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CMO clarify on cost of CM’s residence DIMAPUR, MARCH 29 (MExN): The Chief Ministers Office (CMO) today issued a clarification over the content of a news article appearing in The Morung Express. The news article was based on the responses to a weekly poll conducted by this newspaper on whether the Nagaland government is serious about austerity measures.

The clarification relates to a quote from a participant in the poll, who stated that the cost of construction of the CM’s residential complex has crossed Rs 400 crore.

The Media Cell, CMO office clarified that till date, an amount of Rs 56.83 crore has been sanctioned and 90% of the works completed. It also informed that for the second and finishing phase, an amount of Rs 31.09 crore is being processed for government approval, and once the amount is sanctioned, the entire Complex is expected to be completed this year.

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SC admits petition against eight Nagaland Cong MLAs

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DIMAPUR, MARCH 29 (MExN): The Supreme Court today admitted the writ petition filed by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) for disqualification of 8 former Congress MLAs from Nagaland who joined the NPF in November 2015.

This was informed by the President of the NPCC, K Therie in a press note today.

He informed that the petition was tagged along with the ongoing case of 3 former NCP MLAs who had joined the BJP in 2014. The AICC was represented by Senior Advocate and former Foreign Minister, Salman Khurshid; and Advocate Arvind Kumar Gupta.

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Doyang Bridge 60 percent complete Unable to sell cattle, farmers

Mom and dad believe it is not good to scream and shout in front of us, so this how they argue.

Is Public Silence and Public Indifference encouraging the continuation of corruption in Nagaland State government?

NBA: Problems mount for Chicago after Atlanta defeat

Workers are in the midst of laying the deck of the 2-lane RCC beam bridge, which will span 120m on completion.

With a projected completion time of 33 months construction began in December 2014. The estimated total cost of the project was set at a little over Rs. 24 crores, 50 percent of which

has already been released by the Nagaland government.

The Doyang Bridge will complete the ongoing Nagaland Foothills Road project as one uninterrupted route linking Mon directly with Dimapur without having to take a detour via the roads of Assam.

NGPTA accuses Education Dept of “depriving primary students”

DIMAPUR, MARCH 29 (MExN): The Nagaland State Department of School Education has come under more pressure with the Nagaland Government Primary Teachers’ Association (NGPTA) accusing the department of “depriving primary students.”

A press note from the NGPTA President, Heikieleung Zeliang said that the Nagaland State Government needs to “roll up its sleeves, tighten their belt and put to practice what they have been preaching...”

It stated that the School Education Department has been in the lime light “endlessly for more of negative criticism than positivity.” Most of the

problems in the department, the NGPTA claimed “are its own creation.”

“And what irony that even before getting to solutions, problems will crop up again. No point in only harping on transparency, honesty, sincerity, justice, development etc,” it stated.

The NGPTA lamented that Government teachers “are always at the receiving end for all the wrong reasons.” It claimed that Government schools teachers “are the most qualified,” and reasoned that they are “selected and appointed only after due interviews, except for bogus, proxy teachers and the like.”

It also expressed concern at Government Schools not receiv-

ing their text books on time. The NGPTA informed that for this year, primary schools are yet to receive the books. “And the first quarterly may well be over by the time the text books reach the schools. Now, the question here is, can ‘assurances’ be taught to our Primary School Children?,” it questioned.

It then expressed frustration that government school teachers are “expected to perform miracles,” while the schools at the primary level are being “deprived one way or the other.”

Asking for more than mere assurances, the NGPTA stated: “Let us not ask our children to eat their food, when their plates are empty.”

BELHE, MARCH 29 (REUTERS): A ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter in India’s richest state is threatening to push millions of farmers into penury, deepening distress in the countryside and fanning resentment against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party.

Slaughter of cows, considered sacred in Hinduism, has historically been banned in most states but was rarely enforced in India, the world’s largest exporter of beef.

But over the past year, states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), such as Maharashtra, have broadened the ban to include other types of cattle, like bulls and bullocks.

Minority groups, including around 180 million Muslims, have expressed concern over the implications.

The impact of the beef ban has been significant.

Prices of cattle have fallen across the country, India’s meat exports fell 13 percent in the April-December period and rival beef supplier Brazil is gaining from India’s loss.

It has also left millions of farmers, already reeling from bad harvests due to back-to-back droughts and unseasonal rains, struggling to sell animals they can no longer feed or water.

“I wonder what the government wants - our survival or the cattle’s?” said farmer Revaji Choudhary, standing next to a pair of bulls he has been trying to sell for weeks in a cattle market in Maharashtra.

Traditionally, farmers have sold cattle in a drought year to butch-

ers, mostly Muslims, and bought new ones when their earnings rise after monsoon showers.

That cycle has been broken and could leave farmers with little money to buy seeds or fertiliser ahead of the next sowing season, starting in June.

TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN? Their predicament is causing concern within the BJP, which has been trying to bolster its credentials in the countryside, where most of India’s 1.3 billion people live.

Rural distress contributed to an embarrassing defeat for the party last year in a state election, and more state polls are due over the coming year.

Maharashtra BJP legislator Bhimrao Dhonde said the government’s priority should be to support farmers, and they should be allowed to sell their cattle to whomever they want. “It is time to withdraw the ban,” Dhonde told reporters.

Madhu Chavan, a spokesman for the BJP in Maharashtra, said Dhonde’s view did not reflect that of the party. “The party thinks the ban is necessary,” he said, adding that more money would be made available to alleviate the effects of drought if needed.

MILLIONS OF COWS Maharashtra, home to India’s financial hub Mumbai, has been particularly badly hit by drought.

In one district the government imposed rules that prevent assembly of more than five people around a water tanker or borewell to prevent riots.

Cows and buffalos need 70 litres of water per day.

Many farmers are simply abandoning their cattle.

The state has opened hundreds of temporary shelters to house around 250,000 heads of cattle until their owners are ready to take them back, but experts say at least another 4 million animals need to be looked after in Maharashtra.

Groups such as the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) that had promised to build shelters said they, too, were short on cash and the government should do more.

Laxmi Narayan Chandak, head of the Maharashtra unit of VHP’s cow protection committee, said his organisation has been able to start only one facility that holds 150 cattle.

“Nearly 700,000 cows and bulls ... will starve to death or will be smuggled to slaughter houses. We have to save them,” said Chandak. He added that only pure Indian breeds “that are worthy of worship” should be sheltered.

Every Monday, hundreds of farmers like Choudhary travel to a weekly cattle market in Belhe village, around 200 km (124 miles) east of Mumbai, but with so few people buying, it is more in hope than expectation.

Cattle prices in the state have fallen 40 percent to 60 percent.

Choudhary, who earns around 200,000 rupees ($3,000) in a good monsoon year, paid 40,000 rupees for his pair of bulls a year ago, and is willing to sell them for 20,000 rupees now. He still cannot find a buyer.

Police informs on registration of foreigners GPrn/nscn President gets support

DIMAPUR, MARCH 29 (MExN): The Commissioner of Police Dimapur has informed hoteliers and educational institutes on registration of foreigners.

A press note from the office of the Dimapur Police Commissioner informed that a central database of foreign tourist and foreign students in India is maintained to monitor their movement and stay in India. For this purpose, a software Module- ‘C Form Module’ has been developed to facilitate on-line filling of the particulars of foreigner nationals.

Hotels, guest houses, lodges, resorts, hospitals etc are required to create an ID through http://indianfrro.gov.in/frro/ FormC to enter the foreigners’ data. It is statutory obligation to intimate the office of the Foreigners Registration Officer of all arrival and stay of Foreigner in the premises.

In the same lines, ‘S Form Module’ has been developed to facilitate on-line fill-

ing of the particulars of foreign students by educational institute where foreigners are enrolled as students / research scholars. The institutes are required to create an ID through http://indianfrro.gov.in/ fsis. A unique ID for the foreign students is generated after the on-line filling of the particulars.

The press note cautioned that noncompliance attracts liability under the Foreigners Act 1946 against such establishments & Institutes.

It further informed that a representative may be deputed to understand the procedures to the Office of the Commissioner of Police, Dimapur cum Foreigners Registration Office or log into http://indianfrro.gov. in/frro/FormCor http://indianfrro.gov.in/ fsis for creating the user ID. For more information, the concerned institutions have been requested to call +91 7085055044 or in this image released to the media, Ato Kilonser n Kitovi Zhimomi is seen with several e-mail to fro-nadpr@nic.in .

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nagaland is ne’s upcoming popular destination: survey our Correspondent Kohima | March 29

Though tourism activities in Nagaland are still at its nascent stage, the state has the potential to become of the north-east’s upcoming popular destinations.

This was envisaged in the Nagaland Economic Survey 2015-16 brought out by the department of economics & statistics and which was tabled in the recent state assembly session.

For promotion of tourism, focus should not only be on development of infrastructural and facilities but also on preservation of culture, conservation of natural resources and traditional habitats, adventure sports and eco-tourism, the Survey suggested.

It also noted that over the years with the promotion and upscaling of the activity of the Hornbill Festival in December, it

has become a mega tourism event in the state which not only generated employment but also served to preserve and protect the cultural heritage of the state.

The Survey also informed that the inflow of both domestic and foreign tourist to the state has been increasing year by year.

In 2014, a total of 58, 507 domestic tourists and 2, 585 foreign tourists visited the state. Maximum tourists visited the state during the Hornbill Festival in December.

The Hornbill Festival alone accounts for attracting 95.77 per cent of domestic tourist and 4.23 per cent of foreign tourist.

The 16th Annual Hornbill Festival 2015 saw an overwhelming visit of 2, 43, 113 tourists as against 1, 72, 404 during 2014.

And while each district prides itself with the availability of tourist spots, the Survey however said many of these spots lack tourist amenities/facilities.

DIMAPUR, MARCH 29 (MExN): Three senior leaders of the GPRN/ NSCN, on behalf of Konyak and Phom national workers, have expressed support to GPRN/NSCN President, General Rtd MB Neokpao Konyak and Ato Kilonser N Kitovi Zhimomi.

In a joint statement issued through the MIP of the GPRN/NSCN, Deputy Kilonser Chennyeim Konyak, Deputy Kilonser Khampei Konyak, and Tatar Bauloi Phom stated that “there is no question of GPRN/NSCN Konyak and Phom national workers joining NSCN (IM).”

This statement, they stated, was issued “on behalf of more than two hundred and fifty Konyak and Phom civil and military workers attending the annual budget session.”

The three senior leaders said it is “wrong for anyone to run away and claim allegiance of all Konyak and Phom National workers. It is unthinkable for us to follow any leader who abandons his men and shout victory from the opposite camp.”

They affirmed that the GPRN/NSCN is a “people’s organization, having sound political vision and practical wisdom to translate the desire and will of the people of Nagaland into reality. We will bestow all respect, faith and trust upon them.”

The three leaders claimed that the GPRN/ NSCN Konyak Region and Phom Region are intact, while stating that “Nagaland requires a political future decided and agreed upon by the people of Nagaland themselves. Our children and grand chil-

dren must be saved from suppression and exploitation of a new kind.”

They further alleged that General Rtd Kholi Konyak’s recent decision to join the NSCN (IM) was an act for “his own benefit and perhaps for his children.” “It is never in the interest of Konyaks or Phoms or for the Nagas.

Our commitment to the Naga struggle is a pledge, a commitment and a sacrifice. It is not a commodity to be purchased or turned into a different colour at will. Leadership is a sacred trust of God upon humans,” they added, while accusing General Rtd Kholi Konyak of having “surrendered this sacred trust…”

“Now that the dust has settled down, it is clear to the civil and military workers of Konyak and Phom re-

gion that having absconded from work on health ground, on the morning of 12th March 2016, he signed a document, willfully joining NSCN (IM),” they further alleged.

They said that “leaders come and go yet Baba Kholi’s exit shall be the most unceremonious one in recent history and in our hearts. Our loyalty is not to a person, we are for the Naga Nation.”

The three leaders stated that the Military and Civil National Workers from Konyak and Phom Region “have always maintained comradeship and brotherhood in our social and political life.”

“We respected and cherished Baba Kholi Konyak as a genuine leader having unshakable political stand and fatherly conscience towards his subjects.”

They however said that “we were never his personal army at any point of time.

We are servants of Naga nation. The value of any man vanishes once a surrender is documented.”

On behalf of the Konyak and Phom national workers, the three leaders pledged allegiance to theGPRN/NSCN led by Gen. (Retd.) MB Neokpao, President of GPRN/NSCN. “We look up to him to lead the Naga people with boldness that characterized his military career. He commands our respect and reverence,” they added.

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Creating awareness Seminar on ‘Bioethics: Issues and Challenges’ on Child Sexual Abuse

Kohima, march 29 (DiPr): The Nagaland Adolescent Girls’ Club (NAGC) under the aegis of Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB), in collaboration with the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA), conducted awareness programmes in various schools in Kohima.

The main focus was creating awareness on Child Sexual Abuse.

The schools visited by the NAGC were - Government Middle School (GMS) L. Khel, Kohima (March 9); Modern School, Kohima (March 11); and Bayavü School, Kohima (March 18). The awareness programs were attended by teachers in charge along with their students numbering around 150 in each school respectively.

During the awareness drives, the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme (save the girl child, educate her) was introduced to the students by Juliana R. Medom (Assistant State Coordinator, State Resource Centre for Women) and Vekhwüsalü Dawhuo (Assistant District Coordinator, Mission Poorna Shakti). In relation to the said Scheme, students were encouraged to empower themselves with education, and also to complete their schooling, and go for higher studies, because, “It is only when you are educated, you will be empowered.”

In all these school awareness drives, Thejapfütuo Khezhie, panel lawyer, Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) explained the legal

perspectives on child sexual abuse and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) 2012 to the students gathered.

He informed that out of 1 billion population in India, 40% are under the age of 18 years and the most alarming thing happening is that of this 40% population, 53% of children have experienced sexual abuse in one form or another. He also encouraged the students not to remain silent when such things happen to them, and always make it a point to share it with someone they trust and report to the police or call the Child Line toll free no 1098.

Khezhie further elaborated three aspects of child sexual abuse: 1. Sexual harassment 2. Sexual assault and

3. Penetrative sexual assault of a child He further told the students not to feel guilty if such things happen to them but to confide in someone they trust since it is not their fault. He informed that it is always the attacker who is at fault. Komal, the National Award winning movie on child sexual abuse by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India was screened at all the schools, following the speech.

The awareness drives conducted have so far been successful in reaching out to the school children of Kohima. More schools will be visited in the near future in order to generate awareness amongst young students on this very serious issue.

Participants with others during the one-day state level students’ seminar on the theme, ‘Bioethics: Issues and Challenges’ held on March 29.

DimaPur, march 29 (mExN): The Department of Philosophy, ICFAI University Nagaland organised a one-day state level students’ seminar on the theme, ‘Bioethics: Issues and Challenges’, on March 29 in the IUN Auditorium. The seminar was co-sponsored by Heritage Publishing House.

The inaugural session was chaired by Rovikotuo Yhoshu, faculty co-ordinator for the seminar. The

introduction to the seminar was given by Charles P. Alexander, Pro-Vice Chancellor, IUN where he stressed on the importance and relevance of Bioethics in the contemporary world. Dr. Lanusangla Tzudir, Publisher & Chief Editor of Heritage Publishing House spoke of the relevance of philosophy in contemporary times.

Dr. R.K.Behera, Dean of Social Science, Patkai Christian College chaired the session where paper presenters

from ICFAI University Nagaland, Patkai Christian College and Salesian College participated. The presenters spoke on topics like Abortion, Euthanasia and Organ Transplant. Wangbo Wangsu of Salesian College was adjudged the best paper presenter. Heritage Publishing House gave away certificates and prizes to all the paper presenters. The seminar was attended by students and faculty members from the University and different colleges.

National Science Day observed

PErEN: march 29 (DiPr): National Science Day was observed at Peren under the theme 'Raise Public appreciation on scientific issue for the Development of Nation' on March 29 at Town Hall, Peren with EAC Tsidi Hairang as the chief guest.

Speaking on the occasion, the EAC gave a brief introduction where he stated that National Science day is being cele-

brated across India to harness the scientific temper among the young generation. After Independence India concentrated mostly on nuclear and space development which led to neglect of our basic needs like food grain, he said further stating that changes in mindset and focus on agriculture using scientific method will lead to rise in economy for the country. He said that

ANGTA Phek Block meeting

Rain droplets are seen on Orchid flower at a garden after a brief shower in Dimapur on Tuesday, March 29. Nagaland has about 340 species out of 1250 species of Orchids found PhEK, march 29 (mExN): An emergency meeting is convened for those Graduate Teachers whose name is in India. Photo by Caisii Mao

Fire averted in Hongkong Market DimaPur, march 29 (mExN): Major fire was averted with the timely arrival and action of the Fire Brigade at Hongkong Market Tuesday morning at around 10.30 a.m.

Fire broke out in a cosmetic shop near the flyover bridge, but was contained with the timely arrival of Fire Brigade, police personnel led by OC East PS and Mahila IRB. The owners claimed that goods worth few lakhs were destroyed in the fire, before the rest of the goods could be retrieved. It is suspected that the fire broke out due to short circuit in the ceiling.

Meanwhile, the Hazi Park Businessmen Welfare Committee in a press release has expressed gratitude to the Fire Brigade personnel, OC East PS and Mahila IRB jawans for their timely intervention in dousing the fire, which otherwise could have spread to other shops.

MCCI general meeting held, New office bearers appointed

moKoKchuNg, march 29 (mExN): The Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce and Industries (MCCI) held its 29th general meeting today at MMC Complex during which, among other things, the chamber nominated its new team of office bearers for the tenure 2016-’19. Resolutions adopted in the meeting included reaffirmation of the earlier resolution that businesses will not “register” with any other underground entity in Mokokchung, that the MCCI Constitution be reviewed for amendment and that a special committee be set up mobilize resources for the proposed MCCI complex.

Senior advisor of MCCI, M. Bendangnukshi Longkumer exhorted the gathering while T. Senka Walling spoke on the topic “Mokokchung as market for entire northern Nagaland.” The proceedings of the meeting also included presenting and tabling of Audit Report, General Report and Nominating Committee Report. The meeting was chaired by the incumbent president Moasangba Jamir while the

general secretary MN Rai was the rapporteur of the meeting.

The house also adopted the nominating committee’s report whereby Tsukti Longkumer and Yimtisunep were appointed as president and vice president. Limalenden Longkumer was appointed general secretary while the joint secretaries included Opangrenba (Organization), Shyam Sunder Dayama (Finance), Senti Walling (Information & Publicity) and Imkongchuba (Administration).

M.Bendangnukshi Longkumer and Moasangba Jamir were appointed as senior advisors.

