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Human Elephant Conflict mitigation workshop held

Petrol price hiked by 64 paise; diesel cut by Rs 1.35

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reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

Mokokchung | June 15

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SC scraps AIPMT test new Delhi, June 15 (ians): In a major verdict, the Supreme court on Monday scrapped the All India Pre Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT) for the year 2015-16 following the leak of its question paper and circulation of their answer keys through electronic devices at different examination centres in 10 states across the country. The apex court vacation bench headed by Justice R.K. Agrawal while scrapping the examination directed the re-conduct of the same within four weeks. The court also directed all the institutions to extend every cooperation in the re-conduct of the examination for the admission of students in undergraduate medical courses. The court’s order came on a PIL and other petitions seeking the re-conduct of the examination in the wake of leak of the question paper, contending that it has compromised the integrity of the entrance test. While directing the re-conduct of the entire test, the court rejected the CBSE contention not to scrap the test as it would effect 6.30 lakh students and also delay the admission process. Details on page 8

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lonDon, June 15 (ians): When it comes to health of your heart, a bad night’s sleep could be as bad as smoking. Researchers have found that sleep disturbances may double the risk of heart attack and stroke in men. “Sleep is not a trivial issue. In our study it was associated with double the risk of a heart attack and up to four times the risk of stroke,” said professor Valery Gafarov of the World Health Organisation (WHO). “Poor sleep should be considered a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease along with smoking, lack of exercise and poor diet. Guidelines should add sleep as a risk factor to recommendations for preventing cardiovascular disease.” The study included a representative sample of 657 men aged 25 to 64 years with no history of heart attack, stroke or diabetes in Novosibirsk, Russia. Sleep quality was assessed when the study began in 1994. Cases of myocardial infarction and stroke were recorded over the next 14 years. During the study period, nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of participants who had a heart attack also had a sleeping disorder. The findings were presented at EuroHeartCare 2015 held in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Virat Kohli drops out of top-10 Test rankings

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Jubilee Memorial College becomes 65th NU affiliated college

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Nagaland has only 7 science and 4 technical colleges out of a total of 65 institutions affiliated to Nagaland University. Throw in a couple of Commerce institutions and the remaining colleges are confined to Arts stream. Disclosing this, Nagaland University (NU) Vice Chancellor Prof BK Konwar on Monday stressed on the need for the Nagaland state government to seriously look into the entire state education policy in order to address this glaring disparity. The professor was speaking at the inauguration of the Jubilee Memorial College (JMC), Mokokchung which was established under the aegis of Mokokchung Town Baptist Arogo (MTBA) with the “vision of addressing the challenges and deficits in the field of education in the region.” The Vice Chancellor also observed that empowering the young minds by imbibing scientific temperament and knowledge alone would create the avenues for economic development of Nagaland. Konwar recalled that when he joined as the VC of NU three years ago, there were only 43 colleges affiliated to the university, but the number of colleges has increased significantly. With the association, JMC became the fourth college in Mokokchung district and the sixty-fifth in the state to be affiliated with the NU. He mentioned that NU is rapidly developing and expressed optimism that it would become a nationally

Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism C. Apok Jamir (extreme left) and Prof. BK Konwar, Vice Chancellor, Nagaland University (2nd from right) and others at the inauguration of Jubilee Memorial College, Mokokchung. The college was established by the Mokokchung Town Baptist Arogo in commemoration of its Platinum Jubilee. (Morung Photo)

respected university in the next ten years. Other speakers at the inauguration also agreed that the number of Naga students in the field of science is miniscule when compared to those in Arts and Humanities and opined that the incongruity needs to be balanced out. Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel echoed the words of the vice chancellor in the need to promote scientific outlook and technical knowledge among the students. He expressed hope that the new college would “produce good products,” saying colleges are not known for their buildings, but for their products. Commissioner and Secretary of Higher and Technical Education FP Solo appreciated the church for taking the “bold and wise decision” to start the college which

was “set up in a record time.” He hoped that the college would become a centre of higher learning for Mokokchung and neighbouring districts. Agreeing with the earlier speakers, he lamented that Naga students were not paying enough attention to math and science studies. His advice to the first batch of JMC students was to study hard and excel and not just “aim to pass exams.” Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, C Apok Jamir also observed that there was “an imbalance as far as science stream is concerned.” He added that students must find interest in PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics), which must be inculcated by parents in the minds of the students as “education begins in the family itself.” He lauded the church for setting up the college which is a “noble yet very challenging” task. He observed that

the college has been “started in the right perspective” and expressed hope that “the ending would also be in the right perspective” and the college would be an example “in the very torn society” of today. Chairman, JMC board of governors, Dr Imtiwati Jamir, who chaired the proceedings, informed that offering degree course in science stream is in the pipeline and would be incorporated “at the earliest possible date.” Pastor, MTBA, Rev Ponen Longchar disclosed that the church is in the process of procuring a plot of land measuring at least a hundred acres to establish the permanent campus of the college. He informed that apart from the arts stream, other streams, including science, would be offered by the college in the future. Related story on page 5

new Delhi, June 15 (reuters): India is sending its national security adviser to Myanmar to calm tempers over a rare crossraid against insurgents that it trumpeted as a warning to countries harbouring antiIndia militants. Days after Indian Special Forces crossed into Myanmar from two northeastern states to hunt down militants who had killed 18 soldiers in an ambush, it turns out that the operation was minor and only lowlevel rebels were targeted. But Indian ministers portrayed the military action - which was meant to be covert - as a major success and a declaration that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was ready to carry out surgical strikes against militants beyond India’s borders. Myanmar broke its silence over the operation after the chest-thumping, saying no fighting had taken place on its soil and military experts in New Delhi said it would be harder to get Myanmar’s support for further counter-insurgency actions. National Security Adviser Ajit Kumar Doval, who was a key player in the June 9 operation against two rebel camps in Myanmar, will meet government leaders in Myanmar during a two-day trip starting on Tuesday, officials said. “Damage limitation will be an overwhelming component of this visit after the embarrassment that has been caused to Myanmar by the intemperate statements from our ministers,” said Ajai Sahni, executive director of the Institute of Conflict Management that tracks militant activity across South Asia. India’s mountainous northeast, bounded by China, Myanmar, Bangla-

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new Delhi, June 15 (et): The government has zeroed in on four masterminds of the dastardly attack on the Indian Army on June 4, including three main commanders of the NSCN (K) and one of the KYKL, who hatched the plot from Myanmar. Senior government officials said the most wanted man for the June 4 attack is Niki Sumi, the military advisor of NSCN (K) who is said to be the brain behind the attack and who drew up the entire conspiracy from Myanmar. Sumi belongs to Nagaland and is suspected that his camp in Ponue in Myanmar was attacked by the Indian Army on June 9 from the Nagaland side but Sumi had left the camp by then though it is believed that 15 NSCN (K) insurgents at the camp were killed. He is said to be changing his location every 15 days, sources said. He has been working on the directions of SS Khaplang, the chief of the NSCN (K) who is also wanted for hatching the whole plot. The other two senior NSCN (K) insurgents identified by the government for the June 4 attack conspiracy are Neymlang, the major general of NSCN (K) and Starson Lamkang, the finance chief of the same outfit who is suspected to have facilitated the attack. “It is Starson’s native village in Manipur where the militant ambush on the Army convoy took place on June 4,” a senior government official told ET. The government also suspects Oken, the Chief of KYKL from Manipur, to have participated in the attack conspiracy along with NSCN (K) commanders. The government is set to ban the NSCN (K) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and has moved a Cabinet note to that effect. KYKL is already banned under UAPA. desh and Bhutan, is home to dozens of insurgent groups, some fighting for greater autonomy and others for secession. India’s army said it inflicted significant casualties during the pre-dawn raid last week. But intelligence assessments have since revealed that one of the camps was empty when the commandos struck. Only seven bodies had been recovered, the Indian Express said, quoting assessments conducted by the army with the intelligence services. Wireless intercepts suggested fewer than a dozen rebels were wounded. “This was a relatively minor operation and will have only transient tactical and psychological sig-

nificance. Operationally and logistically, the Myanmar attack was unexceptional,” Sahni said. But junior information and broadcasting minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said the attack was a message to arch foe Pakistan that New Delhi would go after militants beyond its borders, a thinly veiled reference to Kashmir where India blames Pakistan for fomenting a militant rebellion. Former Indian ambassador to Myanmar Preet Malik told The Wire website that advertising the covert strike was uncalled for and had put a strain on relations with Myanmar which had cooperated with India on security issues.

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‘Nagaland BJP has failed to understand Naga political issue’ MARCH 5 INCIDENT: Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) on Monday alleged that the Nagaland state BJP leaders have so far failed miserably to understand that the Naga political issue is far greater and well above party politics. In a counterstatement, Medial Cell, NPCC asserted that the abrogation of ceasefire was not carried out by the NSCN (K) alone, but the BJP government at the centre, exhibiting their insincerity, had also decided not to extend ceasefire

without even bothering to have a second opinion while the state government was totally ignored. Pointing out that “blaming the Congress government for every problem has been the main staple diet of the BJP while reaping the benefits of the past regime,” the NPCC, also alleged that the government of the day is solely responsible for what is happening today and the responsibility cannot be shifted on the government of the past nor of the future. On the Congress legislators’ joining the TR Zeliang government,

the NPCC reiterated it had promptly suspended its 8 MLAs whereas the BJP which “hoarsely voiced out again and again that it will never be a part of government that includes congress, is still dreaming of sharing the spoils of governance by swallowing its own vomit.” Also clarifying that the Congress led UPA never imposed any precondition while engaging the Naga political groups for a political settlement, the NPCC alleged, “rather it is the BJP which has been singing a different tune every second day,

firstly with the promise of solution within 18 months and currently harping on inclusiveness while keeping the public in dark about the contents of talks thereby making a mockery of their inclusive claim.” It also advised state BJP leaders likeDrChubatodisowntheirresponsible statements made by MoS for HomeKirenRijijuinsteadofaccusing the congress of trying to get political mileage as it sums up their approach and mindset on the Naga political issue that has nothing to offer except confrontation and violence.

Spot verification by JIC

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Volunteers assault three; 5 vehicles damaged Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): The ongoing land dispute between Mao Council and Southern Angami Public Organization took a nasty turn on Monday after volunteers of Southern Angami Youth Organization (SAYO) reportedly damaged five vehicles and assaulted three person belonging to the Mao community. According to a press release issued by publicity wing, Mao Naga Women Welfare Association (MNWWA), the incident occurred between Viswema and Jakhama area on Monday at around 3:45 pm in the late afternoon. Four of the vehicles were enroute to Kohima from Mao while another was coming from Kohima. The vehicles (bearing registration number DL2CAN-2476; NL-07C 7499,

village were also seized by the volunteers, the Mao women association further informed.

Exempt students, NSF appeal to SAPO

Vehicles allegedly damaged by SAYO volunteers on Monday.

NL-01T 8629, AS-01Y 8600, NL-01L 9835) were damaged by volunteers numbering around 20-30 and armed with iron rods, sticks and hammers, MNWWA alleged in the release. The three persons who were physically assaulted have been identified as P

George of Song Song village, A Ashiko Adahe of Pudunamei village and PF Pfoki of Song Song village were also physically assaulted, according to the FIRs’ filed at Khuzama police station. Two mobile phones belonging to Eloni Krichena of Rabunamei

Meanwhile, the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) appealed to the Southern Angami Public Organisation (SAPO) to exempt the students and their career from the purview of the current situation between Maos and Southern Angamis. An appeal letter appended by NSF president Subenthung Kithan and vice president Joseph Nguori informed that during the NSF assembly held on June 10 in Kohima, the house reaffirmed to commit in its pursuit to appeal to the Mao Council and the Southern Angami Public Organisation to amica-

bly settle the issue of land boundary in the greater interest of the Naga people. The Federation also stressed that the NSF being the apex Naga student body working for the welfare of the students’ community is genuinely concerned by the ongoing issue. “Therefore, without any prejudice of the issue, the Federation viewed and felt that, the students’ community and their academic career should not be hampered as a consequence of the unresolved land dispute,” it said. The NSF further expressed hope that the Southern Angami Public Organisation would consider its humble appeal to exempt the students and their career from the purview of the current situation in the larger interest of the society.

Judicial Inquiry Committee members and other officials during their visit to Central Jail Dimapur on Monday. (Morung Photo)

Morung Express News on the details of the incident. The Committee also Dimapur | June 15 visited the cell where the A Judicial Inquiry Com- victim was dragged out by mittee (JIC) comprising the mob. The two memof retired Judge, Gauhati bers further interacted High Court, BD Agarwal as with the inmates and inChairman and retired Dis- quired them about the intrict Sessions Court Judge, cident. Later, they went to Veprasa Nyekha as member on Monday visited Clock Tower junction by Central Jail Dimapur and the same route the mob Clock Tower junction for marched on foot to reach spot verification with re- there. Further details of gard to the March 5 lynch- the inquiry, which is in progress, would be dising incident. They met the jail of- closed only at a later stage, ficials who briefed them the Committee informed.

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BTC Pfutsero observes World Blood Donors Day

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Blood donation matters Human Elephant Conflict mitigation workshop held

Mon, June 15 (Mexn): The District AIDS Prevention & Control Unit (DAPCU) in collaboration with Blood Bank, DH and Voluntary Blood Donors observed the World Blood Donor Day 2015 on the theme “Thank you for saving my life” at District Hospital Mon with support from Nagaland State Blood Transfusion Council (NSBTC). Longyim Tzudir, District Programme Officer, DAPCU delivering keynote address thanks blood donors who save lives every day and strongly encourages more people all over the world to donate blood voluntarily and regularly with the slogan “Give freely, give often. Blood donation matters”. Tzudir concluded saying that by giving a blood, we are not only helping the patient, but also the family and the society as a whole and therefore called upon the participants to spread awareness on blood donation and motivate others to be life saver. Dr. Ngampa (PMR) District Hospital Mon, while

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PfutseRo, June 15 (Mexn): World Blood Donors Day was observe on June 14 at Baptist Theological College Pfutsero, organized by DAPCU and Blood Bank District Hospital, Phek and supported by Nagaland State Blood Transfusion Council. Speaking on the theme, ‘Thank You for Saving My Life’, the guest speaker Dr Rongsen, Senior Medical Officer District Hospital, Phek said the event serve to thank voluntary unpaid donors for their life saving gift of blood. Kuduvo Kezo DPO DAPCU spokes on role and objectives of Red Ribbon Club. He encourage the students to promote information on safe sexual behavior and creating awareness on voluntary blood donation as well as to become an agent of change in HIV/AIDS, STI and drug abuse. DAPCU Choral, Phek and Thujono and friends, BTC presented special numbers.IEC materials were also distributed and free blood group screening were also carried out in the events. Hierhotho Kajiri DIS DAPCU chaired the programme, Rev.Dr. Kowepe Kanuo Lecturer, BTC invoke the blessing, welcome address delivered by Rev. Dr Yiepetso Wezah Principal, BTC, vote of thanks was delivered by Velato AM&E, DAPCU and benediction was pronounced by Rev. S .Losou Vice Principal, BTC. Around 300 persons attended the programme.

Nurses of District Hospital Mon presents song during the World Blood Donor Day 2015 at District Hospital Mon held on June 14.

sharing on the basics of blood donation, explained the blood types, eligibility to donate blood and the need of safe blood and blood products. He also mentioned that there is lot of misconception on voluntary blood donation due to which many people still reluctant to donate blood. He therefore encouraged everyone to know the facts about blood donation and said that even if he/she is not eligible for blood donation, one can be a messenger of Voluntary Blood Donation. Tongmeth K, member of Voluntary Blood Donors

in his motivational speech, stated that blood cannot be replaced by any element except by blood. Sharing from his experience, said that there is no harm in donating blood, rather a unit of blood can save someone’s life. He concluded saying, “Share a little, care a little, donate blood and be a hero”. Chingong K, one of the blood recipient, briefly shared his life testimony and said that his life have been saved through blood donation by voluntary unpaid blood donors. The nurses of District Hospital Mon presented a song

while Dr. Medemmayang, MS, District Hospital Mon in his short speech acknowledged the voluntary blood donors of Mon district for their life-saving service and assured that he is always there with them to work for the cause. Nahnyei K, Data Manager, OST, DH chaired the programme, which began with invocation by Yona, Fellowship Pastor, KBCM while YP David, Chaplin, District Hospital pronounced a benediction. Lab Technicians at District Hospital carried out the Blood Typing (voluntary) at the end of the session.

Wokha, June 15 (DIPR): A daylong workshop on Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) mitigation was held on June 12 at The Hammock Resort conference hall, New Wokha. Minister for Forest, Dr. Neikiesalie Kire and Addl. DG Forests (Wildlife) Vinod Ranjan graced the function as the chief guest and guest of honour respectively. Addressing the gathering, Dr Nicky appealed to the visiting officers to present the issues and problems to the Ministry on priority to settle the issue of human - elephant conflict. He assured to open a full-fledged Forest Range Post (Wildlife) in the region as early as possible after conducting thorough survey. In this regard, the Minister urged the affected villagers of the region to extend co-operation for successful implementation of the same.

Addl. DG Forests (Wildlife) Vinod Ranjan said that the Central Government will have open their minds to the proposals and suggestions put up by the State authority in bringing a solution while addressing this issue. He lauded the efforts of the State Government and the people for successfully initiating the project in conserving Amur Falcons. Parliamentary Secretary for Labour & Employment and Border Affairs, Mmhonlumo Kikon who also spoke on the occasion, lauded the department for organising the workshop which is of immense importance. He said that the human - elephant conflict has been there since time immemorial and it is high time to take up the serious steps to address this issue and find out means to tackle the problems faced by the affected villagers. He also

said that the department should work on a proper action plan so that elephants and human can co-exist. The affected villagers submitted a memorandum to the visiting officials making demanding for exgratia for death and injuries due to EHC. The memo stated that timely release of ex-gratia and early release of pending ex-gratia and compensation, any other viable and commensurate benefits available to the affected villages in the event of creation of corridors and community conserve areas on special focus to local consideration. It stated that crops and property damage compensation should commensurate the damage. The demands also included establishment of range office at Wokha district for timely intervention and monitoring, appointment of village-

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level forest patrol squad to the affected villages. Construction of watchtower or resting sheds and supply of necessary equipment, creation of proper research and awareness on elephant’s deterrent, arrange viable alternative source of livelihood to those villages who are on elephant human conflict. Short speeches were also delivered by DFO Mokokchung, Zunheboto Chief Policy Advisor, WTI Jagdish Kishwan, Deputy Commissioner, Wokha, A. Robin Lotha. Chief Wildlife Warden, Satya Prakash Tripathi, made presentation of elephant’s problem in Wokha, Mokokchung and Zunheboto district. The function was chaired by PCCF & HOFF, Nagaland, M Lokeswara Rao while vote of thanks was proposed by DFO, Doyang Plantation Division Zuthunglo.

Mokokchung cautions on DCPU Phek organises prog on Child Right DC wearing of camouflage clothes

Phek, June 15 (Mexn): The District Child Protection Unit, Phek organised a sensitisation programme on Child Rights, Protection and Street to School Campaign for the stake holders at block level under Phek district. On May 4, the sensitization programme was held at DPDB hall Phek covering Phek Block with Z. Nyusetho Nyuthe, Society Director, SCPS Nagaland as a special guest. Nusalu Nyenga, Superintendent, Special Home, Chozuba as resource person, spoke on “Roles and functions of homes,” and highlighted the different facilities available and safety measures of the children in the home under Juvenile Justice Act 2000. On May 26, sensitization programme was held at Meluri covering

Mokokchung, June 15 (DIPR): Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patil, has informed all public of Mokokchung district to abstain from wearing camouflage dresses (pants, tee shirts, shorts, jacket etc.) with immediate effect due to prevailing volatile situation in the state.

