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Nagaland Tourism Dept constitutes board of inquiry Kohima, July 19 (DiPR): The Government of Nagaland, Tourism Department has constituted a board of inquiry to inquire into the changes framed against Purakhu Angami, suspended Director, Tourism. In this regard, concerned officials individuals and interested parties have been requested to present themselves on July 22, 2016 in the District Judicial Court building, Kohima for proceeding of inquiry from 10:30 AM. This was issued

by Additional Secretary and Enquiry Officer, Ngmajok Konyak.

DeitY now a separate ministry New Delhi, July 19 (iaNS): The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) is no longer a part of the Ministry of Communications and has become a separate ministry, according to sources. “Now DeitY is a separate ministry from the Ministry of Communications,” the source told IANS. This has happened after the recent Cabinet reshuffle, following which former Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has been made Minister for Law and Information Technology (IT).

So far, both IT and telecommunications came under the Ministry of Communications. After the reshuffle, Manoj Sinha, who has been appointed Minister of State of Communications (Independent Charge), will look after telecommunications.

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Army regrets, orders Foothill Sociality inquiry into shooting

GuwahaTi, July 19 (mexN): A study on the Assam-Nagaland foothill border has shown how gender relations and the role of haats (weekly markets) produce a specific kind of “foothill sociality.” It explains how “values, taste, politics, taboos, and passions” intersect with trade among various societies living in the foothills.

The study was done by anthropologist Dr. Dolly Kikon, the recipient of the Wenner Gren Engaged Anthropology Award, between 2006 and 2011. As part of this, she presented her research to the “host community” in Gelekey town (Sibsagar, Assam) at the Adarsha Bidyapith School on July 13 in the presence of ‘key actors’ such as the village headmen, student associations, coal traders, women traders, teachers, border peace committees, and householders from Naga and Assamese villages.

Gelekey is an important coal-trading hub and oil exploration site, and also attracts numerous Naga villages from the uplands to the Atkhel haat, a weekly market in the outskirt of the town, explained Dr. Kikon in a press release today. She currently teaches Anthropology and Development Studies at the University of Melbourne.

She affirmed that the foothill border of Assam and Nagaland is one of the “most militarized zones” in Northeast India.

“It is marked by the heightened presence of armed forces and extractive resource activities like oil explorations, tea plantations, and coalmines. The entire area is under extraconstitutional regulations

Dr. Dolly Kikon shares study on ‘foothill sociality’ at Assam-Nagaland border

Children and elders from the Assam-nagaland foothill border area seen here at a meeting where Dr. Dolly Kikon shared her study in Gelekey town, sibsagar, Assam, on July 13.

like the Disturbed Area Act and the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (1958),” Dr. Kikon stated.

Particularly sharing the experiences of women traders from Nagaland in the foothill markets, Dr. Kikon noted how these weekly markets represented the “dynamic, multifaceted, and tangled lives of the residents of the villages in the foothills of Assam and Nagaland.”

Dr. Kikon’s research attempts to connect and expand the dialogue on gender equality, commerce, justice, and peace in the region. For her, it is important to connect academic research with the ongoing transformations on the ground, thereby informing “each other in meaningful ways.”

The community interaction focused on the everyday

experiences of the communities – both Naga and Assamese – living in this part of the foothill border. Gelekey town shares its boundary with Longleng and Mokokchung districts of Nagaland.

Thus, Ahom, Assamese, Phom, and Ao villages attended the community gathering and shared their experiences of living in a militarized landscape.

The plight of women traders from Naga villages became an important topic with focus drawn to their contribution – both monetary and labour – to sustain the households in the foothills of Nagaland, which remains ignored.

“This is symptomatic of the majority of tribal societies in India’s northeast, which continues to exclude women from positions of power and from decision-

making forums,” highlighted Dr. Kikon.

Moreover, while weekly markets emerged as a significant part of the political and cultural intermingling—“foothill sociality”—between the hills of Nagaland and the plains of Assam, these relations were not “always friendly and cordial,” the study found. Women traders from Nagaland who went down to the foothill haats often faced “several hardships and challenges.”

Naga women traders in the foothill haats operate in small groups and lack “collective bargaining power” to get good prices, stated Dr. Kikon.

“Many items like chilies, cherry tomatoes, herbs, and edible flowers were unevenly priced and unorganized. Some of them

Kronu apprises BRO DG on pathetic condition of roads in Nagaland State our Correspondent Kohima | July 19

The pathetic conditions of roads under the jurisdiction of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) all over Nagaland, especially NH-29 (earlier NH-150) that connects the commercial city of Dimapur to State capital Kohima to Jessami in Manipur state via Pfutsero town of Phek district has attracted the ire of the public time and again and several representations to

the BRO authorities have been met with lukewarm response.

In this regard, Parliamentary Secretary Planning & Co-ordination, Evaluation, Monitoring & Taxes, Neiba Kronu, while on his recent visit to New Delhi, had invited the BRO Director General to Nagaland to personally assess the road conditions.

Taking up the offer, the BRO Director General (DG), Lieut. General Suresh Sharma, made his

maiden visit to Nagaland, arriving Kohima on July 18.

Kronu called on him at the BRO Headquarters, Kohima.

While appreciating his prompt visit and the concern shown by him towards the people of Nagaland, Kronu apprised the DG about the condition of the roads and in particular NH29 and the problems faced by the local people due to its negligence by the BRO in the past.

The DG assured to in-

spect NH-29 immediately and order to start work at the earliest.

Meanwhile, Kronu appealed civil societies, villages and all the general public to co-operate and assist the BRO personnel during the maintenance works.

It may be mentioned that the BRO develops and maintains road networks in India’s border areas and neighbouring countries like Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

integration of Naga territories indispensable in seeking solution with Goi: NScN (iM) says DimaPuR, July 19 (mexN): The NSCN (IM) today reiterated that the Naga peoples demand for integration of all the contiguous Naga territory is “indispensable” in seeking a “final settlement” with the Government of India.

The MIP of the NSCN (IM) stated this by way of “clarifying” on the “nasty political gimmick” and “frequent assumption” that NSCN (IM) General Secretary, Th. Muivah, had “given up on the issue of Naga integration and sovereignty,” quoting something he said at the Agri-Expo, Dimapur, reconciliation meet organized by the FNR on February 29, 2012.

The NSCN (IM) main-

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tained that it is “easy” to “propound” Nagaland State as the central objective “without any compunction” for those “whose political philosophy has no program and policies for collective existence of all Nagas under a single umbrella.”

However, the NSCN (IM) stated, “the Naga peoples demand for integration of all the contiguous Naga territory is indispensable in seeking the final settlement with the Government of India.

The deliberate attempt to divide the opinion of the Nagas is a direct affront to the political aspiration and spirit of reconciliation within the Naga family.”

Reasoning that

such “irresponsible perspective(s)” with “destructive political ambition” is the “main reason” why true reconciliation could not take place among the Naga political groups, the NSCN (IM) asserted that without “political clarity” and “genuine concern for the common future and welfare of all the Nagas, mere attendance at the Naga reconciliation meeting under FNR and signing any reconciliation document has no meaning.”

“The failure to produce any positive dividend out of the much costly reconciliation meeting in the past is due to the lack of understanding the seriousness in accepting the

principle of reconciliation which is the historical and political rights of the Nagas,” stressed NSCN (IM).

Further, it clarified that for the two negotiating parties to the peace process, sovereignty is collectively understood to mean the “sharing of sovereign power between two entities.”

“It is the acceptance of the principle notion that the real sovereignty lies with the people which in the context of the present global scenario, the interdependency between and amongst the sovereign nations is but indispensable. There is no time to live in the past theory but to accept the reality of the changing world and the future ahead,” the Council

reiterated.

It further posited that the “concocted propaganda” of referring to the Agri Expo meeting and other reconciliation meet alleging that General Secretary, Th. Muivah, has “given up the fight for integration and sovereignty is nothing but a desperate attempt to confuse the Naga people with the evil intention of jeopardising the reconciliation process and create an environment of suspicion to the ongoing peace talk with the Government of India.”

For any corroboration of facts, the NSCN (IM) MIP has welcomed people to seek its documentation and recording of such events.

used measuring scales to weigh the produce while others used plastic cups or their fists to measure the same items. Majority of the women were regularly harassed, and in some cases cheated inside these market places in Assam,” she observed. The meeting at Gelekey underlined the importance of addressing and recognizing these hardships of people living in the Assam-Nagaland foothill border.

A group of women traders from Anaki C village also shared their thoughts.

They noted how the absence of infrastructure such as roads and markets in Naga villages made them “dependent on the traders and markets in Assam.”

Emer Phom, President of a Phom women’s collective called Bedestha Group, said that they had to go down to Assam for basic needs like medicine, food, and clothing. Speaking at the research interaction, Shingnyu Phom, member of the Border Peace Committee from Yonglok village appealed to the gathering to maintain peace in the border areas and the importance of engaging in meaningful community dialogue.

Further, Imkong Phom, headman of Anaki C village, stressed the importance of understanding and respecting each other’s history. Kunti Borah Gogoi, an Ahom educationist from Gelekey, reiterated the importance of maintaining a ‘people to people’ dialogue and connection in the border area. She said that such community gatherings are important to bring together the Naga and Ahom communities to “reaffirm their friendship and kinship.”

SRiNaGaR, July 19 (iaNS): A woman injured in firing a day ago died in a hospital here on Tuesday as the Indian Army expressed “regrets” and ordered an inquiry into the shooting, a first in the recent cycle of violence that has left over 40 people dead in the restive Kashmir Valley.

Neelofar succumbed to her injuries in SKIMS hospital, doctors said. She was injured in a south Kashmir village on Monday evening when soldiers opened fire after a “mob turned violent resorting to heavy stone pelting and attempted to snatch weapons from” them. The army in a statement said it “regrets” the incident in Qazigund, known as the gateway to Kashmir.

The army, while expressing grief over the loss of life and injuries sustained by the protestors, also “appealed to the people to maintain peace and refrain from attacking security forces or their vehicles or establishments thus creating situations where the security forces are left with no option but to retaliate in self-defence”, the

army spokesperson said in a statement. “An inquiry has been ordered into the incident,” said the statement, adding the army pledged “to provide all possible assistance to the bereaved families and to the persons injured in the unfortunate incident”.

Two more civilians, including a middle-aged woman, have died in the incident. The latest death increased the toll to 44 in the unrest triggered by the July 8 killing of 22-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. A police spokesperson told IANS here that the valley stayed calm on Tuesday and no fresh violence was reported from anywhere in Kashmir.

No newspaper could hit the stands for the fourth day in a row on Tuesday after the government banned their publication on Saturday. Even as the government denied it had curbed the media, editors have refused to publish saying the government had resorted to a “propaganda blitzkrieg” and was refusing to own up responsibility for banning Srinagar-based newspapers.

Lok Sabha passes two bills to replace NEET ordinances New Delhi, July 19 (aGeNCieS): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill and The Dentists (Amendment) Bill by a voice vote after discussion. The bills seek to replace the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) ordinances that were meant to keep state boards out of the ambit of uniform medical and dental entrance examination for this year.

Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda introduced both the bills in the Lower House of Parliament. The passage of the bills will ensure a uniform entrance exam in Hindi, English and other languages for all MBBS and BDS courses in the country from the next academic session. The new law will be relevant for all graduate and post-graduate courses.

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Empowering women for Campaign on Humanpeace and development Animal Conflict Mitigation Morung Express News Kohima | July 19

An interactive session on women’s network meeting was held which was organised by Control Arms Foundation of India and Manipur Gun Survivor Network along with Human Rights Law Network and Women Study Center, NU, Meriema Campus held on July 19 at Hotel Japfü.

The session is based on a project on empowering women for peace and development in South Asia jointly organised by Welthungerhilfe and Control Arms Foundation of India and European Union.

The interaction focused on where women stand in Nagaland and building networks with women organization in the North East region in India. The importance of building alliances among women’s group was highlighted by Rina, from Control Arms Foundation of India who

Interactive session on women’s network focuses on where women stand in Nagaland and building networks with women organization in the North East

pointed out that women play a crucial role in peace building starting from the family where women are the ones who negotiates in the arguments.

Neha Naqvi from the Welthungerhilfe which is currently working on empowering women for peace and development in South Asia stressed that all interventions should be sustainable and highlighted the importance of connections of groups which can form a movement. The necessity to ensure building connections that goes beyond projects was also pointed out.

The activities of the project were presented by the representative from

Control Arms Foundation of India. The project which aims to contribute towards promoting civil society and strengthening women-led peace building initiatives for sustainable peace in South Asia, has conducted workshops and on active role of women of North East in decisionmaking processes in local governance and engagement with civil society. The project also promoted for prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in Northeast, Capacity building of North East civil society organizations to increase engagement in policy dialogue for the effective implementation of SCR 1325.

As a follow up of the meeting, women representatives from the Northeast India will be facilitated to participate in different national and regional forums for women peace and security issues. Women representatives will be supported to attend these discussion forums and contribute to the dialogue process for framing of National Action Plan in alignment with UNSCR 1325 plus and CEDAW. Potential women leaders from the community will be selected to participate in national level events such as annual conventions, peace congregations. The project hopes to strengthen the advocacy initiatives at the national and regional level relating to the women, peace and security agenda in conflict and post conflict areas, putting women at centre-stage for the much conflict affected Northeast India for bringing collective peace and development in the region.

Minister Dr. Neikesalie (Nicky) Kire addressing the awareness campaign on Human-Animal Conflict Mitigation held at Phek Town council conference hall, Phek on July 18. (DIPR Photo)

Phek, July 19 (DIPR): An awareness campaign on Human-Animal Conflict Mitigation was held at Phek Town council conference hall, Phek on July 18 which was organized by the Department of Forest in collaboration with Fingerprint and Castle Group and sponsored by MoEF& CC, Government of India.

Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate

Change, Dr. Neikesalie (Nicky) Kire graced as the chief guest where he called upon the people to live together with animals because they are also living beings. For this we need to preserve wildlife, he said and called upon the gathering to change our mindset for better living. He also called upon the gathering to plant trees and stated that community participa-

tion is a must to achieve our desired goal. He also appealed to the gathering to spread the message in their own communities.

Keynote address was given by Chief Wild Warden, Nagaland, S.P Tripathi IFS. A short speech was delivered

by Phek Deputy Commissioner, Murohu Chotso who appreciated the department for taking the initiative to preserve wild life and at the

same time appealed to the villagers to strictly maintain laws in their own villages so that our wild life are preserved and safe.

Resource persons from Fingerprint and Castle Group presented their activities. Speech on behalf of village functionaries was delivered by Kewepelo Tsuhah, VCC Chizami. Vote of thanks was delivered by DFO, Phek, Rongsenlemla Imchen IFS.

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ZBK 6th general session kohIma, July 19 (mexN): The Zeliangrong Baudi Kohima will hold its 6th general session on July 23 at D. Block Panchayat Hall, below Congress Bhavan, Kohima at 11:00 AM under the theme “Unity towards greater height.” Angau I Thou, IAS, secretary tourism and P&AR, Government of Nagaland will grace the session as the chief guest. All the Zeliangrong community in Kohima has been invited to the session. The members have been requested to come with traditional attire. There will be community feast after the programme.

CAN Youth sales day today

DImaPuR, July 19 (mexN): CAN Youth (NGO) is organizing a sales day on July 20 (Wednesday) at Super market for fund rise in aid of Youth Retreat Programme to be held from July 28 to 30 and for Project Care & Hope under CAN Youth. Care & Hope is a home based care support project for children infected and affected by HIV/ AIDS and affected by Drug abuse and alcoholic families from downtrodden background. Presently CAN Youth is supporting 25 Children through community mobilizaDept of Technical Edu notifies Ao Baptist Church Diphupar conducted Vacation Bible School from July 11 to 16 under the theme ‘Everest: Conquering tion resources. It Request the citizens of Dimapur to buy challenges with God’s mighty power’ with R Asenla Jamir, CED DABA as the resource person. Altogether 322 children at- food items from the stall of CAN Youth so that the money kohIma, July 19 (DIPR): Director, Technical Edu- tended the VBC and participated in various captivities like Bible lessons, craft making, theme based songs, sports ministry, goes towards the charity for welfare. cation, Er. Arjun Singh has informed all the students who and love feast. The programme concluded with a candle light service. have registered online and have submitted hard copy of Enumerators of NPR informed the State Technical Scholarship form for the session 201516 but have not submitted their bank passbook have been kohIma, July 19 (DIPR): Sub-Divisional Officer directed to submit the xerox copy of the bank account (C) Sadar and Charge Officer Kohima Sadar, Kethosituo passbook on or before August 31 2016. On expiry of the Sekhose has informed all the Enumerators of National Morung Express News last date of submission no such cases will be entertained.

Population Register (NPR) 2015 under Kohima Sadar Kiphire | July 19 Administrative Circle (KMC Areas/Kohima town and Kohima/Chedema/Chedema Model village) to perThe Second Phase Inducsonally collect their honorarium from the Office of the tion Training Programme Deputy Commissioner, Kohima during office hours befor Group B & C State Government employee tween 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. for Kiphire district for 10 days commenced on July Hazi Park cleanliness drive continues 19 at the DC conference hall, Kiphire. Organized by DImaPuR, July 19 (mexN): As a follow up to the the ATI Kohima, the procleanliness drive under taken on June 26, the Hazi Park gramme was inaugurated Businessmen Welfare Committee with the support and

by Kiphire Deputy Comhelp of the Zonal Malaria office and its sprayed DDT powmissioner Sedevikho Khro.

Speaking at the inaugu- Participants at the second Phase Induction Training Programme for Group B & C State Govern- der in the market area today. HPBWC President Hukato ral, the DC Sedevikho Khro ment employee for Kiphire district at the DC conference hall, Kiphire on July 19. (Morung Photo) V Achumi in a press release acknowledged Assistant Ditold the participants, “State dedication, efficiency and each other so that the prob- gramme welcomed the rector, Urban Malaria Department, Dimapur and his staff Government has employed honesty towards the job lem faced by the district is trainees and said that such for the noble service rendered. The HPBWC has appealed you to serve the Govern- you are holding will let the done away with especially programme is timely and to all concerned to extend support and guidance to the ment and not to sit at home district and the department in law and order problem rare opportunity for the dis- committee for the service of the general public. The Comand draw the salary.” He flourish” and asked the he maintained. trict. He also informed that mittee also appeals to all government agencies to help also said, “If you want to trainee to hold on to these The DC also appealed social work will be conduct- HPBWC keep the market in the best of condition. serve and be successful in principles. the participants to be at- ed with the trainee in the the department you are He also said that clar- tentive, participatory and course of the training. posted at, let the training be ity of thought should be interactive to make the 10 Dr Alem from ATI Kohi- Landslide cleared at Alahuto colony a stepping stone to upscale there in every employee, days training will a weapon ma introduced the course your skills.” to become an asset to the to discharge better service to the trainee and asked the ZuNheboto, July 19 (DIPR): Landslide affected Stressing on the duties department where one is for the citizens and the de- trainee to learn by doing. areas at Alahuto colony, Zunheboto was cleared on July Parliamentary secretary for planning & coordination, evaluaDr Ketoukhrie and Dr P.C 8. The landslide which blocked the road leading to the tion and taxes Neiba Kronu with BRO Director General BRO and responsibilities of the posted. The DC called upon partment.

Benjamin, SDO (C) Mishra is the resource per- colony since couple of week long has been causing inLieut. General Suresh Sharma during a visit to Nagaland on government employees, the trainees to have betthe DC said, “punctuality, ter co-ordination amongst while chairing the pro- son for the whole training. convenience to the commuters. Meanwhile, the GBs and July 18. (Morung Photo) Ward Council has thanked PWD Mechanical Department for providing JCB and Dumper. MO, Mechanical, Abeto Achumi supervised the affected area.

