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Nagaland govt requested to impose curfew along border kohima, June 18 (pTi): The security forces in Nagaland have requested the state government to impose curfew along the 3 km belt of the International Boundary with Myanmar in order to check the movement of armed insurgent groups in the border areas. Inspector-General of Assam Rifles (North) M S Jaswal said that the a red alert had been sounded and heavy-counter insurgency measures undertaken by the security forces in the aftermath of frequent ambushes on security forces and Assam Rifles by NSCN(K) and other insurgent groups. “We do not want to harm any civilian crossing the border, and therefore have requested the state government to impose curfew within 3 km belt along the International Border,” the Major General said. He expressed happiness that Naga villages in the border areas had been restricting stay of armed insurgents in their villages. He made it clear that security forces would not allow transportation of huge quantity of food items to the other side of the border, where the insurgents were reportedly taking shelter. Major General Jaswal said that even after the repeated ambushes on the Assam Rifles in Mon and Kohima during April and May after abrogating the ceasefire, around 300 cadres of the armed faction of NSCN(K) were reportedly moving around in different parts of the state.

ANSAM appeal SAPO, MC for ‘peaceful settlement’

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Dimapur, June 18 (mexn): The All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) on Thursday made an appeal to the Southern Angami Public Organization (SAPO) and Mao Council to “facilitate and provide space for peaceful and amicable settlement on the basis of traditional history and customary practices.” In an appeal note, ANSAM president, Seth Shatsang also called for restrain, patience and tolerance against disturbing the daily activities of the public, particularly the students’ community, whose careers and fraternal spirits, it maintained, are valued assets of the Naga people. Further, the students’ association also offered its assistance and services, should it be needed, in bringing about any processes that would result in the peaceful and amicable settlement on the basis of traditional history and customary practices.

GB Federation on peace mission visits Kiphire [ PAGE 2]

Neymar sent off as Colombia beats Brazil in Copa America [ PAGE 12]

Nagaland restricts junk food in schools Increasing cases of obesity among children in Nagaland Morung Express news

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n a welcome move, the Directorate of School Education on Thursday directed all schools in Nagaland to place firm restrictions on availability of junk food items in and around the school vicinity, be it in canteens or nearby shops. However, the school education department noted that the directive, aimed at ensuring good health of students, does not imply that “food and tiffin from home contain healthy food.” According to a press release issued by Zaveyi Nyekha, director, School Education, conditions like obesity, hypertension and diabetes are on an alarming rise in children and therefore it is imperative to raise awareness by conducting programmes and discussions so as to inform and educate students on healthy food and healthy eating habits. The school education department also asked all schools to ensure that the message of anti-junk food is constantly reiterated to students by measures such as placing signs/ billboards/ hoardings in and around the school vicinity. This directive on curb-

ing junk food within school vicinity is not an exclusive initiative of the Nagaland government. With the growing disease burden of obesity, hypertension and diabetes, there have been debates and concern in India as well as globally on whether to enforce norms restricting junk food availability. In 2014, Punjab government set an example by banning sale of junk food in schools. It also did not allow children to bring junk food from home. In another significant development, Delhi Court in March this year ruled that junk food – high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) – must be restricted in schools and a 50 meter radius. The restrictions on junk food, or HFSS as the court has termed it, was expected to cover schools all across India, and specifically restrict “Chips, fried foods; Sugar sweetened carbonated beverages; Sugar sweetened non-carbonated beverages; Ready-to-eat noodles, pizzas, burgers; Potato fries; and Confectionary items,” among others. The Court has instructed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), a governmental body authorized to regulate food standards,

Definition of junk food • Food that is high in calories but low in nutritional content. • Something that is appealing or enjoyable but of little or no real value. • Example: Chips, fried foods; Sugar sweetened carbonated beverages; Sugar sweetened noncarbonated beverages; Ready-to-eat noodles, pizzas, burgers; Potato fries; and Confectionary items.

Young students seen buying confectionaries outside a school in Dimapur. Photo by Imojen Jamir

to develop specific rules around how the restrictions will be enforced in 3 months. Additional Director of School Education, Lima Aier when contacted informed that the department had received the communiqué from Delhi sometime back. However, the recent Maggi ban seems to have spurred healthy food awareness in the department. “We thought this was an appropriate time to put the directive from Delhi into action,”

Aier stated. However, putting these words into action may be easier said than done. Aier said if one has to go strictly with the directives, restricted junk food items should not be sold within 500 yards of any school premises. Most of the school canteens and shops around the school vicinity can be seen laden with noodles, potato chips, confectionary items and carbonated drinks because these items are the highest selling point for the shop keepers.

In addition, there are other health hazards apart from processed junk foods. Local food items which are obviously cooked in unhygienic conditions using low quality items and sold by mobile food hawkers in the school surroundings is another major health concern. A BBC documentary on obesity in India revealed that India is suffering a massive obesity epidemic among its middle classes, with millions of Indians now morbidly obese as a result of the Western fast

food invasion. The documentary reported that doctors were fitting gastric bands on children as young as 13. As a result of the obesity epidemic, India already has largest diabetes population in world with 50 million sufferers. This scenario is fast catching up, alarmingly, in Nagaland, a place where the stable food is considered rice, vegetables and red meat. Now, noodles, chips and other junk food form the major stable diet of school going children and teenagers. While cases of hyper tension and diabetes are rare among children in Nagaland, Dr Yanger Aier of Jain Clinic said obesity is definitely on the rise, especially in urban areas. “There are increasing cases of obesity and gastritis among school going children and teenagers, as a result of unhealthy food hab-

its and sedentary life style,” he revealed. On the flip side, the responsibility on curbing junk food must go beyond the restrictions placed at the school vicinity. Dr Sao Tunyi, Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, explains why. According to him, the responsibility of parents in what their children eat is very important. “In many homes, awareness on healthy eating is not there. Parents prefer quick processed food instead of home food due to paucity of time and without a thought on the consequences,” he said. Dr Tunyi pointed out that the directive of the school department is a very welcome move since health of children and junk food has become a very crucial issue in modern day where food cravings are driven by high salt contents and commercial advertisements.

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‘Collective responsibility needed to restore peace’ International Day of Yoga:

Government appointed mediators meet leaders of Chang community

Dimapur, June 18 (mexn): The three member team appointed by the Nagaland State government as mediators in connection with the Chang – Yimchunger issue met Chang Khulei Setshang (CKS), the apex body of the Chang community on Thursday at Tuensang town. The main objective of the mediators is to bring about a lasting solution through permanent settlement and permanent demarcation of boundary in the disputed area. Convener of the mediating team, Tali Longkumer, on behalf of the mediators exhorted the CKS officials that a collective responsibility is needed to restore peace between the Changs and Yimchungers. He urged them to seize the opportunity given

to them for achieving peace. Longkumer also explained that the objective of the mediators is to help the two communities live in peace with each other for which they are on a “fact finding spree”. At the same time, he expressed his happiness that the ENPO sponsored peace committee is also working hard to restore peace between the two communities. He stressed that Changs and Yimchungers are neighbours sharing many matrimonial ties and so, they are inseparable and have no alternative but to live together in peace. The Convener further appreciated the cooperation given by CKS and appealed to them to ensure that no further clashes take place. Deputy Commissioner, Tuensang, Alem Jongshi, who also attended the meeting appreciated the cooperation given by CKS and the Chang community and encouraged them to

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uphold the resolution passed by the ENPO and the declarations made at the tripartite talks with the State government. The CKS officials welcomed the mediators and assured their full cooperation. They have disclosed that they welcomed the resettlement of Yimchunger families at Tuensang town. According to official reports, more than 400 Yimchunger families have already returned to Tuensang town. The CKS officials while admitting that they have their own share of lapses in the recent crisis assured that sincere Morung Express news ligious sentiments of the Christian people effort will be made for restoration of and the sanctity of its religious practices. permanent peace in the area. Dimapur | June 18 “It is unfortunate that such events are The mediators also met the vilhe International Day of Yoga being observed on Sundays and enforcelage leaders of Tuensang, Chendang, which is slated to be observed on ment of any sort is tantamount to the vioChendang Saddle villages. The team June 21 has come with mixed relation of religious freedom envisaged in comprising of Tali Longkumer (IAS actions and clash of sentiments in the Constitution,” the apex Church body retd), Sachopra Vero (NCS retd) and pointed out. Nagaland. Bieu Angami (NCS retd) later left for The Church, therefore, called upon As Nagaland Governor PB Acharya on Shamator to meet the Yimchunger the State government to refrain from enThursday rallied for all schools, colleges, public leaders. universities, student organizations, trade forcing any of its institutions, including unions and all members of the public to schools and colleges, to organize or particparticipate in good numbers and groups ipate in the said program. It also discourin the International Day of Yoga celebra- aged the students to attend to such program and the school tion, the Nagaland Baptist Church • Governor rallies for all and sundry to authorities not to participate in good numbers force upon them. Council (NBCC) The NBCC also categorically asked • NBCC says yoga is deeply rooted in legal recognition and pro- lenges faced by indigenous the State governalleged that the pracreligious beliefs and practices tection of their rights to people, particularly in rela- ment to refrain from • Nagaland School education dept tice of Yoga, which land,” the report says. This tion to shifting cultivation, enforcing any of its directs participation of all schools- apparently is projectrecognition of rights by the FAO has called for “indig- institutions included as secular, is deepprivate and govt state stems from the special enous people’s rights for ing schools and colly rooted in religious constitutional status for shifting cultivation in har- leges, to organize or participate in the said beliefs and practices of Hinduism. Nagaland guaranteed by mony with environmental program. “Though (NBCC) not against any reliArticle 371A of the Indian sustainability.” OSD, Governor, Raj Bhavan in a press gion, meditation in any form, philosophi“Indigenous peoples note announced that the “world has final- cal thinking and transcendental mediConstitution, which guarantees the ownership right are among the most vulner- ly taken cognizance of the importance of tation tied to any religion is viewed with of ‘land and its resources’ to able groups when it comes Yoga for a sound mind and a healthy body.” seriousness by the Church,” it stated. the people. to food insecurity, therefore The Church also called upon the Union “It is a victory for our ancient Saint PaShifting cultivation recognition of their right to tanjali and an honour and recognition to Government to desist from making Yoga or jhum, as it is widely re- shifting cultivation is cen- the memories of his great soul. It is a tri- compulsory but allow freedom of choice ferred to in the region, is the tral to their future food secu- umph for India’s contributions to the good to promote harmony and peace and susmost common land-use rity and environmental sus- health and sound mind formula for the tain the very foundation of secularism in practice across Nagaland. tainability. In order to reach human beings of the world,” it stated. the Country. The report pointed out the goal of Zero Hunger, Meanwhile, Director of School EducaThe Governor also maintained that that The Nagaland Envi- indigenous people must “all Indians should recognize what we tion in another press notification directronment Protection and be supported as a top prior- have and be proud of our heritage… ed all schools both government and priEconomic Development ity,” Hiroyuki Konuma, FAO since it is the “beginning of the country’s vate to observe/celebrate the “National (NEPED) project was an Assistant Director-General road to the top glory in the community of Day of Yoga on June 21 in their respective exceptional initiative be- and Regional Representa- the Nations.” schools.” cause it explicitly aimed at tive for Asia and the Pacific, “The Schools are requested to submit In a contradictory press statement, the the improvement of tradi- said while releasing the re- NBCC expressed deep resentment that the report along with photograph of the tional shifting cultivation port at the Foreign Corre- the Union Government’s decision to or- celebration to the Director of School Eduspondents Club of Thailand ganize International Yoga Day on June 21, cation for further submission to the Govand not at replacing it. Examining the chal- (FCCT). which is on a Sunday, will only hurt the re- ernment,” the notification stated.

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Nagaland state stars in FAO report on community rights Bangkok, June 18 (ianS): India’s northeastern state of Nagaland has been highlighted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as a successful case of safeguarding community rights over land and for practising shifting cultivation based on customary law. Also, a new publication on Shifting Cultivation, jointly released by FAO, has complimented indigenous communities for enhancing biodiversity, providing food security and having a smaller carbon footprint due to their simple lifestyle. It has also called for a new look at shifting cultivation and seeks to stress the “invaluable contributions” of indigenous peoples to conservation of nature, food security and solutions to climate change.”

The publication titled “Shifting Cultivation, Livelihood and Food Security: New and Old Challenges for Indigenous Peoples in Asia” was launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization Wednesday in Bangkok in collaboration with the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA). The report analyzed seven case studies of indigenous peoples in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Nepal and Thailand. “Except for Nagaland in India, where the state recognizes the communities’ rights over the land and shifting cultivation based on customary law, indigenous communities in all other case studies continue shifting cultivation without

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The Morung Express LocaL India retains polio-free status GB Federation on peace mission visit Kiphire Dimapur

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But threat of importation remains

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sudden onset of any form of weakness, in any part of the body in a child below 15 years within the last 6 months. This includes common cases like post-diarrhoel weakness, facial palsy, sudden limping on one foot (excluding injury) the Medical Officer will have to fill up the Case Investigation Form and notify it to the concern District Programme Officer UIP/RCH for further clinical investigation. The Reporting Units at the District are Civil Hospital, Bhandari CHC, and Chukitong PHC. She briefed on measles surveillance report and the ongoing Mission In-

Nagaland GB Federation president, L Shalem Konyak and office bearers on tour for peace across Nagaland visited Kiphire and had a consultative meeting with the GB Association Kiphire at the GBs Customary Court Kiphire on June 18. Speaking at the meeting the L. Shalem Konyak said, “All of us are a leader and as leaders, we are shouldering many responsibilities. To discharge the responsibilities given to us, we have to be honest, trustworthy and just, only then we will be able to deliver justice.” Stressing on peace, L Shalem Konyak said, “GBs are guarding and elders in Naga society and it is our responsibility to see that situation is conducive for the citizens.

WoKha, June 18 (mexn): The District Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance Workshop was held at the conference hall of the Chief Medical Officer, Wokha on June 16. Dr. Sheila Longkumer Surveillance Medical Officer-WHO as the resource person presented with data of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance report where she point out that India is Polio free since January 2011, but the threat of importation remains. It is crucial to maintain a sensitive AFP surveillance till polio is eradicated globally. She said that AFP could be reported in the case of

dradhanush feedback, issues; to make extra effort in spreading awareness and mobilization about the importance of immunization. Summing up the workshop, she urged the Medical Officers to be vigilant in reporting all case of flaccid paralysis irrespective of diagnosis and assessment of areas and note down any health care provider that the community visits, sensitize the ANMs and health staff to recognize and report AFP cases immediately, and maintain high population immunity. The participants were the SMOs, MOs and Asha Co-ordinators.

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Department These teams will start weekly inspection of the weekly bazaars from Monday ie, 22-06-15. The merchants and vendors must be in position valid ILP and Gate pass if they are from outside the state. Those found without such documents will be dealt with as per provisions of the law. The organizers are to submit in advance each week the following documents to the Administrative officer concern- Vehicles details with valid vehicle papers for good carriers. Permit will be granted to each vehicle that will be valid for one week. Vehicle and goods are liable to be seized if found without permit; Nature and quantity of commodities arriving at market.

Wokha | June 18

Minister for rural development and REPA CL John today said that the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland

To make situation peaceful, it is very important for each one of us to speak what is truth and not to deviate the truth for our personal gain.” He also asked the GBs association Kiphire to have trust and con-

fidence between the team and said that the Nagaland GB federation is always for peace in the state. A Taku Longkumer, General Secretary NGBF, Kakihe Yeptho Vice President NGBF and Tsath-

(DAN) government is all out for balance development in the state. He said unity is the first and foremost gateway to development. Inspecting the DRDA office here this morning,

the minister called upon the people to bury the differences if any and stay united to access the developmental activities. He also asked the DRDA officers to keep updating the

village functionaries on the change of guidelines in the rural development related schemes/projects so as to ensure that the latter act upon the procedure accordingly. The minister was also all praise the people of Wokha district for upholding dignity of labour and competitive spirit, thereby reaping outstanding result in the various competitive exams. John also called upon the officers and staff to be sincere and regular in their duties and serve the people with diligence. Earlier, he inspected the BDO office Chunlikha under Tseminyu sub –division. He was accompanied by rural development director Metsubo Jamir and others officials. Meanwhile, the minister will inaugurate new office building RD Block Chuchuyimlang on June 19.

DDTDWTU & DTOA to curb illegal collection of tax Students work in field to learn dignity of labour

DimaPuR, June 18 (mexn):The Dimapur District Truck Drivers’ Welfare Trade Union (DDTDWTU) and Dimapur Truck Owners’ Association (DTOA) have signed a memorandum of understanding between the two parties and have formed a co-ordination committee to curb unauthorized and illegal taxation from truckers. According to the MoU which was signed by chairmen and executives of DDTDWTU and DTOA stated that the

two organizations are indispensible and should have better understanding and co-ordination between two parties. The co-ordination committee comprising of representatives of DDTDWTU and DTOA would make effort to discourage and curb collection of unauthorized toll tax or any form of collections from the members of both the parties, which the MoU said is being practiced unabatedly by various associations and unions.

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Members of Mopungchuket Students Union Kohima works in a jhum field at Zubza on June 18. (DIPR Photo)

The Kohima Lotha Baptist Church organised a 3-day Father's camp at Prayer centre, Zubza from June 12 to 14. The camp was held under different session topics on Father's heart, Fatherthe word that can save the family and living a lasting legacy besides daily devotional services and bible study. Rev. Mhathung Lotha, Pastor, Rev. Sanki Kikon,Asso Pastor, K. Benry Lotha, Asso. Pastor, Arithung M. Kikon, Asso. Pastor, Mhonchumo S. Lotha, Asso. Pastor, A. Liponthung Yanthan, Asso. Pastor, Renthungo Kikon, Youth Director all from KLBC, T. Mhabemo Yanthan, Addl. Secy. Govt. of Nagaland and Dr. Ekonthung Mozhui, Pediatrician are the camp speakers in various sessions. Altogether 76 campers attended the three day programme.

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The near and dear ones of Late TIAYANGER OZUKUM convey our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone who were there with us during his treatment and your expression of sympathy in our times of sorrow which was a source of comfort which will be remembered with gratitude. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.

rongo second Head GB Kiphire also spoke on the occasion. Sepithong President KDGBA proposed welcome address and YT Sangtam president KSGBU proposed vote of thanks.

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ANTA Kohima unit meeting cancelled Kohima, June 18 (mexn): All concerned members of the All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA) has been informed that the general meeting of ANTA Kohima Unit which was to be held on June 20 at LCS Building has been cancelled due to some unavoidable circumstances. A press note issued by the General Secretary and President regretted for the inconvenience.

DC Mkg informs on PEC moKoKchung, June 18 (DiPR): Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel has informed all citizens of Mokokchung that the Permanent Enrollment Centre (PEC) for Mokokchung town is now functional at the Deputy Commissioner Office. The PEC for Ongpangkong has also been shifted to DCs office until further notice.

Joint director IPR holds meeting with DPRO Mkg and staff moKoKchung, June 18 (DiPR): Joint Director, IPR, Nagaland, Z. Tokishe Sema, had an overview meeting with DPRO and Staff of Mokokchung on June 18 to streamline the functioning of the office. Interacting with the staffs the Joint Director said that the department as a whole can streamline the functioning only when the functioning and problems of the district offices are taken into account. Keeping this in view the department officials are visiting all the district headquarters. The officer also did an overall assessment of the PA and photography equipment and noted necessary requirements for proper functioning of various official duties. DPRO Mokokchung who chaired the meeting highlighted some of the problems being faced by the office. Jt. Director also inspected the new building construction of the DPRO office.

