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Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves 2016 set to be hottest year yet, CO2 on rise: WMO

E-learning in 28 selected GHSS in Nagaland

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reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

KCP cadres arrested in Kohima

New Delhi, July 21 (iANS): The All India Newspaper Editor’s Conference (AINEC) has condemned the “undeclared censorship” on press in the Kashmir Valley. The apex body of editors in a resolution passed on Wednesday, criticised the ruling PDP-BJP alliance in the valley, and added that the ban on publications and raids on the newspaper offices and printing presses is a direct attack on the freedom of the press. “This new method, of undeclared censorship adopted by the PDP-BJP government has set a new precedent of censorship, and it is totally unacceptable,” AINEC said here. “The newspapers, whether they are in Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat or Tamil Nadu, or any other state, must be allowed to carry out their duty to the readers, freely and fairly.

No government in the Centre or states can preserve democratic traditions of our great country without supporting the freedom of the press, in spirit and reality,” said Vishwa Bandhu Gupta, president, AIENC.

Russian Olympic ban upheld by CAS PAGE 12

calls on Goi to ‘recall no need to Panic! nPMHr its military from all naga areas’

I know you’re a VIP, but what can I do, the guy holding up the traffic is a VVIP.

Editors condemn ‘undeclared censorship’ on press

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— Ernest Dimnet

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Restriction on fuel rationing in Kohima lifted, says ADC

KohimA, July 21 (mexN): The Kohima Police today said that two “high-ranking” cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested near New Reserve, Phesama on July 20. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Kohima, informed in a press release that the arrests were made in a “swift (search) operation” led by Puzoto Khatso, SDPO (North) and OC, South Police Station. One of the cadres, identified as Wangkheirakpam Suresh Meitei had as many as six aliases, namely - Athouba, Bung, Abung, Wangba, Ibungo, Gulam. He hails from Soibam Leikai, Khanglabungleirak under Porompat Police Station, Manipur. “He is an active and high ranking member of the K.C.P outfit and is wanted by the Manipur Police in several cases,” the release said of Wangkheirakpam. The other, Sougrakpam Nelson Singh aliases - Sushil, Bai Macha, Mosana – hails from Jailor Leirak, Manipur. Sougrakpam, who was stated to be an “active member” of the KCP had joined the group in 2007. Both were handed over to the Manipur Police.

According to the release, both were members of the PREPAK before they were arrested by the Manipur Police in 2006. They later joined the KCP following their release.

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Vehicles make beeline for petrol pumps in the State Capital Kohima on Thursday following panic on shortage of oil. (Morung Photo)

Our Correspondent Kohima | July 21

In view of the reported limited stock of petrol in Kohima town fuel outlets, panicking citizens made a beeline with their vehicles at petrol pumps in the State Capital Kohima to buy fuel. Panic buying happens when people fear the shortage of a particular commodity or product in the market, or if prices of

the same rise.

Long queues of vehicles could be seen at various petrol pumps all over Kohima since early morning of July 21.

However, official sources told The Morung Express that fuel stocks should have already arrived by evening and there is no need to panic about shortage of fuel. The ADC of Kohima informed that the restriction on ration-

ing of fuel in Kohima has been lifted at around 1:00pm today by the district administration. This led to security as well as other arrangements for rationing of oil being removed from Kohima in view of oil tanks reaching the State Capital by evening of July 21.

However, a formal order to the effect has not yet been passed, the ADC stated.

It may be recalled that on Wednesday, Kohima Deputy Commissioner had ordered that petrol will now be issued on a controlled basis and rationed with effect from July 21, early hours till additional stocks arrive in view of the limited stock of petrol in Kohima town outlets.

That order was enforced under essential commodity statutory provisions.

KohimA, July 21 (mexN): The Naga People’s Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) has called upon the Government of India to “recall its military from all Naga areas for the sake of humanity.”

It has, additionally, expressed solidarity with the family of Sepoy Vezota Vasa who died while working for the Jat Regiment.

On June 23 this year, the NPMHR stated that “right in the heart of India, the world’s biggest democracy, at Bareilly in India’s largest state, Uttar Pradesh, a young Naga boy in his 20s, in the person of Vezota Vasa, who was enlisted and serving as an Indian Sepoy of the Jat Regiment” was found dead.

His family has recently asked for a fresh probe into the incident—suspicion arose around Late Vasa’s death after the Jat Regiment termed it ‘suicide’ but his family was not allowed to see the whole body of the deceased, a post-mortem was carried out in the absence of the family, and his body cleaned in the absence of the family prior to the agreed time of cleaning.

“We express solidarity with the family in their

search for truth and justice,” said Neingulo Krome, Secretary General of the NPMHR, while speaking to The Morung Express. He expressed shock at how the Jat Regiment of the Indian Army has not yet ordered a separate enquiry into the case, or even court martialled the officer under whose supervision the death occurred.

In a press release, the NPMHR stressed how the Indian army continues to “bulldoze and bully” the Naga population through “checking and frisking, raid houses, arrests people, even enforce liquor prohibition on highways etc.” under the protection of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, and side by side, “conduct tours, contribute computers worth measly amounts and pose for photographs, conduct medical camps, all for cheap publicity and to say that they are the ‘friends of the hill people’.”

It reminded that Indian soldiers, who are supposed to be know all over the world “for their excellent behavior and discipline” (sic) were allegedly responsible for the “recent killing” of two young school chil-

dren in Phek district in July 2015, which came to be known as ‘Wuzu Firing.’

In the past too, the NPMHR stated, in the same district of Phek, “we had the 14 Assam Rifles waging war on school children at Bible Hill Phek town for speaking in English while coming from school through the main road that passes through their camp, which was established after the Reverend in Charge of the Bible Hill was buried alive.”

The NPMHR stated that in the “backdrop of ongoing Ceasefire agreements and political negotiations” and the “various efforts of Reconciliation amongst the Naga political groups in particular,” as also to maintain “silent efforts to reconcile with our past history of human sufferings,” the rights body had made an effort to “stay away from provocative issues and elements.”

However, the NPMHR maintained that “the constant recurrence of acts with utter disregards for human life where Nagas are concerned, at the hands of Indian military personnel, one is left with choice but to express its resentments with pain and anger.”

Kashmir unrest major setback for liquor seized from truck with peace, says NYT, slams AFSPA fci marking escorted by crPf

New Delhi, July 21 (iANS): The major cause of the uprising in Kashmir is the resentment among Kashmiri youth who have come under India’s security apparatus that acts against civilians with impunity, The New York Times said in an editorial on Thursday terming the current unrest as a “major setback for peace”.

“Kashmir is subject to India’s Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which grants the military wide powers to arrest, shoot to kill, occupy or destroy property. The result is a culture of brutal disdain for the local population,” it said, in the editorial titled “Kashmir in Crisis”.

“Once again, the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is convulsed in lethal violence pitting stone-throwing youths

against armed police officers and security forces.”

It said “troubling questions” about the timing and the circumstances of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani’s death “remain unanswered”.

“So too are questions about the apparently indiscriminate use of pellet guns. These and other questions argue for an independent investigation into the use of force by security forces, and for the reform of practices - including censorship, communications blackouts, and those allowed by AFSPA - that are unworthy of India’s democracy.”

“A failure to take these steps will only push more young Kashmiris into militancy, and make impossible a political solution that alone can bring

an end to the desperation that has, once again, gripped the region,” it added.

The killing of 22-year-old Wani, a poster boy of militancy, by security forces on July 8 triggered massive clashes across Kashmir Valley, leaving over 40 dead.

It said the “unrest is a major setback for peace in the long-troubled region claimed by both India and Pakistan, where an insurgency movement peaked in the 1990s, then waned, but never completely disappeared,” NYT said.

It termed the current situation in Kashmir as a “state of siege” where mobile internet, mobile services and basic communication is banned and said it was “profoundly troubling in democratic India”.

DimApur, July 21 (mexN): 300 cases of assorted liquor were seized from a Food Corporation of India (FCI) truck at New Field Excise Dimapur Check Gate, an excise official informed today.

The Superintendent of Excise Dimapur, C. Sangtam informed in a press note that the truck, bearing registration No. NL-02-L-7884 with the marking 22 FCI pasted on the windshield, was in a convoy escorted by the CRPF. When signaled to stop at the check gate by an excise party manning the gate lead by Bauloi Phom IE, the convoy sped away but the truck was intercepted near Tragopan Hotel junction after a short chase, it said.

The liquors were placed on top of the FCI rice bags and the driver of the truck was arrested and charged under a relevant section of the law, it added.

A Food Corporation of India labelled truck was apprehended today carrying liquor into Nagaland by the Excise Department

M.O.M creating platform for aspiring Musicians Vishü Rita Krocha Kohima | July 21

Nagaland may be known as the only state in India to have officially recognized music as an industry, but many aspiring musicians continue to struggle to find a space to express themselves.

A few accomplished ones have carved a niche for themselves, making a career out of music, but the majority of them are just waiting to be discovered.

This is where M.O.M, an acronym for ‘Meet Over Music’ comes in as a ray of hope for many upcoming artistes. Conceptualized by Oren Mozhui, a musician himself, M.O.M takes place every first Friday of every month at 6:00 pm at Dream Café, solely with the view to give a stage for the “upcoming and unnoticed artists.” “Most organizers prefer to entertain only the renowned artists and that’s why, the upcoming artists are nowhere to be found,” he said.

The past few episodes of M.O.M have shown great promise with artists and bands from all over Nagaland performing at the show. Musicians from as

far as Tuensang apart from Mokokchung, Wokha, Dimapur, Pfutsero, Jotsoma, Jakhama, Tuophema, Ghaspani, Zhadima, Merapani, Okotso, etc have performed in these episodes, comprising of 34 artists and 18 bands. Also indicative of the upcoming artists’ desire for a platform, a total of 203 musicians including 74 bands and 129 artists have already registered to perform at the M.O.M. These artists and bands are selected to perform after a round of audition through Whatsapp, wherein they are required to send their live concert videos, original mp3 songs or simply a voice recording to determine their musical talent.

At M.O.M, there is no age bar and is also accommodative of all genres of music. ‘Woodland Band’ that performed in the July edition, comprises of 5 members within the age group of 35-40. Although all the band members are married and have different occupations and families to take care of, they meet and practice during weekends (or whenever they are free) to follow their greater passion, which

next round, we have to buy voting cards on our own, and we also have to sell it”, Thansawati regretfully said. However, many upcoming musicians found M.O.M to be a great platform in promoting their music. Gugu, a guitarist was of the opinion that there are many good hidden artists but they don’t get the platform to perform. He is therefore, happy that M.O.M came into existence, not only enabling them to perform for an audience of music lovers, but also connect with their fellow musicians.

A solo artist- Medo Kense, performing at the 4th edition of M.O.M at Dream Cafe.

is music.

Further, as pointed out by one of the musicians, ‘music contest shows’ are of little help

for the aspiring musicians as it involves the contestant shelling out money for voting cards.

“After getting selected for the

Lack of events and entertainment On the other hand, for a town that has no night life and is rarely buzzing with recreational activities, such an initiative serves as good news, especially for the younger population. The monsoon season is particularly starved for events with most of them confined to the famed Hornbill Festival.

Emphasizing that young people need space to express themselves, Director of YouthNet, Lezo Putsure said this is essential for them to be able to

use their energy in the right direction. “Like in Nagaland, it’s either involved at the church or nothing to do. It’s good to see gyms come up, but we need space like movie theatres, parks, also clubs such as reading communities, outdoor games etc.”

“Many young people, especially young professionals have nothing to do after work in the evenings. Many of them also get into bad habits such as drinking, or watching too much TV”, he also observed.

However, with few promising initiatives like the M.O.M, Neingulie Nakhro, Managing Director of Unitex is of the opinion that something good is happening in Kohima. As far as music is concerned, “this monsoon is a boon and delight for artists and musicians”, he impressed upon. While the M.O.M is sponsored by Theja Meru, Chairman of Dream Corp by providing Dream Café for free use including refreshment, Unitex is assisting with the sound system. Neingulie felt it’s time to give back to the society. “Let us be part of the change, and make Kohima a better city,” he said.

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FriDAY 22•07•2016

NAGALAND

Thilixu village residents avail free medical camp

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

E-learning in 28 selected GHSS in Nagaland

Kohima, July 21 eral Manager, Wockhardt to more deserving Govern(DiPR): With the initia- Foundation, a multi-na- ment Schools on request.

E-learning in Schools tive of PB Acharya, Gover- tional Pharmaceutical and nor of Nagaland & Assam Biotechnology Company will increase access to and Indian National Fel- which is the Prime Donor, learning opportunities, to lowship Centre (INFC), headquartered in Mumbai enhance general quality an NGO from Mumbai, visited Kohima for three of teaching/learning and the Department of School days from 13th to 15th July to develop skills and comEducation, Government of and had discussions at Raj petencies need needed in Nagaland, in collaboration Bhavan with the officials this century. The Wockwith the Rotary Club Mum- of Education Department hardt Foundation has also bai (North) worked out a in the presence of Gover- agreed to enhance the project to start E-learning nor. He has also visited number of schools in the in 28 selected Government four selected Schools in State if the criterias are fulHigher Secondary Schools and around Kohima dis- filled. They are also plan- Mithun- the pride of Nagaland is seen at Porba village in Phek district. Within Nagaland it trict and held discussions ning to start e-learning in is an iconic logo and has come to symbolize the state’s rich cultural heritage. The Entrein Nagaland.

The project aims to with the school authorities selected schools this aca- preneurs Associates (EA) based at Kohima promoting eco- friendly sustainable livelihood strengthen education in about the modalities for demic year itself. Govern- activities has undertaken a project that promotes Mithun as a unique micro enterprise to Government Schools, with implementing of E-learn- ment Schools of Nagaland, farmers which in turn leads to conservation of forest. With the support of the community most probably, are the pre- and Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai, EA has fenced over 120 square kilometres of forest land the assistance of NGOs ing programme. in 5 villages, in Phek district making them Mithun Sanctuaries for repopulation of Mithun Doctors treating patients at the free medical camp orgaThe Government and mier institutions to intro- and conservation of forest. With the successful completion of the project, EA is organizing a nized by Mobile Medical Unit Dimapur at Thilixu village, and Rotary Club, Mumbai the NGOs have agreed to ex- duce E-Learning amongst seminar on July 22 at Hotel Vivor, Kohima at 11:00 with P. B. Acharya, Governor of Nagaland (North).

Thursday. (Morung Photo) tend the E-Learning Scheme the 8 North Eastern States. & Assam as the Chief Guest. (Morung Photo by Chizokho Vero) Dr. Tausif Jalal, GenMorung Express News press that the main objective of the medical camp Dimapur | July 21 was to reach to the unAltogether 350 residents of reached. On conducting Thilixu village availed the the health camp at Thilixu free medical camp con- village, he said though ThilMorung Express News ducted by Mobile Medical ixu is a big village with 4,500 boundary, it may not necesUnit under CMO Dimapur, plus population, yet the vilsarily be held at Kiphire all the Kiphire | July 21 held at the village council lage has only a sub-centre time, but organize in places hall premises on Thursday. to cater to the health needs The monthly bazaar in Kiphire like Pungro, Seyochung and A team of 11 doctors, of its residents. town, which is a boost to the Amahator etc. “Being the including Dr. Kiyekhu Aseconomy for the rural farmers, first time in the district, the Dr. Kiyekhu also insumi, MO and in-charge formed that MMU Dimawas held for participants from department may support for MMU Dimapur; deputy pur had earlier this year Seyochung Area who came to transportation and arrangeCMO Dimapur, Dr. Antoly conducted similar free sale organic products from the ment but in the latter stage, Swuu; Dr. Khelito (TB); Dr. medical camps in villages villages on July 21. after we learn the technique Kheshika Yeptho (Obstet- including Aoyimti, EkraDr Tsilise, VAS while en- we have to initiate ourselves rics); Dr. Kheholi (Malar- nipathar, Murise, Huzukhe couraging the participants and not to look out for govia); Dr. Akaholi (AYUSH); and Zutovi. said that the objective of the ernment initiative all the Dr. Hinoto (Dental); Dr. monthly bazaar is to improve time,” Dr Tsilise added.

Besides general and Toboli, MO; Dr. Caroline, other treatments, he said the economy of the rural farmLongtiba, EAC Hq welMO; Dr. Asheto, SMO and the medical camp will also ers and by way of organizing comed the gathering and also Dr. Kaketo (Dental), treat- focus on ‘de-worming’ of this, citizens in the district also expressed gratitude to the Ired patients suffering from the entire populace. get an opportunity to buy or- rigation and Flood Control various ailments. ganic products which is free Department and Veterinary All the doctors present Dr. Kiyekhu Assumi, in the medical camp are from chemicals.

Department for taking care in-charge MMU Dimapur, also residents of Thilixu He also said that since the of the logistic support on the informed the Morung Ex- Village.

Farmers from Seyochung area sell organic products at the monthly bazaar in Kiphire town on July 21. (Morung Photo) district has vast geographical sales day.

Monthly bazaar in Kiphire boost farmers

Interactive session on skill development

Kohima, July 21 (DiPR): An interactive session on the ‘Skill Development and Empowerment of Tribal Women in Nagaland’ will be held at Hotel Cimorb, Minister’s Hill, Kohima at 3:00 PM on Saturday, July 23, organized by Bharatiya Stree Shakti, a registered NGO from Mumbai. All tribal women from Nagaland have been cordially invited to attend the session.

Kavita Acharya, first Lady of Nagaland has been requested by Bharatiya Stree Shakthi to preside over the programme and Sushri Geeta Gunde, Trustee of the Bharatiya Stree Shakti will be the main resource person. The State Bank of India Kohima Branch has been requested to make special arrangements for enrolling/ opening Bank Accounts under the Jan DhanYojana and Pradhan MantriSurakshaBimaYojana at the venue of the programme, so as to financially empower our women.

All concerned have been requested to avail the facility of these schemes.

NTCP Mon create awareness on First Lady of the state visits school harmful effects of tobacco use

District Nodal Officer, NTCP, Mon, Dr I. Simon Sumi speaking on the harmful effects of tobacco use.

moN, July 21 (mExN): In order to improve the quality of implementation of the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) at the state and district levels, the

National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC) at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) has formulated a range of activities under NTCP.

Sterilization camp at CHC Changtongya

In this connection, the NTCP Mon, on July 19 visited District Hospital to train the medical officers, nurses and the health staffs and on July 20 and 21 visit-

ed Holy Cross School and Wangkhao College under the school programme, to bring about greater awareness concerning the harmful effects of tobacco use.

A press release stated that District Nodal Officer, NTCP, Mon, Dr I. Simon Sumi explained in minute details about the tobacco use and its effects on the human boby; Statistical facts of tobacco consumers in Nagaland and morbidity rate in India; Chemicals present in tobacco products; Diseases caused by smoking and second-hand smoke; and tobacco related oral diseases. In the end, Dr Simon requested the students to say it out loud “NO to tobacco, choose LIFE not tobacco.”

District Media Officer, Leeyan Chemshy, School Health Coordinator, Mewang Konyak and IDSP Data Manger, Emo accompanied District Nodal Officer, NTCP for the programme.

Kavita Acharya, wife of Nagaland Governor on Thursday interacting with students of GMS Officer’ Hill.

