, Stuart Binny and veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh have all been amongst wickets. However, the Zimbabweans with their backs to the wall and nothing to lose would come out all guns blazing, banking on their arsenal which consist of batsmen like Chigumbura, Hamilton Masakadza and Chamu Chibhabha and bowlers - Neville Madziva, Donald Tiripano and Brian Vitori - who have thus far been quite impressive with the leather. But if the Indians continue their rollicking form and pocket the third ODI too, then they would cement themselves on the second spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for the next month.
bcci suspends Mumbai cricketer Hiken shah
Mumbai City FC sign Spain's Nunez and Ireland's Darren O'dea
FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 file photo, Mumbai A.'s batsman Hiken Shah watches his shot during the second warm-up match against England in Mumbai, India. Shah, 30, has been suspended for making a corrupt approach to an Indian Premier League player, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Monday. (AP Photo)
and found guilty. We never thought that another Mumbai player would get involved and be proven guilty. It is really shocking," Shetty told IANS on Monday. The cricketer informed about the approach to his franchise team which reacted by informing the BCCI's Anti Corruption Unit (ACU). The ACU conducted an immediate inquiry into the matter and found Shah guilty. "After a detailed inquiry into the reported incident, the inquiry commissioner found Hiken Shah guilty of committing breach of Arti-
cles 2.1.1; 2.1.2; and 2.1.4 of the BCCI Anti-Corruption Code for participants and recommended their provisions to the BCCI president," the statement added. BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said BCCI is committed to uphold its stance of "zero tolerance" for fixing and reacted swiftly by ordering a probe. "BCCI has zero tolerance for corruption in the game of cricket. We have and we will take swift action against such incidents to set a precedent and control the menace of corruption in the game.
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israel: Topographical domains of God
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he tendency to nurture the or- 2. PROMISED LAND: ( Genesis 13;14), the Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. (Hochard arises once in a season. But Lord said to Abraham after Lot had parted sea 9:3). in contrary, gardens are usually from him, ‘ light up your eyes from where 7. BEAUTIFUL LAND: Out of one of them given a facelift occasionally with a you are and look north and south, east and came another horn, which started small but view to profit a rich harvest. In the west. Reference can be made to Hebrew grew in power to the south and to the east same perspective, the Naga inhabited terri11’9. 3. ISRAEL; Israel means the Nation and toward the Beautiful land. (Daniel 8:9). tories are distinctively preserved and blessed that conforms with the Devine Laws of God 8. PALESTINE LANDS: after 70 A.D. the Israby the Almighty God. (Genesis 32;2-8). elites were scattered to every nook and cor“I will gather all Nations and bring them 4. JEWS LAND: In the aftermath of the Isner of the world. The Roman emperor ocdown to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I raelite migration from Egypt in 1350 B.C., cupied the land which was previously the will put them on trial for what they did to my the Jews were united under one banner. settlement of the Israelites and christened inheritance, my people Israel, because they But with the passage of time, the Israelite as Palestine. scattered my people among the Nation and were disintegrated into many petty entities divided up my land’. Joel 3:2. The mystery of in 1950 B.C. during the era of Rehoboam. The territorial domains of God reserved God and His ever unceasing care for humanIsrael was disintegrated into ten petty enti- for the Israelites has assumed eight variance ity further comes to light in the domains of ties and the Jews were further disseminated of nomenclatures irrespective of its sanguinAsia, Europe and Africa is vividly preserved. into two kingdoms ity ( reference can be made to Isaiah 5:2-7). With reference to Genesis 10; 15-20, a signifi- 5. HOLY LAND: (Zechariah 2:12, the Lord The Lord appeared to Abraham and said, ‘to cant emphasizes has been made in respect will inherit Judah as his portion in the Holy your offspring I will give this land.’ So he build of Middle East in the present era. The Covland and will again choose Jerusalem. God an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared t enant of the Almighty God for the Israelites anointed Abraham and his descendent. him. (Genesis 12:7). may best be summarized into twelve clause. The kingdom of Syria and the Persia are To established the distinct entity of the christened as the Holy land from the later Israelites in the Holy land, an organization 1. CANNAN ( Genesis 12;6), Abraham underpart of 450 B.C. ( The Naga ethnic group under the standard of the World Zionist Ortook the arduous task of traveling through has migrated from the far east to the pres- ganization ( WZO) has been materialized in the land as far as the stretch of the great tree ent settlement during the phase of the bib- the eventful year of 1897 under the initiative of Moreh at Shechem. During, the topolical transition in the middle age. of Theodor Herzel, in Switzerland. During graphical reconnaissance of Abraham, the 6. JEHOVAH LAND: They will not remain the early days of Herzel, he traveled intenCanaanites were occupying the land. in the Lords land; Ephraim will return to sively to Russia and to Europe. The prima-
ry aims and objectives of the World Zionist Origination, is to established the supremacy and the legally assured home of the Israelites in Palestine- an inspiration which has been nurtured by Herzel’s mother regarding the promised land. In the sequential turn of events, the British Imperial government withdrawn the crown’s administration and in the midnight of 14 May 1948, the bell of independence rung across Israel. The first President of the state of Israel , Dr. Chaim Weizmann and the Prime minister David Ben–Gurion were unanimously elected to the office with the parliamentary strength of 120 members. The inaugural ceremony of the formation of the state of Israel was marked with profound joys and on realization of the amazing handiwork of God, Dr. Weizmann was emotionally ruptured. The underlying motive behind this summary is not to accredited to the assumption that I am a theologian but in the years bygone, I have been shouldering the responsibility of the protocol of chaplain in the Naga Army, neither Am I an Israelite but a Naga. I repose my unflinching faith in the God of Abraham even though I am not a Christian by birth. My family circle has been viciously instituted to the belief of Paganism, which
served as an social order on the then days. Our family’s commitment to Christ as our saviour has only been mandated when as a child, have attained three years of age. When I walked down the memory lane - the historical events and accounts of the Israelites did unfailingly resurface the chequered history of the advent of Christianity in Nagaland , in 1872, the holy spirit revealed to an American missionary that the territory he intends to clubbed under the ambit of mission evangelism is under His divine stewardship - A covenant only second to Israel. In the year 1956, the Naga national government was formed wherein the Naga elders reaffirmed to God that ‘ the Earth and the whole universe belongs to Almighty God alone and the authority to exercise in the territory is the sacred trust from God”. This pledge has marked the eventual Flag hoisting ceremony. “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well”. (Matthew 6:33). In comparison, the Naga historical turn of events bears semblance of conformity with the Israelites chequered history. Maj. (Retd). Kewongkhum Yimchungru Kilonser, Ministry of Religious Affairs GPRN/ NSCN.
