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Base w with the Qatar on ch taneous ought to love rking as a cabin cre soul of this job, I fee o the mpses int pected to ha ght have lit a fire to ke d much further, be- cabin cre Ajung Jamir has spon bit of it”, she says. wo e says. it, throws gli kers, who mi had eventually sprealunteers and commu- Airways, travelled the every scribing her two sh Before she got into life of a cabin crew. deat That little fire trol of hundreds of vo ir best to douse off extensivelyt has firmly re- De journey with Qatar e further recalls th s Ajung Jamir would ople world, bu ded to her years’ quite remark- sh ofession to her wa ibe herself as a pe yond the con who were trying the ers suming mained groun is extreme- Airways as es on to share this pr t a pretty face, scr n even as she elabo nity memb a week, con or, it abou perso e go the fire. fire had raged on for . According to reports, roots. For he to know one’s able, sh had the privilege all g good, smiling to es by saying, “I love pe m, est na The for of flora and fau y of India that the ly important and she that, “I've me amazing lookin ngers and doing rat working with the so ,a lot sse ntity tor along with it, first time in the his other than the newly- roots and ide awn valu- of meeting m around the the pa demo before take- ple king with them, helpthe this is also rce helicopters, none r, a military utility- has clearly dr m travel- people fro rn about life, a bit of t that opinion has tal them- I just love being ing ns fro . Bu licopte By Sandemo the , lea being Indian Air Fo ssianNgullie Mi-17 V5 he used to combat able lesso the globe even globe hip and growth, off arly changed a lot since e around people. This are re inducted Ru aerial machine are beingand. ling across t, “Trav- friends ubt I would cle ned, even as sh of course, the t and-comba o first tested in Nagal raging fire contained as she shares tha me about which I do I been home she joi add, “who knew said, when I require my d t forest fire, alss good news to have the does not end here. elling has taugh pect- it have had, ha gst people goes on to professionally times t space" (I’ll be inWhile it’ the issue of forest fire we stand in terms humility and res pect and just amon le with.” about being st aid, or se- "quie ut it), and this is y, fir res tho ere tab on the 7th daould make us think wh ich, technically speak- taught me how to board I am comfor e also re- trained on rtificate and a sane wi e I read, write and aner on end, sh r pro- curing a ce e is given the tim Rather, it sh g our environment, wh my To this equally a cle recent I would the CEO of members one of he llege, license before on fly? This think.” e is not flying, the of protectin . in ity to as co vers ck from eing the green card of brain When sh ieve the baing, is our life aginable loss of biodi le of this generation company.” y fessors ba ‘b The unim mething the peop best we can con- Working in a compan m who told them that, dis- job needs a lot Brain to she tries to ach as catch on r. so fro lp us such how forest fire is er upon and think of incidents from hap- of almost 7000 crew goes around people he tter and and will powe ember, the sics first, do her laundry, e nd ate es sh po , should rt such unfortun k years and decad all over the world first cover ourselves be re with study and rem take in ev- her sleep, for her famous tribute to ave near future. What too area had been wildly on to say, “when the s is I couldn’t agree mo real- will power to thrown at cook and sit d aloo fry dinpening in the ity conservation in the Imagine, how much estion a stranger ask it him because I now ved as erything that is rice, dal an . Once these of biodivers just a matter of days. the loss, caused by a qu here are you from?", ize how I have evol ofes- you.” ner or lunch complished, ow , there are "w pr ac consumed in it take us to rebuild portant to kn ty, a person and this d me Apparently for a cabin goals are d about Doha, im ry ve uld is longer wo of fire. rmal days is un- she is out an vie spree, to call upon e's roots and identi or sion has also helpe no d ha no t en small spark that the state governm reflection of the lack on remain grounded, hone my PR skills.’ s a crew. “Each flight n way, be it on a mo g a book in she wa predictable in its ow ers. shopping, readin catchThe fact tain the fire is also ch calamity. That to will be just one of rking as cab Yet, when con ng ve we just th su They are wo vel and to save the Centre to mechanism to deal wi w prepared we are else es that serve them , nobody would ha r thanks to the passe pas- in her room or ends. tra he kid the r fri on not only of our own us to the question of ho nment mechanisms the facen with rice.” her to be in as It won’t matter to had the ing up with he also abso- This professi s of meeting crew to ough money to go d ine ag s ver im also bring ers strike. Putting go also the duty and re- chick e would think the oes today. Because, s sengers if you just the She would e more open avenue erse back- -save en ir own home the when disast ething else but it is y a part in saving the On flight attendant is sh says, “as a child, I wa biggest heart break of had lutely encourag join a people from div o help in back to d start up their an t life of a th glamour she , mischievous and in place is somof every citizen to pla or you jus at- Naga youths to rs even grounds but alss own per- country n private law firm, ughty wh filled wi e' he ve century sponsibility active role in , one le, and while that na venturous. I don’t ha a your period because "have profession like ross that achieving on . 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Polio vaccine for travelers DimaPuR, July 17 (mExN): The Chief Medical Officer, Dimapur has informed that all travelers to Polio affected countries Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Syria are required to receive oral Polio vaccine irrespective of previous vaccination status four weeks prior to departure from India. It is also mandatory for travelers to obtain a Polio Certificate from the district hospital Dimapur, as far as travelers going from Dimapur district are concerned. As directed by the Principal Director, Health & family Welfare, all the District Hospital in the state are notified as polio vaccination centers for travelers going to the said countries.

PB Acharya to be sworn in on July 19 Kohima, July 17 (DiPR): Governor designate for Nagaland state, Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya is scheduled to be sworn in at Raj Bhavan, Kohima on July 19 at 3:00pm. The new Governor on being sworn in will become the eighteenth Governor of Nagaland state. Acharya was appointed Governor designate for Nagaland on July 14 after the President of India accepted the resignation of Tripura governor Vakkom Purushothaman, who was also officiating as Nagaland governor.

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GRaBoVo, July 17 (aP): Ukraine said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane. As bplumes of black smoke rose up near Centre agaland Jo nd a Nrebel-held village of Grabovo in eastern in Nagala Job Opening Ukraine, an Associated Press journalist (1 post) 1. Cook counted at least 22 bodies at the crash site 40 rden 10+2 (1 post) 2. Hostel Wa te kilometers from the Russian border. ua ad Or Gr l) oca n-L (no t plane The appeared to have broken up post) 3. 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The of Grabovo / village stu E E M M M N For AIPMT appearing + passed O R C E GOV INDUSTRIES & for Class XII boys and under the control and the l for both of the separatists es: - Hoste TORATE OF LAND: KOHIM14AthFebuary 2014 C E IR Special featur D A area has seen severe fighting between thethe two ials G a, ter A m ma N hi dy Girls Ko d - Stu ility 2014 Date - Library fac ulty /ADV/35/ sides in recent days. fac ENT NO.IND/EST EM - First rate ck-Test IS ur) post of RT ADVE to fill up 4 (Fo - Weekly Mo of Nagaland ustries & Commerce. th Malaysia Airlines 1st Marchconfirmed that inhabitants it reindigenous of the Directorate of Ind ognized university wi conducted ond above will al be loc ll ga wi t Na ment line from any rec 70% an rmance tes invited from under the establishaviation • A perfo d students who secure from Ukrainian ceived notification any discip s are hereby t) rs of age as Application uter Assistant (Distric all be graduate from 2014 an fee discount. re than 35 yea government 14. % m Comp um qualification sh te rs and not mo be given 50itnceshad LDA cucontact 3rd March 20 lost on nim than 21 yea existing policy of the sta authorities that with mi e les me 24 1. 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Incto 59 Industries & 14.No applications sha applicant without wh NTH TE OR of MO DUA te GRA ora the Direct shall be 24-04-20 and Address of the MALE / FEMALE EQUIVALENT e) s interior minister, said on his Facebook application ls of Contact Number page krunietuoKir Sd/-(Er.The ustries & Commerce contain detai te of Ind CT ora TA ect N Dir CO the plane was flying atFORan of 10,000 DETAILS altitude A meters (33,000 feet). He ’S HILL KOHIMit 59was hit by a OFFICERsaid missile fired from a Buk elauncher, 98178 / 98626671 which can Phon No.:89749 of 22,000 meters fire missiles up to an altitude (72,000 feet). The site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash on Thursday in the Donetsk region of The Malaysia Airlines plane is a Boeing Ukraine. (Photo/Reuters) 777-200ER, which was delivered to Malaysia Airlines on July 30, 1997, according to Flight- borne targets,” he said. “We are sure that those of operating it. A launcher similar to the Buk missile sysglobal’s Ascend Online Fleets, which sells and who are guilty in this tragedy will be held retem was seen by Associated Press journalists tracks information about aircraft. It has more sponsible.” Separatist leader Andrei Purgin told The earlier Thursday near the eastern Ukrainian than 43,000 hours of flight time and 6,950 Associated Press that he was certain that town of Snizhne, which is held by the rebels. takeoffs and landings. On Wednesday evening, a Ukrainian Poroshenko said his country’s armed Ukrainian troops had shot the plane down but forces didn’t shoot at any airborne targets. gave no explanation or proof for his statement. fighter jet was shot down by an air-to-air mis“We do not exclude that this plane was shot Purgin said he did not know whether rebel sile from a Russian plane. Pro-Russia rebels, down, and we stress that the Armed Forces of forces owned Buk missile launchers, but said meanwhile, claimed responsibility for strikes Ukraine did not take action against any air- even if they did, they had no fighters capable Wednesday on two Ukrainian Sukhoi-25 jets.

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WsH opposes nsDZ resolution DimaPuR, July 17 (mExN): The Western Sumi Hoho today resolved to oppose the resolution passed by the Nagaland Legislative Assembly to set up Nagaland Special Development Zones (NSDZ) in the state. A press note from the WSH President, Hokiye Yepthomi and General Secretary, Viyiho Swu informed that this was resolved at the Hoho’s general meeting on July 17. The WSH stated that the proposal to set up NSDZs “infringes on the ownership and transfer of land rights guaranteed under Article 371 (A)” and asserted that development in the state can take place without “violating” the said Article. The WSH further “rejected” the idea of “issuing permanent settlement to non aborigine tribes while liberalizing their entry and stay for

the purpose of investment in NSDZs, as this will open the floodgates for influx of outsiders.” It appealed to the Nagaland state government to respect the voice of the people and cautioned that initiating the proposed development without taking the people into confidence is “tantamount to suppression of the people’s will.” The WSH cautioned the government against taking “any decision which will be detrimental to the interest of Nagas inhabiting the state of Nagaland and to prevent any unwarranted situation that may arise from this issue.” It further stated that the WSH “endorses” the stand of the Nagaland Tribes Council and other civil societies against the implementation of the NSDZ in its present form.

NFHRCC demands inquiry into R&B Minister’s June 30 conduct Morung Express news Dimapur | July 17

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The Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) has demanded that the Nagaland State government constitute an inquiry committee to look into the conduct of the Roads & Bridges Minister during the June 30 Dimapur bandh. In a meeting on July 17, the NFHRCC charged the Minister of allegedly disrupting the bandh atmosphere by moving around with “his musclemen” and provoking volunteers.This,accordingto the NFHRCC, incited bandh volunteers and prevented the bandh from passing off

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peacefully. Many volunteers suffered the brunt of the police action, while several bystanders also sustained injuries, the NFHRCC stated. While displaying photos of the injured, the NFHRCC demanded that the government investigate the Minister’s actual motive and also compensate the people injured on June 30. Responding to allegations by the NPF Central that the NFHRCC is going overboard and dictating terms to the government, the committee maintained that its primary objective is to see the completion of the Foothill Road and not ‘politicise’ the project. Stating that the NFHRCC is a

conglomeration of personalities from diverse professional backgrounds, the committee asserted that it has no vested agenda and is neither against nor in favour of any political party. It further stated that the NFHRCC has exercised maximum restraint not to indulge in partisan politics despite the NPF youth wing and the NPF Central’s recent statements. While stating that the NPF Central’s comments “exhibits mental immaturity”, the NFHRCC maintained, “the committee still upholds its founding principle both in letter and in spirit... whatever be the allegations, be it from a political party... the commit-

tee will not shy away from its principle.” It further stated that recent comments from the NPF Central leaders indicate that they are not concerned with the Foothill Road, a project endorsed by the former Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio. Meanwhile, in the midst of the hullabaloo surrounding the ‘work orders’ for Mon and Mokokchung sectors, work for the vital Doyang bridge near Governor’s Camp at Liphanyan village has started. The twolane iron-girder bridge, spanning over a hundred metres, is estimated to cost around Rs 20-25 Crores with a construction time of at least a year.

• Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI reported to have asked Nagaland state govt to send 2 Battalions of NAP (IR) to Chhattisgarh • So far 20 IR personnel from Nagaland killed in various encounters and another 12 died of sickness during deployment DimaPuR, July 17 (mExN): Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader, Tokheho Yepthomi today appealed against sending more NAP (IR) battalions to Chattisgarh, as requested by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The CLP leader, through a press note, informed that according to “reliable information,” the MHA has asked for two more NAP (IR) battalions from Nagaland to address the Maoist problem in Chattisgarh. Tokheho reminded that Nagaland state has already committed one battalion of armed police for policing duties in Delhi and that the 11th IRB presently deployed in Purulia, West Bengal to combat Naxalites will be relieved by another IR Battalion in a month’s time. He added that over the past few years, 20 IR personnel from Nagaland have died in various encounters with Maoists and that 12 more died of sickness during the entire period of deployment. He further lamented that armed police personnel in the state have been severely stretched, thereby affecting the maintenance of law and order in the state. He urged upon the Nagaland state government to “rethink its position” and “stand firm” before the MHA’s request for more troops from the state to be deployed in Maoist affected

areas of India. “The Government of India during the 1950s deployed thousands of armed forces to crush the Naga undergrounds but has now reversed its earlier stance by not using the armed forces against the Maoists/Naxalites in various parts of the country,” stated the CLP leader. Stating that Chhattisgarh has 11 MPs, while Nagaland has only one MP, Tokheho concluded that the former “should be able to raise enough armed police forces to combat Maoists rather than request the MHA for deployment of Nagaland IRBs when Nagaland itself needs their services for its own internal law and order duties.” The CLP leader acknowledged that performing policing duties in Delhi would provide “good exposure for our state police forces” and that requisitioning IRBs for large scale deployment outside the state in times of external disturbances by the union government will be obligatory for the state government to comply. However, he stated that it may not be “proper” for the state government to send four to five battalions of its armed police forces at one go “just to please the government in Delhi in the hope of extracting some logical support at the cost of our brave police personnel serving the interests of other states.”

Goi asks nscn (iM) to hand over six accused in Pachaspura killings Morung Express news Dimapur | July 17

The Government of India (GoI), through the Ceasefire Monitoring Group (CFMG), has asked the NSCN (IM) to hand over the remaining six accused involved in the killing of nine persons, whose bodies were recovered at Pachaspura, Chumukedima on January 3, 2014. Emerging from a routine CFMG meeting with NSCN (IM) representatives at Police Complex Chumukedima on Thursday, CFMG Chairman, Lt Gen (Retd) NK Singh revealed that the NSCN (IM) was asked to cooperate with the state police by handing over the remaining accused. However, the NSCN (IM) refused to hand over the accused and the matter is still under discussion, he added. Singh informed that the NSCN (IM) was further urged to confine their cadres inside camps, as per the ceasefire ground rules. According to the CFMG chairman, the increasing number of “extortion” cases, kidnapping, harassment to public etc could be reduced once the cadres were reined in and confined within their respective camps.

formal talks resume after a two-year gap DimaPuR, July 17 (mExN): Formal talks between the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India resumed on July 16, Wednesday, after a gap of more than two years. A press note from the MIP, NSCN (IM) informed that Ajit Lal, representing the GoI, “made it clear that even if there are difficulties involved, he is hopeful to bridge the gap and pursue the matter for an early solution.” The NSCN (IM) added that its General Secretary Th. Muivah mentioned that the “basis has already been laid and both should go forward.” It further stated that both sides “are positive and agreed to embark on the peace process with renewed and earnest commitment.” Another issue discussed during the meeting was the territorial jurisdiction of ceasefire which the NSCN (IM) insists should be without any territorial limit, Singh added. “But the Government of India is very clear that the ceasefire is limited to Nagaland,” he maintained. The CMFG Chairman informed that incidents involving the NSCN (IM) outside Nagaland state, especially in Ukhrul, Manipur, were also discussed, though it was outside his jurisdiction. He pointed out that “whatever incidents happen in Ukhrul can have some impact in Nagaland.”

Singh further said that the Government of India had cancelled certain card holders of the NSCN (IM) because of their indulgence in harassment, extortion etc, which he stated were violations of the ceasefire ground rules. This matter was also under discussion, he added. CFMG convener, K Chawang from the NSCN (IM) disclosed that “major complicated points” were discussed and both sides agreed to have similar meetings frequently. With regard to the next round of talks with the GoI, Chawang said an informal meeting was held on July 16 and that formal

talks were expected to take place after the union budget session. CFMG member, S Varah stated that both sides participated in an open and frank expression of thoughts. On the issue of ceasefire jurisdiction, Varah maintained that the ceasefire was applicable to all areas inhabited by Nagas and that it was without any territorial limit. He added that the issue of ceasefire jurisdiction must be discussed thoroughly at the appropriate level. Varah asserted that the NSCN (IM) was committed towards facilitating a logical conclusion of the hard earned peace process. The NSCN (IM) delegation consisted of CFMG Convenor, K. Chawang; John Anar; S. Varah; G. Tokishe Swu; Qhetoyi Swu; Yangmi Muinao; Kiyezhe Sumi; Chuba Lemtur; Zeneituo Angami and K.C. Ayo. The Government of India was represented by CFMG chairman, Lt. Gen (retd), NK Singh; DIG CRPF, Amit Taneja; Maj Gen MM Naravane SM IGAR (N); Col Rajesh Gupta from IGAR (N); Lt. Col RS Gujar from headquarter IGAR (N); G. Rengma SO; Shokum Yim and DIG (R) Dimapur, Akhumba Yim.