RD block Chuchuyimlang new office building

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Nagaland GB Federation team with members of GB Association Kiphire after the meeting held at GBs Customary Court Kiphire on June 18. (Morung Photo)

Minister of rural development & REPA CL John during inspection to BDO office at Chunlikha on June 18. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent

Kiphire | June 18

MMC ban weekly markets ‘DAN all out for balance development’ within its jurisdiction moKoKchung, June 18 (DiPR): Mokokchung Municipal Council today issued an order informing that, “no weekly markets will be allowed within the jurisdiction of the Mokokchung Municipal Council. Permit for weekly markets are to be obtained from the Administrative Officer of the concern area.” ADC & Administrator Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC) Bendanglila has informed that the guidelines are issued in the interest of the security and health of public. Inspection teams have been formed under the Chairmanship of the Administrative Officer concern in co-ordination with the Police, Medical, Veterinary and Legal Metrology

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Kohima, June 18 (DiPR): The Mopungchuket Senso Cultural Club Kohima organised a day out with Mopungchuket students on June 18 at Zubza to emphasize on the dignity of labour and the tradition. The programme was organised with a view to impart knowledge of our forefathers working systems in the fields. The elders taught and shared their experiences of working in the fields and

showed the students various techniques involved in cultivation etc. The students later took part in cleaning weeds and surroundings of the fields along with the elders. The Mopungchuket Senso Cultural club has jhum cultivation at Zubza where paddy and different vegetables are being cultivated. Since most of the students have been born and brought up in towns, they do not have experience working at such kind

of environment. The elders also shared the importance of preserving one’s own culture and traditions and encouraged the students to work hard with full dedication in whatever they do. All Mopungchuket village students from Kohima took part in the programme. The Mopungchuket Senso cultural club Kohima was formed in 1991 with view to preserve the rich culture and traditions of our forefathers.

moKoKchung, June 18 (mexn): Minister for rural development and REPA CL John will inaugurate the new office building RD Block Chuchuyimlang under Mokokchung district on June 19 at 10:00 AM. Minister for National Highways & Mechanical Engineering Nuklutoshi will be the guest of honour. S. Chuba parliamentary secretary for veterinary & animal husbandry will deliver welcome address. Mokokchung DRDA project director Nolengol will chair the programme

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ASU consultative meeting on June 26 Kohima, June 18 (mexn): Angami Students’ Union has convened a consultative meeting on June 26 at 5:00 pm at de Oriental Grand, Themezie, High School Road, Kohima. ASU General Secretary Visako Rino in a press release said that all ASU seniors and concerned Angami leaders are invited to attend the meeting.

Revised rate of vegetables in Mkg town moKoKchung, June 18 (DiPR): ADC & Administrator Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC), Bendanglila, Mokokchung town has been revised as follows with immediate effect: Potatoes Rs.20/- per kg, Green Chillies Rs.50/- per kg, Cabbage Rs.30/- per kg, Carrots Rs.60/- per kg and Bitter Gourd Rs. 50/- per kg.

State Level competition on June 23 Kohima, June 18 (mexn): The Department of Social Welfare will be organizing a one-day state Level competition on creative performance, arts, writing and scientific innovation on June 23 starting from 9 am at Nagaland Bal Bhavan (Highland Park near Indira Gandhi Stadium). The participants from the competition will be school children in the age group of 10-16 years of age, stated a press note issued by Tulula Pongen, Joint Director.

Kuzhami Chakhesang Baptist Church Kohima (KCBCK) Youth Department organised a camp on the theme ‘The Father Heart of God’ at Mao Baptist Churches Association (MBCA) Prayer centre, Mowzhu, Mao, from June 11 to 14. The youth department has acknowledged Rev. Dr. L Tsangso, MC, Neizulo Therie, Dr. Tete Khalo and Pastor Neikko Mero –MBCA staff and the youth departments of Song Song, Kalinamei and Rabunamei Baptist Churches.

Sanglu Village under Longleng dist inaugurated

LongLeng, June 18 (DiPR): Sanglu Village under Longleng District was formally inaugurated on June 9 by MLA, 50 A/C Longleng, S. Pangnyu Phom as the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion the chief guest thanked Chief Minister of Nagaland T.R Zeliang for the recogni-

tion of Sanglu Village. He also thanked all the different departments for their support toward recognizing the new Sanglu village and further encouraged the citizen of the village to co-operate with all department officials in order to develop the Village. A short speech was de-

livered by Deputy Commissioner Longleng, Nikashe Sema. Exhortations were also given by Chuchuyimlang Village Council, Phom People Council, Village Council Yachem and Village council Yaongyimchen. Other highlights of the programme included folk

song from Yaongyimchen Union Longleng and vote of thanks by Y. Nuklu Phom Executive Secretary Phom Baptist Christian Association Longleng. The programme was attended all the neighboring villages, officials from different departments, public leaders and general public.

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Manipur-Myanmar attacks: why the violence is unlikely to stop Bharat Bhushan Source: Catchnews

Contrary to popular expectation, the attacks on Indian security forces in Manipur and Nagaland are unlikely to come down. The cross-border Indian military action in Myanmar may indeed have been a strong message to Northeastern insurgents groups sheltering there. However, there is every likelihood that their attacks on security forces will become more frequent in the coming days and expand into new areas. 'Revenge' for attacks on their camps in Myanmar may only be the proximate reason for this. The real reasons for a likely intensification in militant activity are quite different. The context The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) - or NSCN(K), the insurgent group that claimed the attack on the Indian army, and some of Manipur's Meitei insurgent groups suddenly have much larger concerns. The diverse tribes and ethnicities of India's Northeast are fixated on identity-based demands for their own homelands, articulated variously as demands for greater autonomy, statehood and even outright independence. Although many tribes live cheek by jowl, such competitive assertion of identity is seen by them as a zerosum game leading to inter-ethnic conflicts. It is in this context that the likely intensification of attacks on Indian security forces by the NSCN(K) and the Meitei insurgent groups have to be seen. An imminent settlement Straws in the wind suggest that all these groups are apprehensive of an impending, overarching settlement be-

tween the government of India and the main Naga insurgent group in India. As the government inches closer to settling the Naga insurgency, these groups are reacting to the prospect of a larger reconfiguration of forces likely to emerge in the region. The NSCN(K), by virtue of being largely a Burmese group now, will be left out of the settlement. And the Meitei insurgents fear that with a Naga settlement with Delhi, Imphal will lose its grip over the state's hill districts inhabited largely by Nagas. Although New Delhi has failed to seal an agreement with the Nagas, repeatedly since 1947, it now seems to be nearing closure. The agreement will be with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) - a rival of NSCN (K) - which claims to represent all the Nagas in India. The settlement will impact Nagas living in four hill districts of Manipur (Chandel, Tamenglong, Senapati and Ukhrul), two districts of Arunachal Pradesh (Tirap and Changlang) and some Naga-inhabited areas of Assam (Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills). An agreement with the NSCN (IM) would relegate all the other Naga insurgent groups - including the NSCN (K) - to the margins of Naga politics.

land (NSCN). In 1988, a fratricidal war broke out in the NSCN instigated by Indian intelligence agencies, and it began dissolving into an alphabet soup - NSCN(K) of Khaplang and NSCN(IM) of Isak and Muivah. In 1997, NSCN(IM) entered into a ceasefire with the government of India after it explicitly recognised the Naga insurgency as a political issue, not a law and order problem. Peace negotiations with the NSCN(IM) were initiated at the level of the Prime Minister's Office. The NSCN(K) also entered into a ceasefire with the Indian government in 2001 but negotiations were at the level of Home Ministry officials. No government in Delhi has negotiated with Khaplang directly - Indira Gandhi who held several rounds of talks with the Nagas in her time had categorically stated that India could not negotiate with a Burmese citizen. On the other hand, several Indian prime ministers have met both Isak Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah over 18 years of the Naga ceasefire. The NSCN(K) however, continued to be given legitimacy by India's intelligence agencies. In April 2012, the NSCN(K) signed a ceasefire agreement with Yangon without informing India, and began negotiating greater autonomy for the Naga areas of Myanmar. But it began Khaplang's fears to get marginalised in India. Its ceaseThe NSCN(K) is led by S S Khap- fire with India has since broken down lang, a Hemi Naga from Myanmar. He in March 2015. stands for a sovereign Nagaland encompassing the Naga areas in Myan- A history of splits and ceasefires mar and the Indian state of Nagaland. The Myanmar Nagas have also The NSCN(IM)'s focus is more on the been effectively separated from the Indian side of the border - in Naga- Indian Nagas by a series of splits withland and the Naga-inhabited areas in the NSCN(K). In 2007, it split with of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal the formation of NSCN (Unification) Pradesh. and did so again in 2011 with the forAt one time, the two groups were mation of NSCN (Khole-Kitovi) led unified under Khaplang, Isak Chishi by Nagas on the Indian side. Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah as the In March 2015, Wangtin Naga and National Socialist Council of Naga- P Tikhak exited to form NSCN (Refor-

mation), as they favoured continuing the ceasefire with India. All offshoots of the Khaplang group in India are believed to be under the broad protection of the Indian security establishment. In effect then, most of the Indian Nagas, irrespective of the NSCN faction they belong to, are now under the leadership of Nagas from India. They are either in ceasefire agreements with Delhi or do not oppose a Naga settlement. An agreement on the Naga issue with the NSCN(IM) could perhaps be extended subsequently to the remaining Naga groups within India. This would make Khaplang largely irrelevant on the India side. The negotiations The exclusion of the Home Ministry and the Intelligence Bureau from the current negotiations with the Nagas makes a settlement with the NSCN(IM) more likely. Neither do the Army nor the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) have any direct or indirect role. It means that the agenda is largely determined by the PMO - and implemented through the Prime Minister's emissary for the Naga talks - RN Ravi, Chief of the Joint Intelligence Committee. Ravi works under the supervision of National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, who has a personal rapport with the NSCN(IM) leaders since his days as Director, Intelligence Bureau. Doval, who also helped settle the Mizo insurgency, apparently believes that a mutually acceptable and honourable political settlement of the Naga issue is both possible and desirable. There now seems to be both a political will as well as a road map for settling the Naga issue. The two broad issues dogging the Naga settlement are - the distribution

of powers between the Centre and the Nagas; and the NSCN(IM)'s demand for the integration of all Nagainhabited areas. Reacting to proposals made by the Manmohan Singh government on these core issues, the NSCN(IM) had submitted a 'non-paper' (a discussion paper, which is formally a part of the official discussion). While the previous government did not respond to it, the Modi government has engaged the Nagas on their nonpaper. There is an expectation that the settlement could result in a non-state solution - creating an inter-state Naga body without changing the boundaries of existing states. If this happens, the Naga hill districts of Manipur, and areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, could be granted greater autonomy. In addition, they could also be part of a larger multi-state Naga structure cutting across state boundaries. Manipur's Meitei insurgent groups are concerned that such a Naga settlement could erode the imagined boundaries of Kangleipak, the old name for the Kingdom of Manipur, in whose name they fight for a separate nation. Any autonomy to the Naga tribes or a multi-state Naga body is seen by them as the first step towards changing state boundaries. Scuttling the deal In the run-up to the Naga settlement, therefore, the Meitei insurgent groups will continue to create problems for the security forces in cooperation with the Khaplang group, completely isolated in India, as well as the coalition they have formed with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). One can also expect them to foment clashes between the Nagas and others sections of the population, as

they have done in Manipur in the past. On 18 June 2001, the Manipur Legislative Assembly building was set alight in protests against the possible breakup of the state to accommodate the Naga demand for integrating their homeland. In 2005, in a move meant to provoke the Nagas of Manipur, Congress Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh declared 18 June as 'State Integration Day'. The Nagas responded with a blockade of the Imphal Valley causing widespread food scarcity - some real, and some engineered by the state government with an eye on the assembly election the following year. Each time the Centre has come close to an understanding with the Nagas, the Manipur state government has thrown a spanner in the works by whipping up sub-nationalist sentiment. The Congress ruling both at the Centre and the state between 2004 and 2014, played off local interests vs. nationalist interests to avoid making a deal with the Naga leaders. This time around though, mischief-makers in the Congress-led state government are unlikely to get any sympathy from the BJP-led Centre. This does not mean that the Metei nationalists - both over-ground and underground - will not provoke ethnic clashes. Attacks on the security establishment are bound to increase. In Assam and Arunachal also, the fear of the Naga settlement may whip up trouble in the coming months although it will not change their state boundaries. Editor of Catch News, Bharat has been a hack for 25 years. He has been the founding Editor of Mail Today, Executive Editor of the Hindustan Times, Editor of The Telegraph in Delhi, Editor of the Express News Service, Washington Correspondent of the Indian Express and an Assistant Editor with The Times of India.

'India considered air strikes as well' Manipur remembers June 18, 2001 Uprising new DelhI, June 18 (DnA): Before launching surgical strikes inside Myanmar on June 9, India had even thought about carrying out air strikes with the help of Sukhoi and MIG 29 or MI-17 helicopter gunships but gave up the idea as it could have done collateral damage and brought international glare on India besides unnecessary unease in diplomatic relations especially with China that has strategic and economic interests in Myanmar. As against the popular belief that the decision to carry out strikes inside Myanmar was taken by the cabinet committee on security affairs, the decision was arrived at a meeting headed by union home minister Rajnath Singh at his north block office on the day when the northeast insurgent groups killed 18 Army personnel in an ambush attack in Chandel district of Manipur, highly placed

sources revealed to dna. The decision was placed before Prime Minister Narendra Modi as soon as he came back from Bangladesh visit for the final go ahead which he immediately agreed to. Such decisions are not taken in CCS, you don't need to prepare a cabinet note for such decisions, said sources. Home minister was pretty decisive in the meeting in which defence minister Manohar Parrikar, MoS home Kiren Rijiju, NSA, Ajit Doval, home secretary L C Goyal, defence secretary G Mohan Kumar, Army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag and heads of RAW and IB were also present. "Home minister did not like when the Army chief showed little hesitation in striking inside Myanmar and sought more time for preparations. The meeting weighed all options including carrying out air strikes by fighter jets and even he-

PM non-committal on NE states' status: Tripura CM AgArtAlA, June 18 (IAnS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained "noncommittal" on continuation of the special category status for eight northeastern states, demanding the arrangement be continued for their development. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained silent on the eight chief ministers' demand to continue with the special category status," Sarkar told reporters here on Wednesday night after returning from New Delhi, where he met Modi on this issue. Expressing his apprehensions that the special category status of the northeastern states was going to end due to various factors, he demanded that the special status was a must to bring these underdeveloped states on par with other mainland states. "The prime minister also remained evasive on a joint meeting with all eight chief ministers. However, he agreed to attend the next meeting of North Eastern Council (NEC) in Delhi," the Tripura chief minister said. "If the central government does not provide funds for the development

of the northeastern states, we cannot approach Washington or Pakistan for money," remarked Sarkar, who has been the chief minister of Tripura for more than 17 years. All the eight chief ministers belonging to the Congress, Left and regional parties sent a signed resolution on April 23, urging Modi to continue with the 'special category status' to their mountainous states. Sarkar, a member of Communist Party of IndiaMarxist (CPI-M) politburo, said that after the Planning Commission's abolition, the funding pattern of Normal Central Assistance (NCA), Special Central Assistance (SCA) and Special Plan Assistance (SPA) had become unclear. He expressed the apprehension that after the formation of NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog and considering the 14th Finance Commission recommendations and the 2015-16 union budget, their special category status was going to end. There are 11 states in India clubbed under the special status category, comprising eight northeastern states, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand.

licopter gunships finally it decided to send special forces of Army. It was a difficult decision to arrive at for obvious pitfalls," sources said. In fact, but for the hesitation, the strikes could have been much sharper, giving lesser time to insurgent groups to anticipate and flee from one camp that was being run NSCN (K) military commander Niki Sumi, sources added. Conceding that the faux pas of revealing operational details by junior I&B minister R S Rathore led to call off more such strikes, sources said, preparations are being done to carry out strikes again in near future. "Care will be taken this time not to reveal anything," said sources.

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The Great June Uprising, Unity Day 2015 was observed in Manipur to pay homage to those 18 people who died during the unrest of June 18, 2001. Every year the event is held at Kekrupat, the memorial complex of the 18 willing victims. Representatives of various social orgnanisations paid tribute at the site.

The 14th edition of the observance was jointly organized by United Committee Manipur (UCM) and All Manipur United Clubs’ Organisation (AMUCO). The Bangkok Declaration, a ceasefire agreement “without territorial limits” signed between the Government of India and NSCN (IM) on June 14, 2001 created mayhem in the Manipur capital that turned into a violent agitation. During the un-

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NEW DELHI, JuNE 18 (IANS): In an attempt to showcase the country’s choicest spices and valueadded products, including lifestyle and personal care, Spices Board, through its initiative Flavourit, has launched two outlets here to provide government authorised spices at affordable prices under one roof. Spices Board is the flagship organisation under the union Commerce and Industry Ministry. Inaugurated by Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher on Wednesday, the outlets, named Spices India, will sell an array of products, including quality checked dry fruits, spices-infused chocolates, beauty creams, fairness oils, bathing bars, shower gel and shampoo. Also available are aromatic gel candles which include the fragrance of nutmeg, clove, cardamom, mint, vanilla and cinnamon. While inaugurating the

two shops - one each at Janpath and Dilli Haat, Kher said the experiment done by the Spices Board will improve the quality of spices in the market. “This initiative can help in a big way because today, while spices are available all over, quality becomes a big issue. Therefore, this experiment is not just to bring out packaged spice of good quality, but also validate and authenticate the purity of that spice because it’s coming out with the stamp of the Spice Board,” Kher told IANS at the launch.

The prices and quantity vary from product to product. The ambience of the showrooms, designed in white, attracts the viewers with the different colours of various spices. There are also chocolates with contain cumin, chilly, cinnamon, cardamom and clove tangs. Also available in the menu are gift boxes and containers with an array of superior quality spices. Amongst the personal care products include bathing bars, hair care, facial and skin care products made with premium certified spices. With laboratories in Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Tuticorin and Guntur, the Spices Board -- headquartered in Kochi -- encourages and facilitates direct purchase from farmers to ensure easy accessibility of the merchandise it sells, besides lending quality to the market products. “Spices India shops are part of the new thrusts to

Quality and authenticity are the USPs. “Strict adherence should be made to the correctness of weight and quality. In international context, we are one of the major suppliers of spices and what we sell outside, goes with certification. So, the bigger use of this experiment is for the domestic market and for the foreigners, who visit India,” he added. Spices India displays a wide variety of Indian spices and value-added products featuring an assortment of whole spices and a casket of exclusive spices extracts.

ensure sustainability of the industry. We have chalked out an expansion plan. We are talking to the state governments to provide space. We are hopeful of opening new outlets in various parts of the country,” A. Jayathilak, chairman, Spices Board, said. He added that the board is working hard to help farmers and collectives to secure a better price for their produce by trading directly with them. “Such a system eliminates middlemen; the collective can demand a fair price for the larger quantity of goods they sell. We are paying them higher price than normal market price,” Jayathilak said. Visitors can even taste spices at the stores at free of cost. Also they can get information about the products. Further, there is a small library where books and documentaries are available on varieties of spices.