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Olivia Jordan is Miss USA 2015 O
livia Jordan of Oklahoma was crowned Miss USA on Sunday, wearing a hot pink strapless dress as she deftly fielded the interview portion of the competition by saying the country needed to improve race relations to beat out 50 other contestants. After weeks of controversy generated by pageant co-owner Donald Trump's critical comments about Mexican immigrants, the pageant passed with no mention of the real estate mogul who was not in attendance. Instead, the focus was on women like Jordan and others who'd worked hard to get to the stage. The 26-year-old winner was followed by first runner-up Ylianna Guerra, 22, of Texas, and second runner-up Anea Garcia, 20, of Rhode Island. They were followed by 25-yearold Miss Nevada Brittany McGown as third runnerup and then Miss Maryland Mame Adjei, 23, rounding out the top five. Jordan, who takes over from 2014 winner Nia Sanchez of Nevada, was a standout during the interview segment when each contestant was asked two questions and given 30 seconds to answer each. When asked what the next big issue is that the U.S. needs to tackle, she said it was race relations. "We have not solved this issue," Jordan said. "We really need to work on be-
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Miss Oklahoma Olivia Jordan is crowned Miss USA by Miss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez during the 2015 Miss USA pageant in Baton Rouge, La. on Sunday, July 12. (AP Photo)
ing an accepting society." During the second interview question about which woman should be put on the new $10 bill, she initially said she wished television star Oprah Winfrey was eligible before ending by suggesting Harriet Tubman, a former slave who led other escaped slaves to freedom. Asked afterward by The Associated Press about the Trump controversy, Jordan responded: "We have freedom of speech in this country, and immigration is certainly an important issue." She added, "This organization is not one person. It's definitely not just me. It's a family. This organization celebrates diversity, and I think that was clear on the stage tonight, and I
look forward to spreading a message of love and diversity and acceptance." The annual contest, generally known for its dazzling dresses and sexy swimsuits, was this year under an uncomfortable spotlight due to comments made by Trump, the pageant's co-owner. Trump slammed Mexican immigrants during his announcement that he was running for president. That led to widespread fallout against his business dealings, including the pageant. Broadcasters, including NBC and Univision, dropped the pageant and a slew of celebrities lined up to perform, judge and host dropped out just as the pageant was kicking into high gear in Baton
Rouge. Pageant organizers rushed to fill the gap so the show could go on. Satellite and cable channel Reelz television stepped in to air the show, while assuring people that Trump would not benefit financially. It was also streamed live on the pageant's website. And former Miss USA and Miss Universe winners were recruited as judges. The pageant featured an evening wear and swimsuit competition as well as the question and answer session. The preliminary contest was held earlier this week and then the number of women remaining was progressively narrowed during the course of Sunday evening's telecast. Jordan, of Tulsa, Okla-
homa attended Boston University, where she earned a B.S. in Health Science and was a group fitness instructor and a personal trainer. She has appeared in several national and international commercials and feature films, most recently, Hot Tub Time Machine 2. Paula Shugart, who heads the Miss Universe Organization, thanked the CEO of Reelz and the returning pageant winners for stepping in to help during a news conference Sunday. "I love you all. You are the only reason we exist," she said to the women during a news conference Sunday. Shugart said the challenges of the past few weeks will make for great practice for whichever woman is crowned Miss USA, teaching them how to stay focused: "You have to forget everything going on around you." When asked if the relationship between the pageant and Reelz would last beyond Sunday night, Stan Hubbard said the agreement was for one night only. The 51 women represented every state and the District of Columbia. Jordan will hold the title for a year and will go on to represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant.
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espicable Me Spin-off Minions Has Scored The Second-biggest Opening Weekend For An Animated Film In North American Box Office History With A $115.2 Million (£72 Million) Haul. The impressive debut falls just short of the record held by Shrek the Third, which raked in $121.6 million (£76 million) upon its release in 2007. Minions, which fea-
tures the voices of Sandra Bullock and Jon Hamm, also made history with the biggest single day takings ever for a cartoon feature in North America, after striking gold with $46.2 million (£28.9 million) on Friday (10Jul15) alone. The movie's huge success replaces Jurassic World at number one; the dinosaur epic slips to two with a strong $18.1 million (£11.3 million) in its fifth week after stomping all over its competition for the past month. Another animated family comedy, Inside Out, takes third place with $17.1 million (£10.7 million), with Terminator Genisys and new horror film The Gallows rounding out the new top five.
