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DiMaPUR, May 16 (MexN): The Dimapur District Auto Rickshaw Owners Union (DDAOU) has directed all autorickshaw drivers to follow the order given by the concerned authority on seating capacity and also asked the public not to sit beside the driver for their own safety. A press note from the DDAOU also asked the drivers to cooperate with the union directives till “our request is fulfilled by the higher authority.”
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DiMaPUR, May 16 (MexN): The Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) today reiterated its commitment towards the protection and preservation of the environment, its natural biodiversity, flora and fauna. “We hold utmost importance to save our environment from further destruction. Therefore it is our sincere resolve to assist and contribute towards this resolve,” a press note from the AYO stated. Resounding the August 7, 2010 AYO presidential council declaration, the AYO emphasised on the urgency of certain conditions which should be effected immediately. The AYO resolved that jungle burning is strictly prohibited and shall not be tolerated; blanket ban on both usage and sale of air gun including pellets in the market; stone crushers, stone quarrys, car washes and vehicles are advised to maintain maximum distance from the main national high ways and roads; relaxation of hunting period is entirely a prerogative of the concerned village and youth organizations in care of life threatening and livelihood matters etc. The AYO cautioned that defaulters would be sternly penalized effected by the concerned unit/range youth organizations. This resolution, it stated will be implemented under every Angami jurisdiction.
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cBi raids chidambaram and lalu houses
New Delhi/CheNNai/PatNa, May 16 (iaNS): The premises of two top opposition leaders, P. Chidambaram and Lalu Prasad, were on Tuesday raided by CBI and IT officials with Karti Chidambaram accused of getting pay-offs for helping a media company get FIPB clearance, while the former Bihar Chief Minister was accused of “benami” land deals -- actions the opposition denounced as vendetta by the BJP-led central government. Is that your money or is it The day began with public money? raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation in New Delhi, Chennai, Gurugram and Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu, while the Income Tax raided 22 locations in Delhi and Gurugram on a number of premises said to be owned by Lalu and kin. The CBI raided the residence of Chidambaram and his son Karti in Nungambakam in Chennai, after registering an FIR on Monday night in which it was alleged that his son could have benefited to the tune of Rs 3.5 crore for helping in the clearance of
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an FIPB proposal of media company INX Ltd when his father was at the helm in the North Block. The CBI FIR alleged that invoices for approximately Rs 3.5 crore were raised by the INX Ltd in favour of companies in which Karti was having “sustainable interests” either directly or indirectly. The FIPB clearance was given to Mumbai-based INX Media (now called 9X Media) when it was run by Peter and Indrani Mukherjea, and Chidambaram was then the Finance Minister. The FIR does not mention the name of Chidambaram, though it states that he had cleared the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval for Rs 4.62 crore Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the FIPB meeting on May 18, 2007. Both Chidambaram and his son denied there was any misconduct on their part and said the whole action was aimed at “muzzling” the voice of Chidambaram senior, who has been writing against the NDA government. Karti said he had com-
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mitted no crime and the case against him was foisted on account of political vendetta. Chidambaram said FIPB clearance is given in hundreds of cases and there is no allegation against officials, who are members of the FIPB, or against him. Besides Karti, those named in the FIR include INX Director Indrani Mukherjea and her husband Peter Mukherjea, both accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, and some unknown officials of the ministry. In the other case, the Income Tax Department conducted raids at 22 places in and around Delhi in connection with alleged “be-
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nami” property deals allegedly to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore involving RJD chief Lalu Prasad. Besides the Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo, the IT raids were also carried out on the premises of party MP P.C. Gupta’s residence as well as several businessmen and real estate agents in Delhi and Haryana’s Gurugram and Rewari. The raids started around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, in which over 100 officials were involved. Income Tax officials also searched over 10 premises of some government officials. The IT Department’s action comes in the wake of the allegations made by former Bihar Deputy Chief
Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi. Sushil Modi has accused Lalu Prasad and his children - Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav and Rajya Sabha Parliamentarian Misa Bharti of being involved in corrupt land deals. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said if there was documentary proof or solid evidence against the RJD chief and his family then the central government should take legal action. Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had earlier alleged that the RJD chief’s daughter Misa Bharti has not disclosed these assets in her election
affidavit and demanded that the Election Commission take action against her. The BJP leader also alleged that the land deals were done during Lalu Prasad’s tenure as Union Railway Minister in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. Following the IT raids, Sushil Kumar Modi told the media in Patna that his stand has been “vindicated”. Senior RJD leader and former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said the IT raids are part of the BJP’s political vendetta against rivals. “BJP has been conspiring against Lalu Prasad for his vocal criticism and his bid to unite all non-BJP parties ahead of the 2019 general elections,” Singh said. More than a dozen senior RJD leaders have visited Lalu Prasad at 10, Circular Road, his official residence, in high security zone, not far away from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s official residence in Patna, since Tuesday morning after the IT conducted raids. Reacting to the raids
on Chidambaram and his son, the Congress said: “The truth is that revenge has become a DNA of the BJP. Neither Chidambaram nor any Congress leader or any other leader of opposition will be deterred, would be cowed down or would fear the politics of revenge and vendetta.” Party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed to take action against its leaders such as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the Vyapam scam, and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who allegedly helped former cricket administrator Lalit Modi leave the country. “The entire landscape of BJP is mired by one scam after another. If yardstick is morality then why is he (Modi) shying away from ordering an inquiry into the Sahara-Birla Computer Excel sheets, in which none other but the Prime Minister himself has been named repeatedly about having taken bribe,” Surjewala said.
Reveal contents of Framework Agreement: AICC ‘Nagaland and NE are hotspots for research’ Morung Express News Dimapur | May 16
“Congress wants to know the contents of the Framework Agreement signed on August 3, 2015. The BJP Government cannot take Nagaland for a long ride,” said Dr K Jayakumar, AICC Secretary in-charge of North East. Addressing the media at Hotel Saramati, Dimapur on Tuesday, Dr. Jayakumar referred to media reports and said that the Framework Agreement “remained silent about the territories involved and that it is confined only to Nagaland leaving aside the rest of the Nagas.” He hit out at Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for stating that the agreement would not affect Manipuris during the last election campaign there. Dr. Jayakumar said Modi might repeat the statement when he goes to Arunachal and Assam.
“Therefore, one would certainly wonder as to whom it is going to benefit then and to what an extent,” he said and described it as a “hollow assurance” of the PM. Dr. Jayakumar said that the Congress of Nagaland’s neighbours had made it clear that they would support the agreement only if the contents were made known. “The BJP’s sincerity includes not letting anyone know that what the agreement was and the so called agreement signed in August 2015 has been lying in the cold storage for almost two years now,” he added. Dr. Jayakumar further stated that the Prime Minister who is set to celebrate his third year in office on May 26 would rather be celebrating a day of failures than success. He criticized the BJP government for failing on all fronts and remaining silent on cow vigilantism, anti-romeo squads and
‘private armies’ of the RSS. In response to the Nagaland BJP demanding proof of atrocities committed on minorities in the country, Dr. Jayakumar read out a lengthy list of such “atrocities” committed on Christians and other minorities in different states of the country. The AICC leader also described it a “pity” that Nagaland Minister, Imkong L Imchen was “begging for participation of the State Government” in the ongoing talks between the NSCN (IM) and Government of India. He alleged that the State of Nagaland was totally immersed in corruption with the worst infrastructure and its economy going down. There is hardly any road, not even proper mud roads, he added. The AICC leader who toured almost all districts of the state since May 7 except Peren, Phek and Kiphire said all the district
Congress were “quite agile and getting geared up for polls.” Former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Nabam Tuki who is also the Pradesh Returning Officer, Nagaland for Congress Organizational Election; General Secretary AIMCC in-charge of NE, Jarjum Ete and NPCC member and Former Speaker, E.T. Ezung were also present during the press conference.
NPCC organizational election Pradesh Returning Officer, Nagaland, Nabam Tuki, former CM of Arunachal Pradesh has appointed P. Ayang Aonok, Working President, NPCC as the in-charge of Organizational Election 2017, Nagaland. Former Speaker, ET Ezung has been appointed as the Chairman of NPCC Election Committee with ex-Minister, Seyiekuolie and ex-MLA Lanpha Konyak as members.
Will always remember people who saved our country: NNC Our Correspondent Chedema | May 16
The Naga National Council (NNC) today commemorated 66th anniversary of Naga Plebiscite here at Peace Hall, Chedema. Addressing the gathering, NNC president Adinno Phizo said every year has been a precious year for the Nagas. “Sixty-six years ago, on this same day of May 16, 1951 the Naga National Council joyfully gathered together in Kohima to give their thumb impression not to join the Indian Union. At the end of the national plebiscite, 99.9 percent of Nagas expressed their wish to be independent,” she said. Adinno explained that the plebiscite was necessary to refute India’s claim that “only a few educated Nagas were talking about independence.” The result was an overwhelming verdict to show both India and the world the Naga stand on independence. “Many people who took part in the plebiscite are no longer with us but we will always remember our people who saved
our country,” Adinno said. At present, the NNC president observed that Naga country is in a chaotic situation because of India’s armed occupation. “Unfortunately a few group of Nagas have been playing politics with the enemy. These people should know that Nagas are not demanding anything from India. The present situation is aggression by India and the solution would be the simple act of India withdrawing from Nagaland. Nagas are not Indians and Nagaland is not Indian Territory. This is the absolute and indisputable historical fact,” Adinno asserted. She said for the first time in this long conflict with India, one Indian mentioned of “genocide” in Nagaland in a recent article published in the local newspapers. “But at the same time he blamed a British missionary of having patronized Phizo and pushing Nagaland into genocide! This is a mischievous article, but he admitted “genocide” committed by the Indian army in Nagaland. The problem with India is that they see the Nagas as uncivilized. But Nagas are a
matured people and that is why we continue to uphold our rights whatever the circumstances we face in these troubled times.” She added, “The Naga people have given their best to save Nagaland. In the course of the conflict, many suffered and died in the hands of the cruel Indian armed forces. But miraculously, God has saved our small nation from a big nation like India. Even the enemy had sometimes wondered whether the Naga army of the FGN used “black magic.” Gen (Retd) Viyalie Metha, Kedahge, FGN was also present on the occasion. The service also witnessed exhibition and sharing of plebiscite documents. The service was led by Kolezo Chase, member, CEC, NNC. ‘Plebiscite a pillar of Naga rights and aspirations’ A Naga Plebiscite commemoration programme was held today at Khensa Peace Talk Camp, Mokokchung with Gen. Rtd. Thinosalie, President of NNC addressing the gathering after the unveiling of the memorial marking the day. “The remarkable feature
of the plebiscite was the overwhelming vote in favour of Naga Independence which still stands as a testimony of the Nagas to belong as free people,” he stated. He added that if India had any respect for democracy, “she should have respected the mandate and desire of the Nagas.” He also said that it was through the “providence of God that Nagas have managed to survive the onslaught of India.” Thinosalie termed the Naga Plebiscite as “a pillar on which the rights and aspirations of Naga people are embedded, somewhat like a foundational pillar which cannot be undone and which cannot perish as long as heaven and earth exist.” “Inspite of the unfulfilled dream of a free nation, Naga people still remain proud and continue to live with dignity just because of the fact that the Nagas have expressed their will sixty six years ago to live and exist as free people,” he added. The program was chaired by Senka Ao, vice president NNC while short speeches were delivered by Zhopra Vero, FGN, R. Sunep Pongen, President OKM, and Pangertoshi, landowner.
Our Correspondent Kohima | May 16
A ten day research methodology course for PhD students in Social Sciences, sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) started here today at Nagaland University, Kohima Campus Meriema. Buno Liegise, Administrative and Academic in-charge, Nagaland University was the chief guest. Stating that research plays an important role in shaping a nation, Prof. Liegise in her inaugural address said that research should be given top priority for any nation to progress. She was of the opinion that solution to problems, discoveries and innovations can be made through research. Underlining Nagaland and the North East as a hot-spot for research, she highlighted rural economy, language and literature, folklore, indigenous knowledge systems, public administration system and leadership, women and governance, issues of illegal immigrants, etc as some areas of concern in the region. Also stating that not everyone can be a good researcher but all can be trained, she emphasised on qualities such as the thirst for research, intelligence to communicate ideas, good writing skills, commitment, dedication and perseverance as some key qualities to be a good researcher. Stressing that hard work is the key to unlock research studies, she further urged upon the participants to conduct objective and non biased research; not to manipulate research and harness inner potentials. Prof KC Kapoor from the Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, while exhorting the gathering highlighted on the process of research. Maintaining that writing thesis without bringing out something new is meaningless, he stressed on the need to have critical discussions on issues. He called upon the research scholars to have self analysis, conduct scientific analysis and scientific enquiry for any research and further expressed hope that the present programme will provide proper platform for training. Earlier, while welcoming
the gathering, Prof Lungsang Zeliang, Head, Department of Education, Nagaland University expressed hope that this programme would serve as a platform for exposure, exchange of ideas and networking among different research scholars. Introduction to the programme was made by Dr M Rajendra Nath Babu, Course Director. He gave a brief orientation of the ten day programme. The ten day long programme aims at providing Ph.D students in social sciences a basic orientation in research methodology focusing on both quantative and qualitative methods of research analysis. Introduction to social science research, literature review and thesis writing, research methodology, data collection tools, research design, triangulation, participatory research appraisal (PRA) tools, types of sampling methods, types of social science research, academic writing, computer application in social science research, ethics and plagiarism of research, scientific writing for journal publication, report writing, writing research proposal, basic statistics and introduction to SPSS are some of the topics in the course content. Altogether 35 PhD research scholars and 18 dynamic resource persons from both Nagaland and outside the state are participating in the programme. Out station resource persons include Prof KC Kapoor, Department of Education, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh; Prof G Viswanathappa, Department of Education, RIE (NCERT), Mysore, Karnataka; Dr VP Joshith, Department of Education, Central University of Kerala; Dr K Thiyagu, Central University of Kerala and Dr Mithesh Kumar, Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Center, Gujarat. The inaugural programme was chaired by Narola Chuba, Course Coordinator. Vote of thanks was proposed by Dr Khotole Khieya, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Nagaland University. The programme was jointly organised by the Department of Education and Department of Teacher Education, Nagaland University.
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Villagers ask contractors to execute road repair works as per specifications m o K o Kc h u N g, may 16 (mExN): A forum – Mokokchung to Mariani Roadside Villagers Concern Forum – comprising 12 villages along the NH702D has asked contractors assigned with repairing the said road and the concerned department officials to execute the repair work as per the specification “enshrined in the tender notice”. A press release from the Forum cautioned that the village authorities along with public will be forced to raise objections. The 12 villages are: Khensa, Mekuli, Chungtia, Aliba, Changki, Satsukba, Japu, Moayimti, Chungtiayimsen, Chungliyemsen, Watiyim, Ao Kum. While appreciating the initiative to repair the road, the forum reminded that the same road has been left without any maintenance for the last three years during which the 12 villagers had done repairing works at their own expense. The forum revealing that the department concerned has granted more than Rs. 23 crores for repairing the said road from Mokokchung to Longtho appealed to the department officials and the contractors to cooperate and execute the work as mentioned in the specification. “The public are also ready to co-operate with the concerned authority,” the forum assured.
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ADC Dimapur, Sarah Jamir inaugurating Uniconnect cum Education Fair in Dimapur on Tuesday. (Morung Photo) Morung Express News Dimapur | May 16
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Sarah Jamir has urged upon young people to look beyond white collar jobs by standing on their own feet and contribute something positive to the society. She was speaking as the chief guest at the Uniconnect cum Dimapur Education Fair at Holy Cross Higher Secondary School, Dimapur. Sarah lauded the
initiative of the Uniconnect team in organizing the fair to provide opportunities to the students to choose the right career with guidance. She encouraged the students to take advantage of such opportunities and get proper guidance. Steve Chophy, who initiated the education fair, said that the objective of the programme was to bring all stakeholders together under one platform and give students the right direction. The education fair by
Uniconnect which is being held for the first time will become an annual event. This year, it has collaborated with six universities and educational institutions. During the fair, students can have one-to-one counselling with representative of various UGC accredited educational institutions, Steve informed. The education fair is being supported by Department of Higher Education and YouthNet and will conclude on May 17.
