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Fire at puffed rice unit Morung Express news Dimapur | March 3
A fire razed a puffed rice making unit at Kuki Basti near the Signal Basti Evening market on March 3. The cause of the fire was reported to be an electrical short circuit. A bamboo structure, the house was completely burned before the flames were doused by Fire personnel. It took four Fire trucks around an hour to control the flames. There was no report of any casualty.
Strong winds snap power lines in Kohima our Correspondent Kohima | March 3
Strong winds lash the state capital Kohima and its adjoining areas today, snapping several power lines; and damaging billboards and banners. The winds lashed as fire service personnel managed to control two wild fires; one at Kisama, which was caused due to the burning of a transformer; and another at Forest Colony. The weather also forced the venue for the final volleyball matches of the ongoing ASA golden jubilee tournament to shift to the Indira Gandhi Stadium from Kohima Local Ground.
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Prez backs reservation NagalaNd VisioN 2030 for women in Parliament Key areas for industrialization our Correspondent Kohima | March 3
The Nagaland State Government, in its Vision 2030 document, has highlighted several key areas on which the state can focus to develop industry, with agriculture and exploitation of mineral recourses as key focus areas. The document pointed out that the largest potential for industrialization is the rich mineral resources comprising of oil, coal, limestone, magnetite bearing nickel, cobalt and chromium, copper, zinc and recent reports of deposits of platinum. “These resources offer very high scope for development of mineral based industries,” it stated adding that the reported reserves of around 600 million metric tonnes of crude oil, 20 million metric tonnes of hydrocarbon, 315 million metric tonnes of coal reserves and 1, 038 metric tonnes of limestone mixed with decorative and dimensional stones have to be viewed seriously for exploitation. “Such exploitation will also lead to a number of ancillary mineral based industries that can be promoted in the state such as cement, hydrated lime, calcium carbide, bleaching powder, decorative dimensional stones, ceramic crockery. With regard to coal, the best approach would be to privatize the thermal power sector and open it up for private investment for generation of the much needed power in the state,” the vision document pointed out. However, the document said that the first possible area of industrialization in Nagaland is the initiation of specialization in agriculture and commercial scale production which will lead to processing that will eventually scale up agro based industries. “Farming in the state is organic
Coal deposit extracted from Mangkolemba subdivision area under Mokokchung district kept at a coal depot to be transported outside the state. According to Vision 2030 document, with at least 315 million metric tonnes of coal reserves, there is very high scope for development of this mineral industry in nagaland. (Morung Photo)
by default. This provides for a niche market for organic processed food products,” it pointed out. The document said that some potential food processing industries that can be promoted are: packaged cereal food items, canned fruits and vegetables, processed spices, with floriculture also being considered as a viable industry. It also observed that agro industry could include processing of the envisaged plantation crops such as rubber, tea and coffee. The state has 650 indigenous species of medicinal and aromatic plants identified so far. There are possibilities of existence of more high value bio-diverse flora in the state, it stated, while stressing on high value and low volume products that are defined as the basic ingredients for development of industries in the mountains. Promotion of medicinal and aromatic plants at commercial scale will eventually lead to pharmaceutical industry coming in the state as is happening in Sikkim,
the document observed. Honey production in the state is reported at 400 MT during 201415 and there is a production potential of 5000 MT that can be achieved by 2030. This, the document said, will be a substantial base for a honey based industry to flourish. With particular reference to bamboo, the revival of the Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company Limited (NPPC) needs urgent attention as there is a lot at stake, it observed. Apart from the direct income to bamboo farmers through the supply of 3 lakh MT of bamboo annually to the Paper Mill, the document also pointed to benefits accrued by the people involved in the ancillary activities such as its transportation and so on. The meat production industry was another focused on by the document, stating that one of the advantages that the state enjoys is that there is no sensitivity to various meats like in the other parts of the country. There is, therefore
large potential for the development of meat based industries as one of the Unique Selling Proposition (USP) of the state, it observed. Further, it stated that Nagaland has enormous potential in raw silk production. The aim therefore is to increase silk production to 1, 700 MT by the end of the 12th Five Year Plan period. The handloom and the handicraft sector with special focus on basketry and loin loom; and the tourism industry were other sectors included in the document. The Apparel and Garment Making Centre at Dimapur has three production units with requisite machineries. With available modern technology and provision of adequate inputs customized with local traditional designs/materials, these units have the potential to cater to the niche market, it added. The document also pointed to the potential for the music and entertainment sectors to develop as an industry.
CHENNAI, MARCH 3 (PTI): No society can call itself civilised if it does not honour women, President Pranab Mukherjee said today as he emphasised on providing reservation for women in Parliament. Addressing a function here, Mukherjee said the recognition of women in the country’s growth has not been taken into account while calculating the GDP, which reflects the attitude of discrimination of the society. “It’s really a dichotomy in our society where we call women as a source of power, embodiment of motherhood. We worship women as deities. Our core civilisational values tell us to respect a woman. “But unfortunately, we are really disturbed when day-in and day-out we are confronted by news of brutalising of women. Sometimes we wonder. Today we are called as civilised society. Can any society be described as civilised if it doesn’t honour its women?” Mukherjee asked. “The primary objective of civilisational values is to respect the women but we still have to walk many miles to achieve it,” he said. The contribution which the women make is unique but it is not recognised, the President noted. “When we calculate our GDP (Gross Domestic Product), we take into account various factors. But we do not take into account the contributions made by our womenfolk in whatever capacity they may work.
“It is truly reflective of the attitude of discrimination and non-performance on behalf of the society,” the President said while inaugurating the centenary celebrations of Women’s Indian Association. He said despite equal rights, the representation of women in Lok Sabha is just 11.3 per cent against the global average of 22.8 per cent. Mukherjee said without appropriate reservations, representation of women will be difficult to achieve on basis of voluntary actions by political parties and institutions, as reservations provide Constitutional guarantees and earmarking of constituencies to be represented by women. He said in order to have true representation of women in all decision-making bodies, and not making one or two exceptions by making isolating cases of brilliance, opportunities need to be given to them. “It is good that scope of education has expanded. The scope of opportunities for employment has expanded. But it will have to be expanded in many other areas,” the President said. He said there is aspiration of women that opportunities are to be created for them in society. The Women’s Indian Association is working towards empowerment of women. The President also paid floral tributes to Annie Besant and Muthulakshmi Reddy, founders of the association.
Manipur goes to polls today Demand grows for release of teacher’s salaries
IMPHAl, MARCH 3 (IANS): Imphal, March 3 (IANS) Manipur goes to the polls on Saturday in the first of its two-phased elections across 38 Assembly constituencies. The remaining 22 constituencies go to the polls on March 8. Chief Election Officer V.K. Dewangan said all preparations have been made to conduct incident-free polling in the 1,643 polling stations in these constituencies. There are 5,44,050 male and 5,75,220 female voters for the first phase polling. Besides 5,169 male and 1,915 female service voters are expected to cast votes. Out of the polling stations, 839 have been identified as critical and 527 as vulnerable stations. Dewangan said that 280 companies of central paramilitary forces will be used on elec-
tion security duty. No state force personnel will be deployed in polling stations. CCTV cameras will be installed at 71 check posts. He said 47 EVMs and personnel will be airlifted to five polling stations in Tamenglong district where road connectivity is very poor. Security and polling personnel in some hill areas have to use canoes or trudge in the mountain bridle paths along with poll materials. Postal ballot papers will be provided to 2,228 inmates of 14 designated camps who had come overground after signing MoU and suspension of operations. Official sources said they shall not be allowed to venture out of the designated camps till the end of the polling in the second phase. Meanwhile, district admin-
istration announced on Friday that the international border between Chandel district and Myanmar has been sealed and shall remain so till March 11. A district officer told IANS that it has been done to check inflow of foreigners who may cast votes in some tribal areas through impersonation. As a result, the legalised border trade at Moreh in Manipur and Namphalong in Myanmar is paralysed. For the first time, women security personnel and polling officials shall be deployed at 10 polling stations in Imphal east district and six polling stations in Bishnupur district. There are 168 candidates in the fray for the Saturday polls. Seven of them are women. The campaign for the 38 constituencies ended at 3 p.m. on Thursday.
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one person was injured in a road mishap in Dimapur on March 3. The accident occurred near the old sM College building at around 8:30 pm. As per an eyewitness account, a speeding Mahindra scorpio (nl 07H 3978) hit an autorickshaw before ramming onto a shop on the side of the road. The autorickshaw without passenger was reportedly ahead proceeding towards the West Police station area when the scorpio rammed it from behind hurtling it towards a side alley on the left. The scorpio then veered towards the right smashing onto a closed shop on the edge of the right lane. The autorickshaw driver was injured while the occupants of the scorpio reportedly escaped unhurt. The condition of the injured could not be ascertained till the time of filing the report.
• SSA teachers without pay for 4 months • 1379 CSS Hindi teachers without pay for 9 months
DIMAPUR, MARCH 3 (MExN): The Wokha and Peren units of the All Nagaland Hindi Teachers Union (ANHTU) today extended support to the demand for release of 9 months pending salaries for 1379 CSS Hindi teachers at the earliest. A press note from the Wokha unit of the ANHTU urged the Department of School Education to act on this matter and informed that “school children’s admission
were still pending due to delay of salaries.” The Peren Unit, in a separate press note, demanded that all pending salaries with arrears be released at the earliest. “Having concern for student’s future, we have performed our duty for nine months without pay,” it stated. Meanwhile, the Nagaland SSA Teacher’s Association (NSSATA) Wokha unit today informed that it would boycott classes if the concerned authority fails to release the four month salary (November, 2016 to February, 2017) for SSA teachers along with pending arrears by March 10. It appealed to the Nagaland Minister for School Education;
Kohima DC cautions against selling of and encroachment on govt land KOHIMA, MARCH 3 (DIPR): The Deputy Commissioner of Kohima, Rajesh Soudararajan, IAS has informed all concerned in Kohima town that a number of complaints and reports are being received relating to rampant selling and encroachment of Government land—public land having projects installations for public service delivery. This, he stated, is being viewed seriously by the government. In a notification, the DC stated that the government’s endeavour is to provide all requisite support to safeguard the rights of the genuine landowners. At the same time, it cautioned that illegal activities of encroachment on government land or government quarters will be dealt with sternly as per the provisions contained in section 5 (1) and Section 6 (1) of the Nagaland Eviction of persons in authorized occupation of Public Land Act 1971 which entails issuing notice, eviction etc and in case of illegal occupation may invite imprisonment and fine. Further in the matters of sale and purchase of land within the government acquired land, both the buyer and the seller will be liable for action as this is tantamount to illegal transaction and will attract penalty under appropriate section of law, it warned. In this connection, the DC has directed any private person or group approach for purchase of land in Kohima town to take necessary clearance and to first obtain from the Deputy Commissioner’s office, “without which the seller as well as the buyer would be doing so at their own risk and necessary penal action will be initiated as per the relevant provisions of law.”
Commissioner and Secretary for School Education and the Additional Director (HOD) for School Education to uphold the written assurance given by the concerned authority on November 2, 2016. A press note from the unit stated that SSA teachers were made to suffer “untold hardship since the time of issuing appointment order where teachers had to face court case to get appointment order even after duly recruited through open state competitive exam. Teachers have been experiencing unpleasant and embarrassing dry Christmas and New Year for four consecutive years now due to irregular payment of salary.” It reminded that the SSA
is a centrally sponsored flagship programme in a mission mode to achieve the goal of education for all children from 6 Years to 14 Years of age throughout the country and is being funded by the union Ministry of Human Resource Development. Reiterating that state government only needs to contribute 10% share in order to carry out the SSA mission, it felt that the SSA teachers should get regular salary. “However, the concerned state government fails to smoothly deliver even the salary component meant for teacher’s monthly hard earned wages there by threatening the livelihood of SSA teachers,” it lamented.
Another tribal body in the making Morung Express news Dimapur | March 3
Another Nagaland state based tribes body is in the offing. The formation of a tribal body comprising the tribes of Nagaland state was mooted at a consultative meeting of Nagaland tribe hohos in Dimapur on March 3. At the meeting today convened by the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) and the Nagaland Tribes Action Committee (NTAC), the “apex hohos unanimously resolved in principle for forming a Nagas of Nagaland platform,” stated JCC convenor Supu Jamir. It was not clear whether the proposed body would exist in tandem with the Nagaland Tribes Council or replace it. Jamir stated that the “apex” hohos of the respective tribes have been entrusted the responsibility to work out modalities for forming the body. The meeting also resolved to reaffirm the demands of the JCC/ NTAC, Jamir said. An ultimatum demanding the suspension of
the former Commissioner of Police, Dimapur and police officials at Longleng and other “erring personnel involved in the indiscriminate firing incident of 31st January 2017” will be submitted to the Nagaland state government. As per Jamir, the ultimatum with a 7-day deadline will be submitted by next week. The state government was warned of the JCC/NTAC resorting to “stern action” if the former fails to meet the deadline. “The government immediately suspended the DC and SP Dimapur following the March 5, 2015 incident. Why not in this case,” Jamir questioned. Demand for revoking the Nagaland Legislative Assembly resolution of November 22, 2016 and amending the Nagaland Municipal Act, 2001 by safeguarding the powers conferred under Article 371(A) was re-endorsed at the meeting, Jamir said. He further said that the NMA will be approached to withdraw the Special Leave Petition pending at the Supreme Court.
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Course on ‘Landslide and debris flow systems’
First GIAN Course of Nagaland University to be held from March 7-11 Morung Express News Dimapur | March 3
Interested people are invited to participate in the first GIAN Course of Nagaland University approved by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India to be held during March 7-11, 2017 in the Department of Geography, Nagaland University at Lumami. This Course contains lectures, field studies, workshops, group discussions etc. The foreign faculty will also interact with students, research scholars and faculty of Nagaland University and visit various sites in Kohima and Mokokchung districts in view of future collaborative research between Nagaland University, India and Oxford Brookes University, UK. The interested participants are requested to contact Department of Ge-
ography for registration in advance. The final registration will be from March 6 from 11:00 am to March 7 at 11:00 am in the geography department.
Course Overview This course is a modest attempt at addressing environmental problems that are intimately related to the framework of geography, geomorphology, geology and others. Landslides and their attendant debris flows are the second biggest killers in mountainous domains (after earthquakes) and occur routinely, year after year, to cause severe damage to life and property. Landslides and debris flows are widespread all over Nagaland, particularly along the highways. Landslide prediction and management is tackled by many branches of the Earth Sciences as well as by the insurance companies and construction industries and those concerned with development and planning at every level of state and local government. Exploring the less predictable ‘crowd behaviour' of landslides requires new approaches that share much with the prediction of earth-
slides and debris flows. The course will offer ‘Participation Certificate’ along with ‘Statement of Grade’ to those participants who will successfully complete the course.
View of landslide area in Naga Bazaar at Kohima. (File Photo)
quakes and volcanic eruptions and that involves geostatistics, geoinformatics and geosystems thinking. This course explores the different characteristics of the trigger events that initiate landslide and debris flow activity and the systems processes that de-
termine their size and longevity. It considers the means for the prediction and control of landslide-prone zones, such as new mountain highways. It also considers methods of hazards mitigation and avoidance, including the management of recurrent long-run out land-
GIAN Programme The GIAN programme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development aims at tapping talent pool of scientists and entrepreneurs internationally, to encourage their engagement with institutes of higher education in India so as to augment the country's existing academic resources, accelerate the pace of quality reforms and elevate India's scientific and technological capacity to global excellence through gathering the best international experience into our systems of higher education, enabling interaction of students and faculty with best academic and industry experts from all over the world and sharing of their experiences and expertise to motivate people to work on India's problems. The objectives of the GIAN, Nagaland University are to increase the footfalls of reputed international faculty in the Nagaland University,
provide opportunity to our faculty to learn and share knowledge and teaching skills in cutting edge areas, provide opportunity to our students to seek knowledge and experience from reputed foreign faculty, create avenues for possible collaborative research with foreign faculty, increase participation and presence of international students in the University and develop new pedagogic methods in emerging topics of national and international interest. Organising Committee The organising committee is headed by Patron- Prof. NS Jamir, vice chancellor incharge, NU; chairperson- Prof. S. K. Chaturvedi, Dean, RDC, NU; foreign faculty- Prof. Martin Haigh, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom Prof. M. S. Rawat, Department of Geography, NU, Lumami Prof. G. T. Thong, Department of Geology, NU, Kohima Campus, Meriema Dr. Sarat Chandra Yenisetti, Director, IQAC, Nagaland University, Lumami. Prof. M. S. Rawat, Department of Geography, NU, Lumami is the chairperson of the local orgaisning committee.
Leprosy prevalence and detection highest in Dimapur Jain community to construct road in Dimapur
Jain Samaj, Dimapur, President, OM Prakash Jain and DMC Administrator, H. Atokhe Aye seen with others during the ceremonial kick-off programme for road construction in Dimapur on Friday. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News likeminded persons within it and inculcate a sense of Dimapur | March 3
In another example of community involvement towards development, the Jain community of Dimapur has decided to construct cemented roads in and around SD Jain College, Dimapur and various intersection roads leading to Jain Temple. Speaking at the road construction kick-off programme at Jain Temple premises on Friday, President of Jain Samaj, Dimapur, OM Prakash Jain said that the community had decided to build the road with contributions from
the community. “We are not going to seek any financial assistance from the department except their blessings,” he said. Stating that the construction would be completed in three months, Prakash requested the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) to provide labour and machineries to clear the drains adding, “We will bear cost of the labour.” Also speaking at the programme, DMC Administrator, H. Atokhe Aye lauded the initiative of the Jain community and urged upon other communities/ organizations to emulate
community involvement towards progress and development of the town. He assured the Jain community of providing machineries and engage labours to assist the construction. Atokhe suggested that the Jain community also adopt the road and look into the welfare of its maintenance. Responding to this suggestion, Prakash said, “We will adopt the road and maintain in the future.” EE DMC, Er. Badal Badra and prominent leaders of Jain community attended the kick-off programme.
Dimapur, march 3 (mExN): A brief programme on Anti-Leprosy Day was observed on March 2 at DC Conference Hall, Dimapur and for conducting ‘Sparsh Leprosy awareness campaign’ in Dimapur. As per the press note received here, Dr. Yanbo Kithan, ZLO Dimapur informed that Dimapur District being a commercial hub and the gate-way of the State has the highest Leprosy patients and new Leprosy case detection in the State. Although Nagaland State happened to be the first State in the country to have achieved Leprosy
DC Dimapur Kesonyu Yhome, IAS with others during the ‘Sparsh Leprosy awareness campaign’ in Dimapur held on March 2.
Eliminated State in the year 1998, he cited, however, “due to the fact that there were numbers of migrant population, the prevalence rate of Leprosy in Dimapur District has now increased well above
the eliminated rate i.e. 1/10,000 population.” He therefore stated that for this reason, among 163 Districts covering 20 States in the country, Dimapur District has been short-listed for conduct-
ing Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) with Control Room at Urban Leprosy Clinic Dimapur under NLEP. Dr. Kithan further informed the general public that any skin patches with
sensory loss may contact Urban Leprosy Clinic under Chief Medical Officer Dimapur for free check-up and treatment. During the programme, Kesonyu Yhome, IAS, Deputy Commissioner Dimapur along with participants took the Anti-Leprosy PLDGE and to work together and fulfil the dream of Mahatma Gandhi to create Leprosy free India in the near future. Yhome also urged upon all to give their best effort to conduct mass awareness on anti-leprosy campaign and identify suspected cases at warfooting step in order to eradicate Leprosy.
Enabling Digital Payment in Rural Nagaland
Kohima, march 3 (mExN): State Institute of Rural Development organised two-days ‘State ToT on Enabling Digital Payment in Rural Nagaland under Cash-less Transaction Program’ at SIRD Conference Hall, Kohima on March 2 and 3. Kelei Zeliang, IAS Secretary, Rural Development in his inaugural address highlighted the thrust of the Government of India on enabling payments in order to create a less cash/ cashless society. It is mandatory for all states in India to conduct training on En-
abling Digital Payments in India under cashless transaction programme. In this connection, the state of Nagaland is also joining the rest of the states of India to promote and educate rural Nagaland about enabling digital payments to familiarize the system, Zeliang informed. Under Cashless Transaction Program, the Department of Rural Development is using the IT/ DBT Platform to reach wages of MGNREGS worker to their accounts. It is also using the platform to ensure transfer of funds
to beneficiaries of rural housing scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) (PMAY-G). He also informed that the State resource persons, who had been trained by the NIRD & PR-NERC is giving State ToT, the State ToT will be training Block Level and the Block Resource Persons will be training 2414 participants in Village Levels. Inaugural function was held at SIRD Conference hall, Kohima. Limsenla Jamir, Director, SIRD chaired the function, Imsongmeren, Dy Secretary,
Rural Development, gave Course briefing and Dr. Adino Vitso, Senior Lecturer, SIRD pronounced the vote of thanks. The State ToT are from PDs/ DPCs, DRDA, POs DRDA, Er/Je DRDA, RD officers, SIRD faculties, NSRLM officers and 52 participant attended. Dr. Kedise Pucho, Principal ETC, Phek, SIRD also Course Director in a press release said that the first day session was based on theoretical –Strategy for building Capacity on Digital payment by Dr. Kedise Pucho. Rural economic
activities and promoting cashless transaction: challenges by Imsongmeren and digital Payment Method by Vekhrolo Koza, Enabled Payment System: Demonetization by SBI Kohima. The second day session was based on demonstration and practical-Mobile wallet or Code and Axis mobile apps by Axis Bank, Kohima. IMOBILE, UPI, Easzypay by ICICI Bank, Kohima. PoS and Mobile based PoS, Digital Payment facilities & USSD Demonetization by SBI, Kohima.