Induction training for govt employee in Kiphire

NCC cadets witness display N.I. Jamir Academic excellence award of AN-32 transport aircraft

kohIma, July 19 (mexN): The Ongpangkong Telongjem Kohima is organizing the 10th N.I. Jamir Academic Excellence award programme on July 23 at Molu Ki, Kohima at 11:00 AM. The occasion will felicitate the toppers (Top 20) of the Ao students in HSLC examination 2016.

Power Department Mkg appeals mokokchuNg, July 19 (DIPR): In continuation to the earlier press release by the Office of E.E Electrical Mokokchung Division, once again all consumers have been informed that the normal power supply in Mokokchung town and its adjoining areas has been affected following the breakdown of a 5MVA transformer at the 33 KV RESS Mokokchung. The Department is making all-out effort to restore/replace from the central store Dimapur at the earliest. In the meantime roster for supply of electricity in a group-wise manner has been formulated. In this regard the Department has once again fervently requested all affected Air Wings cadets of NCC of Nagaland and the North Eastern States at Dimapur airport on July 19. consumers to bear the inconvenience with the department.

DImaPuR, July 19 (mexN): One AN-32 transport aircraft landed at Dimapur airport on July 19, which has came for a static display for the 400 odd Air Wings cadets of NCC of Nagaland and the North Eastern States congregated at Nagaland Police Central School for the Vayu Sainik Camp of NCC. A press release stated that the Air Wing NCC Cadets got a feel of Dimapur airport, a first visit for many and a close look at a real aeroplane and a heli-

copter, a first for most. The Cadets were given a briefing on the characteristics of this medium lift aircraft and the various roles it performs like carrying passengers, paratroopers, air ambulance, VIPs, heavy drop of guns and vehicles as well as disaster relief by supply dropping of food, medicine, water, clothing and essential items. The briefing was carried out by the crew of the AN-32 consisting of Sqn Ldr Rehman, Flt Lt Kushal and a daring lady pilot, Flying Officer

Sumangla.

HQ Eastern Air Command of Indian Air Force at Shillong dispatched the AN-32 on the request of the NCC Cadets of Nagaland and North East States.

Mughavi Zhimo, Director of Dimapur airport and MK Sharma, Regional Executive Director, Guwahati coordinated on behalf of Airport Authority of India while Sqn Ldr Chanchal Kishore of 1 Naga Land Air Squadron NCC, Dimapur organized the complete event

Early completion of railway project in Nagaland stressed kohIma, July 19 (mexN): The 92nd meeting of Zonal Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (ZRUCC) was held at Guwahati recently. Three nominees from Nagaland- S.T. Sangtam, R. Sopu Angami and H.K. Khulu along with Nagaland government representatives attended the said meeting. S.T.Sangtam stressed on the construction of sheds in Dimapur Railway Station Platform No.2 and 3 and also on the widening of Platform No. 2 and 3. Sopu focused on the implementation and early completion of railway project in Nagaland while also underlining various projects and their present status. Khulu stressed on the railway line construction from Dimapur to Tizit (Mon district) and also the railway line connecting Dimapur to Kohima.

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Manipur govt has done remarkable works for development of hill people: Gaikhangam Sadar Hills ADC Administrative Building inaugurated Newmai News Network Kangpokpi | July 19

Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam claimed that in spite of all the disturbing elements, the Autonomous District Councils in Manipur, including the Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council, are functioning smoothly, and this is only due to the cooperation of the people and the sincere and hard work of the ADC members.

Gaikhangam said this today while inaugurating the new Administrative Building of the Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council at Kangpokpi, which is one of the six Autonomous District Councils in Manipur.

The new Administrative Building was constructed with a cost of 4.79 crore under the Special Central Assistance, SCA. Construction of the new building started in

Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam inaugurating new Administrative Building of the Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council at Kangpokpi in Senapati district on Tuesday. (NNN Photo)

2012 by the Manipur Tribal ing agency. The building was Development Corporation, completed in 2015.

MTDC, as the implementGaikhangam appreci-

ated the ADC members and the people of the area at large for "maintaining a secured, protective and peaceful atmosphere amongst the different communities settling in the area".

He also stressed the need to have criss-cross love and understanding amongst the different communities to bring peaceful co-existence, which is "much required for any form of development".

The Deputy CM further pointed out that though there have been rumours that the present government is neglecting the hills, the government has done remarkable works for the development of the hill people in almost in every sector, be it in education, sports, healthcare and other essential services; and that there has been certain positive changes during the last 10 years, which the people could clearly notice.

He appealed the people not to believe in such rumours in future. The Deputy CM also assured for more developments in the hill areas in the days to come.

Other dignitaries present were Haokgholal Hangshing, Chairman, Sadar Hills –ADC, Thangjakam Misao, Vice Chairman, Sadar HillsADC, Nemcha Kipgen, MLA Kangpokpi AC, DC Senapati, Sadar Hills-ADC members among others. The highlight of today’s function was the performance of different cultural dances by the Naga, Kuki and Nepali cultural troupes.

The inauguration function was attended by the Deputy Chief Minister, Gaikhangam as chief guest; Ngamthang Haokip, Mimister, IFCD, Printing & Stationery as Functional President; T. Manga Vaiphei, Mimister, PHED, Science & Technology & Labour as guest of honour.

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Damaged highway: Shortage of essential items cripples Tripura AgArtAlA, July 19 (IANS): The supply of essentials and fuel continues to be hit badly in Tripura for more than one-and-a half months now even as the state government sought the Centre's intervention to restore National Highway-8 which has been badly damaged.

The NH-8 has turned into a muddy field at Lowerpoah in south Assam adjoining northern Tripura cutting off the state from the rest of the country.

On Monday, Tripura Chief Secretary Yashpal Singh had visited the affected site along with MPs and officials from the state. The Chief Secretary walked several kilometres into Assam and talked to the officials of the private road construction company. "I have also talked to the Secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Assam Chief Secretary. I requested them to restore the road," Singh told IANS over phone on Tuesday.

Tripura Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bhanulal Saha said the state government has suggested that essential items be transported to Tripura through Bangladesh. "The Food Corporation of India and the Indian Oil Corporation officials assured us that they have taken steps to transport food grains, petrol and diesel through Bangladesh. For this, the Guwahati-DawkiDharmanagar route and Bangladesh's

Ashuganj river port would be used," Saha told reporters on Tuesday. "If the central and Assam governments would have taken steps earlier to repair NH-8, then Tripura would not have suffered.

The Centre should be much more responsible," Saha said.

Following the shortage caused by the disruption of both rail and road traffic, prices of essential commodities have increased in Tripura. Over 1,000 tankers carrying fuel from Guwahati are stuck in Assam's Karimganj district, adjoining northern Tripura.

The situation worsened as the train services between Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and southern Assam and the rest of India became irregular for more then two months due to damage to the railway tracks in Dima Hasao district of Assam. "We are trying to restore the train services within a week," Northeast Frontier Railways Chief Administrative Officer Ajit Pandit told IANS. Northeast Frontier Railways Chief Public Relations Officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma said a new 300-metre track was laid to divert the route slightly at the affected spot in Migrendisa in Dima Hasao district of southern Assam. "After running goods train on the route for a few weeks, we will decide on resuming normal passenger train service," he told IANS over phone.

Absconder issue: Manipur HC Kuki body 'officially' demands not satisfied with govt explanation separate ‘hill state’ within Manipur ImPhAl, July 19 (IANS): The Manipur High Court on Tuesday said it was not satisfied with the government's explanation on declaring activist Khomdram Ratan an absconder.

Ratan, who was the convener of the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System, was declared an absconder even though he was reportedly available at his home and office. A reward of Rs 5 lakh has been announced for his arrest.

While Manipur Advocate General T. Ibohal said the police in the past had declared some people absconders, he could not satisfy the bench of Chief Justice R.R. Prasad and Justice S. Serto as to whether all legal formalities were followed in Ratan's case.

The Advocate General sought

some more time to supplement his statement. The court then fixed Wednesday for the next hearing, saying that it was a matter of public interest and cannot be delayed.

Senior Advocate Khaidem Mani, who is leading a battery of lawyers defending Ratan, told IANS that the Advocate General could not explain under what rule Ratan was declared an absconder.

Meanwhile, five women continued with their relay hunger strike, demanding that Ratan be exonerated from the charge of being an absconder.

There were clashes between the police and students of TG HIgher Secondary School in Imphal. A police official suffered injuries as he was hit by stones allegedly thrown by the girls.

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The Manipur government then set up five designated camps in Churachandpur, ChanThe United People's Front (UPF), del and Senapati districts to one of the two umbrella bodies lodge the cadres of the ceasefire of Kuki militant groups, has "officially" demanded a separate "hill state" within the territory of Manipur.

The demand was raised by the outfit during a recently held political dialogue with the Central representatives in New Delhi, militant groups. a media report said in Imphal According to the media retoday. port, the charter of demands of The outfit along with anoth- UPF was submitted through a er Kuki underground apex body document to the Government of Kuki National Organisation India through Satyendra Garg, (KNO) had signed Suspension Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home of Operation (SoO) with both the Affairs, who chaired the tripartite Central and Manipur govern- talks held in the national capital ments in August 2008. on June 17.

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UPF demanded creation of a separate "hill state" within the current existing territory of the state of Manipur. It demanded an autonomous hill state by extending the provision of Article 244 A of the Constitution, the media report said.

The report said that UPF also demanded rehabilitation of the outfit's cadres by establishing a separate Army Regiment that shall be deployed for local and national defence only.

The group further demanded the Centre to provide a handsome relief package, ex-gratia for next of kin of all deceased cadres and withdrawal of all cases pending against the group and its members.

Demands an autonomous hill state by extending the provision of Article 244 A

Big companies to set Helicopters, boats pressed up centres in Mizoram into service in flooded Assam AIzAwl,July 19 (NNN): Different big companies are to set up their centres in Mizoram for trade relation between India and Myanmar, Bangladesh and some South East Asia countries using manufactured goods from Mizoram with the initiative of ILO under Joint UN Initiatives.

An important meeting in this regard was today held at NLUP conference hall here.

The meeting, chaired by Home Minister R.Lalzirliana, was attended by Finance & Planning Minister Lalsawta, Industries Minister H. Rohluna, Horticulture Minister Lalthanliana, NIB Chairman J.H. Rothuama, NIB Vice Chairman P.L. Thanga and government department heads besides the representatives of Kolkota-based different Companies and the representatives of UN Agencies.

Home Minister Lalzirliana said in the meeting that viewed from different ways Mizoram is a good place for big companies to carry out business ventures. Mizoram is peaceful, connected by broad gauge railway lines, power insufficiency soon to be overcome by the ongoing hydro projects, he said.

Commending the talks with different big companies for manufacturing and business venture within Mizoram, the Home Minister expressed hope that the same would bring about progress for Mizoram.

Finance & Planning Minister Lalsawta also said in the meeting that Mizoram has large areas of unused land, and also good forest cover and rich natural resources.

Meanwhile, in order to bring about an abrupt change in the financial condition of Mizoram, the way goods are manufactured and business carried out in the State needs to be changed, he added.

Finance Minister Lalsawta invited leaders of the companies who attended the meeting in the day to hold detailed discussion with him at his office in the evening of the same day. Partha S. Banerjee, Director, Deft Advisory and Research (ILO) said in the meeting that the potential of Mizoram to uplift its financial condition, having mentioned often than not, now needs to be materialized. This is time to practically show that it can give out quality products and services, he added.

Subrata Dutta, Senior Adviser, Deft & Research (ILO) also said that Mizoram with its peace and good communication is an ideal springboard for trade relation between India and its neighbouring countries.

He made mention of the goods that can be manufactured or exported to Myanmar and Bangladesh from Mizoram as has been found from the long study that was conducted. The discussion during the meeting of the day included how the companies function, important items to be manufactures and exported to neighbouring countries, how Mizoram would earn financial profit, Mizoram industrial policy and related matters, and the problem of Mizoram in power and others.

The company leaders will tomorrow visit important industrial sites in the state, and on Wednesday night hold a round-up meeting with Chief Secretary.

guwAhAtI, July 19 (PtI): Helicopters and boats have been pressed into service to evacuate people marooned in the flood in Assam, where about 1.57 lakh people have been affected.

Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) sources said 229 villages have been submerged in Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Morigaon, Jorhat, Dhemaji and Sivasagar districts.

As several people are marooned, helicopters and boats have been pressed into service to rescue them, the sources said.

Officials said relief camps have been set up by the district administrations in the

affected districts for the succour of 6,017 inmates.

ASDMA said the Brahmaputra river was flowing above the danger mark at Nematighat in Jorhat and Dhubri, Dhansiri at Numaligarh in Golaghat, Jia Bhorali at N T Road Crossing in Sonitpur district and Sankosh in Dhubri district.

Over 13635 hectares of agricultural land are under water that have destroyed the standing crops there, it said.

Severe erosion has hit several places and a number of roads, embankments and other infrastructure facilities have been damaged in many districts, it added.

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Press Releases about the status of implementation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students for the year 2015-2016.

The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the scheduled Tribe students studying post matriculation or post secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.

Eligibility Criteria: Eligible for students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- (Rupees two lakh fifty thousand) per annum.

Funding Agency and Funding Pattern : 90% funded by Government of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and 10% funded by the State Government of Nagaland.

Mode of payment : Scholarship are paid directly to the bank account of the students.

The Department of Higher Education, Government of Nagaland is the implementing Department of this scheme. Under this scheme there are two main components: Maintenance Allowance and Fees (known as the Obligatory Fees). The rate of Maintenance Allowance is fixed by Government of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Fee known as the Obligatory Fee is fixed by the State Government.

The Department is paying scholarship to the selected ST students as per the rate fixed by the GOI and the State Government only and not as the fees claimed by the students or institutions since the seats are not pro rata seats.

Taking into consideration the need to review the rate of Obligatory Fees the State Government has constituted a committee headed by the Chief Secretary as the chairman. The Committee has already decided to enhance the rate of obligatory fees and is in the final stage.

For the year 2015-2016 the State Government has submitted a proposal projecting an amount of Rs. 29,40,37,957.00 (Rupees twenty nine crore forty lakh thirty seven thousand nine hundred fifty seven) only for an anticipated number of 45140 ST students of Nagaland. This is inclusive of Rs.26,46,34,161.00 (Rupees twenty six crore forty six lakh thirty four thousand one hundred and sixty one) only as 90% central share and Rs. 2,94,03,796.00 (Rupees two crore ninety four lakh three thousand seven hundred ninety six) only as 10% State Share. Besides the normal proposal for 2015-2016, The State Government has also proposed for an additional fund of Rs.19,26,481.00 (Rupees nineteen lakh twenty six thousand four hundred eighty one) to meet the shortfall of fund for the year 2014-15.

Out of the total amount proposed, the GOI, Ministry of Tribal Affairs have already sanctioned Rs.26,46,34,161.00 (Rupees twenty six crore forty six lakh thirty four thousand one hundred and sixty one) only as 90% Central share which the Finance Department, Government of Nagaland has issued Placement of Fund order. The State Government has also issued placement of fund for an amount of Rs. 2,94,03,796.00 (Rupees two crore ninety four lakh three thousand seven hundred ninety six) only as 10% State share i.e. The GOI, Ministry of Tribal Affairs have not sanction the additional amount proposed to meet the shortfall of fund for 2014-15.

In view of the change in the system from manual application to online application the Department is still working on the actual detail list of students beneficiaries for the academic year 2015-2016.

Once the work is completed the Department will be submitting a proposal to the State Government for issue of drawal authority for release of both 90% Central share and 10% State share for payment of scholarship to selected students beneficiaries.

Issued by Director, Higher Education.

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Dated Kohima, the 19th July, 2016

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In view of the Hon’ble High Court’s interim orders in W.P.C. No.110(K) of 2016, W.P.C. No. 111(K) of 2016, W.P.C.No. 116(K) of 2016, W.P.C.No. 117(K) of 2016, W.P.C.No. 122 (K) of 2016 and W.P.C. No. 125(K) of 2016, the following posts advertised by this Commission vide Advertisement NO.NPSC-1/2016 dated 20/6/2016 and Addendum/Corrigendum of even number dated 01/7/2016 under SCERT shall remained suspended till further orders from the Hon’ble High Court.

1. Lecturer – English 3 posts. Item No. 8 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (DIETS) 2. Lecturer – Mathematics 4 posts. Item No. 9 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (DIETS) 3. Lecturer – Pol. Science 1 post. Item No. 10 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (DIETS) 4. Lecturer – Psychology 2 posts. Item No. 11 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016(DIETS) 5. Lecturer – Science 2 posts (Biology-Botany/Zoology). Item No. 12 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (DIETS) 6. Lecturer – Science 2 posts (Zoology). Item No. 13 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (DIETS) 7. Lecturer – Sociology 1 post. Item No. 14 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016(DIETS) 8. TRA – Education 1 post. Item No. 15 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (SCERT) 9. TRA- Linguistics 1 post. Item No. 16 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (SCERT) 10. TRA- Mathematics 1 post. Item No. 17 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (SCERT) 11. TRA- Physics 2 posts. Item No. 18 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (SCERT) 12. Technician – Linguistics 1 post. Item No. 20 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (DIETS) 13. Technicians – Psychology 2 posts. Item No. 21 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (DIETS) 14. Statisticians – Statistics 2 posts. Item No. 22 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016(DIETS) 15. Research Associate – Chemistry. Item No. 4 in Advertisement dated 20/6/2016 (SCERT) 16. TRA- (Political Science/History/Economics) 1 post. Appearing at item No. 19 of Advertisement of 20.6.2016 (SCERT).

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Government to recapitalise thirteen state-run banks with Rs 22,915 crore New Delhi, July 19 (iANS): The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday announced the much-awaited capital infusion of Rs 22,915 crore towards the recapitalisation of 13 public sector banks during 2016-17.

The largest amount of Rs 7,575 crore was earmarked for the country’s largest lender, the State Bank of India.

“In line with the announcements made under ‘Indradhanush’ and the Union Budget, the government has undertaken an exercise to assess the capitalisation needs of public sector banks during 2016-17,” a ministry statement said.

“The capital infusion exercise for the current year is based on an assessment of need as calculated from the compounded annual growth rate of credit for the last five years, banks’ projections of credit growth and an ob-

jective assessment of the growth potential of each public sector bank.”

Following this assessment, 75 per cent of the amount collected for each bank is being released now to provide liquidity support for lending operations as also to enable banks to raise funds from the market.

The remaining amount, to be released later, is linked to performance, with particular reference to greater efficiency, growth of both credit and deposits and reduction in the cost of operations, the ministry said.

Among others, Indian Overseas Bank will get Rs 3,101 crore, Punjab National Bank Rs 2,816 crore, Bank of India Rs 1,784 crore, Central Bank of India Rs 1,729 crore and Syndicate Bank Rs 1,034 crore.

The ‘Indradhanush’ scheme was announced on the eve of

the Independence Day in 2015, covering seven areas -- appointments, setting up of a Bank Board Bureau, capitalisation of banks, de-stressing their assets, empowerment, accountability and governance reforms.

The preparations for the first tranche of capital infusion for this fiscal began soon after the staterun banks made presentations to the Finance Ministry on their balance sheets, especially the extent of stressed assets and measures being taken to recover them, officials said.

In his Budget speech this year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that while the problem of stressed assets and bad loans was a “legacy of the past”, the structural issues were already being addressed.

This was because a large portion of bad and doubtful debts were on account of the stress in

sectors like power, coal, highways, sugar and steel. He, accordingly, promised adequate infusion of funds.

