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NHRA appeals for protection of minors

Concerned by rising cases of ‘immoral activities’ involving minors

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DIMAPUR, JULY 26 (MExN): The Nagaland Alliance for Child Rights (NACR) and the Nagaland Hotels & Restaurants Association (NHRA) held a joint meeting on Saturday to deliberate on rising cases of immoral activities in hotels involving minors and school students. NACR members expressed concern over rising cases of minors, especially school students bunking classes and spending their time in hotels. The members pointed out that of late, Dimapur has witnessed mushrooming of cheap and unregistered hotels and lodges and a corresponding increase in immoral activities involving minor girls.

The main source of revenue for such hotels come from selling liquor on the sly and providing call girls, NACR members said. While admitting the existence of such hotels and lodges, NHRA members assured that the association was very strict in the matter of registration and any hotel found encouraging immoral activities are debarred from registration. NHRA sought joint and coordinated efforts of NGOs, police, administration and public as the association has no jurisdiction to monitor activities in hotels not registered with the association.

“We want to build a responsible tourism industry in Nagaland like in Sikkim and not tourism catering to baser needs,” an NHRA member said. NHRA also highlighted the need to form a Nagaland Tourism Council in the line of Sikkim or Meghalaya tourism councils. It added that the tourism council will comprise of stakeholders including Tourism department, tours and travel operators, taxi association, police, NGOs working in the field of AIDS control and climate change.

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“After 25 years of the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act, alcoholism has not decreased. It has increased,” says Dr. E R Lotha, research scholar, GSM who drafted the NLTP Act 1989 and was the then legal officer to the Government of Nagaland. Dr. Lotha states there have been more than 20,000 deaths of young Nagas mainly due to spurious alcohol consumption within a span of 25 years.

Nagaland is among the three dry states in India, the others being Gujarat and Manipur. On July 10 this year, the Mizoram Assembly replaced the Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act 1995 with a new Bill called Mizoram Liquor Prohibition and Control Bill (MLPC), 2014. One of the main objectives in lifting the nineteen year old Act was to save the youth from consuming spurious liquor.

Although there is no laboratory in Nagaland to test adulterated alcohol and no specific data on deaths and illness related to spurious alcohol consumption, medical experts in Nagaland view that alcohol entering Na-

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asing its objective on the Bible and Constitution of India (Art. 47), the prohibition is said to have started in 1875 and gained momentum in 1962. The Prohibition Movement started in 1974 by the Church, women and youth organizations. Domestic violence was extremely high and drunken street fights were a common sight pre-prohibition, says a former member of the Prohibition Committee. Eventually the NLTP Act 1989 was passed under the then Congress led-government by Dr. S. C Jamir and Nagaland was declared a dry state in June 1989. Amidst opposition, the non-cooperation movement especially the fast unto death agitation gave the final momentum for the creation In this Morung file photo, a Nagaland police personnel is seen destroying Indian Made of the Act. Foreign Liquor (IMFL) with a machete during the destruction at Dimapur, nagaland.

galand contains high levels of spirits or methanol that can and do cause serious life threatening diseases like liver cirrhosis. “The case of developing liver cirrhosis is usually after more than 10 years of alcohol consumption which occurs mostly among people above the age of 30 years,” says a doctor based in Kohima. “However, in the case of Nagaland, a person

as young as 20 years of age develops liver cirrhosis.”

Narrating the events surrounding the creation of the Act, Human Rights Activist, Neingulo Krome asserts that while the Church was demanding the Act in 1989, the government was also taking action against people who were found drunk. After a hectic day at work, people would sit down at the ‘booze joints’

for a drink and go home.

People who were found drunk on the road were locked up at the police station. They were handcuffed and brought to the DC office where they were released on bail and made to sign agreements. Within two to three months, society began sobering up to some extent. But once the NLTP was introduced, there were protests and

many people who never drank before started drinking in protest, he adds.

“The immediate consequences of the NLTP Act were the rise in drug users and spurious liquor, bootlegging became the most lucrative business and Khatkati became a booming town because of the prohibition,” states Krome.

In January-July 2014, 114 patients were admit-

ted for alcohol related diseases in three wards of Nagaland Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) itself. The hospital further receives five to ten daily cases of alcoholic patients. Before the prohibition, the Excise Department earned 600 lakhs per year which has been reduced to 10 lakhs (mainly fines) per year. However, despite its many failures, the Act has also had positive impacts including: decreasing the incidence of domestic violence in Nagaland, decreasing the morbidity and mortality rates, reducing blatant drunkenness in the streets, and increasing awareness on the consequences of alcohol among the wider public.

Shared Responsibility for failing to address the problem “To deal with alcohol, it is not just medicines. You need to give the patient social, spiritual and psychological counseling,” says Dr. T. Katiry, Senior Medical Specialist at NHAK who states that there are no recreational centres for alcoholics to improve their mind and physique and that existing rehab centres cannot accommodate the amount of drinkers in Nagaland.

“With only 332 personnel to check a population of 20 lakh, it is beyond human capacity to completely check prohibition in Naga-

land. Even with limited resources, we have prosecuted more than 20,000 cases ever since the enforcement of the Act,” says Ramongo Lotha, Excise Secretary.

He views that one cannot completely blame the Excise department, when responsibility also lies with the Magistrate, civil society, Church and public.

A former member of the Prohibition Committee claims that the government never had the political or moral will to properly enforce the Act, further the Church (NBCC) has also done enough mistakes with their policies which needs to be rectified.

“Just by issuing press releases, shouting and preaching in the public is not enough,” affirms Advocate Ashu Theyo. He opines that the Act is loosely fitted and compared to other crucial areas like economic and social reform, NLTP is but a small issue. “In any conflicting zone, drugs, alcohol and guns are something involved. The Church needs to holistically approach other socio-political orders. If the government is doing wrong, the Church needs to address it. It’s time we need to stimulate ourselves in diversifying issues.

Our attitudes towards certain things need to change, else we become pharisees,” adds the Advocate.

NSCN (IM) responds to CMFG Chairman nagaland state govt to check illegal coal mining

DIMAPUR, JULY 26 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) today stated that “assurances and commitments given by successive former Indian Prime Ministers pertaining to the IndoNaga Ceasefire coverage, which are now a matter of history and documents, cannot be deleted by the Chairman, Ceasefire Monitoring Group (CFMG).”

A press note from Kraibo Chawang, Convener of the NSCN (IM) Ceasefire Monitoring Cell (CFMC) pointed out that the joint statement of June 14, 2001, Bangkok “clearly states that the ceasefire agreement is between the Government of India and the NSCN as two entities without territorial limits vide its clause 1.” It further referred to the joint communiqué, dated January 23, 2003, accord-

ing to which “the NSCN raised the issues relating to the distinct identity of the Nagas and their stand on unification of Naga areas.”

“In this regard the GOI representatives clarified that there has been no change

conditions have been imposed or changes made to the agenda and the scope of the talks.”

Regarding the “approval of Designated Camp at Khangkhui-Shiroy forest area, Ukhrul” the NSCN

‘Hard-earned peace process can never be allowed to serve personal interests’ in its stand on the scope of negotiation, vide its 2nd paragraph,” asserted the NSCN (IM).

It further informed that as per the second paragraph of the joint statement, dated July 30, Chiangmai, “the two sides reiterated their commitment to the peace process and confirmed that no new

(IM) cited a letter to the Joint Secretary (NE), MHA, GOI, dated February 6, 2007 by Lt. Gen RV Kulkarni (retd), Chairman of CFMG, in which, according to the NSCN (IM), the latter “conveyed the approval of Designated Camp of NSCN at Khangkhui-Shiroy area. “ It further stated that the then CFMG Chairman

spoke again to the DGMO on June 16, 2005, when he stated that the new location of the NSCN (IM) “stands approved” with the conditions that the NSCN (IM) would refrain from supporting the “valley based groups” in Manipur and that no more camps would be considered, hereafter, “vide sub-clause (d) of clause 2.”

The NSCN (IM) termed it “unfortunate that the Chairman, CFMG, NK. Singh, in his own terms calls such documents as a mere agreeable stating as unfortunate, baseless and biased.” It asserted that the “hard-earned peace process can never be allowed to serve personal interests, at least on the part of the Chairman, CFMG, who is on board the same caravan of collective peace initiative.”

india battles to contain “brain fever”

NEW DELHI, JULY 26 (THoMsoN REUTERs FoUNDATIoN): Almost 570 people in India have died after contracting encephalitis, commonly known as “brain fever”, health authorities said on Friday, warning the death toll may rise with more people still at risk.

Outbreaks of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Japanese Encephalitis are common every year in India, especially during the monsoon season, and claim hundreds of lives. But this year, major outbreaks - usually most prevalent in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar - have spread to regions such as West Bengal and Assam - killing 568 people.

In West Bengal, where at least 111 people have died from both strains, a senior health official said authorities were taking emergency steps to contain the outbreak. “We have sounded an alert in seven districts and cancelled the leave of all health department officials,” West Bengal’s Health Services Director B.R. Satpathy told

the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

The health department has set up clinics across affected areas and is trying to prevent breeding of mosquitoes by fogging, especially around pig farms, where there is a high risk of contracting the virus. Encephalitis is

monsoons have left pools of stagnant water, allowing mosquitoes to breed and infect villagers.

Floods also lead to the contamination of clean water sources such as wells, leaving many people with no option but to use the same dirty water for both drinking and sanitation. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said last month that he was distressed at the “runaway conquest of encephalitis” and ordered the vaccination of all children in vulnerable states and the provision of dedicated hospital beds.

In 2012, the government launched a national programme to prevent and control the virus, including expanded vaccinations, strengthened surveillance and improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation. There were 1,273 deaths due to encephalitis in 2013 compared to 440 deaths from malaria and 193 from dengue, according to government statistics.

Japanese Encephalitis death toll reaches 568 an inflammation of the brain, caused by any one of a number of viruses, says the World Health Organisation.

Symptoms include high fever, vomiting and, in severe cases, seizures, paralysis and coma. Infants and elderly people are particularly vulnerable.

It is most often caused by eating or drinking contaminated food or water, from mosquito or other insect bites, or through breathing in respiratory droplets from an infected person. Outbreaks of the virus tend to occur in poor, flood-hit areas, where

Nagaland coal policy & rules (Amendment), 2014 tabled in NLA Our Correspondent Kohima | July 26

Chief Minister TR Zeliang on Friday tabled the Nagaland Coal Policy (Ist Amendment) 2014 & the Nagaland Coal Mining (Ist Amendment) Rules, 2014 during the 5th session of the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly here. Since the Nagaland Coal Policy 2006 came into force, the Department of Geology & Mining has issued sufficient Coal Prospecting Licenses (CPL) and Coal Mining Leases (CML), including short term Small Pocket Deposit Licenses (SPDL), thereby bringing many mines under licensing policy of the state.

However, the amendment stated that un-planned extraction of coal is still being carried out by private parties/landowners at many places, especially in Mokokchung, Wokha, Dimapur, Mon, Longleng and Peren districts. It stated that illegal mining activities have resulted in accidents, health hazards, ecological and environmental degradation and substantial revenue loss due to loss of coal resource and leakages.

The NCP&R (1st Amendment) 2014 has been adopted to enable systematic development and optimal utilization of coal resources in the state. Nagaland is endowed with moderate deposits of coal, having prognostic reserve of about 316.41 million tonnes. The coal resource is being developed, extracted and marketed by local landowners in collaboration with outsiders/ registered companies or agencies.

According to the amendment, the government proposed to set up a common platform for trading of Nagaland coal under the Nagaland Coal Controlling & Trading System (NCCTS) by setting up Integrated Coal Depots (ICDs) in all coal bearing districts.

The amendment further informed that local coal operators/landowners lack sufficient financial sources to develop and extract complicated coal deposits, and sufficient knowledge to link with national and international market. This, it stated, has resulted in coal resources being sold out to “individuals/business communities/ investors from outside the state through middlemen (mostly from Assam State) at

Identified locations for coal depots in Nagaland • Shetab-Buranamsang in Longleng district • Yanglolk near IRB outpost in Longleng district • Tuli near Tuli Railway station in Mokokchung district • Mangkolemba- Changki road junction in Mokokchung district • Singphan Reserved Forest in Mon district • Naginimora Town in Mon district • Bhandari in Wokha district • Sanis in Wokha district nominal price.” As a result, the state’s coal market is being monopolized by outsiders.

Keeping view of the current situation, as per the state cabinet decision on January 30, 2014, the Directorate of Geology proposed to set up ICDs within the state and evolve a system for NCCTS by engaging interested private companies/agencies to set up coal depots/stockyards in government designated coal depots.

The Directorate identified eight locations for setting up coal depots (See box).

Following this, infrastructures and amenities at coal depots will be set up departmentally through government funding.

The department will check and regulate all coal depots and collect revenue from the designated depots.

The state government will compulsory requisition ‘Nagaland Coal’ to the nearest designated coal depots for trading and also declare all coal depots other than government designated coal depots as illegal.

Illegal coal depots or coal carrying trucks shall be seized and forfeited.

The amendment further informed that a special force including IRB, NAP, etc, will be deployed at all designated depots and mining check gates for enforcement of the rules and policy. It added that no Nagaland coal shall be transported outside the state without trading through government designated coal depots and authorized trading agencies. The district administration is also required to extend full assistance to the department concerned and ensure that all coal produced by the operators/miners are brought to such designated coal depots before being exported.

“Henceforth, all coal depots/stockyards other than the government designated coal depots/stockyards is bandh,” it stated.

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‘Korea has dynamic culture’ DIMAPUR, JULY 26 (MExN): Director/Counsellor of Korean Cultural Centre (KCC), India, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Kim Kum-pyoung on Saturday said that Korean culture was dynamic and that it was connected to the economy.

Addressing media persons in Dimapur, Kim talked about the 3rd edition of K-POP 2014 festival in India the auditions for which would be held in four cities in the country including Dimapur, Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. He said the K-POP India final for will be held in Delhi on August 30. The winning teams will get all their expenses paid trip to South Korea and also get an opportunity to perform at the K-POP World Festival in Changwon.

Kim said the KCC was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the people last year and that it was expecting this year’s event to be more sensational.

“Korean Wave has helped built craze for KPOP sensation across the world. It’s the ultimate platform to showcase the talent and personality of very gifted performers chosen from all corners of India,” he added.

He informed that a total of 9-member team from Korea has arrived Dimapur for the auditions.

Director of Korea Tourism Organization, Boris Byungsun Lee was also present at the press conference. Sevendiary. com is organizing the Northeast round of auditions.

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SAKK detect anomalies in govt offices and schools

PUghoboto, JULY 26 (MExN): The Sumi Aphuyemi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu (SAKK) executives lead by its president Tohovi Swu and vice president Khekuto V. Achumi conducted a surprise checking of all government offices at Pughoboto town. The team visited CHC, SDEO, ADC, BDO, SDPO, CDPO, APR, Agri, Election, Veterinary, Forest, PWD, PHE, Industry, Soil & Water Conservation and Fisheries between 11:30 am to 2:30 pm.

SAKK President Tohovi Swu and General Secretary Kashiho Sheqi in a press note stated that out of 16 only four department staffs were present and the rest were close for the day and some office never seem to open even for a year, “because the office surroundVolunteers participate in the mass social work within Dimapur City on July 26. The Social ing seems like a jungle.” It work organised by Christ for the City International-Nagaland saw participating from District alleged that almost all the Administration lead by DC Dimapur, Naga Council, Dimapur Municipal Council, Dimapur department opens their ofUrban Colony Council Chairman’s’ Federation, churches and mission organizations. fice during Republic Day or

Independence Day or during departmental checking to mark attendance and closed for the whole year.

SAKK has urged all the department employees to execute their duty as the public are facing difficulties and hardship. The SAKK further warned the departments concerned that the name of the absentees and the departments will be published, if found absent in action in the next visit without any prior information.

SAKK also inspected Government High School Pughoboto, the only fullfledged Government High School in our Area and all the Government offices under Pughoboto Sub-Division on July 24. While inspecting GHS Pughoboto, which is one of the oldest schools in the area, running for 69 years, the building and its infrastructure was in a pathetic condition and need to be renovated or has

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to build new building. The SAKK appreciated all the teaching staff for performing their duties sincerely by not keeping any proxy teacher. After informing regarding our inspection both Headmistress and her Assistant were on duty and to our surprise, they did not allow us to see and check any school records.

SAKK office bearers also undertook school inspection under SDEO Pughoboto to ensure that the Students within its jurisdiction are not deprived of quality education. During the inspection, it was found that to the worry for the Union, several schools were found running short of teachers.

The Union ardently appeals to the department concerned to provide required teachers to the vacant posts, failing which “the union shall be forced to take its own course of action.”

Weavers Service Centre in Nagaland soon WDLSA interact with inmates

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rectorate of Industries & Commerce and District Industries Centre Officials visited the site purchased for construction of Weavers Service Centre complex and the temporary building to start up Weavers Service Centre at Toluvi Village, Dimapur Shortly.

The team was received

by Tozhevi Chishi Head GB and Council Chairman Vikugha Assumi along with Council members and village elders of Toluvi Village on July 22 in the complex of Weavers SerWeavers Service Centre officials and others during their visit. vice Centre. It is expected DIMAPUR, JULY 26 the state, Sunder Lal, Di- Service Centre, Guwa- to start up the activities (MExN): To start up the rector (EZ) with his team hati along with Er. Kahoto shortly within the current Weavers Service Centre in officials from Weavers Sema, Addl. Director, Di- financial year 2014-15.

and officials of Wokha Sub-Jail

WoKhA, JULY 26 (MExN): Wokha District Legal Services Authority (WDLSA) on July 18 visited Sub-Jail, Wokha. The team consisted of Hukato Swu, Chairman-cum-District & Sessions Judge, Wokha, and Panel advocates viz. Limhathung, Yanbemo, Zuchumpeni and Athunglo.

A press note informed that the team met the Director General of Prison and Home Guards, Lungria Ding, IPS and the officials of the prison. Interaction session was held where the DG gave a brief-

ing pertaining to the jail.

District & Sessions Judge highlighted the need of mental/lunatic asylum, which is one of the most serious administrative problems faced by both the jail and judicial services. Various issues relating to the Prisoners Right, Furlough/leave and parole, right of the prisoners, right to healthy, hygienic and clean environment, timely medical treatment and illegal detention were discussed. The jail authorities extended full cooperation to team and full access was

provided for the said visit.

Thereafter, an awareness seminar on legal rights of the prisoners and one on one interaction session was held with the jail inmates where the Panel Advocates interviewed on their grievances and asked whether legal assistance/ aid were required by them.

Later, it was followed by refreshment for all the jail Inmates and the officials.

The WDLSA also supplied the Jail inmates with fish for dinner.

Mention may be made that on July 16, the WDLSA

Conducted Legal Awareness Seminar at Government Hr. Sec. School, Wokha. Various topics including Right to Education, Juvenile Justice Act, Cyber Crime, Anti-Tobacco Laws, and Domestic Violence Act etc were discussed.

Hukato Swu, D&Ss Judge, Wokha, Phuleto Yeptho, Civil Judge, Wokha, Limhathung, Zuchumpeni, Yanbemo and Athunglo (Panel Advocates) were the resource persons. Light refreshment was served followed by quiz competition for the students.