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“…need for GRB arises as budgets impact differently on women and men because of different socially determined roles they play in the society”

Yamini Mishra, GRB Specialist UN Women Office, New Delhi addressing the participants at the stakeholders’ Consultation on ‘Strengthening Gender Responsive Budgeting’ (GRB) held at Nagaland Civil Secretariat Conference Hall on July 16. (DIPR Photo)

was essential for GRB as they can take up advocacy programmes on a better footing. Yamini said that in India, GRB has been seen as an effective tool for women empowerment. Explaining the concept of GRB, she said that UN Women is trying to bring together the terms ‘budget’ and ‘gender’, adding that if budgets are not meaningful to half of the population,

then they are not meaningful. Citing the example of the law on Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence, she said that it cannot be effectively implemented unless there is sufficient budget to back it. Yamini said the need for GRB arises as budgets impact differently on women and men because of different socially determined roles they play in the soci-

ENWO leadership and social etiquette seminar conducted

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DimaPuR, July 17 (mExn): The first presidential meeting of the ENWO (2014-2017) cum seminar on the topic ‘the art of leadership’ and ‘social etiquette’ was held at the Conference Hall of Development Association of Nagaland (DAN), Dimapur on July 12. Rev. Kilang Jamir, Director, Youth Harvest Ministry, Dimapur and Dr. Anungla Imdong Phom, Jt. Director DADU were the resource persons. Rev. Kilang Jamir, speaking on ‘the art of leadership’ talked about authenticity, character and integrity, urging the leaders to be a leader with character of purity, selflessness, discipline, compassion and

courage. He also stressed that the present generation needs God-fearing women leaders with more dedication and truthfulness and that they ought to be a role model and mentors to the next generation. Dr. Anungla Imdong Phom gave a power point presentation on the topic ‘social etiquette, manners and civility’. Dr. Anungla in her presentation said that in a society that is fast advancing; one needs to maintain basic etiquette in our day-to-day encounters with people and said that Good Manners in a person is an outward demonstration of Self Discipline, Politeness and Social Skills. Mongsen Chang, Presi-

dent ENWOK, chaired the 1st session. The keynote was address by Birila Tokiu, President ENWO. Alem H Ungh and Sopou Chonta presented solo songs. In the 2nd session, chaired by Rose Mary, President ENWOD, leaders of Eastern Nagaland Women Organization adopted firm and resolute resolutions to uplift the women of Eastern Nagaland. The meeting cum seminar was attended by founding members of ENWO, Officials of ENWO, 6 tribal units (AST, CTS, KMH, KNSK, PHOMLA HOICHEM and YWO), Presidents and Secretaries and four Sub-units (ENWOD, ENWOK, ENWOM and ENWOT)

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Strengthening Gender Responsive Budgeting Kohima, July 17 (DiPR): A stakeholders’ consultation on ‘Strengthening Gender Responsive Budgeting’ (GRB) was held at Nagaland Civil Secretariat Conference Hall on July 16. Organised by UN Women Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka (New Delhi) in collaboration with Planning Department, Government of Nagaland, the meeting was attended by administrative heads of departments, heads of departments, departmental gender nodal officers and members of the gender group. Yamini Mishra, GRB Specialist UN Women Office, New Delhi highlighted the rational and objectives of the consultation besides the topic ‘understanding GRB’. She said that the work of the UN Women Office included working for political empowerment of women, violence against women and role of women in peace building. She said that the UN Women Office has started partnering with State governments to move things forward in their endeavour to gender responsive budgeting. She said that involvement of active civil societies

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Kohima, July 17 (DiPR): Secretary Nagaland Legislative Assembly, A.E. Lotha has in an office order issued on July 16 stated that with a view to strengthen the security measures as well as to avoid security lapses, the following measures had been adopted by the High Level Security meeting held on July 2014. All the Officers and Staffs of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly and media including visitors of Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat are to strictly comply to the following measures:

1. All the vehicles entering through Gate-II should slow down near security checkings for vehicles and recording of vehicle numbers. 2. All the person(s) concern should produce I.D. Card to the Security Personnel on demand. 3. Security checking to be carried by N.P (Int) personnel, 78 Bn. CRPF Personnel and Watch & Wards of Nagaland Legislative Assembly. 4. The above security measures shall come into force with immediate effect.

ety. She said that government budgets might inadvertently reinforce gender based disadvantages faced by women unless special measures are taken. Making the point clear, she said GRB is NOT a separate budget for women, it is not about spending the same amount on men and women nor is it about assessing programmes targeted specially at women

and girls. She said GRB initiatives are diverse efforts aimed at making government planning, budgeting and accounting contribute to gender equality. GRB analyses differential impact of policies and budgets on men and women as well as other axes of social discrimination. She also stressed on the need to address gender budgeting at planning stage.

Project Officer GRB, UN Office (New Delhi) Dr. Bhumika Jhamb traced the Progress on GRB in the Union Government and State Governments. She said that for GRB to succeed, official acceptance as well as political commitment are essential and Nagaland was fortunate to have both. Commissioner & Secretary and Member, Gender Core Group Menukhol John gave a presentation on ‘Gender MainstreamingGood practices in Nagaland with special reference to practices adopted by Eleutheros Christian Society, Tuensang/Challenges’. A short documentary titled ‘Equal Half’ produced by UN Women Office was also screened at the meeting. The participants also undertook a group exercise on ‘Strenthening GRB in Nagaland: way Forward’, moderated by Yamini Mishra. Welcome address and opening remarks was given by Lithrongla G. Chishi, Secretary, Home and Member, Gender Core Group. The meeting also adopted a resolution which would be presented to the government for formulation and plan.

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Dr. TM Lotha, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism & Union Minister for State for Tourism Shripad Yasso Nayak. Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism Dr TM Lotha called on the Union Minister for State for Tourism Shripad Yasso Nayak on July 16 at the Parliament House and discussed ways and means to develop infrastructure in the State. They also discussed tourism development issues with the Secretary, Ministry of Tourism at Transport Bhawan. The Parliamentary Secretary also invited the Minister to the Hornbill Festival. Dr. TM Lotha was accompanied by Himato Zhimomi, Commissioner & Secretary and the Director Purakho Angami.

NMA Unity village to organize free medical camp on July 19

DimaPuR, July 17 (mExn): Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) of Unity village, 5th Mile Dimapur will organize a free medical camp on July 19 starting from 7:30 am onwards in the premises of Government Primary School, Unity village. Informing this, NMA president Hekatoli Zhimomi stated that a team of about 10 doctors led by Dr. Temsu, MO, District Hospital, Dimapur along with other medical staff and nurses will conduct free check up for different types of sickness. Free medicines would also be distributed to needy patients. NMA Unity village has informed all the villagers suffering from different ailments and also those residing in surrounding villages and colonies to avail the free medical check-up.

Progress marks 86th foundation day of ICAR

JhaRnaPani, July 17 (mExn): The 86th foundation day of ICAR was celebrated at NRC on Mithun, Jharnapani on July 16. Dr. C. Rajkhowa, Director, NRC on Mithun, presided over the meeting. He briefed about the history of ICAR and its journey right from 1929 as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research to till date. He highlighted the achievements of the organization and stated that due to active research, extension and education in the field of agriculture by ICAR in the country the food grain production has increased by four times, horticulture production by six times, milk production by nine times and egg production by 27 times since 1951 in the country. He stated that the requirement of increased participation of youths in the agriculture sector for the betterment of the agriculture sector. He expressed concern about the gradual decrease in the land holding capacity in the country and effects of changes in the climate on the agriculture. He further mentioned various activities of the organization as well as the institute for the welfare of farming community.

Dr. Aleminla Ao, Dean, SASRD lights the lamp during the 86th foundation day of ICAR celebrated at NRC on Mithun, Jharnapani on July 16.

A press note informed that Dr. Aleminla Ao, Dean, SASRD was the chief guest. She emphasized to do retrospect study of the achievements, weakness of the organization to face the future challenges in Indian agriculture. She opined that the prosperity of the farmers is essential for the growth and progress of the country. Col. Ananya Boral,

commanding officer, 37th Assam Rifles, Medziphema speaking as the guest of honour stressed on the need of post harvest processing and value addition of the agricultural produce. He informed that the Assam Rifles has started a pineapple processing facility in Medziphema, which is providing employment opportunities to many youths and will encourage

the farmers for taking up the occupation of pineapple cultivation. He further stressed on the need of creating suitable markets of the agriculture produce for the farmers. Dr. Timothy Lotha, Director, Department of Vety & AH in his speech stated that ICAR has a large pool of agriculture scientists who have been working continuously and have been gen-

erating many high yielding and disease resistant varieties of crops, which has greatly influenced the Indian agriculture in the past 85 years. Dr. Mhasizokho highlighted the history and activities of DIMUL and stated that there has been a change in the food consumption pattern in Nagaland and an increase in the trend of consumption of milk and its products have been observed in past two decades which has led to the growth of dairy industry in the state. He stressed that there is an urgent need for training of the entrepreneurs’ for taking up food processing and value addition to the farm produce for its longer storage and better marketing. He also emphasised the need of NRC on Mithun to promote mithun milk for preparation of value added products. The programme was concluded with the vote of thanks by Dr. Nazrul Haque and pledge to develop a stronger link up among various stake holders viz Central and State Government for convergence of the activities in the farmer’s field to make the farmers prosperous and growth of the nation.

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Mobilization of SHGs and bookkeeping training held ‘Values of traditions for a progressive future’

DimaPuR, July 17 (mExn): With the numerous growths of rural population, there is a muchneeded way to improve their quality of livelihood. In order to help and encourage the rural population to improve in their livelihood, one day training cum capacity building on ‘mobilization of SHGs and bookkeeping’ was organised by ATMA Dimapur, Kuhuboto block on July 15 at S. Hotovi Village. Ruokuotuonuo, WDT & BTT Member (ATMA),

Kuhuboto Block was the resource person. She gave a brief introduction on the primary purpose of SHGs, which is to ensure the sustainability of self-help groups. She elaborated saying that the group federations promote solidarity and economies of scale both in group activities and delivery of development services, and enables members to develop a broad base action. These federations will be able to act as a focal point for convergence of all services viz.

nurturing new groups, offering technical support and guidance, and facilitating forward and backward linkages. She stressed on the importance of bookkeeping as it presents a Management Information System to help self-help groups (SHGs) to maintain their records in a compact, efficient and systematic manner that complies with general accounting practices. Accurate bookkeeping is essential for the strength and long term stability of SHGs,

providing data to resolve disputes and maintain accountability to all group members. Timely reporting can also demonstrate the strength of an SHG to outside observers and other stakeholders. Important aspects of an SHG that need to be documented include: Loan and asset quality; Efficiency and Sustainability. She further illustrated that the paper describes the SHG Book of Accounts (BoA). It also discusses the challenges encountered by SHGs with the new book

keeping system, as well as benefits experienced by SHGs and banks. Akavi V.Holo, Block Technology Manager, Kuhuboto Block ATMADimapur in a press release said that altogether 40 SHGs from various villages participated in the training. Earlier the programme was chaired by Dr. Sentinungla, VAS & BTT Member (ATMA) Kuhuboto Block and the keynote address was delivered by Toivi Swu, AO and BTT Convenor (ATMA), Kuhuboto Block.

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Kohima, July 17 (mExn): Addressing a workshop, JI Yaden, IGP & Director, Vigilance & AntiCorruption said that the conventional transaction and communication is now becoming more user/client friendly with the advancement of IT, which involves the use of alternative means to paper based methods of communication and storage of information. He disclosed that highly intellect criminals with more advanced and updated information and gadgets commit cyber crimes and there is an urgent need for the law enforcing agencies to arm themselves with adequate knowledge and

Participants and resource persons during the workshop conducted at Kohima on July 16 and 17.

information on cyber forensics and cyber security to contain the alarming rise of cyber crime. A press release on the event reported that the

Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Police, Nagaland, Kohima in collaboration with National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology

(NIELIT) conducted twoday workshop on ‘Cyber Security, Cyber Crimes & Investigation thereof’ on July 16 and 17 for Investigating Officers at the Con-

ference Hall, Vigilance Commission, Kohima and Forensics Laboratory, NIELIT, Kohima. The welcome address was delivered by JI Yaden, IGP & Director, Vigilance & AntiCorruption. The resource persons Er Lanuwapang (Director-in-charge), NEILIT, Er Morimenba, Asst. Director, NEILIT and Darmoni, Project Associate, NEILIT spoke on the various topics under Cyber Forensics, Cyber Crime, Mobile & Cyber Security and IT Act. The workshop concluded with practical sessions for the Investigating Officers at the Forensic Laboratory, NIELIT, Kohima.

Resource persons and students from the Kuki Community with officials of NEZCC during the culmination of tribal community learning programme held on July 17.

DimaPuR, July 17 their experiences as to how in Nagaland, a milestone (mExn): As part of the they have benefitted from in the history of Nagaland. He conveyed his gratitude ongoing series of ‘Trib- such a creative activity. Lipokmar Tzudir, Di- to Director, NEZCC for proal Community Learning Programme’ designed by rector, NEZCC in a brief viding such a platform benNEZCC the fourth group speech said, “Our strength efitting the urban youth consisting of 3 resource lies in our diversity and re- to learn and understand persons and 25 students spect for each other’s cul- various facets of their own priceless culture. He from the Kuki Community successful- NEZCC Tribal Community exhorted the trainees take it forward and ly completed their Learning Programme for to pass it on to their contraining programme Kuki community concludes temporaries. He also on July 17. gave away the CertifiThe training is held with the objective to address ture.” He further said that cates to the participants. NEZCC Jt. Director, the challenges posed by the maintaining one’s own advent of modernity and the cultural identity is of prime Talinokcha has informed resultant impact created in importance while customs in a press release that in the society, especially on the and practices are inherited this series, the next group from our forefathers.” of 3 experts and 25 students urban youth. The special guest on the from the Konyak CommuThe training programme culminated in occasion, Paolal Hangsing, nity will commence their a simple function at NE- IAS (Rtd), President, Kuki learning programme for ZCC where the students Inpi, Nagaland said that the next ten days beginning performed a traditional the Community Learning July 18 in the same venue. folk song learnt during the programme organized by The entry is free for anyone training period and shared NEZCC is first of its kind interested.

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Assam Cong headed for split over Gogoi Ukhrul imbroglio: UNC to deal DIspur , July 17 (ageNcIes): The Assam unit of the Congress party is apparently divided over the continuation of Tarun Gogoi as Chief Minister as over 40 dissident MLAs have threatened to dislodge him as the leader of Congress Legislature Party (ACLP) if the central leadership fails to pay heed to their demand. It was reported on Thursday that as many as 40 Congress MLAs have demanded the immediate removal of Gogoi and asked the party high command to announce its decision by July 19. The disgruntled MLAs are also likely to to hold a press conference later today where they will reiterate their de-

mand for removing Gogoi as the Chief Minister and the leader of Assam Congress Legislature Party. A report in the political situation prevailing in Assam has been submitted by Mallikarjun Kharge, party's in-charge of the state, to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. Kharge had met the disgruntled MLAs last month and discussed the situation. The 78-year-old Gogoi has been facing dissidence for over two years and over 40 MLAs, including four Cabinet ministers, had told Kharge that they did not want Gogoi as their leader. According to sources, Sonia Gandhi was initially opposed Gogoi but after party vice president Rahul

Gandhi threw his weight behind the Assam Chief Minister, she now wants him to continue at least till November, sources claim. After the party's recent Lok Sabha debacle, Assam Congress dissidents have now decided to defy Sonia's will. "We have waited enough for the AICC to take a decision. We will call for a requisition meeting of the ACLP on July 21 and remove Gogoi as the leader. Then we will announce our leader and form an alternative government. We have the numbers and have already got support from other parties," said a member of the dissident camp led by Assam education and health minister Himanta

Biswa Sarma. The rift between Gogoi and 46-year-old Sarma, once the chief minister's most trusted aide, started after Gogoi's son, Gaurav, who won 2014 Lok Sabha polls from Kaliabor, joined politics in 2011. The Congress has 77 members in the 126-member Assembly and around 40 dissident MLAs are likely to support the move against Gogoi. AIUDF leader Abdur Rahim Khan and AGP leader Lachit Bordoloi told mediapersons in Guwahati that they had received communication from the dissident camp and were "giving a positive thought to the proposal" for support to a

government formed by the anti-Gogoi faction. AIUDF has 18 members while AGP has 9. The Bodoland People's Party (BPF), which snapped its eight-year-long alliance with Congress last month, is also likely to support the Sarma camp. The party has 12 members in the Assembly. According to sources, the AGP is even ready to join the government. The Congress leadership had earlier rejected Gogoi's offer to resign from the chief minister's post, after the party's debacle in the national election last month. But this time, the pressure from the dissidents has forced the Congress leadership to rethink.

Patiala House court postpones Sharmila’s trial Imphal, July 17 (NNN): The trial of the Irom Sharmila Chanu under the Parliament Street Police Station FIR no. 222/06 under section 309 was supposed to continue in the Court of Akash Jain today and tomorrow in Patiala House court no. 20 B. But the matter was pushed till October 30 and 31, 2014, according to Human Rights Alert press release. A letter from Superintendent of Police, Manipur Central Jail stating their inability to produce her due of want of approval from the Manipur Government was place before the Court. It further stated that since Sharmila is in custody as an under trial prisoner in connection with another matter and is undergoing hospitalization in JNIMS, Imphal. Their counsel sought for sufficient time to take appropriate approval to ensure proper health care for the accused during the journey. Sharmila was represented by Advocate V.K. Orih and Pankaj Sinha of the Human Rights Law Network, the Human Rights Alert stated. On the other hand the EEVFAM case of 1528 extrajudicial executions in Manipur in the Supreme Court was initially listed to be heard on July 14, 2014 but due to lack on enough judges in the Court the matter was not listed in the final list. The matter is with the office of the Chief Justice of India and the new bench and the new date will be fixed soon, it is hoped, the Human Rights Alert added.

agarTala, July 17 (IaNs): A court in Tripura Thursday awarded life imprisonment till death to a newspaper editor-cumowner in a year-old triple murder case, a public prosecutor said. Kripankur Chakraborty, additional district and sessions judge of West Tripura district, also slapped a fine of Rs.70,000 on 73-year-old Sushil Choudhury, the editor-cum-owner of Bengali daily 'Dainik Ganadoot'. The judge "awarded the rigorous life imprisonment till his (Choudhury) death for murdering three of

his employees May 19, 2013", special public prosecutor Dilip Sarkar told reporters after the judgment. The court Monday found Choudhury guilty of the triple murder under different sections of the Indian Penal Code. "This is one of the rarest-of-the-rare case. Choudhury was the main architect of the killing of three people and it was a pre-planned and tactful murder," the judge said in his 434-page judgment. "Considering his age, the sentences commuted to life term till death instead of death sentence," the judge said.

Sarkar, accompanied by his team of lawyers, said: "Though we have sought Choudhury's capital punishment, we are happy with the judgment of the court." It was a fit case for death sentence, he added. Sarkar said the accused can apply to higher court within 60 days against the district court judgment. Choudhury, who was allegedly involved in several other offences earlier, along with one of his woman employees Niyoti Ghosh was arrested weeks after the murder of the three employees. Niyoti Ghosh, 35, wife of

Assam wants asylum for victims of religious persecution

guwahaTI, July 17 (IaNs): The ian grounds. The decision assumes signifAssam government Wednesday decid- icance considering the state's history of ed to request the Centre to frame a poli- agitation against infiltration. The state had witnessed a six-year-long cy for granting asylum on humanitarian grounds to people who fled their countries anti-foreigners movement 1979-1985 in due to religious persecution and discrimi- protest against the infiltration to the state mainly from neighbouring Bangladesh. The nation and taken refuge in India. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had sub- movement led by the All Assam Students' mitted a memorandum to the then prime Union (AASU) culminated successfully after minister Manmohan Singh April 20, 2012, the then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi signed pleading that Indian citizens who had to the historic Assam Accord in 1985. AccordNew DelhI, July 17 (pTI): A total of 939 rhinocer- flee due to religious persecution and dis- ing to the clauses of the Assam Accord, oses have died in Assam between 2003 to 2012, Parliament crimination at the time of partition should those who entered Assam after 1971 must was told on Wednesday. Union Environment Minister not be treated as foreigners on humanitar- be detected and deported from the state. Prakash Javadekar, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, said that 13 rhinoceroses died in Uttar Pradesh while 50 died in West Bengal. As per census of 2012, 2,505 rhinoceroses were there in Assam while in Uttar Pradesh, there were 30, he said. While as per the census 2013, 229 rhinos are there in West Bengal, Javadekar said. He said the government I, Miss. Arensola Pongen am applying for duplicate copy of HSLC and HSSLC Admit Card as I have lost it. has taken steps for protection of wild animals including F/Name: Yashiwati Pongen rhinoceroses. While protected areas have been created all M/Name: L. Narola over the country, a specific component of recovery proD.O.B: 22/12/1986 grammes for saving critically endangered species and Roll No: 314174(HSLC) & 517293(HSSLC) habitats is provided in the Centrally-sponsored scheme of "Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats." He said that legal protection has been provided to wild animals against hunting and commercial exploitation under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and financial and technical HEALTH & RESEARCH CENTRE MIDLAND DIMAPUR assistance is provided to state governments under CenDR.MITUL BORA MD DM (NEPHROLOGIST) trally- sponsored schemes. Javadekar said that CBI has Consultant kidney specialist International Hospital been empowered under Wildlife Protection Act 1972 to Guwahati available for consultation on 23rd July 2014 apprehend and prosecute wildlife offenders and others.