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District Child Protection Unit Phek during the sensitisation programme on Child Rights, Protection and Street to School Campaign held in the month of May.

the villages under Meluri Sub-Division. ADC Meluri John Tsulise Sangtam was the special guest. The resource person Moajungla, Legal cum Probation officer, DCPU, Phek spoke on “Child rights and Juvenile Justice Act 2000.” On May 28, the pro-

gramme was held at Vamuzo Memorial town hall, Chozuba with the leaders under Chozuba Sub-division. On May 29, large number of public leaders under Pfütsero sub-division attended the program at ADC conference Hall Pfutsero. EAC Pfutsero N.

Zubenthung Ngullie who attended the programme said protection of child rights and preventing child exploitation is the need of the hour. Samuel Kapu DCPO Phek was the resource person at Chozuba and Pfutsero programme. He spoke on importance

and its implementation of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme and Juvenile Justice Act 2000. He highlighted the resources available in the district and that a child in need of care and protection and in conflict with laws is protected under Juvenile Justice Act 2000.

Wokha, June 15 (Mexn): One-day farmers Scientist interactions was held at Monford School, Baghty on June 6, which organized by Department of Agriculture Wokha in Collaboration with KVK (ICAR) Wokha and ATMA Wokha. During the daylong interactions various topics on Agriculture and allied activities, Animal husbandry, fishery, formation of Groups and co-operative societies was discussed in detail. The panel of experts for the interactions was Dr. Mhonchan Shitri PD ATMA & Deputy Director Vety. & Animal husbandary, Bendang, ARCS, Cooperative office Wokha, Peter Yanthan, DAO Wokha, Dr Moaakum PC KVK Wokha, Megokhono Meyase , ACTO (Horticulture) K VK Wokha, Bendangla SMS (Plant Breeding) & Mhalo Tungoe SMS(Extension). C. Peter Yanthan DAO Wokha chaired the programme and the facilitator was O Eyingo Tungoe Agriculture Officer DAO Wokha. Altogether 72 farmers attended the farmers’ interactions programme.

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IWSN conducts free workshop on apparel designing Notice on

DIMaPuR, June 15 (Mexn): The Incessant Welfare Society Nagaland (IWSN) organized a free workshop on apparel designing at oriental Colony, Dimapur from June 8 to 15. Fashion designer Atu M Jamir conducted the training to impart young girls and women to improve their skills for selfemployment. Tiakumla Imchen Technical Officer State Reference Laboratory District Hospital Dimapur (SRL) gave a brief awareness on health and physical fitness for women. Azungla Imsong President (IWSN) highlighted on the importance of women empowerment.

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Trainees at the free workshop on apparel designing at oriental Colony, Dimapur held from June 8 to 15.

The Council Secretary and Executive Member on behalf of the Oriental Colony Council also inspected the training.

IWSN in a press release said that the Society has plans to impart training in different areas of Dimapur town in the coming days.

Morung fest 2015 launched Morung Express News Dimapur | June 15

The bi-annual Morung fest organized by Ao Students’ Union Diphupar (ASUD) was launched on Monday in Dimapur in the presence of MLA Kuzholuzo Nienu (Azo) Chief Patron of the event and other leaders. Azo said that the Morung fest was initially started to promote food culture but since the event drew large attention, the organizers have taken it to a higher level by adding literary, painting,

photography competitions etc. He appealed the people to healthily participate in the event and showcase their talents and culture. ASUD President, Tangit said that the event was tentatively fixed to be held in the month of November or December. He said that the two-day event would witness other competitions such as choir and cultural. The event would be held under the theme, “Vibrance of the Nagas” and the issuance of forms would be notified at a later stage.

DIMaPuR, June 15 (Mexn): All concerned are informed that in the interest of the public, any Union, Association, NGOs or any other private or community organization by whatever name shall not be allowed to collect any form of taxes, membership fees, subscriptions, contributions, donations, charges, levy, toll or any other form of collection of money by setting up of counters on State Highways, National Highways or market places except those expressly authorized by the Government issued by the concerned Secretary of the department. Any person, organization, union, association or NGOs found collecting such money shall be prosecuted under relevant sections of the law. The officiating DC Dimapur Elizabeth Ngully issued this notice in pursuance to the Home Department order. “This notice comes into immediate effect,” the notice added.

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Personnel of Civil Defence & Home Guards, Nagaland displays rescue operation during an awareness programme on Urban Disaster Risk Mitigation organized by Bayavii Ward Adoption Committee, DPDB Kohima at Indoor Stadium, Bayavii Hill, Kohima on June 13. (Morung Photo)

School children greets VVIP convoy as it passes Phokhungri in Meluri Sub Division of Phek district on July 12. (Morung Photo)

Interaction prog to discuss govt school results

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kohIMa, June 15 (Mexn): Jointly organized by Directorate of School Education and All Nagaland School Teachers Association, an interaction programme on factors responsible for the poor results of government schools in the HSLC examination and its remedial measures will be held on June 25 at Zonal Council Hall, Kohima. Minister for School Education & SCERT Yitachu will grace the event as chief guest.

A press release issued by DoSE and ANSTA Programme Committee has informed Head of Institution of 38 nil result Government Schools in 2015 HSLC exam to attend the programme along with a brief report of the concerned school. The Headmaster/Headmistress of 41 GHSS and DEOs of 11 districts, Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Joint Director, Additional Director of Directorate of School Education are re-

quested to attend the programme. The interaction programme is being organised with a view to ascertain the factors responsible for the poor/nil results of government schools in the HSSLC Examination and to adopt necessary strategy(s) for its remedial measures. All the invitees are requested to come with positive inputs on the subject matter and contribute towards suc- Phek Town Chakhesang Students’ Union members engaged in work at GHSS Phek new class cessful conduct of interac- 11 room constructions on June 13. The student volunteers worked along with school managtion programme. ing board members and class 8, 9 and 10 students of Christian Mission High School Phek.

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PM & Tripura CM to discuss special status for North East

AgArtAlA, June 15 (IAnS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday hold talks with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on retaining the special category status for the eight northeastern states. "The prime minister is eager to discuss the special category status issue with me first," Sarkar, a member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo, told IANS. He said all the chief ministers of the eight northeastern states had approached Modi for a meeting over their "joint demand of retaining the special category status for the eight states". "But the prime minister wanted to meet me first to discuss the issue," Sarkar said. Sarkar, who has been the chief minister of Tripura for more than 17 years, on Monday left for New Delhi where he will meet Modi on Tuesday. Cutting across political lines, the chief ministers of the eight states ruled by the Congress, Left

and regional parties had earlier urged Modi to maintain the special category status. "The resolution was recently sent to the prime minister and the chief ministers of the eight states sought to meet with him on the issue," Sarkar said before leaving for the national capital. "The special status must be maintained to ensure that these states continue to avail financial help and assistance from the central government to help bring these underdeveloped states at par with the other mainland states," Sarkar told IANS. Sarkar took the initiative and had drafted the resolution two months back that was adopted by the other chief ministers. The resolution has been signed by his counterparts Tarun Gogoi (Assam),LalThanhawla(Mizoram), Mukul Sangma (Meghalaya), T.R. Zeliang (Nagaland), Nabam Tuki (Arunachal Pradesh), Okram Ibobi Singh (Manipur) and Paban Chamling (Sikkim). All these states have non-BJP

trous move of discontinuing special category tag cannot be accepted at this stage," he said. There are 11 states in India which are clubbed in the special status category. The special category tag was first given to three states - Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Nagaland - in 1969 after the Fifth Finance Commission recommended additional assistance to some disadvantaged states in the form of central aid and tax holidays. Currently, the eight northeastern states, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand have the special category tag. The funding pattern for the special category states for central schemes was in the 90:10 ratio where 90 percent of the total expenditure is borne by the central government while 10 percent is contributed by the state. Sarkar, known for his clean image and good governance in Tripura, said: "Northeastern states

governments except Nagaland, where the Bharatiya Janata Party is a partner of the ruling Nagaland People's Front-led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Meghalaya are ruled by the Congress, while Tripura has a CPI-M led Left Front government and Sikkim is ruled by the Sikkim Democratic Front. Sarkar, 66, said "After scrutinising the 14th Finance Commission recommendations and the union budget for the current financial year, it appears that the special category status of the northeastern states is going to be ceased." Sarkar said all the chief ministers felt this would be "a big blow to the interest of the industry starved backward region which has been suffering from inadequate infrastructure and underdevelopment for many decades giving birth to terrorism, ethnic unrest and numerous problems". "This dangerous and disas-

of India deserve a special dispensation despite the region having abundant human and natural resources. The resources remain untapped because of the faulty policy of the central government." The Left leader is confident that the region has immense scope to benefit economically through trade and other economic activities with the five neighbouring countries, including China, Myanmar and Bangladesh. At the same time, he said the future of the northeastern states was uncertain because the performance of the North Eastern Council and ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) was "extremely disappointing". Only 250 km out of the northeast's 5,687 km outer perimeter touches India. The remaining represents international boundaries with China (1,300 km), Myanmar (1,643 km), Bhutan (516 km), Bangladesh (1,880 km) and Nepal (97 km).

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Top NDFB(S) leader held guwAhAtI, June 15 (IAnS): A top Bodo militant, allegedly one of the masterminds behind the massacre of at least 80 people in Assam in December last year, was arrested by the army and Assam Police on Monday, officials said. Based on intelligence inputs, Sumanta Basumatary, a top member of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit (NDFB-S) faction's central council, was apprehended from Tukrajhar in Chirang district. Sumanta Basumatary alias B. Sinaihang, is the self-styled joint secretary of the newly formed central council, and a trained terrorist of the outfit's 42nd Batch Bhutan, an official statement said. His responsibility was coordination of terrorist activities, internal discipline, media interaction and propaganda. "Sinaihang was very close to the outfit's new vice president G. Bidai and is believed to be the brain behind the killing of tribals in December 23, 2014, in Kokrajhar district. There-

after, he fled to Bengaluru and recently returned to Chirang," the statement said. Calling Sinaihang's apprehension a "major blow to NDFB-S", the statement said the apprehension and earlier operations have "substantially degraded" the outfit's capabilities in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts. "The army's relentless operations in difficult and inaccessible jungle areas of Chirang district have forced the NDFB-S terrorists to flee from their hideouts and move to vulnerable areas, where they are being apprehended or neutralised by the security forces," the army said in the statement. Facing the brunt, the NDFB-S has aligned itself with the UNLFW, an umbrella organisation of northeast terrorist groups. A series of attacks by militants in December 2014 resulted in deaths of around 80 people, mostly tribals. The attacks took place in Chirang, Sonitpur and Kokrajhar districts, and were carried out by the NDFB-S.

ImPhAl, June 15 (PtI): One live hand grenade was found in a paddy field near a crematorium at Napet Panung Loukol in Manipur's Imphal East district this morning. The hand grenade was spotted by a farmer while ploughing the field this

morning. He had reported to the police and Border Security Force (BSF) personnel posted there, the police said. The hand grenade was later defused by a bomb disposal squad of Manipur police and BSF, the police added.

Four insurgents arrested in Manipur SS Khaplang’s deal with Myanmar Hand grenade found in paddy field changed North East rebel equation

ImPhAl, June 15 (PtI): In a crackdown on insurgents involved in extortion in Manipur, four of them were arrested by joint teams of the Army and state police. In the first operation on June 12, two insurgents of underground group KRA(U), a member of the umbrella organisation KNO, were apprehended from Kanglatongbi in Imphal West district, an army official said. The two were attempting to extort money from vehicles plying on NH-2,

the official said adding that a point 22 pistol and a magazine were seized from them. The joint operation was conducted by Army's Red Shield Division and Manipur Police. In another operation last week, two hardcore cadres of PREPAK (PRO) & UNLF were arrested from Sekmai market while they were attempting to extort money from local businessmen. The cadres were handed over to Sekmai police station for further investigation, the official said.

NHIDCL to award Rs 1.3 lakh crore highway projects in tough terrain new DelhI, June 15 (PtI): NHIDCL, a government company mandated to fast-track road projects in tough terrain, including border areas, is set to award projects worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore over the next five years. The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) will also be laying out 1,500 km of highways in various states under Modi gov-

ernment's ambitious Bharat Mala project. The Bharat Mala project envisages construction of 5,000 km of road network all along the borders and coastal areas at a cost of Rs 55,000 crore. Last month, foundation stoneswerelaidbythecompany for 10 projects for building 281 kms of highways entailing an expenditure of Rs 5,320 crore. The company plans to award road packages worth

Rs 14,599 crore in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Nagaland in the current fiscal while it has marked 10 projects worth Rs 6,936 crore for 2016-17 mostly for these states.Of the current lot worth about Rs 35,000 crore being handled by it, mostly are in the NorthEast while the remaining are in Andaman & Nicobar, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

guwAhAtI, June 15 (ht): Burmese Naga rebel chieftain SS Khaplang’s truce with Myanmar’s Thein Sein government in 2012 is believed to have reinvigorated northeast militant outfits that began losing steam after the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) declared truce in July 1997. The Myanmar government reportedly arranged Khaplang’s transport from his base in northern Sagaing division to a Yangon hospital recently for treatment. This underscores the 2012 deal ensuring the safety of Khaplang’s bases from attacks by the Tatmadaw (Burmese army) that reportedly, unlike Bhutan and Bangladesh, is not interested in chasing India rebels out.

The safety of these bases made other northeast outfits such as the Paresh Baruah faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa-Independent) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit turn to the NSCN-K. For Khaplang, intelligence officials say, sheltering other groups serves a dual purpose. It generates revenue since the others pay to use his facilities and weapons, and gives him extra fighting hands against enemies, besides making him a ‘natural leader’ of an anti-Indian coalition. For the other outfits, Khaplang’s are the safest trans-border bases with Bhutan and Bangladesh turning ‘hostile’ due to improved diplomatic rela-

tions with New Delhi. “What made Khaplang turn against India after 14 years of truce was the allegation that New Delhi was isolating the Nagas on the Indian side,” Pradip Phanjoubam, editor of Imphal Free Press and an observer of northeast militancy, said. There are close to 50 Naga tribes spread across India and Myanmar. The division within the NSCNK on ‘Indian’ and ‘Burmese’ lines became apparent when two leaders formed the Khole-Kitovi factions a few years ago. “The MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) officials probably wanted to wash their hands off Khaplang, leaving him to settle his scores with the Myanmar government,” Phanjoubam said.

Verification of Brus BSF takes to yoga to bust stress begin, no one appears AIzAwl, June 15 (PtI): Not a single Bru appeared before the Mizoram officials at the Khakchangpara relief camp in North Tripura district for identification as bona fide resident of Mizoram on the first day of the verification today. Mamit district Deputy Commissioner Vanlalngaihsaka told PTI over phone that the makeshift verification office was closed by the officials at 3 pm after no one came forward for identification as bona fide resident of Mizoram. Vanlalngaihsaka said that though no one came forward for identification, the process would continue as scheduled till June 18. Earlier, the proposed repatriation of Brus from Kaskau relief camp, scheduled to be taken up between June 8 to 12 could not be undertaken as no one came forward for identification during June 2 to June 4. Following instructions from the Supreme Court to repatriate all the Brus from

the six relief camps in North Tripura district within six months, the Centre and the state government initiated resumption of the repatriation. Mizoram government prepared Road Map-IV for Bru repatriation commencing from June 1 to be continued till September 4. As per the road map, 3,455 Bru families were proposed to be repatriated and resettled in Mamit, Kolasib and Lunglei districts. State Additional Secretary for Home Lalbiakzama said that the efforts to repatriate would continue as per schedule even if no one comes forward for identification in the relief camps. "We have to implement the instructions of the apex court to the letter," Lalbiakzama said. Plans to repatriate the Brus who migrated from Mizoram to Tripura during the later part of 1997 was stalled repeatedly as the Bru leaders made a series of demands including increase of rehabilitation package from Rs 85,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh.

guwAhAtI, June 15 (IAnS): The Border Security Force (BSF) has introduced yoga and meditation sessions for its personnel manning the India-Bangladesh border as stress busters. The Guwahati frontier office of the BSF, that monitors the stretch of the international border in Assam and West Bengal, organised a three-day meditation camp at Patgaon, about 30 km west of Guwahati, from June 13. Fifteen officers and 90 personnel of the BSF and the National Disaster Response Force attended the camp. "The initiative has been necessitated due to the escalating stress level in the BSF personnel because of very hectic duties and isolation from their families," BSF spokesperson Jitu Deori said. "It has been observed that these meditation programmes greatly help the personnel of the force to cope with these pressures and also in enhancing their performance

'Very high rate of elder abuse in Guwahati' guwAhAtI, June 15 (tnn): Minoti (name changed), is a widow who lives on her own in Birubari here. She found herself alone when she refused to hand over her assets and ornaments to her son and daughter-in-law. Like her, many others are facing abuse in the city as it witnesses a sharp rise in incidents of abuse of elderly persons in recent years. A latest report from Help Age India, a leading NGO working to secure senior citizens' rights, has reported that elders here are facing a huge 'crisis'. The report said that Gu-

wahati has one of the highest rates of elders' abuse among 12 Tier II cities in the country that were part of the survey last year. The elders here faced abuse 'almost daily'. "Almost 71% of elderly people have faced abuse on a daily basis here. Another 21% reported to have faced it weekly and only six per cent on a monthly basis in 2014," the report said. It said that the city had even outplayed the national average in the category. On a national basis, of the elderly who faced abuse, 35% said they were abused

at least 'once a week', 20% have faced abuse 'once a month' and only 17% said they were abused daily last year. What came as another shocking finding was that the biggest perpetrators of such elderly abuse acts were their own children. Most of them, some 68% of this abuse, was 'verbal'. In the city, around 58% of elders face abuse for at least three to five years. However, the report also mentioned that 59% among them chose not to report the incidents to either police or any government agencies saying it was a 'family matter'.

and health," Deori said. India has a 4,096 km long border with Bangladesh of which 262 km are in Assam and 2,217 km in West Bengal. The yoga programme was initiated as part of the force's golden jubilee celebrations. The BSF was raised on December 1, 1965. Yoga instructors of Ramakrishna Mission at Azara in Kamrup district helped the BSF in conduct-

ing the meditation camp. The BSF in May gave yoga and meditation training to 56 of its personnel including 16 women, who would act as trainers for other personnel manning the border in difficult conditions. Deori said the BSF has partnered with Rani Laxmibai National Institute of Physical Education for conducting the yoga training.

