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Wednesday, July 1, 2015 12 Pages Rs. 4

The purpose of life is a life of purpose —Robert Byrne

More than 100 feared killed in Indonesian military plane crash [ PAGE 9]

reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

Jayalalithaa juggernaut rolls down opposition [ PAGE 8]

Thailand for unhindered vehicular movement

Tizit | June 30

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You look like the Governor, but you don’t sound like him.

Are you sure you’re him?

Two killed in road mishaps DIMAPur, June 30 (Mexn): Two people were killed in separate road accidents on June 29 and 30, informed Dimapur Police today. A press note from the PRO, Dimapur Police stated that on July 29, at around 8:00pm, one pedestrian was hit by an unidentified vehicle along the NH-29 near Chekiye village gate. The pedestrian succumbed to his injuries as a result. He has been identified as Lithungo Lotha. Meanwhile, on June 30 at around 5:45am, a head on collision between a Tata Sumo and an auto rickshaw near the 7th Mile area of NH-29 resulted in the death of an auto driver. The deceased has been identified as one Dilip Mandal.

Dzukou dispute: MBC, NBCC calls for peace

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DIMAPur, June 30 (Mexn): The Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) and the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) have called for the Southern Angami Public Organisation (SAPO) and the Mao Council not to exacerbate the present crisis resulting of the interstate land dispute. In a meeting held in Kohima, the two church organisations appealed for both parties to ensure that violence and bloodshed is prevented at all cost. “Violence will bring no benefit to either side,” they said. It was further informed that the two parent bodies of Baptist churches in Manipur and Nagaland have formed a joint peace committee to pursue the search for peace and understanding.

Petrol prices cut by 31 Paise, Diesel by 71 Paise

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new DelhI, Jun 30 (PtI): Petrol prices were today cut by 31 paise per litre and diesel by 71 paise a litre in line with fall in international oil rates and rupee appreciation. The cut in petrol prices comes on back of three successive increases since May, while this is the second reduction in diesel rates this month.

Auto fuel rates were last revised on June 16 when prices of petrol were hiked by 64 paise a litre but diesel rates were cut by Rs 1.35 per litre. Since last price change, there has been a decrease in international prices of both petrol and diesel. Indian rupee-US dollar exchange rate has appreciated during this period.,” IOC said.

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connectivity to receive a boost tea revolution in tizit region NE India to ink agreement with Myanmar and Lipichem

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The lower Konyak area of Tizit was a hot spot for lumbering and a flourishing valley for setting up of timber mills in the eighties. With the timber resources in the entire valley consumed, tea farms have now replaced the timber mills. People here have embraced the tea crop, which provides them with a promising source of livelihood.

Embracing tea by the people of the valley as an alternative source of livelihood has not only helped the people to consume organic products but also help to reduce jhum cultivation. This in turn helps forests which were damaged during the lumbering days of the early eighties to regenerate.

Most of the villages around Tizit valley in the lower Konyak areas have embraced tea as an alternate crop for livelihood.

They have now started harvesting 15000 to 20000 kilos of tea leaves a day – an ample amount to run a tea factory.

Considering the people’s interest in growing tea, the Nagaland state department of Land Resource Mon, under its IWMP project, has started supplying tea to the villages. Interacting with the Morung Express, department officers in Mon informed that they have supplied around 32 lakh tea polybags to the entire region over the last five years. The department has also sent interested villagers to Jorhat and Sonari for training in tea cultivation and production.

Hatwang, a progressive tea farmer from Phuktong

Tea farmers in the lower Konyak area of Tizit.

village, said: “for transportation of tea from field to factory earlier, we had to depend on outsiders to transport the product which sometimes spoils the freshly plucked tea leaves. This is because, if the harvest leaves do not reach the factory within five hours, it gets spoilt. To avoid this I have bought a Bolero Pickup out of the profit from the tea garden to transport tea to the factory. Now we have no problem in transportation.”

Hatwang added that his pickup truck can cover Phutong, Longsho, Tuimei, Lampushiya, where the production is 1000-1500 Kilos per day. Phuktong is just 22 Km away from Sonari (Asssam), where a tea factory is situated.

He further revealed that tea farmers carrying their crops to Assam are charged Re 1 on every kilos of tea as

tax to the government of Assam. As such, he felt the need to establish a tea factory within Nagaland. “We have enough production.

If we could establish a tea factory in Nagaland it will be very beneficial” he said and added, if ‘ANGH’ tea factory at Tizit could start functioning it would be very beneficial.

Tea farmers in the area informed that the rate of tea fluctuates anywhere from 15-20, depending on the market.

Hatwang lamented that tea farmers from Nagaland have a hard time selling to tea factories in Assam during the peak production season, which is June to September.

Acknowledging the Nagaland Land Resources Department for its effort to help Naga teac farmers, Hatwang informed that

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earlier they could not afford to engage in large scale plantation, as they did not have the financial resources to buy tea poly bags.

They had to settle for small scale production, enough for only personal consumption. However, with the department’s technical support, this has changed.

For a Konyak family, tea also known as ‘Khalup,’ occupies a very important place. No visitor or guest is allowed to leave their house without having tea.

On an average, a Konyak family consumes 1-2 kilos of tea a month, which costs them about Rs 400-800 a month in market.

With the capacity to produce their own crops for consumption and to sell surplus crop commercially, farmers in the area are on the verge of their own ‘Tea Revolution.’

AgArtAlA, June 30 (IAnS): In the wake of an agreement between India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan for unhindered vehicular movement, a similar accord with Myanmar and Thailand will facilitate smoother surface movement in the region, union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday.

“An agreement will soon be signed with Myanmar and Thailand to make surface connectivity with adjoining countries in the region easier,” the union minister said after laying the foundation stone of a double-laning project of National Highway 44 here.

He also said that funding from Japan International Cooperation Agency would be sought to develop and improve roads in the northeastern region of the country.

The agreement between India and three other member-nations of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Kathmandu on June 15 was expected to provide a major boost to regional cooperation through unrestricted vehicular movement effective September 18.

The Indian government has taken ambitious initiatives to develop connectivity between the country and its neighbours like Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Thailand to boost economic prosperity, he said.

Announcing road projects for increased connectivity among northeastern states and with neighbour-

Centre to build capacity of local NE stakeholders

guwAhAtI, June 30 (PtI): The central government wants to build capacity of local contractors, engineers and other stakeholders for participation in construction of highways and infrastructure in the North-East, Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said today.

“I have asked the norm to be relaxed if necessary without compromising on quality, train local contractors, make small packages, give 10 per cent advance so that more can get work. Encourage, not discourage,” Gadkari said. The involvement of local stakeholders, he said, would result in inclusive development of the region through creation of jobs and opening up of avenues. Gadkari spoke on the occasion of the inauguration of a two-day conference on key challenges in highways and infrastructure construction in the region here.

The Centre has decided to award contractors of the North East Rs 1 lakh crore construction projects involving completion of 10,000 km in five years, he said. “The local contractors are not being able to participate in the road construction process as the technical and financial component cannot be fulfilled by them,” he explained.

The process for awarding contracts should be transparent, corruption-free, cost saving, time-bound, qualitycontrolled with e-tender, the minister said. ing countries, the minister said his ministry had embarked upon the construction of one lakh km roads in the next five years in the eight northeastern states bordering China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan.

“Of this target, 10,000 km of roads will be completed soon. A total of 20,000 km roads will be completed by December.

National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has taken initiatives to speed up the road works,” he added.

NHIDCL, a fully owned company of the Ministry of Road Transport and High-

ways, was set up recently to promote, conduct surveys, establish, design, build, operate, maintain and upgrade national highways and strategic roads, including interconnecting roads in parts of the country that share international boundaries with neighbouring countries.

Gadkari inaugurated a conference on ‘Key challenges in highways and infrastructure construction in northeastern region and use of innovative technologies and materials’ in Guwahati on Tuesday. The two-day conference was attended by chief ministers, PWD ministers and senior officials from the northeastern states.

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Women protest against alleged rape of minor

Health dept seeks patience Our Correspondent Kohima | June 30

Responding to the ongoing agitation of the Nagaland Staff Nurse Association (NSNA), the Nagaland state government today said the door is always open to them for discussion to resolve the matter.

Commissioner and Secretary for Health & Family Welfare, M Patton said the government is still requesting them to withdraw their agitation, adding that the department was amicable to the demands that are being made. However, he said such decisions require a time consuming process and asked for patience.

He cautioned that if the agitation continues, the government may be compelled to take a hard decision as the department cannot compromise on healthcare.

Referring to demand No. 1 of the NSNA, Patton said that to facilitate promotion, the Amended Nurse’s Service Rule 2014 was drafted by the department. Towards this, he said the process at the Directorate and Secretariat stages has been completed and the file is now with P&AR. After that, it will go to finance, law departments; the cabinet and finally be laid in the assembly for legislation.

Addressing a press conference here today, Patton said that the department since 1988 has been fol-

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF NURSE’S SERVICE RULE 2014

• Basic minimum qualifica- • No additional qualification tion to become staff nurse required for promotion to is GNM but B.Sc/ M.Sc higher grade if one posare also included since sesses GNM degree. they have qualified GNM • B.Sc/ M.Sc will be given course. All personnel in this preference to teaching category require registraposts, but will not be given tion certificate from Nursing undue privilege to claim seCouncil. niority over others.

• Seniority will be fixed from • As per P&AR memo adthe date of joining. ditional financial benefit • Promotion will be done should be given to all those based on overall seniority who have done additional cum merit. diploma/ degree courses.

lowing the Nurse’s Service Rule 1988, which led to discontentment among serving nurses, further leading to supersession claims and counter claims over the seniority. The department, he said, realized that unless the 1988 service rule is amended, this problem will continue.

In this connection several committees have met and attempted to solve the issue and finally in the month of December 2014 the Amended Nurse’s Service Rule 2014 was drafted and put up to the government. This is now under active consideration, he assured.

This was possible due to the active participation of various groups and associations of in service nurses, including the Trained Nurses Association of India Nagaland branch; Nagaland Staff Nurses Association; Bsc/ Msc group; Diploma Holders group and ANM Associ-

ation with several rounds of meetings held both jointly and separately.

Patton attributed the main cause of the present crisis to the Nurse’s Service Rule 1988, stating that for promotion to any higher post from staff nurse, one must have at least a diploma course on ward management for not less than 3 months.

Any staff nurse with qualification of GNM must have an additional diploma course. In the process all those who have Bsc or GNM with additional diploma courses were eligible to get promotion even before their seniors, who only had GNM qualification.

He said the department, after observing the main issues of contention, discussed at length with all the groups and worked out to bring out a proposed Amendment of Nurse’s Service Rule 2014 with some changes (See Box).

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Women from Jakhama village are seen waiting outside the Kohima Deputy Commissioner’s Office to submit a representation with regard to the alleged rape of a minor. According to sources, a man in his late 50’s allegedly raped a 14 year old girl in Jakhama on June 27. Sources further informed that the accused was taken into custody by the Police.

Centre wants social security for more NE people

guwAhAtI, June 30 (IAnS): The central government wants social security schemes like EPF and ESIC to cover more and more people in the northeastern region, Union Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said here on Tuesday.

Dattatreya said this to the media after holding a regional conference of all the labour ministers of the northeastern states in Guwahati.

While schemes like Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and Employ-

ees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) will be extended to more areas of the region, employment exchanges in some of the states will be converted into “model career counselling centres” for the benefit of job-seekers, he said.

“We want to open five EPF offices in the region, one each at Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Dimapur and in Aizawl so as to cover more people in the schemes,” Dattatreya said.

“I have requested the state governments to provide us 10,000 square me-

tres of area to set up offices in the states.”

The minister said the central government also wants to upgrade the 50-bedded ESIC hospital in Guwahati to a 100-bedded one and work on it will start soon. “The coverage of ESIC facilities will also be extended to Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. We will ask the state governments in these states to survey the number of workers in the organised and the unorganised sectors and ensure that there are more numbers

of insured people in these states,” he said.

“While the employment exchange in Assam will be converted into a model career counselling centre, another such centre would be set up in Meghalaya capital Shillong.” The government will also set up a vocational training centre in Tripura, he said.

The central government will consider setting up career counselling centres in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim if there are proposals from the states, he added.

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Hr Edu dept bids farewell to director

Outgoing Director, C. Khalong Ao addressing during the farewell programme held on June 30. (DIPR Photo)

Kohima, June 30 (DiPR): The Directorate of Higher Education bade farewell to Director, C. Khalong Ao on June 30 at its conference hall. Delivering his farewell speech, the retiring Director thanked God for blessing and guidance throughout his career for the last 34 years as a government servant. Quoting “where there is a will, there is a way” the Director encouraged the officers and staff to have determina-

tion for change stating that change should be within oneself to break the cocoon for the development of a successful institution.

C. Khalong Ao said that Director cannot bring changes in the department unless there is no team work. He further urged the officers, staff, teachers and all the college principals to maintained team spirit to give deliverance from ignorance to the people and students in particular.

Parliamentary Secretary for Higher & Technical Education, Deo Nukhu congratulated and expressed happiness to the retiring Director for being successful in his assignments. Deo Nukhu described C. Khalong as a man of faith. During his tenure as a Director, Deo Nukhu said that he has brought many changes and developments in the department and through his initiative Kohima Science College also became an autonomous body.

The programme was chaired by Commissioner & Secretary, Higher & Technical Education, F.P. Solo who also delivered the welcome address. Newmai presented Chubatola Longkumer, Principal Kohima Science College, offered invocation prayer and special song.

Short speeches were delivered by Sedele, Superintendent, Alempokba, Principal Zunheboto Government College on behalf of Principals and Dr. Norbert Noraho, Additional Director, Higher Education.

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NSF felicitates HSLC toppers

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Parliamentary Secretary for Municipal Affairs, Economics & Statistics, R. Tohanba noted that the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) was doing recognizable and commendable works after the state government allowed it to collect toll taxes starting from the current year.

Addressing DMC staff, district administration, police and NGOs at the office premises of DMC on Tuesday, Tohanba said that the various developmental activities taken up by the Council was in the open and added that he will highlight the achievements to the state govern-

ment. He also spoke on the need for discipline among the employees and to follow the system.

He said that the department was envisaging turning Dimapur into a Smart City for which he sought the cooperation and support of every citizen. The Parliamentary Secretary for the recently bifurcated department of Municipal Affairs also welcomed suggestions from the public towards the department.

With the bifurcation of the Municipal Affairs from the Urban Development, Tohanba said that certain changes were ongoing in the department and cited the case of DMC, SDO, Badal Bhadra who has now become an Engineer.

Leaders of various NGOs such as Naga Council, Naga Women Hoho Dimapur, Dimapur Urban

Colony Council, Chairmen Federation, Dimapur Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Dimapur District Citizens’ Forum, and a representative of nonlocal community also delivered short speeches.

They lauded the DMC for its developmental works and urged upon the department and government to allow the prevailing system in DMC and its Administrator to continue.

The Parliamentary Secretary took note of the points raised by the civil societies.

MLA Tovihoto Ayemi in his speech expressed the hope that the DMC under the leadership of the new Parliamentary Secretary and Secretary would do better.

Secretary, Municipal Affairs, Maongwati Aier IAS appreciated the DMC for undertaking developmental works and urged

The Naga Students’ Federation held its felicitation programme for HSLC Naga toppers at Zonal Council on June 30 with Minister School Education & SCERT, Yitachu as the chief guest.

Chentisangla Longkumer, who spoke on behalf of the toppers, stated that the contribution of parents and teachers in the toppers’ success cannot be overlooked. “We must not just work hard but work smart,” Longkumer said.

In his speech, Yitachu exhorted the toppers to work hard as they have made a place by becoming a topper to friends who can draw a lot of inspiration from them and said, “You have a responsibility to all those around you including your parents and the society. You are the brain of your generation. Your society looks upon you to contribute when the time has come.”

The Minister further pointed out the major prob-

HSLC toppers with Minister School Education & SCERT, Yitachu and Naga Students’ Federation during the felicitation programme held on June 30. (Morung Photo)

lem in Naga society that is dependence on Government employment and asserted that Naga people are not in the position to take things in the right direction.

While also citing the various problems faced in terms of education, Yitachu pointed out the lack of medical or engineering institutions that are on par with the national level. One problem that the minister cites is the

careless dealing of employment resources. “The richest countries in the world do not usually provide government employment to all the citizens. It is foolishness on our part to think that the government would give government employment to all the citizens. As long as we think that government is going to generate employment we will fail,” stated Yitachu who further suggested

Hands on demonstration on vermicompost conducted at Seiyhama village on June 27.

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on the potentials in Nagaland in developing horticulture, floriculture, hydro power sufficient enough for the people.

“We inhabit a very rich land but unless we know how to develop our potentials we will continue to remain poor and keep begging. We can generate more employments than what the government can provide,” concluded Yitachu.

Christopher, Asst General Secretary NSF, chaired the programme and invocation by Dr. Vetso Koza, Asst Pastor, CBCK. Boveio Poukai Duo delivered the welcome note and the introduction by Menang Longchar, Secretary Info & Publicity, NSF. Subenthung, President, NSF also acknowledged the greetings during the felicitation ceremony.

Cleanliness Drive from July 2 Kohima, June 30 (DiPR): A weeklong Cleanliness Drive in all Government offices and Institution all over the state would be held from July 2 to 65 as decided by the State Government according to a notification issued by the Chief Secretary of Nagaland Pankaj Kumar, IAS on June 30. It has also directed all departments to upkeep and clean all office and common facilities in the Department from July 2 to 4.

There will also be a mass social work in all Government Institution, ward and colonies on July 6.

Directives for removal of construction materials along NHs

Parliamentary Secretary, R. Tohanba and other officers during the inauguration of drain at Burma Camp on Tuesday. (Morung Photo)

upon the public to render their support to the DMC. Officiating Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Elizabeth Ngullie also spoke at the programme.

Earlier, Tohanba inaugurated two drains con-

Kohima, June 30 (mexn): The 10th NAP (IR) Bn, Zhadima dedicated its new Church building on June 21 by Executive Secretary NPBCA, Dr. Hukashe Zhimomi at its Battalion Headquarter Zhadima.

Pastors and representatives from various Police Churches in Nagaland attended the programme. PF Zeliang IPS, IGP (NAP) exhorted the congregation and urged them to be good citizen both in the Church as well, as in the society.

Dr. Hukashe Zhimomi in his dedicatory sermon challenged the Church of the 10th NAP (IR) Bn to be like a place of refuge for those who are morally, spiritually and emotionally hungry for the Lord.

The Police Union Baptist Church, Phesama and 10th NAP (IR) choir presented special songs. Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsu M.L.A, dignatories, Government officials, Public leaders of the area and villagers from neighboring churches attended the dedication program.

This was stated in a press release issued by Vesupra Kezo NPS, Dy. Commandant 2 i/c 10th NAP Bn (India Re- Public, pastors, representatives from various Police Churches in Nagaland during serve) Zhadima. the inauguration of the new Church building, which was inaugurated on June 21.

DimaPuR, June 30 (mexn): Training cum hands on demonstration (Skill Development) on vermicompost was conducted at Seiyhama village on June 27 by the staffs of DAO Kohima. Myanthung Patton A.O (II) and Teisovilie AFA were the resource persons. Two beneficiaries Avinuo and Savio-o along with 15 farmers participated in the daylong activity.

