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State Vigilance files suo moto case Nagaland - How Tech Savvy our Government? Part II on Pillai’s appointment as consultant isDepartmental Websites: Glorious inertia
Mystery over Nagaland Police truck in Pandalam continues Morung Express News Dimapur | June 13
The State Vigilance Commission, Nagaland has filed a suo moto case on the appointment of MKR Pillai as a ‘Consultant’ to the Nagaland Police. The filing of the case comes in the backdrop of the Nagaland state government maintaining stoic silence over the simultaneous raids and huge wealth uncovered from the establishments of Pillai by the investigation wing of the Income Tax in Kochi on June 8. A senior Nagaland state Vigilance officer disclosed Tuesday on condition of anonymity that a suo moto FIR was registered at the Vigilance Police Station, Kohima on June 12. As stated by the officer, the filing of the case was the
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DIMAPUR, JUNE 13 (MExN): The All India Congress Committee’s Minority Department Observer for Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland Rejaul Karim Laskar has strongly condemned the Gujarat State School Textbook Board (GSSTB) gaffe for terming Jesus Christ as hevaan (demon) in its Hindi textbook for class IX. A statement from the Observer said that “terming Jesus Christ as demon the Gujarat State School Textbook Board has hurt the sentiments of not only over 30 million Indian Christians who hold Jesus Christ as the Lord saviour but also over 180 million Indian Muslims who venerate him as Prophet.” He also wondered whether it was an unintentional mistake or deliberate attempt to hurt the sentiment of over 20 million religious minorities of India. Laskar has demanded an unconditional apology from the Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani and strict action on those responsible for this objectionable reference in the text book. He also demanded immediate withdrawal of the offensive textbooks.
20 bank accounts in Nagaland
ThIRUvANANThAPURAM, JUNE 13 (MAThRUbhUMI NEws): The account details of MKR Pillai, who amassed assets worth crores of rupees in Nagaland, have been made public. The IT sleuths, who conducted raids at the residences of Sreevalsam group's chairman and directors on June 8 had conducted raids at Nagaland also. The details obtained from Nagaland have been made public by Mathrubhumi News. The account details of MKR Pillai, his wife Valsala Raj and son
Arun Raj has been made public. The account details prove that money from Nagaland is behind the growth of Sreevalsam group. Pillai has 20 bank accounts in Nagaland. The IT officials had seized the documents about the amounts in Pillai's bank accounts and transactions as of June 1, 2016. The 20 accounts are in the 10 banks in Kohima, Dimapur and Lerie. These accounts had Rs 1,49,96,321 as of June 1, 2016. Crores of rupees were flown to Kerala through these accounts. The
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IT department is also probing about these accounts and the transactions conducted through these accounts. MKR PIllai's wife Valsala Raj has five accounts in Kohima and Dimapur. The other accounts are in Bengaluru and Chennai. The accounts had around Rs 89 lakh as of June 1, 2016. Pillai's son Arun Raj has accounts in four bank. He has five accounts in Kohima alone. He has five accounts in Kohima alone. The other accounts are in Bengaluru and other places. Rs 49,45,475 was available in these accounts.
