March 2nd, 2015 by The Morung Express

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Jacqueline’s first Sri Lankan movie to release soon

Autorickshaw drivers to go on indefinite strike from Mar 4 [ PAGE 2]

US-Israel ties fraying over Netanyahu speech, Iran talks [ PAGE 9]

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Heavy load shedding in some areas of Dimapur DIMAPUR, MARCH 1 (MExN): The Nagaland state Power Department today informed that “heavy load shedding” has been imposed in the areas of Chekiye, Thilixu, PGCIL, Electrical Colony and Naharbari due to the damage of the 5 MVA, 33/11 Kv transformer at Nagarjan on February 28. A press note from the Executive Engineer, Dimapur Electrical Division, Er. Moameren assured that the department is trying its best to restore normal power as early as possible. He further urged power consumers in the said areas to bear with the inconvenience.

Indefinite bandh called in Longkhim from March 2

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DIMAPUR, MARCH 1 (MExN): The Longkhim Division Students’ Union and the Town Students Union Longkhim have called for an “indefinite bandh” within Longkhim jurisdiction, under Tuensang district from March 2. A press note from the two unions informed that bandh has been called due to the lack of “positive response” to an ultimatum submitted to the Tuensang SP on February 26. According to the press note, the ultimatum had demanded action on the alleged “ill treatment” of people by personnel of the 14th IRB on February 26. It alleged that the IR personnel had “harassed minor kids;” physically assaulted a carpenter;” “halted” vehicles and “extorted” sums of money. The ultimatum, according to the note, had demanded “stringent action against those erring personnel within two days from the date of submission of this ultimatum.” It further urged that the “action initiated should be published in all the local dailies.” “In failing to comply with the appeal,” the ultimatum had cautioned that “the general public shall not hesitate to take its own course of action and the consequences shall be solely held responsible by the authority concerned.”

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Pakistan scrape past Zimbabwe in first WCup win [ PAGE 12]

reconstructing ‘life worlds’ of the ne

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To be on the safe side, eat with your mask on.

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No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it ‘Black Money holders will have a last chance to disclose assets’

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DIMAPUR,MARCH 1 (MExN): Delhi University is scheduled to conduct a national workshop on March 12 to deliberate on current issues and challenges being encountered in or by the North East region. The workshop, which also marks the inauguration of the North East India Studies Programme (NEISP), is being conducted by the department of Sociology, Delhi University. A concept note from Dr Kamei Aphun, from the department of sociology, Delhi School of EconomWomen with colored powder on their face joins celebrations of the Holi festival in suburban Pasay, south of Manila, Phil- ics, DU and Conippines, on sunday, March 1. The event is led by indian nationals as they mark Holi, a Hindu spring festival also known vener of the NEISP, as festival of colors. (AP Photo) while explaining the aims of the workshop, stated that the study on the North East is “challenging and complex today.” The idea of the North East, as a colonial construct, he noted, has been carried forward by Morung Express news LONDON, MARCH 1 (THOMSON link the two,” he said. A survey of memthe Indian state since indeREUTERS FOUNDATION): Doc- bers of the American Thoracic Society, Dimapur | March 1 pendence. tors should take the lead in supporting which represents 15,000 physicians and “Though many argue political efforts to cut the pace of climate other medical professionals who work One person was shot dead that the power structures by unknown assailants in change and encouraging more people to on respiratory disease and related issues, see the problem as a crucial issue for pub- found that the majority were already see- Dimapur on March 1. The have changed but the imaging health effects in patients that they be- shooting occurred sometime inations have remained the lic health, experts say. With the 68th World Health Assembly lieve are linked to climate change. between 8:00 - 9:00 pm, Sun- same,” he added. Dr Aphum further “There is more pressure for the day night at Naga Gaon, Sigcoming up in May in Geneva, countries are poised to adopt the world’s first reso- health sectors to prepare themselves nal Basti. The deceased was pointed out that the post lution on air pollution and health, in an ef- on how they can help the population in identified as one GM Rong- colonial state directly and fort to reduce premature deaths linked to dealing with the diseases related to air mei (around 50 years of age), (sometimes through difair pollution. Studies have found that air pollution,” Dora said. Dora said the res- a Sub-divisional Engineer ferent developmental pollution can worsen a variety of health olution that WHO is working on would at the BSNL. He was report- policies) in order to bridge problems, from heart disease to strokes, encourage health systems to have a the ‘developmental gap’ said Carlos Dora, coordinator of public more proactive response in dealing with edly shot by two motor-cycle have “invaded into the health and the environment at the World health issues related to climate change. borne assailants at his house. life-worlds of the differAccording to sources, a Health care providers should reach out Health Organization (WHO). second person was also shot ent communities and have That suggests doctors should take and work with other health sectors in exploited their imaginaaction to try to curb air pollution and cli- other countries to tackle these issues, the and injured by the assailants tions and deprived of their before escaping. The injured, mate change, he said. “Climate change resolution suggests. The resolution is currently being a woman, was said to be a rights.” Their cosmologies is a big factor (in determining peoples’) health in the short term and doctors negotiated and is expected to be adopt- relative of the deceased vic- were at a constant basis should take notice,” he said. In particu- ed in May at the assembly. Today, six of tim. The sources said that she treated inferior and unaclar, “there are a number of challenges the top 10 polluted cities in the world was shot on the leg as she was ceptable, he lamented. “Though the recognito the capacities of current health sys- are in India, with New Delhi topping coming out of the house on tion of the tribes by the tems to respond to these health issues, the list for particulate matter in the hearing gunshot. The police so doctors should be prepared”, he said. air over a year, according to data from said that preliminary inves- Constitution of India have For a growing number of doctors, WHO. Dora said more doctors in In- tigation was on. Motive be- assured them of their “health and climate change are no lon- dia and China, also well-known for its hind the shooting incident rights and benefits, yet in ger seen as different issues and are al- poor air quality, should step up to help could not be ascertained till terms of capacity buildmost seen as synonymous because there tackle climate change and its health the time of filing this report. ing and regional develis more evidence and data out there that impacts in their cities. opment, it is arguably far

‘Doctors should take lead in push to curb climate change’

Shamator | March 1

Parliamentary secretary for CAWD and Economics & Statistics, R Tohanba, has called upon the Yimchungrü people to abjure violence and pursue the path of peace and reconciliation. “I earnestly appeal to the Yimchungrü Tribal Council (YTC) and our Yimchungrü community to shun violence and fully cooperate in the peace building measures initiated by the State government. Violence always begets violence. It is only through the spirit of forgive and forget that we can restore harmony and peace in the society,” the Parliamentary Secretary said. He also expressed anguish at the loss of lives on both sides. Tohanba, who also represents 58 Shamator-Chessore assembly constituency, was addressing a public meeting on February 27, organized by the displaced Yimchungrü citizens who had to vacate Tuensang town and take temporary shelter at Shamator town, following the recent unrest in the Tuensang area. He said the unfortu-

nate incidents and subsequent violence had compelled hundreds of Yimchungrü families residing in Tuensang town to leave the town and that these families are now scattered all over the state. “I feel very sad to see the hardships and sufferings faced by both the communities. While empathizing with the hardships faced by our people who have been temporarily rendered homeless, at the same time I appeal to YTC and our community in general to embrace the peace building measures initiated by the state government,” Tohanba said. The Parliamentary Secretary and present chairman of the DPDB Tuensang district said there might have been lapses on the part of the district administration and law enforcing agencies in failing to grasp the magnitude of the conflict, which led to further escalation of violence. “But past bitterness should be buried and in the true Christian spirit of forgiveness, we must all strive to look ahead to the future,” Tohanba said. ADC Shamator, M Shayun Phom, in his address

it started taking communal and political reasons, and it became an international problem after independence,” he explained. The lack of labour in the non state spaces also had a peculiar dynamics to add to the influx, he said. Dr Aphum then noted that the “problem between indigenous vs settlers became a problematic political and ethnic category.” “The problem of influx became more resounding against the backdrop of economic underdevelopment, exploitation and inequitable distribution.” This in turn, he stated, “had a negative impact on cultural integration.” Dr Aphum further lamented that there has been a “serious lack” in understanding the governmental rationality, social anthropology and phenomenology of the ethnic life worlds of the North East. He stressed on the need to reconstruct the historiographies of the “life worlds,” which according to him needs to be viewed as more than a ‘known’ category. The proposed workshop aims to discuss these varied and complex issues. The sub-themes of the presentation are divided broadly under the following topics: ‘Understanding North East India Today;’ ‘State, Ethnicity and Tribes;’ ‘Dams, Movements and Violence;’ ‘Education, Church and Civil Society;’ ‘Insurgency, Counter-insurgency and Gun-culture;’ ‘Social problems such as Youth unrest, Drug Addiction, HIV/AIDS, Alcoholism etc. and development;’ ‘Environment, Culture and Polity;’ and ‘Government policies/programs and problems of implementation.’

National Workshop in Delhi to inaugurate the North East India Studies Programme

One shot dead in Dimapur

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from the truth.” The frontier and the post-frontier spaces of the North-East, according to Dr Aphum, has observed a “dominant generalized discourse” among many people out of that space and have found sufficient reflections even in policies directed towards the region pushing for an “epistemic violence” and “explosion of bodies resulting into/from multiple low intensity conflicts.”

also appealed the Yimchungrü community to heed to the advice of their elected representative and to cooperate in the peace initiative of the government. The ADC also assured all possible measures to mitigate the hardships faced by the displaced Yimchungrüs. In a separate meeting held on February 28 with displaced Yimchungrü community taking temporary shelter at Chessore town, the Parliamentary Secretary said that Changs and Yimchungrüs were destined to live as neighbours. Tohanba stated that for a long time, the Chang and Yimchungrü communities share a considerable stretch of border, besides having emotional and social ties through matrimonial alliance and common clans. “Since we cannot live apart from each other, let us learn the art of living together. Our district is in dire need of development but without peace, there can be no development. Let us bury the hatchet and strive together to bring development in our district,” he added. SDO (C), Chessore, Theodoric, chaired the meeting.

He further argued that the transformation of nonstate and frontier spaces of the North East into state controlled spaces through legal, extra-judicial and developmental categories and agents “paints the canvas of many conflicts of North East India.” Further, the “non-inclusive nature” of the development process carried out by the statist agents, he said, has left the resource base of different communities in danger. “Exogenous models of development prevailed over indigenous models of development by displacing the indigenous life-world process.” Moreover, Dr Aphum stated that the nature of political machinery was such that it made the grassroots and traditional institutions a “nominal actor.” Dr Aphum then said that apart from the geo-political category, the region is affected by the demographic transitions across time. “The influx was initially centered on economic reasons but with the dawn of independence

No dearth of Swine Flu meds in Nagaland: Health Minister

KOHIMA, MARCH 1 (NEPS): As the Nagaland state Health Department continues to keep a close vigil to contain the outbreak of Swine Flu in the state, the state Minister for Health and Family Welfare, P Longon has informed that there is no dearth of Swine Flu medication in the state. The Minister has also called for a collective effort to fight the spread of Swine Flu from all individuals, the concerned department and the state as a whole. The state has been keeping vigil on the H1N1 swine influenza development and cases and “every effort is being made” to stop any new cases with the support of their state machineries and with the available resources, assured Longon in a statement issued here Sunday. “We will give our best to tackle the situation,” he declared. Stating that the government would give their best to tackle the spread of Swine flu, the Minister

further discouraged the spread of “fear and anxiety” or the propagation of “wrong information.” The people should remain calm and well informed about the H1N1 virus, he advised. Longon disclosed that the H1N1 swine influenza was an “international dis-

international air travels, the Minister cautioned that the virus could spread more “rapidly” possibly reaching many continents within no time. Yet in spite various measures taken, the spreading of the virus has not stopped as “infection knows no boundary,”

• Cautions against travelling to outbreak areas • Calls for collective effort to fight Swine Flu ease,” and also a national health emergency. “It occurs in all countries and affects millions of people every year,” he said. “Its behavior is unpredictable as its outbreak occurs without any warning and within a short span of time; the spread is so fast that a large number of people are affected resulting to deaths and hospitalization of many.” Given the volume of

he added. Appealing to all to refrain from travelling to “outbreak areas,” Longon, further said that anyone found infected with the virus should avail treatment in properly arranged isolation with facilities. Asserting that every effort should be made to prevent entry of H1N1 from other states, the Minister requested the state gov-

ernment, public health officials, allied departments and the press and media to coordinate and take all necessary actions to prevent the spread of H1N1 within the state as well as the spread of the virus through state borders. He also said that the Nagaland state government has been directed to “remain alert,” mobilize resources, give proper information to the citizens through mass media, and tackle any “eventuality” including arrangement of isolation facilities in all the district hospitals. The Minister also advised the people who have been infected to contact their nearest health centers and avail early treatment. Only 4 confirmed cases of Swine Flu have so far been reported in Nagaland and all the cases involve people who have arrived in the state from outbreak areas. No casualties related to Swine Flu have been reported in the state till now.

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CMA affirms support to NSF on IBI issue Kohima, march 1 (mExN): Extending its support to the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on the issue of Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants (IBI), the Chakhesang Mothers Association (CMA) during its executive meeting held on February 27 in Pfutsero, “firmly resolved to pursue on banning of its womenfolk to marry IBI persons.” In this, CMA appealed to the entire Chakhesang womenfolk to cooperate for the “larger interest of the community.” A press note appended by CMA president, Zaposhelu Venuh and general secretary, Kuthoshelu Vasa, stated that the future of the Nagas are at stake following the “IBIs dominating the Nagas at all fronts.” Nagas, it said, "need to introspect on their own identity and thereby be engaged in all forms of manual works so as to avoid inflow of IBI persons in our land.” Further, CMA expressed resentment over the tremendous inflow of IFML into the state. While urging upon the competent authority to seriously review in this regard, it added, Nagaland even though a dry state, has liquor available in all corner and the consumption rate is much higher than that of wet states. “The NGOs in the state opposing the lifting of the Total Prohibition act should wake up from the slumber and in consulting with the competent authority to initiate practical implementation so as to wipe out the inflow of the same at the earliest time before, the youngsters vanished their future.” It also appealed to all the “prayer warriors” to pray for the same.

Liquor seized; 2 arrested

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Dimapur, march 1 (mExN): Excise personnel at Chumukedima Excise check gate seized 300 bottles of assorted liquor from a Maruti Alto bearing registration NL07-6093 and arrested one Theja Krome for transporting the contraband, informed a press release issued by Visedelie Mepfu-o, Assistant Commissioner of Excise, Dimapur. In a separate incident, the 37 Assam Rifles detected 352 bottles of beer at Kuki Dolong from a Manipur bound truck (MN01-7343). The owner of the consignment, Teresa of Senapati, was arrested and handed over to the Excise department, the release added. According to the release, the arrested persons were booked under NLTP Act and the seized goods kept in the Dimapur District Excise Malkhana to be destroyed in the next destruction.

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Temjenliba: An apiarist in the making

NFGS meeting on March 5 Kohima, march 1 (mExN): Nagaland Flower Grower Society (NFGS) has convened its general meeting on March 5, 12:00 noon in the Red Cross conference hall, Kohima. A press release from NFGS president, Akruzo Putsure and general secretary, Sungtinaro Jamir cautioned that those who fail to attend the meeting shall not be counted as Nagaland Flower Grower Society member. Hence, all office bearers and registered members have been requested to attend the said meeting positively.

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Yimchalu (Mokokchung) | March 1

Literally away from the madding crowd, some fifteen kilometers off Mokokchung town, at Yimchalu village, a young man is showing the way of what it takes to be self-reliant and be happy with what one achieves through self effort and a little help from the natural workers. 28-year-old Temjenliba is one among those who owns a farm at Yimchalu farm village, under Sungratsu village, Mokokchung district. But unlike others who have fishery ponds, orchards, vegetable farms etc, Temjenliba decided to tap the plenty of honeybees in the village. Today, he is an apiarist in the making and has nearly thirty apiaries which ensure him a steady income. “The good thing about beekeeping is that we don’t have to spend much effort. I hardly visit my farm. I come only to clean the surroundings once or twice a month, and sometimes just to spend some leisure time here,” said Temjenliba during an interaction. He disclosed that he just had to construct the apiary and place them in different locations at his farm. The colony of bees comes into the box by itself. Temjenliba did not go for any training. His interest

(Left) Temjenliba at his beekeeping farm at Yimchalu village. (Right) Some of Temjenliba’s apiaries. (Morung Photos)

in beekeeping came about as a hobby when he was at a younger age. Now, he has been into apiculture for the past three years. He revealed that the colonies of bees in his bee-yards produce more than thirty bottles of 750ml quantity or more than twenty-two liters of honey during season. His market is his native Sungratsu village where he sells the honey for Rs 400 per bottle. “I cannot meet the demands of even my village,” he said. He plans to expand his bee farm so he can export to other places too. “People have high demand for my honey, because

it is pure and it is produced in the jungle,” said Temjenliba with a sense of satisfaction. But, what’s more inspiring is that Temjenliba studied only up to Class X, and he went for training in electronics. He still lives with his parents, and aims to be a successful farmer like the others in his village. A pass by through his farm reveals the apiaries covered in Polystyrene boxes (or more commonly called Thermocol boxed usually used to transport fish to the market). He covers his wooden apiaries to protect them from the long

monsoon rains, Temjenliba said. He has also constructed small cemented pits and filled them with used vehicle engine oils to ward off insects, especially ants. And though he has a machine for extracting honey, he favors the traditional method practiced by grandparents, which, according to him, is less time consuming. The shy and soft-spoken Temjenliba divulged that he has not received any kind of help from the government and that he is practicing apiculture out of sheer pleasure and also to

utilize the ancestral land at Yimchalu village. Yimchalu village was established in the year 2007 by Sungratsu villagers. Unlike other traditional villages, Yimchalu is inhabited mostly by entrepreneurs and prospective farmers who are experimenting with different kinds of farming like agriculture, horticulture, fishery, poultry and dairy farming etc. There are also some prospective farmers who are constructing resorts and picnic spots for visitors and scholars who want to study about the village.

The VDB Secretary of Yimchalu, Bendang Walling said that the villagers want to make Yimchalu into a ‘model farm village,’ where the people would be self sufficient and supply the farm products to other nearby markets, especially Mokokchung town. Seven years on since the village was officially established, a visit to the village reveals that Yimchalu might become just the model farm village, if the government also implements its declared slogan ‘back to the roots’ and formulate more and more agri policies.

Guidelines for schools in Chumukedima Town

Autorickshaw drivers to go on indefinite strike from Mar 4 Dimapur, march 1 (mExN): The ‘General Autorickshaw Drivers’ (GAD) has questioned the Dimapur district administration why it is not implementing the High Court order prohibiting the Dimapur District Auto Drivers’ Union (DDADU) to collect daily tax from autorickshaws. On behalf of the General Autorickshaw Drivers, Nramo Murry and Hokhuvi P. Aye (both auto-rickshaw drivers) assured that once district administration stops DDADU from collecting daily tax in all parts of Dimapur, the auto drivers would adhere to the revised auto fares, a press release received here stated. While lauding the administration on reduction of auto fares, the autorickshaw drivers urged the administration to realize that survival of the drivers and their families depend on the earning of the autorickshaw and it would be impossible for the drivers to adhere to reduction of auto fares and at the same time face the daily taxation of DDADU. The drivers said that keeping in mind the HSLC and HSSLC examinations, the GAD did not go for strike, but with the examination getting over, it will go for indefinite strike from March 4 till the administration stops DDADU from collecting daily tax.

