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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful —John Wooden

India’s soaring drug problem: 455 percent rise in seizures

Nagaland state MGNREGA Employees Assoc launched

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nagaland: Heroin use & trafficking go down

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Morung Express News Kohima | June 26

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45.5 degrees and there’s no fan inside the classrooms? Oh but you shouldn’t be out here, you’re the head master.

NPCC road map for Nagaland Our Correspondent Kohima | June 26

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The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today informed that the party will release its roadmap for Nagaland state in a week’s time. This was informed by NPCC President, K Thirie at a press conference in Congress Bhavan, Kohima today. He informed that the party’s roadmap would touch on the state’s special category status; the Look East and Act East policies; the state’s huge deficit and electoral reforms, among other issues. NPCC is not part of the government Although 8 Congress MLAS have joined the government, Therie asserted that “NPCC is not part of the government,” as the 8 MLAS had violated the directive of the AICC and the party. “We suspended them, so TR Zeliang cannot claim that NPCC is a part of the government,” he said. “Why we are not part of this government? Because the NPF, BJP and RSS conglomeration makes them one...We can say NPF and BJP are one body and one soul. They can’t even raise a voice against our own faith when discrimination is wide all over the country.”

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Naga political issue Ther ie fur ther termed the NPF’s policy to the Naga political issue as “something like chasing the wind.” “I don’t think even in 100 years this will materialize,” he stated. The NPCC President asserted his party’s commitment towards an honourable and acceptable solution, with the state government playing a mediatory role. On NPF reconciliation On the NPF’s claim that the party has reconciled, the Congress President said: “I don’t think their inner mind ever reconciled.” “How many chief ministers they want to put?” He questioned. He alleged that the NPF MLAs would not be satisfied no matter who becomes the Chief Minister. “This type of MLAs should not be elected,” he said. NPCC resolutions Meanwhile during a meeting of the new NPCC executive committee members and DCC presidents today, the party reaffirmed its commitment to the INC principle and ideology. It resolved to maintain party discipline and abide by the decision of the AICC, as and when the final decision regarding the 8 CLP members are taken.

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The city bus (NL 01 B 0264) which was damaged by a bomb blast on Friday evening in Kohima. The blast occurred around 7:46pm near Marcofed Gas Agency, Tin Pati, Kohima. No casualty was reported. The Bomb Disposal and Detonation Squad were requisitioned and the place of occurrence has been cordoned off, Kohima police informed. Following the blast, security has been intensified all around the capital. Nagaland Home Minister, Y Patton has condemned the blast and assured that the state government will leave no stone unturned to see that peace and tranquillity is not disturbed in the state.

‘Settle Dzukou dispute through customary practices’ DIMAPUR, JUNE 26 (MExN): Nagaland state Chief Minister, TR Zeliang today stated that the land dispute with regard to the Dzukou Valley should be settled mutually through “people to people negotiation and not through any outside intervention.” A press note from the Chief Minister’s Office cited the statement of Gaikhangam, Deputy Chief Minister, Manipur, wherein the latter had indicated that the Government of Manipur would approach

the central government to resolve the issue. “While it is a matter of concern that such a dispute should arise, it must be understood that it is an issue between two Naga tribes and should be resolved amicably as per customary practices,” the CM said. He further noted that towards this end, the Naga Hoho, Tenymia Public Organization, Angami Public Organization and the United Naga Council are working relentlessly to settle the matter

amicably between the Southern Angami Public Organization and the Mao Council. The Nagaland CM further appealed to the SAPO and SAYO to restrain from taking any action that is detrimental to peaceful negotiations and expressed pain and concern at the recent acts of vandalisation on the property of Mao people at Kohima and damage of vehicles on highways. Such actions, he cautioned would only aggravate the problem instead of solving the issue.

While heroin trafficking and abuse in Nagaland state has gone down, there has been a shift in emphasis from heroin to other drug distributions such as Ephedrine/ Pseudoephidrine, revealed Jatila Jamir, Superintendent of Police for Narcotics, Nagaland. She stated this while speaking at an event to observe the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Kohima on June 26. The programme, organized by the KUN, Kripa Foundation, KUN and NSACS, was held at the LCS building, Kohima under the theme ‘Let’s develop our lives, our communities, our identities without drugs.’ Jamir said that at present, drugs such as Ephedrine/Pseudoephidrine are being diverted from the pharmaceutical industries in India to the Shan state of Myanmar. For eradication of drug use and drug trafficking in the state, Jamir asserted that co-ordination is required at all levels especially district level and block level coordination with churches , NGOs and self help groups. She spoke on Supply Reduction and traced the history of the drug menace in Nagaland, which dates back to early 1980s. Jamir pointed out that the main entry point for narcotics drugs to Nagaland is from Manipur through the National Highway. Further discussing the role of the Narcotics cell in supply reduction, Jamir

mentioned that the primary thrust of the Police is to frustrate illicit transactions at every level. Drug supply reduction, which is done through sharing operational intelligence, seizures, statistics through control deliveries and joint operations, have shown successful results over the years in Nagaland, she said. Jamir revealed that in 2010, 297 cases were registered and 463 people arrested; while in 2014, 309 cases were registered and 175 people arrested.

Prioritize welfare of drug users “Nagaland has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in India. However the state has only five drug treatments cum rehabilitation centers supported by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,” lamented Ruokozo, President of the Nagaland Users Network. In Nagaland there are 16,000 identified and registered drug users. Sharing the significance of the day, Ruokozo outlined the goals of the campaign to mobilize support and inspire people to act against drug use. While acknowledging that Nagaland is making progress in managing the spread of HIV/AIDS, he however lamented that other health issues do not receive sufficient attention and commitment. Urging the government to upgrade their preventive interventions, initiate primary prevention programs and integrate drug treatment in public health programs, Ruokozo noted, “It is time to leave behind harmful politics,

ideologies and prejudices. It is time to prioritize the health and welfare of people who use drugs and their families and communities.” This, he stated, can only be achieved through commitment to the basic principles of health and human rights, shared responsibility, a balanced approach to reducing supply and demand and universal access to prevention treatment and support. While affirming that a total ban on drugs is not possible, Merang T. Sungba Aier, Director Social Welfare in his speech suggested measures on drug related problems and reduction of drug abuse. These include healthy family environment, school education on drugs and sex education, compulsory vocational trainings in schools to empower the young, and promotion of sports and games to divert the interest of the young to more conducive learning. Aier further urged the government’s dedication in tackling the drug problem and provision of adequate funds to give services to the people who are in need. The program was chaired by Vikholie Yiese and welcome note was given by Ketho, Coordinator NUN. Brief presentations on Harm Reduction and Demand Reduction were also made. A special number was presented by Kripa Choir while exhortation was delivered by Abou Mere, President IDUF. The program was followed by a street campaign through distribution of IEC materials.

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nagaland Govt nurses agitation begin

NSNA says it will continue agitating till govt responds positively Morung Express News Dimapur/Kohima | June 26

The Nagaland Staff Nurses Association (NSNA) began its agitation against non-fulfilment of its demands by the State government. As part of the first phase of its agitation, staff nurses (RNRM – Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife) of government hospitals wore black badges to work today. This demonstration of protest will continue till June 28. It will be followed by mass casual leave for three days. The nurses are demanding equal promotion opportunity as enshrined in the Nagaland Nursing Service Rules – 1988. According to the NSNA, only those with diploma/degree in nursing are given preference for pro-

motion, leaving trained nurses without diploma/degree with no scope of promotion. “We get appointed as Grade-III employees and retire at the same Grade,” stated Pursenla, general secretary, NSNA, Dimapur unit. Making a comparison, Pursenla said even government drivers get promoted as their service length progresses, adding, “It is our legitimate right too”. One of its main demands includes the introduction of two distinct “channels” or branches in the functioning of nurses. Diploma/degree holders should be confined to the “teaching line” or be posted at nursing schools, while the “clinical line” (for instance hospitals) should be reserved for those without diploma/degree. If their demands are implemented, trained RNRM nurses would get equal promotion opportunity, states the NSNA. Highlighting their grievances, the NSNA submitted its first representa-

tion to the government on September 2013, which received no response from the government. It was followed with an ultimatum in July 2014. With no response forthcoming even to the ultimatum, the NSNA proposed to begin its first phase of agitation from November 24, 2014. The government intervened asking for a month’s time to look into the grievances and the proposed agitation was called off. The demands went unheard compelling the NSNA to serve a second ultimatum on June 11, 2015 while stipulating a period of 15 days to the government. Meanwhile, NSNA president, speaking from Kohima on Friday evening informed that it met the Chief Secretary today. Stating that it could receive no assurance from the Chief Secretary, the NSNA president said that RNRM nurses will continue with the agitation. “We empathise with the patients but we’re compelled to go this length,” said the NSNA president.

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Nagaland state MGNREGA DMC clears main drain at Midland Employees Assoc launched Warn residents not to throw waste into drain

Mathew Yhome addressing the gathering during the launching of Nagaland State MGNREGA Employees Association in Kohima on June 26. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | June 26

The Nagaland State MGNREGA Employees Association was launched here today at a function held at Hotel Japfii. Kukhil Baruah, general secretary North East MGNREGA Employees Association including representatives from Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya also graced the launching programme. Chairing the function, M. Mathew Yhome, president Nagaland State MGNREGA Employees Asso-

Nagaland State MGNREGA Employees Association officials President: M. Mathew Yhome, vice president- Kuhovi Chisho, general secretary- L. Imtizulu, finance secretary- Aomen. Executive members: Baiie-Kohima, Imkong- Dimapur, P. Henilonge- Phek, Marba- Kiphire, Bennang Wangsha- Mon, Robin- Mokokchung, Imsunungsang- Peren, Khekato- Zunheboto, Ashaii- Longleng, Nchumthung- Wokha, L. Yimlei- Tuensang and Tongpang- Directorate (RD) ciation and vice president North East- MGNREGA Employees Association said the launching of the Association is primarily aim to fight for the right of

the employees and redress its grievances at appropriate platform. He said the launching of the Association is to ensure security, welfare and

safety of the MGNREGA employees and not against the government. Earlier, welcome address was delivered by L. Imtizulu, general secretary Nagaland State MGNREGA Employees Association while vote of thanks was proposed by Renbonthung Shitiri, assistant general secretary North EastMGNREGA Employees Association. Earlier, Peteneizo Pienyii, asst. pastor CRC Nerhema invocation pronounced prayer while Mhasivonuo Lienyii presented special number.

Dimapur, June 26 (mexn): Rampant dumping of garbage and waste into the drain is most common practice of people in Dimapur especially who reside along the drains. Clogging and overflowing of drains, which is a major problem that has been confronting the people and the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) are caused by accumulation of waste and garbage in the drains The main drain that passes through Midland Colony and Sweak besides other colonies and connecting Dhobinala drain near Holy Cross Higher Secondary School remained blocked preventing free flow of rainwater thereby causing inconvenience to the resident especially living in low-lying areas of the colony. With the intervention of the Sanitation Branch of DMC, the DMC staff led their sardars and other officials cleared the blocked stretch of the drain on Friday by deploy-

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Staff of Sanitation Branch of DMC seen clearing the main drain of Midland Colony on Friday morning.

ing excavators and manual workforce. Huge heaps of garbage were taken out from the drain. In its regard, the DMC

has said that the office would impose heavy fine of penalty on anyone found dumping garbage into the drain. A press note stated

that Midland Colony elder Huska Sema and GB Yodi Pucho who was present at the site thanked the DMC for clearing the drain.

CNTC appeal to Minister of R&B DIET Pfutsero hold training for students Longleng bade farewell

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Dimapur, June 26 (mexn): The Central Nagaland Tribal Council (CNTC) has made an appeal to the Minister of R&B regarding the alternative road arrangement between CIHSR to Naga United Village, Dimapur. The district administration has banned the vehicular movement passing over the bridge near Referral

Hospital, which according to CNTC is the main lifeline road affecting the entire public living in the area. CNTC general secretary Imtinochet in an appeal note stated that the recent notice on alternative arrangement of vehicular movement through Patkai college road by the department and the district admin-

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istration is “taxing and inconvenient for the public and the student in particular.” Therefore, the CNTC appeal to the department concerned to immediately arrange the temporary passage or bridge through CIHSR Diphupar road for the convenient of all while constructing the permanent bridge at the earliest.

Training for Multi Purpose Workers held in Phek

Resource persons along with the trainees during the training for Multi Purpose Workers (Female) held on June 24 at CMO conference hall, Phek.

phek, June 26 (mexn): District Health Society Phek has conducted training for Multi Purpose Workers (Female) on June 24 at CMO conference hall, Phek.

Dr. Neisakho DPO NVBDCP Phek, as resource person spoke on the responsibilities of the MPW at the Sub- Centers. Sede District Program Manager (DPM) highlighted on

the Weekly Work Plan for MPW to be followed for those delivery points and non- delivery points subcenters. Dr. Ritu Thurr, Dy CMO also the resource person at the workshop

spoke on the importance of Report and Record Maintenance at the health units where format on different health issues is been made available. Khrusayi Khamo Malaria Consultant Phek briefed the trainees on how to maintained and enter stock register under NVBDCP. MPW from all five blocks under Sub-centers, Public health Centers, Community Health and District Hospital attended the workshop. Senior Medical Officers, Medical Officers, LHV, BPM and Block ASHA coordinators were sensitized during the workshop. Azeno DCM Phek chaired the programme and key note address was given by Dr. Ritu Thurr.

GoVErNMENT oF NAGAlAND DIrECTorATE oF HIGHEr EDUCATIoN NAGAlAND: KoHIMA

One day training cum demonstration on mushroom cultivation and food preservation held at DIET Pfutsero campus. (DIPR Photo)

pfutsero, June 26 (Dipr): DIET Pfutsero in collaboration with Horticulture Department organised one-day training cum demonstration on mushroom cultivation and food preservation on June 23 at DIET Pfutsero campus. The resource persons were DHO Phek, Moalemba, Dy. Director Training, Chozhule Kikhi and Chonbethung HEA Kohima. Vilhouvonuo Lecturer chaired the programme while Thepoveyo, i/c of life skill, proposed vote of thanks. Principal DIET Pfutsero, Atula Wai, delivered introduction to the programme. She emphasised on the importance of life skill and said that such training will prepare the student to face the challenges of everyday life. DHO Phek, Moalemba presented a brief overview of horticulture potentials. Dy Director Training, Chozhule

Kikhi, while speaking on the importance, method, benefits of food preservation emphasised on preserving food not only for self-consumption but also for generating additional income. She also emphasized on “preserving beyond food security” and Chonbenthung HEA highlighted on mushroom cultivation, method, benefits etc. He stressed on the importance of taking up Mushroom cultivation especially for the unemployed persons as well as the teacher training for self-sustainability and extra income. Chonbenthung and Chohule Kikhi gave practical demonstration. DIET Pfutsero has expressed gratitude to all the resource persons from the Horticulture Department for their time and effort and to the Director Horticulture, Watienla for sponsoring the programme.

LongLeng, June 26 (Dipr): A farewell service for out- going Deputy Commissioner, Longleng, Nikhashe Sema and welcome service for in-coming Deputy Commissioner, Longleng, Denngan Avennoho Phom was held at DC’s office complex, Longleng on June 25. Heads of Offices, NGOs and public leader of the district, attended the programme. Speaking on the occasion, the out-going Deputy Commissioner, Nikhashe Sema expressed gratitude to all his staffs and officers for their continued support and co-operation during his stay in the district. He encouraged staffs and officers to continue with the spirit of unity and co-operation in days to come also. Denngan Avennoho Phom, who took over as the new Deputy Commissioner, in his speech urged the staffs as well as the people of the District to extent full co-operation in order to bring changes in the District. He also expressed that not only co-operation but there need to be proper co-ordination for smooth functioning of the office. Japheth Woch, SDO (C) HQ, chaired the program. Short speeches were delivered by ADC Tamlu, Supt. Of Police, Longleng, President, Phom People’s Council, President, Phomla Hoichem, President, Phom Student’s Conference while Zhoi Lohe, EAC HQ spoke on behalf of the District Administration. Special number was presented by, ministerial staffs of DC office. Vote of thanks was delivered by EAC HQ. Meyazungba Jamir. The program concluded with a special prayer for both officers which was led by Y. Nuklu Phom, Executive Secretary, PBCA.

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Frequent load shedding adds to Dimapur’s woes Imojen jamir

CollEGES ArE UrGED To APPly For ACCrEDITATIoN By NAAC

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In order to safeguard standards and improve quality in Higher Education, the Department once again urge upon all the colleges in the state, both Government and Private to prepare well and go for early Accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), so that quality is assured and the career of the students are not jeopardised. Colleges covered under section 2(f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act 1956 and eligible for UGC grants are reminded of the UGC dateline of 31st December, 2015 to apply for accreditation failing which UGC grants may be discontinued from 1st April, 2016. The Department also congratulates Nagaland University and the 10 colleges that have been accredited by conforming to Quality Parameters set by the National Accreditation Agency. Director Higher Education Nagaland: Kohima

Accredited Colleges Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Name of the college Kma Sc. College Patkai Christain College St.Joseph’s College Fazl Ali College Kohima College SCTE, Kohima. Japfu C. College Tetso College Public Col. of Commerce Unity College

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Dimapur | June 26

The frequent load shedding and the numerous fluctuation of power in scorching Dimapur lead many enraged consumers to their respective power stations. Power supply for some phases was cut-off last night for many colonies as usual. Citizens started gathering around the office of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Electrical Sub-Division No.1 by 9PM as stated by people in the office last night. It was reported that they came to the office, as their calls were not responded by the office. Hundreds of calls were made to the office landline phone, some of which were received by concerned citizens informing that there is no one from the power department at the office. People visited the office even after midnight. The night police patrol also arrived at the office seeing the number of people gathered around the office. Citizens were agitated that their calls were not responded for hours and had to physically come to the office. Calls made to the SDO were also not

Control room at the office of Sub-Divisional Officer, Electrical Sub-Division No.1, Dimapur.

picked up. This reporter made a call to him too at 11:42 pm, which was not responded. Empty bottles of IMFL were seen inside the control room of the office, which made the public even more furious. A young man stated that he had come to the office, as there was no power supply in his colony since morning and even their inverters had ran out of power. The tensed air settled down as some of the departmental electricians reached the office around midnight and climbed the transformer

near the office, supposedly after checking the power line in a colony. Power line of some phases could be fixed after midnight. On meeting the SDO the next day at his office, he stated that he was not informed about the incident last night by his department despite calls being made by the public, which was not responded. It was divulged that the revenue for the previous month, May, was around Rupees 1.2 crores. Around 10 lakhs short of the cost of electricity consumed.

Non-payment of bills at the right time and unchecked tampering of meters incurs loss for the department. Mention may be made that transformers in some colonies break down very frequently during the summer. The linemen are required to travel to different colonies checking the power line wherever there is power disruption at any time of the day or night. However, not even a singly two-wheeler is provided by the department despite its revenue in crores every month.

