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cM on Matters disturbing nagaland Our Correspondent Kohima | July 14

Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang today said the monsoon session of the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) concluded successfully by passing some government bills. He said that few bills were introduced in the House and passed unanimously without any controversy. Clarifying for the people ‘questioning’ the duration of the assembly session with reference to first day, which lasted for 15 minutes, Zeliang clarified that assembly or parliament consumed time only in question hour or if there is controversy in passing the bills. “But, here, fortunately we have no opposition. We have asked MLAs to put question if they want clarification. When they don’t put question the government cannot raise the question,” he said, while addressing a press conference here today. When there is no question there is no discussion, he said, adding that is how the duration of the assembly proceeding is reduced, sometimes to 30 minutes

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or 50 minutes. We should say this is the most peaceful assembly in the country, he noted. In this, he said people should be happy and appreciate that the session concluded smoothly. Stating that the short duration of assembly does not mean there is no business. He said, “Business is there but there is no fighting and there is no argument. Whatever we do we are doing with consensus.” He also mentioned that the public can file RTIs if they feel important issues were left out. On being asked about the allegations in the Departments like Health & Family Welfare, Social Security & Welfare, Education etc., the Chief Minister replied that some petitioners have filed cases in the court against some departments and that the Government cannot decide on such issues unless the court gives its verdict.

nla assembly adjourned session sine die

Two-day session lasts for a combined time of 49 minutes Our Correspondent Kohima | July 14

Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) Speaker Chotisuh Sazo today adjourned the 12th session of the 12th NLA sine die after completing all transactions enlisted for the day. Today’s assembly proceeding lasted for 34 minutes. The opening day of the session on July 12 lasted for 15 minutes. In all the 12th session on the government’s seriousness in tackling the issue to which Zeliang responded that a Cabinet meeting was held recently on the extension of DAA and that the Cabinet has decided to write to the Home Ministry to withdraw the Act. Acknowledging that Nagaland is a peaceful state and people are happy, TR Zeliang expressed concern over the extension of DAA which further empowers the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).

Cabinet to write to Home Ministry to withdraw DAA The Government of India (GoI) on July 30 had extended the Disturbed Area Act (DAA) for another six On 33 percent reservation months. During the post“A lot of funds are not Assembly press confer- reaching us because of the ence, concerns were raised delay in municipal elec-

of the 12th NLA proceedings lasted for a total of 49 minutes. The House passed Supplementary Demand for Grants for Regularization of Excess Expenditure for the year 2011- 2012 which was presented by Chief Minister TR Zeliang on July 12. The House also passed St. Joseph Catholic University Nagaland Bill, 2016. It was moved by Parliamentary Secretary for Higher & Technical Education Deo Nukhu and the same was introduced on July 12 last. Further, the Nagaland salaries, allowances and other facilities of the Chief Minister, other Ministers, Speaker, Leader of Opposition,

Deputy Speaker, other members of the NLA/Parliamentary Secretary & Pension for Ex-Members (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2016 was also passed by the House. This Bill, moved by Minister for Social Security & Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs, Kiyanilie Peseyie, was introduced by the House on July 12 last. The House also passed Nagaland Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2016 which was moved by Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang. Earlier, Chief Minister tabled Nagaland Department of Underdeveloped Areas (DUDA) Service Rules, 2016.

tions,” said Zeliang during a brief discussion on the 33 percent reservation for women in Nagaland. Women organizations had rejected the 25% reservation offered, mentioned the CM while remarking that the cabinet will contemplate on the issues and decide soon whether to hold election or wait for the verdict passed by the Supreme Court.

were made to sign a bond stating that they will not agitate for the next few months even if their salaries were not paid, the Chief Minister passed the buck to the Central Government. Unless the Centre provides funds for the schemes on time, timely payment cannot be done, stated Zeliang adding that if the flagship program ends, the funds will also stop. For flagship programs like RMSA and Non-payment of SSA, Zeliang informed the Teachers’ Salary employees under these When a media person schemes are bound to be raised the question on the co-terminated along with delay of salaries of RMSA the projects and schemes. teachers where it was also alleged that the teachers National Food Security Act

A hearing on the educational qualification case of former Chief Minster and current MP Neiphiu Rio was held at the District & Session Court, Kohima on July 14. The hearing was on the application submitted by the petitioner under Section 408 CrPC for transfer of Criminal Complaint pending in the court of Mezivolu T

Therie, CJM Kohima. In an order dated 27/06/16 issued by the District & Session Judge, Kohima, the petitioners had submitted that if the “complain case no 1/2016 is taken up in the court of the CJM, there is apprehension that fair proceeding would not be possible as the trail Magistrate is the sister-in-law of K. Therie, President NPCC.” The District & Session Court had stayed the proceedings of Criminal

complaint case pending before the Court of CJM, Kohima and issued notice to the opposite (complainant) party for hearing on July 14, 2016. At the hearing today, Counsel appearing for the complainant asked for three weeks to file objection to the transfer petition and the stay order. Accordingly, the next hearing on the case has been fixed on August 12, 2016. The Judge for the hearing was District & Session Judge, Y. Maongkaba Imchen.

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Fuel adulteration issue Chief Minister said the fuel adulteration issue SARDP four-laning of NH-29 On delay in completion has been brought to the

7-year minor allegedly raped Complainant to file objection to transfer petition by nscn (iM) cadre, arrested Kohima | July 14

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Chief Minister said that National Food Security Act was launched for Kohima and Dimapur because the government could complete the process in only those two districts. The food grain has reached on Wednesday. He said the government is also trying to cover remaining districts by August. He called for cooperation from the people and officers for effective implementation of this Act so that 100% of the commodities reach the people.

No more contract appointments The Chief Minister said that the cabinet discussed the issue of backdoor appointment on June 6 and decided to totally ban it from June 6, 2016, onwards. He stated that appointments done before June 6 will follow the previous system where a contract appointee could be regularized on completion of three years of service. He also mentioned that NPSC and the departments should look after the retirements of the government employees beforehand and requisition the posts for recruitment even before the retirement date. He also maintained that the nonNPSC jobs will follow proper channel of recruitment. “Without post no one is allowed to appoint anybody,” he said.

of four lane SARDP roads in the State, the Chief Minister said the court has directed the government to accept the updated DPR of Maytas-Gayatri while the government has nominated a Commissioner to look after the SARDP projects. He also mentioned that the updated DPR has increased to Rs. 3500 crore from around Rs. 1200 crore. On the demand for giving works to local contractors for four-laning of NH-29, Zeliang said that no local contractors were found to be qualified for the contract work even as the Union MoRTH divided the projects into smaller works and therefore construction of NH-29 was allotted to outside companies. Citing the example of Japanese and American companies undertaking road constructions in Delhi where the companies also maintain the roads by collecting toll tax for a certain period, he said in order to have good roads the attitude of the landowners and the local contractors have to be changed towards timely and quality completion of works. (With inputs from DIPR) Related news on page 5

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knowledge of the government and police has registered a case and it is under investigation. He said that when the investigation report comes, and if anyone is found guilty, the government will take action according to the law.

zens and public leaders on the utilization of funds for Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme sanctioned by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) to Directorate of School Education (DOSE), Nagaland point to serious misappropriation of funds in tune of crores. As per information provided by DOSE on the RTI queries, the MHRD had sanctioned a stag-

gering amount of Rs 151,49,91,000/-(Rupees one hundred fifty one crore, forty nine lakh, ninety one thousand) to the DOSE for MDM scheme during 2010-16. Out of the sanctioned amount, DOSE withdrew an amount of Rs. 148, 05, 32,000/- (Rupees one hundred forty eight crore, five lakh, thirty two thousand) from the Finance Department. The remaining amount of Rs. 3, 44, 59,000/-(Rupees three crore, forty-four lakh,

fifty nine thousand) is missing between FD and DOSE, informed RTI petitioners, Aheto V. Yeputhomi, Hukavi T. Yeputhomi, L. Khevishe Achumi and S. Zhevihe Sumi in a press statement. Out of the amount of Rs. 148, 05, 32,000/- drawn from FD, DOSE disbursed Rs. 76, 19, 17,836/-(Rupees seventy-six crore, nineteen lakh, seventeen thousand, eight hundred thirty six) to 26 different DEOs/SDEOs. From the disbursed Rs. 76, 19, 17,836/- an amount of Rs 1, 32, 00,000/-(Rupees

one crore, thirty-two lakh) was drawn as honorarium for cooks. However, the RTI reply said no cooks were appointed between 2011-12. The RTI petitioners have therefore questioned the whereabouts of the total missing amount of Rs 73, 98, 73, 164. The petitioners also appealed the Directorate of Vigilance Commission, Government of Nagaland to pursue all these gross mismanagement of crores of rupees without any reservation at the earliest.

acaut pickets f &cs dept, fuel outlets Morung Express News Dimapur | July 14

Subsequent to the fuel adulteration exposé on June 27, the Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland staged a public demonstration on July 14 demanding comprehensive action from the Nagaland State Government. In a clear message to the Government, ACAUT picketed the Directorate of Food & Civil Supplies in Dimapur and as many as eight fuel outlets in Dimapur, Wokha and Phek, which are alleged of retailing adulterated fuel. The demonstration was carried out under heavy police deployment. While the Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies department issued a statement explaining the action taken so far by the Government on July 13, the ACAUT made its apprehension clear on the Government’s sincerity to clear a mess which has been continuing for years with impunity. The ACAUT on the other hand

reacting to the Secretary’s statement maintained any internal inquiry instituted by the F&CS will be merely a hand washing exercise. Stating that the outcome of such an inquiry will be far from the truth, ACAUT said, “Let the department initiate any kind of inquiry it desires but it will be unacceptable. We believe it will not do justice to the issue.” On the Nagaland State Vigilance Commission’s (NVSC) stand, ACAUT demanded to know the technical or legal restraint that is preventing the NSVC from taking suo moto cognizance of the case. The fuel outlets picketed today, according to ACAUT, are run by two of the alleged fuel adulteration “kingpins” named in the June 27 exposé. It further raised questions on the legality of the outlets stating that the outlets are being operated on “proxy” or has been sublet to a third party by the registered proprietors. As per the norms, ACAUT said that the license to operate of

any such fuel outlet is liable to be cancelled. Maintaining that the day’s action was only the beginning, the ACAUT said it will wait and see how the Government responds. “We will resort to further course of action,” it asserted. Citizens, who participated in the picketing today, expressed discontent at the Government’s silence on the matter. One picketer, who identified himself as Kivikhu Kiho, said that while fingers are being pointed at the alleged “kingpins,” Kiho said the Chief Minister who is in-charge of F&CS should stand up to the issue and clear it up or resign on moral grounds. On the alleged NPG nexus, he said that they should also stand up to it if they are truly working for the people. Another, Kuholy Chishi said that the Government should match words with action, adding it should address the problem instead of whitewashing it. Accord-

ing to Chishi, the photographs of the officials aiding the racket should also be publicly displayed. Associate Pastor of the Lotha Baptist Church, Yanbemo Lotha challenged the conscience of the Government. As a people driven by Christian principles, Lotha said the Government should be courageous enough to do justice to the people.

Government institutes SIT

The DGP, Nagaland, LL Doungel informed Thursday evening that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the case. DGP Doungel said it was decided at a Review Meeting chaired by the Chief Minister with the Home Minister, Chief Secretary and the DGP in attendance. It will be headed by an IG-level officer. Asked on the ACAUT apprehension of political interference in a Government instituted inquiry, the DGP replied it cannot comment on that aspect.

Organizations demand exemplary punishment to accused

DIMAPUR, JULY 14 (MExN):In a belated report received here, a minor girl was allegedly raped by an NSCN (IM) cadre in the rank of Leacy under UT- 1 at his residence at Thilixu Village, Dimapur. The victim, aged 7 years was studying in class IV. According to reports, the accused, who is a neighbor of the minor, sent the victim’s brother to the shop on the pretext

of buying things and committed the brutal act. The accused then threatened to kill the girl and her family if she disclosed the incident to anyone. Fearing for her life, the traumatized child did not disclose the incident for two weeks. Her parents came to know of the beastly act only after the victim’s condition became serious as a result of injury caused by the accused. Consequently, an FIR was filed at Women Cell, Dimapur. The accused was arrested by Police on July 13, 2016. Medical report on the alleged rape is

being awaited, sources said. Meanwhile, Aghunato Area Union Dimapur (AAUD) and T (Tizu) Island Union Dimapur (TIUD) have condemned the ghastly rape of a seven-year-old minor by a Leacy under UT 1, NSCN (IM). In separate condemnation note, the two organizations said such act should be condemned by all right thinking citizens. They also urged the concerned authorities and the law-enforcing agency to award befitting and exemplary punishment to avert such horrendous crime in the society.

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longJang, July 14 (MExn): To commemorate NABARD’s Foundation Day, a one day Financial Literacy Awareness Programme (FLAP) supported under FIF managed by NABARD was conducted at Longjang village on July 12. Sponsored by NABARD, it was organized by Care and Support Society, Mokokchung in collaboration with Nagaland State Cooperative Bank Ltd. The programme was chaired by Imchawati Kichu, Managing Director, Care and Support Society, who also shared the role of the NGO in the area and various activities done by them. The objectives of the programme were delivered by S. Amarjit Mangang, DDM, NABARD Mokokchung. He highlighted about coping with distress, i.e., crop failures, conversion of loan, importance of income from supplementary activities like dairy, sheep/ goat/ piggery rearing and importance of water conservation.

Temsulepden, Assistant Manager and in charge of FLC, NSCB Ltd, Mokokchung, shared the importance of banking, savings, financial planning. He pointed out the benefits under PMJDY, PMSBY, PMJJBY, APY and PM Fasal Bima Yojana. The Assistant Manager also highlighted various loan products, i.e., KCC Interest Subvention and benefits of timely repayment. K Basa village Financial Literacy Awareness Programme (FLAP) was also conducted at K. Basa village on July 12. It was organised by Chakhesang Women Welfare Society (CWWS) with the Nagaland State Cooperative Bank Ltd. Pfutsero Branch in coordination with NABARD district office, Phek. During the Programme, Imsunaro, DDM NABARD highlighted the objectives of the programme and discussed on importance of banking, savings, financial planning, credit

link, subsidy schemes, JLG etc. Luidi Zeliang, ABM NStCB deliberated on banking products available and also shared on the benefits of PMJDY and various GOI pension/insurance schemes and loan products. Role of NGO was deliberated by Vechulo-u Kanuo, Executive Director, CWWS. Altogether, 80 participants attended the programme.

ChieChama village The Nagaland State Co-operative Bank Ltd (NStCB), Kohima Main Branch organized financial literacy camp cum banking services programme in collaboration with Nagaland State Social Welfare Broad and State Resource Centre for Women at Chiechama village on July 12. The program, organised to facilitate and educate the rural poor farmers on the banking activities and facilities available with the bank, was supported under FIF managed by NABARD, according to

a press release. S. Kevi Hibo, NStCB Assistant Branch Manager & I/C Nodal Centre Kohima spoke on the financial inclusion policy launched by the Government of India. Hibo impressed upon the public to bank with NStCB Ltd as its primary objective is to uplift the economy of the rural poor farmers. Since majority of the rural farmers are financially excluded, such camps are conducted to propagate the mission and to financially include those folks who are deprived of banking knowledge, Kevi added. Bendang Aier, Assistant General Manager, NABARD dwelt on bank linkage and its functioning by JLG, SHG, DEDS & PMFBY, financial planning, Stand Up India. The participants were also encouraged to inculcate habit of saving. Victor, BM, NRB highlighted social security, life insurance, and pension schemes such as PMJJBY, PMSBY & APY.

Asalie Kruse, Programme Manager, NSSWB challenged the participants to positively utilize the knowledge they have acquired from the camp, while Visekolie Khate, call responder, spoke on the importance of helpline 181. Women in distress can access the service through calls, texts and internet free of telecom services. The programme was attended by VCMs, VDBs, SHGs, GBs, students’ union and general public of the village.

ChuChuyimpang village To promote the cause of financial literacy and inclusion, a one day Financial Literacy Camp (FLC) supported under FIF managed by NABARD was conducted at Chuchuyimpang, Mokokchung district on July 13 organized by Care and Support Society, Mokokchung in collaboration with Nagaland State Cooperative Bank Ltd sponsored by NABARD. The programme was chaired by

Imchawati Kichu, Managing Director, Care and Support Society, welcome address was addressed by Imnazulu chairman Chuchuyimpang Village council. During the programme, S. Amarjit Mangang, DDM, NABARD informed the villagers about the objectives and significance of financial inclusion. He highlighted the role played by NABARD in financial inclusion programme. He further shared in detail the Farmers Club, SHG and JLG, KCC, WCC programme and role of NABARD in creating infrastructure in the district. He also highlighted in brief about the ‘Stand Up India’ scheme. Temsulepden, Assistant Manager and In charged FLC, NSCB Ltd, Mokokchung, shared the importance of banking, savings, financial planning. He shared various financial services offered by the banks for the general public. He further highlighted PMJDY, PMSBY, PMJJBY and APY in details.

