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Home Guards in nagaland: A 24 hr job with meagre wages Morung Express News Kohima | June 22

Two young boys smile and laugh as they play with a makeshift cart on the road between Impur and Mokokchung. Photo by Manen Aier

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Lightning kills 57 in Bihar, 12 in UP

PATNA, JUNE 22 (PTI): At least 57 people including women and children were killed and dozens injured by lightning in different parts of Bihar in the last 24 hours, an official said this morning. An official of the state disaster management department confirmed that five people were killed by lightning in Rohtas district followed by four each in Patna, Aurangabad, Nalanda and Purnea. According to the official, three each were killed in Buxar, Saran, Kaimur, Saharsa and Katihar district. Two each were killed in Bhojpur, Samastipur, Bhagalpur, Monghyr and MadHe said his name was ‘Or hepura district and one each in West Champaran and Gaya district. Else.’ In Patna and Rohtas alone, 16 people were injured by the lightning. Over a dozen people were also injured in Kosi region of Saharsa. Five people including a minor student were killed when they were returning home on Tuesday evening in Rohtas, a district official said. The state government has announced a compensation of Rs. 4 lakh to the vicCITIZEN UMBRELLA tims’ families. Lightning strikes during the Wholesalers may contact monsoon season which started from the CITIZEN UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER LTD. H.O.: 147, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata-7 second week of June to October is comPh. No. 033-2268-1396, 2271-2152 Fax : (033) 2271-2151 E-mail : citizenkolkata@gmail.com

CBI gets more time for Dimapur lynch probe GUWAHATI, JUNE 22 (TNN): A division bench of the Gauhati high court, comprising chief justice Ajit Singh and justice Suman Shyam, on Tuesday granted 6 months additional time to the CBI to submit its final report on the Dimapur lynching. The extension was granted after the CBI sought more time to complete its probe and prepare the final report. The original deadline for the report was June 9, 2016. On March 5, 2015, a mob had broken into Dimapur Central jail, dragged 35-yearold rape accused Syed Sarif Khan out, and beat him to death. The court had directed the CBI to take over at least four cases from Nagaland Police. “The investigation requires questioning and interrogation of many witnesses and accused persons, including several from remote areas,” the CBI said to justify its request for more time. “We need to get expert opinion on the electronic evidence collected during the investigation, which is a time-consuming process,” it added. Besides inspecting the crime scene, the CBI has examined more than 150 witnesses and questioned around 90 others in the four cases. Senior advocate Bhaskar Dev Konwar, counsel of one of the petitioners, said, “The progress of the CBI probe is satisfactory.”

mon in Bihar. The rains that started earlier this week were the first of this monsoon season. Meanwhile twelve people, including six minors, were killed after being struck by lightning in Ghazipur and Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh, as rains and thundershowers lashed many places in the state. In Ballia, six persons, including five minors, were killed in lightning strikes in different parts of the city yesterday, police said today. A minor was among six persons killed, while four others were injured after being struck by lightning at various places of Ghazipur district yesterday, they said. Moderate to heavy rains and thundershowers occurred at many places in eastern Uttar Pradesh and at a few areas in the western parts of the state, the MeT department said. Lalganj, Raniganj, Chayal received 10 cm of rainfall each, followed by 8 cm rains each in Manjhanpur and Baberu, 7 cm each in Gyanpur and Rajghat, while Mirzapur, Varanasi, Safipur, Ballia and Mau received 6 cm of rainfall each, it said. Churk recorded the highest maximum temperature of 37.4 degrees Celsius in the state, the MeT department said, and predicted rains or thundershowers at a few places.

The Home Guards in India was established in 1946 to serve as an additional help to the police force. Although a voluntary organization, mostly intended as a part time work for citizens, being a Home Guard in Nagaland is a full time job. Considered as wage laborers, Home guards in Nagaland earn Rs. 150 per day for their full time duty. It may be noted that from July 1, 2015 the National Floor Level of Minimum Wage has been raised to Rs 160 per day. “Our duty is 24 hours duty. There is no promotion, no pay enhancement,” says Caleb (Name Changed) a Home Guard posted with the Traffic Police in Kohima, who wished to remain anonymous. He had joined as a Home Guard in 1995. With unemployment rising high in Nagaland State, many join the voluntary organisation sometimes with the hope of getting inducted into a regular job or perhaps having their wage enhanced. Another Home Guard, Remy (Name Changed) who was inducted in 1996 and posted with the Power Department in Kohima, while wishing to remain anonymous states: “Till today, there has not been any raise in our salaries. We cannot even take leave because our salaries will be deducted. The most disheartening part is that we can’t even take up other part time jobs even though we cannot survive on our Home Guard wage alone.” He further informs that even though the duty of the Home Guards is part time, they are being used by

to the government. However their attempts were reportedly suppressed by higher officials on the grounds that the voluntary organization is prohibited by law to form unions. Caleb further claims that two leaders of the union were laid off from their jobs after they formed a union to petition the welfare assistance of the Home Guards. The chance of Home Guards getting inducted into the police force is also very less, he says. It is only the few privileged, the ones who have ‘backgrounds’ that have higher chances of getting regular jobs. “Upai nai. We do not have the power to speak out. In this file photo, a couple of Nagaland Home Guards are We are just wage labourers. If the higher ups remove seen during a training drill. (Courtesy: NagalandHGCD) us, we have no other way to most units to the maximum. passed by the State Leg- earn,” he adds. Home Guards are assigned islature on May 12, 1988. in Traffic duty, as house They perform the duty of Roles of Home Guards guards in guesthouses, var- any other police personIn Nagaland, the Home ious government depart- nel in sunshine or rain, Guards assist in maintements, and banks wherever says Medozhalie Pienyü, nance of internal security, there is a shortage of police DIG Home Guards. The law and order duties bepersonnel. In Nagaland only difference, and a sig- sides providing protection there are more than 2100 nificant one at that, is their to the important instalHome Guards deployed in wage. The home guards are lations for both Central all 11 districts. Despite their paid Rs 150 rupees daily for and State establishments, tireless service, the Home their 24 hours duty. banks, VIP house guards, Guards do not have bene“Our pay is low but the and traffic duties especialfits, pensions or welfare as- respect is much lower,” la- ly in Dimapur, Kohima, sistance apart from their Rs ments Remy. Home Guards Mokokchung and Wokha. 150 per day wage. who have families face the The Home Guards also The Nagaland Home problem of earning for their assist the community in Guards Organization was family and providing edu- emergencies such as air established on March 1, cation to their children. raids, fire, floods, epidem1998 by an ordinance of Meanwhile, Caleb re- ics etc. At present there are 1987 under the Home de- veals: “We do not have any 240 cadres working in the partment. Civil Defense in pension. When we die, the State Disaster Response Nagaland, which preceded department will provide Force (SDRF) for the State the Home Guards, was re- us a coffin. That’s it. For the Disaster Management Auactivated, where both or- home guards working in thority in Nagaland. ganizations complement offices, unless the DirecAnd despite providing each other and co-existed tor releases the order, they these crucial services to under a common Head of cannot leave.” Parking duty the State, the Government Office with the Comman- is the longest, he adds. and the people, the Home dant General HGs as the A few years back, some Guards have so far been Director of Civil Defense. Home Guards attempted left in a limbo as far as their The Nagaland Home to form a union in order wages and benefits are Guards Acts of 1988 was to highlight their plights concerned.

Earning only Rs. 150 a day, a Home Guard personnel laments “Upai nai. We do not have the power to speak out. We are just wage labourers”

Golden opportunity for permanent No decision on separate passport, flag for Nagas: Rijiju solution to naga issue: nscn (r) Wangtin Naga says that, “It is only love and forgiveness which will bring us together and not by force and violence”

DIMAPUR, JUNE 22 (MExN): The NSCN (R) today stated that a “golden opportunity” has arisen for both Government of India and the Naga people to come out with a “lasting and permanent” solution to the Naga political issue. A press note from the President of the NSCN (R), Wangtin Naga stated that previous agreements or accords “taught a good lesson that old formulas should be avoided and find out inclusive formula to ensure permanent solution.” It said that leaving aside even a single group will “inflame the entire future political scenario because of continuation of tug of war between the Indians and the Nagas.” “The entire political scenario drastically changed in the recent past. The Naga people blamed for floating of multiple Naga Political factions and the NSCN/GPRN –Reformation is not exceptional. Yet, its formation changed entire scenario from blood path to peaceful atmosphere because of visionary leaders who chose to provide peaceful environment to the Naga people,” it added. The NSCN (R) stated that the Framework Agreement signed between the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India cannot guarantee a solution “unless it

is made inclusive and transparent…after all the issue is between the two entities.” “Unilateral abrogation of fourteen years old cease fire agreement by SS Khaplang is also another political contribution towards permanent solution because his walking away from cease fire with GoI is right decision he have taken because he too have similar political engagement with Union of Myanmar for Naga solution in Myanmar side. If we deeply analyze the situation, ultimately we believed it to be God’s programme for the Nagas,” it added. Meanwhile, it stated that the formation of ACAUT and its “counter attack on NPGs for taxation is another serpent that bites and poisons Naga National Movement.” “Yes, the collection of various taxes has become intolerable burden for the Nagas. In many cases, the selfish workers forcibly collecting multiple taxes for their selfish interest…” it conceded. However, it stated that “some case may be of genuine one.” “…one government and one tax is common desire and we all are for it. We all believe, although it could not be possible at this juncture, yet solution table will provide one government where we don’t require to pay any tax to any government anymore,” it stated. It expressed concern at the alleged “deployment” of volunteers in all districts and towns of Nagaland by ACAUT against “genuine taxes for the survival of Naga National Movement by collaborating with enemy...” It stated

that ACAUT branding “donation and few amount of taxes from Naga Businessman and Government Employees by different NPGs as ‘extortionist’ sounds too radical and more of anti-Naga.” Regarding the Framework Agreement between the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India, the NSCN (R) stated that it had come out openly appreciating both GoI and NSCN (IM) for the agreement believing that, the NSCN (IM) would “open their hearts and welcome all other NPGs.” “The leaders of NSCNReformation only want NSCNIM to act like elder brother of all NPGs but they only want everybody to join them which is impracticable. The President and General Secretary of NSCN-Reformation met at least five times with NSCN-IM leaders which include two times sitting with Th. Muivah, General Secretary NSCN-IM but the profit of coming closer with them was arresting and torturing of NSCN-Reformation workers by NSCN-IM which only sown the seeds of bitterness,” it alleged. “It is only love and forgiveness which will bring us together and not by force and violence,” the NSCN (R) stated while asking the NSCN (IM) to act in a matured manner towards other Naga political groups. “The Naga issue is a sacred cause and no Naga should lose their hearts because the movement/struggle will continue till we achieve our goal and the NSCN-Reformation have committed for it,” it asserted.

NWE DELHI, JUNE 22 (PTI): Government today denied having agreed to a proposal of Naga insurgent outfit NSCN-IM of granting separate passport and flag for Nagas saying peace talks with the group was still continuing. “Government recognises the unique Naga history and is committed to it. Talks with NSCN-IM is going on. News of

granting separate passport and flag are not true,” Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told reporters here. Rijiju’s comments came in the wake of reports which suggested that the government has agreed to NSCN-IM’s proposal for separate passport and flag for Nagas. With an aim of ending insurgency in Nagaland, government, had in August last year

signed an accord with NSCN-IM which Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as a “historic” step to usher in peace in the state. The pact was signed in the presence of the Prime Minister, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval by the outfit’s leader T Muivah and government’s interlocutor R N Ravi at the PM’s residence here.

For a greener and cleaner Kohima

Participants of the marathon held under the banner of KABA CARE in Kohima on June 22.

Our Correspondent Kohima | June 22

Several young people under the banner of KABA CARE today participated in a marathon race to spread awareness on cleanliness and on the importance of being environment friendly in the State capital Kohima. The marathon was a part of the Kohima Ao Baptist Church’s (KABA) initiative towards ‘Creating Awareness for Restoration of Environment’

(CARE) to raise consciousness and awareness towards a greener and cleaner Kohima. This marathon race, organized by the KABA youth ministry with the theme ‘Stride for a green cause,’ started from PHQ junction and culminated at High School junction. Over 60 youth from 7 fellowships under KABA joined the run early morning as a mark to stride for a cleaner and greener Kohima. KABA Youth Director Tiatoshi Longkumer told The

Morung Express that this marathon race was organized to generate awareness among the citizens of Kohima city to have greener and cleaner Kohima. He also stated that through this run, personal health can also be improved and at the same time contribute towards an environment friendly Kohima. It may be recalled that KABA CARE was launched last year to create mass awareness through public participation to restore the environment and to make Kohima cleaner, environmentally greener and healthier. KABA CARE has ever since engaged with eco-friendly activities, the latest of which is the ongoing pedestrian footbridge beatification project in Kohima. The KABA CARE which is administratively as well as logistically supported by Kohima Municipal Council aims to clean, renovate and beautify the four pedestrian footbridges on varied themes such as academics, nature, music, tradition and vegetation.

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Mon District AIDS Prevention and Control Committee conduct meeting mon, June 22 (mexn): The Mon District AIDS Prevention and Control Committee (DAPCC) meeting was held on June 20 under the chairmanship of W. Honje K, Deputy Commissioner, at Conference Hall, DC office, Mon. Longyim Tzudir, District Programme Officer, DAPCU Mon highlighted the key activities carried for prevention of HIV and AIDS in the district. He shared the plan to conduct awareness programme on HIV and AIDS with the church leaders through Legislators’ Forum on AIDS (LFA) support. Tzudir briefed about the objective of establishing the Social Protect Help desk at all Facility Centres (under NSACS) in Mon, and expressed optimism that People living with HIV (PLHIV), Children Affected By AIDS (CABA), and Most at Risk Population (MARP) will enable to access benefit schemes provided by the State Government and Central Government. Further, the launching of formation of Mon Voluntary Blood Donors Association (MVBDA) during the observation of World Blood Donor Day 2016 was high-

lighted to the members and appreciated the office bearers led by Tongmeth Nekong as President and C. Nahnyei as Secretary to shoulder the responsibility for a noble cause. Sashi, General Secretary of Mon Users’ Network (MUN) shared the proposal for observing the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26 at Mon. The members decided to jointly observe the event at the district level, for which a programme coordination committee headed by S. Lanu Aier, Additional SP Mon was set up for necessary arrangements. While discussing on the benefits of OST services, Sentilong Ozukum, EAC, Monyakshu briefly shared on the functioning of OST centres at Monyakshu under Tobu area, where the Deputy Commissioner had opined his concern and the need for more such centres in the district. The DAPCC Meeting for 1st quarter was attended by members representing Government departments, civil societies, student body, medical and defence personnel, churches and partner NGOs.

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File Nagaland IPR launches ANTA unitsMEx meeting held Smartphone app ‘NagaNews’ NagaNews app can be downloaded for free in Google Playstore Morung Express News Kohima | June 22

Keeping pace with the radical changes in the information and communication technology, the Department of Information and Public Relations (IPR), Nagaland marked a significant move by launching its news app called NagaNews on June 22 at the IPR Citadel, New Capital Complex, Kohima. The app was officially launched by Pausui Zeliang, Director, IPR. “The requirements of communications have changed and evolved and so have the Department of IPR. We are trying to adapt and adopt to new demands of technology and means of communications. As delivery mechanism for dissemination of information has changed, we too are expanding our presence across a variety of new media platforms.” said Asangla Imsong, Deputy Director during the launch. The daily news and other related matters can now be accessed through smart phones, highlighted Imsong while talking about the major changes that Information and Communication

Kohima, June 22 (mexn): The All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA) units of Nagaland held a general meeting on June 17 at Kohima to discuss on some of the important issues of ANTA. The meeting deliberated on the issue of Taxation by the National Workers and affirmed that henceforth ANTA would follow the ‘One Government, One Tax’ theme of the Naga people. The meeting was attended by all the unit presidents and executive members of ANTA Nagaland.