Vermicompost is a process of composting using various species of vermiworms. Vermicompost is an excellent nutrient rich organic fertilizers and soil conditioners. The primary nutrients are NPK and contain many micronutrients

and microorganisms. The main components for preparing vermicompost are any plant biomass/leaves, fresh cow dung and vermiworm, which is prepared in the Tetra Vermi Bed. It has lots of demands in the local markets by florist and small scale garden/ home garden as it has lots of benefits like improves soil aeration, enriches soil with micro-organism, enhances germination, plant growth and crop yield besides it creates low-skill jobs at local level.

A press note stated that the farmers have lots of interest and want to take up more in the future for income generation.

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structed by DMC at United North Block Colony Sector B and Sunrise Colony at Burma Camp. He also visited the DMC dumping site in the same locality.

During the drain inauguration programmes,

DMC Administrator, H. Atokhe Aye thanked the government for extending support to the Council. He also highlighted various other ongoing projects which would be inaugurated soon.

Kohima, June 30 (DiPR): Observing that stones, logs, timber and construction materials have been dumped on the roadside and drains causing inconvenience and hazardous to the public, the Deputy Commissioner, Rovilatuo Mor IAS has directed all concerned to remove construction materials and goods along the National Highway 2, National Highway-62 and Jotsoma Bye- Pass road within 7 (seven) days from the date of issue of this Order dated June 30. Failing which, materials will be removed confiscated and disposed off as deemed fit and defaulters to be penalized as per the provision of the law. This order was issued under Sub Section 21 of the Nagaland Highway Act 1967, no person without prior approval of the authority is to deposit or cause to be deposited building materials, goods or other articles on any Highways.

New Church building at Zhadima inaugurated Encouraging young minds to pledge green

Skill Development on vermicompost conducted

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DMC continue delivering commendable works

Tohanba inaugurates two drains constructed by DMC

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Kohima, June 30 (mexn): The Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) as part of its annual action plan for the Nagaland Adolescent Girls Club (NAGC) declared the month of June 2015 as Eco Month.

Instead of confining the Environment Day to June 5, the State Board has initiated a series of awareness programmes on environmental issues in different schools and places in Kohima. Organized by the State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) and Poorna Shakti Kendra (PSK) in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Department of Land Resource, Kohima Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Forest Department, the ECO month started on June

5 at Botsa and culminated on June 30 at Kohima.

Targeting students and individuals, as many as 1500 trees have been distributed on the concept of ‘My Tree.’

Addressing the students on ECO month, R. Juliana Medom, Assistant State Coordinator SRCW urged the students to keep the environment clean, save water, and electricity. She stated that rapid changes are taking place in the society and as a result, the earth is becoming warmer year by year.

She also stressed that the increase in vehicles, usage of ACs, etc emits harmful gases, which lead to global warming. She requested the students to protect the environment by explaining the concept of ‘My Tree’

and asked every student to plant more trees at home or elsewhere for the future generation.

She further emphasized on the need to save water by citing that ‘a drop of water if you let it continuously flow for a whole month, you will waste 1000 litres in a month.’ She challenged every student to become strong environmentalists for protecting and preserving the environment for the future.

District Coordinator PSK Ajabu Tungoe spoke on the topic ‘Eco Tree.’

She urged the students to maintain the campus plastic-free and create a pollution-free environment to maintain the quality of life.

Various herbal/medicinal values of trees were demonstrated with illustra-

tions. Students were asked to take a pledge and sign on the flagged diagram.

In Bayavü High School, 400 students attended the programme, while in Modern School, 350 students took part in the programme. At Mezhür Higher Secondary School and Mewi School, 1200 students and 500 students attended the programme respectively.

“Through this initiative, the collaborating departments hope that, a step has been taken in reaching out and delivering critical environmental awareness to the people and that it will encourage people to search further and move towards a safer and more sustainable environment,” said a press release received here.

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Vijaya Bank and EA conduct Credit Campaign

TheTsumi, June 30 (mexn): Vijaya Bank, Kohima Branch in association with Entrepreneurs Associates (EA) organised a Mega Self Help Group (SHG) and Agricultural Credit Campaign on June 28 at Thetsumi Village, Phek District.

A press note stated that over 250 farmers participated in the programme.

SHG members represented by Neipeteu Doulo and Kozou Lasuh shared experiences of their journey during the last 6-7 years i.e. from the date of formation group to nurturing state and then the stage of generation of income through economic activities and other micro-enterprises.

They also shared the cascading effect of SHG movement, which significantly elevated their status both socially and economically. They kept in record the good work done by EA in making them aware

Vijay Bank and Entrepreneurs Associate representatives with the participants at Thetsumi Village, Phek during the camp held on June 28.

of thrift, credit as well as Group dynamics.

The members also thanked Vijaya Bank- the only nationalised Bank to reach them in spite of all odds. The concept of micro credit through SHG movement and the initiative of Vijaya Bank in addressing their needs were well explained by Neichute Doulo, CEO, EA. He also described the positive approach of Vijaya Bank in reaching the

unreached and Bank’s expertise in credit linkage at the doorsteps of the rural poor.

The keynote address was delivered by RS Mishra, Chief Manager Vijaya Bank, Kohima who overwhelmed by the economic activities undertaken by the members through internal lending. He described that the practical experiences shared by the members was deeply valuable and would

be the benchmark of taking the SHG movement in Nagaland to a much higher level. He also highlighted the importance of credit in changing the life style of people and in nutshell presented various credit facilities available in Banks.

The Bank altogether disbursed Rs.53.10 lakhs of SHG Loans to 15 different SHGs nurtured by Entrepreneurs Associates totalling 197 members. Y

Yanthan, Manager, Vijaya Bank Kohima thanked all the participants, church leaders, SHG members, EA staff members and others who were directly and indirectly involved to make the programme successful.

Vechute-u Lasuh, Women Pastor TBC said the benediction. The programme concluded by demonstration of Agriculture and Handloom products by SHGs.

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Congress win in M'laya CPI-M retains Tripura seats ShilloNg, JuNe 30 (iANS): Meghalaya's ruling Congress on Tuesday won the by-election from Chokpot assembly constituency, with Bluebell Sangma snatching the seat from the Garo National Council (GNC) regional party.

Sangma defeated her nearest rival Phillipole D. Marak of the National People's Party by 2,550 votes, Chief Electoral Officer Prashant Naik told IANS. Sangma, a former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member who joined the Congress before the polls were announced, secured 8,042 votes. Phillipole got 5,492 votes.

The by-election followed

the death of GNC legislator Clifford R. Marak early this year. Marak's wife Kalpana D. Sangma contested but secured only 5,009 votes and finished third.

While independent candidate Tinkerwin R. Marak received 1,189 votes, 424 voters opted for "None of the Above" category. The Chokpot election, held on Saturday, recorded an 83.11 percent turnout from among the 24,244 electorate.

"The Congress winning the election in Chokpot, which is a stronghold of a regional party, shows that Meghalaya's people have strong faith in the Congress and its government in the state," Con-

gress general secretary V. Narayanasamy told IANS. In the 60-member legislature, the Congress now has 30 seats - one short of a majority. The NCP's two members, one member from the North-east Democratic Socialist Party and 11 independents are supporting the Congress government.

The opposition Meghalaya People`s Front is made up of eight United Democratic Party legislators, two from the National People`s Party and two independents.

The Hill State People's Democratic Party, which has four members, is not part of the Meghalaya People's Front.

AgArtAlA, JuNe 30 (iANS): Tripura's ruling CPI-M on Tuesday retained by huge margins both the assembly seats where polling took place on Saturday, but the BJP edged out the Congress to take the second spot.

The Communist Party of India-Marxist won from Pratapgarh for the ninth consecutive time and won in Surma for the eighth time in a row, officials said.

CPI-M state secretary and central committee member Bijan Dhar told IANS: "The voters supported the CPI-M due to the good governance of the Left Front. Our victory in Tripura will continue in future elections too."

In Pratapgarh, Ramu Das defeated his Bharatiya Janata Party rival Mousumi Das by 17,326 votes.

The CPI-M secured 27,555 votes, the BJP 10,229 votes while Congress’ Ranjit Kumar Das bagged only 5,187 votes.

In Surma, CPI-M contender Anjan Das routed BJP's Ashish Das by 15,309 votes. The CPI-M got 23,275 votes, the BJP 7,966 votes and Nagendra Chandra Biswas of Congress bagged 2,528 votes.

The results appeared to show a major dent in Congress support in Tripura, with its traditional votes getting divided between the Left Front and a resurgent BJP.

Reacting to its increased vote share in both assembly seats, BJP state president Sudhindra Dasgupta told IANS: "The BJP will be the main opposition in Tripura now and the party will be successful in the next assembly elections in 2018."

Both seats were reserved for the Scheduled Caste.

In February 2013, CPIM candidates won by 2,132 votes from Pratapgarh and by 1,862 votes in Surma.

The by-elections were necessitated after the death of CPI-M stalwart and former minister Anil Sarkar (Pratapgarh) and former minister Sudhir Das (Surma).

AizAwl, JuNe 30 (Pti): The 29th anniversary of signing of the historic Mizo Accord between the Centre and the erstwhile underground Mizo National Front (MNF) was today celebrated all over Mizoram as 'Remna Ni' or peace day. Though the state government, which declared the day as a public holiday, did not organise any function to mark the day, political parties like the ruling Congress, the MNF and the Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) celebrated the day.

The MNF led by late Laldenga declared independence from the Indian Union on March 1, 1966 and the armed insurrection plunged

Mizoram into violence and chaos for about 20 years.

Peace returned with signing of the Mizo Accord on the nightofJune30,1986between the then Union Home Secretary R D Pradhan on behalf of the government of India, the then MNF president Laldenga on behalf of the 'Mizoram government-in- exile' and the then Mizoram Chief Secretary Lakhama on behalf of the Mizoram government.

Unlike other accords signed by the Centre with many insurgent outfits earlier, the Mizo Accord became successful making Mizoram upgrade into a full-fledged state from union territory status on February 20, 1987.

This will be ready in the next few weeks," said Migeul Queah, a child rights activist from Utsah.

A database will be created to incorporate important information about slum children, including data on their families, living conditions and health. It will also mention the forms of abuse (if any) they have faced and the number of children involved in child labour.

Till date, a database of 117 slum kids from the city has been created. The plan has been in the offing for the last four years.

Hafiznagar number 2, a slum in the city, was chosen as the base for the CPZ model and groundwork for implementing the model

is under way. The model is aimed at identifying and demarcating the vulnerable areas in the state. Once a place has been identified or demarcated, a database will be created and an assessment made of the various risks being faced by the children there.

The risks are assessed beforehand to help the organizers identify the issues faced by the children, which helps the process of intervention. Following this, they have to be declared as children in need of care and protection as defined under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000.

It becomes easier, thus, to access kids who need care. It is here that the mod-

Designer showcases traditional fabrics of NE New Delhi, JuNe 30 (iANS): Daniel Syiem, a young designer from Meghalaya who has showcased ethnic apparel in global fashion hubs like New York, London and Rome, is "striving to preserve the dying art of weaving" by making traditional fabric fashionable. He is also working to empower women weavers from his northeastern state.

"We share a deep connect with the traditional fabrics of Meghalaya. For us, it's not just a piece of cloth, it's actually the preservation of a way of life, of a culture of a people," Daniel told IANS in an email interview.

"Natural fabrics of the region -- Eri silk and Muga -- are hand-woven mostly in traditional loin looms.

We want to highlight the traditional fabrics of the northeast," added the designer, known for making northeast's traditional apparel chic.

The Eri silk worms, which produce the famous Assam silk, are known in Meghalaya's Khasi-Jaintia Hills as Niang Ryndia. The silk is cultured to weave the trademark Ryndia shawls, while the worms are also considered a delicacy in many parts of Meghalaya.

Daniel, along with his friend Janessaline M. Pyngrope, launched the Daniel Syiem Ethnic Fashion House (DSEFH) in Shillong in 2011 to promote "Ryndia (eri silk) and the traditional hand-woven fabrics of northeast India".

"The art of making these textiles is slowly dying," rued Daniel who has rich experience in working with indigenous fabrics.

"We are striving to preserve the dying art of weaving by making traditional fabric fashionable."

Daniel has been instrumental in promoting women weavers of Meghalaya's Ri Bhoi district.

"The making of these heritage fabrics has been passed down from generation to generation of weavers. The weavers need to be supported and encouraged by making their craft economically viable," he said from Shillong.

"Currently, we source fabrics from them to generate more income for weavers through fair trade practices.

We also guide them to archive and keep track of ancient

weaves to safeguard them."

He said the fashion house regularly holds meetings with the women weavers, and they work with them to innovate at yarn stage on dyes and weaves.

"We have also been promoting designs and fabrics of other ethnic groups of the northeast, in particular the Naga Tangkhul tribe. We also used accessories of the Mizo and other Naga tribes at our shows in Rome and Canada," Daniel told IANS. The Tangkhul tribe has a unique place among the Nagas and their dresses feature ornaments such as kongsang and huishon made of sea shells, cowrie and conch shells.

Daniel has showcased his work - ensembles for women in natural fabrics in various fashion weeks in places like Rome, New York, London, Toronto, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Jaipur. His collections have featured in top fashion magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elle.

Janessaline, who is the business head, co-founder and partner in Daniel's fashion house, told IANS: "We both had the common goal

of promoting, protecting and reviving the hand-woven fabrics of the northeast of India. We decided to come together to create something unique and innovative with Ryndia through the medium of fashion."

She had earlier worked for a Meghalaya-based rural development project to uplift traditional weavers and introduce new and safe weaving looms.

Daniel adds: "I shared my dream of wanting to work with our local weavers and promoting our local fabrics. We both found a common goal since Janess was already working with an organisation that promoted weavers of the other states of northeast India."

Daniel is all praise for Lajoplin Nongsiej, a textile designer, who he says "is equally passionate about reviving weaving and the traditional patterns".

"She has been a great boon for the fashion house by way of constantly monitoring and supervising work on our behalf in the field.

Her technical knowledge plays a vital role since she is able to describe in detail the ideas I want to bring out in

the fabric," he said.

In February, Daniel showcased his new collection 'FreeSpirit' in Toronto. The collection had classy shirts with innovative collars, asymmetrical skirts, bohemian palazzos, halter tops and dresses.

"The unique use of natural, hand-woven and organic

textiles like eri silk, in a colour palette of ivory, pastel greens and yellows, earthy browns in this collection, celebrates the triumph of spirit and the freedom to be your true self," he said.

The collection was praised by Canadian experts, and Daniel hopes to work with them one day.

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AizAwl, JuNe 30 (Pti): Not a single Bru turned up for identification as bona fide residents of Mizoram at Hamsapara relief camp in North Tripura on the second day of verification

by Mizoram government officials today.

Additional Secretary for Home, Mizoram, Lalbiakzama told PTI that while none appeared before the authorities at the camp during the day, six people belonging to two families came forward on the first day of verification yesterday.

The six persons were the only Brus to have turned up so far for identification to be repatriated to Mizoram since the repatriation process, as per the Road Map-IV, commenced from June 2, he said. el seeks to create the deLalbiak zama said marcated area or areas as a Child Protection Zone. "The CPZ will help throw a tangible protective net around the children living in these areas, while creating adequate awareness about the existence of vulnerable children," added Queah.

29th anniversary of Mizo Rights group design safety scheme for slum kids Accord signing celebrated guwAhAti, JuNe 30 (tNN): A local child rights organization is planning a scheme, Child Protection Zone (CPZ), for slum children. Through this, slum kids can be identified and protected from traffickers, exploitation and abuse.

The scheme, to be the first of its kind in the region, aims at creating awareness about the plight of slum children. Utsah, the child rights' organization, is planning to launch the scheme in different parts of the state in July.

A representative of the organization recently met chief minister Tarun Gogoi to discuss the issue. "I have been asked to draw up the modalities and a report.

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the repatriation process would continue according to the road map, approved by the Supreme Court, till September 4, even if majority of the Brus lodged in the six relief camps in Tripura refused to return to Mizoram.

The apex court had instructed the centre and the state governments of Mizoram and Tripura to repatriate all the Brus lodged in the six relief camps in Tripura within six months.

Around 11,440 people belonging to 3,455 Bru families were proposed to be repatriated during the last round of repatriation, he said adding that a total number of 8,573 belonging to 1,622 families have returned during the official efforts made to repatriate them and also by self-repatriation till date.

AFFIDAVIT By this affidavit sworn before Notary Public, Dimapur, Nagaland vide Regd.

No: 370/15, dated: 30/06/2015, I Shri.

Inoto Kinimi have adopted my surname as Kinimi and henceforth I shall be known as Shri. Inoto Kinimi, son of Shri.

Hocto Sema and not as recorded.

NOTICE FOR PMEGP APPLICANTS In continuation to the advertisement published in leading local dailies on 25.06.2015, the eligible unemployed youth of Dimapur District desirous for setting up of Micro enterprises by availing financial assistance under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) of Khadi & V. I. Commission, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, are hereby informed that the PMEGP applications for the year 2015-16 exclusively for Dimapur District will be issued as per the schedule given below:Name of Only for those Date & imp. Agen- units proposed Timing cy to be setup in KVIC Rural Areas 03.07.2015 11:00AM – 05:00PM KVIB Rural Areas

Application forms will be issued at State Office, KVIC, Super Market Complex, Dimapur.

District Office, NKVIB, Near Dhansiri River, Kuda Village (Nagarjan), Dimapur.

For the rest of the Districts, applicants are advised to contact the District Office of Nagaland Khadi & V.I. Board and District Industries Centre of their respective district.

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NU-MAT FOR ADMISSION INTO MBA PROGRAMME (BATCH 2015-16) This is for the information to all concerned [MBA ASPIRANTS] that, an Entrance Test (NUMAT) will be conducted for Admission into the few vacant seats of the MBA Programme (Batch 2015-16) at the School of Management Studies, Nagaland University, Dimapur. The test is intended for those candidates who could not appear in any of the National Level Management Aptitude Tests such as MAT/CMAT/CAT/XAT/ATMA etc.

Those with valid MAT/CMAT/CAT/XAT/ATMA score may also appear in NU-MAT if they desire so.

ELIGIBILITY/ SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION: i) Any Graduate with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST). Candidates who have appeared in their Bachelor Degree final exam and awaiting their results can also apply. ii) The written test will be followed by Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). iii) Final Selection will be based on the performances in written test, GD and PI. iv) Candidates who have qualified in National Level Management Aptitude Tests as mentioned above will be given preference over others. However, it is to be noted that merely having a valid MAT/ CMAT/ CAT/ XAT/ ATMA score card does not entitle a candidate to have a claim for admission.

Registration forms for NU-MAT(Written Test) and the Admission Brochure can be obtained from the Admission Counter, Administrative Block, School of Management Studies, Nagaland University Residential Campus, Land Mark colony, PWD Area, Opposite Central Christian Revival Church, Dimapur, Nagaland on payment of (`1,500/- (`1,300 for SC/ST). The filled in application forms need to be submitted at the same office.