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Young volunteers from Neighbourhood Children home take part in cleaning the Clock Tower at Dimapur during a cleanliness drive organised as part of the ongoing Gloria Patri on February 28. Organisers of Gloria Patri – Worship Revolution has informed that it will continue with the worship service in IMC Hall and cleanliness drive in different areas every fourth Saturday.

‘Respect the rights of Persons with Disabilities’

Kohima, march 1 (mExN): Youth Action for Rural Development (YARD) conducted sensitization programme for community leaders on Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) at Jakhama village on February 27. Asst. Professor at Kohima Law College, Kezhokhoto Savi, who is also president of Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (NVCO) & Convenor of ACAUT Nagaland (legal cell), was the main resource person. A press release from NVCO Press & Media Cell informed that Savi termed the misappropriation of funds under Inclusive Education of the Disabled at the Secondary

Stage (IEDSS) to the tune of Rs.12.79 crores as “serious and shameful deeds of corruption” causing huge loss towards human resource development of the Persons with Disabilities in the State. In this regard, he strongly appealed to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Vigilance & AntiCorruption department to investigate the corrupt practices with sincerity and integrity for the interest of justice and to ensure the rights of the Persons with Disabilities in particular. As a social activist, Savi appealed to the community leaders from 12 villages of Southern Angami area representing village councils, churches, youth,

students, women, etc to respect the rights of Persons with Disabilities. He apprised of the requirement to form ‘Disability Rights Movement’ to secure equal opportunity and rights for Persons with Disabilities and also to fight against embezzling the shares of Person with Disabilities in the State. He further appealed to provide capacity building to empower them. Meanwhile, Savi highlighted that the rights of Persons with Disabilities are to be respected and implemented as per the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, Mental Health Act 1987,

National Trust Act 1999, etc. “It is also very disheartening to learn that the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities have not been provided any infrastructure to execute the most important functions in protecting and promoting the rights of person with disabilities in the state of Nagaland,” he stated. “The rights of Persons with Disabilities may also be honoured in accessibility and safety in transportation, architecture and the physical environment, equal opportunities in independent living, employment, education, housing, and also freedom from abuse, neglect, violations of patient rights, etc.”

Dimapur, march 1 (mExN): Keeping the welfare of the students in mind, the Chumukedima Town Students Union (CTSU) has informed all the schools within its jurisdiction to comply with its following Guidelines: • Safe drinking water should be provided for all the students in the school. • Coaching by individual teachers in the school after school hours will be strictly checked. In case of coaching for any subject where the numbers of students are more than 7, the fee charged should be less than tuition amount. • Number of students in private tuition should not exceed 7 in one batch. Teachers should not supervise 2-3 batches of students in different rooms in the same hour. Tuition should be 5 days a week of one hour duration @ Rs. 300 per student. • There should be no home tuition from 6 am to 5 pm; this is to allow more students to get guidance from the teacher instead of limiting it to 1 or 2 students. Home tuition before 6 am and after 5 pm is allowed, but amount should not exceed Rs. 2000/- per batch. • Use of tobacco during school hours by teacher is banned. Shopkeepers are asked not to sell tobacco products to minors and students. • No student organisation is allowed to sell calendars, newspaper or organize any fund raising etc. without consulting the CTSU within Chumukedima Town jurisdiction. • Shopkeepers are asked not to sell goods beyond the market MRP price. They are also not to sell expired goods. There shall be vigilant checking from the students’ union. • Nagaland Govt. (NLG) vehicles are meant for official duty for govt. works. So using NLG vehicles for school duty will not be allowed and will be strictly checked by the union. • Cyber cafe owners are asked not to entertain students in uniforms during school hours.

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The Guidelines appended by CTSU president, Hovise Naleo and general secretary, Seyielhouvinuo Kuotsu, which was released to the media, further informed that CTSU will be visiting the school anytime to interact with school heads, teachers and students on matter relating to the welfare of the students community.

to hold Animal health camp at villages in Wokha UNTABA consultative meeting Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary to our parents on border issue

Villagers assemble to vaccinate their animals at Okotso village in Wokha district on February 21.

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WoKha, march 1 (mExN): Krishi Vigyan Kendra (ICAR-RC) organised daylong animal health camp cum training on scientific rearing of livestock at Okotso and Sanis villages in Wokha district on February 21 and 28 respectively. A press release informed that the programme was initiated by Dr. Moa from KVK Wokha, who, during the trainings, also delivered a brief lecture on scientific method

of rearing livestock and the importance of timely vaccination. Farm and domestic animals were also vaccinated as part of the programme with the assistance of VFAs from district veterinary office Wokha; around 188 pigs, 131 dogs and poultry were vaccinated against rabies, ranikhet, swine fever, and fowl pox. Meanwhile, huge quantities of veterinary medicines like de-

worming, vitamins and mineral mixtures were also distributed to the farmers. The release mentioned that earlier in Okotso village, 300 numbers of Vanaraja chicks were distributed to 20 selected farmers for rearing with the assistance from ICAR Nagaland centre Jharnapani under TSP programme for propagation of the breed in the village.

Dimapur, march 1 (mExN): The United Naga Tribes Association of Border Areas (UNTABA) will be organising ‘Nagaland Tribes Consultative Meeting on Border Issue’ “tentatively” on March 20, 2015 in Dimapur. The decision was made in the Executive Council Meeting held on February 28 at Unity Hall, Naga Council Dimapur, informed a press release issued by UNTABA chairman, Hukavi T Yeputhomi and joint secretary, S Akiu Yimchunger. According to the release, the meeting is being organised “to bring about a broad consensus on the issue amongst all the different Naga tribes and communities irrespective of different affiliations and associations so as to bring about logical solution on the long pending inter State boundary demarcation between the State of Assam and Nagaland based on the traditional, historical and political rights of the people concerned.” The details of the proposed consultative meeting will be worked out with all the heads of different Naga tribes and communities in due course of time, the release added. Meanwhile, UNTABA has appealed to all the “conscientious and right thinking public” to feel free to contribute all the valuable suggestions towards the success of the proposed consultative meeting.

Rev. Dr. T. Alem Meren & Mrs. Alemla Alem

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2015 Dearest Mama and Papa,

We love you so much. We thank God the almighty for keeping both of you healthy and strong. Your presence gives us comfort and joy each day of our lives. You have given us so much of your precious and selfless love, your strength and endurance, your care and compassion, your faith and hope are the blessings that will follow us through our lives. We pray that eternal God the almighty will continue to strengthen and empower you. And may you have good health and long life to enjoy all the goodness of the Lord. Your loving children, in-laws and grand children

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Northeast Briefs

Tripura condemns killing of Bangladeshi-American writer

AgArtAlA, MArch 1 (IANS): Intellectuals, singers, writers and political activists staged a protest here on Sunday to denounce the killing of a Bangladeshi-American blog-writer in Dhaka last week. "We strongly condemn the killing," said youth leader Amal Chakraborty, one of the organisers. Avijit Roy (42), a bio-engineer working in the US, was hacked to death by two attackers wielding machetes in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on February 26, when he was leaving a book fair with his wife Rafida Ahmed Banna, who was also seriously wounded in the attack. Religious radicals had been threatening Avijit for his active campaign against Islamist extremism and for improving secularism in Bangladesh.

Tamenglong: Lynched gunman identified IMphAl, MArch 1 (MExN): The gunman who shot a widow on February 26 was today identified by police as one Gaimangngam (33 years) from Nonglang village in Tamenglong and a cadre of the NSCN (K). The widow, Guichangliu (44 years), was shot and injured by the gunman at Mukbi village under Nungba Police Station of Tamenglong district. The gunman was later lynched by villagers following the shooting. Guichangliu is currently undergoing medical treatment at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, and is reportedly in critical condition.

2 NDFB (S) cadres nabbed guwAhAtI, MArch 1 (ptI): Two NDFB (S) cadres were apprehended today during a joint operation by Army and police in Assam's Kokrajhar district. Acting on specific information, a joint team of the Red Horns Division of the Army and police nabbed the duo, allegedly involved in the December 23 attack on adivasis and snatching weapons from the ecological battalion in October last, from Kokrajhar town this morning, a Defence spokesman said here. The Myanmar-trained duo have been identified as Sumkwr Mushahary alias Sugum and Swmkwr Basumatary and both were suspected to have fled to Bengaluru after the December 23 attack and had returned to the district recently. The security forces recovered two 7.65 mm pistols, four live rounds of ammunition and some combat materials including documents, sources said.

Our Correspondent Imphal | March 1

Manipur Education Minister Moirangthem Okendro has stated that the state will become 'self-reliant' in education in a few years’ time. The minister was speaking at a function at Mayang Imphal Kenchak Heigumyangbi in Imphal West yesterday where he inaugurated the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV). Okendro said the Manipur Government has so far upgraded 323 elementary schools to secondary schools under SSA, RUSA and RMSA in the state. The Minister reacted strongly against a recent incident wherein a minor boy fled his boarding school after he was allegedly

beaten up severely by the school owner on the charge of stealing money. “Such incidents violate the rights of children and right to education,” Okendro stated. He further assured that perpetrators involved in cases of cruelty to children will be punished. The incident took place on February 26 at Ima Medhabati Public School, Langjing Achouba Tabungkhok in Imphal West. The victim boy was reportedly put inside a sack after brutally being beaten by the school owner and was kept inside the sack overnight. The boy then fled the hostel the next morning. In this regard, the Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) announced a ban on the school a day after the incident. DESAM also urged the

Manipur State Commission for Child Rights to take stringent action against the school authority. On the current issue concerning denial of admit cards to more than 2000 students who have been preparing to the appear the upcoming board examination, the minister said “Some individuals in the state consider school children as commodities that can be turned into a money-spinning business.” The over 2000 students are likely to miss out the CBSE-conducted Class X and XII examinations which will begin on March 2. Okendro informed that FIRs would be filed against those frauds so as to punish them and deliver justice to the victims. CBSE-affiliated schools have mushroomed in Imphal in the

CPI (M) seeks to get closer with people in Tripura haviour," he told reporters. Party Secretary Prakash Karat and Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, a Politburo member, both appealed to the 575 delegates of the conference to get closer to the common people. An 80-member state committee was formed in the conference and Dhar, also a Central Committee member, was reelected as state party secretary for the consecutive third term. Dhar said 37 delegates from Tripura would participate in the 21st Party Congress to be held at Visakhapatanam from April 14-19.

‘Generalized approach towards region’s issues’

guwAhAtI, MArch 1 (tNN): The Union Budget presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday has substantially raised the allocation for the tribal affairs ministry. However, experts in the northeast are of the opinion that the Centre is adopting a generalized approach to address the issues of the region. As part of the major programmes under Central assistance to state plan, the Budget has increased the Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan to Rs 1,250 crore from Rs 1040 crore. It has also raised the allocation of Umbrella Schemes for Education of ST children to Rs 1,136.84 crore from 1065.85 crore. The budget says the schemes will fill the gap in the education of children belonging to tribal com-

munities. It will provide options to strengthen and establish Ashram schools and hostels, vocational education centres within Ashram schools and prematric and post-matric scholarships. Professor of economics in Manipur University Amar Yumnam said it is a very focused and well-directed budget for the country as a whole, but there are challenging times ahead for the region. He said the northeast has lost out in terms of approaches and contextualized interventions despite verbal commitments to bring the region into the mainstream. The score of the budget from the NE angle is one out of 10, he added. "The budget comes immediately after a recommendation from the 14th Finance Commission to do

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past few years, and most of them are highly expensive. However, many of them are not recognised by the board. CBSE has asked the Manipur Government to install a special monitoring committee for the upcoming Class X and XII board exams in the state. The instruction came against the backdrop of high incidence of malpractice in the state after CBSE analyzed previous records. While the CBSE-affiliated school in Imphal have already issued admit cards to students, some schools which are not affiliated to the board have failed to provide the same to students – numbering over 2000. A few days ago, a couple of such schools were damaged by angry student protesters backed

by guardians. Student organisations in the state have blamed the authorities for permitting establishment of a huge number of CBSE-affiliated schools in the state. They say such schools allow students to get through the examination without much difficulty. In another incident, the DESAM had strongly criticised the Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC) on February 26 for setting questions and giving incorrect answer options for the examination held for recruitment of college lecturers. The alliance revealed that MPSC directly copied 20 questions from the Physical Geology question paper of the University of Wyoming for the examination held for recruiting college lecturers on February 22.

Gogoi for resolving man-nature conflict Governor Acharya instructs forest department to curb rhino poaching Geographers' Meet 2015 here. He stressed the need to conserve wetlands, forests, hills and water bodies. In the wake of global warming due to wanton destruction of natural resources, there was urgent need to make judicious use of the natural resources for sustainable economic development, he said. "Plenty of resources make people complacent. Only when there are limited resources, do people work hard. Israel and Singapore

with limited resources have made progress because of proper utilisation of resources," Gogoi added. "Participation of people must be ensured. Only then we may achieve our goals of sustainable resource use and conservation," he said. The chief minister stressed on clean, green and renewable energy to contain the severe problem of pollution and land degradation due to excessive use of chemical fertilisers.

Protest over ILP to resume

AgArtAlA, MArch 1 (ptI): Ruling CPI(M) in Tripura will consolidate the organisation by reaching out to people in a more humble way, state party secretary Bijan Dhar said today. "Our 21st state conference has ended last evening. We have adopted a three pronged approach – to reach out to people, paying heed to their views and exhibiting good and gentle be-

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guwAhAtI, MArch 1 (ptI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today emphasised on resolving conflict between man and nature through peaceful co-existence. "All living things on earth can live through peaceful co-existence and communion with nature. Conflicts with nature would lead to disasters and put our very survival at stake," the chief AANLA cadre arrested minister said while adtEzpur, MArch 1 (ptI): A militant belonging to the dressing the 36th Indian All-Adivasi National Liberation Army was arrested along with a cache of arms and ammunition from Sonitpur district. According to Sonitpur Superintendent of Police Sanjukta Parasar, the AANLA cadre was nabbed by a joint team of Assam Police and Assam Rifles last night from Santipur IMphAl, MArch 1 near Batachipur under Dhekiajuli police station. The mili- (thE hINDu): The Joint tant has been identified as Surja Nayak (35) alias Rocky, Committee on Inner Line she added. The security forces have also recovered a pistol, Permit System (JCILPS) some live ammunition, two mobile sets and some objec- shall resume sit-in protest tionable documents from his possession, Parasar said. from Sunday in and around Imphal. Disclosing this to RNLF cadres, linkmen arrested reporters on Saturday, H. goAlpArA, MArch 1 (ptI): Fourteen persons, in- Ibotombi Khuman, the concluding cadres and linkmen of Rabha National Libera- vener, said that other forms tion Front, were arrested for their alleged involvement in of agitations shall follow. In a joint meeting of the planting of an IED bomb on a rail track in Goalpara disrepresentatives of the polittrict. According to Goalpara Additional Superintendent of Police Rosie Kalita, a massive combat operation was ical parties, the JCILPS and launched at various places under Krishnai police station government officials, on since last night after getting information on a tip-off. "In February 18, in the office the operation, we have arrested 14 persons, including of Chief Minister Okram some cadres of RNLF and some linkmen. It is suspected Ibobi Singh, it was assured that the bomb was planted by RNLF," she said. The police that the Bill would be tabled and passed during the picked up the persons from Bhogdabili, Guria and Zira in budget session of the Manithe district and interrogation is on, Kalita said. On Friday, pur Assembly. a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found However, just two days amidst stones between rail tracks by patrolling railway po- are left for the session and lice at Barigaon under Dudhnoi police station. so far there is no indication

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away with the category of Special Category States. It is like the time when towards the beginning of the Fourth Five Year Plan, the northeastern states had lost out on focus to develop backward and tribal regions," Yumnam said. The grant in-aid to the state governments was raised from Rs 3,438.68 crore to Rs 3,970.47 crore this fiscal year. The budget also earmarked Rs 1,367 crore as assistance for scheme under proviso (i) of Article 275 (1) of the Constitution. The allocation of scholarship programmes for SC, ST and OBCs have also marginally increased from Rs 3,286.54 crore to Rs 3,291 crore. The allocation for the tribal areas of northeast was however raised from Rs 170 crore to Rs 479.22 crore this year.

that the Bill will be passed. The JCILPS had submitted a 282-page memorandum having six demands. During the meeting, the JCILPS said that 1951 should be the base year and all those who came after it should not be allowed to settle in Manipur. They should not be allowed to own land. However, the Chief Minister had clarified that since the migrant workers are Indians they cannot be denied land ownership. The women’s and students’ wings of the JCILPS were very active and threw normal life out of gear in the past through various agitations. Since the police could not contain the agitations, talks were held and the government gave an assurance to pass the Bill

which will restrict the entry of the migrant workers. The ILP in another nomenclature, The Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 which had been in force in Manipur was withdrawn from November 18, 1950.

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guwAhAtI, MArch 1 (AgENcIES): Assam Governor PB Acharya on Sunday instructed to the state forest department and authorities of Kaziranga National Park (KNP) to take stern action to curb rhino poaching incidents in the state. During a crucial meeting with KNP Director MK Yadav, the Governor had instructed to the forest official for giving a report of rhino poaching in the national park within 24 hours. The Governor called the state forest minister Atuwa Munda but the minister did not attend the meeting. Pointing to the state forest minister, the Governor said that, if you don't work you must quit. "I had already gave in-

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Savings for citizens above 60 and in over Rs 10 lakh bracket would be little lower at Rs 21,630 annually

Completely wrong to call budget pro-corporate: Govt New Delhi, March 1 (PTi): Rebutting criticism that proposals in the Budget for 2015-16 are pro-corporate and anti-poor, governmenton Sunday said the views are “completely wrong and ill founded” and not backed by any data. “They (critics) are completely wrong...it is ill founded, misguided and certainly not backed up with any data,” Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha told PTI in an interview. He was responding to the criticism that the first full- year budget of the NDA government, presented in Parliament on Saturday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, is “pro-corporate and unkind to poor”. Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has said that the budget proposal to reduce corporate tax from 30% to 25% would benefit the corporate to the tune of Rs 20,000 crore in taxes every year for the next 4 years. According to Sinha, the proposed

New Delhi, March 1 (PTi): Individuals with an annual income of above Rs 10 lakh but below Rs one crore have emerged as the biggest beneficiaries of the new taxation proposals, if they are aged below 60 years, while the super rich above this age bracket will be hit the hardest. As per an analysis of new income tax proposals, an individual aged below 60 years can make additional saving of up to Rs 24,596 a year if his or her annual income is above Rs 10 lakh but below Rs one crore. For senior citizens in this income bracket, savings would be little lower at Rs 21,630. At the same time, senior citizens above 60 years of age would have to pay additional tax of Rs 64,550 a year if their annual income is more than Rs one crore.