Child care & protection Kohima, June 22 (mexn): In compliance with the directive of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India, the State Child Protection Society-Nagaland is inviting organization, individual, church, cooperate sector, business establishment or any other voluntary organization to adopt a Children Home who are providing necessary facilities for care of children below the age of 18 years, in the state to bring up and developed future generation in the right path. This was stated in a release issued by Kohima deputy commissioner Rovilato Mor, IAS, who is also chairman of District Child Protection Committee, Kohima. Pausui Zeliang, Director, IPR launches the Department of Information and Public Relations news app called NagaNews on June 22. (Morung Photo)

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Technology has caused in the way people live. Information and Communication technology has ignited and provoked radical and drastic changes that has affected and revolutionized the broadcast industry, most especially in immediacy and timeliness of news. “The idea behind encapsulating all these changes today is to indicate that the Department is making every effort in disseminating the Government’s policies and activities effectively and in a timely manner. The launching of the Na-

Apropos the news item captioned ‘23 Impur AC NPF get new leaders’ published on Wednesday June 22, 2016, in the list of newly sworn in office bearers of NPF Impur assembly constituency, the name Limawapang, Vice President was erroneously mentioned while the name of the Treasurer should be read as Jangsenba and not as rendered. NPF 23 Impur AC Takomeren, President and General Secretary Masazulu in a press release stated that an unedited version of the list of newly sworn in leaders was erroneously handed over to the media persons covering the important occasion.

gaNews app is a significant move towards that direction.” added Imsong. Naga news is a daily news bulletin published by IPR focusing on the government’s programs and policies and developmental activities. The app was developed by Elysium enterprises, a company based in Kohima which specializes in Software Development. Ben Imchen, Director of Elysium enterprises who highlighted the components of the app also mentioned that the NagaNews app will have constant changes which will update itself au-

tomatically. The app contains the news bulletin, photo gallery, contacts of government officials and dignitaries, information section, and section for advertisements. The app is easily accessible where the user can type keywords in the search engine and receive the required information. Currently the NagaNews app has been developed for android however the app will further upgrade to other platforms such as ios. The app can be downloaded in Google’s Play Store for free.

DC Mokokchung informs

moKoKchung, June 22 (DiPR): District Administration, Mokokchung has invited for District Award to Gazetted/non Gazetted officials from the concerned Head of departments for examination and consideration by the District Level Committee to be awarded on 15th August 2016. While submitting the cases Head of departments are informed to submit 3 years Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) of the recommended officials and he should have length of service more than 10 years. The HODs are also informed to recommend along with brief write up countries through interna- about the exceptional contribution of the employee. Contional education and train- cerned HODs may recommend one official for each cating programs. egory/grade and it should be submitted on or before July 15. The Indian contact point is USIEF (United States-India Educational Foundation). They pave va- Kohima, June 22 (mexn): Nagaland’s governor P.B. riety of opportunities with Acharya will be launching Sakhi- One Stop Centre & Womits focal point on adminis- en Helpline -181 on June 23 at 11:00 AM at One Stop Centre trating the Fulbright Pro- in the premises of District Hospital, Dimapur. Minister for gram to Indian and Amer- social security & welfare and parliamentary affairs Kiyanilie ica students, faculty and Peseyie and official from Ministry of Women & Child Deprofessionals, encouraging velopment, Government of India will act as guest of honour. international engagement of Fulbright scholars; advising students in India of higher education opportu- mon, June 22 (mexn): Coinciding with the World nities in the United States Environment Month and to commemorate the year of and linking higher educa- Golden Jubilee of Monyakshu Village Baptist Church, tion institutions in the USA plantation drive was organised by the Monyakshu Village Students Union under the theme 'Green Monyakshu’ on and India. June 21 within the village area. Various organisations of the village like the students, church members, Village Council members, women organisation took part in planting the saplings provided by the District Forest Office, Mon and planted more than 500 plants. Meanwhile expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of Monyakshu village, Phaiba Konyak president MVSU and L Sangti Konyak Chairman MVC thanked T. Aochuba IFS, DFO Mon and the forest department for providing the saplings and Hongpi DPRO Mon for transporting the saplings to the village.

Nagaland teachers participate in International Leaders in Edu Prog

DimaPuR, June 22 (mexn): Three teachers from Nagaland participated in the International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) in the US. Christina from Little Star School, Dimapur, Tonika Yepthomi from Government High School, Diphuphar B, and Rev. Fr. Francis Cheerangal, Ph. D from St. Christopher School, Chessore were among the six teachers from India to participate in a semesterlong ILEP. A press release issued by Rev. Fr. Francis Cheerangal said that the program brings in outstanding sec-

ondary teachers from the Near East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa and South America to the United States to further develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance teaching skills and increase their knowledge about the United States. It provides the teachers from across the globe with a direct experience of US education system and its dynamics. The host universities for 2016 were Arizona State University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, James Madison University, Ohio Christina, Tonika Yepthomi, and Rev. Fr. Francis Cheerangal and Kent University. The from Nagaland participated in the International Leaders in university schedule includ- Education Program (ILEP) in the US.

ed course work in teaching methodologies, lesson planning, teaching strategies for the home classroom environment, teacher leadership and instruction technology. The outreach and exposure programmes to New York, Washington and other cities and prominent places of interest added great taste to the training, the release said. The program is one of the many initiatives of the US Department of State, channeled through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), to foster mutual understanding between the United States and other

Governor to launch Sakhi

'Green Monyakshu’ event held

Food & Civil Supplies beneficiaries informed Vocational training held at Lumami village

DimaPuR, June 22 (mexn): In view of the implementation of National food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 in the state of Nagaland, the list of all identified beneficiaries shall be displayed and made available in the office of the respective ADS/SOS of the district which is also uploaded in the department website http://fcs.nagaland.gov.in

In this connection, all the beneficiaries are asked to submit their Aadhaar number at the time of collection of ration card which shall be duly announced or before that, in the respective district offices of the Food and Civil Supplies department. This exercise is being carried out for seeding of Aadhaar number in ration cards as per the directives

of the Government of India and a process to authenticate the genuine beneficiaries of the Priority households (PHH) ration card holders and existing Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) ration cards under NFSA. This was informed in a press release issued by Alun Hangsing, NCS, director, Food & Civil Supplies, Dimapur.

3rd RES art competition on June 25

Kohima, June 22 (mexn): The Radiant Educational Society (RES), Kohima is organizing 3rd RES Art Competition 2016 on June 25 at SIRD Auditorium, New Secretariat Colony, Kohima under the theme “Child Rights Begins in the womb.” The inaugural function will take place from 9:00 AM onwards. This competition is designed for children in the age group of 13 to 18 years. The competition aim to promote our

youngster the role of art as one of the critical ingredient in the definition of children world and identity and to showcase their inborn talents. The Ist, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners will get Rs. 10,000, Rs. 7000, Rs. 5000 and Rs. 2000 respectively while the 5th, 6th , 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th positions will get Rs. 1000 each. Z. Nyusietho Nyuthe, joint secretary social welfare and society director State Child Protection So-

ciety Nagaland will grace the inaugural function as the chief guest. Judges for the competition will be Neivotuo Keyho, senior artist, directorate of art & culture, T. Yanger Ozukum, art expert, directorate of art & culture and Raitale Zeliang, programme manager, State Child Protection Society Nagaland. So far, 45 school children have confirmed their participation, according to RES chairman cum managing director Mengukhrietuo Marcus.

International day against drug abuse & illicit trafficking

Participants with the certificates received for attending the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nagaland University three days vocational training at Lumami village.

Lumami, June 22 (mexn): Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nagaland University conducted three days vocational training at Lumami village. Edenly Chishi, SMS (Horticulture) imparted training and demonstration on income generation through cultivation of horticultural crops. Narola Anichari, Programme Assistant (Home Science) imparted train-

ing and demonstration on value addition of seasonal fruits and vegetables which will help the rural youth to generate income and make them self reliant. In the valediction session, Hukato Village council Chairman thanked the KVK for imparting training and demonstration for the benefit of rural youth. He encouraged the youths to come forward to adopt the technologies so that they

can be self employed. Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chaurasia, Sr. Scientist & Head, in his valedictory message urged the youths to become messengers for transfer of technologies so that it has a multiple impact on the society and that the available natural resources can be converted into valued products. All the participants were given certificates for attending the programme.

Kohima, June 22 (mexn): Nagaland along with the rest of the world will be observing international day against drug abuse & illicit trafficking on June 26 at Hotel Japfu Kohima at 2:00 PM under the theme “Listen first.” Minister for social welfare Kiyanilie Peseyie and chief secretary Pankaj Kumar will be the chief guest and guest of honour respectively. Short speech will be delivered by I. Toshitsungba, IPS, IGP Crime (PHQ), Neidonuo Angami former NMA president and Padmashree awardee and Nino Iralu, member secretary NSLSA. The programme will be chaired by Dellirose M. Sakhrie, IAS, secretary social welfare while vote of thanks will be proposed by Abou Mere, director Kripa Foundation.

IRCSN Annual General Meeting postponed Kohima, June 22 (mexn): The Indian Red Cross Society Nagaland State Branch 3oth Annual General Meeting of the State Branch scheduled on June 27 and 28 has been postponed till further notice due to unavoidable circumstances by the Governor of Nagaland and president IRCSN. While informing this in a press release IRCSN general secretary Dr Kepelhusie Terhuja has expressed regret for the inconvenience caused.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT e express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every W individual who stood by us and supported us physically, morally, financially an through prayers during the brief illness and demise of Late. BESII ATHILI, Secretary of Punanamei Village on 19th June 2016. We would like to convey or special thanks to: 1. Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi 2. CMC Hospital Imphal 3. Doctors and Nurses 4. Blood Donors 5. L. Dikho MLA, 48 Mao A/C 6. A. Kathipri ADC Punanamei 7. Mao Council 8. Mao Catholic Association MCA 9. Punanamei Village Council 10. Punanamei Senapati Union 11. Youth and Students Union of Punanamei Village 12. Punanamei Women Society 13. Neighbouring Village Council 14. Friends and well wishers

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Secretary, Development Authority of Nagaland (DAN), I Imti Pongener, and Rotary District Governor, Chandu Agarwal, along with other members of Rotary Club pose for lens after inauguration of ‘Pay & Use toilet’ near Bus Stand, Super Market complex, by the DAN secretary on Wednesday. The pay and use toilet was constructed by Rotary Club as part of Rotary Silver Jubilee commemoration. The facility will be handed over to an agency/NGO for maintenance. (Morung Photo)

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Raghuram Rajan ends speculations, says India’s cabinet clears base price will go back to academia after end of term for largest spectrum auction New Delhi, JuNe 22 (iANS): India’s cabinet on Wednesday cleared the base price for the country’s largest spectrum auction to date, expected to fetch around $85 billion at the approved reserve price, address the menace of mobile phone call drops and give a push to 4G data communications. The approval was given at a meeting of the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But a decision on spectrum usage charges, which has evoked strong opinions from stakeholders, has been deferred and the matter referred again to the telecom watchdog. “This will be the largest auction to date,” Jaitley said in a press briefing later. He said since the recommendations on spectrum usage charges from the attorney general’s office and

Traffic passes mobile phone telecommunications towers in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. India got bids totaling 446.1 billion rupees ($7.12 billion) on the first day of a wireless spectrum auction on Feb. 3, the third effort by the government to raise revenue from the sale of airwaves in the last 15 months. (Getty Images)

the Telecom Commission came later, it was felt that the matter be referred to the watchdog once again. “The appetite for India’s telecom sector is very big,” Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar

Idea Cellular launches ‘Internet for All’ initiative New Delhi, JuNe 22 (iANS): To connect millions of non-internet users, telecom operator Idea Cellular on Wednesday announced an “Internet For All” initiative that empowers Idea prepaid customers and retailers to gift free 100MB data for a month to non-internet users. Customers can avail the service by dialling *756# or sending SMS IFA to 56756. “The ‘Internet for All’ initiative will encourage the uninitiated to learn more about the internet as a tool for education, banking, shopping, and entertainment, while gaining access to a world of opportunity that the internet opens for us all,” said Sashi Shankar, Chief Marketing Officer, Idea Cellular, in a statement. “We believe that internet adoption can be accelerated at the grass-root level if existing internet users introduce their un-connected friends and family to adopt the service, thereby transforming their lives,” he added. Idea personalises this service by sending periodic information on how to use free data to the non-internet user. The notifications are also sent to the initiator on the progress of internet usage made by the person nominated by them.

Prasad, who also briefed the media, said, when asked if such a large auction will evoke the kind of interest which the government is hoping for. More than 2,300 MHz of airwaves will be on the

block for telecom operators in seven bands -- 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz and 2,500 MHz. Based on their pan-India reserve price the mop up can be as much as $83 bil-

lion against $17-billion the last time. Officials said it will allow telecom operators to purchase spectrum at par with international holding values and end the spectrum shortage. The availability of such a large quantity of spectrum will give a fillip for Digital India, they added. The telecom watchdog had recommended a panIndia reserve price of Rs 2,873 crore for 1,800 MHz, Rs 3,341 crore for 900 MHz, Rs 5,819 crore for 800 MHz, Rs 3,746 crore for 2,100 MHz, Rs 11,485 crore for 700 MHz and Rs 817 crore each for 2,300 MHz and 2,500 MHz bands. As regards spectrum usage charge, the recommendation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is 1 per cent for 2500 MHz and 3 per cent for all the other bands.

No bumpy ride for startups as govt okays Rs 10,000 cr corpus; to generate 18 lakh jobs

New Delhi, JuNe 22 Investment Funds (AIF), vided to the corpus of FFS (PTi): The government registered with SEBI which in 2015-16 and Rs 600 crore on Wednesday approved would extend funding sup- earmarked in the 2016-17. Further provisions will be a Rs 10,000-crore “Fund of port to startups,” it said. This is in line with the made as grant assistance Funds” for start-ups to support them with an aim to Startup India Action Plan through gross budgetary generate employment for unveiled by the govern- support by the Department ment in January. of Industrial Policy and Pro18 lakh persons. “The fund is expected to generate employment “This would provide a stable and prefor 18 lakh persons on full dictable source of funding for startup deployment...A corpus of Rs 10,000 crore could potenenterprises and thereby facilitate large tially be the nucleus for catascale job creation” lysing Rs 60,000 crore of equity investment and twice as The corpus shall be built motion (DIPP) which will much debt investment,” an up over the 14th and 15th Fi- monitor and review perforofficial statement said. The decision was taken nance Commission cycles, mance in line with the ‘Start in the Union Cabinet meet- subject to progress of the up India Action Plan’, it said. Further, the statement ing chaired by Prime Min- scheme and availability of funds, it said. “This would said the expertise of SIDBI ister Narendra Modi. “The Cabinet has ap- provide a stable and pre- would be utilized to manage proved the establishment dictable source of funding the day-to-day operations of ‘Fund of Funds for Start- for startup enterprises and of the fund. The monitorups’ (FFS) at Small Indus- thereby facilitate large scale ing and review of perforMuMbAi, JuNe 22 (DNA): SpiceJet, Jet Airways and tries Development Bank of job creation,” it added. mance would be linked to Indigo have all announced their “monsoon sale” on India (SIDBI) for contribuAn amount of Rs 500 the implementation of the Wednesday. The three offers will be available till June tion to various Alternative crore has already been pro- action plan to enable exe23 this year. As reported earlier, SpiceJet is offering oneway domestic flight tickets on select routes with base fare starting at Rs 444. Indigo is offering all inclusive air fares starting at Rs 789 for the travel period of July 1 to September 30 this year. Jet ACROSS Airways, on the other hand, has a 20% discount on the doCROSSWORD # 3632 1. Banner mestic fares of its domestic flight tickets for travel period 5. Wooden shoe from July 8 to September 30. While the discount on SpiceJet 10. Render unconscious 14. Den is applicable for both, direct and layover flights, the Jet Air15. Investigate ways offer is only valid on direct flights, Cleartrip said on its 16. Not a single one website, while listing offers by all the three airlines. 17. Ammunition

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cution as per timelines and milestones. The move assumes significance as startups face several challenges such as limited availability of domestic risk capital, constraints of conventional bank finance, information asymmetry and lack of hand holding support from credible agencies. A majority of successful start-ups have been funded by foreign venture funds and many of them are locating outside the country to receive such funding, it said. “A dedicated fund for carrying out ‘Fund of Funds’ operations would address these issues and enable flow of assistance to innovative startups through their journey to becoming full fledged business entities,” it added. This would encompass support at seed stage, early stage and growth stage, it said.

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Government has full faith in Arvind Subramanian New Delhi, JuNe 22 (iANS): The government has full confidence in its Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday. “The government has full confidence in Arvind Subramanian,” Jaitley told the media, hours after BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy asked the government to sack the Chief Economic Adviser. Earlier in a series of tweets, Swamy wrote: “Who said to US Cong on 13/3/13 the US should act against India to defend US pharmaceutical interests? Arvind Subramanian MoF (Ministry of Finance)!! Sack him!” However, Jaitley countered that demand. “Arvind Subramanian’s advice to the government from time to time has been of great value. In fact, the presentation made on textile and garment sector is also prepared in active consultation with him,” Jaitley said referring to a presentation made by Textile Secretary Rashmi Verma. The finance minister also made it clear that neither the Bharatiya Janata party nor the government shared Swamy’s views.