Important Dates: i) Issue of Registration forms and Admission Brochure : From 1st July, 2015 ii) Last Date of issue and submission of form for NU-MAT : 14th July 2015 iii) Date of NU-MAT (written test) : 15th July 2015 iv) Date of GD and PI (Group Discussion & Personal Interview) : 16th July 2015 v) Declaration of Result : 17th July 2015 vi) Date of Admission for MBA 1st Semester Classes : 20-21st July, 2015. : 23rd July, 2015. vii) Commencement of MBA 1st Semester Classes Note: Information can also be seen from the website: www.nagalanduniversity.ac.in For clarification-contact: 9436896150/ 9402830063/ 9436275461 Email: dmsnudim@rediffmail.com

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MuMbai, June 30 (PTi): In a big day for IPOs, at least 3 companies -- lowcost carrier IndiGo, staffing firm Teamlease and e-retailer Infibeam -- have lined up public offers to raise an estimated over Rs 3,000 crore from investors.

Merchant banking sources said the draft papers for all the 3 Initial Public Offers (IPOs) were being submitted to capital markets regulator Sebi today.

InterGlobe Enterprises, which runs the country’s biggest airline by market share under ‘IndiGo’ brand, is looking to raise Rs 2,0002,500 crore through the IPO, sources said, while Team-

lease is looking to raise Rs 450-500 crore and Infibeam about Rs 400 crore.

The spokespersons for these companies could not be immediately contacted for their comments.

Continuing its market dominance, IndiGo flew 27.69 lakh passengers in May, accounting for more than a third of the total traffic.

The privately-held IndiGo is one of the 2 domestic carriers making profit. The other profitable airline is GoAir. Earlier this month, Sydney-based aviation thinktank ‘Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation’ (CAPA) said IndiGo is estimated to have recorded a profit of $150-175

million in fiscal 2015.

After a prolonged lull, the IPO space has become very active and over 30 companies have lined up plans to raise funds totaling over Rs 20,000 crore through public offers, which also include Cafe Coffee Day, Matrix Cellular and GVK Airport.

At least 20 of these firms have already got the goahead from market regulator Sebi to launch their respective IPOs while draft IPO papers of five firms are currently “under process” but may be cleared soon.

3 companies -Cafe Coffee Day, Matrix Cellular and RBL Bank - approached the regulator last week itself and they

are now being followed by the likes of IndiGo, Infibeam and Teamlease.

GVK Group also plans to list its airports business arm, GVK Airport Developers, and may raise an estimated Rs 3,000 crore. It has developed Mumbai and Bangalore airports.

The flurry of activity in the IPO space follows stabilising trends in the stock markets. It also comes at a time when the regulator Sebi has announced a slew of fresh reforms in the IPO space, including halving the listing period to six days and making the application process for investors entirely cheque-free.

Nestle allowed to export Maggi MuMbai, June 30 (ianS): In a partial breather for Nestle, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed the company’s Indian branch to export all varieties of its popular twominute Maggi noodles.

The domestic restrictions, however, would continue to apply. The matter will now come up for further hearing on July 14. Maggi was banned by FSSAI on June 5 after several samples were found having lead and MSG contents beyond permissible limits.

World’s 3rd largest mobile operator: Airtel new Delhi, June 30 (ianS): Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said it has become the 3rd largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscribers. As per the latest data published by World Cellular Information Service, Bharti Airtel, with over 303 million mobile subscribersn, has moved up one position in the global rankings.

China Mobile and Vodafone Group occupied the 1st and 2nd positions respectively.

It operates in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa.

Elderly people wait to receive their pensions outside the National Bank of Greece headquarters in Athens, as anxious Greek pensioners swarmed bank branches and lined up at ATMs. Following the referendum call by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the ensuing decision by Greece’s euro partners not to extend Greece’s bailout beyond the end-June deadline, the Greek government announced a series of capital controls to prevent a bank run. The most onerous of the controls was a decision to cap daily withdrawals from ATMs at 60 euros. (AP Photo)

Google maps in 12 more Indian cities new Delhi, June 30 (ianS): Starting today, people can see traffic information for 12 new cities, including Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram and Bhopal, on Google Maps, a company statement here said. The other cities for which the facility would now be available are Coimbatore, Lucknow, Surat, Indore, Ludhiana, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur, Kochi and Madurai.

This latest update to Google Maps makes traffic information available for all national highways and expressways in India, it added.

This traffic feature is available on both mobile and desktop versions of Google

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he Digital India Week is set to launch ‘Digital India’, a nation wide flagship program of Governance of India, which aims to “transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy” centered on three key vision areas of “Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen”, “Governance and Services on Demand” and “Digital Empowerment of Citizens”.

India is the 2nd highest populated country in the world with a population of 1.2 Billion people.

There are more than 6 Lakh villages where 70% population live in rural areas. With 36 States and Union Territories including 2,40,000 local bodies, the country is progressing at a massive rate.

Considering the massive population and rapid growth of the country, the Government has been facing a huge challenge in addressing the needs of the people and is now set to use information technology as a tool to transform itself into a modern, efficient, easy, economic and effective Government.

The term e-Governance is derived from the terms easy, efficient, economic, effective Governance by using electronic means and Information Technology as an enabler for bringing about this transformation within the Government.

What is Digital India?

Digital India is a Programme to prepare India for a knowledge future.

The focus is on being transformative, the need to transform from old methods of Governance into new, modern, easy, efficient and economic system of Governance – to realize IT(Indian Talent) + IT(Information Technology) = IT(India Tomorrow) The focus is on making technology central to bring change.

It is an Umbrella Programme – covering many departments.

It weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts into a single, comprehensive vision so that each of them is seen as part of a larger goal.

It is coordinated by DeitY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology), implemented by the entire government – both at the Centre and State.

The Digital Indian Programme: Pulls together many existing schemes.

These schemes will be restructured and re-focused.

They will be implemented in a synchronized manner.

Many elements are only process improvements with minimal cost.

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1. Universal Digital Literacy grammes as Digital India highlights their transformative impact. aims at educating all citizens on becoming e-literate or digitally The Vision of Digital India focus- literate 2. Universally accessible digies on on 3 Key Areas : tal resources where people can 1. Digital Infrastructure as a easily access all kinds of informaUtility to Every Citizen • The Govt aims to provide High tion and services online 3. All documents/ certificates to speed internet as a core utility • Cradle to grave digital identi- be available on cloud(Internet) - No ty, which means the Government more carrying around photo copies will provide a unique, lifelong, on- of certificates because your photo line, authenticable identity to all copies can be directly accessed through the online Digital Locker its citizens 3. Availability of digital re• Mobile phone & Bank accounts which will empower the sources / services in Indian lancitizens to participate in digital & guages - All information and services will be available in several financial space • Easy access to a Common Indian languages 4. Collaborative digital platService Centres(CSC’s). Nagaland already has 220 CSC run by Village forms for participative goverLevel Entrepreneurs(VLE’s) initi- nance - Engaging the citizens to ated by the Department of Infor- provide ideas, solutions and feedmation Technology & Communi- backs for building a participative cation, Government of Nagaland, governance across Nagaland providing basic 5. Portability of all entitleInformation Communication ments through cloud(internet) Technology services.

- The Government is working on • Provide digital lockers to the several programmes at a national citizens where citizens will be able and state level to provide all serto upload their documents such as vices to its citizens which will be birth certificate, indigenous certifi- hassle free and easily accessible. cate, marksheets etc So that they no Digital revolution in India had longer need to take photo copies ev- initially started off in small silo ery time they apply for any admis- projects with the pre-1990’s Railsions, jobs, or Government services. way Automation Project. The Na• Provide Safe and secure Cy- tional e-Governance Plan(NeGP) ber-space which will be free from with 27 Mission Mode Projects any hacking activities started off in 2006 which has also impacted our Nagaland state. One 2. Vision Area 2: Governance of the key highlights of the success & Services On Demand of NeGP in Nagaland include the • Through Digital India, all De- State Portal, State Service Delivpartments or jurisdictions at the ery Gateway(SP/SSDG) project State and Central Government lev- which has transformed manual el will be connected and integrated citizen centric services into easy, • Services available in real time efficient, online service such from online &mobile platform, as the NPSC Online Forms, the so that citizens and Government NBSE Online Marksheet Verificadepartments can safe travel time, tion, Higher Education and Techmoney and resources, thereby nical Education Online scholarmaking Government services for ships. Other projects which have public more easily accessible been successfully implemented • All citizen documents to be in Nagaland by the Department available on the cloud(Cloud of Information Technology and means internet) – citizen will not Communications through the Nabe required to provide photo cop- tional e-Governance Plan(NeGP) ies etc. thereby making the lives of include the State Wide Area citizens more easy Network(SWAN), State Data • Government Services will Center(SDC) and the Common be transformed from old, manual Service Centers(CSC’s). Now that process into Online for improving the backbone for digital revoluEase of Doing Business and this tion is set, the time has come for will also help in improving trans- India to welcome the digital revparency and reduce corruption olution to transform India into a • Making financial transac- digitally empowered, knowledge tions electronic & cashless led economy.

• Using technology such This article is published by as Geographic Information NIELIT Kohima, as a part of the System(GIS) for improving deci- Digital India Week sion support systems, planning & Content provided by: NIELIT development Kohima Media cell and Department of Information Technology Vision Area 3: Digital & Communication, Government Empowerment of Citizens of Nagaland.

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Once the traffic layer is turned on in Google Maps, commuters can see routes mapped out in different colours.

“Green means there are no traffic delays on the road, orange indicates a medium amount of traffic and red means heavier traffic congestion,” the statement said. While in navigation mode, Google Maps will also use real-time traffic information to more accurately estimate time of arrival and to provide options for alternate routes if there are faster options available.

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The Morung Express

Wednesday 1 July 2015

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Ao orgs demand revocation of doctors' transfer order Mokokchung, June 30 (Mexn): Three apex Ao organisations – Ao Senden, Watsü Mungdang, and Ao Kaketshir Mungdang – have requested to immediately cancel the transfer of two doctors from Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital (IMDH), Mokokchung.

In a letter to the commissioner & secretary, health & family welfare department, presidents of the three bodies stated that the Senior Medical Officer (Obst & Gvnae) and Junior Specialist (Obst & Gvnae) at IMDH, Mokokchung have been issued transfer notice without any replacement by the department concerned through notification dated the 25th June, 2015 No. HFW (A) T & P - 4/4/2015.

The letter maintained that the two doctors are the only gynaecologists at IMDH, Mo-

kokchung and their service is highly demanded by the people of Mokokchung district and the neighbouring districts like Zunheboto, Tuensang, Longleng.

“With the increasing patients coming for antenatal and postnatal care, a common situation faced by all, it is sad to mention that without considering the needs of the people, the concerned department has blindly issued the transfer order for the above mentioned medical officers,” the letter said.

It was also informed that the Ao Senden Secretary S Panger Ao Along with some officials will be meeting the Commissioner in Kohima.

Meanwhile, the All Ward Union Mokokchung Town also demanded that the transfer order of both the Obst & Gynae doctors at IMDH Mokokc-

hung be revoked. The union in a letter to the commissioner & secretary, health & family welfare department urged that the transfer order be revoked unless their replacement are also specialists like both of them (Obst & Gynae).

The letter appended by President R Ayim Longkumer and General Secretary Lanumeren expressed that hospital like IMDH, Mokokchung without Obst & Gynae specialist will face “untold problems” and the consequences will have adverse effect on the government/department as “the present transfer order seems to be out without seriously considering same.”

The union further asserted that the recent transfer order needs to be seriously looked into before any handing/taking over of the charge.

It pointed out that the IMDH Mokokchung, which is one of the oldest hospitals in the State, is providing yeomen services to the public of not only Mokokchung district, but of the adjoining districts. The hospital is in the process of development both in terms of infrastructure and services, it said. “However, in the midst of the process if both the Sr. MO (Obst & Gynae) is transferred as notified there will be substantial loss of life and the functioning of the IMDH Mokokchung will be hampered in many ways,” it added.

The Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem has also expressed serious concern over the transfer notification. The MTLT said it is “totally baffled” at the government’s action of transferring out two much needed gynaecologists from the hospital without

any provision for their relief or replacement.

“It is hilarious to note that the department has provided a Senior Specialist (Psychiatry) to replace the transferred gynaecologist at the hospital.” In this regard, the MTLT questioned whether a ‘psychiatrist’ can do the work of a gynaecologist and whether a psychiatrist can assist those patients coming with gynae problem or help in child birth and the like.

At a time, when mother and child healthcare is given utmost importance both at the centre and state level, the MTLT said “it is very distressing to note that the Health & Family Welfare department has deprived the IMDH of the two gynaecologists & obstetrician, which is nothing short of being insensitive not only to mother and

child but also to the whole public in general.”

As per hospital records accessed by the MTLT, the gynaecologists have been rendering their services at the hospital tending to more than thousands of patients not only from in and around the district but also from the neighboring districts, stated a press note from MTLT president Imkummeren Jamir and general secretary Taliakum Pongen.

Pointing out that IMDH has been functioning as a lifesaving hospital and the first referral point for patients of Mokokchung and neighbouring districts, MTLT said the Department of H&FW should be giving more importance to the IMDH instead of leaving the public in dismay. It mentioned that the sole paediatrician was

GPRN/NSCN welcomes ANCSU waits for written NMDA threaten 22 ‘home-comers’ assurance from chief secretary to stop supply

DiMapur, June 30 (Mexn): The GPRN/ NSCN on June 26 welcomed 22 “home-comers” who joined its fold from various Naga political groups. According to a press release from MIP, GPRN/NSCN, the memNAME S. K Thampu Longshen Shangyoh Banngon Akhum Bokato Hokugha Akato Khiantsu Shihokhu Thongpang Vapa Phrezo Aliba Litongba Kiyeshe Tongpang Akum Likhmla Imkong Sukho Hekato

bers in their statements affirmed to strengthen the political aspirations of the Naga people led by the collective leadership of President Khole Konyak and General Secretary N. Kitovi Jimomi. Following are the ‘home-comers’:

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Our Correspondent Kohima | June 30

Reiterating its five-point charter of demands on the allegation against the technical education department, the All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) today stated it will wait for written assurance from chief secretary tomorrow despite the expiry of its ultimatum on June 29. The ultimatum was submitted to Chief Minister on May 29.

ANCSU’s Fact Finding Committee (FFC) chairman O Wati Jamir said they are expected to get a written assurance from Chief Secretary tomorrow.

Jamir recalled that based on the ANCSU ultimatum, chief minister had directed parliamentary secretary for technical education to call a meeting and a meeting was convened by the latter on June 24 last, wherein ENSF, NSF and ANCSU were invited.

Jamir said that ANCSU had rejected the High Power Committee (HPC) report and in the June 24 meeting, parliamentary secretary for technical education gave verbal assurance to forward to the cabinet for fulfilment of the ANCSU ultimatum. The government also agreed to investigate the issue which was handed over to vigilance commissioner after the rejection of HPC report,

he said.

The FCC chairman told media persons here today that ANCSU had presidential council meeting yesterday. It was also informed that ANCSU received a letter from the government late night yesterday and the union has decided to take further step only after threadbare discussion as to whether to accept or reject it.

He said ANCSU had forwarded the letter to FFC and accordingly FFC met chief secretary today and explained its position wherein the chief secretary assured them to give written assurance tomorrow.

Jamir said only after they receive written assurance from the chief secretary which would contain some points discussed today, they will issue a press statement for public consumption and students, and decide further course of action accordingly.

“We believe and hope that the chief secretary will stand by his commitment,” Jamir said. He added that ANCSU will seriously and vigorously take up this issue till a logistic conclusion is found.

Other FFC members and ANCSU president Tsukjem Longkumer along with his colleagues were also present at the press conference

DiMapur, June 30 (Mexn): The Nagaland Medicine Dealers Association (NMDA) has lauded the OC of Diphupar Police Station and his team for recovering the vehicle carrying medicines which was hijacked on its way to Kohima by some miscreants on June 26 night at 7th Mile here. The vehicle was recovered on June 28 evening between Nihokhu and Kehoi village, a release from NMDA informed, which added this is the second time such incident has happened.

Informing that out of 185 cartons of medicine, only 88 were recovered, the NMDA said its members should not be held responsible for any misuse of the lost medicines.

The association also requested the police and authority concerned to take necessary steps to arrest the culprits to avoid such incidents in future.

“If such incidents are repeated, NMDA will be constrained to advise the members not to supply medicines out of Dimapur to any other places including Kohima,” it warned.

Use energy efficient appliances Colonies reiterate demand to shift garbage site Morung Express News Dimapur | June 30

An awareness programme on Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) labelled consumer electronics and electrical appliances was conducted in Dimapur on June 30. It was organised by the Electrical Inspectorate, Kohima and sponsored by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India. The Electrical Inspectorate is the designated agency in Nagaland.

The objective of the programme was to increase awareness level on BEE ‘Star Labelled’ products amongst dealers and distributors, while encouraging consumers to purchase energy efficient electronics/electrical appliances. Among the participants included officials from the Power department, entrepreneurs and dealers and distributors of electronics and electrical appliances

The BEE was established in 2002 under the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 and functions under the Union Ministry of Power. Its primary function is to develop programmes to enhance the conservation and efficient use of energy in India.

At the programme, resource persons from Novo Tech Environmental Engineering, Kolkata highlighted the importance of opting for energy efficient home appliances. With the market flooded with a diverse range of appliances, resource person Nilanjan Ghosh said that it would be wise on the part of the consumer to purchase a product based on its energy efficiency. Further, it is also important for manufacturers and dealers alike to provide necessary information to consumers to select BEE labelled appliances.

Research indicates that there is wide varia-

tion in energy consumption of the same kind of appliance marketed by different manufacturers.

Use of energy efficient appliances will not only cut down the cost of use (electricity bills) for the consumer but would also reduce energy consumption overall and importantly, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

As envisioned in the Energy Conservation Act, the BEE introduced the ‘Standards & Labelling Programme’ in 2006.

Under this programme, it introduced a star-based ratings system to gauge the energy efficiency of home appliances, which resulted in manufacturers requiring to place informative BEE warranted label indicating energy consumption level of an appliance. According to the ratings system, the more the stars the more energy efficienct of the product.

ZSUN laments lack of development peren, June 30 (Mexn): The Zeme Students’ Union Nagaland (ZSUN) toured KebaiKhelma area in Peren district from June 1 to 9.

The students’ body visited schools in the area.

Many of the schools, according to a press release from ZSUN, had shortage of teachers, proxy teachers and lacked infrastructure development.

The ZSUN also expressed shock at the lack of development in the area for so long. “The development was a far cry for the general public, as so many government funds meant for development was in an individual’s pocket,” the union stated.

At Nsong, the students’ body had an interaction

with the Government High School staffs, Nsong Town Council members, Nsong Students’ Union, and also visited Eden Mission School. During the interaction, the students’ union learned that the high school is facing problem due to absence of teachers, especially Science, and lack of proper administration by the school head, the release said. The ZSUN in this regard urged the department head concerned to look into the grievances of the students’ community.

During the visit, ZSUN president and his colleagues also lauded Dr. Tumda for his selfless dedication and contribution in repairing the deplorable road setting an example to

others in social work. The ZSUN, the release sated, was “sad and aggrieved as to why the area was left behind in development where an individual like Dr. Tumda’s has taken prompt action to bring safety and progress in whatever capacity he can, while politician in power are enjoying the development funds for so long.”

