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The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding ‘Racism, the Thorn in the Human’s Peaceful Coexistence’ released
India: Cattle slaughter crackdown ripples through the leather industry PAGE 09
reflections
By Sandemo Ngullie
SC seeks govt’s explanation
Kohima | June 15
KOhiMA, JuNe 15 (MexN): Nagaland State Chief Minister, Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu today said that the Nagaland state government is yet to decide on whether it would be initiating any inquiry or action against retired Additional Superintendent of Police, MKR Pillai. Speaking to media persons in Kohima on Thursday, June 15, the CM pointed out that Pillai’s consultancy contract with the state police has been terminated and informed that an order to this effect would be issued. Regarding any possibility of action from the Nagaland government, the CM said: “We have to decide in a day or two. We will do something.” He further informed that the central IT Department has not apprised the state government on the case yet. Regarding the sou moto cognizance taken by the State Vigilance Commission, the CM said that the commission as an autonomous body would take its own course.
Petrol price cut by Rs 1.12 per litre, diesel by Rs 1.24 New Delhi, JuNe 15 (iANS): Petrol will become cheaper by Rs 1.12 per litre while diesel price per litre will be lower by Rs 1.24, excluding state levies, from Friday. The price reduction commences the mechanism of daily petrol and diesel prices revision effective Friday.
AR trooper killed in Manipur
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iMPhAl, JuNe 15 (iANS): An Assam Rifles trooper was killed and four others were wounded on Thursday when militants ambushed them in Manipur's Ukhrul district bordering Myanmar. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh condemned the "dastardly act" and told IANS that the attackers would be hunted and brought to justice. Police sources said when the Assam Rifles personnel returned to their camp at Kasom post near Hundung after patrolling, a remote-controlled bomb exploded. All the five injured in the blast were flown to a military hospital at Leimakhong near Imphal where one of them died.
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Govt moots ‘re-writing’ No stay on centre’s nagaland Municipal Act cattle slaughter ban Our Correspondent
We will do something: CM on MKR Pillai case
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Sanction for Kohima smart city project accorded
So many opportunities there. So you’re leaving college and joining the police force as a Constable?
— Albert Camus
Nagaland State Chief Minister, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu today said that the state government is contemplating re-writing the Nagaland Municipal Act and to start everything afresh. The Nagaland Municipal Act was passed by the Nagaland Legislative Assembly in 2001 and accordingly the first election was held in 2004. By that time 33% reservation for women was not there. But with the amendment of the Indian Constitution by the Parliament, the state had also amended the Nagaland Municipal Act in 2006 and included 33% reservation for women. “But since then, we could not hold election due to various complaints from the Hohos and from other organizations. Till today, we are yet to decide how best we can sail on smoothly,” Dr. Liezietsu said while speaking during the laying of foundation stone for the Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) building at Kezieke. He however stated that a definite decision to rewrite the act is yet to be arrived at. “Let us see in due course of time, we would be able to hold our election and we would see that we sail on smoothly for the
Nagaland Chief Minister, Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu laying the foundation stone for the Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) building on June 15. (DIPR Photo)
development of the towns,” he said. It may be mentioned here that the Central Executive Council of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) had passed a resolution yesterday urging the State Government to set up a Consultative Committee comprising legal luminaries and to invite NGOs to solicit their views and opinions on the Nagaland Municipal Act, and pending holding of elections to the ULBs, to set up Advisory Committees in the ULBs so that the affairs of the ULBs can be handled by local leaders. Dr. Liezietsu meanwhile also said that Kohima is about 138 years today. “We are supposed to develop far better than what we have today. But Kohima town ddid not have a pleas-
ant history for many years,” he said. For this reason, development could not take place as desired or it should be, he added. In 1944, the entire town was destroyed “The whole thing was destroyed during the 2nd World War when Japanese came here,” he remembered. Today, he said with semblance of peace, the town can march forward with development. On the KMC building, Dr. Liezietsu said that it will become the most important and happening site of the town as many developments will take place in the area. He also assured that the state government will extend all possible assistance to construct the KMC building soon. “Kohima Municipal Council should be the model for all our municipal
and town councils in Nagaland,” he added. During the event, Parliamentary Secretary for Municipal Affairs, R Tohanba said the sanction which has to be given by the ministry for Kohima Smart City Project has already been accorded. He was hopeful that the under the tenure of Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu, laying of foundation as well as inauguration of Kohima Smart City Project would be done. Tohanba also informed that the state government was trying to streamline all necessary guidelines and functioning of the municipalities as well as ULBs in the entire state. He further acknowledged the CM for according the sanction to construct the KMC office building.
New Delhi, JuNe 15 (iANS): The Supreme Court on Thursday did not put on hold an order banning the sale of cattle for slaughter but sought an explanation from the government if the controversial notification, which has invited widespread opposition -- even from within the BJP, was unconstitutional and violated the right to food, privacy and personal liberty of Indian citizens. A vacation bench of Justices R.K. Agrawal and S.K. Kaul, hearing a petition by a Hyderabad-based advocate who had challenged the ban order, asked the central government to file its response within two weeks. The court fixed the matter for hearing on July 11. The lawyer, Mohammed Abdul Faheem Qureshi, challenged the May 26 notification as "arbitrary, illegal, and unconstitutional" and contended that it was "against the freedom of religious practice to sacrifice the animals" and violated the right to food, privacy and personal liberty guaranteed by the Constitution. Qureshi said the notification by the Environment Ministry noted that the "slaughtering of animals for food, the foods and culinary made out of such animal flesh and offering sacrifice of animals is a part of cultural identity of such
communities, which is protected from any legislative or executive encroachment (and) is not subjected to any restriction by the framers of the Constitution". The petitioner also argued that the purchaser of cattle "shall not sacrifice the animal for any religious purpose" was contrary to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, whose Section 28 says it is not an offence to "kill any animal in a manner required by the religion of any community". As Additional Solicitor General P.S. Narasimha told the bench that the intent behind the notification was to bring into existence some kind of regime regulating the sale of cattle for purposes other than livestock. The government notification has triggered widespread opposition across the country. Many politicians, including those from the BJP, have also raised concern over the move because it would cause huge economic burden on cattle farmers and traders in India -- the biggest seller of buffalo meat in the world. According to estimates, India exported $4 million worth of meat last year. Union Environment and Science Minister Harsh Vardhan, meanwhile, said the government was trying to clear the confusion and was re-examining the order. "The Supreme Court said what we have been saying for very long. In the days
‘Media should choose stories that empower & humanise’ Morung Express News Kohima | June 15
Regional Director for the Directorate of Field and Publicity, Mangjangam Touthang today said that the media is not only a framework through which news about developmental initiatives is passed on to the public, but also a filter through which the public’s perception of government policies and their implementation is brought to the attention of the government. He said this during the regional orientation workshop for Field Officers on Special Outreach Program 2017-18 held on June 15 at de Oriental Grand, Themezie, Kohima. The workshop was organized by the Directorate of Field and Publicity
(DFP), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. The program was graced by Imtikümzük, Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Public Relations as the Chief Guest. “The question of credibility of the government media springs basically from the fact that they focus exclusively on the government to the almost total exclusion of the stories of the common man. Once this anomaly is resolved, the credibility index of the government media should logically increase,” Touthang said. He further viewed that the role of the media is not just confined to generating awareness, but acts as a bridge between the people and Government and collecting feedback from the people about various
initiatives and policies of the government. Touthang further pointed out that the DFP, which carries out routine and special awareness campaigns on various programs and policies of the government, also attempts to disseminate information, generate awareness and bring about attitudinal change in the people towards the Union Government’s plans and programs. Quoting Nigerian Writer Adichie’s famous lines from ‘The Danger of a single story’, Thouthal concluded with the following remarks: “We at the media are like Storytellers, lets choose the right story to tell, stories to empower and stories to humanize.” In the Technical session the Resource persons were Ju-
liana Medom, Assistant State Coordinator, State Resource Centre for Women, Nagaland; Adi Nakhro, IEC Consultant WSSO, PHED, and Mridul Baruah, Assistant Manager, State Bank of India, Kohima Branch. Providing a brief introduction on the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP), Juliana Medom informed that the core objective of program is to prevent gender biased sex selection elimination, to ensure survival and protection of the girl child, to ensure education and participation of the girl child. Despite the many privileges that the girl child enjoys in Naga society, Medom pointed that there are slight and subtle gender discriminations especially in terms of health and nutrition. “The role
of media is very important. It reaches to the unreached. Each of us have to help in the participation is your own innovative ways,” said Medom. Focusing on the Swachh Bharat Mission, Adi Nakhro pointed out the components of SBM such as Start Up Activities, IEC, Construction of Individual Household latrine, Community Sanitary Complex , Solid Liquid Waste Management besides advocacy programs held in all districts in Nagaland. Nakhro, however also outlined the challenges of such programs such as maintenance of the works after completion, and the need for the community to take ownership of the programs, instead of totally relying on the government alone.
to come, we will give an answer to all of this," Harsh Vardhan told reporters here after the Supreme Court notice. He said the Environment Ministry notification -- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017, under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act -was "misunderstood" as the government did not intend to force people to change their food habits. "We have already said that whosoever has any concern related to this issue, we will seriously and honestly address those," the Minister said. "We will put a positive action in place to address every concern and ensure that not even a single person has heartburn on the issue." Union Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government notification was not intended to change peoples' eating habits but there was a need to strike a balance since a very large number of people in India revere cows. "We should not forget that a very large section of people respects and reveres cows... we can't control the food habits of people. There has to be a balance," Ravi Shankar Prasad said. The Law Minister referred to the Constitutional clause, saying: "The State shall... take steps for preserving and improving the breeds, and prohibiting the slaughter, of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle".
Public Memorial Service for Khaplang in Dmp on June 17 DiMAPuR, JuNe 15 (MexN): The Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) and Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) will be organizing a public memorial service in honour of NSCN (K) Chairman late SS Khaplang on June 17 at IMC Hall Dimapur at 1:00pm. A press note from the two organizations informed that highlights of the memorial service include speeches from ENPO, NTC, CNTC, NGBF and NNPGs – Working Group. A profile/life contribution of the late leader will be presented by Niketu Iralu, and Tali Angh will present a song. The program will be chaired by Joshua Newmai, invocation prayer by W. Chingmak, Pastor Chang Baptist Church Dimapur, and a solemn prayer for the departed leader by Rev. Tenga Seb, President Baptist Pastors’ Fellowship Dimapur.
NPRAAF calls for addressing the ‘larger issue of corruption’
DiMAPuR , JuNe 15 (MexN): The Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) today welcomed the termination of MKR Pillai as Consultant to the Nagaland Police by the state government. It however said that “removing him from the contractual service alone has not solved the larger issue of corruption in question.” A press note from the NPRAAF said that “there was no need of consultant in the first place.” “If there was genuine need of consultant, Government should have recruited former IPS and NPS officers from Nagaland through an open interview,” it added. The NPRAAF meanwhile appealed to the Chief Minister to “give free hand to CBI to come out with the whole truth and put behind bars all involved in
the scam no matter who.” “The people of Nagaland are closely watching the episode as it unfolds. The Chief Minister’s sensible action will earn him and the Government credibility which is long lost,” it said. It claimed that despite the centre “allocating several hundred crores to the state till date under MPF scheme” the state police is “is not well equipped to control riots.” “There is shortage of arms and ammunition, tear gas, riot shield, vehicles and rubber bullets etc. Shortage of these equipments can result in loss of innocent lives during riot situation,” it stated. The NPRAFF further said that under the MPF scheme, the central government had allocated fund for construction of residential and non residential building, acquisition of vehicles, modern weaponry, communi-
cation equipment, training infrastructure facilities, forensic science facilities, purchase of security and other equipment etc. “However fund was misused. It is sad that in some district still our jawans are using redundant old rifles,” it added. Pointing out that Nagaland is listed among the most prominent recipients of non plan security scheme, the NPRAAF however stated that “Nagaland is the worst equipped police force though our police forces are second to none in terms of courage and discipline.” “Therefore few corrupted individuals should not be allowed to mess up the most sensitive department of the state,” it said. The NPRAAF informed that it has decided to submit a representation to the Home Minister of India and the Income Tax Department apprising them of
the “seriousness of corruption unfolded in the police department.” It meanwhile viewed that income tax exemption has “only encouraged corruption as there is no yardstick to measure the income source and disproportionate assets.” “We Nagas must pay at least 1% tax to the Government which will help ascertain the disproportionate source of income and asset of all individuals and firms,” the NPRAAF opined. Thorough probe by independent agencies The Business Association of Nagaland (BAN) meanwhile demanded that along with the IT investigation into MKR Pillai, a thorough probe should be conducted by independent agencies or judicial commission. Alleging that the case “in-
volves criminal aspects,” the BAN demanded probes into the “people involved in recommending President’s Medal for Meritorious service in 2005 to Pillai,” the process through which he was promoted to an Additional SP; and into the case of the Nagaland Police truck found at Pillai’s residence in Pandalam. The BAN also appealed to the Governor of Nagaland to “immediately intervene and ensure that the President’s Medal for Meritorious Service awarded to Pillai is scrapped and salvage the Nagaland Police image and the Naga people.” It further sought investigation into the dealings of others reportedly associated with Pillai, including their businesses, bank accounts and assets. The BAN called for a probe into “contract and supplies worth thou-
sands of crores” which it alleged was “awarded under-table,” as well as into the alleged “misappropriation of police modernisation fund.” “The manipulation in Police Department,” the BAN said, “has robbed many in the business community and genuine entrepreneurs of opportunities in the past and present. Particularly those who are genuinely running motor vehicle spare shops, motor vehicle repairing shops, construction and supply works etc.” “Whereas the benamis firms and few firms get all the contract and supply works under the table,” the BAN said. “Likewise, the endless backdoor appointments made in police department have robbed many educated unemployed youth for equal opportunity to compete,” it added.
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Friday 16•06•2017
NAGALAND
THE MORUNG EXPRESS
‘Racism, the Thorn in the Human’s District Jail Mokokchung Peaceful Coexistence’ released to start Poultry Farming
mokokchung, June 15 (mexn): The Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action (CCPRA) publication entitled “Racism, the Thorn in the Human’s Peaceful Coexistence” edited by A. Temjen Jamir was officially released by Principal of Clark Theological College Rev. Dr. Marnungsang in function organized at multi-purpose Hall, CTC on June 14. While releasing the book, the Principal observed that publication of such an important academic and well researched book that addresses one of the very crucial issues that confronts both Church and Society is a challenge and commitment of the CCPRA and for which he thanked the Centre, the editor and the essay contributors. Problem of racism- a contextual reality Academic Dean of the College, Rev. Dr. A. Temjen Jamir, the editor of the book, while introducing the book said that the present book is the outcome of the papers read by scholars during the National Seminar organized by Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action on the theme “Racism, the Thorn in Hu-
(Left to right) Dr. Temjen Jamir, CCPRA Programme Coordinator, Imtiwala and Principal Dr. Marnungsang
manity’s Coexistence” held at Clark Theological College on November 5 and 6, 2015. The editor said that the present book addresses the evils of Racism from multi perspectives and disciplines. He also said that, the problem of racism is not just a theological or academic issue but a contextual reality faced by minorities and unfortunately continue to experience by North East people in the contemporary India.
Provoke consciousness on evils of racism The book carries the keynote addressed by Prof. Samuel George and 12 well researched and exhaustive essays by scholars from different perspectives and disciplines such as biblical, theological, ethical, historical, legal, gender, tribal, ministerial and media. The editor acknowledged that the present book does not intend to provide solution or readymade answers to the evils
of Racism in our contemporary society but hoped that the essays as intended, certainly will provoke the thoughts of the readers to be conscious of the evils of racism, identify and acknowledge the seen and unseen barriers that generate and multiply evils of racism in our contemporary society. He prays that the present book will help and motivate the readers to establish radical openness to “others” and leads to endless search for truth and justice that embraces
“ALL” for peaceful coexistence. Voice for Justice Vol. III During the same function, the Principal also officially dedicated and displayed the documentation on Voice for Justice Vol. III. This Voice for Justice Vol. III is divided into two sections, the first section is about activities of Nagaland Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation and the second section is on collection of Peace Articles and Corruption Issues in Nagaland. This documentation on Voice for Justice Vol. III is a collection of articles, write-ups and activities appeared in local news papers during the last few years. The Principal said that the CTC and its resourceful faculty community have produced several well researched and high quality academic books and articles in the recent past few years, which he said is the clear sign of academic growth and maturity and therefore encouraged the august house to continue contributing more even in the days to come. This was stated by Imtiwala Imchen, Programme Coordinator, CCPRA in an official communiqué.
Participants of the first donors’ consultative meet for District Jail Mokokchung held at Longkumer Kilem, Mokokchung.
mokokchung, June 15 (mexn): The first donors’ consultative meet for District Jail Mokokchung was held at Longkumer Kilem Mokokchung. Churches, NGOs, AKM and well wishers attended the meeting along with the prison officials headed by Director General of Prison, HG & CD Rupin Sharma IPS. The main objective was to bring prison reforms into regular existence by equipping the inmates with skill development projects. After deliberate discussion the members arrived at to start with Poultry farming at District Jail Mokokchung. The Zila Sainik welfare Board representa-
tive of Mokokchung Lieut Colonel Joy Choudhury pronounced to donate 50 chicks and 2nd NAP BN will donate Rs. 10,000/for procurement of Feeds. Also, Vermi composting and organic farming will be started with the help of Samir Bordoloi Jorhat, Freelance Organic farming Consultant and recipient of National Award on organic farming. The members unanimously selected M. Bendangnukshi Longkumer Chairman Swacch Bharat Mokokchung to be the Co Ordinator to be assist by Chairman Pastor Association Mokokchung, AKM and Prison Officials of District jail Mokokchung.
DG Prisons suggested that the Mokokchung public could chose services like barber, cobbler, plumber or dhobi etc where trained manpower is required in Mokokchung town and district so that we could coordinate arranging training in those areas so that while we impart skills, the public at large can also be benefited during and after the reform measures undertaken for the prisoners. This committee will coordinate with the public and NGOs to work out a reform partnership programme stated a press release issued by T. Bendangla, Asst office Supdt. Prison Headquarters, Kohima.