The newly appointed president while delivering his acceptance speech declared that striving to make Mokokchung the state’s next commercial centre, fighting against forces that may try to disturb the peaceful environment of Mokokchung and checking corrupt practices in the market would be his priorities as president of MCCI apart from working for the welfare of each and every member of the chamber. He also sought the love, support, cooperation and prayers of all concerned.

science need people who are more interested in questioning and reasoning and encouraged the students to adopt themselves with modern technology.

The programme was chaired by DDEO Peren, L. Toshimenla Imchen, special number was presented by GMS DC Colony and vote of thanks was delivered by SDEO Peren, Zuponi.

Mokokchung: National Science Day 2016 under the theme ‘raise public appreciation on scientific issues for the development of nation’ was observed on March 29 at Mokokchung with Asstt. Prof. Nagaland University, Dr. Neizo Puro as the guest speaker on the theme.

Altogether 20 students, representing different schools, participated with their innovative models

based on the theme. The first prize was bagged by Jubilee Memorial Higher Secondary School on the topic ‘working model on use of alcohol to produce electricity’, second prize

by Queen Mary Higher Secondary School on the topic ‘roof top farming in future cities’ and third prize by Town Higher Secondary School on ‘conversion of waste to electricity and heat’.

Gandhi Shilp Bazar kicks off

included in latest Graduate Teacher List 2016 on April 2 at EBRC Hall Phek at 10:00 am. Therefore all the concern teachers are requested to attend without fail. This was informed in a press release issued by Phek Block Convenor Akhozo.

Firing practice at Phek PhEK, march 29 (DiPr): Commandant 5th NAP Battalion, Phek in a circular has informed that the unit will be carrying out firing practice on Wednesday i.e 3003-2016 from 0600 hrs till 1700 hrs at the unit firing range.

All the public and nearby villagers have been requested not to go near the firing range or let loose any domesticated animals near the firing range area on the aforesaid mentioned date.

Tuensang Dist graduate teachers meeting TuENsaNg, march 29 (mExN): A meeting for all regular graduate teachers of Tuensang District will be held on April 2 at GHSS Auditorium Tuensang at 10:00 am to discuss ongoing court case relating to GTs Seniority list. Nungsang Chang, Convenor, Tuensang District GTs OSD to Government of Nagaland, Industries & Commerce, Bendangtoshi Longkumer inauSeniority List Preparation in a press release has requested gurating Gandhi Shilp Bazar in Dimapur on Tuesday. (Morung Photo) all the concerned GTs to attend the meeting without fail.

Morung Express News on Tuesday. aji, Nagpur, Indore etc are A varied range of exclu- also on display.

Dimapur | March 29 sively designed hand-woThe craft festival is beKohima, march 29 (mExN): The Ura Academy More than 100 craftsmen ven ladies and kids wear, ing organized by Nagaland will be conducting the annual degree exam for certifi- from across the country are innovative and decorative Handloom & Handicrafts cate, diploma and Bachelor of Arts courses in Tenyidie participating in the 10-day crafts and jewellery are Development Corporafrom April 12 to 15. The application forms are available at mega Gandhi Shilp Bazar on display. Besides crafts tion Ltd and sponsored by the Ura College of Teacher Education (Old Kohima Col- at Urban Haat, Dimapur from the north eastern Office of the Development lege, Main Town). For further enquiries, come to the col- inaugurated by Bendang- states, cane and bamboo Commissioner (Handilege premises during office hours. This was informed in a toshi Longkumer, OSD to furniture from Kochbi- crafts), Ministry of Textiles, press release issued by Professor D. Kuolie, Controller of Government of Nagaland, har, Kohlapuri shoes from Government of India, New Industries & Commerce Kohlapur, crafts from Pan- Delhi.

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Lotha Hoho organises thanksgiving CEO convenes meeting with political parties for NPSC successful candidates

2014 NPSC examination successful candidates with Lotha leaders during the felicitation programme at the LTC hall Wokha on March 29.

WoKha, march 29 (mExN): A felicitation, thanksgiving, encouragement and acknowledgement programme was organized by Lotha Hoho for the 2014 NPSC civil and allied competition successful young Lotha leaders on March 29 at the LTC hall Wokha.

Chairing the function, Mhao Humtsoe, Chairman

of Lotha Hoho gave the welcome note. Rev. Tssopemo Ngullie, one of the senior most ministers of the Assemblies of God Churches said the invocation while Wobemo Tsopoe, Lotha senior citizen and advisors of the Lotha Hoho spoke to the young leaders.

Dr. TM Lotha advisor for Treasuries and Accounts, Rehab and Reha-

bilitation Government of Nagaland also addressed the gathering stressing on the quality of performance and not getting passed for the sake of study. He said competition has reached the highest level and even the jobs in government sector for that matter has long reached the saturation level. A special song in Indigenous tune was also

dedicated to the successful leaders by the Lotha Eloe Hoho.

Thungchano Tsanglao, former Lotha Eloe Hoho president, Thungdemo Kithan and CJ Ovung parents of the successful leaders also spoke and expressed their gratitude to the Lotha Hoho for organizing such kind of function.

Rev. NT Murry encouraged the successful leaders with the word of God. Rev. Longshi Kithan, senior pastor of Police Baptist Church prayed for them. Echungbemo Erui and Pichano Kikon both EAC spoke on behalf of the successful leaders.

Khonpemo P Kikon, associate pastor of the Wokha Town Baptist Church pronounced the benediction prayer. All together eighteen young leaders made through the competition.

The meeting was well attended by the parents, leaders of all the Lotha frontal organizations and the Lotha Hoho members.

Kohima, march 29 (DiPr): A meeting is convened with the State Level Political parties and the NGOs on April 26 at the official residence of the Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland at 4:00 P.M in connection with the Election Commission of India’s recently declared National Electoral Roll Purification (NERP), 2016 program and the Systematic Voters’ Education & Electoral Participation (SVEEP), namely President, Bharatya Janata Party; President, Indian National Congress; President, Nagaland Peoples' Front; President, Janata Dai (United); President, Nationalist Congress Party and President, Beauty & Aesthetics Society of Nagaland (BASN).

The NERP, 2016 is an intensive drive which was launched on 1st March. 2016 and is to be completed on or before 3 Is1 August, 2016. The meeting shall deliberate on issues pertaining to this drive with the main objective being, to improve the health of the Electoral Rolls (ER) and to rationalize the Polling Stations (PSs) boundaries and location. The NERP, 2016 will also include enrolment of all eligible citizens and removal of repeated and multiple entries; entries of dead, shitted & absent voters, correction of errors in EPIC and removal of other data errors.

During this drive, repeat images will also be corrected, missing photographs will be collected; poor quality of images will be replaced by good quality photographs.

All the members are therefore, requested to cooperate and attend the meeting positively, with highlights of any action taken, if any, since the last meeting and Action Plan for the current purification drive. Each group may be represented by one or up to two members.

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If BJP wins in Assam, RSS will Gogoi alleges BJP used moneybags in attempt to topple his govt take over governance: Rahul Diphu, March 29 (iaNS): If the BJP wins the assembly polls in Assam, the state will be administered by the RSS from its Nagpur headquarters or by the PMO in Delhi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said here on Tuesday.

Addressing a public rally in Diphu, the district headquarters of Karbi Anglong, Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was only good at making lofty promises but never fulfills them.

"Modi ji comes, makes lofty promises and then leaves. He never fulfills his promises. Modi ji came to Assam before the Lok Sabha polls and made promises. However, his promises are yet to be fulfilled," Gandhi said.

"The RSS wants to im-

pose one ideology across the country. If one ideology is imposed everywhere, what will happen to your language, culture, religion, tradition etc?"

"If the BJP comes to power in Assam, Assam will not be administered from Assam but from Nagpur or from the Prime Minister's Office," he said.

He said the BJP "always wants to make people fight against each other".

"When there was a Congress government in Haryana, it was completely peaceful. However, a month after the BJP government came to power in Haryana, violence started.

They did it in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, everywhere," he said.

The BJP "wants to do the same thing in Assam by creating violence", Gan-

dhi said.

Countering Modi's non-development allegations, Gandhi said it was the Congress government in Assam that brought peace to the state 15 years back and that there cannot be any development without peace.

"The Congress undertook massive work in Assam in the last 15 years but the biggest achievement of the Congress government is that the party brought peace to the once troubled and violent state," he said.

On industrialist Vijay Mallya, against whom a case is going on in the Supreme Court over a whopping Rs.9,000-crore debt, Gandhi said: "Modi ji also did not tell you that one of his ministers met Vijay Mallya and after that Mal-

lya fled the country, packing his six suitcases."

"Modi ji also did not tell you that Lalit Modi, who has thousands of crores of black money, also fled the country and no effort was made to bring him back," he said, referring to the former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner who is currently in Europe.

"Modi ji did not tell you that on budget day, (Finance Minister) Arun Jaitley brought a new law which says all thieves and gundas (hooligans) can turn their black money into white by paying some meagre tax."

Gandhi assured to give a package of Rs.1,000 crore to Karbi Anglong and set up a medical college and an engineering college in the hill district if the Congress is voted back to power.

Guwahati, March 29 (pti): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today accused BJP of spending "hundreds of crores" of rupees in an attempt to topple his government with the help of Governor, echoing allegations of his Himachal counterpart that BJP was trying to destablise Congress governments in states.

"BJP spent lots of money. They wasted hundreds of crores before the Bihar elections to topple the government in Assam. They tried it by taking Himanta (Biswa Sarma) and other MLAs, but they could not do it," Gogoi told a press conference here targeting the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had launched a blistering attack on the Congress leader during the recent poll rallies in Assam.

Sarma, once a trusted Congress minister of Gogoi who is presently in BJP, had almost garnered the

A newspaper in Assam advertises the launch of Tarun Gogoi mobile app on Tuesday. (Morung Photo)

support of 35 MLAs and tried the same tactics used in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand of shifting the base to BJP, he claimed.

"The Governor (Padmanabha Balakrishan Acharya) was also involved in this. Without his support how is it possible? That is why, the Centre is not appointing a permanent Governor in Assam. That is why they are appointing all RSS people as Governors," Gogoi alleged.

He further said if the 35 MLAs, whose support was shown to be withdrawn from Gogoi's leadership in front of the Congress High Command, had really shifted their allegiance to BJP, the government would have fallen instantly.

Gogoi also regretted his decision to trust Sarma during his tenure with the Congress.

"Yes, I trusted him a lot.

He betrayed a simple man like me. Himanta and all his

supporters were not original Congressmen. They come and go. Himanta was with ULFA, then AASU, AGP, Congress and now (a) BJP man," he said.

Talking about the Uttarakhand crisis, the Chief Minister said the entire development is "just a murder of democracy".

"You did it in Arunachal and now Uttarakhand. The government was to test its majority next day and you (Centre) toppled it. (This is) Hitler in India! This is dictatorial and a murder of democracy," he alleged.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh had accused the Modi dispensation of trying to "destabilise and topple" his government by using central agencies.

He alleged the Centre has been destabilising Congress-ruled states one by one and cited examples of Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand where President's Rule was imposed.

Afghan students Will end fast if AFSPA repealed: Sharmila New university in Tripura to Delhi, attack Manipur boys iMphal/New start functioning from August March 29 (iaNS): Rights activist Irom Sharmila, who in Andhra hostel aGartala, March 29 (iaNS): Fol- north-eastern states, but also Bangladesh, has been on a fast unto death said Chakraborty. chittOOr, March 29 (the hiNDu): Some students from Afghanistan pursuing engineering at a private college near Murakambattu in the outskirts of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, reportedly attacked their classmates from Manipur at their hostel. The incident took place under Penumuru police station limits.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (Chittoor division) Lakshmi Naidu, who rushed to the spot, there was an altercation between students of Manipur and Afghanistan at the hostel gym. Enraged over the denial of the gym slot, a couple of Afghan boys thrashed their Manipur counterparts. Three Manipur students, who were slightly injured, were taken to Chittoor hospital. Soon, students of various northern States went in a group and locked up the Afghan boys leading to tension.

The Afghan students also reportedly misbehaved with Penumuru Sub-Inspector Srinivas. To control the situation, police teams from Pakala, Puthalapattu and Chittoor rushed to the spot.

The college has about 500 students from as many as 20 countries apart from a sizeable number of students from the North East.

since November 4, 2000 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, on Tuesday assured a court in Delhi that she shall call off the fast if the Act is repealed.

Sharmila appeared before Judge H. Singh at the Patiala House Court in a case of attempt to commit suicide during her fast at Jantar Mantar on October 6-7, 2006 soon after being released in Imphal.

She told the jam packed court room that she loves her life and was merely using her fast as a weapon to achieve her goal.

"It is no crime," she contended.

"Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, had resorted to fasts while making certain demands," she told the court.

The district and sessions court in Imphal had earlier found her not guilty of the

charge of attempting to commit suicide.

However she was rearrested within a few days as she continued the fast.

Sharmila said she was using the fast "for more impact" in her demand for repealing the AFSPA. "I am fed up by trials on the same charge again and again," she said.

"Since there is no meaning of true democracy in the country, human rights activ-

ists should join hands. The matter should be brought to the attention of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations," she said.

Sharmila also reiterated her desire to have a meeting with the prime minister on the AFSPA issue.

She said she had expressed her desire a long time back, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not met her so far.

The hearing will continue on Wednesday.

Cop kills cousin, surrenders to police Tripura woman sent to jail for lice Station where the ac- while saving the life of two killing 3-month-old daughter cused surrendered along young girls in Khabeisoi Our Correspondent Imphal | March 29

In a bizarre incident, a sub-inspector of Manipur Police allegedly shot and killed one of his cousins inside his car here on Tuesday following which he surrendered to police along with the body.

Laishram Birjit Singh killed Laishram Naopa, 28, with his service revolver in Mongshangei area in Imphal West around 1 pm, according to police sources. The 30-year-old accused Birjit is a newly appointed sub-inspector.

Birjit took away his cousin in his car from his residence around 11 am and killed him inside the car at the spot. Their houses located in a same plot at Kwakeithel Moirang Purel Laishram Leikai under Imphal West.

The reason behind the killing could not be confirmed yet. A case has been registered with Kakwa Po-

TN Haokip appointed Manipur Cong prez iMphal, March 29 (pti): Former PHED minister and MLA T N Haokip has been appointed as the president of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee.

Haokip, who represents Saikot Assembly constituency in Churachandpur district, replaced Gaikhangam for the post of the new president as under the "one man one post" policy of the Congress Party, a spokesman for the Committee said.

The replacement came in the wake of the recent revolt by 20 Congress legislators against Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam who held the post of president of MPCC.

with the body.

A mob attacked and partially damaged the house of the accused. The police managed to control the mob and prevented them from further attacking the house.

area of Imphal East yesterday.

Md Ajmir, 23, died on the spot saving the life of the two girls who were travelling on a Honda Activa scooter. Reports said the water tanker first hit a car then the scooter. Ajmir pushed the 6 killed in Holi two girls into a drain nearby road misHaps before he was mowed down During the Holi in Ma- by the vehicle. nipur six persons, including two women, were killed Festival oF tribal and more than 80 people & media Folk music injured in different road acA two-day long Festival cidents occurred in various of Tribal & Media Folk Muparts of the state. sic began today at IboyaiImphal West Traffic ma Shanglen in Palace Police collected nearly Rs Compound in Imphal East 3 lakh from reckless drivers organised by Actors’ Repduring the festival which is ertory Theatre, Manipur. celebrated in Manipur for Folk music artists from five days. Yaoshang or Holi different communities of is the biggest festival of the Manipur such as Maring, Meiteis, the major commu- Kabui, Liangmai, Kom, nity of Manipur.

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aGartala, March 29 : A 30-year-old mother was sent to jail by a local court in Belonia of South Tripura on Monday for allegedly killing her three month-old-daughter and dumping the body in a septic tank.

Police said Archana Debnath of Krishnanagar village in the Hrishyamukh area was arrested on Saturday night based on circumstantial evidence that showed her as the murderer. Later, during interrogation she admitted to committing the crime.

According to a report, Archana had two daughters and the victim was younger. The couple did not want a girl child the second time. Husband of the accused Biplab Debnath reportedly ill-treated his wife for birth to a second daughter to a girl child.

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3-month-old Arpita to death on Saturday evening and dumped the body into the septic tank behind their house. Her husband was not present in the house when the incident took place, but their threeyear-old elder daughter was with her mother but could not understand what was happening.

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lowing the governor's assent to a bill to set up a new university in Tripura, the institution will start functioning in August, a minister said here on Tuesday.

"The new state university will start functioning from August. Kolkata's Jadavpur University Professor Gautam Bose has been selected as the vice chancellor of the new university," Tripura's education minister Tapan Chakraborty told reporters.

The state assembly last year passed the bill to set up a new state university to expand higher education in the state which has attained a literacy rate of 96.82 percent Tripura now claims the highest literacy rate in India, beating Kerala at 93.91 percent.

The state currently has a central university as well as a private university.

The new state government-run university would be named after erstwhile Tripura king Maharaja Birbikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur (1923-1947), who had set up the state's first degree college here in 1947.

The new university would attract students not only from Tripura and other

Set up in 1987, the existing Tripura University was turned into a central institution in 2007. It has been ranked fourth in eastern India and 43rd in the country in a recent survey conducted by private study groups.

The new university would ease pressure on Tripura (central) University and help boost excellence in higher education, the minister said.

Tripura presently has 22 degree colleges, two medical colleges, and 15 other professional and technical colleges with total annual enrolment of about 18,000 students.

Chakraborty said that after Tripura attained 87.75 percent literacy in the 2011 census, the state government undertook a mass literacy campaign mostly for the unlettered adult people.

The final evaluation of the neo-literate people was conducted across the state in August 2013 under the supervision of the Kolkata-based Indian Statistical Institution and Noida-based National Institute of Open Schooling.

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FBI hacks into iPhone, US drops legal battle against Apple Washington, March 29 (ians): After successfully hacking into the encrypted Apple iPhone of one of the terrorists in San Bernardino, California shooting, the US Department of Justice has withdrawn legal action against the tech giant.

According to the media reports, a third party helped the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to crack the security function without erasing contents of the iPhone used by Syed Farook.

Farook, along with his wife Tashfeen Malik, planned and executed the December 2, 2015 shooting that left 14 people killed.

“This case should never have been brought. We will continue to help law enforcement with their investigations, as we have done all along, and we will continue to increase the security of our prod-

ucts as the threats and attacks on our data become more frequent and more sophisticated,” Apple said in a statement on Monday.

“This case raised issues which deserve a national conversation about our civil liberties, and our collective security and privacy,” the statement said.

Recently, Apple CEO Tim Cook, referring to the ongoing battle with the US government over encryption to unlock an iPhone, reiterated the company’s commitment to protect its users’ data and privacy.