When the official website of the Chief Minister of Nagaland was launched in September 2016, it was reported that Cabinet had also asked every department to earmark 3 per cent of their budget allocation for IT-related activities. The government departments have been asked to mandatorily create a separate departmental website hosted by the Nagaland State Data Centre, it noted. While some departmental websites were up to date on its activities, most of them seem to be stuck in time – in a glorious inertia, oblivious to changes around them or even in their respective departments. A visit to many websites listed in the result of “demand from the cy, Cheating and section 34 Asked what would be attend an official meeting state’s portal https://www.nagaland.gov. people that the Vigilance of the IPC.” the implications for the and was on his way back to in/ thus is an exercise in futility. should take up Suo Moto The officer further state police department Kohima today. case on the appointment maintained that the inves- and the Nagaland state Questions further re- In many govt dept websites, of Pillai as consultant.” tigation will be confined to government as the Vigi- main unanswered on the TR Zeliang still Nagaland CM Want to know the latest status of The designation of Pillai is the state of Nagaland and lance investigation pro- mysterious Nagaland Poentered as “MTO/Consul- would examine the nature ceeds, the official stated it lice truck that was reported forest in Nagaland? The Department tant” in the official online of the appointment and would be wise not to spec- to have been found at one of Forests, Ecology, Environment and directory of the Nagaland the circumstances under ulate at this stage. of Pillai’s properties in Pan- Wildlife’s website is not the right place. Police Headquarters. which it was made. As for Meanwhile, DGP, Na- dalam, Kerala during the Its latest status on flora and fauna and Stating that the inves- the “unaccounted wealth” galand, LL Doungel when IT raids. Asked on this, the forest was January 1, 2001. The Department of Agriculture Nagatigation would involve the part, the officer said the In- contacted said that he was DGP said the report too is land is still ‘uncultivated’. Though planted in examining of “a number of come Tax is already on the still to get official intima- still to be ascertained. 2003, the Department of Horticulture Nagafactors,” the officer added job and the Nagaland state tion about the filing of the Pillai is reported to have land website is yet to bloom. The Sericulture that the charges were filed Vigilance cannot take over FIR by the Vigilance as he returned to Kohima on and Soil and Water Conservation departunder “Criminal Conspira- the job from them. was away in Mizoram to June 12. ments’ websites were not working. Forget consumer protection, the Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection Department itself seems to be unaware about any changes. Its ‘latest statement’ on Working of Consumer Fora/Consumer Protection was last quarter for Year Ending June 31, 2006. The Labour & Employment Department A statement from the Working website is a blank page with just the departDIMAPUR, JUNE 13 (MExN): the protracted Naga political probGroup informed that the NBCC ex- ment name and nothing to offer. The DeThe Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) lem “if invited by GOI.” The meeting further resolved that pressed hope that the coming together partment of Social Welfare is copyrighted Mediation Committee held a meeting with the 6 Naga National Political henceforth, the 6 NNPGs will joint- of six NNPGs would strengthen histori- to 2017, but last updated on March 15, 2016. Groups (NNPGs) under the platform ly work under the NNPG-Working cal, social, and spiritual cord among all According to the Directorate of Evaluof Working Group on June 12 and re- Group towards the common aspira- Nagas. “The church also appealed that ation website, TR Zeliang is still the Chief the other political groups who are yet to Minister and Banuo Z Jamir, the Chief Secreaffirmed its earlier commitment to tion of the people. come forward into the fold be invited tary. Its last Annual Administrative Reports work cohesively in the best interest of Seeks NBCC’s ‘spiritual blessing’ unconditionally so that the great prom- is 2013-14. Naga people as a whole. The NNPGs Working Group also ise of God to Nagas could be fulfilled,” it A press note from the NTC media Ditto for the Department of New and cell informed that the meeting began met the Nagaland Baptist Church added. The NBCC, also “assured con- Renewable Energy and its ‘latest informawith 2 minutes of silence in respect to Council (NBCC) today, wherein the tinued unceasing prayer support for the tion’ is a tender notice for Solar Street Light the departed Naga Leader SS Khap- NNPG leaders sought the NBCC’s peace and unity of the Naga people.” in 2012. The NNPGs meanwhile endorsed lang, who passed away on June 9. The spiritual blessing, while also briefThe Department of Food and Civil SupNNPG Working Group expressed its ing the church leaders on the positive NBCC's Clean Election Campaign plies, the nodal agency for catering of Food readiness to enter into political nego- steps taken by the NNPGs to come to- whilestronglyaffirmingthattheNNPGs grains and other essential commodities is tiation with the Government of India gether and pursue the common aspi- will not involve, indulge or participate in too on a slumber with no perceptible activIndian elections. (GoI) for a lasting political solution to ration of the people. ity since the launching of Nagaland Food Se-
NNPGs Working Group ready for ‘political negotiations’ with Government of India