Asserting that ZSUN will “no longer tolerate the game of fooling the innocent public with sky high promises and less work execution,” the union stated that “there will be no compromise on the misuse of the public development fund and projects meant to help and enhance the poor public to meet their aspiration.”

DiMapur, June 30 (Mexn): The Chairmen, members and NGOs of United North Block Sector A and B, Sunrise Colony, and Naga Colony today apprised Parliamentary Secretary Tohanba of the misery caused by garbage dumping site in the vicinity of Dhansiri River.

A press release from the officials of the four colonies said that the garbage dumping site of Dimapur town in the vi-

cinity of the settlement of Dhansiri River side has caused “untold miseries, such as foul smell, nuisance caused by houseflies, unhygienic surroundings, causing water and air pollution to the colonies for many years.”

The members reminded the Parliamentary Secretary of the application of four colonies jointly submitted to the Chief Minister in the month of May for shifting

of the garbage dumping site by May 30, 2015. According to the release, he acknowledged the grievances and “genuine demand”; however he asked to give him time till December, 2015.

Moangwati Aier, Secretary of Municipal Affairs and DMC administrator H Atokhe Aye were also present at the meeting held at the office of Dimapur Municipal Council.

St. Xavier College, Jalukie gets new boys hostel

also transferred out last year, and the department is yet to deploy a reliever.

The MTLT further wondered whether the H& FW department is “deliberately showing a step-motherly treatment to IMDH and the people of Mokokchung and her neighbouring districts.”

The MTLT also asserted that the department should take immediate steps to deploy the required gynaecologists at the IMDH. Until and unless there is replacement for the posts, the MTLT affirmed, the present specialists who have been serving at the IMDH will not be released from Mokokchung district.

The MTLT cautioned that in the event of non compliance of its “just” demand, it will take own course of action in a phase manner.

Naga Hoho clarifies

With regard to its press release on ‘hate speech’ by Nagaland governor, the Naga Hoho has clarified that the speech was delivered on March 26 and not as published.

MEx FILE Marathon in Dimapur on July 4 DiMapur, June 30 (Mexn): As part of the Digital India Week to be observed from July 1 to 8, a marathon will be held on July 4 in Dimapur starting 6:00 am from Clock Tower to DC Court Junction. A press release from the district administration informed that the top three winners will be awarded each with a smart phone and there will be 20 pen drives as consolation prizes. Interested individuals can submit their names to Moa Sangtam, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) Sadar, Dimapur at his office chamber during working hours on or before July 3.

Church associations appeal SAPO and MC kohiMa, June 30 (Mexn): In the wake of the Kezoltsa/ Kozürü land dispute between Southern Angami Public Organization (SAPO) and Mao council (MC), and the series of actions that followed, the Poumai Naga Baptist Association (PNBA), Maram Naga Baptist Association (MNBA) and Thangal Naga Baptist Association (TNBA) of Senapati district, Manipur today appealed to both the parties to solve the problem amicably with Christian spirit of love and brotherhood. “We all love to share the history of common ancestry. We are all brothers and sisters, not only in Christ, but by blood,” urged a press release jointly issued by executive secretary PNBA P James, executive secretary MNRBA H Kaba and executive secretary TNBA Rev. Apila. The associations further appealed to both the southern Angami and Mao brethren to come to the table of reconciliation without resorting to any violence.

ANDMSA Wokha unit meeting Wokha, June 30 (Mexn): All Nagaland District Ministerial Service Association (ANDMSA) Wokha unit has convened its first general meeting on July 8, 10:00 am at PWD (R&B) Office Wokha. Therefore, all the concerned department ministerial staff, LDAs, UDAs, SDHAs, HAs of Wokha district have been requested to attend the said meeting positively. A press release from representative of ANDMSA Wokha unit further reminded all ministerial staffs that the meeting is being called under the directive of the parent body ANDMSA.

DDADU offers condolences DiMapur, June 30 (Mexn): The Dimapur District Auto-rickshaw Drivers Union (DDADU) has extended condolences to the family members of Dilip Mandal (36), a member of DDADU who was killed in an accident which happened on NH-29 on June 30 morning.

DDADU president K Hokaito Zhimomi in a press release said a compromise has been reached with the Sumo taxi owner and the case has been settled out of court and the body of the deceased has been sent to his native place in Bihar by road. While praying for the departed soul to rest in peace, the DDADU appealed to all auto rickshaw drivers to be careful and follow traffic regulations to avoid similar incidents in the time to come.

SETAN meeting on July 2 The new boys hostel of St. Xavier College, Jalukie, which was inaugurated on June 30.

Jalukie, June 30 (Mexn): Bishop of Kohima Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil blessed the new boys hostel at St. Xavier' College, Jalukie on June 30, which was inaugurated

by Rev Fr. Jose Lukose, the outgoing Principal. This was followed by a farewell cum welcome programme for the outgoing principal and the new principal.

Rev. Fr. Pappusamy, the new Principal in his introductory speech thanked Fr. Jose Lukose, who laid a solid foundation for the college and the hard work he put to bring the college to the present state.

Fr. Jose Lukose in his words of appreciation recalled the beginning of the college, and his close association with the institution during the last seven years.

The college has taken off from merely 40 students in 2005 to over 220 students today. He maintained that the college has grown not only in physical structures, but also in quality. For the last few years, the college has

produced 100 % pass result.

He hoped that under the leadership of Fr. Pappusamy, the college will reach greater height of glory.

Meanwhile, the Bishop congratulated Rev. Fr. Jose Lukose and Fr. Shaji, Mathew, the administrator of the College for their hard work and meticulous planning and execution of the projects in the college. They toiled night and day without counting the cost to bring up the college, the Bishop acknowledged. Though the UGC funded partially the hostel, he said, the diocese put in more than double the amount to complete it. He added that despite the college running in deficit for the past many years the diocese has continued to invest huge amount in building the infrastructure because of its preferential option for higher education with the hope that the students who will pass out from the college will become agents and catalyst of change where ever they are, imbued with the values of the gospel.

He also thanked Sr. Ancita, the Vice Principal and the staff for their commitment and dedication for the cause of quality education.

He hoped that the college under the leadership of the new principal will attain greater maturity and stability. Pointing out that the students who come into this rural college are not the best, but of average caliber, the Bishop said, the merit of the college is seen in the excellent result it has produced – making average students to excel.

Quoting Mahatma Gandhi about the seven sins – Politics without principle, Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice – he hoped that students who pass out from the Catholic Colleges will make a distinctive contribution for the betterment of the society and be a salt and light to the people in Nagaland.

kohiMa, June 30 (Mexn): All the executives and district representatives of Special Education Teachers Association Nagaland (SETAN) are informed that there will be a meeting on July 2 at 11:00 am in the community hall, ground floor, Co-operative Bank building, opposite NST Kohima. All concerned are requested to attend the meeting without fail.

TPO convenes meeting kohiMa, June 30 (Mexn): Tenyimi People’s Organization (TPO) has convened meeting on July 4, 10:00 am at Zonal Council Hall, Kohima to discuss the issue of SAPO and Mao council. TPO president Timikha Koza and TPO secretary (adm) Ashipri Zho have requested all the TPO office bearers and TPO tribal hoho leaders to attend the meeting.

PMEGP application forms under DIC Dimapur DiMapur, June 30 (Mexn): PMEGP application forms under District Industries Centre (DIC), Dimapur will be issued on July 6 during office working hours. Applicants are to submit two (2) passport size photographs for availing the forms. This was informed in a press release issued by P. Tokugha Achumi, General Manager District Industries Centre, Dimapur.

Liquor seized in Dimapur DiMapur, June 30 (Mexn): Dimapur police on June 28 seized a truck bearing registration number NL05D-8742, which was loaded with 150 cases of assorted IMFL among other goods, at Purana Bazaar. In this connection, the driver of the truck identified as Suresh Kumar of Khatkhati, Assam was arrested and investigation into the case is being carried out, informed a press release issued by PRO, Dimapur police.

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IN-FOCUS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express

C O M M E N T A R Y

WEDnEsDAy 1 July 2015 volumE X IssuE 178

By Dr. Asangba Tzüdir

The ‘Problematics’ of Corruption

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o write on corruption is an excruciatingly painful duty which is made more piercing by the recent revelations of corruption through backdoor appointments, though not a new phenomenon, knowing the fact that the deserving is being deprived. It really does affect the conscience and feelings of any right thinking rational and moral minds to hear of such forms of corruption and injustice.

Corruption in various forms has been with mankind from earliest times. Only that it has reached astounding proportions. Today it has become a rampant part of human life and occurs in multiple manifestations finding close associations with fraud, dishonesty, bribery, unlawful practices, abuse of power, to name a few. It has spread its amorphous tentacles in every possible sphere of human activity. This ubiquitous phenomenon is intensified by the question of livelihood, social status and survival in the evolution of a socially accepted standard of living. Ironically, it seems like a natural inclination to hate corruption but wilfully endorses it the moment one becomes a ‘beneficiary’ at the cost of happiness of the deserving people along with the far reaching consequences of moral degradation of an individual, institution or a society at large. In a society like ours, corruption is also mellowed down by certain local socio-cultural practices which are a ‘normal business’ and in the emergence of a lazy society and govt. job obsession; we will only witness a spectacular rise in different forms of corruption.

This calls for a reality check on our moral selves.

A dubious question is whether philosophical theories like deontology and utilitarianism can act as deterrence against corruption. Deontology as a rule based normative ethical theory illuminates the moral dimension of human activities that concerns obligations and responsibilities. It can act as ‘standing orders’ or as moral compasses which should effectively bridge a relationship with one’s conscience. In a similar vein, utilitarianism vouches for the right course of action that will lead to greatest happiness for the greatest number of people in such a way that people must act morally in ways that will produce the best desirable consequences.

Besides the question concerning praxis, such theories also serve as a reminder in re-awakening our moral consciousness. Ironically, divergent to such philosophical approaches, there is something curious about the philosophical problem concerning ‘akrasia’ or ‘weakness of will’ that plays against one’s better judgment in letting one wilfully choose and act upon a wrong action over the right action which can instantly shatter the moral compass.

Today corruption is one of the greatest impediments to growth and development together with the stifling on the realisation of democracy and its associated ideals. The confronting question is whether we fight against corruption or see it becoming ‘normal’ and learning to live with it. Nonetheless, any attempt to eradicate corruption will be as difficult as straightening the dogs tail. Milton spoke of “Paradise Lost;” the ‘wise’ knows that corruption cannot quite be totally eradicated from the world because even the good and the best things gets corrupted and becomes the worst; even Jesus Christ has cautioned in unequivocal terms when He said, ”Iniquity there shall be in this World; woe unto you if you be the cause of it.”

However, with corruption becoming the ‘renewed normal,’ there is need for moral renewal and appraisal and to seek a way forward. Alongside, laws and rules need to be implemented with strictness; vigilance should be further increased through people’s movement like ACAUT to deter people from indulging in corrupt practices.

(Dr. Asangba Tzüdir is an Editor with Heritage Publishing House.

He contributes a weekly guest editorial to Morung Express.

Feedback and comments can be mailed to asangtz@gmail.com)

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Manipadma Jena Inter Press Service

How to manage the Food-Forest nexus

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cattered across 240 sq km on the remote Niyamgiri hill range in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, an ancient tribal group known as the Dongria Kondh have earned themselves a reputation as trailblazers. Having fought – and won – a decade-long battle with a British mining giant that invested close to a billion dollars in a bauxite extraction operation in this mineral-rich area, the Dongria Kondh set an example in 2013 to millions of tribal people around the world that David versus Goliath-style confrontations can still be won by the underdog.

Now, the indigenous group is once again at the forefront of a global problem – the twin issues of hunger and deforestation – as they continue to nurture an ancient way of life despite a wave of destructive development that is threatening their traditional and sustainable farming practices. Numbering some 10,000 people, the Dongria Kondh believe the forests and hills to be sacred sites, and have for centuries lived in harmony with the land, with a single family harvesting an average of 130 kg of wild produce in a single year.

Their varied and nutritious diet, which includes over 25 species of plants, comes directly from the forests, while springs originating in the Niyamgiri hills provide fresh, clean water all year round. But rampant deforestation for large-scale infrastructure projects, coupled with mono-culture plantations of fast-growing trees to supply timber and paper industries with raw materials, as well as mining activities, have reduced food availability for the Dongria Kondh and other indigenous groups by over 30 percent and increased their gathering time by 80 percent over the last 30 years. Today, 55 percent of adults from the Dongria Kondh community are protein-energy deficient and 60 percent of schoolaged children are malnourished. The situation reflects a trend all across India, a country of 1.2 billion people, where some of the poorest and hungriest live in or around forests.

India is currently home to one-quarter of the 805 million malnourished people worldwide, as well as to a third of the world’s underweight children and nearly a third of all food-insecure people – most of them among the 275 million-strong forest-dwelling population of this vast country. The irony of the fact that those living closest to readily available food sources are going hungry has not escaped the attention of policy-makers, with the United Nations spearheading efforts to protect forests due to their critical importance in alleviating hunger and mitigating the impacts of climate change, not just in India but worldwide.

With 1.6 billion people – including over 2,000 indigenous cultures – depending directly on forests for food, shelter, income and fuel, preserving these areas feeds directly into the U.N.’s sustainable development agenda, and could also play a role in the ‘Zero Hunger Challenge’, launched by SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon in 2012 in a bid to completely eradicate the scourge of malnutrition and food insecurity.

This is easier said than done, given that an estimated 13 million hectares of forests are destroyed annually, denying hundreds of thousands of people of their only source of food.

While this seems like a bleak trend, one need only look up at the Niyamgiri hills for a lesson on an alternative economic model, one based on community management and control of land and resources, rather than the rampant destruction of living ecosystems for profit.

Here in Odisha, the forest-food nexus meets the accumulated traditional knowledge of an ancient people, pointing the way to a horizon where hunger is a thing of the past, not the future.

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Our Refugee World

o paraphrase William Gibson, the postapocalypse is already here — it’s just not evenly distributed.

Many of our post-apocalyptic stories — Mad Max, The Road, World War Z — feature desperate people on the move in a friendless and resourcepoor environment. The world hasn’t ended quite yet, but these modern nomads have nearly lost hope.

Something terrible has happened in the past, and the future looks no less bleak. They are propelled, often without volition, from tragedy to tragedy. It’s an endless series of frying pans and fires.

That’s “reality” at the Cineplex. Unfortunately, it looks a lot like the reality of a refugee.

Like the movie denizens of the dystopian future, today’s refugees are fleeing the end of their worlds and hoping to find safe haven somewhere else. The odds are long. Just ask the border guards.

According to the latest UN report, we face an unprecedented refugee crisis. Nearly 60 million people are now classified as refugees, more than at any time since such records have been kept. Perhaps our civilization won’t end with a bang or a whimper. We’ll all simply become, failed state after failed state, refugees in a heartless world.

The Depressing Numbers Every day, 45,000 people slip into the post-apocalyptic world of refugeedom. Every month, the equivalent of a San Diego joins the surplus army of the dispossessed. In 2014 alone, 14 million people became refugees. More than half of all refugees are under the age of 18. I can’t think of better way to prepare the next generation of angry, anti-state terrorists.

Here’s the most depressing statistic of them all. Of the 14.4 million people displaced from their countries, only 126,800 of them returned to those countries in 2014. That’s less than 1 percent, the lowest percentage of return in over 30 years.

The nearly 60 million refugees include the internally displaced, but not economic migrants or those who fled because of natural disaster. War and the collapse of states have been the primary sources of the crisis. According to The Washington Post: The four-year-old war in Syria has been the single biggest driver of the surging numbers. Last year, 1 in 5 displaced persons worldwide was Syrian.

The country in 2014 became the planet’s largest source of refugees, displacing Afghanistan, which had held that dubious distinction for three decades.

Syria is the epicenter of the crisis. But it’s by no means the only problem region. There are still nearly 3 million internally displaced people in Iraq. The Rohingya are streaming out of Burma. Nearly a million Ukrainians have left their country and over a million more are internally displaced. There are 6 million internally displaced in Colombia. Nearly 300,000 Pakistanis fled their country for Afghanistan. South Sudan witnessed the internal displacement of 1.5 million and an outflow of half a million.

If refugees formed a country, it would be the 24th most populous in the world, between South Africa and Italy.

Poor on Poor Refugees usually make it into the headlines only when they try to storm the ramparts of the developed world. Only when hundreds of thousands of refugees have tried to bust their way into Europe, by boat across the Mediterranean, does the continent acknowledge a crisis — and then only begrudgingly.

Even though the refugee statistics for 2013 were almost as overwhelming as those of 2014, the issue didn’t hit the media in a big way until the EU engaged in an epic fail. French journalist Sylvie Kauffman describes the tragedy as it developed this spring: Finding land borders locked, refugees had taken to the sea. Overwhelmed and frustrated by a lack of European solidarity, Italy had ended its Mediterranean rescue mission in December.

Suddenly, the human tragedy was there for all Europeans to see: rickety boats capsizing every day; refugees drowning by the hundreds. So far

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John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus

referendum on independence within the next five years dominated campaigning in the recent general election held in Bougainville, an autonomous region of 300,000 people in the east of Papua New Guinea (PNG), which emerged from a decadelong civil war 15 years ago.

John Momis, a former Catholic priest who has been prominent in national politics for more than 40 years, was re-elected as president, acquiring 51,382 votes, well ahead of his nearest rival with 18,466.

He is Bougainville’s most experienced politician and peacetime leader and has won two of the three elections held since the formation of the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) in 2005.

“We are on the threshold of perhaps the most important and portentous five years in our history and to achieve all that is necessary in that period will require great unity, a tremendous sense of purpose, intense energy and an unwavering commitment to the course we intend to follow,” Momis stated during the inauguration ceremony of the new government in the northern town of Buka on Jun. 15.

For the majority of candidates and more than 172,000 enrolled voters, the referendum, provided for in the 2001 Bougainville Peace Agreement, symbolises their long held desire to reclaim political and economic control over the islands.

For more than a century, Bougainville was administered by Germany, Britain and then Australia before being incorporated into the state of Papua New Guinea upon its independence in 1975.

There are more refugees adrift in the world today than ever before. If they formed a country, it would be the 24th most populous on the planet this year, at least 1,868 people have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean, compared with 448 in the same period last year.

But as the UN report makes clear, the burden has not fallen on Europe or the United States. Consider the example of Syrian refugees. The United States, since the war began in that country, has taken in 700 unfortunates out of approximately 4 million. No, that’s not a typographical mistake. The Obama administration is willing to push the number up to 2,000 by this fall. But, according to The Washington Post, “the plan is stirring pushback from Republican lawmakers in Congress, who are increasingly vocal about the fear that terrorists may sneak in with the refugees.”

The rich have not stepped up to the plate. Rather, it’s largely the poor who shoulder the responsibility of dealing with refugees. The developing world hosts 9 out of 10 refugees. The top host countries, in terms of the number of refugees per capita, are Lebanon, Jordan, Nauru, Chad, Djibouti, South Sudan, Turkey, and Mauritania. Only when you get to the ninth place on the list does a truly rich country appear: Sweden.

