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PAPO lament over World’s oldest comatose patient dies; outpouring of grief at funeral GHSS Class-11 admission woes [ PAGE 8]

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In pursuance of education!

By Sandemo Ngullie

Are children from Eastern Naga villages in quest of a better future only confined to the needs of their guardians? Limasenla Jamir

He has caught the NLPT bug!

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Geneva, May 18 (IanS): Asia has become, for the first time, the world’s largest investor region with $440 billion invested in 2014, followed by North America ($390 billion) and Europe ($286 billion), according to a report released on Monday by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). The global investment trend monitor published by Unctad showed that among the 20 largest investors nine were either from developing or transition economies, while China became the third largest investor in the world. The report said in 2014, transnational corporations (TNCs) from developing economies alone invested almost half a trillion US dollars abroad - a 30 percent increase from the previous year. Their share in global foreign direct investment (FDI) reached a record 36 percent, up from 12 percent in 2007, the year prior to the financial crisis. The report noted investments by TNCs in developed countries were largely flat at $792 billion with a modest rise in flows from North America and Europe more than offset by a 16 percent decline in Japanese investment abroad. More than half of the investments from TNCs based in developing economies were in equity, while as much as fourfifths of FDI outflows from developed country TNCs were in the form of reinvested earnings - the result of record amounts of cash reserves in their foreign affiliates. Unctad estimates that TNC investment appetite will improve, encouraged by better economic prospects, especially in the US, proactive monetary policy in the euro zone and large cash holdings of companies. However, TNCs remain guarded due to the fragility in some emerging markets, exchange rate volatility and increased geopolitical tensions, the report added.

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Barcelona claims 23rd La Liga crown

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On the way home after school, a young girl holds the school bag of her friend (not seen) as she negotiates a narrow path down to a road at Nsong village under Peren district. There is no conveyance and children are compelled to walk for kilometers to school. (Morung Photo)

no more ‘look east’, it’s time to ‘Act east’ Seoul, May 18 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took another jibe at previous governments which practiced ‘Look East’ policy, saying India has had enough of it and it’s time to ‘Act East’. “Earlier, it was ‘Look East Policy’. We have had enough of looking east. We now have ‘Act East Policy’ - a key component of my government’s foreign policy,” Modi told Indian diaspora during a community reception at the Kyung Hee University here in the South Korean capital. Modi’s reference to ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’ drew loud cheers from the assembled Indians. ‘Look East’ policy was first coined by the Narasimha Rao government in the 1990s and has been followed by the successive governments. Modi also referred to economic experts saying that in the five-member BRICS grouping India was struggling

but since last year (after his government came to power) things have changed. “Since the last one year, the world is now saying that I (India) is an important segment of BRICS and the grouping cannot be imagined without I (India),” said Modi, who arrived here from Mongolia today on the last leg of his three-nation tour which

his criticism of previous governments during his last trip to Germany, France and Canada, said: “People are asking why is Modi travelling to so many countries...If you work less, criticism is normal. If you keep sleeping, criticism is normal. But it is my bad luck that I am being criticised for working more.” During his speech today, Modi pitched for his ‘Make in India’ initiative and said that he wants to make India a manufacturing hub using the world’s best technology. He invited Indians settled abroad to come and invest in the country, saying the mood and the perception about India has changed in the last one year. “World’s best technology should come to India,” he said, adding that India has to attain new heights of achievements. “Today, people are excited to come to India. This is the mood that has changed. And after all, the people make the Nation,” he said. Related news on page 8

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Korea also took him to China. At a similar community reception in China’s economic hub Shanghai last week, Modi broke his silence on opposition criticism over his frequent foreign visits and took veiled digs at his critics back home, saying he was being attacked for “tireless” work and asserted that if it was a “crime” he would continue to do it. Modi, who came under attack over

MArcH 5, 2015 inciDent: Public notice inviting written statements

KohIMa, May 18 (DIPR): The Judicial Inquiry Commission constituted to probe into the March 5 incident has issued a public notice inviting written statements from individuals, NGOs, family members of the victims and organizations with regard to the March 5, 2015 incident at Dimapur. The inquiry commission specially invited the local dailies/media fraternity, the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU), Naga. Council Dimapur (NCD), Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU), Dimapur Chamber of Commerce (DCC), Western Sumi Students’ Union (WSSU), Naga Mothers Association (NMA) Dimapur, Survival Nagaland (SN), Naga Spear, Naga Blog (NB), GBs Federation Dimapur, GBs Union Dimapur, Principal SD Jain Girls College/ Dimapur Government College; Public College of Commerce/Patkai Christian College/Dimapur Law College/Pranab Vidyapith Hr Sec School/ Government Hr, Sec School Dimapur and other Colleges and institutions, Students’

Union of various Colleges in Dimapur, Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) officials, Village Council Chairman (VCC) Diphupar A and B/Aoyimti/Chekiye/Naharbari/Padumpukhuri/Purana Bazaar, family members of the victims for filing of written statement before the inquiry commission. The written statement should be accompanied with affidavits, documents and evidences in any form and submitted at inquiry commission’s office located at the Police Officers Central Mess, Chumukedima, Dimapur on or before June 16, stated a notification issued by BD Agarwal, chairman of the Judicial Inquiry Commission. It may be recalled that the inquiry commission headed by Justice BD Agarwal (Retd) and its member, Veprasa Nyekha, District & Sessions Judge (Retd) was constituted to ascertain the causes and circumstances leading to the incident of vandalism and forcible entry into the Central Jail, Dimapur on March 5 by a mob and killing of an under trial prisoner, Sayed Sarif Khan and also the death of one Inito Swu in ensuing violence.

Many children from Eastern Naga villages seeking education and a future are sent or brought to Mokokchung, a semi urban town. Most of them have to team up their quest for a better education and a better life with work as domestic help in numerous homes. Government schools are their only point of education. There are 5 Government Primary Schools (GPS) and 13 Government Middle Schools (GMS) in Mokokchung town alone. Nearly 2000 students are enrolled in the middle schools, of which 80% are from Eastern Naga areas. 14-year-old Homlem is a class 7 student at a GMS in Mokokchung. He wants to be a police officer when he grows up. He is from Tobu, Mon district and has been staying with a family for five years now. A student of class 6, shy Pongsoi has a dream too. She wants to be a nurse and serve her people back home. Pongsoi has been staying with a family for more than five years. Poverty forced Pongsoi’s parents to send her to Mokokchung with hopes of receiving education and thus a better future. A large number of households in Mokokchung keep at least one domestic helper—sending them to school is more like ‘compensation’ for help with household chores. There may be some inspiring stories of how domestic helpers became a part of the family they live with and ‘earn’ their ‘master’s’ love and support. Yet more of these stories speak of how ‘guardians’ sacrifice the dreams and ambitions of the young in the process of moulding the future of their own children. Niwang is a regular late-comer to school. When asked why he is always late, Niwang casually replies, “Malik laga baccha ki school ti bonjapoli jai tu na hotai morning” (I have to first drop off my master’s child to school every morning…). A class 3 student, Niwang is only 9 years old and shoulders the responsibility of look-

ing after his ‘guardian’s’ child, not much younger than him. Police officer aspirant Homlem is the smartest in his class. Once back at his ‘adopted’ home, however, he has his task cut out. Studying is not one of them. He cooks for the entire family in the morning and evening. After school, it is usually babysitting or firewood-splitting time. Night is the only time Homlem gets to study. “Students who enroll right from LKG and finish their middle school from the same school are pretty smart. They have potential to compete with students studying in private schools,” says Imna, a head teacher in a middle school. But there are few cases of a student completing their studies from one school because of internal circumstances like ‘change of guardianship’ or their place of stay. Besides, in such situations, relationship between the schools and the parents/guardians are almost non-existent. According to teachers, the turn up during parent-teacher meeting is always nil and very few parents/guardians actually “take the trouble” of addressing the problems their wards may be facing in school. “Guardians are least bothered about the progress and growth of their wards in school,” laments Chubamenla, a headmistress in another GMS. According to an educationist, more emphasis needs to be given on policies that safeguard the rights of domestic workers and child labour, as well as on policies that focus on providing quality education and not just quantity. “Parent/guardians put their wards to the sole responsibility of the teachers. However, teachers alone are not enough to help realise their dreams,” the educationist added. The onus of responsible upbringing of youth lies equally on the shoulder of the respective guardians. “We truly need to care for these students like our own. They are the ones who directly and indirectly help in the growth of a family. If we care, they have the potential to become good or very good students and not just average or below average students,” feels Tiala who has been teaching in a GPS for 12 years. The paradox is clear—with the craving for help around the house, the ‘care’ goes missing in many households where these young dreamers slog every day for the benefit and comfort of their guardians. All names of minors have been changed

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Mizoram’s pain yet to heal 29 years after peace accord Reuters

who are still talking about whether we should renew the fight for independence.

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Author Malsawmi Jacob was in high school when the independence movement in the future state of Mizoram began in 1966. Her father, an army subedar stationed in the hill town of Shillong, predicted at the time that ordinary people would bear the brunt of an armed conflict. He was right. The two-decade-long struggle of the Mizo National Front (MNF) led the Indian government to use war planes against the Mizo people. A “grouping” policy was introduced where villages were burned and civilians herded to guarded centres. The MNF signed a peace accord with the government in 1986, and Mizoram came to be known as an “island of peace”. But Bangalore-based Jacob, whose new novel “Zorami” tells the story of a girl in the backdrop of the “disturbance”, said for many people who suffered during the period, the pain remains. Sixty-two-year-old Jacob, perhaps the only Mizo author to have published a novel in English, spoke about why she decided to write about the “ram buai” (disturbance in the land).

Mizoram was often described as an “island of peace”. I thought about the hardships we (Mizos) went through, and I started wondering how the people from that period are coping emotionally. So in 2004, I travelled to places like Aizawl and Lunglei (towns in Mizoram) and interviewed people who were somehow involved. I asked them to describe their experiences. And it was worse than what I thought. The Mizo people’s hearts have still not healed... I wanted to take a literary approach in describing what I discovered. So I started attempting to turn it into a novel.

Q: Why did you decide Q: Who did you talk to to write this novel? A: We were staying in Guwahati during your research? A: Those who experienced the in 2002, where I used to contribute to regional news publications. disturbance. Some people are well

Q: Do you think the armed uprising was necessary? A: My personal opinion is violence should not have been used at all. We were unhappy with the Indian government, the Assam government (present-day Mizoram was then a district of Assam), and it was necessary to show it. But taking up arms was a big mistake because we suffered so much. And for the people who lost their fathers and mothers, who lost their children, no outcome really mattered. We should have fought with known like Pu James Dokhuma peaceful means, according to me. and Rev. LN Ralte. They were part of those who started the peace Q: Was the protagonist Zorami process so they were well known. used as a metaphor for the Mizos I also talked to my own relatives, – their suffering and the influsome of whom have spent time in ence of the church and spiritualjail. And some others I met at ran- ity in their culture? dom in places of gathering, like at a A: Yes, I used the name Zorami mourner’s house (in Mizo society, deliberately to describe the Mizo whenever someone dies, relatives people. I also used her as a symbol. and people in the society gather (“Zoram” is a term of endearment for days to mourn) where I asked used to describe Mizoram; “i” depeople to share their experiences. I notes the name is that of a female) also read a few books where people documented their experience. Like her, we suffered because of the disturbance, but we can be Q: You said people healed through God – not symbolare still hurting? ic worshipping at church etc but A: Our suffering was so much. achieving peace through an indiAtrocities committed were so vidual discovery of God. much that we still can’t forget it, The original interview, conand our heart still aches. There ducted by David Lalmalsawma, are a few, the more hardcore ones, can be read at in.reuters.com

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pheK, May 18 (MexN): The Phek Area Public Organization (PAPO) in its emergency executive meeting has resolved to urge upon the Director of School Education Nagaland to seriously take note over the admission woes of 2015 class eleven batch facing by the people of Phek Town and its surrounding villages. PAPO President Vezhehu Vero and General Secretary Zhechete Makrisuh in a press note mentioned that over 350 students have cleared in the recently declared HSLC result from a dozen of Secondary Schools both Government and Private schools in and around the Phek Town District. “They are all rushing to the lone Government Higher Secondary, except a few parents who can manage to send their meritorious wards outside the district,” states the PAPO note. The organisation states

that now, the Principal and the School Managing Board of GHSS Phek are in a dilemma like over whom to admit or deny when all who have applied for admission are from the locality as the school can hardly admit 150-240 students due to shortage of teaching staffs. “What has worried the administration of the institution is those group of students who could not merit in the entrance test within 200 range will have no other option but to stop further study,” adds PAPO. Further, it expressed that this situation has pained the institutional authority and the public as well. While appealing to the concerned authority, PAPO said, “The wise administration of department alone can bail out hue and cry of the concern parents either in the form of providing more teaching staffs to the present GHSS Phek at the

NPF Peren div combined executive meet held

Students in Kiphire raise fund for school infrastructure

DiMapUr, May 18 (MexN): The NPF Peren Division, 6 Tening A/C, 7 Peren A/C and NPF frontal organizations under Peren district held a combined executive meeting on May 15 at Zeliangrong Baudi hall, Jalukie town. According to a press release issued by president NPF Peren Division, Haigam Kauring, the members present in the meeting numbering 150, extended heartiest congratulations to the chief minister, TR Zeliang, for successfully accomplishing the task of allocation of portfolios to the deserving legislators from different political parties. The meeting also unanimously reaffirmed the leadership of the chief minister and to extend whole hearted support to the “people’s” chief minister in his future endeavours. The meeting further resolved to approach the chief minister for construction of NPF party office at New DC headquarter site. Among other who spoke in the meeting were Namila, CP Zeliang, NR Zeliang (NPF Central), Liangshi Niumai (legal cell NPF central) and Kerang Dumtta, CEC member. President, NPF Peren Division, Haigam Kauring, chaired the meeting and Namyi Nsa invoked God’s blessing.

KohiMa, May 18 (MexN): All individuals/ group involved in rag picking within the jurisdiction of Kohima Municipal Council are directed to be registered within one month from the date of issue of this notice. A press note issued by Kovi Meyase, Administrator, KMC stated that the main objective for the registration in KMC office is to streamline their business activities, for which the registration will be free of cost. All concerned are requested to register within the given period.

Kiphire, May 18 (MexN): The Joint Area Students Union comprising of Kiphire Area Students Union (KASU), Longmatra Area Students Union (LASU), Singti Area Students Union (SASU), Seyochung Area Students Union (SASU) and Amahator Area Students Union (ARSU), on behalf of United Sangtam Students Conference (USSC) initiated the selling of newspaper. The initiative was taken inaid of Government Higher Secondary School Kiphire for the construction of benches and desks. The Joint Area Stu-

earliest or upgrade the GHS Phek Town to that of GHSS to accommodate the remaining group of students.”

PTCSU expresses strong resentment Meanwhile, the Phek Town Chakhesang Students Union has also expressed strong resentment over the higher up authorities of School Education Department for turning a deaf ear despite several representation and memorandum submitted concerning shortage of teachers at GHSS Phek. The GHSS Phek is the only higher secondary school in Phek town is dearth of teachers and classrooms with the increasing number of students this year. It is sad to mention that, this year hundreds of students who are from economically weak families trying to seek admission at GHSS Phek

dents Union handed over Rs. 23000 to the USSC. Executive chairman of USSC while expressing its appreciation to the Joint Area Students Union and the denizens of Kiphire town stated that, "this assistance is crucial, which will leads to positive change and recovery.” Also lamenting on the condition of the GHSSK, USSC stated that all stakeholders should take responsibility and play one's part. It also urged upon all the students and denizens of Kiphire town to join hands for the welfare of GHSSK, which need our complete support.

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will have to stop their studies after passing Class X as their parents are unable to afford to send their children for education beyond Phek town. In this connection, the PTCSU has convened an emergency meeting on May 14 at GBs hall with all NGOs of Phek town and deliberated on the issue of shortage of teachers and classrooms. The house decided and resolved to pursue it own course of action if the concerned department fails to address the grievances of the students at the earliest. “The Union will never hesitate to take its own course of action and shall not be held responsible for any untoward incidents arises out of this issue to reserve the educational rights of the students,” said Kudukhoto Tetseo, President, PTCSU in a press statement.

Despite the presence of the Anti-Power Theft Mobile Squad (APTMS) in the commercial hub Dimapur, rampant power theft continues unabated. Seen in the pictures are illegal power thefts through hooking at Ura Villa Colony. (Morung Photo)

Community First responder training at Wokha underway

WoKha, May 18 (Dipr): Three days training on Community First responder (CFR) begins from today, May 18, which will conclude on May 20 at DC’s Conference Hall, Wokha. Resource persons for the training programme are, Jonjiibemo Odyuo, CRRCum-DDMA Wokha I/C, NSDMA, Dr.Chibenthung Kithan, MO, Noklak, TOT Medical First Aid for NSDMA and representatives from Home Guards & Civil Defence, Wokha. On the first day of the training, introduction on Disaster Management In-

stitution structure in India & Nagaland and Roles & responsibilities of CFR Team was highlighted by Jonjibemo Odyuo to the participants. He appealed all the participants and trainees to take the training programme seriously as they will be trained on various aspects to tackle situation as and when disaster or eventuality strikes. Home Guards & Civil Defence Personnel demonstrated on Search Marketing System and Emergency Method of Rescue. During the training the following topic and items

will be covered, Introduction of Incident Response system (IRS), Management of severe bleeding with practical, emergency first aid with practical, assessment for search and rescue, assessment for emergency first aid, designation of the trainees for CFR team based on assessment. Jonjibemo also informed that after the training, three days each training programme on community first responder will also be held at Bhandari and Wozhuro from 21st to 27th May 2015.

Baptist Church Kidima unveils peace and blessing monolith Reconciliation Pillar Stone inaugurated

KiDiMa, May 18 (Dipr): As the year 2015, has been declared a Jubilee Year and to commemorate the advent of British venturing in the territory in January 1832, the Baptist Church Kidima on May 17, 2015 inaugurated the ‘Theja Kesa Tsie,’ which connotes New Blessing Stone. NBCC General Secretary Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho, the grandson of Lt. Suleho Keyho of Chozouba village who first sowed the seeds of Christianity in Kidima Village unveiled the monolith at Ritson Zade, Kidima village. The monolith was erected at the boundary of the battlefield where a bloody battle was fought between the British and Japanese forces during WW-II. After unveiling the monolith, Rev. Dr. Keyho, in his speech called upon the people to rededicate themselves to the Almighty God with this occasion. “The peace and blessing stone erected at the boundary of the battlefield was a stone of forgive and forget when Jesus was unknown to forefathers and showering of abundant blessings with the advent of Christianity,” he said. He hoped that the stone would be a stone of peace and blessing to present as well as future generation. Senior pastor cum

s part of the yearlong Platinum Jubilee celebration, the Baptist Church Kidima on May 17 had a special programme for the inauguration of ‘Reconciliation Pillar Stone’ at Ritson Zade, Kidima village which was also witnessed by Pastors and Missionary from Japan and Korea. Pastor, Shinshiro Christian church Japan, Jun Takimoto in an emotional note said, “71 years ago we brought the guns before you but now we brought the Bible instead of the guns.” He felt as if the Japanese were migrated from here and also said his coming to Kidima village was a home coming. During the service at local Church Kidima, there was a time for reconciliation. Pastor, Shalom Church, Seoul, South Korea, Choe Young Do and Naga Missionary to Japan, D. Kamei presented special number. Pastor, Jun Takimoto during the service, also released a souvenir titled ‘Kidima Baptist Families Fellowship’. chairman platinum jubilee Keholeshu Tepa said that the stone was erected as a part of Jubilee in order to reconcile of the past meted out to each other during the war times. He highlighted the incident where the first British expedition from Manipur to Assam via Kidima village where a warrior named Morusa Rikha killed a British soldier while crossing Kidima village towards Assam, WWII and Indo-Na-

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PAPO lament over GHSS Class-11 admission woes

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Through this column, we the family of Late. Er. S. Kholi Piku, Senior Manager, Pare project,(Doimukh) Arunachal Pradesh would like to extend our sincere appreciation to all who stood by us financially, emotionally and spiritually during his sudden demise on May 15, 2015 at the NEEPCO staffs colony. Though unable to acknowledge each and every individual, we would like to make special mention of the following: 1. NEEPCO – Pare Project, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh 2. NEEPCO – Doyang Project, Nagaland 3. NEEPCO- Kopili Power Project, Umrangso 4. NEEPCO officials & well wishers from Northeast Region 5. Er. Shri. K. Barman, Senior Manager, Pare Project 6. Er. Shri. Samuel Poumai, Pare Project 7. Pastor & members NCF Naharlagun 8. NEEPCO Baptist Church Doimukh 9. Mao Community Naharlagun Er. S. Kholi Piku 10. Mao Council Tadubi (1-11-1969) – (15-05-2015) 11. Mao Hoho Dimapur 12. MBC Kuda & MBC 7 Mile Dimapur 13. MBC Charangho 14. Charanghomei Village Council 15. Tenyiphe I, D Khel GB/ Youth/ Community 16. CRC Shajouba & Christian Church Shajouba 17. Well wishers Voila colony 18. Mao Women Hoho Dimapur 19. Dr. Tali, Dr. Athikho & Team ZHRC Wife and children 20. Well wishers from EU CMC Vellore

MEx File 60 A/C Pungro Kiphire NPF team visits Yingshükur Kiphire, May 18 (MexN): The 60 A/C Pungro Kiphire NPF president Thridongse along with office bearers and CEC member T. Lisepi Mongzar, T. Athrongla women wing, president youth wing Sethrongba, farmer party members Lijungse and host of NPF party members attended the 14th Yingshükur Village VG foundation Day on May 16. NPF President Thridongse who was the chief guest exhorted the party members to be sincere and dedicated for uplifting the party and the society. He also asked the members to be honest and truthful in performing one’s duty for the welfare of the community and the district. The president also expressed gratitude to the VCC, GB & public of Yingshükur for the support towards the party. This was stated in a press release issued by 60 A/C Pungro Kiphire NPF General Secretary Kius.