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efore Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2014-15; Dipankar Gupta wrote an article in Times of India called ‘get well first, get wealthy next’. He appealed for Healthcare to be taken as a priority by the new Central Government and be given the status of an Industry. Soon after, the Union Budget was presented and it evoked mixed response from commentators. The government plans to provide free drugs and free diagnostics. Other key features of the budget include expansion of insurance coverage through FDI; setting up of AIIMS-like institutions, drug testing laboratories, rural health research centres; and increased excise duty on cigarettes. The increase in taxation of tobacco products is a welcome move and so are the new proposals. However, budget allocation did not measure up to the planned initiatives. As per Economic Survey 2013-14, only 1.4% of the GDP is spent on healthcare which is among the lowest in the world. The national

newspapers published a few days after the Budget highlighted that the Health Sector allocation for 201415 was increased by only 5% from 2013-14. Therefore, there is the question of where the resources will come to meet the initiatives proposed. High Level Expert Group formed by the Planning Commission and other experts have been recommending the government to increase GDP spending to 2.5%. But this has not happened this time around. State budget allocation on Healthcare as percentage of its total expenditure has been on the decreasing trend. As per the State Human Development Report 2004, Nagaland spent 9.6% of its total expenditure on Health in 1980-81. In 199091, this was reduced to 6.3%. In 2010-11, this was further reduced to 3.8% and for 2013-14, the figure stood at a meager 2.9%. One likely explanation for reduced spending on Health could be the Structural Adjustment Policy of

the central government in the early 90’s where spending on the social sectors were cut. Another explanation after 2005 could be the arrival of National Rural Health Mission (now, National Health Mission). However, NRHM was envisaged as a support arm of the general health services only. NHM is a mission and the interventions under NHM are focused on targeted and specific areas, while the basic health service delivery continues to be in the hands of the State. The inputs of NRHM/NHM have resulted in positive health outcomes, but it has not realized its full potential due to a weak general health services base. Major part of the State

allocation goes for salaries. As per the Budget Estimates, about 99% of the State spending (Plan, Non Plan, and CSS/CPS) was on salaries at the level of Sub Centres, Primary Health Centres, and Community Health Centres in the year 2013-14. A more worrying trend is the steeper fall in the percentage of budget allocated to Health under State Plan. This can be masked by the increase in Non Plan which will mostly go as increment in staff salary. In between 2008-09 and 2013-14, the State Plan allocation on Health as percentage of the total Plan allocation has reduced from 4.5% to 0.87% (see chart). Healthcare has been dropping down the priority list

of the State Government. Healthcare received less money under State Plan than Youth Resources and Sports in 2013-14. The explanation that NHM may come to the rescue does not hold as the NHM resources envelop has also not expanded significantly. For 2014-15, the approved budget has decreased when compared to 2013-14. This is one major reason why good healthcare is hard to come by. And as stated earlier, there are important basic needs in the general health services which are not met by any centrally sponsored scheme. Therefore, if good health status is a perquisite for becoming a wealthy society, the State of Nagaland needs to give priority and invest more in healthcare. Significant increase in State spending on Health has the potential to improve health status of the people, even more than what the NRHM has achieved. A good general health services will also enable the support interventions to function more effectively. Dr. Sao Tunyi

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he law of relationship with God which is a universal human ethics towards God: KNOW GOD, BELIEVE IN HIM, FEAR HIM, OBEY HIM. Human ethics of relationship among humankind: a. Children ethics towards parents: Love and honour your father and mother. Obey them. Help them. b. Human ethics of re-

lationship with one another: Love your neighbor as yourself. Do to others whatever you would that men should do to you. c. Honour the Government. A justice to be done to the Creator: A day be set aside as a Thanksgiving Day for the creation of the universe to be unitedly observed under the U.N.O. every year (world leaders are honoured every year, why

not God?) Metal is a good conductor of heat. If it is in contact with fire or electricity, heat transmits through the metal and it produces heat or warmth to anybody or anything which is in contact with it. The metal itself has no heat. When it is in touch with fire or electricity, it gets transmission of heat. If not, it is even colder than any other material. Human being is a good conductor of love. God is the power of love. If any human being is in relation-

ship with God, he or she is filled with love and anyone who is in contact with him or her will be affected by the love through him or her. So men and women who are in relationship with God are ready to love anybody who is in contact with them. So human beings who are cruel, wicked, hateful, jealous and inimical to fellow human beings in any pretext are never in relationship with God. Such persons are far from having relationship with the Creator. Metal is a good conductor of heat.

Human being is a good conductor of love. Metal is colder than any other objects without contacting with fire or electricity. Human being is more dangerous than beasts without having relationship with God. So first of all the world is to seek having relationship with God in order to have peace and goodness in the world. Under God and together with God alone there can be peace, security and prosperity. Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi Kohima

e, the undersigned signatories, representing all the parents of the 155 poor students of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS), Tuensang after thorough consultation on the issue of closure of EMRS Tuensang, have decided to approach your kind authority for urgent intervention having no other way to raise our concern to the Government of Nagaland. That sir, it is needless to mention about your knowledge of the EMRS Schools and the policies behind opening of the school in Tuensang. The parents were extremely shocked and helpless to learn from the school authority that the school will not reopen after the summer holidays, as the school did not receive the funds for many months, and that, actually the school authority were meeting the day-today requirements on credit and now it has become unbearable. That Sir, we the poor parents are shattered beyond comprehension to learn that this situation has come about inspite of all the necessary funds being released by the Central government (Ministry of Tribal Affairs). That Sir, EMRS facility is for the poorest section of the society and we look up to the government for such provisions for the uplift of the poor section through education. With the establishment of EMRS Tuensang, under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Delhi, our untold burdens were taken away in providing quality education to our children and we took it as a God sent provision for the poor. That Sir, if the closure of EMRS Tuensang is the creation of our own State government, then, as poor parents, we just cannot imagine such a situation and it is not acceptable. This closure has created insecurity and hopeless feelings in the minds of our poor students. Under this condition, we are pushed into the extreme to question the State government about its sincerity towards the poor people of the

State. How can our own State government harm its poor students and become a hindrance to their progress by withholding the necessary fund received from the concern Central Ministry? That Sir, the closure of EMRS Tuensang, Tizit and Diphupar due to holding back of funds already received from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs by our own State government, at a time when the whole Nation is geared up to provide free and compulsory education to all the children will go down in the history of Nagaland as anti-poor governance. That Sir, the closure has been effected since 8th of July 2014 and it was widely published in the local news papers, but till date there has been no positive action

from the side of our State government. That Sir, this representation is made to appeal to your authority with many unstated difficulties to intervene urgently on our behalf and take up all necessary steps with the State Government to send the necessary funds to the EMRS Tuensang without further delay so that our children can happily go back to school. That, we shall be ever grateful to you for your kind action. On behalf of all the parents T. Langshe Khiamniungan L.S. Chingmak Chang Kyusepi Sangtam Yampi Chang M. Khumong Khiamniungan. Kiutsamong Yimchunger Chopise Sangtam Y. Lipok Chang Thongdiyachu Chang Supou Khiamniungan

God Four years ago I once met an old man, may be sixty, may be seventy or so at my work place. It was a cold saturday morning November had opened its door for the Fall, and folks were rushing in for the weekend and I too was planning for the home call He said he came from the village to the town to get some chores done we sat and chatted for a while till his chores being done, then bent down a little he whispered lowly yet convincingly and started to pray… his warm hands upon my head I shuddered. It took a minute long or so that I cannot well remember Yet I live to remember everyday that prayer that led me to this destination He was sublime Kind and Cherubic he spoke softly and kept smiling whenever I spoke that was my old man I never met the old man from the village never seen or heard about again may be he’s praying for others in need like me when I once needed for you know, you might have met him somewhere. Sunep Longkumer

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Friday 18 July 2014

From ‘Rice Bowl to Parl Secy R. Tohanba apprises union Dry Bowl’ of Nagaland Ministers on various State projects Dimapur, July 17 (mExN): Farmers of Peren District are reported to be facing a drought situation due to late monsoon this year. In a press note issued received here, Heilusing Iheilung, President of Jalukie Town Ward Chairman Union stated that Peren District is facing "drought like situation" as the farmers could not sow paddy seedlings in time. It was also stated that most of the farmers have left their paddy field as there was no rain till July 15, 2014. With the entire population of Peren District solely depending on agriculture and its products for their livelihood, the farmers are worried for their daily

bread and their children’s education. The note also mentioned that almost 60% students are living outside the district pursuing various degrees. The President of Jalukie Town Ward Chairman Union in the note stated, that the Agriculture Department has declared the Jalukie valley as 'Rice Bowl' of Nagaland, but this year the valley is call 'Dry Bowl' of Nagaland. The president also appealed , “I on behalf of Jalukie Town Ward Chairman Union appealed to the concerned Department, Nagaland State Government to give due attention and arrange some alternative provision for the farmers’ in the near future”.

NSEAOA/ NSSFOF & ANSTA joint meeting

PACSU condemns July 12 incident Ayurvedic Specialist Clinics to launch in Dimapur & Kohima

Kohima, July 17 (mExN): The Nagaland School Education Administrative Officers Association (NSEAOA), Nagaland Secondary Field Officers Forum (NSSFOF) and All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA) has convened joint meeting on July 22 at the CANSSEA's conference hall, Kohima at 10 am to discuss emergent issue on Service matters. A press release issued by Ekungthung, VP, NSEAOA, Ponchilo Want, President, ANSTA and Mezhü-u Hozoyeh, Convenor, NSSFOF informed all concerned members of the three constituent bodies that is DEO/ SDEO/ HM/ AHM/ JEO and all unit/ sub-unit office bearers of ANSTA/ NSEAOA/NSSFOF to attend the joint meeting.

puNgro, July 17 (mExN): Pungro Area College Students’ Union (PACSU) has strongly condemned the July 12 incident at Salomi Village where one Jongshi, Sergeant of NSCN (I-M), JC battalion “attempted to murder” T. Sepenchu, Carpenter instructor, GHS Salomi. Such a callous act is highly condemnable and has no place in our civilised Naga society. The Union

NEw DElhi, July 17 (mExN): R. Tohanba, Parliamentary Secretary for CAWD and Economics & Statistics called on the Union Minister of State for Ministers of State (IC) of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Planning Commission and to congratulate him on becoming the Union Minister today at New Delhi. A press note issued by Kuolie Mere, PRO, Nagaland House, New Delhi stated that during the meeting Parliamentary Secretary apprised the Union Minister on the activities of the state department. He also said that Nagaland State was one among the first group in submitting proposal for imple-

termed the incident “uncivilised and immature act” carried out in the name of national movement. The PASU President Tsapithong and General Secretary Achung in a condemnation note stated, “The presence of our so called national workers only creates a fear psychosis instead of feeling a sense of security. It is high time that the higher authority discipline their

(Left) R.Tohanba is seen in the image with Union Home Minister Kiren Rijiju (Middle) in New Delhi.

menting State Strategic Statistical Plan (SSSP) for the State however till date it could not able to sanction the project. Whereas, many other States who submitted their proposal much later than the state has been sanctioned and under implementation. The Parliamentary Secretary requested the Union Minister to consider and

sanction the Project in the current financial year. The Union Minister said that, since your state is fall under special category, we will consider your project on priority. In another meeting with the Union Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju at his office North Block New Delhi, the Parliamentary Secretary made a courtesy

called and apprised the Union Minister about the status of CPMF work sanction under the SRE the project are almost completed in the state. He also requested that there is urgent need for renovation, modification and more infrastructures for CRPF station at various locations in the state. Since there is always needs of additional accommodation for central police force in the remote area of the state. After hearing the issue raised by R.Tohanba, the Union Minister said that he will look into the matters. It may also be mentioned that the Executive Engineer (CAWD), Er. Sungtiba Amer also accompanied the Parliamentary Secretary in the meeting.

cadres in order to maintain the good name of the organisation.” The Union has requested all the Naga Political Groups (NPGs) to build a congenial relationship with the people. The Union further extended its fullest support and cooperation towards Yimchungrü Akherü Arihako (YAA) in its demand for immediate arrest and befitting punishment to be Demonstration underway at the Ayurvedic Specialist Camp which was held in Dimapur today. awarded to the accused. Dimapur, July 17 press note stated that from (mExN): A two day the first week of August, Ayurvedic Specialist Camp the Ayurvedic specialwas held in Dimapur from ist brand will be opening June 16 to 17, 2014. Dr. Vi- clinics in Dimapur and Town, as it is difficult to exe- jay Kushwaha Ayurvedic Kohima. “It will be our encute the duties without their deavour to serve the peooffice inaugurated. There- Clinic is said to be popular ple of Nagaland in long all over India with a misfore, TTSU asked the authority concerned to “quickly” sion not only for Diabetic terms basis. We expect a initiate on the said subject free nation but also for oth- good quantity of ailment without delaying it further er ailments through India free life at Nagaland,” he and to start the proper func- System of Medicine. It was stated and also added tioning of the offices in Tobu also reported that 150 pa- that the brand has plans Town. Failure to do so, the tients attended the camp to launch more clinics not only in Nagaland but also Union stated that it will be today. Sudip Kumar Jha, all over the North Eastern compelled to take necessary action against the authority. Chief Coordinator in a States in near future.

TTSU demands inauguration of offices Tobu, July 17 (mExN): The Tobu Town Students’ Union (TTSU) has asked the authority concerned to "inaugurate quickly" the offices constructed under the Department of Forest, Agriculture, Power, Village Guard Barrack, Child Development Project Office (CDPO) and the residential building of Assistant Commandant, Village

Guard in Tobu Town. TTSU President H. Khamba Konyak in a press note stated that the construction of the said offices had completed two years back. Stating that it is sad to see the negligence of the concerned authority by delaying the inauguration, which had further increased the poor functioning of many departments in Tobu

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MEx FILE CTSU meeting today Dimapur, July 17 (mExN): Chumukedima Town Students' Union (CTSU) has convened an executive and advisory meeting on July 18 at 5:00 pm at CTSU Office. All the executive are requested to attend the meeting positively. This was stated in a press release issued by CTSU Dimapur President, Hovise Naleo.

NPF Legislature Party meet Kohima, July 17 (mExN): The Fifth Session of the Twelfth Nagaland Legislative Assembly will begin from July 22, 2014. A meeting of the Members of the Legislature Party of Naga People’s Front will be held at the State Banquet Hall on July 21, 2014 at 10:00 hrs to discuss the agenda before the Legislative Assembly Session and other related matters. Therefore, a press note issued by Kuzholuzo Azo, Minister, Parliamentary Affairs has requested all Members of the Legislature Party of Naga People’s Front to kindly attend the meeting.

Special Grant beneficiaries informed Kohima, July 17 (mExN): All beneficiaries under Special Grant during 2013-2014 for the six backward tribe students have been informed that the release of second installment is extended till August 10, 2014. A press note issued by Alan Gonmei, Director, Underdeveloped areas, has informed the beneficiaries to submit their promotion mark sheet of Class 11 (eleven) and B.A/ B.Com/ B. Sc 1st year exams duly attested by the head of the institution to the Directorate of Underdeveloped Areas (DUDA) Nagaland, Kohima (near D.C's office). It further informed that there will be no further extension for this purpose and if the required documents are not received within the specified period, the amount will be forfeited and utilized as per the guideline.

ASU 2nd Union Assembly on July 19 Kohima, July 17 (mExN): The second Union Assembly of the Angami Students’ Union (Tenure 20132015) will be held on July 19 at WAPO Hall, Sechü-Zubza, at 11:00 am to be hosted by Western Angami Students’ Union. ASU Speaker, Dievi Yano in a press release has requested all range and unit presidents/representatives to attend the meeting without fail. Further, all the senior members of ASU are invited to attend. For queries kindly contact: +919089434865, +919856200353. Bus will be provided at TCP gate junction at 10:00 am.

LHKA meet on July 19 Dimapur, July 17 (mExN): There will be a general meeting of Lotha Hoho Karbi Anglong (LHKA) at the residence of its Chairman Robin Kikon on July 19, 2014 at 8:00 am. All the Lothas residing at Karbi Anglong are requested to attend the meeting positively. This was informed in a press note issued by Dr. Nchumbemo Enny, General Secretary, LHKA.

NGHSSEA meeting on July 19

Kohima, July 17 (mExN): An emergency meeting of Nagaland Government Higher Secondary School Employees Association (NGHSSEA) will be held on July 19 at 11:00 am at the T. M GHSS, Kohima. A press note issued by Visezü Thakro, Publicity Secretary, NGHSSEA informed all the executive members, Joint Director (HSS), Principal, Vice Principal, DDEOs and one party also conveyed heart- Representation from each school that it is mandatory felt condolences to the be- to attend the meeting. reaved family members. JD (U) Nagaland Work- GSMSS meeting on July 20 ing President Rhekhum Kohima, July 17 (mExN): The Gorkha Singhadevi Yimchunge also stated that Mandir Sanchalan Samity, Kohima (GSMSS) has conthe deceased was one of the vened a general public meeting of the Gorkha commuprominent and energetic nity of Kohima on July 20 (Sunday) at 1:00 pm. This was leaders, who rendered his stated in a press note issued by Jivan Limbu, General tireless services for the up- Secretary, GSMSS, Kohima. The note also informed that liftment of the society. “His the venue of the meeting is Gorkha Public Panchayat selfless services and con- Hall, Chandmari, Kohima. The Samity through this tributions in his various ca- press note requests all the heads and members of the pacities rendered towards different Gorkha NGOs, Students' Union, as well as the the party will always be general public to attend the meeting without fail. remembered.” Acknowledging that the party has Bamunpukhri-I Village lost a true leader, the president added that a void has Council resolves been created by his demise. Dimapur, July 17 (mExN): The Bamunpukhri-I Further, he conveyed con- Village Council held a meeting on July 5, 2014 and redolences to the bereaved solved that without the proper consent/knowledge family. of the Village Council, any person who sells and purchase land within the village area will not be responsible in case of any dispute arises. If any person ignores the resolution then it will be his/her own risk. This was informed in a press note issued by G.B, Bimal Jigdong, and Ronju Johori, Chairman of Bamunpukhri-I Village Council, Dimapur.