“To support the banks in these efforts as well as to support credit growth, I have proposed an allocation of Rs 25,000 crore in 2016-17 towards recapitalisation of public sector banks,” Jaitley said.

“If additional capital is required by these banks, we will find the resources for doing so,” he added. “We stand solidly behind these banks.”

In fact, in anticipation of such capital infusion, as also because of the steps being taken by the banks to tackle the debt issue, banking stocks have been on the rise in recent weeks.

Since June 1, the banking index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, in fact, has risen nearly 10 per cent. Some stocks, like

those of Punjab National Bank, have flared up by over 50 per cent during the period.

Capital Infusion in Banks 01. Allahabad Bank Rs 44 crore 02. Bank of India Rs 1,784 crore 03. Canara Bank Rs 997 crore 04. Central Bank of India Rs 1,729 crore 05. Corporation Bank Rs 677 crore 06. Dena Bank Rs 594 crore 07. Indian Overseas Bank Rs 3,101 crore 08. Punjab National Bank Rs 2,816 crore 09. State Bank of India Rs 7,575 crore 10. Syndicate Bank Rs 1,034 crore 11. UCO Bank Rs 1,033 crore 12. Union Bank of India Rs 721 crore 13. United Bank of India Rs 810 crore

Vodafone India to slash data tariff soon Indian teenager bags Google Delhi, July 19 ficial said on Tuesday. “We dia, said. He was speaking Community Impact Award for Asia New (iANS): After Idea Cellular have been offering value to to reporters on the side-

New Delhi, July 19 (iANS): Advay Ramesh, a 14-year-old student from Chennai, has won the prestigious Google Community Impact Award from Asia for creating a device that enhances fishermen’s safety and productivity, Google India announced on Tuesday.

Ramesh, a Class 10 student from Chennai’s National Public School, is also among 20 finalists shortlisted to compete for a $50,000 scholarship from Google.

“Winning the Google Community Impact Award means a lot to me, it would help me learn more and develop my idea further,” Ramesh said in a statement.

Ramesh’s “FishErmen Lifeline Terminal (FELT)” hand-held terminal uses the Standard Position Services (SPS), an open

and Bharti Airtel slashed their internet tariff, Vodafone India is also planning to follow their lead and make an announcement in this regard within a couple of days, a top company of-

service without encryption provided by the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System to enhance fishermen’s safety and productivity at the sea.

“I have often read news about the troubles encountered by fishermen in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. They have to stay at sea for many days to do their work.

Sometimes, Sri Lankan forces arrest them for crossing the International Maritime Boundary line. Location-based information can provide many valuable services to these fishermen to handle these situations,” Ramesh said in his project description.

The Google Community Impact Award honours a project that makes a practical difference in the innovator’s community by addressing an environmental, health or resources challenge.

“Young minds are inventive, thoughtful, and determined to try things that other people think are ‘impossible.’ It’s imperative for us to support and encourage these young people to explore and challenge the world around them through scientific discovery,” said a Google spokesperson.

Out of several projects across the globe, Google selected top 100 ideas, including 14 projects from students across India.

World Bank appoints Paul Romer as Chief Economist wAShiNgToN, July 19 (iANS): World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Monday announced that American economist Paul Romer will succeed Kaushik Basu as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank.

“We’re most excited about (Paul Romer’s) deep commitment to tackling poverty and inequity and finding innovative solutions that we can take to scale,” said Kim in a statement.

Romer is currently a professor at New York University (NYU) and director of NYU’s Marron Institute of Urban Management.

With his interest and understanding in urban and economic development, Romer helped built the Marron Institute of Urban Management and is also the founding director of the Urbanisation Project at the NYU’ s Stern School of Business, Xinhua news agency reported.

Romer is also known as a proponent of “endogenous growth theory”, which holds that economic growth is primarily the result of investment in human capital, innovation and knowledge.

He founded a start-up Aplia, an education technology company dedicated to increasing student effort and classroom engagement. Romer’s appointment will be effective from September this year, said the World Bank.

our customers and we will continue to do so. We are working on it (matching the data tariff cuts by other telecom players) and will shortly announce it,” Sunil Sood, CEO, Vodafone In-

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Taking step to fight cyber crimes, says government New Delhi, July 19 (iANS): The Centre on Tuesday admitted that rate of conviction of those accused of committing cyber crimes is low, but said it is taking steps to fight the threat posed by such offences to national security. “We cannot make a claim that the system what we have now to check cyber crime is foolproof. We are working in this direction,” Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the Lok Sabha during question hour.

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said the threat from cyber crime is a “reality” that needs to be tackled by sensitising the police and taking other steps. To a supplementary question from Trinamool Congress (TMC) floor leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Rijiju said: “It is true that the rate of conviction of those arrested in connection with cyber crime is low.” But, he said, the government is taking “massive steps” to embolden the strategies for actions against cyber crime. The entire canvas of cyber crime is “complicated” and at times even cases are not reported, Rijiju said.

Bandyopadhyay said the rate of conviction of those charged with committing cyber crimes is very low. In 2013 and 2014 the conviction rate was very low; in 2015, out of 844 people arrested only 224 persons have been convicted, he said. The steps being taken include improved training of cyber professionals and adequate research on technology front, Rajnath Singh said.

New Delhi, July 19 (PTi): Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply to Rajya Sabha gave this information. Undisclosed income of Rs 43,829 crore, both from domestic and foreign sources, has been detected by government in the last 2 financial years, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

“The amount received under the one-time compliance window, as part of enforcement measures during the last two financial years, searches in 990 groups of assessees and surveys in 9,457 cases were conducted, resulting in detection of undisclosed income of Rs 43,829 crores,” Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said.

Kumar said the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets)

and imposition of Tax Act, 2015 enacted on May 26, 2015 provided a one-time compliance window for declaration of undisclosed foreign assets. The window was available from July 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015.

“An amount of Rs 2,476 crores was received as tax and penalty from 648 declarants under the said window,” Gangwar said. Besides, the Finance Act, 2016 provides for the Income Declaration Scheme 2016. The scheme has commenced from June 1, 2016 and will close on Sept 30, 2016, he added.

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‘There will be sharing of sovereign powers between Indians and Nagas’ Morung Express News

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Mokokchung | July 19

The Ao National Workers – NSCN/GPRN organized a one day co-ordination meeting with Ao community at Sungratsu village, some 30 kilometers away from Mokokchung Town. It was attended by nearly 800 Ao community leaders and also top leadership of the NSCN (IM) led by Kilo Kilonser, Rh Raising.

The Ao community was led by Ao Senden, Watsü Mungdang, Ao Students’ Conference (AKM), Concerned Senior Citizens’ Forum, Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem, GBs, Dobashis, Village Council Chairmen of different villages and others. The NSCN (IM) Kilo Kilonser, who was the ‘resource person’ at the meeting, was accompanied by Steering Committee Executives, Maj Gen (rtd) Ramkathing Varah and Col (Rtd) Meyu, other kilonsers, deputy kilonsers and other ranks and files.

Rh Raising, while speaking about the ‘peace pro-

Mokokchung, July 19 (MExn): The Ao National Workers – NSCN/GPRN also adopted a three-point resolution at the co-ordination meeting held with Ao community on July 19 at Sungratsu village. The resolutions, appended by L Chuba Pongen, President, and Imkongnuklo, Secretary of Ao National Workers – NSCN/ GPRN, were: • Peace and reconciliation process declared by Late Isak Chishi Swu, the then Chairman of the NSCN/GPRN shall

be upheld and continued.

• The Ao National Workers highly appreciate and acknowledge the Framework Agreement signed on August 3, 2015 between GoI and NSCN towards finding final solution through peace process.

• For the interest of the Naga nation, the Ao National Workers will keep vigilant safeguarding the Ao country from any anti-national activities and intruders into the Ao country.

Participants of the co-ordination meeting between NSCN (IM) and Ao community on July 19 at Sungratsu village.

cess’, gave an elaborate lecture on the present peace talks with the Government of India, the August 3, 2015 Framework Agreement and about the idea of shared sovereignty.

Dwelling on the concept of shared-sovereignty, Rh Raising said that the Government of India recognizes the Naga people as a separate entity and there would be a sharing of sovereign powers between Indians and the Nagas. He stated that politi-

cal state and administrative units are two different terms and that Indian states like Nagaland or Manipur are just ‘administrative units’ that deals with autonomous powers whereas political state deals with sovereignty.

In this regard, he said that the NSCN (IM) is talking about ‘political state’ encompassing all the Naga territories. However, he pointed out that sovereignty is not absolute. “India and Nagas are two different en-

tities and they must coexist.” Nagas cannot accept Indian constitution and India cannot leave Nagalim for security reasons, he said, adding that “state and centre” are one whereas “two entities co-exist”. In this light, he stated Nagas need to keep someone and go along with “our big brother”. Even superpower like United States has to go along with the United Nations or NATO or other nations through treaties etc otherwise it will lead to total

isolationism, he added.

He further said that in today’s world everything is inter-dependent and interrelated and the NSCN concept is inter-dependent relation between people and nation. “India has to depend on Nagas in some areas and Nagas have many reasons to depend on India.”

Saying that the NSCN has proved in military field, the political field and the negotiating table, Raising said that the harvest time is here for

the Naga people to reap.

The Kilo Kilonser further gave a clarion call to the Ao people, stating that the Aos were in the forefront in battles to lead people in the movement and how a village (Mangmetong) was even burnt down 18 times.

“But revolution did not stop there. The wildfire of the movement continues burning everywhere in Naga country. You must nurture and harvest what you have sown. You are one

RTI applicants respond to DoSE clarification NSCB Wokha, Team Metamorphosis

DiMapur, July 19 (MExn): Apropos the clarification issued by Additional Director (HoD), Directorate of School Education (DoSE), Kohima on the mismanagement of Mid Day Meal (MDM) funds amounting to more than Rs 73 crore, the RTI applicants who had released information regarding the misuse expressed surprise that the HoD “merely pointed out certain areas of expenditure without coming to a particular amount out of such expenditures.”

A counter rejoinder issued by Kitoho S. Rotokha on behalf of the RTI applicants stated that only after bringing the final total amount of all expenditures which were “not accounted” for as mentioned by the DoSE, will the issue of more than Rs 73 crore be clear. “As

long as the break-up expenditures are not provided in detail, the issue of missing amount will remain unanswered,” it added.

The RTI applicants were further surprised the Additional Director, being the HoD, “without taking moral responsibility for not furnishing all such details to RTI applicants by the PIO, had to blame the applicants for ‘giving incomplete information and confusing the general public of the state and all the stakeholders’.”

The RTI applicants, the rejoinder said, had brought out the issue based on the limited information provided by the DoSE and Finance Department and hence, termed it “preposterous” for the Additional Director to come up with such clarification blaming

the former SKK leaders (the five RTI applicants).

It maintained that the Department was rather trying to conceal the facts thus giving rise to more questions of mismanagement within the Department.

“Else, the RTI applicants see no reason why the facts have to be concealed in the first place. Only after the issue was placed in public domain, the DoSE is opening up in the form of rejoinder with the hope of gaining clean chit from the public.”

Stating that such “tactful play” will hold no water now since the matter is already under investigation by the Vigilance Commission, the RTI applicants appealed to the Vigilance Commission to meticulously investigate the issue and dig out all anomalies at the earliest.

PB Acharya completes 2 yrs as Nagaland Governor kohiMa, July 19 (Dipr): The staff of Raj Bhavan, Kohima organised a programme to honour PB Acharya on his completion of two years as the Governor of Nagaland on July 19 at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan.

Staff of Raj Bhavan, Banuo Koza, who chaired the program, said that PB Acharya was sworn-in as the Governor of Nagaland on July 19, 2014 and since then he came to be known as the “People’s Governor”.

She mentioned that during his two years in the office, the Governor initiated fellowship exchange programmes under which free medical camps were conducted and also Teachers Exchange Programme.

She further said that

Governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya cuts cake with his wife during the programme held to celebrate his completion of two years in the Governor’s office on July 19.

the Governor was keen to ensure that various welfare schemes of the Government of India and the State Government reach the grassroots level. He has been a strong advocate of the national schemes such as Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima

MEx FILE Errors, incomplete data in GT seniority list kohiMa, July 19 (MExn): Additional Director, Directorate of School Education, Wonthungo Tsopoe has informed that there are many errors and incomplete data in the Graduate Teacher Seniority list of 2015.

Therefore, all District Education Officers (DEOs) and Sub Divisional Education Officers (SDEOs) have been directed to collect the bio-data of all Graduate Teachers & SSA Graduate Teachers (regular) who were appointed up to 2013 with their appointment order immediately. The corrected data should reach the Directorate by August 23, 2016 in the format given below: 1. Sl.No; 2.

Name of the teacher; 3. Date of birth; 4. Date of graduation; 5. Date of B.Ed Pass; 6. Educational qualification; 7. Date of appointment; 8. Date of counting seniority; 9. Remark.

Lecture on drug abuse MEluri, July 19 (MExn): 46 Assam Rifles conducted a lecture on drug abuse at Govt Higher Secondary School, Meluri on July 16. Capt Jai Prakash Yadav, RMO, 46 AR gave a lecture cum presentation on the malice of drug abuse in the society. Around 100 students from class IX to XII attended the lecture, informed a press release from Assam Rifles.

Yojna, Swachh Bharat etc.

During the program, a video on the arrival of the Governor with his family to Nagaland, swearing-in ceremony, and his welcoming function was shown. Staff of Raj Bhavan along with their family members attended the celebration.

discuss possibility of joint venture

Wokha, July 19 (MExn): The Nagaland State Cooperative Bank (NSCB), Wokha Branch and Team Metamorphosis today had a consultative meeting at the former’s office to discuss possibility of a joint venture for the uplift of the common people of Wokha district through the Joint Liability Group (JLG) programme, informed a press release from Team Metamorphosis President, Thungdemo Kyong.

Chairing the meeting, Nandu, the NSCB Wokha Branch Manager explained the policies of the bank in channeling the facilities to the underprivileged. He pointed out that Bangladesh is growing tremendously due to the government and the financial institutions reaching out to the common people who contribute the major part in determining the economy of the country. As far as Nagaland is concerned, he acknowledged, the Eleutheros Christian Society of Tuensang has been working very effectively to uplift the lives of the lesser privi-

ZSUK consultative meeting The Zeliangrong Students’ Union Kohima (ZSUK) will hold a consultative meeting on July 21, 1:00 pm at Poimi ki, D. Block, Kohima. All the executives, federating units, subordinate units, and senior leaders have been requested to attend the same positively.

The Deputy District Education Officer, Dimapur has informed all the principals/ headmasters/ head teachers/ teachers in-charge, both government and private schools, under Dimapur that the Teachers’ District Award forms will be issued during office hours from July 21. The last date of submission of the filled forms is August 16.

Dimapur AOs & HoDs meet All the Administrative Officers and Head of Departments/ Offices under Dimapur district have been informed that a meeting has been scheduled for July 22, 11:00 am in the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur to chalk out the programmes for Independence Day. Officiating Deputy Commissioner, Elizabeth Ngullie has directed all to attend the meeting positively.

NSCB Wokha Branch officials with Team Metamorphosis members on July 19.

leged and also the Chakesang Women Welfare Society in the Chakesang area, the release said.

In the course of the discussion, Team Metamorphosis members also raised number of questions. The Branch Manager reminded the Team to learn from the Eleutheros Christian Society and oth-

er successful organizations about the management and execution of the bank’s policies.

Team Metamorphosis stated it will carefully study the policies and mechanisms and will get back to the bank, after which, the two parties will finalize the matter for further course of action.

the gathering and urged to continue rendering selfless support to the NPF party led by Dr. Shürhozelie and Chief Minister TR Zeliang, informed a press release issued by Gengthau Panmei, General Secretary, NPF 7 Peren A/C. All the frontal presidents also declared their support and determination in strengthening the party

at all times, the release added. The meeting adopted a series of resolutions, which included a meeting with all village/town units in the month of August 2016.

The meeting, which started with invocation prayer offered by Asaniu, President, Women Wing NPF 7 Peren A/C, concluded with benediction prayer

by Ikulung, Advisor.

1,623 dogs immunized in Mokokchung Mokokchung, July 19 (MExn): In collaboration with the Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC), the Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Mokokchung immunized 1,623 dogs against rabies. The six-day immunization drive covered all 16 wards within the municipality, informed a press release from Dr. Aoyimsen Jamir.

This collaborative initiative between the local veterinary department and the MMC started in 2015, according to the release. All dogs in Mokokchung Town are now required to be compulsorily immunized annually against rabies which can pose great public health risk in the event of an outbreak.

During the immunization drive, dogs were

Meetings & AppointMents

DDEO Dimapur informs

NPF 7 Peren A/C resolves to strengthen party pErEn, July 19 (MExn): The NPF of 7 Peren Assembly Constituency and all the frontal wings had a joint meeting in Jalukie Town on July 15 with Manuel Kamson and Gengthau Panmei as Seasonal Chairman and Secretary.

Ikulung, Advisor and Manuel Kamson, President of the party exhorted

of the strong allies of the movement in all weathers,” he said.

Nonetheless, he cautioned about the ‘danger of self-defeat’ and said that the Nagas will be the authors of their own victory or defeat.

“GOI is now prepared to solve the problem. It is the Naga factor, not the India factor…If we cannot succeed today we will not blame heaven or earth we will blame ourselves. But we are convinced that we

can overcome,” he stated.

Also calling for reconciliation, Raising said that the Late chairman of NSCN (IM), Isak Chishi Swu had appealed to all workers of different groups to forgive “our past mistakes” and “we have also forgiven their past mistakes.” “We shall uphold and abide by the statement he (Isak Swu) had made,” said Raising.

Meanwhile, Maj Gen (Rtd) Ramkathing Vara repeated almost the same points of the Kilo Kilonser.

Short speeches were delivered by the Ao Senden President, Imolemba Jamir, Watsü Mungdang President, Moachila, AKM Vice President, Akummeren Longchar and Concerned Senior Citizens Forum member, Prof. Lanunungsang Ao, and Sungratsu Village Council chairman.

An interaction was also held at the meeting which was moderated by Dr Lanusashi. The Ao leaders raised varied questions which were answered by the NSCN (IM) Kilo Kilonser.

DDADU election The Election Commissioner of Dimapur District Autorickshaw Drivers’ Union (DDADU) has informed all the intending candidates to file their nomination for the union’s election on or before July 23. Scrutiny of the documents will be done on July 24, withdrawal of nomination will be on July 25. The election is fixed on July 27. A press release from Election Commissioner, Vikato Assumi informed that the tenure of DDADU president ended on July 17. Therefore, a meeting of advisors, office bearers, and executive members was held on July 17 where an Election Commission was set up. The Election Commission has directed the outgoing DDADU president to submit all the identity cards of advisors, office bearers, and executive members. Meanwhile, the branch offices have been informed to submit the name list of all the executive members. The submissions have to be done on or before July 21, the release added.

NU MA (History & Archaeology) entrance test All candidates seeking admission to MA in the Department of History & Archaeology, Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema have been informed that there will be entrance test on July 26 at 10: 00 am in the Department. The names of all eligible candidates for MA is given in the Department’s notice board, informed Head of Department, Prof. Y Ben Lotha. Candidates who have not submitted complete mark sheets (B.A. 1st Semester to Final Semester) have to submit the same on or before July 22.

