July 9th, 2015 by The Morung Express

C M Y K

www.morungexpress.com

The Morung Express

Dimapur VOL. X ISSUE 186

www.morungexpress.com

Thursday, July 9, 2015 12 Pages Rs. 4

If you want to change people’s obedience, you must change their imagination

E-services for scholarship & public grievance redressal

India to be made SCO permanent member: Putin [ PAGE 8]

By Sandemo Ngullie

C M Y K

I reckon they’re keeping us alive because we don’t taste as good as chickens.

Bridge near CIHSR opened for light vehicles

DIMAPUR, JULY 8 (MExN): The RCC Steel Girder Bridge near CIHSR (Referral) Hospital will be temporarily opened from July 9 from 7 am onwards to traffic for Light Motor Vehicles only. Informing this, Officiating Deputy Commissioner Elizabeth Ngully in a press release stated that as per letter from the Engineer-in-Chief, NPWD, Kohima, the concerned department has carried out strengthening works and the stability of the bridge has improved. Heavy vehicles including Tata Mobile will continue to use the Patkai-New Showba road till an alternate arrangement is made by the concerned department, the release stated while adding that in the event of any signs of danger, the bridge will however be closed down without any warning/notice.

Nagaland bans sale of 4 protein supplements

C M Y K

DIMAPUR, JULY 8 (MExN): The Nagaland state Directorate of Health and Family Welfare (Food Safety Cell) has recalled four protein Supplements, manufactured by Jagdale Industries, namely Mulmin pro, Mulmin Syrup, Mulmin plus capsule and Mulmin Drops, for non compliance to labelling and declaration of ingredients as per Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations 2011. A notification from the Directorate informed that distribution and sale of these products are prohibited in the state as per a directive from the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India.

SAYO temporarily suspends ‘evacuation notice’

C M Y K

KOHIMA, JULY 8 (MExN): The Southern Angami Youth Organisation (SAYO) today temporarily suspended its ‘evacuation notice’ to the Moa community, which was served on June 5. A press note from the SAYO President, Kekhruhol Mekro and Convenor, Action Committee, Khisanol Viswentso informed that this decision has been taken “in response to the directive issued by the Naga Hoho and the subsequent disciplinary action imposed against the Mao Council;” and on account of appeals made by the Chakhesang Public Organisation and the Angami Public Organisation.

—Paul Ricoeur

Federer, Murray advance to Wimbledon Semis

[ PAGE 2]

reflections

C M Y K

[ PAGE 12]

india: Death without legal sanction

DIMAPUR, JULY 8 (MExN): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) has expressed concern that India has been imposing the death penalty without conforming to international standards for fair trial under various international covenants and guidelines. Expressing serious concern, the ACHR called upon the Government of India for abolition of the death penalty in the country. The ACHR, in its report, titled India: Death without Legal Sanction, said that imposition of death penalty without ensuring fair trial standards provided under international human rights standards amounts to “judicial murder.” The study highlights that India has not been complying with its obligations under the ICCPR and has been imposing death penalty without legal sanction. It informs that violations of international fair trial standards such as denial of legal assistance of the defendant’s own choosing at every stage of the proceedings and trial without delay are “plenty.” The study states that judicial discretion stands violated in case of mandatory death penalty as it prevents any possibility of taking into account the defendant’s personal circumstances, the circumstances of the particular offence and any related mitigating factors by the judiciary.

• ACHR study calls for abolition of death penalty in India • Alleges India of imposing death penalty without conforming to int’l standards • Notes instances of certain courts being reduced to ‘military tribunals’ Though the Supreme Court of India declared mandatory death sentence as unconstitutional in 1983, the AHRC laments that the Government of India continued to enact laws to provide for mandatory death sentence while the courts too continue to impose mandatory death penalty under various laws. These laws include Section 27(3) of the Arms Act of 1959, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1985, the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989, and the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act of 2002. The AHRC study further informs that as per Article 6.2 of the ICCPR, death penalty “can only be carried out pursuant to a final judgment rendered by a competent court”. In this regard, it said that a court of law by itself cannot be considered as ‘competent’ unless the trial complies with the international fair trial standards and the court itself meets the UN Basic Principles on the

Independence of the Judiciary. A competent court, it added, must conduct the trial through the common laws of the country such as Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and Evidence Act. However, when the common laws relating to trial are circumscribed and made subservient to special laws while trying the cases relating to national security, counter terrorism or anti-drug measures, the special courts or designated courts are

effectively reduced to military tribunal/summary trial, it said. The Government of India, the study said has made self-incrimination, which is prohibited under ICCPR, admissible for the purposes of imposing death penalty under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) and further allows in camera trial under the National Investigation Agency Act. Though the courts under the TADA and the POTA were established by law, because of the violations of the principles of fair trial, these courts cannot be considered as “competent court” as provided in the ICCPR, it added. Therefore, the AHRC termed the imposition of death sentences by these courts are “illegal irrespective of the review by the Supreme Court.” “Death sentences have been imposed in terror cases in clear violations of the ICCPR and therefore, without proper legal sanction as provided under international human rights law,” it added.

Referring to the Bachan Singh judgment, which held that death penalty can be imposed only in the “rarest of rare” cases after considering aggravating circumstances relating to the crime and mitigating circumstances relating to the criminal, it further lamented that a number of judgments have so far been declared as per incuriam for being “inconsistent to the earlier judgment. The AHRC further noted that rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India: “all death row convicts are equal before law even after rejection of their mercy pleas and the laws of India do not differentiate between those convicted under anti-terror laws and other criminal offences.” The right to equality and non-discrimination among the death row convicts does not get extinguished by rejection of mercy pleas, it reasoned. However, the AHRC informed that there are at least two recent cases where the President of India “jumped queue ahead of others to reject the mercy petitions and subsequently executed them ahead of others.” Finally, the AHRC said that courts in India continue to impose death sentence on juveniles, though the same have been reversed, “at times with great difficulty,” when the issue of juvenility was brought to the notice of the courts.

PMO seeks action-plan on NSCN (K) Dress Code and the Commissionerate!

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (TNN): Even as a Cabinet note on banning NSCN (K), the outfit behind the killing of 18 Army personnel in Manipur last month, awaits approval, the Prime Minister’s Office has sought a definite actionplan from the home ministry on what it proposes to do once the ban comes into effect. It is only after there is clarity on the action ahead that the Cabinet note proposing the ban will be taken up, home ministry sources informed. The home ministry is currently working on the actions proposed to be undertaken to enforce the impending ban on NSCN (K). A detailed briefing to the PMO is expected soon. According to sources, the action plan will include identification and arrest of the outfit’s cadres who are working in groups of 25-30 each in Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. Besides, the home ministry, through the National Investigation Agency (NIA), plans to invoke provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act to freeze the assets and properties of top NSCN (K) leaders in India. According to a ministry official, the Myanmar-based NSCN(K) military advisor and

NIA identifies 14 who ambushed Army in Manipur

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (PTI): As many as 14 of the 23 militants of Naga insurgent group that carried out the audacious attack on Army personnel killing 18 of them last month in Manipur have been identified. Piecing together the evidence collected so far, the antiterror probe agency NIA said the total number of militants who participated in the attack was 23 out of whom two were killed on June four in retaliatory action by

the Army in Chandel district of Manipur, official sources said. NIA has been able to make only one arrest so far in Khumlo Abi Anal, 40, a self-styled ‘Regional Commander’ of NSCNK. He is alleged to have taken part in the conspiracy hatched for the brazen attack. During the investigations, NIA examined several surrendered militants of NSCN-K, who also helped them identify many of the accused.

chief coordinator of the June 4 ambush, self-styled Lt Gen Niki Sumi, had recently moved closer to the border with Nagaland and used an Indian SIM card to contact his wife in the state. He is said to have expressed worry over the fate of his properties in India. Intelligence inputs suggest he has four properties in Nagaland, and though their location is known, the exact properties are being identified. “Once the outfit is banned, the NIA will seek to attach these properties as ones bought from proceeds of terror,” said a home ministry official. While there are around 700

cadres of NSCN (K) based in Taga in Myanmar Naga Hills and other locations across the border, around 150 cadres are based in hideouts across Nagaland, Manipur and Tirap, Changlang and Lumding districts of Arunachal Pradesh. Post the Army crackdown last month, the Myanmar Army is said to have stepped up patrolling in Taga, where most of the NSCN (K) assets are located. The agencies have also noticed that at least two to three camps across Arunachal border have moved closer to the border with India, and are keeping a close watch on them.

nscn (iM) terms ncD statement ‘unfortunate’

DIMAPUR, JULY 8 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) today termed it “unfortunate” that the Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) has “failed to understand the essence” of its press statement on the issue of taxation. “We strongly advice them to reread the press statement... to clear their reactionary head before jumping into unwanted remarks,” said a press note from the MIP of the NSCN (IM). It stated that the NCD had misinterpreted “policies execution” as “extremism or for that matter capital punishment.” Referring to the NCD’s statement that “any form of threats against its leaders would not be accepted by Nagas,” the NSCN (IM) however lamented that the NCD “could not mention the names of their leaders who they presume are under threat.” “It is also comical to know that Nagas will follow the whims

of unknown NCD leaders. Unless NCD is member to tax evading gangs nurtured by agents of political status quo we shall expect that they will not behave obstinate,” it added. The NSCN (IM) reminded that it does not seek a “certificate of worthiness” from the NCD. It further said that while the Naga’s struggle for rights to self determination has crossed 70 long years, “NCD who called themselves Naga seems to have opened their eyes only yesterday when they recognised the legitimacy of Naga political movements as per their press statement.” It will serve no purpose, the NSCN (IM) said, “if Naga organisations belittle themselves by behaving as Godfather to those agents who are hell bent on crippling the source of revenue for Naga National Movements.”

NMA ‘objects’ to NSCN (IM) stand on taxation DIMAPUR, JULY 8 (MExN): The Naga Mothers’ Association has posed “strong objection” to the recent statement of the NSCN (IM) on the issue of “taxation and non-payment of tax.” A press note from the NMA expressed concern at the plight of local businessmen and women “caught between taxation from different groups.” “The Naga political future depends also on the economic success of young entrepreneurs who must be encouraged to succeed in their business without the threat to life,” it asserted. In the midst of the deep longing of the people for a solution to the Naga political problem, much is expected from the NSCN (IM) to show maturity and sagacity as we move towards a sustainable peace, the NMA said. It further appealed for peaceful co existence and understanding in the “truest spirit of Naga democracy and an end to all kinds of violence.”

Half-pant restriction for public inside Dimapur Commissionerate Morung Express News Dimapur | July 8

The Police Commissionerate at old Forensic Science Laboratory premises, Dimapur appears to have formulated a ‘dress code’ for the public entering its hallowed office compound. Smacking of colonial mindset, the commissionerate has placed restriction on the public against wearing ‘half pants’ to the office, as was experienced firsthand on Wednesday. “People wearing half pants are not allowed to enter inside the building; said two police women manning the front desk at the corridor outside the commissionerate building to this stunned reporter, after a cursory glance below the belt. Looking undecided on whether to let this half-pant clad reporter be allowed inside the building, or not, they pointed out that it was a new rule of

the department, to prohibit half pants wearing public inside the building, with directives given by top police officials. The fact that people might want to wear shorts during such sweltering temperature or that it didn’t offend or hurt the sentiments of any being or be that of a ‘department’ was drowned with the reiteration that it was ‘order from the top.’ The sentry-on-guard at the office entrance also voiced the same on the restriction, albeit apologetically and with a worried look. “Our boss will scold me if I allow you to enter wearing half pant,” he said while pointing at the reporter’s exposed leg. Apparently, the sentry had been reprimanded before for ushering in people wearing half pants. Only after some appeal, did the sentry with reluctance, grant permission for entry inside the building. Once inside the office building, there noticeably is a perfunctory air among the police staff on the restriction on public wearing half pants. Obviously, wearing shorts seem

to have abruptly become an indication of disrespect at the commissionerate. “Wearing half pants is improper and a lack of respect to the office,” said a fittingly attired uniformed personnel when this reporter inquired on why the dress code. The response that wearing shorts does not signify any sort of disrespect to any one, in particular the police, was shot down with a sardonic response by another, “people who understand this restriction will understand and those who doesn’t understand will never.” Keeping in mind that the Police department is a public department, where people from different walks of life will enter its compound for varied reasons, such imposition will only exhibit of narrow-mindedness or that of having a ‘fashionable mindset.’ It could not be confirmed whether this ‘dress code’ is also being imposed at the rest of police stations around Dimapur. It is also not verified whether the restriction is confined only on men or both.

C M Y K

C M Y K C M Y K

C M Y K

tuluni celebrated across nagaland Our Correspondent Kohima | July 8

Tuluni, the premier festival of Sumi Nagas was celebrated across the state, with celebrations in Kohima displaying much pomp and traditional gaiety under the auspices of Kohima Sumi Hoho. Thousands of Sumis in their traditional fineries joined the celebration, which was marked with cultural dances, songs, indigenous games and Tuluni feast. Gracing the festival as ‘Tuluni Father,’ Minister for PWD (Roads & Bridges), Y Vikheho Swu stressed on the need to revisit tradition in all its glory and its richness. Noting that in the past, rural wealth was amassed through paddy fields, cattle rearing and agriculture, the Minister urged for the revival of traditional practices. He called upon the people to live up to the image of Na-

Sumi Nagas perform during the Tuluni Festival 2015 in Kohima on July 8. Photo by Chizokho Vero

gas as brave, hardworking, honest and self sufficient. Swu further stated that there is a need for people to play a positive role in changing mindsets for the betterment of Naga society. Instead of focusing too much on tribal lines, he called upon all to come together and work towards the common issue of the Nagas. He also stressed on the need to adopt comprehensive mechanism to take the Naga society forward. “We must become

self sufficient and self reliant,” he said. Kohima Village Council chairman Neivor Rutsa meanwhile said that the Tuluni festival symbolizes fraternity, solidarity, sharing and oneness not only among the Sumi community but Nagas as a whole. Citing the rich culture and tradition of the Nagas, he said that any nation without culture and tradition is like a tree without leaves. “We have to preserve our tradition and culture to

maintain Naga identity,” he stated. Rutsa further appealed to every individual to “repose our faith in each other and together start the new beginning.” He further encouraged all Naga people to share a sense of belonging in Kohima, the state capital. The significance of Tuluni was shared Vihuto Yepthomi while a welcome address was delivered by Kohima Sumi Hoho president Edward K. Zhimomi. Related news on Page 2

M Y K C M Y K

C M

Dimapur

Thursday

LocaL

9 July 2015

The Morung Express C M

(LEFT) A Sümi man participates in a traditional spear kicking during the Tuluni festival celebrated at Lhothavi village in the outskirts of Dimapur on Wednesday, July 8. Photo by Caisii Mao. (CENTER) Sümi men perform traditional dance during Tuluni at Kohima Local Ground on July 8. (RIGHT) A man presents traditional top spinning during Tuluni at Kohima Local Ground. (Morung Photos)

Tuluni: 'uphold The spiriT of The fesTival' Morung Express News Dimapur | July 8

A time of merry-making for the Sümi, Tuluni festival - regarded as the season of bounty - was celebrated at Lhothavi village on July 8. While mer-

ry-making is an important feature of the festival, it is also a time for building relations and fostering brotherhood. H. Zungkum Chang, personal secretary to the Parliamentary Secretary for Horticulture, Kejong Chang,

who graced the celebration as the chief guest emphasised on the importance of building relations, which is at the core of Tuluni. "Upholding the spirit of the festival, we should foster friendship and good-neighbourly relations," Chang

honda’s all new Jazz launched Morung Express News Dimapur | July 8

C M Y K

The all new 3rd generation Jazz of popular Japanese car maker, Honda was launched at Ayida Honda Dimapur along with the rest of the country on Wednesday by L. Inazhe Sema, Advocate. According to a write up provided by Honda, the new Jazz is “very competitively priced” starting at 5,30,900/- (Ex showroom Delhi) for petrol base EMT model and 7,85,000/- (Ex. Showroom Delhi) for petrol top model VX AT with automatic transmission. The prices for the diesel base EMT starts at 6,49,900/- (Ex. Showroom Delhi) and goes upto 8,59,000/- (Ex. Showroom Delhi) for VXMT diesel top model. The Jazz comes along with a host of first in segment features like auto AC with touch screen control panel, Eco assist sys-

said in his address. In the Naga society, which is village-based, this spirit is paramount to and for a unified Naga society, he added. He further said that for a Naga, the village is an indispensible part of his or her roots and identity. Stating

that one should take pride in this, he said, "The village is part of your identity." The celebration was marked by display of cultural dances and folk tunes with Lhothavi Cultural Club presenting a war dance. Fire-

HSLC (Compartmental) result on July 10 kohiMa, July 8 (DiPR): Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) will declare the results of High School Leaving Certificate (Compartmental) Examination on July 10, 2015. The result will be available in the Office Notice Board and Website www.nbsenagaland.com. All Centre Superintendents have been informed to collect the Marksheet/ Marksheet cum Certificates from the Board within July 15, 2015.

E-services for scholarship & public grievance redressal Chief Guest L. Inazhe Sema (2nd from left) along with Ayida Honda staff after unveiling the all new Jazz in Dimapur on Wednesday. (Morung photo)

tem with inbuilt ambient meter rings, paddle shift, reclining rear seat, multi view rear parking camera and touch screen Audio Video Navigation system. Further, the company stated that apart from being feature rich with many first

in segment the all new Jazz has well shaped and easy to access 354 litre boot. “Another major change over its predecessor is the all new Jazz’s ground clearance which has been elevated to 165mm,” the note stated. The all new Jazz will

be available in five variants namely E, S, SV, V and VX. Bookings as well as test drives have been opened. For further enquires, interested parties can contact Ayida Honda phone numbers 03862-237210 and 7085052355.

INGRATITUDE C M Y K

kohiMa, July 8 (MExn): Culminating the Digital India Week, Department of Information Technology & Communication launched e-services for scholarship and public grievance redressal on July 8 at Secretariat Conference Hall, Kohima. Speaking on the occasion, Additional Chief Secretary & Development Commissioner, R. Binchilo Thong stressed on the benefits of eservices and said that citizens can now avoid physical travel and save time and money since grievances can be addressed online. He hoped that with the introduction of Digital India, the system of rural governance would change to a great extent. Pointing out that earlier a student had to go twice to the directorate just to fill and submit scholarship forms, he said, with online applications, students need not go to offices and their scholarship money would be remitted to their accounts. Regarding Public Grievances Redressal system, Binchilo said that earlier departments’ telephones for public grievances were rarely picked up, but with the launching of the portal, citizens’ grievances would be addressed and there will be transparency in all the departments. He further urged the Nodal Officers to give timely reply to the grievances. OSD (Research), Higher Education, Rokono Keyho stated that students can now apply for scholarship through the online service from any part of the country. The e-process scheme which is funded by the Government of India will be applicable for about 40,000 students from the State. Merit scholarships for 7000 students will be granted by the state to the students. The Department of IT & C demonstrated on how to apply online for public grievances and scholarship.

making, top-spinning, spear-throw, spear-kick, tug-of-war, rhythmic jumping and folk song competition were the other highlights of celebration. The NSF president Subenthung Kithan along with his colleagues also attended the celebration.

CAN Youth enhances capacity of village youths DiMaPuR, July 8 (MExn): CAN Youth along with MSW trainees from Bosco Institute, Jorhat and NEISSR, Dimapur organized a workshop on youth capacity building at Selouphe village under Dhansiripar subdivision on July 6. A total of 23 youth from Selouphe and Bade villages attended the workshop. According to a press release from CAN Youth secretary Samuel Walling, the programme started with a focused group discussion on the topic, ‘Roles of youth in developing the society’. Jenpu Rongmei, Chief Functionary of the organization, emphasized on youths who are frustrated and deprived of all privileges despite their potentials and capacities. In this, he encouraged the youths to utilize and enhance their skills and become self-dependent. This was followed by an activity which reflected on the present scenario of governing system in Nagaland by MSW trainees led by Yanjila, who lamented that the corrupt system is affecting the common people and under-

privileged community. The first session of the workshop concluded with a motivating life story by Matsungingla, MSW trainee, NEISSR, the release said. In the later session, participants were divided into two groups according to their respective villages. The groups were assigned to share strategies on how they would invest if Rs. 10,000 each was allocated to them in order to regenerate income, which will help them to be self-dependent and at the same time contribute towards the society. The participants brought out their plans and strategies to invest the funds to help the youths in terms of personal and professional growth, sustainability and livelihood and also to promote a sense of collective action for a better functioning of the society. Pointing out that the investment ideas were “quite purposeful and challenging,” the release said that the plans and ideas presented by both the groups will be implemented in the month of September.

Head of schools asked to submit NSIGSE list

kohiMa, July 8 (MExn): All the head of government, government aided or local body schools and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidalayas (KGBV) have been notified to submit the proposal/ list of eligible girl students for National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE) to the State Nodal Officer through their respective DEOs latest by July 30 for onward submission to MHRD, Department of School Education and Literary. A press release from State Nodal Officer (NSIGSE) Limadangti Jamir informed that

the Scheme covers - all unmarried girls belonging to SC/ST communities who have passed class VIII (eight) and enrolled in class IX (nine), and all girls who have passed class VIII (eight) examination from Kastruba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (irrespective of whether they belong to SC/ST) and enrolled in class IX (nine) in government or government aided and local body schools. The head of the institutions were also directed to obtain prescribed format and further necessary information from their DEO concerned.

