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The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits —Albert Einstein

Drought-hit Maharashtra village looks to ‘water wives’ to quench thirst [ PAGE 8]

reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

Dimapur | June 4

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not only Banks and Government officials, sC should also direct the security forces not to demand Adhaar card during frisking.

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Dimapur DC prohibits roadside dumping of garbage DImapuR, June 4 (mexn): Deputy Commissioner Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome, has notified that there will “total prohibition” on dumping of materials along the highways and streets in Dimapur. Furthermore, construction of works must be carried out at a distance from the road as per the Right of Way (ROW) provision. “This order is for strict compliance and comes into immediate effect,” the DC stated in a press release.

CKDLBR lifts eco blockade

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DImapuR, June 4 (mexn): The Committee for Koziirii-Dzuko Land Boundary Resolution (CKDLBR) has decided to call off its economic blockade against alleged encroachment on parts of the Dzukou valley by people from Nagaland state. A press note from the Mao Council informed that this decision was taken after a joint meeting of the Naga Hoho, UNC and NPO along with Mao council on June 3 at Mozhu prayer center located near Tadubi.

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Nagaland has joined the growing list of states discouraging the purchase of the instant 2 minute Maggi noodles; a product of Nestle Company, after it was found containing Monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead in excess of the permissible limit. A press release issued by the Dr Neikietuo Chiesotsu, Principal Director & Additional Food Safety Commissioner, Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland on Thursday in a public health advisory informed the general public not to purchase Magi noodles till further orders. It has also directed all chief medical officers and food safety officers to carry out inspection and collect samples of Maggi noodles under its jurisdiction and send it to State Public Health Laboratory (SPHL), Kohima for analysis urgently. The Food Analyst, SPHL has also been informed to make necessary arrangements and submit analysis report following prescribed procedures immediately. Maggi noodles is a favorite snack for people of all ages, particularly children and students in Nagaland. This is evident from the number of Maggi noodles packets consumed every day. According to staff of the main distributing agency

• Health dept orders collection of samples for testing • 25,000 Maggi packets consumed every day in Dimapur alone, says distributers

of Nestle Company, Nagaland located in Dimapur, at least 250 cartoons of the noodles are procured by distributers every day. One cartoon of Maggi noodles contains 96-108 packets. Which means, on an average, Dimapur alone consumes at least 25,000 packets of the controversial noodles every day. The distributing agency also informed that sale of Maggi noodles have gone down during the last couple of days. Meanwhile, a reliable source from the Health department expressed apprehension that SPHL, Kohima may not be properly equipped or qualified to conduct such tests.

According to the source, the public health laboratory is not accredited with the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL). Food testing laboratories are expected to have NABL accreditation for the test parameters as per the Food Safety and Standards (Food products and Standards) Regulation 2011. Centre seeks report on Maggi from states The central government sought reports from all states on the controversy over the quality of Maggi noodles, Health Minister JP Nadda said on Thursday. The health minister

SAYO puts total blockade in abeyance our Correspondent Kohima | June 4

public not to-let their houses and /or buildings, either for commercial, residential or for any other purposes to Mao people even outside the Southern Angami territorial jurisdiction. On the reason for keeping the blockade in abeyance, SAYO said, “The Angami Public Organization (APO) has taken up the issue and filed the case before the Tenyimi Peoples’ Organization (TPO) against Mao Council in order to adjudicate the issue of Kezoltsa and Dzukou as per the Naga customs and traditions particularly the Tenyimi,” SAYO members told media persons today. On the eviction drive, a press release made available to media houses by

With the Angami Public Organization (APO) taking up the SAPO-Mao Council land dispute, the Southern Angami Youth Organization (SAYO) decided to keep in abeyance the total blockade imposed on the Mao community in the Southern Angami territory with effect from 6:00 pm Thursday evening. On the other hand, the SAYO gave a five (5) day time period to the Mao community residing in Southern Angami territorial jurisdiction to evacuate in order to “evade any unnew YoRk, June 4 foreseen incident.” It also informed the (IanS): Scientists at The Wistar Institute in the US Southern Angami general have found a protein in the blood that appears to be more accurate at detecting lung cancer than currently available methods used for screening. If the accuracy of this biomarker can be confirmed in a larger trial, this could lead to the devel- new DelhI, June 4 (IanS): Minisopment of a simple blood ter of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has said test that could be used for that the centre will not enter into peace annual screening, the re- talks with any emerging militant outfits searchers said. “If we can develop a simple blood test in the North East states. Rijiju said Prime Minister Narendra that’s more accurate than low-dose computed to- Modi’s government had decided to take a mography (CT) scans, we “tough line” against the militants, adding can detect the cancer earli- that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act er with a less expensive, less (AFSPA) will stay in NE states, other than invasive and more accurate in Tripura, where the law was repealed on blood test. Everyone stands May 27 by the state government after beto gain from such a test being in force for 18 years. coming available,” said lead “The current situation in Tripura canauthor of the study Qihong not be compared to other states of the NE Huang, associate professor region. We are aware of every minor and at The Wistar Institute. In this study, Huang and his major development happening in the NE colleagues focused on can- states,” Rijiju told IANS in an exclusive incer testis antigens (CTAs), terview at his North Block office. Denying any renewal of ceasefire since they are often found in tumour cells that circu- with NSCN (K), Rijiju said: “The central government was trying its best to coorlate in the blood.

Soon, a blood test to detect lung cancer

SAYO president Kekhriihol Mekro and action committee convenor Khisanol Viswentso said the Mao people were being asked to evacuate from Southern Angami territory because the “Mao Council has instigated and utilized the Manipur Armed Forced (Police) and forcefully ousted the labourers and machineries of SAPO on June 3, 2015 at Kezoltsa. It further alleged that the “Mao Council has applied an unknown Naga culture by utilizing Meitei’s man and its gun power in doing this; therefore, the SAYO is forced to take the following decision.” SAYO also reiterated that it’s earlier demands still stand.

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Don’t purchase Maggi twenty Army personnel ambush noodles: nagaland govt killed in Manipur nscn (K), KYKl & KcP Morung Express news

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dinate with the state governments in the region to act against the militant groups in the border areas.” However, he said, it was not possible to take up the issues with nations like Myanmar and Bangladesh as they themselves “do not have proper control in their territories, where the militant groups have set up their base camps.” Rijiju said that as the conflict in the NE is completely different from other parts of the country, the ruling NDA government has “special plans” to tackle the situation there. Regarding AFSPA in the NE states, Rijiju said that the government was satisfied by the improvement of the security situation. However, Rijiju said that AFSPA could be re-enforced in Tripura if the situation worsens and that AFSPA in other NE states will be decided depending on the ground situation.

said that once the central government gets the reports, a decision will be taken on the future course of action regarding the popular snack that has been pulled off sales counters after high lead content was found in samples. “We have asked for a report from all the state governments on Maggi,” Nadda told a press conference in Delhi. “The reports are expected to come by today (Thursday) evening, after which we will be able to take a decision,” he said. Asked about checking the safety standards of other packaged food products, the health minister said “it is a continuous process”. Bihar, Punjab, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and Odisha on Wednesday joined Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh which have sent Maggi noodle samples for tests. After Kerala, Uttarakand, Delhi, Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday banned Maggi noodles after tests on the product showed presence of lead and MSG. The Nepal government has also imposed a ban on importing and selling of Maggi noodles in its market for an undefined period. The Maggi saga is likely to have ripple effects in the noodle market as over half a dozen brands have to undergo laboratory tests.

Imphal, June 4 (IanS): At least 20 soldiers were killed and 11 others injured when militants ambushed their convoy in Manipur on Thursday. The attack was condemned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. This was the worst such attack on the Indian Army anywhere in the country in more than a decade. A team of 6 Dogra Regiment was on a routine road opening patrol in the morning in Chandel district when they were ambushed between Paralong and Charong villages. An army spokesman said the militants first fired rocket-propelled grenades at the four-vehicle convoy on its way to Imphal from Chandel, setting the first vehicle on fire. The attackers later fired indiscriminately from automatic weapons, taking the soldiers by surprise. Defence ministry sources said most bodies of the soldiers were charred and were being identified. The injured were flown in a helicopter to the army base hospital in Imphal. One of the vehicles, “probably the first in the convoy caught fire after being hit by RPG”, a defence ministry official said. The soldiers retaliated but the militants managed to escape. Prime Minister Modi said: “Today’s mindless attack is very distressing. I bow to each and every soldier who has sacrificed his

claim responsibility

DImapuR, June 4 (mexn): The NSCN (K), the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and the Kangleipak Communist Party have claimed responsibility for Thursday’s ambush. A joint statement issued by the three groups claimed that a combined team including the “Elite Strike Unit of Naga Army, KYKL and the KCP assaulted five vehicle convoy of 6thDogra regiment on June 4 at Tengnoupal –New Somtal road under Chandel District of Manipur and slew 20 personnel including one JCO and critically injured more than a dozen soldiers.” “The joint offensive has been launched in sync with each corresponding assertion for self-determination and sovereignty,” the statement added.

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nagaland and Manipur put on high security alert new DelhI, June 4 (pTI): At a high-level meeting, chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and attended by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag, Nation Security Advisor Ajit Doval besides others, took stock of the situation arising out of the ambush on the army personnel in the northeastern state. The Home Minister ordered that no militant involved in the attack should be allowed to go scot free and strongest possible action should be taken against all those involved in the ambush, official sources said. The central government took directed that all installations of the security forces in Manipur and Nagaland be put on high alert to foil any attempt by the militants to strike again. life for the nation.” Parrikar too condemned the ambush and vowed to bring the killers behind “the cowardly act to book”. The defence minister added that the army would continue to work towards bringing peace and normalcy in Manipur and conveyed “deepest condolence” to the families of the dead soldiers. The army suspects the

Manipur-based People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for the attack but does not rule out the involvement of the NSCN (K), who has a substantial presence in the district and had recently pulled out of the ceasefire agreement it signed with the Indian government. The security forces mounted a major search operation after the ambush.

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Going back to the roots

Traditional ethos & practices can help conserve the environment among the Nagas and its Moa Jamir Today is World pendence environment. Dimapur | June 4 “A Khiamniungan Naga loudly “When I was a child, elders used to Environment Day asks the spirits’ permission cutting a tree. If strong wind blows just then, caution us that if we defecate in the river or waters bodies, you would be swept away by flood; instilling a sense of fear and deterrence till this day,” a JNU research scholar remarked during a discussion on traditional environmental consciousness. This, during days of the ancestors, was a basic human activity. And it held a far greater significance in the relationship between humans and nature. With the slogan, “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care,” the World Environment Day 2015 is observed with the recognition that the “well-being of humanity, the environment and economies ultimately depends on the responsible management of the planet’s natural resources.” The annual event (June 5) under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) strives “to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth” The big question at this juncture is how to manage natural resources efficiently and generate a symphony between nature and humans? A reliving of the Nagas’ indigenous ethos and practices might provide answers on the way forward.

and myths were developed in the understanding of the complexities of their ecological system, the duo maintained. Likewise, P Renthy Jamir, an Ao elder noted how a basic belief and reverence that, nature in all its endowments are ‘living beings,’ engendered a sense of symbiotic relationship. Environmentally, it holds profound significance. For instance, Martemjen argues that the observance of taboos called Anempong by Aos, Sarüsatuk by Lothas, Chinih by Sumi’s, Cjhaipü Nüng by Phoms etc were guiding principles in their relationship with the natural environment. “These taboos were against offending the gods, spirits or nature, such as prohibition of hunting, killing and keeping traps during breeding season, killing of pregnant animals and birds and during gestation or fishing and use of certain poisonous roots in the rivers or springs during the spawning season etc,” Jamir said. “It was also a taboo for men to kill animals when their wives were pregnant. By doing so, it was deemed that the child will be born unhealthy,” he added. Besides imposition of fines, association of misfortune to the person Intimacy “The Nagas had an ‘intimate’ link resorting to such activities through with nature- on the spiritual, socio- myth and beliefs worked as a great cultural and economic aspects re- deterrence. volving around biodiversity of which they are an integral part,” opined Reverence and sync Not only defecation in water, doMartemjen, a PhD scholar at Nagaland University. In an article pub- ing the same on land without digging lished in the International Journal earth was considered ‘unnatural and of Advanced Research (2014), Mar- unethical,’ the JNU research scholar temjen and Lanusashi Lkr assert that, maintained. “Elders warned that if “this link creates an area of continu- somebody sees your excrete and utous interaction between the people ter curse on it, it won’t bode well.” Martemjen contends that the and the nature with all its endowperception of taboo brought critical ments.” Subsequently, culture and tradi- support to human- environment retion, folklores and folksongs, taboos lationship and therefore the interde-

he will not cut the tree. After a tree is cut down, the Ao tribe usually places a stone on the stump so that the spirit of the tree may not blame the men for any high handedness but simply put the blame on the stone.” In addition, mismanagement of seeds, fruits etc were considered as unethical and unacceptable to Naga society, he noted.

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Community consciousness Preservation of community land and forest was also an important aspect of the human-nature connection. For instance, during community fishing, which was done only during non-spawning season, it was generically advised to leave out the young ones as they would regenerate the next cycle. “Even after upturning a stone while probing for crab or fishes, we were told to replace the stone back in the same order to preserve the natural flow of the river,” the JNU scholar stated. Cultivation “Naga culture and tradition closely revolved around shifting cultivation,” Martemjen asserted while likening it to a basic form of mixed horticulture in-vogue today, even allowing multiple cropping up to 126 varieties in some cases. Significantly, the place for cultivation was decided collectively and every year designated land changes to allow a free flowing cycle. After observing the indigenous farming system such Zabo and agriculture with Alder trees, and terrace farming by the Chakhesang, Angami, and Chang and Yimchunger tribe, a study by A Singh and C Gupta also concluded that it will go a long way in creating a built-in eco-friendly system of preservation, conservation and utilization of natural resources.

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‘INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP’

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Baptist Associations in Eastern Nagaland making a difference with church leadership programme Morung Express News Aolijen | June 4

An eight day training called ‘Institute for Development of Leadership’ organized by Baptist Association in Eastern Nagaland in collaboration with Clark Theological College is currently underway at CTC, Aolijen from May 1-8, 2015. Altogether, nearly ninety pastors from the different churches affiliated to the six church councils from Eastern Nagaland are participating in the programme. This is the third programme being organized by the Baptist Associations in Eastern Nagaland. The first ‘Institute for Development of Leadership’ was held in the year 2013, which was organised, by the Phom Baptist Church Association at Longleng in 2013. Thereafter the Chang Baptist Lashong Thangyen (or Chang Baptist Church Council CBCC) organized the second programme in

the year 2014. This is the third programme being organised in collaboration with the CTC with resource persons pooled in from diverse background with an aim to ‘refresh, train and equip’ the church leaders from the Eastern Nagaland so that they can be in tune with the changes in the world. United Sangtam Likhum Pumji Executive Secretary, Rev C Lima, while interacting with The Morung Express, disclosed that the Baptist Associations in Eastern Nagaland is a ‘loose fellowship’ of different Eastern Naga Baptist church councils brought together by a common call four or five years back. He said that the executive secretaries of the ‘six associations’, after thorough deliberations about the condition of the associations and the church, decided to hold this breakthrough leadership training for the pastors so that

Pastors from the different churches under the six Baptist church council under eastern Nagaland attending a programme at the Institute for Development of Leadership' being organized by the Baptist Associations in Eastern Nagaland in association with Clark Theological College at Aolijen, Mokokchung on Thursday, June 4, 2015. (Morung Photo)

‘they can be trained and brought up to the present global level’. Rev Lima pointed out that most of the church leaders serving at Eastern

Nagaland, about fifty or sixty percent, are 'vernacularly trained' and in the service for the past 20-30 years, who don’t get an opportunity to go outside to

equip themselves, refresh and know about the outside world much. ‘So we decided to give some refresher course and let them know how the

world is going on,’ said the USLB Executive Secretary. He said that the church leadership programme is a huge success as experienced from the past two

years. He said that there is a change in the sermon preparation and preaching, growth in relating with one another as leaders and brothers, more committed to the mission and ministry, and more confident in envisioning the future in leading the church and society. He also pointed out that this kind of leadership programmes encourages to be more outgoing and enable the church leaders to equip themselves with deal with the changes of going on in the world. He further disclosed that the Baptist Associations in Nagaland is planning to organize similar programmes for the youth and women church leaders so that the church as an organization can grow in a holistic manner. The eight-day programme will conclude on June 8, 2015. The organizers have rope in well-known resource persons from diverse fields who would be delivering lectures, work-

shops and seminars on diverse topics ranging from pastoral leadership, communication skills, media, basic Christian doctrines, conflict resolution, labour, devotion etc. On Thursday, the Editor of The Morung Express, Dr Akum Longchari, who was the resource person enlightened the participants on the topic ‘conflicts, peace building and reconciliation’ through a series of group activities and lectures. It may be noted here that the Institute for Development of Leadership (IFDOL) is being organized by the Baptist Associations: Chang, Khiamniungan, Konyank, Phom, Sangtam and Yimchunger in association with Clark Theological College and hosted by CTC, Aolijen. The training is aimed at integrating different subjects and issues challenging the church ministry and the participants will be offered Certificates through the CTC.