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nia, Xinhua reported.

The two-page court filing said that the FBI had accessed data stored on the iPhone 5c.

A week ago, a day before the DOJ and the Silicon Valley technology company were scheduled to appear at a hearing at the court, the government said it was trying a new way to unlock the phone used by Farook.

The smartphone has a feature that erases data after 10 unsuccessful unlocking attempts.

Successfully bypassing Apple in its efforts to look into the phone for information probably helpful in the terror attack investigation, the DOJ did not make public on Monday any details about who did help and how did it make through.

Apple had been resisting the order by Judge Pym since February 16, when she ordered the manufac-

auditorium at its Cupertino, California-based headquarters, Cook said: “We have a responsibility to help you protect your data and your privacy. We will not shrink from this responsibility.”

“We built the iPhone for you, our customers, and for many of us it is a deeply personal device,” he told the gathering during a special launch event this month.

On Monday, the federal government department, on behalf of the FBI, made the move at a US court in Central Califor-

India allows conditional foreign equity in e-retail neW Delhi, March 29 (ians): India on Tuesday permitted conditional foreign equity in the retail ecommerce segment when the products sold are also manufactured in the country, as also for single-brand foreign entities with physical retail chains that want to go for online merchandise.

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi-brand retail entities like amazon and e-Bay, but also single-brand overseas chains like Adidas, Ikea and Nike. Existing Indian players like Snapdeal, Myntra, BigBasket and Flipkart can also now opt for foreign equity tie-ups.

The guidelines, issued under Press Note 3 of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, came after numerous submissions from stakeholders that the current policy had no clarity on the issue of foreign equity in e-commerce where the sales were made directly to customers. As per the current foreign direct investment policy, foreign capital of up

turer to provide the FBI with specialised software to disable the security feature.

In an earlier TV interview, citing privacy protection for customers as a reason, Cook suggested that he would fight the case all the way up the US Supreme Court.

The argument was heated, as the government side fought on the ground that it was a work phone owned by the San Bernardino county, and the software would be in the possession of Apple rather than in the hands of FBI agents.

Both sides seemed to have failed to win full public support. However, the DOJ’s decision not to go after Apple’s assistance effectively put the dispute to an end, at least for now.

And it is now Apple’s turn to figure out, and for iPhone users to wonder, how secure is the phone and data on the device.

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Basic third party (TP) premium for three-wheelers too has been increased. A new category ‘e-rickshaw’ (capacity of up to 6 passengers) has been introduced and the basic TP premium has been fixed at Rs 1,125.

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Samsung India all set to launch new smartphone neW Delhi, March 29 (agencies): Samsung India is all ready to hit the market with its new smartphone coming Thursday. As per the industry buzz, the gadget maker is likely to launch a J series smartphone-J7, J3 or either J5. The J series phones are expected to be loaded with the best and latest features, and is already popular on social media through a couple of contests with the hashtag #TapKickVroom already rolled out by the company. The display of the new smartphone model is built on super Amoled technology, which consumes less power compared to LCD panels and offers strong colors. Not much details on the handset are available. If sources are to be believed, the smartphone will have a very strong processor and the ultra effcient Exynos 7870 chipset. It means that the new handset will have efficient battery life and processor. The new smartphone will surely give a tough competition to the other smartphones available in the market as we have seen the popularity of other J series launched till date.

FB Messenger may soon have new chat options neW York, March 29 (ians): Social media giant Facebook may roll out new features like in-store payment for goods and services and new chat options including ‘Secret conversations’ in Messenger, a media report said. Comments in the code of the Messenger service for iPhone suggest that Facebook is about to make a whole lot more effort at becoming a retail hub, the Next Web tech portal reported, quoting The Information. The company has till now not made any move in this direction and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg had in January said he does want a part in becoming a payments processor. “On payments, the basic strategy that we have is to make it - especially in products like Messenger where the business interaction may be a bit more transactional - to take all the friction out of making the transactions that you need,” he had said. The report also suggested that the app will also get a “secret conversations” option -- but it is still not clear whether that is a reference to encrypted chats or simply a way to hide certain conversations within Messenger.

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While the Sony XQDM32/J SYM, XQD-M64/J SYM, and the XQD-M128/J SYM storage cards are priced at Rs. 3,500, Rs. 6,700 and Rs. 14,500 respectively, the SF-M 32, SF-M 64 and the SF-M 128 cost Rs. 4,795, Rs. 7,215, and

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longest bailey bridge in FNBA appeals for spiritual unity, solidarity in political destiny Nagaland inaugurated Kohima, march 29 (mExN): Minister for Roads & Bridges Vikheho Swu today formally inaugurated the Bailey bridge at Phangsa over River Yeangmon, which is the longest Bailey bridge in the state with 137.16m span. The bridge is located at Ukha Yangching, Longleng road under PWD (R&B) Aboi division, Mon. A press release received here informed that Vikheho appealed to the people to have ownership of the bridge and other public properties and to uphold the age old good relationship between the Phoms and Konyaks. He also urged the gathering to support the peace process to find permanent peace and development in the state.

Lamenting that 65% of the state's fund is utilized for salaries of the Government employees while only 35% is reserved for development of welfare scheme, at the same time inflow of special grants and packages has stopped from the center, the minister urged the people to transform from welfare state to independent state through priority based planning and

Minister Y. Vikheho Swu with officials during the inauguration of the Bailey bridge at Phangsa on March 29.

quality execution of works.

He said that in the absence of priority based planning, Nagas are weak in maintenance of the existing roads which finally results in deterioration of roads and bridges in the state.

EE Pangteang, Parliamentary Secretary for Sericulture, CD & Home Guards in his speech said that the inauguration of the bridge is a dream come true for the people. He asserted that roads and bridges are basic needs for all round development and it would benefit everyone and not particular section of people alone. Informing that this is the third bridge that connects Longleng and Mon districts, he

Liquor seized, stolen vehicle recovered in Kohima Kohima, march 29 (mExN): One person was arrested for carrying liquor in his car by a team of District Intelligence Branch (DIB), Anti Vehicle Theft Squad (AVTS), and A/10 NAP (IR) on March 29 on NH 29 in Kohima. Ten cases of MC Rum were seized from the accused identified as Nikato Sumi (27).

A press release from PRO, Kohima Police informed that the vehicle (Hyundai Santro - DL3C/AB4965) the accused was driver has also been seized and a regular vide South P.S case No.0016/2016 U/S 44 NLTP Act registered against the

accused.

Meanwhile, the team also recovered a vehicle which was stolen from Dimapur in 2012 and is wanted in East P.S case No.0102/2012 U/S 379 IPC. The vehicle, Maruti Alto bearing registration number NL07-9198, was intercepted from the same location on suspicion. During verification of the vehicle records, the status of the vehicle was ascertained. Accordingly, the Police Commissionerate of Dimapur was informed to take over the stolen vehicle and two accused from Kohima Police, the release added.

asked the public to judge their leaders by their deeds and not by their words.

Lauding the contractor for completing the bridge in time despite paucity of fund, Naiba Konyak Advisor, NBDA & NEPED said that the purpose of constructing the bridge was to connect 200 km road to International Trade Centre, Pangsha from Amguri, Assam. He apprised the people that it is the shortest distance to ITC, Pangsha and said that a proposal has been submitted to the Ministry of National Highway to convert the 200 km road to National Highway.

The president of Konyak Union (KU) Manlip Konyak

and the President of Phom People's Council (PPC) Keisha also spoke and exhorted the people. They thanked the contractor, the department concerned and the Government for their initiatives and completing the project for the welfare of the people.

Additional Chief Engineer PWD (R&B) Mokokchung Zone Er. K. Rhetso presented technical report of the bridge. He said initially the DPR was prepared for Rs. 889.07 lakh (for a span of 90.50m) but was revised due to changing of the river course at the location and the estimate cost was enhanced to Rs. 2261.11 lakh (for a span of 137.16m) in July 2013.

The highlights of the day were cultural dance

by Wangshu men and Yangching women troupe, and special numbers by Yakshu Student's Union and Yangching Student's Union. The inaugural function was attended by administrative officers, government officers, Village Council Chairmen and head GBs, GBs, party workers, NGOs and general public of Mon and Longleng districts.

Dimapur, march 29 (mExN): Fellowship of Naga Baptist Association (FNBA) has appealed to all Naga Baptist associations, churches and civil societies to pray and work towards a deeper unity in Christ, focus on mission, solidarity in political destiny, and restoration of Naga people.

During its 30th general assembly held in Dimapur from March 22 to 23, FNBA deliberated and discussed a comprehensive view of the prevailing spiritual and socio-political scenario at length and unanimously resolved to release an appeal to the above Naga bodies.

The appeal released to the media stressed that “our Churches, which are the members of the body of Jesus Christ, are deeply

divided under the pretext and elements of the theological and doctrinal divergence, tribalism, issues of ethnocentrism and egocentrism.” In this, the FNBA called upon the churches to pray and return to a recommitment to biblical unity and spiritual love as Naga family in Jesus Christ.

With regard to the church mission, FNBA stated that John Stott rightly said everything that we do is not mission. “Mission relates to fulfillment of the Great Commission of the Lord which is the priority of the Church. But we fail to reach nations of the world because our resources are rather used in kingdom building instead for world mission.” The FNBA, therefore, urged the churches

Kohima, march 29 (mExN): The BJP Nagaland State unit today expressed support for early settlement of the vexed Naga political issue – a settlement which is honourable and acceptable to all sections of the Naga people.

The BJP Nagaland stated this during its executive meeting held among the new State unit president Visasolie Lhoungu, new team of office bearers, and

Kohima, march 29 (mExN): The Army Recruitment Office (ARO) Rangapahar has issued a notice that it has generated Admit Card for all the candidates who have applied online for the Army recruitment rally scheduled to be held in Kohima from April 6 to 7, 2016.

Informing this in a press release, PRO (Defence), Kohima Lt Col Emron Musavi said that the admit cards have been forwarded on the

email ids as registered by the candidates. For April 6 rally candidates from Phek, Peren, Kiphire, Wokha, Mon, Tuensang Zunheboto, Longleng and Mokokchung districts, admit cards have been issued for Soldier GD & Soldier Tradesman category. Whereas for April 7, candidates from Kohima and Dimapur for Soldier GD & Soldier Tradesman category and for Solder Technical, Soldier Clerk &

phEK, march 29 (mExN): Tsekhwelu Community Wildlife Conservation Drafting Committee (TCWCDC) has strictly prohibited rearing of any kind of cattle at Tsekhwelu. Cattle owners have been requested to make necessary alternative arrangement. The rules & regulations of the Committee which was released to the media stated that any stray cattle found without caretaker shall be killed at any time.

The Committee has also banned any kind of hunting, trapping, collection of medicinal plants, beetles etc in the area. Violators will be fined an amount of Walford Area Churches and Council under the initiative of Rev. Moses Murry, Bethesda Ministries, organized a first ever joint Easter Sunrise Service at Bethesda Higher Sec- Rs. 5000/- per person – 75% of the fine imposed will be ondary School ground with the theme “He is Risen” (Matt.28:1-10).

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and print the admit card by clicking the pdf download at the bottom and take a printout or take screen print, the PRO said. Candidates can then paste their photograph and put their date and signature.

Stating that the participation in the rally will be strictly as per the admit card, the release said that no candidate will be allowed to participate in the rally without admit card.

tion & Décor, Nagaland, are doing their best to provide quality constructions and racing against time in spite of fund constraints, negative commentaries in the local media replete with fantastic figures as mentioned in the said news report, has definitely created an undesirable impact in the minds of readers who expect reporters to crosscheck their facts and figures before going to the press.

Therefore, in the larger interests of the public, and in particular, to ensure that journalism is not reduced to Goebbels’ standard, it is appealed to all media houses to verify the veracity of the sources, facts and figures before the stories reach the readers.

Issued by Media Cell, Chief Minister’s Office Nagaland

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taken by the Action Committee and 25% will be given to the union, the media release stated. All the products will be seized and the seized products will be taken by the union, while hunting and trapping materials will be seized and will be returned only after the payment of fine in full only.

Burning of jungles has also been strictly prohibited at Tsekhwelu; a fine of Rs. 20,000/- will be imposed upon the violator. The Committee has also discouraged practice of jhuming and felling of trees in the area.

The rules & regulations which was approved by the Committee during its meeting held on December

7, 2015 at Chizami village said that the following villages fall under Tsekhwelu wildlife preservation project – Chizami, Enhulumi, Thetsumi, Tsüpfume, and Zelume. The nomenclature Tsekhwelu shall be used for the project only, it noted.

Meanwhile, the demarcation of the project area is: North – Chizami and Enhulumi; South – Tsüpfume and Zelume; East – Thetsumi and Chizami; West – Tsüpfume and Mesulumi.

The Tsekhwelu Community Wildlife Conservation Drafting Committee was formed to frame rules and regulations for the Tsekhwelu wildlife preservation project on May 18, 2015.

MEx FILE Dimapur Police inform

support efficient and clean governance and to strive to check corrupt practices prevailing in the state, the release stated.

Meanwhile, it supported addressing the issue of illegal immigrants by identifying and streamlining of illegal immigrants in the State so as to ensure that the bonafide citizens are not adversely affected and the demography of the state is not disturbed.

CMO rejoinder to news item start only in 2003 on a 14acre plot of land. The CM’s Residential Complex, it should be noted, consists of a Building for the CM’s Residence, another Building for the Office, a VVIP Guest House, State Banquet Hall, 47 units of staff quarters, Barracks for security personnel and drivers, security fencing, road constructions, retaining walls, foot paths, etc. Till date, an amount of Rs 56.83 crore has been sanctioned and 90% of the works have been completed. For the second and finishing phase, an amount of Rs 31.09 crore is being processed for Government approval, and once the amount is sanctioned, the entire Complex is expected to be completed this year.

And whereas, the Contractors, M/S NN Construc-

Soldier Nursing Assistant candidates from all districts of Nagaland have been issued admit cards.

In case a candidate does not receive the admit card in his email, they have been advised to go to website joinindinarmy.nic.in, click the JCO’s/OR section and login with their user name and password. After logging in on left side of the first page on the dashboard, click on admit card

Hunting, jungle burning banned at Tsekhwelu

Public SPace

he attention of the Chief Minister has been drawn to an article in a section of the local media wherein it was alleged that the cost of constructing the Chief Minister’s Residential Building has crossed Rs. 400 crore.

This is a wild allegation devoid of any truth, and amounts to irresponsible journalism. The news article was based on a reported poll and had quoted some mischievous participants whose sole purpose appears to be to defame the Government of the day.

For the records, it is to be clarified that though it was decided by the Government to construct a new Residential Office cum building for the Chief Minister towards the New Secretariat way back in 2001, actual works could

invading forces of social evils in our society and deviation of our people from the truth”, FNBA sincerely appealed to the churches, families, schools, civil societies, and all right thinking people to venture relevant strategy to restore and save “our” generation from drifting. In this regard, the FNBA suggested renewal of parent-children relationship, creativity in schoolstudent relationship with self-employment oriented education, creating youth interest in the churches with relevant platform, a rediscovery of family values, and educative civic life.

The release was signed and issued by Dr. Daniel Kashung, K Terhuja, Rev. Dr. P Dozo, P James, and Rev. Dr. Vezopa Tetseo.

Admit card for Army recruitment rally issued

BJP Nagaland express support for early settlement of Naga political issue state executive members on March 29 at De Oriental Grand, Kohima. The meeting deliberated on important issues and the vision of the party in the State for better functioning in the service of the people, a press release issued by Eduzü Thelüo, general secretary (Adm), BJP Nagaland said.

The BJP Nagaland, as part of the national party, further affirmed its stand to

to revitalize mission vision and get involved in crosscultural missions as the primary task of the Church.

Recognizing the reality of the Peace Accord signed on August 3, 2015 between the Government of India and NSCN (I-M), the Association said that the churches feel the imperative importance of considering the democratic voice of all the stakeholders of Naga National Political Groups and civil societies with openness. It affirmed and expressed trust that the sincerity of the Government of India would deal the 87 years of Naga struggle for nationhood in all fairness and put a complete stoppage to violence and bloodshed in all the dealings.

Meanwhile, “seeing

Dimapur, march 29 (mExN): Dimapur Police have informed that body of a man who died on March 27 while undergoing treatment at the District Hospital remains to be claimed. In a press release, PRO, Dimapur Police informed that the man identified as Iqbal, aged around 65 years from Khatkhati, was reportedly admitted to the District Hospital Dimapur on March 27. He was brought to the hospital by an unidentified non-Naga youth. While undergoing treatment, the patient passed away the same day, the release said, adding no person has come forward to claim the dead body and efforts to find the families and relatives have not yielded results. The dead body has been kept in the morgue of the hospital. For more information, contact East Police Station, Dimapur.

Victor Mpom, President, NPF Youth Wing, Peren division along with Maj. Ricky after delivering speech on motivation to young people in Kohima ahead of the Army recruitment rally, which is scheduled to be held from April 5 -7 in Kohima.

DNSU calls off proposed bandh

Dimapur, march 29 (mExN): The Diphupar Naga Students’ Union’s (DNSU) proposed ‘Blanket Bandh’ scheduled from March 30 has been called off. A press note from the DNSU informed that the appeal made for two Math teachers in the Government High School Diphupar has been acknowledged by the School Education Department.

“In this regard, the transfer of Usha Devi (G/T) from Govt. High School Diphupar to Govt. Hr. Sec. School Chozuba has been reverted and also S. Asangba Jamir (G/T) Govt. Hr. Sec School Dimapur has been accorded to Govt.

High School Diphupar on immediate priority,” the DNSU informed. Acknowledging the Department of School Education

for heeding to their demands, the DNSU urged the department to further “push forth to bring in positive changes in our society.” It further appreciated the support from the Diphupar Village Council, Diphupar Naga Women Organization, Diphupar Naga Youth Organization, its tribal Units and all its well-wishers “in pursuing this common goal.”

Finance Secretary informs Kohima, march 29 (mExN): In supersession of the OM of even number dated 5th March 2016, wherein the last date for presenting and passing of the claims for cash payments by the Treasuries and Banks was restricted till March 29, 2016 (Tuesday), the same has been extended till March 31, 2016 (Thursday). In an office memorandum, Finance Secretary of Nagaland, Y. Kikheto Sema also declared March 30, which is a “nontransaction day”, as transaction day.

Kiphire DPDB meeting on April 5 KiphirE, march 29 (mExN): All the Kiphire DPDB members have been informed that meeting for the month of April 2016 will be held on April 5 (Tuesday) at 10:00 am in the DC's conference hall here. A press release from District Planning Officer, Kiphire, Pudusul Luho has requested all the members to attend the meeting positively. Change of the venue, if any, will be informed later on, it was stated.