DPDB Kohima deliberates on land encroachment Talk on ‘Drugs Eradication’
kohIma, June 15 (DIpr): The monthly Kohima DPDB meeting was held on June 15 under the chairmanship of ADC Kohima, T.L. Kiusumong Tikhirat the DPDB Conference Hall, Kohima. Deputy Commissioner reminded the members and committees to complete their entrusted work as soon as possible within the stipulated period. Regarding land encroachment, the DC informed the house to report to the authority in case of any land encroachment in government lands in order to avoid any future trouble and also to do survey work and avail the land patta from the authority. DC said
NIC Kohima District Center representative highlights the activities during the monthly Kohima DPDB meeting held on June 15. (DIPR News)
that without the approval of the authority if condemnation cases come up the HOD concerned will be the responsible and therefore
urged the HOD to keep vigil on such things. NIC Kohima District Center in their departmental presentation stated that peo-
ple can go cashless through Bank Card, USSD, AADHAR Enabled Payments, E-Wallets and Unified Payment interface (UPI). He said that
these kinds of technology will help the people to go cashless. DPDB Screening committee submitted a report on upgradation of GMS to High School/Higher Secondary at Chedema. Other agenda taken up included application for Registration under NBSE for Tabitha Enabling Academy; Renewal of Registration of St. Joseph School, Mezoma village, Little Angel Pre School, Ziekezou Kohima; Up gradation of Radiant School, Phezoucha, Kohima, Jofoundation, Agri Colony, Kohimaa and Opening of Army Pre-primary school, Jakhama and St. Luke School, Phezoucha Yasogei Kohima.
PFPSD undertakes road repair pungro, June 15 (mexn): Public of Pungro comprising of various organizations and administration, spearheaded by the Public Forum Pungro Sub- Division (PFPSD) have undertaking repairing of 02 road stretch at Likimro Hydro Electric Project (LHEP) starting from June 8 with their own contribution without any help from the government or department. PFPSD, President, S. Kiusumew Yimchungru, in a press release stated that the deplorable road condition has caused immense hardship and untold problems to travelers plying on this road, which has been ‘neglected and abandoned’ by the state government and department for the past many years. The Forum, therefore appealed to the state government and department concerned to maintain and repair the road at the earliest for the benefit of the peoples and society at large. PFPSD also informs all the travelers via 02 Road that the said road will be completely closed for heavy vehicles due to ongoing road repairing and appealed to bear with the inconvenience. The PFPSD also informed that, if any organizations, individuals or any citizens are willing to donate or contribute toward the cause of repairing the road can submit the same to the forum. Acknowledgment would be made known after the completion of road, the forum stated.
at Agape School conducted
7 AR, Medical Officer, N. Ravi Kumar gives a talk on ‘Drugs Eradication’ at Agape School on June 15. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Kiphire | June 15
As part of the month long programme on ‘Drugs Eradication’, 7 AR, Medical Officer, N. Ravi Kumar gave a talk at Agape School on June 15. Speaking to the students, Kumar said that addressing drugs menace in society is Participants of the orientation workshop for Field Officers on Special Outreach Program 2017-18 held on June 15 at de Ori- everyone's responsibility ental Grand, Themezie, Kohima. (Morung Photo) and not only of the Gov-
ernment and NGOs. He cautioned the students against the random use of pain killer and cough syrup without medical prescription as it can lead to long term health effects. He said that better education and health facilities are vital in containing drugs abuses as rehabilitation centers alone will not help in tackling drug abuse if the root
cause is not addressed. Welcoming the gathering, Teacher incharge, Achum expressed gratitude to the visiting 7AR doctor for having the talk in the school where students and teachers have learnt in depth about the topic. Later, interaction session followed the programme where students clarified the doubts concerning the related topic.
First Naga Headmaster honoured on 123rd birth anniversary Dimapur DDMA first
Impur, June 15 (mexn): In a noble initiative to honour one of the pioneering educationists in the Naga society, a renovated grave of the first school headmaster among the Nagas, Guizang Meru Zeliang was unveiled on his 123rd birth anniversary at the Impur Cemetery on June15. Floral tribute was offered by the children and grandchildren of Late Guizang Meru and others at the newly built grave. The progenies of Late Guizang comprising of thirteen members from four generations arrived at Impur Mission Centre to pay their respects. They visited the Impur Mission Hr Sec School and interacted with the teachers. ABAM also organized a small fellowship programme at the Covenant Hall, ABAM Office. Available records about the life of Guizang Meru Zeliang (1894-1918), the first headmaster among the Nagas who served at the Impur Mission School
Children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of Late Guizang Meru Zeliang along with ABAM officials and well-wishers at the renovated grave of Late Guizang at Impur cemetery on June 15.
(present Impur Mission Hr. Sec School) from 1915-18, speaks of a story about a young man of faith, dedication and commitment towards the promotion of education in the Naga society. “The WAM Group exhumed the mortal remains of Late Guizang and relocated the grave to a better
site and honoured him today by giving floral tribute to the pioneering educationist,” WAM Event Management stated in a press release. Former NBSE Chairman, Nini Meru, expressed heartfelt gratitude to the ABAM and WAM Event Management Group for taking the trouble in re-
building the grave. She also informed that the family is taking the original tombstone back to Benreu village to be placed as a memorial among the graves of the family members. A BA M , E xe cu ti ve Secretary, Rev Dr Mar Atsongchanger, while speaking at the fellowship programme, said that
though the life of Late Guizang was cut short but his zeal, dedication and commitment towards education clearly shows that he was not a mere person. Also saying that ABAM is greatly humbled by the gesture of the Late Guizang family who took the trouble to come to Impur to honor the late educationists, Dr Mar Atsongchanger disclosed that an agenda to name the Impur cemetery in honor of Late Guizang will be discussed at the ABAM Executive meeting. He proposed the name (earlier during the floral tribute at the grave) if the family of the late headmaster would be willing to name the Impur Cemetery as ‘Guizang Meru Zeliang Memorial Cemetery cum Park’. Meanwhile, the WAM Event Management and ABAM are making plans to celebrate the 100th death anniversary of Late Guizang in 2018 by earmarking different programmes which will be highlighted in the media.
quarterly meet held
DImapur, June 15 (DIpr): District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Dimapur district 1st quarterly meeting for 201718 was held on June 14 at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner Dimapur. DC Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome who chaired the meeting reminded the members that Disaster Management is one area where all the members of DDMA have to shoulder huge responsibilities. He regretted that many a times individuals as well as government employees gives least importance and priority to this sector failing to take up issues on disaster management. “It is an issue which needs collective responsibility and team work,” Kesonyu maintained. He pointed out that Incident Response System if put in place could help effectively in disaster mitigation, disaster management etc. He also affirmed the need for sensitising all the members about their responsibilities during
the disaster scenario. Stating that the Heads of offices have to take charge of the situations in a disaster scenario, Yhome urged upon the members of DDMA to be physically present and not to send their representative unless unavoidable official engagement. Further, he reminded all the departments to submit the resource inventory latest by 30th of this month. He also asked the administrative officers to take the initiative for constitutingthe Village Disaster Management Authority. DC also informed all the line departments that proposals for relief should be routed through DDMA. In the meeting nodal officer, DDMA, Rendemo informed that State wide mega mock exercise would be conducted tentatively on July 26. He also highlighted on the district emergency operation center and training of community 1st responders to 200 volunteers.
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NORTH-EAST 3
THE MORUNG EXPRESS
'NE key to nation’s development' UNC calls 12 hour bandh on June 18 Newmai News Network Imphal | June 15
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan views the North East as a window to connect with East and South East Asia and as such, the North East is an extraordinarily important strategic and vital part of the nation. Mahajan was speaking at the inaugural of the 16th North East Regional Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference (NERCPA-2017) in Imphal. The Government has ambitious plans to build roads and ports connectivity with South-East Asian countries through Myanmar for promotion of trade, commerce and tourism, Mahajan stated and further viewed that the strategic location and natural resources make the region a poten-
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tial power house of India for development and progress. As such, the ‘Act East Policy’ for all round development of North East is the top most priority for the entire nation, she added. Observing that policy making today has become a highly complex process and that there is greater emphasis on good governance based on transparency and accountability, the Lok Sabha Speaker emphasized that in order to perform legislative duties effectively, it is essential for legislators to seek the guidance of domain experts in areas which are specialized and technical in nature. As a member and now Speaker, she stated that the problems faced by members in understanding several key issues confronting the nation and coming up
for consideration in Parliament were noted and In order to address this issue, it was decided to bring in domain experts to orient members by creating a perspective on various important issues. Thus the Speakers’ Research Initiative (SRI) was institutionalized in the Lok Sabha Secretariat in July 2015, she stated. Mahajan apprised the delegates that SRI focuses on identifying core areas/ issues of long term and strategic policy, generate high quality research inputs and devise appropriate mechanisms for interaction with members of both the Houses of Parliament for the purpose of information dissemination and capacity building. She expressed hope that a similar mechanism for the
North Eastern States would be of great help to the legislators of the region. Towards this, she encouraged the legislators to be proactive saying, ‘until you spread your wings, you don’t know how far you can fly’. Manipur Deputy Chief Minister, Y. Joykumar Singh also spoke on the occasion and noted that no nation today can go ahead without knowledge connectivity, technological connectivity and market connectivity. As such, there is a greater challenge for us to implement policies for arranging transportation, air and railway, for the region, he maintained. Referring to challenges relating to militancy and instability and their impact on peace in the region, Joykumar stressed on the need to build a peaceful at-
mosphere for providing an impetus to industrial rejuvenation in the region. Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speaker & Chairperson, NERCPA A.T. Mondal, in his keynote address, called for emphasis on transportation and communication related challenges in the region. Mondal also underlined that the acute problem of education and unemployment need serious attention and alternative job market with the help of private sector should be created to solve the existing imbalance. Later in the day, the Conference took up discussion on the first item on the Agenda ‘North East and Look East Policy’. The discussion, which remained inconclusive, will be taken up again on Friday.
Senapati | June 15
The United Naga Council (UNC) today announced a 12-hour 'total shut down' on June 18 in 'Naga territories' in Manipur from 6 am onward "in support of the Indo-Naga peace process" and urging to translate the 'historic Framework Agreement signed on August 3, 2015 in New Delhi to its logical conclusion at the earliest based on the unique history of the Na-
gas and situation". According to the publicity wing of the UNC, the Nagas have been defending their land against any forces attempting to intrude and decide upon them without consulting the Naga people since time immemorial". The UNC stated that it decided to call the bandh, "As our land, identity, history, tradition, culture and time honored institution are not secured under the present political system."
It is the obligation of every generation to uphold this position, the council added. However, religious programmes, water supply, electricity, telecom, medical and media have been exempted from the purview of the bandh. The council asked tribes to ensure that the total shut down is strictly enforced in their respective jurisdiction and further warned, “Anyone found violating the total shut down shall be at his own risk".
Army kills villager in 'mistaken identity' GuwahaTi, JuNe 15 (iaNS): The army on Thursday admitted that it shot dead a man in a case of "mistaken identity" during a counter-insurgency operation in an Arunachal Pradesh village, bordering
Myanmar. Thingtu Ngemu, 35, was killed when soldiers of 21 Para (Special Forces) were carrying out an operation in Changlang district on Wednesday night. Defence spokesman Lt.Col. Suneet Newton said in a statement
that Ngemu walked into an ambush and was asked to stop. "The individual... made very suspicious movements and rushed towards the ambush party, which forced them to open controlled fire," the spokesman said.
BJP allies in Christian-majority NE oppose cattle trade rules
Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Chowna Mein, who is on an official visit to Nagaland paid a goodwill visit to the Nagaland Bamboo Resource Centre in Dimapur on Thursday, June 15 where he was received by Addl. Secy and Team Leader, NBDA, Peter Lichamo, and other officials. The Centre was also visited by Tarsem Chand, Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GOI. Chand was given a tour of the CFC, Technology Centre, Bamboo Setum and Nursery.
Centre rushes 400 more paramilitary personnel to Darjeeling; total at 1,400 New Delhi, JuNe 15 (PTi): The Centre today rushed 400 additional paramilitary personnel to Darjeeling, taking the total number to 1,400, to assist the local administration there to restore peace and normalcy. "As many as 400 paramilitary personnel were sent to Darjeeling to help the state government on their request to maintain law and order," a home ministry official said. Around 1,000 personnel, including 200 women, have already been deployed in Darjeeling. The West Bengal government is yet to send a report on the prevailing situation in Darjeeling which has witnessed violence in the last few days. The home ministry is closely monitoring the situation in the hill district and assisting the state government to restore normalcy there. As their indefinite shutdown continues, protesters demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland pelted
stones at police in various parts of Darjeeling as they were stopped from enforcing their shutdown in many government offices. Gorkhaland supporters had also vandalised government offices in Darjeeling as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)- sponsored indefinite
shutdown forced tourists out of the picturesque hill station due to threat of violence. The GJM, which controls the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), has called a shutdown of all state and GTA offices to press its demand for creation of a separate state.
Ko h i m a / a i z aw l , JuNe 15 (iaNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies in three Christianmajority states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya have opposed the central government's new cattle trade and slaughter rules. The ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) in Nagaland on Tuesday asked the Narendra Modi-led NDA government to desist from imposing restrictions on the dietary habits of the people. The NPF's Central Executive Council also directed the Shurhozelie Liezietsuled Nagaland government to take up the matter with the central government so that traditional, religious or customary practices were not infringed upon by any unilateral decision of the central government. "We have urged the (state) government to advise the central government to desist from imposing restrictions on dietary habits and culinary preferences of the Naga people, and see to it that their social, traditional, religious or customary practices are not infringed due to any unilateral decision of the
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I, Shri. S. RICHARD HUMTSOE of Lakhuti Village, Wokha District do hereby tender an unconditional Apology to the Vigilance Commission for the False and Baseless Allegation. That I have made in Social media (Facebook and Whatsapp Groups) on 22nd May 2017 regarding "15 Crore Bribery of Social Welfare Department Case". I express my sincere regret for the damage done to the good reputation of the Vigilance Commission. I give my assurance that such act will not be repeated in future and I am willing to abide to any action by the Vigilance Commission in the event of such act being repeated by me. Yours sincerely, Sd/- (SHRI. S. RICHARD HUMTSOE) Former Advisor, Youth Association of Nagaland
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I, VIKASH KUMAR SETHI, son of Late Shri Nathmal Sethi, hereby declare that I hold ONLY ONE SAVING ACCOUNT having account number 3XX9 X3XX X5 in Super-Market Area Post-Office, Dimapur 797 112 (Nagaland) which was opened on 14-June-2017. I, VIKASH KUMAR SETHI, also declare that I have NO accounts (Savings/Current) Investments in any forms in banks/post-offices/ financial institutions in Dimapur Nagaland/Adjoining Areas of Nagaland. I, VIKASH KUMAR SETHI, hold NO RESPONSIBILITIES of such accounts and investments, if any/income arises out of such accounts and investments/inbound transfer to such accounts/ outbound transfer from such accounts. I, VIKASH KUMAR SETHI, hold NO TAX LIABILITIES /PENALTIES/ LITIGATIONS/POLICE-CASES arising out from such accounts and investments opened after 01-APRIL-2012, if any. VIKASH KUMAR SETHI PAN: AXXXX 4 X2 XP, AADHAR: 5 XX 7 XXXX 0 XX 1
Regd. No: 480/17 Date: 15/06/17 I, Mr. TOKATO SUMI (New Name) previously called Mr. TOKATO T AWOMI th (Old Name) R/o. H/No. 23, Block-A, Ikishe Village, 5 Mile, in the district of Dimapur: Nagaland solemnly declare as:1. That for and on behalf of myself, and remitter issue wholly renounce/relinquish and abandon the use of my former name/surname of TOKATO T AWOMI (Old Name), and in place thereof do hereby assume from this date the name/surname TOKATO SUMI (New Name) and so that I and remitter issue may hereafter be called, known and distinguished not by my former name/surname, but assumed name/surname of TOKATO SUMI (New name). 2. That for the purpose of evidencing such my determination declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds and writings and in all proceedings, dealings and transactions, private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever use and sign the name of TOKATO SUMI (New Name) as my name/surname in place and in substitution of my former name/surname. 3. That I expressly authorize and request all persons in general and relatives and friends in particular, at all times hereafter to designate and address me and remitter issue by such assumed name/surname of TOKATO SUMI (New Name) 4. In witness whereof I have here unto subscribed my former name and adopted name/surname of TOKATO T AWOMI (Old name), affix TOKATO SUMI (New name) on this 15th day of June 2017 Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dimapur: Nagaland
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I, Tali Akang, S/o. Akangjungshi Aier, R/o. H/No -956/A, 'C'- Khel, K. Kire Colony, Kuda Village. Nagarjan Dimapur: Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :- 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address. 2. That in my Academics records my name had been entered/ recorded as, Tali Akang Aier, whereas in my Aadhaar Card No. 7504 7899 3136, my name had been recorded as Tali Akang. 3. That the name Tali Akang, and Tali Akang Aier refers to same and one person, i.e. me and my names. 4. That I shall address/use my name as Tali Akang, S/o. Akangjungshi Aier, in my Indian Passport. Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent. Notary public, Dimapur: Nagaland
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in a "Beef Ban Bashing Banquet" during Rajnath Singh's visit to Aizwal, the state capital of Mizoram, as a mark of protest against new rules restricting the sale of cattle for slaughter. In Meghalaya, it is not only the BJP allies -- the National People's Party (NPP) and the United Democratic Party (UDP) -- which opposed the rules but the party is also facing the heat from its own members, as some of them even quit the BJP over the issue. In a special session, the Meghalaya assembly on Monday unanimously passed a government resolution asking the Centre to immediately withdraw the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017, so as to maintain the Constitution's federal and secular character. Conrad K. Sangma, the lone NPP member in the Lok Sabha, had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and direct the Ministry of Environment to de-notify the new rules in the larger interest of people. In a letter to Modi, Sangma said the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regu-
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Centre," NPF Resolution Committee Convener Sebastian Zumvu said. Four BJP members in the 60-member Nagaland assembly are supporting the NPF government. In Mizoram, the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF), which is one of the constituents of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance, also has opposed the central government's notification under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules 2017. "We will not accept central government's new rules. The people of Mizoram are cent-per-cent beef and pork eaters. They may implement that law in other states but the Mizos will continue to slaughter and eat beef or pork, as it is part of our staple diets," MNF President Pu Zoramthanga told IANS. However, the two-time Mizoram Chief Minister said that Home Minister Rajnath Singh had told him that the central government would not impose any restrictions on people's choice of food. On Monday, hundreds of people had taken part
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I, Hekali Akang W/o. Tali Akang, R/o. H/No -956/A, 'C'- Khel, K. Kire Colony, Kuda Village. Nagarjan Dimapur: Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :- 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address. 2. That in my Academics records my name had been entered/recorded as, Hekali Chishi, whereas in my Aadhaar Card No. 7657 8913 4456, my name had been recorded as Hekali Akang. 3. That the name Hekali Akang and Hekali Chishi refers to same and one person, i.e. me and my names. 4. That I shall address/use my name as Hekali Akang, W/o. Tali Akang, in my Indian Passport. Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent. Notary public, Dimapur: Nagaland
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lation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017, imposed a number of restrictions on cattle trade that would have serious impact on the sociocultural and economic condition of millions, especially those in the agricultural and related ancillary sectors. "Imposing unreasonable restrictions on the fundamental right to carry on any trade or occupation under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution will not stand the test of constitutionality," the NPP chief said. Sangma said the new rules violated the basic right of a person to freedom of choice regarding his food. UDP legislator Paul Lyngdoh said due to the Centre's notification on cattle trade rules, the fed-
eral fabric of the country has been affected. Over 5,000 BJP workers from Garo Hills region, which has 24 of Meghalaya assembly's 60 seats, have resigned from the party over the issue and many more leaders have threatened to walk out of then BJP if the new rules are not rolled back.