PSC lament poor performance of govt schools Officials inspect Tsurang Irrigation Project

Demands PSC caution contractors, HODs and health workers immediate LongLeng, June 4 (mexn): the DPR, Work Order and instruc- Head of Departments must remain Phom Students’ Conference tions, to avoid provoking necessary in station and provide regular serappointment The (PSC) while inspecting various intervention and further course of vice to the people. Meanwhile, PSC also expressed ongoing developmental projects action initiated by the PSC. of teachers The PSC stated in a press release disappointment over the irregularviz. road construction, school C M Y K

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LongLeng, June 4 (mexn): In the backdrop of the board exam results, where the government schools fared very poor especially in Longleng district, the Phom Students Conference expressed displeasure on the present education system of Nagaland and the role of the department concerned. While lauding the efforts and positive steps taken up by the Education Department in several areas, PSC criticised the functioning of the department in Nagaland, which lacked in several core areas, especially in recruiting or deploying required number of teachers in many schools and improper treatment meted out to some group of teachers in terms of payment of monthly salaries. The PSC conducted a study tour in the month of April covering the entire villages and schools of Longleng district where they encountered the problems of

construction, office construction, Agri & allied projects and several other schemes in Longleng district is deeply grieved to observe several loopholes, irregularities and bad workmanships in most of the projects. Therefore, it cautioned all the contractors, to discharge their workmanship sincerely and honestly and provide best satisfaction to the people and to stick strictly to

non-availability of subject teachers especially Mathematics and Science teachers in majority of Government Middle Schools and Government High Schools in the district, which has contributed to poor results. At present, the Longleng district holds 13 GHS, however PSC informed that the schools are functioning either without a Maths and Science teachers or with shortage of subject teachers including other subjects. PSC President, Hongkam D Ngonyen in a press release stated that the ap-

Acknowledgment

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e are deeply touched and humbled by your physical presence, your financial support and most of all your prayer support. It has helped us immensely as we went through the painful journey of sickness and demise of our beloved LATE MR. YIKOCHU on 25-05-2015. Words are inadequate yet we say THANK YOU to each and every individual, Unions, Churches, Village Councils and various public organizations. We would like to extent our special thanks to:1. All the Blood donors. 2. Doctors & Staff of Zion Hospital, Dimapur. 3. Doctors & Staff of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi. 4. Shri. T.R. Zeliang, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Nagaland. 5. Shri. Y. Patton, Hon’ble Minister & Family. 6. Shri. Y. Vikheho Swu, Hon’ble Minister & Family. 7. Shri. Kipili Sangtam, Hon’ble Minister & Family. 8. Shri. R. Tohanba, Hon’ble Parl. Secy. & Family. 9. Shri. B.S Nganglang, Hon’ble Parl.Secy. & Family. 10. Shri. Neiba Kronu, Hon’ble Parl.Secy. & Family. 11. Shri. Deo Nukhu, Hon’ble Parl.Secy. & Family. 12. Shri. Khriehu Liezietsu, Hon’ble Parl.Secy. & Family. 13. Shri. Pukhayi Sumi, Hon’ble Parl.Secy. & Family. 14. Dr. Longri, Hon’ble MLA & Family. 15. Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsϋ, Hon’ble MLA & Family. 16. Dr. Thorsie. 17. Shri. K.G. Kenye, Ex-Minister. 18. Shri. Chekhutso, Ex. MLA. 19. Shri. Rashutho, Ex. MLA. 20. Mr. Penthü Pochury, President Pochury Hoho 21. Mr. John Tsulisie, ADC Meluri. 22. Mr. T. Kamsang, President 20 A/C Meluri 23. Mr. Pele Khezhie, President N.C.S.U 24. Mr. Avituo Sekhose, Contractor 25. Mr. Vilelie Khamo, Contractor 26. Er. Abija Khing, EE PWD Phek. 27. Mr. Tsezhu. 28. Mr. K. Atalu 29. BCMT Prayer House, Meluri. 30. Deptt. of School Education & SCERT. 31. State Mission Authority, RMSA & S.S.A Nagaland. 32. Black Day Marathon Club. 33. NSCMDC Weziho. We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every individual but humbly pray that Almighty God bless you all richly. Loving Wife, Children, Family members & Relatives.

that the irregularities of the staffs of different offices of the district especially the Head of Departments who are stationed outside of the district has greatly hampered the functioning of offices and deprived the public of their service in timely need. Therefore, PSC warns that strict action shall be initiated to all the staffs and HODs who are found absent and irregular during its surprise checking and thus, all the staffs and

peal for appointment of a subject teacher has been repeatedly addressed to the department at various levels by PSC and other affected local bodies and the village councils. However, despite those appeals, the response of the department has turned a deaf ear, which has affected the students compelling them to write their matric exam without attending class for some particular subjects throughout the academic year and thereby results in producing negative and even nil results by most of the High Schools of the

ity of the doctors and health workers of the government health sectors neglecting to provide timely medical attention to the patients. The Student body warns them of the consequences of their negligence. The PSC has appealed the Deputy Commissioner, Longleng to strictly implement to provision of considering leave to HODs, book the erring officers and take necessary action.

district. The PSC maintained that, the delay and negligence of the department has continuously affected the Educational sector of the district and calls upon the government to wake up and ask the officials involved take moral responsibility for killing the future of the students. Considering this serious problem and acting on securing the future of the students, the Phom Students’ Conference demands for immediate appointment of the required strength of teachers against

the affected schools in the district from 2015 academic session onwards. Further, PSC cautions that the cry the students of Longleng district must be heard by the government and the department urgently. It also warned that “PSC shall sacrifice everything for the cause of the students and the department shall be held sole responsible for any course of action initiated by the PSC if the department continues to neglect the demand of the Conference and threaten and carrier of the students.”

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Parliamentary Secretary Jacob Zhimomi with others during the department inspection to Tsurang Irrigation Project held on June 3.

Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): Parliamentary Secretary, Irrigation & Flood Control Jacob Zhimomi accompanied by Bendangkokba, IAS, Secretary and Er Njilo Kemp, Chief Engineer, Irrigation & Flood Control, along with the field officers of the Irrigation & Flood Control Department inspected Tsurang Irrigation Project on June 3. A press note stated that the project costing Rs. 1693.32 Lakh is funded under NLCPR. The construction work started during 2010-11 and about 80%

of the Head work is found completed. The project headwork site which was originally proposed at Longtho Village under Mokokchung District has been shifted 12 Km upstream between Wozhi and Shihaphumi under Wokha District. It consists of 9 m height Weir and 43 m span, which will create ponding of 7 km length on the upstream. The project has potential of multi facet benefits such as pisciculture, eco-tourism and providing irrigation facilities for 1138 Ha covering several

villages namely Sumito, Khakuthato, Akuhayika under Wokha District and Moyaimti under Mokokchung District. The Parliamentary Secretary while appreciating the progress of work under the difficult working conditions advised the Department officials to adhere strictly to design specifications and maintain quality of work. He also, requested the surrounding villages to extend full cooperation for their own benefits towards successful implementation of the project.

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Eshak Konyak assure to upgrade state museum Our Correspondent Kohima | June 4

Parliamentary secretary for art & culture E. Eshak Konyak today stressed on the need to upgrade the state museum in Kohima and assured to pursue the same. It is learnt that the state museum is on the verge of collapse, which required immediate attention. Addressing the gatherVendors sell commodities in Kohima Night bazaar at Old MLA hostel Junction, Kohima. The ing at the felicitation proNight Bazaar was initiated with the objective to offer better service to the public, particularly gramme organized by the for the office goers. Photo by Zhovezo Resu department in his honour here at State Archive Building, Eshak said he is contemplating to create cultural stall attached to District Cultural Offices (DCOs) across the state. Assuring his best effort to bring change in the department, the parliamentary secretary sought proper coordination and cooperation of the department to make it happen. “Let us all work together and bring a positive change,” he said. Eshak also stated that the department cannot move forward without a good set of formula, and called upon the officers and staff to give constructive suggestion and be a contributor to policy making framework. The parliamentary secretary said that

Parliamentary secretary for art & culture E. Eshak Konyak addressing the felicitation function in Kohima on June 4. (Morung Photo)

he is ready to take up any important matter to the Prime Minister level for the welfare and benefit of the state. He also called upon the employees to be regular in attending office. Art & culture secretary Angau Thou informed that the department has taken pledge today to work sincerely and honestly with the newly inducted parliamentary secretary for the benefit of the people of Na-

galand. She was optimistic that the department will emerge change for better through the wisdom and guidance of Eshak. She also called for proper coordination and cooperation of the department for successful implementation of the various programmes/ schemes under the department. Art & culture director Vevo Sapuh chaired the function.

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plans big dams Cloud over Bru repatriation as none turn up India over Brahmaputra

state from Tripura and resettle them in selected villages where they will be allotted land and given compensation packages. Tens of thousands of Bru tribals fled Mizoram in 1997 fol-

lowing ethnic violence between them and the majority Mizos following the murder of a Mizo official by Bru militants. They made their way to Tripura where the neighbouring state put them in designated relief camps where they have been lodged ever since. Tripura has repeatedly said Mizoram should take back the tribals. Six phases of the repatriation process has been organised since 2010 but these have met with limited success, partly because relief camp leaders have rejected the compensation package saying it is too less. The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Mizoram and Tripura

UNC urges SAPO, Mao Council to refrain from aggravating situation TAHAmzAm, June 4 (mexn): The United Naga Council (UNC) has appealed to the Southern Angami Public Organisation (SAPO) and the Mao Council to reciprocate each other and to refrain from aggravating the situation. A UNC press note received here expressed appreciation on the decision of the Mao Council to lift the indefinite economic blockade along NH-2 with immediate effect following the intervention of Naga Hoho, UNC and NPO, Senapati. UNC further appealed to all to promote peace and harmony in the spirit of brotherhood and neighbour-

hood and in the larger interest of the Nagas. While stating that every Naga Village republic shares traditional boundaries with neighbouring villages, the UNC press note stated, “Traditional boundaries are respected and honoured till today since time immemorial and it is our bounden duty to uphold ones principle of traditional values and practices.” “Any disputes arising out of such matters within the Naga Family are traditionally and amicably settled through mutual trust and understanding without outside intervention/interference,” UNC added.

Criticising the “Manipur State sponsored valley based civil societies,” UNC asked them to desist from interfering in the internal affairs of the Naga family. “In case of such events, the Government of Manipur should be held responsible for any untoward consequences,” UNC cautioned. UNC further reiterated the 3rd Naga Peoples’ Convention (NPC) held on July 1, 2010 at Tahamzam (Senapati) where the convention declared to sever political ties with the Government of Manipur and demanded an “Alternative Arrangement” outside the Government of Manipur pending IndoNaga political settlement.

Mamata flags off Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus service KolKATA, June 4 (iAnS): Flagging off the Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus service here on Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the initiative will turn the India-Bangladesh ties into an everlasting relationship. "The launching of this service makes this day forever memorable and historically significant for both the countries," Banerjee said at the flagging off event at the state secretariat, Nabanna, in the neighbouring Howrah district. "This service will bring both India and Bangladesh closer and turn our cordial ties into an everlasting relationship," she added. The cross-border bus service was

approved at a recent meeting between Bangladesh Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader and his Indian counterpart Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi. The bus service will facilitate visiting mainland Indian states for people of the mountainous northeastern region, reducing the distance by over 1,000 km. Agartala via Guwahati is 1,650 km from Kolkata by road, but the distance between the tripura capital and the West Bengal capital via Bangladesh is only around 500 km. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina are scheduled to flag off the Agartala-Kolkata direct bus service in Dhaka on June 6.

First Bangladeshi food processing unit in India Roy, general manager of the PRAN Beverages (India) Private Limited. Bodhjungnagar is 25 km north of Agartala. "The unit has already started production and it is expected that it will be formally inaugurated in July," Roy told IANS here. The Tripura government has allotted land to the PRAN company in Bodhjungnagar to set up the unit, where already 500 people, mostly local residents and women, have been employed. "More than 1,000 workers would be engaged by 2017 after the expansion of the factory." According to Roy, the company is setting up a processing factory at Kalyani in West Bengal's Nadia district at a cost of Rs.5 crore. Also, it has planned to set up plants in Odisha

and Siliguri in West Bengal. "India's northeast region is a very good place for us because of its huge market. Its economic growth is also creating more market opportunities. If we can capture the

growing market, we will be able to grow an immense potential," he said. PRAN group is Bangladesh's largest grower and processor of fruits, beverages and vegetables.

'Assam has enough funds for ongoing health schemes' guwAHATi, June 4 (PTi): Assam government has adequate funds to continue with the implementation of various health schemes vigorously, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said today. "There's no fund crunch as it is made out to be. The state government has adequate funds to continue with the implementation of various health schemes," he said in a statement here. A peoplefriendly scheme under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme aims at providing health facilities and services to BPL and other economically weaker sections of the society while schemes like Arogya Nidhi, Sneha Sparsha, Congenital Heart Disease Scheme and Susrusha will continue to be implemented vigorously, Gogoi said.

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the state. "We are planning two projects on Brahmaputra, which I have briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about. The solution on Brahmaputra's perennial flow lies in middle Siang. Even Siang is the answer for floods in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam... The problem for the Brahmaputra nd problem from the Brahmaputra are both going to be sorted out within a very short period," Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti told reporters here.

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new DelHi, June 4 (PTi): In a bid to establish India's riparian rights over use of water from the transboundary Brahmaputra river, the Centre is planning a massive dam in Arunachal Pradesh, which would also help control floods in Assam and produce power. The Union Government is discussing the project with Arunachal Pradesh government proposed with a capacity of between nine and 13 BCM in Siang region of

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AgARTAlA, June 4 (iAnS): In a first, a Bangladeshi food and beverages processing company, the PRAN Group, has set up a plant in Tripura at a targetted investment of Rs.200 crore, company officials said on Thursday. The PRAN (Programme for Rural Advancement Nationally) group -- the first Bangladesh-based company to set up its unit in India -- will function in the name of PRAN Beverages (India) Private Limited, exporting its products to 114 countries, according to the officials. "We have so far invested Rs.50 crore to set up a processing unit at western Tripura's Bodhjungnagar industrial growth centre. We will invest another Rs.150 crore in the next two-tothree years to expand the unit," said Sujon Krishna

governments have agreed and told the Supreme Court, which is monitoring the repatrartion process, that this would be the last time an effort is made to repatriate the tribals. Anyone who does not take part would be removed from Mizoram’s electoral rolls (where they have continued to remain after a generation in absentia) and the relief camps disbanded, the sides had agreed. Kaskau camp has 1100-odd people registered in Mizoram’s electoral rolls, while more than ten times that number are spread over all the six camps taken as a whole. In all, about 30,000 people remain in the camps.

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iTAnAg AR , June 4 (PTi): Arunachal Pradesh's new Governor J P Rajkhowa today expressed displeasure over lack of amenities and hygiene at Naharlagun railway station after a surprise visit. The Governor, who visited the station last evening, inspected hygiene, security setup and amenities for passengers including catering services. He expressed displeasure over the conditions at the station, a Raj Bhavan communique said today. There was no provision for supply of drinking water, tea and food stuff as not a single shop has been awarded licence to open catering service, it said. Rajkhowa said although the railway station is new and launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with much fanfare, but the wagons are very old. "The station is under-staffed and cleanliness is not in accordance to the vision of Prime Minister's Swachchh Bharat (initiative)," he said. Interacting with railway officials, Rajkhowa pointed out that the bogies should be replaced with new ones, cleanliness must be maintained at all costs and it should be adequately staffed.

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in the same villages they once lived in within Mizoram and enhanced compensation packages are given. They also complained that the timing of the repatriation is not conducive for their farming season. The officials deputed for the verification process at the camp are scheduled to move towards Khakchangpara relief camp next, but authorities are not hopeful that results will be any different there or in the four other camps they will go to afterwards. If anyone who passes the verification process is willing to return to Mizoram, the state government would privide transportation for them to return to the

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Structural bottlenecks barrier to higher growth in India: WTO

Geneva, June 4 (IanS): Despite India raising foreign ownership limits in some sectors, structural bottlenecks remain a barrier in achieving higher growth, the World Trade Organization has said. “Measures to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) have included gradually increasing the number of sectors in which FDI is permitted and reducing sectoral restrictions. Since its last Review, India has continued to liberalize its investment policies, including raising foreignownership limits in some sectors, such as insurance and railway transport,” the WTO said in a report for India’s trade policy review it conducted over June 2-4. It, however, added that: “As recognized by the government, structural bottlenecks remain a barrier to achieve a higher growth.” “This includes delays

in project approval, ill-targeted subsidies, low manufacturing base and low agricultural productivity, difficulty in land acquisition, weak transportation network and power supply, and strict labour regulations and skill mismatches,” the report said. Trade Policy Reviews are an exercise, mandated in the WTO agreements, in which member countries’ trade and related policies are examined and evaluated at regular intervals. India is an original Member of the WTO and provides most favoured nation (MFN) treatment to all members and other trading partners. WTO said the bottlenecks were being addressed through investment in infrastructure and education, simplification of the business environment by eliminating overregulation, and increasing

predictability in trade and investment regimes. US Deputy Chief of Mission Christopher Wilson at the WTO Trade Policy Review of India in Geneva said: “We have seen a positive recognition from the Indian government that it can do more to attract foreign investment. We are encouraged by a number of reforms being pursued with respect to taxes, land acquisition and labour. “There are encouraging signs that positive tradespecific reforms may be contemplated, including the drafting of the National Intellectual Property Rights Policy and recent public statements by Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi calling for a stronger IPR regime,” a statement by the Office of the US Trade Representatives cited Wilson as having said. India, in its trade poli-

cy review report prepared for the meeting, said that since 2013-14 the country’s economy seemed to have turned the corner and there was an easing of the pressures associated with an economic slowdown, persistent inflation, an elevated fiscal deficit, slackening domestic demand, external account imbalances, and oscillating value of the rupee. It further mentioned that: “The government is conscious of challenges that can be posed by the uncertainties in the external environment, possible spill-overs of below normal agricultural growth and challenges relating to the massive requirements of skill creation and infrastructural upgradation.” India’s trade policy objectives are stipulated in its Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), which is issued every five years, but revised periodi-

cally to take into account internal and external factors. The new 2015-20 FTP, released on April 1, 2015, aims to make India a significant participant in international trade and to raise its share of global exports to 3.5 percent in 2020. “This is expected to be achieved by providing a sustainable and stable policy environment for foreign merchandise and services trade; linking rules, procedures and incentives for trade with other recent initiatives such as “Make in India”, “Digital India” and “Skills India”; promoting the diversification of India’s exports by assisting key sectors to become more competitive; and creating an architecture for India’s engagement with key regions of the world,” the WTO review observed. The WTO said India’s WTO-bound tariff levels were much higher than the

applied rates, especially for many agricultural products. “These gaps allow the Government to modify tariff rates in response to domestic and international market conditions but, at the same time, they reduce tariff predictability,” it added. Average tariff protection for agriculture (36.4 percent) remains, therefore, substantially higher than for non-agricultural products (9.5 percent), the report said. “India initiated a new support scheme through the National Food Security Act 2013, which aims to provide food grains procured by the government at subsidized prices to around two-thirds of the population. This is likely to have a significant impact on the overall subsidy provided by the government,” it added.

Gap Inc. to open 40 India stores in 4 years new DelhI, June 4 (IanS): Gap Inc., the San Francisco-based, $16.4-billion clothing, accessories and personal care products major, will launch 10 new stores in Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi over the next one year, after it opened its first one here last week, a top company official said. “We will come up with 40 stores in the next four years. Out of these, 10 stores will be set up by mid of next year,” J. Suresh, managing director and chief executive officer of the franchisee, Arvind Lifestyle Brands, told IANS. “Each store will entail an investment of Rs.8-10 crore. It will include both the capital expenditure and working capital,” he said. Asked about funding for subsequent stores, Suresh said: “It will be through internal accruals.” Gap is an American multinational for clothing and accessories, founded in San Francisco in 1969. Now selling under the brand names of Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta and Intermix, it started its first international store in London in 1987. The first outlet of the brand in India opened in the national capital on May 30. Company officials said in the next one year alone, the company expects to generate 350-400 jobs in India through 10 stores. Suresh said the company will have a range of merchandise under the Gap umbrella. “We will offer all kinds of category from Gap -- these will be at par with all our international locations like New York and London.” Gap also connects with customers online and across the brand’s more than 1,700 company-operated and franchise retail locations around the world. It has women’s and men’s apparel and accessories, GapKids, babyGap, GapMaternity, GapBody and GapFit collections. Arvind Lifestyle so far has tie-up with 15 international brands, including Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein for India. “We have now been able to bring Gap’s casual, American style to customers in India and we have been encouraged by the positive response from our launch so far,” said Ismail Seyis, vice president of Gap Franchise.