For all the xenophobic invective from politicians in Europe and the United States, their countries only dip their toes into the crisis. In general, it’s the tired, poor, and wretched who are taking care of the tired, poor, and wretched. Emma Lazarus would weep.

Post-apocalyptic films reflect a collective anxiety that the developed world can fall easily into the pellmell war of all against all. We’re all just one natural disaster away from hell on earth — just ask the denizens of New Orleans during the Katrina crisis or the Japanese near the site of the Fukushima meltdown.

First comes the taste of internal displacement. Then comes the breakdown of all order. The poor and the war weary can tell us all about it.

Enter the Pope Refugees don’t vote. What little money they once had has gone to pay the coyotes and the traffickers that facilitated their escape. With no power or voice, they elicit little interest from the economically and

politically powerful. They are truly the most disenfranchised people on earth.

It’s no surprise, then, that Pope Francis has singled them out for special attention.

In 2013, in his first official trip outside Rome as the new pope, Francis visited Lampedusa, a tiny island off of Sicily. There he held a mass to call attention to the thousands who had died in attempting the crossing from Africa to Europe. He railed against what he called the “globalization of indifference.”

In his latest encyclical devoted to the dangers of climate change, Pope Francis made sure to address the impact of the growing environmental crisis on refugees: There has been a tragic rise in the number of migrants seeking to flee from the growing poverty caused by environmental degradation. They are not recognized by international conventions as refugees; they bear the loss of the lives they have left behind, without enjoying any legal protection whatsoever.

Sadly, there is widespread indifference to such suffering, which is even now taking place throughout our world. Our lack of response to these tragedies involving our brothers and sisters points to the loss of that sense of responsibility for our fellow men and women upon which all civil society is founded.

At some point, the number of refugees fleeing drought, soil erosion, rising waters, and the like will rival the refugees of war. But the refugees of war can go to peaceful countries and hope that one day the conflicts in their own countries will subside. In a world transformed by climate change, where can the environmental refugees go?

Searching for Solidarity We take care of our own, or so the saying goes.

The luckiest refugees have families to welcome them in. Sometimes the dispossessed can find refuge among fellow nationals: in the Syrian community in Turkey, the Somali community in Kenya, the Ukrainian community in Poland. Co-religionists provide shelter through churches, synagogues, mosques.

But the current refugee crisis has overwhelmed these traditional bonds of solidarity. Family, nation, and religion no longer provide sufficient sanctuary.

Indifference, as the pope has stressed, is global. Solidarity must similarly go global. The richer half of the globe must open its doors at least to the extent that the poorer half already has. Simply put, we have the resources to do so. We just don’t have the will.

It goes without saying that to reduce the number of refugees in any significant way will require addressing the roots of the crisis: the wars, the persecutions, the unchecked climate change. But that’s a function of money, diplomacy, and policy.

The pope is getting at something else — our loss of responsibility for our neighbors irrespective of who they are and how they might relate to us. They are humans, the pope reminds us. That’s all we need to know.

Bougainville election intensifies hopes for independence Catherine Wilson Inter Press Service Then from 1989 to 1997 armed conflict erupted over grievances about inequity and environmental damage associated with the Panguna copper mine in Central Bougainville, operated by the Australian-owned Rio Tinto subsidiary, Bougainville Copper Ltd, which further entrenched indigenous resolve for autonomy.

More than 50 percent of the mine’s revenues of around two billion dollars from 1972 to 1989 were claimed by British mining giant, Rio Tinto, and 19.06 percent by the PNG Government.

Now the people of Bougainville want ownership of the region’s development and its benefits.

Peter Arwin, a landowner in Central Bougainville, told IPS that he “would like to see the government entering into serious negotiations on referendum and eventual independence for Bougainville as this will give the landowners opportunity to take part in independent decisions over our resources.”

Women are adamant, too, that

their voices will be heard in public debate and decision-making after they were successful in gaining four of the 39 parliamentary seats. Three of the 35 female candidates took reserved seats and a fourth, Josephine Getsi, won the open constituency of Peit in Buka.

Barbara Tanne, executive officer of the Bougainville Women’s Federation, said that the government must “focus on the path to achieving a peace at the end by addressing the three pillars of the peace agreement” by 2020, the date by which the referendum is to be held. These include good governance and successful disarmament.

Recent reports indicate that about 2,000 arms are still in the possession of communities and former militia groups and restoring unity across the region through post-conflict reconciliation remains an ongoing process.

From the grassroots to the elite, expectations of independence as the key to a better future and the improvement of people’s lives are immense and the incoming government has acknowl-

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edged the challenges.

“Since the late 1990s we have made progress in restoring health and education services destroyed during the conflict. But service standards are worse than before the conflict. The ABG [Autonomous Bougainville Government] must solve the problems faced by our people,” Momis declared during his inauguration speech.

An urgent priority is addressing high unemployment and illiteracy among youth who make up more than 50 percent of the population. Meanwhile an estimated 56 percent of people in Central Bougainville do not have access to safe drinking water, and hardship in families is being impacted by violence against women, worsened by untreated post-conflict trauma.

The first hurdle to surmount is, even with a majority yes vote at referendum, full self-government depends on a joint agreement with the PNG government that the conditions of the peace agreement have been met.

Fiscal self-reliance – crucial for delivering infrastructure and services – is another, with 89 percent of the Bougainville government’s revenues last year, totaling 312 million kina (114 million dollars), provided by the PNG Government and international donors.

Options debated by the region’s leaders for increasing government revenues include a return to mining and developing the agricultural industry.

Over the next half decade, the new autonomous government has much to live up to, most of all the people’s hopes and dreams of progress toward equality and inclusive development.

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Adivasis in India: modern-day slaves or modern-day workers?

India’s Adivasis often work in conditions commonly described as ‘modern-day slavery’, but they are not slaves. Their unfreedom is both the fuel and product of modern Indian capitalism

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ndia occupies a distinctive position within representations of ‘modern-day slavery’. According to recent indexes of global slavery produced by the Walk Free Foundation, the country’s “modern day slavery problems are immense”. In 2014, Walk Free proclaimed that more than 14 million people—from a population of 1.2 billion—are trapped in “all forms of modern slavery”. India is consequentially regarded by Walk Free and others as the country in the world with the highest absolute number of people living as modern-day slaves.

This politics of numbers is accompanied by a series of further arguments that vulnerability to modern-day slavery is higher among some groups than others. “Indians most vulnerable to modern slavery”, states the 2013 report, “are those from the ‘lower’ castes (dalits), and the indigenous communities (adivasis), especially women and children.” In a similar vein, the 2014 report notes: “Evidence suggests that members of lower castes and tribes, religious minorities, and migrant workers are disproportionately affected by modern slavery.”

These types of statements are heavily dependent on how the concept of slavery is defined and applied. If we take the Walk Free Foundation’s definition of modernday slavery at face value, it is indeed true that India has the highest absolute number of modern-day slaves and that specific groups, such as Dalits and Adivasis, are overrepresented in their ranks. What I want to call into question, however, is precisely the claim that “modernday slavery” is an appropriate description of the highly exploitative and oppressive conditions under which many poor Indians try to make a living. I want to do so with reference to India’s Adivasis.

The Adivasis Who are India’s Adivasis? Put very simply, the term Adivasi—which means original inhabitant—refers to a range of ethnic groups that predominantly inhabit hilly and forested areas across rural India. They are classified by the Indian constitution as belonging to the category of 'scheduled tribes', a designation which reflects the fact that Indian authorities do not recognise Adivasis as being indigenous people, but rather define them as ‘tribal’ according to a specific set of features. These include their dependence on subsistence agriculture and their distinct ethnic and cultural identity, which tends to position them beyond the pale of even the ‘lowest’ rungs of India’s caste system. Constituting roughly eight percent of the country’s population, the Adivasis are vastly overrepresented among the poor in India: according to recent data, almost half of all Adivasis—some 44.7 percent—live below a very meager poverty line of 816 Rupees (£8.32/$12.75) per month for rural households.

When perusing the Global Slavery Index, it would be very easy to conclude that ethnic otherness and abject poverty are the reasons why Adivasis are particularly vulnerable to what the Walk Free Foundation refers to as modern-day slavery. However, to think along such lines assumes that certain forms of labour are qualitatively different from ‘normal’ work in a capitalist economy due to the unfreedom under which they are performed. This flawed logic, which underpins the modern-day slavery argument itself, further assumes that certain groups are more prone than others to engage in such labour due to forms of discrimination based on such criteria as ethnicity, gender, and caste.

The problem with this logic is that it lets capitalism off the hook. This is also true in terms of casting Adivasis as modern-day slaves. Why is this so?

The sources of poverty and vulnerability We must begin with poverty if we are to understand

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ith megastar Amitabh Bachchan coming to your television screen every-day and telling you to spare a couple of hundreds to secure your silver years, I also want to join the race and discuss some mistakes you might make while planning do so. I’ve used this space many times before to tell you how important it is to plan financially for your retirement. Only by proper planning can weexpect to have a smooth financial ride in the last stage of our lives. Let me tell you what common mistakespeople make while planning, or the lack of it.

Mistake No: 1 Ironically, the number one mistake a person makes is not having any plan at all. Visualise how you want your post-retirement years to be. Ask these questions: • What lifestyle do I want?

• Will I continue working post-retirement?

• Will there be any medical expenses for my spouse and me?

• Are there any family commitments awaiting my retirement?

• Will I be paying any EMI, especially home loans or house rent?

• What about traveling and seeing new places?

• Will I pursue an expensive hobby or involve myself in charity?

(Tips: Visualising these, one by one, will help you understanding what and how you want it.)

Mistake No: 2 How much corpus you need to build for your retirement is a difficult question. My friend Peter, a 50-year-old business-man from Shillong told me that he wants to retire at 55 and has already accumulated a corpus of 60 lakhs. After some calculations, I found that to maintain his current lifestyle, he needs a corpus of 2.2 crore. No doubt Peter is in trouble. He had to readjust many things to plan for his retirement, which includes working till 62 years and compromising his current lifestyle and increasing his savings.

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Growing up, the world around us begins to change. In what seems like the world changing before us, more often than not,it is actually our own views and priorities in life that are changing with time.So, what are our priorities now? In the competitive adult world, look around, and we find that everyone is busy trying to climb the ladder of success. Higher promotions, larger contracts or bigger pay rolls have largely come to define the word success for us. But what about the better half of our lives, our personal fulfillment? In our quest for success, have we ever thought about what we might be losing out on?Ahectic life prone to monotony in which we don’t even have the time to sit back and celebrate the little joys of life with our loved ones. Being successful in life is a wonderful feeling but what aneven greater joy it is when we can share it with the people who matter to us.

Our Lives and the Better Half why Adivasis so often work under conditions that Walk Free refers to as slavery. Adivasis are overwhelmingly poor, a fact acknowledged in the Global Slavery Index, and it is this poverty that compels Adivasis to turn to labour migration. This is often the first step to working under varying degrees of unfreedom. Let us ask then ask a very basic question: where does that poverty come from?

Speaking broadly there are two causes that stand out: the twin losses of livelihood and land. Firstly, Adivasi poverty stems from the erosion of their agricultural livelihoods. Historically, the core of tribal livelihoods is subsistence cultivation, which is now rarely capable of sustaining a household for a full year. While some aspects of this situation are specific to Adivasi livelihoods, this state of affairs is symptomatic of a larger crisis of small and marginal agriculturalists in the context of neoliberal reform in India. This crisis is most acutely manifest in the quarter of a million farmers who committed suicide in India between 1995 and 2011, due to severe economic distress.

In addition, many Adivasis who have turned to labour migration have been dispossessed of their land due to the construction of the large dams, industrial plants, and mines that are intended to bolster India’s emergence as an economic superpower. Let’s recall the figures for a moment: Adivasis constitute eight percent of India’s population. However, even conservative estimates suggest they also constitute 40 to 50 percent of the 20 to 30 million people who have been dispossessed by large-scale infrastructure and development projects since independence in 1947. Given that policies for resettlement and rehabilitation have been woefully inadequate, the vast majority of those who have been dispossessed have no other choice than labour migration—and whatever work can be found within migration circuits—in order to survive. In other words, the poverty that compels Adivasis to resort to forms of labour that are profoundly unfree is produced by the fundamental workings of Indian capitalism.

In describing the kinds of labour which constitute modern-day slavery for India’s Adivasis, among others, the 2013 Global Slavery Index says the following: “Internally trafficked men, women and children make up significant shares of the workforce in construction, textiles, brick making, mines, fish and prawn processing and hospitality.” If we disregard for a moment the use of the deeply problematic term “trafficking” in relation to labour migration in India, this statement does point to an important fact—namely that when poor people in India migrate for work, their destination is most com-

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monly the so-called ‘informal economy’. This is an area that accounts for 94 percent of the Indian workforce.

It is a realm in which the vast majority of workers face low wages, long working hours, an abysmal lack of social protection, and working conditions which entail varying degrees of unfreedom. Crucially, it is deeply entwined with India’s formal economy by providing labour, goods and services at fire sale prices.

Put more directly: the poverty that compels Adivasis and others to work under abysmal conditions helps fuels a growth process that—as David Cameron put it during an Indo-British business event in Mumbai in 2013—will make India the world’s third largest economy by 2030. This means that when we discover Adivasis working under conditions of unfreedom, we are not seeing modern-day slaves.

We are instead being confronted with modern-day workers and modern-day Indian capitalism. This in turn has ramifications for how we think about political solutions to this problem.

When the Walk Free Foundation talks about measures to curb the kind of working conditions that they define as modern-day slavery, they generally refer to legislation against child labour, sex work, trafficking and bonded labour. The basic model here involves punitive measures against illegal forms of work. However, no amount of punishment will reverse the crisis in India’s countryside or drive up wages and improve working conditions for Adivasis who toil in the informal sector—goals which would make a genuine contribution towards eradicating the forms of labour that are mistakenly labeled modern-day slavery. However, to do so would entail making common cause with poor and marginal farmers for an alternative agricultural policy that would protect them from the vagaries of market forces and reverse ongoing ecological degradation. Moreover, it would entail joining hands with activists who are struggling against the attempts of the current government to dilute progressive legislation on land rights, resettlement and rehabilitation. And it would entail collaborating with innovative unions that champion the welfare rights of workers in India’s informal sector. The fact that the policy prescriptions offered

by Walk Free don’t even touch on such measures is only a testimony to the organisation’s utter irrelevance to modern-day workers in modern-day India.

Alf Gunvald Nilsen is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Bergen. His research focuses on social movements in the global South. He is the author of Dispossession and Resistance in India (2012) and co-editor of Social Movements in the Global South (2011) and Marxism and Social Movements (2013)

give you a simple example, Jack and Mike invest an equal amount, but Jack started at 20 and Mike at 30. Jack stopped investing at 30 and Mike continued till 60, and both retired at 60. You will be surprised to know that Jack will accumulate two-and-a-half times wealth at 60, assuming both earned a healthy ten per cent from their investments. This is what the power of compounding is. Simply by starting early,Jack has generated a far greater result in 10 years then 30 years put together by Mike.I have written time and again about thewonders of compounding.

(Tips: Nowhere is it more true that the early bird catches the worm than in investments. So, start from today.)

Mistake No: 4 Always have a contingency plan. Insure your health, along with that of your dependents. A bypass surgery can jeopardise your retirement plans and turn your family’s life upside down. I have seen it, and it is a clear and present danger.

(Tips:A comprehensive health insurance plan for all the family members and a term insurancefor the bread earner is a must for a fullretirement plan.)

Mistake No: 5 Not being proactive enough is another factor affecting your retirement. Peter, my friend used to heavily rely on bank fix deposits. Although he felt happy and secure with a nine per cent return, since he is a high-income individual and pays income tax at 30 per cent, his post tax effective returns were a mare six per cent. Not calculating his earning in real return led to a serious miscalculation.

(Tips: Equity investments are the biggest wealth creator.

(Tips:Take professional help. There are many websites There is no dispute to this fact. A healthy 14 to 16 per available to do the calculations. Consulting a financial cent post-tax returns are achievable according to many planner is best for a customised result.) investment experts. Together with the power of compounding, the best results can be achieved, especially for Mistake No:3 long term investments like retirement planning.)

Not starting early enough is another practical misThe writer is an investment professional and adventure take people make when they plan for their retirement. To enthusiast. Follow him in twitter@d_jakharia

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e all want to be amazing, successful and be regarded as an important figure in the society.

So while we seek success and are addicted to it, our relationship is at stake. The close knit family, loving and fun-filled friendship diminishes.There is nothing wrong in being ambitious, competitive and seeking material wealth.But is it worth to risk the bond and the priceless relationships we have?This is one important question we need to reflect upon in this technosavvy and competitive age. In the hustle and bustle of the 21st century, it is more important than ever to have a meaningful relationship. The world today is highly competitive and everyone is addicted to success. Different profession demand different working hours and commitment. One’s success depends upon the amount of time one is able to devote and the deeper one engagesin the work, and then comes the reward in terms of promotion and attractive packages. However, in the meantime we shy away from giving quality timeto our lovedones. The result is, there appears a gap in our relationship with our family, friends and people who matter to us.The parent-child relationship is no longer healthy. It is surprisingly sad to learn that some parentsare ignorant about the standard in which their children areat school. We are so immersed in our workthat we neglect working on our relationships with others. Aristotle said that man is a social animal. This implies that we need others to celebrate good times with, provide comfort and solace in bad times and help us cope with the loneliness, symptomatic of the modern age. It is tragic that while we achieve higher positions in life and in our career, our relationshipshave sunk lower and lower to an extent where it wreaks havoc in our lives.

There is a big spike in divorce which isin part caused by a breakdown in communication. Among many factors, one cause of this is when both the players fail to invest in the relationship. It’s more alarming to see the rate of depression in children with working parents who are devoid of parental care and love for whom parenting is an alien term. Research reveals that a family that eats together have lower rates of substance abuse, teen pregnancy, depression, as well as higher grades and self-confidence. In a tribal family,dinner time is when the family members indulge in conversations, exchange ideas and share their thoughts. It does not mean that this is not thepractice in other family set ups, but to suggest that this is particularly true with regard to a tribal family.

We are too preoccupied with our jobs,never spending quality time with those around us. How often do we sit back and think about the amount of time we have invested in our relationships?It might be a popular belief that when one reaches the pinnacle in his/her career or profession one earns happiness. Granted the success brings with it happiness but the happiness one feels will leave much to be desired without people who share the same intensity of joy, pride and happiness in the achievement. Our satisfaction in life is linked with our relationship with others, especially close ones. Let’s not forget that the more we succeed at relationships the more successful we will be in life with all of them. Success depends on the ability to connect with others.

Work will never end but our life will. Findingthe right balance between work and building relationships might seem a daunting task, given the sacrifice one has to make, but the benefits to our well-being are worth the effort. So friends (who are workaholics) let’s set a time to shut off work, block out our work calendar at times for nurturing friendships and cultivating relationships with loved ones. Take time to celebrate major milestones, achievements and birthdays of family and friends. Once we find this balance we’ll find enormous benefits; less stress, better relationship and better quality of life overall.Dear readers, if you want to be happy in life beyond the professional work you do, you have to enhance your relationship with people who matter to you.When we let our work take center stage in our lives long enough, we begin to feel terribly out of touch with the people we care about. Let’s consider re-arranging our priorities.