Kohima, July 21 (mExN): The First Lady of the state Mrs. Kavita Acharya, wife of Nagaland Governor on Thursday visited the Government Middle School (GMS) Officer’ Hill.

She held interaction with

the students and staffs.

The Officers’ Hill Colony Council (OHCC) and Ward Education Committee (WEC) Officers’ Hill GMS expressed sincere gratitude to the First Lady Kavita Acharya for visiting

our School Mention maybe also made here that the first lady has adopted GMS Officers’ Hill and under her guidance the school is expected to excel more academically as well as improved infrastructure.

Residential teachers’ orientation camp held

DimaPuR, July 21 (mExN): Janjati Shiksha Samiti (Vidya Bharati) organized a three-day residential teachers’ orientation camp from July 16 to 19 at Kevijau Village, Dimapur.

A press release from Mangyangtula Jamir, Administrator-cum-Office Secretary, Janjati Shiksha Samiti, Nagaland informed that the camp covered the following topics: Oneness

great country Bharat with multiplicity; How to develop digital ideas of students through computer education and importance of media in Bharat; English Language – Teaching-learning methods, formulae and techniques; Patriotic Nagaland; How to develop motivation nature of teachers in teaching-learning process; What is the role of teachers as Acharya (Own Be-

haviours) for surrounding development of students; teaching-learning skills; Teaching-learning process with short lesson plan under the conception of Vidya Bharati Panchpadi Shikshan Padhati; Behaviours of patriotism; True and traditional education aims for traditional country; How to decorate the school to attract and motivate the students, guardians and soci-

ety; ESL – English speaking learners; Experience of my 40 years in the field of education; Principles of teaching-learning; and How to speak english language in class room with teachinglearning process.

The topics were covered by twelve resource persons from SD Jain Girls College, Pranabanand Women’s College, and Holy Cross School.

Thirty teachers from

three schools in Dimapur, Jalukie and Dhansiripar run under Janjati Shiksha Samiti (Vidya Bharati) participated in the camp. The participants acknowledged that they learnt a lot of new things on how to deal with students, how to keep the classrooms environment active, how to motivate the students etc during the camp, according to the press release.

NPR launched in Mokokchung district Villagers of Changtongya and Tuli Block avail free sterilization during the camp held in Changtongya Community Health Centre on July 20.

ChaNgtoNgya, July 21 (mExN): In continuation of the World Population Day and Population Stabilization fortnight under the theme ‘Take Responsibility, Make Plans’ a free sterilization camp was held in Changtongya Community Health Centre on July 20 for the Villagers of Changtongya and Tuli

Block.

Altogether 33 laparoscopic sterilization and 12 Copper- T insertions were performed after conducting all the formalities. Services of ambulance from nearby Health units were utilised for picking and dropping of beneficiaries.

As per a press release received here the camp

was organised by the Dr. Temsuyanger DPO (UIP & RCH) Mokokchung with the assistance from Dr. Ademla Gynaecologist, IMDH Mokokchung and team, Dr. Ayangla ZLO Mokokchung and Dr Rachel MO, Mongsenyimti.

Dr. Imtijungshi SMO, CHC Changtongya and his staffs also assisted the camp.

moKoKChuNg, July 21 (DiPR): The National population Register (NPR) was launched on July 21 at Mokokchung by Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel, IAS. The objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every resident.

The launching of NPR in the district would be followed by commencement

of data entry to in-corporate the correction for finalization of NPR database in the state.

The NPR cell in Mokokchung will collect information relating to persons who are residing within the district and house to house enumeration throughout the district.

At present there are 10 operators and 12 supervisors at the NPR Cell, Mokokchung.

DC Mokokchung Sushil Kumar Patel, IAS, ADC Mokokchung Bendanglila with operators and supervisors during the launch of National population Register in Mokokchung on July 21. (DIPR Photo)

FriDAY 22•07•2016

NORTH-EAST

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

Liangmai council opposes Nepalese campaign for native status Newmai News Network Imphal | July 21

The Liangmai Naga Council, Manipur (LNC-M) has expressed strong opposition to the "campaign" carried out by the Nepali community residing in Manipur "asserting themselves as natives of the state and their consequent demand for village administration authority".

According to LNC-M, a good number of Nepalese are "living in Liangmai ancestral land under the so called Sadar Hills areas".

The LNC-M stated that, apart from "some strayed individuals" based outside the area that "consistently plant and instigate ideas"

to disturb the peaceful existence, the age old landowner-tenant relationship between the native tribal Nagas and Nepalese have been in practice till today.

In a lengthy statement the LNC-M said, "It is imperative for the government and all sincere hearted people to revisit histories and consult the stakeholders while dealing with volatile matters such as the present one and not be blinded by the foxy narratives of certain groups alone".

According to the Liangmai apex body, in the 1930s the then British regime, without consulting the tribal land owners, permitted the Nepalese entry to Irang areas for a "limited purpose".

The said arrangement was for Nepalese to temporarily stay on payment of tax to the government wherein the villagers of Thonglang were authorized to collect the tax from the Nepali households. "Concurrently, they also paid land tax to the surrounding Liangmai Naga villages viz Thonglang Akutpa, Thonglang Atongba, Tapon Naga, Harup Naga and Makui as per tribal customary law for their settlement," the LNC-M added.

The Council stated that it had learnt of the then British India Government rejecting the request for allotment of land for settlement since the permission was a temporary arrangement and more impor-

AFFIDAVIT

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I, Miss. Racile D/o Agumbe a resident Dungki Village PO & PS Jalukie, Peren Dist.

Nagaland hereby declare that the names Racile and Racile Rangdaung is of the same person. And I hereby declare that my correct name is Racile and shall be used for all official purposes in the future.

I, Mrs. Rangzeule W/o Agumbe a resident of Jalukie Town, PO & PS Jalukie, Peren Dist. Nagaland hereby declare that the names Rangzeule and Rangzeu is of the same person. And I hereby declare that my correct name is Rangzeule and shall be used for all official purposes in the future.

I, Mr. Isilung S/o Agumbe a resident of Dungki Village PO & PS Jalukie, Peren Dist.

Nagaland hereby declare that the names Isilung and Isilung Rangdaung is of the same person. And I hereby declared that my correct name is Isilung and shall be used for all official purposes in the future.

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LOST NOTICE

I, Kaka Lotha am applying for duplicate copies of my BA Admit Cards as I have lost it.

Name: Kaka Lotha F/Name: Lt.S.Nzanbemo Lotha M/Name: Kundangnaro DOB: 20/02/1994 Roll No: 13AH92 Semesters: I, II, III, IV, V, VI Year: 2013-2016 College: Patkai Christian College Contact No: 7085676227

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

tantly for the reason that it could not allot tribal land to non-tribal as per stringent laws.

Cautioning the Government of Manipur against interfering in the “well-established and recognized” practice of tribal rights over their land, LNC-M stated that it will oppose “tooth and nail” any measure that attempts to infringe the rights of the tribal. “However, we will continue to main-

tain the age old harmonious relationship with the Nepalese if they abide by the tribal customary laws,” it added.

LNC mentioned the Panchayati Raj being scrapped from the Sadar Hills areas as it contradicts the provision of the constitution under article 243(M). “The sanctity of the tribal customary laws cannot be disturbed and defiled," it asserted.

Hitting out at MLAs lobbying for Nepalese, LNC-

M stated that it was rather “interesting” that the same MLAs were all out for driving out non-natives in the state. “Such move reeks with double standards and opportunism on both sides," it maintained.

The LNC-M appealed the Nepali community to refrain from indulging in acts that have the potential to nurture trust deficit between the Nepalese and the indigenous tribal populace.

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I, Miss. Keyile D/o Agumbe a resident Dungki Village PO & PS Jalukie, Peren Dist.

Nagaland hereby declare that the names Keyile and Keyile Rangdaung is of the same person. And I hereby declare that my correct name is Keyile and shall be used for all official purposes in the future.

I, Mrs. Herasieyile D/o Deigabe a resident of Samziuram Village PO & PS Jalukie, Peren Dist. Nagaland hereby declared that the names Herasieyile and Herasieyile Disong is of the same person.

And I hereby declare that my correct name is Herasieyile and shall be used for all official purposes in the future.

I, Mr. Agumbe S/o Ihenrangbe a resident of Dungki Village PO & PS Jalukie, Peren Dist. Nagaland hereby declare that the names Agumbe and Agumbe Lym is of the same person. And I hereby declared that my correct name is Agumbe and shall be used for all official purposes in the future.

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Regd. No. 28

Public information on National Electoral Roll Purification 2016. (NERP) 1. Enroll your name in the electoral roll if you are 18 years of age and above as on 01/01/2016 through Form 6.

2. Voluntarily disclose and delete your name in the electoral roll through Form 7 if your name is registered in more than one place.

3. Delete entries of dead, shifted, absentees, bogus electors through Form 7.

4. Get your particulars in the electoral roll and EPIC corrected through Form 8.

5. You can transpose your name to another polling station within the same assembly constituency through Form 8A. 6. Replace your poor quality/mismatched photograph through Form 8.

7. Submit your mobile number and email address to your BLO for easy communication during election and getting information on electoral roll related activities.

8. Ensure one man one registration. Avoid multiple registrations.

9. Check your enrolment status through ECI web site www.eci.nic.in or www.ceonagaland.nic.in.

10. For any information, call toll free number 1950.

11. Enrollment at more than one place is a criminal offence punishable under Representation of People Act 1950 and Indian Penal Code with imprisonment or with fine or with both.

Issued by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland.

Dt. Zbto. The 12th July, 2016

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In compliance to the directive of the Ministry of Woman and Child Development, Government of India vide DO No.22/1/2016-CW-11 dated 27th April, 2016, the District Child Protection Committee Wokha, hereby invite individuals, Church and Voluntary Organisation to “Adopt a Home” that is providing necessary facilities and support of children staying in the children home run by the State government/UTs and the NGO partner under the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children)Act, 2015. The program has the vision to ensure that children staying in the Children’s Home are given opportunities and facilities in condition of freedom and dignity to develop while contributing to their overall sense of security and well-being.

The detail information about “Adopt a Home” is available at the office of the Deputy Commissioner and District Child Protection Unit, Wokha. Therefore, any interested party/s or individual may kindly approach the above referred office or contact at this Mobile number 8731010368/9436009202 for the same.

Sd/- (WEZOPE KENYE) Deputy Commissioner cum District Child Protection Committee Wokha, Nagaland.

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Dated, Kohima the 20th July 2016

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Note: Canditates fulfilling the criteria may email their CV to hrnsrlm@gmail.com latest by 5th August 2016. Resume will be accepted only through email and only shortlisted candidates will be intimitated via email for personal interview.

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Dt. Kohima, the 21st July 2016

In continuation of this office notification of even number dated 15th July 2016, the Department of Technical Education Nagaland will conduct SPOT ROUND counseling to fill up the resulted vacant seats in the following undergraduate courses during the session 2016-17.: 1. B.V. Sc & A.H. 2. B.Sc. Agriculture 3. B. Pharmacy 4. B. Sc. Nursing 5. B. Sc. M.L.T 6. B. Sc. O.O.T 7. B.H.M.S The selection will be based on the merit of NSEE-I. All candidates willing to participate in the SPOT ROUND Counseling are required to submit application stating the name of courses of their choice to the undersigned by 11:00 a.m.

Spot-round Counseling shall start at 12:00 noon on the 22nd July 2016 in the Conference Hall of the Directorate of Technical Education, Nagaland, Kohima (Er. Arjun Singh)

Government of Nagaland

Department of Economics & Statistics PRESS RElEASE

Registration of births/still births and deaths is carried out under the provisions of the Registration of Births & Death Act 1969, (RBD) and the corresponding Nagaland Registration of Births & Deaths (Amendment) Rules 1999.

Under section 4(2) of the Act, Government of Nagaland has appointed the following as Registrars for registering the events of births/still births and deathsin their respective jurisdiction. i. Head in-charge of Government Primary Schools in rural areas ii. Sub Inspector of Statistics/ Computors in urban areas/ municipality areas. iii. Nursing Superintendents in all the District Hospitals and Nursing in-charge in all Government Community Health Centres/ Primary Health Centres.

The certificate issued should be in the prescribed format as approved by the Office of the Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Undersection 7(2) of the Act, it is mandatory for a Registrar to register all events of birth/still birth and death occurring in her/his jurisdiction. This includes home delivery/event, institutional delivery/event and delivery/event in vehicles.

Under section 9 of the Rules (Amended), in case of delayed registration the following procedures shall be followed. i. Any birth or death of which information is given to the Registrar after the expiry of 21 days, but within 30 (thirty) days of its occurrence, shall be registered on payment of late fee of Rs. 10. ii. Any birth or death of which information is given to the Registrar after 30(thirty) days but within 1 (one) year of its occurrence, shall be registered on production of an affidavit made before a Notary Public and on payment of a late fee of Rs. 20. iii. Any birth or death which has not been registered within 1( one) year of its occurrence, shall be registered only on an order of a Magistrate of the first class or a Presidency Magistrate and on payment of a late fee of Rs 30.

Sd/- Chief Registrar of Births & Deaths & Secretary, Economics & Statistics Government of Nagaland

KOHIMA COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Dear Alumnus of Kohima College, Kohima, The Kohima College Alumni Association brings warmest greetings and hope every Alumni of Kohima College is in good health and cheers as we make this maiden approach to reach out to all of you with an appeal.

That in view of the upcoming Golden Jubilee Celebration of Kohima College in 2017, and the 2nd stage of NAAC accreditation, the Kohima College Alumni Association held a series of meeting and consultations, and have decided that it is the most appropriate time for the Alumnus to-do something in return to what the College have made us to who and what we are today. Also realizing that the College is in great need of help for many things, even in terms of infrastructures and transportation facilities and many other things, the Association is making efforts to help out in whatever ways and means we can.

In the meantime, it was also decided that all the alumnus, who ever have studied in this college, for any period of time, graduated from the college or not, are requested to make some token contribution, from which we will assist the college in meeting some of their immediate requirements. For which, the Association fervently appeal every Alumni, wherever they may be working or living to contribute an amount of Rs.1000/and above according to the contributors own desire and capacity, to the ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Bank Account No. 810101011002235 AT VIJAYABANK. You can also contact Mr. Kenny Peseyie at+91-9436000491/ sibnaga@rediffmail.com and Dr. Eunice Alinger at +91-9436011056/ alingereunice@gmail.com for any other information and clarification etc. In return, every details of how much money were collected and how they were spent will be informed back to every contributor and the general public, through the media and other sources of communications.

With sincere regards Sd/Neingulo Krome President, KCAA

Sd/Nino Iralu General Secretary, KCAA

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New Delhi, July 21 (The hiNDu): The Labour Ministry has put on hold its plan to fix minimum wages for all contract workers at Rs.10,000 per month, following objections from industry.

The ministry will now opt for “international consultation” on fixing minimum wages for contract workers before taking the proposal forward, a senior labour ministry official said.

“We have received strong objections from industries and the proposal will have a serious impact on the small industries that will have to incur huge losses,” a top labour ministry official said on condition of anonymity.

Objections The Labour Ministry received more than 40 objections from industrial groups and companies on its draft notification dated March 30 to amend the Contract Labour (Regula-

(Ficci) said the move will “reduce product competitiveness with countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan and Vietnam.”

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tion and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971 taking the minimum monthly income for contract workers to Rs.10,000. Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya had informed the Rajya Sabha in the Budget session that the minimum wages for workers vary between Rs.3,500 and around Rs.10,000 in

Mozilla to block Flash in Firefox starting August MuMbai, July 21 (DNa): As websites have switched from Flash to other web technologies, the plugin crash rate in Firefox has dropped significantly.

Mozilla’s Firefox browser will now block flash content which is reportedly, “not essential to the user experience”.

The company made the announcement via a blog post that these and future changes will bring Firefox users enhanced security, improved battery life, faster page load, and better browser responsiveness.

Mozilla’s browser will require click-to-activate approval from users before a website activates the Flash plugin for any content. Firefox will continue to block specific Flash content invisible to users as this is expected to reduce Flash crashes and hangs by up to 10 percent. To minimize website compatibility problems, the changes are initially limited to a short, curated list of Flash content that can be replaced with HTML. The main goal is to push as many sites as possible to HTML5. Firefox plans to drop support for all NPAPI plugins, except Flash, in March 2017. The next major Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) release, also scheduled for March, will continue to support plugins such as Silverlight and Java until early 2018, for those users who need more time for their transition.

Stream up to four hours of video with Facebook Live New york, July 21 (iaNS): People and Page administrators on Facebook will now be able to broadcast up to four hours of video with Facebook Live -- in both fullscreen and video-only mode, a media report said on Thursday.

Broadcasts were limited to two hours when Facebook Live was launched last year.

These options are intended to benefit both the creator and the viewer and are set to be released more broadly in the coming weeks, technology website Venturebeat.com reported.

Users will be able to go live in fullscreen, meaning that if you’re doing so on an iOS device, it will go full screen in portrait and landscape mode.

On Android devices, fullscreen mode is only supported in portrait mode, but Facebook plans to make it available in landscape later this year, the report noted.

The video-only mode allows both broadcasters and viewers who want to focus on the videos to temporarily hide Reactions and comments by swiping right. Users can bring back Reactions and comments by swiping left.

Last month, Facebook announced that users can go live from the face-swapping MSQRD app and utilise different Snapchat-like masks and filters while the video is running. Facebook first acquired Masquerade, the Belarusian startup behind MSQRD back in March with the intention to “continue enhancing the Facebook video experience.”

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However, in their response to the ministry, the trade unions had unanimously supported the move to increase the minimum wages, proposing a higher monthly wage of Rs.15,000Rs.18,000 per month.

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail opposed

the proposal saying the amendment will “impose a heavy financial burden to the manufacturers” as this will be an “additional liability” on them apart from paying provident fund, gratuity and other contributions. The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries

‘State subject’ “The fixation of minimum wages is a state subject and therefore cannot be an identical wage; say of Rs.10,000 for every village or city and industrial town etc. Hence, the proposed amendment will certainly affect the competitiveness of MSMEs,” said Chamber of Small Industry Associations, in its submission to the labour ministry. The Apparel Exporters and Manufacturers Association said the move will “create disharmony” and “result in loss of export of Rs.11,000 crore in a year.”

Both the Centre of Indian Trade Unions and the Indian National Trade Union Congress had requested the ministry to raise the minimum monthly wage to Rs.15,000.

LPU scholarship program: last date is July 25 JalaNDhar, July 21 (ageNcieS): Believing strongly that economic condition should not stop meritorious students in having quality higher-education; Lovely Professional University has been offering India’s largest private scholarship program. Advantage of this program has already been reached to 30,000+ meritorious students over the last 6 years. A student can avail up to Rs 6.5 lakh depending upon the program opted and the performance of the student in the last examination as the base of admission. To be eligible for this scholarship, students have to be academically strong. Board examinations or the national level tests are considered for scholarship entitlement. Admission to LPU Engineering Programmes is through its entrance cum scholarship test LPUNEST which is held in 58 countries. Last date of admission without scholarship is 10th August 2016, subject to availability of seats.

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LPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal holds, “We are happy that we have made this program available to a large number of students. For the last so many years, LPU has been continuously endeavouring to provide quality higher education to all meritorious students. We do not want that a capable student be debarred from receiving quality education only due to financial constraints. I am happy to see that we have been able to make this scholarship program a strong contribution to the society.”