At Thokhwezou Dahou, Pastor, Jun Takimoto interacted with Tepuchel Pucho, now 91 year old who was around 20 years during the WWII. They also visited the site where the bunkers were dug out by the Japanese

ga political struggle. Later, a service was held at local Church Kidima where Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho was the main speaker. In his message, he said that Jubilee means experiencing the freedom so that people could respond to God and Jubilee was a time to experience the blessings and freedom of God. He urged upon the believers of Kidima to celebrate the yearlong Jubilee

army during the WWII. The BCK also expressed their gratitude to pastors and missionary for coming to witness the reconciliation programme, as they were the first in the history of Kidima to have attended such service.

celebrations in truest sense and challenged them to go out of their own comfort zone to convey the message of God to all nook and corner around the world. Kidima Village could be a model village as the village has decided to celebrate Jubilee throughout the year. He also expressed his happiness as his coming to Baptist Church Kidima was the first to visit any Church under ABCC after assum-

ing the General Secretary NBCC. The 75 years of Christianity to Kidima village is to be celebrated in collaboration with the International Year of Light 2015. In view of this, the BCK has decided to light up some of its prominent places in and around the village such as Jubilee Park, Prayer Park, Prayer Centre, Churches Rusoki, Thokhwezou Dahou, KVC Hall etc.

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CS to launch eNAGA summit website KohiMa, May 18 (Dipr): The Chief Secretary will launch the eNaga Summit Website on May 19 at the office chamber of Chief Secretary at 12 noon to facilitate online registration of participants and also to create awareness of the eNaga Summit which will be held on May 27 at NBCC Convention Centre, Kohima. The department of Information & Technology & Communication (IT&C), Government of Nagaland in collaboration with the confederation of Indian Industries (CII) is organizing the eNaga Summit to build the foundation required to identify the existing gaps, incubate ideas and devise solution specific to the needs of the North East Region which will provide the way forward and ultimately lead to progress and prosperity of the Nation as a whole.

Speaker NLA accepts deputy speaker resignation Pastor Jun Takimoto shakes hands with Tepuchel Pucho, 91 years old who was around 20 years during the WW-II. (DIPR Photo)

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KohiMa, May 18 (Dipr): The Speaker NLA, Chotisuh Sazo has accepted the resignation tendered by Er. Levi Rengma from the post of Deputy Speaker, NLA w.e.f. 26th April 2015. This was stated in a notification by Commissioner & Secretary, N. Benjamin Newmai.

NHRA resolves on “One Govt; One Tax” KohiMa, May 18 (MexN): The Nagaland Restaurant Association (NHRA) held its general meeting on May 16 at Hotel de-Oriental Dream, attended by all the members of the NHRA. A press note stated that the members thoroughly deliberate on various issues, particularly the financial crisis the state is facing and the law and order problems in the state, thereby hampering the hotel and restaurant industries very badly and also ways and means to improve the industry in our state. The NHRA in the daylong meeting resolved to abide by the Naga Public mandate and ACAUT to stand firmly on “One Govt; One Tax” which is the desire of every Naga citizen. The NHRA while acknowledging the sacrifices made by the NPG’s towards the struggle for independence, also earnestly appeal to NPG’s to honour the desire of the Naga people.

Vocational Training Centre at ICH inaugurated Morung Express News Mokokchung| May 18

A Vocational Training Centre was inaugurated on May 18 at Impur Christian Hospital (ICH), Impur, Mokokchung by Temjen Toy (IAS), Principal Secretary, Government of Nagaland. The training centre was established with the permission from the National Council for Vocational Training with the aim of providing different training in the health department. Temjen Toy (IAS) while speaking at the inauguration stated that Impur Mission Centre has been a spiritual centre not only for the Ao people but also for people of other Naga tribes. He added that with the setting up of the Vocational Training Centre, it would not only be a spiritual centre but also a health centre catering to the needs of the people. He hoped that

this humble and simple beginning would pave way for making ICH into a better and bigger health centre. Dr. Sashi while giving a brief introduction of the training project said that the capacity of trainees would be 25 out of which 19 have enrolled so far. The Vocational Training Centre, ICH will provide a full residential ten-month Midwifery Assistant Course training for free. The training is recognized by the National Vocational Centre of India and on completion of the training the trainees will have the chance to be employed anywhere in India. Executive Secretary, ABAM, Rev. Dr. Mar Atsongchanger offered the dedicatory prayer. It is to be noted that the Impur Christian Hospital, which was under CBCNEI was handed over to Ao Temjen Toy, Principal Secretary, Government of Nagaland, speaks at Baptist Churches Council (ABAM) the inauguration of the Vocational Training Centre at Impur Christian on 2015. Hospital, Impur, Mokokchung. (Morung Photo)

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Centre plans to grant ST status 'Tripura tribal council to be made model autonomous body' to six communities in Assam New Delhi, May 18 (PTi): Worried over possible demographic changes in Assam due to illegal immigration, the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre is contemplating to turn the state into a tribal majority by according Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities. The move came after pro-talk faction of ULFA, which is having peace talks with the Centre, made it clear that it would give up the demand of Assam's sovereignty only if Koch- Rajbongshis, Moran, Muttock, Sootea, Tai Ahom and the tea tribes communities are given ST status, a Home Ministry

official told PTI. The group-led by ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa voiced strong concern over the alleged unabated illegal immigration from Bangladesh and conveyed to the government that granting ST status to six communities was the only way out to protect the interests of the indigenous people of Assam. The BJP has been vocal against the illegal immigration from Bangladesh since early 1980s when the All Assam Students' Union launched the six-year-long agitation against Bangladeshi immigrants. If the NDA govern-

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aizawl, May 18 (PTi): A local cable netwrok based in Aizawl donates for earthquake victims in Nepal. Zonet, a local cable network based in Aizawl would hand over Rs 8.79 lakh for earthquake victims in Nepal on Monday. Zonet director R.K. Lianzuala said that the money collected from generous donors would be handed over to the leaders of the Mizo Welfare in Kathmandu on Monday. Different sections of the people in the state donated for the 'Mizoram for Nepal' fund amounting to Rs 6. 70 lakh while Rs 2.09 lakh was raised from selling of 14 artworks donated by the Mizoram Art Development Society. All the Mizos, numbering about 50 families living in Nepal were safe when a severe earthquake hit the Himalayan Kingdom recently.

New Sikkim Lokayukta Chairperson gaNgTok, May 18 (iPr): Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta was sworn in as the Chairperson, Lokayukta, Sikkim at a ceremony held at Ashirwad Hall, Raj Bhawan today. The Governor of Sikkim, Shriniwas Patil administered the Oath of Office to Justice Sengupta as the Chairperson of Sikkim Lokayukta. Earlier, the Chief Secretary of Sikkim, R Ongmu read out the warrant for his appointment. The programme concluded with the offering of Khadas to Justice Sengupta by the Governor,

KPLT cadre shot dead guwahaTi, May 18 (iaNS): A self-styled area commander of a militant outfit in Assam's Karbi Anglong district was killed in a gun battle with security forces on Monday, an official said. Seme Kro of the Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) - was killed in Bhelughat area of the district, said a statement from Guwahati-based defence spokesperson Lt. Col. Suneet Newton. A joint security forces team, comprising the army and police, launched an operation in Bhelughat after receiving a tip that a KPLT militant was taking shelter in the area. The security forces asked the militant to surrender but he fired at them, leading to a gun battle in which the man was gunned down, the statement said. A 7.65 mm pistol with magazine, one live round of ammunition and incriminatory documents were recovered from him.

ment takes a decision granting ST status to the six communities, it would give a big boost to the prospect of the BJP in the Assam Assembly elections expected to be held early next year. All these six communities are currently listed as other backward classes and are willing to be included in the list of scheduled tribes as the new status would give them more benefits. As per 2011 census, the total population in Assam is 3.12 crore and the total population of the five communities, along with existing tribals like Bodo, Sonowal-Kachari, Dimasa, Karbi would be around

life. Chords are learnt just as religiously as multiplication tables and music teachers are, not surprisingly, everybody's favourite faculty. Add to that the untouched natural beauty of the region and you get the perfect venue for a music festival. It's a fact that hasn't escaped festival promoters. Vijay Nair, CEO of Only Much Louder, feels that the northeast is "absolutely committed to music and that the Shillong version of NH7Weekender will be the biggest ever". Logistics are definitely an issue in a region where accessibility is limited. The fastest way to reach Ziro is to fly to Guwahati and then hit the road for 480 kilometres. Uday Benegal had to take multiple modes of transport "including sitting in a car atop a rickety little boat that ferried us across the Brahmaputra" to reach Dambuk. For Anup Kutty, creative director at ZFM, Ziro is one of the most spectacular locations in the world to host a music festival, despite the logistical nightmares. "It's a vibrant green valley surrounded by misty mountains...It's a unique convergence of cultures with music as a thread," says Kutty. Benegal, in fact, loves the remote nature of the location. "I am very attracted to India's untouched forests. Arunachal boasts of some spectacular density and diversity of foliage, a result of its limited accessibility. I don't care about a few bumps and aches," he says. Neither it seems do audiences. The last edition of Ziro attracted 3,000 visitors, according to organizers. State governments in

with Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and discussed the issue threadbare, officials said. The Tribal Affairs Ministry is expected to prepare a draft note soon to be tabled before the Union Cabinet. The Registrar General of India (RGI), National Commission for Scheduled Tribes(NCST) and Anthropological Survey of India (ASI) have already submitted their opinion on granting these six communities the ST status. Among other matters, the pro-talks faction of ULFA has been demanding a second House of legislature in the state.

round performances and welfare of the tribals." There are 16 autonomous district councils (ADCs) in northeast India, facilitating the socioeconomic development of tribals, who make up 28 percent of the region's total population of around 45.58 million. Of the 16 ADCs, mostly formed under the Seventh or Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitutions, six are in Manipur, three each in Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram and one in Tripura. Tripura's ruling Left

Front led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in the May 3 elections to the 30-member TTAADC retained the tribal autonomous body for the third consecutive term. Since its formation in 1982, the Left Front has controlled the TTAADC except on two terms -1990-95 and 2000-05. In 1990-95, the Congress-Tripura Upajati Juba Samity, a tribal party now defunct, controlled the TTAADC. The tribal-based local party Indigenous People's Front of Tripura ran it in 2000-05.

Arunachal group slams Modi for China trip New Delhi, May 18 (DNa): The middle class and corporate India may be celebrating prime minister Narendra Modi's success in China but it has left many in Arunachal Pradesh that shares an international boundary with China with heartburn for letting down Arunachalis by not touching upon the most relevant issue. Questioning the relevance of PM Modi's China visit, Itanagar-based Arunachal Citizen's Rights (ACR) said the current visit by Modi raised hopes that the border dispute would be addressed adequately and most probably resolved at the earliest. But, to our utter disappointment and dismay, the outcome has been unclear and mostly business oriented.

"Since the people of Arunachal have a stake in Sino-India relations, it is disappointing to us (ACR) and the people of this state that we are being left from the ambit of PMs' visit to China," said Joram Aatum, secretary of ACR. China not only claims Arunachal Pradesh as a part of Tibet but also shows it as not part of India's map. Coinciding with PM Modi's China visit, China Central Television (CCTV), the state-owned television of China, had shown India's map without Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. The wrong map was displayed during a CCTV bulletin when Modi was in Xi'an city holding talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping. Yet

the very next day, PM Modi announced preferred e-visa for Chinese nationals. "The Indian side is willing to do everything it takes to woo Chinese investments and technologies by signing several MOUs, e-visa, and cultural and educational exchanges. The citizens of Arunachal must understand that we are being treated as ping pong balls in this geo-political and geo-economic game." "The whole country is perhaps rejoicing in developing provincial sister cities, educational and cultural based initiatives or the 21 MOUs, however, the people of Arunachal will again feel let down by this government," said Autum.

Guwahati convention appeals for expelling Bangladeshis irrespective of religion, language guwahaTi, May 18 (iNDiaN exPreSS): Bangladeshi infiltrators should not be differentiated on the basis of religion, caste, creed or language and should be measured by the same yardstick while identifying and expelling them, a convention attended by representatives of several political parties including the Congress said on Sunday. The convention, in a resolution, also appealed to

Music buzz back in the northeast New Delhi, May 18 (TNN): At a height of 13,000 feet in Tawang, on a 1962 IndiaChina battlefield no less, a motley crew of DJs and music producers from across the country gathered last weekend for a music festival, Akampa. Also last weekend at Santhei Natural Park, 27 kilometres from Imphal, Akhu Chingangbam, singersongwriter and lead vocalist of alternative folk band Imphal Talkies, helped organize the second edition of 'Where Have The Flowers Gone', a threeday music and arts festival to celebrate the legacy of the late American activistenvironmentalist and folk singer, Pete Seeger. If you need more proof of how the music buzz is back in the northeast, there is the Ziro Festival of Music (ZFM) which takes place in the picturesque valley of Ziro every September, Orange Festival in orange county Dambuk in January which featured acts like menwhopause, singer Uday Benegal and American singersongwriter Scott Moses Murray, and the one that most music fans are now waiting for the Shillong edition of India's "happiest music festival" aka NH7 Weekender scheduled for October. The seven sister states of northeast Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura and the Himalayan state of Sikkim could well become India's next music epicentre. Tales of how even a taxi driver in Shillong called the rock capital of the country can hold forth on John Lennon are not urban legends. Across the northeast, music is a huge part of daily

50 per cent. This figure, when translated into assembly strength, would bring as many as 80 out of 126 assembly seats under reserved tribal status, thus ensuring that despite changes in demography, the indigenous population would continue to enjoy political power. In the next stage, once Assam becomes a tribal majority state, the Centre would start the process of delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies after the 2021 census. Home Minister Rajnath Singh had at least two rounds of meeting

agarTala, May 18 (iaNS): The Tripura tribal council will be be made a model autonomous body in the northeast India, ensuring alround development of tribals, its new chief Radhacharan Debbarma said on Monday. "TTAADC (Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council) would be made a model and best council in the northeastern region by achieving alround development of the tribals," the council's new Chief Executive Member (CEM) Radhacharan Debbarma told reporters. "The other tribal autonomous bodies of the northeastern region have earlier taken lessons from the TTAADC for their al-

the NE are supportive of music. Nagaland has an entire department devoted to the promotion and development of music in the state the Music Task Force. The biggest achievement of the MTF is the annual Hornbill Rock Contest and music festival that offers a handsome purse of Rs 10 lakh to winners, and has included a music residency with UK musicians handpicked by the British Council.The Arunachal Pradesh department of tourism takes care of about one-third of ZFM's expenses. Ritnika Nayan who runs Music Gets Me High, a music management agency in Delhi, helped produce the first two editions of ZFM. She feels that the music culture of the region is a deal-clincher. However, Keith Wallang,from the band Soulmate, views the recent developments cautiously. "More things are happening but in the early days, people called their events concerts; now everyone calls their event a festival," says the musician. Call it what you will but the region's definitely calling the tune.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate steps to sign repatriation treaties with Bangladesh and Nepal so that those countries agreed to take back their citizens who had illegally entered Assam. “All concerned should extend full cooperation in the on-going process of updating the National Register of Citizens in order to ensure that every single infiltrator from the neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal could be iden-

tified. The central government should take steps and sign repatriation treaties with Bangladesh, Nepal and other neighbouring countries in order to send back all those identified as illegal migrants,” the resolutions said. The convention was attended by representatives of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Congress, NCP, CPI(ML), Samajwadi Party, AAP, AJYCP, Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti, and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti.

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Brief Google gives $500,000 to promote child safety in India New Delhi, May 18 (pTi): Internet giant Google today threw its weight behind three NGOs in India, announcing support in the form of USD 500,000 in grants, to promote child safety in India. With the grant, Google aims to further the cause with smart applications of technology and help scale up initiatives aimed at child safety programmes and campaigns. Grants have been made through Google.Org to Childline India Foundation that provides a free phone service, 1098, for children in need of help or protection, Bachpan Bachao Andolan that protects and rescues children from slavery, trafficking, and forced labour, and Tulir which works to prevent and heal child sexual abuse across India. “Technology can play a significant role in transforming lives, and we are delighted to provide support to three of India’s non—profit organisations (NGOs) such as Childline India Foundation, Bachpan Bachao Andolan and Tulir which have been doing a phenomenal work,” Google India and South—East Asia Managing Director Rajan Anandan said in a statement. Globally, Google has donated over $100 million in grants, $1 billion on technology resources, and 80,000 hours of Googler volunteering to NGOs in 2014 around the world

Maruti Suzuki opens its first premium dealership - Nexa - in India New Delhi, May 18 (NDTV auTo): Maruti Suzuki opened its first premium dealership in India as it endeavours to cast off the image of being a budget car maker. The dealership in Dwarka, New Delhi will sell only the Ciaz sedan for now, though the upcoming crossover S-Cross, and premium hatchback YRA will join the list upon their launch in India. Called Nexa, Maruti intends to open several such showrooms across India that will retail only the company’s premium models. Since the company hopes to engage the monetarily-endowed, these showrooms are expected to provide an improved experience to buyers. With that being said, it is interesting to note that Maruti Suzuki recently rolled out its 15 millionth car in India (read more), and most of the major contributors for that milestone have been budget cars like the Alto, 800, and the WagonR. So though the small/budget cars are raking in good numbers for the company, it is yet concentrating on more premium models like the Celerio, Swift, and Ciaz among others.

Sony Walkman no more MuMbai, May 18 (DNa MoNey): Sony was once at the top of its game in the phone market. In a time before smartphones (and for a little time after) Sony was a household name, as was it’s Walkman branding. Derived from nostalgia for a simpler time with cassette players, Sony designed a huge line of feature phones around the Walkman brand, that have since been discontinued. But the signage lived on in their music player app. That’s not the case anymore. The latest update for the Sony Walkman app has renamed it to the unimaginative “Music”. This won’t be the first time a smartphone company has done some major software rebranding, but it’s still an indicator of Sony’s troubled state. The company has been experiencing a drop in popularity lately, especially with all the new Chinese brands entering, and very successfully disrupting, the market. Also of note is that streaming music is largely taking over users’ listening habits, as evidenced by Sony’s own Playstation Music tying up with Spotify in March.