KCSU installs new office bearers Kohima, march 29 (mExN): The Kohima Chakhesang Students’ Union (KCSU) installed the following new office bearers for the tenure 2016-17 on March 29, 2016 at Chakhesang Baptist Church Kitsubozou Kohima. Executive Council: President - Hukhoto D Vadeo; Vice President - Tsuthsowelhi Marhu; General Secretary - Lucas Dukru; Assistant General Secretary Chiveto Chizo; Finance Secretary - Rasute Thopi; Treasurer - Zoveshelu Venuh; Social and Cultural Secretary - Vewulo Koza; Education & Statistical Secretary - Kruto Tetseo; Publicity & Information Secretary - Mudotso Nuwiry; Games & Sports Secretary - Kuthosheyi Vero; Women Coordinator - Lievezo-u Duolo. Assembly OrNew school building of Government Primary School Natha New was inaugurated on March 15 by Hoshito Zhimo, District Education Officer, Zunheboto. Project Assistants, gan: Speaker -Vechivo Rhakho; Deputy Speaker - ZacuSSA, Inato and Ahoni, VEC members, GBs, Council members, teachers, students and sato Theyo; Assembly Secretary - Mulirhu Zholia. hosts of villagers also attended the program.

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THE MORUNG EXPRESS

The Power of Truth

The Morung Express volume Xi issue 86

By Dr. Asangba Tzüdir

Forwarding the ‘Backward’

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voice vote of the Nagaland Legislative Assemble has passed the Nagaland Backward Tribes Commission Bill 2016 based on the memorandum submitted to the government by the ENSF mainly on the implementation of the 25% reservation of Govt. job granted to the people of the four districts. The bill is Passed with the objective of safeguarding the ‘rights’ of the Six tribes of Eastern Nagaland belonging to Longleng, Kiphire, Mon and Tuensang districts and would seek to address the issues related to reservation of posts and its associated policies, to make recommendations on development, education, employment and health aspects.

However, not just the six tribes but the commission would also look into the problems of other “backward” tribes in the state.

A lot needs to be done on how the Commission is structured, constituted and empowered so that it may not be a mere mouthpiece to make recommendations and highlight grievances in black and white without being implemented.

Beyond addressing the 25% reservation, what will be more pressing for the Commission would be on the issues related to development in relation to education, employment, health etc in improving the overall quality of life. A lot would then depend on the powers and functions of the Commission.

Under the existing circumstances rather than simply filling up the 25% reservation, what is desired is a holistic approach to development for the upliftment of the deprived areas or certain sections of people based on various disparities. Just having a 25% reservation in place will not serve this purpose because at the end of the day it does not make sense if only the ‘privileged few’, within the so called backward tribe becomes the beneficiaries of reservation which seems to be the case.

With the existing level of disparities, the challenge and concern is to bridge the yawning gap of disparities even within a tribe and this can only happen when holistic developmental models are in place that would seek to improve the overall quality of life. The presence of the Commission would make sense only when it is fully empowered so that it can truly address the rights, needs and aspirations of those who are really deprived. The passing of the Nagaland Backward Tribes Commission Bill by the NLA hopefully should not be simply for the sake of gaining political mileage but one that caters to the interest of those that are actually deprived.

Side by side, the ‘New Recruitment Policy’, which the Government had disclosed that it was working on the ideals of fairness, transparency and one that is judicious should be in tune with the reservation policy. But it is high time that a new reservation policy is worked out not simply on the lines of ‘forward’ and ‘backward’ because there are a lot of other aspects worth considering beginning with economic backwardness and the huge rural-urban divide. From economic and education point of view, one approach can be to earmark certain colleges that are seen as a few notches above the rest and students who had passed their qualifying exams from such colleges should not be entitled to reservation irrespective of gender or tribe. This may not be an ideal solution but it seems to be more rational, just and fair because even among the ‘struggling’ tribes reservation privileges are enjoyed by those coming from economically stronger section that can afford better education from better colleges.

Today, on the whole, there is need for the evolution of new policies. We may talk about reservation and recruitment in terms of ‘forward’ and ‘backward’ and in terms of reservation percentages, but what is imperative is a holistic approach that seeks to address the disparities that is happening among the tribes as well as within the tribes. There are many aspects worth considering in the pursuit of pushing the so called backward forward towards improving the quality of life.

(Dr. Asangba Tzüdir is an Editor with Heritage Publishing House. He contributes a weekly guest editorial to the Morung Express. Comments can be mailed to asangtz@gmail.com)

lEfT WING |

Anil K. Rajvanshi IANS

Why good sleep is essential for both body and mind

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e spend one third of our life sleeping. There must be a good reason why nature makes us sleep for this long. Large number of studies all over the world has shown the beneficial effects of good sleep.

Sleep deprivation, on the other hand, results in impairment of judgement, depression, heart problems, obesity and drastic reduction in general well-being of an individual. In an extreme case, sleep deprivation has also resulted in death through heart failure. In fact, the first sign of sickness is fretful sleep.

How lack of sleep produces ill health has remained a mystery.

Now, slowly, scientific investigations are solving this puzzle.

One of the accepted theories so far has been that sleep helps in both consolidation and removal of memories. We perceive the world during the day through our senses and it results in memory formation both shallow and deep. Sleep, it seems, helps in consolidating and removing some of these memories uncluttering the brain. Another recent, but fascinating, theory (backed with experiments) has shown that sleep helps in flushing out toxic protein waste and biological debris from the brain, formed during waking hours. It seems that during sleep the relaxation of brain helps in opening up the channels through which the debris flows into the blood streams and is removed from it.

Studies have also shown that sleep helps flush out harmful protein plaque (beta amyloid) which is responsible for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Thus good sleep is extremely essential for a healthy brain and body. The build-up of toxins in the brain due to inadequate sleep also affects the body. Though there is very little understanding of how this happens, a probable cause is the passage of this information by the vagus nerve to different parts of the body.

Scientific investigations have also shown that information of any slight change in the brain chemistry is transmitted to various organs by the vagus nerve, which plays an important part in keeping the brain and body in unison.

As the brain starts getting affected by the debris build-up, the message via vagus nerve to various organs might be to slow them down, resulting in their lethargic action.

Just like deep sleep, meditation also enables dissolution of memories. In fact, deep sleep and meditation have similar characteristics and it is quite possible that during meditation the flushing of toxins from the brain may also take place.

A possible mechanism could be that since meditation results in the relaxation of brain, it may help in opening up the channels for flushing off the chemical debris.

Memory is formed both by producing new neural pathways and certain chemical changes in the brain. Memory removal therefore is affected by changes in both these mechanisms.

In deep meditation (where the focus is on a single thought for a long time, also called Sanyam) new neural pathways are formed and the old ones get dissolved. This dissolution may have a chemical signature thereby producing toxic debris which needs to be flushed out.

How can we induce good sleep? Generally when the body is healthy and the person follows a good exercise regime, then this helps to produce deep sleep. Production of deep sleep can also be helped by meditation. Studies world over have shown that long term practice of meditation helps in toning both the mind and body. A good meditation practice to follow for quickly falling asleep is to close the eyes and focus attention onto the center of forehead. This can be done just before going to sleep and also when one wakes up at night and has difficulty in falling asleep again.

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Marion Bowman OpenDemocracy

Rape testimony: pitting truths against rape culture

Women of the World (WOW) created a public, cultural space where women’s stories of survival and their manner of telling them expanded their particular narratives into the universal and political

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our women, from Pakistan, the US, Britain and Germany, sit quietly on a panel at a festival as the audience assembles and the hubbub of voices dies away. Silence falls.

Then they speak. The Pakistani woman was 8 years old, possibly younger she says, when her 15 year old cousin began to sexually abuse her.

The British woman has never spoken in public before. Her written testimony is simultaneously matter of fact, poetic and searingly affecting. She is shaking as she reads: ‘From the age of 14, I was raped and sexually assaulted 7 times over an 11 year period by 12 different men in 4 countries.’ The American woman says: ‘I was raped 8 years ago when I was 29. It was the classic stranger rape that makes the headlines, and it did.’ The German woman reads a poem then says: ‘It was an older cousin. I was 5 when it started. Actually I don’t know when it started. I can’t remember when the grooming phase ended.’

For two hours the women give their testimony and talk with others in the audience who have had similar experiences. They have been brought together by Jude Kelly, the artistic director of London’s South Bank Centre, as part of the annual Women of the World Festival (WOW). Kelly is chairing. She has created a space to talk, but not the usual space. This is not a therapy room, where a progression from taboo, secrecy, pain, guilt, and shame towards healing might be hoped for. This is a public, cultural space where the women’s stories and their manner of telling them expand their particular narratives into the universal and political.

‘Society has created a story about the availability of sex,’ says Kelly. ‘But from what seems like random encounters for individuals we can start to build a story about women’s experience. We should be able to share our most traumatic experiences not as a matter of shame or blame. It’s only possible to remove that stigma by saying: “This is part of my life as terrible as that may be”. It is how to help other girls and women.

This is the fourth time we have run these sessions.

People have said “The sessions changed the possibilities of life for me”.’

Zamal (Pakistan) ‘It took me a long time to say that he had raped me. There was no escape. It never felt like an option to tell anyone. It became normal for me. I was 16 when these memories came back. It was hard to differentiate what was real. I was having flashbacks and nightmares and I couldn’t sleep. I needed help.

I tried to tell my parents. I didn’t want to hurt them. I only told them a little. My mum is a doctor. It wasn’t that she didn’t believe me. Her reaction was “Get over it. It happens to all of us.” And that person, my

cousin, was still in my life. The duty to hold the family together was a priority. What happened after is worse. It was all about him, what people would say.

The last time I went to Karachi I refused to stay at my uncle’s house. My mum said I had to – in the exact same room where everything had happened to me.

‘There is a constant message: “Don’t say”. But talking about it publicly is taking the power back.

My parents want me to get married. I had a panicked phone call from mum: “Don’t say anything about this”. But as long as I keep hiding that I can’t be myself. It’s a cultural thing. When we are silent we are complicit. We’ve got to challenge the culture.’

Winnie (US) ‘I had gone to Belfast for a few days for work and went hiking alone. I was approached by a strange 15 year old boy wanting directions. He kept following

me. I said: “What do you want?” and he just became physically violent. I struggled for a bit and thought I was going to die. I realised he was going to rape me.

Afterwards I called a friend and she got the police. I had 8 hours of forensic examinations. There were 39 physical injuries on my body. It hit the headlines that night. My life before has never been regained. It was hell in the 11 months leading up to the trial. He didn’t plead guilty until the day I flew to Belfast for the trial.

He robbed me of my chance to give evidence. I wanted that showdown, to pit my truth against whatever lies he was going to tell. I felt I was an empty shell for many years after. The real me went into hiding.

I had serious post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and agoraphobia. All the things I had been able to do, travelling, being outdoors, I wasn’t able to do. I remember breaking down, thinking I am never going to be able to enjoy the world as I did before. But I set up the Clear Lines Festival. I feel I am me now.’

Julia (UK) ‘Because of what happened, from when I was 14, I didn’t have a normal, natural way to feel about my body. My sexual development was interrupted at a crucial time. I didn’t have a road map. I felt that my rapes were just sex that had gone wrong, that rape is what happens in war zones. After coming to WOW two years ago and hearing a police officer talk about consent, I collapsed. I didn’t realise I hadn’t properly dealt with what had happened to me. After years of depression I thought maybe what I’d thought were isolated incidents weren’t. The men who assaulted me didn’t have knives, I used knives on myself. They didn’t use gags, I tied myself up. I wasn’t in a war zone but I declared war on myself. I had PTSD for

years, I was hyper-vigilant and dissociated, I had a kind of brain fog. I had to unlearn my script. I worked in the woods with other women, it’s the work of our ancestors. I feel no shame or self blame now. I feel embarrassed, but taking it out of the private into the public is a huge relief.’

Silka (Germany) ‘I don’t remember when the games became abuse. When I stopped being curious and started being afraid. I had high morals as a child, especially about things like lying, but I lied all the time. He said it was a secret between us and my parents would be disappointed with me if they knew. My family was Catholic. When the time for my first communion came, I had to think of something to confess. I didn’t think consciously about what was happening with my cousin. I came up with punching another girl in the playground. I told my parents and he was convicted and given community service. Then it went into silence, no-one in my family ever talked about it again. We spent time with his family, in the same space, with the same smells, the same food.

I only started speaking about it when I moved to London. It’s no coincidence that it was a new country, a new language.

It was a chance to reclaim that story.’

Jude Kelly says: ‘This is the power of telling your stories, it’s helping people who have their own stories to tell.’

The testimonies continue including that disclosure brings its own traumas. It is common for survivors to experience ‘post-disclosure limbo’. ‘It’s an intense feeling of having done something wrong every time you tell someone about it,’ says one woman. Being believed, especially by parents, is crucial but doesn’t always follow. A big issue is who is held in esteem in and around families.

‘Parents are so wrapped up in their own guilt, you need to find support from people who are not part of the drama.’ ‘My father, who I thought was a protective figure, said: “It happens.” To find out he was indifferent was completely shattering. But it’s not about who my dad is. It is the culture around him. I’m not excusing it. It was the hardest thing. I don’t have a family any more. You start to make your own family.’

One woman in the audience speaks of being abused by her grandfather. ‘When it happened, it was the biggest family drama for 48 hours, then silence for the next 20 years. I’ve gained courage and strength from tiny acts of telling and the process is changing me as a person.’

So how can individual experience and the often transformational process of telling of it lead to cultural and political change? Says Julia: ‘When I first read about rape and sexual abuse, I thought: “It’s an actual thing. It’s not just my weird thing.”’

‘You need to prepare yourself for disclosure,’ says someone, but survivors can only tell when they are ready and that can take years. Two other critical elements emerge that more directly challenge our culture and public policy: how, from a young age, the self esteem of girls and an understanding of body autonomy can be developed; and the inadequacy of sex education, in the home or elsewhere, in particular the matter of consent, the practicalities of it and not just in the abstract. Says Julia: ‘We need to talk to boys from the age of 8 or 9 about consent.’

This space in London’s leading arts centre for ‘tiny’ and large acts of telling, the pitting of the truths of survivors against rape culture, is helping build a broader social movement of challenge and change.

To climate-proof our food supply, go where the wild things are Geoff Hawtin

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CIAT

pecies that survive in the wild are tough. This doesn’t just apply to wild animals; wild relatives of crops have a whole host of traits that make them stronger than their common cousins that we know as the fruits, roots and vegetables we eat.

As the effects of climate change tighten their grip on our food supply, and higher temperatures and erratic rains make it harder for the world’s farmers to grow the food we demand, we need to lean on these wild species. We need them to be available for plant scientists to use, to breed more resilient crops.

But there is a problem: a huge percentage of the wild crop relatives that are important for our future supply are under represented in genebanks around the world. According to new research published in Nature Plants this week, 765 species are in urgent need of collection.

This ranges from the wild relatives of sugarcane, maize, and millet, as well as well-loved fruits such as bananas and mangoes. If these wild species are not preserved in genebanks, we have no way to access the genes they may have developed for fighting particular diseases, or withstanding higher temperatures.

The new study, “Global Conserva-

tion Priorities for Crop Wild Relatives” is the first of its kind to map where critical wild species can be found. So where in the world can we find where these wild things are?

South America has been highlighted as one of the “hot spot” areas where seven high priority species related to our domesticated rice, and an incredible 29 high priority species of potato can be found.

For rice, the species are concentrated across Brazil, as well as in Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru. The potato species are concentrated throughout central Mexico and the northern Andes, particularly in Peru.

In sub-Saharan Africa, wild species of staple crops like sorghum and millet can be found. These two crops are going to become even more crucial for adapting to higher temperatures due to their heat and drought tolerance.

Eighty eight percent of sorghum species are considered to be high priority, and many can be found in the Sahel region and Southern Africa.

But it’s not just the developing world where crop wild relatives can be found – Northern Australia was revealed to be one of the regions with a rich diversity of wild species, from rice to pigeon pea.

The United States is home to 38 species of sunflower (important as a vegetable cooking oil) and Western Europe is home to wild relatives of carrot, which has 21 species that are considered a high priority for collecting.

Wild varieties of wheat, chickpea, barley and lentils are just some of the species that can be found in the Middle East. In Syria, where civil war is raging, no less than 49 high priority species can be found.

The need to act in places such as this is even more urgent, as terrible events are making the destruction of important species even more likely.

WRITE-WING

GLOBAL COLLABORATION So how can the global community act, to ensure these wild species are collected and preserved? It is going to require long-term funding and capacity support for the researchers involved.

This study forms part of a 10-year project funded by the Government of Norway – it is commitments of this scale that allow scientists to take the process of collecting, preserving, and working on these species from start to finish.

It is also going to require greater collaboration between nations to share not only seeds of the species they maintain in their genebanks but also information

about them. Long-term food security is a global issue, and as this research demonstrates, it is going to take a worldwide effort to save these vital wild species.

Our project is a great example of collaboration between institutes across the globe – researchers from Crop Trust in Germany have worked with the Millennium Seed Bank at Kew in Britain and CIAT in Colombia – a truly global accomplishment.

Finally, international support mechanisms are also going to be key.

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is one such example. Member nations signed up to the treaty are able to work together to exchange and conserve crop genetic resources, and also receive a fair share of the benefits arising from their use.

Frameworks at a global level such as this are vital for the world to be able to grow enough food to feed its burgeoning population, expected to be 9 billion by 2050, in the face of the ongoing menace of changing climates.

Crop wild relatives are one of the best weapons we have to climate-proof our food systems. We cannot afford to let them disappear.

Geoff Hawtin is on the board of trustees for the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew) and for the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).

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Should Mother Tongue be allowed inside the Classroom/School?

The sole purpose of education is for a child to learn and what good will it do if one is teaching in English and the child hardly understands.

Wezope Chirhah, Teacher, Phek

Interesting thought... I still prefer English though. After all there are so many different tribes in a class room. There is no language as beautiful as one’s own mother tongue. No shame in not being able to speak fluent English, but shame on you if you struggle with your mother tongue.

Kati, Asst Prof. Mount Olive College

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I think mother tongues should be allowed in schools. I believe that if this prohibition of mother tongue continues in the shools then we are stripping ourselves off of one of the foremost inheritance of our culture.

Akumjungla Longchar, PGGCG, Chandigarh

No, Mother tongue should not be allowed. A majority of us can't even speak English fluently. It will worsen the situation more.

And moreover it is known as English medium school not some mother tongue medium school.

Meneselie Miasalhou, ICFAI

In this fast changing world, English plays an important role and for most of us school is the only institution where we learn English.