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The TV series will allow viewers to seamlessly connect various devices -- from viewing pictures from a hard drive to using smartphone as remote to streaming content directly on TV. One of the TVs in the Ultra-HD series will sport a curved design. TCL is also set to unveil its second smartphone TCL 562 in the country towards the end of this month which will come equipped with fingerprint authentication.

The device will be ideal for those looking to create, share and enjoy digital content on the go. TCL recently entered the Indian market with TCL 560 smartphone which is equipped with a unique eye-verification feature to prevent unauthorised access.

The Rs 7,999 TCL 560 features 5.5-inch HD IPS display and is powered by a quad-core processor paired up with 2GB RAM and runs on Android Marshmallow operating system. It has in-built storage of 16GB that can be expanded up to 32GB via micro-SD card. The smartphone sports 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front-facing camera with wide-viewing angle.

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New york, July 21 (PTi): Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest Fortune 500 list of the world’s biggest corporations in terms of revenue with the retail giant Walmart topping the global rankings.

Indian Oil Corp is ranked highest at 161st among Indian firms, while another state-run firm ONGC has moved out of the rankings for 2016. Private gems and jewellery major Rajesh Exports has made its debut at 423rd position.

Among the seven Indian companies, four are from the public sector while Reliance Industries is the top-ranked among private sector firms, followed by Tata Motors and Rajesh Exports.

Among state-run majors, Indian Oil is followed by banking behemoth SBI, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum.

Indian Oil is ranked 161st with revenue of USD 54.7 billion (down from 119th last year), while RIL is now at 215th (down from 158th). Bharat Petroleum slipped from 280th to 358th this year and Hindustan Petroleum is at 367th, down from 327th.

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While Tata Motors has taken the 226th position, up from 254th last year, SBI is ranked 232nd, up from 260th last year.

The overall list was topped by Walmart with revenue of USD 482,130 million, followed by State Grid (revenue of USD 329,601 million) and China National Petroleum (USD 299,271 million) at the second and third place respectively.

Others in the global top 10 companies include Sinopec Group (4th, USD 294,344 million), Royal Dutch Shell (5th, USD 272,156 million), Exxon Mobil (6th, USD 246,204 million), Volkswagen (7th, USD 236,600 million), Toyota Motor (8th, USD 236,592 million), Apple (9th, USD 233,715 million) and BP (10th, USD 225,982 million).

The world’s 500 largest companies generated USD 27.6 trillion in revenues and USD 1.5 trillion in profits in 2015, Fortune said.

Together, this year’s Fortune Global 500 companies employ 67 million people worldwide and are represented by 33 countries, Fortune added.

Nasa’s New Mission: Improving Food Security in West Africa Dakar, July 21 (ThoMSoN reuTerS FouNDaTioN): A drive

by Nasa to stream climate data to West African nations using its earth-observing satellites could boost crop production in a region hit hard by climate change, experts say.

Nasa last week launched a hub in Niger’s capital Niamey that will use space-based observations to improve food security and better manage natural disasters, said Dan Irwin, manager of the SERVIR project, named after the Spanish word meaning “to serve”.

The project, which will cover Burkina Faso, Ghana, Senegal and Niger, is one of four regional hubs worldwide, funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

“The model is demand driven,” said Irwin, who describes SERVIR’s vision as “connecting space to village”. Nasa performed a study in the region two

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The Sahel is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate change, where rising temperatures and increasingly erratic rainfall are wreaking havoc on farmers, disrupting food production, and fuelling widespread hunger and malnutrition.

“The whole livelihood along the Sahel depends on a few main crops, namely millet and sorghum,” UN World Food Programme analyst Matthieu Tockert told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

“These crops are highly dependent on rainfall, so any data that allows for proper forecasts is key,” Tockert said.

Farmers in Senegal say that traditional methods of predicting the weather are no longer reliable. A programme launched last month by the country’s aviation and meteorology agency aims to solve the problem by sending texts to farmers.

“There is an immediate need to connect available science and technology to development solutions in West Africa,” said Alex Deprez, director of USAID’s West Africa regional office.

In East Africa, SERVIR scientists have since 2008 built a system to track water in streams and rivers and predict when and where droughts or floods will occur, and created maps that show which land is the most fertile, and which areas risk erosion.

SERVIR could adopt similar programmes in West Africa, but the first step will be to identify the region’s most pressing needs, with a priority on improving food security, Irwin said.

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Wokha-Merapani road restored for traffic Dimapur, July 21 (mExN): The Wokha-Merapani road (interstate Highway), the only lifeline road for people of Wokha district which was extensively damaged by heavy landslides and erosions, has been restored for vehicular traffic.

The entire stretch from Doyang Bridge to Merapani (22.0-63.0 km) was damaged due incessant rain since July 4, informed a press note from Er.N.Kikheto Sumi Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Baghty Division.

It was causing immense hardship to the people particularly the areas such as Bhandari, Baghty, Sanis and

Doyang Hydro Project as transportation of essential commodities as well as commuting were severely hit due to incessant rain, it said.

In this regard, the EE PWD (R&B) Baghty Division on behalf of the department expressed gratitude the district administration (DC Wokha and ADC Bhandari) for urgent needful assistance in providing the cost of fuel and other essential needs for the Mechanical operators (Bulldozer and JCB's) and PWD staffs.

They were been working day and night tirelessly including Sundays for clearing the blockage for

DGBR visits Nagaland and Manipur

WSKH raises concern for Yeveto village Dimapur, July 21 (mExN): The Western Sumi Kukami Hoho (WSKH) has raised concern over threat posed to Yeveto village and its surrounding areas by flooding waters of Zubza river which is flowing at danger level and causing massive erosion. In a statement, WSKH president, Y Isawoto Zhimomi expressed discontentment that despite repeated appeals concerned department or the administration have not visited the affected area and taken stock of the situation. In this regard the WSKH has urged the concerned department and the administration to intervene into the grieving situation at the earliest.

restoration of vehicular traffic on time, it said.

The PWD (Mechanical) as well as the department of power (Electricity) Nagaland also provided Bulldozer and JCB's for clearing the road blockage, it added.

It also appreciated the Co-operation and patience shown by the public despite the hardship faced during the last 2 (two) weeks of emergency works for road clearance.

The department further cautioned the public to be careful while plying along said road as soil instability due to massive landslides are likely to occur at any time during the rainy season.

Drawing competition raises awareness on environment

Dist. level science seminar at Wokha

Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Lt Gen Suresh Sharma, AVSM with Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya.

Dimapur, July 21 (mExN): Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Lt Gen Suresh Sharma, AVSM concluded his four days visit to Manipur and Nagaland on July 21.

During the visit, he visited major roads and also met local formation commanders. He was accom-

panied by A K Bhatnagar, Chief Engineer Project Sewak.

The DGBR called on the Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya, and interacted with him on various issues concerning development of roads. Encroachments, unabated quarrying on NH and water logging of

the roads is an issue which needs attention of administration and local bodies as opined by the DGBR. Increase productivity and better quality are his Key Result Area.

This was stated in a press release issued by Col SP Yadava, Cdr, 15 Border Roads Task Force.

pated in the competition.

Kezhalhoubei Kezieo of Don Bosco School, Chiephobozou bagged the first prize, while Visituo Rio from Govt. High School, Nerhema and Langphong Mehishu from Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Chiechama secured the second and third prizes. Ketoulhounuo from Govt. Middle School, Tekhuzie Nerhema

received the People’s Choice Award. They all received a cash prize and citation. A press release from the organisers informed that the competition was held with a motive to generate awareness among the students on the need to protect our environment, and at the same time to develop and discover their skills and talents.

Dimapur, July 21 (mExN): A district level seminar on “‘Pulses for Sustainable Food Security Prospect and Challenges” will be held in the month of August.

The deputy district education officer (DDEO) Wokha Sentinenla Ao in a press statement informed that both government and private schools can participate at the seminar and all the schools in the district are directed to submit name of two participants i.e. from class 8 to 10 students to the DEO office on or before August 12. The date, time and venue of the seminar will be intimated latter, it added.

E.E PWD (NH) Tuensang informs Dimapur, July 21 (mExN): Due to road sinking (subsidence), the road between Lasikiur and Yei Bridge on NH-155 (202) - will remain closed for about one week, a PWD official said today. The Department may take one week time to restore it and the commuters are advised not to ply on that Road until further notification, the E.E PWD (NH) Div III Tuensang, Er K.Imnajungba Jamir informed in a press note. The department further requested the public to bear the inconvenience.

I-Day work distributed at Tening TENiNg, July 21 (Dipr): The monthly Tening Sub Divisional Planning and Development Board (SDPDB) meeting was held at the ADC’s conference hall, Tening on July 20. The meeting discussed the forthcoming Independence Day 2016 celebration and mass social work. On Independence Day, the sound system will be arranged by Information and Public Relations Department, two sets of tents will be provided by Assam Rifles, Tening, seat arrangements will be done by Government High School, and stage decoration will be done by the Forest Department. Further, the parade commander will be led by Officer Incharge (OC) of Police, the VIP and guests will be looked after by the PWD Department, and first aid will be taken care of by Health and Family Welfare Department.

Participants of the inter school annual drawing competition organized by Earth Friendly Generation in Chiephobozou on July 20.

ChiEphobozou, July 21 (mExN): Earth Friendly Generation (EFG) organized its first inter school annual drawing competition on July 20 at EFG conference hall on the theme “Unity is Strength, Let us protect our environment.”

24 students from various schools under Chiephobozou Block, Kohima partici-

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AAY food grains for Kohima Centre Care and Support Society conducted community meeting at Mekuli village on July 16, where resource person Ajanou Natso shared about CHAI and Axshya and encouraged villagers to come forward for health services, especially for TB. Imchawati Kichu, Managing Director, Care and Support Society shared on what TB is, how it spreads, present scenario of TB in India, signs and symptoms of TB, about DMC, treatment and MDRTB.

Dimapur, July 21 (mExN): All the FPS and Village Councils of Kohima Centre has been informed that the AAY food grains will be released from June 25 and 26 between 10.30 am and 4:00 pm. Therefore the concerned FPS/village councils are directed to collect their respective quota within the stipulated period, informed Kapenlo Thong, Assistant Director, Food & Civil Supplies. The Nagaland AYUSH Doctors' Association (NADA) will conkill beneficial insects and vene its general meeting on July 28 at DUDA Guest House Kohima at 10 am. A press note issued by Dr. Shasinlo demonstrated different Magh, General Secretary, NADA has requested all the methods of controlling ro- members to attend the meeting positively. dents in the field, it added.

Discussion on diseases and pest identifica- Meeting on registration tion, application of control of birth and death held measures, inspection and monitoring of plants were pErEN, July 21 (Dipr): The district level coordinafurther demonstrated by tion meeting on registration of birth and death was held Imtinukshi and Ongtok in Peren under the chairmanship of Zarenthung Ezung, Deputy Commissioner, Peren in his office chamber. ChuPhom, both AFAs. bathung, District Statistical Officer (DSO) gave a briefing It was the first such on the guidelines to be followed while registering birth training in the village by the or death by the registrar in the rural and urban areas.

Department of Agriculture, The head teacher in the village level is the registrar, while the DAO informed.

ASHAs are to report birth of a baby for registering. The DSO stated that birth certificates can be obtained free of cost if it is reported within 21 days of the child’s birth. He further highlighted that the Vision document of India is to ensure that all its citizens are registered with proper record by 2020. The Chairman suggested for an awareness campaign in the village, which the board accepted it as a positive measure for a clean registration of births and deaths.

Farmers training at Tangha village

Dimapur, July 21 (mExN): All together 25 farmers attended a training programme on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) conducted by the Department of Agriculture at Tangha Village, Longleng district on July 16.

The District Agricultural Officer (DAO) Longleng G Keyevi Ayemi in a press note informed that the district office also gave IPM kits and Zhavame Students’ Union conducted a 3-day literacy tour from July 12-14 and visited Rodenticides to the farmers several schools in Pfutsero, Razeba and Zhavame village. During the tour, they inter- during the training. acted with both the students and teachers with an objective to improve the performance of the schools.

Apart farm a keynote address by the DAO, the resource person, Shoang A.O demonstrated on Pest Management of paddy which included plant spacing, sowing techniques and biological methods for controlling pest and diseases, it said.

Bongkam A.I. gave training on the topic of Rodent Management by Cultural and Mechanical methods. He also encouraged farmers not to

Rubber plantation demonstration ATMA Aghunaqa block conducts programme held at Nikhekhu village demonstration & BFAC meeting

Dimapur, July 21 (mExN): ATMA Dimapur Aghunaqa Block conducted BFAC meeting and demonstration programmes at Nikihe village on July 18. During the meeting trainings under PMKSY to be conducted were discussed and on the other hand resource person Temjentoshi, AO-II (Niuland SDAO) spoke on the topic ‘IPM on Paddy and Soyabean.’

He highlighted on various strategies to control pests, weeds and diseases through natural, biological, agronomic methods and also with pesticides. He emphasized on various insect pests like stem borer, planthoppers, leaf folder, hispa, climbing cutworm and gundhi bug. He also mentioned about the pests of soyabean like soybean looper, green clover worm, velvetbean caterpillar and how to control it.

Resource person cited about the judicious

use of pesticides in accordance with IPM principles i.e. as last resort and not as first option.

Further, resource person Nungshilepden, AO-II (Niuland SDAO) spoke on the topic ‘System of Rice intensification (SRI).’

He said that SRI is a methodology aimed at increasing the yield of rice produced in farming. It is a low water, labour intensive, organic method that uses younger seedlings singly spaced and typically hand weeded with special tools. SRI concepts and practices have continued to evolve as they are being adapted to rain-fed (unirrigated) conditions and with transplanting being superseded by direct-seeding sometimes.

During the programme total of 35 farmers participated which was chaired

by Moakumzuk, ATM, Niuland Block.

Meetings & AppointMents AYO Souvenir Committee The Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) will be celebrating its 25 years of office tentatively scheduled from November 4 and 5. In this regard, the Souvenir Committee will have an introductory meeting on July 22 at 4:00 pm at Hotel Japfü Kohima. Therefore, all the concern members are requested to attend the meeting positively. This was informed in a press note issued by Neizokhotuo Belho, Convenor, Souvenir Committee, AYO Silver Jubilee Celebration Committee.

WSKH general session

Resource person Yanchibemo and ATMA staffs guiding and planting of rubber saplings at Nikhekhu village.

Dimapur, July 21 (mExN): ATMA Dimapur (Niuland Block) organized demonstration programme at Nikhekhu village on July 16 where resource person Yanchibemo, WDT, Department of Land Resources spoke on the topic ‘rubber plantation methods.’

The interested farmers who were new to rubber farming were imparted knowledge on proper selection of site, nursery raising and proper selection of polythene, land preparation, planting and managing. He said that RRIM 600 variety is mostly Demalu Hasnusa, BTM highlighting on PMKSY with the use of pico projector during BFAC suitable in Dimapur areas in terms of temperature, cum Farmers friend meeting conducted at Muga Farm School, Niuland town on July 20.

humidity and rainfall and pits should be dug and filled with organic matter and rock phosphate and planted in the middle providing mulch and shade.

He further mentioned that the main pests in rubber plantation are Cockchafer grub, termites, mites which can be controlled by chlorpyriphos mixed in water.

Further, Moakumzuk, ATM, Niuland block spoke on the topic ‘Practices of Agro-forestry’ and specified that planting of trees is necessary in cash crop plantations like tea, coffee, etc and also in paddy fields and other horticultural crops. This practice

The Western Sumi Kukami Hoho (WSKH) has informed that it’s general session which was supposed to be held on July 2 last but was indefinitely postponed due to passing away of Late Isak Chishi Swu has been reschedfarmers on proper spacing uled on July 29 at Agri Expo Site, 4th Mile Dimapur. Parliamentary Secretary for Irrigation and Flood Control, Jacob Zhimomi will grace the occasion as chief guest. provides canopy, protects from heavy winds, provides mulching and vegetation. He said that it has various benefits in terms of productivity like provides food, fodder, fuel, fibre, • In connection to the article “Hepatitis C is now timber, medicinal prod- curable and treatment very affordable” published ucts, etc. He mentioned on July 21 issue in The Morung Express in Public Disthat Agro-forestry incor- course section, the Zion Hospital authority has clariporates technology from fied that “the article is not the original article from Zion agriculture and forestry. Hospital and Research Centre.” A clarification from Expertise in both areas is the Zion Hospital authority stated that “This (the arneeded, neither can be ig- ticle) was published unedited in the paper by a drug nored if an agro-forestry company without the knowledge and permission of system is to function prop- the Zion Hospital authority.” It also added, “Hence, erly and provide the de- Zion Hospital authority has no link to the article pubsired benefits. lished and the facts and figures given.”

The programme was • The Morung Express, further clarifies that the archaired by Demalu Has- ticle “Hepatitis C is now curable and treatment very nusa, BTM, Niuland Block affordable” published on July 21 was meant to be pubwhere 28 farmers were lished on July 28, 2016. The error is deeply regretted. present.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 200

By Witoubou Newmai

What exactly is democracy?

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t may not be proper to accuse a government for being an "Opposition-less" one. Freedom of affiliation and allegiance is a key feature of democracy.

But the unfortunate truth is that, "an Opposition-less government" is the other connotation for "a Speed-breaker free government." The general concern is that the absence of pick-holes-exercise among the law makers pertaining to the sorry situation of a society can generate an atmosphere of despotism.

Perhaps, such a situation is one to retrospect, "What exactly is democracy?"

A situation such as this might have prompted two political theorists, Ian Shapiro and Casiano Hacker-Cordon, to term democracy as a "flawed hegemon". According to the two political scientists from Yale University, democracy's flexibility, its in-built commitment to equality of representation, and its recognition of the legitimacy of opposition politics are all features of political institutions that should not be discounted.

"But democracy has many deficiencies. It is easily held hostage by powerful interests; it often fails to protect the vulnerable or otherwise to advance social justice; and it does not cope well with a number of features of the political landscape," Ian Shapiro and Casiano Hacker-Cordon opined in their 300 paged book, "Democracy's Edges" published in 1999.

This writer had dwelt on similar topic for a newspaper sometime ago that, in the absence of the Opposition parties, any action or decision of the government will masquerade as the truth. This is nothing but the devastation of democracy.

This is also to say that no one is there for the policing job in such a time when the government becomes despotic. This is to say that the "Opposition-less government" is to give the legislators too much freedom to cause too much of damage to the society.

To mention again the obvious, democratic principles and values are also drained when a government has no Opposition front, a situation to fail the democratic mechanism. In other words, room for rejection of the injected democratic temper is created. In such a scenario, a government will start behaving like a despot.

When a government starts indulging in despotism, there will be lack of genuineness in its approach to the needs and problems of the people. There will also be bankruptcy of ideas and senses will also be numbed, leaving the society in the realms of danger.

Pertaining to Nagaland situation, it is high time to find out the state of mind of the government. Definitely, the state government is hobbling to generate attractive articulations to address the issues. It appears that resources and mechanisms to address issues beyond the ambit of making routine public appeals by the government are exhausted. As we know, making public appeals will work if there are logical mechanisms to support them. Making an appeal is also relevant to some extent in a situation where the capacity to repose faith on the other is large enough.

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Heena Sachdeva IANS

From ragpicking to reporting, a tale of greenhorn reporters

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er life in the slums of the capital made 16-year-old Jyoti turn sensitive towards their living, only to become the youngest reporter of a tabloid -- Balaknama (Voice of Children) -- run by a group of street

children.