Workmen strike Audi launches RS 6 Avant priced at Rs.1.35 crore Nestle India stocks down 4% new DelhI, June 4 customers,” King said. cripples SBI The new sports car is pow- MuMbaI, June 4 (IanS): A day after the central gov(IanS): German luxury car ered by a ‘4.0 TFSI’ twin-turbo ernment filed a complaint against Nestle India with the manufacturer Audi on Thursassociate banks day launched the Audi RS 6 V8 engine which displaces National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Poor farm output amidst fears of drought in India new DelhI, June 4 (ReuteRS): India’s farm sector shrank for the first time in five years in the year ended March 31, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Wednesday, a day after the government forecast a likely drought this year that could hit output again. The meteorological department (IMD) cut this year’s monsoon forecast on an El Nino weather pattern that has raised

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lion economy, one of the fastest growing economies of the world where half of croplands lack irrigation. India’s economy, Asia’s third-largest, grew 7.5%year-on-year in the last quarter through March, outstripping China’s 7%t growth in the same quarter. But the farm sector posted two straight quarters of negative growth of 1.1 % each to March. The sector grew 3.7% in 2013/14 following

a protracted monsoon in 2013. The 4-month long rain season in summer normally starts on June 1, after hitting the southern coast. This year, the onset over the Kerala coast has been delayed by five days to around June 5. Singh’s ministry has been working on area specific drought plans for 580 odd districts since April when the weather office had forecast a poor monsoon season for this year.

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3,993 cc and develops a power output of 560 hp. The new sports car can sprint from 0 to 100 km per hour in just 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 305 km per hour. The company added that the new vehicle comes with Audi ‘Cylinder on Demand’ (COD) technology that can deactivate engine cylinders in part for low fuel consumption and emission output.

Avant priced at Rs.1.35 crore. “The RS 6 Avant is our fourth sportscar to be launched in India this year. The RS 6 Avant will help us consolidate our leadership position in the performance car segment,” Joe King, head, Audi India was quoted in statement. “It (RS 6 Avant) will also inspire us to continue with our commitment to bring in the right product offering at the right time for our Indian

MuMbaI, June 4 (IanS): Banking operations were severely hit as workers struck work in five associate banks of the State Bank of India across the country on Thursday, a union official said here. The strike by clerical staff was to protest against the proposed merger of the five associates of SBI, the country’s leading public sector bank, said All Indian Bank Employees Association vice president Vishwas Utagi. “The employees are opposed to the merger and we want these five banks to be delinked from SBI and function independently,” Utagi told IANS. The five associate banks hit by the strike are the State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore and State Bank of Travancore. Utagi said that around 50,000 staffers were on strike on Thursday in 6,000 branches of the five associate banks all over India. On account of the strike in the five associate banks, inter-banking operations with other banks, including the SBI, also suffered, he added. Today’s strike was supported by all unions in the banking sector which have planned a major all-India strike on June 24.

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(NCDRC), the stocks of the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) major were dented in the mid-afternoon trade session on Thursday. The government had complained to NCDRC that the company’s best-seller brand Maggi noodles, which may contain higher-than-permissible levels of some substances like Lead. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said the NCDRC will probe the matter and take appropriate action. He said the government, for the first time, was taking action under Section 12-1-D of the Consumer Protection Act under which both the central and state governments have powers to file complaints. The Delhi government has banned Maggi noodles for 15 days. On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the company’s stock declined by around 4% or 229.30 points at Rs.5,961.80 per equity share at 1.15 p.m. from its previous close of Rs.6,191.10. The scrip had touched a low of Rs.5,800.10 in the intra-day trade so far. “The Maggi issue has dented the stock heavily. The stock is generally an outperformer even when the markets are down,” said Vinod Nair, head for fundamental research, Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services. “But for short-to-medium term there will be a downward trend. However, long-term investors do not need to be worried as the stock still remains very attractive.” Nestle maintains that its product was safe for consumption. Several states have sent the product for testing for higher-than-permissible levels of substances like Lead. Some major departmental stores across the country have take off the product from its shelves.

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Deo inspects new polytechnic colleges Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): Parliamentary Secretary, Higher & Tech Education Deo Nukhu undertook an extensive tour to visit all new polytechnic centres, which are under construction under the GOI skill development mission. The department of technical education, with a focus to garner the traditional skills and resources is implementing the project. The programmes are designed as per the needs of the area in the new polytechnics. The project is initially implemented in six districts where Polytechnic colleges have not been established earlier. The new polytechnic colleges are projected to generate 2000 qualified diploma graduates in the next five years. Nukhu visited Peren Polytechnic College on June 1. Boy’s hostel and principal’s quarter have been completed as projected in the 1st phase while 80% of work for the Academic & Administrative Building has been com-

Parliamentary Secretary, Higher & Tech Education Deo Nukhu with department officials and consultant during the visit to Aboi Polytechnic held on June 2.

pleted. During the visit, he also inspected the progress of work for the Peren College. In Mon, while visiting Aboi Polytechnic College on June 2, it was observed that progress of work is satisfactory and 80% of work earmarked for the 1st phase is completed. He interacted with the villagers and assured them the Government will initiate all efforts to start classes by next academic session. He also requested the villagers to cater to the various needs of the Polytechnic College for early functioning of the Institute, which will greatly benefit the local youth.

On the same day, the Parliamentary Secretary visited Sedem Polytechnic Institute, Tuensang where civil works as emphasized for the 1st Phase is complete. Establishment of necessary laboratory is in progress and classes are expected to start by next academic session. OSD Tech Education Longmetang Walling in a press release stated that the Parliamentary Secretary earlier visited the Polytechnic institute at Dimapur and Government Polytechnic Tsunazho, Phek. Department officials and consultant accompanied him during the inspection.

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Ultimatum served to NH authority Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): Lotha Hoho and Rengma Hoho have jointly written a memorandum to the Commissioner and Secretary, National Highways, Nagaland giving two months time to start works of widening the NH 2. This was stated in a press release issued by Lotha Hoho, Wokha Chairman Mhao Humtsoe and General Secretary Mhondamo Ovung. The two Hohos expressed anguish and displeasure at the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities of the National Highways, Nagaland stating that the memorandum has been issued after waiting and appealing for several years, for widening as well as operation & maintenance (O&M) works on the National Highway No. 2 (erstwhile NH 61) Tseminyu and Wokha Sectors. The memorandum highlighted that in the past the neglect of the NH, of these two sectors, was on the excuse that the contending tenders, for contract works, for the NH, have gone to the Court of Law and that till the court’s decision, widening works could not be taken up.

gineer, has not even attended the DPDB Meeting in the subsequent 3 (three) months; but only conveyed a verbal message that the NH works, on the sectors are looked after by the Executive Engineer, NH of Kohima Division, who is posted at Kohima. “If an official, posted at Kohima, is not responsible for his assignment outside Kohima, why not create a separate NH division, at Wokha or Tseminyu? There is also a verbal talk that the work cannot be taken up, as it is being held up by the National Highway Authorities at Gauhati. If it is true, then it is imperative that the Nagaland NH authorities have not prepared the work proposal, as per the NH requirements/criteria, which is indicative of inefficiency,” the Hoho stated. “However, if it is otherwise unduly held up by the NH authorities at Gauhati, such a clarification may be given to the hohos in written, so the hohos can pursue the matter at the appropriate level,” added the press note. The two Hohos have asked that the widening and other works of NH 61, Tseminyu and Wokha Sectors, be taken up within two months, from date of receipt of the memorandum, “failing which the Hohos will resort to other means of seeking solution to the Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): AICC President on matter.” June 3 approved the following list of office bearers of Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee as proposed earlier by the NPCC President K Therie to effectively and efficiently reinvigorate the congress party in Nagaland: The case of being subjudiced, in the court, was understandable; but even under such a circumstance, normal operation & maintenance works should have been carried out, which was never done, as is evident and known by all the road users. However, the Court case has been cleared some years back; but still no response and the Hohos said, “They failed to understand, as to why money and supervision are available for other sectors; but not for these two sectors.” The Hohos feel that “the attitude of the concerned authorities is indicative of discrimination, as the widening works of the said road, for other sectors, have been done several years back.” The Lotha Hoho has also submitted a memorandum on this matter on February 9, 2015, through the Deputy Commissioner, Wokha, in the Wokha DPDB Meeting, vide NO.LH/WKA/DPDB/ MEMO/2015, Dated Wokha on January 7, 2015, and have sought clarifications from the concerned Executive Engineer, NH. But the said Executive En-

Ginseng worth Rs 54.5 lacs seized New list of NPCC office bearers Kohima, June 4 (mexn): Kohima Police seized 1090 kgs of Paris Polyphylla (species of ginseng) worth about Rs. 54.5 lakhs in two separate incidences on June 4. Kohima police personnel manning Peducha check gate while conducting routine checking on Thursday at around 3:10 a.m. intercepted one Manipur bound bus B/R No. MN04A-4992 and recovered 190 Kgs (approx) of Paris Polyphylla Tubers (species of ginseng) worth Rs. 9.5 lakhs. A press release from Kohima Sub – Divisional Police Officer & PRO Atu Zumvü

informed that the ginseng was found concealed inside the bags without transit pass. During preliminary enquiry the handyman of the bus, identified as Sunil Sharma (32 yrs) of Canchipur in Imphal East, revealed that he was paid Rs.2000 by a lady to ferry the consignment to Senapati. Accordingly, the handyman of the bus was taken into police custody and a regular case under the Indian Forest Act was registered against him for further investigation, the PRO informed. In another incident on Thursday at around 10:40 a.m. police personnel of Mobile Unit Kohima while

SCSU celebrates world environment day Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): The Sheanghah Chingnyu Students’ Union (SCSU) in collaboration with the Village Council and Village Forest Committee (VFC) of Sheanghah Chingnyu observed World Environment Day programme in one day advance today under the theme “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care”. The Forest Ranger Wangshak Konyak and Forest staff Ganphong addressed the function as special guests on behalf of the District Forest Officer, Mon and Longshen Forest Range respectively; they appreciated the community involvement in this international event encouraged to continue creating awareness on environmental issues, stated a press note by General Secretary, SCSU, Honman Wangsa. Maj. Rawat Camp Commader of F Coy, 9th Assam Rifles also spoke on the importance of en-

vironmental preservation while Director of the Hills Area Development Organization (HAO), A Peihwang Wangsa enlightened the participants on the theme and PowerPoint presentation on the human activities and its adverse impact on habitations., it added. The programme was chaired by Ngapgang and welcome addressed delivered by the Chairman, Village Council, Wangchung while prayer for the world environment was offered by the Deacons of the Church. The SCSU General Secretary extend a profound gratitude to DFO Mon for providing 500 saplings and all other resource persons for their valuable contributions for the meaningful observation of the event. The programme was closed with tree mass plantation drive in and around village where all village functionaries, schools teachers and students, and resource persons participated.

conducting routine checking at Old By-pass area of Kohima intercepted two Mahindra Scorpios B/R No. NL-08-0285 and MN06L-3180 and recovered 900 Kgs of Paris Polyphylla (species of ginseng) worth Rs 45 lakhs (approx) without transit pass. Accordingly, three persons namely: Zebedee (45 yrs), presently residing in Tenyiphe, Dimapur, Alexander (44 yrs), a resident of PWD colony, Senapati, and Samson (33 yrs), a resident of TNK village, Senapati, were arrested and booked under the Indian Forest Act for further investigation, the PRO informed.

Keep shifting order in abeyance: DDCF Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): A meeting of all the of all civil societies, tribes and communities of Dimapur today decided to request the state government to keep in abeyance the Government order for shifting of the public offices from Dimapur to Chumukedima village. A press note from DDCF president , N Joseph Lemtur stated that the meeting was organise by the Dimapur District Citizens Forum at the Unity Hall of Naga Council Dimapur to discuss the shifting of public utility offices from Dimapur to Chumukedima village, with special reference to the shifting of DC office. Earlier, the forum on August 25, 2014 had also submitted a memorandum to the state government in this regard. Altogether seventeen frontal organizations from various tribes and communities attended the meeting and an eight-member committee has been formed to take up the matter with the state government for implementation, it added.

Skill Development and Enterprise training for Kubolong Block held moKoKchung, June 4 (Dipr): Department of Assistant Registrar of Co-Operative Societies Mokokchung conducted one-day training on Skill Development and Enterprise of Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) beneficiaries for Kubolong Block on June 3 at Sericulture Farm Kubolong. Speaking on the training, resource person Extension Officer Sericulture Department, Mengutulie imparted on the topics of

Management of Eri Food Plantation, system of repairing Silk Worms, varieties of Eri Cocoons, by products of Eri Silk Worm and diversified Eri Silk products. Resource person, Senior Inspector Co-Operative Society (CICS) Mokokchung, Imtionen also presented on the topics of Management of Co-Operative Society and Basic Book Keeping. Also speaking in the training District Sericulture Officer, Mokokchung Alemkumzuk stressed on the need for

promoting Co-Operative farming. He urged upon the trainees to change mindset of simply relying on Government Subsidies but to develop work culture. He also asserted that one need to be fast and consistent in our respective fields to achieve our goals. Assistant Registrar of Co-Operative Societies Mokokchung, Alangla Tonger, chaired the programme. Around 30 RKVY beneficiaries of Kubolong Block attended the training.

Working President : P Ayang Aonok (Mokokchung) Vice Presidents

Treasurer

: Khriedi Theuno (Kohima) K Tingyeih Konyak (Mon) Khutovi Sema (Zunheboto) V Lasuh (Phek) : Seyiekuolie (Kohima)

General Secretaries : N Yongna Konyak (Mon) Medokul Sophie (Kohima) S Supongmeren Jamir (Mokokchung) Yenkithung Yanthan (Wokha) Jonathan (Dimapur) Dokiu Kecham (Tuensang)

Self-help construction of classrooms for GHSS Phek pheK, June 4 (Dipr): The District Administration along with the School Management Board, Village Leaders and the School Authority had initiated a selfhelp action in constructing classrooms at the Government Higher Secondary School, Phek. Emergency construction works has started with contributions of construction materials and classroom furniture’s from the neighboring villages and the workmanship being rendered by all the colonies/wards of Phek Town on rooster basis assisted by the administration and school authority. Though temporary measures has been taken up and is given a

sigh of relief yet the crux of the problem lies with the appointment of subject teachers at an appropriate time. The School authority has therefore sought from the government for necessary action. The GHSS was upgraded in the year 1989 from Government High School to Government Higher Secondary School, Phek. The school authority claimed that it was the lone Higher Secondary School in the district Headquarter, which has to accommodate all students seeking admissions after they passed out their HSLC examination. The delinking of Higher Secondary section from the colleges has aggravated the admission problem.

UNTABA’s meeting at Jalukie today

Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): The United Naga Tribes Association on Border Areas (UNTABA) has stated that the proposed public meeting at Jalukie and Athibung Town at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. respectively on June 5 will be held as scheduled. A press release from UNTABA informing this stated that it was “very unfortunate” that the information served for the programme had unnecessarily drawn some confusions amongst various mass based organisations particularly from Peren District owing to notices being served inappropriately by concerned members in the name of an organisation. “Therefore, let it be known by all the concerned that scheduled programme was purely formulated and planned by UNTABA in consultation with the people of the areas/range concerned by the Executive Committee of UNTABA as part of its touring programme in all the border areas,” the release stated. UNTABA further requested all to nullify the notices/ information served by the ZPO (N) and attend the scheduled meeting positively in the larger interest of all concerned.

by SDEO were already forwarded as approved by the house. The board members requested the Chairman SDPDB for construction of general Administration Rest House at Asukika which was submitted by the GBs and VCCs of five villages of Asukika area. The ADC also informed the house that the proposal put forward by the Asukika area for creation of EAC Post at Asukika was forwarded to the higher authority after completing all the formalities. The board later deliberated on the issues faced by the Government High School Pughoboto where the Chairman assured to extend some help through LADP Fund. The proposal for grant in aid by Yekanu Memorial School Ghathashi and Mt. Olive School Ighanumi was deliberated and decided that the proposal for grant in aid will be recommended only

World EnvironmEnt day Peers club to observe WED Kohima, June 4 (mexn): The Peers Club Chiephobozou partnering with the Forest Ranger Office Chiepobozou will be conducting a tree plantation program in and around Chiephobozou Town to commemorate the World Environment Day on June 5. Therefore, all the Club members are informed to participate in the program without fail. Further the public and concerned members are also invited to join the program, stated a press release issued by Kekhriengulie, Information Secy, Peers Club.

Kohima Law College to observe WED Kohima, June 4 (mexn): Kohima Law College is observing World Environment Day on June 5 in the College premises. KCL Principal Visevonuo P. Pienyu will delivered the keynote address and students from the LL.B final year will present on several topics such as civic sense, swachh bharat abhiyan, sanitation, environment, etc. A press note issued by Professor-inCharged for BCI Practical Training Papers Kezhokhoto Savi said that important topic such as swachh bharat abhiyan, sanitation & environment were require to spread to all the districts as part of creating awareness amongst the citizens. The college has also selected these topics as part of the legal awareness campaign, which is to be conducted in all the districts in the state.

WED in Kohima Kohima, June 4 (mexn): Looking back at the immediate local level needs, the rampant deforestation, destruction of the rich biodiversity, unscientific disposal of garbage, use of plastics, littering of public sites etc, a group of likeminded people from across different organizations: Nagaland Adventure Club, Kohima Press Club, Nagaland Tourism Association and FPA India with support from Forest Dept have volunteered to observed World Environment day 2015 by cleaning the 2nd World War Lee Grant Tank. The clean campaign will start at 6:00 AM besides sharing concerns and demand awareness generation and responsibility towards our own environment. All are welcome to join the initiative and be part of building a renewed campaign for clean environment and protection of the rich biodiversity.

MEx FILE Chief Vety Officers informed Kohima, June 4 (mexn): All Chief Vety Officers (CVOs) of Mokokchung, Peren, Wokha, Dimapur, Kohima are informed that all dairy farmers/entrepreneurs/banks that special camp for creating awareness and sensitisation on District Dairy Development Programme (DDDP) will be held in the following 5 (five) Districts (1st Phase) as per the schedule given below: 05-06-2015 at Mokokchung 12-06-2015 at Jalukie, Peren district 19-06-2015 at Wokha 24-06-2015 at Dimapur 27-06-2015 at Kohima Further, the Chief Manager, Lead bank, Nagaland, Kohima is requested to inform all concerned banks for the DDDP camp. All CVOs of the concerned districts are requested to liaise with the Banks, Insurance Company and inform all dairy farmers/entrepreneurs on the date, time and venue of the camp.

NSCN (K) informs Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): The NSCN (K) has informed that financial issues under Zunheboto District shall be overseen by a military representative authorised by Col. Isak Sumi which will be appointed in consultation with the Military Supervisor, Nagaland, Lt. Gen. Niki Sumi. A press release from the MIP NSCN (K) informing this stated that Hokishe Zhimomi has been relieved from the charge of Finance in Zunheboto. Departments intentionally ignoring this directive shall be held responsible for the unauthorised remittances and double the amount shall be realised from them, the MIP release stated.