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Rebels behind Chandel strike Manipur CM tables Rs 9728.60 cr full budget in assembly survived Indian Army's raid? Our Correspondent

education and with general education and health constituting almost 18 percent of the total plan outlay,” he said. With a view to further augment physical connectivity in the Sate, Rs 156 crore has been provided towards roads and bridges including other transport infrastructure, Ibobi said. He said for the infrastructural development of border and tribal areas a sum of Rs 34.10 croe has been earmarked under Special Area Development Programme. The Chief Minister added, “We also allocated an amount of Rs 113.34 crore for the Autonomous District Councils in the State. For the welfare and development of Scheduled

Imphal | June 26

New Delhi, JuNe 26 (hT): The army’s daring June 9 cross-border Myanmar raid didn’t kill any of the Naga rebels who had ambushed and killed 18 soldiers in Manipur five days earlier, latest intelligence inputs have revealed. After the rare intervention across the border, the defence ministry in a statement claimed to have inflicted “significant casualties’’ on the insurgents who carried out the worst attack on the army in almost 30 years. Top government officials, however, now say the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) rebels were not among the dead. “The process of collating intelligence from

human sources is a time consuming exercise given the terrain and topography along the border between the Northeast and Myanmar, but it is clear that NSCN (K) insurgents remain unscathed,’’ an intelligence official said. The army didn’t reveal the number of insurgents killed but during off-therecord briefings the figures varied from 20 to 100. Wireless intercepts and information gathered on the ground, however, point to the Naga insurgents surviving the overnight raid by the army’s elite paratroopers. Intercepts also indicate the fact that Niki Sumi, SS Khaplang’s military adviser and self-styled lieutenant general, who is believed

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Friday tabled Rs 9728.60 crore full budget of the government in the State assembly for 2015-16. Ibobi, who also holds finance portfolio, in his budget speech said his government continues to place greatest emphasis on rural development and agriculture and allied sectors, which together constitutes more than 20 percent of the total plan outlay. “We have allocated Rs 693.62 crore during the current year to consolidate and further improve performance in terms of key human development indicators such as health and

to have masterminded the June 4 attack is in touch with his troops. In a briefing after the operation, the army had said it had “credible and specific intelligence that further attacks were being planned within our own territory’’ by the same group that had struck in Chandel, Manipur. Soon after the raid, the NSCN (K), which abrogated ceasefire with the Indian government in March, had in a statement questioned the army’s claim of inflicting “significant casualties”, saying the group had not suffered any losses. Intelligence coming in from multiple agencies now seems to support the claim. When reached for comments, a spokesperson for

the ministry of defence said, “The aim was to give the insurgents a clear message that they can’t mess with us.” Officials familiar with the counterattack said they knocked out a rebel camp and that it was not for them to count the bodies. “Those responsible for killing our soldiers will also get killed sometime soon,’’ an officer said. The army continues to be on an alert in the northeast. “We are watching the insurgents and their camps along the India-Myanmar border. Retaliatory strikes by the insurgents cannot be ruled out,’’ an official said. The northeast has a number of rebel groups GuwahaTi, JuNe 26 (TNN): fighting for separate home- Congress MP and former Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh lands. has said the withdrawal of NE's special category status will harm the region's industrial growth and hamper employment generation. At a seminar on sustainable development and adopting green living in the state and it was only be- technologies in the Northeast on cause of this the NRC was being up- Thursday, Ramesh has asked indated based on the NRC of 1951. dustry representatives to 'aggres"The electoral roll is prepared by sively' pursue with the Centre to the Election Commission. If there are resume the special tag. Federanames of illegal Bangladeshi citizens tion of Industry and Commerce of in the electoral rolls, it is the responsi- the North Eastern Region (FINER) bility of the EC and not the state gov- and Indian Institute of Entrepreernment. neurship (IIE) organized the event "If there are names of illegal Ban- to chart the roadmap for adopting gladeshis in the electoral rolls, I as green technologies in the region. well as union minister Sarbananda "It's a dangerous decision by the Sonowal has no right to continue in our positions... as we are elected by illegal Bangladeshi citizens," said Gogoi. The All Assam Students' Union, which led the anti-foreigners' movement, has settled for March 24, 1971 as the cut-off date for deportation of illegal Bangladeshi citizens.

‘North East should retain special category tag’

Assam CM to write to centre over NRC update GuwahaTi, JuNe 26 (iaNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said he would write to the central government to include all the people whose names figure in the latest voter list in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) being updated in the state. He said lots of people have failed to establish their linkages with their forefathers, who are citizens of India, through the legacy data and there was apprehension among a section of the people that their names would not be enrolled in the NRC. "If the electoral roll of 2014 (used during the Lok Sabha polls) is considered as one of the additional documents for enrolling names in the NRC, this problem will be sorted out," Gogoi said, adding that he would

write to the central government to consider this. "I am going to take up the matter with the union home ministry so that they urge the Registrar General of India to accept the 2014 electoral rolls as one of the additional documents...," the chief minister said. The Assam government has already started the process of updating the NRC 1951 and it is likely to issue the updated NRC by December 2016. Earlier this week, Gogoi said genuine Indian citizens, whose names figure in the electoral rolls, should be included in the NRC. Gogoi's statement led to widespread protests in Assam as there was allegation that the electoral roll in Assam was full of names of illegal Bangladeshi citizens, who had been

Centre to withdraw the special category status for the first time since 1970s. The region's industrial sector should speak out against it as it will hamper the industrial growth," Ramesh added. Ramesh criticized the Centre's suspension of North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy 2007, adding that the Congress CMs of NE states have recently passed a resolution in New Delhi against the Centre's decision. The former environment minister seemed skeptical about many of the large scale hydro-power projects in the region. There has to be a fresh debate over the sustainability of hydel projects in terms of NE's biodiversity, people's livelihood security and problems of displacement and flooding.

Manipur stares at food shortage after scanty rain imPhal, JuNe 26 (TNN): With Manipur facing a drought-like situation owing to scanty rainfall in the past few months, hapless farmers have urged the Okram Ibobi Singh government to ensure immediate irrigation of parched paddy fields. Stating that 80% of the total population of the state is dependent on agriculture and allied activities, the farmers have

demanded that the state government initiate crop insurance schemes. In Imphal East alone, over 2,500 hectares of paddy fields are yet to begin cultivation owing to inadequate rainfall. The worried farmers of the district urged the state government to provide water pipes so that they can draw water from the Iril river. The Manipur Loumi Lup (MLL), a prom-

inent farmers' body of the state, has asked the state authorities to take steps to fight the drought-like situation in the larger interest of the farmers. President of MLL and CPI leader N Mangi said hordes of multipurpose projects in the state have completely failed to protect farmers. Predicting food scarcity in the state in the upcoming

1,321 people have died due to drug abuse in Mizoram since 1984 aizawl, JuNe 26 (PTi): At least 1,321 people including 138 females have died due to drug abuse in Mizoram since 1984 when the first drug-related death due to heroin was detected in the state, said state excise and narcotics department records released on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking today. The main killer drug in the state was spasmo proxyvon, which killed 1,162 people during the same period and 59 people due to other clinical drugs, the records said. Though sandwiched by Myanmar and Bangladesh with which it shares a 722 km-long porous international border

and Myanmar being one of the most wellknown conduits of heroin trafficking from the infamous Golden Triangle, only 100 people died in Mizoram during the period due to heroin. Clinical drugs like spasmo proxyvon and parvon spas (prominent pain-killers) caused around 90 per cent of drug-related deaths in the state. A function to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was held in Aizawl with the theme 'Development without drugs,' which was addressed by state Excise and Narcotics minister R Lalzirliana and Social Welfare minister P C Lalthanliana.

One hurt in Imphal IED explosion Our Correspondent Imphal | June 26

One person was injured when an IED exploded at the entrance of a private building here on the Governor’s Road in Paona bazaar close to the Raj Bhavan early on Friday. Reports said the blast took place around 5 am. One Th Ibungo, 21, who hails from Lamlai in Imphal East, sustained injuries in the right hand. But he was out of danger.

The windows and doors of the building were destroyed in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion so far. A large number of women vendors at Kwairamband bazaar staged a sitin protest to condemn Friday’s blast in the crowded Paona bazaar. Meanwhile, Police today claimed to have arrested three cadres belonging to Kangleipak Communist Party-Mangal (KCP-Man-

gal) along with the president of Universal Mothers Organization (UMO), a women body. Police sources identified the arrested as Moirangthem Sorojini Leima, 68, president of UMO, Yumnam Budhi Meitei, 55, Hingdangmayum Premila, 40, and Arambam Sajan Meitei, 27. One computer set, one hand grenade, 17 demand letters of the outfit and three mobile handsets were seized from them, the sources said.

It’s a tough life for reporters in Assam GuwahaTi, JuNe 26 (hT): In Assam, cases of assaults on mediapersons are dime a dozen. In the latest attack, a rural reporter of Asomiya Pratidin, Prasanta Kumar, was shot in his left shoulder on June 18. He survived. The last death was that of Raihanul Naiyyum in 2012, in a mob attack a month after joining as a reporter for a local daily in Dhubri town. The worst years for journalists and newspaper owners in Assam were from 2003 to

2009. This period claimed the lives of six mediapersons, including five correspondents and a newspaper owner. While 35 journalists have been killed in Assam since 1990, there have been no prosecutions till date. As Nava Thakuria, secretary of Journalists’ Federation of Assam says: “If you have harboured a desire to kill anyone without the law catching you, come to Assam and shoot or stab or burn or behead a journalist.”

harvest season, Mangi said the agriculture department and other related agencies should join hands and help the farmers immediately. A former minister, Mangi said the Centre should also help the farmers. If the state government fails to resolve its grievances at the earliest, MLL will launch democratic protests and agitations, warned the Leftist leader.

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Castes and Scheduled Tribes an allocation of Rs 112.62 crore has been provided.” He further informed that an amount of Rs 33.72 crore has been earmarked for implementation of various welfare programmes and schemes for the Minorities and Other Backward Classes in the State. The government has made an allocation of Rs 41.17 crore for the tourism sector, he added. Due importance is also accorded to all round development and reducing regional imbalance between hill and valley, Ibobi stated and added that a number of important projects have been taken up with fund under NLCPR and NEC.

MZP objects to inclusion of yoga in edu institutions aizawl, JuNe 26 (PTi): Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) or the Mizo students federation has objected to the proposed inclusion of yoga in the education system. A press statement issued by the MZP today expressed its objection to the proposal to teach and practise yoga in central government-run schools in the state and urged the state education department and authorities of central institutions not to introduce yoga in the educational institutions. The MZP said it would protest if yoga is included in school text books, the statement said. Earlier, the Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC), conglomerate of 14 major churches, appealed to the state government to conduct a thorough study before introducing yoga in the schools.

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World Economy May Be Slipping Into 1930s Depression: Raghuram Rajan

Raghuram Rajan. (File photo)

London, June 26 (PTI): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has asked central banks from across the world to define “new rules of the game” as he warned that the global economy may be slipping into problems

similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s. Raghuram Rajan, who has been warning against competitive monetary policy easing by central banks, however, said the situation is different in India where RBI still needs to bring down lending rates to spur investments. He expressed concern that the world may be slipping into the kind of problems of the depression of the 1930s and an international consensus was needed to be built over time. “We need rules of the game in order to effect a better solution. I think it is time to start debating what should the global rules of the game be on what is allowed in terms of central bank action,” he said at a London Business School (LBS) conference here last evening. “I am not going to venture a guess as to how we establish new rules of the game. It has to be international discussion, international consensus built over time after much research and action,” Ra-

ghuram Rajan said. “But I do worry that we are slowly slipping into the kind of problems that we had in the thirties in attempts to activate growth. And, I think it’s a problem for the world. It’s not just a problem for the industrial countries or emerging markets, now it’s a broader game,” he noted. Asked specifically about interest rate cuts from an Indian perspective, Raghuram Rajan said, “I try to shut out market reactions as far as I can. We (India) are still in a situation where we have to spur investment and I am worried more about that.” “So I shut out the asset price (hike) reaction and think more about, is this going to bring bank lending rates down and therefore channel cheaper credit into firms and then they will invest. However, the issue gets much more complicated for other markets,” he said. The Reserve Bank chief was addressing the ‘Perspectives’ conference organised by AQR Asset

Management Institute at the LBS campus on the subject of ‘The Central Banker Perspective’. He highlighted the tremendous pressure for growth which in turn creates enormous pressure on central banks to take action. Raghuram Rajan stressed that seven years on from the economic crisis, the central banks have done a lot during as well as post-crisis. “The question is are we now moving into the territory in trying to produce growth out of nowhere we are in fact shifting growth from each other, rather than creating growth. Of course, there is past history of this during the Great Depression when we got into competitive devaluation,” Dr Rajan warned. Raghuram Rajan also highlighted the need for countries to work together on capital flows, “We have to become more aware of the spill-over effects of our actions and the rules of the game that we have -- of what is allowed and what is not allowed -- needs to be revisited,” he said.

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RBI Guwahati holds meeting on MSME

Reserve Bank of India, Guwahati officials and others during the meeting on MSME held on June 26 at Mon. (DipR photo)

Mon, June 26 (dIPR): The Reserve Bank of India, Guwahati held a meeting on MSME with Deputy Commissioner, W. Honje Konyak, NCS as the chief guest at Town Hall, Mon on June 26. Mon DC W. Honje Konyak in his address expressed gratitude to the organiser for convened the meeting at Mon despite being a remote place of North East India. The Deputy Commissioner said that the district is yet to achieve the desires of the people.

He said that although small scale industries and schemes are launched, the benefits are yet to be achieved by the public. Konyak also stressed on the lack of manpower and suggested educating the available manpower while also training them. Capacity building needs to be focused on, he added. Honje also highlighted on educating the beneficiaries and also on infrastructure and facilities. Quoting former Chief Minister of Nagaland and pres-

ent Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Neiphiu Rio, Honje said ‘do not eat seed, eat the fruit’. He said that people have the tendency to eat the seed instead of fruit and called upon them to change their mentality. He also emphasized on paying back the loans taken from the banks. Other highlights included power point presentation followed by discussion and interaction with entrepreneurs, bankers and government officials.

Majority of middle-class Indians Special Camp on Dairy entrepreneurship How to identify preprefer branded products: study development scheme held in Dimapur 2005 currency notes new deLhI, June 26 (IAnS): There is a clear shift of design sensibilities and an eye for detail in Indian consumers, especially the middle-class regarding home decor, says lifestyle designer Raseel Gujral Ansal, the daughter of renowned artist, architect and sculptor Satish Gujral. Inspired by her father’s creativity, Raseel considers “luxury as a way of life”. “Luxury is everything bespoke, tailored to satisfy one’s needs and wants. Today the consumer is more experimental and comfortable in their own skin,” the Delhi-based designer told IANS in an interview. Talking about the change in mindset amongst customers, Gujral said: “A majority of the middle class income is moving towards branded products. The taste of Indian consumer has made a definite shift from being sterile and minimalistic to spaces with object and character that consists of some sense

and origin. “Also, the permeation of internet and ecommerce has effectively and effortlessly bridged the gap between the brand and the customer, in so many different ways.” As per industry estimates, the Indian home decor market was likely to touch a staggering Rs.1.27 trillion ($20 billion) by the end of 2015. The niece of former prime minister I.K. Gujral and wife of businessman Navin Ansal, Raseel is amazed at the growth of home decor business in the country. “I started out at a time when everything was either pseudo-colonial or bleeding-ethnic. Everything was a hangover from your parent’s space and there was no room for contemporary appreciation. The contemporary was certainly not aspirational then. “Thankfully we have a few of the most talented designers in the country who are truly setting trends globally. In essence, it’s a true balance that every client seeks to

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the scheme, as it is one of the last schemes or dairy sectors provided by the Center. Short speeches were delivered by General Manager, NABARD Dimapur, Chief Manager, Lead Bank, SBI Dimapur, General Manager (credit) NSCB Dimapur and Managing Director, Nagaland Livestock Development Board. The special camp was followed by interaction session. Earlier welcome address was delivered by Additional Director, Dr. IP Klala. The programme was invoked by Dr. Sunep. The programme was chaired by Chief Veterinary Officer, Dimapur Dr. Temsu Ozukum.

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dIMAPuR, June 26 (dIPR): A special camp for District Dairy Development Programme (DDDP) on dairy entrepreneurship development scheme, to be implemented through NABARD, was held at Dimul complex, 7th mile Dimapur on June 24. Commissioner and Secretary for Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, LH Thangi Mannen in her keynote address encouraged the dairy farmers to implement dairy entrepreneurship development scheme (DEDS) which comes in 33% subsidy from the Center. Further, she informed that such camps would be initiated in five districts of Nagaland. She appealed to all the farmers to avail

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achieve in their turf, a blend of modern and contemporary,” Gujral said. Gujral has been married to Navin Ansal for nearly 20 years and it was in 1995 that they came up with the idea of retail furnishing. The couple has two stores in Delhi - Casa Paradox, the flagship showroom at The Gallery on MG Road, and Casa POP at The Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj, here. They also have a presence in Mumbai. Raseel’s interior collection explores items as basic as vases, candle stands, sofas and cushions to luxury products like chandeliers. The price range is also wide - Rs.5,000 for a pair of cushions from Casa POP and can go up to Rs.500,000 for a designer vase from Casa Paradox curated accessories. In a few months, the brand is also planning to launch chic contemporary furniture pieces under Casa Indien - which has an Indian sensibility to match global tastes.

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Organisations condemn June 24 incident Dimapur, June 26 (mexn): More organisations have come forward to condemn the June 24 ransaking of shops in Kohima. In a statement from its Publicity Wing, the Mao Welfare Association Kolkata condemned the violent incidents “perpetrated” by Southern Angami Youth Organization (SAYO) and Southern Angami Public Organization (SAPO). Citing the ransacking of two shops run by people belonging to Mao Community at BOC and Mohonkhola and one shop run by a non-Naga of a building owned by a Mao at New Reserve area; the physical assault of the President of the Mao Union Kohima by volunteers of SAYO in the heart of Kohima; damaging of vehicles; blocking the passage of student leaders on their way to Kohima to attend Naga Student Fed-

eration (NSF) meeting, MWAK maintained that the constant harassment and intimidation of public goes against the very essence of humanity. MWAK added that it fails to understand what made SAYO/SAPO to fall to such levels as to deny the livelihood to those innocent people and added that it condemns such inhumane acts. “Such acts are an assault on the right to life, a gross human rights violation and goes against the spirit of brotherhood, of the culture and tradition of hospitality that we Nagas so dearly cherish,” it stated. Further stating that there are bound to be certain misgivings and misunderstanding as people of different communities, MWAK maintained, “However such issues are resolved across the table and not on the street. No good

can come off such street 'goondaism' and would only vitiate the progress that has been made in resolving the issue through negotiations.” “If any, these acts only serve the purpose of reflecting the shallowness of people who encouraged it and of those who actually carried out the cowardly acts,” it added. MWAK opined that the issues at hand do not “in any way” warrant such violent act and expressed hope that better sense prevails in future. “While condemning such violent acts that put to shame every conscientious Naga, we hope that these shameful and atrocious acts that effect the common man and cause bad blood amongst different communities are never ever be repeated in the land of the Nagas,” the statement from the Mao Welfare Association Kolkata maintained.

mnWWa: The Mao Naga Women Welfare Association (MNWWA) has condemned in the strongest term, the “inhuman act” against the Mao community by volunteers of SAPO & SAYO by way of physical assault on the President, Mao Union Kohima and vandalizing of 3 shops belonging to Mao people on June 24 at Kohima. A statement from the Publicity Wing of MNWWA condemning the “barbaric act” of the SAPO & SAYO volunteers stated that the acts went against customary law of Nagas, where they not only vandalized shops but completely destroyed goods worth lakhs of rupees. Also questioning the credibility and integrity of the Kohima district administration, it asked how much acts could be perpetrated in the heart of Kohima town in broad daylight.