Dimapur, may 16 (mExN): The 5th edition of Certificate Course on Social Concern & Leadership (CCSCL), annually organized by Prodigals’ Home, formally concluded today at the conference hall of the organizer here. Dr. James Kalong, Associate Professor of OTS, Bade, Dimapur, who graced the function as the main speaker, asserted, “Our church ministry should expand, come out of their comfort zone and reach out to people who it never encounters in the church.” He opined that churches should come forward and sponsor this kind of social concern programs if they don’t have human resources at their disposal for such works. Referring to Romans 12:3-8, Kalong stressed that each individual are gifted in one way or the other and that serving God is not limited to Church Ministry. Each person using their gift
Church leaders, resources persons, Prodigal’s Home members and participants at the concluding programme of two-week Certificate Course on Social Concern and Leadership on Tuesday.
for the glory of God is God’s ministry, he said. Meanwhile, Rev. Dr. N. Tzudir, Senior Pastor, DABA, challenged the trainees to translate whatever they learnt during the 15 days course into action. K. Ela, Director, Prodigals’ Home welcomed the gathering and also highlighted about the course. Trainees of the present course, namely Tovitoli
We can, I can: Cancer Day observed in Mon
moN, may 16 (mExN): With an objective to raise awareness on cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment, World Cancer Day was observed in Mon at the Council Hall on May 15 under the theme ‘We can, I can’. Resource person Dr. Wungyong Konyak, Senior Medical Officer, District Hospital Mon in his PowerPoint presentation informed of the present cancer statistics in India, early warning signals, different types of cancers and their causes, hazards of tobacco, tobacco scenario of Nagaland and benefits of quitting tobacco from 20 minutes to 10 years. According to a press release, he highlighted that in 20 minutes of quitting
tobacco, BP, pulse rate and body temperature return to normal; in 8 hours, carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal, oxygen level increases to normal; in 24 hours, chances of heart attack decreases; in 48 hours, ability to taste and smell is enhanced; in 72 hours, breathing becomes easier; in 2 weeks to 3 months, walking becomes easier; in 1–9 months, ability to clear lungs and reduce infection increases, coughing, fatigue and shortness of breath decreases; in 5 years, lung cancer death risk decreases by 50%; in 10 years, lung cancer death risk drops to the level of a non-smoker. Dr. Wungyong concluded saying that most cancers can be prevented by living a
healthy lifestyle. “We should reflect on what we can do, make a pledge and take action (to prevent cancer).” Meanwhile, the District Health Society Mon held its quarterly review meeting with the Chairman & Deputy Commissioner, Mon, W. Honje Konyak. The chairman maintained that citizens working in medical department are the same as citizens working in the church. “Church workers work for the spiritual dimension and the medical department for the real,” he stated. “The former is expected to be righteous otherwise their faulty actions are easily noticed. In the same way, the latter is also a noble profession that adheres to great responsibility towards the expecta-
tion and hope of the people that is entailed to be a dedicated and sincere platform.” Honje added that the staffs may either be appointed by choice, by chance or by some other way but they are in it with “big extra responsibility” that serves people. In serving people, he stated, “we serve God so let us be prepared for our judgement day, as your work matters to God.” During the meeting, the District Programme Officers of Vector Borne Disease, RNTCP and RCH&UIP informed of their upcoming programmes and briefed on the activities to be taken up. The meeting chaired by Dr. Limatula Aier, DVBO, NVBDCP ended with discussion hour.
(Clark Theological College), Wangshi Lkr (Trinity Theological College), Wangwan Konyak, Warden, SM College, and Wapang Jamir, member of DABA shared their experience and learning from the 15-day course. They echoed broadening of their understanding of diverse issues while urging church leaders to also take the training as trainees. Certificates and
the course’s report were presented to the trainees by Maong Jamir, Assistant Director, PH. CCSCL is conducted every year from May 1 to 15 since 2013 for students from theological and secular field of study, youth and church leaders. This year, there were 25 trainees. 107 students and leaders have been trained through the course till date.
Sensitization on Public Financial Management System
Kohima, may 16 (Dipr): A sensitization programme for implementation of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) was organized by Finance Department, Government of Nagaland under the aegis of PFMS, CGA, Ministry of Finance, Government of India from May 15–16 at the Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts, Kohima. Sr. Accounts Officer K. Sridharan, who was the resource person, gave a brief PowerPoint presentation on PFMS and its benefits to the State Government. PFMS initially started in 2009 as a Central Sector Scheme of Planning Commission. An integrated financial management system of Controller General of Accounts, Govt. of India, it will be used for transaction preparation, bill processing, payment, receipt management, direct benefit transfer, fund flow management and financial reporting. All the ministries functioning Grant in Aid shall register all implementing agencies on PFMS to track fund flow under all plan schemes of Govt. of India and real time reporting of expenditure at
all levels of programme implementation. The decision of Government of India is to upscale the coverage of PFMS for Central Sector (CS) and Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) to facilitate a robust system for ensuring ‘just in time’ releases in respect of CS and CSS and complete monitoring of utilization of funds under these two categories up to the end beneficiaries including information on end use of funds. PFMS will provide various stakeholders with a real time, reliable and meaningful management information system and an effective decision support system as part of the Digital India, an initiative of Govt. of India. The biggest strength of PFMS is its integration with the Zone Braking System in the country. At present, PFMS has interface in addition to the core banking system of all Public Sector Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Major Private Sector Bank, Reserve Bank of India, India Post and Cooperative Banks. Altogether, 43 departments participated in the two-day programme.
Training for group B & C GHSS Phek gets Assemblyemployees underway in Zbto cum-Auditorium Hall
The Principal and Staff of Ministers’ Hill Baptist Higher Secondary School Kohima heartily congratulate the Toppers of HSSLC and all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC 2017.
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are all public servants.” She also maintained that ITP will make them aware about their duties and role in their workplace as government servants. “Unless you all are trained we cannot deliver. Attending such training is not a waste,” she added. Chishi further reiterated that as an employee of the government, one can contribute in so many ways by being resourceful. Hoping that the training will change the mental attitude and bring positive outlook among the trainees thereby resulting in good public service delivery, she reminded them not to keep to themselves what they have learned but to share with their colleagues in the workplace. The welcome address was delivered by Nockpai Konyak, EAC, while the introduction to the programme was presented by Dr. Alem W. Longchar, Programme Coordinator for ITP Zunheboto district.
phEK, may 16 (Dipr): The long awaited Assembly-cum-Auditorium Hall of Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS), Phek was inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner, Phek, Murohu Chotso on May 11. While congratulating the successful HSLC and HSSLC candidates 2017, the school also awarded various subject teachers, besides awarding Shevelu Vero of class -12 (Arts) a cash prize for securing the highest mark in Geography. A brief history of the Assembly Hall was given by Vice Principal, GHSS, Phek, Kewetshete Wezah and vote of thanks was delivered by Principal GHSS, Phek, YP Singh. The Managing Board Members, staffs and students attended the inaugural programme.
SP Kiphire and staff felicitate HSLC/HSSLC candidates KiphirE, may 16 (Dipr): Superintendent of Police, Kiphire, Ben Longkumer (NPS) and his staff felicitated 13 children of personnel serving in the DEF Kiphire, who recently passed the HSLC/HSSLC exam, on May 15. The students were presented with certificates of appreciation and cash awards. The SP spoke on behalf of the unit, while Katitsula spoke on behalf of the successful students.
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ZuNhEboto, may 16 (mExN): A two-week 2nd Phase Induction Training Programme (ITP) for the newly recruited group B and C government employees under Zunheboto district began on May 15 at the Deputy Commissioner’s conference hall. Sponsored by the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India, the training is being organised by the Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Kohima, in collaboration with District Administration, Zunheboto. Speaking at the inaugural function as the guest of honour, Secretary and Director of ATI, Lithrongla G Chishi (IAS), said that group B & C employees are the frontline government functionaries who deal directly with the people. She urged the trainees to maintain good friendly customer service while working with sincerity and dedication and reminded them “we
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Kohima, may 16 (mExN): The youngest published author from Nagaland, Sochumlo Suki Ezung, on Monday said, “I feel that many times, we look for inspiration in what is beautiful and expensive that we overlook the ugly, ordinary and simple things. There is beauty in the simple, ordinary things and these are what inspire me to write.” She was delivering a speech at G. Rio Higher Secondary School Kohima during the School Felicitation Programme held in her honour for her debut children’s book, ‘Suki’s Magic Box’ which was released on May 10, 2017. Stating that she was also inspired by people – “my family, teachers and friends…the love, joy and goodness in all these,” she added, “I also take this opportunity to encourage all of us to read books, many books because it opens our
Sochumlo Suki Ezung, the young writer of ‘Suki’s Magic Box’, at the felicitation programme organized in her honour at G. Rio Higher Secondary School Kohima on May 15.
minds to learn so many things and grow as well.” She further thanked the Managing Director, Director, Principal, teachers and students of G. Rio Higher Secondary School for the honour given to her. “God has been so good to me and I am grateful to Him
for all the blessings,” she expressed. Managing Director of G. Rio Higher Secondary School Kohima while congratulating her impressed upon the students to be motivated to follow their dreams and “try to discover your gift, explore and
fulfill it.” Suki’s English teacher expressed she has the privilege of teaching her while stating that she saw the young writer’s uniqueness. “She (Suki) expresses her thoughts very well. She has really discovered her talent.”
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Radicalisation in the North East ‘Infertility from vaccine’ rumour Barak (Spring) Festival may lead to terrorism: Rajnath creates panic in Assam schools
New Delhi, May 16 (PTi): Home Minister Rajnath Singh today described religious radicalisation as a serious security threat and said if not checked in time, it could lead to terrorism. Singh, who reviewed the security situation in the Northeast with chief secretaries and DGPs of the region here, also expressed concern over the proliferation of illegal arms in the region and asked the police chiefs to launch organised campaigns against arms smugglers. "If we talk about the future security threats, radicalisation has come as a huge security challenge. Radicalisation is a trans-national phenomenon. If we can’t check it, it will turn into terrorism," he said at the meeting which was also attended by NSA Ajit Doval and other top security officials. The home minister said because the Northeast was especially vulnerable to attempts of radicalisation, it was essential to identify those behind it. "Some of these agents are operating in the name
of religion while some others are operating in the name of NGOs or carrying out development programmes for individuals, socio-culture uplift and education," he said. Singh said it was necessary to monitor their activities and take pre-emptive action. "Some of these agents even get foreign funding. So it is necessary to closely monitor their foreign funding and utilisation," he said. The home minister said though most of the Northeast was free from militancy, the proliferation of illegal arms was a problem that needed to be tackled. "The proliferation of illegal arms in such large numbers leads to more crimes. I urge the DGPs to launch an organised campaign against illegal arm traders," he said. Singh said arms, narcotics and fake Indian currency notes were being smuggled into India through the international border abutting the Northeast. "These borders are practically un-policed. There is need to set up more police
RESIGNATION
I, Shri. K. Chingkai Konyak, of Chenmoho Village, former NPF Mon Division, G/Secy (Admn) tender my resignation with immediate effect from all active and primary membership of NPF: Naga People’s Front.
stations on the border areas as these will check crossborder crimes and bring a sense of security to the people who live in these remote areas," he said. The home minister, however, said there had been a significant improvement in the security situation in the Northeast in last few years. "Most of the areas are now free from insurgency and militants have been losing support even in the few pockets where they have influence," he said. Singh said this had been made possible by effective counter-insurgency operations, a responsive development orientation and improved relations with neighbouring countries. "(But) in some areas, armed gangs are indulging in extortion, kidnapping and abduction in the name of militancy," he said. The home minister also asked the police chiefs to ensure that surrendered militants staying in designated camps did not indulge in crime. "There is a need to keep all cadres of underground groups, which are engaged in peace talks with the government, in designated camps and ensure that they follow agreed ground rules. I am told some are involved in violent criminal activities such as extortion and kidnapping," he said.
GuwahaTi, May 16 (hT): Students in several government-run schools in interior areas of Barpeta, Nalbari and Kamrup districts of lower Assam left school or were taken away by their parents on Monday after rumours about a vaccine that could lead to infertility spread on social media. The state health department is carrying out a vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) from April 30 to May 20 in Nalbari, Morigaon, Bongaigaon and Cachar districts among residents between the age of 15 and 65 years. Though there is no specific vaccination programme being carried out in schools, parents and students became apprehensive following a rumour that the vaccine will make both males and females infertile.
The panic is being noticed in schools in minority-dominated areas in the interiors or ‘Chars’ (sandbars created by rivers). “We received a complaint from a school in Hajo that parents are taking away their children for fear of being vaccinated. It is misinformation being spread and we have issued clarifications,” Vinod Seshan, deputy commissioner of Kamrup, told the Hindustan Times. Assam recorded 3,391 positive JE cases and 779 deaths between 2010 and 2016 — the highest among states in the northeast. Until March this year, there have been 65 cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) including one death and 6 JE cases also including one death. Vaccinations drives are carried out annually
Arunachal woman unfurls Indian flag at Mt. Everest for fourth time i Ta N aG a r , M ay 16 (iaNS): Arunachal Pradesh's Anshu Jamsenpa on Tuesday scripted history of a sort by becoming the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest for the fourth time. She will attempt a double ascent to the world's highest peak to make it a total five successful climbs.
Jamsenpa, a mother of two, started at 1:45 am on May 13 for her climb and reached the Everest top at 9 am on Tuesday to unfurl the national flag. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama had on April 2 this year flagged off the mountaineer's double ascent expedition from Guwahati in Assam. Jamsenpa scaled the Mount Everest twice in May 2011 and again scaled the peak on May 18 in 2013. If she is successful with her double ascent this time, Jamsenpa will set a record five climbs of Mt Everest. She started the summit expedition after 38 days of acclimatisation at the
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I, Shri. LITENTSUNGBA S/O, YAPANSANGBA declare before the court that my name and my Father’s name has been inadvertently entered in my bank account as ACHUNG S/O, YAPANG which is also correct. Both the names, LITENTSUNGBA, ACHUNG, S/O, YAPANSANGBA, YAPANG represents the same person. Therefore, my name and my father‘s name shall be LITENTSUNGBA S/O, YAPANSANGBA. This declaration is required for my official correspondence.
I, Amos Khiamniungan son of Sangtsoi of Sanglao Vill. has lost my original documents during the fire incident at High School B. Noklak Town on 04/05/17. 1.Admit card & marksheet HSLC 2004. 2.Admit card & Marksheet PU(A) 2006. 3.Admit card & Marksheet BA(Gen) 2009 4.Indigenous, ST, Backward Tribe Certificate. 5.SBI A/C Noklak Branch. 6.Regd. documents motor bike Bajaj Platina, NL.07 4564.
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rich traditions and culture of the various tribes who have been nurtured by the Barak, informed a press release from Convenor, Organising Committee, Barak (Spring) Festival. Some of the highlights of the festival are: trekking, entertainments, various contests, folk songs & dances, exhibition and sale of indigenous local produce.
Assam conservationist nominated for Whitley Awards GuwahaTi, May 16 litical challenges in the proj(iaNS): Assam's Purnima ects they undertake. Barman, known for her efforts for the conservation of the Greater Adjutant Stork and its habitat, has been nominated for the prestigious Whitley Awards 2017, also called the Green Oscar, it was announced on Tuesday. This prestigious international prize honours exceptional individuals working in grassroots nature conservation in the world's developing countries, and who often face humanitarian, environmental and po-
Everest Base Camp from April 4 to May 12 "The good news is that she is absolutely well and fine and shall attempt a double expedition," her spokesperson said. Jamsenpa spoke to officials at the Everest Base Camp and in Kathmandu over satellite phone from the world's tallest peak after unfurling the tricolour and clicking testimonial photos. Her health is stated to be perfectly fine and she is descending now to the base camp. She acknowledged the support extended by State Bank of India, North Eastern Council, Numaligarh Refinery Limited, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation, Arunachal Pradesh government and all her previous associates for her success.
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I, Shri. Lungherangbe S/o Hiarwo Zeliang of Peren, PO & PS Peren, Peren Dist. Nagaland hereby declare that the name Lungherangbe and Aram are my names i.e, the name of one and same person. I hereby declare that my correct name is Lungherangbe and shall be used for all official purposes in the future. Deponent 1st Class Magistrate
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among the 15-65 age group in vulnerable districts. “No vaccination drive is being carried out in schools in Barpeta. Routine JE vaccination is going on in health centres. But still, schools in Kalgasia, Mandiya and Chenga saw students missing,” said Dr Subrata Sarma, joint director (health services) in Barpeta. While the drive was carried out in other districts earlier, it started in the remaining 4 from April 30. It is carried out ahead of the monsoons as the rains are thought to precipitate the mosquito-borne disease. In order to stop the spread of panic, district administrations have directed both health and education department officials to visit schools and interact with parents and teachers to make them aware about the vaccination.
SeNaPaTi, May 16 (MexN): ‘Barak (Spring) Festival’ will be held on May 22 and 23. The festival is a continuation of the activities of annual Barak Festival celebrated from December 11-13, which could not be held last year due to “unfavourable situation” happening at that time. The spring festival will showcase the
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Tender No.01 of 2017-18 Supply and Stacking of Sand between Km 3.200 to Km 132.750 on ZunhebotoAghunato-Kiphire Road for execution of SRMD works under jurisdiction of 100 RCC/15 BRTF/ Project Sewak in Nagaland State Note : Full notice of tender, any change in above details, fender document (including eligibility criteria) and other details may be obtained from BRO Website www. bromic.in (link:Tender) or Central public procurement portal www.eprocure.gov.in for any queries, please contact on telephone 0370-2260207.
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Applications are invited for Nursing and Allied Health courses at CIHSR I. Degree Courses a. Nursing Courses: 1 B.Sc.(Basic)Nursing Eligibility: 10+2 Science stream (PCB and English) 2 B.Sc. (Post Basic) Nursing Eligibility: GNM from an INC recognized institution Last Date for receiving Filled admission forms for Post Basic B.Sc. is extended till 25th May 2017 II. Diploma Courses a. Nursing Courses: 1. GNM - Eligibility: 10+2 Science or Arts streams b. Allied Health Courses: 2. Diploma in Medical Records Technology (DMRT) Eligibility: 10+2 Science or Arts streams 3. *Diploma in Radio Diagnosis Technology (DRT) 4. *Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) 5. *Diploma in Anaesthesia Technology (DAT) 6. *Diploma in Optometry and Ophthalmic Technology (DOOT) * Eligibility: 10+2 Science stream (PCB & Eng.) Last date for receipt of application forms with late fee: 17th June 2017 Prospectus & Application form is available on our website www.cihsr.in and from the Front Desk (OPD) of CIHSR Tel: 03862-242555
GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION, NAGALAND, KOHIMA The Deptt. of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection is looking for premises for running the offices of the Nagaland State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (State Commission) & Nagaland State Consumer Helpline (Consumer Helpline) at Kohima. 1. The premises should be situated preferably from High School area to New Secretariat area, Kohima. 2. The building should preferably have 8 (eight) to 10 (ten) Rooms with toilet, running water, electricity facility and provision for dedicated parking for at least 3/4 four wheelers. Interested party can contact the Controller of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection, Nagaland for further details or submit the details as per the format given below. 1. Name of the Owner/s: 2. Location: 3. Type of the Building: 4. Area: 5. Rent per month: 6. Relevant documents of the building in support of the ownership of the building: Signature of the owner/owners Note. The Deptt. reserves the right to reject any or all the tender without assigning any reason thereof. (BIZO M. KUOTSU), Addl. Controller & HoD, Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection, Nagaland, Kohima.