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ond, as Kawoosa put it, “a maniacal focus” on online flash sales. “Though there is an Internet revolution in India and brands do need to focus on building their online base, it only works well for new brands (for example, Xiaomi) willing to enter the Indian market,” said Kawoosa. “Established brands, such as Micromax and Samsung, should focus on their existing legacy. The differentiating strength of these brands lies in their distribution network, built and invested in over the years across India, which they should leverage to increase sales.” Overall, the industry will get used to changes (such as the increase in excise duty) and pick up again, he said. The year 2014 saw the entry of many new players in the mobile market, especially Chinese firms. With an 18.5% market share,Samsungcontinuestooccupythe top spot, followed by India’s Micromax with 12.1% and Microsoft with 9.6%. Within the smartphone segment, Samsung has an even bigger lead, a market share of 27.9%, followed by Micromax with 16.2% and Intex, an Indian brand, with 9.2%.

ate approvals for deals that are not debt financed. A provision in the FEMA that allowed the RBI to restrict or regulate crossborder transactions and acquisition or transfer of immovable property to foreigners has been deleted. The RBI had no immediate comment on the change. “We will soon notify rules to implement the new mechanism after consultation with the RBI,” a senior finance ministry official, with direct knowledge of the matter, told Reuters. The official said the central bank -which will still be consulted before a decision is made -- would continue to regulate debt instruments. Red tape and bureaucracy stand at the top of investor complaints about India, which was ranked 142 out of 189 in the World Bank’s latest report on the ease of doing business. But the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, elected on a business-friendly ticket, has vowed to tackle the issue and aims to get within the top 50 countries. It has promised, for example, to speed up regulatory clearances across the board. “It is definitely a positive step for ease of doing business in India as the investors would have to deal with only one authority,” said Pratibha Jain, a tax expert at Nishith Desai Associates, a tax consultancy, said of the change. Foreigners require approval not only to invest in India but also to sell out, a process that has often been slow under the dual scrutiny of the government and RBI.

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New Delhi, May 18 (ReuTeRS): The finance ministry, seeking to speed up deals with outside investors, is set to take full control of the oversight of more than $40 billion a year in foreign direct investments and share purchases, two government sources said. Hitherto, both the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had shared oversight of direct investment and indirect purchases through proxy instruments. Earlier this month parliament approved the annual finance bill containing the amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). While restrictions on foreign investment are unchanged, the sources said, the “new one-stop shop” will simplify and acceler-

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MuMbai, May 18 (TNN): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made a strong case for internationalization of the rupee and sought to differentiate it from capital account convertibility. According to the central bank countries that can borrow in their own currency are less susceptible to international crisis. Describing as `heartening’ the success of the International Finance Corporation in raising rupeedenominated debt globally for investment in India, RBI executive director G Padmanabhan, said “In economics, the term ‘original sin’ has been used to describe the inability of countries to borrow abroad in their own currency which lies at the heart of currency crisis and financial fragility.” He added that no one has ever been able to explain how a Greek-style crisis could take place in a country like United States, Britain or Japan that borrow in their own currency. According to the central bank ED, internationalization of the currency refers to

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a state where exporters from other countries agree to take payment in rupees and where the currency risks in international borrowings are borne by lenders rather than borrowers in India. Padmanabhan’s remarks come at a time when the government is encouraging corporates to issue rupee-denominated debt to reduce foreign currency risks. According to investment bankers several toprated corporates are looking at this option. He was speaking at MSNM Besant Institute of PG Management Studies, Mangalore? on Saturday.? He pointed out that capital account convertibility would bring with it both long-term investment in projects as well as short-term hot money that sought to take advantage of market volatility. “When the Asian crisis broke out, some economists advocated imposition of temporary capital controls as a policy tool to steer the affected economies out of the crisis. In fact Malaysia did precisely this to check deepDIMAPUR civil Hospital:

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out? Experts believe cyclical glitches account for the downturn in mobilephone sales: Unexciting phones, tax issues, increased competition and even extended Chinese new-year festivities. “With major announcements of new handsets and entry of some new brands happening in a big way in Q4 2014, there wasn’t really something very exciting in the market for customers that could push up sales in Q1 2015,” said Faisal Kawoosa, lead analyst, Telecom Research at CyberMedia. “At the same time, a change in duty structure and the longer continuation of Chinese new year festivities which generally conclude by mid-February each year, affected the supply chain and inventories.” In an attempt to push local manufacturing, the government, in a budget announcement, increased the excise duty on mobile handsets to 12.5% from 6%, pushing the cost of handsets by around 4%. Experts said there were two more reasons: First, sales have fluctuated for vendors, with one vendor dominant in one quarter and another in the next. Sec-

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New Delhi, May 18 (iaNS/iNDiaSpeND): Indian mobile-phone sales have dropped for the first time in 20 years, raising the question: Is a slowdown at hand for the world’s fastest-growing smartphone market? Mobile sales dropped 14.5% the first quarter (Q1, January-March) 2015, on a quarter-to-quarter basis, compared to Q4 (October-December) 2014 -- from 62 mn handsets in Q4 2014 to 53 mn handsets in Q1 2015, according to a report of CyberMedia Research, a consultancy. The decline in smartphone sales from quarter-to-quarter was 7.14 %. Cheaper “feature” phones performed worse, with an 18.3%sales decline over the same period. India became the fastest-growing market for smartphones in Asia-Pacific in 2014, and is supposed to overtake US as the second-largest smartphone market globally, with 204 million smartphone users by 2016, according to a study by eMarketer, a research firm. Is this a Cyclical issues or a larger problem? Do these data indicate that India’s mobile-phone growth is topping

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32nd international aiDS Governor interacts with Rotarians candlelight Memorial Service Kohima, may 18 (Dipr): Governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya had an interactive session with members of the visiting Rotary Club Bombay (North) and Rotary Club Kohima at Raj Bhavan on May 16. The Governor thanked the Rotary Club Bombay (North) for conducting free medical camps, which helped, identified many patients in their initial stages of health problems and requested the members of Rotary Club Kohima for follow

up checkup of the patients. PB Acharya also said that the main reason he motivated the doctors from Mumbai to come to Nagaland was not only for the health sector, but also for national and emotional integration, getting to know each other and also to understand and respect each other. The governor also expressed happiness at meeting the Rotarians of the State for the first time. Dr. Keditsu, Past President, Rotary Club Kohima highlighted some of the

many projects the Rotary Club of Kohima has done. He said that the Rotary Club Kohima is active and is doing their part for the State. Dr. Keditsu also assured that Rotary Club Kohima would conduct follow up checkups and extended their support and help in such projects in the future. Dr. Palep, President, Rotary Club Bombay (North) in his short address emphasized on enhancing skills of the doctors for better achievement.

Case registered against one for theft Organizers of the 32nd International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service held at Phek Basa on May 17.

phEK, may 18 (mExN): The 32nd International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service was held on May 17 at Phek Basa Baptist Church in Phek district with the theme ‘Supporting the future’. It was jointly organized by PNP+, VIHAAN, DAPCU and ELF. Addressing the gathering, guest speaker Ketshuselie Kire informed that International Candlelight Memorial Serves is a community mobilization campaign to raise social consciousness about HIV and AIDs and also serves as an important intervention for global solidarity, breaking down barriers of stigma and discrimination, and giving hope to new generation. The service is also an opportunity to commemorate loved ones who have lost their lives to AIDS, show solidarity with

people living with HIV, reduce stigma and discrimination and raise awareness within society, he said. The guest speaker further called upon the participants to show care and support to people who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Vetsuyo, Program Coordinator, PNP+, spoke on HIV scenario, service availability, and challenges faced by People Living with HIV in the district. A documentary film on International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service and HIV testing was also shown to the participants. Candles were lighted in remembrance of those who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS during the programme, which was attended by around 300 people. Meanwhile, the Candlelight Memorial Service was also observed at

Konyak Baptist Church Mon (KBCM) the same day, organised by DAPCU in collaboration with KBCM Youth Department with support from LFA-Nagaland. The guest speaker of the programme, Thongwang K, Adviser, DUDA & SIRD highlighted that many people living with HIV are facing lack of access to care, support and treatment, fear of stigma and discrimination. In this, he urged everyone to understand the issues on HIV and take the responsibility to support people living with HIV by creating an enabling environment and to give hope to new generation. Dr. Medemmayang, MS, District Hospital Mon, led the lighting of candles, which was followed by special prayer by Yongrichem, President, Baptist Pastors Fellowship Mon Town.

Univ, colleges asked to observe Yoga Day Kohima,may18(Dipr): The University Grants Commission’s secretary, Jaspal S. Sandhu in a notification has directed universities and affiliated colleges to observe International Day of Yoga on June 21. According to the notification, in the morning, a demo by yoga practitioners may be organized on Yoga Day. The willing students

and faculties of the universities may practice yoga as shown by the practitioners, it said. The other students/ faculties may, however, observe the same. The best participants of the Yoga Session may be awarded with prizes & certificates in a function to be organized on that day. Yoga Exhibition on Yogic Postures may be organized in a

big Hall. The banners in this regard may be displayed for awareness in the campus. Online Essay Competition may be organized and the best students may be awarded with prizes and certificates. The universities and affiliated colleges can send the ‘Action Taken’ to UGC by email at ugc.yoga@ gmail.com.

Dimapur, may 18 (mExN): South Police Station, Kohima has registered a regular case against one person who was caught stealing a car from Old Ministers’ Hill area. A press release from SDPO/ PRO, Kohima police informed that on May 17, an FIR was lodged at South Police Station by Old Ministers Hill Youth Organization stating that the person identified as Chekrozoto (22) was caught red handed while stealing a Maruti van bearing registration

number NL01-T-6223. The accused was accordingly produced at South P.S Kohima and a case was registered to conduct further investigation, it added. The Kohima Police have lauded the Old Ministers’ Hill Youth Organization for assisting the administration in controlling crimes in the district. Scooty recovered The Kohima Police manning Khuzama check gate on May 16 around 9:00 pm intercepted a scooty

without registration number. According to the press release from PRO, Kohima police, the person riding the scooty escaped taking advantage of the darkness when the police tried to stop. However, the scooty (Honda Activa) bearing engine no. JF50E-7-1055558 and Chassis No. ME4JF502EB7055515 – was left behind. Therefore, the rightful owner has been requested to come and claim the scooty with all relevant documents from Khuzama Police Station.

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MEx FILE Excise personnel seize cough syrup Kohima, may 18 (mExN): The surveillance duty party of Excise, Kohima at Khuzama Check Post arrested one person for transporting cough syrup containing codeine on the midnight of May 16. The accused have been identified as Alex Newmai. According to a press release from Katoho Sumi, Superintendent of Excise & Prohibition, the cough syrups were found packed in a sack and placed under other articles in a Manipur bound pickup truck. The release further stated that since the setting up of surveillance team, the duty party on high alert has performed prohibition duty successfully. The arrested accused was booked for violation of NDPS Act ’85 and the seized articles deposited at the Excise Malkhana, Kohima for record/reference and further investigation.

NNC (LRC) observes Plebiscite Day WoKha, may 18 (mExN): The Lotha Regional Council of NNC observed Naga Plebiscite Day on May 16 at LTC Hall, Wokha. The programme was attended by office bearers, sub-regional presidents, all active members and elderly people. The house, a press release said, observed two minutes silence paying homage to those who laid down their lives for the cause of “Naga Right movement”. The House also prayed to God to enable Indian leaders change their attitute towards Nagas and to find ways and means for amicable solution of the Naga issue without delay, the release stated.

Pongidong-TsungzaKhumtsu villages meeting WoKha, may 18 (mExN): A joint general meeting of Pongidong-Tsungza-Khumtsu villages will be held on May 23 at the community hall of Pongidong village from 9:30 am onwards. Therefore, the three villages’ councils, VDBs and general public, including the citizens of the three villages, residing in Dimapur, Kohima, Wokha etc. have been requested to come and attend the meeting positively.

International Day of Families celebrated in Wokha WoKha, may 18 (mExN): The Team Metamorphosis Wokha celebrated International Day of Families at the Hammock Resort in Wokha. This year’s theme for the occasion was “Men’s Incharge?” as declared by the United Nations, to strongly and rationally advocate gender equality throughout the world. The Chief of the organization Thungdemo Kyong spoke on the significance of the occasion after briefly explaining the history of its origin. Other members also spoke on the occasion on what a family truly is, how close and understanding it ought to be as a family etc. The celebration ended with the team members joining hands in prayer with a fresh commitment to continue to be catalyst

Team Metamorphosis members during the celebration of International Day of Families at Hammock Resort in Wokha.

of change and to be part of the change keeping in mind the motto of the organization, “To Serve is True Greatness”. A press release from Team Metamorphosis informed that the 11 years old

organization was founded by Thungdemo Kyong, got registered under the department of Home Government of Nagaland Society Act 1960 with Certificate of Registration No. H/RS5127 on December, 17,

2008. The organization, it said, has since been active in various social activities – creating awareness for quality education through Campus Icon, sponsoring Campus Icons in their academic studies, conduct-

ing educational tours for the Campus Icons, sending youth to participate in National Youth festivals in collaboration with department of Youth Resources & Sports & Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, conducting career guidance, counseling & trainings, donating blood in cases of emergencies, and creating awareness, cleaning roads, towns & hospital toilets. It also started the Wokha Festival of Music & Indigenous Arts/ Games. The organisation also played a key role in making the government constuct the bridge to the district hospital Wokha, which had been washed away by monsoon rain, it added. The Team Metamorphosis comprises of about 30 members, mostly self employed.

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congratulate Mr Sanjib Baruah for his analytical article ‘The Nagas of India and Myanmar’ published in The Indian Express on May 14, 2015. Baruah is a professor of political studies, Bard College, New York, and his article speaks volumes of his scholarship. When Naga movement has failed to attract the attention of Indian authorities (including British India) and Indian media for almost a century, it is really noteworthy for the professor far away from the Indian soil to have paid so much attention to a very recent development affecting the Nagas in this part of the world. It amply shows that even if the development is a footnote as of now in the long history of Naga movement, it has far reaching implications for the future. But what is more impressive is Baruah’s knowledge of Naga issue although he is a non Naga. Studying an issue and living an issue are two entirely different experiences. If professor is a keen observer of Naga issue, there are many Nagas like me who have firsthand experience of the issue, particularly the recent developments which have been highlighted by the author in his article. I, therefore, deem it my duty to present my perspective of the issue in question for the benefit of the vast majority of Nagas on Indian side. Otherwise, history will never forgive me for my omission of not pointing out the facts to counter the fiction. I am sure, professor will respect my opinion on the issue as much as I respect his. For the benefit of the readers, I will divide Mr Baruah’s article in the following sub heads : (i) India’s policy towards Khaplang vis a vis Myanmar’s, (ii) In-

A NAGA’S PERSPECTIVE dian Nagas vs Myanmar Nagas, (iii) Khaplang’s importance in contemporary Naga politics, and (iv) some other miscellaneous issues. All these issues are important but necessarily in that order, at least for me. I propose to deal with the second issue first. The first ceasefire meeting of NSCN-K with Myanmar authorities, which the author has referred to in his article to glorify Khaplang and criticise Indian Govt’s policy towards him, was held at Hkamti on April 9 2012. The meeting which was held at the regional level led by the Chief Minister of Sagaing Division, U Tha Aye, was undoubtedly a red letter day for NSCN-K. NSCN-K leaders were welcomed by Nagas of Hkamti led by MPs, MLAs, Naga Yuya, Eastern Naga Students Union, Eastern Naga Women Association, Naga Baptist Convention, local leaders and public from various communities including Shans, Kachins, etc in a glittering ceremony. The Myanmar Govt organised a fantastic cultural evening to showcase their rich culture followed by gala dinner for the NSCN-K delegates. I must reveal with all humility that the ceasefire agreement was drafted and signed by none other than Kilonser Wangtin Naga and kilonser P.Tikhak, the leaders of “yet-to-be-named group of former NSCN-K members” as referred to by Mr Baruah. For your kind information professor, our group has been aptly named as NSCN-Reformation. Notwithstanding the lavish hospitality extended by Myanmar authorities, the initial political concessions made by them did not reflect their mature po-

litical acumen as touted by the author. To clarify it, Mr Baruah, Myanmar authorities wanted to restrict the Naga areas only to four towns i.e. Leyshi, Lahey, Namjung and Pangsau. But we demanded and managed to get the main ceasefire office at Hkamti and asked for sub-offices in all towns. We also demanded a liaison office at Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin land. Ceasefire office at Hkamti was demanded in order to ensure that at least Hkamti town remained with Naga areas, as most of the Naga areas like Mawlait, Kalaywqa, Tamanthi, Homalin, Tamu, Simpoyang and Tenai had already fallen into the hands of Shans and Kachins. Nagas are minority in these towns some as less as 2%. Therefore, we did not want to lose Hkamti and stuck to our demand for main ceasefire office at Hkamti. We have also asked the Union of Myanmar to immediately demarcate the Naga areas so that all the Naga areas which have gone to the Kachins and Shans can be brought back to the Nagas. Unfortunately, Khaplang had done little or nothing to prevent the Naga areas from going into the hands of other communities, so much for his ‘ideological worldview’ and ‘ideological commitments’, as eulogized by the author. With his current posture, I fear that whatever little effort was made in this direction will now vanish in thin air. The two Naga leaders from Indian side, Wangtin Naga and P.Tikhak, who have been expelled by none other than Khaplang himself and compelled to form a new group committed to their ideology of peace and non-violence, fought

with Myanmar authorities for these rights of Myanmar brethren. The architects of the recognition of Khaplang’s authority in parts of Sagaing Division, which has been cited by the author as a sound political sense of Myanmar Govt, were these two leaders. Was it not a reflection of the two leaders of their commitment to pan-Naga political and social identity, as referred to by Mr Sanjib Baruah ? For us, concerns of our brothers and sisters in Myanmar were as dear to our heart as concerns of our brothers and sisters in India. After all, we Nagas learnt to fight unitedly for our independence and sovereignty from our ancestors. So much so, when both Khole and Kitovi parted ways with Khaplang, the two leaders stood by him. The two leader did not consider Khaplang a “Burmese Naga” then. Probably, Khaplang is suffering from amnesia !!!! Who then broke this bond ? Who divided the Nagas between Myanmar Nagas and Indian Nagas ? Who built the Indo-Myanmar wall? Who gave the identity of “Indian Nagas” to us? Who betrayed the Naga cause? The answer to all these questions is only one – KHAPLANG. I can assure you, we never had such intentions to segregate us from our Myanmar brothers who are linked by common ancestry. Khaplang exploited both the leaders who knew English language and are intellectually superior to any of his current “advisors” to ink the historic agreement with Myanmar, only to enjoy its fruits with his Myanmar brothers. When it came to similar ceasefire with GoI, he opposed tooth and nail. When it came to have political dialogue

with India, he wanted to wait till talks with NSCN-IM to fail. To claim that Khaplang unilaterally abrogated ceasefire since it was not sustainable without talks is utter falsehood. Simply put, he did not have any stake in political settlement with GoI. This was ‘political opportunism’ at its worst, whether Mr Baruah agrees or not. His only interest in India was to amass wealth by exploiting us. His only love for us was to make us the sacrificial goats before Indian security forces so that he can live longer. Frankly speaking, Khaplang never wanted the Nagas from Indian side to raise their voice and question his dictatorial authority and integrity. First, he developed differences with Isak and Muivah, later with Khole and Kitovi, and now with Wangtin Naga and P.Tikhak. So, Mr Baruah, you may ask Khaplang, is the blood flowing in us not Naga blood ? Are we not stock of the same Naga family ? Do we not have the right to live with respect and dignity in a place where we were born ? Khaplang may easily forget this side of the border where he spent only his early childhood (Margherita as claimed by the author), but we are born to live and die here. Khaplang is answerable to the Nagas of the world as to why has he created Nagas within Nagas, not we. However, we on the Indian side will continue to maintain our good- neighbourly relations with Naga public of Myanmar and help them in whatever way we can despite Khaplang’s betrayal. Khaplang is a fatherly figure (Baba) in Naga society and Nagas respect their elders. But one should deserve and inspire that respect through his actions

and not demand by putting one in fear. But for some of his followers, the vast majority of Indian Nagas do not have any respect for Khaplang. They are only worried about his blood thirsty and trigger happy followers, who have already shown their true colours. On Wangtin’s statement ‘to my great baba as no son has any bad intention towards his father’, it is clarified that he was not mentioning about post-split period, but was referring to the period prior to the split when he tried his best to convince Khaplang to take into consideration several other domestic problems being faced by national workers on Indian side. But Khaplang turned deaf ears to all his pleas thinking that Wangtin must be doing so only to benefit himself which is why he wanted to clarify his position to Khaplang that a son can never have any bad intentions against his father. Whatever he has pleaded before him was only to save the organisation from sinking by vicious machinations of the back biters, which ultimately culminated in the current state of affairs. Therefore, it was not at all an apologetic statement as made out to be by the author. As regards influence of Khaplang on Indian side, few incidents of blood bath by fugitive followers do not prove one’s influence, rising public resentment against violence and call for non-cooperation do speak against it. Sooner than later, truth will prevail, and future will speak eloquently about Khaplang’s influence on Indian side, whether in Arunachal Pradesh or Nagaland. Don’t forget, there is a pantheon of Naga leaders who have sacrificed themselves at the altar of Naga cause for Naga society

to emulate. Khaplang does not even merit a mention. Khaplang’s protection to other Indian Insurgent groups in Myanmar is not out of his influence and authority, it is purely a marriage of convenience arising out of mutual self interests. While the other groups take advantage of his ceasefire with Myanmar to take refuge in the area, Khaplang takes ‘protection money’ in lieu of providing his infrastructure. They are all dancing to the tune of their ‘mentors’ who are trying to fish in the troubled waters by providing them logistics and moral support. Khaplang’s efforts to form umbrella organizations with other insurgent groups from time to time speak about his selfish political ambitions and pecuniary considerations, and not about any ‘ideological worldview’ or ‘ideological commitments’. When he could not serve his blood relations, where is the question of serving the cause of the so called ‘crossborder resistance movement’ cutting across ethnic agendas. As regards the other issues such as whether India should learn from Myanmar on how to deal with Khaplang, whether India’s security forces have the capacity to contain NSCN-K, whether Myanmar will extend a helping hand to India by not allowing Khaplang to use its soil, and whether India can solve the Naga issue only by talking to NSCN-IM, it is for Indian government to ponder. In any case, nothing can be farther from truth than equating NSCN-K with Myanmar in the context of India’s engagement. MIP Secretary, NSCN-REFORMATION, Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland