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Increase in road construction; bitumen imports surge NEW DELHI, JuNE 18 (ET): A sharp pickup in road construction led to a 93% surge in bitumen imports in 2014-15, when 13 km of roads were built every day on average under the Narendra Modi government compared to 3 km in the last days of the previous regime. Bitumen is the first layer even in concrete roads and a step-up in construction activity is bound to reflect in the consumption of the commodity, officials said. “Road construction has picked up...If you go around you will see construction activity on stream,” a senior road transport ministry official said. Although the government is making efforts to switch to concrete and other new materials for road construction, bitumen is still consumed. For highways, especially, construction continues to be largely reliant on bitumen. According to Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell, imports of bitumen went up to about 4.5 lakh tonnes in 2014-15 from nearly 2.3 lakh tonnes in the previous fiscal. The domestic production of bitumen has remained flat at 47 lakh tonnes per annum for the last two years as it is considered a low value product while most refineries focus on high value products. Indian economy grew 7.3% in 2014-15 and the government has pegged growth

in the current fiscal at 8.1-8.5%. The government is expected to award about 10,000 km over the next few weeks as part of its plan to rebuild the country’s creaky road infrastructure to boost growth. The road transport ministry has set a target of achieving 30 km per day of highway construction by 2017. Experts said the sharp increase in bitumen imports is a sign that construction in stuck road projects is finally taking off. “Action on the ground seems to be picking up. We will also see more contracts being awarded, loans getting disbursed by the NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) now,” said Vishwas Udgirkar, senior director, Deloitte India. Of the 16 projects awarded during 2013-14, work has began on 12 projects. This is in stark contrast to the record of the previous two years, when only 10-18% of projects managed to start construction. According to Crisil, nearly 50% of the work has been completed in projects awarded last year. “Such momentum is unparalleled and stands in sharp relief to the imbroglio seen in the last couple of years,” the agency said in a report. The government awarded 7,980 km of projects in 2014-15, more than double the 3,962 km awarded in the previous year.

Micromax launches world’s ‘slimmest’ phone Audi drives in all-new SUV Q3 variant NEW DELHI, JuNE 18 (IANS): Micromax, a home-bred phone manufacturer, on Thursday launched its flagship smartphone Canvas Sliver 5 priced at Rs.17,999 here. The company says the device is the slimmest and lightest in the world. The 97-gram device ships in a 5.1 mm thick body and has LTE support and a Sony Exmos CMOS chip attached camera with Blue Filter. It has 4.8-inch AMOLED display and will be available in two colours -- gold and black. Commenting on the launch, Vineet Taneja, CEO of Micromax Informatics said: “At Micromax, we have been consistently working on the design lan-

boost from a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 1.2GHz Quad Core processor and a 2GB DDR3 RAM. The device sports an 8-megapixel rear camera, while the front camera is of 5 megapixels. It comes with 16 GB of storage. The phone has light sensor, gravity sensor, proximity sensor, magnetic sensor and accelerometer sensor and pre-installed apps like Scandid, Swiftkey, Hotstar, Quikr, Cleanmaster and Snapdeal. The Canvas Sliver 5 comes with a free 4G Sim and double data offer from Airtel which doubles the 4G data amount for any consumer activating the 4G Sim. The device will be available from end of June across India.

guage of our devices to align them with the evolving needs of new-age consumers. “The Canvas Sliver 5 is a testimony to this vision, bringing together the elements of unmatched design, style and performance in one device.” “Our association with Hugh Jackman for the smartphone truly embodies the aspirational and fearless persona of the brand Micromax,” he added. Micromax also started a 7-day door step service policy with the launch of the device. The phone will also sport a DiracHD audio suite that promises deeper sound and better bass. The Canvas 5, which comes with Android Lollipop, will get its

Microsoft revamps top management, 4 key executives leave NEW York, JuNE 18 (IANS): Four top executives are leaving tech giant Microsoft, including former Clinton advisor Mark Penn and ex-director of Nokia Stephen Elop, in a leadership shuffle announced by the firm’s CEO Satya Nadella, Efe news agency reported. The leadership changes constitute the biggest switch so far during Nadella’s tenure at the helm of

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NEW DELHI, JuNE 17 (PTI): German luxury car maker Audi today launched an all-new version of its popular SUV Q3 priced between Rs 28.99 lakh and Rs 37.50 lakh (exshowroom Delhi) as it tries to scale up in the Indian premium vehicle market. The new Q3, powered by a 1968 cc diesel engine, is the fourth of five vehicles Audi India plans to launch in five months. The vehicle will be available in three variants with the base variant priced at Rs 28.99 lakh, the mid version at Rs 33.99 lakh and top end at Rs 37.50 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). “We are confident that the new Q3 will bring in many new members to the Audi family much like it did since its launch and will further strengthen our dominance in compact luxury segment in India,” Audi India Head Joe King told reporters here. While the top-end price of the new Q3 has gone down Rs 1.09 lakh, the base variant price has moved up Rs 1.16 lakh compared with the earlier version. The mid variant has become costlier by Rs 1.49 lakh. Earlier this month, Audi had launched its super sports car RS 6 Avant priced at Rs 1.35 crore (exshowroom Delhi). The new Audi Q3 is the fifth vehicle car to be launched in India by the company this year after the Audi

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MEx FILE Medical board for Grade III & IV pensioner in Dimapur Dimapur, June 18 (mexn): The quarterly medical board for confirmation of service, invalidation and commutation of pension for grade II and IV staff under Dimapur District will be held from July 8-9 at 10 AM at the office of the chief medical officer, Dimapur. This was informed in a press notification Dr. M A Wati, the chief medical officer, Dimapur.

NPCC Meeting Notice Kohima, June 18 (mexn): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee will be holding a meeting of the its Executive Members June 26 from 11AM at Congress Bhavan, Kohima. A press note from NPCC general secretary, Medokul Sophie requested all the concern members including DCC to attend the meeting without fail.

BJYM meeting Dimapur, June 18 (mexn): The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) today stated will be organising a a Yoga awareness program on June 20 from 6 AM to 7: 30AM at the party head office, opposite Town Hall Aiko building, Dimapur. According to a press note from BJYM general secretary (orgn), Mathew K Janger stated that the decision for the same was ‘firmly’ taken at a meeting held today at BJYM State office, super market Dimapur. BJYM further requested to all the Morcha under the BJP banner as well as well wishers to attend the events positively.

UNTABA to hold border area people's meeting Dimapur, June 18 (mexn): The Executive Committee, United Naga Tribes Association of Border Areas (UNTABA) will be conducting a border area people's meeting with all the Executive Members of Japukong Senso Senden from 10 AM at Longchem Headquarter on June 20. This was informed as a press note issued by UNTABA general secretary, Imsumongba Pongener.

KLH committee meeting Kohima, June 18 (mexn): The Kohima Lotha Hoho (KLH) Tokhu Emong football tournament organizing committee has convened an emergency meeting on June 20 from 2:00PM at Catholic Association of Nagaland ( CAN) near Catholic Publication centre, to discuss the issues relating to forthcoming Tokhu Emong Tournament at Kohima local ground. A press note from the committee convenor, Janbemo Humtsoe has requested all the colony representatives in the said committee to attend the meeting without fail. For further information, contact the convenor at 9436650311.

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AASA clarifies on its advisories to NE students AASA president regrets “improper usage of words” that might have created confusion and also hurt the sentiments of 121 genuine Engineering Institutions in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Dimapur, June 18 (mexn): The All Assam Students’ Association (AASA) today clarified that the precautionary advisory to North East students it issued earlier does not pertains to those genuine Engineering Institutions having relevant affiliation in respective regulatory body. Observing that many states in the North East region are mobilizing students to study Engineering courses in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the AASA had given the advisory precaution to organization and individuals to ascertain the credential of the institution before sending their students. While maintaining that it was only trying to give “precautionary advice,” AASA in a press clarification issued by its president, Milon Choudhury regretted that “im-

proper usage of words” might have created confusion among many people and also might have also hurt the sentiments of those 121 genuine Engineering Institutions in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states which got extension of affiliation in 2014. “AASA would like to give clear clarification on this statement and also express deep regrets for generalizing the matter,” it added. However, it informed that system of affiliation is such that both Technical and Medical colleges have to fulfill certain criteria laid down by the respective Universities in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, failing which colleges will not get ‘Extension of Affiliation’ for that particular year. The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

(JNTU), in which most of these colleges are affiliated, did not give ‘Extension of Affiliation’ to 174 Engineering Colleges. However, out of ignorance, many students particularly students from other states are studying in those colleges, it added. “The students studying in such colleges under 2014-15 academic year though they study second, third and fourth semester, they won’t be able to write the end-semester examination or they may face problem after their result since these colleges were not given Extension of Affiliation in 2014”, AASU further stated adding that, however those students studying under 121 colleges are safe. However, for the benefits of the students, AASA further advised the concerned organisations and individuals planning to

study or sending engineering students to the two states to first - identity and confirm - the Extension of Affiliation for the year 2015. Further informing that JNTU has inspected all its affiliated institutions from May 21 to June 8, and had accordingly pin-pointed the deficiencies in those colleges which are not maintaining it’s laid down norms, AASA stated that their affiliation will not be extended if the institutions does not rectify the deficiencies within the giving time frame. In this context, AASA urged students planning to study engineering course in the two states to first ascertain whether these colleges had obtain the extension of Affiliation from JNTU for the year 2015 to avoid future complication.

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Nagaland police seeks riot control equipments Kohima, June 18 (nepS): After March 5 incident in Dimapur, the condition of the state police has been thoroughly exposed. One of the startling revelations soon after the unfortunate incident was the state police forces positioned in Dimapur on the fateful day was illequipped. They were without modern riot control weaponries to control the highly charged agitating crowd. Soon after the incident, then Deputy Commissioner Dimapur, the Superintendent of Police Dimapur and senior Jail Superintendent of the Dimapur Central Jail were placed under suspension, while the Government was admitting its total breakdown of law and order on the fateful day, the March 5, 2015 at Dimapur. The sources told NEPS that there were 11 Companies of Nagaland Armed Police/IR including 3 from the CRPF deployed on March 5 to control the surging and highly charged crowd. But things had gradually come to open that they were ill-equipped for face such agitations. Confirming this to NEPS, G Akheto Sema,

ADGP, IPS, said the state police force did not have riot control equipment and further disclosed that the Government had already submitted a proposal to the Government of India to provide all the necessary modern riot control equipment to the state. “We are hoping that we will get riot control equipment soon,” he said. It is Rs 19 crore proposal for the supply of “Riot control equipment” to the Nagaland police and it has already been submitted to the Government of India, he disclosed. “We are waiting from the Ministry.” Some of the requirements placed are tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, water cannons, armored fighting vehicles, aerial surveillance, riot helmets, face visors, body armor (vests, neck protectors, knee pads, etc.), and riot shields, etc. However, some police officers denied that they did not have riot control equipment. They said they had polycarbonate shields, polyhelmets, and even water cannons were given in 2010. But they were not sufficient to face any future riots or agitations, they explained.

Agape College extends its vocational internship SVSU highlights schools plight

Dimapur, June 18 (mexn): As a part of its 25th Year Celebration in January 2016, the Agape College has announced the extension of its current vocational internship training to senior students with the addition of an Entrepreneurism course/project. “The highlight of comE-Roll verification at IVR bined program is not only Dimapur, June 18 (mexn): A special campaign to provide the vocational for electoral identification and purification for II training, but selected stuDmr-2 A/C Polling Station 11 & 12, Industrial Vil- dents who qualify will be lage Razhuphe will be held again on Saturday, June 20. A press note from IVR Chariman-cum-Head GB, TL Angami and Council Secretary, Kenei Angami requested all the electorates of the colony who have not done the verification to do the same with concerned Dimapur, June 18 BLOs without failure. (mexn): The Zeliang People’s Organisation has Friend’s Club meeting reiterated its earlier stand Dimapur, June 18 (mexn): Friend’s Club Dhansi- that it is the only comperipar Areawill will be holding a meeting at the residence tent Organisation to adof its advisor, Kesalie Thopi at Bade Village on June 20 dress any matter concernat 10:00 A.M. A press note from its publicity secretary, ing the Zeliang people of Pushito Zhimo has requested every member to reach in Peren district. A general meeting time with membership fees/dues etc. Executive meeting held of ZPO(N) in Jalukie Town SPFDD emergency meeting on June 5 upheld its earDimapur, June 18 (mexn): The Sangtam Peo- lier general meeting’s ple’s Forum Dimapur District (SPFDD) will be hold- Resolution No.2 of August ing an emergency meeting at the residence of its 23, 2012 which stated that, treasurer, Tsithrongse, HD. GB Tsithrongse village “that any matter concernfrom 1PM on June 20. A press note from appended ing the welfare of Zeliang by its president, Er. T Athriba requested all the execu- People of Peren District tive members and the union presidents to attend the shall be solely responsible by the Zeliang People’s meeting positively. Organisation Nagaland

provided a post graduate start up loan by the College to implement the entrepreneurism project” stated a press note issued by its principal, Dr Kisheto Awomi. Initially vocational training will be offered in Piggery and Fishery units. A requirement for this project will be that the student will serve the Lord in some capacity in a ministry, he added.

Maintaining that activities exemplified by Apostle Paul (Acts 18:3) is applicable in 21st century Christianity, the principal further informed that Agape College is dedicated to lead the way for preparing and equipping people for God's ministry through excellent academic and life training. Admission for the Fall semester is open, late registration will end on July 1, he further informed.

Dimapur, June 18 (mexn): Drawing the attention of the department of school education regarding the lack of teaching staff, the Salomi Village Students’ Union (SVSU) has stated that the government high school, Salomi was functioning without any math or language teacher and only

two teachers at its Government Primary School. In a press note, the union president, Thsangthong Jangrü and general secretary, Longtsuthong L stated that the lack of proper teaching staff was creating ‘nuisance’ to the students’ community. The Union further informed that the existing

teachers were often found neglecting their normal duties inspite of various warnings to the school authority. In this context, the union extended its full support and cooperation to YAA for any appropriate action towards the erring staff of the Government High School and Government Primary School at Salomi village.

ZPO (N) reaffirms resolution and no other organisation is competent to do so, as such, no organisation shall be allowed to determine the future of indigenous Zeliang people of Nagaland.” According to a delayed press note issued by the ZPO (N) Media Cell stated that the same resolution was also earlier reaffirmed in the emergency Executive meeting in Jalukie Town on the January 19, 2014. “ZPO (N) is yet to publish any documentation on the values, traditional practices, and customarily law of the Zeliang people.

As such, a printed material averred as Zeliang Customary Law and supposedly claimed to have been released on May 28, 2015 under the aegis of an incompetent set up, itself was an act of deception and affront that the Zeliang people do not acknowledge,” it stated. Therefore, the ZPO (N) asserted that it would continue to prevail as guardian of the native Zeliang people in all respects and that the schemers, if any, “are themselves,’ are accountable on the ignominy of that instance.”

Rahul Aich, Area Sales Manager NE, TVS Gauhati (center), Shyamal Purkasyastha Manager, Dimapur Auto Works (third from right), Rajdip Roy Territory Manager TVS (second from right) and staff of A Mandal Dimapur during TVS Products Display held at Duncan Bosti, Dimapur on June 18. The TVS Carnival will conclude on June 20. Newly launched 125cc Phoenix Disc Bike will be available at Dimapur Auto Works, Purana Bazar on easy finance and attractive gifts. (Morung Photo)

Public SPace ‘Hypocrisy and game-plan of the Congress stand exposed’ Rejoinder to news report

he hypocrisy and game-plan of the Congress stand exposed as the suspended legislators, and not the party responded to BJP’s charges. CLP had implied that there was no solution in the past because Congress had not joined the ruling government. Now, that Congress has joined the present government for Naga political solution, Nagas will not have problem finding an honorable solution. CLP has owned up the responsibility for finding early solution. Therefore, should there be failure, CLP should own up that responsibility too. Since DAN-II (minus BJP) was an alliance of UPA-II in 2009, what stopped the Congress from joining the DAN-II government in Nagaland? On the eve of 2013 general election, they charge-sheeted the NPF government of

corruption in their booklet titled; “Ten years of NPF misrule in Nagaland”. Now, they have joined the very government they had charge-sheeted just yesterday. Wasn’t that swallowing own vomit? On 19th March 2014, the NPF CEC decided to join NDA alliance committing itself to uphold NDA’s policies and programs. The same was conveyed to Rajnath Singh, the then National BJP President by Dr. Shurhozelie, NPF President and K. G. Kenye, NPF Secretary General. CLP should know that, so long as this alliance continues, BJP has every business to question the entry of Congress into the government. The suspended Congress leaders also should know that being in the government, it was not appropriate on their part to criticize NDA policies and programs. The CLP has used “allparty government” as the

nomenclature. The Chief Minister and the DAN Chairman should clarify whether the present government is DAN-III government or an “all-party government”. Until this becomes clear, BJP Nagaland will abstain from all DAN coordination meetings in future. The mandate of the Naga people was given to DAN-III government and not to all party government. Congress and DAN alliance parties had fought the last election as bitter enemies. Also “all-party government” is out of question when independent MLAs are also part of the government. The hostile climate generated by Congress legislators’ entry into the government will not be in the best interest of the Naga people. Therefore, BJP Nagaland will leave it to the wisdom of the Hon’ble Chief Minister to decide. Dr. M. Chuba ao President BJP, Nagaland

esponding to article published in local dallies dated 15th and 16th/6/ 2015. I Mr. L. TUCCU (Secretary) Govt. Of NSCN (K) would like to clarify that I have not defected nor have deserted my Govt. I am still very much with the Govt. Of NSCN (K), along with faithful comrades of western Command under Col. Akaho. Be known that I have stood my ground in thick and thin with NSCN (K) and even in this juncture where many have given up their struggle, I am giving my whole for the sovereignty of my Nagaland leaving behind all my love ones, and will continue till my last breath. I will not forsake the fight to protect my ‘GOD’ given race and land, my NAGALAND. The baseless allegation was conspired by Lt. Col. Issak Sumi, after brainwashing Kilonser Starson, who is far off in the east in order to

damage my sacrificial image and the Govt. Of NSCN (K) in particular. Every intellectual whether in uniform or civil know that a mere Lt. Col. cannot dismiss or terminate a Secretary. He cannot by-pass the authority of his Excellency S.S. Khaplang and other council of Kilonsers. If at all I am to be convicted of a crime, my Govt. Is there to examine and take appropriate action against me. The Govt. Of NSCN (K) have the final say. This is purely a one man conspiracy theory. He has breeched the NSCN (K) moral code of conduct. So to say he Lt. Col. Issak Sumi attempted my life on 22nd /12/2013, injuring my right hand and a bullet hit my elder brother family. The action of Lt. Col. Is purely anti-Govt. Such kind of individual exercising power in their own hand will not be tolerated. Kuknalim

Some of the vendors and customers are seen participating at the sales day of NSRLM SHG, at Purana Bazaar. on June 12. EAC Chumukidima, Thungbemo Patton the inaugurated the event. It was organised by village level organisation (VLO) NSRLM, R.D. Block Chumukidima.

L. Tuccu Secretary Govt. Of NSCN (K)

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23 Assam Rifles conducted a medical camp at Taknyu village in Tuensang district on June 6. A total of 102 patients were treated and given free medicines, according to a press release, which said that the common ailments prevalent in the area were backache, abdominal/ gastro cases, upper respiratory infections, common cold and fever.