Workshop on quality and Field Testing Kit held JD(U) mourns Kaming’s death moKoKchuNg, July 17 (Dipr): Two-day orientation workshop on quality and Field Testing Kit (FTK), organized by PHED Mokokchung Division begins on July 17 at Longkumer Kilem. During the workshop resource person, Alemjungla Longchar Chemist said that water sample should not be collected in dirty and contaminated bottle. The sample bottle should be labeled with date, time, location and general description of the source of water must be clearly recorded. In order to get better results

Officials from the PHED Mokokchung Division and WATSAN Committee members during the workshop held on July 17. (DIPR Photo)

and to avoid change/deterioration in its quality the time interval between collection of sample and analysis should be short within 24 hours from time

of collection. The practical session was conducted under the supervisor of Sentiyapang JE PHED Mokokchung Division and

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Angami Students’ Union condemns

he Angami Students’ Union (ASU) condemns the act of the 19th Assam Rifles highest term against Ketusielie Kuotsu Angami on the 12th July 2014. Their act is an aggression against the hard earned peace which Nagas desired and hoped so strongly for over half a century. The dreaded law of AFSPA 1958 is an irrefutable reality that continues to insult and demean our people. The Indian armed forces unceasing perpetration of such intolerable acts

is highly questionable as it continues to operate as an occupying force while they claim to be protecting their own people and land. The largest democracy on earth stands mocked with the existence of draconian laws which empowers violence, chaos and disruption of peace itself. It would be fairer to impose AFSPA 1958 in New Delhi rather than Nagaland and the Northeast where crime and violence rate are much higher and where our people are being murdered, raped and humiliated based on racial

fected to NNC as we have full faith in the leadership of Mr. Kiumukam Yimchunger, the President and Ato Kilonser Mr. Hozheto Chophy. The statement appeared without our knowledge and to tarnish our image. The statement issued by Amento Chishi is ‘fake and cheap propaganda’

Training held for District ASHA trainers

discrimination and considered as aliens. In conclusion, it is a pitiful sight to see the conscience of India which claims to be the land of Gandhi, Ahimsa and nonviolence, except that we appeal nothing. The 19th Assam Rifles authorities and the IGAR North Kohima must come out clear in the matter. Only such measure would be self explanatory which will ensure the sincerity of the ‘Friends of the District ASHA Trainers during the training session on “Mobilising for Action on VioHill People.’ lence against Women”. Zakie Khate Block ASHA Coordinators. Various other topics on President, ASU. Kohima, July 17 The sessions consist of vertical programmes like (mExN): The National Health Mission is con- presentations, group works Malaria, TB, Malnutrition, ducting training for Dis- and experience sharing. RTI/ STI, ARSH/ SHP, Imtrict ASHA Trainers on Topics include ‘Under- munisation, MCTS/ USSD, “Mobilising for Action on standing Gender’, ‘Under- Clubfoot and IEC/ BCC etc. and only in his personal Violence against Women”. standing Patriarchy’, ‘Cycle are also being taken up by interest. We further advise This is being held during and Matrix of Violence’, respective Programme Ofhim to refrain from such July 15 to 19, 2014 at Jubilee ‘Identifying women who ficers. The resource persons Press Release without in- Memorial Centre (JMC), are vulnerable to violence for the five day training are dividual concern. And if Kohima. This training is and signs and symptoms of Puni Kokho, State Facilitasuch articles published the 3rd round of Training violence’, ‘Consequences of tor (RRC-NE, NHM), Rajesh in the future, may lead to of Trainers on Modules 6 violence against women’, Monsang (RRC-NE, NHM) personal enmity for which & 7. Altogether 64 Train- ‘Intervention in case of vio- and Lily Mozhui, GNM, he shall solely be held re- ees from all 11 districts are lence against women- case Wokha. The District ASHA participating in the train- studies’ and ‘Legal mea- Trainers will be training the sponsible. Major. Iheto ing. The Trainees comprise sures to prevent violence 1887 ASHAs of Nagaland at Major. Hoito Chophy of ANM, GNMs, LHVs and against women’. the block levels.

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n apropos to articles which appeared in some local dailies dated 10th July “26 NNC (N/A) cadres join NNC” issued by Amento Chishi, we the under mentioned name Major Iheto (Army No 30578) and Major Hoito Chophy (Army No 30639) would like to clarify that we have never de-

Amongla SO PHED Mokokchung Division. The Department also distributed Field Testing Kit (FTK) and bacteriological vials to the WATSAN Committees.

Dimapur, July 17 (mExN): Janata Dal (United) Nagaland unit has mourned the demise of KM Kaming Yimchunger, JDU National Council member on July 15 at CIHSR Dimapur. In a condolence message, State JDU general secretary for political affairs & publicity Lakiu Kips described late Kaming as 'honest, dedicated and true leader' who always gave his best for the up-lift and betterment of the society. All ranks and files of the party further expressed deep pain at the loss of the “great leader” who worked tirelessly for the betterment of the society in general and the party in particular. The

CSU Saksi on closure of EMRS Tuensang TuENsaNg, July 17 (mExN): The Chang Student Union (CSU) Saksi N.A.P sector Tuensang has stated shock to see the closure of Eklavya Model Residential School after the summer break. The CSU in a press note has appealed to the concerned authority to fulfill the needs of the school since, it is meant for the students who are less fortunate from various villages within the district. The students have also travelled from their respective villages and are facing the accommodation problem as the school remains closed. CSU President O.Changsang, and General Secretary, Y.Akhong in the press note strongly demands the concern authority to deliberate and clear the confusion of students whose education is at stake. Taking serious note on the issue, the Union appeals the concerned department to stop playing with the lives of innocent students before the situation goes out of hand.

RFS mourns demise of student phEK, July 17 (mExN): The staff and students of Royal Foundation School (RFS), Phek Town have condemned in the strongest term the “murder” of their student late Velune Vadeo daughter of Rukuvo Vadeo, a student of class 1 on Saturday, July 12, 2014. The students and staff fervently appeal the District Administration to book the culprit at the earliest and to accord befitting punishment according the law. It also requests all individuals, institutions and associations to out rightly condemn this dastardly inhuman senseless killing of the innocent student. Staff and Students of Royal Foundation School and Parents together mourned and shared their immense loss and pray that Almighty God grant solace.

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The Morung Express FrIDAy 18 July 2014 volumE IX IssuE 195

Nation Building

he idea of nation building is as old as human civilization and has made many transitions along the way. One critical aspect of nation building which occurred in the twilight of the 20th century was humanity’s ability to transcend the assumption that “only war builds nations.” Today, in the 21st century, nation building is undergoing another transition by embracing the notion that it does not necessarily imply creating a State, but rather the building of a people. The process of nation building requires clear plans of reconstruction, resolution and reconciliation which are embodied into a shared vision with transformative leadership. The experiences in East Timor, South Sudan, Balkans and Burma provide valuable lessons in nation building processes and its pitfalls. The primary foundation of nation building is to recognize and uphold with respect the multiple identities, cultures and worldviews existing within a political entity. A sense of “common identity” does not guarantee the viability of nation building; rather it only informs the limitations of concepts such as uniformity and homogeneity. Thus, nation building is about creating democratic and respectful space to enable people to co-exist with dignity, despite differences and without creating or imposing common identities. Nation building will be sustained only when people’s consent are respected and empowered to fully participate in designing and determining their future. The process of nation building applies to the Nagas, too. It is difficult to imagine how the Naga people can go forward without first charting a common vision with clear plans on how to achieve it. While doing so, it may be helpful not to dwell too much on a “common identity” because the very term Naga is a generic term that represents the self-conscious collective political identity of sovereign “village-states.” In essence it implies the presence of multiple nations consciously representing their “common public character” through an active self, namely Naga. Hence, nation building for the Nagas needs to focus on a creating the space and empowering the many nations comprising the Nagahood to peacefully co-exist together to build a democratic relationship that radiates respect, justice, and equality.

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Shilpa Raina IANS

Confronting life's unknown insecurities & taming demons

here is a wicked demon in all of us. Lying dormant somewhere, partially active, at times justifying our actions or lamenting and bemoaning about cruel life and not ready to be easily confronted. Traces of these dark shades are part of the human psyche and unapologetically exposing these crude realities is Cyrus Mistry's collection of short stories. After winning the DSC (Dave, Shelly and Chainsaw) Prize for South Title: Passion Flower: Seven Stories Asian Literaof Derangement; Author: Cyrus Mistry; ture in January, Publisher: Aleph; Pages:199; Price: Rs. 495 the reticent author had hoped his collection of short-stories would see the light of the day and even though two of the seven stories haven't been published before, it is easy to relate to each of them. Can someone celebrate the death of a near one because it has given him freedom? How many times do we judge people on the basis of prejudices we have in our mind? How does the mind play clever games when we cultivate dubious thoughts? How can dominating relationships be a curse in personal development and how does greed take over everything else? These are the questions each story poses and solves gradually, leaving the reader bewildered at the craft of the Parsi author whose strong storytelling slowly reveals information about his characters. Like many layers of an onion, he peels them one by one, adding nuances, time travelling and with a bit of magic and myth. Simple in narrative, with Parsi characters doing all the chatter, the 199-page novel is a meeting with the darker side of humankind. The first story, "Percy", elaborates on the strong bond between the protagonist and his mother. A shabbily dressed, unattractive man who is scared of his mother is often mocked at by the people of his locality. Secretly, he develops a passion for gramophones - and then his life takes a different turn after his mother's death. "Unexpected Grace" is about how a woman, alone at home with her newborn, is going hysteric. Suspecting her husband is having an affair, she is close to going mad. What she is going through and how her mind is instrumental in planning some cruel actions, "Unexpected Grace" touches upon the delicate thread of complicated married relationships - the insanity people go through if the seed of suspicion is sown in a relationship. The story of two friends, "Two Angry Men", has been published for the first time. It scrutinises relationship of two school friends who are working together in a company. In this open-ended story, exploitation at the workplace and the naivete of men at work is narrated in a frank manner. The novel has got its name from another original story, "Passion Flower". Again, the complexity of marriage, greed to achieve and be popular and unjustified prejudices of people towards others is the main plot, where the protagonist is struggling to achieve what he had desired. Amid these realistic cues from everyday life, these stories straddle between the thin line of fantasy and reality. The presence of ghosts, supernatural characters and eerie settings have been beautifully woven in these stories, where they come across as believable characters and not as forced entities. What is beautiful is that each story has a moment that we all can identify with, but don't easily admit to agree with. Mistry possesses this exceptional gift of story-telling that comes from minute observations of life and human follies. These seven stories highlight the fragility of relationships that shake at the altar of egos, misconceptions and derision.

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Madeleine Rees

Ending sexual violence in conflict: Political Economy And Security

t feels as if the Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict happened a long time ago, but it is worth reflecting upon and keeping in focus. The tag line “The Time to Act,” was apt. Not nearly enough has been done by States or by the military to address this violence, and for far too long its been left to civil society, mainly women, to address it. Reflections? Retrospectives? There have been many and they are diverse. Some dwelt on differences of access and participation and were critical that the title of the conference suggested that nothing had been done before, and here we were inventing something new. Others were analytical about its outcomes, for instance Anne Marie Goetz writing on Stopping sexual violence in conflict: gender politics in foreign policy. But one thing is clear: things will not be the same again. This was said by someone who works in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), who has seen a fundamental change in the way that the UK does business on this issue, dragging the gainsayers and traditionalists along with its momentum. It is a topic that has become rooted within the FCO, it will take time for it to really grow, but it got stronger with the Summit and must be nurtured. It must also be spread to the other parts of government which have done so much harm to women with their economic austerity policies, and undermined the economic empowerment of women - which William Hague has highlighted as crucial in stopping gender based violence. Much of the criticism of the Summit was based on the emphasis place on the military as protectors, using United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 as a vehicle to get women into the militarised security camp. Such an approach fails to capitalise on the real experience of women, the factual analyses of academics and Special Rapporteurs, and the advocacy of feminists over many decades. The way to deal with violence against women is by creating real security, which lies in addressing political economies, the construction of masculinities in our current structures of power, militarisation and the root causes of conflict. But its also about how; how do we get from militarism and the Game of Thrones approach to conflict with the use of exceptional violence, to one where conflicts are resolved through political negotiation, brokered by the international bodies mandated to do so, and based on inclusivity and human rights?. Most feminists vehemently oppose the idea of military security and we will continue to do so. It was one of the most criticised elements of United Nations Security Council resolution 1820. But perhaps there is a sequencing to achieving our goals that sometimes gets lost in our desire to achieve them. Australian Lt Col David Morrison, speaking at the Summit, drew tremendous applause for his recognition of the need to transform the military, to turn it into the service of the people, and his insistence that it has to be inclusive and representative of women and men in all our diversities so that the masculine culture is changed. What would that look like? I have no idea, but it would be a radical departure from what we have now. These are conversations that we need to engage in. Is it not better that we discussed SCR 1325 and applied it to the military, than to pretend that we do not and should not apply it because we don’t like the military? A cultural shift is what is needed in all areas of the power and structures of power. The military is one of them, so we need intelligent engagement with the question of how to fundamentally change the concept of militarised security, how it is manifested, and the modalities of change.

im Ok Hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato plants stretch into the distance. As North Korean farmers go, Rim is exceptionally lucky. The Changpyong Cooperative Farm where she works is mechanized, has 500 pigs to provide fertilizer and uses the best available seeds, originally brought in from Switzerland. In most fields throughout the country, farmers work the fields by hand, or behind bony oxen. However, this year, even more than most, they are all under intense pressure to feed a hungry nation. Leader Kim Jong Un has succeeded in establishing his country as a nuclear power, and even sent a satellite into orbit. Now, with prolonged international sanctions and largesse from former communist allies mostly gone, Kim is calling on farmers to win him another battle. In 2012, and again this year, he promised the nation it would never face famine again. But can isolated and impoverished North Korea ever escape the ghosts of famines past? For more than four decades, farming in the North was characterized by heavy use of mechanization swiftly followed by chronic fuel and equipment shortages and stopgap policies. That legacy has left its mark not only on the North Korean psyche, but on its countryside. Hillsides denuded of trees for terraced farming plots produce little but increase the risk of damage from erosion or landslides. Goats, which are everywhere after a mass goat-breeding campaign in 1996, eat their way into hillside shrubs, which makes the landslide problem even worse. Overuse of chemical fertilizers has trashed soil fertility in many areas.

From London to Ukraine, Madeleine Rees reflects on the lessons of the recent Summit to end sexual violence in conflict, and calls upon States to respond by adopting a new approach to conflict prevention, and to revisit the doctrine of the responsibility to protect And as for the expertise: the young activists at the Summit brought new and better understandings of the why and the how, and presented their findings at the closing plenary along with a video of their participation. The presence of many young men in their ranks was a departure from the norm, when typically it is women talking to women - as if this was our problem alone. The future looks better in their hands. But the highlight of the conference was the Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee’s intervention in the plenary. Her charisma, experience, eloquence and just shear bloody credibility for what she has done, embodied all that is best of civil society and what we say. In the single sentence, “to imagine we can stop rape in conflict without stopping wars, is like imagining we can draw blood without breaking a finger or cutting ourselves”, Leymah Gbowee expressed the exact thoughts of civil society at the summit. End war, end militarism, empower women. The end game. What we need is a road map of how to get there, and for that we need States and the likes of William Hague, who as British Foreign Secretary has put his office in our camp - more so of late with his embracing of the need for economic empowerment. We need US Secretary of State John Kerry, and indeed all State delegates, to say that no peace agreement without the participation of women can be considered legitimate. And then deliver on it. We need the military to address its hyper masculine violence and become servants, so that Plato can finally be proved wrong. And we need Angelina Jolie. Sad beings that we are, its people like her we flock to see and we hang on their words. She brings the media of a different kind into the world of war, and hence brings their audiences into awareness even if not into action, at least not yet. We are lucky in that what she says is right, intelligent and compelling. The question is how do we turn so much of what was said into a new approach to conflict and, more importantly conflict prevention? As the Summit was taking place, the situation in Ukraine continued to deteriorate. The descent into armed violence is following a textbook path and one, which reflects absolutely the issues that were brought out at the Summit. Gender relations, social and economic rights, militarisation and the construction of violent masculinities as predicators of armed conflict, and the inevitable violations of international law that follow. These violations are taking place in Ukraine now, not yet with sexual violence according to the UN reports,

but how long until the whole plethora of war crimes become daily news, as they are in Syria? The old narrative is re-asserting itself and the international community is responding in kind. To try to shift things, ten days after the Summit, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom brought six representatives of Ukrainian civil society - who are living the daily realities of the descent into armed conflict - to Geneva, in order to participate in the Human Rights Council, and to meet with member states to persuade them of the root causes and the consequences of the crisis. We also brought women from Bosnia in the hope that their experience in identifying what happens in the build up to war would help the Ukrainians. The debriefing with the Bosnians was most telling. What they reported was happening to their Ukrainian counter parts is not printable, but it graphically described their situation. They speak from experience, and they see exactly what direction the narrative is going in and the un-preparedness of civil society to redirect it. In 1991 and 1992 Bosnia was in the same situation, and so were the states now engaging in Ukraine. The Bosnians had not believed that they had an ethic problem, they told the Ukrainians that this had been invented for them and was not a narrative that they shared, but one which nevertheless became dominant. They told the Ukrainians to stop being naïve in thinking that an “us” and “them” identity is not already underway. The Ukrainians did not know how to respond, it was if they had been provided with a glimpse of something coming and were afraid of what they saw. They believed that the European Union would not abandon them and that no war was possible (a refrain rehearsed by one of the delegation from Ukraine with a plea for arms and support, as if a military solution against Russia is conceivable...). The Bosnians remarked that they too had been down that route and know where it leads. There is a solution and it is rooted in economics. It is about trade with the east and trade with the west, which is vital, but Ukraine is being prevented from doing so by the two power blocks on either border. If this could be negotiated then the east would be calmer as those who fear for their livelihoods can be mollified. If the conditions of the IMF loan can be cushioned by the intelligent and gendered use of the financial support from the US and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to ensure that the economic - and therefore social position of women - is not further eroded, and if this is matched by social policies that are inclusive of the most impoverished, then some of the conditions for conflict would begin to be ameliorated. It requires external and internal actors to work together to find ways of talking down the men with the guns and feeding them back into an improved system of cooperation. As with all violent conflict, Ukraine has now the vista of foreign fighters on its soil, and not ones that can be controlled by Russia it seems. Regional instability, even more than usual, is a serious prospect. We set out these lessons at the Summit, most forcefully in the fringe. We know how it happens, we know what needs to be done to address each part. What is vital now is that States also respond to this knowledge, analysis and experience. It takes time and concerted effort. Given the consequences of a failure to act together, it is surely time to revisit the doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect and make sure that the states that are engaged in this mess actually comply with their legal obligations to prevent war.

North Korea pushes farmers for more Eric Talmadge Associated Press North Korea has struggled to obtain tractor fuel for more than two decades. Housewives, college students and workers brought in from the cities, along with military units, make up for the lack of mechanization at crucial times. There are many less tangible problems: state-controlled distribution, top-down planning and a quota system that doesn't fully encourage innovation and individual effort. All these factors make North Korea's agricultural sector a very fragile ecosystem. Almost as soon as this season's rice was transplanted, the North's Korean Central News Agency reported that tens of thousands of hectares of farmland had already been damaged by drought. Even so, North Korea is by no means an agricultural lost cause. As the summer growing months approach, the North Korean countryside is bursting with the bright greens of young rice, corn, soybeans and cabbage. On hillier ground lie orchards for apples and pears. Whole villages are devoted to growing mushrooms — another "magic bullet" innovation from the 1990s. It seems every valley and flatland, each nook and cranny, has been turned

into a plot for some sort of crop. In the minds of North Korea's leaders, agricultural self-sufficiency is as much a key to the nation's survival as nuclear weapons are to keeping its foes at bay. North Korea needed massive international aid during the devastating famine of the 1990s. There are some signs of improvement. The combined overall crop production for this year and 2013 is expected to increase by 5 percent, to 5.98 million tons, according to a joint report compiled by the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Program. The report, released last November, estimated the North would still need to import 340,000 tons of cereals. About 16 million of North Korea's 25 million people rely on state-provided rations of cereals, and stunting from chronic malnutrition is estimated to be as high as 40 percent in some areas. But according to U.N. monitors, North Koreans have been getting larger rations of rice, potatoes and corn over the past two years. The production gap in the FAO-WFP report, meanwhile, is the smallest North Korea has seen in about two decades. North Korean farmers are learning

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sustainable farming, with more use of manure and better compost, said agricultural consultant Randall Ireson. He recommended rotating and planting a wider variety of crops, particularly soybeans, and using organic fertilizer. "No magic technology is needed," he said. "Just good 'best farming practices.'" In rural North Korea, some of those changes are well underway. Nestled in high country near the scenic Mount Paektu, the Taehongdan district became a national priority development area for potatoes around 2002. The Changpyong farm is one of its shining successes. "We don't need chemical fertilizer," boasted farmer Jo Kwang Il, one of the cooperative's 500 workers. "We have pigs to produce tons of manure a year. They also provide meat, so that benefits our whole community." For the whole agricultural sector to succeed, more systemic, and politically risky, changes may also be needed, such as relaxing central government command and bringing state-set prices for crops more in line with what farmers can get for surplus sold in farmers' markets. Farms and divisions within them could then afford to reinvest their profits in small walk-behind tractors, rice-transplanting machines, fuel or fertilizer. This kind of action, however, could move North Korea closer to sanctioning capitalist-style markets and reforms, which it has long resisted. In the meantime, as she stands near her potato patch, Rim says it's been nothing but rain here in the high country. "The weather hasn't been so good lately," she said, squinting into the glare of the overcast, late-morning sky. But then, after a pause: "All of us farmers are working harder than ever. It will be a good harvest this year."