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plans Rs 17.77 lakh cr boost Drought may hit rural economy, aggravating poverty Govt to focus on roads & shipping

MATHURA, JUne 15 (ReUTeRs): India’s farm economy could contract this fiscal year for the first time in over a decade because of drought, threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s drive to lift millions in the countryside out of poverty and bolster his party’s support. Roughly half of India’s farmland lacks irrigation and relies on monsoon rain, but this year’s rainfall is officially forecast to be only 88 percent of the long-term average and, for the first time in nearly three decades, farmers face a second straight year of drought or drought-like conditions. That comes on top of a crash in commodity prices, unseasonable rain earlier this year and delayed sowing late last year because of scanty monsoon rain. “Farmers are already reeling under heavy losses ... and now they don’t have money to irrigate their fields or use an optimum level of inputs like fertiliser,” said Ashok Gulati, an agricultural economist who formerly advised the government on crop sup-

ers are struggling. “My two children go to a private school, where I have to deposit 25,000 rupees ($391) every six months,” said Uday Vir Singh, a farmer in Mathura, a semi-arid city in Uttar Pradesh. “God forbid I may soon have to pull them out of school,” he said, sitting under a tree where farmers had gathered to protest at delays in getting compensation for recent crop damage.

A farmer uses a tractor to plough his field before sowing rice seeds on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, in this June 10, 2015. (REUTERS Photo)

port prices. In the last official drought in 2009/10, the agricultural economy expanded about 1 percent. But several private economists, including D.H. Pai Panandiker of think tank RPG Foundation, said the challenges in this fiscal year from April could shrink output by as much as 4 percent, which

would be the first contraction since 2002/03. Panandiker estimated that a 4 percent decline in farm output, which accounts for about 16 percent of Asia’s third-biggest economy, could shave 0.6 to 0.7 percentage point off the overall growth rate, all other things being equal. Such a decline could bring the overall growth

rate down below the 7.3 percent seen in fiscal 2014/15 and push more people in the countryside closer to penury. The central bank is looking for 7.6 percent growth this fiscal year, having just cut its forecast from 7.8 percent. Monsoon rain has picked up after a delayed start but small-scale farm-

COUNTRYSIDE CRISIS Rural distress is bad news for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which wants to win elections in agrarian states such as Bihar and West Bengal that go to the polls over the coming year. A good showing there is crucial to Modi’s efforts to take control of the federal parliament’s upper house, most of whose members are indirectly elected by state legislatures. Modi’s lack of a majority in that house has stalled reforms such as making it easier for companies to acquire land. Officials in the finance and farm ministries con-

cede there is some cause for concern but say they have contingency plans. They are ready to distribute latesown, high-yielding seed varieties, provide interestfree loans and sell subsidised diesel to farmers for irrigation. They review their plans every week. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that rain is likely to be deficient in areas with good irrigation, mitigating the problem to some extent, and that sectors such as manufacturing could offset farm losses. Economist Gulati was sceptical. “Slower agriculture growth or any contraction there could impede overall economic growth despite any robust rise in services or manufacturing,” he said. Either way, economists said rural distress would not help Modi’s efforts to raise nearly 500 million people in the countryside out of poverty. Each percentage point growth in agriculture is two to three times more effective in reducing poverty than a similar rise in non-farm sectors, Gulati said.

neW DeLHI, JUne 15 (econoMIc TIMes): Buoyed by higher tax collections, the finance ministry has loosened the purse strings and asked ministries and departments to start spending as it looks to lift growth with private sector investment yet to get underway. The rider is that the focus should be on capital expenditure. A pickup in indirect tax revenue, which grew 39.2 per cent in April-May, has provided elbow room that the ministry is keen to use. “We have asked ministries to front load expenditure,” a finance ministry official told ET. The key areas are roads and shipping along with rural development and agriculture. In the absence of any other stimulus and the Reserve Bank of India’s conservative stance, the finance ministry is of the view that a spending boost is necessary. The RBI has since January cut the repo rate by 75 basis points and is regarded by its critics as being behind the curve, especially in relation to counterparts in Asia that have opted for aggressive cuts to boost growth. The government has been quick to get off the starting blocks with April spending at a two decade high of 8.7 per cent of the amount budgeted for the entire fiscal year. This pattern is set to continue. “Early spending can give the much needed impetus to growth,” the official said. Total expenditure for FY16 is pegged at Rs 17.77 lakh crore. Government spending in the first month of the last financial year was 6.7 per cent of the full-year amount. The past two financial years have seen a squeeze on spending, particularly plan expenditure, as revenue remained under pressure and the government could not allow any slippage on the fiscal consolidation front. Experts said increased public expenditure will provide a boost to the economy with private sector investment yet to kick in. “Front loading of expenditure will lead to private sector soon following,” said DK Pant, chief economist at India Rating. The road ministry is focusing on building highways through engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts as it will take a while for the public private partnership model to pick up.

In 2 years, 40,000 tonnes of grain went down the drain Govt to revamp sourcing, testing of telecom gear cHennAI, JUne 15 (Tnn): At a time when fears of another drought year are looming large, an RTI application filed by TOI has revealed that the quantity of foodgrains damaged in Food Corporation of India godowns across the country recorded a drastic jump over the last two years when the country lost more than 40,000 tonnes. Though the losses are attributed to natural calamities like cyclone and floods, experts say it is also an indication of poor storage facilities, pilferage and transit loss. The reply from FCI, responsible for procurement and distribution of foodgrains, shows that the damaged quantity rose threefold in five years — from 6,346 tonnes in 201011 to 18,847.22 tonnes in 2014-15. While 3,338.01 tonnes were damaged in 2011-12 and 3,148.44 tonnes were damaged in 2012-13,

as many as 24,695.45 tonnes suffered damage in 2013-14. A total of more than 56,000 tonnes of foodgrains, including 27,000 tonnes of rice and 26,000 tonnes of wheat, were damaged since 2010, the reply revealed. However, it claimed that no damage could be directly attributed to lack of adequate storage and handling facilities but did not give the financial loss suffered. FCI chairman and managing director C Viswanath could not be reached for comment. In 2014-15, Odisha topped the list with 7,108 tonnes, mainly due to the havoc wrought by cyclone Phailin in the coastal regions, followed by J&K (6,120 tonnes), where inundation caused by the unprecedented floods of September 2014 was the culprit. They were followed by Andhra Pradesh with 2,262 tonnes and Karnataka (747 tonnes). In 2013-14,

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neW DeLHI, JUne 15 (Tnn): The government is looking at a major overhaul of telecom equipment sourcing and testing in India as it fears that unfettered supplies from foreign vendors, including Chinese companies, are making the system susceptible to spyware and malware from unfriendly countries and anti-national activists. A Cabinet note is under preparation to work out standards and order in-country testing of critical telecom equipment as these have the potential to become easy conduits for spying and leakage of information, official sources told TOI. India imported telecom equipment, including electronic devices, to the tune of nearly Rs 70,000 crore in 2013-14 (Rs 57,000 crore in 2012-13). Alarmingly, a little over 60% of these imports emanated from China. Apart from the various electronic devices that make their way from the dragon land, Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE also sell crucial telecom equipment in India. Other foreign players that supply sophisticated telecom equipment include Sweden’s Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia Networks. Recognizing potential threats to

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ly free to purchase equipment from vendors across the world. However, operators have been made responsible for ensuring security of their respective networks. They have to ensure measures like network forensics and conduct network penetration tests to ascertain robustness of security apparatus. Also, they have to conduct an audit of their security preparedness once a year. The current norms stipulate the operators to inform the government immediately in case they monitor intrusions, attacks and any frauds across any wing of their network. The government has mandated a penalty of Rs 50 crore for any security breach that has been caused due to inadvertent inadequacies in precaution on the part of the operator. Apart from security threats, the government also feels that domestic manufacturing of equipment will lead to creation of jobs and prevent a huge outflow of foreign currency from the country.The government has already announced a host of incentives to promote local manufacturing as it looks to create electronic manufacturing hubs across the country.

national security due to any breach into the sensitive networks, the government has already issued various amendments to telecom licences, mandating that operators need to procure equipment which has been tested according to relevant Indian or international security standards in any accredited lab. However, India is still to develop concrete standards, procedures and tools for testing the equipment. The government has set up a pilot lab at IISc, Bengaluru even as a group of officers is preparing the processes and systems for security certification and testing of telecom equipment and accrediting the certification and test labs. With huge delays in laying out the contours for such testing, the government is also understood to have extended by a year its proposal to have all the certification done by local agencies and labs from April this year. Once the testing standards and tools are put in place, the government intends to even allow private sector players to set up certification labs. A note to this effect will also be presented before the Union Cabinet, the sources said. Telecom operators are current-

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foodgrains unfit for consumption had been destroyed based on reports submitted by health inspectors. Consumer activists say the situation is alarming. R Desikan, founder-trustee of Consumers Association of India, said the Consumer Protection Act is not applicable to godowns as one can lodge a complaint only after the item is sold. “FCI officials should take stringent action against those responsible for loss of foodgrains in godowns. Food safety officials should also conduct regular inspections and ensure the stored grain is safe as India Meteorological Department (IMD) has already projected a drought year in the country,” he said. In 2013, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)’s report tabled before Parliament exposed the storage gap of FCI godowns.

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West Bengal topped the list with 12,539 tonnes followed by Bihar (3,909.408 tonnes). The FCI reply is especially significant after a recent United Nations annual hunger report estimated that India had the highest number of hungry people in the world at 194 million. As on June 1, there were 568.34 lakh tonnes of foodgrains with the FCI’s central pool. Former Union minister of state for food K V Thomas told TOI that the percentage of foodgrains damaged had reduced from 2.5% of the total procurement in 2010 to 0.07% of the total procurement in 2013. “The UPA government had taken several initiatives to bring this down. We renovated most of the existing godowns and also increased the storage capacity. The procurement rate of foodgrains was also higher compared to the current year.” He also said that

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LOCAL MEx FILE In Nagaland, only 5 private Kohima police arrest four NSCN (K) terminates one colleges outside Kma, Dmp Tuesday

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There are sixty-five colleges in Nagaland affiliated to Nagaland University; fifteen are government run and the rest fifty private. Interestingly, of the fifty private colleges, only five are in places other than Kohima and Dimapur. This was pointed out by the FP Solo, Commissioner & Secretary of Higher & Technical Education, Nagaland while speaking at the inaugural function of Jubilee Memorial College here today. People’s College, Tuli College and the newly established Jubilee Memorial College in Mokokchung, Loyem College in Tuensang, and Bailey Baptist College in Wokha are the only five private colleges in the State based outside Kohima and Dimapur. This remarkable disparity between the two major towns and the rest of Nagaland could be because, as pointed out by Solo, private colleges are also guided by “many other considerations” although they are imparting “quality education.” Solo also pointed out that only seven out of the sixty-five colleges in Nagaland offer degree courses in Science stream. “We need to reverse the trend and promote science education right from the primary to the university levels,” Solo observed. He also exuded

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FP Solo stresses on promoting Science and Math education

Commissioner & Secretary of Higher & Technical Education FP Solo speaking at the inauguration of Jubilee Memorial College in Mokokchung on June 15.

hope that the newly established college would offer better choices of courses and options to students in the future by not confining to “one or two streams.” “One disturbing trend of education in our state is that we have not been paying sufficient attention to math and science education. Our children have weak foundation in math and science and a very high percentage of them go for liberal arts and humanities,” Solo said. He also claimed that Naga students do not fare well when it comes to entrance examinations for admission

to MBBS, engineering and other technical courses. Substantiating his claim, Solo said that more than 1500 students from Nagaland appeared for the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) last year but none could secure 40%, which is the minimum prescribed qualifying mark for admission to MBBS and BDS courses. He said that the state government last year opted for AIPMT in order to “expose our students to all India level competitive examinations and also to avail some seats under all India quota.” Solo clarified that the State government conducted “our own JEE again to make them (students) eligible for admission otherwise we were going to lose about 45 MBBS seats and 10 BDS seats.” For the current year, after learning from last year’s experience, Solo said the State conducted its own JEE for admission to MBBS, BDS, Agri and allied courses. “But this year also, out of more than 1600 candidates only 22 could secure 40% and above. We are going to give another chance to our students to improve their performance by conducting another entrance exam on the 4th of July,” Solo informed.

EDBA elects new office bearers

Kohima, June 15 (mexn): Kohima police manning Phesama check gate during routine checking and frisking intercepted one Manipur bound truck (tipper) plying without any vehicle documents on June 14 around 2:30 pm. The vehicle had registration number – AS01DD-1976, Chassis number – MAT361333b1J25061, Engine number – 697TC66JYY126294. A press release from SDPO/PRO, Kohima police informed that the police on suspicion enquired and ascertained that the driver of the vehicle was assured of an amount of Rs. 5000/- for delivering the truck to a client in Senapati by one person based in Assam. In this connection four persons, namely Jiten Das (28) – Driver, Rahul Das (23), Nayan Saradhar (22), and Indrajeet Das (21), all from Assam, were arrested and a regular case vide The four persons arrested by Kohima police on June 14. Kohima South P.S Case IPC was registered against ther investigation, the reNo. 0066/2015 U/S 379 them for conducting fur- lease added.

BJP Dimapur district affirms to abide by rules, discipline Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Dimapur district held a meeting at its office in Supermarket complex on June 13. The meeting resolved to abide by the office rules and regulations and maintain discipline, which were adopted during the meeting with the consent of the district morchas. A release from the party general secretary Biplap K Sangma informed that the attendees placed various suggestions and opinions regarding matters of the

district office. Some of the suggestions were adopted in the resolutions and some were clarified by the district president, it added. Meanwhile, the general secretary during the meeting emphasized on abiding by the rules and regulations and to maintain discipline for the smooth functioning of the office. He stated that the office rules and regulations and disciplines are not meant to dictate the officials and members, but to maintain cordial and harmonious relations within the party.

BJP Dimapur district president K Nikhevi Yeputho encouraged the members present to have patience and wait for the forthcoming election of 2018. He urged them to gear up from now by working in the grassroots level by sincerely carrying out the Maha Sampark Abhiyan programme in their respective jurisdictions. The meeting was attended by the presidents and general secretaries of BJP Dimapur district Mahila Morcha, ST Morcha, Kishan Morcha, Mandals, BJYM.

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Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): NSCN (K) has terminated L Tuccu, Deputy Secretary, from both active and primary membership. Chaplee Kilonser Starson through the NSCN (K) MIP directed Tuccu to immediately surrender all the files, weapons, and properties of the government. “In the event of defection to other groups, his (Tuccu) assets and properties shall be seized and dispossessed,” an MIP release stated. It further asked all NSCN (K) command and formation to stop associating with “anti-NSCN element like L Tuccu.”

BPL, AAY beneficiaries informed Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): All the beneficiaries of Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) under Urban Dimapur have been informed that food grains for the month of April and May 2015 have been released. Superintendent of Food & Civil Supplies N Jamonger Ao has directed all the beneficiaries to collect their allotted quota from the Fair Price Shops from June 18 onwards. Further, the official directed all Annapurna beneficiaries to collect the ration card renewal form from the respective centre from June 17 onwards and submit the same on or before June 25 without fail.

Departments in Peren informed peren, June 15 (mexn): All the government departments in Peren district have been informed that the District Medical Board is scheduled to be held on June 19, 2015 from 10:00 am in the office chamber of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Peren. In this regard, all departments who have candidates for confirmation of service, invalidation of pension, commutation of pension etc. for Grade III & Grade IV employees have been asked to submit the list latest by June 16 addressed to the Chief Medical Officer for necessary action.

KLBC Father’s Camp held Kohima, June 15 (mexn): Kohima Lotha Baptist Church organised Father’s Camp 2015 at Prayer Garden Zubza from June 12 to 14. Speakers on the camp included Rev. Mhathung Lotha, Pastor KLBC, Rev Sanki Kikon, Associate Pastor, KLBC, K. Benry Lotha, Associate Pastor, KLBC, Arithung Kikon, Associate Pastor, KLBC, Mhonchumo S. Lotha, Associate Pastor, KLBC, A. Libonthung Yanthan, Associate Pastor, KLBC, Renthungo Kikon, Youth Director, KLBC, T. Mhabemo Yanthan, Additional Secretary, Government of Nagaland and Dr. Ekonthung Mozhui, Pediatrician. The resource persons deliberated on the topic of health care and the campers also participated in games and sports, personal sharing, song practices and Bible quest.

Naga Council meeting on June 17 Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): The general meeting of the Naga Council will be held on June 17, 11:00 am at Naga Council Unity Hall, Dimapur. Therefore, all councillors have been requested to make it convenient and attend the meeting without fail. In case of any other agenda to be discussed, submit the same to the vice president of the council K Ghokheto Chophy before the meeting schedule. This was informed in a press release issued by the vice president.

Two sand stockists lose trade license ChumuKeDima, June 15 (mexn): Several organisations of Chumukedima today informed that trade licences of two sand stockists were seized for collecting and paying tax to Naga Political Groups as per the resolution adopted on February 13, 2014. The two persons Md Raisul Haque and Hussain Ahmed will not be allowed to run any business in Chumukedima area, the organisations said in a release. It further warned that any individual/ company found doing or running business with the two persons in Chumukedima will invite the same penalty and their stocks or products will be seized. The release was appended by head GB of Chumukedima Town, officials of Chumukedima Tribal Union, Chumukedima Mother’s The office bearers of Eastern Dimapur Business Association for the tenure 2015-18. Association, Chumukedima Town Youth Organisation, Dimapur, June 15 tion filing and the smooth tary – Joseph Mero; Joint Chumukedima Students’ Union, and Chumukedima Light Club Kohima felicitated Keneizhiengunuo Rutsa for securing 17th rank among Secretaries – Azolo Nuh, (mexn): East Dima- election of office bearers. toppers in the HSLC Examination 2015. Chamber of Commerce and Trade Association. The nominating com- Khrishna Chetri; Secretary pur Business Association (EDBA) has elected a new mittee after thorough scru- Organising – Akai Yepteam of office bearers for tiny of the nomination thomi; Treasurer – Manoj the tenure 2015-2018. A papers, the release said, Jaiswal; Secretaries Pubpress release from EDBA declared the following as lic Relation – Anpa Chopy, media cell informed that the new office bearers for Mukindra Jha; Members of Kohima, June 15 house decided to collect Dept. Kohima), Gen. Sec- hima). District executive three-member nominat- the tenure 2015-2018 with the Grievances Cell – Con(mexn): The All Nagaland Rs. 300 as Welfare fund for retary - T. Limhachan Ki- members- Mokokchunging committee, compris- immediate effect (June 12): venor – Atoka Zhimomi, District Ministerial Service emergency use. In this re- than (PWD(H) Central Tohoni (DEO), Aliyanger ing Yekuto Kiho, Phushika President – Solomon L. Akato Awomi – member; Association (ANDMSA) gard, all the units/mem- Division Kohima), As- (PWD (R&B); DimapurAomi and Dr. Aotoshi, was Awomi; Vice-Presidents – Executive Members – X held its general meeting bers have been requested sistant. Gen. Secy. - Se- Ghokheli (SDEO Dimaconstituted to oversee the Mar Longkumer, Mukibur Kitsukha Achumi, Suresh on June 10 at the PWD con- to co-operate with their ponginla Longchar (SDEO pur); Zunehoboto- Phawhole process of nomina- Rahman; General Secre- Prasad Yadav. Kohima), Finance Secy. - heto (DC Office), Vikheto ference hall, Kohima and district representatives. The house elected the Thangkholal Chongloi (Ir- Nurumi (SDEO); Perendeliberated the issues and grievances faced by the dis- following office bearers rigation Deptt Phek), Asstt. Haizieraungpe Meru for the tenure 2015-18: Fin. Secy. - Nukshisenla (PWD (R&B), Namriedtrict ministerial staffs. A press note from newly President - Shilumenba (Commissioner of Police aury (Edn); Wokha- Tepuelected president and gen- Alinger (PWD(H) Central Deptt. Dimapur), Treasur- leho Angami (PWD (R&B), eral secretary of the asso- Division Kohima), Vice er cum Casher - Keriseno M. Rubenthung Ngullie ciation informed that the President - Inato (Power (PWD(H) Division-1 Ko- (PWD (R&B). Dimapur, June 15 into entrepreneurship and from Guwahati/Johrat (mexn): The Business As- with increased activity in for inspection of projects sociation of Nagas (BAN) banking it is imperative whereby valuable time The Medziphema Town Ao today endorsed the “posi- that the state of Nagaland is lost, hampering the Baptist Church conducted tive initiative” of the Naga should have DGM office,” smooth operation of bank- “Women of all age groups” ing facilities and promo- seminar with Alemla Mozür, Hoho to restore the DGM stated BAN. Secretary as the The association point- tion of business activities, ABAMWD (Deputy General Manager) resource person from June office of State Bank of India ed out the “extreme in- it added. 12 to 14. The programme convenience” stating that In light of the above, was organized as per the (SBI) in Dimapur. A press release from banking staffs are unable BAN urged the authori- ABAMWD SesquicentenniBAN Media Cell opined to make decisions here; ties concerned to urgently al (2022) Vision, i.e., holistic of women. The that the demand of the rather files are sent to be implement setting up SBI, preparation theme of the programme, Naga Hoho is timely and processed and approved DGM office in Dimapur which was attended by 68 need of the hour. “Many in Guwahati/Johrat. Fur- as rightly appealed by the women, was “Women in Nagas are now venturing ther, representatives come Naga Hoho. the plan of God.”