Frankie Grande: Proud of Ariana
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rankie Grande is ''proud'' that his sister Ariana apologised for the donut-licking fiasco. The 32-year-old TV star has supported his younger sibling throughout the incident which unfolded when security footage of the singer licking a donut and saying ''I hate American's'' was leaked to the press. He told US magazine: ''I am proud of her apology, and that she has done it. I just hope that we can all move forward from here.'' And on Friday he took to social media to defend Ariana and send her some positive words. ''He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her. #WeForgiveYouAriana. U made a mistake & r being judged very harshly for it but ur doing the right thing in the face of it & I'm so proud.(sic)'' The 'Love Me Harder' hitmaker is currently being investigated by the police and the Environmental Health Department because she was seen spitting on a tray of donuts that were left out on the counter and sold to customers. However the
former Nickelodeon star released a statement and Youtube video sincerely apologising for her actions
and explained that her frustration was aimed at the growing obesity crisis that is facing the US.
Singer Robbie Williams performs on stage during a concert to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the reign of Albert II, in front of the Monaco Palace in Monaco, (Right) Prince Albert of Monaco with Princess Charlene of Monaco introduce the show of British singer Robbie Williams on Sunday, July 12. (AP Photo)
Familiar and tragic life of a famous singer
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t’s a documentary film on the life of the British Jazz singer & songwriter Amy Winehouse. She apparently had a huge fan following and won prestigious music awards. Her music company was quite impressed by the previous work of Asif Kapadia, particularly his documentary on Formula 1 racer and champion Ayrton Senna, which was critically appreciated all over the world. Universal Music got in touch and commissioned him to make a documentary on Amy. The film covers the life of Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) and her career from childhood until her death and relies on home and travel videos, concert footage, and interviews of the people who were associated with her to supple-
ment and substantiate the narrative. Most of the people associated with her are still alive, which must have made the task of the filmmaker easier. It’s a competently assembled and narrated tale. It’s quite anecdotal and does not seem to provide any unique insight into Amy’s life though it gives the lay viewers like me, not the fans, a sense of foreboding. The filmmaker highlights the lyrics of her songs throughout the film. This helps ignorant viewers to understand better the personal travails and turmoil of the subject and how did it impact her career and work. She was certainly an intelligent and lively woman and an instinctive, intuitive, and spontaneous singer driven
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mostly by her impulses than by carefully charted and designed plans. Her work was visceral in nature, inspired by her own experiences and sense of longing. It’s her extraordinary success that spoilt everything. It finally turns out to be a familiar psychoanalysis of the rise and fall of a celebrated artiste who becomes a victim of her circumstances, indulges in irresponsible and wild behavior, and wastes herself. The conclusion drawn is also familiar. Her family and friends and lovers manipulated and wronged her, pushed her to extreme limits, and drove her to the tragic end. In other words, she simply paid the price of being rich and famous. The music company that commissioned the film comes
World Youth Skills Day 15th of July, 2015 out unscathed and clean in this process. The response to the film at Cannes this year was very positive. It played in the Midnight Screenings section. Those who follow her music and are her ardent fans were quite ecstatic about it and even cried during the screening. Her fans in India will certainly enjoy the film and probably can tell better if it actually provides some unique unexplored perspective of the singer’s life.
AMAndA Seyfried dislikes social media
manda Seyfried finds social media ''depressing''. The 29-year-old star of 'Ted 2' - who has a million Instagram followers - says that as an actress, the type of work you do dictates the number of fans you have on sites like Twitter and Facebook and some people in Hollywood see it as ''validation'' the more you have. She said: ''If you star in a show with a big obsessive teen audience, you'll get millions of teen followers, but no one else will have heard of you. So it doesn't translate to pop-culture. But for people in other areas of the industry, yes, it's seen as validation. It's so depressing, it's not progress, is it?''
And the blonde beauty - who rose to fame in 2004 hit movie 'Mean Girls' - confessed that she has never felt comfortable with the new-wave craze of people posting selfie snaps online. She told The Sunday Times: ''I mean, do we hate ourselves so much that we have to take a photo of ourselves when we look nice? Meanwhile, the actress says you need to have a strategy to get far in the industry. She said: ''If you don't have one, you can do too much of one thing, and that can effect how Hollywood sees you. Hollywood usually likes to tell you what you are. And I don't want that.''