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SJC Developing students for better upcoming MUNA organizes

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KohIMA, JULY 26 (MExN): With the aim to make students better adjusted persons in life with a clear idea in the process of development and know the facts about their abilities, aptitudes, and personality traits on various ways, a one-day programme on career guidance, personality development, social skills and career process was held at Kohima College Auditorium.

The programme was organized by Research and Career Guidance Committee of Kohima College and was sponsored by UGC. The event was a blend of activities such as self-assessment tests, discussion time and other motivational exercises. The resource persons for the programme were Youth net, Yanpvuo Yanfo Kikon, Lt. Col. D.S. Gahlawat, Zaren Odyuo and Kethosituo Sekhose.

YouthNet chief strategist Lezo Putsure began by sharing the various activities of Youth net. In this, he said that Right To Information (RTI) Campaign has been taken up with the objective to empower young people to use it as a tool to check corruption and

‘Green Zone Campaign’

A section of the students during the programme on career guidance, personality development, social skills and career process held at Kohima College Auditorium.

bring about transparency and accountability in the system. He also point out that Young Leaders Connect (YLC) which was initiated by Youth net recently at Kisama was to bring together young leaders and achievers from the Northeast India and the rest of the country to connect exchange and strengthen the North East on a common platform.

He demonstrated the four abbreviations “SWOT,” and breakup into four words “Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat,” and then he asked

the students to note down their two strength and weakness to identifying themselves. In this, he said the four words guide you to identify the positives and negatives attitude which can help with both strategic planning and decisionmaking in life.

He also shared current job openings in Nagaland and outside and the eligibility, the nature of jobs, opportunities available, and the requirements for these jobs.

YouthNet training leader, Nune Chase, shared slides on personality devel-

opment, where she shared on the important of improving attitude, to stay positive and create a growing environment. She also did a personality test to help the participants understand their strengths and areas to improve upon. She also shared on the personality trait and showed slides on building confident, how to know your identity, punctuality and the skills to excel and the important to create a positive impact to people. She also spoke on various aspects of “attitude and behavior” and “career guidance process”.

JAKhAMA, JULY 26 (MExN): The Model United Nations Association of St.Joseph’s College, Jakhama on July 26 organized cleanliness cum drive to kick off its “Green Zone Campaign” initiative. The drive involved the planting of saplings suited to jakhama unique climate across the sprawling campus. As a part of the campaign, a slogan competition was also organized on the topic “Protection of Environment” with cash prize for the best two slogans.

Encouraging the students, the vice principal Rev. Fr.Thomas John stressed the value of ‘Compassion for living creatures ‘ and asked them to be the ones to ‘bring the change’ which the environment desperately needs. He also requested them to spread the message of environmental protection even in their own families.

The president of the Model United Nations Association, Chumseli Anar, invoking a famous proverb, urged the members to take the single small step of preserving the environment in the college before undertaking the thousand mile journey of saving the world.

TR Zeliang inspects construction of new CM’s Bungalow

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KohIMA, JULY 26 (MExN): Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang today inspected the construction of new Chief Minister's Bungalow, residential office, State banquet hall and the construction site of the Minister's quarters below State Assembly, Kohima.

During the brief interaction with the Department officials and contractor at the site, Chief Minister suggested that the construction be carry out in phase manner and complete it within the stipulated time.

Since the work order was issued more than a decade back and the major portion of the bill was withdrawn, the Chief Minister insisted that it is high time the works were completed

Chief Minister TR Zeliang along with ministers, parliamentary secretary and officials inspected the construction sites of new chief minister's bungalow, residential office, and state banquet hall on July 26.

and hand over the buildings to the government.

Chief Minister also urged the Housing department to expedite the work within

the given time bound.

The department officials informed the Chief Minister that the work order amount for construc-

tion of Chief Minister's bungalow, State Banquet Hall and Residential was Rs 49 Crore out of which the contractor had already

withdrawn about Rs 38 crore. The work order was issued in the year 2001 and stipulated time of completion is August 2015, the officials also said. The Housing department officials also informed that eleven new Minister's Bungalow will be constructed and for which the site development is in progress.

Chief Minister who was accompanied by Minister of Forest Dr. Nicky, Minister of National Highways, Nuklotoshi, Parliamentary Secretary for CAWD, Tohanba, and Parliamentary Secretary of Housing, Torechu, Temjen Toy, Principle Secretary to CM C.E (H) and Officials from the Department . This was stated in a press release issued by Media Cell, CMO.

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A section of young people attending the one-day seminar on praise and worship that was held under the theme "One In Christ" with resource from Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Lonavala at Cosmos Hall, Mokokchung on July 26. Members from Youth Alive Ministry, Erchit Ministry, Teen Ministry, Ignite Ministry, Team Hineni, Croosroad Christian Ministry and wellwishers attended it. It was a joint effort of the ministries in and around Mokokchung.

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Young people urged to volunteer for social issues Nagaland Branch FPAI 65th Foundation Day observed

KohIMA, JULY 26 ( M E x N ) : Na g a l a n d Branch of Family Planning Association of India (FPA) India organized a mobilization meeting of young people on its 65th Foundation day at Kohima with senior members and motivational speakers.

Dr Pewezo Khalo, Senior MO from NHAK speaking on Volunteerism said that Volunteers are not here for profit but to save and restructure the broken World helping the weaker section of the society. He also mentioned that Volunteer day is observed as per UN declaration in 1985 although not popular in our part of the World. While one fourth of the world populations are youth, India alone has 36.5 crore youth population and queried on the role of the young people towards nation building.

He also asserted that Youth represents the challenging social norms and values of the nation. Quoting Barak Obama “the best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something, don’t wait for good things to happen to you, if you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope” He challenge the young people present to volunteer for issues confronting the society besides

Dr Pewezo Khalo, Senior MO from NHAK speaking on Volunteerism on the 65th Foundation day of Nagaland Branch of FPA of India held at Kohima.

mentioning the good qualities of volunteerism.

While Sarah Nuh, CEC member, FPA India delivering a brief on FPA India said “FPA India is one of the few NGOs in the country which provides Sexual and Reproductive Health services through static clinics and outreach/mobile service sessions by qualified, trained doctors, counsellors and para- medics to all sections of society including the most vulnerable and marginalised groups”.

Sarah Nuh also commented that Service sessions are also conducted especially for young people both in schools and for those who are outside the formal structures. Contraceptives services including emergency contraception, safe abortion

care, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of Reproductive tract infections/sexually transmitted infections (RTIs/STIs) and HIV, Gynaecology, Prenatal and postnatal care services, prevention, mitigation and support to survivors/victims of Sexual and Gender-Based violence are also provided across the Branches and projects in 18 States in India.

Earlier, the welcome address was delivered by James Liezietsu, President, FPA India, Nagaland Branch wherein he hoped the 65thFoundation program focus on the young people will inspire and invited them to enroll for a cause while the vote of thanks was delivered Caroline Nisa, M&E Officer, FPAI, Nagaland Branch.

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New Delhi is North East's favourite job destination Natalia Ningthoujam

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bhijit K. Borah moved here from Guwahati in search of a better future.

He says Delhi has a lot to offer and he has no plans to leave the capital, despite it being tagged as the country's "most racist city".

"I won't mind shifting base to another city, provided there are good opportunities. But Delhi always offers opportunities; so till now that thought has not crossed my mind," Borah told IANS. Sagarika Dutta from Tinsukia, Assam, too calls the national capital her dream destination. "After completing

my 12th grade, I knew I would study here as the northeast isn't good for higher education. My cousins are also here, so I was excited," said the 25-year-old.

A study by the North East Support Centre & Helpline (NESCH) has revealed that 78 out of every 100 people from northeastern India living in Delhi face some sort of racial discrimination, with crimes against women, discrimination, verbal slurs and assault against people from the community emerging as major concerns.

Ever since a 30-yearold man from Manipur was thrashed to death during a brawl with a group of locals in

the Kotla area of south Delhi, concerns have once again been raised about the safety of people from the region.

But there are always two sides to every story - if on one hand the capital spells fear and unease, on the other it offers hope and prosperity, northeasterners say.

Luckily for Dutta, she hasn't faced "any discrimination" so far and has no plans of turning her back on the city.

"It depends on your friends circle and the environment you are in. I am a career-oriented person and always wanted to settle down outside my hometown as there is less scope in the

northeast for public relations professionals," she said.

Borah says the capital has worked as a magnet for people from the northeast as it offers a plethora of options for them.

If in the beginning BPO jobs worked as the biggest draw, now people from the northeast - Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura and Sikkim - are getting opportunities in industries like media, hospitality and advertising, among others because of their education, ability to speak in English, smart appearances and willingness to work hard.

"Gone are the days when it was believed that the BPO in-

dustry drove northeasterners to the metros. Nowadays, in most of the creative fields like media, advertising, marketing or entertainment, you can see people from the northeast," said Borah.

Over 200,000 people, of whom around 50 percent are females, from the eight northeastern states are in the capital, another NESCH report said.

Worthing Kasar from Nagaland, a partner in a law firm, shifted to the capital to study law. The fact that part of her family was in the city made things smoother for her, but she wouldn't mind living on her own. "I got through law college and then started working. Even if my family were

not here, I would've moved to the city as it has a lot of opportunities," said Kasar.

Kasar added that the preference for people from the northeast is greater in her field.

"I've heard many lawyers saying that they prefer people from the northeast as associates because they feel we are hardworking and honest. In my profession, people run away with clients. So, these qualities are required to avoid this from happening," said the 36-year-old.

Despite disturbing news from the capital, Jenny Thingshung, now a radio jockey and a travel writer, left Manipur and joined a private media institute

in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, around five years back.

"Delhi gives great exposure and my sister was already here.

But even if I didn't have anyone here, I would've chosen Delhi as it is the best for media," said Thingshung, who worked with a channel as a reporter and then joined a radio station.

For the time being, she wants to earn and build a successful career; so she has no plans of returning to Manipur.

But she hasn't completely shut the door. "There will be a time when I would like to go home, but not right now. When I retire or get settled I would love to go back," she said.

ILP Issue: Bandhs cripple life in Manipur Arunachal sounds high alert after encephalitis death IMPHAL, JuLy 26 (NNN): Normal activities were severely affected in the valley districts of Manipur today with protestors damaging vehicles and burning tyres in the roads even as police resorted to tear gas shell firing to quell the fiery bandh enforcing volunteers.

The 18-hour Manipur bandh was imposed by the Joint Co-ordination on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) since last midnight demanding the bill for the implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Manipur be passed in the ongoing assembly session. The assembly session ends on Monday, July 28.

People were caught in the bandh unaware this morning as JCILPS announced the bandh late evening yesterday and there were no on newspapers.

Meanwhile, tear gas shells were fired in vari-

ItANAgAr, JuLy 26 (PtI): Arunachal Pradesh has sounded a high alert following the death of a 10-year-old girl and reports of 11 other persons being affected by Japanese Encephalitis in the state.

Kiran Raji, a 10-year-old girl of Sippi village in Upper Subansiri district, who was admitted to Arunachal State Hospital here died on Thursday, state Epidemiologist Dr L Jampa told PTI today.

The other affected persons include children in the age group of 1 to 14

years besides an 18-year-old teenager, he said in a statement.

They were undergoing treatment at the Arunachal State Hospital since last week, while two cases being treated in Guwahati Medical College Hospital in Assam were reportedly improving, he said.

Anticipating similar cases associated with convulsions, seizures, rigidity and also loss of consciousness, the state health department has geared up its surveillance mechanism besides initiating testing facility at the ASH.

Death toll in Meghalaya blast rises to three

Volunteers of the Joint Co-ordination on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) enforcing the 18-hour bandh in Imphal. JCILPS is demanding that the bill for implementation of Inner Line SHILLoNg, JuLy 26 (IANS): The death Permit in Manipur be passed in the ongoing assembly session. (NNN Photo)

ous places in the four valley districts of Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Bishnupur today by the police. At Lamlong in Imphal East districts some women reportedly got hurt due to the tear gas shelling. Six bandh supporters were picked up by the po-

lice from Thangmeibandh area in Imphal West district this afternoon. Roads were seen littered with broken glasses, piling of logs and stones as the bandh supporters enforced the 18hour strike.

All activities including business chores, offices,

educational institutions and transport services were severely affected by the bandh. The transport services were affected more so as the United Naga Council (UNC) sponsored 48-hour bandh in 'Naga areas' is underway. The UNC bandh ends Saturday night.

toll in the IED blast triggered by insurgents in Meghalaya has risen to three with one more policeman succumbing to his injuries Saturday, while another IED was recovered and defused by a bomb disposal squad, police said. Constable Rahul Marak died in Assam's Guwahati Neurological Research Centre, a police officer said. "On searching in and around the (Friday) blast site, the bomb disposal squad recovered and defused an IED planted by the militants on the hillock," Mukesh Kumar Singh, the district police

chief of West Garo Hills said. Though no militant group has claimed responsibility for the blast, Director General of Police Peter Hanaman blamed the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants for it.

The militants had planted a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) by the roadside in Tebrongre area to target security forces.

"They (militants) have been under tremendous pressure after we captured the GNLA's general headquarters and arrested some of their important cadres," Hanaman told IANS.

Disturbed Area extended in 3 districts of Arunachal IMMANUEL COLLEGE

ItANAgAr, JuLy 26 (PtI): The union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Disturbed Area Act for another six months in three troubled districts of Arunachal Pradesh, the state assembly as informed today. "The Eastern districts of Tirap, Changlang and Longding have been declared as 'Disturbed areas' for a period of six months from April last by a notification from the MHA issued on March 31 last," Home Minister Tanga Byaling said.

Responding to a question raised in the assem-

bly by BJP MLA Wanglam Sawin during question hour regarding inadequate police personnel in Tirap district to maintain law and order, Byaling said that besides existing state police force in the district, four companies each of CRPF and Assam Rifles and three companies of Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBn), have been deployed to maintain law and order. "At present Tirap district has six police stations with four inspectors, seven sub inspectors, one assistant sub inspector, 17 head constables and 297

'Timely utilization of funds key to North East development' guWAHAtI, JuLy 26 (Et): Union minister of state for sports and youth affairs, Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday emphasized on the timely utilization of funds allocated in the union budget 201415. The region has dismal track record of utilization of funds and submitting utilization certificates.

Sonowal who was in Guwahati on Friday said, "The union budget has given an all-time high for Northeast. The development of the region is associated with the budget.

But Northeast states have a track record of not giving timely utilization certificate of the fund allocated in the budgets".

Sonowal said Rs 60,000 Crore is allocated to Northeast India under various sectors in the region.

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has asked Minister for Minority Affairs, Dr. Nazrul Islam to submit projects proposal focusing on education, health and skill development to the Ministry of Minority Affairs for allocation of funds under the Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) for implementation during the 12th Five Year Plan.

Minister for Minority Affairs, Dr. Najma Heptulla, in a letter, requested Chief Minister Gogoi for his intervention relating to submission of adequate project proposals worth Rs 525.26 crore under MsDP to

Delhi-based National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)'s central division has been requested to provide sufficient JE-virus testing kits to the state urgently and the RMRS- ICMR at Dibrugarh has been requested to assist in the laboratory testing and confirmation of the JE-infection, Dr Jampa said.

Four cases have been tested positive for the JE virus in ASH laboratory of which one had also been confirmed as positive JEV by RMRC, Dibrugarh, the statement said.

her Ministry at the earliest.

Dr. Heptulla also sought Gogoi's intervention regarding project proposals worth Rs 519.74 crore that are awaited by the Ministry for consideration.

Even Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smriti Zubin Irani has sought Gogoi's intervention for timely implementation of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), the Mid-day Meal (MDM) and the Teacher Education programme in Assam. The HRD Minister, in a communique sought Gogoi's cooperation and support for the critical initiatives for development of school education sector in the State.

Meanwhile Assam has approved the proposal for creation of 400 posts of Technical Advisers in the Assam Police on contractual basis with a view to reducing the pendency of cases in all police stations to 50 per cent within a year.

Technical Advisers to be mostly inducted from retired inspectors and sub inspectors of police would fill up temporarily the 400 posts of inspectors and sub inspectors presently lying vacant in the police stations across the State. The Technical Advisers would also be inducted from the financial sector to deal with banking/non-banking frauds as well as from judicial sector to tackle cyber crimes.

constables. Moreover, three police stations at Khonsa, Lazu and Deomali have been sanctioned and an amount of Rs 45.70 lakh allocated for each station," the minister said.

Byaling, in reply to a

written question from Opposition Leader Tamiyo Taga, denied any report on formation of a new outfit in the state which claimed responsibility for creating trouble in AssamArunachal boundary areas.

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Benefits of Sandalwood (santalum album L) cultivation as a long term cash crop

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oday, there is a trend among our farmers going for rubber trees cultivation because some progressive farmers in the past have demonstrated that it is very profitable and it is true. However, I would like to share more options to the farmers for cultivating long term cash crops.

Some months back, I wrote an article titled “KAUN BANEGA CROREPATI? SANDALWOOD KHETIWALA BANEGA CROREPATI,” which was published in Morung Express. There were positive responds and some people have started cultivating sandalwood in their farms and some have entered contract farming with our company and we are farming for them.

Let us consider cultivating 1000 numbers of rubber trees and 1000 sandalwood trees and maintaining the trees for 20 years and compare the benefits. The harvesting of rubber trees starts in the 8th year. At present on an average a tree gives latex worth Rs. 10 in a day. Assuming on an average, 8 years from now to the 20th year it gives latex worth Rs. 50 per day for 9 months. The total return in the 8th year is Rs. 50 x 30 days x 9 months x 1000 trees

= Rs.135 lakhs or 1.35 crores. Till the 20th year the return is Rs. 135 lakhs x 13 years = Rs. 1755 lakhs or 17.55 crores. This is good money for the farmers. Let us consider sandalwood cultivation. The heart wood of white sandalwood in fresh form is currently priced at Rs. 2000 per kg. Let us assume that from 15 to 20 years this value is increased by 4 times and hence a kg of heart wood of sandalwood will be Rs. 8000 per kg. Let us assume again that a sandalwood tree in between 15 to 20 years will yield a minimum of 30 kgs of heartwood (We have practically observed that in North east and Nagaland it yields more than this quantity). Then the return is Rs. 8000 x 30 kgs x 1000 trees = Rs. 2400 lakhs or 24 crores.

I am not going into the details of the economics of the whole cultivation process because it depends on the individual management system. What I presented here is the gross income that is likely to generate and giving farmers more options for long term cash crop cultivation and its benefits. Moreover, sandalwood trees can be cultivated by everybody because it is not necessary to cultivate in huge numbers.

You can cultivate 10 trees, 100 trees depending on your capacity. Whereas in rubber plantation, you have to go for a good quantity at a time otherwise management cost will go too high incurring loss in cultivation. And for those who are environmentally conscious, sandalwood trees are evergreen and good for the environment whereas the rubber trees suck up the soil nutrients so much so, making the soil almost not reusable for many years.