E-TENDER NOTICE NO. : SNT-09LMG-2017-18 DATE : 08-06-2017 Open E-Tenders are invited by Senior Divisional Signal & Telecom Engineer/N.F. Railway/ Lumding for and on behalf of the President of India for the work as detailed below : E-Tender No. & Date: SNT-09LMG-2017-18 dated : 08-06-2017; Name of work: Replacement of SDH & PDH Equipments in LMGCPK Section of Lumding Division in N.F. Railway. Tender Value : ` 85,11,954/-; Earnest Money: ` 1,70,240/-; Cost of tender : ` 5,000/-. Date & Time of closing of E-Tender : 19-07-2017 at 15.00 hours. For details visit N.F. Railway website http://www.ireps.gov.in. Note: (i) Bidders will be able to submit their original/revised bids upto closing date and time only. (ii) The tenderer is/are required to submit his/their tender through http://www.ireps.gov.in website only. (iii) Manual offers are not allowed in this tender and any such manual offer received shall be ignored.(iv) The bidders have to make payment towards tender cost, earnest money only through payment mode available on IREPS portal like net banking, debit card, credit card etc. in favour of FA&CAO, N.F.Railway Maligaon. Manual payments through Demand Draft, Banker's cheque, Deposit Receipts, FDR etc. are not allowed. Divl. Signal &Telecom Engineer Lumding
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I, N. Ramkhun Zeliang, S/o Late Hairangteung Zeliang, resident of Mhaikam Village, Jalukie, Peren, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows:- 1. That, my father's correct name is Late Hairangteung Zeliang. 2. That, my father's name is recorded as Lt. N. Hairangtan in all my service records due to inadvertent clerical mistakes in place of my father's actual, and correct name Late Hairangteung Zeliang, my address should be spelt as Mhaikam instead of Maikhan. 3. That, Lt. N. Hairangtan and Hairangteung Zeliang is the same and one identical person. 4. That I swear this affidavit only to declare that my father's correct name is Hairangteung Zeliang if any false information given by me mentioned above then I shall be fully liable. Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent. Notary public, Dimapur: Nagaland GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND
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Dated Pungro the 14thJune 2017
Whereas Smti. Shenpushi W/O late Sekiu Makwari a pensioner of Penkim Village under Pungro Sub-Division of Kiphire District has applied for issue of succession certificate under the Indian Succession Act,1925 in order to draw/received the payment of movable/immovable properties of her husband Late. Sekiu Makwari under Kiphire District who was expired on 21/5/2017 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: 1. G.P.F From the Office of 2. G.I.S the Additional Deputy 3. F.B.F Commissioner Pungro 4. Pension case 5. Any other dues etc. Public are hereby asked to file objection/claim if any within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this order. If no objection/claim is received within the given time, Succession Certificate will be issued in favour of the applicant. (WENNYEI KONYAK) Additional Deputy Commissioner, Pungro: Nagaland
DECLARATION I, KIRTI DEVI SETHI, wife of Vikash Kumar Sethi, daughterin-law of Late Shri Nathmal Sethi, hereby declare that I hold ONLY ONE SAVING ACCOUNT having account number 3XX0 X2XX X9 in Super-Market Area Post-Office, Dimapur 797 112 (Nagaland) which was opened on 15-June-2017. I, KIRTI DEVI SETHI, also declare that I have NO accounts (Savings/ Current) Investments in any forms in banks/post-offices/financial institutions in Dimapur Nagaland/Adjoining Areas of Nagaland. I, KIRTI DEVI SETHI, hold NO RESPONSIBILITIES of such accounts and investments, if any/income arises out of such accounts and investments/inbound transfer to such accounts/ outbound transfer from such accounts. I, KIRTI DEVI SETHI, hold NO TAX LIABILITIES/PENALTIES/ LITIGATIONS/POLICE-CASES arising out from such accounts and investments opened after 01-APRIL-2012, if any. KIRTI DEVI SETHI PAN: BXXXX 5 X3 XB, AADHAR: 5 XX 3 XXXX 5 XX 5
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Banks report 3.5 lakh instances of fake currency, highest in 8 yrs: Report New Delhi, JuNe 15 (hT): Counterfeit currency detection instances in the country’s banking channels have seen an all time increase in the last eight years at over 3.53 lakh instances, according to a latest government report. All banks, either public sector, private and foreign banks in the country, are mandated to report such instances to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under antimoney laundering law provisions. The number of counterfeit currency reports (CCRs) increased from a mere 8,580 in 2007-08 to 35,730 in 2008-09 and 3,53,837 in 2014-15,” the report, accessed by PTI, said. However, the amount of fake currency detected has not been specified. CCR is defined as the usage of a forged or counterfeit currency note or bank note as genuine or where any forgery of a valuable security or a document has taken place during a cash transaction at a bank. As per the data complied since 2007-08, when the government first mandated the FIU to
receive such reports under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) from banks, the year 2009-10 saw reportage of 1,27,781 CCR, in 2010-11 it was 2,51,448, in 2011-12 it was 3,27,382, in 2012-13 they were 3,62,371 and in 2013-14 a total of 3,01,804 such instances were reported. The data for 2010-11 to 201415 shows that the major chunk of these reports, at over 90 per cent, were filed by private Indian banks and a majority of them pertain to usage of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) and not any other valuable security as defined under the CCR terminology. “The private Indian banks contribute majority of CCRs. The compliance levels of the public sector banks continued to be low despite the matter having been taken up with the RBI,” the report said. It added that during the “review” of public sector banks on this issue, the best practices of private Indian banks in detection and reporting of counterfeit currency notes were highlighted. A senior Finance Ministry official put the figures in perspec-
tive: “CCRs are meant to check the menace and extent of FICN entering the banking system which forms a very important part of the functioning of the economy. “While the figures of the eight years, since the regime of reportage of such incidents first began, have shown an increasing trend, it is good that the banks are increasingly able to detect them and report to the FIU,” the official said. The FIU under the Union finance ministry, acts as the national agency to provide financial intelligence to law enforcement agencies for safeguarding the economy from abuses of money laundering, terrorist financing and other offences, further disseminates this data to investigative agencies to ascertain the source of the FICN and undertake legal action under criminal laws aimed to check money laundering and black money. The report, however, did not talk about the results after the CCRs were handed over to probe agencies like the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and
others. The report said the FIU, during 2014-15 also received a total of 58,646 suspicious transaction reports (STRs) from all types of banks, financial institutions like insurance companies, intermediaries like stock brokers and additional non-financial businesses and professions like casinos and private locker operators. The STRs in the latest data compiled year of 2014-15 were the second highest after 61,953 such reports were received by the FIU in 2013-14. A suspicious transaction, under PMLA, is defined as any transaction that either indicates that it has been made in circumstances of unusual or unjustified complexity or appears to have no economic rationale or bonafide purpose. The definition is also applicable to those transactions that give rise to a reasonable ground of suspicion that it may involve financing of the activities relating to terrorism. As per data, the maximum STRs are reported to the FIU by banks as compared to any other
RBI to direct banks to start bankruptcy proceedings against 12 defaulters
financial intermediary mandated to do so in the country. Acting on these STRs, the report said, “the CBDT (Income Tax Department) detected unaccounted income of Rs 4,471.65 crore while it seized assets worth Rs 65 crore, the Customs and Service Tax department detected tax evasion to the tune of Rs 21.59 crore and the Enforcement Directorate detected and seized proceeds of crime to the tune of Rs 25 crore during 2014-15.” The agency also received over 3.4 lakh cross-border wire transfer reports (CBWTR) during the said time period. A CBWTR pertains to any money transfer of Rs 5 lakh and above or its equivalent in foreign currency where either the origin or destination of fund is India. The central financial intelligence agency first started getting these reports from February, 2014. The FIU, the report said, possesses information of about 2.5 crore unique persons with average relationship of nearly 8.5 per person and thirteen transactions for each account.
Fujifilm launches ‘Instax mini 9’ Big discounts on ACs, cars,
phones to beat GST deadline
MuMbai, JuNe 15 (iaNs): Fujifilm India Pvt Ltd on Thursday launched its new ‘instax mini 9’ camera in India priced at Rs 5,999. Sharing the same iconic design and ease of use as ‘instax mini 8’, the camera comes with a selfie mirror, close to the lens, to achieve the best angle. “We welcome our new iconic camera ‘Instax mini 9’ into the instax family equipped with upgraded technology and advanced features. The new product has been designed keeping in
mind the ever changing preferences of the Indian youth,” said S.M. Ramprasad, Assistant Vice President at Fujifilm, in a statement. The ‘instax Mini 9’ is equipped with a close-up lens in addition to features such as automatic exposure measurement for aperture settings and high-key mode that enables users to take brighter photos. The camera joins the instax family along with mini 25, mini 70, mini 90, Wide 300 and mini hello kitty.
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come effective,” Paytm said in an emailed response. Even online drug marketplace 1mg has jumped on the bandwagon. “Due to GST, there may be a shortage of medicines in July. Stock medicines@20 per cent off on 1mg.com to avoid issues,” read a communication sent to customers. The landmark GST reform kicks in from July 1. All e-commerce companies have been engaging with the merchants on their platforms to ensure a smooth transition to the new taxation system. ShopClues – which has about five lakh merchants on its platform – said it is organising seller summits in various cities, sending regular updates to merchants through mails and updating GST-related information on its seller portal. “Soon, we will organise weekly webinars, where merchants can get their doubts
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Doubts remain The move marks India’s latest attempt to tackle the record Rs 9.64 trillion ($150 billion) in stressed loans as of December, which have choked new credit and hurt economic growth. Loans classified as non-performing amounted to more than Rs 7 trillion as of March, although final numbers have yet to come. Sapan Gupta, a lawyer at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, called it “a positive and bold step”, though some details would need to be worked out, including if a single bank or banks would jointly start the bankruptcy proceedings. Others expected RBI action include changes to guidelines for restructuring of stressed loans. “The intent of the government and the regulator is clear that this needs to be addressed in this financial year,” Gupta said. A senior banker at a large state-run lender declined to give details about the accounts identified by the RBI, saying it comprised “all the known cases” in media reports. State-run lenders, who dominate India’s banking sector, carry the bulk of the soured debt. Meanwhile, loans to sectors like infrastructure, power, iron and steel account for the biggest share of non-performing assets. But challenges remain, including a largely untested insolvency process. Meanwhile, rating agencies have warned India will need to inject significantly more capital to tackle bad debt and meet upcoming global Basel III banking rules than the Rs 700 billion planned by New Delhi.
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CSCs as facilitators at the grassroots
GST workshop discusses modalities Morung Express News Dimapur | June 15
Alongwith the rest of the country, Nagaland state is also racing against time setting things to order for a smooth transition to the “One Nation, One Tax” Goods & Services Tax (GST) regime, which is slated to take effect from July 1. The department of Taxes, Nagaland on June 15 conducted a workshop for entrepreneurs, who have been roped in by the government to function as GST Suvidha Providers or facilitators at the grassroots. It was conducted at the office of the Commis-
sioner of Taxes, Dimapur The GST Suvidha Providers will lend support to the implementation of the new tax regime by operating Common Service Centres (CSC) or digital kiosks in various locations across the districts. The CSCs besides promoting GST and conducting awareness programmes will also assist traders to familiarise with the new tax law that seeks to introduce uniform tax rates across the country encompassing manufacturing, finished goods and services. Nepal Chandra Sen, Northeast Incharge, CSCSPV, Delhi was on hand at the workshop guiding the entrepreneurs on the workings, functions and the per-
ceived benefits GST would have on tax payers as well as traders. Terming GST as a “Simpler tax regime,” Sen said that it has been envisioned to reduce “multiplicity of taxes” and mitigating the “cascading effect” of multiple taxation as goods travel from one place to the other. With the GST in place, goods will be taxed at the place of origin, which would practically put a stop to traders and transporters having to pay tax to multiple authorities across states. Sen, while stating that GST would also bode well for export of goods, added that ultimately the consumers will benefit as
prices of goods and services will reduce “due to the elimination of the cascading effect” of multiple taxation, which currently is the norm. As for the functions of the CSCs, Sen said that its primary job will be advocacy, training and capacity building of stakeholders. The CSCs will also assist in registration of traders, enabling filing of returns and providing support for complying with GST norms and requirements. Additional Commissioner of Taxes, Wochamo Odyuo said that the CSCs will be equipped with a dedicated computer programme linked to the main GST portal that will enable swift registration of ground
inputs. Earlier, Commissioner of Taxes, Asangba Chuba urged the entrepreneurs tasked with the job to get acquainted with the concept of taxation inorder for them to provide their services as facilitators of GST. “We expect you to be ambassadors of GST… ask if you have any doubts because that is the only way we’ll learn.” According to the Commissioner, with GST the cost of doing business would go down, which would benefit traders as they will not have the need for maintaining several tax records for filing returns for different tax regimes at the cost of employing expertise.
NPF has espoused peaceful solution since inception, says Sazo on Indo-Naga issue Kohima, June 15 (mexn): True to its principle, the Naga People's Front (NPF) party ever since its formation has been espousing the solution of the IndoNaga problem between the Government of India and the Nagas, Minister for PHED Chotisuh Sazo told party workers at a meeting held in NPF Headquarters, Kohima on June 15. He was addressing the first consultative meeting since his appointment as the in-charge of NPF Phek Division and Central Youth Wing by the Party President Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu on May 1. Dwelling on the history of the Party and how it has championed the cause of the Nagas, Sazo said that, “Though the Party changes its nomenclature wherever situation warrants, never has it changed its motto ‘fide non armis’ and cock its symbol. “No wonder NPF is the oldest Regional Party in North east India and second oldest regional party in the country,” he added Calling upon the Central Youth office bearers to be loyal to the Party, the Min-
ister further stated that, “Your hard work, loyalty and dedicated service will be recognised by the Party and will be richly rewarded.” He also cited instances where the likes of Lt. Vamuzo and Dr. Shurhozelie who were not members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly were made Chief Ministers by the Party and urged upon the Youth Leaders to continue to uphold the burning torch of the Party and continue rendering the best service for the interest of our people. Earlier the meeting started with an invocation pronounced by Neizokhotuo Belho Associate Press Secretary while the welcome address was rendered by NPF Central Youth Wing President N Vihoshe Swu. The meeting was chaired by Achamo Kikon Vice President Central Youth Wing concluded with the words of gratitude by Bendangtoshi Longchar working President Central Youth Wing, informed a press note from President NPF Central Youth Wing.
Cancel work order issued without Doctors urged to comply with assigned duties Registration of child care institutions meeting, the Minister also June 15 flooding Open Tender, NCSU reiterates Dimapur, opined that it should be (mexn): Speaking on the Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): The Nagaland Contractors' & Suppliers' Union (NCSU), on June 15, reiterated its demand for cancellation of work order issued without flooding Open Tender in various Governments Departments in the State. The Union time and again has been reminding all the departments to strictly follow Government orders issued on December 13, 1985; June 30 1986; and October 4 1995, NCSU General Secretary John Kath and Vice President Tseibou Khusoh stated in a press note. However, it regretted that “most of the major contract and supply works are being awarded to non-locals by depriving local contractors through table tender undermining the Government Standing Order.”
NCSU, in this regard, asked all the departments to strictly adhere and implement the standing orders and award contract and supply works to only NCSU Identity Card holders in order to avoid confrontation. Direct violation of such orders, NSCU reminded “will be dealt with legal action against the erring officials.” All contract & supply works should be done through Open Tender and it should be awarded to only NCSU Identity Card holders,it added. The Union also informed all its district units to deploy its Action Committee to “check all ongoing or fresh contract & supply works” in their respective district and intimate the Head Office of its evaluation report for further necessary action.
MEx FILE State BJP office shifted to Kohima Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): The BJP Nagaland has informed all public and agencies of both the Government and Non-Governmental organisations that the State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nagaland Head Office is shifted from Dimapur to Kohima. The new BJP Head Office, Nagaland is located at C.K Arcade (Top Floor), Opposite Kohima head Post Office, Kohima, PIN - 797 001, Nagaland. Hence, all correspondences are requested to address to the new Address, informed a press release from the BJP Nagaland office.
Director IPR Visits APRO Office Tseminyu Tseminyu, June 15 (Dipr): Director IPR, Limawati Ao inspected the APRO Office Tseminyu on June 15, and a meeting with the staff of APRO. In his brief meeting, Director dwelt on the uplifting position of the Department of IPR in the State. Director also encouraged the APRO staffs to maintain good habit of attending to one’s own duties. Registrar IPR, Wati Ao accompanied the Director. APRO Tseminyu, Yanthithung Patton who chaired the brief discussion meeting acknowledged the Director IPR and Registrar IPR Wati Ao for their visit and various other initiatives.
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issue of transfer and posting in the health department, the Minister of H&FW Nagaland P Longon today urged all concerned doctors to “gear up and be more responsible” towards their profession and “comply with their assigned duties.” Pointing out that absenteeism is a big issue in various health units, he appealed all the medical officers and staffs in the districts to abstain from such practices. “Put your heads together so as to check on the problems faced in performances and work together for the betterment of the department as a whole,”
Participants at the District Review Meeting of Department of Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland held in Kohima on June 15. (Inset) Minister H&FW, P Longon delivering his speech at the meeting.
Longon told the District Review Meeting of Department of Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland. Altogether 48 participants including CMO’s, Dy. CMO’s, MS, DPM’s of
the various districts and officers from the Directorate attended the meeting held in H&FW Directorate’s Conference Hall, Kohima. Stressing on the importance of district review
held frequently to enable prompt review of performances and lapses in various health units and make possible rectifications. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Bendangyanger Jamir, Director & HoD, DHFW and the opening remarks with a brief slide-show of the department’s reports was presented by Menukhol John Principal Secretary, H&FW, Nagaland. District wise presentations were given by all the 11 districts followed by the concluding remarks of the meeting by Dr. Meguosielie Kire, Director (FW) DHFW, informed a press note received here.