curity Act in June, 27 2016. The latest update on Administrative Training Institute’s website is the inaugural 'Common Induction Programme' of 2014 batch IAS, IPS, NCS, NPS & Allied Services probationers. The Department of Irrigation & Flood Control report on ‘latest event’ was Friday, January 18 2011.The resource on departmental activities was M.I Projects taken up under AIBP 2014-15. Inaugural of a Pay & Use Toilet outside Secretariat Office, Kohima on February and awareness programmme in March 2015 are the latest events in Public Health Engineering Department’s website. Though Nagaland Water Policy-2016 is available in the website, it latest status of Rural Water Supply in Nagaland is April 1, 2014. The Department of Soil and Water Conservation website was not working. The latest activities listed in Department of Science & Technology – Nagaland was on 2014. The Directorate of Urban Development Department’s website is ‘underdeveloped’ and the latest administrative report available is 2007-08. While dates in Department of Rural Development’s website get updated by default, its activities suggest that it has not been updated since 2015. A Facebook page given in the website also has zero post. The State Institute of Rural Development’s only resource available on its website is Administrative Reports 2015-2016. The State Council of Educational Research and Training, Nagaland (SCERT), the academic wing of the Department of School Education ‘latest news’ was posted on 9 September, 2015. The Directorate of Higher Education still led by C Khalong Ao as director according to its website. He retired in June 2015. The latest status of manpower and institutions in Veterinary & Animal Husbandry’s website was on 2003. The Department of Health & Family Welfare website is ailing with ‘obsolete’ data. While State Resource Centre for Women, Nagaland is active offline activities, it’s online avatar was not ‘resourceful’ and has not been updated since 2014. The same was the case for NSDMA and Nagaland Home Guard and Civil Defense. The Department of Information Technology & Communication (IT&C) is meant to act as a promoter/facilitator in the field of Information Technology in the state but news on its latest activities were missing on its website. Next on the series - Nagaland Government dept websites that are ‘alive and kicking’; District Profiles.
Process for President’s election kicks in today Governor appeals for more blood donation NEw DELhI, JUNE 13 (IANs): The process for electing India's 13th President will be set in motion formally on Wednesday when the Election Commission issues a notification paving the way for filing of nominations for the July 17 contest in which the ruling NDA seems to have an edge. The last date for filing of nominations is June 28. Scrutiny will follow on June 29 and the last date for withdrawal is July 1. The vote count will be on July 20, four days before incumbent Pranab Mukherjee's term ends. The new President is set to take charge the next day. The electoral college for choosing the President consists of 4,896 voters. While the Lok Sabha has 543 voters and the Rajya Sabha 233, the overwhelming majority (4,120) come from state assemblies - MLAs. The total value of votes in the election is 10,98,903 -5,49,408 for MPs and 5,49,495 for MLAs. The value of each vote of an MP is 708 but this differs for MLAs from state to state. The value of an MLA's vote in Uttar Pradesh is the highest (208) and the least (7) in Sikkim. The NDA is short of the half-way mark by about 18,000 votes. But it expects to gain the support of many smaller parties besides all the factions of the feuding
AIADMK which alone has a vote value of over 26,000. In 2012, Mukherjee, the nominee of the Congress-led UPA, got 7,13,763 votes while his sole rival P.A. Sangma, fielded by the BJP-led NDA, secured 3,15,987 -- of the total vote value of 10,29,750. Mukherjee assumed office on July 25, 2012. The election will see secret ballot and political parties can't issue a whip to MPs or MLAs. The Election Commission has said special pens will be provided to voters in view of a row that sorrounded voting for a Rajya Sabha seat in Haryana last year. "Electors have to mark the ballot only with this pen and not with any other pen. Voting by any other pen may lead to invalidation of the vote," Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi has said. A nomination paper has to be subscribed by at least 50 electors as 'Proposers' and by at least another 50 as 'Seconders'. The election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote. Every elector can have as many preferences as the candidates contesting the election and the winner has to secure the required quota of votes to be declared elected -- 50 per cent of the valid
votes plus one. Lok Sabha Secretary General Anoop Mishra will be the Returning Officer. Votes will be cast in Parliament House and in state assemblies. The vote count will take place in Delhi. Assistant Returning Officers will be appointed in all state capitals, besides Delhi and Puducherry. Each candidate will be allowed to deploy a representative at the venue of polling. "MPs are expected to vote in Parliament House in Delhi and the MLAs in their assemblies but they can vote at another polling station in case of exigency," Zaidi said. The BJP on Monday said it was for a consensus candidate and formed a threemember committee of senior ministers to talk to other political parties. Its members are two former BJP Presidents Rajnath Singh (Home) and M. Venkaiah Naidu (Urban Development) as well as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The BJP has not given any indication about its likely nominee but opposition parties including the Congress have held parleys to find a consensus candidate. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and tribal leader Draupadi Murmu's names are doing the rounds as possible government's choice for the Presidential election.