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KJV versus modern versions

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any believers are not aware that there are corrupted versions of the Bible out today in huge numbers. The translation of the KJV or King James Version was based on the Textus Receptus It is known by other names, such as the Traditional Text, Majority Text, Byzantine Text, or Syrian Text and the other modern versions of NIV, ASV, RSV, NASV, etc are based on the Alexandrian manuscripts, Vaticanus, and the Sinaiticus. All manuscripts were carefully copied by hand in a meticulous manner to preserve the word over the centuries until Gutenberg came along during the renaissance and started printing the Bible. We don’t have the very original manuscript that the disciples of Jesus wrote or the letters of Paul. But copies of the gospels and epistles were copied carefully and passed around. Older manuscripts wore out and tear in shreds after some time. So all the Bible we have, has been translated from copies of copies of the originals.

Satan started the perversion or twisting of the Word of God from the beginning at the Garden of Eden. This subtle sinister Being that uttered,’ Has God Said?’ has continued to do so throughout the existence of man. Satan has distorted the truth for he is the father of lies ( John 8:44).

The perversion of the truth in the modern translation is no different but God is faithful to preserve the Word of God (Psalm 12:6,7) When King James gave the commission to translate the Bible into English there were 5000 manuscripts of the Word of God called the Textus Receptus. Some of the manuscript that have the same reading are The Peshitta Version (AD 150), The Italic Bible (AD 157), The Waldensian (AD 120 & onwards), The Gallic Bible (Southern France) (AD177), The Gothic Bible (AD 330-350), The Old Syriac Bible (AD 400), The Armenian Bible (AD 400- There are 1244 copies of this version still in existence.) 24,000 more manuscripts supporting the KJV were found in 1946. As of today there are more than 64,000 manuscripts that supports KJV. Already in Paul’s

day Satan had infiltrated the church and there were preachers preaching a different gospel or a different Jesus ( Galatians 1:6,7). To put it at best there were two groups.

One at Alexandria, Egypt, and the other,the Christian camp at Antioch. It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians. We see in Acts 6:9 that the Alexandrians were already disputing with Stephen, the first martyr for Jesus. In and around 350 A.D. there were also three manuscripts called the Vaticanus (found in the Vatican library), Alexandrian manuscript and the Sinaiticus manuscript which was actually found in a trash bin in a monastery in Sinai. From these three manuscripts some monks produced a Bible called the Latin Vulgate, the common vernacular at that time. Later in 1582 the Catholic church translated the Latin Vulgate into the modern Douay-Rheims version. In the 1800 two men by the name of Westcott and Hort took the same three manuscripts which is Vaticanus, Alexandrian and Sinaiticus manuscripts and produced a Greek text in the year 1875.

From the works of Westcott and Hort we have most of the new versions like NIV, ASV, NASV, RSV, NRSV, LB, NC, etc The Alexandrians had already perverted the Gospel and there are records of it. We have so many new translations of the Bible since 1900. Today there are more than 115 English translation of the Bible. To get a version copyrighted today there has to be at least ten different things from the other versions.

Take NIV for example, it attributes the morning star as Satan (Isaiah 14: 12) The book of revelation- which is the revelation of Jesus Christ -says Jesus is the Morning star (Rev. 22:16 ). We all know who killed Goliath but NIV says Elahan killed Goliath (2 Samuel 21:19). It changes Jesus from the Son of God to a son of the gods in Daniel 3:25 in NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV, LB, NC. In Isaiah 14:15, the King James Bible or KJV condemns Lucifer to hell: "Yet thou shalt be brought down to HELL . . ." The new versions refuse to send Lucifer to hell! The NIV

reads, "But you are brought down to the GRAVE. . ." The NASV, NRSV, NEW King James (NKJV) places him in "Sheol"!

The King James Bible in Luke 11:2-4, reads, ". . .Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread.

And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil." Incredibly, the NIV, NASV, NRSV, etc. take out: "WHICH ART IN HEAVEN. . .

Thy will be done, AS IN HEAVEN, so in earth. . . but DELIVER US FROM EVIL." Heaven is completely removed! The "father" of the new versions is NOT IN HEAVEN and DOES NOT DELIVER FROM EVIL! You will not find Acts 8:37 nor Luke 9:56 and other pertinent phrases and words in the new versions. They remove the deity of Christ and try to erase hell and make it a grave. By the way the famous Dead Sea scrolls discovered in 1947 and more discovered later, confirm and go along with the KJV and not the other translation. If you study history that pertains to the translators of KJV, the Vatican Catholic or to be specific the Jesuits , they tried many times to stop this important project and even assassinated some of the translators. One of the clearest verses in the Bible proclaiming the deity of Jesus Christ, that Jesus was God in the flesh, is 1 Timothy 3:16.

The King James Bible reads, "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH. . ." The King James says, clearly, "GOD was manifest in the flesh".

The New International Version (NIV) says, "HE appeared in a body". The NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV, etc, change "GOD" to "HE". "He appeared in a body"? Big deal! Everyone has "appeared in a body"!

The KJV is clear and definite, "GOD was manifest in the flesh". "He" is a pronoun that refers to a noun or antecedent. There is no antecedent in the context! The statement does NOT even make grammatical sense! These new versions NIV, ASV,RSV, etc

because of their incompleteness and so many verses removed, have so many footnotes.Which also shows they have come from corrupted manuscripts. What is truly shocking is this: Harper Collins is the parent publishing company of Zondervan, who publishes the NIV. Harper Collins also publishes The Satanic Bible and The Joy of Gay Sex. The man appointed to be the Chairman of the Old Testament Committee of the NIV Committee on Bible Translation, Dr. Marten Woudstra, was a homosexual. Also, Virginia Mollenkott, who worked as the stylistic editor for the translation, is a lesbian. Some of Dr. Woudstra's collaborators on the NIV knew about this years ago during the translation process. Should it be surprising that the words “sodomite,” “effeminate” and “fornicator” have all been COMPLETELY REMOVED from the NIV? The word “sodomite” relates to the wicked city of Sodom, which was infamous for its homosexuality (Genesis 19:1-11), amongst other sins. The NIV translators removed 64,576 words as compared to the King James Bible! Furthermore, the Jehovah's Witnesses' New World Translation comes from same Greek manuscripts as does the NIV ! The Jehovah's Witnesses' Interlinear Greek New Testament is based upon the corrupt Greek of Westcott and Hort. What is very sad is that all of our Naga Bibles as far as I know have been translated with the same wrong manuscript.

Christians in Nagaland need a better translation in our dialect. I urge all theologians and pastors and translators to look into this serious matter. Psalm 12:6,7: “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever”. Here God promises that He will make sure His words are preserved. I believe he did so in the KJV. Tepu Khieya Pastor and former missionary, teacher of Creation Science and Divine Healing 6th Mile, Dimapur

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Nagaland observes 15th Vijay Divas Our Correspondent Kohima | July 26

Nagaland today joined the rest of the country in paying homage to Kargil martyrs on the occasion of 15th Vijay Divas at the Memorial of Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, MVC (Posthumous) located at Pheza under Kohima district.

Remembering the supreme sacrifice of Captain Kenguruse during the Kargil War 1999, Lt Gen S L Narasimhan, AVSM, VSM, GOC, 3 Corps; Maj Gen M M Naravane, Inspector General Assam Rifles (North); SM, Brig (Retd) Roy Choudhary, Director Sainik Welfare, Nagaland; Army and Assam Rifles officers; villagers and his family members; and exserviceman paid rich floral tribute and homage.

Saluting the martyr for

Pays rich tribute to Kargil War hero Neikezhakuo

An officer pays tribute to Kargil War hero Neikezhakuo Kenguruse at his memorial on July 26.

his exceptional act of bravery, Lt Gen S L Narasimhan said that 15 years have passed and the contribution of Captain Kenguruse is remembered as the true resemblance of Naga warrior. He recounted how Captain Kenguruse had volunteered to undertake a daring commando mission

of attacking a well-sited enemy machine gun position, on a cliff face, which was heavily interfering with all the approaches to the main objective of the Battalion. As the commando team scaled the cliff face, it came under intense mortar and automatic fire, which caused heavy casualties.

The officer sustained splinter injury in his abdomen. Bleeding profusely yet undeterred, he urged his men to carry on with the assault. On reaching the final cliff face, the commando team was halted by a sheer rock wall that separated them from the enemy machine gun post. The officer took off his shoes to get a good grip and scaled the rock wall carrying with him a rocket launcher, which he fired at the enemy position.

Unmindful of his personal safety, the officer thereafter charged at the enemy position and personally killed two men with his rifle and another two with his commando knife in a hand to hand combat before succumb-

ing to his injury.

By his dare devil act, Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse single handedly neutralised the enemy position, which had held up the Battalion’s progress, he said, adding that the manner in which the late Captain fought against the enemy and helped achieve victory in the Kargil War continues to inspire the uniformed personnel till date. He also highlighted the leadership qualities of the brave officer of the Indian Army and encouraged the local youth present to emulate such bravery so the country reaches greater heights.

The event was organized by 11 Assam Rifles of HQ 5 Sector Assam Ri-

fles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North).

11 Assam Rifles also conducted a lecture for the youth of Nagaland to motivate them to join the Armed Forces and distributed pamphlets giving details of various recruitment schemes.

Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, son of Neisielie Kenguruse of Nerhema village was born on July 15, 1974. He did his schooling at St Xavier School, Jalukie and graduated from Kohima Science College. He served as a teacher at Government High School, Kohima from 1994 to 1997 and was commissioned into the Indian Army on December 12, 1998. On June 28, 1999, during Kargil War, he attained martyrdom. He was awarded the prestigious Mahavir Chakra (MVC) for the gallant act by the President of India.

Expenditure on salaries, wages Drugs, IMFL seized in Dimapur & pension increase in Nagaland Our Correspondent Kohima | July 26

The salary expenditure in Nagaland under Non-Plan and Plan during the current year was Rs. 2553.51 crore and Rs. 50.36 crore respectively. “The expenditure on salaries increased by Rs. 1354.48 crore (108.41%) from Rs. 1249.39 crore in 2008-09 to Rs. 2603.87 crore in 201213 and was Rs.1095.23 crore more than the projection made in XIII-FC (Rs. 1508.64 crore),” according to the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on state finances for the year ended March 31, 2013 tabled in the assembly session here Friday.

It also stated that the expenditure on salaries and wages increased by Rs.320.12 crore (14.02%) over the previous year mainly due to release of dearness allowance installments and incremental benefits, adding that the

salary and wages accounted whereas, it declined by Rs. for 41.98% of the revenue re- 4.75 crore (100.00%) from ceipts during 2012-13.

Rs. 4.75 crore in 2011-12 to nil in 2012-13 in respect of Special Area Programme.

Pension Payment The expenditure on pension increased by Rs. 90.35 Developmental crore (15.40%) from Rs. Expenditure The developmental ex586.68 crore in 2011-12 to Rs. penditure (Rs.4109.92 crore) 677.02 crore in 2012-13.

The pension payment exceeded the assessment were Rs. 201.56 crore more made by the State governthan the assessment made ment in the budget by Rs.

by VIII-FC (Rs.475.47 crore) 176.86 crore. The developand also Rs. 7.28 crore more mental revenue and capithan the assessment made tal expenditure increased by the State government in by Rs.506.20 crore (19.79%) its MTFPS (Rs.669.75 crore) and Rs. 30.53 crore (3.01%) respectively over the prefor the year 2012-13. vious year. The increase in Assistance to Local Bodies developmental revenue exThe total assistance to penditure was mainly under local bodies etc. increased education, sports, art & culby Rs. 67.77 crore (41.14%) ture (Rs.193.84 crore), energy from Rs. 164.73 crore in (Rs.46.01 crore), agriculture 2011-12 to Rs. 232.50 crore & allied activities (Rs.47.07 in 2012-13. The assistance crore), social welfare & nutriincreased by Rs. 44.77 crore tion (Rs.46.01 crore), rural de(699.53%) from Rs. 6.40 velopment (Rs.36.40 crore), crore in 2011-12 to Rs. 51.17 health & family welfare crore in 2012-13 in respect (Rs.34.19 crore) and transof educational institutions port (Rs. 25.62 crore).

Dimapur, July 26 (mExN): The Narcotics Cell of the Excise detected and seized an assortment of contrabands during the past three days in Dimapur.

Fourteen persons were arrested in connection with the cases and charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition and the Drugs & Cosmetics Acts. On July 26, 5 grams of brown sugar, 4464 capsules of spasmo proxyvon and 300 pills of nitrazepam were detected from a Kohima-bound vehicle during routine frisking at the Chumukedima check-post, the Excise stated. One man identified as Rahul Roy (44) was arrested by the duty personnel led by AIEs Thathang and

Drugs and liquor seized by the Excise department.

Manshila, it was stated.

Earlier on the night of July 25, the same duty personnel intercepted a Maruti Alto containing 18 cases of illicit IMFL destined for Kohima. One woman identified as T Angami was arrested in this connection, the Excise said. Further, on July 23 and 25, the Excise

One missing in Kiphire

Public SPace

The rising trend and popular demand of female escorts Akokla Imchen

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emale “companions” come in all shape, size and price. Word of wise: the sexual exploits of the powerful and rich are meant to stay behind the closed doors. Interestingly, despite much gossip of illegitimate sexual affairs hovering in our Christian Naga society, the female escorts are the unspoken players in the flesh business and the people are getting used to this new trend just like any other phenomenon.

Sarah, a former beauty queen and a model says she found the perfect temporary job. Sarah declined to give her real name saying she was doing so to protect her identity. Some 6 years back, Sarah came to Dimapur to pursue higher education. Having participated at one of the prestigious beauty pageant, she met people who later introduced her to the “other” lives of the wealthy and the powerful.

Sarah is one of the many of “high-priced girls”, servicing the states nouveau riche and the throng of businessmen visiting the state. “If you have modeling assignment or work in anywhere, you have to work hard and the money is never enough”, says Sarah in fluent English. “But over here”, she said, “you get to party, eat and drink the best food and wine and make good money. It is easy”. The money is great, she rubs shoulders with the very wealthy and powerful, and her life is happening.

Sarah says she has no

“fee/charges” for her time and companionship, but her male friends have been very generous. She also informed that some of her girl friends charges Rs. 5000 minimum for their time and company.

Girls like Sarah live in a world far removed from the Dimapur’s infamous Erose Lane or New Market area but they do business in private homes, farm houses and the so called night clubs rather than on the streets or brothels.

Many such escorts are educated smart women from reputed colleges, considerably from middle class families who consider entertaining wealthy and influential men a lucrative and even glamorous profession.

An advocate from Dimapur who is also an expert of women rights said “only two to three percent of the so called “high class girls” enter their profession unwillingly.

These high class girls are definitely the outcome of adopting western culture and globalizing or globalized Nagaland. Some may be due to family issues”.

The very “hush-hush” growth of upper-class escorts in the state underscores not only the affluence among those who have the money to spend on, but also the changing role of women in a deeply conservative society.

Even today, women are conformed to strict social norms and premarital sex is taboo. Yet, the expanding middle class society has brought an unquenchable appetite for good things in

life- from designer labeled clothes to champagne dinners to even foreign trips.

A local resident who choose to remain anonymous said he has contacts with such women in town.

“I accommodate the rich business entrepreneurs and the states highly influential decision making men and the law enforcing men. Demands for young, beautiful and smart women are fast growing especially in Dimapur and the capital town”. “If the guys have money, I arrange the girls”, he added. He also maintained that the girls are worth high price and can do anything for their clients, from conversation to bondage fetishes.

Police in Dimapur said they try to enforce antiprostitution laws by checking the internet and social net working sites for those soliciting sex in public places. But the law enforcing men acknowledged that as per the law, they cannot clamp down any kind of prostitution or immoral activities whose liaisons are usually arranged and conducted in private.

Sarah, who hails from a smaller town, has come a long way ever since she landed in Dimapur. Today, she has set up a small boutique and thanks to her many influential contacts- her two siblings are employed in the state government services. What’s more, she lives in a private property, which she disclosed was gifted to her by a client.

(Names have been changed to protect the identity of all the people who gave inputs on the story.)

conducted a series of raids in Dimapur at restaurants suspected of catering liquor. The raids were in pursuance of the department’s effort to curtail free-flow of liquor, the Excise stated.

Twelve persons were arrested while 191 bottles of assorted liquor were detected during the raids.

Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO) delegation met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on July 23 at Parliament House, New Delhi. The delegation also met Minister of State for Home Rejiju on July 24 at North Block, New Delhi. The ENPO officials congratulated the two ministers for assuming offices and confided confidence in their leadership. Later, they also met Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami. It is to be stated that all three of them were apprised of the ENPO issue and matters relating to the proposed and agreed initial bi-lateral talks between the Govt. of India and ENPO.

KiphirE, July 26 (mExN): Toshiba (35), son of late Yanghori, permanent resident of Chimonger village and present resident of Longya Ward, Kiphire has been missing since July 24. According to family sources, Toshiba left the house early morning and till now his whereabouts is not known. The Kiphire Police has also requested the citizens to contact the police station if there is any information about the missing person.

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Women wing NPF Ungma unit condemns moKoKchuNg, July 26 (mExN): The NPF Ungma Unit Women Wing has strongly condemned the manhandling of the division’s Women Wing VicePresident Sulemtola by members of the Mokokchung District NPF Forum on July 21.

A press release from the unit’s president Chubasola and general secretary Takümbola informed that the incident occurred

as Mokokchung District NPF Forum members gathered in numbers en route the office in trying to prevent the senior party representative and her colleagues from carrying out the scheduled clearing up of the Mokokchung Division NPF Office initiated by the Central Office leaders. It stated that they (MDNPFF members) were fully aware of her identity and that she

along with her colleagues were on NPF Party duty on that particular day.

“Such incivility and lack of respect or courtesy deliberately meted out towards her is unethical and not a legacy of our culture,” it stated. “To blatantly humiliate a ‘Woman’ or disrespect a ‘Mother’ is not an attitude, esteemed leaders or cultured men exhibit, and thereby only sets a wrong precedence.”

Rengma community condemns Dimapur, July 26 (mExN): The Rengma C o m m u n i t y Pa d u m Pukhuri, Dimapur has strongly condemned the incident meted to Ivantu Kath and his family in his residence by Vi-

kuto Chishi and his accomplices on July 20 at Padum Pukhuri Village, causing serious injuries to Ivantu’s son, daughter and wife. The General Secretary and President of the Rengma Community Pa-

the Union considers the entire episode as an insult and disgrace to the Naga Students in particular and the society in general. The motive of the miscreants in ransacking the office of the apex Naga Student Body is highly questionable and uncalled for pol-

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MEx FILE DNSU emergency assembly today Dimapur, July 26 (mExN): There will be an emergency assembly of the Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) on July 27 at Bookmarc conference hall, opposite Super Market at 3:00 pm. Speaker of the Union Assembly Petevito Nakhro has informed that strictly only two executives from each unit will be allowed to attend the union assembly. Senior leaders of DNSU have also been invited.

ANTA Dimapur Unit informs Dimapur, July 26 (mExN): All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA), Dimapur unit has informed all private vehicles stationed at Blue Hill (Golaghat road) and plying as taxis to leave the parking area on or before July 28, failing which the ANTA Dimapur unit will take stern action against the defaulters. “The Dimapur city is facing traffic problem, which commercial taxis are taxing the government yearly, and facing parking problem, whereas the private vehicles plying as taxis are parking as safe haven,” stated ANTA Dimapur in a press release.