C M Y K

Angling Fiesta at Amoklushi Lake

Born on 15.03.1932

C M Y K

Died on 27.06.2015

We the bereaved family of Lt. K. Yeshito Zhimomi Ex. MLA are humbled and touched by all of those who came to pay their last respect. We are really grateful to everyone who visited, phoned, prayed, send emails and provided moral, material and financial assistance. Your support and thoughtfulness gave us an enormous amount of comfort. “There are those whose lives death cannot diminish”. Their love radiates forever in the hearts of family and friends. We felt that love in your thoughtfulness. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement from all the family during this difficult time. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL. Loving Wife, Children & Family Members.

Mokokchung, July 8 (MExn): Starting from Friday till August 10, the famed Amoklushi Lake in Chuchuyimpang village will see a lot of activity as an ‘Angling Fiesta’ will kick start after a gap of two years. The Amoklushi Lake, which is located just below the prestigious Fazl Ali College at Chuchuyimpang, some four kilometres away from Mokokchung town, is a preferred place for anglers of all ages. The lake is said to be the biggest water body in the whole Ao area. This year, the Angling Fiesta is being organized by a group of young people from Chuchuyimpang. On the first day, the 10th of July, there will be a competition where a cash prize of Rs 15,000 is slated to be given away to the one who catches the biggest fish at the lake. The anglers to hook the second largest fish will be given cash prizes of Rs 8000, the organizers informed. On other days, the organizers disclosed that they have plans to give away ‘surprise gifts’ to the anglers who catch the biggest fish. The organizers disclosed that they wanted the An-

The Amoklushi Lake in Mokokchung’s Chuchuyimpang village, where Angling Fiesta is slated to be held from July 10 to August 10.

gling Fiesta to be not only a time for fishing, but also for recreation and to spend quality time with friends and family. Towards this end, the organizers will be opening stalls to serve refreshments, hooks, fishing rods etc. An organizing member informed that the registration fee for the first day will

be Rs 600 and two fishing rods allowed per angler. The Amoklushi Lake has been a favourite fishing place for the past many years. This lake is highly reputed because of the reported biggest catch from a lake, which weighed more than fifteen kilograms. Of late, angling has become a favorite past time for

many citizens in the town, and many spend hours and day angling for relaxation or simply to catch a ‘local’ fish for the dinner. With two years of breeding at the Amoklushi Lake without angling because of renovation works, the organizers as well as the anglers are anticipating big catches during the one month angling fiesta.

C M Y K

REgional

The Morung Express

Thursday

9 July 2015

Dimapur

Manipur: Student protestor killed NE BSNL employees association defers agitation by police; indefinite curfew clamped Our Correspondent Imphal | July 8

A young student was killed after being hit by a tear gas canister in the head and more than 40 others injured when police tried to control a large number of protesters who were attempting to storm the state assembly, now in session. According to witnesses, Sapam Robinhood Singh, 16, resident of Kesihamthong Thangjam Leirak in Imphal West, was among student demonstrators who were marching towards the assembly building to storm it demanding introduction of a ‘tough bill’ on Inner Line Permit System (ILPS) in Manipur. He was Class 11 student of Anand Singh Higher Secondary School, Nongmeibung. The incident happened around noon at Hatta Minuthong in Imphal East. Robinhood was taken to Public Hospital, Hatta and later referred to Raj Medicity, North AOC in Imphal West, where he succumbed to his

grievous injuries at 3 pm, according to hospital sources. He was shot in the head with tear gas canister by police at point blank range, according to witnesses. A large number of students from various Government schools in Imphal fought a pitched battle with police in the Hatta area around 11:30 am. More than 40 student protesters were also hurt in the police action. They were being treated at different hospitals in Manipur capital Imphal. Following the fatal incident, the Manipur Government has clamped indefinite curfew in Imphal West and Imphal East. Orders have been issued in this regard by the district magistrates, official sources said. Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) wants the Manipur Government withdraw ‘Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers’ Bill 2015′ (MRVTMW Bill 2015) and introduce a ‘tough bill’ for implementation of Inner Line Permit

system in the state. JCILPS called a 19-hour Manipur wide bandh on Tuesday to press the Manipur Government to pass the tough bill. Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh introduced MRVTMW Bill 2015 in the assembly on March 15 this year and later the House passed it. But the JCILPS is saying MRVTMW Bill 2015 cannot be accepted at all because it favours the non-locals in the state and that there is no specific provision to safeguard the indigenous population. The committee which has been spearheading the ILP movement is strongly opposing the bill calling it ‘anti-indigenous people.’ The committee demanded the Manipur Government to insert five points in MRVTMW Bill 2015 —issue of pass or permit to migrants, fixation of 1951 as the cut-off base year in demographic influx into the state, no land ownership rights to all non-indigenous people, strengthening of the Labour Department

NE tribal councils demand redrafting of 6th schedule amendment ShilloNg, July 8 (pTi): Tribal autonomous councils in the north-east today sought redrafting of the amendment to the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution saying they being stakeholders were not consulted. "No suggestions have been sought from any of the autonomous councils before the final draft was released by the ministry of home affairs. The MHA should re-draft the amendment in consultation with all the councils concerned," Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council chief executive member P N Syiem told reporters here. The final draft of the amendment released by MHA was without any consultation with the stakeholders and there are many inputs and suggestions that ought to be included and excluded, he said. Syiem was also elected chairman of

Arunachal CM opposes district-wise quota system in state exams iTaNagar, July 8 (pTi): Opposing districtwise quota system in state competitive exams, Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Wednesday said introduction of such a system will create problems for the state government. Responding to a Zero Hour discussion raised by MLA Tirong Aboh asking the government to provide special quota for insurgency-hit Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh Joint Entrance Exam and Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, Tuki said that such a system existed during 1995-2002 but had to be abolished after Gauhati High Court banned it following a case. In order to improve the educational scenario of the districts, the state government, he said, has established government schools besides reputed private institutions like Sharada Mission School at Narottam Nagar in Tirap, R K Mission School at Deomali (Tirap) and Vivekananda Kendriya Vidyalaya at Jairampur in Changlang district. Moreover, he pointed out that there is equitable distribution of seats in technical courses outside the state for students from the three troubled districts. "To provide employment to the youths of the districts, the state government has already created 1,900 posts of police constables and officers of which, 1,769 have already been posted," he said adding, "We are expecting fund from the Centre under police modernisation." While raising the issue, Tirap MLA Aboh informed the House that the three easternmost districts of the state were affected by insurgency and unemployment problems besides recording a rise in the number of drug addicts. He cited that Assam had such provisions for the youths of Karbi Anglong and Bodoland.

Forum of Councils under the Sixth Schedule (FOCUSS) at a meeting of representatives from all autonomous district councils in the north eastern states held here during the day. Assam's Dima Hasao Autonomous District Council chief executive member Debojeet Thaosen was elected secretary. He said FOCUSS representatives would meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh soon to discuss the issue. MHA should constitute a committee with representatives of all autonomous councils to re-draft the amendments, FOCUSS members said. "We are raising this question because till now when the final draft has been released by MHA, no suggestion has been sought from any of the autonomous councils," Thaosen said.

for registration and regulation of inter-state migrant labourers, and detection and pushing back of illegal migrants. But not a single point was incorporated in the bill, the committee said. Chief Minister Ibobi, on the other hand, had maintained that to prohibit outsiders from buying and selling of land in the state is ‘against the fundamental rights of citizens’ guaranteed by the Constitution and that the Centre would not approve such a provision. Since the beginning of the assembly monsoon session on June 26, the state has witnessed a sudden surge of protest under the aegis of JCILPS demanding the Government to withdraw the MRVTMW Bill 2015 and replace it with a tough one to safeguard the indigenous people. According to 2001 census report, the total population of Manipur was 22,93,895, out of which, non-local people constitute 7,40,448.

Notary Public

admission for B.a. degree Admission for BA Degree (pass & honours) first year is going under the Distance Education System. It is on semester system under the Krishna Kanta handiqui State Open university (KKhSOu) through its study centre at “Learners Academy Coaching Centre”, Longki Basti, Dimapur. Interested candidates can take admission before 31.07.2015. contact no: (M) 9436060822/9436260336

sd/- centre-in-charge Study Centre Code No: 4102

1st death anniversary of our beloved father

admission notice 2015 coUrses : Tourism and Service Industry dUraTion : 1 year ELIGIBILITY: 10+2 and above internship in Thailand for three months

LT. KeThoLeTUo mePfhÜ-o [21/8/1967 – 9/7/2014]

for further details please contact: 9612292694 or 8414833815

St. JoSepH’S College, JakHaMa extension: upSC / npSC Coaching Catholic Centre, East View, D Block, Kohima – 797001, Nagaland

admission open for new Batch

governmenT of nagaLand office of The

exTra assisTanT commissioner ChuMuKEDIMA, DIMAPuR : NAGALAND

It’s been a year already since you left us, but not a day passed without a thought of you. We still speak your name in silent prayers. We dearly miss your presence each and every day. Remembering you in every walk of our lives.

seminar

chief guest

shri. Jacob Zhimomi Parliamentary Secretary Irrigation & Flood Control, Government of Nagaland Resource Persons 1. Shri. Moa Sangtam, SDO (Civil) Sadar, Dimapur 2. Shri. James Swu, SDO (Civil). Dimapur compere Shri. Mhonjan humtsoe

vacancies 1) BSc Staff Nurse with Registration Certificate – Minimum 1 Year of Experience. 2) special educator - graduate with special education degree/diploma in Special education. Proficiency in special education for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities – Preferably with 1 year experience. Candidates should submit the prescribed application form along with their supporting documents by 17th July 2015.Application form can be downloaded from our website-www.cihsr.in And address it to The hr department, christian institute of health sciences and research, 4th mile, dimapur-797112

CongRatulatIon The mao students’ Union sincerely thank and congratulates the following students for their remarkable feat demonstrated in the last university examination. The Union share their happiness as their names flew out in colours topping in their respective departments. The union with prayer wishes them the very best in their future endeavours. Under Manipur University from don Bosco college, maram. 1. Simon Kapesa Rank 1, Education Dept. 2. Ashiihrii Asoni Rank 2, English Dept. 3. Kaikho Athiphro Rank 5, Political Science Dept. 4. Rosa Kashena Rank 1, history Dept. 5. E heni Chusuna Rank 8, History Dept. 6. Adani Lolia Rank 2, Commerce (Accounting) 7. Daili Athisa Rank 10, Commerce (Accounting) 8. Ashuli Ashuyini Rank 3,Economic Dept. From Asiifii Christian Institute, Mao 1. Pf. John Bosco Rank 1, English Dept.

Under Nagaland University 1. D. Mayini Rank 2, history Dept. St. Joseph College, Jakhama. 2. Sanio David Rank 3, Chemistry Dept. St. Joseph College, Jakhama. 3. hesho Lokho Rank 4, Pol Science Dept. Immanuel College, Dimapur 4. Neli Loli Kapena Rank 4, English Dept. Salesian College, Dimapur. 5. hriini Ariicho Rank 6, General Japfu Christian College. 6. Asani Rank 3, Commerce unity College, Dimapur. Publicity Wing Mao Students' Union

Session - I 10:00 - 11:00 a.m Leader

Inaugural Programme

:- Shri. L.Khevishe Sema Chairman, Thilixu Village Council.

1. Invocation

:- Shri. M.Khodao Lotha Christian Education Director Chumukedima Lotha Baptist Church

3. Short Speech

:- (i) Shri.Rozovutuo Chatsu Chairman, Chumukedima Area Village Council Association (ii) Shri. Tohoshe Awomi President, Nagaland State VBD Association (iii) Shri. Sito President, GB’s Association Dimapur

4. Special Song

:- Aloke Yepthomi

5. Speech from the Chief Guest Tea Break

Theme : Harnessing Traditional Knowledge for Good Governance Date : 11th of July 2015, Chumukedima Town Council Hall

Christian Institute of Health Sciences & Research, 4th Mile, Dimapur

Your loving wife, children and relatives.

2. Welcome Speech :- Shri. Thungbemo Patton EAC, Chumukedima

role & functions of village council Chairmen, VCM’s, GB’s and VDB’s Secretary

CMD BSNL Delhi with the representatives of AIBSNLEA and AIGETOA where the genuineness of the issues raised was acknowledged. The CMD BSNL assured that he has been personally monitoring the developments and is aware of the commitment given by HR wing and also assured that an agenda meeting with United Forum shall be held on July 13 for his review of the HR issues, the release informed.

date : 8/7/15

By this deed I, mr. marsoba ao (New Name) previously called as R. Marsoba Ao (Old Name), occupation Govt. Servant, R/o New Ministers hill, Kohima, Nagaland solemnly declare:1. I wholly renounced/relinquish and abandon use of former name R. Marsoba Ao and in place thereof, I do hereby assume from this date be called, known as Mr. Marsoba Ao. 2. I expressly request persons to address me as Mr. Marsoba Ao. Sworn in before me by the deponent on this 08-07-15 at Kohima.

St. JoSepH’S CoMMunIty College

Study Materials by: Alternative Learning System (ALS), New Delhi

trary recruitment of Management Trainee and nonsettlement of long pending HR issues in BSNL, the first day of which was observed successfully all over India. According to a release received here, the decision to defer the agitation comes following assurances from BSNL management that the internal and external MT exams have been deferred for six months. Four rounds of talks were held with Senior GM (SR), GM (Pers), Director (HR) and

CHange of naMe regd. no: 3387/15

Jakhama, Nagaland Sponsored and approved by UGC

UPsc/nPsc Prelims 2016 Office Timing : 1:00pm-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) course duration : 6 Months class Begins : 17th Aug. 2015 class Timing : 1:30pm-3:30pm contact : 9436820952 email : sjcjakhama.upscnpsc@yahoo.com

Dimapur, July 8 (mExN): The Northeast II circle of the United Forum of the All India BSNL Executive Association (AIBSNLEA) and All India Graduate Engineers & Telecom Officers’ Association (AIGETOA) has stated that it will defer its agitation for six months. A three-day nationwide hunger fast, termed Organizational Action, was called by the united forum of AIBSNLEA and AIGETOA from July 7 to 9 to protest against the arbi-

Session - II 11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m. * Role & Functions of Village Council & others Shri. Moa Sangtam, SDO (Civil) Sadar, Dimapur * Role & Functions of G.B & VDB Secretary Shri. James Swu, SDO (Civil). Dimapur Lunch N.B: 1. All the Chairmen, VCM’s, GB’s and VDB’s Secretary are requested to attend the seminar positively 2. All the concerned are requested to reach the venue by 9:30 a.m. Sd/Extra Assistant Commissioner Chumukedima, Dimapur:Nagaland

(A Central University Established by an Act of Parliament 1989)

school of management studies

D.C. Court Junction: Dimapur-797112, Nagaland Phone & Fax: 03862 - 234555 E-mail: dmsnudim@rediffmail.com

nU-maT for admission inTo mBa Programme (BaTch 2015-16) This is for the information to all concerned [MBA ASPIRANTS] that, an Entrance Test (NuMAT) will be conducted for Admission into the few vacant seats of the MBA Programme (Batch 2015-16) at the School of Management Studies, Nagaland University, Dimapur. The test is intended for those candidates who could not appear in any of the National Level management aptitude Tests such as maT/cmaT/caT/xaT/aTma etc. Those with valid MAT/CMAT/CAT/XAT/ATMA score may also appear in Nu-MAT if they desire so. ELIGIBILITY/ SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION: i) Any Graduate with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST). Candidates who have appeared in their Bachelor Degree final exam and awaiting their results can also apply. ii) The written test will be followed by Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). iii) Final Selection will be based on the performances in written test, GD and PI. iv) Candidates who have qualified in National Level Management Aptitude Tests as mentioned above will be given preference over others. however, it is to be noted that merely having a valid MAT/ CMAT/ CAT/ XAT/ ATMA score card does not entitle a candidate to have a claim for admission. Registration forms for Nu-MAT(Written Test) and the Admission Brochure can be obtained from the admission counter, administrative Block, school of management studies, Nagaland University Residential Campus, Land Mark colony, PWD Area, Opposite central christian revival church, dimapur, nagaland on payment of (`1,500/- (`1,300 for SC/ST). The filled in application forms need to be submitted at the same office. Important Dates: i) Issue of Registration forms and Admission Brochure : From 1st July, 2015 ii) Last Date of issue and submission of form for Nu-MAT : 14th July 2015 iii) Date of Nu-MAT (written test) : 15th July 2015 iv) Date of GD and PI (Group Discussion & Personal Interview) : 16th July 2015 v) Declaration of Result : 17th July 2015 vi) Date of Admission for MBA 1st Semester Classes : 20-21st July, 2015. : 23rd July, 2015. vii) Commencement of MBA 1st Semester Classes Note: Information can also be seen from the website: www.nagalanduniversity.ac.in For clarification-contact: 9436896150/ 9402830063/ 9436275461 Email: dmsnudim@rediffmail.com

sd\d P chaTUrvedi dean sms, nU

Dimapur

businEss

Thursday 9 July 2015

The Morung Express

New UN development goals greece PM pleads for a fair deal will drive the nations "nuts"

NEW DELHI, JuLy 8 (THomsoN REuTERs FouNDaTIoN): An Indian economist and member of a key government panel which formulates policy on social issues slammed the United Nations' new development goals on Tuesday, saying that having so many goals and targets would drive governments "nuts". World leaders are due to adopt a set of new development objectives in September, to replace eight expiring U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These will include objectives like ending poverty, reducing child mortality and tackling climate change. Although the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be finalised only in September, U.N. officials say member states have identified 17 goals and 169 targets. Bibek Debroy, member of the NITI Ayog - a panel appointed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to act as a think-tank and advise

on development priorities - said the SDGs were overly ambitious. "I am going to provoke my hosts, but I am greatly disturbed by what is happening on the SDGs. Eight goals, 21 targets, I can understand. But 17 goals, 169 targets? We'll go nuts. Imagine the plight of the countries which will now have to collect data for these, if collecting that data at all is possible," he said. Debroy, who was speaking at a news conference organised by the United Nations to launch a report on the Asia-Pacific region's progress on the MDGs, said he thought the SDGs would not have the "virtue" that the MDGs had. "I look at some of those proposed goals and I don't understand what they mean. It's as if you are looking for a unified field theory and are trying to solve every problem under the sun." United Nations officials said they agreed that there were many SDGs, but said the number of goals and

targets was decided by all 193 member states. "I agree with his (Debroy's) analysis and his concern that the goals and indicators are too many to be implementable and to be measured and monitored. This is a very serious concern," Rebecca Tavares, U.N. representative for India, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "The good news is that the SDG process was a broad-based consultative process that member states themselves managed. The member states took control over the process and consulted all groups over many years. There were so many proposals and it was difficult to hone to down to a manageable number." Like most countries, India has achieved some goals, but failed on others, the U.N. report said. India has achieved 12 of the 21 targets. These include halving the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day, ensuring universal pri-

mary schooling, achieving gender parity in primary schools, halving the number of people without access to clean drinking water and increasing forest cover, the report said. The country has, however, been slow to reduce the number of underweight children, and to curb the number of women dying in childbirth and the number of infants dying, it added. Debroy, a free-market ideologue, said people had to be careful when focusing on goals and should not make "value judgments" on people's lifestyle. "For example, should people have piped drinking water? Everyone will say yes. But in India in 2001, 45,000 villages had populations less than 100, some of those villages are in hilly areas where they get perfectly clean drinking water from streams," he said. "So what is the objective? Is it to get drinking water from taps or just to get clean drinking water?"

sTRasBouRG, JuLy 8 (REuTERs): Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pleaded in the European Parliament on Wednesday for a fair deal to keep his country in the euro zone, acknowledging Greece's own responsibility for its plight, after EU leaders gave him five days to come up with reforms. With its banks closed, cash withdrawals rationed and the economy in freefall, Greece has never been closer to a total state bankruptcy that would probably force it to print an alternative currency and leave the euro. Yet the leftist premier seemed relaxed and confident, with a note of humility, when he appeared before EU lawmakers in Strasbourg to cheers and scattered boos. Speaking hours after euro zone peers, at another emergency summit in Brussels, set Greece a deadline of the end of the week to come up with convincing reform proposals, Tsipras said Greeks had no choice but to demand a way out of "this impasse". "We are determined not to have a clash with Europe but to tackle head on the

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, standing at center, delivers his speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on Wednesday, July 8. Tsipras earned both cheers and jeers as he addressed lawmakers at the European Parliament, where he said his country is seeking a deal that might bring a definitive end to his country's financial crisis, not just a temporary stop-gap.(AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

establishment in our own country and to change the mindset which will take us and the euro zone down," he said to applause from the left. He promised to deliver detailed reform proposals in the next 48 hours and mostly eschewed the angry rhetoric that has alienated many European partners, although he criticised

agreed at Wednesday's second emergency euro zone summit in less than two weeks, Greece will submit a formal application for a medium-term loan programme from the European Stability Mechanism bailout fund on Wednesday, along with a first reform programme, to be detailed on Thursday.

attempts to "terrorise" Greeks into voting for "never-ending austerity". Speaking before him, European Council President Donald Tusk repeated that the final deadline for Greece to submit convincing reform plans and start implementing them was this week. Under a timetable

India to contribute $18 bn to BRICS forex reserves Get exquisite designer wear affordably 7 PSUs to raise tax free bonds moscoW, JuLy 8 (PTI): India will contribute USD 18 billion to the USD 100 billion foreign-exchange reserves pool that is being set up by five nations of the BRICS grouping to help each other "in case of any problems with dollar liquidity". Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have signed an agreement to set up the USD 100 billion pool, with maximum USD 41 billion coming from China. India's contribution of USD 18 billion to the Pool will be same as that of Brazil and Russia. South Africa would chip in USD 5 billion. "The central banks of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have signed Operational Agreement on July 7, 2015 in Moscow. The Agreement outlines the terms of mutual support for member states in the framework of the Agreement on BRICS Pool of Conventional Currency Reserves," the Russian Central Bank said in a statement.