Kohima, June 15 (mexn): In compliance to section 41 (1) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, all the child care institutions both run by Government and Non Governmental Organization which are wholly or partially housing children in need of Care and Protection or Children In Conflict with law are to be registered under the Juvenile Justice Act, at the State Child Protection Society, Department of Social Welfare, Nagaland. The State Social Welfare department in a press note informed that failing to comply with the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, the institutions shall be punished as per Section 42 of the Act with imprisonment which may extend to one year or a fine of not less than one lakh rupees or both. The registration, forms are available at the Office of the State Child Protection Society, Nagaland, Kohima, Near SP Office, Officers Hill Kohima, Nagaland. For further information contact at scpsnagaland@gmail.com
Netaji undoubtedly stayed in UNDP to participate in 2018 elections Ruzazho village: NSCBMDSN Dimapur, June 14 (mexn): There is no doubt about the historical facts regarding Netaji Subash Chandra Bose's presence in Nagaland, a society involved in the development of his memorial asserted today. If the State Government or Central Government is "concern about the historical facts” of Netaji, his presence in Ruzazho village (the first INA administered village) and Chesezu Village is undoubtable, asserted Dupoyi Nyekha the General Secretary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Memorial Development Society of Nagaland (NSCBMDSN) in a press note. There are people who served under Netaji during his stay in those villages, it said adding that secretary of the society can be contacted at 8974193354/7005036
611/9436000428 for any queries. Meanwhile, the Society also appreciated the Central Government for appointing its chairman Dr. Er.Vekho Swuro as National Liaison Officer, New Delhi recently. It further lauded the Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya “conscious concern” about the society especially during his visit to Ruzazho Village along with his Tripura Counterpart Tathagata Roy and shown their interest to declare the village as ‘National Heritage Village’ recently. NSCBMDSN also urged the state and central governments to come up with the some perspective at the earliest in order to “make known to the world about the historical facts of Netaji, the pioneer and hero of India Nationalism.”
Coordination meeting held in Tuensang Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): The Tuensang district level coordination meeting was held on June 15 at DC Conference Hall Tuensang. The meeting was held with ECI's objective on
Kohima, June 15 (mexn): The Directorate of School Education notified all concern district education officers/sub divisional education officers Nagaland to select and depute 50 untrained primary teachers from their concern districts for undergoing D.EL ED training positively at the DIET Centres positively. The selected list should reach the concern DIET centres by June 23 and a copy endorsed to the principal director of school education Kohima at the earliest. However, for Peren, Longleng and Kiphire districts have been asked to select only 20 each from their districts and submit the selected list to SCERT Kohima. This was stated in a release issued by Dimapur, June 15 school education director Wonthungo Tsopoe. (mexn): A new Nagaland Christian TV programme Meetings & AppointMents series will be broadcasted weekly in the satellite channel called Good News TeleSchools in Dimapur informed vision from June 16. The new series called All the heads of schools along with a teacher of both gov- 'North East Cornerstone', ernment and private schools under Dimapur district have produced by Highland been informed to positively attend one day state level con- Dawn Media Nagaland, will sultation programme organized by State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) in collaboration with feature well known Naga CHILDLINE on June 24, 10:30 am at the auditorium of Pastors & preachers, Evangelism, youth programs, & Holy Cross Higher Secondary School Dimapur. Naga Christian music from Nagaland & North East India.
special campaign to enroll new voters who have attain 18 years with a theme: "No voters to be left out" which will conducted from July 8-22. The meeting was chaired by Thungpemo
Patton SDO (C) Tuensang and members from Churches,Tribal Good and political parties participated where the ECI's objective was disseminated to all the stake holder.
Newly elected UNDP President, H Hotongse Sangtam seen with party officials during the inauguration of the party office at Purana bazaar on June 15.
Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): The United Naga Democratic Party (UNDP) has declared that it will participate in the forthcoming state general election to be held early next year. The party official said this while inaugurating the UNDP office at Indian Guest House building, Purana bazaar, Dimapur on Thursday. The party further reiterated its support to the ongoing peace process between the Government of India and the Naga leaders for early amicable solution of Naga political issue in an honourable and acceptable way thus bringing peace and prosperity to the Nagas. UNDP President, Hotongse thanked the senior party officials for having faith in him by shouldering the responsibility
of president-ship. Being a new entrant in politics, he said it is not an easy task to run a political party, it is the collective responsibility of all to mobilize and make the party progress. He appealed to all to give their valuable suggestions so that the party can march ahead. Earlier, Rev. Tsipise Sangtam offered the dedicatory prayer and a time of remembrance was held for three departed founding members of the party. A new team of office bearers was elected on June 11, 2017 for a term of five years led its President H Hotongse Sangtam. UNDP is a regional party launched in 2008 in Wokha and recognized by the Election Commission of India with the motto ‘Peace and Prosperity.’
HMD to broadcast weekly on Good News Tv Spread message of clean The TV program will cal cable TV suppliers that based in Chennai. e-roll, SVEEP urges media be broadcasted every Fri- Good News TV is a free The new TV programme
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day from 6:30 to 7 pm, and repeated on other days. The broadcast will start on Friday June 16, informed HDM Director Wabang Moa in a press note. It can be viewed all over India on Airtel digital TV on channel number 695, Hathway cable, Reliance Jio, and all major cable TV networks and DTH across India, it said. It further informed lo-
to air channel which can be accessed and viewed in the following downlink Parameters:Satellite /Transponder -IS-17/ LM7CH, 66'E, Band C, Up /Downlink Freq- 6191/ 3966MHz, Symbol Rate – 14.40Msps, FEC - 2/3, Modulation - DVB S2. Pol (receive) – Horizontal. The Good News Television is owned by Goodnews Channel Pvt. Ltd.,
More condole Khaplang demise
Meeting for adoption of the 92nd Main Report of the Committee on Government Assurances (2017-2018) and Oral Evidence with the Power Department has been fixed for June 21, 11:00 am in the Assembly Committee Room. Therefore, all members of the Committee Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): on Government Assurances have been requested to at- The people of Pochury are deeply saddened by the demise of SS tend the meeting positively. Khaplang, the Chairman of NSCN (K) in Taka on June 9, the Pochury NNC and FGN joint meeting Hoho Dimapur District said today. His sacrifices and contribuA joint meeting of the Naga National Council (NNC) and tions in building the present naga Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) has been fixed society will be greatly cherished, on June 26, 10:00 am at Transit Peace Camp, Kohima. The and his demise is a great lost not meeting will discuss on the international objective of the only to his organisation but to the Naga nation, informed a press release from FGN secre- whole Naga nation, PHD Presitary, Thihü Khamo. All the central authorities, regional dent Er. Chirhotho Rasutho and authorities and the high ranking Naga Army officers of General Secretary K. Alung Trathe NNC/FGN have been requested to attend the meet- kha said in a press note. “We exing with relevant documents and constructive opinions. tent our deepest condolence to
is in addition to the recent weekly Nagamese Christian Radio program broadcast covering Northeast India & Myanmar, HDM said. The Radio program is broadcasted every Sunday, Wednesday, & Saturday, at 5:45 pm (IST) which is 6:45 pm Myanmar Standard Time (MMT). The program can be heard on Short wave band Frequency: 9685 Khz (31 metres).
SBC condoles
the bereaved family and pray that Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): The Sumi Almighty God grant the departed Baptist Convention Thahekhu Dimapur has exsoul eternal peace,” it added. pressed deep sadness over the sudden demise of Rev. Luhezu Sema, one of the “torch bearers” PHN: Poumai Hoho Nagaland of the churches under SBAK Nitomount. He was (PHN) expressed deep sadness a dedicated man who had served SBAK Nitoover the demise of SS Khaplang. mount for more than 35 years in the capacity of His demise of is a great lost for the Bible School Teacher, Assistant Teacher, LecturNaga nation who fought and strug- er NTC, and Evangelist SBAK and also as a Pastor gled for the rights of the Nagas dur- at local church, SBC Director Rev. Dr. Khehovi ing his life time, the PHN said in a Shohe said in a press note. The SBC shares the press note. PHN President SP Raile grief of the bereaved family and pray that “the conveyed its deepest condolence Lord will give eternal rest to the departed soul to the bereaved family members and also pray that God will send His peace and and prayed that the departed soul comfort upon the bereaved family member and to rest in peace. relatives,” it added.
Kohima, June 15 (Dipr): Nagaland State Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Core Committee meeting of government departments was held on June 14 at Hotel Japfü, Kohima. Chief Electoral Officer (Officiating) Nagaland, N. Moa Aier, who chaired the meeting, called upon the media to spread the message so that people will know about the campaign resulting in clean electoral roll. He discouraged sending negative ideas to the village areas and urged to spread positive ideas and awareness so that village areas can learn about clean e-roll. He further encouraged all to cast their vote and take election duty as their own duty. Meanwhile, he said the NCC and students should also spread the message of clean election. Aier also noted SVEEP activities started in 2011 and are continuing with better results. An overview of SVEEP was presented by Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland, Vekho Vero. He said that everybody should play their role for clean electoral roll. SVEEP, he said, is to facilitate/ enhance registration in the ER or delete ineligible entries and it is a multi-intervention programme to educate citizens and electors about electoral process in order to increase their awareness and participation. He also mentioned the aims as increasing electoral participation through voter registration and turnout, increasing qualitative participation in terms of ethical and informed voting and providing continuous electoral and democracy education to the people. He said the problems encountered was inflation of voter registration, non-registration and non-participation of non-resident Indians, Registration of 18 to 19 years age group – as low as 17.57% as compared to 2011 census and corrupt electoral practice like proxy voting, intimidation, case of paid news, alleged buying and selling of voters.
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THE MORUNG EXPRESS
The Power of Truth
The Morung Express volume XII Issue 163 By Witoubou Newmai
To see ourselves as others see us
C O M M E N T A R Y
Frida Berrigan Waging Nonviolence
What will it take to ban the bomb?
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ot able to get things across to other kin groups/people or not even making an effort to do it by the Naga groups could be a probable reason for today’s ‘Naga disorder’. Or, it could also be the other way round. Either way, there is a larger factor the Naga society needs to engage with, by way of an honest introspection to identify it and abhor it so that we can “see ourselves as others see us”. The agenda-driven subterfuge perhaps is inhibiting the collective Naga sense from understanding and recognizing the importance of striving for the return of the Naga pride. Or, we may advance an important argument in this regard to find out the factor beyond the ‘universality of human motives and emotions’ that drives today’s Naga society to such an extent that every group seems to have their respective ‘secretive’ agenda as in Charles Dickens’ ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ where every character seems to have their secrets. Political instability and fluid social situation created by the confrontation between the Revolutionaries and the French Aristocracy during the French Revolution gave birth to doubts and suspicions amongst the people as depicted by Charles Dickens in the book. Guided by their ‘secretive’ agenda so many groups are helping in creating the ‘Naga ambience’ unpredictable and fluid today, and this could be the probable reason that has given rise to further suspicions and doubts among the Nagas. Furthermore, the outcome of this ‘altered Naga ambience’ is where subterfuge has come to define the standard method that is devised to divert the collective Naga mind from locating the genuine ‘Naga course’ as this rise of suspicions and doubts is taking the role of the inhibitor so that it limits one group from finding it difficulty in getting across its views to others. Over and above, this trend has made each Naga group not able to see its own self as others see the real shape of it. This reminds us of the poem ‘To A Louse’ written by Robert Burns, Scotland’s national bard—“O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us!” (Oh that some power would give us the gift to see ourselves as others see us!). Now, realizing the importance of learning the ‘art’ of getting things across to others is imperative to assuage today’s ‘Naga disorder’. The whole idea behind this piece is that, as it appears, most of the problems crop up in today’s Naga society is not just because of the idea or line of measures one group embraces. Their unwillingness to engage in the ‘art’ of getting things across becomes an agent of repulsion rather than attraction. It has become very important to be fully aware that if any group which employs coercion rather than making an effort to get things across to other kin groups or the collective Naga society, or for that matter, if any group refuses to reciprocate to such gestures, then the genuineness of such a group is in question.
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Seema Sengupta Asia Times
Europe kindly take note: Stopping ISIS needs community-led strategy
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he emergence of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has drastically changed terrorism. Since splintering from Al-Qaeda, ISIS has spread its decentralized form of terrorism around the world, succeeding where other extremist organizations have failed. The foot soldiers of the world’s most dreaded extremist organization have sown terror among innocent civilians in 22 countries, repeatedly and frequently, while its radical notions pit Muslims against the rest. Mohamed Ben Ghalbon, a veteran exile from and opponent of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in Libya who lives in Manchester, England – itself recently visited by Islamist terror – warns against accepting, or mirroring, this twisted worldview. “Pushing to turn public opinion against Muslims is a wicked agenda aimed at polarizing societies and turning them into fields of potential recruits.” Salman Abedi detonated a home-made nail bomb at the conclusion of an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena on May 22, killing at least 22 people. Investigators currently believe the 22-year-old Briton, who had Libyan ancestry, acted independently but may have been assisted by ISIS. It is estimated that 60% of Islamist extremists in Europe were born there, the offspring of Muslims who settled in European countries. They are often confused about their cultural identity, unable to reconcile their religion with the societies in which they find themselves. What is it these circumstances that creates fertile ground for the seeds of violent extremism? A former assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in London, Tarique Ghaffur, blames what he calls the “new global phenomena of radically theologizing and politicizing versions of Islam that propel vulnerable individuals toward defying local norms and values.” Ghalbon believes Gaddafi is culpable for his role in ruining Libya and for deliberately starting the flow of illegal immigration from North Africa to southern Europe. Many immigrants failed to gel with the communities in their places of sanctuary and Ghalbon says Gaddafi’s aim was to burden Europe. The Manchester suicide bomber’s radical Salafist upbringing was, says Ghalbon, at the root of the young man’s transformation into a monster capable of committing an atrocity. “My interpretation of the details that emerged would be that… somebody wickedly played with his mind and soul and offered him a shortcut back to God.” In a world where being a jihadist is a fashion statement, where social media networks are awash with the ISIS logo, an antidote to the poison of terrorism is difficult to find. A Brookings India foreign policy fellow, Dhruva Jaishankar, senses a correlation between prosperity, internet access and ISIS recruitment. Jaishankar sees this correlation everywhere – in the Western world, in the Middle East, in North Africa and in India – where people living in affluent and connected places are more vulnerable to radicalization. “Nobody knows exactly the tipping point of violence, when an individual holding extremist views will be compelled to go out and commit no-notice mass murder indiscriminately,” Ghaffur says. To counter that menace, thinking outside of the box is essential. Ghaffur argues that communities should intervene as soon as an individual’s susceptibility becomes apparent. They should assess the threat of violence, he says, offering religious counseling and even, in some instances, interning people. India has a holistic approach to countering radicalization that shifts the onus on to elders and religious leaders. To some observers, this offers a model for the rest of the world to emulate. Jaishankar, who has made a catalogue of cases involving ISIS and Indians, says a mere 150 people in the country claim affiliation to the organization. The world would do well, he adds, to observe and follow India’s example if it is to reduce vulnerability to recruitment and radicalization.