Dimapur Longsai Ekhung meeting Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): Dimapur Longsai Ekhung (DLE) will hold its official meeting on June 6, 3:00 pm at the residence of Evothung Ezung Asst. General Secretary, Nyamo Lotha colony, Khermahal Dimapur. In a press release, Sebastian Ezung General Secretary DLE has informed that the meeting will discuss some important matters pertaining to the functioning of the DLE. Further all office bearers, executive members, Chumukedima Longsai Khumshum representatives and senior members of Dimapur Longsai Ekhung to take part in the meeting positively.

UTNA emergency general meeting

Kohima, June 4 (mexn): Unemployed Trained Nurses Association (UTNA) has convened an emergency general meeting on June 9, 11:00 AM at Auditorium, NHAK, Kohima Town. UTNA President has informed all the responsible after verification and also UTNA members to attend the meeting. The UTNA also inasked the concern School formed those members who have not submitted the collecProprietors to attend the tion of Rs. 500 to do so on the same day. next meeting. The Chairman requested the comLegal Aid Centre at mittee members to start working on their assigned Shamator inaugurated tasks for sustaining and in- Shamator, June 4 (Dipr): Mayang Lima, Memstilling a sense of cleanli- ber Secretary Nagaland State Legal Service Authority ness amongst the people on inaugurated Legal Aid Centre at Shamator sub-division clean Pughoboto. on June 3. The programme was chaired by S. Tsuyihba The Chairman also in- Joint Secretary Yimchunger Tribal Council. Invocation formed that ‘Clean Pugho- by Chimjiba Martin Catechist, St. Francis Church Shaboto’ is in tune with the mator. Greeting by M. Shayung Phom, ADC Shamator, nation ‘Swachh Bharat’ opening song by Christian High School Shamator. Keyand urged the Commit- note address by Mayang Lima, folk song by Sr. Xavier tee members to frame the School Shamtor followed by interaction and vote of guidelines before the next thanks by Chairperson. Benediction by Rev. Z. Thsanmeeting. The Minister for giu, Executive Secretary YBBA. The programme was orPWD (R&B) also said that ganised by District Legal Service Authority, Tuensang. he would aimed to develop the road connectivity be- Sainik School Parents’ tween remote areas under Pughoboto subdivision Association meeting with district Capital and Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): An emergency meeting some district headquar- of SSPA has been scheduled to take place on June 13, , ter as road connectivity 1:00 P.M at Acacia Hotel Dimapur. Er. S.Jami, President has been the main prob- Sainik School Parents’ Association has informed all parlem face by the denizens of ents to make convenient to attend the meeting. Pughoboto.

Vikheho attends SDPDB Pughoboto meeting pughoboto, June 4 (Dipr): The Minister for PWD (R&B) and Chairman SDPDB Pughoboto Y. Vikheho Swu attended the monthly meeting of Sub-Divisional Planning & Development Board (SDPDB) Pughoboto on June 2 at DB Court Pughoboto. At the outset, ADC & Vice-Chairman SDPDB Pughoboto Nokchasashi congratulated the Minister for his new assignment by alleviating to the post of Cabinet Minister. Welcoming the new board members the ADC also introduced the OC Police Pughoboto, SDO (PHED), J.E (PHED), J.E (Power) and Branch Manager NRB to the house. The meeting reviewed the last meeting minutes followed by the day’s agenda: ADC has informed the house that the proposal for Electrification and Construction of toilets, appointment of teaching faculties

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The Power of Truth

The Morung Express FrIDAy 5 JunE 2015 volumE X IssuE 152 By Dr. sao Tunyi

Why good healthcare is so hard to achieve

THE EDIT PAGE

C O M M E N T A R Y

Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah and Mandeep Tiwana

Towards a multipolar civil society

Forcing the present healthcare system to deliver services is like flogging a starved mule to work

he precarious HIV situation in Nagaland has been in the news. It is a harsh reality that with the resources invested; the situation is still far from satisfactory. But HIV/AIDS situation is not an isolated case. Good healthcare is so difficult to achieve. People visiting healthcare centers across the State know that all is not well. The standard reaction is the pointing of fingers at the government machinery which is responsible for running the services. But things get more complicated when we explore the factors which determine the type of healthcare we receive. HIV/AIDS happens in the society. When a patient reports at a clinic, it is only the tip of the iceberg which manages to pop out of the water surface so that it becomes visible. So, tackling a medical condition which is mostly hidden in the society is not an easy thing. Many of the health issues, likewise, lie beyond the health sector. For example, non communicable diseases risks like tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and harmful use of alcohol, all are behavioral risks. These unhealthy behaviors lead to Cancers, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, etc called as non communicable diseases which are the leading cause of death in the world. And we know that to change behavior is extremely difficult. Health is related to all areas of life and so is the medical department related to a lot of others like Education, Agriculture, Roads, Transport, IT, etc. So, the state of health depends on the performance of other areas as well. This is not an excuse for the poor healthcare delivery but an explanation to understand the interconnectedness of factors determining the wellbeing of a population and the collective responsibility for good health. When a society progresses, level of health improves proportionately. One specific and primary factor which determines the quality of health care is health financing. Forcing the present healthcare system to deliver services is like flogging a starved mule to work. There is not enough money to provide any decent level of healthcare. India spends only about 1% of GDP in health which is among the least in the world. To make matters worse, the central government under Modi has cut the budget on health. The impact is felt more by poorer States like Nagaland which is dependent on central funding. Another pressing issue for the State is the new pattern of funding for all the central schemes. Funds of all centrally sponsored programs now being routed through the State finance department has resulted in delays in fund releases risking the health of thousands and lakhs of people. Some States have come to the rescue of low central allocation but the Nagaland State budget allocation to healthcare always shows that health is not high in the priority list. In Nagaland, the challenge of geography is a factor which cannot be ignored. Though small and sparsely populated, the difficult terrain makes it difficult to reach all people with good healthcare. The population and financial norms calculated in Microsoft Excel does not hold any water when one actually moves out of the boardroom and travel. A village located on a hill is connected to another one on the next mountain by a road which leads down to the river in between. So, even if two villages appear to be near, the road leading down and up the next mountain makes it a harrowing experience in terms of physical connectivity. Placing of health institution and manpower, referral of patients and transportation of supplies, and IT connectivity are affected because of the terrain. The irony is that health care cost escalates for the poor people in the rural areas. After the resources and external factors are discussed, the uneasy human factor remains. The cancer in the human self (corruption, greed, selfishness, or however we call it) grows out from inside and invades all the structures and systems that we have built. Neither can we wish it away nor can we build a structure or system which bypasses it. Dr. Sao Tunyi works as an Epidemiologist at Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Kohima. Feedback can be sent to saotunni@yahoo.co.in, or visit his blog www.thatchhouse.blogspot.in

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WED: How mindful living can save our planet

n 43 years of its history, World Environment Day movement has urged people around the world to save environment, become aware of the threats posed by climate change and take affirmative action. But never did it ask people in a way where the message was inextricably linked with the economics of living. However, by clubbing the environmental awareness with lifestyle changes the World Environment Day has brought our attention to one very important issue — economics. Human existence and its development depends on natural resources. Most of the resources are scarce and take a lot of time to replenish naturally. In such a scenario a development model where growth and expansion of economy is based on hyper consumerism is a sure recipe of disaster. The throwaway culture puts extreme pressure on precious natural resources. Take the case of cars. Till a generation ago those who owned a car (they were few in number) lived with that car for the rest of their lives. Today on an average a car owner is changing car every 3 to 5 years. Suppose they have an active life of 30 years where they have the financial wherewithal to replace cars they will end up buying and junking 6 to 10 cars – a ten-fold increase in consumption of iron, plastic, rubber, chrome etc per person. Same goes for furniture. We have all grown up listening to the tales of teakwood furniture that outlasted people and stayed in a home for generations. No more now. Furniture today is replaced at a whim or becomes casualty of a fad. It is in respect of this mindless consumerism that we should look at the World Environment Day’s slogan. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is urging people to live a comfortable but frugal life and get off the mind numbing consumerism. The template of new life can be found in the axiom of sustainable development as articulated by former Norwegian Prime Minister Ms Gro Harlem Brundtland. She urged people to consume natural resources in a way where their needs are met without jeopardising future generation’s ability to meet their own needs. Fifty years ago when the world had 3.5 billion less souls, it was being felt that our lifestyle was unsustainable for the natural resources to cope with. Today when the planet is crowded with double the number of people it is all the more important that we consume with care. Taking a leaf out of Eastern esoteric teachings of mindful living, if we can imbibe the lifestyle of careful consumption, seven billion souls will help the planet Earth to recoup herself and in turn make our lives better.

lmost everywhere we look—from economics to demography to air travel to innovation—the shift to the so-called “emerging” markets is palpable. But when it comes to the civil society landscape, the transformation is much less visible. While some high profile human rights organisations are decentralising (e.g., Amnesty International) or have relocated to the South (e.g., Action Aid International), the overall pace of transformation in civil society seems much slower than in other areas. Based on our experience at CIVICUS, we argue that the global human rights agenda would be strengthened significantly if southern civil society actors themselves do more to look beyond their national boundaries and become global citizens in today’s interconnected, multipolar world. The first major impediment to this shift is the closing space in which many southern CSOs work. CIVICUS’ 2013 State of Civil Society Report highlights a trend of increasing restrictions on civil society, and it is very difficult for CSOs in the South to shine on the international stage when their position at home remains tenuous. For instance, Egyptian CSOs are subjected to close supervision by various government departments and security agencies often leading to self- censorship. Bolivian NGOs and foundations are required to contribute to the economic and social development of the country taking into account national and sectoral guidelines. Algeria’s law on associations limits the scope of activities for civil society groups, indirectly preventing them from undertaking activities relating to human rights, democracy promotion and gender equality. Indonesia’s law on mass organisations prevents CSOs from propagating ideology that conflicts with “Pancasila”, the state philosophy. Nigeria’s anti-gay law potentially criminalises the entire community of progressive civil society groups and human rights defenders by making it illegal to support gay clubs and organisations. In Saudi Arabia’s extreme example, civil society groups don’t even have legal cover for their programmatic and fundraising activities through an associations law. A second challenge relates to the inability of southern activists and CSOs to receive financial backing from local sources, often forcing them to look abroad for funding. This, in turn, often reduces their credibility locally or locks them into hierarchical relationships. Notably, the reliance on foreign

hen is genocide not really genocide? When the victims are small, impoverished brown people no wants or cares about – Burma’s Rohingya. Their plight has finally commanded some media attention because of the suffering of Rohingya boat people, 7,000 of whom continue to drift in the waters of the Andaman Sea without food, water or shelter from the intense sun. At least 2,500 lucky refugees are in camps in Indonesia. Mass graves of Rohingya are being discovered in Thailand and Burma (Myanmar). Large numbers of Rohingya are fleeing for their lives from their homeland, Burma, while the world does nothing. Burma is believed to have some 800,000 Rohingya citizens. This week, the Dalai Lama and other Nobel Peace Prize winners call on Burma and its much ballyhooed ‘democratic leader,’ Aung San Suu Kyi, to halt persecution of the Rohingya. They did nothing. The Rohyinga’s persecution has been going on for over half a century, totally unobserved by the rest of the world. Burma’s government claims they are descendants of economic immigrants from neighboring Bengal who came as indentured laborers to the British colony of Burma in early the 19th century. Interestingly, the British Empire created a similar ethnic problem by bringing large numbers of Tamils from southern India to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) to work the British tea plantations. But Bengalis have been on Burma’s Arakan Coast for centuries. What sets Rohyingas apart is their dark skin

funding also gives governments powerful leverage over groups that expose corruption and state complicity in human rights violations. India’s Foreign Contributions law, for example, requires CSOs to get official clearance before they can receive international funds thus laying the ground to arbitrarily control the activities of groups critical of official policies. In Ethiopia, human rights advocacy groups have been severely decimated due to the restrictive charities and societies law. Russia’s government has gone so far as to require CSOs receiving funding from abroad to designate themselves as “foreign agents”, a derogatory term that undermines their credibility with the public. Despite these challenges, there are two potential reasons for hope. The first is an expectation of sharp growth in local philanthropic bases in the global South due to an improvement in standards of living. A recent report by the Charities Aid Foundation argues that philanthropic giving by the expanding middle class in the global South holds great potential to transform societies, especially because the share of developing countries in global GDP will exceed that of the traditionally rich industrialised OECD countries by 2030 (after purchasing power parity adjustments). Another reason for optimism is that some funders, including official agencies and private foundations, are starting to recognise the need to fund southern CSOs directly, rather than through northern-based intermediaries. A third key factor that inhibits southern CSOs is their lack of access to major intergovernmental institutions. On a practical level, discriminatory visa regimes and the high cost of travel and accommodation to these primarily northern locations are a major deterrent for southern CSOs. Despite being home to three-quarters of the world’s population, Africa and Asia only accounted for a quarter of UN-accredited NGOs. Over time, well-resourced CSOs, often based in the global North, build up the cultural capital that gives them the access to policymakers and opinionformers. Cultural capital elevates some sections of global civil society while purposefully or inadvertently discriminating against citizens from a particular geographic location or class, or simply those who cannot travel often enough to New York or Geneva to build relationships with key actors. Finally, the most disappointing factor of all is the

fact that, for many CSOs in the South, the vastness of the challenges at home and in their immediate vicinity is the overwhelming priority—so much so that they find it hard to have the time or resources to engage on global issues. Additionally, resources from international donors to support initiatives on human rights and social justice are usually for incountry programmes, as opposed to influencing global debates and agendas. For example, when the Ugandan government was in the process of passing the draconian antihomosexuality law, we wanted to canvass African CSOs to speak up against this. We managed to get a respectable 25 signatories to our open letter to President Museveni, but it was clear that very few CSOs had the time or inclination to respond. To address these obstacles, a good first step would be for southern CSOs to prioritise advocacy at international forums such as the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a better and more enabling legal and regulatory framework. Second, we need to place greater emphasis through media and public awareness campaigns on the centrality of human rights and social justice so that attention can be focused on these areas by southern foundations and philanthropists who traditionally support initiatives related to poverty alleviation, education, health, etc., where results are more tangible. A number of southern countries, including emerging democracies like India, Brazil and South Africa, are in various stages of setting up development partnership agencies and financial institutions to support development. It is critical that southern CSOs are involved in focusing the agenda of these institutions towards the protection and promotion of human rights. Third, southern CSOs need to make a concerted push towards becoming global citizens in today’s inter-connected world by developing programmes on regional and international governance. They need to equip themselves with the skills and experience required to negotiate select international arenas which have been the traditional preserve of international NGOs based in the North. In another twenty years, when Sur International Journal on Human Rights publishes its 40th edition and CIVICUS turns forty, let’s hope that civil society is as multipolar as the political economy is likely to be.

The Rohingya - Adrift on a Sea of Sorrows Eric margolis

and Islamic faith. Burma seems determined to expel its Muslims for good, treating them like human garbage. It’s the kind of brutal ethnic cleansing, racism and genocide that we recently saw unleashed against Albanian and Bosnian Muslims and Catholics in Bosnia and Kosovo. I’ve been watched the steady rise of a weird form of Asian racism among some militant Buddhists in Burma and Sri Lanka. The first sign was anti-Tamil riots in Sri Lanka a decade ago led by fiery Buddhist monks. But wait a minute. I have a l w ay s b e e n very attracted to Buddhism as a gentle, sensible, human faith. My first book, “War at the Top of the World,” was inspired by my conversations with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. I like to meditate in Buddhist temples whenever I’m in Asia. So from where did all those screaming, hate-promoting Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka and Burma come from? Clearly, from deep smoldering fires that we knew nothing about. The bloody Sri Lankan civil war between the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils was largely initiated by militant

monks. One also remembers Vietnam’s self-immolating monks. The same phenomena erupted in Burma, a nation rent by violent regional and ethnic tensions that have raged since 1945. But who initiated a campaign of hate and pogroms against the Arakan Muslims who were quietly, minding their own business and eking out a living? As soon as Burma’s military stepped back from total rule, the anti-Muslim violence went critical. The triple-sainted (at least in the Western media) Aung San Suu Kyi refuses to hear foreign pleas that she do something. Burma will hold elections in November and she wants to avoid antagonizing Buddhist voters – even when her nation in practicing genocide. I stood in front of her in Rangoon years ago when she was still a prisoner of the military junta, listening to her platitudes about human rights and democracy. I thought then and now that like all politicians, her words were not to be given too much credit. Maybe those fools on the Nobel Peace Prize committee could revoke her Peace Prize and, while they’re at it, Obama’s.

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Thailand wants no Rohyingas; Indonesia says only a few thousand on a temporary basis. Australia, which is not overly fond of non-whites, say no. Bangladesh can’t even feed its own wretched people. So the poor Rohyingas are a persecuted people without a country, adrift on a sea of sorrows. What of the Muslim world? What of that self-proclaimed “Defender of the Faith. Saudi Arabia?” The Saudis are just buying $109 billion worth of US arms which they can’t use, but they don’t have even a few pennies for their desperate co-religionists in the Andaman Sea. The Holy Koran enjoins Muslims to aid their brethren wherever they are persecuted – this is the true essence of jihadism. But the Saudis are too busy plotting against Iran, bombing Yemen, and supporting rebels in Iraq and Syria, or getting ready for their summer vacations in Spain and France, to think about fellow Muslims dying of thirst. Pakistan, which could help, has not, other than offering moral support. Neither has India, one of the world’s leading Muslim nations. In the end, it may be up to the United States to rescue the Rohyinga, just as it rescued Bosnia and Kosovo. That’s fine with me. I don’t want the US to be the world’s policeman; I want it to be the world’s rescuer, its SOS force, its liberator. We should tell Burma to halt its genocide today, or face isolation and sanctions from the outside world. Columnist and author Eric Margolis is a veteran of many conflicts in the Middle East, Margolis recently was featured in a special appearance on Britain’s Sky News TV as “the man who got it right” in his predictions about the dangerous risks and entanglements the US would face in Iraq.

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7 Weather based integrated agro Chow chowits benefits and advisory for the month of June its uses in Wokha District T

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otal rainfall received in Dimapur district during May month was 89.2mm which was 47% less than the normal with the highest amount of 23.6mm recorded on 21st May. Total rainy day was 8. According to the first stage forecast for monsoon (June to September) rainfall over the country would be below normal therefore contingency planning should be done. Use medium to short duration varieties of paddy, cultivate oilseed crops like groundnut, soybean and pulses like green gram, black gram and follow SRI system of rice cultivation.