“A Global Movement for Youth and Skill”
Nagaland joins the rest of the country in celebratingthe World Youth Skills Day. Shri .Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India will be launching • National Skill Development Mission • Formal rollout of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) • Unveiling of National Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Policy, 2015.
Organized by: Government of Nagaland, Department of Employment & Craftsmen Training
2nd Northeast Open Taekwondo C’ship
Paes & Hingis win mixed doubles
Faith in Action Taekwondo Academy emerge champ
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Palit Kumar Borah, National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party, Kissan Morcha exhorted the players to be focused and disciplined while making the north-east DIMAPuR, JuLy 13 (MexN): The and India proud. Faith in Action Taekwondo Academy from The release quoted Borah, who is also Nagaland emerged over all champion in the president of the Assam Taekwondo Asthe 2nd North East Taekwondo Cham- sociation, as stating that he was impressed pionship held in Jorhat, Assam from July with the performance of the Faith in Ac11-12, 2015. tion team and assured to discuss about The Faith in Action Taekwondo Acad- the team’s achievements with the Union emy contingent of 72 players clinched 39 Sports Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal in Gold, 27 Silver, and 17 Bronze, stated a New Delhi the coming week. press release. The team also won six Best While lauding the team for the sucFighter’s award and the Best of the Best cess and the parents for their support, Fighter’s Trophy in Open Black Belt Chal- the release stated that 75 players were selenge Category. The players competed lected from their academies to represent in Kyurogi, Poomsae, Pair Poomsae and the State in the tournament. The ChamGroup Poomsae in Pee-Vee, Sub Junior, pionship was organised by Taekwondo Junior and Senior division in both Boys Association of Assam in association with and Girls category at the two-day event. Faith in Action Foundation. In 2014, the Leander Paes of India, left, and Martina Hingis of Switzerland hold up the trophies after winning the mixed doubles final against Alexander Peya of Austria and Guests of honour at the closing team emerged overall champion in the Timea Babos of Hungary at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Sunday July 12. (AP Photo) ceremony, Dr. K.M. Bujarbarua, Vice 1st North East Taekwondo Championship titles at Wimbledon for because of foot and leg in- a Grand Slam without los- something really special." Chancellor of Assam University and held at Dimapur Club. Hingis since she won the juries, then rejoined the cir- ing a set, that is really speIt was a truly special women's doubles in 1998. cuit full-time in 2006. She cial." In 2003, Paes won the weekend for India, with She also won the singles announced her retirement mixed doubles at Wimble- Mirza and Paes securing championship in 1997 again in 2007, when she don with another Martina Grand Slam titles on conand the women's doubles was given a two-year sus- — Navratilova. Hingis was secutive days on the biggest LONDON, JuLy 13 and 37-year-old wicket- dropped on nought by Hadin 1996. pension for testing positive named after Navratilova. stage in the game. (Ashes): England left keeper Brad Haddin who din, compiled a brilliant "It feels like it's a life- for cocaine at Wimbledon. "You can't compare the "That's the beautiful Cardiff on Sunday in a state endured a difficult game 134 on the first day to set LONDON, JuLy 13 (AP): time away," Hingis said. At the time, she denied tak- two," Paes said. "They're thing about India," Paes of surprised euphoria after in Cardiff. Australia usually the tone and Gary Ballance Martina Hingis keeps add- "The one yesterday, ob- ing the drug but did not ap- just two great legends of said. "We're a big country producing a near-perfect lift their game at the home dug in for a gritty 61 before ing to her collection of viously after 17 years last peal the ruling. the game. In 2003, with with so many different culperformance to crush Aus- of cricket, although they Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali Wimbledon trophies. time here, the match, also Hingis and Paes also Navratilova, and 2015 with tures, religions, communiThe 34-year-old Swiss the way we won it, was so won the mixed doubles ti- Martina Hingis, to be able ty, people from all different tralia in the first Ashes test. have lost their last two tests plundered quickfire halfThe touring side's shell- at