Having spent a significant period of her life in a slum cluster in Nizamuddin, Jyoti, a Class IX student, works assiduously along with other children to bring out the next issue of Balaknama.

At least 24 reporters -- among whom most were ragpickers -- run the eight-page Hindi newsletter that mostly publishes stories on the condition and life of street children and is run from Green Park in south Delhi.

With the help of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Child Enhancement through Training and Action (Chetna), Balaknama focuses on the problems and vulnerabilities that the children roaming and begging on roads undergo. Balaknama has done stories on the activities of such children which include rag picking, dead bodies disposal from railway station, beggary, bonded child labour, human trafficking, sex rackets and drug abuse.

Jyoti has been doing such stories for eight years now. Before that she was into rag picking, begging and was a drug addict too. When a team of Balaknama reporters, including Jyoti, visited a slum in Badarpur for a story on child marriage, they were threatened. "We were threatened and were almost about to be attacked by the people in the slum," Jyoti told IANS. "We did not only want to report the story but wanted to stop the marriage. We don't know what happened to her," she added. Shambu, the 17-year-old editor of Balaknama, used to sell vegetables with his father before he came in touch with Chetna.

"Life changed after I met with people at Chetna. Had I not been here I don't how I would have messed up with it," he said.

"Most of the mainstream media does not cover the stories we do. Balaknama is the voice of children and reflects the ugly face of the world that street children face," Shambu added.

Apart from a team of 24 child reporters, Balaknama has 70 stringers whom they term "batooni" (talkative) reporters who are aged between 12 and 16 years.

The batooni reporters observe their surroundings and the life of children around them and pass on the information to reporters, who write up the stories for Balaknama.

"They are not educated enough to write themselves. They observe their surroundings and report anything which is alarming or dangerous", Jyoti said.

Jyoti was eight years old when she got herself enrolled in the evening classes conducted by Chetna for street children at a slum in Nizamuddin here.

"I was sent to a drug rehabilitation centre. Today, I am a reformed person altogether and I thank Chetna for it", she said.

After many reporters complained of not getting space in the paper, the two-page newsletter was upgraded to an eightpage tabloid. And now, at least 5,000 copies of Balaknama are published. "Balaknama has not only made these street children independent and aware of their rights but also given them hope to dream for a better future," Chetna director Sanjay Gupta told IANS. "There are certain government schemes and measures, but they are not able to cope at the grassroot level for the upbringing of these children," he added.

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Robert J. Burrowes Inter Press Service

The Delusion ‘i Am noT Responsible’

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ne of the many interesting details to be learned by understanding human psychology is how a person’s unconscious fear works in a myriad of ways to make them believe that they bear no responsibility for a particular problem.

This psychological dysfunctionality cripples a substantial portion of the human population in ways that work against the possibility of achieving worthwhile outcomes for themselves, other individuals, communities and the world as a whole.

In an era when human extinction is now a likely near-term outcome of this dysfunctionality, it is obviously particularly problematic. So why does this happen and how does it manifest?

In essence, if a person is frightened by the circumstances of others or a particular set of events, their fear will often unconsciously delude them into believing and behaving as if they bear no responsibility for playing a part in addressing the problem.

This fear works particularly easily when the person or people concerned live at considerable social and/or geographic distance or when the events occur in another place.

But it can also work with someone who is socially or geographically close, or with an event that occurs nearby. Let me illustrate this common behaviour with several examples which might stimulate your awareness of having witnessed it too.

I first became seriously interested in this phenomenon after hearing someone, who had just returned from India, describe the many street beggars in India as ‘living a subsistence lifestyle’.

As I listened to this individual, I could immediately perceive that they were very frightened by their experience but in a way that made them not want to help.

Given that this individual has considerable wealth, it was immediately apparent to me that the individual was attempting to conceal from themselves their unconscious guilt (about their own wealth and how this was acquired) but I could perceive an element of anger in their response as well.

This anger was obviously shaping the way in which street beggars were perceived so that there was no apparent need to do anything. So what was the unconscious anger about? Most probably about not getting help themselves when they needed it as a child.

A widespread version of this particular fear and the delusion that arises from it, is the belief that it is the direct outcome of the decisions of others that make them responsible for the circumstances in which they find themselves.

Obviously, this belief is widespread among those who refuse to take structural violence, such as the exploitative way in which the global economy functions, into account. If the victim can be

blamed for their circumstances then ‘I am not responsible’ in any way.

Men who like to blame women who have been sexually assaulted for their ‘provocative dress’ are also exhibiting this fear and its attendant delusional behaviour.

But perhaps the most obvious manifestation of evading responsibility occurs when instead of doing what they can to assist someone in need, a person laments ‘not being able’ to do something more significant.

And by doing this, their fear enables them to conceal that they might, in fact, have done something that would have helped.

This often happens, for example, when someone is too scared to offer help because it might require the agreement of someone else (such as a spouse) who (unconsciously) frightens them. But there are other reasons why their fear might generate this behaviour as well.

Another common way of evading taking responsibility (while, in this case, deluding yourself that you are not) is to offer someone who needs help something that they do not need and then, when they refuse it, to interpret this as ‘confirmation’ that they do not need your help.

A variation of this behaviour is to dispose of something that you do not want and to delude yourself that you are, in fact, ‘helping’.

I first became fully aware of this version of evading responsibility (and assuaging guilt) when I was working in a refugee camp in the Sudan at the height of the Ethiopian war and famine in 1985.

Companies all over the world were ‘giving’ away unwanted stock of unsaleable goods (presumably for a tax benefit) to aid agencies who were then trying to find ways to use it.

And not always successfully. I will never forget seeing the Wad Kowli Refugee Camp for the first time with its wonderfully useless lightweight and colourful overnight bushwalking tents instead of the large, heavy duty canvas tents normally used in such difficult circumstances. Better than nothing you might say. For a week, perhaps, but only barely in 55 degrees Celsius.

Another popular way of evading responsibility is to delude yourself about the precise circumstances in which someone finds themselves.

For example, if your fear makes you focus your attention on an irrelevant detail, such as the pleasantness of your memory of a town as a tourist destination, rather than the fact that someone who lives there is homeless, then it is easy to delude yourself that their life must be okay and to behave in accordance with your delusion rather than the reality of the other person’s life.

One way that some people evade responsibility is to delude themselves that a person who needs help is ‘not

contributing’ while also deluding themselves about the importance of their own efforts.

This is just one of many delusions that wealthy people often have to selfjustify their wealth while many people who work extremely hard are paid a pittance (or nothing) for their time, expertise and labour.

Variations of another delusion include ‘I can only give what I have got’ and ‘I can’t afford it’ (but you might know of others), which exposes the fear that makes a person believe that they have very little irrespective of their (sometimes considerable) material wealth.

This fear/delusion combination arises because, in the emotional sense, the person probably does have ‘very little’.

If a person is denied their emotional needs as a child, they will often learn to regard material possessions as the only measure of value in the quality of their life.

And because material possessions can never replace an emotional need, no amount of material wealth can ever feel as if it is ‘enough’. For a fuller explanation of this point, see ‘Love Denied: The Psychology of Materialism, Violence and War‘.

If someone is too scared to accept any responsibility for helping despite the sometimes obvious distress of a person in need, they might even ask for reassurance, for example by asking ‘Are you okay?’

But the question is meaningless and asked in such a way that the person in need might even know that no help will be forthcoming. They might even offer the reassurance sought despite having to lie to do so.

A common way in which some people, particularly academics, evade responsibility is to offer an explanation and/or theory about a social problem but then take no action to change things themselves.

Another widespread way of evading responsibility, especially among what I call ‘the love and light brigade’, is to focus attention on ‘positives’ (the ‘good’ news) rather than truthfully presenting information about the state of our world and then inviting powerful responses to that truth.

Deluding ourselves that we can avoid dealing with reality, much of which happens to be extremely unpleasant and ugly, is a frightened and powerless way of approaching the world. But it is very common.

Many people evade responsibility, of course, simply by believing and acting as if someone else, perhaps even ‘the government’, is ‘properly’ responsible.

Undoubtedly, however, the most widespread ways of evading responsibility are to deny any responsibility for military violence while paying the taxes to finance it, denying any responsibility for adverse environmental and climate impacts while making no ef-

fort to reduce consumption, denying any responsibility for the exploitation of other people while buying the cheap products produced by their exploited (and sometimes slave) labour, denying any responsibility for the exploitation of animals despite eating and/or otherwise consuming a range of animal products, and denying any part in inflicting violence, especially on children, without understanding the many forms this violence can take.

Ultimately, of course, we evade responsibility by ignoring the existence of a problem.

Despite everything presented above, it should not be interpreted to mean that we should all take responsibility for everything that is wrong with the world.

There is, obviously, a great deal wrong and the most committed person cannot do something about all of it.

However, we can make powerful choices, based on an assessment of the range of problems that interest us, to intervene in ways large or small to make a difference. This is vastly better than fearfully deluding ourselves and/ or making token gestures.

Moreover, powerful choices are vital in this world. We face a vast array of violent challenges, some of which threaten near-term human extinction.

In this context, it is unwise to leave responsibility for getting us out of this mess to others, and particularly those insane elites whose political agents (who many still naively believe that we ‘elect’) so demonstrably fail to meaningfully address any of our major social, political, economic and environmental problems.

If you are interested in gaining greater insight into violent and dysfunctional human behaviour, and what you can do about it, you might like to read ‘Why Violence?’ and ‘Fearless Psychology and Fearful Psychology: Principles and Practice’ mentioned above.

And if you are inclined to declare your own willingness to accept some responsibility for addressing these violent and dysfunctional behaviours, you might like to sign the online pledge of ‘The People’s Charter to Create a Nonviolent World‘ and to join those participating in ‘The Flame Tree Project to Save Life on Earth‘.

You might have had a good laugh at some of the examples above. The real challenge is to ask yourself this question: where do I evade responsibility?

And to then ponder how you will take responsibility in future.

The author has a lifetime commitment to understanding and ending human violence. He has done extensive research since 1966 in an effort to understand why human beings are violent and has been a nonviolent activist since 1981.

He is the author of ‘Why Violence?’

The statements and views mentioned in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IPS.

The persistence of elite control in Syria Doris Carrion

If lasting political change is to occur in Syria, the experience of its neighbours must be heeded

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he UN still aims to facilitate a Syrian agreement for a transitional government

by August, envoy Staffan de Mistura affirmed at the end of June. Although there are many reasons why a political settlement is unlikely to be near, recent geopolitical shifts and the upcoming election of a new US president could mean that a window for effective diplomacy would open next year.

Many of Syria’s current realities would continue even after such a settlement, however. Even if power changes hands in Damascus, the provision of security and services will remain a matter of competition and power-sharing between elites.

Political and economic power in Syria have long been concentrated in the hands of a few, and some of these patterns have continued since the outbreak of conflict. The coterie of regimelinked elites that dominated the economy in the years before the war are still in place. In addition, new wartime elites have emerged by accumulating weapons and the profits of a burgeon-

ing war economy. Some of these are profiteers who control the movement across internal and external borders of goods, money, commodities and even basic services like water and electricity.

Both ‘old’ and ‘new’ elites are often linked to armed groups fighting for and against the regime, which increasingly control their own fiefdoms across the country. Meanwhile, state institutions have been affected by the dire state of the economy, the regime’s focus on war aims, and the penetration of foreign actors. Some of the state’s most basic distributive mechanisms – civil servant salaries and subsidies on essential goods – are also increasingly being scaled back due to the regime’s dwindling resources and the devaluation of the Syrian pound.

There are some small exceptions to this pattern of service provision, but they are not the norm. There have been attempts at ‘bottom-up’ service delivery in areas no longer controlled by the regime, in which communities have taken the initiative to look after their areas or to hold armed groups accountable for delivering services. However, various obstacles have meant that real decision-making in those areas has tended to remain in the hands of armed groups.

Local councils have been largely unable to collect their own revenue, and they receive insufficient support from external sources. Local institu-

tions also suffer from the persistence of top-down behaviour and lack of experience among leaders, as well as infighting and accusations of corruption. External supporters of bottom-up service delivery initiatives are uncoordinated and also set controversial restrictions on how funding can be spent.

In addition, institutions like schools and hospitals are regularly targeted in regime attacks on rebelheld areas. In Kurdish-held areas, resources, decisions and political expression are also primarily kept under the Democratic Union Party (PYD)’s strict control, despite the establishment of local civilian institutions. A number of state services remain under the control of the Asayish security forces, and the PYD is criticized for engaging in authoritarian behaviour against opposition in its areas, Kurdish or otherwise.

De facto rule by armed factions and elites is arguably both a curse and a necessity in countries at war. Once rule of law and normal economic life have broken down, these types of actors and networks typically become the only way to provide security and services. And even when war has formally ended, this type of political economy usually persists, acting as both a crutch and a burden.

In Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen, the weakness and elite capture of the state, penetration of foreign interests, and lack of disarmament of militias have

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meant that many of the same people involved in the war continued to call the shots during ‘peacetime’. This is partly because the bargains, both internal and geopolitical, that were necessary to broker a settlement then perpetuate wartime power dynamics.

Warring factions have sometimes been offered control of the rent from certain ministries or have been allowed to keep their weapons. Militia leaders can retain control of their own sources of rent and patronage even if they have not been part of the negotiations. At times this has enabled armed factions to become a challenge to traditional elites. External actors’ attempts to promote reconstruction, investment and stabilization then become subject not only to foreign interests but also to domestic competition for influence and self-serving political behaviour.

It is very difficult to measure or generalize what it is that Syrians want from power brokers in their country, or indeed what they will want from them in the future. However, the elite arrangement described above inevitably excludes people who would not agree to this system forever. The most likely post-settlement political and economic order will therefore contain the seeds of its own destabilization.

If the aim is to avoid a return to conflict after a political settlement is reached, however, then the experiences of Syria’s neighbours provide warnings that should not be ignored.

Doris Carrion is Research Associate for the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House.

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India's multiple flaws in dealing with its conflicts The Power

Of The Book

Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal

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he inability of successive Indian governments to grapple with truth and deal with the conflict in a civilized manner rather than through perpetuation of false promises and by pedaling lies right from the days plebiscite was promised makes the State its own biggest enemy.

By failing to learn lessons from successfully tried models of conflict resolution and instead viewing conflict zones simply as territorial appendages for asserting its might, not as places where people live, breathe and have their own aspirations, the Indian state is not only destroying the conflict zones it is dealing with, it has embarked on a course of self-destruction.

In world history of the last over a century, propaganda has played an effective role in making wars popular among the masses by invoking stereotypes deeply embedded in nationalist sentiments to justify wars. In recent decades, when wars between countries have become old-fashioned and are deemed uncivilised, the powerful states continue to wage wars against the people - others or their own - by another name.

The same methods of justifying these wars continue to be employed with strong doses of similar propaganda and a pack of lies. India is no exception to this rule. It is a modern liberal democratic country that wages wars, on a huge scale, against its own people and hopes to tame them militarily till eternity. The nagging question is why is India unable to resolve its armed conflicts; why does it continue to manage them by squandering money on defence and security expenditure, doubling up the security forces and stationing a hugely disproportionate size of its armed forces and think of the most imaginative methods of oppression which can ultimately be celebrated through its propaganda machinery as 'nationalistic' and 'valorous'.

Kashmir has been in the centre of focus in the past one week and is one of the deadliest conflicts. The north-eastern seven states have been bleeding since eternity. Many more armed conflicts have been added to its kitty in recent years - in Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and other tribal dominated states. All these conflicts stem from economic or political deprivation, or both. To continue to deal with them by crushing rebellion militarily will not only not yield results but it will also eventually bleed the country. India's inability to deal with its conflict sprouts from a policy of denial and is fed by packaged lies pedaled by the State and through complete control of the media.

A convenient tool in the hands of the Indian state is to find a convenient enemy and blame an insider or an outsider for perpetuating the conflict. In the case of Kashmir it is anything -opposition parties, religious radicalization, Hurriyat and Pakistan. But the state refuses to do any serious introspection and see how years of its own mistaken beliefs and flawed policies are contributing to the conflict. According to an old African proverb, "When there are no enemies within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you." The inability of successive Indian governments to grapple with truth and deal with the conflict in a civilized manner rather than through perpetuation

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Policemen stand next to a burning handcart set on fire by demonstrators during a protest in Srinagar against the recent killings in Kashmir, July 18, 2016. (REUTERS)

of false promises and by pedaling lies right from the days plebiscite was promised makes the State its own biggest enemy.

The Indian government has done everything under the sun to prolong the crisis and feed it through a vicious cycle of repression and brutalities and then concoct more lies to justify such brutality and criminalise the masses' yearnings and desires for liberty, freedom and equality (muffling all peaceful ways of assembly and expression till masses resort to low key or large scale violence) - which are also the core principles of the Indian constitution. The same is true of the other conflicts that the Indian state is dealing with. Such brutal methods are sometimes punctuated with promises of resolving disputes, very rarely half hearted and directionless efforts but never followed through. Conflict resolution is replaced by conflict management militarily that damages Indian interests, costing huge sums of money, manpower, loss of lives of soldiers who do not count but for oiling the State's propaganda machinery. Besides, such a policy of feeding conflicts murders the basic spirit and inspiration of the Indian constitution as the state decides to cling on to troubled territories by bulldozing its people and damaging the very essence of Indian democracy and its cherished values of liberty and equality.

In comparison to the modern states of the modern civilized world, India's graph of human rights violations and its penchant to keep the territory intact through ruthless means and propaganda is phenomenally high. Far from having its legal justice system in place that can hold persons guilty of torture and abuse accountable, the entire system works methodically to annihilate and criminalise the victim through lies and misplaced justification of brutality. For 26 years in Kashmir and over 60 years in the north-east, the Indian public has been fed with the 'patriotism' and 'nationalism' of this abuse "so essential or unavoidable for fighting insurgency" even when the insurgency is decimated to a negligible level. In recent years in Kashmir, the street protests are being dealt with strong armed tactics. A wrongful impression is created as if the protestors suffer

from some pathological defect that makes them take recourse to violent stone pelting without even a word about how peaceful protests are also similarly dealt with brute force including killings and without talking about the fact that methodical squeezing of space for peaceful means of protest has inspired both the stone pelters and led to the re-glamourising of the gun. A picture is painted as if all protests are uniformly and lethally violent, which is not the case.

A picture is also projected as if such brutal methods are the only ways of controlling such mobs not violation of Standard Operating Procedures. In the more peaceful areas of India, protests sometimes turn violent, sometimes extremely uncontrollable but such methods of crowd control that are aimed to kill and maim people are not employed. Does Kashmir, the oft parroted integral part of India, have different set of SOPs that allow security personnel to shoot above the waist for controlling mobs, not in the air or at ground level? In defence of such indefensible moves, if one statist retired army general on television channel in 2010 spoke about all lethal bullets and teargas shells turning into projectiles even when the personnel aim at the ground, another of his counterpart now wishes the Indian public to believe that this year people have mostly been shot in the eyes and face, not because the personnel were gunning for their face but because the protestors were all bending down to pick up something towards the ground at the time of being shot. (Magically, the bullets spare the back of the head which should be facing the bullet in that bent position). What is shocking is that the Indian public is gullible enough to digest such nonsense that is fed to them, thanks to a loyalist media, which dutifully does the job of covering for the State's follies, instead of questioning them. Malcolm X famously said, "The media's the most powerful entity on earth.