Fortheindividualsbelow 60 years of age, with annual income of over Rs one crore, the additional tax works out to a little lower at Rs 61,271, according to an ‘impact report’ prepared by consultancy major PwC for the in-

reduction of the corporate tax from 30% to 25% over a period of four years was a “revenue neutral” exercise as the companies were going to lose all exemptions in the process. “Right now, they (corporates) are not paying 30% taxes, they are actually paying 23% taxes. Effectively we are going to get rid of all those exemptions over a period of time. They have some time to adjust and their taxes are going to become 25%,” he said. Anyway, he added, the idea behind the move was not to raise taxes but to “remove distortions and inconveniences” and make the taxation system simple and predictable and improve the ease of doing business. “So, in that sense I totally reject the criticism that it is pro-corporate. It’s very much pro-people,” he said, adding that the other major beneficiary would be the middle class.

come tax proposals made by FinanceMinisterArunJaitley in his Budget yesterday. Jaitley has announced increasing the super-rich surcharge to 12% from 10% for those individuals earning more than Rs one crore.

However, he has also proposed additional deductions in lieu of investments in pension and health insurance schemes. The additional savings would be the lowest at Rs 7,210 for senior citizens

Rolls-Royce keen to strengthen presence in India New Delhi, March 1 (PTi): Keen to strengthen its presence in the Indian defence sector, Rolls-Royce said it is optimistic about the ‘Make in India’ push by the government but indicated it would be a long haul before the company starts manufacturing its famous engines in the country. “We got to walk before we run. I think the first step is to see how you can build manufacturing capabilities here in India,” Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce India said when asked if the firm would start manufacturing engines in India in the near future. The company, which has been operating in India for more than 80 years, powers a large number of aircraft, helicopters and fast-patrol vessels that Indian military uses through its engines. Rolls-Royce is optimistic about the growth opportunities in the Indian defence sector and is eyeing to garner a big share of the multi-billion dollar domestic aerospace industry.

It feels that long-term partnerships with state-run HAL and others would help it consolidate its position. Underling that in 2010, the company started manufacturing components for the civil aerospace engines from India for the globe, Jayaraman told PTI, “We have been

participating in the engineering services sector. We have been in sales, partnerships, joint ventures”. He said the company will continue to partnership and probably leverage the benefits of the system not just of selling into India “but working with India, making sure the resources that are available are tapped not only for India but for the globe”. Refusing to delve into specific military programmes that it is eyeing, Jayaraman

said the company has proven it can make components of world standards in India. He said the company’s engineers are doing all kinds of work for the global aerospace platform here in India. “As you prove to yourself it is possible, you build on that and you get to the next level of evolution and all of a sudden there would be a tipping point that will happen where there is a market, an ecosystem that is available to serve that market and then why not just build an engine,” he said. He said the focus should be on how to create more technologies from India. Terming the ‘Make in India’ campaign as a ‘vision’, he said one has to figure out how everyone participates. “RollsRoyce already makes in India for the globe. So we will participate in a way where we continue to that that even more and we continue to see how we can create, co-develop, partner and collaborate with Indian firms, large and small,” he said.

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New Delhi, March 1 sue and “we have to find panel said in the report sub(PTi): State governments other ways to address this mitted last month. The Food Secretary also have expressed their unwill- issue,” he said. The 8-member panel said that it was not possible ingness to implement the Shanta Kumar-led FCI re- -- which was set up in Au- right now to implement the structuring panel’s recom- gust 2014 under the chair- panel’s key suggestion to mendation to fix taxes and manship of BJP MP Shanta bring down total coverage commission on foodgrains Kumar to recommend a of beneficiaries to around at 3-4%, a top Food Ministry complete overhaul of FCI 40% from 67% of the coun-- suggested that FCI should try’s population under the official has said. Presently, states charge restrict the payment of these National Food Security Act (NFSA). very high statutory “We are clear on levies and commissions, which vary Presently, states charge very high NFSA, it is the act from 3.6% in Rajast- statutory levies and commissions, of Parliament and han to 14.5% in Pun- which vary from 3.6% in Rajasthan we are not going to jab in case of wheat. to 14.5% in Punjab in case of wheat change right now unless there is politiIn Gujarat and West cal will on this issue,” Bengal, on the other hand, the same comes to levies and commissions to he said, adding that the food law, rolled out in 2013, has less than 2%. High taxes are 3%, or a maximum 4%. “In due course, this not been implemented fully. believed to have restricted So far, the law has been private traders from buying should be incorporated in the procurement price it- rolled out in 11 states. The grains in some states. “The objective is desir- self. This will bring back the ambitious legislation aims able but it is not possible to private sector to market, and to give legal right over highimplement right now. The lessen the burden of exces- ly subsidised foodgrains at states are also not willing to sive stocks on the govern- Rs 1-3 per kg per person per do. We need to see what can ment. States that lose rev- month. The Food Corporation be done on the tax issue,” enue can be compensated Food Secretary Sudhir Ku- for 3-5 years through a prop- of India (FCI) is the governerly designed diversification ment nodal agency for promar told PTI. The Centre has already package through a separate curement and distribution spoken to states on this is- channel by government,” the of foodgrains.

New Delhi, March 1 (PTi): Against the backdrop of complaints of pensioners’ harassment, the government has directed banks not to insist that retired government employees be physically present for giving life certificates for continuation of pension. The move comes after pensioners’ associations raised the issue of non-adherence of rules regarding submission of life certificates by authorised banks. It was charged that some bank branches were insisting on the personal appearance of pensioners for submission of life certificates along with pension payment orders (PPOs), a Ministry of Personnel official said. “All banks have been instructed to strictly adhere to existing norms and not harass pensioners or their kin by insisting upon physical presence if their life certificate is duly signed by the authority concerned and is submitted along with Aadharbased authentication of life certificate,” the official said. The government has also informed banks about the scheme for pensioners to prove their existence through Aadhaar-based authentication of life certificate, which has been started as part of the Prime Minister’s ‘Digital India’ mission. All pensioners are required to provide proof of their existence annually to the pension disbursing bank. According to rules, a pensioner is exempted from physical appearance if he gives a life certificate duly verified by a MP, state legislature, person exercising the power of a magistrate, a gazetted government servant, a police officer not below the rank of subinspector in charge of a police station, a block development officer, tehsildar or naib tehsildar and treasury officer, among others. Incaseofapensionerdrawingpensionthroughapublicsector bank, the life certificate may be signed by an officer of the public sector bank. According to the rules, “A pensioner not residing in India in respect of whom his duly authorised agent produces a life certificate signed by a magistrate, notary, a banker or a diplomatic representative of India, is exempted from special appearance.”

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in the age bracket of 60-80 years and with annual income of below Rs five lakh. For individuals below 60 years of age in this income bracket, the additional savings would be Rs 8,199. In case of annual income of Rs 5-10 lakh, the additional savings would be Rs 16,398 for individuals below 60 years, while the same would be Rs 14,420 for senior citizens aged 60 years and above. Under new proposals, further deductions of Rs 50,000 a year would be allowed for contribution made to the National Pension Scheme. Deduction on Mediclaim premium has been raised from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000, while that for senior citizen parents has been increased from Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000. A fresh deduction of Rs 30,000 has been provided for the amount paid on account of medical expenditure incurred on health of a very senior citizen where no amount is paid towards mediclaim premium.

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Political parties in Tamil Nadu flay fuel hike cheNNai, Mar 1, 2015 (PTi): Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu including DMK and CPI(M) and NDA ally PMK have condemned the hike in prices of petrol and diesel and demanded a roll back of prices. The Karunanidhi-led party urged the Union government to fix fuel prices and slammed the Centre for effecting another increase in fuel prices within a two week span. NDA ally Pattali Makkal Katchi demanded a rollback of increase in prices.”It is the expectation of all sections of people that the Centre should take the responsibility to fix prices of petrol and diesel to ensure that ordinary people are not affected,” he said in a statement here. He charged oil marketing companies (OMCs) with hiking fuel prices without taking into account the impact it would have on the common people. “The status of Rupee-Dollar exchange rate is also cited as a reason for hike and this is not fully acceptable.” Yesterday, petrol price was hiked by Rs 3.18 per litre and diesel by Rs 3.09, the second increase in a span of 14 days. The earlier increase was effected

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NPF (Noke) Youth Wing responds Dimapur, march 1 (mExN): The Youth Wing of the Noke-led NPF today responded to the “minority NPF youth wing press bureau” stating, “In electoral democracy we cannot afford to have 2 set of rules and this endless sermon of press bureau is ridiculous and a bunch of contrasting stand.” On February 28, local dailies had carried a statement from the Youth Wing of the Shurhozelie-led NPF calling for legislators of the Noke-group to come out of their “self-imposed confinement”.

A statement from the Media Cell NPF Youth Wing agreeing with its rivals that the Chief Minister TR Zeliang will expand the DAN Ministry “at the right time and pick the right person” stated, “Zeliang will only and only induct the members from his syndicate group and yes man.” Mentioning that it has been more than 2 months, it questioned why the expansion of DAN is yet to see the light of day. With regard to “confinement,” the statement maintained that “numbers of majority NPF Legislature

condolence S Richard Humtsoe, Working President, Nagaland Lok January Shakti Party, has expressed shock at the demise of Special Secretary to Nagaland Legislative Assembly AE Lotha. He was a loyal and efficient administrator with a towering personality, Humtsoe stated in a condolence message. Late Lotha contributed a lot for the development of the state with all the best abilities he had, the message added. Humtsoe prayed that the Almighty grant the bereaved family valour and wisdom at this hour of sorrow and also prayed for the departed’s soul to rest in peace.

party are working from a safe place in order to insulate and prevent them from the abduction by the elongated hands and fishing hooks of Shurhozelie ExPresident and T.R. Zeliang minority CM and to escape from the horse trading carried out relentlessly by the minority CM.” The Youth Wing maintained that Shurhozelie is no more the President of NPF as he was “removed” by “an overwhelming majority” on January 12. “Unanimously Noke Wangnao the senior most NPF Legislature was elect-

ed as the new NPF President,” it added. “The February 5 historic mandate was for the DAN Government and please remember that they did not cast even a single vote to minority CM T.R. Zeliang,” the Youth Wing stated. It however demanded, “In order to have a robust democracy and to fulfill the legal obligation of the constitution of India, Zeliang should immediately expand the DAN Ministry.” “Naga people voted for a DAN Alliance in 2013 election and the mandate was unprecedented. Now

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Naga people have every right to demand for the expansion of DAN Ministry by the simple fact that the minority CM cannot retain over 40 top and key departments out of 70 odd departments,” the Youth Wing added. Further appealing to the public not to panic but to have patience, it stated, “The fate of NPF is in the Court of ECI.” “We swear and promise that good days are coming and we assure that we will deliver a transparent, fair, equal and people-centric governance,” the statement concluded.

JSS organises ‘academic assembly’ Dimapur, march 1 (mExN): Janjati Shiksha Samiti (Vidya Bharati), Nagaland organised an Academic Assembly programme at Rotary Hall, Dimapur in commemoration of birth centenery of Padmbhushan Gaidinliu on Febraury 28. The programme was graced by Dr. Hemchandra Nath Dutta, Vice Chancellor of The Global Open University as chief guest; Athili Kathipri, Director, Technical Education, Govt. of Nagaland as guest of honour; and Prof. D.P. Chaturvedi, Dean, School of Engineering & Technology as main speaker. A press release informed that Pankaj Sinha, organising secretary of JSS gave the welcome address and highlighted the aim of the programme. Stating that our freedom

fighters, our scholars, our fore-fathers, our great artists, our scientist, our great players, our shahid etc. give inspiration for the uplift and development of societies and country, he said such inspiration should be connected or related to education. Athili Kathipri stressed on counselling for development of students. Pointing to Korea’s success in the field of education through human resources, he said, “If the Indian scientists who are working for the people of America return to their homeland India and work for his country then I don't think India would be less than America or Korea.” Meanwhile, Chief Guest Dr. Hemchandra Nath Dutta reminisced Gaidinliu as one great wom-

an of India, whose sacrifice gave Angami men in traditional finery during Pfuchatsumia Thinuo Peli Sekrenyi 2015 at inspiration to all. He lauded JSS for Khriesanuomia Badze, P. Khel Kohima Village. (Morung Photo) organising the academic assembly. Further, Prof. DP Chaturvedi explained on ‘Seva & Dharm’ through education. He maintained that “Karm hi dharm hai.” Tasile Zeliang, N. Dutta and Asst. Prof. Sanjukta Bhattacharjee presented papers on ‘Lessons from the life of Freedom Fighter Padmbhushan Gaidinliu to protect & develop the culture of societies’, ‘National Integration through education’, and ‘Morality in education: downfall & diagonosis’ respectively, the release added. Prizes of essay competition were also given away to winners by chief guest, guest of honour and main speaker during the programme.

Public SPace Lackadaisical workmanship of BRO The Month of March

nder the above caption, the public want to know and suggest why the BRO at their different jurisdictions left the worst portions of the road leading to Phek and Kiphire as furnished below but providing only sparse, lip and yet a very unnecessary renovation works only to last for a few weeks from Losami junction areas towards Chizami which of course can be done even in the last phase since the road condition in those areas are still very good barring few places which indeed need thorough repairing. The portions which should be done on top priority basis are indicated as under: 1. The Tin-Pati junction, capital Kohima towards BSF Camp Chedema areas to almost half portion of the

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road towards Dzü-ü river. 2. From the vicinity of Chakhabama town area down to the portion reaching Dzü-ü upper bridge towards Pfütsero. 3. The abandoned bridge project area below Kikrüma block covering all the turning areas should be done with immediate effect before the onset of rainy summer season. 4. The portion from Pfütsero town noth-east sections towards and upto Mali farm Pfütsero. 5. The bridge project between Müsulumi and Enhulumi should be executed at the earliest since the ground surface condition is already stabilized. 6. The patient needs the right treatment at the right time so also the road need the right repairing at the right place and at the right time.

David 7. The right type of engineering technology should March comes in marching in be used to create durable As February goes out the door. asset to save economy but The season comes with strong winds, not vice versa. Last but not the least, Felling old trees and leaves with roar. the public want to remind the organization to mainHot summer with hot sun barges in, tain the road on regular baTells the winter to leave the floor, sis in all seasons providing I'm the master of land and ocean, timely filling up of potholes I'll rule the world as never before, and cleaning of landslides etc. Until or unless the The searing heat, the sizzling air, global warming, All line up to make you feel so bore, above fulfillment or reThe winter wraps into cupboards now go in, quirements are adopted Christmas buzz with Christmas carols is and followed the organizaheard no more. tion spreading all over Nagaland shall be labeled as Into the cold storage also go the resolutions, whimsical or farcical The last reminder is, ‘’ Will they show their face once more, Let us not spoil the vehicles The cycle of seasons goes on and on, nor neglect the bad road Will the life too like season go for tour? conditions lest we forget the ethos of comfort travelO March come in, but do not march forth, ling. Without giving life a right direction, Akhusayi Chizami

ATMA Dimapur, Niuland Block conducted BFAC cum Farmers friend meeting at Muga Farm School, Niuland Town on February 19 to discuss on block demonstrations to be undertaken in various villages. Demalu Hasnusa, Block Technology Manager, emphasized on the various ATMA activities and duties of Farmers friend and BFAC members.

164 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (Home & Hearth) NAGA carried out Civic Action Programme under Operation Sadbhavana on February 26 at Government High School, Mopong, Ukha Village, Mon. Six desktop computers alongwith one printer were presented to the school.

Linger on to see the change henceforth, Endow the world with right reason.

How Rude And Arrogant Are Our Naga Butchers

he following list is drawn from my own experience while buying meat in our beautiful towns of Nagaland. This is just a rough calculation that makes up 2 Kgs of meat(beef) that we buy from their shops:1. Bones (those kept separate to be weighed with the meat)- 400x2 gms 2. Skin and fur( attached to

the meat)- 250x2 gms. 3. Flesh( which every customers wish to have)250x2 gms, and 4. Junk Meat( added to balance the weight)100x2.. The above mixed parts make it a total 2000 gms or 2 Kilograms that amounts to Rs. 300/- @ present day rate. Regardless, the parts of meat we are forced to buy

with our own money owing to our needs, the most awkward experience we feel is, we are left with no alternatives; but to take the meat and swallow some spiteful vitamins with it. The very words and sentences that we usually hear from 75% of our butchers sound so bitter or sour at times which can be compared to that of sitting

inside a lavatory where a broken bottle of phenyl lie close to our nostrils. AMI KHAN TOH PAIKHANA TAK BHI KENIE, HARDI KHAN TEL TEL ASE, BACHA TOH TAWAI ASE, LOI LE LOBI NALOI LE NALOBI, etc. are like choruses to our ears these days. For years we have come along or in the history of Nagaland, we have never

heard a butcher turning into a millionaire or a bureaucrat by their deceitful earning... Let us also not forget the thing that Naga fish mongers and vegetable vendors are no exception to the about... May God change attitudes of Naga Butchers! Department of Horticulture, Peren District, conducted training cum rejuvenation pro-

Athungo Ngully, gramme on various horticultural crops at Samziuram village on February 24. Seen Kohima here is DHO Peren and participants along with DC Peren Peter Lichamo and SDO

Facts to know and to live with

hey are not after, nor desire Lord for the cause and their own ture recognizes them person- count of their lives. Their sacrifice noble prize for their contrichildren scattered like the flutally but we are yet to be. and endurance cannot be penned bution nor are they given tering birds forsaking the chicks We are so blessed because down. tide unlike other nation's freedom on the nest amounting to great there is no national leaders existed "Their life is at dusk struggle nationalist yet to them is sacrifice. to declare and witness nation for Many young dawns awaits. swell a debt unrepayable for. 4. In this immense pursuit of the Christ and to the world equivalent For the path they have travelled 1. Standing vigorously for the cause some were devoured by to 2 Cor11.21-33. Tthis compeLaying down every sacrifices cause for six decades in the the enemies through blood- tence comes from Christ through Who will continue their strive count, determined in their enshed, acutely infested by the their life for upcoming blessed When their breath are of dedeavour. wilderness withstanding generation prived" 2. They have walked 100 x1000 enormous casualties theft Also thanks to god for some In spite of any encouragement miles by foot, not comforted whole life. Betrayal by own new rooster organization. They and positive comments from us, with any during the heinous brothers and cadres through are Naga rooster crows, standing their sacrifice and endurance is travel through the vagaries of disappointments and deeds, for a good matter their initiation clear evidence for the cause of naga nature-walking the unfriendcrucifying their name and im- k likely to be our Naga peter's with for Christ. However thank God for ly mountains, valley, rivers age with blames undirected by some strong commitment and forgiving their sin and reconcile through forest hunted by enthem. strong denial, with unclear sight with them through full of grace and emies on both sides for more 5. Travelled more or less than that made them gaze Issac Chishi truth. This journey is appreciated than 40 years. Given the slot, hundred countries for politi- Swu as a rubber stamp and Muivah to the core team for their faithfulcan we boldly venture out for cal moral support, recogniz- as traitor. But they are signet gold ness and endurance. even a mile? ing and pledging Naga's and its ring and crown of Christ for the "Heaven and earth shall pass 3. Incessantly they have cried nation for Christ. Nature know Naga. Signifying king's signet ring away but Christ in Naga or will not out to God for Nagas, broken and recognize their goal for and crown as inseparable. Their pass away" Amen heartedly still humble on their naga nation and acknowledge immense struggle is indescribknees with tears of sacrifice for theft sacrifice yet we Naga's are able comparing to Nelson ManRev Vitovu (FCF) 56 years, taking the name of the very far away from it. Wild na- dela or Moses given the space and Prayer Convenor CNC The Morung Express is introducing “Public Space” as part of our intention to provide deliberate space for the opinions of the people to be expressed and heard through this newspaper. Nonetheless, The Morung Express points out that the opinions expressed in the contents published in the “Public Space” do not reflect the views and position of the newspaper or the editor.