NU Education dept written tests The Department of Education, Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema has informed that written test for MA (Education) admission will be held on July 27 at the department from 10:30 am onwards. Oral interview will be conducted on July 28 for the candidates selected in the written test. It was informed that written test for Ph.D Education programme will also be held on July 27 from 10:30 am. Oral interview for the same will take place on July 29. The lists of eligible candidates for both courses have already been put on the department’s notice board. Candidates have been directed to bring along all necessary documents in original for verification on the day of interview. Any candidate who fails to turn up for the interview or fails to furnish all required documents on the day of interview shall not be considered for admission. Results for MA (Education) shall be declared on July 29 and Ph.D (Education) on August 1.

Sumi Hoho general meeting

Dog owners wait to get their pets immunized during the immunization drive in Mokokchung.

also registered by the respective local ward authorities for monitoring and to also ensure that dog owners maintain the

pets as per legal requirements. The immunization team consisted of five veterinary doctors led by Dr. Tiachuba Jamir,

V.S., Veterinary Hospital Mokokchung, 13 technical staffs and assistance from respective ward authorities.

The Sumi Hoho has convened the Sumi Baghi Hoho (general meeting) on July 29, 10:00 am at Town Hall, Zunheboto. Therefore, all the executive members, advisors, Sumi frontal organizations, kukamiqo (GBs), Village Council Chairmen, VDB secretaries, CANSSEA Zunheboto, elders and youth have been informed to attend the meeting. A press release from Vihuto Asumi, General Secretary, Sumi Hoho further informed all the Sumi Hoho executive members and advisors that there will be an executive meeting on July 29, 2:00 pm at Sumi Hoho Ki.

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The Morung Express volume Xi issue 198

By Dr. Asangba Tzüdir

For Democracy and Justice A Creditable Precedent

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he almost ‘opposition-less’ government at the Centre has recently hit couple of major setbacks through pronouncements made by the Supreme Court of India which is the highest judicial forum and the final court of appeal under the Constitution of India. The first was the ‘landmark’ judgment that the Indian Army cannot use ‘excessive force’ in its ‘counter-insurgency’ operations in areas declared disturbed making its stand clear that “there is no concept of absolute immunity from trial by a criminal court” if any Army commits an offence. The second is the restoration of Congress govt. in Arunachal Pradesh by the Supreme Court directing the restoration of the status quo ante and subsequently quashing the President’s rule imposed in the state and all the decisions taken by the governor leading to its imposition including the decision to advance the session of the state assembly terming the move as violative of the Indian Constitution.

The pinching effect on the Army in the light of Human Rights violations was followed by the more piercing effect on the PM Modi led govt and a big jolt to BJP though it may try to put up a hideous ‘brave face’ in the wake of restoration of the congress govt in Arunachal Pradesh. The verdict has definitely put a strong case and a check on the ‘misuse’ of power when it comes to constitutional and democratic ethos.

The worst fear for any citizen of a nation is the ‘politically’ driven ‘state of lawlessness’ and the failure of democracy; and the decisions taken by the apex Supreme Court has, in the right spirit of the term, uphold the values of democracy and the Indian Constitution. Such judgments can indeed be lauded as a victory for democracy and deliverance of justice thereby reclaiming the status of real democracy and constitutional values. In so doing, it has not only stood by the supremacy of the Constitution but also prevented the ‘rule of authority’ by any single ‘opposition-less’ party in a democratic country. For now, the Supreme Court has set a very creditable precedent.

As for Nagaland government, which is also in the ‘opposition-less’ fold, needs to draw serious lessons as it goes through a comical spectacle of a tragic kind. It has reached a stage where the public cannot afford to stay as silent spectators especially when the state seemingly becomes ‘antipeople.’ Within such predicament, the worst will be its own citizens becoming an ‘enemy’ of the state. Thereby, the state is pressed upon to work towards reclaiming ‘democracy for all’ and ‘justice’ for those denied. There are greater risks and impending danger within the ‘opposition-less’ government.

Having reached tolerance limits, the voices of the people are becoming loud and clear.

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

He contributes a weekly guest editorial to the Morung Express.

Comments can be mailed to asangtz@gmail.com)

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Mayabhushan Nagvenkar IANS

A tourist handbook that has answers

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Wednesday 20•07•2016

hy do Russians rarely smile or why lighting agarbattis (incense sticks) is not welcome in hotel rooms in Moscow or St. Petersburg?

Keen on upping tourists footfalls to Russia, a specially published do's and dont's handbook has attempted to decode such socio-cultural mysteries for Indians travelling to Russia.

"Smiling to strangers is not a part of Russian culture. Russians are polite and professional, and they do smile wholeheartedly after they come to know you -- which often takes time," says the booklet which was released last week by the Mumbaibased Russian Information Centre, based on the inputs of the Consulate General of Russian Federation. "Please do not light up your favourite agarbatti in the hotel room. This is an absolute no-no because of the other International tourists who complain about the fragrances or have allergies to strong fragrances. Do pray, but hold the agarbatti for a few days," the handbook says.

Speaking to IANS, the Centre's head Ekaterina Belyakova said that the list of do's and don'ts were evolved, based on cultural misunderstandings which were logged with the organisation over the last couple of years. "We've tried to address these in this handbook. We felt warning people about some cultural traditions, social norms and customs, sentiments, even tastes, especially when it comes to food, is very important," Belyakova said. The handbook also delves deep into the Russian psyche, while it accounts for why Russians overtly dig in their heels and defend beliefs related to Russian history and culture.

"Revolution and two world wars, dramatic political changes of the past century have a clear bearing on every Russian's mind. Hence, Russian people think very deep while they generally look forward to a secure and prosperous future. For the same reasons, Russians can be protective about their culture, language and the country -- sometimes to the point of fiercely defending their beliefs," the advisory says.

Food habits account for a biggish chunk of the handbook.

While Russians and Indians love their 'chai' (Russians like it without milk, it says), the handbook advises Indian tourists to keep their spices handy and fret less about availability of Indian food in major Russian cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg.

"Russian food contains almost no tropical spices and is generally prepared with less salt... If you are an Indian spice lover, do carry the needful quantity of Indian pepper or garam masala or whatever that fancies your taste buds. These spices are not easily available (and) can be very costly," it says.

"Many dishes like borsch are quite like Indian soups and can be had with or without meat; other dishes common are cutlets, puffs... Cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg have adequate number of good quality, pure Indian restaurants, with vegetarian food being normally served," the handbook further advises.

The advisory also draws parallels between Russia and other Western European countries vis-a-vis the culture of tipping and pricing of water, which is often more expensive than beer.

"Drinking water is not free anywhere, like in other parts of Europe. You will have to buy small quantities which is expensive or stock up five-litre cans available in product shops or hyper markets," it says, adding that while Russia has a liberal drinking regime, boozing on the country's streets is banned.

The do's and don'ts exercise also advises on how best to deal with Russian immigration officials, most of whom are not well versed in English, a handicap which sometimes leads to unsavoury episodes at immigration check-points. "They may ask you to wait by using sign language. There is no reason for panicking or having an ego about it... Please do not raise your voice or argue unduly or take any pictures as they are strictly prohibited," the advisory states.

Out of 18 million Indian outbound tourists, nearly 30,000 visit Russia annually and with our outbound tourism growing faster than China, the South Asian giant is an obvious target for Russian tourism promoters, says Paresh Navani, managing partner of the Russian Information Centre. "Russia has a lot to offer for Indian tourists, and it is not only beautiful nature or cultural heritage, but the warmth of Russian 'chai' and Russian people too," Navani assures.

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Boris Johnson – inspired appointment or diplomatic disaster?

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p until early July 13 (Wednesday) evening, Britain’s postreferendum political transfer of power appeared to be going remarkably smoothly. David Cameron managed a good-natured, jokey final prime minister’s questions session that also offered a brief respite to embattled Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Incoming Prime Minister Theresa May was photographed kissing hands with a beaming Queen Elizabeth before delivering a remarkably well received inaugural speech.

And then, news broke that Boris Johnson had been appointed foreign secretary.

After all the efforts to maintain a sense of control, consistency and message that Britain would now move towards Brexit in an orderly manner, that appointment strikes a wildly unexpected note. Foreign officials, analysts and journalists could scarcely believe it.

Nor, I’m told, could many in Whitehall.

With his shock of unruly blonde hair and idiosyncratic, often politically incorrect utterances, Johnson has long been one of the more colorful figures in UK politics. In the aftermath of the referendum, he is more controversial still.

Now, the man who compared Hillary Clinton to a “sadistic nurse in a mental hospital” is effectively Britain’s top diplomat. If May had been looking for a way to send a frisson of shock through the rest of the world, she could hardly have found a quicker way to do it. For all the global handwringing, it’s always been possible to make a coherent case for Britain quitting the EU. Following the referendum result, there was clear sympathy for May at her strategy of implementing the “leave” vote despite her own support for “remain.”

Appointing such an internationally polarizing figure as Johnson to the key foreign affairs role is harder to justify – although it will at least allow her to exert some direct control over the man who was at one stage her chief rival for the leadership.

One of the things that could be said in Britain’s favor since the June 23 vote is that it has faced the chaos and uncertainty since then with a pretty unflappable sense of humor. The risk, though, is that the rest of the world takes Johnson’s appointment –whatever he says and does once in office – as taking that too far.

The former mayor of London may well exceed expectations, however.

Indeed, it is almost impossible that he will not, at least in short term. The Oxford-educated Johnson is amongst Britain’s more intellectually interesting politicians, and there has always been more to him than the bluster that the recent Brexit campaign might suggest.

If nothing else, he has a keener appreciation of history than almost any of his contemporaries.

According to those who listened in, Johnson’s introductory remarks and conference call with British officials

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson addresses staff inside the Foreign Office in London on July 14. (REUTERS Photo)

around the world was relatively well received. In his first public statements, Johnson acknowledged his appointment had “sent plaster falling” from the ceilings of foreign ministries around the world, particularly in Europe.

His focus, he said, was crafting a role for Britain still heavily involved in the world – including in Europe – once it had quit the EU. That’s a tough, challenging task – and Johnson will have his work cut out.

In general, the role of foreign ministers – or the secretary of state in the U.S. context – has become rather less important over the last two decades, with national leaders taking over the bigger conversations instead. At the State Department, John Kerry has found the agenda heavily dominated by the White House; significant quantities of his time are devoted to perceived second-tier priorities such as the IsraeliPalestinian conflict. When it comes to the important decisions, Johnson will almost certainly have little choice but to defer to May. Still, perceptions are important. In Europe, in particular after the referendum, Johnson was already something of a toxic brand. Many European officials and analysts hold him heavily responsible for Britain’s decision to leave the union, accusing him of misleading voters and acting purely out of personal ambition. . As a “Daily Telegraph” journalist in Brussels in the 1990s, Johnson’s merciless, often exaggerated lampooning of EU regulations and institutions helped foster British euroskepticism. As London mayor, he had

built a more positive reputation, but that was almost entirely destroyed by the referendum campaign – particularly when he backed down from running for Downing Street himself.

As foreign secretary, Johnson will not – perhaps fortunately – be primarily responsible for relations with the continent. Brexit negotiations will be led by newly appointed minister David Davis, presumably closely overseen by Downing Street. Like Johnson, Davis campaigned for “leave” but is perhaps a safer pair of hands – although he lacks ministerial experience. New trade minister Liam Fox – previously Defense Secretary until he resigned following a somewhat bizarre scandal involving a lobbyist – will also be key, although he is also a controversial choice.

May has placed delivering “Brexit” firmly in the hands of these three “leave” advocates, essentially challenging them to make good on their promises to the electorate. If they cannot get a good deal, it’s still not impossible to imagine her calling a second referendum – even though she has repeatedly ruled out such a move.

Johnson will be the point person for a host of other important relationships, particularly those involving major powers and emerging markets. In that respect, his penchant for sometimes offcolor remarks or uncomfortable drifts toward racial generalizations could be unfortunate, to put it mildly.

Perhaps most important, however, will be relations with the United States.

There Johnson’s appointment initially

appears to have been poorly received.

Already in Washington, there was a tendency – perhaps wrongly – to view the referendum vote as proof of the UK withdrawing from the world. Appointing Johnson as foreign secretary perhaps goes beyond that, seen by some in the foreign policy elite as signaling Britain just doesn’t take the rest of the world seriously. At the very least, Washington insiders say, it will make things “more interesting.”

Johnson has already managed to insult both presidential candidates and alienated the current White House with an ill-judged opinion column at the time of President Obama’s London visit. Relations with John Kerry will be key, but it seems unlikely the two men have an overlapping sense of humor.

There also very real policy differences. On Syria, Johnson has openly suggested cutting a deal with President Bashar al-Assad, an option Kerry and the State Department in particular seriously oppose.

This is unquestionably the most important job Johnson has ever done, and he must know that how he performs at it will likely define the rest of his political life. After everything that has passed, it is in many ways a second chance.

At his best, he can be charming, charismatic and genuinely amusing.

In his new role, he is going to have to have to be more professional and credible than ever before.

If he isn’t, then Prime Minister May might already have made one of her greatest mistakes.

south sudan is not Africa Gwynne Dyer

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his is not an article on South Sudan, which is just as well because the conflicts there are almost fractal in their complexity.

The mini-war last weekend between the forces of President Salva Kiir and VicePresident Riek Machar, which killed more than 270 people and saw tanks, artillery and helicopter gunships used in the capital, Juba, is part of a pattern that embraces the whole country.

The four days of heavy fighting began on Friday, 8 July, with a disagreement between the two men’s large forces of bodyguards outside State House where they were meeting, and rapidly escalated to an all-out clash between all of Kiir’s and Machar’s troops in the capital. Nobody was surprised, because the peace deal last August, which ended a two-year civil war that killed tens of thousands across the country, was never very secure.

After a shaky ceasefire was agreed, President Kiir said: “Making South Sudan glorious will only happen if we see ourselves as South Sudanese first rather than tribal or political groupings,” which is the sort of thing that leaders are obliged to say after a pointless clash like this. It’s true, too, but in South Sudan it is very hard to do.

Last weekend was the fifth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence from Sudan, but celebrations had al-

ready been cancelled before the shooting started because the government couldn’t afford them. The country has some oil but virtually no other exports, and was hard-hit by last year’s collapse in the oil price.

The real reason for its poverty, however, is war: the country that is now South Sudan has been at war for 42 of the past 60 years. British colonialists included it in what we now call Sudan for administrative convenience, but the dominant population in the much bigger northern part was Muslim and Arabic-speaking, while the south was mostly Christian and culturally, ethnically and linguistically African.

The fighting began a year before Sudan’s independence in 1956, with the southerners resisting the Sudanese g o v e r n m e n t ’s attempts to Islamise and Arabise their part of the new country.

That civil war lasted until 1971, and the second (1983-2005) was even longer.

By the time South Sudan finally won its independence in 2011, it had long been a fully militarised society.

It didn’t take long after independence before the two biggest ethnic groups, the Dinka (led by President Salva Kiir) and the Nuer (led by VicePresident Riek Machar) were at each other’s throats. Those are just two of South Sudan’s sixty ethnic groups, each with its own language, culture and territory – and even within the two

big ethnic groups, different sub-groups sometimes find themselves on opposite sides of the fighting.

One-fifth of South Sudan’s 12 million people are currently refugees within their country—the lucky ones in United Nations camps, but many hiding in swamps and badlands from local ethnic militias. Kiir and Machar are both brutal, untrustworthy men, and neither is fully in control of his own generals. And the outside organisations that have poured foreign aid and peacekeeping troops into the country are losing patience.

US National Security Adviser Susan Rice said: “This senseless and inexcusable violence—undertaken by those who yet again are putting self-interest above the well-being of their country and people— puts at risk eve r y t h i ng t h e South Sudanese people have aspired to over the past five years.”

Two Chinese peace-keeping soldiers were killed in the most recent fighting, causing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to abandon his usual diplomatic caution. “Yet again, the leaders of South Sudan have failed their people,” he said. “Rarely has a country's conduct squandered so much promise so quickly.”

The current ceasefire may not last: seven others were broken during the course of the recent civil war. South Sudan is unlikely to achieve a lasting

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peace settlement any time soon. But South Sudan is not representative of sub-Saharan Africa. Out of 48 countries south of the Sahara, only Somalia, Burundi, and South Sudan are currently suffering from large-scale internal violence.

A dozen others have experienced similar upheavals at some point in the past fifteen years: sub-Saharan Africa is unique in the extravagant diversity of its population, with two hundred ethnic groups of more than half a million people and only three with over 15 million people. But mostly they manage to co-exist fairly peacefully, and over time broader national identities are being built over the post-colonial wreckage.

The image of a continent ravaged by war is an optical illusion perpetuated by the international media’s fixation with violence. For example, during most of 2014-15 the headline news coming out of Europe, as far as the rest of the world was concerned, was the war in Ukraine—although all of the continent’s other fifty countries were at peace.

South Sudan is desperately unfortunate in its history and its leaders, but it is no more typical of Africa than Ukraine is of Europe.

Gwynne Dyer has worked as a freelance journalist, columnist, broadcaster and lecturer on international affairs for more than 20 years, but he was originally trained as an historian. Born in Newfoundland, he received degrees from Canadian, American and British universities.

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Know your District: longleng Should food habits be an individual choice or should it be controlled by the government?

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don’t think it is necessary for the government to interfere in food habits or rather to control or ban an individual's food choice. But we must respect our own food habits and choices… and also love and respect each other’s choices. I believe it defines ourselves of 'who we are,' through our food choices... Because our food habits are mostly traced from our own culture and traditions and I think it is our duty to respect each other’s unique entity.

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ajority will say that an individual has every right to eat whatever he wishes and that no other person should decide what he should and shouldn't eat. They have a point there. However, in my opinion the government should set up some laws in order to prevent over exploitation of our flora and fauna which in our case prevails considerably. As Nagas we have developed all sorts of food habits imaginable, in the mean time with advancement of technology we also adopted using precise and lethal guns and traps to kill wild animal big or small.

Thus, exhausting the fauna of the region or worse sending them to extinction, resulting in the offset of the God given ecosystem. Therefore the Government should implement laws like ban on hunting or fishing during mating seasons and more importantly, strictly maintain the ban while also educating the masses on such issues.

The mighty Dikhu River (Fingerprints photo)

Location Referred as the “land of clouds,” and located in the north eastern part of Nagaland, Longleng district is home to the Phom Naga tribe. Longleng District lies between 94°E - 95°E longitude and 26°N - 27°N latitude of the equator. The district is mountainous with an area of 1066.80 sq. km and bounded by Mon district in the east; Assam’s Sivasagar District in the north; Tuensang district in the south; and Mokokchung district in the west.

The boundary of the district is well Thejasetuo Sote demarcated by natural rivers such as Kuda Village, Dimapur B.Arch student Dikhu with Mokokchung district; Yongmon with Mon district; and Nyapa stream with Tuensang district. Longleng or certain items rule of law has to be enforced as District is headquartered at Longleng in the case of killing, hunting and consumption Town located at an altitude 1067 metre of wild animals which is illegal and forbidden by above sea level. law. The common people need to be made aware of the harms as it results in the depletion of natural resource History and People and disturbs the ecosystem. The recent highlight of the Longleng town was established as State Government mulling over a ban on slaughter and an administrative outpost represented consumption of dog meat has aroused wide range of by an Assistant Political Officer (APO) in views from the people. It is imperative that the Govern- 1951 and till 2001 census, it was part of ment take decisions in a tactful way and not hastily. If at the Tuensang District. Longleng District all it infringes on the rule of law and for the wellbeing of was formed as the tenth district of Naits citizens then better it be enforced. The Government galand by transferring 3 circles namely has the obligation to guide it's Citizen's and the people Tamlu, Yongya and Longleng out of Tutoo should follow suit. So, in some cases regulations on ensang District through Government of food items might be required if the need arise, if not the Nagaland and officially gained the stachoice is up to the individual's preference. tus of full-fledged Revenue District on January 2004 headed by the Deputy Lijamo N Jami 24 Commissioner.