ANDMSA holds general meeting; elects officials

BAN endorses Naga Hoho demand to restore SBI DGM office in Dimapur

‘Beauty and the Beast’ musical staged at St Paul Institute

Trainees at St Paul Institute of Education, Phesama performing the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ musical.

phesama, June 15 (mexn): St Paul Institute of Education, Phesama performed a musical on the “Beauty and the Beast” at its annual event recently. The musical was based on a story of a prince who moves to different stages of life and finally attains true human An awareness programme on Village Development Board (VDB) under DRDA Peren was held at Baudi Hall, Jalukie on June 13. All the chairmen, GBs and VDB secretaries of all the villages from the four RD Blocks of the district nature with the qualities attended the programme. The chief guest and main speaker was Kelei Zeliang, Secretary to Govt. of Nagaland, RD of love and compassion, a press release said. The purDepartment, while the programme was chaired by H. Khehovi, Block Development Officer, RD Block Jalukie.

pose of the performance was to build the confidence of teacher trainees and to equip them with dramatic skills, it added. Kezhalenuo Kesiezie, Additional Director of SCERT, was the chief guest at the programme, where she recalled her association with the institute. She elaborated the traditional values of “our” ancestors

stating they were hard working and always loved and cared for fellow human beings. She asked the trainees to inculcate those traditional values and become more generous, loving and compassionate like the character in the musical who transformed the beast. Johnny Ruangmei, OSD to Govt. of Nagaland, NSDMA, Home Department

and secretary general to CAN (Catholic Association of Nagaland) was the guest of honour. He wished best to the trainees and asked them to equip themselves with inner strength to mould the future generation. The programme started with an invocation prayer by Rev. Dr. Anand Pereira SJ, the Rector of St Paul Institute of Education, Phesama.

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‘Legal Friends’ Fight Gender Violence Trajectories! TuEsDAy 16 JunE 2015 volumE X IssuE 163

Time for Nagas to put aside their internal differences and create common ground

he cycle of State violence and counter violence by armed political groups once again reveals how violence has the power to perpetuate itself through a combination of events, perceived sense of threats, and experiences of sustained marginalization. These conditions in effect, deepen the divide around which the core political questions of justice, people’s rights and desires to exercise their sovereign will are side stepped. In the aftermath of the Chandel ambush and subsequent retaliation of the Indian armed forces there is an imperative need to reflect on the trajectories that have emerged. To cite a few instances: the glorification of state violence by think-tanks and state institutes, policy writers and mainstream media in the sub-continent; the absence of authentic confirmed information that contributes to a cycle of rumors, confusion and divisiveness; the constant emphasis by political leaders on economic development as an answer, thereby suggesting an intimate relationship exists between development programs and military operations as part of the broader counter-insurgency policy; and the general lack of historical awareness and political understanding of the North East in the Indian sub-continent. All of these spring from the Indian state’s political, social, cultural, economic, military, moral and intellectual framework. The violence manifested through actions, words, attitudes and structures have led to physical, psychological, social and political implications re-enforcing stereotyped assumptions and prejudices. They clearly expose the frailty of a protracted ceasefire which fails to address core political issues and conditions which could escalate into a violent situation within a short period of time. Furthermore, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act ensures that the structures of violence are strengthened with the culture of impunity. John Paul Lederach a leading practitioner in peacebuilding reminds us: “We will not win this struggle for justice, peace, and human dignity with the traditional weapons of war. We need to change the game again.” It is time for Nagas to put aside their internal differences and create a common ground upon which the people can come together and unite to pursue their shared and common aspirations. In critical solidarity towards Nagahood, one should not try to take undue advantage of the other, nor exploit the situation for one’s own benefit. Rather, one need to treat each other as equals with respect and dignity. Such a proactive step is not only required but essential to ensure that the Naga caravan is not exposed to any further injury and division. This is an opportune time for Naga leaders, Church and organizations to take the initiative to create common ground for all Nagas to stand together. Genuine peace can end the cycle of violence. As Prime Minister of India – the world’s largest democracy, Narendra Modi now has the finest opportunity to exhibit political courage and statesmanship in breaking this cycle of violence and repealing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Such a humanitarian gesture will be instrumental in enabling a process by which justpeace can be attained through peaceful means.

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Jakarta's ill-famed traffic grief to residents but boon for some

akarta's traffic jams are a constant vexation for the city's 10 million residents. With the chaos not looking to abate anytime soon, entrepreneurial types have made it their business to help fellow commuters circumvent the world's worst gridlock. Commuters spend three to four hours a day in their cars on Jakarta's roads, a situation which Indonesian businessman Nadiem Makarim described as a huge waste of productivity. The average speed of traffic is 8.3 km per hour (5.2 mph), slower than a runner of average fitness covering the same distance in a race. Yet the Indonesian capital's glaring inefficiencies have also created opportunities for the likes of Makarim, who has launched a smartphone app that lets users summon a motorbike rider to weave them quickly through gridlocked traffic, deliver a meal or even get the shopping. Since the launch of the app in January, the number of distinctive, green-jacketed drivers on its books has jumped tenfold to 10,000. The app itself has been downloaded nearly 400,000 times in six months - a national record. "I created GO-JEK because I really needed it," Makarim told Reuters this week in Jakarta on the sidelines of the annual New Cities Summit, where over 800 CEOs, mayors, thinkers, artists and innovators met to discuss urban change. Jakarta's congestions are one of the biggest brakes on economic growth. Officials say the traffic - adjudged recently by motoroil firm Castrol to be the world's worst based on an analysis of stopping and starting by drivers - costs the economy about 65 trillion rupiah, or nearly $5 billion, a year. A slump in infrastructure investment after the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, problems freeing up land for development, turf wars between city departments, and poor planning all means Jakarta's public transport cannot cope with the numbers of people moving about the city. The city's population is growing by 120,000 a year partly due to rural-urban migration, putting enormous pressure on already-stretched infrastructure such as transport. With an average annual income of around $3,800 per head, five times the national average, migrants are pouring into Jakarta seeking a better life than would be possible as farmers or fishermen. "This accelerating urbanization is largely an Asian story," said John Rossant, chairman of the New Cities Foundation. "There's been nothing like this in human history." WAZE TO GO Traffic-navigation app Waze is another big hit with Jakarta residents, who use it to identify the speediest routes through the congestion and to alert other users to accidents, floods and even greasy-palmed police officers standing on street corners. "Jakarta is indeed a huge market for us," said Waze spokeswoman Julie Mossler. The city ranks regularly within the top 10 of Waze's 200 world markets, with 800,000 users. Inefficiency also creates opportunities of a more low-tech order. At the edge of the city center, roadside "jockeys" rent themselves out as passengers for 20,000 rupiah ($1.50) to drivers seeking to dodge a 3-in-1 rule prohibiting cars with fewer than three people from main roads during peak hours. Amid the palls of exhaust fumes at clogged junctions, freelance traffic conductors battle to keep cars flowing for loose change handed through windows by frazzled drivers. Minimarts offering commuters a spot to eat, drink and browse the Internet while waiting for the rush-hour traffic to clear are also thriving. The city is now investing in better public transport. Construction of a mass rapid transit system began in 2013, after decades of delay, and is slated to open in 2018. But, with at least 1,000 new cars and motorbikes added to the city's roads every day, entrepreneurs don't see an immediate threat to their business models. "I would happily shut down GO-JEK if Jakarta could solve its traffic problems," said Makarim. "Unfortunately it's virtually impossible to solve in the next 10 years."

amta Bai, 36, distinctly remembers the first time the police came to her village: it was December 2014 and her neighbour, Purva Bai, had just been beaten unconscious by her alcoholic husband, prompting Mamta to make a distress call to the nearest station. Once in the neighborhood, policemen pulled the abusive husband out of his home and asked the village women if they wanted him to be arrested. “Yes,” they answered in unison. But first, they wanted him to be tied to a pole in the middle of the village. “We wanted everyone to see what would happen to wife beaters from now on,” recalls Mamta Bai, a ‘Kanooni Sakhi’ (meaning ‘legal friend’ in Hindi) with the local rights group Narmada Mahila Sangh (NMS). Spread across 213 villages in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, the organisation helps victims of domestic violence seek justice. But as the incident above indicates, these activists are not your average legal defenders. Steeped in the harsh realities that govern life in India’s vast and lawless central states, the women know that the justice system here – from the police stations to the courts to the jails – are riddled with corruption, bureaucracy and entrenched patriarchal attitudes. So they seek local solutions to their problems. In this case, they weren’t content to let the offender spend a few nights in jail only to return to the same home and habits as before. So they went a step further, and extracted from Purva Bai’s husband a signed letter to the local police chief in which he vowed never to hurt his wife again. “We wanted to teach him a lesson. The arrest and the humiliation of being tied to a pole in public view made him afraid,” says Santri Bai, another NMS member. “Now he knows, 42 of us [women] are ready to send him to the prison if he ever ill-treats his wife.” Torture, burnings, deaths Narmada Mahila Sangh operates in the Betul and Hoshangabad districts of Madhya Pradesh, a state that has an exceptionally high rate of genderbased violence, with 62 percent of women experiencing some form of abuse compared to the national average of 52 percent. These crimes include molestation, marital rape, murder, beatings, dowry-related killings and, in the case of women suspected of practicing ‘witchcraft’, torture and burnings. In 2013-14, the state registered 10,000 violent acts against women, 4,000 of which took place in Betul district. Despite this grim reality, NMS was not founded to tackle gender-based crimes. It began in 2002 as a federation of women’s self-help groups focused on economic empowerment, with each unit running small savings schemes and generating collective loans to improve their livelihoods. According to the Planning Commission of India, Madhya Pradesh has an extreme poverty rate of 35 percent, compared to India’s national average of 25 percent. This means that the state is home to some 30 million people living on less than 1.25 dollars a day. But as the women began spending more time on trying to break the cycle of poverty, they faced backlash from their husbands and other community members. “Women began to attend meetings, visit each other’s homes, discuss livelihood options and also take more interest in the affairs of their own family, such as their children’s education,” explains Asha Ayulkar, a resident of Chiklar village, not far from Betul town. “This angered family members, especially men who saw it as women challenging their authority and breaking with tradition. They beat them as punishment.” So in 2012, having grown its membership to over 9,000 members, NMS began a kind of ‘crusade’, launched with the belief that changing women’s economic situation could not be accomplished without simultaneously tackling deeply

rime Minister Narendra Modi has started his second year with a reasonably positive track record. He, however, faces four clear challenges that he needs to urgently address if he aspires for a second term. First, the biggest challenge he faces is with regard to the aspirations and expectations of domestic constituencies, business and industry - and from the international community. This is unprecedented in terms of both scale and speed. UPA 2 had regrettably earned the tab of 'stand-still governance'. Both within India and abroad, there was clear frustration at the manner in which UPA-2 demonstrated utter disregard for India's future. When Modi spoke of better days, it was hugely appealing to a population that had only seen the Indian economy slide for five years. In the biography of individuals, five years can be an interminably long period. Consequently, expectations in terms of what better days meant were considerable in terms of both scale and speed. Five years of inactivity had made people impatient. They needed to catch up on lost time. This was fast-forward aspiration. The demand was to cut red tape, create a forward looking budget and to put in place incentives that would spur economic activity and create jobs. But more importantly, the demand truly was to get all of this done overnight. As the past one year has demonstrated, this is a Herculean task and constitutes a significant challenge for the prime minister and his cabinet. If the second year of his governance does not show a positive turnaround, the Opposition and the international

Women members of Narmada Mahila Sangh (NMS), a women’s rights group, meet in Borgaon village in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. (Photo Credit: Stella Paul/IPS)

entrenched patriarchal values. Collective education, community support The first order of business was to secure some kind of training, since few women in these rural areas have a formal education let alone specialised legal expertise. While the literacy rate for Madhya Pradesh is estimated to be 70 percent, it falls to just 60 percent for women – and even this gives no real indication of true literacy levels, since many girls drop out before completing secondary schooling. With the help of civil society organisations like Pradan, a non-profit that works to empower marginalised communities, 30 members of NMS are now trained paralegals and they in turn run workshops for other women in the villages on a range of issues from understanding existing laws and policies, to learning how to conduct a basic investigation before approaching the police. “We also learn of how to talk to a survivor and counsel her – a Kanooni Sakhi must meet her alone, lock eyes with her, and appear strong, yet sympathetic,” Ayulkar explains to IPS. “Together we learn about the Indian Penal Code and its various articles relating to torture, assault, rape and dowry deaths.” Although the 50-year-old only studied until the 6th grade, she is today the district’s most respected paralegal, and boasts a success rate of over 80 percent. Cutting the red tape The initiative, though small when compared to the scale of gender-based violence in this country of 1.2 billion people, is an example of how community justice can often be more effective than the centralised legal system. Sexual and physical abuse is a grossly underreported offence throughout India, with a recent study published by the American Journal of Epidemiology revealing that only two percent of victims of genderbased crimes report the incident to the authorities. This could be due to the dismal conviction rate, which the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) estimates at just 30 percent – meaning seven out of 10 perpetrators generally walk free. Even those that are booked for a crime often spend a few years – sometimes even just a few days – in jail before rejoining the community. Various Kanooni Sakhis (legal friends) tell IPS that attackers get off scot-free by bribing the police. Other times, authorities simply refuse to report complaints at all – activists recount incidents of women sitting for entire days at police stations attempting to file a First Information Report (FIR).

“So NMS trains women on how to lodge their cases, how to request public prosecutors when they can’t afford a lawyer and how to check the status of a complaint by using the Right to Information Act,” Mamta Bai tells IPS. Lawyers from the Indian capital of New Delhi and Madhya Pradesh’s capital, Bhopal, have all participated in trainings schemes to strengthen the women’s group. The result, experts say, is impressive. “The women are now keeping records of each case,” Angana Gupta, assistant manager at the Mumbai-based L&T Finances – one of Pradan’s partner organisations – tells IPS. “They have files for each case with details of the evidence, the steps taken and the official responses. They are also using mobile phones and tablets to network with fellow gender activists.” Social backlash Learning the law was the easy step. The harder part has been – and will continue to be – changing social attitudes in these rural areas. Take the case of Ramvati Bai, a tribal woman in Bakud village. A widowed mother of two, Ramvati was sexually harassed and assaulted by her fatherin-law for three years. But when she finally gathered the courage to file a complaint, the police dismissed her, calling it a “family matter”. It was only after her fellow NMS members intervened that the police registered a case and arrested the accused. But this angered Ramvati’s relations who ordered her to leave their home. Phulkali Bai of Borgaon village was also thrown out of her home a few weeks ago after she filed a court case against her physically abusive in-laws. Fortunately for both, NMS has offered steady support, helping them get back on their feet by finding work and building their own huts to live in. But some, like 28-year-old Nirmala Bai, are not so lucky. She died in 2013, after her husband allegedly strangled her and set her body on fire. The police arrested the husband for abetment of suicide but then released him on parole. Despite their determination to seek justice for the deceased girl, NMS had to abandon the case as the victim’s family members refused to came forward to bear witness. They don’t let these setbacks get them down. They continue their micro-savings schemes and push ahead with the cases that need their help. Village Protection Committees identify threats or patterns and try to step in before tragedy occurs. If it does, NMS members help each other to keep moving. “We want a life of dignity, free of violence,” Ramvati Bai tells IPS. “Nothing else matters more than that.”

Modi's challenges: Matching expectations with content Amit Dasgupta IANS community would, most certainly, dub him as being high on intentions and low on delivery. He is confronted with a genuinely serious challenge. The second challenge is with regard to the bureaucracy and this is, to a considerable extent, a consequence of his personal style of functioning. Known to be a person who makes up his own mind, he has so far only succeeded in springing surprises on the bureaucracy and clearly leaving them out of the loop when he makes public announcements. While this might win him applause from crowds in Madison Garden and the Sydney Olympic Stadium that he appeared to revel in, it does not necessarily translate into approvals. The yardstick of good governance is verifiable translation of promises. Today, there appears to be - at least in terms of perceptions - a serious shortfall between promises and delivery. Consider, similarly, the strong manner in which the government has made its intentions clear with regard to zerotolerance towards corruption. With the repeated allegations of corruption during the previous regime, this anti-

corruption move has been largely welcomed. However, corruption cases, as we all know, are difficult to prove and where, indeed, traps have successfully ensnared officials and others, these are few and far to have any significant impact in curtailing prevalent levels of corruption. Focus on Swiss bank accounts, while important, ignores how deeply corruption has become an integral part of our everyday biography. The third challenge is from his cabinet and party colleagues. At one level, clearly irresponsible statements by many of his party members have been a cause of serious concern because of the manner in which they have been perceived as imposing a Hindutva agenda and challenging the secular fabric of India. The prime minister has chosen to keep silent on every occasion and opted for an alternative course where he has, through his own public statements and personal meetings, sought to assuage fears among minority communities. While this is good, it is not good enough because it does not unambiguously demonstrate clarity on how the prime minister himself thinks.

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More serious is the manner in which chest-thumping took place after the Special Forces' action in Myanmar, especially because words of bravado and public boasting, including threats to neighbouring countries, were made by those who were clearly not directly in the know of the things. The army, the NSA and the Prime Minister's Office did precisely what they needed to do: they did not comment or issue long-winded statements. Every country that has carried out such operations issues a bland statement: 'An operation was carried out successfully by the Special Forces, which suffered no casualties.' The media and others are then left to draw their own conclusions. Bizarrely, however, this became a media circus with wild statements and hypothetical threats. Modi needs to recognize that his cabinet colleagues lack maturity and understanding. Unless he is able to curb their enthusiasm for making press statements, his own credibility is likely to be seriously undermined. Modi has given sufficient evidence to demonstrate that he possesses all the tools to be a master tactician and strategist. But as Capablanca, the great chess genius advised, 'Play chess backwards; start from the endgame.' Strategies and tactics or 'the how' works only when you first have clarity on 'the why' and 'the what'. After a year of governance, sadly, the prime minister appears to have been so fascinated by his own style that he has mistaken it for content. This is his fourth challenge and one which is self-imposed. Amit Dasgupta, a former diplomat, heads the recently launched Mumbai campus of the SP Jain School of Global Management. The views expressed are personal.