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Honesty of Purpose, Honesty of Process! A process that does not engage the core issues of rights and aspirations will only perpetuate the problems and conditions that the negotiations are supposed to address

ny genuine JustPeace initiative requires integrity and the willingness to shift from one’s entrenched position by embracing a new paradigm of power relations based on sincerity and mutual respect. There is no doubt that “honesty of purpose and honesty of process” are essential ingredients towards it. The more important question is whether the “honesty of purpose and honesty of process” is mutually defined by all sides, or whether this maxim is reduced to a utility in which the stronger imposes its narrative of purpose and process over the weaker, thereby, implying forced solutions and conditions which have not been mutually agreed to. India’s interlocutor to the Indo-Naga political dialogue, RN Ravi’s recent assertion that Nagas “must win to the maximum possible extent,” in a framework of “honesty of purpose and honesty of process” reveals the overriding dominant political, intellectual and cultural approach of the Indian state. His emphasis that “Nagas need to reconcile with the Naga nationalism and Indian nationalism” underlines a flawed process in which only one entity is expected to make a fundamental shift in position, while the other, re-enforces its status quo. Such a process is confined to maintaining the status quo, which further confirms a growing public assumption that the negotiating process has been limited to aspects of statecraft without addressing the question of Naga rights and sovereignty. This narrow perspective will only perpetuate the problems and conditions that the negotiations are supposed to address. The process of peace and negotiations is not just a matter of political interests and aspirations as it embodies the political, social, cultural and intellectual underpinnings. The IndoNaga political process is no exception as it is filled with cultural assumptions. The failure to recognize, appreciate and uphold different worldviews and construction of historical narratives and perceptions of the future has weakened the idea of negotiations as a means to finding a creative ‘outside-the-box’ solution that is consistent with the values of justice and peace. A change in priorities by trying to first understand each others ‘worldview’ is essential in overcoming assumptions and recognizing and accepting cultural meanings to political concepts such as sovereignty and political rights. The remarks made by India’s interlocutor during the course of his visit to the Naga Students’ Federation General Conference should be taken as an opportunity of critical learning. Nagas need to go beyond questioning the ‘sincerity’ of the Indian state; they need to understand and critique the political, cultural and intellectual approach and framework in which the Indian government has framed the Naga question. Peace processes around the world have shown that a negotiating party may be sincere in its intent, and, yet may not have the best approach towards finding a solution. History is replete with examples where a party can be sincere in its commitment, and yet its approach may still impose the arrogance of power and cultural superiority. In the face of a protracted negotiations process that is founded on asymmetrical power relations, the urgency for Nagas to reconcile and come together is not an option, it is an imperative. It is essential for India and the international community to recognize that Nagas are only seeking their rightful and dignified place to realize their most basic human desire to be fully human and self-determining. This means correcting the paradox by proposing a people-centered alternative in which Naga nationalism and Indian nationalism can peacefully co-exist together by mutually respecting each other’s rights. For the sake of the present and the future, it is time for Nagas to engage the question of Naga rights and overcome their political and intellectual conformity with the status quo; and create new possibilities for intellectual imagination and political innovation.

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Safeguarding Our Ancestors’ Land-Holding System What does God say? “Don’t move a boundary marker set up by your ancestors” (Prov. 22:28, CEV). The Naga Experience The land-holding system of the Nagas is not one of feudalism. Our ancestors were not subjects to some landlords who had rights to exercise certain political power over them. The Naga country has always been the home to the Naga people from time immemorial. Our ancestors had preserved it, from generation after generation, for us, their children. We have inherited their lands and now possess them as our own personal property, individually as well as collectively. And because we are inseparably tied to our land, it has defined our identity and shaped our culture. Thus, our national slogan has been UrraUvie, meaning, “our country is ours.” Following the Simon Commission meeting at Kohima in 1929 and a subsequent British India Act in 1935, the British named the Naga territory as the “Naga Hills Excluded Areas” in 1937. But soon after World War II, they sensed that an independent India could try to assert claim over all British administered areas, including Nagaland. Hence, the British government issued a statement on December 6, 1946, which reads: “Should a Constitution come to be framed by the Constituent Assembly [of India] in which a large section of Indian population had not been represented, His Majesty’s government would not contemplate forcing such a constitution upon any unwilling part of the country.” In a somewhat similar line, Jawaharlal Nehru, on August 19, 1946, also said, “The Tribal Areas are defined as being those long frontiers of India which are neither part of India nor Burma, nor of Indian states nor of any foreign power.” But after India got her independence, she suddenly changed her position. And yet, whatever the controversy may be, for the Nagas, Nagaland belongs to the Nagas. No other nation or even the Nagas’ own government can claim the land, except through willing donation by private land owners or sale by them. Okay, so now what? Today, most of us Nagas are beginning to see our inherited lands as commercial items. We are also becoming a generation which has no concern to save our stones and minerals, oil and natural gas, rivers and waters, forests and trees, flora and fauna, birds and animals. We are scraping off all the beauty of our land for a quick money-making pursuit and instant selfgratification. All these must stop. Also, in the light of our unique land-holding system, it is important for our government to realize that it must exist to safeguard our property rights as well as protect all our rich natural resources. Taken from the book “Breakfast with the King: The 100-Day Devotional” by Mazie Nakhro

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The PPP in Mexico: Taking on structural violence

While more than 300 civil society groups presented evidence of structural violence against labour rights and education, the tragic events in Ayotzinapa were unfolding almost simultaneously

he Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT), founded in 1979 and now operating under the auspices of the Lelio and Lisli Basso Foundation, is the successor to the first such tribunal created by the philosopher Bertrand Russell to judge crimes committed by the US government during the Vietnam war, and the subsequent tribunal organized with the writer Julio Cortázar to adjudicate Argentina’s military dictatorship, state crimes and crimes against humanity. Recently, a chapter of the PPT was convened in Mexico under the title "Free Trade, Violence, Impunity, and the Rights of the People in Mexico", which held 10 different hearings from 2011 to 2014 before a panel of selected naresponsibility. Iguala’s mayor and its municipal tional and international judges. police chief were even able to flee without any The trial began in May 2012 in Ciudad Juárez, a precautionary measures taken to prevent them. city emblematic of femicide, with an indictment on One of the murdered students, Julio César Monbehalf of civil society that centered on complaints of dragón, was brutally tortured, his face shredded, the “looting and plundering of Mexico”. More than before being executed. 300 different organizations and groups representing social movements presented their allegations, the The judgment and sentence passed on 5 October is sheer breadth of which clearly demonstrates the to- explicit: The State of Mexico and its different levels of govtal impunity that reigns in the face of systematic and ernment, its institutions, and its legal authorities serious rights violations. are guilty of crimes against humanity perpetratOne of the salient points of the tribunal’s judgment ed against the student community of the Escuela is that: Normal Rural de Ayotzinapa, in the state of GuerInformation presented to the PPT concerns a rero. The crimes include homicide, execution, wide range of situations that confirm significant forced disappearance, torture, and illegal arrest variation in the repressive economic, social and to the detriment of the students of said educationpolitical strategies operating in the country and, al centre as well as political persecution that the in particular, towards indigenous peoples. What Mexican State consistently visits upon rural stuis striking to the PPT is the growing perception dents and teacher training institutions. that there exists a detailed plan, the main objective of which is the violent imposition of a govern- As a result, the PPT made a clear recommendation to ing rationale in which the rights of persons, both the Mexican state: That it end all forms of violence and repression individuals and groups, are ‘dependent variagainst students and teachers, in particular the ables’ and therefore absolutely expendable and policy of abolishing rural teacher training, that marginal in contrast to the inviolate priorities of it investigate and immediately punish those renational and international economic interests. sponsible for the systematic persecution, represFurthermore, the PPT points out that, “it is clear sion and criminalization practiced by different the Mexican state maintains a dissociated policy in police and security forces, as well as governmenwhich its subscribes to all international treaties and tal institutions—municipal and state—to ensure obligations only to later renege on them.” the respect of the victim and their family’s right to truth, justice and reparation. To that end, it Fighting structural violence should provide an immediate response to the reThe education hearings took place in Mexico City cent events mentioned herein. between 3 and 5 October in the Mexican Press Club; ironically no journalists were present. During the three The students of Ayotzinapa and the teacher traindays, many accusations were made by educational ing colleges of Michoacán also denounced a constakeholders–teachers, students and parents–who tes- stant campaign by television stations to denigrate tified that since the 1990s, the country’s educational and criminalize the students and their schools, in system has suffered serious and continuous deterio- particular Televisa, Milenio and TV Azteca. This has ration. Not surprisingly, one of the cases presented fostered a widespread lynch-mob mentality that enwas that of the students of the Escuela Normal Rural ables state and police entities as well as educational (teacher training college) in Ayotzinapa, the tragic facts ones to practice repression and aggression with imof which were unfolding almost simultaneously. In its punity, branding the student teachers “vandals with final document, the PPT classifies these events as a “Vi- dubious motives” for attempting to defend their curolation of the Right to Life”. It describes how: riculum, rural communities, and public education. The students of the Escuela Normal Rural de AyoThe PPT enjoys an international reputation estzinapa, Guerrero, denounced the systematic per- tablished over the course of many years, and it will secution, harassment and defamation to which deliver its verdict in these forums. But it is up to us to they were subjected by different government enti- continue denouncing infamous acts, such as when ties and which, in the last two years, has taken the state turns students who are raising money and their toll: two murders on the Autopista del sol passing out flyers into terrorists in order to illegally highway in 2011 and six murders and two seri- detain, torture and murder them–or worse still, apous injuries on September 26 in the city of Igua- parently delivering them to narco hitmen for execula, the result of successive attacks, two of which tion. If that is the prevailing logic, it means the govtook place in front of the press. Of those killed, ernment and criminals have merged and now have three were students and three were simply at the common political interests. This is, a state crime that wrong place at the wrong time; one of them was exposes the criminal collusion permeating most shot while he travelled on a bus with fellow soc- government institutions, be it the courts, the justice cer players. Moreover, to date there are 19 injured system, public security, the administration or the and 43 missing persons, students detained while legislature. It is up to us to peremptorily demand jusalive and loaded into official patrol vehicles by tice, and that the students’ fate be made known. the municipal police only to later disappear. Nobody from any level of state government pro- A deteriorating education system vided explanations or conclusions, nor ascribed Under the heading “Violence Against Labour

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Rights,” the PPT confirmed, in the first instance, that both the educational reform bill passed in 2013 and the law governing professional educators flagrantly contradict Mexico’s current Federal Labour Act, the panel having determined that the teachers face a potential loss of tenure because it is has been made contingent upon the results of standardized testing administered every four years. This situation has created a workers’ state of emergency specifically for teaching professionals, who risk losing their hardwon employment rights. Second, accusations and testimony were provided along with supporting documents for 45 teachers fired in the state of Puebla for having refused to conduct the standardized ENLACE test (a national assessment of academic achievement in certain core subjects). The teachers complained that teaching was too focused on test results and that the entire process was vulnerable to corruption. Two teachers were fired in Quintana Roo, one in Yucatán and the other in Chiapas; the latter was also kidnapped and beaten. These complaints point to incidents in which state governments made false accusations, including homicide, in order to imprison teachers in the states of Oaxaca and Mexico. The heading “Structural Violence Against Equity, Diversity and Disability” covers complaints about rural teacher training in general and, more specifically, the closing down of educational institutions in Cherán, Tiripetío and Arteaga. Here the emphasis is on the fact that of some 40 teachers’ colleges that existed in 1968, only 17 remain operational and face sustained pressure to cut budgets and limit enrolment. The colleges in Michoacán, like those of Chiapas, Hidalgo and the state of Mexico, have been raided by several police forces. In 2013 their students were beaten, harassed, and had their belongings confiscated. 157 of them have cases pending against them for “theft and sedition”. Complaints were also lodged about changes to the curriculum that dismantled intercultural training initiatives, going so far as to eliminate indigenous language teaching in favour of information and communications technology and English, a blatant disavowal of Mexico’s multicultural reality. The grassroots organization representing teachers in Veracruz focused on the accelerating destruction of indigenous education, a trend that reproduces existing structural biases and inequality, which lowers literacy rates and rates of advancement in multi-grade classrooms. Specialeducation teachers complained of the decreasing number of special-education schools, implying the ignorance of and disdain for children who suffer from significant disabilities and developmental disorders. Finally the PPT catalogued evidence of "Structural Violence Against Secondary and Higher Education” collected from students and teachers who detailed the classification and selection mechanisms created by public institutions through the use of standardized multiple-choice exams, which establish a ranking system that feeds certain students into predetermined options while excluding others. The net result is that young people are increasingly directed towards private school education that is more expensive and often of inferior quality. A series of reforms in higher education was also mentioned by which the autonomy of universities is jeopardized because of an external evaluation system that binds and determines funding for academic research and teaching projects. The panel of judges reviewing education laid the continued deterioration of the educational system squarely at the feet of the Mexican government. The PPT concluded that the government created the constitutional conditions that enabled this process to flourish through carefully crafted legislation, passed and implemented at all levels, the consequences of which are growing inequality, violation of all kinds of rights, and the commercialization and privatization of education.

What to do if phones fill up with photos Anick Jesdanun

AP Technology Writer files from your phone after getting them to Flickr, which means keeping track of which ones have already been transferred. Also, while Flickr can categorize people shots based on whether they contain kids or groups, it doesn't do face detection. You can't pull up photos of just your mom or your best friend. Flickr is still rolling out the features to all of its users. I've encountered some hiccups, including videos not uploading consistently. And after a few days, Flickr still hasn't finished transferring all of my photos. If your collection is sizable like mine, it can take days or weeks. Get Flickr's app from your phone's app store. Go to http://flickr.com/ tools/downloadmac for the Mac software and http://flickr.com/tools/ downloadwindows for Windows.

your photo collection online. It works with Apple's Photos app for organizing and editing those images on Mac and mobile devices. Apple keeps a full-resolution version online while downgrading what's on your device when space is low. You get the original back when you need it. Otherwise, it's not taking up as much space. All this is automatic, so you don't need to mess with deleting originals and potentially deleting the wrong ones. You're limited to transferring images from Apple devices — iPhones, iPads and Macs — though you can view them through a Windows Web browser. You're charged for storage once you hit 5 gigabytes, or roughly 3,000 photos. It costs 99 cents a month for 20 gigabytes, though you might need more if your phone is already full. APPLE'S ICLOUD PHOTO LIBRARY Unlike Flickr, Apple can sort imThis is Apple's way of unifying ages based on specific individuals

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in them, though it doesn't do object recognition, such as automatically identifying a dog in a picture. Unlike Flickr, Apple can handle RAW file formats favored by many professionals with high-end cameras. It's not an issue, though, if you're just shooting with the phone (unless you have LG's upcoming G4 phone, which can shoot in RAW). The online photo feature is built into the Photos apps that come with Mac and iOS operating systems. There's no separate download once you have the latest system updates. Just turn the feature on when prompted. AND THE REST ... With Google's Auto Backup and Amazon's Cloud Drive, automatic transfers are limited to Apple and Android phones — not PCs. Google offers free unlimited storage in a reduced resolution. Otherwise, full-resolution images count toward a free allotment shared with Gmail and other Google services. Amazon's Cloud Drive with unlimited photo storage is $12 a year — waived for members of its $99-a-year Prime service. It's $60 a year if you want unlimited videos, too. With all of these services, images are kept private — for your eyes only — until you specify otherwise. Flickr is the only one that's truly free and compatible with multiple systems. But if you have an Apple device and don't mind paying, iCloud Photo Library is the easier one to use.

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19 May 2015

ast week brought something as unexpected as a piece of good news from Bangui, capital of the Central Africa Republic (CAR). During conversations before a week-long national reconciliation forum, which brings together politicians, armed groups and religious leaders, representatives claiming to represent the warring factions agreed not only to halt the use of child soldiers but also to release all children among their ranks. This is good news but it should be received with a degree of caution. CAR is about to embark on an ambitious process of restoration of state power and the meeting was clearly part of this. As it is a process in which all actors, including those perpetrating violence, are interested in playing some part—or, at the very least, not being excluded from the outset— they were bound to agree to protect children once the proposal was put on the table. Agreeing to it at a meeting in Bangui in the presence of the international community is one thing, however; delivering on the agreement is another matter entirely. And this is not a conflict between two well-defined opponents with clear lines of command and control between a military-political leadership and officers and rank and file on the ground. The so-called Seleka alliance consists of different groups of fighters from the northern parts of CAR with little more in common than what they had when they started their ‘armed struggle’ rallying behind Michel Djotodia in November 2012: they felt ignored and marginalised by the political leadership in Bangui and the then president, Francois Bozizé. Largely pushed out of central CAR during 2014, various Seleka elements with differing attachments (or none) to the leadership have taken control of towns in the north such as N’Dele and Birao, involving themselves among other things in the illegal export of diamonds and gold through Sudan’s Darfur region. This almost completely stateless border zone is out of reach to the in-

PERSPECTIVE NEWS ANALYSIS, FEATURE AND DISCOURSE

CAR: The long and winding road Morten Bøås

ternational community and the UN peacekeeping force, the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINSUCA), mandated since September 2014. Whether these groups follow their nominal leaders’ promise to halt the recruitment of child soldiers and release those among their ranks is a very open question. Much the same could be said about the so-called anti-Balaka groups—a string of local militias initially formed among Christian communities in the southern part of the country, in response to the looting and plunder of their communities by Seleka elements during Djotodia’s short time in power. Some are clearly related to supporters of Bozizé, such as Patrice Edouard Ngaissona, a businessman and former ally of the ex-president who has claimed the leadership of the antiBalaka. Ngaissona may have some influence over some but not all of these groups: many have a very local affiliation (for example village of origin). So scepticism about last week’s agreement is in order and the situa-

tion on the ground for CAR’s children, particularly those in the hinterlands, is not about to change for the better. But the fragmentation of those who resort to violence could also have severe consequences for the wider process of state restoration. Optimistic timetable The plan is for a referendum on a new constitution in May, parliamentary elections in June and July and presidential elections in August. This is obviously an optimistic timetable but in September the rains start and then elections will not be possible due to the lack of functioning infrastructure beyond the dry season. Add to the equation the fragmented militias and their potential for spoiling the process, particularly in the areas without much presence of the UN peacekeepers, and there is a lot that could go wrong. And this does not become any easier when we consider that the international community faces state-building in a ‘phantom’ state—one that basically does not exist as a sovereign body at all.