(Civil) Jalukie during the programme.

UBCA-NEI holds seminar for church leaders

Participants of the seminar along with resource persons.

Dimapur, march 1 (mExN): A one day seminar for church leaders under United Baptist Churches’ Association, North East India (UBCA-NEI) was held today at Youth Oasis Centre, Eralibill, Dimapur. The resource persons for the seminar were Rev.

Dr. Khehovi Shohe, Director, Sumi Baptist Convention; Rev. Hevuto Awomi, Executive Secretary, UBCA-NEI and Rev. Y.T. Lotha, Advisor, UBCA-NEI. Presenting a lecture on “church guidelines and administration”, Rev. Hevuto said a leader must have a vi-

sion for the growth and development of the church. Rev. Dr. Khehovi stressed on “leaders’ responsibilities towards church and association” while Rev. Lotha presented a topic on “church discipline”. More than 80 church leaders under UBCANEI attended the seminar.

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The Morung Express MonDAy 2 MArcH 2015 voluME X IssuE 58

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Fiscal Discipline and Prudence 14th Finance Commission grant of Rs 18,475 crores

agaland has been virtually gripped by financial worries and in the last five years or so the political dispensation has been constantly referring to the failure of the 13th Finance Commission to do justice to our needs and therefore great expectation was placed on the report of the 14th Finance Commission, whose recommendations would come into effect for the next five years starting from April 2015. Ahead of the Union Budget for 2015-16, which was presented on Saturday, February 28, the BJP-led NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, which in essence empowers States by putting more money in their hands. Also, the States have been given freedom to change Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) as per their local needs and allowing them to plan the course of their development. All this is in line with the Modi government’s promise of co-operative federalism wherein States have “greater financial strength and autonomy”. As per the suggestions of the Commission, headed by former RBI Governor Y V Reddy, less money would remain in the hands of the Central Government and therefore it is expected that the respective State governments will have greater responsibility to govern and deliver. As an edit piece in the Times of India stated, Chief Ministers now have an ‘incentive’ to ‘raise their standards of governance’ and that ‘the buck stops at their table’. Coming specifically to Nagaland, the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission has been generous. A quick glance of the report would suggest that many of the concerns and points raised by Nagaland have been sympathetically looked into. In fact, Nagaland has been given a special treatment even amongst the Special Category States. Nagaland is one among the eleven States to have been favoured with ‘revenue deficit grants’ to the tune of Rs 18,475 crore, which will be given over the course of five years (2015-20). In this regard, the 14thFinance Commission has departed from the previous Finance Commissions, “by taking into consideration a States’ entire revenue expenditure needs without making a distinction between Plan and Non-Plan”. For a small State like ours, this is a huge sum of money and therefore every care should be taken to ensure its proper planning and utilization. One of the genuine problems faced by Nagaland is the huge expenditure incurred on salary, pension and interest payments. Given that we are a resource crunch State and heavily dependent on central assistance; this leaves us with very little money for our development needs. The Rs 18,475 crore that we will get as grants should help us to overcome this gap in our financial system. The State government should also plan well ahead in time to utilize some of this money for implementing the next pay commission recommendations as and when they come about. More money does not necessarily mean more spending or diversion of funds. We would do well to curtail wasteful expenditure and clamp down on corruption as both inflict damage to our financial health. We are all aware of the flawed policies in the past such as excess appointment in the government and large scale misuse of public funds. There is no more excuse to blame the 13th Finance Commission. Yes, the Rs 18,475 crore grants from the Centre will be of great benefit to meet our administrative costs and development needs. But just getting more funds is not going to be enough. Governance in general needs to improve so also our institutional mechanism (checks and balances) to oversee and account for every spending of the government. In the backdrop of the favourable award from the 14th Finance Commission, the focus of the State government should be on fiscal discipline and prudence.The bottom line is that with more power and money at our disposal, there is greater responsibility for us to deliver. We should not miss this opportunity for all round development of Nagaland. (Feedback can be sent to consultingeditormex@gmail.com)

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Mazie Nakhro, Ph.D

The Life of a Model Government Servant Thought-Provoking Question: If you are a government employee serving under the Constitution of India, does that make you an anti-Naga? What does God say? Read Daniel 6:1-16 Daniel was only 16 when the Babylonians, his country’s most-hated enemies, snatched him from his home. Soldiers dragged him (and others like him) more than a thousand miles away to be trained as a government servant. Daniel didn’t understand their language. Their food and customs violated his religious belief. Now he had to decide: “Would I stand up for what I believe or go along with pagan ways?” Daniel decided to obey God and hold fast to what was right. After graduation from a Babylonian training program, Daniel was assigned to work for the Babylonian king, who continued to war against Daniel’s people for nearly 20 more years. But despite the enemies’ suppression of his people, Daniel still faithfully served for the welfare of other peoples (in obedience to the advice of the prophet Jeremiah, Jer. 29:7). Because of Daniel’s integrity, strong work ethic and superior wisdom, King Nebuchadnezzar came to trust and admire Daniel. Very soon Daniel was promoted to a very high government post. In fact, he eventually became an advisor to the king. Yes, Daniel was always respectful of the king, yet always truthful too. On one occasion, Daniel said, “O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity” (Dan. 4:27). Some years later, the Babylonian Empire fell to the combined forces of the Medo-Persians. And its King Darius took over Daniel as a state employee. Because Daniel continued to do extremely well at work, other pagan colleagues began to get jealous. The higher he rose, the more prominent a target he became. His colleagues resented him so much that they wanted to get rid of him. So “they tried to find grounds against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent” (Dan. 6:4). Finally, they came up with a new law of the state to establish a conflict with his religious practices so that they could frame him as a criminal. Yet he never compromised. He would not bend his principles, even when threatened with death. Okay, so now what? As believers in Christ, you and I have a responsibility to be the best we can be in our work places, including government offices. We should not compromise ourselves to gain money, power, or prestige. Even when our own life is at risk, we should not lose our integrity. Prayer: Lord, help me make decisions to please You and not the people of this world. Even when my decisions create a crisis, help me remain true to You. I claim Psalm 91:11, “You, Lord, will give Your angels charge over me, to keep me safe in all my ways.” Amen. Taken from the book “Breakfast with the King: The 100-Day Devotional” by Mazie Nakhro

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Marcus Taylor

Forced labour under a changing climate: Droughts and Debt in Semi-Arid India Climatic change compounds the vulnerabilities and dependencies existing between households in semiarid South Asia. To avoid more coerced labour, public policy must address the root causes of such vulnerability

ith high levels of poverty and endemic food insecurity, agrarian regions of South Asia are often argued to be uniquely vulnerable to contemporary climate change. This has led to repeated calls for an urgent process of ‘climate change adaptation’ in which climatic threats can be mitigated and new opportunities seized. Although the need to adapt may seem self-evidently necessary, much of the current policy debate tends to gloss over a troubling facet of contemporary climatic change. Not only are different social groups unequally affected by climatic trends, but also the security of some social groups is often directly tied to the insecurity of others. This thorny issue is often not addressed in official discourse, yet it is particularly clear in agrarian environments in South Asia, where relationships of debt, dependency and forced labour are key mechanisms through which marginal groups experience climatic change. Relational vulnerability To grasp these social dynamics, we must focus on the ways in which subordinate groups are incorporated into what I term ‘relational vulnerability’—a situation in which the relative security of some and the relative vulnerability of others are directly linked and are reproduced over time. The roots of such relational vulnerability in rural regions are often found in the uneven access to key productive assets. For example, in order to engage in agricultural production, smallholder households must have access to land, water, credit, labour, seeds, fertiliser, pesticides, mechanical equipment and technical knowledge. These assets are frequently held by other actors—local landowners, moneylenders, traders, input dealers, labour contractors, agribusiness representatives, local politicians and agricultural outreach officers—upon whom marginal households become dependent. Embedded within divisions of class, caste and gender, these dependencies frequently facilitate an ongoing transfer of resources between groups through longstanding debt relations, unequal exchanges and the rendering of underpaid services, including coerced labour. Subordinate households are therefore rendered vulnerable not simply due to a lack of assets, but because they are fundamentally dependent on other social actors to secure their livelihoods. Debt and Vulnerability in a Changing Climate As an example of how relational vulnerability interacts with climatic change, consider the severe drought that afflicted semi-arid areas of south-central India across the winter and spring of 2012-13. During this period, severely deficient rainfall led to the drying up of fields and wells across Anantapur district in southwest Andhra Pradesh and Dharwad district in neighbouring Karnataka.

n 1947, my 40-year-old grandfather left his comfortable teaching position in Guangzhou, in southern China, to search for a job in Hong Kong. Two years later, as civil war raged in China, my grandparents and their seven children packed into a crowded train filled with refugees fleeing to Hong Kong, the war-ravaged British colony still struggling to recover from the Japanese occupation. They were among the hundreds of thousands of people escaping to Hong Kong in the months before the Communist Party took control of China in October 1949. During the past century, mainland Chinese people have gotten used to leaving their homeland. Many left in desperation — some in search of better job opportunities, while many others emigrated to escape the political tumult that has plagued our history. Hong Kong, which the British handed back to the Chinese in 1997, has been a common refuge. Between 1950 and 1980 hundreds of thousands of people came here from the mainland. But recent political turmoil in Hong Kong has prompted many people here, including my family and me, to consider moving away. Hong Kongers no longer see their home as a safe haven from mainland politics. A survey conducted last summer by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, a nongovernmental organization, just as the political tensions between Hong Kong and Beijing were heating up, found that 62 percent of people ages 15-39 want to leave — by far the highest number since its first poll in 1997. An immigration consultant told me

One troubling outcome of this agrarian distress was an extreme shortage of fodder for cattle. This scarcity left local smallholders that had invested significant money in livestock—often by taking up sizeable debts with local moneylenders—unable to feed their animals. Without access to fodder, smallholders witnessed a key element of their asset base starving to death before their eyes. In response, smallholders began to sell their cattle en masse. The resulting distress sales opened up new accumulation strategies for local merchants and landlords, who quickly bought up large amounts of cattle from individual smallholders and transported them to cattle markets found in Chennai and Hyderabad. Through their control of capital, credit and transportation, merchants were reportedly making profits of IR 5,000 (US$80) per animal while smallholders were losing a significant part of their asset base. Simultaneous to this shakedown of smallholders by livestock merchants, a market for water rapidly emerged as farmers and villages continued to wilt under the drought. For those who had the capital to drill deep wells, water could be extracted from dwindling underground aquifers and sold to those neighbours with no such access. By monopolising water, a new entrepreneurial class emerged to service local villages at extortionate prices through a network of roaming water tankers. The Deccan Chronicle quotes Ramesh, an autorickshaw driver on the dynamics of this socially constructed scarcity: We don’t have an option but to buy water from these private tankers. My family needs about 10 pots of water every day, Rs 50 for drinking water alone. The tankers know how to do business—they come once every 3 days to our village. As one political leader interviewed by veteran journalist P. Sainath put it: “If I owned ten tankers, I’d have to pray for drought this year, too”. Given that drought is predicted to occur with greater frequency and intensity across these regions, such adaptation entrepreneurs appear to be exceeding-

ly well positioned to cash in. Together, these examples indicate how drought can re-establish the long-term vulnerability of smallholders and their dependence on other social classes. Those unable to access water, grow crops, find employment or replace lost assets are faced with new pressures to take on further debts advanced by moneylenders, landowners, commercial microfinance institutions or labour contractors. Many households already hold considerable debts that need to be continually serviced, and escalating debt levels threaten a further loss of social dignity and greater dependence upon those well placed to take advantage of their vulnerability. Selling oneself into bonded labour for the season is one method of dealing with such vulnerability that remains common for the extreme poor across these regions, particularly with the current winding down of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). For those in debt traps, entering a bonded labour relationship appears as a temporary salve to immediate woes because the seller receives a fixed payment of advanced wages up front that can be used to pay servicing on pressing household debts. Access to this hard cash, however, comes at the cost of being tied to an employment relationship that is arduous, extremely low paid, and that serves to consolidate the processes of dependency over time. On the other side, employers profit from the production of cheap labourers while middlemen and moneylenders reap considerable rents from ensuing cycles of over-indebtedness and repeated bondage. This is relational vulnerability in its most abrasive form. Troublingly, these are precisely the type of socio-ecological relations through which climatic change will express itself across much of semi-arid South Asia. Finding ways to ensure that marginal households have the resources and security to avoid such debt traps should be the centrepiece of any meaningful adaptation policy.

Giving Up on Hong Kong verna yu NYT that in the closing months of last year, during the heat of the pro-democracy protests, he received triple the normal amount of inquiries about moving abroad — the majority of them being middle-aged parents anxious about their children’s future. A friend of mine, a mother of two in her 40s, said she can no longer stand Hong Kong’s soaring property prices, deepening inequality and increasingly muzzled press, and feels there is little ordinary citizens can do about these problems. After Beijing took no heed of the pro-democracy protesters’ demands in the autumn, she made up her mind to emigrate. “How much longer do we have to wait for democracy — do I really have to wait till I’m 80?” she asked. It’s not the first time Hong Kongers have felt compelled to leave. In the 1980s, many of those who had been comfortably distant from the mainland’s problems started to worry about the looming return to Chinese rule in 1997. Worry turned into panic in Hong Kong in June 1989, when the Chinese government opened fire on student protesters in the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement. In 1990,

the year after the massacre, some 62,000 Hong Kongers, or about 1 percent of the population, emigrated. The wave continued in the following years. The Tiananmen crackdown unnerved my family and prompted some to take action. My own parents and most of my aunts and uncles left in the early 1990s. “A regime that kills its own young people — that’s just too scary,” said one of my aunts, who had two young children at the time. They moved to Australia; other relatives went to Canada, New Zealand and Britain. My parents, already in their 50s, gave up their stable jobs and went to Britain, where I was attending a university. Much of my family, especially in my generation, returned to Hong Kong years later after having acquired citizenship abroad. Most of us prefer to be closer to our cultural roots, and there were more job opportunities here. The general thinking was that if anything awful happened, with a foreign passport in hand, we could all flee again. That time has come. Beijing’s refusal to grant genuine democracy to Hong Kong — it insists on screening candidates for Hong Kong’s “election” for the city’s leader in 2017 — and its hostility

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toward people clamoring for free elections, plus its avowed determination to instill a sense of patriotism among our children, makes many Hong Kongers, especially parents like me with young children, nervous. I dread the idea of my children growing up in a society where the values of Hong Kong — such as the rule of law, freedom of press, speech and assembly — are being eroded. More and more, we feel Hong Kong is becoming just another Chinese city. Since the start of the Umbrella Movement in late September, we have seen the police using tactics against activists that resemble those used in China to prosecute critics of the government. I don’t want to tell my children my worry that if one day they take part in demonstrations or post critical comments online, the police might take them away. Most Hong Kongers can’t just pack up and leave. Although I have a British passport, moving away isn’t what I want. I chose to return to Hong Kong just months before the handover in 1997. I was genuinely proud that this city would no longer be a colony and believed that as China became more open and integrated with the rest of the world, Hong Kong would continue to flourish under Chinese sovereignty. The year that “one country two systems” officially ends — 2047 — will be 100 years after my grandfather decided to seek refuge in Hong Kong. By then, my children will be in their 30s, and they may be long gone. It hurts to think that Hong Kong has become a place that his great grandchildren might flee. Verna Yu is a freelance writer living in Hong Kong.

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A supporter of Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party, waves an Indian flag next to a cut-out of party leader Arvind Kejriwal during his swearing-in ceremony as chief minister of Delhi in New Delhi, India on Saturday, February 14, 2015. The AAP, headed by the former tax official who had remade himself into a champion for clean government, won 67 of the 70 seats in recent elections. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Maitrayee Deka

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alking through the small stores of video games in Lajpat Rai Market in Old Delhi, one immediately notices the amount of goods lugged into one single shop. Cartridges of video games, Chinese PVPs, locally packaged SEGA hand games and countless pieces of abandoned gaming consoles are spread out in different parts of the shops. The tiny shops function as wholesalers of video games as well as repair places where different pieces of hardware come into use. In May 2013, Rajat in his shop in Lajpat Rai Market was attaching the motherboard of an old video game to a large TV set. He and his assistant at his shop had built a wooden cabinet with a TV screen and controls to simulate the experience of playing arcade games. Halfway through his work, Rajat spoke to me about how markets such as this were sprawling with smalltime innovators and traders ready to experiment with almost anything. He said, "It is quite strange that even if India has a talented labor pool, in recent times, China and not India has emerged as a manufacturing giant. Permissions and licenses make it difficult for small businessmen to set up factories in India." In the same breadth he added, "I have hopes if BJP [Bharatiya Janata Party] comes to power next year. The present Congress government is very corrupt and has not done much to use the resources at hand. The case with BJP is different. It has a clear vision in which direction India should go." There was a certain idea of development that many like Rajat associated with the rise of the popularity of the BJP in 2013. BJP would put businesses such as them in the centre of the debate. It would put India in the same route of development that China had taken. A number of traders in Lajpat Rai Market found it amusing that they were hugely dependent on China to import company and mostly cheap video games that catered to the mass consumer in India. The situation could largely change if the Indian government according to the traders adopted a similar type of flexible ethics that China had vis-avis small businesses. The Chinese government according to them was not preoccupied with the fact that a business was run by legal channels of billed and company products. It, according to many of the traders, gave precedence to the lucrativeness of a business venture and did not pontificate on whether a venture was strictly legal. The ideal situation that the traders perceived

was to come to a point when the Indian government no longer targeted the mass electronic markets for selling pirated and knock-off commodities, but instead saw the role they played as innovators. Every day in the market the traders maneuvered new technical fixes. A lot of the time the traders were able to understand the workings of hardware of video games in and out. The cracking of video gaming consoles, and dismembering old video games to give them a new life were part and parcel of the market. The sentiment of the traders to make do with anything made someone like Rajat think what was missing in the India scene was a hands-on government, a government that would be able to see the potential that small traders had and trusted them to start their own manufacturing units. BJP was precisely the party that was out there to fill up the vacuum. With its focus on developing India into a manufacturing powerhouse and reduce unnecessary regulations, Rajat amongst others in Lajpat Rai Market was seeing a change of scene in their favor if BJP were to come to power at the centre and in the state of Delhi. Much has changed in India since 2013; BJP is almost a year into office at the center. I met Rajat again in early January 2015. As conversation traveled between different topics, I found Rajat soon talking about Indian politics. I was surprised to hear that he was planning to vote for AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) in the state elections in Delhi in early February. When I last spoke to him, AAP was nowhere close to his list of what would cut out to be a suitable political party paving a triumphant future for India as well as for him. AAP is a party formed out of the Indian Against Corruption movement that gained massive momentum in Delhi in 2011. It came to power briefly in Delhi in the later half of 2013. The party led by Arvind Kejriwal decided to step down from office after 49 days in power when the much-anticipated anti-corruption law, the Jan Lokpal Bill, could not garner necessary support from other political parties. A new party with a short stint in office and a resounding win by the BJP in 2014 national elections would make one think that AAP would be in the back burner. However, to hear that Rajat was deciding to vote for AAP and not BJP in the Delhi State Assembly Election was quite striking. I wanted to know more. Rajat went on to talk about how BJP has not stood up to its election promises. Rather than build an overall congenial business environment, Rajat thought that BJP was working for the interest of the big business houses. In fact he believed that the market had slowed down since the time BJP came to power. Where he was expecting a reduction of regulations, they appeared to have doubled in a short span of time.