The fund will be an "insurance instrument" that members nations could draw on if they experience problems with their balance of payments. The Pool will go into force on July 30. The Operational Agreement details the working procedures of the Pool to be observed by BRICS central banks, and defines their rights and obligations. "The Pool is tasked to ensure mutual provision of US dollars by the central banks of BRICS members in case of any problems with dollar liquidity. Thus, this new insurance network is designed to maintain financial stability of its member states," the statement said. The Agreement on setting BRICS Pool of Conventional Currency Reserves was signed on July 15, 2014 at the summit in Fortaleza (Brazil). The agreement was signed in Moscow after a

LEISURE

Simple Rules - There is just one simple rule: “Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.”

SUDOKU Game Number # 3280

Cars and Trucks Ford Chevrolet dodge Chrysler BuiCk honda aCura kia Mazda MitsuBishi nissan inFiniti hyundai suBaru suzuki toyota sCion lexus BMW MerCedes volksWagen audi volvo

U V I V A W H G P N H R T U N

R E K V W N C M Z P M H B J I

delicate and intricate geometric lines. Abhijeet Khanna’s collection for Fashion Garage offers an edgy and unconventional range of kurtis. They are earthy, elegant and versatile with a luxurious festive look. Mohan’s dresses, tunics and shirts playfully weave a story of delicacy, expressing the pursuit of a dream in an instrumentation of soft hues and delicate hand-embroidery. Shashank and Prajwal’s designer tunics, kurtis and kaftans, on the other hand, will help you get back to the roots of Earth with their natural and organic looks. The collection of palazzo pants, dresses, kurtas, tunics and tops by Rajdeep Ranawat captures the essence of ancient art in its light translucent fabrics combined with a pastel colour palette of ivory, peach, aqua, mint and coral. For men, Josh Goraya is determined to shape an alluring world of restrained class. Encouraged by masculine tailoring, Fashion Garage presents crisp designer shirts that you can wear at the boardroom meeting or at the club. The collections are available at prices between Rs.1,500 and Rs.6,000.

DAILY CROSS WORD

CROSSWORD # 3291

Answer Number # 3279

Y D T F O R D F G E G R D K E

NEW DELHI, JuLy 8 (IaNs): Prêtà-porter outfits from Ankur and Priyanka Modi, Pallavi Mohan and many more ace couturiers are now easily available at unbeatable prices online. E-commerce portal FashionAndYou presents Fashion Garage sale for all its style-loving patrons! The property offers access to limited edition collections of some of the Indian designers. There is an inaugural discount of 25 percent on Fashion Garage as well. “Fashion Garage is an artfully curated property where different designers will showcase their work on a regular basis. The objective behind a sale of this nature is to reward FashionAndYou customers for their renewed loyalty by giving them a special chance to shop for these spectacular designer creations,” Aasheesh Mediratta, CEO, Fashionandyou.com, said in a statement. Ankur, one of the designers of AM:PM, shared that the label has always believed in "fashion being affordable and this is a great leap towards that". Shoppers can indulge in the designs of AM:PM's collection, which is a mix of interesting artwork. The tunics and shirts feature wild flora and exotic birds that have been juxtaposed with

meeting of the Finance Ministers and heads of the central banks of the BRICS countries. The Pool would help BRICS members to maintain financial stability in case of volatility in dollar exchange rate. India's foreign exchange reserves dipped by a marginal USD 237.5 million, to USD 355.221 billion, in the week to June 26 on account of slight decline in a key component, the Reserve Bank of India data showed. The agreement on the insurance pool comes ahead of the two-day Summit of the BRICS leaders in Ufa. The Summit could look at the possibility of starting credit facility in local currency by the BRICS Bank. The first head of the Bank is noted Indian banker K V Kamath. The BRICS nations account for nearly USD 16 trillion in GDP and 40 per cent of the world's population.

C H R Y S L E R R P C G U X A

C I K G U D K C D H R Z P D V

V M A Z D A E S E N U D N F X

O G O J I D I V W S K O A Z K

L L T L E N R K F A H D S L S

V P O S R O F A C L G G S U U

O Y Y E L Z R I R J F E I O X

V R O E V I A D N U Y H N Y E

M I T S U B I S H I C V Q G L

I Z G A M I O F K K C I U B P

C I D U A W O V P E A X V D R

Rs 6,000 crore; Housing and Urban Development Corporation Rs 5,000 crore; Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, Rs 2,000 crore; and NTPC, Power Finance Corporation and Rural Electrification Corporation can issue tax-free bonds of Rs 1,000 crore each, said a notification issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes.

Maruti opens pre-launch bookings for S-Cross

NEW DELHI, JuLy 8 (PTI): Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday announced the opening of pre-launch bookings for its upcoming new model S-Cross. It will be launched in early August and will be sold and delivered at the network of Nexa showrooms, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement.Nexa is the new chain of showrooms that DIMAPUR Civil Hospital:

MSI has set up in order to sell its premium products. The company plans to set up 100 such showrooms in 30 cities by the end of the fiscal. Maruti Suzuki S-Cross is expected to be priced around Rs. 10 lakh. It will have two engine options of 1.6 litre and 1.3 litre diesel which the company is sourcing from Fiat under a licence agreement.

STD CODE: 03862 232224; Emergency229529, 229474

Metro Hospital: Faith Hospital:

227930, 231081 228846

Shamrock Hospital

228254

Zion Hospital:

231864, 224117, 227337

Police Control Room

228400

Police Traffic Control

232106

East Police Station West Police Station

227607 232181

CIHSR (Referral Hospital)

242555/ 242533

Dimapur hospital

224041, 248011

Apollo Hospital Info Centre:

230695/ 9402435652

Railway:

131/228404

Indian Airlines

229366

1. Portuguese folksong 5. Wooden pin 10. Playthings 14. Operatic solo 15. Adhesive 16. Affirm 17. Meeting 19. Lyra’s brightest star 20. An uncle 21. Father Christmas 22. Disorderly revelry 23. They love to inflict pain 25. Swerves 27. C 28. Predatory 31. Rescues 34. Fertilizer ingredient 35. G 36. Stepped 37. Toboggans 38. Part of a comparison 39. And so forth 40. Promises 41. Not glossy 42. King David 44. Ancient unit of measure 45. France’s longest river 46. Mutt 50. Decree 52. Intimidate

54. French for “Friend” 55. Writing table 56. Hostility 58. Way in 59. Clairvoyants 60. Initial wager 61. At one time (archaic) 62. Something of value 63. Not the original color

DOWN

1. Visages 2. Fragrance 3. Ate 4. Buffoon 5. Lower the capability 6. Unlocks 7. Habit 8. Digs 9. Alkaline liquid 10. Bar 11. Supervision 12. Eastern discipline 13. Go to and fro 18. S S S S 22. Bucks and does 24. Frozen 26. Nights before 28. Correct 29. Tidy 30. Heredity unit

31. Stair 32. Anagram of “Star” 33. Singers 34. Nutgrasses 37. Den 38. A tart spicy quality 40. Leave out 41. Makes coins 43. A small ornamental case 44. Truthful 46. Black-and-white diving bird 47. Drizzly 48. Overact 49. Delineated 50. Border 51. Beloved 53. How old we are 56. An Old Testament king 57. Unhappy Ans to CrossWord 3290

KOHIMA: 0370 2222952/ 101 (O) 9402003086 (OC) DIMAPUR: 03862 232201/ 101 (O) 9436017479 (OC)

CHUMUKEDIMA: 03862 282777/101 (O) 9856158740 (OC) WOKHA: 03860 242215/101 (O) 9862039399 (OC)

MOKOKCHUNG: 0369 2226225/ 101 (O) 9436012949 (OC)

Nagaland Multispe- 248302, cialty Health & 09856006026 Research Centre

PHEK: 8414853765 (O) 9862130954(OC)

KOHIMA

ZUNHEBOTO: 03867 280304/ 101 (O) 9856156876 (OC)

STD CODE: 0370 100/2244279 2222222 2222111 2222952 2222916 2243339 2224202 08974997923

TUENSANG: 8414853766 (O) 8414853519 MON: 03869 251222/ 101 (O) 9436208480 (OC)

CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE

ACROSS

FIRE STATIONS

Chumukedima Fire 282777 Brigade Nikos Hospital and 232032, 231031 Research Centre

Police Control Room: North Police Station: South Police Station: Fire Brigade: Naga Hospital: Oking Hospital: Bethel Nursing Home: Northeast Shuttles

U R A B U S C I O N T A D Y V

NEW DELHI, JuLy 8 (PTI): Government today allowed seven state-owned entities, including NHAI, IRFC and NTPC, to raise Rs 40,000 crore in the current fiscal through tax-free bonds. The National Highways Authority of India has been permitted to raise Rs 24,000 crore; Indian Railways Finance Corporation

Toll free No. 1098 childline

KipHire: 8414853767 (O) 8974304572 (OC)

WE4WOMEN HELPLINE 08822911011

MOKOKCHUNG: Police Station 1:

STD CODE: 0369

2226241

Police Station 2 :

2226214

Civil Hospital: Woodland Nursing Home:

2226216 2226263

Hotel Metsüpen (Tourist Lodge):

2226373/2229343

TAHAMZAM (formerly Senapati) STD CODE: 03871 Police Station: Fire Brigade

CURRENCY NOTES

222246 222491

BUY(Rs)

SELL(Rs)

US Dollars Sterling Pound Hong Kong Dollar Australian Dollar Singapore Dollar Canadian Dollar Japanese Yen

62.14 96.58 7.76 46.43 45.91 49.19 50.42

64.95 101.26 8.64 48.72 48.17 51.61 53.26

Euro

68.49

71.82

Thai Baht Korean Won New Zealand Dollar Chinese Yuan

1.78

1.98

0.0534

0.0595

41.43

43.50

9.68

10.79

5 Organisations demand befitting punishment in assault case

LOCAL

The Morung Express

DIMAPUR, JULY 8 (MExN): More organisations have come forward to condemn the July 1 Naga farmer assault at Dimapur and have demanded befitting punishment against the perpetrators of the assault. CMA: The Chakhesang Mother’s Association in a press release by its General Secretary Wecheteu Khape, and President Zaposhelü Venuh has expressed extreme pain to learn of the unfortunate assault on Sanyi Dukru on July 1. Stating that Dukru is an accomplished businessman and well known entrepreneur who has guided many farmers and contributed immensely to the growth of agriculture/horti produce in the Phek District, CMA expressed concern on the safety and security of smalltime traders if something like this could happen to a seasoned businessman. Further stating that the incident is a reminder to all that “rights of local farmers must be protected from exploitation,” CMA urged concerned local bodies/agencies to analyze

the issue from all angles and dig out if there is “more than that meets the eye.” The organisation also extended wishes of a speedy recovery to Dukru and prayed that God would grant him the strength to overcome this ordeal. ZUP: The Zhavame Union Pfutsero Town (ZUP) also condemned the assault and appealed to the authorities to give the most befitting punishment to the perpetrators. ZUP stated that the farmers in its area are engaged in large-scale cultivation of Agri and Horti and disposing the produce at Dimapur. “But the syndicate monopolized by non-locals has been fleecing our farmers for long resulting in our minimal return.” It also urged ACAUT, civil bodies and government authority to leave no stone unturned to dismantle this syndicate system at the earliest so that the Naga farmers can earn according to their labour. RSU: Razeba Students’ Union (RSU) also expressed

outrage and shock at the assault on Sanyi Dukru. Pointing out that the victim is a “straightforward and a tall leader” honestly working for the society, particularly Razeba area, the union condemned the “dastardly attitude of these Non-local peoples who could exercise such extreme act of life attempt to our tall leader in our own land without fear.” It also stated that the accused should be expelled from Nagaland for good. Meanwhile, the union said the matter should not be just verbally condemned and forgotten, but appropriate authority should take the matter seriously and award befitting exemplary punishment. “Every sensible citizen should condemn this intolerable act in unison and should demand the law enforcing authority to publicize the punishment awarded to the defaulters at the earliest.” ZSU: Zelome Students’ Union also condemned the attack on Sanyi Dukru. Wonder-

ing what will happen to common people if such incident happens to a public leader, the union said the incident shows “we are not safe even in our own homeland.” The union requested the fellow Nagas not to “patronize the non local businessmen in order to avoid such incident in future.” It also appealed to the authority to take stern action against the accused. NEFF: Disheartened at the assault on progressive farmer Sanyi Dukru, the North East Farmers’ Federation (NEFF) today condemned the “barbaric act of insult.” A press release from NEFF president stated that “such harassment and assault could have been avoided had there been a proper channel of marketing network for the disposal of our locally available food stuff in bulk, especially the perishable fruits and vegetables.” It added, “The poor farmers should not be exploited by unscrupulous traders, compelling them to sell their precious organic produces at distressed

Thursday

9 July 2015

prices, which in turn are sold to us at exorbitant prices.” ZPOP: Zhavame Public Organization Pfütsero (ZPOP) has also strongly condemned the “Barbaric act” of the culprits, on its former President Sanyi Dukru at Dimapur on July 1. In the release, ZPOP request the concerned authority in power to book the culprit at the earliest and impose befitting penalty as per the law and also request every right thinking citizen to raise their voice against such a horrific act of non-locals who should actually be an ambassador of peace in our father’s land. RPO: The Razeba Public Organisation (RPO) in a press note issued by its president, Panyi Movi and general secretary, Sapunyi Zholia has strongly condemned the “life attempt” on Sanyi Dukru on July 1. The RPO maintained that he was targeted due to his involvement against the corrupt “trade practice and business monopoly” carried out by non-locals at the expenses

of the local farmers. While appreciating the IRB patrolling party and police for their timely intervention in rescuing the victim, the RPO also appealed the concerned authorities to immediately nab all the eluding accused involve in the incident and award stringent punishment. Meanwhile, Razeba Public Organisation, Phek (RPOP) Unit has strongly condemned the “inhuman act” meted out to its leader Sanyi Dukru describing the act as an attempt to “murder” and deserves stringent action. “The actions of the non local traders are humiliating and a direct threat to our society, RPO added further urging the law enforcing agency to punish the culprits as per the law of the land, and also to prevent recurrence of such incidents in the near future. Phek NPFFU: Phek District NPF Farmer Union has strongly condemned the assault of its President Sanyi Dukru who, it stated in a press release, “was

March 29 murder condemned FGN cautions govt servants KOHIMA, JULY 8 (MExN): Organisations have come forward to condemn the March 29 murder of Meceibo Lcho in Kohima. KRK: The Khonoma Rüffüno Kohima (KRK) has vehemently condemned the murder of Meciebo Lcho of Viswema Village March 29. KRK in a press note issued by its president, Dr. Nichükholie Vüprü and general secretary, Dr. Vivolhuno Punyü, expressed deep shock and appealed the authority concerned to award “stringent punishment” befitting the crime.

KTUN: The Khonoma Thevomia Union Nagaland (KTUN) has also vehemently condemned the “heinous and barbaric” murder of Meciebo Lcho on March 29. In a press note issued by its president Rovolhuto Whiso, KTUN argued that no bail should be granted to the perpetrators of the crime to “ensure safety of the innocent citizen” and befitting punishment should be awarded to the culprits. Meanwhile, the Union also lauded the Kohima Police for successfully cracking the case and arresting

the culprits on June 30. GVYO: The Gariphema Village Youth Organization (GVYO) also strongly condemned the murder of Lt. Meciebo Lcho. It further appealed to all right thinking citizens to rise up against “such heinous and barbaric acts against humanity.” GVYO also lauded the Kohima Police and the District Administration for their success in nabbing the culprits and urged the concern authority to stringently and befittingly punish the guilty in accordance to the law of the land.

against dereliction of duties

DIMAPUR, JULY 8 (MExN): The Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) today cautioned against dereliction of duties by the government servants especially, the Heads of Department within the Chakhesang region. A press note from the Midan Peyu, Chakhesang Region FGN issued an ahza for smooth transaction of public services and warned the HoDs who are “infrequent-

ly stationed at their postings and those who are responsible for placing proxy teachers regardless of their anointed professions.” It directed all government servants to be “categorical in their respective duties forthwith.” It asserted that the FGN would “selflessly wear down the prevailing elements detrimental to the socio-economic and human resource development of our community,

while solemnly soliciting active cooperation from the general public.” The FGN Chakhesang region further cautioned that it will “bring the defaulter/s to action either by force or by any action deem fit, which underlies public welfare.” It was further informed that “clarification with regard to inter alia donations/contributions” may be verified by contacting +919436811773 or +919436612779.

Dimapur

left semi-conscious” on July 1 at Murgi patti Dimapur. “Such assault is intolerable, and deserves a stringent punishment,” the union maintained. The union appealed the authority to eradicate Market Monopoly and Syndicate system practices. The union also urged “local guardian” to rent rooms/ shops especially to “local businessman and entrepreneurs.” CRPOK: The Chizami Range Public Organization, Kohima (CRPOK) has vehemently condemned the “brutal assault” on Sanyi Dukru at Dimapur. Expressing its outrage, CRPOK in a release note, termed the incident “intolerable” and warned, “In future, if any such brutality or alike incident recur again then it will never be tolerated and shall face the public wrath.” Further, CRPOK expressed its gratitude to the Dimapur Police Flying Squad No. 92 for their timely intervention and urged the concern authority to award befitting punishment.

MEx FILE LH Committee on Oil Issue meeting WOKHA, JULY 8 (MExN): The Committee on Oil Issue of Lotha Hoho will hold a meeting on July 10 at the Conference Hall, Unity College, Residency Colony, Dimapur at 11 a.m. All members of the Committee including KSU, Land Owners Union of Changpang –Tssori area, Bhandari Area, Baghty Area, Yamhon and Ralan areas are requested to attend the meeting without fail. A press release from the Lotha Hoho stated that the meeting is crucial not only for Wokha but for the whole State. Important decisions are to be taken up during the meeting for common welfare, the release added.

SSA teachers’ meeting in Kiphire

KIPHIRE, JULY 8 (MExN): The general meeting of the SSA Teachers’ Association, Kiphire unit will be held on July 10 at 10 a.m. at Hopongkyu Memorial Hall Kiphire Town. Therefore, all SSA teachers under Kiphire have been asked to attend the meeting positively. The association also requested all teachers to bring membership free of Rs.300 during the meeting. Stern action further queries, contact shall be initiated to the absentees, it was warned. 9615670270. Further, all the heads of institutions – both gov- YSUK silver jubilee on July 11 ernment and private – are KOHIMA, JULY 8 (MExN): Yimchunger Students’ directed to submit ST/SC Union, Kohima (YSUK) is celebrating its silver jubilee Girls name list who are en- on July 11 at State Academy Hall, Kohima at 10 a.m. rolled in Class - IX on or under the theme “A leap to perfection.” Minister for before July 27 for National Roads & Bridges (PWD), Y. Vikheho Swu, will grace the Scheme of Incentive to occasion as the chief guest and Parliamentary SecreGirls for Secondary Edu- tary for Economics & Statistics and Municipal Affairs R. cation (NSIGSE) Scheme. Tohanba will be the special guest. All the Yimchumger For further detail, contact students have been asked to attend the programme in 9615670270. traditional attire without fail. The Union also extended invitation to former officials, YUK, YGOA, YAA, YWO (Kohima unit), WYSU, WYH, frontal organization, parents, elders and well wishers to the programme.

Dimapur DEO informs schools DIMAPUR, JULY 8 (MExN): The Deputy District Education Officer, Dimapur has in a press release informed government and private schools under Dimapur District that a Science seminar for Classes 8 to 10 is going to be conducted in the last week of August 2015 on the topic “Harnessing light Possibilities & Challenges.” Therefore, all the institutes

are directed to submit the participants name list on or before August 20. For further details, contact 9436066070. The Deputy DEO also directed all Govt. Hr. Sec. Schools/Govt. High Schools to collect format from DEO Office, Dimapur on or before July 13 as the office are to submit the same in the Directorate on or before July 20. For

Yi signs MoU with Sazolie College A 250 KVA transformer being installed at Lake View colony in Dimapur on July 8 by the Electrical department. Due to increase in power consumption with increase in households in the colony, the old transformer could not supply the required voltage; transformer breaks down frequently and even inverters are charged with stabilizers in some houses. The installation of the transformer is expected to stabilize the distribution of the required voltage in the area whenever there is supply of power. (Photo by Imojen I Jamir)

Kohima Police informs vehicle owners KOHIMA, JULY 8 (MExN): Kohima Police today directed owners of off-road vehicles which are parked along the highways/ thoroughfares to shift their vehicles to other locations on or before July 12. A press note from the Sr Superintendent of Police, Kohima said that this exercise is ne-

cessitated to ease the prevailing traffic congestion in the town. The defaulting vehicles, police cautioned, will be towed away if found during eviction drive and vehicle owners will be penalized under the Motor Vehicles Act. The police further urged the public to abstain from parking their vehicles

randomly along the highways during daytime/peak hours, as it is causing inconvenience and traffic congestion. Kohima Police further directed all concerned to remove private ‘No Parking’ sign boards placed in front of their business establishments in Kohima town on or before July 12.