They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. They control the minds of the masses."

America, which is considered to be the biggest bully in the world, and the source of inspiration for ruthlessly powerful state for

triggering wars against countries and their people - whether it is Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan or now the Arab world, also does not behave so brutally against its own people. Earlier this month in Dallas, after Black Americans and liberals started protesting against wrongful and racial murders of Blacks by cops, a Black war veteran used his gun to shoot dead five white cops in retaliation of series of murders of Blacks by cops in the recent years. The American State has not begun to criminalise the movement of 'Black Lives Matter'. Nor has it begun mowing down rest of the community. Instead, it allows them to protest peacefully and is constantly engaging diplomatically with the Black community leaders.

The European way of tackling their conflicts, if not perfect, is far more dignified. The Aland Island and Tyrol conflict resolutions through grant of territorial autonomy are some of the classic examples of how the scale of violence was brought down at the very initial stages. Territorial self-governance has been tried with some degree of success in Montenegro, Corsica and to a lesser extent in Bosnia, Herzegovenia and Kosovo but atleast there is a regular and constant process of introspection and engagement through peaceful means not military might. Britain realized the worthlessness of managing its Northern Ireland and Scottish conflicts militarily years ago.

Despite much bloodshed and violence in Ireland, it has a roadmap of peace-making and despite all its short-comings, Ireland model continues to be a participatory conflict resolution process in which people are central to the peace process.

By failing to learn lessons from such successfully tried models of conflict resolution and instead viewing conflict zones simply as territorial appendages for asserting its might, not as places where people live, breathe and have their own aspirations, the Indian state is not only destroying the conflict zones it is dealing with, it has embarked on a course of self-destruction. As Abraham Lincoln said, "Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves."

This was first published as an editorial for the Kashmir Times on July 17, 2016.

Is the world more or less peaceful today than ten years ago?

Steve Killelea

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as the world become more or less peaceful in the past ten years?

In the 10th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) we looked to shed light on this question. The index ranks 163 independent states and territories around the world according to their level of peacefulness. It is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness and in our most recent edition, we present the most comprehensive analysis to date on trends in peace and violence over the past 10 years.

The results of the 2016 GPI reinforce the underlying trend of the last 10 years. It finds the world has become slightly less peaceful - by 0.53 per cent - when compared to the prior year. Reflecting the growing inequality in peace, slightly more countries improved than deteriorated, with 81 countries improving their peace scores while 79 countries deteriorated. As the size of the deteriorations were larger than the improvements, there was a decline in the average country score. Two of the three domains of the GPI deteriorated last year. Both the societal safety and security and ongoing conflict domains recorded lower levels of peace, while militarisation recorded a slight improvement.

The indicator with the largest improvement was U.N. peacekeeping funding. This underscores the increasing commitment of the international community to maintaining adequate funding for peacekeeping operations. The second largest improvement was for the security officers and police rate indicator, with the number of

Canadian soldiers from the Royal 22nd Regiment take up a position during a non-combative extraction operation in a simulated village as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 exercise held at Camp Pendleton, California, July 11, 2016. (REUTERS)

countries that have high levels of police and internal security officers decreasing.

The historic ten-year deterioration in peace has largely been driven by the intensifying conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Terrorism is at an all-time high, battle deaths from conflict are at a 25 year high, and the number of refugees and displaced people are at a level not seen in sixty years. Notably, the sources for these three dynamics are intertwined and driven by a small number of countries, demon-

strating the global repercussions of breakdowns in peacefulness.

So intense is the current concentration of violence and conflict in MENA that, when considered separately, the rest of the world’s average peace levels improved.

Many countries are at record high levels of peacefulness, while the bottom 20 countries have progressively become much less peaceful, creating increased levels of inequality in global peace.

Our report this year also included further research on Positive Peace, which conceptualises systems thinking and its relation-

ship to Positive Peace. Many of the challenges facing humanity are fundamentally global in nature, such as climate change, decreasing biodiversity, continued economic instability and increasing migration. All of these challenges are interconnected and multifaceted, requiring new ways of conceptualising the relations between countries and the larger systems upon which humanity depends. This year’s report contains an analysis of systems thinking and how it applies to nation states, describing concepts of national intent, their encoded

norms, national homeostasis, self-modification and mutual feedback loops to provide a new inter-dependent framework and more holistic approach to understanding peace and development.

As part of this, throughout this year we have also conducted an audit of the available data to measure Goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For the first time, UN member states have formally recognised the critical nature of peacefulness in advancing global development. The 17 SDGs are a new set of goals to target poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change by 2030. Goal 16 relates to the promotion of peace, justice and strong institutions. Measuring Goal 16 is not an easy task, but it is one that injects accountability into an otherwise elusive yet coveted ambition for the world.

This, the tenth anniversary report presents the most comprehensive analysis to date on the trends in peace and violence over the past decade. In answer to the question, has the world become more or less peaceful, the answer ultimately is less peaceful. Our analysis has given us a new lens through which to analyse peace however, and critically, what the factors are that can ensure peace is built on a solid foundation. Our research on Positive Peace and auditing Goal 16’s progress will continue so we can provide the world with the research, data and insight required to inform decisions we take to secure a more peaceful future. I invite you to read our full report to find out more.

Steve Killelea is founder and executive chairman of the Institute for Economics and Peace

Source: 1843magazine

hristopher de Hamel’s family came from pre-revolutionary France. A hundred years later they added the posh French particle “de” in an obligatory piece of Victorian bigging-up. Now they are socially secure, and de Hamel is as English as they come. As a boy, his pockets were weighed down by coins and medals; today his olive corduroy trousers are home to the keys of his kingdom – the Parker Library of medieval manuscripts where he is the Donnelley Fellow Librarian and where every book in his care, however rare and valuable, is stamped with the initials C.C.C.C. for Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

To visit the librarian in his lair is to meet a happy man. There is nothing de Hamel enjoys more than talking about manuscripts. He wrote his PhD thesis on 12th-century biblical commentaries and spent 25 years at Sotheby’s, where, in 1983, he sold the magnificently illustrated Gospels of Henry the Lion of 1188 to the German government for a record £8.1m ($12m); the underbidder was J. Paul Getty junior. For the past 16 years he has been the Parker librarian, and he knows his bibliographic onions. “I’ve catalogued more medieval manuscripts than anyone alive, and probably more than anyone has ever done.”

He has distilled a lifetime of obsession into a new book, “Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts”.

The week before I went to Cambridge to meet him I spent an hour that became two, three, four each evening, reading it. Since it doesn’t come out till September, all I had was a typescript, with no illuminations. That didn’t matter. Reading is my life, but only about once a decade do I find a book that seems to tilt the world, so afterwards it appears different.

The world de Hamel describes spans 1,000 years from the late sixth century, when people began to write in earnest, to 1520. He introduces the Irish “Book of Kells”, the Florentine “Codex Amiatinus” and the “Hours of Jeanne de Navarre”, the private prayer book of a French queen, as small as the palm of her hand, which was passed from princess to princess down the royal line to three queens of different countries, each a direct descendant of the canonised French king, Saint Louis, until it was looted on the personal orders of Hermann Göring.

But it all begins with St Augustine’s Gospel, which takes us back to de Hamel’s spiritual patron, Bishop Parker, and the Parker Library.

Parker, who studied at Corpus Christi, became Anne Boleyn’s chaplain. In 1559, when he was 55, her daughter, Elizabeth I, made him Archbishop of Canterbury, with instructions to cement the Reformation so that England could never again be Catholic. To that end, he accumulated 600 manuscripts, choosing books that fitted his agenda – not “Beowolf”, which is fiction and set in Denmark, but Old English gospels from the tenth century, books on the use of English rather than Latin in churches and by kings, books of royal coronations, books that provided evidence that England’s religion had English roots. He wrote the 39 articles that define Anglicanism as a free, independent English church, responsible to the king – with married priests and preaching in English. Both his working drafts, with all their corrections in red, and the original signed by the bishops of England and Wales and the deans of the chapters and the cathedrals, are in the Parker Library. Translated into English, they became the foundations of the established church that stated: “The Bishop of Rome hath no jurisdiction in this realm of England.”

Of Parker’s books, none was more important than St Augustine’s Gospel, which is why it is the first manuscript the reader encounters in de Hamel’s new book. St Luke is portrayed in the gospel as the authors of Greek books were, with a short grey beard, sitting on a marble throne reading. This was Christianity straight from St Peter. The gospel was commissioned

by Gregory the Great, who sent Augustine to preach at Canterbury in 597. It was deposited in St Augustine’s Abbey there until Archbishop Parker got hold of it in the mid-16th century, and has only ever had two owners.

When Parker died in 1575, he left the manuscripts, which he held by permission of the Privy Council, to Corpus Christi. The only condition was that there should be an annual audit.

If a single one was missing, the whole collection, together with the rare Tudor silver he bequeathed with it, would be forfeit to Gonville & Caius College, up the road. For four centuries, virtually no one was admitted; and even now the books leave only rarely. De Hamel took St Augustine’s Gospel to Westminster Abbey when Pope Benedict came to England in 2010. There it was blessed and kissed by both the pontiff and Rowan Williams, then Parker’s successor as Archbishop of Canterbury. And earlier this year, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, summoned the primates of the Anglican Communion to Canterbury to discuss same-sex marriage. To inspire them, Pope Francis sent the ivory head of St Gregory’s crozier provided that the Gospel was also present.

As “Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts” explains, books have been carried in processions, used to swear oaths, burned, given as gifts, sometimes stolen. They have tremendous power. That seems to be as true now as it was 15 centuries ago.

Fiammetta Roccois culture editor of 1843 and The Economist

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Dalits are ‘soft target’ for cow vigilantes: fact finding team AhMedABAd, JUly 21 (PTI): A fact finding team which visited Gujarat’s Una town in connection with the brutal assault of Dalits, has claimed to have found a new trend among ‘cow vigilantes’ to show bravado by making a particular Dalit community as their “soft target”.

The incident of beating up of seven Dalit youths in Mota Samadhilya village of Gir-Somnath district last week has triggered large scale protests across the state. The protests worsened yesterday at least seven youths attempted suicide with violence and arson spreading to various places in the state.

An eight-member fact finding team, comprising Dalits from various city-based NGOs including Dalit Adhikar Manch, which went to the village from here a few days back, found out that the incident was brutal as the alleged beating of youths started from 9.30 AM and continued unabated till 1.30 PM, and inspite of the victims’ kin repeatedly calling police, the latter allegedly did not act.

The team members said that Dalits are “soft targets” for these vigilante groups. Dalits are actually

Poor & weak being crushed in Gujarat: Rahul UnA (sAURAshTRA), JUly 21 (IAns): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that in his home state, the weak and the poor were being crushed, even as he visited the home of a Dalit man whose four sons were brutally flogged on July 11 for skinning a dead cow.

Gandhi, who flew into Diu, and from there drove straight to the home of Babubhai Sarvaiya in Samadhiyala village of Una, announced assistance of Rs 5 lakh for the family.

"I met those families and that mother whose sons were beaten up by 40 persons. The father told me that they don't see any future ahead for them. He was saying that in Modi's Gujarat we are daily beaten up and crushed," Gandhi told reporters not involved in slaughter of cows, but are only doing their traditional business of leather, while they (vigilante groups) refrain from confronting those involved in slaughter, they said.

There is a particular Dalit community that deals in the trade of leather.

In Gir-Somnath and surrounding districts of Gujarat these self-appointed cow protection committees have come up

at Rajkot airport while leaving Gujarat in the evening.

He said in the country, "this is the fight between two ideologies. On one side there are Gandhi, Nehru, Sardar Patel, Ambedkar and on the other side there are RSS, Golwalkar and Modi ji."

"Whoever raises his voice against this ideology, irrespective of any section, whoever fights for education, whoever was challenging the big corporate, is crushed. I told that mother that she doesn't need to fear.

The people of Gujarat and Congress party are with them," he continued.

At Rajkot, he met Dalit youths who had attempted suicide in protest and are in hospital.

Gandhi was accompanied by the party's Gujarat affairs in-charge Gurudas Kamat, state Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki and other

in the name of saving cows, said Kaushik Parmar, who led the fact finding team to the village.

“We have found out that this inhuman incident of beating Dalit youths was not one off. From last many months these particular community members have become target of these cow protection groups,” Parmar said.

“There have been at least three such incidents

party leaders here as well as the party's Dalit leader Kumari Selja.

"A few days back a video was watched by entire India. I also watched it. Some time back I went to Hyderabad where one youth had committed suicide. The Delhi-based (Central) government attacked his family. It attacked those youths who were seeking their right. Today I visited Gujarat where 11 persons have in separate cases attempted suicide," the Congress leader said, and added that nobody seemed to have a right to speak.

"This means that in entire Gujarat, those who are weak, whether they are from any section, those who are poor, are being crushed," he asserted. Scores of people thronged Samadhiyala village in Una taluka (tehsil) of Gir-Somnath district as the Congress leader spent time in the village.

in the past two months in the area when the Dalit community members were beaten up by these so-called cow vigilante groups. All those are related to skinning of dead cows,” he said.

“Earlier, such cow vigilantes used to target those who are involved in cow slaughter. But since last seven to eight months, they have started targeting Dalit community members

who are involved in leather business and are soft targets, to show off their bravado. It has been noticed that these groups in the past few months attacked Dalits when they were involved in skinning of dead cows,” he said.

“Instead of targeting those involved in slaughter, these groups started targeting Dalits,” charged another fact finding team member Subodh Parmar.

“One farmer whose cow was killed had called this family (Dalits who were beaten up in Una last week) to dispose of the dead cow. They (victims) took the dead cow outside the Mota Samadhilya village and were skinning it, when about 30 to 35 people of cow protection group came and started abusing and beating them,” Kaushik Parmar claimed.

“The beating continued from 9.30 AM to 1.30 PM. The family members of victims and others called up police but it did not turn up,” they said.

The accused themselves made the video footage and also had a group photograph clicked after doing the act, they said.

The fact finding team members have demanded that the state should ban such cow protection groups. “Such cow protection groups should be banned across the state.

There is already a law against cow slaughter in the state, then what is the need of such vigilante groups,” Kaushik Parmar said.

The team has also demanded that police should add IPC section related to criminal conspiracy in the FIR registered in connection with the Una incident.

BSP calls off agitation after police assures arrest of Singh lUcKnow, JUly 21 (IAns): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers on Thursday afternoon called off their agitation here against former Uttar Pradesh BJP Vice-President Daya Shankar Singh for his abusive remarks against BSP chief Mayawati after police assured Singh's arrest within the next 36 hours. Lucknow's District Magistrate Raj Shekhar met the agitated party workers and leaders and told them the police was looking for Singh after an FIR was lodged against him late on Wednesday night at the Hazratganj police station.

After a categorical and time-bound assurance by authorities, BSP leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui announced the agitation was being called off. The police conducted searches at about a dozen places to nab Daya Shankar Singh but met with no success. Sources say Singh is holed up at some place in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Following the outrage over the statement, the BJP late night expelled Singh from the party for six years. Earlier, hundreds and thousands of BSP workers on Thursday took to the streets here to protest Singh's abusive comments against Mayawati. The protesters threw traffic out of gear in Hazratganj, giving anxious moments to the district administration, police officers and those controlling traffic. State BSP president Raj Achal Rajbhar said Singh's statement had revealed the "anti-Dalit mentality" of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

SC to hear plea challenging validity of abortion laws new delhI, JUly 21 (AnI): The Supreme Court will today hear a plea challenging the validity of abortion laws in India. The petition, which was filed by a woman in the 24th week of her pregnancy, argues that current laws deny women's rights to abort in case of extraordinary medical complications.

The petition also says the foetus has abnormalities and will cause mental distress to the mother and challenges constitution validity of section 3(2) of medical termination of pregnancy act 1971 prescribing a ceiling of 20 weeks.

As the laws currently don't permit an abortion after twenty weeks of pregnancy, the petition argues that the ceiling is unreasonable, arbitrary, harsh, discriminatory and violative of the right to life and equality. The petitioner has sought that the relevant section must be declared unconstitutional or read down.

Mamata flays Modi for destroying federalism & 'saffronisation' Implement safeguards for SC community, Centre tells states KolKATA, JUly 21 (IAns): Lashing out at the central government for "destroying federalism and pushing the states to destruction", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday ridiculed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking credit for development carried out by her government.

Addressing a mammoth rally in the city, Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, strongly condemned the "atrocities on Dalits" in Gujarat and expressed alarm over the rising attempts to saffronise everything" and "proliferation of cow protection vigilantes".

"The Centre is interfering in everything. It is destroying the federal structure.

The Constitution has specified both the centre and the state's roles. But they are interfering in our working and constantly threatening us.

"Because of the Centre's erroneous polices, the states have been pushed towards destruction. The Centre must remember that its existence is because of the states," said Banerjee.

Asserting the people's "right to choice", she warned against the bid to "saffronise everything".

"We strongly condemn the atrocities on the Dalits in

Mamata Banerjee (C), chief minister of West Bengal and chief of Trinamool Congress (TMC), waves towards her supporters outside her residence after the initial poll results during this year's Assembly elections. (REUTERS File Photo)

Gujarat. In the name of 'gau raksha' (cow protection), they are attempting to create communal tension," said Banerjee referring to the recent brutal assault on 4 Dalit youths in Gujarat's Una town and affirming any such attempt in Bengal will not be tolerated.

"I have also come to know that some elements in connivance with a party, are asking people here in Bengal about how many cows they have". "If such a thing is tried in Bengal, we will not tolerate that. People have their right to choice. A few people cannot decide what others will eat, wear or study," she asserted.

"There are attempts to saffronise everything," said

Banerjee addressing the Trinamool's annual Martyr's day rally observed in remembrance of 13 youths killed in police firing July 21, 1993 in the city. She also accused the Modi government of unleashing central agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Department (ED) that "led to over 80,000 industrialists leaving the country".

Taking a jibe at Modi's pet schemes, including the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign, Banerjee claimed that funding for most of the central schemes has either been stopped or the state's responsibilities increased.

"It is the state government which is carrying out de-

velopment, but the entire credit is going to Modi.

Ridiculing the BJP for pitching its achievement under the Adarsh Gram Yojana, Banerjee said that funds for at least 39 central schemes have been stopped while in 59 other schemes, the state's contribution has been enhanced from 10 to 90 %.

While a host of leaders including vice president Mukul Roy declared Trinamool's "Delhi ambitions" and averred of playing a decisive role in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Banerjee insisted she did not harbour any aspirations of becoming the prime minister but exuded confidence of her party coming to power in Tripura.

India blames Pakistan for trouble in Kashmir, curfew continues for 13th day sRInAgAR/new delhI, JUly 21 (IAns): India on Thursday blamed Pakistan for the current unrest in the Kashmir Valley where normal life remained paralysed for the 13th successive day amid a strict curfew even as separatists relaxed their shutdown for a few hours.

An eerie calm prevailed in large parts of the valley though a police spokesperson said stonethrowing protests erupted at about a dozen places.

Several people were injured in clashes between protesters and security forces, the latest in the series of violent agitation that erupted on July 9, in retaliation to the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani in a gunfight with security forces.

Wani was the top commander of Kashmir's largest rebel group Hizbul Mujahideen, a proPakistan militant outfit fighting in the Muslim-dominated valley.