"It has become more difficult to import things from China. You know how things work in these markets; we all run by settings, for instance those nurtured with customs officials. And now suddenly everything is under scrutiny," Rajat said. Somewhere the dreams shown by the BJP have proved expensive. In place of a government that gives free reign to different business actors, what the traders have now is a government that has a more institutional approach to development. The pet project of newly appointed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, "Make in India", takes on board amongst other things a strong legal foundation. The United States emerges as a natural model to put in place a strong framework of intellectual property rights in India in a bid to welcome foreign as well as domestic investments. What the increasing legalization forebodes for the mass electronic markets teeming with small-time innovators is not difficult to imagine. The small traders of video games, who dabble with pirated computer games, cracked gaming consoles and tampered barcodes are likely to be marginalized in a clean and controlled manufacturing environment. A change in the terms of support for the BJP shows that the common people in India are no longer going to be fooled by rhetoric and political charisma alone. The traders take charge of their present situation. "We cannot remove corruption at one go in India. The way I see it now, some black money is necessary, especially for people like us. It gives us some sort of a safety net. We cannot make all our transactions transparent all of a sudden. We cannot have all our games imported through formal channels and bill each and every product. We don’t have that kind of money and connection. Change has to be gradual and democratic." Rajat appeared to have lost his chance of a happy union with the BJP. With no major policies and assurance passed in favor of the small and medium-rung traders in Delhi and in India, he does not hope that much will change in the near future under the BJP. "The case with AAP is entirely different. They think about the common people. They have more support base in the slums in Delhi than anywhere else," Rajat told me. "I expect AAP to understand our problems much more than anyone else. I believe so. Their door-to-door campaigning give me much hope. What we need right now is a government that genuinely thinks about us and bring some quick positive changes." I asked Rajat, "Have you gone through AAP’s political manifesto." He answered: "Its not important, I see the energy that the party brings to the house. Most importantly it lets me believe that even I can bring some change to the world around me, that’s something, isn’t it? I feel I have real power in my hands now." In the wake of all the debates of political homophile and the mass in India existing as a passive political class, the actual and imagined role reversal of the "common people" in India is welcoming. Right from the time of Indian independence that was achieved by "dominance without hegemony", to times in independent India when the mass existed as target group of different welfare schemes, we see a turn in political events today. This was made stunningly clear in the February 10 elections in Delhi, after my discussion with Rajat, when the AAP demolished the BJP by winning 67 of the 70 seats being contested; the BJP won a mere three. The Congress party candidates lost deposits in 63 of the 70 seats. The mass in India is attaching itself to a different political symbolism. It is no longer satisfied with an egoistic role of being the vote bank of one or other political party. The common people want to be a game changer in the political landscape in India. And AAP is likely to be first amongst the many that address the mass in India as political actors in their own rights. Maitrayee Deka is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology, University of Milan, Italy. Her doctoral research was on the mass electronic markets in Delhi titled " The Other Information Society: an Ethnography of Delhi's Electronic Bazaars".

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What Would Malcolm X Think? Ilyasah Shabazz NYT

The key to creating change is a critical mass of ready and angry people whose passion doesn’t ebb and flow with the news cycle

IFTY years ago my father, Malcolm X, was assassinated while speaking at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. I think about him every day, but even more in the last year, with the renewed spirit of civil rights activism after the tragic events in Ferguson, Mo., on Staten Island and in countless other parts of the country. What would he have to say about it? People still look to Malcolm as a model for strident activism. They lament the lack of such a prominent, resonant voice in the modern dialogue about race. But they might not like some of the critical things he would have to say about the strategies of today’s activists. Of course, my father would be heartened by the youth-led movement taking place across the nation, and abroad, in response to institutional brutality. And he would appreciate the protesters’ fervor and skillful use of social media to rapidly organize, galvanize and educate. In a sense, his ability to boil down hard truths into strong statements and catchy phrases presaged our era of hashtag activism. But he would be the first to say that slogans aren’t action. They amount to nothing but a complaint filed against a system that does not care. In his speeches, he did not simply cry “Inequality!” — he demanded justice, and he laid out the steps necessary to achieve it. He counseled smart action to circumvent the inevitable consequences of systemic injustice. When he spoke about “the ballot or the bullet,” America sat up and took notice as he articulated the searing reality that, if not granted the right to participate in the system, black citizens would have no recourse but to fight. The long-suppressed fury that was beginning to boil over in black communities lent credence to this warning. And when voting rights laws and practices changed, it was in no small part because of powerful white Americans’ fear of what could happen if they failed to act. He would also critique the activists’ rhetoric itself. I imagine he would applaud the “Hands Up” gesture for its sheer dramatic effect, but also critique it as rank capitulation that ironically accommodates the very goal of police brutality — to intimidate and immobilize black citizens, forcing them into a defenseless posture if they hope to survive. He’d agree that “Black Lives Matter,” indeed — but also note that the uniformed police officers who disagree are not likely to be persuaded by a hashtag. Above all, he would bemoan the lack of sustained, targeted activism. Yes, there are many people continuing the hard work that began after Ferguson. But far too many have moved on. Today when people speak about how we must fight racism, the “threat” feels empty. We have softened to the point of apathy, and everyone is so easily distracted from activism by pop culture and high-tech consumerism. How can we expect change when no one feels accountable to provide justice — including grand juries and district attorneys? My father was never one to criticize without also offering a solution. First, he would challenge today’s young protesters to draw upon the nation’s rich history of activism and to appreciate better the contributions of those who have gone before them. What worked in Selma, in Chicago, in Watts — and what didn’t? As it is, today’s protesters often act like they are starting from square one. This disconnect cannot be dismissed as the hubris of youth; it is a symptom of our failure to teach this generation about black history and the way our economic and social systems actually function. In that same vein, he would demand that today’s activists use that wisdom to fight the impulse of the news media and white America to explain away activism as irrational, temporary or pointlessly violent. In his day, Malcolm stepped to the microphone and proclaimed that all the race riots, upheaval and violence that the white world abhorred amounted to “chickens coming home to roost.” After Ferguson, we had plenty of news coverage denouncing the riots, but few people explaining where the impulse to riot comes from. He would also recognize that while some things have not changed in 50 years — like police brutality — many have. Minorities have greater access to the system. We have the ability to become law officers and judges, and the ability to register and vote. He would encourage activists to take advantage of this access, to take power inside the system as well as outside it. Voting, for example, is both action and speech. So is local organizing that emphasizes educational access, economic opportunities and political engagement. Grass-roots work is not flashy, and rarely celebrated on the national media level, but that is where change begins. Finally, he would emphasize that he was never one man acting alone. Malcolm didn’t create black anger with his speeches — he organized and gave direction to it. A modern hero alone won’t bring us a magic solution. The key to creating change is a critical mass of ready and angry people whose passion doesn’t ebb and flow with the news cycle. We have been shaken by the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice — shaken, but not sufficiently unsettled. We must contextualize those losses, force our neighbors to become so deeply disturbed by what has occurred that they, too, are inspired to act to change the system. If my father were alive today, he would be humbled as a new generation emerges, yet again inspired, in part, by his life and words. He would advocate alongside them. But he would encourage them to follow his lead and never take the path of least resistance.

POLL RESuLTS

Are Nagas really ready to handle oil business? Some of those who voted YES had this to say: • I say yes because no one is really prepared unless they first try it. Everyone learns through practical experience first. At the same time, Nagas should take some steps to curb issues like corruption and providing awareness and education on oil implication on society and environment. • Lets give a sincere try. I believe Nagas can. So a big YES • Yes, make hay while d Sun shines. We should start drilling immediately, we need d money. We can hire d experts n learn from them. We have enough oil reserves to make Nagaland one of the riches state in India! Some of those who voted NO had this to say: • No, when Nagas cannot even handle every day civic amenities like good roads and proper sewage, I don’t thing we are ready to handle oil or anything else. • Not at all. Nagas are not ready at all to deal with oil business. What is going on is some politicians and land owners taking matters into their own hands and building a nexus with oil companies while the public remain ignorant and unaware. This clearly shows that Nagas are not ready. The oil business has lots of ramifications on the ecology, health, economy and the society. Such a matter cannot be taken lightly. Besides, the lack of infrastructure in Nagaland will only ensure that few people in Nagaland will benefit from the oil business. • 1st develop our pathetic road. • Let the Government run the Tuli paper mill first and

then talk about oil exploration. some corrupt contractors • No. trust deficit on our leaders in managing our re- • Our state is not mature enough to handle this busisources transparently and efficiently. ness. • Sori 2 say dr r stil mani cowboy's faction. . But stil • No idea in business wel neva knw if we din't try. . • A big No! Just look at the current condition of Tuli pa• No. what about paper and sugar mill? ‘Jhamala per mill, cement factory, sugar mill.etc all gone kaput!! bece hoysay besos nai.” • Corruptional will expoSome few crore may go to . . nentially grow-underground .? pockets that all. brothers will benefit the • NO. How can we start oil most. drilling business in Nagaland when international oil price Some of those who voted is falling. Is someone on the OTHERS had this to say chair know what I mean. • 50crs bribe from the com• No at this juncture. Many pany, Is it true? owners will emerge and out• Every individual has the insiders will study the reality herent capability to function of the Nagas and fool them in whatever way and manner in peace. At the end you will he/she wants. Provided that buy your own oil with two he or she is given an opportimes costlier than your selltunity to do so and that's why ing price. institutions (that are just) and • No b'cos Tribalism is still the social structure in which prevalent even though we he or she is located matdont admit it, so we hav to ters. Taking the argument YES no OTHER do away with it that's the to a higher level, there is no first thing. Secondly need to improve the common doubt that we Nagas are capable enough to handle needs essential for every society like good roads/wa- oil business. One caveat here is that we should not ter supply/electricity only then after Reflecting at this treat ourselves as inferior to others since this kind two point only can we start talkin bout other develop- of mindset are just hegemonic colonial constructions ments. which Esterine Kire rightly calls as "psychological • Not even close, only misuse of natural resources for colonization" which we need to overcome by self-

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respecting ourselves. In other words, we need not treat ourselves as inferior in dealing with subject matters concerning economics and 'economy' which the present structure seems to impose on us. However a point of divergence here is that as far as our institutions are concerned given their importance as mentioned above, the answer is an uncomfortable no. The State organisations like the bureaucracy and the political institutions are not ready yet to take up such big ventures. In fact given the predatory nature of the state, if we proceed without proper institutional reforms, the elites in our society will get richer at the cost of the community. In fact it will be like putting the cart before the horse. Therefore we first need to reform institutions and build 'state capacity' for a balanced and equitable economic transformation of our society. So, all we need is reform and the best way to begin with is Article 371(A) where rather than denigrating, it we can improvise institutional structures where an alternative model of development is promoted. In fact there is always a possibility for community ownership rather than individual ownership or a synergy between the two. However given the neo-liberal influence it depends on our willingness to fight back or let the invisible hand nature take care of things'. • Frankly speaking no hard feelings intended ......... feels like Mice gathering together discussing who will Bell the cat ha3. Anyway rmbrd a quote, "think globally n act locally" implies here also like they say; first take care of the little ones (small matters) & the bigger ones will take care by themselves.

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Monday 2 March 2015

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Sayeed is Kashmir CM again, BJP shares power

Jammu, march 1 (IaNS): PDP chief Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took oath as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, heading a coalition that brought the BJP to power for the first time in India's only Muslim-majority state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and party leaders L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi witnessed the ceremony, more than two months after elections produced a hung verdict giving the PDP and the BJP 28 and 25 seats respectively. After taking oath, Sayeed, 79, warmly hugged Modi and sat close to him, witnessing the entire ceremony held on a flowerdecked stage at the Jammu University's General Zorawar Singh auditorium. Son of a religious preacher from the Kashmir Valley, Sayeed will head the government of his Peoples Democratic Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party, and will be the chief minister for all of six years. Senior BJP leader Nirmal Singh was sworn in as the deputy chief minister. Former separatist leader Sajad Gani Lone took oath as a BJP ally, and then warmly hugged both Modi and Sayeed, triggering thunderous applause. His inclusion in the cabinet followed a lastminute hitch, a BJP source told IANS, without giving details. Inclusive of the chief minister, the PDP will have

No change in BJP stand on article 370 hyderabad, march 1 (IaNS): There is no change in the BJP's stand on repealing article 370 of the constitution which guarantees special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said Sunday. He replied in the negative when asked if the BJP had compromised on the issue to form a coalition government with the People's Democratic Party (PDP). "We stand where we were and we will be." The minister said repealing article 370 required a two-third majority in parliament as the constitution would have to be amended. "Why will they accept our stand and why will we accept their stand?" he said, when asked whether the Peoples Democratic Party had agreed to the Bharatiya Janata Party's stand on the issue. Naidu said the PDP-BJP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir would move forward on issues where there was consensus. The minister said the formation of the coalition government was a happy occasion for BJP workers. He said that one of the founders of the BJP, Syama Prasad Mukherjee, dedicated his life to fight for the merger of the entire Jammu and Kashmir with the Indian Union. "This is a happy occasion. For the first time in the country's history, a coalition government is formed in Jammu and Kashmir with the BJP as a partner," he said.

'Pakistan, militants allowed conducive atmosphere for polls' Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center left, greets Peoples Democratic Party Mufti Mohammed Sayeed after the later was sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir state in Jammu, on Sunday, March 1. India's ruling Hindu nationalist party formed a coalition government in Kashmir on Sunday, marking the first time it will hold a leadership position in the disputed Muslim-majority region. (AP Photo)

11 cabinet berths and the BJP six, including Lone. The PDP and BJP have three and five junior ministers respectively. Two women were named junior ministers: Priya Sethi (BJP) and Asiya Naqash (PDP). The PDP cabinet ministers are Abdul Rehman Bhat Veeri, Javaid Mustafa Mir, Abdul Haq Khan, Syed Basharat Bukhari, Chowdhary Zulfiqar Ali, Haseeb Drabu, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Altaf Bukhari, Imran Raza Ansari and Naeem Akhtar.

Christians to hold special prayers against attacks bhoPal, march 1 (PTI): Christians will hold threeday special prayers from March 4 at 100 places across the country for an end to the "attacks" on churches and the "hate campaign" against the community, a group of clerics said. "We are going to pray in churches for three days from March 4 to 6," pastor of the Jabalpur-based English Methodist Church pastor F J Valsalen said on Sunday. He said the prayers would be held in six districts of Madhya Pradesh - Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Damoh, Gwalior and in Bhopal. One of the organisers insisted that the prayers were not held for publicity purpose. "We are passing through turbulent time....Our churches are being attacked and false cases are being slapped on our ministers (clerics) and a smear campaign to defame us is being run. Forcible campaign ghar wapsi (re-conversion to Hinduism by right wing organisations) is underway to torment us," a cleric alleged. He said that during prayers "we are going to ask the God to forgive these people who are falsely persecuting us". Meanwhile in a related development, Rashtriya Isai Mahasabha (RIM) handed over a memorandum to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj demanding an end to the attack on Christians nationwide. "In the memorandum, we have demanded that the attack on Christians should be stopped and investigated immediately and hate speech and campaign against us should be checked," RIM district vice president B Alexander Vaughan said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently assured the minority community that fanaticism will not be tolerated. "My government will give equal respect to all religions and will not allow any form of violence against them," he said at a function organised by Catholic Church on February 21 at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. In Parliament too the Prime Minister had said that his government will not not allow any discrimination against any religion.

RSS reiterates demand to enact anti-conversation law NeW delhI, march 1 (PTI): Amid the raging row over Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks on Mother Teresa, RSS on Sunday reiterated its demand for an anti-conversion law to check the “rising incidents” of religious conversions in the country. Suhasrao Hiremath, the Akhil Bharatiya Saha Seva Pramukh of RSS, made the remarks at a press conference called to announce an upcoming mega event, a congregation of around 800 social service organisations affiliated to the outfit, in the capital. “The demand for an anti-conversion law to stop conversions through false promises, forceful or any other wrong means is long— standing. We have nothing against people who convert voluntarily. But considering rising incidents of such conversions, government should enact a law,” Hiremath said. Bhagwat’s remarks that conversion to Christianity was the main objective behind Mother Teresa’s service to the poor have sparked a major controversy leading to a fierce Opposition attack on the government. “Few states have such laws in place already. The present government has also raised the issue in the Parliament... It should also consider implementing the recommendations of the Niyogi Committee Report in this regard,” Hiremath added. Earlier, amid uproar over VHP’s ‘ghar wapsi’ programme, the government had said that it was open to bringing a Bill against forced conversions. The three-day convention, ‘Rashtriya Sewa Sangam’, which will be inaugurated by spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi on April 4, will also be attended RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Wipro chairman Azim Premji among others. The first edition of the convention was held at Bengaluru on 2010.

The BJP's cabinet ministers are Nirmal Singh (deputy chief minister), Chander Prakash, Choudhary Lal Singh, Bali Baghat, Sukhnandan Kumar and Sajad Gani Lone (Peoples Conference). The BJP's junior ministers are Chering Dorjay, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Abdul Ghani Kohli, Priya Sethi and Pawan Gupta. The PDP's junior ministers are Abdul Majeed Paddar, Muhammad Ashraf Mir and Asiya Naqash. While Sayeed took oath in English, his party col-

leagues took oath in Urdu or English. The BJP ministers took oath in English and Hindu except Choudhary Lal Singh who went for Dogri. This is the second time Sayeed will head a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. He took power in 2002, heading a PDP-Congress alliance, for a threeyear term. The Kashmir verdict brought about a clear divide between the Muslimmajority Kashmir Valley and the Hindu-dominated Jammu region, with the

PDP winning almost all its seats in the valley and the BJP sweeping Jammu. Even as it became clear that the BJP and the PDP would have to team up to form a government, their negotiations became protracted because of the two parties' known differences over some vital issues. This is the first time the BJP is tasting power in Jammu and Kashmir, the country's only Muslim-majority state where a separatist campaign which has raged since 1989 has left thousands dead.