Visiezono Solo, Student, ICFAI

Mother tongue shouldn't be a medium of teaching. Studies do show that mother tongue helps in early grasping of lessons that are taught but teaching a global language helps bridge students to connect with the rest of the world.

Khietono, Entrepreneur

No. Though indigenous languages as a literary subject should be encouraged, within the environment of a school/college only the medium of choice should be allowed be it English, Hindi or otherwise. This is especially true for linguistically diverse nation/state like India/Nagaland. By allowing mother tongues to be spoken the school runs the danger of inadvertently segregating its students which in a scholastic environment is detrimental.

Marsen Kichu, Kohima

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n the early Nineties, during my student days, in one of my journeys from New Delhi to Guwahati, I was stranded at the New Jalpaiguri Station for a day. But I was not alone.

Thousands of people were with me, stranded in several trains bound for Guwahati and beyond.

The trains couldn’t move as there was a bandh called in lower Assam. Initially, I took it sportingly and was busy reading a fiction in the upper birth. But soon, I found myself to be the only passenger left in that second class compartment. It didn’t take much time for the panic to set in and I found myself running out of the station in a bid to get away.

So, I took a bus back to Guwahati, with 86 others and it took me 53 hours to reach home.

Unbelievable as it may sound, the bus broke down six times on the road! Later on, one copassenger from Manipur told me that I was lucky as I had managed to get a seat, whereas he had to share the driver’s cabin with 16 others.

Later on, I found out that many other passen-

gers had made the same journey in much comfort within 14 hours and also by paying a much lesser a price. Needless to say, my group and I had been victims of panic and misinformation.

The touts of Siliguri taught me a big lesson in life.

In a bus station, there are no last buses to catch.

You miss one, another you will catch. The idea is to board the right one.

In my work as an investment professional, I have seen the most miss-selling happening during the last period of March. As panic grips the tax-payee, the unscrupulous agents and distributors hand down the high-cost products to their customers. Let’s find out the last minute mistakes people make.

In the tusk of calculating the eligible amount for tax deduction under 80C, people forget to include tuition fees of their children. You are eligible for exemption of tuition fees of upto two children under Section 80C. Simply adding this will lower your amount needed to invest under that section. Advisers seldom tell this to their clients.

Another mistake frequently made is to invest in an ELSS fund in the last minute, in a lump sum amount. I have stated before, that for tax saving, ELSS is the best instrument. They are low on cost, fairly transparent, highly liquid and returns are tax-free. Yet, one should not invest in an equity fund in one go. The only way to invest in an ELSS is through a SIP throughout the year.

In a recent study, it has been found that 25 per

The Idea of NagalaNd What is a nation? Is a nation the geographical boundaries that define its borders? Is a nation something that comes about because of its past? Do we call something a nation because of the soil and natural resources that are present in a piece of land? According to the Oxford dictionary, a nation is defined as “A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory”. The definition might suffice when we look at nations in general but if we were to look at India or even the state of Nagaland, does that definition suffice?

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- Kvulo Lorin, Director-Administration

ndia itself is home to many different languages, cultures with different histories and every state has different descents. In spite of that, we call it a nation.A lot of the cultures and inhabitants of the people of different states are unique and do not actually have any shared history. Yet in spite of all that, all of these very different people and cultures and languages are being brought under one umbrella called India. Taking these different characteristics of the different states, PM Modi has been aggressively promoting the idea of India internationally. It seems to have made a difference because in 2015, India's nation brand value has increased 32 per cent to $2.14 trillion, compared with $1.62 trillion last year according to a report

by London-based Brand Finance. The USA still tops the list by a huge amount of $19.7 trillion followed by a distant China at $6.3 trillion. In today’s world, it isn’t always going to be the country with the bigger army that wins wars, it’s the country with the bigger story. We are basically talking about “Soft power” – a word first coined in 1980

by Joseph Nye of Harvard University. It means the ability of a country to persuade others to do what it wants without force or coercion.

Taking the above into context, within this country, where does Nagaland as a state stand in terms of our brand value and soft power? When travelling outside our state, stereotypes of Naga people are common.

Some of them positive, some negative and some so ridiculous it makes you wonder what planet they came from. A lot of people have asked me, do you play the guitar, do you know kung-fu, do you eat dog meat – no, I don’t play the guitar and have no musical talent; no I don’t know kung-fu but I can probably stop a fist with my face; no I don’t eat dog meat because I don’t like it. People seem to love our colourful attire and fashion sense, have heard of the Hornbill Festival, know about our pathetic roads – our roads are actually becoming famous; but I was pleasantly surprised when I received a call from Tata Consultancy Services. The TCS representative stated that they foundour Naga people to be very sincere and hardworking and wanted to conduct a campus hiring at Tetso College. Hearing that sort of made me feel great except for the many other instances where I felt we aren’t exactly hard working – for example, the proxy employees, working hours of some government employees, the way many Nagas are

helping non locals in business by putting their names on shops to help them avoid tax. I think their belief in our Nagas capabilities is what made them come to Nagaland to hire them, but it was for their offices in the metros. That sometimes becomes a deal breaker for our Nagas. After all, there is no place like home. But I guess we should ask ourselves, Do our Naga people actually want to live in Nagaland? When we look at the way the population is distributed, the population is mainly concentrated in Kohima and Dimapur. And almost anyone with even a little connection to the big shots will exert pressure until they can be transferred to Kohima or Dimapur in case they are posted in interior parts of Nagaland. But Nagaland is not just Kohima and Dimapur.

We also see quite a significant number going outside the state of Nagaland to study and now work. It is great to see our people doing well in so many different locations all over the world. Nagaland is jumping onto the globalisation band wagon and encountering all the benefits and also the dangers that accompany it. In the midst of all this we are seeing a fusion of cultures, east meets west, western clothes and Indian attire coupled with western and Indian holidays along with our traditional Naga harvest festivals. Many are embracing it but many are also trying to fight or resist it. Change is scary and so is the unknown. It is usually more comfortable to hold on to the familiar past than confront an uncertain future. However, to build the future we can’t keep living in the past. Past glory cannot build or sustain any group of people or nation. Nations do not always last forever. Powerful empires have conquered the world but only to wither away. Over the centuries we have seen many nations cease to exist and some new ones being born. One example is Yugoslavia which was born in 1918 only to disintegrate in 1992 to the smaller countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, and Montenegro. We also see a lot of small countries deciding to merge with their larger neighbours like Newfoundland merging with Canada and Sikkim merging with India.

But, as asked in the beginning of this article, what is a nation? Is a nation the geographical boundary? A nation is an ïdea according to Sadhguru, founder of the Isha foundation. A nation needs to be a place we are proud to be a part of. A nation is a place where people want to be in otherwise it is

basically an open prison to keep people from escaping the country. Past glory cannot build a nation and past atrocities cannot keep holding a nation back. If a nation is at war we must train our youth to fight. If a nation is corrupt than we need to train our youth to values. If a nation is poor than its time we train our youth to work.

It is sad to see our leaders too dependent on external assistance and having to beg for funds all the time. I think if we want help, we also need to show them we know how to help ourselves or it will be impossible to get out of our current mess of unpaid salaries, aRs.1426.29 Cr Deficit Budget for Nagaland, a CAG report revealing fraudulent withdrawals, an unrealistic prohibition policy, an unauthorised taxation system from all sectors. We can’t let politics keep overriding the interest of our state.

It would be so refreshing to see our apex NGO’s and the powers that matter actually stop the charade of playing in the middle all the time and take a concrete and definite stand and follow through. There are things that must be said and backed up by action. It will probably offend a few people but it’sthe current problems of bad roads, electricity, pathetic infrastructure etc. that are of our own making and not anyone else’s. It’s time to acknowledge that and stop blaming Delhi, the past or anyone else and accept some of the responsibility. It’s time to focus our priority on establishing ourselves to be respected for our strengths and our work. It is time to stand up and ask for help as an equal and not as a charity case. Maybe it is also time to realise that even though we are all different and unique, there are also similarities and common areas that have allowed people with different cultures and religions, languages and eating habits to work together, love and succeed. It is only because this is possible that we have global corporations spanning across countries, employing millions of people (Walmart employs 2.1 million), feeding them in their cafeterias and also helping these people to celebrate their differences.

“Degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express.

Degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. For feedback or comments please email: dot@tetsocollege.org”.

cent of inflow to ELSS investment comes in the month of the March as lump sum. This tells the magnitude of the problem.

For last minute investment, the PPF option scores the highest. It is the safest bet, and the interests are also tax-free. Last minute investors can also think of NSC or Bank FD as a safe bet to invest for tax-savings. But one must understand that the interest earned from bank FD and post office NSC are not tax-free. Their interest will be clubbed to your income in the year of maturity.

One more obstacle is your adversely friendly insurance agent. What seems to be an easy way to invest becomes a pain for continuous years to come. Agents normally will come to your homes and take your signature and cheque. They normally do the feeling up of the forms, etc. For a moment of easy purchase, customers end up buying a multiple year commitment product and this becomes a drawback in later years, if he/she wants to switch to a new and better product.

Salaried tax-payers are expected to submit their proof of investment by mid-March. But if you have missed the deadline because you are yet to make the investment, then don’t worry.

Let your employer deduct the TDS from your March salary. Once you are done with your investments before the end of March 31, you can ask for the refund from the IT department from your TDS deduction, wherever applicable.

-The writer is CEO of EconPenny

Quiz # 2

PArTiCiPATe & WiN 1. The recently held Spring Festival 2016 organised by the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC) witnessed a special performance from which group? a) Tetseo Sisters b) Purple Fusion c) Polar Lights d) Differently-abled children 2. Which online e-commerce site was termed as “The little Amazon of Nagaland” by noted Naga writer Easterine Kire? a) The Naga Blog b) kuknalim.com c) ilandlo.com d) NOOBS 3. Prof. Joga Singh, a Linguistics Professor, speaking on “Language and medium of education: excluding disparities, including diversities” during the recently held national seminar at Patkai Christian College stated that the medium of instruction in schools should be – a) Hindi b) Nagamese c) English d) Mother tongue 4. According to the news feature “As water recedes in Nagaland, market floats” which appeared in this paper recently, what are people in Dimapur resorting to, to feed rising water demands? a) Digging trenches for harvesting rainwater b) Flocking PHED Offices with buckets c) Connecting pipelines to rivers d) Digging ring wells and bore wells 5. Which village recently became Nagaland’s first “complete LED” lighted village? a) Sechu village b) Humtso village c) Fakim village d) Dibuia village Winner of last week’s contest: Jangyusen Imsong, Dainty Buds Highers Secondary School, Kohima Consolation prizes: Nokyeang K Konyak, Kohima & Thungbeni Lapon, Dimapur •First Prize- Rs. 300 + T-Shirt

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Traditional Religion of Khiamniungan Naga Eitso-Niu Khan - Passage to the Dead World

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eep inside the forest above Noklak Village approximately three kilometers from the village there is a hole in the ground. It is about 3 feet in diameter and after continuing horizontally for ten feet inside, the hole becomes smaller hardly a foot in diameter which goes downward and its depth cannot be ascertained. Ancestors believed that when a person died, his spirit went through that hole to another world where the spirits of the dead ancestors live. It was forbidden for the living people to visit that place because legend had it that whosoever visited that place would die on returning home.

It is said, that once a warrior was returning alone after attacking another village. He took the path leading to the very hole and on the way he saw his daughter running towards him with the tinkling sound of bells on her necklace echoing throughout the otherwise quiet forest floor. He was surprised to see her in the middle of the forest, and so he ran forward to embrace her, only to find his arms empty and everything became quiet around him with the chilling forest air beating against his face. It was just an apparition of his daughter. He was shaken and at the same time puzzled. He regained his composure and continued his homeward journey. When he reached home, he found his daughter was dead and realized that what he saw in the forest was her spirit on her way to the place where the passage to the dead world lies.

Another story is told about a warrior returning from an adventure and on the way he happened to see the hole, so thinking that it could be a hole made by animals, he decided to investigate it and when he looked inside, his hat fell inside the hole and since it was too deep to retrieve he left it there and returned home. But on reaching home he collapsed and died on the spot.

Even today people still believe that anyone who goes to that place with an intention to see it will die, so no one dares to go there. Only a handful of people know the exact location of that place, especially expert hunters who happened to stumble upon that place unexpectedly while trailing after animals.

Do You Know?

Paosijhiniu or Koa-niu: Khiamniungan Naga believed in the existences of ancestral spirit or spirit of the hearth or household Paosijhiniu or Koa-niu. They were believed to be the spirit of dead ancestors who remained with the family to take care of them whenever needed.

Ehnyu/Ehpou: In ancient Khiamniungan society, Shaman played an important role. Ehnyu and Ehpou refer to male and female Shaman respectively and both were given equal importance and reverence.

Excerpt from, “Traditional Religion of Khiamniungan Naga” by Khaikho NS in “Taboos, Myths and Legends” edited by Visakhonü Hibo, R Chumbeno Ngullie, Dimapur: Nagaland Institute of Developmental Studies, 2012.

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Cong gets reprieve as HC allows floor test in U'khand DehraDuN/New Delhi, March 29 (iaNS): Ousted Congress government in Uttarakhand got a major reprieve on Tuesday after the state high court allowed it to prove its majority in the assembly on Thursday despite President's Rule in the hill state.

A stunned central government, which in a dramatic turn of events on Sunday dismissed the Congress government and imposed President's Rule in the hill state citing breakdown of governance, said it was mulling to challenge the Uttarakhand court order because the validity of a presidential proclamation cannot be reviewed judicially.

Hearing a petition by sacked chief minister Harish Rawat, the Uttarakhand High Court, however, allowed President's Rule in the hill state to continue till the floor test.

The court also said that all nine Congress rebels who were disqualified by the speaker will be allowed to take part in the vote. It said the result of the voting should be presented to the court on Friday. It ordered

'Centre may topple HP, Delhi governments'

A file photo of Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Harish Rawat. The State’s High Court today provided the CM’s Congress Party to prove their majority on the floor of the state assembly.

the Registrar General of the court to be present as an observer in the assembly.

An elated Rawat said he was confident of proving his majority in the state assembly. "We shall prove our majority on the floor on March 31," he said, castigating the Bharatiya Janata

Party (BJP)-led central government.

He alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah wanted to "topple" his government "at any cost" even to "the extent of murdering democracy".

Congress spokesper-

New Delhi, March 29 (iaNS): After imposing central rule in Uttarakhand, the central government will now try to topple the governments in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged on Tuesday.

Slamming the ouster of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, Kejriwal told the assembly here that he had learnt from a senior official that the next state to be targeted will be Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh.

This will be followed by Delhi, where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept to power in February last year winning 67 of the 70 seats.

"I am told they will disqualify 21 of our (AAP) legislators from the Delhi assembly and buy over 23 others," the chief minister said, accusing the BJP of using money power to subdue the opposition.

"Forget buying over 23 legislators. If they have the guts, let them buy even one legislator," he said to applause from AAP members in the house.

Kejriwal said the BJP, like the Congress

son and advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the court ruling followed two days of extensive arguments.

"The high court accepts the point that despite President's Rule there is enough scope for judicial review to allow a floor test to take

place," Singhvi told the media.

He said that the charges against the Rawat government do not justify the invocation of the much contested Article 356 that empowers the central government to impose President's Rule in a state.

earlier, had become "arrogant" after taking power nationally in 2014.

He slammed the central government's decision to "force" President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, calling them illegal.

Kejriwal also returned to the theme of the Pakistani team's visit to the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot in Punjab that was attacked by Pakistani terrorists on January 2.

He said it defied logic why the Pakistanis should be allowed to probe an attack masterminded by the Pakistani intelligence.

"Not everyone is happy with the decision," he said, attributing it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Echoing the remarks he made a day earlier too, Kejriwal said New Delhi had always accused Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism in India.

He said instead of allowing the Pakistanis to probe the Pathankot attack, Indian officials should have gone to Islamabad to question the Pakistani terrorist leaders blamed for terror attacks in India.

"Mere horse trading allegations will not justify President's Rule and stop floor test," he added.

Singhvi said the court has allowed the disqualified Congress legislators to take part in the voting but their vote would be taken into consideration separately.

The BJP said it was no victory for the Congress, but described as "unprecedented" the court verdict to allow floor test during President's Rule. "To order something like this during President's Rule is unprecedented," BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli said.

The Uttarakhand political crisis began when nine Congress legislators, including former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna, whom Rawat replaced, revolted against the chief minister and turned to the BJP. On March 18, crisis precipitated when the assembly passed the budget Appropriation Bill by voice vote even as more than half the members led by BJP in the house sought a division, which would have led to recorded voting. The rebel Congress lawmakers supported the demand.

Speaker Govind Kunjwal declined the request.

Amid BJP cries that Rawat did not enjoy majority in the house of 70 members, Governor K.K. Paul asked the government to prove its majority on Monday. The Congress rebel lawmakers were disqualified on Saturday and the BJP-led central government imposed President's Rule a day later.

In the 70-member assembly, the Congress has 36 legislators, including the nine rebels. The BJP has 28.

The other six from smaller parties are said to support the Congress.

Bihar to provide for death penalty to enforce liquor ban Pak probe team ends Pathankot visit amid protests PatNa, March 29 (iaNS): Ahead of phased ban on manufacture and sale of liquor in the state, the Bihar government has decided to bring an amendment bill in the assembly on Wednesday to provide for death penalty for people found violating it.

"The state government will bring an amendment bill to include provision of death penalty for manufacturing illicit country liquor after ban comes into effect in the state from April 1," Bihar Excise and Prohibition Minister Abdul Jalil Mastan told media here on Tuesday.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar last

week announced the government in the ongoing budget session of the assembly would amend law to include provision of death penalty for manufacturing and sale of illegal liquor.

Mastan said in the first phase, manufacture and sale of country and spiced liquor would be banned followed by Indian-made foreign liquor later this year.

Last year, during campaigning for the 2015 Bihar assembly elections, Nitish Kumar announced an alcohol ban to be implemented from April 1.

The state minister said the poorest of the poor were consuming li-

quor, leading to family problems, domestic violence and affecting their children's education. "Women are suffering more than anyone else due to increasing liquor consumption."

According to officials, the ban decision was expected to impact the state government's financial health. Bihar earns an annual revenue of around Rs.3,650 crore from liquor sale.

To provide the livelihood of those involved in the liquor business, the government has offered them to sell products of the state-run Bihar State Milk Cooperative Federation Ltd. under the brand name "Sudha Dairy".

10 guilty, 3 acquitted in Mumbai triple blasts case MuMbai, March 29 (iaNS): A Special POTA Court on Tuesday held 10 people guilty in connection with the triple bomb blasts in Mumbai between December 2002 and March 2003 that killed at least 12 people and injured 139 others.