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Revering Retired CIA operative Stop Magna Carta becomes spy novelist Tom Ginsburg

In this June 4, 2015, photo, CIA operative turned best-selling author, Jason Matthews, a 30-year CIA veteran and author of the new novel, "Palace of Treason," poses for a portrait in Washington. When Matthews retired after more than three decades as a CIA operative, writing fiction proved a form of therapy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Ken dilanian

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hen Jason Matthews retired after more than three decades as a CIA operative, writing fiction proved a form of therapy. Living in Los Angeles, cut off from the agency and its secrets, Matthews channeled his energy into the 2013 novel "Red Sparrow." It became a best-seller and critical success, resulting in a reported seven-figure movie deal. "I started thinking about war stories," he said in an interview. "Pretty soon I blinked and I had like 300, 400 pages." Five years on from his retirement, Matthews is back this week with a sequel, "Palace of Treason," set in Vladimir Putin's Russia. And the most interesting accolades are coming from CIA insiders, who marvel at how he manages to slip so much past the agency's censors, portraying the heartpounding rhythms of on-the-street espionage better that any novelist in recent memory. They are not alone: The New York Times dubbed Matthews' new book "enthralling" in a recent review. Matthews, 63, spent most of his career overseas specializing in "denied areas," places where Americans were closely watched and their movements restricted. He is part of a long line of former spies who

primary motif of Chinese politicians in recent times has been reference to the greatness of China's traditional culture, used as a means of promoting modern China and its right to be regarded as a world power. In particular, the two ideologuesin-chief of the current generation of leaders - Xi Jinping, China's president, and Liu Yunshan, the propaganda czar - make speeches dense with allusions to ancient poets, writers and thinkers. They are not averse to asserting that they themselves are, in some senses, the inheritors of this "great tradition": a tradition they wish the outside world to understand better, and which - through entities like the Confucius Institutes they have put resources into promoting across the globe. An ostensibly revolutionary party promoting a fairly conservative outlook on what the essence of Chinese culture might be is among the prominent paradoxes of modern China. Yet after all the Chinese high leaders' strong words about Chinese culture, its importance and meaning, a nagging question remains: what are they actually talking about? The resort to stereotype - statues of and presentations on Confucius, and the like - can take things only so far. More meaningfully, the truly distinctive aspect at least of literary Chinese lies in its vast written corpus reaching back thousands of years. This gives access to a detailed historic collective memory that shapes Chinese thinking to this day. The continuity of this culture is something truly special. This "specialness" raises the question of what approach someone from outside this cultural tradition should adopt when trying to engage with it. There is the temptation, perhaps even danger, of a kind of dual focus: namely, using one set of values and critical standards regarding the person's own culture, and a different set when he or she is dealing with the Chinese. Yet such apparent inconsistency also seems appropriate to many people, both inside and outside China, who never tire of saying that China is, indeed, "different"

turned to fiction but the first to have spent a full career at the CIA, rising to management, and then emerge to write with such commercial and critical success. Matthews speaks six languages and helped manage seven CIA stations, sometimes working in tandem with his wife, Suzanne, also a retired CIA officer. They raised two daughters in countries they aren't allowed to name. At one point he was operations chief in the counter-proliferation division, tasked with slowing Iran's nuclear program, among other things. He says his books amount to "a love letter" to the Central Intelligence Agency of his memory, one that he fears is slipping away. His specialty was classic espionage — sneaking around foreign capitals persuading sources to betray their country. It's a different discipline than that employed by the many CIA case officers who spent the last decade doing tours in Baghdad and Kabul, often conducting source meetings in an armored vehicle with a military escort. Nor does it bear much resemblance to the man-hunting involved in tracking terrorists to target in lethal drone strikes. Human intelligence, or HUMINT, is the "the patrimony of CIA," Matthews says. "The irony is that the global war on terror has actually taken away resources and institutional focus from classic HUMINT." Matthews' novels are a celebration of HUMINT — the

art and science of gathering it, the consequences when it goes wrong. He found an amenable setting in modern Russia, which is proving an increasingly nettlesome U.S. adversary. Unlike parts of Syria and Iraq, the CIA can still send Americans to spy in Russia, where the biggest risk to an operative with diplomatic immunity is being sent home. The hero in his new book is clever, competent Nathanial Nash, everything one would want in a CIA case officer except perhaps for the forbidden love affair he carries on with his asset, Dominika Egorova, a former ballerina and trained seductress who dispatches attackers with a lipstick gun and her bare hands. Matthews, who could pass for an insurance salesman but for the thick-framed, fashion-forward glasses, spares few details in his steamy sex scenes. "I've read a lot of thrillers, and some of the sex is almost offhand and embarrassingly vague," he says. "So I wanted to go to the other end of the spectrum and be embarrassingly graphic." The Americans are the good guys in these books, while the Russians are mostly corrupt torturers and thugs. Putin, a central character in "Palace of Treason," is portrayed as amoral, venal and paranoid. Agency reviewers have focused more on scenes that depicted the main characters using disguises and carefully reading faces during hours-long surveillance detection routes to get "black" before a secret meeting. These "are accurate, richly detailed renderings of anxiety-filled tasks conducted daily by intelligence operatives around the world," former CIA officer Jim Burridge and an unnamed employee wrote in a review of "Red Sparrow" on the CIA's Web site. That book won Matthews the Edgar Award for best first novel by an American and a reputation among his former colleagues. The agency reviewers marveled at how Matthews got all the tradecraft, as spies call it, past the CIA's Publications Review Board, which reserves the right to black out secrets in anything written by a former employee. Matthews said he hit a snag, however, with his followup novel and was forced to fly to Washington and change part of his ending to get final sign off. Still, the narrative bristles with reality. When a Russian military officer wonders why his CIA handler isn't offering him frequency-hopping mobile phones like the Russians use, the CIA man marvels to himself: "If they (only) knew how the FBI and the NSA were crawling up their frequency-hopping" posteriors. Matthews depicts plenty of buffoonery by senior CIA officials, too, including a blustering, dangerously unqualified Moscow station chief whose inability to spot surveillance puts operations at risk. At headquarters, the chief of operations is caught in flagrante delicto with his female assistant. Matthews' institutional criticism doesn't extend to the agency's harsh treatment of al-Qaida detainees, excoriated in a recent Senate report. Although he played no role, he defends his friends who did. The sum total of the CIA's work has been a force for good, he said. "Some of the things that we've accomplished are absolutely magnificent, and have kept the bad guys at bay," he said. "You never actually win 100 percent, but we've pushed (weapons) programs back, and we've embarrassed bad people and eliminated other people."

China and the world: beyond exceptionalism Kerry Brown

The work of an erudite Chinese writer of the 20th century, Qian Zhongshu, is an antidote to the idea of absolute "difference" between cultural worlds - and therefore needs an entirely separate set of tools to get to grips with and understand it. In fact, I suspect this sort of thinking might suit very well the politicians in Beijing currently singing the praises of China's traditional culture. China's "exceptionalism" is a discourse they increasingly subscribe to, and often employ when pushing back at outsiders who are critical of justice and values issues in China, or sceptical about the sustainability of its governance system. "Judge us by our own standards, not by your imposed ones", is the response (see "China, the limits of exception", 19 November 2014). A world entire This exceptionalism clearly carries dangers of its own. And a stupendous antidote to it can be found by paying attention to the figure who, of all those in the 20th century with a claim to being deeply versed in both "traditionally European" and "traditionally Chinese" cultures, surely has the best claim of all: Qian Zhongshu. Qian Zhongshu, who died in 1998 at the age of 88, produced (just before 1949) the single most important novel in modern Chinese literature: Cities Besieged. But his most profound work is the vast collection of short essays he was able finally to publish just after the cultural revolution in 1979. A selection of these were issued in an English

translations in the late 1990s with the title Limited Views: Essays on Ideas and Letters. Qian was far more than a polyglot. He had read widely and in depth far beyond his native Chinese - in English, Spanish, Latin, German and French. The essays testify to this, with their copious references from Henry Fielding and Christopher Marlowe to Goethe and Giuseppe Ungaretti, while reaching across the full range of Chinese authors: from the earliest recorded poet Qu Yuan, down to the Han dynasty poet of the supernatural, Ruan Ji, and Lin Yutang from his own generation. There is nothing paraded or ostentatious about this display of learning, however. The most striking element is how, in essay after essay, Qian is able to draw parallels between distinct cultural traditions in ways which, while never underestimating their difference, also reveal profound similarities. A fairly typical example of this occurs in the essay Saddened by a Height, where Qian writes about the melancholy felt and expressed by a range of Tang and Song dynasty poets when they reach a mountain peak. Remarkably, he finds a parallel to exactly this emotion in Fielding’s 18th-century novel Tom Jones. He develops the idea of a common emotional grammar in classical Chinese sources and western ones

through a series of essays describing complex emotional states, such as sadness, joy, and corruption of sentiment. The cumulative effect is overwhelming. Qian composed a substantial number of these essays during the cultural revolution. The testimony of his wife, Yang Jiang, reveals that during this period they shared the humiliating experience of being reduced to working as attendants in a canteen in one of the work camps set up then to "reform" intellectuals. Their son-in-law committed suicide at this time. But nowhere in Limited Views are there are any personal references to these events; the testimony amply given is instread of someone vastly well read, and conversant across various intellectual traditions. Miraculously too, the essays are free of any hint of politicisation or note of reproach or blame. For that reason alone, they are the most epic monument to a humanism that transcends time and boundaries, and one that wholly refutes the notice of a specific nation’s exceptionalism. Every curious reader would benefit from attenting to Qian's great work. But it offers an additional value in answering that question of how to engage with the wide canon of traditional Chinese culture, especially at a time when Beijing's political leaders and their proxies are so energetically and dexterously seeking to annex this tradition for their own purposes. In the end, Qian Zhongshu's writings testify to the values of a shared humanity, not one that can be limited by being described as solely Chinese or Asian or European. That this work was produced under such cruel circumstances is little short of astounding. It stands as one of the most heroic testaments of scholarship and faith in humanity, and one that any culture should be proud of celebrating. As many as possible should celebrate the fact that China in the 20th century was able to produce such a wonderful voice, and that they too can read, enjoy, reflect on and learn from Qian’s extraordinary work, in the process understanding more not only about China, but about themselves, their own culture, and a world in common.

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AGNA CARTA, on which King John placed his seal 800 years ago today, is synonymous in the English-speaking world with fundamental rights and the rule of law. It’s been celebrated, and appropriated, by everyone from Tea Party members to Jay Z, who called his latest album “Magna Carta Holy Grail.” But its fame rests on several myths. First, it wasn’t effective. In fact, it was a failure. John was a weak king who had squandered the royal fortune on a fruitless war with France. Continually raising taxes to pay for his European adventures, he provoked a revolt by his barons, who forced him to sign the charter. But John repudiated the document immediately, and the barons sought to replace him. John avoided that fate by dying. The next year, his young son reissued Magna Carta, without some of the clauses. It was reissued several times more in the 13th century — the 1297 version is the one on display in the National Archives and embodied in English law. But the original version hardly constrained the monarch. A second myth is that it was the first document of its type. Writing in 1908, Woodrow Wilson called it the beginning of constitutional government. But in fact, it was only one of many documents from the period, in England and elsewhere, codifying limitations on government power. A third myth is that the document was a ringing endorsement of liberty. Even a cursory reading reveals a number of oddities. One clause prevents Jews from charging interest on a debt held by an underage heir. Another limits women’s ability to bear witness to certain homicides. A third requires the removal of fish traps from the Thames. Why, then, is Magna Carta so revered? The story begins in the early 17th century, when members of Parliament and the famous jurist Sir Edward Coke revived the document in their struggle with the Stuart monarchs. They argued that free Englishmen had enjoyed a set of rights and privileges until they were disrupted by the Norman Conquest of 1066. Magna Carta embodied these rights, so it was held up as a model of a glorious past and part of an “ancient constitution.” A photo of a 1297 version of Magna Carta. Some legal scholars believe that the charter is actually not such a big deal.Magna Carta, Still Posing a Challenge at 800JUNE 14, 2015 In reality, Magna Carta was a result of an intra-elite struggle, in which the nobles were chiefly concerned with their own privileges. When they referred to the judgment of one’s peers, for example, they were not thinking about a jury trial. Indeed, in 1215, the jury trial as we know it did not exist; guilt was often determined by seeing how suspects reacted to physical ordeal. The reference to one’s peers meant that nobles could not be tried by commoners, who might include judges appointed by the king. Throughout the tumultuous 17th century, Magna Carta was invoked by opponents of whoever was in power, leading Oliver Cromwell to famously refer to the document as “Magna Farta.” In the 18th century, parliamentary sovereignty replaced monarchical absolutism, but Magna Carta continued to be invoked by reformers, now focused on Parliament rather than the king. Through Coke’s treatises, Magna Carta traveled across the Atlantic. William Penn published an edition in 1687, and in the 17th century several colonies enacted Magna Carta as part of their law. With the Stamp Act of 1765, the imagery of a tyrannical government impinging on ancient rights proved useful to both John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, who invoked different provisions of Magna Carta in calling for repeal. The founding fathers thought they were drawing on the document in drafting the Constitution, for example, in the clause “due process of law” — though that phrase was added to Magna Carta in English law only in the 14th century. Since then, Americans have paid much more attention to the document than have the British. In his third Inaugural Address, Franklin D. Roosevelt cited the charter as embodying “democratic aspiration.” To win public support for America’s entry into the Second World War, Winston Churchill offered to give us an original copy, only to learn that it was not, in fact, owned by the British government. It was the American Bar Association, not the English, that in 1957 dedicated the Magna Carta monument at Runnymede, the field where the original was sealed. (The British, however, are making up for lost time this year with a hyped-up series of celebrations, including a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the field today, and a merchandising blitz that includes a rubber duckie called Magna Quacka.) Magna Carta has everything going for it to be venerated in the United States: It is old, it is English and, because no one has actually read the text, it is easy to invoke to fit current needs. A century ago, Samuel Gompers referred to the Clayton Act as a Magna Carta for labor; more recently the National Environmental Protection Act has been called an “environmental Magna Carta.” Judges, too, cite Magna Carta with increasing frequency, in cases ranging from Paula Jones’s suit against Bill Clinton to the pleas of Guantánamo detainees. Tea Party websites regularly invoke it in the battle against Obamacare. Americans aren’t alone in revering Magna Carta. Mohandas K. Gandhi cited it in arguing for racial equality in South Africa. Nelson Mandela invoked it at the trial that sent him to prison for 27 years. We are not the only ones, it seems, willing to stretch old legal texts beyond their original meaning. Like the Holy Grail, the myth of Magna Carta seems to matter more than the reality. Tom Ginsburg is a professor of international law and political science at the University of Chicago.

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Congress demands Sushma's sacking over Lalit Modi link

New Delhi, JuNe 15 (iANS): An unrelenting Congress on Monday demanded the sacking of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for helping former IPL chief Lalit Modi procure travel documents, and pointed out that she could not have acted without the "direct complicity and approval" of the prime minister. As the controversy swirled over Sushma Swaraj's role in helping Lalit Modi, who is charged with financial impropriety and has been living in London since 2010, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sack Sushma Swaraj for helping a person accused of money laundering. "The Modi government only talks about anticorruption," Gandhi said, adding that Lalit Modi was a symbol of black money. In a detailed statement, All India Congress Committee (AICC) communications cell in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala said: "Incontrovertible facts, documents and details of 'Modi Gate Scandal' emerging since yesterday (Sunday) clearly reflect ac-

Sushma Swaraj with former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi during an IPL match in New Delhi in 2010. (PTI File Photo)

tive complicity of not only the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj but also point towards BJP government aiding and abetting a fugitive of Indian law with tacit approval of Prime Minister Narendra Modi." Sushma Swaraj on Sunday admitted to helping Lalit Modi to procure documents on "humanitarian grounds" to travel to Portugal for treatment of his cancer-striken wife in July last year. Surjewala said Lalit Modi, "who is squarely involved in a hawala, betting,

match-fixing and moneylaundering racket amounting to nearly Rs.700 crore", not only had "a direct association as also clientcounsel relationship" with Sushma Swaraj's family but "also appears to have a long standing relationship with" Prime Minister Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah. Taking potshots at Prime Minister Modi, who follows a pro-active diplomatic engagement, the Congress said: "For a prime minister who singlehandedly runs the foreign

ministry with the external affairs minister playing second fiddle, Narendra Modi's complicity in providing favours to a legally established offender and absconder - Lalit Modi - is nothing but open to negative interpretation." It wondered how Sushma Swaraj could have acted on her own "without direct complicity and approval of" Narendra Modi, especially a prime minister who "is known to keep tabs even over the dinners and attire worn by his ministers". The Congress said that

on May 26, 2014, the day the Modi government was sworn in, Indian-origin British MP Keith Vaz wrote to Sarah Rapson, Director of UK Visas and Immigration Department, asking for travel documents to be issued to Lalit Modi, living in London since 2010, for two reasons: A family wedding abroad; and accompanying his wife to undergo cancer treatment. A few days later, Vaz followed up the case with Lisa Killham, a senior UK Home Office official, and cited two reasons for getting travel documents: The wedding of Lalit Modi's sister; and a meeting with the President of the Seychelles. The Congress said the important facts that stand out in the e-mail were "(a) Government of India has given a push in writing to the case of Lalit Modi, (b) Someone in government of India is working to find a solution, and (c) He wants to travel first to Malta and then to Portugal." The Congress posed 11 questions to the government, including why Sushma Swaraj facilitated "fugitive" Lalit Modi's travel from one foreign country to another, instead of insisting

on the conditionality that he has to return to India first and submit to Indian authorities. Surjewala also asked why Sushma Swaraj bypassed the Indian High Commission in Britain in the matter and directly approached the British authorities. Highlighting a "clearcut case of 'conflict of interest'," the Congress pointed out that Sushma Swaraj's daughter Bansuri Swaraj was appearing in passport cancellation matters of Lalit Modi before the court. "Is it not a fact that on grant of travel documents by the UK, accused Lalit Modi thanked husband and daughter of Sushma Swaraj? Is 'conflict of interest', thus, not writ large?" the party asked. Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh said it was "high time Prime Minister Modi realises that Sushma ji cannot continue in this ministry nor any other ministry with serious charges against her". Sushma Swaraj, in a lone tweet on Monday, attacked a senior journalist from a TV news channel, saying: "Look who is preaching propriety..."

First 100 % visually-impaired woman becomes IFS officer

CheNNAi, JuNe 15 (pTi): A visually impaired woman from Tamil Nadu, who is all set to become the first IFS officer with 100 per cent visual impairment, says she is raring to go around the globe representing India. The 25 year-old NL Beno Zephine received orders from the Central government last week asking her to report within 60 days. The literature graduate said she was excited and wanted to travel to Delhi as early as possible to take up her responsibility. Zephine’s concern over issues mattering in daily life while at school, even as basic as saving water, turned out to be her inspiration to give a shot at public service commission exams. And the one year wait after clearing the papers in 2014 turned to be fruitful with the External Affairs Ministry sending her the orders last week. Zephine said she was told that the encouraging policy of the Narendra Modi’s government had helped in overcoming any possible procedural delays in her appointment.