KOHIMA, JULY 8 (MExN): Young Indians (Yi) Nagaland Chapter signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sazolie College, Phezhu, Jotsoma on July 6 under its youth affairs vertical Yuva which focuses on the development and progress of students. More than 11,000 students are registered under Yuva nationally across 37 chapters. Sazolie College is the fifth college in Nagaland after St. Joseph’s College in Jakhama, Patkai Christian College, Tetso College and Unity College from Dimapur to be associated with Yi Yuva. Hyunilo Anilo Khing, Yi

Nagaland Chapter chair, in his opening remarks said that Yi is an incubator for young leaders. He highlighted the multifarious initiatives and activities through which young people can contribute towards a developed nation and Yi-CII integration. He reiterated by saying that Yi is a journey of learning and an amazing array of experiences, people, thoughts and ideas. To have a better comprehension of what Yuva is, Kvulo Lorin, member and Yuva chair Yi Nagaland chapter, spoke on the opportunities and platform that Yuva gives a student. By signing this MoU, the students from the five col-

leges can interact and learn from each other on a common platform and will get exposure and opportunities not just within the state but nationally, he added. Principal Sazolie College expressed his enthusiasm on the new journey of shared vision between Sazolie College and Yi of nurturing the students with experiences that facilitates towards the growth of responsible citizens in the society. Vijay Sharma Yi Nagaland Chapter in his closing remarks reaffirmed on the commitment towards students by Yi and thanked the college authorities for positively responding to Yi.

ETEN –IAS Kohima centre set for launch Ao linguistics training underway Our Correspondent Kohima | July 8

A highly reputed IAS coaching centre will be launching its first batch on July 10 here. The Kohima Centre (franchise) of ETEN-IAS (in association with ALS & Pearson) in short simply referred to as ALS, is located on the top floor of Vuto Motors, a few hundred feet from High School Junction towards New Secretariat, Kohima. One of the largest IAS coaching networks with over 30 centres spread across the length and breadth of the country, the centre boasts of 1679 ranks in the last 13 years, 215 of them in 2014 alone. During a seminar conducted by its renowned mentor Manish Gautam on June 13 at de Oriental Grand Kohima, which was attended by over 130 IAS

aspirants, it was informed that ALS has a success rate of 100% due to the fact that each and every student who undergoes training at the centre, succeeds in either UPSC or State civil services or some other competitive exams, which shows that the system of teaching suits any kind of exam that seeks to recruit dedicated civil servants. Delhi being the hub of IAS Coaching Institutes attracts lakhs of students from all over the country for admission to IAS Coaching Institutes. Many IAS aspirants from Nagaland also end up in Delhi to take Civil Service coaching classes. But now, one need not go to Delhi for IAS Coaching classes as ALS Centres offers world class training to aspiring IAS candidates. ETEN IAS, the IAS test preparation vertical of Pearson has tied up with

one of India’s best IAS coaching institutes ALS (Alternative Learning System) for providing civil services exam coaching in India via VSAT technology. Based on this technology, ALS will bring some of India’s best faculty and in addition, the students will also have access to quality study materials, practical training module including mock interviews to prepare them for the examination. Among the successful ALS students of the recently declared UPSC results, which is 167 plus and still counting, is Rank No. 1 Ira Singhal, who is the third student from ALS to top UPSC since 2001. ALS Kohima Centre provides a good opportunity and offers a technology driven learning system that enables the students to learn from the experts in the comfort of their hometown at reasonable fees.

MOKOKcHUNg, JULY 8 (MExN): A three day training programme on ‘Foundation in Linguistics’ for Ao language scholars is currently underway at Fazl Ali College, Mokokchung where seventy five scholars are attending the training programme. The programme is being jointly organised by the Ao Senden Literature Board (ASLB) in collaboration with Fazl Ali College and Nagaland University. The resource persons for the training programme are Dr Pangersenla, Asst Prof NU Meriema, and Dr Imlienla Imchen, Asst Prof SCERT Kohima. ASLB secretary Temjen Tzudir, while speaking about the importance of the training prgramme on ‘Foundation in Linguistics’, said that the foundation of a language, its roots and development is very important for any scholar. To-

wards this end, the training programme has been organized so that the Ao scholars would be more adept at the linguistic aspects of the Ao language, Tzudir added. Fifty six Bachelor of Arts students from Fazl Ali College, ten Ao Arangtet (Ao proficiency examinees) and Ao language scholars from outside are participating in the training programme. The resource persons enlightened and highlighted the participants on syntax, phonetics and phonology, morphology, language and linguistics etc. with regard to the Ao literature. On the first day, the principal of FAC Chubayangla released a book titled “Oshioben Tamentakdak Kimung” (Foundation in Linguistics) on the first day of the training programme. The book authored by the resource persons Dr. Pangersenla Walling and Dr.

Imlienla Imchen is a research book from a linguistic point of view. ASLB member, Sashimeren Jamir while speaking about the book, asserted that the works of Dr. Pangersenla Walling and Dr. Imlienla Imchen is another added feather in the development of Ao literature. “There are books about the Ao literature, there are books about the Ao grammar and dictionaries. This book about the Ao phonology, phonotics and linguistics is another great achievement in the field of Ao literature,” said Sashimeren Jamir, a veteran journalist attached with a local daily. The three day programme will conclude on July 9. The president of the Ao Senden will deliver a special speech while the ASLB secretary, Temjen Tzudir will deliver the vote of thanks.

Liangmai council informs DIMAPUR, JULY 8 (MExN): The Election commission Liangmai Council Nagaland, informed all the village council chairman and subordinate unit, that election for the tenure 2015-17 had convened on July 11 at Tening Village from 11 am. All the chairmen are requested to send their representatives as per the Electoral College formed in the last general meeting, a press note added.

ASU assembly on July 11 KOHIMA, JULY 8 (MExN): The Angami Students’ Union (ASU) will have its first assembly for the tenure 2015-2017 at Cheichama Council Hall on July 11, 11.00 am. A press release from the union informed that it is compulsory for all the affiliating unit presidents and one representative to attend the said sitting without fail. Senior leaders of ASU have also been invited to attend the same. Any proposal/agendas may be addressed to the Speaker U/A 48 hours before the commencement of the sitting, the release said.

ANAFTT meeting on July 10 DIMAPUR, JULY 8 (MExN): All Nagaland Adhoc Fixed Trained Teachers (ANAFTT) has called a meeting on July 10, 2:00 pm at All Nagaland State Teachers’ Association (ANSTA) Rest House, Kohima. Therefore, ANAFTT representatives N Renbomo Kikon and Mhashekhoto Zhotso in a press release have requested all the executives and the district representatives to attend the meeting without fail.

Meeting on Graduate Teachers’ seniority KOHIMA, JULY 8 (MExN): An emergency meeting has been convened on July 10, 10:00 am at CANSSEA office here for all regularized Graduate Teachers whose service seniority had been counted from January 16, 2004 and thereafter. A press release from the Convener Kekuolhouthie, Member Secretary Temjenyapang and General Secretary (ANSTA) Visato Koso informed that the meeting has been called in connection with the directive of High Court dated 11-12-14 passed in WP(C) No. 243 (K) 2014 stating that the seniority list of Graduate Teachers is to be rectified with an immediate effect. It is compulsory for all the regularised Graduate Teachers, whose service seniority had been counted from the above mentioned date and thereafter, to attend the meeting along with first appointment order and required court fee (for those who have not paid earlier). Failing to do so, the name of defaulter(s) may not be included in the seniority list, the release added. For further information, if any, contact: 9436215297/ 9436650749/ 8014889277.

IN-FOCUS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express THursDAy 9 July 2015 volumE X IssuE 185 By moa Jamir

Extremely cynical but lackadaisically inert

ho will usher in ‘cathartic relief’ for the Nagas and purge the apparent sense of collective desolation when public confidence in political, social and religious institutions are at its lowest ebb, this column questioned on the New Year eve (December 31), arguing that extreme cynicism has embedded every fabric of the society. A recent account statement by ACAUT (Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation), heralded as a “revolutionary” movement on its inception in 2013, generated a retrospection and raises again a serious poser, “Are these apathies impinging every sphere of the society? A mere Rs. 26,000 was collected as ‘free will donation”, ACAUT revealed, too minuscule a sum, that would deter even a most intrepid and idealist activist. Whether one agrees or disagrees with its activism, given rousing endorsement garnered particularly in social media, one is left befuddled to arrive at a plausible explanation. However, it elicits two pertinent questions – firstly, whether we as a society is simply apathetic towards political and social activism? Or whether, despite our extreme cynicism, the society is lackadaisically inert? It also questions whether our support or donation to a certain cause is dependent on societal perception and acknowledgement of the said deed(s) or our soladarity does not go beyond the virtual world. Remember, the contribution to ACAUT was confidential. A combination of these queries might be given as plausible explanation to apathy and disengagement – both politically and socially in the society. In early sixties, Morris Rosenberg studying political apathy among Americans found out that social restraints, feelings of futility, and the absence of spurs to action all tended to inhibit participation in the democratic process. Such characteristics are overtly palpable in our midst. Confidence in political, religious and social is abysmally low generating disengagement and apathies by the public, particularly the younger generation. It’s an open secret that, election in Nagaland, particularly in recent years, is never about any ideological competition and declared manifesto but configured on community or village or clan politics. The barriers to an open and free election, is thus, restricted by these competing fault lines. Leave alone the deeds, the government in power and political class even seems to be incapable of uttering even a single syllable on issues having dramatic ramification. The dictum, “silent is golden” seems to be the thumb rule and the governance in the past one year offers a classic case study. While the political class as a whole has not elicited any credibility, the disenchantment with other relative prominent social and religious institutions is mounting. While politicians are booted the most, the churches as well as other social organisations, including mainstream medias, have not been left unscathed; and often accused of practicing ‘selective interventionism and hypocrisy.’ However, most ominously, with the risk of making a sweeping generalisation, despite vitriolic activism these apathies seems to be creeping into the virtual world and generating, what is commonly referred as “slacktivism (or clicktivism)” defined by Kristofferson et al (2014) as “a willingness to perform a relatively costless, token display of support for a social cause, with an accompanying lack of willingness to devote significant effort to enact meaningful change.” In 2010, Gladwell critiquing the social media wrote in New Yorker, “Facebook activism succeeds not by motivating people to make a real sacrifice but by motivating them to do the things that people do when they are not motivated enough to make a real sacrifice.” In defence, Mirani in the Guardian argued that, the true significance of social media, which lies in their ability to rapidly spread information about alternative points of view that might otherwise never reach a large audience. The so-called Arab Revolution or closer home, the Anna Hazare movement against corruption was seen as classic cases of organising activities through social media. But, in our case, it does not seems to go beyond initial token display of support for a cause such as – liking a group or post or commentaries – without a correspondent increase and otherwise more meaningful contributions to the cause. A cursive commentary in a social media, despite its instant gratification and dissemination, does not make a movement. Corruption is extremely embedded in every layers of Naga society that out of sheer haplessness, one becomes either a direct or indirect accessories in its omnipresent ambit. Is it the fear of ramifications, as a result, hindering the public to voice out against events that affects us? The muted reaction to recent ACAUT exposé of “Backdoor” appointment points to that direction. At best, the social media has more or less become a ‘sponge’ to absorb and clean our collective desolation thereby providing a temporary ‘suspension’ to our anxiety and cajoling us from acting further. Reverting back to the ACAUT statement, a sign of sincerity and commitment would have been displayed if we care enough to go to a bank to transfer some amount, however miniscule, but sadly, we are too relaxed in our own comfort zone. For any comment, drop a line to moajamir@live.com

lEfT WING |

IANS

Job ads on Google sexist, says study

study by an Indian-American at Carnegie Mellon University shows that lesser number of women, as compared to men, are shown in online ads promising highsalary jobs. "The tool that runs experiments with simulated user profiles established that the gender discrimination was real," said Anupam Datta, associate professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. The study, published in the proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies, used the automated AdFisher tool developed by Datta to run 21 experiments evaluating Ad Settings, a web page Google created to give users some control over the ads delivered to them. "We can't look inside the black box that makes the decisions, but AdFisher can find changes in preferences and changes in the behaviour of its virtual users that cause changes in the ads users receive," said Michael Carl Tschantz, researcher at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, California. To study the impact of gender, researchers created 1,000 simulated users - half designated male, half female - and had them visit 100 top employment sites. "The male users were shown the high-paying job ads about 1,800 times, compared to female users who saw those ads about 300 times," said Amit Datta, an Indian-origin a Ph.D. student in electrical and computer engineering. By comparison, the ads most associated with female profiles were for a generic job posting service and an auto dealer.

THE EDIT PAGE

C O M M E N T A R Y

Arthur Scarritt

Undermining indigenous peoples' self-determination

uropean colonial projects depended on the racialisation of native populations to maintain their economies of plunder. The belief that indigenous peoples were inherently unable to enjoy the same rights as colonists undergirded colonial civil society and legitimised, in contemporary eyes, brutal exploitation and even genocide. Europeans from Juan de Matienzo in the sixteenth century to Mario Vargas Llosa more recently have furthermore argued that these costs were worth paying, as European colonialism brought with it enlightened civilisation. The ends, they have said, justified the means. Troubling echoes of this mentality are still apparent today, namely in the Peruvian government’s approach to indigenous land rights. The current neoliberal project centres on the concept of market rule: governments must alter all goods and services so they can be traded in the global marketplace. In highland Peru, new laws enabled the marketisation of indigenous lands, explicitly promoting dispossession as the most efficient outcome and therein improving the wellbeing of all. “This model of smallholders without technology is a vicious circle of extreme poverty”, explained Peru’s president Alan García in 2007. “We must encourage medium-sized property, the middle class of farmers who know how to obtain resources, seek out markets and create formal jobs”. Nevertheless, Peru’s recent law on land ownership, passed in 1995, paternalistically provides rights specifically for natives, the majority of smallholders, out of respect for traditions going back to “ancient times”. Only seventeen percent of all landholdings in Peru have clear title, with the number much lower in the Andes. In order to rectify this, the new legislation allows that “under current law, the titling of the communities can take two modalities: communal or individual”. That is, the law provides for clear private titles as well as for titles based on the indigenous-associated community system, which is protected against taxation and appropriation in order to enable the poor to keep their lands as the basis of their survival. The law further holds that the lands of indigenous communities can only become private if a majority of the villagers vote in favour of privatisation (at the time of passage the proportion needed was set at two-thirds). Rights on paper only I conducted a multi-year ethnographic study in the village of Huaytabamba (all names are pseudonyms) from 1999 to 2003, where a fierce battle over privatising the lands had broken out. Located twelve twisty kilometres above the regional capital of Ayacucho in south central Peru, villagers in this Quechua-speaking community survive on less than a dollar a day. The food they eat primarily comes from their own fields. Only four families wished to privatise lands, whereas more than 30 adamantly opposed it for fear of once again becoming beholden to a draconian landed elite. One man, Pedro, led the charge against privatisation by attempting to exercise his rights as given by the new law. However, Pedro not only discovered that the infrastructure needed for him to enjoy his rights did not exist, but also that an array of forces was actively undermining his attempts to do so. In other words, Pedro found neoliberalism reproducing colonial forms of racial domination that confined him to rightless status and allowed for the seizure of his lands. First, the government’s ‘special land titling project’ (PETT in its Spanish acronym), which was charged with implementing the law, did not provide for the community-based option. It only supplied private titles. This was in part because PETT person-

he widespread use of digital technology – including satellite imagery, body cameras and smart phones – is fast becoming a new tool in monitoring and capturing human rights violations worldwide. Singling out the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Summary Executions Christof Heyns says: “We have all seen how the actions of police officers and others who use excessive force are captured on cell phones and lead to action against the perpetrators.” Billions of people around the world now carry a powerful weapon to capture such events in their pockets, he said. “The fact that this is well-known can be a significant deterrent to abuses,” Heyns said, in a report to the 29th session of the 47-member Human Rights Council, which began its threeweek session in Geneva June 15. Heyns said the hardware and software that produce and transmit information in the digital space can play an increasing role in the protection of all human rights, including the right to life, by reinforcing the role of ‘civilian witnesses’ in documenting rights violations. In his report, Heyns urged the U.N. system and other international human rights bodies to “catch up” with rapidly developing innovations in human rights fact-finding and investigations. “The digital age presents challenges that can only be met through the smart use of digital tools,” he said. Javier El-Hage, General Counsel at the New York-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF), told IPS that HRF can corroborate the special rapporteur’s findings that ICTs, like cellphone cameras or even satellite imagery, play a key role in documenting

nel viewed private titles as the superior option. They described these in interviews as simple resources for improving wellbeing, as they provided access to cash through loans and sales, something communityheld titles did not do. They therefore saw the desire to keep the land communal as irrational. Pedro and his allies thus turned to the second protection mechanism included in the law: the need for a majority vote. In stark contrast to national elections, which are strictly regulated so as to minimise manipulation by the powerful, PETT provided neither resources nor guidance to local communities in order to ensure the fidelity of the vote. The villagers were simply left to their own devices. Pedro saw his chance when it became his turn to act as president of the community, and he brought the issue to a vote in the village assembly. Villagers soundly defeated the issue, with over 90 percent voting against privatisation. The village elite responded with blatant disregard, and despite the fact that the vote was held in accordance with the new law they persisted in their attempts at privatisation. Pedro and his backers attempted further votes that would more concretely solidify the popular will as the law of the village. They exacted commitments from all major regional authorities to come regulate the decision making process, including the mayor, the district governor, and a judge. Against this threat, the village privatisers launched a vicious campaign condemning such actions as external manipulation that undermined village sovereignty. That this sovereignty was based on the community government, the specific entity the privatisers sought to eliminate, was immaterial. The actions against the district mayor were particularly vicious. The privatisers denounced the mayor, including through the Quechua language radio station, for building a school that had never seen a student because it had immediately flooded. They accused him of undertaking the project only to win votes. As one worker put it, “the mayor got them all to vote for him and now this school is flooded.” The privatisers condemned the mayor, saying, “this is not a school; this is only a corral; you who have been a teacher and now are mayor should fix it.” While the school construction was clearly corrupt, what the privatisers conveniently overlooked was that the project was brokered locally by one of their own. The mayor, like the other officials, did not expect such brazen hostility. They assumed their roles would be more formal and based on their authority. Thus,

when they were blindsided, they quickly pulled back from their promises. On the day Pedro had scheduled external authorities to come help, he and I scoured the provincial capital to get them to make good on their promises. But we only found locked doors. These urban authorities had no institutional or legal obligation to fulfil a regulatory role, and they gladly fell back on this lest the accusations of manipulation stick on them and ruin their careers. Thus, in simply doing their job, these officials helped preserve the system in which the indigenous do not enjoy substantive rights. False friends Pedro’s urban allies provided the greatest betrayal. The community faction secured village presentations from three different organisations, believing that a village vote would immediately follow based on the information provided. For instance, when Pedro and I visited the defensoría del pueblo, the government sponsored human rights ombudsman, the young lawyer working there explained the law in easy terms and said he would have no problem making a presentation to the village. An Ayacucho non-governmental organisation and the secretary general of the Peruvian Peasant Confederation (CCP) made similar presentations. All these organisations agreed with the majority that privatisation was against its best interests. But these organisations—the community’s greatest urban allies—refused to help regularise the voting process. They demurred not because of threats from the privatisers, but rather because they saw facilitating an intimidation-free vote as interfering with local selfdetermination. So they declined offers to help regulate a vote because they thought they were respecting village autonomy, not helping to undermine it. Such behaviour denied the manipulative informality dominating political processes in Huaytabamba. It instead presupposed the existence of local mechanisms to guarantee a free and open vote, even though these organisations were aware that the privatisers fearlessly employed intimidation and fraud to get their way. While these organisations did not want to give the impression of manipulating the process, they did nothing to moderate the rampant coercion and therefore countenanced it through inaction. In this way, foes, friends, and all levels of government worked together to undermine the desires and rights of the indigenous villagers, and thus to give them a push down the path to dispossession.