World Hearing Day: Students with ear problems avail check-up NCSU attends
Dimapur, march 3 (mExN): Dimapur district observed World Hearing Day under the theme ‘Action for hearing loss- Make a sound investment’ at Government Middle School, Kuda Village ‘B’ Khel on March 3. To commemorate the day, screening and check-up of school children of GMS, Kuda ‘B’ Khel was conducted. The medical team led by Dr. Krunichuno Rino, ENT Specialist, Lutoho Kiba, Audiometrist, DHD and IEC personnel screened and conducted check-up of 75 students with different ear problems. Total of eleven students underwent Pure Tone Audiometry procedure, nine students underwent Ear syringing procedure and one student had Ear FB removal procedure and one student had been identified for Hearing Aid Trial. During the check-up, 14 students have been diagnosed and treated with Eustachian Tube Dysfunction and eight
Wokha observes Hearing Day
Students undergo undergoes ear syringing procedure (left) Pure Tone audiometry procedure (right) during the screening and check-up held at GMS, Kuda Village ‘B’ Khel on March 3.
students with Conductive Hearing Loss and 9 students were treated with Chronic Otitis Media. The students were given free medicines as well. Other ear problems such as Otomycosis, ear wax, Ear foreign body, AOE, ASOM, Referred Otalgia, Sensorineural hearing loss etc were also diagnosed and treated.
Dr. K. Vikato Kinimi, Chief Medical Officer and Dr. Antoly, Dy. Chief Medical Officer also visited for monitoring and supervision of the programme. A press note on the event also stated that a short awareness talk on the causes and preventive measures of hearing loss was also held during the school assembly.
WoKha, march 3 (mExN): The National Programme for Prevention & Control of Deafness (NPPCD) Department of Health & Family Welfare, Wokha observed the World Hearing Day on March 3 at Government Middle School Sector “A” under the theme “Action for hearing loss make a sound investment”. A short speech on the theme and awareness of hearing loss was presented by Dr. Renbonthung Sr. ENT specialist, DMMDH along with Dr. Chiben Medical Officer, Michael Audiometrist with other office assistants. A total of 200 students, 14 teachers along with Head incharge attended the programme. About 15 students were screened and were given free medicines. This was stated in a press release issued by Mhonbeni Ezung, Media Officer, NHM Wokha.
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‘Catholic Church committed to bring the best education’
TuENsaNg, march 3 (mExN): The newly constructed school building for St. Paul School was inaugurated by C. Phoniang, EAC, Noklak and was blessed by Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil Bishop of Kohima on Friday March 3. Rev. Fr. Joseph Lukka, Principal and In-charge of the Centre accorded the warm welcome to Phoniang, EAC, Noklak, Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil Bishop of Kohima, Fathers from Kohima, Tuensang, Kiphire, Angangba, Shamator, President Thang Range Public organization, office bearers of Khiamniungan Tribal Council, office bearers of Khiamniungan Students Union, Heads of Schools, members of the school managing board, P. Beshim, Advisor KTC, Coun-
Students of St. Paul School, Noklak presents a song during the inauguration of the new school building on March 3.
cil members of Kusong, Noklak, Nokyan A & B Villages, Head DB, DBs and Gaon Burahs from Noklak, Sector Chairmen from High School A & B Sector, public leaders, teachers, parents of the students and invited guests. ADC in his address thanked the Catholic Church for coming to the remotest places and putting its resources for the bet-
terment of the people. He urged the public leaders and people of Noklak area to give full support to the fathers, teaching staff of St. Paul School, Noklak in their work. Bishop James Thoppil, in his address said that while the Catholic Church is committed to bring the best education and at the lowest level to the people at their door steps, including places as far
as Noklak because of its commitment to God and His people. He exhorted the people to remove the tag of backward tribe because they are forward in many ways particularly in their intelligence and IQ and said, “Education makes them to bring out the best in them and made difference in the life, society, economic life.” Bishop requested all to give full
support and co-operation to Fr. Lukka and to the institution. Teachers are here because of their commitment and teaching is not a profession but a vocation. He urged all the students to take advantage of the facilities provided and be a catalyst of change and progress in the society. Others who spoke on the occasion are Ngon, the president TRPO, P. Beshim, advisor to KTC, Menya, member of the school managing board. The school children presented a variety show with songs, dance, choreography, and skit and action song. Mathew, headmaster proposed the vote of thanks and the whole gathering ended with a community meal. This was stated in a press release issued by Fr. Thomas Toretkiu, Bishop’s Secretary, Kohima.
NCSU team at ConMac 2017, Guwahati.
Kohima, march 3 (mExN): A team from Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers Union (NCSU) attended a three day long 2nd edition of ConMac 2017, (An Excon Show - Focus North East) at Guwahati from March 2 to 4 last. The NCSU team was led by its secretary Hoshito Assumi. The 2nd edition of ConMac 2017 featured exhibition on construction equipment and construction technology for the North East region, which
took place at Maniram Dewan Center, Guwahati. It was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India's apex industry association. ConMac 2017 is a CII’s focused platform for the construction equipment industry to showcase their technology and equipments for the North East region. The Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (ICEMA) is the Sector Partner for the event.
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Ethnic conflict overshadows low infant mortality rate in election-bound Manipur IMPHAL, MARCH 3 (IANS): The economic blockade of the ImphalDimapur and Imphal-Silchar roads, through which most goods enter the state, has overshadowed all other issues this election year in Manipur, the north-eastern state with one of India's highest poverty rates, high youth unemployment, and low growth. Elections in Manipur, a state half the size of Haryana, with one-third the population of Mumbai, over 30 tribal groups, and six active terrorist groups, will take place in two phases, on March 4 and March 8. The economic blockade -- a manifestation of the state's ethnic conflict -- is the "burning problem" right now, said Binod Kumai, a research associate with the Institute for Conflict Management, a New Delhi-based nonprofit. Prices of necessary commodities have skyrocketed, with cooking gas cylinders being sold for Rs 1,000 (Rs 651.50 in Delhi) and a li-
tre of petrol for Rs 200 (Rs 71.33), he explained. "People are not able to see beyond the hope of peace," said Pradip Phanjoubam, Editor of the Imphal Free Press, on the blockade ongoing since November 1 last year. On December 8, 2016, the Manipur government issued a gazette notification dividing seven districts into 14 districts. The blockade has been imposed by the United Naga Council, which demands the government go back on its decision to create new districts in the hill areas of Manipur. The group contends that Naga groups were not consulted before the decision, and some new districts divide what Nagas consider their ancestral land. The government, led by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, said that new districts will help administer the region better. The new districts do not change assembly constituencies. But the focus on the blockade has pushed other
important issues in Manipur to the background. The per capita income of Manipur, at Rs 24,042, is one of the lowest in the country, and trends over the last 10 years show a slow increase and, sometimes, even contraction in both the net domestic product and the per capita income of the state, according to information compiled by the NITI Aayog. Tepid growth is also one of the causes of high urban unemployment. As many as 188 out of 1,000 people between the ages of 18 and 29 years in urban areas of Manipur are unemployed, compared to the Indian average of 139 people per 1,000 -- a challenge in a state with 23.3 per cent of its population between the age of 18 and 29 years. "Unemployment should have been a big issue, but isn't because of the blockade," said Phanjoubam. "This election is removed from everyday realities." Two of those realities appear to be in conflict:
India's third-poorest state also has among the country's lowest infant mortality rate (IMR), which, at nine deaths per 1,000 live births, is better than Brazil, Argentina and Saudi Arabia, according to World Bank data. Some reasons for low infant deaths include better medical facilities, more doctors and nurses and women empowerment. Manipur has one doctor for every 1,000 people, as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and better than the all-India average of one doctor for 1,700 people. The trained nurse to population ratio is 1:600 compared to the India average of 1:638. The number and proportion of people below the poverty line in Manipur has fallen since 2009, but, in 2011-12, over a third of Manipur's population still lived below the poverty line of Rs 1,118 per capita per month in rural areas and Rs 1,170 in urban areas. Only two states -- Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand -have a higher proportion of
people below the poverty line than Manipur. Women in the state are also better off than most in India. A girl born is more likely to be educated; more likely to be working as an adult; more likely to survive childbirth and more likely to not be the victim of crime, than in most Indian states. These health and gender indicators are high in spite of the insurgency, which began in the 1960s, after Manipur, home to over 30 tribes, became a part of the Indian union. There are broadly two insurgent demands -one from the Nagas who want Greater Nagaland, a state which would contain parts of Manipur. The Nagas are one of three major ethnic groups in Manipur, along with the valley-based Meiteis and the hill-based Kukis. The other insurgent group, comprised of the majority Meiteis, wants to secede from India, and form a separate sovereign state. Despite the turmoil,
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One Mahindra Bolero and one Tata Sumo used by supporters of BJP party candidate Jonathan Tao of Karong assembly constituency (Senapati district) and Alto car and Tata Sumo used by supporters of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) candidate Savanai Veronica (also from Karong assembly constituency of Senapati district) were burnt down this afternoon, March 3, in Senapati district. Reports said the four vehicles were snatched away by unidentified persons on March 1 from Vaki area, the junction of Purul, Phuba and Chilivai villages located on top of Purul village in Senapati district. No party or group has claimed responsibility for the act so far.
KOHIMA, MARCH 3 (MExN): The Naga People’s Front (NPF) has vehemently condemned the “dastardly act” of some unidentified persons lobbing and exploding a powerful bomb at the residence of NPF candidate for Phungyar Assembly Constituency K Leishiyo last evening at Imphal injuring 8 persons including the father of the candidate and causing heavy damage to properties. “Such mindless act of terror is most detestable and should be condemned by one and all,” the NPF stated in a press statement. The NPF appealed to all sections of the society to ensure free and peaceful polling and campaigning “in the true spirit of matured democracy”. It further appealed against indulging in “any act of violence” arguing that it would only alienate the people further from each other. “While expressions of differences of opinions and views on public platforms are accepted norms of democracy, resorting to violent activities to convey one’s point of view is most unbecoming in a progressive society,” NPF maintained. The NPF rank and file prayed for the speedy recovery of all those injured and also urged the authorities concerned to “get to the bottom” of the whole episode so as to bring the perpetrators to book without delay.
Manipur Court summons UNC functionaries Newmai News Network Imphal | March 3
The Manipur High Court has summoned all functionaries/office bearers of the United Naga Council (UNC) including its President Gaidon Kamei and Information Secretary SK Stephen to appear before it on March 23. Further, the full bench of the court asked the IOC, Imphal to submit before it a full report on the transportation of petroleum products into the state from other states along with the current fuel stock position. It also directed the IOC to submit report on the situation that causes problems while ferrying fuel on NH-37. The court also directed all concerned government departments including the
Consumer Affairs, Food and Distribution officials to update on the current stock position of life-saving drugs and food items in the state. The Centre has been trying to broker a peace deal between UNC and Manipur government to end the protracted blockade, but there are no signs of an end to the stalemate with the Naga body refusing to lift the blockade until their demands are met. Meanwhile, the two jailed leaders of the agitating United Naga Council (UNC) were produced today before a full bench of High Court of Manipur which remanded them to judicial custody till March 23. UNC president Kamei and its Information and Publicity Secretary Stephen are facing different
Tripura restricts Bangladesh fish import after formalin scare AGARTALA, MARCH 3 (IANS): After traces of formalin were found in fish brought from Bangladesh, the Tripura government has stopped fish import from the neighbouring country through its seven Land Customs Stations (LCSs), except for the Agartala-Akhaura ICP, a minister said here on Friday. Health Minister Badal Choudhury said the preservative -- formalin or formaldihyde, mixed with water and used for preservation of biological specimens -- was found in six samples drawn from fish imported from Bangladesh. The chemical is dangerous for human consumption.
"Health officials have been asked to take stringent legal action against those using formalin and other illegal preservatives," Choudhury told IANS. Choudhary said that following media reports, Health Department officials collected 40 fish samples from Agartala, and formalin was found in 11. "Of these 11 samples, five were collected from two main fish markets of Agartala and six from fish imported from Bangladesh," Choudhury said. The minister said food safety officers are collecting samples randomly from markets and getting them tested at laboratories.
charges including damage of properties, arson incidents and 'mischief' during the ongoing economic blockade imposed on National Highways. The apex Naga organ-
isation in Manipur has demanded a rollback of the creation of seven new districts, which it said was done by the Manipur government without consulting stakeholders.
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deaths related to the insurgency have fallen. Overall, since 2009, fatalities because of insurgent activity in Manipur have reduced, with a greater reduction since 2012. In 2016, 14 civilians and 11 security officers died, down from 107 civilians and 37 security officers in 2006, according to data from the South Asia Terrorism Portal. Another issue of contention is the 59-year-old Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA),
which provides special powers to Indian armed forces in disturbed areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. These include the power to fire, even if it causes death, at any person who breaks a law, including assemblies with more than five people. Detractors say it gives armed forces too much power and allows them to act with impunity. Residents have demanded the act be
rescinded from Manipur. Irom Sharmila, a Manipuri activist who was on a hunger strike against AFSPA for 16 years, broke her fast this year, to form a political party with the aim of repealing the Act from Manipur. Her party, People's Resurgence and Justice Alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Naga People's Front, are some major parties contesting for a government that has been run by the Congress party for 15 years.
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Sealed tenders are hereby invited for supply of Ration and Allied articles of various groups to Jails in Nagaland during 2017-2018. The last date for submission of the tenders is 15th of March 2017. The tenders will opened on the same day at 2.00 P.M at Prison Head Quarter. Tender documents may be collected from the office of the Prison Head Quarter during Office hour on payment of `. 500/Sd/- Director General of Prison, Nagaland: Kohima
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NO.DTE/ESTT-71/2008-09 Applications are hereby invited from eligible local candidates to fill up the following 2(two) post under the establishment of Government Polytechnic Kohima. Sl. No Name of the Post Scale Pay Grade Pay 1 Asstt. Electrician 5200 - 20200 2000 2 Carpenter 5200 - 20200 1900 The minimum educational qualification required: Sl. No 1 : (One) - Class X passed with 1 year ITI passed certificate. Sl. No 2 : (Two) - Class VIII passed with one year ITI passed certificate Maximum age limits is as per the Govt. existing norms. There will be Practical exam and Oral interview for selection of candidates. Last date for submission of application with all necessary educational qualification addressed to the Director, Technical Education is 24th March 2017, during office hours. Incomplete application shall summarily rejected. (ER. ARJUN SINGH) Director Issued by: DIPR
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No. DTE/ ESTT-2/5/2016-17: North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (NERIST) Arunachal Pradesh, has reserved 1 (one) seat for 3 (three) years Degree module in either Civil Engg. or Electronics and Communication Engg for in-service candidate as nominee of Nagaland. ELIGIBILITY:(a) Only those candidates already in Government Service and who have secured 60% and above in aggregate in 3years Diploma level in the relevant stream from an Institute which is approved by AICTE. (b) The candidate should not be more than 40 years (45 years in case of ST and PH and 43 years in case of OBC and women) as on 1st August 2017. Interested in-service candidates can apply for the reserved seat through proper channel so as to reach the office of the under signed latest by 20th March 2017. Relevant educational documents must be submitted along with the application. No application shall be entertained after 20th March '2017. (ER. ARJUN SINGH) Director
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JOB VACANCY Sl. No. Post Qualification 1 1 Post of Mathematic B. Sc (PCM) 2 1 Post of Science B. Sc Interested candidates may kindly furnish your resume and submit in the school office on or before 7th March, 2017. Preferences will be given to those who have experience and B.Ed. For further information contact: #9886483794/ 9436005925.
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No.DIPR/ADVT. Pt III/2015-16:: This is for the notice of all the Departments of the Government of Nagaland that as per the New Advertisement Policy & Rules, 2015, Government of Nagaland all Government advertisements will be routed through the Director of Information & Public Relations, Government of Nagaland, the Nodal Agency on behalf of the Government of Nagaland to release the advertisements to different newspapers and periodicals. 1. Email to dipradvert@gmail.com for advertisement related matters. 2. Materials are to be submitted in both hard and soft format. Scanned copies of the designed advertisements will not be accepted. The advertisement item to be sent in original format. 3. Materials are to be submitted 3 days prior to the proposed date of publication. (LIMAWATI AO) Director Information & Public Relations, Nagaland : Kohima
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War on Black Money: Undisclosed income of over Rs 250 crore detected MuMbai, March 3 (PTi): The Income Tax department has detected over Rs 250 crore of undisclosed income of hundreds of people who made huge deposits post demonetization but didn’t respond to taxmen’s queries on it under ‘Operation Clean Money’. Officials said multiple I-T teams have conducted over 230 surveys countrywide, covering only business premises of an individual or entity, till now in states like Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and in the national capital. They said the surveys led to the detection of over Rs 250 crore suspected funds which are now expected to be declared under the Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojna, the ongoing black money declaration window-- operational till March 31. Meanwhile, the department has brought on board two firms to conduct a heavy volume data mining of the responses and data received from about 6 lakh till February 15-- when the ‘Operation Clean Money’ expired. “The survey operations will be
intensified based on the results of the data mining. Over 230 such operations have already been launched till now. Over Rs 250 crore stashed funds have been detected as part of these operations,” a senior I-T officer said. The department had sent SMSes and emails to 18 lakh people who made suspicious deposits of over Rs 5 lakh during the 50-day demonetization period as part of this operation. Close to 6 lakh people have replied on the e-filing portal and have acknowledged to have made such deposits. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the policy- making body of the I-T department, had recently directed taxmen to ensure there is no “threat, warning or show cause” notice to taxpayers contacted by it under the ‘Operation Clean Money’. The CBDT has also said verification under this exercise should be completed quickly so that erring taxpayers can avail the onetime window of the Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) that ends on March 31.
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‘Rs 70,000 crore black money detected so far’ MuMbai, March 3 (PTi): Out of Rs 70,000 crore, more than Rs 16,000 crore has been detected from funds stashed by Indians abroad. Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Courtappointed SIT on black money, Justice Arijit Pasayat, on Friday said Rs 70,000 crore of black money has been unearthed so far and the sixth report on it will be submitted to the apex court in April. He said Rs 70,000 crore of black money, including more than Rs 16,000 crore detected after probe launched into global leaks about Indians stashing funds abroad, has been unearthed through different schemes of the government. After a meeting with officers of several government agencies dealing with economic and financial affairs here, Justice Pasayat informed that the SIT will submit its sixth interim report to the Supreme Court in the first week of April. He said the SIT made several recommendations in the past two years through its interim reports to check generation of black money. “While most of our recommendations
have been accepted by the government, some are under active consideration to clampdown on black money,” he said. “One of our proposals, on cash holding of Rs 15 lakh or more to be presumed as undisclosed, is under serious consideration of the central government,” Justice Pasayat said, adding that on the SIT’s recommendation the government has already declared that cash transaction beyond Rs 3 lakh will be treated as illegal and punishable under law. On Odisha specific economic offences and unearthing of black money, he said today’s meeting was specifically convened to ensure smooth coordination between all investigating agencies in sharing their findings with other agencies for easy detection of illgotten money. Justice Pasayat said he has asked the state crime branch, probing various wrongdoings of private educational institutions, jewellery shops, real estate companies, self-styled godmen, mafia dons, to share their findings with sleuths of the Income Tax department and the Enforcement Directorate for a thorough probe.
Polaris working on Bill to curb transfer of jobs to electric Indian motorcycle India reintroduced in US Congress neW York, March 3 (ThoMson reuTers): Polaris, the parent company of Indian Motorcycle, is reportedly working on an electric motorcycle under the Indian Motorcycle brand name. The new electric bike will replace the now discontinued Victory Empulse TT which was scrapped after the Victory brand shut shop earlier this year. Polaris says that the new electric motorcycle will be focussed on riding pleasure rather than commuting or long distance riding, but also added that the bike is still under development and could take four to five years to reach production. According to a Reuters report, Polaris is targeting a 200-220 km range with a single charge on the new electric motorcycle, almost double the range of the Empulse TT. Steve Menneto, President of Motorcycles at Polaris has said that he wants to attract new riders with “fun” electric motorcycles. “The characteristics of the powertrain are going to be more applicable to be able to ride a bike in pleasure and twisties, and kind of how you would use pleasure bikes today,” said Menneto. The development is significant, because it follows Harley-David-
son’s foray into the electric space more than two years ago, in 2014 with the LiveWire prototype electric bike. H-D is still tight-lipped about timelines on the LiveWire project, but from this latest development at Indian, it’s certain that future demands on emission regulations and to have more environment friendly products in the two wheel space will see a lot of action in the electric space. Currently, size, weight, range, charging infrastructure as well as competitive pricing are some of the challenges faced by electric motorcycle manufacturers. Even Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire project is nowhere near production and from Indian’s statement that production will take at least four to five years, it’s unclear when the electric Indian will actually be mass produced, and if at all, such models will make their way to the Indian two-wheeler market. From the way manufacturers are looking at greener technology, most observers agree that it’s only a matter of time when two-wheelers will move to greener technology, even though current trends seem to favour the internal combustion engine.