Via e-mail The origin of the name ‘Phom’ is obscure. There are many opinions regardBest Comment: ing the origin of its name. Some say that the name is derived from a beautiful lady named ‘Bhumla’ which means ‘the lady This wEEk’s quEsTion: of the clouds’. Legend says that she and Are Nagas obsessed with government jobs? her husband had many offsprings and their descendants were called ‘Phom’.

Send in your comments to The Morung Express Office Some say that the name was given by (address given below) or email to morunglearning@gmail. the English after the word ‘Bhum’ which com or WhatsApp @ 8794005039/7085976283 means ‘cloud’. They gave this name because the ‘Phom’ area was mostly covThe best comment will win a book, ‘On Being a Naga - Essays’ by ered by clouds especially during winter.

Temsula Ao from Heritage Publication House, Dimapur Hence, the attribution as “the land of clouds.”

Other narrative says that the name ‘Phom’ came from the word ‘Bham’ which means rubber tree or Banyan tree given by the British when they visited the Phom area and found the Banyan tree in every main entrance of the Phom villages. When asked about the name of the tree, the natives replied that it was called ‘Bham’. Thus, the name ‘Phom’ came into existence.

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[A] Himachal Pradesh [B] Sikkim [C] Madhya Pradesh [D] Tripura

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Flora and Fauna Longleng District is rich in natural vegetation. It enjoys the distinction of being one of the few places in Nagaland where virgin forests are still found. SubTropical Mixed Forest characterized by broad-leafed evergreen trees and deciduous trees abounds. The main/dominating species in the high altitude are Bonsum, Gogra, Alder, Oak species etc. Wild cherries, wild apples, wild lemon, wild fig etc and a variety of edible plants and

leaves at selected places are also found.

At the foothill, Gomari, Holloc, Koroi, Mesua, Tita-Chapa, Neem, Wild Mango, Amla and Bamboo species are the dominant species.

Varieties of shrubs, herbs -many with medicinal values, climbers, ferns and grasses are found in patches throughout the District. The forest resource is one of the main sources of livelihood for the people. Rice is the stable food and agriculture is the main stay and majority of the people practice jhum cultivation.

Rice, maize, colocassia, yam and soya bean are the main crops millets, maize, yam and varieties of vegetables such as pumpkins ginger mustard, potatoes etc and fruits like banana, mango, orange, sugar cane, pineapple and jackfruit are grown in abundance.

The mount Yingnyiüshang in the south-eastern part of the district bordering Tuensang with an approximate height of 2500 meters above sea level is the highest peak in Longleng district.

Yingnyu mount is identified as biodiversity hotspot: it hosts species-rich tropical rain forest and supports diverse flora and fauna.

Coal deposits in Tamlu area, limestone in Yenchala and Ungnyangyen and crude oil in Shibiyen and Maingaji rivulet are some areas where exploration can be made with careful monitoring.

Coarse salt is also found in Pongching, Buranamsang and Yongam villages.

Longleng District has a number of beautiful sightseeing, trekking, fishing, and picnic spots to attract tourists. It provides serenity, peaceful environment unlike disturbance of busy city life.

The Longleng town itself has good scenic beauty and along the sides of Dikhu river and Yongam River there are lots of tourist attraction for fishing and picnicking. There are places which are good for rock inscriptions and of attraction for ornithologists and traditional architecture and old sculptures provide historical background of the past of Longleng and their culture and tradition.

Some of the popular tourist spots are Bhumnyu Village; Yongshem/Ahom Raja Cave (3% km away from Longleng town): Pongo village to see official celebration of Monyiü festival; Yakang Morung, Yachem village; and Jechong Morung, Tangha village. One can also visit Yongnyah, Nian, Sakshi, Buranamsang and Hlikphang villages to experience typical Phom Naga tribal way of life.

administration The Administration headed by Deputy Commissioner is in charge of the District Administration, Law and Order, Protocol, Elections, Developmental activities and all extra charges from time to time. Deputy Commissioner (DC) is aided by sub-ordinate level Administrative Officers like Addl. Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Extra Assistant Commissioner (EAC), etc along with HODs (Head of Department) of various departments. The Administrative Units below the level of the district are based on the clusters of certain entities like circles, villages, households, etc.

The district has 6 administrative units namely Longleng Sadar (DC); Tamlu (ADC); Yongnyah (EAC); Sakshi, (EAC); Namsang(EAC); and Yachem, (EAC).

The district is also divided into certain blocks called Community Development Blocks (CD-Blocks) headed by Block Development Officers (BDOs) at - Longleng, Tamlu, and Sakshi.

According to the Nagaland Police Directory, the District has District Executive Force (DEF) is headed by one Superintendent of Police, Longleng; one Additional S. P. and a SDPO (Longleng).

The District has two police stations viz., Longleng PS and Yanglok PS; and 1 Police Outpost at Tamlu.

Did you know?

• Longleng District is also popular for its handicraft items specially shawls, woodcrafts and small items made by bamboo and is tagged as “The District of Handicrafts" by the Government.

• A Morung is called Bang in Phom language and log drums are referred as Shem.

Source: LDHDR, 2014; Census of India, 2011; and Longleng.nic.in

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meaning to the word ‘Phom’ nor is it possible to accurately say to which tradition it actually belongs but the Phoms accept the name and keep the name ‘Phom’ as theirs.

Except for setting up of an outpost with the establishment of a bungalow by the British Government at Tamlu, the rest of Phom area remained un-administered during the British rule. Dr. E.W. ClarK, the first Baptist missionary to the Naga Hills reportedly visited Tamlu village between 1881-1883, but he could not preach the gospel of Christianity. It was only on September 22, 1929 that the first 3 Phom converts were baptized and Christianity penetrated into majority of the Phom villages thereafter.

Several festivals are celebrated in a year but Monyiü is the greatest among them and is celebrated from April 1 to 6 every year. Traditionally it is a 12-day festival, which marks the end of winter and onset of summer. The festival involves community feasting, dancing, singing and social work (such as repairs and construction of bridges). During the festival, the men present their married daughters or sisters with pure rice beer and special food to show their affection and respect.

One or two days before the festival, its arrival is signaled by beating log drums with a distinct tune called Lan Nyangshem. The priests or the village elders predict whether the festival would bring a blessing or a curse. Other traditional festivals include Moha, Bongvum and Paangmo.

Another significant occasion for the Phom Nagas is the celebration of “Phom Day” on June 6 every year commemorating the Peace Making Day that was signed in June 6, 1952 marking an end to all head hunting practices and enmity among the Phom Nagas. This day is also declared as public holiday for the Phoms by the State Government.

Vital Statistics: According to 2011 Census, Longleng has a population of 50484 with 26502 males and 23982 females transiting to 90 Persons per sq km. It was the least populated district in Nagaland.

With a literacy rate of 72.2 percent with 74.5 percent male and 69.6 percent female, it occupies 9th place in terms of population. Yachem was most populous village at 2962 person while Yotan School Compound with 11persons had the lowest population.

The Longleng District Human Development Report (LDHDR), 2014 informed that the district has 38 recognized villages and 2 compounds. There are 37 Governmental Departments in the district headed by district level officers. The following are the Central Government Departments in district: Postal Department, State Bank of India (SBI).

Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB), National Informatic Centre (NIC), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Assam Rifles.

The district has one college, 13 high schools, 17 middle schools and 77 primary schools. It has one District Hospital, 3 Primary Health Centres and 8 SubCentres.

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ducation in India is considered to have a certain quality, thus prompting many international students, mainly from the South Asian countries, to migrate and enroll in 5. along with Sikkim's Khangchendzonga national academic institutions here. India has 47 and the ruins of nalanda in Bihar, which site was re- central universities, 350 state universicently included in UneScO’s list of 35 world Heritage ties, 123 deemed universities, 241 private Sites in india? universities, and thousands of colleges.

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- anjan K Behera, asst Professor, Department of englis thus facilitate learning. Then how is it that the examination mandated by UGC tests only one skill of the teacher? Can merely passing NET be an alibi for the teaching proficiency of a person? The image of Mr. M’Choakumchild, the fact obsessed teacher from Charles Dickens’ famed novel ‘Hard Times’, comes to mind. Perhaps he is an ideal teacher, as per UGC norms.

This brings us to the question of how valid the test itself is. In the July 2016 NET, paper two of English had a certain question which got me thinking, which era does UGC think we reside in? This question gave four choices and asked which of the listed writers were born in India. We live in a tech savvy world, where facts like these can be looked up online anytime we want. Also, how relevant is knowing the birthplace of a writer, keeping in mind that modern criticism values author fallacy, in which the readers need not depend on the author’s intended meaning. The reader is free to interpret a work, as postulated by Roland Barthes; the author ‘dies’ once he is done writing. Learning by heart the birthplace of the millions of writers would make perfect sense if we lived in the Vedic ages teaching in Gurukulas where there was no electricity, no internet, and no access to online resources. The NET is plagued with such similar questions.

primarily on rote memory. When a test which is given the task of examining teachers is based on memorization skills, one can only imagine what kind of an education environment is being encouraged in India. Are we curbing creative thoughts and free thinking? In the US, Praxis exams are administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), and used by over 40 states as indicators of knowledge and skill for aspiring teachers. They measure a candidate’s ability to analyze and comprehend texts, their ability to articulate thoughts and communicate effectively through writing, and their subject-specific teaching skills and knowledge. This examination also has essay type questions which test a candidates reasoning and deductive skills. In comparison to NET, this system of testing appears to be more relevant.

It is a known fact that the pass percentage in NET is low, which is astonishing considering that candidates who appear this examination have been already tested and found qualifying in their postgraduation. When a candidate who is found tested by a system validated and accredited by UGC, how is it that so many of them aren’t able to qualify NET? Does then the flaw lie in the very structure of education itself?

The July 2016 NET examination intro-

ing reaching the exam centre two hours in advance. No cell phones allowed, okay that’s understandable. However, candidates were in for a shock when they reached the exam centre. Metal detectors scanned all candidates and they were asked to remove all jewelery and submit it at the checking booth. Food packets candidates had brought had to be left outside the entrance of the building. I was stunned when the officials, acting under directions of CBSE-UGC, asked me to leave my water bottle behind. I do not get the logic behind this. Maybe CBSE-UGC thought I may hide a tiny state-of-the-art ‘James Bond type’ communication device inside my ring, but what about water? An examination lasting for more than four hours, with no water, in the summer heat.

Was I going to cast a spell on the invigilators with my water?

If only the airports in America had similar security measures in 2001, then perhaps the 9/11 terror attacks could have been avoided.

Articles published in newspapers and blogs around the country have indicated that there is a growing awareness of the flaws which NET seems to embody with no regrets. There are several controversies surrounding NET. This being said I do have the utmost respect for everyone who qualifies this examination. Until UGC comes up with a more efficient and non-traditional method of testing candidates, thousands of aspiring teachers will appear this examination, clad in simple clothes, without water, testing their rote memory skills. Perhaps American rock band Survivor’s song ‘Eye of the

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INDIA NATION Briefs

Lok Sabha calls for global 'zero tolerance' against terror new Delhi, July 19 (ianS): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday urged the global community to adopt "zero tolerance policy" towards terrorism and eliminate the menace worldwide. The members also mourned the deaths due to recent terror attacks in Bangladesh, France and Saudi Arabia.

Making a detailed reference to the tragic incidents in the country and overseas in the recent past, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said: "These terrorist attacks are yet another tragic reminder of the need for concerted action by the international community to fight the scourge of terrorism uncompromisingly." The members of the Lower House of Parliament observed silence for a while as a mark of tribute to those killed.

India a "geopolitical ally" of US: Republicans ClevelanD (uS), July 19 (Pti): Describing India as a "geopolitical ally" of the US, the Republican party has asked New Delhi to protect all its religious communities from violence and discrimination as well as permit greater flow of FDI. The Republican manifesto released by the party after its formal approval said that Indian ancestry had made notable contributions to the US. "India is our geopolitical ally and a strategic trading partner. The dynamism of its people and the endurance of their democratic institutions are earning their country a position of leadership not only in Asia but throughout the world," it said.

"For all of India's religious communities, we urge protection against violence and discrimination," it said. The 2012 Republican platform had welcomed a stronger relationship with India both economically and culturally as well as in matters of national security.The four-day Convention of the Republican party is currently going on in Cleveland, Ohio which will culminate with formal coronation of billionaire Donald Trump as the party's presidential candidate on Thursday.

Railways rolls out Deen Dayalu coach for general class new Delhi, Jul 18 (Pti): To improve quality of travelling in general class, Railways today rolled out its first modern unreserved coach 'Deen Dayalu' with facilities like potable drinking water, mobile charging points and bio-toilets among others to be used in mail and express trains."We have announced it in our budget. We will deploy these Deen Dayalu coaches in those routes which have heavy demand for getting seats," Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said after inaugurating the first Deen Dayalu coach here. Besides the water filtration system to provide potable water, the coach is equipped with provision of cushioned luggage racks, additional hand hold in doorway area and coat hooks. Estimated to cost about Rs 81 lakh per coach, about 700 such modern coaches will be manufactured in the current fiscal.

Peter, Indrani conspired to kill Sheena: CBI tells HC MuMbai, July 19 (Pti): Peter Mukerjea had along with his wife Indrani Mukerjea conspired to kill her daughter Sheena Bora as they were not happy with her relationship with Peter's son Rahul, the CBI told the Bombay High Court today while opposing the former media baron's bail plea.The agency also said that probe in the case was still on and it is at a crucial stage, and hence releasing Peter on bail would be "prejudicial" and would hamper the case.

"Peter Mukerjea along with the other accused entered into criminal conspiracy to commit the heinous crime with a cool mind, in a premeditated and planned manner.

Both Indrani and Peter were not happy with the love affair of Sheena and Rahul Mukerjea," the agency said in its affidavit.The agency submitted its affidavit before Justice P N Deshmukh today while opposing Peter's bail plea. Justice Deshmukh later posted the plea for next hearing on July 27.Peter, who was arrested by CBI on November 19 last year for his alleged involvement in Sheena's murder, had approached the high court seeking bail after the sessions court rejected his plea.

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Kashmir protests flare, 3 killed as army opens fire SRinaGaR, July 19 (ReuteRS): Soldiers fired on a stone-throwing crowd defying a curfew in the Kashmir region, killing three people, police said on Tuesday, as unrest sparked by the death of a separatist militant flared.

Authorities have imposed a curfew in Muslim-majority Kashmir for 11 days, blocked mobile phones and briefly ordered curbs on newspapers to stop people from gathering and to control the worst outbreak of violence there in six years.

Late on Monday, protesters blocked a road and threw stones at an army convoy.

"Some miscreants then tried to snatch weapons from the army and tried to set vehicles on fire," a police spokesman said on Tuesday.

The army opened fire after the protesters refused to heed warnings and two women were killed, the spokesman said.

A third person died in hospital on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 42 since protests erupted on July 9 over the killing of Burhan Wani, 22, a commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen militant group, the previous day.

Newspapers not to print over government 'propaganda'

A man shows his tooth to security forces as he seeks permission to see a doctor after he was stopped during a curfew in Srinagar on July 19.

(REUTERS Photo)

About 3,500 people have been hurt, many with eye injuries caused by pellets Indian forces have been firing from a non-lethal weapon. The injuries have fuelled anger.

Kashmir is India's only Muslim-majority state and has been contentious since India and Muslim Pakistan were carved out of Britishruled India and declared independent in 1947.

Both sides rule the Himalayan region in part but claim it in full and India has long accused Pakistan of arming separatists battling Indian forces in its part of Kashmir. Pakistan denies that.

Kashmir and has been criticised for failing to address grievances.

The publisher of Kashmir's largest-circulation newspaper said authorities had asked him to resume publication after police seized newspapers over the weekend and shut down cable television, saying it was necessary to stop people from fomenting trouble.

Militants claiming to be "brothers close" to Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent had called on social media for people in Kashmir to attack Indian forces, U.S. intelligence group SITE said on Monday.

10 CRPF men killed in Maoist blast in Bihar, Modi condoles deaths Patna/new Delhi, July 19 (ianS): Ten CRPF troopers belonging to the elite CoBRA division were killed in a powerful landmine blast triggered

by Maoists in Aurangabad district of Bihar, an official said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths while the Bihar government has announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh each to the kin of the killed personnel.

According to police officials in Patna, six Central Reserve Police Force troopers were also critically injured in the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in the Chakarbanda-Dumarinala forest area bordering Gaya district late on Monday night.

Police said four Maoists were killed in the ensuing encounter.

The CRPF personnel were conducting a combing operation when the

blast occurred.

"Eight personnel were killed on the spot after Maoists triggered the IED, while two others succumbed to injuries when they were being evacuated," an official said. The troopers belonged to the CRPF 205th Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) deployed in Bihar for antiMaoist operations.

According to police officials, it appears that the Maoists used a huge quan-

tity of explosives for the blast. An AK-47 rifle, INSAS rifle and under-barrel grenade launcher were also seized from the spot.

Prime Minister Modi condoled the deaths and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured, an official statement said in New Delhi.

An official from the Bihar Chief Minister's Office said the state government will give Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of deceased CRPF

men from its welfare fund, and another Rs 20 lakh each from insurance money as per a special scheme for security personnel deployed in Maoist-affected districts. The state government will also provide the best medical treatment to the six injured CRPF personnel, he said.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, in a brief telephonic talk with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, assured him of all nec-

essary help from the Centre to tackle the Maoists in the state, an official source said in New Delhi.

Expressing his condolences to the bereaved families, the Home Minister also directed CRPF Director General K. Durga Prasad to visit the GayaAurangabad region to assess the situation. The Chief Minister briefed Rajnath Singh on the steps taken to arrest those involved in the attack.

Corporate Affairs Ministry official's RS passes bill on child labour Delhi, July 19 (ianS): 20,000) or both. wife, daughter commit suicide in Delhi new Giving his own example, how The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday

new Delhi, July 19 (ianS): Upset over two CBI raids at their residence within three days, the wife and daughter of arrested Ministry of Corporate Affairs senior official B.K. Bansal allegedly committed suicide here on Tuesday.

Satyabala Bansal, 57, and Neha Bansal, 27, were found hanging from ceiling fans in different rooms of their first-floor flat in Neelkanth Apartments in east Delhi's Madhu Vihar area, police said. The tragedy came to light when two housemaids came out of the flat and shouted for help.

After security guards and the housing society manager rushed aMRitSaR, July 19 (ianS): Cricketer-turned-pol- to the flat, Satyabala was found itician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned from the Rajya hanging from the ceiling fan.

Sabha on Monday, has quit the BJP as well and would not The police said it received a call return to its fold, his wife said here on Tuesday. Sidhu's wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who is the sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from the Amritsar East assembly constituency and a chief parliamentary secretary in the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance government in Punjab, told media here that since Sidhu had resigned from the new Delhi, July 19 (ianS): Rajya Sabha, it meant that he has quit the BJP also.

She also said that Sidhu had all the qualities to be the The BJP and the RSS on Tuesday Chief Minister of Punjab. "Any person who is so spiritual hit out at the Congress after the and focused needs to lead people. Unless and until you Supreme Court hinted that Conare honest to people, you cannot give good governance. gress Vice President Rahul Gandhi Hence, I believe he has all the possible qualities of lead- will have to face trial in a defamaing a state," she said. Navjot Kaur, however, said that she tion case for his remark on Mahathad not resigned from the BJP or as CPS as yet. On the ma Gandhi's assassination.

The BJP said the court propossibility of Sidhu joining the AAP, she said: "That he ceedings on Tuesday were a "slap will decide." on the Congress face".