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India needs to rethink strategy for the IT sector Amit Kapoor IANS
The Indian IT industry is at the crossroads. It first suffered the long-expected shock of the Trump administration’s policy shift against the H1B work visa programme. The US President’s executive order makes it impossible for IT firms to bring overseas low-skilled engineers into the US for on-site postings. Indian IT firms, which are the largest applicants for H1B visa, have the most to lose. The second reality-check for the industry came when McKinsey & Company released a report claiming that nearly half of the IT services workforce will be rendered “irrelevant” over the next 3-4 years. This is mainly due to the changing nature of jobs in IT with the advent of newer fields like automation, robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). Therefore, Indian
engineers are in dire need of reskilling to drive the latest wave of digital transformation, the report suggests. Re-skilling will, however, address only a part of a muchlarger malaise that ails the Indian IT industry. With a loss in outsourced jobs and a failure to be a part of the next digital revolution, the industry needs to completely revitalise its latent competitiveness. In “Competitive Advantage of Nations”, management guru Michael Porter attributes a nation’s competitiveness to the capacity of its industries to innovate and upgrade. But the industry that has led the Indian growth story has failed on that front. Innovations have hardly emerged from the innumerable engineers that India produces. Rather, India has mainly been a factor-driven economy, where its basic factor conditions like low-cost labour are the dominant basis of competitive ad-
vantage and exports. Porter’s suggestion for improving national competitiveness is poles apart from the prevalent thinking that guides policymaking in most nations. According to the conventional approach, labour costs, exchange rates, interest rates, and economies of scale are believed to be the leading determinants of competitiveness. India has also been a victim of such a flawed approach in public policy. Contrary to the traditional line of reasoning, Porter concluded after years of studying patterns of competitive successes in different nations that competitive advantage is achieved through acts of innovation. In this case, innovation is perceived in the broadest sense, including new technologies and new ways of doing things. India has consistently failed to inculcate an environment of research and innovation at all levels of education. The IT sec-
tor has been no different. An analysis of AICTE-CII Survey of Industry-Linked Technical Institutes in 2013 showed that only one percent of technical institutions do any consultancy work or research projects for the industry. The country produces the highest number of engineers in the world who are hardly given any encouragement to innovate. With the changing nature of work and the necessity to generate more domestic jobs, India’s high stock of human resource has grown less and less important over time. The country, now, needs to focus on improving the efficiency with which it creates, upgrades and employs them in industry. In short, India needs to make its inevitable move from being a factor-driven economy to an efficiency-led one. In such an economy, the competitive advantage arises from producing more advanced products
and services highly efficiently. Factors like market transparency and quality of education play a crucial role in improving efficiency. Over the last few years, advances have been made on both fronts. In a bid to improve India’s ease-of-doing-business, the government has been making consistent efforts to build an efficient infrastructure and a business-friendly administration. On the education front, the New Education Policy is under consultative process. The draft attempts to address the issues that ail Indian education with a holistic approach. To address the quality issues, it proposes to leverage the recently launched National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF). However, to maintain a competitive advantage in areas like engineering, independent and innovative thinking needs to be encouraged among graduates. This requires a com-
plete overhaul of the system of education delivery in the country for practice-based professions. Problem-based learning, which is an innovative approach to learning via problemsolving, can be looked upon as a possibility. Further, Porter points out that to support competitive advantage, a factor must be highly specialised to industry needs. Training in highly-specialised sectors would also address the two issues that are threatening job availability in the industry. First, restrictions in H1B visas should have little impact on specialised professionals and, second, skilled workers with specialisations would not be rendered “irrelevant” as they can contribute more meaningfully to the development of new fields in the industry. Engineering colleges in India should encourage more graduates to pursue specialisations rather than producing
generalists. The education system holds the key to unlocking the competitiveness of the Indian IT sector. India runs the risk of losing the competitive edge it has enjoyed in the sector over the years through its strategy of cost-arbitrage. There is an urgent need to nurture skilled specialists who can stimulate innovation and drive growth. It is in times like these that the nation needs a guiding hand to put it on a higher growth trajectory. Fortunately, Porter is visiting India on May 24-25 and will share his views on improving the competitiveness of a country. His visit presents Indian policymakers and industrialists with the perfect opportunity to rethink their strategy based on changing industry and economic trends. Amit Kapoor is chair, Institute for Competitiveness, India. The views expressed are personal.
ATMA conducts demonstrations Fish breeding programme underway in Dimapur Dimapur, may 16 (mExN): ATMA Dimapur Niuland Block conducted demonstration programme at Hevikhe village on May 12. Resource person Demalu Hasnusa, BTM (Niuland Block) spoke on the topic ‘Package of Practices for Maize’. He elaborated on planting methods, sowing, seed rate, treatment, tillage, nutrient, water and pests’ management. Further, Sentibenla, ATM (Niuland Block) spoke on the topic ‘Pests Management of Cucurbits’, where he mentioned different kinds of pests like cucurbit fruit fly, red pumpkin beetle, epilachna beetle, aphids, etc and methods to control them. Field visit was conducted at the maize field where pests like stem borer infecting the crops were notified. Maize seeds (HQPM-1 variety) were distributed to the participating farmers.
crop management’ on May 10 at Khaibung. Resource person Keneisano Krose, ATM, Medziphema Block spoke on the importance of management of maize crop. She advised the farmers to pick the right time to plant maize. Corn planting, she said, should be done as early in April as soil conditions permit and, if possible, completed by May 10 in order to avoid yield reduction. She told the farmers not to underestimate the value of crop rotation as it improves soil properties and greatly reduces risk associated with numerous weed, disease, insect and other pest problems. Pointing out that maize crop is sensitive to both moisture stress and excessive moisture, she asked the farmers to regulate irrigation according to the requirement and to ensure optimum moisture availability during the most critical phase (45 to 65 days Maize crop after sowing). She added management demo ATMA Dimapur Medzi- that one should perform phema Block conducted tillage only when necesdemonstration on ‘Maize sary and under proper soil
conditions. The farmers were further encouraged to make serious commitment to improve soil health by recycling corn residue which could enhance productivity by improving soil tilth, root development and nutrient availability. The resource person also urged the farmers to consider planting corn-aftersoybean to allow wetter corn ground time to dry, as it can help reduce sidewall compaction that limits root growth and leads to uneven stands. She highlighted on the different types of insect pests and advised methods for managing them to save huge losses caused to the crop. Maize seeds were distributed to the farmers at the end of the programme. Demo on Dhaincha Green manuring ATMA Dimapur Medziphema Block conducted demonstration on ‘Dhaincha Green Manuring’ on May 10 at Kukidolong. Keneisano Krose, ATM, Medziphema Block, the resource person, highlighted on cultivation and management aspect of
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Dimapur, may 16 (Dipr): A fish breeding and seed production started on May 15 at Jorapukhuri Government Fish Farm Dimapur. During the event, the Chief Executive Officer FFDA, Dimapur Dr. Vimezo Kire informed that the Department produces fish seeds every year for the fisher folks of the State. He stated that the main objective of the Department is to provide quality fish seeds to the farmers
and to help them avail fish seeds on time. The success of induced breeding depends mainly on the health of the brooders and climatic conditions, Dr. Kire said. Observing that there was a decline in brooder fishes in recent years due to excessive illegal use of hooks, nets and poison, the FFDA CEO, on behalf of the fisheries department, further appealed to the public for their cooperation and ask them to do away with such activities.
Nokia 3310 to hit the market from May 18 NEw DElhi, may 16 (iaNS): Finnish start-up HMD Global, which owns the rights to the Nokia brand, on Tuesday announced that the much-awaited Nokia 3310 will be available across top mobile stores in India from May 18 for Rs 3,310. The device will come in four distinctive colours -- warm red and yellow both with a gloss finish, and dark blue and grey both with a matte finish. “Talk all day on a single charge, send texts, take pictures and enjoy a pocket jukebox with a built-in FM Radio and MP3 player. Our reinvention
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Blended learning: Training on Retail Customer Interaction underway MokokchuNg, May 16 (MExN): A ten-day training on Retail Customer Interaction got underway here today organized by Mokokchung Entrepreneurs Consortium and YouthNet in partnership with Quest Alliance, Bangalore. Twenty young and prospective entrepreneurs are attending the training held at Hotel Whispering Winds Conference Hall. The objectives of the training is to provide the trainees with the understanding of the functions of the Retail Industry, make the learners proficient in customer facing roles, and empower them to be workplace ready. The training approach and methodology is one “blended learning approach” which combines use of computer based selflearning digital lessons and assessments, classroom activities, outbound activi-
NSCN (IM) Kyong Region appeals Wokha, May 16 (MExN): The Kyong Region Authorities of the NSCN (IM) has informed all concerned citizens of Kyong that the inflow of drugs in to Wokha is going on at an “alarming rate” and needs “immediate intervention” from all concerned organizations especially the Security Agencies, NGOs and the Churches.
“The menace of Drugs and its ill effects on our present day Society is manifesting itself in the form of increased crime rates, theft, prostitution, broken families and premature deaths,” a press release from the Region’s Secretary P. Renthungo Odyuo stated while informing that it apprehended 3 women at Vankhosung area on May 13 for possession of around
6000 capsules of Spasmo Proxyvon. The seized contraband was later destroyed in the presence of LSU officials, Orchid Colony youth leaders, elders and GPRN officials on May 15. While taking a stern stance on the issue, the CAO Caretaker on behalf of the Kyong Regional authority of the GPRN also appealed to all the smugglers and peddlers under
Kyong Region to “immediately desist from their illegal activities for the betterment of the society and for Lotha future.” “Failure to take heed of this appeal shall be dealt with the severest of punishment without any reservation,” the Kyong Regional authority of the NSCN (IM) warned and in this regard, sought the support and cooperation from all.
ACIF Nagaland hails UK anti-corruption law ties and workbooks which combines to provide an interactive learning experience. The ‘blended learning environment’ guarantees maximum participation, collaboration and classroom interaction. Some of the activities in the training would include student workbook, digital
MEx FILE Cyclist killed in hit & run Morung Express News Dimapur | May 16
One cyclist died in hospital following a suspected hit and run case in Dimapur on May 15. As per the Traffic police, the cyclist was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Showuba village sometime in the afternoon. The victim was taken to the CISHR by passers-by where he succumbed a few hours later. He was identified as one Vihoto Aye (68 years), resident of K. Hollohon village. His identity was confirmed only on Tuesday evening.
CANSSEA informs units to pay membership fee
lessons and assessments, outbound activities like market scan to understand the job market, reflective worksheets to understand self and opportunities, peer feedback, team building games and debriefs, discussions based on case studies, model behavior demonstration using audio visual
material and skills practice through role-plays. The training is being conducted under the leadership of Nuneseno Chase, Head of Training and Development, YouthNet and assisted by YouthNet facilitator Sentisangla Pongener. The training is a first of its kind in Mokokchung.
DiMapur, May 16 (MExN): The Nagaland Unit of Anti-Corruption & Crime Investigation Front has hailed a recent law passed by Britain which, it claimed, allows the “seizure of homes from foreigners who cannot explain how they paid for them.” According to media report, a measure in the Criminal Finances Act, which became law on April, would enable enforcement agencies to seize and if necessary sell the properties, returning the funds to the nation involved. Considered a significant step toward exposing “dirty money in the
London property market this week,” Anti-corruption campaigners hailed the “unexplained wealth orders” as a potentially game-changing tool to stop wealthy individuals from laundering their money through mansions in affluent areas in London. “If some corrupt official, who we know earns GB£ 30,000 (US$38,856) or £40,000 a year, buys a house in the UK for £ 2 million, there is unexplained wealth,” said opposition Labour representative Margaret Hodge who campaigns on this issue. In research published last month, campaign group Transparency In-
ternational identified London properties worth £4.2 billion that it says were bought by individuals with suspicious wealth. Highlighting the same in a press note, the ACIF Nagaland President Akhei Achumi informed that the unit will conduct its executive meeting on May 25, 11:00 am onwards at its office in Pudampukhuri, Dimapur. All 230 ID holders of the unit are requested to attend the meeting, it said adding that their card will be suspended in case of non-attendance. 64 selected candidates are also eligible to attend the meeting it added.
Orangkong Union Dmp celebrates silver jubilee NCMF members urged to have good DiMapur, May 16 (Dipr): Orangkong Union Dimapur celebrated silver jubilee on May 12 at Phom Baptist Fellowship East Dimapur, Padumpukhuri with Executive Engineer PWD (R&B), Er. SB Angh Phom as the chief guest. Tia N. Leinak Phom, Lecturer, Harding Theological College Tura, Meghalaya, was the speaker on the occasion. The chief guest congratulated the pioneers and founding members who took the trouble and hardships during the initial years of the union. Jubilee, he maintained, is a thanksgiving day to God and
called for retrospection. He encouraged the people to be humble, responsible, and set good example. He also appreciated the Owengnyengching Frontal Organizations under Orangkong Citizens Union for successfully initiating ban of intoxicants in and around Longleng Town. Earlier, the Chief Guest released the Jubilee souvenir. Short speeches were delivered by President, Dimapur Phom Union, Chairman, Orangkong Village Council, Ex-Minister, Bukchem Phom, and ExMLA, M. Shami Angh. Tali Angh presented a special song.
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SASRD's Annual Parting Social held
kohiMa, May 16 (MExN): All the district CANSSEA units which are yet to submit the annual membership fee 2016 have been asked to submit the same along with pending dues (if MEDziphEMa, May 16 any) within June 10 without fail. This was informed in a press (MExN): The School of Agrelease by S. Takatuba Aier, President, CANSSEA. ricultural Sciences and Rural Development (SASRD) held its 23rd Annual Parting Social AR celebrates Mother’s Day for the outgoing UndergradDiMapur, May 16 (MExN): The 36 and 41 Assam uates and Post-Graduates of Rifles under aegis of Headquarters IGAR (N) celebrated the campus on May 12. Kesonyu Yhome (IAS), World Mother’s Day at Dimapur and Peren District on May 14. On the occasion, various activities including lec- Deputy Commissioner of tures, Poster making, Essay writing competitions, felici- Dimapur, who graced the tation of women and senior citizens were organized at occasion as chief guest, Dimapur, Medziphema, Kukidalong and Peren. A total of advised the outgoing students that even if the world 118 students and 40 women attended in the events.
promises no bright future, they should be sources of miracles wherever they are. Maintaining that the Naga students are equally capable of competing at national level, he encouraged the Naga community to be broad minded, informed a press release. The programme was chaired by Sinilo Kent, General Secretary of Student’s Union, SASRD, invocation
prayer was said by Edechoyi Rose, Pastor of Chakhesang Baptist Church, Medziphema Town followed by Presidential address by Kihika G, President of Student’s Union, SASRD. Prof. R.C Gupta, Dean of NU: SASRD delivered the exhortation. Speeches on behalf of the outgoing students were delivered by Viqheshe Futhena (UG) and Ningshiyangerla Walling (PG).
Rev. Dr. Imchayanger in the middle along with NCMF office bearers.
DiMapur, May 16 (MExN): Nagaland Christian Ministries Fellowship (NCMF) held its 3rd Mission Conference with Rev. Dr. Imchayanger as the main speaker on May 16. Rev. Dr. Imchayanger spoke on the topic ‘Power of the Holy Spirit’. He enlightened all the Christian ministers to impart the practical word of God and not just the scripture. He also encouraged the minis-
tries in Nagaland to prepare and bear the challenges that often decline the faith of believers in the ministry, informed a press release. Rev. R. Meren Jamir (Executive Secretary, NBCA) also exhorted the ministers and encouraged them to respect the various Christian Associations in Nagaland and have good relationship with all the Christian organizations.
CondolenCe Messages Tovihoto Ayemi Parliamentary Secretary Economics & Statistics, Tovihoto Ayemi has expressed shock and pain to learn of the untimely demise of Pannalal Sethi who passed away on May 14. Terming late Sethi “a great philanthropist”, Ayemi in a condolence message stated that Sethi had enormously contributed to the uplift of the society and selflessly served the people of Dimapur and the State irrespective of Villagers of VG Khel in Chessore conduct mass social work ahead of the 4th East- social and religious affiliations. ern Nagaland Women Organisation (ENWO) Conference to be hosted by Yimchungrü “As a renowned businessman, Women Organisation (YWO) from May 17-18. he also showed the way to many upcoming entrepreneurs who are doing well today,” Ayemi’s message read. “A very humble and helpful person with an admirable personality, in his demise, there is
a huge sense of remorse and loss which would be difficult to fill in the days to come,” it added. Extending heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, Ayemi prayed that the Almighty grant strength and solace to cope with the situation. DCCI The Dimapur Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has also mourned the untimely demise of Pannalal Sethi, a prominent businessman who passed away on May 14 in Varanasi. “His selfless contributions to the society and welfare of the business community in Dimapur are noteworthy,” a message from the DCCI stated adding that in his demise, the business community of
Dimapur has lost one of the tallest figures. The DCCI extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for strength and comfort at this hour of grief. CL John Nagaland Minister for Rural Development & REPA CL John has expressed shock over the sudden demise of Leiya Konyak, President, KNSK, Chen Unit on the early morning hours of May 14 in Shillong after a brief illness. Late Leiya Konyak, the wife of Mankhan Konyak of Chenloisho Village has served as President and General Secretary, CASK Mon Town respectively, Joint Secretary KNSK Konyak and President, KNSK Chen Unit till date, the Min-
Hazadisa village gate inaugurated
ister informed in the condolence message. During her short span of life, she was proved, undoubtedly one of the sincere, obedient, hard working mother as well as one of the dedicated and committed woman leader of Chen area in particular and Konyak community in general, it said. It would be very difficult to fill the vacuum caused by her premature death and her service to the family as well as to the society will be heartily remembered by all in the family and community, the message added. The Minister along with his wife further shared their deepest sorrow and sympathy with the bereaved family and prayers of peace and solace to the departed soul.