If your work has taken over, it’s time for you to take a stand and regain control of your life. There are many ways we can leave work in its rightful place and spend time focusing on improving our personal life. There is a world of wisdom left to be unearthed. As the saying goes, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” “degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express. degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. Tetso College is a naaC accredited UGC recognised Commerce and arts College. For feedback or comments please email: admin@tetsocollege.org”.

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Jaya juggernaut rolls down opposition UDF win boosts Chandy - BJP gains too thIruvananthapuram, June 30 (IanS): K A Sabarinath of the Congress was on Tuesday elected to the Kerala assembly from Aruvikara, trouncing former speaker M. Vijayakumar of the CPI-M by over 10,000 votes. The result came as a relief to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, and also provided reasons for the BJP to smile.

Although the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), which heads the Left Democratic Front, came second, veteran BJP leader O. Rajagopal

ChennaI, June 30 (IanS): AIADMK general secretary and Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa returned to the Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday crushing the opposition by a by a record victory margin from the Radkhakrishnan Nagar constituency here.

Jayalalithaa polled 160,432 votes while her nearest rival, Communist Party of India's (CPI) C. Mahendran, got just 9,710 votes -- a victory margin of a whopping 150,722 votes.

The total electorate in the constituency was around 245,000, and the chief minister bagged 65 percent of all votes polled.

Going by the votes polled by

Jayalalithaa, it is clear the vote banks of the opposition parties which boycotted the polls fell into her kitty and did not go to the CPI. Mahendran was followed by independent candidate and social activist K.R. Ramaswamy, popularly known as "Traffic Ramaswamy" (4,590 votes) while 2,376 people opted for `None of the Above' category.

While there were 28 candidates in the fray, only CPI's Mahendran was viewed as a serious opponent for Jayalalithaa.

As noisy celebrations erupted at the AIADMK headquarters and outside Jayalalithaa's resi-

dence, Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah congratulated her over her landslide win.

Central Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan of the Bharatiya Janata Party conveyed his "heartfelt greetings" to Jayalalithaa on her mega victory.

AIADMK activists and leaders generously distributed sweets to all and sundry and burst crackers to celebrate.

An elated Jayalalithaa thanked voters and AIADMK supporters for her victory and said the result was a forerunner for the 2016 assembly election.

This is the seventh by-election

polled 34,145 votes, an impressive five-fold growth over the party's vote share of 2011.

Allegations of corruption flew thick and fast during the campaign, and a Congress defeat would have been seen as a personal setback for Chandy.

But Sabarinath won by a handsome 10,128 votes, triggering celebrations by the Congress activists and supporters.

Sabarinath, son of G. Karthikeyan, who represented the constituency for 24 years and died in March, bagged

victory for the AIADMK since it came to power in 2011. The party has won all the by-elections held since 2011.

In 2006, AIADMK's P.K. Sekarbabu polled 84,462 votes in Radhakrishnan Nagar. In 2011, P. Vetrivel of AIADMK got 83,777 votes and defeated Sekarbabu, who by then was in the DMK. Vetrivel's victory margin was over 31,000 votes.

Major opposition parties like the DMK, the PMK, the DMDK, the Congress, the BJP and the MDMK stayed away from the contest on different pretexts. The CPI and the CPI-M fielded Mahendran as their joint candidate.

56,448 votes. Vijayakumar of the CPI-M got 46,320 votes.

Sabarinathan dedicated the victory to his late father.

Opposition leader V.S. Achuthanandan, who was the star campaigner for the Left and whose rallies drew massive crowds, accused the Congress of abuse of power during the campaign. "Minority appeasement and the ground covered by the BJP also helped the Congress victory," said the former chief minister. There were 16 candidates in the fray and 184,210 voters.

The Radhakrishnan Nagar seat fell vacant after AIADMK's Vetrivel resigned from the house to facilitate Jayalalithaa's re-election to the assembly. Jayalalithaa, elected from Srirangam in 2011, lost that seat and the chief minister's post after a trial court in Bengaluru convicted her in the disproportionate assets case.

The Karnataka High Court upheld her appeal and acquitted her of all charges. Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as chief minister, but she has to get elected to the assembly within six months.

The Karnataka government has gone on appeal against the high court order in the Supreme Court.

Come arrest me, Tihar Jail Congress furnishes new documents escapee had called his captors against CM Raje, BJP says 'baseless'

new DelhI, June 30 (IanS): "I am an inmate.

Come and arrest me," 19-year-old Faizan had to call out to security personnel guarding the perimeter wall of Tihar Jail when he got stuck in the drain adjoining jail number 8 during his escape bid. This was at about 7 a.m. on Saturday. For the next 11 hours, no one in jail number 7 realised that Faizan was missing.

"I fled from your jail," Faizan, one of the two inmates who had escaped from the high security jail, had to literally plead with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel to rescue him from the drain. He had injured his leg while jumping over a 24-feet wall. His fellow inmate, Javed, 18, had already managed to cross the drain and fled by jumping over the outer wall of the prison. Javed's movement was being tracked, too, and a Delhi Police officer told IANS that his mobile phone had been tracked to Uttar Pradesh.

Initially, the ITBP officials had ignored Faizan's call thinking that it was a prank. Later, on identifying him as an inmate from his jail dress, they alerted other security staff.

"The authorities of jail number 7 could confirm that two of their inmates managed to flee from their custody after the evening roll call when Faizan and Javed alias Rinku were found missing," said the official on condition of anonymity.

new DelhI, June 30 (IanS): The Congress on Tuesday claimed there was a "criminal nexus" between Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and former IPL chief Lalit Modi, and stepped up pressure by producing fresh documents in support of its claim that the Dholpur Palace was a state-owned property. The BJP once again refuted the charge as "baseless".

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh produced certain documents that allegedly showed that Raje's son Dushyant Singh and his father Hemant Singh reached a compromise on only the movable properties of the Dholpur Palace whereas the palace itself was a public property.

"We will keep disclosing information until Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes a statement and orders a probe into the matter," he said. Ra-

mesh also demanded an independent probe into the entire controversy.

However, BJP spokesperson G.V.L. Narasimha Rao told IANS: "After losing the last general elections, the Congress party has become directionless. The Congress has lost its balance, so they are raising a personal issue from the party forum."

"The people of Rajasthan know it very well that Vasundhara ji belongs to which family and how much property she has. Such personal allegations against Raje will hurt the Congress more," he added.

In Jaipur, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajasthan unit maintained that the Dholpur Palace in the state belonged to Raje's son Dushyant Singh and challenged the Congress to prove it to the contrary.

State BJP chief Ashok Parnami showed some documents, including

some court and family settlement papers, to reporters saying that the palace actually belonged to Dushyant Singh.

Terming the charges levelled by Ramesh as baseless and unsubstantiated, the BJP leader said the documents shown by him "prove that Dushyant holds the Dholpur Palace's ownership".Rajendra Rathore, Rajasthan's parliamentary affairs and medical and health minister, at a press conference challenged Ramesh to join him in a debate and termed the Congress charges "absurd". "Either he should prove the charges or else quit politics," Rathore said.

Ramesh earlier asserted that a 1949 document showed the city palace of Dholpur was a state property but the then Maharaja Udaibhan Singh was to remain in possession and use the property during his lifetime.

Navy's 48 warships being built indigenously: Vice chief KolKata, June 30 (IanS) Hailing the country's indigenous shipbuilding capabilities, Vice Admiral P. Murugesan, vice chief of the navy, on Tuesday said that 48 warships are currently under construction in Indian shipyards.

These 48 ships being manufactured for the Indian Navy include aircraft carriers, frigates, destroyers, submarines, corvettes and fast attack crafts.

"The greatest news is that all these 48 ships are being built in Indian shipyards," Murugesan said at the simultaneous launch of three Water Jet Fast Attack Crafts (WJFAC) at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) here. Murugesan also praised the GRSE, which has so far built 94 ships for the navy. Credited with building the country's first indigenous stealth anti-submarine warfare corvette, INS Kamorta, the GRSE is also India's first shipyard to export a warship - CGS Barracuda - that was

commissioned by the National Coast Guard of Mauritius in March.

The three WJFAC - Tarmugli, Tillanchang, Tihayu - are named after Andaman and Nicobar group of islands, and are among the four such warships being built by GRSE. With a displacement of around 315 tonnes each, the ships are designed for a maximum speed of 35 knots with an endurance of nearly 2,000 nautical miles at 12-14 knots.

Powered by the latest 4,000-series MTU engines with advanced machinery control system, the ships will be fitted with CRN-91 indigenous 30mm gun with optronic pedestal and have the latest communication equipment and radars to enable effective surveillance. The WJFACs are ideally suited for interception of fast-moving surface craft and will perform anti-smuggling, fishery protection and search and rescue operations.

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New 100 rupee notes to carry ascending numbers mumbaI, June 30 (IanS): The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) has recently issued new Rs.100 currency notes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 with a new numbering pattern, an official statement said. The numerals, henceforth, in both the number panels of these new currency notes will be in ascending size from left to right.

However, the prefix, the first three alphanumeric characters will remain constant in size, the RBI said. This is a new visible security feature in the bank notes to enable public identify and distinguish it from a counterfeit one. Barring this new design of the numbering pattern, the bank note is similar to the Rs.100 note in the existing Mahatma Gandhi Series-005. It bears the signature of current RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, showing the year of printing 2015 on the reverse, and the new numbering pattern will be introduced in a phased manner in all other denominations.

Coal Scam: Ex-MoS says all decisions taken by Manmohan new DelhI, Jun 30 (ptI): Former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao, an accused in Jharkhand's Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block allocation scam case, today said that decisions to allocate coal blocks were taken by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was also heading the Coal Ministry at that time. Rao's reaction came after he appeared before a special court in connection with the coal scam case along with Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal and others.

The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block to two Jindal's group companies--Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) and Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt Ltd (GSIPL). Besides Rao, Jindal, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, Director of Jindal Realty Pvt Ltd Rajeev Jain, Director of Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt Ltd (GSIPL) Girish Kumar Suneja, are among the 14 accused in the case.

Sustainable policy on sand mining soon: Javadekar new DelhI, June 30 (IanS): The government proposes to introduce soon a new "sustainable sand mining" policy to curb illegal mining in river beds to prevent flooding, union Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.

Talking to media persons here, Javadekar said: "We are in the process of giving final touches to a sustainable sand mining policy. Using satellites, we will determine which river has abundant sand deposits and only then will we allow mining there. To further prevent illegal sand mining from river beds, he said barcoding system will also be introduced around the country to prevent excess removal. According to ministry sources, the draft notification is likely to be finalised in a meeting scheduled to take place on July 6 rpt 6.

UGC directs edu'l institutes to observe 'Digital India Week' new DelhI, June 30 (ptI): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all varsities and higher education institutes across the country to observe the Digital India Week (DIW) beginning Wednesday. The ambitious Digital India campaign will be launched here tomorrow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a view to empower the people of the country through the Digital India Programme.

'Digital India' refers to the government's campaign to digitally deliver essential services to all the citizens across the country and includes raising digital awareness among people.

The varsities have also been asked to appoint a nodal officer for conducting DIW activities and communicate to UGC the activities conducted by them during the week.

Govt to chalk out plan to check ‘radicalisation’ of Kashmiri youth

Hindu holy men line up to register for the annual pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine Amarnath, in Jammu, on Tuesday, June 30. More than half a million devotees make the annual pilgrimage to the shrine, an icy stalagmite in a mountain cave 4,115 meters (13,500 feet) above sea level. It is accessible only for about five weeks in high summer. Pilgrims make the trek on foot or on horseback, or are carried up the steep path by porters. (AP Photo)

new DelhI, June 30 (ptI): Alarmed by reports of growing radicalisation of Kashmiri youth, the government would soon chalk out a plan to thwart the designs of terror groups like ISIS to swell their ranks by indoctrinating them to choose the path of militancy. In an internal communication, Home Secretary (HS) L C Goyal has entrusted this task to Special Secretary (Internal Security) Ashok Prasad, who has served as DIG in the state. The HS has asked for an urgent plan to prevent such radicalisation in the state.The move comes after central security agencies have red flagged increasing radicalisation of the youth manifested in frequent waving of Pakistani and ISIS flags during demonstrations in the Valley. According to sources, fear is palpable with fresh diktats commanding people not to watch TV and warning women not to venture out without a veil emerging on the streets quite often.

‘War against medical negligence yet to be won’ KolKata, June 30 (IanS): His relentless fight might have taken away the 'untouchable shield' from doctors guilty of medical negligence, but Indian American doctor Kunal Saha insists there are miles to go to cleanse the Indian healthcare system plagued by corruption and inefficiency.

Having lost his wife in 1998 to faulty medical treatment, Saha's unrelenting pursuit for justice bore fruit 15 years later when the Supreme Court in October 2013 directed Kolkata's AMRI Hospital and three of its doctors to pay the highest-ever compensation of Rs. 11.5 crore (nearly $2 million).

Shuttling between the US and Kolkata, veering from one court to another

and taking on the might of a corrupt administration and battling his own occupational fraternity, Saha's fight for his beloved wife Anuradha is the stuff of a Bollywood film where justice eventually pervades over all evil.

But Saha, often hailed as a 'one man army', insists the war is yet to be won.

"Our fight surely has instilled some degree of trepidation in the minds of the hitherto 'untouchable' negligent and unscrupulous medicos. But we still have a long, long way to go before winning our battle for establishing a standard and corruption-free healthcare delivery system for all patients of India," the Columbus (Ohio)-based Saha told IANS in an email interview.

While the medico-legal scenario in India may have undergone a change since Anuradha's fateful death, Saha says it was yet not adept enough to counter medical negligence that has been assuming alarming proportions in the country.

"We have moved ahead from the days of medicolegal cases being virtually non-existent, but most cases of medical malpractice are dismissed by the consumer courts primarily due to the lack of supporting opinions from medical experts.

"In order to maintain their 'untouchable' status, doctors in India are reluctant to come forward and truthfully testify against their errant medical colleagues, unlike in the West-

ern countries," said Saha.

Besides the high costs involved in legal proceedings, Saha points to the paltry amount of compensation awarded against the errant medicos which fail to have any deterrent effect.

"How can a precious human life be worth even less than a second-hand car in India," Saha wondered.

The professor and private consultant in HIV/ AIDS squarely blames the Medical Council of India (MCI) and its state bodies for the 'plummeting standards' of the Indian heathcare system, despite being a highly profitable venture.

"Corruption has been the biggest bane but the worst role in this regard is played by the MCI and state medical councils. They

function more to shield their errant medical colleagues. Hardly any doctor is found guilty by them despite continuous horrific stories of innocent patients dying from medical negligence," alleged Saha.

He also expressed alarm over the mushrooming private medical colleges, mostly with inadequate infrastructure and faculty.

"The sheer number of private medical colleges is glaring evidence that money, not merit, has taken over the medical education system in India. In lieu of capitation fees, these colleges are churning out poorlytrained doctors every year by the hundreds," Said Saha, squarely blaming the MCI for the state of affairs.

"The Indian government must wake up and

stem the rot in the present medical system. All medical councils must be reformed with honest and competent doctors who would not hesitate to revoke the medical licences of unskilled and untrained doctors in order to protect the vulnerable patients," Saha insisted.

In order to promote a corruption-free healthcare and support victims of medical negligence fight for justice, Saha has set up the Kolkata-headquartered People for Better Treatment (PBT), which now has branches in a number of cities like Delhi, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Bangalore.

The PBT now has a long list of victims of medical negligence including the likes of movie stars, singers,

sportspersons, lawyers and even political leaders.

It's the PBT public interest litigation that led the Supreme Court to introduce two new provisions in the MCI Code of Ethics & Regulations.

The new provisions mandate the state councils to decide a complaint against a doctor within six months and empower a victim of alleged medical negligence to file an appeal with the MCI against the decision of the state medical council.

"PBT has not been able to reach much of the remote corners of India despite our best intention and untiring work by numerous altruistic volunteers, many of whom are victims of medical malpractice themselves," said Saha.

Talking about his seemingly impossible fight that even forced him to file for bankruptcy, Saha asserts his battle is not against doctors.

"This was a seemingly impossible battle where I had suffered many setbacks. I had to pay an enormous price, personally, professionally and financially, in order to win this almost impossible battle for medical justice in India.

In fact, I had to file for bankruptcy in 2010 and also had to foreclose my home in Ohio in 2011.

"But it was and still is a true crusade for me. This battle is not against the doctors. My fight is not only for my wife but for the countless Anuradhas who are dying needlessly in hospitals across India every day," Saha asserted.

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More than 100 feared killed in Indonesian military plane crash

Firefighters and military personnel inspect the site where an Air Force cargo plane crashed in Medan, North Sumatra on Tuesday, June 30. An Indonesian Air Force Hercules C-130 plane with 12 crew aboard has crashed into a residential neighborhood in the country’s third-largest city Medan. (AP Photo)

MeDAN, JuNe 30 (AP): An Indonesian air force transport plane carrying military personnel and their families plowed into a residential neighborhood in the country’s third-largest city of Medan shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, killing more than 70.

Rescue teams were using heavy machinery to remove the mangled wreckage of the C-130 Hercules as they searched the rubble of a building shattered by the impact. Witness accounts suggest the plane

suffered an engine fire before crashing.

Air force spokesman Rear Marshal Dwi Badarmanto said 74 bodies have been recovered so far. He said about 30 of the dead have been identified and include air force personnel and members of their families.

Air force officials say there may have been more than 100 people on the C-130. They say there is little hope of finding survivors. It is unclear how many people on the

ground were killed.

The crash of the transport plane, which had been in service since 1964, occurred not long before midday and just two minutes after it took off from Soewondo air force base.

Air force chief Air Marshal Agus Supriatna said the pilot told the control tower that the plane needed to turn back because of engine trouble.

“The plane crashed while it was turning right to return to the airport,” he said.

Many passengers were families of military personnel. Hitching rides on military planes to reach remote destinations is common in Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago that spans three time zones.

Indonesia has a patchy civil aviation safety record and its cash-strapped air force has also suffered a string of accidents. Between 2007 and 2009, the European Union barred Indonesian airlines from flying to Europe because of safety concerns.

The country’s most recent civilian airline disaster was in December, when an AirAsia jet with 162 people on board crashed into the Java Sea en route from Surabaya to Singapore. There have been five fatal crashes involving air force planes since 2008, according to the Aviation Safety Network, which tracks aviation disasters.

Medan resident Fahmi Sembiring said he saw the gray Hercules flying very low as he was driving.

“Flames and black smoke were coming from the plane in the air,” he said.

Sembiring said he

stopped not far from the crash site and saw several people rescued by police, security guards and bystanders.

Another man, Janson Halomoan Sinagam, said several of his relatives were on the plane when it left Medan.

“We just want to know their fate,” he told MetroTV, weeping. “But we have not yet received any information from the hospital.”

The plane’s manifest showed there were 50 people on the flight from Medan in Sumatra to the remote Natuna island chain, according to North Sumatra police chief Eko Hadi Sutedjo, but the actual number was higher.

Supriatna, the air force chief, said there were 12 crew and more than 100 passengers on the plane before it reached Medan. It had traveled from the capital, Jakarta, and stopped at two locations before arriving at Medan.