WashingTon, March 3 (PTi): A bipartisan bill was on Friday reintroduced in the US Congress to make companies that move call centres overseas ineligible for grants or guaranteed loans from the government, a move aimed to curb the transfer of jobs to nations like India. Introduced by Congressmen Gene Green from the Democratic Party and Republican David McKinley, the US Call Center and Consumer Protection Act would deter companies from shipping American jobs overseas and incentivise them to locate in the US by creating a public list of “bad actors” consisting of those that shipped all or most of their service work overseas. “Being on the list would make these actors ineligible for federal grants or guaranteed loans, would require overseas call centres to disclose their locations to customers, and would require
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In the last decade, there has been an increase in companies relocating their call centres overseas where foreign workers are often exposed to dismal labour conditions and paid cheaper wages, the Congressmen said. At the same time, communities across the country have committed millions in taxpayer dollars to fund incentives for companies to bring jobs to their neighbourhoods, but have been left emptyhanded, they observed. “Our number one priority in Congress is protecting and creating American jobs,” said McKinley. “Plain and simple, we should not be rewarding companies for moving jobs offshore. This bill does not mandate that companies keep call centres here in America, but simply says if you move call centre jobs offshore, you don’t receive funding from the government. This should be common sense,” he said.
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Nagaland BJP to support peace process, focus on forming next govt DIMAPUR, MARCH 3 (MExN): The BJP Nagaland state unit today resolved to support the peace process in Nagaland as initiated by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi so that a settlement to the protracted Naga political problem which is honourable and acceptable to the Naga people and Government of India is arrived at paving the way for peace and development for the people and the state. This was one of the sixpoint resolutions drafted at the end of the two-day 4th BJP Nagaland State Executive Meeting held on March 2 and 3 at Hotel Saramati, Dimapur. The meeting also decided to strive and strengthen the BJP in Nagaland and to focus on forming a BJP Govern-
ment in the state after the 2018 elections. The party further resolved to reach out to the people of the State up to the grassroots that “the BJP is a political party firmly believing in the secular principles as enshrined in the constitution of India which guarantees freedom of religion to every citizen,” according to a press release issued by Jaangsillung Gonmei, General Secretary (Media), BJP Nagaland. Focus on uplift of the weaker sections in the society and empowerment of women in line with the national slogan of “Sab ka saath, sab ka vikas” (Together with all, development of all) was also one of the resolutions. The meeting also affirmed to firmly and steadfastly work towards a cor-
ruption free state in line with the clarion call given by the Prime Minister. Meanwhile, it urged the leaders of the BJP at the centre to take the state unit and the senior leaders into full confidence and give proper information to the state unit whenever any functionary visits the state in order to strengthen the party and particularly at this crucial juncture to successfully face the 2018 elections in the state, the release said. It was also decided in the meeting to urge the centre to appoint a Guardian Minister for Nagaland as there is no ‘Prabhari’ for Nagaland presently. All the State Executive Members, permanent and special invitees participated in the meeting and deliberations.
The meeting reviewed the reports from the Districts, State Frontals and State General Secretary and held discussions on party organizations and general issues facing the state. The BJP also paid condolences to two of its departed members Janlal Hansing, Karyakata of 1993 batch and Sukato Sumi, founding member of BJP Atoizu under Zunheboto district at the meeting. The party remembered them for their contributions and sacrifices in taking the party forward to this day, the release added. Meanwhile, the districts were directed to conduct the District Executive Meeting within seven days as constitutionally stipulated and submit the reports accordingly.
Kohima Police seize 1 kg of illegal drug
The illegal drug commonly referred to as ‘horse drug’ which was seized by Kohima Police on March 2.
KoHIMA, MARCH 3 (MExN): Kohima Police manning Khuzama inter-state check gate recovered 1 kilogram of banned drug commonly known as “horse drug” from the possession of one Hussain Ahmed (26) of Karimganj, Assam on March
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2 around 5:50 pm. The drug which has composition of methamphetamine and caffeine was found neatly wrapped in 4 packets when recovered by the police, informed a press release from PRO, Kohima Police. As per the statement of the arrested person, the drug was procured from Senapati, Manipur and was supposed to be delivered to a client in Dimapur, the release said. In this connection, a regular case has been registered against the arrested person for conducting further investigation. The PRO mentioned that there are many versions of the ‘horse drug’ and the most common are red, orange, or lime green in color. The tablets typically are consumed orally. Another common method is called “chasing the dragon”, where users place the drug on aluminium foil and heat it from below. As the tablet melts, vapour rises and it is inhaled, the release added. The drug also may be administered by crushing the tablets into powder, which is then snorted or mixed with a solvent and injected.
The Dimapur District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) meeting for the month of March will be held on March 6. A press release from Augustine M Yanthan, Assistant Development Commissioner & Member Secretary, Dimapur DPDB informed that time and venue remain the same. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.
Tenyimi Union Mon general meeting The Tenyimi Union Mon (TUM) is organizing a general meeting on March 15 at Tenyimi Compound, Mon Town. The main business of the general meeting will be approval of TUM logo, motto and constitution, informed a press release from Rajuselie Lhousa, President, Tenyimi Union Mon. Reports from the general secretary, treasurer shall be tabled for consideration and renewal of membership for 2017, besides others. Therefore, all the members serving and residing in Mon district have been requested to attend the meeting.
Digital payment DRSU tells govt to release promoted in villages teachers’ pending salaries
DIMAPUR, MARCH 3 (MExN): One day financial literacy camp was organised by Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB), NMDFC, SRCW and PSK in collaboration with NABARD and financial institutes supported under Financial Implication Forum (FIF) at Tsiemekhuma and Tsiemekhuma Basa villages on March 1. Resource person, Kevi Hibo, Assistant Branch Manager, IC, Nodal Centre Kohima, NSCB Ltd talked on the ‘importance of banking’. He gave a brief introduction of Nagaland State Cooperative Bank (NSCB) and their services provided such as savings and loans. He said that NSCB, which started their services since 1967, mainly focuses on farmers in remote areas. He also informed that banking sector is the best channel to give awareness of schemes to the farmers in rural areas. Hibo further asked the participants to have bank accounts and ensure they are operationalized so that when bank announces various schemes to the farmers they will be able to utilize it which will in turn develop their financial status and economic growth. Only 23 percent of the farmers in India, he pointed out, have bank account. Hibo further briefed about the terms and conditions of availing loan and the benefits that come along with it and how important it is to maintain a good relationship with the banks for availing the facilities and services available. Asalie A. Kruse, Project Manager, NSSWB spoke on the topic ‘significance of digital payments’. He stressed that we are now living in an age where technology continues to surprise us. With the introduction of the digital payment which will now reach to the farmers in rural areas, he stated that from booking bus tickets to even buying groceries, payment will be done through digital means very soon. He also maintained that with the advancement and development, technology will be the solution. Technology, he said, will not only maintain transparency but will also curb the generation of black money. Kruse advised the young people to take efforts in creating awareness on digital literacy among the village elders so that the latter will be able to enjoy the benefits of digital payment. A press release informed that Ruokuosalie Rülho, Block Programme Coordinator, PSK gave the concluding remark. He asked the Tsiemekhuma village to welcome and accept such programmes in future when approached by any department or parties. Awareness on Childline 1098, Women Helpline 181 and One Stop Centre- Sakhi was delivered by Keduokhonuo Belho.
DIMAPUR, MARCH 3 (MExN): Dimapur Rengma Students’ Union (DRSU) today appealed to the Government of Nagaland to release the pending salaries of the RMSA, SSA and Hindi teachers. “Teachers are of the utmost importance in shaping a society and therefore the government should not neglect but needs to pay dire attention at once towards payment and release of their salaries,” stated a press note issued by DRSU President, Tenyebinlo Himb and Assistant General Secretary, Daniel
Kemp. “Teachers are to be respected and honoured by one and all, as they render their full time effort and life in imparting education so as to develop a society in every aspect.” Due to the non-payment of their salaries, the teachers are facing “untold hardships”, asserted the press release. The students’ union further expressed gratefulness to all the teachers for “being patient and sacrificing genuinely because of the love for the students.” It also reminded the Government that the stu-
dents will be adversely affected in many ways once the teachers stop cooperating with the government and start boycotting classes. Meanwhile, DRSU appealed to the Government of Nagaland to “kindly stop giving clarifications, extending due dates but to start sorting a way out for a positive outcome at the earliest so as to avoid any untoward incident.” The union also extended its fullest cooperation and support towards the “genuine cause” of the Strong winds that hit Kohima on Friday played spoilsport at the final football match of the onteachers. going ASA golden jubilee tournament at Kohima Local Ground. (Morung Photo)
NPCC asks NPF to clarify 20th OATT conference concludes Zulu Jamir to on TR Zeliang’s remark Dr. head new office bearers
DIMAPUR, MARCH 3 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today asked the Naga People’s Front (NPF) to clarify “on whether it approves TR Zeliang’s claim that he was dislodged as CM, just because he was from a minority tribe in Nagaland.” “This minority tribe remark negates all the tall claims by the NPF about TR Zeliang’s so called supreme sacrifice. TR Zeliang himself was responsible for his own downfall and explaining his position to the people of Manipur will not absolve him in the eyes of the people of Nagaland,” it stated. The Congress said that former Nagaland Chief Minister, TR Zeliang and Education Minister, Yitachu have “got their facts wrong while comparing Manipur situation on use of central forces.” A press note from the NPCC media cell said that “the entire central BJP leadership including Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh have been relentlessly accusing Manipur Chief Minister Ibobi
Singh of not using sufficient central security forces to stabilize the situation.” It added that the entire ULB election fiasco and the lawlessness that followed was “because of the indecisiveness and mismanagement on the part of TR Zeliang and the NPF who did not even hesitate to betray the institution of NBCC for their narrow political gains.” The Congress further termed it “a pity” that a regional party like NPF has “allowed the BJP-RSS to dictate their thinking and policies and become their supreme high command.” It also claimed that the “flip flops of NPF campaign in Manipur are not helping our brethrens either.” Terming it ironic that the NPF Spokesman had “during recent election rally in Tamenglong (Manipur) urged people not to vote for communal BJP,” it asked the NPF to explain “how the BJP becomes communal party in Manipur while they have no inhibitions to be together in Nagaland.”
MoKoKCHUNg, MARCH 3 (MExN): The 20th conference of the Ongpangkong Arogo Tenzuker Telongjem (OATT) or Ongpangkong Church Leaders' Association, which began on March 2 at Yimyu Baptist Church (Mokokchung Town), concluded today. Besides the different speeches by well-known Reverends and pastors, a new team of office bearers was also chosen to lead the OATT for next three years. The OATT for the tenure 2017-2019 will be led by Dr. R Zulu Jamir (Associate Pastor, Kumlong Baptist Church) as President, Limawapang (Pastor, Mekuli Baptist Church) as General Secretary, and Puryapang (Pastor, Yimyu Baptist Church) as the Treasurer. Altogether, 183 delegates
from 27 churches attended the two-day conference. On the second day, Rev. Lanuyanger (Pastor of Darogapathar Baptist Church) was the main speaker in the morning session. He spoke on the theme of the conference ‘Bible and the church working session’. After the business hour, the evening session started at 5:00 pm where the handing and taking over of new office bearers was conducted and sanctified by Dr. Chuba, former Church & Mission Secretary ABAM. Besides, Rev. Bendangmeren (Associate Pastor of Kohima Baptist Church) delivered the sermon based on the Book of Nehemiah. He said that as leaders, one should be able to take on the burdens, ask for burdens, and carry out the burdens with the grace and strength derived from God.
KDLSA honours outgoing secretary Mezivolu
KoHIMA, MARCH 3 (MExN): The Kohima District Legal Services Authority (KDLSA) held a farewell programme in honour of its outgoing Secretary, Mezivolu T. Therieh on March 2 at Kohima District Court Bar room. She has been transferred to Kiphire district. Sharing on the journey with the outgoing KDLSA Secretary, Joshua Sheqi, Legal Aid Counsel-cumTrainer, Nagaland State Legal Services Authority expressed that working with Mezivolu for the last few years was valuable and memorable. He described her as one of the most prominent and efficient officials. “She was bold and daring in all her works…,” Joshua added, according to a press release received here. Nino Iralu, Member Secretary, Nagaland State Legal Services Authority expressed her gratitude to the outgoing Secretary for carrying out activities under the banner “Access to Justice for all”. She applauded her for performing a commendable job in the field of legal services by discharging her duty with integrity,
Seated - Nino Iralu, Member Secretary, NSLSA (Third L), Maongkaba Imchen, Chairman, KDLSA (C), Mezivolu T. Therieh, outgoing Secretary, KDLSA (Third R) along with the Kohima Bar Association members and Panel Lawyers of KDLSA.
effective administration, and hard work. Iralu also acknowledged the vast legal knowledge that the outgoing Secretary possesses which helped in guiding the panel lawyers and paralegal volunteers in the district, the release added. KDLSA had reached out to the unreached vicinity and also bagged the award for Best District Legal Services Authority in the State for the year 2016, it was pointed out. Iralu also
wished Mezivolu to be a role model and spearhead the legal services activities at her new place of posting in Kiphire district. YM Imchen, Chairman, KDLSA acknowledged Mezivolu’s contribution in the field of legal services. He also wished her the very best in her future endeavor. Meanwhile, Rajesh Sundararajen, Deputy Commissioner, Kohima lauded Mezivolu for her sincerity and pronounced
her as a person who works systematically and sticks to the plan. He mentioned that her most remarkable contribution was strengthening the system. Kekhriengulie, Retainer Lawyer spoke on behalf of the KDLSA Panel Lawyers and described the outgoing Secretary as a motherly figure, sincere, hardworking and dedicated. Expressing his word of appreciation for both the judicial officials Mezivolu
and Tuccono Vamuzo who are going away from the bench on transfer, Alezo Kire, Asst. Public Prosecutor, District Court, Kohima stated they are the best assets among the judicial officials in the state. He expressed that both the officials are very supportive, hardworking and dedicated to their work and considered as two most successful women among the legal fraternity. Advocate Alemwapang
Ao, speaking on behalf of the Kohima Bar Association, also acknowledged Mezivolu’s hard works and commitment towards fairness and justice. He also said that both the officials knew very well how to manage themselves in competitive environment and do things effectively in efficient manner. Mezivolu in her speech expressed gratefulness to the Member Secretary, Nagaland State Legal Services Authority for giving her the opportunity to be Secretary of KDLSA for over three years. She also acknowledged the team spirit of the panel lawyers and stated that each and every one of them have potential and talents in reaching out to the unreached at anytime. The outgoing Secretary urged the members to strive hard to keep up the good name. She also appreciated the Chairman, KDLSA for having deep understanding and also noted it was the Bar who had helped the bench in passing good orders, which were being upheld in the appellate courts.
While lamenting that the people today dwell too much on the past, Rev. Bendangmeren asserted that a nation which thinks and speaks only about the past never moves forward because they don't have plans for tomorrow. In this regard, he urged the church leaders and also the village council members to be forward looking and think about tomorrow so that our society can march with hope towards a brighter tomorrow. Meanwhile, Rev. P Longri of Yimyu exhorted the congregation, while the Aliba Baptist Church and Yimyu Baptist Church presented special numbers. On the first night, the pastor of Ungma Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Noklen Longkumer was the main speaker who spoke on the topic relating to clean elections.
Appeal to construct DAO Tuensang office TUENsANg, MARCH 3 (MExN): Ngangpong Village Council (NVC) today appealed to the Director of Agriculture department to construct/renovate the District Agriculture Officer’s (DAO) office, Tuensang, which was completely razed by fire on December 8, 2016 “due to source unknown.” In a letter to the Director, NVC Chairman, M. Chejingba and Head GB of the village, T. Namang Chang expressed dismay that all official works are being delayed and the present situation is also causing distress for both the staffs and the public to carry out all official works. The department concerned, it pointed out, is yet to construct new building of the said office. The village council requested the Director to consider the matter on top priority and take immediate necessary action to ease the untold hardships being faced by the public of the district.
Power dept’s Engineer-in-Chief informs KoHIMA, MARCH 3 (MExN): With the creation of Engineer-in-Chief post in the Department of Power vide Notification No. PWR/ESTT-50/14 dated February 24, 2017, all correspondence and letters relating to Power Department should be addressed to the following: Engineer-in-Chief, Department of Power, Nagaland, Kohima. This was informed in a press release issued by Er. G. Chishi, Engineer-in-Chief, Department of Power, Nagaland.
Wokha Village Council informs on burning of jhum fields WoKHA, MARCH 3 (MExN): The Wokha Village Council has informed all concerned that it will be burning the new jhum fields stretching from Itoryu Chukha to Wokha Village situated along Wokha-Merapani road from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon on March 6. Therefore, the Village Council through the Head GB of New Wokha Village Council, Ezanbemo Murrry has requested the district administration, paramilitary forces, commuters along the mentioned route to be aware of the scheduled activities related to jhum farming of Wokha Village.
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Trending Now: thriving fields for careers Chitra Subramanyam
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rowing up, 35-year-old Gaurav Mehta spent many hours playing the sci-fi games Half-Life and Starcraft. "Wasting your time again?" his dad would often remark. In 2005, Mehta went on to pursue his master's degree in mobile computer systems in the UK. While studying everything from communication networking to artificial intelligence (AI), he was struck by the true potential of the gaming industry. "Talking to game designers and doing some research, I realized I could turn it into a career," he says. Back in India, he worked variously as network game programmer, game developer and producer with international companies like EA and Ubisoft. Today, over 10 years later, Mehta has moved to a start-up to create mobile games, currently a hugely exciting space. "Too many people didn't take me seriously and knocked my choice. It was difficult to explain to them that you could build a brilliant career in gaming, with the right moves," he says. With India tipped as a 'gaming hub' -- a KPMG-FICCI media and entertainment industry report last year projected a 13.8 per cent growth annually -- Mehta's well-wishers now admit he was smart, and ahead of his time. At a time when the battle for jobs between human and AI is almost real, Mehta is amongst a smart band of young Indians whose career seems future-proof (see box). Most of them have managed to successfully ride the disruptive wave that is redefining India's job market. "The green shoots of tomorrow's jobs are visible today. It's important to start sensing them," says Narayanan Ramaswamy, partner and head, education, KPMG. 'Spot the shoots and adapt quickly,' says the writing on the wall. "The future of jobs is not as threatening as some
think, but ignore [the trends] at your own peril," he adds. Recently, a McKinsey & Company report noted that a substantial number of jobs in IT services will become "irrelevant" over the next few years. Industry leaders believe the solution lies in reskilling people, while leveraging their experience. Today's job arena rewards not just the agile, but also those open to experimentation and lateral shifts. It is a turbulent space where occupations are being transformed, new skills being birthed and careers destroyed and rebuilt. Even the concept of the workspace is transforming: As the World Economic Forum's The Future of Jobs 2016 report puts it, remote working, co-working space and teleconferencing are driving the change. "We are on the cusp of the fourth industrial revolution," adds the report. Reader's Digest spoke to experts to bring you solid clues, to help plan
a better future. Here, some jobs likely to be trending in India up ahead. Big Data & Analytics Perceived amongst the top jobs, big data impacts a variety of industries -- IT, healthcare, retail, marketing, finance and travel. A 2016 NASSCOM report states, analytics revenue is estimated to grow eight times by 2025. We will witness the emergence of new job roles, driven by big data and analytics and critical to businesses. Specializations in cloud computing and AI will be crucial. Jobs A variety of roles, such as data-mining engineer, data architect, data scientist, among others. How to prep Most B-schools and management institutes have post-graduate (PG) courses in business analytics and big data. Courses may change, depending upon your specialization. You can apply if you have degrees in one of these: statistics, mathematics, business admin-
istration or communication, social formed as well. Digital and social marketing has sciences or computer science. seen an upswing too. Says Shivani Cyber Security & Forensics Manchanda, counselling coordinaLast year, banks had to reissue tor, IIT Bombay, "Social media has three million debit cards and faced given birth to new-age careers and losses of Rs 133.78 million in all, af- encouraged the traditional profester hackers broke into their systems. sions to integrate technology. OverIncreased digitization necessitates night, every career has had to attach heightened security. A NASSCOM the prefix 'e' to their name." study from 2015 expects this market Jobs Careers include: game deto grow twice over by 2020, with data veloper, animator, professional and cloud access security, and iden- VFX artist, graphic designer, scripttity and access management as key writer, digital media and social mesegments. While there are enough dia manager. jobs available, there's a distinct How to prep Institutes offer dearth of talent. According to a 2016 training in visual effects, cinematCISCO report, there are over a mil- ics, animation, game development, lion vacant cybersecurity positions digital marketing, and media studworldwide. Another estimate pre- ies and management. dicts a shortfall of 1.5 million professionals globally by 2019. Mentoring & Training Jobs Careers in cyber forensics, With longer lifespans and retirecyber law, information security, ment age pushed way beyond 60, it web security and ethical hacking. is even more critical to continuousHow to prep: There are full-time ly enhance one's skills and knowlM.Tech courses and certification edge. Asks Ramaswamy, "If our courses available. learning stops at 20, how will we be eligible for a job, 40 or 50 years Media Innovation since we last studied?" Career col& Communication Design According to KPMG-FICCI's umnist and counsellor Pervin Malmedia and entertainment indus- hotra agrees there is now a greater try report, technology has been the need to retrain people already in key disrupter in this field. However, the workforce and a demand for there will be continued growth in mentors who can design these television, films and radio, with print teaching modules. Hence, corgrowing in regional markets. Sports porate training and management will remain popular, with non-crick- development courses (language, et leagues booming. In films, story- leadership development, business telling will be the main driver, with communication and etiquette) will VFX, animation and even virtual be essential. The e-learning space reality accelerating growth. Creativ- is also expanding with great speed ity will be key, with careers in de- and the talent to feed its demands sign and writing still relevant. Richa will be necessary. Saklani, managing director, Stoodnt Jobs Explore options in educaInc., says, careers in films and videos tional management and planning, are being reborn. "You don't need to special or elementary education be in Bollywood," she says, thanks counselling, or creating material for to streaming platforms, YouTube e-learning. and other technological opportuHow to prep Most universinities. The face of design-product, ties offer under- and post-graduate industrial, fashion-is being trans- courses in this field.