MuMbAi, JuNe 22 (DNA): After a long and much discussed speculation over whether the Modi government will give a second term to RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, the distinguished banker has himself put a lid to the entire controversy. Rajan has confirmed to his RBI colleagues that he will be going back to academia after the end of his term on September 4. Rajan in his letter said work on containing inflation, cleaning bank books not over but he has decided to go after ‘due reflection’ and ‘consultation with the government’. Rajan clarified that he is always open to serving his country and wished his successor luck. Rajan was increasingly under attack from BJP MP Subramanian Swamy who said that the former IIT-IITM alumnus is ‘mentally not an Indian’ Swamy in his letter to PM had said that he is “shocked at the wilful and ap-

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parently deliberate attempt by Dr Rajan to wreck the Indian economy”. Swamy also said, “the concept of containing inflation by rising interest rates is disastrous”. Although BJP had distanced itself from Swamy’s comments, it will be open to speculation if Rajan’s decision was affected by Swamy’s tirade. Rajan though, even in his farewell letter, emphasised on how much the economy has changed under his regime. Rajan said,

“ A new inflation-focused framework is in place that has helped halve inflation and allowed savers to earn positive real interest rates on deposits after a long time. We have also been able to cut interest rates by 150 basis points after raising them initially. This has reduced the nominal interest rate the government has to pay even while lengthening maturities it can issue – the government has been able to issue a 40 year bond for the first time. Finally, the currency stabilized after our actions, and our foreign exchange reserves are at a record high, even after we have fully provided for the outflow of foreign currency deposits we secured in 2013. Today, we are the fastest growing large economy in the world, having long exited the ranks of the Fragile Five.”

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Govt. school students on St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama welcomes new students science exposure tour

Participants of the ‘Students’ Science Exposure Tour’ before their departure to Guwahati on June 22.

Dimapur, June 22 (mexn): The Department of Science & Technology is organizing ‘Students’ Science Exposure Tour’ to Guwahati from June 22-25. 36 students and four teacher guides from government schools of Peren and Zunheboto districts are participating in the tour, which is being organized to popularize Science among students, informed a press release from Richard Rikhio, Cura-

tor, Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur. They are being accompanied by Richard Rikhio. Conceived and supported by Parliamentary Secretary, Science & Technology, S. Hukavi Zhimomi, the tour was flagged off by L. Akato Sema, IAS, Secretary, Science & Technology at Nagaland Science Centre here at 6.00 pm on June 22. Akato encouraged the students to be sincere and dedicated in

their studies and learn from the exposure tour. He said that this is the first of its kind programme where students are given privilege to learn science the fun way outside the state. The Secretary further informed that Regional Science Centre, Guwahati will help and guide the tour team through special activities. He asked the students to learn and share the experiences with friends in their schools.

KOHima, June 22 (mexn): Welcoming an overwhelming number of 1342 new students into the Josephite family, St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama today held its Freshers’ Day with Parliamentary Secretary for Higher and Technical Education, Deo Nukhu as the chief guest. Nukhu said the Department of Higher Education and the Government of Nagaland have great expectations in the performance of St. Joseph’s College and expressed hope that the college will soon gain autonomous status. He also shared his dream for the college to be a university in the near future while referring to the number of enrolment of more than 3000 students, which is more than a size of a university. Further, congratulating all the new students, he lauded the college for producing many important personalities, who are currently serving in different capacities. In the meantime, he noted that there ex-

ists the culture of ragging in most colleges in the country and urged the gathering to restrain from adopting such a culture. “We should show good example as a Christian college,” he said while asserting that freshers must respect their seniors and seniors must also guide and love them. He called upon the students to be very careful about their studies right from the beginning and especially advised them to

make use of the college library. He also pointed out that most colleges in the state do not have trained librarians and therefore encouraged that some of the students can pursue that after college. He further wished all the students of the college all the best in their studies while stating hope that they will all become important people in the society. He also urged them to never forget their college when they are in a

better position and asked them to continue to contribute to the advancement and development of the college. In his speech, Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi referred to Nagaland as a beautiful small paradise on earth. “Let St. Joseph’s College be a temple of learning,” he further stated and hoped that students will not only earn their degrees but will become good citizens and good people. “We want

each one of you to flourish,” he added, while urging them to apply themselves, work hard, and produce results. Maintaining that each one is blessed with leadership qualities, he expressed his desire for all the students to become leaders who lead. College is also a time to build that quality, he said. Meanwhile, he told the students they have their own unique culture and that they should never be ashamed of their language or culture.

robber apprehended aaP nagaland provides relief to one held for extortion in Dimapur Dimapur, June 22 the residents were alerted. people affected by water logging lice, the accused recently (mexn): A driver of an The colony council apprejoined the FGN and had Morung Express News

auto rickshaw identified as Raju Chetri (30) was apprehended at Lake View Colony here by the colony members on June 20 around 1:00 pm. Raju was caught red handed trying to steal a tyre of another auto. The incident occurred near the colony water reservoir. The accused was caught trying to take out the tyre of the auto by the auto driver after which

hended Raju Chetri and handed him over to the police. Illegal substances were also found in his possession- 5 capsules of spasmoproxyvon, 5 tablets of nitrosum, 2 strips of marijuana, and a quarter bottle of rum. Wrenches and an iron rod were also seized from him. FIR no. 012/16 has been lodged against him at West Police Station, Dimapur.

Dimapur, June 22 (mexn): A team of Aam Admi Party (AAP) Nagaland today provided relief to the people affected by water logging in the railway station area at Manipuri Basti here. The team distributed mineral drinking water, provisions, medicines, and phenols. A press release from Dr. S. Amos Lkr, convenor, AAP

sishunu village Council condemns Tseminyu, June 22 (mexn): The Sishunu Village Council has condemned the manhandling of BJP National Vice President (ST Morcha), Johny G. Rengma on June 19 allegedly by people who claimed to be Naga national workers. “Johny G. Rengma is a pub-

lic leader and a bona-fide member of Sishunu Village, if he has committed any offense, it should be proven, if not, why should the perpetrators threaten his life,” questioned Hallo Apon, Head GB, Sishunu village and John Kath, Secretary, Sishunu Village Council.

The Council further demanded that involvement of whichever group should be thoroughly investigated by the higher authority and justice should be delivered at the earliest. Meanwhile, it asked the administration and police to take appropriate action as per law.

22nd meeting of 40 Days of revival Dimapur, June 22 (mexn): On the 22nd meeting of the ongoing 40 Days of Revival on June 22 at Life Spring Corner here, Rev. Robert Kikon, Pastor, Father’s House Church, spoke on ‘An Unstoppable Force.’ He said “this revival should be a revival that is revived daily, to be carried everywhere we go, and be spread to the length and breadth of Nagaland,” according to a press release. Saying that “we” are called to influence the world, Rev. Robert read out Act 2: 42-45 and challenged the congregation that one should not be afraid to influence the world with the

Word of God. The worship was led by the Father’s House Church worship team. The next revival meeting will continue at the same venue from 4:30 pm. The revival, which commenced on June 1, has been bringing together people from different walks of life, the release said, adding “it is already witnessing miracles and healings from day 1.” The organizers have extended an invitation to everyone to come and be a part of the revival and “not miss out on all the blessings that God has in store for people who are hungry for more of God in their lives.”

Rev. Robert Kikon speaking at the 22nd meeting of the ongoing 40 Days of Revival at Life Spring Corner, Dimapur on June 22.

Nagaland said that the team interacted with the people and collected firsthand information on the real situation. They also took part in opening blocked and damaged drainage along with the residents. The release informed that the party will submit a detailed report to the District Administration and the State government re-

questing them to initiate immediate relief works and rehabilitation of the affected public and reopening and rebuilding the damaged and blocked drainage in the area. The aid materials were sponsored by party workers, wholesalers and wellwishers in and around Dimapur, according to the release.

Dimapur | June 22

Dimapur Police on Wednesday evening arrested one extortionist from Khushiabil area, near Purana Bazaar, Dimapur. Police identified the individual as one Danial Sumi from S. Hetoi village under Niuland subdivision and a member of NNC/ FGN (NA). According to the Po-

ConDolenCe Messages More organizations and individuals have mourned the death of Rev. Lano Longchar on June 20 in Mokokchung. They conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for God’s comfort upon them. Governor: Governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya recollected that Rev. Lano Longchar was a great preacher, social worker and he worked with various Christian organizations not only in Nagaland but also worldwide. In a condolence note, Acharya stated that in Rev. Lano’s death, Nagaland has lost a great missionary and he will always be remembered for his contributions to the people of Nagaland. YBBA: The Yimchungrü Baptist Borü Amukhungto (YBBA) in a condolence message stated that the late reverend had been truly the King's Messenger to Yimchungrü tribe and the Eastern tribes in general. “The most remarkable is the Covenant between God and Yimchungrü during Yimchungrü Leaders Re-

vival in May 2012 under his patronage,” stated YBBA Executive Secretary, Rev. Z. Thsankiu. “We are saddened by his demise and we'll miss him. At the same time, we thank God for his well lived life, noteworthy service and priceless testimony.” STBC: Shamator Town Baptist Church (STBC) recognized that Rev. Lano has been the most frequent revival speaker and lover of STBC, and many received physical and spiritual healing through him. “We also praise God for his wonderful testimony and consistent faith on God, of which, his legacy remains in Shamator,” Rev. R. Thsankiu, Pastor, Shamator Town Baptist Church said. Tohanba: Parliamentary Secretary for Municipal Affairs and Economics & Statistics, R Tohanba said Rev. Lano will always be remembered, especially by the Eastern Nagas for spreading the word of God in the backward areas. “His humility, his dedication and commitment to spread the Gospel

in remote and unreached areas is an example for all missionaries. We the Eastern Nagas have received so much blessings through God’s trusted servant in the form of Rev. Lano Longchar,” Tohanba said in a condolence note. CNTC: The Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) described Rev. Lano Longchar as an extraordinary servant and a powerful prophet used by God for the Glory of His kingdom in Nagaland and beyond. “By his charismatic and magnetic personality and armed with the Word of God, this evangelical missionary brought many people deeply rooted in sin to God and saved many lost souls by transforming their lives,” CNTC said in a message. “His powerful soul-stirring messages and wonderful sermons are an undying testimony till today for all in the land.” NNC/GDRN: The NNC/ GDRN (Non-Accord) portrayed Rev. Lano as humble and honest preacher who sacrificed his entire life for saving the lost souls.

More observe InternatIonal Yoga DaY Dimapur, June 22 (mexn): 111 Battalion BSF commemorated the second International Yoga Day at BN HQ Satakha under the supervision of Nitin Gupta, 2IC/ Officiating Commandant, 111 BN BSF. All troops present at the BN HQ as well as all CI Posts participated in the event at their place of deployment from 7:00 am to 8:00 am and carried out yoga exercises. School children of Satakha Town also took part in the yoga. The students were told that yoga is not a religious affair, but purely a physical exercise for benefit of mind and body, according to a press release from 111 Battalion BSF. School of Engineering & Technology and School of Management Studies, Nagaland University also observed the international event at the Nagaland University Residential Complex, Dimapur. Prof. DP Chaturvedi, Dean of SET&SMS welcomed the yoga team led by Yoga Guru

Youth Resources & Sports celebrate

The National Cadet Corps Girls’ Cell, Mount Olive College Kohima observed the International Yoga Day on June 21 at the college campus.

Sudeep Roy from Patanjali Yog Samiti, Dimapur Unit. The faculty, staff and students of SET&SMS participated in the yoga session from 7:00 to 8:00 am. Headquarters 6 Sector Assam Rifles and its under command units also celebrated the International Yoga Day. A lecture on ‘Importance and Relevance of Yoga’ was organised at

Kashiram Basti, Ghaspani, and Jalukie to educate troops about the benefits of yoga in reducing stress and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, a press release informed. Representatives of civil organisations such as Patanjali Yogpeeth were also incorporated at Kashiram Basti to enhance knowledge of yoga amongst Assam Rifles personnel, it added.

Dimapur, June 22 (mexn): The Department of Youth Resources and Sports in several districts celebrated the second International Yoga Day on June 21. Tuensang: In Tuensang, the department celebrated the event at Indoor Badminton Stadium. The participants were taught some basic yoga steps by Madendangba, NYK Volunteer. Zunheboto: The programme in Zunheboto was organized in coordination with NSS, NCC and NYK Zunheboto unit. Around 150 participants took part in the yoga session conducted by ANO Angukato H. SDO (C), Shanavas IAS spoke on health benefits of yoga practice. Asekho Talie, District Sports Officer (DSO) chaired the programme, while Assistant Professor Dr. Periasmy, NSS programme officer

delivered the keynote address. Dimapur: Students from different colleges and schools participated in the celebration at DDSC, Dimapur. The participants were enlightened on the importance of yoga followed by step by step performance of yoga led by Prof. Amod Sharma, Nagaland University and Rosy Jemu. Phek: In Phek, Youth Resources Officer, Vineikholie emphasized on the importance of yoga stating it keeps the body healthy and wise. He urged everyone to spread the message of yoga during the programme held at Indoor Badminton Hall. Mon: Dr. Esther Konyak, Asst. Professor, Wangkhao Government College and MA Shihab Ali, ADC Mon spoke at the celebration held at Indoor Stadium, Mon. Dr. Esther presented some of

the basic instructions on yoga. She encouraged the members to practice yoga as it makes the body flexible and bring peace of mind. MA Shihab stated yoga helps to balance and develop harmonious relationship between the mind and body, develop physical and mental discipline and maintain physical fitness, reduce stress, control feelings and unwanted thoughts. He also said that practicing yoga can help achieve success in life, relief pain and help to attain the full potential of life. Mokokchung: The department conducted a yoga session at Indoor Stadium, Mokokchung, where around 125 members from NSS, Bharat Scouts & Guides, NYKS Mokokchung unit participated under the guidance of D. Halam, 44 AR Training team and Tovili Wati, District Organizer Commissioner (Guides).

demanded Rs. 30,000 from a carpenter in Khushiabil area. He was subsequently arrested after the Anti Extortion Team Zone I under Dimapur East Police Station was alerted. Police informed that the individual was already going around extorting money from the stretch between Chumukedima and The accused in police cusPurana Bazaar. tody. (Morung Photo)

CMA demands stringent punishment for rape accused pHeK, June 22 (mexn): Chakhesang Mothers' Association (CMA) has condemned the “barbarous and horrific act” of Khüchopra Veswü in repeatedly raping a minor for over a year. In a press statement, CMA demanded that the accused should be awarded the most stringent punishment as per the laws of the land. “This kind of insane and heinous crime has no place in a civilized society and the perpetrator should not be allowed to live in the mainstream society,” stated the statement issued by President, Zaposhelü Venuh. “It deeply pains us to learn about recurring atrocities and violence committed against women and brings out questions as to how far women are safe and secure today in our society,” it added. The association further appealed to the authorities concerned to provide adequate counseling and treatment to the young girl “who has gone through this most traumatic and horrific experience one can ever imagine.”

Body recovered in Dimapur Dimapur, June 22 (mexn): One unidentified body of a non-Naga person aged around 35 years was found near Rail Bazar, Dimapur on June 22. Sub-Urban Police Station on receipt of the information rushed to the spot and shifted the body to Civil Hospital Dimapur for conduct of post mortem examination, informed a press release from PRO, Dimapur Police. If any information regarding the identity of the deceased is found, contact Sub-Urban Police Station Dimapur at 7085055036.

Inquiry Commission invites written statements on Wuzu firing Dimapur, June 22 (mexn): The Inquiry Commission of the July 16, 2015 Wuzu firing incident has invited written statements from 46 Assam Rifles, 12 Para Commandos, Village Councils, individuals, NGOs, family members of the victims, organizations and any other witnesses interested to assist the Inquiry Commission regarding the incident. Written statements should be filed before the Inquiry Commission, whose office is situated at the Police Officers' Central Mess, Chumukedima, Dimapur district on or before July 20, 2016 (Wednesday). The written statements should be accompanied with affidavits, documents, and evidences in any form, in possession of the individuals/authority filing the written statements, stated K. Naben, Secretary to the Wuzu Firing Incident Inquiry Commission. It may be mentioned that two school students were killed and a woman was injured in a firing at Wuzu on July 16, 2015 allegedly by security forces.

Meetings & AppointMents Kohima Lotha Hoho The Kohima Lotha Hoho has convened a meeting with Lotha elders, Lotha Officers' Association's executive members, AOD/HOD on June 25, 10:00 am at Japfü Hotel, Kohima. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss about issues confronting the Lothas at present. Lotha Hoho Wokha and all the elected members from Wokha district have also been invited to attend the meeting. All members concerned have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

KTDSSU Silver Jubilee Planning board The Silver Jubilee Planning Board of Kiphire Tuensang District Sumi Students' Union (KTDSSU) has convened its meeting on June 25, 10:30 am at DUDA Guest House,Kohima. Therefore, the Planning Board Chairman, Kakuto Chophy has informed all the planning board members, committees and sub-committees to attend the meeting positively. The meeting will deliberate on the forthcoming Silver Jubilee celebration of KTDSSU.