Saturday 27 June 2015

KVC appeals SAYO, SAPO

Kohima, June 26 (mexn): The Kohima Village Council has appealed to the Southern Angami Youth Organisation and the Southern Angami Public Organisation to desist from further violent activities within the Kohima Village jurisdiction. A press release from the village council stated that it was saddened by the turn of event which occurred on June 24 and reiterated its June 12 appeal to SAPO and SAYO. “Any form of threat to peaceful coexistence in the name of village or tribal conflict within our Village jurisdiction will go beyond our toleration,” KVC cautioned.

ANCSU appeals Dimapur, June 26 (mexn): The All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) has requested SAPO and Mao Council to settle the present land dispute amicably at the earliest in the true spirit of brotherhood for a peaceful co-existence as a Naga family and also for the interest of the student community. The union in a press

statement also expressed deep concern over the fear psychosis caused on the student community by the ongoing issue. Expressing pain to learn that students of Mao community were unable to attend regular classes which was affecting their academics, ANCSU stated that students should not be harassed in any manner because of the current issue.

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MEx FILE Unidentified body recovered Dimapur, June 26 (mexn): One unidentified dead body of a non local male, aged around 30-35 years, with dark complexion, wavy hair , and wearing only pants and a belt is being kept in the morgue for identification. A press release from Dimapur Addl Deputy Commissioner of Police/PRO informed that this is in connection to SBN Police station case no 53/15 u/s 302/34 IPC. The dead body will be disposed after 72 hours if no one comes forward for identification. If any such described person is reported missing, please contact SBN Police Station, Dimapur.

PNTMK seminar on career guidance Kohima, June 26 (mexn): The Poumai Naga Tsüdoumai Me Kohima (PNTMK) (Poumai Students Union Kohima) will be organising one day seminar on career guidance on June 27 at 10 a.m. at Poumai Baptist Church Midland Kohima. Advocate Gauhati High court Kohima bench Ashipri Zho and consultant community mobilization regional Resource center for North Eastern states Rajesh Khartu Monsang will be the resource persons. PNTMK president Rakovi Rosü requested all the Poumai students studying in Kohima town to attend the seminar.

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Dimapur, June 26 (mexn): The NSCN (Reformation) has welcomed 5 Naga Army from NNC/FGN who have decided to work under the leadership of President Y. Wangtin Naga and Ato Kilonser P. Tikhak. “Their decision to join NSCN-REFORMATION came after they were moved by the just and selfless sacrifice made by the two leaders,” a press release from the MIP, NSCN (R) stated. The members who joined the NSCN (R) are: Capt. Alem Chang, Capt. Ato Chang, 2nd Lieut. Ngakusomba Chang, Sgt. Nayangngaku Chang and L/Corpoand illicit trafficking. Dimapur, June 26 The Excise Department ral Chongshen Chang. (mexn): The State Excise Department observed In- fight against drug abuse is ternational Day Against aided by the NDPS Act and Nagaland Medical Council informs Drug Abuse and Illicit Traf- Laws 1985 and Cosmetic ficking at the Excise Con- Act 1940. Crimes under Kohima, June 26 (mexn): All Allopathic doctors ference Hall, Directorate NDPS Act are Non Bailable working in Nagaland, both in government service and of Excise, on June 26 under with the penalty varying private establishments are informed to register their the theme “A fight to the from 10 to 20 years Rigor- names in the Nagaland Medical Council (NMC) as per ous Imprisonment and/ Ch III Section 16(6) of Nagaland Medical Council Act finish.” During the day, the de- or a fine of Rs 1 to 2 Lakhs. of 2014. List of the registered Medical Practitioner is partment took a pledge to Repeat offenders can be required to be published in the Official Gazette within fight against drug abuse awarded the death penalty. three months of the Constitution of the Council. Three copies of the same will be submitted to MCI Office, New Case detected during 2014-15: Delhi after July 31, 2015 according to Act No.102 of the Article seized Quantity Market Value Indian Medical Council Act of 1956. This was informed in a press release issued by Nagaland Medical Council, (Approx) Deputy Registrar Dr. Kevilhulie Meyase. Cocaine 150 gms 150 lakhs Heroin/Brown Sugar 5 gms 10 lakhs ANHTU Kohima condoles Ganja 724 kgs 10.86 lakhs Kohima, June 26 (mexn): The All Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Union Kohima Unit has expressed its condoOther drugs 54,781 capsules/ 10.96 lakhs lences on the sudden demise of Deepak Chetri. A Hintablets di Teacher at Public School Dzüvürü, Kohima, Chetri Cough Syrup 2909 bottles 5.82 lakhs passed away on June 21. The ANHTU Kohima unit in a Opium 4 kgs 2.80 lakhs condolence message expressed its deepest sympathy to the family members and prayed to the Almighty to grant IMFL/Beer 1,47,472 bottles 442.40 lakhs comfort to the bereaved family. Country liquor 3814 litres 1.53 lakhs

State observes day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking Dimapur, June 26 (mexn): Nagaland along with the rest of the world observed the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking at various places on June 26. Prodigals Home led the commemoration of the Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking at its Resource Centre, Haralu Colony, in Dimapur, with its staff, residents of its Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre, and some well wishers. The day was observed under the theme “Let’s develop our lives, Our Communities, Our Identities without Drugs”, a

press release received here informed. While speaking on the genesis and significance of the day, Director of Prodigals Home K. Ela encouraged every person present and the residents in particular to live a life free from drugs and alcohol. Speaking on the day’s theme, Maong Jamir, Asst. Director based his sharing on Matthew 5:13 where it was expected for every person to be the salt and light to the world. He lamented that due to wrong decisions in life many lose their true identities in society. Drawing illustration

from the story of Nicky Cruz who was ‘thrown out and trampled by men’ for his habits but later became an instrument in the hands of God, thereby contributing his best to the society, he affirmed his belief that Drug and alcohol abusers can restore their real identity by giving up their habits and become assets to their family and society. Two, past and present residents, Wapang and Achan shared their experiences on the occasion.

International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking at Private Bus Station, Mon Town. Medical Officer, Phomching, Dr Chenjei gave a presentation on the significance of the day. He emphasised on education, personality development and urged the people to facilitate higher education in order to achieve the goals in life and ensure mingling with different sections of people. During the programme, a member shared his testimony while short speeches mon: In Mon, the Mon were also delivered by KSU, Users’ Network organised KNSK, MTSU, HADO, TI a programme to observe NGOs and MUN.

MGNREGA employees in NE demand job regularization and uniform salary Our Correspondent Kohima | June 26

Employees under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) across the north eastern states are scheduled to stage a sit-indemonstration on July 15 to press for regularization of their jobs and uniformity in salary structure. The agitation is being planned under the banner of North East MGNREGA Employees Association. There are about 12,500 MGNREGA employees in the North

East states. Some of the grievances of MGNREGA employees communicated to the media here today included: state wise disparity of the wages, irregular payment of salary, no uniformity in salary structure etc. etc. They also want the creation of a separate department. Kukhil Baruah, General Secretary of the North East MGNREGA Employees Association while addressing the launching programme of Nagaland State MGNREGA Employees Association here, lamented that the

employees have been discriminated on many fronts. He termed that discrimination of the said employees are a violation of the Act. M. Mathew Yhome, President of the Nagaland State MGNREGA Employees Association extended full support to the North East- MGNREGA Employees Association in its quest for welfare, security and safety of the MGNREGA employees in the NE states. A representative from Arunachal Pradesh informed that the salary structure for the employees

vary from one state to other, and felt that there should be uniformity. He appealed to respective state governments to apprise the central government on the grievances faced by the employees of their respective states. A representative from Meghalaya meanwhile claimed that there is irregular disbursement of monthly salary. He also called upon the gathering to maintain coordination, communication and cooperation “to address our grievances.”

DDADU training for auto drivers NSCN (K) assigns Chaplee Dimapur, June 26 dima auto drivers at NPA in-charge of Phek and Mkg (mexn): Dimapur Dis- 2nd Gate at 9 a.m.; 3rd, 4th

trict Auto Drivers’ Union (DDADU) has set up training programmes on traffic rules for auto drivers in different areas of Dimapur as per the directive of the Traffic Department of Dimapur Police. A press release from DDADU has directed all auto drivers to attend the training session without fail. The following is the training schedule: June 29: Chumuke-

& 5th Mile auto drivers at Agri-Expo at 10 a.m.; and Purana Bazar auto drivers at Hollohon Petrol Pump at 11 a.m. July 1: Half Nagarjan auto drivers at Town Hall at 9 a.m.; Railgate, Rail station & Blue Hills auto drivers at Railway Station at 10 a.m. and New Market, Dhobinallah, TVR, Signal, GS Road, Nuton Bosti, City Tower auto drivers at State Stadium at 11 a.m.

NSCN (IM) welcomes 19 ‘home comers’ Dimapur, June 26 (mexn): 19 cadres from different Naga Political Groups have joined the NSCN (IM), according to a press release from the 1.Viniho Kiho 2.Vikiye Achumi 3.Noksang Chang 4.Toshi Pangrak 5.Imsuchuba 6.Asheto Yepthomi 7.Kahoto Awomi 8.Vikaho Jakha 9.Khatoi 10.Nikheho Awomi 11.K.Tovishe Sumi 12.Tokishe Jimo 13.Imti Chang 14.Imtimeren 15.Imsuba Chang 16.Nivochi Vese 17.Sentiyatet 18.Tekatiba 19.Tsalise Sangtam

Sumi UT Chang Ao Ao UT-I UT-I UT-I UT-I UT-I UT-I UT-I UT-I Ao Chang UT-I Ao Ao USR

MIP. NSCN (IM) extended a warm welcome to the 19 “home comers” for joining the “mainstream”. The following are the names and ranks: Kilonser Dy.Kilonser Tatar Care taker Capt. Comd. Leacy Leacy Leacy Leacy Leacy P.O Rajou Peyu Rajou Peyu Lieut 2nd i/c Lieutenant Lieutenant Sergeant Sergeant RCM/USR

NSCN (U) NSCN (U) NSCN (R) NSCN (K) NSCN (K) NNC N/A NSCN (U) NSCN (U) NSCN (U) NSCN (U) NSCN (U) NSCN (U) NSCN (R) NSCN (K) NSCN (R) NSCN (R) NSCN (K) NSCN (K) NSCN (K)

Dimapur, June 26 (mexn): The NSCN (K) has assigned Chaplee incharges of Phek and Mokokchung districts, according to a press release from Col. Isak Sumi, PRO and Finance Administrator, NSCN/GPRN. Vekui Swutha has been

assigned to oversee Contract and Supply works commission as officially empowered representative of the Chaplee Ministry, GPRN under Phek District with immediate effect while Tali Ao has been empowered to administer Financial affairs of Mokokchung District.

Excise Dept observes Drug Day

UNTABA deplores replacement Music seminar and of Nagaland advocate general Choral Festival at Mkg Dimapur, June 26 (mexn): The United Naga Tribes Association on Border Areas (UNTABA) on Friday criticized Nagaland government for replacing KN Balgopal as Advocate General of Nagaland on June 19 and appointing Vikramjit Banerjee in his place. “This shows how indifferent, inept and confused our political leadership are on important issues confronting the people of Nagaland such as border dispute case which remains pending in the honorable Supreme Court for more than 27 years, a press statement issued by Hukavi K Yepthomi, chairman and Imsumongba Pongen, general secretary, UNTABA stated.

The association said the move of the state government is in the most inappropriate moment since the crucial cross-examination of witnesses from both the States (Assam and Nagaland) is scheduled to begin from July 7 onwards. The association argued that during such limited time span, the new incumbent Advocate General would lack sufficient time to grasp the whole litigation processes of the long pending case in his preparation for the case, which, would be very unfortunate for the people of Nagaland. It therefore deplored such immature step of the state government, which it feared, may determine against the interest of the Naga people.

Morung Express News Mokokchung | June 26

“Nagas need to work hard to make a mark in the world map of music,” stated Noel de La Rosa of the Nagaland Conservatory of Music, Dimapur at a press conference. “Nagas are quick learners. They absorb everything like sponge. But they refuse to work hard. The attitude of the people needs to change. They need to work harder,” he added. Rosa who is the Administrator of NCM along with students of the institute have been conducting music seminars at different churches in Mokokchung town since June 15. The Music Seminar and Choral festival has been organ-

ised with a view to make the people realise the full potential of music making and plant a seed for the future in Choral singing. The organisers are hoping that the seminar will help the people to challenge their potential, help expose themselves and at the same time, learn from others without being confined to their churches. Participating Churches in the music seminar include Artang Baptist Church, Kumlong Baptist Church, Sungkomen Baptist Church and Ungma Baptist Church. The final event of the Music seminar and Choral festival 2015 will be hosted by Artang Baptist Church, Mokokchung on July 1 with the theme “All for His Glory”.

As villagers try to resettle, land dispute emerge in Peren Morung Express News Dimapur | June26

Descendants of Heralwa village, one of the oldest villages in Peren district, are facing an uphill task as they try to re-settle in the village which their forefathers abandoned “five generations” ago. Heralwa village located between Peren village and Tesen village was reportedly abandoned some “five generations” back after a bloody massacre by invading warriors with the surviving villagers dispersing to different directions and villages. It was reported that before the dispersal, Heralwa villagers presented an ox to Peren village and entrusted the latter to take care of the land until their (Heralwa villagers) return. “But now when we have returned to re-settle in the village, Peren villagers, the “caretaker” of our land are dishonouring the trust re-

posed on them and forcefully evicting us,” a member of Heralwa Lui Council (HLC) said at a media briefing on Friday. HLC members including the council chairman, Dintabo, and secretary, Nlumlu, told media persons the latest eviction drive was carried out last week (June 20) by armed Peren villagers. “The attackers burnt down all our houses, destroyed all our standing crops assaulted our villagers including women and children. Even after the attack and verification of the incident by district administration, the state government has not deployed and security forces in the area,” HLC members alleged. HLC members said the action of Peren villagers in denying Heralwa villagers to re-settle in their land was a total act of betrayal and completely against the unwritten Naga customary codes of honour.

“Before abandoning the village, our forefathers had bid Peren village to enjoy the resources (both land and water) under Heralwa village jurisdiction till their return and even Peren villagers have testified to their role as ‘caretaker’ and not ‘owner’ of Heralwa land on numerous occasions and in various documents,” HLC said. HLC furnished copies of ‘Historical background of the establishment and dispersion of Heralwa village and subsequent handing of the land to Peren village,” a joint statement brought out in 1994 by then Peren Council chairman, Kielu Ndang; Peren Council secretary, Hiakie Hegui; Peren village head GB, Haining, and GB Kenreube. Point three of the joint statement reads as “However, before they (Heralwa villagers) left their village, the descendants of Nkiemna khel Lt. Shri. Namrangtuing and Lt. Shri. Ram-

kiebe who established the village, handed their land to the care and protection of Peren village and to return the land to them as and when they come back to their land for resettlement. But the three areas known as (1) Regaketeiram (2) Nambelulwa and (3) Npinbelulwa were not given to Peren village which is still in the possession of Heralwa villagers…” HLC also furnished copies of judgment passed by then ADC Peren, HI Kathar, in 1987 relating to land dispute between Peren village and Tesen village over a portion of abandoned Heralwa village land. An excerpt from the judgement stated “This is a part of the Heralu (Heralwa) village which is claimed by Peren village saying that the whole of Heralu village when abandoned, was handed over to Peren village for looking after till the return of the former.”

“Similar admittance of the role of Peren village as only caretaker of Heralwa land is also recorded in the souvenirs of silver jubilee of New Peren village (1986) and platinum jubilee of Old Peren village (2002). But despite such admittance, the greed for land has made some people blind to our desire to co-exist as peaceful neighbours,” a HLC member added. HLC also said the present resettlement of Heralwa villagers was only at Npinbelulwa, which was never handed over to Peren village for caretaking. HLC also hit out at the state government for alleged lackadaisical attitude towards the issue of “illegal eviction” of Heralwa villagers and lapses on the part of district administration even after the Kohima Bench of Gauhati High Court issued an order dated May 21, 2015, relating to dispute on existence of Heralwa village.

The court in its order directed the district and sessions judge, Dimapur (as “independent authority”) to make a spot verification regarding the claim of the appellant (Heralwa Village Council) in respect of “possession over land in question and as to the existence of Heralwa village” and to submit a report within two months. Further, the court directed that “Till then, status quo as regards possession of the land in respect of Heralwa village as claimed by the appellant shall be maintained.” “But Peren villagers have not honoured the court order and attacked the village on June 20. When we contacted the district and sessions judge Dimapur today, the latter replied that so far he has not received any official intimation from the High Court and without which he cannot undertake spot verification,” HLC members said.