The unit has cautioned that if any private vehicles plying as taxis are parked at the said area, ANTA will take action.

I-day meeting in Kohima Kohima, July 26 (Dipr): A co-ordination meeting to chalk out the programme in connection with work distribution and ground arrangement etc. for the ensuing Independence Day Celebration in Kohima will be held on July 28 at 12:00 noon in the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Kohima. All officials concerned have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Mass-casual leave suspended Kohima, July 26 (mExN): In view of the Government’s assurance to reexamine the “promotion case of Additional Director Ex Cadre at the earliest,” the associations of School Education department has “postponed and temporarily suspended” the proposed three days mass-casual leave. Nagaland School Education Administrative Officers Association (NSEAOA), Nagaland Secondary School Field Officers Forum (NSSFOF) and All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA) had earlier proposed to avail mass casual leave on July 28, 30 and 31 as first phase of agitation. ANSTA President Ponchulo Wanth, NSSFOF Convenor Mezhu-U Hozoye, and NSEAOA Vice President Ekonthung in a joint press statement said that basing on the official invitation by the Parliamentary Secretary for School Education, the department constituent association of NSEAOA, NSSFOF, ANSTA and NGHSSEA along with Commissioner & Secretary, SE, Principal Director and Director of School Education held a joint meeting on July 26 at Hotel Japfu, Kohima. After a long marathon meeting, the Parliamentary Secretary for School Education assured the four associations to look into the matter and re-examine the promotion case of Additional Director Ex Cadre at the earliest.

Meeting for Primary Teachers under SDEO Pfütsero pfütsEro, July 26 (mExN): Teachers serving as primary teachers under SDEO Pfütsero with Post Graduate and Graduate qualifications (Excluding RMSA and SSA Teachers) have been requested to attend the general meeting on July 30, 10:30 AM at EBRC Training Hall, Pfütsero. Each representative under SDEOs Phek, Chozuba and Meluri has been requested to attend the meeting. For further information, call 9856147345, 9856527539 and 9436204958.

RTI sensitization prog held in Wokha WoKha, July 26 (mExN): The Youth Resource Centre (YRC) Wokha organized RTI sensitization programme at its office on July 25. The programme was organized with the objective of instilling awareness, confidence, and enabling the staff concerned in handling the RTI matters and moreover providing due assistance and support to the citizens. L. Ethel Ngullie, Co-ordinator of YRC Wokha chaired the programme and briefed about RTI and its provisions. K. Phyobemo Lotha, the director of YRC gave an overview of RTI and its importance. The Youth Resource Officer (YRO) Libemo Jami dwelled on the main aspect and practical implementation of RTI. Jami also highlighted on the proper implementation and utilization of RTI. The PIO, APIO, District Organizing Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides, Youth Resources Office and staff of District Sports Officer Wokha, attended the programme.

Village chairmen and VDB secretaries meeting in Wokha WoKha, July 26 (mExN): Village Chairmen & VDB Secretaries’ Union, RD Wokha Block has convened an emergency meeting on July 29, 10:00 am at NST Hotel Wokha. Therefore, all the chairmen and VDB secretaries of RD Wokha Block have been asked to attend the meeting positively. For more information, call union secretary Z Tsademo Shitiri at 9612740744.

Sumi Patriots Day-cum-seminar in Zunheboto ZuNhEboto, July 26 (mExN): As part of the yearlong Platinum Jubilee celebration of Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu (SKK), the Jubilee Planning Board is observing Sumi Patriots Day cum seminar on ‘Impact of ITsocial media in our society” on August 4 in Zunheboto.

Parliamentary Secretary for I&FC, Election, Y. Vikheho Swu and K.T. Sukhalu, IAS (retd) will be the chief guest and speaker respectively for the two programmes. This was informed by Media & Publicity Committee, Jubilee Planning Board in a press release.

dum Pukhuri Village have termed the incident as a “heinous crime and vile in nature” and should be condemned by all. They further asserted that such kind of IEC campaign held for women “gratuitous” in the future Dimapur, July 26 (mExN): An Information, Eduwould not be tolerated. cation and Communication (IEC) campaign for women from villages under Chumukedima and Dhansiripar PHE subdivisions, Dimapur were held on July 26 at the Chumukedima Public Organization Hall and SDO(C) luting the very sanctity of Conference Hall respectively. A press release informed the Office, RSU asserted. that welcome address was said by Er. Imtiakum, EE The RSU further expected PHED (U) and Er. Lipokmeren, JE Dhansiripar, PHE(R) from the law enforcing Division, Dimapur. Vote of thanks was delivered by Er. agency to bring the per- Toshi and Er. Bendang, JEs of the respective divisions. petrators to justice at the Er. Mersen, Project Engineer, spoke on the importance earliest and hoped that of water and sanitation while Sanitation and Hygiene any such unwanted inci- Consultant, both from PHED(R) Division Dimapur dents will be avoided in talked on waste management. the future.

RSU on ransacking of NSF office Dimapur, July 26 (mExN): The Rengma Students' Union (RSU) has vehemently condemned the ransacking of the Naga Students Federation (NSF) office by some miscreants. The RSU vice president Zapi Kath in a press release stated that

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great American writer Mark Twain said “Buy Land, they don’t make it anymore”.

Politicians in Nagaland are trying to do exactly the opposite that is trying to sell Nagaland under the cover of Nagaland State Development Zone. If this sell out happens it is forever going to be a thorn in the flesh of Nagas.

It will slowly cause the erosion of Naga culture and identity. I wonder what price tag the politicians in Nagaland have put on our Land our natural resources our culture and identity? How can these few politicians go against the will of the public? What makes them so convincing like there is going to be jobs for everyone tomorrow? I wonder if they have considered the cost and worth factor. How much will it coast to sell Nagaland and how much it be worth in the future? Do our Naga politicians pray and ask God for guidance in making serious decisions such as this, or they rush trusting their own understanding? If we do not stop this sell out soon we Nags will be like the Kacharis who were the real inhabitants of Dimapur. What situation are they in today? All we will be left with will be the memories of our glorious Promise land called Nagaland. The day is not far when we will be slaves in our promised land, and all the sweat blood and tears our Nagas have shed will be washed away by this so called Nagaland State Development Zone. Mr. Khekiye said it right when he said it is going to be Nagaland State Disastrous zone.

We have to understand that companies and Industries are very powerful and invest lots of money and have lots of influence. The investing companies and Industries most of the time ends up controlling the State, the State politicians, the State Government and even the States policymaking. These days people do not use weapons and force to conquer or take control over a country or a State. Countries do not send solders to conquer a country or territory they sent industries and companies. By establishing an Industry or company, one country can indirectly control over the other country or few Industrialists can control over a county or a State. It is called “economic domination” and it happens under the disguise of economic growth, more jobs, progress and building friendship between two countries or states. The people through which these companies come into a country or State are the politicians. This is what exactly going to happen to Nagaland. The NSDZ and the oil companies in Nagaland will end up controlling Nagaland. Some of the reasons these huge national and international(South Korean, Thailand etc) companies will want to come to Nagaland is because of the availability of cheap labors, natural resources and an endless supply of illegal immigrants available next door, who are just eagerly waiting for the NSDZ to start, and last but not the least the money hungry Naga politicians who will say yes to anything as long as they have their cut.

Our Naga politicians talks about brining in economic progress and jobs for the unemployed by starting the so-called Nagaland State Development zone (NSDZ) and opening up oil fields. The politicians must first show the Naga people that they can take care of the handful of industries in Nagaland like the Tuli paper mill, sugar mill, and other industries in Nagaland which are barely functioning or have completely stopped functioning since long time back. When the state Government cannot even manage a handful of industries in Nagaland and cannot even pay the already existing Government employees on time why in the world are they speaking of creating more jobs by establishing the so called Nagaland State Development. Where our pathetic Nagaland Sate Government and the politicians will have very little or no control over it. In fact the NSDZ will later become the un-official government of Nagaland. It is like when our Government cannot even manage to ride a “economic bike”, it wants to fly an “economic airplane”. The worst thing is we have put these inexperienced money hungry politicians on the pilot seats. We Nagas are heading for an “economic plane crash”.

One important thing to consider is even if our Naga Politicians manage to get the investing companies in the NSDZ or anywhere in Nagaland to miraculously agree to reserve upto 80% of jobs for the Nagas and that first priority should be given to Nagas.

Where are we going to get enough Nagas to fill up the 80% seats reserved for us? We are talking about industry that will need hundred and thousands of skill engineers and laborers to work. Yes there are thousand of unemployed Nagas who are educated and have skills but not all of them dream to work in oil companies and industries. Someone would like to be doctors, some social workers, someone to join the army, some even politicians and make lots of money just as our present politicians are doing right now, and so on. It is not that just because there is a oil company coming to Nagaland all the unemployed youth in Nagaland would rush there because they are dying to work there hell no. Therefore imagining that all these thousands of Naga unemployed getting employed in these oil companies and other companies in the NSDZ with a big smile on their faces will be a worthless imagination.

When we are struggling to supply men force to run and manage the few village and small-scale industries we have in Nagaland, how unprofessional it is to imagine that we will filling up all the allotment of jobs for the Nagas in the NSDZ. So obviously since we will not have enough skillful workers to fill up the post, our reserved jobs will eventually go to the nonlocals form outside Nagaland, mostly the illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

In the end we will be outnumbered. We will not be able to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into Nagaland because they will have skills and they will work for filthy cheep salaries. Every company likes to hire cheap and skillful labors it helps the company save money and Money save is money earned. Slowly these illegal immigrants will form unions, towns, villages and colony in Nagaland. Which means we will have to share our State funds, central schemes, and our special minority Schedule Tribe seats reservation with the illegal immigrants who will be mostly Muslims. Why? because once they get into Nagaland they will have access to other Muslims who will illegally make legal documents for them.

This will convert the illegal immigrants to Indian citizens. Once that’s done these illegal immigrants will start demanding for their minority reservation for scholarship, and jobs in the UPSC etc in Nagaland. They will get it because they will have all the papers to proof their Indian Citizenship and a permanent residence of Ngaland and because Muslims are considered as minority by the government of India just as we Christians and Jains and Buddhist are also considered as minority by the Government of India. Now tell me are the politicians correct when the say the NSDZ will create more job for Nagas or it will lead to losing of more jobs in the future? One fine day these illegal Immigrants will contest for Political power in none other than I our Nagaland Legislative Assembly. Then we will see that all the scarified for Nagaland in the past will amount to nothing.

We Nagas will end up losing our promised land to the outsiders. The politicians are right upto some extent when they say we will have jobd, we will get jobs but as sweepers, cooks and drivers of these rich outsiders who will be owning Mercedes and BMW cars and living in huge mansions. Can we pay such a heavy price for the foolish decision of our politicians today? This is just one worst-case scenario among many, which we have to consider.

Within a period of 10 years, we will be completely dominated and the natural mineral resource, we are so proud of and of which our Chief Minister T.R Zeliang and other Nagaland ministers and Central minister so frequently talks about will be sucked up dry in just few years. The Mighty British Empire tried to suck up India of all its natural resource they tried their best but could not because although they had the men force, but technology was very limited at that time. However India today have enough men force and Super advance technology and if needed can get more advance technology form abroad which can totally empty the natural resources available in small states like Nagaland in just say 4 years.

Too bad, we live in this high tech world. We can kiss our Mineral resources goodbye of which we are so proud and thankful to God. You know our politicians in Nagaland will not be able to do a thing about it.

One of their hundred excuses will be sorry the previous minister did it or the previous Chief Minster did it. Slowly other huge industries like textile and other industries will start coming into Nagaland through the so called NSDZ and this will slowly start wiping out all the small Naga entrepreneurs who have struggled to get where they are today. In the business world it is a battle while making money, and big companies will not spare the small ones. In addition, as an outsider they will show no mercy. Even our local newspapers like Nagaland Post, Eastern Mirror, Morung Express, Nagaland Page and other local Newspapers where we can share our view with freedom today will face tough competition from Giant Newspapers, like The Telegraph and Indian Times and you can only imagine what will be the outcome.

Any decent and honest Politicians in Nagaland would agree that this ushering in of Nagaland State Development Zone and staring the oil fields in Changpang and Tsson village is not necessary at all at this moment for the so call economic development of Nagaland. All that State government and the politicians have to do is fear God and use the funds for the State form Delhi for the right work honestly that is the solution. Even a 12 year old kid can tell that to our Chief Minister and other ministers. If all the funds are utilizes for the correct purpose we can have more than enough jobs for all the Nagas. In fact, there is will be abundance of job for the next 10 years, and that the politicians don’t have to gamble with Article 371(A) and Naga peoples lives and our Land. If our politcians become honest and God fearing. God will bless Nagaland. It will be like what the Bible says, Nagaland our Promised Land will be a land flowing with milk and honey.

Our Politicians has landed Nagaland In huge debt. Since the center is no stupid enough to bail out our State from the debt. As the center very well knows that this is not a genuine debt but actually “political party spending debt.” The Naga politicians are only left with few options. That is to usher in this Nagaland State Economic Zone and start up the oil wells.

Even if it risks Nagaland to be expose to all kinds of danger in the future where even Article 371 (A) might be compromised. By doing so it will give the politicians, the perfect chance to take our oil, which is the one of the ready and available natural resource in Nagaland, and sell it, so that they can use that money to pay the State debt, which actually would be the debt accumulated by them. In other word they will be selling our oil and paying the debt they landed us in. Of course, they might do some development work for the public. However, they will end up pumping the rest of the money into their off shore accounts or invest in real estate . However, these politicians will make it look like they have done the Nagas a huge favor by paying the State debts. At the end the public will be in the same or in worst financial crisis as we are now, only the politicians will end up with big fat bank account. For now it looks like luck is on their side. You have to appreciate the craftiness of our Naga politicians. If only they would use their craftiness for the good cause of Nagaland, what a tremendous change that would bring.

We hear politicians asking the public to donate lands for the better roads, for jobs and for establishing the Nagaland economic development zone (NEDZ) for the greater cause of Nagaland. It sounds very patriotic, well how about first the politicians start by selling few of the acres of land they have or have registered under some relatives names and their super luxury cars and their wife’s gold silver and diamond and precious stone necklaces and start donating for greater cause and welfare of Nagaland. They speak as if the common Nagas are stupid and ignorant. Nagas today are not just educated but highly educated, smart, wise and exposed to outside world more than any of our Naga politicians today. Honestly, these politicians have no idea how priceless these lands are to us and how deeply it is connected with our lives.

Our ancestors not only survived on these land they fought to protect it, they have also buried themselves and their loved one in these precious land. The truth is in the past many people who donated lands for establishing industries, roads, colleges and government offices in return for jobs and compensation did

not get anything and have become homeless. what a heavy price to pay for trusting our politicians words.

It will be the same situation all over gain only this time it will be a large scale disaster. I am afraid this could actually start up a riot either of violence or non violence which could even escalate to first industrial civil war In Nagaland which would cost precious lives. If our politicians keep going against the will of the our people and playing with the public, the day is not far when Just like in the movies it could give rise to some hardcore Naga extremist who would take up arms and start shooting the top Naga politicians who just sign contracts sitting in an air conditioned room just for selfish gains. And the defense of this extremist will be “one dying for all is better than all dying because of few” In the beginning, the politicians made us believe that the Nagaland Foot hill Road will be for the benefit of Nagas. However now we are starting to see the truth. It is actually for the greater profit of the outsiders. Those outsiders who will be building industries and companies in Nagaland along the Nagaland Foot hill roads in the so called NSDZ. It is actually for the benefit of the thousand of illegal immigrants who will coming to Ngaland. So all the crores of money, all the labour, trouble and fights and miss understating between our Naga contractors and different Nagas Tribal Hohos that went into construction of this Nagaland foot hill Road was just so that our politicians can usher in the NSDZ, so that when are driving down the Nagaland foot hill road we can watch with heartache the huge companies emptying up all our resources.

First our Naga politicians have sucked Nagaland dry of all its cash now they are convincing us to donate our land which is the only thing we have got, just so they can usher in this monster called NSDZ, and end up selling Nagaland in order to pay their debt. Is this what our Nagaland politics has become?

Will these politicians not even spare our land ? What kid of monster politicians have we raised? Yes not all politicians are bad and selfish but if the good politicians keep quite and don’t have the backbone to speak against there fellow colleges wrong actions and deeds we public will think that they are all the same. It is a sad age for Nagas because our very own blood and our very own politicians have become a threat for Nagaland. These politicians are supposed to protect us from both domestic and foreign threat.

Today they have become threat for our society and our survival. The threat form outside the state is not that bad however this time the threat is form within our State that is the worst kind of threat. The reason for this madness is because the seed of corruption we Nagas sowed yesterday and nurtured it with all those election and corruption money has paved the way to this. Today we have raised a group of monster politicians who are willing to do anything for money. Today we are seeing the result of not obeying Jesus Christ and making money our God. Today this corrupted wealth has created a new breed of super corrupted Naga Politicians who have long diverted form the word of God. They have injected their conscience and their heart with some sort of highly potent injection which have paralyzed their conscience. Which makes insensitive to so call moral values, which in turn makes them fell so powerful and mighty, today it has let them to the point where are ready to sell Nagaland. We Nagas have done exactly what the Bibles warns in Matthew 7:6 "Do not give dogs what is holy; and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under foot and turn to attack you." We have given our precious lands to the politicians who will trample under their feet and turn against us at the end.

We have heard one rotten apple spoils the whole basket of apples. For illustration sake, let’s compare our Naga politicians to “apples”. Let’s suppose we have around 40 politicians in Nagaland at present.

Out of this 40 say 6 of them are bad apples, 5 of them are very bad apples, 3 of them are rotten apples and 2 of them very rotten apples and the rest reaming are good or excellent apples and they are in the same basket. Now imagine what can all these bad apples, very bad, rotten and very rotten apples do to the remaining good and excellent apples. It will obviously end up destroying all the other good apples in the basket. This is the situation of our Nagaland politicians. Sadly, these bad apples are running our State, because the few good apples cannot or don’t have the guts to stand up and put up a righteous fight for what is right for all Nagas. No wonder our Nagaland State is in a pathetic State.

Chief Minster T.R.Zeliang said that Aricle 371(A) should not be an obstruction to development, it sound a like a valid argument but I think majority of the Naga’s would prefer to choose “obstruction” then to chose “destruction”. The truth is the obstruction caused by Article 371(A) protects Nagaland from total destruction. The obstruction caused by Article 371(A) directly and indirectly protects our Naga Tradition, our identity and our sovereignty, which is greater than any economic development these politicnas can bring to Nagaland. Thank God, for our Interim Naga Leaders who were wise enough include Article 371(A) in the constitution.

Mr. T.R Zeliang contradicts his own statements, as appeared on Nagaland Post dated 22nd july 2014 page 1 of vol XXIV No.225, first he said the NP&NGP was framed as per the provision of Article 371(A) but latter on he contradicts his earlier statement by saying that the center has asked them to prepare legal frame work in regard to NP&NG which is still in process. Why would a Chief Minster officially lunch the resumption oil exploitation when the legal frame work for oil exploitation has not be worked out yet and is still in the process? Does this not show the incompetence of our chief minister? What is the hurry?