Lord's in 2009 and 2013. centuries. Second time paired with Leander Paes much drama, coming back tle at the Australian Open to be on the court with great walks of life. To me that's The touring side's bowl- around Ian Bell and Root of India on Sunday to win from 5-2 down. shocked captain Michael this year. Sunday's win gave champions like this, it's what India stands for." Clarke admitted his team ing attack lacked control in passed fifty while Stokes the mixed doubles title, "Today, I think the con- Paes 16 Grand Slam douhad been outplayed in all Cardiff and, with Ryan Har- and Mark Wood produced beating Alexander Peya fidence that it gave me yes- bles titles, eight of them in three facets of the game ris having retired, they may spirited cameos to sap the and Timea Babos 6-1, 6-1 terday, to come out today mixed. as England powered to be tempted to recall Peter strength of the wilting Aus- under the roof on Centre with Leander, he was strik"It's hard to really say Court. The 40-minute win ing the ball, winners right which one is the best one a 169-run victory inside Siddle who has the experi- tralian attack. available at Trends Home Depot England played ag- gave Hingis her 11th Grand and left. It was incredible, out of all of them," he said. four days. The Australians ence to utilise the famous side had been strong fa- slope at the London ground gressive cricket in the first Slam doubles title and sec- the chemistry we had to- "But coming out and playABC Building 1st floor Nahabari vourites to follow up their from Thursday. The Aus- test and, under new coach ond in two days, after she day." Hingis, who reached ing like that on one of the 5-0 drubbing of England tralian batsmen must also Trevor Bayliss, they will combined with India's Sa- No. 1 in the rankings and most prestigious courts Junction, opp. Hollotoli School. Down Under less than two knuckle down. Chris Rog- look to continue in that nia Mirza to win the wom- won five Grand Slam sin- that we've grown up with, en's doubles on Saturday, years ago with another ers made a fluent 95 in the vein. Cook out-manoeuFor more info. Contact No. gles titles in the 1990s, ini- and winning a title like that, series win but going into first innings in Cardiff and vred Clarke with bold tac- coming from 5-2 down in tially quit tennis in 2002 again for the second time in 8974357310/8729893365 the second game at Lord's David Warner and Mitch- tical decisions in Cardiff the final set to beat Ekatthis week the tables have ell Johnson hit contrasting and most of them worked. erina Makarova and Elena turned sharply. England half centuries in the sec- The Australians must come Vesnina 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-5. Hingis became the named an unchanged ond but too many batters up with a different gamesquad while Australia have got out after making a start. plan to put pressure on the first player to win both the The England batsmen, hosts, otherwise they may women's and mixed douserious question marks over injured fast bowler in stark contrast, put signif- find themselves 2-0 down bles titles at the All EngMitchell Starc, lbw-cursed icant numbers on the board in the series with three land Club since Cara Black in 2004. These are the first all-rounder Shane Watson and in quick time. Joe Root, matches to play.
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Fate of CSK, RR to be decided on Tuesday
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New DeLhI, JuLy 13 (AgeNcIes): Two teams from cricket's Indian Premier League could be banned from the glitzy Twenty20 tournament when a Supreme Court-appointed panel hands down its sentence Tuesday on a corruption scandal. Officials from the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR) have already been found guilty of betting on matches and their respective teams now face heavy sanctions after an inquiry that also tainted International Cricket Council supremo N Srinivasan. An outright ban on the two former champions would be a devastating blow to what is only an eight-team tournament, and observers say former chief justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, who heads the three-man panel, is more likely to announce heavy fines. Lodha was appointed head of the sentencing panel in January after the Supreme Court had found Royals' coowner Raj Kundra and CSK's Gurunath Meiyappan guilty of betting on the outcome of matches in 2013. The court had rejected the claims of Meiyappan, who had previously been described as team principal, that he was merely an enthusiast.
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