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The Morung Express FRIDAy 19 JunE 2015 volumE X IssuE 166 By Dr. sao Tunyi

The pressure to stay in fashion

here is relentless pressure for both the young and the notso-young of our generation to stay in touch with the latest: breaking news, phone app, designer wear, car model, etc. The slightly older folks struggle to stay relevant by practicing the sms lingo, opening a facebook account, trying their hands at online gaming, or going for that funny colored dress. It doesn’t come out well at times. Some dads embarrass their kids by posting family pictures which can also pose security threat to the family; kids get irritated trying to teach their moms how to use WhatsApp. Some try to put on that stylish American accent and the mother tongue influence pops out unaware leading to red-faced moments. Everyone wants to break the news online, be it about an earthquake or a spelling mistake on a roadside billboard. But when kids think that they are on top and in touch with the latest, times change, and after a quick while, they go out of fashion. I have always lagged behind my peers in dressing sense, but what I observed is that the fashionistas of my time are now being overrun by the newer human beings who came after us. It is no use trying to keep up with it because age drags you in the opposite direction. Or, if you are a city dweller and have gone to a village without satellite TV, internet, or newspaper; you realize that in a few days, the world has moved on without your knowledge. You have missed many headline news and in conversations, people ask you, ‘where have you been? Aren’t you aware of it? Everybody’s talking about it’. So, in order to enjoy conversations, it requires you to stay in touch with the news. One WhatsApp picture message says that earlier, people dialed telephones to call, and then they pressed their mobiles to call; now they touch their smart phones to call. Software like antivirus in your laptop require constant updating and upgrading that if you refuse to obey their command, newer virus will invade and destroy all your hard labor. So, you have to either keep pace with it, or become out-dated and become a museum specimen. Preachers also need to update their sermons and their style of sermon delivery so that it will suit the taste of the modern congregation. The fear of being out of touch with the present is high. So, the modern preachers go by the latest statistical data and chic forms of presentations. There is nothing wrong in being fashionable. But the relentless pursuit of relevance can become a form of idolatry as Os Guinness said (he calls it the Idol of Relevance). The Gospel has this funny thing about it that when it is conformed to what the world is saying in order to stay relevant, it becomes irrelevant. But when taken in its historical form and let it speak for itself, nothing is more relevant than the Gospel for our time or any time. The solution to the relentless pursuit of relevance is to understand the time that we are living in. What is it which drives our lives? What is the dominant ideology which governs the private and the public lives of our time? For people living in an Agrarian society, or in the time of Industrial Revolution, Renaissance, or Communism, there were certain ways of thinking and living. What are the dominant forces which run our economy? What is the dominant school of thought or value system which controls our society? For a start, a critical look at the role of money, sex, and power will make us understand the main driving forces of our time. There are some wise old folks who continue to stay relevant although they don’t chase after the latest fashion or hunt for breaking news. So, in a way, understanding the time we are living in will prevent us from becoming irrelevant. Dr. Sao Tunyi works as an Epidemiologist at Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Kohima. Feedback can be sent to saotunni@yahoo.co.in, or visit his blog www.thatchhouse.blogspot.in

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Mstyslav Chernov Associated Press

Conflict deepens mental wounds

henever the bombs fell, the men and women in the psychiatric ward would huddle in terror around fellow patient Valentina Izotova, a stout, maternal-looking woman, and she would read to them from her favorite book. They hardly understood a word, but her voice soothed them. The hospital in Ukraine's war-torn east has been shelled eight times since the conflict started more than a year ago, blasting a huge hole in a wall, shattering windows and terrorizing patients. Long suffering from the trauma within their minds, they now suffer the trauma of war, abandonment and a shortage of psychiatric medication. "People lived so peacefully, there was at least some joy," said Izotova, who teared up as she spoke. "And now we only wait for the next explosion, wait for someone to start shooting. We are disturbed and worried." The suffering is manifest even on days when there is no fighting. Patients wander the corridors aimlessly. Their emaciated faces stare out from beds. Endlessly, they mumble the same, incoherent phrases. The staff — what's left of it — face the crushing struggle of caring for confused and vulnerable charges with insufficient manpower and constant anxiety about how to obtain the medication that can bring the patients a measure of peace, as fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels gathers new force after a lull. The hospital, like scores of others in the rebel-controlled east, is plagued not only by the bombs and bullets but by an effective government economic blockade. The government has stopped sending pensions and other social payment to the rebel-held territories, and residents can get the money only by traveling to government-controlled areas. Getting the paperwork to do so is laborious. The trip itself can be stressful and perilous, and many of those in most need of money have mental or physical ailments that prevent them from traveling at all. "When war started in July last year, our financing was stopped; no salaries, no drugs, no food. We had emergency rations, which every hospital had at the beginning of the war, that's why we could survive a few months," said chief doctor Tatiana Sergunova. In April, rebels began paying some pensions, but "it's a blockade, it's impossible to bring medicine here." The international aid group Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, said psychiatric patients across eastern Ukraine are suffering from a lack of basic care. "The problem of drugs in psychiatric hospitals is severe problem. So we visit these institutions, find that they have lack of drugs to treat all these patients," said Franklin Friaz, an MSF medical coordinator. "For example antibiotics, painkillers, and most important for them is psychotropic drugs." Even when it has money, the hospital can't buy the required medications because pharmacies don't have them in stock. Major humanitarian organizations like MSF also have difficulty finding the drugs needed by the mental patients. That means there's sometimes no respite from mental suffering even as war drives it to unbearable levels. The Horlivka hospital itself is fitfully recovering. The broken windows have been repaired, and some new staff has been hired, though they are inexperienced. "I have to work for two people now," said one of the doctors, Evgeniy Menyaenko. And more demands may be placed on its hard-pressed staff. Loic Jaeger, the Ukraine emergency coordinator for Doctors With Borders, said requests for mental health support are rising from people not afflicted by mental illness, but unable to shake the trauma of war. That could strain the Horlivka hospital, which has only one psychologist to care for the 30 patients already there with serious psychological damage from the conflict. "Around 80 percent of people who come to us now need help in dealing with losses, losses of family members," said psychologist Victoria Yarotskaya.

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Virginie Ladisch and Lindsay McClain Opiyo

For children born of war, what future?

n recent weeks, more than 700 women and children have been rescued from Boko Haram by the Nigerian Army. Reports suggest that at least 214 of them are visibly pregnant. While agencies like the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provide much-needed emergency medical and psychosocial support, little effective analysis exists on the long-term needs and challenges of these children born of war and their mothers. Unfortunately, the experience of women and children abducted by Boko Haram is not unique to the emergent situation in northern Nigeria. Nearly 2,000 miles away from Boko Haram’s stronghold in the Sambisa Forest in northern Nigeria, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) traverses the jungles of central Africa with hundreds of captive men, women and children. Known for using similar tactics of abduction and forced marriage as Boko Haram, the rebel group has survived for more than two decades despite numerous political and military attempts to expel it. Meanwhile, communities in neighboring northern Uganda, the original theater of the LRA, have experienced relative peace and security for nearly a decade, yet a multitude of economic and social consequences of the conflict still remain. One such issue has risen to prominence as of late, with some leaders going so far as to call it a ‘time bomb’: what will become of all of these children born of war? Thousands of such children exist on the margins, fathered through sexual violence by not only the LRA, but also government forces and a multitude of other state and non-state armed actors. As these children enter into early adulthood, with many now in their teens and twenties, increasing questions (and conflicts) of identity and belonging have emerged, prompting calls for targeted programs and policies to address their plight. While the prevalence of sexual violence in conflict has received increasingly greater recognition in public, policy and academic circles around the world, the majority of the resultant reports and responses focus on short-term needs and largely ignore children born of sexual violence. Last month, the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) conducted an assessment in northern Uganda to understand the needs and challenges of incorporating children born of war into reparations and development policies. Our findings, which will be produced in a report later this year, reveal long-term needs and challenges of children born of war that (re)integration programs and policies have largely ignored and overlooked. When the initial rush of attention and humanitarian aid wanes, it is important to keep in mind the longer term consequences of conflict on the children born of war and plan interventions accordingly. Prioritizing the unique needs of children There is a need for special programs for children born of war. Often times, programs focus exclusively on their mothers, as the immediate survivors of conflict sexual violence. While mothers undoubtedly have a need for such support, the needs of their children may differ and it cannot be assumed that programs designed for the women will trickle down to the children. In societies where one’s identity derives from paternal lineage, children with unknown or untraceable fathers can face considerable hardship living with maternal relatives. Increasingly, peer-support groups have been a popular strategy in northern Uganda to provide psychosocial support to female survivors of conflict sexual violence. No such groups exist for the children, in part because of a lack of prioritization by non-governmental organizations and donors, and because of the challenges and sensitivities involved in identifying and mobilizing them. Further, the programs for women survivors who bore children need additional support to recognize their status as mothers. For example, in northern Uganda, where persons returning from the rebels were awarded reinsertion packages of basic household items by the government, there were no ad-

ix upper and lower case letters in your password? Substitute the numeral 1 for the letter l? Throw in an exclamation point and other special characters? Who can remember all that for dozens of websites and services? No wonder it's tempting to turn to apps and services that promise to keep track of your passwords, either on your device or online. All you need to remember is your master password. But these password managers are like treasure chests for hackers. If your master password is compromised, all your accounts potentially go with it. Services that store password data online are particularly troublesome because they are easier for hackers to break. Don't do it, I've been saying for years. Now, I hate to say, "I told you so." LastPass, which offers a service that stores multiple passwords in encrypted form, says it has detected "suspicious activity." Although it says it found no evidence that individual passwords or user accounts were breached, it's advising users to change their LastPass master password. I advise users to come up with a better system instead, one that relies less on just passwords. Here are some tips: ALL ACCOUNTS AREN'T EQUAL Instead of having to remember dozens of complex passwords, maybe you need to remember only a half-dozen. Focus on accounts that are really important: Bank accounts, of course. Shopping services with your credit card information stored. And don't forget email. Who would want your mundane chatter? Well, email accounts are important because they are gateways for

Women and children sit outside a burnt house following a attack by Boko Haram militants in Gubio, Nigeria, on May 26, 2015. Children are now being seen as potential threats after an "alarming spike" in suicide bombings by girls and women being used by Boko Haram militants in northeastern Nigeria, the U.N. children's agency. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)

ditional allowances for those with children born in captivity. This trend continues today, with many governmental and non-governmental programs recognizing formerly-abducted persons as a special category for assistance, but not children born of war. Reintegration at the community level Generally, (re)integration programs often overlook the communities within which children born of war live and focus on preparing the mother and child, while overlooking the needs of the community. The families and communities within which these children will live must be adequately prepared for their return. As much as the children deserve special programs for the violations they suffered, their communities do too. In conflicts like those in northern Nigeria and Uganda, war has affected nearly everyone. Trauma and scarcity of resources, for instance, can contribute to the exacerbated stigmatization and rejection of children born of war. Formerly-abducted women and their children may only initially be welcomed into homes and communities due to the appeal of the resources from reintegration programs that they return with. Tensions and conflicts often emerge over time, however, especially as the resources dry up and children reach school-going age and require additional support for fees and school requirements. Other times, as experienced by some mothers in northern Uganda, their relatives initially welcomed the women but refused to accept their children, forcing the women to leave home and rent in urban centers where they experience relative anonymity. Any programs or policies that support these children or their mothers must consider the social circumstances in which they live. Failing to view other relatives and community members as key stakeholders in any support they receive is likely to undermine any efforts. More than a one-off sensitization campaign, it is necessary to take the time to understand how the community perceives the returning mothers and their children born of war as well as the specific obstacles the children are likely to face (such as land access, stigma, and resentment) and together with the community devise strategies to overcome those obstacles. In northern Uganda many young mothers felt that receiving support to become productive and self-sufficient was the key to gaining respect in their community and overcoming stigma, rather than just psychosocial support.

policies. Even amongst children born of war under the same circumstances or within the same group of fathers, individual needs and circumstances may greatly differ. For instance, female and male children will face different challenges in societies in which females’ families receive dowry when their daughter marries while males are expected to inherit land and other resources when they come of age. In northern Uganda, some families and clans have rejected male children born of war to a higher extent than females because they do not want to allocate land to them on which to settle when they come of age. Ethnicity can also affect levels of acceptance and acknowledgement, as can the identity of the father. In Uganda, children born of rape by government forces are largely invisible, due in part to the fact that the same government under which these atrocities were committed is still in power. Further, children whose parents are from different regions or ethnicities reportedly face greater stigma than children born of war to parents of the same ethnicity. This is especially severe if the father is believed to be from a group for which the conflict is blamed. Any interventions or responses to meet their needs must recognize these nuances and respond accordingly.

Focusing on the future The ICTJ’s assessment underscored the reality that the needs of children born of war shift over time and require long-term visioning and planning. The needs of children born of war are not the same when they are infants as when they are young adults. Their identity and needs constantly evolve over time as conflicts and circumstances shift over time. The interventions of UNFPA and other organizations providing support in northern Nigeria must evolve accordingly. Whereas the pressing need today may be counseling for the mother and medical support for a safe delivery of the child, in the future, the need may be access to education, land, livelihoods, justice and redress. Not every organization may have a mandate to provide support this far into a post-conflict period, but the needs of children born of war shall remain. Organizations involved in programming and policymaking must maintain a panoramic view of the reparative justice needs of children born of war while the lens is still fixed on the young women rescued from Boko Haram. Within this view, taking the time to extend any work involving children must also incorporate the receiving communities to ensure that the cycle of violence is not repeated through the next generation. It is important to recognize and plan for children born of war so that they can outgrow the negative The differentiated impacts of gender Anticipating the nuances and gender differences consequences of the circumstances of their birth, and among children born of war is a critical part of de- have the hope of a brighter future where they are treatvising appropriate and responsive programs and ed with dignity and their rights are respected.

Tech Tips: Stay safe by reducing reliance on passwords Anick Jesdanun AP Technology Writer resetting passwords for other services, Make sure the ID service offers twosuch as your Amazon account to go on step verification, as I'll explain later. a shopping spree. Turn that on. Again, use these only for your lessWHAT ABOUT OTHER ACCOUNTS? important accounts. For the highly Maybe you don't need to worry sensitive ones, choose a unique passabout a password for a discussion foword and remember it. Write it down rum or a news site. Yes, there's the by hand and keep it in a safe place. If embarrassment of someone posting you must store it electronically, use on your behalf, but it's not the same password-protected files kept on your as stealing thousands of dollars. Yet if device — not online. it's a discussion forum you value, and you've established a reputation under PHONES AND FINGERPRINTS that identity, you might want to priIf you haven't protected your phone oritize that, too. with a passcode, That thinking tsk tsk! Someone applies to socialcan easily swipe media accounts your phone and such as Faceget to your email book and Twitaccount to unter. lock all sorts of For the rest other accounts. of your accounts, it's not as bad to turn Fortunately, the latest iPhones and to a password manager, but it might Samsung Galaxy phones have fingernot be necessary. Web browsers from print IDs that make it easier to unlock Apple and Google have built-in mech- phones. Instead of typing in the fouranisms for storing frequently used digit passcode each time, you can tap passwords. You even have options to your finger on the home button. sync those online if you use multiple Apple now allows other app developdevices. Google's new Smart Lock fea- ers to use that fingerprint ID, too. So you ture extends that to Android apps, too, can unlock banking apps with just a tap so you're not limited to Web browsing. of your finger. In its upcoming Android Many services also let you sign in with update, called M, Google is also promisyour Facebook or other ID instead of ing to make it easier for app makers to ingenerating new passwords each time. corporate fingerprint ID. And Microsoft

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plans support for biometrics — such as a fingerprint or iris scan — in the upcoming Windows 10 system. DOUBLE SECURITY Major services including Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Dropbox offer a second layer of authentication, typically in the form of a numeric code sent as a text message. After you enter your regular password, you type in the code you receive on your phone to verify that it's really you. A hacker wouldn't have access to your phone. You need to go into the account settings to turn it on this feature, which goes by such names as two-factor authentication or two-step verification. It's a hassle, but it keeps your accounts safer. Just assume that your password will get compromised at some point. This extra layer will keep the hacker from doing anything with it. EVEN SAFER ... When given a choice, sign in with your mobile number rather than your email address. It's much easier to hack into an email account to reset passwords. Of course, you'll have to trust the service not to use your mobile number for marketing. In many cases, I still use my email — with the two-step verification. Also be careful when creating security questions to reset passwords. Your dog's name? Your first school? These are things someone might find on your social-media page or elsewhere online. I make up answers and make them as strong as my regular passwords. I won't repeat my tips on creating strong passwords, but you can find them here: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/7ways-create-better-stronger-passwords

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19 June 2015

PERSPECTIVE NEWS ANALYSIS, FEATURE AND DISCOURSE

Tourism amidst Armed Conflicts in Nagaland

aga national movement for independent sovereign nation started way back before the Indian got its independence in 15th August 1947 and this struggle for Independence continue to stay alive till toady. This has adversely affected the growth and development of tourism in the state of Nagaland. The concept of tourism in Nagaland is a very recent phenomenon. After the creation of state of Nagaland in 1963, the progress in the field of tourism was comparatively and relatively slow. Despite the developments of various forms of tourism, it has been concentrated in only a few District headquarters like Kohima and Dimapur. Therefore, tourism in Nagaland remains at an infant stage partly because tourism was put in a subordinate status prior to 1981 when it was a part of the Department of Information and Public Relations. But since 1981, after it was upgraded to a full-fledged department, the Department has undertaken various activities of tourism development in the state. Nevertheless, insurgency and many unforeseen turbulent socio-political situations in Nagaland for over six decades continue to adversely affecting any efforts of the department resulting in negligible tourism development in the state. A ceasefire agreement signed by Government of India (GoI) with NSCN (IM) in 1997 and with NSCN (K) in 2001, coincide with the state government decision to organise a mega tourism promotion event The Hornbill Festival in 2000, which later becomes an annual events, spurred the growth in arrivals of both domestic and international tourists. After 1997 ceasefire agreement, when Indo-Naga peace talk started with India giving due recognition to the Naga political movement, the situations in Nagaland also saw another dawn of peace, which, enable the Government of Nagaland to realised the importance of tourism development as a support to cultural and socio-economic development in the state. It was only in 2000, the Tourism activities have been made eligible for all benefits and

subsidies to the different tourism sectors. Under the State Industrial Policy of Nagaland, Tourism was accorded the status of ‘Priority Sector’. Since then, the Department of Tourism has started developing tourist facilities/amenities at various places. However the funds for various infrastructure developments highly depends on the enthusiasm and inputs from the central government. In other words, the state government’s outlook towards tourism development depends entirely on central assistance. However, after the abrogation of ceasefire agreement between the NSCN-K and GoI in April 2015, the state would likely to witness a decrease in tourist arrivals as the people both within and outside are apprehensive of the aftermath situation. The fear of escalating tension and possible renewed conflicts between Indian army and Naga national workers could affect tourism scope in the coming years. Role of Tourism towards Naga struggle for self-determination: We can perceive Tourism as an approach which can supplement our present effort for social and political settlement with the India. If tourism is operated with sustainable principles and practices, it can have positive impacts towards creating a self-reliant society and create an economic society where our people could survive on our own. The significance of identifying the potentials and maintaining sustainable tourism in Nagaland can also be a tool for eradicating poverty and unemployment problems facing by the state. The view accepts that conflict is a constructive social process which helps to establish Naga integration, develops a sense of self-identify, encourages community building, and contributes to progressive economic and social change. It affirms this positive aspect of conflict and state that it is a necessary condition for change in social relations and hence is useful. In line with this appraisal, some positive consequences of Naga armed struggle in regards to the socio-economic aspects of tourism can be identified. Tourism in our state can also