... And, the Human Touch AI can never replace people. Humans use reasoning, empathy, communication and analysis. In other words, thinkers, policy makers, lawyers, aid and humanitarian workers and social entrepreneurs will stay relevant. Whether it is empowering those in need or simply giving back to society, the social sector will remain a fulfilling one with burgeoning demands for the right minds. It will be just as important to retain change agents, as it will be to provide solutions to communities. Jobs Global humanitarian organizations, legal aid, social entrepreneurship, non-profits and corporate social responsibility (CSR) wings of corporates. How to prep There are many institutes that offer PG courses in social work and CSR, such as Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai and Delhi School of Social Work.
FUTURE-PROOF YOUR CAREER Keep Your Eyes Peeled: Spot hot trends and learn to recognize the demands of the market. Acquire training accordingly. Be Agile: Because the job market is so volatile, be prepared to change your career at least three to five times in your work life. Be a Lifelong Learner: Access formal and informal learning as and when you need it. Be prepared to relearn and remember to stay on top of changing technologies. Step Out of Your Comfort Zone: You will encounter new ideas and thought processes. Stay confident and be open to experimentation and lateral shifts. Develop Soft Skills: Building your EQ, creative thinking and people skills are just as important as honing your talent. Be resilient, learn to deal with failure, while learning from them. Focus on conflict resolutions and manage frustrations.
'Plight of dogs in India You hurt my feelings, now make me a millionaire never so bad as it is now' Nury Vittachi
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e is a well known naturalist and conservationist, has served two terms as a trustee of WWF India and has been an honorary wildlife warden in Chennai. And as a lifelong dog lover, he says that the plight of dogs in India has never been as bad as it is today. "The position of dogs in India has never been so bad as it is now. There are 30 million ownerless dogs, roaming the streets uncared for, spreading disease and living on garbage and carcasses. All of them are unprotected by any vaccine and they are carriers of one of the deadliest of diseases, rabies," S. Theodore Baskaran told IANS in an email interview from Bengaluru. "In addition to the zoonotic diseases they spread through tonnes of excreta, they also cause traffic accidents. We have to seek a solution based on science and not emotionalise the issue. The Animal Birth Control scheme has proved to be an utter failure after spending crores of rupees," he noted. He pointed to the situation in countries that have traditionally set standards for dog care -- like the United Kingdom. There are no stray dogs there, he pointed out. "Many in India who own dogs are not aware of their responsibilities. They tie up the dogs, which is cruel. It is like solitary imprisonment for humans. Some have big dogs in apartments. Most of these dogs are not disciplined. The owners don't care if neighbours are disturbed," he added. Baskaran's "The Book of Indian Dogs" (Aleph/Rs 399/pp 121) is arguably the first comprehensive book on Indian dog breeds in over 50 years. It features the 25 breeds that, most breeders and dog fanciers agree, constitute the country's canine heritage. The author said that the animal rights movement in India has gone in the wrong direction and that the "animal rights people" have become "court birds" here. "I think animal rights movement has gone awry in India. Where it originated, in the US, it is not against meat-eating. In fact, there they advocate proper scientific methods of slaughter. But in India the movement is preaching vegetarianism. This is a very political stand. "While there have been some good action from them like protecting animals from laboratory use, basically their attention has been very selective. They are not looking at horse-racing or temple elephants. (There are 3,500 captive elephants in India.) But they spend huge amount of money and target jallikattu. Animals rights people have become court birds here," he maintained. Baskaran said that he grew up in a village and is familiar with rural life. Thus, his various encounters with canines led him to pen this offering. I have seen how close cattle and dogs are to people. Many years ago, I acquired a Rajapalayam pup and raised it. Later, I had a Tibetan spaniel which was with us for 15 years. All along I kept up my interest in Indian breeds and kept my eyes open. The book grew out of those notes," he shared. The author said that just as there is wide biodiversity in wildlife in India (we have more species than in Africa), among native dog breeds too there is a lot of variety -- from the large, thick-furred Himalayan mastiff to the diminutive short-coated Jonangi of Andhra. He said that the import of foreign breeds of dogs in India began during the 18th century. It was done to primarily help in hunting, retrieval and chasing. Later, companion breeds like spaniels were also imported. Baskaran estimates that the number of pet dogs is increasing at an annual rate of 15 per cent in India. Will it have any lasting impact on the pet clinic and pet goods trade? "It is true that a number of new vets have opened clinics. This is a good sign. But what is of concern is the utter lack of responsible dog ownership. The Kennel Club of India has been working in this direction by conducting workshops and publishing articles," he said. The author hopes to sensitise the readers to our heritage and also understand and take a stand on issues like stray dogs, on which he even has a separate section in the book.
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motional distress is when you make a sarcastic comment on Facebook and every single friend thinks that's what you really think, and when you later point out that you don't actually advocate eating the unemployed or whatever, they think you are being sarcastic. So then you're in a bad mood and switch to your email and find this: "Dear Mr Columnist, how much are my emotions worth in major currencies at today's rates in various countries around the world?" The message from reader Agnes P.K. Ting baffled me -- until I clicked her link to a February news report: Police in the US just paid $885,000 to a pet-owner "for emotional distress" after they shot his pet dog. A second link
led to a January report of a student who was asked to urinate in a bucket in a storeroom and received $1.25 million, also "for emotional distress". "Why do we work to earn money instead of just waiting until someone hurts our feelings and then claim compensation for emotional distress," Agnes asked. Good question. I thought the answer might be that these things only happen in the United States, a country which undoubtedly has a constitutional amendment saying something like: "The Right of The American People to File and Win Ridiculous Lawsuits Shall Never be Infringed." But I checked with a lawyer who told me that people make emotional distress claims all over the world. A teacher in the UK demanded compensation for being stressed out by kids and a court gave him 101,000 pounds ($125,000), before a higher
court snatched it back arguing that "a person stressed out by kids" was pretty much the definition of teacher. A guy in India watched a really bad Bollywood movie called "Rockstar" in 2014 and demanded Rs. 50,000, which is about $750, "on account of mental harassment and agony suffered". Given that Bollywood movies sometimes run three-and-a-half hours, he may have underpriced the damage. In China, a man tried to sue actress Zhao Wei because her intense stare at the camera during a particular TV show caused him "spiritual damage". I can see how the attractive Ms Zhao could cause any male viewer to have significant non-spiritual thoughts. The courts eventually declined to hear the case, although if they had any brains they would have taken a week off to inspect Ms Zhao's videos as part of their "due diligence" process.
Tripping on a Budget You don't have to spend a ton of money to see the best scenic spots Kalyani Parasher Readers Digest
Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh The capital of the Bastar region is not only one of the greenest, most virgin corners of the country-famous handicrafts from the area can be bought directly from the artisans here. Be it products shaped out of bell metal (dokra work) or intricate pieces of woodcarving, you'll get the best quality and reasonably priced products in the bazaars of Jadgalpur-watch out for the weekly haat for a shopping experience filled with local flavour. It's not just shopping, though: Located within 50 km from Jagdalpur is the beautiful Kanger Valley National Park, one of the most scenic wildlife sanctuaries, where you can spot the Bastar hill mynah. You can also visit the nearby Chitrakote Waterfalls, called the Niagara of India. Stay at: The hotels are not great in the area; Dandami Luxury Resort in Chitrakote is your best bet. Cost: Rs 1,754 per night for a cottage
This is also a great place for those who like some activity during their vacation, as several long and short treks start from Bhandardara. A popular (but challenging, if you are a beginner) trek is from Bari, a village just outside Bhandardara, to the highest peak in the state, Mt Kalsubai. The trek takes a total of four hours and offers some of the best panoramic views of the Sahaydris and the dam on the Pravara. Stay at: The lakeside MTDC HoliBhandardara, Maharashtra day Resort. Cost:Rs 1,350 per night Located by the Pravara River, this is one of the lesser-known gems in for two the Western Ghats offering all the McCluskieganj, Jharkhand delights of a hill getaway. The lush About 50 km from the capital, Ghats form the backdrop as the Ranchi, lies the sleepy town of Mcscenic river flows gently by. When Cluskieganj, where time seems to you are done frolicking by the wa- have stopped. Once a settlement of ter, climb up the Ratangad Fort for the Anglo-Indian community, that a fabulous view of the surrounding vibe still remains in the air of this mountains and lakes. You can spend small town, where some Raj-era hours at the scenic Arthur Lake, tak- mansions dating back to the 1930s ing in the idyllic scenery all around. can be seen (most are now guest
Still, I can see why courts in Asia refuse to pay compensation to viewers aggrieved by shockingly bad television. TV companies would basically be paying cash to every viewer every day for every show. And however much they paid, it wouldn't be enough. Yet despite the rash of emotional distress lawsuits, let's remember that many claims fail. A colleague forwarded me a report about a woman who found her image was used without permission in a Chipotle restaurant promotion and asked for $2 billion. The courts recently ruled against her, but I think it was worth trying, just in case the judge had had a nice lunch and gave her a token $100 million to say sorry for the thumbs down. Meanwhile, if any judges are reading this, how much can I get for the emotional distress of having a sarcastic comment misunderstood? Millions, right?
ings and murals. A perfect place to spend a few quiet days--reading, walking, discovering a spot of history and shopping for some metal craft in the main market! Stay at: Betwa Retreat. Cost: Rs 2,590 per night for two
Kollam, Kerala Everyone knows that the Vembanad Lake in Kerala is gigantic, but the Ashtamudi Lake is no less. A backwater cruise on the Ashtamudi, the vast lake in Kollam, makes you feel like you are out on a cruise in the open sea ‌ except the reassuring palms are always in sight. Offering all of Kerala's delights-great food, ayurvedic massages, cashew nuts and spices to buy, and a lot of peace and quiet--Kollam is less crowded than some of the other beautiful spots in the state, which makes it an houses). An open blue sky looks over ideal place to unwind and recharge. Stay at: Tamarind resort run by the lush green and raw natural surroundings. With dirt tracks, wide Kerala tourism. Cost: Rs 990 for a room fields and large houses, the place is Ramgarh, Uttarakhand refreshingly offbeat. Do a round of There are many, many hotels in the McCluskieganj gurdwara, temRamgarh and there is a very good reaple, mosque and, of course, church. son for that. A small town about two You can meet some of the old AngloIndian families--most of them came hours from the railway station in Kathhere between 1930 and 1950--who godam, this is where you get a 360-degree view of the entire Nanda Devi live here to this day. Stay at: Gordon's Guest House. range-a truly spectacular sight! On a clear day, you do not have to do anyCost: Rs 800 a night per room thing but stare. Almost all the popular Orchha, Madhya Pradesh spots in Kumaon, including MukteshOne of the most beautiful cor- war, Nainital, Bhimtal and Sattal, are ners of the country, Orchha remains reachable within a couple of hours. a timeless place of beauty. Founded So, yes, there are many opportunities in the 16th century by the Bundela for day trips. On the days you stay in, kings, the river Betwa flows through go for long walks among the tall pine the town, lending a tranquil loveli- trees and watch the sun go down on Mt ness to the historical monuments that Nanda Devi. dot the area. The Jahangir Mahal is an Stay at: KMVN Tourist Rest House, exquisite Mughal-style palace, while Ramgarh. Cost: Rs 1,300 for two per the Laxmi Narayan Temple is equally night. Tel: (05942) 231 436, 236 936; breathtaking, with its elaborate paint- 8650002531
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16 examples of weight-shaming that are a part of our everyday vocabulary Sonam Joshi
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any of us have had a relative tell us why we need to lose weight, been called mota/ moti by our friends, or had our tailor advise us on what to wear to hide the curves. As the Twitter shaming of a Madhya Pradesh cop last week reveals that it is the easiest thing in the world to pass judgement on someone's weight. From bullying in school to popular TV shows and seemingly innocent nicknames, body-shaming can creep into everyday conversation, in the form of jokes, innocuous remarks and unsolicited advice. Studies have shown that the common argument that fat-shaming motivates people to work harder towards weight loss or change their habits is false. In fact, research indicates that "the internalisation of weight bias" can actually lead to poor health. People who are shamed for their weight are at an increased risk for low self-esteem, anxiety and depression, but also diseases like diabetes, heart disease and stroke. In order to change the way we see fat discrimination, it is first important to acknowledge how it creeps in subtle ways into our vocabulary and call out instances of weight-related bias. Sixteen people told us how they were weight-shamed by friends, relations, colleagues, random strangers. 1. "Usually, when I meet a person after a long time -- mostly relatives -they will comment on my weight. 'Oh, you have put on more weight. Oh, you have lost weight. What have you been doing to lose weight?'" Because contrary to what the world thinks, a person's identity is defined by much more than their weight. 2. "It is time for you to get married, you must lose weight." Because being skinny and losing weight is not the ticket to finding a good husband and marriage. 3. "You are so fat, no one will marry you. My father would say that only rugby players and wrestlers would marry me because otherwise our sizes won't match." 4. "You are fat but you still look really nice. You really know how to carry yourself. Because weight and beauty are not mutually exclusive. This 'compliment' hides an unspoken stigma that being overweight amount to being ugly and
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icha Singh, a 28-year-old writer from Delhi, has a long list of things she would like to avoid. She manages to stay away from some of these, like direct sunlight and having irregular meals, by being cautious and disciplined. But she cannot get away from others, like sudden loud noises and her monthly period. Smoke, pollution and inadequate sleep are other things on her list that can set off her severe headaches that incapacitate her for anything from a few hours to few days. Diagnosed with migraine when she was eight, Singh has largely learnt to navigate the obstacle course of triggers that most patients with the chronic illness have to contend with, but has also resigned to the fact that a headache is always just around the corner. “At least once or twice a month I get a severe headache that leaves me almost bed-ridden,” said Singh. “I can’t function, I can’t go to work. This lasts for two or three days. But when I was a child, the attacks were more frequent. I would have to miss school for weeks.” A migraine is a disorder characterised by periodic, pulsating and typically onesided headaches that last for a few hours at minimum and can go on for days. The condition, according to the World Health Organisation, is life-long, with recurring attacks that can range from moderate to severely painful, are temporarily disabling and often accompanied by other symptoms such as nausea or vomiting. Various studies have pegged the global prevalence of migraine at between 14% and 18%. Despite it being an extremely common disorder, migraine is often misdiagnosed, mistaken for sinus or weakening eyes, said doctors, leaving millions to suffer a pain whose intensity few others can grasp or sympathise with. The signs that could help tell a migraine attack apart from another kind of headache, are that it has a trigger – there is a cause and an effect – it can be disabling, rendering the patient incapable of functioning, and is recurrent. In some cases, a migraine attack is preceded by neurological symptoms called auras. These are usually visual disturbances, such as blind spots, zig zag lines or temporary blindness, but
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that the person in question looks nice in spite of it. 5. "Kya baat hai. Koi good news hai kya?" Because bodies work in complex ways and every weight gain does not have to be justified. 6. "Shopkeepers often tell me which dress to buy to hide your curves and make you look thin." Because implicit in the suggestion that certain clothes can make you look thinner is that curves and bulges are ugly, and that you need to hide parts of your body in order to make it attractive and flattering. 7. "Wow, you have lost a lot of weight. You look good." Because even though weight loss is commonly considered to be an achievement and a source of happiness, there are many other things which define a person. Instead, body positivity movement argues that bodies of all shapes and sizes are valuable and beautiful. 8. "People tell you to avoid eating everything from rice to potatoes and fried food." Because research has shown that weight is determined by a complex set of biological, genetic, environmental and other factors, and cannot be pinned
down to something as simple as how much or what you eat. Just as being thin is not a guarantee for being healthy, fat does not always equal poor health. 9. Don't eat so much. "Eating with my father at the same table used to be an issue because he would forever comment on the amount I consumed: 'Oh that is too much butter', 'don't take a second helping of rice' and 'you are 14 and fat, you should have sugar free with your glass of milk'. Because you can't ascertain a person's health based on how they look. 10. "My dad has always "affectionately" called me fat-ass." Because no one deserves to be butt of jokes just because of their weight. Even if nicknames such as mota, moti, haathi, fatso, fatty and fat-ass are used in jest, they can undermine a person's self-confidence. 11. "She has such big boobs. She should wear salwar-kameez-dupatta, you know. It'll suit her... figure better." "From wearing short-sleeved shirts, to trying to run with the boys, I've always been lectured about how to behave 'like a lady' — which is just another term for acting as if my boobs did not exist. I am a girl, I was growing and yes — I jiggled." 12. "If a relative spots any overweight
person nearby, they will turn around to say how I look exactly like her." 13. "A yoga teacher told me, 'Yes, we can start yoga with you, but we first need to work on your weight, then you will be able to perform advanced asanas. I obviously never went to her as her assumptions about my body type were too many. Now people ask me, if you can do such difficult yoga poses, how are you still fat? Does yoga help you lose weight? How can you do these poses with a big body like yours?" 14. "You have such a nice face, you should lose weight, then you will look beautiful." Because body positivity is about accepting all shapes and sizes. 15. "When getting into a cramped lift, the heavier person is always made fun of by the group of friends with respect to the capacity of the lift." 16. "In any field, not only the ones that actually are connected to your outer appearance but even the corporate world, people are always judged by their size instead of their talent. Like a heavy person is considered unfit, stupid, lazy, not smart enough and not talented enough." Because no one deserves to be stereotyped for their weight.
No ordinary headache: 'I wouldn't even wish this upon my enemy' Soumya Rao
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could also be neurological or physical, like numbness or tingling sensations, or weakness on one side of the body. Between 10% and 15% of patients with migraine experience auras. “Migraine is a genetically-inherited disorder. If you go on exposing yourself to triggers and provoke the tendency, you get more and more of headache,” said Dr K Ravishankar, a specialist in headache medicine who runs a dedicated headache and migraine clinic at Jaslok and Lilavati Hospitals in Mumbai. “Add to this the fact that you’re living in an environment where there are so many triggering factors. In our Indian environment, you have high heat levels, traffic jams, people fasting, people skipping breakfast. So, daily you are exposed to these triggers, and it’s a time bomb, and then you get into a chronic space, and then you definitely need to be attended to.” Not ‘just’ a headache Migraine is a lifelong condition and is also disabling, frequently striking people during their most productive years between the ages of 20 and 40, after which the symptoms generally, but not always reduce. It is three times more common in women for hormonal reasons, said doctors. According to the latest Global Burden of Disease study, migraine is the sixthmost disabling illness in the world, based on number of years lost to disability. Despite this, it is not given the kind of attention that other chronic illnesses get. “It is an invisible misery where nothing is measurable, nothing is visible, so therefore people do not believe that these patients are suffering so much,” said Ravishankar. As a result, patients often have a hard time explaining to their friends and family why a headache renders them incapable of working or socialising. “The words ‘I have a headache’ just don’t justify what all is happening,” said 28-year-old Akanksha Kapoor, who works in the development space and was diagnosed with migraine in her early teens. “It can lead to black outs, you can’t deal with sound and light. You just need people to shut up, turn off the lights and leave you alone – and others cannot understand why you’re doing this for just a headache.” Ragini Gupta, 26, a cyber security professional from Delhi, has been having mi-
standing one’s triggers, pre-empting a headache and accepting that this is an illness that cannot be cured but can be controlled. “Patients first need to understand what we are dealing with,” said Ravishankar. “Just like blood pressure and diabetes, migraine cannot be cured and can only be controlled, but 80% control is as good as a cure that does not exist as of today.” Patients often tend to stop taking the prescribed medicines if they feel their headaches are under control and this is a big problem, said Hastak. “The [migraine] attack itself can be treated using what we call NSAID, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs – paracetamol and the like, simple pain killers, or more specific drugs like Triptans ,” he said. “But if you’re getting more than four to six episodes a month, you will need preventive medicine or prophylaxis, which could go on for six months, a year. And you really have to tell the patient that they cannot stop this medication on their own. Prevention is better than cure but it also longer than cure.” Hastak advises his patients to maintain a headache diary noting down the severity, frequency and duration of the headache. This, he said, helps identify triggers, something that can go a long away in bringing the frequency and severity of attacks under control. Nidhi Sachdev, 54, who runs a clothing boutique, managed to identify and control one of her triggers. “For 15 years, starting from my mid30s, it was hell,” said Sachdev. “I felt that maybe this [migraine] is my karma, I may have harmed someone in my last life. I wouldn’t even wish this illness upon my enemy.” She then realised that her affinity for mint was exacerbating her headaches. Aspartame, a sweetener often used in mint, is a common trigger. “Once I stopped having mint, my headaches came down to a large extent,” she said, adding that she does still have the occasional mint chocolate once in a while. For the last three or four years, Sachdev said, her headaches have been manageable. “But I have come to the conclusion that this is not curable,” she said. “Lot of migraine sufferers claim they have now become pain free, through yoga or some Finding a way other practice. But I want to meet them Living with migraine means under- and ask: are you really pain free?” graine headaches for more than 16 years now. “I feel like someone is pulling my nerves from inside and something is happening inside my head,” she said. “I can’t bear light, sound anything. People think of headache as a very normal thing that you can just pop a pill and carry on with your day despite. But normal painkillers don’t work in a severe attack.” Gupta said she once had an attack in office and had to be taken to the hospital. This helped her colleagues and employers understand the severity of her condition. However, Pune resident Vandana (name changed) did not get the same understanding from her family. Married with two children by the time her migraine was diagnosed, she could not take prolonged rest even when her attacks were severe. “I had accompanied her to the doctor once and he advised her to avoid stress and just relax at the time she has a headache,” said her sister Archana, 55. “Now this is all fine to say – but in reality it never happens.” Archana remembers Vandana’s husband insisting that his wife get things about the house done on time. Patients are diagnosed with chronic migraine when they have suffered more than 15 days of headache over three months. Such severe and prolonged periods of headache can have an even more drastic impact on patients’ lifestyles, even forcing them to alter their career paths. “People have come back from the Gulf because they can’t live there in the hot weather conditions,” Ravishankar said. “Patients come and tell us this is the last point and after this we are just going to commit suicide if we don’t get better.” Singh’s migraine attacks at their worst have included fainting spells, blackouts and momentary loss of vision. This makes it difficult for her to commit to a routine where she has to turn up to work everyday.“It’s difficult to turn up physically anywhere everyday – whether it’s school, a job or whatever.” Dr Shirish Hastak, a consultant neurologist and group director at Wockhardt, said chronic migraine could also affect the mental health of the patient. “Headaches alters your lifestyle, changes your family’s behaviour towards you. So, depression is a commonly seen among patients.”