“I was told that I was eligible for IFS (though) persons with 100 per cent visual impairment had not been given posts earlier,” a jubilant Zephine told PTI today, while thanking the Prime Minister. She said she had been informed about possible postings both in India and abroad and that she was raring to go. Zephine credits her parents for what she has achieved, saying her father took her wherever she wanted to go in pursuit of her dreams and managing to buy every other book for this purpose. Her mother would assist her in studying the books, sometimes reading them aloud. A probationary officer with State Bank of India, Zephine has a big list of well-wishers she wants to thank. Besides Modi, this included Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Central Ministers Jitendra Singh (PMO) and Pon Radhakrishnan, among others. She also thanked her employer SBI and Boominathan of the academy where she undertook coaching for civil service examination. Zephine is now pursuing a PhD degree.

SC scraps pre-medical entrance Why no transgender option in UPSC exam form: HC forced to write male or female of transgenders as an eligibility critest, orders new one in 4 weeks New Delhi, JuNe 15 (iANS): to reply by June 17. The last date for receipt of the against their gender. teria or gender option in the online The Delhi High Court on Monday

New Delhi, JuNe 15 (iANS): In a major verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday scrapped the All India PreMedical Entrance Test (AIPMT) for 2015-16 following the leak of its question paper and circulation of the answer keys through electronic devices at different examination centres in 10 states. The AIPMT was conducted for 15 percent all-India quota seats. A vacation bench of Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice Amitava Roy, while cancelling the examination and directing its re-conduct within four weeks, said: "We are aware that the abrogation of the examination would result in some inconvenience to all concerned and that same extra time would be consumed for holding a fresh examination with renewed efforts." Holding that the entire conduct of the AIPMT has been rendered "futile by a handful of elements seeking to reap undue financial gain by subjecting the process to their evil manoeuvres", the court said: "We have thus no hesitation to order that the All India Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Test stands cancelled." "This, according to us, is the price the stakeholders would have to suffer in order to maintain the impeccable and irrefutable sanctity and credibility of a process of examination, to assess the innate worth and capability of the participating candidates for being assigned inter se merit positions commensurate to their performance based on genuine and sincere endeavours," said Justice Roy, while pronouncing the judgment. While directing the re-conduct of the entire test, the court rejected the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) plea not to scrap the test as it would affect 6.30 lakh students and also the re-

conduct of the examination could not be completed before four months. Taking note of the plea of "enormity" of the task and the time frame of "four months" flagged by the CBSE, the court said: "We would emphasize that this is an occasion where it (CBSE) ought to gear up in full all its resources in the right spirit, in coordination with all other institutions that may be involved so as to act in tandem and hold the examination afresh at the earliest". It was a "collective challenge" that all the role-players would have to meet, by rising to the occasion and fulfil the task ahead at the earliest, "so as to thwart and abort the deplorable design of a mindless few seeking to highjack the process for selfish gain along with the unscrupulous beneficiaries thereof", the court said. While ordering that the exam be reconducted, the court noted that on previous occasions "such type of examination had been held anew within a period of one month". Observing that all other institutions would not "lag behind to extend all possible assistance to the Board in its renewed endeavour" involving "tireless efforts", the court said: "The CBSE would now have to hold a fresh examination at the earliest, by complying with all necessary and prescribed norms, being mindful of the exigency amongst others of the commencement of the academic session which presently stands scheduled to be on and from August 1, 2015." The court's order came on a PIL and other petitions seeking the re-conduct of the examination in the wake of the leak of the question paper, contending that it has compromised the integrity of the entrance test.

sought response from the Centre and the UPSC on a plea seeking quashing of the UPSC notice for not including transgender as a gender option in the application form for the civil services preliminary examination. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice P.S. Teji asked the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

application forms is June 19. The bench sought to know why the transgender category has not been included as an eligibility criteria for the examination, when the Supreme Court has declared such individuals as third gender. In April 2014, the Supreme Court created the "third gender" status for hijras or transgenders. Earlier, transgenders were

The apex court had asked the Centre to treat transgender as socially and economically backward. The Supreme Court had said transgenders will be allowed admission in educational institutions and given employment on the basis that they belonged to the third gender category. The petition filed by advocate Jamshed Ansari sought inclusion

application forms for the civil services exam, saying it would "benefit the transgender community who are socially excluded from public employment and are suffering from social backwardness in the society". Lack of the third gender option resulted in transgenders not being able to apply for the examination scheduled to be held on August 23, the plea said.

Ex-Servicemen launch hunger strike for OROP New Delhi, JuNe 15 (iANS): Scores of ex-servicemen on Monday launched an indefinite relay hunger strike here over the delay in implementing the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme for them and threatened to intensify their agitation. Ex-servicemen in batches of 50-55 will sit on a 24-hour hunger strike every day till the government announces a specific date for implementing the OROP scheme. "We won't budge until the government gives us a date for implementing 'One Rank, One Pension'," Maj. Gen. Satbir Singh (retd.), president of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement which is spearheading the protest, told IANS. Col. Anil Kaul (retd.), media adviser of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement, said protests were on in many cities across the country. Sources from the defence ministry said the file on OROP was with the finance ministry, as Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar once again on Sunday night urged the veterans to be patient. The nationwide agitation was Indians enjoy high tide waves on the Arabian Sea coast in Mumbai on Monday, June 15. The annual monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of launched on Sunday by retired servicemen. millions of people. (AP Photo)

Stopping India's #1 killer is up to us

New Delhi, JuNe 15 (iANS/iNDiASpeND): One evening after dinner in 1991, Satish Karekar, then 42, a Mumbai businessman, experienced a dull pain and heaviness in the chest and lightness in the head. When the feeling persisted well into the night, his brother, who's a doctor, whisked him off to hospital. "There, I was diagnosed as having suffered a heart attack, and promptly put on medication," recalled Karekar. Unlike Karekar, many heart attack victims don't get a second chance. About 1.7 million Indian hearts stop beating every year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Cardiovascular disease emerged as India's top killer around the mid-1980s. Since the turn of the century, it is a growing threat. In 2012, one in four Indians who died, died of cardiovascular diseases, according to WHO data. It was one in five Indians in 2000. Growing numbers of young people are being afflicted.

About 12 percent of those experiencing heart attacks in India are below 40, double the number in the West. P.P. Ashok, head of neurology at Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital has observed a 15-20 percent increase in strokes in the 25 to 40 age group. Why is India experiencing a cardiovascular disease epidemic? Don't give yourself a heart attack Heart disease doesn't run in Karekar's family. Both he and his other brother, who's a businessman, have acquired heart conditions-"through faulty lifestyles," he admitted. On a list of risk factors for coronary heart disease, Karekar could have ticked off almost all in 1991. • High fat intake/low fruit and vegetable intake? Yes • Sedentary lifestyle? Yes • Overweight? Yes • Heavy smoker? Yes • Alcohol consumer? Yes • Stressed out? Yes • Diabetic? No • Hypertensive? No

The genetic disadvantages of being Indian Scientists studying the Indian propensity for cardiovascular disease have found causes at the cellular level-specifically in genes. Early insights into the association between bad tickers in Indians and bad genes came from the USA, when American-Indian cardiologist and head of the CADI (Coronary Artery Disease among Asian Indians) Research Foundation, Enas A Enas, was drawn to investigate the cause for an inconsistency he called the South Asian Paradox. "Half of the Asian Indian community in the US is comprised of life-long vegetarians; this should have lowered the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases among them because consuming meat is a traditional risk factor. Also smoking, another traditional risk factor, is uncommon among Asian Indian women," he said. "Instead, we found Indians in the United States have three times the prevalence of heart disease, compared to the general US

population." Enas showed that Asian Indians are more likely to have high levels of lipoprotein (a), a variant of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, also called bad cholesterol, and a risk factor. Research in India has seconded this finding. Indians are also genetically predisposed to develop Metabolic Syndrome, or Syndrome X, a metabolic condition associated with doubling the risk for cardiovascular diseases. Gene mutations are the leading reason for cardiomyopathy, a cardiovascular disease involving damage to the myocardium, the heart muscles, lessening the heart's ability to pump blood. Cardiomyopathy can trigger sudden cardiac death. Lessons in healthy living Bad genes are bad news, but not as bad as you think. "Genetic predisposition to develop heart disease creates a loaded-gun scenario," said cardiologist Ashok Seth, chairman of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute,

New Delhi. You need fewer risk factors to trigger heart disease in the first instance and to suffer repeat cardiac episodes, he added. Seth's experience of a quarter century in treating heart disease and performing more than 50,000 angiographies has convinced him that a family history of heart disease is one of the strongest predictors of the likelihood of developing it. Genes account for half of the reason for developing Syndrome X, said Gerald Reaven, Terry Kirsten Strom and Barry Fox in their book Syndrome X: Overcoming the Silent Killer that Can Give You a Heart Attack. Lifestyle accounts for the other half. Lifestyle changes can prevent and stave off further brain and heart attacks and the ensuing damage-no matter what genes you carry. Sustained effort pay handsome rewards. Smokers can cut their risk of having a heart incident to the level of non-smokers within 15 years of quitting, according to Seth.

Making the right food choices helps to offset Syndrome X-even if it was inherited-and, conversely, Syndrome X can be acquired by a faulty diet. It helps to limit calorie intake from fats, to eliminate trans-fatty acids and to switch from saturated to unsaturated fats, say WHO guidelines. Limiting the consumption of free sugars and salt, eating whole grains, nuts and 500 gms of antioxidant-rich fresh fruits and vegetables daily is recommended. Getting 30 minutes of aerobic exercise every day cuts the risk of heart disease by 30%, according to the World Heart Federation. A 30-minute walk five days a week can decrease the risk of stroke by 24%, double the walking time to cut the risk by half, as per a Harvard study. Might a lesson from someone who has been to the twilight zone and back inspire lifestyle changes in Indians? Karekar is proud and relieved today, with good reason. "I am not a heart patient," he said. "I am an ex-heart patient."

Tribals' nod must for takeover of their land: Rahul Gandhi RAipuR, JuNe 15 (iANS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that tribals must be asked for their permission before their land is taken away from them for any purpose. Gandhi arrived at the Bilaspur airport on Monday, where he was welcomed by Congress workers. Later, he went to Madanpur village, in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, where he addressed the tribals and villagers. Accusing the government of being a "suit-boot ki sarkar", Gandhi said that a nation's welfare must include the tribals' welfare too. "Our party will always support poor people. Lands are being taken away from the farmers forcibly and we are totally opposed to this. Forests are an integral part of tribals' and farmers' livelihood, and if forests vanish, then farmer's livelihood would also vanish. We want a government that works for the welfare of the under-privileged section of the society," added Gandhi.

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Tuesday 16 June 2015

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Fear, guilt stop forced brides speaking out London, June 15 (Thomson ReuTeRs FoundaTion): The assignment set by her English teacher was to write about the worst day of her life, so 15-year-old Aisha Elahi did just that. She wrote about being pinned down and raped by a man she had secretly started seeing. At 24, he drove a flashy red car and came from the same conservative, Asian Muslim community in which Elahi was raised in the north of England. When her parents were called to the school and told of the attack, Elahi’s mother sobbed but her father was silent, his eyes fixed to the floor. “We went home and no one spoke about it. No one said anything or talked about going to the police,” Elahi recalls, more than a decade later. Soon after, Elahi left for a family holiday in her parents’ native India. In her dusty, ancestral village, Elahi was told she was to marry her cousin -- an arrangement the family deemed necessary to protect her reputation, and their honour. Thousands of British girls like Elahi are at risk of being forced into marriage every year by their parents and extended family, who use emotional blackmail, beatings and threats of sexual violence against them, campaigners say.

Cousins are often chosen to be their husbands to ensure assets remain in the family, and to preserve caste, culture and religion. Marriages also occur to enable spouses from Pakistan, India or Bangladesh among others to be brought to Britain. Elahi begged her father to change his mind. Perched at his feet, she pleaded with him again and again, but the ceremony went ahead. “I’ve never seen the video of the wedding. I couldn’t bear to watch it. I couldn’t bear seeing myself caked in make-up with all this jewellery heaped on me,” said Elahi, a smartlydressed professional. “LITTLE MORE THAN SLAVERY” The battle to end forced marriage, which Prime Minister David Cameron has called “little more than slavery”, received a boost last week when a 34-yearold man became the first person in Britain to be jailed for the practice since it became a criminal offence on June 16, 2014. The man, who admitted forcing a 25-year-old woman to marry him, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for charges also including rape, bigamy and voyeurism. “We are encouraged by this first conviction and hope that the new law is

also having a deterrent effect,” said Karen Bradley, minister for preventing abuse and exploitation. “However, we know legislation alone is not enough and we remain focused on prevention, support, and protection for victims and those at risk of becoming victims.” Elahi would agree. Like many others, she believes the law does not solve the problem that many victims do not come forward because they do not want their parents put on trial or imprisoned. “I think it speaks volumes that we have had not a single prosecution of a ‘classic’ forced marriage, one which is organised by parents and family members,” Elahi said, commenting on last week’s case. However, those who campaigned for the law say such legislation is crucial -- among them Jasvinder Sanghera, who escaped a forced marriage as a teenager before setting up Karma Nirvana, a charity helping other survivors. “Law isn’t just about criminal convictions, it’s about changing societal attitudes,” said Sanghera, noting that domestic violence was once just as hidden as forced marriage, before media campaigns put it on the national agenda. “I couldn’t say to my mother at the age of 14, when it was happening to

me, ‘You can’t do this to me, it’s against the law’. But today, victims can own it as a crime,” Sanghera told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. She said since forced marriage was made illegal, more police forces and schools across the country had sought training from Karma Nirvana on how to deal with the problem -proof the law was having an impact. EMANCIPATED Besides Britain, only a handful of countries have criminalised forced marriage -- Germany, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark and Australia among them. Britain’s move was seen as a breakthrough by activists who complained that the fear of being branded racist meant police officers, social workers and teachers had treated forced marriage as a cultural matter rather than abuse. Last year, the interior ministry’s Forced Marriage Unit advised or provided support in 1,267 potential cases of forced marriage -in which one in five victims were 17 or younger. Most cases had links with Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, others with Afghanistan, Somalia, Turkey, Iraq, Sri Lanka and Iran. Experts say the real number of victims is likely to be much higher because many young women do not report the crime out of fear

A bride covers her face as she waits to take her wedding vow at a mass marriage ceremony at Bahirkhand village, north of Kolkata February 8, 2015. (REUTERS Photo)

or guilt. Others simply disappear abroad. On her wedding night, Elahi had to be physically pushed by her parents over the threshold of her new husband’s house. “His mum used to lock the metal door from the outside. For the first two or three nights, he’d talk to me but eventually he gave up being nice,” she said. After a while, Elahi’s

family returned to Britain, abandoning her to a life of cooking and cleaning for her husband and in-laws. “Never mind the rape, the beatings, the forced marriage -- what really gets to me is how they left me, that they got on that plane,” she said, still in disbelief. Now in her early thirties, Elahi has written “Shackled Sisters”, a collection of stories about forced marriage

involving Asian women. It depicts girls who are punished for exercising the freedoms that most take for granted in Britain, and how whole communities are complicit in their abuse. Elahi, a warm, spirited woman, eventually escaped India and returned to Britain where she went back to school, found a part-time job, made English friends and broke from

her family. Despite what they put her through, Elahi said she could never have incriminated her parents. She could not live with herself if she had. “As an emancipated female, who is well-educated, if I wouldn’t prosecute my family, what chance does a girl have who’s been hidden from the Western world?” Elahi said.

Hong Kong police arrest 9, seizes explosive materials Magna Carta marks 800 yrs amid new human rights feud

Plain clothed policemen stand guard in front of some air rifles and other evidences during a press conference in Hong Kong on Monday, June 15. Hong Kong police say they have arrested nine people, members of a local radical group and seized materials for making explosives. (AP Photo)

honG KonG, June 15 (aP): Hong Kong police said Monday they have arrested nine people and seized materials for making explosives at a suburban former TV studio. Police arrested five men and four women for alleged conspiracy to manufacture explosives, said Chief Superintendent Au Chinsau of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau. Au told a news briefing that

some were members of a local radical group, but did not give an exact number or identify the group. Police said officers found “several kilograms” of a solid substance and five liters of a liquid believed to be used to make explosives at the studio. They also found about 2 liters of a raw material used to make triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, at one of the suspect’s homes. TATP is a high explosive

that was used in the 2005 London bombings that killed 52 commuters. The arrests come as tensions rise ahead of a vote later this week by Hong Kong lawmakers on controversial Beijing-backed election reforms that sparked huge street protests last year. Pro-democracy protesters are rallying each evening this week outside of government headquarters to demand lawmakers veto the proposal, which they say doesn’t offer genuine democracy and violates China’s promise to eventually allow universal suffrage. Police said they also seized air rifles, a formula to make smoke grenades, and masks bearing the likeness of Guy Fawkes, who was behind a failed 1605 plot to blow up Britain’s Parliament. The masks were popularized by the movie “V for Vendetta.” Police also found maps of the Wan Chai and Admiralty neighborhoods, the latter home to the city legislature and government headquarter complex but also the People’s Liberation Army’s main base and numerous luxury hotels and office towers. “There is a possibility that this group of people may want to do something in those particular locations,” Au said, but would not be more specific.