Voter registration lists were destroyed during the fighting in Bangui in 2013, at least 25% of the country’s presumed 4.6m inhabitants are displaced and several hundred thousand also live as refugees in neighbouring countries. And the National Elections Authority (ANE) currently only has offices in Bangui and some towns and prefectures in the south-west. Whether it will be possible to hold credible elections at all in the northern part of the country, currently under the control of various Seleka elements, is thus another open question. If turnout were to be mainly in the south-west, the new constitution, parliament and president would lack legitimacy in the north. But the international community, which basically funds the ANE and the transitional government of Catherine Samba-Panza, will push ahead with the timetable. Quick fix It is of course good that the international community has finally raised its presence in CAR, as there is no way the country can get through this transition on its own. But there is clearly the fear that the same stakeholders are pushing forward a plan and a timetable way too ambitious for a country without a functional state. A new constitution and an elected government are certainly needed. But trying to pretend that there is a quick fix, which could provide for an early exit for the international community from CAR, would only embed further conflict in any temporary and fragile solution to the current one. There should not be any elections before at least a majority of the population, including refugees and the internally displaced, can have relatively free access to the voting booth. So last week brought us a glimpse of good news. But the process which has begun is at best the start of a long and winding road with several muddy creeks to cross and almost impassable barriers to traverse before this country will be on track to sustainable recovery and state stability.

Everyone Has to Practice Nonviolence

Rev. John dear CommonDreams

he death of unarmed Freddie Gray in police custody and the subsequent riots in Baltimore demonstrate the profound systemic injustice in our country, as well as the complete misunderstanding and widespread hypocrisy about nonviolence. Everyone has to practice nonviolence. Everyone. From the people on the streets to the police, to church ministers and parents, but also our media spokespeople and elected officials. Including the president. And the military. Everyone, everywhere. The days of war, killing, shootings, bombings, torture, executions and nuclear weapons are coming to an end. The days of violence are over. Everyone has to practice nonviolence. That is our only future--if we are to have a future. The police brutality and shootings around the nation have to stop. Of course. But that means, we have to undo the deeper injustice of systemic racism, widespread poverty, mass incarceration, inadequate schools, and unofficial segregation that still mark this nation’s ordinary reality. Overcoming systemic issues of race and poverty require hard work, political will, enlightened understanding of our common humanity, and real concern for neighbors and other Americans. But more, it requires the sincere, even spiritual acceptance of loving nonviolence as our only hope. And the building of a new grassroots bottom up movement of Kingian nonviolence. I’ve been teaching and speaking about nonviolence full time for thirty five years, traveled through warzones, been imprisoned for civil disobedience and written thirty books on the subject, yet I still find it appalling to hear national news anchors, such as CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, show outrage to Baltimore protesters. “Aren’t you nonviolent?” Wolf Blitzer asked. He and all the other national news anchors need to ask that of our elected officials and military leaders--but they never do. People on the streets are expected to follow a code of nonviolence (and I believe they should)---but government and military officials never have to. They can kill two million people in Iraq and hundreds of thousands in Afghanistan, yet they remain exempt from decent human nonviolence. No one is above the fray. No one is exempt from the code of nonviolence. It applies to every human being equally. President Obama, our Nobel peace prize president who approves his weekly assassination list, runs several wars and oversees the upgrading of our nuclear arsenal, needs to be pummelled with questions about nonviolence. He was allowed to chastise Baltimore rioters, saying that violence gets nowhere and should never be used, yet he runs the most violent military in the world and in the history of the world. This is sheer hypocrisy. His violence, like that of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and Condeleeza Rice, needs to be questioned every single day. His leadership of unparalleled national violence is taking the world deeper down the spiral of violence into global destruction, and yet he is allowed to get away with murder. He needs to be challenged every single day, along with everyone and anyone who espouses and practices violence, including our police officials, local officials, military officers, and national leaders. And all those running for president. Every one of us has to start practicing nonviolence, from the people on the streets of Baltimore, Ferguson, and Los Angeles, to the people who walk the halls of the White House, Congress and Pentagon. We need new political leaders who espouse Dr. King’s vision of nonviolence. No one should get away with murder, including the murder of children in Afghanistan and Iraq. Every police district in the United States needs to undergo nonviolence training and community skills building training. That’s a given. But our leaders should be constantly working to dismantle racism and segregation, improve jobs, healthcare, educa-

tion and housing in our low income neighborhoods and cities. And that requires drastically cutting our military budget and abolishing all our nuclear weapons so that we can redirect those billions upon hundreds of billions of dollars to fund true justice, and ultimately, the education of every child in America in the Kingian methodology of nonviolent conflict resolution. This is the way forward, not endless, unchallenged war and corporate greed. If President Obama does not believe in violence, as he claims, he should end our wars today, bring the troops home now, abolish our nuclear weapons now, close Los Alamos national laboratories, end torture and executions, and fund nonviolent conflict resolution education at home and institutionalize nonviolent conflict resolution abroad, even moving toward nonviolent civilian based defense systems. This is the noble vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. that we should all pursue. Dr. King has been proven right, because our massive military arsenal and recent wars have not made us any safer (much less addressed the deep seated causes of inner city riots). In fact, they have bankrupted us and insured further September 11th type terrorist attacks against us in the future. “The choice is no longer violence or nonviolence. It’s nonviolence---or non-existence.” That’s what Dr. King said the night before our government killed him. His words still ring true today, and we had better take him seriously, if we want a future. In my recent book, The Nonviolent Life, I propose that nonviolence requires three simultaneous attributes: first, practicing nonviolence toward ourselves (so that we really cultivate inner peace and become peaceful people); second, practicing meticulous interpersonal nonviolence toward everyone we know, every human being on the planet, and every creature and all of creation (so that we really model the nonviolence we seek); and third, joining the global grassroots movement of nonviolence that is moving and growing across the world. The great lesson of history is that violence has failed, catastrophically. As Gandhi explained, an eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind. “You have heard it said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,’” Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount. “But I say to you, offer no violent resistance to one who does evil.” Jesus inspired Gandhi to use active nonviolence on a national level toward revolutionary change. They can inspire us, too. The only way forward, the only hope for humanity, the only practical political solution left for the world is our global conversion to creative nonviolence and nonviolent conflict resolution. The long ignored hope right now is that billions of ordinary people all over the world are working for justice and peace through ordinary, people power movements. That’s the only way positive social change has every happened through history (including ending slavery, getting women the right to vote, labor, civil and voting rights, ending various wars and protecting the environment)--through bottom up, grassroots based, people power, nonviolent movements. And that’s still the way forward. Every one of us to be part of the bottom up, grassroots movement building of nonviolence---if we want any serious social transformation for justice and peace. There are so many wars, atrocities, bombings, police killings, corruptions and disasters that it is hard to keep up, and we will not go forward toward new justice and a new culture of nonviolence if we just keep responding to periodic episodes of injustice. We need to be pro-active, to connect the dots, to address the whole darn system of killing, injustice, poverty, war and environmental destruction. We need to take to the streets and demand an end to war, poverty, racism, nuclear weapons, environmental destruction and systemic violence and at the same time demand a new culture of peace and nonviolence. And we need to do it now, altogether, at the same time, and regularly, from now on, in an organized, systematic, peaceful way. Full time peace and justice activism has to become the daily norm for millions of us. I’d like to see more organized, systematic, national marches against ALL the issues of violence, and for a

new culture of nonviolence. To that end, my friends and I are organizing “Campaign Nonviolence.” Last year, during the week of September 21st, International Peace Day, we organized over 250 actions across the whole United States against all the issues of violence, including war, poverty, racism, nuclear weapons and environmental destruction, and for the coming of Dr. King’s dream of a new culture of nonviolence. Of course the national media ignored us. Wolf Blitzer and the national news anchors would never dare to interview someone like me, but we keep on organizing and marching anyway. This year, we hope for even more demonstrations, beginning the week of September 20th. We’re also organizing a national conference on nonviolence, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with keynote speaker Rev. James Lawson, Dr. King’s close friend whom he called the greatest theoretician of nonviolence in the world. (Visit the website, sign up, organize an event and join the movement!) Just before and after the conference, on August 6th and 9th, we’ll march through Los Alamos to commemorate the 70th anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and call for the abolition of nuclear weapons. We need take to the streets and say “Enough is enough.” As we practice nonviolence in our personal lives and toward the whole human race and creation, we need to build a new and permanent grassroots movement of nonviolence that energizes everyone, fills the streets, addresses every issue and angle of violence, and pursues nonviolence with the same vigor as Gandhi and King. Many people are organizing public action across the U.S. and the world---but we need to get together, connect our issues, work together, and march together to make a public stink, to propose a new vision, to demand a new way forward. We have more power than we realize, and we need to harness it to make a real difference, to make the unimaginable imaginable, then probable, then actual. Sure, we’ll be discouraged. Of course, there will be set-backs. Yes, the ruling authorities will ignore us, then infiltrate us, perpetrate violence, undermine us, stop us and knock us down. That’s what happened to Gandhi and King, and if we dare build a movement of nonviolence, it will happen to us, too. But we can go forward anyway, practicing nonviolence, teaching nonviolence, announcing the coming of a new culture of nonviolence, and mobilizing people through engaged nonviolence. Every step forward is progress for us all. To my mind, this is the spiritual life--dare I say it?--the will of God for us. In particular, every Christian, church person, priest, bishop or minister has to renounce war, nuclear weapons and violence, embrace the nonviolence of Jesus and become a teacher and organizer of active nonviolence. Otherwise, what’s the point? Then we’re no different from the Catholic bishops who blessed Hitler’s violence, or the white South African bishops who blessed apartheid, or the Latin American bishops who blessed dictatorships, torture and mass killings. And sitting back in silence is no better; it’s just blatant complicity with the culture of violence. The churches need to take to the streets, or close up for good. We need to follow the nonviolent Jesus and adhere to his Sermon on the Mount just as Gandhi and King did. "There's nothing better than the tramp, tramp of marching feet in the streets," Dr. King said shortly before his death. My hope is that we might take up where Martin Luther King, Jr. left off and become people of active, creative, loving, courageous nonviolence who work tirelessly for a new nonviolent world, even knowing we ourselves may not live to see it come true. After Baltimore, Ferguson, Iraq, and Afghanistan, the evidence is in. Violence has failed. The days of violence and war are over. Dr. King and Gandhi were right; nonviolence is our only option. Every one of us has to start practicing nonviolence. If we all take up where Gandhi and King left off, we can build a new grassroots movement of nonviolence that will lead to a new culture of peace.

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“Migration of students and Economy”

Reimaya Muinao, asst. Prof. St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama

s a student in Chennai I used to spend on an average of 5000-6000 a month. For the majority of the people there this would be the minimum. This was some few years back and today I believe, the cost of living would have increased greatly. There were some few thousands from northeast and of these, only a quarter worked and earned. While figures can be misleading and inaccurate, here is a ‘made up’ statistic for easy understanding of the situation. 6000 Rs./month x 5000 students. That comes to about Rs. 30000000. This statistic differs from city to city. In Delhi, the cost of living is higher than that of Chennai and the census according to the 2013 reads about 2 lakhs northeasterners working, studying or settled there. Now multiply 200000 by Rs.6000. That comes to a whooping amount of Rs.1200000000! Put in Bangalore, Mumbai, and the other cities where our people are scattered and the result would be staggering. Of these number, a quarter of the people again will work and earn. However, the lion’s share of what they have earned will be spent there thus their actual contribution to the domestic income or economy is negligible. Now, do the math and analyze how and where our economy is being invested or spent. Now, imagine the figures and the statistics mentioned above are being invested here in our place. The obvious result would be, better working infrastructure with more employment quota leading to a better and more sound economy (read better living standard). How developed our place would be in the next 10 years. We would have it all. The houses, the cars, the roads, the malls, the schools, the hospitals and everything that we would ever need and want! We would be a self-sustainable economy region with our money circulating amongst ourselves only. We would have developed as a region beyond our wildest dreams beating todays India’s metropolitan cities. We then, wouldn’t have to look outside for a better future. Now this can actually happen if we start taking the right decisions form now onwards. Our mentality of believing “everything outside is better” needs to be curbed from the bud and tackled with at the earliest. Indigenous people, indigenous minds, indigenous products should be encouraged. Voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, we are partially responsible for the poor standard of living here in our homes. If today, you are among those going outside to study, think twice and decide. Why am I going out? Where am I going? How long do I stay put in the foreign land? Take all these into consideration and plan for your future. Consider the first as the most important criteria and proceed according to the outcome of this. If the thing to help you achieve your goal is found there in your native place, then about 70% of your dream is within your grasp already without going out. The other 30% depends on your sincerity. Yes, the edge of exposure along with better enhanced personality might come with your migration but at the expense of compromising with your safety, mobility, and liberty. Yes, a lot of stories and incidents of our people being abused, violated, insulted and ill-treated have surfaced in the past and one has to be careful not to become a victim of such abuses. Moving on, where? The destination. If the particular place you have chosen is because your friends or family members stays there, then your priority is all wrong. A lot of my friends, without any planning came down south in Chennai to study. I along with some of my friends who were already there helped these people in search of their desired institutions. In most cases, the good colleges would not accept them without prior information and they would end up in smaller seminaries and colleges. After some few years, because it was not much to their liking from the beginning, they would leave midway thus having wasted their time and resources. While in others, the cases would be worse, i.e., the said institution would turn out to be fake and though these students were sincere, their fate would be left hanging with no future. Your destination is going to be your work environment and this is what is going to shape your life. With careful planning and systematic selection, any destination will be the same as any place with or without friends if you are a sincere, reliable and an accountable individual. The next one; how long? This might sound funny because in most cases the assigned work would have already decided the time frame from the beginning. However, in rare cases, the individual themselves also decides how long he/she needs to complete his/her work. I remember this acquaintance of mine who took 7 years to complete his graduation, which was wrong. another friend of mine left his studies halfway after two years there because his parents could not send money as much as his roommate friend was getting. I was hurt. All my efforts of looking after his needs when he initially arrived there had gone in vain. If I went through that mentality, imagine the trauma his immediate family must have gone through when one day he suddenly showed up just like that at the doorstep! Things that were never really accounted for before happens when you are outside of home environment and your adaptability to change is often questioned. Think again, why go out when all your needs are easily available within your hand’s reach? Why patron strangers in a foreign land when your service and contribution back at home would be of great help? And no, I am not preaching against migration just to build up our economy here at home. It’s all about rationality taking over the already educated mind. But, think, if you are going to be in that group who goes out as a way of life, the outside environment would have little or none at all to offer you. And by the time you return, you would not have reached far from where you had actually started. Remember, the grass is not always greener on the other side. Look, listen and see. It is the little things and the decision that we take today that is and will shape our economy. After all these years, today my friends think I am weird because I buy things that I need only from local shopkeepers. Yes I end up putting in more, paying a little extra, walking the extra distance, but I still feel that is justifiable because I have invested my money in the local economy. What and how the shopkeeper or second party utilizes is not of my concern because I, on my part have explicitly told him/her why I chose their shop/ product over the others (yes this part is important so that the chain continues). Today, I am here and I have learnt and I, on my part, as my civic duty have shared the little idea brewing inside me for a better society.

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Tuesday 19 May 2015

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India, S Korea forms special strategic partneship Seoul, May 18 (IaNS): South Korea offered to provide $10 billion for infrastructure projects in India, including smart cities and railways, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with President Park Geunhye here on Monday and the two countries decided to elevate their ties to a special strategic partnership. Both sides agreed to increase their defence and security cooperation and also inked seven agreements, including on avoidance of double taxation and for cooperation between their National Security Councils. Modi, who arrived in the morning from Ulan Bator, held talks with President Park after a ceremonial welcome at the Cheong Wae Dae, the presidential residence. Modi, in his press statement said India considers South Korea "a crucial partner in India's economic modernization" and it can be a leading partner in India's focus on infrastructure and developing a world class manufacturing sector. He said that both countries have agreed to hold their diplomatic and security dialogue in the "2 plus 2 format" -- between their foreign and defence secretaries. Japan is the other country with which India holds such a dialogue. "I welcome the decision to have regular cooperation between our National Security Councils. We have

List of seven agreements inked • A memorandum of understanding sultations in a number of areas. (MoU) on Avoidance of Double Taxa- • Both sides inked an MoU for cooption and the Prevention of Fiscal Evaeration in areas of renewable energy, sion with Respect to Taxes on Income smart grids and power information was inked. and technology, transmission and • An MoU was inked for cooperation in distribution of electric power, energy maritime transport and logistics, inefficiency and storage system. cluding through sharing of technolo- • An MoU was inked to strengthen and gies, information and experiences, encourage cooperation on youth matthe training of seafarers, exchange of ters through participation in events experts and port operations, said an and activities through exchanges, inexternal affairs ministry statement. ternational conferences, seminars, • A bilateral Agreement on Cooperation youth camps, festivals etc. in Audio-Visual Co-Production was • A Framework of Cooperation was inked for co-production of films, aniinked for cooperation in road policies, mation and broadcasting programmes. design and construction, road opera• An MoU was inked for cooperation tion, road management and safety, inbetween the National Security Countelligent transport systems and eleccils of both countries to formalise contronic toll collection systems. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, are greeted by South Korean elementary school students during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential house in Seoul on Monday, May 18. (AP Photo)

also agreed to expand cooperation between our armed forces," said Modi. A lengthy joint statement said that South Korea is to offer $10 billion for mutual cooperation in infrastructure projects in India, including smart cities, railways, power generation and transmission. Both sides are to cooperate in the Asia-Pacific Region. President Park, in her remarks, said both leaders have found complementarities between India's 'Act East' and her country's Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative (NAPCI). As part of the Special

First tribal woman takes oath as Jharkhand governor

Strategic Partnership, both would hold annual summit meetings; hold annual joint commissions led by the their foreign ministers; boost cooperation between their defense education institutions; hold regular consultations between their National Security Council on matters of security, defence and cyber issues, hold the defence and foreign affairs dialogue in the "2+2" Format and also boost cooperation between their shipyards for defence needs, the joint statement said. Modi said both sides intend to deepen their cooperation in defence tech-

nology and manufacture of defence equipment in India. "I have requested President Park to support the participation of Korean companies in the defence sector in India. Her response has been positive," he said. He also said both leaders saw vast opportunities for Korean companies to participate in 'Make in India' mission. India is to set up a channel for the purpose - Korea Plus - to facilitate investment and operations in India. Modi said that besides defence equipment, he has invited Korean investments in areas like ship

building, including LNG tankers and both would set up a Joint Working Group on shipbuilding. Both welcomed the signing of the revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement and to begin negotiations to amend the CEPA by June 2016, the joint statement said. Both sides are to explore cooperation in the steel sector to develop mutually beneficial projects. They also underlined the importance of peace and stability in the Korean peninsula and voiced concern over North Korea's nuclear weapons and bal-

listic missile programmes. "I offered India's support to Korean people for peaceful re-unification of Korean Peninsula," Modi said. On regional issues, both discussed their engagement in the East Asia Summit and with ASEAN. Both sides agreed to work together and with other countries in the region "to ensure freedom of navigation and safety and security of sea lanes of communication," he said. The allusion is to China's assertiveness in the South China Sea that has upset countries in the region. Seoul also expressed support for India's early

membership of the four multilateral export control regimes - the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Missile Technology Control Regime, Australia Group and Wassenaar Arrangement - "based upon consensus within each regime". Both agreed to work towards UNSC reforms to reflect contemporary realities and include major developing countries, the statement said. Earlier, addressing the 1,500-strong Indian community after his arrival, Modi said the world's perception of India has changed since his govern-

ment took over a year ago and that "humanity" lay at the centre of his government's foreign policy. He also said that the "I" or India among the BRICS bloc of countries had begun to "teeter and stumble" but after his government came to power, India is moving fast on the growth path. Modi later met UN chief Ban Ki-moon and also attended a dinner banquet hosted by President Park. He gifted Park with two finely woven pashmina stoles in which Rabindranath Tagore's poem for Korea is handembroidered, he tweeted.