Acquitting three other accused, POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act) Special Judge P.R. Deshmukh posted the pronouncement of the quantum of sentence for the convicts to Wednesday.

Those convicted include a former general secretary of the banned outfit, Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).

The first blast occurred near McDonald's eatery in Mumbai Central Terminus on December 6, 2002, another in a Vile Parle market on January 27, 2003, and the third in a crowded

ladies first class compartment of a suburban train near Mulund on March 13, 2003.

The prosecution said the accused, mostly members of SIMI, wanted to avenge the razing of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya in 1992 and the communal riots in Gujarat in 2002.

Convicted former SIMI general secretary Saquib Nachan was described by police as the "mastermind" of the triple blasts.

Nine others found guilty are Ateef Nasir Mulla, Hasib Zubeir Mulla, Gulam Khotal, Mohammed Kamil, Farhan Khot, Noor M. Malik, Dr. Wahid Ansari, Muzammil Ansari and Anwar Ali Khan.

Haroon Lohar, Nadeem Paloba and Adnan Mulla were acquitted by the court for lack of sufficient evidence against them.

The prosecution con-

tended that Nachan, along with Pakistani Faisal Khan - linked to terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba - carried out the blasts along with 23 other accused.

Of the total 25 accused listed by police, a majority were nabbed in 2003, five died during the trial and five are still absconding.

Nachan was accused of arranging the required manpower, arms and ammunition while co-accused, a medico Wahid Ansari and some other absconders, were charged with manufacturing the bombs.

Muzammil Ansari and another absconder-accused were charged with executing the terror plot by planting the bombs.

The three cases though far between and in different parts of Mumbai - were clubbed together by the court as a common

International court didn't declare Bose war criminal: Documents

New Delhi, March 29 (iaNS): The government in 1964 could not confirm reports which alleged that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was declared a war criminal by an international court in Tokyo after World War II, it was revealed on Tuesday.

A man named C.C. Chatterji of Lucknow had written a letter to the ministry of external affairs (MEA) on January 2, 1964 that a committee of eminent jurists be appointed to go into all the aspects of the judgment that had allegedly declared Netaji a war criminal in Tokyo.

The MEA referred the matter to the defence ministry and the law ministry seeking relevant information in this regard, said one of the files in a set of 50 files released by the Narendra Modi government

on Tuesday.

The then government had also asked the Indian embassy in Tokyo to find out the same.

"We have made inquiries with the Japanese Foreign Offices and academic circles here who have given a tentative confirmation that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was not declared a war criminal. The question does not arise because he was never captured by the allies," the embassy said in a written response to the MEA. Similarly, the permanent mission of India to the UN also said Bose's name did not appear in the list of people tried for war crimes.

"It is presumed that the reference to the judgment of the International Court in Tokyo is a reference to the judgment of International Military Tribunal of the Far East delivered on November 4, 1948.

"There does not appear to have any direct connection between the work of United Nations War Crime Commission and the work of this tribunal. From the judgment of the tribunal, it does not appear that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's name figured in that list of person tried," India's permanent mission to UN said.

conspiracy linked them.

All the accused were charged with murder, attempt to murder, causing grievous hurt, waging war against the nation, criminal conspiracy besides several charges under the Indian Penal Code, Railways Act, Arms Act, Explosive Substances Act and POTA - some of which attract the maximum death penalty.

Meanwhile, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUeM) Maharashtra, which provided legal aid to the accused, said it would challenge the judgment in the Bombay High Court.

A JUeM spokesperson also urged the government to set up fast-track courts to dispose off terror-related cases within two years so that the accused who are finally acquitted do not spend prolonged periods in jail.

PathaNkot, March 29 (iaNS): A Pakistani team probing the terror attack on the IAF base here in Punjab in January ended its day-long visit to the frontier base and nearby areas in the border belt amid vocal protests by opposition parties.

It is the first time a Pakistan probe panel, which included an officer of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, was allowed any access to a high-value Indian defence facility.

The Indian Air Force base was attacked on January 2, leading to the death of seven Indian security personnel and all the attackers after an 80-hour gun battle. The five-member Pakistani Joint Investigation Team (JIT) reached the air base on Tuesday amid vociferous protests by activists of the Congress, AAP and Shiv Sena.

Those opposing the visit accused the central government of playing a "double game" - accusing the ISI of sponsoring terrorism in India and then letting an ISI official to visit the IAF base.

The team, which landed at Amritsar on Tuesday morning, was driven in a bullet-proof SUV to Pathankot, escorted to the rear side of the sprawling IAF base in a mini bus accompanied by NIA officials. Punjab's Police's elite SWAT commandos guarded them.

The Pakistani officials entered through a specially created entrance in the peripheral wall of the air base and were taken to specific areas in the complex. They spent a few minutes at the base.

They were kept away from the technical area and shown only those areas where security forces had engaged the Pakistani terrorists.

The team later visited various locations in the border belt of Pathankot district to retrace the movement of the terrorists.

They were shown the places where Punjab Police officer Salwind-

Pakistan JIT taken to the Airbase through this bridge as the main entrance of the Airbase is a no-go zone for them.

er Singh's vehicle was hijacked by the terrorists and then abandoned near the base, the place where taxi driver Ikagar Singh was murdered and the route taken by the terrorists while reaching the IAF base.

"The Pakistani team was mostly driven around the places through which the terrorists came. At most places, they did not get out of their vehicle," a Punjab Police officer accompanying the team told IANS. Protests by Congress and Aam Aadmi Party activists erupted near the front gate of the Pathankot base as the Pakistan team headed towards it. But the demonstrators were about three kilometres from the area the JIT visited.

The protestors carried black flags and banners and shouted "Go Back" slogans.

"How can the ISI, which is accused of sponsoring terrorism in India, be allowed to investigate a major terrorist strike on a defence establish-

ment here?" AAP leader Sanjay Singh asked.

The Pakistani officers were kept away from the media.

The JIT members, who arrived in New Delhi on Sunday and had meetings with National Investigation Agency (NIA) officers, left for Amritsar on Tuesday morning en route to Pathankot.

"We have, physically and visually, barricaded the airbase. Tent walls were erected around the crime scene (gunbattle site) and nothing else will be visible to the JIT members," an IAF officer told IANS. The JIT was not allowed to interact with IAF or other defence and security officials and personnel involved in the operation against the terrorists.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had said on Monday that the Pakistani team would not have access to the operational area of the base but only the isolated "crime scene".

'Boost development to enhance women's role in preventing conflicts' uNiteD NatioNS, March 29 (iaNS): Drawing attention to the challenges posed by women's under-representation in roles for preventing and ending conflicts, India has said that problem has to be met through broader development programs targeting women.

"The issue of Women, Peace and Security cannot be seen in isolation from the wider societal context involving gender and development issues," India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin told the Security Council Monday.

Tracking the scant record of women's participation, he said that fewer than four percent of them have signed peace agreements and less than ten percent participated in negotiaitons. In UN peacekeeping operations, only three per-

cent of the military and ten percent of the police were women, he added.

"These numbers reflect the enormity of the challenges that we are confronted with," he said.

Akbaruddin was participating in a Council debate on "The Role of Women in Prevention and Resolution of Conflict in Africa" where several participants spoke of enhancing the role and status of women to lessen risks of conflicts.

Even though there has been more focus on promoting women's role in the peace and security agenda, "women and girls continue to be major victims despite being non combatants" in conflicts, he added.

Turning to UN peacekeeping operations, where India has been overall the single biggest contributor, Akbaruddin spoke of India's

efforts to raise the number of women in an area where there has only been "a marginal increase." He noted that India provided the first ever UN women police unit for peacekeeping.

The all-women unit of over 100 women drawn from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was first deployed in 2007 in Liberia and several teams rotated through till earlier this year when their participation ended as the UN is slowly winding down operations in the west African nation scarred by a brutal civil war.

"The unit has been widely appreciated for its work and for setting a pioneering example" Akbaruddin said.

Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf went to the extent of saying at their farewell that she would rather have had other units

sent back and the Indian women police retained in her country. Following the deployment of the Indian women police unit, several countries have followed suit and they have been sent to various operations in places were women and girls are at significant risk.

Another significant initiative by India is the training of women women officers from various countries for the UN, Akbaruddin said. The Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping in New Delhi is running the Third United Nations Female Military Officers Course for 40 women military officers from 26 countries, he said.

India has also contributed women military observers, staff officers and medical personnel, Akbaruddin said.

After the pullout of the

police unit in Liberia, there are about 25 Indian women now participating in various capacities in peacekeeping operations.

Last year at a UN summit on peacekeeping convened by President Barck Obama, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to increase the number of women to UN operations.

"Women's empowerment is our best line of defence against militarism and violent extremism," said Phumzile MlamboNgcuka, the executive director of UN-Women, the unit entrusted with promoting gender equality and empowering women.

Countries where gender inequality was lower were less likely to resort to force and that where women had more say in spending societies recovered better when conflicts ended.

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EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers freed unharmed Cyprus/CAIrO, MArCh 29 (rEuTErs): An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday but the passengers and crew were freed unharmed and the hijacker, whose motives remained a mystery, was arrested after giving himself up.

Eighty-one people, including 21 foreigners and 15 crew, had been onboard the Airbus 320 flight when it took off, Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement.

Conflicting theories emerged about the hijacker’s motives, with Cypriot officials saying early on the incident did not appear related to terrorism but the Cypriot state broadcaster saying he had demanded the release of women prisoners in Egypt.

After the aircraft landed at Larnaca airport, negotiations began and everyone onboard was freed except three passengers and four crew, Egypt’s Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fethy said.

Soon after his comments, Cypriot television footage showed several people leaving the plane via the stairs and another man climbing out of the cockpit window and run-

A man climbs out of the cockpit window of the hijacked Egyptair Airbus A320 at Larnaca Airport in Larnaca, Cyprus, March 29. (REUTERS Photo)

ning off.

The hijacker then surrendered to authorities.

“Its over,” the Cypriot foreign ministry said in a tweet.

Speaking to reporters after the crisis ended, Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif

Myanmar lifts state of emergency in Rakhine state yANGON, MArCh 29 (rEuTErs): Myanmar President Thein Sein, in a surprise move hours before leaving office, lifted a state of emergency in the restive western state of Rakhine, imposed after clashes between Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims in 2012.

Thein Sein announced the move in state media on Tuesday, a day before a president from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) will be sworn in at an official handover, after the NLD won the Nov. 8 election by a landslide.

While there have been no major clashes in Rakhine in the last two years, most of Myanmar’s 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims remain stateless and live in apartheidlike conditions. They are denied citizenship and have long complained of state-sanctioned discrimination.

“It is found from the report by the Rakhine state government that the situation in Rakhine state can no longer pose dangers to the lives and property of the people,” said the ordinance signed by Thein Sein.

Myanmar has denied discriminating against the group. It does not recognise the Rohingya as an ethnic minority and instead classifies them as Bengalis. Most Rohingya reject the term and many families have lived in Rakhine for generations.

Rohingya were denied participation - both as voters and as candidates - in the November vote. Before the elections, religious tensions were high, with the NLD deciding not to field a single Muslim candidate on its lists of more than 1,100 hopefuls.

The Rohingya are widely disliked in Myanmar, where they are seen as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh - including by some in Suu Kyi’s party. She risks haemorrhaging support by taking up their cause.

Tensions are rising between the NLD and the Rakhine-based Arakan National Party (ANP), one of Myanmar’s most vocal ethnic parties. ANP lawmakers walked out of the regional parliament on Monday wearing black stickers on their jackets, because the NLD denied them the position of the chief minister of the state.

Still, lack of fighting means that some 25,000 Rohingya Muslims have left camps for displaced people and returned to the communities, the United Nations said last week, with the number of people in camps down to around 120,000 from 145,000.

Nitrogen pollution may lead to loss in plant diversity NEw yOrk, MArCh 29 (IANs): Rising levels of nitrogen pollution in the atmosphere can threaten and harm plant diversity, warns a new study. Nitrogen plays an important role in biological processes and makes up a key element of fertilizer.

However, the results of the study showed that nitrogen pollution could lead to reduction in plant species, which might further cause unintended consequences and affect plant communities adversely. Plant species diversity acts as an ecological buffer against events such as drought.

“The numerous plant species that live in ecosystems are a bit like rivets on an airplane. You might be able to lose a few without issue, but losing too many can be disastrous. It’s hard to determine where that tipping point is,” said lead author Samuel Simkin, post-doctoral research associate at the University of Colorado in Boulder, US. Higher nitrogen levels in the atmosphere can also affect air quality standards and biodiversity conservation efforts. Air pollution, along with habitat loss, is a major factor implicated in the loss of diversity, the researchers rued. The findings revealed that regions, especially those with acidic soil were being the most vulnerable. However, groundcover plant species in forested regions with neutral pH soil were found to be the least vulnerable.

Global emissions of nitrogen to the atmosphere have tripled in the last century due to agriculture and industry, and elevated levels of nitrogen have been shown to cause environmental damage, including decreased plant species richness in experimental plots. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to analyse ecosystem-specific vulnerabilities to atmospheric nitrogen pollution on a continental scale.

Ismail said the hijacker was an Egyptian national but that his motives remained unclear.

“At some moments he asked to meet with a representative of the European Union and at other points he asked to go to another

airport but there was nothing specific,” he said, adding that the man would now be questioned to ascertain his motives.

Cypriot foreign ministry official Alexandros Zenon told reporters during the crisis that the hijacker

apppeared to be “unstable”.

Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said the plane’s pilot, Omar al-Gammal, had informed authorities that he was threatened by a passenger who claimed to be wearing a suicide explosives belt and forced

him to divert the plane to Larnaca.

Photographs shown on Egyptian state television showed a middle-aged man on a plane wearing glasses and displaying a white belt with bulging pockets and protruding wires.

Fethy, the Egyptian minister, said authorities suspected the suicide belt was not genuine but treated the incident as serious to ensure the safety of all those on board.

“Our passengers are all well and the crew is all well... We cannot say this was a terrorist act... he was not a professional,” Fethy told reporters after the incident.

In the midst of the crisis, witnesses said the hijacker had thrown a letter on the apron in Larnaca, written in Arabic, asking that it be delivered to his ex-wife, who is Cypriot.

But the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) said the hijacker had asked for the release of women prisoners in Egypt, suggesting a political motive.

EgyptAir also delayed a New York-bound flight from Cairo onto which some passengers of the hijacked plane had been due to connect. Fethy said

it was delayed partly due to a technical issue but partly as a precaution.

The plane remained on the tarmac at Larnaca throughout the morning while Cypriot security forces took up positions around the scene.

EGYPT’S IMAGE While the reasons for the hijacking were not entirely clear, the incident will deal another blow to Egypt’s tourism industry and hurt efforts to revive an economy hammered by political unrest following the 2011 uprising.

The sector, a main source of hard currency for the import-dependent county, was already reeling from the crash of a Russian passenger plane in the Sinai in late October.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said the Russian plane was brought down by a terrorist attack.

Islamic State has said it planted a bomb on board, killing all 224 people on board.

The incident has raised renewed questions over airport security in Egypt, though it was not clear whether the hijacker was even armed. Ismail said stringent measures were in place.

There was also some confusion over the identity of the hijacker. Egypt’s official state news agency MENA initially named him as Egyptian national Ibrahim Samaha but later said the hijacker was called Seif Eldin Mustafa.

The Cypriot Foreign Affairs Ministry also identified the hijacker as Mustafa.

Passengers on the plane included eight Americans, four Britons, four Dutch, two Belgians, an Italian, a Syrian and French national, the Civil Aviation Ministry.

Cyprus has seen little militant activity for decades, despite its proximity to the Middle East.

A botched attempt by Egyptian commandos to storm a hijacked airliner at Larnaca airport led to the disruption of diplomatic relations between Cyprus and Egypt in 1978.

In 1988, a Kuwaiti airliner which had been hijacked from Bangkok to Kuwait in a 16-day siege had a stopover in Larnaca, where two hostages were killed.

Egypt said it would send a plane to Cyprus to pick up stranded passengers, some of whom had been traveling to Cairo for connecting flights abroad.

Not just asteroid impact, deadly Taliban faction taunts Pak PM malaria too killed dinosaurs NEw yOrk, MArCh 29 (IANs): Malaria -- often thought to be of more modern origin -- may have killed dinosaurs and the origin of this deadly disease may have begun in an insect such as the biting midge more than 100 million years ago, researchers reveal.

A new analysis of the prehistoric origin of malaria suggests that it evolved in insects at least 100 million years ago, and the first vertebrate hosts of this disease were probably reptiles, which at that time would have included the dinosaurs.

Malaria, that still kills more than 400,000 people a year, is often thought to have been originatd 15,000-eight million years old - caused primarily by one genus of protozoa, Plasmodium, and spread by anopheline mosquitoes.

“But the ancestral forms of this disease used different insect vectors and different malarial strains, and may literally have helped shape animal survival and evolution on Earth,” said George Poinar, Jr, researcher at Oregon State University.

Scientists have argued and disagreed for a long time about how malaria evolved and how old it is.

“I think the fossil evidence shows that modern malaria

vectored by mosquitoes is at least 20 million years old, and earlier forms of the disease, carried by biting midges, are at least 100 million years old and probably much older,” Poinar suggested in a paper appeared in the journal American Entomologist.

In previous work, Poinar and his wife Roberta, implicated malaria and the evolution of blood-sucking insects as disease vectors that could have played a significant role in the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Understanding the ancient history of malaria evolution, Poinar said, might offer clues to how its modern-day life cycle works, how it evolved, and what might make possible targets to interrupt its transmission through its most common vector - the Anopheles mosquito.

Understanding the evolution of malaria also takes one on a worldwide journey, according to evidence found in insects preserved in amber.

Poinar was the first to discover a type of malaria in a 1520 million-year-old fossil from the New World, in what is now the Dominican Republic.

It was the first fossil record of Plasmodium malaria, one type of which is now the strain that infects and kills humans.

The team argues that insects carried diseases that contributed to the widespread extinction of the dinosaurs around the “K-T boundary” about 65 million years ago.

There were catastrophic events known to have happened around that time, such as asteroid impacts and lava flows.

“But it’s still clear that dinosaurs declined and slowly became extinct over thousands of years, which suggests other issues must also have been at work. Insects, microbial pathogens and vertebrate diseases were just emerging around that same time, including malaria.,” the authors noted.

Avian malaria has been implicated in the extinction of many bird species in Hawaii just in recent decades, especially in species with no natural resistance to the disease.

“Different forms of malaria, which is now known to be an ancient disease, may have been at work many millions of years ago and probably had other implications affecting the outcome of vertebrate survival,” Poinar noted.

The first human recording of malaria was in China in 2,700 B.C., and some researchers say it may have helped lead to the fall of the Roman Empire.