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 171 By Abokali Jimomi

Silence of Unreported Crimes

t is the duty of the State to ensure that every child is protected from all forms of violence. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the international legally binding instrument of children’s rights protection, sets out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children. The UNCRC was ratified by Government of India in 1992. Article 4 of the Convention spells out the obligation of the Government to “undertake all legislative, administrative and other measures for the implementation of the rights recognized in the Convention”, that it is the State’s role to make laws and implement them to make these rights available to children. The recent case of a 68-year-old Naga man’s sexual assault on a minor is shameful and highly disturbing, it makes us question if we are doing enough or anything at all to protect our children’s rights. This is one case that got reported and has come to public knowledge; however, it is unlikely that most cases in Nagaland get registered. Child abuse and sexual violence are uncomfortable topics in many social settings and therefore least discussed. Besides towns in Nagaland where a case or two gets reported, what happens in villages when a child is sexually abused? According to sources, a recent case in a village had similar crime allegedly committed by an elderly man on a minor girl, who was a domestic helper and a non-Naga. It was allegedly revealed during interrogation that another man in the village was “doing the same thing” to her too. The village council slapped a small fine and the case was closed with the perpetrator (not going to jail) boasting that he can easily “payback” (a fine) if the survivor got pregnant. This incident unfortunately did not make it to the papers nor was reported to the police and therefore needs further investigation. It makes us wonder how many such cases go unreported? Why are people unaware that this is a criminal act punishable by law? Does it not bother our conscience at least? A case like this shows how we become silent and tolerate injustice and violence in our homes and neighbourhood. Non-Naga children working as domestic helpers as well as children from economically deprived backgrounds working as domestic aids in and around Nagaland are human beings too and every single one of them has the right to life, to survival and development, to protection against any violence. We need to bring issues of abuse and exploitation to the open, only then we can fight it. Hidden in Plain Sight - a statistical analysis of violence against children, a UNICEF study, shows that an estimated 120 million girls under the age of 20 have been subjected to sexual violence at some point in their lives. According to the study “the true magnitude of sexual violence is hidden because of its sensitive and illegal nature” with most victims keeping abuse a secret for fear of social discrimination and social stigma attached to it. One of the six key actions of UNICEF’s approach to prevent and respond to violence against children is that “A real shift in public attitudes towards violence must happen at two levels: on the government side, a solid legal framework must be instituted, implemented and monitored, on the part of each citizen, an effort must be made to drive change on a daily basis.” We need adequate policies and legislation and strong rule of law to prevent violence against children who are voiceless and deserve protection from the State.

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Saumya Tewari & Rohan Bapat IANS and India Spend

The great Indian water walkathon

ore than half of Indian households did not have a source of drinking water at home - 63 per cent in rural India - and a fifth of rural households walked more than 500 m to get drinking water, according to 2011 Census data. In Odisha, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, more than 35 per cent of rural households walk the 1/2-km distance. One in four rural households spends more than half an hour walking to a water source, according to the Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS II), which surveyed 42,153 Indian households. Households in rural Odisha take the longest average walking time to reach a water source - more than an hour. In addition, they spend time waiting their turn. Once filled, water jugs can weigh as much as 20 kg. The situation isn’t any brighter in urban areas: 20 per cent of households spend more than half-an-hour reaching water sources. In the summer, 36 percent of households across India take 30 min to a water source, up from 23 per cent in other seasons. As water sources diminish, water becomes more unsafe India is the largest groundwater user in the world with an estimated 230 cu km used every year, more than a quarter of the global consumption. The limited success of surface irrigation projects and cheap electricity for farmers using tube-wells has led to an over-reliance on groundwater and aquifers. As groundwater levels plunge, millions of Indians are at risk of drinking contaminated water, IndiaSpend reported earlier. A comparison of pre-monsoon groundwater level in the agricultural states of Punjab and Haryana shows that the percentage of wells with water deeper than 20 m has increased 40 per cent in Haryana and 70 per cent in Punjab between 2011 and 2015. Quality of drinking water is compromised With safe drinking water hard to access for so many, India loses as many as 73 million working days due to water-borne diseases, according to a 2016 report by the National Water Development Agency. Bihar, Rajasthan and West Bengal are among the worst offenders, with more than 18 per cent of rural population in these states unable to access quality drinking water, according to a National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) report, Key Indicators of Drinking Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition in India. Socio-economic impact of time spent on walking to fetch drinking water The effort to fetch drinking water slows development, including education, according to global studies by UNDP, Unicef and Oxfam. Being ‘needed at home’ is a major reason why children, especially girls from poor families, drop out of school. Indian states with a lower human development index (HDI 2007-08) report a higher proportion of rural households without a drinking water source near or within the household and correspondingly longer average walking times for rural women to fetch drinking water.

A few bright spots Close to 92 percent of the IHDS survey respondents reported having enough water through the year, although this figure falls to 80 per cent in the summer. More than 95 per cent of urban respondents across India report having an ‘improved source of drinking water’, such as bottled water, piped water or tubewell water.

C O M M E N T A R Y

Patrick Alley

Who will stand up to corruption? Corruption is entrenched throughout global systems—but when will political leaders have the courage to really confront it?

o some, corruption may appear a victimless crime. But for a vast number of people, especially in the developing world, corruption manifests itself as poverty, disease, injustice, inequality, oppressive rule, instability and, too often, war. The economist Jeffrey Sachs also recently reminded us that corruption is not something that happens “somewhere else”: “The UK and the US are at the center of the system of global abuse… hundreds of thousands of lawyers, bankers, hedge fund operators, politicians, accountants and regulators have consciously built a system of global tax havens of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich that now hosts more than $20tn (yes, trillion) of funds hiding from taxes, law authorities, environmental regulation and accountability.” Despite the scale of the problem, the global anti-corruption movement didn’t begin in earnest until 1993 with the establishment of two new NGOs: Transparency International (TI) and my own organisation, Global Witness. Since then, we have come to better understand the impacts of corruption, governments and international organizations are increasingly taking action to combat it, and more organisations are working on the issue. Yet corruption is still at the heart of many of the world’s most pressing problems. In the broadest sense, corruption undermines countries’ legal obligations to promote and protect human rights. The myopia of Saudi Arabia’s chief allies when it comes to the country’s appalling record of human rights abuse is a prime example. Former United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Tony Blair famously called off a police investigation into corruption surrounding the Al-Yamamah arms deal and today, the British continue to sell arms to Saudi Arabia in spite of the latter’s widely criticised bombing campaign in Yemen, which has resulted in thousands of civilian deaths. New evidence now points to the use of UK-manufactured cluster bombs in these attacks, despite the fact that this type of weapon is banned under international law. Corruption also appears in the disproportionate influence companies exert over governments and officials, which can shift decisions away from the best interests of the electorate. For example, perfectly legal campaign contributions or lobbying help them gain this power. But the amount of money that some companies—often the most toxic industries—invest in lobbying against legislation calls into question who is really making the decisions. There are myriad examples of such interference. One is the legal assault by the American Petroleum Institute against the mandatory transparency provisions in Section 1504 of the US Dodd Frank Act, which requires that oil and mining companies list-

hough the High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS ended with the adoption of bold and life saving targets, many organisations have expressed their disappointment in its outcomes. During the meeting, the international community adopted a new Political Declaration that lays down the groundwork to accelerate HIV prevention and treatment and end AIDS by 2030. UN member states committed to achieving a 90-90-90 treatment target where 90 percent of people living with HIV know their status, 90 percent who know their HIV status are accessing treatment and 90 percent of people on treatment have suppressed viral loads. Reaching the treatment target will prevent 75 percent of new infections and ensure that 30 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) have access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) by 2020. Though many organisations that IPS spoke to were encouraged by the commitments, they also expressed concern and disappointment in the Declaration’s shortfalls. “I think what the high level meeting showed us was the gap between reality and politics at the UN,” said International Women’s Health Coalition’s (IWHC) Director of Advocacy & Policy, Shannon Kowalski. “The Political Declaration didn’t go far enough to address the epidemic that we face today,” she continued. Many were particularly concerned with stripped and exclusionary language on so-called key populations in the document. “When we saw in the Declaration that key populations were less mentioned than 5 years ago…it is a real set-

Over $400 billion of Nigeria’s oil wealth has been looted by companies and the corrupt ruling class over the last 60 years.

ed with the United States (US) regulatory body, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), declare the amount they pay to governments on a projectby-project basis. Another is the time two of my colleagues, advocating on behalf of the European Union (EU) Accounting Directive in Brussels—the EU equivalent of Section 1504 mentioned above— were told by a Member of the European Parliament: "Thank God you guys are here! Shell was here yesterday with about 140 lobbyists.” In addition, a recently leaked 2013 letter showed that British Petroleum had threatened that fossil fuel companies would leave the EU if laws were passed to boost renewable energy, cut pollution and regulate the tar sands. In the end, the EU caved to their demands. Meanwhile, many politicians and civil servants know that postretirement posterity could well depend on jobs with the same companies they helped out whilst in office—the revolving door. The result is that voters are increasingly getting what the companies want, rather than what they voted for. Political and economic decisions are made that make no economic sense and increasingly—in the era of the climate crisis—no ecological sense either. For example, why are taxpayers funding $5.3 trillion in subsidies for the hugely rich fossil fuel industry every year, at a time when it’s estimated that around 84% of known fossil fuel reserves— oil, gas and coal—must stay underground if we are to avoid catastrophic climate change? At the same time, these same players continue to pump millions of dollars into climate change denial, twisting or suppressing science, much like the tobacco industry before them. This too is corruption. In developing countries rich with natural resources, companies and local elites often benefit while the rest of the population loses, a phenomenon widely known as the “resource curse”. Some estimates suggest that well over $400 billion of Nigeria’s oil wealth has been looted by companies and the corrupt ruling class in the 60 years since oil was discovered in Nigeria. In just one example that Global Witness and the Italian authorities have been investigating, Shell and Italian oil giant, ENI, paid $1.1 billion to obtain OPL245—probably

Nigeria’s largest offshore oil block—in a corrupt deal. Shell and ENI paid the money into a Nigerian government escrow account knowing the money would be paid to a company called Malibu Oil & Gas. This company turned out to be owned by Dan Etete, a former oil minister during the Abacha regime, who had awarded the block to himself. Similarly, corruption allows for the land grabbing that often accompanies natural resource extraction, agri-business and logging. When people are forced from their land, their way of life and the environment they depend on for food, fuel and medicine is cleared, polluted and lost to them—and us—forever. This is inevitably followed by the failure of the judiciary to protect their rights, and too often what should be their last line of defence—law enforcement—is the very body that cracks down on them the hardest. With no other choice but to protest, the people are the victims in a frontline struggle that most people don’t even know exists. Last year we documented that at least two people a week are being murdered defending their land from unwanted development. But there have been some recent positive developments. The Anti-Corruption Conference, hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron in May 2016, was a significant step towards transforming corruption into a mainstream issue. Cameron’s government has made many promising commitments, including one that will make it harder to launder money via UK real estate. But there is much more to be done. Indeed, during this conference, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, acknowledged the unrest: “The extremism that we see in the world today comes in no small degree from the utter exasperation that people have with the sense that the system is rigged… People are angry and the anger is going to grow unless we shut the doors and try to prove to people there’s a fairness that can be established in the system.” We need to build on this awareness and anger, and go beyond acknowledgement of the critical risks corruption brings to our society—real solutions are needed now. Our leaders just need the courage to confront the vested interests that stand in the way of achieving those solutions.

‘AIDS Meeting Was Bold but Disappointing’ Tharanga Yakupitiyage Inter Press Service back,” Alix Zuinghedau from Coalition Plus, a French international union for HIV/AIDS organisations, told IPS. Among these key populations is the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Though the LGBT population continues to be disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, they are only mentioned once in the Declaration. Executive Director of Stop TB Partnership Lucica Ditiu told IPS that the document mentions vulnerable populations in relation to tuberculosis (TB), but that it should have been extended throughout the Declaration. “ We h av e a saying in my country: With one eye I laugh, with one eye I cry. Because that piece was missing,” she said. The Declaration includes a target to reduce TB-related deaths among people living with HIV by 75 percent by 2020. Amirah Sequiera, Associate Director of Health Global Access Project’s (GAP) International Campaigns and Communications, also noted the lack of language and commitment to decriminalize key populations including men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs and sex workers. “The exclusion of commitments to

decriminalize these populations will hold back the ability for the world to reach the bold new targets that the Declaration committed to,” she told IPS. When asked about these concerns, the Deputy Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), one of the main organisers of the meeting, Luiz Lorres told IPS that this exclusion will impede efforts to achieve the 90-90-90 treatment target. “I acknowledge that more needs to be done,” he said. Organisations have also pointed to issues around financing. Through the Declaration, governments have committed to increasing funds for HIV response to $26 billion per year by 2020, as estimated by UNAIDS. However, Sequiera noted that not only is there a $6 billion funding gap, but also donors tend to flat line or reduce funding despite pledges. “[Reaching the goal] will not be possible if donors continue to do what unfortunately they have been doing which is flat lining or pulling back funding from global AIDS programs,” she told IPS. Though she applauded the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ’s (PEPFAR) newly launched

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$100 million Key Populations Investment Fund, Sequiera stated that PEPFAR needs a $500 million increase each year between now and 2020 in order for the U.S. to provide its fair share of needed financing. Zuinghedau told IPS that without additional funding to scale up programs for key populations, the goal to reduce infections and end AIDS will not be possible. “It is very frustrating to see countries say, yes we want to end AIDS but we’re not going to add any more funding. It’s a contradiction,” she told IPS. The government of Canada recently announced a pledge of almost US$615 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the next three years, a 20 percent increase from its previous pledge. Kowalski applauded the move, stating: “If Canada can do it, we know that other governments can do it as well.” Though the Declaration highlights the need to increase domestic resources for countries’ own HIV response, Ditiu stressed the need to ensure that governments continue to invest in vulnerable groups because they are often the first ones to “fall between the cracks.” She added that it is important to include key populations in the implementation of commitments. Sequiera also urged for the implementation of strong accountability mechanisms to ensure that commitments are translated into effective responses. Though the Political Declaration is not “perfect,” Kowalski noted that it provides the bare minimum required to take HIV response to the next level. “If we are serious about ending AIDS, we need to go far beyond what is in the Political Declaration,” she said.

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We must understand threats in the technology we use every day Like everyone else, human rights activists use mobile phones, email and social networks to connect. Unlike most people, they criticise states, challenging their actions. As such, they attract their attention

he greater the effectiveness and reach of human rights defenders (HRDs) and organisations, the more attention will state institutions give them. This means they can be more influential, but also that these institutions will put more time and effort into knowing what they are up to and, potentially, disrupting it.

The Secure Communications Framework Everyone knows that some governments can undertake electronic surveillance, monitoring mobile calls and internet traffic. What is not always known is that any government can do this. The technology is cheap, readily available and easy to use. The question that HRDs and organisations need to ask themselves is not whether their government has surveillance capabilities, but whether they are likely to use it against them. Next, if they believe that they are at risk of surveillance, they need to decide how they will protect themselves. The Secure Communication Framework is a practical tool for HRDs and organisations to guide them through the process of assessing the risk of surveillance and the methods and tools they should use, based on that risk. It was built to be simple and approachable for non-security experts. The framework was developed within Amnesty and based on our own understanding of day-to-day human rights work and experience working with HRDs and partner organisations in many countries. The framework was developed thanks to the Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellows Pro-

ver a year ago, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture argued that torture is a widespread practice in Mexico—an accusation that the Mexican government vehemently rejected. For many observers, the angry reaction by the Mexican government was specifically due to the link between the term “widespread” and International Criminal Law— more specifically, to the classification of crimes against humanity. For over two decades now, subsequent Mexican governments have dealt with the pressures generated by the nonbinding recommendations of the UN treaty bodies, the Human Rights Council´s mandate holders and the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights and the binding rulings of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights. But facing the possibility of individual criminal accountability is an entirely different matter. The new groundbreaking report by the Open Society Justice Initiative has put domestic and international spotlights on this controversial but inevitable discussion about the possible perpetration of crimes against humanity in Mexico. Of course, the argument that government forces and organized criminal groups are perpetrating crimes against humanity in the context of the country’s brutal “drug war” is not new. It has been on the table—and on the desk of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)—for a few years now. But the Open Society report is, to date, the most detailed, rigorous and forceful elaboration of this position. Largely based on the careful and systematic review of official data, the report makes a convincing claim that “there is a reasonable basis to believe that both state and non-state actors have committed crimes against humanity in Mexico”. The report’s main recommendation, however, is not that the Prosecutor of the ICC should formally open a “preliminary investigation” on the situation. Rather, the report suggests the establishment of an “internationalized investigative body, based inside Mexico, which is empowered to independently investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes as well as cases of grand corruption”. In general terms, this might look similar to the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), the United Nations independent international body established, at the request of