AAP-LG tussle continues, CM to meet Prez

New DelhI, May 18 (IaNS): The turf Majumdar from the post of principal secwar between the Arvind Kejriwal govern- retary (services). He had issued the order of ment and Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung over posting of Shakuntala Gamlin as the interpostings and transfers of bureaucrats in- im chief secretary. It was the appointment tensified on Monday as the Delhi chief of Gamlin by Jung which triggered the feud. Majumdar's office on the seventh minister decided to take up the matter with the president and the prime minister. floor of the Delhi Secretariat was found While Jung in a letter on Monday re- locked on Monday. Rajendra Kumar has jected the handing over of the additional been given charge of the principal secrecharge of principal secretary (services) An- tary (services) of the Delhi government, indo Majumdar to Rajendra Kumar, who is an official said. Reacting to Rajendra Kumar's apsecretary to the chief minster, the Aam Aadmi Party government said it would not pay pointment, Lt. Governor Jung shot off a heed to it and would seek Prime Minister letter to Kejriwal, declaring the appointment "void".and rejected Rajendra KuNarendra Modi's intervention. Meanwhile, Kejriwal sought and was mar's appointment as it did not have his given time by President Pranab Mukher- approval.The tussle erupted on May 15 jee. He will meet the President at 6 p.m. on over the appointment of Gamlin as the Tuesday, and apprise him of the ongoing chief secretary in-charge, whom the chief A Hindu holy man gives bath to a domestic elephant on a summer day in Jammu on Monday, minister accused of lobbying for power May 18. Intense heat-wave continues to grip several parts of north India with most of the citissue, a Delhi government official said. Earlier on Monday, the AAP removed distribution companies ies crossing 40ºC (104ºF) mark. (AP Photo) New DelhI, May 18 (IaNS): Girls have performed better than boys in the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE) for class 10 and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) for class 12, an official said on Monday. The ICSE results were declared on Monday by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE). "In ICSE examinations, girls have done better than boys; (their) luckNow, May 18 (IaNS): In a ted by the one-year-old government of his party will oppose it on the streets of the country. pass percentage is 98.95%. Boys have achieved a pass per- scathing attack on Narendra Modi- the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Surya Pratap Shahi, former state luckNow, May 18 (IaNS): Bharatiya Janata Party Criticising the cancellation of the centage of 98.12%. In ISC examinations, girls have done led government, Congress vice-presbetter than boys, pass percentage is 97.49% and boys have ident Rahul Gandhi on Monday ac- food park in Amethi by the BJP-led BJP president, replied to Gandhi's (BJP) leader Anurag Thakur on Monday said millions achieved a pass percentage of 95.27%t," CISCE chief execu- cused him of being anti-farmer and National Democratic Alliance gov- barbs, saying the Congress leader of people in the country wish that a grand Ram temple ernment, Gandhi said it was done had neither any concern for farmers should be built in Ayodhya. Talking to reporters after adtive and secretary Gerry Arathoon said. A total of 158,833 gave his government "zero" marks. nor any knowledge. dressing the national executive of the BJP Yuva Morcha On a visit to his Lok Sabha constit- due to "politics of revenge". students appeared for the ICSE, while 71,141 students ap"If they want to get even with me, "He is a seasonal leader who (youth wing), Anurag Thakur, who is its national presipeared for the ISC examinations this year. In ICSE, the pass uency of Amethi, Gandhi told party supporters that he was asked by a they are free to do so but why harm comes out from hibernation from dent and Lok Sabha member, said: "A grand Ram temple percentage is 98.49 % and 96.28% in ISC. journalist to rate the Modi govern- the interests and compromise the time to time. The farmers know what in Ayodhya was the dream of millions in the country." ment on a scale of 1 to 10. Gandhi said welfare of the farmers?" he told re- Modi government is doing for them "Though I will not like to comment on the issue as the he could tell how much people would porter said slamming the BJP for "be- and by repeating a lie repeatedly matter is sub-judice, but, yes, many across the country give marks. "On one hand, the farm- ing grossly unfair to the farmers, la- would not turn the tide in Congress' want a temple should be built," Thakur said. Praising past favour," Shahi told IANS. ers, the poor, the labourers, youth in bourers and the poor of Amethi". one year of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance govReferring to the stalemate in parMeanwhile, saying Rahul Gan- ernment, he said the nation was heading towards 'Ram want of jobs, the Dalits, they will give New DelhI, May 18 (PTI): The Centre is considerzero marks. On the other, Modi-ji's liament over the land acquisition bill, dhi was being "merciful" in allocating age-relaxation for candidates appearing in this year's industrialist friends will give him full the Congress vice president said his ing "zero" marks to the Modi govern- Rajya' under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier, the BJP's youth wing also discussed the parCombined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) for remarks. This is the difference." party would not yield to the government over its performance, Congress ty's strategy in the times to come. Over 700 members of cruitment to various Group B and C government jobs. The Also taking pot-shot at the prime ment on the issue and would rather general secretary Shakeel Ahmed Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has already issued a no- minister, Gandhi said only his indus- go ahead with its opposition. In the told IANS: "Had it been me (instead the youth wing of the BJP have gathered at the Karsewaktification for CGLE, 2015 and mentioned August 1, 2015 as trialist friends could give him a 10 on eventuality of the bill getting through of Rahul Gandhi), I would have given puram in Ayodhya for its national executive. The meet is being attended by senior party leaders, including the the date of reckoning of age for the purpose of determining 10 as they were the ones being benefit- in parliament, the Amethi MP said, him marks in minus." party's Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari. eligibility. "Government has received representations from RaNchI, May 18 (IaNS): Draupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the ninth governor of Jharkhand, the first tribal woman to occupy the position in the state. She was administered the oath of office at Raj Bhawan by Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Virendra Singh. She succeeded Syed Ahmad, who has been shifted to Manipur. Chief Minister Ragjubar Das and others were among those present at the ceremony. Born on June 20, 1958, Murmu was first elected in 2000 on a BJP ticket from Rairangpur in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. She was reelected in 2005 after which she was elevated to the cabinet and given charge of transport and commercial taxes. Murmu graduated worked as a clerk in the state secretariat for some years before joining politics. She was made the BJP district president of Mayurbhanj in May 2013.

Girls outshine boys in ICSE, ISC

Rahul slams Modi, gives government zero marks 'Ram Mandir a dream of millions of Indians'

Government proposes age-relaxation for SSC exam

a large number candidates. In this regard, a proposal to allow the candidates who fulfil the age criteria as on January 1, 2015, to also apply for the posts as a onetime measure, is under the consideration," a note by DoPT stated.

HC issue notices to Centre on Greenpeace India plea New DelhI, May 18 (IaNS): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the central government on a plea of environment NGO Greenpeace India to de-freeze its international and national bank accounts which were blocked following a home ministry directive last month. Justice Rajiv Shakdher sought response from the home ministry by May 26 that challenged the suspension of Greenpeace's FCRA licence for 180 days and freezing of its bank accounts. The court also asked the central government counsel to take instruction and inform it whether funds of the NGO's domestic accounts can be released for its day-to-day running, including for paying salaries to its employees. The plea argued that the suspension of licence and freezing of accounts were completely "illegal and unconstitutional".The NGO told the court that the home ministry's actions showed evidence of "bad faith" and was an attempt to silence Greenpeace India because of its high profile campaigns in areas like coal mining, air pollution and the use of pesticides in agriculture.The court also asked 3 banks -- IDBI Bank, Yes Bank and ICICI Bank -- in which the NGO holds accounts, to file their responses on the plea. It has claimed that these banks did not have the right to freeze the accounts without a court order and their actions represent a "breach of trust".

World's longest comatose patient Aruna dies MuMbaI, May 18 (IaNS): Nurse Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug, who lay in coma for 42 years, the longest in world history, died here on Monday. Her death triggered an outpouring of grief through the day and at her funeral in the evening. The last rites were performed at Bhoiwada Crematorium in south Mumbai here this evening, officials said. Shanbaug had been in a vegetative state since she was brutally raped anally by a contract sweep in the KEM Hospital on the night of Nov. 27, 1973. Shanbaug, aged 67, was deserted by most of her relatives during her lifetime but was looked after with unwavering dedication by the nurses of Asia's largest public healthcare facility, the BMC-run hospital's Ward No. 4A. Since nearly a week, Shanbaug had suffered from pneuomonia-related ailments and had

difficulty in breathing following which was put on a ventilator and was responding to the treatment. She breathed her last around 8.30 a.m., plunging the entire hospital into a pall of gloom, especially the nursing staff who idolized her. Then aged 25, Shanbaug was brutally raped by contract sweeper boy Sohanlal B. Walmiki in the same hospital when she was changing prior to proceeding on long leave for her impending marriage with a young doctor in the hospital, Sandeep Sardesai. While indulging in the gruesome act, the assailant choked her with a dog leash chain which cut off oxygen supply to her brain. This resulted in severe injuries to the brain stem and cervical chord injury and she lapsed into a permanent vegetative state - till her death on Monday. The next morning, Shanbaug was found bleeding and in a del-

icate state, around 10 hours after the attack, by a conservancy staffer and rushed to the hospital for treatment. Later, the police registered a case of robbery and attempt to murder as the hospital authorities allegedly suppressed the anal rape perpetrated on her to avoid her social ostracism and the fact that she was planning to get married soon. Walmiki was arrested and convicted to serve two concurrent seven years terms. He was later set free and is believed to be settled in Delhi since. "She was a bright student, always of a very helpful nature… going out of the way to help her co-students. The incident happened just when she was planning to settle down in life, both personal and professional. The perpetrator got away with minor punishment but suffered all her life," her former teacher

at the KEM Nursing College, Anant Gaitonde, told IANS in a choked voice. In Jan. 2011, the Supreme Court took up hearing a euthanasia petition filed on Shanbaug's behalf by celebrity author and journalist Pinki Virani in December 2010. Though the apex court turned down Virani's petition in March 2011, in a landmark order, it permitted 'passive euthanisia' in India. The Supreme Court also specified guidelines for passive euthanasia, including withdrawal of treatment or food that was allowing a patient to survive. Virani, who authored the best-seller biography, "Aruna's Story", said though Shanbaug was comatose for over four decades, she gifted the country with the historic right of passive euthanasia. On Monday evening, Shanbaug's flower-bedecked body

was taken from the hospital - her solitary home since the past over four decades - in an ambulance to the crematorium. Thousands of grieving nurses, including many who had personally cared for her all these years, raised cries of 'Aruna Amar Rahe' and 'Aruna Ki Jai Ho', as they walked to the funeral venue. Prior to the funeral, her body was kept for public viewing as thousands of nurses, political leaders, commoners and others paid homage to her. Earlier in the afternoon, a minor controversy erupted over the funeral, with two relatives of Shanbaug and the hospital nurses staking claim to perform the last rites.However, the matter was settled amicably with the hospital administration taking over the responsibility for the funeral and the last rites got underway in the presence of the nurses as well as Shanbaug's relatives.

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Islamic State killed hundreds as it took Ramadi

BAGHDAD, MAy 18 (AP): Islamic State militants likely killed up to 500 Iraqi civilians and soldiers and forced 8,000 people to flee from their homes as they captured the Iraqi city of Ramadi, a provincial official said Monday, while the extremists went doorto-door looking for policemen and pro-government tribesmen. Iraq’s government and Iranian-backed Shiite militias vowed to mount a counter-offensive and reclaim Ramadi, the capital of the overwhelmingly Sunni Anbar province. Iran’s Defense Minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan flew to Baghdad on a surprise visit for urgent talks with Iraqi leaders. The fall of Ramadi was a stunning defeat for Iraq’s security forces and military, which fled as the Islamic State extremists overwhelmed the last hold-out positions of progovernment forces, despite the support of U.S.led airstrikes targeting the extremists. Online video showed Humvees, trucks and other equipment speeding out of Ramadi, with soldiers desperate to reach safety gripping onto

In this Saturday, May 16, 2015 photo, Iraqis fleeing from their hometown of Ramadi walk on a street near the Bzebiz bridge, 65 kms west of Baghdad. Muhannad Haimour, a spokesman for the governor of Iraq’s Anbar province, said Sunday, “Ramadi has fallen,” to the Islamic State group. He also said the military’s operational command in the city has been taken as well. (AP Photo)

their sides. Since Friday, when the battle for the city entered its final stages, “we estimate that 500 people have been killed, both civilians and military,” said a spokesman for the Anbar provincial government, Muhannad Haimour. The figures could not be independently confirmed, but Islamic State militants have in the past killed hun-

dreds of civilians and soldiers in the aftermath of their major victories. Some 8,000 people fled the city, Haimour said. It was not immediately clear how many people remain in Ramadi — once a city of 850,000 that has been draining population for months amid fighting with the extremists besieging it. An enormous exodus took place in April, when

the U.N. estimates some 114,000 residents streamed out of Ramadi and surrounding villages. Bodies, some charred, were strewn in the streets or tossed into the Euphrates river, said Naeem alGauoud, a leader from the Sunni tribes that fought against IS in Ramadi. Ramadi’s streets were deserted Monday, with only few people venturing

out of their homes to look for food, according to two residents reached by telephone. The militants, meanwhile, were storming the homes of policemen and pro-government tribesmen, particularly those from the large Al Bu Alwan tribe, of whom they detained about 30, the residents said. The militants went door-to-door with lists of alleged pro-government collaborators. Homes and stores owned by a progovernment Sunni militia known as the Sahwa were looted or torched. The residents spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they feared reprisals by the militants. Sunday’s defeat in Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, recalled the collapse of Iraqi forces last summer in the face of a blitz by the extremist group, when it took the northern city of Mosul and swept over much of the north and west of the country. Later, IS declared a caliphate in areas under its control in Iraq and neighboring Syria. Backed by airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition

Tamil leaders honor dead from Lankan war MULLIVAIKKAL, MAy 18 (AP): Sri Lanka’s ethnic Tamil politicians and a few civilians gathered Monday under heavy surveillance at a ceremony to honor thousands of dead on the battleground of the final days of the decades-long civil war that ended in 2009. Lawmakers and local leaders lit earthen lamps and offered flowers at a makeshift memorial in Mullivaikkal village in northeastern Sri Lanka where thousands of people were killed in fierce fighting between the army and Tamil Tiger rebels. Civilians largely kept away as several Sri Lankan intelligence agents and police were watching those attending the ceremony. Even journalists covering the ceremony were followed and Sri Lankan security agents lis-

tened in as they interviewed civilians and politicians. Police had obtained a court order prohibiting any memorial that might be perceived as glorifying the dead rebels who were fighting to create a separate state for ethnic minority Tamils in the island’s northern and eastern regions. Mullivaikkal was the site where the beleaguered Tamil Tiger rebels were caught in the final days with hundreds of thousands of civilians and mounted their last stand against the security forces. In the last days, government troops killed rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and the entire Tamil rebel leadership along with scores of civilians. Tamil leaders appealed to the international community to do more to ensure justice for the peo-

ple killed in the war. “The Mullivaikkal incident left indelible marks on the collective human conscience of our people,” C.V. Wigneswaran, the provincial chief minister of Tamil-majority north said. The United Nations has estimated that 80,000 to 100,000 people died in the civil war, but the actual number is believed to be much higher. A U.N report later said up to 40,000 Tamils may have been killed in the final months of the war alone. Both Sri Lankan forces and Tamil Tiger rebels were accused of committing serious violations. The government was accused of deliberately shelling civilians and hospitals, denying food and medicine for the civilians and deliber-

ately undercounting the number of civilians trapped in the fighting. The rebels were accused of holding civilians as human shields and recruiting child soldiers. At Monday’s ceremony, lawmaker Suresh Premachandran expressed disappointment that the new Sri Lankan government had restricted the people’s right to remember their dead loved ones while appearing to promote ethnic reconciliation. “What sort of democracy do they have? You can see how many police we have over here,” Premkumar said. Mullivaikkal had been closed to the public for a long time since the war’s end amid allegations that the authorities were destroying evidence of atrocities.

Biker gang battle leaves nine dead

Authorities investigate a shooting in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant Sunday, May 17, in Waco, Texas. Authorities say that the shootout victims were members of rival biker gangs that had gathered for a meeting. (AP Photo)

WACO, MAy 18 (AP): A Texas city was under nearlockdown Monday, after a shootout between rival motorcycle gangs at a restaurant left nine bikers dead and 18 injured. Authorities increased security to quell fresh attempts at criminal activity

in the Central Texas town following the melee Sunday that also left 18 bikers wounded, Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said. The violence erupted shortly after noon in a Twin Peaks restaurant at a busy shopping center where members of at least five ri-

val gangs had gathered for a meeting, Swanton said. Preliminary findings indicate a dispute broke out in a bathroom, escalated to include knives and firearms, and eventually spilled into the restaurant parking lot, according to police. “I was amazed that we didn’t have innocent civilians killed or injured,” Swanton said. The interior of the restaurant was littered with bullet casings, knives, a club, bodies and pools of blood, he said. Authorities were processing the evidence at the scene, south of Dallas. About 150-200 bikers were inside during the shootout, and at least 100 were detained, authorities said. It wasn’t immediately clear how many were arrested.

Parts of downtown Waco were locked down, and officials stopped and questioned motorcycle riders. Agents from the FBI and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were assisting local and state authorities in the investigation. Police and the operators of Twin Peaks were aware of the meeting in advance, Swanton said, and at least 12 Waco officers in addition to state troopers were outside the restaurant, part of a national chain that features scantily clad waitresses, when the fight began. Officers shot armed bikers, Swanton said, adding that the actions of law enforcement prevented further deaths. It wasn’t

immediately clear whether any of the nine dead were killed by police officers. McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara, whose office is involved in the investigation, said all nine who were killed were members of the Bandidos or Cossacks gangs. In a 2014 gang threat assessment, the Texas Department of Public Safety classified the Bandidos as a “Tier 2” threat, the second highest. Other groups in that tier included the Bloods, Crips and Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. The Bandidos, formed in the 1960s, are involved in trafficking cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamines, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The Texas assessment doesn’t mention the Cossacks.