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hen I was a young teenager, I would venture down to the basement where my father had his desk. He’d be plugging away at letter writing, or working on a talk or article. I’d wait quietly by his side for a few minutes before interrupting him to say goodbye, on my way to the movies or to meet up with friends. He’d look at me with bright blue eyes and say something to the effect of: “You know what time it is, Freeds?” I’d nod. I knew where this was going. “It’s three minutes to nuclear midnight, and you are going out with your friends?” he would tell me. I could feel his disappointment at my waste of time and money, his incredulity at my hard heartedness or thick headedness. His comment was a reference to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock, which — aside from symbolizing the threat of global annihilation — cast a long shadow over my social life as a young person. Over time, however, as the clock began to tick backward, my dad and I had fewer of these awkward geo-political disagreements over the ways in which I spent my “free” time. When I was 14, in 1988, the clock had moved back to six minutes to nuclear midnight — the result of the United States and Soviet Union signing a treaty banning intermediate range nuclear missiles. By 1990, the Berlin Wall had fallen, Soviet states had begun breaking away from the USSR and the clock had moved back to 11:50 p.m. The next year, it ticked even further back to 11:43, as the Cold War officially ended and the United States and the Soviets made deep cuts to their nuclear stockpiles. Seventeen minutes to nuclear midnight: Enough room to breathe and plan and work towards total nuclear abolition. Anti-nuclear activist and journalist Jonathan Schell wrote beautifully about what he called the “Gift of Time.” The world was still alive and vibrant, we had survived the superpower showdown without a globe-destroying, mutuallyassured exchange of nuclear fire power. For me, this gift of time meant not having to defend my movie watching before the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and my father. Nevertheless, the Doomsday Clock is still with us. In fact, it has been inching closer to midnight in two or three minute increments for the past 26 years. It is 2017, Philip Berrigan is 15 years dead, and I am an adult with my own movie-loving kids. In January, after the elections of Donald Trump, the Bulletin moved the clock to two and a half minutes to nuclear midnight — the closest it has ever been. In their statement, they pointed to the ways Trump is
fanning nuclear flames by suggesting that Japan and South Korea should acquire nuclear weapons as a counter to North Korea, and making provocative statements about Iran. They also cite the multiple flashpoints between the United States and Russia — Syria, Ukraine, cyber-space — and worry about a new wave of hot proxy wars that defined the Cold War period. The scientists also included the existential threat posed by climate change in their analysis. They concluded by saying, “Wise public officials should act immediately, guiding humanity away from the brink. If they do not, wise citizens must step forward and lead the way.” Back in the day, wise citizens were out in front of the nuclear issue in a major way. Throughout the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, millions of people in the United States were engaged in anti-nuclear activism and advocacy. There were multiple national organizations that supported and coordinated those activities. Here are just a few highlights: In 1961, 50,000 women marched as Women’s Strike for Peace in 60 different cities to oppose nuclear weapons and above-ground testing. Throughout the 1970s, activists focused on the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire. In May 1977, more than 1,400 people were arrested there — 500 of whom were jailed for nearly two weeks. The next year, 12,000 people showed up to the protest. The banner event of the anti-nuclear movement was June 12, 1982, when one million people came to New York City’s Central Park during the United Nations Special Session on Disarmament to call for an end to nuclear weapons. Two days later, simultaneous actions were held at the U.N. Missions of all the nuclear armed states, resulting in the arrest of 1,700 people. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the Western Shoshone people welcomed more than 500 demonstrations involving nearly 40,000 people in opposition to nuclear weapons testing on their indigenous lands at the Nevada Test Site. In the 2000s, the most covered antinuclear story was the Transform Now Plowshares; a 2012 breach of the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee (also known as the Fort Knox of Uranium) by a trio of Catholic peace activists, including an 82-year-old nun. This is such an impressive and abbreviated list. The international scene was also dynamic, with millions of activists across Europe and beyond fighting for a nuclear free future over this same time period. Trying to capture this breadth, historian Lawrence Whittner wrote a three-volume series called “Struggle Against the Bomb.” His works were published over an eight-
year span and total more than 1,800 pages, but a condensed version was published in 2009. And today? Most people my age and younger in this country aren’t really afraid of nuclear weapons. They are background noise; a tertiary concern after other more pressing issues take our attention. We see nuclear weapons mentioned mostly on television and the movies as plot devices, shadowy threats or ticking bombs that are defused at the last minute (with key bits of information extracted from the bad guys by torture just in time). But the issues raised by nuclear weapons haven’t changed all that much. There is still a preponderance of worldkilling power concentrated in just a few hands — the United States and Russia hold more than 90 percent of all nuclear weapons — who along with three other major nuclear powers in France, the United Kingdom and China make up the P5, or the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council. Russia and the United States toggle back and forth between having a slight advantage, depending on who is counting what kind of warhead. The three others have been 200 and 300 nuclear warheads. There are four other countries — India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea — that possess nuclear weapons, a few hundred between them. These four are outside of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, which struck a bargain between world powers with nuclear weapons and the rest of the world. In the NPT, the P5 committed to nuclear disarmament and pledged to share nuclear power capabilities with the rest of the world, in exchange for other signatories not pursuing nuclear weapons technology. That is the heart of the hundreds of pages of the treaty. Iran was convinced to give up its nuclear weapons program by the Obama administration — a delicate set of agreements that Trump’s bombast is now endangering. Between them, nearly 30 years after the end of the Cold War, the nine nuclear states have nearly 15,000 nuclear weapons, each one many times more powerful than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, which killed hundreds of thousands almost instantly. In March 2017, confronting the glacial pace of disarmament, the global community united to announce a new initiative to “ban the bomb.” The U.N. General Assembly adopted, with overwhelming support, a landmark resolution to begin negotiations on a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons. According to Sally Jones, an organizer with Peace Action Staten Island, such an action is unprecedented. “The treaty is changing the dynam-
ics within the United Nations,” she said. “A hundred and thirty countries stood up to the nuclear weapons states and their allies to push the negotiations forward. This has never happened before.” Nikki Haley, President Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, walked out of the meetings early, saying, “As a mom and a daughter there is nothing I want more for my family than a world with no nuclear weapons … But we have to be realistic. Is there anyone that believes that North Korea would agree to a ban on nuclear weapons?” This statement underlines the stalemate, with many experts arguing that North Korea was able to acquire nuclear weapons because the big powers’ continued to cling to their nukes even after signing treaties pressing their intentions to disarm, because nuclear weapons continue to be a currency of power on the international stage. “Ban the bomb” can break this paralysis. While most of the other nuclear states joined Haley and the United States in her walk-out, the majority of the world’s governments will negotiate a ban on nuclear weapons at the United Nations in June. In support of the “ban the bomb” process, the historic Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, or WILPF — along with many partners — are calling for a Women’s March and Rally to Ban the Bomb on Saturday, June 17. The organizers hope it “will bring together people of all genders, sexual orientations, ages, ethnicities, abilities and backgrounds” in New York City and across the world. According to Ray Acheson, Director of WILPF’s disarmament program, U.N. representatives have been inspired and emboldened by the protests that have taken place around the world over the past few months. “Just as people in the streets are standing up to Trump on issues of environmental, racial and social injustice, the majority of the world’s governments are standing up to the nuclear-armed states to say no to nuclear weapons,” Acheson said. “There is an important parallel between today’s anti-nuclear organizing in the streets and what we’ve been able to accomplish inside the United Nations. There is rebellion and resistance in both spaces for the first time ever. Hopefully, it will result in new law and new social expectations that will help compel nuclear disarmament. ‘Ban the bomb’ isn’t just a slogan, it’s a revolt against the powers that be, and it’s happening right now.” And while the United States is not part of the negotiations at this stage, some members of Congress are working on a resolution to express their concerns about Trump’s finger
on the nuclear trigger. HR 669 and SR 200 seek “to prohibit the conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress.” Both resolutions were introduced by Rep. Ted Lieu, D-CA, and Sen. Ed Markey, D-MA, and provide another avenue for education and mobilization. This renewed spirit of nuclear resistance could not come at a better time. The president is showing a disturbing lack of knowledge about our current nuclear footing, saying that the United States needs to build up our nuclear weapons capability and be “at the top of the pack.” We are at the top of the pack, and it is costing us dearly. The United States is in the midst of a $1 trillion modernization of its submarines, bombers, ballistic and landbased missiles over the next 30 years, which was initiated under the Obama administration. Current U.S. nuclear forces consist of submarines that launch ballistic missiles, land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, long-range bomber aircraft, shorter-range tactical aircraft, and the nuclear weapons that those delivery systems carry. According to the Congressional Budget Office, current plans to sustain and upgrade the U.S. nuclear arsenal will cost $400 billion over just the next 10 years. Our nuclear arsenal is not hurting for money, and it is not being negotiated out of existence. What’s more, this is all happening at the same time as the president submits a brutal budget proposal that would see major cuts to just about every social good. If all this seems like just one more thing on an evergrowing list of things to worry about, longtime anti-nuclear activist Sally Jones hears you. “Of course, people are spread thin,” she told me. “And sometimes it feels like we are facing incoming attacks from a 360 degree circle. But, in a way, it is creating more conscious solidarity among organizers, activists and organizations.” Furthermore, according to Jones, “No one can be out in the street 24/7, but we can help each other, and be there to stand up for each other and the planet.” I think my father would say “amen” to that. He’d pray that tens — if not hundreds — of thousands join the call to “ban the bomb.” But he’d also recognize something new at work here: women leaping into leadership, motivating with joy, possibility and vision — rather than out of existential fear. As someone raised in the shadow of the fearsome ticking of the Doomsday Clock, I’m grateful for a reminder of all we are working for instead of just what we are up against. Philip Berrigan wouldn’t argue with that, even if he might still ask me to consider what time it is.
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India's real-life Arts heal and galvanise the youth of Timor Leste Sherlock Holmes
Art helps the youth of Timor Leste express their resistance to legal and political authority in the country Khoo Ying Hooi The Wire
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uirky is one way of describing this art space” writes the Lonely Planet about Arte Moris. But Arte Moris (or Living Art) is much more than an art gallery or a fine art school. Established in 2003, the centre offers a place for young Timorese to express themselves through art while helping them bond and share positive values about their country. World famous freedom fighters posters usually popular with the youth, such as those of Che Guevara and Bob Marley, surround teenagers who come to learn the practice of the arts – sculptures, murals, canvas print and much more. Initially a project by Swiss artist Luca Gansser and his wife, Gabriela Gansser, with a group of young people, Arte Moris has slowly turned into a well-recognised – and the only – art centre in the country. In the year of its inception, Arte Moris was awarded the UN Human Rights prize for its advocacy of freedom of expression. But Arte Moris’s aim is not just to promote the arts. It hopes to help East Timorese people rebuild their lives after the long bloody independence struggle of one of the world’s newest countries, which was founded on May 20, 2002. Violence in Timor Leste The Southeast Asian island was first colonised by the Portuguese in 1515. The country eventually gained independence from Portugal in November 1975 through the Revolutionary Front of an Independent East Timor (Fretilin). But that only lasted a brief nine days before it was invaded by the Indonesian military. The country remained occupied until August 30, 1999, when an independence referendum saw 78.5% of the East Timorese people vote for separation from Indonesia. The result led to widespread violence by pro-Indonesian groups that required the intervention of UN peacekeepers. That led to a UN Transitional Administration in East Timor in 1999 to 2002, when Timor Leste restored full independence. The bloody struggle against Indonesian occupation brought the East Timorese together. But a political-military crisis erupted in 2006 after members of the army were dismissed. The incident escalated into a set of clashes between the police, army, rebel soldiers and urban youth, with over 100 people killed in 2006 and over 150,000 displaced. The crisis revealed a deep tension between the old and young generations of the country. Youth in crisis Timor Leste has one of the most youthful populations in the world. Its rapid population growth has drawn attention to the position and plight of the youth in the country.
Anurag Dey sues and those related to nationalism. IANS According to its lead vocalist, Mely Fernandez, whom I met in Dili, the late 1990s he is a real-life lady "James Bond" -were a new beginning for Timorese youth, snooping on and stalking individuals, but also foretold an uncertain future. eavesdropping, planting bugs and hackDuring the 2006 internal crisis, the band ing into personal accounts. She does it incorporated social and political messages all to solve the toughest of cases. into their songs and poems. OccasionalBut Rajani Pandit rues that while the fictily, they face government interference but for Mely, that’s a positive sign because it tious British spy is "licensed to kill", she and her ilk have to operate without a licence. means the government is listening. Her complaint is that private detectives are Issues and challenges not recognised by the government even as reDespite achieving the highest democracy index in the Southeast Asia region in a lated legislation is pending since 2007. Without 2016 report by the Economist Intelligence a regulatory law and government recognition, Unit (EIU), the artists’ use and enjoyment she says, her ilk often treads a thin line between of public spaces is not without challenges. legality and illegality. With the proliferation of private detective While Ramos-Horta was a strong supporter of the arts in Timor Leste, today pub- agencies -- particularly foreign firms -- in India, lic spaces are not well looked after by the stakeholders now say a law regulating the fastgrowing industry is imperative. government. Hailed as the country's first woman detecIn the Arte Moris gallery, broken ceilings are not repaired because maintenance tive and credited with solving numerous cases, is not a priority anymore. One of the possi- including some high-profile murder cases, Panble reasons for this is the political messages dit, in her 50s, told IANS that a regulatory law the artists are sending to the people. with a proper mechanism of licensing private Facing the challenge of not receiving detectives would save them from regular police much support from the government, they harassment and help the industry to flourish. have been actively advocating the arts. "In the course of investigations we have to Now and then, Arte Moris and Gembel Art undertake many tasks like stalking people or Collective receive assistance from interna- eavesdropping which involves risking police tional NGOs and not much is coming in action. Police perceive private detectives as from the national level. some sort of threat and often harass us. If there Gembel Art Collective offers free arts courses to children as non-formal educa- is a regulatory law and we are licensed, we will tion. Students from both Arte Moris and not have to face such harassment," Pandit said. "Licensing will also help us in getting perGembel Arts come from different districts. There are currently six districts that offer missions for tasks like mobile tracking or use free art classes, set up by former students. other tracking devices," said Pandit, who has They need government support for a long- been running her detective agency in Mumbai term sustainability as they cannot rely on since 1991. Indian detective agencies are steadily beinternational assistance. Another key issue that the artists advo- coming a vital element of the business world cate is the promotion of local languages and after moving away from mere matrimonial indialects. Tetum and Portuguese are both the vestigations and expanding into corporate and official languages of Timor Leste. Bahasa litigation intelligence. Indonesia and English are defined as workAnd Pandit's demand for operating with a ing languages, as stated in the constitution. licence is echoed by many in the sector. For some Timorese, these latter are considKunwar Vikram Singh, founding President ered economic languages as they are not the of the Association of Private Detectives and Inmother tongues of the country. vestigators -- India (APDI), told IANS that it was For artists in Arte Moris, dialects are im- high time the government recognised the sigportant but they are gradually being forgot- nificance of the industry. ten and are now only used in districts. Osme "In the last few years, the private investigaGonsalves from Lospalos, a former guerilla tion industry has grown exponentially and so fighter during the Indonesian occupation has the realm and dimension of the investigaworks today as an artist and a poet. He pro- tions," Singh said. motes the use of local languages such as his He said the expanded realm included cordialect, Fataluku. According to him, dialect porate intelligence, risk intelligence and litigahas an important role in the construction tion intelligence. of national and social identity. While there are no government figures availAsked about what they wish for their fu- able, according to the APDI, there are over a ture, the artists said, “We will never stop and we will keep doing what we do. Hopefully lakh of people, including women, operating as we can influence more of our people espe- private investigators across the country. Singh said many foreign firms have also cially younger brothers and sisters to also appreciate arts for the future of Timor Leste.” started operating as risk consultancies in India. But he sees a security risk there because "we Khoo Ying Hooi, Senior Lecturer in don't have a law to check and authenticate their International Relations, University of Malaya. operations," he says. "This indeed can become a matter of security concern and the government must enact a law at the earliest," said Singh, referring to the Private Detective Agencies (Regulation) Bill 2007. In limbo since it was introduced in the Rajya Sometimes the hat is outlandish and sculptural, sometimes it is elegant and refined. The Sabha in August 2007, the bill sets up a system hat often repeats something else within the to license private detectives and regulate their ensemble: the shape and colour of a sapphire conduct. It also specifies that a private detective brooch; the floral pattern of a dress made must be an Indian citizen. Pandit, too, opined that a regulatory law will three dimensional on a band; a detail picked up from a cuff repeated in beading. The aes- help in weeding out "unscrupulous elements" from the private detective industry. "There are thetic appeal of a hat is of course endless. But the thing that characterises the many instances of people being defrauded by Queen’s approach is that it is equivocal. unscrupulous people posing as private detecSince the 1950s many of the Queen’s hats tives," he added. have played on the border between military According to Singh, the multifarious roles of or academic uniform and fashion: the beret, private detective agencies have made them "inthe kepi and other military styles. In 2015 the dispensable in corporate functioning". Queen laid a wreath at Bergen-Belsen, the Unlike their illustrious fictional countersite of a concentration camp, in an outfit that parts like Sherlock Holmes or Byomkesh Bakwas a brilliant evocation of the contemporary shi, they may not be solving high-profile murmood. It was decorously grey, befitting the der cases, but private detectives are often hired sombre tone of a commemoration of some- by litigants and advocates for providing "clinchthing so horrid. Yet her hat oscillates between ing" evidence. fashion and high seriousness: the sting of the "Information provided by private investigaprovocatively military style was undercut by tors has often come to the rescue of people who the fast white line reminiscent of 1930s hats in the same way the polka dots on her coat have been accused of serious crimes but actually were innocent. There are also instances when undercut the seriousness of the grey felt. But the Queen’s greatest invention, our actionable intelligence has enabled the which seems to date from around 2001, is prosecution to present a watertight case against a large top hat, which may also be drawn an accused," Singh said. Banks and financial institutions also hire the in part from the mind of Angela Kelly (her main dresser). This hat sits halfway be- services of private investigators. "Besides screening of customers and those tween a sun hat and the hat the Mad Hatter wears. Angela Kelly designed the version seeking loans, our services are hired to track deof this hat that the Queen wore to the 2011 faulters and locate their assets. Services also inRoyal Wedding: crepe with handmade clude verification of documents submitted by silk roses and matching apricot-coloured the customers or those seeking loans." leaves. This type of hat allows for a huge Singh, also the President of the World Assosurface of colour while the small brim al- ciation of Detectives (WAD), the global body of lows her face to be seen for photographs. private detectives, said APDI recently had very I have no doubt today, on her wholly "fruitful talks" with the government about the symbolic Australian birthday, she will wear passage of the bill. a similar hat. It is the perfect balance beHe said the industry and the government tween meeting expectations of feminine were also working to set up a detailed proformality and a quiet insistence on her sovgramme, including training centres for private ereign authority, beyond gender norms. The television show The Crown did a detectives -- mostly former intelligence and severy good job, through a quite convincing curity officials. He said the Security Sector Skill Developmelodrama, to bring to popular culture the ment Council (SSSDC), constituted by the Namedieval idea that the Queen has two bodtional Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), ies, one symbolic, one natural. Indeed on the opening of Parliament, the Queen still was working on that front. The training procomes in two carriages, one for her body gramme, he said, will also foster more women the other for the crown. The two sides of the joining the industry. Singh said private investigators play a cruQueen meet on her head. We are brought to the power of the law cial role in protecting and safeguarding intellecand the state as much by constitutions and tual property rights (IPR) of companies. elections as by royal hats and royal wed"Companies are spending huge amounts of dings. Queen Elizabeth II’s seduction of money to identify fake products and locate the her subjects has been as mannered as any sources of their origin and the people involved Renaissance Prince. Machiavelli needed to -- whether from within the firm or outside. add a chapter on Princesses’ hats. There are numerous cases of IPR infringement Oliver Watts is Honorary associate, and private investigators play a major role in Sydney College of Arts, University of Sydney safeguarding them," he said.