Musicians and artistes respond KVYO issue directives for butchers; towards ‘Touch Jorhat’ concert Appeals to ANTA for better taxi service

Mokokchung, July 14 (MExn): The stage is set for the free concert in aid of the flood victims in Jorhat district of Assam. Within two days since it was resolved for the free concert to be held at MMC Shopping Complex, the I Love Mokokchung facebook group has mustered massive support from every section of the society with overwhelming response from the people. The Organisers in a press release informed that already, a huge number of well-known singers and entertainers in Mokokchung have agreed to perform at the concert free of cost. Mokokchung has no shortage of talented singers and every performer that was contacted by the organizers was responded positively. Already more than twenty singers and bands have confirmed their participation at the free concert. “I am overwhelmed at the massive response from all the singers and performers,” said Adang Jamir, the show director of the free concert. The sing-

NCC cadets visit 37 Assam Rifles DiMapur, July 14 (MExn): Approximately 600 NCC girl cadets hailing from various colleges across Nagaland, undergoing Combined Annual Training Camp (CATC) got a glimpse of life in Assam Rifles during their visit to 37 Assam Rifles. Cadets were familiarised with various institutes and departments in an Assam Rifles Battalion and routine of the soldiers. The cadets also got an opportunity to witness the new generation weapon systems and equipment held with an Assam Rifles Battalion. The NCC girl cadets were also taught techniques for setting up a camp site and weapon training. A lecture cum demonstration on ‘first-aid techniques’ was also conducted to teach NCC Girl Cadets about life saving techniques that are critical during medical emergencies. Commandant, 37 Assam Rifles interacted with cadets and apprised them about ‘contribution of Assam Rifles in North-East India and Armed Forces as a career option for women’. A press release stated that the cadets were highly motivated with the talk and interaction and expressed their desire to join Armed Forces in future.

ers will be singing different genres of songs like rock, hip-hop, pop, gospel music etc. Moreover, another added attraction will be dance performances by up and coming young dance crews who will surely entertain the audience with their synchronized and acrobatic rhythmic moves. Ever since the facebook post on ILM by a member in I Love Mokokchung page, the initiative towards the free concert has garnered much support and it is expected to be one of the biggest free concerts at Mokokchung town in recent times. The list of bands and singers to perform at the concert are: Tune Up Channel, Infuse, Scan Wheels, Funk Fuss, Sixer Six, Huntingboots Inc., School of Music, Mokokchung , Acappela Group Tongdentsuyong Ward, Lijem, Menty P, Madang, Renthungo Odyuo, Taliakum Pongen, Atoba Longkumer, Senti Longkumer (Tube Screamer), Ayusangla, Tiayanger, Limayanger , Imtichuba, Chubanungla, Tiasola Ozukum, Jenti-

yanger and Imchachet N Jamir. The upcoming dance crews to perform are – Pop Corn, Ice Crew, and Stereo Freaks. The entry will be free of cost. Free will donation will be collected. Meanwhile, the organizers have extended an appeal to the citizens of Mokokchung to show their solidarity to the people of Jorhat who are the immediate neighbors, the main trading place and the community with whom the Mokokchung people shares an age-old relationship in good and bad times. Through this concert, the organizers hope to show the people that humanity has no boundaries and that music touches every heart. The organizers hope that this small gesture of organizing the free concert in aid of the flood victims would go a long way in rebuilding the age old relationship, foster friendship and touch hearts. The organizers maintains that this free concert dubbed “Touch Jorhat” on the theme ‘Know thy neighbor’ in aid of the flood victims, will be just like a drop of water towards the cause of humanity, but it is our hope that this drop would create a small ripple in the ocean of humanity. The organizers also invites all the citizens to come and enjoy a night of songs and dances as the cause towards humanity and love for ones neighbors triumphs in the heart of the people.

kohiMa, July 14 (MExn): The Kohima village Youth Organisation (KVYO) has expressed deep concern with the recent case of some butchers fooling the public by butchering age old and worn out horses and ponies and selling as beef. The organisation urged the KMC to take prompt remedial measure at the earliest. KVYO, President, Medozhatuo Rutsa and General Secretary, Kezhalelie Keretsü in a press release said that the Organisation has issued directives to curb any illegal activity and requested the KMC to look into these matters. The Organisation directs that the misconduct of the butchers of selling different meat portions at different rates should be halted until the KMC fixes a prescribe rate and all butcher outlet should use digital weighing machine.

“The same KMC prescribed rate on local and supply pork should be followed, in order to avoid fraud and complications and KMC should not issue trade licence to any individual without a recommendation from the butcher’s Union,” the press release added. It also directed that random locations of butchers outlet, cleanliness and hygienic on all retail outlets, wholesale outlets and dressed meat outlets should be monitored strictly. “If any butcher is found violating any of the directives, the KVYO would take its own course of actions against the culprit,” cautioned the Organisation. The KVYO while appreciating the efforts of ANTA for providing service to the citizen of Kohima, “offer suggestions to curb the current traffic congestion,

better taxi service as well as passengers safety.” Through the ANTA Fact Finding Committee report submitted to the office, the KVYO said, they have the “list and names of more than 300 ‘Local’ taxi permits held by non-Nagas, many through illegal process.” Therefore, the office requests the DC/RTO to transfer those illegal permits to the local residents. The office request ANTA to inform all the (NL 01-T, Local and Zonal) cab owners to update and submit their documents within a month of this press release. “This is to clearly ascertain the ratio of taxis and parking allotments in Kohima town,” KVYO added while requesting ANTA to direct all the taxis owners to write their vehicle registration number and ANTA helpline inside their vehicles. KVYO also

request the ANTA to fix the penalty rates and make it uniform to all the defaulters. KVYO also request the ANTA to open taxi booth at Razhü point and Dzüyiekese (TCP Gate) till 11:00 PM daily for night service to aid the public with better taxi service, “even if it will need a raise on the rate or fare for night service.” The KVYO also resolved that since many incidents are reported where either there are no taxi service available or the drivers refusing service on the ground of been late/distance etc. Meanwhile, KVYO extended support to ACAUT and commended for busting the fuel rackets in the state. The office urge the DC and KMC to look into the cases of the two alleged petrol stations in Kohima and cancel their permits if found involved.

Awareness programme on ‘drug abuse’ conducted

kohiMa, July 14 (MExn): 9 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North)/ HQ 5 Sector Assam Rifles, organised an awareness programme on ‘drug abuse’ on July 11 at Chakhesang Mission School, Pfutsero, Government High School, Chizami and Government High School Kezocha. The lecture was attended by more than 385 students and 31 staff teachers. During the programme,

the students were educated about the various types and form of drugs (natural, manufacture and synthetic) and discussed the factors that contribute to people becoming addicted to them and pointed out that the lack of religious faith, negligence of parents and bad company were some of the major reasons for moral deviation. Stating on the lecture that smoking as ‘The Gateway’ to drug addiction and explained how

a drug addict could rapidly turn into a criminal. Students were also educated the harmful effects of drugs that poses greater problems to the society and also disturbs the sustainable development of a nation and due to unsafe injection of drugs have more chances of HIV transmission and was highlighted to the students. Col C Konwer, PRO (Defence) in a press re-

lease stated that at the end of the programme, the school principals and headmasters during their speech thanked the company of Assam Rifles for organizing the event and creating awareness among the children and the staffs on the risk of drug abuse. Motivational lecture on career opportunities in Armed Forces for the students of Class 11 and 12 was given and sweets were distributed to the students.

EE notifies on 132 kV Wokha-DHEP Transmission line kohiMa, July 14 (MExn): The Department of Power, Office of the Executive Engineer, Transmission Division has notified all concerned that the 132 kV Wokha-DHEP Transmission line passing through the jurisdictions of the few villages and town shall be test charged at the rated voltage at 12 noon on July 15 and shall remain charged thereafter upto the dead end tower at DHEP switchyard. The areas include Wokha town; Longsa Village; Wokha Village; Yikhum Village; Old Ryphim Village; New Ryphim Village; Thillong Village; and DHEP area. While notifying this in a press release, the Executive Engineer, Transmission Division, Kohima further informs all the public not to touch the said line nor go near the same. “Anybody doing so shall be doing so at their own risk and the Department of Power shall not be held responsible for an untoward incident whatsoever,” said the Executive Engineer while adding, “This has the approval and clearances of the Chief Electrical Inspector Nagaland conveyed vide CEI/ W-4/2011-12/ 153-54 Dated 14.07.16.”

Interaction between security forces and villagers BAMS conduct science exhibition

kohiMa, July 14 (MExn): The 9 Assam Rifles organised an interaction between Commandant 9 Assam Rifles and goan burhas and Chairman of 15 villages of Chiephobozou Sub Division on July 13. The villages include Chiephobozou, Chiechama, New Chiechama, Pheza,

Botsa, Old Gariphema, New Gariphema, Nachama, Tuophema, Teichuma, Old Seiyhama, New Seiyhama, Sendenyu, Nerhema and Model village. Col C Konwer, PRO (Defence) in a press release stated that the interaction focused on “present security situation, issues of

forceful taxation and ways to further enhance cooperation between security forces and villagers.” The members of the villages attended the meeting with great enthusiasm and appreciated the efforts made by the Assam Rifles in maintaining peaceful environment in the re-

gion. During interaction valuable suggestions were brought out to further improve the relationship between both the security forces and general population. At the end both parties vowed to stand together to work for long lasting peace and prosperity in the region.

Agri and Allied departments organise district level training

Participants with resource persons during the district level training at DAO Conference Hall, Kohima on July 14. (DIPR Photo)

kohiMa, July 14 (Dipr): Agri and Allied departments jointly organized a district level training at DAO Conference Hall, Kohima on July 14. The training programme was chaired by Denis Angami, DSCO, Kohima. During the programme,

welcome address was delivered by Dr. Vivotuo Miachieo, Chief Veterinary Officer, Kohima. Mishanto Ghap, District Horticulture Officer, Kohima in his keynote address encouraged the participants to learn something new and make it as a practice in their daily

lives. He further elaborated on the importance of ATMA intervention with the agri and allied departments. The first technical session was on ‘Poultry Farming’ where the resource person Dr. Elizabeth Yhome, Veterinary Surgeon from Veterinary

Hospital Kohima gave an in depth explanation on topics like purpose of poultry farming, feeding practices, proper location of site for poultry farming, choosing crossbred chicken for sustainable livelihood, housing system. She elaborated on the biosecurity measures in poultry rearing along with its economic viability. She further encouraged the participants to go for quality chick for healthy and profitable production. In the second technical session, Along Tzudir, AHO, Kohima demonstrated on mushroom cultivation. The resource person highlighted the cultivation procedures along with its economic aspects. This was followed by a demonstration and discussion hour. Vote of thanks was given by Vizonyu Liezie, DAO & PD ATMA Kohima where he also encouraged the participants to practice what they have learnt.

Murohu Chotso, DC Phek along with others witness the projects displayed by students of Bishop Abraham Memorial School, Phek during the science exhibition on July 12.

phEk, July 14 (MExn): Bishop Abraham Memorial School (BAMS), Phek conducted science exhibition at the school campus on July 12. The exhibition was witnessed by the School Managing Committee, public leaders, and headmaster of schools, students’ parents and well wishers. Speaking as chief guest, Murohu Chotso, Deputy Commissioner Phek lauded the School for organising such extra curriculum which is a good beginning for the students to become a man and woman of Science so that the society will

be uplifted from the backwardness. He pointed that we lack behind economically and socially because of inadequate knowledge of Science. Therefore, he encouraged the students to take extra initiatives in learning science in order to pursue engineering, medical and other technological studies after their higher secondary studies. A press note from the school stated that at the inaugural programme, Edward Nuvesayi, Catechist of St. John Bosco Church, Phek invoked God’s blessing and Sr. Marina, Headmistress of the School pur-

posed vote of thank. Fr. Patrick Neikhalo, Principal of the School, in his introductory speech said that the exhibition was organised with an aim of encouraging the creative potential of the young minds to develop. Fifty students participated in the science exhibition. Various Science projects such as windmill, hydro-power, solar energy, energy salt water, water harvesting, water cycle, global warming, volcanic eruption, etc were presented by the students of different standards during the exhibition.

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Tuki reinstated as Arunachal CM, 4% additional DA for Tripura employees asked to prove majority by July 16 I ta n ag a r / g u wahatI, July 14 (IanS): Arunachal Pradesh Governor Tathagata Roy on Thursday reinstated Nabam Tuki as Chief Minister and asked him to prove his majority on the floor of the assembly by July 16, an official said. "In obedience of the Supreme Court judgement of July 13, the Governor has informed Nabam Tuki that he stands reinstated as the Chief Minister of the state on and with effect from that date," Raj Bhawan Spokesperson Atum Potom said in Itanagar. Tuki has also been asked to call the state assembly session immediately and to prove his majority in the house no later than July 16. In order to ensure that the proceedings of the assembly may take place peacefully and otherwise appropriately, Roy, who is the acting Governor during the absence of Governor J.P. Rajkhowa, desired that proceedings be videographed throughout and the majority proved by division and

Pul claims support of majority MLAs guwahatI, July 14 (PtI): Dismissed Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul today claimed support of majority MLAs of the state. "We need to see the facts very carefully. The SC has not directed that the party composition shall be restored as on December 15. Accordingly, the party composition of the Arunachal Assembly is Congress - 15, PPA 30, BJP - 11 and Independents - 2," Pul said at a press conference here. "With this party composition, I wonder whether Nabam Tuki will be able to win a confidence vote," he said. Parading 36 MLAs in front of the media, Pul asserted he has the support of 43 members of the Arunachal Legislative Assembly, which has a total strength of 60. Asked if there was any fear of horsetrading, Pul said: "That fear is always there. He (Tuki) is calling all members for influencing them." On filing a review petition against the not by voice vote, Potom said, adding that a note to this effect has also been sent to the assembly secretary. "The Governor emphasised that the conduct of the proceedings, including the videography, in the House shall strictly follow the principles laid down by the

Supreme Court judgement, he said legal experts would be consulted first. On the law and order situation in Arunachal Pradesh, he said "I have been a minister for 23 years and for the first time I saw a situation where the home minister was blocking roads and locking Assembly gates. We feared law and order problems. That is why we defected." Talking about the apex court judgement, Pul claimed there have been instances of preponing sessions, including in the Parliament. "The SC judgement also did not restore Tuki as CM. The ruling was on three operative parts - preponing of the session, Governor's message to the Speaker and quashing of the proceeding of December 16 and 17. So, it only reinstated the Speaker. "However, we do not want to keep fighting as this will give a wrong signal. Now the Governor has asked him to prove majority on the floor, so that will decide everything," he asserted.

Hon'ble Supreme Court in its order dated May 6, 2016 in the matter pertaining to the matter of imposition of President's Rule in the State of Uttarakhand (SLP C 11567/2016) Union of India Vs Harish Chandra Singh Rawat," he said. Meanwhile, Kalikho

Pul, who unseated Tuki in February this year, unseating Tuki, claimed that he is the Chief Minister of the state as he has got the numbers to prove majority in the house. "Even if the apex court has given a verdict, one needs to prove the majority

Tripura asks IOC to dispatch fuel by freight train agartala, July 14 (PtI): Facing acute crisis of petrol and diesel due to the damaged Assam-Agartala National Highway (NH8) following heavy rains and water logging, the Tripura government has proposed IOC to dispatch fuel by freight train. "NH8 is damaged in a long stretch at Karimganj in the neighbouring Assam due to rain and water logging. It is closed since almost two months as a result of which oil tankers cannot enter the state. So, we have sent a proposal to IOCL to dispatch fuel by freight trains," state Food and Civil supply minister Bhanulal Saha told reporters here today. He requested IOCL to take up the matter with the NF Railway and arrange to send fuel without delay as the state was facing acute crisis. Earlier last month, Tripura PWD minister Badal Chowdhury requested the Centre and the Assam government expedite the repair work of a portion of

the highway as thousands of trucks carrying essential commodities for Tripura were stranded there. He said about two months ago, Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy himself visited the area and informed the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari about the situation, and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar

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AN APPEAL NRL Energy Station 21/2 Mile NH 39 Dimapur, at the very outset appreciates the noble task initiated by ACAUT in bringing awareness to the public regarding the nefarious activities of a few individuals with vested interests who have been indulging in illegal activities of fuel adulteration at the cost of the general public. In the process, many innocent people are affected and victimized causing anxiety and loss of reputation to some innocent individuals while the public remain passive observers to the onslaught perpetuated upon them. In order to avoid such undue exploitation to the innocent public, NRL Energy Station fervently appeals to the State Government to wake up and constitute an SIT without any bias before it is too late, to investigate the prevalent situation of rampant adulteration of petrol under the nose of the law enforcing agency, which has been detected by an NGO and punish the perpetrators. NRL Energy Station 2 1/2 Mile NH 39, Dimapur

had also spoken to him but things have not improved. Government officials said a few trucks carrying essential commodities were entering the state through an alternative road which could not meet the demands of the state.

in the floor of the house. As of now I have the support of 43 legislators (including he himself). The 43 includes 30 MLAs of the Peoples Party of Arunachal (PPA), 11 BJP legislators and two Independents. These 43 legislators are with me and we are united," Pul said while addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Thursday. He said that Tuki has support of 15 Congress legislators only as of now. Tuki however claimed to have the support of the majority of the legislators and said that he would be able to prove his majority. "The SC verdict yesterday (on Thursday) directed the status quo ante in Arunachal Pradesh as it prevailed on December 15, 2015. My government was a majority government with 47 MLAs elected by the people of Arunachal Pradesh. Some of our friends have deserted the Congress and joined other party. However, with the SC verdict, I appeal all of them to return to the party fold," Tuki said.

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By this deed I, the undersigned Shri. Mighito Yeptho (New Name) previously called K. Mighito Yeptho (Old Name) wholly renounce/ relinquish and abandon the use of my former name K. Mighito Yeptho and in place thereof I do hereby assume from this date the name /surname Mighito Yeptho.

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state government that their DA be equal to that of central government employees. With this new instalment, the DA of state government employees and pensioners rose to 83 per cent, while central government employees are getting allowance at 125 per cent. Saha, who is also information and cultural affairs minister, said that implementation of the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission for the state government employees would be considered after the central government took the final decision on the issue. Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty said that in the meeting, the cabinet also decided to recruit 5,856 school teachers through TET (Teachers Eligibility Test) by December this year. A case has been pending with the Supreme Court since last year about the recruitment of 10,323 government school teachers. The apex court in December last year stayed a Tripura High Court May 2015 order to terminate the jobs of these teachers, on grounds of irregularities in their recruitment, and allowed them to continue until the final disposal of the case.

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India Post starts selling bottled Gangajal; becomes instant hit KolKata, July 14 (PtI): Bottled ‘Gangajal’ from Rishikesh has vanished from the shelves within two days of India Post having launched the sale from its 47 head post offices throughout West Bengal. “We have seen a surprising demand for this bottled Gangajal from Rishikesh... We started selling it from Sunday and by Tuesday the stock was totally sold out,” Chief Post Master General, West Bengal Circle, Arundhaty Ghosh said. Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Manoj Sinha on Sunday launched the new scheme which made the Ganga water easily available at all the post offices across the country. Two varieties of Gangajal one bottled in Gangotri and the other one in Rishikesh, some 300km downstream were available. The Gangajal, packaged in bottles of 200ml and

500ml in Rishikesh, were sold from the city’s General Post Office (GPO) and 46 other head post offices including Howrah, Midnapore, Tamluk and Siliguri. “The demand is quite high and we were unable to

match it because the supply was quite meagre for the first batch,” Ghosh said. While the city saw 15 bottles of ‘Gangajal’ collected in Rishikesh vanishing on the first date, five bottles of 200ml were

June. The annual retail food inflation moved up to 7.79 per cent, against 7.47 per cent in May. Significantly, data released on Thursday showed that the final wholesale price index for the month of April was revised upward to suggest a higher annual inflation rate of 0.79 per cent against 0.34 per cent as reported earlier. Among other items, the wholesale prices of petrol have declined 8.74 per cent in the past year, while that for diesel is up 1.13 per cent. Data showed that there has also been a sharp seasonal buildup since the start of this fiscal. As a result, potato prices were up 54.38 per cent in June in a matter of three months while that of veggies in general were up 39.97 per cent. Pulses in this period were 15.50 percent costlier.

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five million students in 3,500 engineering colleges across the country by providing them a completely digital incubation framework, ranging from application for admission to teaching, mentoring and graduation, a press release said. It will thus provide opportunities to brilliant students in farflung cities and towns who may not have access to physical infrastructure or the mentoring they need in the early stages of entrepreneurship, it said. In tune with the Prime Minister’s Startup India initiative and with a go ahead from the Department of Science and Technology, SV.CO provides one month free training to students in entrepreneurship on its online platform, it said.