The C-130 accident is the second time in 10 years that an airplane has crashed into a Medan neighborhood. In September 2005, a Mandala Airlines Boeing 737 crashed

into a crowded residential community shortly after takeoff from Medan’s Polonia airport, killing 143 people including 30 on the ground.

On Twitter, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said he and his family extend “heartfelt condolences” to the families of victims.

After the emergency response is complete, the government will evaluate the age of air force planes and other important military equipment, he said.

Aviation analyst Gerry Soejatman said numerous nonfatal accidents involving air force planes this year are worrying and suggest there could be shortfalls in areas such as training.

Previously, the air force’s safety record was marred by low flight hours and parts shortages that stemmed from a U.S. ban on defense sales to Indonesia, but that situation no longer applies with the lifting of those restrictions more than five years ago.

Medan, with about 3.4 million people, is the third most populous city in Indonesia after Jakarta and Surabaya.

Islamic State beheads female UN accuses South Sudan government civilians for first time in Syria forces of abusing, burning women alive BeIrut, JuNe 30 (reuterS): The hardline Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria, the first time it has decapitated female civilians, the founder of a group monitoring the war said on Tuesday.

The beheadings took place in the eastern Deir al-Zor province this week said Rami Abdulrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks the conflict using sources on the ground.

One of the women was beheaded along with her husband in Deir al-Zor city. In al-Mayadeen city to the south east, the group beheaded another woman and her hus-

band. All of them were accused of sorcery, the monitor said.

Islamic State has beheaded local and foreign men in Syria, including enemy combatants, aid workers and journalists as well as people it has deemed as violating its hardline interpretation of Islamic law.

Several of the group’s female captives have been stoned to death previously after being accused of adultery and other offences. This is the first time it was reported to have beheaded female civilians.

Islamic State also “crucified” five men in al-Mayadeen for eating during daylight hours of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the Observatory said.

JuBA, JuNe 30 (reuterS): The United Nations accused South Sudan’s government forces and its allies on Tuesday of sexually abusing women and girls and reportedly burning some alive in their homes during recent fighting in the conflict-torn nation. The UN Mission in South Sudan, or UNMISS, said the findings came from a report based on interviews with 115 victims from districts in oil-rich Unity State, where the government’s SPLA forces launched an offensive against rebels in late April.

South Sudan has been mired in a conflict since December 2013 that pits President Salva Kiir’s SPLA against those loyal to rebel leader Riek Machar, a former deputy president. “The survivors of these attacks reported that SPLA and allied mili-

tias from Mayom County carried out a campaign against the local population that killed civilians, looted and destroyed villages and displaced over 100,000 people,” UNMISS said.

In a statement outlining findings from its report, UNMISS said its rights officers had focused on the abduction and sexual abuse of women and girls, “some of whom were reportedly burnt alive in their dwellings.” “This recent upsurge (in fighting) has not only been marked by allegations of killing, rape, abduction, looting, arson and displacement, but by a new brutality and intensity,” it said.

The report added that the “level of cruelty” reflected more than political differences. The fighting has increasingly turned along ethnic lines, with Kiir’s Dinka ethnic

group battling Machar’s Nuers.

UNMISS said it had sought to visit sites of the alleged atrocities to verify allegations but said it was routinely denied access by the SPLA, and also encountered logistical obstacles that it did not specify. Reuters could not reach an SPLA official for comment.

UNMISS said it gave its report to the Foreign Ministry before release but officials had not commented.

It said the SPLA’s spokesman had dismissed such allegations in the past but had also welcomed investigations. There have been periodic flare-ups in the conflict during the past year and a half, usually picking up in drier months when it is easier for troops to move around a nation that is the size of France or Texas yet with almost no tarmac roads.

Two dead after man sets self on fire on Japanese bullet train ODAwArA, JuNe 30 (AP): A man set himself on fire on a high-speed bullet train in Japan on Tuesday, killing himself and another passenger as the coach filled with smoke, a fire official said.

At least 26 other people were injured, three seriously, mostly from smoke inhalation, Odawara Fire Department official Ikutaro Torii said.

The man’s motive wasn’t clear. The passenger poured an oil-like substance over his head before setting himself on fire, authorities said. Kyodo News service reported that he used a lighter. Officials said the fire was at the front of the first car of the train, which was heading from Tokyo to Osaka.

“I said to myself, ‘This is bad!’” said Takeo Inariyama, a 54-yearold businessman traveling in the second car. “I saw everyone running toward me and smoke coming. Also the smell (of smoke) filled the car. So I felt my life was in danger.”

The train stopped on the outskirts of Odawara city, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Tokyo, when a passenger pressed an emergency button after finding someone collapsed on the floor near a restroom at the back of the first car, a transport ministry official said on condition of anonymity, citing department rules.

The passenger on the floor, a woman, was later pronounced dead, reportedly from

inhaling smoke.

Crew members rushed to extinguish the fire, said Kengo Sasaoka, a spokesman for Central Japan Railway Co., which operates the bullet train between Tokyo and Osaka.

TBS television broadcast a video of passengers evacuating the smoke-filled coach, some coughing, others covering their faces with towels and handkerchiefs.

Witnesses provided somewhat varying accounts to Japanese networks.

One passenger, in a telephone interview with TBS, said the man approached him when he was standing outside the driver’s compartment and told him to stay away because it would be

Myanmar students protest charter veto YANGON, JuNe 30 (AFP): Angry crowds scuffled with police in downtown Yangon Tuesday in a protest against the Myanmar army`s veto on constitutional change, blamed for the defeat last week of a charter reform bill backed by Aung San Suu Kyi. A few hundred passers-by joined a handful of student demonstrators calling for the removal of the unelected soldiers who make up a quarter of parliamentary seats, as they faced off against a wall of riot police, many carrying batons and shields.

Myanmar`s parliament on Thursday voted down a bill to end the military`s effective veto on changing the country`s junta-era charter, which bars opposition leader Suu Kyi from becoming president.

The vote was seen as the last chance to try to amend the constitution ahead of a landmark election in October or November.

“Twenty five percent in parliament -- Get out! Get out!” the protesters shouted, referencing the controversial bloc of seats reserved for the military, “we want to change the constitution!” The polls are set to be the first national elections to include Suu Kyi`s National League for Democracy for a quarter of a century and the party is expected to hoover up seats, if the

vote is free and fair.

But Suu Kyi is barred from becoming president because of a provision excluding those with foreign children from the top office. Her sons are British. She urged people not to “lose hope” after last week`s parliament vote, which saw 60 percent of MPs support a tweak that would have loosened the army`s stranglehold on charter change.

Some five million people -- or 10 percent of the population -- signed an NLD petition to amend clause 436 of the constitution, which sets a voting threshold of 75 percent for major charter changes, thereby ensuring soldiers have the final say. The clause was seen as the gateway to amending further elements of the charter.

Myanmar`s parliament continues to be dominated by the army and former generals despite reforms that ended decades of outright junta rule in 2011. Observers say the military, who trampled on dissent and laid waste to the economy during their rule, is staunchly opposed to any further reduction of its powers.

Myanmar has been criticised for its handling of several student demonstrations earlier this year.

dangerous, then poured an orange-colored liquid over himself.

Public broadcaster NHK quoted a 58-year-old businessman as saying the man walked up and down the aisle a few times before returning with a plastic container that splashed a liquid on the businessman’s shoulder as he walked by.

The man then started dumping the liquid on the floor, and the businessman quickly left as he smelled gasoline, he said.

Bringing hazardous materials on public transportation is prohibited, but there is no way of checking, railway analyst Ryozo Kawashima told NHK. He said he does not recall any other incident like this in the bullet train’s 50-year history.

Japan’s suicide rate is among the world’s highest, and a number of people jump off station platforms in front of approaching trains every year.

Self-immolation, though, is relatively rare. Two occurred last year, one fatal, but both were political protests.

Bullet train service between Tokyo and Osaka was suspended for about two and a half hours Tuesday while rescue workers helped some of the injured off the train. The train then moved slowly to Odawara station, where about 1,000 passengers got off.

The 16-car bullet train, called Shinkansen in Japanese, travels the 553 kilometers (343 miles) between Tokyo and Osaka in 2 hours and 33 minutes.

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Cranberry juice may protect against killer diseases New YOrk, JuNe 30 (IANS): Drinking low-calorie cranberry juice cocktail may help lower the risk of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and stroke, says a study. The World Health Organisation estimates the trio of diseases annually claim 15.6 million lives around the globe. Cranberries provide a rich source of protective compounds - called polyphenols - that support our body’s natural defences and help us achieve a balanced lifestyle to improve health.

To find the effectiveness of polyphenol-rich cranberries, researchers from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provided eight weeks’ worth of meals to 56 healthy adult volunteers (average 50 years of age).

“At the start and end of the experiment, the researchers measured things like blood pressure, blood sugar levels, blood lipids, as well as C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation,” said Christina Khoo, director of Research Sciences at Ocean Spray.

One group drank a glass of low-calorie cranberry juice twice daily. The other group drank a placebo beverage with a similar colour and flavour. Individuals drinking two glasses of low-calorie cranberry juice a day improved across all these measures. It’s a change that adds up, and could be associated with a 10 percent lower risk of heart disease and a 15 percent lower risk of stroke.

“These findings suggest that polyphenols help to protect our bodies, and may be adept at keeping a large number of ailments at bay,” Khoo said. The study appeared in the journal Journal of Nutrition.

Sugary drinks kill around 2 lakh people a year globally wAShINGtON, JuNe 30 (IANS): Consumption of sugary drinks may lead to diabetes, heart disease, and cancers and an estimated 184,000 adult deaths each year worldwide, shows a study by a team of researchers led by an Indian American. In the first detailed global report on the impact of sugar-sweetened beverages, researchers estimated deaths and disabilities caused by diabetes, heart disease, and cancers in 2010.

“Among the 20 countries with the highest estimated sugar-sweetened beverage-related deaths, at least eight were in Latin America and the Caribbean, reflecting the high intakes in that region of the world,” said lead author Gitanjali Singh, an Indian-American assistant professor at Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Tufts University.

Of the 20 most populous countries, Mexico had the highest death rate attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages with an estimated 405 deaths per million adults (24,000 total deaths) and the US ranked second with an estimated 125 deaths per million adults (25,000 total deaths).

In the study, sugar sweetened beverages were defined as any sugar-sweetened sodas, fruit drinks, sports/ energy drinks, sweetened iced teas, or homemade sugary drinks such as frescas, that contained at least 50 kcal per 8oz serving.

The estimates of consumption were made from 62 dietary surveys including 611,971 individuals conducted between 1980 and 2010 across 51 countries. In 2010, the researchers estimate that sugar-sweetened beverages consumption may have been responsible for approximately 133,000 deaths from diabetes, 45,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease, and 6,450 deaths from cancer.

The impact of sugar-sweetened beverages varied greatly between populations. The estimated percentage of deaths was less than one percent in Japanese over 65 years old, but 30 percent in Mexican adults younger than 45. About 76 percent of the estimated sugar-sweetened beverage-related deaths occurred in low- or middle-income countries.

“The health impact of sugar-sweetened beverage intake on the young is important because younger adults form a large sector of the workforce in many countries, so the economic impact of sugar-sweetened beveragerelated deaths and disability in this age group can be significant,” Singh said. The study was outlined in the journal Circulation.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POICE NAGALAND: : KOHIMA

NO.PHQ (B-1) 1/RDP/2015/2392

Date Kohima, the 29th July 2015

NOTICE The Recruitment test for the post of Constable (Executive) tor Delhi Police, which was advertised vide this office letter of even number dated 30/5/2015 shall be held on 09/07/2015 and 10/07/2015 from 9:00 hrs onwards. The venue for the test shall be NAPTC (Nagaland Arm Police Training Centre), Chumukedima.

All applicants are directed to report for recruitment test on the date and time given at the said venue along with Receipt slip issued during the time of submission of application.

Sd/(L. L. DOUNGEL) IPS Director General of Police, Nagaland, Kohima

NAGALAND: : KOHIMA

Dated Kohima, the 23rd June 2015

NO.NBE-35/Ex-NSEE/2015-16/1568:: It is hereby notified for information of all concerned that the Nagaland State Entrance Examination (NSEE) 2015 (second part) is fixed to be held on 4th July, 2015. The detailed programme is given below:

Day Saturday

1 July 2015

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POICE

NOTIFICATION NO.17/2015

Date 4th July, 2015 Note:

Wednesday

Time 10:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m.

i. Admission cards shall be issued on 2nd & 3rd July 2015 in the Office of the NBSE. ii. Candidates are informed to collect the admission cards personally. iii. The signature in all the required places i.e. forms, counterfoil of the admission card, attendance register, etc. must tally. iv. The examination fee of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) is to be paid during collection of admission card. v. As proof of identity, the candidate must produce the original admission card of the HSSLC or HSLC Examination while collecting the Nagaland State Entrance Examination Admission card and also have it in their possession in the examination hall. vi. No admission cards shall be issued on the day of examination. vii. In case, candidates cannot collect the admission card personally, they must give letter of authorization along with a photocopy of their HSLC/HSSLC admit card.

Examination Centre: Baptist High, Kohima.

Candidates are advised to visit the Office website www.nbsenagaland.com for finding out their Roll number and Rules and Instructions pertaining to the examination and other information.

(Mrs. Asano Sekhose) Chairman

NO. PHQ (A-I) 124/80/2397

Dated Kohima, the 29th June’ 15

ORDER The undersigned is pleased to appoint the following candidates who were selected by the Recruitment Board and in order of merit to the post of pharmacists in the scale of pay of Rs. 5200 – 20200/- G.P2600/- per month plus all other allowances as are permissible under rules from time to time against the existing vacancies in the Police Department.

The appointment is purely temporary and subject to termination within 1(one) month notice with or without either side. The seniority will take effect from the date of joining for duty.

Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Name Shri. Imtinungsang.

Kumari Visekhono. Zao Shri. Shekho Lohe.

Shri. Repatoshi.

Shri. Temendangba.

Smti. Adaphro Mreo.

Sd/(L. L. DOUNGEL) IPS Director General of Police, Nagaland, Kohima

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Man Utd make €40m Sergio Ramos bid

Gervinho's demands Chelsea make £6m Begovic bid for a helicopter & beach

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Arsenal end Vidal interest

Arsenal have ended their interest in Chelsea have had a £6m offer for Stoke Manchester United have reportedly Gervinho’s move to Al Jazira fell Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal and are made a €40 million bid for Real Madrid de- goalkeeper Asmir Begovic rejected as they through because his demands for a he- yet to launch a bid for Southampton’s seek a replacement for Petr Cech. fender Sergio Ramos. licopter and private beach were not met. Morgan Schneiderlin.

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Watford land Vydra

Watford will complete a deal to sign striker Matej Vydra from Udinese on Tuesday. The Czech Republic international spent last season on loan at Vicarage Road as the Hornets won promotion to the Premier League, and will now sign a permanent contract.

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Chile beats Peru to reach Kvitova races to victory as Wimbledon sweats Copa America final LOnDOn, JUnE 30 (AFP): Defending champion Petra Kvitova took just 35 minutes to reach the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday as temperatures soared at the All England Club.

Second seed Kvitova raced to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Kiki Bertens, the world number 108 from the Netherlands, on Centre Court.

Kvitova, also the 2011 champion, dropped just one point on serve and next meets Kurumi Nara of Japan for a place in the last 32.

"It's great to be back on Centre Court and unbelievable to see all the people clapping," said the Czech, who had been laid low by illness in the week before the tournament.

Kvitova's only dropped point on serve came on a double fault in the final game of the match.

The powerful 25-yearold left-hander would have been relieved to have enjoyed a brief first round outing as temperatures rocketed to around 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).

Wednesday is expected to see a Wimbledon record high of around 35 degrees which would require the heat index, where matches are briefly suspended, to be introduced.

Organisers say the heat rule, which allows for a 10-minute break between

the second and third sets of women's matches, can be used when temperatures rise above 30.1 degrees Celsius.

However, the rule which has been adopted

by Wimbledon after lobbying from the WTA, does not apply to men even though they have to slug it out over the best of five sets.

The highest-ever temperature recorded at Wimbledon was 34C in 1976.

Joining Kvitova in the second round was 10th seeded German Angelique Kerber who handed compatriot Carina Witthoeft a 6-0, 6-0 drubbing.

Kerber, a semi-finalist in 2012 and who won the Birmingham tournament on grass in the run-up to Wimbledon, took just 45 minutes to clinch victory, firing 21 winners past the world number 53.

It was the third socalled "double bagel" result of the women's first round.

Later Tuesday, former champions Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray get their 2015 campaigns under way.

Second seed Federer, the seven-time champion, faces Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia, whom he beat at the French Open this year; 2013 winner Murray takes on Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan, while Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 champion, plays Brazil's Thomaz

Bellucci.

Federer, bidding for his 18th major, says he is in the perfect condition to win Wimbledon for a record eighth time as the Swiss great bids to avenge last year's painful defeat in the final. Federer's last appearance at the All England Club 12 months ago ended in the despair of a five-set loss against Novak Djokovic that left him shedding tears.

"If I look at last year, I see more the positives than actually the heart-breaking loss in the final," said Federer, fresh from his eighth Halle grasscourt title last week.

"It goes to show that last year, I wasn't playing great and I made the finals.

Whereas now I feel my game is better. I can really aim for Wimbledon this year. I feel like I see a big picture more now."

World number 88 Dzumhur is the first Bosnian man to play in the Wimbledon main draw.

The 23-year-old from Sarajevo had two of the biggest wins in his career -- over former top 10 players Mikhail Youzhny and Marcos Baghdatis -- to reach the third round at the French Open where he lost to Federer in straight sets.

Murray takes a 2-0 career lead over world number 59 Kukushkin into their opener on Centre Court.

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic waves after defeating Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in their singles first round match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday June 30. (AP Photo)

Like Murray, Kukushkin is coached by a woman -- his wife Anastasia.

Murray beat his rival twice in 2012 at Brisbane and then at the Australian Open in the fourth round.

That remains Kukushkin's best run at a major although he did reach the

third round at Wimbledon in 2014 where he lost to Nadal.

Nadal is seeded at a lowly 10 this year but has a 4-0 career lead over 27-year-old Bellucci, the Brazilian he also beat in the Wimbledon first round in 2012.

2017 CL final at Cardiff's Dimapur District Badminton Championship Millennium Stadium

Chile's Eduardo Vargas celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during a Copa America semifinal soccer match at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile on June 29. (AP Photo)

SAnTIAGO, JUnE 30 (AP): Striker Eduardo Vargas scored twice to lead Chile to a 2-1 win over 10-man Peru in the semifinals of the Copa America on Monday, keeping alive the host's hopes of winning the South American tournament for the first time. Vargas scored the winner with a long-range shot that found the upper corner in the 64th minute, sending the homecrowd favorites to their first Copa America final in 28 years.

"I've been practicing shots from outside the area, I was confident," Vargas said through a translator. "I'm glad it went in."

Chile was heavily favored to advance but it struggled throughout the match against its continental neighbor.

The winning score came only three minutes after Peru had equalized with an own goal by defender Gary Medel.