Parts of the nation’s capital Dili look like an open-air art gallery. Credit: Facebook/Arte Moris Free Art School
According to a 2007 World Bank report titled ‘Timor Leste’s Youth in Crisis: Situational Analysis and Policy Options’, the involvement of youth in widespread violence was one of the most visible elements of the crisis. And the generation gap is now a key feature of the contemporary social discourse in Timor Leste. Two generations witnessed the country’s long struggle for independence. The first is the “Generation of ‘99” or Geracão Foun born during the period of Indonesian occupation, some of who emerged as national leaders in the 1980s and 1990s. They are distinct from the “Generation of ’75” who are Portuguese-speaking older leaders and mostly dominate the government. The groups find themselves in disagreement over certain matters. But their relations are crucial for the transmission of cultural values and for the country’s social cohesion. Timor Leste’s youth suffer from a lack of job opportunities and the poverty rate remains high at 41.8%. The promises of independence seem far away as basic rights such as education, employment and political participation still lag behind.
express their resistance to the legal and political authority in the country. Many of the artists come from the “Generation of ’99” and faced exclusion after the 2002 independence. They seek today to legitimise their role in the resistance movement against Indonesia but also to remind today’s generation of their history while engaging in debates on post-independence identity. The Gembel Art Collective is another such initiative, established in 2003 like Arte Moris. Gembel Art offers free arts classes and also proposes to have theatre, music and traditional performances. Similarly to Arte Moris, its classes and spaces are open to all. Artists such as those associated with Arte Moris or Gembel Art Collective are also actively involved in human rights issues. These include fighting for land and for finding the children “disappeared” during the Indonesian occupation; an estimated 4,000 children were secretly taken to Indonesia between 1975 and 1999. The artists voice their dissatisfaction and discontent over government policies such as the lack of job opportunities for the youth. They may also support campaigns, Murals for peace such as the Hands Off Timor Oil initiative, The youth of Timor Leste has been so with the government. Through the arts, scarred by this recent history that it has they urge people to think about the issues taken up the habit of venting on the walls. affecting their country. Parts of the nation’s capital Dili look like an open-air art gallery. Music for human rights After 2006, recognising that murals In another attempt to bridge the generaand graffiti were one of the most inclusive tions that have parted ways because of varimeans of communication in the country, ous crisis Timor Leste has known, music Nobel prize-winning former president Jose bands have taken over public spaces as well. Ramos-Horta and several NGOs commisOne example is Galaxy Band, which sioned artists to paint the walls across the was established in 1999 just after the refcountry and to convey messages of nation- erendum. The band received popular support among the younger generation as al unity and peace. Murals and graffiti are now distinct part their lyrics criticised human rights shortof the landscape. Arts help the young ones falls, as well as land, national and social is-
The power and seduction of the Queen’s hats Oliver Watts
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have been a lover of the Queen’s hats for some time. An absolutely exhaustive source of information is the amazing blog Royal Hats. The Instagram account of the Royal Collection Trust is another exciting archive, which frequently documents royal hats in video form, spinning in an undefined space so that you can see all their sides and in immense detail. Not since Leigh Bowery has an “Australian” performance artist owed so much to their costumiers, milliners, vendeuses and dressers. From Australia’s own Frederick Fox (who created over 350 hats for the Queen), to the wonderful Simone Mirman and the more recent genius Philip Treacy, the Queen has at her disposal some of the best creative milliners in the world. This suggests an interest in the potential of hats and clothes to tell stories in a way that is beyond fashion or costume, almost like an artist or the way a rock star invents a persona for the stage. Merely costume? As anyone who has ever watched reality TV show Project Runway can attest, when a judge exclaims, “This is merely costume!” it is one of the worst responses a contestant can receive. The Queen has walked that perilous line for decades to great effect. To view the terracotta warriors in China she wore an eighties version of a Han dynasty hat, to meet a group of Girl Guides she wore an oversized beret, in Slovakia she wore a cross between a pill box hat and a bedazzled ushanka. Although “right” for the occasion, this also has to be a kind of joke, a piece of humour to set people at ease with wit and generosity. My favourite in this vein is the hat the Queen wore for Prince Charles’ investiture in 1969. Designed by Simone Mirman, and based on a bonnet worn by Tudor princesses, the hat suited the medieval castle that was backdrop to the event. At the same time, it did not draw focus from Charles’ crown, which he was receiving for the first time. It is important to see the Queen’s clothes as doing more than just signifying a place or occasion. In a Vanity Fair article Helen Mirren admitted that when she first saw her costumes for the 2006 film The Queen, she almost started crying. The clothes were so dowdy and plain. The first conclusion she came to was, Queen is completely uninterested in clothes … She’s not at all vain … It’s like a policeman wearing a uniform. She’s wearing her uniform. She doesn’t care what she looks like in it as long as it’s the right thing for the right moment. The Queen herself seems to concur. When
Philip Treacy asked her, in a lapse of courtly brand of restrained sexiness. etiquette (one is not supposed to address the The hat is the example par excellence of Queen directly), “Do you like hats?” the Queen aristocratic excess, and a particularly Britreplied drolly, “It is part of the uniform.” ish courtly game. It is the style of that class to wear something quite banal but “top it off” Hidden excess But of course I don’t believe her. Or this with an extravagant hat. This was exactly the is at least not what you would normally call move Princess Beatrice made at the most rea uniform. There is always something more cent Royal Wedding between Prince William in it than mere instrumental reason. The and Kate Middleton in 2011. Her Valentino Queen understands all too well that she must dress and day coat, which by my estimate not only represent and embody the authority would have cost around $350,000, tricked the of her position, but she must also seduce the crowd with its lack of obvious luxury. That the crowd, make them desire her or be awestruck internet went wild about Philip Treacy’s hat by her. That’s where the artfulness comes in. as always amazed me; of course the hat was When Mirren finally put on her cos- outlandish. That is the game. tumes she had an epiphany. The film pro- The two sides of the Queen ducers had engaged the Queen’s makers Michael Carter, an Australian theorist and costumiers to create the clothes, and of fashion and style, has always ighlighted they were not like any clothes Mirren had the “untimeliness” of the hat, which does worn before. Weighted with lead in the not neatly fit into fashion trends. It is alhem, made from the softest mohair, shoes ways somehow out of style, always more perfectly fitted in fine kid leather: the ap- ornamental, even when fashion dictates parent banality the Queen goes for is actu- the minimal. For Carter, the hat proves that ally a lesson in excess. clothes are more than a sign of a particular And it is a particularly British form of subculture or being right for an occasion. aristocratic excess, in which you work hard, Like a peacock with its feathers or a lyreas a princely virtue, not to stand out except bird with its song, apparel is a way to draw to those that know. A similar approach has people in, to fascinate them. been used for Jude Law’s costumes in The Through her collaboration with many Young Pope. They are a little lighter silk, a great makers, the Queen uses the whole little closer fitting, to allow him to exude his gamut of the hat’s aesthetic possibility.
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IndIa: Cattle slaughter crackdown ripples through the leather industry
AGRA, June 15 (ReuteRs): In the backstreets of Agra's Muslim quarter, where shoes have been made for centuries, small-scale manufacturers are firing workers and families cutting back on spending as a government crackdown on cattle slaughter ripples through the community. The election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) three years ago has emboldened right-wing Hindu groups to push harder for protection of the cow, an animal they consider sacred. Authorities in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, started closing down unlicensed abattoirs in March, immediately hitting production and sales in the Muslim-dominated meat industry. Last month Modi's government also banned trading cattle for slaughter, including not just cows, whose killing was already outlawed in most states, but also buffalo, an animal used for meat and leather. Now the squeeze is spreading to others in the Muslim minority and to lower-caste Hindus who cart cattle, labour in tanneries and make shoes, bags and belts - including for big name brands such as Zara and Clarks. Frequent attacks by rightwing Hindus against workers they accuse of harming cattle have further rattled the industry.
SOCIAL TENSIONS Much of India's meat and leather trade takes place in the informal economy, meaning the impact of the closing of illegal abattoirs and ban on trading for slaughter is hard to measure. But cattle markets are re-
Shoe-makers work in an underground workshop in Agra on June 9. (REUTERS File Photo)
porting a big slowdown in trade and tanneries a shortage of hides. Abdul Faheem Qureshi, a representative of India's Muslim Qureshi community of butchers, said in Uttar Pradesh some markets trading 1,000 animals last year were now down to as few as 100. The decline in production means fewer jobs for two of India's poorest communities, and risks inflaming social tensions at a time when Modi has vowed to boost employment and accelerate economic growth ahead of the next general election in 2019. Some large leather manufacturers support the Uttar Pradesh state government's move, arguing that allowing only licensed abattoirs to operate will clean the industry's image. Bigger exporters also say they have enough leather as they source hides widely, including from abroad. Still, millions work in the
Cong motion against Karnataka Council chairman defeated benGAluRu, June 15 (iAns): In a major embarrassment for the ruling Congress in Karnataka, its no-confidence motion against Legislative Council Chairman D.H. Shankara Murthy of the BJP was defeated by one vote on Thursday. Thirty-six lawmakers voted in support while 37 opposed the motion, which was moved by Congress member V.S. Ugrappa. Council Deputy Chairman Marithibbe Gowda of the Janata Dal-Secular put the motion to vote in the 75-member council, where the Congress has 33 members, BJP 23, JD-S 13, and the Independents are five. The BJP members include the Council Chairman. At present one seat is vacant in the upper house of the state legislature. "The Congress leaders did not take JD-S leaders into confidence before deciding to move the no-confidence motion against Murthy. So, we decided to vote against it," JD-S Karnataka unit President H.D. Kumaraswamy told reporters here. Congress's Karnataka unit chief G. Parameshwara had met JD-S supremo H.D. Deve Gowda on Tuesday evening to seek his party's support for the motion but the former Prime Minister advised the Congress leader to discuss it with Kumaraswamy. "No Congress leader consulted me till today (Thursday) morning. Congress leaders offered through the media the Chairman's post to the JD-S in lieu of support but did not convey it to me," Kumaraswamy said. He accused the Congress of attempting to divide the JD-S by creating confusion on the issue.
meat and leather industries, which are worth more than $16 billion in annual sales. When Reuters visited the narrow shoemaking lanes of Agra a crowd of Muslims breaking their Ramadan fast gathered, shouting angrily that they were no longer safe to trade buffalo, buy cow leather for shoes or to do work that their community has done for centuries for fear of being attacked by Hindu vigilantes. "They want to weaken us. They want to snatch our bread," says 66-year-old Mohammad Muqeem, whose workers stitch $3 shoes in his cellar, referring to the closure of slaughterhouses and recent attacks on cattle traders. Muqeem's monthly income has halved to $300 since last year as leather has become scarce. His dozen casual workers, down from 40, now use mostly synthetic materials.
in the last decade, providing relatively well-paid factory work and cash for families stitching informally in their homes. Agra, in Uttar Pradesh, turns out a million pairs of shoes a day for domestic buyers and European labels such as Inditex-owned Zara and Clarks. An estimated 40 percent of the population of the northern Indian city, famed as the home of the Taj Mahal, depends on the industry. Clarks said in a statement that it does not use leather from Indian-origin cows and that the small amount of buffalo leather it sources from India had not been impacted. Zara and did not respond to requests for comment. India is one of the world's top five producers of leather, with skins coming from cows that die of natural causes or from the legal slaughter of buffalo. IMPOSSIBLE TARGET Modi's government is tarLike meat, India's leather geting leather revenues of $27 industry has expanded rapidly billion - more than double to-
supply tanneries in the state are from unlicensed abattoirs. Sitting in his one-room shop in Agra's leather market, Mohammad Hashim, a burly leather dealer in his sixties, said business was down 40 percent in the last three months. The recent scarcity of hides had hurt Hindus as much as Muslims, he said, pointing to the quiet streets outside and a Hindu man struggling to sell puffed rice snacks from his cart. Modi's election in 2014 and a resurgence in right-wing Hindu activism have increased concerns among Muslims that their livelihoods are under attack. As a minority making up 14 percent of India's 1.3 billion people, they are generally poorer and less literate than majority Hindus. When worshippers finishing evening prayers at the Mughal-era mosque in the shoemaking quarter of Agra are asked whether the chief minister handpicked by Modi is to blame, one of the Imams thunders: "Modi is to blame. He is targeting Muslims." In an interview with Reuters, Chief Minister Adityanath rejected accusations the BJP had targeted any specific group. "Illegal slaughterhouses operated across the state and many big and small leather traders were buying raw material at cheapest rates from unlicensed slaughterhouses to maximise profits," he said in Lucknow, the state capital. WIDER INDUSTRY HIT In the industrial city of Kanpur, 250 km (155 miles) east of Agra, tanneries processing buffalo skins are reporting job losses as the availability of hides dries up.
'Can't control eating habits but cows are sacred' new Delhi, June 15 (iAns): Union Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday admitted that people's eating habits cannot be controlled but it must be remembered that cows were revered by a vast majority in India. "We should not forget that a very large section of people respects and reveres cows... We can't control the food habits of people. There has to be a balance," Ravi Shankar Prasad told the media here. The Minister referred to Article 48 of the Constitution which says: "The State shall... take steps for preserving and improving the breeds and prohibiting the slaughter of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle." On Tuesday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Centre will not impose any restrictions on people's choice of food. His statement came a day after a beef party was held in Aizawl to coincide with his visit to the north-eastern state. As for a controversial notification that effectively bans the sale of cattle at cattle markets for slaughter, Ravi
Shankar Prasad said Union Environment and Forest Minister Harsh Vardhan had already said that the Centre was ready for its review. He said the "achievements" of the departments under his ministry in the past three years were far better than during the earlier United Progressive Alliance government "in terms of scale, speed and work culture". Referring to the huge pendency of cases, the Minister said he will write to Chief Justices of High Courts across the country to expedite disposal of cases -- both civil and criminal -- pending for 10 years or more. He said he will seek to "ensure physical verification of the pending cases so as to ascertain the real pendency". He said it had been found that matters in which orders on applications had been passed were still being counted as pending. On the finalisation of Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts, the Minister said: "Work is in progress. On several
Print media will no longer be king: US media educator new Delhi, June 15 (iAns): Print will no longer be the dominant media as it is being replaced by the digital medium that is rapidly becoming the arbiter of public discourse, says a well known US media educator who has taken up a teaching assignment in India. Tom Goldstein, former Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism who is set to become the Founding Dean of the Jindal School of Journalism and Communication, believes that "print will never occupy the dominant position" which it enjoyed until recently, and marked out digital media for its""malleability" and cheapness over the old medium for the decline of print worldwide. However, Goldstein, a reporter himself for quite a number of years, refuses to endorse the growing perception about the falling standards in journalism, insisting that""journalism has improved markedly" over the last generation, and has, contrary to popular perception,""become more professionalize".
day's level - by 2020 as part of a job creation push. But in May, the government decreed that animal markets could only trade cow and buffalo for agricultural purposes such as ploughing and dairy production - a move many in the industry say contradicts its plans to grow leather sales. India's environment minister said this week the government could amend the rule after a court temporarily stayed the order and there was widespread anger in regions where meat and leather are important to the local culture and economy. But industry officials said the shock of the ban, coming on the heels of the crackdown on abattoirs and attacks against cattle workers, meant business would not easily recover. Companies say the government's leather target would be impossible to meet unless the restrictions are reversed. "There is a lot of panic in the industry after the latest order, which has come as the biggest blow," Puran Dawar, chairman of Agra-based exporter Dawar Footwear Industries, said as hundreds of workers moulded shoes on the factory floor, referring to the ban on cattle traded for slaughter. "There are grave concerns about the supply of leather, exports of shoes and overall employment." India's commerce ministry did not respond to requests for comment. In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a controversial Hindu priest, had made closing unlicensed slaughter houses a priority after Modi appointed him in March. About 30 percent of hides, mostly from buffaloes, that
""Of course, there are still notable ethical lapses among journalists, but I believe they are significantly fewer now than 50 years ago. Journalists certainly have a greater awareness now of what is right and appropriate," the former reporter who has written for Newsday, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal and New York Times told IANS in an e-mail interview. He is also not unaware of the different intellectual climate which he will have to contend with in India and admits to the need to acquaint himself in the "social, historical and political milieu" of the country and to learn the "special nature of the Indian setting". ""I have great ambitions for the journalism school, but I do not want to over-promise. I hope that the graduates will be clear thinkers with a deep understanding of history and public affairs, and that they will become leaders of journalism in India -- and internationally," he added. On local US politics and Trump's rise, the former member
of the Pulitzer Prize Board blamed the media for not seeing it coming and ignoring the electorate. ""I think the simplest explanation is that people were ready for a change, and Trump provided that. I think many in the media did not give enough importance to the restlessness of the electorate," he said. He rubbished the notion of American media swearing strictly by either of the two principal political parties saying that the partisanship in American media is exaggerated. ""With the exception of Fox and MSNBC, most in the American media strive for non-partisanship. And you must remember that cable news channels like Fox draw small audiences. Sometimes we attribute far more influence to these channels than they actually "have," he explained. Despite having over 20 years of experience as a teacher and dean, Goldstein confesses his inability to generalise what a good reporter is like, but pointed out a few common traits anyway.
issues there were discussions and consensus has been arrived at". Refusing to identify the issues that still need to be resolved before the MoP was finalised, Ravi Shankar Prasad said matters between the government and the top judiciary cannot be divulged to the media. He said non-finalisation of the MoP was in no way impacting judicial appointments and referred to the record 131 appointments of judges made to various High Courts in 2016. The Minister refused to comment on Calcutta High Court Justice C.S. Karnan, who retired on June 12, saying he won't comment on individual matters. The entire affair pointed to the need for "greater scrutiny and screening" while making judicial appointments, he said. Asked if there should be more representation for Dalits and tribals and other weaker sections in higher judiciary, the Minister said: "There are very bright lawyers from the marginalised communities. They need to be given a chance."
Nayyar Jamal, general secretary of Kanpur's Small Tanners' Association, reckons as many as 400,000 employees in Kanpur's leather and related industries are temporarily jobless, including some laid off because of environmental curbs on tannery pollution. Supplies of local hides have dropped by 20 to 30 percent. Qureshi, from the butchers' organisation, estimates that 3.5 million employees in Uttar Pradesh alone have been directly hit. "More than the economic loss, the government has injected fear," said Chandra Bhan Prasad, a writer and businessman from the Dalit community, as those at the bottom of Hinduism's social hierarchy once called "untouchables" are known. Dalits and Muslims often work in trades that highercaste Hindus traditionally consider beneath them. Tannery owner Mohammad Ikram said he was only able to procure 4,000 hides a month - down from 25,000 because even truckers transporting legally obtained cow or buffalo hides fear attacks from vigilantes. He has a month's inventory left, and when that runs out he will have to start shedding staff. Shahnawaz Qureshi, a wage labourer stuffing synthetic shoes into plastic bags in Muqeem's cellar in Agra, lost his last job after his employer could no longer afford leather. He now earns 3,000 rupees - or $47 - a month, down from 4,500 in his previous job, and together with his father's income supports three sisters and his mother. "I decided to sign up for this job despite the fact that I earn reasonably less here," he said.
SCO must not ignore sovereignty: Indian envoy beiJinG, June 15 (iAns): India's Ambassador to China Vijay Gokhale on Thursday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) should not ignore the "sovereignty and territorial integrity" of member states while deepening cooperation on trade and connectivity. Gokhale, speaking at the flag hoisting ceremony of India and Pakistan at the SCO headquarters in Beijing, was referring to the Chinese-sponsored multi-billion dollar economic corridor which passes through the part of Kashmir held by Pakistan and claimed by India. "We support enhanced connectivity and unimpeded trade in the SCO region and believe that initiatives should be pursued in an inclusive and sustainable manner with due respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all members," he said. Beijing is building a $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which links Kashgar with Gwadar port in Balochistan. Indian has opposed the project citing the issue of "sovereignty". At the SCO summit last week in Astan, where India and Pakistan were admitted to the grouping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also raised the issue. Addressing the event, Gokhale said: "Now as a full member of SCO, we look forward to further deepening these relations for mutual benefit. "We would also like to deepen our cooperation in our joint fight against terrorism."
BJP, Shiv Sena spar with each other ahead of Amit Shah-Thackeray meet MuMb Ai, June 15 (iAns): Ruling allies Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena on Thursday engaged in a verbal spat ahead of a crucial meeting between BJP President Amit Shah with Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated that his BJP was ready for mid-term elections in Maharashtra and would win on its own strength in a reaction to Sena MP Sanjay Raut's recent comments that the party would withdraw support to BJP if it failed to announce a complete farm loan waiver. "Some people had said that they will withdraw support and bring down the government. We are ready for mid-term elections. If they compel us for mid-tem polls, I am confident we will form the government again," Fadnavis told media persons. Finance Minister Sudhir
Mungantiwar also made a similar statement in a different function, making it clear that "the BJP is always prepared for mid-term elections" and would romp home on its own strength if any allies withdrew support. Reacting sharply to this, Thackeray said "if they (BJP) have so much money, they should give it to the farmers and clear their debts". "It seems they have a lot of money to fight mid-term elections. They should give it to the poor farmers and clear all their loans. We shall fully support them," he said sarcastically. He added that the talk of mid-term polls is a ploy to divert attention and dilute the issue of farm loans waiver. The Sena chief said he offered prayers on Thursday at the Gajanan Maharaj Temple in Pune to give strength to the government to implement its promise of farm loans waiver.