People, life, etc... Saturday | 27 june, 2015

Making Art No One Alive Will Ever Experience Rowland Manthrope the atlantic

ark your grandchildren’s diaries: The year 2114 will be an eventful one for art. In May of that year in Berlin, the philosopher-artist Jonathon Keats’s “century cameras”— pinhole cameras with a 100-year-long exposure time—will be retrieved from hiding places around the city to have their results developed and exhibited. Six months after that, the Future Library in Oslo, Norway, will open its doors for the first time, presenting 100 books printed on the wood of trees planted in the distant past of 2014. As Katie Paterson, the creator of the Future Library, puts it, “Future Library ... is an artwork for future generations.” These projects, more than a century in the making, are part of a new wave of “slow art” intended to push viewers and participants to think in time frames beyond their own lifetimes. As initiatives, they aim to challenge the prevailing short-term thinking of contemporary institutions and the brief attention spans of modern consumers, forcing people into considering works more deliberately. In a similar fashion, every April on Slow Art Day, patrons are encouraged to gaze at five artworks for 10 minutes at a time—a tough ask for the average museum visitor, who typically spends less than 30 seconds on each piece of art. But in delaying gratification from art beyond the reach of current generations, “century art” borrows from the ethos underlying the “slow art” movement and extends it even further. In its way, too, it represents a protest against the commodification of culture—not just regarding money, but also the way in which artistic worth is measured by attention. In an era that prizes “snackable content”—items that are short and easily digestible—century art is the opposite. Some contemporary artists reacting against the idea that art should be accessible and shareable have turned to ephemerality: The popular German-British artist Tino Sehgal, for instance,

A library and a photography exhibit that won’t open for 100 years are redefining “slow art” by challenging people to think about the world beyond their own lifetimes. makes art from fleeting interactions such as kisses and refuses to allow his “constructed situations” to be documented. Century art goes the other way, seeking solidity in the accumulation of time. In preparation for 2114, Future Library’s editorial panel will choose one book each year for a century, starting with a manuscript from the Booker Prize-winning novelist Margaret Atwood. The unpublished, unread texts (the rules for writers state that the work can be of any length, but must be words, not pictures, and must remain entirely secret) will be stored in a specially designed room in the new Oslo City Library when it opens in 2018. The room, described as “a space of contemplation,” will be lined with the wood of a thousand-tree forest, planted especially for Future Library in the parkland just outside the city. The work was commissioned by a Norwegian property developer, whose representatives didn’t immediately see the appeal of a project that would remain unseen until long after they were dead. It’s perhaps a question many readers and art patrons share. But for its contributors, Future Library seemed to represent a gesture of faith—in both the written word and in humanity itself. “It’s very optimistic to do a project that believes that there will be people in a hundred years [and] that those people will still be reading,” Atwood said when she accepted the commission. The second writer chosen for the project, the English novelist and Cloud Atlas writer David Mitchell, said he agreed to participate because “contributing and belonging to a narrative arc longer than your own lifespan is good for your soul.” It’s a sentiment with some precedent. Astronauts who see the Earth from space report a profound sense of wholeness, as worldly divisions fall away and the fragility of life becomes suddenly very apparent. The philos-

opher Frank White coined the phrase “overview effect” to describe the experience. As he told the makers of the 2012 short film Overview: “[Astronauts] see things that we know but we don’t experience, which is that the Earth is one system, we’re all part of that system, and there is a certain unity and coherence to it.” Looking at humanity from the grand overview of generational time seems to produce a similar shift in perspective. A related desire for intergenerational connection motivated the century cameras project. Keats, a conceptual artist who has previously copyrighted his own mind and served gourmet sunlight to plants, invited one hundred Berliners to rent steel pinhole cameras, calibrated to let in light gradually over the course of a century. In exchange for a €10 deposit (to be returned in 2114, if the currency still exists), the new photographers could plant their century cameras anywhere around the city. If the devices remain stable, the resulting photographs will provide a compressed image of the passage of time itself, with buildings knocked down after 30 years appearing as a faint white blur, while the con-

stant rush of traffic on a busy road emerges as a permanent landmark. Keats, who has also initiated century camera projects in San Francisco and Phoenix, Arizona, sees the devices as a form of benign surveillance. The cameras function as an invisible spectator, prompting city-dwellers to think about the impact of their actions on future generations. Or as Keats put it, “The ways in which the decisions we make tend to most impact those who have the least power, that is to say, those who are not yet born.” Like the Future Library, the century cameras are very much an urban project, since it’s in cities that time runs fastest and the pace of life is most hectic. “Since I became an urban woman ... I’ve somehow been quite disconnected,” said Anne Beate Hovind, the Future Library project manager, who described how working on the library drew her back to the timescale she knew when she was growing up on a farm in her youth. Works like Future Library and the century cameras raise all sorts of questions, ranging from the existential to the practical. Will any of the cameras survive? If they do, will they produce legible

images? Will any of the Future Library works be any good—and does it matter if they are? What will future generations make of century art, and will they see it as the gift that it’s intended to be? More concretely, for those of us wrestling with what the philosopher Matthew Crawford labels “a crisis of attention,” the question seems to be: How can we adopt this attitude now, in everyday life? When we struggle to look up from our smartphones, how can we look beyond the present moment and think broadly and generously across time? With their deliberate pace, works such as Future Library and the Century Camera Project resemble another Norwegian art form known as Slow TV. These live, uninterrupted broadcasts of ordinary events have become an unlikely hit, drawing millions of viewers to watch hours of knitting, or to observe the five-and-halfday progress of a cruise ship meandering gently along Norway’s western coast. For Keats, however, there’s more to centurylong projects than a leisurely pace. “It has less to do with trying to slow down in any way and more to do with being able to experience more expansive-

ly the decisions that we make,” he said. His century cameras are a study for a larger work: a set of millennium cameras that Keats hopes to set up in cities across the world. He’s already installed two, one in Tempe, Arizona, and another in Amherst College in Massachusetts. These copper-and-gold devices will produce images of such density that it may take “tens of thousands of years” to figure out how to develop them. Deep time, the concept of the timespan within which the Earth has existed (around 4.5 billion years), is enjoying a flood of attention in the art world at the moment. Imagining Deep Time, a recent exhibition at the National Academy of Sciences, collected works that tried to explore and express a history that goes back well before humans existed. Chief among these projects is the Long Now Foundation's 10,000year clock, a mechanical timepiece that will keep time for 10 millennia. The clock “models for us the creation of projects on a much larger scale than our own individual experience,” said the show’s curator, J.D. Talasek, echoing the rationale of Paterson and Keats. “It raises ques-

tions of how you plan for, finance, manage a project that will be in place for generations.” For all its audacity, however, the 10,000-year clock's sense of its own importance can seem absurd, especially next to the lowcost communal efforts of Paterson and Keats. The first full-scale prototype is being backed to the tune of $42 million by Jeff Bezos, who has also donated space on his Texas ranch, and will have a chime composed by Brian Eno. Bestselling science-fiction author Neal Stephenson, who has also contributed to the Foundation, has written a novel inspired by the clock, including the notion that a quasi-religious order will have to arise to maintain it. Even more exclusive is another slow-art project that launched this year: the Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time In Shaolin. Described by its creators as “a capture of time,” the 31-track album is being sold to the highest bidder by private auction, on the condition that it can only be released to the public after 88 years. To preserve the scarcity of their creation, which they expect to sell for “millions of dollars,” Wu-Tang Clan have only made a single copy of the album, carefully destroying all other versions, both physical and digital. For the group, this uniqueness is what makes Once Upon a Time In Shaolin art, as well as justifying its eye-watering asking price. As WuTang member RZA put it, “We’re making a singlesale collector’s item. This is like somebody having the scepter of an Egyptian king.” At a moment when time is seen as the ultimate luxury, Wu-Tang Clan have turned slow art into a luxury good. By restricting Once Upon a Time In Shaolin to a single, very rich, owner, they’ve also effectively buried their music, thus taking their place in the grand American tradition of time capsules. Whether anyone will still be paying attention in 2103 is another matter—as the historian William E. Jarvis notes in

Time Capsules: A Cultural History, most attempts to leave items for the future are greeted by their recipients with a mixture of disappointment and amusement. Will Once Upon a Time In Shaolin meet a similar fate? By the time its contents are available for public listening, the true oddity about the album may be its format: This dazzling one-off, set in a jeweled silver-and-nickelplated box, is recorded on, of all things, a CD. For slow art to succeed, it must be able to grow as time passes. Keats’s century cameras will evolve in private, but the Future Library appears more likely to prosper, because it will develop in plain sight, as year by year new writers add their work to the collection. Just as importantly, this time capsule is public in a concrete sense, because it is embedded in the fabric of the city. Atwood and Mitchell refer to the Future Library as a hopeful project, which in an existential sense it is, but its infrastructure does more than hope: It will survive as part of Oslo's institutional framework. Over time, the boundary between the artwork and its location will become indistinguishable—perhaps, the project suggests, the city itself is a form of slow art, created every day by its inhabitants for the benefit of future generations. Paterson, whose previous works include a map of all the dead stars known to humanity and a live broadcast of the sounds of a melting glacier, admits that the span of the Future Library isn’t “vast in cosmic terms” like the 10,000-year clock. Yet, perhaps because it is closer—only 100 years away—the artwork feels more directly challenging. It is sufficiently awe-inspiring to remind visitors and contributors of their insignificance. But rather than simply daunting with its scale, Future Library prompts those who see it to consider their own role in its survival, not as a generic member of the human race, but as individuals with the capacity to act. “It gives hope,” said Hovind, the project manager. Hope not only in the future, but also in the possibilities of the present.

feeling better, feeling refreshed." As fate would have it, their music would also be their ticket to America. The group was featured in the 2007 Vice documentary "Heavy Metal in Baghdad," which detailed the band's struggle to stay true to their art in an Iraq that was increasingly hostile to foreign music. Studios were being destroyed by militant and militia groups, and the capital was in mayhem. The international recognition was great for their careers, but a threat to their lives. The group fled to Syria, and with the help of the documentary makers, eventually earned their way to the U.S. Far away from their families but living in peace, the group could now focus on writing music and building a domestic fan base through live performances. But years would go by before the group was able to finally get into a recording studio having to work multiple jobs to earn money and support their new lives. Then last

year, a friend suggested they launch a Kickstarter crowd-funding to raise the money for studio time. Forty days and $37,000 later, they were in the studio. "We have songs we wrote like five years ago, but we didn't have the budget," said Hussein. "It's such a huge thing for us to have such support, global support." "It's awesome," said Mozart al-Hamawandi, 23, an Iraq-born guitarist who joined the group after they moved to the U.S. "We have some endorsements happening ... and we're waiting to get some tours, have some big bands call us, maybe we'll tour with them." Now the men in Acrassicauda, the name of a black scorpion found in the Iraqi desert, are turning back to Arabic music for inspiration. The group says it's toying with some Arabic beats to blend in to their heavy metal music to create a one-of-a-kind sound. "It's fun to be Iraqi," joked Talal. "We love the country. It's always a part of who we are."

Heavy Metal in Baghdad Vivian Salaman the associated Press

he name of the album is "Gilgamesh," the ancient Mesopotamian king with superhuman strength and courage who undertakes a perilous quest to discover the secret of eternal life. The epic tale embodies the complexities of life and finding one's self that the four-man heavy metal band Acrassicauda believe is symbolic of their own journey from wartorn Baghdad to an American recording studio. With roots in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the band members discovered their love for heavy metal through Slayer and Metallica cassettes they dug up in the black markets of the then-heavily sanctioned country. Fifteen years later and half a world away, they have released their first fulllength album with songs they feel are true to their past but will speak to anyone, regardless of their path in life. "This album is like a dream coming true" said Marwan Hussein, 30, the

In a Thursday, June 4, 2015 photo, members of the Iraqi heavy metal band "Acrassicauda," lead vocalist Faisal Mustafa, left, drummer Marwan Hussein, center, and guitarist Muhammad Al Ansari, rehearse in New York. The band formed in July 2000 in Baghdad, Iraq. "We have been refugees since 2006," said Hussein, an exodus which produced the album "Only the Dead See the End of the War." (AP Photo)

band's drummer and one huge thing for us to have of its founding members. such support, global sup"And it's also been fund- port." ed by the fans. It's such a There's never been

a big heavy metal scene in the Iraqi capital, particularly pre-2003 when Hussein and fellow band

members Faisal Talal and Firas al-Lateef were growing up, when access to anything but regional mu-

sic was slim. The U.S. invasion kicked off in 2003, but Acrassicauda continued to rehearse and perform for their tiny fan base, despite the upheaval tearing Iraq apart. "War has always been a damage point," said Talal, 31, the band's lead singer. "As a musician first of all you try to survive, make sure all your loved ones are secure, and then of course, you get inspired. You get a lot of idea changes in your head." Saddam was gone, but with the U.S. invasion came a period of intense war and sectarian strife. Millions fled the country and many more were displaced. Baghdad, once a center for culture, art and music, had become the scene of bloodshed. Heavy metal, as it turned out, was a great escape. "The reason we wanted to play in a metal band is because we were kind of fed up," said Hussein. "Instead of going to therapy, or group therapy, or having post-traumatic stress ... we just come here and we sing about it, talk about it and play. We come out of this door

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27 June, 2015

Blind Moon Blind Moon, Chenjerai Hove, Weaver Press, 2003, 58 pages

henjerai Hove is the well known Zimbabwean writer and author of the small volume of poetry which reflects the plight of the individual and the state of Hove’s birthplace, Zimbabwe. Hove writes for those who continue to suffer at the hands of tyrannical power, and the thousands that lie in unnumbered nameless graves. Hove’s writing always ends with a deep heart-felt longing for peace. Chenjerai Hove’s novel, Bones, won the Zimbabwe literary prize in 1988. His books have been translated into several languages including French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch and Danish. A warm and colourful personality, Chenjerai Hove is full of the wisdom and humour of his tribe, the Shona people. He writes, “Poetry is a way of laughing and crying. Humanity is a queer mixture of laughter and sorrow. It is in the songs and dances of my birth that I drink the waters of poetry.” He also adds, “There is a voice in each one of us. It is silent and

deep. But sometimes most of us forget to listen to it. This is where poetry comes in, to allow that suppressed voice to live, to breathe, to fly and be heard.” Hove’s poems are a clever combination of simplicity and profundity. The following poem entitled To a dictator is a good example: In your time You took away The flowers of our freedom. In your time The weak defended Your weakness, And the land cried; The moon too Was dark In your time. (in memory of a Pakistani poet who refused) The point that Hove makes repeatedly is that one need not use flamboyant words to create poetry. It is enough to use words from everyday language, and learn to use it well. He brings the village alive in his short poems. It is the contemporary village of today that has failed to escape corruption. In his poem, Kokoriko, he uses a few words to tell a

whole story – the story of the village that has sold off its integrity to the outsiders bringing money:

heart. It is a revelation of his expressed objective of trying to ‘persuade the heart and the soul and the human body to be together and to gently cry out The village dies. to the world.’ A man with money came, In the following love poem Bought the cockerel – entitled When he uses the The only one left in the village. metaphor of love poetry that Kokoriko is gone – is common to both the AfriLike the village – can and non-African mind. It is On the ticket of money. also reminiscent of traditional Less is more – that is the Naga poetry: best way to describe Hove’s poetic style. It’s a hard act to folWhen your eyes low nevertheless it is a good exWere there The moon refused to come out; Shy moon! Eyes with a permanent glow, Give me the landscape I can only give you the inscape. ample for budding poets. Make Hove’s poem for his homeyourself understood by using land is not far from a sad love simple language and writing poem, as he writes of the deep out of your context. For exam- bond they share, man and ple, in the English language so motherland, and he cannot much more can be conveyed help but be wounded deep by the poet’s choice to use a within his soul by the blows certain preposition instead of that incessantly fall on his bethe commonly used one. loved Zimbabwe. Hove’s writing is genuine – A poem for Zimbabwe the reader feels that immediI am the only one ately. He writes from the heart You are the only one and reaches into the reader’s The birds and the rivers

Sing to me, They speak in your voice. If I fall silent You will be silent too. If I fall silent Your wounds will be named silence. I am a piece of you And you are a piece of me. The blood in my veins is you. Listen to the rhythm Of the stream of my blood And the echoes from the hills, Mixed with gentle ripples Of the waters in the fast stream. But with time You will hear your voice In the blue skies of my heart. In the dark clouds of my soul You will hear a voice That tells the story of your forgotten voices Of birds long dead Of elephants crippled by guns Or orphans you do not deserve. Against the backdrop of Zimbabwe’s bloody past, the poet rebukes the moon for being blind to his people’s suffering. This is what the title of the book means. At the same time, it is also the poet’s indictment of the world community who have been similarly blind to Zimbabwean suffering in the past.

Entrepreneurship can be taught, say educators Jonathan Moules

Financial Times

t is easy to see the attraction of being an entrepreneur for Will Drevno, co-founder and chief operating officer at 3D printing business Twindom. The company’s office space, in a back street of Emeryville, close to Pixar’s animation studio and across the bay from San Francisco, looks part student dorm, part laboratory. Dotted amid the sofas, laptops and games consoles are miniature, strikingly realistic models of people that are the core product of the business. Across the room a team of coders tap away at their laptops, and beyond them is a makeshift booth built by Drevno and his team that can make a full body scan of Twindom’s customers for production on a custom-built set of 3D printers. Drevno, a former student at Berkeley, met his two co-founders, Richard Berwick and David Pastewka, in an application development class at the university. While Drevno studied engineering, Berwick and Pastewka were taking classes in entrepreneurship as well as accounting and marketing. But for Drevno, the business itself has been his classroom. “Those two certainly learnt a lot of good theorems about how to approach

things you find in running a company,” Mr Drevno says. “However, there is often a problem when you try to apply that learning in the real world because there are so many other variables you do not cover in business school.” In seeing entrepreneurship as a skill best acquired by doing, Drevno is typical of many founders who shun formal learning as a way to become a business founder. It is a viewpoint with which Steve Blank, who teaches at the Haas School of Business, has a lot of sympathy. Blank had been starting and building companies for 21 years before he took up academic teaching posts and recalls how people who knew him from the start-up world refused to believe that his attempts to teach entrepreneurship could succeed. “They said that someone such as [Steve] Jobs were born an entrepreneur, so you cannot teach this stuff; it is hard-wired,” he recalls, adding that he struggled to change this viewpoint for 10 years. He has been able to challenge this notion with a method of teaching known as lean start-up activity, where students are taught how to keep testing their ideas in order to develop better businesses. During his time teaching the subject he has become convinced

that, while entrepreneurship and leadership skills can be taught, there are only certain people who will be able to apply them well. The problem, as he sees it, is that universities and business schools have been treating entrepreneurship as a technical subject, such as accountancy, when it should be taught more like a creative subject, such as art, where practical exercises are as important as the theory. “I realised that for entrepreneurship, we have been asking the wrong question,” Blank explains. “It is not whether we teach entrepreneurship — of course you can do that. It is who you can teach it to.” The way academic institutions can overcome this problem is by employing experienced founders to teach. In the US, this is done through adjunct professors, who are brought in to teach rather than produce academic papers, las the faculty staff do, Blank notes. He claims to have had some success with this, in part by creating his “lean” framework for teaching entrepreneurial behaviour. In just four years, it has been adopted by 160 colleges across the US. It is not just the material being taught, and who is picked to attend these courses, but how it is delivered to students that may be of relevance.

Many founders are reluctant to go to university or business school because the idea of committing themselves to months or years to study full-time for a qualification on a campus is anathema to them. Educational tech start-ups, such as the massive open online course providers Coursera and Udacity, are starting with purely online models for imparting skills. Meanwhile, the UK-based Digital Business Academy has created an online entrepreneurship course aimed specifically at time-poor ambitious founders who want to hone their skills in growing a company. Each of DBA’s courses, which range from deciding on an idea to running a digital marketing campaign, are free and online, enabling students to complete them at their own pace. The DBA has also added games and case study discussions, so students do not just watch videos. Certificates are awarded for completing courses and practical rewards are on offer too. The DBA is only a few months old, but it has already discovered that the kinds of people looking for these skills are not just 20-something founders. Around half of the 14,000 people who have signed up since the DBA launched last November are more than 35, says Richard Dennys, head of the DBA at Tech City.