IsLAMABAD, MArCh 29 (rEuTErs): The Pakistani militants who bombed a Lahore park on Easter Sunday, killing 70 people, taunted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday, declaring their war had come to his doorstep.

The military has said it is hunting the Taliban’s Jamaat-ur-Ahrar faction and has carried out several raids since the suicide bombing, but neither the military nor the government has given any details.

Jamaat-ur-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the bombing, saying it had targeted Christians celebrating Easter and warning it would step up attacks.

Lahore is the capital of Punjab, Pakistan’s richest and most populous province and Sharif’s political heartland.

“Let Nawaz Sharif know that this war has now come to the threshold of his home,” tweeted Jamaat-ur-Ahrar spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan. “The winners of this war will, God willing, be the righteous mujahideen.”

Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, an independent faction of the Pakistani Taliban which and also previously declared loyalty to Islamic State, has carried out five major attacks in Pakistan since December.

In a televised address to the nation on Monday, Sharif vowed to continue pursuing militant groups.

“I am here to renew a pledge that we are keeping count of every drop of blood of our martyrs. This account is being settled, and we will not rest till it is paid,” Sharif said.

The prime minister did not mention what steps would be taken in the aftermath of Pakistan’s worst militant attack since gunmen stormed a Peshawar school in December 2014, killing 134 children.

Military and government officials on Monday said that the military was preparing to launch a new paramilitary counterterrorism crackdown in Punjab.

The move, which has not yet been formally announced, represents the civilian government once again granting special powers to the military to fight Islamist militants.

“The PM ordered a joint operation of ‎the counterterrorism department and Rangers in the border areas of Punjab against terrorists and their facilitators,” said one government official who attended a meeting with Sharif and Punjab officials on Monday.

Two military officials and one other government official confirmed the decision on condition of anonymity. Sharif made no mention of the crackdown in his speech, and his party has long opposed any militarised operation against militants in its heartland.

The government also announced that Sharif would be cancelling a planned trip to the United States to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, due to begin on Thursday.

Pakistan’s security agencies have long been accused of nurturing some militants to use for help in pursuing objectives in Afghanistan and against old rival India.

Fidel Castro knocks sweet-talking Obama after “honey-coated” visit hAVANA, MArCh 29 (rEuTErs): Retired leader Fidel Castro accused U.S. President Barack Obama of sweet-talking the Cuban people during his visit to the island last week and ignoring the accomplishments of Communist rule, in an opinion piece carried by all state-run media on Monday.

Obama’s visit was aimed at consolidating a detente between the once intractable Cold War enemies and the U.S. president said in a speech to the Cuban people that it was time for both nations to put the past behind them and face the future “as friends and as neighbours and as family, together.”

“One assumes that every one of us ran the risk of a heart attack listening to these words,” Castro said in his column, dismissing Obama’s comments as “honey-coated” and reminding Cubans of the many U.S. efforts to overthrow and weaken the Communist government.

Castro, 89, laced his

opinion piece with nationalist sentiment and, bristling at Obama’s offer to help Cuba, said the country was able to produce the food and material riches it needs with the efforts of its people.

“We don’t need the empire to give us anything,” he wrote.

Asked about Fidel Castro’s criticisms on Monday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the Obama administration was pleased with the reception the president received from the Cuban people and the conversations he had with Cuban officials.

“The fact that the former president felt compelled to respond so forcefully to the president’s visit, I think is an indication of the significant impact of President Obama’s visit to Cuba,” Earnest said.

After the visit, major obstacles remain to full normalization of ties between Cuba and the United States, with no major concessions offered by Cuba on rights and economic freedom.

“The president made clear time and time again both in private meetings with President Castro, but also in public when he delivered a speech to the Cuban people, that the U.S. commitment to human rights is rock solid and that’s not going to change,” Earnest said.

Fidel Castro took power in a 1959 revolution and led the country until 2006, when he fell ill and passed power to his brother Raul Castro. He now lives in relative seclusion but is occasionally heard from in opinion pieces or seen on television and in photos meeting with visiting dignitaries.

The iconic figure’s influence has waned in his retirement and the introduction of market-style reforms carried out by Raul Castro, but Fidel Castro still has a moral authority among many residents, especially older generations.

Obama did not meet with Fidel Castro during his three-day visit, nor mention him in any of his

Former Cuban president Fidel Castro and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill meet in Havana February 13, 2016. REUTERS

public appearances. It was the first visit of a sitting U.S. president for 88 years.

Fidel Castro blasted Obama for not referring in his speech to the extermination of native peoples in both the United States and Cuba, not recognising Cuba’s gains in health and education, and not coming clean on what he might

know about how South Africa obtained nuclear weapons before apartheid ended, presumably with the aid of the U.S. government.

“My modest suggestion is that he reflects (on the U.S. role in South Africa and Cuba’s in Angola) and not now try to elaborate theories about Cuban poli-

tics,” Castro said.

Castro also took aim at the tourism industry in Cuba, which has grown further since Obama’s rapprochement with Raul Castro in December 2014. He said it was dominated by large foreign corporations which took for granted billion-dollar profits.

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Altrura Open serena, Murray ousted in Miami shockers 4th Football Tournament

MiaMi, March 29 (aFP): World number one and three-time defending champion Serena Williams and second-ranked Andy Murray both crashed out of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on a day filled with upsets.

Russian 15th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova stunned 21-time Grand Slam champion Williams 6-7 (3/7), 6-1, 6-2 while British world number two Murray dropped a third-round match to Bulgarian 26th seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 6-3.

Williams and Murray each made 55 unforced errors, fading in the third set when it mattered most.

"A lot of unforced errors crept in and he was a lot more solid than me," said Murray, who had 22 unforced errors in the last set alone. "I made many more mistakes than usual, especially in the third set."

Williams' struggles prompted questions about her fitness and movement, irking the 21-time Grand Slam champion.

"I don't think it's appropriate to criticize my movement right now," Williams said. "I did the best I could. I can't win every match. These players come out and give their best. I have to give 300 percent every match."

The 34-year-old American was seeking her ninth Miami crown but instead matched her earliest-ever exit from 2000 with a fourth-round departure. "It's obviously disappointing, but I have won here a lot, so it's OK," Williams said.

Also ousted were world number Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia celebrates a point against Serena Williams during the Miami Open on March 28, 2016 two Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, in Key Biscayne, Florida. (AFP Photo) eliminated by 20th-ranked Swiss

Timea Bacsinszky 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, and Spanish fourth seed Garbine Muguruza, who fell 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) to 13th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.

Only two of the top 12 seeds -number two Angelique Kerber and number five Simona Halep -- remain on the women's side. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is the last top-five man remaining and only three of the men's top eight made the last 16.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Murray failed in his bid for a third Miami trophy and fourth final in five seasons. The 28-year-old Scotsman dominated the tie-breaker but fell behind 4-0 in the second set and stumbled after leading 3-1 in the third, swatting a forehand long on match point to fall after two hours and 24 minutes.

"It's the best result of the year for me," Dimitrov said. "I just played better in the good moments. That was it."

Williams, who said she was physically fine and not affected by the heat and humidity, arrived having lost back-to-back finals for the first time since 2004, falling to Germany's Angelique Kerber at the Australian Open and Azarenka at Indian Wells.

"She struggled a little bit losing the final of the Australian Open, but she is still number one in the world," Kuznetsova said. "I don't see much to be depressed about."

But intensity only increases as Williams prepares to defend French Open and Wimbledon crowns in the next few months.

"There are expectations," she said.

"There are also the expectations I put on myself. That's pretty hard to live up

to, the expectations I put on myself."

Kuznetsova feels like champ Kuznetsova, a two-time Grand Slam champion who lost eight of 10 prior matches to Williams, is starting to feel like she did when she won the 2006 Miami title.

"I have so many people saying, 'Congratulations,' I feel like I've won the title already," Kuznetsova said.

Kuznetsova, seeded 15th, next faces 30th-seeded compatriot Ekaterina Makarova, who ousted Ukraine's 12th-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-4 Radwanska, the 2012 Miami champion, faded in the second set as well to Bacsinszky, a 2015 French Open semi-finalist.

Bacsinszky's quarter-final foe will be Romania's Halep, who eliminated 69th-ranked British wildcard Heather Watson 6-3, 6-4.

Next up for Azarenka is British 24th seed Johanna Konta.

And Australian Open champion Kerber of Germany will face US 22nd seed Madison Keys after dispatching Hungary's Timea Babos 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.

Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori cruised into the fourth round by routing Ukraine's 27th-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2, 6-2.

"I played a very solid match," Nishikori said. "It's not easy when you're in the top 10 and everybody is playing their best against you."

Nishikori, the top-ranked player remaining in his half of the draw, plays Tuesday for a quarter-final berth against Spanish 17th seed Roberto Bautista Agut.

Kohli zooms to top in ICC T20 New power unit to get Alonso back on track in Bahrain rankings, India also No.1

nEW DELhi, March 28 (PTi): Powered by his marauding knocks in the World Twenty20 so far, Indian batsman Virat Kohli today became the topranked batsman in the ICC rankings, while India remained static at the No.1 spot in the team list.

Kohli, who averages 92 after scoring 184 runs in four matches at a strikerate of over 132, had entered the tournament 24 points behind Aaron Finch, but has now opened up a 68-point advantage over the Australian, the ICC said in a statement.

In the bowlers' table, West Indies' Samuel Badree has displaced Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to return to

the number-one position.

Badree has taken six wickets in four matches to date, while Ashwin has dropped to third after managing just four wickets in as many matches.

Four of the top five sides will feature in the semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20, which will be played in Delhi and Mumbai on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.

Number-one ranked India will go head to head with third- ranked West Indies in Mumbai on Thursday, while in the first semi-final in Delhi on Wednesday, secondranked New Zealand will square-off against fifthranked England.

India have retained

their pre-tournament ranking as well as points, while the West Indies have gained two points to move to 120. This means both the former champions, who each won three of their four second round matches, are now separated by seven points.

In contrast, New Zealand, who have been the only unbeaten side in the competition so far, have earned six points to rise to 122 and have consequently moved up two places to second. Their semi-final opponent and 2010 champion, England, have also collected three points and are now seven points behind on 115 after winning three of their four matches.

Meanwhile, there has been a reshuffling of the pack in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings as leading performers have been rewarded for their good performances.

England's Joe Root has rocketed 38 places to career-high 11th after scoring 168 runs in four matches at a strike-rate of 150. The Yorkshireman has gained 105 points in the tournament to date as he now has Zimbabwe's eighth-ranked Hamilton Masakadza firmly within his sights.

Martin Guptill is New Zealand's highest-ranked batsman after the opener has moved up two places to third following his contribution of 125 runs in three matches at a strike-rate of over 162.

LonDon, March 29 (rEuTErS): McLaren's Fernando Alonso will use a spare chassis and new power unit to compete in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, after a crash in Formula One's Australian season-opener wrecked his car.

Alonso was fortunate to escape serious injury in Melbourne after colliding with the Haas of Mexican Esteban Gutierrez in an accident that halted the race.

A three times winner in Bahrain, but unlikely to be chasing much more than a top 10 finish this time as McLaren battle back from a dismal 2015 season, the Spanish driver said the team and Honda had made a "massive effort" after the crash.

"We're still pushing to bring upgrades to each race, so providing we can get everything to the car in time we'll be aiming to get as much track time as possible with the new chassis from the start of free practice," he said on Tuesday.

Honda's F1 head Yusuke Hasegawa said the power unit had been recovered but initial investigations showed the engine and surrounding parts were too badly damaged to be salvaged.

"We will be replacing the complete power unit in Bahrain," he said.

Drivers are allowed five power units to last the complete 21 race season, with penalties if they exceed the allocation.

Guardiola legacy to carry on at bayern, says Alonso

Munich, March 29 (rEuTErS): German champions Bayern Munich will continue to reap the benefits of manager Pep Guardiola's coaching even after the Spaniard leaves the club at the end of the season, midfielder Xabi

Alonso has said.

Guardiola, who has won numerous trophies with Barcelona and then Bayern, will take over as head coach of English Premier League side Manchester City from July.

The Spaniard, who

will be replaced at Bayern

by Italian Carlo Ancelotti, looks set to lift his third successive Bundesliga in his final season and Alonso has hailed the manager's influence.

"Pep is ahead of his time. He is very demanding of himself and his players, but once you get to know it (the style), then it is the way we like to play," Alonso told Sky Sports on Monday.

"During his time here he has built something, a style of play, I think many players will have learnt a lot and improved and for sure those fundamentals will be very useful in the future as well."

Bayern hold a fivepoint lead over Borussia Dortmund with seven games remaining and host second-bottom Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Peaking England meet soaring Kiwis in Kotla humdinger nEW DELhi, March 29 (rEuTErS): England skipper Eoin Morgan would like to believe his team peaked at the right time at the ongoing World Twenty20 while New Zealand were slightly premature going into Wednesday's semi-final at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

Kane Williamson and his Kiwi team mates have not put a foot wrong since landing in India, winning all four group matches without really breaking a sweat to qualify for the semi-finals as the tournament's only unbeaten team.

For a side boasting an explosive batting order and a balanced attack to go with, England's passage proved bumpier.

Even before they could soak in the atmosphere, England were blown away by a Chris Gayle century in their tournament opener against West Indies in Mumbai. Joe Root sparked their recovery in the 230-

run chase against South Africa but the narrow victory against Afghanistan's modest resources exposed their frailties against spin bowling.

They looked a significantly better side, however, in Saturday's 10-run win against champions Sri Lanka. Jos Buttler underlined his limited overs worth with a belligerent fifty, the pacemen made regular inroads, Ben Stokes delivered a tidy final over and the team held their nerve to secure a victory that seemed to tick most of the boxes.

"In these tight tournaments you can't get through to the semis unless you are playing good cricket, and that's what we set out to do to give ourselves a chance," coach Trevor Bayliss said.

"But it's about peaking at the right time. I wouldn't say we've played the perfect game yet -- coaches are always looking for that absolutely perfect game, I don't think it's ever been played -- but it's what any team is

New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson is bowled. (REUTERS)

striving to do."

Having played their last two games at Kotla, England would also hope to cash in on their familiarity with the venue in contrast to their opponents who

were on a mini-tour of India playing each of their four group games at different venues.

KIWI ADAPTABILITY The trouble for England, however, is that New

Zealand won all of them as the team, finalists in last year's 50-over World Cup, strive to shed the tag of being cricket's perennial bridesmaid.

Leading from the front, Williamson has also displayed the tactical flexibility needed to win a tournament like this.

New Zealand sprang a surprise in their tournament opener, picking three spinners in a gutsy gamble and went on to beat India, renowned for their batsmen's comfort against the turning ball, in their own game.

Williamson repeated the ploy against Bangladesh in their final group match for a similar result, his immaculate pitch assessment in stark contrast to most of the visiting captains who struggled to read the track as if it was in Braille.

L e f t- a r m s p i n n e r Mitchell Santner and legspinner Ish Sodhi have already forged a formidable

partnership for the Kiwis, claiming 17 wickets between them in four matches. And if Williamson has noticed England's struggle against Afghanistan's slow bowlers, the Kiwi captain will be tempted to harness Nathan McCullum's control and accuracy in a threepronged spin attack.

As demonstrated by Martin Guptill, the Kiwi batting does not lack firepower but what was more heart-warming for the fans is how batsmen like Colin Munro have tempered strokes according to situations.

"It hasn't been the wham, bam... sort of way that T20 cricket has been," batting coach Craig McMillan said after the victory against Bangladesh in their last group match.

"They have had to assess it... and have done a really good job of putting the runs on the board to give the bowlers something to work with."

DiMaPur, March 29 (MExn): The 4th edition of the Altrura Open football tournament 2016 organised by Altrura Society, Dimapur is all set to begin at the Medziphema Town Local Ground under the Theme: “Goal for Unity” on Monday April 4. Kuolachalie Seyie, Chairman NBCC Sanitation & Environment Committee, Businessman & Social Workers will inaugurate the 11-days long tournament at 10:00 am on April 4 as the Special Guest and S Sarah Jamir, Addl. Deputy Commissioner Medziphema as the Guest of honor in the closing Ceremony on April 15. More than thirty teams are expected from all over the state to compete for this year’s title. Interested teams have been asked to submit their forms between 12:00pm-03:00pm at Medziphema Local ground till April 1 and on April 2 between 10:00am - 3:00pm. Fixture for the tournament will be done on the same day at 3:00pm.

Interested teams can collect their entry forms from the Outlets given in the local dailies.

For further details contact organizing Committee: 8794502182/9774724756.

Will be at Arsenal next season: Arsene Wenger LonDon, March 29 (ianS): Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he is not thinking about stepping down from his post, as he revealed his intention to stay for at least another season at the English Premier League football club. The manager's position has been questioned by some fans, with banners appearing at the Emirates Stadium calling for the long serving Frenchman to step down following exits from the Football Association Cup and the Champions League as well as poor Premier League form.

But Wenger said that he will be back to fight again next season as he enters the final year of his three-year deal with the club.

"During the season, that criticism was not very welcome when you fight for the championship, especially after the Tottenham game, when we were a bit unlucky. I give my best to the club I love and if I can share that love with the supporters it’s even better," Wenger was quoted as saying by beIN Sports on Monday. "I want to make sure that I give my best and that I put my knowledge at the disposal of the team. I am committed and have no doubt I will be there next season," he said. Despite the pressure, Wenger insisted that he is only thinking about his own team's performances as they look to keep up a distant title bid over the last stretch of the season. "I don't worry too much about the rest - what people say," he affirmed. All the rest is judgement, opinions and that is linked with belief from the last disappointment or result," the Frenchmen added. "In my job I focus on how we perform. In life, it's very important you focus on what you are appointed for - and I am appointed to perform and do the best for my club. My future is my future, I don't master that," he concluded.

Thousands visit cruyff memorial in barcelona MaDriD, March 29 (ianS): Tens of thousands of football fans have flocked to the memorial set up at FC Barcelona' s Camp Nou stadium to remember football legend Johan Cruyff. Cruyff, who passed away on March 24, aged 68, after losing his battle against lung cancer, is considered to be one of the greatest players and coaches in the game and he is also credited with turning around the fortunes of Barcelona and helping to turn them into the club which today dominates world football, reports Xinhua. News of his death last Thursday saw fans spontaneously visit Barcelona' s ground to deposit flowers, scarves and his favourite "Chupa-Chup" lollipop, which he used to suck in the dugout. The club then decided to set aside a space for an official memorial which opened on Saturday.

Over 31,000 people visited the memorial over the weekend, with another 13,000 passing by on Monday, which was a holiday in Barcelona. Many more are expected to visit on Tuesday before the four days of mourning are officially brought to a close when members of Cruyff' s family, led by his son, Jordi also attend the memorial.