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NPGN/NNC (NA) cabinet meeting A cabinet meeting of NPGN/NNC (NA) will be held on May 19. Therefore, all the members have been informed to attend the meeting without fail.
DCPU Kohima to organize open house discussion
Hill Theatre, Nagaland in collaboration with District Administration Dimapur organised a street play and waste material Art display on the theme "Beautify Dimapur" on May 15 at Super market Area, Dimapur. The waste material art was a project taken up by Limanungdang Longchar while the street play was directed by Sennang Longchar and Kilang Imsong.
Mhalo Humtsoe, SDO (C) Dhansiripar Block, Azheto, Ex-MLA, and village leaders during the gate inauguration at Hazadisa on May 15.
DiMapur, May 16 (MExN): The village gate of Hazadisa village was inaugurated by Mhalo Humtsoe, SDO (C) of Dhansiripar village on May 15 in an official funcThe Kiphire-Shiponger Road under PMGSY was inaugurated at Huker junction by DAN Chairman and Finance Advisor, TR Zeliang, in the presence of Power Minister Kipili tion organized by HazaSangtam, IPR Parliamentary Secretary Imtikumzuk, and Parliamentary Secretary for disa Village Council under Dhansiripar Block, Municipal Affairs R. Tohanba.
Dimapur. Humtsoe expressed her happiness for Hazadisa and urged the leaders and community to work together, informed a press release from Ranesh Langthasa, Village Council Chairman, Hazadisa Village. Azheto Zhimomi, Ex-
MLA, 3 Dimapur A/C, H. Khughaho Zhimomi, Head GB of Khekiye Village, Manen Langthasa and Gobedro Danla, GB and Ex-GB, Hazadisa Village were the other dignitaries and invitees who spoke and exhorted during the function.
The District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) Kohima is organizing one day open house discussion on Child Protection Mechanism on May 24, 10:00 am at The Heritage (Old DC Bungalow) in Kohima. Rajesh Soudararajan (IAS), Deputy Commissioner Kohima will be the Guest Speaker. The District Child Protection Officer has requested all the colony Panchayat Chairmen of Kohima Town, VCC of Western Angami, Southern Angami, CWC, JJB, CCIs and SJPU of Kohima district to attend the programme.
NLA Speaker calls meeting Dr. Imtiwapang Aier, Speaker, Nagaland Legislative Assembly and the Chairman of Business Advisory Committee has convened a meeting on May 23, 11:00 am in the Assembly Committee room to finalize the Provisional Programme for the ensuing 16th (Special) session of the Twelfth Assembly scheduled for May 27. Therefore, all the BAC members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.
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The Power of Truth
The Morung Express volume Xii issue 133 By Dr. Asangba Tzüdir
Naga Studies – For a cultural renaissance
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t may be argued but one reason why Nagas in general and the teens in particular, get easily influenced by the robust waves of changes brought in by ‘modernity’ especially popular culture is because Nagas have ignored their cultural value system. The celebration of a ‘Naga culture’ called unique finds itself questionable. The waves of changes have ‘enforced’ various forms of predominating attitudes, behavior and lifestyle which have now come to characterize their everyday life functioning and living. The question, ‘what makes one a Naga,’ seems to be slowly losing its relevance even as Nagas live comfortably nestled within a fabricated ‘Naga Covering’ without form and content of their real identity. Today, Naga Identity finds itself built around various waves of change largely dominated by a ‘westoxicated’ modernity. A wrong reference point and living dangerously within what the noted sociologist Dipankar Gupta aptly calls ‘mistaken modernity.’ In short, a people not knowing the roots of their identity becomes a wrong reference source for re-visualizing their past. The Naga condition today is in dire need of reclaiming their real Identity so also rebuild the ignored value system and thereby reassert the Naga Identity. Most importantly, the entire gamut of the ‘Naga world’ needs to be captured within an academic discourse. A look into the status of Nagaland University clearly points to the need for a revamp. Besides lacking in content, it also seems to have ignored disciplines that teach about humanity and its associated values. The university offers PG Diploma in Hindi, but it doesn’t have space for a department like philosophy. Nonetheless, considering the need of the present Naga condition, firstly, a full fledged department on Naga Studies that offers bachelors degree course in colleges as well as doctorate studies is really needed to study about Nagas within a proper discourse. Secondly, like colonial history and writings, Naga history and culture too needs to be put through a critical analysis to present a proper report about the condition and knowledge of the Nagas. Thirdly, Naga history and culture has attracted a lot of attention and interest, and the presence of such a department in the university will enable academic cultural exchange programmes at an international level. Within the contesting cultures and branding of traditional culture as ‘old’ and ‘primitive,’ such programmes can enliven culture within a meaningful discourse in terms of value system as well as its relevance in the present day. This will definitely boost the history and culture of the Nagas. Fourthly, such a department should also strive towards rebuilding a Naga Identity and also the value system embedded within traditional Naga culture. The youngsters today are going through a crisis of culture and lifestyle, and a proper study on Naga culture will provide perspectives on the roots of Naga Identity built within a strong value system. In short, a cultural renaissance is needed to root Nagas in their cultural identity which will then lead to re-building the Naga cultural value system that finds ignored today. Nagas today need to ‘learn,’ ‘unlearn’ and ‘relearn’ the status and function of our traditional culture, and assert a Naga Identity build around a value system that would inculcate a sense of ‘Naganess’ and also one that captures the truth about ‘what makes one a Naga.’ (Dr. Asangba Tzüdir writes a weekly guest editorial for The Morung Express. Comments can be mailed to asangtz@gmail.com)
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15-20% Delhi private school students have Sleep Apnea: AIIMS study says
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ome 15 to 20 per cent of students in Delhi's private schools are suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in comparison to only two per cent students in government schools, an ongoing study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has revealed. The study -- whose first phase has been completed with over 7,000 students examined -- is being funded by the Department of Science and Technology and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The age group examined as part of the study is 10-17 years. "We are doing a study whose findings are very dramatic and it reveals that in the government schools we hardly see OSA. However, in private schools we see huge presence of OSA in the students. It is an ongoing study but the data found in the first phase is so startling that we want to know what will be the result after the completion of the study," said AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria. Sleep apnea is caused by recurrent episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep. Several risk factors, including obesity, male sex, age and heridity, have been associated with an increased prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in the general population. Among these, obesity is one of the strongest sleep apnea risk factors (12-15 years). Mild to moderate obesity has been associated with markedly increased sleep apnea prevalence. As of now, the study has been conducted in 13-14 schools including Father Agnel School and Delhi Public School R.K. Puram among others, and has found that the OSA rate is around 15-20 per cent in students of private schools. "The data we have gathered is from 13-14 schools. We will continue the study and see," said Guleria. Stating that there were several difficulties in screening the children, Guleria said that several parents refused to get their children screened claiming that they did not have any problem. Under the project, the organisers aim to cover the entire National Capital Region, however as of now only South Delhi has been covered. Speaking on the causes behind the high presence of OSA among the students of private students, Guleria told IANS: "Students in private schools have a poor diet, lifestyle in comparison to students in government schools. Data also shows that government school students have more physical activities such as walking." Guleria said that despite HRD ministry's directive to schools to participate in the study, several schools did not cooperate. Commenting on the study which is in its third year, Saumya Swaminathan, Director General of ICMR, stated that OSA presence in school children is quite disturbing and there is need for them to improve their lifestyle. Another study was also being carried on simultaneously, which was on air pollution. Tests such as Lung Function Test among others are being performed.
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Abraham Joseph The Wire
India & her Obligations to the Genocide Convention
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n April 6, Canadian provincial legislator Harinder Malhi successfully presented a motion in the Ontario assembly terming the 1984 anti-Sikh violence as “genocide”. This motion was promptly criticised by the Indian government with external affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay terming the motion “misguided” – and based on a limited understanding of India, its constitution, society, ethos, rule of law and judicial values. Defence minister Arun Jaitley, too, opposed the use of the term ‘genocide’ during his interaction with Canadian counterpart, Harjit Singh Sajjan. While the debate surrounding the Ontario assembly motion has centred on the politics behind the classification of the violence as “genocide”, what is often forgotten is India’s obligations under the Genocide Convention – a treaty it voluntarily ratified in 1959.
Genocide and international law International law considers the prohibition of genocide as a ‘jus cogens’ norm – a norm of fundamental importance from which states cannot deviate. They are also known as peremptory norms. Article 53 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969, states, “a peremptory norm of general international law accepted and recognised by the international community of states as a whole as a norm from which no derogation is permitted and which can be modified only by a subsequent norm of general international law having the same character”. In addition, every state owes an obligation to the international community (obligation ‘erga omnes’) to ensure that genocide is prevented and punished. The prohibition against genocide is an integral part of both customary international law (CIL) and treaty law. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the Krstic case was of the opinion that given the extent of state practice and opinio juris, the prohibition against genocide is an independent principle of customary international law. As regards treaty law, General Assembly resolution 96 (I), sponsored jointly by India, Panama and Canada in 1946, expressed the criminal nature of genocide under international law. This resolution is believed to have been the force behind the General Assembly adopting the Genocide Convention on December 9, 1948. Additionally, the Rome Statute, establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC) has specifically defined genocide as an international crime mandating individual criminal responsibility for its commission. Thus there exists both state responsibility and individual responsibility for the crime of genocide.
to three obligations that a state party assumes under the Genocide Convention, 1948. Firstly, the obligation to prevent and punish the crime of genocide whether committed during wartime or peacetime (Article 1). Punishments are to be awarded to guilty persons irrespective of their official positions and to both public and private individuals. (Article 4) Secondly, the obligation to enact appropriate legislation giving effect to the provisions of the Genocide Convention and in particular, providing appropriate penalties for persons guilty of genocide. (Article 5) Thirdly, the obligation to try individuals charged with genocide through a competent tribunal. (Article 6)
Lack of appropriate legislation Though India ratified the convention in 1959, there is no legislation on the subject. The absence of legislation on the subject was justified by union minister of state for home affairs, Kiren Rijiju, in Rajya Sabha (March 2, 2016) on grounds that the 1948 Convention, by virtue of India’s accession, is an integral part of the Common Law of India. Further, it was claimed that both substantive and procedural criminal law provide an appropriate legislative Obligations under framework to deal with acts like genothe Genocide Convention, 1948 A reading of the treaty text points cide in India.
However, there is no provision in the Indian Penal Code that criminalises killing or causing serious bodily or mental harm to individuals of a particular national, ethnic, racial or religious group, with the intent to destroy such a community in whole or in part. In other words, mass murder by specifically targeting individuals of a particular group – which is the essence of the crime of genocide – is not recognised as crime beyond murder simpliciter, and other associated crimes against the human body. The obligation to prevent and punish the crime of genocide (Articles I and IV) and the obligation to try perpetrators through ‘competent tribunals’ (Article VI) can be effectively realised only if the obligation under Article V – namely the duty to legislate giving effect to the Convention – is first undertaken. While murder is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition to establish the crime of genocide, the 1984 anti-Sikh violence (as in most other cases of genocide) involved a mass murder of individuals belonging to an identifiable protected group. It demands to be interpreted as killings aimed at partial destruction of such groups (if not the entire group). Such an interpretation ought to protect and preserve group identity from efforts directed at its destruction and must necessarily factor
in the ‘group’ as the beneficiary and repository of legal rights and protection. Efforts by Polish-American lawyer Raphael Lemkin to sensitise the international community about the plight of Jews in Nazi Germany – which finally led to the international acceptance of the term ‘genocide’ in 1944 – was based on this logic of safeguarding identifiable social groups from being targeted in mass extermination pogroms. The lack of an objective criterion to conclusively establish the commission of mass murders that constitute genocide precludes a judicial authority in India trying cases which amount to the crime, thereby breaching the country’s obligations under Article VI. By the same logic, no law enforcement agency is competent to investigate offences which may amount to genocide given the nonexistence of such an offence in the Indian legal landscape. Since the Genocide Convention is not self-executory in nature, it necessarily requires an enabling legislative framework to give effect to the obligations in the convention, even though the commitments undertaken may be part of the “common law” of India. In addition, the need for sanction to prosecute public servants – as stipulated by section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – is a definitive roadblock to the effective realisation of the obligations under Article IV which requires the punishment of guilty persons irrespective of their official positions. As is well known, section 197 has been used as a shield to protect guilty public servants from prosecution and its existence is inconsistent with the objectives of the convention. India’s denial of the 1984 pogrom as genocide is problematic on the same account, given the non-existence of prescribed domestic standards to test such a claim. Claims of the 1984 pogrom being a genocide on certain occasions and a denial of the characterisation on certain other occasions reflect the casual and non-serious approach of the Indian political class to the human tragedy accompanying mass crimes in India. This problem is aggravated by the absence of a law laying down the contours of the offence like its essential elements, requirements and punishments. In the absence of such a legislative framework, it is hard not to conclude that India is in breach of its legal obligations. If the Ontario assembly resolution at least triggers a broader debate on India’s commitment under international law to the Genocide Convention – and to the need for justice – some good would have come out of it. Abraham Joseph is a PhD candidate in International Criminal Law from NLSIU, Bangalore and Assistant Professor, School of Law, Ansal University, Gurgaon.
Nicaragua as a pawn in global geopolitics
Again, as in the 1980s, Nicaragua is making a gross political mistake: standing in the middle of the struggles for hegemony of the great industrialized countries of the world Cirilo Antonio otero
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ome countries in the world are extremely impoverished, even though they have natural resources. Some perceive and/ or discover opportunities and take advantage of what other countries do not perceive: they apply technology to exploit natural resources and this allows them to stand out and enrich themselves. And then there are the highly industrialized countries abundant in human, technical, technological, economic, financial, and historical resources - global leaders in many respects. Of course, the difference between them and the rest is the fact that their decisions have a worldwide impact. The former are defined as small countries of little economic importance - that is, they do not have a determining role in the global order. Generally, their role is a secondary one in commercial terms – even though, at times, due to their geographical situation, they are considered strategic countries - to be used, but not to be treated with due respect as independent nations. During the 1980s, Nicaragua went through an experience derived from the struggle between East and West. It was a struggle which apparently had to do with ideology: communism vs.
capitalism. But it was in fact a dispute between powerful countries which sought to establish their global hegemony in order to take advantage of natural, human and geographical resources. That is to say: the reasons for the dispute were geopolitical, as diplomats call them. And the country was only a pawn in global geopolitics. We Nicaraguans must remember that in the 1980s neither party won. The war ended as a result of a decision the great world powers made. Brezhnev and Reagan had a conversation and agreed on their interests as developed nations: they both turned off the tap of military supplies and the war effectively came to an end. It was a shame that the parties on the territory were not at all prepared for disarmament or peace. Specifically, the Sandinista People's Army (EPS) and the Nicaraguan Resistance (RN) did not know how to stop what they had started years ago. There were no winners or losers. What was the country left with? A ruined economy; social, political and humanitarian instability; family enmities; young people dead; abandoned lands; violent social habits; a net loss of skills and productive knowhow; a lack of physical infrastructures; the presence of Cuban and Russian military advisers - the same who are still
intervening in the internal affairs of the public administration -; a huge amount of legal and clandestine weapons which were later used to rob rural families; war schizophrenia among the young. Between 1990 and 1995, Nicaragua was mired in chaos – from which it has not yet recovered. And today, three decades later, we are back to square one and to the very same policies. For political and corruption-related reasons, some party leaders have ushered the comeback of one of the parties in the war and cleared the way for a political revival: same ruler, same ideology, same practices. Putin’s Russian Federation and Trump’s United States are both strong in terms of population and technology, influential in their strategies and very often interventionist in other peoples’ lives. Their actions are focused on positioning themselves geo-strategically in order to secure their own interests. Generally, political leaders in these countries talk loudly and attack each other verbally, but in practice they tend to agree and negotiate the sharing out of the world geography so as to develop their influence and control. Today, in Nicaragua, we are experiencing this type of relationship. The last three public administrations have
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insisted on expanding relations with Putin's Russia. What this love affair has produced so far has been the a steady supply - we do not know whether generously donated or sold - of tanks, military supplies, communications centres, and assorted vehicles. Considering the historical behaviour of the rich industrialized countries as regards the small and impoverished countries, we are again making a gross political mistake. A Central American country right in the negotiation and discussion spaces of non regional powers: Nicaragua will be manipulated for the sake of the geostrategic interests of both East and West, and the result will be the same as in the 80s. When we shall be no longer useful to the great powers’ interests, they will dismiss us and we will be left to pay the bill in terms of human, economic and social costs. Nicaragua should avoid standing in the middle of the struggles for hegemony of the great industrialized countries of the world. We must give up political action which has proved to be clumsy and improper. The war has in no way benefitted the country - on the contrary, the costs of the war have not and never will be recovered. What we Nicaraguans need is peace, education, schools, teachers, health centres, hospitals, electrification, roads, highways, respect for human rights and decent work.