Does the voice of Kyong student union, Kohima Lotha Hoho, Naga Tribal Council Konyak Union and the cries or Yonchucho, sunglup, Lakhuti, Sokvu and Makharong villages against the resumption of oil exploration and against NSDZ mean nothing to our Chief Minster and his team of Ministers. In return, they use force to silence the Kyong Student Union Voluntaries who did the right thing by boycotting the lunching program of oil exploitation in Changpang under Wokha Distict. Politicians going against the will of the people is that not some serious human rights violation?

Land owners of oil field be careful of the craftiness

of our politicians and the oil companies. They may let you sign a contact for five years but they will drain all your oil in just two years and you will end up getting nothing for the remaining 3 years. And who are you going to compliant to? the politicians ? good luck with that because they will long gone by then.

Nagaland Home minister Y.Patton termed the Kyong Student Union agitation as “illogical” what prompts the Home Minster to call the “agitation” by the KSU as “illogical”is beyond me. I think our home minister’s dictionary defines illogical as “someone trying to protect their precious land from foreign invaders”. I wonder how his dictionary defiens the word “logical”. What a fine home minister we have here. I am already felling very secured. Mr Y. Patton also said that someone has misguided KSU (Kyong Student Union), with respect Sir the KSU have enough “common sense” which you seems to lack in abundance ,to see that they are being been played by the politicians and they are determined not to be tricked by the sweet and patriotic words of the politicians.

Chief Minister T.R.Ziliang who official lunched the resumption of oil exploration in Changpang and Tsson villge area even when the public protests is a “crystal clear” sign that our politicians have become a threat for our Nagas. Home Minster Y.Patto terming the Kyong Student Union agitation as “illogical” and blaming that the Kyong Student union of being misguided by someone is a sign that they have already decided to go against the peoples will. I wonder what is so important that the politicians would not even listen to their own people. Most of top politicians have picked side and they have decided to side with the might of money and rich oil companies and other Industries who will be investing in Nagaland. Now imagine if one single oil company like MOGPL(Metropolitan oil and Gas Pvt.Ltd) can do that to our top Nagaland politicians. Imagine what can 6 or 7 of such oil companies do to our Naga Politicians. These companies will make our Naga politicians dance to their music at their wish. I am not taking about some ordinary dance but some serious break-dance. Imagine all the Industrialist clapping hands while our Nags politicians break dancing. That day has already come. Few have already started dancing including our Chief Minister and Home minister.

The others if not careful might soon join in.

The Bibles clearly talks about bad governance and bad politician leaders such as the one we have in Nagaland. Proverbs 29:2 says “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. No wonder the Nagas are groaning in so much pain. However his mist of darkness we Nagas must not loose hope for it says in Pslams 92:7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they may be destroyed for ever. So let us rejoice. Yes the politicians in Nagaland seems to have joined hands together to go against the will of the people, but rejoice for it says in Psalms 11:21 though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished; But the posterity of the righteous will be delivered. Never the less lets not stop praying for our politicians and top politicians because they are very own people. Let us pray for their good health and wisdom in decision-making so that will see the truth and that the Truth shall set Nagaland free.

Word of caution to the top ministers including our chief minister and our former Chief Minister in Delhi who is a member of parliament. Please be careful on deciding the fate of Nagaland. Please don’t let greed for wealth and position enslave Nagaland. Mahatma Gandhi said the world has enough for everyone’s need but the world does not have enough for one man’s greed. Every decision you politicians take will affect us all in the future. I might sound ignorant but calling more on the Name of God will be more profitable then calling on the central ministers or some foreign Ministers and industrialist or companies to invest in Nagaland. I have this strange imagination that the minister in Delhi are raising a toast and saying in hindi..yeah Nagaland ka Chief miniter or Ministers lok keddena Nadan hai, kuch be bathado, beswas ker leta hai (These Nagaland Chief ministers and ministers are so ignorant, whatever you tell them, they believe). Well Maybe I am watching too much Hindi movies. I hope this is just an imagination. Naga Politicians be wise be on the look out, just as you are so successful in fooling the Nagas, the politicians in Delhi must be very successfully fooling you too, just as you are making it sound so real to the Nagas, so must the ministers at the center sounding very real to you all and so must the oil companies too.

Dear politicians Nagaland is our Promise land.

God is not going to bless us another land like Nagaland. So much has been scarified for our Land.

Please show some respect for the lives sacrificed and the service reentered by our fathers and ancestors. To ushering a monster like NSDZ and to sell away the best potion of Nagaland might look like a smart decision but its certainly not a wise decision. In the long run this NSDZ monster will turn against our people. Allowing the oil companies to drain the best available resource in Nagaland which is oil is not a wise decision. By the way aren’t we supposed to save the best for the last? All we Nagas ask is for the Politcians to be honest and truthful. Is it too much for ask ? Is there no God fearing, wise and courageous Naga politicians left in our present NPF lead DAN government who has the backbone to stand up and say this is wrong? I refuse to believe that all the NPF led DAN politicians are corrupted. If you are the one let us hear from you, speak up act up don’t be silent, this is the right moment. Save Nagaland from being sold Nagas have survived by Gods grace under the worst economic condition for the last 10 years. I believe we can surely survive another 10 years of bad economy provided if we have our lands and if you politicians don’t falsely deceive us and take away our land and sell it to other in the name of economic development.

Dear Nagas, in Nagaland and all over the world, Nagaland is God's Promised Land for us. We cannot cast our precious land to the politicians and just let them do as they wish. If we don’t stand up now we won’t even have enough space to place our legs to stand for our rights in our own land. Who will save Nagaland from being sold? "Lord deliver us from the evil ones. God be with us. God bless Nagaland. Our home sweet home."

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Hello Parents & Pastors, Watch your Child!

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llow me to unburden my conscience as you read my mind.

I am ill at ease as you may have to suffer the sickening affair that I write here. This matter of concern has been pricking my soul for the last 6 years. I have no plans to profit pride in lettering this sad happening. Instead, I am grieved to grave as I write and won’t want to spend another minute to ponder on it and litter my heart further. I edgily write as I fear it may be incongruous to the purpose “Faithleaf” as well.

To get down to the facts and to put it in a nutshell, many Naga youngsters as students or even employees outside of Nagaland are immoral, depraved, debauched, decadent, dissolute, wicked, evil and one can add some more unholy unedifying terms. I know you won’t be surprise to know that. My goal here is not even that. The eye of the storm is this; these same Naga youngsters are hypocritically the best, the innocent, the talented, the wanted, the holy, the obedient, the spiritual at home. At most times, you Parents and Pastors have no shred idea of what happens behind your back and beyond your information.

I know of a girl who came out of Nagaland as an innocent girl. She was church going and an obedient girl. She sings better than anybody. Her voice is amazing plus she sings for the church.

Her parents are physically and spiritually rich. They are well respected both in the church and society. Ill-fated, after two years she got influenced by the life in the city. At first she went through some (not one) short bad relationships. Later she went into a living relationship with one of her boyfriend. Her course finished and they moved in together. She broke up and went with one main land Indian. She broke up again and moved in again with her old boyfriend. During her break ups and even in her living relationship. She started partying hard. She wouldn’t party with Nagas but she will party with the main land Indians, Africans and the Middle East. At dark night, fancy cars will come to her place to pick her and drop her in early wee hours.

She went back home. Her parents and church had no idea what happened in the city. They trusted her and believed her to be same good obedient girl. She didn’t felt the need of telling she was wrong. Before long, I heard she was singing and leading in one of the revival meetings in Nagaland.

She became very active in the church. I

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My nous on Nagas and the Bible

The writer is currently doing his Master of Theology (Th.m) majoring in Biblical Theology in Asian Christian Academy and also works with Christ in Youth Team, Kohima.

was confused at the same time happy with the thought that she had change.

She came back to the city and she became the same girl she used to be before. She became busy at nights all over again. At home she was one like the preacher and in the city she was the prostitute.

Is this the only story I know? No. I penned this because it was conspicuous among the hundreds and even thousands of similar stories. You ask any truthful young Naga who is studying out of Nagaland and s/he will have his/her share of stories to share. A blunt friend of mine shared a status on Facebook which spoke my mind. He knew what I know like anyone. In essence he asserted, “Girls! Don’t sleep with the blacks, the whites, the brown, the yellow, the red, the every color and come home and expect a doctor or engineer or EAC or Pastor to be your husband.

Boys! don’t sleep around with all possible girls and expect a virgin to be your wife at home. Stop being hypocrites!”

There was this couple who were in a living relationship for two years. They know their parents will never approve their relationship but they continued their relationship. The girl got pregnant. They had their choice but they choose to abort the child. They did.

They continued living together. Time came for them to go home. At home, they just broke off as though nothing happened between them. Both of them continued to be the innocent obedient person before their family and church.

By the way, the guy was a theologian and he will soon be a church leader.

One time when travelling, a fellow passenger came and asked, “Do you have a puff?” I didn’t know puff was the fancy word for cigarette. His fingers went to his lips and I understood he was asking for a cigarette. I said I don’t have one and added I don’t puff. He was taken aback and he asked me, “Are you a Naga?” “Yes” I replied. He smiled and apologized. But he added a sentence I am never proud of.

“All the Nagas that I know puff and party so hard. You are the first guy I know who will not puff.” We your children staying out of Nagaland have our reputation with parties and relationships. We are known for being rebellious to authorities. Our sisters are preferred by the mainlanders than any other girls.

Let me stop being filthy here. But if your child is studying outside of Nagaland, be it technical, regular, or theology. Your child may be working. Watch your child! Your child may be as holy as the saints or as bright as a button.

But you never know s/he may be biting the hand that is feeding. Trust your child but don’t trust them blindly. I have seen enough and more children betraying their parents. They can be as calm as a toad in the sun with a flat lie to their parents,Surprising! Allow me to ask some questions and you will want to have the answers of them.

Why is your child studying out of Nagaland?

The technical studies can be an exception here.Did you choose the place and college for your child? This is vital because you should know there are hundreds of young Nagas studying in main-

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key drummer and team oversight for many of our Creative projects, JP Starra shares some of his experience from behind the kit. Across a variety of venues throughout Hillsong Church, we require our drummers to be excellent in the art of playing quietly but powerfully.

6. Don’t trust your in-ears.

If you use in-ear monitoring, even just for your metronome, it can sometimes help to have an ear slightly out, so you can get natural bleed from your kit.

Noise-cancelling headphones can be deceiving; if you're unsure about your volume, take one ear-bud out just a bit so you can gauge your volume honestly.

Here are JP's 10 Tips for drumming 7. Raise your setup Especially your snare height. You’ll quietly in church! play quieter if you don’t have to follow 1. Use smaller sticks, but not too small. through as much on your Moeller stroke.

You can overcompensate if the sticks are TOO small and don't have enough 8. Get rid of the drum screen.

I know this is a bit controversial and weight. If you normally play with 5B’s, try it might not work for all contexts and using 5A’s when you're concerned about teams.

But the drum shield gives you volume. the illusion that you can play loudly with 2. Use darker rather than bright cym- no consequences. Removing the screen bals. forces you to watch your volume, without Bright cymbals like A Custom’s will a safety net. It also gives you the added pierce through the mix, but a darker benefit of being more connected with the cymbal like a K Light Ride tends to be rest of the team and congregation, allowmore washy and less intrusive. Compare ing you to adapt and engage more effecdifferent cymbals and see what works for tively. you!

9. Watch the congregation members 3. Mind your cymbal stick technique, that are closest to the drums. especially on rides and crashes.

If they’re grimacing or covering their Hitting them with the tip produces ears, that’s a good indication that you can a lot of attack, so try hitting the cymbal afford to ease up a bit. from the neck or shoulder of the stick instead. And hit them softly, rather than a 10. Ask for feedback.

The quickest way to find out how lot of follow-through on each stroke. you’re doing is to ask someone. Your 4. Listen to the room. front-of-house engineer, your worship If you use in-ear monitors, make leader, a fellow drummer, or even anysure you have a lot of ambience in your one in the congregation. They’ll gladly mix. This helps to gauge the sound of tell you how it’s sounding. Then make the room. If the sound goes out from the sure you actually take their feedback on speakers and falls flat, you know that it’s board! a dry room and you might need to fill These are some of the things that have the space a bit more. If the drums echo helped me drum quietly in many differand linger for a few seconds, you know ent contexts. that it’s a boomy room and you’ll need to Are there some things that you've leave more space in your playing, other- found particularly helpful already? Is wise it will sound muddy. there any that would you disagree with?

What things would you add to this list? I 5. Keep your elbows in.

It will force you to use your wrists a bit would love to hear any tips you have too more and your arms less. let's get better together!

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land India not because they want to learn but they want to get away from you and your discipline and rules. They want their lives to be all beers and skittles. They want to kiss freedom. Your child may also be choosing a particular city and college not because the college is good but because his/her lover is in the same college.

Where is your child staying?

There are numerous very young boys and girls in living relationship.

Adding insult to injury, they have no grievance to live with a different person every year. They say, “I moved on.”

There are girls who are abused by their boyfriends. I have a friend of a friend who is abused by her boyfriend in a living relation. Sadly, she can’t tell her parents. She can’t even change her place out there in the city. She endures nightmare which is uncalled for in every sense of the word.

Is your child staying in the hostel?

If not is s/he staying in rent, but with whom? These are vital questions. I know of many who are in living relationships but they calmly lie to their parents that they are staying with friends.

How is your child studying?

You are in blood, sweats and tears to support your child in the city. But do you really check how s/he is studying?

Naga students are known in universities for back papers and drop outs. Irregularity in classes is regular for them.

There is this engineering student who was suspended from the college because he parties so hard at night and couldn’t wake up in the morning. He was regularly irregular in classes. He never told his parents. His parents are still thinking he is working so hard to become an engineer but all he is doing now is sleeping, drinking and partying.

He parties with the money his parents send for his studies.

Do you wonder why your child’s course takes longer then they are supposed to be? Their studies seem to be at a snail’s pace. You should keep track of their studies. There are numerous students who studies for 5-7 years when the course actually is just for 3-4 years. This happens because of back papers. Why back papers? They hardly attend class.

Caution: Not all Nagas who are out are corrupted but Parents and Pastors you better watch out for your child and your theologians. Your seemingly innocent child can be one filthy guy or girl out there.

Blessings!

e are often captivated by whatever catches our eye and the beauty of it either leads us to sin or cause us to marvel at the beauty of God’s creation. In the years past, our nation had been as innocent as our ancestors of the past. The innocence of our past now seems to be replaced by the sins and the promiscuity of the present. If ever there is a way to clean the mess I will be willing to do what I can for the good of our nation. The world’s population has increased and it will keep on increasing and our sins continue to, multiply every second.

The media updates us about the sins of the world but not of its consequences. News of promiscuity and destruction dominates our headlines and the spiritual consequences of it will be made known to us when judgment befalls upon the people of the world (Revelation 20:11-15).

Step by step our nation is now headed for disaster and it grieves me whenever I think about the fate of the sinners. The evil we do will always attract evil which will ultimately incur God’s wrath on the people of sin. The years which had passed by were evil and the years which are yet to come will be more evil than the present. The decision we make now will impact the destiny of our future. God is now warning us to shun evil lest we be destroyed because of it. The 11th verse of the last

Unless the Lord builds the house Selie Visa

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n Genesis 11, we find the story of the Tower of Babel. The builders of Babel were the first humanists. Instead of God, these first humanists put themselves at the center.

They decided to build a monument to themselves. “Whose top will reach into heaven” express their intent to reach into areas that God should have occupied in their lives.

The term “humanism” sounds innocent, even denoting virtue and honor to God’s highest creation. Who could be against the betterment of mankind? When we examine the ideology or philosophy of secular humanism, however, we realize how dangerous it is. Basically, humanism puts man at the center of everything. God is just a crutch or a symbol that the simpleminded use to explain the yet unknowable.

Some tenets of humanism: 1. There is no evidence of the supernatural. God does not exist.

2. No deity will save us; we must save ourselves.

3. Beliefs in life after death distract humans from present concerns. Life has meaning only here and now.

4. Reason and intelligence are the most effective instruments that humankind possesses. There is no substitute.

5. The right to birth control, abortion, and divorce should be given to all.

6. The right to euthanasia and suicide should be held by all.

Notice that humanism is focused on man. Religion, God and faith are banished. Man decides what is moral and worthwhile.

The people of the Tower of Babel were full of pride. They did not build in humility and dependence upon God. They sought their own will, not the will of God. They built in vain.

The result of their effort was the exact opposite of what they originally intended to do and they were scattered.

"Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman keeps awake in vain.”

Psalm 127:1 1. This Psalm calls you to recognize and acknowledge that God is the true builder and that all you do must be done in an attitude of humble dependence upon Him. 2. It calls you to look to God for your security, both on a national and in a personal level.

3. It calls you to trust God for your safety and the safety of your family.

4. Your dependence upon God, as Christians, will not produce vain effort. If you seek God's will in all you do and have, then it is not vain work.

In humility, seek God in all you do. Seek His will. Give to Him your work, your security, your family... and He will bless you.

Letter of Conviction

this verse speaks to you I pray that you will do what will be good for you. I cannot condemn you, neither can I criticize you but I write this just because I care. After I die I will never be able to write as I do and I will never be able to care and pray for the lost. This is an opportunity even for me to serve God better and save For the Word of God is living and as many as possible. If you are one among them who needs to be saved I pray that you active. Sharper than any double will receive Christ into your life now. I am ceredged sword, it penetrates even tain that God is speaking to you and know this to the dividing soul and Spirit, will bear fruit in a few moments from now. your act of repentance and receive His joints and marrow; it judges the Start gifts of forgiveness, mercy and salvation. It thoughts and the attitudes of the will be yours when you believe, accept and heart. Nothing in all of creation obey His Word. The Holy Spirit will now lead into all truths when you invite Him into your is hidden from God’s sight. life. Sin no more and hurt God no more. This Everything is uncovered and is now your moment. The decision to either laid bare before the eyes of Him spend these moments in repentance or in sin yours. Remember “Nothing in all of creto whom we must give account. is ation is hidden from God’s sight Everything Hebrews 4:12-13 is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account (Hebrews chapter of Revelation says “Let him who does 4:12-13). Ultimately we will either repent or wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is perish. This is a letter of conviction.

Ambrose.J.Chakre vile continue to be vile; let him who does right Founder President continue to do right and let him who is holy Ambrose Foundation in Christ Ministries continue to be holy ( Revelation 22:11 ). If Kohima Nagaland

A surprising lesson from a child with a disability Ellen Stumbo hen you say," my friend asked, "that God has worked in your life because of your kids with special needs, what exactly do you mean by that?" "Yes, let me try to explain. ... I don't just know about the fruit of the Spirit, I get to experience them. It's like I was right there in the orchard, picking them and tasting them."

Galatians 5:22-23 says, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these" (NIV). When my daughter was born with Down syndrome, I struggled to see God's good gift in my daughter. I was too concerned about how her diagnosis would limit our family. Little did I know that her diagnosis was indeed a gift in my life that God would use time and time again.

I used to think I loved well.

I would have even claimed to love my family and first daughter (who is a typical child) unconditionally. My daughter's diagnosis challenged me in that area. I knew little about loving someone not for what they can or cannot do, but simply because they are. No strings attached, not based on performance or meeting my ex-

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pectations. Pure love.