Apong – A businessman has no connection with the Govt. related activities. He earns his livelihood through his business; for many years he does not pay heed to the problems that other people are facing. He goes on to say “Ke kuribo na” when people are protesting against Government's corruption, in this case corruption under Medical Department. Days turns to years Apong goes on to marry a beautiful girl, they are a happy couple, Apong’s wife is 9 months pregnant. On the fateful day of the delivery they rush to the hospital. The Doctor is not on time because he has his own private run hospital to take care of. The nurse fumbles and not sure of what to do- She was apparently appointed through backdoor. After delivering the baby due to improper care and unable to notice the red flags, his wife breathes her last on the delivery table. If only Apong had supported those protests against corruption, if only he had raised his voice there would have been no backdoor appointments, the Doctor might be on time and his wife might be still alive, now he is a single dad. Theja – A freelance photographer leads a busy life and is well to do because his creativity is sought by many. He listens and watches as his friends are protesting against corruption in Medical equipment’s related issue which should have been replaced. Theja ignores them since it’s not a problem that is affecting him and carries on with his work and minding his own business. Theja’s mom for the past 4 years has been visiting the Govt. Hospital due to some stomach issues. The test taken shows nothing, sometimes shows blank. Sensing something definitely is wrong, Theja takes his mom to Guwahati. There they detect that his mom has Stomach Cancer-Lymphoma stage 4. If only Theja had taken his time to support and help his friends who were fighting against corruption, maybe the Medical equipment’s would have been replaced, maybe the funds meant for those purpose would have been utilized efficiently and maybe his mom’s sickness could have been detected earlier. Bovili – She always had a knack for cooking and always wanted to open a restaurant. As years went by she got the opportunity to open her own restaurant and married to her sweetheart who was working in the Department of Power. They were a perfect match and were made for each other. She would always read news about corruption in the state at some point she would get mad and irritated of just hearing people talk about corruption even when she has never supported or went to a rally against corruption. It was early morning. Her husband had to rush for an emergency. One of the transformers was malfunctioning. Late in the afternoon she got a call that her husband was electrocuted while working on the transformer. He had no safety gears, the department never made any safety gears available for their employees even though there was provision for it. If only she had raised her voice against the wrong, now she is a widow without any kids. Athong – An enthusiast entrepreneur, busy with his innovative mind and dreaming on the possibilities that lie ahead. Never had the time to actually understand the problems that surround him and the people because he was really busy for those problems that do not affect him. He would look from a distance or read online people protesting against corruption but never supported physically or morally. He and his brother were like brothers in arms; they would talk about what the future holds for them and together they planned on creating a multibillion dollar empire. One evening his brother while returning home from school, the retaining wall in his colony towards his house that was not repaired or maintained for so many years by the concerned department gave way. It took the colony people the entire evening till early morning for them to dig out his brother’s body. Athong does not dream the same anymore. If only he had raised his voice. The list can go on but the Moral of the story is: I have met people who are least concerned about the problems in our land. I heard people say “NOT MY PROBLEM” never knowing that all of those problems originate from one single source. If you think that this problem of corruption not just in terms of money but in terms of electing incompetent people over and over again is not going to affect you then one day this “NOT MY PROBLEM” will cost you dearly, not just you but all of us. When you’ve the opportunity to stand up with those who are fighting for a better tomorrow, do so. Don’t just sit back and watch and read the news. What we need now is people to speak out; our situation demands us to act rather than just being observers. You may be a businessman, you may be an entrepreneur, you may be rich or poor, you may be a Govt employee, you maybe anyone out there but the problem in our land is a problem for all of us not just for a section of people. Don’t be Apong, Theja, Bovili and Athong. The articles in this column are compiled by The Naga Blog administrators. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Naga Blog.
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Defying China, India to host Dalai Lama in disputed territory
NEW DELHI | MARCH 3 (REUTERS): Indian federal government representatives will meet the Dalai Lama when he visits a sensitive border region controlled by India but claimed by China, officials said, despite a warning from Beijing that it would damage ties. India says the Tibetan spiritual leader will make a religious trip to Arunachal Pradesh next month, and as a secular democracy it would not stop him from travelling to any part of the country. China claims the state in the eastern Himalayas as "South Tibet", and has denounced foreign and even Indian leaders' visits to the region as attempts to bolster New Delhi's territorial claims. A trip by the Dalai Lama, whom the Chinese regard as a dangerous separatist, would ratchet up tensions at a time when New Delhi is at odds with China on strategic and security issues and unnerved by Beijing's growing ties with archrival Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration is raising its public engagement with the Tibetan leader, a change from earlier governments' reluctance to anger Beijing by sharing a public platform with him. "It's a behavioural change
you are seeing. India is more assertive," junior home minister Kiren Rijiju told Reuters in an interview. Rijiju, who is from Arunachal and is Modi's point man on Tibetan issues, said he would meet the Dalai Lama, who is visiting the Buddhist Tawang monastery after an eight-year interval. "He is going there as a religious leader, there is no reason to stop him. His devotees are demanding he should come, what harm can he do? He is a lama." The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday the Dalai Lama's trip would cause serious damage to India-China ties, and warned New Delhi not to provide him a platform for antiChina activities. "The Dalai clique has for a long time carried out anti-China separatist activities and on the issue of the China-India border has a history of disgraceful performances," spokesman Geng Shuang told a daily news briefing.
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama addresses those gathered at Buyant Ukhaa sport palace in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (REUTERS/Files)
nals Modi's readiness to use diplomatic tools at a time when China's economic and political clout across South Asia is growing. China is helping to fund a new trade corridor across India's neighbour and arch-foe Pakistan, and has also invested in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, raising fears of strategic encirclement. Last month a Taiwanese parliamentary delegation
CHINA INVESTING NEARBY Visits of the Dalai Lama are initiated months, if not years in advance, and approval for the April 4-13 trip predates recent disagreements between the neighbours. But the decision to go ahead at a time of strained relations sig-
visited Delhi, angering Beijing, which regards Taiwan as an integral part of China. In December, President Pranab Mukherjee hosted the Dalai Lama at his official residence with other Nobel prize winners, the first public meeting with an Indian head of state in 60 years. Some officials said India's approach to the Tibetan issue remained cautious, reflecting
a gradual evolution in policy rather than a sudden shift, and Modi appears reluctant to go too far for fear of upsetting its large northern neighbour. India's foreign secretary, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, was in Beijing last week on a visit that analysts said was aimed at stabilising relations between the world's most populous countries.
TANGIBLE SHIFT That said, Modi's desire to pursue a more assertive foreign policy since his election in 2014 was quickly felt in contacts with China. At one bilateral meeting early in his tenure, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj asked her Chinese counterpart whether Beijing had a "one India" policy, according to a source familiar with India-China talks, a pointed reference to Beijing's demand that countries recognise its "one China" policy. "One India" would imply that China recognise India's claims to Kashmir, contested by Pakistan, as well as border regions like Arunachal Pradesh. India's hosting of the Dalai Lama since he fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule has long irritated Beijing. But government ministers often shied away from regular public meetings with the Buddhist monk. "These meetings were happening before. Now it is public," Lobsang Sangay, head of the Tibetan government-inexile based in the Indian town of Dharamsala, said in an interview. "I notice a tangible shift. With all the Chinese investments in all the neighbouring countries, that has generated
debate within India," he said. The chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, a member of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, met the Dalai Lama in New Delhi in October and officially invited him to visit the state. On the Dalai Lama's last visit in 2009, the state's chief minister met him. This time he will be joined by federal minister Rijiju, a move the Chinese may see as giving the trip an official imprimatur. New Delhi has been hurt by China's refusal to let it join the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the global cartel that controls nuclear commerce. India has also criticised Beijing for stonewalling its request to add the head of a banned Pakistani militant group to a U.N. Security Council blacklist. Rory Medcalf, Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University, said New Delhi appeared to have been surprised by China's inflexibility since Modi came to power, fuelling distrust in the Indian security establishment. "India does feel that the cards are stacked against it and that it should retain and play the cards that it does have," he said. "The Dalai Lama and Tibetan exile community is clearly one of those cards."
'Benami' actions carry jail Modi government most anti-intellectual: terms, warns I-T Department Chidambaram hits back at Prime Minister NEW DELHI, MARCH 3 (IANS): India's Income Tax Department on Friday cautioned those engaging in 'benami' (proxy) transactions that they stand to face Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) of up to 7 years and would also invite prosecution under the Income Tax Act. "Do not enter into benami transactions," the department warned citizens through newspaper advertisements issued on Friday, given that the Benami Property Transactions Act is "now in action from November 1, 2016." "Persons who furnish false information to authorities under the Benami Act are prosecutable and may be imprisoned up to 5 years besides being liable to pay fine up to 10 per cent of fair market value of benami property," it said. "Benamidar (in whose name benami or proxy property is standing), beneficiary (who actually paid consideration) and persons who abet and induce benami transactions are prosecutable and may get RI up to 7 years besides being liable to pay fine up to 25 per cent of fair market value of benami property," it added. The department also said that benami property "may be attached and confiscated by the government" and these
actions are in "addition to actions under other laws such as Income Act, 1961". The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016, designed to curb black money was passed by Parliament in August last year. The new law is an amendment of the 1988 Benami Transactions Act, which provided for up to only three years of imprisonment or fine or both. The amendments aim to strengthen the act in terms of legal and administrative procedure. The benami property refers to property purchased by a person in the name of some other person. The person in whose name the property has been purchased is called the benamdar and the property so purchased is called the benami property. The person who finances the deal is the real owner. The act prohibits recovery of the property held benami from benamdar by the real owner. Under the act, properties held benami are liable for confiscation by the government, without payment of compensation. An appellate mechanism has been provided under the act, in the form of an adjudicating authority and appellate tribunal.
NEW DELHI, MARCH 3 (IANS): Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday termed the Narendra Modi government as "the most anti-intellectual in the world" after the Prime Minister mocked critics of demonetisation, saying 'hard work more powerful than Harvard'. "We have the most anti-intellectual government in the world, because it even thinks that Dr Amartya Sen, professor of Harvard University, is undeserving of any respect," said Chidambaram, who too did his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1968. "It thinks that Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard are all useless," said Chidambaram, delivering a speech at a seminar on "Untold
Stories of Demonetisation - its impact on Indian Economy". Modi, in a speech on Wednesday had mocked Nobel laureate Amartya Sen for criticising the note ban, after the government released data citing encouraging GDP growth figures at 7 per cent
for the third quarter. Modi said that "hard work has won over Harvard-educated economists" who had predicted otherwise. "Well-known intellectuals from Harvard and Oxford (universities), who have been at key positions in the Indian economic system, had said the Gross Domestic Product will go down by two per cent; some others said it will go down by four per cent," Modi said at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh. "On one hand, there are these intellectuals who talk about Harvard, and on the other, there is this son of a poor mother, who is trying to change the country's economy through hard work." Whether Harvard will win or hard work -- farmers, labourers
and honest people of the country have already proved it, Modi said. "Hard work is more powerful than Harvard. India is among the world's fastest growing economies," Modi said. Amartya Sen has dubbed the November 8 demonetisation -- in which Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were scrapped -- as a "despotic action that has struck at the root of economy based on trust". Sen is Professor of Economics and Philosophy at the Harvard University. On Thursday, the Congress party slammed the "fudged figures" on India's GDP growth, and said that trotting out "jumlas and misinformation" has become the 'hallmark' of Prime Minister Modi.
India needs deterrent power despite being responsible: President
CHENNAI, MARCH 3 (IANS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that India is a responsible power in a multi-polar and multilateral world but needs a strong deterrent against those who hinder the country`s progress and security. He made the remarks after presenting the President`s Standard and Colours to 125 Helicopter Squadron and Mechanical Training Institute at Air Force
Station Tambaram near here. Addressing the gathering, Mukherjee said: "India is a responsible and emerging power in a multi-polar and multilateral world." "In the ever-changing socio-economic and geo-political scenario in our region of interest demands a strong deterrent against those with nefarious designs affecting the progress, prosperity, and security of our nation," Mukherjee added.
He said the country`s armed forces also provides succour to citizens during natural disasters. Mukherjee cited the Indian Air Force operations during floods in Uttarakhand, Kashmir Valley, and Tamil Nadu. He said the 125 Helicopter Squadron (Gladiators) formed in 1983 increased its operational capability and earned praise for its valour within and outside India. Mukherjee said the Gladia-
tors deployed under the UN flag was instrumental in freeing 232 Indian army personnel held in Sierra Leone. Speaking about the Mechanical Training Institute Mukherjee said it was raised in 1935 and has undergone several changes and got its current name in 1980. He said the unit imparts fundamental technical training in aircraft maintenance to young recruits.
17 killed in Rajasthan truckjeep collision
JAIPUR, MARCH 3 (IANS): At least 17 persons, among them three women, were killed and one was injured when a truck rammed into an overloaded jeep in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan on Friday. The accident occurred between 9.45 a.m. and 9.55 a.m. when the jeep loaded with people collided headon with the truck near Shergarh police chowki in the district, about 16 km from Hanumangarh town. "Almost all those killed in the crash died on the spot," a police official told IANS. The jeep driver who was injured in the accident has been taken to a government hospital. Most of the victims belonged to nearby villages and hamlets, including Luckowali, Naurandesar and Matoriawali. All of the passengers in the jeep were going to Hanumangarh, while the truck coming from opposite direction was on way to Ravatsar. "We have started investigations into what caused the accident," the police official said.
India salutes you, Sushma tells Indian children healthier than ever, but Kansas shooting survivor Ian Grillot other nations doing better: Latest data Swagata Yadavar
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Ian Grillot who tried to intervene recieved injuries.
HOUSTON, MARCH 3 (PTI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sent a personal message to 24-year-old Ian Grillot, who was injured while trying to intervene during a shooting in Kansas, in which Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, was killed and his colleague Alok Madasani was critically injured. Ms. Swaraj wished Mr. Grillot a speedy recovery. Indian Consul-General in Houston Anupam Ray met Mr. Grillot and his family on Thursday at the University of Kansas Hospital and handed over the message from Ms. Swaraj.
“India salutes the heroism of Ian Grillot! Best wishes for speedy recovery,” Mr. Ray wished Mr. Grillot on behalf of the Minister and the people of India, KSHBTV reported. Mr. Grillot was released from the hospital on Tuesday. Mr. Ray said Ms. Swaraj has 7.3 million followers, who all conveyed their best wishes. “We will stand with you, whatever you need,” he said. Responding to this, Mr. Grillot said, “I look forward to being able to go meet everybody.”
Mr. Grillot and his family are invited to India as soon as he is able to travel, according to a news release from the University of Kansas Health System. Mr. Grillot was shot in hand last week when 51-year-old American navy veteran Adam Purinton, prior to opening fire, uttered racial slurs and yelled “get out of my country” at the two Indian victims. In a video from his hospital bed, Mr. Grillot said: “I was just doing what anyone should have done for another human being. It’s not about where he was from or his ethnicity.”
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ndias infant mortality rate (IMR) reduced by 16 points over the last 10 years -- 41 children below the age of one died per 1,000 live births, down from 57 a decade ago, according to the India fact-sheet of the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4), the largest-ever assessment of the countrys health and family welfare indicators. The survey, released after a decade -- the last survey was in 200506 -- reveals a 24-point reduction in under-five mortality rate: From 74 children under five dying for every 1,000 live births in 2005-06, it is now 50 -- comparable to the poorer African island nation of Madagascar. There has been similar improvement in almost all childhood health indicators, pointing to the fact that many Indian children are doing better than they ever have. However, there is a long way to go: India's IMR of 41 still lags other poorer neighbours, such as Bangladesh (31) and Nepal (29) and the African countries of Rwanda (31) and Botswana (35). India's under-five mortality (50) is substantially worse than its poorer neighbours, such as Nepal (36) and Bangladesh (38) and Bhutan (33). Although it has reduced infant deaths by 48 per cent over 23 years,
from 79 in 1992-93 to 41 in 2015-16, India is far from the 2015 millennium development goal -- set in consultation with the United Nations -- of an IMR of 27. There are also large differences among states. For example, Chhattisgarh had the highest IMR (54), and Madhya Pradesh the highest under-five mortality (65) in the country, while Kerala's IMR (6) and under-five mortality (7) rates were the lowest. Mizoram was the only state to report an increase in infant mortality -- from 34 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2005-06 to 40 in 2015-16. The data for Uttar Pradesh have not been released. As many as 62 per cent of Indian children between the ages of 12 and 23 months were fully immun-
ised -- for BCG, measles, and three doses each for polio and diphtheria and tetanus -- up from 43.5 per cent in 2005-06. Immunisation is known to be the most cost-effective method to prevent disease and death. Every year, India loses 500,000 children under the age of two due to diseases preventable by vaccination, according to a March 2015 Press Information Bureau report. As many as 90.7 per cent of children were immunised in public-health facilities, compared with 82 per cent in 2005-06; children immunised in private facilities dropped from 10.5 per cent in 2005-06 to 7.2 per cent. The proportion of children under the age of five who reported suffering from diarrhoea in the two
weeks preceding the survey was nearly constant over the decade -9.2 per cent in 2015-16 compared to 9 per cent in 2005-06. However, the proportion of children with diarrhoea who received the recommended treatment of oral rehydration salts (50.6 per cent) doubled compared to a decade ago (26 per cent). More children with diarrhoea were taken to a health facility (67.9 per cent) compared to 2005-06 (61.3 per cent) -- indicating increased awareness about common childhood diseases and recommended treatment among parents. There was a 10 percentagepoint decrease in stunted children -- low height-for-age -- below age five: From 48 per cent in 2005-06 to 38.4 per cent in 2015-16. There was also a seven-percentage-point decrease in children under five who were underweight (low weight-for-age), from 42.5 per cent in 2005-06 to 35.7 per cent in 2015-16. Fewer children between aged 59 months to six years suffered from anaemia in 2015-16, (58.4 per cent) compared to 69.4 per cent in 2005-06. However, the proportion of children under five who were wasted -- low weight-for-height -increased from 19.8 per cent to 21 per cent. The number of severely wasted children increased from 6.4 per cent to 7.5 per cent.
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Trump aides’ bid to plug leaks fuels govt paranoia
WASHINGTON, MArcH 3 (reuTerS): President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin used his first senior staff meeting last month to tell his new aides he would not tolerate leaks to the news media, sources familiar with the matter said. Current and former officials said that in a departure from past practice, access to a classified computer system at the White House has been tightened by political appointees to prevent professional staffers from seeing memos being prepared for the new president. And at the Department of Homeland Security, some officials told Reuters they fear a witch hunt is under way for the leaker of a draft intelligence report which found little evidence that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries covered by Trump’s nowsuspended travel ban pose a threat to the United States. The clampdown has fueled paranoia among Washington career civil servants who say it appears designed to try to limit the flow of information inside and outside government and deter officials from talking to the media about topics that could result in negative stories. Some reports of government dysfunction have infuriated Trump just weeks into his presidency. Trump has described media outlets as “lying”, “corrupt”, “failing” and “the enemy of the American people.” At a Feb. 16 news conference, Trump said: “The leaks are absolutely real. The news is fake” and that he had asked the Department of Justice to look
led to investigations of leaks, said the Obama administration prosecuted nine cases involving whistleblowers and leakers, compared with three by all previous administrations combined. Leonard Downie, a former executive editor of the Washington Post, said it was too early to make historical comparisons, and that it is rare to learn about an administration’s internal efforts to impose message discipline.