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Know Your District: Peren
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ith fertile foothills valley as well as mountainous terrain, Peren District is located between longitude 93°E - 94°E and latitude 25° N-26°N of the Equator at the altitude ranging from 800-2500 metres above the sea level. It borders Manipur in the East and South, Assam in the West, Dimapur District in the North and Kohima District in the North-East. Peren Town, the district Headquarter located at 1445.40 metres above sea level, is 75 kms from Nagaland commercial hub Dimapur and about 139 kms from the state capital Kohima. Climatically, in hilly areas, summers are moderately warm and winter is cold of Peren Districts in their traditional attires (Photo Courtesy: District Human but in the valley, summer is hot and Inhabitants Development Report, Peren 2013) winter moderately cold. as other smaller festivals. Essentially a lin, sloth Bear, Indian Civet, Common History and people: wrap-up of the year-long toils of the land, Langur, Red Billed squirrel, himalayan Till 2001 Census, Peren District was Mimkuut is marked by feasting where Giant squirrel, slow Loris, Jackal, wild a sub-division of Kohima district. The the youths engage themselves in vari- Boar, Common Otter and Hoolock gibdistrict was craved by a Government ous types of merrymaking and fetching bon. Various avian population found in of Nagaland, Home Department Noti- of water and firewood. Traditional sports the district include the majestic Great fication dated October 24, 2003 out of like wrestling and other games and dif- Pied hornbill, the migratory Amur Fal6 circles of Kohima District. The popu- ferent kinds of entertainment continue con, Blue Throated Barbet, Indian Ealation of Peren District is entirely tribal throughout the day and night. gle Owl, spotted Dove, herons, Green with the Zeliangs and the Kukis as the Pigeon and the Rufous wood Pecker. dominant indigenous inhabitants. The Vital Statistics: Mt. Paona under Benreu village According to 2011 Census, the total the highest mountain peak in the Dismajor dialects and languages spoken in the district are Zeme, Liangmai, Kuki, population of Peren District was 95,219 trict at 2500 metres above sea level, comprising of 49,714 males and 45,505 is known for rare and elusive Blythe’s Rongmei, Nagamese and English. Peren district had experienced the females. Comparatively, the state occu- Tragopan. Ntanki National Park is also turbulent political movement during Pre- pies 9th place in terms and 4th Place in home to Hollock Gibbon, a rare and an Independence to Post-Independence terms of area at 1,651 sq. km. At 55 per- endangered species of monkey. period and the people of the district sons per sq. km, Peren has least density The principle rivers and important were closely associated with the freedom of population in the State. The popula- rivulets that flows through Peren Dismovement led by the Late Rani Gaidinliu tions were considered predominantly trict includes Tepuiki, Mbeiki (Barak), as well as with the Naga political struggle. rural residents with 81,429 while 13,790 Ntanki, Mungleu, Tesanki, Nguiki, NkBefore the advent of Christian- were considered as urban residents. wareu, Techauki, Ngungreu,Tahaiki ity, the Zeliangs and the Kukis followed The overall sex ratio is 915 female per and Duilumreu (Tributary of Tepuiki). animism with belief in the ‘invisible be- 1000 male while the child sex ratio (0-6) ing’ as the creator of the universe. To- is 935. The literacy rate of Peren was 77.9 administration: The district is looked after by a day, while majority of the inhabitants percent, with male literacy at 82.8 perDeputy Commissioner under whom of Peren district profess Christianity, cent and female literacy at 72.6 percent. there are 7 administrative circles each some still follow the indigenous religion The district headquarter, namely, called ‘Bungtak’. A significant number of Peren is situated in Peren town un- headed by either an Additional Deputy followers of the Late Rani Gaidinliu who der Peren Sadar administrative Circle. Commissioner/ Sub-Divisional Officer practice the ‘heraka’ religion also exist During 2011 Census, the district had (Civil) or an Extra Assistant Commisas per District Human Development 112 villages out of which 102 were in- sioner. Report, Peren (DHDRP, 2013). habited while 10 villages, uninhabited. The most colourful festival of Ze- The village having highest population liangs is, “Hega” and “Chega Gadi”. was Samziuram Village with 3909 perThe Hega festival is one of the most im- sons. The District has two statutory portant and the largest festival among towns - Peren Town and Jalukie Town. the Zeliang community. It falls in the 1. Business Development (Sales) at month of February from 10th to 15th Flora and Fauna: excellencetechinfosystems Considered, the ‘Green district of Location –Kolkata every year. It is a festival invoking the Almighty God to shower his blessing Nagaland’ – Peren has abundant variety Stipend – Rs. 7,000/Month upon his people with richness, luck of wild flora and fauna making it a biodi- Link –internshala.com/i/3380 and courage and celebrated with of versity hotspot including rare and indig- Deadline – 29th May 2017 joy, rest and togetherness. The gen- enous only to the district. 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The administrative circles are: Pedi (Ngwalwa), Jalukie, Ahthibung, Kebai Khelma, Nsong, Tening and Peren. The district has three Rural Development Blocks or RD Block - Jalukie, Tening and Peren. Peren District executive Force (DeF) According to Nagaland Police Directory, Peren Sub-Division which formed a part of Dimapur District was upgraded to the level of Police District in 1993. Since then the Peren Police District is functioning as independent unit. Beginning with a sanctioned strength of 66 (sixty six) personnel including the Addl. S.P. in 1984, the posted strength had been increased to 107 and by 2000 to 160. The DEF Peren consists of Superintendent of Police, Peren; Additional SP; and SDPO (Peren). The district has five police stations namely Peren PS, Jalukie PS, Khelma PS, Tening PS and Athibung PS. The district also serves as the Battalion Headquarters of 9th NAP (IR) Battalion in Saijang sanctioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs, 1998 and later by Nagaland Government in 1999. The battalion was raised on March 1, 1999 at Chumukedima, under the command of L Bendang Lemtur, NPS and the First Batch Recruits passed out their basic training on December 9, 1999.
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1.National Law School of India University,Bangalore 2.Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh 3.The WB National University of Juridical Sciences,Kolkata 4.Amity Law School,Delhi 5.Christ College of Law,Bangalore 6.Bharati Vidyapeeth's New Law College,Pune 7.Symbiosis Society's Law College,Pune 8.ILS Law College,Pune 9.Gujarat National Law University,Gandhinagar 10.Army Institute of Law,Mohali For complete list, visit - http://indiatoday.intoday.in/bestcolleges/2017/
Hyperreality: The Child of Yellow Journalism Today, news circulates in an instant. Our daily lives are constantly bombarded with scores of information from every direction and from equally innumerable sources. In such a world, can the fourth estate, successfully prevent the occurrence of disinformation, and faithfully serve its purpose of informing the citizens of what’s happening in the society?
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1. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi 2. Loyola College, Chennai 3. Christ University, Bangalore 4. St. Xavier's College, Mumbai 5. Miranda House, New Delhi 6. Hansraj College, New Delhi 7. Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi 8. Hindu College, New Delhi 9. Ramjas College, New Delhi 10. Madras Christian College, Chennai
Did you know? • Neichülieü Nikki Haralu, the first Naga Ambassador of India and first Naga woman Indian Foreign Service Officer hails from Poilwa village, in Peren district. She was Ambassador to Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Medical 1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi • A rare species of bamboo - finger size 2. Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and cane-like in structure – and believe 3. Christian Medical College, Vellore to be the World’s tallest/longest bam4. Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi boo is found in the foothills of Peletkie 5. University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, village along the margins of Tepuiki rivNew Delhi er and in the ranges of Tesen. 6. Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Source: District Census Handbook –Peren Research Institute (SRMC),Chennai (2011); District Human Development Report – 7. Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai Peren (2013), http://peren-district.nic.in; and http://nagapol.gov.in/directory.html 8. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU,Aligarh 9. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 10. Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi
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anadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan said, “All media exists to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values”. This statement might be decades old but continues to hold weight today. Media is a means where the news and information are transferred to the audience. It claims to be a representation of reality and is known as an agency of public knowledge. The mediums such as newspaper, magazine, television, radio, and internet condition our access to the world and saturate our views about the world. However, the news is released only after strategic selection and systematic arrangements, thereby altering reality. Media today is flooded with information. Most audiences accept and believe the content so generated as the ultimate truth. French philosopher and culture theorist Jean Baudrillard, in his theory of simulation, explains that media is not a representation of reality but rather an occurrence of something real which has no origin or reality. He calls it a “hyperreality”. Media claims to be independent of any government bodies and institutions. The level of its “independence” becomes clear when we see journalists and writers being threatened and even murdered. The
- Meliwe-u elah, assistant Professor, Department of english big media outlets are owned by few corporates of the western countries. Every day tons of information is thrust into our system, which appears to be a simulation of what they want us to know and believe. Do you ever feel if all of it is the construction of an illusion of reality for us? We are told about who are the heroes and the villains. Malcolm X said, “The media is the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power! They control the minds of the masses”. In connection to this, we are made to believe that the American or the western militaries are the heroes, and, doubtless, the terrorist groups such as ISIS, AlQaeda, and others are a threat to the whole world. But do we ever question the reason behind the formation of such radical groups? What compelled them to take such extreme steps? When the World Trade Centre was attacked in 2001 by Osama Bin Laden and his followers, the world sympathized with the Americans for their loss. The 9/11 attack was magnified, repeated on all the news channels, newspapers, and magazines. The photograph of the two tallest buildings crumbling down amidst smoke and fire is imprinted in everyone’s minds.
Didn’t America finance AlQaeda in the 1990s to overthrow Sadam Hussein? And what about the destructions in Iraq, Syria, and other Middle-East countries caused by the heroes? Their lands are destroyed, hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians killed, millions of people and children are displaced from their homes and became refugees because of continuous war, conflict, and threat. Did the world come together to support them during such crisis? When Paris was attacked by terrorists in 2015, the world mourned and prayed for the Parisians. They sympathized with them, they lit candles for the lost souls, they illuminated significant buildings with the flag of France, Facebook users created their temporary profile pictures featuring the French flag. This much was done because people were informed that the good people were attacked by the villains, and they must fight against the evil. But what happened when the Mother of All Bombs (MOAB) was dropped on Afghanistan in April 2017? Did the world light candles to remember the lost lives? Of course not! Because we were informed that 36 ISIS fighters had been killed; the villains, not civilians. And we are informed it’s for a good cause! The President of America, Donald Trump, pronounced the
mission as a “successful event”, and that he was proud of his military troops- “the greatest military in the world”. So their use of the biggest bomb against humanity was justified. It is also learnt that the ISIS used war tanks and other weapons which were left behind by the western militaries after the war. Why did they leave these weapons? It is obvious ‘heroes’ won’t leave the weapons for the ‘villains’ purposely. Period. Murder is murder, whether it is done brutally or subtly. We should not be biased to the sufferings of the people regardless of what media portrays. The objective here is not to discredit the news in the media, but to be judicious when reading or listening before formulating opinions and drawing conclusions. We are all at some point in our lives susceptible to becoming the victims of media and its simulation. But it is our duty to see the story from both sides indifferently, instead of simply accepting and agreeing with everything we hear or read around us. In order to get the attention of the audience and also market their news, media outlets, particularly those in the entertainment industry, manufacture sensation. The lives of the rich and famous are always updated and exalted, though the information
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about them will not be productive to the public. They also exaggerate minor events creating unnecessary commotion and fear among the people, thus omitting important news. The present on-going conflicts and cold wars might be more perilous than the reported news. “Newspapers (media) are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization”, once said writer George Bernard Shaw. The important thing is that we should not lose our opinion and perspective to information and propaganda that may sometimes be disguised as truth and facts, as Malcolm X stated, “If you are not careful, the newspapers (media) will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing”. While we cannot do without media and journalism for information, let us also be sensible and prudent as to whom or what we allow to control our perspective, our reality, and truth. Degree of Thought is a weekly community column initiated by Tetso College in partnership with The Morung Express. Degree of Thought will delve into the social, cultural, political and educational issues around us. The views expressed here do not reflect the opinion of the institution. Tetso College is a NAAC Accredited UGC recognised Commerce and Arts College. The editors are Dr. Hewasa Lorin, Anjan Behera, Dr. Salikyu Sangtam, Nivibo Yiki, and Kvulo Lorin. For feedback or comments please email: dot@tetsocollege.org.
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61% people satisfied with Modi's 3 years, want faster progress in key areas: Survey New Delhi, May 16 (iaNS): Sixty-one per cent of some 200,000 citizens surveyed across the country say they are satisfied with the performance of the Narendra Modi government as it completes three years in office. This is, however, down from the 68 per cent approval after its first year and 64 percent approval after its second year. Forty-four per cent of the respondents in the twoweek survey by Local Circles citizen's engagement platform said the government had met their expectations while 17 per cent said their expectations had been exceeded. Around 59 per cent of the citizens polled believed that the government will fulfil the promises made in its pre-election manifesto. Conversely, dissatisfaction has also risen -- last year only 36 per cent citizens said the government's performance was below expectation. This has gone up to 39 per cent in the third year. The survey also found that the government has been able to better handle Parliament and opposition benches therein during its third year: 65 per cent said the government has effectively handled Parliament and delivered on key bills, like the one on GST. At the same time, individual MPs still remain disconnected from their constituencies, the survey found. Around 69 per cent of the citizens polled said that their local MP is not engaged with the constituency. Around 66 per cent of the citizens believe that the price of essential commodities and cost of living have gone up. This is in spite of the fact that inflation has come
Modi regime creating intolerance across nation: Congress
New Delhi, May 16 (iaNS): The Congress on Tuesday attacked the Narendra Modi government for its failures during the past three years and said that an "atmosphere of intolerance" is being created across the country. "This government weaved a dream of bringing 'Acche Din' and doing something new when it came to power in 2014," Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said at a press conference here. "Instead of bringing the 'Acche Din', they shattered the dreams of 125 crore people of the country," he said. "There is an environment of intolerance in the country, and if anyone raises his/her voice or debates it, then they are branded anti-nationals," Scindia said. Scindia also accused the government of forcing on the people to what to learn, what to read, what to eat and what to wear. "This government is trying to push its policies based on a regimented thinking," the Congress leader said, adding that under this regimented thinking it formed anti-romeo squads and harassed people. He said an "anti-Dalit kind of atmosphere is being created in the country", where this government calls a session to celebrate the Ambedkar Jayanti, and hold a programme in Mau, Uttar Pradesh, and in London. "But on the other hand, their people are harassing the Dalits across the country everyday," he said. "From my state (Madhya Pradesh) 50 people belonging to the Dalit community have expressed their desire to die," he said. "Big programmes are organised for them, but the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) wants Dalit-Mukt and Adivasi-mukt Bharat," he alleged. "The death of Rohith Vemula and the beating of four Dalits in the name of protecting cows in Gujarat's Una are a stigma on our society," he said. "And their leaders and ministers define these incidents as good for the society," he added.
down to 3 per cent. A massive 60 per cent citizens believe that crimes against women and children have not come down. This is up from 38 per cent last year, a substantial rise. While police is not a central government subject, perception about safety is linked to the central government, the survey found. Though the Swachh Survekshan 2017 released recently reported that 75-80 per cent citizens find their cities cleaner, only 35 per cent agreed when asked whether their city had become cleaner in the last three years due to the Swachh Bharat Mission. The general perception among 47 per cent citizens is that corruption has reduced in the last 3 years whereas 43 per cent believe that it had not reduced at all. Asked if corruption has reduced as a result of demonetisation, only 39 per cent agreed. However, 51 per cent agreed when asked if the demonetisation exercise was successful in cracking down on black money. A massive 81 per cent citizens feel that India's image and influence in the world has improved under the government in the last 3 years. Citizens were also asked if they approved of the way the government has handled Pakistan during the last three years, with around 64 per cent agreeing.
Evicted Kashmiri says better to pick gun than face police humiliation New Delhi, May 16 (iaNS): It is better to pick a gun than face humiliation of being looked at as a "threat to the state", says an angry Kashmiri student who with his two friends was forced out of a rented house in Punjab after a police raid for "hidden weapons". Punjab Police denied the harassment allegation, saying the search operation was a routine exercise. Tajamul Imran, 25, belongs to south Kashmir district of Shopian, a new hotbed of Kashmiri militancy where security forces on May 4 conducted a raid hunting for militants. Imran was sobbing when he spoke to IANS over phone. "They asked us to show weapons. I thought the policemen were joking," Imran said, recollecting the three-hour "harassment" the three Kashmiris were subjected to on Sunday morning at the rented
Heavy shelling, exchange of fire on LoC
J a M M U, M ay 16 (iaNS):Heavy shelling and firing exchanges between Indian and Pakistan troops on the Line of Control (LoC) were on Tuesday evening in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district after Pakistan violated the ceasefire, defence sources said. The sources started Pakistan started firing and shelling of Indian positions in Lam area at 6.30 p.m. "Pakistan army used mortars and automatics to target Indian positions... Our troops effectively and strongly retaliated and firing exchanges between the two sides are presently going on in the area," a source said.
flat in Zirakpur, near Mohali. He said the policemen then frisked them and searched the house and "repeatedly asked where we had hidden the weapons and explosives smuggled" from Kashmir. "We felt so harassed that my friends and I thought they will kill us and stage an encounter," said Imran. "It was 5.40 a.m. and we were sleeping. Two policemen knocked on the door. I saw at least 15 to 16 other policemen who had cordoned off our house." Imran, who also heads the All Jammu and Kashmir Students Union, said they were almost made to feel "like militants". An obviously angry Imran said: "I think it is better to pick up a gun, because a Kashmiri is always seen as a threat to the state." Imran, who completed his
MBA from Punjab Technical University's Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology in November, was to appear for a placement session in the college. "But I don't think I can work in any part of India after the incident. We are fearful. I have to return home. My family is not allowing me to stay back." He said the police asked their landlord to "throw us out" of the house and the house owner did so without wasting any time. "The police told the landlord that if any incident happened in Zirakpur area, he would be responsible for that as he had rented the house to Kashmiris," Imran said, adding he had shifted to a friend's place after vacating the house. He said he tried to get in touch with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's Complaint Monitoring Portal but did
not get any response from there. "As a student activist, I have earlier written about many incidents of harassment of Kashmiri students at various places to the Home Ministry's monitoring cell for Kashmiri students, but they never responded," Imran said. However, a senior officer of the Punjab Police denied that the students were harassed and said the cops were doing "routine checking in the area". "There was no harassment at all. We did not know they were Kashmiris. We were doing a routine check in the outskirts of the city," Kuldeep Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Mohali, told IANS. Singh said the police never asked the landlord to throw the students out of their flat and said the students were creating an issue out of nothing.