"We did not care for power and supported the farmers. The farmers will not forgive those who called them as 'saala' and make they cry," Thackeray said. Later, state BJP chief Raosaheb Danve attempted so soothe ruffled feathers on both sides, saying Fadnavis did not mean mid-term elections will be held but merely the BJP as a party was ready for it. The aggressive stance of both partners came as Shah and Thackeray plan to meet on Sunday with discussions expected to centre around the upcoming the upcoming presidential elections. The meeting will take place at the Thackeray residence, 'Matoshri' in Bandra east during the three-day visit of Amit Shah to Mumbai to celebrate the BJP's three years in power at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting assumes sig-
nificance for the BJP as the Shiv Sena is the most vocal critic of the party, the Prime Minister and also Fadnavis. In an embarrassment for the ruling BJP, its ally Shiv Sena has virtually joined ranks with the state opposition parties demanding complete loan waiver for farmers and on other major issues confronting the state. Amit Shah is expected to mollify Thackeray and ensure his support for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate in the upcoming presidential election. In the past, the Shiv Sena had deviated from supporting NDA candidates on at least two occasions - during the elections of former President Pratibha Patil and later the current President Pranab Mukherjee for whom it pitched for a second term. It has also suggested RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat be field for the post.
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From “caliph” to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi on the run BAGHDAD/ERBIL, JunE 15 (REutERs): Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is on the brink of losing the two main centres of his ‘caliphate’ but even though he is on the run, it may take years to capture or kill him, officials and experts said. Islamic State fighters are close to defeat in the twin capitals of the group’s territory, Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, and officials say Baghdadi is steering clear of both, hiding in thousands of square miles of desert between the two. “In the end, he will either be killed or captured, he will not be able to remain underground forever,” said Lahur Talabany, the head of counter-terrorism at the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq. “But this is a few years away still,” he told Reuters. One of Baghdadi’s main concerns is to ensure those around him do not betray him for the $25 million reward offered by the United States to bring him “to justice”, said Hisham al-Hashimi, who advises Middle East governments on Islamic State affairs. “With no land to rule openly, he can no longer claim the title caliph,” Hashimi said. “He is a man on the run and the number of his supporters is shrinking as they lose territory.” Iraqi forces have retaken much of Mosul, the northern Iraqi city the hardline group seized in June 2014 and from which Baghdadi declared himself “caliph” or leader of all Mus-
A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi making what would have been his first public appearance, at a mosque in the centre of Iraq’s second city, Mosul. (REUTERS File Photo)
lims shortly afterwards. Raqqa, his capital in Syria, is nearly surrounded by a coalition of Syrian Kurdish and Arab groups. The last public video footage of him shows him dressed in black clerical robes declaring his caliphate from the pulpit of Mosul’s medieval Grand al-Nuri mosque back in 2014. Born Ibrahim al-Samarrai, Baghdadi is a 46-year-old Iraqi who broke away from al-Qaeda in 2013, two years after the capture and killing of the group’s leader Osama bin Laden. He grew up in a religious family, studied Islamic The-
ology in Baghdad and joined the Salaafi jihadist insurgency in 2003, the year of the US-led invasion of Iraq. He was caught by the Americans who released him about a year later as they considered him then as a civilian rather than a military target. BOUNTY He is shy and reserved, Hashimi said, and has recently stuck to the sparsely populated Iraq-Syria border where drones and strangers are easy to spot. The U.S. Department of State’s Counter-Terrorism Rewards Program had put the same
$25 million bounty on Bin Laden and Iraqi former president Saddam Hussein and the reward is still available for Bin Laden’s successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Neither Saddam nor Bin Laden were voluntarily betrayed, but the bounties complicated their movements and communications. “The reward creates worry and tension, it restricts his movements and limit the number of his guards,” said Fadhel Abu Ragheef, a Baghdad-based expert on extremist groups. “He doesn’t stay more than 72 hours in any one place.”
Baghdadi “has become nervous and very careful in his movements”, said Talabany, whose services are directly involved in countering Islamic State plots. “His circle of trust has become even smaller.” His last recorded speech was issued in early November, two weeks after the start of the Mosul battle, when he urged his followers to fight the “unbelievers” and “make their blood flow as rivers”. U.S. and Iraqi officials believe he has left operational commanders behind with diehard followers to fight the battles of Mosul and Raqqa, to focus on his own survival. It is not possible to confirm his whereabouts. Baghdadi does not use phones and has a handful of approved couriers to communicate with his two main aides, Iyad al-Obaidi, his defence minister, and Ayad al-Jumaili, in charge of security. There was no confirmation of an April 1 Iraqi state TV report that Jumaili had been killed. Baghdadi moves in ordinary cars, or the kind of pickup trucks used by farmers, between hideouts on both sides of the Iraqi-Syrian border, with just a driver and two bodyguards, said Hashimi. The region is well known to his men as the hotbed of the Sunni insurgency against U.S. forces that invaded Iraq and later the Shi’ite-led governments that took over the country. At the height of its power two years ago, Islamic State ruled over millions of people in
territory running from northern Syria through towns and villages along the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys to the outskirts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. It persecuted non-Sunnis and even Sunnis who did not agree with its extreme version of Islamic law, with public executions and whippings for violating strict controls on appearance, behaviour and movement. But the group has been retreating since in the face of a multitude of local, regional and international forces, driven into action by the scores of deadly attacks around the world that it has claimed or inspired. A few hundred thousand people now live in the areas under the group’s control, in and around Raqqa and Deir alZor, in Syria’s east, and in a few pockets south and west of Mosul. Hashimi said Islamic State was moving some fighters out of Raqqa before it was encircled to regroup in Deir al-Zor. Mosul, with pre-war population of 2 million, was at least four times the size of any other the group has held. Up to 200,000 people are still trapped in the Old City, Islamic State’s besieged enclave in Mosul, lacking supplies and being used as human shields to obstruct the progress of Iraqi forces by a U.S-led international coalition. The Syrian Democratic Forces, made of Kurdish and Arab groups supported by the U.S.led coalition, began to attack Raqqa last week, after a monthslong campaign to cut it off. The militants are also
fighting Russian and Iranianbacked forces in Syria loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, and mainly Sunni Muslim Syrian rebels backed by Turkey. The last official report about Baghdadi was from the Iraqi military on Feb. 13. Iraqi F-16s carried out a strike on a house where he was thought to be meeting other commanders, in western Iraq, near the Syrian border, it said. Overall, Islamic State has 8,000 fighters left, of which 2,000 are foreigners from other Arab states, Europe, Russia and central Asia, said Abu Ragheef. “A small number compared to the tens of thousands arrayed against them in both countries, but a force to be reckoned with, made up of die-hards with nothing to lose, hiding in the middle of civilians and making extensive use of booby traps, mines and explosives,” he said. The U.S. government has a joint task force to track down Baghdadi which includes special operations forces, the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies as well as spy satellites of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. It will take more than that to erase his influence, Talabany said. “He is still considered the leader of ISIL and many continue to fight for him; that hasn’t changed drastically,” he said, using one of Islamic State’s acronyms. Even if killed or captured, he added, “his legacy and that of ISIL will endure unless radical extremism is tackled.”
‘Special counsel is investigating Trump for obstruction’ British PM orders inquiry into London inferno WAsHInGton, JunE 15 (IAns): The special counsel investigating possible Russian interference in the 2016 election is now also probing whether President Donald Trump engaged in obstruction of justice, The Washington Post said in a report. The move by special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Trump’s conduct marks a major turning point in the nearly year-old investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which until recently focused on Russian meddling during the presidential campaign and on whether there was any coordination between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin, the daily said in the report on Wednesday night. The obstruction-of-justice investigation of the President began days after Comey was fired on May 9, according to sources with the knowledge of the development. Mueller’s office has taken up that work, and the preliminary interviews scheduled with intelligence officials
indicate that his team is actively pursuing potential witnesses inside and outside the government. Investigators have also been looking for any evidence of possible financial crimes among Trump associates. Trump had received private assurances from former FBI Director James B. Comey starting in January that he was not personally under investigation. However, that changed shortly after Comey’s firing, the sources said. Daniel Coats, the director of national intelligence, Mike Rogers, head of the National Security Agency (NSA), and Rogers’s recently departed deputy, Richard Ledgett, agreed to be interviewed by Mueller’s investigators as early as this week. The investigation has been cloaked in secrecy, and it is unclear how many others have been questioned by the FBI, the sources told The Washington Post. The NSA said in a statement that it will “fully cooperate with the special
counsel” and declined to comment further. The office of the director of national intelligence and Ledgett has not responded. In response to the report, Mark Corallo, a spokesman for Trump’s personal attorney Marc Kasowitz, said: “The FBI leak of information regarding the president is outrageous, inexcusable and illegal.” Comey testified last week before the Senate Intelligence Committee, where he gave a detailed account of his conversations with the president, whom he said asked him for his “loyalty” and insinuated that his job as FBI chief might depend on providing such a pledge. Mueller, who headed the FBI for 12 years and was Comey’s predecessor in the post, has the confidence of both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. The crime of obstruction of justice could lead to a move to impeach Trump in Congress, something that some Democratic lawmakers have called for, provided that the unfolding facts prove that to be warranted.
Philippine politician says residents report scores of bodies in embattled city
Government soldiers stand on guard as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over large parts of Marawi city, Philippines on June 15. (REUTERS Photo)
MARAWI CItY, PHILIPPInEs, JunE 15 (REutERs): A Philippines politician said on Thursday residents fleeing besieged Marawi City had seen scores of dead bodies in an area where intense fighting has taken place between security forces and Islamist militants over the past three weeks. “Dead bodies, at least 100, scattered around the encounter area,” Zia Alonto Adiong, a politician in the area who is helping in rescue and relief efforts, told reporters, referring to accounts he had received from fleeing residents. The military said it could not confirm the report. The army has said 290
people have been killed in the more than three weeks of fighting, including 206 militants, 58 soldiers and 26 civilians. Lieutenant Colonel Jo-Ar Herrera, a military spokesman, said troops were advancing toward the commercial centre of Marawi City, which is held by the militants who have sworn allegiance to Islamic State. “We intend to finish the fight as soon as possible. Our tactical commanders are doing their best,” Herrera said. But troops still faced up to 200 fighters, many of whom had taken up sniper positions, he said. “The battlefield is very fluid,” he said.
Earlier, the military said it had arrested a cousin of the top militant commanders leading the Islamists in their fight against the government. The man, Mohammad Noaim Maute, alias Abu Jadid, was arrested at a checkpoint near the coastal city of Cagayan de Oro just after dawn, Herrera said. Herrera had earlier identified him as a brother of Omarkhayam and Abdullah Maute, who head the Maute gang that is at the forefront of the battle for Marawi City. Marawi is about 100 km (60 miles) south of Cagayan de Oro, but it was not clear whether Mohammad was coming from the
embattled city. Most of the seven Maute brothers, including Omarkhayam and Abdullah, are believed to be in Marawi. Their parents were taken into custody last week in separate cities. Brigadier-General Gilbert Gapay, spokesman for the military’s Eastern Mindanao Command, said Mohammad Noaim Maute was a suspected bombmaker for the group. He said Maute was holding a fake student card of the Mindanao State University, based in Marawi, when stopped at the checkpoint. He was not armed. Police said Maute, an Arabic-language teacher, readily admitted his identity when questioned.
LonDon, JunE 15 (IAns): British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday ordered a full public inquiry into the devastating fire that consumed a west London tower block killing at least 17 people and leaving many missing. The death toll was expected to rise further and fire chiefs said they do not expect to find any more survivors. The blaze at the 24-storey Glenfell Tower continued to smoulder for a second day in the upper levels, BBC reported. The London Fire Brigade said firefighters were unable to access the upper floors both because of intense heat as well as concerns over structural safety. Seventeen of the 37 people hospitalized remained in critical condition. People desperately sought news of their missing family and friends. Hundreds of people were in the tower block when the fire erupted. Authorities admitted on Thursday that the search for those unaccounted for could take weeks. May made a brief private visit to the scene amid questions as to how the fire that began just after midnight on Tuesday spread so rapidly all the way from the fourth floor. Announcing a full inquiry into the blaze, the Prime Minister said: “We
Damage is seen to a tower block which was destroyed in a fire disaster, in north Kensington, West London on June 15. (REUTERS Photo)
need to know what happened, we need to know an explanation. “We owe that to the families, to the people who have lost loved ones and the homes in which they lived. That is why I am ordering a full public inquiry so that we can get to the answers, we can find out exactly what happened.” Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, who too visited the site, said separately that “the truth has to come out”. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he wanted “a full independent public inquiry”. The cause of the fire is still not known although accusing fingers are being pointed at the poor quality material used in the building that was originally built in 1974. Residents alleged that their concerns over a fire
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Bangladesh to reach final Yonex now in Mokokchung Morung Express News Mokokchung | June 15
World leader in badminton equipments, Yonex is now in Mokokchung. Renowned state veteran shuttler K. Tali Jamir is behind the new showroom located at IM Road Mokokchung, near Imkongmeren Sports Complex. The showroom was formally opened today after a dedicatory prayer by Rev. Ponen Longchar, Pastor, MTBA. As far as badminton is concerned, Mokokchung according to Morung Express News Mokokchung | June 15
The Mokokchung District Badminton Association is organizing a ‘Special Badminton Coaching Camp’ at Indoor Stadium, Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Mokokchung by Assam based renowned coach and former international player Pradip Chaliha from June 15 to 30. MDBA while addressing a press conference at the venue of the coaching camp today claimed that this is the first time in Nagaland that BiRmingham, June 15 (ians): India cantered to a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in a lopsided second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Edgbaston Stadium here on Thursday, setting up a clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in the final. Chasing 265 to win after electing to field first, the defending champions did not flinch for one moment as Rohit Sharma scored his 11th career ton (123 not out) and captain Virat Kohli notched up his 42nd fifty (96 not out) to stitch
up an unbeaten 178-run partnership for the second wicket. Kohli, in the process, became the fastest cricketer in the world to reach 8,000 runs in ODIs in just 175 innings. In-form opener Shikhar Dhawan continued from where he had left against South Africa with a quickfire (46; 34b; 7x4, 1x6) before getting out to Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza. India won the match with 59 balls to spare. Earlier, riding on fluent
half centuries from opener Tamim Iqbal and stumper Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh posted 264/7. Tamim (70) and Mushfiqur (61) posted a 123-run third-wicket partnership to steady the Bangladesh ship after the tigers were reduced to 36/2. Pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/53) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/40) maintained a strict line to halt Bangladesh's scoring rate while part-timer Kedar Jadhav (2/22) emerged as the surprise package for the Kohlicaptained side.
Jamir is a “happening hub.” With the new showroom in town, under the name Zükshishitsü Sports, Jamir said that more enthusiasm would be infused among the badminton players in the region. He said that after Kohima and Dimapur, Mokokchung is the third town in the state to boast of a Yonex showroom and added that players sporting superior kits would result in better performance. He decided on opening the showroom after noticing that Mokokchung produces the most number of badminton players in the state.
a badminton coach of the caliber of Pradip Chaliha has conducted a coaching camp in Nagaland. The special coaching camp is exclusively for Under 15 players and Mokokchung district players who will be trained by Chaliha. The intake capacity for the Under 15 coaching camp is limited to 50 players. The coaching camp is being organized with a two-pronged objective, MDBA officials claimed – to identify new talents and to further hone experienced
Former international shuttler and renowned coach Pradip Chaliha, K. Tali Jamir and MDBA officials, Under 15 players and parents during the opening day of special coaching camp organized by MDBA. (Morung Photo)
players. The camp is also a preparatory session for the forthcoming inter-district badminton tourney to be held in July. Coach Chaliha is being assisted by local veteran shuttler Bendangnochet and national certified referee Temsuyanger. MDBA exuded hope that more successful players would emerge in the near future as a result of today’s coaching camp. Chaliha while speaking to the local scribes mentioned that there is immense scope for badmin-
ton players from the NE India region and added that badminton is now a very popular sport in the country and that even corporate houses hire and induct successful players. Saying that Nagaland and the NE have no dearth of talent, Chaliha however added that the players need to adhere to the three Ds – Determination, Dedication and Discipline. He also advised that fitness is a very important aspect in the game. He also observed that the problem in the re-
gion is that the young talents were not groomed properly coupled with lack of strong grassroots organizations and lack of parents’ support. This is the first time that he is conducting a coaching camp in Nagaland. K. Tali Jamir, who is sponsoring the coach, mentioned that badminton is now the second most popular sport in India and Nagas, being second to none, can shatter the glass ceiling and make it to the national and international podiums in the future.
Prannoy stuns Lee, Srikanth shocks Jorgensen in Indonesia Open
JakaRTa, June 15 (PTi): India's H S Prannoy stunned World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in straight games to storm into the quarterfinals of the USD 1,000,000 Indonesia Super Series Premier here today. The World No. 25 Indian, who went into the match with a 0-2 head-tohead record, saw off threetime Olympic silver medallist Lee 21-10 21-18 in a 40-minute men's singles contest at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC). K
Srikanth also dug deep into his reservoir to notch up a stunning 21-15 20-22 2116 victory over fourth seed Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen to make the quarters too. Prannoy looked in ominous form as he opened up a 6-0 lead in the opening game and then jumped up to a 10-3 advantage. In the second game, Prannoy once again held a 10-6 lead, which was quickly erased by Lee, who had a 13-12 advantage for a brief time. Prannoy soon changed
gears to surge to 17-14 but Lee again levelled the scores before the Indian shut the door with some good points to foil the top seed's chance of clinching his record 7th Indonesian title. World No. 22 Srikanth, however, had to toil hard to get across Jorgensen, ranked 9th. The 24-yearold from Guntur had beaten Jorgensen in straight games during their last meeting at the Rio Olympics and he once again had the last laugh in the
57-minute hard- fought battle. The opening game was fought tooth and nail by both the players as they moved neck and neck till 10-10. After that, Srikanth slowly moved away and reeled off four straight points at 17-15 to grab the game. In the second game, the duo was engaged in a fierce fight as none gave an edge. After being locked at 11-11, Jorgensen moved to a 1512 lead but Srikanth kept
fighting till the end to claw back at 20-20. However, Jorgensen managed to earn the two points to stay afloat in the competition. In the decider, Jogensen zoomed to a 5-0 advantage but Srikanth showed tremendous grit in the face of adversity to turned the tables with six straight points before slowly distancing himself from the Dane. In the end, Jorgensen couldn't bridge the gap even as Srikanth celebrated.