The older my daughter is, the more joy I experience as she celebrates everyday life. She doesn't hold back. She cheers over a bag of chips, she claps to cheer others or she jumps and runs to give her daddy hugs. While parenting children with special needs can be difficult, I have peace about it.

ness has become a more prevalent part of my life. I have a better understanding about what really matters in life, and it makes a difference with how I approach life.

It doesn't take long to be a part of the special-needs community to realize it is made up of remarkable people. There is so much goodness and acceptance

This is exactly where God wants me to be, and I am OK with that.

Having kids with special needs quickly teaches you about patience. My two girls with special needs don't do things like their peers do. They take a little bit longer, and they do it in their own time. Thanks to my daughter, kind-

in the special-needs community.

Just watch a parent with their child with special needs, and you see the faithfulness in the parent, the commitment to care for that child.

I have more compassion for all people because of my children with special needs. There is a gentleness in me that wasn't there before. I ex-

ercise self-control often. Some people say rude things without realizing what they are saying. Sometimes I want to lash out and be angry because I am hurt. In those moments, it takes self-control to smile, to be gentle, kind and respond with love.

I've really been thinking about this lately, so I decided to look up the verse in different translations so I could take more time to meditate on the fruit of the Spirit the special-needs way.

When I came to the version in The Message, I knew it was perfect for us specialneeds parents—a perfect summary of how we do indeed get to taste the fruit: "But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely."

Adapted from Ellen Stumbo's blog.

Ellen is a pastor's wife and she writes about finding beauty in brokenness with gritty honesty and openness.

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Attempts to build Rahul, destroy Manmohan finished UPA-II: Baru Panaji, july 26 (ianS): Congress president Sonia Gandhi could have spelled doom for the UPA-II government by her attempts to “engineer” a transition of leadership from then prime minister Manmohan Singh to her son Rahul Gandhi, former media advisor to the PMO Sanjaya Baru said Saturday. Baru who was in Goa to promote his book “The Accidental Prime Minister”, also said that attempts by top Congress leaders to destroy the image of Manmohan Singh and simultaneously build that of Gandhi scion and party vice president Rahul, could have eventually led to the collapse of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II. “The problem with UPA-II was (Sonia) Gandhi was engineering a transition from Manmohan Singh to Rahul Gandhi,” Baru said during a public interaction for the book promotion event held on the outskirts of the capital. “The failure of UPA-II was because of confusion at the top. It was about how to build Rahul Gandhi’s personality and at the same time destroy Manmohan Singh’s,” Baru added. “The Congress succeeded in destroying Manmohan Singh’s personality, but failed in building Rahul’s,” said Baru, who has in the past said several chapters in his book are dedicated to defending the former prime minister.

More rain in north India soon: IMD new Delhi, july 26 (ianS): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Saturday forecast more rain across several northern states in the coming few days.

In an year when India feared a drought-like situation due to El Nino phenomenon, IMD Director B.P. Yadav told IANS there is “nothing to worry” while ruling away fears of a shortfall in rain. “There will be more rain in north India in the coming few days,” Yadav told IANS. He said rainfall was already “fine” in rest of the country, and with northern India getting more rain, the deficit in monsoon will go down. “The monsoon is recovering, there is nothing to worry... Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, parts of Haryana and Delhi will receive more rain in the coming days,” the IMD director said. Yadav said the deficit in rainfall till July 13 was 43 percent, which has now come down to 23-24 percent.

“There has been a vast improvement in the past 10 days.

The situation will improve further in the coming days and the deficit will go down. There is no fear of drought, even though parts of Punjab and Haryana may still receive less rain,” he said. The IMD has blamed lack of low pressure zone in northern India for scanty rain. A low pressure zone is now developing, according to IMD officials. For the coming few days, the IMD has forecast increase in rainfall activity over eastern India, adjoining central India and western Himalayan region, besides rain and thundershowers at many places over northeastern states and at most places along west coast, and scattered rainfall over northwestern plains.

PM launches portal for people’s Participation & ideas in governance new Delhi, july 26 (ianS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched an interactive online platform that allows people to share ideas and suggestions and participate in the country’s governance.

“Democracy cannot succeed without people’s participation in Government and this participation should not be limited only during elections. The participation should be there in fulfilling peoples’ aspirations and needs,” Modi said while inaugurating the platform.

“The platform would bridge the gulf between people and government,” he said. The portal, MyGov, will serve as a medium for the people, especially the youth, to connect with the government and thus contribute to nation’s development. There are multiple theme-based discussions on MyGov where a wide range of people would share their thoughts and ideas. Further, any idea shared by a contributor will also be discussed on these discussion forums, allowing constructive feedback and interaction. Citizens can upload documents, case studies, pictures, videos, other work plans on the platform.

“MyGov presents an opportunity to the citizens to both ‘Discuss’ and ‘Do’,” the statement said. The National Informatics Centre (NIC), Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) would implement and manage a platform “MyGov” which would facilitate citizen engagement in good governance. Minister for Communication and IT, Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad and senior government officers were present at the launch of the platform.

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Swaraj chairs Nepal joint commission meet KaThManDu, july 26 (ianS): The third meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission at the foreign minstry-level started here Saturday after a hiatus of 23 years. Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who arrived in Kathmandu Friday evening, jointly inaugurated the meeting with her Nepali counterpart, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey.

Syed Akbaruddin, spokesman of the Indian external affirs ministry, said that the two sides were working to establish an Eminent Persons Group (EPG) to look into the potential of growth in bilateral relations.

Apart from the EPG, the meeting will also discuss, among other issues, constitution of a foreign secretary-level mechanism to boost bilateral ties, security and defence cooperation, repair and maintainence of boundary pillars and installation ofthe missing ones, setting up of a boundary working group, construction of road near the international border in an area that is affected by inundation and finalisation of an memorandum of understanding (MoU) on curbing illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

The meeting will also focus on the line of credit from India’s EXIM Bank, cooperation in agricul-

Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, left, sits with Nepalese Foreign Minister Mahendra Bahadur Pandey during the Nepal-India Joint Commission meeting in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, July 26. Swaraj is on a three-day visit to the country during which she will focus on strengthening bilateral ties and is also expected to prepare the ground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country. (AP Photo)

Historic opportunity to take ties with India to next level: Nepal

KaThManDu, july 26 (PTi): As India makes efforts to deepen its diplomatic and economic engagement with its neighbours, Nepal today said there is a “historic opportunity” in taking bilateral ties with India to the “next level” and that it must be seized by both the countries.

Nepal’s top leadership including President Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Sushil Koirala during separate meetings with the visiting External Affairs Minister Minister Sushma Swaraj hailed efforts by In-

dia’s new government to improve Indo-Nepal relations.

Swaraj also met UCPNMaoist chief and Leader of Opposition Prachanda.

Swaraj is here to chair the meeting of the IndoNepal Joint Commission which was held today after a gap of 23 years and to prepare for the two-day official visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from August 3 -- the first visit by an Indian premier in over 17 years. The late Prime Minister I K Gujral had visited Nepal in 1997.

The Nepalese leaders, in separate interac-

tion with Swaraj, expressed their “happiness” and “excitement” over the initiative taken by India to bring new momentum in the bilateral ties while stressing on the need for stepped up engagement between the countries. The leaders conveyed to Swaraj that they were really upbeat over Modi’s planned visit which they think will bring the two countries “much closer”.

Swaraj yesterday said Nepal stands high on the priority list of the Modi government and the testimony to it is her visit here

Opposition, Church official in Goa slam “Hindu Nation” remark

Panaji, july 26 (ianS): The Opposition Saturday collectively demanded the dismissal of two cabinet ministers in the BJP-led coalition government in Goa, while a Church official said both Co-operation Minister Deepak Dhavalikar and Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza, who referred to India as a “Hindu nation”, have no place in the country.

“We will be presenting a memorandum to the Goa governor demanding the dismissal of the two ministers over their comments. If that fails, we will also seek legal recourse to drop the two ministers, who have sworn to abide by the constitution,” state Congress president Fernandes told a press conference at the party’s state headquarters.

Fernandes’ comments came after the two Goan ministers made national headlines with their re-

marks on India as a Hindu nation. D’Souza on Friday had said, “India is a Hindu country. It is Hindustan. All Indians in Hindustan are Hindus, including I - I am a Christian Hindu.” D’Souza is one of the seniormost minority members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa. Christians account for nearly 26 percent of the state’s population.

On Thursday Dhavalikar while speaking during a congratulatory motion in the state legislature had said India could well be on the path to becoming a Hindu nation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Both comments had triggered an uproar at the national level as well as in the state’s political and social circles, with the Congress legislature wing even staging a walkout in the assembly Friday against the remark.

Reacting to the com-

ments, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state vice-president Trajano D’Mello accused D’Souza of committing “heresy” and demanded that the Goa Church seek an explanation from the deputy chief minister for calling himself a “Christian Hindu”. “D’Souza has committed heresy by claiming he is a Christian-Hindu. The Church should demand an explanation from him and if he fails to explain this term, then he should be excommunicated from the religion,” Nationalist Congress Party leader Trajano D’Mello told a press conference at the party’s state headquarters Saturday.

D’Mello claimed that the deputy chief minister has been brainwashed by the BJP. “What he has said is nothing less than sacrilege and an insult to all Christians,” D’Mello said.

Earlier, a Church official lashed out at the two ministers, saying those who refer to India as a “Hindu nation” had no place in the country. “... if a minister has made such statements, he has to be taken to task by the government. Because he is going against the constitution of the country,” Fr. Maverick Fernandes said.

“We have it very clearly mentioned in the preamble (of the Indian constitution) that we are a secular nation. Anybody dreaming of such desires should be taken to task because their place is not in this nation,” he further said.

Maverick Fernandes further said the remarks only go on to expose the “ignorance of the person” who made them and that the ministers were straying from the oath they had sworn to protect the constitution of the country.

within two months of assuming office. Sources said there was visible excitement among the Nepalese leaders about India’s initiative for closer ties with the Himalayan nation during their meetings with Swaraj.

The Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry Syed Akbaruddin described the meetings as “productive”. “In general if I have to encapsulate the views, there is a lot of excitement in Nepal about India’s intention to reengage and reinvigorate the relationship.

tural development, midhill highway in the eastern sector, including Sikkim link near Chiyo Bhanjyang, widening of East-West Highway, construction of a bridge over Mahakali river at Mahendranagar, a suspension bridge at Dadeldhura, postal highway and feeder roads, the first and second phases of a rail rail, rolling stock for railways, a and a cricket stadium in Pokhara.

Sushma Swaraj also met Chairman of the Constituent Assembly, Subas Nembang, at Singha Dubar and Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, chairman of the United Communist Paty of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), on the sidelines of the joint commission meeting.

In the meeting with Nembang, the two leaders discussed the preparations being made in Nepal’s parliament for the address of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visits in the first week of August.

Prachanda, on his part, underscored the need for relations between Nepal and India at the political level as, according to him, and dealing at non-political level has yielded no result.

The Indian foreign minister promised to work in strengthening Indo-Nepal ties further through a high-level political mechanism.

UPSC CSAT row: Protests intensify, Four aspirants on fast unto death

new Delhi, july 26 (agencieS): The protest against the Union Public Service Commission Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT), which started on June 27, is gaining momentum. While there have been violent protests at other places in Delhi, the UPSC aspirants are observing a silent protest at Mukherjee Nagar, the hub of preparation for the prestigious examination.

Even without a leader, the aspirants are coming up and voicing their demands to scrap the CSAT, which according to them is biased against students from rural and humanities background. Four aspirants Ajit Kumar Trivedi, Lokpati Tripathi, Mukesh Rai and Ushapati Tripathi are observing fast unto death. According to the medical examination of the four, all the parameters are fine. Gyan

Mishra from Bihar said, “The protest will continue till the demands are met. If there is a need, the protest will turn violent.”

The aspirants are also awaiting the three-member Arvind Verma Committee which is likely to come in 3-4 days and are hopeful that the UPSC Civil Services 2014 exam scheduled for August 24 will be postponed.

Allahabad University Student Union leader Rana Yashwant said, “If the demands are not met, the agitation will be carried all over the country.”

Two Delhi university professors also joined the protests on Saturday. Associate professor of History, Delhi University, Professor Amarnath Jha said, “We stand by the aspirants. We appeal to the government to scrap CSAT.”

An Obama dinner invite for a disabled Indian girl

Indian school children light candles and offer prayers during a ceremony to pay tribute to blast victims on the anniversary of the serial explosions, at a school in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, July 26. 22 explosions tore through the city of Ahmadabad in western India, killing 42 people and wounding 183 on July 26, 2008. (AP Photo)

New war memorial soon: Arun Jaitley

new Delhi, july 26 (ianS): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the government would soon finalise a site new Delhi, july 26 (ianS): President Pranab Mukherjee for construction of a national Saturday paid homage to the Kargil war martyrs on the occasion of war memorial. Talking to report- the 15th Vijay Diwas (Victory Day). “The President of India, Pranab ers after paying homage to mar- Mukherjee has on Kargil Vijay Diwas paid homage to the brave martyrs on the 15th Kargil Vijay Di- tyrs who sacrificed their lives defending Indian territory and lauded was, Jaitley said an appropriate the courage and valour of the Indian armed forces,” a statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. “He has called upon the armed forces decision will be taken soon.

“For the war memorial, where to continue to do their duty on our frontiers with honour and dedicanames of all those who sacrificed tion,” the statement added. The Indian Army observes July 26 as Vijay their lives for the country will be Diwas every year to commemorate the sacrifices of its soldiers and written, we feel it is required,” Jait- also celebrate its victory in the 60-day-long Kargil War in 1999. ley told reporters. Jaitley said he would soon visit Princess Park lo- services to take a decision on the area or somewhere close in the vicality near the India Gate complex issue. “We feel that at the very site cinity, which is the best site availwith the chiefs of the three defence (Princess Park), as it is a very large able, it is being shortlisted. We will,

Prez pays homage to Kargil war martyrs

in a day or two may be visit that site with the chiefs and take an appropriate decision,” Jaitley said.

The minister said the memorial would be grand and with a war museum. “It is a large piece of land and I think it is appropriate for the war museum, which is required by India. As soon as details are finalised, they will have to get sanctions from all the departments. I think, in principle, that is the arrangement. It will take some time before it is completed,” he said. Jaitley said that the government has earmarked Rs.100 crore for the construction for the war memorial and the war museum.

MuMBai, july 26 (ianS): Next week, US President Barack Obama and his wife will host 12 disabled people from all over the world, including one from Mumbai, for an exclusive dinner at the White House.

The lucky Mumbaikar from suburban Goregaon is athlete Neha P Naik, 23, who is a Special Olympics International Global Messenger, besides taking part in the 100 metres and shot-put events.

“It is a great honour and I feel very good. It’s the best birthday gift I can get,” an excited Neha told IANS here, in the midst of last-minute preparations for the momentous occasion slated at the White House July 31. She turns 24 July 27, her equally excited mother Asha and realtor father Prakash Naik said. The family originally hails from Goa and is now settled in Mumbai.

For the event, Neha will be accompanied by her mentor and teacher Jonita Rodrigues of the 33-year-old Punarvas Education Society’s Shri Devrajji Gundecha Punarvas Special School & Vocational Training Centre for Mentally Handicapped.

Asha said that Neha was born a normal child, but suffered high fever at the age of five, which affected her natu-

ral mental growth. “We admitted her to a regular school, but she just couldn’t cope up with her studies. Later, as we realized that she was a different child, we admitted her to Punarvas school,” she said.

Since then, Prakash and Asha dedicated their entire life for Neha - their only child - looking after her special requirements, needs and extra-curricular activities. At Punarvas, though she lagged behind in studies, Neha more than made up in her speaking abilities and athletics. She is gifted with a unique, convincing manner of speaking and addressing audiences, leaving a permanent impression on the listener, said Asha.

This talent is what got her an opportunity to represent India as a SOIGM since the past five years around the world. Something that she plans to display before President Obama, if granted an opportunity.

“I plan to inform him about the special needs of special children all over the world. How they need more educational institutions, hostels and then suitable jobs to make them truly independent in society,” Neha said earnestly. She explained that there are many special children in farflung areas in

India who cannot come up in or cope with life as they don’t have proper educational facilities within reach.

Neha, who plans to don a Anarkali Salwar Kameez suit for the White House dinner, has already conveyed her love for cooking and savouring Indian and Chinese non-vegetarian cuisine! The White House dinner — for which she flies early Tuesday - has been organised by the Special Olympics.

In fact, her family credits Special Olympics for giving independence and confidence to Neha to address large audiences and share her experiences and excitement with the world, including at the 2013 Special Olympics in Korea.

Besides, she also participates in Special Olympics athletic events and trains young athletes in India, teaches reading and writing skills to others youngsters requiring special attention.

When asked about her plans to settle down in life, Asha laughs. “Neha’s priority is to get a good job and become independent before settling down. She is studying computer programming and web-designing and is hopeful of getting a suitable placement. Marriage can always follow,” Asha said.

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Sunday 27 July 2014

In Gaza lull, residents return to destroyed areas BEIT HANOuN, July 26 (AP): Thousands of Gaza residents who had fled Israel-Hamas fighting streamed back to devastated border areas during a lull Saturday to find large-scale destruction: scores of homes were pulverized, wreckage blocked roads and power cables dangled in the streets.

The 12-hour truce was the only immediate outcome from a high-level mediation mission by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon over the past week. They failed, however, to broker a weeklong cease-fire as a precursor to a broader deal. Instead, Israel's defense minister warned he might soon expand the ground operation in Gaza "significantly."

In the northern town of Beit Hanoun, residents encountered widespread destruction. Most had fled days earlier, following Israeli warnings that the town would be shelled.

Siham Kafarneh, 37, sat on the steps of a small grocery, weeping. The mother of eight said the home she had spent 10 years saving up for and moved into two months earlier had been destroyed.

"Nothing is left. Everything I have is gone," she said.

Israel launched a major air campaign in Gaza on July 8 and later sent ground troops into the Hamas-ruled territory in an operation it said was aimed at halting Palestinian rocket fire and destroying cross-border tunnels used for attacks.

At least 985 Palestinians, mainly civilians, have been killed and more than 6,000 wounded over the past 19 days, according to Palestinian officials. Israeli strikes have destroyed hundreds of homes, including close to 500 in targeted hits, and forced tens

of thousands of people to flee, according to Palestinian rights groups.

More than 160,000 displaced Palestinians have sought shelter at dozens of U.N. schools, an eight-fold increase since the start of Israel's ground operation more than a week ago, the U.N. said.

Israel says it is doing its utmost to prevent civilian casualties, including sending evacuation warnings to residents in targeted areas, and blames Hamas for putting civilians in harm's way.

Israel has lost 37 soldiers and two civilians, and a Thai worker has also been killed.

"There is no proof that any kind of gratuitous damage is being inflicted," said Israeli legislator Ofer Shelah of the centrist Yesh Atid party. Israeli troops are "fighting with an enemy dug in within the civilian population, dug in underground or within the houses there," he said, adding that "those are the consequences of such a fight."

Saturday's 12-hour lull appeared unlikely to change the course of the current hostilities, with both sides digging in.

Israel wants deterrence.

"At the end of the operation, Hamas will have to think very hard if it is worth it to taunt us in the future," Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said Friday.