SrINagar, march 1 (PTI): Stoking a controversy soon after taking oath, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said credit must be given to "people from across the border", an oblique reference to Pakistan, Hurriyat and militant outfits for allowing conducive atmosphere for assembly polls, drawing sharp reaction from NC leader Omar Abdullah. "I want to say this on record and I have told this to the Prime Minister that the we must credit the Hurriyat, militant outfits for the conduct of assembly elections in the state," Sayeed said during a press conference here after being sworn in as head of the PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir at a ceremony which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Flanked by deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh of BJP and newly inducted cabinet minister Haseeb Drabu, Sayeed said, "People from across the border allowed conducive atmosphere during elections. My humble submission is peaceful elections were not possible, if they had done something. You know how small action

was needed to disturb the elections. They allowed this democratic process to go ahead. This gives us a hope." "God forbid if they (militants) would have done something. It would not have been possible to have smooth conduct of the elections," he said. Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hit out at Sayeed's remarks and asked BJP to explain its stand. "Pakistan, Huriyaat & Militants ALLOWED Peaceful conduct of elections" says Syeed, I guess we should be grateful to their generosity (sic). "Dear @BJP4India Please explain role of security forces & Polling staff considering your CM just said, "Pakistan allowed elections in J&K", Omar wrote on the microblogging site twitter. On a retweet about BJP worker in Jammu celebrating Omar wrote, "Or Just thanking Pak for JK elections." Speaking to reporters, Sayeed, while referring to Pakistan, said, "They also have assets Hurriyat, other militants. If they had done something (during the election) such a participation of people was not possible."

Bills to replace ordinances government's priority hyderabad, march 1 (IaNS): Passing bills to replace ordinances promulgated in the inter-session period will be government's priority in the coming week of budget session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said here Sunday. "Bills to replace six ordinances on different issues will be taken up first in the Lok Sabha," Naidu told reporters. "Business Advisory Committees of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have discussed the legislative business proposed by the government for the second week of parliament session and alloted time for different bills," he said.

According to the parliamentary affairs ministry, two of the bills - The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2015 and The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2014 - have been listed for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha Monday. Statutory Resolutions disapproving the ordinances will be also be taken up along with the bills. Once through Lok Sabha, the government aims to take the bills to the upper house in the same week. According to a statement by the parliamentary affairs ministry, Motor Vehicles (Amend-

ment) Bill 2015 and The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill 2015 have also been listed for introduction Monday. A bill to replace the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Ordinance has been listed for introduction in the Lok Sabha Tuesday. The sixth and most controversial ordinance to amend land acquisition act has already been introduced in Lok Sabha. The statement, however, did not mention when it will be taken up for consideration and passing. Among other bills, The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2015 is listed for introduction in the Lok

Sabha Monday. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill 2015 which has been passed by the Rajya Sabha last week will also be taken up in the lower house. The bills to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha include The Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014 and The Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill 2014. The government has also proposed consideration and passing of Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill 2014. In the Rajya Sabha, the government last week failed to withdraw three bills pertaining to allocation of coal mines through

Centre urges opposition to back land act amendment

'Black Money holders will have a last chance to disclose assets'

NeW delhI, march 1 (PTI): Indians holding black money abroad will be given a last chance to disclose their overseas bank accounts or wealth to the government and avoid a jail term. Revealing this, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha today said the failure to unveil assets abroad will invite a rigorous jail term of up to seven years, while concealment of income and tax evasion would result in 10-year imprisonment. These provisions will be part of a Bill that the government plans to bring in the current session of Parliament to check the black money menace. Dismissing the suggestion that government was proposing an amnesty scheme for black money holders, the Minister in an interview to PTI said: "There is no am-

nesty scheme. We have said very clearly, we expect everybody, who has any undisclosed wealth, accounts, so on ...Outside the country should disclose that. "We have created a window to do that. There is no amnesty at all. You have to disclose, what you have. You have a certain amount of time to disclose that...If they don't disclose, they will be liable to punishment of various imprisonment up to 7 years." Sinha said the concealment of income and tax evasion could result in imprisonment of up to 10 years. Moreover, the account holder will have to mandatorily specify the date of opening of foreign account in the return of income. Besides enacting a new law, the efforts to curb black money include changes in the benami transaction

open bidding, introduction of e-rikshaws and hiking FDI in Insurance sector as opposition members were against it. Naidu, however, said the bills are "infuctuous" and government has the right to bring new bills in Lok Sabha. "The government is of the view that new laws by virtue of promulgation of three related ordinances are in force rendering the pending bills infructuous and it is with in its right to introduce new bills in the Lok Sabha," Naidu said. As per the provisions of the Constitution, all the six Ordinances have to be replaced by acts of parliament by April 5.

act and restrictions on acceptance of cash beyond Rs 20,000 as advance for real estate transactions. Yesterday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said that, "tracking down and bringing back the wealth which legitimately belongs to the country is our abiding commitment to the country. "Recognising the limitations under the existing legislation, we have taken a considered decision to enact a comprehensive new law on black money to specifically deal with such money stashed away abroad." As per the proposal, concealment of income and assets and evasion of tax in relation to foreign assets would be made a non-compoundable offence and would attract a penalty of 300 per cent.

hyderabad, march 1 (IaNS): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Sunday appealed to all political parties to help pass the bill amending the Land Acquisition Act 2013 in the larger national interest. He told reporters that the government was ready to consider and discuss any meaningful and constructive suggestions and if necessary, incorporate them. He said he held talks with leaders of various parties to seek their suggestions. "I hope that all political parties will think in the interest of the country, development and welfare of farmers," he said. A bill seeking to replace the ordinance related to amending the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 has already been introduced in Lok Sabha. Naidu, who also holds the urban development portfolio, dismissed criticism by the opposition that the amendment was unilateral or anti-farmer and pointed out that it was drafted keeping in view the views expressed by the states. He said the states sought amendment to overcome the hurdles they are facing in acquiring land for development projects. The minister claimed that the amendment is one of the measures being taken by the NDA government to boost the economic growth.

No girl child? Then Himachal panchayats won't get funds

ShImla, march 1 (IaNS): Determined to check its skewed sex ratio, the Himachal Pradesh government won't fund panchayats if no girl is born in its domain. But there will be rewards for panchayats with a good sex ratio. The decision has come from Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh who, at the helm for the sixth time, is sensitive to gender issues, officials say. At a recent public meeting in Kangra district, the octogenarian got emotional and announced that he would stop grants to panchayats where the sex ratio is declining. "When he came to know that certain areas adjoining Punjab

are witnessing a skewed sex ratio, he got furious," a health official told IANS. "He took the decision to warn the erring panchayats." The chief minister has also reportedly directed health authorities to keep a close tab on people visiting clinics to kill the girl child. As per the 2011 census, Himachal Pradesh has 6,864,602 people, of which 3,481,873 are males and 3,382,729 females. The sex ratio is 972 females to every 1,000 males. Lahaul-Spiti in the state has the best sex ratio among all districts in India in the 0-6 age group -- of 1,033 females for 1,000 males. At a rally in Dadasiba village

February 22, the chief minister said no development grant would be provided to panchayats notorious for sex ratio that favours the males. But there will be rewards if panchayats show better malefemale ratio. The government would initially honour 50 panchayats which succeed in improving the sex ratio in the 0-6 age group. The first such function will be held in Una district. "Educating the girl child is the first step to make a society healthy," the chief minister told IANS. "Even if there are 10 girl students in a village and there is no school nearby, I won't mind

opening a school there however remote that area may be," said Virbhadra Singh, who has never taken any salary throughout his political career. To convey the message of eradicating the practice of female foeticide, the chief minister, his wife Pratibha Singh and youngest daughter Aprajita danced along with over 8,700 women and girl artistes during the Dussehra festivities in Kullu town in October last year. The chief minister later administered a pledge to save the girl child to thousands of women. He said discrimination against girls would not be tolerated. A scion of the royal fam-

ily, Virbhadra Singh's generosity has been an open secret. His aides say that every day a number of people reach his office to get some monetary assistance. "If someone seeks financial help to provide higher studies for his girl child, the chief minister doesn't mind paying from his own pocket," said an official. Taking a cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiatives, construction of toilets in schools is the top priority of the chief minister. "I don't want a single school in the state to be without a toilet. The education department should construct them. There must be separate toilets for girls," the chief minister has said.

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US-Israel ties fraying over Netanyahu speech, Iran talks

In this Oct. 1, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Netanyahu heads to Washington next week on a last-gasp effort to seal what he hopes will become his signature achievement in government: preventing Iran from attaining a nuclear weapon. (AP File Photo)

Wa s h i n g t o n / J e rusalem, march 1 (reuters): As relations between President Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu hit a new low over the Israeli prime minister’s planned speech to Congress and a looming deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran, there are growing signs it could damage the broader U.S.-Israeli alliance. Already there has been some fraying of the usually strong relationship amid the frosty personal ties between the two leaders and a deepening divide over the

Iran talks, which Israel fears will allow its arch foe to develop an atom bomb. U.S. officials are fuming over what they see as an affront by Netanyahu over Obama’s Iran diplomacy ahead of an end-of-March deadline for a framework nuclear agreement. Israeli officials and hard-line U.S. supporters are just as adamant in defending Netanyahu’s right to take center-stage in Washington on Tuesday to sound the alarm over the possible deal. U.S. and Israeli officials insist that key areas of co-

operation from counterterrorism to intelligence to cyber security have been unaffected and will remain so. But the rift - shaping up as the worst in decades between the allies due to its partisan nature – could have a real impact in some areas, making it harder for Israel to press concerns directly with senior U.S. officials, for example. As one former U.S. official put it: “Sure, when Netanyahu calls the White House, Obama will answer. But how fast will he be about responding (to a

see an Iran nuclear deal as a potential signature achievement for a foreign policy legacy short on major successes, could make his displeasure felt in the final two years of his presidency. Israelis have long fretted over the possibility that Washington might not be as diligent about shielding Israel at the United Nations and other international organizations. One Israeli official acknowledged the prospect is now more worrisome when the Palestinians are resorting increasingly to global forums like the International Criminal Court to press grievances against Israel and Europeans are losing patience with Israel over settlement building on occupied land. Obama also has the option of trying to restart moribund Middle East peace efforts and putting more pressure on Israel for concessions to the Palestinians. Whether he does so could depend partly on the outcome of Israel’s March 17 election, when Netanyahu faces a stiff challenge from the center-left. Netanyahu is expected to use his speech to urge lawmakers to approve new sanctions against Iran deFraying Fabric Of Rela- spite Obama’s insistence that such legislation would tionship There are ways that sabotage nuclear talks and Obama, whose aides he would veto it. It has drivcrisis)?” U.S. officials last month even went as far as accusing the Israeli government of leaking information to the Israeli media to undermine Iran negotiations and took the unusual step of limiting further sharing of sensitive details about the talks. The rift is considered potentially far-reaching because it marks a dramatic departure from Israel’s long tradition of carefully navigating between Republicans and Democrats. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the “politicized” nature of Netanyahu’s visit threatens “what undergirds the strength of the relationship”, though he said there was shared interest in keeping the alliance strong. People on both sides, including current and former officials, U.S. lawmakers, independent experts and Washington lobbyists, expressed concern about a broader fallout on ties. At the same time many of them point to the two countries’ history of being able to “compartmentalize” diplomatic disputes to preserve cooperation on other shared priorities.

en a rare wedge between his government and some congressional Democrats. Some two dozen or more of them plan to boycott the speech, according to unofficial estimates. Using strikingly strong language, Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice called the political partisanship caused by Netanyahu’s coming address “destructive to the fabric of the relationship” with Israel. “What the prime minister is doing here is simply so egregious that it has a more lasting impact on that fundamental underlying relationship,” said Jeremy Ben-Ami, head of J Street, a liberal pro-Israel lobbying group aligned with Obama’s Iran policy. Netanyahu, who will address the influential pro-Israel lobby AIPAC on Monday, has remained defiant. Even so, he is expected to try to keep tensions from spiraling. And no one believes the Obama administration would abandon it should a new military conflict erupt with Hamas in the Gaza Strip or with Hezbollah in Lebanon. “Let’s not forget the U.S. needs every friend it has in the Middle East,” said Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East negotiator for Democratic and Republican administrations.

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‘I am not afraid,’ Russians march in memory of murdered Putin critic moscoW, march 1 (reuters): Holding placards declaring “I am not afraid”, thousands of Russians marched in Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, whose murder has widened a split in society that some say could threaten Russia’s future. Families, the old and young walked slowly, with many carrying portraits of Nemtsov, an opposition politician and former deputy prime minister who was shot dead while walking home from a restaurant in central Moscow on Friday night. “If we can stop the campaign of hate that’s being directed at the opposition, then we have a chance to change Russia. If not then we face the prospect of mass civil conflict,” Gennady Gudkov, an opposition leader, told Reuters before the march. “The authorities are corrupt and don’t allow any threats to them to emerge. Boris was uncomfortable for them.” His murder has prompted deep soul searching in a country where for years after the Soviet Union collapsed many yearned for the stability later brought by President Vladimir Putin. Some now fear his rule has become an autocracy. Putin has vowed to pursue those who killed Nemtsov, calling the murder a “provocation”. National investigators who answer to the Russian leader say they are pursuing several lines of inquiry, including the possibility that Nemtsov, a Jew, was killed by radical Islamists or that the opposition killed him to blacken Putin’s name. Putin’s opponents say such suggestions show the cynicism of Russia’s leaders as they whip up nationalism, hatred and anti-Western hysteria to rally support for his policies on Ukraine and deflect blame for an economic crisis. “It is a blow to Russia. If political views are punished this way, then this country simply has no future,” Sergei Mitrokhin, an opposition leader, said of Nemtsov’s murder. Some Muscovites, accepting a line repeated by state media, appear to agree that the opposition, struggling to make an impact after a clampdown on dissent in Putin’s third spell as president, might have killed one of their own. “The authorities definitely do not benefit from this. Everybody had long forgotten about this man, Nemtsov ... It is definitely a ‘provocation’,” said one Moscow resident, who gave his name only as Denis. Some young people walking in central Moscow asked: “Who is Nemtsov anyway?”

‘CCTV shows British schoolgirls at Hacked American blogger Avijit Roy laid to rest Istanbul bus station on way to Syria’ istanbul, march 1 (reuters): Security footage appears to show three British schoolgirls, believed to be on their way to join Islamic State militants, waiting for hours at a bus station in Turkey before traveling to a city near the Syrian border, media reported on Sunday. British police and the girls’ families have issued urgent appeals for their daughters to return home after they flew to Istanbul from

London on Feb. 17. Friends Amira Abase, 15, Shamima Begum, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, are thought to have since entered Syria, British police have said. European governments have called on Turkey to stem the flow of foreign fighters to Syria, and British Prime Minister David Cameron has urged social media firms to do more to deal with online extremism, saying the girls appeared to have been radicalized “in their bedrooms.”

The CCTV pictures, dated Feb. 17 and Feb. 18, are from Bayrampasa bus station on the European side of Istanbul, which the girls reached by metro from the airport, Milliyet newspaper said, citing police sources. They say the girls spent 18 hours at Bayrampasa before boarding a bus to travel to Sanlifurfa, 50 km (30 miles) from the Syrian border region controlled by Islamic State militants. Turkish police are try-

ing to identify people seen in the footage helping the girls with their luggage at the bus station. Turkey has complained that Britain was late in notifying it about the girls’ arrival. Security forces estimate that about 600 British Muslims have traveled to the region to join the conflict, some with Islamic State, the extremist Sunni Muslim group that controls a swathe of territory in Syria and Iraq.

IS killer Emwazi linked to 2005 London bombing plot london, march 1 (ians): Mohammed Emwazi, the masked Islamic State (IS) killer who has appeared in several execution videos, was part of a terrorist cell that was behind the failed bomb attack in London on July 21, 2005, according to media reports. One member of the terrorist network was in touch with Hussein Osman, who was later jailed for life for placing an explosive at London’s Shepherd’s Bush underground train station, the Observer reported. The failed terrorist attacks on July 21, 2005 came a fortnight after four men blew themselves up on London Underground trains and a bus, killing 52 people and injuring more than 700, in what was the worst terrorist atrocity committed on British soil. Emwazi, now infamous as “Jihadi

John”, was able to hoodwink the British security agencies and slip out of the country in 2013 using false documents and emerge in Syria a year later, though the agencies were aware of his links to the London bombers. The revelations, contained in court documents seen by the Observer, raise urgent questions over how Emwazi was able to evade surveillance and escape, re-emerging as the world’s most wanted terrorist. Emwazi was a “person of interest” for the British intelligence service MI5, as a member of a London jihadi cell set up in 2007 to recruit for the al-Shabaab, an Al Qaeda affiliate. British Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper called for an urgent review into whether the government’s decision to weaken counter-terror-

‘Pakistan ranks third in global human slavery’ islamabad, march 1 (ians): Pakistan ranks third among a list of 167 countries where human slavery is most severe, a media report said on Sunday. “Pakistan stood on third position in the Global Slavery Index (GSI),” said Justice and Peace Commission Executive Secretary Hyacinth Peter here on Saturday, Dawn reported. “Any kind of slavery is illegal and inhuman. High ratio of slavery in the country is a huge matter of concern and failure of state institutions to protect the rights of labourers.” “Proper implementation of minimum wages, provision of social security and access to other facilities could stop bonded labour,” he said. Peter said, according to the GSI, over two million people were enslaved in Pakistan. Punjab and Sindh were “hotspots of bonded labour”, especially, in the brick manufacturing industry. The sale and purchase of brick kiln labour has become a profitable job. Pakistan got freedom in 1947 but brick kiln labourers have not got freedom from bonded labour till date, he added. Labour laws such as the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1992, are not implemented in the brick kiln industry.

ism laws had played a role in Emwazi being given the chance to travel to Syria and become a figurehead for the IS. MI5 had been aware of Emwazi for six years before he appeared on a hostage video for the first time in August 2014, but apparently was unable to control the network of which he was a part. “We need to know whether Theresa May’s (British Home Secretary) decision to ignore all our warnings and weaken counter-terror powers has made it easier to organise and recruit for ISIL (IS),” Cooper said. “Suggestions of possible links between those carrying out atrocities on behalf of ISIL (IS), and those behind the 21/7 planned attack on London, are very concerning,” she added.

Relatives mourn as they pay tribute to Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy who was killed on Feb 26, 2015, in a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 1, 2015. -- PHOTO: EPA

dhaKa, march 1 (Pti): Bangladeshis in huge numbers paid tributes to slain American blogger Avijit Roy on Sunday as they criticized the government for its failure to ensure safety to the writer, known for his critique of religious extremism. People from all walks of life, including Roy’s friends, relatives, well-wishers, teachers and students, gathered at the Dhaka University premises with flowers to pay their respect to the slain writer, who was on a visit to his native city in mid-February to attend a book fair. Roy, known for his critique of religious extrem-

ism, was hacked to death in the university area by machete-wielding assailants, who attacked the Bangladeshi-origin writer as he was returning from the book fair with his wife on Thursday. The coffin containing his remains was taken from the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) mortuary and placed on a platform erected at the university’s premises. After paying their tributes, Kabir, expressed indignation over the government’s “failure to ensure the safety of the Bangladesh-born US-based bioengineer”, reported bdnews24 for which Roy

used to write columns regularly. “Free thinking in Bangladesh is become a great danger, all the free thinkers are at great risk,” writerjournalist Shahriar Kabir, a friend of Roy’s father, said. “We want to know why the government failed to ensure the safety of him, despite knowing that he had been facing threats from the Islamist radicals,” he added. The killing of the blogger — said to be around 40 — that apparently took place right in front of a police barricade put up to restrict vehicular movement on the adjacent road for the ongoing book fair sparked countrywide

protests and international condemnation. His wife and fellow blogger Rafida Ahmed Banna was seriously injured as she tried to defend him. According to Roy’s friends and family, Islamist radicals had been threatening him in recent weeks because he maintained a blog “Mukto-mona” or “Freemind” that highlighted humanist and rationalist ideas and condemned religious extremism. No arrests have been made in the case so far. People held a protest at the spot where he was killed and chanted slogans, demanding immediate arrest and speedy trial of the killers. Roy’s body was later handed over to Dhaka Medical College (DMC) for medical research as per his wish. This was the second such murder of a writer at the February book fair scene since the attack on famous Bangladeshi author and Dhaka University professor Humayun Azad who subsequently died of his wounds in Germany. The militants later also killed another blogger Rajib Haidar in 2013 here. The US has condemned Roy’s murder in the “strongest terms”, calling it “horrific in its brutality and cowardice”.