London, June 15 (aP): Queen Elizabeth II led commemorations Monday to mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta — but the human rights the document helped enshrine are at the center of a modern political feud. British Prime Minister David Cameron and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch joined the queen and other royals for a ceremony at Runnymede, a riverside meadow west of London where, on June 15, 1215, despotic King John met disgruntled barons and agreed to a list of basic rights. The Magna Carta — Latin for Great Charter — is considered the founding document of English law and civil liberties and was an inspiration for the U.S. Constitution. It established the principle that the king was subject to the law, rather than above it, and stipulated that “no free man shall be seized or imprisoned ... except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land.” The original charter was short-lived. King John almost immediately went back on his word and asked the pope to annul it, plunging England into civil war. It was re-issued after the king’s death. Lynch said the charter “was neither expansive

nor long-lived ... but its adoption served as a signpost on a long and difficult march.” “The principles traced back to Magna Carta represented a concept that is nothing less than the dignity of man,” she said. Cameron said it was modern Britons’ duty to safeguard the charter’s “momentous achievement.” But opponents accuse him of trying to undermine rights. Cameron’s Conservative government wants to replace the Human Rights Act — whose supreme arbiter is a European court — with a British Bill of Rights, a move opponents fear could weaken key protections. Cameron said the Magna Carta had inspired everyone from women’s suffrage campaigners to Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, who cited it at his trial in 1964. But he added that “ironically ... the good name of ‘human rights’ has sometimes become distorted and devalued,” in an apparent reference to present-day political debates. “It falls to us in this generation to restore the reputation of those rights, and their critical underpinning of our legal system,” he added. Shami Chakrabarti of rights group Liberty said Cameron “could give a master

UN chief appeals for halt to Yemen fighting for Ramadan sanaa, June 15 (aP): UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon pressed Monday for a halt to fighting in Yemen at the beginning of Ramadan, which starts later this week, as the world body launched talks aimed at brokering peace. Ban, who met in Geneva with some of the delegations involved in the talks, said he had “emphasized the importance of having another humanitarian pause, at least two weeks.” “I’m urging them that, particularly during this Ramadan — which is a period for peace for people, and praying for peace — they must stop,” he told reporters. Such a pause won’t be enough in itself to get aid to all needy Yemenis “given the obstacles to access and the scale of destruction,” Ban said. He called for the warring factions to go further and agree on local cease-fires, withdrawing armed groups from cities. A previous five-day pause was violated repeatedly, and aid groups said it was hardly sufficient to reach millions in the Arab world’s poorest country. Yemen’s conflict pits exiled President Abed Rabbo Man-

sour Hadi against the Shiite rebels known as Houthis — who seized the capital, Sanaa, last year — and military units loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. A Saudi-led coalition began launching airstrikes against the Houthis and their allies on March 26, shortly after Hadi fled a rebel advance on the south. The talks in Geneva are expected to last two or three days. The U.N. has said that they will start off as proximity talks — in which mediators meet separately with the various factions — with the hope of eventually getting everyone to sit around the same table. The final delegations are expected to arrive in Geneva late Monday afternoon or early evening, Ban said. The Houthi delegation left Sanaa on Sunday, a day after a plane meant to carry the rebels and their allies to the talks left Yemen without the delegates on board. “The parties have a responsibility to end the fighting and begin a real process of peace and reconciliation,” Ban said, arguing that “the region simply cannot sustain another open wound

UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon, right, speaks next to The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, left, on the first day of the Geneva Consultations on Yemen peace talks between Yemen’s warring factions, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, UN, in Geneva on Monday, June 15. (AP Photo)

like Syria and Libya.” Inside the country however, there were few signs of the violence abating, with airstrikes continuing in the capital and several other cities including the southern port of Aden, central Taiz, and Houthi stronghold Saada. The Houthis said they consolidated control of a province bordering Saudi Arabia and plan to move forces to the frontier. Houthi leader Zif al-Shami said the move followed heavy fighting with tribes and forc-

es loyal to Hadi, especially in Hazm, the capital of Jawf province, leaving dozens of civilians dead. Houthi-run television showed dozens of bodies lying in the streets of Hazm, while doctors and eyewitnesses backed up reports of the deaths. Security officials who spoke anonymously as they weren’t authorized to brief journalists said that the Saudi-led air campaign has been bombing the city since the Houthis took it over a day ear-

lier, with airstrikes again picking up this morning. In Geneva, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein said he was “gravely concerned” about the high number of civilian casualties the conflict was generating. “Indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks are being used on densely populated areas,” he said in a statement. “Such attacks must be thoroughly investigated, and greater protection of civilians must be ensured by all sides.”

class in bare-faced cheek, using Magna Carta day to denigrate our Human Rights Act.” The 800th anniversary has brought commemorations including a British Library exhibition that united the four surviving original copies of the document, written by scribes on sheepskin parchment. On Sunday, Britons were invited to raise a toast to liberty with a cup of tea at “LiberTea” events across the country.

And the government said the Magna Carta could also be thanked for Britons’ right to a full pint of beer. The charter stipulated that there must be standard measures for wine and beer nationwide. “We should all be proud of our nation’s great history as a brewing powerhouse,” said government pubs minister Marcus Jones. “Therefore it is only right we celebrate Beer Day Britain alongside the Magna Carta today.”

Seated near the Magna Carta memorial at Runnymede, England, are from left, The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Prime Minister David Cameron, and Queen Elizabeth II, ahead of a commemoration ceremony Monday June 15, to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the groundbreaking accord called Magna Carta. In 1215, Britain’s King John met disgruntled barons at Runnymede and agreed to a list of basic rights and laws which have formed the basic tenets of modern civil liberties which exist today, and was an inspiration for the U.S. Constitution among many other worldwide influences. (AP Photo)

Brain cell density doesn’t erode with age: Study new YoRK, June 15 (ians): While the brain shrinks with age, cell density remains preserved throughout the brain, not just in specific regions, new ultra-highfield magnetic resonance images (MRI) by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago show. The findings also suggest that the maintenance of brain cell density may protect against cognitive impairment as the brain gradually shrinks in normal aging. Neuroscientists have long known that the brain shrinks with age, but for a long time they thought the loss in volume was associated with a loss of brain cells. That was disproven by studies that showed it is the neurons themselves that shrink while the number of cells remains the same in normal older adults. The images were created by a powerful 9.4-Tesla MRI, the first of its kind for human imaging, the study said. The 9.4 T magnetic field is more than three times stronger than that of a typical MRI machine in a doctor’s office and is currently approved only for research. “The information provided by these 9.4-Tesla scans may be very useful in helping us detect tiny

losses of brain cells and the reduction in cell density that characterises the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases that can take decades to develop before symptoms appear, like Alzheimer’s disease,” said lead author Keith Thulborn, professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “If we can identify when Alzheimer’s pathology starts, the efficacy of new drugs or other interventions to slow or prevent Alzheimer’s disease can be tested and monitored when the disease starts, instead of after it’s developed for 20 or 30 years and becomes clinically apparent,” Thulborn noted. The study that involved scanning the brains of 49 cognitively normal adults ranging in age from 21 to 80 was published in the journal NMR in Biomedicine. Thulborn thinks the ultra-highfield scanners eventually will be approved for clinical use. “We can use the 9.4 T to look at brain cell loss in real time in patients experiencing stroke, or to see whether chemotherapy for brain tumors is working in higher resolution that is just not available using the current 3 T clinical scanners,” he said.

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SPORTS

Tuesday 16 June 2015

public discourse

Naga border issue

any Naga intellectual leaders are well aware on Naga border issue. With great difficulty and in spite of stiff opposition from Assam etc, the Border Department has steered the Border issue out of the purview of the Supreme Court of India to that of the Court of the Government of India who is accountable to the present Naga political issue. However, the Nagaland Government failed to take up the opportunity and indirectly agreed to go back to the Supreme Court based on give and take policy. It may be noted that the Nagas have nothing to give or nothing to take except what is historically belongs to us and nothing more. It was on the basis of traditional right which was offered to us by the then Interim GOI in 1947 that we are with. India today. It was the failure on the part of GOI to fulfill its own written agreement from which emanates the Nagas political struggle in Nagaland today and the Nagas have completely sacrifices their lives for their promised land. And for which, before the GOI fulfilled Her commitment towards the Naga political settlement, there was no question or need for Nagaland Government to resort to Give and Take policy.

Such policy will amount to playing directly into the hand of our adversary namely, the Government of Assam who had dragged the Nagaland Govt. into this legal battle knowing fully well that, as stand no chance to win in the political issue because Nagaland border issue is part of the same Naga political movement. The Supreme Court having understood that it cannot decide on the political issue has finally sent it the Govt. of India to take necessary steps. Therefore, it is totally inconceivable as to how Nagaland State Govt. should talk of Give and Take policy or ground reality etc etc. at this point while the GOI is yet to accept its moral, legal and political responsibility and at the same time having ceasefire talk with the Naga National leaders where the State Govt. is not a participant. And if the Government of Nagaland failed to take up the opportunity and indirectly or directly agreed to go back to the Supreme Court of India again on the basic of Give and Take policy, the entire onus shall be held by the State Government of Nagaland and its agent along with the Border Affairs Advisory team members. T L Angami, Fonder and first president Village Chief (GB) federation of Nagaland

Catholic Christians scare or shy

he Catholics the world over whenever pray in the church, kneel down or standing make the sign of the cross accompanying with the words, In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Catholics who are listed or call upon to lead prayers in non Catholic meetings and functions, it is observed that, 99% including priests and catechists refrain making the sign of the cross. Are we Catholics scare or shy or influence by those Christian counterparts who

pray mostly sitting and does not make the sign of the cross. The practice of praying sitting has deeply penetrated to the Catholics in joint family special prayers and family prayer before meals and night prayers. When someone makes sign or asked to stand, it is retorted not necessary or binding. Who is to interpret whether making sign of the cross beforemeeting prayers and to stand in joint family payers are compulsory or an option. Patrick A. Kolakhe Tadubi Bazar, Senapati District.

The orop imbroglio

he Naga Ex Servicemen Association (NESA) extends its solidarity with the rest of Ex Servicemen fraternity across the country on the issue of OROP in which the entire Ex Servicemen community have been victimized and neglected by successive governments at the centre. ‘One Rank, One Pension’, or its acronym OROP, is a household term today. Even for those who do not understand its nuances know that some issue called OROP is stuck and that the defence veterans are out on the streets agitating for its implementation. What is OROP? It is payment of the same pension to military retirees of the same rank and same length of service, irrespective of their date of retirement. Further, any future enhancement in pension is to be automatically passed on to the old pensioners. This definition stands accepted by the Koshyari Committee and both the UPA government and the NDA have accepted it on the floor of the House. Based on two simple parameters of rank and total length of service, this definition is easy to understand and implement. Besides, it has the widest acceptance. And why are only the military pensioners demanding it? It needs to be remembered that pensions are increased during pay commissions constituted every 10 years. As of now this enhancement is given only prospectively to military pensioners. Therefore the gap between the old and new military pensioners keeps increasing with every successive pay commissions. The defence forces are required to keep a youthful profile. Its members are therefore retired early. Nearly 85% of military personnel are sent home before they reach the age of 40. It is not difficult to visualize the mental trauma one suffers on being thrown out of a job when one's financial needs are at their peak. There isn't and cannot be any compensation for this. At least in financial terms there should be some recompense. A defence retiree on an average sees two to three pay commissions in his life time and suffers the widening gap severely. OROP is designed to keep old military pensioners equated with the new retirees and thus give him at least some relief in financial terms. The concept of OROP first surfaced in the early 1980s. Retired Maj Gen RS 'Sparrow', then a Member of Parliament, explained it in the House in very plain terms. The then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, understood and immediately ordered a committee to examine the issue. Unfortunately, before the scheme could be implemented, Indira Gandhi was assassinated. Since then OROP has been on a simmer, consistently opposed by the bureaucracy and denied by successive governments. It is neither good for the country nor is it in the military ethos to air one's demands in public. Various Ex Servicemen associations have explored every possibility to avoid taking to the streets. When every attempt failed to move the government, the Ex servicemen fraternity came out in the streets to protest and even led to depositing hard-earned medals; over 20,000 of these are still lying in a government store. After repeated protests, the then Fi-

nance Minister in Congress led UPA government announced its grant on February 17, 2014 while presenting an interim budget and allocated 500 crores as interim measure. The scheme was to take effect from April 1, 2014. It has been nearly 16 months but OROP has still not been implemented. The BJP had included the grant of OROP in its manifesto during the 2014 general election. Besides, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared his government’s commitment on OROP at many public meetings. He also repeated it in his recent interview to The Tribune and during his 'Man ki Baat' radio broadcast on May 31, 2015. After a joint meeting between the Service Headquarters and the Ministry of Defence in February 2015, modalities based on the accepted definition were worked out. The Defence Minister has reportedly approved it. The total annual financial outlay comes to nearly Rs 8,300 crore. It is learnt that the Finance Ministry has raised some objections. One possible change they wish to insert is to base OROP on service in the last rank held instead of total service as it would bring down the annual expenditure to some Rs 5,400 crore. However, this would not be just and fair. The promotions of Junior Commissioned Officers and below, which constitute 96% of the total strength are decentralized to a unit level and are subject to the availability of vacancies. In one unit ‘A’ may be promoted Havildar in 16 years while in another unit 'B' may take 20 years. Since Havildars retire at a fixed service of 24 years, ‘A’ would have earned relatively higher salary for four additional years. If the criterion of service in the last rank is followed, 'A' would also get a higher pension for a life time; a double whammy for 'B'. Even among officers, a junior often picks up his higher rank ahead of a senior due to various administrative constraints and the same problem would occur. The criterion of service in the last rank therefore is grossly unjust and will not find acceptance among the pensioners. There has also been talk recently of the Central Police Forces demanding OROP. They are our own people and not adversaries. But the early retirement, the only plank on which OROP demand rests, is not applicable to them. “Let all Defence personnels be kept in government service till the age of 60 like everyone else and OROP will not be needed.” The veterans have full faith in the Prime Minister's assurance and are certain OROP will come. However, the date of its final implementation remains in the penumbra. With the inordinate delay the veterans are getting edgy. They have already announced the restart of their protest from June 14 that will be followed by hunger strike across the country. For an emerging global power it would be an unhappy spectacle to see its veterans holding a public protest. The BJP government despite its tall promises made during election campaign to implement OROP has so far failed to deliver for reasons best known to them. The Prime Minister of the country has to step in to salvage the situation before it is too late. Col S Rengma, President, NESA Capt GK Zhimomi, Secretary General, NESA

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Neymar leads brazil to late win over peru

TEMUCO, JUnE 15(AP): Neymar scored a goal and set up the injury-time winner for Douglas Costa, helping Brazil open its Copa America campaign with a 2-1 over Peru on Sunday. Costa found the net from close range after receiving a perfect pass from Neymar two-minutes into second-half injury time, calmly sending a low shot past the Peruvian goalkeeper. Peru surprised early with a goal by midfielder Christian Cueva less than three minutes into the match after Brazil 'keeper Jefferson made a mistake trying to clear the ball inside the area after a tough pass from David Luiz. Neymar equalized two minutes later with a firm header from near the penalty spot. The victory gave Brazil the early lead in Group C along with Venezuela, which defeated Colombia 1-0 earlier Sunday in Rancagua. Brazil next faces Colombia on Wednesday, while Peru plays Venezuela on Thursday. "The opening match is always difficult," said Neymar, who scored his 44th goal for Brazil. "Especially in a competition like this one, with the rivalry in South America. But we got the victory, which is the most important thing." Brazil has won 11 straight games since coach Dunga replaced Luiz Felipe Scolari after last year's World Cup at home. The Copa America is Brazil's first official competition since it was humiliated in a 7-1 World Cup semi-

Brazil's Neymar goes for a header challenged by Peru's Luis Advincula during a Copa America Group C soccer match at the Bicentenario German Becker stadium in Temuco, Chile, Sunday, June 14. (AP Photo)

final loss to Germany. With six players from that squad, Brazil is trying to win the South American tournament for the first time since 2007, when Dunga was in charge of the national team for the first time in his

career. Brazil has won four of the last six Copa Americas, including two of the last three. Brazil controlled possession during most of the match at German Becker Stadium, but struggled

to create many significant scoring opportunities. One of the best chances was a shot by Neymar that struck the crossbar in the 53rd, with Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese already beaten. Cueva opened the scor-

Venezuela make Copa history by beating Colombia

rAnCAGUA, JUnE 15 (rEUTErs): Venezuela beat Colombia 1-0 at the Copa America on Sunday, the biggest upset of the tournament so far and their first victory over their South American neighbours in the history ofthe competition. Striker Jose Salomon Rondon scored the only goal of the Group C match in the 60th minute in the central Chilean city of Rancagua. Midfielder Rafael Ocosta swung in a deep cross from the right, Alejandro Guerra headed it back across goal and Rondon buried a firm header into the bottom left hand corner of the Colombian net. Colombia, tipped as outsiders for the title, poured forward in search of an equaliser and James Rodriguez, Edwin Cardona and Juan Cuadrado all came close but Venezuelan

keeper Alain Baroja kept them at bay. Colombia had beaten Venezuela in four of their five previous encounters at the Copa America. The other clash, back in 1979, ended in a goalless draw. Colombia now need a result against Brazil in their next match on Wednesday to avoid almost certain elimination in the first round, while Venezuela take on Peru on Thursday in their next outing. "We played as a complete team," Rondon told reporters. "When we got the opportunities to get forward and attack we took them." Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina acknowledged his side now faced an uphill task to reach the second round of the competition. "Venezuela closed down the spaces really well. We need to

regroup and think about the next game," he said. Both sides played their part in an entertaining encounter. Ronald Vargas almost gave the Venezuelans the lead in the 27th minute, forcing Ospina to make a fine reflex save. Guerra then forced another save from Ospina with an acrobatic effort from the edge of the box. The Colombians enjoyed 64 percent of possession over the 90 minutes but struggled to break down a stubborn Venezuelan defence marshalled by the towering Oswaldo Vizcarrondo. To make matters worse for the Colombians, their Real Madrid playmaker Rodriguez appeared to injure his right shoulders in the closing stages of the match, and will need treatment before Wednesday’s clash with Brazil in Santiago.

ing after Luiz passed the ball back to Jefferson while under pressure inside the area, and the goalkeeper misplayed the ball while trying to clear the box. It went straight to Cueva, who easily found the net from close range. Neymar was free from any defenders when he headed in the equalizer off a right-side cross by Barcelona teammate Daniel Alves, who was a late addition to Dunga's Copa America team. Neymar then set up the winner with a low pass that crossed the area through several defenders and found Costa in great position to score. "It was an important goal," Costa said. "It was a perfect pass from Neymar and I was able to control the ball and get a shot on goal." Costa, who entered the match in the second half, had already missed on another great chance on a breakaway started by Neymar in the 75th. "We had a chance to at least get a draw, but it didn't happen," Peru midfielder Jefferson Farfan said. "We played a good match. We will stay focused, knowing that we still have a chance to advance to the next round." Dunga could not count on Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho because of a muscle injury sustained in practice. Brazil had already lost several players because of injuries ahead of the tournament, including left back Marcelo, playmaker Oscar, defensive midfielder Luiz Gustavo and right back Danilo.