Hamas, in turn, is unwilling to halt fire until it receives international assurances that Gaza's border blockade will be lifted.

Israel and Egypt tightened the blockade after Hamas seized Gaza in 2007.

After the temporary truce took effect at 8 a.m.

Saturday, the streets of Gaza quickly filled with residents trying to stock up on supplies or returning to devastated areas to inspect their homes.

Palestinian Manal Keferna, 30, cries as she holds dead chicks upon her return to the family house destroyed by Israeli strikes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, July 26. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Ambulances of the Red Crescent reached the hardest-hit areas, including Beit Hanoun and the eastern Shijaiyah district of Gaza City, to recover bodies.

Eighty-five bodies were pulled from the rubble Saturday, many of them partially decomposed, said Palestinian health official Ashraf al-Kidra. Fighters were among the dead, said Gaza Civil Defense spokes-

man Said al-Saoudi.

In two border areas, ambulances were unable to approach because tanks fired warning shots, the Red Crescent said.

In the southern town of Khan Younis, 20 members of an extended family, including at least 10 children, were killed by tank fire that hit a building on the edge of town, said Palestinian health official

Ashraf al-Kidra. The house partially collapsed and people were buried under the rubble. The family had recently moved into the building after fleeing fighting in a nearby village, said al-Kidra.

Hundreds of men marched in a funeral procession in Khan Younis Saturday afternoon, chanting "there is only God" while carrying the bodies, all

wrapped in white cloth and some with bloody stains.

The Israeli military said troops would respond to any violations of the lull and continue "operational activities to locate and neutralize tunnels in the Gaza Strip."

Shelah, who is briefed on developments as a member of parliament's Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee, said the army has so far uncovered 50 tunnels. Israel considers the tunnels to be a strategic threat because militants have used them to launch surprise attacks inside the country.

The Israeli government has also begun suggesting that Gaza be demilitarized as a condition for a permanent cease-fire so that Hamas cannot rearm itself. The current war is the third in Gaza in just over five years.

Gaza militants have fired close to 2,500 rockets at Israel since July 8, exposing most of Israel's population to an indiscriminate threat that has killed three civilians.

In Beit Hanoun, the streets were filled at midmorning with frantic residents, many of whom had walked several miles from temporary shelters to inspect the damage to their homes and retrieve belongings.

Ambulances with wailing sirens and donkey carts loaded with mattresses and pots soon clogged the streets. Two masked fighters, one with an assault rifle slung over his shoulder, walked by — a rare sighting since they typically don't appear in the open. At the Beit Hanoun hospital, six patients and 33 medical staff had spent a terrifying night huddled in the X-ray department as the neighborhood was being shelled, said director Bassam Abu Warda.

A tank shell had hit the second floor of the build-

ing, leaving a gaping hole, and the facade was peppered with holes from large-caliber bullets. On Saturday, the remaining patients were evacuated, including 85-year-old Nasra Naim. The elderly woman and a second patient were resting on mattresses on the ground floor of the hospital, amid debris and glass shards.

Naim's daughter, Naame, said her home was destroyed in the shelling.

"I don't know where to go," she said. "They (Israelis) killed our children, they took our land and now they are still following us."

Two Red Crescent ambulances were hit in Beit Hanoun overnight, killing a medic and wounding three, one critically, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

On Saturday, rescue workers pulled the scorched body of the medic from the wrecked vehicle, which had been hit about 200 meters (yards) from the hospital.

"Targeting ambulances, hospitals and medical workers is a serious violation of the law of war," said Jacques de Maio, head of the ICRC delegation for Israel and the occupied territories.

Hardest-hit were Beit Hanoun neighborhoods close to the border with Israel, areas from where Gaza militants typically fire rockets. Manal Kefarneh, 30, wept as she inspected her damaged home. On an unfinished top floor, she and her husband had been raising chickens, and she now found some of them dead. They collected the dead birds and replenished water for the living in hopes they will survive the war. "What did we do to deserve this?" she asked. "All of the Arab leaders watch what's going on here like it's a Bollywood film."

Walking speed may EU hits Russian intel chiefs with sanctions detect Alzheimer’s risk NEw yORk, July 26 (IANS): How fast people walk and whether they have memory complaints can help predict dementia early, researchers have found.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia.

The new test diagnoses motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR).

Testing for the newly described syndrome relies on measuring "gait speeda (our manner of walking) and asking a few simple questions about a patient's cognitive abilities, both of which take just seconds.

"Our assessment method could enable many more people to learn if they are at risk for dementia, since it avoids the need for complex testing and does not require that

the test be administered by "All that is needed to asa neurologist," said Joe Ver- sess MCR is a stopwatch and a few questions, so primary care physicians could easily incorporate it into examinations of their older patients," Verghese added. To test whether MCR predicts future dementia, the researchers focused on four of the 22 studies that tested a total of 4,812 people for MCR and then evaluated them annually over an average follow-up period of 12 years to see which ones developed dementia. Those who met the criteria for MCR were nearly twice as likely to develop dementia over the following 12 years compared with people who did not. The study, involving nearly 27,000 ghese, a professor at Albert older adults on five contiEinstein College of Medi- nents, appeared online in cine of Yeshiva University the journal Neurology.

BRuSSElS, July 26 (AP): The European Union extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents showed.

Among the 15 new people subjected to an EU-wide asset freeze and travel ban were Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Russian Federal Security Service, and Sergei Beseda, head of the FSB department that oversees international operations and intelligence activity. Four members of Russia's Security Council were also included on the EU list.

The new measures, designed to put pressure on Moscow and its allies in Ukraine, were announced in the EU's Official Journal, and took effect immediately. Eighteen organizations or businesses, including rebel formations in

In this Wednesday, July 3, 2013, file photo, Russian Federal Security Service Chief Alexander Bortnikov attends a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow. (AP Photo/File)

Ukraine's east, were added to the trade bloc's sanctions list at the same time.

The action brought the total number of people under EU sanction in connection with Russia's annexation of Crimea and the revolt in eastern Ukraine to 87. Two Crimea-based energy businesses had already had their EU holdings frozen.

Earlier on Friday, EU ambassadors reached a

preliminary deal to go even further in sanctioning Russia, targeting its access to European capital markets and trade in the defense sector, dual-use goods and sensitive technologies.

EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said the proposals were transmitted to EU officials to codify into regulations, with the ambassadors scheduled to meet again Tuesday to review the results. She said

EU member states must decide whether the measures need to be approved by a summit meeting of the organization's 28 member countries to go into effect.

On Tuesday, EU foreign ministers ordered the preparation of stepped-up economic sanctions, frustrated over Russia's refusal to heed their demands to help bring about an end to the fighting in Ukraine, and with many Europeans leaders and citizens outraged by the shooting down of a Malaysian jetliner over eastern Ukraine.

In a document prepared for the ambassadors, EU officials suggested restricting Russian stateowned financial institutions' access to European capital markets. Last year alone, the document said, 47 percent — or 7.5 billion euros ($10.2 billion) worth — of all the bonds issued by such institutions came from EU financial markets.

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War Crimes Commission takes aim at Islamic State uNITED NATIONS, July 26 (AP): The head of the independent U.N. commission on Syrian war crimes said Friday that commanders of the Islamic State extremist group are "good candidates" to be put on a confidential list of alleged perpetrators.

Brazilian diplomat and scholar Paulo Sergio Pinheiro said the al-Qaida breakaway group, which now controls a swath of north and eastern Syria, has carried out public executions, crucifixions and other "gross human rights violations." Pinheiro singled out the Sunni militant group when he provided details of the categories of people on the list, which is kept under lock and key by U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, to U.N. Security Council members and a group of journalists for the first time.

He said the list includes people who are "criminally responsible for hostage-taking, torture and executions;" heads of Syrian intelligence branches and detention facilities where detainees are tortured; military commanders who target civilians; airports where bombing attacks are launched; and armed groups and individuals involved in "attacking and forcibly displacing civilians."

The Syrian government's command structure has barely changed during the more than three-year war, he said, but in the case of most opposition groups it is difficult to identify commanders — except in the case of the Islamic State group. Pinheiro said The Independent International Commission of Inquiry for Syria, which he heads, has determined that the Islamic State group, which began with many foreign fighters, has attracted Syrian fighters from other armed opposition groups.

The commission, which is appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council, estimates there are between 10,000 and 15,000 foreigners fighting in the numerous groups opposed to President Bashar Assad's government, he said. Pinheiro refused to disclose any names or the number of people on the confidential list of suspects the commission is compiling for possible future prosecution, but he said additions continue to be made.

Members of the commission had urged the Security Council to refer the conflict in Syria to the International Criminal Court, but Russia and China, supporters of the Syrian government, vetoed a resolution that could have brought the key perpetrators of war crimes to justice. Pinheiro said another possibility is "a hybrid court" with U.N. and national participation, like the tribunals for Sierra Leone,LebanonandCambodia, but that would require council approval as well. Nonetheless, Pinheiro said, he is certain that those responsible for war crimes in Syria will eventually face justice.

Taiwan plane survivor crawls out, phones dad ‘New EU guidelines to put XIXI, July 26 (AP): The 10 survivors of Taiwan's worst air disaster in more than a decade include a 34-year-old woman who called her father after scrambling from the wreckage and seeking help at a nearby home.

Hung Yu-ting escaped through a hole in the fuselage that opened up after the plane plowed into homes Wednesday while attempting to land on the outlying resort island of Penghu, killing 48 people. She used the phone at the nearby house to call her father.

"She called me on the phone to say the plane had crashed and exploded but that she had already crawled out and I should come right away to get her," said Hung's father, Hung Chang-ming, who lives just a few hundred meters (yards) from the crash site.

Hung rushed to the scene, but his daughter had already been taken away by rescuers. "When I was half-

way there the fire was still really big, but it was smaller when I arrived on the scene," Hung told reporters. "There were two other injured outside and the first ambulance had already taken away three, including my daughter."

Hung Chang-ming joined rescuers and other residents in putting out the fire and rescuing other survivors before going to the hospital to check on his daughter. Hung Yu-ting was recovering Friday from burns to her arms, legs and back suffered during her escape. The condition of the other survivors wasn't immediately known.

Other relatives weren't so lucky, some recalling the last phone conversations with their loved ones. Shu Chi-tse said he had spoken to his son, Shu Chong-tai, just before the flight left the southern city of Kaohsiung on Taiwan's main island for the short ride west across the Taiwan Strait. "He is a good boy. He cares for me

Emergency workers watch an engine lifted from the TransAsia Airways Flight GE222 crash site on the outlying Taiwan island of Penghu on Friday, July 25. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

and his mom. He loves his grandma a lot," Shu said.

Among the dead were all four members of the flight crew, a family of six and a family of four. They included several children, among them 9-year-old Ho Po-yu, who was returning home to Penghu with his mother after attending a summer camp for young choral singers.

Stormy weather and low

visibility are thought to have been factors in the crash of the twin-propeller ATR-72 operated by TransAsia Airways.

The investigation is expected to focus on a fourminute gap between the pilot's request for a second approach and the plane's crashing into village homes at 7:10 p.m., during which visibility dropped by half.

One of the questions is

why the pilots decided to proceed with the flight despite rough weather on the heels of a typhoon that had forced the cancellation of about 200 flights earlier in the day. However, aviation authorities said conditions were safe for flying and two other planes had landed at Penghu prior to the crash.

The mother of one of the victims screamed at TransAsia Chairman Vincent Lin

when he arrived to pay respects at the funeral hall Friday. Lin kneeled down, bowed to the woman and apologized. "Give me back my son, he is only 27 years old," the woman cried. "He is still young, but now he is lying there at the morgue. I want my son back." "This is an unpredictable tragedy.

The priority for us is to assist victims' relatives," Lin later told reporters as Buddhist monks conducted rituals for the dead.

Local media reported Friday that the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder had been sent to the main island of Taiwan for analysis. One of the devices was damaged in the crash and ensuing fire, and it wasn't immediately clear when results of the investigation would be made public. The TransAsia crash was Taiwan's first deadly civil aviation accident since 2002, when a China Airlines plane went down shortly after takeoff, killing 225.

cancer research at risk’

lONDON, July 26 (IANS): The proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation could make cancer research impossible and add a significant burden to cancer patients, the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has said.

The proposed wording of the regulation stipulates "explicit and specific patient consent", meaning that researchers would have to approach patients every single time research is planned in order to consult their data or use tissue samples stored for research purposes, ESMO, the leading pan-European association representing medical oncology professionals, contended.

"Hope for patients facing a life-threatening disease like cancer is based on advances in research," said Kathy Oliver, chair of the International Brain Tumour Alliance.

"Research progress requires access to a wide pool of patient data, even

from patients who have since passed away and can no longer provide consent to allow for research that could save lives in the future," Oliver added. This could put a halt to many public health research efforts, argued ESMO president Rolf A Stahel.

ESMO proposes that the text of the EU General Data Protection Regulation includes a "one-time consent" for research, ensuring patients are aware of what they are consenting to - with the appropriate safeguards in place, and that they can withdraw their consent at any time. "Our proposal achieves the correct balance between the right to privacy and the right to health," Stahel continued.

It actually "empowers" patients, allowing them to choose whether to donate their data and tissue for public health research, whose ultimate goal is to find cures.

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England slumped from 198-5 to 225 all out as India won its first test away from home in three years, taking a 1-0 lead in the fivetest series. The squads drew the first test at Trent Bridge.

Here are five things to know for the third test at the Rose Bowl, starting Sunday:

COOK'S WOES: England's captain is without a century in 14 months and his team has lost seven of its last nine tests. Immediately after England's collapse against India, Cook said this run of poor form has been his "darkest time" as an England cricketer. He refused to step down as skipper after the embarrassing 95run loss at Lord's, though, saying he wants to "stay until my position becomes untenable." One glimmer of hope for the opening batsmen is that while he only made 10 and 22 in each of his innings at Lord's, his footwork was noticeably better and he hit the ball much straighter.

LINEUP CHANGE: England made just one change to its 13-man squad for the third test, with the uncapped Jos Buttler in for

injured wicketkeeper Matt Prior. Prior announced after the loss to India he was taking an indefinite break from the game to regain his fitness after struggling with Achilles, thigh and hand injuries. This paved the way for Buttler, England's one day keeper, to enter the test team. Buttler, an aggressive batsman when not behind the stumps, says he will not be intimidated by making his debut for a team under intense pressure to end its winless streak.

"I'm an England fan, as well, but I'm not coming in expecting to be the one person who can fix English cricket," Buttler said Tuesday. "I'm coming in determined to be authentic, to be myself and to enjoy the occasion helping England."

VETERAN LEADERSHIP: After a 1-0 series defeat to Sri Lanka in June and two underwhelming performances against India, England coach Peter Moores is also under scrutiny, just four months after taking the job for the second time.

At Lord's, he said the form of his veteran players was a major concern. In addition to the struggles of Prior and Cook, Ian Bell only managed 42 runs overall against India and bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad couldn't stop India from batting through day one at Lord's.

"They will be desperate to make a big contribution going forward," Moores said. "The senior players have got to look at their own games and decide how they

can come back and play to the level needed to be in a successful England team."

JADEJA VS. ANDERSON: The fallout continues after the confrontation between Ravindra Jadeja and James Anderson as they left the field for lunch on day two of the first test at Trent Bridge. Anderson faces a hearing on Aug. 1 for allegedly pushing and abusing Jadeja, which could lead to him being banned for up to four test matches. The Indian allrounder, meanwhile, was fined 50 percent of his match fee on Friday for his part in the incident.

The acrimony between the two has made for a riveting duel on the pitch. In the second test at Lord's, Anderson was caught out trying to reverse-sweep Jadeja in England's first innings.

Jadeja then blasted 68 from 57 balls in a game-changing knock in India's second innings before running Anderson out with a direct hit to win the test match.

KUMAR'S PLAY: Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been a revelation for India with both the bat and ball in the series. He managed figures of 5-82 on a lifeless Trent Bridge wicket, and followed it up with a career best 6-82 in England's first innings at Lord's. With the bat, he has made 209 runs from ninth in the order, including three half centuries. He did not win man of the match in either test, but has arguably been the player of the series so far.

Sri Lankan bowler Dilruwan Perera, center, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of South African batsman Quinton de Kock during the third day of the second test cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 26. (AP Photo)

COlOmBO, July 26 (rEutErs): South Africa captain Hashim Amla remained unbeaten after his 22nd test hundred but offspinner Dilruwan Perera's career best figures gave Sri Lanka a big first innings lead at the end of the third day of the second test on Saturday. South Africa were dismissed for 282 in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 421. At stumps Sri Lanka were 11 without loss with Upul Tharanga on six and Kaushal Silva on five, with a lead of 150.

Amla put on a fine display of concentration and application as he fought hard to give his team a fighting chance of saving the test and preserving their 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The stylish right-hander, who resumed on 46 on Saturday, batted through the South Africa innings to remain not out on 139, having batted for eight hours during which he faced 382 balls and hit 12 fours.

Amla was the only South African batsman to come to terms with the slow turning pitch as Sri

Lankan spinners Perera and Rangana Herath proved a handful for the rest of them.

Sri Lanka's attempt to finish off the South African innings quickly was not helped by wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella's missed stumping of Steyn on 19 when the batsman jumped out against Herath and missed the ball.

Steyn was eventually dismissed for 30 but by then he had eaten up valuable time which Sri Lanka can ill-afford if they are to win the test and draw the series.

Herath took Steyn's wicket when the batsman holed out to Kumar Sangakkara at long off after spending 75 minutes and 71 balls in the middle. The left-arm spinner also accounted for Imran Tahir (15) having him caught at wide mid-off to finish with figures of four for 71.

Perera, who had been tormenting the batsmen with his guile and flight, picked up his second fivewicket haul of his career when he had Mornie Morkel caught at forward short leg for a duck to end the

South African innings.

Amla, in his second test as captain, survived a dropped catch by Kaushal Silva at extra cover, seven runs short of his century when he drove Suranga Lakmal in the air.

Perera also bowled Vernon Philander through the gate for nine. JP Duminy, who took 58 balls to score his three runs before being drawn outside his crease by Herath, was out stumped.

South Africa appeared intent on occupying the crease for as long as possible and Amla was helping them do just that with the second session producing just 71 in 29 overs. In the morning, Perera struck twice in one over to dent South Africa's hopes of getting close to Sri Lanka's first innings total. South Africa, who resumed on 98-3, went to lunch on 163 for five with a defiant Amla holding up one end as his team mates struggled to cope with the home spin attack.

Overnight pair Amla and AB de Villiers took South Africa to 143-3 in the first hour of play, adding 45 fairly

untroubled runs, with the former completing his 28th test fifty off 140 balls. The only alarming moments of the day up to that point came when De Villiers was struck on the helmet by a short delivery from Lakmal and then survived an appeal for a catch behind off the same bowler when he was on 30. TV replays confirmed the ball had bounced before it reached the wicketkeeper but the introduction of Perera in the 17th over of the day dramatically changed the momentum of the innings.

Perera struck twice in his 19th over by getting rid of De Villiers for 37 and the dangerous Quinton de Kock for a duck. Perera was able to make one turn appreciably to beat De Villiers' bat and crash onto his pads, leading the umpire to raise his finger immediately with the decision upheld following an unsuccessful review by the visitors. De Villiers' dismissal ended a stubborn fourthwicket partnership of 79 with Amla but De Kock lasted just two balls before he was beaten by the flight and clean bowled as Perera.