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PERSPECTIVE NEWS ANALYSIS, FEATURE AND DISCOURSE

The Children of The drug Wars A Refugee Crisis, Not an Immigration Crisis Sonia Nazario

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RISTIAN OMAR REYES, an 11-year-old sixth grader in the neighborhood of Nueva Suyapa, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, tells me he has to get out of Honduras soon — “no matter what.” In March, his father was robbed and murdered by gangs while working as a security guard protecting a pastry truck. His mother used the life insurance payout to hire a smuggler to take her to Florida. She promised to send for him quickly, but she has not. Three people he knows were murdered this year. Four others were gunned down on a nearby corner in the span of two weeks at the beginning of this year. A girl his age resisted being robbed of $5. She was clubbed over the head and dragged off by two men who cut a hole in her throat, stuffed her panties in it, and left her body in a ravine across the street from Cristian’s house. “I’m going this year,” he tells me. I last went to Nueva Suyapa in 2003, to write about another boy, Luis Enrique Motiño Pineda, who had grown up there and left to find his mother in the United States. Children from Central America have been making that journey, often without their parents, for two decades. But lately something has changed, and the predictable flow has turned into an exodus. Three years ago, about 6,800 children were detained by United States immigration authorities and placed in federal custody; this year, as many as 90,000 children are expected to be picked up. Around a quarter come from Honduras — more than from anywhere else. Children still leave Honduras to reunite with a parent, or for better educational and economic opportunities. But, as I learned when I returned to Nueva Suyapa last month, a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence. As a result, what the United States is seeing on its borders now is not an immigration crisis. It is a refugee crisis. Gangs arrived in force in Honduras in the 1990s, as 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha members were deported in large numbers from Los Angeles to Central America, joining homegrown groups like Los Puchos. But the dominance in the past few years of foreign drug cartels in Honduras, especially ones from Mexico, has increased the reach and viciousness of the violence. As the United States and Colombia spent billions of dollars to disrupt the movement of drugs up the Caribbean corridor, traffickers rerouted inland through Honduras, and 79 percent of cocaine-smuggling flights bound for the United States now pass through there. Narco groups and gangs are vying for control over this turf, neighborhood by neighborhood, to gain more foot soldiers for drug sales and distribution, expand their customer base, and make money through extortion in a country left with an especially weak, corrupt government following a 2009 coup. Enrique’s 33-year-old sister, Belky, who still lives in Nueva Suyapa, says children began leaving en masse for the United States three years ago. That was around the time that the narcos started putting serious pressure on kids to work for them. At Cristian’s school, older students working with the cartels push drugs on the younger ones — some as young as 6. If they agree, children are recruited to serve as lookouts, make deliveries in backpacks, rob people and extort businesses. They are given food, shoes and money in return. Later, they might work as traffickers or hit men. Teachers at Cristian’s school described a 12-yearold who demanded that the school release three students one day to help him distribute crack cocaine; he brandished a pistol and threatened to kill a teacher when she tried to question him. At Nueva Suyapa’s only public high school, narcos “recruit inside the school,” says Yadira Sauceda, a counselor there. Until he was killed a few weeks ago, a 23-yearold “student” controlled the school. Each day, he was checked by security at the door, then had someone sneak his gun to him over the school wall. Five students, mostly 12- and 13-year-olds, tearfully told Ms. Sauceda that the man had ordered them to use and distribute drugs or he would kill their parents. By March, one month into the new school year, 67 of 450 students had left the school. Teachers must pay a “war tax” to teach in certain neighborhoods, and students must pay to attend. Carlos Baquedano Sánchez, a slender 14-year-old with hair sticking straight up, explained how hard it was to stay away from the cartels. He lives in a shack made of corrugated tin in a neighborhood in Nueva Suyapa

N 1926, Virginia Woolf published an essay on pain, “On Being Ill.” Isn’t it extraordinary, she observed, that pain does not rank with “love, battle and jealousy” among the most important themes in literature. She lamented the “poverty of the language of pain.” Every schoolgirl who falls in love “has Shakespeare, Donne, Keats to speak her mind for her; but let a sufferer try to describe a pain in his head to a doctor and language at once runs dry.” Where are the novels or epic poems devoted to typhoid, pneumonia or toothaches, Woolf wondered? Instead, the person in pain is forced to “coin words himself, and, taking his pain in one hand, and a lump of pure sound in the other (as perhaps the inhabitants of Babel did in the beginning), so to crush them together that a brand new word in the end drops out.” The difficulty in talking about painful sensations forces people to draw on metaphors, analogies and metonymies when attempting to communicate their suffering to others. Woolf — writing nearly a century after the popularization of ether, the first anesthetic — was perhaps too pessimistic about the creativity of sufferers. Take lower back pain, the single leading cause of disability worldwide. In the 1950s, one sufferer of back pain said that it felt like “a raging toothache — sometimes like something is moving or crawling down my legs.” Half a century later, one person confessed that “my back hurt so bad I felt like I had a large grapefruit down about the curve of the back.”

Carlos Baquedano Sánchez and his mother, Lovena Lidibeth Baquedano Sánchez, in their home in Nueva Suyapa, Honduras. Carlos is determined to leave.

called El Infiernito — Little Hell — and usually doesn’t have anything to eat one out of every three days. He started working in a dump when he was 7, picking out iron or copper to recycle, for $1 or $2 a day. But bigger boys often beat him to steal his haul, and he quit a year ago when an older man nearly killed him for a coveted car-engine piston. Now he sells scrap wood. But all of this was nothing, he says, compared to the relentless pressure to join narco gangs and the constant danger they have brought to his life. When he was 9, he barely escaped from two narcos who were trying to rape him, while terrified neighbors looked on. When he was 10, he was pressured to try marijuana and crack. “You’ll feel better. Like you are in the clouds,” a teenager working with a gang told him. But he resisted. He has known eight people who were murdered and seen three killed right in front of him. He saw a man shot three years ago and still remembers the plums the man was holding rolling down the street, coated in blood. Recently he witnessed two teenage hit men shooting a pair of brothers for refusing to hand over the keys and title to their motorcycle. Carlos hit the dirt and prayed. The killers calmly walked down the street. Carlos shrugs. “Now seeing someone dead is nothing.” He longs to be an engineer or mechanic, but he quit school after sixth grade, too poor and too afraid to attend. “A lot of kids know what can happen in school. So they leave.” He wants to go to the United States, even though he knows how dangerous the journey can be; a man in his neighborhood lost both legs after falling off the top of a Mexican freight train, and a family friend drowned in the Rio Grande. “I want to avoid drugs and death. The government can’t pull up its pants and help people,” he says angrily. “My country has lost its way.” Girls face particular dangers — one reason around 40 percent of children who arrived in the United States this year were girls, compared with 27 percent in the past. Recently three girls were raped and killed in Nueva Suyapa, one only 8 years old. Two 15-year-olds were abducted and raped. The kidnappers told them that if they didn’t get in the car they would kill their entire families. Some parents no longer let their girls go to school for fear of their being kidnapped, says Luis López, an educator with Asociación Compartir, a nonprofit in Nueva Suyapa. Milagro Noemi Martínez, a petite 19-year-old with clear green eyes, has been told repeatedly by narcos that she would be theirs — or end up dead. Last summer, she made her first attempt to reach the United States. “Here there is only evil,” she says. “It’s better to leave than have them kill me here.” She headed north with her 21-yearold sister, a friend who had also been threatened, and $170 among them. But she was stopped and deport-

ed from Mexico. Now back in Nueva Suyapa, she stays locked inside her mother’s house. “I hope God protects me. I am afraid to step outside.” Last year, she says, six minors, as young as 15, were killed in her neighborhood. Some were hacked apart. She plans to try the journey again soon. Asking for help from the police or the government is not an option in what some consider a failed state. The drugs that pass through Honduras each year are worth more than the country’s entire gross domestic product. Narcos have bought off police officers, politicians and judges. In recent years, four out of five homicides were never investigated. No one is immune to the carnage. Several Honduran mayors have been killed. The sons of both the former head of the police department and the head of the national university were murdered, the latter, an investigation showed, by the police. “You never call the cops. The cops themselves will retaliate and kill you,” says Henry Carías Aguilar, a pastor in Nueva Suyapa. A majority of small businesses in Nueva Suyapa have shuttered because of extortion demands, while churches have doubled in number in the past decade, as people pray for salvation from what they see as the plague predicted in the Bible. Taxis and homes have signs on them asking God for mercy. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees recently interviewed 404 children who had arrived in the United States from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico; 58 percent said their primary reason for leaving was violence. (A similar survey in 2006, of Central American children coming into Mexico, found that only 13 percent were fleeing violence.) They aren’t just going to the United States: Less conflicted countries in Central America had a 712 percent increase in asylum claims between 2008 and 2013. “If a house is burning, people will jump out the window,” says Michelle Brané, director of the migrant rights and justice program at the Women’s Refugee Commission. TO permanently stem this flow of children, we must address the complex root causes of violence in Honduras, as well as the demand for illegal drugs in the United States that is fueling that violence. In the meantime, however, we must recognize this as a refugee crisis, as the United Nations just recommended. These children are facing threats similar to the forceful conscription of child soldiers by warlords in Sudan or during the civil war in Bosnia. Being forced to sell drugs by narcos is no different from being forced into military service. Many Americans, myself included, believe in deporting unlawful immigrants, but see a different imperative with refugees. The United States should immediately create

emergency refugee centers inside our borders, tent cities — operated by the United Nations and other relief groups like the International Rescue Committee — where immigrant children could be held for 60 to 90 days instead of being released. The government would post immigration judges at these centers and adjudicate children’s cases there. To ensure this isn’t a sham process, asylum officers and judges must be trained in child-sensitive interviewing techniques to help elicit information from fearful, traumatized youngsters. All children must also be represented by a volunteer or government-funded lawyer. Kids in Need of Defense, a nonprofit that recruits pro bono lawyers to represent immigrant children and whose board I serve on, estimates that 40 percent to 60 percent of these children potentially qualify to stay under current immigration laws — and do, if they have a lawyer by their side. The vast majority do not. The only way to ensure we are not hurtling children back to circumstances that could cost them their lives is by providing them with real due process. Judges, who currently deny seven in 10 applications for asylum by people who are in deportation proceedings, must better understand the conditions these children are facing. They should be more open to considering relief for those fleeing gang recruitment or threats by criminal organizations when they come from countries like Honduras that are clearly unwilling or unable to protect them. If many children don’t meet strict asylum criteria but face significant dangers if they return, the United States should consider allowing them to stay using humanitarian parole procedures we have employed in the past, for Cambodians and Haitians. It may be possible to transfer children and resettle them in other safe countries willing to share the burden. We should also make it easier for children to apply as refugees when they are still in Central America, as we have done for people in Iraq, Cuba, countries in the former Soviet Union, Vietnam and Haiti. Those who showed a well-founded fear of persecution wouldn’t have to make the perilous journey north alone. Of course, many migrant children come for economic reasons, and not because they fear for their lives. In those cases, they should quickly be deported if they have at least one parent in their country of origin. By deporting them directly from the refugee centers, the United States would discourage future non-refugees by showing that immigrants cannot be caught and released, and then avoid deportation by ignoring court orders to attend immigration hearings. Instead of advocating such a humane, practical approach, the Obama administration wants to intercept and return children en route. On Tuesday the president asked for $3.7 billion in emergency funding. Some money would be spent on new detention facilities and more immigration judges, but the main goal seems to be to strengthen border control and speed up deportations. He also asked Congress to grant powers that could eliminate legal protections for children from Central America in order to expedite removals, a change that Republicans in Congress have also advocated. This would allow life-or-death decisions to be made within hours by Homeland Security officials, even though studies have shown that border patrol agents fail to adequately screen Mexican children to see if they are being sexually exploited by traffickers or fear persecution, as the agents are supposed to do. Why would they start asking Central American children key questions needed to prove refugee status? The United States expects other countries to take in hundreds of thousands of refugees on humanitarian grounds. Countries neighboring Syria have absorbed nearly 3 million people. Jordan has accepted in two days what the United States has received in an entire month during the height of this immigration flow — more than 9,000 children in May. The United States should also increase to pre-9/11 levels the number of refugees we accept to 90,000 from the current 70,000 per year and, unlike in recent years, actually admit that many. By sending these children away, “you are handing them a death sentence,” says José Arnulfo Ochoa Ochoa, an expert in Honduras with World Vision International, a Christian humanitarian aid group. This abrogates international conventions we have signed and undermines our credibility as a humane country. It would be a disgrace if this wealthy nation turned its back on the 52,000 children who have arrived since October, many of them legitimate refugees. This is not how a great nation treats children.

how to Talk about Pain Woolf would not have been impressed perhaps by claims that backs hurt like a toothache or a grapefruit, but she was right to recognize that people in pain seek both to describe their suffering and to give meaning to it. Some descriptions of pain have been consistent over time. It is frequently said to resemble a burning fire, a biting cat, a stabbing knife. Others arise as a result of specific innovations. In the 19th century, electricity and new weapons provided vivid analogies. From the 1860s, people increasingly spoke about pain as a mechanical monster. In the words of the physician Valentine Mott, writing in 1862, the pain of neuralgia was like “a powerful engine when the director turns some little key, and the monster is at once aroused, and plunges along the pathway, screaming and breathing forth flames.” It was “like electric shocks in both legs” or “a lyddite shell,” as one author observed in 1900, just four years after the introduction of that explosive into the British Army. In earlier centuries, pain was more likely to be assigned a spiritual force. It was a result of sin, a guide to virtuous behavior, a stimulus to personal development or a means of salvation. As Lady Darcy Maxwell, a prominent Methodist, wrote in her diary in 1779, her severe “bodily pain” enabled her to truly “enjoy greater near-

Joanna Bourke NyT ness to God, more sensible comfort, and a considerable increase of hungering and thirsting after righteousness.” The invention of effective anesthetics dealt a serious blow to the doctrine that pain had a spiritual function. If suffering could be sidestepped, belief in its divine provenance could be jettisoned. In the words of the author of “The Function of Physical Pain: Anaesthetics,” published in 1871, now that pain had been “made optional” by anesthetics, it was necessary to revise “the theories of the purposes of bodily pain hitherto held by moralists.” A 1935 Lancet article went further: pain was not even a sign by nature that something had gone wrong since it persisted long after “its value as a warning signal is past.” Stripped of its mysticism and its virtuous solicitations, pain was emptied of positive value. Rather than being passively endured, pain became an “enemy” to be fought and ultimately defeated. The introduction of effective relief made submission to pain perverse rather than praiseworthy. A parallel shift changed the way doctors and other people responded to suffering. When Virginia Woolf lamented the difficul-

ties in communicating pain, she was implicitly criticizing 20th-century medicine. In earlier periods, doctors regarded pain stories as crucial in enabling them to make an accurate diagnosis. But within a century, clinical attitudes had radically changed. Elaborate pain narratives became shameful, indicative of malingering, “bad patients.” And patients internalize this — I know I did. A few years ago, I lay in a hospital bed writhing with pain after a major operation. I remember clutching the morphine button. It didn’t seem to be working, and yet I was hesitant to tell the nurse, in case she thought I was a complainer. I didn’t want to “bother” her. From the 1840s, anesthetics silenced the acute pain sufferer; effective analgesics blunted the minds of chronic ones. Knowledge taken from microbiology, chemistry, physiology and neurology enabled physicians to bypass patient narratives in their search for an “objective diagnosis.” Increasingly, pain narratives were stripped of any deeper significance beyond the rudimentary cry, “It hurts, here!” Chemical and neurological tests replaced stories; statistics replaced language. THIS is not to imply that physicians became less caring of their patients. Rather, what constituted a caring response changed. The “men of feeling” of the 18th

century, who approached patients with hearts swollen with compassion, represent a very different conception of the display of sympathy from that of contemporary “men (and women) of science.” This valorization of detachment has gone too far, however. People in chronic pain experience their suffering not as contained and isolated in their bodies, but in interaction with other people in their environments. When I was in the hospital, I told a visiting friend that my pain was “beyond language,” only to have him remind me that I had been speaking about my suffering for the past hour. Perhaps, he mildly remarked, the problem is not that people in pain cannot communicate, but that witnesses to their pain refuse to hear. I was so struck by his observation that I forgot how much pain I was experiencing. For a few moments, his empathy overcame my suffering. We have made great strides in making patients more comfortable over the last few centuries. We may no longer believe that pain is sent by God to test us; and we may no longer need lengthy descriptions of pain to arrive at diagnoses. But pain will always be with us, and by listening closely to the stories patients tell us about their pain, we can gain hints about the nature of their suffering and the best way we can provide succor. This is why the clinical sciences need disciplines like history and the medical humanities. By learning how people in the past coped with painful ailments, we can find new ways of living with and through pain.

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A six-year-old student of class one was allegedly raped by school staff which was confirmed by medical reports

Cores of angry parents staged a protest against the management of an international school, demanding safety for their children at Toobarahalli on Kundanahalli Gate in Bangalore.

BANgAlORe, July 17 (AgeNcieS): The horrific incident of the alleged gang rape of a six-year-old girl in an upmarket school in East Bangalore is turning grislier, as police piece together the traumatized child’s statements and medical evidence. The class I student was gang-raped by two staffers of Vibgyor School, VarthurHaralur Road, near Kundalahalli Gate, investigating officers said. The crime took place on the school campus during class hours, they added. The girl, daughter of a software engineer from Odisha, is undergoing treatment in hospital. Police on Wednesday started the process of identifying the suspects in the gang rape. A gym instructor and a security guard were picked up, but a second identification parade is being held to confirm their involvement. We have a tough job on hand. There are 27 gym instructors in the school. The two we have now are suspects. The girl is traumatized and we are trying to check with her as to who harmed her,” said DCP (Southeast) TD Pawar, who is supervising the probe. “We have interrogated the suspects. Their confessions will have to be corroborated by the child’s statement. This is a tender age and we don’t want to trouble the girl. The investigation is progressing slowly

because of this. The case should be handled with sensitivity,” an officer said. The girl was allegedly raped in the forenoon of July 2. She didn’t reveal anything to her parents immediately. Late last week, she complained of stomachache; when asked, she revealed the gruesome violence she had been through. Police are yet to escalate the charges in the case. Police sources said charges have been filed under Section 376 (punishment for rape) and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), and they are yet to invoke Section 376 G (gang rape). Sources said police have a sensitive task on hand. The survivor has to be spoken to in the presence of counsellors, as is mandatory under the POCSO Act. “We are now sure about the involvement of the school staff, and the school will have to bear the vicarious liability as per provisions of the law. Soon after identifying the culprits who are employed by the school, we will take up another case against the school in whose custody parents leave their wards,” an officer said. The incident was brought to the notice of police only on Tuesday, and investigation commenced soon after, he added. Vibgyor High did not respond to several calls made by TOI to get its version of the crime and its aftermath.