Jessica dohtdong Prog.Asstt. Home Science KVK, Wokha ICAR nagaland Centre

howchow also known as Chayote squash is a small and pale green fruit, resembling a large pear also called vegetable pear, alligator pear and mango squash. It is the most common variety, roughly pear-shaped, somewhat flattened and with coarse wrinkles, ranging from 10 to 20 cm in length. It looks like a green pear, has a thin, green skin fused with the green to white flesh, and a single, large, flattened pit. Some varieties have spiny fruits. Although generally discarded, the seed has a nutty flavour and may be eaten as part of the fruit. Like other members of the gourd family, such as cucumbers, melons, and squash, chayote has a sprawling habit, and it should only be planted if there is plenty of room in the garden. The chayote vine as a climbing plantcan easily rise as high as 12 meters when support is providedand can be grown on the ground tooIt has heart-shaped leaves, 10–25 cm wide and tendrils on the stem. Male flowers are borne in clusters and female flowers insolitary. Fruit is light green and elongated with deep ridges lengthwise. Although most people are familiar only with the fruit as being edible, the root, stem, seeds and leaves are edible as well. Tubers of the plant are utilized like potatoes and other root vegetables, while the shoots and leaves are often consumed as salads and stir fries, especially in Asia. Chow chow is a popular vegetable in Nagaland. In particular to Wokha district chow chow is one of the most liked and love vegetable, many small holders gardener form SHG (Self Help Group) cultivate chow chow in their kitchen garden which fetch a continuous income from sales of its leaves as well as fruits the whole year round. Chow chow leaves and fruits are available in local marketsand havereached the market of Dimapur and Kohima districts too. Chow chow has a mild, somewhat sweet flavour. It is low in calories and full of vitamins and other nutrients. It makes a low-calorie side dish, having 11 calories in a one-half cup serving. Both fruit and seed are rich in amino acids and vitamin C. The tuberous part of the root is starchy and utilized like a yam (can be fried) and is used as pig or cattle feed, as well.Chayote squash has no cholesterol or fat. It is also extremely low in sodium, having only 3 mg in one-half cup, also adds a bit of fibre to the diet.A one-half cup serving of chayote squash contains 1g of protein, 5g of carbohydrates, 2 g of dietary fibre-

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and 2 g sugar. The fibre in our diet comes from parts of plant-based foods that aren't digested. Soluble fibre from beans and oats lower cholesterol level as well as keep blood glucose levels stable. Insoluble fibre, from whole grains and vegetables such as chayote squash, adds bulk to the stool and helps in preventing constipation. The Institute of Medicine recommends that women should consume 25 grams of fibre a day and men consume 38 grams. One half-cup serving provides 17 percent of your vitamin C needs. Italso contains B complex vitamins, including 61 mcg folate and small amounts of niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and vitamin B6 in a half-cup, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The B vitamins play important roles in metabolism; provide health benefits in addition to providing beneficial nutrients. Purdue University says a herbal tea made with chayote squash leaves can lower high blood pressure, hypertension, dissolve kidney stones and treat atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. A tea containing the flesh of chayote squash has mild diuretic properties and is used for treating bloating in some parts of the world. The fruit does not need to be peeled to be cooked or it can be sliced for frying. Most people regard it as having a very mild flavour by itself (though some find

 nursery bed preparation should be started for sowing of lowland paddy. Seeds should be clean, weed seed free, true to type and healthy.  Short to medium duration HYV rice varieties like CAu R1, CAu R3, RCM-9 and RCM-11 should be taken up for timely harvesting of paddy.  Sowing of kharif maize varieties like DA 61A, RCM75, RCM-76 and HQPM-1 can be taken up. Apply biofumigants or carbofuran granules for protection from stem borer in maize.  Weeding, hoeing and earthing up in pre-kharif maize to be taken up.  Leaf eating caterpillars in cucurbits should be controlled. neem oil can be sprayed 5ml/lit of water.  As the potato is in harvesting stage, care should be taken to select the healthy tubers for storage to reduce potato tuber moth infestation as it is a serious pest of our region and the damage done by the caterpillars to potato in stores is much more serious.  In case of shoot and fruit borer of brinjal, clip off the borer damaged shoots and collect, destroy the damaged fruits (i.e. follow clean cultivation). neem oil (2%) application is also helpful in reducing borer infestation.

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Jam product with chow chow pulp mix

it unpalatable). It is commonly served with seasonings (e.g. salt, butter and pepper, etc) or in a dish with other vegetables and/or flavourings. In Wokha, it is also preserved and processed as pickle with masalas or spices; use as pulp mix to high flavour and rich colour fruits in jam making especially with Prunasnepalensis or khasi cherry; also preserve as tutti fruity that is used in mixed fruit cake or buns mix and also for garnishing of fruit salad, custard and can be consumed as simple tutti fruity sweets.

 Fishery: Fertilize the water in your new pond with animal, plant manure, compost whichever is available before stocking the pond with fish. In case of animal manure, mixture of 1 part poultry droppings, 2 parts pig dung and 3 parts cow dung can be used and should be put in the pond once a week. Water will start to turn green; it will take about a week to become green enough.  Piggery: Separate pig housing should be provided for farrowing purpose. Young piglets should be given iron injection (Inferen) on 4th and 14th days. As the temperature rises, the pig should be provided with proper ventilation and clean drinking water.  Poultry: Antibiotics and coccidiostatic drugs should be given to control bacterial and protozoal disease along with feed or water to the birds. Vitamins and minerals should be given along with feed.

Turcicum leaf blight: An economic disease of maize and its management

Dr. Rajesha G., Scientist (Plant Pathology), iCar, Nagaland Centre

stalks for grain filling leading to crop lodging. If Turcicum leaf blight establishes before silking and spreads to upper leaves during grain filling, severe yield losses can occur. In dry conditions, Turcicum leaf blight is rarely an important disease of maize. This disease causing economic yield loss range from 15 to 30%.

urcicum leaf blight (also known as northern corn leaf blight) is caused by the fungi Exserohilum turcicum. It is a major constraint to maize production in many maize growing regions of India including north east with a growing season characterized by high humidity and moderate temperatures (17 to 27°C). Yield Symptoms It is a seed-borne fungus affects the maize plant losses as high as 70% have been attributed to Turcicum at younger stage. Small yellowish round to oval spots leaf blight depending upon the weather conditions. are seen on the leaves. The spots gradually increase Host range in area into bigger elliptical spots and are straw to In addition to maize, E. turcicum is known to infect grayish brown colour in the centre with dark brown sorghum, wheat, barley, oats, sugarcane Johnson grass, margin. The spots coalesce to form bigger spots and gama grass, and Sudan grass. gives blighted appearance. Disease may appear first on lower leaves and increase in number as the plant Damage Pathogen cause predominantly yield loss is through develops, and can lead to complete burning of the loss of photosynthetic leaf area due to blighting. Un- foliage. der severe infestation, sugars can be diverted from the Turcicum leaf blight occurs particularly in areas

ineapple is one of the most important fruit crops of Dimapur district in Nagaland covering an area of 1900 ha with the production of 2400 metric tons (Statistical Handbook of Nagaland 2011). Medziphema block of Dimapur district is one of the potential pockets for pineapple cultivation in Nagaland. Pineapples of Nagaland are quite tasty having TSS of 18-200 brix with an average weight of 1.5 kg. Pineapple cultivation is organic by default but production and productivity is low due to poor management and improper use of organic manures. Pineapple is a crop of the humid and sub-humid tropics Originated in Paraguay (Brazil) and introduced in India in 1548. It is a monocotyledonous fruit exhibiting vegetative parthenocarpy and self incompatibility.

where high humidity and moderate temperatures prevail during the growing season. Crop debris is the usual source of primary inoculum. Once the infection takes place it spreads through wind currents. When infection occurs prior to and at silking and conditions are optimum, it may cause significant economic damage. Management: • To drain out the excess water at the earliest by farming drainage channels • Residue management through tillage and removal of overwintering infected crop residue will reduce the amount of available inoculum at the onset of the subsequent growing season. • Rotating maize with non host crops can reduce disease pressure • Treat the seeds with Captan or Thiram at 4 g/kg • Spray Mancozeb at 0.25 to 0.4 % or metriram + pyraclostrobin i.e. cabriotop 0.3%

Organic Pineapple Production Compiled by: Anamika Sharma KVK Dimapur, ICAR Complex for neH Region, nagaland Centre

(Neem oil 5 ml/litre) solution to protect against Mealy-bugs and Tricodrema harzanium (0.1%) for Heart rot. The bud/heart of fruit should not be covered with soil. Before planting suckers/ slips should be sorted out into larger, medium and small to avoid competition between plants of different sizes. Uniformity of planting material is necessary for carryPineapple propagation- the commonly ing out cultural operation easily at a time propagating materials used are: Planting density i. Suckers- the weight of Suckers In North east double row spacing of should be 500-750g 30cmx60cmx90cm with plant population ii. Slips- the weight of Slips should be of 44,500 plants are recommended across 300-400g. The plants obtained from slips the slopes. In high density plantations produce uniform fruit and yield 60,000 suckers with spacing of 30cmx60ciii. Crown– generally crowns are not mx75cm is possible used as planting material but in case of unavailability of suckers and slip, crowns Planting time are used but it takes 478-492 days to come Planting time – 12-15 months before to flowering after planting. peak flowering (Dec-March) season under natural conditions. Under Nagaland Curing of planting materials conditions pineapple is planted during The planting material are to be stored May to July. under shade for period of 14 days for curing and scaly leaves are removed from System followed- Triangular system with about 2-5 cm of the stem base to expose double row spacing, i.e. 60 cm between root initials and trim lower end of the two rows followed by 90 cm between two stem leaving it exposed for 4-5 days be- consecutive rows and 30 cm or 45 cm before planting. Planting can be done af- tween two plants. ter treatment to reduce mortality in field Pit size – 2ftx2ftx2ft

Pit digging- March & exposed to sun Pit filling- 15 kg FYM+ 150gm lime+ 25 gm Neem cake with top soil in April and planting in July –Aug. Organic manures to be applied are Compost (FYM) - 5060 tones/ha, Vermicompost – 5 tones/ha and Neem Cake - 75-80 tones/ha to control soil born insects Plant protection measures in pineapple 1. Black-rot or Soft-rot Symptoms: this fungal infection is caused by Phytophthora cinnamon, Small, circular, water-soaked spots at the stalk-end of the fruit. Fruit rots and emits foul smell Delay between harvest and utilization of the ripe fruits leads to development of disease. The fungus makes its entry through wounds causes during picking and packing.

Management: Good soil drainage. Use of healthy planting material. Trichoderma have potential for biocontrol 3. Leaf and Fruit-rot: Caused by Cyratostomella paradoxa, The disease of planting material occurs when they are not dried and packed with little aeration. Fungus also destroys older plants by entering through wounds caused in the collar region Management: The diseased plants must be destroyed. Suckers for propagation should never be collected from the infested area. Trichoderma application can minimize the disease. 4. Leaf Spot: caused by Phytophthora sp. Initial symptoms are water soaked lesions on the leaves. The spots later enlarge in size and gradually dry up. Management: Good soil drainage and use of healthy planting material helps in minimizing the spread in field. Trichoderma have potential for biocontrol 5. Pineapple wilt: It is a serious disease of pineapple. Disease occurs only in association with a mealy bug and a closterovirus (PMWaV). Mealy bugs can transmit the virus. Management: Controlling the mealy bugs.

6. Pink Disease: caused by Pantoea citrea, Pink disease symptoms are difficult to observe in the field as Infections of the foliage are not usually found. When infected fruit preparations are heated during canning pro2. Heart-rot: this disease is caused by cess, red to rusty brown coloration occurs. Phytophthora parasitica fungus.The disManagement: Application of insectiease causes complete rotting of the central portion of the stem. The top leaves cides reduces the disease. Bacillus gordoturn brown and basal portion of leaves nae reduce disease incidence in combination with Neem based pesticides. rots with foul odour.

Management: Avoiding injury to the fruit during harvest and transit .Trichoderma viridie and T. harzenium can reduce disease incidence.

Agro Met Field Unit ICAR, Jharnapani. Medziphema

Pest Outbreak Controlled Through ATMA Intervention

hokito village like any other village under Kuhuboto Block cultivates paddy by utilizing hired help. An outbreak of Brown Plant Hopper (Nilaparvata lungens), a minor pest which had recently made its presence in Nagaland was reported from the village cultivation area. A quick action team comprising of Dipak Chetri, STA; Bendanglila, APP; Toivi Swu, A.O; Tsanthungo, AFA; J. Akato Chishi, D.P.D-ATMA & Vinoka Kiba, SMS-ATMA, were dispatched to access the situation and to take appropriate measures. The team of specialist visited the infested fields of Ghokito village on September 13 and 14, 2011 respectively. Pest surveillance confirmed the presence of large colonies on paddy fields and hopper burn symptoms. Although the pest is a serious problem in South East Asia, it is not endemic to Nagaland and this was the first case of BPH reported to be causing extensive damage. This was regarded as a unique case of secondary pest outbreak which may have been triggered by excessive application of Nitrogenous fertilizers, migration, disturbance of natural enemies, closer plant spacing, poor cultural practices, climate change and indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides. The team learnt that the tenant farmers were using chemical pesticides in very high concentration. Adding to that, Phenyl, a non-agricultural chemical was used as a mixture with other pesticide like Cypermethrin to create a very potent but poisonous insecticide at high concentration.These chemicals are known to effectively eradicate the target pest in the field but at the same time kill those beneficial organisms which help to control pest under natural condition. Moreover, the most frightening aspect of indiscriminate use of chemicals in agriculture is that it could lead to resurgence of a new pest where the situation can become alarming doing more harm than good. Infact, the villagers were sensitized to adopt an integrated approach whereby the conservation of beneficial organisms, use of resistant varieties, maintaining proper spacing, alley formation, use of light traps and eco-friendly pesticides in recommended dose and at regular intervals should be the last resort when Economic Threshold Level (ETL) is crossed. Special attention was given for the BPH outbreak, since the pest population had crossed the ETL and chemical application became the only option. Environmentally friendly chemicals like Imidachloropid 70% EC were distributed to the affected farmers free of cost. ETL for BPH is normally 5-10/hill during Panicle initiation to booting and 25-30/hill in flowering and after. Since the pest population was estimated to much more than normal, Imidachloropid 70% EC was applied to the affected area and the pest was effectively controlled after three days of spray. Courtesy: ATMA, Department of Agriculture Government of Nagaland

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Drought-hit Maharashtra village looks to 'water wives' to quench thirst Finance minister dismisses drought fears on weak monsoon forecast

NEW DELhi, JuNE 4 (REuTERS): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday dismissed fears of the first drought in six years, just days after the weather office downgraded the forecast for monsoon rains this summer. An El Nino weather pattern has prompted weather officials to cut the forecast for the June-September rains, which are crucial to farm output and rural incomes, to 88 percent of the long-term average. Less rain could drive up food prices. The arrival of monsoon rains has already been delayed by about a week, worrying both farmers and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, which is battling a rural slowdown. On Thursday, however, Jaitley called the concerns "misplaced", saying rainfall was likely to be deficient A woman helps another in carrying metal pitchers filled with water from a well outside Denganmal in regions with substantial irrigation facilities. village, Maharashtra, April 20, 2015. (REUTER Photo) DENGANMAL, JuNE 4 (REuTERS): In the parched village of Denganmal, in Maharashtra, there are no taps. The only drinking water comes from two wells at the foot of a nearby rocky hill, a spot so crowded that the sweltering walk and wait can take hours. For Sakharam Bhagat, as for many others in the hamlet some 140 km (85 miles) from Mumbai, the answer was a 'water wife'. Bhagat, 66, now has three wives, two of whom he married

solely to ensure that his household has water to drink and cook. "I had to have someone to bring us water, and marrying again was the only option," said Bhagat, who works as a day labourer on a farm in a nearby village. "My first wife was busy with the kids. When my second wife fell sick and was unable to fetch water, I married a third." Bhagat and his family are suffering the consequences of a critical shortage of safe drinking

water in India's villages, as well as the fallout from the most severe drought that Maharashtra has faced in a decade. In Maharashtra, India’s thirdlargest state, the government estimated last year that more than 19,000 villages had no access to water. And India is again facing the threat of a drought this year, with monsoon rains expected to be weaker than average. In Denganmal, a cluster of

"For anybody to draw conclusions on that basis, on either inflation or some kind of distress situation, is farfetched," Jaitley told reporters. Prospects for poor rain have spooked investors as an inflationwary central bank has explicitly tied further interest rate cuts to the monsoon's impact on food prices. The hawkish guidance has led to a sell-off in Indian stocks and bonds as investors bet the Reserve Bank of India would be unable to cut rates, even if the economy struggled. Jaitley said the government could resort to last year's strategy, when it released extra stocks of rice and wheat from state warehouses to offset the impact of poor monsoon rains."In any case, there is an abundance of food grains available," he said. "We have an option of dumping them in market."

about 100 thatched houses set on an expanse of barren land, most men work as farm labourers, barely earning the minimum wage. Marrying for water has been the norm here for many years, villagers said. Bhagat's wives all live in the same house with him but have separate rooms and kitchens. Two of them are entrusted with fetching water, while the third manages the cooking. Polygamy is illegal in India,

but, in this village, "water wives" are common. "It is not easy to have a big family when there is no water,” Namdeo, another villager who has two wives, said. Bhagat says the women, some of them widows or abandoned, are also happy with the arrangement. “We are like sisters. We help each other. Sometimes we might have problems, but we solve them among ourselves,” his first wife, Tuki, said.

China Rejects Modi's Proposal to Clarify Positions on LAC

BEiJiNG, JuNE 4 (PTi): China has virtually rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to clarify positions on the Line of Actual Control and said it prefers an agreement with India on a Code of Conduct to maintain peace along the border. Outlining China's first public reaction to PM's proposal, Deputy Director General of the Asian Affairs at the Foreign Ministry Huang Xilian said previous attempts to clarify mutual positions on the LAC had "encountered difficulties". "Whatever we do in the border area it should be constructive. That means it should be a building block for the process of negotiations not stumbling block," he said, replying to a question. "If we find that clarification of the LAC is building block then we should go ahead. But if we find that it is a stumbling block it could complicate the situation further. We have to be careful," Huang, the Ministry's point man for India, told an Indian media delegation here on the outcome of Modi's three-day visit here last month. "Our position is that we have to seek some kind of comprehensive measures, not only one measure to control and manage the border to ensure peace and tranquillity along the border. We can try and reach an agreement on the Code of Conduct," Huang said. He said both countries still have some time to explore together. "There is no need to do only one thing. We have to do many things. We have to seek comprehensive approach to this," he said. Pressed further on why China has reservations on the LAC clarification, which Modi stated will help both sides to know their positions, Huang said it was tried few years ago but ran into difficulties. "We tried to clarify some years ago but it encountered some difficulties, which led to even complex situation. That is why whatever we do we should make it more conducive to peace and tranquillity for making things easier and not to make them complicated," he said. China says the border dispute is confined only to 2,000 kms mostly in Arunachal Pradesh, but India asserts that the dispute covered the western side of the border spanning to about 4,000 kms, especially the Aksai Chin area annexed by China in 1962 war. The two sides have held 18 rounds of Special Representative talks to resolve the issue.