In New Delhi, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh squarely blamed Pakistan for the Kashmir

unrest, saying it was "sponsoring" terrorism in India.

"There can be no denying the fact that our neighbour (Pakistan) is singularly responsible for the present deterioration of the situation in the state," Rajnath Singh said, replying to a short-duration discussion in the Lok Sabha that was taken up a day earlier.

Rajnath Singh said Kashmir is an integral part of India. "Kashmir is India's 'mukut' (crown). It is heaven and the neighbouring country is keeping an evil eye on it. I am hopeful that the pride of Kashmir will be restored."

The Home Minister took strong exception to the "Black Day" that Pakistan observed on the killing of Wani and said: "The terrorist was involved in various heinous crimes and activities.

Pakistan need not worry about Muslims in India."

But in Kashmir, curfew as well as the ban on cellular internet connectivity continued for the 13th day. A state police spokesperson said the restric-

tions will "remain strictly in place throughout till further orders".

The fresh order reiterating the imposition of curfew came as separatists asked Kashmiris to open their shops and stock essentials after they temporarily relaxed their "shutdown" from 2 p.m. on Thursday. The shutdown relaxation sparked rumours that the government will also ease its curfew restrictions. But the police spokesperson said, "There will be no relaxation in curfew and restrictions across Kashmir Valley".

In Srinagar, the police and paramilitary presence was beefed up and areas where restrictions were a bit lax in the past few days also came under strict curfew. The University of Kashmir on Thursday postponed examinations "till further orders", according to a varsity spokesperson. Meanwhile, a five-hour allparty meet called by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti ended without any consensus among ruling and opposition political parties in the state.

new delhI, JUly 21 (IAns): A week after four Dalit men were brutally assaulted by cow protection vigilantes in Gujarat, the central government on Thursday urged the states to effectively implement constitutional safeguards for the Scheduled Castes to create crime-free environment against them.

"The government has strengthened constitutional provisions for prevention of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and for their empowerment," Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawar Chand Gehlot said in a statement here.

"Urgent steps should be taken to ensure implementation of these provisions effectively and to set up monitoring mechanism at each level," he added. Gehlot urged the states to sensitise official machinery.

"Eradicating the discriminatory practices against the Scheduled Castes is our constitutional responsibility. The state government should sensitise official machinery at each level for this purpose," the minister said.

He asked for setting up of the "special courts, the working of the district and state level monitoring committees, and the disbursing of the laid

down monetary compensation" to be monitored at highest levels.

In a meeting convened by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Gehlot emphasised on schemes oriented to benefit the Scheduled Castes and said, "The funds should not deviate. The states should ensure that the actual expenditure is 100 per cent of the allocation and funds are not re-appropriated."

"Identification and rehabilitation of manual scavengers, implementation of the Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP) and implementation of reservation in state government was also discussed," he said.

NGT pulls up MoEF to seek New education policy not expert opinion on mining to infringe states' rights new delhI, JUly 21 (PTI): The National Green Tribunal today pulled up the Ministry of Environment and Forest, asking why they were not preparing the report on the mining plan in Meghalaya and instead seeking opinion of an expert body."Is this a joke? You (MoEF) are the regulatory authority and you do nothing. You just seek reports from experts. We do not understand why you do not do this yourself. Do not use our orders for escaping from responsibility," a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said."Why cannot you do it yourself? For every small thing you need a consultant," the bench said and directed the ministry to inform it about the mining policy and plan.

The bench observed this after the counsel appearing for MoEF said the ministry has sought the opinion of an expert body which carries out research and development programme in environmental science and technology.

The tribunal directed the MoEF, Ministry of Coal and the Meghalaya government to hold a meeting to finalise the mining plan and submit a report before it.

new delhI, JUly 21 (PTI): There is no proposal for holding morning prayers in schools in the draft education policy, the government said today, allaying apprehensions that it would infringe on the rights of the states. Replying to a question whether the new policy proposes morning prayers, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said "there is no such proposal".To another question on whether the new policy would encroach upon the states' rights, he said "it is not taking away powers of states. Rather, we are working with them as partners. The attempt is to make the education system better and improve its quality."

"The last education policy was made in 1986 and implemented in 1992. That is why there is need for a good policy that would take the country forward. We have come out with the draft education policy after holding several rounds of discussions across the country."Suggestions were invited from all on it till July 31, but we want that all MPs should also make their suggestions on the draft policy and we would be ready to accept them till August 15," he told the Upper House.

Defying tradition & men: Muslim women's rights organisation training women to be to be judges MUMBAI, JUly 21 (ThoMson ReUTeRs FoUndATIon): An Indian Muslim women's rights organisation is training women to be qazis, or judges, a role traditionally reserved for men, amid growing demand for more representation for women.

The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) is training its first intake of 30 women in Koranic law, constitutional law and gender rights. The year-long programme aims to produce a steady stream of female qazis across India, its cofounder said.

The Indian constitution allows Muslims, the country's biggest religious minority, to regulate matters such as marriage, divorce and inheritance through their own civil code.

The qazi, usually a hereditary title, plays an important role by solemnising marriage

and finalising divorce and settlements.

"Traditionally, qazis have all been men, and their judgment has never been questioned, even if many are unfair to women," said Zakia Soman, a co-founder of BMMA in Mumbai.

"But it's important to have women hear and represent women who are in a vulnerable position. Besides, there is no bar on women qazis as per the Koran," she said.

The move comes at a time of growing dissent against laws that activists say discriminate against Muslim women. A survey by BMMA last year showed more than 90 percent of Muslim women want to end the "triple talaq" divorce tradition and polygamy.

Last month, the Supreme Court said it would examine how far it could interfere in Muslim laws, as it heard a plea

to end the practice allowing Muslim men to divorce their wives by saying "talaq" three times.

Muslims make up 13 percent of India's 1.2 billion population, yet government data show they are among some of the most excluded and marginalised communities.

The women being trained to be qazis are largely community workers and activists from states including Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Bihar, Soman said.

There are some female qazis in Muslim-majority Malaysia and Indonesia.

Women qazis in India can help prevent child marriage, ensure that a woman marries willingly, and that a divorce is only granted after a period of reconciliation, and with fair terms for the woman, Soman said.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, a non-governmental institution that oversees the application of Muslim personal law in the country, has criticised the female qazis.

"Women don't have the right to be a qazi," said Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, secretary of AIMPLB. "Besides, there is no need there are enough men who are qazis. So it's completely unnecessary," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

But female trainee Safia Akhtar said there was a need for women qazis.

"There are many grave injustices against Muslim women, and we deserve a say in matters that concern us," said Akhtar in the city of Bhopal.

"If women can be prime ministers and pilots in this country, then why can't we also be qazis?"

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No return to past repression despite state of emergency: Turkey assures Istanbul, July 21 (REutERs): Turkey tried to assure its citizens and the outside world on Thursday that there will be no return to the deep repression of the past, even though President Tayyip Erdogan has imposed the first nationwide state of emergency since the 1980s.

With Erdogan cracking down on thousands of people in the judiciary, education, military and civil service after last weekend’s failed coup, a lawmaker from the main opposition party warned that the state of emergency created “a way of ruling that paves the way for abuse”.

Announcing the state of emergency late on Wednesday, Erdogan said it would last at least three months and allow his government to take swift measures against supporters of the coup that attempted to topple him over the weekend.

It will permit the president and cabinet to bypass parliament in passing new laws and to limit or suspend rights and freedoms as they deem necessary.

For some Turks, the move raised fears of a return to the days of martial law after a 1980 military coup, or the height of a Kurdish insurgency in the 1990s when much of the largely Kurdish southeast was under a state of emergency declared by the previous government.

Deputy Prime Minister

the coup was put down.

The putsch and the purge that has followed have unsettled the country of 80 million, a NATO member bordering Syria, Iraq and Iran, and a Western ally in the fight against Islamic State.

The state of emergency went into effect after it was published in the government’s official gazette early on Thursday. It still needs to pass a vote in parliament later in the day, although that is assured given the AK Party’s majority.

A supporter holds a banner with a photo of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, while standing on the Republic monument during a pro-government demonstration on Taksim square in Istanbul on July 21. (REUTERS Photo)

Mehmet Simsek - who previously worked on Wall Street and is seen as one of the most investor-friendly politicians in the ruling AK Party - took to television and Twitter in an attempt to calm nervous financial markets and dispel comparisons with the past.

“The state of emergency in Turkey won’t include restrictions on movement, gatherings and free press etc. It isn’t martial law of 1990s,” he wrote on

Twitter. “I’m confident Turkey will come out of this with much stronger democracy, better functioning market economy & enhanced investment climate.”

But markets were less than confident. The lira currency was near a new record low, while the main stock index was down 3.6 percent. The cost of insuring Turkish debt against default also surged.

Erdogan blames a network of followers of an exiled U.S.-

based cleric, Fethullah Gulen, for the attempted coup in which 246 people were killed and hundreds more wounded as soldiers commandeered fighter jets, military helicopters and tanks in a failed effort to overthrow the government.

Ankara has said it will seek Gulen’s extradition. About 60,000 soldiers, police, judges, civil servants and teachers have been suspended, detained or are under investigation since

‘THREAT AGAINST DEMOCRACY’ Erdogan announced the state of emergency in a live broadcast in front of his government ministers after a nearly five-hour meeting of the National Security Council.

“The aim of the declaration of the state of emergency is to be able to take fast and effective steps against this threat against democracy, the rule of law and rights and freedoms of our citizens,” he said.

Erdogan has said the sweep was not yet over and that he believed foreign countries might have been involved in the attempt to overthrow him.

The main opposition party is uneasy. “Once you obtain this mandate, you create a way of ruling that paves the way for abuse,” Sezgin Tanrikulu, a lawmaker with the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP) told

Reuters.

“The coup attempt was rebuffed with parliament and opposition support, and the government could have fought this with more measured methods.”

Turkey’s Western allies have expressed solidarity with the government over the coup attempt, but have also voiced increasing alarm at the scale and swiftness of the response, urging it to adhere to democratic values.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has voiced “serious alarm” at the mass suspension of judges and prosecutors and urged Turkey to allow independent monitors to visit those who have been detained.

TRAVEL BAN Academics have been banned from travelling abroad in what an official said was a temporary measure to prevent the risk of alleged coup plotters at universities from fleeing. TRT state television said 95 academics had been removed from their posts at Istanbul University alone.

Erdogan, an Islamist who has led Turkey as prime minister or president since 2003, has vowed to clean the “virus” responsible for the plot from all state institutions.

Around a third of Turkey’s roughly 360 serving generals have been detained, a second

senior official said, with 99 charged pending trial and 14 more being held.

The Defence Ministry is investigating all military judges and prosecutors, and has suspended 262 of them, broadcaster NTV reported, while 900 police officers in the capital, Ankara, were also suspended on Wednesday.

The purge also extended to civil servants in the environment and sports ministries.

On Tuesday, authorities shut media outlets deemed to be supportive of Gulen. More than 20,000 teachers and administrators have been suspended from the Education Ministry. One hundred intelligence officials, 492 people from the Religious Affairs Directorate, 257 at the prime minister’s office and 300 at the Energy Ministry have been removed from duty.

Those moves come after the detention of more than 6,000 members of the armed forces from foot soldiers to commanders - and the suspension of close to 3,000 judges and prosecutors. About 8,000 police officers, including in Ankara and the biggest city Istanbul, have also been removed.

One of the ruling party’s most senior figures, Mustafa Sentop, on Wednesday called for the restoration of the death penalty for crimes aimed at changing the constitutional order.

2016 set to be hottest year UN to hold informal poll for next Secretary-General yet, CO2 on rise, says WMO UN’s 5 permanent members the US, Russia, China, Britain and France have veto power over the candidates GEnEva, July 21 (REutERs): The world is on track for its hottest year on record and levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have reached new highs, further fuelling global warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.

June marked the 14th straight month of record heat for land and oceans, the United Nations agency said. It called for speedy implementation of a pact reached last December to limit climate change by shifting from fossil fuels to green energy by 2100.

The average temperature in the first six months of 2016 was 1.3°Celsius (2.4°Fahrenheit) warmer than the pre-industrial era in the late 19th Century, according to NASA. “This underlines more starkly than ever the need to approve and implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, and to speed up the shift to low carbon economies and renewable energy,” said WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas.

Under December’s Paris Agreement, nearly 200 governments agreed to limit global warming to “well below” 2°C (3.6°F) above pre-industrial times, while “pursuing efforts” for a ceiling of just 1.5°C. Temperatures are already nudging toward that lower limit.

“The heat has been especially pro-

nounced in the Arctic, resulting in a very early onset of the annual melting of the Greenland ice sheet and Arctic sea ice,” WMO said.

David Carlson, director of the WMO’s Climate Research Program, told a news briefing: “What we’ve seen for the first 6 months of 2016 is really quite alarming.”

“We would have thought it would take several years to warm up like this,” he added. “We don’t have as much time as we thought.” The northern hemisphere, including the state of Alaska in the United States, Canada and Russia, have posted unusually warm temperatures, he said.

The last month with global temperatures below the 20th century average was December 1984. A strong El Nino weather event in the Pacific Ocean, a phenomenon associated with extreme droughts, storms and floods, “has now disappeared”, the WMO said in a statement.

The El Nino event developed in 2015 and contributed to the record temperatures in the first half of 2016 before disappearing in May, WMO said. “Climate change, caused by heat-trapping greenhouse gases, will not (disappear). This means we face more heatwaves, more extreme rainfall and potential for higher impact tropical cyclones,” said Taalas.

unItEd natIons, July 21 (aP): The UN Security Council holds its first informal poll on Thursday on the dozen candidates competing to succeed Ban Ki-moon as secretary-general on January 1.

The 15 council members have decided to keep the vote secret a sharp contrast to the informal “straw” polls 10 years ago which were made public and led to Ban’s election to the world’s top diplomatic post.

Japan’s UN Ambassador Koro Bessho, who holds the rotating council presidency, reiterated Wednesday that he would only be confirming that the poll was held behind closed doors.

According to the UN Charter, the secretarygeneral is chosen by the 193-member General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security

Candidates vying to be the next United Nations Secretary General debate in the General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in Manhattan, New York on July 12. (REUTERS Photo)

Council.

In practice, this has meant that the council’s five permanent members the US, Russia, China, Britain and France have veto power over the candidates.

By tradition, the job of secretary-general has rotated among regions and Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe have all held the top post. East European

Teenage Hong Kong protest leader found guilty of unlawful assembly HonG KonG, July 21 (REutERs): A Hong Kong court on Thursday found bespectacled teenage democracy activist Joshua Wong guilty of unlawful assembly related to demonstrations that paralysed key arteries of the Chinese-ruled city in 2014.

Wong, 19, was acquitted of inciting others to join a rally that kicked off prodemocracy protests a year and a half ago, when activists scaled a fence in front of a government building complex.

“No matter what the price we need to pay, we will still continue to fight against suppression from the government,” Wong, who rose to fame at age 15 for forcing the Hong Kong government to shelve a pro-China national education scheme in schools, told reporters.

The 79-day “Occupy Central” street demonstrations crippled parts of Hong Kong and were one of the boldest populist challenges to Beijing’s Communist Party leaders in decades.

Two other student leaders were also charged in connection with the rally.

Alex Chow was found guilty

Student leaders (from L) Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow pose before a verdict, on charges of inciting and participating in an illegal assembly in 2014 which led to the “Occupy Central” pro-democracy movement, outside a court in Hong Kong on July 21. (REUTERS Photo)

of unlawful assembly and Nathan Law was found guilty of inciting others to join. The men said they had not yet decided whether they would appeal.

Before she announced the charges, Magistrate June Cheung Tin-ngan acknowledged that the case was politically sensitive but said the court would not be influenced and was “absolutely not the place to solve political or societal problems”.

Amnesty International Hong Kong director Mabel Au released a statement calling the charges vague and saying they smacked of political payback by the authorities. Sentencing will be on Aug. 15.

Hong Kong is technically part of China but governed by separate laws under a “one country, two systems” framework agreed with the British when it was handed back from colonial rule in 1997.

Relations between the two have frayed in the year and a half since the end of the protests.

At the time, police used tear gas, pepper spray and batons to deter the activists who were demanding - but ultimately failed to obtain - open nominations in the city’s next chief executive election.

The charges against the student activists have been seen as a potential flashpoint that could anger

more radical protesters or turn the students into political martyrs at a time of increasing friction between the financial hub and Beijing.

There were no immediate protests outside the court but another student activist, Billy Fung, was arrested on Wednesday night for criminal intimidation, disorderly conduct in a public space, criminal damage and attempted forcible entry in connection with disrupting a Hong Kong University council meeting in January, police said.

Fung and others believed there had been political interference in the appointment of the new council chairman.

Last week, the Hong Kong government and the Electoral Affairs Commission sparked anger when they said candidates for September’s Legislative Council elections - who this year include pro-democracy and independence activists - must sign a declaration that Hong Kong is an “inalienable” part of China and that advocating and promoting independence could render them ineligible.

nations, including Russia, argue that they have never had a secretary-general and it is their turn.

There has also never been a woman secretarygeneral and a group of 56 nations are campaigning for the first female UN chief.

The 12 candidates include six men and six women eight from East-

ern Europe, two from Latin America, one from Western Europe and one from the Asia-Pacific region.

For the first time this year the General Assembly held two-hour webcast hearings where candidates made their case to be the next secretary-general and answered questions from UN member states. For the first time, each candi-

date has also met informally with Security Council members behind closed doors for an hour, Japan’s Bessho said.

Britain’s UN Ambassador Matthew Rycroft said yesterday that “the added transparency and all the other improvements in the process that the UK and others have advocated have increased the chances of the UN having a stronger next secretary-general than it otherwise would have had.”

According to council diplomats, the 15 council members will receive ballots for each of the 12 candidates with three choices: “encourage,” ”discourage” and “no opinion.”

The result for each candidate will be conveyed to the ambassador from the candidate’s country, who will also be told the highest and lowest votes, with no names, the diplomats said.

Writer apologises for copying phrases for Melania Trump’s speech WasHInGton, July 21 (Ians): An aide for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took responsibility for copying portions of First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2008 address for Melania Trump’s convention speech on Monday.

A statement distributed on Wednesday by the campaign featured an apology from Meredith McIver and an offer of resignation. The statement attributed to McIver said the Republican presidential nominee had rejected her offer to resign, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Staff writer Meredith McIver, who called herself “a longtime friend and admirer of the Trump family,” said in a statement released by the Trump campaign that while working with Melania Trump on her First Lady speech, the two discussed many people who inspired Melania Trump.

“A person she (Melania Trump) has always liked is Michelle Obama,” Xinhua quoted McIver as saying.

“Over the phone, she read me some passages from Mrs. Obama’s speech as examples. I wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech,” she said.

According to McIver, she did not check Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech.

“This was my mistake and I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused Melania and the Trumps, as well as to Michelle Obama,” said McIver.

The statement came two days after embarrassing similarities were revealed between parts of Melania Trump’s speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention on Monday night and Michelle Obama’s

Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, on stage at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

2008 convention speech.

The plagiarism charges threatened to overshadow Trump’s official ascent to the standard-bearer of a major US political party and came just hours after the Trump campaign fiercely denied the overlap.