Smart Phones New Tool to Capture Human Rights Violations Thalif Deen Inter Press Service extrajudicial executions. From democratic societies like Germany or the United States where ‘civilian witnesses’ documenting instances of police brutality and extrajudicial executions create an effective check on law enforcement abuse, to societies under competitive authoritarian regimes like Kazakhstan or Venezuela where witnesses themselves can face extrajudicial execution for filming police brutality, ICTs play a huge role in documenting this egregious type of human rights violation, he said. “Even in North Korea, the world’s most repressive and tightly closed society, satellite imagery has long helped determine the exact location and population estimates of prison camps, and recently helped uncover a disturbing case of executions by firing squad, where executioners used anti-aircraft machine guns.” In his report, Heyns told the Human Rights Council the hardware and software that produce and transmit information in the digital space can play an increasing role in the protection of all human rights, including the right to life, by reinforcing the role of ‘civilian witnesses’ in documenting rights vio-

lations. He said various organisations are developing alert applications that journalists, human rights defenders and others can use to send an emergency message (along with GPS co-ordinates) to their friends and colleagues if they feel in immediate danger. “New information tools can also empower human rights investigations and help to foster accountability where people have lost their lives or were seriously injured,” the Special Rapporteur said. The use of other video technologies, ranging from CCTV cameras to body-worn “cop cams”, can further contribute to filling information gaps. Resources such as satellite imagery to verify such videos, or sometime to show evidence of violations themselves, is also an important dimension, he noted. But despite the many advantages offered by ICTs, Heyns said it would be short-sighted not to see the risks as well. “Those with the power to violate human rights can easily use peoples’ emails and other communications to target them and also to violate

WRITE-WING

their privacy,” he said. The fact that people can use social media to organise spontaneous protests can lead authorities to perceive a threat – and to over-react. Moreover, there is a danger that what is not captured on video is not taken seriously. “We must guard against a mind-set that ‘if it is not digital it did not happen,’” he stressed. El-Hage told IPS his Foundation also agrees with the special rapporteur that ICTs are a double-edged sword because through them governments can “easily access the emails and other communications” of lawabiding citizens, especially political opponents, journalists and human rights defenders, “to target them and violate their privacy.” HRF has recently denounced the cases of targeted surveillance and persecution against pro-democracy activists Hisham Almiraat in Morocco and Waleed Abu AlKhair in Saudi Arabia, and was among the organisations that submitted a white paper to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression to inform his own report on the way ‘encryption’ and ‘anonymity’ can protect both the rights to privacy and free speech. In his report, Heyns also cautioned that not all communities, and not all parts of the world, are equally connected, and draws special attention to the fact that “the ones that not connected are often in special need of protection.” “There is still a long way to go for all of us to understand fully how we can use these evolving and exciting but in some ways also scary new tools to their best effect,” Heyn said pointing out that not all parts of the international human rights community are fully aware of the power and pitfalls of digital fact-finding.

Letters to the Editor should be sent to: The morung Express, House No. 4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur - 797112, Or –email: morung@gmail.com All letters (including those via email) should have the full name and Postal address of the sender. Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

Thursday

THE MORUNG EXPRESS

9 July 2015

PERSPECTIVE NEWS ANALYSIS, FEATURE AND DISCOURSE

India’s Food Distribution System: Poor bear the brunt of corruption

Neeta Lal Inter Press Service

hottey Lal, 43, a daily wage labourer at a construction site in NOIDA, a township in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is a beleaguered man. After a gruelling 12-hour daily shift at the dusty location, he and his wife Subha make barely enough to feed a family of seven. Nor is the couple ever able to procure the subsidized rations they are legally entitled to, under a government law, from their local fair price shop. “Whenever we go to the outlet, we’re shooed away by the grocer saying stocks have run out. We end up buying expensive food from the market, which isn’t enough to feed the entire family. Everybody knows the shopkeeper is profiteering from selling grain on the black market. But what can we, the poor, do? We’ve complained at the local police station also, but no action has been taken against the vendor,” Lal told IPS. Savirti, 50, and Kamla, 39, have a worse tale to share. Both women, who are widows and live with their married sons, are dependent on their families for food and a roof over their heads. However, they have been reduced to beggary as the family income is meagre and the grain rations they receive from the fair price shops are barely enough to feed half the family. “I usually disappear at meal times from home, as it’s heart-wrenching to see so many people parcel out so little food among themselves. I now beg for food, though I live with my sons,” Savitri told IPS. Kamla similarly feels she “eats better outside the home than inside” due to strangers’ kindness. Engulfed in corruption, leakages and inefficiency, India’s public food distribution system (PDS) – a network of about 60,000 fair price shops around this country of 1.2 billion people – is depriving millions of poor people of the food grain they are entitled to under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Essential commodities like rice, wheat, sugar, and kerosene are supposed to be supplied to the public through this network at a fraction of the market rates. The NFSA aims to sustain two-thirds of the country’s population by providing 35 kg of subsidised food grains per person per month at one to three rupees (0.01 to 0.04 dollars) per kilo. However, only 11 states and Union Territories (UTs) have so far implemented the law, which was passed by Parliament in September 2013. The rest of the 25 states or UTs have not implemented it yet. To make matters worse, national

watershed year for many reasons, 2015 marks a new era of development and the end of a Decade for Action focused on Water for Life. Reflecting back over the Decade at the invitation of the Tajikistan Government last month, it is clear that a lot of progress has been made around the imperative for WaSH access. While difficult to attribute success to the Decade when it overlapped in its entirety with the Millennium Development Goals, the Decade must be credited with catalysing action, contribution to ongoing dialogues, and with expanding understanding and comprehension of what is at stake. Between 2005 and 2015, we have made great progress in linking water, sanitation and hygiene, in breaking the taboo on sanitation, in recognising water and sanitation as a human right, and in building evidence for informed policies, investments, and interventions. However, I believe that the most important contribution of the Decade has centred around women. [While not comparable in consequence, I challenge you to think of the last time as a woman you did not have to queue for a public toilet even in the so-called developed world.] Yet women are virtually invisible and voiceless when it comes to the management of, or decision-making around, these issues; their silence exacerbated by patriarchal societies, poverty, stigma, disabilities, and status. This Decade has made great strides in not only acknowledging the burden placed upon women and girls, but their central role in sustainable solutions. Don’t get me wrong - we still have a long way to go to eliminate geographic and gender disparities in access, management, and decision-making. More importantly, in a world that measures success according to business metrics, it has become convenient to brush failure under the proverbial mat. As a management expert once explained to me, failure should be celebrated by raising our arms in the air

With a network of 60,000 ration shops, India’s public food distribution system is mired in corruption and inefficiency, leaving millions starving while tonnes of grain rot in storage. (Photo: Neeta Lal/IPS)

surveys have highlighted how millions of tonnes of grain are siphoned off from the distribution system by unscrupulous merchants. They sell this loot in the open market at high profits, or export it in collusion with corrupt officials from the state-run Food Corporation of India. Much of the food from the PDS is also diverted to neighbouring countries like Nepal, Burma, Bangladesh and Singapore. A government study done in Uttar Pradesh found that numerous, competing agencies, poor coordination and low administrative accountability have combined to cripple the delivery mechanism. The Justice D. P. Wadhwa Committee, which was tasked by the Supreme Court of India with monitoring its orders in a public interest litigation case on the right to food in 2006, recently came out with a damning indictment of the PDS. Investigating irregularities in the chain’s distribution, the committee revealed that 80 percent of the corruption in distribution happens even before supplies reach the ration shops. Worse, nearly 60 percent of the food that is channeled through the public distribution system is either wasted or siphoned off in transit. “What reaches the poor beneficiaries is often not even fit for consumption,” explains food expert Devinder Sharma who helms the New Delhi-based collective, Forum for Biotechnology & Food Security. This rampant and systemic abuse in the delivery chain augurs ill for a country like India, home to 194.6 million undernourished people, the highest in the world, according to the recent annual report by the Food and Agricul-

ture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. The report states that the numbers translate as over 15 percent of the country’s population, exceeding China in both absolute numbers and the proportion of malnourished people in the country. “Higher economic growth has not been fully translated into higher food consumption, let alone better diets overall, suggesting that the poor and hungry may have failed to benefit much from overall growth,” says the 2015 State of Food Insecurity in the World about India. Close to 1.3 million children die every year in India because of malnutrition, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The prevalence of underweight children in India is among the highest in the world, and is nearly double that of sub-Saharan Africa, with dire consequences for mobility, mortality, productivity and economic growth, states the WHO. In a bid to tackle the problem of chronic hunger, the Shanta Kumar Committee, tasked with a review of the PDS in India, submitted a report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year, recommending a gradual phasing out of the PDS and a move to cash transfers. The proposed cash transfer, according to the committee, will whittle down poor beneficiaries’ reliance on PDS ration shops. Some experts have buttressed this idea with the argument that dismantling the food procurement system, by providing coupons or food entitlements in the form of cash to the beneficiaries and allowing them to buy their own quota from the market, is a far more foolproof system.

Women, water, toilets, and the Water for Life Decade Corinne schuster-Wallace united Nations university

A woman fetches drinking water from a well along a dry Chemumvuri river near Gokwe, Zimbabwe, May 20, 2015.

bracing a new opportunity to learn, problem-solve, and improve. This is even more important when we consider that similar challenges are faced across projects, even if they differ in scope, scale, cost, and location. One such failure that we should all embrace is the preferential funding of hardware infrastructure. While technology is essential, it is insufficient for sustained and sustainable solutions. What good is a pump if we have not accounted for operation, management, and lifecycle costs? What good is a public toilet without a committee or organisation to run it and keep it clean? What good is the newest technological solution if capacity doesn’t exist to manage finances and operation, or insufficient funding is available to engage stakeholders? Software represents essential supporting infrastructure that is never funded sufficiently, or accounted for in its entirety, as part of project proposals. Another critical investment is in

tice for better scale-up and out of proven solutions, and innovations to overcome existing roadblocks. While many try to bridge the former, practice is often left out, even though engagement of local people and project design based on local evidence and knowledge and not on external perceptions of needs or context are essential to finding sustainable solutions and increasing the probability of sustainable change. How else do we end up with state of the art schools or healthcare facilities without thought having been paid to taps and toilets, or the specific hygiene needs of girls, newly-birthed mothers, or female staff? But through talking with women’s organisations, women in those organisations, and women on the ground, we can embrace valuable lessons in order to realise sustainable, universal access post-2015. First, social capital, the capital generated through the relationships

The belief is that if the people are given the subsidy directly, both the government and the consumers will benefit. Each year India’s granaries burst with bumper harvests of wheat and rice, but the grain is either pilfered by middlemen or allowed to rot in the rain while millions starve. The government also incurs a huge expenditure on the food grains it supplies through the system. The leakage of food grains supplied to the PDS is as high as 48 percent, say surveys, and the buffer stocks it maintains are often far above the requirement, leading to huge costs on maintenance. Ironically, the PDS is one of the largest programmes in India aimed at social welfare of the poor. Renowned economist Jean Drèze has argued that the impact on poverty reduction can be considerable if the PDS works efficiently. Currently, close to 23 percent of India’s people live on less than 1.25 dollars a day – an arbitrary line that the Asian Development recently found to be an inadequate measure of poverty, suggesting that a line of 1.51 dollars would better reflect the sum required to keep a person at a minimum standard of existence. Regardless of how extreme poverty is measured, it is clear that millions in this country are at, or very close, to, the point of starvation every single day. Experts like Dr. Ravi Khetrapal, an agricultural scientist formerly with the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, believe the PDS to be an essential component of Indian society because the prevailing market prices for essential commodities are beyond the reach of the downtrodden. “If the poor don’t access this network, they will starve to death,” he told IPS. “The network can play a more meaningful role if it is streamlined to ensure micro-level success and availability of food grains for all poor households.” India has an impressive list of programmes to fight hunger, and the budget allocation for these is increased every year, and yet the poor go hungry. In fact, according to U.N. data, the number of impoverished people in the country is increasing with every passing year. The answer does not lie in dismantling the PDS system, but reforming the world’s largest food delivery system to cleanse it of corruption, and make it more effective. “This is certainly possible, but given the extent of political meddling – from the allotment of ration shops to transportation of grains – it has never been attempted in earnest. We need to build a system that ensures food for all at all times. This is what constitutes inclusive growth. A hungry population is a great economic loss,” Sharma told IPS. behaviours and values, is an important ingredient for sustainable change. Some have described social capital as the engine that drives change. While individual capacity and knowledge are important, they do not translate automatically into community engagement and action. In our work in rural East Africa, we have found that a lack of social capital is a barrier to collective action for WaSH, especially for women. Second, women are important and effective agents of change, not just at the community level. Women have a strong tradition of building social networks and the characteristics of their social capital – the places that they occupy, the ways in which they build trust and solidarity - make them well-suited to tackling social issues, even though their lack of social capital inhibits this development. Third, any opportunity for women to reap personal and professional benefits are mechanisms for increasing capacity of the collective, as women share newfound knowledge and skills with their peers and collaborate to solve problems. Finally, in many cases, women have been demonstrated to be important catalysts in starting community WaSH initiatives through their roles as individuals who bring communities together effectively and efficiently, building trust and acceptance. However, structural barriers exist that make it difficult for women to engage, such as multiple demands on their time, lack of decision-making authority, lack of access to financial resources, and cultural prohibitions against speaking out. I would summarise the Decade for Action: Water for Life (2005-2015) as a decade in which we gained a lot, learned a lot, and started to equip ourselves with the foundations for sustainable, universal access to WaSH – foundations that must include women from start to finish, at all levels, and across all sectors and roles. This is based on a presentation made during the Tajikistan High Level Meeting,

Why Productivity Is So Important

hat determines a nation’s economic growth? Or more narrowly, what determines one’s standard of living? The answer can be summarized in a single word: productivity. Let’s try to explain how this works by using a story from Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe. The story describes how Robinson Crusoe suffered a shipwreck and ends up stranded on a deserted Caribbean island. To survive there away from any civilization, Crusoe fetches whatever he could from the ship before it breaks apart and sinks. He builds his own shelter near a cave. By making marks in a wooden cross, he creates a calendar. By using materials salvaged from the ship, he makes tools to hunt for animals and catch fish; he cultivates barley and rice; he grows grapes to make raisins and also learns to make pottery. He reads his Bible and becomes religious, thanking God for his fate in which nothing is missing but human society. The assumption in the story is this: If Crusoe is bad at doing these things, he lives poorly; but if he is good at these activities, he lives well. In other words, his standard of living is tied to his productivity, which means that the increase in his productivity makes Crusoe better off: he can eat extra food, or he can spend less time working and have more time doing whatever he enjoys. So, how can Crusoe increase his productivity, say, in the area of fishing? Perhaps, this will depend on several factors. For example, Crusoe’s productivity will rise if he has more fishing poles (physical capital), or if he learns the best fishing techniques (human capital), or if he can invent a better fishing lure (technological knowledge), or if he can find the best place where there is plenty of fish (natural resource). Like Crusoe, a nation can enjoy a high standard of living only if it can produce a large quantity of goods and services. But seeing the connection between living standards and productivity is only the first step. The next thing we should ask ourselves is this: How is a nation’s productivity determined? Or, how can workers become more productive? Again, as in the case of Crusoe’s economy, a nation’s standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services, which, in turn, is determined by the following factors: Better machinery and equipment: Workers are more productive if they have machine tools, electric generators, computers, factory buildings, warehouses, trucks, and other equipment with which to work. For example, workers in the United States are highly productive because each worker, on average, has access to physical capital worth around $75,000 to help him or her with. Although private sector workers must assume responsibility for the purchase of their own working tools and equipment, the government too has a responsibility to provide certain physical capital. This comes in the form of public investment in infrastructural development such as highways and bridges, public transit systems, airports, waste management facilities, sufficient water supply, reliable power supply, educational facilities, industrial parks, and so on. These things can attract outside companies and/or new businesses that can create economic activities and thus add to the local economy. Development of human capital: The second determining factor of productivity is human capital, which is the economist’s term for good health, knowledge and skills that workers acquire through nutrition, education, training, and work skills. These accumulated life experiences make a worker more productive and add to a nation’s ability to produce goods and services. In fact, a student can be viewed as someone who will have the important job of producing human capital that will be used in future production. As such, capability building must start from childhood by parents in the homes and continue on with the help of teachers in the classrooms. And it doesn’t stop there. Even after getting employment, workers must periodically go through on-the-job training and continually learn the latest “most effective methods” of doing things to increase their labor productivity. After all, the increase in labor productivity, not necessarily the increase in quantity of labor, raises people’s living standards and drives up a country’s economy. Better means of organizing and managing production: Labor productivity will increase if managers can do a better job of organizing production. For example, the just-in-time system, first developed by Toyota Motor Corporation, involves assembling goods from parts that just arrive at the factory at the exact time they are needed. With this system, fewer workers are needed to store and keep track of parts in the factory, so the quantity of goods produced per hour will increase. Application of technology: The fourth determinant of productivity is technological knowledge---a special knowledge of the best ways to produce goods and services. A few hundred years ago, for example, most Americans had to work on farms by hand. Today, less than 5 percent of its population needs to work as farmers to produce enough food to feed the entire country. Thanks to advances in farming technology! Generally speaking, technological knowledge refers to discovery of new knowledge, which often allows for resources to be used in ways that increase output. And this may take many forms. Some technology becomes immediately available to everyone. For example, when Henry Ford successfully introduced production of automobiles in assembly lines, other carmakers quickly followed suit. Other technology may be proprietary---the “secret formula” is known only by the company that discovers it. But most technological knowledge, by law, can be proprietary for only a short period of time. For example, when a pharmaceutical company discovers a new drug, a government may give that company a temporary right to be its exclusive manufacturer. But when the period expires, other companies are allowed to make the same drug. Therefore, technological advance eventually spreads through the entire economy, boosting productivity and economic growth. Proper utilization of natural resources: Natural resources are inputs into production that are provided by nature such as land, forests, rivers, and mineral deposits. For example, having plenty of land is a valuable factor of production because it can lower the price of land inputs and reduce production costs. Forests are a renewable natural resource: when one tree is cut down, a seedling can be planted in its place to be harvested in the future. Hence, proper management of it can support the survival needs of people. Likewise, rivers are invaluable resources not only for drinking and cultivation, but also for power generation. As for oil, it is a non-renewable product. Careless drilling, for instance, can ruin other natural resources. Or, to allow outside companies that may have only profit-making motives can quickly deplete such non-renewable resources within a short amount of time. But when any mineral extraction or oil drilling is done with proper checks and balances, it can be a source of great economic prosperity. To summarize, we can say that an economy will have a higher standard of living when it has better machinery and equipment, an educated and skilled workforce, better means of organizing and managing productions, as well as easy ac-

Dimapur

NATIONAL

Thursday 9 July 2015

Modi visit India to be made SCO permanent member: Putin

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi, left, in Ufa, Russia on July 8. Ufa hosts SOC (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summits. (AP Photo)

Ufa (RUssia), JUly 8 (iaNs): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the process of India's accession into the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has begun. Putin, the host of the BRICS and SCO summits being held in this Russian city, told Modi: "We are beginning the process of full-fledged inclusion of India into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization." Putin said it was "a very important event", as Modi expressed his thanks. "Under your (Putin's) leadership in BRICS, India has become a member of SCO. I am very grateful," the Indian prime minister said. India and Pakistan, both observers of the China-led bloc, are to be made permanent members of the SCO. Modi, who arrived earlier in the day from Kazakhstan, thanked Putin for the warm welcome and also for observance of the International Day of Yoga in Russian cities on June 21. Putin said jocularly that he has not tried to do yoga yet, though he is all for it. The SCO is a permanent regional association founded in Shanghai, China, on June 15, 2001. Its priority tasks include joint counter-action to terrorism and extremism, cooperation in education as well

as in the energy, oil and gas, transport, communication and other spheres. The SCO comprises Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan, India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan have observer status, while Belarus, Turkey and Sri Lanka are partners for dialogue.

Modi, Xi hold talks in Ufa

Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, just over a month after they met in China. In his second bilateral meeting after arriving in this Russian city, Modi held delegation-level talks with the Chinese president whom he had met in Xi'an during his China visit in May. "Our fifth meeting in a year shows the depth of the India-China relationship. PM @narendramodi tells President Xi," said a tweet by external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup. "From a spring meeting in China to a summer one in Russia - for the second bilateral of @BRICS2015, PM with President Xi," he tweeted. India is set to become a full fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, that is led by China.

India, Kazakhstan ink deals on uranium supply, defence astaNa, JUly 8 (iaNs): India and Kazakhstan on Wednesday focused on boosting trade, energy, defence and security cooperation as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev here. The two sides inked five agreements, in defence, railways and uranium supply, sports and transfer of sentenced prisoners after the talks held at the Akorda presidential palace. In his media statement, Modi said Kazakhstan was India's biggest economic partner in Central Asia but the economic ties have been modest. He said India inked a "much larger second contract" for the purchase of uranium from Kazakhstan, the world's largest producer of the mineral. On cooperation in the hydrocarbons sector, Modi said Nazarbayev "responded positively to my request to consider additional mature blocks for Indian investments". He also referred to the first exploratory drilling on Tuesday of the Satpayev oil block in the Caspian Sea by India's OVL and KazMunaiGaz. Modi said both sides agreed to give priority to investment in manufacturing and infrastructure and also boost cooperation in renewable energy. "India will participate on a large scale in the Expo 2017 in Astana." Both sides agreed to enhance cooperation in space and information technology and also boost connectivity, including through the International North-South Transport Corridor, the Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan rail link and Chabahar port in Iran. He said a new youth exchange programme was launched with six Kazakh universities for the next five years. "Our defence and security cooperation is an important dimension of our strategic partnership. We both want to make it stronger, including in defence manufacturing. We welcome the new memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation," Modi said. He thanked the president for Kazakhstan's continued support for India's candidature for a permanent seat in a reformed United Nations Security Council and for a UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. In this context, they highlighted the importance of regular inter-agency consultations and meetings of the Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism" and also called for early conclusion of the UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. Both leaders welcomed the signing of an "agreement on defence and military-technical cooperation which would further widen the scope of bilateral defence cooperation including regular exchange of visits, consultations, training of military personnel, militarytechnical cooperation, joint exercises, special forces exchanges and cooperation in the area of UN peacekeeping operations", it said. They also welcomed signing of an MoU between JSC Kazxnex Invest and JSC Invest India, which includes a "roadmap" on trade, economic and investment cooperation, which would identify concrete projects in various sectors and assist in efficient implementation of projects in both the countries. Both leaders welcomed the establishment of a Joint Study Group between India and the Eurasian Economic Union on the feasibility of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which would boost trade. Among measures to improve surface connectivity, the leaders welcomed ongoing bilateral discussions aimed at setting up a dedicated freight terminal in one of the western sea ports of India for trade with Kazakhstan. They hoped that these initiatives, including the International North-South Transport Corridor, will serve as the basis for enhanced economic and commercial interaction between the two countries in the days ahead. In this connection, the parties welcomed signing of the Memorandum on Mutual Understanding on Technical Cooperation in the sphere of railways between the NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC and India's railways ministry, it said.