Raise women's role in conflict prevention, resolution: India UNiteD NatioNS, May 16 (iaNS): Women have to play a greater role in conflict prevention and resolution and towards this goal India has been training women peacekeepers from around the world, Deputy Permanent Representative Tanmaya Lal told the Security Council on Monday. "There is a need to increase and institutionalise the involvement of women in conflict prevention and resolution," he said at the debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict as a Tactic of War and Terrorism. "This requires not only normative advice but capacity building and institution building at the ground level." As its contribution to capacity building, "India has also taken the lead in hosting specialised training courses for peacekeepers on sexual violence in armed conflict situations," he said. "These have focused, among other issues, on the role of women in the context of post-conflict situations," he added. He said that over 40 women officers from around 30 countries attended the third such specialised course organised by the Centre for UN Peacekeeping in New Delhi
in partnership with UN Women, the agency for empowering women and promoting gender equality. "Such courses provide the participants not only an opportunity to train to be ready for deployment but also to network and share experiences and best practices," he added. Lal spoke of India's contribution to increasing the role of women in peacekeeping operations and how it had a multiplier effect in the country they were deployed in. India made history in 2007 by deploying in Liberia the first all-women police unit in a UN peacekeeping operation and since then the percentage of Liberian women in the security sector had trebled, he said. Lal added that Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf had acknowledged the contribution of Indian women police in "inspiring Liberian women, imparting in them the spirit of professionalism and encouraging them to join operations that protect the nation". Prime Minister Narendra Modi was committed to raising the representation of women in peacekeeping missions, Lal said.
Key govt networks well-protected from ransomware: IT Secretary New Delhi, May 16 (iaNS): The government has installed necessary security in batches to protect its key networks from the cyber attack by ransomware virus 'WannaCrypt', Information Technology Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said on Tuesday. "On ransomware, since March, the government of India has been on high alert. We have already installed the necessary security in batches as far as the government key networks are concerned," said Sundararajan at the inaugural session here of Broadband India Forum. "We have not got any reports of widespread infection. There have been very few isolated instances and we continue
to be on watch," she added. Sundararajan said that apart from five or six isolated instances, there are no reports of any significant damage in the country. "CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) which is the national agency which monitors and tracks this activity, has affirmed that in India, there were five or six isolated instances, one of about 18 computers of the police in Andhra, as well as about five odd instances, one in Kerala where one of the Panchayat computers were affected," she told reporters here. "Apart from that, there have been very small fragmented, isolated machines, standalone ma-
chines which have been affected. Overall, there was no report on any kind of substansive scale to indicate that Indian systems have actually been affected." The IT Secretary added that a multi-agency monitoring team is already continously monitoring and assessing the situation on a round-the-clock basis. Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday had said the cyber attack by ransomware virus 'WannaCrypt' had nearly zero impact in India. "We are strengthening our cyber security. After talking to Microsoft, we had asked people to install patch system in March. This ongoing attack not only had minimum, but nearly
zero per cent impact, in India. We are strengthening our areas," the Minister had said. Speaking about the IT sector, Sundararajan said: "It (the IT sector) is continuing to grow at 7-8 per cent, it is forecast to grow at that rate. It has created five lakh jobs in the last two years." "There may be some changes in the profile of work or the profile of verticles within the IT sector because that is a dynamic sector. But we have it on categoric record from the industry that large scale job losses have not hampered at all. There is nothing unusual in the pattern of the employment scenario as far as the IT sector is concerned," she said.
23 computers hit in Palakkad railway office
PalakkaD (kerala), May 16 (iaNS): A day after the computers of four village panchayats in Kerala were hit, 23 computers of the Railway Division office in Palakkad came under cyber attack on Tuesday. A statement issued by the railway authorities here said that 23 out of the 500 computers were affected by the ransomware cyber attack. However, it said the data on the affected computers had back up and were stored in printed files and hence there was no loss of data. "The cyber attack was noticed on 23 computers which flashed the message of asking money to be paid in bitcoins, or warned the data would be lost forever. Since all the affected computers contained document files pertaining to the employees, that have backed up files, the data loss is only temporary," said the statement. It said the railways uses a different system for ticketing and other passenger related issues and cargo movements, which have not been affected at all.
Poor Pay, training imPede india's health workers Prachi Salve & Swagata Yadavar IndiaSpend and IANS
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early a million workers -- forming the frontline of India's faltering public health system -are inadequately trained and are underpaid, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of Health Ministry data, imperilling the country's healthcare efforts. Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) -- considered to be voluntary workers -- are paid a honorarium by the government and most make about a measly Rs 1,000 a month. ASHAs are required to undergo a 23day training spread across 12 months, but a third of them in a block in north Bihar were not trained at induction, and the rest received seven days of training and learnt the rest by reading the manual, according to a 2015 study conducted in 187 villages. An ASHA serves as a healthcare facilitator, and goes door to door visiting the poorest and most vulnerable sections of the society -- nearly 22 per cent or 269 million Indians still live under the poverty line. Her responsibilities are related to reproductive and child health, immunisation, family planning and community health. This includes home
visits and counselling of pregnant women, helping with village health plans, providing medical care for minor ailments, such as diarrhoea, fever and first aid for minor injuries. India accounted for close to a fifth of 303,000 maternal deaths and 26 per cent of the neonatal deaths globally. Only 62 per cent of children between the ages of 12 and 23 months were fully immunised -- for BCG, measles, and three doses each for polio and diphtheria and tetanus. As many as 70-90 per cent ASHAs said they needed better training, monetary support and timely replenishment of the drug kit to perform better. ASHAs also said they received no assistance from the panchayat and limited support from auxiliary nurse midwives and anganwadi workers. Only 22 per cent of the ASHAs surveyed had some understanding of their role, according to the 2015 study in north Bihar; most ASHAs were involved in maternal and child care but did not work in local health planning or other duties related to health activism. An ASHA is between 25 and 45 years of age, educated up to Grade VIII or higher, and is currently married/divorced/widowed. Typically, one ASHA caters to a population
of 1,000 people, but the average has since dropped to one ASHA per 910 population. At least 65 per cent ASHAs were being consulted during illness of a sick child but their effectiveness was lower due to "lack of skills, supplies, or limited support", according to a 2015 report by the National ASHA Mentoring Group in 16 states. For instance, ASHAs were able to supply oral rehydration solution from their kit in 27 per cent of diarrhoea cases in Bihar, 37 per cent in Jharkhand, 56 per cent in Rajasthan and 54 per cent in Assam. ASHAs were found to be satisfactory in 52 per cent cases for temperature measurement, 61 per cent cases for handwashing (before handling patients), 43 per cent cases for weight measurement and 68 per cent cases for skin-to-skin care, according to this 2016 study published in Indian Pediatrics. "The study demonstrates that the knowledge and skills of ASHAs regarding newborn care is sub-optimal," the authors said. Sandhya Vaidya, 32, became an ASHA in 2010 in her village of Wansadi in Naxalaffected Korpana taluka in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The work was gratifying: Vaidya remembered saving a baby's life among her achievements. But the pay was
paltry, she told IndiaSpend. It took two full years before she received the drug kit she was supposed to carry around to the households, she added. The drug kit consisted medicines for simple ailments. While they were given training every year, Vaidya said, most times they were asked to read from the manual. Before the launch of the 108 ambulance service that reaches a patient within 20 minutes in urban and 40 minutes in rural areas, Vaidya spent her own money to escort mothers to healthcare centres. "I have helped many women during their pregnancies with food, medicines and clothes for their kids for the first month." In 2015, tired of the low pay, she applied and was selected for the position of police patil (constable). "I now make Rs 3,000 a month and there isn't much work. As an ASHA, I had to attend emergency calls at night, and do surveys for pulse polio and elephantiasis where I roamed the whole day to get just Rs 50," Vaidya said. There have been frequent agitations by associations of ASHAs demanding minimum wages and asking to be made government employees. There are 873,759 ASHAs working in ru-
ral India against the target of 952,533 (91.7 per cent), under the National Rural Health Mission. High focus states, which have weak public health indicators and weak infrastructure -- Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand -- had about 90 per cent of the targeted number of ASHAs. While the northeastern states had nearly 99 per cent of the targeted number, in states such as Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka and Kerala, the shortage was over 15 per cent. ASHAs are also an integral part of the National Urban Health Mission launched in 2013 -- 42,769 ASHAs are active in urban areas against the target of 70,721 (60 per cent). The programme to recruit more ASHAs is also stuck at inadequate training: The sluggish pace of training leads to attrition of knowledge and skills, and affects the state's readiness to register ASHAs for certification, according to this July 2016 update, the latest available, by the National Health Systems Resource Centre, a part of the ministry of health and family welfare. "The stagnation in training at the ASHA levels implies lack of resources: both financial and human," the update said.
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Researchers see possible NKorea link to global cyber attack WASHINGTON/TORONTO, MAy 16 (ReuTeRS): Cyber security researchers have found technical evidence they said could link North Korea with the global WannaCry “ransomware” cyber attack that has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries since Friday. Symantec and Kaspersky Lab said on Monday that some code in an earlier version of the WannaCry software had also appeared in programs used by the Lazarus Group, which researchers from many companies have identified as a North Korea-run hacking operation. “This is the best clue we have seen to date as to the origins of WannaCry,” Kaspersky Lab researcher Kurt Baumgartner told Reuters. Both firms said it was too early to tell whether North Korea was involved in the attacks, based on the evidence that was published on Twitter by Google security researcher Neel Mehta. The attacks, which slowed on Monday, are among the fastestspreading extortion campaigns on record. The research will be closely followed by law enforcement agencies around the world, including Washington, where President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser said on Monday that both foreign
Regardless of the source of the attack, investors piled into cyber security stocks on Monday, betting that governments and corporations will spend more to upgrade their defences.
A hooded man holds a laptop computer as blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13. (REUTERS Photo)
nations and cyber criminals were possible culprits. The two security firms said they needed to study the code more and asked for others to help with the analysis. Hackers do reuse code from other operations, so even copied lines fall well short of proof. U.S. and European security officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity that it was too early to say who might be
behind the attacks, but they did not rule out North Korea as a suspect. FireEye Inc, another large cyber security firm, said it was also investigating a possible link. “The similarities we see between malware linked to that group and WannaCry are not unique enough to be strongly suggestive of a common operator,” FireEye researcher John
Miller said. The Lazarus hackers, acting for impoverished North Korea, have been more brazen in pursuit of financial gain than others, and have been blamed for the theft of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank, according to some cyber security firms. The North Korean mission to the United Nations was not immediately available for comment.
SMALL PAYOUT The perpetrators had raised less than $70,000 from users paying to regain access to their computers, according to Trump homeland security adviser Tom Bossert. “We are not aware if payments have led to any data recovery,” Bossert said, adding that no U.S. federal government systems had been affected. WannaCry demanded ransoms starting at $300, in line with many cyber extortion campaigns, which keep pricing low so more victims will pay. Still, some security experts said they were not sure if the motive of WannaCry was primarily to make money, noting that large cyber extortion campaigns typically generate millions of dollars of revenue. “I believe that this was spread for the purpose of causing as much damage as possible,” said Matthew Hickey, a co-founder of British cyber consulting firm Hacker House. The countries most affected by WannaCry to date are Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine and India, according to Czech security
firm Avast. The number of infections has fallen dramatically since Friday’s peak when more than 9,000 computers were being hit per hour. Earlier on Monday, Chinese traffic police and schools reported they had been targeted as the attack rolled into Asia for the new work week, but no there were no major disruptions. Authorities in Europe and the United States turned their attention to preventing hackers from spreading new versions of the virus. Shares in firms that provide cyber security services rose sharply, led by Israel’s Cyren Ltd. Cisco Systems closed up 2.3 percent and was the secondbiggest gainer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, as investors focussed more on opportunities that the attack presented for technology firms than the risk it posed to corporations. Morgan Stanley, in upgrading the stock, said Cisco should benefit from network spending driven by security needs. POLITICAL TOPIC Beyond the immediate need to shore up computer defences, the attack turned cyber security into a political topic in Europe and the United States, including discussion of the role national governments play. In a blog post on Sunday,
Microsoft Corp President Brad Smith confirmed what researchers already widely concluded: The attack made use of a hacking tool built by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) that had leaked online in April. He poured fuel on a longrunning debate over how government intelligence services should balance their desire to keep software flaws secret - in order to conduct espionage and cyber warfare - against sharing those flaws with technology companies to better secure the internet. On Monday, Bossert sought to distance the NSA from any blame. “This was not a tool developed by the NSA to hold ransom data. This was a tool developed by culpable parties, potentially criminals or foreign nation-states, that were put together in such a way as to deliver phishing emails, put it into embedded documents, and cause infection, encryption and locking,” Bossert said. Russian President Vladimir Putin, noting the technology’s link to the U.S. spy service, said it should be “discussed immediately on a serious political level.” “Once they’re let out of the lamp, genies of this kind, especially those created by intelligence services, can later do damage to their authors and creators,” he said.
Thailand threatens to block Facebook Award winning journo Javier Valdez shot dead in Mexico BANGkOk, MAy 16 (IANS): Thai authorities threatened to block Facebook on Tuesday if the social network giant does not remove content that is deemed threatening to national security or offensive to the royal family. The military junta, which has increased internet censorship since assuming power in the May 2014 coup, demanded, through the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, that Facebook remove 131 posts on its site by Tuesday morning, or face legal action, Efe news reported. The Thai Internet Service Provider Association (TISPA) warned Facebook’s subsidiary company in Thailand that it would disconnect the content delivery network (CDN) originating Facebook’s server if the social media company failed to comply with the Thai government’s request. Last week, TISPA sent an email notifying Facebook executives in Thailand about the Thai government’s demand. The internet service providers, represented by TISPA, admitted they are under
government pressure and that the military junta has demanded the closure of the distribution network to block illegal materials. “This action may affect the entire delivery services of www.facebook.com to customers in Thailand,” TISPA said in an email published in the Bangkok Post on Tuesday. According to the authorities, about 6,900 websites and online posts have been blocked in the country since 2015. In April, the government ordered a prohibition on any online contact with the three critics of the royal family, threatening criminal consequences to those interacting with them. Thailand’s lese-majeste laws are among the strictest in the world, with up to 15 years of imprisonment to those who disseminate messages the authorities consider offensive to the royal family. About 105 people have been arrested under the lese-majeste charges after the 2014 coup, 49 of whom have been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison, and another 64 are in custody awaiting trial.
ICC maybe next for Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (File Photo)
MANILA, MAy 16 (AP): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte acknowledged Tuesday that allegations he induced extrajudicial killings in his war on drugs could be raised to the International Criminal Court after an impeachment case failed in the House of Representatives. “Yeah, he can go ahead. He is free to do it. This is a democracy,” Duterte said in reaction to a lawmaker saying he was considering bringing a case against the Philippine leader to the court in The Hague, Netherlands. The impeachment complaint killed by a House committee Monday accused Duterte of multiple murders and crimes against humanity for adopting a state policy of inducing police and
vigilantes into killing more than 8,000 suspected drug users and dealers outside the rule of law. The complaint also accused him of corruption, unexplained wealth, and taking a “defeatist stand” against China’s in the territorial row in the South China Sea. “It is true that there are deaths — is there a drug war where no one is killed?” Duterte said. “But not in the character and kind that I was dished out, including ordering the killing of a child.” The dismissal of Rep. Gary Alejano’s complaint was widely expected since the House is dominated by Duterte allies. But the president’s critics hope the procedure could bolster a lawsuit filed against him by a Filipino lawyer before the ICC for alleged extra-
judicial killings by showing that domestic efforts to stop Duterte have failed. The dismissal of the complaint, filed in March, bars any new impeachment case against Duterte until next March. Since taking office in June, Duterte’s war on drugs has killed 7,000 to 9,000 suspected drug dealers and addicts, according to human rights groups. The government refutes that, releasing data on May 2 showing nearly 4,600 people have been killed in police anti-drug operations and homicides found to be drug-related. During Monday’s hearing, Rep. Rodolfo Farinas, the majority floor leader, asked Alejano repeatedly if he had personal knowledge of allegations he made in his complaint. Alejano said he had no personal knowledge as a witness, but that he had personal knowledge as a complainant based on official records, affidavits of witnesses and Duterte’s public pronouncements. Several lawmakers pointed to that distinction to say Alejano’s allegations were hearsay. Forty-two of 49 committee members then voted to declare the complaint insufficient in substance. A frustrated Alejano told reporters that he’ll discuss with his colleagues from the Magdalo party whether they should file their own complaint before the ICC. He said it was clear that the impeachment procedure “was railroaded” and that the House “is not independent.”