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) publicity head Manmohan Vaidya said: "The Congress has been consistently trying to spread lies and baseless alleganew Delhi, July 19 (inDiaSPenD/ianS): tions against the RSS. Today's SuAbout 200,000 Indian students stream out of the country preme Court proceedings have seeking a foreign education, but no more than 31,126 for- exposed the Congress."

Rahul Gandhi had moved eign students sought an Indian education in 2013-14, according to ministry of human resource development data the Supreme Court for quashing quoted in the Times of India. This means the enrolment of proceedings against him after of foreign students in India declined by 2,030, or 6%, over RSS activist Rajesh Kunte filed a two years, according to government and United Nations defamation case in a Maharashdata in a 2014 report. However, the Times of India said the tra court over Rahul's accusation number of foreign students had risen by 11,000, although that the RSS had assassinated Fait was not clear over what period. About five million stu- ther of the Nation.

"The Congress has again been dents -- almost double the 2.1 million in 2000 -- studied exposed for spreading falsehood outside their home countries in 2014.

Sidhu has quit BJP, will not return to party: Wife

The young militant Wani represented a new generation of fighters in a region where alienation runs deep even though attacks have fallen dramatically since the revolt broke out in 1989.

Interior minister, Rajnath Singh, said he had ordered security forces to exercise restraint. He told parliament he would visit Kashmir soon and hold talks with people "whose pain is being felt by every Indian".

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which has advocated a tough stand on Kashmir, shares power with a regional party in

SRinaGaR, July 19 (ianS): No newspaper will come out here on Wednesday after Srinagar-based editors and publishers on Tuesday decided not to go to print in protest against the government's "propaganda blitzkrieg that there was no ban" on the media in the restive Kashmir Valley.

The government had imposed the ban on Saturday after police raided newspaper printing presses and their offices, seizing printing material and copies of already printed papers.

But on Monday, the government denied it had banned Srinagar-based newspapers, saying a "communication gap had led to the mistake" though a senior cabinet minister and official spokesperson, Nayeem Akhtar, had clearly asked editors and publishers to stop printing.

The government's volte-face has angered the editors. The owners and editors of the Srinagar newspapers met "to review the press emergency imposed by the government".

In a statement, they said that on Monday Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's senior adviser Amitabh Mattoo approached them "insisting that it was a 'mistake' for which he apologized". "At the same time, however, the state government resorted to propaganda blitzkrieg insisting that there was no ban. They used all the available media to hit the credibility of the newspapers that has a history of not ceasing its publication even when it members were killed," the statement said.

It said that the government's about-turn was taken "very seriously" and Mattoo was urged "that the government must own up to the ban". They also demanded a statement from the government "guaranteeing that the media operations" including, "the movement of staff, news gathering, printing and the distribution of the newspapers" would no longer be "hampered".

The statement added that editors and owners of the newspapers "regret that it may not be possible for us to resume publication of newspapers" on Wednesday morning.

around 2 p.m. and broke open the door to the second room, where Neha was found hanging from the ceiling fan.

"We have seized two suicide notes stating that no one should be held responsible for their extreme step," Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Rishi Pal told IANS. Another senior police officer said: "The daughter, in her suicide note, has written that they were feeling humiliated after the central agency's raids and that's why they are taking this extreme step."

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had raided their flat on Saturday and Monday morning, a neighbour told IANS. As for the whereabouts of Bansal's property dealer son Yo-

gesh Bansal, 29, Singh said: "We tried to contact him, but his mobile phone number is switched off. We haven't seen him for the past three-four days."

B.K. Bansal, Director General in the Corporate Affairs Ministry, was arrested on bribery charge on Monday by the CBI. Bansal was detained on Saturday on charge of receiving Rs 9 lakh from Mumbai-based Elder Pharmaceuticals. An alleged middleman Vishwadeep Bansal, who worked as the firm's distributor, was also arrested. The CBI had also booked company chief operating officer Anuj Saxena. The CBI is said to have found that the senior officer owned 20 properties in Haryana's Sirsa, Gurgaon and Faridabad as well as Delhi.

passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, which prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all occupations except in family business, with the provision for imprisonment of up to two years for any violation.

The Bill, which provides for enhanced punishment for violators, was passed by a voice vote.

It defines children between 14-18 years as adolescents and says that children should not be employed in any hazardous occupations.

The penalty for employing a child has been increased to imprisonment between six months and two years (from three months to one year), or a fine of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 (from Rs 10,000-

he helped his mother after school hours, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya told the Upper House that he had to work with his mother after attending classes as she could not afford a paid helper.

"India is a different country.

We must understand its culture and economy (before formulating any law)," he said replying to a debate on the bill.

According to provisions of the Bill, no child should be employed in any occupation or process except where he or she helps his family after school hours or helps his family in the fields, home based work, forest gathering or attends technical institutions during vacations for the purpose of learning.

RSS, BJP hit out at Congress on defamation case against Rahul

Foreign student enrolment in Indian varsities drops 6% over 2 yrs

against the RSS. The court proceedings are a big slap on its face," BJP national secretary Srikant Sharma told IANS. "If Rahul Gandhi has little bit shame left in him, he should apologise for his remark," Sharma said.

"There has been a trend in the Congress to insult nationalist forces and glorify terrorists. This is the reason they are disappearing from the political map of the country," he said.

Sharma asked Rahul Gandhi to read history to educate himself on the RSS and its activities.

"The RSS was invited to join the Republic Day parade at Rajpath by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru," the BJP leader said.

The Congress said on Tuesday that Rahul Gandhi will not apologise for his remark against the RSS. The opposition party said it will prove in court the connection Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse had with the RSS, saying "history can neither be changed nor rewritten.”

Rahul to face trial in RSS case if he doesn't show regret: SC new Delhi, July 19 (Pti): The Supreme Court today made it clear to Rahul Gandhi that he will have to face trial in a defamation case if he does not express regret over his statement blaming RRS for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination but the Congress remained unfazed ruling out such a possibility.

Without taking the name of RSS, the apex court also observed that Rahul should not have made a collective denunciation of an organisation.

While the Congress party asserted that Rahul would not apologise for the remarks, the RSS accused the Congress of maligning it and consistently spreading lies about it.

"We have held it may be historically correct but the fact or the statement has to meet the test of public good. You can't make collective denunciation,"

a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman said, posting the matter for further hearing on July 27.

The bench was hearing an appeal filed by Rahul seeking quashing of a criminal defamation case ordered by a magisterial court in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra for a public speech in which he had linked the RSS to Gandhiji's killing.

"Freedom is not crippled or curbed. What is curbed is defamatory speech.

What the writers, politicians, critics or antagonists say, you must have great magnitude to swallow," it said.

Wondering why he made a

speech quoting "wrong historical fact", the court observed, "What we have to see is whether the petitioner's allegations come under Section 499 (defamation) of IPC or not. Judgement is already there. You have to face trial, if you don't express regret."

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Donald Trump talks tough on law & order CLEVELAND, JuLy 19(REutERs): Donald Trump’s tough talk on law and order in a time of growing national insecurity appears to be winning over some of his fiercest skeptics - women initially put off by his swaggering tone, his clashes with female critics and past affairs.

But so far those are mostly conservative women. As Trump hones his message, the challenge is to make it also resonate among independent or undecided female voters who are crucial to his hopes of winning the U.S. presidential election in November.

Turmoil on the streets both abroad and at home could give Trump a new opportunity to do just that.

On Monday, Trump tried to seize it with an evening program at the Republican National Convention with several women speakers, including his wife Melania, focused on security. She told the convention that her husband would offer the country new leadership and keep it “safe and secure.”

Americans have been rattled by recent attacks in France and Florida, the murder of police officers in Texas and Louisiana, and widespread protests over the killings of unarmed black men, polls show.

“We’re not electing a husband, we’re not electing a preacher, we’re electing a leader,” said Kay White, a Republican delegate to the nominating convention from Tennessee who originally supported U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas in the

Melania Trump convention speech is similar to Michelle Obama’s from 2008 CLEVELAND, JuLy 19 (REutERs): Aspiring first lady Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Monday contained a section strikingly similar to that delivered at the Democratic convention in 2008 by the woman she hopes to succeed in the role.

A Trump campaign official suggested the similarity to Michelle Obama’s speech may have been the result of an error by her team of speech writers.

“My parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise; that you treat people with respect,” Melania, the wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, told the convention in Cleveland.

“They taught me to show the values and morals in my daily life. That is the lesson that I continue to pass along to our son.”

“And we need to pass those lessons on to the many generations to follow, because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achieveMelania Trump stands with her husband Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Republican ments is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”

National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on July 18. (REUTERS Photo) early nominating contests, or primaries.

For White, it’s a oneissue election. “Security,” she said. “Nothing else matters.” A year ago, Penny Nance, president of Concerned Women for America, a conservative advocacy group, was a blistering critic of the thrice-married Trump because of comments he made about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly that many felt were sexist.

But Nance now supports Trump and says the candidate can fashion an effective message for women centered on national se-

curity, she told Reuters on the sidelines of the convention. “Every day we wake up and get our kids ready for school and the television is on and there is another attack,” she said.

“SECURITY MOMS” For Trump, independents will be a tougher sell.

A majority of women who identify as “independent” continue to hold an unfavorable opinion of him.

According to a Reuters/ Ipsos opinion poll from June 1 to July 15, 64 percent of independent women voters expressed a “very

unfavorable” or “somewhat unfavorable” view of Trump. That compares with 89 percent of Democratic women voters and 31 percent of Republican women voters who have a similarly unfavorable view of the New York businessman.

Trump isn’t the first candidate whose tough talk on security has won over women voters. George W. Bush used the same message in his re-election campaign in 2004, in the midst of his “war on terror,” to appeal to so-called security moms who were con-

cerned about terrorism.

Bush garnered 48 percent of the vote of American women in that election. By comparison, Republican candidate Mitt Romney drew 44 percent in 2012, a full 10 points behind President Barack Obama.

Trump has had trouble convincing women nationally to support him ever since he entered the race in the summer of 2015, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling. Among women who are expected to vote on Nov. 8, a majority expressed an unfavorable opinion of him every time they were

asked in the polls.

This month, women appeared to have soured even more on the likely Republican nominee: 69 percent of likely women voters expressed an unfavorable opinion of Trump in the latest July 11-15 Reuters/ Ipsos polling, up from 63 percent in the five-day poll that ended on July 1.

Jen Lawless, director of the Women and Politics Institute at American University, said she doubted Trump could rehabilitate his image with most women voters, saying his conflict with Kelly, in particu-

That small section of Melania Trump’s roughly 15-minute speech, a highlight of the opening day of the convention, was similar to part of Michelle Obama’s speech in 2008 in support of her husband Barack Obama.

“And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say you’re going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect,” Michelle Obama said in her speech. “...And Barack Obama and I set out to build lives guided by these values, and pass them on to the next generations,” she added.

“Because we want our children, and all children in this nation, to know that the only limit to the height of your achievement is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”

Before Monday’s speech, Melania, a Slovenian-born jewelry designer and former model, told NBC’s Matt Lauer: “I wrote it... with as little help as possible.”

A spokesman for the Trump campaign called the speech a success, but suggested her writers may have mistakenly injected some borrowed language.

lar, had lasting damage.

“I think that ship has sailed,” Lawless said.

Trump’s problems with women were dramatized on Monday when Women for Trump, a voter-support group, held a sparsely attended event in Cleveland.

The moderator, Jennifer Hulsey, appeared to speak for a lot of women who have found a way to support Trump. “He’s not perfect, but neither am I,” Hulsey said.

Some of the women delegates interviewed by Reuters at the convention on Monday were scornful

of the criticism of Trump’s attitude toward women, pointing to his daughter Ivanka, who is a top executive in the Trump Organization.

Ivanka and his other daughter Tiffany are due to speak at the convention this week.

“He was not my first choice or even my second choice,” said Carol Del Carlo, a Trump supporter. But, “I look at him and I see how he treats his daughters.

They’re engaged, they look like a real, true family, they work in their father’s business, they’re advisors.”

Bad diet can lead to weight gain Liberal Chinese magazine shuts over Taiwan bus bursts into flames, killing 26, syDNEy, JuLy 19 (IANs): A bad diet has consequences on forced reshuffle of management the immune system which can lead to weight gain and other

signs of obesity, a recent study has revealed. According to the study, published in the Journal of Immunology, the researchers studied the impact of a western-style high fat diet on the immune system and came out with two surprising results.

“Our research looked at whether bad diets have consequences before we notice an increase in body weight. We found that over-consumption of saturated fats is a form of malnutrition: one that needs to be taken seriously,” Abigail Pollock, a researcher at the University of New South Wales, said.

The researchers examined the impact of dietary lipids on a class of immune cells -- T lymphocytes or T cells in which a diet rich saturated fats can impact immune function.

“We fed mice a western-style high fat diet for nine weeks to observe if this diet would impact the T cell response before the animal gains weight. Despite our hypothesis that the T cell response would be weakened we actually saw the opposite: the percentage of T cells multiplying increased,” added Pollock.

One clinical ramification of overactive T cells may be autoimmune disease where the immune system begins attacking healthy parts of the body, suggested the study. According to the study, the other unexpected finding was that T cell responses were altered even in the absence of obesity and obesity induced inflammation.

Dietary lipids do in fact directly influence T cell activation and responsiveness by altering the composition and the structure of the T cell membrane, suggested the study. “T cells are actually affected prior to the mice becoming overweight. Lipids in the diet change the abundance of lipids in the cell membrane, which in turn changes the structure of the cell altering the responsiveness of the T cells and changing the immune response,” added Pollock.

Why some people are more intelligent than others LONDON, JuLy 19 (IANs): The more variable a brain is and the more its different parts frequently connect with each other, the higher a person’s intelligence quotient (IQ) and creativity are, researchers have revealed for the first time.

In a bid to unlock the secrets of the human brain, a team of researchers led by the University of Warwick quantified the brain’s dynamic functions, identifying how different parts of the brain interact with each other at different times to discover how the intellect works. More accurate understanding of human intelligence could lead to future developments in artificial intelligence (AI).

“Advanced brain imaging techniques in our study has helped us gain insights and inform developments in artificial intelligence as well as help establish the basis for understanding and diagnosis of debilitating human mental disorders such as schizophrenia and depression,” explained Professor Jianfeng Feng from the department of computer science studies at Warwick.

Using resting-state MRI analysis on thousands of people’s brains around the world, the researchers found that the areas of the brain which are associated with learning and development show high levels of variability, meaning that they change their neural connections with other parts of the brain more frequently, over a matter of minutes or seconds.

On the other hand, regions of the brain which aren’t associated with intelligence -- the visual, auditory and sensory-motor areas -- show small variability and adaptability.

Currently, AI systems do not process the variability and adaptability that is vital, as evidenced by Professor Jianfeng’s research, to the human brain for growth and learning.

This discovery of dynamic functions inside the brain could be applied to the construction of advanced artificial neural networks for computers, with the ability to learn, grow and adapt.

This study may also have implications for a deeper understanding of another largely misunderstood field: mental health.

Knowing the root cause of mental health defects brings scientists exponentially closer to treating and preventing them in the future. The paper is forthcoming in the journal Brain.

BEIJING, JuLy 19 (REutERs): A leading liberal magazine in China has halted publication after a government body forced a sudden reshuffle of its leadership team, which its lawyer on Tuesday blamed on an effort to stifle voices that disagree with the ruling Communist Party.

Since taking office more than three years ago, President Xi Jinping has cracked down on dissent, reining in the media and detaining dozens of rights activists. The government denies any abuse of human rights or freedom of expression, saying it is going after lawbreakers.

Founded in 1991, the magazine, Yanhuang Chunqiu, also known as China Through the Ages, is known for challenging party views on sensitive issues, such as political reform and the Cultural Revolution.

It has been seen as a forum for more reform-minded officials and claims a circulation of about 200,000.

Last week, the Chinese National Academy of Arts, which is technically in charge of the magazine, decided to demote or replace its leadership, including publisher Du Daozheng, 92, a former head of the government’s publishing regulator.

In a statement dated Sunday and circulated online, Du said the magazine would stop publishing, accusing the academy of violating freedom of publication and of sending people to force their way into the newsroom and seize control of the website.

The academy did not answer repeated

telephone calls to seek comment. China’s publishing regulator, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, also did not respond to requests for comment.

The State Council Information Office, which oversees press communications for China’s cabinet, did not immediately respond to emailed questions.

The magazine’s lawyer, Mo Shaoping, told Reuters the party had clearly decided it had had enough of the magazine.

“It is the only magazine that speaks the truth,” Mo said. “They don’t want the magazine to exist anymore.”

Du is in hospital, Mo said. Du’s daughter, Du Mingming, herself under medical treatment in the United States, told Reuters she and her father would refuse to work anywhere else.

“We would rather be a broken piece of jade than a whole tile,” she said, invoking a Chinese proverb that rates a glorious death preferable to living in dishonour.

The party has tried to shut the magazine 19 times in the past 25 years, one of its editors told Reuters, seeking anonymity because the situation is sensitive.

It escaped closure last year after Xi intervened, a source with ties to the leadership told Reuters, also speaking on condition of anonymity.

“Yanhuang Chunqiu’s old comrades are not anti-party,” the source quoted Xi as saying, referring to the publisher and his team.

A policeman films the wreckage of a bus that crashed en route to Taoyuan airport, just south of the capital Taipei on July 19. (REUTERS Photo)

tAIPEI, JuLy 19 (REutERs): A Taiwan tour bus carrying tourists from China crashed into a highway railing en route to the airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing all 26 on board, Taiwanese authorities said.

The bus was carrying 24 tourists on an eight-day tour organised by a travel agency in China’s northeastern province of Liaoning, authorities said in a statement. The driver and the tour guide, both from Taiwan, were also killed.

“The fire moved very fast. All 26 died,” Lu Jui-yao, an official with the National Highway Police Bureau, told reporters.

Taiwan is a popular destination for mainland tourists, who provide a major source of tourism revenue for the island. Traffic accidents in Taiwan involving Chinese tourists are not uncommon.

China regards Taiwan as a renegade province and for years travel between the two sides was restricted, but tourist exchanges have deepened over the past two decades, with many Chinese visiting the democratically ruled island for the first time.

The cause of the fire was unclear.

Taiwan authorities were investigating.

Taiwan’s cabinet spokesman, Tung Chen-yuan, said government officials dealing with tourism and China affairs had reached out to their mainland counterparts and that they would help arrange for relatives of the victims to come to Taiwan. The passengers were on their way to Taoyuan, the island’s main airport just south of the capital Taipei, for their flight back to China when the accident happened.

North Korea fires three ballistic missiles

sEOuL, JuLy 19 (REutERs): North Korea fired three ballistic missiles on Tuesday which flew between 500 and 600 km (300-360 miles) into the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves by the isolated country.

The U.S. military said it detected launches of what it believed were two Scud missiles and one Rodong, a homegrown missile based on Sovietera Scud technology.

North Korea has fired both types numerous times in recent years, an indication that unlike recent launches that were seen as efforts by the North to improve its missile capability, Tuesday’s were meant as a show of force.

“This smells political rather than technical to me,” said Melissa Hanham, a senior research associate at the U.S.-based Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California.

“I think the number and

distance of the missiles lets them remind the ROK (Republic of Korea) of what they are up against,” she said, referring to South Korea by its official name.

North Korea and the rich, democratic South are technically still at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty. The North regularly threatens to destroy the Japan, South Korea and the South’s main ally, the United States.

The launches came nearly a week after South Korea and the United States chose a site in the South to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) anti-missile system to counter threats from the North, which had prompted Pyongyang to threaten a “physical response”.