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Modi seeks stronger ties with Latin America New Delhi, July 17 (iANS): India will forge stronger trade and investment ties with South America and work more closely than ever before with countries of the region at both bilateral and multilateral level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. Saying that “distance is not a barrier to opportunities”, the prime minister told a group of South American leaders in Brasilia Wednesday that two-way trade has shown strong growth in recent years and there is a growing presence of Indian investors in South America. “It is, however, still well below potential. From hydrocarbons to pharma, textiles to leather, engineering goods to automobiles; the range of opportunities is enormous,” an official statement issued here quoted Modi as saying. Modi is perhaps the first Indian prime minister to interact with so many South American leaders at one place together. The meeting was arranged by president Dilma Rousseff of Brazil in which leaders of Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and Paraguay participated. Modi said the Preferential Trade Agreement between India and the MERCOSUR trade block, and Chile, must be utilised more effectively and asked the Latin American leaders to encourage their business leaders to take part in an upcoming investment conclave in India. “I firmly believe, the possibilities of cooperation are limited not by distance but only by our imagination and efforts...We must share with each other, our experiences, best practices and innovative solutions.

India stands committed to the same.” India has deputed experts to South American countries in the fields of agriculture, horticulture, disaster management, communications, law and renewable energy. To share its expertise in Information Technology, India, Modi said, will set up centres of excellence in IT in South American countries. Also, India will expand cooperation in areas such as tele-medicine, teleeducation, e-Governance, weather forecasting, resource mapping and disaster management. India and Brazil inked three bilateral agreements in the field of environment, consular and mobility issues as well as setting up a Brazilian earth station that will receive data from Indian satellites. South America is emerging as a contributor to India’s energy and food security. The countries of region have been supplying over two billion dollars worth of minerals every year to India. Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia have been supplying crude oil. India has been importing more than a billion dollars worth of soy and sunflower oil from Brazil and Argentina annually. “In a globalised and inter-connected world, our destinies are inter-linked. We are all bound, by shared aspirations and common challenges. We all have a stake in each other’s success,” said the prime minister. He evoked authors and poets, like Octavio Paz, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Pablo Neruda and Rabindranath Tagore to strike a chord with the leaders. South America is also home to a large number of Indians, many of whom came centuries ago.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves Itamaraty Palace after attending the final day of the BRICS Summit in Brasilia, Brazil on July 16. (AP Photo)

India signs three deals with Brazil

New Delhi, July 16 (iANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday described Brazil as India’s “key global partner” as the two countries inked three deals on cooperation in environment issues, consular and mobility issues, and for augmentation of a Brazilian earth station for receiving and processing data from Indian remote sensing satellites. Modi, who was received by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff with full military honours at the presidential palace in the capital Brasilia, reaffirmed to her “vast potential” for cooperation between the two countries. “Modi noted that as two democracies and major emerging economies, India and Brazil not only had vast potential for bilateral cooperation, but also to strengthen each other in

international forums and advance the interest of the developing world at large,” said a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. Rousseff, whom Modi congratulated for hosting an “excellent” FIFA World Cup, emphasised the international significance of the partnership between India and Brazil. “Rousseff congratulated Narendra Modi for his impressive victory in the (Lok Sabha) elections and wished him all success for India’s progress and development,” the statement said. The two leaders agreed to take steps to further expand and diversify trade and investment flows and deepen cooperation in agriculture and dairy science, conventional and renewable energy, space research and applications, defence, cyber security and environment conservation. Through a memoran-

dum of understanding (MoU) on environment issues, the two countries mutually agreed to extend cooperation on climate change, biodiversity, afforestation in arid areas, water conservation and protection of wetlands, waste management among other things. India and Brazil also signed an agreement on the establishment of a consultation mechanism on consular and mobility issues. They agreed to establish a bilateral mechanism for consultation on bilateral consular and mobility issues and on bilateral legal cooperation, including issues related to the movement of people between the two countries. The two nations further agreed for cooperation in augmentation of a Brazilian earth station for receiving and processing data from Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites.

‘29% women economically active in India’ Woman stripped, beaten up in

New Delhi, July 17 (iANS): In India, just 29 percent of women are economically active compared with over 80 percent of men, the Vodafone Connected Women Report 2014 stated here Thursday. The report, done by Vodafone Group, was supported by the Vodafone Foundation in collaboration with Oxford University’s Said Business School and Accenture Sustainabilty Services, and was released here by Cherie Blair, founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. “Globally, it is said if you develop a woman that has a major positive impact on the society. In Vodafone, we want to contribute to the society beyond our business,”

Marten Pieters, managing director and chief executive officer, Vodafone India said. The report focuses on the impact and potential of mobile technology in various facets of the lives of women around the world. “With gender disparity in itself being a big social challenge in India, the number of women owning mobile phone is considerably lesser than the men. This gap not only affects women’s ability to communicate, but it also presents a lost opportunity in terms of health, education, work, safety and inclusion,” he said. “Women with right support can bring change in the economy,” Blair said. “I have been overwhelmed by the success of the RUDI Sandesha

Vyavhar (RSV) project in Gujarat in partnership with the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and the Vodafone Foundation in India. Many of the women have been able to increase their income significantly, in some cases by as much as four times. With higher profits, they have been able to send their children to school and afford healthcare,” she said. The Rural Distribution Network or RUDI is an initiative established by the SEWA reaches to 1.1 million households and provides income for 3,000 women. The women in RUDI now use RSV platform to submit their orders via SMS on a basic phone. The system also enables women in RUDI organisation to

track and manage stock levels in real time and it has been piloted with over 1,500 women. These women in RUDI were able to increase their income by up to 300 percent. The system was developed through a collaboration between SEWA, the Vodafone Foundation in India and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. Since the programme started in 2012, it has been piloted with over 1,500 women. In 2014, the solution is being rolled out to more districts of Gujarat and Rajasthan with the aim of reaching out to 4,500 direct beneficiaries in total by 2016 and potentially thousands more as families and communities benefit from the success of the businesses.

PAtNA, July 17 (AgeNcieS): In yet another shocking incident, a middle-aged woman was stripped and badly thrashed by some unidentified men at a village in Bihar’s Jehanabad district, just 50 kilometres away from the state capital, late on Wednesday night. Media reports on Thursday said that the incident took place at around 1:30 am in the intervening night of July 16 and 17 when some unidentified people barged into the house of

Sangita Devi and forced her out of house. The attackers first vandalised her house and then stripped, kicked and punched the woman in front of her neighbours. What is even more embarrassing is that the entire incident took place in presence of some local policemen, who did nothing to save the woman. It has emerged that the woman was attacked in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a local youth Shakti Singh, who was involved in a land deal with Sangita Devi. The attackers

alleged that the woman was involved in the kidnapping. The woman has sustained severe injuries and is being treated at the Bihar Medical College in Patna. With the national media taking up the issue, the Jehanabad SSP has assured that action will be taken against all those involved in the incident. The video footage of the incident will be examined by the police to identify the locals involved in the incident and appropriate action will be taken against them, the SSP said.

Nearly 50% power plants have less than 7 days coal stock: CEA

Responsibility of the govt to protect LGBT rights: Harsh Vardhan New Delhi, July 17 (Pti): Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said here on Thursday that it is the responsibility of the government to protect the rights of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community. “It is government’s responsibility to protect everyone’s human rights,” said Harsh Vardhan. Earlier, on July 13, the people from LGBT community took part in the annual pride march in Kolkata which was organised to demand the right to gender and sexual expressions. Gays continue to face a social stigma in India, where hugging and kissing in public even among heterosexual couples is strongly frowned upon. On July 2, 2009, the Delhi High Court overturned the colonial-era law of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), that described homosexual love-making as carnal intercourse against the order of nature, calling it a violation of an individual’s rights to freedom under Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution in cases dealing with gay sex, provided it is by consent of both individuals. However, the Supreme Court on December 11, 2013, reinstated the ban on gay sex in the world’s largest democracy, following the four-year period of decriminalisation that had helped bring homosexuality into open in the socially conservative country. Section 377 IPC banned ‘sex against the order of nature’, and is widely interpreted to mean homosexual sex in India and the person committing the Act can be punished with up to 10 years in jail. The rule dates back to the days of British colonial rule in India.

front of cops; CM orders probe

New Delhi, July 17 (Pti): Nearly half of the thermal power plants in the country, including over 20,000 MW capacity stations of state-run NTPC, are reeling under coal shortage with stocks to last less than a week, an official data said. According to latest CEA (Central Electricity Authority) data (July 15), 46 coalbased generating stations, of the total list of 100, reported fuel stock for less than 7 days. NTPC, the country’s largest power producer and also the biggest consumer of domestic coal, is the worst sufferer as 8 of its total 23 electricity generating stations have stock to last mere two days, the official data said. These eight power projects -- Jhajjar (1,500 MW), Rihand (3,000 MW), SinIndian demonstrators, mostly Muslims, hold placards and shout slogans as they protest against Israeli air- grauli (2,000 MW), Korba (2,600 MW), Sipat (2,980 MW), Vindhyachal (4,260 MW), strikes on Gaza strip, in Bangalore, Thursday, July 17. (AP Photo)

Simhadri (2,000 MW) and Ramagundam (2,600 MW) -- comprise 20,940 MW of its total 43,128 MW capacity of NTPC. According to the data, these plants are mainly affected due to lesser supplies by Coal India.Thepublicsectorfirmanditssubsidiaries are supplying lesser fuel to the power utility plants than the annual contracted quantity (ACQ). As per reports, NTPC has also urged the Ministry of Power to take cognizance of the matter which is of grave concern due to acute power cuts across Northern and Central India amid rising mercury levels. India reported a peak power deficit -- shortfall in electricity supply when the demand is at its highest -- of 3.7 per cent last month. The total power demand during the month stood at 1,42,647 MW of which 1,37,352 MW was met, leaving a gap of 5,295 MW.

‘Chinese incursions into India due to perception difference’

New Delhi, July 17 (AgeNcieS): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said incursions along India-China border occur due to problem of perception about boundary. The leaders of India and China are talking to resolve the issue, the Home Minister assured, a day after a report on Wednesday said two incursions by the Chinese troops have been recorded in the Ladakh sector in the past three days. The incursion bids by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were reported in Demchok and Chumar areas of Ladakh sector in Jammu and Kashmir but were pushed back into their territory by Indian secu-

rity personnel. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Fortaleza, Brazil, Monday night on the sidelines of the BRICS summit and emphasised on the need to find a solution to the Boundary Question. The latest incident occurred in Charding Nilu Nullah Junction (CNNJ) in Demchok sector on Tuesday when PLA personnel entered the area on their vehicles in the wee hours claiming it was Chinese territory, official sources said on Wednesday. The PLA soldiers, who wanted to have a round of the area, were stopped by the Indian Army and personnel of Indo Tibetan

Border Police(ITBP), a force which guards the India-China border. After a 30-minute long standoff followed by a banner drill where armies of both the countries warned each other against moving a step

forward, the Chinese PLA returned to their side, the sources said. The Chinese troops, riding on horses, had earlier entered through Chumar area on July 13 only to be confronted by Indian soldiers and after the usual banner drill between the two sides, the PLA patrol returned to their territory. The incident took place at Patrol Point number 62, the sources said. Located 300 km east of Leh, Chumar has been an epicentre of heightened activities of the PLA who had been making increased attempts to enter through this region as India has a dominance in this sector. Chumar, a remote village on Ladakh-Himachal Pradesh border, has been an issue for

Chinese who claim it to be their own territory and have been frequenting it with helicopter incursions almost every year. In 2011, it dropped some of the soldiers of PLA in this region and dismantled the makeshift storage tents of the Army and ITBP. This area is not accessible from the Chinese side whereas the Indian side have a road almost to the last point on which the Army can carry a load up to nine tonnes. Chumar had become a flash point during the fortnight long stand-off last year in Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) last year as the Chinese side had objected to overhead bunkers erected by the Indian side.

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Gaza rocket hits Israel as humanitarian lull ends JERUSALEM, JULy 17 (AP): Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Israel Thursday just as a five-hour U.N. humanitarian cease-fire expired, the Israeli military said. Gaza residents had crowded banks, vegetable markets and shops as they took advantage of the first respite from 10 days of fierce fighting. The military says the rocket struck the city of Ashkelon at precisely 3 p.m. (1200 GMT, 8 a.m. EDT) as the pause in military activity ended. No injuries were reported. Gaza militants also fired three mortar shells toward Israel after the truce took effect at 10 a.m. Israel has not responded yet to either incident though it vowed to strike hard if fire continued. Gaza City, a virtual ghost town for the past 10 days, returned to apparent normalcy within minutes of the start of the truce. Streets were jammed, motorists honked horns and Hamas police directed traffic at busy intersections. Crowds of hundreds formed outside banks, with people jostling and shouting to get to ATM machines. In an outdoor market, shoppers filled plastic bags with fruit, vegetables and freshly slaughtered chickens. The rush to restock signaled that Gaza residents don't expect a quick end to

the fighting. Egypt renewed cease-fire efforts after its initial attempt collapsed earlier in the week, but the demands of Israel and Hamas remain far apart. "'The situation is likely to get worse because there is no clear way out of it," said Moussa Amran, 43, a money changer in central Gaza City. Israel accepted Egypt's initial call earlier this week to halt all hostilities, but Hamas rejected the idea because it does not want to return to the situation before the outbreak of fighting. An intensified Egyptian border blockade of Gaza over the past year, combined with long-running Israeli restrictions on access, had severely weakened the Islamic militant group. Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri insisted in an interview with The Associated Press that the ceasefire deal was still alive and expressed frustration that "Palestinian factions" -- a clear reference to Hamas -had not agreed to it. Hamas' agreement is crucial to any such truce, but its demand that the blockade be eased significantly is likely to be rejected by Israel and Egypt because it would strengthen the group's hold on Gaza, where it seized power in 2007. Thursday's temporary

A Palestinian municipality worker sweeps the streets from glass, as a United Nations vehicle drives past a damaged money exchange post, following an overnight Israeli missile strike in Gaza City on Thursday, July 17. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

truce, brokered by the United Nations, came after Israel carried out nearly 2,000 air strikes on Gaza over 10 days and Hamas fired more than 1,300 rockets into Israel, reaching the country's economic and cultural heartland. The cross-border fighting has so far killed more than 230 Palestinians and an Israeli, according to officials. Fighting continued early Thursday in the lead-up to the cease-fire, with the

military saying it foiled an attack by 13 militants who sneaked into Israel through a tunnel from Gaza. Israeli aircraft struck the fighters at the mouth of the tunnel some 250 meters (820 feet) inside Israel, near a kibbutz. Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a military spokesman, said the military believed at least one militant was killed in the strike and that the remaining fighters appeared to have returned to Gaza

through the tunnel. Footage released by the military showed a number of individuals creeping slowly toward what appeared to be a hole in the ground. A separate shot showed an explosion from an airstrike on the tunnel entrance. Lerner said the militants were armed with "extensive weapons," including rocket-propelled grenades. Hamas' military wing said all its fighters re-

turned safely even though the group was targeted by Israeli warplanes. It was the second time militants attempted to sneak into Israel in this round of fighting. Last week, four fighters were killed when they infiltrated Israel from the sea. The military also said 15 rockets were fired at Israel Thursday morning, including toward areas in the center, some 90 kilometers (55

miles) from the Gaza Strip. In fighting early Thursday, Israeli aircraft struck 37 targets, including the homes of senior Hamas leaders Fathi Hamad and Khalil al-Haya, the military said. Three people were killed by a tank shell that hit a house in the southern town of Rafah, the Hamas-run police and Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Kidra said. The Gaza Interior Ministry had earlier said that 30 houses were struck in the Israeli raids. Four people were killed and a 75-yearold woman died of wounds suffered the day before, the ministry said. A senior Hamas official said the group's deputy leader, Moussa Abu Marzouk, met with Egyptian officials Wednesday night to present Hamas' demands, which were also delivered to Jordan and the U.N. The official said Hamas wants countries other than Egypt to be involved in forging an agreement to end the fighting, a sign of the militant group's mistrust of Cairo. Egypt, the first Arab country to make peace with Israel, has often served as a mediator between Israel and Hamas. But Hamas does not trust Egypt's current rulers, who deposed a Hamas-friendly government in Cairo last year. Egypt's new leaders

have since launched a sweeping crackdown on Hamas, shutting down a network of smuggling tunnels along the border that were the Islamic militant group's key economic lifeline — and weapons supply route. The official spoke of condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the diplomatic steps with the media. Also Thursday, a Jerusalem court indicted a 29-year-old and two 16-year-olds in the death of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, whose charred body was found after he was reported kidnapped. According to the indictment, the suspects went out for a "man hunt" that ended when they "cruelly" killed Abu Khdeir. The indictment said the suspects carried out the crime in revenge for the deaths of three Israeli teens last month and that they killed Abu Khdeir "solely because he was an Arab." The suspects are also accused of attempting to kidnap a sevenyear-old Arab boy a day earlier. The indictment said Abu Khdeir was strangled, beaten and burned to death while he was unconscious. The death led to days of clashes between Palestinian protesters and police in east Jerusalem and elicited widespread international condemnation.

Dutch liable for 300 Srebrenica deaths Typhoon kills 38 in Philippines, spares Manila THE HAGUE, JULy 17 (AP): A court on Wednesday ordered the Netherlands to compensate the families of more than 300 Bosnian Muslims killed after Dutch troops handed them over to Bosnian Serb forces in 1995, in a ruling that could make countries more leery to contribute troops to peacekeeping missions. The civil court in The Hague cleared the Netherlands of liability in the massacre of nearly 8,000 others, saying that although those people sought protection in the U.N. safe haven of Srebrenica they were never directly in the custody of the Dutch troops. The ruling could be appealed, however, meaning it's unlikely to resolve the Dutch national trauma over the country's role in the worst massacre on European soil since World War II. The court ruled that the Dutch peacekeeping troops could have protected the 300-plus men and boys who were among thousands of Muslims — mainly women, children and elderly people — taking shelter in a Dutch compound inside the U.N.declared safe haven of Srebrenica. The troops — part of

a Dutch U.N. battalion known as Dutchbat — handed over those in the compound two days after the town fell. The Bosnian Serb troops then killed the Muslim men and boys, who "would have survived if Dutchbat had acted properly," said Presiding Judge Larissa Alwin. The court said the Netherlands could not be held responsible for people who had taken shelter in the town but who were not inside the Dutch compound. Those included thousands of other Bosnian Muslim men and boys who fled into the nearby forests when the town fell and were later rounded up and killed by Bosnian Serb forces. "Dutchbat cannot be held liable for their fate," the ruling read. In an emotionally charged hearing attended by a handful of victims' relatives, Alwin said the peacekeepers should have known that the men taken from the compound would be slain because there was already evidence of the Serbs committing war crimes. "By cooperating in the deportation of these men, Dutchbat acted unlawfully," Alwin said. On July 13, 1995, the

peacekeepers bowed to pressure from Bosnian Serb forces commanded by Gen. Ratko Mladic and forced thousands of Muslim families out of their fenced-off compound. The Bosnian Serb forces sorted the Muslims by gender, then trucked the males away and began killing them in what would become the bloody climax to the 1992-95 Bosnian war, a slaughter that international courts have ruled was genocide. The war claimed 100,000 lives in all. The Srebrenica bodies were plowed into hastily made mass graves, which were later bulldozed and scattered among other burial sites in an attempt to hide the evidence. Relatives of the dead welcomed the limited finding of liability Wednesday, but lamented that it did not go further. "Obviously the court has no sense of justice," said Munira Subasic, president of the Mothers of Srebrenica group that filed the case. "How is it possible to divide victims, and tell one mother that the Dutch state is responsible for the death of her son on one side of the wire and not for the son on the other side?"