Police use water canon to disperse activists of India's Congress party's youth wing as they protest against Shivraj Singh Chauhan, chief minister of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, in New Delhi on July 8. (AP Photo)

Cong for separate CBi probes into vyapam scam, deaths New Delhi, JUly 8 (iaNs): A day after Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan recommended a CBI probe into the Vyapam scam, the Congress on Wednesday demanded separate investigations into the racket and the deaths connected to it. "Both investigations should be done by the CBI and both should be monitored by the Supreme Court," Congress leader R.P.N. Singh told media persons here. "Vyapam is bigger than the Haryana recruitment scam and the Bihar fodder scam," Singh said adding that the Supreme Courtmonitored probe should also be time-bound. Claiming that independent India had not seen such a big scam earlier, he said the country still was to hear from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the matter. "The PM's silence is deafening," he added. The Congress leader said Chouhan had taken a "convoluted stance" on the scam that more than amply demonstrated his bad intent. "He (Chouhan) is reported to have written to the Madhya Pradesh high court, saying he has full faith in the Special Task Force and its functioning till now. On the other hand, he asks for CBI investigation into the Vyapam scam. This mutually contradictory communication demonstrates the chief minister's real intention," R.P.N. Singh said.

Premji gives half of his 'Maximum foreign tourists in India from US' stake in Wipro for charity

Azim Premji

BeNgalURU, JUly 8 (pti): IT czar Azim Premji has given away almost half of his stakeholding in Wipro, India's third largest exporter of software services, to philanthrophy. The Wipro's billionaire founder has given away an additional 18 per cent of his stake in the IT company for charity, thus earmarking 39 per cent of stake (worth Rs 53,284 crore) for a charitable trust. The latest philanthrophic initiative by Premji would pump in an additional Rs 530 crore by way of dividends into the Azim Premji Trust's corpus this year. 69-year old Premji is the first Indian to sign the Giving Pledge, sponsored by billionaires Warren Buffett and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates to invite the world's wealthiest to donate majority of their wealth to charity. "Over the past fifteen years, I have tried to put this belief into action through my personal philanthropic work...," Premji said in a letter to shareholders published in the company's annual report for the year ended March 2015. Premji said, "Over these

years I have irrevocably transferred a significant part of the shareholding in Wipro, amounting to 39 per cent of the shares of Wipro, to a Trust (of which ownership in 21.14 per cent was transferred and for the balance the Trust is entitled to beneficial interest of dividends and sale proceeds)." The previously transferred 21 per cent stake was estimated at USD 4.3 billion. The promoter group led by Premji holds 73.39 per cent stake in Wipro. Premji was considered the 'most generous Indian' of 2014 according to the Hurun India Philanthropy List. He said the Trust supports the work of The Azim Premji Foundation and Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiative and thus a very significant part of the value created by Wipro, goes towards social causes. Premji also stated in the report that economic value is sustainable only if created on a foundation of ethics and responsibility. "For us, this is the driving force in the form of our values and is something that we will continue to remain completely committed to," he added. The company's Social and Sustainability Initiatives are driven by the conviction that corporations should play a significant role in contributing to building a better society, Premji said. "The owners individuals or other entities - of such corporations can do a lot more for society, because they can choose to exercise the right of their ownership, and invest their wealth in any social cause, to their utmost," he said.

The Morung Express

New Delhi, JUly 8 (iaNs): The union tourism ministry on Wednesday said the Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) have registered a 1.8 percent growth compared to June last year, with the US contributing the highest number of tourists. The FTAs were registered as 5.13 lakh in June 2015, compared to 5.05 lakh during the

same period in 2014, the ministry said in a statement. It said the percentage share of FTAs was the highest from the US, with 22.21 percent, followed by 17 percent from Bangladesh, 7.18 percent from Britain, 4 percent from Malaysia, 2.36 percent from China, 2.10 percent from Nepal and 1.54 percent from Pakistan. The percentage share of

FTAs during June 2015 was found the highest at Delhi airport, with 25.92 percent followed by Mumbai airport 17.58 percent and Chennai airport 11.61 percent. The foreign exchange earnings during June 2015 were found to have registered a growth of 5.8 percent, from Rs.8,458 crore in June 2014 to Rs.8,951 crore in June 2015.

Railways launches three IT based projects

New Delhi, JUly 8 (iaNs): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on Wednesday launched three passenger amenity projects to provide the next generation of paperless tickets and alert systems. The three projects namely NGeT (next generation e-ticketing) for Hindi website, paperless unreserved ticketing through mobile phones for Mumbai suburban and destination SMS-based alert ser-

vice for Rajdhani and Duronto trains were launched here at the Rail Bhawan. Referring to the paperless ticket, the minister cited that the concept has successfully worked in Chennai subrban railway network and now it has been launched in Mumbai. Similarly, destination alert in Rajdhani and Duranto trains which has been launched today are very useful services for the passengers. Mital informed

that after the Hindi website services, the railways can start to cater passengers using other languages soon. According to the railways, the NGeT initiative will help in promoting e-ticketing service through IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) website. Whereas, paperless unreserved ticketing through mobile phones will eliminate the need for printing unreserved tickets.

SC favours special bench for pleas in Vyapam scam case

New Delhi, JUl 8 (pti): The Supreme Court today favoured setting up of a special bench to hear bail and other matters relating to the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh and granted liberty to an accused to mention it before a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, while declining to hear the anticipatory bail plea of accused Juber Ahmed, granted him the liberty to mention his plea before the bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu. It said that earlier too, an applicant was granted liberty to move the CJI's bench for mentioning that an appropriate bench be constituted. This would help in maintaining consistency in judicial orders regarding bail, the bench said. Earlier, a three-judge bench headed by the CJI had agreed to hear tomorrow the plea of Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and three whistle blowers -- Ashish Chaturvedi, Dr Anand Rai and Prashant Pandey -- seeking an apex court-monitored CBI probe into the scam. It was allegedly under Chouhan's stewardship as minister of medical education that the scam occured. Reiterating the Congress demand for Chouhan's resignation, Singh said: "We believe that any further investigation into the Vyapam scam will require that the chief minister's role as a kingpin is probed thoroughly with a fine-tooth comb." Questioned as to whether the party was also demanding the resignation of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, Singh said the BJP-led government at the centre had shown undue haste in dismissing all governors appointed by the earlier UPA regime, but not removed Yadav. "This in itself is evident of his complicity," he

said. In a dramatic U-turn, Chouhan had on Tuesday announced that he had recommended a CBI investigation into the Vyapam recruitment scam. Tuesday's announcement followed more deaths allegedly linked to the scandal in one way or the other. Over 40 people allegedly associated with the admission and recruitment scam in Vyapam - the Madhya Pradesh Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal or Professional Examination Board have died since 2013 under mysterious circumstances or committed suicide. The Supreme Court will on July 9 hear pleas, including one filed by Congress leader Digvijay Singh, for a CBI probe monitored by the apex court.

Modi critic under investigation amid crackdown on foreign charities

New Delhi, JUly 8 (ReUteRs): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case on Wednesday against a prominent critic of the prime minister for accepting foreign funds, amid concerns that overseas charities are interfering in the country's domestic affairs. An official at the CBI said Teesta Setalvad faces charges of fraud, misappropriation of funds and violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. She did not respond to a request for comment. A home ministry official said an investigation by government auditors revealed her non-governmental organisation, Sabrang Trust, was accepting funds from the U.S.based Ford Foundation without government permission. "The NGO was cheating the government and even the donors," said a senior home ministry official, requesting anonymity. Since the start of the year, the government has

cancelled the registration of nearly 9,000 charities for failing to declare details of donations from overseas. Earlier this year, the Ford Foundation, one of the world's largest charitable funds, was put on a watch list after the home ministry said it was investigating the funding to Setalvad's group. A spokesperson for the Ford Foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Critics have argued that the government's crackdown is an attempt to stifle the voices of those who oppose Modi's agenda. Setalvad has pursued legal cases against Modi accusing him of failing to stop antiMuslim rioting in 2002 when at least 1,000 people died in attacks on his watch as chief minister of Gujarat. Modi denies the accusations. In a separate case, Gujarat police accuse Setalvad of embezzling funds intended to build a museum for the victims of the Gujarat riots. Setalvad denies the allegations.

3 of 4 Cos adulterating, misbranding food go unpunished

New Delhi, JUly 8 (iaNs/ iNDiaspeND): Three of every four companies found guilty of misbranding or selling adulterated food products get away without any punishment, according to health ministry records, even as Nestle India and the instantnoodle industry continue to suffer what now appears to have been an exaggerated scare over contaminants. Canada, Britain, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand have all found Maggi two-minute noodles to be safe, as have many Indian states, and while legal proceedings continue, the controversy is a reflection of how food-safety procedures unfold in India. Over the past seven years, about 25 percent of 53,406 com-

panies against whom prosecution was launched for violating food safety laws were convicted. As many as 72,861 companies were found guilty of misbranding and adulteration during the period. As many as 72,200 samples of foodstuff, such as dal, ghee and sugar, were collected from across India last year. Of these, 13,571 (about 18 percent) were found adulterated and substandard. Experts say that the low conviction rate is one of the primary reasons for the rise of adulterated food in the market during the past five years. The percentage of adulterated food tested by government has risen from 8 percent in 2008 to about 18 percent in 2014. Adulterated food can cause cancer, insomnia and other neurological problems, and adultera-

tion is a growing concern across dated in the Food Safety and India, as IndiaSpend has previ- Standards Act (2006) to quickly ously reported. conclude cases where the adjudicating officer has already passed Who will analyse suspect food? orders, thus leading to trial deOfficials blame the low con- lays, said the official. viction rates on a shortage of food Indeed, the 45 percent conanalysts. Last year, as a Times viction rate in 2014-15 is an imOf India report said, Rajasthan provement from 16 percent in closed seven public-health labo- 2008-09. The spike is mainly beratories because it could not find cause of the establishment of the such analysts. FSSAI in August 2011. “There are only about 200 The food safety act replaced food analysts in the country, so it the Prevention of Food Adulbecomes really difficult to prove teration Act, 1954, and multiple charges in the court,” an official regulations. Its implementation with the Food Safety and Standards is the responsibility of state govAuthority of India (FSSAI) told In- ernments. diaSpend, speaking on condition of anonymity as he is not autho- Stiff punishment, lax enforcement Punishment for mislabelrised to speak to the media. Many states are yet to estab- ing, adulterating or sale of unsafe lish appellate tribunals as man- food can range from six months

in jail to life imprisonment, and fines up to Rs.10 lakh. Over the past three years, the government has collected about Rs.17 crore in fines. State food-safety officers pick random samples and send them to government laboratories for testing, a process monitored and regulated by the FSSAI. A scrutiny of the past three years’ records show that except for a few state authorities, such as Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, none of them have convicted offenders. Bihar, Rajasthan and Haryana are among the worst performers. Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh were among the states where every third sample tested was found below standard.

InternatIonal

the Morung express

Thursday 9 July 2015

Dimapur

Nuke deal remains elusive after deadline Talks to continue until Friday

VIENNA, July 8 (AP): Negotiators at the Iran nuclear talks pushed past their second deadline in a week on Tuesday, raising new questions about the ability of world powers to cut off all Iranian pathways to a bomb through diplomacy. The discussions, already in their 12th day, were prolonged until possibly Friday. "We knew it would have been difficult, challenging and sometimes hard," said Federica Mogherini, the European Union's foreign policy chief. She said the negotiations would continue despite hitting some "tense" moments, and the U.S. State Department declared the current interim nuclear arrangement with Iran extended through July 10. As the latest target date arrived for a deal that would set a decade of restrictions on Iran's nuclear program, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and other top diplomats huddled in Vienna in search of a break-

through. All had spoken of deep differences remaining, and there was no public indication they had resolved disputes ranging from inspection rules on suspicious Iranian sites to limits on Tehran's research and development of advanced nuclear technology. "The last, difficult, political issues, we have to solve," Mogherini said. In Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the parties "have never been closer to reaching a final agreement than we are now" but significant differences remain. "That's an indication that these talks, at least for now, are worth continuing," he said. A senior U.S. official in Vienna confirmed that one more clear difference had resurfaced, saying the U.S. would oppose Iran's demand that the nuclear agreement also include the lifting of the U.N. arms embargo on the country. The official said the U.S. is insisting that any new U.N.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius talks to media at the Palais Coburg where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday, July 7. The Iran nuclear talks will continue for the next couple of days. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Security Council resolution pertaining to Iran retain an arms ban and ballistic missile restrictions. As he left the talks for an economic summit at home, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said fewer than 10 major differences were still to be ironed out, including access to Iranian sites for international monitors. He said questions related to the easing of sanctions on Iran had been decided, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported. Lavrov

said he could return to the talks later in the week. Diplomats had extended their discussions by a week when they missed their goal of a pact by June 30, after passing previous deadlines in July 2014 and last November. For Kerry and his team, pressure is increasing from skeptical U.S. allies and members of Congress. If the accord isn't sent to Congress by Thursday, its monthlong review period would be doubled to 60 days, meaning the Obama administration

couldn't lift any economic sanctions on Iran during that time. In Tehran on Tuesday, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization declared it had reached a "general understanding" in parallel talks with the U.N. nuclear agency on "joint cooperation." The Iranians have made similar claims previously, and it was unclear if any process was established for the International Atomic Energy Agency's long-stymied investigation of past nuclear weapons

work by Iran — a demand of Washington and its international partners in the negotiations. Kerry met early Tuesday in a baroque, 19thcentury palace with the foreign ministers of Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia and then briefly with Zarif. Russia's Lavrov and China's Wang Yi left on Tuesday, and the EU's Mogherini said other ministers were likely to depart and return. "We are taking these negotiations day to day

Church-state tensions in Bolivia cloud Pope's visit Ecuador: Indigenous leaders complain about being left off

Carlos Valdez Associated Press

President Evo Morales is a huge fan of Pope Francis, and says he couldn't be happier they are of the same mind that capitalism promotes social inequalities that leave the poor by the wayside. But until Francis' election to the papacy in 2013 — and even today to a lesser degree — his government has had rocky relations with the Catholic Church. No sooner had Morales taken office in 2006 than the Bible and cross were removed from the presidential palace. A new constitution in 2009 made this overwhelmingly Catholic nation a secular state, and Andean religious rituals replaced Catholic rites at official state ceremonies. All of which sets the stage for an interesting diplomatic dance Wednesday when Francis arrives in Bolivia's capital for an official visit, welcomed by Morales at the airport and then accompanied by him to a meeting with local officials and diplomats. "There are some challenging issues in terms of Evo Morales taking on a quite combative role against the church, which he sees as a challenge to his authority," said Clare Dixon, Latin American regional director for CAFOD, the English Catholic aid agency. "The church is also questioning some decisions made about development in the country." Morales, a native Aymara known for anti-imperialistic rhetoric and for expelling the U.S. ambassador and Drug Enforcement

In this June 24, 2015 photo, two musicians walk past a religious mural in Peguche, Ecuador, during the celebrations of the Catholic feast day for St. John the Baptist and the Indian celebration Inti Raymi or Festival of the Sun. While most of the region’s native peoples identify themselves as Roman Catholic, some practice syncretic rituals that blend the church’s traditional beliefs with native customs. Many Andean people see no contradiction in it. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

QuItO, July 8 (AP): Ecuador's largest indigenous association is complaining that it was left off of Pope Francis's agenda during his visit to Ecuador, where the group has been at odds with President Rafael Correa. The head of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities, Jorge Herrera, said Roman Catholic Church officials never responded clearly to the group's request to meet directly with Francis during his three days in the country. "It seems we're not being permitted a direct voice," he said late Monday. The pope has made outreach to indigenous people a persistent theme during his threenation South American tour. He has said indigenous peoples are the most vital stewards of the environment and the group most hurt by the ravages of deforestation and contamination by petroleum and mining industries. The confederation, known by its Spanish initials as CONAIE, believes that for that reason, Francis should grant it privileged status during his three days in Ecuador. The pope had no events in the country specifically aimed at indigenous people, though a lector at Tuesday's papal Mass in Quito delivered a reading in its dominant native tongue, Quichua. In addition, 20 indigenous delegates were invited to a Tuesday night meeting with the pope that included an array of "civil society" organizations, from business to sports to cultural figures.

Administration, came to power championing Bolivia's 36 indigenous groups and enshrining their rights in the constitution. But he has alienated lowlands natives by promoting a highway through a nature reserve and authorizing oil and natural gas exploration in wilderness areas. Cheered by environmentalists abroad for his demand that wealthy nations do more to combat climate change, Morales has been under fire at home from critics, including activists in the church, who say he puts extracting petroleum ahead of clean water and forests. Mario Gutierrez, an

hierarchy, which in a 2012 pastoral letter called school texts that refer to Pachamana as a divinity "erroneous and a deviation." Morales calls himself a Catholic and says he believes, as many Andean natives do, that there's plenty of room for both Christianity and traditional beliefs. "I remain convinced that we Bolivians have a double religion, double faith," he said in January. "We are Catholics, but at the same time we have rituals of our own." Morales is never one to hide his opinions: When he met in 2010 with Francis' predecessor, Benedict XVI, he gave him a letter suggesting the church abolish

environmental specialist in Bolivia with the Catholic charity Caritas, said the Morales government is poisoning indigenous communities and deforesting habitats important to them. "We are, as the church, truly concerned, " he said. The president's tensions with the church have been manifold. Morales considers the Catholic Church a powerful vestige of the colonialera servitude from which the indigenous — more than 60 percent of Bolivia's population — are still trying to recover. The government made it obligatory to teach other religions in schools along-

side Catholicism, the faith of nearly four in five Bolivians. But it lost a major skirmish when it tried to prohibit obligatory Catholic religious education in the 15 percent of schools run by the church. In the heat of the dispute, Morales accused Cardinal Julio Terrazas, then head of the Bolivian bishop's conference, of being aligned with the opposition and stripped him of his diplomatic passport. All official ceremonies in Bolivia are now preceded by rituals venerating the Andean earth goddess Pachamana. That doesn't square with the Bolivian church

Peace talks between Kabul and Taliban end, plan to meet again IslAMABAD, July 8 (AP): One-day peace talks between Afghan officials and Taliban representatives ended with both sides agreeing to meet again after the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, Pakistan's foreign ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said in a statement the talks were held Tuesday at Murree, a hill resort near Islamabad, Pakistan's capital. Representatives of China and the United States were also present during the meeting, it said. Participants exchanged views on ways to bring peace and reconciliation to Afghanistan, where fighting has continued since the Taliban was removed from power by U.S.-led forces in 2001. Since taking of-

fice in September, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has made it a priority to find a peace settlement. Both sides "expressed their collective desire to bring peace to Afghanistan and the region," the ministry statement said. "Participants recognized the need to develop confidence-building measures to engender trust among all stakeholders." The next meeting would be held at a mutually convenient date after Ramadan ends later this month, it said. Tuesday's talks came after repeated informal meetings between Taliban and government representatives, most recently hosted by Qatar and Norway. The talks were the first

formally acknowledged by the Afghan government; that and the semi-public nature of the talks suggested possible progress after years of frustration in trying to bring the two sides together. Previous efforts to start a dialogue stalled, however, largely due the lack of trust and confidence between the two sides. Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, Tuesday night called the holding of the talks "a major breakthrough" in comments recorded for Pakistani TV from the Norwegian capital Oslo, where he is on a three-day visit. He said the overtness of the meeting was a positive development. "I hope there will be a positive outcome

which will certainly be very helpful for peace and stability in Afghanistan," he said. Ghani's office announced Tuesday that a delegation from the government's High Peace Council traveled to Islamabad to hold the talks. One official from the council said the government representatives included Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai. Ghani said the talks aim to "change this meeting into a process of continuing talks," as well as to build trust and to develop the agenda for any negotiations, according to a statement by his office. The president has sought Pakistan's help in bringing the Taliban to negotiations, since it is a tra-

ditional ally of the group. Still, Islamabad's hosting of the talks raises suspicion among some Afghan politicians, who believe Pakistan is aiming to wield dominance over their country. Nasrullah Sadieqizada, an Afghan parliament member, called the talks "Pakistani propaganda." However, the White House hailed the talks and praised the Pakistani government for helping facilitate the meeting. "This is an important step in advancing prospects for a credible peace," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. "The United States commends the government of Afghanistan's prioritization of peace and reconciliation efforts with the Taliban."

celibacy and allow women to be priests. "The church doesn't have to deny a fundamental part of our nature as human beings and should abolish celibacy. That way there will be fewer boys and girls whose fathers don't recognize them," he said at the time. Morales' attitude toward the church changed radically when Francis became pope. He visited the pontiff twice and invited him to come to Bolivia. Inaugurating a school in the central Chapare region last week, Morales said, "The truth is he and I coincide enormously in politics, the social and the economic."

to see if we can conclude a comprehensive agreement," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a statement, adding that Kerry would remain in Vienna. The U.S. is in a tough spot. President Barack Obama has expended significant political capital on finalizing an agreement that has prompted suspicion from Iran's regional rival, Saudi Arabia, outright hostility from America's closest Mideast ally, Israel, and deep ambivalence even among congressional Democrats. The No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. House, Rep. Steny Hoyer, told reporters Tuesday the talks "ought to be brought to a close." "My concern has been that there would be a ropea-dope sort of performance by Iran, that they'll just string out these negotiations," he said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was more strident. "The agreement of concessions that Iran is set to get from the world powers paves the way for it to arm itself with nuclear weaponry and to distribute it even more through the missiles it continues to develop," he said. "How can you even trust a country that violates

time and again the decisions of the international community? How does one grant Iran hundreds of millions of dollars without stipulating that this money will not oil the wheels of the terror machine and its expansion?" To ease their concerns, Obama and Kerry have vowed to hold out for a "good deal" that verifiably keeps Iran at least a year away from a nuclear weapons capability for at least a decade. Current intelligence estimates put the Iranians only two to three months away from amassing enough material for a nuclear warhead, if they pursue such a course. The administration has repeatedly threatened to abandon negotiations if they prove fruitless. On-and-off talks with Tehran have been going on for more than a decade, though this incarnation has come closest to any resolution. The latest effort began in secret and then gained speed after the election of moderate-leaning Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in 2013. By November that year, Iran and the six world powers clinched an interim nuclear agreement and began the process for a comprehensive accord.