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Present threats At Amnesty, we’ve seen a very significant increase over the last two years in HRDs telling us that they fear their communications are being monitored by their governments. We have, ourselves, been the subject of illegal surveillance in Britain, the country where the organization started and where we have our biggest office. This is just the direct evidence. There is no doubt that many governments intercept and monitor the communications of HRDs and organisations and in some cases even aggressively attack their computers and phones by hacking them. As human rights organisations and HRDs, we need to understand how this happens and how to protect ourselves. Not doing anything puts people at risk. The least worst outcome if your communications are being monitored might be that a government interferes with your research or mobilisation efforts – for example evidence you may have otherwise been able to find could be hidden, or your attempt to organise a protest gets scuppered. But things can get much worse – activists get arrested, tortured and killed because of the work they do, and it can be in part because their communications, or your communications with them, were insecure and vulnerable to government surveillance. At Amnesty, we are keenly aware of these risks and the responsibility to protect our communications and those we work with. We have substantially strengthened our security systems and are investing in training our staff, but we also want to contribute to greater digital security for the wider human rights movement. Here are two examples of how we’re doing this:

gram; it is open source so that anybody can adapt if for their Many of us have started taking concrete steps, but much own purposes. We are currently working on documentation more needs to be done. to accompany the framework and will release it as a package in coming months. You can find an overview here. What the future holds The amount of our personal and behavioural data that Campaigning for strong encryption lives in the cloud will increase exponentially as every day Encryption is an essential means of protecting our objects become connected to the internet. With the Interpersonal information. Encryption aims to make informa- net of Things (IoT), new household goods are becoming tion accessible only to its owner or its intended recipient. ‘smart’: thermostats that monitor heating patterns and For example, if applied to emails, encryption ensures that activate autonomously, home personal assistants with only the sender and the recipient can read the email; if ‘always on’ microphones, and cars continuously consomeone is intercepting your internet connection, they nected to the internet are just some of the already existing will only see scrambled information. examples. Eventually, almost every device we use, and Encryption helps protect us from cybercriminals and gov- even things like clothing will be connected. This means ernment surveillance. It is not a panacea for digital security, that the potential for surveillance will be much bigger – but it is essential to it. For HRDs, it means their communica- unless systems are built to protect privacy. tions are protected against all but the most invasive kinds of Earlier this year, James Clapper, the US director of surveillance. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many governments national intelligence said that,“In the future, intelligence don’t like encryption. Countries such as Pakistan, India and services might use the [internet of things] for identificaCuba have bans or restrictions on encryption in place. tion, surveillance, monitoring, location tracking, and tarEarlier this year, the FBI tried to force Apple to cre- geting for recruitment, or to gain access to networks or ate a version of their iPhone software which would have user credentials.” allowed for its encryption system to be bypassed. Such But increased connectivity won’t be the only issue. Com‘backdoors’ to the encryption deployed in devices or ser- puters can process data much more efficiently than humans vices could potentially make the data of all users of a de- and are becoming smarter every day. They are already being vice or service vulnerable to being stolen or accessed. used for predictive policing – determining the likelihood of Amnesty is campaigning for stronger encryption in crime based on complex algorithms. There are many risks products and services. We want governments to stop try- in this approach – one of them is algorithmic bias: that the ing to ban, restrict, or weaken it, and we want companies initial programming includes biases, intentional or not, to strengthen encryption in their products and clearly that can result in discriminatory treatment against certain communicate with their users who can access their data. groups, for example religious or ethnic minorities. The use As a human rights movement, we have to understand of artificial intelligence in policing and crime prevention is the risks that come with digital technologies. These are likely to spread significantly over the coming years. great tools for communications, outreach and mobilisaThese emerging risks need urgent attention from tion, but they can very easily be turned against us. We the human rights movement. We need to demand more have a responsibility towards the victims we support, our transparency from companies developing these prodsources and partners: whether we campaign on human ucts and from state agencies using them, and we need to rights issues, provide legal advice or training, or fund hu- campaign for strong human rights protections, both in man right work, we all have a responsibility to protect our the technology and in law. If we don’t act swiftly, today’s data and communications with the people we work with. mass surveillance will seem like child’s play.

Will the evidence of crimes against humanity change anything in Mexico? Alejandro Anaya Muñoz

A new report argues that widespread human rights violations in Mexico constitute crimes against humanity. But who will stand accountable? the Guatemalan government, to investigate criminal groups that have infiltrated state institutions. The blatant incompetence of Mexico’s institutions for the investigation and prosecution of crime has been well documented and is beyond dispute. The utter failure of investigative and prosecutorial authorities in the paradigmatic cases of the 43 disappeared students in Ayotzinapa and the 22 civilians killed in Tlatlaya are dramatic confirmations of this fact. The fallout from these incidents has significantly contributed to the already monumental lack of trust in our institutions by both the domestic public and the international community. Given the severity of the crisis, the dimension of the (collective) grievances and the desolate institutional landscape, there is a clear sense of urgency. We cannot wait until we finally decide and manage to try and mend our broken institutions. Indeed, some sort of mixed, internationalized model seems to be the only way out—the only alternative to break the vicious circle of impunity. Unfortunately, the political context will

make the adoption of such an institution extremely difficult. Another key argument by the Open Society report is that the key obstacle to accountability for the observed “atrocity crimes” is due to a lack of political will more than a lack of capacity. “Successive Mexican governments have almost completely failed to ensure accountability for atrocities (...) Political obstruction— beginning with the government denial of the extent and nature of the problem—is the overwhelming reason for this failure”, the report concludes. But where might the required political will come from? The incentives for current (or potentially future) authorities are hard to observe and the disincentives are clear. It is true that the Peña Nieto administration is now as weak as it has ever been— particularly in the midst of growing international and domestic pressures over Ayotzinapa and other cases, persistent insecurity and criminality, the failure of its “structural reforms” to deliver economic growth, the increasing budgetary strains and the related considerable losses in the recent state-level elections. In this sense,

now is arguably the time to exert more pressure, and thus get significant concessions from a cornered government. But accepting an internationalized investigative and prosecutorial entity is miles out of the government’s self-imposed limits. Beyond the threat of facing individual criminal sanctions, an archaic notion of nationalism and national sovereignty is a predominant and non-negotiable value of the Partido Revolucionario Institutional (PRI). Similarly, the interests of leftist political parties for promoting and defending human rights have traditionally also stopped at a similar notion of sovereignty. In addition, the disposition towards Open Society’s recommendation by the apparent winners of the recent elections—the formerly ruling Partido Acción Nacional, PAN—will not be very different from that of the PRI. After all, one of their own, Felipe Calderón, originally implemented the strategy that took the military “to the streets”. And, of course, there are the Armed Forces, who still have the informal power to veto decisions and policies that might directly affect their interests. With all of this to consider, the formation of aligned domestic interests, in favor of establishing a mixed or internationalized independent body for the investigation of the “atrocity crimes”, seems unlikely. The Open Society report is truly a heavy blow to Mexican authorities—perhaps the heaviest so far received in the context of the current human rights crisis. It offers a clear and loud warning to Mexican society, and it will surely have an important influence in the domestic and international debate regarding the human rights crisis in Mexico. But the Mexican government itself will fiercely oppose the report’s main recommendation. And even if weakened and severely battered, it will likely be able to resist—particularly because so many other powerful actors such as key members of the PAN, the Military and, paradoxically, criminal organizations have just as much to lose. Nevertheless, domestic and international advocates of human rights should continue to push forward and do what they have been doing with courage and perseverance. They have slowly but surely made important progress in the advancement of much needed reforms. Hopefully, this time, they will be able to push farther than they ever have before.

o matter what your background or where you live, there are only four major ways of creating huge wealth: (1) Investment in stocks, bonds, and CDs, (2) Real estate business, (3) Business in marketing products and services, and (4) Internet and technology business.But among all these routes to wealth, the safest and easiest one is real estate. “Why real estate?” someone may ask. To answer that question, let’s look at why investing in real estate makes more sense compared to other major wealth-building alternatives. Real estate prices in Nagaland, like everywhere else, have gone up on an uninterrupted basis since we became a State in 1963. Indeed, the trend in real estate has always been upward despite periods of financial inflation and recession. Of course, no one can say for sure that inflation rates can’t get to the double digits sometimes and negatively affect any market. Nevertheless, we could expect the growth of real estate value to consistently exceed the inflation rate---which means that, regardless of the inflation rate, real estate investment is safer than all other investment vehicles. Generally speaking, real estate can offer a better potential for an enormous return on your investment than many other investments for the following reasons: Asset Appreciation: For example, if you purchase a Rs.1,00,000 worth of real estate properties per year for 10 years with no money down (let’s say, you took a loan which charges you 8% interest to finance 100% for 30 years) and the properties grow in value at a rate of 5% per year, you could build an equity (asset value minus outstanding debts against it) of almost Rs.4,00,000 after 10 years. Yes, that’s by using only borrowed money, not your own capital. Or here’s an easy-to-understand example: In the late1990s, I took Rs.6000 from my elder brother to buy a property in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Over the last 25 years, I would assume that the value of that property has gone up exponentially. My point is, buying real estate can offer you an enormous return on your investment. Leveraging Advantage: Leverage in real estate is nothing but using Other People’s Money (OPM) to buy properties. For example, if you purchase a Rs.2,00,000 property by investing Rs.2,00,000 of your own cash and the property value goes up by Rs.20,000 a year, you have made a 10% return (Rs.20,000 divided by Rs.2,00,000) on your investment. If, however, you purchase the property using only Rs.2,000 of your own cash, and the property value goes up by Rs.20,000 a year, then the return on your investment is a whopping 1,000% (Rs.20,000 divided by Rs.2,000)! No other investment will permit as much leverage as real estate does. Remember, you don’t need money---at least not your own money---to buy real estate. This is not so with other types of investments. For example, you need money to buy stocks, bonds, or supplies to run a business. Mortgage Amortization: When you purchase an income property using leverage, you are assuming a loan payment (debt) that can be paid off with an income already coming from the property. Usually, the payments on the debt are made monthly, and the amount borrowed is reduced with every payment. Over time, more and more of your monthly payment goes toward reducing (amortizing) the principal amount of the loan, and less and less goes towards paying interest on that loan. This process increases your equity in the property. Commissions and Fees: If you invest with partners in real estate, you provide yourself with an opportunity to earn income in the form of commissions or fees. For example, if you bring together partners to invest in real estate, you might be able to take an acquisition fee at the time you buy the property, a management fee for managing the property, and a selling fee at the time the property is sold. Also, you can collect a commission (say, 5%) from time to time on properties that you help other people buy or sell. Control Over the Investment: The success of real estate investment is less subject to the whims of a market. With real estate, you can control your investment in every way: the financial terms at the time of your purchase. Or if it is a purchase of a building, you can decide whether to fix-up the property or leave it in its present condition. You can also decide your management policies, the amount of rent you want to charge, and so on. But with most other investments, you cannot do any of these. For instance, if you are a stockholder in a manufacturing corporation, you have no control in the decisions regarding the company’s product or the pricing of that product, or any other aspect of the company’s operations. Pride of Ownership: When you e purchase a new automobile, you can take great pride in the ownership of that brand new vehicle. But gradually that pride of ownership diminishes over time as the car ages and becomes a part of your life’s routine. This is not so with real estate. By having your property value goes up each year, you only add to the amount of your satisfaction. For all of these reasons, and more, most people who are financially successful recognize that real estate is the best option of all possible investments.

tHURsDAY 23•06•2016

INDIA/NORTH-EAST

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Indian Foreign Secretary flies to Seoul ahead of NSG meet

New Delhi, JuNe 22 (iANS): Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Wednesday flew to Seoul on a previously unannounced trip ahead of a crucial meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) amid expectations that the club may consider India's application for membership. “While it is true that the Foreign Secretary has flown to Seoul, the NSG plenary hasn’t even begun yet," a highly placed diplomatic source said here. The source said India's entry into the club "is a delicate and complex process" and nothing could be stated conclusively as of now. "At this point, let us not speculate,” the source said. The Foreign Secretary's sudden visit comes amid hectic Indian lobbying with NSG member nations for its entry into the club that regulates global nuclear commerce despite China's opposition. The 48-nation grouping works on the principle of consensus and allows a new member only if all existing members agree. China insists that India, being a non-signatory to the Nuclear Non-Prolifer-

Xi, Modi to meet on sidelines of SCO summit in Tashkent

BeiJiNg, JuNe 22 (PTi): President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tashkent beginning tomorrow during which India is expected to seek China's support for membership of the NSG. "We will release relevant information in due course," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Wednesday. The spokesperson said the two leaders would be meeting on the sidelines of the SCO summit in the capital city of Uzbekistan. During his meeting with Xi, Modi is expected to seek China's support for India's bid for membership of the NSG, which Beijing is keen on blocking. Hua, however, refuted perception that China is blocking India's entry. "We hope that relevant discussion will keep going and Chinese side will take constructive part in the discussion," she said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (File Photo)

ation Treaty (NPT), cannot be allowed in unless there was a consensus in the grouping. Beijing says that if any concession was given to India, the same should apply to Pakistan. Some other countries also have reservations about India's membership. China says India won't be discussed at NSG meet Meanwhile, on the eve of NSG's plenary in Seoul, China said on Wednesday that India's entry into the bloc was not on the agenda

as New Delhi was not a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). "The meeting is only to deliberate on the entry application of countries that are state parties to the NPT," the foreign ministry said. "As for the entry of non-NPT countries, the group has never put that on its agenda. "The NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group) has never put the entry application of non-NPT countries on its agenda. So it makes no sense to say that discussions are blocked," a minis-

try statement added. China opposes Indian's entry into the 48-nation NSG saying it is not a signatory to the NPT. The NSG works on the principle of consensus and lets in a new member only if all existing members agree. France asks NSG members to allow India in On the eve of the NSG plenary in Seoul, South Korea, France on Wednesday strongly supported India's bid for a membership in the bloc that controls global atomic trade

and technology, saying New Delhi's inclusion "will bolster global efforts against (nuclear) proliferation". French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that India's entry into atomic control regimes "will help better regulate the export of sensitive goods, whether they are nuclear, chemical, biological, ballistic or conventional materials or technologies". "In line with its active and long-standing support to India's entry to the NSG

as a full-fledged member, France calls on its members, who are meeting on June 23 in Seoul, to take a positive decision." The statement said that India and France have been strategic partners since 1998 and "share common goals regarding the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems". The French support came even as China ruled out that India's application was on the NSG agenda at a June 23-24 meeting in the South Korean capital.

Govt to come up with India puts into orbit Cartosat, 19 other satellites (ANDhrA new drug regulatory bill SrihArikoTA PrADeSh), JuNe 22 (iANS): New Delhi, JuNe 22 (iANS): The union cabinet on Wednesday decided to withdraw the Drugs and Cosmetic (Amendment) Bill, 2013, which was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 29, 2013. Considering the role of the sector in managing public health, the cabinet has decided that it will not be appropriate to carry out further amendments in the present act, especially as newer areas of biological, stem cells and regenerative medicines, medical devices and clinical trial/investigation, cannot be effectively regulated under the existing law, a cabinet statement said. According to the cabinet, the bill was examined by the Standing Committee of Parliament which made a number of recommendations for changing its provisions. It was decided to bring in a comprehensive legislation later. India is one of the largest manufacturers of pharmaceutical products in the world, the annual production being in excess of Rs two lakh crore. Of this, over 55 per cent is

exported to over 200 countries/ economies of the world, including the developed countries. As such, the pharmaceutical sector in India plays a vital role in managing the public health in large number countries at a substantially lower cost. The government has said that the regulatory framework for ensuring the quality, safety and efficacy of medical products, including the medicines, medical devices, in-vitro medical devices, stem cells among others, is provided for in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. "In order to leverage the comparative cost advantage, the demographic dividend and the advantage in information technology, the Indian medical products sector is poised for exponential growth in the near future," said the statement. Besides meeting the domestic demand, the Indian health sector has the potential to become an international hub for manufacturing these products and attracting investment in the sector, said the statement.

Assam CM toughens measures to check rhinos' poaching guwAhATi, JuNe 22 (iANS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday asked the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police to take all possible measures to protect the one-horned rhinos. The Chief Minister held a high-level meeting with the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of Jorhat, Golaghat and Nagaon districts that encircle the National Park at Kaziranga, and asked them to make every effort to protect the rhinos from the poachers. "Whatever measures need to be undertaken will be adopted for protecting the rhinos and Kaziranga National Park, the World Heritage site. We will take advice from international experts on protection of rhinos," Sonowal said, appealing to everyone to protect the rhinos. "To save the pride of Assam, we will extend all possible support to you to stop it from extinction," he told the officials. The Chief Minister also said the poachers will not be spared. The poachers have killed nine one-horned rhinos in the park this year. The state government also made a major reshuffle in the ranks of park authorities and brought at least four new officers, including one Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF), one Forest Ranger and two Deputy Conservator of Forest to strengthen the anti-poaching measures. Earlier, the Assam government had also suspended the Director of the Kaziranga National Park for allegedly not disclosing to Assam Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma about poaching of a rhino when she was visiting the park.