Delhi government plans to Sikh protesters clash with police in J&K , JuNE 4 (iANS): A protester a critical condition after the mob attacked bring down legal drinking age JAMMu was killed and over a dozen others, in- them. Tension gripped the entire Jammu

NEW DELhi, JuNE 4 (AGENCiES): Delhi Government is contemplating to bring down the legal drinking age for beer from the existing 25 to 21 years, with the Excise Department preparing a proposal in this regard. However, the department's proposal is yet to be given goahead by the government. According to the proposal, which is likely to be put before the Cabinet soon, the new age limit will only be applicable for consumption of wine and beer, whereas the legal drinking age for hard liquor like rum, gin, whisky and vodka remains 25 years. Consumption of alcohol is banned in Gujarat, Mizoram , Kerala and Nagaland as well as the union territory of Lakshadweep. According to sources, the Excise Department has cited that the same age limit (21 years) is in force in many states. Mumbai also has similar rule which allows those above 21 years old to buy and consume beer. They also said that if this proposal gets the government nod, it might be tabled in the upcoming budget session scheduled to be held later this month.

cluding three policemen, were injured on Thursday in clashes between security forces and a group of Sikh who blocked roads here on Thursday denouncing the removal of a poster carrying picture of militant Sikh leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Police sources said security forces had to open fire to quell a violent mob of Sikh protesters at Gadigarh, eight km from Jammu city centre. "One person was killed in this firing incident and over a dozen others, including three policemen, were injured when a violent mob attacked the deployed security forces in Gadigarh area," a source told IANS. The killed man was identified as Jagjit Singh, son of Narveer Singh of RS Pura. Reports said three three injured policemen have been shifted to hospital in

city after the news of police firing spread. Sikh protesters blocked the JammuRS Pura road at Gadigarh by erecting road blocks and burning old tyres on the highway. They were agitating against the removal of Bhindranwale posters b police in the area on Wednesday. An angry protester then attacked a police assistant sub-inspector with a knife in Satwari area of Jammu city on Wednesday, following which tensions mounted among the Sikh community here. Senior police and civil administration officials, including the district magistrate and the senior superintendent of police, have rushed to the spot. Reinforcements of police and CRPF Indian cameramen crowd to take photographs of the Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus during its have also been rushed to the area to pre- flagging off ceremony in Kolkata on Thursday, June 4. Banerjee said the initiative will turn vent further violence. the India-Bangladesh ties into an everlasting relationship. (AP Photo)

Rahul backs Greenpeace, other civil society activists India slams US panel for comments on NEW DELhi, JuNE 4 (PTi): Opening another front against the Narendra Modi Government, Rahul Gandhi today met members of civil society including Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, who had a running feud with NDA dispensation and expressed solidarity with their struggle. "Rahul Gandhi expressed full solidarity with the people?s struggle to safeguard hard-won Constitutional freedoms. "A wide cross-section of Civil Society Leaders met Rahul Gandhi on the issue of BJP Govt?s continuing attack on Freedom of Speech & Dissent," the twitter handle of Ra-

hul's office said on the microblogging site after the meeting. Pillai, a Greenpeace senior campaigner was 'offloaded' at Delhi airport on January 11 from a flight to London where she was scheduled to make a presentation before British MPs regarding alleged human rights violation at Mahan in Madhya Pradesh. The incident had happened a few months after the blocking of funds to Greenpeace by the Home Ministry. The issue had led to a huge controversy. A joint press release by the members of the civil society said that they met Gandhi and expressed concern about "at-

tack" by the government on their freedom and autonomy and right to dissent. Besides Pillai, RTI activist Nikhil Dey from MKSS, Ravi Nair, South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre, Tapan Bose, South Asia Forum For Human Rights, M J Vijayan, General Secretary, Programme for Social Action (PSA), Rajendra Ravi, National Alliance of People?s Movements and Jarjum Ete, President of All India Union of Forest Working People(AIUFWP) met the Congress Vice President. In the interactive session, Gandhi assured the members of civil society that the Congress

Party would be in the vanguard of defending and enhancing all the fundamental fights and directive principles enshrined in the Indian Constitution. "He said that he shared the concerns raised by the delegation on democracy and dissent being curbed," the release said. Their meeting with Rahul is the first in a series of meetings with all political parties "not in alliance with the BJP-led NDA" and seeks to explore commonalities of how civil society across India can encourage a broad anti-authoritarian, pro-poor, pro-environment platform, the activists said.

violence against religious minorities

NEW DELhi, JuNE 4 (iANS): India on Thursday slammed the US' Tom Lantos Human Rights Committee and said its raising the issue of alleged "violence" against religious minorities in the country was based on "lack of understanding of India". External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup, in a statement said the government had seen media reports about a briefing by the committee on "Violence against Religious Minorities

in India". "We regard such efforts as based on lack of understanding of India, its constitution and society," he said. "It is well known that the constitution of India guarantees equal religious, social and political rights to all its citizens, including minorities," he said. At a Congressional hearing organised jointly by the commission and the American Sikh Congressional Caucus, literature containing

testimonies of experts and details of speeches distributed to members spoke of violence against religious minorities, with a map of India which showed Pakistani Kashmir as part of Pakistan. At the hearing, Congressman Patrick Meehan, cochair of the American Sikh Congressional Caucus, alleged that "violence" against religious minorities has increased in India in recent months, calling it an issue of serious concern.

A year on, no government decision on Alternative livelihoods interfering in Sunderbans? nominating Anglo-Indian members to LS NEW DELhi JuNE 4 (iANS): Even though the Narendra Modi government has completed a year in office, the nomination of two AngloIndian members to the Lok Sabha is yet to be decided. This, despite several reminders from members of the Anglo-Indian community and its organisations. Â“The process to nominate two members of AngloIndian community to the Lok Sabha is still on. We have received some names from the community but no decision has been taken yet,Â” Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told IANS. Â“Appropriate persons will be nominated soon,” he added. According to Article 331 of the Constitution, the President may, if he is of the opinion that the Anglo-Indian community is not adequately represented in the House

of the People, nominate two members of the community to that House. Cabinet minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla had earlier written a letter to the prime minister after a delegation of Anglo-Indian Associations of India met her three months ago urging her to nominate the members. The assosiation had suggested some names to the minister. The association had also submitted a memorandum to the president, the prime minister, the home minister and BJP president Amit Shah seeking their urgent intervention to nominate the members "without delay". The Anglo-Indian members in the last Lok Sabha were Charles Dias from Kerela and Ingrid Mcleod from Chattisgarh. Expressing dissatisfaction over delay, Dias, who is also the president of Anglo-Indian Associations of India, told

IANS from Kerela that this is “cruelty” to the community, adding: “We will go to any extent for our constitutional right.” He said the governmenthad not even responded to their request. "This is a very serious issue. The government should make its stand clear soon,” he added. Dias said that the "unjustifiable delay" had caused onefifth of the period to pass without the members. In all previous Lok Sabhas, including during NDA rule under prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the nominations were made soon after a new government was voted in. The Vajpayee government had nominated Beatrix D'souza and Denzil B. Atkinson. Frank Antony and A.E.T Barrow were the first members from the community to be nominated to the first Lok Sabha.

KoLKATA, JuNE 4 (iANS): Are alternative livelihood sources, such as bee-keeping, interfering with the ongoing natural processes in the world's largest continuous mangrove forests the fragile Sunderbans? Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have recently discovered something unusual in the activity of insects that flit around the mangrove plants collecting pollen grains and nectar from flowers and unknowingly spread the pollen around, helping these plant species reproduce (a process called pollination). "In the Bali Island of the Indian Sunderbans in West Bengal, domestic bees from the bee boxes are not allowing wild insect pollinators to sit on the flowers of some species because of their aggression and large numbers. But in other islands, in the same species, we can see the wild pollinators visiting," Bulganin Mitra, an entomologist with ZSI, told IANS. This could indicate that means of local livelihoods, such

as bee-keeping, may be "restricting" the natural work of these pollinators that have a role in the proliferation of the mangrove species in the Sunderbans, Mitra added. Sunderbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is known for its exceptional biodiversity in flora and fauna with a stag-

At the core of sustainability are the declining mangrove species (such as the Sundari trees) which are crucial to support livelihoods, provide carbon sinks and act as a buffer against climate change. To shed light on protection strategies with a holistic approach, Mitra and a team of ZSI

June 5 is World Environment Day gering 334 plant species and 693 species of wildlife, which include 49 mammals, 59 reptiles, eight amphibians, 210 white fishe, 24 shrimps, 14 crabs and 43 mollusks. It is also home to the majestic Royal Bengal Tiger and reports of the endangered species attacking humans while fishing and hunting are common. The livelihood issues in the Sunderbans are also linked to climate change with increasing sea-levels and salinity depriving locals of means of sustaining themselves.

scientists are investigating the role of insect pollinators on the conservation of the major mangrove species of the Sunderbans, a project of the union ministry of environment, forests and climate change. Through observations carried out during the day as well as night on eight mangrove species (of the total 24) across five islands in the Indian Sunderbans, experts "unexpectedly" found that overall, more species of flies were visiting the plants instead of bees, which are known to be one of the most common insect pol-

linators. "In Bali Island, however, where bee boxes are placed as a source of alternative livelihood, the wild insect pollinators are kept at bay. But one can't simply ask the locals to remove the bee boxes because that would put them in harm's way (tiger attacks and the like) as they would have to resort to other means of livelihood in another part of the island," Mitra explained. This intricate relationship between man and animal in the Sunderbans calls for discussions with all stakeholders, according to ZSI director K. Venkataraman. "There should be awareness initiated among the public and there should be co-management by the public and the government. There is a lot of research which is needed to conserve the Sunderbans and studies have to be taken up by various departments. Research institutions should give priority to other groups of animals and not just the tiger alone," Venkataraman told IANS.

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Myanmar says persecution not cause of migrant crisis BANGKOK, JUNE 4 (REUTERS): Myanmar said on Thursday that persecution of its Rohingya Muslim population was not the cause of Southeast Asia’s migrant crisis, a day after the United States called on the country to give full rights to the minority to help end the exodus. President Barack Obama said this week that Myanmar needed to end discrimination against the Rohingya if it was to succeed in its transition to a democracy, as Washington upped the pressure on the country to tackle what it sees as one of the root causes of a migration that the region has struggled to cope with. Myanmar does not recognise its 1.1 million Rohingya as citizens, rendering them effectively stateless. Almost 140,000 were displaced in deadly clashes with Buddhists in the country’s western Rakhine state in 2012. “It has been portrayed that discrimination and persecution are causing people to leave Rakhine state, but that is not true,” Myanmar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wunna Maung Lwin told diplomats and international agencies in Yangon. He pointed to the num-

In this Thursday, May 21, 2015 photo, Musammat Shahida, top, a Rohingya from Myanmar, takes care of her sister Musammat Somuda suffering from fever at a camp for Rohingya people in Ukhiya, near Cox’s Bazar, a southern coastal district about, 296 kilometers (183 miles) south of Dhaka, Bangladesh. As a boat people crisis emerged in Southeast Asia in recent weeks, nearly all the focus has been on the Rohingya: the persecuted Muslim minority fleeing Myanmar. But of the more than 3,000 people who have come ashore this month in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, about half were from Bangladesh, according to the U.N. refugee agency, mainly poor laborers seeking better jobs and a brighter future. (AP Photo)

ber of Bangladeshis on board a migrant boat that landed in May as proof that the influx of “boat people” was a regional problem linked to human trafficking. “This incident... has

shown to the region as well as the international community this is not the root cause,” he said. The boat he referred to was intercepted by Myanmar’s navy last month. Myanmar has said 200 of

the 208 people aboard were economic migrants from Bangladesh. But a Reuters investigation found that 150-200 Rohingya had also been aboard that boat, but were spirited away by people

smugglers in the week before the navy brought it to shore. Tareque Muhammad, deputy chief of mission at the Bangladesh embassy in Yangon, told Reuters that only 150 people from

that boat had been identified and documented as Bangladeshis. Zaw Aye Maung, the Yangon Region Ethnic Rakhine Affairs Minister, said at the same briefing that if genocide was taking place in Rakhine state then it was against ethnic Rakhine Buddhists. “We are now in danger of being overrun by these Bangladeshis,” said Zaw Aye Maung, in comments that visibly angered the ambassador from Bangladesh, Mohammad Sufiur Rahman. Sufiur Rahman declined to talk to reporters after the briefing. The powerful speaker of Myanmar’s parliament, Shwe Mann, wrote an open letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealing for international organizations to “avoid creating misconceptions about our country and aggravating communal tensions and conflict.” The letter, dated June 3 and published in Myanmar state media on Thursday, came after the UN Security Council held its first closed-door briefing on human rights in Myanmar last week. A council diplomat inside that briefing said UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein described the Rohingya

as facing institutional dis- food back home and no crimination. work,” he said. “The human trafficker came and gave Dumped At Sea me money. I knew he might The current crisis blew sell me, but I needed it.” up last month after a Thai Another migrant said crackdown on trafficking his uncle, who was also camps along its border on the boat, was beaten to with Malaysia made it too death by one of the crew berisky for people smugglers fore the body was dumped to land their human cargo. overboard. Smugglers abandoned “My uncle was eating boats full of migrants at rice and asked for some sea. water, so they killed him,” Myanmar was in the said Siszul Islam, from the process of verifying the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. place of origin of 734 miThere was no way of ingrants the navy brought dependently corroborating ashore on Wednesday, the migrants’ accounts. Wunna Maung Lwin said. Some 4,000 migrants They were found drifting in from Bangladesh and the Andaman Sea on Fri- Myanmar have landed in day in an overloaded fish- Indonesia, Malaysia, Thaiing boat that was taking on land and Myanmar in the water. past month. Several migrants said The United Nations esthat smugglers had loaded timates around 2,000 mithem from three smaller grants may still be adrift. boats onto the larger vessel. Indonesia would repa“The traffickers told us triate economic migrants ‘we can’t go to Thailand, so from Bangladesh as soon you have to go alone’,” Mar- as it could, but how to hanmod Toyo, who said he was dle Rohingya migrants was a Rohingya, told Reuters. more complex, said Andi He said he was at sea for Rachmianto, the internatwo months after being of- tional security and disarfered 50,000 kyat ($45.25) mament director at the forby an agent to get on a boat eign ministry. to Malaysia. Marmod, who “We need to differentihas a wife and four chil- ate between Rohingya midren, said he knew it was grants and migrants from a trick but that his family Bangladesh because their needed the money. motivations are different,” “There’s not enough Rachmianto said.

Flooding sparks Ghana gas Mubarak to stand trial again over killing of protesters Poor sleep increases pain station blast, killing at least 73 CAITO, JUNE 4 (REUTERS): accepted the prosecution’s appeal and But Mursi only lasted a year in of- in patient’s osteoarthritis Former Egyptian President Hosni said Mubarak would be tried again on fice after mass protests against his rule ACCRA, JUNE 4 (AP): Massive flooding in Ghana’s capital swept stored fuel into a nearby fire, setting off a huge explosion at a gas station that killed 73 people and set alight neighboring buildings, authorities said Thursday. The explosion took place as dozens sought shelter in gas station and nearby shops in central Accra to escape the torrential rains and charred bodies were left scattered through the whole site. The flooding “caused the diesel and petrol to flow away from the gas station and a fire from a nearby house led to the explosion,” said Billy Anaglate spokesman for Ghana’s national fire service. Thursday morning crews were still collecting bodies and officials at the nearby 37 Military Hospital said its morgue had reached capacity. “Many people took shelter under a shed at the station during a severe rain across the country and got trapped when the explosion happened,” Michael Plange, who lives a few blocks away, told The Associated Press. President John Dramani Mahama visited the scene on Thursday, calling the death toll “catastrophic” and offering condolences to families of the victims. “Steps will be taken to ensure that disastrous floods and their attendant deaths do not occur again,” he said. The death toll was preliminary and could rise, Anaglate said. “We are still trying to salvage the site of the accident before we can come out with an accurate figure,” Anaglate told journalists. Graphic footage aired on national television early Thursday showed corpses being piled into the back of a pickup truck and other charred bodies trapped amid the debris. Neighboring buildings that had caught fire burned into the night as floodwaters around the site hampered recovery efforts. Throughout Accra, drivers caught in the flooding abandoned their cars on the road.

Mubarak will face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule, a high court said on Thursday. Mubarak, 87, was originally sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for conspiring to murder 239 demonstrators, sowing chaos and creating a security vacuum during the 18-day revolt, but an appeals court ordered a retrial. In that retrial, an Egyptian court in November dropped its case against him but the public prosecution appealed that. On Thursday, Judge Anwar Gabri

Nov. 5 by the high court. He was not present at the court. The ruling was seen as a triumph of sorts for opponents of Mubarak who perceive his treatment by the courts as too lenient. Hundreds of people died when security forces clashed with protesters in the weeks before Mubarak was forced from power. Many Egyptians who lived through Mubarak’s rule view it as a period of autocracy and crony capitalism. His overthrow led to Egypt’s first free election, which brought in Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.

in 2013 prompted an overthrow by then army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who later went on to win a presidential election last year. Sisi has since launched a crackdown on Mursi and his Muslim Brotherhood. Authorities have jailed thousands of Brotherhood supporters. Mursi himself may be facing a death sentence after a court sought to impose it on him. By contrast, Mubarak-era figures are slowly being cleared of charges and a series of laws limiting political freedoms have raised fears that the old leadership is regaining influence.

How modern women are ‘overriding’ natural selection

NEW YORK, JUNE 4 (IANS): Poor sleep can amplify pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) -- a degenerative joint disease that causes pain and swelling of joints in the hand, hips or knee. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, found that OA patients who have poor sleep habits displayed greater central sensitisation -- an amplification of clinical pain. Central sensitisation is a condition of the nervous system that is associated with the development and maintenance of chronic pain. The findings further showed that OA patients who catastrophise -- consumed by thoughts of pain -- had increased central sensitisation that was associated with greater pain. “Our study is the largest and the most comprehensive examination of the relationship between sleep disturbance, catastrophising and central sensitisation in knee OA,” said lead study author Claudia Campbell from the department of psychiatry and behavioural sciences. For the study, the team analysed 208 participants. Results show that the subjects with knee OA and insomnia had the greatest degree of central sensitisation compared to the controls. The team found patients with poor sleep and high catastrophising scores reported increased levels of central sensitisation. In turn, central sensitisation was significantly associated with increased clinical pain. “Understanding the intricate relationship between sleep, central sensitisation and catastrophizing has important clinical implications for treating those with chronic pain conditions such as knee OA,” the authors said. The study was published in Arthritis Care and Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).