Subject Matters Chanchibemo Shiteo help us to promote our unique idenLately, many of us particularly tity to the world, at the same protect the youngsters, although proudly our identity from being absorbed to talk of our good cultural values, on other culture. the hand when we check the reality from close angle it is disheartenRestoring peace for ing to observe that there are overdevelopment of tourism: Peace is a prerequisite condi- whelming decline of our cultural tion to ensure the development of values and ethos. Nevertheless there tourism. Peace, in this sense, not are also some counterbalanced to only indicates the absence of direct keep our culture alive by given atviolence but also sustains peaceful tention to contemporary voices and relationships among all levels and the perpetual redefinition and resegments of society and between structuring of cultural forms, within society and nature. It is based on the flow of past and present threats human rights, economic wellbe- and challenges from diverse and ing, and socio- political equality for complementary perspectives. Considering the external adverse all the people. Tourism in general is highly vulnerable to turmoil and factors of complex nature, which are can thrive only under peaceful con- beyond the control of the state government, special attention need to ditions. Peace must be therefore restore be given in safeguarding and proin Nagaland for the development moting our rich culture and values and promotion of tourism. The state while developing tourism the state must ensure to create a congenial in order contain the cultural chalenvironment, friendly and condu- lenges in near future. This can be cive, for the tourist who are visiting done by creating awareness in our Nagaland. The message of main- society and imparting those values taining peace in Nagaland and the among the younger generations. security of the tourist should be only in rhetoric but also should convey Media – a critical partner: What is often overlooked is the and exhibit in action. important role which the media Naga culture and Tourism: plays when any events like hornbill When we study all the aspects festivals is organized to attract the of our unique Naga history and cul- tourist which can bring to a standture, past and present, it certainly still. When faced with disaster, be indicates that our culture has been it natural or acts of man, tourists constantly changing and evolv- tend to doubt visiting the said desing. This is no exception though as tination. This effect its ability to offer no culture of the world has remain tourist a local experience in terms of stagnant. Instead, the current trend infrastructure and tamper their spirshows a wide range of assimilations it and enthusiasm. Safety and secuand dissimilation’s depicting the of- rity, as well as experience satisfacten subtle interactions between our tion played an important factors in neighbouring tribes, and we have attracting tourist in any place. When change over the course of time. things turns wrong it create natural

The BBC must not allow the press to dictate its agenda

he BBC promises to be independent, impartial and honest. These are glittering, noble ideas. They hover above the BBC like guiding lights, stars to reach for but never quite touch. They inspire the public’s trust. As a journalist working in BBC News and Current Affairs for four years those values were my master, the true bosses I strove to serve. Yet how those values are interpreted internally and externally is controversial and integral to the BBC’s battle for longterm survival. Working for the BBC doesn’t mean that you undergo a lobotomy of your political views, as Andrew Marr memorably joked. My professional duty was to put personal opinions aside whilst reporting for the public. My role was to test all claims equally, submitting them to the same rigorous scrutiny. We all have a cognitive bias where we are quicker to accept facts and ideas that confirm our beliefs and prejudices and reject those that don’t. Working for the BBC means questioning yourself as much as your interviewees, checking that you are being fair to all sides, and listening closely to all. Impartiality doesn’t mean neutrality. The investigative journalist Nick Davies provides a helpful example to illustrate this when he teaches. He says (and I paraphrase): If person A says it is raining and person B says it is sunny, many journalists will report just that. But a good journalist goes outside and checks, then reports which one is lying. Impartiality means treating all claims fairly, then verifying where possible. Those two ideas formed the compass which I used to navigate every story. Treat all fairly and look unabashedly for the truth. Then one day I was debating an issue of representation in a documentary with an executive producer and assuring them that I was being impartial, when they said, “It’s not just about being impartial, it’s about being perceived to be impartial.” Those words cut me adrift. Such a nebulous job description drew us into uncertain territory. It implied second-guessing audience expectations. It conjured up a hall of mirrors liable to reflect back power and confirm pre-existing prejudices. That observation - “It’s about being perceived to be impartial” - crystallised the complexity and vulnerability of the BBC’s task. The notion of impartiality is inherently social, political and cultural in its construction and interpretation. It demands an attentiveness to the forces that shape the public’s ‘perception’ of BBC coverage. Newspapers are incredibly powerful and influential. I spent six months working for Newsnight around the 2010 election and was regularly frustrated by the degree to which newspapers framed daily debate and set the parameters of discussion. The morning meeting at Newsnight routinely involved discussing the day’s papers. When briefing News-

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Perceived pressure from the press and politicians is impacting on the BBC’s news coverage. In Britain's cynical media environment, those working inside the corporation must fight for its core values night presenters for interviews, one would discuss a range of questions but normally the ones asked would follow the same lines that had been pursued all day. This kept discussions maddeningly narrow. Justin Lewis has highlighted how the BBC was press-ganged during the 2015 election by a print media overwhelmingly in favour of the Conservatives and against Labour. The BBC too often allows a partisan press to set the agenda, serving to amplify their power, rather than provide a check on it. This is especially concerning when you consider who owns our major titles and the power of advertising contracts. Veiled private interests distort public debate. The BBC also tends to be prejudiced towards official sources. Journalists appeared more willing to report official lines verbatim and with less scrutiny, granting them superior status. Claims from members of the public or pressure groups were more likely to be treated with scepticism and tested. This propensity allows the BBC to be used as a foghorn by politicians to trumpet their own messages, which happened most egregiously in the build-up to the Iraq war. The Daily Mail haunts the corridors of the BBC. I worked on a number of films examining England’s 2011 riots, investigating the motivations of people who took part in the disorder in an attempt to understand how and why they occurred. My BBC bosses were aware that we were doing this in the context of a condemnatory press environment that appeared to be biased against understanding. Editorial decisions were taken whilst imagining how they would be interpreted by the Daily Mail. Fortunately (and to its credit) the BBC still made these films, despite the anticipated criticisms, but the Mail’s spectre was ever-present. The irony is that by pandering to such fears, the BBC further constricts the public’s ability to understand events out of their comfort-zone and makes the world appear more mysterious, divided and terrifying - fuelling the very atmosphere the Mail thrives on. And so it goes on. The BBC must not allow the press or politi-

cal parties to dictate the agenda. It should be a bastion of independence, impartiality and honesty. To borrow a satirical job title from the spoof W1A, if I was ‘Director of Better’ I would make a few recommendations for how the BBC could better champion its values. A fun start would be to commission a television series examining ‘Impartiality at the BBC’ over the ages. Watch a documentary from the Sixties and you’re likely to find presenters using far more moralistic language than they would today. I remember coming across a programme where the presenter made comments to the camera such as ‘How do they sleep at night? It’s just not fair.’ We had a different prevailing orthodoxy and the BBC’s reporting of the time reflected that. There is a great opportunity for a deep public thinker to examine BBC reporting styles across the decades, shedding light on the embedded norms of each age that go unquestioned. That lens could bring our current reportage into sharper focus. BBC journalists need to be stronger in thinking independently and leading, rather than following, the pack. They must also be willing to argue their case internally, fighting for stories that matter. Climate change ought to be one of the biggest stories now that we’re approaching serious atmospheric tipping points, with politicians consistently challenged over whether their plans are commensurate to future threats. The BBC should extend the realms of debate and heighten public dialogue, not collude in its diminishment. The BBC should routinely disclose the financial interests of its interviewees when relevant to the matters that they’re discussing on air, as the journalist George Monbiot has argued. For example, Alan Milburn should not be allowed to praise the Health and Social Care Act without the BBC disclosing to the audience his direct interests in the private healthcare industry. This information shouldn’t preclude him from speaking or invalidate his opinion, but it’s certainly pertinent information which should be passed on to viewers. As a public service broadcaster, the BBC must take its duty to inform its audience more seriously, highlighting potential conflicts of interest. I was always incredibly proud to say that I worked for the BBC. I love what it stands for. When an organisation aspires to uphold great values, it will inevitably fall short. Yet the ideal of an honest, independent and impartial broadcaster, unbeholden to commercial interests, is more valuable than ever. The BBC’s leaders need the vision and conviction to push against a skewed media field. This is no time to play safe; the BBC must distinguish itself through its public service remit and be bolder about shooting for those stars. Nicola Cutcher is a freelance journalist, working in both print and broadcast media.

assumption in the mind of the tourists that it will take some time to set the things again in proper order. The demonstration of negative picture by mass media in their reports contribute to the erosion of a peaceful destination image during the conflict times. While there may be some incidence of violence and turmoil from time to time, which is sometime political in nature and law and order related problem in other case, although not relating to the insecurity and crimes against tourists, many journalists including the Indian media were quick to exaggerate the negative situation and always in the forefront in fabricating those news to give wrong images not only to the tourist but also to the outside world. Headlines such as “Nagaland unrest because of the militants attack on army” portrayed Nagaland as unsafe for tourists. National and international media covered Nagaland crisis during the conflict period and sold insurgency stories. At the same time, some international media reported on Nagaland beautiful landscapes, its varied ethnic groups and our cultures, and the picturesque traditional lifestyles of our people while covering Naga armed conflict. This reflects that amidst of trouble and conflict that confront our people and society, tourism can play a vital role that will restore the positive image of Nagaland, and contribute to the relatively fast growth in inflow of tourist. The images of this fascinating and beautiful place of ours would be supplemented by the saga of a guerrilla war, which is, of course is the other side of our story. Constraints and Prospects: Constraints: Degradation of forests/wildlife, fear of insurgency, entry formalities in the form ILP/RAP/ PAP, poor connectivity to the other northeast states and mainstream India, Poor infrastructure in the area of road/rail/ air, loss of ethnic culture in urban areas, Poor Water and Power supply, Poor public transport system, Over population/concentration in few cities like Dimapur and Kohima, on availability of any facilities in the late evenings and on Sundays, are some of the major deterrents for the tourists. The entry

permit formality for both domestic and international tourists is another hurdle for tourists. Future prospects: The land of panoramic and scenic natural beauty, wonderful topography of hill ranges and deep valleys, Pleasant and moderate climate throughout the year, Unique geographical location within the transition zone of tropical and temperate ecosystems, Unique flora and fauna, Ethnic tribal traditions, rituals, dances etc. creating curiosity for outsiders, Closeness to the international boundary of Myanmar, terrace agriculture, high literacy rate, Strong philosophy of democratic and participatory approach, Low crime rate, Beggar free ambience even in the urban areas, Clean and pollution free environment, Organic agriculture and horticulture, Fast changing society with a mix of modernity and tradition, and above all the trademark Naga qualities like warm, hospitable, sociable, happy, broad and self-reliant people can be a major strengths for boosting tourism in Nagaland. Conclusion: Nagas struggle for independence is solely political struggle born out of a strong conviction from the people and is the longest known freedom struggle in the history. At the same time it emerge as a result of a complex and interwoven causes and a high degree of frustration amongst the majority of its people. To resolve such a complex issue need a strong political will from both Government of India and Nagas. This would not only bring a settlement to the age long Naga political problem but also help in restoring peace in Nagaland which would enable an extensive development in the field of tourism. Tourism in Nagaland would help bring an all round development in the states and can directly or directly benefit the masses. This all round economic development can encourage to resolve the various conflicts/problems confronting our Naga society. Chanchibemo Shiteo is a Doctoral Candidate at the Department of Geography North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. He is currently working on the Topic Prospects of Cultural Tourism In Nagaland. He can be reached at chanc.shiteo@yahoo.com

Is it worth making enemies of Russia and Qatar over football? John Leicester

AP Sports Columnist

he opportunity to score points by bashing FIFA, Russia and Qatar was too good for the parliamentarians to pass up. One by one, they lined up to take shots. It was the political equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel: easy. "FIFA is a sick organization," said one. "A many headed monster," ''the rotting core of the once beautiful game," said two others. And although representing countries flung far and wide — Estonia, France, Ireland, Germany, Austria, et cetera — many of the speakers found common cause in the idea of stripping the World Cup from Russia and Qatar, especially if the 2018 and 2022 hosts are found to have bribed FIFA voters. But this talk-fest in the European Parliament last week lacked a vital ingredient: another side to the story. None of the more than 40 MEPs who spoke talked about the consequences, about how Russia and Qatar could lash out against such a humiliating body blow, if it ever comes to that. Might they retaliate by switching off gas and oil they supply to the world? Throw spanners into the works of international diplomacy? Withhold trade and investment? Here are possible repercussions to consider: PRICKLY PUTIN: Stripping Russia would confirm President Vladimir Putin's impression, which many Russians share, that "the West is out to get him," says Tony Brenton, a former British ambassador to Moscow. "They will blame the west, they will view it as an American plot, essentially," he said in an interview with The Associated Press. A wounded Russia could become even pricklier to negotiate with on big issues, none football-related, including but not limited to: restoring peace to Ukraine and Syria, preventing Iran from building a nuclear bomb and preserving fragile ecosystems. "Russia would probably take this more seriously than any imaginable event on the global landscape," says Jeremy Kinsman, a Canadian former ambassador to Moscow, also speaking in an AP phone interview. "It would completely alienate Russians, who are already totally alienated." GULF BRIDGED: Qatar and its Persian Gulf neighbors don't always see eye-to-eye. But they'd likely unite if the 2022 tournament is moved, opening a rupture between the west and its suppliers of energy. "Ultimately this would be seen as an attack on the entire Gulf," says Michael

Stephens at the Royal United Services Institute, a London think-tank. "They all hate each other behind closed doors: They squabble, they bitch, they fight. But if you come against one, you come against the collective." "The relationship would be affected for the best part of a decade," he said. "It would take a lot of re-engagement to fix. It would be very, very damaging." ARAB ANGER: Depriving the Middle East of its first World Cup "will be seen by hundreds of millions of Arabs and more than a billion Muslims and other west Asians as proof of the west's bad faith," says Qatar's former ambassador to Washington, Nasser bin Hamad al-Khalifa. But Muslim extremists will be delighted, citing this as evidence that the west doesn't respect Muslims or treat Muslim partners as equals. "They will be so happy if this happens," al-Khalifa told the AP. They'll say, "'You see what they have done to you?'" In Russia, hard-line nationalists who want "a much more closed economy, to have less to do with the west, to build up (Russian) armed forces" would be strengthened, said Brenton, the former British ambassador. "Every effort would be made to exploit any such decision ...," agrees James F. Collins, a former U.S. ambassador, "to strengthen the case that, 'You see, we've told you we're under siege, that people are out to destroy us.'" BUT MONEY TALKS: Ultimately, trade and investment would keep Russia, Qatar and the west glued together. Russia might threaten to reduce energy exports, but is too dependent on that revenue to actually turn off taps, at least for long. Same goes for Qatar. Because it knows its massive gas and oil reserves won't last forever, Qatar is squirreling away vast wealth in nest-eggs overseas. Al-Khalifa, the former ambassador, gave short shrift to the suggestion that Qatari investment funds could hit back by withdrawing some of their billions from Europe and elsewhere. He also brushed off any possibility of Qatar booting out U.S. military forces stationed in the emirate. "Investment does not have emotions, political connotations. You invest because you want to make a return," he said. "We have to isolate the issue of 2022, and the issue of taking it away or not, from other issues. We should not mix them. We are very clear about this." BOTTOM LINE: Qatar and Russia deny having corrupted FIFA voters. U.S. and Swiss investigators are digging to see if that's true. If wrongdoing is proved, taking away World Cups would be the nuclear option. Those calling for that button to be pressed should give the toxic fallout some thought.

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Opposition picks up Advani remarks to attack Modi govt

New Delhi, JuNe 18 (iANS): Opposition parties, including the Congress and AAP, on Thursday attacked the Narendra Modi government after veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani's remarks that forces that can crush democracy were stronger at present and a repeat of an Emergencylike situation cannot be ruled out. Advani made the remarks in an interview to the Indian Express daily. Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan said it is not only his party which is questioning the government "but even senior BJP leadership is raising questions on the efficacy of the government". Another Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha, tweeted: "A totalitarian system is gradually overwhelming India; Advani Ji's warnings confirm our worst apprehensions." Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also took a dig at Prime Minister Modi and the central government in a reference to the various standoffs between the Centre and his Aam Aadmi Party government on issues including power to appoint and transfer officials. "Advani ji is correct in saying that Emergency can't

'Modi govt undermining Parliament, institutions' New Delhi, JuNe 18 (Pti): CPI MP D Raja today shared the concerns expressed by BJP patriarch L K Advani's over the possibility of an Emergency in India saying the Modi government was undermining Parliament and other institutions. Reacting to Advani's remarks on the issue, he wanted to know as to whom the senior BJP leader had in mind when talked about the possibility of imposition of Emergency. "He should come out openly if he was serious about the issue he was raising. At least during the time the late Indira Gandhi imposed emergency she had blamed the opposition. Now fears are being raised from within," the CPI MP said. He accused the government of undermining Parliament by re-promulgating the land ordinance for a third even when a Parliamentary committee was going into a bill on the subject. "Every other day the RSS and sangh parivar make statements attacking secularism and the constitutional fabric of the country. Has Advani hinted at these things," Raja asked. be ruled out. Is Delhi their first experiment," he tweeted. AAP leader Ashutosh also tweeted that Advani's interview is first "indictment of Modi's politics". "He is saying democracy is not safe, emergency is not far, under Modi's leadership." "When Modi was to be made PM candidate Advani discussed in his blog about Mussolini and Hitler. He was hinting at the future then under Modi," he said in a series of tweets.

New Delhi, JuNe 18 (Pti): Every NGO receiving foreign funds will have to put out details of it within one week on its website while banks will have to report about such donations to the government within 48 hours of such receipts. These are part of the proposed changes in the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules suggested by the Home Ministry seeking to tighten the noose around erring NGOs. The Ministry has also suggested

that banks will have to inform it within 48 hours of receipt of foreign funds by any NGO. The Home Ministry has introduced a new declaration that the NGO must make it clear that the foreign aid received by it will not be used for any activities "detrimental to national interest.NGOs will have to also submit details of any social media account on Facebook or Twitter being operated by them.

Count down begins to a recordbreaking International Yoga Day In this Friday, June 12, 2015 photo, an Indian Hindu holy man, illustrates the yoga pose Kakasana, or the crow pose in Gauhati. Sunday marks the first International Yoga Day, which the government of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is marking with a massive outdoor New Delhi gathering. (AP Photo)

Fear of Emergency is still there, says former speaker Somnath

KolKAtA, JuNe 18 (Pti): Sharing BJP patriarch L K Advani's fear that "forces that can crush democracy are stronger", former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today said that political enmity and vendetta had touched a new low and the fear of an Emergency was still there in Indian politics. "By and large, I agree that the fear of Emergency is still there. The political enmity and vendetta have stooped to a new low and unfortunately the provision of Emergency still lies there in the Constitution," he told PTI.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, of the Janata Dal-United, said Advani was a veteran leader and there is need to give attention to his fear and worry. "The BJP leader is right to a large extent in his remarks that at the present point of time, the forces that can crush democracy, notwithstanding the constitutional and legal safeguards, are stronger," he told media persons in Patna. BJP spokesperson M.J.

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Continuing, he said, "The fear of suspension of civil rights and imposition of Emergency is still there, whether in a official way or unofficial way. It can happen both in states and in the Centre." Advani said in an interview to a national daily, "At the present point of time, the forces that can crush democracy, notwithstanding the constitutional and legal safeguards, are stronger." "I don't think anything has been done that gives the assurance that civil liberties will not be suspended or destroyed again. Not at all," he said.

Akbar, however, said Advani may have been referring to institutions rather than individuals, and he does not think there is any chance of an emergencylike situation. In an interview to the Indian Express ahead of the 40th anniversary of the imposition of emergency in India, Advani said "forces that can crush democracy, notwithstanding the constitutional and legal safeguards, are stronger".

Observing that he did not mean the political leadership was not mature, he said he did not have faith due to its weakness. Advani also said that he did not have confidence that Emergency cannot happen again, noting "there aren't enough safeguards in India in 2015". Internal emergency was imposed on the country by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on June 25-26, 1975 and it lasted 19 months.