India on Wednesday morning successfully put into orbit its own Cartosat earth observation satellite and 19 other satellites, including one belonging to the Google company Terra Bella. With this India successfully completed yet another multiple satellite launches in a single rocket mission. “The PSLV rocket has done its job. We have current generation Cartosat satellite,” A.S.Kiran Kumar, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said soon after the launch. The rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’s (PSLV) main cargo was India's 725.5 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation with a design life of five years. The other 19 satellites weighing totally around 560 kg are from US, Canada, Germany and Indonesia as well as one satellite each from Chennai's Sathyabama University and College of Engineering, Pune. The images sent by Cartosat satellite will be useful for cartographic, urban, rural, coastal land use, water distribution and

Imphal | June 22

The National Highway (ImphalDimapur road) has been blocked yet again by women of Sadar Hills under Senapati district since yesterday evening demanding the immediate release of four members of the armed group Kuki National Front (KNF) arrested by security forces. Four KHF cadres, a signatory to suspension of operation, were held by personnel of 35 Assam Rifles yesterday at

Panoramic View of Fully integrated PSLV-C34 with all the 20 Spacecrafts being moved to second launch pad (SLP). (ISRO Photo)

other applications. According to ISRO, the 110 kg SkySat Gen2-1 belonging to Terra Bella, a Google company, is a small earth imaging satellite capable of capturing sub-metre resolution imagery and high definition video. The Planet Lab’s Dove Satellites are also earth imaging satellites. A total of 12 Dove satellites each weighing 4.7 kg were carried in this mission inside three QuadPack dispensers, ISRO said. The PSLV rocket also put into orbit the 85 kg M3MSat from

Hengbung located near Kangpokpii. Security forces claimed three small arms were seized from them. A local function was in progress at Hengbung when the incident reportedly happened. The four KNF activists were covering the President of the outfit, who was attending the function. Consequently, an indefinite bandh was imposed in Sadar Hills area in pursuit of their demand. NH-2 falls under Sadar Hills. The bandh

Canada. The technology demonstration mission is jointly funded and managed by Defence Research and Development Canada and the Canadian Space Agency. The other satellites that were launched are: 120 kg LAPSN-A3 of Indonesia, the 130 kg BIROS, from German Aerospace Centre, Germany and the 25.5 kg GHGSat-D, Canada. With the success of Wednesday’s rocket mission, India has successfully launched 74 satellites for international customers.

comes three days after a 10day economic blockade along all highways was called by several tribal bodies to fulfill their demands. The blockade had rendered tremendous hardship to the common people because of price rise and shortage in supply of essential commodities. The primary objective of the KNF is to secure a separate state or union territory for the Kuki community and the unification of all scattered Kukis in the new homeland, 'Kukiland.’

It signed a suspension of operation pact involving both the state and central governments. The KNF split in 1995, with one unit identifying itself as the "presidential faction" and the other as the "military council". The former again split into KNF (Samuel faction) and KNF (Zougam faction). KNF (Presidential Faction) remains the most powerful of all the factions and has claimed to be the 'real KNF'.

Centre asks NE states to constitute committees for ADCs ShilloNg, JuN 22 (PTi): The Centre has directed all northeastern states whose autonomous district councils have received Rs 1,000 crore special assistance from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to constitute two committees for utilizing the fund. Officials said 10 autonomous district councils in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura have been given shares of the Special Assistance Grant for scheduled areas in February. "We have been asked to constitute two committees one headed by the chief executive members of the ADCs and the state level committee headed by the chief secretary," Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said. He said one of the reasons in the delay in releasing the grant amount to the ADCs, Meghalaya has three, was due to the fact that the state government was

New Delhi, JuNe 22 (PTi): The Monsoon Session of Parliament is likely to begin in the third week of July and end by mid August, with the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs set to meet on June 29 to decide on the schedule. Sources say that the Session is expected to start from July 18 and continue till August 13. The CCPA headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh will, however, take the final call at its meeting on June 29. With increased strength and support from some opposition parties in Rajya Sabha, the government is keen to get the GST bill, which has been pending for a long time now, passed in this session in the Upper House. The government has already missed the target of implementing the GST regime from April 1, this year in the wake of stiff opposition to the tax reform measure by Congress and some other parties. After a meeting of State Finance Ministers in Kolkata recently, Jaitley had said that except Tamil Nadu, which has some reservations, all other states favour the proposed legislation.

Priyanka's dig at ED leaking news of notice to firm linked to New Delhi, JuNe 22 (PTi): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today took a dig at Enforcement Directorate for giving out the news of sending a notice to a firm linked to her husband Robert Vadra in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering in a land deal in Rajasthan's Bikaner district. "Apparently, we have received it at 4 o'clock today but you received it before us," Priyanka told reporters here. A notice has been issued to the firm M/s Skylight Hospitality under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) seeking certain financial statements and other documents, official sources said.

100% FDI in defence threat to national security: Congress ShimlA, JuNe 22 (iANS) Former Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday said allowing 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence meant "surrendering" to the pressure of the US lobby, a threat to national security and India's foreign policy. He said the decision came just after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US. "Allowing 100 per cent FDI in defence means India's defence sector is thrown mostly into the hands of American companies. The national interests have been ignored," the Congress lawmaker told reporters here. He said the decision would have an adverse impact on the ongoing indigenous defence research in the country. Sharma also said easing FDI norms in the health sector would impact the domestic industry.

India to tap Israel's drip irrigation expertise

Sadar Hills bandh disrupts normal life Newmai News Network

Parliament's Monsoon Session likely from July 18

waiting for a complete clarity on the guidelines for spending the grant. The guideline was issued by the finance ministry on June 10 and was received by the state government on June 14. It will be be mandatory for the ADCs to consult MPs and MLAs while proposing any projects. As per the guideline, the state-level committee will examine the project proposals received from the district council level committees. Both would be responsible for monitoring the implementation of the projects. Of the 1000 crore special assistance, Rs 267.4 crore was sanctioned for three ADCs in Meghalaya for 2015-16, Rs 16.86 crore for three ADCs in Mizoram, Rs 539.79 crore for three ADCs in Assam and Rs 175.95 crore one in Tripura. The funds have already been deposited with the re-

spective governments. In Meghalaya Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council will receive Rs 133.12 crore, Garo Hills Autonomous District Council will receive Rs 100.71 crore and Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council will get Rs 33.57 crore. In Mizoram, Rs 4.58 crore has been sanctioned for Chakma Autonomous District Council, Rs 4.64 crore for Lai Autonomous District Council and Rs 7.64 crore for Mara Autonomous District Council. In Assam, Bodoland Territorial Council will get the highest assistance of Rs 421.02 crore, while North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council will get Rs 24.66 crore and Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Rs 94.11 crore. Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council will get Rs 175.95 crore, the officials said.

JeruSAlem, JuNe 22 (PTi): India will tap Israel's globally recognised drip irrigation skill during the upcoming visit of Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti to the country aimed at exploring possibilities of using technological expertise in water management. A well established leader in water management, desalination and recycling techniques, Israel has set a template for reusing wastewater for irrigation. It treats 80 per cent of its domestic wastewater, which is recycled for agricultural use and constitutes nearly 50 per cent of the total water used for agriculture. Israel's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Uri Ariel had led a delegation of experts in the field to participate in India Water Week in Delhi in April and is said to have also offered Israel's help in the ambitious clean Ganga project. Israel's globally recognised drip irrigation expertise was prominently displayed at the Water Week event with a seminar, Bharti's three day official engagement in Israel starts on June 28 during which she would be meeting Uriel and Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources, Yuval Steinitz.

GK book banned in Manipur imPhAl, JuNe 22 (iANS): The Kangleipak Students' Association (KSA) in Manipur has banned the sale of "R. Gupta's General Knowledge Book 2017", describing the book as "offensive". "No book shop shall stock, display or sell the offensive book," S. Bidyananda, secretary general of KSA, told the media on Tuesday. The book is published by Ramesh Publishing House in New Delhi. "The book describes Lai Haraoba, the ancient Manipur religious dance, as a dance of Shiva, Durga and other gods and goddesses," he said. He argued that the Hindu religion came to Manipur in the 18th century whereas Manipur's religion has been there for generations. "There are wrong photo captions, spellings and misleading descriptions. Rishang Keishing, a former CM of Manipur who recently retired as the oldest Rajya sabha MP, was described as a freedom fighter," he said.

Surrendered top militant among 2 killed in Imphal imPhAl, JuNe 22 (NNN): Former chairman of proscribed group PREPAK-VC, Ningombam Nabachandra and his driver were gunned down by unidentified persons inside a security complex located at Khabeisoi in Imphal East last night. Nabachandra, 57, had been staying at a quarter inside 7th Manipur Rifles complex since he surrendered to the Manipur government in 2014. Sources informed that the assailants shot and killed the duo and fled around 8:30 pm. The deceased driver has been identified as Leisangthem Sanjit Singh, a resident of Thangmeiband Lourung Purel Leikai in Imphal West. The slain former PREPAK-VC chief, hailing from Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai, joined the outfit about three decades back. People in the Manipur Rifles complex were celebrating Lai Haraoba festival when the killing took place. Sources believed the attackers took advantage of the festive occasion while carrying out the fatal attack. The police said they have started investigation into the incident. On December 15, 2014, Nabachandra and finance secretary of PREPAK-VC had laid down arms before the Manipur government along with a large number of leaders and cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KKNganba) and KCP (MC) Nongrenkhomba.

ThursDAY 23•06•2016

WORLD

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North Korean missile reaches new heights, “intensifying” threat to Japan SEOUL, JUNE 22 (REUTERS): North Korea launched what appeared to be an intermediaterange missile on Wednesday to a high altitude in the direction of Japan before it plunged into the sea, military officials said, a technological advance for the isolated state after several test failures. The launch came about two hours after a similar test failed, South Korea’s military said, and covered 400 km (250 miles), more than halfway towards the southwest coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. The launches and earlier nuclear tests show continued defiance of international warnings and a series of U.N. Security Council resolutions and sanctions, which North Korea rejects as an infringement of its sovereignty. Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani said the second missile reached an altitude of 1,000 km (620 miles), indicating North Korea had made progress. “We don’t know whether it counts as a success, but North Korea has shown some capability with IRBMs (intermediate range ballistic missiles),” he told reporters in Tokyo. “The threat to Japan is intensifying.” Reclusive North Korea and the rich, democratic South are technically still at war because their

An underwater test-fire of strategic submarine ballistic missile is pictured in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang. (REUTERS File Photo)

1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty. The North regularly threatens to destroy the Japan, South Korea and the South’s main ally, the United States. South Korean President Park Geun-hye denounced the test. “The North Korean regime must realise that complete isolation and self-destruction await at the end of reckless provocation,” she said. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also decried North Korea’s “provocative actions”. “I strongly condemn the launch by North Korea of two ballistic missiles,” Stoltenberg said in a statement.

“These repeated provocative actions ... undermine international security and dialogue,” he said, calling for North Korea to “fully comply with its obligations under international law, not to threaten with or conduct any launches using ballistic missile technology and to refrain from any further provocative actions”. The first missile was launched from the east coast city of Wonsan, a South Korean official said, the same area where previous tests of intermediate-range missiles were conducted, possibly using mobile launchers.

FIFTH STRAIGHT FAILURE South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, quoting a government official, said the first missile disintegrated mid-air after a flight of about 150 km (95 miles). Wednesday’s first launch was the fifth straight unsuccessful attempt in the past two months to launch a missile that is designed to fly more than 3,000 km (1,800 miles) and could theoretically reach any part of Japan and the U.S. territory of Guam. Jeffrey Lewis, of the California-based Middlebury Institute of International Studies, said mis-

On eve of Britain EU referendum, rivals race for final votes LONDON, JUNE 22 (REUTERS): Prime Minister David Cameron and his eurosceptic opponents were crisscrossing Britain on Wednesday in a final push for votes on the eve of a close-run referendum on European Union membership. The vote, which echoes the rise of populism in Europe and the United States, will shape the future of Europe. A victory for “out” could unleash turmoil on financial markets. “It’s very close; nobody knows what’s going to happen,” Prime Minister David Cameron told Wednesday’s Financial Times, with opinion polls showing the rival camps neck and neck. Thursday’s vote will take place a week after the murder of ardently pro-EU lawmaker Jo Cox shocked the

country, raising questions about the tone of an increasingly bitter campaign. Much of the debate has boiled down to two issues: the economy and immigration. The City of London, the International Monetary Fund and the majority of British business leaders back Cameron and his Remain camp’s stance that to leave the EU would plunge Britain into recession, costing jobs and raising prices. Those supporting a “Brexit” have struck a chord with many voters by saying Britain would regain control of immigration if it cut itself loose from a bloc they regard as domineering and out of touch. Both camps have been accused of using unfounded assertions and scare tactics. In one of the last de-

bates, London’s newly elected mayor, Sadiq Khan, accused Boris Johnson, the main leader of the Leave campaign, of exploiting fears of immigration to stoke anti-EU opinions. “Your campaign hasn’t been ‘project fear’, it’s been ‘project hate’ as far as immigration is concerned,” Khan said to huge applause from the 6,000 crowd at a live TV debate at London’s Wembley Arena on Tuesday night. Johnson, favourite with bookmakers to replace Cameron if Leave wins, told the cheering audience: “This Thursday can be our country’s independence day.” Johnson, Khan’s Conservative predecessor as mayor of London, said the Remain camp spoke of nothing but fear and was “rubbishing” Britain. He

Putin says Russia must strengthen as “aggressive” NATO approaches MOSCOW, JUNE 22 (REUTERS): Russia must boost its combat readiness in response to NATO’s “aggressive actions” near Russia’s borders, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Addressing parliament on the 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s attack on the Soviet Union, Putin berated the West for being unwilling to build “a modern, non-bloc collective security system” with Russia. “Russia is open to discuss this crucial issue and has more than once shown its readiness for dialogue,” he said. “But, just as it happened on the eve of World War Two, we do not see a positive reac-

tion in response.” “On the contrary, NATO is strengthening its aggressive rhetoric and its aggressive actions near our borders. In these conditions, we are duty-bound to pay special attention to solving the task of strengthening the combat readiness of our country.” The U.S.-led military alliance is increasing its defences in Poland and the three Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as part of a wider deterrent that it hopes will discourage Russia from any repetition of its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014. Russia sees NATO’s deterrence plans as hostile.

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planned to travel across Britain in a helicopter on Wednesday to try to mobilise voters. Opinion polls have painted a contradictory picture of public opinion in a deeply divided nation. But some published since Cox’s murder have suggested a slight lead for Remain, though often within the margin of error.

siles were usually fired at a certain angle to maximise range, so the high altitude of the second launch may have been chosen to avoid Japanese airspace. “That suggests the missile worked perfectly,” Lewis said. “Had it been fired at its normal angle, it would have flown to its full range.” Lewis said failures were a normal part of testing and that North Korea would fix problems with the Musudan intermediate-range missile sooner or later. “If North Korea continues testing, eventually its missileers will use the same technology in a missile that can threaten the United States,” Lewis told Reuters. Nakatani said North Korea’s repeated missile launches were a “serious provocation” and could not be tolerated. Japan indicated after the first launch that it would protest strongly because it violated U.N. resolutions, even though the launches posed no immediate threat to Japanese security. In Seoul, South Korea’s presidential office said a national security meeting was convened to discuss the latest missile launches. LONGER-RANGE ROCKETS The U.S. military detected the two missiles, most likely Musudan, from North Korea, the U.S. military’s Pacific Command

said. A Pentagon spokesman said both missiles fell into the Sea of Japan. North Korea is believed to have up to 30 Musudan missiles, according to South Korean media, which officials said were first deployed around 2007, although the North had never attempted to test-fire them until April. While North Korea has developed potential longer-range rockets, such as its 30-metre (98 ft) Unha-3, a home-grown three-stage rocket based on 1950s Soviet Scud missile technology, it needs to be fuelled from a fixed launch pad making it easy to detect and impractical as a weapon. A smaller, powerful intermediate missile that is easier to deploy on a mobile launcher poses a harder threat to counter. The U.N. Security Council, backed by the North’s main diplomatic ally, China, imposed tough new sanctions in March after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test in January and launched a long-range rocket that put an object into space orbit. “At present, the situation on the peninsula remains very complex and severe. We think that the relevant party should avoid doing anything to further worsen tensions,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters at a regular press briefing on Wednesday.

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Afghanistan risks new spiral in violence, UN official says NEW YORK, JUNE 22 (REUTERS): Afghanistan faces the risk of a new spiral in violence following a series of attacks on civilians in the last few months but on the battlefield, security forces have been holding their ground, the top U.N. official in the country said. The assessment by Nicholas Haysom, the U.N. Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, painted a mixed picture of the security situation some 18 months after international forces ended their main combat operations. While the bomb attacks that killed at least 22 people in Kabul and the northern province of Badakhshan on Monday underlined how dangerous Afghanistan remains, fears that the Taliban would overwhelm security forces have not been realised. However Haysom said he was deeply concerned about violence against civilians, with attacks continuing during Ramadan, Islam’s holy month. As well as suicide attacks on targets ranging from government officials and members of the judicial system to foreign security contractors, at least 200 people have been abducted on highways since the end of May. “There is a risk, in my view, that the conflict may enter a new phase, which could see retaliatory acts of vengeance and an escalating spiral of violence,” said Haysom, who is stepping down from his post after four years in Afghanistan.