U.S.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington on February 14. (REUTERS File Photo)
into leaks of “classified information that was given illegally” to journalists regarding the relationship between his aides and Russia. Several officials in different agencies who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity said some employees fear their phone calls and emails may be monitored and that they are reluctant to speak their minds during internal discussions. In addition, the sources say that limits imposed on the flow of information have blindsided cabinet-level officials on some major issues and led to uncertainty among foreign governments about U.S. policy. In perhaps the most trenchant effort to deter leaks, White House spokesman Sean Spicer demanded that some aides
there surrender their phones so they could be checked for calls or texts to reporters, Politico reported on Sunday. Word of the inspection quickly leaked. EFFORTS TO PLUG LEAKS NOT NEW Two sources familiar with Mnuchin’s first meeting with senior Treasury staff said he told them that their telephone calls and emails could be monitored to prevent leaks. One of the sources said that staff were told that monitoring could become policy. Asked about Mnuchin’s comments to his senior staff, a Treasury spokesman said: “Secretary Mnuchin had a discussion with staff about confidential information not being shared with
the media nor any other sources. In the course of that conversation, the idea of checking phones was not discussed.” Asked in a follow-up email whether Mnuchin had raised the possibility of monitoring phones or emails as a matter of policy, the Treasury spokesman replied: “It was not discussed.” Attempts by Republican and Democratic presidents to limit leaks are not new. During Republican Richard Nixon’s administration, the FBI wiretapped White House aides and journalists. Trump’s predecessor, Democrat Barack Obama, aggressively pursued leaks to try to “control the narrative,” as White House aides put it. New York Times reporter James Risen, whose articles
‘CLIMATE OF INTIMIDATION’ At the State Department, the fear of getting caught in a leak investigation or running afoul of White House positions is so acute that some officials will discuss issues only faceto-face rather than use phones, email, texts or other messaging applications, two State Department officials said. “There is a climate of intimidation, not just about talking to reporters, but also about communicating with colleagues,” said one official, speaking on condition of anonymity. Acting State Department spokesman Mark Toner did not respond directly to the officials’ statements but said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson aimed to foster an open climate where new ideas are raised and considered on their merits. “There does have to be some degree of trust among colleagues in order to have those kinds of conversations,” Toner said. There also is high anxiety in parts of DHS, officials there said. “The atmosphere has be-
come toxic, and that is not conducive to the work,” said a DHS official on condition of anonymity. They said officials fear phone calls and emails are being monitored to try to find who leaked the draft intelligence report to the Associated Press. The report found that being a citizen of countries covered by Trump’s Jan. 27 temporary immigration ban - Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - was “an unreliable indicator of terrorist threat.” The Homeland Security Department did not respond to three requests for comment. Some examples of how the administration is trying to limit the flow of information are relatively subtle, but significant. Before Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, National Security Council officials drafting memos, or “packages,” for the president on a classified computer system could choose other officials who should have input. Under a change made after Trump took office, staffers cannot choose who may see and edit a memo. Instead, access is approved by the office of the NSC executive secretary, retired Army lieutenant general Keith Kellogg. Asked about the new restrictions, National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton said: “President Trump takes very seriously the criminal release of classified information critical to U.S. national security. Access procedures are designed to ensure that appropriate personnel see material relevant to their duties, while protecting sensitive information.”
One U.S. official called the new system “inefficient,” saying Kellogg’s office may not know who has “equities” in a given issue and may not share the drafts widely enough. Another administration official said the White House changed the access procedures about a month ago in reaction to leaks of the contents of Trump’s conversations with the president of Mexico and the prime minister of Australia. “It was changed in response to two very significant leaks,” said the administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “This was a reactive move on the NSC’s part.” Asked if the change had made the NSC less efficient, this official replied: “No, because we are being conscientious about ensuring that all relevant staff members and experts are included on materials that they need to see.” Steven Aftergood of the nonprofit Federation of American Scientists’ Project on Government Secrecy, which works to limit official secrecy, said the policy change suggested the White House wants to tighten control over internal deliberations. “Why would it do that? Perhaps in order to discourage leaks. Or perhaps it lacks confidence and trust in the existing NSC staff,” said Aftergood. “From a management perspective, this move seems like a mistake. “Restricting information workflow this way adds friction to the deliberative process, making it more cumbersome and less responsive,” he added. “Inferior policy decisions are a likely result.”
China to target young of Taiwan, Hong Kong to boost loyalty Exercise may help reduce fatigue in cancer patients
China’s leaders sing the national anthem as they attend the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 3. (REUTER Photo)
BeIjING, MArcH 3 (reuTerS): China wants to boost the loyalty of young people from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau by organising “study trips” and exchanges for them to visit the mainland, a top Chinese official said on Friday. Young activists in both Hong Kong and self-ruled Taiwan have irked Beijing in recent years by pushing for greater autonomy or even independence and by organising protests against China’s influence. Hong Kong and Macau were former European colonial outposts that returned to Chinese rule in the 1990s. Defeated Nationalist forces fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war
to the Communists. China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, viewing it as a wayward province. Yu Zhengsheng, the ruling Communist Party’s fourth ranked leader, announced the plan to boost the loyalty to China among young people in all three places at the opening session of a largely ceremonial advisory body to parliament in Beijing. He said the government would this year organise trips for young people “to visit the mainland on study trips and experience it for themselves”, adding that the trips would “strengthen the love of both region and country among the people of
Hong Kong and Macau.” The government would also increase exchanges with young people in Taiwan in order to “build up public support for the peaceful development of cross-straits relations”, he said. China is deeply suspicious of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, whose ruling Democratic Progressive Party espouses the island’s formal independence, a red line for Beijing, which has cut off a formal dialogue mechanism with the island. Tsai says she wants peace with China. In 2014, hundreds of students occupied Taiwan’s parliament for weeks in protests nicknamed the Sunflower Movement, demanding more transparency and fearful of China’s growing economic and political influence on the democratic island. Yu did not say how many young people would be brought to China or give any other details about the plan, or how it may differ from existing schemes. In the former British colony of Hong Kong, students organised weeks of protests in late 2014 to push for full democracy, but Beijing declined to make concessions. Hong Kong returned to China in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” formula granting it extensive autonomy, an independent judiciary and rule of law for at least 50 years. Yu said China would “remain committed” to the formula.
NeW YOrk, MArcH 3 (IANS): For patients suffering with cancer-related fatigue, indulging in exercise -such as gentle yoga, walking, running or cycling -- and/or psychological therapies may work better than medications and should be recommended first to patients, researchers say. Fatigue in cancer patients is the most common side effect caused by treatment with chemotherapy, radiation therapy and some biologic therapies. This type of fatigue is different from being chronically tired. It’s a crushing sensation that’s not relieved by rest or sleep, and can persist for months or years. “If a cancer patient is having trouble with fatigue, rather than look-
ing for extra cups of coffee, a nap, or a pharmaceutical solution, consider a 15-minute walk,” said lead author Karen Mustian, Associate Professor at the University of Rochester, New York. The findings showed that exercise alone -- whether aerobic or anaerobic -- reduced cancer-related fatigue most significantly. Psychological interventions, such as therapy designed to provide education, change personal behaviour and adapt the way a person thinks about his or her circumstances, also helped in reducing fatigue. Importantly, drugs tested for treating cancerrelated fatigue -- including stimulants like modafinil, which can be used for narcolepsy, and Ritalin, which treats
ADHD -- were not found as effective. “The study bears out that these drugs don’t work very well although they are continually prescribed. So any time you can subtract a pharmaceutical from the picture it usually benefits patients,” Mustian said. For the study, the team analysed the outcomes of 113 unique studies, involving more than 11,000 patients. According to researchers, the cancerrelated fatigue might be the result of a chronic state of inflammation induced by the disease or its treatment. Most concerning is that fatigue can decrease a patient’s chances of survival because it lessens the likelihood of completing medical treatments, Mustian said.
Scientists create first artificial mouse ‘embryo’ from stem cells LONDON, MArcH 3 (reuTerS): Scientists in Britain have for the first time created a structure that resembles a mouse embryo using a 3D scaffold and 2 types of stem cells - research which deepens understanding of the earliest stages of mammalian development. Publishing their results in the journal Science on Thursday, the team based at Cambridge University said that while the artificial embryo closely resembled the real thing, it would be unlikely to develop further into a healthy
mouse foetus. For research purposes, however, the scientists were able to show how the artificial embryo followed the same pattern of development as a normal embryo with the stem cells organising themselves in the same way. Magdalena ZernickaGoetz, a professor at Cambridge’s department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience who led the work, said the success with mouse cells should pave the way for similar work with human cells, helping scientists over-
come a major barrier to human embryo research - a shortage of embryos. Currently, human embryos for research are developed from surplus eggs donated through fertility clinics, but Zernicka-Goetz said it should in future be possible to use the stem cells and scaffold technique to make artificial human embryos for study. “This will allow us to study key events of this critical stage of human development without actually having to work on em-
bryos,” she said. “(And) knowing how development normally occurs will allow us to understand why it so often goes wrong.” Previous attempts to grow embryolike structures have not had much success. The Cambridge team said they now think this was because these experiments used only one type of stem cells - embryonic stem cells (ESCs) - and did not allow for the fact that early embryo development requires different types of cell to coordinate closely with each other.
Star-studded legal team will seek to save Samsung chief SeOuL, MArcH 3 (reuTerS): Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee has handpicked 13 top lawyers to defend him against charges of bribing the South Korean president, nearly all of them former judges or prosecutors, according to the court where one of the richest men in the country will be tried. Lee, 48, was indicted by a special prosecutor’s office on Feb. 28 on charges of bribery and embezzlement over his alleged role in the corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye. Four other Samsung executives have also been charged, a massive blow for the world’s biggest maker of smartphones and memory chips. Described as the “trial of the century”, court proceedings begin on March 9, and if convicted, Lee could face more than 20 years in prison. A verdict has to be delivered within three months. Seoul Central District
Court records showed that Lee has assembled a team of 13 outside counsel for his defence, 10 of whom work for Bae, Kim & Lee (BKL) the country’s second-largest law firm by headcount, and known for litigation expertise. The firm has defended other heads of South Korean conglomerates, called chaebol, in high-profile criminal cases including SK Group chief Chey Taewon and Hanwha Group boss Kim Seung-youn. Kim was given a suspended three-year sentence after being indicted for embezzlement and breach of trust, while Chey was sentenced to four years in jail in 2013 for misappropriating company funds and served two years before receiving a presidential pardon. According to South Korean media, two of the defence lawyers were considered for the special prosecution team they will now fight in court. “In numbers we may be
behind Samsung’s extravagant team of lawyers but in terms of our ability and what we’ve achieved so far, you don’t need to worry,” said a special prosecution official, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the case. The special prosecution team will be led by Yang Jae-sik, an assistant counsel and a long-time prosecutor, the official said. Yang worked on several high-profile criminal cases as a prosecutor, including a 2006 probe into whether senior South Korean government officials colluded with private equity fund Lone Star Funds to allow the U.S. firm to acquire Korea Exchange Bank at less than fair value. He was also part of a team that investigated Park Jie-man, brother of the current president, when he was arrested for drug use in 1996. BKL declined to make its attorneys available for comment, while the other three defence lawyers de-
clined comment or were not immediately available. AWARD-WINNING On its website, BKL says it was founded in 1980 and provides legal services in diverse areas, including corporate law and governance, litigation, international arbitration and tax, among others. According to Asian Legal Business (ALB), a part of Thomson Reuters, the firm has 520 fee-earning lawyers on its books, the second-highest of any South Korean law firm. At the ALB Korea Law Awards last year, BKL was chosen as Deal Firm of the Year, Litigation Firm of the Year and Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year. Samsung Group declined to comment on the legal defence team, but said it was formed by Lee personally. Among the most experienced attorneys on the team is Moon Kang-bae, a graduate of the elite Seoul
Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee arrives at the office of the independent counsel team in Seoul, South Korea on February 19. (REUTERS File Photo)
National University Law School who spent roughly a decade as a judge before joining BKL in 2000. He and two other BKL lawyers on Lee’s defence team helped secure the suspended sentence for the Hanwha chairman. Moon was considered a potential assistant to current special prosecutor Park Young-soo, accord-
ing to South Korean media, and was in the 2007-2008 special investigation team that investigated then president-elect Lee Myungbak’s involvement in an embezzlement scandal. Lee was eventually cleared of wrongdoing. Another senior attorney on Lee’s team is Cho Gunho, head of law firm HM Partners and a long-time
prosecutor who served as a senior aide to former President Kim Dae-jung along with Park, the special prosecutor. Lee, who has been held at the Seoul Detention Centre since his Feb 17 arrest, is charged with bribing President Park through her confidante Choi Soon-sil to curry favour and cement family control of the Sam-
sung Group with transactions such as a controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung companies. Park, Lee and Choi have all denied wrongdoing. During a December parliament hearing, Lee said he was not aware of the payments made by Samsung until the scandal emerged. “Samsung has not paid bribes nor made improper requests seeking favours,” Samsung Group said in a statement to Reuters, noting the 2015 merger in question was approved by shareholders prior to any donations that were paid out. “We will do our best to ensure that the truth is revealed in future court proceedings.” After the trial in the Seoul district court, the case can be appealed - in the Seoul High Court and the Supreme Court. They must issue rulings on the appeals within two months each unless there are special circumstances.
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aturing physically and mentally as a medical student from graduation to post-graduation in central India, and like many other fellow Nagas who have studied in mainland India for a reasonable period of time, I was also exposed to the contrasting Indian culture and mindset for this long. The inferiorly treated SC/ST/OBCs, the subdued women etc. and various categories of reservations often surfaced for discussion. Such discussions were never pleasant in nature. On our part, never an opportunity was missed to say, “In Nagaland we do not have caste system, we Nagas are all equal and there is no discriminations”. That our women have more liberty than mainland Indian women did. Those days, to keep in touch with happenings at home, I subscribed Nagaland Page, the onlylocal weekly circulating at that period of time. In my second or third year medical studies, I remember writing a letter to the weekly on gender issue. Even then, I never felt Naga women were subjected to social discrimination as a gender. I am not talking about gender equality but of gender discrimination feeling like “Naga women, go back to the kitchen” prevailing among feminist. As far I remember, as Naga boys and girls, we grew up on equal footings. I believe man and woman were created to be complementary to each other and not to fight over each other’s rights. Naga males were a race of warriors and Naga mothers had a big role of grooming their sons into that warrior mindset. While on the other side, perseverance and endurance; prudent firmness and tenderness, the qualities of motherhood were slowly being conditioned into thedaughters. Also, aNaga family being agrarian, Naga mothers worked as hard as their menfolkin the fields or may be even harder. Her hands might have been calloused by hard work but she tenderly brewed rice beer to keep her man’s spirit high. In those ancient days, every able-bodied Naga was literally a hunted man. Menfolk on the other hand, kept their wives in utmost respect. Among Lothas, menfolk would not even call their wives by name. A man would respectfully and lovingly call his wife “Niyo” meaning your mother. The more romantic would call the wife “Loro” (lass) even up to old age. I am sure the same must have been the practice among other Naga tribes. So thus we came! Menfolk protected their womenfolk and children; womenfolk tended the home and groomed the young. Even household chores were divided into respective domains. A life of shared responsibilities and harmonious adjustment! Simple living yet a fulfilling life.Sustenance life yet,one of high morale and esteemed living.As a warrior race, Naga society by circumstances of living was a male dominated community. But, gender discrimination? I don’t think so. A Naga girl grew up to be as outspoken and as dominating a person as her male counterpart could be. Her bravery and resourcefulness was exceptional. The likes of Rani Gaidinliu could be found in all walks of Naga life. She could excel if she choose to. With the emergence of the concept of “State”,the role of running the affairs of the state got vested on men. There is no denying that the resultant effect was unbalanced gender participation. This has been the phenomenon worldwide. And, if today the world is of the opinion that calls for women empowerment then, we Nagas also ought to see things from that perspective. If out of the needs of modern dispensation, women empowermentinour
municipalities through women reservationis called for, we men may as well be accommodative. It can at its best, only be a short stepboard mechanism towards gender equality in participation?Reservation in whatever form cannot be the absolute answer to women empowerment. In my earnest feeling, Naga women should optfor a mindset of “What men can do, we also can do” and seek the path of equality towards mutual livingon equal footing and not by reservationsof seats.I n areas like ULBs, perhaps a system of involvement by nomination can kick off towards balanced gender participation. Since time immemorial, every Naga village with its land had been an independent country self-governed by its own sets of civil code and criminal jurisprudences. Then came the big bang! A little more than one and a half centuries ago, Nagas were slapped upon with two major changes. The change from paganism to Christianity on one hand and from the traditional way of life to the monarchial subjugationfollowed by democracyon the other hand. Therefore, the concept of “State” is alien to the traditional Naga. So are townships for that matter. Out of necessity of changing lifestyle, today we are evolving into a modern society but, we are still at crossroads where we continue to struggle on what can be culturally and traditionally relevant in today’s context or what should replace redundant and obsolete custom and traditions with modern concepts. Apparently, we have not socially evolved to an optimum level of development and there are conflicts of systems- the old and the new. There is a tendency to social malleability and personal identity confusion and, this is not healthy for the younger generation. Also, the fiercely territorial Nagas refused to be subjugated and the struggle to be an entity goes on.Even so, in this disturbing milieu of bloodshed, “Nagaland” State was born and numerous distinctive tribes came together to make a homeland. As part of the process, we elected people to man our State Legislative Assembly to run the affairs of the State. In Naga context, this process by itself is as uncustomary and as untraditional as the words can imply. Nevertheless, our journey starts as a unit of the federal set up of modern India by extraneous insertion of the now much highlightedArticle 371(A) in the Constitution of India. Now therefore, Legislators will have to run the affairs of the State in tune with emerging needs and will have to make legislations accordingly.Legislations are need based and are for the progress and welfare of the people. Villages and the towns are the units of the State and the inhabitants are its people.No human settlement can continue to function arbitrarily. Even in our ancient tribal way of life, institutions like “Tongtichochang” among Lothas and “Pudu Menden” among Aos to cite some examples, run the affairs of the concerned villages. They were the traditional local self-governments. Because of emerging needs most such traditional institutes of local self-governments (except Pudu Menden among Aos) have now been replaced or taken over by Village Councils. Village councils function by the Nagaland Village Council Act enacted for the purpose. Similarly.we have the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 for the formation of ULBs. Third Amendmentof the Act, (NMA2016)promulgated reservation of seats for women and certain tax reforms.Government did what it had to do given the circumstance but, consequently, there was mass movement against the government policiesfor our ULBson the grounds that they are against our customary practices and infringes on Article 371(A). This has led to the
exceedingly unfortunate turn of violent events with human casualty.What we went through was a costly experience of human existence. But, as with any other human conflict, the current situation has also simmered down and a semblance of normalcy has seeped in. Whatever corrective steps are taken, it will take time to heal. As for the bereaved families, life will never be the same again. The issues still remain and either way the truth will and must prevail to lead us into further path of progress. Any mass movement against a government is distressful more so when such movement becomes violent. Most disturbing is the eroding trust between the people and its representative especially among the youth of today. During this period of turmoil, not withstanding the loss of precious human lives, I often wished if the mass movement could have been for Naga Solution and not for pettyULBs.We live in an interdependent world and what happens inside of Nagaland is not anymore our exclusive concern alone.That Naga people have gone against women reservation and tax reforms, have found neither sympathy nor acceptance outside. All were critical of the attitude Nagas manifested on the two issues. Someone wrote, “Nagaland has gone back by 30 years” as a result of the agitation. I don’t know how that can be proved or disproved but, we certainly have a big setback on our hands. Setback of not just being unable to conduct ULB elections but, setbacks in our wants and emotions and of cohesiveness. Let us anguish over the fact that we all have written an unwanted history. Many a Naga feels that, Nagas never ever paid tax sothen,why should we pay tax now?Reluctance or evasion to pay tax is nothing new and tax collectors are disliked people even Zacheaus during the times of Jesus was disliked. Apparently, there are lots of misconceptions surrounding taxations and its returns. I don’t know about other districts but in Wokha District, during the recent imbroglio, people started believing (or were made to believe!) that even the cottage reared animals and plantationswill be taxed by the Government. In today’s context, his was too farfetched a concept to any logical mind but, when it becomes a momentum of mass feeling, point of no-returnis crossed as we have unfortunately experienced. If we look closely at our own unwritten history, even in ancient Naga villages, every abled bodied individual contributed in kind and labor towards the common welfare of the community. Likewise,even before Christian era, pagan Naga made offering to gods and spirits in sickness and for wellbeing as well. All these forms of contributions literally boil down to the same analogy of collection of taxes.No matter how we perceive, the Government and the Church are two establishments important to us today. Our lives spiral around the two establishments and I can’t forego the idea of comparing the two. If one flies by chopper to different nook and corners of Nagaland, the one compelling sight is the human habitation with large Church building surrounded by low economy houses of its congregation. Growth of the church has been possible because of the tenth tithes and different offerings we are wont to chip in. Aren’t all these collections forms of taxations? We all give these offerings willingly not only because it is expected of us but, also becausewe want return on our investments! We want to be manifold blessed in return for our obedience and offerings. Then, what of the State? What do we contribute to the State except electing people to legislate for us and then criticize them for all of ourwoes?Even during the times of Jesus, didn’t he say;“Give unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is
God’s”? Meaning thereby is that, a sensible and productive man should contribute to both the State and God! May be because of our willingness to contribute to our churches, Nagaland has grown from 0% Christians to nearly 100% Christians with laudable infrastructures but,in the public sector we are still limping because we do not pay the State and we are surviving on manas from others. Lack of financial literacy and fiscal awareness has let many Nagasespecially the youth becoming increasingly critical of the Government and the politicians and the executives? I feel the globalized and consumeristic world that we live in today has contributing effect.Agreed that running the affairs of a state is more complex than running the church nevertheless, both the Church and the State are of the people and they exist for the people. If they aren’t by the people themselves then, can they be out of nothing? Or is our notion that people stay put and everything is done for them by the Govt. or the churchfor that matter? Then, we all would beunproductive disabled lot. The ideology of “by the people” is that people have to be pro-active and productive and not just being a passive member or a subject, otherwise no establishment will prosper. In one of the management trainings I had opportunity to attend as a medical officer, one of our resource persons asked us “where does the Government get its monies to spend”? Obviously government does not mint its money at will. Major chunk of government money comes from taxations and within that, the individual income tax account for 42% (2010). I would like to also share another story. During one of my mindset development seminar for church leaders, a theological doctorate reverend who was one of the resource persons, narrated a story about a conversation that took place between two students, a Naga and local student of south India. The Naga student asked her friend as to why in spite of getting higher percentage of marks she was not getting scholarship like she (Naga) does. The south Indian local student replied, “It is because we pay tax that you get scholarship”. The two narrationswill not explain all fiscal issues but are definitely eye openers. Now, with all the recessions seen even in developed countries and our own Country’s slowing economic growth compounded by climate change, our Country is compelled to look afresh into its fiscal policies.Demonetization the Country is going through may be a line of action to this end. Ultimately, there is pressure on the states to perform. Performing better for a state means that all of our economic growth indices need to be scaled up, realistic and progressive. It will also importantly mean bettering revenue for more flexibility. And where is Nagaland today? We are barely able to produce revenue of 4-6% of our non-plan expenditure requirement. We are unable to make ends meet even at 90:10 funding pattern i.e. the State has to contribute 10% of the earmarked fund. What if today, Central Government says, “Nagaland, you are now 50+ years and enough of hand holding, you will now start performing and will be funded at 75:25 (or gravely 50:50) funding pattern like other states”. I don’t think Nagaland will be able to survive. It’s time we Nagas wake up! Lastly, let me take readers back to my opening paragraph and share some feelings about reservation of seats. We say we Nagas are casteless, classless society. But, the unfortunate reality is that in Indian context we are classified or let us say categorized. By a presidential order of 1970, Nagas are listed a Scheduled Tribe. The essential characteristics for a community to be identified as a Scheduled Tribe are (i) primitive
way of life and habitation in remote and less easily accessible areas, (ii) distinctive culture, (iii) shyness of contact with the community at large, (iv) geographical isolation, and (v) general backwardness in all respects.I am proud to be a tribal member of a cohesive community with rich culture and tradition, but not a scheduled tribal! No doubt, as ST Citizen there are benefits of reservation of seats in many areas specially employment sector. But, reservation in any form or quantity is a chunk taken out of what could have been a general quota and it does not go down well with all. Even mainland India has had its share of troubles with reservation system. Best alternative to reservation of seats is capacity building on mission mode or war footing for the disadvantaged. Having said that, I wish Nagas work towards exclusion from the category of ST.Importantly, will our younger Naga generation have the zeal to evolve out of the tag and trod on even groundsas the open category citizens? Afterall, what has been classified can be declassified. Another concluding point I have is that, we Nagas have often taken cover of Article 371(A) to debate on certain issues, even the current issue of ULB. People, even leaders have often said that, the Article gives us protection on this and that as enshrined in it. In reality, what has Article 371(A) given us in relation to the State of Nagaland? Sadly,we have blissfully slept over the Article and it has been just a cold almost redundant piece of insinuation in the Constitution of India. To refresh our memories, Article 371(A) covers four areas of concern – Religious and social practices of Nagas, Naga Customary Law and procedure, Administration of civil and criminal justice involving decisions according to Naga customary law and fourthly, Transfer of land and its resources. If one reads the Article carefully, it in no way empowers the people directly but the State Legislative Assembly to resolve on whether or not to accept and apply any Acts of parliament in respect of the four areas of concern mentioned. Now, how many required resolutions have our Legislative Assembly passed in the last 50+ years by invoking provisions of Article 371(A)? The only resolution (2nd attempt) on transfer of land and its resources and the resultant Rules and Regulation on P&NG has ended up in the Court of Indian Law through PIL.Today, we are on the verge of being imposed upon an Indian Uniform Civil Code. As a Christian Indian citizen, it worries me when Hon. Prime Minister of India said, “Hindu is not a religion but a way of life”. Is there a message in between the lines? Indian marriage Act is still a law for us too when in dispute. We should preempt these and have our own Naga Civil Code based on Article 371(A)(1)(a) (i) & (ii). And then, there is complete messed up overlapping in arbitration of justice whether civil or criminal between Naga customary law and Indian penal system with shuffling of cases to and fro. We should have a concise book on Naga customary law and arbitration in Naga customary law should be well defined and demarcated. Judgment given in such customary courts in defined areas should be final and binding. Qualifications for people manning customary courts should also be set. We Nagas are really in a mess and it’s really time we all wake up and start building our castle lest posterity blame us. The State Government has to function under Indian Constitution but on the contrary, if importance has to be given to Naga customary practices, we might as well legalize our tribal bodies to rational statutory statuswith proper terms of functionality to start with. Thank-you!