MANILA, JULy 17 (AP): A typhoon that barreled through the northern Philippines left at least 38 people dead and knocked out power in entire provinces and forced more than half a million people to flee its lethal wind and rains, officials said Thursday. Most businesses, malls and banks in the Philippine capital reopened a day after Typhoon Rammasun left the countrybutschoolsremained closed Thursday as workers cleaned up storm debris, which littered roads around Manila, slowing traffic. The eye of the typhoon made a late shift away from Manila on Wednesday, but its peak winds of 150 kilometers (93 miles) per hour and gusts up to 185 kph (115 mph) toppled trees and electric posts and ripped off roofs across the capital. Although Rammasun packed far less power than Typhoon Haiyan, haunting memories of last year's horrific storm devastation prompted many villagers to rapidly move. More than 500,000 of over 1 million people affected by the typhoon fled to emergency shelters in about a dozen provinces and the Philippine capital, said Alexander Pama, executive

Heavy rains, landslides hit China, at least 45 die

A resident fixes his house which was damaged by Typhoon Rammasun on Wednesday in Batangas city, 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Manila, Philippines on Thursday, July 17. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council. Pama said at least 38 people died in the wake of the typhoon and 10 were reported missing. Authorities said most of casualties were hit by falling trees or concrete walls or by flying debris. One volunteer firefighter who was hauling down a Philippine flag in suburban Pasig city was killed by a concrete block, said Francis Tolentino, chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. Electricity has been restored to most of the capital's 12 million people, but large swaths of provinces southeast of

Manila which bore the brunt of the typhoon still had no power, Pama said. Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada said his city staged anti-disaster drills two weeks ago to prepare and was relieved that only a few residents were injured. There was relatively little flooding in the Philippine capital. At Manila's international airport, the left wing of a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 was damaged after powerful gusts pushed it against a bridge passageway, manager Angel Honrado said. No one was injured. Pama said the typhoon destroyed more than 7,000

houses and damaged more than 19,000. About $1 million in infrastructure was destroyed and at least $14 million in crops and livestock were lost, he said. Mayor Cherilie Mella Sampal of Polangui town in Albay, one of the hardest hit provinces southeast of Manila, said 10,000 of her 80,000 constituents, abandoned their homes before the typhoon, many worried after witnessing Haiyan's deadly aftermath in the central Philippines last November. Rammasun, the Thai term for god of thunder, is the seventh storm to batter the Philippines this year.

BEIJING, JULy 17 (AP): Heavy rains and landslides over the past week have killed at least 45 people in southern China and left 21 others missing, the country's Ministry of Civil Affairs and an official said Thursday. Southern China was also bracing for the arrival of Typhoon Rammasun around midday Friday, with wind gusts expected to surpass 140 kilometers per hour (90 mph). In Sichuan province, a landslide caused dirt and stone to hit a truck and four cars on a highway on Thursday afternoon, killing 11 people and injuring a further 19, according to an official in the province's Maoxian county,whoonlygavehersurname, Li. The Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement that heavy rains and associated floods and landslides over the past week had killed 34 people and left 21 others missing in seven southern provinces. The bulk of these deaths and missing persons were in Guizhou and Hunan provinces. The ministry said nearly 9,300 houses had collapsed in the rains, and a further 63,000 houses had been damaged.

Thailand’s former PM Yingluck ‘Myanmar resorting to police state tactics’ given permission to leave country

WASHINGTON, JULy 17 (AP): The U.S. State Department's top human rights official accused Myanmar authorities of resorting to police state tactics after five journalists from a weekly magazine got 10 years of hard labor for a disputed story about a weapons factory. Assistant Secretary of State Tom Malinowski's comments Wednesday, in an Associated Press interview, are the stiffest U.S. criticism yet following last week's sentences. The case is troubling for the Obama administration, which has cast its support of Myanmar's democratic reforms as one of its biggest foreign policy achievements. Malinowski said the U.S. remained committed to engagement with Myanmar's government as it grapples with difficult institutional reforms and shifts the nation also known as Burma from five decades of direct military rule. He urged protection of the press freedoms that were unleashed when a repressive junta ceded power three years ago. He said that would be crucial to the country's democratic transition and for the credibility of crucial national elections next year. The chief executive and four reporters of the Unity

journal were charged under a colonial-era security law. Myanmar authorities have defended the arrests as a matter of national security. The magazine has since gone out of business. The punishment has raised alarm among rights groups and Myanmar journalists. Police have also opened a case against 50 journalists after they staged a peaceful protest over the weekend in Yangon against the sentences, and they could face charges for violating a law on peaceful assembly that carries a sixmonth prison term. "The release of political prisoners has been one of the most important success stories of the last couple of years, and it would be unfortunate if we got back to having to address more cases like that," Malinowski said. "So obviously, sentencing a journalist to 10 years hard labor for reporting the news, whatever one thinks of the quality or accuracy of a particular news story, is not a great sign." He urged for the case to be reviewed and for any journalists prosecuted for reporting a story to be freed. Unity journal had reported in late January that the military had seized farmland and constructed a chemical weapons fac-

Myanmar journalists with their mouths sealed with tape, symbolizing the government’s recent crackdown on the media, protest outside Myanmar Peace Center where President Thein Sein attends a meeting in Yangon, Myanmar on Saturday, July 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

tory in central Magwe Region. It printed a denial from authorities. Malinowski, who raised the issue of press freedoms when he met top government and military officials in Myanmar in late June, said concerns over journalistic ethics and irresponsible reporting were legitimate and to be expected in Myanmar's fledgling media, but the U.S. has stressed "the way to deal with those problems is not through the tactics of a police state." "If your response is to arrest journalists, we are going to go back to the kind

of relationship between Burma and the rest of the world that is not in your interests," he said. Government spokesman Ye Htut did not respond to an email requesting comment Wednesday. After the arrests of the journalists in February, he told The Irrawaddy, a Thailand-based online news site, that it was a national security issue and even a country like the U.S. would respond in the same way. But Zaw Thet Htwe, a journalist and member of the Myanmar Press Council, likened it to treatment of journalists under the for-

mer ruling junta, and said it did not bode well for democratic reforms. Zaw Thet Htwe is one at least 14 journalists among the more than 1,100 political prisoners who have been freed by President Thein Sein's quasi-civilian administration. He was sentenced to death by a military court in 2003 for publishing articles critical of the military; his sentence was commuted. David Mathieson, senior researcher on Myanmar for Human Rights Watch, said new laws this year have also stifled press

freedom, and there have been cases of journalists held on spurious charges. Last week, five staff of the Bi Mon Te Nay weekly were arrested and are being charged under a security law for publishing an article suggesting opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be installed as leader of an interim government. Outbreaks of deadly anti-Muslim violence and the uncertain prospects for reforming the current militarydominated constitution have also raised questions from U.S. lawmakers about whether the Obama administration moved too quickly in easing sanctions against Myanmar and increasing aid. Malinowski said he did not believe Myanmar was backtracking on reforms, but was now in a more difficult stage in its transition that requires fundamental legal and institutional changes. Despite new openness, many laws on its books date back to a more repressive era, leaving journalists and civil society activists still vulnerable to prosecution, he said. "I see a contest between people who are trying to push this remarkable transformation forward and those who are either confused or threatened by the rapid pace of change," he said.

BANGKOK, JULy 17 (REUTERS): Thailand's military rulers have given permission to former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to leave the country on a private trip on condition she does not get involved in politics, officers said on Thursday. The military overthrew Yingluck's government on May 22, days after she was forced from office by a court ruling for abuse of power. The military briefly detained Yingluck and hundreds of other politicians, activists, academics and journalists after the coup, which it said it carried out to restore order after months of sometimes violent protests against her government. Some of those detained remain in custody and the militarymaintainsrestrictions on many of the others, including on overseas travel, and on political activity in general under martial law. "Yingluck has not done anything that violates our orders so her personal trip to Europe has been approved," said army spokesman Colonel Winthai Suvaree. The trip will be Yingluck's first abroad since the army seized power on May 22. General Teerachai Nakwanit, army commander for Thailand's central region which includes Bangkok,

told Reuters that Yingluck planned to go to Europe from late July to early August and was being allowed to go on the condition that she does not engage in political activity. The ouster of Yingluck's government was the latest twist in a nearly decade-long struggle for power between Yingluck's brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, and the royalistmilitary establishment. For six months before the coup, Thailand was convulsed by establishment-backed protests aimed at ousting Yingluck, who became Thailand's first female prime minister when she swept to power in a 2011 election. The demonstrators wanted to eradicate the influence of her family, including the former telecommunications billionaire Thaksin, who was himself ousted in a coup in 2006 and has lived in self-exile since 2008 to avoid a jail term for graft. Yingluck is expected to attend Thaksin's 65th birthday party in France later this month, Teerachai said. Yingluck remains under investigation by Thailand's anti-corruption agency over a rice-buying programme which offered farmers a price for their rice well above the market level.

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Duminy helps South Africa to big score Pacquiao to fight Algieri in Macau

gAlle, July 17 (AP): Jean-Paul Duminy came up with a timely century Thursday that helped South Africa declare its first innings at a formidable 455-9 on the second day of the first test against Sri Lanka. The left-hander was unbeaten on 100 when South Africa captain Hashim Amla declared midway into the final session. Sri Lanka was 30-0 in reply with Upul Tharanga on 20 and Kaushal Silva on eight. Batting at No. 8, Duminy struck 10 fours off 206 balls during his fourth test century to build on a fine half-century by wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock earlier in the first session. Duminy frustrated the home side as he figured in two partnerships that helped South Africa gain a slight edge and make up for a middle order slump on the first day. He was comfortable from early on and was quick to jump out of the crease, sweep or even reverse-sweep the spinners in order to unsettle them. Duminy added 75 runs for the eighth wicket with Vernon Philander (27) and 66 for the next with Morkel (22), which was a record for the ninth wicket for South Africa against Sri Lanka. Duminy was dropped by Dilruwan Perera at midoff off left-arm spinner

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South Africa's Jean-Paul Duminy plays a shot during the second day of the first test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 17. (AP Photo)

Rangana Herath when on 82 and went on to complete the century with a single to the leg side. Morkel was out the very next delivery as he tried to heave off-spinner Perera, who was the most successful for Sri Lanka with 4-162. Earlier, wicketkeeper-

Indian football team to tour Czech Republic, China

New Delhi, July 17 (iANS): The Under-23 Indian men's football team will have two exposure trips to Czech Republic and China before they leave for the Asian Games to be held at Incheon from Sep 19 to Oct 4. Thirty probables are currently training in Bangalore under coach Wim Koevermans at a camp which started July 1. A 25-member squad will leave for Czech Republic July 21 and return Aug 8. There, India will play three matches against three clubs -- Senco Doubravka, FK Most and TJ Domazlice. The squad will then travel to China from Aug 25 to Sep 8 from where they will leave directly for South Korea. The team will play two matches in China against Shanghai FC and JiangSu. "All India Football Federation (AIFF) believes in providing the best of facilities to all teams and hence we have organised for back-to-back exposure tours for the India’s Asian Games squad for them to prepare in the best possible fashion,” AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said. Koevermans stated it was important the boys “adapt playing against different styles". “The boys need to play against different styles, learn about strong opposition and build on from there,” he said. Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh and Francis Fernandes are the three senior players who have been named in the squad while the rest comprise of U-23 players.

Germany top of FIFA rankings after WC win ZuRiCh, July 17 (AgeNCieS): Germany World top 10 climbed to the top of the (compared to FIFA rankings on Thursday after winning the June rankings) World Cup for the first 1 - Germany (+1) time in 24 years, while sev- 2 - Argentina (+3) eral European rivals paid 3 - Netherlands (+12) the price for their dismal 4 - Colombia (+4) performances in Brazil. 5 - Belgium (+6) Germany, which beat Ar- 6 - Uruguay (+1) gentina 1-0 on Sunday to 7 - Brazil (-4) win a fourth World Cup, 8 - Spain (-7) replaced deposed cham- 9 - Switzerland (-3) pion Spain in first place. 10 - France (+7) Argentina jumped three places into second in the rankings, while the Netherlands soared 12 spots into third after beating host Brazil to clinch third place. Reaching the quarterfinals took Colombia to fourth and Belgium to fifth in FIFA's monthly rankings, which take into account all 64 World Cup matches. Spain's title defense surprisingly ended in the group stage, and the team has dropped to eighth place. First-round exits also led to Portugal going down seven places to 11th, Italy dropping five to 14th and England plummeting 10 spots to 20th. The United States fell two places to 15th despite reaching the round of 16 where they lost to Belgium. The Americans were overtaken by the Dutch, Chile and France.

World Cup win goes to Rosberg's head hOCKeNheiM, July 17 (ReuteRS): Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has had to abandon plans to wear a special helmet decorated with the golden World Cup trophy in his home German Grand Prix due to copyright issues. Rosberg, who drives for German Football Association sponsors Mercedes, had shown his 712,000 followers on Twitter a picture of the planned helmet in the German colours with four stars and the trophy on top. "This will be my Hockenheim World Cup special edition helmet with the FIFA trophy. How do you like it?," the German had asked fans still celebrating Germany's 1-0 triumph over Argentina in the final in Brazil last weekend. German media reported, however, that the helmet infringed world football body FIFA's copyright and Rosberg's spokesman Georg Nolte confirmed that the image of the trophy would not now appear. He said a new version would be produced, still featuring the four stars denoting Germany's four world championships. Rosberg, who signed a contract extension with Mercedes earlier this week, leads British team mate Lewis Hamilton by four points ahead of Sunday's race - which marks the halfway point in the season.

batsman de Kock chipped in with a useful 51 off 90 balls with six fours to ensure there were no setbacks for the visiting side. Left-hander De Kock, playing only his second test as A.B. de Villiers is restricted by injury and cannot keep wicket, carried his

form from the preceding one-day series that South Africa won 2-1. De Kock struck a century in the one-day series decider and looked set for a big score Thursday before he was caught by Mahela Jayawardene at slip off a delivery from Perera that

turned viciously to give a glimpse of what can be expected from the pitch in the coming days. South Africa is looking to maintain its admirable away record and has not lost a series abroad since its last tour of Sri Lanka in 2006 under Ashwell Prince.

a n ny Pa cquiao will return to China for his next fight, taking on Chris Algieri in the gambling enclave of Macau. The scheduled Nov. 22 fight for a piece of the welterweight title held by Pacquiao comes a year after the Filipino headlined the first big fight card there with a win over Brandon Rios. Promoter Bob Arum said Pacquiao will likely fight at least once a year in Macau the rest of his career. "It's almost like fighting at home so it's a major advantage for Manny," Arum said. "Plus if he fights in Macau he's not subject to U.S. income taxes, which are 39.5 percent." Arum said the fight won't sell as well on pay-perview in the U.S. as it would if it was in Las Vegas, but that will be offset by lower taxes on Pacquiao's purse and a bigger site fee from the Venetian hotel-casino. He said plans are also in place to sell the fight on TV in China, where Pacquiao is becoming better known. "We hope to make up for any shortfall with the payper-view in China," Arum said. "The market is huge and we're going to sell it for like four dollars." Pacquiao returns to Macau on a twofight winning streak that be-

Chelsea kicks off pre-season in style

lONDON, July 17 (AgeNCieS): A week after training began, 22 Chelsea players were given time on the pitch and they kept Wycombe well at bay for most of the game. Bamford with a very well-dispatched volley finished off a good move to give the Blues a half-time lead, which was added to soon after the resumption by Brown and Terry. Ivanovic, as had Terry, converted a set-piece before Brown scored his second goal of the night with a shot from distance inside the final five minutes. Mark Schwarzer provided the experience in a young starting line-up which had Bamford leading the attack ahead of last season’s debutants Lewis Baker and John Swift, who were joined by Lucas Piazon out on the right. There were more of last year’s Under-21 side mixed with players who were away on loan in the defence, with Oriol Romeu and Marco van Ginkel, who have both recovered from cruciate surgery in the last two years, further forward in the centre of midfield. Terry, Ivanovic, Nemanja Matic and Mohamed Salah were first-team squad members introduced after the break, along with goalscorer Brown. Only Schwarzer and Romeu from the first-half team came out for

the restart. With just over two minutes played following resumption, two of the youngest players introduced combined to double the lead afterNemanja Matic had chipped a pass out wide. Jay Dasilva, now a first-year scholar but one of last season’s FA Youth Cup winners when still a schoolboy, was forward from leftback and took one touch before crossing for Izzy Brown to volley high inside the far past. The clean strike gave the keeper no chance. It was a goal that bore plenty of resemblance to the opener. Jeremie Boga had a shot saved soon after and from the corner that followed, Chelsea went 3-0 up. It was Boga who delivered the ball – deliberately low into the path of John Terry

who drove it into the back of net and went straight to congratulate his teenage team-mate. There were 50 minutes played. From another Boga set-piece, Ivanovic had a header saved before the Serbian smashed a shot over the bar when found unmarked by Matic as Wycombe dithered in defence. Ivanovic redeemed himself on 66 minutes when he was the one from a clutch of yellow shirts who got his head to a perfectly dipping Boga free-kick. There were two further Chelsea subs for the final 15 minutes with Mitchell Beeney going in goal and Jordan Houghton introduced into midfield. Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth came on as well, just as former Totten-

ham central defender/centre-forward Gary Doherty came off. Before the end Matt Bloomfield, whose testimonial this game was, was given a standing ovation from both sets of fans as he was replaced. Last season’s Chelsea youth top scorer Dominic Solanke became an increasing threat as the game drew to a close, with one shot over and one lob not quite having the height to clear the keeper, but it was Brown who completed the scoring with his second of the night – a sweet strike from outside the area into the top corner. Next for this group of players is another away game against lower league opposition – this time AFC Wimbledon on Saturday afternoon.

gan last September with his win over Rios. Before that, he had lost a disputed decision to Timothy Bradley and was knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez. Algieri, a former kick boxer from New York, is unbeaten in 20 fights with eight knockouts, and won a split decision last month over Ruslan Provodnikov in a light welterweight title fight that got him the shot against Pacquiao. He is little known even in boxing circles, but Arum said he brings a lot to the promotion. "He has a lot of things going for him. He's a college graduate, good looking kid, a good boxer," Arum said. "There's a lot of stuff that makes him very saleable." Pacquiao's options for opponents have been limited in recent years. Floyd Mayweather Jr. refuses to fight

him, and until Oscar De La Hoya regained control of Golden Boy Promotions, his company was not allowing any of its fighters — including England's Amir Khan, among others — to fight any of Arum's Top Rank boxers. The lack of compelling matchups has hurt payper-view numbers, too, with both Pacquiao and Mayweather not faring as well as expected in selling their last fights. Arum said he believes Algieri will be accepted as a credible opponent despite his relative lack of knockout power, and that fans in Macau will embrace Pacquiao again. "Boxing is doing well in Macau. It's something new for them and we give them a presentation they haven't seen before," Arum said. "It's the same as in Vegas, except it's on steroids."