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signment because the demand from other parts of the country is also quite high. But we are trying to get more,” the official said. Talking about the sale online, the CPMG said, “People can place their order directly online to get the bottles packed in a beautiful box at the doorstep.” For bottles online, one need to pay the charges equal to that of charges of the Speed Post. “Here, in West Bengal online charges are likely to vary depending on the distance. There can be a price difference,” another official at the Postal department said. According to Ghosh, this will definitely be a big boost for business of the Postal department. The initiative was taken up by the Narendra Modi government to deliver the holy water from the Ganga at the doorstep of every Indian across the length and breadth of the country using the vast postal network.

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India’s annual wholesale inflation shoots up to 1.62% new DelhI, July 14 (IanS): Ballooning food prices pushed up India’s annual wholesale inflation to a 20-month high of 1.62 per cent for June from 0.79 per cent in May, according to official data released on Thursday. This kept inflation in the positive domain for the third month after 17 months in the negative. The annual inflation for potatoes, as per data on official wholesale price index (WPI) released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry, was as much as 64.48 per cent, while for pulses it was 26.61 per cent. Vegetable prices were 16.91 per cent higher and sugar dearer by 26.09 per cent. Just two days ago, official data had showed that high food prices have pushed up India’s annual retail inflation to 5.77 per cent in

sold out within minutes in Siliguri. “Those bottles we have sold so far were bottled in Rishikesh. We are yet to receive those bottled in Gangotri. But the response was very encouraging,” the

CPMG said. On the reasons behind the “sold out” of the Gangajal, Ghosh reasoned that “the great sentiment associated with the holy water of the Ganges from Rishikesh”. The 200ml bottled Gangajal from Rishikesh is priced at Rs 15 while the 500ml costs Rs 22, Ghosh said. “The Gangotri water will be slightly costlier with the 200ml bottle priced at Rs 25, the 500ml bottle priced at Rs 35,” the CPMG added. In fact, orders have been placed for a quick supply of bottles to meet the demand, she stated. “We have placed new orders for an immediate supply. But it may take some time to reach West Bengal because of bad roads in Uttarakhand,” Ghosh said adding that a small consignment will arrive soon. “So far we have managed to get a small con-

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Honda recalls 190,578 vehicles ChennaI, July 14 (IanS): Car maker Honda Cars India Ltd on Thursday announced recall of 190,578 vehicles comprising of Accord, CR-V,Civic, City and Jazz to replace their passenger side front airbag inflators. In a statement Honda Cars said it will voluntarily replace passenger front airbag inflators of 190,578 vehicles of prevous generation of Accord (2003-2011 - 22,483 vehicles), CR-V (2009-2011- 1,514 vehicles), Civic (2007-2 vehicles, 2009-2011 -13,603 vehicles), City (2008-2011 - 137,270 vehicles) and Jazz (2009-2011 - 15,706 vehicles) as part of Honda’s precautionary global recall campaign. The replacement will be carried out free of cost at Honda Cars India dealerships across India in a phased manner. “While the campaign for CR-V and Civic will begin immediately, the replacement of inflators for other affected models would begin from September 2016, and the company will communicate with customers directly,” the statement said.

Govt eases schedule for making payments under IDS 2016 new DelhI, July 14 (IanS) Taking into consideration the practical difficulties of people declaring their unaccounted income, the government on Thursday relaxed the time schedule for making payments under the income declaration scheme (IDS 2016). Only a minimum amount of 25 per cent of the tax, surcharge and penalty needs to be paid by November 30, 2016, while a further 25 per cent of the tax, surcharge and penalty is to be paid by March 31, 2017, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. The balance amount needs to be paid on or before September 30, 2017, the statement said. “During the course of meetings and seminars held in different parts of the country, various stakeholders have expressed concern that the time period available under the scheme up to November 30, 2016, for making payment of tax, surcharge and penalty is very short, especially where funds in liquid form are not readily available with the declarants,” the statement added. For making payment by November 30, 2016, the declarants may have to opt for distress sale of the assets, it added. The four-month window under the scheme is being stated as the last chance for people to come clean on their unaccounted income.

We touch smartphones at least 2,617 times a day: Study new yorK, July 14 (IanS): As smartphones become centre of our lives, a new study says that we touch our smartphones 2,617 times a day on average -- and the heaviest smartphone users are clicking, tapping or swiping on their devices 5,427 times a day. The research firm Dscout, which specialises in consumer reactions to products, recruited 94 Android device users and installed special software on their smartphones. The tool tracked each user’s “interaction” over five days, all day. “By every interaction, we mean every tap, type, swipe and click. We’re calling them touches,” commented Dscout in a blog post on Thursday. Long usage sessions are rare-mostly Netflix and reading. In general, people prefer lots of little sessions with breaks in between. Eighty seven per cent of participants checked their phones at least once between midnight and 5 a.m. Messaging and social media apps totaled 26% and 22% of interactions respectively, while internet search browsers comprised 10%, the post noted. dImAPUR Civil Hospital:

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Isak Swu’s untimely demise would not Notorious Sim-card racketeer arrested hamper Naga political solution: Zeliang

Dimapur, July 12 (mExN): The Dimapur Police, on July 11, busted a possible SIM cards racket and arrested one Ashish Shah in this connection. The Addl. Dy Commissioner of Police/PRO informed in a press note that initially 117 pre-activated SIM cards belonging to various service providers were seized from his shop at Hazi Park area but a subsequent raid of his residence leds to further seizure. 1241 SIM cards - both pre-activated and un-activated, 19 stamp seals of retailers, Letter pads of multiple Village Councils, passport size photographs of over 500 different individuals and other incriminating document were recovered from him, it added The investigation into the case is being seriously undertaken as the matter concern security issues, fraud and violation of the guidelines set by the Department of Telecom, the PRO said. The roles of the service providers in the racket are also being investigated into and appropriate action will

them as Zhekito Awomi and Khuluto Yepthomi and a case was registered agaisnt him and the matter is under investigation. On July 11, the Dimapur police also arrested one Joel Zeliang on charges of extortion after he was found issuing demand slip of the NNC (NA) to the business establishments in the market area. Incriminating documents were also seized from his possession and the case is under investigation at the East Police Station, the police said.

The SIM cards and stamp seals of varied retailers, letter pads of multiple village councils and other items found in the possession of the accused. (INSET): Accused Ashish Shah.

be initiated if found involved, it added. Meanwhile, the Dimapur Police would caution the various bodies authorized to issue residential certificates to exercise scrutiny while issuing such certificates lest they are liable to be prosecuted in future.

pur Police have also arrested 4 peoples on various extortion charges during the past fortnight. The arrest was made on June 29, when the AET (anti-extortion team) under Zone- I of Dimapur Police and personnel of Women Cell arrested a female identified as Toshili Yepthomi on charges of extortion 4 arrested on var- while she was collecting ilious e x t o r t i o n legal taxes from the butchcharges ers at Super Market area, Meanwhile, the Dima- Dimapur.

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nnc/fgn meeting The Naga National Council (NNC) and the Federal Government of Nagaland will be holding a joint meeting on July 25, 10AM at Transit Peace Camp (TPC), Kohima. The Ministry of Rali Wali (Information & Publicity) of the FGN, Capt (Retd) Yirei Lungleng in a press note has requested all the Central Authorities, Regional Authorities and high ranking Naga Army officers of NNC/FGN to attend the as the meeting will discussed various “important issues of Nation.” It also directed all the Midan Peyus, all Regional Presidents and Regional Authorities of all Regions, NNC/FGN to attend the meeting without fail.

She is reportedly a ‘Rajapeyu’ under UT-1 of the GPRN/NSCN. A criminal case was registered is under investigation, the Police said. The second arrest was made on July 9 when AET under Zone- I of Dimapur Police arrested two persons from Doshehe Market area on charges of extortion after they were caught forcibly collecting money from the trucks plying. The police identified

Dimapur, July 14 (mExN): A mango plantation project started by DRDA Peren in Lamhai Dungki village has paid rich dividend with some family earning more than 2 lakh this year from selling the product. According to a press note, the total harvest during 2016 was nearly 40 tons (40,000 KG) sold at wholesale rate Rs. 25 per kg.

The Mango plantation project, which is purely organic, was taken up by DRDA Peren in the year 2009 in the village during the then Project Director (MGNREGA) Kelei Zeliang. The plantation is located at a compact area covering more than 200 Acres and supervised by local committee set up by the mango grower headed by a convener, sec-

The MDCA silver jubilee planning committee will be holding its first meeting on July 15, 12 noon at Conference Hall of the ADC (Planning), Mokokchung. All the members are requested to attend the meeting.

Joint meeting on literature A Consultative Meeting of the Literature Committees/Boards of Rengma, Konyak, Kuki, Khiamnuigam, Sangtam, Yimchunger, Zeme, Liangmai, Chang, Phom, Pochury, Khezha, and Chokri well be held at the Zonal Council Hall, Kohima, at 11.00 am on July 21. Dr. Ditsolo Kapfo, Chairman of Kuzhami Literature Committee informed that the meeting has been convened after seeking consultation with officials of similar organizations. The meeting extraordinaire will discuss common concerns in regard to the development of mother-tongue. The Literature bodies of all the tribes are requested to participate by sending 3(three) officials to the meeting. The LO or LA of the respective tribes are also requested to attend the meeting.

Dimapur, July 14 (mExN): Massive landslides owing to torrential rain caused road blockages at many locations in Ghotovi Village area under Niuland subdivision, Dimapur. According to a press release from the Ghotovi Village Council, the road, which is one of the busiest road connecting the surrounding villages, now

retary and three executive members representing one from each Khel in the village, it said. Informing that the anticipated harvest for the next year 2017 is more than 60 tons, the committee said any individual, groups, company or agency interested in buying the produce can contact the committee convener or secretary@08731815242 or 9402917925.

32 AR apprehends alleged arms peddler

The Kohima College, Kohima will hold its 49th annual freshers day on July 15 at 10:00 AM at the College Auditorium. Medoselhou Keretsii, chairman Kohima village Council will be the guest speaker. Career Counselling & Placement Cell of Public College of Commerce, Dimapur organized a career counselling programme for the students of 5th semester on July 12 in the college campus. Ditalak M Panme, Assistant Professor in Management, Nagaland University, SETAM, Subhendu Das, Coordinator, Swasti Coaching Center, Dimapur and AK Singh from Scholar Study Circle, Dimapur were the resource persons. They highlighted the various scopes and prospects of management studies, and how to prepare for banking jobs and civil services.

Dimapur, July 14 (mExN): An alleged arms peddler was arrested after the troops of 32 Assam Rifles along with police representative, based on specific input, conducted a search operation general area of Tenyiphe Village on July 12. A Point 22 Rifle (Country made) with magazine and two live rounds of Point 22 Rifle were recovered suspected peddler identified as one Puduho (33 Years), a resident of Tenyiphe village, Dimapur, an AR press note informed. He was later handed over to Diphupar Police Station, Dimapur for further investigation along with the recovered items, it added.

ATMA Akuluto block conducts training ZuNHEbOtO, July 14 (mExN): ATMA Akuluto block conducted training and demonstrations on value addition on locally available fruits and vegetables and management of backyard farming on first week of July at Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer’s (SDAO) office, Akuluto town. Hands on demonstration on preparation of chilli pickle and jam making were demonstrated by Aolemla, BTM, Akuluto block. Preservatives and other materials were distributed to the participants. Meanwhile, Chubatsur, BTM, Zunheboto block spoke on the economic importance of backyard poultry, piggery and kitchen garden and urged the farmers to

of India and the NSCN (IM) continued as usual. “I hope they are going to have another round of talks very soon,” he said. “There will be no hampering in the talks.” When asked whether solution to the complex Naga political issue would be delayed, Zeliang replied in “positive” saying, “I don’t think there will be any delay in finding solution to the Naga political issue.” There were no different minds between Government of India and the Nagaland Government as far as the solution to the Naga political issue was concerned, he pointed out. The Chief Minister also disclosed his confidence that the NSCN (IM) would be able to fill the gap caused by the untimely demise of Isak Swu.

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one arrested for murder The Dimapur Police has arrested one Sajid Khan of Karimganj, Assam on charges of murdering one Rohim Ali. They were both working on a construction site at Padumphukhuri, Dimapur. The duo had an altercation over a mobile phone after being inebriated the accused struck the victim multiple times with a bamboo pole in the head resulting in death, the police said. A case was registered and under investigation.

KOHima, July 14 (NEpS): Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang said the ongoing dialogue between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) would not be affected by the unfortunate demise of its Chairman, Isak Chishi Swu. He, however, expressed shock of his untimely demise at a time when his service and guidance needed the most. Addressing a press conference at the Assembly Committee Hall on Thursday after the two-day Assembly Session was over, the Chief Minister made it clear that Isak Swu’s unfortunate demise had created vacuum in the State. “Everyone one of us was aggrieved by the demise of Isak,” he said. Zeliang also asserted that the ongoing talks between the Government

wears a deserted look. The economy of the surrounding villages has also been crippled to a large extent, the village council stated. The road is the main lifeline connecting Niuland town and Bokajan in the plains, and Ghotovi and Hovishe villages under Dimapur district. According to the village council, the road also con-

nects Zhadima and Phekekriema villages in Kohima district, Tsosenyu and Lokeshunyu villages under Tsemenyu subdivision, and Yenkeli village under Wokha District. In this regard, the village council has appealed to the Department of Disaster Management to intervene in the matter and do the needful for early restoration of the said road.

MEx FILE Power cut in Dimapur on July 16 Dimapur, July 14 (mExN): Electrical Consumers under Dimapur Electrical Division have been informed that the power supply will be interrupted from 5am to 10am on July 16 on account of jungle cutting and maintenance work. In this connection, a press release from the Executive Engineer, Dimapur Electrical Division has requested all ward chairmen, village council, GBs and consumers to extend cooperation in cutting down the trees obstructing the Transmission Line and Distribution Line within their areas.

Govt polytechnic new class room KOHima, July 14 (mExN): A new class room of Government Polytechnic Kohima will be inaugurated on July 16 at 11:00 AM. Parliamentary secretary for higher & technical education Deo Nukhu will grace the occasion as the chief guest.

KMC direct retailers KOHima, July 14 (mExN): The Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) informed all the traders within KMC jurisdiction that all package commodities, particularly the motor parts sellers are to sale their goods at the printed label with “MRP tag” (Minimum Retail Price) intact. Tampering of labels shall be penalized as per the provision of the Act, according to a release receive here. However, for business promotion the traders are at the liberty to sale below the MRP. The KMC also asked the local vegetable vendors to maintain a uniform price for local products. They have also been directed to sell their goods in measurable system i.e. in grams, kgs or liters.

Medical camp at Molen village pHEK, July 14 (mExN): 46 Assam Rifles under the ageis of HQ 5 Sect Assam Rifles organized a free medical camp on July 8 at Molen village in Phek district. A total of 153 patients were examined by the Medical Officer for various illnesses and were given free medicines. First aid kit for emergency was also handed over to the village council chairman.

NERP training held for supervisors WOKHa, July 14 (Dipr): Training on National Electoral Roll Purification (NERP) for supervisors was held in Wokha on July 12 at DC conference hall, Wokha. SDO (C) Wokha, Mhomo Tungoe encouraged all the supervisors to be sincere and diligent in executing their work as the NERP exercise is nearing completion. Training on the role and duties for supervisors was given by AEO Wokha, Toshimongba Longchar. The AEO informed that special camp for addition, correction, deletion and transposition will be held in all the polling stations on July 17 by BLOs under the supervision of the supervisors. The meeting was also attended by ADC Thavaseelan (IAS), SDO (C) Nchumbemo, and EAC HQ Athrong.

Drug abuse awareness seminar Participants with ATMA officials during the training held at SDAO office, Akuluto town recently.

practice scientific method of farm- Lumthsami and Akuluto benefited ing. Altogether, 25 farmers from from the programme.

pfutSErO, July 14 (mExN): 9 Assam Rifles conducted drug abuse awareness seminar at Chakhesang Mission Higher Secondary School, Pfutsero on July 11. A lecture on drug abuse awareness was shared by Major Rahul of D- coy of 9 AR, informed a press release received here. The programme was attended by more than 300 students, 20 staff, and principal of the school, Thekhro Rova. Students were educated about the harmful effects of drugs, measures to eradicate drug abuse and the responsibilities of teachers and parents. Major Rahul also gave lecture on career opportunities in armed forces to Class 11 and 12 students.

St. Joseph Catholic University (Nagaland) Bill 2016 passed Fazl Ali College welcomes its fresher Located at Ikishe Village, Dimapur, University to offer 223 courses Our Correspondent Kohima | July 14

The St. Joseph Catholic University (Nagaland) Bill 2016 was passed on July 14 during the Monsoon session of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. While passing the St. Joseph Catholic University (Nagaland) Bill 2016, Deo Nukhu, Parliamentary Secretary for Higher and Technical Education highlighted concerns on the establishment of Universities in Nagaland. Nukhu mentioned that in the past the Assembly had passed bills on two universities - Amity University and Nagaland Global Open University. While the Nagaland Global Open University has been established, Amity University has failed to invest in Nagaland. Since the three-year

time period for implementation of the University has already passed, Nukhu has suggested on repealing the bill passed on Amity University. With the growing need for Universities in the State, Nukhu hoped that better education would begin with the establishment of new universities. Expressing concern over the failure to properly establish Universities, Er Levi Rengma, Parliamentary Secretary for Housing, hoped the present St. Joseph Catholic University (Nagaland) Bill 2016 will not be another failure of such kind. Rengma stated that the opinion of the government should be taken into account before the Bill is brought into the House, and that the Government should be able to nominate a designated officer as a special invitee in the Board of Gover-

nors. Since most of the local students are from economically weak background, Rengma mentioned that the students may not be able to avail the opportunity if the fees are expensive, therefore suggested the need to have mechanisms to check the fee structures. Deo Nukhu assured that if there are any amendment required on the Bill, it can be submitted separately in due course of time. With an aim to provide high quality and industry relevant education, the St. Joseph Catholic University will offer 223 courses in the areas of accounting, financial analysis and management, applied sciences, medical sciences, engineering and technology, agriculture, law, education etc. The location for the University is at Ikishe village, Dimapur.

mOKOKcHuNg, July 14 (mExN): The Fresher’s Day programme of the Fazl Ali College (FAC) was held here today at the College Auditoriums with pomp and gaiety where the fresher’s were given warm welcome into FAC family. Addressing as the special invitee, Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem, President Imkummeren encouraged the gathering not to confine oneself to their own small world but to be brave and venturous to take risks. One should change their mind set if one wants to succeed in life, he added. “We are the youths, so we need to question ourselves whether we see the

Sentiakum and Lipokrenla pose for the lens after the Fresher’s Day programme held on July 14 2016.

future that we in-vision and are we contributing for it” added Imkummeren. FAC Student Union, General Secretary Temjen-

naro Jamir, welcomed the fresher’s and encouraged them to be come forward and be a part of the Family. Chubayangla the Prin-

cipal of the College, in her speech advice the students to respect not only the teacher but also the non teaching staff; she also encouraged them to ‘listen but also question’. One of the highlight of the day was annual crowning of Mr. & Mrs. Fresher’s. Sentiakum and Lipokrenla were scalped the coveted title after a tough tussle among the top 18 contestant. The programme which was chaired by Bendangnungsang and Rongsenchila also witnessed a welcome song by hostellers of Cool Creek Boys and a special song by Nungshikala. Atsungpong Longchar addressed the crown on behalf of the fresher’s.