HuMan-ElEpHant ConfliCt Mitigation awareness campaign in Wokha
Ideal Cure Clinic, Kohima observed World Blood Donor Day at the clinic on June 14 under the theme “What can you do? Give Blood. Give now. Give often.” Kholie Dolf, president Voluntary Blood Donors Association, Kohima spoke on the occasion. The programme was coordinated by Richa Productions Kohima, NSS, NYK, Naga Hospital Blood Bank and Voluntary Blood Donors Association Kohima. Many came forward for voluntary blood donation. (Morung Photo)
A gate to Hezukhu Memorial District Hospital, Zunheboto was inaugurated by Ex-MLA, Atomi K. Zhimomi on June 14. The chief guest thanked the former Member of Parliament to Rajya Sabha, Lt. Khekiho Zhimomi for earmarking funds from Member of Parliament-Local Area Development Scheme (MP-LADS) 2015-2016. The gate was dedicated by Pastor, Sheyipu Baptist Church, Tohoshe Chishi, while vote of thanks was proposed by Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Aron Muru. (DIPR Photo)
Wokha, June 15 (mexn): A human animal (wildlife) conflict mitigation awareness campaign was organised in the conference hall of the ADC, Bhandari sub-division on June 12 by the Forest Department under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi. Satya Prakash Tripathi, Chief Wildlife Warden, Nagaland informed in a press release that around 100 people from Bhandari sub-division, Forest Department, NGOs, chairmen and members of village councils of the villages affected by human-elephant conflict participated in the programme. K. Caroline Angami, Wildlife Warden, Dimapur gave a brief background of the existing problem in the State. Nchumbemo Odyuo, ADC, Bhandari, the chief guest, stated that problem of human-elephant conflict is peculiar in Wokha, Zunheboto and Mokokchung districts. Existing elephant corridors, routes for movement of elephants between Assam and Nagaland are blocked, both in Assam as well
Participants with officials during the human animal (wildlife) conflict mitigation awareness campaign held at Bhandari sub-division on June 12.
as in Nagaland, due to biotic interference, he added. “The land of elephant corridors does not belong to the Government and at the same time the State Government does not have any fund to address the issue. There is no possibility of opening already blocked elephant corridors between Assam and Nagaland,” he pointed out. The ADC appealed to the people for conservation of flora and fauna in general and elephants in particular. He assured to extend all possible cooperation of the district administration to the Forest Department in
addressing the issue. The Chief Wildlife Warden, Nagaland in his keynote address highlighted the policies of the State Government and the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi for addressing the problem. He appealed to the people for protection of forest and wildlife and contact forest officials immediately in case of damage to their crop/ properties/ human life. On behalf of the affected public, C. Elithung Odyuo, President, LLRPO, spoke on the existing problem faced by
the public with wild elephants. He also gave a representation to the Forest Department for addressing the issue permanently. He stated elephant repellent measures temporarily solves the problem for a village, however, elephants get irritated and cause havoc in other neighbouring villages. He suggested blocking of entry routes of elephants and earmarking some area for elephants. The Government can arrange this by giving compensation, he added. The matter was thoroughly discussed and it was agreed upon that the villagers con-
cerned will discuss in the villages and submit proposal through the ADC, Dimapur. Tsunseki from Bhutan Glory Eco Club, Fakim gave a brief background/ history of the club. He spoke on how there is no life of human beings without life of wild animals. He deliberated on the conservation done in vicinity of Saramati and Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary by the people without any support from the Government. This was followed by demonstration on elephant repellent by the officials of the Wildlife Crime Control Unit, Wildlife Division, Dimapur.
Tseminyu SDPDB monthly meeting held Ashinsa Mahila Samiti, a wing of SD Jain Samaj, Dimapur, organized Jain Master Chef, which concluded on June 11. Rinki Jain bagged the first prize, while both Palma Jain and Khushoo Jain secured joint second positions and Sarika Jain won the third prize. 14 women participated in the competition. Cash awards and trophies were awarded to the winners.
Parliamentary Secretary for Housing Er Levi Rengma (center) with others attending the Tseminyu SDPDB monthly meeting held on June 13. (DIPR Photo)
Local vendors sell organic vegetables in an open space at Yoang Junction in Longleng district. These vendors support their family including their children’s education from the paltry amount they earn every day. (Photo Courtesy: Nokchem Angth)
Tseminyu, June 15 (DiPR): Tseminyu SDPDB monthly meeting was held on June 13 at Dobashi Customary Court building in the office premises of ADC Tseminyu. The meeting was chaired Er. Levi Rengma, Parliamentary Secre-
tary for Housing. The Chairman reviewed the last meeting minutes and deliberated on the present positions of Govt. Schools under Tseminyu Sub-Division which includes GPS, GHS, GHSS. SDEO Tseminyu,
Orenboni Lotha participated in the discussion among others. In regard to responsibilities of PHED (Public Health Engineering) for constant water supply in Tseminyu town, the concerned SDO informed the
house that the shortage of workforce was one of the main factors that left most of the field works undone. The meeting also raised the problem of the shortage of Electricity power supply at Police Station, Tseminyu where Parliamentary Secretary and Chairman SDPDB Er.Levi Rengmainformed that the problem of power supply at Police Station will be taken up at the earliest. The importance for the improvement of the BSNL Telecom services in Tseminyu sub-division was also deliberated in the meeting where the concerned BSNL Officer in charge of the Sub-Division spoke about the concerned technical matters.
The Okotsoe Mission Society (OMS) organized a seminar on ‘Christian Home’ on June 10 at ‘Ours Studio’, ADC Court, Dimapur. The resource persons were Rev. Dr. Ezamo Murry, Rev. RP Murry, Er. KL Merry, C Murry, Lithungo Murry, and Rev. JTK Lotha.
Dr. SC Jamir Governor of Odisha, his wife Alemla Jamir and Dr. RK Behera with others releasing souvenir for the sesquicentennial celebration of Mondapada Baptist Church, Odisha.
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GCTC Intensive Short Term Music Course
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he Golden Crown Theological College GCTC) graduation ceremony for the 14th Intensive Short Term Music Course was conducted on June 15 with 44 graduates. It is to
be noted that this is the first time in 14 years that all the candidates passed and were able to receive the certificates. The one-month old choir gave a stunning performance
of five pieces. The conductors were chosen from the students, namely, Laipha Boham from Arunachal, Titokali Kiba, Echonthung Ezung, Ajano Kikon, and Himel Deb Burma from Tripura.
The certificates were conferred by Academic dean, Donwibou Pamai, and Director Rev Dr Nzan Odyuo. Overall award (scored highest in theory and practical) - Ajano Kikon to the following: Second highest in written exam - Esther Lotha; Third position in written exam was awarded to Renbeni Kikon; Second highest in sightsinging (practical) was award to Kinitoli Yeptho; Third highest in sight-singing was awarded to Echonthung Ezung; Fourth & fifth & sixth position in sight-singing - Esther Lotha, Titokali Kiba, and Kivika Achumi. A special message was delivered by Rev. Dr Nzan Odyuo, Director GCTC. The instructors for course are Avoni Odyuo, Mharhomo Kithan, Albert Kanken, Honily Sumi, and Rev. Dr Nzan Odyuo.
Yoko Ono to receive writing credit on Imagine Y
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oko Ono is to be given a co-writing credit on her late husband John Lennon's biggest-selling solo track 'Imagine'. The 1971 classic was the best-selling single of the Beatles legend's solo career and his widow was one the main inspirations and influences behind it. The song was awarded the National Music Publishers Association Centennial Song Award at a ceremony in New York on Wednesday where it was revealed that the 84-year-old musician, who was in a wheelchair pushed by her son Sean Lennon at the event, would be added to the list of contributors. NMPA's CEO David Israelite said on stage: ''While things may have been different in 1971, today I am glad to say things have changed. So tonight, it is my distinct honour to correct the record some 48 years later, and recognise Yoko Ono as a co-writer of the NMPA Centennial Song 'Imagine' and to present Yoko Ono with this well-deserved credit.'' A video message from 1981 from John - who was shot dead by Mark David Chapman in the archway of the Dakota, his residence in New York City on December 8, 1980 - was aired at the bash, in which he said Yoko was deserving of a co-writing credit because of the ''influence and inspiration'' she provided for the lyrical content.
Grin City: Jessica Alba keeps it casual in a striped shirt and cropped jeans as she strolls through NYC with a friend. She's been hard at work in Los Angeles promoting her new entrepreneurial TV show Planet of the Apps alongside Gwyneth Paltrow. But Jessica Alba looked pleased to be back in the Big Apple on Wednesday, as she was spotted taking a stroll through New York City with a pal. The actress turned businesswoman, 36 - who founded billion-dollar brand The Honest Company - was all smiles as she wandered casually to meet her friend. (Image Credit/ Mail Online)
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eepika Padukone is all set to return as Serena Unger in the fourth installment of the xXx franchise, director DJ Caruso confirmed on Twitter. When a fan asked him, "Serena Unger Aka Deepika is there in #xXx4?" he replied, "Oh yes." He also revealed that there will be meetings next week to zero in on the story and the dates. The two actors have been all praise for each other since they began working on xXx: Return Of Xander Cage, which was also Deepika's Hollywood debut. Deepika had said that one of the biggest takeaways from the film was her bond with Vin, who she called a "friend for life" and "the most amazing person (she has) met." When Vin came to India with Deepika for the premiere of their film, he had said that she was the "queen of the whole world." He also called her "an angel with a beautiful soul." xXx: Return Of Xander Cage was largely panned by critics, but was a box-office success that went on to earn over USD 300 million worldwide. Source: India Today
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Sean, 41, late took to Instagram to declare it the ''proudest day of his life'' when it was announced his mum would receive the credit. He said his mother was overcome with emotion and burst into tears of joy when it was announced and to top it off Patti and Jesse Smith then performed their own rendition of the track. Sharing a picture with his mother, 70-year-old Patti and her daughter, he wrote: ''Proudest day of my life: The National Music Publishers Association just gave the centennial (song of the century) award to Imagine, but WAIT! Surprise! They played an audio interview of my father saying (approximately) 'Imagine should've been credited as a Lennon/Ono song, if it had been anyone other than my wife I would've given them credit.' Cut to: my mother welling up in tears, and then Patti and Jesse Smith played Imagine! Patience is a virtue! (PS they officially declared Imagine to be a Lennon/Ono song and gave my mother a second award! (sic)'' Source: Contactmusic
LA to honour Adam West by lighting bat-signal V eteran actor Adam West will be honoured with a ceremonial bat-signal by LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck. Garcetti and Beck will light up the iconic signal for the the star of the Batman TV series, who passed away at the age of 88 last Friday, at 200 N Spring Street downtown in an event that will start around 9 PM PT Thursday evening, reported Deadline. The signal will be projected via spotlight onto the tower of Los Angeles City Hall.
West, who was at the pinnacle of pop culture after Batman debuted in January 1966, only to see his career fall victim to typecasting after the ABC show flamed out, died after a short battle with leukemia. On the big screen, West starred in The Young Philadelphians (1959), Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) and contributed his velvety voice to the animated Redux Riding Hood (1997), which received an Oscar nomination for best short film.
‘The Intouchables’ remake to release on March 9, 2018
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he Weinstein Co. has set the release date for Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston starrer "The Intouchables" remake. The English-language remake of the 2011 French movie, which starred Omar Sy and Francois Cluzet, will arrive in the US theatres on March 9 next year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film follows the unlikely friendship that blossoms between a wealthy paraplegic and a street-wise man he hires as his aide. Neil Burger is directing from a script by Jon Hartmere, while Harvey Weinstein, Jason Blumenthal and Todd Black are producing. Source: PTI
UPDATES ON SATELLITE TRACKING OF AMUR FALCON Conservation had never seen a better day in Nagaland than today, as with the wave of initiatives taken by various communities and organizations affirming their stance to protect whatever little natural resource we are left with, after years of unabated exploitation. These initiatives have been further reaffirmed with the collective effort on protection of the migratory Amur falcon during their brief stopover in the state on their journey to South Africa from Mongolia. Hitherto unknown, the first protection program of these migratory birds started in 2001 wherein at Kanglatu, Changtongya under Mokokchung District the area had been annually witnessing mass roosting coupled with the issues of hunting, until the Village Council put a ban on hunting and killing. The satellite tagging and tracking of the birds started in 2013. The first 3 birds tagged were from the Doyang roosting site namely –“Naga”, “Pangti” & “Wokha”. The second phase of the satellite tagging program was done in 2016 where 5 birds were tagged from different roosting locations spread over the State. Two birds namely- “Longleng” and “Phom” were tagged from Yaongyimchen roosting site under Longleng District, “Eninum” was tagged in Doyang roosting place, “Hakizhe” from Niuland roosting area and “Intangki” from Intangki National Park, Peren. Enroute back from South Africa after wintering there, two of the birds “Hakizhe” and “Longleng” can be traced back to North East part of China where they will be spending the summer months there, before their journey back to this region as the winter approaches. The remaining birds may have either stayed back at South Africa or may have become inactive. The latest tracking results can be seen at http://www.satellitetracking.eu/inds/showmap.
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3rd Nagaland Shooting C'ship from June 21 Dimapur, June 15 (mexn): The 3rd Nagaland Shooting Championship 2017 in small Bore Rifle/Pistol (NR) will be held from June 21 to 24 at Aries Sports Complex, Bamun Pukhuri-1, Dimapur. A press release from the Nagaland Rifle Association informing this stated that the Championship is open to shooters belonging to affiliated Clubs/Academy of Nagaland. Shooters from paramilitary forces, AI, ONGC and other affiliated units of NRAI, who are domiciled or having posting in Nagaland shall be eligible to represent their unit or state, the NRA informed. Entries can be sent directly to the Nagaland Rifle Association only and the entry fee should be remitted by cash/bank draft to the Nagaland Rifle Asso-
ciation. Late entries will be accepted with triple entry fees till June 21 subject to approval of the Organising Committee, the release stated. Those below 21 years and 18 years of age as on December 31, 2017 will be considered under the category of Youth (2000 onwards) and Juniors (1997 onwards) respectively for the Championship. Meanwhile, the NRA has informed that shooters achieving scores as per rule 1.4 of NRAI Match Book 2016 will be allowed to participate in the 5th North East Shooting Championship 2017 which is scheduled to be held in Shillong from July 15 to 20. For further information/details, contact the NRA Secretary at 7005595569.
Taekwondo selection for national championships C M Y K
Kohima, June 15 (mexn): The Nagaland Taekwondo Association (NTA) will have a selection for cadet boys aged between 12 to 14 years on June 23, 10:00 am at I.G. Stadium, Kohima. Selected cadets will participate in the forthcoming National Cadet Championships scheduled to be held from July 21 to 23 at Bhubaneswhar. Cadets born between January 1, 2003 and December 31,
2005 are eligible for selection and should produce their original birth certificate at the time of selection. For further query, contact State Taekwondo Coach at 9436061480. Selection will be held in the following weight categories: Under-33 kg, Under-37 kg, Under-41 kg, Under-45 kg, Under -49 kg, Under-53 kg, Under-57 kg, Under-61 kg, Under-65 kg and Over-65 kg, a press release informed.
“The fighT is on”
Mayweather to fight UFC star McGregor on August 26
LaS VeGaS, June 15 (ap): Floyd Mayweather Jr. will come out of retirement to meet UFC star Conor McGregor in an Aug. 26 boxing match that will feature two of the top-selling fighters in the world. The two fighters both announced the fight Wednesday, after months of speculation about whether Mayweather would return at the age of 40 to face a mixed martial arts fighter who has never had a pro boxing fight. Oddsmakers immediately made Mayweather a big 11-1 favorite in a fight that will take place in a boxing ring and be governed by boxing rules. It will take place at 154 pounds. "It's official," Mayweather said on Instagram next to a video poster of both fighters. "THE FIGHT IS ON," McGregor tweeted several minutes earlier, posting a picture of himself next to one of Mayweather's father, Floyd Sr. Mayweather, who retired in September 2015 after winning all 49 of his pro fights, will face the Irish UFC superstar at the TMobile arena on the Las Vegas Strip. He had tweeted a picture
of himself sparring in recent days to show he was already getting ready for the bout. "This is really an unprecedented event," said Stephen Espinoza, who heads Showtime Sports, which will handle the payper-view. "Really we haven't seen anything in modern history that resembles it, it's impossible to predict how many sales this will do." Espinoza said the fight came together quickly after McGregor and the UFC reached agreement last month on their end of the deal and Mayweather's team pushed for the fight in recent days. "All parties were motivated and reasonable and thrilled we could get everything done," he said. "The sky's the limit on this."
Financial terms were not released, though Mayweather got the greater share of revenue when he fought Manny Pacquiao and is expected to have a similar percentage against McGregor. Depending on pay-per-view sales, both fighters could earn huge purses, though probably not the $200 million or so Mayweather earned for Pacquiao. "Everybody's happy," said Mayweather's adviser, Leonard Ellerbe. McGregor, the wildly popular UFC star, is 21-3 in UFC fights, and is coming off a win in November against Eddie Alvarez. Though he hasn't boxed professionally, McGregor did box while growing up and is known for his striking expertise in UFC.
"The reason he's such a superstar is this guy will fight anyone, anywhere and at any time," UFC chief Dana White said about his fighter. "It's the right fight at the right place at the right time." The two fighters are expected to do a press tour that should provide fireworks shortly before going into final training for the fight. The cost of tickets and the price of the pay-per-view has not been decided, though the payper-view is expected to be at or near the $99.95 charged for Mayweather's 2015 fight with Manny Pacquiao that drew a record 4.4 million pay-per-view buys. Mayweather will come off a two-year retirement in a bout that McGregor has been pushing for nearly that long. It finally came
together and Nevada boxing officials on Wednesday approved the date for a Mayweather Promotions bout. Mayweather last fought in September 2015, beating Andre Berto and then announcing his retirement. His fight before that, a decision win over Pacquiao, was the richest in boxing history and reportedly made him more than $200 million. Though oddsmakers make Mayweather a big favorite, the thought of the fight has excited many in the MMA world. It has also intrigued some in boxing, though most dismiss McGregor's chances under boxing rules against one of the greatest defensive fighters in history. Adding to McGregor's challenge the fighters will be using 10-ounce boxing gloves instead of the smaller UFC gloves and he will not be allowed to use the leg kicks or takedowns that are used in mixed martial arts. Even if the actual bout may not shape up as a great matchup, the run-up to the fight will. Both fighters are noted for their ability to sell their fights, and both have exchanged in trash talking and more to promote their bouts.
Power Comm keep pace atop MPL table Kohima, June 15 (mexn): Power Comm came from behind to register a late 2-1 win over MRH Sunrisers during their Morning Premier League encounter at the Local Ground, Kohima on Thursday. The win enabled Power Comm to keep pace atop the league table with 32 points from 15 games – two behind leaders Medical XI. Sunrisers remain sixth on
the table with 19 points from their 15 games. Thursday encounter saw Sunrisers draw first blood in the 66th minute after a goalless first half – Apong finding the back of the net after receiving a pass from Chuba. Michael equalised for Power Comm in the 74th minute and six minutes later, Senpenlo netted home the winner helping Power Comm earn three crucial points.
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