FIFA rejects calls to strip Russia of WCup

GENEVA, July 26 (AP): FIFA has rejected calls to move the 2018 World Cup from Russia, saying the tournament "can achieve positive change."

Russia's alleged involvement in shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine last week prompted calls from some lawmakers in Germany to review the country's hosting rights.

On Friday, political pressure on Russia increased when the European Union moved to freeze assets and restrict travel for more individuals and businesses. FIFA issued a statement saying it "deplores any form of violence" and would support only peaceful, democratic debate about the World Cup. "History has shown so far that boycotting sport

events or a policy of isolation or confrontation are not the most effective ways to solve problems," FIFA said, adding that global attention on the World Cup "can be a powerful catalyst for constructive dialogue between people and governments." The conflict between Ukraine and proRussia separatist rebels escalated days after the World Cup ended in Brazil.

On July 13 in Rio de Janeiro, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a World Cup hosting handover ceremony with Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff. Both then sat next to FIFA President Sepp Blatter to watch the final at the Maracana Stadium, won by Germany.

FIFA, which has Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko on its executive

committee, said a World Cup in the country "can be a force for good."

"FIFA believes this will be the case for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia," the governing body said.

Blatter already rejected calls to strip Russia of the tournament after it annexed the Crimea this year.

"The World Cup has been given and voted to Russia and we are going forward with our work," Blatter said in March.

In a separate statement Friday, Mutko said a United States-led boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics had been a mistake.

"So there's no sense in reacting to politicians trying to make names for themselves," Mutko was quoted saying by Russian news agency R-Sport.

"We're preparing in a calm

way, building facilities, getting ready for the World Cup." Russia has announced a $20 billion budget for building and renovating 12 stadiums, and other construction projects, for the first World Cup to be held in eastern Europe.

Restricting Russian financial institutions' access to European capital markets was suggested to a meeting of EU ambassadors in Brussels on Friday. The 28-nation bloc is scheduled to further discuss the subject on Tuesday.

"FIFA has stated many times that sport should be outside politics," Mutko said. "Hosting an event like this, we're doing it for athletes from all over the world, for footballers, for the fans."

2nd Altrura Open Football Tournament

A two week long football Coaching Clinic was conducted at Maple Tree School, Dimapur with a coach from Imphal from July 24 to 26 during school’s summer holidays. The school administration gave away Certificates of Accomplishment to all participants of the clinic on Saturday.

FIBA to review 'discriminatory' ban on headgear

GENEVA, July 26 (AP): Facing claims that Muslim and Sikh players are being discriminated against, basketball's governing body will review its ban which prevents players wearing headgear for religious reasons. FIBA said Friday that its policy-making board will review the issue at an Aug. 27 meeting in Sevilla, Spain, ahead of the World Cup. "FIBA's Central Board, which is ultimately responsible for changes to the Official Basketball Rules, will review these requests and decide how to proceed in the best interest of the sport," the 214-nation governing body said in a statement. The United States Olympic Com-

mittee and India's government had this week called for an end to the ban.

"We take seriously American athletes' right to compete and believe that reasonable steps can be taken to accommodate athletes of all religious beliefs," said the USOC, which was urged to intervene by the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations.

India's sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal responded after two Sikhs on the national team had to remove their turbans before FIBA-sanctioned Asia Cup matches in China this month. The minister said he was "shocked and outraged," and asked the IOC

to send guidelines to Olympic sports federations.

Current FIBA rules prevent players wearing "headgear, hair accessories and jewelry," allowing only a 5-centimeter headband to control hair and sweat.

"This measure was established more than 10 years ago for two main reasons: safety on the basketball court and uniformity of equipment within a team," FIBA said in a statement.

"As a result, the wearing of a turban or a headscarf, just like any other object or accessory to be worn on a player's head, is not authorized in official FIBA competitions."

After the FIBA board

meets in Sevilla, the body's 214 member federations hold a two-day congress where the headgear issue can be discussed.

The India players, Amritpal Singh and Amjyot Singh, were told to remove their turbans which followers of their religion are expected to wear by Chinese referees before playing Japan on July 12. They said the rule had never been enforced on them before.

In 2012, football's governing body FIFA changed its rules to allow female Muslim players to wear head scarves, after a campaign by executive committee member Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein of Jordan.

Perez happy to stay at Force India in 2015

The Vijay Mallya-led outfit has Chief Guest, Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) President Abeiü Meru (centre), with the organisers, officials and players of NEW DElHi, July 26 (Pti): McLaren, told PTI ahead of the race slipped to fifth in the standings on Emporia FC (left) and Chumukedima Town Youth Organisation (right) before the start of the opening match of the 2nd Altrura Mexican Formula 1 driver Sergio at Hungaroring on Sunday.

The drivers' line-up talks for next 98 points, largely due to the Williams Open Football Tournament at Chumukedima Local Ground. (Morung Photo) Perez says he will be happy to stay at DimAPur, July 26 (mExN): The 2nd Altrura Open Football Tournament organised by the Altrura Society got underway at the Chumukedima Local Ground with Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) President Abeiü Meru gracing the occasion as chief guest.

30 teams from all over the state are vying for a prize of Rs. 50,000. Cash awards and citations will also be awarded for the best discipline team, best goal keeper, best defender, highest goal scorer, best player, first hat-trick of the tournament etc. The tour-

JULY 28 FIxTURES: 7:30 am - Sepruolieza Youth Org vs Nallong FC Jalukie 9:00 am - Patkai Christian College vs Seitheke Basa Youth Org 1:00 pm - Tenyiphe-I Students’ Union vs Rural Legend Medziphema 2:30 pm - Tsiepama Students’ Union vs Virazouma Youth Org 4:00 pm - Tenyiphe-II Youth Org vs Black Hornets nament will conclude on August 4.

NMA president in her address highlighted the theme of the tournament “All for one” and called it an alternate term for ‘unity’. “Unity,” she stated, “is the essence of a society.”

Meru, though, was fearful of the term losing its significance saying, “We have so

many definitions of unity today, but we are losing the meaning of it.”

She further spoke on an inclusive society where women have equal chances in representing society and highlighted women excelling as sportspersons.

Meru called upon Altrura Society to work towards including women events

from the next tournament.

Earlier, Rev. I. Zulu, Pastor, Chumukedima Town Ao Baptist Church, pronounced the invocation while Altrura Society President Megosielie Kruse delivered the welcome address while. Games and Sports Secretary Keneiwelie Kin undertook the oath taking.

Sahara Force India next year after an "up and down" first half of 2014, during which he managed to achieve the Silverstone squad's first podium in five years. Retirements and a heavy last lap accident in Canada meant that Perez could score in six out of 10 rounds this season, while his German teammate Nico Hulkenberg is the only one alongside Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to have scored in every race so far. Speaking ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, the end of which marks the one-month midseason break, Perez felt it was a mixed first-half for Force India. "It has been an up and down first season for me with Force India. Getting a podium (third place) for the team in Bahrain was the highlight of course and the lows were not able to finish the race from points scoring position," Perez, who moved to Force India from

season have already begun in the paddock. Force India team principal Vijay Mallya said in Hungary yesterday that "I am very happy with both of them (Perez and Hulkenberg) and I see no reason why we should be looking at any change (for 2015)." Asked about his future at Force India, Perez, who compliments his driving skills with substantial sponsorship from Mexico, said, "I see no reason why I should be looking at a change. The team is hungry for success and it is the same for me as well. I hope things will be clearer in the next couple of months." "Checo" admitted there has been a drop in performance since Silverstone and said they must go into the break on a high. "We have slipped a little in the championship in the last three, four races and that is why it is important we finish well in Hungary," he said.

surge which has seen the Grovebased team notch up three podiums in the last three races. McLaren are chasing Force India fast and are just two points behind on sixth.

Perez said the lack of rear-grip continues to slow the car down, hurting them the most in qualifying.

"The rear-end of the car has been our weakness all along. We need to keep pushing for now and in the break we can analyse better where and how we can improve. We need to stay competitive in the championship and it is a challenge to stop McLaren," said the 24-year-old. What does he think about his battle with his teammate?

"Nico has been consistent throughout. As I said earlier, I have been unfortunate on some occasions and there is nothing I can do about that.

Hopefully, I will contribute more in the second half of the season."

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She explained ''He called 911 and said, 'I am alone in the house. My mom abandoned me.' I go back in the house and it's 911 and they're like, 'Your child just called. Is there an emergency' I'm like, 'What No!'' Meanwhile, the blonde beauty - who engaged to Donnie Wahlberg - recently left Evan ''horrified'' after she had the ''birds and the bees'' talk with him. She said previously ''It was difficult ... but being the kind of single mom I've been, I've had to wear two hats and I'm proud to say that Evan will never be having sex for the rest of his life after my conversation.''

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op star Kesha spent one high school summer enrolled in a religious studies course at New York's prestigious Columbia University, all in the name of fun. The TiK ToK hitmaker was so fascinated by religion, she travelled from her family home in Nashville, Tennessee to the Big Apple so she could learn all about the different beliefs and practices across the world at one of America's top schools.

She explains, I started coming to New York when I was 16. People don't know this about me and I think it's an odd fact - I used to come here and study at Columbia University when I was in high school, Comparative Religion, for fun, in the summer.

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ctress Susan Sarandon has revealed she had a passionate relationship with David Bowie – but called it off because she did not want children.

In a wide-ranging interview, in which the Oscar-winner admitted to still using drugs, she described the rock star as ‘extraordinary’ and ‘worth idolising’. She claims the pair, both now 67, dated around the time they both worked on the 1983 British horror film The Hunger.

Speaking to entertainment website The Daily Beast, Miss Sarandon said: ‘That was a really interesting period. ‘I wasn’t supposed to have kids, and I’m the oldest of nine and had mothered all of them, so I wasn’t ever in a mode where I was looking to settle down and raise a family, so that definitely changes the gene pool you’re dipping into.’

She described the singer, who has spoken at length of his own battle with drugs, as ‘just a really interesting person, and so bright’, adding: ‘He’s a talent and a painter and … he’s great.’ Before meeting Bowie, the actress had already been married – to actor Chris Sarandon for 12 years, divorcing in 1979. She later had a longterm relationship with Hollywood star Tim Robbins, 55, with whom she has two sons. She also has a daughter with 55-year-old direc-

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In the revealing interview, the Thelma And Louise star also spoke of her penchant for magic mushrooms and a psychedelic tea called Ayahuasca and said that if people smoked marijuana rather than drinking alcohol it would ‘make for a much more gentle world’. She said she prefers to take drugs outside as ‘it does remind you of your space in the universe – your place in the universe – and reframe things for you. I think you can have some very profound experiences’.

Miss Sarandon admitted: ‘I’m not new to the idea of mushrooms. I don’t really like chemical things, really. 'Timothy Leary [an American academic who advocated the use of psychedelic drugs] was a friend of mine, so that acid was nice and pure, but I’m not really looking for chemicals, and I don’t like to feel speedy. ‘But I’ve done Ayahuasca and I’ve done mushrooms and things like that.’

She does have some boundaries, though, saying she would never take drugs while looking after her children because ‘you want to be prepared and not have responsibilities’.The actress has previously argued for the legalisation of marijuana.

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"All my opponents in the film were real boxers," Priyanka said here in an interview. (Also read: Priyanka Chopra Was 'Excited, Not Hesitant' About Going Bald For Mary Kom) "It was very difficult to shoot with them because they are real boxers

and they don't know how to fake a punch, they had to really hit you. So I had to get hit a lot and that was really hard," she added.

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India's gold medalist Apurvi Chandela, center, poses for photographers with teammate and silver medalist Ayonika Paul, left, and bronze medalist Malaysia's Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi, following the 10m Rifle Women Final at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre in Carnoustie, during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on July 26. (AP Photo)

GlASGow, JUly 26 (IANS): India's Apurvi Chandila beat her compatriot and World No.8 Ayonika Paul in an exciting battle to clinch the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle

finals of the 2014 Commonwealth Games at the Barry Buddon Shooting Range here Saturday.

For Apurvi, the gold was her maiden international medal while Ayoni-

ka clinched her second international medal, having won the World Cup bronze last month in Slovenia.

The two medals came shortly after Prakash Nanjappa won the silver in the

men's 10m air pistol event.

World No.17 Apurvi, who topped the qualifications with 415.6 points, led in the finals right from the start and shot 206.7 points to give India a second gold

medal in shooting.

The 21-year-old Ayonika was fourth in the qualification round with a score of 413.2 points and clinched the silver with a score of 204.9 in the final round.

Both Apurvi, 21, and Ayonika were engaged in an interesting duel for the gold medal after Malaysia's Nur Sayani Mohamed Tayabi settledforthebronzemedalwith a final score of 184.4. Nur Sayani, who also won the bronze in the 2010 Games, was in the news during the 2012 London Olympics where she took part while she was eight months pregnant. Going into the final shot, Apurvi was always in the lead and she held her nerve against the higher ranked Ayonika to clinch the gold, which was also India's second in shooting. Abhinav Bindra had won the gold Friday in the men's 10m air rifle event. Sinaporean Jasmine Ser, who was the defending champion, finished fourth with a final score of 163.2.

Her compatriot and World No.5 Martina Lindsay Veloso, who was the highest ranked shooter in the competition, finished fifth with a final score of 143.4.

Gold medalist Patricia Bezzoubenko of Canada performs in the Individual Ball final at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct during the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday July 26. (AP Photo)

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GlASGow, JUly 26 (IANS): Prakash Nanjappa brought home India's third medal in shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games when he clinched the men's 10-metre air pistol silver at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre here Saturday.

Australia's Daniel Repacholi won the gold with 199.5 points from Nanjappa, at 198.2, while England's Michael Gault took the bronze with 176.5.

This is India's 11th medal at the Games and third from shooting after Abhinav Bindra (men's 10-metre air rifle gold) and Malaika Goel (women's 10-metre air pistol silver) brought in two Friday.

The 38-year-old was leading till the fourth round with a combined score of 100.9 but a poor fifth round - 17.7 - saw Repacholi go ahead of the Banglorean. Though he had a better sixth round than Repacholi, the Melbourne-born maintained his lead to clinch the gold.

Nanjappa, who gave up the sport between 2003-09 until his father encouraged him to take it up again, had earlier advanced to the final after topping qualification while compatriot Om Prakash narrowly missed out, finishing ninth.

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Gold 13 12 7 7 4

Silver 11 9 5 1 6

Bronze 11 14 5 5 3

Total 35 35 17 13 13

Australia's Daniel Repacholi, centre, holds his gold medal with silver medalist India's Prakash Nanjappa, left, and bronze medalist England's Michael Gault following the final of the 10m Air Pistol Men at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre in Carnoustie, Scotland, during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 26. (AP Photo)

With 580 points, Nanjappa was tually finished fifth in the final. Om placed first, two points ahead of Eng- Prakash bowed out missing the cut by lishman Stewart Nangle, who even- just one point, garnering 568 points.

GlASGow, JUly 26 (IANS): The Indian women's table tennis team beat New Zealand 3-0 to proceed to the semifinals at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. In the doubles, Madhurika Patkar and Shamini Kumaresan beat Yang Sun and Karen Li with the same scoreline of 11-8 in all three games to give India the 1-0 lead.

Manika Batra defeated Karen in the singles match with the scoreline of 11-13, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6 to give India an unassailable 2-0 lead.

Shamini then thrashed Chunli Li 5-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 in the dead rubber to cleansweep the tie.

India, who won the silver in the category four years ago at home, will face Singapore in the semifinal. The Indian men's team will take on Scotland in the quarterfinal later in the day. Indian women's TT team in CWG semis.

Glasgow, July 26 (IANS) The Indian women's table tennis team beat New Zealand 3-0 to proceed to the semifi-

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nals at the Commonwealth Games here Saturday.

In the doubles, Madhurika Patkar and Shamini Kumaresan beat Yang Sun and Karen Li with the same scoreline of 11-8 in all three games to give India the 1-0

lead. Manika Batra defeated Karen in the singles match with the scoreline of 11-13, 11-9, 11-5, 1-6 to give India an unassailable 2-0 lead.

Shamini then thrashed Chunli Li 5-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 in the dead rubber to

cleansweep the tie.

India, who won the silver in the category four years ago at home, will face Singapore in the semifinal. The Indian men's team will take on Scotland in the quarterfinal later in the day.

Nibali set Rosberg pole, Hamilton at to win Tour; the back for Hungary GP JUly 26 fer to be out there battling Martin wins BUDAPEST, (REUTERS): Formula Lewis," he told reporters. world championship "That would have been the time trial One leader Nico Rosberg took maximum adrenalin rush."

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PERIGUEUX, JUly 26 (AP): Vincenzo Nibali confirmed he will win the Tour de France by retaining a lead of several minutes from the penultimate stage, a time trial won by German speedster Tony Martin. The race drama in Stage 20 was about who would join Nibali on the podium after a largely ceremonial ride on Sunday to the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

It will be Frenchmen: Jean-Christophe Peraud in second and Thibaut Pinot in third. Their times were enough to bump Alejandro Valverde of Spain out of the running for the top three.

Only 15 seconds separated the three men as the stage began. The result marks the first French podium finishes since Richard Virenque in 1997. Martin, the world time trial champion, clobbered the field over the 54-kilometer (34-mile) ride from Bergerac to Perigueux.

Germany's Tony Martin crosses the finish line of the twentieth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual timetrial over 54 kilometers (33.6 miles) with start in Bergerac and finish in Perigueux, France on July 26. (AP Photo)

pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday while Mercedes team mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton saw his hopes go up in flames. Hamilton, 14 points behind Rosberg after 10 races, has won in Hungary for the past two years and four times in total and was the favourite for pole and the race after setting the pace in practice. Instead, the Briton is set to start last and from the pitlane after his car caught fire with the session barely started. Red Bull's quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel qualified second, equalling his best grid placing of the season, on an all-German front row. Finland's Valtteri Bottas starts third in a Williams with Australian Daniel Ricciardo fourth for Red Bull on an overcast afternoon that saw light rain fall between the second and final phase of qualifying.

For the second race in a row, Rosberg was left with mixed emotions - happy to be in the top slot with every chance of extending his overall lead - but saying also that he felt cheated of a battle with his team mate.

"It's a pity for the team, not a goood thing...I would pre-

STRING OF SETBACKS Hamilton, winner of five races to Rosberg's four, has had a run of bad luck with two retirements to the German's sole blank and has also endured a string of qualifying setbacks going back six races. At Hockenheim last Saturday, he crashed out of qualifying at the same point when a front brake disc failed and had to start in 20th place.

That triggered a thrilling charge through the field on Sunday to third place but the slow and twisty Hungaroring is a far more difficult track to overtake on.

"There's a lot going through my mind, but I just have to try to turn it into positives until tomorrow," Hamilton, whose car will need a change of engine and gearbox with accompanying five place penalty, told the BBC. "I think it's getting to the point beyond bad luck it's something else. We just need to do better," added the 2008 world champion.

While Hamilton's blaze caused by a suspected fuel leak - was the main talking point, there were other shocks in an eventful session that ended with Mercedes' 10th pole in 11 races.

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