Myanmar captures rare white elephant in western jungles Yangon, march 1 (aP): Myanmar’s forestry department has captured a rare white elephant in the jungles of the country’s western Ayeyarwaddy region, an official said Sunday. The 7-year-old female was captured Friday, six weeks after it was initially spotted in a reserve in Pathein township, forestry official Tun Tun Oo said. It’s the ninth white elephant in captivity in the country. “We had to be careful,” Tun Tun Oo said of the 1.9-meter-tall (6-foot3) elephant. “It’s wild. We didn’t want the elephant or the forestry department officials to get hurt.” White elephants, which are actually albinos, have been revered for centuries in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and other Asian nations.

Often pinkish in color, with fair eyelashes and toenails, the animals were normally kept and pampered by monarchs as symbols of royal power and prosperity — and many people still believe they bring good luck to the country. Myanmar already has eight white elephants in captivity, most from the Ayeyarwaddy region. Five are in the zoo in the capital, Naypyitaw, and three are in Yangon’s zoo. It was not immediately clear where the recently captured elephant will be housed. Previous white elephants transported from Myanmar’s jungles have been heralded in lavish ceremonies in which military leaders sprinkle them with scented water laced with gold, silver and pre-

cious gems. A war was fought in the 16th century between Thailand and Myanmar — then known as Siam and Burma, respectively — over disputed ownership of four white elephants. According to the World Wildlife Fund, there are between 25,600 and 32,750 Asian elephants remaining in the wild. Only males carry tusks and are the exclusive victims of poaching for their ivory. The capture of wild elephants for domestic use has become a threat to wild populations. India, Vietnam and Myanmar have banned capture in order to conserve their wild herds, but in Myanmar elephants are still caught each year for the timber industry or the illegal wildlife trade, the WWF says.

In this Jan. 4, 2012, file photo, a white elephant is fed grass at a zoo in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Myanmar says it has found a rare, white elephant in the jungles of the western Ayeyarwaddy region. Forestry official Tun Tun Oo says the 7-year-old female was captured by his department Friday, February 27 six weeks after it was initially spotted in a forest reserve in Pathein township. (AP File Photo)

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public discourse uFc 184: ronda rousey stops Nagaland needs Lokayukta institution cat Zingano in 14 seconds

Ronda Rousey, right, grapples with Cat Zingano during a UFC 184 mixed martial arts bantamweight title bout, Saturday, February 28, in Los Angeles. Rousey won after Zingano tapped out 14 seconds into the bout. (AP Photo)

LOS ANGELES, MArch 1 (AP): Ronda Rousey has stopped every opponent she has faced in her meteoric mixed martial arts career, so a first-round victory is no shock for the UFC's bantamweight champion. Except nobody had finished a UFC title fight this quickly, and hardly anyone had ever done it with so much flair. Rousey stopped Cat Zingano with an acrobatic armbar after just 14 seconds, dramatically defending her 135-pound title at UFC 184 on Saturday night. Rousey's fifth title defense before the sellout Staples Center crowd could process what it just witnessed. Those 14 seconds were action-packed, and Rousey delivered again. "There's very few situations where a fight goes 14 seconds and the crowd is cheering and going crazy and looking at each other with their mouths open," UFC President Dana White

said. Rousey (11-0) earned the most impressive victory of her career with jawdropping speed, taking out the previously unbeaten Zingano with her signature armlock from an unlikely position. Zingano (9-1) dropped Rousey on her head with a flying charge at the opening bell, but the champ used her peerless judo skills to flip Zingano onto her back. Rousey scampered into position to wrench Zingano's arm grotesquely — and just like that, the challenger tapped out. Rousey wasn't surprised by the opening charge: She suspected Zingano might try to catch her unprepared. Rousey didn't expect to get turned upside-down, but when it happened, the Olympic medal-winning judoka relied on instinct. "I made that up on the fly, to be honest," Rousey said. "But it was kind of funny: We were going to-

dalmiya set to become bcci president again chENNAI, MArch 1 (IANS): After over a decade, veteran cricket administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya is set to return as chief of the Indian cricket board at the BCCI annual general meeting (AGM) here on Monday. The former International Cricket Council (ICC) president has emerged as a consensus candidate between the two rival factions of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). While one faction is led by sidelined BCCI president N. Srinivasan, the other is headed by former ICC president Sharad Pawar. Both have unanimously opted for the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president as their candidate for the election. Dalmiya filed his nomination with support from CAB, the National Cricket Club in Kolkata and four other associations from the east zone. He was reportedly visited by both factions who asked him to contest for the position of the BCCI president. Srinivasan was barred by the Supreme Court from contesting the election following the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scam. He can only vote, when required, as a nominee of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). In between, nomination papers for other positions in the board have also been filed. The Srinivasan camp has nominated Sanjay Patel, Anirudh Chaudhry and Amitabh Chaudhary for the posts of secretary, treasurer and joint secretary, respectively. It is learnt that the Pawar contingent has nominated Anurag Thakur for secretary, Rajiv Shukla for treasurer and Chetan Desai for the post of joint secretary.

ward the ground, and I kind of reverted back to judo mode and was thinking, 'Don't touch your back. It's a point.' That's where the acrobatic thing came from, was thinking about not touching your back in judo. Zingano chose the dubious strategy of charging and grabbing onto Rousey, whose judo skills make her practically unbeatable in a clinch. "She's really good ... but that wouldn't happen again," Zingano said. "It was a knee and then a throw and then a scramble, and then she was wrapped around my arm. I got caught. I was ready to do a million different things. I planned on getting in a fistfight tonight." Rousey's last three fights have lasted a total of 96 seconds, including two bouts against previously unbeaten opponents. Her 14-second finish was a record for any UFC title bout, but she thought it only went to plan. "That's not usually

how you land an armbar at that angle, but it works," Rousey said. Champion boxer Holly Holm made her muchhyped UFC debut with a split-decision victory over Raquel Pennington in UFC 184's penultimate bout as the world's dominant mixed martial arts promotion ended a two-year absence from Southern California, the home base of Rousey and numerous fighters. For the first time in UFC history, two women's fights headlined a pay-perview event. Although partly created by necessity when middleweight champion Chris Weidman was injured, that spotlight is the latest affirmation for women's MMA and Rousey — a movie star, a model and a celebrity who can sell out a large arena in her hometown. The 33-year-old Holm (8-0) ended an 11-year pro boxing career in 2013 to

Hawks top Heat despite resting four players

Barcelona sneak home on a good day for Bueno

MAdrId, MArch 1 (IANS): FC Barcelona pulled to within one point of Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga with a 3-1 win away against a struggling Granada. It was not a vintage show from the Catalans on a dry and bumpy pitch on Saturday, reports Xinhua. But star performances from Luis Suarez and Ivan Rakitic were enough to give them the points against a rival haunted by relegation. Rakitic scored the opening goal after Suarez's shot was left for him to slide home from close range. He then set up Suarez shortly after the break for Barcelona to double their lead. Granada got a lifeline from the penalty spot and Fran Rico duly beat Claudio Bravo. However, Lionel Messi made the points safe after Rakitic and Suarez again linked up to allow him to tap home his 27th league goal of the season, all be it from a suspiciously offside looking position. Although Rakitic and Suarez starred for Barcelona, there is no doubt Rayo Vallecano striker Alberto Bueno was the man of the day in La Liga. The former Real Madrid youngster scored all four goals in his side's 4-2 win at home to Levante in a devastating 15 minute first half spell. Levante opened the scoring through Victor Casadesus after 13 minutes in the Vallecas Stadium. But Bueno enjoyed his best ever day in football with goals in the 23rd, 32nd, 33rd and 38th minutes to seal Rayo's win. Kala Uche pulled a late consolation goal back for Levante. But the result leaves his side in the bottom three, while Rayo move seven points clear of the drop zone.

concentrate on MMA. Although she did enough to win her UFC debut against the scrappy, undersized Pennington (5-6), Holm and White both said she needs a few more UFC fights before she can challenge for Rousey's belt. Southern California fighters Tony Ferguson and Alan Jouban kicked off the pay-per-view card with dynamic first-round stoppage victories. Ferguson has won five straight bouts, while Jouban bounced back from a debatable loss with an impressive striking performance. The extra publicity paid off: Rousey and the UFC attracted a star-studded Hollywood crowd including Vin Diesel, Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Kiedis and Mickey Rourke. Also watching at cageside was former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, the professional wrestler who is thought to be contemplating a return to MMA.

Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) shoots under pressure from Miami Heat guard Henry Walker (5) in the first half of their NBA basketball game on February 28 in Miami. (AP Photo)

MIAMI, MArch 1 (AP): Paul Millsap scored 22 points, Dennis Schroder added 16 points and 10 assists and the intentionally depleted Atlanta Hawks still had enough to beat the Miami Heat 93-91 in the NBA on Saturday night. Kent Bazemore scored 15, including a big 3-pointer with about a minute left that gave the Hawks an 89-80 lead. John Jenkins scored 12 for Atlanta, which turned 23 Miami turnovers into 31 points. Dwyane Wade scored 22 points for Miami, which still remains in the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference race. Hassan Whiteside finished with 14 points and tied a season high with

24 rebounds for Miami, which also got 16 points from Mario Chalmers and 10 from Henry Walker. The Hawks rested four regulars — Al Horford didn't even make the trip because his wife just had a baby, while Pero Antic, DeMarre Carroll and Jeff Teague were all given the night off. By halftime, the Hawks led 43-33, the Heat having more turnovers (14) than baskets (12). Atlanta then came out and scored the first eight of the third quarter, stretching the lead to 18 and looking completely poised for a runaway. But Miami went on a 29-14 spurt over the next 11 minutes, getting within

65-62 when Goran Dragic made a pair of free throws with 9:58 left to keep it tight. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 22 points, Langston Galloway made a clinching 3-pointer and the New York Knicks ended a sad day for the franchise with a 103-98 victory over Toronto, the Raptors' season-high fifth straight loss. After beginning the night with a moment of silence for former Knicks forward Anthony Mason, who died Saturday at 48, the team finished it by celebrating its second straight victory. Former Raptors center Andrea Bargnani scored 19 points and newcomer Alexei Shved had 15 for the Knicks. Lou Williams scored 22 points for the Raptors, who fell into a tie with Chicago for second place in the Eastern Conference. Marc Gasol had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Mike Conley hit a big 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a much-needed 101-97 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Andrew Wiggins scored 25 points and Ricky Rubio had 13 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Wolves. But Kevin Garnett was ejected early in the third quarter of his second game back in a Wolves uniform after picking up his second technical foul. Also Saturday, the Utah Jazz held off the Milwaukee Bucks 82-75, the San Antonio Spurs routed the Phoenix Suns 101-74, the Brooklyn Nets topped the Dallas Mavericks 104-94 and the Washington Wizards downed the Detroit Pistons 99-95.

ur state is still among the 8 (eight) states (J&K, Manipur, Sikkim, Tripura, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, & West Bengal) which have not yet created the institution of Lokayukta in the country. The Indian parliament itself has recently passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act 2013 during the last winter session. This act provides for the establishment of Lokpal for the union and Lokayukta for states to inquire into allegations of corruption and maladministration against certain government officers and elected representatives and for matters connected therewith. The structure of Lokayukta though differs in all states with respect to composition, power, jurisdiction, qualification etc., the one thing in common is that, it will investigate such allegations of corruption and take necessary action against the erring officers if convicted. Action could be imprisonment, fine, dismiss from service, confiscation of property, etc depending upon the nature of crime. The Act provides a mechanism for the redressal of citizens’ grievances which is necessary for the success of democracy. It is the holy grail of a perfect and just society, free from corruption. Good governance requires good law - a law which does not discriminate its citizens regardless of power, status, fame, etc. With this in mind, the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act came into being. It is a priceless gifts to the citizens especially the weaker section of people who are highly vulnerable to arbitrary action of the state. Unfortunately, this gift from Indian parliament is being denied to the people of Nagaland by our own elected representatives who carry our mandates. But why? Well they said this Act is against Article 371A, the very article which gives special status to Nagaland. Here, they lied again, because of the fact that they may land up in prison cell in the end like Jayalalitha and Lalu Prasad, if Lokayukta is to be established. They probably would never have had contested in the election in the first place, had they already knew that corruption is absolutely impossible for legislators. After all, such laws would be suicidal

for them since it will surely hit them back. A concern citizen may ask them; in what ways does setting up of Lokayukta institution would be violating Art. 371A, if it is for the benefit of the society in general? How much have you contributed in fighting against the evils of corruption during your tenure as legislator? Don’t you realize that raising objections against this bill reflect the real evil intent within you? Article 371 A should not be misinterpreted to suit the needs of a few section of people. If the state is seriously concern about checking corruption, why should such bill be opposed? The purpose of Lokayukta institution is to provide clean, transparent and accountable government to the people. If our elected representatives are against the laws which aim to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of governance, then the credibility of the government itself is highly questionable. Lokpal and Lokayukta Act 2013 is indeed a noble law which should be appreciated by all law abiding citizens. Under this act, honest officers are well protected just as the Holy Spirit protects a holy child. When an ordinary citizen has to end up in prison for bribery, why should a minister be left free for misusing public funds? When an ordinary citizen has to be charged for possession of illegal arms, why can’t a minister be charged for the same crime they have committed? Why can’t a property be confiscated if acquired by corrupt means? Today, we are in deep legal crisis. A non discriminatory law has to be put into place, so that prompt actions are taken immediately against those erring government officers who went too far involving corruption. A highly corrupted government requires even more stringent laws. In this regard, our state must establish a strong Lokayukta so that its citizens are not subjected to face the blunt of abject poverty resulting from misuse of public funds by some greedy people. If Nagaland is to wait for the wrath of God to befall upon those corrupt officers, by that time the state’s treasury shall be reduced into shambles, permanently damaged and never to revive again. Khrukroku Vero, Kohima

Arrogance and ignorance in the Department of School Education

t is very embarrassing to see threatening of “total cease of work, boycotting of classes, agitation etc by teachers and functionaries of the Education Department from 2nd March.” Most of the Govt. Schools are HSLC / HSSLC exam centers and the students have missed classes nearly a month. Resorting to total cease work at this juncture would definitely hamper the future of young children. We all know that teachers are the backbone of the nation building and their main objective should be to deliver quality education and be a model for the students so that good citizens are produced in our society. Being teachers and employees of the Department of education who deals with development of human resources, turning of their never ending discontentment is hampering / jeopardizing the future of the students and the society which can never be justified by anyone. I am pained to raise the question, where is the school education department heading to; Arrogance or Ignorance? Govt. fulfilling the unreasonable demands of agitating employees and ignoring the genuine demands of sincere employees who shows sympathy to the young children and restrain from agitations is not a healthy way of governance. People might have come across the paper war between the Principals’ Forum and a group of HMs/ AHMs supported by some association regarding the DDO power and poor performance of HSLC results in the Govt. Higher Secondary Schools. Have anyone ever heard about HSS Officers/employees resorting to boycotting of classes? The PGTs bring good results through their dedicated service and hard work without engaging proxy teachers whereas the state of affairs in the other side is well known to everyone. Higher Secondary Officers and PGTs have every genuine reasons to do so if boycotting of classes and agitation alone are the way to get justice for any kind of discontentment without caring for the welfare of the students in particular and public in general for the ill treatment meted out to the Higher Secondary Section . For instance, the Higher Secondary officers (PGT), entry point is class 11 gazetted, after they are promoted upto the rank of Deputy District Education Officer( DDEO) they are not allowed to be promoted to District Education Officer (DEO) but out of 19 post of DEO/ Jt. Directors, only 1 Jt. Director post is given to HSS officers and they are compelled to serve under their juniors who were serving under them as G/ Ts. Sometimes we are very embarrassed to work under our juniors who were G/T (Non- gazetted), when we were serving as Principals(class 1 officer) of GHSS. We used to write their ACR before but now we are compelled to request them for it. As HSS Officers are restricted for promotion , one post of 1 Director and Addll. Director for higher Secondary section is still lying vacant after our seniors went on retirement.( Before also HSS Director post were

occupied by Secondary section).We are given current charge of DEO until some of the Juniors from Secondary section are given double triple promotion within a year and take away the current charge from DDEOs as if we are of inferior quality even though, we are more qualified, experienced and efficient as almost all of us had served the deptt. for the last many years as a controlling officers in different GHSS with sincerity and dedication. Anything becomes possible for secondary section because they are the controller and functionaries in the deptt. The Higher Secondary Section is also a part and parcel of the department of School Education and I think every employees of the deptt. has equal rights for every opportunity and facilities which is totally denied to HSS. Because of the discrimination meted out to HSS Section, on several occasions, we submitted representations to the authority. to do justice to all its employees but to no avail. At last we approached the High Court to seek for our justice but never neglected our responsibilities towards the students since it was the fault of the functionaries in the deptt. not the students or the public. Is the boycotting of classes and undemocratic way of agitation alone is the way of fulfilling the demands? Will the Govt. remain as a silent spectator only? After the Honorable High Court acknowledged the discrimination and imbalances in the distribution of higher cadre posts in the re-structuring 2011 and directed the Govt. to examine the matter and review the structure while framing the new Service Rules, instead of appreciating the efforts made by the Hon’ble Parliamentary Secretary for School Education Shri Yitachu and his team who are trying to reform the deptt. and amicably solve the issues in the interest of all the categories of employees under School education , some of the selfish officers and teachers are diverting the attention with their utter selfishness at the expense of the students career. It is high time that govt. realize the situation and tackle with some stringent measures to avoid such an unwanted situation and deliver justice to all its employees irrespective of any group or Association. There are about 10225 Primary teachers,2500 Graduate teachers,1560 Language teachers(16tribes) 3000 Hindi teachers 304 Physical education teachers,100 Agri teachers 1500 Vocational teachers,750 PGT (Gazetted) and about 5000 Non-teaching employees in the School Education Department, I am sorry to say that, out of the total employees, Primary teachers are included for membership by their association but never included in the seniority list nor promotion so also the other groups except for those who are lucky and could manage to be listed in the seniority list. May God save the department of School education! R. Amongla Jamir Deputy District Education Officer, Dimapur.