When Fashion Kills: History’s most dangerous trends

Fiona Macdonald

kinny jeans have been given a health warning, after an Australian woman had to be cut out of a pair. BBC Culture looks at five of the worst fashion disasters. Giving new meaning to the phrase ‘fashion victim’, a 35-year-old Australian woman had to be cut out of a pair of skinny jeans after developing a condition called compartment syndrome. It’s not the first time someone has succumbed to a dangerous style trend: “They’ve always been around, since the Stone Ages,” says Summer Streves, the author of Fashionably Fatal. “It’s when fashion is taken to an extreme; I call it vanity insanity.” Here are five of the deadliest fads in history. Crinoline fires The structured petticoat did more than just enhance a silhouette. During the 19th Century, at the peak of the crinoline’s popularity, there were several high-profile deaths by skirt fire. In July 1861, the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

rushed to help his wife after her dress caught fire. According to the Boston Daily Advertiser, “While seated at her library table, making seals for the entertainment of her two youngest children, a match or piece of lighted paper caught her dress, and she was in a moment enveloped in flames.” She died the following day. Oscar Wilde’s two half-sisters also died of burns after they went too close to an open fire in ball gowns. One case, in 1858, prompted the New York Times to proclaim that “an average of three deaths per week from crinolines in conflagration, ought to startle the most thoughtless of the privileged sex; and to make them, at least, extraordinarily careful in their movements and behaviour, if it fails… to deter them from adopting a fashion so fraught with peril”. Stiff collars Invented in the 19th Century, the detachable collar meant men didn’t have to change their shirt every day. It was also starched to a stiffness that

proved lethal. “They were called ‘father killer’, or ‘Vatermörder’ in German,” says Streves. “They could cut off the blood supply to the carotid artery. Edwardian men would wear them as a fashion accessory – they’d go to their gentleman’s club, have a few glasses of port and nod off in a winged armchair, with their heads tilted forward. They actually suffocated.” One 1888 obituary in The New York Times was headlined ‘Choked by his collar’: a man called John Cruetzi had been found dead in a park, and “the Coroner thought the man had been drinking, seated himself on a bench, and fell asleep. His head dropped over on his chest and then his stiff collar stopped the windpipe and checked the flow of blood through the already contracted veins, causing the death to ensue from asphyxia and apoplexy.” Corsets The undergarment that shrank waistlines long before Spanx had an influence on language as much as women’s bodies: it spawned the term ‘strait-laced’, lending a Victorian respectability to its wearer, as well as ‘loose women’ – implying that those who were corset-less had morals as free as their lacing. In her book, Streves says that “corsets caused indigestion, constipation, frequent fainting from difficulty in breathing and even internal bleeding… inhibited breathing, giving rise to the Victorian ‘heaving bosom’, was indicative of pressure upon the lungs, while the other internal organs,

forced to shift from their natural position to accommodate the new skeletal shape, were subject to damage.” In 1874, a list was published attributing 97 diseases to corset wearing, including heightened hysteria and melancholy; between the late 1860s and the early 1890s, Streves says, the medical journal The Lancet published at least an article a year on the medical dangers of tight lacing. And it didn’t end with breathing difficulties or organ damage: in 1903, 42-year-old mother-of-six Mary Halliday died abruptly after a seizure. The New York Times reported that during her autopsy, “two pieces of corset steel were found in her heart, their total length being eight and three-quarter inches. Where they rubbed together the ends were worn to a razor edge by the movement of her body.” Mad hatters The expression ‘mad as a hatter’ was in use 30 years before Lewis Carroll popularised it with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Mercury poisoning was an occupational hazard for hat makers in the 18th and 19th Centuries: the chemical was used in the production of felt, and prolonged exposure led to what was termed the ‘mad hatter disease’. Symptoms included tremors and pathological shyness and irritability – leading to doubts that Carroll’s eccentric milliner was a sufferer, with an article in the British Medical Journal suggesting “it could scarcely be said that the Mad Hatter suffered to any great extent from

the desire to go unnoticed”. Killer heels Said to have been inspired by a 10th Century court dancer who wrapped her feet in silk to perform for the Emperor, Chinese foot-binding was officially banned in 1912. Yet some continued the practice – a means of displaying status, revealing that a woman didn’t need her feet to work – in secret. The British photographer Jo Farrell has documented the last surviving women with bound feet for her Living History project. She told the BBC: “I feel so many people talk about how barbaric the tradition was, but it was also a tradition that empowered women. It gave them a better life… one of the most important things that came across was that they have a pride in what happened to them.” Reshaping feet is not restricted to China, however – according to Streves, “in earlier centuries, ladies of fashion were known to have had their ‘little’ toes amputated, slipping their feet into ever-more-pointed fashionable footwear”. She argues that while historic practices might sound barbaric, women today are still enduring pain for fashion, referencing “the contemporary vogue for the surgical shortening, even amputation of healthy toes, in order to fit into today's sky-high stilettos”. There are still plenty of fashion victims in the 21st Century. “Although we haven’t got corsets or crinolines any more, there are now people having their ribs removed to get a smaller waist.”

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A clarion call to end TRIBALISM from the Naga Youths Avi Angami Naga: TRIBALISM is the dreaded diseases killing our Naga society Silently in every fields . We always complain about tribalism and everybody would seemingly like to end it. But still tribalism thrives and gets stronger and more pervasive than it should be. What is wrong? Is tribalism a monster that cannot be overcome or is it actually our fault that we just submitted to it with no challenge because it is a value we are proud of? Is perpetuation of tribalism basically for the benefit of the community or politicians in the first place? Is it necessary for politics and other areas of life? Many of us do honestly want to put full stop to tribalism. However, We find ourselves involved in it? Why? Are we hypocrites? NO, No, No we are not!!!!! According to me, till tribalism exist, and no alternative. Both good and malicious people are likely to get trapped in tribalism web— advertently or inadvertently. We the present Naga generation must bring some Change in order to end tribalism to free our upcoming generations from the burden of tribalism we have gone through. But the question that everyone of us needed to ask ourselves if we want to bring changes is: How can we tackle it? The answer is very simple!! If it is so, did we ever try? The answer is sadly no!!!! Again, why didn’t we try? The answer is easy, at least for those of us who know it: Think about it wisely.. Lets together end tribalism.. Unity among us is impossible till Tribalism exist. There are no good or bad tribe, we only have people doing good and bad. We must learn to accept each others as humans and not with preconceived biased lens. You and I together Let’s STOP Tribalism before it completely destroys our Naga Society. KUKNALIM. Concerned Naga Youth! Kris DracoLich Ringa: Tribalism is responsive cause of those domineering-aspirant people wanting to take or enjoy privileges as leader or a societal respectful personality in the arena of smaller circle, as tribes; for they know their capabilities are marginal and invisible in the larger structure of society as state-either for leadership, power or fame...! Follow HUMANITY first then 'on' to your leader for he is human and self centered at times and cannot be right every time --he has flaws being human...! Ben Swu: Normally, a person is identified first by his name, then the rest of his particulars follows. However, we Nagas have the tendency to first identify a person by his tribe rather than by his name. We are more interested to know about a person’s tribe than the person himself. Of course, it is understandable that a person’s tribe is asked for certain specific purpose or if he bears a Non-Naga name without a Naga surname, but that is not relevant because we always ask a person’s tribe first. The news would read “A Naga cleared UPSC Exams” Or “One person killed in a freak accident” ...we would first ask, “Ki Manu ase?”, and then only ask “Tai la nam kun ase na?” We go to Govt. Offices and instead of asking the name of the Officer or the Dealing Assistant ,we first ask “tai ki manu ase?”, and if he happens to be from our own tribe, we would ask his name, but If he is not, we might not even bother to ask his name. Such day-to-day instances may not be harmless in themselves, or may appear insignificant on the surface, but they speak of preconceived notions and assumptions we have about people belonging to other tribes. We have to search and rid ourselves of preconceived ideas about people not belonging to our own tribe, if we wish to uproot tribalism from our society. Kekhrie Eirhkek: In times of prosperity tribalism is forgotten, in hard and adverse times it becomes a mantra. When development is not inclusive but exclusive for a few tribalism is bound to rise and it does in our circumstances too. When an Angami CM is at the helm of affairs he is not just for the Angamis and Angami areas likewise when a person from another tribe takes charge of the affairs he is not exclusively for his tribesmen. At such we need leaders who are unbaised and not blinded by tribalistic ego. Since we are divided along the lines of tribes and our first allegiance is towards our clan and tribe , it is impossible to do away with tribalism but surely we can do away with the negative connotations of tribalism. Today, in scores we felicitate the achievements of our clan members and tribesmen in the local daillies , now are we not all Nagas, will a newly appointed Ao officer serve only his tribesmen? surely not. So, why do we feel threaten if a particular tribe have more Gazzetted officers ? Why do we feel uneasy when a tribe is progressing educationally, economically. Are we not all Nagas?Instead of feeling threaten , should we not delight in their success and emulate their successes. Our focus should be on development of all the tribes, once we progress together, tribalism will take a back seat. This is me, an eternal optimist stating my views.

On delayed declaration of Nagaland University results Aton Trix Konyak: What is the Nagaland University waiting for? Bachelor degree results are being delayed, admission for post graduate degrees are being closed throughout the country, even the last date for submission of form for doing MBA In Nagaland University is 29th of June. Even the students from its own University cannot study there. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Naga Blog.

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India's soaring drug problem: 455 percent rise in seizures Chaitanya Mallapur

Joint committee set up to check drug smuggling: Government

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ndia has witnessed a five-time (455 percent) increase in drug hauls over three years - 2011 to 2013 - according to data released by the government in parliament. Officials have seized 105,173 tonnes of illegal drugs over this period, a reminder of a growing Indian problem on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit trafficking, observed on June 26 by the UN. With nearly 18 percent of the world’s population in the 15-64 age-group, India is a prime market for illicit opiates originating in both Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia, according to the World Drug Report 2014. The latest available data, from 2004, estimates that 10.7 million Indians – more than the population of Sweden – are drug users: 8.7 million consume cannabis and 2 million use opiates, according to a National Survey Report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the Indian ministry of social justice & empowerment. Mizoram, Punjab and Manipur are among the

New Delhi, JuNe 26 (PTi): Concerned over rise in cases of drug addiction in some states along international borders, the government on Friday said a joint committee comprising four central ministries has been constituted for curbing the menace of drug smuggling into India. "The menace is quite prevalent in the states bordering Pakistan. There the number of people getting addicted to drugs is on a rise. Similar is the case in the northeastern states, particularly Mizoram, Meghalaya and Manipur, which are located along the international borders," Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said. A joint committee comprising four ministries, including Home Affairs, states where people are most vulnerable to drug abuse. One reason could be their proximity to porous international borders and international drug-trafficking zones, such as the Golden Triangle (Myanmar, Thailand and Laos) and Golden Crescent (Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan). Mizoram tops the list of states where drugs were

Health and Finance, has been constituted and it has formulated a policy and is working towards curbing the menace of smuggling drugs into the country, he told reporters here after addressing a meet here on the occasion of the international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. He said measures were also afoot to prevent smuggling of drugs through the air route. "Our ministry had held three meetings with the Punjab Chief Minister for opening the new de-addiction centres for rehabilitating people from drug abuse in the state," he said. Gehlot also said that an advanced survey on drug abuse in Punjab and Manipur has been completed and its results would be made available soon.

seized: 48,209 tonnes over the past four years, followed by Punjab with seizures of 39,064 tonnes. Some of the drugs seized include amphetamine, cannabis plant, cocaine, ephedrine, ganja, hashish, heroin, ketamine, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), acetic anhydride, methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA),

methamphetamine, methaqualone (mandrax), morphine and opium. A staggering 64,737 drug-trafficking cases have been reported in the past four years, with Punjab topping the list with 21,549 cases. Punjab accounted for almost half of all cases registered in India under the Narcotic Drugs and Psy-

chotropic Substances Act (NDPS) in 2013 as we reported earlier: 67 percent of rural households in Punjab have one drug or alcohol addict, while 70 percent of young men are addicted to drugs or alcohol, according to a government report based on surveys. In Manipur, there are an estimated 45,000-50,000 drug addicts, of whom nearly half are users of injectible drugs. Studies have also revealed that 12 percent of drug addicts are below the age of 15, while 31 percent are aged 16-25 and 56 percent are aged 25-35. As many as 64,302 people, including foreigners, were arrested on drug-trafficking charges across India over the past four years. Nepalese are the most arrested foreign nationals: 266 from 2011 to May 2014 followed by Nigerians (210) and Myanmarese (96). In terms of drug smuggling, the India-Bangladesh border is most vulnerable with 1,607 cases reported from 2011 till June 2014, followed by India-Nepal (779), IndiaMyanmar (317) and IndiaPakistan (120).

A Kashmiri protester throws bricks and stones at Indian policemen amid tear gas smoke during a protest against Indian rule in Kashmir, after offering Friday prayers during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Srinagar on Friday, June 26. (AP Photo)

Monsoon rains kill 81 in Gujarat New Delhi, JuNe 26 (aP): Heavy early monsoon rains have killed at least 81 people in India's western Gujarat state, bringing misery to thousands of people uprooted from their flooded homes, an official said Friday. Nearly 9,000 people have been evacuated to higher ground in the worst-hit rural areas of Amreli, Rajkot and Bhavnagar districts of Gujarat, which had been suffering from a drought before the rains hit, said Ridhi Butt, a National Disaster Response Force official. Butt said most of the deaths occurred when people were swept away by flood waters and mudslides, or buried in collapsed houses. More than 1,000 Hindu pilgrims have been stranded on the mountain paths leading to Hindu shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath in northern Uttrakhand state

because of the rains. The state disaster response force and police are clearing the roads to restore the pilgrimage, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. India's financial capital of Mumbai was badly hit last week when torrential showers closed trains and led to a breakdown in public services. The monsoon rains arrived days ahead of schedule in the western and northern parts of India, raising hopes the annual rains may not be as little as predicted by the India Meteorological Department. The monsoon has covered nearly the entire country delivering 24 percent excess rainfall so far, flooding parts of Gujarat in western India and Assam state in the northeast, while a swollen river breached its banks in northern Jammu-Kashmir state.

5 school kids killed as tree falls on bus Cong fires fresh salvo at Raje, Rajasthan BJP defends her KoThamaNg alam, JuNe 26 (iaNS): Tragedy struck on Friday evening when a huge tree fell on a private school bus killing five school kids and injuring ten other people. The victims, all from junior classes, included two girls. A school teacher told media persons that two trees on either side of the road to Mun-

nar fell onto the road and one of them came crashing down on the school bus. "Since it was the last trip from the school, there were only 15 children on board ... the fire department officials and locals had to work very hard to rescue the trapped kids," said the teacher. "The condition of the 10 injured children, being treated in

two private hospitals, is reported to be stable," said Kothamangalam legislator T.U. Kuruvilla. However, the condition of the conductor of the school bus was reportedly serious. Kuruvilla said strong winds in the area brought down a "dead tree" onto the school bus. Road traffic to the Munnar hill station was disrupted following the incident.

KFC challenges Indian report on bacteria found in fried chicken mumbai, JuNe 26 (reuTerS): The Indian unit of fast food chain KFC on Friday challenged the results of a test showing the presence of bacteria linked to food poisoning in a sample of its fried chicken, dismissing them as "false allegations". Food safety has hit headlines in India after government food safety inspectors found excess lead in packets of Nestle's Maggi instant noodles. The company disputes the test results and a subsequent recall order, but it has become India's worst safety scare involving packaged food in a decade. On Friday, a children's rights group in the southern state of Telangana said it had submit-

ted samples of KFC's fried chicken legs to the state food laboratory on June 18. The laboratory report, which was seen by Reuters, detailed traces of bacteria such as E.coli, which indicates the presence of sewage or animal waste, and salmonella. In a statement, KFC said it had not heard from any authorities and was unclear about the circumstances in which the samples were obtained. "There is no possibility of any microbial development in our food, which is freshly cooked at 170 degrees Celsius," it added, vowing to seek clarification from the concerned authorities.

New Delhi/JaiPur, JuNe 26 (iaNS): Stepping up attack for resignation of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, Congress on Friday alleged that she had "financial dealings" with former IPL chief Lalit Modi but the BJP's state unit continued to defend her strongly. With the allegations faced by Raje threatening to derail the monsoon session of parliament beginning next month, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on the issue. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is also facing demands for her resignation over her help in getting British travel documents to Lalit Modi, who is being probed in India for alleged tax evasion. Meanwhile, providing a new twist, Lalit Modi tweeted on Friday that he had run into Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka and her husband Robert Vadra in a London restaurant last year, triggering demands from the BJP for an explanation from the Congress

chief. The Congress, which held two press conferences in New Delhi to build pressure for resignation of Raje, alleged that she had "direct financial dealing with a fugitive". "The chief minister is a business partner with a fugitive," said Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar, claiming Raje and Lalit Modi had shares in Niyant Hotels Pvt Ltd, a company belonging to her son and BJP MP Dushyant Singh. "She does not have right to stay in the office for a single day. I want to ask the BJP if she does not resign now when will she," Kumar asked. He also targeted Narendra Modi over allegations surrounding Raje, saying that "he had promised not to allow corruption". Jaitley, in his meetings with Shah and Narendra Modi, discussed the party's strategy in view of opposition's unrelenting attack on Raje. A party source said the leadership has decided to back Raje while tightening the noose on

nels are showing baseless, misleading and unsubstantiated reports," a statement issued by the press advisor to the chief minister said. His office had issued a statement on similar lines on Thursday. "The news that signature of 120 MLAs have been taken in support of Raje is completely untrue," the statement said. In his tweet, Lalit Modi said: "Happy to meet the Gandhi family in London. I had run into Robert (Vadra) and Priyanka separately in a restaurant." He said the couple was with Timmy Sarna, who is with DLF Brands Ltd. "If I remember correctly, it was last year and the year before. Doubt either reported it to anyone. They were in power then," he said. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala defended the Vadras, saying: "Looking at each other in a restaurant is neither a crime nor morally improper." But the BJP sprang into attack mode. "The Congress must explain. Why is Mrs Gandhi silent," asked party spokesperson Sambit Patra.

MHA rejects move to collect tourists’ biometrics on arrival

Tribal women can inherit property, rules Himachal High Court Shimla, JuNe 26 (iaNS): Setting aside almost a century old customary law that allows only men to inherit ancestral property if it is not bequeathed, the Himachal Pradesh High Court in a historic judgment observed that tribal women, too, could inherit property. "The daughters in the tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh shall inherit property in accordance with the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 and not as per customs. This is in order to prevent women from facing social injustice and all forms of exploitation," Justice Rajiv Sharma said in a judgment provided to the media on Friday. He said the laws must evolve with the times if societies are to progress. "It is made clear by way of abundant precaution that the observations made here only pertain to right to inherit the property by daughters under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and not any other privileges enjoyed by the tribals in the tribal areas," he said in a 60-page order. The law, "Wajib Ul Urj", which came into force in the state's tribal district of Kinnaur in 1926, permits only men to inherit ancestral property, if it is not bequeathed. It is also applicable in Lahaul and Spiti districts and some remote areas of Chamba district. The patriarchal law even bars widows from inheriting their husbands' property, which under the customary law is transferred to the sons. Justice Sharma upheld an order passed by the district judge of Chamba in 2002 to grant legal property rights to women. "The tribal belts have modernised with the passage of time. They profess Hindu rites and customs. They do not follow different gods. Their culture may be different but customs must conform to the constitutional philosophy," the judge added. "It is really a victory over social evil," 61-year-old social activist Rattan Manjari, chairperson of the Mahila Kalyan Parishad, a women's rights group, told IANS over phone. Manjari said the condition of deserted women, widows and spinsters in the district was deplorable due the customary law. Manjari's mother bequeathed to her the family's entire agricultural land though she had a brother. "The women commanded much respect in tribal society, especially with the polyandry system in vogue until a few decades ago, and never felt the need of the right to inherit property." "With times changing, however, there were many cases when women, after the death of husband or parents, were abandoned by the family members, forcing them to do petty jobs (for survival)," she said.