Kerry slams NKorea, vows security for South Matthew Lee AP Diplomatic Writer

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday accused North Korea of a litany of crimes and atrocities while reassuring South Korea of America’s “ironclad” security commitments. Kerry blamed North Korea for continuing to break promises, make threats and “show flagrant disregard for international law” by continuing provocative nuclear and missile activity while oppressing its own people. He said North Korea’s “horrific conduct” must be exposed and vowed to ratchet up pressure on Pyongyang to change its behavior, particularly since it has rebuffed repeated attempts to restart denuclearization negotiations. “They have grown the threat of their program and have acted with a kind of reckless abandon,” Kerry said, referring to North Korea and its leadership, less than a week after South Korea’s spy agency said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his defense chief executed with an anti-aircraft gun for complaining about the young ruler, talking back to him and sleeping during

a meeting Kim presided over. That allegation, if true, adds to concerns about the erratic nature of Kim’s rule, particularly after Pyongyang claimed last weekend it had successfully test-fired a newly developed ballistic missile from a submarine. Kerry called the reported killing just the latest in a series of “grotesque, grisly, horrendous, public displays of executions on a whim and fancy.” He said that if such behavior continued, calls would grow in the international community for North Korea to be referred to the International Criminal Court. South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said “the severity of recent threats and provocations” made it essential to bolster the security relationship. The actions come despite a recent U.S. diplomatic overture to North Korea to discuss resuming denuclearization talks that have been stalled for the past three years. The U.S. quietly proposed a meeting with North Korea in January, before the U.S. and South Korea began annual military exercises that North Korea regards as a provocation. The two sides, how-

ever, failed to agree on who could meet and where. Kerry noted North Korea’s refusal to return to the table, saying “all they are doing now is isolating themselves further and creating greater risks to the region and to their own country.” He said the U.S. remained open to talks but only if “we .... have some indication from the leader of North Korea that they are serious about engaging on the subject of their nuclear program.” Kerry also expressed hope that the successful conclusion of a nuclear deal with Iran would send a positive message to North Korea to restart negotiations on its own atomic program. Kerry said he believed an Iran agreement could have “a positive influence” on North Korea, because it would show that giving up nuclear weapons improves domestic economies and ends isolation. “Perhaps that can serve as an example to North Korea about a better way to move, a better way to try and behave,” he said. International negotiators are rushing to finalize a nuclear deal with Iran by the end of June under which Iran’s program would

be curbed to prevent it from developing atomic weapons in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions that have crippled its economy. Nuclear talks with North Korea, which has already developed atomic weapons despite previous attempts to forestall it, broke down three years ago as it has continued atomic tests and other belligerent behavior, including ballistic missile launches. North Korea conducted its first nuclear test in 2006 and is now believed to have at least 10 such weapons despite some of the toughest international sanctions in existence. It conducted its third nuclear test in February 2013, and U.S.-based experts forecast that it could increase its nuclear arsenal to between 20 and 100 weapons by 2020. In addition to talks on issues related to North Korea, Kerry in Seoul will be laying the groundwork for a visit to Washington in June of South Korean President Park Geun-hye. Kerry is to deliver a speech on cyber security and related issues. Both North Korea and China pose major cyber security challenges.

since August, Iraqi forces and allied militias have recaptured some of the areas seized by the Islamic State over the past year. But the new defeat in Anbar calls into question the Obama administration’s hopes of relying solely on air power to support Iraqi forces in the battle against IS as well as whether these forces have sufficiently recovered from last year’s stunning defeats. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he remained confident about the fight against the Islamic State group, despite the setbacks like the loss of Ramadi. Kerry, traveling through South Korea, said that he’s long said the fight against the militant group would be a long one, and that it would be tough in Anbar province, where Iraqi security forces are not built up. The militants are now believed to control of more than 60 percent of Anbar, which stretches from the western edge of Baghdad all the way to Syria and Jordan. The mostly desert province, where the population is almost entirely from Iraq’s Sunni minority, was a heartland of the Sunni insurgency against

U.S. troops following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein. Until now, the defense of Anbar had been in the hands of the military and Sunni tribesmen, whom the Shiite-led government has vowed to arm and support — but has only done slowly and partially. But the fall of Ramadi now is prompting the entry of Shiite militias into the fray, raising the danger of frictions with the Sunni populace. Shiite Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered Shiite militias to prepare to go into Anbar, ignoring U.S. concerns their presence could spark sectarian bloodshed. By late Sunday, a large number of Shiite militiamen had arrived at a military base near Ramadi, apparently to participate in a possible counter-offensive, said the head of the Anbar provincial council, Sabah Karhout. Youssef al-Kilabi, a spokesman for the Shiite militias fighting alongside government forces, told the AP on Monday that the Iranian-backed paramilitary forces have drawn up plans for a Ramadi counter-of-

fensive in cooperation with government forces. We will “eliminate this barbaric enemy,” al-Kilabi vowed. He did not elaborate on the plans or the timing of a counter-offensive. Shiite militias, many of them backed by Iran, have been key to victories against the Islamic State group on other fronts north of Baghdad in recent months. But they have also been widely criticized over charges of extrajudicial killings of Sunnis, as well as of looting and torching of Sunni property. Militia leaders deny these charges. In the face of IS, some Sunnis appear ready to accept even the Shiite militiamen’s help. Al-Gauoud, the Sunni tribal leader, said, “We welcome any group, including Shiite militias, to come and help us in liberating the city from the militants.” Abu Mohammed, a retired government employee from Ramadi, welcomed the participation of Shiite militias in liberating Ramadi. But Abu Ammar, another Anbar native who owns a grocery store in Ramadi, said he saw no difference between IS’ brutal practices and those by Shiite militiamen.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS NAGALAND : KOHIMA

No: DUDA/RP-246/08/103

Dated: Kohima, the 13th May 2015

ADVERTISEMENT Applications are hereby invited for special grant during 2014-15 to the six designated backward tribe students namely Chang, Khiamniungan, Konyak, Phom, Sangtam and Yimchungrü who passed out HSLC from schools located in four districts of Tuensang, Mon, Longleng and Kiphire in 2015 whose parents are permanent residents of the four districts and for orphan, or children of farmers or students who come from economically poor background. Children of fixed pay or work charge employees of State Government can also apply. Students should have passed out HSLC examination with minimum mark of 55% and above can apply. Forms may be collected from the Directorate of Underdeveloped Areas (DUDA), Nagaland, Kohima near Kohima DC’s Office. Also from respective District DEOs Office. Last date of Form submission to the Directorate is 30.06.2015. (K. LIBANTHUNG LOTHA) Director Underdeveloped Areas Nagaland, Kohima

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

HOME DEPARTMENT NAGALAND STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY NAGALAND, KOHIMA

Dated Kohima, the 18th May 2015

PRESS RELEASE NO. NSDMA/EMRG/RSP/2012: In pursuance to the directive of National Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA), Home Department, Govt of Nagaland, notifies the following relating to the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) activities with regard to Nepal Earthquake.: 1. India has been at the forefront of providing HADR to Nepal ever since the earthquake rocked the region on 25th April 2015 and again on 12th May, 2015. 2. A large number of organisations/individuals have been involved in sending relief supplies, teams/personnel, equipment and evacuating people stranded in Nepal by air or surface route. 3. There is a need to document all relevant details in as accurate a manner as can be done for posterity and archival purposes. 4. In view of this, all the individuals/organisations involved with Nepal Earthquake HADR are requested to forward data on the given format to the address given at the bottom for onward submission to Govt of India. Other relevant information/documents not fitting into the format may be appended as annexure: i. Relief Supplies Sl. Date Individual/ OrNo. ganisation

Item(s)

Quantity/ Sent from Weight

ii. Details of Teams/Personnel and equipment Sl. Date Individual/ Or- No. & Type of Personnel No. ganisation Team per team iii. Evacuation Sl. Date Individual/ OrNo. ganisation

No. of People evacuated Indian

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Details of equipment carried

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5. Individuals/organisations are also requested to monetise the cost of both the item(s) and its transportation to destination annexure. 6. In addition to the inputs requested, Individuals/organisations are also to comply to the following: i. Donors are requested to paste label on the top of the relief cartons with the following details: a. Name of the item b. Quantity c. Sent by d. Date of dispatch ii. The material should be fresh and unused. Used/Second hand items may kindly not be sent. iii. The packages should be made of convenient size iv. A package should include only one type of item. 7. Kindly forward the data with name of the sender & contact number, by 18th May, 2015 covering all activities till 17th May, 2015 and every Monday thereafter till HADR activities are on, to: i. The Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district. ii. The Secretary, Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority, Home Department, Nagaland Civil Secretariat, Kohima - 797001, Nagaland. Telefax- 0370-2270050 E-mail: sdma.nagaland@gmail.com Issued by: Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) Home Department, Civil Secretariat.

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Tuesday 19 May 2015

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Arsenal stays ahead of Manu 1st Star Cement NE Snooker

MAncHesTer, MAy 18 (Ap): Arsenal relied on a late own-goal to draw 1-1 at Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday and stay in control of the race for automatic qualification for the Champions League. A cross by Theo Walcott in the 82nd minute deflected off the outstretched boot of United substitute Tyler Blackett and looped over wrong-footed goalkeeper Victor Valdes, who had just come on for his debut. Ander Herrera gave United the lead in the 30th when he met Ashley Young's cross with a sidefooted volley, but the hosts were pinned back for much of the second half at Old Trafford. Arsenal stayed third, two points ahead of United, and will secure a finish in at least that position by beating Sunderland in its game in hand on Wednesday. The last round of the Premier League is on Sunday. "It takes the pressure off during the holidays and during the preparation," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said about the likelihood of his team finishing third. "We have always that in mind when you prepare (for the new season) and it will be great when we do it. But it is still to do." Both Arsenal and United are already guaranteed top-four finishes, but United is likely now to need to

go through qualifying to reach the lucrative group stage of Europe's top competition — and that could mean a match against the likes of Valencia, Monaco or Shakhtar Donetsk. To definitely avoid that prospect, Louis van Gaal's team must beat Hull away in its final game and hope Arsenal loses its last two, which are both at home. Arsenal is still without a win at Old Trafford in the league since 2006, but will be pleased by its secondhalf performance after a poor first 45 minutes when the team failed to take a single shot. That hasn't happened in a league game for Arsenal since November 2004. "I think the difference between (league champion) Chelsea and Manchester United at this moment is that they can finish a game. They can kill the game," United manager Louis van Gaal said. "That is the mentality we have to improve." There was little between the sides early on and it needed a moment of quality from Young to break the deadlock. The winger was United's most dangerous attacking outlet and he sent over a superb cross which was met with a volley by Herrera inside the near post. United goalkeeper David de Gea, who hobbled off with a right hamstring injury in the 74th to be replaced by Valdes, was called

Championship concludes

Manchester United's Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, right, fights for the ball against Manchester United's Daley Blind, left, as Phil Jones looks on during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England on May 17. (AP Photo)

upon for the first time when he kept out a close-range poke by Olivier Giroud in the 63rd. By that time, Radamel Falcao had been substituted — and a little wave to the United crowd as he made his way to the dugout suggested this could be the last Old Trafford sees of him. The Colombia striker is on loan from French club Monaco and has scored four

goals in 28 games — and not since Jan. 31. Arsenal continued to press and it needed a timely intervention from Marcos Rojo to deny Aaron Ramsey, who had lobbed the ball past De Gea toward an open goal. That was De Gea's last meaningful action. Like Falcao, De Gea's future at United is in question amid interest from Real Madrid and he

could also have played his last match at Old Trafford. Valdes came on to applause and had only touched the ball a few times when he had to pick it out of the net after Blackett's unfortunate deflection. The goal makes Arsenal big favorite for third and the team could yet catch Manchester City, which is five points ahead in second having played a game more.

AizAwl, MAy 18 (Agencies): First Star Cement Northeast Snooker Championship concluded with final championship match between Lalrina Renthlei of Mizoram and Lawma of Mizoram here at MSBA Hall, Hawla Indoor Stadium, Republic Vengthlang. Lalrina from Mizoram became the first champion of first Star Cement Northeast Snooker Championship tournament. This snooker championship has been organised by Mizoram Snooker & Billiards Association (MSBA), which started from May 12 and was inaugurated by sports minister Zodintluanga. Altogether, 42 players from four states – Assam, Mizoram, Meghalya and Nagaland participated in this tournament, which includes top cueists, Sukumar Barman from Assam, Amar Sharma from Meghalaya, John Calvin from Nagaland and Mizoram's own National Junior Champion Lalrina Renthlei among many others. Lalrina Renthlei lifted the championship trophy along with the cash award of Rs 52,000 and Mr Lawma lifted the runner up trophy along with the cash award of twenty five thousand. The highest breaker awarded was given to Lalrina of Mizoram with a break score of 64 . Speaking at the occa-

NbA: Houston rockets edge past clippers HOusTOn, MAy 18 (Ap): James Harden scored 31 points, Dwight Howard had 16 points and 15 rebounds and the Houston Rockets never trailed in a 113-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, sending them to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1997. It’s the ninth time in NBA history that a team has overcome a 3-1 series deficit to win a playoff series. The Rockets needed an epic comeback to overcome a 19-point thirdquarter deficit and force Game 7. No such heroics were needed Sunday when they were up by 17 after three and Howard opened the fourth quarter with a 3-point play to push it to 88-68. Blake Griffin scored five points in a 9-0 run to cut the lead to eight points with less than 2 1/2 minutes remaining. Harden made a pair of free throws after that, but a dunk by DeAndre Jordan got the Clippers within eight again. This time Trevor Ariza hit a 3 from the corner to secure the victory. Griffin had 27 points and Chris Paul had 26 points and 10 assists. The Western Conference finals begin Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) looks to pass Tuesday night at Golden State. Ariza around Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (6) dur- finished with 22 points and made six ing the first half in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Western 3-pointers. Every fan in the arena was given a red shirt emblazoned with the Conference semifinals on May 17, in Houston. (AP Photo)

words “Clutch City” in yellow letters, bringing back the moniker of the 1994 and ‘95 teams that won backto-back titles. These Rockets lived up to the nickname, winning their third straight game to become the first team to win a playoff series after trailing 3-1 since the Phoenix Suns did it in 2006 against the Lakers. After taking a two-game lead after four games the Clippers looked destined to be heading to the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. But they failed in all three chances to put Houston away and are now left to ponder their collapse as they head home early yet again. Los Angeles never led, but tied it at twice in the first 4 minutes. The Clippers insisted Saturday that they’d gotten over Thursday’s loss, but looked listless early in this one as Houston built the lead. Little went right for the Clippers for most of the game and when a dunk by Jordan early in the fourth quarter simply bounced out of the rim, the big man could only look at the basket in disgust. The frustration was evident with Paul too, as he angrily threw the ball after picking up an offensive foul later in the fourth. Harden was under the weather and on the bench in the fourth quar-

ter when Josh Smith and Corey Brewer helped Houston outscore Los Angeles 51-20 to close out the win in Game 6. The MVP runner-up looked back to full strength on Sunday, scoring 12 points in the first quarter and finishing with eight assists and seven rebounds. A 3-pointer by Jamal Crawford with about 2 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter cut the lead to eight points. Houston scored the next nine points, with five from Trevor Ariza, to push it to 83-66. Pablo Prigioni grabbed two straight steals from Griffin in that span. Griffin fell to the court on the second one and shook his head as Prigioni darted away with the ball. Crawford made a layup for L.A. but Harden shook off Austin Rivers and stepped back for a jump shot near the buzzer to leave Houston up 85-68 entering the fourth. The Clippers opened the second half with an 11-4 run, with five points from Paul, to get to 60-57 with 8 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter. Harden got Houston going after that, driving into the lane and finishing with a one-handed dunk before dishing to Smith on the next possession and he swished a 3-pointer to make it 65-57.

sion, Jyoti Swaroop Agarwal, President (Sales & Marketing), CMCL said, “1st Star Cement Northeast Snooker Championship has been a sensational tournament, with so many of the top players from the region, and an array of young talents coming through. Snooker has always been one of the region’s most popular games; it has today become a phenomenon sweeping across Mizoram.” “We are delighted to being partners in this journey for the common goal of promoting snooker in the region. We believe it will bring in much-needed professionalism and pro-

mote the game at the grass roots level to help identify and promote local talents,” Agarwal added. With an estimated production capacity of 3.5 million metric tons per year, Star Cement is one of the leading cement producers in Eastern India and a household name in NorthEast India. This is the only Eastern India cement manufacturer which facilitates timely, cost effective and environmentally cleaner cement supply to entire region. Star Cement manufactured with advanced technology offers additional strength than ordinary cement available in market.

DDBA month long talent search DiMApur, MAy 18 (Mexn): The Dimapur District Badminton Association (DDBA) will be conducting a month-long talent search programme in the month of June at indoor stadium, Nagarjan. All the young badminton enthusiasts have been requested to avail the opportunity. Participants may contact coach Tinu (9436004821) or Kevi Soho (9436803467) for registration and necessary information.

Under 20 Summer Soccer Meet Tournament 2015 DiMApur, MAy 18 (Mexn): The Excel Football Club Chukitong will be organizing its 4th edition U-20 Summer Soccer Meet Tournament starting from June 16, under the theme, “Unity through Sports”, to be played at Chukitong Football ground. The tournament will be played on a knock-out basis. The highlights of the tournament are:(a) Champion Rs. 15000/- Plus running trophy. (b) Runners-up Rs. 8000/- Plus running Trophy. Individual awards: (a) Best player (b) Best goalkeeper and (c) Highest goal scorer. Interested teams/clubs may collect the registration forms from DTH Electronics near Airtel Office, Wokha. Last date for submission of form will be June 13. For queries contact : Sports Secretary- 8014328107

public discourse

Rejoinder to K Therie’s comments bsNl broadband problem at pfutsero circle

he comments given by the new NPCC president, K Therie, during a press conference in Kohima which appeared in the local media dated May 13, 2015, especially his tirade against the BJP can be termed as that coming from an inconsistent politician devoid of political statesmanship. What does Therie mean by “he wanted to work for the people whereas BJP wanted to work and felicitate the undergrounds and that was the difference” when he was a minister in the DAN-I government. The Naga public have by now come to know the sincerity of the INC and BJP with regard to settlement of the Naga political issue. We know which party wants to drag on the issue and which party wants to resolve it at the earliest. It is true Nagas do not approve of religious intolerance and Therie himself mentioned that the hon’ble Prime Minister “Narendra Modi assured minorities that his government would not tolerate attacks on religious communities.” We have full faith that Modiji is a man of his word and a seasoned politician who is truly inspired to transform the country. Incidents of violence against minority communities by some fringe elements should not be conveniently attributed to Modi every time. Every national political party including Congress and BJP has members and party workers from all sections of society and religious background and no political party has openly said that it is against one community and religion. Development and not religion is the main agenda of any political party. Straightaway branding the BJP as “communal” is too sweeping a statement from a leader like Therie who is supposed to be an astute politician. Has Therie forgotten that he was the most blessed minister in the 2003 DAN Government when the then Prime Minister, AB Vajpayee, gifted huge financial package to Nagaland. You were then the Finance minister and with the amount of money at your disposal you could really have worked for the people as you professed. But after the money has disappeared and after parting ways with the DAN alliance, one cannot go back to the old way of blaming the benefactor for all the present misfortunes. Hotongse Sangtam, Active member, Nagaland BJP

hrough this column, I on behalf of BSNL Broadband Customers of Pfutsero Circle under Phek District ( Nagaland) would like to cast few grievances to the unattendedservice of awkwardBSNL Dept. The Broadband services of Pfutsero Circle under Phek Dist. (Nagaland) are hilarious and hysterical. It has been disconnected for more than 2(Two)months. We the customers have lodged a complaint about it in many occasions.However, the response of the dept. is most embarrassing and debasing. It is worth mentioning that every now and then there is break up in connection. Whenever there is heavy rain or mild lightning and thunder,

he Purana Bazar Village Council would like to put forth certain questionnaires to the State Government regarding Mandatory of Aadhaar Card on behalf of the citizens of Nagaland. As per the Supreme Court of India, the Aadhaar Card is not compulsory and further, Officials who insist on them will be taken to Task and is clear violation of the Supreme Court's interim Order of September 23, 2013.

there is disconnection and when complain about it, the fantastic reply of the dept. was that it has encountered a technical problem because of that natural phenomenon. It is so exaggerating and disgusting with that silly riposte. I don’t understand and I was stunned if the problem is same everywhere. Furthermore, it is most embarrassing and indecenton the part of BSNL Dept. in Nagaland with regard to Monthly Bill. Bill continues even though there is total disconnection for months. I am so apprehensive whether the Dept. is aware of such problems. Is it wise to charge without rendering the service? Isthe Dept. really doing justice to the users? It is more or less like taxing us for being

the part of the BSNL Dept. This is not better than a daylight robbers and cheats. The concern authority should look into the matter at the earliest and markdown our bills for those unattended services. Lastly, dear BSNL Broadband Customers, are we aware that BSNL service in India is one of the most reputed telecom subscriber and what happened in our state when other states enjoy higher speed and continuous connectivity. Is it not a right time to give our voice for what we are paying?Is the Dept. providing adequate service to their valuable customers? We will not remain a silent spectator. Our serenity is running out. Ketshengupe Losou Pfutsero Town.