IN FOCUS The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 193 By Witoubou Newmai

Natural calamities continue to rattle

he fast advancing world is still unable to prove its worth when it comes to tackling natural calamities. The modern world continues to hobble to mitigate the fear of an earthquake. This is quite discouraging. The government’s continued failure to absorb earthquake trauma despite proclamation of progress and development is also quite disappointing. One glaring reason can be that the concerned authorities do not allow themselves the fertility of innovation. Recent media reports on “major earthquake lurking under the Himalayan region,” therefore, are quite disturbing. Seismologists, for quite sometimes, have been reporting the discovery of "new evidence of increasing strain" in the two tectonic plates beneath the region. The reports ominously said that in the event of such massive earthquakes, urban areas in eastern India will turn into “ruins". "A stretch of the central Himalayan region is ripe for an earthquake more powerful than any it has experienced over the past 700 years,” scientists have warned. Likewise, a news report in The Telegraph daily last year stated that three Indian geophysicists have excavated fresh evidence for a “massive build-up of tectonic strain along a 600 km stretch of the central Himalayas” long overdue for release through an earthquake that they say could flatten unprotected structures hundreds of kilometres away. "Their findings, just published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, suggest that this central Himalayan region that extends from Kangra in Himachal Pradesh to the Bihar-Nepal border has not experienced any earthquake of magnitude 8 since the 14th century," stated the news report. This relatively quiescent phase implies that the tectonic strain that results from the Indian plate pushing against the Asian plate has accumulated there without adequate release for nearly 700 years, it added. “This segment is mature – it’s ready for a really big earthquake,” said Chittenipattu Rajendran, Professor of Geodynamics at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, who led the study, “We can say that now with even greater confidence than before – but we cannot say when”. While such reports are mostly concerned with the Himalayan region, we cannot escape the fact that the North East region is sitting atop a vulnerable zone. In such a scenario, planned preparedness from the authorities can mitigate fears to a great extent. It is not about measures to prevent natural calamities but planned preparedness to minimize loss and destruction. As one of the calamities most difficult to predict, planned preparedness is the best answer to the problem of Earthquakes. One thing is clear, earthquakes do not cause casualties directly, but it is the collapsing of weak structures that take lives. Consequently, faulty constructions and designing should be dealt with as per the norms and guidelines. The Himalayan region building codes and BIS building codes should be enforced by the authorities. Unfortunately, our authorities are only armed with debris clearing gears, not with codes and regulation. The authorities should not wait until the next calamity; rather they need to become more proactive. It is high time the government works to find means to mitigate the impact of the deadly calamity. According to experts, the state capital Kohima is located not only on highrisk seismic zone but also a town that has been built on loose soil. The government should immediately start the spadework to meet this onerous challenge.

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Fighting Violence against Children

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ne billion children experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence in the last year, according to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prompting the launch of a new global partnership to tackle the problem here Tuesday. “Millions of children … are today fighting battles of their own,” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Anthony Lake said at the launch of the Global Partnership End Violence Against Children Everywhere. “The boy afraid to go to school because of bullies in the school yard or because his teach strikes him in the classroom.” “The girl enduring the faceless horror of cyber bullying.” “The child being abused at home. Each beating wounding not only his or her body, but her spirit and her self esteem, even hindering his cognitive development and thus his entire future.” The new partnership recognises that violence against children impacts on other areas of development, making children sick, holding them back in school and generally limiting their development as well as their communities. A fund set up to support the partnership was also launched Tuesday with a first injection of funding from the United Kingdom (U.K.) of 40 million GBP. The U.K. funding will focus specifically on the issue of online child sexual exploitation. However, the fund has the much more ambitious aim of raising one dollar for every child affected by violence, which equates to one billion dollars. This goal may prove difficult considering that most existing UN funds and appeals are already struggling to reach their targets. Yet despite the challenges, there is plenty of data to support the need for a more coordinated international approach to addressing violence against children. Globally, one in four children suffer physical abuse, nearly one in five girls is sexually abused at least once in her life and every five minutes, a child dies as a result of violence, according to partnership. “The sheer scale of this problem can be overwhelming, it is important to remind ourselves of the individual children behind the statistics,” said Trihadi Saptoadi, Global Lead, Impact and Engagement at World Vision International at the launch. Saptoadi gave the example of a 14-year old Syrian refugee in Lebanon. “(She) once dreamed of becoming a lawyer, however her father found he was unable to protect or provide for her so he forced her to marry an older man.” “(She) confided that her husband beats her and she has contemplated suicide.” “We refuse to accept this as an unfortunate fact of life or an inevitable consequence of war,” said Saptoadi. To address these problems at a global level the new partnership also launched a package of “seven proven strategies to prevent violence against children” developed by ten international organisations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the CDC and UNICEF. In addition, four so-called path finding countries, Sweden, Mexico, Indonesia and Tanzania committed to developing specific plans that will combat violence against children. Speaking at the launch, Sihaba Nkinga, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, United Republic of Tanzania said that Tanzania’s “wake up call” to address violence against children had come after they conducted a survey which showed the extent of the problem. Tanzania is planning a new National Action Plan to address violence against children and women, she said.

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Benjamin Selwyn

Rethinking recovery: poverty chains and global capitalism

eorienting value generated within ‘global poverty chains’ is essential to improving the lives of an impoverished world labour force Contemporary global capitalism is characterised by extreme wealth concentration and a rapidly expanding and largely impoverished global labour force. Mainstream institutions such as the World Bank and International Labour Organisation encourage integration into global value chains as a development strategy that, they claim, will reduce poverty. In reality, employment within these chains generates new forms of worker poverty and contributes to global wealth concentration. That is why they should be labelled global poverty chains. Global inequality has never been greater. For example, the wealth of the world’s richest 62 people, who between them have more wealth than half of the world’s population, rose by 44% between 2010 and 2015. Over the same period the wealth of the bottom 50% of humanity fell by approximately 38%. Very large numbers, perhaps the majority, of the world’s labour force is poor. In 2010 there were approximately 942 million working poor (almost one in three workers globally living on under $2 a day). However, these figures are a significant underestimate. The International Labour Organisation calculates poverty using the World Bank’s ‘purchasing power parity (PPP)’ international poverty lines of $1 and $2 a day – where $1 a day represents ‘extreme poverty’ and $2 a day simply ‘poverty’. People who live above these poverty lines are held to be not poor. These poverty lines reflect the international equivalent of what $1 or $2 could have purchased in 1985 in the United States. Whilst the poverty lines have been updated since then, their purchasing powers hover around these symbolic figures. A moment’s reflection suggests that $1 or $2 a day in the US in 1985 could buy hardly anything. Quite obviously higher poverty lines are necessary. The problem for the World Bank is that depending on where they are set, they would show that much greater numbers of the world’s population live in poverty. And that reality contradicts the neoliberal celebration of global capitalism. The World Bank’s poverty lines are uni-dimensional: they are only concerned with the costs of consumption (the meaning of purchasing power parity). They take no account of other, multidimensional, forms of poverty, such as back-breaking labour and unsafe living conditions. While hundreds of millions

of workers across the global south earn more than $1, $2 or $5 PPP a day, these wages do not cover their subsistence costs. In order to survive they have to work many additional hours, with negative consequences for their health. But according to the World Bank these workers are not poor. The business need for poverty So where do global value chains, or what more accurately should be called global poverty chains, enter this equation? Since the 1980s increasing numbers of corporations have trans-nationalised by operating across borders. They are often headquartered in the global north while components are produced, assembled and sourced from across the global south. Northern corporations preside over systems of production and exchange based upon increasingly intense intra-supplier competition. In this way labour costs are reduced in at least three ways: 1) through outsourcing production from relatively expensive northern labour markets to relatively cheap southern labour markets; 2) by exerting downward cost pressures throughout the chain – where supplier firms are pushed to undercut each other in order to receive or keep their contracts; and 3) by using these pressures to intimidate northern workers to accept pay cuts, or lose their jobs off-shore. Supplier firms respond to these overbearing pressures rationally, by slashing wage costs. Under these conditions of intense intra-supplier competition and worker exploitation, trans-national corporations are able to capture the lion’s share of the value created within these chains. It is not surprising, then, that employment for supplier firms in global supply chains is often predicated upon, and contributes to, the reproduction of mass poverty. A well-known example of this dynamic – of corporate value-capture and worker impoverishment – is Apple’s supply chain. Its profit for the iPhone in 2010 constituted over 58% of the device’s final sale price, while Chinese workers’ share was only 1.8%. In 2010, Foxconn, one of Apple’s principal Asian suppliers, employed around 500,000 workers in its factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu. It rose to infamy that year following reports of 18 attempted suicides by workers, 14 of which were fatal. Foxconn employs a military-style labour-regime. At the start of the day managers ask workers ‘how are you?’ and staff must reply ‘Good! Very good! Very, very good!’ After that they must work in si-

lence, monitored by managers and with strict limits on toilet breaks. Pay is very low, and overtime is often the only way that workers can earn enough to live on. A similar dynamic operates in the global garment industry where approximately 30 million workers are employed. There are regular media reports about abusive working conditions in these industries, ranging from extremely low pay, to child labour and forced labour. Most horrifically, in Bangladesh in April 2013, 1,113 garment workers were killed and 2,500 injured following the collapse of Rana Plaza, an eight-storey building in which textile factories operated. In his overview of the apparel sector across 17 countries, John Pickles documents how, from the mid-2000s onwards, “wage levels were driven below subsistence costs”. In India, Bangladesh and Cambodia, for example, basic wages as a percentage of living wages are 26%, 19% and 21% respectively. In Cambodia’s garment industry, conditions are so harsh that workers regularly faint at work as a consequence of the intensity of the labour required of them. Overtime is a necessity as regular wages are insufficient to meet their daily needs. While the government limits overtime to two hours per day, this is not legally enforced and the economic pressures upon workers to exceed these hours are intense. Most workers in the large Cambodian textile factories work between three and five hours overtime a day. The ‘choice’ facing workers in many of these burgeoning industries is to engage in very high volumes of health-damaging work in order to earn a subsistence, or live in very deep poverty. Lead firms capture the lion’s share of value generated within global poverty chains because workers in these chains are ruthlessly exploited. Wealth concentration and mass poverty are two sides of the same coin of global capitalist development. A more equitable share of the value generated throughout these chains could contribute significantly to the genuine amelioration of these workers conditions and a reduction in the number of the world’s working poor. But it would also threaten, and potentially undermine, lead firm power and reduce profits. This is the trade-off that global policymakers and business must address if we are to rethink the global labour market and new ways of sharing prosperity more equitably are to be found. Benjamin Selwyn is the Director of the Centre for Global Political Economy at the University of Sussex. He is the author of 'Workers, State and Development in Brazil' and 'The Global Development Crisis'.

Iraq’s trauma: the Chilcot inquiry O

n 6 July Sir John Chilcot, chairman of the United Kingdom’s Iraq war inquiry, unveiled his long awaited report — seven years, 12 volumes, more than 2 million words. At its launch, he made a statement: Britain had participated in the 2003 invasion of Iraq based on ‘flawed intelligence and assessments’ that were ‘not unchallenged’. His statement highlighted the Iraq war’s political tragedy, pointing to its many failures: haste to deploy military force against Baghdad, lack of planning for post-conflict reconstruction, and unwillingness to consider how regime change in Iraq might impact the surrounding region. The inquiry’s measured tones reinforce the human tragedy, in which diplomatic failures in London and Washington must be contextualised, and should prompt reflection on the nature of the forces unleashed by military action against Iraq. Its findings focus international attention on the mistakes made in the lead-up to war. Yet it is equally important to remember that the disastrous post2003 troubles form only part of Iraq’s modern narrative of conflict. Thirteen years after the US-led coalition entered Iraq in 2003, the country is experiencing some of the worst violence in its history. This point was driven home on 2 July, when nearly 250 people were killed by an Islamic State (IS) bomb in Baghdad’s Karrada district — a blast that claimed more in-

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nocent lives than any other since coalition airstrikes during the 2003 invasion. This horror is the culmination of a dissolution process 30 years in the making, albeit accelerated by the statebuilding disaster and ethno-sectarian leviathan created after 2003. The latest attack’s horrifying toll provided a sobering reminder of the extent to which Iraq’s modern experience has been defined by near-perpetual conflict. To focus solely on the current security crisis facing Baghdad would indicate a dangerously truncated perspective that ignores how unspeakable horror has become normalised within Iraq’s younger generations. Today’s violence is born of a terrible heritage. From Saddam Hussein’s gambit against Iran in 1980, to the first Gulf war in 1990-1991, sanctions throughout the 1990s, and the post-2003 occupation and sectarian civil war — Iraq has, in the words of one professor at Dohuk University in Iraqi Kurdistan, ‘been humbled by violence and degraded by suffering’. Any young Iraqi born after 1980 — anyone under 36 — has never lived in a country that is not at war. In 1991, over 10 years before the events described by the Chilcot inquiry

occurred, a United Nations report concluded that ‘the children of Iraq up to the ages of puberty are the most traumatised children of war ever described.’ The report arrived at the end of the first Gulf war, in which 20,000-35,000 Iraqi soldiers perished along with nearly 3,700 civilians. This loss of life followed the devastating Iran-Iraq war fought between 1980 and 1988: nearly 400,000 Iraqi military personnel died fighting in the longest conventional war of the 20th century. And Saddam’s simultaneous, genocidal, Anfal campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan, conducted under the cover of war against Iran, killed an estimated 50,000180,000 Kurdish civilians. The 1990s brought little respite and no recovery for a war-weary population. To punish Iraq for its invasion of Kuwait, the US articulated what analysts described as among the most comprehensive and devastating economic sanctions of any established in the name of international governance. According to UN country reports, by 2003 over 89% of the population lived in poverty, unemployment was at 28%, and suicide rates hovered at 30-35%. Without access to revenue or international funding, Iraq’s infrastructure

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was left to crumble. For example, as Iraq’s water and sanitation systems collapsed in 1991-1993, the overall mortality rate for children under the age of five rose by 380%. These sanctions were only just being relaxed in the months leading up to the US-led invasion. It was into this environment that coalition tanks rolled in 2003. Political declarations in London and ISIS attacks in Baghdad demand immediate and international attention, but as policymakers, analysts and observers attempt to make sense of Iraq’s predicament, it is crucial to understand the legacies of violence shaping the country’s people, government and society. While the Chilcot inquiry’s report will shed light on a crucial part of the overall decision-making process in the months leading up to war, it is easy to forget the hidden trauma that haunts Iraq’s people. Two years ago, an Iraqi soldier stationed outside Mosul said to me: ‘I think, perhaps, we are here as fighters because we are not sure what else we can do.’ As the UK’s report pushes those involved to meditate on the rush to war in 2002-2003, this soldier’s words must serve as a reminder that political institutions can precipitate human catastrophe — and make the unimaginable all too commonplace for millions of men, women and children. Matthew Schweitzer is a Dean’s Scholar at the University of Chicago, where he helps lead a multi-institutional project to examine the decline of Iraq’s university system and intelligentsia since 1980.

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Time for tough action to stop sexual The Chilcot Inquiry must tell the truth exploitation by the UN peacekeepers

Gender needs to be "mainstreamed" across peacekeeping. A member of a Ghanaian female peacekeeping unit in Liberia (2009). (UN Photo/Christopher Herwig) Lt-General (retired) Daniel Opande and Major (retired) Siddharth Chatterjee

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entlemen, there are no bad soldiers, only bad officers”, said Napoleon Bonaparte to his military staff after they complained that the poor quality of soldiers was inhibiting success on the battlefield. We as former Army officers, totally believe in the sage words of Napoleon. In the face some vile and sickening allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation among United Nations (UN) peacekeepers, puts to question the moral integrity of some people who are commissioned to be protectors, but who end up abusing the trust bestowed on them. Thus tarnishing the reputation of the entire UN. UN peacekeeping missions perform a crucial service in resolving conflicts, saving lives, building peace, restoring and rebuilding broken states. Their humanitarian services have been meritorious on all counts. However, incidents where troops seconded to the UN by member states under its command become sexual predators to the helpless civilians under their care have continued to present a cyclical challenge to the United Nations. The Secretary General of the UN, Mr Ban Ki-moon recently called the rogue peacekeepers “a cancer in our system.” He added that, “a failure to pursue criminal accountability for sexual crimes is tantamount to impunity”. According to recent reports from UN, allegations of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse by United Nations peacekeepers rose by from 52 in 2014 to 69 last year. There are currently 16 peacekeeping missions world-

wide, out of which 10 were subject to allegations last year. The allegations involve military personnel, international police, other staff and volunteers. Sadly, there does not seem to be much reason for optimism that most of these allegations will ever be investigated and concluded with any degree of closure. This can be illustrated by the case of the Central African Republic, where there has been only one criminal charge filed in the 42 cases of sexual abuse or exploitation that have been officially registered in the mission. UN rules forbid sexual relations with any persons under 18 and strongly discourage relations with beneficiaries of assistance. In a December 2015 report responding to latest claims of sexual abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, the UN recommended investigations to identify weaknesses in enforcement and mandated that a component on sexual exploitation and abuse be included in training for peacekeepers. It also called for harsher penalties for the peacekeeping units to which the abusers belong. In 2015, the post of Special Coordinator on improving the UN’s response to sexual exploitation and abuse was established. Mr Ban named Ms Jane Holl Lute, a US military veteran with wide-ranging UN experience, to coordinate efforts to curb the scourge. The report also asked member states to provide a fair investigation process for both staff and military personnel, to provide better reporting mechanisms for victims and staff, and to take action on those in positions of responsibility who turn a blind eye or cover up. For the first time, the organization also introduced a “name-and-shame” policy for countries whose soldiers are accused of transgression.