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3rd All Nagaland veteran badminton tourney Kohima, June 22 (mexn): The Evening Club Kohima will be organizing the 3rd All Nagaland Veteran Badminton Tournament under the theme “Inspire a new generation” from June 24 to 25 at the Indoor Stadium, Kohima. The tournament will be held under five categories of 35 plus, 40 plus, 45 plus, 50 plus and 55 plus.

Premier Futsal signs 18 top international stars mumbai, June 22 (ianS): The world's first ever multinational Futsal league, Premier Futsal, announced on Wednesday the signing of 18 top international Futsal stars from across eight nationalities. After roping in Alessandro Rosa Vieira, the sport’s most renowned player fondly known as Falcao, as the league’s first big signing last month, followed by Portugal football great Deco, the five-a-side variant of football signed 18 other Futsal stars from across eight nationalities. The roster of players signed includes the best player in the World Cup award winner Dovenir Domingues Neto; two-time winner of the UEFA best player accolade and five-time winner of the UEFA Golden Shoe Adriano Foglia; twice winner of the best goalkeeper of the World honours Santiago Daniel Elias; and world championship silver medallist and three-time European Golden shoe-winning Spaniard Miguel Marti Sayago. Premier Futsal, a game split into two halves of 20 minutes each, will be hosted by eight Indian cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kochi, Hyderabad and Goa from July 15 to 24 in a franchise based outfits in the inaugural season. Other celebrated stars of the sport taking part include Russian Romulo Alves Nobre, compatriot Cirilo Tadeus Cardoso Filho, Italian Carlos Eduardo Morgado Oliveira, Brazilian Wagner Pereira Caetano, Argentine Maximiliano Daniel Rescia and Iranians Hossein Tayyebi and Mostafa Nazari. All players have committed to competing in Premier Futsal for five years and will be assigned a team in the upcoming player draft scheduled for later this month.

Jadhav leads india to T20 series win over Zimbabwe

harare, June 22 (reuterS): India's Kedar Jadhav blasted his highest score in Twenty20 internationals as they beat Zimbabwe by three runs in a tense finish to claim the three-match series 2-1 at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday. Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl first, restricting the tourists to 138 for six in their 20 overs on a slow wicket as Jadhav top-scored with 58 from 42 balls. But the hosts battled to keep up with the scoring rate and went into the final over of the match, bowled by Barinder Sran (2-31), needing 21 for victory. When the first two balls of the over went for 12 runs a sensational victory looked on the cards, but Sran came back well and bowled Elton Chigumbura (16) off the last delivery of the innings to leave Zimbabwe agonisingly short of a series victory. It was the first time on India's six-match limited overs tour that they batted first and, after starts for Lokesh Rahul (22) and Ambati Ra-

yudu (20), Jadhav provided the impetus the innings desperately needed as he blazed seven fours and a six. India's opening bowlers restricted the run-rate well as Zimbabwe reached 59-2 at the halfway mark of their innings, with Sran going for just 14 in his first three overs and Dhawal Kulkarni ending with figures of 2-23 in his allotted four. Vusi Sibanda (28 from 23 balls) top scored for the hosts as sevral batsmen made starts but could not match Jadhav’s half-century heroics. India also won 3-0 in the oneday international series that preceded the 20-over games. Captain Dhoni did not get going with the bat scoring 9 from 14 balls but added another feather to his illustrious cap when he walked out for the toss. Dhoni equalled Ricky Ponting's record of captaining in 324 international matches to be at the top of the list alongside the Australian.

India's Kedar Jadhav is bowled during their T20 cricket match against Zimbabwe. (REUTERS)

Australians down West Indies to reach final Marlon Samuels celebrates his 10th ODI century, West Indies v Australia, 8th match, ODI tri-series, Barbados. (Getty Images)

bridgetown, June 22 (Pti): Australia displayed the composure and assurance of world champions to chase down a target of 283 and advance to the final with a six-wicket victory over the West Indies in the seventh match of the Tri-Nation One-Day International Series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Tuesday. Marlon Samuels' first-ever hundred against Australia and a record-breaking partnership with Denesh Ramdin lifted the West Indies to a competitive 282 for eight batting first. But half-centuries by captain Steven Smith and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, together with a quickfire unbeaten 46 from Glenn Maxwell ensured that the target

was reached with eight balls to spare. West Indies and South Africa will now meet in the last preliminary match on Friday with the winners to face the Aussies in Sunday's final. Smith and Marsh steadied Australia's effort following the loss of three early wickets with a 122-run fourth-wicket partnership that set the World Cup-holders back on course. However, when Smith was run out for 78 in the 42nd over, any hopes the West Indies had of claiming the victory that would have eliminated Australia were extinguished by Maxwell. Displaying his full range of unorthodox shots, he crashed five fours and two sixes off just

26 balls to banish any lingering anxiety among his teammates in the dressing room. Marsh was left unbeaten on 79, his mature knock going a long way towards fulfilling a lot of the promise that has been expected of him in Australia's middle-order. It was so different at the halfway point of the match following Samuels' superb knock, an effort that earned him the "Man of the Match" award. Dismissed off the last ball of the innings for 125 which included 14 fours and two sixes off 134 deliveries, Samuels' tenth one-day hundred followed a match-winning 92 in the last meeting between the two teams in St Kitts a week earlier.

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Organic management of cutworm in cabbage A tribute to rev lano longchar

abbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) is one of the important vegetable crops of India. It is eaten as cooked or raw as salad. It is a rich source of Vitamins and has high antioxidant capacity. Area under cabbage cultivation in India is 4 LHa, production is 90.93 LT and productivity is 22.6MT/Ha. In Nagaland cabbage is grown in an area of 0.81Lha, production is 1.62LT and productivity is 20.0MT/ha (Statistical hand book, 2014).It occupies an important position in the vegetable consumption of Nagaland and is cultivated in almost all homestead gardens as well as in commercial scale. Being a cole crop, the climate of Nagaland is suitable for growing cabbage round the year. Yet, the best time for growing cabbage in Phek district and Nagaland as a whole is during the summer/rainy season as winter is severely dry. This may be attributed to the occurrence of heavy insect pest and diseases during the growing season. High rainfall severely damages

the crop due to fungal and bacterial rot.There are several insects infesting cabbage crop ie. Cabbage butterfly, leaf webber, cabbage head borer, cutworm, white fly, Leaf miner etc. Among them cutworm (Agrotis spp.) is considered to be one of the important insect as they destroy the crop at seedling stage and causes severe loss or total failure of the crop. Cutworm larvae are stout, softbodied, gray or dull brown caterpillars (1-2 inch long) that curl up when at rest or disturbed. They feed at night and burrow into the soil during the day. Adults are dark gray or brown, night-flying moths (1-1/2 inch wingspan) with ragged blotches or stripes on their wings.Most species pass the winter in soil or under garden waste as young larvae. In the spring, as temperatures warm, they become active and begin feeding on plants at night, remaining hidden during the day. The larvae molt several times and when fully grown pupates in the soil (late spring). Within one week moths emerge and begin laying hundreds of

eggs mostly on stems and leaves. Management Nagaland being organic by default, less use of chemicals and inorganic fertilizers has been advocated. Cut worm can be controlled by Soil solarisation with polythene sheet during land preparation. When damaged plants are detected, the cutworms normally can be found near the damaged plant and can be removed by hand. Organic formulations can be used such as Derris indica extract, Neem oil, and Tobacco leaf extract. Training cum demonstration was conducted in different villages of Phek district and it is found that among all the organic formulations, Derris indica extract is the best organic pesticide for cut worm management in Cabbage. It can be applied as soil drenching for two- three times @ 2ml/lt of water after land preparation during sunny day before transplanting of seedlings. Liza Barua Bharali SMS (Plant Protection) KVK, Phek, Nagaland

he passing away of Rev Lano Longchar on Monday, June 20 is indeed a loss for not just the Aos but for the Nagas and all other peoples that he reached out to in his most distinguished lifetime. Though many of us will remember him for his spiritual triumph and the passion that he brought to his mission work, the other greatness of the Late Reverend was his inclusive theology—of building a national identity that went beyond the narrow confines of ‘my tribe or the self’. His passion for sharing the gospel took him to all corners of the Naga country and he was much loved and held in reverence wherever he went. As reported in the newspapers, Rev Lano Longchar travelled widely and had preached the Gospel in at least four foreign countries, 12 states in India and to 15 tribes in Nagaland. This is testimony to the wide reach and acceptability of ‘the King’s messenger’, as one newspaper headline described the Late Reverend. In a time when Nagas are caught in the vortex of tribalism, parochialism and the distrust of the other, Rev Lano Longchar stood for peaceful co-existence and fraternity. His preaching and sharing of the gospel went far beyond the Ao country and reached out to people of all tribe and colour. Here was a missionary who had a truly national outlook, something that should not come as a surprise given that during his younger days, the Late Reverend was actively involved in the Naga national movement. Lest we forget, fraternity of the Naga people was

his cherished vision. The story goes that on March 15, 1956, while serving his jail term in Shillong he committed himself to serve God for the rest of his life. And what a commitment it was. Till his last breath, Rev Lano Longchar remained devoted to serving the Lord. As long as he was able to share the gospel, the discomfort of leaving home or his failing health did not bother him. Even after turning 80 years old, he continued to travel, mostly away from home, long distances, to be able to bring the good news, healing and hope to the masses. This was a remarkable quality about him—a steadfast spirit and total surrender to his mission of serving the Lord. I had the privilege of knowing him personally and called him up on June 15, 2016 to wish him on his 81st birthday. Showing my concern for his old age and weak health, I advised him to take it slow and concentrate on his health instead. He responded by saying that he would be in Dimapur around the beginning of July for more speaking engagements! That was the last that I would ever speak to this amazing ambassador of Christ. A selfless missionary who stood for the greater cause of the gospel—a unifying figure, a true legend of our time. May his legacy continue to inspire the future generations of Nagas to unite and glory in our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ! Along Longkumer Senior Naga journalist Camp: New Delhi

Nagaland Govt employees salary through Bank Account & Communitisation: Need For Review

agaland of the times about 1990 to 2012 was in such chaos with extortions, kidnappings, ransoms, killings and whatever crimes you can name. It hardly nattered who that extortionist was, for anyone could tell any name to ask for the tax. Of course, every Naga, including the writer, support the Naga National Movement, and would gladly donate whatever is feasible and perhaps even sacrifice that beyond what is normally feasible, if the activities were truly for the real cause. That is what every Naga knew; but could not speak for fear of the gun. There were cases of robbing of employees’ salary, in bulk, before disbursement. Also bulk deductions of employees’ wages, by way of percentage deductions, etc. were usual a thing. In such a situation, the Nagaland state govt had to think of some ways to prevent robbery of salaries and bulk deductions. The seemingly best option was to prepare a Combined Pay Bill (A/Roll), with respective Bank Accounts into which the salary, of each, is to be remitted. Having been directly transferred into his/her bank account, all that an employee has to do is to go to the Automated Time Machine (ATM) booth to draw whatever amount is needed. This method of salary disbursement seemed miraculous and secured for many. However the method also has its disadvantages, one among many, is that many of the field staff are illiterate and hence to use the ATM Card is not directly workable. Such illiterate employees had to entrust a family member or a friend to obtain the ATM Card and its PIN, from the bank, as

well as to use the ATM card to draw money. One can imagine the burden and inconvenience for the use of ATM Card by an illiterate user. Also the ATM booths have queues that are sometimes intolerable. Not ignoring the advantages of the use of ATM Card for many purposes, the system is surely in need of review, for many reasons, chief among which is indirect siphoning of govt fund without work output. After realising that the Naga National Movement had turned into syndicated robberies and killings, a few enlightened Nagas started expressing their voices against the irony of the so called Naga National Movement. Of all the voices of the aggrieved people, ACAUT was the saviour voice, the revolutionary philosophy which advocated “one government, one tax”. This ACAUT voice has revolutionised the thoughts of many Nagas, especially the educated lot, and accordingly the law and order scenario has changed a lot in Nagaland, for the better. Hence as far as the case of syndicated robbery and kidnapping is concerned, the thinking of the Naga people have largely been refined to suit the “one govt, one tax” philosophy. But an evil comparable to unabated taxation has developed among state govt employees. This evil is drawing salary without going to work, by many employees. Unabated taxation is direct extortion from individuals; but salary without work is indirect siphoning of govt fund that is to say without commensurate work output. One should not be surprised if told that a state govt employee, posted to a

place other than Dimapur or Kohima, or his/ her place of residence, drew salary through ATM for several years, at place of residence, and then got transferred to another place, without seeing his workplace. The writer has discussed with many Controlling Officers about regular attendance of state govt employees. The simple answer given by many is the loss of control by DDOs and hence inability to discipline any errant employee, because of the existing system of Combined Pay Bill and its disbursement through bank accounts, so they say. Of course all that a DDO/Controlling Officer says may not always be justified since some DDOs may also be taking advantage of this system of salary disbursement. It is not surprising that many DDOs requisition the Pay Bills of his/her office to Dimapur/Kohima etc, sign it and send back to the office, for routing to treasury for disbursement through the bank accounts. If anyone is in doubt and wants to confirm what are happening in state govt offices, especially in the district offices, one has to spend some time gathering information and casually visit offices to see the ground realities. Even in Directorates or Secretariat, the instances of going to the bank for drawing salary, is a usual frequent excuse for absence. It is also not illogical to say that any bulk robbery of staff salary is neither unique nor does it happen only in Nagaland; but has incidences everywhere, although not desired. Under normal circumstances any such robbery may be due to connivance or carelessness and those responsible have to

be reprimanded or punished. An exhaustive or lengthy write up very often tends to be unfriendly to readers. Hence to make it more reader-friendly; this is only an appraisal with the intention to apprise the readers, specially the policy makers, that any policy, good or bad, needs to be reviewed periodically, to see its credibility or otherwise. If an adopted policy is found to be good, it may be continued. But if found not satisfactory or if any loophole or inadequacy is detected, the system may either be discontinued or be streamlined by supplementing with additional rules/guidelines or by removing the loopholes/lapses. However it is no wonder that in Nagaland, any policy or system, once adopted, is hardly reviewed or amended or improved, whether that system is defective or needed to be updated. Hence it is thought worthwhile to also highlight to the readers that under the state govt. policy of Communitisation of Public Utilities, several schemes namely Schools, Health Centres, Water Supply, Power, Tourist Amenities etc have been communitised, a decade or so ago. The concept and purpose of communitisation, in principle, is ideal and has worked satisfactorily in few cases; but not for many especially the schools, and the policy needs to be reviewed or may even discontinue. The concept and purpose of policy makers have not been perceived by those at the grass root, who are implementing the programme. Hence many nasty things are happening internally in the communitised schools and one of the indicative

consequences is the poor HSLC & HSSLC Results of govt schools, since the foundation affects the superstructure, which is to say that poor Primary and Elementary schooling produces poor HSLC & HSSLC Results. For without the needed weapons and basic training the battle at the HSLC, HSSLC or Higher Ups cannot be won. Many unmindfully say that no parent wants to send their children to govt schools and they compete in sending their children to private schools, only. But let it not be forgotten that there are many underprivileged parents who have no option but to send their children to the fee-less govt schools, only. No doubt the govt teachers are the best qualified and best paid too. Hence they are expected to perform better. But the ugly face of govt schools is shaped by the non performance by many of the govt teachers and involvement of too many hands of Communitisation. Surely too many cooks are spoiling the Education Curry and hence without much ado to expose the nasty things happening in communitised schools, it is necessary to discontinue the policy and instead empower the Controlling teachers so they are made accountable. This is the only viable option to improve the performance of govt schools. Like minded readers may kindly supplement, on “Salary through Bank Accounts” and “Communitisation of Public Utilities”, for the cause of common good. Er. Mhondamo Ovung Retired Chief Engineer, PHED, Nagaland. Wokha, Nagaland

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Bipasha Basu to release yoga DVD

Divine Connection performs during World Music Day celebration at RCEMPA Jotsoma on June 21. Morung Photo

ong before our Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked International Yoga Day, as a day of national pride, our Bollywood stars began promoting this ancient Indian meditation and exercise technique. Hot bod Bipasha Basu Singh Grover, has always been strict about her fitness regime and her fitness videos showcase that. The curvy actress with an enviable body is reportedly coming out with a DVD on yoga, next. Her earlier videos have been about fitness training routines, two-month weight-loss regimes and more - the first released in 2010 and was titled 'Love Yourself'. This was followed by 'Break Free', the next year and in 2014 'Unleash' was released. The yoga DVD will be her fourth. Source: TNN

Purple Fusion performs during World Music Day celebration at RCEMPA Jotsoma on June 21. Morung Photo