MeXICO CITy, MAy 16 (AP): Javier Valdez was driving in broad daylight down a street he must have known well, just a block from his office, when he became the latest victim of a wave of journalist killings that has hit Mexico. Masked gunmen forced Valdez from his red Toyota Camry, shot him dead and left his body in the middle of the street Monday, said Riodoce, the publication he helped start. The car was found later in the afternoon on a sidewalk next to an elementary school, wedged between a utility pole and a wall with the motor still running and the gears engaged. Valdez, an award-winning reporter who specialized in covering drug trafficking and organized crime, was slain in the northern state of Sinaloa, long a hotbed of drug cartel activity. He is at least the sixth journalist murdered in Mexico since early March, an unusually high number even for one of the world’s deadliest countries for media professionals. Reporting on Valdez’s killing, Mexican media posted images showing a body lying in the street covered by a blue blanket and surrounded by 12 yellow markers of the kind typically used to flag evidence such as bullet casings. Riodoce said Valdez’s laptop and cellphone were missing. Prosecutors announced they were investigating whether the killing may have been due to Valdez’s
work or a carjacking turned deadly. President Enrique Pena Nieto condemned what he called an “outrageous crime.” Valdez, also a correspondent for the national newspaper La Jornada, was an internationally recognized journalist who authored several books on the drug trade. He was considered a rare source of independent, investigative journalism in Sinaloa, said JanAlbert Hootson, the Mexico representative for the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. “And for that same reason, he and his magazine and his co-workers were always under threat of violence,” Hootson said. According to CPJ, in 2009 unknown attackers threw a grenade into the Riodoce offices days after it published an investigation on drug trafficking. No one was hurt. By the group’s count, some 40 journalists have been killed in Mexico for reasons confirmed as related to their work since 1992. An additional 50 were slain during the same period under circumstances that have not been clarified. Journalists targeted in Mexico are most often local reporters in places where the rule of law is tenuous, but there have also been killings of journalists with national profiles such as Valdez and Regina Martinez Perez, who was slain in 2012. “Drug trafficking there is a way of life,” Valdez said in an October interview with Rompeviento TV. “You have to assume the task that falls to you as a journalist — either
In this photo released by Riodoce, journalist Javier Valdez poses for a photo an unknown location in Mexico. Valdez, a veteran reporter who specialized in covering drug trafficking and organized crime, was slain Monday, May 15, in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa. (AP Photo)
that or you play dumb. I don’t want to be asked, ‘What were you doing in the face of so much death ... why didn’t you say what was going on?’” Hootson described Valdez as a warm, friendly man, well-liked by other journalists who frequently sought his help to navigate and understand the complex, dangerous state. “His door was always open. ...
Everybody always deferred to his knowledge,” Hootson said. “And in that sense, it’s a huge loss for everybody.” Valdez was recognized with the International Press Freedom Award in 2011 by CPJ, which released a report this month warning that widespread impunity leaves journalists vulnerable to attacks in Mexico.
Another crisis hits the White House after Washington Post news report WASHINGTON, MAy 16 (AP): Closed-door emergency meetings. Hallways packed with reporters. Statements rushed out, but few questions answered. It’s become a familiar scenario in the crisis-prone Trump White House, where big news breaks fast and the aides paid to respond seem perpetually caught off-guard. The Washington Post report Monday led to the latest feeding frenzy. The news that Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian officials in a meeting last week prompted another round of bizarre scenes, just days after Trump’s decision to fire FBI director James Comey sent his communications team into a tizzy. They included a surprise encounter between reporters and Trump’s top national security adviser and an attempt to drown out conversations with a blaring television. White House officials denied the story in several statements, including a 45-second on-camera
A television set is on in the West Wing of the White House in Washington on May 15. (AP Photo)
statement delivered by Trump’s national security adviser. But officials refused to answer specific questions, including what precisely the report had gotten wrong, ensuring it would dominate a week that White House officials hoped would be quiet in advance of the president’s first foreign trip. At one point National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, who would later deliver the televised denial, stumbled into the crowd of
journalists as he walked through the West Wing. “This is the last place in the world I wanted to be,” he said, nervously, as he was pushed for information. “I’m leaving. I’m leaving.” Not long after, the press office sent a trio of short, written statements. Then Spicer briefly appeared to say McMaster would speak outside soon, prompting a mass exodus to a bank of microphones set up in the West Wing driveway.
“I was in the room, it didn’t happen,” McMaster told reporters after emerging. “The president and the foreign minister reviewed a range of common threats to our two countries including threats to civil aviation,” McMaster said. “At no time, at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed and the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known.” But what, precisely, had
been misreported? The Post cited current and former U.S. officials who said Trump had shared classified details with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak. They said the information, which had been provided by a U.S. partner through an intelligence-sharing arrangement, was considered so sensitive that details have been withheld from allies and tightly restricted even within the U.S. government. The Post story did not claim that Trump revealed any specific information about how the intelligence was gathered, as McMaster’s denial suggested. Reporters immediately returned to Spicer’s office, hungry for answers. As they huddled in a hallway, one eagle-eyed reporter for the conservative One America News Network spotted a handful of staffers, including Spicer and spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders, walking not far from Spicer’s office.
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Zunheboto, May 16 (DIPR): Zunheboto District Legal Services Authority (ZDLSA) organized a legal awareness and sensitization programme at Ao Baptist Church Zunheboto on May 12. Officials from Observation Home Zunheboto besides the Para Legal Volunteers (PLV), Panel Lawyers, Prosecutions, ZDLSA officials and participants from Ao Baptist Church Zunheboto attendBethany 2 Colony, Phek, led by the Colony Chairman, Chineyi Lohe and his colleagues con- ed the programme. ducted a mass social work on May 15, near the new Post Office site at Bethany 2 Colony, Phek. JMFC/Secretary ZDLSA, Atoka The social work was aimed at widening the road and creating amenities of drainage alongside Achumi highlighted the aims and the road. All the denizens of the colony participated in the mass social work. (DIPR Photo) objectives of Legal Services Authority and laid stress on the importance of being aware of the free legal services available for citizens in all the legal care and support
centers in districts across the state. Speaking as resource person on the topic ‘Statutory Provisions of Women Rights’, Panel Lawyer ZDLSA, Easter H. Yeptho gave a brief highlight on the constitutional privileges, special laws for protection of women and special initiatives for women. She also discussed on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Easter further emphasized that all the special laws enacted for protection of women and special initiatives could bring advancement, development and empower-
ment of women. Such laws, she said, could be successfully implemented with widespread awareness among the church leaders, schools and public. Meanwhile, Retainer Lawyer ZDLSA, Tovi Z Yeptho spoke on the topic ‘Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015’. He drew attention on the impact of people being unaware of their rights and informed on penalties against children and penalties for the offences committed against children. Explaining the details of the Act, he distinguished between ‘the child in conflict of law’ and ‘the child in need of care and protection’. Tovi also apprised that Juveniles are not to be treat-
ed or tried as adults but are to be tried by the Juvenile Justice Board. He further explained that when one encounters a child in need of care and protection it has to be brought to the notice of the Child Welfare Committee and the committee will pass an appropriate order as per the inquiry from the officer concerned of the District Child Protection Unit for rehabilitation and social re-integration of the child. The resource person lamented that when a juvenile comes in conflict with the law, the common citizens focus on the offence committed by the child but fails to recognize that the adults abet to commit such offence.
Essay competition BJP Peren executive meeting held in Jalukie PeRen, May 16 (Mexn): The and stressed that BJP is for good party works or is working for the on Child Rights development at the grassroots third Peren District Executive governance. Meanwhile, Mghuto Achu- level or the poorest of the poor,” Meeting of the Bharatiya Janata held in Longleng mi, BJP Dimapur district in- the release stated.
The Japukong Youth Organisation members during the handing and taking over of its office bearers held on May 6 at its Treasurer’s residence in Longchem. The tenure for 2017-2020 will be headed by Lanusünep Longchar as President and Imlitenzük as General Secretary.
The Class-X students of Eklavya Model Residential School, Diphupar accompanied by the Administrator and two teachers went on a one day exposure trip to Guwahati on April 29. They visited the Umananda Island in Brahmaputra River, Regional Science center, Assam state zoo and Botanical garden, and Fancy Bazaar.
LongLeng, May 16 (DIPR): Longleng District Legal Services Authority (LDLSA) conducted an essay competition on the topic ‘Child Rights’ at GMS/GPS, Yongam village on May 11. Delivering the keynote address, PLV front office LDLSA, Imlichuba Phom said that the Legal Service Authorities Act, 1987, was constituted to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society and to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities. The Lok Adalat Act, he added, could also be organized to ensure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on basis of equal opportunity. The first prize in the competition was bagged by Longkong of Lemlung Vista Elementary School, second prize by Nechem of Lemlung Vista Elementary School, and third prize by Longsha of GMS, Yongam village. Around 25 students from Lemlung Vista Elementary School, Yongam village and GMS/GPS Yongam village participated in the competition.
Party (BJP) was held at the district party office in Jalukie Town on May 15 with Ananta Narayan Mishra, Organising Secretary, BJP Nagaland. A press release from BJP Peren president informed that Mishra highlighted the party's ideology
charge stated that unlike any other party, “BJP is purely a political party which focuses on social reformation and it is not at all religious party.” He said BJP never preaches to convert people into Hindus, “rather the
The house along with all the State and district senior leaders resolved to put up party candidates in both 6th and 7th Assembly Constituencies of the district in the 2018 General Election, it added.
DAN, Caritas organise free health camps DIMaPuR, May 16 (Mexn): Altogether 137 sick patients were treated during the three health camps held in Toshezu and Ghowoto villages from May 13-15. The Development Association of Nagaland & Caritas India organized the free health camps with the purpose of catering to the health of villages in remote and uncovered areas, a press note informed. The health camps were conducted under the supervision of Dr Moa Jamir, District Vector Borne Officer, Dimapur and Dr Sashi Jamir Medical Officer Dhansaripar CHC, it said. DAN & Caritas India under
Patient being examined by DVBO Dr Moa Jamir during the Health Camp at Toshezu Village
Intensified Malaria Control Project (IMCP), phase 3 has been
working in 382 villages across Dimapur, Mon, Wokha and Mokokchung to reduce the burden of malaria in the state through BCC activities, timely diagnosis and treatment of malaria cases and capacity building of Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) ensuring malaria prevention and saving lives, it added. Ten such free health camps will be conducted in Mon, Wokha and Mokokchung during the month of May and June, marking June as anti malaria month with the rest of the country, informed a press note issued by Kishore Das District Project Officer, IMCP 3 DAN, Dimapur.
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Adinno Phizo’s “The Church and State going side by side: A way forward for Just-Politics” message on Naga Plebiscite Day Villo Naleo
Adinno Phizo President Naga National Council
Ladies and Gentlemen, Every year has been a precious year for the Nagas. Sixty-six years ago, on this same day of May 16, 1951 the Naga National Council (NNC) joyfully gathered together in Kohima to give their thumb impression not to join the Indian Union. At the end of the national plebiscite, 99.9 percent of Nagas expressed their wish to be independent. Everything was done openly and the papers were all packed into boxes. Before 1954 Nagaland was quite normal with no fear of anything. Why the plebiscite was necessary was to show India's doubt on the Nagas that a few educated Nagas were talking about independence'. The result was an overwhelming verdict to show both India and the world the Naga stand of independence. Many people are no longer with us who took part in the plebiscite but we will always remember our people who saved our country. At present, our country is in a chaotic situation because of India's armed occupation of our country. Unfortunately a few group of Nagas have been playing politics with the enemy. These people should know that Nagas are not demanding anything from India. The present situation is aggression by India and the solution would be the simple act of India withdrawing from Nagaland. Nagas are not Indians and Nagaland is not Indian territory. This is the absolute and indisputable historical fact. For the first time in this long conflict with India, one Indian mentioned of genocide in Nagaland in a recent article published in the local newspapers. But at the same time he blamed a British missionary of having patronized Mr. Phizo and pushing Nagaland into genocide. This is a mischievous article, but he admitted "genocide' committed by the Indian army in Nagaland. The problem with India is that they see the Nagas as uncivilized. But Nagas are a matured people and that is why we continue to uphold our rights whatever the circumstances we face in these troubled times. The Naga people have given their best to save Nagaland. In the course of the conflict, many suffered and died in the hands of the cruel Indian armed forces. But miraculously, God has saved our small nation from a big nation like India. Even the enemy had sometimes wondered whether the Naga army of the FGN used “black magic.” We are grateful to God for all the blessings He has supplied to the Naga people even in the worst of times. May God bless Nagaland. Urra Uvie
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he relation between the church and the state is considered elusive because of various opinions and theological stands that are been constructed by several scholars and theologians. The intent of this article is to present the church’s involvement in politics as to build a just and harmonious society. Thus inadvertently the Baptist’s position on the Church and State relation is jeopardized, but for a considerable reasons on the influence of theologians, modern politics and the context (Nagaland). A state is a type of polity that is an organized political community living under a single system of government. States may be or may not be sovereign. E.g., the state of Nagaland is a political craft of the government of India. Although the earthly Government is not the realized city of God, it is considered a divine authority instituted on earth. St. Augustine in this line commented, that the worldly city includes an emphasis on the tensions, frictions, competitions of interest and overt conflicts to which every human community is exposed. Nevertheless, the love of the city of God can overcome the city of this world. With love as the driving force and a substance for the leavening, the influence of a higher value upon a lower loyalty or love, it can transform and progressively resolve various accommodations of interest. Karl Barth remarked, the State is an “external means of grace.” It is the sign, set up by God’s revelation, of concrete and visible order of life by which and in which, on the basis of accomplished reconciliation, we are summoned to serve our neighbor. Obedience is required of a Christian to give what belongs to the state in the form of being a good neighbor and a sincere and consistent citizen. This obedience is not a blind yes, but obeying man (state) in obedience to God. Barth noted, both the state and the church must exist together since they express equal similarities temporally in their structure, yet both are divinely instituted and under one power of Jesus Christ. Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, the State is a product of human nature and therefore our ability to live in society is derived from creation. The state is the highest development of the natural society. Thus all three great theologians proposed the State as an ordained institution in the world. For Augustine we must act in love and with the power of love we can make greater and higher influence on earth. Barth’s approach is based on grace; we must act with gratitude and live a worthy life of being a good neighbor. For Bonhoeffer, in Christ all things have been created, whether
powers or principalities and therefore the world bears the authority of God. With regard to the State and Church relationship, Romans 13:1-7 becomes the key contending text juxtaposing binary views. Scholars who are in favor of the idea that Christians owe their government allegiance refer to this text and perpetuate the view that the government is a divine authority instituted by God. John Howard Yoder claims that Rom. 13 does not center on the teaching of the church and state relationship. Others consider the state is so corrupt that Christians should not be a part of it. They should continue to be good citizens but desist from matters relating to the state or politics. They should abstain from voting in elections, serving in military or holding of any public offices (the Mennonites and the Ana-Baptists). There is a hermeneutical polarization with regard to this text, but it is clear that Paul’s message to the Romans is directed towards a harmonious and peaceful co-existence in the society as rulers and subjects. He in particular envisages a state where Christians would have no fear or doubts and contribute good deeds towards the state. Thereby making an impact in the state and also maintaining a good relationship with those in authority. John Calvin makes no clear distinction between the state and the church, yet he defended the Church’s authority to discipline and punish its members, and thus play a role in enacting and enforcing law. Martin Luther maintained that the Church and state must remain separate. He believes that the authority of government is instituted by God. However, he is apprehensive that God pleasing changes could come through secular authorities (state). For the Anabaptist Michael Sattler aired their views by strictly separating the two kingdoms. The Baptist’s tradition on the separation of the church and state is loud and clear. Nevertheless, the influences of the Ecumenical movements like the World Council of Churches (WCC) and other Evangelical movements have perhaps debilitated the stand of the Baptists beginning from the 80s. Nevertheless, one thing is clear for the Baptist, when it comes to the priesthood and politics; we do not compromise the religious duties in serving the needs of the world. In a Christian populated state like Nagaland, the church’s priority is not politics but at the same time the church should not desist from politics of social responsibility. In this regard, the involvement of NBCC in Clean Election must be seen as a campaign for Social Responsibility. One of the turning points for the evangelicals’ attitude towards social responsibility was held at Lausanne, Switzerland in July 1974, under the theme:
“Let the Earth Hear His Voice.” This conference declared that evangelism and sociopolitical involvement are both part of our Christian duty. Thus it aired the view that Lausanne Conference speaks not just of ‘social responsibility’ but socio-political involvement.’ Moreover, the politics of America have influenced our mindset so much that we already have embraced the relationship of the Church and state as approved. In his Presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed to dismantle the laws that separate the church and state in America. Now that Donald Trump is the President, their alliance will have more avenues to stay closer than to deter. Like Augustine opined, our love for God must be the driving force to love the world. As Calvin postulates, the church and state were to be two hands washing each other under God. Luther accentuated that the Church and State are two separate entities, but one under the divine authority of God. Abraham Kuyper expressed that both the church and the state are limited in their sphere. But there is no sphere of human life in which Jesus Christ is not ‘the supreme Sovereign’ and therefore both the church and state are servants of God. All these prominent theologians argued that the church and state are two separate institutions but one under the divine will and sovereign will of God. It is therefore implied that the Church and State must not push each other too far, less they find difficult to co-exist together and become rivals. On the one hand, the Church must not work hand in gloves with the powers of the state. The church should not play a partisan role in politics. The problem with this stand is that when the government or powers fail and military coup d’état, the church suffers along with the state. On the other hand, the Church should not withdraw itself very far from the powers of the state, silence and non-interference itself would be a political stand itself. Nagaland is a Christian state and if churches abstain from the powers of the state, ushering non-believers and uncommitted Christians to rule Christians would be the outcome. This happened in Uganda when Idi Amin (a Muslim) took power in 1971-79; he persecuted Christians and started the expulsion of 80,000 Asian nationals from Uganda. This country was considered 80% Christians, this majority Christians were not interested in politics and allowed a Muslim dictator to rule and persecute them, even killed the Arch Bishop of Uganda (Jenani Luxum). It is said that under Idi Amin 500,000 people were killed motivated by ethnic, political and financial factors. The Church is to be engaged in critical and constructive collaboration with the
powers of the state by evaluating political decisions and proposed programs basing their understanding of the gospel. In this position, when the state makes decisions that are contrary to the gospel, the church can directly and courageously criticize the government. Since the Church is engaged in constructive collaboration with the state, it is likely that the state will take heed of the church. The Church must resist the power of the state, if the powers that be become autocratic and ignore universal human rights; the church may do it all to resist such a state. The Church must be aware of the policy makers in the central government and if necessary, we must oppose decisions taken by the central government made against the wishes and religious sentiments of the state. Or even oppose the State government where policies are unchristian and justice endangered. The challenge today is, as the BJP government is in power, the discrimination and harassment meted against the minority communities in India are quite alarming. Christians must come with a formidable policy to correct and change the motive of the majority attitude in India. The church must therefore stand vigil; perpetuate her political assignment to guide and counsel the State government with true love. Perhaps, there are several policies of the GOI that are precipitately acted with intention to harm the religious sentiments of the Christians and Muslims in India. The Church and State are connected in such various ways that their relationship cannot be regulated in accordance with any single general principle. In a state like Nagaland it is difficult to draw a rigid distinction for Christian’s involvement in politics. Since the state is more than 90% Christians and the state workers are mostly Christians. The Church and State must be considered a divine craft of God to govern people, so that both institutes direct people to fear God and do justice outrageously. Christians are to leaven the society with the love of God as the driving force. Although obscurities and uncertainties may loom around since they overlap each other in function. One thing we can be sure about is that both the church and state are equally limited and are equally divine because there is no sphere of life where God’s sovereignty is limited. Thus churches in Nagaland must be seen working side by side along the State. If the Church desists from social responsibility it would decay from self-defeat. The Church may involve in politics but the credibility of the prophetic office should not be co-opted by other critics. To whom does the Christian social responsibility belong, if not the Church?