Myanmar govt sets November 8 for election yANGON, July 8 (REutERs): Myanmar will hold a general election on Nov. 8, its election commission said on Wednesday, its first nationwide ballot since the end of direct military rule and a vote that could decide the scope of the country's reforms. The election comes at a critical time for Myanmar, which has undergone major changes since shifting to a quasi-civilian system in 2011 but is now seeing tensions between rival forces vying for power after an unprecedented period of reform. The ballot would determine representatives of the bicameral parliament and regional chambers for five-year terms. The newly formed upper and lower houses would nominate and vote on who would be president later. The Nov. 8 date was confirmed by Nyunt Tin, a director of the Union Election Commission (UEC), when contacted by Reuters. Myanmar's last election was held under military rule in 2010 and was widely condemned as rigged to favour the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), which includes retired military and remnants of the previous regime. The November vote is expected to be watched by western observers. A minister said in March the European Union and U.S.based Carter Center would be invited as monitors. The 2010 poll was boycot-

ted by the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party, whose leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was under house arrest at the time. The NLD won the last free and fair election in 1990 but the result was ignored by the junta. The NLD is expected to do well in the election, if it chooses to run. The party has a history of boycotting processes inspired by the military and Nobel laureate Suu Kyi said recently the NLD would assess whether the conditions were right to run. She has also expressed concern about unrest affecting the vote, without specifying the nature of the threat. NLD officials could not be immediately reached for comment. Parties including the NLD have already complained about inaccuracies in provisional voter lists. The UEC has asked for all discrepancies to be reported. Regardless of the election outcome, the military is guaranteed a quarter of seats in parliament, in accordance with the constitution it drafted in 2008. That charter has a clause that prevents Suu Kyi from being president due to the foreign citizenship of her children. That quota is ostensibly a veto that means even if the NLD should win a parliamentary majority, the armed forces could stifle moves to change a political system the West says falls far short of being democratic.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (FOOD SAFETY CELL) NAGALAND : KOHIMA

NO. DHFW/ FSSA-21/22/2007-08/3513-22

NOTIFICATION

Dated Kohima the 08th July/15

In pursuance of section 28 of Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 and in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (3) of section. 30 of the said Act, the undersigned do hereby issue this notification on Recall of the following 4(four) Protein Supplements, manufacture by Jagdale Industries :1. 2. 3. 4.

Mulmin pro Mulmin Syrup Mulmin plus capsule and Mulmin Drops, for non compliance to labelling and declaration of ingredients as per Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations 2011.

This product has been distributed in India through Pharmacies, retail stores, whole sale outlets. Therefore, as per directive from Food Safety & Standards Authority of India wide No. P. 15025/42-45/2012-PA/FSSAI/2992-95 dated 19/6/2015, distribution and sale of the said product is hereby prohibited in the state of Nagaland with immediate effect. The Pharmacies, retail stores, whole sale outlets in the state are directed to return the product to the manufacturer/distributors. All Designated Officers/Food Safety Officers are also directed to conduct inspection under its respective jurisdictions and submit action taken report by 20th July 2015. The recall notification is issued in the interest of Public Health. (DR. NEIKIETUO CHIESOTSU) Principal Director

SPORTS

Thursday

Dimapur

9 July 2015

The Morung Express

steven Gerrard eager for sunny captains say sledging new challenges with lA Galaxy will not cross the line Foster Niumata

Dan Greenspan

Associated Press

Steven Gerrard brought a touch of Liverpool weather — cool, overcast and even some drizzle — to his first practice with the LA Galaxy on Tuesday morning. By the time the English midfielder was formally introduced by the club in the afternoon to begin his MLS career, there was nothing but California sunshine outside StubHub Center. The change reflects the biggest move Gerrard has ever made, personally and professionally. He spent 17 years at Liverpool, scoring 120 goals in 504 appearances and leading the club to Cup glory both domestically and in Europe. Gerrard raised the FA Cup twice and the Champions League trophy once. Now Gerrard arrives in MLS at age 35, seeking the league title that eluded him in the Premiership. "I'm excited to be here," said Gerrard, who also collected 21 goals in 114 appearances for England. "The game on Saturday can't come quick enough. We've got a fantastic team here, a fantastic setup, and if I can just add a little bit to that and contribute to the best of my ability, I think the future can be really bright." All signs so far point

Los Angeles Galaxy new midfielder, Steven Gerrard poses with his new team's jersey after a news conference at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., on Tuesday, July 7. (AP Photo)

to a smooth transition, with Galaxy manager Bruce Arena indicating that Gerrard will play the first half in an International Champions Cup match against Mexico's Club América on Saturday. "He's fitting in very, very well," said Galaxy captain Robbie Keane, who played with Gerrard at Liverpool during the 200809 season. "He's a good lad off and on the field. He's settled in fairly quickly. He has been good in training, was very good today." Midfielder Sebastian Lletget was impressed that Gerrard already knew his new teammates' names the first day he arrived.

"That just sets the example for everyone, just like no one is bigger than the club," Lletget said. The first ball Gerrard kicked in practice was to Keane, and they showed a promising connection throughout the hour-long session. Keane was effusive in his praise for Gerrard's service, and Arena expects that skill to come through in set pieces. "His passing is incredible," Keane said. "Certainly for a striker, he's good to play with. He finds you in them little pockets (of space) certainly where I play and balls over the top. His range of passing is in-

credible. His will to win as well, competitive side of him that he has, is certainly going to help this team, so we're all looking forward to him putting on that Galaxy jersey." Gerrard is unlikely to have the same impact off the field that the 2007 signing of David Beckham had for the Galaxy and MLS. Beckham's aura of celebrity brought in casual fans at a time when soccer was still struggling to gain a foothold on the American sports landscape. But the success of the U.S. men's and women's national teams and increased television exposure for the World Cup,

Champions League, EPL and MLS has created an audience hungry for the sport. The Women's World Cup final was the mostwatched soccer game in the history of American television, and a crowd of 10,000 gathered to celebrate the champions in downtown Los Angeles, a short drive away from Gerrard's introduction. For Galaxy President Chris Klein, putting together a winning team that can capture the knowledgeable American fan base is now the club's focus, rather than signing players solely to make a big splash. "The signing of David Beckham forever changed our league," Klein said. "But we now know the results on the field have to take first priority. Look at David's last couple years here and the success we had as a club, and that's what makes a signing like that successful. Our fans have told us they want to win first. Steven certainly helps to do that." While Beckham, Keane and other big names have been dynamic players in MLS, the league still carries an international stigma as a last stop before retirement. Gerrard was quick to refute that notion, even with the pleasant California weather outside.

Associated Press

Michael Clarke and Alastair Cook heeded a warning from the International Cricket Council on Tuesday to be responsible for their teams' behavior as the captains in the Ashes series. In other words, don't let sledging get out of hand. They promised on Tuesday, the day before the first test starts at Sophia Gardens, it won't cross the line. It was a pre-test meeting with the match officials like any other, Cook said, but sledging has become an issue again because the Australians have derisively met a peace offering from James Anderson, England's main strike bowler and leading sledger. Anderson has been at the center of some of the Ashes' most notorious recent incidents. There was his and Mitchell Johnson's verbal confrontations in the 2010-11 series in Australia, and Anderson, after abusing George Bailey, was told by Clarke at Brisbane in 2013 to "get ready for a broken arm" from Johnson's bowling. Anderson said he's come to question sledging's usefulness, particularly after the spirit of sportsmanship by the recently departed and

missed New Zealand side. He hoped the Ashes could be played in the same spirit, but Johnson doubted Anderson could change, and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin said Anderson "better look at himself in the mirror." Anderson didn't excuse his past behavior, but said he doesn't need sledging to pump himself up anymore. "We are not going to seek out trouble, go looking for fights, or start sledging," he wrote in a newspaper column. Cook said they were reminded by the match officials of their responsibility to not only the spectators, but also to people watching on TV, which will carry live action in 36 countries. "I do believe there is that line, in that sand somewhere, which everyone knows we can't cross," Cook said. "I hope we can play to that." Having crossed the line himself in the past, Clarke said he and his team don't need to overstep it to play the tough, competitive cricket they were taught. "I've made it very clear, in the last series if someone overstepped that mark it was me. And, as captain, I need to be more disciplined, and I will be," Clarke said. Sledging wasn't part of their game plan, he added. "For me, you don't have

to say a word to show your intent, and to play a good brand of cricket. Whether I've sledged somebody or somebody sledged me, it's never helped my game personally. For some players I've been fortunate to play with, (sledging) has helped their game. They seemed to benefit from that. "As long as those players understand there's a line you can't overstep, then they know what they have to do to get the best out of themselves. Then the team succeeds." Clarke said they wouldn't reveal the team until the toss, because the pitch changed overnight, and they wanted to see the overhead conditions. It's forecast to be cloudy on the first morning. Clarke also expected England to be unchanged from the side which drew 1-1 with New Zealand last month. England has been revived by matching the attacking verve of New Zealand in limited-overs matches. In tests, Cook's tactics have been wretched, and he's under pressure to take the fight to his opponent that one-day captain Eoin Morgan did. "Sometimes," Cook admitted, "I have to get on that front foot." England was whitewashed in the last Ashes, in 2013-14 in Australia, and Cook said that result was no longer relevant.

public discourse

Delhi fails to know Myanmar is there difference between and Northeast people Nagaland and African zoo?

hen the NSCN (K) unilaterally abrogated ceasefire with the government of India in March this year, nobody took it very seriously. Many in Indian side were wondering when the outfit had entered into ceasefire with the Myanmar government, while many intelligentsias felt that such truce with Myanmar government indirectly undermined Delhi’s truce with the outfit. Such attitudes coming from India side have also actually undermined the capability and integrity of the Myanmar government. We should know that there are many insurgent organizations fighting against the Myanmar juntas for decades. The country had the notoriety of being run by the Military for decades and their administration was so fragile that it became one of the most backward and underdeveloped countries in the world. And somewhat a ray of hope started coming in when the democracy started taking over the Military government. It is a matter of shame on the part of Indian government that it being the largest democratic nation in the world terribly failed to help restore democracy in Myanmar. The Western countries played important roles in restoring democracy in Myanmar. It was remarkable that as soon as the civilian government took over the Military government, the President of the United States of America Barack Obama visited Myanmar and met Myanmar President Thein Sein and Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. It was heartening to see the joint press conference of Obama and Kyi held at her house in Yangon, Burma. Obama’s visit had literally sent a very positive message across the world and greatly motivated the hard lined Myanmar Military leaders that their (Myanmar military juntas) job was different. On the contrary, the past Indian Primes Ministers had not tried to visit Myanmar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhutan as soon as he became Prime Minister and not Myanmar. Top brass of Indian Army would visit Myanmar mostly to discuss about the northeast insurgents. New Delhi fails to realize that democratic Myanmar is better than Military Myanmar. Ethnic minorities make up about a third of Myanmar's population of roughly 50 million. They mostly live in the seven states and divisions named after the Shan, Kayah, Karen, Mon, Chin, Kachin, and Rakhine ethnic groups. Now look at the fast democratic development in Myanmar and the series of positive developments taking place with various insurgent groups operating in the country. It is not only NSCN (K) that has large presence there but there are also dozens of ethnic minority insurgent groups fighting for greater autonomy or independence from the dominant ethnic Burman majority. Myanmar military have been fighting with them for decades with no solutions in sight. It is only after democratic government coming in that series of ceasefires have been declared with many of these groups. It is nothing wrong when the NSCN (K) entered into ceasefire with the Myanmar government as they have their large presence in the country, besides the outfit’s chief, SS Khaplang himself is a Myanmarese Naga. In fact, it is a blessing in disguise as such ceasefire with Myanmar government will immensely lighten the burden on Delhi. It is generally believed that the Naga issue may defy solution without the cooperation of the Myanmar government. Soon after the unilateral abrogation of ceasefire with the Government of India, the NSCN (K) started attacking on the Indian security forces particularly Assam Rifles in Nagaland

and Arunachal Pradesh. However, Delhi still shrugged it off as none existent without even reacting to it. However, the BJP-led NDA government’s blue-eyed boy, Kiren Rijiju started using highly unfavorable and provocative languages. He, however, denied making such statement after about one month. Interestingly, the Center and its army did not realize of NSCN (K) and its fraternal ties with many insurgent groups in the northeast till such time when Indian army was badly attacked on June 4 last month in Manipur’s Chandel district bordering Myanmar. 18 soldiers were killed while scores were injured in the deadly attack. The incident drew worldwide attention and neighboring countries, Myanmar, Pakistan and China, sharply reacted to the subsequent statements of Indian authorities. But in Nagaland, the situation is different which Delhi fails to realize. For Delhi, Indian army will be the answer in such a situation like the one happened in Manipur on June 4 last. The Nagas cannot afford allowing saber-rattling between the Indian army and any Naga underground groups, because they had suffered enough and experienced all sorts of tragedies due to unresolved political conflicts over halfa-century. The TR Zeliang opposition-less government in Nagaland has hurriedly constituted the Nagaland Legislature Forum (NLF) with the objective of apprising the Central leaders to expedite the peace process with the Naga underground leaders for an early solution to the Naga issue. They are also urging the Government of India not to abrogate the ceasefire with the NSCN (K), while resolving to request the Naga Hoho and Eastern Nagaland Public Organization (ENPO) to send a delegation to meet NSCN (K) Chairman SS Khaplang for resumption of ceasefire with the Government of India as it is also the desire of the state government as well as the people of Nagaland. During Neiphiu Rio’s regime in Nagaland, the Joint Legislature Forum of Nagaland (JLF) was formed. It was momentous in the history of the Naga Political issue when the entire 60 legislators under the banner of the JLF could boldly display a show of unprecedented unison to the Central leaders for the cause of the settlement of the Naga political issue. But sadly, they lacked the courage to influencing the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) to make their “Agenda” public. Today, the process is 18 years old. But much to the chagrin, none of the party---be it his (Rio) Government or Delhi or NSCN (IM) --- could make the status of the process public. It is still very complicated as to how NSCN (K) chief will be convinced for resumption of ceasefire with Delhi while the latter is not showing any sign for immediate resumption of ceasefire with the former. Looking at the fast emerging trend in the aftermath of the NSCN (K)’s unilateral abrogation of ceasefire and their subsequent attacks on Indian security forces, the Naga peace process appears to be more complex and grim. Northeast people do have historical relationship with Myanmar people, besides many villages of Nagas and Manipuris are in Myanmar. It is reported that there are six Naga MPs in Myanmar while two Naga MPs in Indian side. The Myanmar army’s going against NSCN (K) in Myanmar has slim chance as these six Naga MPs will uproar. Delhi needs diplomatic channels with its counterpart in Myanmar instead of asking them to flush out NSCN (K) or any other northeastern insurgent groups from their soil. Oken Jeet Sandham

love to watch Discovery/National Geographic channels in my TV specially African Wildlife century. Watching these channels, I come to know the habits of the animals and the birds shown and understand how they cohabitate in their natural kingdom. Watching these channels, I see all the activities of each of the animals and birds shown. Watching these channels, I see how the gullible and the weaker category of animals remain to be the prey of powerful cannibals all the time and on all seasons. Watching over these channels, it is interesting to understand the characteristics of those animals and birds in the zoo. Life in the African zoo is that the weak and the gullible section has hardly any peace as they live under constant life threat. The survival of stronger animals is dependent on the weaker section. When an animal is killed and eaten by lion, the leftover will be eaten by wolves and jackals. If carcass is left, the vultures and crocodiles come to finish it. This is always the natural process of how the parasitic animals make a living in their lawless world. The two laws that everyone is bound to follow in the African wildlife century are that one is born to be eaten as prey of the other and the other is survival of the fittest. Like anyone does, I too have been watching over the situations in Nagaland over the years. Similar to that of Africa’s animal kingdom, lawlessness is the law in Nagaland. The present day system of overgovernance in Nagaland is exactly similar to that of wildlife in African reserved forest. Have introspection at how the process of Assembly elections began and ended in the land of Christians with the slogan ‘Nagaland for Christ’. When a human becomes totally bereft of particularly three essential and basic ethics as the Shame, the Fear and the Taboo, one becomes less than human. When election campaign tremor started and picked up the tempo, the Christians in Nagaland used to change drastically from shame to shamelessness, from fear to fearlessness and from sense to senselessness and ruthlessness. During peak season of campaign, I could meet fewer human beings as the rest become animals. Those human animals with cannibalism characteristics become like hungry lions looking for prey. These human animals go to any extent to coerce, to cheat and to threat so as to extort as much amount of money as one can from more than one candidate or from more than an agent of a candidate. During this season, any candidate is made to become like an antelope fully surrounded by hungry lions. The candidate had no escape route, the only passage is to lubricate the palms of hungry lions, to prostrate and beg at the cost of leadership dignity and to promise anything under heaven in the face of distrust phobia. To be brief, let this be Scene 1 to be filmed and telecast. Just returned from war to form new ministry for those who managed to buy mandate and with two great jetlag imperatives: to serve with zeal and to clear the huge financial backlog. In the process, the zeal to serve is overtaken by the burden of compounding 10% interest of loan availed and the property mortgages. The chair of power that everyone sought after is found

to be thorny and it does not give expected amount of comfort to the one who sits on it. Post election the human animals are now just turned into angels. They continue to swarm the residence and the office of their VIP with each of them having endless stories of how unconditional was their support, how one worked without sleep and food and how one had spent from his saving without taking a paisa from his candidate and so on. Now the VIP had no option but to dole out whatever he can to please his angels in recognition of their sacrifices, and in certain cases he receives more curses than thanks in return. And in the melee, when funds from Delhi come for the general public are hijacked with deft and velocity within the power of VIP to the tune of 40%/30%/20% more than the rate fixed by God, the Jehovah. The human animals had harassed the so called leader for over a month and it is the turn of the one who purchased the mandate to return the harassments for the next five years. The candidate mortgaged all his properties to buy the mandate and his voters mortgaged individual rights, the most powerful public legal rights, to the one who bought it. Despite of 5 years harassments, what else the turned Christians after election can do to cross-check and warn the one looting their money in broad daylight. This is Scene 11. In the past, bureaucracy used to be the major pillar of governance in Nagaland. In the past, bureaucrats were the powerful custodian of Rules of Executive Business and were responsible for upholding the systems. The bureaucrats of yesteryear were the punctuations against incoherence and lawlessness. Whereas, with due respect to very few of those God fearing remnants, today’s bureaucracy in Nagaland under the banner of ‘Nagaland for Christ’ is found equally, if not more, daring in looting the poor State. May be it is more convenient for the hierarchical bureaucrats in a Department to have syndicate to loot funds meant for public by sidelining the Minister/Parl. Secy. in-charge of a Department in certain cases. Riding quality highways and roads like New Ministers’ Hill Road, Kohima, state of the art health care facilities, uninterrupted power supply, castles, etc, etc. are being built (in the air) according to paper reports furnished. Yet, in reality many of the viable and essential projects are devoured by bureaucrats themselves or in hobnob with their bosses. This is how funds that come from Delhi for the people of Nagaland do not permeate down beyond the security fencing of a Directorate. I do not justify any politician having properties disproportionate to one’s known income. Yet, we talk about the assets of corrupt politicians and we do not much talk about the same assets of Govt. employees of how many multi-storey commercial buildings, few palatial residences and acres of land one has. Think about clerks having massive assets. With the mere monthly salary can one employee, how substantial is his perks, create so much private assets? How honest, how dedicated and sacrificial and how accountable to public services are the 1.20 lakh State Govt. employees be depicted as Scene 111.