“Our assessment is that it was done as a show of force,” a South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff official said at a briefing.

The missiles were launched from an area in the North’s western region called Hwangju

between 5:45 a.m. South Korea time (2045 GMT Monday) and 6:40 a.m., the South’s military said, an indication that the North was confident they would not crash on its own territory.

“The ballistic missiles’ flight went from 500 km to 600 km, which is a distance far enough to strike all of South Korea, including Busan,” the South’s military said in a statement.

Busan is a South Korean port city in the south.

North Korea has test-fired a series of ballistic missiles in recent months, in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, including intermediaterange missiles in June and a submarine-launched missile this month.

“In addition to the basic goal of enhancing missile units’ readiness to fight, it might be a way of reminding their southern neighbours that the site chosen for a THAAD battery in South Korea is within reach,” Joshua Pollack, editor of the U.S.-based

Nonproliferation Review, said of Tuesday’s launches.

South Korea announced last week the THAAD system would be deployed in the southeastern county of Seongju.

In addition to the decision to base a THAAD system in South Korea, the United States recently angered North Korea by blacklisting its leader Kim Jong Un for human rights abuses.

“The threat to our national security is growing very quickly in a short period of time,” South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn told parliament on Tuesday.

BOMBS, MISSILES AND SANCTIONS North Korea conducted its fourth test of a nuclear device in January, and activity at its nuclear test site has increased recently, according to media reports in South Korea and Japan citing government officials, as well as a report by Washingtonbased North Korea monitoring

project 38 North.

Following the latest nuclear test and a February space rocket launch that was widely viewed as a missile test in disguise, the U.N. Security Council imposed tough new resolutions that further isolate North Korea.

While China supported tougher sanctions against its neighbour and ally North Korea, it has sharply criticized the decision to base a THAAD battery in South Korea, saying the move would destabilize the security balance in the region.

“The situation on the Korean peninsula is severe and complex and all sides should avoid any actions that raise tensions,” China’s foreign ministry said, echoing previous statements.

Japan denounced the launches.

“The latest launch is a breach of the UN Security Council resolution and is extremely hazardous to shipping and aircraft and we have strongly protested,” the Japanese government said in a statement.

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e the people of Nagaland ought to have realised by now that when we criticise the Government of our own 'elected' representatives we are actually criticising ourselves. So let us go right ahead and criticise ourselves. The recent comical performance by our so-called 'elected' Members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly reflects in no uncertain terms that 'Democracy' in Nagaland is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The health of Nagaland Democracy has no chance of recovery because it has been admitted into the dysfunctional 'never to be completed' Referral Hospital in Kohima.

Part I of our story: The Indian National Congress (INC) is a National Political Party at war with the BJP at the Centre on critical ideological policy differences including matters of extremely intolerant Hindutva prosecution of minorities like us... amongst others. Every Naga, capable of thinking, ought to know that the erstwhile Opposition Jokers, [the Nagaland chapter of Indian National Congress], joined the present NPF/NDA government against the expressed wish of their High Command, despite BJP being a coalition partner, had nothing to do with wanting to speeding up the 'peace process' by any stretch of imagination. It was simply a childish smoke screen, concealing their core intention of salvaging power to recover the election expenditure by hook or by crook...mostly by crook!

Nothing more nothing less! In so doing, they practically compromised and destroyed the democratic structure of an indispensible opposition bench in our NLA. They have blatantly let the people of Nagaland down just to satisfy their personal selfish agenda. The Joint Legislative Committee taking a Naga Political awareness campaign holiday to the mainland Delhi without even knowing anything about the "Framework Agreement" can at best be described as a stand-up comedian performance. It's no wonder why India ig-

nores the general Nagas population as an inconsequential subhuman, unworthy of real consultation. At the end of the day, their 'hard work' has only resulted in the INC now questioning BJP Government as to whether this non-transparent 'framework agreement' was signed between GoI and NSCN (IM) at the cost of sovereign integrity of India.

Part II: Closer to home take a dispassionate look at our ground reality: According to media report, the Twelfth session of the twelfth Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) completed their two days 'serious' State business in just 49 minutes flat. Wonder never ceases in Nagaland for all the wrong reasons.

Imagine the gigantic corruptive rubbish piled up in our backyard but our government has shown no backbone in wanting to clean up the mess...rather add more to the existing pile like it was nobody's business: What of (a) the scathing CAG report of financial misappropriation pending against all the major departments in the GoN? (b) The candid HPC report and recommendations against mounting corruption both by the NPGs and the State Government which has been left in the cold storage with the excuse of it still being studied for the past year without action? Are the people being made to believe that there are no more working brains left in Nagaland bureaucracy for them to study a simple report without an answer for so long? (c) The lack of spine to constitute Lok Ayukta in the State to check corruption and scams of varied description and being looked at as a threat against their baser interest? (d) Backdoor appointment system? (e) The stifling mafia taxation system being imposed by all the NPG factions like there was no Government? (e) Can it be denied that our very own GoN, rather than check and control the blatant excesses being committed by the factions, is instead not only a serious revenue contributor to the Factions but is also financially torturing the common man through its own home-grown

Hull boss Steve Bruce interviewed for England job London, JuLy 19 (ReuteRs): Hull City boss Steve Bruce has been interviewed by a threeman Football Association (FA) panel for the England manager's job, according to British media reports. The post became vacant when Roy Hodgson quit following the team's early exit from Euro 2016. Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce is tipped as the favourite for the job by British media after the club confirmed he was in talks with FA. United States manager Juergen Klinsmann, Bournemouth's Eddie Howe and former England manager Glenn Hoddle are among those who have also been linked with the job.

Chilean footballers vote to strike, matches called off sAntIAGo, JuLy 19 (ReuteRs): Chile's footballers have voted to go on strike, forcing the start of the league season to be postponed. The players' union Sifup is unhappy at a decision to reduce promotion and relegation in the new season, a move which it says has cost 120 players their jobs in the top two divisions. It has also complained about unpaid wages at some clubs. "The professional players unanimously decided to follow the call to stop the national championship," said Sifup in a statement. The Chilean FA (ANFP) has ruled that only one team will relegated and one team promoted between the top tier, known as the Primera Division, and second tier, known as the Primera B, at the end of the 2016/17 season. Meanwhile, there will be no promotion or relegation at all between the second and third tier, known as the Segunda. Sifup said the decision had "reduced the competitiveness of the domestic tournaments, where the clubs, who do not see themselves as threatened in case of a poor campaign, have drastically cut the costs of their squads." It said that 120 players had seen their contracts terminated in the top two tiers and 300 in the third tier. The ANFP confirmed that the start of the season at the weekend would be postponed and said that the reduced promotion and relegation was for the upcoming season only. "We regret Sifup's decision to ratify the strike, a situation which will have negative efforts on the championship, the fans, the players and the sport in general," it said.

FIFA Head of Referees to visit India new deLhI, JuLy 19 (PtI): FIFA's head of referees Massimo Busacca will visit India for the first time to attend the All India Football Federation's courses for officials from July 22 to 29 in Cochin. Busacca will be visiting Cochin over the weekend on the sidelines of the AIFF-organised FIFA MA Refereeing Courses. All elite Referees, Assistant Referees and Referee Assessors/Instructors would be participating in the Courses. "This is the first time ever that a FIFA Head of Referees will be visiting India," Col Goutam Kar (Retd), Head of Referees, AIFF told www.the-aiff.com. "His presence will boost the morale of the participants. He is a great motivator and we are all looking forward to attending his session," he added.

Rooney, De Gea part of Manchester United's squad to China MAnchesteR, JuLy 19 (IAns): Forward Wayne Rooney and goalkeeper David De Gea have been kept in the 25-member Manchester United football squad which will travel to China for a pre-season tour. New signings Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mikhitaryan are both named in the travelling party. England’s Marcus Rashford and Chris Smalling are also in the list. Luke Shaw, who is fit after an injury layoff is included, as are Will Keane and Andreas Pereira who scored the goals in the 2-0 win at Wigan on Saturday. Young defender Axel Tuanzebe, who coach Jose Mourinho spoke about enthusiastically after the game, has also made the pre-season trip. United will lock horns with Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on Friday and then play against Manchester City in Beijing on Monday. Rashford said he is looking forward to his first senior tour having only broken into the Red Devils squad for the first time last February. He however, became an United regular and also earned his England call up a few months later. "It means a lot to be going," Rashford told manutd.com on Tuesday. "It’s an opportunity to show the manager what you've got and you have to take the opportunity when it comes. "It would be a massive experience especially with the players that could be going as well. I’ve got a lot I can learn from them." Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the French duo of Morgan Schneiderlin and Anthony Martial have been given time to recover from their exertions at Euro 2016.

revenue departments as additional key players? (f) Does it not reflect poorly on the government that ACAUT should be shouldering the responsibility that the GoN ought to have shouldered and at least promptly and stringently prosecute the already exposed fuel adulteration mafia with sufficient evidence stacked against them? Choosing to remain silent despite F & CS Department is seriously being suspected to be in nexus with these adulterating vultures was and is not an honourable option even if he has given instruction to set up SIT; He owes it to the people to declare his government's moral policy stand on critical issues such as all these and more.

The depraved mismanagement list can go on and on... with no reprieve in sight for the common people. It almost appears like good governance is no longer an issue for the present government. On the other hand look at the significant achievement of the last Assembly...The precious 49 minutes was spent to pass a Bill to increase their own salaries further to satisfy their insatiable comfort zone while families of many a Government servant... (SSA teachers etc?) ...go hungry without pay and students go without their scholarships? What the CM had said about the Central flagship projects has a ring of half truth that without the release of fund by the Centre for the projects, those appointed under such projects cannot be paid. The NSSATA is rightly contesting the 'co-terminus' proposition based on the technical order of actual appointment which the government ought to scrutinise more closely. If we however pause a while and ask why the GoI has not released the fund, the bottom-line reason will invariably be because the GoN has either not bothered to earmark their 10% State share contribution to the project or have failed to satisfactorily submit the utilisation certificate.

But what about the funds already released by the Centre and still not being paid to the concerned...like the four lanes road project for

which land compensation has already been released? Who in power really cares? Their ruthless reality is to do with the survival of the fittest...dog eat dog...End of story. The simple fact is that there is no opposition bench in our NLA to question the performance of the ruling bench. Internal source say that there was a general whip served to all Members not to raise any question in the Assembly. Wow... that is really pathetic if true! Each member in the NLA with portfolio(s) has an unclean finger in the pie without doubt. With or without a whip, it would have been downright stupid for any member to raise any official question in the Assembly against any financial irregularities of other departments for simple logical reason that his peers would then also exercise their rights to raise questions against him about his own financial indiscretion in his own sector. So...why should there be any question(s) Mr. Chief Minister Sir?! Come to think of it, some might even say... taking 49 minutes in two working days to wind up the State business under such a congenial setting, is utterly inefficient! It should have been completed in less than 30 minutes.

The bottom-line of painting this broad unsavoury canvas is simply to encourage another focused discourse that has relevant importance: I seriously believe that we the people are directly responsible for creating the Frankenstein and the Ali Baba leaders that we have. In all fairness we can't blame our politicians alone. Once joining the fray, even the staunchest Christian has no choice but to become corrupt as long as the unfortunate system of selling and buying votes during the election remains. We have 'vote sellers' and therefore there are 'vote buyers'... we have 'vote buyers' and therefore there are 'vote sellers'. This is the absolute core of the despicable vicious cycle that is spinning our world out of control into the cesspit. When voters insist on selling votes the candidates have no choice but to buy it because they are

in the contest to win. This compels them to sell, mortgage whatever assets they possess, take heavy 'naga' loans @ 10% per month in desperation to buy the votes. Many of the candidates are known to have spent Rs.15-45 Crores for this mother of all gambling! They do not spend this much for free as a social service. Therefore the story at Part I and Part II of this write-up concerning the desperate effort to recuperate the election investment becomes a natural compulsive trait without exception as a human being. Now, what we... the voters...must understand is that when we sell our votes it amounts to selling our rights.

Take an analogy...when we go into a shop and pay for a commodity and then destroy that purchased commodity in front of that shopkeeper, that shop keeper will have no right to tell us not to destroy the commodity... because he has already sold it. Selling our votes has the same implication here. Therefore we have no right to ask for development or anything else from our Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries/Advisors because they have purchased our rights and they are entitled to use it in any way they want. So why complain about bad roads? Why complain about anything else? Let our Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries/Advisors make up their election losses from our public exchequer meant for us and steal some more for the next round of election when they will again have to buy our votes because we will be selling it. Is this agreeable? Certainly not!

The next election is not too far away. Unless the Church, the Apex Tribal Hohos, the NGOs , the youth and every concerned citizen takes a proactive responsibility to spread this awareness to the masses at the earliest...

We will continue to get this kind of a government that we deserve. Give it a serious thought or else democracy in Nagaland will never leave the ICU! Khekiye K. Sema IAS (Rtd) Upper Forest Colony, Kohima

Are We Role Models To Our Children?

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oday our life is greatly influenced by technology and almost everyone from children to old age people could not imagine spending a day without a mobile phone at hand. Even though the advantages of the latest mobile technology outshine the disadvantages caused by it in our life, the tendency of excessive dependence on mobile gadgets may cause irreparable damages to humanity in long run. I am sure that the shortcomings described below would be applicable to most of us.

We adults try to restrict use of mobile phones by children but many of us set ourselves as worst examples in front of them. Whether it is at home or at office we never part ourselves away from the gadget. Many schools have banned the use of mobile phones by students inside the school campuses but very few schools could effectively restrict its teachers from using the same during school hours. Even many teachers use mobiles inside class rooms. If we check the Facebook and WhatsApp status of many of us during the school and office hours, definitely majority of us will be available online and one could get instant responses. The free periods of teachers are meant for utilizing in preparatory works, evaluation works etc and being engaged with mobile phones during the school hours would definitely divert our attention away from such works. Moreover, when students observe us using mobile phones during school hours we forgo our moral right to prevent

them from using the same. Recently a State Govt. has banned teachers carrying mobile phones during training sessions as many were found busy using social media during such training sessions. This is not the case with teachers alone. We often come across instances of officials spending much time over mobiles on casual talk while we wait in front of them for few minutes of works.

The worst scenario is people using mobile phones while driving.

What discipline will our children who sit besides us in the car learn if we practice this dangerous habit?

Has anyone ever heard about the traffic police charge sheeting people for this offence? When a person is penalized for not wearing helmet which is meant for the safety of his own life, an act that may endanger the life of others is simply overlooked by the law enforcing agencies.

The situation is not different at homes. Many of us are active members in various Facebook and WhatsApp groups and the game starts in the early morning itself. We may not exchange a smile with the family members at home but would be so prompt in posting good morning and good night messages in the social media. I have come across many parents depriving their own children of quality time and at the same time getting busy in the social media with their concerns and care for the society. Even some parents get irritated when children interrupt them while they are occupied with important (?) interactions in the social media. If we

parents behave in this manner, what will our children learn from us?

I accept that parents do have friends and feelings and I am not against them using the social media at home. At this age of smart phones it is not at all possible for anyone to be away from them. All we need to do is to have distinct time schedule for every activity. In that way we can easily come out of the addictive habits of mobile use. Initially our friends may feel bad for the delayed responses but in course of time they will understand us and would also change themselves. Thus we can balance between friends and family and could also make our children follow systematic life style.

Finally, let me say few words of caution to employers and officers.

Today most of the working people find it difficult to balance between work and family. An employer/officer has every right to get the maximum work from his employees. But he must remember an important fact that he is boss to his employees and subordinates and not to their family members. Employees should be trained to complete their office works during the working hours and carrying office works to home should be discouraged. Calling employees over phone beyond the office hours should be avoided unless there is some emergency. After all every one work for the wellbeing of their family and do deserve a peaceful and joyful family life after the office hours.

Nellayappan B, Bhandari

A story of left hand fingers A Reflection on Naga National Movement

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nce upon a time, a golden ring was given to left hand to wear. The left hand was so pleased that it would beautify all the left hand fingers.

However, in the process to collecting the golden ring, each finger started claiming that it should wear and did not want other fingers to wear it. The thumb claimed that it should wear it because it is the biggest among them. The index-finger also claimed that it should wear it because it is the forefinger. The middle finger argued that it should wear it because it is the tallest among them. The ring finger claimed that it should wear it because it is the ring finger. The smallest finger also claimed to wear it because according to most Naga tradition, the youngest person inherits the house of the parents.

They were so selfish and had less concern for the common welfare.

Each finger attempted to collect it by itself, but everyone failed to get it, because it cannot put the golden ring on it by itself. One day, they realized that all of them belong to the same hand. They realized that it was foolish to fight against each other and waste

time. So they decided that they would collect the golden ring together and put it on the ring finger. Accordingly, they collected it together and put it on the ring finger. It beautified all of them and they rejoice together.

The Nagas being of the same race have the same goal to attain the selfgovernment. However, in the process of struggling to reinstate their independence, they got divided on ideological differences and perhaps also on leadership crisis. Gradually hatred and enmity crept into the Naga National Movement. Some years back the national workers fought among themselves and public were also divided in support of one group against the others. The Nagas need to realize like that of the fingers that they belong to the same race and have common objective to achieve. Thus they must openly come together and work together to attain their desired goal.

It is important to understand that the Nagas by nature cannot live under the suppression and dominance of someone else. If one group tries to suppress the others, unwanted things may happen again. The Nagas have been witnessing it. It is also not ap-

propriate to bark behind others. As a concern citizen, I would appeal that all the groups must come together and work together for the benefit of all so that everyone will be benefitted and rejoice together.

Many Naga intellectuals have expressed that it would be wiser on the part of Government of India to invite all the stockholders to negotiation table instead of declaring one group as terrorist. Declaring a Naga group as terrorist may not bring any solution.

Rather it would aggravate the situation. Also declaring Nagaland State as disturbed area and imposing ASPA is making Nagas to recollect the past Indo-Naga conflict where innocent Nagas were harassed, tortured, killed and their women were mercilessly raped and their houses and granaries were burnt into ashes. It is only creating fear-psychosis hatred. The policy of repression may not be the best possible way and means to contain violence. The only possible way may be treating all the groups equally, fairly and amicably work together towards permanent Indo-Naga settlement.

Yiepetso Wezah Pfutsero town

Pride of the Nation: Nagaland In our 53 years of statehood there are many factors which make me proud to be a part of our Nation: Nagaland: 1. I take pride in condition of our roads. The condition of our roads, are such that, I find it very difficult to explain to my children the differences between the river and the roads 2. I take pride in stating that our non existence medical colleges and engineering colleges are at par with any other institutes in India. The level of Excellency of learning and teaching is such that even after 53 years of statehood our students have to go outside for further studies and our youngsters have to demand the Government to establish a mere Government law college.

3. I take pride in stating that our Government Hospitals and Health centre’s are so well equipped that except for Dysentery, headaches, and common flu our people have to go outside the state for treatment.

4. I take pride in stating that our horticultural and food grain production is able to feed the Nation: Nagaland for one whole month in a year, and for the rest eleven months we depend on other states of India.

5. I take pride in being the only state in India to have completed 100% electrification.

Proud to state that all the villages and all remote areas have been electrified with burrowed hydro power from our neighboring states ASSAM and MEGHALAYA. If at all our neighbors refused to give us their hydro power we will be in complete darkness.

6. I take pride in stating that any official of high position in the society can be a symbol of corruption and commit any crime but be 100% sure that his tribesmen and clansmen will support him to the fullest, which encourages him to do more.

7. I take pride in the NLPT act.

Due to this act our state has become the wettest state and adulterated liquor is available in all the Pan shops, hotels and grocery shops.