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.
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Lorde breaks silence on her two-
Bono bans Donald Trump from U2 shows Bono has banned Donald Trump from attending U2's concerts in America. The Irish rocker doesn't have any problem with supporters of the US President coming to his band's show, but he won't have the 70-year-old Republican step anywhere near them, especially after he cut funding to combat HIV. Speaking to the Irish Mirror newspaper, he said: ''People who voted for Trump are welcome here but he's not.'' The 'With or Without You' hitmaker who is currently on 'The Joshua Tree Tour 2017' to celebrate the 30th anniversary of U2's seminal album also revealed he is starting to find it ''harder'' to leave his house in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland, as he gets older. Bono, 57, used to live for his time on the road with his bandmates - The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton - but now he appreciates how wonderful Dublin is.
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Lionel Richie receives honorary doctorate degree Grammy Award winning singer Lionel Richie received an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music. The music icon was honoured at Boston's Agganis Arena on May 13 alongside singers like Lucinda Williams, Todd Rundgren, Shin Joong Hyun, reports people.com. "For his contributions to contemporary culture, his humanitarian efforts, and the joy his music brings to so many, it is my pleasure to present Berklee's honorary doctorate of music to Lionel Richie," Berklee President Roger H. Brown said in his introduction for the 67-year-old singer and songwriter. The night before, Richie joined graduating students on stage at the annual commencement concert to perform his hit number "We are the world". "I wish Michael Jackson would have been with me to share that moment, because what I saw on your faces was the enthusiasm, the passion, the drive, the love, and the dreams," Richie told the audience. Source: IANS
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'Tubelight' gets its own character emoji on Twitter Director Kabir Khan's upcoming movie "Tubelight" is the first Bollywood film to get an emoji on Twitter. Kabir on Tuesday took to Twitter, where he shared the emoji and wrote: "Happy to announce that 'Tubelight' becomes the first Bollywood film with its own character emoji 'Tubelight'! Salman Khan." The emoji shows Salman in his "Tubelight" pose, in which he is seen saluting with a shoe hanging around his neck. Superstar Salman Khan, who is starring in the upcoming venture, too replied to Kabir and wrote: "Kabir Khan Twitter ko full light kar dega ab yeh 'Tubelight' emoji! 'Tubelight'." The movie marks the third collaboration between Salman and Kabir, who have previously worked together in "Ek Tha Tiger" and "Bajrangi Bhaijaan". "Tubelight," which also stars Chinese actress Zhu Zhu, will hit the screens in June 23. Source: IANS
Pitt on hubris, ‘War Machine’ and having ‘no secrets’
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orde has given a candid interview to Rolling Stone as part of her comeback and in it explains why she disappeared from the spotlight for two years. The Kiwi songstress has been making headlines this year, establishing a huge schedule of major international music festival dates and readying the release of her second album. The 'Royals' singer, real name Ella Yelich-O'Connor, was just 16 when her hit album Pure Heroine came out and told Rolling Stone what it was like skyrocketing to fame at such an early age before taking an almost two-year break. "Everyone's so crazy when they're 16," she told the magazine. "I think if you tell a 16-yearold that they're going to Mars - 'We're gonna get on a rocket and go, and that's going to be your life' - they'd
be like, 'Okay, like, that's all well and good, but I'm doing this thing by myself right now, and that's what's important.' Everything kind of normalised week to week." The magazine says Pure Heroine "changed the pop landscape" and forced Lorde into a long period of thinking about what to do next. "It kind of takes a second, I learned, to write your way out of the record you just made," she says. After wrapping a North American tour in 2014, Lorde returned to New Zealand, bought her own home and took a break - instead of riding the celebrity rollercoaster in Los Angeles. She talks about breaking up with her long-time boyfriend, photographer James Lowe, and slowly developing Melodrama in the time since. Source: Newshub
rad Pitt and Gen. Stanley McChrystal — the inspiration to Pitt’s four-star Afghanistan commander in the upcoming Netflix war satire “War Machine “— would seem to be worlds apart. One, an affable member of Hollywood’s elite; the other a hard-charging lifetime military man. But Pitt found one connection with his character: a swollen ego, and the damage done. “Hubris is a trap and it’s the trap of every great nation that has been number one for too long. You start believing your own stink,” Pitt says. “Anytime I’ve gotten in trouble, it’s because of my own hubris.” Pitt, at the moment, may be particularly empathetic to such a drastic swing as the one that sank McChrystal via an infamous Rolling Stone profile. Pitt is now, for the first time since Angelina Jolie Pitt filed for divorce from him last September, stepping back into the limelight. He hasn’t been timid. In his first post-separation interview, to GQ , Pitt was unusually candid, speaking frankly about his struggles with alcohol and the pains of dividing their family. Pitt was similarly forthright in a wide-ranging interview last week with The Associated Press. He called directly — “Hey man, it’s Brad” — and over the course of half an hour, discussed his present state of
mind, his current attitude about acting and his alarm at the possibility of expanding the war in Afghanistan. Why the openness? “I’ve got no secrets. I’ve got nothing to hide,” said Pitt. “We’re human and I find the human condition very interesting. If we’re not talking about it, then we’re not getting better.” It’s undoubtedly a fraught period of transition for the 53-year-old actor. He said he’s spending his time now “keeping the ship afloat” and “figuring out the new configuration of our family.” “Kids are everything,” he said, of their six children. “Kids are your life. They’re taking all the
focus, as they should anyway.” He’s getting through it, he assured. “I’m not suicidal or something,” Pitt said, laughing. “There’s still much beauty in the world and a lot of love. And a lot of love to be given. It’s all right. It’s just life.” Pitt was most keen to discuss “War Machine” and the strong passions behind it. The film, written and directed by the Australian filmmaker David Michod (“Animal Kingdom”), is based on Michael Hastings’ 2012 book “The Operators,” which chronicled McChrystal’s tumultuous and short-lived steward-
ship of the war in Afghanistan. “War Machine,” which debuts on Netflix May 26, takes a slightly fictionalized approach. Pitt’s character is named Gen. Glen McMahon, but the events and personalities covered correspond accurately with McChrystal’s downfall. The switch, made after the project was announced, saved the film from some potentially thorny legal issues. “We had no interest in impugning General McChrystal or any of his guys,” said Pitt. “For me, the problem is more systematic.” “The impetus for me was a visit to Walter Reed,” added Pitt, who visited the military medical center in 2014 . “Those young men and women — who are absolutely heroic in a very harrowing situation — their lives are forever changed and so are their families. It just really made me question who is spending this currency of dedication. Who’s writing the check? Who’s making the order?” Particularly galling to Pitt was the request last week by advisers to President Donald Trump and military officials for several thousand more American troops in Afghanistan, a war that has already spanned more than 15 years. It’s time to rethink what “winning” means, he says. Source: AP
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football coaching camp Present perfect, future Free for grassroots in Kohima tense for champions Aizawl
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NEW DELHI, May 16 (REutERs): India's prolific film industry churns out scores of movies with plotlines bordering on the absurd every year but even Bollywood might have dismissed as too preposterous the story of the rise of soccer club Aizawl FC. While Leicester City's Premier League triumph stands as the modern benchmark for footballing fairytales, Aizawl winning the Indian title last month in only their second season in the top flight is perhaps even more far-fetched. "The manner in which the club with a shoe-string budget managed to overpower the bigwigs will be spoken about in Indian football history forever," said All India Football Federation (AIFF) general secretary Kushal Das. Like most fairytales, this one involved a hefty stroke of luck. Had two other clubs not pulled out of the ILeague at the last moment, the modestly-financed club from Mizoram, a hilly finger of a state that pokes down between Bangladesh and Myanmar, would not have been in the top flight at all. Aizawl were promoted in 2015-16 but finished second bottom in their maiden season in the I-League and headed straight back down until the Goan clubs withdrew over plans to merge the I-League with the Indian Super League (ISL). From there, despite a budget considerably less than the 22 million Indian rupees ($342,103) that runner-ups Mohun Bagan paid
Haitian striker Sony Norde for the season, the dream unfolded. A draw in their final match of the season away at Shillong Lajong on Apr. 30 was enough to secure the title and no less a figure than FIFA president Gianni Infantino led the tributes. "This title is the result of determination of everyone involved and my congratulations go to the players, the coach, the administration, the entire technical and medical staff as well as the fans for this great achievement," he wrote. PASSIONATE SUPPORT Aizawl FC was founded in 1984 but despite the passion of the local populace for football, far from the rule in cricket-mad India, was very much in the doldrums until local businessman Robert Royte came on board as club president. Royte's financial backing reached such a level in
2012 that he became the club's owner. "As the budget kept ballooning, we realised we need to professionalise the set-up," general secretary Vanlalnghaka Chhawnchhek told Reuters by telephone. "The club already owed hundreds of thousands of rupees to him and we subsequently handed over club ownership to him." The second piece of the jigsaw was the coach. Again there was an element of luck in that former India midfielder Khalid Jamil agreed to swap cosmopolitan Mumbai for the northeast Indian backwater. "Our inexperience showed in our first season in the top division," Royte told Reuters. "So we needed a coach with considerable I-League experience. Once he left Mumbai, we rushed to sign him." The softly-spoken
coach was handed a ragtag bunch of mostly local players supplemented by a trio of Africans and a Syrian. "NO PRESSURE" Jamil, who felt he had something to prove after his seven years at Mumbai FC had ended in the sack, threw himself into the task. "They were really hungry, and being a small team, there was no pressure on us," Jamil told Reuters. "We focused on the first match, then on the second, then third ... I thought a top-five finish would be a strong achievement but we kept improving and grew confident." Jamil told his players that Aizawl must under no circumstances lose at home. "We decided we needed all the points from home matches. So home loss was not an option. We won eight and drew the
other match at home," the 40-year-old said, his desire for vindication now sated. "When I took over this team, I wanted to do well and make a statement. But now, I don't feel anything like that. Whatever happens, happens for good." All this was played out in front of a following which regularly drowned out their rivals both home and away but made plenty of friends by cleaning up the stands after themselves. Even after they sealed the title at Shillong, the Aizawl faithful stayed behind to help clear up the detritus left behind by 23,000 spectators. "We take a lot of pride in it, it's a ritual in Mizoram football," Royte said. Aizawl did not have much time to celebrate their title before the very merger that had granted them their I-League lifeline was back on the table, threatening their future as a top club. The AIFF was toying with the idea of retaining eight ISL franchises and just three I-League teams in a merged league. Interested clubs were asked to stump up a franchise fee of some 15 million rupees. The AIFF has since shelved the idea but Royte, who had threatened Aizawl supporters would go on a hunger strike should they be relegated, is still fuming. "Winning the top division and not franchise fee should be the criterion," he said. "We don't want to purchase a spot in the top division, we want to earn it. We will never pay a franchise fee."
KoHIMa, May 16 (MExN): Buoyed by the success of the first free football coaching camp for grassroots level held earlier this year at Dimapur, the Nagaland Football Coaches Association (NFCA) is all set to hold the second phase at the Kohima Local Ground from May 22 to 26 under the theme “Make Football Happen.” In this connection, the NFCA has invited all interested young footballers
aged between 6 to 12 years to register for the camp along with birth certificate and sports kits. Registration will be done at the venue, Kohima Local Ground, on May 22 at 2:45 pm. Further, Refreshers & Orientation programme for All India Football Federation (AIFF) "D" certificates holders and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) "C" Licence Coaches, will be conducted on May 20 at 9:00 am at Kohima Local Ground.
All the AFC and AIFF coaches in Nagaland have been requested to attend the programme positively. Refreshment and lunch will be provided. However, traveling and lodging will be at their own expenses of the coaches. NFCA certificates will be given to all the campers. The course will be conducted by NFCA President Roko Angami and NFCA Technical Director William Koso.
MPL: Power Comm beat MRH
KoHIMa, May 16 (MExN): Power Comm defeated Merhulietsa FC in the ongoing Morning Premier League on Tuesday to mount a challenge on leaders All Blacks. Having been dislodged in second place by Medical XI following their 3-2 win over fourth placed Amur Falcons on Monday, Power Comm retook the second place with an impressive 6-4 win over MRH FC. Power Comm went down by a goal early on in the match after Akum converted a penalty in the 6th
minute. But less than 10 minutes later, Power Comm were back in the game with Michael equalising. Viposa then gave Power Comm the lead in the 34th minute but six minutes later, MRH equalised through Issac as the first half ended 2-2. Power Comm stepped up their game in the second half and were rampant as they scored 4 goals in a period spanning 15 minutes. Senpenlo restored the lead in the 66th minute before Viposa scored his second four minutes later. Gum then made it 5-2 in
the 79th. Two minutes later, Viposa scored again to complete his hat-trick. MRH staged a late comeback scoring two late goals – Imti (87th) and Akum (90th) – but it was too little too late. With this win, Power Comm moved to 24 points having played 11 games, while Medical XI are a point behind. Amur Falcons remain fourth on 18 points with MRH level on points but with a lower goal difference. All Blacks lead the pack with 25 points and have a game in hand.
The National Cricket Academy of BCCI is organizing a 21-day long cricket camp for Under-16 boys for North East and Bihar at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Dimapur. The camp got underway today, May 16, and will conclude on June 5.
Celtics down Wizards in NBA Man United predict record revenue for 2017 Eastern Conference semis
NEW yoRK, May 16 (aFP): Kelly Olynyk scored 26 points from the bench as the Boston Celtics outmuscled the Washington Wizards 115-105 to clinch their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Monday. Olynyk produced a superb display of shooting from distance as Boston pulled clear of the Wizards in the late stages of the game to take the series 4-3 and set up a Conference final clash with Cleveland. Isaiah Thomas topscored for the Celtics with 29 points and weighed in with 12 assists while Al Horford (15), Jae Crowder (14) and Marcus Smart (13) also made double figures. But it was Olynyk's remarkable display off the bench that proved decisive as the Celtics clinched their first Eastern Conference finals berth since 2012. Olynyk had entered the game averaging only 8.3 points per game in the playoffs but delivered a career-high playoff performance when it mattered. "A friend called me and said 'Be at your best when your best is needed' and my best was needed tonight," Olynyk said after the win. "Everybody gave it their best and it turned out for us tonight," added the 26-year-old Canadian power forward. Olynyk described the series win as a "a team effort." "It was hard work, that was a tough seven-game series. Both teams played tough -- we just kind of outlasted them at the end there. We're lucky to move on," Olynyk said. Boston, who had the top seed going into the postseason, now host NBA champions Cleveland, the second seeds, on Wednesday. Cleveland -- who have not dropped a game in the
LoNDoN, May 16 (aFP): Manchester United predicted a record rise in annual revenue to between £560 million ($721.8 million, 652.4 million euros) and £570 million in their latest quarterly financial figures released on Tuesday. United had previously told investors to expect revenue of between £530 million and £540 million for the 2016-17 financial year. Broadcast revenue for the quarter rose by 12.9 percent to £31.4 million, largely due to the Premier League's
new bumper television rights deal taking effect. "We are forecasting better full-year financial performance than expected and as such have raised our revenue and profit guidance for the year," said United executive vicechairman Ed Woodward in a press release. United failed to qualify for this season's Champions League, but their exploits in the Europa League have helped them to record strong financial results. They have won the
League Cup in Jose Mourinho's first season as manager and will face Ajax in the final of the Europa League, the only tournament they have never won, on May 24. They must win the Europa League to qualify for next season's Champions League, having failed to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League. United will receive 6.5 million euros in prize money if they win the Europa League and 3.5 million euros if they lose the final.
Boston Celtics center Kelly Olynyk (left) defends Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat's shot. (AP Photo)
playoffs -- got the better of Boston over the course of the regular season, winning 3-1 over four games. Celtics coach Brad Stevens said his team faced a daunting challenge, stating the Cavaliers have raised their game in the postseason. "I think they're playing better this year than they did last year," Stevens said. "I've seen them play before. We played them four times. I think they're better than any of the four times they played us." The defeat marked another frustrating end for Washington. Bradley Beal exploded for 38 points but it was not enough to overcome the Celtics rugged defense. Otto Porter Jr added 20 points while John Wall and Markieff Morris scored 18 each.
No other Washington player made double figures, highlighting the team's threadbare relative lack of options off the bench. Wall meanwhile made only one of eight attempted three-pointers. A 9-2 run at the start of the fourth maintained Boston's cushion and although Beal was able to keep Washington in touch, Olynyk's inspired display proved the difference. The Canadian drained all five of his opening shots at the start of the fourth quarter and also added five rebounds and four assists before exiting the court to a raucous ovation from the home crowd. Thomas led the postmatch plaudits. "Kelly was MVP tonight," Thomas said. "He did it all."
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