Rihanna breaks down in tears onstage

inger Rihanna sparked concern among her fans when she burst into tears during a show here. The 28-year-old singer was performing at the Aviva Stadium as part of her 'ANTI' World Tour when she broke down in tears, reports mirror.co.uk. She wept while performing her song "Love the way you lie", leading worried fans to take to social media to find out what happened. "Why was Rihanna crying today at her concert," one concerned fan asked on Twitter. Another said: "I've never seen Rihanna cry. Why is she crying?" Following the show, Rihanna took to Instagram to say she was so "blessed" to have the fans that she does, although she didn't address why she was crying. "What a night! Such an emotional show for me! I feel so lucky to have a team like the Navy man! I'm blessed! No matter what I'm on you always snatch me out of it! I am so grateful to have you all," she wrote. Local artiste Imye Longkumer and his band perform on stage at the World Mu(IANS) sic Day celebrations at Town Hall, Mokokchung. (Photo Courtesy Aren Changkiri)

Simon Cowell ‘desperate’ to make Spice Girls album

usic mogul Simon Cowell is reportedly "desperate" to team up with British pop girl group Spice Girls for their new album. The 56-year-old who famously failed to sign the girl group when they auditioned for him at the beginning of their career doesn't want to "miss out" this time, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "Simon is desperate to make a new Spice Girls album. He doesn't want to miss out after the first time around. He spent the 'The X Factor' auditions last week quizzing Mel B about the band and said he would do 'something mega' if they signed with him," a

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artoon Network’s newest take on the animated TV series "BEN 10" will begin its global premiere this Q4 with Europe, the Middle East and Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, and will continue into 2017 with North America and Latin America. A new generation of fans can expect all the highenergy action and fantasy, along with the heart and humour that made it an international sensation when it originally premiered in

to make global debut on Cartoon cries 'almost every night' Network JLoinger-actress Jennifer Lopez However, although she strug2006. Building on the highly successful franchise about child hero Ben Tennyson, "BEN 10" will introduce a re-imagined Ben, his cousin Gwen, and Grandpa Max, as they travel the country during summer vacation, read a statement. When Ben finds the Omnitrix, a mysterious watch that transforms him into ten different friendly aliens, a world of extraterrestrial superpowers opens up to him. The series is produced

by Cartoon Network Studios and created and executive produced by Man of Action Entertainment ("Big Hero 6", "Generator Rex") with John Fang ("Mixels", "Generator Rex") on board as supervising producer. Playmates Toys serves as the worldwide master toy partner for the new "BEN 10" with a full line of toys based on the series and will include a range of figures, playsets and roleplay items set to launch globally in late 2017. Source: IANS

Selma Blair apologizes for mid-flight outburst

ctress Selma Blair is sorry for her behavior on a Los Angelesbound plane after which she was taken off flight on a stretcher. The 'Hellboy' star was on vacation in Cancun with her four-year-old son and her designer ex-boyfriend Jason Bleick, and reportedly lost her cool in the Delta flight raging about an unseen foe, said The Hollywood Reporter. "I made a big mistake yesterday. After a lovely trip with my son and his dad, I mixed alcohol with medication, and that caused me to black out and led me to

say and do things that I deeply regret. "My son was with his dad asleep with his headphones on, so there is that saving grace. I take this very seriously, and I apologize to all of the passengers and crew that I disturbed and am thankful to all of the people who helped me in the aftermath. I am

a flawed human being who makes mistakes and am filled w i t h shame o v e r this incident. I am truly very sorry," Blair said in the statement. Two nurses aboard the plane helped subdue the 39-year-old actress who was shouting uncontrollably. Source: PTI

cries "almost every night" because of her love towards her children. Lopez says she always gets choked up while paying tribute to her eight-year-old twins Max and Emme, whom she has with her former husband Marc Anthony, during every performance she does at Caesars Palace - where she's currently in residency. "People are like, 'Is she crying?' I'm like, 'Almost every night, thank you," Lopez told etonline.com.

source told the Sun newspaper. "He kept asking if they were going to be producing new music and said if so, he wants to do it with them. He even went as far as warning Mel that they would better not talk to any other labels before meeting with him. Mel deliberately kept coy and told him they 'hadn't finalised everything', but he wouldn't leave it alone," the insider added. Cowell had previously revealed not signing the group which includes Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Mel C, Geri Horner and Mel B was the biggest "regret" of his music career.

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gles to hold back the tears when she honours the youngsters, Lopez believes her twins secretly love the attention. "They love it. You know, they go, 'Why is my face up there?' My son will be like, 'Why is my face there? People are laughing at us!' He gets worried about that stuff. My daughter (just) loves watching it. She just watches me. I don't know what she's thinking yet. I'm sure I'll know soon," she said.

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Freida Pinto to receive International Icon award

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lumdog Millionaire” star Freida Pinto will make her debut at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) gala in Madrid. The US-based Indian actress will be honoured with International Icon award at the 17th edition of the gala, which will begin on Thursday. IIFA often known as Bollywood’s Oscars is held every year to honour the best of Hindi cinema. A source from the IIFA team confirmed that Freida will be getting the honour. In a short span of her career in the entertainment industry, Freida has carved out a niche of her own in world cinema through her roles in films like “Slumdog Millionaire”, “Miral”, “Day of the Falcon”, “Immortals”, “Desert Dancer” and “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”.

The actress is not all about glamour and films. She has also done her bit for the society be it aligning herself with social cause like “Girl Rising” campaign or getting together with female stars for a production house to solve the issue of gender disparity in Hollywood. After attending the awards ceremony on Sunday, Freida will fly off straight to Monrovia (capital of Liberia) to join the First Lady of the US Michelle Obama for Let Girls Learn a government initiative aimed at helping girls obtain quality education. Freida, along with Michelle Obama, her daughters Sasha and Malia and their grandmother Marian Robinson – will travel to Liberia, Morocco and Spain at the end of June and early July as part of the Let Girls Learn initiative. Source: IANS

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panel to submit final Record-breaker Messi fires BCCI report on coach on Jun 24 Argentina into Copa final New DelHi, JuNe 22 (Pti): The high-profile cricket advisory committee will submit its final report to the BCCI on the appointment of a new India coach during the Board's working committee meeting in Dharamsala on Friday. Former captain Anil Kumble along with ex-India cricketers Pravin Amre and Lalchand Rajput yesterday made their respective presentations as the BCCI's three-member cricket advisory committee, comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, took interviews for the coveted job in Kolkata. After another round of deliberations to evaluate the candidates, the committee decided to submit its report on Friday morning to BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke. "After detailed deliberations it was de-

cided that they would further go through the finer details and submit their report to the Honorary Secretary of the BCCI on the morning of June 24, 2016," the BCCI said in a statement today. Kumble, Amre and Rajput met Ganguly, Laxman and Tendulkar, who joined via video conference from London, while former BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale -the 'coordinator' of the selection process -- assisted the trio yesterday. It was learnt that former India team director Ravi Shastri, who is the other high profile candidate, was away and was interviewed via video conference. The BCCI, after putting out an advertisement on its website, had received 57 applications from both India and abroad and the list was trimmed to 21.

Djokovic, Murray seeded for Wimbledon final showdown

Argentina's Lionel Messi takes a free-kick to score against USA during their Copa America Centenario semifinal football match in Houston, Texas, United States, on June 21. (Getty Images) C M Y K

HoustoN, JuNe 22 (AFP): Lionel Messi became Argentina's all-time record goalscorer as the two-time world champions outclassed the United States 4-0 to reach the Copa America Centenario final. Messi curled in a magnificent 32nd-minute freekick to take his total to 55 goals as the United States' campaign ended with an emphatic defeat in front of a 70,858 crowd at Hous-

PDCA meeting on June 25

ton's NRG Stadium. The five-time world player of the year now has five goals in this Copa America as he aims to lead Argentina to their first major title in 23 years. The Barcelona superstar also created Argentina's opening goal for Ezequiel Lavezzi and was involved in the build-up for their third, scored by Gonzalo Higuain in the 50th minute. Messi then laid

on the pass for Higuain's second four minutes from time. "We've been playing well from day one and we deserve to be in the final," said a delighted Messi, dedicating his goals tally to the work of his teammates. "I'm happy to have the record, and I'm happy to play with the teammates that have made it possible. I owe it to them," said Messi, who is now one clear of

Gabriel Batistuta's mark of 54 goals. US coach Jurgen Klinsmann, meanwhile, said his team had showed Argentina "too much respect" after a display which saw them finish with zero shots on or off target. "I think in general we had too much respect," Klinsmann said while hailing Argentina as the "number one team in the world." "I told the guys there's

nothing to be ashamed of. We have to learn and move forward," Klinsman said. "We have to keep our heads up and swallow it. But Argentina are a special team." Argentina will now face either Chile or Colombia in Sunday's final at East Rutherford, New Jersey -their third major final in three years after reaching the finals of the 2015 Copa America and 2014 World Cup.

Nowitzki, Howard opt out to become free agents New York, JuNe 22 (AFP): Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki and Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard will become NBA free agents on July 1 after opting out of contracts Tuesday. German star Nowitzki, who turned 38 on Sunday, had a $8.7 million offer for next season to stay with the Mavericks, with whom he won the NBA title in 2011. Howard informed the Rockets he will decline a $23.2 million player option. The 30-year-old has been nagged with back problems in recent years. Nowitzki has spent his entire 18-year career with the Mavericks and might yet re-sign with Dallas, although NBA Finals runner-up Golden State is among those who might be interested in the 13-time All-Star.

PereN, JuNe 22 (MexN): Peren District Cricket Association will have a general meeting to discuss important agendas on June 25 at Govt Hr. Sec School campus, Jalukie Town at 2pm. All members are requested to make it convenient to attend the said meeting, a press release from the association informed.

Nowitzki, a former NBA and NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, ranks sixth on the league's all-time scoring list with 29,491 career points and could pass Wilt Chamberlain for fifth next season. Howard averaged 13.7 points last season, his lowest total since his rookie campaign with Orlando in 2004-05, and 11.8 rebounds a game. He has career averages of 17.8 points and 12.7 rebounds in 12 seasons with Orlando, Los Angeles and Houston. The New York Knicks will have the money to be a player in free agency deals after forwards Arron Afflalo and Derrick Williams said they would opt out of their contracts, giving New York more than $30 million in cap space.

Croatia fightback condemns Spain to unwanted Italy clash

Slovakia, Hungary and N.Ireland slip into last 16

PAris, JuNe 22 (AFP): Ivan Perisic's last gasp winner gave Croatia a 2-1 win over Spain that condemned the defending European champions to a heavyweight last 16 clash against Italy while Germany claimed their place in the knockout rounds. Mario Gomez struck the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland in Paris to ensure Joachim Loew's men advance as Group C winners, with Poland through as runnersup following a 1-0 win over Ukraine. Even Northern Ireland became one of the six latest nations through, stealing one of four spots for the best third placed finishers. Spain must now beat Italy in a rematch of the 2012 final to remain in contention for a record third successive European Championship title after sliding to defeat against Croatia in Bordeaux. Turkey beat Czech Republic 2-0 in the day's other Group D game. "It was not the desired route for us," said Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque. "That is football, it seemed like we had the game controlled, but in football you can't take anything for granted. "We will try to recover from this disappointment and prepare for Monday." Tuesday's results also mean that Slovakia, Hun-

loNDoN, JuNe 22 (AFP): Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are on course for a Wimbledon final showdown after being confirmed as the top two seeds for the grass-court Grand Slam. Djokovic is bidding to win Wimbledon for the fourth time and third year in a row as the Serb chases a rare calendar Grand Slam. Murray is aiming to win his third Grand Slam title and his first since he beat Djokovic in the 2013 Wimbledon final to become the first British male singles champion at the All England Club for 77 years. If the world's top two make the Wimbledon title match it would be a record-equalling eighth Grand Slam final between them. Swiss legend Roger Federer will be

seeded third in his bid for a record eighth Wimbledon title. Compatriot Stan Wawrinka is seeded fourth and Japan's Kei Nishikori is the fifth seed. Defending champion Serena Williams will be top seed in the women's draw as the American looks to equal Steffi Graf's Open era record by sealing a 22nd Grand Slam triumph. Williams, who has won Wimbledon six times, has failed at the last hurdle in her last two major tournaments, enduring surprise defeats at the Australian and French Open finals this year. The world number one's conqueror at Roland Garros, Spain's Garbine Muguruza, is seeded second with Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, the 2012 Wimbledon runner-up, named as the third seed.

Ronaldo throws reporter's microphone in lake

lYoN, JuNe 22 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo threw a reporter's microphone in a lake on Wednesday after objecting to being approached hours before Portugal's crunch Euro 2016 match against Hungary. Ronaldo, 31, has endured a frustrating time in France, hitting the post with his secondhalf penalty attempt in Saturday's 0-0 draw with Austria. He also drew criticism after criticising Iceland for their "small mentality" after the minnows held Portugal to a 1-1 draw in their opening match. But the Real Madrid superstar was in no mood to talk when a

reporter from the TV station of Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha approached him during a morning team walk at a lake in Lyon, just hours before kick-off. Video of the incident shows the reporter asking: "Ronaldo, ready for the game today?" But without a word or glance at the journalist, Ronaldo took his microphone and threw it in the lake, then carried on with the team stroll. There is a history of bad blood between Ronaldo and Correio da Manha, who he successfully sued after the Portuguese newspaper printed details of his private life.

IOA pursues wildcard for Mary Kom New DelHi, JuNe 22 (Pti): In a lastditch attempt to fetch M C Mary Kom a Rio Olympics berth, the Indian Olympic Association and the ad-hoc committee administering boxing in the country have officially sent a request for a wildcard entry to the celebrated boxer, who could not make the cut via qualifiers. "Mary Kom had sought our assistance in the matter and we have written to the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to request for a wildcard for her," IOA President N Ramachandran told PTI. The ad-hoc committee, headed by Kishen Narsi, has also written to AIBA, seeking what is officially called a Tripartite Commission Invitation Place. There is only one such place on offer in the 51kg category, in which Mary Kom competes. "...we appeal to you to kindly consider her case that's extraordinary for a TRIPARTITE

COMMISSION INVITATION," the committee's letter to AIBA stated. "...our humble request to AIBA is to consider her participation in Rio as a special case wherein a world class athlete who has 5 world titles in her bag and 16 years of illustrious career that can add value to Rio Olympics with her swansong appearance as well...," the letter added. "She has been practising hard and certainly hopes that she would prove to be a force to reckon with and the prayers of billions across the country and her well wishers across the globe will propel her, maybe, to win another medal at Rio. This would add another illustrious story to Boxing history and help AIBA's cause of making Boxing the most talked about sport as well." Mary Kom could not book an Olympic ticket after losing in the second round of the World Championships last month.

Croatia's Ivan Perisic shoots past Spain's Gerard Pique to score a late winner sending Croatia into raptures as they moved top of Group D and consigned Spain to a clash with Italy. (AP Photo)

gary and Northern Ireland are all guaranteed to reach the knockout stages. Spain just needed to avoid defeat to secure top spot in Group D. Alvaro Morata grabbed a seventh minute goal that should have had Spain cruising towards a last-16 tie against a third-placed team. Despite the absence of injured Real Madrid star Luka Modric, Croatia fought back. Nikola Kalinic flicked home an equaliser on the stroke of half-time. Spain captain Sergio Ramos then saw his second-half penalty saved by Danijel Subasic, and it cost his side dearly as Perisic struck a winner three minutes from time to fire Croa-

tia through in first place. Croatia coach Ante Cacic said the footballers' heroics should be an example to their unruly fans who have brought the threat of sanctions on the country for their flare-throwing abuse. "These players are showing how you have to represent and play for your country and how you have to behave," he said. With Italy guaranteed to finish top of Group E, Spain will have to beat them and then possibly Germany to reach the semi-finals. Hosts France or England could then stand in the way of a place in the July 10 final. Turkey beat Czech Republic 2-0 through goals from Burak Yilmaz and

Ozan Tufan, to keep alive their very slim hopes of reaching the next round. They need Sweden and the Republic of Ireland to drop points against Belgium and Italy in Group E on Wednesday to advance as a best third-place team. At Parc des Princes, Gomez was thrust into Germany's starting XI after Loew's side laboured to a 0-0 draw against Poland last week. The on-loan Besiktas striker repaid his coach's faith with the only goal. Germany dominated, with Thomas Mueller, who set up Gomez's goal, twice firing against the woodwork in the first half. Northern Ireland goalkeeper Michael McGovern pulled off

several saves to limit the damage. Germany will now play Albania or Slovakia in Lille on Sunday. Half-time substitute Jakub Blaszczykowski needed just nine minutes to fire Poland past the Ukraine in Marseille. Blaszczykowski swept home a tidy finish following a cleverly-worked corner to leave Poland on seven points, level with Germany, but behind their neighbours on goal difference. For Ukraine it was a third successive loss and the last match for coach Mykhaylo Fomenko, who announced earlier on Tuesday that he would leave his post following the tournament.

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