Only the NNC can settle the Indo Naga Burma conflict on behalf of Nagas The responsible status of senior citizens
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Kaka D. Iralu
ny national political organization or institution needs a nationally mandated platform to voice the nation’s position and its aspirations. In the case of the Naga nation, the Naga National Council (NNC) was that only political Platform and Institution. It is also a fact that because of the NNC’s stated position, hundreds and thousands of Nagas sacrificed their lives for the nation’s defense. Yes, it is true that Naga commitment to the NNC had cost them dearly both in physical as well as material dimensions when over 600 Naga villages were burnt to ashes and over 100,000 Nagas perished in the jungles from starvation and diseases in the mid 1950’s when Indian troops invaded Nagaland. But can the Nagas therefore, reject their own mandated NNC platform and hope to achieve their national objective under some lesser platform just because their association with the NNC had cost them too dearly? Indeed, the NNC’s platform has been smeared with a lot of Naga blood and Naga tears. But the corollary question is: Can there be another Naga platform that can politically and legally substitute the NNC in bringing about a solution to the case of India and Burma’s invasion of our country? After all, it was only the NNC that submitted the six memorandums to the departing British Government before the Transfer of Power Act in 1947. These memorandums had stated all the historical and political facts of the Naga nation to the then
most powerful Colonial Power on earth-Britain. Copies of these memorandums were sent not only to Her Majesty’s Government in India but even to the House of Lords and the British Parliament through Lord Simon and Clement Atlee, the then Prime Minister of England. It was also only the NNC that sent ten memorandums stating the same Naga national stand to the incoming Indian government leaders before India was born on August 15, 1947. It was also only the NNC that raised the Naga flag of Independence on August 14, 1947- one day ahead of India. And it is only because of all these political and legal actions of the NNC, that the Naga stand for Independence and sovereignty stands irrefutable and unchallengeable today or even into eternity. (Let the reader note here that, at the end of world history, all the nations of the earth will bring their honor and glory into the New Jerusalem which is the symbol of eternity). Rev. 21:26. But if we Nagas move away from this NNC platform, than we will be moving away from all these political and legal actions that anchors our national rights to the foundations of human history, international politics and international law. Such a move away from the NNC will leave our historical rights as a nation hanging on some foundationless political organizations which were conceived and born long after India and Burma had achieved their independence on Aug.15, 1947and Jan. 4, 1948 respectively. Such an act would also condemn us to being a most foolish nation
that stood by, voiceless and action less when the whole Asian Continent was agog with the birth pangs of new born nation states in the late 1940’s. Coming to internal matters, like any other nations on earth, Nagas can also form tribal organizations, like the Ao Senden or the Angami Public Organization etc and even bring them together under a common umbrella called a Naga Hoho. They can also form various civil societies like the NPMHR the Naga Mother’s association etc. They can even form some internal political organizations based on political ideologies like the NSCN. These organizations can have their legal validity within the internal social and legal framework of a particular country. But none of these other internal political or social organizations can ever represent the Naga national issue of Independence in any international forum. This is impossible because the Indo-Naga-Burma issue is not an internal Naga issue or an internal Indian or Burmese issue. The Indo-Naga Burma issue is absolutely an international issue where two sovereign nations have forcefully occupied another sovereign nation that had declared her independence ahead of both the invading nations. Under international law, no nation can just move its troops beyond its own borders and forcefully occupy a neighboring country through brutal military might. In the case of India and Burma, this is exactly what they have done to Nagaland. And as for evidences, there is an uncountable record of data that can be shown in any international War Crimes Tribunal.
If however, an internal tribal and ideology based, Naga political organization like the NSCN IM would like to negotiate with the Indian Government for a so called “Shared sovereignty” for the benefit of its cadres, they can go ahead. They however must remember that they cannot impose such a settlement on the rest of the Naga people who are still standing behind their NNC Plebiscite of May 16, 1951 which was for total independence. This national Plebiscite was duly followed up by the solemn act of declaring that Independence on Aug 14, 1947. Here, the NSCN IM and the Indian Government must remember that neither they nor any other power on earth can ever undo the independence declaration of a nation from the pages of human history. In this context I would like to end by posing this hypothetical question to the NSCN IM and the Government of India: Can some Kashmiri militants and some Pakistani Generals, through some secret talks, nullify India’s declaration of her independence on Aug 15, 1947 in some “Shared Sovereignty” scheme? Surely every sane nation on earth would laugh at such a ridiculous settlement! N.B. Today is my birthday, and I am told that when I was born on March 3, 1956 amidst the sound of gunfire and bombings, my late aunty Rano Shaizawho was then the President of the NNC Naga women wing- brought me out in my swaddling cloths and declared: “Another NNC has been born.” Well, this article is my 61st birthday gift to the NNC!
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Khekiye K. Sema, IAS (Retd)
here are great many value systems of life and of living that were meaningfully tutored by nature and meticulously nurtured by our traditional ancestors on a firm rational footing. It saddens one's heart to watch the 'so-called' modern civilisation slowly beginning to efface our traditional gems. It likens a tired old warrior standing on a lonely hilltop nostalgically recalling the past glory as he watches the last rays of his fading generation slowly disappearing in the distant horizon like the fading rays of the sun. Each older generation feels the same as the new begin to eventually replace the old as it must. It is a never ending story. The status of the elder generation would be judged by the value system that they were able to leave behind for the next generation to follow. Traditionally speaking, the elder generation of the community in the past were a respected lot. Traditionally speaking, the younger generation in the community would only speak after responsible elders have had their say. This custom was not an arbitrary exercise of mindless seniority. The traditional saying that one does not acquire gray hair in a day fluently explains the depth of wisdom in this customs. The old would have crossed innumerable bridges of life and remember the challenges of each step that was taken...steps that each younger generation will also take as they too cross the same bridges. It was therefore a respected norm for the wisdom of the old to guide the new to maturity for a responsible progression of civilisation. Though times have changed the rationality of old values remain. All it needs is a gently nudged to keep the impatience of our younger generation constantly reminded that disrespect to the elders is disrespect to themselves for they lose the opportunity to absorb the values of life. This therefore is an effort to try and magnify the responsibility of our Naga elders, who have attained 60 years of existence and more and can rightly be addressed as SENIOR CITIZENS. We have a registered "Senior Citizen's Association of Nagaland" (SCAN) at a State Level that affords an open platform for all senior citizens to interact with each other...whether retired bureaucrats
or private citizens with the exception of barring active politicians to maintain its identity as an Apolitical Association. The only qualification required for membership thereafter is that one should have attained the age of 60 years and beyond. Practically speaking the members of this forum would consist of people from all walks of life with diverse experiences acquired over the years. In a bleak scenario of Nagas not truly having a reliable apolitical forum to ventilate a matured unbiased opinion on any given subject of importance to help the masses to exercise their minds honestly, there is no other well informed platform comparable to SCAN to fill up this vacuum. The present reality is however rather disappointing in that except for a very few dedicated elders holding the fort as Office Bearers, there is hardly any sign of our senior citizens wanting to participate despite being already registered as members. The one thought that I would wish all senior citizens to introspect in their quiet moment is this: Each one of us has been blessed with the opportunity to travel this road of life covering a longer distance than what is left before us. Each one of us has had the opportunity to pick up both the enlightening as well as disheartening experiences of life. The Almighty did not faze us through this process for nothing. He expects us to lend a helping hand by sharing those experiences with the younger generation that follows and guide them to avoid the pitfalls that we have otherwise crossed. It is incumbent upon us to return a portion of these blessings of experiences to those in need of it. It would amount to selfishness not to do so. Think about it prayerfully. The "Nagaland Senior Citizen's Association" (as it is presently known), will be calling for a General Assembly shortly. The date, time and place will be widely publicised in our local print media. We are hoping that the responsible status of senior citizens will be recognised by each one of us and expect each to enthusiastically participate and help leave an honourable legacy behind. We are hoping to spend quality time together to debate on some of the pressing current issues that needs to be addressed. It is for you to decide whether you are a taker or a giver... for the time to give is at hand. Hope to see you soon and God Bless.
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.
Saturday 04•03•2017
The rugged journey to a shared future As 10 years go by, we open up The Morung Express to our readers
Morung Express Feature Dimapur | March 3
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of us are huddled into one of the three rooms that make up The Morung Express head office in Dimapur. We are at the first work plan meeting of the year 2017. The Editor, Dr. Aküm Longchari, alternatively called ‘Boss’ and ‘Chief’ in office parlance, is gearing the staff up for the year ahead. “Let us develop respect for each other, as individuals and professionally. Even as we need to be constructively critical of each other, we are required to develop deep trust towards one another. Let us take care of each other.” As the message is absorbed, undisturbed until now, we maintain a keen eye on the clock. It is 5:00 pm; deadline is at 9:00 pm—everyone needs to get back to work. The silent panic is communicated through the room using eye signals. Someone cracks a joke. Chief gets the point. The meeting is brought to an end. The team spreads out into the three newsrooms from where the next edition of The Morung Express will be produced. Press releases are distributed among sub-editors, reporters begin to file their stories and the graphics team lays the framework out for each page of the 12-page daily broadsheet newspaper. It is a well oiled machine, and everyone is aware of their delegated duties; the Editor is an omnipresent mentor for the independent team. Contrary to a machine though, peals of laughter, sunflower seeds, songs, meals, philosophy, analysis of news, disagreements over content and placement—and many bits more—mark the journey the Morung team makes on a daily basis. Respect, trust and care are ingrained aspects of sharing space through the 24 hours news cycle followed every day for almost 360 days of the year. From its physical roots here, The Morung Express spreads out its branches into engaging with the society and people. This piece attempts to offer a glimpse into the various spokes of the multiple wheels that carry the Morung Caravan through its journey.
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Spectrum of truth The Morung Express was established in 2005. It was conceived by a group of young people who had travelled extensively through the Naga areas; people consistently talked of their missing voices from the Nagascape. Truth was a prerogative of the State. The Morung thus rose from the “Naga people’s historical realities” and sought to be “guided by their voices and experiences,” states its webpage. While this was a veritable idea, it was no easy task to reconcile the world of objective news with people’s struggles and still arrive at the truth while affecting change. People in the Naga lands have a voice and institutions to bring them forward as a collective, but they rarely hold the “objective” legitimacy of scientific data, government documents, military might or corporate numbers. Years of State oppression in the Naga areas had led to a bottling of people’s voices, ideas and evolution. The Morung Express wanted to become the site where these voices could find base to give form to a people’s truth, in turn becoming a tool for social change. “We are in an era where we have a lot of information but struggle to connect it with reality,” reflects Aküm Longchari. Information must “crystallize” into awareness, which is when the process of transformation begins. For this, journalists need to become involved with the society; in a way that they can relate to issues in terms of justice. A great deal of innovation was required in its “style of functioning" thus, both at the organizational level as well as in content management, says Along Longkumer, the founding Editor of The Morung Express. He became a major part of this innovation for the first foundational years of the newspaper. Different models of functioning were experimented with to refine the process of news production in Nagaland to cater to social requirements—sometimes keeping track, sometimes losing it.
The Morung Express head office in Dimapur is seen here on March 2, 2017.
At its heart is the Morung team, whose interplay often resembles a prism—our energies (light) gather all at once, and go through a prism (the Morung) to produce the spectrum of truth. Almost all workers at The Morung leads a double life— they are journalists by night but teachers, students, cultivators, entrepreneurs, producers, writers and trainers by day. Human resources at The Morung Express form a kaleidoscope drawing light from the community. Someone teaches economics at a college while another teaches sociology – one is a student of sociology; someone teaches at a school for underprivileged children, couple of others have written and published books, some are human rights activists, another a cultivator and an entrepreneur. There is a graphic designer, one teaches at a computer institute while another runs a music studio. A number of journalists have completed fellowships from prestigious forums, while others have collaborated on research work with scholars, freelanced with regional and national media houses, or are in various stages of higher education. On any given day, any one of us is guiding an intern, or a visiting scholar or a journalist in unraveling the Naga context. Everyone is well entrenched in the pedagogy of transformation. The Editor himself has been a long standing peace trainer— he has conducted several workshops during conflict situations at multiple forums with numerous stakeholders in the Naga areas. He has taught at various educational institutions of the region like the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati, and the Clark Theological College, Mokokchung. He has published his PhD thesis as a book in 2016, titled ‘Self Determination: A Resource for JustPeace,’ through the Heritage Publishing House in Dimapur. The “finished product” called The Morung Express is not just a newspaper. It is a confluence of love, labour, social and political engagement with a passion for truth and justice. We are journalists, teachers, researchers and activists all at once, and separately. Truth is often murky but at least we are on a path to finding its power. Moving forward, holding hands Equipped with these resources, the Morung set out on a journey to find and narrate stories of the people. “The idea is to evolve news with the people, for the people,” says Aküm Longchari, “but it is a struggle.” As the Morung moved through its journey of the past ten years, there were major dilemmas the newspaper had to wrestle with. From the reports that journalists collected, it was difficult to verify much of the information provided by the people, and narratives could become one sided. Governments, whether in the State or Centre, cooperated marginally with the local press. Slowly, through meticulous exercises, and several lessons, a template to capture people’s voices was devised. The platform was extended from news reports to a designated section – Public Discourse. However, as reports continued to appear, it rarely materialized into public action. In an attempt to forge deeper relationship with people on issues, The Morung Express came up with the concept of ‘Media Partnerships’ in its initial years. The newspaper would partner with a collective on topics that could invoke change. Though the concept gained popularity, it remained bottled in events, and relationships did not go further than the news. “We wanted to do news of a different sort where we partner with the people on issues, not just events,” narrates the Edi-
tor. But the general trend was to have an event, which would then be reported by the news media, and along with the shelf life of the newspaper, the life of the issue would end too. For the Morung team, this had to change. Social issues had to go beyond events to create awareness and result in action. News had to go beyond the news industry. The Morung Express, in the year 2006, decided to ask People Living with HIV/AIDS to hold its hands in building a meaningful people-paper relationship. The world of People Living with HIV/AIDS had always been a struggle. While a robust movement existed for integration of affected people into society, the human rights lens had not yet fallen in the right hands. “There was a need to strengthen the movement by recognizing it as a human rights issue,” notes Longchari. The newspaper began to research and write stories, and even collaborated on a documentary film, that would use the lens of human rights to inform the HIV/AIDS movement in Nagaland. On other avenues, the Morung worked with individuals and organizations to fine tune the HIV/AIDS rights’ framework. The intervention led to a number of victories for both sides—The Morung Express won its first news award and the HIV/AIDS movement made considerable headway with new leaders and energy. This gave the Morung confidence to mobilize its resources, both within and outside, to begin working with other people’s initiatives, like the Love Burma project. The Love Burma Mission The newspaper, albeit bound by time, plays an essential role in the Naga context. It becomes a journal/record of day to day affairs—a “village diary” of sorts. “We had to make an attempt at core learning; understanding the world through the eyes of the grassroots,” explains the Morung Chief. Journalists of The Morung Express are encouraged to travel the hinterland, finding voices and issues— over the years, the newspaper has been able to amalgamate voices of Naga people living in the far flung north, south, east, west and even in multiples cities around the world. Its ethics were always clear. The understanding of news had to be expanded through “deliberate engagement” with the grassroots. With the Love Burma Mission (LBM), this course gained momentum. “Naga humanity has to evolve together. The Naga areas in Burma have been denied all forms of humanity through denial of infrastructure and facilities. Till date they live isolated lives. Our work with them is a symbol of our solidarity as Naga people,” reflects Longchari on choosing to work with the Love Burma Mission. The LBM was conceived by the Chang Baptist Association in collaboration with the Eleutheros Christian Society, Tuensang—a brainchild of Rev. Chingmak Chang and his family. They brought together a number of faith-based and secular institutions, like The Morung Express, to work in three major areas that remain severely underdeveloped in the Naga areas in Burma—education, healthcare and leadership. “We have been focusing on five villages as part of this Mission,” says Kedo Peseyie, Pastor of City Church Kohima, which is a partner institution of the LBM. The project set up a hostel for students to have a place to study in, health workers were trained in every village through the Christian Institute of Health Sciences & Research (CIHSR) Dimapur, and leadership training was imparted to the young and old. Health and sanitation
conditions were improved— “we gave solar lamps to every household that was able to construct toilets using some basic material we provided,” informs Peseyie. This was the only form of night light entering the villages; electrification remains a distant dream. “The students who stayed at the hostel brought 100% result at school. This has encouraged us to take more initiatives,” says the Pastor. Though the project came on the back foot as tension in the border areas escalated in 2016, there were several lessons to be learned. “We often think of mission work in terms of sending money to the mission field. Here was an opportunity for our young people to be on field and understand the lives of people in the border areas,” he notes. The collaboration of several churches and NGOs along with The Morung Express brought us into fresh grounds. As Peseyie puts it, the norm till now has been for separate institutions to mobilize resources and work on a project, but the Love Burma project brought different institutions and people with different experiences together and transformed the way development projects work on a micro scale. Education & Leadership Among all forms of development, education has been a critical aspect for The Morung Express. Truth gathering and truth telling, the fulcrum of its work (with the motto ‘Speak Truth to Power’), require journalists to be equipped with informed knowledge. And what applies to a journalist applies to all members of society. This aspiration led The Morung Express to work closely with the Sinai Educational Centre (SEC) and the R5 Leadership School, also run by the Sinai Ministry. “The SEC was established in 2009 to impart basic education to children who do not have the opportunity to go to school,” says Dina Longchari who has been running the School, going door to door asking daily wage workers, both from Nagaland and Assam, to enroll their children to the SEC in Dimapur. Till date, the three teachers at the Centre have managed to impart basic education to more than 300 children in the age group of 4-12 years, many of whom have gone on to study in government schools. “Many new openings have come through our collaboration with The Morung Express—we have been able to sort out teacher’s salaries, infrastructure, meals etc.,” lists Dina Longchari. The R5 Leadership School, run by the Sinai Ministry, extends to youth training in leadership skills. For 30 days, young people come together under one roof to learn, cook, eat, play and live together. Professionals from the world of entrepreneurship to music play mentors for the students. The Morung Express has been part of the School in building future leaders, partaking particularly in teaching. Learning and teaching, however, is not restricted to one school. The Morung Express houses a number of staff who are teachers and trainers, focusing on traditional subjects like political science and economics, enlarging their horizon to include nonviolence, conflict transformation and peace building. Within the office itself, this gives rise to an eloquent juggling of ideas every day. The Morung decided to extend this to the public arena. The Morung Lectures Being argumentative can be a virtue. People from different schools of thought and various degrees of persuasion converge under a single roof at the Morung. The Editor, also the Publisher, is persuasive on one of the many guiding aspects of the inhouse relationship at work—we
Students learning at a makeshift school as part of the Love Burma Mission.