PBVC questions

This Supreme Court of India Order is widely published in the Local Media like Nagaland Post News first page column 8 Dated 17th Mar'2015 in order to avoid unnecessary harassment to the common citizens. Still then Aadhaar is being insisted upon by various authorities ignoring the judgment of Supreme Court of India that makes all the ordinary citizens to run helterskelter to get Aadhaar Card just not to miss the opportunity leav-

ing aside all the expenditure made during this period which shortened the family monthly budget. We the Council authority felt necessary to enquire from the higher authority that, Is Aadhaar Card a Mandatory for all citizens even to open New Bank Account or to get Services etc. Further, the Election Department wants to update Aadhaar Card with Electoral Roll, where many ordinary citizens were no such facilities. What will happen if

they cannot produce the same, will their name be eliminate from the electoral roll? That, may loss one's citizens right. We humbly appeal to the Government to make it clear to the general publics and needless to say that instruction should be give to both Public and Private Sector not to insist the same so as to avoid tension and also to save time and Money in the interest of the public service. N.Hozheto Achumi Chairman

Resolution adopted at ANSTA General Conference

he All Nagaland School Teachers Association in its General Conference held on 15/5/2015 at Agri Expo, Dimapur had adopted the 3 (three) unanimous resolution to be followed considered. 1. The Association resolved not to allow practice of keeping proxy teachers by any of its member(s). 2. The Association resolved to make an earnest appeal to all the Naga Political Groups (NPGs) to exempt the teachers from imposition of tax in recognition of teacher’s contribution towards Human Resources Development. 3. In the General Conference, the members of Association vowed to rededicate themselves to their chosen profession as it is a noble profession. Meanwhile, on account of vastness of its coverage (which covers every nook and corner of the State) and for smooth functioning of the Association, the ANSTA in its General Conference had taken a decision to increase the strength of its Central Executive as under:1. The Post of Vice President has been increased to 5 from 2 2. The post of Joint Secretary has been increased to 5 from 2 It is also decided that the Presidents of Adhoc teachers, Primary Teachers Primary GTs, SSA teachers, Union shall be a representative to the Central ANSTA as an executive member. In view of the expansion of the posts in the Central Executive, the Constitution of the Association has to be amended/reviewed to accommodate the newly created posts. Therefore, in its General Conference, the Association had constituted a review committee with following members as under: 1. N Thungchio Shitiri - Convenor 2. President ANSTA - Member Secretary 3. Presidents of All ANSTA units - member The Review Committee had been empowered to review/amend any provision of the Constitution wherever necessary at an early date. Visato Koso General Secretary, ANSTA Ponchulo Wanth President, ANSTA

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scoops eight awards at 2015 BillBoard Music awards

Here is the list of other main winners: TOP RADIO sONG John Legend, 'All of Me' TOP DANCe/eLeCTRONIC ARTIsT Calvin Harris TOP ROCK ARTIsT Hozier TOP R and B ARTIsT Pharrell Williams TOP RADIO sONGs ARTIsT Sam Smith TOP sTReAMING ARTIsT Iggy Azalea TOP sOCIAL ARTIsT Justin Bieber TOP New ARTIsT Sam Smith TOP RAP sONG Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, 'Fancy' TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM Taylor Swift, 1989 TOP DUO/GROUP One Direction TOP sOUNDTRACK Frozen TOP R and B ALBUM Pharrell Williams, 'G I R L'

aylor Swift definitely needs to find some 'Blank Space' at her home after she scooped eight awards at 2015 Billboard Music Awards including Best Artist, Best Female Artist Top Billboard 200 artist. Sam Smith, One Direction, Iggy Azalea were other big winners of the night and Justin

Bieber, John Legend, Calvin Harris also managed to win awards, Variety.com reported. The 25-yearold songstress also grabbed Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist and Top Streaming Song (Video) for 'Shake it Off' among other awards.

mates were initially rocked when Zayn informed them he wanted to walk away from the globe-conquering boy band, but they anger quickly dissipated. In their first interview as a four-piece with James Corden on 'The Late Late Show' on Thursday night (05.14.15), the 21-year-old singer said: ''At first we were a little bit angry. We were surprised, but I think we all knew the general vibe that Zayn was feeling. There were certain parts of this job that Zayn loved and certain parts of the job that he didn't. If you don't like your job, you've got to follow your heart sometimes and go where you need to go. There's no argument with that.''

Milla Jovovich feels a bond between mother and her child can be strengthened by stepping away from modern-day motherhood and going back to basics. Jovovich, 39, said there are no better role models for the simple lifestyle than mothers in third-world countries, reported People magazine. “I feel that the connection with children and mothers is so strong in places where there are not so many ‘things’ to get in the way. “No electronic distraction devices, no hightech baby equipment, just a mother carrying her little one everywhere, sharing a family bed and having the help of all the other women around to raise the baby,” she said. Jovovich feels “the Western way of raising kids is so disconnected”, especially when it comes to sleeping arrangements. “Everyone has their cubicle at home, babies go into nurseries, little kids have their own rooms. You are so separated from one another!,” she added.

TOP sTReAMING sONG (AUDIO) John Legend, 'All of Me' TOP R and B sONG Pharrell Williams, 'Happy'

nd Liam tyles, a roup at S y r r a p duo/g oran, H na , Niall He award for to Garden Are t f le m o d h r n t f a , t r n p G e o omlins ion acc e MGM Louis T f One Direct Awards at th egas. (AP) o Payne oard Music 015, in Las V lb il B 17, 2 e h t y, May a d n u on S

Taylor Swift poses in the press room with the awards for top Billboard 200 album for "1989," top female artist, chart achievement, top artist, top Billboard 200 artist, top hot 100 artist, top digital song artist, and top streaming song (video) for "Shake It Off" at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 17, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo)

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The "Run the world" hitmaker also posed for photographs with the rescue team and some doctors working in the area. UN mission spokeswoman Sophie Boutaud de la Combe said in a statement that Knowles travelled with UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and UnderSecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos and met "some of the people who were affected by" the devastating disaster five years ago. Visiting areas such as Port-au Prince, she was all smiles while handing out necessary resources like food and water to local resident.

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the way they we treat our ecosystems. The organisation has a total of eight Hollywood stars speaking up as the voices of nature and everything it holds. Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o speaks up for the flowers, while Penelope Cruz lend her voice to the oceans. Leading actors and environmentalist Ian Somerhalder, Kevin Spacey, Harrison Ford, Edward Norton and Robert Redford lend their voices to the coral reefs, the rain forests, the ocean, soil and red wood forests respectively.

‘BA Pass’ actor Shikha Joshi commits suicide Shikha Joshi, a 40-yearold model-turned-actress, who appeared in critically acclaimed 2013 film BA Pass, committed suicide by slitting her throat open mysteriously at her MHADA flat in Versova on Saturday evening (May 16, 2015). According to a report, police have registered an accidental death case. The report quoted DCP Satya Narayan Chaudhry as saying, “The incident took place at around 6 pm. Joshi would stay in the flat with her friend. She went into the bathroom and slit her throat open using a sharp object. When she did not open the door for a long time, her friend knocked on the door and Joshi opened it. However, she collapsed immediately due to excessive bleeding.” A bleeding Joshi was then rushed to Kokilaben Hospital in Andheri where she was pronounced dead. Later, the body was sent to Cooper Hospital for post-mortem. No suicide note has been found from the place of the incident.

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‘Piku’ maintains the hit status with a collection of 56 crores

Students from London Film School making a documentary on DDLJ

The mega hit of 2015, ‘Piku’ has been appreciated by all and sundry. Amitabh Bahchcan , Deepika Padukone and Irfan Khan starrer movie has collected over Rs 56.02 crores at the Box Office since its release. According to a senior trade analyst, the movie has been a smashing hit overseas too with a collection of 4.3 million dollars. Big B, who is basking in the glory of the success is overwhelmed with the love and response from the innumerable fans. The Shoojit Sircar movie, which released on May 8, 2015 is doing exceptionally well at the big screens.

gives Mother Nature a powerful voice with a hard hitting message

ollywood actress Julia Roberts lent her voice to a twominute documentary that has us questioning our very existence. After a series of earthquakes that have rattled us to our core, comes this shockingly honest video that gives Mother Nature a voice and tone we’ve never heard before. It has been reported that the makers of the video called on the Oscar winning actress with the hope that people might listen to the personified voice of Mother Nature and change

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TOP DIGITAL sONG Meghan Trainor, 'All About That Bass'

inger Beyonce Knowles has visited Haiti with United Nations humanitarian chief Baroness Amos to study the rehabilitation effort since the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck the country in 2010. The 33-year-old shared on Instagram some photographs from her visit on Sunday, reportsaceshowbiz.com. Knowles is seen wearing a white 'BEY GOOD' t-shirt paired with ripped, highwaisted jeans. She wore natural colour makeup and her hair was styled in low ponytail. She captioned one of the images: "Haiti. Humanitarian mission with the UN."

Actress Emily Watson Was Presented with An Obe Medal by Charles, Prince of Wales in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Friday. The Oscar-nominated star was given the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal by the royal for her services to drama. Speaking after the ceremony, she said, "Absolutely amazing, thrilling - I feel a little bit overwhelmed, actually." Watson received the honour on the day her latest movie A Royal Night Out, where she plays Queen Elizabeth II's late mother, was released in the U.K.

TOP ROCK ALBUM Coldplay, 'Ghost Stories'

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Emily Watson receives Obe from Prince Charles

TOP RAP ALBUM J. Cole, 2014 'Forest Hills Drive'

TOP DANCe/eLeCTRONIC sONG DJ Snake and Lil Jon, 'Turn Down For What'

19 May 2015

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One Direction dedicate Billboard award to 'brother' Zayn Malik ne Direction won 'Top Duo/Group' at the Billboard Music Awards 2015 and dedicated the award to their ''brother'' Zayn Malik. Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Niall Horan turned up to their first awards show, held in Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena last night as a four-piece, but showed there were no hard feelings towards the 22-yearold singer - who left the band in March - as they gave him a shout out during their acceptance speech. Liam said: ''There's one more person to share this with, and that's our brother Zayn.'' Earlier this month, the 1D boys admitted they were a ''little bit angry'' when Zayn Malik told them he was quitting the group. Liam revealed he and his band-

Tuesday

Twitter customizes emoji to promote Taylor Swift’s ‘Bad Blood’ video

hile 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge' continues its record-making run in Mumbai's Maratha Mandir theatre, some final year students from the London Film School are making a documentary on the film in an effort to understand the cultural footprints, the iconic film left behind. Mirror has learnt that Nathasha Rajthore, along with a crew of over 20, has

already started shooting in the Swiss Alps, made famous by the Chopras. The film will be divided into three segments - London, Switzerland and India. The team will be revisiting all the locations seen in the film to give a perspective on its legacy. Speaking from Switzerland, Nathasha insisted that the idea is to not make a fan-film but analyse what is it about DDLJ that makes people fall in

love with Raj and Simran, 20 years later. "Just two days ago, we visited the hotel where SRK, Kajol and Aditya Chopra stayed and interviewed the staff there who still have plenty of teary-eyed memories from the late 90s," she said. "We're interviewing the mayor of the town where it was shot and have discovered that a train is named after Yash Chopra. It is a nostalgic trip."

The makers need about 33,000 pounds to complete the three schedules and have started an online campaign to raise funds which has generated an enthusiastic response from fans. "We have people of over eight nationalities in our crew who have all seen the film," she informed, adding that the London Film School will start a scholarship programme for Indian students from the revenue generated from the film.

Micro-blogging site Twitter has created a customized emoji to build anticipation for Taylor Swifts much awaited music video for ‘ Bad Blood.’ The emoji looks like a BandAid with a black thing in the middle, that’s probably supposed to be a bullet hole. The song has a line that says ‘Band-Aids don’t fix bullet holes,’ the Verge reported. It pops up automatically whenever a person uses the hashtag #BadBloodMusicVideo. Last time when twitter created a custom emoji , it was for the ‘Star Wars’ celebration.

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iPl 8: an unPredictaBle But exciting story so far

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KolKAtA, MAy 18 (IANS): David Warner may have emerged as the individual top run-getter in the round robin stage of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), but such is the unpredictability of the cashrich tournament that his team Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) crashed out of the popular competition, finishing sixth in the points table. The topsy-turvy nature of the contests was amply evident during a sensational last week when defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) - once sitting pretty at the second spot - saw their hopes for a play-off slot go for a toss. Again, Mumbai Indians (MI) at one point of time looked like finishing nowhere near the top four, but in the end made the cut. The Warner-led Sunrisers seemed on course to entering the play-offs before they stumbled in their ultimate group phase game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Sunday. Warner - who leads the batting chart with 562 runs - stupendously caught a Virat Kohli skier against RCB but failed to remain within the playing field to plunge his side into a nerve shattering loss that paved the way for RCB's play-off qualification. Kohli is third in the run-getters table with 481 runs from 14 matches at an average of 53.44, preceded by Rajasthan Royals' (RR) Ajinkya Rahane who has notched 498 from 13 matches, averaging 49.80. Contrary to the helterskelter in the middle of the table, three time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) remained steady in the forefront, courtesy of their formidable team composition which includes West Indian Darren Bravo. Bravo heads the list of wicket-takers with 20 victims from 14 matches with an average of 16.45. He is followed by RCB's legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal and Mumbai Indians pacer Lasith Malinga, who have claimed 19 scalps each. Besides Chahal and Kohli, burly Jamaican batsman Chris Gayle has also contributed to RCB's rise, hitting as many as 34 sixes in 12 innings. He is followed

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Virat Kohli breaks players' protocol, meets Anushka Sharma during match against DD

New DelhI, MAy 18 (AgeNcIeS): Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday broke the players' protocol as he was seen alongside his girlfriend Anushka Sharma

during the 55th match of the Indian Premier League played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Soon after the Delhi Daredevils batted first and posted a formidable score

of 187 runs on the board, there was a rain interruption after Virat and Chris Gayle came to bat in the second innings. As RCB's scorecard read 2/0, the rain Gods intervened and the players went off the field. Within minutes, Kohli was seen in the corridor right next to the VIP box where Anushka Sharma was seated. The 26-year-old then went upto Anushka and the visual was shown on the giant screen in the stadium as well by the host broadcaster. According to the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Anti Corruption Policy, players are barred from talking or mixing with people when the game is on. Even though there was a rain interruption, the match was not technically over. It is yet to be seen whether the BCCI will take any action against Kohli.

mi will play fearlessly in playoffs: rohit

MUMBAI, MAy 18 (IANS): Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has said his team will play "fearless cricket" after securing playoff qualification of the ongoing Indian Premier League. After a shaky start to the tournament the Mumbai outfit bounced back in some style to clinch the second spot after the completion of the league stage and advance to the playoffs. "Finishing in the top two obviously gives us a chance to play fearlessly. I feel we have played good games till now but the playoffs will be a different ball game. You can't afford to make too many mistakes but knowing you have a second chance it gives us the license to play fearless cricket," Rohit was quoted as saying by iplt20.com on Monday. The skipper said they will be focussing on their strengths in the playoffs and by CSK's swashbuckling opener Brendon McCullum who has clubbed 23 over the boundaries so far. But it is Gayle's RCB teammate AB de Villiers who has recorded the highest individual score in a match, plundering a 59ball 133 not out against the Mumbai Indians on May 10. Gayle has also clobbered his way to a punitive knock of 117 runs against Kings XI Punjab. His West Indies teammate Andre Russell was de-

not worry too much about the opposition they are facing. "We have been in this situation before in 2013 where we played against the same opposition, qualified in the top two and we had another chance. We want to go out there and play without thinking about the result. We won't think about who we are playing, we will be focusing on our strengths," he said. Asked about their amazing turnaround in fortunes, Rohit said: "When we were losing at the start of the tournament, we were not playing to our potential. We always knew we had a lot of talent and ability in the dressing room and it was all about getting that game to the fore." "The support staff has helped a lot in holding the team together. Sometimes when you lose, the guys in the team tend to drift away a little bit but the support staff did a fabulous job of holding everyone together."

fending champions KKR's go-to-man, as he managed a strike rate of 192.89 - the highest in the tournament. While Bangalore would fall upon their most trusted seamer in their hour of need, Australian Mitchell Starc, who has 18 wickets to his credit, alongside the best bowling average of 13.44. The tournament's journey has been filled with its share of ups and downs. Now with four qualifying teams - CSK, MI, RCB and

RR - and four games remaining, the stage is set for more fireworks and excitement. CSK will take on MI on Tuesday in Qualifier I in Mumbai. The winner of the match will enter the final, to be played on May 24 in Kolkata. RCB face RR in the Eliminator match in Pune on Wednesday. The winner of the match will play the losing team of Qualifier I in Ranchi on Friday to determine the second team to advance to the title round.

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Barcelona's players celebrate clinching the championship title after a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, May 17. (AP Photo)

MADRID, MAy 18 (AFP): Barcelona claimed their fifth La Liga title in seven years and their 23rd overall as Lionel Messi scored the winner in a 1-0 victory at Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Exactly a year to the day since Atletico won the league in a title decider at Barca's Camp Nou, the Catalans exacted some measure of revenge to seal the first of a potential treble of trophies this season. Luis Enrique's men face Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Copa del Rey on home soil at the Camp Nou on May 30 and Juventus in the Champions League final a week later in Berlin. "We started 10 months ago with many changes at the club and coming off a season having not won anything," said the Barca coach. "We knew it would be a season of transition and we tried to do our best. We have two titles still to play for, but we already have the one that rewards consistency." Cristiano Ronaldo struck his 30th Real Madrid hat-trick as Los Blancos bounced back from their Champions League elimination at the hands of Juventus to beat Espanyol

4-1, but it mattered little as they still trail Barca by four points with just one game to play. Meanwhile, defeat means Atletico need just a point on the final day to secure their place in the group stages of the Champions League next season by finishing third as Valencia could only manage a 1-1 draw at home to Celta Vigo. With temperatures at kick-off above 30 degrees celsius, a somewhat subdued start wasn't surprising, but it was the hosts who had the better openings early on. Claudio Bravo made a stunning save to palm Jose Maria Gimenez's header from a corner and the Chilean produced another fine stop moments later from Antoine Griezmann, although the Frenchman had already been flagged offside. Barca grew into the game as the half wore on with Messi testing Jan Oblak with a drive from the edge of the area and then a headed effort that was easily held by the Slovenian.

The visitors were then left furious at referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco as he turned down two huge penalty claims. Firstly, another goalbound Messi header was diverted off target by the arm of Juanfran before Dani Alves went down under pressure from Diego Godin. Godin was booked for a foul outside the box despite contact continuing inside the area and Messi curled the resulting free-kick off the crossbar. Atletico threatened once more from a set-piece at the start of the second period but unlike his title winning strike last season, the unmarked Diego Godin couldn't turn his header on target. As so often this season, it was Messi who provided the moment of magic for Barca as he played a neat one-two with Pedro Rodriguez inside the area before prodding the ball into the far corner. Messi then teed up Neymar with a great opportunity to seal the title,

but the Brazilian failed to continue his seven-game scoring streak as he blasted over with just Oblak to beat. That miss mattered little, though, as the visitors comfortably saw out the final few minutes. Madrid did all they could to keep the pressure on Barca as Ronaldo all but ensured he will at least win his duel with Messi to be the league's top scorer by taking his tally for the league season to 45. The Portuguese put Madrid ahead before an error from Keylor Navas allowed Christian Stuani to level for Espanyol. However, Marcelo put Carlo Ancelotti's men back in front before Ronaldo struck twice more in the final eight minutes. At the bottom Deportivo la Coruna and Granada moved out of the relegation zone with victories over Levante and Real Sociedad respectively. They now lead Eibar and Almeria by two points with all four fighting for survival on the final day of the season next Saturday.

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Bob Hewitt gets 6 years in prison for rape

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PRetoRIA, MAy 18 (AP): A South African judge sentenced retired doubles tennis champion Bob Hewitt to six years in prison for rape and sexual assault on Monday. Judge Bert Bam sentenced Hewitt to eight years in jail for two counts of rape of minors, with two years suspended. He also sentenced Hewitt to two years in prison for a third charge of sexual assault. The three sentences will be served at the same time, meaning Hewitt, 75, should spend up to six years in prison, said Bam. The seriousness of the crimes and the prevalence of sexual violence in South Africa, had to be considered, the judge told the courtroom in the country's capital, Pretoria. The judge cited previous cases in which Bob Hewitt (AP Photo) perpetrators have been sentenced to life for rape, especially when the victims were children. Australian-born Hewitt has denied the charges. He won 15 Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles titles at all four Grand Slam events between 1963 and 1979. He was in the International Tennis Hall of Fame but was suspended indefinitely after an investigation. Hewitt's age was considered during the sentencing, but so was the age of his accusers who were minors when the assaults allegedly took place in the 1980s and 1990s, the judge said. South Africa does not have a statute of limitations for rape. "No rapist and violator of children should be allowed to hide behind his age, medical condition and, or personal circumstances to escape custodial sentence," said Bam.

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