Vargas had opened the scoring in the 42nd, and Peru was down to 10 men after only 20 minutes when defender Carlos Zambrano was sent off for hitting midfielder Charles Aranguiz on the back during a challenge. Argentina meets Paraguay in the other semifinal match on Tuesday.

The final is on Saturday.

Peru was trying to win its third Copa America and first since 1975. The team also lost in the semifinals in 2011 to eventual champion Uruguay and finished third. "We leave with a sour taste after the elimination, we wanted to reach this final," Peru coach Ricardo Gareca said. "It's very difficult to play a man down for so long against a team of this level."

Peru had been the surprise of the tournament after advancing from a group that included Brazil and Colombia.

"We fought until the end," Peru striker Paolo Guerrero said. "We fought until the last minute and if we had stayed 11 against 11 the story could have been different."

The last time Chile had made it to the Copa America final was in 1987 when it lost to Uruguay. The Chileans have been

dominant from the start of this year's tournament, playing at home with its best team in years. But Peru made it difficult for the hosts at the Estadio Nacional on Monday, threatening several times on counterattacks even after going a man down.

"The ejection seemed to hurt us more than it hurt them," Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli said. "The anxiety turned against us and we ended struggling."

Vargas opened the scoring off a rebound. Alexis Sanchez's curling shot from outside the area struck the far post and returned straight to Vargas, who rolled it into the net. The striker appeared to be slightly offside at the time of Sanchez's shot, but the referee let the goal stand. Peru equalized when Medel tried to intercept a rightside cross by Luis Advincula and put it into his own net. Five minutes later, however, Vargas gave Chile the lead again, sending a right-footed shot from outside the area over Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese, who was out of position.

It was Vargas' fourth goal of the tournament, surpassing teammate Arturo Vidal and Peru's Paolo Guerrero as the competition's leading scorer.

Vargas also had a goal disallowed for offside in the 49th, though the replay showed he appeared to be in good position to score. Peru had the game's first chance of the match with a dangerous header by forward Jefferson Farfan in the ninth minute. The ball struck the post with Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo already beaten on the play.

Chile was without central defender Gonzalo Jara, who was suspended for two matches for poking Edinson Cavani's behind in the quarterfinals against Uruguay.

CONMEBOL, football's governing body in South America, initially suspended Jara for three matches, but the punishment was reduced on appeal. Chile, Venezuela and Ecuador are the only teams yet to win the South American championship.

PRAGUE, JUnE 30 (AP): The Champions League final will be played in Wales for the first time in 2017 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

The venue, with around 74,000 seats, was awarded the hosting rights by UEFA's executive committee at a meeting on Tuesday in Prague, after unsuccessfully bidding for matches at the pan-continent 2020 European Championship.

The decision comes with Wales on the verge of reaching the European Championship for the first time, as it tops its 2016 qualifying group.

"These are exciting times for Welsh football," Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale said.

"I know how passionate the Welsh football fans are, so it's great the UEFA Champions League final is coming to my home city of Cardiff.

"I loved playing in the UEFA Super Cup last year, and it would be fantastic to be involved in front of a packed crowd at such an iconic stadium in 2017."

The game will be played on June 3, 2017, with the women's final at Cardiff City Stadium two days earlier.

Stockholm has also been awarded a UEFA showpiece match after missing out on Euro 2020 matches, with the Europa League in May 2017 going to Friends Arena.

The 2017 Super Cup between the winners of the two UEFA club competitions will be in Skopje, Macedonia, at Philip II Arena.

In 2016, the Champions League final will be at Milan's San Siro, and the Europa League final at St. Jakob-Park in the Swiss city of Basel.

DIMAPUR, JUnE 30 (MExn): The 20th Dimapur District Badminton Championship cum 1st Dimapur District Inter Club Championship organised by the Dimapur District Badminton Association (DDBA) will be held on July 3 and 4 at the DDBA Indoor Stadium, Half Nagarjan.

According to a press re-

lease from the DDBA, the closing function on July 4 will be graced by DDBA patrons Vikheho Swu, Minister PWD (R&B) and Parliamentary Secretaries Khriehu Liezietsu and Tohanba.

In this regard, the DDBA has informed all interested players for the District Championship to contact

Chelsea fans threaten Cech on Twitter

LOnDOn, JUnE 30 (AGEnCIES): English Premier League (EPL) side Arsenal's new signing Petr Cech has received several death threats from his former club Chelsea fans on Twitter following his 10 million pounds move.

Chelsea supporters appear to be unhappy with goalkeeper Cech's decision to move across London despite the fact the Czech Republic international represented his former side with distinction during his 11year spell, dailymail.co.uk

reported on Monday.

Several Twitter users purporting to be Chelsea fans labelled Cech a "traitor' and a "snake", while another said "Cech is dead to me, the helmet wearing snake".

A Chelsea fan with the username '@Febreezion' went as far as tweeting: "Say goodbye to your family for one last time before they go to sleep, you won't be seeing them tomorrow you snake idiot."

Another made reference to the incident which saw Cech sustain a serious head injury following a col-

Dutch FA terminates Hiddink's contract as coach

THE HAGUE, JUnE 30 (AP): The Dutch football federation terminated the contract of national team coach Guus Hiddink on Monday, ending his second stint in charge after just one disappointing season. The KNVB said that Hiddink's contract will now end on Wednesday. It had been set to last through next year's European Championship.

Hiddink took over after Louis van Gaal led the Netherlands to third place at last year's World Cup, but the Netherlands have had a poor qualifying campaign for Euro 2016 so far. It sits third in Group A, behind leader Iceland and the Czech Republic. "It's a shame that it went this way," Hiddink said in a statement released by the KNVB. "It was an honor to coach the Netherlands team again and I wish my successor, the staff and the squad every success on their way to the European Championship in France."

KNVB director Bert van Oostveen said he regretted the move. "Sadly, the results of Guus' work were not

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immediately visible to everybody," he said.

Hiddink's assistant, Danny Blind, was set to replace him after Euro 2016, but was not immediately named to take over Monday. Instead, the KNVB said it was considering how to fill the vacancy left by Hiddink's early exit.

Hiddink, who led the Netherlands to the semifinals of the World Cup in France in 1998 in his first stint as national coach, never managed to build

on the success of Van Gaal's World Cup campaign and left the job with a record of five losses, four victories and a draw.

Monday's announcement marked one of the lowest points in the 68-year-old Hiddink's storied international coaching career. After taking the Netherlands to the semifinals in France, he repeated the feat with unfancied South Korea in 2002 when the country co-hosted the tournament with Japan. Hiddink is still revered in South Korea, where statues of him were built after the 2002 World Cup and where he was named an honorary citizen of the capital, Seoul.

He continued his run of international successes by leading Australia in 2006 to only its second qualification for the World Cup. Australia lost in the round of 16 to Italy, which went on to win the tournament. He also guided Russia to the European Championship semifinal in 2008, coached Turkey's national team and won the European Cup with PSV Eindhoven in 1988.

lision with then-Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt in October 2006.

One Twitter user went as far as photoshopping a picture of a snake onto an image of Cech in a Chelsea shirt, while another burned a replica Blues No.1 shirt.

The 33-year-old custodian has signed a fouryear contract, thought to be worth in the region of 100,000 pounds per week at Arsene Wenger's side and looks set to make his competitive debut against Chelsea on August 2.

ZVYC 4-Men Soccer

DIMAPUR, JUnE 30 (MExn): Zeliangrong Village Youth Club (ZVYC) Dimapur will be organizing the 1st 4-Men Soccer Tournament from July 20, 2015 at Zeliangrong village GMS ground. The tournament will be held under two categories- Under 12 and Open. The prize money for Open category is Rs. 15,000 and 8000; and Rs. 1500 and Rs.800 for Under-12 category. Registration fee is Rs. 1500 and 200 for the two categories respectively. Forms will be available at Zeliangrong village youth club office, United Sports Agency and Kiran Sports.

For further details, contact 9774874905 / 9774764922 / 9856 834419.

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Justin Lin reveals first image from new Star trek Movie

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ustin Lin has taken to Twitter to release the first image from the third Star Trek movie and seemingly confirmed that the movie will be called Star Trek Beyond. Filming has just got underway on the third Star Trek movie and sees Lin take over the director's chair from J.J. Abrams.

And the director has taken to Twitter to tease the fans with the very first image from the set: Abrams was forced to step away from the helm of the Star Trek franchise to work on Star Wars - however, he will serve as producer on the film. Star Trek Beyond will come three years after the success of Star Trek Into Dark-

ness and will see Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto reunite as Captain Kirk and Spock.

There are a whole host of familiar faces on board as Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, and John Cho are back as Uhura, Scotty, Bones, Chekov, and Sulu. It has not yet been announced who will be the big new additions to the cast list - but Idris Elba has

been linked to a role in the film for quite some time.

Star Trek Beyond may be the first time that Lin has directed a film in this franchise but he is no stranger to the big budget blockbuster - he already has Fast & Furious 5 and 6 under his belt.

Star Trek Beyond is released 8th July 2016 in the U.S. A UK release date has yet to be announced.

When Shah Rukh Khan and Arjun Rampal partied with Lady Gaga!

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rom sharing center stage with Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie to partying with American pop singer and songwriter Lady Gaga, Shah Rukh Khan has done it all. This pretty much proves how popular our King Khan is, hai na? Also, the above picture makes one thing very clear – the Dilwale actor sure knows how to have a good time with his buddies. He maybe the busiest actor in tinsel town but when its time to party,

SRK goes all out. Well, this picture of Shah Rukh, Arjun Rampal and Lady Gaga was taken in 2011 at the Formula One after-party which was hosted by the Ra.One baddie himself. In fact, Gaga, who is known for her eccentric sartorial sense, had even performed at the party which was held at Rampal’s nightclub Lap. Back then Gauri Khan’s hubby dearest was close to Arjun and both the actors were often spotted party-

Kangana to train in sword fighting

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c t re ss Ka nga n Ranaut, who is riding high on the success of Tanu Weds Manu Returns, is perfect to play warrior queen Rani Laxmibai in his upcoming biopic, says director Ketan Mehta. "She (Kangana) is on board. She has liked the script. It's role of a lifetime.

She is at the top now... she is doing good work. I think she was best for the film," Mehta told PTI. To get into the skin of her character, Kangana will be undergoing training in horse-riding and swordfighting. Mehta is returning to the pre-independence era following his Aamir Khanstarrer biopic on Mangal Pandey in 2005.

There are several speculations regarding the casting of the film, with English

actor Hugh Grant's name cropping up in some reports. Mehta, however, is mum on the cast. "The process of casting is on and we will be making an announcement soon," Mehta said. The director, known for films like Mirch Masala, Maya Memsaab, Rang Rasiya, said the biopic will go on floors next year. Talking about the project, Mehta said, "Rani Laxmibai is one of the most fascinating women I have come across in terms of what she has done in her life. I enjoy making biopics. "It is a great platform to say stories of those people who have done great work. It has been a challenge to write this biopic but these are good challenges.

I am very excited to start working on it," Mehta said.

ing together. But now equations have changed however the Fan actor and his once-upon-a-time best buddy are still cordial with each other. Coming back to this epic flashback picture, well, I must say its Lady Gaga who walks away with the cake here. After all, look at that SWAG. Yes, its super SAAXY…wink wink! So guys what are you waiting for?

Share this flashback pic of Arjun, Lady Gaga and SRK because its totally worth it!

ritish rock legend Rod Stewart has finished work on his new album “Another Country”, which is set to release on October 23 via American music label Capitol Records. Talking about his penchant for writing “personal and honest” songs, Stewart said he found the freedom to experiment with “different sounds” for his latest album. “When my last album was so well-received, it gave me the confidence to keep on writing, and to examine and write about different things. It also gave me the freedom to experiment with different sounds - like reggae, ska and Celtic melodies,” the 70-year-old said in a statement.

Collaborating closely with musician and record producer Kevin Savigar, who co-produced the album, Stewart embraced modern technology to record the album.

"It seems like I've spent years of my life in a recording studio so being able to record

Katy has reportedly made $303M from her music and related businesses. The singer described her success as that of an entrepreneur when talking to the magazine. Taylor Swift grabbed the second spot for highest female earner this year by making $80M, though she was only number nine out of the ten top earners. 'I am proud of my position as a boss, as a person that runs my own company,' Perry said 'I don't want to shy away from it. I actually wanted to kind of grab it by its balls.’

That attitude has served the Roar singer well, selling 11 million albums and 81 million singles since her quiet

debut as Katy Hudson back in 2001.

It was her second album, One Of The Boys, that brought Katy into the limelight in

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aniel Syiem, a young designer from Meghalaya who has showcased ethnic apparel in global fashion hubs like New York, London and Rome, is "striving to preserve the dying art of weaving" by making traditional fabric fashionable.

He is also working to empower women weavers from his northeastern state. "We share a deep connect with the traditional fabrics of Meghalaya. For us, it's not just a piece of cloth, it's actually the preservation of a way of life, of a culture of a people," Daniel told IANS in an email interview.

"Natural fabrics of the region -- Eri silk and Muga -- are handwoven mostly in traditional loin looms. We want to highlight the traditional fabrics of the northeast," added the designer, known for making northeast's traditional apparel chic.

The Eri silk worms, which produce the famous Assam silk, are known in Meghalaya's Khasi-Jaintia Hills as Niang Ryndia. The silk is cultured to weave the trademark Ryndia shawls, while the worms are also considered a delicacy in many parts of Meghalaya.

Daniel, along with his friend Janessaline M. Pyngrope, launched the Daniel Syiem Ethnic Fashion House (DSEFH) in Shillong in 2011 to promote "Ryndia (eri silk) and the traditional handwoven fabrics of northeast India".

"The art of making these textiles is slowly dying," rued Daniel who

has rich experience in working with indigenous fabrics. "We are striving to preserve the dying art of weaving by making traditional fabric fashionable."

Daniel has been instrumental in promoting women weavers of Meghalaya's Ri Bhoi district. "The making of these heritage fabrics has been passed down from generation to generation of weavers.

The weavers need to be supported and encouraged by making their craft economically viable," he said from Shillong.

"Currently, we source fabrics from them to generate more income for weavers through fair trade practices. We also guide them to archive and keep track of ancient weaves to safeguard them."

He said the fashion house regularly holds meetings with the women weavers, and they work with them to innovate at yarn stage on dyes and weaves.

"We have also been promoting designs and fabrics of other ethnic groups of the northeast, in particular the Naga Tangkhul tribe. We also used accessories of the Mizo and other Naga tribes at our shows in Rome and Canada," Daniel told IANS. The Tangkhul tribe has a unique place among the Nagas and their dresses feature ornaments such as kongsang and huishon made of sea shells, cowrie and conch shells. Daniel has showcased his work - ensembles for women in natural fabrics - in

various fashion weeks in places like Rome, New York, London, Toronto, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Jaipur. His collections have featured in top fashion magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elle.

Janessaline, who is the business head, co-founder and partner in Daniel's fashion house, told IANS: "We both had the common goal of promoting, protecting and reviving the hand-woven fabrics of the northeast of India. We decided to come together to create something unique and innovative with Ryndia through the medium of fashion." She had earlier worked for a Meghalaya-based rural development project to uplift traditional weavers and introduce new and safe weaving looms.

Daniel adds: "I shared my dream of wanting to work with our local weavers and promoting our local fabrics. We both found a common goal since Janess was already working with an organisation that promoted weavers of the other states of northeast India." Daniel is all praise for Lajoplin Nongsiej, a textile designer, who he says "is equally passionate about reviving weaving and the traditional patterns".

"She has been a great boon for the fashion house by way of constantly monitoring and supervising work on our behalf in the field.

Her technical knowledge plays a vital role since she is able to describe in detail the ideas I want to

bring out in the fabric," he said.

In February, Daniel showcased his new collection 'FreeSpirit' in Toronto. The collection had classy shirts with innovative collars, asymmetrical skirts, bohemian palazzos, halter tops and dresses. "The unique use of natural, hand-woven and organic textiles like eri silk, in a colour palette of ivory, pastel greens and yellows, earthy browns in this collection, celebrates the triumph of spirit and the freedom to be your true self," he said. The collection was praised by Canadian experts, and Daniel hopes to work with them one day.

om Parker on Zayn Malik's Departure

to release in October this album at home, where most of the songs were written, felt so much more intimate and inspiring," he said.

To mark the announcement of the album's release date, a music video for the song “Love is” was unveiled on video-hosting service Vevo's YouTube channel. It features Stewart and his band jamming on the roof of the

Capitol Records building in Hollywood.

In a career spanning more than five decades, Stewart has garnered two inductions into the coveted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 18 Grammy nominations, and in 2007 was bestowed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by the Queen of England.

aty Perry is Forbes' highest paid female celebrity aty Perry has been named the highest paid female celebrity of the year, beating Taylor Swift to the top spot.

Ellen DeGeneres, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé Knowles, and Kim Kardashian's millions followed not too far behind in the women's category - though they didn't make it into this year's top ten highest paid celebs which was 80 per cent male. 30-year-old Perry earned $135M over the past 12 months, according to a report published in the July 20 edition of Forbes. That number makes her not only the biggest female money-maker but also the third-highestpaid celebrity in the world this year.

Only boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao managed to make more than Katy. Over the past five years, in fact,

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2008 - she followed up that success with two more hit albums, Teenage Dream and Prism. 'I'm not here to brag,' Katy said of her success. 'I'm here to inspire other females.' She may indeed be the biggest celebrity inspiration out there, considering that Katy and her perceived rival, 25-year-old Taylor, were the only women to make the list of top-ten earners.

Instead, the rest of the big moneymakers were men - Howard Stern, Garth Brooks, James Patterson, Robert Downey Jr.,

and Christiano Ronaldo or a group of men - One Direction. Taking the number three spot for female earners and the number 12 spot overall, comedian and talk show host Ellen Degeneres made an impressive $75M. Claiming the number four spot for females and the number 25 place on the list is musician Lady Gaga who earned $59M. The fifth highest paid female is musician Beyonce Knowles who earns $54.5M. She made it to number 33 on Forbes list of top 100 celebrity earners.

Falling in at number six for women is personality Kim Kardashian who earns $52.5M. Only 16 women made it into Forbes top 100 list of highest paid earnings this year, proving that there is still a huge disparity among paychecks for female and male talent.

om Parker "totally understands" why Zayn Malik quit One Direction. The former Wanted singer found life in the band very "tough" and can sympathise with his old chart rival, who left the 'Steal My Girl' group in March, for making the decision to walk away from his gruelling schedule.

He said: "I don't think anyone realises how tough it is being in a manufactured boy band. "When Zayn left 1D I totally understood why he couldn't handle it any more." At the height of their fame, the 'Glad You Came'

hitmakers were pitched as a bad boy alternative to One Direction but Tom insists it was hard trying to live up to their reputation. He said: "It was quite a reputation to live up to. We did go out and drink in pubs. "But the truth is, none of us was really wild - more a bunch of geeks. "I'm fascinated by history, politics, food, that sort of thing, but we had an image to live up to." And the 25-year-old singer says life has changed since he left the band. He told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "My life has changed since the split. I stopped

smoking, I hardly drink and I'm eating healthily. "I love cooking. My mum taught me to cook when I was 14 but for five years I didn't get to cook at all and most of the time it was takeaways, which isn't the greatest, long term."

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