Lalit Modi in the cases faced by him. Jaitley had returned from a week-long visit to the US on Thursday and had told reporters in answer to questions on Raje and Sushma Swaraj that there is "nobody who is tainted". In Jaipur, Rajasthan BJP chief Ashok Parnami and state minister Rajendra Rathore, referring to the document cited by the Congress as evidence, said it only had Raje's signatures on the last page and was signed when Lalit Modi had not been declared a fugitive. "It is a draft (of deposition). It has no meaning. As a proof, it has neither benefited Lalit Modi or his family... the document has not been produced in a court by the chief minister," Parnami said. Rathore said that the entire BJP in Rajasthan as also the central leadership were with Raje. "She is our undisputed leader," he said. Raje's office also came down heavily on TV channels saying that "some of them are showing baseless and untrue reports" pertaining to the chief minister. "Today also, some of the chan-

An Indian boy walks by the Arabian Sea coast piled with garbage, mostly plastic waste, in Mumbai on Friday, June 26. Several recent reports have highlighted India's worsening air quality and termed its capital New Delhi the worst polluted city in the country. In the last decade, along with India's economic boom and increasing prosperity, the output of garbage has also increased manifold. (AP Photo)

New Delhi, JuNe 26 (The iNDiaN exPreSS): Home Ministry has overruled the demand of External Affairs Ministry, which requested that biometrics of tourists visiting India be collected once they have arrived here and not at the visa application stage. Citing security concerns, Home Ministry officials said there was no letting-up on collection of biometrics (hand and face imprints) of international travellers who applied for an Indian visa. Government has rolled out a project called ‘Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) system,’ which ensures collection of biometric details before any kind of visa is issued. Of the 178 Indian missions, only 55 have been equipped with this facility. The exercise was mooted after the arrest of alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist David

Coleman Headley facing trial in the 26/11 Mumbai blasts case. The government launched the project in 2012 to integrate and centralise details of visitors to India on a single platform to track movement of foreign nationals in India, biometrics being a key aspect. Since the project was implemented, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed the government that it would discourage foreign tourists from coming to India, owing to the tedious process involved. The Ministry of Tourism had also asked MHA to be do away with collection of biometrics as it discouraged tourists from applying for visa as the facility was not upto-date at all the Indian missions abroad. India presently gets 7.70 million foreign tourists accounting for 0.68 per cent of the global international tourist movement.

Minimum wage hiked to Rs 160 per day New Delhi, JuNe 26 (FiNaNcial exPreSS): Come July 1, industrial workers and employees in sectors including plantations and services could benefit from a wage hike, if the states follow the revised national wage floor. The Centre has raised the national floor-level minimum wages (NFLMW) to Rs 160 per day from Rs 137 now and sent advisories to the states to comply with the new threshold, official sources told FE. They added that the Centre has also mooted making NFLMW mandatory given that there continues to be instances of some states keeping minimum wages for many “scheduled employ-

Centre has raised the NFLMW to Rs 160 per day from Rs 137 and sent advisories to the states to comply with the new threshold ments” lower than the NFLMW. There are also wide disparities between the minimum wages actually enforced among states and across sectors, a situation that could partly be explained by the differences in income levels and the prices among states, leading to significant variations in purchasing power. In order to have a uniform structure and to reduce the disparity in minimum wages across the country, the concept of NFLMW was first mooted on the basis of the recommenda-

tion of the National Commission on Rural Labour (NCRL) in 1996. However, the NFLMW has practically had only persuasive value as it lacked statutory backing. NFLMW was fixed at R35 per day in 1996 and has since been revised almost regularly every two years taking into account the increase in the Consumer Price Index number for industrial workers, CPI (IW). NFLMW was last raised in July 2013 from R115 a day fixed in 2011. The CPI (IW) index stayed in

the range of 6.4-12% since 2008. After hitting as high as 12% in 2010, CPI (IW) has maintained a roller-coaster ride — it eased to 8.9% in 2011 before rising to 10.9% in 2013 and dropping again to 6.4% in 2014. In the current calendar year, it has slowed almost consistently from 7.2% in January to 5.8% in April. Labour ministr y data showed workers in the cashew and coconut gardens in Andhra Pradesh get Rs 125 per day wage against the present national floor of R137 per day. In Pu-

ducherry, security guards get Rs 100 per day, same as the agarbatti making workers in Gujarat. Those in the onion cleaning job in Maharashtra get Rs 120 per day. Workers in the North East region get the lowest wages. It varies in the range of Rs 72 and Rs 89 per day in Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948, covers a wide spectrum of employment-creating sectors ranging from industry, construction, agriculture to services sectors like automobile work shops, rice and flour mills and domestic helps. In many of these areas, practically, the wage floors are not strictly implemented.

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Deadly attacks in France, Kuwait & Tunisia Tunisia: Twenty-eight gunned to death

Kuwait: Suicide bombing kills at least 10 people KuWAIT, June 27 (ReuTeRS): A suicide bomber blew himself up in a packed Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Kuwait city during Friday prayers, killing more than 10 people, the governor of Kuwait City and a witness said. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on social media and said it had targeted a “temple of the rejectionists” -- a term it generally uses to refer to Shi’ites, whom it regards as heretics. It was the first suicide bombing attack on a Shi’ite mosque in the small Gulf Arab oil exporting state, where Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims live side by side with little apparent friction. Islamic State had urged its followers on Tuesday to step up attacks during the Ramadan fasting month against Christians, Shi’ites and Sunni Muslims fighting with a U.S.-led coalition against the ultra-hardline jihadist group. Kuwaiti parliament member Khalil al-Salih said worshippers were kneeling in prayer when the bomber walked into the Imam al-Sadeq Mosque and detonated his explosives, destroying walls and the ceiling. “It was obvious from the suicide bomber’s body that he was young. He walked into the prayer hall during sujood (kneeling in prayer). He looked ...in his 20s, I saw him with my own eyes,” he told Reuters by telephone. “The explosion was really hard. The ceiling and wall got destroyed,” he said, adding that more than 2,000 people from the Shi’ite Ja’afari sect were praying at the mosque.

Kuwait City Governor Thabet al-Muhanna said at least 10 people were killed in the attack. Arab satellite channels Al Jazeera al alArabiya have put the death toll at 24. The Health Ministry said Kuwait’s blood bank had opened additional centers to receive blood donations and it urged citizens with non-urgent medical needs to avoid the emergency units. Kuwaiti television showed footage of the emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed alSabah, visiting the damaged mosque in the eastern Kuwait City district of Sawaber. Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah, who visited the wounded at the Emiri Hospital, condemned the bombing as an attempt to jeopardize Kuwait’s national unity. “This incident targets our internal front, our national unity,” Sheikh Jaber told Reuters outside the hospital. “But this is too difficult for- them and we are much stronger than that.” The Interior Ministry told citizens to stay away from the scene to allow authorities to investigate. Islamic State has recently twice targeted Shi’ite mosques in neighboring Saudi Arabia and carried out attacks against members of the sect’s Zaydi branch in Yemen. Yaqoub Al-Sanea, the minister of justice, religious endowments and Islamic affairs, said that despite Friday’s attack, “Kuwait will remain an oasis of security for all groups of Kuwaiti society and all sects. The government is taking many procedures to protect prayers and mosques.”

A man in a bloodsoaked dishdasha following of a deadly blast at a Shiite mosque in Kuwait City, June 26. A posting on a Twitter account known to belong to the Islamic State group claimed that the explosion was work of a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt. (AP Photo)

It was the second major attack on Tunisia this year following the Islamist militant assault on Tunis Bardo museum when gunmen killed 21 foreign visitors. The body of the attacker lay with a Kalashnikov assault rifle where he was shot. Local radio said police captured a second gunman, but officials did not immediately confirm the arrest or his role in the attack. “One attacker opened fire with a Kalashnikov on tourists and Tunisians on the beach of the hotel,” said a hotel worker at the site. “It was just one attacker. He was a young guy dressed in shorts like he was a tourist himself.” Rafik Chelli, a senior interior ministry official, said the gunman killed was a student, unknown to authorities and not on any watchlist. Dressed in shorts, the assailant pulled out a weapon he had

hidden inside an umbrella he was carrying before opening fire at the beach and pool and tossing an explosive, witnesses said. A security source said another bomb was found on his body. A health ministry statement said British, German and Belgian nationals were among the 28 dead. Six other people were wounded in the shooting, officials said. Tunisia, which has been hailed as a model of democratic transition since its 2011 ‘Arab Spring’ uprising, is one of the most secular countries in the Arab world. Its beach resorts and nightclubs on the Mediterranean are popular with foreigners. No one immediately claimed the attack. But Islamist jihadists have attacked North African tourist sites before, seeing them as legitimate targets because of their open Western lifestyles and tolerance of alcohol.

Beheading, explosion at factory in France, suspect caught SAInT-QuenTIn-FALLAVIeR, June 26 (AP): A man with suspected ties to French Islamic radicals rammed a car Friday into an American gas factory in southeastern France, triggering an explosion that injured two people, officials said. The severed head of a local businessman was left hanging at the factory’s entrance, along with banners with Arabic inscriptions, they said. France immediately opened a terrorism investigation. “Islamist terrorism has again struck France,” Prime Minister Manuel Valls said. The attack began shortly before 10 a.m. when a car made it through the gate of the gas factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, southeast of Lyon. The car then plowed into gas canisters, touch-

9 people on plane die in Alaska crash AnChoRAGe, June 26 (AP): All nine people aboard a sightseeing plane died in crash Thursday in southeast Alaska, authorities said, but stormy weather was preventing the immediate recovery of the bodies. “We have nine fatalities,” said Clint Johnson, head of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska office. Rain and wind forced an end to recovery efforts Thursday night in the rugged terrain about 20 miles northeast of Ketchikan. Officials would mount a recovery attempt again on Friday, he said. There was no immediate indication of why the DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter turboprop crashed. It was found Thursday against the granite rock face of a cliff, 800 feet above Ella Lake. Johnson said it was too soon to know circumstances of the crash, including whether the plane flew into the cliff. The NTSB was assembling a high-level team to investigate the crash, including three members from Alaska and at least two people from Washington, D.C. “The initial rescue crew that went in had a very tough time because of the terrain,” Johnson said. “It’s a very steep, mountainous area, and weather conditions caused them to stand down.’ Coast Guard Petty Officer Lauren Steenson said the agency received a report around 2:15 p.m. that the plane was over-

TunIS, June 27 (ReuTeRS): A gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at a Tunisian hotel on Friday with a weapon he had hidden in an umbrella, killing 28 people, including British, German and Belgian tourists, as they lounged at the beach and pool in a popular resort town. Terrified tourists ran for cover after the gunfire and an explosion erupted the Imperial Marhaba in Sousse resort town, 140 km south of the capital Tunis, before police shot the gunman dead, witnesses and security officials said. The attack took place during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, on a day in which a decapitated body daubed with Arabic writing was found in France, a suicide bomber killed two dozen people at a mosque in Kuwait and at least 145 civilians were reported killed by Islamic State militants in northern Syria.

due. Troopers said an emergency locator transmitter activated in the Misty Fjords National Monument, and a helicopter pilot spotted the downed aircraft above Ella Lake, about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) southeast of Anchorage. Promech Air, an airline based in Ketchikan, operated the shore excursion sold through Holland America Line, the cruise ship company said in a statement. The eight passengers were guests on the Westerdam, which is on a seven-day cruise that departed Seattle on Saturday. “We are incredibly distressed by this situation, and our thoughts and prayers are with those onboard the plane and their families,” the statement said. “Holland America Line is extending its full support to traveling companions of the guests involved.” Promech said that the crash happened about 11:20 a.m., and the plane was one of five Otter aircraft in its fleet. The Ketchikan Daily News reported the Westerdam had been scheduled to leave the city at 1 p.m., but it remained in port Thursday evening. The airline’s website advertises tours of the Misty Fjord National Monument in its float planes. “Towering granite cliffs, 1,000-foot waterfalls, lush and remote valleys and serene crystalline lakes make up this incredible landscape,” it says.

ing off the blast, said President Francois Hollande said, speaking in Brussels. “No doubt about the intention — to cause an explosion,” Hollande said, calling the attack “of a terrorist nature.” No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The severed head at the factory’s entrance appeared to be an echo of the Islamic State group’s practice of beheading prisoners and displaying their heads for all to see. A security official said two flags — one white and one black, both bearing Arabic inscriptions — were found nearby. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said a man from the Lyon region who had been flagged in 2006 for suspected ties to extremists was seized by an

alert firefighter. Other people, including the man’s wife, were also taken into custody after the attack that also included a severed head left at the factory gate and the victim’s body elsewhere on the premises, a security official said. “People who could have participated in this abject crime are in custody,” Cazeneuve said. Cazeneuve said the suspect had been known to intelligence services, who had him under surveillance from 2006-08. France’s anti-terror prosecutor said an investigation was opened into the attack, and potential charges including plotting as part of “a terrorist group.” It was not clear if French authorities were searching for any more possible accomplices. The French security official

said the decapitated victim was as a businessman, head of a local transportation company, who was believed to have been killed before the explosion. His name is not released. The official was not authorized to speak to the media and requested anonymity. The gas factory belongs to Air Products, an American chemical company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company said all its employees had been accounted for and evacuated but did not say if any had been wounded. “The site is secure. Our crisis and emergency response teams have been activated and are working closely with all relevant authorities,” the company said in a statement. Cazeneuve said Friday that

security has been heightened at religious sites around the country. Hollande spoke after watching TV news reports about the attack with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as both attended a European Union summit in Brussels. France went on high alert in January after attacks against the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a kosher grocery store and a policewoman that left 20 people dead in the Paris region, including three Islamic extremist attackers. Since then, fears of copycat attacks have risen. One person was arrested in April after authorities said he was plotting to gun down people in churches in the Paris region.

Cancer drug shows China attacks US rights record in annual report potential to slow ageing BeIJInG, talks in Washington. June 26 (Re- took on sensitive cases. Human rights have long The Chinese report, which uTeRS): China accused the

LonDon, June 26 (IAnS): A drug normally used to treat skin cancer has been found to delay the onset of age-related deaths by slowing the ageing process in fruit flies. The researchers said the result is “a significant step on the way to developing treatments that delay the onset of ageing in humans within the next 10 years”. Adult fruit flies given the drug Trametinib live 12% longer than average, the results showed. The drug targets a specific cellular process - the effects of a protein called Ras - that occurs in animals, including humans, delaying the onset of age-related deaths by slowing the ageing process. “We were able to extend their lifespan both genetically and by using a cancer drug to target the Ras pathway which provides us with the first evidence for the anti-ageing potential of drugs developed to dampen this pathway,” said Dr Nazif Alic from University College London (UCL). “Identifying the importance of the Ras-ErkETS pathway in animal ageing is a significant step on the way to developing treatments that delay the onset of ageing,” co-first author Cathy Slack from UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing, said. “The pathway is the same in humans as it is in flies and because the Ras protein plays a key role in cancer, many small molecule drugs already exist, some of which have been approved for clinical use,” Slack said.

United States on Friday of being “haunted by spreading guns” and racial discrimination, in its annual tit-for-tat rebuttal to U.S. criticism of China’s human rights record. In a lengthy report carried by the official Xinhua news agency, China’s State Council Information Office said the United States “violated human rights in other countries in a more brazen manner, and was given more ‘red cards’ in the international human rights field”. “The U.S. was haunted by spreading guns and frequent occurrence of violent crimes, which threatened citizens’ civil rights,” the report said. The China section of the annual U.S. State Department report on human rights conditions globally, released on Thursday, said that “repression and coercion were routine” against activists, ethnic minorities, and law firms that

been a source of tension between the world’s two largest economies, especially since 1989, when the U.S. imposed sanctions on China after a bloody crackdown on prodemocracy demonstrators around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. While senior leaders periodically promise China’s citizens democracy and human rights, the last two years under President Xi Jinping’s administration have been marked by a sweeping crackdown on dissidents and activists. China has long rejected criticism of its rights’ record, saying providing food, clothing, housing and economic growth are far more relevant for developing countries, pointing to its success at lifting millions out of poverty. The State Department report came in the same week that the United States and China held three days of high-level

was mostly compiled from U.S. media articles, said “racial discrimination has been a chronic problem in the U.S. human rights record”, adding that the United States suppressed the voting rights of minorities. It cited a USA Today report that said preliminary exit polls showed that voters of African origins accounted for 12 percent in the 2014 midterm election, down from 13 percent in the 2012 presidential election. “In 2014, multiple cases of arbitrary police killing of African-Americans have sparked huge waves of protests, casting doubts on the racial ‘equality’ in the U.S. and giving rise to racial hatred factors,” the report said. The report also criticised the United States for conducting surveillance on world leaders and civilians and for allowing a few interest groups to influence the government’s decision-making.

As Karachi scorches, deaths linked to power and water cuts & fasting ISLAMABAD (ThoMSon ReuTeRS FounDATIon): Sabir Majeed, 59, had been fasting for Ramadan amid Karachi’s 45-degree Celsius heat wave when he became dehydrated and fainted Monday afternoon. His family rushed to fetch water and buy rehydration salts from a nearby pharmacy. They called for an ambulance but none was available. “Failing to find an ambulance, we hired a cab and took him to the hospital. It was already packed with heatstroke patients and when a doctor came to see him after 30 to 40 minutes, he was pronounced dead,” said his wailing wife Shabana Majeed, a resident of Karachi’s Orangi Town, a largely poor district. The Pakistani port city has faced up to 12 to 14 hours a day of power blackouts since Saturday, when temperature in the city soared to 45º C, residents

A man pours water on a girl to cool off outside a local hospital in Karachi on Thursday, June 25. The devastating heat wave that struck southern Pakistan last weekend is slowly subsiding but the toll was still climbing Thursday, a senior health official said. (AP Photo)

say. Government and hospital officials say that more than 1,100 people have died since Saturday due to the searing heat. The heat wave in Karachi and some other parts of Sindh province comes less than a month after more

than 2,000 people died in similar temperatures in neighbouring India. A range of problems have contributed to the Pakistan deaths, including power outages that have cut off fans and air conditioners, water shortages

and the Ramadan day-time fast falling during the long, hot days of summer, families say. “We pay all utility bills on time but get water shortages and prolonged hours of load-shedding in return. People should stand up

against the corrupt and inept government,” said an angry Shabana Majeed, who believes her husband would have lived if the family had had access to water and power. She appealed to the government to restore water and electricity supplies in her area as she said her 9-year-old daughter is also suffering from fever during the heat wave. Affected families have criticized the government’s failure to run an awareness campaign about how to cope during the heat wave, as well as its inability to provide power and the inability of public hospitals to treat many heatstroke patients. Mussarat Naveed, a resident of the upscale Defense Housing Authority development in Karachi, said her area had faced daily power blackouts of four to six hours before the heat wave struck the city, but that they had now increased to 10 hours a day.