Some fans just left messages giving their thanks to Cruyff, while members of Barcelona' s junior and women's teams also passed by to show their respect for the man who had helped to modernise the club' s youth system, which produced players such as Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta and Pep Guardiola. Current club president, Josep Bartomeu and his predecessors also visited the memorial in a show of solidarity, while Cruyff' s memory is sure to be present this coming Saturday when Barcelona entertain eternal rivals, Real Madrid in the "Clasico" derby match at the Camp Nou.

public discourse Shortage Of Water Supply at Peren Town or utter Negligence

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t’s been a while since water supply to Peren Town has either been cut off or damaged known best to the concern Department and yet there has been no respite for the denizens of the Town as no repair work or construction has been carried out. The unresponsive behavior of the concern Department or the higher Authority to look into the plight of the masses is to say the least poor and unjustified. How much more can we go on to face such problems? I have to pay the bills for no returns let alone buying water at a cost. I urge upon the Concern Department as well as the Higher Authority to take immediate steps to solve the problem at the earliest and bring about much relief into our dried homes.

In the service of the voiceless Kengim Hegui A concern citizen, Peren Town Readers may please note that the contents of the articles, letters and opinions published do not reflect the outlook of this paper nor of the Editor in any form.

Wednesday 30•03•2016

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Madhuri Dixit

returns to TV with Indian version of

'So You Think You Can Dance'

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ights. Camera. Dance! The stage is set for the biggest dancing battle the nation has ever seen. After captivating the audience across the globe, the world’s biggest dance platform, So You Think You Can Dance is all set to take India by storm. &TV will host the India chapter of the biggest dance competition that will be an ultimate battle to prove supremacy over the dance floor. And who better to judge the show then India’s biggest dancing diva Madhuri Dixit herself. The world’s biggest dance show will stand witness to an epic battle which will see two dance forms; Stage and Street fight it out for the greatest honor.

Along with Madhuri the other two judges on the panel will be Terence Lewis and Bosco Martis. Terence says, “Bosco will take charge of street and raw urban style while I'll look into the technical aspects of the stage performances. Madhuri will oversee the Indian styles.”

Madhuri was last seen judging Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and we missed her last season. But now that it's confirmed that Mads will indeed be a part of this new dance based reality TV show, we are more excited than ever!

Artists from Dreamz Unlimited perform in a play titled ‘Beyond the valley’ during the North East Theatre Festival, Gangtok Sikkim. Dreamz Unlimited represented Nagaland at the festival, which was held from March 20 to 27. All the eight states of North East presented a play each during the Festival organised by NEZCC.

Akshay, Twinkle to endorse real estate project

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ollywood's power couple Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna have come together in an ad campaign to endorse real estate brand Lodha Group's new project Amara.

Akshay, one of the most stylish actors of Hindi filmdom, and Twinkle, a successful entrepreneur, interior designer and a writer, have featured in a playful look for the ad, which gives a glimpse of the luxury that Amara offers in Thane, near here.

Amara comprises of one, two and three bedroom residences housed in 27-30 storeyed elegant towers, and with 85 percent of space left open. The name, Amara is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Amar’ meaning ‘eternal’ -- keep-

ing in mind that the neighbourhood is designed to meet the eternal desire of humans to have the choice to pursue what they desire.

Talking about it, Akshay said: “Amara is a unique urban concept, at par with master planned neighbourhoods of leading cities around the world...

This neighbourhood will enable its residents to live more, do more."

The "Khiladi" star also said that he is delighted to be associated with the project "because it’s so refreshing to find such a forward looking developer that chose to build a society in a city without harming any nature".

Twinkle, who is known for her sense of style, added: "Time to reflect and spaces that allow you to do so are both a need and

a great luxury. Every day in this neighbourhood, you have the opportunity to relax and re-energise.

Amara is a big step in that direction.”

Thane as a location has grown tremendously to create its mark today and it has become a booming commercial and residential hub due to the influx of business centers and other key developments, says Prashant Bindal, chief sales officer, Lodha Group.

“Branded urban neighborhoods are a rare phenomenon in Mumbai, and a lush and verdant neighbourhood is even rarer in the city. In this backdrop, Amara has received an encouraging response in the pre-launch stage with over 3000 booking applications,” Bindal said.

Source: IANS

Selena Gomez announces new 'Revival' single

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inger Selena Gomez has picked “Kill em with kindness” as the next single for her latest album "Revival".

Gomez announced the new single during a radio interview, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“I've been in the studio at the moment already working on new stuff. I can't wait to celebrate 'Revival' but it's been fun to feel like I'm already moving towards other things, but 'Kill em with Kindness' is lyrically my favourite song I put on the record and I definitely can't wait to be able for that to have a story,” Gomez said.

Produced by Benny Blanco and Rock Mafia, "Kill em..." follows up hits like "Good for you", "Same old love" and "Hands to myself".

Source: dna

Sinducted noop Dogg to be into Wrestling

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apper Snoop Dogg will be inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainments (WWE) Hall of Fame this weekend. The 44-year-old "Gin and Juice" star has appeared on WWE TV several times over the years and this weekend he will join other celebrities, including former boxer Mike Tyson, US presidential hopeful Donald Trump, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mr T as an honouree, reported Rolling Stone.

Wrestlers Sting, The Big Boss Man, The Godfather, Stan Hansen, Jacqueline and the Fabulous Freebirds will also be honoured. "As reported first on Ross Report, @SnoopDogg headed to the @WWE HOF. The celeb wing is smokin! Congrats, Snoop!" announcer Jim Ross writes on Twitter. Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, is yet to comment on the news.

Source: PTI

Source: IANS

Homemaking toughest, most selfless art: ARjun KApooR

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ctor Arjun Kapoor says prepping up for playing a house husband in "Ki & Ka" made him realise that "homemaking is a tough, but a selfless art".

"It is very difficult for both men and women to run a home. We keep saying that, 'How would you know, you are sitting at home'. But the woman is not sitting at home. She is working and running the household. Woman makes a home.

"Homemaking is a selfless art. It is the toughest and the most selfless thing in the world," Arjun told the media here during a promotional

event on Monday.

The 30-year-old actor, who started his acting career with "Ishaqzaade", also said that women are taken for "granted".

"We take them for granted. After doing the film, I realised that you can't do it unless you don't put your 100 percent in homemaking because it's a very tiring job," said the "Aurangzeb" star.

Directed by R. Balki, "Ki & Ka" also features actress Kareena Kapoor Khan and is slated to release on April 1.

Source: IANS

Arbaaz will give 'no more reactions' on split with Malaika

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ctor Arbaaz Khan has refused to react any further on the news of a "break" with his wife of 17 years, Malaika Arora Khan. A day after the couple issued a joint statement, admitting that they are on a break to figure out their lives, Arbaaz tweeted on Tuesday: "Not a day passed after giving a joint statement and saying not to believe sources or supposed friends... No more reaction from me henceforth. If

they are not sensitive and don't respect people's privacy then they are not worth losing sleep over." The "Dabangg" star also slammed speculative news articles, which mentioned that sources close to the couples shared details about them to the media. "You got to be dumb and bankrupt for news to write the same... over and over again.

Get a life guys, show some respect. It's not a joke," he wrote.

Source: IANS

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Anand finishes with draw at Candidates chess tourney MosCow, MarCh 29 (iaNs): Former world champion Viswanathan Anand signed off his campaign at the Candidates chess tournament with a draw against Peter Svidler of Russia here on Tuesday. Playing with black pieces in the final round, Anand did not face too many difficulties from his Russian opponent as he picked up half a point from the comfortable draw to finish third in the event. At the top of the table, Sergey Karjakin of Russia defeated Fabiano Caruana of the United States to win the tournament by a margin of one point and emerge as the new challenger for the next World Championship match. Karjakin notched up a total of 8.5 points out of a possible 14. The Russian will face Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the next World Championship match to be held in the US in November. Playing with black pieces, Caruana took a few calculated risks, but a brilliant rook sacrifice by Karjakin sealed the victory. Anish Giri, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian and Peter Svidler tied for the fourth position with seven points each.

Du Plessis fined 50 per cent of his match fee

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New DeLhi, MarCh 29 (Pti): South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's final league match against Sri Lanka in the ICC World Twenty20 here. Du Plessis was found to have breached Article 2.1.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an international match". This is the second time within a 12-month period that du Plessis has been found guilty of the same Level 1 breach. If du Plessis is found guilty of a further breach of Article 2.1.5 within 12 months from the first offence last October, it will amount to his third offence and, as such, he will be suspended. The incident happened yesterday in South Africa's 13th over when du Plessis, after being given out LBW, showed dissent at the decision by occupying the crease for a period of time before leaving the field while looking at his bat and shaking his head. After the match, du Plessis admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe. As such, there was no need for a formal hearing.

Four clubs fined for breaking third-party rules ZuriCh, MarCh 29 (reuters): Four clubs have been fined for breaching FIFA rules which ban third parties from influencing transfer policy or from owning players, soccer's world governing body said on Tuesday. Dutch club FC Twente were fined 185,000 Swiss francs ($190,000), Brazil's Santos 75,000, Belgium's St Truiden 60,000 and Spain's Sevilla 55,000 by FIFA's disciplinary committee. All four clubs were also issued with warnings while FC Twente, St Truiden and Santos were given reprimands, FIFA said. In all cases, FIFA said the clubs were "found to be liable for entering into contracts that enabled third parties to influence the club’s independence in employment and transfer-related matters."

Simmons replaces Fletcher in WIndies squad New DeLhi, MarCh 29 (iaNs): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed the approval of Lendl Simmons as a replacement for the injured Andre Fletcher in the West Indies squad for the ongoing World T20 tournament. Fletcher pulled a right hamstring during the match against Afghanistan in Nagpur on Sunday and has been ruled out of further participation in the tournament, an ICC statement said. The 31-year-old Simmons has represented the West Indies in eight Tests, 68 One-Days and 34 T20 Internationals. In the shortest version of the game, he has scored 761 runs at a strike-rate of just under 114.

Simmons was a member of the West Indies side which won the World Twenty20 in 2012 and played his last T20I against South Africa in Durban in January 2015. The West Indies will take on host and 2007 champion India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday in a semi-final.

Waqar Younis offers to quit as Pak coach isLaMaBaD, MarCh 29 (reuters): Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis has offered to resign after his team were knocked out of the World Twenty20 at the Super 10 stage, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Pakistan exited the tournament after winning just one of their four games in Group Two. The team, captained by Shahid Afridi, beat Bangladesh, but lost to New Zealand, Australia and arch-rivals India. "I place my hands together and beg forgiveness from the nation. If my leaving makes things better, then I would do it without delay," Younis told a news conference. The 44-year-old former pace bowler is in his second spell as Pakistan coach, having first held the job between March 2010 and August 2011.

NBA: Problems mount for Chicago after Atlanta defeat ChiCago, MarCh 29 (aFP): Jeff Teague scored 26 points as the Atlanta Hawks inflicted a fourth straight defeat on the Chicago Bulls, nudging the iconic franchise closer to a first missed postseason since 2008.

Teague also notched seven assists in a 102-100 victory for the visitors as Chicago's record dipped below .500 for the first time this season, leaving them at 36-37 and further adrift of the Eastern Conference playoff positions.

The Bulls' season has gone into a nosedive in recent weeks, with the team losing 11 of their last 17 matches to plummet down the standings.

The team held a clearthe-air meeting at the weekend after a damaging defeat to the Orlando Magic on Saturday but were always chasing the game against the Hawks, who opened up a 15-point lead in the second half.

A sustained Chicago rally saw them claw back the scoreline to 93-93 with 1:40 remaining. But Atlanta regrouped and regained the lead with free throws from Kent Bazemore, Thabo Sefolosha and Teague.

Jimmy Butler scored a four-point play to take the Bulls back to 98-97 with 19.6 seconds to go, but the Hawks held firm and four more free throws from Kyle Korver and Teague sealed the win.

The win saw Atlanta improve to 45-30, with nine wins in their last 10 games.

Chicago coach Fred Hoiberg drew encouragement from his team's late rally, even though it ended in vain. "I was proud of them for fighting back from

Jeff Teague scored 26 points as the Atlanta Hawks inflicted a fourth straight defeat on the Chicago Bulls. (AFP Photo)

a double-digit deficit," Hoiberg said.

"We were able to recover from our poor second quarter and give ourselves a chance to win. We went down swinging, and that is something that we talked about. Stick together and keep fighting."

Bulls star Derrick Rose, who top-scored with 20 points on 8-for-25 shooting, insisted Chicago were not ready to write off their season. "We are still fighting, still trying to find our rhythm," Rose said. "(We need to) be mentally strong.

Even though we are going through a rough time, (we need to) stay together and

make sure everyone is on the same page."

Under-strength Spurs Elsewhere Monday, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 31 points and 13 rebounds as an under-strength San Antonio Spurs cruised to a 101-87 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in Tennessee.

San Antonio, who have the second best season record in the league at 62-12, could afford to rest Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili.

Kawhi Leonard was also missing with a bruised quadricep. But the Spurs' effective second string was still way too powerful for the Grizzlies, who lost their

third straight game.

In Toronto, Kevin Durant poured in 34 points while Russell Westbrook added an incredible eighth tripledouble in his last 15 games as the Oklahoma City Thunder romped to a 119-100 victory over the Raptors.

Westbrook finished with 26 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds while Durant chipped in with eight rebounds and eight assists.

The win extended the Thunder's winning streak to a season high of eight games, improving their record to 52-22.

In Florida, Dwyane Wade finished with 30 points and nine assists as

India lose to Turkmenistan in WC qualifier

KoChi, MarCh 29 (ageNCies): India tried their best but couldn't get the second win of the 2018 Russia World Cup Qualifiers as they went down 1-2 against Turkmenistan in their final game of the competition Tuesday at the JLN Stadium in Kochi. Defender Sandesh Jhingan remained the only goalscorer for the hosts.

It was a tale of two halves.

While India were the better team by miles in the first half, the second half belonged only to Turkmenistan. Amanow and Atayew remained the goalscorers for the away side in the second half.

The hosts enjoyed the lion's share of ball possession in the first half and the idea of keeping the ball grounded actually paid off for Stephen Constantine's men. Their calm and calculated play, not giving much of an opportunity for Turkmenistan to create a proper attacking opportunities inside the box, remained the keys to success for India in the first half of the game.

Having deployed a 5-4-1 formation, Narayan Das and Sandesh Jhingan remained the two prominent names for the Blue Tigers in the first half. The header from Kerala man Jhingan in the 26th minute of the game for the first goal was just pin-point perfect. However, nothing could be taken away from Narayan's delivery of the ball from the free-kick.

As the match carried on, Narayan kept on using his strong left foot to go for the long shots and attempt some dangerous set pieces. Jhingan, on the other end, remained the no-nonsense defender from the start to the end, going into crunching and perfectly-timed challenges to halt the Turkmenistan attack.

The away side had a great chance to convert from a penalty in the 20th minute of the match after Turkmenistan skipper Amanow was fouled inside the box by Pritam Kotal. The resulting spot kick from the 26-yearold saw his grounded ball go miserably wide of the target.

That was the story of the first half.

The match shifted completely in favour of Turkmenistan in the second half of the game as the away side looked the better team by all means after scoring the equaliser and the winning goal in the half. Amanow put his first half penalty miss at the back seat as he capitalised on some loose Indian defence to dribble past them and slot home a cross from Geworkyan in the 48th minute of the match.

The Indian defence again paid the penalty as Atayew scored the winning goal in the 70th minute, taking all the morale out of the home side. Seityasen Singh, who came on for Udanta Singh late in the match, tried his best to go for the equaliser from a long-ranger but the Turkmenistan goalkeeper was up for the challenge as he tipped the ball away. India pushed for the equaliser with few minutes to go, but this time a resolute Turkmenistan defence didn't let the home side get the glory.

the Miami Heat outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 110-99 at the AmericanAirlines Arena. Seventeen of Wade's points came in a first half scoring spree, while Hassan Whiteside added 27 points. "He made a lot of tough baskets," Nets center Brook Lopez said of Wade.

"He controlled the game, controlled the tempo. It was vintage D-Wade stuff." Wade meanwhile revealed he had narrowly avoided a serious right thumb injury after falling awkwardly in the first half.

"I was diving for a loose ball," Wade said. "I almost got caught the wrong way, but I'm good."

3RD 10-NORTHERN ANGAMI T20 BASH Our Correspondent Kohima | March 29

Upper L. Khel Riders, P. Khel Eagles and High School Daredevils today added three points each defeating respective opponents in the ongoing 3rd 10-Northern Angami T20 Bash being held at Kohima Village Ground, Ziekezou.

The results of the day are as follows: 1st match: Upper L. Khel Riders beat Kenuozou Wolves by 8 wickets. Keneilhouzo declared man of the match for his 16 runs and claiming 3 rival wickets.

2nd match: P. Khel Eagles defeat D. Khel United by 11 runs. Man of match went to Khrietuo for 44 runs.

3rd match: High School Daredevils beat Peraciezie Royals by 4 runs. Aduo declared man of the match for his 51 runs.

MATCHES FOR MATCHES FOR MAR 30 1. Tsütuo Knights vs D. Khel United @ 7am 2. Mission Dukes vs Lower Bayavü Giants @ 10:30 am 3. Zienuobadze High Flyers vs Upper Bayavü Sixers @ 2pm

Philippine poll body says it will not stop Pacquiao-Bradley fight MaNiLa, MarCh 29 (reuters): The Philippine elections commission ruled on Tuesday it would not stop a WBO welterweight fight between Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and U.S. champion Timothy Bradley next month because there was no formal complaint to block it.

Pacquiao, the former eight-division world champion, is a two-term congressman and a candidate for the Senate in elections on May 9.

A former congressman has asked the Commission on Elections to look into his April 9 bout, which has been billed as his last fight, because it would give him undue advantage in the polls. "We are not in a position right now to stop it,"

the head of the commission, Andres Bautista, told a news conference.

"That is not really within our control. There has been no formal complaint that was filed in accordance with our rules." The bout will be Pacquiao's first since he lost a unanimous decision to unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the so-called "Fight of the Century" in Las Vegas last May. In February, Pacquiao, 37, lost a sponsorship deal with Nike Inc, as the world's largest sportswear-maker cancelled its contract with him after he described gays as "worse than animals".

More than 54 million people in the Philippines Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, Jr. pose for a photo dur- will vote for a president, ing press conference at Madison Square Garden to announce vice-president, 300 lawthe upcoming boxing fight on April 9, 2016 in Las Vegas in this makers and thousands of local government posts. file photo. Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports Published, Printed and Edited by Dr. Aküm Longchari from House No. 4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur at Themba Printers and Morung Publications , Padum Pukhuri Village, Dimapur, Nagaland.

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