Shortly after the release of the statement, Trump pointed out one positive side of the episode in his twitter post that his wife’s speech “got more publicity than any in the history of politics especially if you believe that all press is good press”.

In another twitter post, Trump criticized the US media for spending more time “doing a forensic analysis of Melania’s speech than the FBI spent on Hillary’s emails”.

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England turn to Saqlain to help solve Pakistan spin problem

Saqlain Mushtaq with Adil Rashid (right) during the former’s first session as England’s new spin-bowling consultant at Old Trafford on Tuesday. (Getty Images)

MANCHESTER, July 21 (AFP): England are in a spin in more ways than one as they head into the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Friday looking to level the fourmatch series at 1-1.

Alastair Cook's men suffered a 75-run defeat inside four days in last week's first Test at Lord's, with Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah taking 10 wickets.

Now England will hope to play Shah better at Old Trafford, where the pitch is likely to offer more turn. They also have to decide whether to give a home debut to legspinner Adil Rashid, either in support of, or as a replacement for, Moeen Ali. Not only was off-spinner Ali, who has spent the bulk of his career as a toporder batsman, out-bowled

by Shah at Lord's, he also fell to him in the second innings when recklessly charging down the pitch.

England have now called in former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq as a coaching consultant at Old Trafford. While they will hope he can advise Ali and Rashid, his greatest shortterm benefit may lie in tips about how to play spin. England have been without a specialist spin coach since

former Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, now in the tourists' camp, returned home in 2014.

Having picked a 14man squad, England could field two spinners especially as both all-time leading wicket-taker James Anderson (shoulder) and all-rounder Ben Stokes (knee) have been passed fit after they each missed the first Test.

Anderson is due to return on his Lancashire home ground amid suggestions that Cook and coach Trevor Bayliss were happy to accept his assurances that he was fit for Lord's, only for the pair to be over-ruled by the selectors. Meanwhile Stokes was looking forward to working with Saqlain, who took four for 74 when Pakistan beat England by 108 runs in the second Test at Old Trafford in 2001. "You've got to use the knowledge of the people you're lucky enough to have come in and work with you," said Stokes.

"It would be silly if the batsmen didn't try to get anything out of him, pick his brains and ask how the guys who were successful against him played." So keen are England to play 'positive' cricket that sever-

al batsmen gave their wickets away at Lord's.

Stokes hinted at a more refined approach by saying: "Old Trafford is known to spin, and obviously that's going to favour (Shah).

"So we might have to change where you have to think 'I can do this but no, I can't do that', if it's spinning and bouncing. "It will just be working out a gameplan in terms of how to score, but not giving your wicket away."

As England, who also have question marks over top order batsman James Vince, ponder their options, it looks as if Pakistan will field the same side, although openers Mohammad Hafeez and Shan Masood may be looking over their shoulders after poor returns at Lord's. Having come through all the hype surrounding Mohammad Amir's return to Test cricket for the first time since his 2010 spot-fixing crime at Lord's, they gave fans at the 'home of cricket' much else to talk about last week.

Misbah-ul-Haq marked his first Test at Lord's with a fine hundred which saw the 42-year-old perform a series of press-ups in celebration. The captain's gesture in thanking military staff for the squad's pretour boot camp was echoed by the team after Amir had sealed victory by bowling last man Jake Ball.

But in pure cricket terms it was Shah who stole the show, and Pakistan fielding coach Steve Rixon was not surprised by England's struggles. "I think most countries around the world play 'wristies' (wrist-spinners) quite poorly," he said.

"To see someone master it and play them well is a treat to see, but I haven't seen a lot that do it yet," the former Australia wicket-keeper added.

Saina seeded fifth at Olympics NEw DElHi, July 21 (PTi): Saina Nehwal has been seeded fifth while her compatriot P V Sindhu is seeded ninth in the women's singles at the upcoming Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro.

Kidambi Srikanth, meanwhile, has received a ninth seeding in the men's draw.

Saina is world no. 5 and Sindhu is ranked 10th in women's singles, Srikanth's ranking is 11th in the world in men's singles.

The seedings are based on today's (July 21, 2016) World Rankings for the final confirmed Olympic qualifiers, and will be used for the draw on July 26. Each singles category has 13 seeds. Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei and Spain's Carolina Marin are the top seeds in men's and women's singles, respectively. Lee, runner-up at the last two Olympics and winner of two BWF World Superseries titles this season, is followed in the seedings by

two-time World champion Chen Long (2; China) and twotime Olympic champion Lin Dan (3; China).

In women's singles, twotime World champion Marin heads a competitive field ahead of two Chinese -- Wang Yihan (2) and defending Olympic champion Li Xuerui (3). Thailand's in-form Ratchanok Intanon (4), winner of three World Superseries titles this year, is also seeded ahead of the London Olympic bronze medallist Saina.

There are only four seeds in each of the three doubles categories and none of the Indian pairs figure in the seeding list.

The men's singles draw will consist of 41 players in 13 groups, while 40 competitors will be divided into 13 groups in women's singles. Each group will have one seed. The draw in doubles will have four groups of four pairs. Each group will include a seeded pair.

Saina Nehwal (AP Photo/File)

Cremer named Zimbabwe captain for test return India hockey eves register Chamu Chibhabha, Prince Masvaure, Peter Moor and Taurai Muzarabani - were selected in the squad for the matches in Bulawayo.

The first test begins next Thursday and the second on Aug. 6. It will be the first test at the Queens Sports Club in almost five years since New Zealand won a one-off match there by 34 runs in November 2011.

New Zealand play Zimbabwe A in a three-day practice match at the Harare Sports Club on Friday before flying to Bulawayo.

Squad

Zimbabwe's bowler Graeme Cremer celebrates bowling Canada's Graeme Cremer (captain), Balaji Rao during their ICC Cricket World Cup group A match in Sikandar Raza Butt, Regis Nagpur February 28, 2011. (REUTERS/Files)

HARARE, July 21 (REuTERS): Zimbabwe have appointed Graeme Cremer as captain of a 16-man squad named on Thursday for the two-test series against New Zealand starting next week.

The 29-year-old spinner replaces Brendan Taylor in the role for Zimbabwe's first test since they lost three matches in Bangladesh in late 2014.

Four uncapped players -

Chakabva, Brian Chari, Tendai Chatara, Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Craig Ervine, Hamilton Masakadza, Prince Masvaure, Peter Moor, Richmond Mutumbami, Taurai Muzarabani, Njabulo Ncube, Donald Tiripano, Sean Williams

come-from-behind win over USA

NEw DElHi, July 21 (PTi): India women’s hockey team fought valiantly to register a 2-1 come-from-behind win over hosts USA in their second game of the America tour in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Both Indian and US girls played out a goal less first quarter with neither able to breach the rival defense and create openings. But USA took the lead four minutes into the second quarter a Jill Witmer’s (19th minute) penalty corner conversion.

The Indians went into half time trailing 1-0. But the Indian eves came out stronger in the second half and started creating inroads into the US defence, constantly breaching the circle via the flanks.

Their efforts bore fruit in the final minute of the third quarter when Preeti Dubey scored the equaliser by converting a penalty corner. With one quarter left to play, the game was evenlypoised, presenting both teams with an opportunity to take home the victory.

India constantly kept the pressure up in the final quarter and in the 55th minute Lilima Minz scored from another set piece to give them the lead, which they held on to record their first victory of the tour. India had earlier lost 2-3 to USA in the first game of the tour, their final preparation before flying out to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics, starting August 5.

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The AcAuT, Taxation and the Naga peace process

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or someone who can only call a spade a spade, it is difficult to comprehend the ACAUT’s very lofty slogan ‘One Government One Tax’ when such slogan is followed by words such as ‘for one strong Naga National movement’. There would be no confusion if the ACAUT take only the unequivocal stand that the state government alone has the right to impose tax and that taxation by any other entity is illegal, but such is not their stand, and this is what confounds the mind. From their public avowals, it can be gathered that the ACAUT is for and not against the cause of Naga Nationalism. The ACAUT is also in support of an honourable final solution to the Naga issue. The ACAUT’s slogan itself concedes that taxation is necessary to sustain the National movement, and yet, at the same time, it aggressively seeks to thwart all taxation by the NSCN (IM). The ACAUT’s stand cannot have any credibility so long as it is mired in such contradictions.

The Naga Freedom Movement, since the very formation of the Naga National Council (NNC) in 1946, is sustained by taxes paid by the people of Nagaland. After decades of struggle, we are on the verge of a historic settlement through the ongoing talks between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM).

One may recall that the peace process that began in 1997 has the full support and blessings of the people of Nagaland. The highlight of the ceasefire agreement of 1997 is that the Government of India under Prime Minister Narasimha Rao agreed to political negotiation with the NSCN (IM) in a foreign country and the then Prime Minister even went to the extent of meeting the two Naga leaders at Paris, France. In January 2005, at the consultative meet organized at the Hebron camp, more than 10,000 representatives of all Naga tribes comprising of Headmen of all the villages, all tribal HOHOs, Student Organizations, Women organization, concerned Naga Senior Citizens etc. gathered and after serious deliberations unanimously placed mandate upon the two leaders of the NSCN (IM) to bring about a peaceful political settlement to the Naga issue with the Government of India based on the Indian Government’s recognition of the ‘Uniqueness of Naga History’. The mandate so given cannot be viewed lightly or cancelled or recalled by any group or persons. No matter how unpleasant it can be to some sections of society, the mandate includes the power to mobilize funds required to sustain the process till the final objective is attained and this power includes the power to impose tax.

Of course, it is also the duty of those imposing the tax that the tax should be reasonable and must not overburden the taxpayer. The issue, therefore, is a very delicate one which

needs to be handled with care and objectivity, and not emotionally. It would do well for the ACAUT and other like-minded groups to work at achieving a balance rather than take a confrontational stand.

The Congress Party and the Naga National Movement It is human nature to claim responsibility in victory but deny participation in defeat.

Now that solution to the Naga issue is near at hand, the Congress Party in the State is staking claim that the Congress Party has all along been in active support of a peaceful solution to the Naga Issue. Whether such claim has substance or not only history can tell and if one may go back in time and follow the course of history of the Naga struggle, apart from the fact that the ceasefire of 1997 was signed during the Congress rule under P. Narasimha Rao, the then Prime Minister, one shall find no evidence to substantiate the stand taken by the Congress. In fact, only ample evidences abound of the Congress machinations aimed to crush the Naga movement at any cost, the author and conductor of which has been the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. Jawaharal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India arbitrarily ceded a greater portion of Eastern Nagaland to the Burmese Government subsequent to his meeting with U Nu, the then Prime Minister of Burma, at Kohima, in the year 1953. This was followed by the deployment of the Indian Army to Nagaland that started the reign of terror and bloodshed in Nagaland, the extent and degree of the atrocities of which requires no mention herein. This again was followed by the imposition of the Unlawful Activities Act and the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which to this ery day remain in force.

In 1960, bypassing the Federal Government of Nagaland, the 16 Point Agreement or the 1960 settlement was brought into effect by the Congress, which in Nagaland was then named NNO. This settlement introduced the ‘divide and rule policy’ into Nagaland. With the first election to the Nagaland State Legislative Assembly coming up in 1964, the Democratic Party of Nagaland was formed in December 1963 under the leadership of A. Kevichusa as the President with the objective to bring about a political negotiation between the Federal Government of Nagaland and the Government of India. Owing to manipulations of the Congress/NNO at the time of filing of the nomination for the 1964 Elections, the Democratic Party could set up candidates in 18 Assembly Constituencies only, out of which 12 were returned. Why I say that the Congress/NNO resorted to manipulations is because I was at the receiving end of such action as one of the candidates at the election. Immediately, the next day after the submission of my nomination papers, the

VG (Village Guards) arrested me and took me to their camp at Mopungchuket village. Two prominent leaders and elders of the party, namely, Metongnokchaba and Imlimeren were also arrested by the VG and brought to the camp in gunny bags. Seeing the gunny bags, I thought the VGs were carrying their ration. From the Mopungchuket VG Camp, I was taken to the Mokokchung Jail. At the gate of the jail, the two gunny bags were opened and, to my great surprise, out came the two elders. I and the two elders remained lodged in the jail until uncle A. Kevichusa, the party president, came all the way to Mokokchung to bail me out. The day I was released was only two days away from the date of polling.

Thus, I was prevented from campaigning for the election, but fortunately, because of the freedom loving mass support, I was returned at the election.

The 12 elected candidates of the Democratic Party formed the opposition bench with Vizol as the leader and Tajen Advocate as the deputy leader, and the opposition, in earnest, exerted pressure on the ruling Congress/NNO government to bring about ceasefire and political negotiation between the Government of India and the Federal Government of Nagaland. The effort bore fruit in the form of the declaration of ceasefire on 6th September, 1964, and the start of the negotiation between the two Governments.

The objective of the Democratic Party having been achieved, the 12 elected members resigned en block on 8th December, 1964, to pave way for smooth negotiation between the Government of India and the Federal Government of Nagaland. The NNO, however, continued in office and in time nominated 12 members in place of the 12 seats vacated by the Democratic Party.

The ceasefire of 1964 was followed by several rounds of negotiations between the representatives of the Federal Government of Nagaland headed by Late Zashie Horray, and the Government of India represented by Shri. Gondavia. In the meantime, Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister of India and with her ascension, the talks broke down. Haing managed to win over Late Sukhai, Ato Kilonser (Prime Minister) of the Federal Goernment of Nagaland, Indira Gandhi terminated the negotiation declaring that thenceforth the talks would be held at the Prime Ministerial level meaning thereby that she as the Prime Minister would directly negotiate only with the Ato Kilonser of the Federal Government of Nagaland. The outcome was the formation of the Revolutionary Government by way of huge monetary sanction for some and for others by way of creation of a brigade of the Border Security Force (BSF), and ultimately, the abrogation of the ceasefire. This was the beginning of

factionalism in Nagaland politics.

The abrogation of the ceasefire by Indira Gandhi led to fresh atrocities and bloodshed that culminated in the now infamous Shillong Accord of 1975, which further splintered the freedom fighters and as a result, the NSCN was born, and the struggle continued.

After the death of Indira Gandhi by assassination, her son Rajiv Gandhi, who succeeded her, continued her legacy until he too was assassinated. With the death of Rajiv Gandhi, the Congress party chose P.V. Narasimha Rao to be the Prime Minister of India. P.V. Narasimha Rao, not being of the Nehru-Gandhi family saw the senselessness in perpetuating the war with the Nagas and saw it fit to declare ceasefire and to conduct peaceful political negotiations with the NSCN (IM). Thus, the 1997 ceasefire happened. In the meantime, the NDA Government led by the BJP came into power at the Centre, headed by Vajpayee as the Prime Minister, and it was during this Government that the ‘Uniqueness of Naga History’ was given recognition and earnestness was shown to bring about an amicable settlement to the Naga Issue.

Unfortunately, at the next ensuing election, the Congress led UPA Government came to power at the Centre and another Gandhi, i.e. Sonia Gandhi became the de facto Prime Minister, and this government, as we know, continued for two full terms, during which period, obviously, the talks virtually came to a standstill. During this period, in 2009, the Congress Government even made an attempt to hijack the political negotiation by trying to convince the State Government to accept huge financial package instead of political settlement. Fortunately, the State Government did not succumb to the offer.

Chidambaram, the then Home Minister was the architect of this move. An article relating to this was published in the national papers.

The Concerned Naga Senior Citizens having learnt of this act of treachery travelled to Delhi on 14th July, 2009, to address the Prime Minister, the Home Minister and few other leaders on this issue. The next day, the Senior Citizens first met K. Padmanabhiah, the then interlocutor and apprised him of the dangers involved in the move made by the Home Minister. After this, they met the Home Minister and when confronted, he became restless and evasive. The following day, the Senior Citizens met Manmohan Singh, the then Prime Minister, and enquired as to how the Home Minister came to make the move against the peace process. The Prime Minister also became evasive, but assured the Senior Citizens that the peace talks with the NSCN would continue unhindered. The assurance notwithstanding, the talks led nowhere during the entire tenure of UPA Gov-

ernment. Finally, as a savior to the Nagas, the Lok Sabha Elections came around, and the Congress party and its allies were thrown out of power paving the way for the BJP Government. The BJP had earlier given assurance that if the party should come to power at the Centre, the talks shall commence in earnest and final settlement arrived at without delay.

As promised, the talks are proceeding positively and the settlement is expected soon.

Not surprisingly, the Congress party led by Rahul Gandhi, though reduced to a miniscule opposition, continues to make noise against the ongoing settlement process.

History alone is witness to the attitude of the Congress party towards the Naga National Movement. No matter what the leaders of the Congress party may say at the present juncture, their statement cannot erase the deeds of their Government from the pages of history. As the Leopard cannot change its spot, the Congress cannot change its position with regard to the Naga issue.

On Reconciliation and Unification off all Naga Groups It is human nature to make mistakes, but very difficult for human beings to admit them.

It is also human nature to bear grudges for wrongs, actual or perceived, and it is very difficult to fully forgive a wrong though admitted.

Enmity persists in human society because of refusal to admit a mistake or wrong, or because of refusal to forgive a wrong though admitted.

But there is also a higher nature in human beings which when attained makes insignificant the human failings. It is this noble quality that separates the great from the ordinary mortals.

For the past many years, the Naga society has been ailing with the disease of petty mindedness. More than six decades ago, we started the journey as one united family, but along the way, our baser instincts took control of us leading to fragmentation of the family through bitter infighting. We have been found wanting in the area of the higher and nobler human qualities. Experience is the best teacher and the experience of the past should teach us to realize the noble qualities. It was the attainment of this higher quality that made Mr. Isak Chishi Swu utter the sincere appeal for forgiveness of past mistakes in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and thereby for reconciliation and unification of all groups. It is now for the leaders of the other groups to respond and their greatness or pettiness shall be measured by the nature of their response. Isak Chishi Swu, the great man, is no more with us and we are the poorer for his absence. It was heartening to see adversaries and friends come together at his funeral to bear witness to his greatness.

May this be a sign of greater things to follow for the Naga Society!

Bendangangshi, Ex-MLA Ungma

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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Miranda Kerr announces Engagement to Snapchat Founder Evan Spiegel

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The 33 year old beauty took to her Instagram account to announce the news on Wednesday, sharing a bitmoji of her now-fiancé getting down on one knee and proposing to her. The cartoon pics were imposed

onto a black-and-white shot of Kerr’s hand boasting the engagement ring.

Kerr and 25 year old Spiegel, a tech guru and one of the world’s youngest billionaires after he co-created Snapchat four years ago, have been dating since June 2015, having been introduced at a Louis Vuitton dinner party in New York the previous year. They made their red carpet debut as a couple

at a pre-Grammys event in February 2016.

An inside source told E! News soon after the news broke: “Miranda is so excited to be engaged to Evan.

She can't wait to marry him… Once they get married they will start trying for children. That's something they both want.” Kerr has a five year old son, Flynn, from her previous marriage to actor Orlando Bloom.

They got engaged in June 2010, and divorced in late 2013 after just over three and a half years.

About the engagement itself, the source continued: “Evan surprised her when he proposed. It was done in a very romantic setting and he said very touching words while asking her.”

Last year, Kerr opened up about how happy she was about her new relationship.

“He's just a really kind person and very genuine and very authentic and I really appreciate that about him,” she said. “And also he's very intelligent.”