Suarez's initial absence no tragedy for Barcelona BARCelONA, July 17 (AP): Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is not overly concerned about the absence of new signing Luis Suarez for the early part of the upcoming season as the Uruguayan serves his biting ban from the World Cup. "It's bad that he's not with us from the start, but it's not a tragedy," Luis Enrique said on Wednesday. "Somebody else will play in his place." Suarez is sidelined until October as he serves a fourmonth ban for biting an Italian opponent in Brazil last month. Suarez joined Barcelona in a $130 million transfer from Liverpool last week. "That Luis Suarez will not have been able to train for four months does not alter our plans because we always knew it," said Luis Enrique, who didn't expect Suarez's arrival to disrupt an attacking system that also features Lionel Messi and Neymar. "The more top players you have the better." Barcelona said its priority now was to buy a central defender and that is has made an offer to Valencia for French back Jeremy Mathieu. Luis Enrique said he has spoken with mid-

fielder Xavi Hernandez and that the club was just waiting for the Spain international's decision on whether to continue with the club or not. Barcelona has acquired Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic from Sevilla, goalkeepers Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and Claudio Bravo this summer while Rafinha, Gerard Deulofeu and Bojan Krkic have all returned from loans. Midfielder Cesc Fabregas was sold to Chelsea while forward Cristian Tello was loaned out to Porto on Wednesday. "No team has made as many moves as we have this summer. We want to have the most dynamic squad possible," said Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta. Zubizarreta played down suggestions that Suarez — who has had many disciplinary problems for unsportsmanlike behavior — was an uncomfortable fit for a club which aspires to high moral values. "We accept people for who they are, right down to their imperfections. This is also a part of the make-up of our values. I'm positive Luis Suarez will be a positive reference for us."

Swansea City and Chivas Guadalajara tie in friendly

MilwAuKee, July 17 (AP): The friendly between Swansea City and Chivas Guadalajara turned out to be a bit more edgy. Giovani Hernandez scored on a penalty kick in the 90th minute, lifting Chivas into a 1-1 tie with Swansea in the first professional soccer game at Miller Park on Wednesday night. A player from each team was ejected. Four players received yellow cards and 23 fouls were called. "There's no such thing as a friendly, is there?" Swansea head coach Garry Monk said, laughing. "It was good for us." Swansea scored first in the exhibition match when Nathan Dyer controlled a cross from Marvin Emnes in the 57th minute and shot past goalkeeper Luis Ernesto Michel and inside the far post from 15 yards. The Swans lost Neil Taylor and Chivas saw Jesus Sanchez ejected in the 80th minute for a shoving incident. Chivas forward Carlos Fierro was pulled down in the penalty box in the 90th minute. Goalkeeper Gerhard Trem-

Swansea City's Adam King, left, and Chivas De Guadalajara's Sergio Napoles, right, fight for the ball during the second half of a International League soccer match at Miller Park Wednesday, July 16 in Milwaukee. (AP Photo)

mel anticipated the kick going to his left, but Hernandez blasted the ball behind him. "It's frustrating when you see a goal right at the end of the game," Swansea midfielder Leon Britton said. "It's a friendly match

and these things happen and you have to get on with it." It was the third of four friendlies for Chivas, which opens the regular season in the MX Liga on Sunday. "I certainly don't like things to be chippy," Chivas head

coach Carlos Bustos said through an interpreter. "The chippiness really just happened because the other team is certainly more physical. They play in a very physical league. That's the English Premier League."

It was Swansea's first preseason game of a North American tour. The Swans begin the regular season in August. "Obviously, Chivas were a little bit further ahead of us in terms of their preseason," Monk

said. "We've only been doing it for a week and a half in terms of our preseason." The Milwaukee Brewers converted their infield and outfield into a pitch approved by Major League Soccer. It stretched between the warning track in left field and the first base line. Neither team had trouble with the footing despite the pitcher's mound and a layer of the dirt infield being removed and covered with sod. The field was 109 yards long, but only 66 wide instead of the usual 70 to 80 yards for an exhibition game. In order to compensate for the narrower pitch, Monk said the Swans practiced on a field with the same dimensions. "I thought the pitch was very, very good, considering it's not a football pitch," Monk said. "The work they had done on it in such a short space of time, all in all, it played very, very well." Bustos said the shorter width really didn't matter. "It certainly was a more narrow pitch, but it really didn't matter to us in the end," he said. "It didn't lead to any tactical changes or anything."

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till Rhyming, the hottest Hip hop/Rap crew in Northeast India gets to next level as they gets featured in four major International Music Channels: VH1, 9X0, Mtv India and Pepsi Mtv Inches. Still Rhyming are the youngest Hip hop/Rap crew in India to get featured in 4 Major International Music Channels Vhl, 9X0, Mtv India & Pepsi Mtv Indies. Their music video can be watched at these different channels at the different timings of the day. The duo crew are from Dimapur, Nagaland formed on 5th September, 2011. The two rappers are at their early 20's but their level in music is growing very rapidly.

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Korean lingerie brand. The site state: 'Since Forbes began tracking Bundchen’s numbers in 2001, her estimated total earnings over the period totaled $386m (£225m) . If corrected by US inflation based on the buying power of the dollar over time, that sum goes to some $427m (£249m). 'That does not include management, agent and attorney fees, but assuming Bundchen’s been managing her cash, spending wisely and making smart investments, which seems to be the case, it’s safe to say she has amassed a respectable net worth.' To put it into perspective, Forbes say that is almost twice as much as Brazilian football ace Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima's estimated net worth. Gisele, who also has a line of san-

he's the face of H&M, appeared in a film shot by Baz Luhrmann for Chanel and unveiled the World Cup, so it comes as little surprise that Gisele Bundchen is the world's highest earning model. But according to a new report, the 33-yearold, who's also a clothes horse for Carolina Herrera, Isabel Marant, Emilio Pucci and Balenciaga, has raked in a reported $47m (£27m) in the past 12 months alone. Forbes, who have ranked the Brazilian beauty as the world's highest earning model for seven consecutive years, claim that she earns £74,000 ($128,000) every single day thanks to her work with companies such as Falabella, a Chilean department store, and Fidelia, a

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dals and lingerie range, is keen to keep her earnings private. Earlier this year she told MdeMulher in her native Brazil: 'It's sad, because the people who write these things don't have my bank account details. 'I do OK, I earn plenty, but not as much as they say. I've already been audited by the IRS because of this list and, truthfully, whether I'm on this list or not doesn't interest me. Gisele shot to fame in the late 1990s and she was credited with ending the 'heroin chic' era exemplified by skinny, waifish models such as by Kate Moss. Gisele was one of Victoria's Secret's most famous Angels for seven years and she's also had cameo roles in movies, such as Taxi and The Devil Wears Prada.

Katie holmeS dating alexandeR SKaRSgaRd K atie Holmes is reportedly dating Alexander Skarsgard after they grew close on the set of their movie 'The Giver'. The 35-year-old actress grew close to the 37-yearold star when they filmed 'The Giver' last year and they stayed in touch afterwards and are said to have enjoyed a string of secret meetings recently. A source told Britain's

Grazia magazine ''Their flirtation was one of the worst kept secrets on set. Nobody is surprised that they've been spending time together. They really enjoy each other's company.'' The source added ''While it's all quite casual at the moment, they are looking forward to spending more time with one another as they promote the film, especially as they are both single.''

The former 'Dawson's Creek' star - who has been romantically linked with Jamie Foxx, George Clooney and Luke Kirby since splitting from Tom two years ago - recently insisted she is too busy with her career and raising her daughter to date at the moment. She told America's Glamour magazine ''I am really focused on motherhood and work right now.''

Lana Del Rey Admits “People Make Me Feel Crazy” Anne Hathaway, Kristen Stewart

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he 28 year-old singer opens up about reputation of being stuck in constant misery, "I find that most people I meet figure I kind of want to kill myself." Undoubtedly, one common aspect of Lana Del Rey's music is the constant element of sadness. And with songs like 'Born To Die' and 'Summertime Sadness,' many music lovers believe the 28 year-old singer purposely tries to portray that image. But according to Lana, it isn't her with the issues, it is other people. While covering the latest issue of Rolling Stone, in which she is seen seductively cuddling a cat in bed, the American recording artist reveals she isn't miserable all the time. "Well, I feel f--king crazy," Lana told the music magazine. "But I don't think

I am. People make me feel crazy." Del Rey also spoke of her well-publicized quotes printed in an interview with The Guardian in which she expresses a desire to be dead, saying, "I wish I was dead already." These controversial remarks seem to follow her everywhere she goes. "I find that most people I meet figure I kind of want to kill myself anyway. So, it comes up every time," she explained to Rolling Stone. The 'Blue Jeans' singer is known for having a sombre style when it comes to writing lyrics, but she is by no means asking for help through her music. "I just don't want them to hear it at all," she stated. "I'm very selfish. I make everything for me, kind of. I mean, every little thing, down to the guitar and the drums. It's just for

me. I don't want them to hear it and think about it. It's none of their business!" Del Rey also reflected on her infamous 'Saturday Night Live' appearance back in 2012, her performance of two songs may have been received with negative reviews from critics, but the mainstream exposure

benefitted immensely. "It wasn't dynamic, but it was true to form," she recalled. "Everyone I knew suddenly wasn't so sure about me. They were like, 'Maybe I don't want to be associated with her - not a great reputation.'" This new issue of Rolling Stones will hit stores on Friday (July 18th).

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hey may be two of Hollywood's most popular leading ladies, but Kristen Stewart and Anne Hathaway really know how to man up when it counts. The Twilight actress, 24, and Oscar-winner, 31, are the stars of singer Jenny Lewis's new music video for her track, Just One Of The Guys. Both actresses dress in drag for the clip, dancing around in tracksuits, wigs, caps and with mustaches stuck on their pretty faces. Anne even sports a rather fetching rat's tail hairstyle, while Kristen rocks a Bieber-esque heavy fringed 'do under her backwardsfacing cap. The clip kicks off in a very ABBA-like manner, clearly inspired by the '80s.

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The single is from the singer-songwriter's longawaited album The Voyager - her first release in six years. And it's safe to say that having such huge stars

appear in the music video will give the release a huge boost. As the women give their best tough-guy impersonations, fist bumping and shrugging as they pout

angrily, the chorus kicks in. 'No matter how hard I try to be just one of the guys, there's a little something inside that won't let me,' they sing in unison.

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& Sean Penn to MARRy in South Africa

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fter dating for only eight months, Charlize Theron and Sean Penn are ready to tie the knot. According to a Wednesday report from UsWeekly the actors will wed this summer in South Africa where the 53-year-old is directing his 38-year-old girlfriend in the love story The Last Face. The couple also want to adopt a baby shortly after saying their vows, it was claimed. 'They want to get married very soon,' a source told the weekly. It was added though the couple has not been romantic for that long, they have been friends for 18 years. 'Charlize has seen Sean grow up,' added the insider. 'He's a wiser soul and much more patient.' It was added, 'They're looking to the future with a lot of hope.' As far as adopting a baby together, that will also come soon. 'Charlize always intended to have another child,' a source told the magazine. She already has son Jackson, aged two. And the ex-husband of Madonna and Robin Wright - with

whom he has two children (23-year-old Dylan and 20-year-old Hopper) has been bonding with the cover girl's little guy. 'He is a father figure to him,' UsWeekly insisted. Sean was seen arriving on Tuesday in Cape Town for his directorial effort about a doctor, played by Charlize, who performs humanitarian relief work in Africa amidst violent political conflicts in the region. 'She meets another doctor (played by Javier Bardem) who is doing the same work, and the story revolves around tough moral decisions that must be made during time of civil unrest,' according to Deadline. The film will wrap in early fall and be released in 2015. The couple were last seen together on July 7 in Paris during the Christian Dior show for the fall/winter show. Charlize is a spokesperson for Dior's fragrance J'Adore and Sean was there to support her. In January Penn's ex, 48-year-old actress Wright, announced her engagement to Ben Foster.

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India suffer batting collapse at Lord's India in trouble at 145/7

India's Murali Vijay plays a shot off the bowling of England 's James Anderson during the first day of the second test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London, Thursday, July 17. (AP Photo)

LONdON, JuLy 17 (AGENCIEs): India lost Stuart Binny (9) directly after tea when he fell LBW to James Anderson, leaving India tottering at 145 for seven on the first day of the second Test against England at Lord's on Thursday. Binny stuck in the crease to a back of a length ball, angling in towards middle and leg that hit low on the thigh pad. The umpire didn't think it was too high and he became the third indian in a row to leave before scoring 10. In the earlier session, Ravindra Jadeja became Moeen Ali's first victim of the match when he came forward to one that skidded on, and was rapped on the pads in front of the wicket. He was the fourth casualty for

India in the session, having lost MS Dhoni, Cheteshwar Pujara (28) and Virat Kohli (25) earlier. Dhoni tried to push forward to a full delivery outside off from Stuart Broad and got a thin edge to Matt Prior behind the stumps. Pujara fell to a full length delivery from Ben Stokes that nipped inside, snuck in between his bat and pad and rattled his stumps. Kohli was out to a beauty of a delivery from James Anderson. It was angling away from the batsman, bringing him forward. There was nothing wrong with Kohli's defensive stance but the lateral movement had the ball kiss his outside edge for Prior to collect easily behind the stumps. Ajinkya Rahane 11* is now at

the crease with captain MS Dhoni. India would have been in a weaker position had not England wicketkeeper Matt Prior dropped two catches. He put down opener Murali Vijay on nought and then, off the last ball before lunch, dropped Kohli after part-time off-spinner Moeen Ali found the outside edge. After England captain Alastair Cook called for a pitch with more pace and bounce following an excessively docile surface in the drawn first Test at Trent Bridge, it was no surprise he opted to field after winning the toss when confronted with a light-green strip at Lord's. James Anderson struck in the third over of the match when he left-hander Shikhar Dhawan

well caught low down at third slip by Gary Ballance after the ball pitched outside the leg stump and cut away sharply to take the outside edge. India's 11 for one should have become 11 for two when Vijay - who made a hundred at Trent Bridge - was dropped by Prior, diving to his right, off Stuart Broad. First-change Liam Plunkett was rewarded for pitching up when he dismissed Vijay, aiming legside, for 20 with the aid of another fine catch by Ballance to leave India 48 for two. Prior, who has struggled with Achilles and thigh injuries this season, then reprieved Kohli - a far easier chance than the one he dropped off Vijay.

Anderson & Jadeja to learn fate on Tuesday

LONdON, JuLy 17 (AGENCIEs): The International Cricket Council's inquiry into the alleged physical altercation between England fat bowler James Anderson and India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja during the first Test at Trent Bridge will happen on Tuesday. The incident reportedly happened shortly before the lunch break on day two of the series opener in Nottingham. The Board of Control for Cricket in India have alleged Anderson verbally abused and pushed Jadeja, while the England and Wales Cricket Board have claimed the batsman approached the bowler in a threatening manner. The 31-year-old Anderson has since been charged with a level three offence in the ICC's code of conduct. He will be banned for two, three or four Tests - or between four and eight ODIs if found guilty. The 25-year-old Jadeja, charged with a level two breach, might cop a 100 percent match fee fine and receive two suspension points, which equate to a ban of one Test - or two ODIs - if deemed culpable. Judicial commissioner Gordon Lewis will preside over the hearing. Lewis also administered Australian batsman David Warner's suspension for trying to punch England batsman Joe Root during last year's Champions Trophy in the United Kingdom.

Kroos agrees six-year deal to join Real Madrid BARCELONA, JuLy 17 (REutERs): Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has signed a six-year deal to join Real Madrid from Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga club confirmed on Thursday. The 24-year-old was instrumental in Germany's World Cup-winning campaign that culminated in a 1-0 final victory over Argentina on Sunday and moves to the Bernabeu for a fee believed to be in the region of 25 million euros (19.7 million pounds). Kroos is Real's first signing ahead of the new season and he could well take over set-piece duties from Xabi Alonso. His arrival could also lead to the departure of Germany team mate Sami Khedira, who has been linked with a move to England. "We are grateful to Toni Kroos for his time in Munich," Bayern chairman KarlHeinz Rummenigge told the club website. "Together we had great achievements here and we wish he and his family all the

Other transfers: Juan Manuel Iturbe (Argentina) to Roma from Hellas Verona - €22 million ($30 million) Matthias Ginter (Germany) to Borussia Dortmund from Freiburg - Undisclosed Emmanuel Riviere (France) to Newcastle United from Monaco Undisclosed Jan Oblak (Slovenia) to Atletico Madrid from Benfica – Undisclosed. Eduardo (Croatia) to Flamengo from Shakhtar Donetsk – Free best in Madrid with Real." Kroos joined the Bayern youth setup in 2006 and was a key member of the backto-back domestic double winning sides of the past two seasons following a short loan spell at Bayer Leverkusen.

Tennis player Maria Sharapova arrives at the ESPY Awards at the Nokia Theatre on July 16 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

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ManU are biggest club in the world: Van Gaal

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MANCHEstER, JuLy 17 (AGENCIEs): Louis van Gaal says Manchester United are the biggest club in the world but have to re-establish themselves after last season's horrorshow. Van Gaal took charge of his first press conference since taking the Old Trafford helm after leading Holland to third in the World Cup. The Dutchman paid tribute to United's power on the world stage but also reminded fans of the sharp improvement needed on last season. “Last season you were seventh so you are not the biggest club. You have to prove yourself,” he said. “But all over the world people are talking about Manchester United – that is the difference. It is a great challenge because of that and that is why I chose this club. I have coached Barcelona, Ajax and Bayern Munich who are all No 1 in their country. Now I am at Manchester United which is No 1 in England. I have never worked in the Premier League and that is a big challenge. When I worked at Barcelona that was the best league. When I worked in Germany that was the best league. Now I work here maybe this is the best league.” The new boss refused to rule out new arrivals to the club, but wants to give his current squad the chance to impress in pre-season. “My method is always the same – I want to look at the players I have

now,' he said. “I want to see in the first few weeks what they can do. Maybe then I shall buy others players. Shaw and Herrera were already on the list. I gave my approval because I like them. I want to see the (current) players perform with my philosophy.” Van Gaal - who also confirmed Michael Carrick has suffered an injury - declined to make a statement on United's chances, but believes he can live up to a club of United's stature. “I will do my utmost best but I will not give predictions. It is the biggest club in the world. When

you see my career you can see what I have won. The future will show if I can do that again.” Van Gaal said there will still be roles at the club for 'Class of '92' stalwarts Paul Scholes and Phil Neville. “Nicky Butt is already assisting us. We will find a role for Paul Scholes and Phil Neville. That is what we want,” he said. “We have to adapt to the qualities of these people and we’ll have to speak to them personally and wait and see.” Legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been in touch, with Van Gaal promising to have a

glass of wine with the iconic boss. He said: “He (Sir Alex) called me to congratulate me and we have spoken about a cup of coffee. We were always invited to UEFA and we always did a night out with a glass of wine. So I will have a glass of wine, the better wine, with him.” The Dutch boss has a reputation of being a hard task-master and being aggressive, talk he moved to quash. He said: ‘(My reputation) is unfair. “The media wants to show that side (of my personality). From 39 I was head coach of Ajax and until now my personality has not changed. Autocratic and strong personality are not the same word, some people think it is. Sir Alex also has a strong philosophy. He was always confirming that by winning a lot of titles. I hope I can start with that philiosophy. I am democratic. I am empathetic to human beings and I have a strong personality.” Van Gaal also paid tribute to Old Trafford icon Sir Bobby Charlton. “I want to thank Sir Bobby Charlton because it’s a great honour to come in this stadium and be guided by him,” Van Gaal said. “These were my first steps as coach of Manchester United and I was very proud to dot that with Sir Bobby Charlton. I saw him play and I know what he means to English football. It was a great honour.”

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