Veteran-football tournament of Dhansiripar Area concludes

DiMAPUr, JUnE 15 (MExn): The first ever veteran-football tournament of Dhansiripar Area, organized by the Veteran Football Association Dhansiripar area concluded on June 13 at Doyapur Local Ground in Dimapur. The Veteran teams took parts from 17 villages and the final was played between Doyapur Veteran vs Mhaikam Veteran. The championship of the tournament was Doyapur Veteran team and runners-up was the Mhaikam Veteran team. Sevetso Nienu Dy. Home Kilonser I /C UT NSCN GPRN, as guest of honour, graced the closing function. He encouraged the veteran football players to maintain their health through games and make better understanding, unity among the neighboring areas for the further development in near future. Thangphen Jigdung chaired the programme, invocation by Kavitoli Swu Associate Pastor Woman, welcome address by Hoyeto Zhimomi GB Daniel village vote of thanks by G. Phuwoto Hd. GB and benediction by Tovishe Pastor Daniel Baptist Church. This was stated in a press release issued by Thangnodao Naiding, General Secretary, Veteran Football Association Dhansiripar Area

England fight back to beat Slovenia Rooney 1 goal from England record, Del Bosque hits 100 games Joseph Wilson Associated Press

Wayne Rooney closed to within one goal of England's all-time scoring record on Sunday, while Vicente del Bosque reached his 100th game in charge of Spain with a victory in European Championship qualifying. Rooney moved to the brink of matching Bobby Charlton's England scoring milestone of 49 goals by clinching a 3-2 victory over Slovenia. In Belarus, David Silva gave Spain a harder-thanexpected 1-0 win to ensure Del Bosque could celebrate his 100th match in charge of the two-time defending champions. Slovakia remained with England as the only sides to have won all six group qualifiers after seeing off Macedonia 2-1 to stay top of Group C, three points ahead of Spain. Russia, meanwhile, slumped to a 1-0 home loss to Austria and has an uphill climb to earn automatic qualification for the 2016 finals in France as one of the top two teams in each group. GROUP E Rooney matched Gary Lineker's England haul of 48 goals as England kept its commanding lead of Group E. Jack Wilshere finally bagged his first goals for England in his 28th international, scoring twice

from outside the area. The two strikes in Ljubljana by the Arsenal midfielder wiped out Slovenia's 1-0 halftime lead, which Milivoje Novakovic had provided. Although Nejc Pecnik produced an 84th-minute leveler, Rooney pounced two minutes later after collecting a pass from substitute Theo Walcott. England completed the season unbeaten for the first time in 24 years — 12 months after the team exited the World Cup in the group stage with one point. England has a six-point lead over Switzerland, which beat Lithuania 2-1, England's Wayne Rooney, and a nine-point advan- top, is challenged by Slovenia's Bojan Jokic during the tage over Slovenia. 2016 Group E qualifyThe Swiss had to come Euro ing soccer match between from behind to win in Slovenia and England, in Lithuania, with goals from Ljubljana, Slovenia, Sunday, Josip Drmic and Xherdan June 14. (AP Photo) Shaqiri pushing them up to second. Sergei Zenjov scored twice to lift Estonia go with eight draws and 14 to fourth place, two points losses, since Del Bosque's behind Slovenia, with a 2-0 debut in August 2008. victory over San Marino. In Zilina, Kornel Salata started in place of injured GROUP C defender Jan Durica and reSilva converted Spain's sponded by heading in Slostrong first-half perfor- vakia's eighth-minute openmance into a goal just beer. Marek Hamsik made it fore the break, smashing 2-0 in the 38th before Arijan in a cross from Cesc Fabre- Ademi pulled one back for gas that goalkeeper Andrei Macedonia in the 69th. Gorbunov had misjudged. Ukraine beat LuxemHowever, Iker Casillas bourg 3-0 to stay in third had to protect Spain's ad- place, three points adrift vantage with some timely of Spain. Belarus was left saves in the second half. It on four points, ahead of was Spain's 78th victory, to Macedonia with three and

Luxembourg with one. GROUP G Marc Janko scored with a spectacular overhead kick as Austria maintained its grip on Group G with an away win over Russia. Janko's winner came in the 33rd minute after Russia's Denis Glushakov has blocked two attempts by Zlatko Junozovic inside the penalty area. The rebound rose high and Janko timed his jump perfectly to score with his back to goal. The result means Aus-

tria remains undefeated in the group with 16 points, eight clear of Russia, which is third. Coach Fabio Capello's team has only won two of its last 10 competitive matches, including a win by default due to crowd trouble in Montenegro. The Russians lost ground also to second-placed Sweden, which moved to 12 points by beating Montenegro 3-1 thanks to two goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. At the bottom of the group table, Liechtenstein and Moldova drew 1-1 in Vaduz.

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SounD Hague's rape summit with Angelina cost £5 MILLION - and achieved nothing at all

ritain spent five times more money on a high-profile summit to end sexual violence featuring Angelina Jolie than tackling rape in war zones, it has emerged. The three-day event last year, which was headed up by then-foreign secretary William Hague and the Holywood star, cost the taxpayer £5.2 million. Among the costs were £299,000 on food alone and £576,000 on taxis, hotels and transport, according to figures obtained by the Observer. But the Foreign Office told the paper just £1 million had been put into a fund to tackle the use of sexual violence across the world. Marcy Hersh of the Women’s Refugee Com-

A high-profile summit that William Hague held with Angelina Jolie about rape in war zones cost more than £5million. Pictured: Hague (centre), Jolie (right) and her husband Brad Pitt arrive at the global summit

mission, told the paper: “For an initiative that used such lofty language, I struggle to see what the initiative has tangibly created, other than recognition, acknowledgement and sympathy for the issue.” Mr Hague has previously defended the summit after the celebrities involved drew criticism from some sections of the media. “My objective was to hold a summit like no other. The ministers who came — from 125 countries — thought they were going to a ministerial meeting, and they’d sit in a closed room and listen to speeches, and sometimes fall asleep in the afternoon,” he said earlier this year.

“Actually, they found a place brimming with energy, with fringe meetings, with films, with NGOs and activists and members of the public. And they’ve never forgotten it.” He added: “You could just see attitudes change, consciousness of this issue grow in the world, governments making laws, military doctrines and the training of peacekeepers changing.” The Foreign Office said the funding would be supplemented by money from the new conflict and stability security fund, and that it would continue giving money to the UN for tackling the issue.

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David Beckham meets children at rescue centre in Cambodia D

avid Beckham has been meeting vulnerable children at a rescue centre in Cambodia as they recover from years of emotional and sexual abuse. The former England star travelled to Siem Reap to see for himself the work being carried out by his 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund which is helping to protect children in danger. Pictures released today showed the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador joining in with a lesson, where one young child took a particularly keen interest in his many tattoos. In another, he helps a young girl handwash her clothes. Beckham, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, said: 'I am here in Cambodia to meet children who have experienced violence, hear their stories and see what UNICEF and its partners are doing to keep these children safe. 'It is shocking that every five minutes a child dies because of violence somewhere in the world. This has to stop.' The star's fund helps UNICEF deliver life-changing programmes for children across the world, including those affected by vio-

lence in Cambodia. It was launched earlier this year, his tenth year as a Goodwill Ambassador. He said he is committed to using his celebrity, influence and connections to raise vital funds and encourage world leaders to create lasting positive change for children. The 40-year-old was in Macau, China, on Saturday afternoon, where he

attended the opening ceremony for a new H&M store. Meanwhile, it has been revealed that he has landed a role in Guy Ritchie's latest film Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur. The retired soccer star has reportedly signed up for a part in the Middle Ages epic starring Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Eric Bana and Poppy Delevingne.

A source said: 'There's going to be a version of the scene where Excalibur gets drawn from the stone. This is where Beckham factors in.' The football star - who played for England as well as the clubs Manchester United, Real Madrid and LA Galaxy during his successful career as a footballer - is unofficially credited on film database imdb.com as

playing 'Blackleg leader' in the movie, which began filming this week. And according to the website FilmDivider.com, 'some football puns' were written into his scene. They added: 'There's a little bit of a sense that Beckham's character, who fancies himself as a big player in this story, gets a little ticked off when this other fellow, this upstart, is the one who can free the sword.' David has previously worked with Guy - who was married to Madonna from 2000 to 2008 and has been friends with the sports icon for years - on a short advert for H&M in 2013 and on a commercial for Beckham's Haig Whiskey. The tattooed hunk - who has children Brooklyn, 16, Romeo, 12, Cruz, 10, and three-year-old Harper with fashion designer wife Victoria Beckham - is also set to make a cameo in the Snatch director's new film The Man From U.N.C.L.E, which is scheduled for release in August.

‘JurassiC WorlD’ Sets Global

Record with $511.8 Million Debut

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urassic World” opened to a staggering $511.8 million worldwide, the highest global bow of all time. It marks the first time a film has ever grossed more than $500 million in a single weekend. The dinosaur thriller is the top-ranking film from sea to shining sea, after opening in first place in North America and across all 66 international territories where it debuted. “Dinosaurs are fasci-

nating to everyone,” said Nick Carpou, president of domestic distribution at Universal. “It’s cross-cultural.” Domestically, “Jurassic World” scored the secondbiggest debut in history with $204.8 million, nipping at the heels of “Marvel’s The Avengers'” $207.4 million bow. Its international weekend estimate also takes runner-up position on the all-time charts. The $307.2 million “Jurassic World” generated trails

the $314 million racked up by “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.” Those international results were boosted by a mammoth $100 million opening in China. Other openings of note include the United Kingdom and Ireland with $29.6 million, Mexico with $16.2 million, Korea with $14.4 million, France with $12.5 million, Australia with $12.1 million and Germany with $11 million. The only major territory remaining is Japan,

where “Jurassic World” will roar on Aug. 5. In terms of premium formats, Imax put up a record-setting international weekend of $23.5 million, and 3D screenings accounted for 50% of the global bounty. “People should call dinosaurs the original superheroes,” said Jeff Bock, a box office analyst with Exhibitor Relations. “They are just as big as Iron Man or Superman or Batman right now.”

Amitabh to play superhero cartoon in TV series

fter featuring as a progeric child in "Paa" and a constipation patient in "Piku", veteran megastar Amitabh Bachchan is ready to delight and surprise his fans with his superhero avatar via a TV series. The 72-year-old has joined hands with Graphic India, Disney to create an animated series "Astra Force" for the small screen, said a source. Amitabh, along with Graphic India CEO and co-founder Sharad Devarajan, joined forces to create the new superhero, which is likely to look like the thespian himsel. The show, which will be launched on Disney Channel in India, promises to be funny, fast-paced and full of action, adventure, laughter and thrills. On the small screen, Amitabh has earlier made a mark as a quizmaster on "Kaun Banega Crorepati" and he has even explored the fiction genre of the television world with "Yudh". Now it remains to be seen how his animated avatar -- a first time attempt by him -- turns out to be.

inger Rihanna is reportedly dating Real Madrid footballer Karim Benzema. The 27-year-old pop star, who has previously dated Chris Brown and rapper Drake, was spotted enjoying a cosy meal with the football ace at the Giorgio Baldi restaurant in Santa Monica here on Saturday evening, reports dailymail.co.uk. The two have been spotted together on numerous occasions over the last few weeks, including when they attended a club here on Thursday and when they were seen leaving a New York restaurant at 6 a.m. before boarding a flight across the country. Rihanna and Benzema were first linked together in June 2014, around the time of the soccer World Cup in Brazil, where the 27-year-old sportsman represented France. At the time, Rihanna tweeted her support for Benzema, writing: "@Benzema I feel your pain right now!" To that, the footballer replied: "@rihanna No pain no gain, thanks for the support."

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Here’s to your 25 years of Togetherness! 1990 - 2015

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Indian Bollywood actors Kangana Ranaut, left, and Imran Khan pose for photographs during the trailer launch of their forthcoming movie “Katti Batti” in Mumbai, India, Sunday, June 14, 2015. The romantic comedy movie is scheduled to be released on Sept. 18, 2015. (AP Photo)

May your love continue to grow with time..... Happy 25th Marriage Anniversary. Dearest Dad & Mom From Loving Daughters & Sons

Warriors withstand Cavaliers to take 3-2 lead in NBA Final

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Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes (40) dunks over Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mike Miller, left, and center Timofey Mozgov during the second half of Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 14. (AP Photo)

OAKLAND, JuNe 15 (AP): Stephen Curry came off a screen, dribbled behind his back and crossed over Matthew Dellavedova. He stepped back and swished a 3-pointer, then pounded his chest and pointed to the roof, seemingly controlling the sellout crowd of 19,596 on his fingertips. One more win and the MVP will really have a moment to celebrate. Curry made seven 3-pointers and scored 37 points, and the Warriors withstood another brilliant performance from LeBron James to outlast the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-91 on Sunday night for a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals. "It was a fun moment, but it will only mean something — and I'll probably have a better answer for that question after we win that

championship — but signature moments only come for players who are holding the trophy," said Curry, who also had seven rebounds and four assists before being treated for dehydration. Curry was spotted rubbing his head and leaning over in a hallway after the game. The Warriors said Curry was receiving fluids in the locker room, watching highlights and should be fine. With a sellout crowd rocking and roaring in their golden-yellow shirts, Curry and his teammates took control of the game — and possibly the series — in the final minutes. Curry connected inside and out — sometimes way out — to help the Warriors pull away and get in a position they haven't been in 40 years. The Warriors will try to win their first title since

1975 on Tuesday night in Cleveland, which hasn't won a major sports championship in 51 years. Game 7, if necessary, would be in Oakland on Friday night. "I feel confident because I'm the best player in the world," said James, who has carried Cleveland as much as he could. The fourtime MVP had 40 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, slowing down the pace the way only he can. He made 15 of 34 shots in 44 minutes. Draymond Green had 16 points and nine rebounds, Andre Iguodala added 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and reserve Leandro Barbosa scored 13 points for the deep and talented Warriors. Tristan Thompson tallied 19 points and 10 rebounds, and J.R. Smith scored all 14 of his points

in the first half for Cleveland, which shot 39.5 percent and had no answer for Curry late. "Not a lot you can do, honestly. He made some terrific shots," Cavs coach David Blatt said. Under the current 2-21-1-1 schedule format, the winner of Game 5 in a 2-2 series has won the title 12 of 14 times. But nobody can feel too comfortable after this one. There were 20 lead changes and 10 ties in a game that featured nearly as many bruises as baskets — but few big men — and the league's two biggest attractions trading thrilling scores. James made a 34-footer with the shot clock about to expire midway through the fourth to cut the Warriors' lead to 80-79. Curry answered with a step-back 3-pointer and Klay Thompson, who scored 12, followed with another. Iguodala later hit a 3 and then grabbed a rebound, tossing in a left-handed put back while getting fouled by Tristan Thompson. Iguodala strutted back to midcourt, staring at the crowd — just about all of them on their feet through the fourth — before missing the free throw. Curry added a cutting layup, then lost Dellavedova off the dribble and stepped back for a 3 that gave Golden State a 96-86 lead with 2:44 left. "It was an incredible play and I enjoyed watching it from my front-row seat," Green said. James hit a 3-pointer, and the Cavs began fouling Iguodala — a sub-par free throw shooter. But Curry never let the game get out of his hands, connecting on another 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining, sending fans into a frenzy and teammates running to give him hugs and high-fives.

ManU smash Facebook rankings with 65 million likes

LONDON, JuNe 15 (iANS): Manchester United broke Facebook records to reach the summit of both total page likes and people talking, according to Insideworldfootball Facebook ranking stats on Monday. Although the English football giants are playing catch-up with rivals Arsenal and Chelsea in the Twitter league rankings, when it comes to Facebook it is a different story. Chelsea are second in both tables

with 42.4 million total page likes. At over 65 million likes, United are almost double that of Arsenal who have 32.8 million total page likes. In terms of total page likes, Liverpool are fourth with 25 million, Manchester City fifth with 19 million and Tottenham Hotspur sixth with six million. People talking about is similar to page likes. The top three clubs are the same but in people talking about, City are fourth, Liverpool fifth

and Spurs sixth. The difference between the top of the rankings table and the bottom of the table is huge in the Premier League and significantly greater on Facebook than it is when comparing Twitter rankings. United have 65 times more Facebook like than Southampton in 11th place. The nine teams below the Saints all have less than 1 million Likes, with Burnley bottom with less than 200,000.

Pascal Eisele of Germany, above, and Dmytro Pyshkov of Ukraine compete in the the men's wrestling, 75 kg Greco-Roman, Bronze medal event at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan on June 14. (AP Photo)

Brazil football legend Zito dies

SAO PAuLO, JuNe 15 (iANS): Legendary Brazilian footballer, Jose Ely de Miranda, popularly known as Zito, has died. Zito was a member of Brazil's World Cup winning side in 1958 and 1962. He breathed his last here on Sunday. He was 82. He played 52 times for Brazil, mostly as a defensive midfielder. He spent his entire club career with Sao Paulo-based club Santos FC, playing 733 games and scoring 57 goals. He won the Copa Libertadores football championship in 1962 and 1963 which catapulted him to be one of the most emblematic figures of the club team alongside fellow legend Pele. Zito is also credited with spotting the talents of current Brazil team's heartthrob Neymar, signing him for Santos in 2003 when he was aged just 11, while he was the chief manager of Santos. Neymar, at present on national duty featuring in the Copa America football tournament in Chile, paid rich tributes to Zito. "I have no words to describe this guy, just appreciate everything you've done for me. Thanks ZITO," he wrote on social networking site Twitter on Sunday.

Australia crush West Indies to win Test series

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JAmAicA, JuNe 15 (ReuTeRS): Australia maintained their dominance over the West Indies with a crushing 277-run victory on the fourth day of the second Test in Jamaica on Sunday to claim a 2-0 series win. They have not lost to the West Indies in 14 Tests dating back to 2003, winning 11 and drawing three and the gulf between the sides looked wider than ever as the hosts were bowled out for 114 in their second innings. Australia, who won the first Test in Dominica by nine wickets last week, outplayed their hosts not just with bat and ball, but also in the field. West Indies were already in a hopeless position at the start of the day's play and Australia ruthlessly wrapped up the win, taking eight wickets in 34 overs. Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon completed the rout when he clean bowled Jerome Taylor for a golden duck. Steve Smith was named man of the match after making 199 in the first innings, while right-arm fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was voted man of the series. He took 12 wickets at an average of 8.83. "The new ball is key on these types of

Virat Kohli drops out of top-10 Test rankings

DubAi, JuNe 15 (iANS): A day after India dropped a place to be fourth in Test rankings, their captain Virat Kohli also slipped a position to be 11th in the batsman rankings of the five-day game, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday. Kohli, who made 14 runs in the rain-marred lone Test against Bangladesh that concluded on Sunday, has 755 points in the rankings that is topped by Steven Smith. The 26-year-old Australian, who was fourth last week, rode to the top following his knocks of 199 and 54 not out against the West Indies in the second Test which his side won. Smith, who became the second youngest batsman after Sachin Tendulkar of India to achieve the number-one ranking, leapfrogged Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara. It has been a meteoric rise for Smith who, at 26 years and 12 days, is only a few months short of Tendulkar, who had topped the batting chart for the first time in 1999 at the age of 25 years and 279 days. Left-hander Sangakkara is followed by South African AB de Villiers (third), Hashim Amla (fourth), Angelo Mathews (fifth), Younis Khan (sixth), Joe Root (seventh), Kana Williamson (eighth), Misbah-ul-Haq (ninth) and David Warner (10th). However, Sangakkara will have

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a chance to reclaim his number one ranking when he features in the series against Pakistan, which starts in Galle on Wednesday. India openers Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan have achieved career-best rankings to date. Vijay has moved up three places to 20th, while Dhawan has vaulted 15 places to 45th. Ajinkya Rahane is the other notable mover and despite missing out on a century, he has moved up four places to a career-high 22nd to date. In the bowlers’ chart, Ravichandran Ashwin and Shakib Al Hasan have gained one place each and are now 12th and 16th, respectively. South African pace spearhead Dale Steyn topped the bowling chart, followed by James Anderson at second.

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Australia's bowler Nathan Lyon, without cap, is congratulated by teammates at the end of their second cricket Test match against the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday, June 14. Australia won by 277 runs. (AP Photo)

wickets," Hazlewood said at the victory presentation. "There was always something there if you put the ball in the right areas." Captain Michael Clarke had declared his side's second innings late on Saturday to set West Indies a 392-run victory target with more than two days left. But his boldness paid off and he was full of praise for his bowlers. "What

they've done really well is executed their skill over long periods of time, the whole attack," Clarke said. "Our goal is to be more consistent away from home, so a really good start in these two test matches. We'll enjoy tonight and then look forward to what's ahead." The way Australia brushed past a West Indies side that drew a recent series with England will serve

as a confidence booster ahead of the Ashes which starts in three weeks in Cardiff. West Indies resumed at 16 for two and lost five wickets in another feeble session for the addition of 56 runs before lunch. Shane Dowrich (4), Darren Bravo (11), Jermaine Blackwood (0), Shai Hope (16) and Jason Holder (1) all fell. Denesh Ramdin (29)

offered some resistance after lunch but Kemar Roach and Taylor were out in quick succession. The Australian attack shared the spoils, with Mitchell Starc claiming three wickets, while fellow quicks Hazlewood and Mitchell Johnson, and Lyon, collected two each. Medium-pacer Shane Watson chipped in with the other wicket.

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