Still, structural weakness mean that the slow pace of investigations into abuses is set to continue. Under UN rules, it is up to the country that contributes the peacekeepers to investigate and prosecute any soldier accused of misconduct while serving under the UN flag. In many cases, those governments conduct only halfhearted investigations and only a smattering of convictions has been documented. It is time to raise the scales of preventive and punitive measures. An unequivocal message needs to be sent to every member state and troop contributing countries that only personnel who see the protection of human rights as their mission will continue to serve as UN peacekeepers. For starters, those that are accused of sexual misconduct must face the full force of justice in the mission area. The military chain of command should set up court proceedings without delay and award punishments comparable to the gravity of offences committed. Commanders at all levels must be held responsible for the discipline of their troops. A message of “zero tolerance” be clear and unambiguous. In most countries where UN peacekeepers are deployed there is no proper functional government or rule of law in place. Therefore independent arbitration organs should be established in mission countries not only to expedite cases but also to provide confidential avenues for conscientious staff and soldiers to report abuse without fear of victimization or reprisals. This will hopefully serve to end impunity. Therefore, Napoleon’s counsel be heeded: military leaders at all levels of command should assume the onus of ensuring that every soldier going on mission is properly trained and prepared to deal with the stresses of peacekeeping. The abuses will only be prevented if the military command in the operation decides to enforce the law without equivocation and without fear or favour. All soldiers, at pre-deployment training, be instructed that peacekeeping includes the power to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse. More skilled and trained female peacekeepers can only be an asset to peacekeeping operations. UN resolution 1325 emphasizes the vital role of women in conflict resolution, and calls for more women in decisionmaking positions. Gender needs to be “mainstreamed” across peacekeeping and for more women to participate in field operations in military roles as police and as human rights observers. A training course piloted in India aims to equip female military officers in peacekeeping missions to tackle sexual and gender-based violence. Ambassador Samantha Power, the US Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, said that there is a “great deal of horror, outrage and a sense of collective failure“. She’s spot on. Member states have to take responsibility, big or small, rich or poor. UN peacekeeping missions must be seen as the standard-bearers for human rights in fragile states and those recovering from the ravages of war and conflict. Otherwise the work of UN agencies, such as UNDP, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA, UN Women, UNAIDS, OHCHR, who are working tirelessly every day to end gender based violence, advance gender equality and child rights, promote women’s rights and empowerment of all women and girls, risks being jeopardized. And their moral authority undermined. This article reflects our personal view as military veterans & former peacekeepers. Lieutenant-General (retired) Daniel Ishmael Opande, was Kenya's Vice-Chief of General Staff and had served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Missions in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Major (retired) Siddharth Chatterjee is Kenya representative for the UN Population Fund and had served in the Special Forces of the Indian army.

What Does it Really Mean to “Leave No One Behind”? Aruna Dutt

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lthough “leave no one behind” has become a central rallying cry around the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, more needs to be done for it to be put into practice, civil society said during a review conference of progress made on the Post-2030 agenda here this week. Unlike the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which failed to address structural inequality, ecological sustainability, and the responsibilities of the global North, the 2030 Agenda acknowledges the “enormous disparities of opportunity, wealth, and power,” as immense challenges to sustainable development – a first for an intergovernmental document. Yet despite these changes, the first year of the fifteen year 2030 Agenda has yet to see a change in the trajectory of global development, according to the Spotlight Report on Sustainable Development 2016 published this week. “Communities are not forgetfully left behind,” said Warda Rina of the Women’s Major Group, which is one of the groups at the UN reviewing progress made on the 2030 Agenda, “it is the neoliberal policies which systematically exclude them.” The state of the Sustainable Development Goals in many countries can be described by growing prosperity of the higher classes, but worsening multidimensional poverty, quality of life, and public safety, says the report. “With reference to the 2030 Agenda, there is progress and setbacks,” writes Hector Bejar on behalf of Social Watch coalition in Peru which said in the report that ‘GDP grew, but inequality grew as well.” Barbara Adams also of Social Watch, said that so far the implementation of the SDGs has made it seem like some member states agreed to the agenda reluctantly, and in negotiations there is a lot of push-back and backtracking by them. “Financing conversations seem to be

going back to business as usual. If some of what’s on the table goes through, it will create direct obstacles to achieving the SDGs.” A major obstacle which the 2030 Agenda does not address is the new generation of bilateral investment treaties and free trade agreements which reduce the ability of governments to promote human rights and sustainability, and encourage countries to compete in the race to the bottom, offering lower taxes and cheaper labour to attract investments. For example, The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) signed in February is awaiting ratification, and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union and US to be finalized by the end of the year. “These agreements regard social, environmental, and human rights standards as potential non-tarrif barriers to trade and investment, which have to be ‘harmonized’ or removed,” says the report. Sandra Vermuyten, from Public Ser-

vices International said that a lot of UN panels are being steered by corporate interest and are not inclusive. For instance, the coordinator of the Global Business Alliance for the 2030 Agenda is the The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). They have claimed to play a key role in the Agenda’s implementation, but they have been advocating for the same destabalizing policies of the past which exaserbated inequalities in both the global North and South, says the report. Chee Yoke Ling (Third World Network) said that the SDGs are not going to be accomplished through only publicprivate partnerships or multi-stakeholder approaches. “Laws of countries, from the U.S. To European countries are giving more rights to corporations than to human beings,” said Ling. “It took us 44 years to admit that poverty is still there, and that inequality is a major problem. But now, corporate power is so much more concentrated.”

Another example of the 2030 Agenda’s contradictions is the way the water crisis is being framed, rather than the root causes being addressed, says Meera K Arunananthan, from the Council of Canadians. “The global water crisis is not an inevitable result of a rapidly growing population. It is a result of a thirsty, greedy, economic model.” said Arunananthan. This includes the basic need of water and sanitation services being privatized, which the World Bank has been promoting in the SDGs with structural adgustment programs, she says. Another report published by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) on Monday, the first day of the High Level Political Forum, found the total cost of leaving no one behind in health, education and social protection across the 75 countries for which they have data is an annual average of $739 billion. ‘The 30 low-income countries (LICs) will require an additional $70 billion each year to meet these costs. In the case of the 45 middle-income countries (MICs), governments are generating enough public revenues to meet these costs: the challenge is their allocation,” says the report. In the era of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), some countries did not start implementation in earnest until 10 years after the goals were adopted. Delayed action on global warming has compounded the policy challenge. If no action is taken in the first 1,000 days of the SDGs – in other words, in the first three years up to September 2018 – then governments risk leaving people behind and failing to achieve certain goals altogether, says the report. If sub-Saharan Africa is to eliminate ultra-poverty, it needs to reduce levels by 10 percent a year if action starts today, rising to 13 percent if this is left until 2018, the report found. “The world simply cannot afford delays that threaten the chances of achieving the SDGs.” says the ODI report.

Mairead Maguire

he long awaited Chilcot Report (5 years) on the Invasion of Iraq will finally be released on 6th July, 2016. The Report is to be welcomed and the hope has been expressed that this inquiry will tell the truth of what happened to the Iraqi people and clarify the UKs involvement, through an official Government recognition of facts of the wars, sanctions and invasion of Iraq and for transparency, accountability and reparation to be paid to the Iraqi people by the UK Government who participated in these illegal and immoral genocidal wars. The story of what was done to the Iraqi people by UK and Western allies is shocking and deeply disturbing. The two wars against Iraq, the imposition of economic sanctions, causing the slow deaths of thousands of people, were indeed crimes against humanity, war crimes, breaking all international obligations and conducted with no respect for human life or the Iraqi people’s rights. The UK/US acted unilaterally ignoring the principal of multilateralism and irrespective of the enormous opposition to war against Iraq, articulated by millions of people around the world. The invasion was carried out by US/UK NATO forces on the basis of a ‘lie’ that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and was a threat to the US. The US/UK governments were for regime change and about Iraqi oil; the methods used were genocidal sanctions, wars and invasion/occupation of Iraq. The ‘shock and awe’ bombings of unarmed civilians by US/UK/Allied forces was not about bringing democracy and human rights to Iraq, it was about regime change, oil, imperial power, arms sales and total destruction of the infrastructure. It was to force the country into total submission by starving Iraq’s women and children. And it was about arrogance and superiority of the UK, US and allies as they set aside international law and institutions of world order by their hegemony in a new era of dedication to the ‘war on terror’. Anti-war,peace campaigners, and people marched in their millions around the world to say ‘No to war’. Today, millions of world citizens whose pleas for peace and dialogue were totally swept aside by governments continue to say that US/UK Governments and allies were wrong, and on their behalf also say ‘We are sorry’ and ‘Please forgive us’ for the war crimes committed against the Iraqi people. The truth of the injustice perpetrated by the UK invasion of Iraq, about the mass murder of innocent Iraqi children through sanctions, their families, homes, food chain destroyed, bombs dropped with depleted uranium, white phosphorus dropped on civilians and land, destruction of infrastructure, torture, invasion, occupations, renditions, extra judicial murders, theft of oil and resources, needs to be told in the hope that justice will be done and reparation for such injustice be forthcoming. I personally witnessed the horrors of war and sanctions when I visited Iraq in 1999 after the first Gulf War and during the period of economic sanctions imposed by the West. Our peace delegation visited hospitals where children lay slowly dying in agony with no pain medication, and from malnutrition and preventable diseases. Doctors pleaded with us to help lift the sanctions to save their people. Over one million Iraqi children under the age of five died as a result of economic sanctions. During meetings with Iraqi government officials we were repeatedly told that they wanted to enter into dialogue with the governments of UK/US and their diplomats to save Iraq from invasion but instead of dialogue only a Western imperial war agenda was being pursued for power and control. UN officials told us that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction and Iraq was not a military threat to anyone outside of Iraq. The tragedy of Iraq is that if there was political will, the UK/USA governments could have solved the problem through dialogue and diplomacy and so many millions of Iraqi lives as well as the lives of UK and US soldiers could have been saved. There was (as there always is) an alternative to violence and war and Iraq was yet another war that did not have been fought). I personally would like to see the report contain an admission of war crimes and an apology to the people of Iraq so that the grounds can be set for healing, forgiveness, peace and reconciliation in a country that is now being tragically torn apart by violence, sectarianism and war. Iraq can be assisted on the long road to peace by the UK Government if it decides to come up with the truth and apologize by saying ‘We are sorry’, ‘Please forgive us’. The UK should contribute wherever possible to the building of peace and reconciliation in Iraq.

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Mairead Maguire is a Nobel Peace Laureate

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Court orders FIR against Akhlaq's family lucKNow, July 14 (iANS): In a fresh twist to the Dadri case where a Muslim man, Mohd Akhlaq, was lynched for allegedly eating cow meat last year, a local court in Greater Noida on Thursday directed the police to lodge an FIR against members of Akhlaq's family, accused of consuming beef. According to information available, Chief Judicial Magistrate Vijay Kumar also asked police to investigate the entire matter again. The order was given by the CJM on a petition filed by locals of Bisahada village who sought directions to the police to lodge an FIR against Akhlaq's family fo consuming beef. A forensic science laboratory recently inferred that the meat sent to it after being confiscated from the fridge of the family was of cow or its progeny. Akhlaq was lynched by his neighbours in Dadri last September over rumours that he and his family had eaten beef.

Kashmir still tense SriNAgAr, July 14 (iANS): An injured youth died in a hospital here on Thursday, taking the death toll to 38 in the current bout of violence that has rocked the Kashmir Valley after the death of a local militant commander last week. Police said there were no reports of fresh clashes on Thursday as the valley appeared calm amid continuous curfew and a shutdown called by separatists. "Curfew shall remain in force in all the major towns of the ten districts in the valley and old city areas of the Srinagar city," a senior official told IANS. Train services between north Kashmir's Baramulla town and Jammu region's Bannihal town also remained suspended for the sixth day. Cellphone and mobile Internet services continued to be suspended in large parts of the crisis-hit Valley in the wake of mass protests. All exams scheduled up to July 17 have been postponed and authorities said fresh dates would be announced later.

SC refuses to stay NEET New Delhi, July 14 (iANS): The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed doubt over validity of the ordinance providing that states could hold their own entrance examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses for the current academic year bypassing the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) but refused to interfere with its operation. Refusing to stay the operation of the ordinance as 50 per cent of the states have already conducted their own entrance examination for admission to government medical colleges, a bench of Justice Anil R.Dave, Justice Shiva Kirti Singh and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, however said: "Prima facie we find that the validity of the ordinance is open to doubt."

Cong names Sheila Dikshit as CM candidate for UP polls

New Delhi, July 14 (PTi): Ending speculation, Sheila Dikshit was today named by Congress as its chief ministerial candidate for next year's Assembly polls in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, citing her "experience and good work" in heading Delhi Government for 15 years. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is in charge of party affairs in Uttar Pradesh, said Dikshit was chosen as party's face for the polls considering her strong credentials as Chief Minister of Delhi for three consecutive terms. Election strategist Prashant Kishor had recommended that Dikshit should play a major role in the party's poll campaign in the state projecting her as a prominent Brahmin face and could help Congress regain support of the electorally sizeable community. Born in a Punjabi Khatri family, Dikshit, 78, is the daughter-in-law of late Congress veteran from UP Uma Shankar Dikshit, a tall Brahmin leader who had served as a Union minister and governor for a long time. Her 15-year tenure in Delhi as CM ended with the emergence of AAP in 2013 polls in which Congress lost power.

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Announcement of Dikshit's name as CM nominee came days after the party appointed actor-turnedpolitician Raj Babbar the chief of the Congress in UP. "Her experience and good work were considered as her big credentials by the party," Azad told a joint media briefing with party leader Janardan Dwivedi. The party also announced coordination and campaign committees for Uttar Pradesh which will be headed by Sanjay Singh and Pramod Tiwari respectively. On her part, Dikshit

thanked the party leadership for entrusting her with such a "big responsibility", adding she would like to have Priyanka Gandhi campaign with her across the state. Acknowledging that it will be "major challenge" for her in UP, Dikshit said Congress will go to the polls with confidence and that the party will take on BJP, ruling Samajwadi Party and BSP equally. Announcement of Dikshit's nomination came on a day the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of Delhi sent a notice to her asking her to join the investigation

in connection with the alleged Rs 400-crore water tanker scam. Dikshit called the allegation "politically motivated". The Congress feels making Dikshit, a Brahmin, the face of campaign in Uttar Pradesh will help the party win back support of the community. The Brahmin community, a traditional vote bank of Congress, had shifted allegiance to BJP in the aftermath of the Mandir-Mandal politics. The community's support determines the poll outcome in several seats in central and eastern UP.

NANDeD (MAhArAShTrA), July 14 (PTi): Stepping up attack on the Modi government, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused it of disrespecting people's mandate in its "greed for power." With the Supreme Court ordering restoration of the party's government in Arunachal Pradesh yesterday, Gandhi charged that the Modi government dismissed duly elected governments in these states and insulted the popular mandate. "The present government, in its greed for power, toppled duly elected governments in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and disrespected the people's mandate," Gandhi said, addressing a rally organised by the Congress here. "We all are very proud of the Supreme Court for protecting our Constitution and democracy," Gandhi said, after unveiling a statue of Congress stalwart and former Union minister Shankarrao Chavan and a memorial library named after him. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was also present at the function. The modi government dismissed duly elected governments in these states and insulted the popular mandate, she said. "Had Shankarrao been alive today, he would've been deeply hurt to see all this and would have objected to these unconstitutional steps," Gandhi said. The Congress chief also accused the NDA dispensation of putting farmers and vulnerable sections at disadvantage by diluting the welfare schemes launched during the previous UPA rule. "It is sad that today, welfare schemes made by our Manmohan Singh government, for farmers, tribals, minorities and women are being weakened. As a result, lakhs of families are bearing the brunt," she said. "The Modi government has to be reminded that there is drought in the country. Due to your (Modi government's) policies, farmers have been alienated," she said. "You have waived off thousands of crores of loans of capitalists but left farmers to their fate," Gandhi charged.

Pakistan harbours terrorists at home, Poll panel defers hearing on 21 AAP MLAs' fate and the BJP had said that it's not ification) Act, 1997. Delhi, July 14 tional provision. cynically raises Kashmir at UN: India New The Election Commission a political matter. But today beThis bill was aimed at exclu(iANS): The Election Com-

uNiTeD NATioNS, July 14 (iANS): In a sharp rebuke to Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the UN, India has denounced it as a country that uses terrorists and provides them sanctuary and said Islamabad's cynical efforts to internationalise the dispute has fallen flat. Calling its reference to Kashmir an "attempt at misuse" of the UN platform, India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin said on Thursday, "The attempt came from Pakistan, a country that covets the territory of others; a country that uses terrorism as state policy towards that misguided end; a country that extols the virtues of terrorists and that provides sanctuary to UN-designated terrorists; and a country that masquerades its efforts as support for human rights and self-determination." Earlier at a high-level UN General Assembly (UNGA) debate on "Human Rights at the Centre of the Global Agenda", Pakistan's Permanent Repre-

sentative Maleeha Lodhi accused India of human rights violations in Kashmir and of carrying out an "extra-judicial killing of a person" she described as a "Kashmiri leader". It was a reference to Burhan Wani, the 22-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen commander, who was killed on July 8 in a gunfight. The violence in the state following his death has killed 37 people so far. Lodhi said Indian forces were resorting to "brutal acts to suppress the right to self-determination of the people of Kashmir". Akbaruddin drew attention to Islamabad's defeat last December in its re-election bid for the Human Rights Council as a sign of the loss of its credibility. "Pakistan is the same country whose track record has failed to convince the international community to gain membership of the Human Rights Council in this very session of the UNGA." "The international community has long seen through such designs," he said, adding:

"Cynical attempts, like the one this morning, therefore, find no resonance in this forum or elsewhere in the UN." Even as she attacked India, Lodhi struck contradictory notes asserting that "human rights cannot be guaranteed in situations of turmoil and conflict" and that the "human rights agenda needs to be depoliticised". "Tabling of country specific resolutions without the consent of the countries has proven to be counter-productive," she added. Separately, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric reiterated Ban's call "to both sides to exercise restraint". Briefing reporters earlier Thursday, Dujarric said that Ban was closely following the situation in Kashmir and "regrets the loss of lives". While Ban was ready to use his "good offices" to facilitate India and Pakistan resolving the situation, it could be only at the request of both sides, he added.

mission on Thursday deferred till July 21 the hearing of the 21 Aam Aadmi Party legislators' clarification on their appointment as parliamentary secretaries by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. These AAP legislators faced disqualification from the Delhi assembly on the ground that as parliamentary secretaries were holding "office of profit" and posts which lacked constitu-

deferred the hearing on Thursday after Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken, who also wants to be a party to the case, filed an intervening petition but failed to send its copies to the 21 concerned legisaltors. Congress leader Salman Khurshid is representing the party in this case. AAP lawmaker Jarnail Singh, appointed one of the parliamentary secretaries, said: "Till now both the Congress

New Delhi, July 14 (PTi): The government today clarified that blackmoney declarants using the one-time compliance window cannot pay tax and penalty from undisclosed income to bring down their liability and such acts will not get any immunity. The Income Tax Department today came out with a fourth set of clarifications on the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) on queries seeking to know if payment under the Scheme can be made out of the undisclosed income without including the same in the income declared, which would bring down the effective rate of tax, surcharge and penalty payable to around

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Smoke billows out from the cooling towers of a coal-fired power plant in Ahmedabad. (REUTERS File Photo)

nificant" displacement, it said. "Development is set to continue causing displacement, and on an unprecedented scale," said IDMC, which is part of the Norwegian Refugee Council. "Displacement caused by development projects tends to affect the poorest and most marginalised groups, and – paradoxically – makes inequality worse rather than better. It also causes tensions that in some cases have fuelled violent conflict."

sion of the post of parliamentary secretary from the definition of "office of profit". However, President Pranab Mukherjee rejected the bill earlier this month. Several petitions were also filed with the President, seeking disqualification of these AAP lawmakers on the ground that they occupied "office of profit" in violation of the Constitution.