The African zoo Scene IV can be very lengthy one and can be boring to watch. Let us concise the depiction. The Govt. of India is fortunate to have the ultimate fragmented Naga sovereignty and integration movement. Several years ago, I watched the TV interview of the once famous actor Kabir Bedi. The actor was interviewed by a foreign correspondent and asked how and what local situation he used to face in Bollywood industry. In response, Bedi narrated a memorable visit to a sea food hotel in his foreign tour. In that hotel he had chosen to have fresh crab. The actor was given chance to indicate any specie of his choice. The different species of crab from few countries are kept in separate buckets country wise. The actor found buckets containing crabs from other countries are all covered with lids except one bucket filled with full of crabs without lid. The actor curiously asked why the storage is not uniform. The reply was that crabs from other countries stocked in the buckets will disappear lest those are closed with lids, but the bucket without lid is filled with crabs from India. The Indian crabs do not come out of the bucket as when one tries few others will pull it down. The lid is therefore not required. After all, we, the Nagas, are in India, and we have been busily pulling down each other all these years. The Indian crabs do not produce anything good and the crabs do not do anything in the bucket except moving up and down and moving around to pull down one another. Inside the bucket of Indian crab, there is one thing, that is confusion. Confusion is the mechanism used extensively by those who claimed to be patriot for personal gains and not beyond. I wish space allows. This is African zoo Scene IV. Let me conclude with brief scene on Churches in Nagaland. I have seen the road end of Naga political movement. The Naga divisional boulder has blocked the road. The boulder is so huge which cannot be removed despite of the use of modern machineries. No new technology is found fit for its removal and so the boulder is going to remain. Secondly, the governance of Nagaland State has been in shambles for years. People expected that change of guard would bring improvement and yet it brings sheer worsening. And with the kind of Naga election, the worst wine in the new bottle will be produced after every election. I expect that our last straw is the Church. Apart from soul saving, I expected that the Churches in Nagaland have the last options in store to protect the perishing common man from Naga made calamities. But to my utter disappointment, the Churches in Nagaland are found tired of the Naga mess. The Naga Churches seem to prefer evasiveness and escapism. The Churches are found drunk with self-contentment of Churches and of individuals. The adopted posture of the Churches seem to be that good is good and bad is also not bad with the slogan ‘Let it be’. The ground situation calls for the spirit of radicalism and reformation and whereas the Churches are satisfied with stereotype rhetoric. Thus, the Churches in Nagaland enjoy watching all the Scenes in a zoo called Nagaland. May God answer the prayers of the lowly. Z Lohe

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

Entertainment

The Morung Express

AliA BhATT

en Affleck is being advised through his marriage breakup by Gwyneth Paltrow. The 'Gone Girl' star and wife Jennifer Garner announced last week they are to divorce after 10 years of marriage, and the 42-yearold star has turned to his former girlfriend - who split from her husband Chris Martin last year after nine years together - for support. A source said: ''Gwyneth has been through a marriage break-up herself, so understands.'' Ben - who dated Gwyneth from 1997

some time and they're hoping for a quick divorce so they can move on.'' Despite their split, Ben is expected to continue living in a sepa-

B say never, let’s see. For me reality television is something I get hooked on to…like ‘Bigg Boss’. I get attracted to it. So doing something like that will be a great idea on Colors Infinity.” Alia says people are wise enough to chose what they like to see and there are particular slots for bold shows. “I think there is a particular time slot for that. We all are wise enough to make our choices. There are some shows that will be very interesting for the children to see, like the superhero show and other shows,” she said. Alia and Karan have curated shows for the channel that span across genres like drama, superheroes, comedy, fantasy, crime and thrillers. “Not often in life you get to be on the creative panel of such a large medium like television. So I believe me being

very young is a demerit as people say she is so young what does she know,” the actress said. “After a long time a youth representative has helped as being the co-curator and bringing the insights of what youth want. I am the kind of representative of what the youngsters want to watch,” she said. Alia feels television is a huge medium, but due to her busy schedule she doesn’t get time to watch the shows. “I travel most of the time and so I don’t get time to catch up on TV. I feel through ‘Color Infinity’ you get to watch not one but three back-to-back episodes,” she said. “All the content that you missed you get to see. There are re-runs. So it is quite feasible for those who are travelling. Also there are lots of different types of shows,” she said.

Johnny Depp Makes Surprise Visit to

Children's Hospital Dressed as Jack Sparrow

C M Y K

to 2000 - and Jennifer sought therapy for over two years in a bid to save their marriage but are now looking to finalise their split quickly so they can move on with their lives. A source said: ''They did everything they could to stay together but there were problems they just couldn't overcome. ''Two years of therapy didn't help - they really tried.'' Another source told Grazia magazine: ''They could have dragged it out longer but they wanted to draw a line under it. ''Their marriage has been over for

Dimapur

rate property on their Californian estate in order to be close to their children, Violet, nine, Seraphina, six, and three-year-old Samuel.

Brian McFadden and Vogue Williams have split after three years of marriage

ctress Alia Bhatt says as a viewer she likes reality shows, but feels she is too young to judge them as of now. “I don’t think judging is something I can do now as I am too young, I am still learning it. I can’t judge but creatively I will be part of singing and music stuff (shows),” Alia told PTI. “Whenever the time is right I would do it. When I am not doing films and have time, then may be I can do reality shows. But I also think I need to explore the singing space to be on a show and judge someone,” she said. Alia along with filmmaker Karan Johar will now be seen as cocurators of Viacom18’s English entertainment channel Colors Infinity. When asked if she would be doing a show for the channel in near future, Alia said, “Not right now, but never

ohnny Depp made a surprise visit to Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in Brisbane, Australia on Tuesday, July 7. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor surprised the sick kids as he arrived at the hospital dressed as his fearless alter ego Jack Sparrow. Johnny visited the hospital during a break from filming the latest installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise titled "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" in Queensland. He arrived at the hospital at night by a helicopter. At the hospital, Johnny interacted and posed for some selfies with a number of his young

9 July 2015

Ben Affleck turns to Gwyneth Paltrow

“Too young to judge a show”

Thursday

fans including Max Bennet, a seven-year-old boy with transverse myelitis. He's having dinner with his mom Rachel when the the

black chopper landed. "He was going from room to room seeing all the kids who couldn't get out of bed," Rachel told ABC

News Australia. "We waited out of the front of one of the rooms, and he came up to us and had a really good chat to Max." "It was really beautiful. Everyone kept on trying to move [Johnny] on, but he kept on coming back," Rachel Bennett added. "He came on the condition that he wasn't pushed along and crowded by adults and he could spend as much time as he wanted with the kids." Johnny gave Max several gold coins engraved with a pirate's head before visiting kids receiving treatment in the rehabilitation center. "He tied a knot in his hair to make a beard," Max said, adding, "That was my favorite part."

Nicole Scherzinger 'Hopes' for Reunion

icole Scherzinger is "hoping" for a reunion with her ex-boyfriend. The 'Poison' hitmaker is reportedly desperate for Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton to come "running back" to her and she let her emotions get the better of her as she celebrated her birthday with pals. A source told Closer magazine: "Nicole was determined to go wild for her birthday and spent most of the day drinking cocktails and champagne, even though her pals warned her to slow down. "But she received a birthday message from Lewis at the end of the night, as well as an Instagram post, which made her feel incredibly emotional. Deep down she still loves him and had been hoping that he'd come running back and finally commit." In the sweet birthday tribute, the 30-year-old sports star said Nicole, 37, "made him the man" he is now. He wrote: Dear friend, Through the years we shared alot, i wouldn't have changed a thing. All the experiences made me the man i'm proud to be right now. "The Memories together will never be taken away no matter how old we get and I'm thankful for the time we had. I'm wishing you the Happiest of Birthdays, and may God continue to Bless you in all that you do.

rian McFadden and his wife Vogue Williams have split up. The former Westlife singer and the Irish model, who tied the knot in a lavish Tuscan ceremony in Italy in September 2012, have decided to call it a day after three years of marriage. They both confirmed the news on Twitter on Tuesday night in a shared statement with a heartbreak emoji. The message read: ‘It is with sadness that Brian and I have made the tough decision to go our separate ways. ‘We will always care greatly about each other, remain friends and wish each other all the very best for the future. ‘We have nothing else to say on the subject and we would like to thank our friends and family for their support during this difficult period. Vogue x’ The pair have been busy lately working on separate projects. Vogue, who was crowned winner of Bear Grylls: Mission Survive earlier this year, is filming for an Rte show on female boxing and is also involved in a documentary on sex in modern Ireland. Meanwhile, Brian, 35, has been staying in London where he is currently filming his second series of Who’s Doing The Dishes?. The split will come as a shock to fans as Brian recently gushed about 29-year-old Vogue being his ‘soulmate’, describing that it was ‘love at first sight’ in an interview with the Belfast Telegraph

in April. He told the newspaper at the time: ‘We instantly clicked and talked non-stop for eight hours the night we met and I proposed after eight months. The couple, who were living in London, only signed a deal to buy a house in Howth in Dublin last month. Writing in her Sunday World column, Vogue enthused: ‘I’ve literally just got the

keys and we’re very excited. We needed a base here so it’s a big day.’ Last month, they also announced they bought a black and tanned dog, Winston. But the couple’s followers on social media had noticed a change in their tweeting habits after their recent Twitter fight, in which Vogue blocked Brian from reading her tweets. In April he tweeted an im-

age showing a screenshot of Vogue’s Twitter account which read ‘you have been blocked from reading @ VogueWilliams tweets’. He added: ‘This what happens when you have an argument with your wife in 2015.’ Since then both seemed to have been using Twitter more for work rather than to publicise their romance. Before the block, Brian had always paid compliments to his wife’s stunning figure on social media. ‘My wife @voguewilliams has a very sexy tush. She’s gonna kill me,’ he jokingly tweeted one day. The Sun claimed their marriage is already 'on the rocks' after just nine months. Brian and Atomic Kitten original Kerry enjoyed a high-profile romance in their pop heyday and had daughters Molly, 13, and Lilly-Sue, 12, during the course of their four-year relationship. Kerry quit the girl group when she fell pregnant with their first child and the pair tied the knot in January 2002. They announced their intention to divorce just two years later and embarked upon a bitter custody battle for their children. The pair are no longer on speaking terms following a longrunning feud, and Brian previously revealed he always goes through the girls' nanny to arrange when to see them. Brian also had a seven-year relationship with Australian singer Delta Goodrem, calling off their engagement in April 2011, one month before he got together with Vogue.

Asia's world class women to overtake the men

C M Y K

TOKYO, JULY 8 (REUTERS): Could women's football in Asia surpass the corruption-marred, under-achieving men's game in the popularity stakes? It might be a long way off but another successful women's World Cup for the continent's teams is likely to have only helped close the gap in a region where the men's game's biggest mark on the world stage is the match-fixing endemic. It was a familiar sorry story last year at the men's World Cup for Australia, Iran, Japan and South Korea as all four failed to record a victory and exited at the first hurdle promising, as ever, to do better next time. But in Canada, at the recently concluded women's tournament, the region shone brightly with debutants Thailand the only of the five not to make it through to the knockout stages. China and Australia made it to the quarter-finals, South Korea won their first match and reached the knockout stages for the first time, while Japan put up a brave defence of the title before losing 5-2 to the United States in Sunday's final. Eleven million television viewers in Japan tuned in to watch the final, FIFA said, higher ratings than any of the matches at last year's men's World Cup that did not feature the Japanese team. Praise for the Nadeshiko came from all corners, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, while the men humbly looked on. "They always provide a dream," Japan men's striker Shinji Okazaki told Kyodo News this week of the women's efforts. "The fact that they got to the final shows how strong they are. We (the men) must learn from them."

ROOM FOR GROWTH The achievements of the Asian teams were also praised by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Shaikh Salman

bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, more used to firefighting corruption amongst his members than lauding performances. The Bahraini was quick to praise his organisation's work in promoting the women's game, highlighting the body's annual women's day and the $200,000 subsidies Asia's five finalists in Canada received from the AFC. "I am confident that Asian women's teams will continue to excel on the world stage, with new contenders also starting to challenge established teams for the top positions," he said in a statement. "This shows that our women's football development programmes are starting to bear fruit." While green shoots are emerging for the women's game in Asia, backed by Australian Moya Dodd, the first woman elected to the AFC's executive committee, there is plenty of room for growth to muscle in further on the men's popularity share. Only half of the continent's near 50 countries signed up for the television rights of the Women's World Cup, with the game receiving little traction in countries where women's sport is not widely encouraged. Just 20 member associations out of Asia's 46 put forward a women's team for the 2014 Asian Cup qualifiers, while the women's football tournament was dropped by Singapore organisers at the Southeast Asian Games last month. Dodd, though, believed there was a huge support and commitment to grow women's football in the AFC. "It's a credit to our Member Associations and their commitment to make football accessible for girls and women," she said earlier this year at the first ever AFC Women's Football Day.

TRANSFER TALK

Federer, Murray advance to Wimbledon Semis

LONDON, JULY 8 (AGENCIES): Roger Federer and Andy Murray were slowed only by the rain on Wednesday as the pair cruised through their quarterfinal contests to set up a heavyweight last four showdown. Federer, the No. 2 seed, beat Frenchman Gilles Simon in straight sets, while home favorite Murray did likewise against the unseeded Vasek Pospisil to get back to the semifinals for the first time since ending Britain’s long title drought at the All England Club two years ago. From early on, it appeared that only the rain could delay both from setting up a match that has been highly anticipated since the draw was made. Federer has dropped just a single set en route to his ninth appearance in the final four at Wimbledon. Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a return to Gilles Simon of France during And, although he had been the men's quarterfinal singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Champion- pushed to five sets on his only two previous meetships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday July 8. (AP Photo)

It will be tough not playing until January: Turan

BARCELONA, JULY 8 (REUTERS): Barcelona's new midfield playmaker Arda Turan has said it will be tough for him not being able to play until January due to a ban on the club on registering players. Barca agreed to sign the Turkey captain from Atletico Madrid on Monday and Spanish media have reported the European champions may send Arda out on loan until 2016, possibly to his former club Galatasaray. FIFA banned Barca from two transfer windows after they were deemed to have broken rules on the signing of foreign under-18 players, although they are allowed to buy and sell and have also added versatile wide player Aleix Vi-

dal from Sevilla. "It's going to be hard not playing for six months but the important thing is that I will play for Barca," Arda said in an interview with Spanish radio late on Tuesday. "I will work until I am able to make my debut in January and I will help the team to win all the trophies," said the 28-year-old, adding that it will be a "dream" for him to play in the same team as the likes of forwards Lionel Messi and Neymar and midfielder Andres Iniesta. Barca, who won a treble of Champions League and Spanish league and Cup titles last season, signed Arda to give coach Luis Enrique an extra creative option in midfield but also due to the club's links with

Turkey and Turkish companies. Domestic appliance maker Beko and tyre manufacturer Lassa are two of Barca's sponsors, while the club's 2.3 million Turkish Facebook fans put the nation seventh in the ranking of followers around the world. The deal to sign Arda was complicated by the fact that Barca are in the midst of a presidential election campaign and are being administered by a special commission, which had to approve the transfer. The commission included an unusual clause which means whoever wins the July 18 election has the option within two days of selling Arda back to Atletico less 10 percent of the fixed fee of 34 million euros ($37.59 million).

ings with Simon at Grand Slams, he was barely troubled by the 12th seed this time around. Rain briefly interrupted Federer closing out the first set, and when serving for a second the seven-time champion was broken for the first time at this year’s Championships. Yet, with Simon lacking the weapons to really threaten the Swiss, the roadblocks, including a second rain delay, were only temporary before he wrapped up a 6-3 7-5 6-2 victory in an hour and 35 minutes. Murray’s victory ended under the roof on Centre Court, as, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watching on, the tournament referee took no chances following the second spell of rain. By that point Murray was already a set to the good against the Canadian, who had spent more than twice the amount of time on court at this year’s Wimbledon,

having endured marathon contests in both singles and doubles. There were signs of that fatigue as the match worse on, but Pospisil acquitted himself well for much of what was his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. And he will surely still be aggrieved at an untimely intervention by umpire Pascal Maria. Serving at 5-5, 30-30 in the second set, Pospisil was called for a time violation and promptly lost the next two points to give up a crucial break. From there, Murray, playing efficiently throughout and not facing a single break point until the final game, served out the second set before breaking in the ninth game of the third set, when Pospisil was called for another timer violation, to go on and claim a 6-4 7-5 6-4 victory. For both Murray and Federer, it was the ideal way to go into a mouth-watering semifinal.

Indian women win ODI series against NZ BENGALURU, JULY 8 (IANS): A brilliant half-century by Thirush Kamini lifted India to a nine-wicket win over New Zealand and enabled them to take the five-match women's One-Day International (ODI) series 3-2 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday. After bundling out New Zealand for 118 in 41 overs, India, spearheaded by Kamini (62 not out, 78b, 13x4) and Deepti Sharma (44 not out, 78b, 8x4), who put on 103 runs for the second wicket, made 121/1 in 27.2 overs to round off a commanding performance. Barring skipper Suzie Bates (42, 85b, 2x4) and Anna Peterson

(22), none of the Black Caps batters stayed long enough at the crease to ensure a challenging total. Bates' dismissal, caught at cover by counterpart Mithali Raj off left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht in the 34th over, effectively curtailed the visitors' innings. Earlier, Bates and Sophie Devine (18) somewhat retrieved the situation after early loss of wickets by adding 49 runs for the third wicket while Peterson hung around to take the Kiwis past the 100-run mark as they slid from 61/2 to 118 all out. For India, pacers Jhulan Goswami and Deepti Sharma, and leftarm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad took two wickets apiece.

ASHES: Root and Ballance swing advantage to England

C M Y K

Man Utd close in on Darmian

Manchester United's €20 million (£14.3m) bid for Matteo Darmian has been accepted by Torino. The 25-year-old full-back will sign four-year contract worth around €2m (£1.4m) per season and the move should be officially announced on Thursday. Source: Sky Sport Italia

Cabaye set for Crystal Palace medical

Yohan Cabaye will have a medical at Crystal Palace in the next 48 hours after PSG accepted a £10m bid from the Eagles. Source: Daily Telegraph

Sterling tells Liverpool he wants to leave

Raheem Sterling has told Brendan Rodgers he wishes to leave Anfield and that he does not want to be considered for Liverpool’s preseason tour of South East Asia and Australia. Source: Daily Mirror

Y K

C M Y K

Inter agree Jovetic deal

Inter have agreed a €18 million (£12.9m) deal to sign Manchester City forward Stevan Jovetic. Source: Gazzetta dello Sport

England captain Alastair Cook, left, is caught by Australia’s Brad Haddin, right, bowled by Australia's Nathan Lyon for 20 runs during day one of the first Ashes Test cricket match, in Cardiff, Wales, Wednesday, July 8. (AP Photo)

CARDIFF, JULY 8 (AP): Joe Root and Gary Ballance swung the advantage back to England thanks to their unbeaten 147-run partnership in a wicketless second session on the first day of the first Ashes test on Wednesday. England, 43-3 just after noon, was 190-3 at tea at Sophia Gardens. The in-form Root was closing in on his seventh test century and second against Australia at 93 not out, while Ballance, struggling of late, was fighting for his 59. Root was dropped off the second ball he faced, trying to jam a Mitchell Starc delivery but edging behind, where Brad Haddin gloved the ball but couldn't hold it in his dive. Root made Australia rue the miss, just as he did two years ago at Lord's, where Haddin missed a chance when Root was on 8 and the

Englishman scored 180 in helping England win the test and double its Ashes lead. This time, Root's formidable form has allowed him to fearlessly take the attack to Australia. He's the world's leading run-scorer in tests since May last year, averaging 82 with four centuries in a dozen tests. He has almost 1,300 runs for England in all formats this year. The ball comes to him the size of a balloon, and he's spreading it around to all parts. He quickly overhauled Ballance, they took the score to 88 at lunch, and they looked serene on a so-so pitch in the afternoon, against some good bowling. Root, on 33 at lunch, brought up his 50 off 56 balls, and survived an lbw review by the Australians on 62. He also appeared to offer a batpad chance on 79, but the ball

looped just out of reach of Steve Smith at short leg. By tea, he was on 93 off 110 balls. Every one of his dozen boundaries was met with Ro-o-o-t by the capacity crowd. Root's free-flowing mindset was aided by Ballance's grittiness and determination to not give away his wicket cheaply. He hadn't scored more than 29 in his last seven innings for England and Yorkshire, and he diced with luck constantly in an innings that has so far lasted more than 3 1/2 hours. He was particularly troubled by a spell of severe shortball bowling by Mitchell Johnson after lunch, but survived, and brought up his sixth halfcentury in his 14th test. At 59 off 146 balls, he was seven runs above his test average, and more importantly, giving England a chance to make its decision to bat first pay off.

C M Y K

Published, Printed and Edited by Aküm Longchari on behalf of Morung for Indigenous Affairs and JustPeace from House No. 4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur at Themba Printers and Telecommunications, Padum Pukhuri Village, Dimapur, Nagaland. RNI No : NAGENG /2005/15430. House No.4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur 797112, Nagaland. Phone: Dimapur -(03862) 248854, Fax: (03862) 235194, Kohima - (0370) 2291952

For news email: morung@gmail.com and for advertisements and circulation contact: (03862) 248854, Fax-235194 or email : morungad@yahoo.com

PO Reg No. NE/RN-722