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ollywood actress Deepika Padukone shot down wedding rumours, saying she is not planning to get married anytime soon. There were reports that Deepika and her actor beau Ranveer Singh got engaged recently and are planning to get married. The Bajirao Mastani actress, who walked as the showstopper for designer Manish Malhotra's collection at FDCI India Couture Week 2016, said this was the "right opportunity to clarify."

"I think this is the right opportunity for me to clarify, there is no such plan anytime soon. I am not pregnant, I am not engaged. I am not married. I am not planning to get married anytime soon," Deepika told reporters. Talking about the showstopper outfit she wore, Deepika said: "Every bride wants to look her best on her wedding day."

Meanwhile, the trailer of Deepika Padukone's first Hollywood film with Vin Diesel titled xXx: Return Of Xander Cage, released online on July 20. She will start shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati in September.

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tographers by thinking of himself as "Mac" and the hunted one as "Macaulay Culkin." The man who started acting at the age of 4 said the cameras have been omnipresent since he became an adult. It was those lenses that captured a photo of Culkin looking emaciated in 2012, which led to rumors he was strung out on drugs.

Culkin said he "was not pounding six grand of heroin every month or whatever." "The thing that bugged me was tabloids wrapping it all in this weird guise of concern," he said.

"No, you're trying to shift papers." Not that Culkin resents his celebrity status.

"It's allowed me to become the person I am, and I like me, so I wouldn't change a thing," he said. "Not having to do anything for my dinner, financially, lets me treat every gig like it's the last."

he DKs Entertainment Group will be presenting its first Nagaland Songwriting Contest 2016 to be held on September 10 at Green Park, 4th Mile, Dimapur.

The objective of the contest is to identify and promote the young talented songwriters of the State under the theme 'Tapping the Untapped Talents'. Winners will be awarded with cash prize of Rs. 10000 as first prize, Rs. 5000 as second prize, Rs. 3000 at third prize and Rs.1000 each as two consolation prize. The entry is for free and participants will be awarded with certificates and copyright of the song remains with the writer.

The title of the song will be given on the spot. Entry forms are available at American Tourister, opp. Main Post Office, Kohima; Classic bakery, Mokokchung; Popular Bakery, City Tower Dimapur. Interested participants may also submit their queries and details through SMS or Whatsapp at +91 8131937171 with their name, contact no., village, district and correspondence address. The last date of entry is August 30.

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to the Daily Mail that the blending of the letters was "an unintentional mistake".

Alongside the artwork are the words: ‘No tags please, respect the dead’.

The comedian created the masterpiece following the well-publicised feud between Swift and Kim and Kanye after Kim revealed a recording of a conversation between the singer and her rapper husband about his now infamous song, Famous.

Lushsux posted a picture of his work on Instagram with the caption: "Come and leave some flowers and light some candles at her memorial in Hosier Lane in honour of her memory. #taylorswift #kimexposedtaylorparty #kimkardashian".

This latest drama comes during a bad few weeks for Taylor Swift as she fights to prove her new relationship with Tom Hiddleston is real and following a Twitter rant by her ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris after confirmation from Swift’s camp that she wrote his latest single under a pseudonym.

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inger-actress Jennifer Lopez's dancebased show "World of Dance" is coming to NBC. The 46-yearold former "American Idol" judge is teaming up with the network for a new dance competition series that has been greenlit with a straight-to-series ten-episode order, reported Ace Showbiz.

The brand new series described as an "unparalleled dance competition" pits solo artists against duos and crews in all genres of dance, including hip hop, krumping, popping, locking, tap, ballet, break dancing, ballroom, clogging, stomping and more. The

of" and "1989 - 2016".

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avjot Singh Sidhu – one of the key faces in comedy show 'The Kapil Sharma Show' may be bidding farewell to the popular show soon, reports claim. The cricketer who turned to TV shows has been the part of Kapil Sharma's comedy shows for a long time now.

However, his new stint at Aam Aadmi Party has rendered him to leave the show due to responsibilities on the work front, according to a report in India.com.

Singh recently resigned from Rajya Sabha following his nomination to the upper house

by Modi government. It is believed that he will no longer be able to be a part of the silver screen because of his political responsibilities at AAP. Sources reveal that he might be the main face in the assembly elections next year. He will reportedly also be the chief campaigner in the Punjab elections next year.

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he "Home Alone" star gave an interview to The Guardian that was supposed to center on his return to acting. But it turned out he doesn't really have any major gigs lined up to speak of. Instead he talked about being hunted by paparazzi and doing advertisements for a European insurance company.

Culkin doesn't mind work.

It's the fame he rejects.

"I don't just turn my back, I actively don't want it," Culkin said. "The paps go after me because I don't whore myself out." "You take on a prey-like attitude, always scanning the horizon," Culkin continued.

"It's strange on dates, as it looks like you're not paying attention. But I've stopped trying to think of myself in the third person, because that's just gonna drive me nuts."

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winner will receive USD 1 million.

Lopez, who is also starring on NBC's cop drama "Shades of Blue", is on board as executive producer. It's currently unknown if she will appear in any on-camera capacity. "This will be a fierce talent-heavy dance competition that embraces the raw emotion and excitement that dance represents," Lopez said.

"I am excited to work with 'World of Dance', an organization that has had an immeasurable impact on the dance community, to give all dancers an enormous platform where their dreams can be realized.

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CENTRAL NAGALAND TRIBES COUNCIL (CNTC) hQ. Dimapur, Nagaland.

Joint Consultative Meeting with the Legislators from the three Tribes i.e Ao, Lotha & Sumi.

Date : 23rd July' 2016 time : 11:00 Am Chairperson : Mr. hokiye yeptho President, CNTC Recorders : 1. Mr. imtinochet Kubzar General Secretary, CNTC

Venue: tourist Lodge, Dimapur, nagaland.

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2. Mr. Jonah Achumi Info. & Publicity Secy. CNTC

1. invocation

: Capt. Khekavi Zhimo Executive Member, CNTC 2. welcome Address : Mr. R. Yanthan V. President, CNTC 3. Short Speeches (3 Minutes each) : i) President, Ao Senden ii) Chairman, Lotha hoho iii) President Sumi hoho 4. Short Speeches 5. Discussion hour.

6. Adoption of Resolution 7. Vote of Thanks 8. Benediction

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WNBA fines 3 teams, players for shirts in wake of shootings

The New York Liberty huddle before the game against the Connecticut Sun on July 17, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. (Getty Images)

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nEW yORK, July 21 (aP): Social activism is coming at a cost for WNBA players.

The WNBA has fined the New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever and their players for wearing black warm up shirts in the wake of recent shootings by and against police officers.

All three teams were fined $5,000 and each player was fined $500.

The Liberty have worn the plain black shirts four times, including Wednesday morning against Washington. The Mercury and Fever wore them Tuesday night. While the shirts were the Adidas brand - the offi-

cial outfitter of the league WNBA rules state that uniforms may not be altered in any way. ''We are proud of WNBA players' engagement and passionate advocacy for non-violent solutions to difficult social issues but expect them to comply with the league's uniform guidelines,'' WNBA President Lisa Borders said in a statement provided to The Associated Press on Wednesday night.

The league sent out a memo earlier this week to the teams reminding them of the uniform policy. The memo came out after Minnesota, New York and Dallas all wore shirts in re-

Lopetegui named new Spain coach

MadRid, July 21 (REutERS): Julen Lopetegui is the new manager of Spain, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said on Thursday. The 49-year-old former goalkeeper and Porto manager succeeds Vicente del Bosque, who retired after Euro 2016. The RFEF said in a statement: "The Spanish Football Federation have appointd Julen Lopetegui as the new national coach.

The manager will be unveiled on Thursday at 18:30 local time in Las Rozas (Madrid)." Del Bosque, who took over after Euro 2008, led his country to their first World Cup title in 2010 and followed that triumph by clinching Spain's second successive European Championship two years' later. Lopetegui, a former Spain goalkeeper, is a familiar face at the RFEF after guiding the country's U19, U20 and U21 teams. He led Spain to the title at the 2012 European U19 Championship in Estonia and the following year, steered them to the U21 European Championship crown in Nyon, Switzerland.

Goetze returns to Dortmund MuniCh, July 21 REutERS): Midfielder Mario Goetze has rejoined his boyhood club Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal from Bayern Munich, the Ruhr valley club said on their website on Thursday. Goetze, 24, won two Bundesliga titles with Dortmund before joining Bayern in 2013 but failed to nail down a starting place in three seasons under coach Pep Guardiola, who has since joined Premier League side Manchester City.

City in talks with Schalke's Sane MuniCh, July (REutERS): Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed the club are in talks with Schalke 04 attacking midfielder Leroy Sane but the move is stalling over the player's valuation. "Sane is a player of Schalke. Of course we talk to him - Schalke knows we are interested, but at this moment we don't have many possibilities to get him," Guardiola told reporters. The Spaniard was speaking after his side's 1-0 friendly loss to his former club Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, his first game in charge of the English club.

"I do not know what is going to happen but right now he is with Schalke," he said of the 20-year-old Sane, who was in the Germany squad at the Euro 2016. Schalke 04 sporting director Christian Heidel Winger has confirmed Sane has asked the club for a transfer. Sane scored eight league goals and grabbed six assists for Schalke last season as the Bundesliga club finished fifth in the standings.

Napoli says rejected $66 mn offer to sell Higuain to Atletico ROME, July 21 (ianS): Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed that he has rejected an offer of 60 million euros ($66 million) to sell Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain to Atletico Madrid foortball club, in exchange for two or three other players from the Rojiblancos. In a press conference on Wednesday, Laurentiis dismissed recent speculation about the future of the Argentine striker, and stressed the only way for him to leave is to meet his exit clause, which is worth 97 million euros ($106 million), reports Efe. He also dismissed the possibility of Higuain joining Juventus even if the Italian side agree to pay the penalty clause, and if so, Higuain himself must agree to the deal. De Laurentiis went further and said even if the Argentine signed for Juventus, he would be betraying himself.

membrance of two men who were shot by police and the five Dallas police officers who were killed in an attack on July 7.

The Lynx only wore their shirts once and said they will shift their focus to addressing the issue in other ways. The Liberty reached what the players called a compromise in which they wear plain black shirts bearing only the Adidas logo.

New York's normal warmup shirt is black, but has its logo on it as well.

Phoenix Mercury forward Mistie Bass tweeted, ''Don't say we have a voice and then fine us because we use it. (hash)notpuppets (hash)cutthestrings.''

Russian Olympic ban upheld by CAS lauSannE/MOSCOW, July 21 (REutERS): Sport's highest tribunal rejected on Thursday Russia's appeal against a doping ban for its entire athletics team from the Rio Olympics starting in 15 days' time, drawing swift and angry condemnation from Moscow.

The decision by the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) increases the possibility that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will now exclude Russia from all sports, not just track and field, in Rio de Janeiro.

That would mark the deepest crisis in the Olympic movement since the U.S. and Soviet boycotts of the 1980s, and would be a grave blow to a nation that prides itself on its status as a sporting superpower.

"C AS rejects the claims/appeal of the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 Russian athletes," CAS said in a statement that backed the right the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to suspend the Russian athletics federation.

Russia is one of the world's foremost sporting powers which won the third biggest overall medal haul at the last summer Olympics in 2012 -- though some of those results are now in question because of

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko (L) watch the cross country skiing men's relay during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, February 16, 2014. ( REUTERS/File Photo)

doping suspicions.

Double Olympic champion pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva called the decision "the funeral of athletics".

"Now let all these foreign pseudo-clean sportspeople sigh with relief and win their pseudo-gold medals in our absence," Isinbayeva wrote on Instagram. "They have always feared (our) strength."

The ban on Russia's track-and-field team going to Rio was imposed last

November by the IAAF after an independent report uncovered rampant statesponsored doping in Russian athletics. It was maintained in June after the IAAF Council ruled that not enough progress had been made in transforming Russia's anti-doping program.

Russia had argued it had taken steps to clean up the sport, and that the blanket ban was unfair to individual athletes with no record of doping.

Russian officials, and many ordinary people in

the country, have interpreted the doping allegations as part of a conspiracy inspired by Western governments who fear Moscow's growing influence.

A spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry called the court decision "a crime against sport".

With its decision, the court was "absolutely violating the rights of clean athletes, creating a precedent of collective responsibility", Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said in comments televised on state

channels.

The ball is now in the court of the IOC to decide whether Russia should be excluded from all sports at the Rio Games, starting on Aug. 5.

Pressure on the IOC to take such a step increased this week after another report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency revealed evidence of systematic state-sponsored doping by Russian competitors before and during the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi.

The IOC's executive committee met to discuss the issue on Tuesday and though it condemned the activities and started disciplinary proceedings against many of those involved, it postponed any announcement on a possible blanket ban pending legal advice and the outcome of the CAS hearing. The IOC is expected to reach a final decision on Sunday.

Sergei Litvinov, a hammer thrower who was chosen for the Russian Olympic team, said his father had failed to make the 1984 Games when the Soviet Union boycotted the Los Angeles event because of Cold War tensions.

"The funniest thing is that right now I am on my way to Moscow to receive my Russian team sports kit. What a paradox,” Litvinov said.

China vows zero-tolerance on doping for Olympic team SAfrica to appeal 'shockingly

BEiJing, July 21 (aP): Seeking to dismiss lingering doubts, a top Chinese sports official says the country has committed to a zero-tolerance stance on doping ahead of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Vice Director of the General Administration of Sports Gao Zhidian told the official Xinhua News Agency on Thursday that Olympics-bound athletes and coaches are required to sign pledges not to cheat, saying violators would be severely punished. Gao

said athletes, coaches and team doctors must also pass a written exam on banned substances with only those scoring 80 percent or more permitted to go to Rio. ''China has been firmly against doping and has a zero-tolerance approach to this particular problem,'' said Gao, who is also deputy chef de mission of China's 711- member Olympic delegation. ''We have made it very clear that we want to ensure fair play and the well-being of athletes.''

China has sought to shake off a reputation for doping, particularly in distance running and swimming that gave rise to multiple scandals in the 1990s.

That resolve was questioned when it emerged that officials waited six months before revealing that champion swimmer Sun Yang served a three-month suspension after testing positive in May 2014. Sun, the gold medalist in the 400- and 1,500-meter freestyle at the 2012 London Olympics,

was named male swimmer of the meet at the world championships in Kazan, Russia, last August.

China is sending 416 athletes to Rio, including 35 former Olympic champions. China topped the table at the 2008 Games and won the second largest number of medals in London, including 38 golds.

Based on recent performances by Chinese athletes, some studies predict the country could return to the top of the table at Rio with as many as 39 golds.

Mourinho tight-lipped on Pogba swoop Shanghai, July 21 (aFP): Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho admitted on Thursday the club needs one more signing before the season starts but would not confirm it would be record target Paul Pogba.

Media reports in the UK Wednesday suggested United executive vicechairman Ed Woodward had pulled out of the club's pre-season tour to China so he could meet and agree personal terms with Pogba's agent Mino Raiola.

Mourinho was asked directly at a news conference in Shanghai whether he could confirm the reports. "I don't confirm and I don't deny. I cannot tell you," Mourinho said on the eve of the International Champions Cup match

against Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai Friday.

"I don't think it's correct to speak about players of other clubs, and he's a Juventus player and not a Manchester United player.

"The only thing I can tell you is that my board, my directors they did fantastic work to do 75 percent of the job I asked them to do," said Mourinho.

"I asked them for four players. To be more accurate I asked them for four or five players I need.

"I gave them a few options and they did for me 75 percent of the job with (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic, (Henrikh) Mkhitaryan and (Eric) Bailly and they have just 25 percent to do until the 31st of August. "We are calm. We have three faces

to fill the profile. I am confident Mr Woodward will get the player we need to get a good balance."

Mourinho has reportedly made French international Pogba his top transfer target as he bids to make a big impact in his first season at Old Trafford but it could cost the club a record-breaking £100 million ($130 million, 119 million euros) to land the midfielder.

United are believed to have had an opening bid of £86 million rejected by Juventus and an improved offer could shatter the previous world record fee of £85 million paid by Real Madrid for Gareth Bale in 2013. Mourinho has already spent more than £50 million on defender Bailly from Villarreal and

midfielder Mkhitaryan from Friday's opponents Dortmund, as well as recruiting Ibrahimovic who left PSG on a free transfer.

Pogba, 23, had a spell at United but was allowed to leave for Juventus on a 2012 free transfer while still a teenager after just a handful of appearances under then manager Alex Ferguson, who criticised him for showing no respect to the club.

Pogba has since emerged as one of the top midfielders in Europe, playing an integral part in the France side that reached the Euro 2016 final and helping Juventus win four successive Serie A titles. Manchester United round off their China tour against fierce rivals Manchester City in Beijing on Monday.

lenient' Pistorius sentence

Oscar Pistorius, left, arrives inside the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. (AP Photo)

JOhannESBuRg, July 21 (REutERS): South Africa's government will appeal Oscar Pistorius' six-year murder sentence because it was "shockingly lenient", state prosecutors said on Thursday. The Paralympic gold medallist was sentenced in July for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in 2013. At the time, some legal experts described the prison term as lenient. "The sentence of six years imprisonment, in all the circumstances, is disproportionate to the crime of murder committed, that is to say, shockingly too lenient," the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said. "(The sentence) resulted in an injustice and has the potential to bring the administration of justice into disrepute." The jail term was less than half the 15-years sought by prosecutors, who said Pistorius had shown no remorse for the 2013 shooting. The appeal papers will be filed on Thursday. A Pistorius family spokeswoman could not be immediately reached for comment.

Sam Allardyce set for England job

lOndOn, July 21 (aFP): Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has confirmed Sam Allardyce will be hired as England's next manager at an FA board meeting at Wembley on Thursday. Allardyce has been selected by a three-man panel who decided the Sunderland boss was the best bet on a short-list that also included Hull manager Steve Bruce, Bournemouth chief Eddie Howe and USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

It has been reported that the FA's first choice was Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, but when he snubbed their approach, Allardyce, who had received a strong recommendation from former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, shot to the top of their list of candidates to replace Roy Hodgson.

Dyke is due to step down after three years as FA chairman on Thursday but, although he was not involved in the head-hunting process, he will be present as FA chief executive Martin Glenn and vice-chairman David Gill present their reasons for nominating Allardyce.

Asked if Allardyce was the man

Sam Allardyce (PA Photo)

to take over from Hodgson, who stepped down after England's humiliating Euro 2016 defeat against Iceland, Dyke told Sky Sports News: "Clearly the three-man group are convinced he's the right man and I go along with that, yes.

"We appointed a three-man committee to go out and look at all the candidates, come back with a recommendation who they thought was the

best man. They've taken that decision and obviously we'll agree with them.

"I think you'd have to ask them but as far as I understand it that's the discussion." Once that is ratified the business of finalising the details will take precedence - with personal terms still to be settled and a compensation package for Sunderland among the outstanding issues.

All parties would prefer for a swift resolution, with the new Premier League season on the horizon and England's World Cup qualifying campaign beginning on September 4, but it is possible an official announcement on Allardyce's appointment may could be held up by negotiations. The Black Cats, who appeared to have found stability in the dugout after several seasons of managerial strife, have already made their unhappiness clear and could hold out for a sizeable pay-off.

Allardyce took charge of Sunderland for what should be the final time during a 3-0 friendly win over Hartlepool on Wednesday, but did not reemerge for the second half as news of his impending appointment broke.

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