New Delhi, JuNe 18 (iANS): A staggering 37,000 yoga mats will be spread along Rajpath and the verdant lawns around India Gate on June 21 Sunday that will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi lead the nation in some early morning yoga - with 192 countries across the world joining in as the world marks the first International Day of Yoga in a global endorsement of an ancient Indian discipline. India will seek to break a few records on the day, besides of the largest yoga gathering at a single spot with 37,000 people performing different yogic asanas or positions. More than 50 diplomats are expected to join

in the yoga on Rajpath that day - another record. Yoga events would be observed in 192 of 193 countries across the world on the day - another record. The only exception being Yemen which has been hit by civil war. The UN General Assembly declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga following a proposal by Prime Minister Modi during his speech at the UNGA on September 27 last year. The resolution for the Yoga Day was cosponsored by 175 of the 193 member nations in a short period of 75 days. Forty seven of the 56 members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation countries too joined

as co-sponsors, in a telling example of the universality of yoga, said an official. The mega preparations for the event in the national capital have begun in right earnest, with Rajpath - the greeneryflanked avenue in the heart of the capital's government district that sweeps down from Raisina Hill with the presidential palace at the crest - cordoned off and a huge stage coming up at the crossing. All the 150 foreign missions have been given invites for the event. The event, which would begin at around 6 a.m., would also be observed across India. An estimated that 250 mn people around the world practice yoga, over 20 mn of them in the US.

'Monsoon to be normal in Opposition guns for Swaraj, Raje Delhi, JuNe 18 (Pti) Opposi- However, state leaders maintained that it was June, kharif sowing to pick up' New tion parties today launched a fresh offen- for Raje's son Dushyant Singh to explain Lalit

New Delhi, JuNe 18 (Pti): Monsoon is expected to be sive seeking the removal of External Affairs Modi's investment in a company owned by normal in June boosting sowing of kharif crops but there are Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan him. The opposition said the continuance of concerns about pick up in rainfall in the next month, a top Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over the the two top BJP leaders in their positions has Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) official said today. 'Lalitgate' as the BJP and the Modi govern- become untenable over what it alleged were "Total rainfall in June is likely to be normal encouraging ment maintained a studied silence on the acts of grave impropriety in helping the tainted former IPL boss, considered a fugitive as he sowing activity. The sowing of kharif (summer) crops will swirling controversy surrounding them. gather pace in the coming days," IMD Director General L S With the government's image taking was facing serious charges. The Congress mounted further attack Rathore told reporters after the launch of free SMS service to a knock in the wake of the Lalit Modi epifarmers on extreme weather conditions here. sode, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is be- on Sushma and Raje and demanded that Asked how rains will progress in the next month, he said, lieved to have discussed the fallout with the Prime Minister break his "meditation" "As of now, there are concerns about rainfall pick up in the Home Minister Rajnath Singh in his South and speak on the issue. "The Prime Minister must answer whether the Chief Minister actnext month. Let's see how monsoon will improve." He fur- Block office after an official meeting. ther said that rainfall in July month is crucial for achieving While the national leadership main- ed the way she did with his consent. Whethgood production, "Once sowing is completed, distribution of tained silence, a Rajasthan Minister, Rajen- er the External Affairs Minister did what she cused from Sealdah station as well. So far, six men have been arrested for rainfall is very important for crop growth." Rainfall, as of to- dra Rathore, claimed the national BJP and did with his consent? The Prime Minister the March 14 incident in which a gang day is 11 per cent more than the average. The sowing of kharif the Central government were with Raje and must come clean. Congress spokesperson stormed the Jesus and Mary Convent in crops begin with the onset of south west monsoon from June. that there was no need for her resignation. Tom Vadakkan said. Ranaghat in Nadia district and allegedly raped a 71-year-old nun. The incident had created a nationwide outrage with the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) as well as the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) taking PAtNA, JuNe 18 (iANS): As in fulfilling their IIT-JEE dreams at hul Kumar, a Super 30 student Anand said the institute is supcognisance of the matter. The survivor many as 25 of the 30 students of Super 30 with dedication and hard who cracked the IIT-JEE. His father ported by the income generated subsequently left the state for an undis- Bihar's Super 30 -- a free coaching work," he said. works as a mason in Hazaribagh in from his Ramanujam School of closed location. This year's IIT-JEE result has neighbouring Jharkhand. Mathematics, which has students centre for underprivileged students The institute selects talented who can afford to pay fees. -- have cracked the highly competi- once again underlined the fact that, Super 30 was started by Anand tive IIT-JEE this year, its director said with proper opportunity, even stu- students from poor families and dents from poor families can reach provides them free coaching, food along with former Bihar DGP Abhyon Thursday. Children of taxi driver, mason, the prestigious IITs, the institute di- and accommodation so that they anand over a decade ago. Later, AbOpen University, New Delhi, UGC's public focus only on cracking the IIT-JEE. hyanand dissociated himself from farmer, daily wager/farm labourer, rector added. notice said. The June 16 notice said that takThe father of one of the successBrajesh Kumar Saroj, another the institute. Super 30, which helps helper in photo lab, and migrant ing cognisance of this fact, the programmes ful candidates, Neeraj Jha, is a taxi Super 30 student who secured the economically backward students workers are among the successful offered by KSOU, Mysore had not been recdriver in Kolkata. 410th rank, said the facilities pro- crack the IIT-JEE, was selected by candidates. ognised by UGC beyond 2012-13. "I have realised my dream by vided at the institute and encour- Time magazine in the list of 'The "We are happy that this year, This has been done after issue of a show cause notice to them on June 25 of our 30 students have made making it to the ITT. I will perform agement from the faculty made it Best of Asia 2010'. Students from poor families 10, 2011 and after considering their re- it through the Indian Institute of well in studies to get a good job and possible for him to crack the tough have to pass a competitive test to sponse including personal hearing of Technology-Joint Entrance Exami- lift my family out of poverty," Neer- exam. Brajesh's father works in Surat get into Super 30 and then commit the officials of the University. The Karna- nation. The credit goes to the hard- aj, who secured 1,217th rank in ITTin Gujarat. themselves to a year of 16-hour taka State Open University established working students and our teach- JEE, said. "Everyone is in a celebraSimilarly, Dhanajay Kumar, who daily study routine. Coaching, food ers," Super 30's founder-director in June 1996 is considered to be a reputtory mood. We distributed lots of secured 457th rank, said his father and accommodation are free for ed Open University amongst the open Anand Kumar told IANS here. the students. "All of them have succeeded sweets," said a visibly happy Ra- was also a migrant labourer. learning institutions in the country.

Bangladeshi held in Bengal nun rape case KolKAtA, JuNe 18 (iANS): A Bangladeshi national, one of the prime accused in the rape of a septuagenarian nun inside a convent in West Bengal's Nadia district, was arrested here, police said on Thursday. Bangladeshi national Nazrul Islam, 28, was arrested from Sealdah railway station on Wednesday night. He is a prime accused in the Ranaghat rape case, CID Deputy Inspector General (Operations) Dilip Kumar Adak said. Police in May had arrested two ac-

25 'Super 30' students crack this year's IIT-JEE

UGC de-recognises KSOU for flouting norms BeNGAluRu, JuNe 18 (Pti): University Grants Commission has derecognised the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysore, for offering programmes through distance learning mode by "blatantly flouting the norms". KSOU, in collaboration with private institutions/ entities/coaching centres spread all over the country and even abroad, has been offering programmes through distance learning mode by blatantly flouting the norms, guidelines and directives of UGC and erstwhile Distance Education Council (DEC) of Indira Gandhi National

Little girls bear the brunt in India's vicious cycle of malnutrition

Two-month-old Jyoti lies in a bed in a malnutrition intensive care unit in Dharbhanga Medical College in Dharbhanga in Bihar, April 16,. (REUTERS File Photo)

DhARBhANGA, JuNe 18 (thomSoN ReuteRS FouNDAtioN): When Palak was found barely breathing buried under a mound of soil in an impoverished village in

Bihar, doctors who treated the abandoned new-born girl knew that nursing her back to health would not be easy. Two months on, Palak's tiny frame - weighing half

of what it should for her age - lies crumpled in a bed in a malnutrition intensive care unit in Bihar state, as she feebly cries for attention. Despite India's economic boom over the last

two decades, 46 percent of its children under five are underweight, 48 percent are stunted and 25 percent are wasted, according to the latest government figures. But what is not so widely known is that the majority are girls, like Palak - abandoned, neglected or given less nutritious food than their male siblings, say health workers, attributing it to patriarchal attitudes in the country. "A healthy, five-monthold baby should weigh at least 5 kilograms (11lb), but we come across two-yearolds weighing that," said Ziaul Haque, medical activities manager for the charity MĂŠdecins Sans FrontiĂ¨res (MSF) India, which runs the centre in Dharbhanga district. "Girls constitute more than two-thirds of patients, who are admitted and also those who drop out before

completing the treatment," ber 2011 found that of the he added. more than 8,000 children admitted to the DharbhanGIRLS GET LESS ga centre, 62 percent were Child malnutrition is an girls - even though females underlying cause of death younger than 5 years confor 3 million children an- stitute only 47 percent of nually across the world the local population. - nearly half of all child Dipa Sinha, an activist deaths - with most dying with the Right to Food camfrom preventable illnesses paign said generally girls in like diarrhoea due to weak poor households are inimmune systems, accord- adequately breast-fed and ing to the United Nations less likely to be provided Children's Fund. with quality healthcare and Those lucky enough to access to sanitation. survive, grow up without "Overall, a girl child is enough energy, protein, vi- far more neglected than a tamins and minerals, caus- boy, especially, if she is a ing their brains and bodies third or fourth girl child in to be stunted which means the family," said Sinha. they cannot fulfill their The centre is the only physical, academic or eco- one in the district to offer nomic potential. therapeutic food for acuteIncreasing studies show ly malnourished children that malnutrition rates are and has a 30-bed intensive much higher in girls than care unit to treat tubercular in boys. infections, anaemia and reResearch conducted by spiratory diseases. MSF India between FebBut even when girls ruary 2009 and Septem- start receiving the free

treatment, they have a higher rate of drop-out compared to boys. "When we try to counsel parents to admit acutely malnourished children, a typical father says 'Who cares? The girls can die'," said MSF's Haque, adding that more than 50 percent of drop-outs at the centre are girls. VICIOUS CYCLE The problem of malnutrition starts well before birth in countries such as India, where there are high rates of child marriage, despite the age-old practice being illegal. About 47 percent of women aged between 20 and 24 were married before the age of 18 in India, according to the latest government figures. The custom hampers efforts to improve women's status, as it cuts across every part of a girl's develop-

ment and creates a vicious cycle of malnutrition, poor health and ignorance, gender experts say. A child bride is more likely to drop out of school and have serious complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Her children are more likely to be underweight and may be lucky to survive beyond the age of 5. Shashi Devi, 30, who was married at the age of 15 to a farmer's son, said her fourth child - an 11-monthold malnourished girl being treated at the centre was severely sick. "Khilona contracted cold and fever when she was three-months-old. The fever did not subside, so I took her to the local doctor, who said she had pneumonia," she said, shaking a rattle at the crying child lying on the bed in a blue T-shirt. "The treatment went on for months, but my daughter is getting weaker."

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Pope urges revolution to save Earth VATICAN CITY, JuNE 18 (AP): Pope Francis called Thursday for a bold cultural revolution to correct what he calls the “structurally perverse” economic system of the rich exploiting the poor that is turning Earth into an “immense pile of filth.” In a sweeping manifesto aimed at spurring action in U.N. climate negotiations, domestic politics and everyday life, Francis explains the science of global warming, which he blames on an unfair, fossil fuel-based industrial model that he says harms the poor most. Citing Scripture and past popes’ and bishops’ appeals, he urges people of all faiths and no faith to undergo an awakening to save God’s creation for future generations. It’s an indictment of big business and climate doubters alike. “It is not enough to balance, in the medium term, the protection of nature with financial gain, or the preservation of the environment with progress,” he writes. “Halfway measures simply delay the inevitable disaster. Put simply, it is a matter of redefining our notion of progress.” Environmental scientists said the first ever encyclical, or teaching document, on the environment could have a dramatic effect on the climate debate,

In this Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 photo residents pass by posters with messages for Pope Francis as they carry plastics for recycling at the garbage dumpsite of Payatas at suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. Pope Francis called Thursday June 18, 2015 for a bold cultural revolution to correct what he calls the “structurally perverse” economic system of the rich exploiting the poor that is turning Earth into an “immense pile of filth.”(AP File Photo)

lending the moral authority of the immensely popular Francis to an issue that has long been cast in purely political, economic and scientific terms. Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist, said the encyclical would be a “game-changer in making people think about this.”

“It’s not politics anymore,” he said, adding that science is usually difficult for people to understand but that people respond to arguments framed by morality and ethics. The energy lobby was quick to criticize the encyclical and its anti-fossil fuel message. “The simple reality is that energy is the essential

building block of the modern world,” said Thomas Pyle of the Institute of Energy Research, a conservative free-market group. “The application of affordable energy makes everything we do — food production, manufacturing, health care, transportation, heating and air conditioning — better.” Francis said he hoped

his effort would lead ordinary people in their daily lives and decision-makers at critical U.N. climate meetings later this year to a wholesale change of mind and heart, saying “both the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor” must now be heard. “This vision of ‘might is right’ has engendered immense inequality, in-

justice and acts of violence against the majority of humanity, since resources end up in the hands of the first comer or the most powerful: the winner takes all,” he writes. “Completely at odds with this model are the ideals of harmony, justice, fraternity and peace as proposed by Jesus.” The encyclical “Laudato Si,” (Praise Be) is 191 pages of pure Francis. It’s a blunt, readable booklet full of zingers that will make many conservatives and climate doubters squirm, including in the U.S. Congress, where Francis will deliver the first-ever papal address in September. It will likely put several U.S. presidential candidates on the hot seat since some Republicans, Catholics among them, doubt the science behind global warming and have said the pope should stay away from the debate. “I don’t think we should politicize our faith,” U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, a Catholic convert, said on the eve of the encyclical’s release. “I think religion ought to be about making us better as people and less about things that end up getting into the political realm.” Yet one of Francis’ core points is that there really is no distinction between human beings, their faith and

the environment. “Everything is related, and we human beings are united as brothers and sisters on a wonderful pilgrimage, woven together by the love God has for each of his creatures and which also unites us in fond affection with brother sun, sister moon, brother river and mother earth,” he writes. The chemist-turnedpope takes as fact that the world is getting warmer and that human activity is mostly to blame. “The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth,” he writes. Citing the deforestation of the Amazon, the melting of Arctic glaciers and the death of coral reefs, he rebukes “obstructionist” climate doubters who “seem mostly to be concerned with masking the problems or concealing their symptoms.” And he blames politicians for listening more to oil industry interests than Scripture or common sense. He praises a “less is more” lifestyle that he is known for, one that shuns air conditioners and gated communities in favor of car pool s, recycling and being in close touch with the poor and marginalized. He calls for courageous, radical and farsighted policies to transition the world’s energy supply from fossil fuels to

renewable sources, saying mitigation schemes like the buying and selling of carbon credits won’t solve the problem and are just a “ploy which permits maintaining the excessive consumption of some countries and sectors.” “Nobody is suggesting a return to the Stone Age, but we do need to slow down and look at reality in a different way, to appropriate the positive and sustainable progress which has been made, but also to recover the values and the great goals swept away by our unrestrained delusions of grandeur,” Francis writes. Some have dismissed the Argentine pope as pushing what they call Latin American-style socialism. Just this week, he again answered those critics, saying it was not a sign of communism to care for the poor. Within the church, many conservative Catholics have questioned the pope’s heavy emphasis on the environment and climate change over other issues such as abortion and marriage. Francis does address abortion and population issues in the encyclical, criticizing those in the environmental movement who show concern for preserving nature but not human lives.

Hong Kong lawmakers reject Beijing-backed election plan 60 million people displaced globally HONG kONG, JuNE 18 (AP): The Hong Kong government’s controversial Beijing-backed election blueprint was defeated in the legislature Thursday but the crucial vote came to a confusing anticlimax as pro-establishment lawmakers walked out just before it began. After a lengthy debate stretching over two days, 28 lawmakers voted against the proposals, which sparked huge street protests in the southern Chinese city last year. Eight others voted in favor. However, in a bizarre scene moments before the vote, most of the pro-establishment lawmakers walked out of the legislature chamber and ended up not casting their votes. Lawmaker Jeffrey Lam later blamed a “communication gap,” explaining that they were waiting for a fellow lawmaker who was ill to return to the chamber. They left even after their request for a 15-minute break was rejected by the legislature president. The government needed at least 47 of the 70 lawmakers to vote in favor of the proposals. “If you look at their farcical behavior, you can’t help

but feel very sorry for Hong Kong that we are in the hands of such people,” prodemocracy lawmaker Emily Lau said after the vote. The government had proposed allowing voters to elect the southern Chinese financial hub’s top leader starting in 2017, but bowed to Beijing’s demand that candidates by screened by a panel of elites, which prodemocracy leaders branded “fake democracy.” Beijing has promised to eventually grant universal suffrage to the city, a special administrative region of China, but the defeat raises the chances of a political stalemate for years to come. A former British colony, Hong Kong retains its own legal and financial system and civil liberties such as freedom of speech not seen on the mainland. The city has seen its most tumultuous year since Beijing took control in 1997, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets last autumn to protest the central government’s election screening requirement. Chief Secretary Carrie Lam told lawmakers just before the vote that she was “sad and disappointed”

Diabetic? Exercise can help control blood sugar NEw YORk, JuNE 18 (IANS): Diabetics who exercise can trim waist size and body fat, and also control blood glucose even if they do not see cardiorespiratory benefits or improvement in ability to take in oxygen, new research has found. Researchers found that waist circumference, percentage of body fat and hemoglobin A1c levels, a test of long-term blood sugar, all improved in diabetic participants who exercised compared to those who did not. And the beneficial effects of exercise were seen whether they participated in aerobics, resistance training, or a combination of the two compared to a control group that did not exercise. “What we observed is that exercise improves diabetes control regardless of improvement in exercise capacity,” said co-senior author of the study Jarett Berry, associate professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre in the US. Following an exercise training program generally improves fitness. Researchers typically measure fitness by the ability of the respiratory system to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen. The more you train, the better your ability to take in oxygen. But a sub-group of exercisers, considered non-responders, are unable to improve their cardiorespiratory fitness levels despite diligent exercise, study first author Ambarish Pandey, cardiology fellow at UT Southwestern, said. Using data from the Health Benefits of Aerobic and Resistance Training in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes (HART-D) trial, the study looked at whether non-responders who exercised saw improvements in their diabetes control. The results appeared in the journal Diabetes Care. “This finding suggests that our definition of ‘non-responder’ is too narrow. We need to broaden our understanding of what it means to respond to exercise training.”

Pro-democracy lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan gestures before the vote on election reform proposals in Hong Kong on Thursday, June 18. Hong Kong government’s controversial Beijing-backed election reforms have been defeated by pro-democracy lawmakers. (AP Photo)

knowing that the proposal would be defeated. Hong Kong and Beijing officials have said that in the event of a defeat, leaders would continue to be handpicked by the panel of local elites. Prodemocracy leaders vowed

to continue fighting for genuine democracy. “Today is not the end of the democracy movement,” said lawmaker Alan Leong. “Quite the contrary, this is the starting point of another wave of democratic movement.”

LONDON, JuNE 18 (THOmSON REuTERS FOuNDATION): Almost 60 million people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of last year, the highest ever recorded number, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday. More than half the displaced from crises including Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia were children, UNHCR said in its annual Global Trends Report. In 2014, an average of 42,500 people became refugees, asylum seekers, or internally displaced every day, representing a fourfold increase in just four years, the aid agency said. “We are witnessing a paradigm change, an unchecked slide into an era in which the scale of global forced displacement as well as the response required is now clearly dwarfing anything seen before,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres in a statement. UNHCR said Syria where conflict has raged since 2011, was the world’s biggest source of internally displaced people and refugees. There were 7.6 million

displaced people in Syria by the end of last year and almost 4 million Syrian refugees, mainly living in the neighbouring countries of Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. “Even amid such sharp growth in numbers, the global distribution of refugees remains heavily skewed away from wealthier nations and towards the less wealthy,” UNHCR said. UNHCR said there were 38.2 million displaced by conflict within national

borders, almost five million more than a year before. Of the 19.5 million refugees living outside their home countries, 5.1 million are Palestinians. Syrians, Somalis and Afghans make up more than half the remaining 14.4 million refugees, UNHCR said. It also noted that more than 1.6 million people sought political asylum in a foreign country last year, a jump of more than 50% compared to the previous year - largely due to the

270,000 Ukrainians who submitted asylum claims in Russia. While many conflicts have erupted or reignited in the past five years, few have been conclusively resolved. Just 126,800 refugees were able to return home in 2014, the lowest number in 31 years, UNHCR said. “It is now absolutely clear that we are not able to deliver,” Guterres said. “It is time for the international community to assume its responsibilities.”