Students learn at the Sinai Educational Centre at Island Colony, Dimapur.
A leadership training underway at R5 Leadership School, usually located in Dimapur.
Sports activities, as seen here, form a good part of the education model of the Love Burma Mission.
are not employers and employees coming together every day. We are independent thinkers; let us discuss, debate and dialogue. This does not necessarily get the voice out of everyone in office. Weekly meetings are seen as an overbearing, albeit necessary, space where little participation from the staff is forthcoming. The Chief leads meetings, laying out our weekly, monthly or annual aspirations, past gains and failure. Once the meetings break up though, people participate in extended discussions in smaller groups. Reflection and decision making sometimes happens only at the Morung kitchen dinner. Like pumpkin vines, a dialogic culture spirals in odd directions; the good news is that it exists, and firmly so. If this process is to take shape in Naga society, it has to begin somewhere. Much like the Morung weekly meetings, media houses have become monolithic structures that remain relatively impermeable for the society at large. Few people constructively engage with media houses to deliberate on content. Yet for each to affect change in the other, a “two way traffic” of learning needed to emerge. Thus came the idea of The Morung Lectures. “Critical interaction between the people and the Morung is very important for us to grow. The Lectures, in the Naga context, are intended to evolve a shared understanding—a space where there is no politically right or wrong, where people can agree to disagree without having to pass resolutions,” explains Aküm Longchari. The Morung Lectures are, essentially, non academic discussions on day-to-day subjects, interspersed with specialised matters, which seek to bring people from all walks of life to participate and contribute to these subjects. Limited time is given to speakers, followed by a longer open public discussion. Till date, topics have ranged from tracing a Naga’s ancestral journey through DNA studies to human rights and the future of the Naga economy. The concept borrows from the traditional Morung system
of yore, of storytelling and discussion for informed decision making. In this case, the physical Morung has been the Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo’s Elim Hall for the most part, with the hope of extending the platform to other districts. “I like the fact that The Morung Lecture is not a campaign to demand an immediate change, but rather it has carefully understood that what we need to do first is to learn (and unlearn). I think we desperately need, like The Morung Lectures, more civilized approaches and platforms to discuss and understand the issues we face,” articulates Arien Jamir, a regular participant at the Lectures, who has often posed thorny questions with no easy answers. While he feels that many of the issues already taken up need a ‘stage two’ of discussions to materialize into something substantial, he shares The Morung Express perspective that it is up to the people where they take The Morung Lectures from here. “There is a lot to learn from it, and it has opened doors but at the end of the day, what matters most is what the attendees do with that learning. I think the Morung Lectures seek to impart good lessons that matter in the shaping and re-shaping of our common future. A mistake we make perhaps is to look at it (The Morung Lectures) the other way around and expect it to start a revolution overnight," says Jamir. The hope remains that a “critical mass” will emerge leading to social or political transformation. In the meantime, though, the Lectures have informed the tone and content of the news in significant ways that helps the Morung Caravan to continue its journey forward. The Morung Caravan Lines that make the truth are often distorted in a society that has struggled with political conflict for almost a century. The Morung Caravan traverses this line every day; sometimes we move forward a little but many days we are just grappling with the reality of day-today news. Engaging with socio-political processes helps the Morung
make sense, and locate itself, in the Naga context. But our gaze is not fixed merely inward. While active engagement is not possible with the various movements for human dignity and justice around the world, The Morung Express remains plugged in to these movements through its core editorial pages (6 and 7); indigenous peoples’ movements, universal human rights, nonviolence, youth development and related modules from the region and worldwide find regular voice through these pages. It is a cherished hope that movements at home can be informed from lessons drawn by peoples around the world. On the other hand, the Morung website helps ensure that the struggles and responses of the Naga people can be shared with other peoples of the world, thereby creating an interactive process of critical thinking. Along Longkumer compares the reader of The Morung Express with a person driving a car. “When I drive, I am most comfortable if the sideview and rearview mirrors are present. Otherwise I don’t get the whole picture of the road ahead. I feel more secure to drive using these mirrors as aid to reach my destination. I think this is the case with The Morung Express. It has given a different perspective of the world around us and helped people to think differently and appreciate, in particular, the importance of dialogue and discussion. We have brought a lot of issues to the public domain and as is the duty of a newspaper, we have also raised a lot of questions,” he projects. In a democracy it is always healthy to have political alternatives. For Longkumer, The Morung Express gives that choice for people to be informed and in this way “play our role along with the other newspapers in collectively strengthening the voices of democracy and making it more vibrant.” He hopes that the newspaper will continue to build on its strengths and at the same time remain relevant to the changing nature of both the media environment and the ‘people’ and ‘discourses’ that it serves to uphold. This aromatic galho, however, is not easily prepared in the Morung Caravan. It is a topsy turvy ride. Wheels break loose at inopportune moments, carriages malfunction, drivers go missing, resources run dry. The Morung Express continues to struggle with business and marketing. We struggle with State actors taking us to the courts to settle scores. We are stretched out between the Freedom of Speech on the one hand, and the Press Council of India’s guidelines on the other. We are pulled between hundreds of narratives, all projected as the truth. We make glaring mistakes, leaving paragraphs undone and spellings floating in the air. We struggle, but as the Chief once said, “Don’t be demoralized. Sometimes we are called to lead the Caravan and sometimes to follow; at times to push, then to pull, or just walk along. As long as we support each other, even if slow, we move forward.” The move forward, an evolution, is a pertinent aspect of life; indeed the life of a newspaper. As ‘social media’ becomes a persecond-updated reality in Nagaland’s web connected spaces, the point of reference to news and the way we project news changes. To the swathes of unconnected spaces and peoples in the Naga lands, the written ‘village diary’, the newspaper, remains a significant and reliable document to turn to—and to many it remains inaccessible to date; poor infrastructure and high costs keep us from timely and wide distribution of the paper. The Morung Express carries on its attempt to put forth the local, regional, national, international into perspective through a Naga lens hopefully providing a number of other lenses to understand the situation of humanity today. It is now up to the readers of The Morung Express to crystallize the information passing through these pages into awareness and action. This will determine how we use the power of truth to fuel our rugged journey towards a shared future. We thank our readers and welcome your thoughts at morung@gmail.com
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ASA Golden Jubilee Tournament
56 wrestlers to vie in wrestling c’ship today SASA shines in Sepak Takraw Our Correspondent Kohima | March 3
Altogether, 56 Angami wrestlers will vie for the coveted Angami Sports Association (ASA) golden jubilee wrestling championship scheduled for March 4 at Kohima Local Ground. Talking to The Morung Express, ASA Wrestling Secretary Khrielakuolie Suohu said the champion will be awarded with a cash
prize of Rs. 2.50 lakh while the 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up and 4th place winners will carry Rs. 1.50 lakh, Rs. 1 lakh and Rs. 80,000 respectively. Quarter-finalists excluding position holders will also receive Rs. 10,000 each. Further, points earned by each wrestler will be awarded a cash of Rs. 200 per point. Entry tickets have been fixed at Rs. 2000 for donor, Rs. 500 for chair and Rs. 100
(Gallery). Minister for Security & Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs Kiyanilie Peseyie will grace the event as the chief guest which will commence from 9:30 am onwards. Fixture for Naga wrestling 1st round: CSA vs SASA; WASA vs NASA 2nd Round: SASA vs WASA; NASA vs CSA 3rd Round: CSA vs WASA; SASA vs NASA
miLaN, march 3 (ap): The sale of AC Milan to a group of Chinese investors has again been delayed. The completion of the deal was originally scheduled for December, but Silvio Berlusconi's holding company and Sino-Europe Sports agreed to a threemonth delay, postponing the closing until Friday. However, at a shareholdMLA Zhaleo Rio and ASA officials with finalists of Table Tennis, Badminton and Sepak Takraw at Indoor Stadium, Kohima on Friday. (Morung Photo) Our Correspondent Kohima | March 3
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Football champions Chakhroma Sports Association with MLA Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsu. Our Correspondent Kohima | March 3
Chakhroma Sports Association (CSA) today emerged as football champions of the ongoing Angami Sports Association (ASA) Golden Jubilee Tournament here at the Kohima Local Ground. CSA defeated strong
opponent Western Angami Sports Association (WASA) 1-0 in an exciting finals played here this morning. The winning goal for CSA came through the boots of Visalie Mezhii in the second half. CSA pocketed a cash prize of Rs. 20,000 along with trophy and citation. Adding to CSA’s jubila-
LoNDoN, march 3 (aFp): With the Premier League in the thrilling final third of the season, AFP Sport looks at five storylines to watch out for in this weekend's action: Can anyone catch Chelsea? With a remarkable 17 wins from their last 20 league games, rarely has the phrase "runaway leaders" been more apt than when describing Chelsea's seemingly unstoppable march to the championship. Antonio Conte's side, who make the short trip to London rivals West Ham on Monday, sit 10 points clear of second-placed Tottenham with just 12 games remaining, raising the possibility that the title race will reach its conclusion well before the final round of matches. For the chasing pack, and fans of a thrilling finale, there have been dispiritingly few signs that Chelsea might stumble in the final furlong, although West Ham's 2-1 win over Conte's men in the League Cup earlier this season provides a glimmer of hope of another upset when the Blues return to the London Stadium. Klopp must silence critics Nothing encapsulates the rollercoaster existence of a Premier League manager better than the waves of opprobrium crashing down on Jurgen Klopp since Liverpool's 3-1 loss at Leicester on Monday. Heading into 2017, Liverpool were in such rich form that a period of sustained success appeared on the cards. But just two months later Klopp is under pressure for the first time at Anfield after two wins in 12 games -a dismal sequence that saw the Reds crash out of the FA and League Cups and fall 14 points behind Chelsea. The only remaining goal for fifthplaced Liverpool is to qualify for the Champions League, which makes Saturday's Anfield showdown with fourth-placed Arsenal a crucial moment for Klopp, whose overall points total from his first 55 games is less than the amount collected by his predecessor Brendan Rodgers. Leicester back on track? When Jamie Vardy raced onto Marc Albrighton's precise long pass and drilled a clinical finish beyond Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet it was as though the previous eight months of pratfalls and personal agendas had never happened to champions Leicester. In the first match after Claudio Ranieri's shock sacking, Vardy was
The Southern Angami Sports Association (SASA) emerged with the championship titles in regu event in both men and women categories at the ongoing ASA Golden Jubilee tournament here at Indoor Stadium. MLA Zhaleo Rio in his address at the final matches of Table Tennis, Sepak Takraw and Badminton at the Indoor Stadium, encouraged the youths to actively involve in games and sports. He also called upon the sport lovers to have a constant practice and also grab the coaching camps that come on the way.
tion, its player Mezhiisetuo Sekhose was decorated with the best player title. WASA pocketed a cash prize of Rs. 15,000 while the third place Southern Angami Sports Association (SASA) was awarded with Rs. 10,000. Later, MLA Dr. Nei- Winners of Indoor games phrezo Keditsu gave away Sepak Takraw (Men) prize to the winners. 1st: SASA
Five things to look for in the Premier League
back to his best as Leicester, at last displaying the controlled aggression that carried them to that fairytale title triumph, ended a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Liverpool. Vardy and several of his teammates have angrily denied claims they told Leicester's owners to sack Ranieri, but with a point to prove, the Foxes, under the caretaker leadership of Craig Shakespeare going into a crucial clash with lowly Hull, finally have a cause that could carry them out of the relegation zone in the nick of time. Cup won't suffice for Mourinho Fresh from Manchester United's thrilling League Cup final success, Jose Mourinho needs the feel-good factor from that 3-2 win against Southampton to spark a push to qualify for the Champions League. Despite becoming the first United manager to win a major trophy in his maiden season, missing out on Europe's elite club competition would be a huge blow for Mourinho, who knows the same failing triggered the sacking of his predecessor Louis van Gaal. United are two points adrift of the top four, in sixth place, but Mourinho's men should be able to inch closer to their target if Wembley hero Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspires an expected victory over struggling Bournemouth at Old Trafford. Spurs need more than Kane If title hopefuls Tottenham are to make Chelsea sweat in the closing weeks of the season, Mauricio Pochettino's side will have to find some support for Harry Kane, starting against Everton on Sunday. Kane underlined his credentials as the Premier League's most predatory finisher last weekend, netting his third hat-trick in his last nine appearances in a 4-0 demolition of Stoke. But expecting the England forward to keep up that astonishing level for the rest of the season would be foolhardy, so Pochettino needs to tease more consistency from Dele Alli, who has only one goal in his last seven appearances, and Christian Eriksen, who hasn't scored in the league since December, to ease the burden on Kane. Fixtures Saturday: Leicester v Hull, Liverpool v Arsenal, Manchester United v Bournemouth, Stoke v Middlesbrough, Watford v Southampton, West Brom v Crystal Palace Sunday: Sunderland v Manchester City, Tottenham v Everton Monday: West Ham v Chelsea
Dimapur, march 3 (mExN): The 6th Edition of the Dimapur Premier League (DPL) T-20 Cricket tournament will be held in the month of March/ April. A press release from the DPL governing body stating this has informed all interested cricket clubs within Nagaland to contact
the organizers for further details within March 8 at 9436006779/985690822. The tournament permitted by the Nagaland Cricket Association and approved by the Dimapur District Cricket Association will be played at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima in Dimapur.
AC Milan sale delayed again
Chakhroma emerge football champs
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6th DPL T20 to start this month
2nd: WASA 3rd: NASA Sepak Takraw (Women) 1st: SASA 2nd: CSA 3rd: NASA Table Tennis (Men) Single 1st: SASA 2nd: NASA 3rd: NASA
Badminton (Men) Double 1st: NASA 2nd: SASA 3rd: CSA Badminton (Women) single 1st: NASA 2nd: SASA 3rd: WASA
Table Tennis (Women) Single 1st: NASA 2nd: NASA 3rd: SASA
Badminton (Women) Double 1st: NASA 2nd: SASA 3rd: CSA
Table Tennis (Women) Double 1st: NASA 2nd: NASA
Mixed double 1st: NASA 2nd: CSA 3rd: SASA
hospital, also confirmed earlier that the striker was well and happy. "Good news," Atletico said on their official Twitter account prior to the striker's release. "Torres has undergone a cranial and cervical CT. There are no alterations nor traumatic injuries. He is conscious and lucid." Torres, who has played for Liverpool and Chelsea in the English Premier League and scored the winning goal for Spain in the 2008 European Championship final against Germany, said he hoped to make a quick return to action. "Many thanks to all for worrying about me and for your messages of support. It's just been a scare. I hope to come back very soon," the striker said on Twitter.
Bosco College Sports concludes
Badminton (Men) Single 1st: NASA 2nd: CSA 3rd: SASA
Table Tennis (Men) Double 1st: SASA 2nd: SASA 3rd: NASA
Torres released from hospital after head injury maDriD, march 3 (rEutErs): Striker Fernando Torres has been released from hospital, his club Atletico Madrid said on Friday, after sustaining a head injury during Thursday's 1-1 draw at Deportivo La Coruna. Torres, on as a secondhalf substitute, fell face down on the pitch in the 85th minute after challenging for the ball with Deportivo's Alex Bergantinos and required urgent treatment for suspected head trauma. The forward underwent a scan before he left hospital on Friday. Torres has been advised a 48-hour rest, Atletico said in a statement. Bergantinos and new Deportivo coach Pepe Mel, who both visited Torres in
3rd: SASA
ers' meeting, vice president Adriano Galliani says "the deal with SES has not been closed. So the closing won't happen today as initially planned." The new date is expected to be March 31. The deal with Sino-Europe values Milan at 740 million euros (about $800 million). The investors have already paid 200 million euros as a deposit.
Dimapur, march 3 (mExN): The Annual Sports of Bosco B.Ed College, Dimapur, which commenced on February 28, concluded on March 3 with the much awaited prize distribution. The Annual Sports was inaugurated on February 28 by Dr. (Fr.) Policarp Xalxo SDB, Principal of Salesian College of Higher Education, Dimapur. The students were divided into four teams: Vi-
kings (Red House), Aztecs (Yellow House), Samurai (Blue House) and the Spartans (Green House). Some of the events of the annual sports included Basketball, Volleyball, Football, track and field events etc. During the concluding session prizes were distributed to individual winners as well as to the victorious teams. The overall championship went to the Aztecs of the yellow house.
Kohli assures of turnaround in remaining three Tests vs Aussies
BENgaLuru, march 3 (iaNs): Putting the shocking 333-run drubbing in the opening game behind him, India skipper Virat Kohli, on the eve of the second cricket Test here, assured fans on Friday that there won't be a repeat of such abject failure in the remaining three Tests against Australia. "We have the belief that we can win this series. I can assure you that everyone is taking this as a massive challenge and everyone is raring to turn things around in this series and play the kind of cricket we all know that we can play, and not take a backward step at any stage," Kohli said at the pre-match press conference here. "We know we didn't play well and Australia did. That doesn't mean that will happen in every Test match. If you play well every day, every
session, then you will win the Test match. We didn't do that. You will not get to see a performance like that again -- that I can assure you," he added. The 28-year-old termed the massive loss in Pune as "hurting" as India did not show enough intent, but said sometimes these "defeats are necessary". "Sometimes these defeats are necessary. It is very rare that the whole team fails to contribute...Pune was one of those days. Pune was a disappointment because of the way we played, not that we lost but the way we lost. When you don't have enough intent and you lose the game, that's when it hurts you." "The defeat gives you an opportunity to understand what are the things we need to work on. Sometimes when
you win, you don't focus on everything because somebody or the other steps up. That's always a good sign. But we cannot take anything for granted at any stage. It was not a setback... these things are also important in your Test journey," he said. While he refrained from revealing the playing XI for the second Test, Kohli threw his weight behind new all-rounder Jayant Yadav, who failed to impress on a turning pitch in Pune. Yadav could only manage two wickets and scored a bare seven runs in the match. "Jayant has been outstanding. He has been brilliant, very intelligent. All of us go through the grind. Pune wasn't his best game, but I won't judge as he has played too little. He knows how to turn things around and will get back into the zone," he said.
Bulls hand Warriors second straight defeat
Los aNgELEs, march 3 (aFp): Golden State, adjusting to life without injured Kevin Durant, fell to the Chicago Bulls, just the second time in nearly two years the Warriors have suffered backto-back NBA regular-season defeats. Jimmy Butler scored 22 points to lead four Bulls players in double-figures in the 94-87 triumph. The Warriors' points total was their season low, and they lost a second straight regular-season contest for the first time since April of 2015. The Warriors had fallen 112-108 to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, when Durant limped out of the game in the first quarter with what was later diagnosed as a left knee ligament sprain and bone bruise. The former NBA Most Valuable Player will be sidelined indefinitely, although the Warriors, who have already secured a playoff berth, have not ruled out a return before the end of the regular season. Curry led the Warriors with 23 points, but he and Shaun Livingston of the Golden State Warriors blocks a shot by "Splash Brother" teammate Dwyane Wade of the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. (AFP Photo) Klay Thompson combined
to make just three of 22 threepoint attempts. Overall, the Warriors were six-for-30 from three-point range in the defeat. Thompson added 13 points and Draymond Green contributed a dozen in the defeat. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said his team didn't play with enough urgency to make up for their cold shooting. "You are not always going to shoot well," Kerr said. "When that happens, the ball is gold. You have to value each possession. Our intensity and focus was not there." Veteran Dwyane Wade scored 12 points for Chicago, putting the Bulls up 88-85 with 2:16 remaining. Bulls reserve Paul Zipser closed out a 7-0 scoring run with three-pointer that stretched Chicago's lead to six points with 1:41 to play. With the Warriors struggling from the floor, Chicago closed out the victory with a series of free-throws. The Bulls won for the fifth time in six games improving to 31-30 -- sixth in the Eastern Conference. "Our defense hasn't been good of late," Wade said. "I thought today,
our attention to detail was phenomenal. They missed some shots -- even some of them open. But that's part of the game." The Warriors slipped to 50-11 -- still the best record in the league. Elsewhere, Damian Lillard scored 33 points as the Portland Trail Blazers used a 16-0 surge late in the game to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-109 at Moda Center. Lillard led a half dozen Blazers in double figures as the Portland improved to 2535 on the season and won for only the third time in 10 games. Jusuf Nurkic tallied 18 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Blazers. Russell Westbrook scored 45 points for Oklahoma City but made only 12 of 36 shots from the field. He added eight rebounds and four assists. Enes Kanter came off the bench for 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who saw their four-game winning streak end. Westbrook scored 28 firsthalf points, and Oklahoma City closed on a 12-0 run in the final 1:17 to take a 60-57 lead at halftime.
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