Blackmoney declarants cannot pay tax from undeclared income

India's big development plans could force more from homes, fuel tension: research India's ambitious plans to develop infrastructure, mining and renewable energy threaten to force more of the most marginalised groups from their homes, widening inequality and fanning tensions, a global research group warned on Thursday. Development activities uproot about 15 million people in their own countries every year, with India accounting for some of the highest numbers of those displaced, the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said in a report. About 65 million people were displaced in India by dams, highways, mines, power plants and airports between 1950 and 2005, the IDMC said, but less than a fifth of those have been resettled, leading to protests, hunger strikes and conflict. India's development plans, requiring 11 million hectares of land over the next 15 years, is likely to stoke tensions, IDMC cautioned. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to create 100 "smart cities" that provide hi-tech solutions to urban living, will also lead to "sig-

cause of this petition, it is clear it's a political matter." The Election Commission had sought the replies of the 21 Aam Aadmi Party legislators on their appointment as parliamentary secretaries which post and position in Delhi lacks constitutional provisions. The Delhi government had sought an amendment to the Delhi Members of Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqual-

Displaced people suffer from poor access to adequate housing, land, food, water and livelihoods, and are often restricted in their movements. Women and indigenous people suffer disproportionately. While indigenous people make up only about 8 percent of India's 1.2 billion population, they account for at least 40 percent of those displaced by development projects, including coal mining. India's land acquisition pro-

cess lacks transparency, with fair compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation "the exception rather than the rule", IDMC said. A survey of nine projects in the states of Gujarat, Kerala and Jharkhand, as well as the national capital region of Delhi, revealed failed regulation and harm to communities, it said. A law to compensate farmers adequately for land bought for industry and infrastructure was passed in 2013, replacing a law dating back to the 19th century, which activists say displaced and impoverished millions. The new law is unlikely to be enforced evenly, as implementing the new federal provisions would require major changes to state laws which govern land acquisition, activists say. But a senior government official said he was confident the law would address all concerns. "The legislation is comprehensive and more than fair," Hukum Singh Meena, a joint secretary at the ministry of rural development in New Delhi, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "We shall see that the law is rigorously applied and enforced," he said.

31 per cent from 45 per cent. The clarification in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) stated that there is no intent to "modify or alter the rate of tax, surcharge and penalty payable under the Scheme which have been clearly specified in the Scheme itself". A 4 window starting from June 1 has been provided to persons holding undeclared income and assets to come clean by paying a tax of 30% and interest and penalty of another 7.5% each, totaling 45%. The window ends on September 30.

Team (SIT) on blackmoney has recommended ban on cash transactions of above Rs 3 lakh and restricting cash holding with individuals to not more than Rs 15 lakh to curb illegal wealth in the economy. The SIT submitted its 5th report to the Supreme Court on methods to curb black money in the economy. It recommended a total ban on cash transactions above Rs 3 lakh and suggested an upper limit of Rs 15 lakh on cash holding. In case any person or industry required holding more cash, it may obtain necessary permission from the Ban cash transactions over Rs 3 lakh: SIT Commissioner of Income Tax of the area, Meanwhile, the Special Investigation the panel opined.

Nepal PM sees India's hand behind toppling his government KAThMANDu, July 14 (iANS): In a blunt statement, Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Oli has blamed India for being behind the CPN (Maoist Centre) pulling out support to his government. "India's role was primarily behind" the pulling out of support by the Maoists, Oli said on Thursday in a conference on National Security in Kathmandu, adding that the process of government change was "not an automatic process but conducted by remote control". Nepal-India ties took a dip after Oli came into power last October, which was followed by the five-month-long economic blockage on the Nepal-India border by the Madhesi protesters. Oli since the very beginning has been a critic of Indian "high-handedness" in Nepal's internal political affairs. Nepal's Maoists pulled out support from the government on Tuesday and a no-trust motion was registered by the CPN (Maoist Centre) and Nepali Congress in Parliament against Oli after the latter refused to resign. Oli said "there was a feast in a five-star hotel" after the Maoist Centre pulled out support. It was widely reported in Nepali media that Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae "threw a feast" after the Maoist Centre pulled out support to the government on Tuesday evening. Oli, who now faces a no-confidence motion in Parliament, said he "cannot compromise on national security" in the name of maintaining cordial relationship

with neighbours. "I had never compromised on national interest in any difficult situation; so India used the Nepali Congress and Maoists against my government and are trying to topple it," he said. Earlier in May, when the Maoists attempted government change, Oli had accused India and recalled Nepal's Ambassador from New Delhi and cancelled the visit of the President to India. "Maintaining good relations with neighbouring countries is an important aspect of national security. But we cannot jeopardize nationality for its sake," Oli said. "Neither we think against anyone nor we have spoken against one. We won't let this country be used against others," he said. Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' were also invited to the seminar but both leaders opted to boycott it. Hinting at the absence of the two leaders, Oli said the issue of national security was not related to any particular person or party but of the country as a whole. Taking aim at the Terai protests, Oli maintained the new Constitution had not discriminated against anyone. He added the new Constitution could only be amended as there was no provision for rewriting mentioned in it. Oli said the government was ready to redraw the federal boundaries as per the demand of the Terai-based political parties. "But such drawings should be justifiable," he said.

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May wields cabinet axe to prepare for Brexit LONDON, JuLy 14 (ReuteRs): New Prime Minister Theresa May showed a ruthless streak on Thursday in building a cabinet to lead Britain’s exit from the European Union, while her finance minister said he would do whatever was necessary to restore confidence in the economy. The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged, wrong-footing many investors who had expected the first cut in more than seven years. But it said it was likely to deliver a stimulus in three weeks’ time, once it has assessed the fallout from the June 23 vote for Brexit. The pound rose sharply on the news, while shares fell. A day after replacing David Cameron, May moved to impose her authority with one of the most sweeping government reshuffles for decades. She axed a handful of prominent ministers including Justice Secretary Michael Gove, a leading Brexit campaigner who had staged his own bid for prime minister. One of her most contentious appointments is Boris Johnson as foreign secretary, who compared the aims of the EU to those of Hitler and Napoleon during the referendum campaign. The surprise

nation on Wednesday, she promised to champion social justice and to help ordinary Britons in their struggle to make ends meet. “The government I lead will be driven not be the interests of the privileged few, but by yours. We will do everything we can to give you more control over your lives,” she said.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth welcomes Theresa May at the start of an audience in Buckingham Palace, where she invited her to become Prime Minister, in London on July 13. (REUTERS Photo)

choice drew a withering response from French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who described the former London mayor as a liar. Three weeks after the shock vote for ‘Brexit’, May’s government faces the complex task of extricating Britain from the 28-nation EU while trying to protect

the economy from feared disruption to confidence, trade and investment. New finance minister Philip Hammond signalled he would take a less aggressive approach to cutting the budget deficit than his predecessor George Osborne, who was dumped on Wednesday. “Markets do need sig-

nals of reassurance, they need to know that we will do whatever is necessary to keep the economy on track,” Hammond said. “Of course we’ve got to reduce the deficit further but looking at how and when and at what pace we do that ... is something that we now need to consider in the light of the new circum-

stances that the economy is facing,” he said. May, who had favoured a vote to stay in the EU, must now decide when and how to start official divorce proceedings from the other 27 countries, who are pressing her to move quickly to lift the uncertainty now hanging over them all. In her first words to the

CABINET CLEAROUT Britons chose Brexit despite a barrage of warnings that severing ties would create huge uncertainty and plunge the economy into recession. The winning ‘Leave’ campaign dismissed what it called ‘Project Fear’, saying Britain would prosper if it regained independence from Brussels. In one of her first acts, May dismissed finance minister Osborne, a figure synonymous with austerity policies and a leading voice among those who had warned that leaving the EU would spell economic doom. On Thursday she followed up by removing the justice, education, culture and cabinet office ministers, while the Northern Ireland minister also quit. Veteran right-wingers David Davis and Liam Fox have been named, respec-

tively, as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and head of a new international trade department, both key positions in the arduous negotiations ahead. Asked if Britain would launch the formal process of quitting the EU by the end of this year, finance minister Hammond told LBC radio: “No, that’s a decision that we haven’t made yet.” He added: “We’ve now got the key players who will be involved in this decision-making process in place, and when the prime minister has finished making her appointments later today I am sure that we will sit down and start to talk about Britain’s negotiating strategy and how we are going to take it forward.” Hammond said the decision to vote for Brexit would mean Britain would leave the EU’s tariff-free single market, and it would then have to negotiate a new deal as a trading partner rather than a member. “The question is how we negotiate with the European Union not from the point of view of being members but from the point of view of being close neighbours and trade partners,” he added.

‘BACK AGAINST THE WALL’ The biggest surprise so far has been the appointment of Johnson, until recently seen as May’s top rival for prime minister, as foreign secretary. Johnson was the figurehead of the successful Leave campaign, but since the referendum had suffered widespread criticism and ridicule for failing to present a clear Brexit plan and swiftly dropping out of the leadership race. With his unkempt blonde hair, bumbling humour and penchant for Latin quotations, the man known to Britons simply as “Boris” will be the government’s most colourful figure, but a contentious choice for conducting sensitive diplomacy with world leaders. Reaction from Paris to his appointment was blunt. “I am not at all worried about Boris Johnson, but ... during the campaign he lied a lot to the British people and now it is he who has his back against the wall,” foreign minister Ayrault said. He said in the current climate he needed a “clear, credible and reliable” partner. “We cannot let this ambiguous, blurred situation drag on ... in the interests of the British themselves.”

Japan emperor abdication debate could re-open discussion on female succession

Japan’s Crown Prince Akihito (L) and Crown Princess Michiko parade through the streets on their wedding day in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken April 10, 1959 and released by Kyodo. (REUTERS File Photo)

tOKyO, JuLy 14 (ReuteRs): Reports that Japanese Emperor Akihito intends to abdicate within a few years could re-open debate about female succession, but any such move is likely to provoke strong opposition within the current conservative ruling party. The 82-year-old monarch, who has had heart surgery and been treated for prostate cancer in recent years, expressed his intention to abdicate in a few years to the Imperial House-

hold Agency, public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday. No reason was cited and agency officials later denied the earlier reports. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other officials on Thursday declined to comment, but Akihito has been cutting back on official duties recently. His place has been taken by his heir, 56-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito. But Naruhito has only one daughter, so since only males can inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, the throne

after Naruhito would pass to 9-year-old nephew Hisahito. No Japanese emperor has abdicated since 1817 and the Imperial Household Law governing the royal family system would have to be revised to allow this, a process requiring parliamentary debate that could take years and might spill over into other areas, such as female succession. “This is something that has needed to be fixed,” said Kenneth Ruoff, head of the Center of Japanese Studies at Port-

land State University, of the laws on abdication. “When they open up the debate they will have to debate all kinds of things.” Before Hisahito, no male had been born into the imperial family for more than four decades. This prompted discussion of equal inheritance for women, a move opposed by traditionalists eager to preserve a male line they believe goes back more than 2,000 years. Most Japanese backed the proposed change and advisors to then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi recommended that women be given equal rights to inherit, but debate was shelved when Hisahito was born the next year. In March, Japanese officials including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe protested when a U.N. committee said it intended to criticise male-only inheritance as discriminatory. They said the U.N. move was “totally inappropriate” and disregarded Japanese history. The committee withdrew its criticism. Key parts of Abe’s political base want him to steer the nation back towards a traditional ethos including pride in the ancient imperial line. Given that Hisahito is the only male of his generation and women in the imperial family leave it upon marriage, long-term succession remains far from assured. Proposed solutions include allowing women to remain and set up branch families, but debate has languished.

A young Palestinian crawls through a tunnel during a military-style exercise at a summer camp organized by the Islamic Jihad Movement in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 13. (REUTERS Photo)

Rich nations not leading way to end poverty & inequality NeW yORK, JuLy 14 (tHOmsON ReuteRs FOuNDAtiON): Most of the world’s richest countries failed to earn top marks on their progress toward reaching the United Nations’ goals to end poverty and inequality, with only Germany and the United Kingdom in the top 10, according to a list published on Thursday. The United States ranked 25th on the index of 149 countries, scoring poorly on promoting clean energy and fighting inequality and climate change, said the ranking by the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Bertelsmann Stiftung, a German social responsibility foundation. U.N. member states agreed last September to 17 ambitious goals to tackle the world’s most trou-

bling problems such as inequality, poverty and climate change. The agenda is to be implemented over the next 15 years, with a big push globally to win public support. The index measuring nations’ progress is meant to boost interest in the global goals, said Jeffrey Sachs, director of the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network. “We put this report out ... as a kind of spur,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. “’Remember these goals? You signed up to them. Here’s where you are.’” Scoring at the bottom of the list were the Central African Republic and Liberia, while Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Switzerland topped the list. Germany ranked 6th, and the United Kingdom ranked tenth,

it said. The United States ranked 25th, below Hungary and above Slovak Republic, it said. Among other economic giants, China ranked 76th, Japan was 18th, France ranked 11th, India was 110th, Brazil was 52nd and Canada was in 13th place, it said. When the agenda of global goals was passed, experts warned that some countries might be reluctant to address certain issues such as climate change and gender equality. A study by Bertelsmann Stiftung last year predicted that the United States would be among nations least likely to meet goals to end poverty and combat climate change. Holding the United States back are such issues as its income gap, consumption behavior and environmental protection, it said.

Death of Islamic State’s Shishani may damage foreign recruitment BAGHDAD, JuLy 14 (ReuteRs): The death of Islamic State’s “minister of war” may disrupt its operations, a senior U.S. military officer said on Thursday, and an Iraqi security expert said it could damage IS’s important recruitment efforts in ex-Soviet republics. Abu Omar al-Shishani (the Chechen), a close military adviser to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in combat in the Iraqi district of Shirqat, south of Mosul, Amaq, a news agency that supports IS, said on Wednesday. It was the first confirmation of Shishani’s death, which the Pentagon said in March had probably occurred as a result of a U.S. air strike in eastern Syria. Hisham al-Hashimi, who advises Iraq’s government on Islamist armed groups, said Shishani had been wounded in the March attack but was treated at a hospital in Shirqat, an Islamic State stronghold about 250 km (160 miles) north of Baghdad. He said Shishani was killed earlier this week in a nearby village along with an aide by

an air strike during combat with U.S.-backed Iraqi forces closing in on the area. The commander of the U.S.led coalition battling Islamic State, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Sean MacFarland, expressed confidence in the intelligence that led to the recent strike on Shishani in the Tigris River valley where Shirqat is located, but declined on Thursday to declare him dead. “We’re being a little conservative in calling the ball on whether or not he’s actually dead or not. But we certainly gave it our best shot,” MacFarland told reporters in Baghdad, joking that Shishani might be the “Rasputin of this conflict.” Iraqi military officials had no immediate comment. Some analysts speculated that Shishani might in fact have died in March but Islamic State delayed its announcement to allow time to line up a successor. Yet there was no immediate word from IS about who would take over for the ginger-bearded jihadist who held as many

as three senior posts and was a strong force for recruitment from Russia’s mainly Muslim North Caucasus region and Central Asia. “(IS) lost something important: the charisma that he had to inspire and seduce Salafists from Chechnya, the Caucasus and Azerbaijan - the former Soviet republics,” Hashimi said. Asked about the potential impact, MacFarland said it could disrupt Islamic State operations if Shishani were indeed dead. “They would have to figure out who’s going to pick up his portfolio,” he said. IMPORTANT COHORT OF RUSSIAN SPEAKERS Born in 1986 in Georgia, then still part of the Soviet Union, Shishani once fought with Chechen rebels against the Russian military in the Caucasus province. He then joined independent Georgia’s military in 2006 and fought in its brief war with Russia two years later before receiving a A still image taken on July 14, 2016 from an undated video posted on social media, shows Islamic State senior operative Abu medical discharge, according to Omar al-Shishani stands with fighters in Al Hasakah, Syria. So- U.S. officials. Shishani was one of only a cial Media

few Islamist leaders with a professional military background and had several hundred fighters, mostly from ex-Soviet republics, under his command when he came to prominence in a 2013 battle against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in northern Syria. His role in the capture of Menagh air base, which since has been ceded to regional Kurdish forces, was one of the first big victories by Russian-speaking militants in Islamic State’s rapid capture of large swathes of territory in Syria’s civil war. Hashimi said it was not clear who Islamic State would choose to replace Shishani, but it was likely to be someone with a similar ethnic background. “The replacement must be Chechen because there was an agreement between (IS) and the Army of Muhajireen and Ansar that this position must be filled by a Chechen,” said Hashimi, referring to a Syriabased militant group that split when Shishani pledged allegiance to Baghdadi. According to photographs

circulated online, road signs erected in areas controlled by Islamist State are sometimes written in three languages - Arabic, English, and Russian - testifying to the important role of Russian speakers. In many cases these rebels have been influenced by Islamist insurgencies at home, pushed out of their own countries by security crackdowns, and won advancement in Islamic State through their military skills and ruthlessness. In June, a Russian official said up to 10,000 militants from ex-Soviet republics were fighting in the ranks of jihadist groups in the Middle East. Shishani’s group grew to about 1,000 fighters by the end of 2013, according to a notice issued by the U.S. government, which offered up to $5 million for any information that would help to track him down. Shishani also may have helped Islamic State seize the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2014, the victory which established the group as the most potent Islamist security threat in the Middle East.

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Vijender Singh will perform fantastically, says John Abraham MuMbAi, JuLy 14 (iAns): Lending his support to Vijender Singh, actor John Abraham said he is confident that the Indian boxer will perform fantastically in his bout against Australia's Kerry Hope for the WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title. The match is scheduled to take place on July 16 of this month and in a media interaction, John, whose upcoming film 'Dishoom' is gearing up for release, said:, "16th July is an important day for Vijender as much as 'Dishoom is important for me. "If it was me, there would be a lot of pressure on me. He (Vijender) has the whole country's pressure on him and I feel he is going to perform fantastically. We were talking about it and he is very confident." Vijender, an Olympic bronze medalist, has won his first six professional fights since he turned professional, but this clash is highly anticipated as Kerry has an experience of 30 bouts. John also compared Vijender's title fight with his own 'Dishoom', stating: "'Dishoom' has action, comedy, thriller romance and it's got everything. It's a fun filled and a film that the entire family can watch. I hope you guys enjoy it. Dishoom releases on 29th July, so that's my title fight." Vijender is also not a stranger to the entertainment field having featured in Akshay Kumar's "Fugly" and the reality show "Roadies" among others.

Aren’t We All Equally Responsible?