In this Tuesday, June 2, 2015 photo, migrants from Syria wait at the port of Kos island, Greece, after they were rescued by Greek Coast Guard while they were trying to cross from Turkey to Greece on a dinghy. Syria overtook Afghanistan to become the world’s biggest source of refugees last year, while the number of people forced from their homes by conflicts worldwide rose to a record 59.5 million, the United Nations’ refugee agency said Thursday, June 18. (AP File Photo)

Pastor, 8 others fatally shot at historic church CHARLESTON, JuNE 18 (AP): An intense manhunt was underway Thursday for a young white man who joined a prayer meeting and then opened fire inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston, killing nine people, including the pastor. Authorities called it a hate crime. Charleston Police identified him as Dylann Roof, 21, of Lexington, South Carolina. “This is a very dangerous individual,” Police Chief Greg Mullen said. “We want to identify this individual and arrest him before he hurts anyone else.” The gunman stayed for nearly an hour at the prayer meeting Wednesday night before shooting the victims — six females and three males, Mullen said. Roof ’s childhood friend, Joey Meek, alerted the FBI after recognizing him in a surveillance camera image that was widely circulated, said Meek’s mother, Kimberly Kozny. Roof had worn that sweatshirt over to their house many times as they played Xbox videogames in recent

A man kneels across the street from where police gather outside the Emanuel AME Church following a shooting Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo)

weeks, she added. “He was a really sweet kid. He was quiet. He only had a few friends,” Kozny said. The Emanuel AME Church’s pastor, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, was among those killed, state legislator Todd Rutherford told The Associated Press. Pinckney, 41, was a married father of two who was elected to the state House of Representa-

tives at 23, making him the youngest member of the House at the time. “He never had anything bad to say about anybody, even when I thought he should,” Rutherford said. “He was always out doing work either for his parishioners or his constituents. He touched everybody.” This shooting “should be a warning to us all that we do have a problem in our soci-

ety,” said state Rep. Wendell Gilliard, a Democrat whose district includes the church. “We need action. There’s a race problem in our country. There’s a gun problem in our country. We need to act on them quickly.” Mullen said names would be released once families have been notified. The suspect was described as a white man in his early 20s. The FBI is in-

volved, and a Justice Department spokesman said federal officials were opening a hate crime investigation. The spokesman spoke on condition of anonymity because the federal investigation had not been officially announced. Mullen said he had no reason to think the suspect has left the Charleston area, but was distributing information about him and the vehicle around the country. Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. called the shooting “an unfathomable and unspeakable act by somebody filled with hate and with a deranged mind.” “We are going to put our arms around that church and that church family.” A few bouquets of flowers tied to a police barricade formed a small but growing memorial Thursday morning a block away from the church,” he added. Charleston residents Samuel Ward and Evangeline Simmons stood silently at the barricade with arms around each other. In a statement, NAACP President and CEO Cor-

nell William Brooks condemned the shooting. “There is no greater coward than a criminal who enters a house of God and slaughters innocent people engaged in the study of scripture,” Brooks said. Soon after Wednesday night’s shooting, a group of pastors huddled together praying in a circle across the street. Community organizer Christopher Cason said he felt certain the shootings were racially motivated. Even before Scott’s shooting in April, Cason said he had been part of a group meeting with police and local leaders to try to shore up relations. The Emmanuel AME church is a historic AfricanAmerican church that traces its roots to 1816, when several churches split from Charleston’s Methodist Episcopal church. One of its founders, Denmark Vesey, tried to organize a slave revolt in 1822. He was caught, and white landowners had his church burned in revenge. Parishioners worshipped underground until after the Civil War.

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blatter, Valcke hire lawyers as swiss probe transactions

BERnE/nEW YORK, JUnE 18 (REUTERS): FIFA's embattled president, Sepp Blatter, and his second-in-command have hired high-powered lawyers to represent them, two sources said as a corruption probe engulfs football's global governing body with Swiss authorities identifying suspicious bank transactions. Blatter recently retained Richard Cullen, the chairman of the law firm McGuireWoods and a former U.S. federal prosecutor, said a person familiar with the matter who spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity. Jerome Valcke, FIFA secretary general, has hired prominent New York defence attorney Barry Berke to represent him, a separate person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Swiss prosecutors looking into the international football scandal identified 53 suspicious bank transactions, the attorney general said on Wednesday, stressing that the investigation may take time. Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber told journalists he would not rule out interviewing Blatter and Valcke, although Switzerland had so far targeted no individuals. Switzerland, where FIFA is based, announced its criminal investigation and seized computers at FIFA headquarters last month on the same day that the United States revealed indictments of nine football officials and five businessmen as part of a separate probe into corruption. "We are faced with a complex investigation with many international implications," Lauber said in his first public comments since his office obtained the computer data last month. "The world of football needs to be patient. By its nature, this investigation will take more than the legendary 90 minutes," he said, referring to the length of a football match. U.S. prosecutors have not accused Blatter of wrongdoing. Among the issues the Federal Bureau of Investigation is examining is Blatter's stewardship of FIFA, sources have said. U.S. prosecutors believe that Valcke was involved in $10 million in FIFA bank trans-

Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber delivers a statement at a news conference in Bern, Switzerland June 17, 2015. (Photo by REUTERS)

actions that are a key part of the investigation, a source said in early June. He also has not been accused of wrongdoing. FIFA LOOKING AT WORLD CUP BIDDING FIFA's ethics committee confirmed it was conducting its own investigation into individuals suspected of breaking the rules in relation to bidding for the right to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, which were granted to Russia and Qatar respectively. It said it was prepared to investigate more suspects and take on extra staff if needed. On Wednesday, Ricardo Teixeira, the former head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), said he got "absolutely nothing" in return for his vote to award Qatar the rights to host the 2022 World Cup and described suggestions he was involved in impropriety as "preposterous." Switzerland's third-largest listed bank, Julius Baer (BAER.VX), said on Wednesday it had launched an internal investigation in connection with FIFA. It said it was cooperating with the authorities and did not say when its own probe had begun. The attorney general was clear that Blatter and Valcke could be among those summoned for questioning: "There will be formal interviews of all relevant people. By defini-

tion, this does not exclude interviewing the president of FIFA and this does not exclude interviewing the secretary general of FIFA." Lauber said his team had obtained evidence on 104 bank-client relationships, each of which represented several accounts. Switzerland's Financial Intelligence Unit anti-money laundering agency had identified 53 suspicious transactions flagged up from information supplied by banks. In a related development, suspended Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general secretary Alex Soosay quit on Wednesday rather than fight to clear his name amid allegations he tried to interfere with an anticorruption probe of the regional governing body. Soosay was suspended last month by the AFC after Malaysian media reported an official at the 46-member confederation had been asked by Soosay to "tamper or hide" documents during a 2012 external audit. The PricewaterhouseCoopers inspection came following the lifetime ban of former AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam, by FIFA for ethics breaches, who Soosay worked closely with. Bin Hammam was once set to challenge Blatter for the FIFA presidency but was banned for his part in a cash-for-votes

scandal. GARCIA REPORT SCRUTINISED Swiss authorities have said their criminal investigation specifically targets the decisions to stage the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Both Russia and Qatar deny wrongdoing and say they are preparing to hold the tournaments as scheduled. Asked whether the Swiss investigation could derail Russia's plans, Lauber said that decision was not his problem. Lauber said his work was completely independent of the ongoing U.S. cases. While Switzerland had received and fulfilled a request for legal assistance from the United States, it had not asked for any such help in return, he added. His investigation was looking closely at material generated by Michael Garcia, an American lawyer hired by FIFA to investigate ethics violations who spent years examining the Russia and Qatar bids. Garcia's report has never been published and FIFA has released only a summary which exonerated the Russian and Qatari bids of serious wrongdoing. Garcia quit saying the summary mischaracterised his report. However, it resulted in proceedings being opened against unnamed individuals which his successor Cornel Borbely said he has continued. "The (ethics committee) is carrying out several proceedings into football officials on suspicion of breach of the FIFA Code of Ethics based on the findings of the investigation into the decision for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups," Borbely said in a statement. "Should new evidence come to light, the investigatory chamber will widen the group of suspects. (It) is prepared to increase its staff numbers at any time if needed." Lauber said the U.S. authorities had not asked for Garcia's report. FIFA said in a statement that the Swiss investigation was based on a complaint that it had made itself last November. "FIFA itself instigated these proceedings in November 2014 when it presented the file on the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process to the Swiss Office of the Attorney General," it said.

dimitrov joins casualty list at Queen's

LOndOn, JUnE 18 (AFP): Grigor Dimitrov joined the growing list of star casualties at Queen's Club as the defending champion was beaten 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) by Gilles Muller in the second round on Thursday. Dimitrov's lacklustre exit against the world number 48 from Luxembourg came hot on the heels of Rafael Nadal's shock loss to Ukrainian journeyman Alexandr Dolgopolov and French Open champion Stan Wawrinka's defeat

against Kevin Anderson. The big-name departures from the Wimbledon warm-up event leave top seed Andy Murray as the strong favourite to win the title for a record-equalling fourth time. Muller will be Murray's opponent in the quarterfinals if the 2013 Wimbledon champion can defeat Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the second round later on Thursday. Dimitrov's success at Queen's 12 months ago and his long association

Shuttlers Jayaram, Gurusaidutt advance in US Open

Giggs optimistic United are on the right track

nEW YORK, JUnE 18 (IAnS): Indian shuttlers Ajay Jayaram, R.M.V. Gurusaidutt and B. Sai Praneeth notched up contrasting wins to enter the men's singles third round at the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold being played at the Suffolk County Community College here. While 14th seed Jayaram beat Czech Republic's Jan Frohlich 21-9, 21-7, 16th seed Sai overcame Danish Christian Lind Thomsen 13-21, 219, 21-10 on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Gurusaidutt defeated compatriot Anand Pawar 18-21, 2111, 22-20 also to advance to the pre-quarter-finals. Meanwhile, women's doubles fourth seeds Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa easily trumped Japanese pair of Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara 21-16, 21-14 to enter the second round. Later, Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy beat compatriots K. Dilshad and Tarun Kona 21-16, 21-9 to also proceed to men's doubles second round. However, Saili Rane suffered an opening round defeat in women's singles as she went down to Japan's Yui Hashimoto 17-21, 11-21. Another Japanese Sayaka Sato accounted for P.C. Thulasi, winning 21-15, 21-6. Later, Chinese Taipei's Lu Chia Pin and Chia Hsin Lee beat Kona and N. Sikki Reddy 21-18, 21-16 in mixed doubles first round while Japan's Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto took care of Pradnya Gadre and Sikki 21-18, 22-20 in women's doubles first round.

with the event, which gave him a wildcard entry as an unknown teenager, led him to claim this week that he felt like he "owned the court" when he played in west London. His potency on grass was underlined when he knocked out Murray at Wimbledon last year en route to his first Grand Slam semi-final appearance. But the 24-year-old Bulgarian hadn't reached a tour-level final since his victory over Feliciano Lo-

pez at Queen's last year and his woes in 2015 were encapsulated by a lacklustre French Open first round defeat against American Jack Sock. Even in the comfortable surroundings of Queen's the world number 11 was struggling to make himself at home. He barely scrambled past Sam Querrey from a set down in the first round and found himself in trouble again against Muller, with the underdog taking the first set with a break in

MAnchESTER (UnITEd KIngdOM) (AFP): Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs said on Thursday he expects the team to push on and challenge for honours in the upcoming season after qualifying for the Champions League. The 20-time English champions, a record, finished fourth in the table behind Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal during their first campaign under Dutchman Louis van Gaal. "We've had a pretty good start and are back in the Champions League, which is exciting," said Giggs when asked about how the team had fared under Van Gaal's leadership. "I think we can achieve a lot as we have shown this year we are capable of matching the best teams in the league. "Now we just have to work on our con-

the 10th game. Muller had never been past the second round at Queen's in five previous visits, but the towering 32-yearold defeated Dimitrov in an indoor tournament in Rotterdam earlier this year and his thudding serves stopped the Bulgarian establishing any momentum. Even when he built a 3-0 lead in the second set tie-break, Dimitrov couldn't subdue the powerful Muller, who drilled a forehand cross court on his second match point to seal the win.

sistency, and if we get off to a good start next season we can definitely do that." After a glittering 24-year playing career on the United wing, Giggs says it takes a different mindset, now he is into management. "The biggest thing you learn going from player to coach is not to think like a player any more, but to think like a coach," he told manutd. com. "As a player you're pretty selfish you want to do well and you know what you're capable of doing and how to get it. "I wanted to be the best as a player and I want to be the best as a coach. That means working hard and doing everything you can to achieve that but also enjoying the challenge. "You need to get the best out of 25, maybe 30, different individuals so you need to find what makes them tick and how you're going to get the best out of them."

Belgium weighs compensation claim for losing World Cup bid

BRUSSELS, JUnE 18 (AP): Belgium's football federation could seek compensation for the money spent on its unsuccessful bid for the 2018 World Cup if there evidence of criminal wrongdoing in FIFA's choice of Russia as host. Federation president Francois de Keersmaecker tells Belgian daily Het Nieuwsblad that "if fraud is proven, it is clear that we will ask for damages." On Wednesday, Switzerland's attorney general detailed cases of possible money-laundering in his investigation of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid contests. Belgium bid jointly with the Netherlands for the 2018 tournament, finishing a distant third among four candidates in the vote of FIFA executive committee members. Het Nieuwsblad says the Belgian federation spent 450,000 euros ($514,000) of Belgium's total share of 4.5 million euro ($5.14 million) of the bid campaign. De Keersmaecker says "the federation put a lot of money and effort in this."

Argentines wanted in FIFA probe turn themselves in BUEnOS AIRES, JUnE 18 (AP): Two Argentine businessmen wanted in the United States in a FIFA bribery case have turned themselves in to authorities. The official news agency Telam reported Thursday that Hugo Jinkis and son Mariano presented themselves at a federal courthouse in Buenos Aires. Telam reported that the men and their lawyers stated their intention to fight a U.S. extradition order and requested house arrest rather than jail while they do so. An official at Judge Claudio Bonadio's office confirmed that the men had turned themselves in, but declined to be cited by name, the norm for Argentine judicial authorities. Calls to the offices of their lawyers were not answered. U.S. prosecutors say that the men were part of a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme for the rights to broadcast Copa America games.

public discourse

An appeal to the CEO DMC

hile many people and organisations have been continuously praising you for undertaking the present developmental and repairing works such as cleaning drainages, repairing foot-paths, constructing our sorry roads it would also be worth mentioning and remind you that most of the repair works are only been done under the Dimapur –I constituency. Though you may not have any ulterior motive, politically or personal, and I do also appreciate the works carried out by you, which none of the past predecessors has done. However, I would also like to kindly request you to look into the most pathetic and

worst of all the roads in the Dimapur Municipal areas, i.e., the Dhobhinala- Signal Angami colony- Thahekhu road, the Burma camp area and the Dimapur Sumi and the Chakhesang Baptist Church Road area where a good number local Naga people also resides. As many people are saying that, most of the repairing works have been taking place in the constituency of your younger brother who is the present sitting MLA and only where only non-Nagas resides. It surely will be great if the Dimapur-II constituency area, which has the maximum member of electorates, that has also many of our own Naga people resides is emphasised upon too. Thank you and God bless you. Hirato Chishi Swu, Dimapur

Different political groups, one settlement

here are several Political Groups but only one Settlement is possible. All existing Naga National Governments are for Sovereignty and all focus on Sovereignty. One of them NSCN (I–M) has been talking with the Government of India to bring about a settlement for 18 years which is promised by the current P.M to be concluded in the near future. The Naga people wanted all of the Political Groups to be united and to talk in unity but it was a failure. But whether they are together on the table of talk or not, they are all for the same goal and all are determined for the best of the people and not for their own best.

There cannot be more than one settlement in this contemporary age. Once a settlement is arrived at between the Gol and the NSCN (I–M), all are bound to accept it. If it is not acceptable to some ones, it is to leave it to future generations to decide only. So while the talk is going on, all Political Groups should spell out their opinions and contribute their concrete ideas for the good of the people. It is now for talk for all. The leaders of NSCN (I–M) repeatedly said that before the agreement is signed, the Naga people will be given chance to hear about the settlement which is going to be made with the Gol. Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi

View on installation of meter Hamilton set for record-making bid in Austria in commercial Vehicles

SPIELBERg, JUnE 17 (AFP): Fresh from his 'bounce-back' win at the Canadian Grand Prix, defending champion and series leader Lewis Hamilton has a chance to continue his triumphant – and record-breaking – form at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix. The two-time champion can, on Sunday, equal a 45-year-old record set by fellow-Briton Jackie Stewart if he leads the 71-laps race to be held at the Red Bull Ring amid the forests and valleys of the Styrian Alps. Hamilton's win for Mercedes at Montreal represented the 16th consecutive race that he has led, dating back to last year's Hungarian Grand Prix. One more and he draws level with three-time champion Stewart who reeled off 17 in succession from 1968 to 1971. His Canadian success also enabled him to erase memories of the Mercedes' team's Monaco mistake and restore his lead in the championship this year to 17 points ahead of Mercedes team-mate German Nico Rosberg, the pair delivering a 20th one-two finish for the modern 'Silver Arrows' team. Rosberg won the Austrian contest last year, with Hamilton second ahead of the two Williams cars of Finn Valtteri Bottas and Brazilian Felipe

Massa, who started from pole, and the British team hope that a heavilyupdated car can carry them to a similar result this weekend. Hamilton, however, remains the man to beat as he drives and races with an incomparable elan and cool. Following Montreal, where he enlarged his career total of laps led in Formula One to 2,143, the 30-yearold Englishman has passed compa-

triot 1992 champion Nigel Mansell in the record books. Only four men have led more laps – seven-time champion German Michael Schumacher, Brazilian triple champion Ayrton Senna and two four-time champions in Alain Prost of France and German Sebastian Vettel. In such form, it is no wonder Hamilton relishes each race and admitted he is 'much happier' with his car this year. Four wins out of seven races reflect that feeling. "Generally, I think I'm much happier in this car this year than I was even in last year's car," he said. "I don't know why. I just feel more comfortable in this one… "It has taken some time to work with this new team and really mould this car, in terms of braking and everything, into what I need and it's working well now. I think I'm faster this year, too, which is a good thing for me." Hamilton may start as favourite for a fifth win this year, but Massa intends to show that Williams are set to challenge again. "I think we're going in a good line," he said. "It's an important moment for us. We have a good track for us in Austria and with some upgrades. So, I think it's an important moment to put some pressure on Ferrari."