KohIMA, JUNE 13 (MExN): On the eve of World Blood Donor Day-June 14, Governor of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, PB Acharya today said that the event was established in 2004 which aims to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products, and to thank blood donors for their voluntary, lifesaving gifts of blood. “Let's take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every blood donor. It is because of these
heroes, that we believe life will be given a better chance. Thank You Dear Blood Donors” he stated. “We don't just need to give blood in the event of tragedies or emergencies. Instead, it should be a normal and routine part of our lives,” the Governor appealed. The PRO to the Governor in a press release added the Governor also called on NGOs, Civil Organisation, Scout and Guides, Ex Servicemen, etc to organize blood donation camps on different occasions. “It is
a healthy gesture. We must keep this aptitude up at any cost. Our blood banks are running short of required blood. By organizing such blood donation camps we may help them to enrich their capacity,” he said. Stating that blood donation is our human duty, Governor Acharya called on the citizens to come forward and donate blood as blood donation is one of the most significant contributions that a person can make towards the society.
One accused of attempted rape arrested Eastern frontal organisations Morung Express News Dimapur | June 13
One youth accused of attempted rape was arrested by the police in Dimapur on June 13. The incident reportedly occurred at Ura Villa colony on June 13 at around 2:00 am. The youth allegedly in-
truded the house of a couple while they were asleep. The circumstances that led to the arrest remained vague as the police stated that inquiry was still in the preliminary stage. The youth was apprehended by residents of the locality in the morning and taken into custody by the police.
RBI issues new batch of Rs 500 notes MUMbAI, JUNE 13 (IANs): The Reserve Bank of India has issued a new batch of Rs 500 denomination notes, an official statement said on Tuesday. "In continuation of issuing of Rs 500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (new) series from time to time which are currently legal tender, a new batch of banknotes with inset letter
"A" in both the number panels, bearing the signature of Urjit R. Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India; with the year of printing '2017' on the reverse, are being issued," an official statement said. The design of these notes is similar in all respects to the Rs 500 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, which were notified on November 8, 2016.
resolve to strengthen ENPO
DIMAPUR, JUNE 13 (MExN): The Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF), Eastern Naga Women Organisation (ENWO), Eastern Naga Gazetted Officers’ Association (ENGOA) and the Eastern Nagaland Legislatures Union (ENLU) held a consultative meeting with the six apex tribal bodies (Konyak Union, United Sangtam Likhum Bhumji, Yimchungru Tribal Council, Khiamniungan Tribal Council, Chang Khulei Setsang, Phom People’s Council) on June 13 at Hotel Japfu in Kohima. The emergency consultative & coordination meeting resolved to “strive in re-strengthening & redefining the sanctity of the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO).” A joint statement from the ENSF, ENGOA, ENWO and ENLU informed that during the coordination meeting, the “present political commotion that inflicts upon the sanctity of the Social Institution” was seriously deliberated. It added that the house also resolved to “uphold social & political integrity in the larger interest of the people of Eastern Nagaland.”