We cannot blame our 60 honorable MLAs for the 15 minutes death Silence Session alone. Why?

hen the state is facing innumerable issues in every sphere, the Law making body spending only 15 to 30 minutes to discuss the welfare of the people is ridiculous. An expensive car (NLA) without the braking system (Opposition) has become dodgy. They keep the car functional by starting the engine for 10 - 15 minutes once in every 6 months but they cannot go beyond that for obvious reasons. The usual platform sermons on peace and settlement are not able to quench the thirst or satisfy the hunger of the common Nagas. We say that we have no fund for development and therefore, Delhi is responsible. But when you go to Delhi with a bouquet and the infamous Naga Waistcoat - you don’t dare to utter a word about the pathetic condition of the State and instead, take a SELFIE with the concerned Ministers and post it in the local media! In the street, you cannot utter a word because of fear of NPGs and in the NLA Assembly session, you do not dare to raise any issue for fear of “Show Cause Notice”. The public face multiple taxations and extortions in the street and in the government setup, we face only corruption, deduction and commission. With the election fever pitching up, I wonder what the Election manifesto of the political parties will be. Will it be the usual Honorable Naga Peace Settlement, Development, etc.? The usual boring issues of defection,

The Vision 2030 Legislation 2016

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he 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly, in the 12th Session, in an Opposition-less House, passed the Bill for a new private Catholic University, on the 14th July 2016; to be called the ‘St. Joseph Catholic University’. This enactment by the State Legislative Assembly may aptly be regarded as its ‘Vision 2030 Legislation 2016’. The new University is named after St. Joseph the carpenter and the foster father to our Lord Jesus Christ; who is the patronsaint and the embodiment of dignity of labour. The keynote concept to the new Catholic University was enunciated in the editorial article “The critical challenges to Higher Education in the North East”, by the Principal of St. Joseph College, Jakhama; Rev. Dr. Sebastian Ouseparampil, M.A., M.P.H., Ph. D., in the Eastern Mirror, on the 13th July 2016. The Bishop of Kohima Dioceses, Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, the Priests, the Nuns and the Members of the DMI Foundation Nagaland, deserve accolades; for their telescopic vision to the future of the youth of the State. Their contributions to today’s generation are testimonies to tomorrow’s attainments towards a better generation. The Angami Catholic Union feels that all of us ought to be grateful to God the Omnipotent, the Omniscient and the Infinite; for the birth of this new University for the benefit of our society and pray together as; “Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Amen”. Dominic Yazokie, President Angami Catholic Union D. Block, Kohima, Nagaland

resignation, declaration of support, etc., will fill the media again. Unfortunately, the same frustrated Nagas will eat their own vomit when the election comes. And that is why I say that we, the general public, are to be equally blamed. Today, the common expressions amongst the Naga intellectuals are ‘What is the point - better keep quiet’, ‘Wait for the right time’, etc. Like the story of the frog in the cauldron, we are all getting accustomed to tolerating the ever increasing temperature of the corrupt system. We may think that the safest way for us is to remain complacent in our comfort zone. Is this the better option? The suffering and frustrations of the common Nagas have reached the boiling point and are in danger of rupturing anytime. Posterity will judge the stand that we take today - for better or for worse. Let us remember the famous quote of Napoleon - “The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of good people”. Why can’t we bring a change before it is too late? Our silence is not bringing any positive change in our society. To start with, why can’t we come together and set up a few honest and courageous candidates with impeccable integrity? Let us bypass the usual electioneering system of money power, bogus voters, vote buying, etc. and elect a few lawmakers (MLAs) who are even willing to sit in the opposition bench and be the voice of conscience for the common Nagas. It is possible because we, the Nagas, have enough good people to make an impact; after all it is up to us to decide our own fate. Dr. Vetsutsoyi Swuro, Kohima

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Duncan thanks team-mates in open letter

Los AngeLes, JuLy 14 (AFP): Tim Duncan, the San Antonio Spurs talisman who retired on Monday after 19 seasons and five NBA titles, thanked fans and team-mates Wednesday in a letter posted on the Spurs website. Duncan, 40, hadn't spoken publicly since the Spurs announced he was retiring. He spent his entire career with San Antonio, who made him the number one overall selection in the 1997 NBA draft. "If asked to write a script for my career 19 years ago, there is no way I would've been able to dream up this journey," wrote Duncan, who led the Spurs to titles in 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2014. "I stand here at the end of this ride and look back in awe of what I've experienced. The wins and losses will be remembered, but what I'll remember most are the people: The fans inside the arena and out, the staff and coaches who pushed me and held me together, the teammates (and even opponents) who will be lifelong friends, sharing my ups and downs with family and close friends, and, most importantly, the snapshots of my kids grow-

Tim Duncan with his children. (EPA Photo/File)

ing up and levering in watching Dad work. "Thank you to the city of San Antonio for the love and the support over these years. Thank you to the fans all over the world." Duncan, a native of the Virgin Islands, was a threetime NBA Finals Most Valuable Player and a two-time regular season MVP. Duncan, together with

Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, formed one of the most successful trios in NBA history. They hold the league record for regular season wins (575) and post-season wins (126). Although he opted to go out without fanfare -- just as he played -- Duncan did speak Wednesday with an interviewer from Vi Vid Streaming radio of the Virgin Islands, opening

up on his thoughts about retirement. "I started not enjoying myself as much. It wasn't fun as much," Duncan said of the decision. "When it's not fun anymore, I'm done." Asked about where he ranks among the game's greats, Duncan said: "I don't care where you rank me, but I know I'm in the conversation." Duncan was praised this

week by longtime coach Gregg Popovich for a work ethic that made him the first to show up at practice and the last to leave. Now that those demands are over, Duncan said, he doesn't know just how his life will unfold, although he expects it to include more time with his family. "There is no script for the first time in 20-something years," Duncan said.

Employment Opportunity for Naga Youth: A Thought

he term ‘unemployment’ did not exist in tribal traditional society. It is of recent origin. In the traditional society, it would be of great amusement to hear of someone saying, “I am unemployed.” To say that one is unemployed would be a great shame not only for that person but also for the whole family because only lazy person would have no work then. Everyone worked in their own field and hence everyone has work. Today, economic system has changed and so is one’s profession. Subsistence economy that provides work and food for everyone is replaced by money economy which has far reaching consequences to modern society. Now the former is considered as unproductive and hence neglected whereas the latter is highly valued and pursued with all strength through modern education. Parents rush their children to schools believing that without modern education there is no future for them. Despite promising many great things modern education delivers little. Modern education system being theory oriented has separated mind from physical body. Today, children are brainy academically but did not know how to co-ordinate their mind, hands and legs to earn their living. This has led to the creation of host of educated unemployed youth in our

society today. Every week, every month and every year, thousands of our youths are migrating to mega cities and towns in search of work (to earn money). The few lucky people get respectable jobs with handsome pay. Majority suffers. Many are mistreated, verbally abused and even sexually harassed. The neighbouring communities of the Nagas such as Meiteis and Mizos are doing their best to arrest migration of educated youth through protecting their economy. As the number of educated unemployed youth surges high, the Meiteis are demanding for the implementation of Inner Line Permit System (ILPS) to check the migrants flocking to the State from the mainland India. Now the hill areas of Manipur are experiencing the impact of ILPS movement in Imphal Valley as more and more migrants are coming to hill districts. In Mizoram, the economy is protected to a great extent as they controlled most of the business activities. In this way money (wealth) is circulated within the state and its people. It is difficult for a migrant trader to get licence to set up their business in Mizoram. In Naga inhabited areas, there are no active measures to neither protect the local economy nor attempt being made to give employment to its educated youth. Naga youth, especially

those in Nagaland, seems to be expecting the state government to provide employment to all of them. That is impossible. The initiative of any movement or organisation to protect local people’s economy is to be appreciated. However, good intention does not produce desirable result all the time. For instance, the Naga national movement becomes an important ‘employment source’ for thousands of Naga youths. If taxation is completely halted at this juncture, thousands of Naga national workers will lose their livelihood. Hence from employment opportunity point of view, complete stopping of taxation is likely boomerang harmful result instead of the intended good one. My personal view is that one must fight against ‘extortion’ but not against legal ‘taxation’ till viable solution is arrived at. However, public audit may be required to check misuse of funds by vested interests. The crux of my write up is about employment for Naga youth. One of the best ways to give employment is to work together with the mainland traders who are running business in Naga inhabited areas. In money economy, those who control trade control also the people. There should be give and take policy. As we allow the mainland traders to run their business freely in our

land, they also must help local people too. My suggestion here is: “every rich trader from outside of Naga land (traders from mainland India, Tibet, Nepal, etc) employs a Naga (man or woman) in their shop.” This will give employment to thousand of Naga youths. It will also help in building good relationship between the business community and local people. In return, it will help the traders to smoothly run their business. Naga civil society organisations such as Naga Hoho, NSF, NMA, UNC, NPO, ANSAM, ENPO, ENSF and other such respected tribe or area civil organisation as well as politicians and social workers must take the initiative to work out details for implementation of ‘employment’ with traders. If necessary, the Naga civil society organisations may pressurise the state government (in the manner of Meiteis ILPS movement in Manipur) to amend Bills or pass new laws for employment of local people in the shop run by outsiders. This will create employment opportunities, enhance local economy as well arrest the problem of migration of Naga youths to faraway cities and towns for jobs. It is high time for the Naga people to adopt ‘give and take’ policy. Z. K. Pahrü Pou Mission Colony, Pfutsero For discussion:zkpahr@gmail.com

Third thought and a challenge for young women

ou shall raise and teach your kids with the heart you live and not with the physical beauty alone' is one of the inspiring lines that keeps on ringing in my mind always and it makes me think as to how I'll be as a mother and how my kids would grow up to be in the years ahead. I cannot proclaim myself as " the perfect woman " but I was raised by one good woman who established so many things and positive bases in my life and it's entirely her teachings after God's mercy that has really led me to a graceful growth, My mother. Just like the notions of life, The process in developing as a decent human being cannot be very smooth but under healthy beliefs and teachings, One can definitely evolve to be a ra-

tional human. It is in fact all dependent on any individual's understanding as to whether that being can be good or bad. But with so many things happening in the world and even in our society, I feel very strongly about dignity of women and empowering the class of womanhood especially amongst the young girls that are growing up today and who are vulnerable to just so many ugly directions of the world's gluttony. Honest morale character and humility are two of the vital assets in a woman that can lead her on becoming the person she dreams of. It is in fact not a very easy task to be someone with high perseverance and always drawing a scale of conduct spiritually as well as in the social field and just trying to be a good human being. But I believe that without the accomplishment of making oneself to be

rational and poise from the inside, To simply become a dominant figure in the world would be farfetched. And coming to the most significant part about being a true woman, I feel that we are incredibly all different individuals but simultaneously blessed with different talents to soar high and flourish in life. There need to exist this understanding about self respect as women and also about the respect we get from the people living around us. It should be a major goal that with the talents and brains that God has given us, We should make use of it in the right way always and the most of it all. Despite trials, We should always try to hold on to our principles and be that woman who wears Prada or Gucci because of her dedication and honest sweat. I'm also in a industry where the so-

cial media is all over when it comes to my presence in events and other projects. I've always been asked a number of times why I don't carry an eminent designer's bag or just about why I use the same phone for a very long time and not an iPhone! But I don't do all that because I do not have the resources to be living like a princess and cannot allow myself to be seen as a rich woman when I do not have anything in reality. Perhaps, In time I can be an all designer's girl from head to toe but for that I need to work hard and earn it. Thus, The statements of my dad always fill me up because since I was a little kid, He told me “never to forget your roots and live accordingly ". Bringing this fact into a conclusion, I want myself and all the other

young women to be dominant in any field because of our hard work alone. We should and shall carry ourselves in the name and dignity we earn and come up with. Deteriorating one's self esteem and going with the wind by being disloyal to oneself through selling of flesh and involving in activities that would shatter us and our lives would be a very false step. Also, Going about a glamorous life bragging in someone's glory would set one's profile to bitter embarrassment and melancholic respect. Thereafter, Let's be girls that mature into women who can definitely rule the world and bring about diverse changes and set the existing negative realms about women to stronger and positive heights. Imlibenla Wati Reigning Miss World Beauty India

‘One Government: one tax’, which government?

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he ‘ACAUT’ has brought considerable good Sense to Nagaland in the face of tremendous difficulties from the Government Systems and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (now Nagalim), the Civil Citizens of the State whole heartedly support the ACAUT -a Non-Profit Organization- and thanks even to the ethnic none-Naga Citizens of Nagaland for the help they give to ACAUT albeit indirect for the common good of all of us. The ACAUT’s Role Model is relevant to the Northeast. In comparison with the ACAUT, it is a sad story that the Honorable Members of the August House of the Legislative Body of Nagaland, with All the State Powers and with all the Legalities decisions the State has and with the powerful Machine of the State under its control, do very precious little for Quality Governance of the State. What is the quality of life the Lead-

ers are set for Nagaland? Person to persona: the Ministers, all the Parliamentary Secretaries and most Bureaucrats, are all nice persons at face value, only a little less than Angels, but collectively they constitute the Government Looting Machine interested only in looting the Public. The Leaders show no leadership Character, they show no Character, only low common character, Selfishness, no Decency, no Vision, appallingly no Concern for the Have-Nots Poor. It is unfathomable why they enter the Contest for Leadership of the People? People distrusts them but are helpless to remove them. Every Citizen who have voted for the Leaders have every right to rebuke them, from the Chief Minister to the last MLA if they have ears to hear! What is the corrective Way? It is very simple. If the Chief Ministers walk straight, then all her Children will walk straight! Instead, children are hired to teach small children to walk like her!

May such not develop into a Naga Culture? The recent exposures by the ACAUT of the despicable siphoning off of the Public Fund for Road construction in the Dimapur, the adulteration of Petroleum and Diesel with Kerosene to siphon Off Millions of Rupees to the personal pockets of the Minister-inCharge and of the Bureaucrats under him, has shown our Elected Representatives and the Bureaucrats have no sense of honor; very thick skinned, and as Jeremiah the Prophet has said: “they do not know how to blush” showing neither personal nor collective shame. Why do the people pay Tax to the Government of Nagaland? The people pay Tax to the State Government because it is the People that have elected them: nothing more nothing less. And they have the Freewill mandate of the People! But in the Naga Political scene on the other side of the Coin: the Separate Flag, Separate Passport, Integration of

all Naga Areas in the Northeast States into a single Territorial Unit and Sovereignty, according to the Home Ministry, is simply “Not True”. On 29 February (leap year) 2012 in a big Consultative Public Meeting at Agri-Expo Ground convened by the FNR; the IM had openly stated Integration and Sovereignty are not possible, yet today even after 3rd August 2016 Indo-IM Accord, the IM again says ‘Integration and Sovereignty’ are still in the Talk. How can such contradictory statements come from a Leader of the stature of Muivah, unimaginable? AND, ‘If the Sovereignty question is discarded, then why has there been so much violence, sufferings, bloodshed and killings of Nagas by Nagas’! And yet the 60 Honorable MLAs of Nagaland Assembly supports the IndoNSCN(IM) Accord without knowing the Terms & Conditions of the Accord in advance and promised resignation lock-Stock & Barrel for a future Gov-

ernment of National Socialist Council of Nagalim?! The State Government has no relevance to poke their short Nose into the Political negotiation between India and the NSCN (IM). It, the State Government already had negotiated the State of Nagaland with the Government of Nehru and have sworn at least 2 times in their present position to be under the Constitution of India, whereas Muivah still claims the NSCN is outside the Purview of the Indian Constitution. Though the much vaunted ‘unique history of Naga Sovereignty’ now appears to be have been reduced to an unfathomable secret depth of ‘Shared Sovereignty’ - a normal System of governance common to all the States of Indian Union! This being the ‘Golmal’ in the affairs of all the Governments in Nagaland, Tax can be paid only to the legally Constituted State Authorities of Nagaland and to no others. The ball is in the court of the Payers.

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

Friday 15•07•2016

EntErtainmEnt

Beyonce, Rihanna demand racial justice in new campaign Sobhita Dhulipala roped

in for three Phantom films

eyonce Knowles, Rihanna, Alicia Keys are teaming up for a new Mic campaign against police brutality in the US. Other celebrities who join the powerful “23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America” PSA include Pharrell Williams, Bono, Adam Levine, Chris Rock, Queen Latifah, Taraji P. Henson, Pink and Jennifer Hudson, reported Ace Showbiz. In the black-and-white video, each star has listed everyday incidents which led to innocent black lives being taken, including “riding in your girlfriend’s car with a child in the back,” “making eye contact,” “on the way to Bible study,” and “attending a birthday party.” At the end of the video, Alicia says, “Go to WeAreHereMovement.Com to tell President Obama and Congress that the time for change is now. We demand radical transformation to heal the long history of systemic racism so that all Americans have the equal right to live and to pursue happiness.” Fans can join the campaign by sharing the video on Facebook and Twitter along with hashtag #23Ways. Source: PTI

ctress Sobhita Dhulipala, who was seen in an impressive role in Anurag Kashyap’s Raman Raghav 2.0, has bagged a three-film deal with Phantom Films. She feels immensely motivated. “I feel immense motivation in their conviction in me. It’s a tremendous opportunity and I will give it my 100 per cent,” Sobhita said in a statement. The former beauty pageant winner defied norms by making an unconventional debut in the crime thriller. Sobhita, who won the Miss Earth title in 2013 and also featured on the popular Kingfisher calendar in 2014, was seen alongside actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal in Anurag Kahsyap directed film. Raman Raghav 2.0 narrates the story of the serial killer Raman Raghav, who went on a murder spree in Mumbai in the 1960s. Source: IANS

Marvel kills Bruce Banner

DiCaprio’s foundation to donate $15 mn for cause

scar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s foundation is to donate $15.6 million to help solve environmental issues. The 41-year-old star announced on Wednesday that the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) is to pledge the huge sum to fund conservation and environmental programmes to help combat climate change, reports mirror.co.uk. “Today we are greatly increasing our level of vital grant making and strategic partnerships to help solve some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges,” DiCaprio said in a statement.