“However, what we ac- Felix Tropf from University the genomes of thousands of LONdON, JUNE 4 (IANS): While modern tually observe is that the re- of Groningen in the Nether- women in England and the women might be expected verse is happening. Social lands. Modern societies are Netherlands to measure the to have babies even earlier and environmental factors still evolving today, with ear- extent to which a woman’s than previous generations mean women in modern so- ly fertility patterns being an genes play a role for when she did, they are delaying moth- cieties are delaying starting inherited reproductive ad- has her first baby and how many children she will have. erhood, finds a new study. families, knowing that there vantage, the study said. “This research tells us The researchers found Their study said that wom- is the risk of becoming inferen in modern societies are tile if they leave it too late,” there are genetic differenc- that genes account for about es between women which 15% of the differences be“over-riding” natural selec- Mills added. “Although genes play could be significant for tween modern women when tion because of the stronger effect of lifestyle choices and a significant part, it seems women making decisions they have their first baby, wider social changes, such about when to have their first and 10% in the differences in social factors. “In evolutionary and ge- as an expansion of women in baby,” Mills said. The study the number of children they netic terms, this suggests further education and work, also found that some women have. They also discovered that younger generations as well as the availability of are genetically predisposed an overlap between these getoday should be inclined to effective contraception, are to have children earlier than netic effects which the study have children at an earlier having a stronger effect on others, and they pass down says partly explains why age than women in the past,” determining when women their reproductive advan- women who have children said project leader Melinda in modern societies have tage to the next generation. earlier also have a higher The researchers analysed number of children. WASHINGTON, JUNE 4 (THOmSON REUTERS Mills from Oxford University. children,” said lead author FOUNdATION): Dirty money stashed overseas to hide the proceeds of crime, corruption and tax evasion has an outsized impact on the world’s poorest countries, a new study has found. The more illicit finance flowing out of a country relative to its output, the higher its levels of poverty and economic inequality and the lower its development, Global SEOUL, JUNE 4 (RE- have occurred, while par- it less of a threat for now. Financial Integrity (GFI), a policy research group, said in UTERS): Alarm over an ents from those areas may a report released on Wednesday. outbreak of Middle East not visit their children in Nervous Neighbours North Korea had asked It analysed data from 2008 to 2012, from 82 countries Respiratory Syndrome the armed forces, a defence the South to provide heatthat are highly indebted and less developed. (MERS) in South Korea ministry official said. Among the five new detecting cameras to monIn Liberia for example, illicit financial outflows spread on Thursday with reached 61.6 percent of gross domestic product on av- North Korea calling for bor- South Korean cases were itor temperatures of South erage between 2008 and 2012, and 80.6 percent of total der checks while hundreds two more health workers Korean workers travelling trade volume, GFI said. more schools closed in the who treated infected pa- to the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex, The money lost could have funded its health budget South and authorities re- tients. “We are in a war,” said just north of the border, a four and half times over, in a country where 63.8 percent ported five new cases. of the population lives in poverty, and income inequalSouth Korean President an official at a health cen- South Korean government ity as measured by the Gini index - with zero meaning Park Geun-hye has de- tre in Seoul’s wealthy Gang- official said. South Korea lent North equality, and 100 inequality - is high at 38, according to manded that everything be nam district, where panic World Bank data. done to halt the outbreak spread early on Thursday Korea three cameras to use Togo had the worst illicit outflows, at 76.3 percent of its which began two weeks when medical workers in at the complex during the GDP, followed by Liberia. In Honduras, a country plagued ago, brought into the coun- protection suits were spot- recent scare over Ebola, the official said. by drug crime and violence, illicit outflows were 21.7 per- try by a South Korean man ted near a hotel. The official said a MidThe World Health Orcent of GDP, or $442 per capita in a country where 64.5 returning from a business dle Eastern guest at the ho- ganization (WHO) has not percent of people live in poverty. trip to the Middle East. “This study highlights that illicit financial flows are Two people have died tel fell ill and was later quar- recommended travel restrictions but about 7,000 pervasive and pernicious in the developing world,” said in South Korea. With 35 antined at a hospital. MERS infection is people from mainland A Chinese tourist puts a mask on her child’s face to prevent contracting Middle East Tom Cardamone, GFI managing director. cases, South Korea has the World leaders are paying increasing attention to the most infections outside the caused by a coronavirus China, Hong Kong and Tai- Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) at the Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, South Korea nearly $1 trillion in illicit finance estimated to leave poor Middle East where the dis- from the same family as the wan had cancelled trips to June 3, 2015. (REUTERS Photo) countries each year, money they say could help replace ease first appeared in 2012, one that caused SARS, or South Korea as of June 2, a quarantine and travelling where he went for treat- Education said. While there has been the shrinking amounts of foreign aid and support ambi- and where most of the 440 Severe Acute Respiratory spokesman for the Korea to Hong Kong and on to ment of a fever and cough. All of South Korea’s no sustained human-toSyndrome (SARS), which Tourism Organisation said. mainland China. Authoritious new development goals. fatalities have been. Japan said it was look- ties have been criticised for cases have been traced to human transmission, the At the G7 summit next week, the leaders of Germany, About 1,600 people emerged in 2002-2003 and the United States, Britain, France, Canada, Italy and Ja- have been quarantined in killed around 800 people ing into possible quaran- being slow to respond to the man who visited Saudi virus could change and tine measures for people the initial spread of MERS. Arabia and the United Arab spread rapidly. South Kopan will discuss tax evasion. South Korea, most of them worldwide. It took several days for Emirates, the countries rea’s new cases bring the MERS has a much high- arriving from South Korea. Cardamone said one popular accounting method at home but some in mediChina last week re- the 68-year-old man re- with the most MERS cases. total number globally to used to avoid taxes is trade mispricing - the deliberate in- cal institutions, a health er death rate - 38 percent, More than 800 schools about 1,180, based on according to WHO figures ported its first case, that of turning from the Middle flation of import invoices or deflation of export invoices ministry official said. - which is used to move up to 80 percent of illicit funds Soldiers have been con- - but also spreads far less a South Korean man who East to be diagnosed and in in South Korea were closed World Health Organization offshore. Anti-poverty groups are calling for a crackdown fined to base in areas near swiftly than SARS from tested positive after break- the meantime, he infected or had classes cancelled as (WHO) data, with at least on this form of tax evasion. hospitals where outbreaks person to person, making ing a voluntary house people at health facilities of Thursday, the Ministry of 442 related deaths.

Dirty money has outsized impact on world’s poorest, data shows

Alarm spreads as South Korea reports more MERS cases

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Jakarta, June 4 (pti): Saina Nehwal breezed past Chinese Taipei's Hsu Ya Ching while Parupalli Kashyap stunned World No.5 Son Wan Ho in straight games to make it to the quarterfinals of the Indonesian Open Super Series badminton tournament on Thursday. Saina thrashed Ching 21-13 21-15 in a 36-minute contest to set up a clash with old foe Shixian Wang in the women's singles quarters. Kashyap, meanwhile, upstaged Ho 21-11 21-14 in just 36 minutes and will face top seed Chen Long in the men's singles quarterfinal. However, Kidambi Srikanth bowed out after going down 21-14 20-22 1321 to Ginting Anthony of Indonesia in a battle that lasted 54 minutes. Meanwhile, it was curtains for the Indians in the doubles events. Star women's doubles combo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini

saina loses top ranking, srikanth jumps to No.3

Jakarta, June 4 (ianS): India's Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal lost her top spot, sliding to the third position, in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Thursday. Reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui regained the top spot. Saina currently has 79192 points in the third spot, a rung below Spain's Carolina Marin (80752), who won the Australian Open title. China's Xuerui is on top with 85217. Saina had become the first Indian woman to reach No.1 on April 2 after finishing runner-up to reigning world champion Marin at All England Superseries and winning the India Open in March. In the men's singles, India's Kidambi Srikanth climbed up a place to No.3 -- a spot ahead of five-time world champion Lin Dan. Commonwealth Games 2014 champion Parupalli Kashyap is the next best Indian at No.12, followed by H.S. Prannoy, who rose a spot to No.13. Commonwealth Games 2010 gold medallists Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also rose a place to be ranked No.17 in women's doubles. Ponnappa lost the second round match to seventh seeded local favourites Yu Yang and Zhong Qianxin 8-21 18-21 in 29 minutes to crash out of the tournament.

Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar went down to fifth seeded Chinese pair of Chai Biao and Hong Wei 13-21 1121 in the second round of men's doubles.

LonDon, June 4 (reuterS): Liverpool have moved quickly into the transfer market after a disappointing end to the season, announcing on Thursday that midfielder James Milner was joining them from Manchester City. The 29-year-old, who has 53 caps for England, is out of contract at City and will join Liverpool on a free transfer on July 1, the Premier League club said on its website. While the signing of a hard-working player who won two Premier League titles at City in five years since joining from Aston Villa is a coup for Liverpool, it also signifies the start of a squad makeover at City. City's ageing squad finished eight points behind champions Chelsea in the Premier League and Manuel Pellegrini will be given a large budget to freshen things up this summer, having been restricted by UEFA's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules during the last two windows. Last season City's starting 11 regularly averaged nearly 30, with the likes of Yaya Toure, Pablo Zabaleta, Martin Demichelis

Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): The Dimapur District Badminton Association's Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to be held at 1 pm onJune 6 at hotel saramati has been rescheduled to be held at the same venue on June 7 at 2 pm owing to unavoidable circumstances. Hence, all members are requested to take note of the meeting schedule and attend the same positively.

State level Muaythai tourney in July

and Fernandinho all 30 plus. Milner, however, still has plenty to offer and was arguably one of City's best performers last season so his capture is a boost for manager Brendan Rodgers who will be under pressure to get Liverpool back in the top four next season after finishing sixth in this campaign.

AC Milan fires Inzaghi, clears way for Mihajlovic

miLan, June 4 (ap): AC Milan has fired coach Filippo Inzaghi in a widely expected move, clearing the way for Sinisa Mihajlovic to be named as his successor. Milan says that with "great displeasure" it informed Inzaghi of the move Thursday. In his first season in charge, Inzaghi led Milan to a dismal 10th-place finish. Still, having been a standout player for Milan, Inzaghi commands respect within the club. Mihajlovic met with Milan president Silvio Berlus-

DDBA AGM meet rescheduled

Filippo Inzaghi

Sinisa Mihajlovic

coni late Wednesday and an announcement on his appointment could come by the end of the week. Mihajlovic announced on Monday that he was stepping down at Sampdoria

after guiding the Genoa club to seventh. Former Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti, who was recently fired by Real Madrid, rejected offers to return to the Rossoneri.

Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): The All Nagaland Muaythai Council (ANMC) is organising a state level Muaythai tournament on July 23 and 24 at Dimapur, a press release from ANMC informed. Qualified participants from the state level tournament will participate in upcoming National and International Championships. In this regard, ANMC has informed all District Muaythai Councils and Muaythai students to take up the opportunity by participating in the tournament. Detailed information for affiliation and student registration fees will be sent to all District Muaythai Councils and the last date for submission of the forms to the ANMC office is June 15. For further queries, one may contact the ANMC Director at 9856871947, President – 8413840979, or General Secretary – 9774834926.

Belgium rises to No. 2 in FIFA rankings led by Germany ZuriCH, June 4 (ap): Belgium has risen above Argentina to No. 2 in the monthly FIFA rankings, which are still topped by World Cup winner Germany. Belgium reached its highest-ever slot despite not playing in the last month. Past results for Argentina, which beat Belgium in the 2014 World Cup quarterfinals, devalued in a four-year cycle used for FIFA's calculations. Colombia and Brazil stayed at Nos. 4 and 5. France rose two places to No. 9 in a swap with new No. 11 Switzerland. Costa Rica rose one to No. 14 and leads CONCACAF nations. The United States climbed one spot to No. 27. Algeria leads Africa at No. 21. Iran is Asia's best at No. 41. The July rankings will decide seedings for the 2018 World Cup qualifying draw on July 25 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

India jumps six places in FIFA rankings India has jumped six places to the 141st position in the latest rankings released by world football's governing body FIFA on Thursday. India were previously in the 147th spot. They are at the 22nd position among the Asian countries. Iran (41) is the top-ranked Asian team in the list, followed by Japan (52) and South Korea (58). (IANS)

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Seven billion dreams- One planet- Consume with Care To drink or not to drink? World Environment

remember writing a piece titled, "To drink or not to drink" in 2010. Few years have flown by since. But my thoughts on the issue of Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) have more or less stayed the same. I believe nothing much has also changed as far as the issue is concerned. If anything, the illegal trade of liquor has probably thrived. Peopleyoung, old, teenagers, elderly-age no bar, have continued to drink, and get drunk even. Some of them in the trade have also gotten richer, right in front of our eyes. Many dingy, so called booze joints have been transformed to palatial buildings over the years. We have seen the trade grow. We have also seen family, friends and people we know, turn to alcoholics. Some of them have even died of alcohol. Sad, but true! Well, they say, the increase in number is also because of the consumption of adulterated liquor. Many school children are already drinking, too! Why? Because there is no question of underage drinking in the existence of liquor prohibition. Many teenagers are out there, drinking all they want, making

another, supposedly unassuming shopkeeper’s day. Because ironically, liquor is available everywhere although interestingly, this doesn’t seem to bother our society as a whole. I never understood why we needed such an Act in the first place. Especially when, to drink or not to drink is one of the most personal choices a person can make. And nothing, not even prohibition, is ever going to change that! Those who drink will drink anyway, with or without prohibition. Like we see it happening around us on a daily basis. Only disadvantage is that they are getting a raw deal, which is ultimately impacting the society we live in, in ways more than one. While on the other hand, we fool ourselves into thinking that the prohibition act has done more good than harm. Who are we kidding when we flash news and photographs of liquor being seized and destroyed, and a handful of those involved are being arrested? I find these lame when the greater percentage of those in the trade are freely running their liquor businesses…you will agree with me-

some in their own homes, some in small joints, some in hotels, and numerous others in paan shops. And to think we have faith in the NLTP Act when we read of action being taken on violation of the Act! I mean nothing can be more ridiculous than that. To take the Act seriously is one thing. Actually, it might have helped if it was taken seriously. But obviously, that’s not happening. If it was, we would have seen some positive results by now even if it still means drinking is a personal choice. Sadly and ironically, in spite of the Act, and even after years and years of its existence, the society’s familiarity with alcohol is firmly intact, if not deeper. And this must surely mean that either the implementation of the Act is deeply flawed or it’s never going to work in a society like ours. Either way, as for me, I will continue to vouch for lifting it and also continue to say, think, and feel that, to drink or not to drink will always be an individual’s personal choice, and nobody or nothing can possibly change it. Vishü Rita Krocha

“Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care”

On the sidelines of the World Environment Day, 2015

oday (5th of June) is the World Environment Day. People sometimes refer to this day as Eco-day or Environment Day or WED in short. It is an event celebrated on 5th of June every year throughout the world to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and our beloved planet Earth. Forty-three years back on 15th Dec 1972 when UN Conference on Human Environment began under the United Nations General Assembly, WED was established by a Resolution (No.2994) to be run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Since then, media campaigns, celebrity endorsements, children’s efforts have constantly been pursued to create larger awareness among the peoples of world. As a part of this mega-event, the popular Indian Zee News channel had launched 'My Earth, My Duty’ campaign. This campaign had entered the Limca Book of Records for a novel effort: for planting more than 73 lakh (7,300,000) trees in one single day across 34 cities and 2.5 lakh (250,000) villages on 25 August 2010. The NDTV, another Indian TV channel too had launched "Greena-

thon" Campaign. This campaign was launched in the year 2008 and served as India’s first ever-nationwide campaign to save the environment. In June 2013 on the occasion of the World Environment Day in India, a poem “Earth Anthem" was composed by the poet-diplomat Abhay K and was launched at a function organized by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations in New Delhi. The anthem much appreciated by the UNEP was then translated in eight languages including all official languages of the United Nations such as Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The other two languages were Hindi and Nepali. This time the UNEP seeks to make the biggest global call and mobilization for action on WED. It is about the well-being of humanity, the environment and economies which ultimately depend on the responsible management of the planet’s natural resources. Evidences are building up that people are consuming far more natural resources than what the planet can sustainably provide. Many of the earth’s ecosystems are nearing critical tipping points of depletion or irreversible change, pushed by high population growth and economic development. By 2050, if current

consumption and production patterns remain the same and with a rising population expected to reach 9.6 billion, we will need three planets to sustain our way of life. Living well within planetary boundaries is the most promising strategy for ensuring a healthy future. As every such global great event accompanies a theme and a slogan, the UNEP has appropriately chosen the theme for celebration of this year’s World Environment as “Sustainable Consumption and Production”. The slogan for the theme is "Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care." And the host city this year is the city of Milan in Italy. The UNEP on the sidelines of the World environment Day identifies a country/city to commemorate this programme as its host city every year. Fortunately, India had this opportunity to host the programme only once so far i.e., during the year 2011 under the theme “Forests: Nature at your Service”. R C Nayak, Professor & Head Department of Soil and Water Conservation School of Agricultural Sciences & Rural Development Nagaland University Medziphema , Nagaland

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he World Environment Day (WED) is one of the most remarkable day in the planet’s calendar as the event is observed worldwide to spread greater awareness on the conservation and appropriate use of planetary vital resources to maintain ecological balance and to advocate for clean and sustainable development models and smarter consumer behaviors. This year, the UNEP has chosen “Seven billion dreams- one planet- consume with care” as the theme for WED globally. The theme is chosen on the premises of sustainable production and consumption to address the issues of surging population growth, food waste, poverty and deteriorating natural environments and resource scarcities. According to the FAO, around 795 million people or one in nine people are undernourished globally, out of which, vast majority of the world’s poor (780 million) lives in the developing countries (State of food insecurity of the world, 2015). Despite this high prevalence of poverty, UNEP estimates that 1.3 billion tons of food or one-third of food produced is wasted ever year; this roughly translates to 1.4 billion hectares of land being used to produce the total amount of food that is lost and wasted every year. . FAO estimates that per capita food waste by consumers in advanced countries is 95-115 kg/year, while this figure in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia is only 6-11 kg/year. The Waste Resources and Action Programme, highlighting the urgent need to address the growing food waste, particularly in the developed world, has calculated that uneaten food costs the world up to $400 billion annually. This takes us to two conclusions. First, if the amount of $400 billion or the cost of global food wastes is transferred to the world’s poor, it would alleviate some 700 million out of extreme poverty and save millions from hunger and malnutrition. Secondly, if food waste were to be eliminated, the current global food production would be sufficient to feed its 7.3 billion populations. The challenges, therefore, lie in finding ways to improve food distribution, reducing waste, addressing inequality and enhancing food accessibility to the world’s poor. And just as the bottom billion people are finding hard to meet life’s basic requirements, where one out of six children in the developing countries are underweight and nearly 3.1 million children die every year due to poor nutrition; an estimated 1.5 billion people are overweight and obese

which is posing significant threat on their health, productivity and longevity. Just two years back, the UNEP has chosen “Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint” as the theme for the WED 2013. The campaign was launched to reduce food waste and save resources as producing food that is not consumed but wasted leads to loss of economic value of the food produced in addition to unnecessary carbon emissions. This year ‘consume with care’ slogan seeks to reinforce earlier campaigns to generate lesser garbage, junks and reduce food waste. The emphasis on the choices and habits of food consumption and production patterns shows that modern day consumerism and glut production is posing a tangible threat on the planet’s sustainability. Common sense tells us that exploiting natural resources at the rate higher than the nature’s capacity to regenerate and restore natural environment to its original state will land us into trouble. However, our consumption and production patterns for the past few decades indicates that humanity is running out of commonsense just as the planet is running out of its resources. According to UNEP, the global population would reach 9.6 billion by 2050 and if the current consumption and production pattern continues, humanity may require three planets to sustain our ways of living and consumption. The growing population accompanied by rising income and higher caloric intake would significantly increase food demand over the coming decades. FAO projections (2009) shows that global food production need to increase by 70 percent between now and 2050 to feed its 9 billion plus populations. This projection implies that annual cereal production would have to grow by nearly one billion tones and meat production by over 200 million tones. The high growth projection poses credible challenge as the world have to produce more food and fibre with less land and water. Climate change could also make the matter worse as it could reduce food productivity by as much as 25 percent according to the World Bank. The pertinent question is therefore, how to feed the growing world populations while also protecting the natural environment and supporting the communities that depends on these fragile ecosystems? The UNFCCC states that climate change will make natural disasters more frequent and intense, land and water more scarce and difficult to access, and increases in productivity even harder to achieve. The Fifth Assessment Report (2014) of the IPCC observed that climate change is already having a negative impact on agriculture, affecting major crops, livestock production

and fisheries. Empirical evidence shows that exposure to natural disasters and extreme weather events, exacerbated by climate change, is hampering efforts to combat poverty and hunger in many developing countries. The responses to these challenges will therefore come from promoting the right kind of growth and not just random growth. Choosing the right kind of growth, specific to the region or country, is important because not all types of growth are effective in reducing hunger and malnutrition. Poor, illiterate and unskilled people cannot participate and benefit in growth processes that are capital intensive or generate employment only for the educated and skilled workers. For instance, economic growth generated by capital-intensive sectors, such as oil and minerals, is likely to have minimal impacts on the lives and welfare of the poor. However, development of small-scale industries or advancement in agricultural sectors could have significant effects in reducing poverty in the developing countries. Again, whether economic growth are based on high or low carbon, resource efficiency or not, shall also determine the health of the environment, emission issues and humanity responses to climate change. The goals for food security and nutrition targets requires that food is available, accessible and of sufficient quantity and quality to ensure good nutritional outcomes. Food production, however, is emissions intensive as it converts lands that store carbon and preserve ecosystems into pasture or crop land. The food industry and supply chain accounts for around 30 percent of the global energy consumption and contributes around 22 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. As global demand for food, fodder and bio energy crops increases, many agricultural systems are depleting soil fertility, biodiversity and water resources. Therefore, promoting sustainable production and consumption lifestyles will not only reduce waste but will also save resources and reduce emissions levels. The message for this year’s world environment day is therefore, to shift our consumption patterns towards goods and services that are clean, hygiene and healthy, low on carbon and resource efficient. Smarter consumer choices also mean buying only what one needs and not succumbing to dubious commercials. It is also about reusing and recycling whenever possible and generating lesser trash and garbage. “Conserve to Sustain” N Janbemo Humtsoe Director, Green Foundation & Climate Reality Leader Wokha: Nagaland.