8. I take pride in stating that despite all this our people keeps whining and complaining from the comfort of their kitchen; and some are great warriors in social media but never walks when required. (excluding those who walks the talk) Jevito Shohe, Dimapur

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

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Kanye West accused of ‘inciting hatred’ for Taylor SwifT

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apper Kanye West has been accused of "inciting hatred" for singer Taylor Swift amidst their recent feud. After their phone conversation discussing West's controversial new song "Famous" was leaked by reality TV personality Kim Kardashian, a source close to Swift claimed that the "Gold digger" rapper "continued to attack" her, reports people. com.

"Since 2009, when Kanye West stormed the The video and audio of the theme song of 40 Days of Revival 'I'm a Revivalist' by Tali Angh officially released on YouTube and Indihut. You can watch it here on YouTube https://youtu.be/B_Phkf6lk-Y, and download the audio for free on Indihut stage and ripped the microphone out of Taylor's here http://indihut.com/tali-angh/ hand, he has been trying to rewrite history; one that includes President Obama calling him a jacka** because of his actions," a source close to Swift said. he Duchess of Cam- London home.

"For seven years, Kanye has bridge's younger sisMatthews got down on continued to attack Taylor, ter Pippa Middleton one knee while they were attempting to incite hatred and hedge fund manager visiting the picturesque for her at his live shows and James Matthews have an- Lake District and proposed on social media, even gonounced their engage- to the 32-year-old Middleing so far as portraying her ment. ton. naked in his most recent music video," the insider couple confirmed ruMiddleton played a continued and went on to mors in a statement to prominent role in the 2011 accuse West of being obBritain's Press Associa- royal wedding of her older sessed with Swift. tion on Tuesday, saying sister Kate and Prince Wilthey planned to marry next liam at Westminster Abbey year. The statement comes in London, a wedding that as Middleton appeared in was seen live by a worldphotographs with a dia- wide television audience. mond engagement ring on Source: Chicago Tribune her left hand as she left her

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"His obsession with and harassment of Taylor over the last seven years is unhealthy and if he were not a celebrity, he would be considered a stalker," the source

added. West famously interrupted Swift's speech at the 2009 MTV VMA Awards.

The two appeared to have ended their feud when she presented him with the MTV

Video Vanguard Award at last year's event. But they began feuding again after West's single "Famous" was released earlier this year.

Source: IANS

Emmy nomination for Monica Dogra’s International Show

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‘Think green and live clean’, a new social cause song on earth by Oren Mozhui has been released on different websites. The music of the song is Acoustic jazz and is recorded at Thsaly Sangtam ‘home recording studio,’ Dimapur.

Arnold Schwarzenegger still Not divorced

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Virie and Zaza presents special number during the 1st North East Power Team Conference 2016 organized by PhytoScience Trendmakers Pvt. Ltd. alongwith Nagaland Power Team (Phyto Science) at Regional Centre of Excellence for Music & Performing Arts (RCEMPA), Jotsoma on July 18. (Morung Photo)

ctor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver still haven't divorced -- despite splitting up five years ago.

The former couple broke up in July 2011 after it emerged the "Terminator" actor had fathered a son with their housekeeper and although they have both moved on with their lives, neither are keen to make the split official.

According to tmz.com, the pair didn't have a pre-

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Justin Bieber 'obsessed' with Pokémon Go

nuptial agreement and had already worked out how to split their $400 million fortune.

As their children -Katherine, 26, Christina, 24, Patrick, 22, and Christopher, 19 -- are all adults, there are no custody issues.

Sources claim that one of the reasons could be that neither wants to walk away from $200 million and other insiders have speculated that Shriver, 60, doesn't believe in divorce.

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inger Justin Bieber is reportedly obsessed with popular augmented reality (AR) game Pokémon Go. The 22-year-old singer and his friends are big fans of the gaming app, which allows users to catch Pokémon in the real world, and

managed to go largely unnoticed as they joined others on a Poké-hunt in Central Park here on Monday, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Bieber's friend Alfredo Flores posted a video of them on Instagram and wrote: "When Gyrados decides to pop up across the

street from Central Park and all hell breaks loose!"

Bieber's manager Scooter Braun also shared the video and wrote: "This is amazing. Justin Bieber and Alfredo Flores in New York City looking for Pokémon and no one looks at who is next to them".

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Bollywood actors are top-notch, says Nathan Jones

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UK Naga Association observed its 11th annual meet on July 8 and 9 in a little Welsh village called Crickhowell. Around forty people gathered for the weekend in this scenic little hide away to a fabulous get-together.

inger-actress Monica Dogra's international docu-series "Woman With Gloria Steinem" based on gender-related violence has been nominated in the Outstanding Documentary or Non Fiction Series category at the upcoming 68th Emmy Awards. "I can't believe that 'Woman...' has been nominated for best non-fiction series! But at the same time, I feel like the series as a whole well deserved it," Monica said in a statement.

"Thanks to Gloria Steinem and the entire production team, we are bringing very important women's issues to light through the power of mainstream media. But an Emmy! This is one of the most prestigious honours.

I feel lucky and blessed," she added.

Steinem is the executive producer and host of the series, which is nominated alongside "American Masters", "Chef's Table", "Mak-

etired wrestler and Australian actor Nathan Jones, who is making his Bollywood debut with 'A Flying Jatt,' says Hindi film actors are top notch and that made his job much simpler. Nathan will be seen as a super villain in Remo D'Souza 'A Flying Jatt,' which is slated to release on August 25.

"It's awesome seeing them (Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone) working there (in Holly-

05:00 Pm wood). It's a pleasure working here (in Bollywood)."

"The better the actor that I am working with, the better I become. Bollywood actors are top notch and that made my job much easier," Nathan told reporters here at the trailer launch the movie when asked about BTown actors going to West.

The 45 year old actorwrestler reveals that he has seen few Bollywood films.

"I have seen couple of Bollywood films. Romance is

not my style. I am an action guy. I don't mind doing romance but there should be action as well," Nathan added.

In 'A Flying Jatt,' produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Motion Pictures, actor Tiger Shroff will be seen romancing Jacqueline Fernandez. Asked which actress he would like to romance with on the screen, Nathan quipped Jacqueline.

Source: PTI

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

MDFA informs football clubs

Mokokchung, July 19 (MExn): All registered clubs under Mokokchung District Football Association (MDFA) are informed to renew their club registration. Also, football clubs applying for fresh registration can be done on or be-

Russia's Rio status hangs by thread as IOC considers ban

fore August 31. The registration process is important for any future activity under MDFA, a press release from the MDFA stated. Registration can be done from 3Kit Photo Shop, Alongmen Ward, Mokokchung Town.

MonTrEal, July 19 (aFP): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is holding emergency talks Tuesday to decide Russia's said. Asked about medal prospects, the vet- status for the Rio Olympics eran administrator said it should not be a after an investigation found surprise if India finish on the podium. "My rampant state-run doping view is that we have a chance in mixed dou- at the 2014 Sochi Winter bles and men's doubles," the president of Games and other events.

The World Anti-Doping All India Tennis Association said.

Last Saturday, the Indian pair of Paes Agency (WADA) called for and Bopanna dished out a dominat- all Russian competitors ing performance to trounce the visitors and officials to be banned 6-3 6-4 6-4 to guide India into the World from next month's Games Group Play-offs. The reluctant partners for and other events after the report unveiled what IOC the Rio Olympics did not face any compe- president Thomas Bach tition from the Koreans in what was their called "a shocking and unonly competitive match together before precedented attack on the the Games. integrity of sports and on the Olympic Games."

A probe by Canadian law professor Richard McLaren for WADA found Russia's secret service helped "the state-dictated failsafe system" carried out by the Moscow sports ministry and sprawling into 30 sports over five years.

"The scale of what was happening requires Russia be banned from the Olympics and Paralympics," said British IOC athletes commission member Adam over local rivals Atletico Madrid in three Pengilly. years. La Liga runners-up Real begin their When asked if no ban 2016-17 campaign, in what will be man- imposed could mark the ager Zinedine Zidane's first full season in beginning of the end of the charge, away to Real Sociedad on Aug. 21. IOC, former skeleton com-

AITA chief hopeful of medal in tennis nEw DElhi, July 19 (PTi): Boosted

by Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna's clinical performance in the Asia/Oceania Group I against South Korea, AITA chief Anil Khanna says Indian men stand a chance of winning a medal at the Rio Olympics, though mixed doubles remains the country's best bet. Paes and Bopanna kept their off-court differences aside to outclass the Korean pair of Seong Chan Hong and Hong Chung in straight sets at the grass courts of Chandigarh Club last weekend.

"It came at the right time. Both Leander and Rohan played really well and it bodes well for them ahead of Olympics," Khanna

Ronaldo pledges to 'come back stronger' after knee injury

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MaDriD, July 19 (rEuTErs): Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to come back stronger for the coming season after suffering a knee injury in Portugal's triumphant Euro 2016 final earlier this month.

The Real Madrid forward, who is in this year's Best Player in Europe shortlist, was carried off the pitch on a stretcher after 25 minutes in the final against hosts France. "I just wanted to thank all my fans," Ronaldo said in a video on his Instagram account. "I wanted to tell them that all is well and that I will come back much stronger. Thank you, long live Portugal." The 31-year-old, who racked up 51 goals in 48 games last season, scored the decisive penalty to seal Real's second Champions League final success

petitor Pengilly replied, "it certainly has that potential."

WADA's executive committee said the IOC and the International Paralympics Committee should "decline entries, for Rio 2016, of all athletes submitted by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and the Russian Paralympic Committee."

It also called for Russian officials implicated in the scandal to be sacked and for "Russian government officials to be denied access to international competitions, including Rio 2016."

McLaren said the coverup started in 2010 after Russia's "abysmal" results at the Vancouver Winter Olympics and continued until 2015 after the Sochi Games. It included

the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow and 2013 World University Games in Kazan.

President Vladimir Putin made the Sochi Games a showcase event and spent more than $50 billion staging the Games.

Russia, which strongly denies any state involvement in doping, is already banned from international athletics by world governing body IAAF because of doping exposed last year.

There will be mounting pressure for that to be extended, even though Bach and some international federations have called for a way for Russian athletes proved to be clean to compete in Rio. "The IOC will not hesitate to take the toughest

sanctions available against any individual or organization implicated," Bach said in a statement announcing the IOC conference on Tuesday to consider provisional sanctions.

- Failsafe doping McLaren's bombshell report said the sports ministry under Vitaly Mutko organized the subterfuge under which tainted urine samples were replaced and kept away from international observers.

"The Moscow laboratory operated for the protection of doped Russian athletes within a state-dictated failsafe system," McLaren said. "The Sochi laboratory operated a unique sampleswapping methodology to enable doped Russian athletes to compete at the Winter Olympic Games," he added.

According to the report, "the Ministry of Sport directed, controlled and oversaw the manipulation of athletes' analytical results or sample swapping."

It pointed to "the active participation" and assistance of the FSB federal security service, athletes training groups and the Moscow and Sochi laboratories.

With the Rio Games due to start August 5, US

Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun said the IOC, WADA and world governing bodies must "impose sanctions that are appropriate in relation to the magnitude of these offenses and give clean athletes some measure of comfort they will be competing on a level playing field in Rio." WADA president Craig Reedie said Russia must sack government officials implicated in the wideranging doping scheme.

The Kremlin said officials named in the report would be suspended, but also denounced the "dangerous" interference of politics in sport. It did not say which officials would be affected. However, Mutko and his deputy Yury Nagornykh were among those named in the report.

Russian media appeared resigned to a blanket ban in Rio. "The WADA report makes Russia's disqualification very probable," the Kommersant newspaper suggested, while Gazeta.ru headlined their story "why Russia has already lost the Games".

In China, the state-run Global Times took the view that "Banning Russia will tarnish Olympic spirit".

Dortmund in talks with Bayern over Goetze return England recall Anderson, Stokes for 2nd test

Munich, July 19 (rEuTErs): Borussia Dortmund have started transfer talks with Bayern Munich over attacking midfielder Mario Goetze's possible return to Westfalenstadion, according to a media report. Goetze won two Bundesliga titles with Dortmund before joining Bayern in 2013 but failed to secure a starting place in three seasons under coach Pep Guardiola, who has since joined Premier League side Manchester City.

The 24-year-old has also been linked in British media with a move to former Dortmund boss Juergen Klopp at Liverpool.

"I can confirm that talks with Borussia Dortmund have taken place. There have

also been talks with his agent, but the deal is not done just yet. Both clubs will have to reach an agreement over a transfer fee first," Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told Sport1.

The Germany international scored three goals in 14 Bundesliga appearances last season having only returned to fitness in February following a five-month injury break after suffering an adductor muscle injury in October.

"Goetze has been at Bayern for three years and it did not work out for him. I am not surprised that Goetze wants to leave.

He is 24 years old and needs to play regularly," Rummenigge added.

lonDon, July 19 (rEuTErs): England have recalled bowler James Anderson, all-rounder Ben Stokes and leg-spinner Adil Rashid to a 14-man squad for the second test against Pakistan at Old Trafford starting on Friday.

Lancashire's Anderson and Durham's Stokes have been facing each other in the County Championship and came through the first innings of the match with-

out any trouble from recent injuries.

Anderson, England's record wicket-taker, has recovered from a stress fracture of his right shoulder and bowled 22 overs in the match at Southport, taking 3-58 over the weekend.

Stokes, who has not played a test since the victory over Sri Lanka at Headingley in May, has recovered from surgery on a torn cartilage in his left knee and

also made a wicket-taking return.

Yorkshire's Rashid, who last played in a test in November against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, has been included as a second spin option and is hoping to add to his three caps.

England are aiming to bounce back in the fourtest series after Pakistan's 10-wicket bowler Yasir Shah inspired the tourists to a 75-run victory at Lord's

on Sunday.

Middlesex seamer Toby Roland-Jones, who was in the 12-man squad for the first test, is the only player to miss out.

Squad Alastair Cook (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Gary Balance, Jake Ball, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes

AON to participate in National offroad events

DiMaPur, July 19 (MExn): The Association of Offroaders Nagaland (AON) will be participating in the Force Gurkha Rainforest Challenge (RFC) 2016 and India 4x4 week.

Yanrenthung Jamio, member of AON, will be competing in the RFC India season 3 scheduled for July 22 to 29 in Goa with Siddhartha Santosh of BODA (Bangalore Offroad Drivers Association). The duo will be competing in the 1600cc petrol category in a Maruti Gypsy with a 1.6L engine, modified to tackle any offroad terrain, a press release from the AON

stated. The duo aims at improving last year's result where they came 6th overall and 2nd runners-up in class.

Khrozo Nuh and Senthungo Ovung will be representing AON in the first India 4X4 Week which will be held in Goa from July 22 to 24. It will feature a number of activities including displays, test tracks, offroad tracks and trails, RFC India Season 3 and other competitions, interactions, information and entertainment sessions.

RFC India is part of the RFC Global Series that includes events in Italy, Russia, the Balkans, Poland, Sri Lan-

1 month free Kung Fu camp underway

Mokokchung, July 19 (MExn): In an effort to promote the martial art of Kung Fu, local coach Mongsen Longkkumer under the aegis of the All Nagaland Kung Fu Association (ANKFA), Mokokchung is conducting a month-long free coaching camp at Mopungchuket village where 15 young boys are being trained. The coaching camp began of July 1 and will go on till the 31st. Meanwhile, ANKFA conducted a ‘yellow belt grading ceremony’ at Christ King School, Sabangya on July 12 where 11 students were awarded ‘yellow belt’ under instructor Moalemba.

SSP cadets excel in East Zone C’ship

DiMaPur, July 19 (MExn): Making a mark despite being the youngest Sainik School in the East, Sainik School Punglwa (SSP) won two trophies – hockey and basketball, and emerged runners-up in Junior football at the East Zone Sainik Schools Sports and Co curricular Championship which was held Sainik School Goalpara, Assam, from July 9 to 17, a press release received here informed. SSP will now represent the East Zone in the All India Sainik Schools Inter Zonal Championship in Hockey and Basketball. The school also won the best Entertainment Programme. Apart from trophies, a couple of cadets also bagged individual awards. Cadet Prevek got the Best Defenders’ award in hockey and Cadet Apong Walling got the Man of the Tournament award in football Junior.

State Karate team win laurels at NE C’ship

DiMaPur, July 19 (MExn): Eight participants from the Karate-do Association of Nagaland representing the state participated in the 3rd North-East Open Karate Championship held on July 16 and 17 at Guwahati and won 12 medals – 4 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze. The best fighter in the senior girls’ category was also awarded to Akumienla Imchen. The team was led by Coach Temsu (Black Belt 2nd dan) and official Thsathriba T. Sangtam (Black Belt 3rd dan).

Names Akumienla Imchen Kivinoli S. Aye Astharani Bordoloi Lithsamong Sangtam Tiakumba Sangtam Atito S. Sumi Huto K. Yeptho Hollocali K. Yeptho Astharani Bordoloi Akumienla Imchen Lithsamong Sangtam Huto K. Yeptho

Medal Gold in Sparring Gold in Sparring Gold in Sparring Silver in Sparring Bronze in Sparring Bronze in Sparring Bronze in Sparring Bronze in Sparring Gold in Kata Silver in Kata Bronze in Kata Bronze in Kata

ka, Vietnam, Thailand, Tunisia, China & Australia. RFC has won accolades as one of the World’s Top Ten Toughest Motor Races. Conceptualized and founded by Luis J.A. Wee, RFC is an extremely tough challenge with hardship, endurance and extremities at its core philosophy and a requirement for the event to be organized in the rainforests during monsoons.

RFC takes competitors through mud, drenching rain, steep slippery slopes, deep ruts, gullies, flooded rivers, and landslides that are mercilessly demanding and dangerous.

Naga Wrestle Mania 5 in November kohiMa, July 19 (MExn): The forthcoming Naga Wrestle Mania 5 (King of the Ring Series 2016) is scheduled to be held from November 3 to 5 at Kohima Local Ground, Khuochiezie.

Organised by 3E Nagaland under the aegis of Nagaland Wrestling Association, the 5th edition will witness only two categories – Lightweight (74 KG & below) and Heavyweight category (above 74 KG), According to the organisers, the clubbing together of the Middleweight and Heavyweight categories into one category, i.e., Heavyweight, became necessary owing to the low registration for heavyweight wrestlers.

The first series featuring Lightweight Championship (74 KG & below) will take place on November 3 while the second series, i.e., Heavyweight Championship (Above 74 KG) will be held on November 4.

A Special Series i.e., Junior Championship (14 years and below) will take place on November 5 morning while the final series i.e., King of the Ring Championship (Best 48 from 1st and 2nd Series) will take place later in the afternoon.

Apart from competi-

tion, the event will be a mega festival celebrating the richness of Naga indigenous wrestling comprising the following – Ethnic Food stalls, Naga Wrestle Mania merchandise stalls, Live music, viewers contests, Donors ticket raffle draw, Giant screen display in stall area.

Prize distribution and Inducting of Naga Wrestle Mania Hall of Fame (Class of 2016) will be held at a separate venue.

During this ceremony, a photo magazine covering 5 glorious years of NagaWrestleMania (King of the Ring Series) will also be released.

Forms will be made available from August 1 at the following outlets –Orchid Store Razhü Point Kohima, Sportsworld Taxi Stand Kohima, Tiara Restaurant, Sharon Complex, Opp. SBI Chumukedima, Youth Snooker Café & Restaurant, Near Petrol Pump, Jalukie, Zupo Book House & Stationery, Chozuba, Life Centre, Near Co-operative Bank, Pfutsero.

One outlet for Southern Nagas will be announced in due course of time.

There will be free entry for wrestlers not belonging to Angami, Chakhesang, Zeliang & Poumai.

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