“Even when the light comes, there is so much fluctuation that nothing works. The whole system has collapsed and there is no accountability,” she charged. She said the mortuaries are full to their capacity and heatstroke patients are lying on the ground in hospitals. “People are getting frustrated,” she said - and such frustrations could spill into street protests “if the government fails in improving the situation,” she warned. ARTIFICIAL RAIN Responding to the criticism, the government said it is planning to use cloudseeding technology to produce artificial rain in Karachi to lower temperatures. The Ministry of Ports and Shipping convened a meeting of experts and officials to consider the idea Tuesday but no final decision was reached. Abdul Malik Ghauri, the director general of the ministry, said by tele-

phone that a second meeting would be convened on the issue this week. “We are estimating the cost and arranging logistics for the artificial rain. It may take over a week to carry out all the arrangements for the rain,” he said. Meanwhile, Pakistan army and paramilitary rangers have set up special heatstroke relief centers in Karachi and some other parts of the Sindh province to treat patients. But transport to hospitals remains a problem, residents said. Pervaiz Amir, country director of the Pakistan Water Partnership, a chapter of the Geneva-based Global Water Partnership, said the government should focus on establishing heat trauma centers and restoring water and electricity supplies, especially in slums and suburban areas, to deal with heatrelated health problems. Such measures would be more practical and potentially less costly than cloud-

seeding technology, he said. “The situation can be overcome if the government starts informing people about precautionary measures through text messages on mobile phones and running ads on radio and television,” he added. He said summer heat is a predictable phenomenon and the government should improve its early warning systems to plan for it in the future. But Ghulam Rasul, head of the Pakistan meteorological department, said the current heat is exceptional and related to a low-pressure system over the Arabian Sea. “The low pressure system will not last more than four, five days and a sea breeze has already started flowing towards Karachi. The temperature of the city has come down to 36ºC from 44º C just due to the sea breeze. This will improve further in the coming days,” he predicted.

10 SPORTS 'don't forget dhoni's record in indian cricket' recharged Dimapur

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KOLKATA, JuNe 26 (PTI): Mahendra Singh Dhoni may have faced lot of flak for his team's embarrassing ODI series defeat against Bangladesh but Pakistan T20I captain Shahid Afridi is "not happy" in the manner the Indian ODI skipper was being targeted. Afridi termed this as "sub-continental trend" where the cricketing heroes are pilloried after one odd series defeat. "I really felt bad in the way MS (Dhoni) has been treated after Bangladesh series defeat. I completely think it's a sub-continental trend where our heroes are not spared after one bad defeat. The media is also responsible for not painting the true picture at times," Afridi said during an interaction. Afridi could empathizes more with Dhoni as he has also faced criticism over the years in his own country. "I am not saying that one should not analyse the present performance of a leader or a player. Criticise him but when you do that please don't forget to also inform the world about the past. When you look at Dhoni, just look at his record before jumping to any conclusions. He has been

djokovic Dhawan, Suresh Raina bat for Dhoni ready to switch back on

New DeLHI, JuNe 26 (AgeNCIeS): Despite a dismal showing the recentlyconcluded ODI series against Bangladesh, Indian players Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina have come out in full support of their limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. While Dhawan admitted that Dhoni batting up the order boosted his confidence, Raina praised the way Dhoni has handled Indian cricket over the years and said that the captain should not be disrespected. "It gives me a lot of confidence to see him walk into the middle while I am at the crease. We also enjoy each other's company and so it's fun batting with him. The way he adapts to various situations makes my life easier," Dhawan told bcci.tv. Dhawan, who was the leading run scorer for India in the series, said he immensely enjoyed spending time with Dhoni, who had promoted himself to No 4 in the series. "He also rotates the strike excellently when required and doesn't let any scoreboard pressure build on his partner. Having him in the middle-order is very advantageous for us. I feel it's a very such a tremendous player for India. His record speaks for itself," said Afridi. The swashbuckling batsman also credited Dhoni for building a good Indian team for future. "Dhoni has built such a good team for the future. There is so much quality and talent in that batting line-up," he said. Afridi, who now only

good move," he added. Suresh Raina, who was adjudged as the Man of the Match in the third and final ODI, defended Dhoni, who has come under a lot of criticism because of India's first ever series loss against Bangladesh. "You can't disrespect him and what he has achieved," Raina said in the postmatch conference. The middle-order batsman further added, "He has won so many trophies for BCCI. At the same time he's a good human being, good honest man. One series can't make him bad. He's a good leader. Everyone loves him in the dressing room. There's still a lot of cricket left for him. So just wait for some time. "Losing just one series doesn't make you a bad team. I think credit should be given to MS (Dhoni) with the way he led the team with the bat and then marshalled the side to this victory (third ODI)," the 28year old added. Raina also conceded that he has no regrets moving down the order and he just wants to score runs for India. He acknowledged it is not an easy task but he believes he has adjusted to the role well now.

plays T20 format for Pakistan, also sounded positive about Pakistan's bench strength. "Pakistan cricket's domestic structure has improved a lot in recent years. That is why we are now having a good supply line of youngsters in the national team. This team will only grow from strength to strength in coming days,"

observed the 35-year-old. Afridi quit playing ODIs after World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with a record 398 ODIs. Asked if he regrets not reaching the coveted 400 ODIs milestone, he replied: "Not at all. In fact I am grateful to Almighty Allah (God) that I have got the opportunity to play for Pakistan for such a long time.

FIFA President Blatter says has not resigned - paper

ZuRICH, JuNe 26 (ReuTeRS): Sepp Blatter has told a Swiss newspaper he has not quit as FIFA president, adding to speculation he may try to stay on as head of world soccer's governing body that is gripped by a corruption scandal. "I have not resigned, rather I am offering my mandate at an extraordinary congress," Blatter is quoted as telling Swiss newspaper Blick in an article published on Friday. The paper said Blatter had spoken on Thursday at

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his first public appearance since the June 2 news conference where he said he would step down as FIFA president and call a leadership election in the wake of the corruption scandal. A FIFA spokesman said by email: "We can confirm the president has been correctly quoted." FIFA was not immediately available for further comment on his meaning. However, Blatter's words seemed to be less final than what he said on June 2, which was: "I have decided to lay down

my mandate at an extraordinary elective Congress. I will continue to exercise my functions as FIFA president until that election." A former Blatter adviser had said previously that the long-serving FIFA president could go back on his promise to stand down from his role. FIFA said at the time that Klaus Stoehlker, who advised Blatter during this year's FIFA election campaign, was no longer working with Blatter. Blatter, who was reelected in May, is under

pressure to leave sooner rather than later as U.S. and Swiss authorities investigate suspected bribery and corruption at the organisation. Blatter has not been charged with any wrongdoing. Domenico Scala, the official overseeing the choice of a new president, has said Blatter's departure was an "indispensable" part of planned reforms to soccer's governing body. Blatter, 79, spoke at an event for workers building the planned FIFA museum in Zurich, Blick reported.

LONDON, JuNe 26 (ReuTeRS): Defending champion Novak Djokovic's preparations for Wimbledon have been laid back in the extreme. The world number one has not played a competitive match since a gut-wrenching defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka in the French Open final at the start of the month, opting out of the Wimbledon warmup events in what has been an extended grasscourt swing. Djokovic even posted a photograph of himself apparently asleep on one of the All England Club lawns this week but do not be deceived. Once the Serb walks on to Centre Court on Monday to begin his quest for a third Wimbledon title he will flick the switch and the warrior instincts are sure to return. Djokovic made it a mission this year to complete his career grand slam at Roland Garros and after backto-back wins against Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray in the quarter-finals and semi-finals his moment seemed to have arrived. An inspired Wawrinka slammed the door shut though. It was a heartbreaking defeat for Djokovic but a fortnight in the English country garden setting of the All England Club, with some expected warm weather too, will provide the perfect antedote for any lingering disappointment. "He was very close to achieving something that very few players have done ... he probably needed some time away to rest and relax and get his head right," said Wimbledon third seed Andy Murray. Djokovic's most likely title rivals, Murray and

Djokovic avoids Federer, Murray, Nadal in Wimbledon draw

17-times grand slam champion Roger Federer, have been busy sharpening their grasscourt tools. Murray breezed to a fourth Queen's Club title while Federer's eighth Halle crown in Germany backed up the belief that, even at 33, the second seed could win an eighth Wimbledon crown to move past American Pete Sampras in the all-time list. FULL VOLUME 'Murray Mania' will pump up to full volume over the next couple of weeks with the in-form Briton being tipped to win his first slam since beating Djokovic on Centre Court in 2013. He has lost eight in a row to Djokovic since then and such is Djokovic's reliability that it is likely Murray will have to solve that conundrum if he is to triumph. "He has put himself back in the mix," triple Wimbledon champion John McEnroe said of the Scot's resurgence after a lacklustre 2014. "I think overall he is 10 to 15 percent better and that is a significant amount at his level."

Twice champion Nadal will arrive under the radar. Seeded 10th after a mediocre year, dethroned French Open king Nadal won his first grasscourt title for five years in Stuttgart a few days later and then lost to Alexandr Dolgopolov at Queen's but no one will want to face him. "I think in certain ways it's not about the shots, it's more about what's inside his head, how healthy he is," said McEnroe. Last year's tournament saw Grigor Dimitrov oust defending champion Murray, Australian trailblazer Nick Kyrgios hammered Nadal and Milos Raonic fell to Federer in the semi-finals and that trio will return with high expectations. The unpredictable Kyrgios, 20, has the 'wow' factor to shake up the establishment, according to fellow Aussie Darren Cahill who once coached former champion Lleyton Hewitt. "There are going to be highs and lows with Nick because he's so young and goes for broke but he clearly likes the biggest stages and that makes him dangerous," said Cahill.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic avoided his three biggest traditional rivals in the Wimbledon draw on Friday as the other members of tennis' "Big Four" were all placed on the opposite side. Serena Williams had no such luck in the women's draw, where she may have to get past a trio of former No. 1s — sister Venus, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova — just to get to the final. The bottom half also includes former finalist Tomas Berdych and former semifinalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, leaving Djokovic facing a possible semifinal against Stan Wawrinka, the man who beat him in the French Open final. Djokovic does face a potentially tricky start of the tournament, though, as he'll open play on Centre Court on Monday against German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber and could face Australian former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in the second round. Another Australian, Bernard Tomic, could then await Djokovic in the third round, while Kei Nishikori of Japan is a potential quarterfinal opponent. In the women's tournament, top-ranked Williams could come up against sister Venus — also a five-time champion — in the fourth round, Azarenka in the quarterfinals and Sharapova in the semis in a tough upper half of the draw. Defending champion Petra Kvitova is in the other half, and could face last year's runner-up Eugenie Bouchard of Canada in the quarterfinals. (Associated Press)

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70 years of great injustice eye witnesses of Naga Freedom Struggle

n the last few weeks, many thinkers have tried to understand the complex situation of the Indo-Naga Political Issue kept pending for last 85 years. When Kiren Rijiju, Home Minister incharge of Northeast India gave a statement “We have nothing to do with S.S. Khaplang for Naga issue”. Next day explosive situations followed at Tamlu in Mon district then at Changlang District in Arunachal Pradesh and also at Chandel district in Manipur which turned out to be an ugly scene in history. It is very unfortunate that leaders miscalculated historical facts. It is now 85 years since Naga people’s struggle for freedom started with both side India and Naga paying heavy price. I believe Government of India does not expect Nagas will give up their determination. Naga people were the last who fell into the British Empire that is why British rule 70 years had a shortest stay in Nagaland in the entire Asian Continent. Naga people fought Britishers for 48 years beginning from 1830. It was February 20th 1851 at Kikruma, the bloodiest battle was fought, consequently then Governor General of British Empire Lord Dalhousie at Calcutta adopted the policy of no interference to Naga Sovereignty. But still, disturbances continued under the British Administration in the erstwhile Assam by the Nagas. Then Khonoma battle was the last battle with Britishers and finally Nagas fell under the British Empire in 1880. When time came, Great Britain had decided to give up her empire. During transition period for power transfer, Naga leaders then submitted a Memorandum to the Simon Commission in 1929, then Naga National Council (NNC) follow up a Memorandum and gave several representations to then Prime Ministers of Great Britain Mr. Clement Attlee and Mr. Winston Churchill not to throw away Nagas to the ocean of Indian politics. However, they did not consider that it was important. Had Naga people helped Japanese people during Second World War at Kohima, Britishers would have been defeated at Kohima, featured as one of the bloodiest battle during WWII. Great Britain betrayed Naga people, therefore British Journalist Mike Wooldridge reported in BBC on 10th October 1997, “The forgotten war in Nagaland” saying “If you are from Great Britain you will be asked by some with great courtesy and to convey to the Queen a request that she should apologize for Britain letting Nagas down”. During the process, the time for transfer of power came; Naga delegates led by A.Z. Phizo met Mahatma Gandhi at Bhangi Colony in Delhi. Mahatma Gandhi clearly understood Naga People’s right. He said, “Nobody will force you to join Union of India, so if you

want Independence why do you have wait for 15th August?” Thereby, Naga People came back home and hoisted Naga National Flag on 14th August 1947 one day ahead of India’s Independence and sent cable message to UNO office saying keep on your record that Nagas became Independence. After that Naga delegates led by A.Z. Phizo met Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on 12th March 1951 at Guwahati. But Instead of diplomacy, Nehru shouted at the delegates saying “Whether heaven fall or India goes into pieces and blood run red in the Country, whether I am here or anyone else, Nagas will not be allowed to be independent”. The Naga delegates were humiliated. Thus NNC under the Leadership of Mr. A.Z. Phizo launched a Voluntary Plebiscite that was inaugurated on 16th March, 1952 with two gates, one Indian gate and another was the Naga gate to prove Naga peoples mandate for independence, no one entered Indian gate. The result of Voluntary Plebiscite was 99.99% fingerprints (weight of 80lb) was given to the Government of India saying that Nagas will not join the Indian Union. Therefore, Foreign Affair Ministry called a Conference to work out strategy to destroy Naga Political Movement. In the meeting, Lt. General Wadalia said, it is enough for one battalion of army to suppress any kind of movement, which the Nagas or anybody else could initiate. However, even before the ink had dried on the paper, two regiment division and 35 battalion of Assam Rifle with Assam police was required and troops moved in to Tuensang Area and war had started in October 1954 (‘My year with Nehru’ by B.N. Mullick). Situation turned nightmarish, it was an uncivilized war with Naga people, and they treated an inhuman being. One can’t imagine how much military expenditure was involved in the last 60 years. It was not political issue but invasion to Naga country. Then formally Federal Government of Nagaland was declared on 22nd March 1956. Later, Jawarharlal Nehru realized the rights of Naga people and their determination and capability. He gave full-fledged Statehood with special status to tame Naga people. But again he found it was a wrong move, because situations became from bad to worse once again. At last he agreed for Ceasefire between Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) and Government of India (GoI) for talks. In 1946 the Indian constituent Assembly constituted a sub-committee for the North East India region with following persons as its members Gopnath Bordaloi Chairman N.V. Thakar, B.N. Rao, Ranadajoi Secretary, Rev. Nichols Roy, T. Aliba Imti and two co-opted members Pu Khantewu and Pu Sprawunga, when sub-committee meet at Shillong over

joining the India Union. T. Aliba Imti who was then president of NNC refused to signed and walk away. He said, “We Naga people cannot sign our name to be under India. We do not agree with it and we resigned”. He also told the committee I cannot return to my people as a traitor. Earlier June 28, 1947 the Governor of Assam Sir Akbar Hydari and Premer Bardoloi came to Kohima and met the representatives of principal Naga Tribes at Kohima, had drown up a Nine Points Agreement and signed between the NNC and government of India, which they conceded the Nagas rights which they already had under the excluded Area Act of Administration their own land and taxation etc. the Nine point Agreement was as follows: “The Governor of Assam as the agent of the Government of India Union will have special responsibility for period of Ten years to ensure the due observed of this agreement, at the end of this period the Naga National Council be asked whether they require the above agreement to be extended for further period or New Agreement regarding the future of the Naga people arrive it”. (My year with Nehru by B.N. Mullick) In the first Indian Republic election, Nagas boycotted the election and send back empty ballot boxes to Shillong. In view of seriousness of the situation, the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) held a Convention at Wokha on February 2-4, 1964. There a resolution was passed to bring about a peaceful settlement between the GoI and the FGN. As a result, Peace Mission was formed with Mr. B.P. Chaliha, then the Chief Minister of Assam, Mr. Jayaprakash Narayan veteran freedom fighter and Rev. Michael Scott famous Missionary to South Africa from England. They came forward and took up their responsibilities sincerely and made many contacts with both sides. Through their sincere efforts, they received positive response from the Federal Government of Nagaland, and they met at Sakraba in Phek District on 24th May 1964 in resulting an agreeable principle to which Government of India gave consent. Thus, cease-fire between the two Governments was secured and an agreement was brought out and declared on midnight September 6, 1964.Then the first talk began at Chedema Camp on 6th October, 1964 led by Gundivia Foreign Secretary Government of India but FGN delegates refused Mr. P. Shilu Ao then Chief Minister of Nagaland to attend the meeting. At last he was allowed to attend the meeting as an Indian delegate. Six Round of Talks were conducted at the highest level with Mrs. Indira Gandhi then the Prime Minister of India, unfortunately

talks came to a deadlock. Again, in September 1, 1972 Oppressive and Repressive Policy Act of Indian Parliament Act No. 37 of 1967 was imposed. Heavy Army operations commenced and situations became from bad to worse. Tens of thousands were killed and surrendered and thus under duress, Shillong Accord was signed. With the passage of time, a counter Government was established as the National Socialist Council of Nagaland in 31st January 1980 in Eastern Nagaland, now Myanmar. Again Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Mr. Thankin U. Nu then the Prime minister of Burma came to Kohima on 28th March 1953 anxious to meet the public but Local Administrator misguided and Nagas were not allowed to give any memorandum without the knowledge of the Prime Minister. Therefore, Naga People stood up and dispersed yelling in the presence of the two Prime Ministers. Jawaharlal Nehru felt so much humiliated, both of them went back to Imphal and flew to Sinkaling HKhamti and agreed to divide the Nagas without the knowledge of Naga People. Till 1937, Burma was in India during British rule, and then became independent in 1948 and Burma was no longer with India. By 1935, half Naga area was declared Excluded Area and still half of Nagas land was nobody’s land, neither under British nor Burma or India and they were called as free Nagas. When Burma was about to get independence, they called all ethnic groups for ten days for a consultative meeting at Panglong in 1947 as to what form of Government they will form for National Government of Burma. Naga people were also invited but people refused to be with Burma Union. They simply say we will be with Naga brothers and sisters. Myanmar National Convention Covenant adopted on 10th march 1979 at Thaton Karen state. The Covenant has 31 Articles and the Convention was called Myanmar because that is the Ancient name of Burma. The Article 13, the Naga are invited to join as a Federating state and the missionary of the convention will be deputed to meet their Nation Leaders but Naga refuse to join the Federating Covenant. Therefore they formed Naga National Revolutionary, and then turned to Eastern Naga National Councils’. Khaplang was President and again emerged to Naga National Council by 1978 at Nokpa. Then A.Z. Phizo was President, S.S. Khaplang was Vice-President and Th. Muivah was General Secretary. It is obvious that Naga Political issue cannot be final with peace meal. It is an inspiration of the people not by accident. Naga People believe that by race and by nature, people have distinct identity, culture, costumes and religion since time immemorial.