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Former 'GOT' VFX editor killed by lion in African safari

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atherine Chappell, a visual effects editor who worked on "Game of Thrones" and "Captain America: Winter Soldier", died in a lion attack during a safari in South Africa. A female lion attacked Chappell's vehicle through her open window while she was reportedly photographing the animals in the park. Johannesburg's Lion Park employed Scott Simpson told NBC News that park rules forbid visitors from rolling the windows down. Chappell's driver Pierre Potgieter was injured while trying to pull her away and claims he suffered a heart attack, reported Vulture. The VFX editor also worked on "Godzilla" and "Into the Heart of the Sea". Chappell's sister Jennifer posted a tribute to her on her Facebook page. "Katie was a brilliant, kind, adventurous and highspirited woman. Her energy and passion could not be contained by mere continents or oceans. She was very much loved and shared her love for life with those she met."

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ex and the city" actress Sarah Jessica Parker has created a line of bridal shoes. The 50-year-old actress' new collection of heels comes in a blush box, many of the pumps are in shades of blue including baby blue, a sea foam blue, and a royal blue, adorned with a little dash of bling, reported Us Magazine. Parker, who features on the cover of a wedding magazine, also has some tips for the prospective brides. She has advised women to not get too caught up in tradition, especially if it does not line up with your personal style. "If I were getting married today, I'd likely wear cream, just to have that bridal experience," she said. The mom of three added, "I would want my dress to have an Oscar de la Renta feel, pockets below the waist, a very fitted bodice, a huge skirt, in taffeta or duchess satin. That silhouette appeals to me because it's old-fashioned yet can look very modern."

Snoop Dogg mocks Caitlyn, calls her 'science project'

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apper Snoop Dogg has poked fun at Caitlyn Jenner (earlier Bruce) online, calling her a "science project" following the revelation of her female identity earlier this week. The rapper, 43, posted a photo of fellow musician Akon on Instagram, writing, "Shout out to Akon! He is about to supply 600 million Africans with solar power. Im really upset that this isn't major news but that science project bruce jenner is #Society." He captioned the picture, "News flash. @akon tune in to ggn for some real news." This comes after Jenner's family, celebrities and fans alike praised the 65-year-old former Olympian for her courage in posing for the Vanity Fair cover.

ohnny Depp has been named the new face of Christian Dior's upcoming male fragrance. Announcing the news, the perfume house debuted the scent's first campaign image on Wednesday, June 3 on its official Instagram. "The house of Dior is about to reveal a new territory for men with Johnny Depp as its iconic ambassador," Dior wrote alongside the snap. The image features the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star sporting white shirt underneath dark blazer. He completed his cool appearance with some jewelry and perfectly styled hair. The perfume marks the label's first male fragrance in 10 years and Depp's first experience of posing for any men's fragrance. Although Dior hasn't revealed the name for the cologne,

wondered how it is that a mere mortal like Batman could fight a near-omnipotent alien like Superman. Now they might have an answer. According to Heroic Hollywood, Batman will use a "kryptonitelaced spear" when he takes on the Man of Steel in "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice." While this is just a rumor, it would make plenty of sense. Although Director Zach Snyder elected not to introduce kryptonite in "Man of Steel," he didn't say anything about "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice." Also, fans of Frank Miller will remember that Batman used Kryptonite to defeat Superman in "The Dark Knight Returns."

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n advert by French fashion house Saint Laurent has been banned from the UK for using a model that has been deemed by watchdogs as 'unhealthily underweight'. A reader of Elle magazine complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upon seeing the image in the title's pages, challenging whether the advert was irresponsible. The image featured a teenage model sporting a short black dress, leather jacket and tights, posing on the floor with her eyes closed and arms behind her head as part of the luxury brand's spring/summer 2015 campaign. The ASA upheld the complaint, stating how "the model's pose and the particular lighting effect in the ad drew particular focus to the model's chest, where her rib cage was visible and appeared prominent, and to her legs, where her thighs and knees appeared a simi-

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Saint Laurent advert banned as model is deemed 'unhealthily thin' lar width, and which looked very thin, particularly in light of her positioning and the contrast between the narrowness of her legs and her platform shoes." It concluded that the model appeared unhealthily underweight in the image and that the ad was irresponsible. The Paris-based brand stated that it did not agree with the complainant's view that the model was unhealthily thin, but

did not provide a more detailed response. The model in question is 5ft 10" Kiki Willems, an 18-year-old Dutch native who has walked exclusively in the brand's Paris Fashion Week catwalk shows for the past two seasons. Her model agency card reveals that she has a 23" waist and 34" hips. The banned image is part of a wider campaign for the fashion label, com-

prised of additional images of Willems modelling the new collection and which were captured by the brand's creative director, Hedi Slimane, earlier this year. France's parliament recently passed a bill decreeing that model agencies discovered to be using models with a BMI under 18 could face six months in prison and received a fine of €75,000.

the industry announced that it would be made available across the globe on September 1. Dior also revealed that the already-anticipated scent was formulated by renown perfumer Francois Demachy, the man behind Dior Homme and Miss Dior. Depp joins previous Dior's famous celebrity models that included Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Lawrence and Marion Cotillard. In other news, Depp recently made headlines for illegally bringing his pet dogs, Pistol and Boo, to Australia. The actor was urged to send the pet back to the United States within 2 days or the country's authorities would put them down if he failed to follow the order. After he flew the pooches back to the U.S., Australian authority threatened him with yearlong jail time or a maximum fine of $340,000 if he's found guilty of breaking the Voice of Nagaland season two audition was successfully held on June 1 and 2 at Kohima and Dimapur. There are 31 county's bio security laws. contestants selected and its first elimination round is scheduled on June 7; Sunday 1:00 PM at Hotel Acacia. Seen in the picture are the selected Dimapur contestants with the judges and organizing team after the audition.

'Batman V Superman: The Dark Knight's secret Dawn of weapon against The Man of Steel revealed Justice' or months, fans have What remains to be seen is "Batman v Superman:

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how Batman will gain possession of the Kryptonian mineral. Earlier theories postulated that he would steal the Kryptonite from Lex Luthor's lab. Superman's powers continue to make people wonder what measures characters will take to fight him. A few weeks ago rumors surfaced that Lex Luthor could be using a power suit of his own. Heroic Hollywood's Umberto Gonzalez said that Lex Luthor would be the "physical villain" in Dawn of Justice (via Comic Book Movie). Gonzalez also said that Doomsday will be a major villain in Dawn of Justice. Neither Warner Bros. nor DC have confirmed or denied any of these details.

Dawn of Justice" will arrive in theaters on March 25, 2016. The film will see Henry Cavill (Clark Kent/ Superman), Ben Affleck (Bruce Wayne/Batman), Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/ Wonder Woman) and Jesse Eisenberg (Lex Luthor) in starring roles. Be sure to check in with Design & Trend for more details.

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he latest Doraemon movie about the lovable cosmic Japanese cat with a magic pocket has become the top grossing movie of the week in China despite tensions between the governments and people of the two countries over territorial and historical disputes. China Film News reported on Wednesday that "Stand by me Doraemon",

the new film about the robot cat and his friend Nobito, debuted to $39.2 million in China last week. The Doraemon movie was the most watched movie of the week despite releasing on Thursday, May 28, with almost double the collections of "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" that is on its way to becoming the highest grossing movie in China.

The 3D animated film that made its debut in Japan in August last year is the first Japanese movie to make it to Chinese theatres since 2012 when diplomatic relations between China and Japan reached a new low. In 2015, tensions over historical matters have added to those arising out of territorial disputes with China commemorating

in a big way the 70th anniversary of Japan's invasion during World War II and urging Japan to acknowledge the atrocities committed in the country during the war. Doraemon is one of most well-known figures of Japanese popular culture within the country and outside it and has been airing on Japanese television for over 35 years.

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FIFA corruption scandal spreads

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NEW YOrk, JuNE 4 (AFP): The FIFA corruption scandal escalated Thursday as one suspect told of World Cup bribes and another promised to reveal an "avalanche" of secrets, including about FIFA president Sepp Blatter. The storm spread around the globe with South African police opening an investigation into claims that money was paid to secure the 2010 World Cup. Police are also looking into Australia's bid for the 2022 World Cup, while in Venezuela investigators raided the country's football headquarters looking for evidence against a FIFA official held in the scandal. Following the shock resignation of Blatter on Tuesday, focus has shifted to the US investigation which led to seven FIFA officials being arrested last week in Zurich. Evidence given by ailing whistleblower Chuck Blazer to US investigators told of attempts to buy the 1998 and 2010 World Cups hosted by France and South Africa respectively. Now battling cancer in hospital, the disgraced former North American football supremo said in testimony released by prosecutors that FIFA executives conspired to accept bribes during bidding for the 1998 and 2010 events.

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- Blazer saw bribe given Blazer has admitted to charges related to his leadership of the North and Central American body CONCACAF and membership of FIFA's executive committee. Under a plea deal with US prosecutors, the 70-year-old wore a hidden microphone and recorded conversations with other FIFA officials. None of the other suspects are named. "Among other things, I agreed with other persons in or around 1992 to facilitate the acceptance of a bribe in conjunction with the selection of the host nation for the 1998 World Cup," Blazer said in his

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plea. France beat Morocco in the bidding to stage that tournament. A document detailing the charges says that Blazer was present when a co-conspirator accepted a bribe in Morocco. A former head of France's 1998 bid committee, Jacques Lambert, insisted "no irregularities" were committed by its officials. Lambert said he had been told that disgraced official Jack Warner promised to back France's bid but voted for Morocco. Blazer went on to admit that he and "others on the FIFA executive committee" agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the selec-

tion of South Africa to host the World Cup in 2010. South African officials have angrily denied allegations by US investigators that they paid $10 million (8.9 million euros) in bribes in 2008 to secure the rights. The money allegedly went to Warner, a former FIFA vice-president and another former CONCACAF head. He was suspended by the world body in 2011 for corruption. Warner promised Wednesday in his native Trinidad and Tobago to tell an "avalanche" of secrets.

in a paid political broadcast and later added that "not even death will stop the avalanche that is coming." Warner said he had a file which "deals with my knowledge of international transactions at FIFA, including its president Mr Sepp Blatter" and "Trinidad and Tobago's prime minister." Reports say US investigators believe FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke authorized the transfer. But Valcke, who was effectively Blatter's right-hand man, insists that he had nothing to do with it. - Caracas raid Warner is one of 14 "I reasonably and surely football officials and sports fear for my life," he declared marketing officials charged

BCCI to hold dialogue with WICB shortly to resolve impasse

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kOLkATA, JuNE 4 (IANs): The Indian cricket board would hold discussion with its West Indies counterpart shortly to resolve the dispute resulting from the Caribbeans abruptly cancelling their tour to India late last year. In a statement, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya hoped the issue would be re-

solved through discussions with the West Indies Cricket Board in the interest of the game. The West Indies, who were in India to play five One Day Internationals, a Twenty20 International and three Test matches, left the country midway after the fourth One Dayer in Dharamsala on October 17 owing to a raging pay dispute between the WICB

and the Caribbean cricketers. The BCCI is understood to have demanded $41.97 million as damages from the WICB on account of losses suffered by it due to the abrupt cancellation of the tour. "We are hopeful that we would be able to resolve the issue through mutual discussions shortly. This would be in the inter-

est of the game and it would also be in tune with the decision of the Working Committee in the subject issue," said Dalmiya. The statement recalled that in the BCCI Working Committee Meeting in Kolkata on April 26, Dalmiya had informed the members that the WICB had requested for a meeting to amicably resolve the impasse.

Safarova silences Ivanovic to reach first slam final

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PArIs, JuNE 4 (AFP): Lucie Safarova reached her first Grand Slam final at the age of 28 on Thursday when she defeated former winner Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 7-5 in a mistake-ridden French Open semi-final. The Czech 13th seed will play either top seeded American Serena Williams or Swiss 23rd seed Timea Bacsinszky in Saturday's final. Safarova is the first Czech woman to reach the French Open final since Hana Mandlikova won the title in Paris in 1981. Prior to this year, her best showing had been a run into the last 16 in 2007 and 2014. "It's a dream come true. I still cannot believe it," she said after converting her third match point. "I started too slowly, but I tried to pick up my level and started to play really aggressively because that was the only way to get the win." Ivanovic, the champion at Roland Garros as a 20-year-old in 2008, had to battle hard to get into the last four, three times going the full distance. In contrast Safarova had not dropped a set, winning five straight tie-breaks, one of those coming in the first set against defending champion Maria Sharapova in the round of 16. But it was the Serb, watched by German World Cup winning footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger, who made the stronger start. She raced into a 3-0 lead on the back of a service break in the second game before Safarova opened her account. On the hottest day of the tournament so far, Safarova

was close to going into an early meltdown as Ivanovic staggered her with some superb line drives. The Czech player, making just her second appearance in a Grand Slam semi-final after last year's Wimbledon, knuckled down, however, to hold her next three serves and then redeemed her earlier loss with a break in the ninth game. It was the turn of Ivanovic to struggle as Safarova won four games in a row and then served out for the first set to zero thanks to some dismal shot-making from the Serb. Safarova staved off break points to level at 1-1 as the second set got underway and she promptly broke the Ivanovic serve for a third time to ease ahead. The 13th seed was dominating the match now, with Ivanovic looking more and more out of sorts, and she had break points to go 4-1 up. Ivanovic survived those, but her game was clearly off. Safarova looked headed for a comfortable win, but inexplicably her serve collapsed at 5-4 and three double faults allowed Ivanovic to stay alive, finally converting a second break point after nine failures. But it was only a stay of execution as Ivanovic failed to hold serve in the next game and Safarova this time made no mistake to record the biggest win of her career to date and book a place in the final. She will be hoping her opponent in that won't be Williams as her record against the 19-time Grand Slam champion is a depressing, for her, 0-8.

over more than $150 million in bribes. A special South African police unit, the Hawks, said Thursday it was looking into the bribery claims following a request from an opposition party. It stressed that no formal investigation had been launched. Venezuelan prosecutors raided the headquarters of the country's football federation, whose leader Rafael Esquivel is one of seven FIFA officials held in Switzerland. The prosecutors also said in a statement that they have banned Esquivel from disposing of his assets. In parallel to the US inquiry, Swiss prosecutors are looking into the award of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments to Russia and Qatar. Australian police said they were now looking into corruption claims around Australia's failed 2022 bid, with Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy saying FIFA's handling of the tournament was "not clean". Amid doubts after Blatter's resignation, the Asian Football Confederation strongly backed Qatar's big-spending preparations for 2022. "The whole Asian football community stands with Qatar," said an AFC statement.

Fiji surprises Honduras at Under-20 World Cup WELLINGTON, JuNE 4 (AP): Fiji pulled off a major upset at the Under-20 World Cup by beating Honduras 3-0 Thursday, boosting its chances of making it to the knockout round. Playing at its first World Cup and after losing to Germany 8-1 in its opening game, 196th-ranked Fiji produced a turnaround performance that placed the Pacific island nation ahead of some of the sport's powers in the race for the round of 16. Also Thursday, Nigeria beat North Korea 4-0. Fiji's Iosefu Verevou, who had scored his team's only goal against Germany, scored the opening goal after 14 minutes. Saula Waqa stunned Honduras with a second goal five minutes later and an own-goal before halftime completed the upset. Fiji may be the Oceania champion but its players are amateurs and a win over a team playing at its fifth U20 World Cup was a surprise. "We planned to press hard from the start

and that is exactly what we did," said Fiji coach Frank Farina, a former Australia international and coach. "This allowed us to take chances and frustrated our opponents." Nigeria bounced back from its opening 4-2 loss to Brazil to comfortably beat North Korea. The first half was scoreless but Nigeria seized control with a quick double by Saviour Godwin in the 48th and 51st minutes. Kingsley Sokari made it 3-0 with a powerful shot from the edge of the area in the 71st minute and substitute Success Isaac completed the scoring nine minutes later. "It's not all about winning but it's about entertaining the crowd and that's something that our side did," Nigeria coach Manu Garba said. Germany and Brazil both moved comfortably into the knockout rounds with their second-straight wins. European champion Germany beat Uzbekistan 3-0 while Brazil came from a goal down to beat Hungary 2-1.

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Juve's Chiellini out of Champions League final TurIN, JuNE 4 (AP): Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has been ruled out of the Champions League final against Barcelona because of a left calf injury, robbing the Italian side of one of its most important players. The Italy international will miss out on a reunion with Barcelona striker Luis Suarez, who bit Chiellini on the shoulder during the World Cup in Brazil last year. Juventus says on its website that Chiellini reported discomfort in his calf on Wednesday, and a scan revealed he has torn a muscle. Andrea Barzagli, who appears to have recovered from a muscle injury sustained against Napoli 10 days ago, is Chiellini's likely replacement.

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Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic celebrates winning her semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament against Serbia's Ana Ivanovic in two sets, 7-5, 7-5, at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Thursday, June 4. (AP Photo)

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