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The Morung Express

2 March 2015

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Bollywood's young actors are taking over the brand market

n the last couple of years, young stars are being signed up by big brands for big bucks. After Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra, Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Parineeti Chopra and Shraddha Kapoor, the newest entrant is Aditya Roy Kapur. The Aashiqui 2 actor has bagged a lucrative contract to endorse a hair product. The ad is not only fresh and good looking, but also has the X factor, say industry sources. While the Khans are still unchallenged, the scene is shifting as the newer lot is fast making their own space, something that is immensely supported by the social factors of a young consumer market like India. Not to forget, there's a marked change in the strategies and approach of brand custodians in the current scenario. Here's looking at what has changed in favour of the Gen Next stars: Freshness - Be it Alia Bhatt or Shraddha Kapoor, they bring freshness to the brand when they replace older actresses. They are ready to experiment, innovate and try new things. So, when any brand looks at a revamp, their first choice is to opt for a younger brand ambassador. Popularity - Young stars like Sidharth Malhotra have a huge fan following. They are also more connected to their fans through the social media platforms which is a huge benefit for the brands. Saves cost - Unlike the Khans and other super successful actors, the young actors charge way lesser, thereby helping the brand save their overall cost which can be utilized for further marketing.

Marketing strategist Prabhat Choudhary says, "Brands need to make themselves relevant to this (young) consumer group. While the appeal of the Khans remains unchallenged, there is a whole lot of endorsements that Bollywood's young brigade is bagging. Interestingly, this is not just limited to the metro audiences, but smaller towns are also very much a part of this change." Long term investment - The shelf life of the young actors like Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra is considerably more than that of the senior actors. So they are like long term assets whose benefits can be reaped for a longer period of time. Youth connect and Relatability factor - With the target market of most of the brands being the youth, these young stars of the industry are the best options for endorsement. They have a very strong youth connect and high level of relatability. Tried and tested - There has been an upsurge in the sales of products that are being endorsed by these young stars. The value that they bring to the brand is proving to be very beneficial to the brand which is why we see the trend changing. Anirban Blah, who heads a celebrity and sports management agency says in a young country like India, it is natural for brands to look for youth icons. "Ranbir Kapoor is the first choice to reach out to consumers. For a college-goer, a Tiger Shroff is more relatable than an older star. But someone like Shah Rukh Khan has a universal reach which cannot be easily matched," he states.

Gary Glitter sentenced to 16 yrs in prison for child sex abuse

ormer musician Gary Glitter has been sentenced to jail for 16 years for sexually abusing three young girls between 1975 and 1980, it has been revealed. Judge McCreath told the pop rock singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, that the musician did all of them real and lasting damage and did so for no other reason than to obtain sexual gratification for himself of a wholly improper kind, the BBC reported. McCreath continued that the offences for which

he must pass sentence took place many years ago at a time when in particular, in respect of one of them, the maximum sentence was considerably lower than that which was now available. Glitter had been at the height of his fame when he attacked two girls aged 12 and 13 after inviting them backstage to his dressing room. Glitter's youngest victim had been less than 10 years old when he crept into her bed and tried to rape her in 1975.

Jacqueline Fernandez's first Sri Lankan movie to release soon

Pfuchatsumia Thinuo Peli Sekrenyi 2015 at Khriesanuomia Badze, P. Khel, Kohima Village on February 25. Sekrenyi is the premier festival of Angami Nagas. (Photo by Chizokho Vero)

The Vamps launch own record label B

ritish pop band The Vamps have launched their very own record label. The band have yet to decide on a name for the new business venture, but will run the label in partnership with EMI/Universal, reported Digital Spy. The four-piece - consisting of Bradley Simpson, James McVey, Tristan Evans and Connor Ball - will be responsible for A&R at the new label, which will include discovering and developing new talent. The group will help

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their artists produce new music, as well as taking them on tour and supporting them on social media. The Vamps also revealed the label's very first sign-

ing; a Los Angeles-based teen band called The Tide. The Tide will support The Vamps alongside Union J and Madison Beer on their upcoming arena

tour of the UK. The Vamps are scheduled to play 17 dates across five countries this spring, starting at Glasgow's SSE Hydro on April 17.

acqueline Fernandez is thrilled to bits, the reason being her first ever Sri Lankan film, 'According to Mathew'. Jacqueline, who hails from Sri Lanka was also crowned Ms. Sri Lanka Universe in 2006. The actress shared a picture from the soon to release film and expressed her excitment over the same. 'According to Mathew', directed by Chandran Rutnam is based on the crimes of Rev. Father Mathew Pieris, Anglican pastor of the Church of St Paul the Apostle, Kynsey Road, Colombo, who was convicted of the double murders of his wife, Eunice Pieris, and Russel Ingram, the husband of his lover in 1979. The film which also features Alston Koch is currently being shot in Sri Lanka, where the incident took place.

First picture of Eddie Redmayne A horrible nightmare: Madonna on her backwards stumble as a transgender released!

Is Sam Smith eyeing Hollywood now?

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ritish singer Sam Smith may now be seen in a Hollywood flick as the singer is now eyeing the US film industry, it has been reported. The 22-year-old singer has caught the eye of Tom Cruise , who wants to groom the singer for a bigscreen role, the Daily Star reported. One top executive who has worked with Cruise said that the actor has offered to take Smith under his wing. The source continued that Cruise was intrigued to learn that Smith started off as an actor and he thinks that the 'Stay with Me' hitmaker he could be a natural for everything from action movies to musicals. Smith, who won four Grammys and two Brit awards last month, landed the lead role in an amateur production of The Rocky Horror Show as a teenager.

Transformed: Eddie Redmayne as transgender pioneer Einar Wegener in The Danish Girl

ddie Redmayne may have just won his first Oscar award, but we already see the next one coming. A picture of the actor from his upcoming film The Danish Girl, was released online. After voicing a character in Thomas the Tank Engine, Eddie is all set to play the character of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe, who became one of

the world’s first known recipients of the surgery. The ‘Theory Of Everything’ star can be seen wearing a dress and even donning a curly haired wig, bright lipstick and fake breasts in the new picture. Adapted from David Ebershoff’s novel and directed by Tom Hooper tells the story of Einar Mogens Wegener who was born in

Denmark and underwent a series of experimental operations in Berlin during the 1930’s. A fatal uterus transplant resulted in her death in 1931. Actress Alicia Vikander joins Eddie as Wegener’s wife. Academy award winning actresses, Nicole Kidman (Elbe) and Gwyneth Paltrow were in talks of starring in the film.

alking about her backward stumble during her gig at the BRIT Awards, singer Madonna says it was a 'horror show' after her performance went horribly awry. The 56-year-old opened up about the incident while talking on "The Jonathan Ross Show", which is set to air on March 14, reports dailymail.co.uk. The singer had been performing her new single "Living for love" during the live finale at the music awards ceremony, when she failed to untie her costume cape in time and fell backwards. During a filming on the show, she also said that it wasn't a set-up. Shaking her head after the host asked what she thought of the stunt suggestions, due to the nature of the lyrics in the song which referenced a fall, she said: "I'm never writing lyrics like that again! The universe was trying to teach me a lesson I guess." Madonna, who opted out of re-watching the clip of her performance during the interview, said: "It was a horrible nightmare because I like to be amaz-

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Remo D'Souza to put on his dancing shoes for 'ABCD 2'

ing. Seriously I rehearse and I rehearse and I rehearse so that when I do the show, it's effortless and I create magic and I

did the opposite. I actually created a horror show for everyone". The annual awards ceremony was held here on Wednesday.

emo D'Souza, who is busy with his directorial ABCD 2, says the audiences will not only get to see a glimpse of his dancing in the film, but also a lot of international dance. "This film (ABCD 2) is very special to me and I have given in (a lot of) myself (to it) as well. I'm trying to give such stuff to the audiences that they won't have seen yet," Remo said here at the success party of Badlapur. "Audiences will not only get to see my dance in ABCD 2 but international dance as well," he added. "ABCD 2" is a sequel to Remo's directorial venture "ABCD-AnyBody Can Dance" and features Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Lauren Gottlieb, Prabhudheva and others. Meanwhile, Remo revealed that "ABCD 2" will have many special performances.

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Tue, 03 mar 2015 08:50 am IST

IRE vs SA

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Icc cricket world cup 2015 - Points Table

Pool a New Zealand Sri Lanka Bangladesh Australia Afghanistan England Scotland Pool B India South Africa Ireland West Indies Zimbabwe Pakistan UAE

P 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 P 3 3 2 4 4 3 3

w 4 3 1 1 1 1 0 w 3 2 2 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 L 0 1 0 2 3 2 3

Tied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nr 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Nr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 8 6 3 3 2 2 0 Pts 6 4 4 4 2 2 0

Nrr +3.589 +0.128 +0.130 -0.305 -0.760 -1.201 -1.735 Nrr +2.630 +1.260 +0.338 -0.313 -0.723 -1.373 -1.326

Pakistan scrape past Zimbabwe in first WCup win

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BriSBane, March 1 (ianS): Despite a spirited fight by Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura (35), Pakistan managed their first World Cup Pool B win -- by 20 runs -- at the Gabba here Sunday. After an extremely slow start, Pakistan managed to reach 235/7 thanks to Manof-the-Match Wahab Riaz’s (54 not out) first One-Day International (ODI) halfcentury. Zimbabwe looked well on course while chasing. But Pakistan’s pace bowling quartet, especially Riaz (4/45) and Mohammad Irfan (4/30), chipped away wickets at critical junctures to help the 1992 edition champions bowl Zimbabwe out for 215 with two balls to spare. Zimbabwe needed the likes of Hamilton Masakadza (29), Brendan Taylor (50) and Sean Williams (33) to take them home but it was not to be. Chasing a target of 236, Zimbabwe lost openers Chamu Chibhabha (9) and Sikandar Raza (8) early. But Masakadza and wicketkeeper Taylor, who scored his 31st ODI half-century, kept knocking around. However, from a very comfortable 150/4, Zimbabwe lost four wickets in a span of 18 runs which

turned the match in favour of Pakistan. Skipper Chigumbura, however, looked like he would steer the Africans home with Tineshe Panyangara (10) by his side. They struck a crucial 47-run ninth-wicket partnership. With 34 required from four overs and a steady partnership at hand, it looked like Zimbabwe will make it. But a special maiden over by birthday boy Shahid Afridi turned the tables as the score became 34 off 18. Thereon, the Pakistani pacers bowled beautifully to snatch the game away. The Zimbabwean pair got out in the last over in a desperate dash to score. Earlier, considering the slow start that Pakistan got after winning the toss, 235 was a competitive total on a slow Gabba wicket. Zimbabwe bowlers were brilliant to begin with. They took two early wickets. Openers Nasir Jamshed (1) and Ahmed Shehzad (0) were bowled out with Pakistan tottering at 4/2. Zimbabwe restricted Pakistan to 14/2 in 10 overs. Though Pakistan didn't lose any wicket in the next five overs, they were not able to score freely. They managed 33/2 at the end of the 15th over -the lowest 15-over total of

this World Cup. Things did not improve for Pakistan as they reached 127/5 in the 34th over. But a quick knock off 46 balls by Riaz towards the end of the innings helped Pakistan cross the 200-run mark. Skipper Misbah-ulHaq was instrumental in playing the anchor’s innings. He scored a patient 73 from 121 balls. Coming to the middle in the fourth over, he remained till the 47th over to compile his 40th halfcentury. Though Pakistani batsmen kept getting out at the other end, Misbah was in the middle for three hours and 11 minutes. Left-hander Haris Sohail (27), wicketkeeperbatsman Umar Akmal (33) and Sohaib Maqsood (21) also played small cameos to take Pakistan past 200. Zimbabwe bowler Tendai Chatara's figures read 10-2-35-3. He would have bagged a couple of more wickets had the fielders not dropped some sitters at the fag end of the innings. Left-arm spinner Sean Williams (2/48) picked up a couple of wickets while Tawanda Mupariwa (1/36) clinched one. Tinashe Panyangara was economical at the start but was hit for runs in the death overs.

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, second left, and teammate Lahiru Thirimanne, right, shake hands with England player's Eoin Morgan left, and Chris Woakes after they their Cricket World Cup match by nine wickets in Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday, March 1. (AP Photo)

WC: Sri Lanka hammer England by 9 wickets Wellington, March 1 (ianS): Lahiru Thirimanne (not out 139) and Kumar Sangakkara (not out 117) compiled graceful centuries to help Sri Lanka crush England by nine wickets in a World Cup Pool A game at the Westpac Stadium here on Sunday. England had posted a challenging total of 309/6 driven by young Joe Root's 121. But Sri Lanka got off to a very good start and they never looked in any sort of trouble. Tilakaratne Dilshan (44) was in very good form as he stroked four boundaries and two sixes before losing his wicket to spinner Moeen Ali. Till then their scoreboard read 100/1 in 19 overs and left-hander Thirimanne was going at a great pace. Veteran left-hander

Sangakkara came in and got into groove very early and it helped the 25-year-old Thirimanne. They stitched a 212-run unbeaten partnership for the second wicket to help Sri Lanka cross the line with 2.4 overs and nine wickets to spare. Thirimanne notched up his fourth One-Day International (ODI) ton. He scored 13 fours and two sixes in his 143-ball innings. Meanwhile, it seemed the 37-year-old Sangakkara started from where he left against Bangladesh in the previous match when he had registered 105. He had reached the three figure mark in 73 balls to record his quickest ODI hundred. On Sunday, he bettered that mark by three deliveries that also gave him his 23rd century. He domi-

former Montpellier man converted Mesut Ozil's setpiece delivery with a cool first-time finish into the bottom-left corner six minutes before the interval. Arsene Wenger's men gained confidence from that opener and went close to adding a second shortly afterwards when Santi Cazorla's long-range effort was tipped over the crossbar by Tim Howard, who was tested by his own player from the resulting corner as Muhamed Besic's attempted defensive header forced the American into a save. Everton started the second half the stronger, though, and almost levelled in spectacular fashion as Gareth Barry sent a bicycle kick narrowly over the bar. Lukaku provided Everton's main threat and only the acrobatics of Ospina prevented him from levelling matters. Ospina dived brilliantly to his right to turn the Belgium international's shot over the target following a superb cross from Ross Barkley. Substitute Aaron Lennon shot straight at Ospina and Ozil had an effort deflected wide at the other end before the German picked out Rosicky to settle matters. He fired home just seven minutes after coming on as Arsenal kept themselves in a strong position to return to the Champions League, despite a late point-blank miss from Giroud.

liVerPool, March 1 (aP): Philippe Coutinho scored a late winner against Manchester City at Anfield for the second straight season as Liverpool won 2-1 on Sunday to dent the champions' chances of hauling in Premier League leader Chelsea. The in-form Brazilian playmaker capped his latest impressive display by curling in a 25-meter shot in the 75th minute, adding another long-distance strike to his repertoire of recent stunning goals. The hosts' pressing game was relentless and top City players like Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri struggled to keep possession. And in Coutinho, Liverpool had the best player on the pitch, continuing his great run of form from the start of the year. Goals from long distance are becoming his speciality, having done so against Bolton in the FA Cup and Southampton in the league in the past month. "The little magician at the end came up with a wonderful goal," Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana said. "With players like that, we'll go far." Coutinho played a key role in Henderson's goal, nipping in front of Vincent Kompany to pounce on Pablo Zabaleta's weak, short pass. He played in Sterling, whose sideways ball was taken on by Henderson before the stand-in captain curled a shot home from outside the area. Lallana wasted two great chances — and had a goal disallowed for a marginal offside — while Sterling also exposed City's weakness at center back to breeze past Eliaquim Mangala and shoot across the face of goal. City was fortunate to be level at halftime. Aguero, who hit the post early on, cut inside and slipped in a pass that Dzeko — starting for the third straight game — ran onto and shot first time low into the corner. City was one-paced after the break, despite the importance of picking up three points, and Liverpool created all the chances. Sterling miscued from in front of goal and another Lallana goal was ruled out for an earlier offside. Coutinho made no mistake, though, cutting inside past Samir Nasri and curling a shot beyond goalkeeper Joe Hart. Aguero and Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho, right, fights for the ball against Manchester City's Fernandinho during the English Premier League soccer match David Silva had late chances for City, but an between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, equalizer would have been harsh on Liverpool. "It is a significant win for us," Rodgers said." England, Sunday, March 1. (AP Photo)

nated the English bowlers, hammering 11 fours and two sixes. With this win, 1996 World Cup champions Sri Lanka recorded their third straight victory in the World Cup, closing on a quarterfinal berth. England crumbled to their third loss in the tournament. Earlier, right-hander Root scored his fourth century in ODI cricket to power his country to a position of strength. Several batsmen chipped in with useful contributions for England. Experienced opener Ian Bell made 49 in 54 balls, while Eoin Morgan (27) and James Taylor (25) got two very good partnerships with the 24-year-old Root. Jos Buttler provided late spark with an unbeaten 39 of 19 balls.

England lost their first wicket in the form of last match's centurion Moeen Ali (15). The left-hander offered an easy catch off skipper Angelo Mathews to Suranga Lakmal at mid-off with the scoreboard reading 62/1 in 9.2 overs. Next man in, Gary Balance (6) was caught by Dilshan off his own bowling that made 71/2 in 12.2 overs. The partnership between Root and Bell lasted for only 30 runs as the latter had his stumps rattled by medium pacer Lakmal. When Bell fell for 49, with the help of seven fours, their innings looked to be in danger of faltering at 101/3 in 20.2 overs. Root put on 60 for the fourth wicket with Morgan (27) before the captain's fierce cut shot could only

pick out Dilshan at gully off Thisara Perera. However, England continued their recovery as Root reached his century off 101 balls as he and Taylor (25) attacked in the final 10 overs. They forged a 98-run stand for the fifth wicket. Lasith Malinga returned to remove Taylor and Herath trapped Root in front of the wickets as Sri Lanka looked to halt England's progress. England managed to surpass 300 thanks to Buttler's 39 from 19 balls as Sri Lanka struggled to restrict their opponents. Right-hander Buttler hit six fours and a six. But the total proved to be easy for Sri Lanka thanks to two artistic knocks from Thirimanne and Sangakkara.

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Giroud, Rosicky score in Arsenal win Liverpool beat Man City 2-1

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Arsenal's Tomas Rosicky celebrates after scoring their second goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Everton at the Emirates Stadium, London, Sunday, March 1. Arsenal won the match 2-0. (AP Photo)

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lonDon, March 1 (aP): Arsenal moved back up to third in the Premier League as goals from Olivier Giroud and Tomas Rosicky saw off Everton 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium. After a disastrous performance against Monaco, the French striker got back on the horse by finishing off a low cross at a corner near the end of the first half. Though Everton looked somewhat tired after their midweek Europa League exploits, David Ospina had to be in good form to fend

off some good chances in the second half. But Arsenal's holdingout paid off when Rosicky scored via a slight deflection from Phil Jagielka shortly before the end of normal time. Roberto Martinez's side remain only six points above the drop zone, while Arsenal are one point ahead of fourth-placed Manchester United and still three clear of Liverpool following their win against Manchester City earlier in the day. Arsenal might have

fallen behind in the 17th minute if not for a piece of smart goalkeeping from David Ospina, who raced off his line to rob Romelu Lukaku of the ball after the striker had beaten Gabriel - in for Per Mertesacker as part of three changes from midweek - to a long ball over the top. Giroud then spurned Arsenal's first chance as he turned Alexis Sanchez's near-post cross wide with a diving header but soon atoned for that miss to break the deadlock. The

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