The question is what right India has to hang on in the land of the Nagas letting blood run red in the country for the last 70 years? Nagas have made three Cease-fire Agreements with India. Peace talks for the last 18 years between GoI and NSCN (IM) lingered on with more than 100 times round of talks but no indication for any positive solution from the Indian Government. An observer Simranjit Singh, then President of Siromani Akali Dal, Amritsar remarked, “India with its might won’t carry on the talks but happy to tire out Naga Leaders or win over with money or promises of power within the current Indian System that has been the policy in the hinder. India with all political dissent, if a Naga leader holds with their demands, the only alternative would be to go back to bush”. We have witnessed the fact that if there be violence and provocations, a leader would talk but if there is non-violence they would remain quite. It is hypocrisy of a leader in the country who preaches non-violence and practice violence. Indian leaders are aware of the fate of North East India’s struggle but instead of engaging to talk of problem, they use force to suppress people’s right. If the trend continues to go further, India will lose entire North East Indian region which is surrounded by 98% international borders with just 25KM linked with the rest of the country. The Chicken neck of 25km Chumbi valley can easily be cut off from main land. It will be useless to talk about Look-East Policy if Indian policy of dealing with Myanmar does not change. And until and unless Myanmar becomes a democratic government, India’s Democracy would be a mockery in the eyes of the world. Any peace talk must be based on historical facts and an inclusive policy taken on account of all shades of people’s opinion and all Political groups who fight for the cause of people’s movement. It is interesting to note that R.N. Ravi’s statement, “We do not like to repeat the same mistakes in the past seems more interesting that they have political will to address political issue between GOI and Naga people with inclusive policy and seeking public opinion”. At the same time the general masses are seriously watching what the present state government partyless will play their role in this crucial time of history. For the last 50 years we have seen all political parties and successive state Government promises in their Manifestoes in every election assuring that if they come to power, the Naga political settlement will be their first priority but all became Crocodile tears. May the great Lord Judge who is right and who is wrong! Rev.Dr. V.K. Nuh

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Entertainment

Saturday 27 June 2015

have learnt ‘Star trek 3’ to deal with changes

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embers of Briti s h b oy b a n d One Direction say they've learnt to "deal" with things that "attack" them all the time and admit they are "stronger" than they've ever been. The "No control" hitmakers -- Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson -- have had a tough time of late with the exit of

their bandmate Zayn Malik, and though they often feel "huge pressure", they are "stronger than ever", reports femalefirst.co.uk. "Mentally, more than anything, we've grown up -- although we are still very immature. We're learning to deal with different things that attack us every day. Being in this position, there's obviously

huge pressure all the time. "There's been a lot of big changes in the band, and we have to grow past those different obstacles. To be honest with you, we're stronger than ever, which is amazing," Payne told Teen Vogue magazine. One new track from the group's forthcoming new album is named after a girl, and though it doesn't

feature Payne's girlfriend Sophia Smith, he insisted she doesn't mind being snubbed. He said: "I was listening to it with Sophia this morning, actually. One of songs has a different girl's name in the title, but it's fine -- she didn't take any offense. We're just ready to go with it. It's going to be ace, I promise you that."

ilming for Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana starrer science fiction action film "Star Trek 3" has reportedly begun at the Squamish Boulders, a wildlife area near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. According to sources, filming for the third instalment of the blockbuster movie series has begun since Thursday, under the working title "Washington", reports aceshowbiz.com. Quinto and Saldana took to Instagram to share some images teasing fans about the filming of the movie. Quinto uploaded a photograph showing off his character's iconic

‘Bend It Like Beckham ’ inviTe To women'S world Cup Team

end It Like Beckham creator Gurinder Chadha plans to invite England's women's World Cup team to see the new stage show based on her hit film. The musical - about a football-loving girl in London - opened two days after the England squad won a place in the quarter-finals against hosts Canada. "It's fantastic timing for us that it's the Women's World Cup," Chadha told the BBC. "It's even greater news that the England team are doing so well. "As soon as they get back to Heathrow that's

the first thing we're going to do - invite them all, and maybe they'll take a bow themselves." At the curtain call on Wednesday's opening night, at London's Phoenix Theatre, the cast unfurled a banner in support of the England women's squad. "We got to hold the banner at the end with pride," said Natalie Dew, who plays the lead role of Jess, a Punjabi Sikh teenager forbidden to play football by her parents. "We are so happy that they remain in the finals." The England team's Casey Stoney was a consul-

tant for musical's football choreography. The show's gala opening was attended by actress Juliet Stevenson, who also appeared in the original film. "It's kept the heart and message of the film," she said. Chadha's 2002 movie, which launched the careers of Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra, was a huge hit at home and abroad. The new musical version includes songs composed by Howard Goodall, with lyrics by Charles Hart. Chadha, who grew up in London's Southall, said the story carried a "great mes-

sage for girls". "It's about a young woman who dreams of doing something that is seen to be very much part of a man's world, and how she earns the right to take on the world for herself despite everyone saying 'don't do it'. "It's not just about football, but everything in life." She said David Beckham's manager had said the football star was "desperate to come and see it with his family". Chadha admitted that new musicals in the West End were a "risky business". Made in Dagenham also based on a British film

- closed in April after a West End run of six months. "All you can do is your best - tell your story with as much honesty and integrity as you can," she said. "I really hope the British public come to see it, and appreciate it as a new kind of West End British musical, because that's what we were trying to achieve." The musical begins with the voice of veteran football commentator John Motson, who was also in the audience on Wednesday night. He said: "With our girls doing so well in the World Cup, it couldn't have been staged at a better time."

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hairstyle. "Someone is preparing to emerge," he captioned the image. The actor also posted a closeup photograph of his eyebrow which is appropriately trimmed to fit his role. Meanwhile, Saldana shared an image of herself sitting in a makeup chair while reading a magazine. "Trailer time #startrek," she captioned the photograph. She also posted a funny Dubsmash video, which she captioned: "#boredatwork." Although production on the film has been underway, many details of the movie, like the title, have not been confirmed yet. In

April, rumours were that the movie would be called "Star Trek Beyond". As for plot details, these are being kept under wraps but the story is said to involve the Enterprise going on their five-year mission. Justin Lin is directing the film from a script penned by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung. Saldana and Quinto are joined by the likes of Pegg, Chris Pine, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Sofia Boutella and Idris Elba. J.J. Abrams, who directed the previous two films, is producing the third film. The film is slated for a release on July 8, 2016.

Taylor SwifT & Calvin Harris

are world's highest paid celebrity couple

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eyonce and Jay Z have officially been dethroned as the world's highest paid celebrity couple. New couple Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris have slid into the top spot with combined earnings of $146 million over the last year, according to Forbes. They earned $35.5 million more than Bey and Jay Z, whom came in second with $110.5 million. In third place is Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert, with combined earnings of $57 million. Taylor's earnings over the last year are surely boosted by her smashingly successful fifth studio album, 1989, which debuted in October 2014. 1989 moved 1.287 million copies in one week, the highest selling album since 2002. The 25-year-

old musician is currently embarked upon her 1989 world tour, with the secondary price of tickets averaging $315.41, according to Forbes. Furthermore, Taylor has endorsement deals with Diet Coke, Keds and Sony, while Calvin works with Giorgio Armani and Sol Republic headphones. The 31-year-old DJ released his fourth studio album, Motion, in October 2014, with 35,000 copies sold in its first week. Meanwhile, Taylor has made waves within the music industry by persuading Apple to compensate artists for plays of their songs during a three month free trial of their new streaming service, Apple Music. The

22 hitmaker wrote an open letter to the technology giant, advocating on behalf of her fellow musicians. Apple responded by agreeing to compensate artists during the free trial period, tweeting: '#AppleMusic will pay artist for streaming, even during customer's free trial period. We hear you @taylorswift13 and indie artists. Love, Apple' Taylor has agreed to allow Apple Music to stream her 1989 album. Calvin took to Twitter to congratulate his girlfriend after performing at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas over the weekend. The Summer hitmaker wrote: 'I just played a gig inside a giant owl and my girl just changed the entire music industry what a day'

Donatella Versace is the Russell BRand new face of GiVenchy arrives in India

Selected participants from Kohima audition for Kids for fame season, 5, 2015 posing lens with Pheto Music Association(PMA) PMA and Lineage Enterprise

his might just be a fashion first: one major designer appearing in another major designer's campaign. Enter Donatella Versace, the 60-year-old creative director of Versace and now the star of fellow Italian fashion house Givenchy's autumn/winter 2015 campaign. The surprising casting was first revealed a few weeks ago via Instagram (isn't everything these days?), with Givenchy creative lead Riccardo Tisci posting one black-and-white image from the upcoming campaign starring himself and Donatella on his personal account. Today, the first proper images have been released. "I believe in breaking rules," said Donatella of her appearance in the campaign. "I want to get rid of the old system, work together and make fashion a true global community." "So proud and honoured to introduce my new ultimate icon: Donatella Versace,"said Tisci when he posted the first image, followed by numerous hashtags that suggested the images were styled by former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld and shot by photography duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Tisci, who has just marked 10 years at Givenchy, is known for his curveball casting. Previous stars have included transgender model Lea T and, more recently, actress Julia Roberts.

ritish stand-up comedian Russell Brand, dressed in comfort wear, landed here on Friday morning, to make the audience chuckle away at the second season of LIVE Viacom18 Comedy Central Chuckle Festival. Brand, who developed a special bond with India after tying the knot with his now ex-wife Katy Perry back in 2010, is taking to the stage in India for the first time. He will perform in the capital on Friday, after which he will tickle audiences' funny bone in Mumbai and Banglore on Saturday and Sunday. "He landed in Delhi around 11 a.m. He was dressed in comfort wear," a source told IANS. Brand will be staying at a reputed luxury hotel in the capital, and will head out to complete

some formalities before preparing himself to regale his Indian fans here. Best known for his comic acts in movies like "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "Get Him to the Greek", Brand, who is enamoured with yoga, last visited India to get married to pop star Perry in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Rajasthan. The Chuckle Festival made a big bang entry into the Indian comedy scene in 2013 with world renowned comedians such as Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias, Eddie Ifft and Paul Varghese. Brand, the livewire comedian, is expected to bring the house down with his unique brand of humour. Also adding to the heightened hilarious experience will be popular Indian comedian Papa CJ, who has performed across the world

Peru defeats Bolivia to reach Copa semis Farah stays with Salazar amid doping claims

Bolivia's goalkeeper Romel Quinonez hits the ball with his fist during a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match at the German Becker Stadium in Temuco, Chile, Thursday, June 25. (AP Photo)

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TEMUCO, JUNE 26 (AP): A Paolo Guerrero hat trick led Peru to a 3-1 win against Bolivia on Thursday, securing a place in the semifinals of the Copa America. Peru attacked from the first minute with Guerrero opening the scoring

in the 20th minute when he headed in a perfectly placed cross from Juan Vargas. He added his second in the 23rd on the counterattack with Christian Cueva supplying the pass. He completed his hat trick in the 74th after intercepting a pass. Bolivia's Marcelo

Cech to undergo medical with Arsenal - reports

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LONDON, JUNE 26 (REUTERS): Chelsea's Petr Cech will undergo a medical with Arsenal on Friday, according to British media reports, after the clubs agreed a fee for the 33-year-old goalkeeper. The BBC said Cech, who was displaced as Chelsea's first-choice keeper by Belgium's Thibaut Courtois last season, had agreed personal terms with Arsenal and would become their first close-season signing. Cech, who joined Chelsea in 2004 from French club Stade Rennais, played 16 times for Jose Mourinho's side last season. The goalkeeper position has been an issue for Arsenal over recent years with Wojciech Szczesny and David Ospina sharing the role last season.

India, Pakistan play out 2-2 draw in HWL Semi ANTWERP, JUNE 26 (AGENCIES): A thrilling encounter the between India and Pakistan resulted in a draw. Both the teams managed to score twice as the game ended at 2-2. Ramandeep Singh scored a fantastic goal just 4 minutes before the end of Q1 to take India to 1-0 against Pakistan in a much-awaited Pool A match of Hockey World League Semi-Final on Friday. Pakistan’s skipper Muhammad Imran bought them into the match by scoring an equaliser in the beginning of the second quarter. Imran scored another goal to take his team in lead. Just after the Pak skipper scored the leading goal, India’s Ramandeep scored another one to equal the scores. After having two unconvincing win over France and Poland, the Indian men’s side will have to quickly pull up their socks, when they take on their arch-rivals Pakistan. The showdown between Champions Trophy silver medalist Pakistan and Asian Games champions India has surely raised the stakes. The Victory for both India And Pakistan is of utmost importance as it will make way for a favourable quarterfinal draw. India have won both their first two matches against France (3-2) and Poland (3-0) but Paul van Ass’ wards were far from impressive. The top three teams in this tournament will also advance to the World League Final in India in December.

Moreno converted a penalty in the 84th. The three goals were Guerrero's first after failing to score in the three group matches. "We are showing that this team wants to move on, to improve and we hope this will be the start because we want to

classify for the World Cup," Guerrero said. It's the second consecutive time that Peru has reached the Copa America semifinals after finishing third four years ago in Argentina. Peru faces host Chile on Monday in the semifi-

nals. On the other half of the draw, Argentina plays Colombia in a quarterfinal on Friday, and Brazil faces Paraguay on Saturday in the other. The finals are July 4. Peru went with an attacking lineup of Guerrero, Claudio Pizarro and Jefferson Farfan against Bolivia's stubborn defense, and could have scored at least two more goals in the first half. Farfan had several chances, shooting just wide of the near post in the 37th and then hitting the crossbar in stoppage time. Guerrero continued in the second half to shoot at every opportunity with Marcelo Moreno also pressing to get Bolivia back into the match. Farfan had the best chance early in the second half, shooting just wide of the far post in the 64th. The game might have turned in the 69th when Bolivia's Ricardo Pedriel tripped over diving goalkeeper Peru Pedro Gallese, but Colombia referee Wilmar Roldan waved off penalty claims. Minutes later, Guerrero sealed the game when he intercepted a pass and raced in to score from 15 meters (yards).

LONDON, JUNE 26 (AP): Double Olympic champion Mo Farah will continue working with Alberto Salazar, saying Friday he was satisfied with the response given by the American long-distance running coach to accusations of doping. "As someone I've worked with for many years, I feel I have to believe in Alberto and the evidence he has provided," Farah said on his Facebook page. Salazar issued a 12,000-word rebuttal of claims against himself and his other star runner, Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp, in an open letter on the website of the Nike Oregon Project on Wednesday. Salazar, one of the world's top track coaches, has been accused by American investigative website ProPublica and the BBC of using doping practices for his athletes in Oregon. "Although it's been a difficult time," Farah said, "I asked Alberto to respond to the allegations made against him and he has now done so in full." Farah, the world and Olympic 5,000 and 10,000-meter champion, added that

he now wants to "focus on what I do best — training hard to win medals for my country." Investigations by ProPublica and BBC this month contained allegations from Salazar's former assistant, Steve Magness, and former runner Kara Goucher that the coach circumvented doping rules. Salazar's response on the eve of the U.S. national trials was detailed, disputing every allegation.

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Satnam creates history to become first Indian in NBA

NEW YORK, JUNE 26 (PTI): Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian basketball player to be drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after being picked by Dallas Mavericks here. The 19-year-old, who hails from a remote village in Punjab and stands 7 feet 2 inches tall, was the 52nd pick in the NBA Draft. Satnam Singh was selected amongst the 60 young men who will play basketball in the NBA next season. Gursimran “Sim” Bhullar was the first player of Indian origin to play in the NBA when he turned out for the Kings in three games in April. Since their inaugural 1980-81 season, The Dallas Mavericks have won three division titles (1987, 2007, 2010), two conference championships (2006, 2011), and one NBA Championship (2011). On cloud nine after becoming the first Indian to make the NBA draft for Dallas Mavericks, Satnam Singh Bhamra said his entry will open the doors for more Indians to play basketball at the highest level in America. Having represented the national team, Satnam moved to Florida for training before making his presence felt in the NBA circuit. The 19-year-old sensation believes that many hoopsters can take a leaf out of his book to dream big. “The feeling is ofcourse unreal but it has happened and I feel that my entry will certainly open the doors for

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many aspiring basketballers in India to dream big,” said an elated Satnam to a host of Indian journalists on conference call from the US. “At least there is somebody with whom the youngsters back home can identify, somebody who is playing in the NBA. Now a road has opened up for them from which they can come up. Hailing from a small village called ‘Ballo Ke’ near Ludhiana, the 7 feet 2 inches player has made it to the home of basketball in the world and Satnam admitted that there was lot of anxiety before the result of the draft came in. Satnam was picked in the 52nd draft and second list of the NBA. “Forget about sleep, I haven’t even eaten anything because of the anxiety. There were no nerves as such but just that feeling

that I should make it into the draft. I was certainly hopeful after coming this far but there is always a big if. But by the grace of God I have realised my dream,” he said with a big laugh. Coming from a farmer’s family, Satnam came to the US in September 2010 as part of a scholarship program between IMG and Reliance. The 110 kg player thanked his family and his first guide for making his dream a reality. The towering youngster has been training in Florida for the last five years along with players of 39 countries on an initiative of US-based IMG Reliance Academy. Looking up to Kobe Bryant as his favourite NBA star, Satnam also looks forward to rubbing shoulders with the best in the business, especially German veteran Dirk Nowitzki, who is part of the Dallas squad.

1st non state player’s badminton tournament held Results

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Men’s doubles Champion – Sendongyanger & Martemjen (Mokokchung) Runners-up; Toshikaba & T. Imlisunep (Mokokchung)

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The champions & runners-up of different categories along with officials of 1st Non State Badminton Tournament pose for lens at Indoor Badminton Stadium Kohima on June 26. Our Correspondent

ment organized by the All Nagaland Badminton Kohima | Jun 26 Referee & Umpires AssoThe first Non State Play- ciation was held at Indoor ers Badminton Tourna- Stadium here from June

24 to 26. The Association president, T Molung Aier informed that 76 players from Kohima, Dimapur,

Mokokchung and Wokha took part in the three day long tourney, which was held under three different categories.

35+ doubles Champion: Temsu Longkumer & Vibiezotuo (Kohima) Runners-up: Temjenmeren & Gopi (Kohima)

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45+ doubles Champion: C T Jamir & Vipulhu (Kohima) Runners-up – Khuto & David (Dimapur).

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