To help oversee the latest grants, “The Revenant” actor has appointed a new CEO, Terry Tamminen, to the foundation. “At this critical time, we are pleased to have Terry join us as CEO. “Terry is a proven leader, with the experience and passion necessary to work alongside (executive director) Justin (Winters) and the entire LDF team to further strengthen and expand the impact of our global efforts,” DiCaprio added. Earlier this year, DiCaprio who is a staunch environmental campaigner praised Pope Francis for helping to try to combat climate change. Source: IANS

ctor Mark Ruffalo’s Avengers character The Hulk’s scientist alter ego, Dr Bruce Banner, has been killed off by Marvel comic bosses, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bruce Banner died after he was shot in the head by an arrow fired by his fellow Marvel Avenger Hawkeye in the new third issue of the Civil War II comic series. Dr Banner, who has been the Hulk’s alter ego since the character’s creation in 1962, has been self-medicating in a bid to control his temper tantrums, which bring his monstrous alter ego to life in the series. “This is uncharted territory for us. Only two things are for certain: It will take a long, long time for our heroes to come to terms with his loss, and the circumstance surrounding his death will leave a huge scar on the superhero community,” Marvel’s editor in chief Axel Alonso said. In the comic, Hawkeye fires the shot that kills his friend, believing Bruce is about to lose control, turn into the Hulk and harm mankind. Dr Banner had recently asked his friend to kill him in the event of any disaster. Unlike Captain America and SpiderMan, Marvel bosses have no plans to bring

Dr Banner back from the dead. Mark Ruffalo isn’t the only actor who has portrayed Bruce Banner. Bill Bixby created the character for the late Seventies to early Eighties television series The Incredible Hulk, while Eric Bana and Edward Norton have played the scientist behind the Hulk on the big screen. Source: PTI

Blake Lively: Ryan and I have Danny Dyer finds ‘connect’ with Queen Elizabeth II turned down films for family

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ctress Blake Lively says she and actor husband Ryan Reynolds have always prioritized family over anything else and rejected many film offers in the past just to spend time with each other and their daughter. The ‘Gossip Girl’ star, who has 18-month-old James with Reynolds, said the couple believes in “chasing and maintaining” the family ties rather than their careers, reported USA Today. “We’ve both given up projects that we really love because we can’t keep our family together. People often think their career is something they have to chase and maintain, but for us, we said, ‘Let’s always chase and maintain our personal life.’ “This is a career that’s like the stock market: You’ve got to stay hot while you’re hot. But your family, that’s the real thing that gives you security and success and happiness,” said the 28-year-old actress. Source: PTI

ctor Danny Dyer is reportedly related to Queen Elizabeth II. The “EastEnders” actor made the surprising discovery on an episode of BBC’s genealogy documentary series “Who Do You Think You Are?” where he allowed researchers to delve into his family history only to find the connection, reports mirror.co.uk. The episode is yet to be aired. “People will be flabbergasted to discover the famous royal Danny is descended from. When he found out, he could hardly believe it himself. It makes for some gripping television,” said a source The 38-year-old, who grew up in

London’s East End says that he wanted to go on the show only to “freak a few people out”. Meanwhile, the new series of “Who Do You Think You Are?” will see a whole host of stars discover their past. Singer Cheryl Cole, “Britain’s Got Talent” judge Amanda Holden, actor Ian McKellen and newsreader Sophie Raworth are among those lined up. “The Royle Family” star Ricky Tomlinson, Warwick Davis, presenter Liz Bonnin, comedian Greg Davies and actress Sunetra Sarker have also agreed to take part. Source: IANS

Taylor Hill becomes the face of Lancôme

merican model Taylor Hill has been announced as the new brand ambassador for international cosmetic brand Maison Lancôme. At the young age of 20, Hill has already participated in campaigns and runway shows for the most famous fashion houses. She also joined the very private circle of “Angels” of a famous American lingerie brand, which instantly made her one of the bestloved young women of her generation. The 20-year-old says she is excited to join the brand, and it’s a major step in career. “I am very excited and honoured to join Lancôme. I love the vision behind this

Pokemon Go Fever Grips Hollywood. Film Version Might be Coming Up!

feminine brand. This new role of ambassadress is a major step in my career, a dream that has become reality,” Hill said in a statement. The brand is also pleased to have her on board. “We are delighted about this new collaboration with Taylor, who represents a modern Lancôme, in harmony with its time, with a subtle mix of sensuality, ingenuousness and sweet yet striking beauty,” said Françoise Lehmann, Lancôme’s International General Manager. Lehmann added: “She is a very inspiring young woman for her generation: She is immensely curious, open-minded and has a positive outlook on life.” Source: IANS

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t seems Hollywood has also caught the fever of newly released game Pokemon Go as a live-action Pokemon movie is reportedly being considered by film studio Legendary Pictures, reported Deadline. The studio is close to landing the rights to make the film based on the pocket monster game from Japan. Details are scant at this point and no deal has been closed yet, but it’s headed that way, according to sources. Legendary Pictures and Pokemon USA have not commented on the

report as both parties are presumably yet to finalise the deal. Pokemon has suddenly become a big thing again following the release of game Pokemon Go. The new game puts Pokemon in the real world by utilizing GPS location information and makes players chase down the virtual pocket monsters in their own vehicles. The franchise that began as trading cards in the 1990s has spawned a Japanese TV series and animated movies. Source: PTI

toddler hosting a cooking series -- Can’t believe it? “Time Out Daria”, an online food show, is making it a reality. Daria, a three-year-old girl, will be hosting the show, which has been announced by Qyuki, a multiplatform media company, and Seher Bedi, one of the pioneers of millennial entertainment when MTV first launched in India. The show is being launched under the Starrin’ banner, a new digital video network catering to a target audience of 6 to 18-year-old audiences across the world, read a

statement. In the show, Daria along with her mother Tina will take viewers on a culinary journey that will not only be a treat to all foodies but also to parents who want to expose their children to wholesome entertainment online. The mother-daughter duo will provide a refreshing twist to the series with their quirky and fun banter while they cook up and share scrumptious recipes for their viewers. Talking about the idea behind the show, Bedi said: “The show is a celebration of a mother-daughter’s bond, sprinkled with choco-

late mousse and mango smoothies and everything else in between the yummy spectrum.” Sagar Gokhale, Network Head of Qyuki, hopes “Time Out Daria” provides a “great bonding source for parents and children the world over”. With a total of 24 episodes already shot and ready, the first promos of the series were launched on Tuesday, which coincided with Daria’s third birthday. The first episode will be launched on July 20 and will run as a weekly format thereafter on the YouTube channel Starrin’. Source: IANS

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Froome loses Tour lead to Yates after bike drama

NBA stars call for end to violence

India to take part in world Falcao's Chennai face Giggs' football tournament for homeless Mumbai in Premier Futsal opener

(L-R) NBA players Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James speak onstage during the 2016 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on July 13. (AFP Photo)

mont Ventoux, July 14 (AFP): Reigning champion Chris Froome sensationally lost the Tour de France lead to compatriot Adam Yates after crashing into a motorbike on the final climb of the 12th stage on Mont Ventoux on Thursday. Briton Froome was with Australian Richie Porte and Bauke Mollema of the Netherlands when all three crashed into a bike that was held up by fans. Froome tried to ride on but his bike was broken and he started running up the climb before being given first a neutral bike and then a team bike to finish the 12th stage. His main rivals, includChris Froome runs up Mont Ventoux after falling during the 12th stage of the Tour de France ing Colombian Nairo Quintana were also held up by between Montpellier and Chalet-Reynard, on July 14. (AFP Photo)

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mumbAi, July 14 (Pti): An organisation that uses football as a tool for the social upliftment of downtrodden and at-risk youth, Slum Soccer, has tied up with Tata Trusts and Football Players Association of India (FPAI) to enable India's participation in the Homeless World Cup 2016. "The Homeless World Cup is an annual football tournament focusing on advocating a global awareness about homelessness. The current edition of the Homeless World Cup kicked off in Glasgow on July 9," a media release said today. The Indian team has been selected through extensive trials from a vast

catchment pool of underrepresented talent, the release said. Slum Soccer, India's official partner to the Homeless World Cup for a decade, is using football as the medium to transcend race, religion, language and gender to bring about a change in the lives of slum dwellers through the beautiful game, it said. As per the release, with over 8000 at-risk youth enrolled in 37 centers across India, Slum Soccer has specific programmes tailored around the medium of football that focus on matters ranging from literacy and gender equality to de-addiction and natural resource management.

chennAi, July 14 (iAnS): Alessandro Rosa Vieira, commonly known as Falcao of Chennai 5’s will face off against Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs’ Mumbai 5’s in the opening match of the inaugural season of Premier Futsal at the Jawarhalal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Friday. Premier Futsal, the world’s first multi-national league will see the second game of the opening day between Brazil football star Ronaldinho’s Goa 5’s taking on Argentina legend Hernan Crespo’s Kolkata 5’s. The opening ceremony will see a performance from musical maestro A.R Rahman, who produced

and sang the official anthem of the league. International Futsal Freestyler’s led by Sean Garnier will also showcase their skills and give the audience a glimpse of what to expect from the first edition of Premier Futsal. The first edition of the league will see six franchises (Kolkata 5’s, Chennai 5’s, Goa 5’s, Mumbai 5’s, Bengaluru 5’s and Kochi 5’s) divided in two groups to battle it out over eight match days and 13 matches to make it to the finals which will be played in Goa on July 24. Each franchise was assigned a marquee international football player, seven international and five Indian futsallers. The list of marquee

the crash as a throng of fans obstructed the road. But the over-riding sight of the 178km 12th stage from Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, was the yellow jersey of Froome running on foot inside the final kilometre in a desperate and sadly comic attempt to save his race. That Belgian Thomas De Gendt won the stage on the mythical mountain was barely a footnote amongst the incredible drama surrounding Froome. Yates is the new leader by just nine seconds from Mollema with Quintana third at 14sec. Froome lost 1min 40sec to Mollema in the catastrophic incident which is being investigated by Tour organisers.

players featured are former World Player of the Year -- Ronaldinho, Manchester United stalwarts - Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs, ex-Chelsea and Inter-Milan forward Hernan Crespo, former Galactico Michel Salgado, and ‘Pele of Futsal’, Alessandro Rosa Viera, Falcao. “It’s still early days, but we are extremely delighted to be able to present International legends of this stature to Indian audience through Premier Futsal. As the primary investor of this league, I have always had full-faith in sport’s potential and can’t wait for it to start tomorrow,” Xavier Britto, Premier Futsal chairman and promoter said.

India's Ashwin ready to 'bore' and succeed against Windies

St KittS, July 14 (ReuteRS): The slowness of the tracks in West Indies has convinced India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin that the only way to succeed in the four-test series is by being "as boring as possible". The 29-year-old will spearhead a relatively young Indian attack which also includes leg-spinner Amit Mishra and spinning allrounder Ravindra Jadeja. "From whatever I saw in the last game, the wickets are pretty slow," Ashwin told the Indian cricket board website. "I will have to be prepared for a long haul and try and be as boring as possible, in terms of trying to plug away all day long. "If the wickets are going to be

tailormade for us and starts spinning, we'd come into our own. It's all about patience." India play a second tour match in St Kitts before moving to Antigua for the first test from next Thursday, while Jamaica, Gros Islet and Trinidad host the subsequent matches. Ashwin, who was part of the Indian team that won a tri-nation series in the Caribbean in 2013, does not expect much assistance from any of the surfaces. "The first couple of days, probably even three days of the test match, there's not going to be a lot in it for the spinners," said Ashwin, who has played 32 tests for India, taking 176 wickets. "There might be a little bit of

bounce or little bit of slowness in the wicket that you can exploit, but it's got to be pretty boring lines and lengths and keep teasing with your flight. We're pretty much ready for it." Ashwin takes "a lot of pride" in being the leader of the pack and said he has learnt quite a lot since former spinner Anil Kumble took over as the new India coach last month. "He has brought in a lot of energy and meticulousness," Ashwin said of the former India captain who begins his year-long tenure Ravichandran Ashwin (REUTERS) with the West Indies tour. "He has already started bowl- dence and a lot of responsibility. "It's been more of giving me the ing in the nets, which is something I pick out notes from. So far, he has license to try and express myself, provided me with a lot of confi- which is something I really relish."

Jordan women take to football pitch to end stereotypes

AmmAn, July 14 (AFP): Line's dream is about to become a reality, the 14-year-old Jordanian girl will make history later this year when she takes part in her first ever football world cup. FIFA's U-17 Women's World Cup will kick off on September 30 in Jordan, the first time a Middle Eastern country hosts an international women's football competition. Line and 20 other girl footballers, including devout Muslims their heads covered by a scarf, have been practising hard for the tournament with a British coach. "Here in Jordan... it was frowned upon to see a girl play football. But now things have changed," Line said. She still remembers how she defied social conventions in the conservative kingdom when at a younger age she decided to join the boys of her neighbourhood in a game of football. Jordan -- a key ally of the West -- is a Muslim country with a Christian minority but both communities are weighed down by religious and social constraints like other nations in the Middle East. For decades football was hands off for women but that changed in 2005 when the Jordanian federation -- headed by Prince Ali, a half-brother of King Abdullah II -- formed the first national female team. Ali, an ex-vice president

Robbie Johnson (C), the British head coach of Jordan's women's under-17 national football team, conducts a training session in the capital Amman. (AFP Photo)

of FIFA who ran but failed to be elected president of football's world governing body, is credited with having helped Jordan's bid to host the under-17 girls' tournament. In May, FIFA said on its website that the first Jordanian women players who took to the pitch more than a decade ago "have impressed" and "did not disappoint". British coach Robbie Johnson is confident that the under-17 girls team will shine at the upcoming world cup. - Break stereotypes "This particular group are certainly keen to make a mark and certainly put the Middle East on the map," Johnson told AFP as he worked the girls on one

practice night. "It can be definitely the start of something to say to women, particularly in the Middle East or in the Gulf states as well: Look you can actually play and compete," he said. The girls' training for the big day is tough. Line -- a striker -- and teammates listen carefully as the coach details his strategy with specific instructions to the wingers and goalkeepers, while parents sit back and watch the practice unfold. "My goal is to get these players as competitive as possible and then who knows what may happen," said Johnson. Organisers of the tournament say it will reverberate beyond the pitch

and contribute to change in Jordan and the wider Arab world. "We are using football like a platform for social change," said Samar Nassar, a former member of Jordan's national swimming team who heads the kingdom's organising committee. The upcoming tournament "is an opportunity to create a durable heritage for Jordan and the region," that would help challenge stereotypes and empower women, she said. Line agrees. Football "has taught me many things. I feel more responsible and I have become more sociable." - 'Unforgettable experience' Jordanian female athlete Yasmeen Khair, is one

such woman whose name is linked to change. A gymnast who won several awards over the years and the nickname "the kingdom's butterfly", Khair was among the first women football players to play for Jordan. FIFA chose her as "ambassador" of the under-17 world cup. Her mission is two-fold, to promote the tournament and raise awareness of girls' football. "I speak to girls a lot. I tell them they must live this rich and unforgettable experience," she said. Khair said the beginnings of women's football in 2005 was tough. "We had to face a lot of difficulties but bit by bit things began to change," she said, recalling how interest in female football grew in Jordan "especially that we won more tournaments than the men". On its webpage, FIFA quoted Khader Eid, a former coach of the women's national team, recalling some of the hurdles that had to be overcome. "We were conscious of the difficulties we would encounter to coach these young girls while respecting traditions and getting through to their families," he said. Jordan now counts 720 registered women players, a small number in a country with a population of 6.6 million but still a "decisive step" for women's football, according to FIFA.

loS AngeleS, July 14 (AFP): Four NBA stars issued a plea for an end to the violence in America on Wednesday with LeBron James calling on athletes in all sports to use their influence make their cities safer. James delivered his message of hope at the opening of the annual ESPN awards show, taking the stage alongside fellow NBA players Dwyane Wade, of the Chicago Bulls, Chris Paul, of the Los Angeles Clippers and Carmelo Anthony, of the New York Knicks. "Tonight we're honouring Muhammad Ali, the GOAT (greatest of all time)," James said. "To do his legacy any justice, let's use this moment as a call to action for all professional athletes to educate ourselves, explore these issues, speak up, use our influence and renounce all violence. "And most importantly, go back to our communities and invest our time our resources. Help rebuild them, help strengthen them, help change them. We all have to do better." The NBA players were reacting as many Americans took to the streets in

the past several weeks in a series of protests against police brutality and perceived racial bias. Protesters were demanding answers over the killings of two black men by police in two days, Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. "It is time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves 'what are we doing to create change?" James said at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The killings of the two black men was followed the slaying of five police officers on Friday when gunman Micah Xavier Johnson opened fire during a protest rally in Dallas, Texas. Wade said the shootings on both sides has to end, decrying not only the killing of black Americans but the retaliatory shootings of the police officers in Dallas. "Racial profiling has to stop," Wade said. "The shoot-to-kill mentality has to stop. Not seeing the value of black and brown bodies has to stop. But also retaliation has to stop. 'Endless gun violence' "The endless gun violence in places like Chicago, Dallas, and not to

mention Orlando. It has to stop, enough. Enough is enough." Anthony was the first to speak. "We cannot ignore the realities of the current state of America," said Anthony. "The events of the past week have put a spotlight on the injustice, distrust, and anger that plague so many of us. "The system is broken. The problems are not new, the violence is not new, and the racial divide is definitely not new. But, the urgency for great change is at an alltime high." America's gun obsessed culture is also partly to blame. Each year there are over 10,000 firearms related homicides in the US which has one of the highest gun-related murder rates in the world. There are believed to be more guns than people in the US, an estimated 357 million compared with a population of 310 million. Paul said he can see the issue from both sides as his uncle is a police officer. "We stand here tonight accepting our role in the communities to be the change we need to seek."

Terry will remain Chelsea's captain - Conte

london, July 14 (ReuteRS): Longserving defender John Terry will remain Chelsea's captain in the coming season, new manager Antonio Conte said on Thursday at his first news conference since joining the Premier League club. Terry, 35, signed a new one-year contract at Stamford Bridge in May to end speculation that he was going to leave the London club after more than 700 appearances. He remains a firm favourite with the club's fans. "John Terry is captain of

this team. He is a great player with a great personality and charisma. He knows the club. We take all decisions together with the club and I am very happy John signed," Conte said. Conte, who guided Juventus to three successive Serie A titles from 2012 to 2014 before becoming the Italian national team coach, has replaced interim manager Guus Hiddink. He begins his tenure in England with a London derby at home to West Ham United on Aug. 15.

Wales overtake England in FIFA world rankings

ZuRich, July 14 (ReuteRS): Propelled by an impressive European Championship campaign, Wales climbed 15 places to move into 11th, two places ahead of England, in the FIFA world rankings released on Thursday. Chris Coleman's charges reached the last four in France in Wales' first major tournament since 1958 and lost to eventual winners Portugal. England, the 1966 World Cup winners, exited in the round of 16 after a humiliating defeat to Iceland which saw them drop two places to 13th.

Iceland, the smallest nation ever to have qualified for the European Championship, with a population of 330,000, saw their fairytale run end in the quarter-finals but saw their rankings jump 12 places to 22. There were no changes in the top five rankings with Copa America finalists Argentina retaining top spot, followed by Belgium, Colombia, Germany and Chile. Five times World champions Brazil, who failed to progress past the group stages of Copa America for the first time since 1987, are on the brink

of dropping out of the top 10, ranked at ninth, ahead of Italy. European Championship finalists France jumped 10 places to move to 7th, one place behind winners Portugal. Top 10 (last month's positions in brackets) 1. Argentina (1) 2. Belgium (2) 3. Colombia (3) 4. Germany (4) 5. Chile (5) 6. Portugal (8) 7. France (17) 8. Spain (6) 9. Brazil (7) 10. Italy (12)

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