f I am not mistaken there was once an issue about digitalized meter installation on autos and taxis which was objected by some union or so on the grounds that the owners cannot afford to do so. I agree, but let us also look at it from a different angle and perspective. Taking up business enterprises, both big and small, is new to us and most of us now realize the importance of supporting local businessmen and women for our sustenance as a people. We say, “Buy local, help local”. Well and good. But why do we still prefer to take a ride on vehicles driven mostly by non locals and why not on those driven by Nagas? The reason is simple, the attitude of our local people. Who wants to pay more or get into an argument unnecessarily? So in order to avoid this altercation many passengers opt for autos and taxis driven by non locals. How does a non local run a family by driving one auto whereas a local cannot? Apart from their lifestyle of spending less, they also earn more as they get more passengers. This is not to say however that all local auto drivers are the same. Passengers cannot identify which is which and so many prefer commuting on autos driven by non locals. If digital meters are installed, passengers will be charged accordingly and thus the fare would remain the same for the

autos/taxis driven by both local and the non locals. People would prefer to ride on local autos/taxis because we want to help our own locals. Why not spend a few thousands for a meter and earn a lot more in the long run? In this ways we can also get rid of mostly IBI’s auto drivers who come from across the border. If they cannot earn, the will leave. So with one stone you hit two targets, IBI free and promote local people. However much we shout and tell people to go local it will never happen until our mind set and business etiquette changes. We mostly fail in business because we try to make double profit and become rich overnight. It is time for us to wake up and understand the value of a single rupee. Think of the long term; be far sighted because our shortsightedness is what brings us down. I would like to request the Auto Union as well as the Taxi Union to please reconsider the use of digital meter system in order for the locals to survive amongst others. Meter system will truly benefit the locals in the long run. This is also an appeal to the District Administration to enforce the compulsory usage of Digitalized Meters in autos and taxis for the benefit of both the drivers as well as the commuters. Kuholy Chishi Churches Colony, Dimapur

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

Entertainment

The Morung Express

Friday 19 June 2015

hey were set to walk down the aisle later this year. But according to a Wednesday report from UsWeekly, Charlize Theron, 39, and Sean Penn, 54, have split after a year-and-a-half together. The Oscar winning actress was the one who called off the engagement after they spent time together in Europe in May, a source said. Charlize attended the Cannes Film Festival in mid May to promote her film Mad Max: Fury Road. She looked happy with the Bad Boys star on May 14 at the premiere of her blockbuster. The couple were pictured side-by-side two days later in Vienna at the Life Ball. At one point he had his arm around her during the event. The exact date of their split is not known. The A Million Ways To Die In The West actress was not seen with Penn when she presented an award to Seth MacFarlane at the Critic's Choice Awards on May 31. The mother to Jackson, aged three, was also solo when arriving at LAX airport on

June 7. The star is now in London where she will film The Huntsman. On May 28 Sean was spotted heading into a U2 concert at The Roxy in LA without Theron. He was reportedly seen alone in Brentwood on Tuesday. According to People, the two were not living under the same roof earlier this month. Charlize was staying at her Hollywood home with son Jackson before she took off for London while Sean has been spending time at his Malibu residence. The beach home was for sale, but he took it off the market recently. A source also told the site the two had 'backed out of at least one scheduled event together.' They have known each other for decades, but only went public with their romance in December 2013. A year into their relationship, Us reported they had gotten secretly engaged during a trip to Paris. An engagement ring was never seen, however, and the two never confirmed the reports.

Oren Mozhui’s new song ‘Love is sharing’ released worldwide

Theron ‘calls off her engagement’ to Penn

The two worked together earlier this year on the drama The Last Face, which was shot in Africa. Sean directed while Charlize starred. Also in the cast is Javier Bardem. Sean was married to Madonna, 56, from 1985 to 1989. In 2010 he divorced Robin Wright, 49, after 14 years of marriage. She is now engaged to Ben Foster. Meanwhile, the blonde's exes include Craig Bierko and Stuart Townsend. In March the Dead Man Walking star told Esquire UK, 'You say I've been married twice before, but I’ve been married under circumstances where I was less informed than I am today,' he said. 'So I wouldn't even consider it a third marriage, I’d consider it a first marriage on its own terms if I got married again. I mean, I like the tradition. A friend of mine wrote a line, "Without tradition, new things die." And I don’t want new things to die.' He also said he was 'surprised to be in love' with the Monster star. 'I’m self-proclaimed bad at mathematics but I can do two plus two,' he explained. '53 years old plus finally beginning to figure out why you haven’t been happy in a single relationship? It could seem too late. 'But to run into somebody now who you care about is a much more passionate, deeper, truer and – God! – a much happier feeling. Theron told Esquire in April, 'I'm a very, very, very lucky girl. Very lucky. He's hot.' She then told Elle UK's June issue, 'Putting aside that he's my partner, he's the love of my life.' In January Page Six reported that Sean had filed papers to adopt Charlize's son Jackson.

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NIAPA’s label, MOI successfully showcased its collection on May 22 at The Majestic Barriere, Salon Croisette, 10 Boulevard de la Croisette, Cannes, France. MOI focused its collection on displaying runway creations that distinctly showcases tribal designs and traditional weaves of Northeast India with modern appeal. Fashion pro Carolien Fer Linden, wore one of MOI designs during the show who was one of the show host along with Steffen Morrison.

Dixie Chicks reuniting for EurOpEan TOur

atalie Maines, guitarist Emily Robison Strayer and fiddle player Martie Maguire have announced they'll hit the road in Europe next year (16). In a post on the group's website, which begins: "Su-

perstars, renegades, innovators, heroes, villains, and moms - for over a decade, the Dixie Chicks have grown from a band into a phenomenon, with over 30 million albums sold..." the band reveals dates will begin in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in April (16), before hitting venues in the U.K. and Ireland. The tour will include a show in London, where comments made by Maines about then-U.S. leader President George W. Bush

during a gig in 2003 turned the girls into public enemies back home in America. The singer's anti-Bush remarks led to a boycott of Dixie Chicks music on top U.S. country radio stations and CD-burning protests led by fans of the President. The trio released its last album, Taking the Long Way, in 2006 and have only performed a handful of shows in recent years, during which Maines launched a solo career and sisters Maguire and Strayer formed the Court Yard Hounds.

After releasing a song dedicated to the victims and the people who lost their lives in Wokha tragedy, Oren Mozhui is out with another song called ‘Love Is Sharing’ for social cause. K Karaibo Chawang, Media Officer to Chief Minister Nagaland, released this song, which is a dedication to disabled, orphans and poor people living in Nagaland.

Opang Jamir, Naga Supermodel donates blood at Civil Hospital, Dimapur on June 18. Opang has been donating blood since 2011 with the mission to save precious life as part of his campaign for healthy life-style, healthy foods and hygienic environment.

Hrithik Roshan taking training to fight with tigers for 'Mohenjo Daro'

elebrity fitness trainer Satyajit Chaurasia is busy training actor Hrithik Roshan to fight with tigers for Ashutosh Gowarikar's ‘Mohenjo Daro’. "The script of Mohenjo Daro is superb... There are combat scenes between him and tigers in the film. So I'm training him to build the right body for these kinds of sequences," Satyajit said. Talking about Hrithik's fitness regime, Satyajit said that the actor is "extremely fond of exercising". "For him, it is a stress-buster which gives him a lot of delight... He has worked really hard for 'Mohenjo Daro' with a lot of planning and his body is looking perfect in the film," he said. One of the most renowned fitness experts in Bollywood, Satyajit was the brain behind actor Aamir Khan's eight-pack abs in ‘Ghajini’. Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, ‘Mohenjo Daro’ is an epic love story set in the Indus Valley civilization.

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Former supermodel Cindy Crawford holds an umbrella as she poses for photographs at a promotional event for Omega’s new Constellation Pluma Collection in Mumbai , India, Thursday, June 18, 2015. (AP Photo)

Farhan Akthar records song with Shillong band 'Somersault'

film bosses are "excited" about his new film, which also features Elijah Wood and Rose Leslie. He writes, "So the studio apparently is so excited by the Last Witch Hunter - The Axe and Cross franchise... that they are already... he multitalented Farhan Akthar, who often lends commencing on the next one." The Last Witch Hunter his vocals to his film’s music, recently had a meeting will hit cinemas in October (15). with the Shillong-based band Somersault. The actor also mentioned that a recording was involved. We wonder if it was for a single or could it be a part of his upcoming Eminem is first double Diamond Artist film Rock On? The actor will be seen with Shraddha Kaapper Eminem has become the First Artist to land poor and Prachi Desai in the sequel. He posted, “PleaTwo Diamond-selling Digital Singles. The Lose sure meeting the talented band 'Somersault' from Shillong. Yes a recording is involved. More to follow...” Earlier Yourself hitmaker has been feted with a diamond certifithis year Shraddha also visited Shillong and met with a cation from the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over 10 million digital copies of his 2010 couple of bands. single Not Afraid. Eminem's collaboration with Rihanna, Love The Way You Lie, was also previously certified diaVin Diesel's Witch Hunter Movie to mond. Announcing the new accolade, RIAA chairman and CEO Cary Sherman says, "We are delighted to recbecome a Franchise ognise Eminem as the first artist to earn two RIAA Digital ovie Executives at Lionsgate and Summit Enter- Diamond Awards. This singular achievement - earning tainment are so impressed by early screeners of a Diamond Award on two separate digital songs - is unVin Diesel's new movie the Last Witch Hunter they've paralleled." In addition to the singles, the 42 year old has already ordered a sequel. The Fast & Furious star an- two diamond-selling albums - The Marshall Mathers LP nounced the news on his Facebook page revealing the and The Eminem Show.

The Department of Geology & Mining and Nagaland State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NSMDC) is grateful for the successful inauguration of the Tizu bridge and Chizuti bridge on the Nimi to Laluri mineral link road on 12.06.2015. Following VIPS attended the ceremony: 1. Shri. C. L. John, Minister Rural Development and REPA 2. Shri. Yitachu, Minister, School Education and SCERT 3. Shri. Khriehu Liezietsu; Parliamentary Secretary, Youth Resources & Sports and MTF 4. Shri. Eshak Konyak, Parliamentary Secretary, Art & Culture 5. Shri. T. Torechu, MLA 6. Dignitaries from Myanmar 7. Secretary, Geology & Mining and his team of officials 8. Deputy Commission& (Phek) and his team of officials 9. Director (Geology & Mining) & Joint Director (Geology & Mining) 10. Contractor Viu Angami and family 11. President, Nagaland Contractors' Union and his colleagues 12. Pochury Hoho and other NGOS 13. Mimi Area Public Organisation 14. NCRC and CRC Kohima 15. Lori Development Council 16. General Public and well wishers The completion of the bridge brings the people living on both sides of the rivers more closer who has a historical background of peaceful co-existence. It also brings the community living in the area easy accessibility for trade & commerce with Myanmar and beyond. Thus one of the objectives of mineral link roads has been achieved on the social benefit aspect. The core object of economic benefit of this mineral road is yet to be realized. This can only be attained only when we are able to commercialize the potentials of the mineral reserves in the area for the benefit of the people of the area and the state. To this end more concerted efforts of both the Government and the people of the area is needed. Sd/(L. RONGSEN ) Managing Director, NSMDC Ltd.

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Europeans turn on style as Neymar sent off as Colombia WCup enters knockout round beats Brazil in Copa America

Colombia's Orianica Velasquez, right, chases England's Karen Carney as she dribbles down the field during the first half of a FIFA Women's World Cup soccer match, Wednesday, June 17, in Montreal, Canada. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP) C M Y K

MONTReAL, JuNe 18 (ReuTeRS): England and France qualified in style for the last 16 of the women's World Cup on Wednesday, with the tournament looking as though it will be dominated by a strong contingent of European sides. On the evidence of the first round the winner could well come from a group that includes Germany, France, England and Norway, while defending champions Japan and the United States, who

although not at the same level as the others, benefit from massive fan support and could go on a run. England have picked up momentum as the tournament progressed and showed an impressive mix of pace and power as they beat Colombia 2-1 in Group F to set up a last 16 encounter with Norway. Coach Mark Sampson has already used 21 of his 23 players, giving game time to every team member apart from the two back-up

goalkeepers, and praised his side's versatility. "Whatever we're going to face in the latter stages, we know we have got something to throw back," he told reporters. "We have got the bonus of a lot of people getting game time and a lot of people who are fighting fit," he said. England's pace might come in useful against an experienced Norwegian side that has looked ponderous at times. The winner of that game could well end

up playing hosts Canada in the quarter-finals in Vancouver. France, ranked third in the world, blasted Mexico 5-0 with four first-half goals in Ottawa to win Group F. "When you win 5-0, a coach is always going to be happy ... we know we played very well," said coach Philippe Bergeroo. France should be too strong in the second round for a South Korea side that qualified after a bad error by Spain's goalkeeper in their final Group E game on Wednesday. Germany, who are due to meet a weak Sweden in the second round, look to be the outstanding team of the World Cup so far. Japan should brush aside Switzerland and could then meet Brazil, who are beginning to look past their best. High-scoring Cameroon play China in the second round while the United States meet Colombia. The number of teams in the World Cup was expanded this year to 24 from 16 and some sides have struggled badly, but the standard of play should now improve and Canadian organizers will also be hoping more people at the games. Less than 14,000 turned up on Wednesday to watch the two matches in Montreal's Olympic stadium, where attendances have largely been disappointing.

Leicester sack three players over racist sex tape

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LeIceSTeR, JuNe 18 (AGeNcIeS): Leicester City have sacked three players, including manager Nigel Pearson's son, after they took part in a racist sex tape filmed on the club's end-of-season tour of Thailand. James Pearson, 22, Tom Hopper, 21, and Adam Smith, 22, had their contracts terminated following an internal investigation by the club. The offending video was obtained by the Sunday Mirror. The three development squad players apologised for their behaviour. A club statement said Leicester City "is acutely aware of its position, and that of its players, as a

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representative of the city of Leicester, the Premier League, the Football Association and the club's supporters". It added that it is "committed to promoting a positive message of community and family values

and equality" and "to upholding the standards expected of a club with its history, tradition and aspirations". The Premier League team were on tour in Thailand, home of the club's billionaire owners, Vichai

Srivaddhanaprabha and son Aiyawatt. Of the three men, only defender Pearson has made a first-team appearance this season. He played in the Capital One Cup loss to Shrewsbury Town.

Sania-Casey ousted from Aegon Classic

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BIRMINGhAM, JuNe 18 (IANS): Indo-Australian tennis combine of Sania Mirza and Casey Dellacqua lost their women's doubles opening round match of $731,000 Aegon Classic in straight sets to China-Chinese Taipei pair of Jie Zheng and Yung-Jan Chan here on Thursday. The top seeds were easily beaten by Zheng and Chan 4-6, 2-6 in an hour and 10 minutes on the outdoor grass courts of the Edgbaston Priory Club. Sania, with her new partner Casey, got two opportunities to break serve in the first but both were wasted.

On the other hand, the unseeded pair of Zheng and Chan got five opportunities, all of which were saved by the top seeds before they closed the set on their sixth chance. Down on confidence after losing the first set, the second set was totally dominated by the ChinaChinese Taipei combine. The duo notched two breakpoint opportunities to easily seal the second set and enter the quarterfinals of the tournament, which is a build up of Wimbledon. Overall too, Zheng and Chan dominated, winning 60 of the 109 points played in the match.

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Colombia's Carlos Bacca, second left, pushes Brazil's Neymar, center right, at the end of the Copa America Group C soccer match at the Monumental stadium in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, June 17. (AP Photo)

SANTIAGO, JuNe 18 (AP): Taking advantage of a bad night by Neymar, Colombia defeated Brazil 1-0 in the Copa America on Wednesday, keeping its quarterfinal hopes alive in the South American tournament. Jeison Murillo scored a 36th-minute winner, and Neymar's poor performance was capped by a red card after the final whistle because of an altercation with Colombian players. Colombia's Carlos Bacca, who shoved Neymar from behind, also was shown a red card. Bacca apparently was upset after the Brazilian seemed to head-butt teammate Murillo during a discussion. Neymar's yellow card earlier in the match was his second of the tournament, which was already enough to suspend him from the final group match. Brazil could have secured a spot in the quarterfinals with a win over Colombia, but now it will

decide its future against Venezuela on Sunday. "Colombia showed that it is a very experienced team," Brazil coach Dunga said. "Our players at times got caught in their provocations and forgot to play football. Brazil has to play football. Brazil can't go to war, we have to focus on what we do best, which is play football." The result ended Colombia's 24-year winless drought against the fivetime world champion, and left Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela tied atop Group C with three points each. Venezuela and Peru, however, have a game in hand; they will play their second group match on Thursday. If Peru beats Venezuela, all four teams will enter the final round with three points each. The top two teams in each of the three groups advance, plus the two-best third-place finishers. A loss on Wednesday would have left Colombia with zero points

and in difficult position to advance. "Colombia showed that it's a team that has matured, that can play these types of matches," Colombia coach Jose Pekerman said. "We couldn't slip up today, we needed an almost-perfect match in all areas." With Neymar struggling, Brazil had difficulties getting near the goal and it was Colombia — led by James Rodriguez and Falcao Garcia — that created the most dangerous chances. Murillo netted the winner off a free kick cross into Brazil's area. He got to the loose ball near the penalty spot and fired a low shot through the legs of Brazil defender Thiago Silva. Neymar had a chance to equalize with a close-range header in the 44th, but Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina made a good save to keep his team ahead. Off the rebound, the ball touched Neymar's hand, prompting the referee to

show him a yellow card. Neymar complained, saying that the touch was involuntary. He had already received a yellow card in the opening game against Peru, when he played extremely well and led Brazil to a 2-1 comefrom-behind victory. "The referees have to respect Neymar because he is always getting hit," Brazil midfielder Willian said. "It happened again today, and he was the one ejected." Brazil had another great chance to score in the 58th, after Murillo misplayed a pass back to Ospina and the ball ended with Roberto Firmino inside the area, but the forward missed the open net, sending his shot over the crossbar. The Copa America is Brazil's first official competition since it was humiliated in a 7-1 World Cup semifinal loss to Germany last year. Brazil eliminated Colombia in the quarterfinals of the home tournament.

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Morgan leads England to stunning win over NZ

NOTTINGhAM, JuNe 18 (AFP): England captain Eoin Morgan struck a blistering century in a record winning-chase as his side beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the fourth Oneday International at Trent Bridge to level the fivematch series at 2-2. Morgan made 113 and Joe Root 106 not out as England finished on 350 for three with six overs to spare. It was the equal fourth highest total by any team batting second to win an ODI. Root and Morgan's stand of 198 was the highest third wicket ODI partnership against New Zealand. England had earlier held New Zealand to 349 for seven. Kane Williamson topscored with 90 following his 118 in World Cup finalists New Zealand's threewicket win at Southampton on Sunday. The most England had previously made batting second to win an ODI was 306 for five against Pakistan at Karachi in 2000. But they stayed true to their intention to play an attacking brand of cricket following a humiliating first-round exit at this year's World Cup -- which included an eight-wicket defeat

Eoin Morgan celebrates a century at Trent Bridge cricket ground in Nottingham on June 17. (AP Photo)

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by New Zealand. They scored 97 runs in the first 10 overs of their reply after the innings started with a maiden from leftarm paceman Ben Wheeler. But Wheeler's next three overs cost 41 runs. Following a brief rain break, Alex Hales carried on from where he had left on his Nottinghamshire home ground, with Mitchell McClenagan's first over going for 22. Hales finished the over with two huge sixes over deep square leg to the delight of a near capacity crowd of 16,726.

But fast bowler Matt Henry removed Hales (67) and fellow opener Jason Roy (38) in a spell of two wickets for seven runs in eight balls. Root came in at 111 for two. The Yorkshireman was missed on nine, as not for the first time this series, Ross Taylor dropped a slip catch. Meanwhile former Ireland international Morgan drove McClenaghan and Henry for well-struck sixes. He took only 39 balls for his fifty against an attack missing the steadying influence of injured left-arm paceman Trent Boult.

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